- #1 Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
97% 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: Dark Fantasy 27.6%, Lovecraftian 13.1%, Horror 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, RPG 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel that expands on the brutal survival mechanics and dark, surreal world-building of the original.
- #2 Darkest Dungeon®
96% matchVery Positive92% of 162,804 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 45.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 27.2%, Lovecraftian 16.2%, Turn-Based Combat 14.7%, Dungeon Crawler 10.6%, Difficult 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features punishing turn-based combat and a stress system that forces players to manage the mental health of their party.
- #3 BLACK SOULS II
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,659 reviews2025
Dev: Eeny, meeny, miny, moe?Pub: OTAKU Plan
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Despair. Fear, Madness, once again. An original work based on "Alice in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass." Dark Fairy Tale Fantasy x Psychological Horror RPG focusing on the themes of "Exploration of a Mad World" and "Life or Death Combat against Demonbeasts".
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 24.8%, Sexual Content 21.5%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Lovecraftian 12.5%, Turn-Based Combat 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the surreal, punishing, and morally ambiguous RPG experience of its predecessor.
- #4 LISA: The Painful
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 15,200 reviews2014
Dev: Dingaling ProductionsPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The miserable journey of a broken man...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Horror 19.3%, RPG 15.7%, Dark 14.6%, JRPG 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply disturbing RPG that mirrors the seed game's focus on permanent consequences, dark humor, and psychological trauma.
- #5 BLACK SOULS
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,889 reviews2025
Dev: Eeny, meeny, miny, moe?Pub: OTAKU Plan
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Long, long ago, there existed a kingdom shrouded in dense mist: the Lost Empire. This mist twisted humans into terrifying beasts, plunging the world into despair. War raged endlessly. Heroes rose, seeking fame and glory. It is in this place you awaken—a nameless undead.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 24%, Sexual Content 22.8%, Lovecraftian 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Turn-Based Combat 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the dark, twisted fairy-tale RPG aesthetic and mature, transgressive themes found in the seed game.
- #6 Pathologic 2
94% matchVery Positive92% of 12,223 reviews2019
Dev: Ice-Pick LodgePub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.
Why similar: Difficult 27.5%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, RPG 16.8%, Dark 13%, Atmospheric 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: An intensely oppressive survival experience where every resource is scarce and the world is actively hostile.
- #7 Darkwood
93% 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: Dark Fantasy 34.2%, Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Dark 11%, RPG 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival horror game that excels at building dread through limited visibility and resource management.
- #8 WORLD OF HORROR
92% 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: Lovecraftian 22.7%, Horror 18.2%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Difficult 12.3%, Turn-Based Combat 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian roguelite horror game with a distinct, unsettling visual style and high stakes.
- #9 SIGNALIS
91% 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: Lovecraftian 28.5%, Psychological Horror 25.7%, Violent 18.4%, Dark 11.9%, Survival Horror 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Atmospheric survival horror that utilizes resource scarcity and deep psychological themes to create a sense of helplessness.
- #10 FAITH: The Unholy Trinity
91% matchVery Positive95% of 9,000 reviews2022
Dev: Airdorf GamesPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
What you are about to do has not been approved by the Vatican. As a young priest, struggle against demons, cultists, and your own weakening faith in this pixel horror game inspired by the era of classic 8-bit gaming and the "Satanic Panic" of the 1980s.
Why similar: Horror 20.1%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Gore 16.4%, Violent 12.8%, Lovecraftian 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled horror experience that uses minimalist visuals to craft intense, unsettling dread.
- #11 Lunacid
89% 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: Dark Fantasy 46.2%, Dungeon Crawler 21%, RPG 10.3%, Horror 8.5%, Gore 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person dungeon crawler with a melancholic, dark-fantasy atmosphere that rewards careful exploration.
- #12 Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
90% matchMixed66% of 2,528 reviews2019
Dev: Cultic GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Delve into a role-playing game of horror, loss and madness set in the strange worlds of HP Lovecraft. Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones offers a mix of rich role-playing and turn-based tactical combat, represented in an illustrative visual style. Can you find salvation in a dead world?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.4%, RPG 17.8%, Horror 14.6%, Turn-Based Combat 13.6%, Violent 12%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, turn-based RPG set in a hopeless, Lovecraftian world where sanity is a precious resource.
- #13 Yume Nikki
89% matchVery Positive94% of 10,656 reviews2018
Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 70.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.1%, Horror 27.3%, Dark 17.2%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Indie 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal exploration game that pioneered the niche of unsettling, psychological indie horror.
- #14 Psychopomp GOLD
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,426 reviews2024
Dev: Fading Club
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Psychopomp is BACK. The catacombs stretch down farther than ever before. Your entire life has been a lie. Delve into the depths, and discover the horrors that lie below. More realms, more modes, more secrets. An ancient voice calls to you from the center of the earth. Will you answer it?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.6%, Dungeon Crawler 24.9%, Horror 16.6%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Survival Horror 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric dungeon crawler that focuses on dark exploration and cryptic world-building.
- #15 Scorn
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 19,900 reviews2022
Dev: Ebb SoftwarePub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.
Why similar: Gore 20.5%, Sexual Content 16.1%, Horror 13%, Lovecraftian 11.8%, Nudity 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A visceral, atmospheric horror experience focused on biological dread and environmental storytelling.
- #16 Look Outside
85% 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: Lovecraftian 23.1%, RPG 16%, Horror 15.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12.8%, Gore 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: An unsettling, pixel-art horror RPG that captures a similar sense of isolation and creeping dread.
- #17 The Count Lucanor
86% 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: Dark Fantasy 30.4%, Gore 21.9%, Horror 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, RPG 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, pixel-art horror game where choices have severe, often fatal consequences.
- #18 Hellslave
86% matchVery Positive85% of 3,423 reviews2022
Dev: Ars GoetiaPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Hellslave is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler where you make a pact with the Devil to fight back a demon invasion. Customize your character with powerful demonic abilities, explore a cursed world, and battle nightmarish enemies to save humanity if you can resist the darkness.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 29.9%, Gore 14.4%, Turn-Based Combat 12.6%, Dungeon Crawler 12.4%, RPG 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark-fantasy dungeon crawler with turn-based combat and a grim, demonic aesthetic.
- #19 Iratus: Lord of the Dead
84% matchVery Positive86% of 8,273 reviews2020
Dev: UnfrozenPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 27.4%, Turn-Based Combat 15.2%, RPG 14.5%, Lovecraftian 9.5%, Roguelike 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dark-fantasy dungeon crawler where you command the forces of evil in a punishing, turn-based environment.
- #20 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
84% matchVery Positive95% of 35,783 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
Why similar: Horror 29.7%, Gore 17.7%, Lovecraftian 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Nudity 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational horror experience that focuses on helplessness and psychological terror rather than combat.
- #21 Kenshi
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 117,010 reviews2018
Dev: Lo-Fi Games
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 71.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.
Why similar: RPG 100%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal, unforgiving sandbox survival game where the world is indifferent to your suffering and survival is never guaranteed.
- #22 Dungeons of Blood and Dream
81% matchVery Positive94% of 1,235 reviews2024
Dev: Lori Vornoy
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Play as a mighty Blood Wizard on a quest to escape a death-loop of psychedelic dungeons. Slay disgusting creatures using a large array of bladed weapons and unnerving spells, harness the power of cursed rings, find mysterious treasures, and learn the secrets of the universe you are trapped in.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 33.9%, Dungeon Crawler 16.6%, Horror 15.9%, RPG 11.4%, Dark 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, dark-fantasy dungeon crawler with roguelike elements that emphasizes a grim, otherworldly tone.
- #23 Dread Delusion
81% matchVery Positive90% of 5,292 reviews2024
Dev: Lovely HellplacePub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 71%, RPG 24.7%, Adventure 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world RPG set in a decaying, surreal dark-fantasy world filled with strange entities.
- #24 Immortal Darkness: Curse of The Pale King
83% matchVery Positive86% of 51 reviews2018
Dev: Giant Space Monster
Windows
A dark fantasy RPG dungeon crawler, with challenging real-time tactical combat, a wide variety of spells, and a dark and brooding dungeon full of lethal enemies, sadistic traps, and mind-bending puzzles.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 32.9%, Horror 13.7%, Lovecraftian 13.3%, Dungeon Crawler 13%, RPG 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark-fantasy dungeon crawler with a focus on tactical combat and navigating dangerous, trap-filled environments.
- #25 Barotrauma
79% matchVery Positive94% of 90,078 reviews2023
Dev: FakeFishPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 56.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!
Why similar: Horror 26.2%, Gore 20.5%, Difficult 17%, Violent 17%, Survival Horror 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic, brutal survival horror game set in a hostile underwater environment that requires constant vigilance.
- #26 Lust from Beyond
80% matchVery Positive81% of 4,469 reviews2021
Dev: Movie Games LunariumPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A Victorian mansion. A cult worshipping an otherworldly erotic deity. Among all that - you. Explore a world inspired by the works of Lovecraft, Giger, and Beksiński. See for yourself that there are no limits to dark ecstasy.
Why similar: Sexual Content 37.3%, Nudity 21.3%, Horror 10.8%, Gore 10.5%, Lovecraftian 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, occult-themed horror game that explores disturbing, mature themes and grotesque imagery.
- #27 Horripilant
77% matchVery Positive92% of 3,073 reviews2026
Dev: Alexandre Declos Pub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows · Linux
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
KILL YOUR GOD. BECOME WORTHY. Horripilant is a chilling idle incremental dungeon crawl through the horrors of a forgotten underworld.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 24%, Horror 22.6%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Dungeon Crawler 17.7%, RPG 11%
- #28 This Book Is A Dungeon
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 299 reviews2015
Dev: Nathan MeunierPub: Plug In Digital
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Auto-cannibalism. Demonic Seduction. Occult Rituals. Bloodfeasting Worms. This dark, horrific Twine-based dungeon crawler pairs edgy interactive fiction with grisly pixel art and light RPG elements. Navigate this sprawling narrative-driven labyrinth bristling with otherworldly doom.
Why similar: Horror 33.9%, Dungeon Crawler 29.4%, Lovecraftian 23.6%, Indie 7.4%, Adventure 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A text-heavy, dark-fantasy dungeon crawler that emphasizes atmosphere and player choice.
- #29 Hylics 2
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,585 reviews2020
Dev: Mason Lindroth
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A surreal RPG with a unique graphical style and droll scenario.
Why similar: RPG 34.2%, Turn-Based Combat 31.9%, Dungeon Crawler 12.3%, JRPG 10.4%, Psychological Horror 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, claymation-style RPG with a bizarre, unsettling world that defies traditional fantasy tropes.
- #30 Gloomwood
78% 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: Lovecraftian 48.3%, Dark 22.5%, Survival Horror 17.5%, Atmospheric 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric immersive sim with strong survival-horror elements and a focus on stealth.
- #31 Mundaun
78% matchVery Positive93% of 1,516 reviews2021
Dev: Hidden FieldsPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.1%, Horror 31.8%, Dark 21.2%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Adventure 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A hand-penciled folk horror game with a unique, unsettling atmosphere that feels deeply grounded and eerie.
- #32 Sin Spire
76% matchVery Positive88% of 1,633 reviews2026
Dev: Krasue Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Sin Spire is a first-person erotic horror game with a retro 3D style set in a series of procedural dungeons. You play as a nameless wanderer who must defend himself against a large cast of female monsters. Engage in horrific yet erotic encounters and do your best to escape the Spire.
Why similar: Sexual Content 42%, Horror 18.1%, Dark Fantasy 17%, Dungeon Crawler 11.7%, Nudity 8.6%
- #33 Cyclopean: The Great Abyss
75% matchVery Positive89% of 176 reviews2025
Dev: Schmidt Workshops
Windows
Cyclopean: The Great Abyss is a small scale, mechanics driven CRPG/Roguelike in a retro, monochromatic style, that takes place in the underworld of H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 26%, Lovecraftian 19.1%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%, Dungeon Crawler 10.7%, Difficult 10.2%
- #34 Darkest Dungeon® II
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 27,056 reviews2023
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.0 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Darkest Dungeon II is a roguelike road trip of the damned. Form a party, equip your stagecoach, and set off across the decaying landscape on a last gasp quest to avert the apocalypse. The greatest dangers you face, however, may come from within...
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 37%, Lovecraftian 24.6%, Dungeon Crawler 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%, RPG 6.6%
- #35 OMORI
74% 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 45.5%, Horror 19%, RPG 16.7%, JRPG 7.5%, Indie 4.8%
- #36 NO-SKIN
73% matchVery Positive95% of 1,418 reviews2025
Dev: NoEye-Soft
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Horror Roguelike characterized by an experimental artstyle and storytelling, strategic gameplay and deep mysteries
Why similar: Horror 23%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Turn-Based Combat 20.6%, RPG 15.9%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #37 Lust for Darkness
77% matchMixed68% of 4,865 reviews2018
Dev: Movie Games LunariumPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A psychological horror of seeking satisfaction on the border of two intertwining worlds. An intriguing plot with erotic and occult themes guides the player's character through the Yelvertons' Victorian mansion and a perverse land inspired by Lovecraft's works and paintings of Zdzisław Beksiński.
Why similar: Sexual Content 31.8%, Nudity 19.3%, Lovecraftian 11.9%, Horror 8.5%, Gore 8.3%
- #38 Trench Face
73% matchVery Positive93% of 777 reviews2025
Dev: Pulse Blue
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Trench Face is a horror turn based war RPG featuring exploration-based dungeons, with hanging monsters lurking around each corner. Every enemy varying in strengths and weaknesses. Escape the trench with your life.
Why similar: Horror 23.8%, RPG 21.4%, Turn-Based Combat 17.6%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Survival Horror 8.2%
- #39 Fresh Body
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,298 reviews2021
Dev: LOVIGAME
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Defeat your enemies , take their body parts to replace yours and become another strong boss yourself.
Why similar: Gore 15.4%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, Sexual Content 11.4%, Lovecraftian 10%, Violent 8.8%
- #40 THYSIASTERY
72% matchVery Positive81% of 356 reviews2026
Dev: DIRGA
Windows · Linux
THYSIASTERY is a dungeon crawler RPG featuring traditional roguelike and turn-based gameplay. Command a party of bearers of the Brand, drawn into a vast Labyrinth. Recruit while exploring the Labyrinth in hope of finding a way out, and its secrets will be revealed as you delve deeper.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 29.1%, Difficult 13.3%, Dungeon Crawler 13.2%, RPG 9.3%, Turn-Based Combat 9.3%
- #41 House of Necrosis
71% matchVery Positive95% of 609 reviews2025
Dev: Warkus
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A turn-based horror RPG with retro 32-bit 3D graphics. Survive the horrors of the mansion that changes every time you enter.
Why similar: Horror 19.5%, Turn-Based Combat 17.1%, RPG 14.5%, Dungeon Crawler 13.5%, Dark 9.8%
- #42 Ergastulum: Dungeon Nightmares III
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 84 reviews2020
Dev: K Monkey
Windows · Mac
Ergastulum is a first-person fantasy horror adventure game that blends a mix of Asian and Western folklore to create a terrifying vision that will test a player's faith to the extremes. The game focuses on psychological horror which relies on the character’s fears and abnormal psyche to frighten players.
Why similar: Horror 28.7%, Psychological Horror 25.4%, Dungeon Crawler 25%, Roguelike 12.3%, Survival Horror 8.7%
- #43 Exanima
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 13,988 reviews2015
Dev: Bare Mettle Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Explore, fight, survive and unravel mysteries in this unique and unforgiving 3D isometric RPG set in an original dark, low fantasy world. Exanima's exceptional attention to detail and realistic simulation of all things aim to provide a deeply immersive and dynamic gameplay experience.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 37.7%, Dungeon Crawler 15.3%, Difficult 14.6%, RPG 12.6%, Horror 6.4%
- #44 Deep Dark Dungeon of Anglaus
72% matchVery Positive83% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: PanfilovDevPub: Laush Studio
Windows
"Deep Dark Dungeon of Anglaus" is a first-person horror game set in a medieval fantasy world. Face the oppressive fears that haunt you in the darkness. Face unknown opponents in the dungeon of the demon lord Anglaus.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.7%, Horror 35.1%, Dungeon Crawler 29.2%
- #45 Labyrinth Of The Demon King
69% matchVery Positive92% of 2,256 reviews2025
Dev: J. R. HudepohlPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Venture through the Labyrinth Of The Demon King, solving puzzles and fighting fearsome monsters in an epic quest to track down the demon who betrayed your lord and end its life.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 36.6%, Dungeon Crawler 15.9%, Horror 15.5%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, RPG 8.1%
- #46 Cruelty Squad
70% 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 100%
- #47 No, I'm not a Human
67% 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: Horror 26.7%, Psychological Horror 26.3%, Gore 24.8%, Dark 13.1%, Atmospheric 5.5%
- #48 Mouthwashing
68% 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 31.1%, Gore 25.1%, Horror 22.6%, Dark 11.5%, Atmospheric 5.4%
- #49 Frail Hearts: Versicorae Domlion
71% matchVery Positive83% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: SezhesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Frail Hearts: Versicorae Domlion is an old-school JRPG with a deep and mysterious storyline placed in a fictional dark city of Gris. Explore the story of four troubled souls and kill the abominations that threaten the existence of reality itself.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14%, Horror 12.7%, Gore 11.5%, Dark 10.2%
- #50 The Heart of Darkness
70% matchVery Positive86% of 307 reviews2022
Dev: BigWednesdayPub: Kagura Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Explore the Sanctuary of Darkness, a mysterious dungeon beneath the Kingdom of Haillard. Obtain the soul of the Cursed Saintess waiting in its depths and unravel the truth of this strange world in this sinister turn-based RPG.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 33.2%, Sexual Content 17.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, RPG 11.9%, JRPG 10.2%
- #51 The 7th Circle - Endless Nightmare
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 73 reviews2018
Dev: 68k Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
The 7th Circle - Endless Nightmare is a First Person Dungeon Crawler RPG for hardcore gamers. Inspired by classic games from the 90s, the game try to add new juicy features to modernize a classic genre of role playing games.
Why similar: Gore 25.9%, Violent 23.4%, RPG 23.2%, Dungeon Crawler 15.9%, Horror 10.3%
- #52 Deez
70% matchVery Positive86% of 73 reviews2019
Dev: UPandQ
Windows
This is a unique indie game in which you have to take on the role of a skeleton mage and go through the horrific mazes of a dark dungeon.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 74.1%, Indie 25.9%
- #53 Hope Deferred
67% matchPositive98% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Tell All
Windows
Hope Deferred is a first-person psychological horror RPG. Explore nightmare worlds and search for understanding in this PSX inspired dungeon crawler.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.2%, Horror 20.7%, Dungeon Crawler 19.3%, RPG 16.2%, Dark 14.2%
- #54 Mortal Sin
65% matchVery Positive94% of 5,890 reviews2025
Dev: Nikola Todorovic
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Mortal Sin is a chaotic, blood-soaked roguelike where skill is power, and overconfidence is death. Carve through procedurally generated nightmares with brutal melee and flashy, satisfying combos.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 34.1%, Dungeon Crawler 17.3%, RPG 11.4%, Horror 10.9%, Gore 9.6%
- #55 The Consuming Shadow
69% matchVery Positive95% of 430 reviews2015
Dev: Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Consuming Shadow is a procedural survival horror adventure in which you must explore the land, fight your way through randomly-generated dungeons and try to stay sane in your quest to save the world from the invading Ancients.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41%, Violent 18.1%, Horror 12.3%, Psychological Horror 7.6%, Dark 5.6%
- #56 Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,471 reviews2023
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 47%, Horror 34.6%, RPG 15.1%, Adventure 3.3%
- #57 Welcome to the Game
68% matchVery Positive84% of 2,596 reviews2016
Dev: Reflect Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Welcome to the Game is a creepy horror/puzzle game that takes you into the world of the Deep Web. Explore the Deep Web with the sole purpose of trying to find a Red Room, an online service / website that allows you to see and participate in interactive torture and murder.
Why similar: Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Gore 13.8%, Sexual Content 11.7%, Violent 10.9%
- #58 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,405 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.5 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 71%, Horror 20.5%, Indie 4.5%, 2D 4%
- #59 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 34,372 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 53.5%, Horror 39.9%, Adventure 4.2%, Indie 2.4%
- #60 Path of Achra
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,269 reviews2024
Dev: UlfsirePub: Slouching Beast LLC
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Path of Achra is a dark fantasy roguelike of the ancient earth, with a focus on streamlined controls and rapid hero customization. A "broken build sandbox." Fight through the deadly lands of Achra to reach the horrors of the Obelisk, and discover what lies beyond...
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 35.4%, Turn-Based Combat 20.9%, Dungeon Crawler 15.5%, RPG 14%, Roguelike 12.5%