- #1 Murder House
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,305 reviews2020
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror!
Why similar: Horror 23.7%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Retro 16.2%, Gore 13.4%, Survival Horror 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the VHS-era slasher aesthetic and retro-horror feel of the 1980s.
- #2 Mouthwashing
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 36,697 reviews2024
Dev: Wrong OrganPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.2%, Horror 17.9%, Gore 13%, Retro 12.9%, Dark 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror experience that leans heavily into retro-aesthetic visuals and a deeply unsettling narrative.
- #3 SIGNALIS
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,665 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.4%, Lovecraftian 19.1%, Survival Horror 18.2%, Dark 11.9%, Violent 10%
Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully blends retro-tech aesthetics with deep, psychological horror and surreal storytelling.
- #4 Lost in Vivo
95% 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 21%, Horror 17%, Lovecraftian 12.7%, Survival Horror 10.8%, Retro 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic, psychological horror game that excels at making the player feel vulnerable in a retro-inspired environment.
- #5 The Mortuary Assistant
94% matchVery Positive92% of 8,546 reviews2022
Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
Why similar: Horror 66%, Dark 15.1%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Indie 4.5%, Adventure 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the intense religious and demonic horror themes found in the seed game.
- #6 Fear & Hunger
94% matchVery Positive94% of 21,597 reviews2019
Dev: Miro HaverinenPub: Happy Paintings
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Fear & Hunger is a horror dungeon crawler set in the dark and hopeless dungeons of fear and hunger. The game is a hybrid of survival horror and dungeon crawler genres with its influences ranging from Silent Hill to Nethack. There are roguelike elements to the game as well as a heavy foundation of a j-RPG.
Why similar: Horror 19.9%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Gore 16.3%, Violent 12.7%, Lovecraftian 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly brutal, dark-fantasy experience with a distinct pixel-art style that prioritizes dread over comfort.
- #7 WORLD OF HORROR
93% matchVery Positive90% of 9,764 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Horror 24.7%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Lovecraftian 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Survival Horror 13%
Why You'll Like It: A love letter to cosmic horror that uses a limited, retro-pixel palette to create immense tension.
- #8 Who's Lila?
92% matchVery Positive95% of 3,610 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Psychological Horror 42.3%, Horror 36.4%, Story Rich 13.3%, Puzzle 8%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique, surreal approach to psychological horror with a focus on detective-style point-and-click mechanics.
- #9 Iron Lung
91% matchVery Positive92% of 10,709 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
Why similar: Horror 29.7%, Psychological Horror 28.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Dark 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intense experience that relies on atmosphere and claustrophobia rather than traditional jump scares.
- #10 Crow Country
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,441 reviews2024
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Horror 17.2%, Survival Horror 16%, Retro 12.9%, Gore 11%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the essence of classic 90s survival horror with a distinct, stylized retro look.
- #11 Bloodwash
91% matchVery Positive92% of 1,374 reviews2021
Dev: Black Eyed PriestPub: Torture Star Video
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A serial killer is terrorizing the city, and Sara's deadbeat boyfriend hasn't done the laundry. Can Sara survive a late-night trip to the laundromat, or will the Womb Ripper perform an early delivery?
Why similar: Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Gore 15%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Dark 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title leans into the low-poly, VHS-horror aesthetic to deliver a gritty, nostalgic experience.
- #12 Lamentum
89% matchVery Positive88% of 819 reviews2021
Dev: Obscure TalesPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Lamentum is a pixel art survival horror game, set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century.
Why similar: Gore 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Lovecraftian 14.3%, Horror 13.3%, Survival Horror 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game with pixel-graphics that emphasizes exploration and resource management in a dark, gothic setting.
- #13 The Horror Of Salazar House
89% matchVery Positive94% of 387 reviews2020
Dev: Maldo19Pub: Torture Star Video
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become another permanent inhabitant? An Italian horror inspired adventure game!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 13.7%, Gore 10.8%, Retro 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich, pixel-art horror game that excels at building a sense of place and dread.
- #14 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
88% matchVery Positive87% of 2,429 reviews2020
Dev: Marevo Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.
Why similar: Horror 21.8%, Lovecraftian 18.4%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Retro 11.1%, Dark 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror title that uses a lo-fi aesthetic to create a haunting, isolated atmosphere.
- #15 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
87% matchVery Positive95% of 2,436 reviews2014
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Phoenix Online Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.6%, Horror 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Great Soundtrack 14.3%, Story Rich 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art horror game that focuses on Lovecraftian themes and atmospheric storytelling.
- #16 Darkwood
86% matchVery Positive95% of 24,197 reviews2017
Dev: Acid Wizard StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.7%, Horror 23.1%, Dark 15.4%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Story Rich 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its top-down perspective and oppressive, atmospheric horror mirror the tension found in the seed game.
- #17 Stories Untold
86% matchVery Positive87% of 5,426 reviews2017
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27%, Horror 25.9%, Retro 13.3%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Great Soundtrack 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental horror game that uses retro-computer interfaces to build a sense of creeping dread.
- #18 DUSK
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,132 reviews2018
Dev: David SzymanskiPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.
Why similar: Retro 19.1%, Horror 16.6%, Lovecraftian 16.4%, Gore 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: A definitive boomer-shooter that captures the dark, cult-like atmosphere and retro-fps gameplay of the 90s.
- #19 IMSCARED
85% matchVery Positive94% of 3,794 reviews2016
Dev: Ivan Zanotti's MyMadnessWorks
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"I need a Heart in order to open it"
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Horror 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Dark 9.2%, Survival Horror 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-horror game that uses pixel-graphics to break the fourth wall and unsettle the player.
- #20 Stay Out of the House
83% matchVery Positive95% of 1,805 reviews2022
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!
Why similar: Horror 29.8%, Retro 23%, Survival Horror 22.7%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Indie 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a gritty, VHS-style survival horror experience with a focus on stealth and tension.
- #21 Nightmare of Decay
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,291 reviews2022
Dev: Checkmaty
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.
Why similar: Horror 29.9%, Survival Horror 19.1%, Gore 17.6%, Retro 15.1%, Violent 12%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired first-person horror game that pays homage to classic survival horror titles.
- #22 Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,607 reviews2022
Dev: Miro Haverinen
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
F&H 2: Termina is oppressive, relentless and hopeless. A mix of jRPG and Survival Horror. Turn-based combat meets resource management. 3 days to explore the wicked town of Prehevil and find out about its dark secrets. 3 days until the pale and sickly green moon rises at its apex. Termina is upon us!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.2%, Horror 24%, Survival Horror 19.2%, Lovecraftian 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It expands on the dark, unforgiving RPG mechanics of its predecessor with a focus on survival and psychological strain.
- #23 Paratopic
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,120 reviews2018
Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.
Why similar: Horror 24.8%, Retro 16.5%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Atmospheric 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, retro-styled horror game that prioritizes mood and fragmented storytelling.
- #24 Decarnation
81% matchVery Positive88% of 1,071 reviews2023
Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.6%, Lovecraftian 15.8%, Horror 14.8%, Dark 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, emotional horror game that uses puzzle-solving to explore deep psychological trauma.
- #25 Cruelty Squad
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,524 reviews2021
Dev: Consumer Softproducts
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world
Why similar: Psychological Horror 74%, Retro 26%
Why You'll Like It: Its intentionally jarring, surreal aesthetic and psychological-horror themes create a unique, unsettling experience.
- #26 Look Outside
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 12,602 reviews2025
Dev: Francis CoulombePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scavenge the building to seek food, supplies, and weapons while encountering strange characters.
Why similar: Horror 19.4%, Lovecraftian 19%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Gore 8.8%
- #27 ULTRAKILL
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 229,588 reviews2020
Dev: Arsi "Hakita" PatalaPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 33.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
ULTRAKILL is a fast-paced ultra-violent retro FPS that combines the skill-based style scoring of character action games with the unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the '90s. Rip apart your foes with varied destructive weaponry and shower in their blood to regain your health.
Why similar: Gore 46.8%, Great Soundtrack 28.2%, Retro 21.8%, Old School 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: While more action-oriented, it captures the fast-paced, retro-fps aesthetic often associated with the era of games that inspired the seed.
- #28 Ritus Exorcismus
78% matchVery Positive99% of 80 reviews2026
Dev: Dernhelm Games
Windows · Linux
Become the exorcist that the world needs! Use Holy Relics and the knowledge from your book to fight demonic possessions. Investigate unholy events and take part in church rituals in this medieval pixel horror game.
Why similar: Faith 26.8% ★, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 15.3%, Gore 11%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
- #29 The Cat Lady
81% matchVery Positive94% of 6,142 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Horror 29%, Psychological Horror 26.5%, Dark 12.8%, Story Rich 12.8%, Atmospheric 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological adventure that deals with heavy themes through a unique, hand-drawn art style.
- #30 Pony Island
79% matchVery Positive95% of 17,978 reviews2016
Dev: Daniel Mullins Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Horror 14.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.6%, Dark 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A deceptive, meta-horror game that uses retro-gaming tropes to hide a darker, psychological narrative.
- #31 CULTIC
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,369 reviews2022
Dev: Jasozz GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Death is only the beginning. Crawl from your grave and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter.
Why similar: Horror 21.5%, Retro 18.3%, Gore 16%, Dark 11.1%, Violent 10.5%
- #32 Lunacid
76% matchVery Positive91% of 10,977 reviews2023
Dev: KIRA LLC
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Cast into the Great Well, unwanted by the world above. You delve the dark in search of the Old One, your last salvation. Lunacid is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler inspired by Shadow Tower and King’s Field.
Why similar: Retro 34.1%, Horror 24.9%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Gore 9.6%, Violent 7.9%
- #33 Saint of Chains
75% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: MystiveDev
Windows
Psychological single-player first-person horror. Explore dark environments, fight with melee and guns, and solve puzzles in this retro 2000s-inspired nightmare where the truth is more terrifying than the monsters.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Horror 15.7%, Retro 14.6%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Dark 11.3%
- #34 The Count Lucanor
76% matchVery Positive93% of 2,890 reviews2016
Dev: Baroque DecayPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Pixel adventure inspired by classics like Zelda and Silent Hill.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 18%, Gore 16.8%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%
- #35 Derange
77% matchMixed67% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Dark Gaia StudiosPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Lured to a rural property in Massachusetts, college students Jessica King and Nathan Romero are thrust into a terrifying battle for survival against an otherworldly evil. Test your instincts and your will to survive in this retro-style survival horror adventure, inspired by the classics of the '90s.
Why similar: Horror 12.6%, Lovecraftian 12.4%, Gore 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 10%, Classic 9.9% ★
- #36 HROT
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,378 reviews2023
Dev: Spytihněv
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
HROT is a single-player retro FPS set in a small socialist country neighboring Soviet Union (Czechoslovakia) after an unspecified disaster in 1986. Those times were dark and terrifying and so is the game.
Why similar: Retro 27.6%, Gore 14.1%, Horror 13.3%, Violent 10.6%, Dark 10.1%
- #37 House
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,128 reviews2020
Dev: Bark Bark Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Try to survive through the night in a house that's trying its best to kill you and your family.
Why similar: Horror 29.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.9%, Gore 17.9%, Violent 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #38 Mad Father
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,511 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.9%, Horror 22.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Survival Horror 8.7%, Violent 8%
- #39 OMORI
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 86,619 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.1%, Great Soundtrack 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Horror 12.9%, Story Rich 11.9%
- #40 I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
74% matchVery Positive89% of 3,744 reviews2013
Dev: The Dreamers GuildPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The adventure plunges you into the tortured and hidden past of five humans. Delve into their darkest fears. Outwit the Master Computer AM in a game of psychological warfare. Disturbing, compelling. An adventure you won't easily forget !!
Why similar: Horror 21.9%, Psychological Horror 19%, Classic 16.9% ★, Retro 14.7%, Dark 8.3%
- #41 Just Ignore Them
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,535 reviews2017
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
One night can feel like a lifetime of pain, suffering and horror to a child...do you have what it takes to survive the night? Play as an 8 year old child who is tormented by monsters in his house. Your choices make his future which lives can be saved or ended.
Why similar: Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Gore 13%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Dark 8.1%
- #42 Tormenture
71% matchVery Positive88% of 210 reviews2024
Dev: Croxel StudiosPub: Billete Cohete
Windows
Tormenture is a psychological horror game where you play as a child trapped in a cursed 8-bit game with a dark secret. To survive, you must find four relics and solve reality-blurring puzzles. But beware—some creatures may escape the game and haunt you in the real world. A game within a game.
Why similar: Horror 21.6%, Retro 19.8%, Dark 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #43 Pizza Tower
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 71,440 reviews2023
Dev: Tour De Pizza
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Pizza Tower is a fast paced 2D platformer, with an emphasis on movement, exploration and score attack. Featuring highly stylized pixel art inspired by the cartoons from the '90s, and a highly energetic soundtrack.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 48.9%, Pixel Graphics 24.1%, Retro 14.9%, Indie 9.9%, Adventure 2.2%
- #44 Gloomwood
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,093 reviews2022
Dev: Dillon RogersPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Trapped in a dark, Victorian city consumed by an ancient curse, you must plan your survival and daring escape using nothing but stealth, an arsenal of eccentric weapons, and your wit in this haunting adventure inspired by the immersive sims and survival horror greats of the late 90s and early 2000s.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28%, Lovecraftian 23.4%, Retro 20.7%, Dark 16.2%, Atmospheric 11.6%
- #45 Gray Dawn
73% matchVery Positive84% of 1,179 reviews2018
Dev: Interactive Stone
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on a terrifying adventure of a priest accused of murdering an altar boy. Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Lovecraftian 18.2%, Horror 14.8%, Gore 12.7%, Violent 10%
- #46 revere
72% matchMixed63% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: RetroCloudStudios
Windows
'revere' is a psychological found footage horror game where every detail matters. Prepare yourself for an experience where your sanity will be condemned.
Why similar: Faith 21.8% ★, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 17.5%, Survival Horror 16.5%, Dark 10%
- #47 ASYLUM
70% matchVery Positive85% of 479 reviews2025
Dev: Senscape
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.
Why similar: Horror 20.4%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Gore 14.2%, Lovecraftian 10.9%, Dark 8.7%
- #48 Detention
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,710 reviews2017
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
Why similar: Horror 24.5%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%, Dark 7.4%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #49 The Flayed Man
69% matchVery Positive92% of 369 reviews2025
Dev: Snoring Dog Games
Windows
The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 12.1%, Gore 11.9%, Dark 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%
- #50 Helltown
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 109 reviews2017
Dev: WildArts Games
Windows
Deliver packages to the weirdly happy folk of Little Vale and discover the terrifying secrets they hide. Are you brave enough to face the many monsters and sinister locations of this first-person horror adventure game? There's only one way to find out...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Lovecraftian 14.7%, Horror 14.4%, Retro 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #51 AMID EVIL
69% matchVery Positive93% of 7,618 reviews2019
Dev: IndefatigablePub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A retro FPS for the ages! Once branded a HERETIC. Now YOU have been chosen as our champion! Reclaim our sacred weapons. Take back our ancient lands. If you can stand... AMID EVIL.
Why similar: Retro 50.6%, Atmospheric 24.3%, Old School 14.5%, Adventure 10.7%
- #52 Arctic Eggs
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,773 reviews2024
Dev: The Water MuseumPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Eggs: perfection in two parts. The simple whites. The sublime yolk. Each the lesser without its partner. Chorus and verse. A symphony of flavor. The catchy tune reminding us of warm baths and late-night movies. The elevator music to whatever lies beyond.
Why similar: Horror 48.8%, Atmospheric 27.4%, Story Rich 23.9%
- #53 Chop Goblins
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,152 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A fast-paced micro FPS in which The Chop Goblins are loose, chopping their way through time itself in their ravenous quest for cheese. And THE CHOP WILL NOT STOP.
Why similar: Gore 38%, Pixel Graphics 29.8%, Retro 23%, Old School 9.2%
- #54 Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,793 reviews2024
Dev: Mega Cat Studios
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Survive five nights of terror in this chilling adventure game. Travel between time periods to solve puzzles, gather clues, and outrun the threat relentlessly pursuing you. Move swiftly and stay hidden, and you may just survive. But be careful—it's not just your own life that’s on the line this time.
Why similar: Horror 43.2%, Pixel Graphics 25.1%, Dark 6.7%, Psychological Horror 6.4%, Alternate History 4.8%
- #55 Fear the Spotlight
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,212 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Game PalsPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 16.9%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Retro 13%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
- #56 Yume Nikki
68% matchVery Positive94% of 10,100 reviews2018
Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 71.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.3%, Horror 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Dark 14%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #57 Loathful
67% matchVery Positive89% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: FazerdooPub: Fazerdoo's Studio
Windows
Dive into a bone-chilling horror experience with PS1-style graphics. Step into the shoes of a Neural Net Solutions employee testing a virtual reality vacation system. Brace yourself for an immersive journey into terror, where the past meets cutting-edge fear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.7%, Horror 20.3%, Retro 18%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Gore 9.1%
- #58 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,881 reviews2017
Dev: Albino Moose Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.
Why similar: Horror 37.6%, Psychological Horror 17%, Great Soundtrack 13.2%, Survival Horror 9.5%, Indie 6.8%
- #59 DELTARUNE
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 100,260 reviews2025
Dev: tobyfox
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.8 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dive into the parallel story to UNDERTALE! Fight or spare your way through action-packed battles as you explore a mysterious world alongside an endearing cast of new and familiar characters. Chapters 1-4 will be available on launch, with more planned as free updates!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.1%, Pixel Graphics 25.3%, Story Rich 18.4%, Dark 10.9%, Retro 10.3%
- #60 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,578 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 47.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.6%, Horror 12.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%, Story Rich 9.8%