- #1 Visage
97% matchVery Positive84% of 10,723 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
Why similar: Horror 25.8%, Psychological Horror 25.3%, Survival Horror 13.2%, First-Person 6.6%, Realistic 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the definitive P.T.-inspired psychological horror game, it excels at creating a suffocating, supernatural atmosphere within a shifting home.
- #2 Infliction
96% matchVery Positive81% of 950 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.3%, Horror 21.1%, Realistic 12.3%, Story Rich 9%, First-Person 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply personal, first-person horror game that explores themes of domestic tragedy and family trauma through a supernatural lens.
- #3 The Beast Inside
96% matchVery Positive83% of 12,010 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
Why similar: Horror 25.5%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Survival 9.2%, First-Person 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines first-person exploration with a compelling, dual-timeline narrative that keeps the psychological tension high throughout.
- #4 Luto
95% matchVery Positive85% of 1,263 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
Why similar: Psychological 21%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Story Rich 9.9%, Realistic 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the claustrophobic, P.T.-style walking simulator experience with a heavy focus on psychological grief and narrative mystery.
- #5 MADiSON
94% matchVery Positive87% of 3,329 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Horror 20.3%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Survival 10.2%, First-Person 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features intense supernatural puzzles and a unique camera mechanic that mirrors the investigative, high-tension gameplay of Evil Inside.
- #6 Layers of Fear
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,635 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.8%, Horror 17.7%, Mystery 13.7%, First-Person 11.4%, Story Rich 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in psychological horror that uses shifting environments to represent the protagonist's deteriorating mental state.
- #7 God's Basement
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,316 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.
Why similar: Psychological 17.9%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 13.4%, Mystery 9.6%, First-Person 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on atmospheric, first-person exploration and psychological scares that rely on environmental storytelling rather than combat.
- #8 Martha Is Dead
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,780 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
Why similar: Psychological 25.2%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Horror 12.6%, Mystery 10.9%, Story Rich 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric, and deeply disturbing psychological thriller that deals with family secrets and trauma in a realistic setting.
- #9 Horror Story: Hallowseed
92% matchMixed65% of 350 reviews2021
Dev: Jeff WinnerPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Horror Story: Hallowseed is a story-driven psychological horror game. An obscure event causes two of your friends to disappear while you were camping in the woods. Left alone and stranded in an unknown place, you need to seek the answers about what happened, face the horror and find your friends.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Horror 15.8%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Realistic 11%, First-Person 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a tense, atmospheric experience centered on supernatural events and psychological mystery in a rural setting.
- #10 Silver Chains
91% matchMixed70% of 1,340 reviews2019
Dev: Cracked Heads GamesPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.
Why similar: Horror 26.5%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, First-Person 7.9%, Psychological 7.7%, Survival 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic horror game that focuses on exploration and puzzle-solving within a large, haunted estate.
- #11 Mirror Forge
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 183 reviews2022
Dev: MystiveDevPub: DreadXP
Windows
Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.
Why similar: Psychological 18.2%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Horror 11.9%, Survival 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that blends survival elements with dark, reality-bending exploration.
- #12 Lost in Vivo
89% matchVery Positive92% of 3,903 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Psychological 20.2%, Survival Horror 15.2%, Horror 15%, Atmospheric 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a claustrophobic, surreal horror experience that excels at making the player feel vulnerable and psychologically unsettled.
- #13 Prognostic
89% matchVery Positive94% of 490 reviews2022
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
An orphan returns to the house of the deceased fortune-teller to uncover the secret of his family's death. He must accept his legacy and become a prognostic before supernatural madness engulfs people of his town.
Why similar: Realistic 17.9%, Horror 17.9%, Story Rich 12.4%, First-Person 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines supernatural investigation with a story-rich, first-person perspective that feels very similar to Evil Inside.
- #14 From The Darkness
88% matchVery Positive89% of 3,460 reviews2021
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
From the darkness is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an old Soviet abandoned apartment.
Why similar: Horror 24.9%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Survival Horror 9.7%, First-Person 7.7%, Realistic 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A short but effective indie horror game that focuses on exploring a dark, abandoned apartment with supernatural undertones.
- #15 Home Sweet Home
86% matchVery Positive87% of 3,762 reviews2017
Dev: YGGDRAZIL GROUP CO.,LTD
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Home Sweet Home is a first-person horror adventure game based on Thai myths and beliefs. The core gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid perilous spirits hunting you. Moreover, few puzzles are added into the game, making gameplay more various.
Why similar: Horror 33.1%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Survival Horror 16%, First-Person 8.3%, Atmospheric 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features a strong emphasis on stealth and supernatural investigation within a dark, atmospheric environment.
- #16 Don't Knock Twice
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 710 reviews2017
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Don't Knock Twice is a first-person horror game based on a psychologically terrifying urban legend. One knock to wake her from her bed, twice to raise her from the dead. Supports VR on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift for the ultimate horror experience!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22%, Survival Horror 15%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological 14.1%, First-Person 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person supernatural horror game based on urban legends that emphasizes exploration and puzzle-solving in a haunted house.
- #17 Insomnis
86% matchVery Positive91% of 274 reviews2022
Dev: Path Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Insomnis is a first-person horror game focused on story, exploration and solving puzzles to advance through a terrifying atmosphere. Players take control of Joe Castevet, who will have to deal with a mysterious inheritance he has just received. Discover all the secrets of the Castevet mansion!
Why similar: Psychological 19.3%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 12.9%, Realistic 12.2%, Mystery 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features a heavy emphasis on atmospheric puzzle-solving and psychological dread within a mysterious, shifting house.
- #18 9 Childs Street
84% matchVery Positive91% of 783 reviews2023
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
This is a first-person indie horror game. In 9 Childs Street you will find the terrifying atmosphere of a recently abandoned house, and its captive inhabitants, through the eyes of a curious little boy in a red cap.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Horror 17.5%, First-Person 10.5%, Psychological 8.2%, Realistic 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror title that focuses on a child's perspective of supernatural events, emphasizing atmosphere and mystery.
- #19 The Alien Cube
84% matchVery Positive80% of 569 reviews2021
Dev: Alessandro Guzzo
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A cursed legacy awakens something ancient, revealing a terrifying reality never meant for human eyes. Follow your missing uncle’s trail, uncover forbidden secrets, and face a Lovecraftian cosmic horror in this first‑person adventure.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 12.1%, Psychological 11.6%, Survival 10.5%, Mystery 10%
Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian-inspired horror game that excels at environmental storytelling and building an unsettling, otherworldly atmosphere.
- #20 The Park®
85% matchMostly Positive70% of 3,178 reviews2015
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Horror 21.1%, Psychological 15.5%, First-Person 11.3%, Mystery 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-driven psychological horror experience that focuses on a mother's search for her son in a decaying amusement park.
- #21 Psych
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 346 reviews2022
Dev: MediaTale
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Experience the story of Alexander Green and find out what happened on the day of the accident in this First Person horror Adventure. Follow the development of Alex, solve puzzles around the event and try not to fall into madness as you search for answers.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.9%, Horror 18.1%, Realistic 13.7%, Survival Horror 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror thriller that emphasizes atmosphere and narrative discovery in a first-person perspective.
- #22 Exanimum: The Silent Call
81% matchVery Positive84% of 281 reviews2024
Dev: Perspektik
Windows
"Exanimum: The Silent Call" is a first-person psychological horror game. In this chilling experience, you will find yourself confronting terrifying mysteries and chilling secrets.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.5%, Horror 22.3%, Realistic 15.2%, Story Rich 7.9%, First-Person 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: An indie psychological horror game that focuses on dark, realistic environments and atmospheric tension.
- #23 Is Simon There?
82% matchVery Positive85% of 368 reviews2022
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A few months have passed since the death of my son, Simon. Ever since that tragic day, I find myself falling into the darkest emotions I could ever imagine. I am haunted everyday with what I have done; But sometimes, I am haunted by more than just my emotions...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.4%, Horror 20.8%, Realistic 19.7%, Story Rich 13.5%, Atmospheric 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich, realistic horror game that focuses on the psychological breakdown of its protagonist.
- #24 Misery Mansion
83% matchMostly Positive71% of 93 reviews2021
Dev: Manic Mice
Windows
Misery Mansion is a first-person survival horror game. After your car broke down you find yourself helpless in a forest. All alone you will search for help in the dark. You will discover and explore a mysterious old mansion. But soon all you want is to escape the horrors within.
Why similar: Psychological 19%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Horror 12%, Survival 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game that incorporates psychological elements and stealth to build tension in a haunted environment.
- #25 The Black Within
80% matchVery Positive91% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: waleedzo
Windows
"The Black Within is a single-player first-person psychological horror game that takes players on a chilling journey into the depths of the human psyche. When selling her soul for fame and fortune, Laila Rose faces the consequences of her actions. A tale where greed, fear, and change intertwine.
Why similar: Psychological 18.9%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Horror 11%, Mystery 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that explores dark, surreal themes through a first-person narrative.
- #26 Silent Nights
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 213 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Psychological 17.3%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Horror 12.3%, Realistic 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A walking simulator that focuses on building psychological horror through atmosphere and environmental cues.
- #27 MIRROR MIRROR
79% matchMixed70% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: ZeroZeroThirteen
Windows
MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.
Why similar: Psychological 18.4%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Realistic 12.5%, Horror 12%, Mystery 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological walking simulator that uses realistic visuals to ground its unsettling, supernatural narrative.
- #28 Beyond The Evil
79% matchVery Positive82% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: BlackHawk GamesPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Beyond the Evil is an psychological horror game that places the player to a hard experience to find who created one supposed plague that might doom the world.
Why similar: Horror 21.8%, Mystery 21.1%, Realistic 17.2%, Psychological Horror 9%, First-Person 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: An indie investigation game that blends puzzle-solving with supernatural horror elements.
- #29 The Hotel
78% matchVery Positive84% of 135 reviews2022
Dev: IL PALA
Windows · Mac
The Hotel is an "old style" survival horror game!! Fight zombies and solve puzzles to try to escape!!
Why similar: Survival Horror 54.7%, Adventure 18%, Horror 13.4%, Indie 7%, Singleplayer 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person walking simulator that relies on psychological tension and atmospheric environmental storytelling.
- #30 Evil Inside - Prologue
78% matchMixed67% of 1,044 reviews2021
Dev: JanduSoft
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 10%
Evil Inside is a first-person psychological horror game. After the death of his mother and the arrest of his father for it, Mark decides to contact her using the Spiritual board. But it fades away, and here is when all begins... Mark will face his greatest fears to discover the truth.
Why similar: Experimental 20.7%, Horror 15.9%, Survival Horror 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Survival 8.4%
- #31 Rise of Insanity
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,274 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.3%, Horror 20.6%, Survival Horror 14.9%, Story Rich 8.5%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #32 ColdSide
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 526 reviews2020
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
ColdSide is a psychological horror first-person game. It takes place in an abandoned underground laboratory that studied anomalous phenomena.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.3%, Horror 22.7%, First-Person 14.4%, Adventure 12.5%, Atmospheric 10%
- #33 The Empty Eyes
74% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 16.1%, Survival Horror 15%, Mystery 13.6%, Realistic 9%
- #34 The Story of Henry Bishop
76% matchVery Positive83% of 545 reviews2019
Dev: Blazes Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The story of Henry Bishop is a first-person psychological thriller, where the player will have to fight, guess riddles, immerse into a mystical plot and an incredible story.
Why similar: Horror 21.8%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Survival Horror 16%, Survival 7.7%, First-Person 7.5%
- #35 MOTHER
75% matchVery Positive88% of 455 reviews2020
Dev: Anya Segarane
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
MOTHER is a first-person psychological horror game about protecting your children while descending deeper & deeper into madness. Defend them at all costs. Be careful, because their death is permanent!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Psychological 17.5%, Horror 16.1%, First-Person 10.8%, Survival Horror 9.4%
- #36 Mists of Aiden
74% matchVery Positive91% of 1,140 reviews2020
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
Why similar: Horror 27.8%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Mystery 12%, First-Person 9.2%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #37 Supernormal
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,164 reviews2024
Dev: Hitori de Productions
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.9%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Horror 13.6%, Realistic 13.3%, Mystery 12.4%
- #38 Left Alone
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 643 reviews2016
Dev: SpeedTutor
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?
Why similar: Psychological 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 10.9%, Mystery 9%, Survival 8.9%
- #39 Family curse
72% matchVery Positive91% of 236 reviews2023
Dev: Stork Game
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Family curse is a mystical horror from the first person with a frightening atmosphere. Immerse yourself in the intricate history of the Crouse family and find out the terrible secret of the people who died in the cursed house.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Horror 20%, Psychological 17.9%, First-Person 12.7%, Story Rich 10%
- #40 Uninvited Guest
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 337 reviews2021
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Uninvited Guest is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1930. You play as a villager who was destined to end up in an old mansion.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.7%, Horror 19.6%, Mystery 16.8%, Atmospheric 10.1%, First-Person 9.6%
- #41 The Demon Within Me
72% matchMixed67% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
The Demon Within Me is a first-person psychological horror game featuring a dark, lonely, and atmospheric environment that offers an immersive and disturbing experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.1%, Horror 18.8%, First-Person 13.8%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Realistic 7.3%
- #42 Deep Inside
70% matchVery Positive84% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: Nick Abrams
Windows
Deep Inside - is a first-person psychological horror game! You are a police officer trying to find out who is behind the most high-profile murders in the city and have therefore become the number one target for a maniac!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.5%, Indie 28.9%, Horror 26%, Adventure 13.6%
- #43 Silent Residence
68% matchVery Positive92% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Woyboy
Windows
Experience Harry's story of battling multiple personalities and his severe case of schizophrenia. In this First-person horror game, you battle the hallucinations and illusions your mind creates. You misjudge reality and quickly lose control over yourself.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Psychological 17.9%, Horror 14.4%, Mystery 9.3%, First-Person 8.9%
- #44 Madness inside
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: ZV GAMES
Windows
"Madness Inside"" immerses you in the dark depths of an abandoned psychiatric hospital, where horrifying experiments were once conducted. Police Lieutenant Vic Voight, in pursuit of a dangerous criminal, unexpectedly finds himself trapped in this nightmarish place.
Why similar: Psychological 26.6%, Realistic 16.4%, First-Person 14.7%, Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #45 Unmourned
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 246 reviews2025
Dev: Codebros Studio
Windows
Unmourned is a first-person psychological horror game where Jason moves into a new house only to be haunted by escalating paranormal events. Driven by fear, he must uncover the truth behind the previous owners' disappearance. Can he solve the mystery before it's too late?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.9%, Psychological 17.7%, Survival Horror 15.2%, Horror 13.5%, Realistic 12.3%
- #46 Incoming Evil
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: CodelessMan
Windows
A first-person horror game Incoming Evil, you will explore an unsolved event about 3 missing people. Nobody knows what happened to them, the police could not solve the case. You are an experienced detective; the case handed over to you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.5%, Horror 21.2%, First-Person 15.4%, Atmospheric 8%, 3D 5.9%
- #47 The Guest
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 208 reviews2023
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 16.7%, Survival Horror 12.5%, First-Person 10.3%, Realistic 7.8%
- #48 Reflection
67% matchVery Positive84% of 247 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Horror 14.3%, Realistic 13.6%, Psychological 13.2%, Mystery 10.4%
- #49 Devil Inside Us: Roots of Evil
69% matchVery Positive96% of 67 reviews2021
Dev: Fernando TittzPub: Mr.Skull Game Studio
Windows
In this story focused horror game, you are a priest! And you need to help a family with their cursed house, explore, follow your visions, find the root, and exorcize it!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Horror 14.2%, Mystery 9.4%, First-Person 9.2%
- #50 COLINA: Legacy
70% matchVery Positive81% of 209 reviews2018
Dev: Chance6 Studios, LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Alex wakes up at his grandmother’s, left alone in a silent house. Unsure where his family is, he begins to uncover a dark mystery in an attempt to escape. Facing his fear in an endless nightmare, Alex must survive the dead of night, a cursed forest, and paranormal activities before daylight arrives.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 17.7%, Mystery 15.2%, Story Rich 10.8%, Survival Horror 10.6%
- #51 DYING: Reborn
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 216 reviews2018
Dev: NEKCOM EntertainmentPub: Coconut Island Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
DYING: Reborn is a first-person Room Escape puzzle game in which players must tackle all kinds of puzzles in a series of dark and eerie environments. Gameplay revolves around collecting, discovering and putting together pieces of a twisted story that will make your hair stand on end...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 53.9%, Horror 21.4%, Adventure 15.1%, Indie 9.5%
- #52 Husk
73% matchMixed46% of 749 reviews2017
Dev: UndeadScoutPub: IMGN.PRO
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Husk is a purebred FPP horror inspired by the most classical representatives of the genre. Discover Shivercliff - a daunting town where you uncover the ominous and tantalizing plot. Face the worst nightmares, solve mysteries and survive the devouring darkness in order to find your family.
Why similar: Psychological 20.1%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 11.7%, Survival Horror 7.7%, First-Person 7.2%
- #53 Don't Be Afraid
68% matchVery Positive83% of 962 reviews2020
Dev: Limo GamesPub: Eneida Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.7%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Horror 13.9%, Survival 12.7%, Realistic 12.1%
- #54 The Dark Occult
70% matchMixed69% of 1,264 reviews2018
Dev: RYM GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Dark Occult is a psychological driven horror game that puts players in a constant state of anxiety that crescendos into raw panic and terror. You will encounter grotesque creatures, who will take your life at any moment.Your only goal -- survive.
Why similar: Horror 40%, Psychological Horror 30.5%, First-Person 11.9%, Adventure 9.1%, Indie 5.6%
- #55 EVIL POSSESSION
71% matchMixed57% of 161 reviews2017
Dev: 2DragonsGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
SURVIVAL HORROR in first person. We incarnate an investigator of paranormal events that only with the help of a paranormal activity detector (EMF DETECTOR) and a small oil lamp, we will try to perform an EXORCISM.
Why similar: Horror 23.2%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Survival Horror 12.1%, First-Person 10.3%, Adventure 9.8%
- #56 Inside the Backrooms
66% matchVery Positive80% of 46,110 reviews2022
Dev: MrFatcat
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Inside the Backrooms is a horror multiplayer game mixed with different mechanics that will make you spend an intense night with friends. Explore, think, interact, but be careful, it is rumored that there are several entities wishing to find you...
Why similar: Horror 25%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Survival Horror 16.4%, Mystery 7.7%, Multiplayer 6.6%
- #57 A.I.L.A
64% matchVery Positive84% of 1,262 reviews2025
Dev: Pulsatrix StudiosPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A.I.L.A is a first-person horror game set in a near-future filled with immersive technology. Play as the sole game tester for a revolutionary new fictional AI. Survive intense horror experiences that prey on your deepest fears as the lines between virtual and reality begin to blur…
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.5%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Horror 15%, Realistic 13.7%, First-Person 9.6%
- #58 Fear Therapy
67% matchMixed67% of 4,733 reviews2021
Dev: Black Flag Studios
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Fear Therapy, is a multiplayer(1-4) and single player psychological horror game.Try to complete the quests and leave the horror house before it is too late! Satan getting angrier every second and nothing holding it back.
Why similar: Horror 39.4%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Psychological 8.1%, Survival Horror 5.7%
- #59 The Hotel
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 92 reviews2022
Dev: Constant ArtPub: Constant_Art
Windows
The Hotel is a psychological horror thriller in which the player will have to face the evil living within the walls of a lonely hotel. But more importantly, the player will have to decide what this evil is to him. Maybe the nature of this evil is deeper than it seems at first glance.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.8%, Horror 15.8%, Psychological 12.5%, Mystery 11%, First-Person 9.8%
