Games Like Evil Fate

A short horror experience rendered with a real-time VHS filter (grain, scan lines). Freely explore the spaces of a strange yellow maze. Independently created by a 12-year-old developer using UE5, it immerses you in a purely liminal space atmosphere.

Why similar: Cinematic 22.4%, 1980s 18.8%, 1990's 14.2%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, First-Person 7.6%

A psychological horror game where players explore eerie liminal spaces through the lens of an old camera. Solve environmental puzzles, uncover hidden paths, and survive lurking threats in a surreal, non-linear world that blurs the line between reality and dreams.

Why similar: Cinematic 24.8%, 1990's 15.2%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Puzzle 10.6%, First-Person 8.8%

A legend returns: the cold pines of Red Wood whisper of a hunter reborn… Is he alive, stalking us again?

Why similar: Cinematic 22.8%, 1980s 17.1%, Action-Adventure 13%, 1990's 12.5%, Adventure 9.7%

PIGFACE MASSACRE is a survival horror game can be played up-to 4 players. While trying to stay alive, uncover the serial killer PIGFACE's bloodcurdling mystery and find out the truth behind events.

Why similar: Cinematic 19.6%, 1980s 18.7%, 1990's 14.5%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Puzzle 8.3%

A first person survival horror game where you become trapped in a monumentaly vast place known as the Temple of Steel. Explore and escape it as its chilling abominations attempt to devour your soul, and as you struggle with a personal story of revenge, hatred and guilt.

Why similar: Cinematic 26.1%, Action-Adventure 18.7%, Adventure 15.2%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%, First-Person 9%

Whispers of the Gallows is an atmospheric horror game inspired by the classic Hangman game, reimagined in a dark Victorian setting. The player explores an old, haunted house made up of multiple main rooms, each representing a different level and a different hidden word.

Why similar: Cinematic 22.6%, 1980s 20.2%, Puzzle 17.7%, 1990's 14.5%, Horror 9.9%

"Laser Tag Massacre" is a narrative-driven horror game inspired by 80s slasher movies, with a PS1-style aesthetic. On Halloween night, five friends throw a party in an abandoned arcade deep in rural Campinas, Brazil. What begins as a fun game of laser tag quickly spirals into their worst nightmare.

Why similar: 1980s 24.3%, Cinematic 22.8%, 1990's 15.7%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Horror 6.7%

This collection includes 7 games that will bring you 80s trash movie vibes. Plus a story mode including all games in a unique, bizarre and bloody story!

Why similar: 1980s 22.2%, 1990's 16.3%, Action-Adventure 14%, Drama 9%, First-Person 9%

80's horror inspired FPS, a nightmarish scene taking place at an abandoned orphanage.

Why similar: 1980s 22.4%, 1990's 16.2%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Puzzle 11.6%, First-Person 9.1%

A first-person puzzle horror game set in a defunct children's nursery from 2001. Uncover dark secrets, solve mascot-themed puzzles, and survive the twisted games of Stanley—an animatronic who never stopped playing.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 20.3%, 1990's 17.9%, Puzzle 15%, Adventure 11.4%, First-Person 10.7%

An open-ended, SCP-based, atmospheric, exploration-focused, survival-horror game with puzzle elements and replayability.

Why similar: Cinematic 23.6%, 1980s 20.3%, 1990's 15.3%, Puzzle 10.2%, First-Person 8.6%

LET'S BE HONEST. You're in deep shit. Straitjacket locked tight. Hood over your head. And the atmosphere? Definitely not a dream vacation. But hey… it happened. You did what you did. And now you're here...

Why similar: Cinematic 23.2%, 1980s 19.2%, Action-Adventure 16.2%, 1990's 13.7%, Adventure 12.7%

Daydream is a surreal first-person co-op horror game where nostalgic childhood places become eerie and twisted. Explore detailed dreamlike spaces, solve environmental puzzles, and survive entities that react to your actions.

Why similar: Cinematic 22%, 1990's 14.9%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%, Puzzle 9.6%

An old cabin in the woods holds secrets. Explore the environment, search for objects and find a way out in a first-person horror.

Why similar: Cinematic 30.6%, Action-Adventure 16.6%, First-Person 10.6%, Drama 10.1%, Adventure 9.4%

A writer who has lost his inspiration rents a secluded farmhouse to finish his final story. But strange things begin to happen. Is he losing his mind… or is this house hiding something that should have stayed buried?

Why similar: 1980s 31.4%, 1990's 19.7%, Adventure 16.3%, First-Person 13.3%, 3D 10.6%

Based on a police report dismissed as fake, Beneath the Surface is a story-driven horror game set in 1958 BS Nepal. As Ved, uncover what really happened in the forest with his friend. Was it all in his head—or did something truly follow them back?

Why similar: Cinematic 21.4%, 1990's 16.5%, Crafting 11.9%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Puzzle 8.8%

The Well is a single-player, psychological horror game with a deep story and different puzzles. Hide, escape and make the right choices as you solve the terrifying mystery of the wells created in World War II. There is no exit from the wells in this village!

Why similar: Cinematic 23%, 1990's 14.6%, Action-Adventure 13%, Puzzle 9.6%, Horror 7.4%

We bring you 10 short horror/comedy games in this collection. Inspired by the "Tales From the Crypt" series and cult horror movies from the 80's/90's.

Why similar: 1980s 25.8%, 1990's 19%, Action-Adventure 16.3%, First-Person 10.3%, Adventure 8.1%

Jax: History Repeats Itself is a horror game where you follow the story of Ernel, a young man hired as a security guard, to complete a series of shifts at Jax's Burgers to get a job at JHR Warehouses.

Why similar: Cinematic 25.2%, 1990's 17%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, Drama 9.6%, First-Person 9.2%

Broken_System is a puzzle-adventure game set in a dystopian future where everything is controlled by a massive corporation. You are just another employee for this company, until one day, you receive a message from a rebel group asking for your help. Can you fix this broken system?

Why similar: 1980s 25.9%, Action-Adventure 20.6%, Adventure 15.5%, Puzzle 15.3%, First-Person 12.1%

Kandyland is a single player horror game in which you must outwit beloved characters that once brought you joy, in order to escape the park.

Why similar: Cinematic 27.1%, Action-Adventure 20%, Adventure 15.8%, Puzzle 14.8%, Horror 11.2%

The House is a new first-person horror and psychological game for the computer. Escape the house where it all began, collect items, weapons and level up. Travel between worlds and time to reach your goal. Go discover the dark secrets of the House where it all began!

Why similar: Cinematic 31.6%, Action-Adventure 18.2%, Adventure 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, First-Person 10.9%

A timid real estate agent is sent to the abandoned Okugafuchi Shopping District to perform a mysterious ritual for redevelopment. But a wandering female ghost and the town’s cursed past stand in the way. As he uncovers old documents and legends, a buried truth begins to surface.

Why similar: 1980s 37.6%, Adventure 14.6%, Horror 12.1%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, 3D 9.8%

Mystery House is a chilling 3D horror-adventure. Explore a decaying mansion, solve cryptic puzzles, and uncover a deadly secret. Switch between first- and third-person as you navigate a haunting world where every choice could be your last.

Why similar: Cinematic 23.3%, 1980s 20.4%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%, First-Person 8.3%

An atmospheric survival and life simulation where you live alone as a lighthouse keeper, maintaining the light, braving storms, and surviving the quiet weight of isolation at sea.

Why similar: Cinematic 28.4%, 1990's 17.2%, Puzzle 13.9%, Adventure 12.6%, First-Person 9%

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Why similar: Cinematic 21.7%, 1980s 17.8%, 1990's 13.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, Action-Adventure 10.8%

The Amygdala Protocol is a first-person psychological horror game where you, a private detective, must unravel the dark secrets of a asylum and the experiments of missing doctor.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 23.1%, Dark Fantasy 22.1%, Adventure 17.9%, Drama 16.9%, 3D 11.6%

Backrooms: The Descent is an indie horror exploration/survival game that adapts the lore of the Backrooms Wiki/Fandom, featuring nostalgic and eerie liminal spaces where you navigate your way through for any sign of human life.

Why similar: 1980s 32.7%, Action-Adventure 22.2%, Adventure 17.6%, First-Person 15.2%, Horror 6.8%

Bundy is a scholar with a long history. You witness deep within him his research to cure his wife's dementia. The research involves extracting all electrical signals from neurons in living people, and you may also be a victim.

Why similar: 1990's 22%, Puzzle 16.5%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, First-Person 13.1%, Adventure 11.8%

PISO 6 is a first-person psychological horror game with a low-poly aesthetic. After his father’s death, Tomás returns to the apartment where he grew up. What seemed like a simple search for a will turns into a nightmare that pulls him back into the past.

Why similar: 1990's 25.2%, Cinematic 16.7%, First-Person 15.7%, Puzzle 15.1%, Adventure 9.4%

You find yourself lost in the middle of nowhere. The only way to leave is to fuel up your car. But to do so, you'll have to venture into this desolate forest to find a way to unlock the gas station. But, every bit of flesh in your body screams that you are not alone...

Why similar: 1980s 22.6%, Cinematic 19.6%, 1990's 19.2%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, First-Person 7%

In the 1980s, a young man is driving home when trouble occurs. The young man, who is familiar with the area, goes to a nearby inn to ask for help, but a bizarre experience strikes him. Can the young man make it home safely?

Why similar: 1980s 30.5%, 1990's 23%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Horror 8.5%, Drama 8.3%

A first-person psychological horror where a harmless camp ritual awakens The Dame: a presence bound to mirrors and silence. Break the mirrors before she reaches you.

Why similar: Cinematic 32.6%, Action-Adventure 20.4%, Adventure 15%, First-Person 10.2%, 3D 9.7%

The Night Way Home is a Japanese survival horror game.

Why similar: Cinematic 21.7%, 1980s 19.4%, 1990's 15%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%, Puzzle 8.9%

Macabre Museum is a 1-4 player co-op adventure horror game. Explore the mysteries of a museum like no other; alone or with friends. Wield historical weapons, defeat different monsters, avoid brutal traps, and solve strange puzzles as the exhibits come alive at night…

Why similar: Cinematic 26.4%, Action-Adventure 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%, Puzzle 11.5%, First-Person 9.6%

Using the power of virtual reality, Song in the Smoke puts your survival directly in your own hands. Enter this dangerous world outside of time, where you must craft weapons, make clothes, build fires, and brew healing elixirs to steel yourself against its vicious predators.

Why similar: Cinematic 25.9%, Action-Adventure 14.6%, Crafting 12.6%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%, First-Person 9.4%

Very Bad Dreams is an intense and demanding experience that will test your nerves. Forget everything you thought you knew about horror games, because Very Bad Dreams transcends the boundaries of the gaming experience. Developed by an independent French studio,

Why similar: Cinematic 22.1%, 1980s 18.7%, 1990's 13.9%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, First-Person 8.7%

Escape and explore a mystery puzzle adventure where you must manage sanity, solve challenges, and uncover the dark secrets of a cursed town. Navigate eerie environments, find hidden objects, and survive the witch's realm.

Why similar: 1990's 16.9%, Dark Fantasy 15%, Drama 11.9%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Puzzle 11.2%

In this horror game, you explore an abandoned shopping mall, solving puzzles along the way using objects. You'll also be attacked by robots that have lost control after spinning the building. Your goal is to survive.

Why similar: 1990's 20%, Action-Adventure 18.2%, Puzzle 15.6%, Adventure 15.2%, First-Person 10.6%

Guided by information from a bulletin board, the protagonist arrives at the uncharted village of Naribiki. With no way to turn back, he must explore the village to find a way out. As he delves deeper into the heart of Naribiki Village, the hidden mysteries of this eerie place slowly come to light...

Why similar: 1980s 37.5%, Action-Adventure 21.5%, 3D 11.4%, Adventure 11%, Horror 10.7%

Quaso Studio: The Liven Collection is a compilation of two horror games: The To-Do List: Complete tasks, face the killer, escape. Rouge Carmin: Explore the depths of your subconscious, confront your regrets, and find a way out.

Why similar: 1980s 27.8%, Cinematic 16.3%, 1990's 15.3%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, First-Person 8.9%

Crypt Droid is an atmospheric, first-person survival shooter with base building elements. Play as an advanced mining robot and descend into alien Crypts to mine rare Crystals while fighting off hordes of angry demons. Build your base, mine Crystals, and shoot anything that moves.

Why similar: Cinematic 30.9%, Action-Adventure 17.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, First-Person 10.3%, Adventure 9.6%

Void Observation is a suspense-thriller set in a remote Soviet facility. Manage unstable systems, solve puzzles, operate machinery, and uncover buried secrets as you face a growing, otherworldly phenomenon. Unravel a reality-altering truth—can you survive the unknown and escape?

Why similar: 1980s 22.8%, 1990's 17.1%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Puzzle 10.6%, Drama 9.3%

After drunkenly passing out on a sidewalk, Christopher wakes up in yet another nightmare. Venture through the many different zones to uncover the truth behind these strange nightmares.

Why similar: 1990's 21.3%, Action-Adventure 19.8%, Adventure 14.4%, First-Person 12.6%, 3D 10%

A narrative-driven exploration game where your choices shape the outcome as you traverse an ancient temple and confront the fate of an Old God's eternal slumber.

Why similar: Cinematic 28.8%, Dark Fantasy 18.3%, Action-Adventure 14.9%, First-Person 11.8%, Atmospheric 7.9%

PECADO is a first-person folkloric horror experience set in the “España profunda”. Listen to the word of God.

Why similar: 1980s 22.9%, Cinematic 20.3%, 1990's 17.3%, First-Person 10.3%, Horror 8.3%

In this sequel to Opus Castle, investigate the mystery behind the Joelma Building fire in a supernatural journey through time, uncovering the secrets of a demonic cult and spiritual horrors rooted in real historical events.

Why similar: Cinematic 23.3%, Action-Adventure 18.6%, Adventure 13.2%, Puzzle 12.2%, Dark Fantasy 9.9%

You're an employee on your last day of work. You're covering for a friend who couldn't make it to work that day. Solve the puzzles, turn the lights back on, and explore Jolly's Park. Watch out for the mascots!

Why similar: Action-Adventure 22.8%, 1990's 22.1%, Puzzle 17.3%, First-Person 13.3%, 3D 11%

He Followed Me is a psychological horror experience about an ordinary man who begins noticing the same car outside the places he visits. What starts as a minor disagreement slowly turns into something far more unsettling. Sometimes, the scariest things aren’t supernatural… they’re real.

Why similar: 1980s 22.5%, 1990's 16.6%, Action-Adventure 15.9%, Adventure 10.1%, First-Person 9.5%

Returning to an island town to ‘put things right’, Simon Ordell descends into a world of tense evasion, explosive confrontations, and mind-bending puzzles that slowly surface the truth of St. Amelia.

Why similar: Cinematic 21.9%, Action-Adventure 16.2%, 1990's 15.6%, First-Person 11.3%, Adventure 11.3%

Explore a dark world full of liminal rooms, abandoned corridors and surreal places. You will feel lost in the backrooms, wandering aimlessly through endless corridors and hoping to find a way out. But beware: you are not alone. How long can you survive? Will you find the exit - or get lost forever?

Why similar: Puzzle 26.1%, First-Person 20.9%, Adventure 15%, 3D 14.1%, Horror 11.9%

Nuclear meltdown is a collective video game in which a group of players find themselves having to face an emergency in a nuclear power plant despite not having the technical skills.

Why similar: 1980s 36.2%, 1990's 27%, Puzzle 16.2%, 3D 10.7%, Adventure 4.8%

It's your first day and you're trapped in your school–or at least what seems to be of it. Through piecing together hints hidden across rooms, accessing your teachers' computers, and fixing what's broken, find your way out of the room... before they can catch you. This game should work on laptop.

Why similar: 1980s 30.3%, Action-Adventure 18.7%, Puzzle 14.3%, Adventure 10.5%, 3D 9.1%

At the end of 1990, there was a murder in Changzhuang community. Both mother and son were killed. The case is full of doubts. According to the clues, you plan to visit the murder scene alone at night, search for evidence, obtain clues, and crack the truth.

Why similar: 1980s 27.2%, 1990's 20.7%, Puzzle 12.7%, First-Person 10.6%, 3D 8.2%

Want to try a horror game but too scared to play? Then why not give Unhorrible Horror Game a shot! In there, you'll have a super fun (cowardly) narrator accompanying you! Together, you'll experience bizarre memories, exploring the mysteries of reporter "Lin" and the narrator’s pasts and identities…

Why similar: Cinematic 24.8%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Drama 12.3%, First-Person 10.6%, 1990's 10.5%

A shaman-child wanders through a world destroyed by mankind, seeking a cure for his eternal wound. With the aid of a mystical drum, he must connect with a withering planet and purge the evil that controls humanity.

Why similar: Cinematic 27.9%, Action-Adventure 16.5%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Puzzle 12.3%, 3D 8.5%

Welcome to the Whitaker library! You are a young archivist who is invited to enter this mysterious library to explore the truth of those forbidden books. Each book is a key to an unknown world, and every reading may change your destiny... or discover a secret.

Why similar: Puzzle 15.9%, Adventure 15.6%, 1980s 14%, Drama 12.9%, First-Person 10.8%

Play as Melvin, an employee finishing a late shift at Echo’s Inc. What begins as a quiet night quickly spirals into something far more disturbing. Strange noises echo through the halls. The building feels wrong.

Why similar: Cinematic 27.1%, 1980s 23.3%, Puzzle 11.9%, First-Person 9.8%, 3D 8%

A computer game in the quest genre with a short plot and mysterious characters in the style of Russia in the early 90s.

Why similar: 1990's 19.8%, Puzzle 16.9%, Adventure 15.7%, First-Person 13.6%, 3D 10.8%