- #1 Out of Place: Origin
97% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Karma Studio
Windows
Out of Place: Origin is a survival game built on attention and observation. In a diner where reality quietly collapses, notice the anomalies, capture them on camera, and survive… Because sometimes, the thing watching you isn’t a mistake.
Why similar: Thriller 25.5%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Horror 15.8%, Mystery 12.8%, First-Person 10.4%
- #2 Holbrook Hotel
96% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Bare BonesPub: Yahaha Games
Windows
Step into Holbrook Hotel, a chilling psychological horror. Strange noises disrupt your stay, pulling you into a deadly chase through its shadowy halls. Uncover the town’s dark secrets and face lurking terrors as you fight to survive!
Why similar: Abstract 34.2%, Psychological Horror 13%, Thriller 12.1%, Mystery 9.7%, Casual 9%
- #3 The Shift
96% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: HTY
Windows
The Shift is a first-person 3D psychological horror game where you play as a night shift cashier in an isolated gas station, performing routine tasks while uncovering disturbing, unexplained events.
Why similar: Thriller 24.2%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Mystery 15.4%, Horror 11.4%, Psychological 9.3%
- #4 The Confined: Basement
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Forcell Games
Windows
Wake up in a dark basement as a victim with no memory of your past. Can you uncover your true identity and solve the mystery of your past by collecting the cryptic notes left by your captor? Face the brutal truths and find a way to escape this nightmare alive.
Why similar: Thriller 24.3%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Mystery 15.1%, Horror 14.2%, Psychological 9%
- #5 Compromised
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pokey Studios
Windows
Compromised is a first-person psychological horror game about surviving a night under constant pressure. Manage failing systems, track moving threats, and make split-second decisions while danger closes in. Every sound matters. Every mistake costs time you don't have.
Why similar: Thriller 25.3%, Psychological Horror 25.2%, Mystery 15.8%, Horror 15.2%, Adventure 6.7%
- #6 Calling Depths
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eibriel
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short horror game where you pilot a submarine to collect samples on the crushing depths of the ocean.
Why similar: Abstract 36%, Simulation 15%, Adventure 9.9%, Mystery 8.3%, Horror 8.2%
- #7 Dorm 17
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Armudu Games
Windows · Mac
Dorm 17 is a PSX-style first-person psychological horror game about your first night as a dormitory receptionist, where routine tasks slowly turn into disturbing late-night events.
Why similar: Thriller 24.1%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Horror 13.4%, Mystery 11%, Simulation 8.9%
- #8 Stevedore
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WizarDiger
Windows · Mac · Linux
No more job in the city. Managed to find one in the middle of nowhere. Stevedore. Crane worker. It feels off, but you need money. Stevedore is a short industrial horror game where you take a role of a crane worker. Lift containers, load ships and complete your contract. What could go wrong?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Thriller 19.2%, Horror 15.9%, Mystery 12.5%, Simulation 9.3%
- #9 Cursed House
92% matchMixed69% of 32 reviews2021
Dev: ArafkanPub: Arafkan Games
Windows
Cursed House is a first-person psychological horror game. It can impress you with a realistic and spooky home environment. Can you lift the curse?
Why similar: Thriller 33%, Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, First-Person 11.4%, Psychological 11.3%
- #10 Forbidden Fable: [WHYES: Smile]
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: 에브돈:게임즈
Windows
Navigate the fog, evade monsters, solve puzzles, and escape alive.
Why similar: Abstract 23.7%, Horror 15.3%, Thriller 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Mystery 11.9%
- #11 Locked in my Darkness 2: The Room
90% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Blusagi TeamPub: indie.io
Windows
A psychological horror walking sim set between realities—where the past never truly stays buried.
Why similar: Abstract 24%, Thriller 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Mystery 11.2%, Horror 9.3%
- #12 Evil is near
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sea lighthouse studioPub: Sea lighthouse
Windows
Evil is Near is a game about a young bartender who gets a job at a mysterious bar, where he is visited by the ghost of a former employee. The ghost reveals the secrets of the establishment and warns him to be careful. You will have to mix cocktails, to survive and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Thriller 27.6%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 16.1%, Simulation 9.9%, Adventure 5.8%
- #13 [Chilla's Art] Inunaki Tunnel | 犬鳴トンネル
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 621 reviews2019
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Inunaki tunnel (or Inunaki village) is a famous Japanese horror spot where people have been killed or burnt to death.
Why similar: Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 17%, Thriller 14.3%, Mystery 10.1%, Simulation 9.4%
- #14 Timore Redo
89% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Vidas Salavejus
Windows
Timore Redo is a psychological horror game about sadness.
Why similar: Abstract 23.4%, Thriller 19.9%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 12.7%, Mystery 11.3%
- #15 Fear Within
86% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Echomist
Windows
Fear Within is a short first-person psychological horror experience where the past lingers, even when its memories are lost. Explore familiar spaces through slow-paced exploration, uncover unsettling fragments of the past, and face a growing sense of fear driven by atmosphere and sound.
Why similar: Thriller 21.9%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 11.9%, Psychological 9.3%, Simulation 9.2%
- #16 Don't Be Scared - Episode 1: The Lost Soul
87% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Cursed amulet
Windows
A psychological horror game based on exploration and Storytelling. Complete your work, play minigames and stay alive. Discover all the secrets of this condominium and why there are few residents.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.1%, Abstract 23.2%, Horror 16.3%, Mystery 8.5%, First-Person 8%
- #17 Inside My Mind
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beelze Studio
Windows
Inside My Mind is a first-person psychological horror game set in an abandoned hospital. Explore dark corridors, solve puzzles, and uncover through notes who you are, why you are here, and the hospital’s dark past.
Why similar: Thriller 29.7%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 19.1%, First-Person 10.2%, Mystery 9.8%
- #18 Only Faces Remain
84% matchVery Positive84% of 77 reviews2026
Dev: Santiago Garcia
Windows
ONLY FACES REMAIN is a short psychological horror game focused on exploration and atmosphere. You play as Marlene, a backpacker traveling alone who rents a cheap room to spend the night. What starts as a cheap place to sleep soon turns into a dangerous situation.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.2%, Thriller 16%, Horror 14.6%, Mystery 12.2%, Psychological 11.9%
- #19 Mortifera
85% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Ebon Star
Windows
After your family mysteriously disappears, you return to your old house in the middle of nowhere. Your goal is to uncover the mystery behind your family's disappearance and restore the house, but the house's dark past forces you to explore further.
Why similar: Thriller 27.8%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Horror 17.6%, Mystery 17.4%, Adventure 5.3%
- #20 3:33 AM
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: null.exePub: Subconscious Games
Windows
A stranger calls at 3:33 AM. They know your name. Choose your words carefully in this fully voiced psychological horror game.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.1%, Thriller 20.5%, Horror 18.5%, Mystery 14.7%, Simulation 4.9%
- #21 Good Human
83% matchPositive88% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: Ramanaraz
Windows
A psychological horror experience about a lonely mind haunted by guilt it can’t escape.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.4%, Abstract 18.7%, Mystery 17.1%, Horror 16.3%, Adventure 8.6%
- #22 Silent Nightmare: Willow Lane
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MK Studio
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game about a young woman whose ordinary evening slowly descends into a nightmare. Uncover the truth, make the right choices, and survive the night.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Thriller 21.9%, Horror 13.6%, Mystery 12.9%, Psychological 8.8%
- #23 Resonance chain
81% matchPositive93% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Rudanity Games
Windows
You are in a dark, repetitive hallway without light. This is a walking simulator where you navigate through the darkness using echolocation.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Horror 18.9%, Thriller 18.9%, Abstract 17.6%, Casual 5.9%
- #24 Omitted
82% matchMixed47% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Omitted is a first-person psychological horror game. Experience being left alone in an old hospital, discover its secrets and try to survive.
Why similar: Thriller 22.7%, Psychological Horror 20%, Horror 13.3%, Mystery 13.2%, Psychological 12%
- #25 SILENT CONFESSION
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CHILD13
Windows
Silent Confession is a first-person psychological horror game. Living in a cramped urban village building, You develop a sick obsession with the woman in the opposite building. Voyeurism is your daily routine. But after giving in to your urges one day, something in your room no longer feels right.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.6%, Thriller 22.2%, Mystery 17.6%, Horror 10.6%, First-Person 9.2%
- #26 Darkness Up North
79% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Langer Studios
Windows
Escape into the haunting beauty of the Canadian wilderness — but be careful, the forest doesn’t want you to leave.
Why similar: Thriller 28.7%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Horror 18.3%, Mystery 9.7%, Psychological 6.3%
- #27 Peril in the Pines
79% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Slippyfop Games
Windows
Peril in the Pines is a short & simple first-person horror game where the player is trapped on an island with strange creatures. The player must collect the resources to fix their boat before being caught and getting trapped forever.
Why similar: Thriller 33.5%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Horror 21.7%, First-Person 7.2%, Simulation 7%
- #28 DREADCELL
78% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Solisyum Studio
Windows
You wake up in a place that feels strangely familiar. Something isn’t right. The experiment has begun. And it is watching you. Explore, survive, and uncover the truth behind a repeating reality.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.2%, Thriller 19.7%, Horror 16.9%, Mystery 14.3%, First-Person 8.9%
- #29 [Chilla's Art] Okaeri | おかえり
82% matchMixed66% of 797 reviews2019
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 48 min≥1hr: 15%
Okaeri is a VHS Japanese psychological horror game about a middle school girl and her mother who recently moved to a new house.
Why similar: Horror 18.5%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Thriller 15.3%, Simulation 9.9%, Mystery 9.5%
- #30 Bite Size Terrors: eye candy
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: anOVERTHINKER
Windows
The Other Side of the Screen Shows a Truly Disturbing Truth.
Why similar: Abstract 25.2%, Thriller 25%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 14.4%, First-Person 6.7%
- #31 LIMINAL SHIFT
77% matchVery Positive82% of 266 reviews2025
Dev: NextPhase Studios
Windows
Liminal Shift is a unique atmospheric suspense game developed using the latest Unreal Engine 5 technologies such as Lumen and Nanite. With every step you take, Liminal Shift pushes you deeper into an eerie, unsettling experience like no other.
Why similar: Abstract 25.2%, Thriller 16.9%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 9.3%, Psychological 8.2%
- #32 Memories To Kill - The Silent Chalet
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lone Lantern Games
Windows
Evelyn travels to the chalet she inherited from her father and finds herself caught in a relentless blizzard and dark secrets. Silence is sometimes the loudest scream. Atmospheric tension and the fight for survival await. Can you kill the past?
Why similar: Thriller 33.5%, Mystery 21.5%, Horror 15.7%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Adventure 8.6%
- #33 Assessment
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Ignis Byte Studios
Windows
Assessment is a short psychological horror experience focused on tension, atmosphere, and player choice. You are trapped in a confined environment where you must read, think, and respond under pressure. As the test progresses, the situation becomes more disturbing, unpredictable, and dangerous.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.7%, Horror 17%, Simulation 16.3%, Psychological 14.7%, Mystery 11.3%
- #34 Still Here
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LordOfTheCat Art
Windows
Investigate a disturbing murder case in a world shaped by guilt, trauma and fractured memories. Explore unsettling locations, solve puzzles and uncover a truth your mind desperately tried to bury.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.8%, Thriller 19.3%, Mystery 18%, Horror 14.6%, Psychological 8.4%
- #35 Hallucinations
74% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: XUZHIHAO
Windows
The protagonist of the game is suspected of suffering from hallucinations. Players need to find different places in the room. Can the protagonist survive the eighth day while being examined?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Thriller 21%, Horror 14.7%, Mystery 13.1%, First-Person 10.5%
- #36 The Archivist
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Archivist GamesPub: Olympos Games
Windows
A VHS-themed psychological horror where each tape drags you into a new nightmare. Explore haunted hospitals, schools, forests, and liminal spaces. Solve puzzles, uncover the Archivist’s secrets, and survive a house that grows darker with every tape you watch.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.7%, Thriller 18.5%, Horror 16.1%, First-Person 10.5%, Mystery 10.4%
- #37 Lightless
73% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Nychta
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where you throw glowing orbs to navigate a collapsing mine — and uncover the dark truth behind your missing father.
Why similar: Thriller 26.2%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Horror 16.3%, Mystery 11.6%, Psychological 8.9%
- #38 Whispers of Mexico: La noche de la casada
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Revolcat Studios
Windows
Whispers of Mexico is a psychological narrative horror game with puzzle elements set in post-revolutionary Mexico in 1930. Follow Manuel as he navigates his mind, where he must recover his memory, unravel the mystery surrounding the town, and redeem his sins.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Abstract 18.7%, Mystery 15.1%, Horror 13.1%, Thriller 9.5%
- #39 银魂:Silver Soul
76% matchMixed61% of 56 reviews2021
Dev: 秋太虚工作室Pub: QutosoGame
Windows
Silver Soul is a first-person horror adventure game based on a sci-fi thriller. The story tells the story of a young man who falls off a cliff while being chased to the top of a mountain by the army, but enters another part of the earth where alien creatures fall, who is good and who is evil.
Why similar: Thriller 24.7%, Mystery 18.1%, Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, First-Person 7.4%
- #40 The Cursed Land
71% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Logan
Windows
While Jonathan is driving, his car suddenly stops. His cell phone doesn't work either. Jonathan doesn't know where he is. He sees a farm nearby. He goes to the farm in hopes of finding someone to ask for help.
Why similar: Thriller 33.2%, Horror 19.7%, Mystery 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Adventure 10.3%
- #41 Victim Complex
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 5ive Bullet Games
Windows
You’re in over your head… try not to lose it. In Victim Complex, you're a fraud - a ghost-hunter who pretends to be able to commune with the dead. For the first time, you seem to have encountered the real deal– a nightmarish entity haunting an apartment complex. Can your fake tools help you survive?
Why similar: Thriller 22.4%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Mystery 16.4%, Horror 15.1%, Simulation 7.5%
- #42 Stay With Me
70% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: Balambu Games
Windows
The roads are comfortably quiet at night. The only sound to keep you company is the medical equipment rattling behind you. You turn on the radio, but instead of music you hear a growl behind you. A strange being has appeared in the back, eyes pleading for help. It reminds you of someone.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18%, Thriller 16.3%, Horror 15.7%, Simulation 14.7%, Mystery 13.8%
- #43 MORTU
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redsroll
Windows
A psychological horror game about Tom, a man consumed by guilt and the traumatic events that defined his life. Unable to move on from his past, he finds himself trapped in an increasingly disturbing nightmare.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.2%, Thriller 22.2%, Horror 15.4%, Simulation 10%, Mystery 8.8%
- #44 B1
73% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Toyasky
Windows
You find yourself lost in a mysterious space in the underground shopping area of a certain building while trying to have lunch. Clear the game presented by someone and aim to escape from the eerie underground shopping area.
Why similar: Thriller 30.9%, Mystery 17.3%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 14.7%, Adventure 12.6%
- #45 Backrooms: Rogue 0
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NextPhase StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
A routine expedition into the Backrooms goes silent. You are the last call. Now trapped in endless corridors that loop into themselves, you’ll soon realize you are not alone. Something moves heremany things—and none of them can be fought. Your only hope is to stay unseen. Never trust what you see.
Why similar: Abstract 19.4%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Thriller 17.7%, Horror 15.6%, Psychological 9.1%
- #46 Weird Corridor
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tumbler Studios
Windows
Enter "Weird Corridor"! Escape horror-filled halls by spotting clues: bloodstains, shadows, eerie sounds. Strategize routes, use resources wisely. Find the exit before terror engulfs you.
Why similar: Thriller 26.2%, Psychological Horror 23%, Horror 14.7%, Adventure 10.5%, Simulation 9.9%
- #47 PARRALYSIS
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Drowsy Yokai
Windows
You open your eyes in a surreal space, paralysed. The only thing you can do is to scarcely move your right arm, and scribble. Scribble in a notepad before you to move forward. Towards a goal you must reach, despite something horrific trying to reach you. Create the cure. You don't have much time.
Why similar: Abstract 28.9%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Horror 17.1%, Simulation 9.2%, Psychological 7.6%
- #48 Deceived Of Joy
68% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: LevelBound Studios
Windows
Step into a Psychological Horror Experience where you live in an apartment complex where the walls between reality and nightmares are crumbling. Run for your life, solve small puzzles and use items to help you survive.
Why similar: Abstract 33.7%, Psychological Horror 17%, Mystery 16.4%, Horror 12.6%, First-Person 7.1%
- #49 ScaryNoodles: Do Not Play
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alien Big Cat
Windows
Finally, home alone. With your parents and brother away on holiday and not due back for days, you've got the whole place to yourself. Sounds perfect: until you accidentally leak your address online to someone who will turn your curiosity into the biggest regret of your life.
Why similar: Thriller 26.3%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, Horror 15%, First-Person 12.3%, Psychological 10.4%
- #50 C.U.T.S
68% matchMixed69% of 49 reviews2025
Dev: Redsroll
Windows
It’s an indie horror game where a man named Ethan, passionate about collecting VHS tapes, receives a box full of them from a friend. But as he starts watching, he realizes he’s witnessing something deeply disturbing and unsettling.
Why similar: Thriller 25.4%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 14.4%, Mystery 8.7%, Psychological 8.6%
- #51 Creeping Clark
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: NeroGameDev
Windows
After escaping her abusive brother, Sophie seeks a fresh start in a remote house in Hawthorn's forest. But strange events unfold, and her unsettling housemate, Elise, may be hiding something. Is it just her anxiety, or is there something more sinister lurking in the shadows?
Why similar: Thriller 24.9%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Mystery 17.4%, Horror 14.4%, Psychological 7.9%
- #52 Black Sheep
71% matchMixed53% of 788 reviews2022
Dev: 完蛋了的国王Pub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Black Sheep" is a 2D story-driven adventure game, you will play a high school student who explores the flooded school ruins, trace the shadow of the past, and unveil the evil those buried in the bottom of the river to see the light of day.
Why similar: Thriller 26.4%, Psychological Horror 24.9%, Horror 19.9%, Mystery 17.4%, Adventure 9.2%
- #53 PhaRaBis
68% matchPositive86% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Meka Games
Windows
Hidden in the cursed pyramid, a powerful mask awaits. It controls the elements, but only Pharaohs can use it. Many have tried to find it, but none have returned. Will you be the one to uncover its secret?
Why similar: Thriller 30.7%, Mystery 19.3%, Horror 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Adventure 9.1%
- #54 Unseen
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Redsroll
Windows
It’s an indie horror game where John, a forensic photographer, after an unexpected and exhausting shift, is forced to spend the night away from home. What seemed like a temporary rest soon begins to turn unsettling.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.8%, Thriller 19.4%, Horror 15.1%, Mystery 11.6%, Simulation 9.6%
- #55 Teeth Cutter
66% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Phillip Hubbard
Windows
A collection of short horror experiences meant to give you horror, disgust, curiosity, dread and much much more
Why similar: Abstract 19.8%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Thriller 17.6%, Horror 11.8%, Mystery 10.1%
- #56 Toxoplasma
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SimmeringConcrete
Windows
You are trapped on an abandoned space station, developing a bio-weapon that makes the infected hallucinate demonic entities. Spot any anomalous signs of infection before they kill you, complete your research, and unmask the conspiracy that brought you here.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.5%, Mystery 21.8%, Horror 18.2%, First-Person 9.4%, Simulation 9.4%
- #57 ALLON3
70% matchMixed48% of 54 reviews2022
Dev: Vidas Salavejus
Windows
A phychological horror experience of voices and screams.
Why similar: Thriller 22.3%, Abstract 22.1%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Horror 13.3%, Psychological 9.6%
- #58 Eyes Behind
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: chambazGames
Windows
EYES BEHIND is a retro-style FPS survival horror inspired by the classics. Can you survive a deadly game of hide-and-seek with a sinister stranger? Use your wits and courage to stay alive in this tense psychological thriller.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Horror 17.5%, Psychological 13.6%, Thriller 11.8%, Simulation 11.6%
- #59 Room Service
67% matchMixed62% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: ZictorixPub: MixedUp Games
Windows
Jacob White, a young man in need, took a job at an old motel. It seemed easy: clean rooms, survive the nights. But he soon noticed increasingly unsettling things. Adding to his pain was the recent loss of his wife.
Why similar: Thriller 20.7%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Mystery 14.3%, Psychological 12.4%, Horror 12.1%