- #1 Murder House
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,345 reviews2020
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.9 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 23.8%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Retro 16.2%, Gore 13.5%, 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 38,851 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 27.3%, Horror 18.3%, Gore 13%, Retro 12.9%, Dark 9.4%
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 34,748 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.2 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 27.2%, Lovecraftian 19%, Survival Horror 18.5%, Dark 11.8%, Violent 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully blends retro-tech aesthetics with deep, psychological horror and surreal storytelling.
- #4 The Mortuary Assistant
95% matchVery Positive92% of 8,787 reviews2022
Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
Why similar: Horror 66.8%, Dark 14.7%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Indie 4.4%, Adventure 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the intense religious and demonic horror themes found in the seed game.
- #5 Lost in Vivo
94% matchVery Positive91% of 4,007 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 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 20.6%, Horror 17.2%, Lovecraftian 12.5%, Survival Horror 10.8%, Great Soundtrack 10%
Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic, psychological horror game that excels at making the player feel vulnerable in a retro-inspired environment.
- #6 Fear & Hunger
94% matchVery Positive94% of 22,918 reviews2019
Dev: Miro HaverinenPub: Happy Paintings
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.4 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 20.1%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Gore 16.4%, Violent 12.8%, Lovecraftian 12.2%
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 9,862 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 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 25%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Lovecraftian 21.1%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 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 Positive94% of 3,836 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 42.2%, Horror 36.5%, Story Rich 13.2%, Puzzle 8.1%
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 11,291 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 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 30.3%, Psychological Horror 28.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Atmospheric 9.4%, 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
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,366 reviews2024
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 5.5 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 18.1%, Horror 17.4%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Retro 13.2%, Gore 11%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the essence of classic 90s survival horror with a distinct, stylized retro look.
- #11 Bloodwash
90% matchVery Positive92% of 1,398 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 20.1%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Gore 15.2%, Survival Horror 13%, 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 The Horror Of Salazar House
89% matchVery Positive94% of 391 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 14.5%, Horror 13.8%, Gore 10.9%, Retro 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich, pixel-art horror game that excels at building a sense of place and dread.
- #13 Lamentum
89% matchVery Positive88% of 842 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 14.8%, Lovecraftian 14.2%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 13.4%, Survival Horror 12%
Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game with pixel-graphics that emphasizes exploration and resource management in a dark, gothic setting.
- #14 The Last Door - Collector's Edition
88% matchVery Positive95% of 2,473 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 20.4%, Horror 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.9%, Great Soundtrack 14.9%, Story Rich 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art horror game that focuses on Lovecraftian themes and atmospheric storytelling.
- #15 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
87% matchVery Positive87% of 2,488 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 22.3%, Lovecraftian 18.2%, Psychological Horror 17%, Retro 11.3%, Dark 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror title that uses a lo-fi aesthetic to create a haunting, isolated atmosphere.
- #16 Darkwood
86% matchVery Positive95% of 25,035 reviews2017
Dev: Acid Wizard StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.7 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 24.4%, Horror 23.4%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Dark 15.4%, 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 5,533 reviews2017
Dev: Screen BurnPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 26.8%, Horror 26.2%, Retro 13.3%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Great Soundtrack 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental horror game that uses retro-computer interfaces to build a sense of creeping dread.
- #18 DUSK
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,544 reviews2018
Dev: David SzymanskiPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 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 18.8%, Horror 16.7%, Lovecraftian 16.1%, Gore 14.6%, Great Soundtrack 14.3%
Why You'll Like It: A definitive boomer-shooter that captures the dark, cult-like atmosphere and retro-fps gameplay of the 90s.
- #19 Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,585 reviews2022
Dev: Miro Haverinen
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Horror 24.1%, Psychological Horror 24%, Survival Horror 19.5%, Lovecraftian 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 9%
Why You'll Like It: It expands on the dark, unforgiving RPG mechanics of its predecessor with a focus on survival and psychological strain.
- #20 IMSCARED
84% matchVery Positive95% of 3,993 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: Horror 22.6%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Dark 9.2%, Survival Horror 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-horror game that uses pixel-graphics to break the fourth wall and unsettle the player.
- #21 Nightmare of Decay
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,443 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 30.4%, Survival Horror 18.9%, Gore 17.3%, Retro 15.3%, Violent 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired first-person horror game that pays homage to classic survival horror titles.
- #22 Stay Out of the House
82% matchVery Positive94% of 1,893 reviews2022
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.6 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 30.2%, Retro 23%, Survival Horror 22.7%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Indie 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a gritty, VHS-style survival horror experience with a focus on stealth and tension.
- #23 Cruelty Squad
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 25,057 reviews2021
Dev: Consumer Softproducts
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world
Why similar: Psychological Horror 73.5%, Retro 26.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its intentionally jarring, surreal aesthetic and psychological-horror themes create a unique, unsettling experience.
- #24 Decarnation
81% matchVery Positive87% of 1,131 reviews2023
Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 16.5%, Lovecraftian 15.7%, Horror 15%, Dark 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, emotional horror game that uses puzzle-solving to explore deep psychological trauma.
- #25 ULTRAKILL
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 245,162 reviews2020
Dev: Arsi "Hakita" PatalaPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 33.5 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: Gore 45.6%, Great Soundtrack 30.1%, Retro 21%, 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.
- #26 Look Outside
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 14,918 reviews2025
Dev: Francis CoulombePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.4 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 19.6%, Lovecraftian 19.5%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Gore 8.6%
- #27 Ritus Exorcismus
78% matchVery Positive99% of 143 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 27.5% ★, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 15.3%, Gore 11.1%, Dark 10.2%
- #28 Paratopic
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,200 reviews2018
Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.2 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 16.7%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Atmospheric 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, retro-styled horror game that prioritizes mood and fragmented storytelling.
- #29 The Cat Lady
80% matchVery Positive94% of 6,305 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 29.4%, Psychological Horror 26.5%, Dark 12.8%, Story Rich 12.7%, Atmospheric 6.1%
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 18,152 reviews2016
Dev: Daniel Mullins Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 16.2 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 27.6%, Horror 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%, 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 8,749 reviews2022
Dev: Jasozz GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.9 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%, Retro 17.9%, Gore 16%, Dark 10.7%, Violent 10.5%
- #32 Lunacid
75% matchVery Positive91% of 11,609 reviews2023
Dev: KIRA LLC
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 34.2%, Horror 25.1%, Atmospheric 13%, Gore 9.3%, Violent 7.7%
- #33 Saint of Chains
74% matchVery Positive86% of 92 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 21.7%, Horror 15.8%, Retro 14.6%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Dark 11.2%
- #34 Mad Father
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,818 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.3 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 23.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Survival Horror 8.7%, Violent 7.9%
- #35 The Flayed Man
73% matchVery Positive91% of 389 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 18.6%, Gore 11.8%, Dark 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Horror 10.6%
- #36 The Count Lucanor
75% matchVery Positive93% of 3,004 reviews2016
Dev: Baroque DecayPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Pixel adventure inspired by classics like Zelda and Silent Hill.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 18.3%, Gore 17%, Survival Horror 13%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%
- #37 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 12.2%, Gore 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%, Classic 10% ★
- #38 House
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,237 reviews2020
Dev: Bark Bark Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.2 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 30.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.9%, Gore 17.7%, Violent 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #39 Just Ignore Them
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,636 reviews2017
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Gore 13%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Dark 8.1%
- #40 Gloomwood
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,461 reviews2022
Dev: Dillon RogersPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.2 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 28.6%, Lovecraftian 23.2%, Retro 20.6%, Dark 16.1%, Atmospheric 11.4%
- #41 Endacopia
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 7,578 reviews2026
Dev: Andyland
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Endacopia is a Point-and-Click Puzzle Adventure that is visually reminiscent of early computer edutainment games... with underlying horrors.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.6%, Horror 20.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Dark 12.6%, Retro 12.4%
- #42 Pizza Tower
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 72,792 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 50.4%, Pixel Graphics 23.3%, Retro 14.5%, Indie 9.6%, Adventure 2.2%
- #43 revere
73% matchMixed64% of 72 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 22.4% ★, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 17.5%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Dark 9.8%
- #44 Tormenture
71% matchVery Positive88% of 217 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 21.8%, Retro 19.7%, Dark 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Story Rich 8%
- #45 AMID EVIL
71% matchVery Positive93% of 7,742 reviews2019
Dev: IndefatigablePub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 50.5%, Atmospheric 23.8%, Old School 14.8%, Adventure 10.9%
- #46 No, I'm not a Human
68% matchVery Positive93% of 31,055 reviews2025
Dev: TrioskazPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.1%, Horror 22.6%, Gore 13.4%, Dark 11.2%, Retro 9.8%
- #47 HROT
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,533 reviews2023
Dev: Spytihněv
Windows
Median: 3.8 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 27.3%, Gore 14.2%, Horror 13.6%, Violent 10.8%, Dark 10%
- #48 ASYLUM
70% matchVery Positive84% of 506 reviews2025
Dev: Senscape
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 20.6%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Gore 14.4%, Lovecraftian 10.9%, Dark 8.7%
- #49 Gray Dawn
73% matchVery Positive84% of 1,184 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 21.9%, Lovecraftian 18.1%, Horror 14.9%, Gore 12.9%, Violent 10.1%
- #50 Idols of Ash
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,529 reviews2026
Dev: Leafy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Grapple, clamber and fall thousands of meters down into a dark and ancient place in this first-person horror climbing game. You are being hunted.
Why similar: Horror 46.5%, Dark 23.1%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Indie 5.8%, Retro 4.9%
- #51 OMORI
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 88,824 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 25.8 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 33.6%, Great Soundtrack 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Horror 13%, Story Rich 11.9%
- #52 Detention
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,832 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 24.4%, Psychological Horror 19%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%, Dark 7.4%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #53 Helltown
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 114 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 16.2%, Lovecraftian 14.6%, Horror 14.5%, Retro 11.2%, Survival Horror 8.6%
- #54 I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
71% matchVery Positive89% of 4,056 reviews2013
Dev: The Dreamers GuildPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.6 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 21.7%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Classic 17% ★, Retro 14.4%, Dark 8.2%
- #55 Arctic Eggs
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,199 reviews2024
Dev: The Water MuseumPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 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 49.2%, Atmospheric 26.9%, Story Rich 23.9%
- #56 OFF
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,456 reviews2025
Dev: Mortis GhostPub: Fangamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
“I’m the Batter. I’ve been entrusted with a sacred mission.” -- One of the most influential RPGs of the last 20 years is finally coming to Steam. Take control of the Batter as he seeks to purify an uncanny and hopeless world haunted by specters, guided by a cryptic, grinning cat called The Judge.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.3%, Pixel Graphics 19.5%, Great Soundtrack 17.9%, Story Rich 12.9%, Horror 6.1%
- #57 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,014 reviews2017
Dev: Albino Moose Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 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 16.7%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Survival Horror 9.5%, Gore 6.6%
- #58 ENA: Dream BBQ
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 37,394 reviews2025
Dev: ENA TeamPub: Joel G
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Why similar: Retro 47.1%, Story Rich 21.7%, Atmospheric 18.9%, Adventure 12.2%
- #59 Chop Goblins
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,234 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 38.6%, Pixel Graphics 29.1%, Retro 22.8%, Old School 9.4%
- #60 Forgive Me Father
67% matchVery Positive84% of 6,121 reviews2022
Dev: Byte BarrelPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 20.7%, Gore 18%, Violent 12.6%, Atmospheric 5.8%