- #1 Mouthwashing
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 36,133 reviews2024
Dev: Wrong OrganPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 27.3%, Horror 18.2%, Retro 13%, Gore 12.1%, Dark 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy, retro-styled psychological horror game that excels at building dread through its unique visual presentation.
- #2 Lost in Vivo
97% matchVery Positive92% of 3,869 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 21.2%, Horror 17.2%, Lovecraftian 12.4%, Survival Horror 10.8%, Retro 10%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the claustrophobic, surreal, and deeply unsettling psychological horror found in the seed game.
- #3 SIGNALIS
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,986 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 27.7%, Lovecraftian 18.5%, Survival Horror 18.1%, Dark 11.9%, Violent 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A brilliant homage to classic survival horror that matches the intense atmosphere and psychological depth of the seed game.
- #4 WORLD OF HORROR
95% matchVery Positive90% of 9,731 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.7 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 24.9%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Lovecraftian 20.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Survival Horror 13%
Why You'll Like It: Features a distinct 1-bit art style and cosmic horror themes that resonate perfectly with the retro aesthetic of the seed game.
- #5 Fear & Hunger
94% matchVery Positive94% of 21,050 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 20.9%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Gore 15.4%, Violent 13.3%, Lovecraftian 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a brutal, dark, and unforgiving experience that mirrors the intense religious and demonic themes of the seed game.
- #6 Murder House
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,293 reviews2020
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 24.8%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Retro 17%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Gore 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A VHS-style slasher horror game that perfectly captures the 1980s retro aesthetic and tension.
- #7 Who's Lila?
92% matchVery Positive95% of 3,515 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Psychological Horror 42.4%, Horror 36.4%, Story Rich 13.3%, Puzzle 8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, pixel-art psychological horror game that challenges the player's perception through unique mechanics.
- #8 Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut
93% matchVery Positive85% of 1,304 reviews2012
Dev: Jasper ByrnePub: Superflat Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 29%
In this original and adult psychological survival horror, the masked protagonist must escape from a city ravaged by disease, by any means necessary.
Why similar: Horror 27.1%, Survival Horror 15%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential pixel-art survival horror game that emphasizes resource management and psychological instability.
- #9 Lamentum
91% matchVery Positive88% of 803 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: Blood 23.4% ★, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Lovecraftian 11.1%, Horror 10.7%, Survival Horror 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art survival horror game that draws heavy inspiration from classic titles to create a dark, oppressive atmosphere.
- #10 Crow Country
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,186 reviews2024
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 19.3%, Horror 17.8%, Survival Horror 16.4%, Retro 13.5%, Gore 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a retro aesthetic to deliver a polished, atmospheric survival horror experience that feels like a lost classic.
- #11 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
91% matchVery Positive95% of 2,425 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 20.2%, Horror 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Great Soundtrack 14.3%, Story Rich 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic, pixel-art point-and-click horror game that relies on atmospheric storytelling and mystery.
- #12 The Horror Of Salazar House
89% matchVery Positive95% of 386 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 15.2%, Horror 14.1%, Retro 11%, Gore 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, effective point-and-click horror game that uses pixel art to tell a chilling ghost story.
- #13 The Count Lucanor
89% matchVery Positive93% of 2,868 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: Blood 23.5% ★, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 14.3%, Gore 12.5%, Survival Horror 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, fairy-tale-inspired horror game that uses pixel art to mask a deeply unsettling and puzzle-filled adventure.
- #14 Bloodwash
88% matchVery Positive92% of 1,359 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 20.9%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Gore 14.4%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Dark 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the gritty, low-poly VHS horror vibe that complements the retro-gaming focus of the seed game.
- #15 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
87% matchVery Positive87% of 2,402 reviews2020
Dev: Marevo Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 22%, Lovecraftian 17.8%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Retro 11.1%, Dark 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, low-poly horror game that focuses on isolation and environmental storytelling.
- #16 House
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,101 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 28.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.3%, Gore 14.3%, Violent 10%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, pixel-art survival horror game where every decision can lead to a different, often gruesome, outcome.
- #17 DUSK
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 24,919 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: Blood 21.3% ★, Retro 18.5%, Horror 16.1%, Lovecraftian 15.3%, Great Soundtrack 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: While more action-oriented, its retro aesthetic and dark, occult-inspired atmosphere make it a strong thematic companion.
- #18 IMSCARED
86% matchVery Positive94% of 3,718 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 22.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Dark 9.2%, Survival Horror 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-horror game that uses pixel art and fourth-wall-breaking mechanics to create a uniquely personal experience.
- #19 Stay Out of the House
84% matchVery Positive95% of 1,761 reviews2022
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 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 24.9%, Gore 19.4%, Retro 19.3%, Survival Horror 18.9%, Atmospheric 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled survival horror game that forces players to navigate a dangerous, claustrophobic environment.
- #20 Decarnation
83% matchVery Positive88% of 1,039 reviews2023
Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 16.7%, Lovecraftian 15.3%, Horror 14.9%, Dark 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, story-rich horror game that explores psychological trauma through creative pixel-art sequences.
- #21 Darkwood
82% matchVery Positive95% of 23,842 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 24.8%, Horror 23.1%, Dark 15.4%, Survival Horror 15.1%, Story Rich 10%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an incredibly tense, top-down survival horror experience that excels at building dread without relying on jump scares.
- #22 CULTIC
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,238 reviews2022
Dev: Jasozz GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.5 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 22.7%, Retro 19.8%, Gore 15.8%, Dark 12.1%, Violent 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A boomer-shooter that leans heavily into dark, cult-themed horror and retro-inspired gameplay mechanics.
- #23 Paratopic
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,101 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 24.7%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Retro 16.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%, Atmospheric 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, retro-styled indie horror game that prioritizes mood and unsettling imagery over traditional gameplay.
- #24 Stories Untold
82% matchVery Positive87% of 5,390 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 27.1%, Horror 25.7%, Retro 13.3%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Story Rich 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A compilation of experimental horror stories that use retro technology to deliver psychological scares.
- #25 Iron Lung
80% matchVery Positive92% of 10,453 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 9.6%, Dark 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A short, claustrophobic horror experience that proves how effective limited visuals can be for building terror.
- #26 The Cat Lady
81% matchVery Positive94% of 6,079 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 26.4%, Story Rich 12.8%, Dark 12.8%, Atmospheric 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, mature psychological horror game with a unique art style that focuses on heavy narrative themes.
- #27 Detention
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,663 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 24.6%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%, Dark 7.4%, Story Rich 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A haunting, atmospheric psychological horror game set in 1960s Taiwan that deals with heavy religious and historical themes.
- #28 Downfall
78% matchVery Positive94% of 1,627 reviews2016
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
There is nothing Joe wouldn't do for his wife. But as they try to save their marriage with a romantic getaway, things go from bad to worse, and from worse... to insanity...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.3%, Horror 19.2%, Great Soundtrack 12%, Story Rich 10.6%, Dark 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A grim, psychological horror game from the same developer as The Cat Lady that explores themes of guilt and madness.
- #29 Saint Kotar
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 277 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Lovecraftian 22%, Horror 20.3%, Dark 13.1%, Story Rich 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click horror game centered on religious cults and dark mysteries, mirroring the seed game's thematic focus.
- #30 Tormenture
75% matchVery Positive88% of 206 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 22.2%, Retro 20.4%, Dark 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #31 ASYLUM
75% matchVery Positive85% of 468 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 20.8%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Gore 13%, Lovecraftian 10.7%, Dark 8.9%
- #32 revere
76% matchMixed64% of 69 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 21.9% ★, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 17.5%, Survival Horror 16.4%, Dark 9.9%
- #33 Gray Dawn
77% matchVery Positive84% of 1,173 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 22.6%, Lovecraftian 17.8%, Horror 15.1%, Gore 11.7%, Violent 10.2%
- #34 Uncanny Valley
79% matchMixed56% of 497 reviews2015
Dev: Tiny Mold
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Uncanny Valley is a survival horror game that includes a mix of exploration, puzzle solving and a bit of action with a lot of optional story content. We're trying to preserve the old survival horror kind of gameplay instead of following the modern trend of creating a third person shooter with horror elements.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.1%, Horror 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 19.3%, Survival Horror 11%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art survival horror game that focuses on player choice and the consequences of exploring a mysterious facility.
- #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 13.1%, Lovecraftian 12.4%, Gore 11%, Classic 10.2% ★, Great Soundtrack 10.2%
- #36 Lunacid
73% matchVery Positive91% of 10,657 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 35.7%, Horror 26.5%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Gore 9%, Violent 8.5%
- #37 Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,691 reviews2024
Dev: Mega Cat Studios
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 17.3 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 43.5%, Pixel Graphics 25.2%, Dark 6.5%, Psychological Horror 6.3%, Alternate History 4.8%
- #38 Forgive Me Father
73% matchVery Positive84% of 5,585 reviews2022
Dev: Byte BarrelPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Forgive Me Father is a dark retro horror FPS set in a comic book style world inspired by the novels of H.P. Lovecraft. As the only one left with full senses, you begin a journey in search of answers and relief. How long can you last?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.4%, Retro 21.3%, Gore 16.6%, Violent 12.8%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #39 Helltown
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 108 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 16.5%, Horror 14.5%, Lovecraftian 14.2%, Retro 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #40 The Flayed Man
71% matchVery Positive92% of 363 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 19.6%, Horror 12.2%, Dark 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Gore 11.1%
- #41 Look Outside
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,497 reviews2025
Dev: Francis CoulombePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.9 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 21.2%, Lovecraftian 19.9%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Gore 8.2%
- #42 Fear the Spotlight
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,141 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Game PalsPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 20.3%, Horror 17.3%, Survival Horror 14%, Retro 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
- #43 Loathful
72% 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 28%, Horror 20.5%, Retro 18.2%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Gore 8.4%
- #44 Just Ignore Them
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,464 reviews2017
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 17.3%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Gore 12.8%, Dark 8.6%
- #45 Saint Kotar: The Yellow Mask
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 340 reviews2020
Dev: The-Mark Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Follow the fear of Benedek Dohnany and Nikolay Kalyakin and play the onset of a dark and chilling narrative adventure. Make decisions and affect the events that precede a macabre series of murders, allegedly related to devil worship and witchcraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 17.9%, Horror 17.3%, Faith 16.6% ★, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Dark 11.5%
- #46 CARRION
70% matchVery Positive95% of 30,368 reviews2020
Dev: Phobia Game StudioPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.
Why similar: Blood 19.9% ★, Gore 18%, Horror 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Violent 10.4%
- #47 The Padre
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 57 reviews2019
Dev: Shotgun with GlittersPub: Feardemic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
The Padre is a retro stylised 3D horror adventure game tapping deep into the roots of classic horror games.
Why similar: Horror 40.1%, Indie 24.4%, Adventure 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%
- #48 HROT
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,277 reviews2023
Dev: Spytihněv
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.5 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 25.2%, Blood 17.5% ★, Horror 12%, Gore 11.5%, Violent 9.8%
- #49 ULTRAKILL
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 219,292 reviews2020
Dev: Arsi "Hakita" PatalaPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 31.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Blood 64.1% ★, Great Soundtrack 20%, Retro 15.9%
- #50 Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus
68% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: IndiesruptionPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows
Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus drags you into a sordid world of mirrors and shadows where the demon lurks. Dare to take on this macabre pixel-art graphic adventure of horror and madness. Solve puzzles and explore two parallel timelines.
Why similar: Horror 27.1%, Pixel Graphics 23%, Gore 11.7%, Story Rich 11%, Dark 8.6%
- #51 Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,176 reviews2022
Dev: Miro Haverinen
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 24.3%, Horror 24.1%, Survival Horror 19.2%, Lovecraftian 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #52 Fran Bow
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,826 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.2%, Horror 17.7%, Dark 10.2%, Story Rich 10.1%, Gore 8.9%
- #53 Fortuito: Lost History
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 78 reviews2021
Dev: FabioPDJ
Windows
Fortuito: Lost History is an indie adventure first-person horror, face the unknown with classic fps mechanics, solve puzzles and immerse in this bad trip!
Why similar: Retro 22.7%, Horror 20.3%, Dark 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17%, Puzzle 10%
- #54 Immanence
72% matchMixed64% of 102 reviews2020
Dev: Cat In A Jar Games
Windows
Immanence is a 2D psychological Lovecraftian blend of religion and technology with surreal puzzles and dark atmosphere.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.3%, Violent 34.4%, Indie 14.9%, Adventure 11.4%
- #55 Blasphemous
68% matchVery Positive90% of 62,190 reviews2019
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
Why similar: Blood 21.7% ★, Pixel Graphics 20.9%, Gore 19.4%, Violent 13.8%, Horror 10.2%
- #56 Among Ashes
66% matchVery Positive95% of 410 reviews2024
Dev: Rat Cliff Games
Windows
Among Ashes is a terrifying first-person survival horror game. Your friend has sent you a link to a game that someone posted online, but as you play you quickly realise that something is terribly wrong. Whatever you do… K̴͉͚̗̅̃̄E̷͓̤̺̊͠E̴̤̰̿̽P̴̠̳̀́ ̴̨̮̭̕̚P̷̠͇̳͐̓̀L̶̹̔Ả̷̧Y̵̘̺͆̓Ï̸̻̏͂N̷͙̯͊G̵͖̹̠̽̿
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Horror 17.8%, Survival Horror 11.9%, Dark 11.7%, Retro 6.9%
- #57 Cruelty Squad
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,134 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 74.2%, Retro 25.8%
- #58 Night At the Gates of Hell
67% matchVery Positive90% of 856 reviews2022
Dev: Black Eyed PriestPub: Torture Star Video
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
From the sick mind behind Bloodwash, Jordan King, comes his latest experiment in terror. Inspired by the Italian zombie flicks from Lucio Fulci and Bruno Mattei, Night of the Gates of Hell promises to be a blood dripping, neon soaked, flesh rotting experience.
Why similar: Blood 20.3% ★, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 13%, Gore 11.9%, Survival Horror 10.3%
- #59 Pony Island
67% matchVery Positive95% of 17,910 reviews2016
Dev: Daniel Mullins Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 15.5 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 28%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Horror 14.7%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%, Dark 9.8%
- #60 Pizza Tower
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 70,783 reviews2023
Dev: Tour De Pizza
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 18.3 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 48.5%, Pixel Graphics 24.1%, Retro 15%, Indie 10.2%, Adventure 2.2%