- #1 Crow Country
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,441 reviews2024
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.5%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10%, Old School 9.6%, Horror 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the 90s survival horror aesthetic with a strong emphasis on exploration and intricate puzzle-solving.
- #2 SIGNALIS
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,665 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Survival Horror 33.1%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Atmospheric 10%, Puzzle 8%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality survival horror experience that balances resource management, deep puzzles, and a haunting, atmospheric narrative.
- #3 GYLT
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,230 reviews2023
Dev: Haven MediaPub: Parallel Circles
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Shape your fears… Fear the shapes. Embark on a journey where you face your worst fears and are confronted with the emotional impact of your actions in this narrative adventure game with puzzles, stealth and action.
Why similar: Stealth 18%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Horror 11.4%, Survival Horror 10.1%, Puzzle 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven horror game that prioritizes stealth and puzzle-solving over direct combat, much like the seed game.
- #4 Hollowbody
95% matchVery Positive86% of 1,582 reviews2024
Dev: Headware Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A tech-noir survival horror short story, set in the urban decay of a long abandoned British city. Solve environmental puzzles, manage limited resources and fight for a way to escape beyond the wall.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.9%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Third Person 11.6%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on PS2-era survival horror that focuses on atmospheric exploration and environmental storytelling.
- #5 Alisa
94% matchVery Positive89% of 1,520 reviews2021
Dev: Casper Croes
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Alisa is a Horror-themed Action Adventure game and a genuine throwback to the golden age of 90s 3D games.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.4%, Old School 13.8%, Retro 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Horror 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A love letter to classic 90s survival horror that utilizes fixed camera angles and tank controls to create a nostalgic, tense experience.
- #6 Little Nightmares II
94% matchVery Positive93% of 57,181 reviews2021
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.
Why similar: Horror 22.7%, Stealth 16.3%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Puzzle 12.5%, Atmospheric 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the same stealth-based puzzle-horror gameplay found in Fear the Spotlight, set in a similarly oppressive world.
- #7 Tormented Souls
93% matchVery Positive90% of 7,918 reviews2021
Dev: Dual EffectPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Classic survival horror is back! Inspired by the original Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark series, Tormented Souls modernises with a fresh twist on the fixed perspective adventure - as Caroline Walker investigates the mysterious disappearance of twin girls in a terrifying mansion-turned-hospital.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Horror 9.8%, Third Person 8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style survival horror game that features challenging puzzles and a dark, mysterious setting.
- #8 Sorry We're Closed
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,903 reviews2024
Dev: à la mode gamesPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Sorry We're Closed is an eccentric story-driven survival horror game about demons, angels and what happens when both sides collide. A mix of classic fixed-camera exploration and arcade-style shooting where Michelle must use her Third Eye to see between worlds, uncover secrets and solve puzzles.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.1%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Psychological Horror 12%, Retro 9.4%, Horror 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines a unique retro visual style with a strong focus on psychological horror and narrative depth.
- #9 Murder House
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,305 reviews2020
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror!
Why similar: Survival Horror 25%, Horror 16.9%, Old School 15.8%, Retro 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title is essential for fans of retro-horror, offering a terrifying slasher experience with a distinct lo-fi visual style.
- #10 Stay Out of the House
90% matchVery Positive95% of 1,805 reviews2022
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.5%, Stealth 22.7%, Horror 12.5%, Retro 11.8%, Old School 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features excellent stealth-horror mechanics where hiding and avoiding pursuers are just as important as solving puzzles.
- #11 Heartworm
89% matchVery Positive86% of 474 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent AdinolfiPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Pass through the threshold and enter a world born of memories. Defend yourself with a camera while solving death’s mysteries in a reverent evolution of 90’s survival horror, integrating both fixed cameras and over the shoulder perspectives.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17%, Surreal 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Horror 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A modern survival horror game that pays homage to the 90s era with a heavy focus on exploration and atmosphere.
- #12 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,331 reviews2018
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.3%, Stealth 15.9%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 13.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tense survival horror game that centers on stealth and hiding from enemies in a sprawling, mysterious location.
- #13 The Night of the Scissors
89% matchVery Positive94% of 462 reviews2022
Dev: Tomás EsconjaureguyPub: selewi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Scrap hunting season has gone wrong, VHS slasher survival horror.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.7%, Stealth 16%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 10.6%, Exploration 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A short, punchy horror experience that perfectly captures the 90s slasher movie vibe with effective stealth mechanics.
- #14 Clock Tower: Rewind
88% matchVery Positive88% of 488 reviews2024
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
The 16-bit nightmare returns. Survive, hide, and avoid the deadly Scissorman in this legendary horror classic.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.3%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Old School 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Retro 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive classic that pioneered the stealth-horror genre, focusing on running and hiding from an unstoppable stalker.
- #15 Detention
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,710 reviews2017
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
Why similar: Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Story Rich 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the school-based setting and heavy atmospheric storytelling, focusing on psychological horror and cultural mystery.
- #16 Evil Tonight
86% matchVery Positive87% of 534 reviews2021
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Silvia never runs from evil—she makes it her business. Eccentric yet warm-hearted, this seasoned modern exorcist has mastered the art of confronting the supernatural, turning haunted places into tangible nightmares. But on this fateful night, nothing goes as planned.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.8%, Female Protagonist 15%, Horror 11.3%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art survival horror game that emphasizes exploration and puzzle-solving within a confined, eerie location.
- #17 Lost in Vivo
86% matchVery Positive92% of 3,903 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.2%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 14.8%, Surreal 14.3%, Retro 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: An intense psychological horror game that uses a retro-inspired aesthetic to create a claustrophobic and deeply unsettling atmosphere.
- #18 Amnesia: Rebirth
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,236 reviews2020
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Why similar: Stealth 20.2%, Survival Horror 12.2%, Horror 9.8%, Action-Adventure 8.4%, Story Rich 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a strong narrative focus combined with stealth-based survival mechanics that keep the player feeling vulnerable.
- #19 Tormented Souls 2
83% matchVery Positive87% of 1,996 reviews2025
Dev: Dual EffectPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Caroline Walker returns in the sequel to the award-winning survival horror classic. Explore the decaying remains of the secluded Villa Hess, use improvised weapons to confront terrifying creatures, and bend the fabric of reality to save your sister from a twisted cult.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.1%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Third Person 8.8%, Horror 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the classic survival horror tradition with improved visuals, intricate puzzles, and a focus on exploration.
- #20 The Medium
84% matchVery Positive89% of 9,958 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 18.5%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 17.5%, Adventure 11.5%, Third Person 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric psychological horror game that utilizes a unique dual-reality mechanic to solve complex puzzles.
- #21 DreadOut 2
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,035 reviews2020
Dev: Digital Happiness
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A third-person horror adventure that draws inspiration from Indonesian urban legend. Play as Linda, a high school student with the ability to sense and see ghosts. This spine-chilling sequel expands on the cult hit original, making DreadOut 2 another terrifying addition to the horror genre.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.3%, Surreal 13.9%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Horror 11.3%, Third Person 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features a school setting and a female protagonist dealing with supernatural threats through exploration and puzzle-solving.
- #22 Cry of Fear
82% matchVery Positive89% of 84,143 reviews2013
Dev: Team Psykskallar
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.
Why similar: Horror 33.7%, Survival Horror 31%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Adventure 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic psychological horror game that features a school-adjacent setting and intense, claustrophobic atmosphere.
- #23 Little Nightmares
81% matchVery Positive95% of 115,868 reviews2017
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
Why similar: Horror 19.1%, Stealth 16.8%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Survival Horror 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: The original title that perfected the stealth-puzzle-horror formula, focusing on escaping a dark, surreal environment.
- #24 Eldervale
82% matchVery Positive88% of 137 reviews2019
Dev: Solkitte
Windows
Eldervale is a Third-Person Survival Horror Adventure game, made in the style of early 2000's classics. Explore a large, interconnected level, solve puzzles, uncover the story and survive the horrors by strategic use of your resources and fight or flight decisions.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.8%, Stealth 14.7%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Horror 9.4%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric survival horror game that blends puzzle-solving with exploration in a classic third-person perspective.
- #25 The Chant
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,212 reviews2022
Dev: Brass TokenPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A single-player, third person horror action-adventure game set on a remote spiritual island retreat. To survive you must craft, fight, and escape the psychedelic horrors set loose when a spiritual ritual goes wrong and awakens a dimension of cosmic terror.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.1%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Third Person 10.2%, Horror 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural survival horror game that balances action-adventure elements with psychological tension.
- #26 Visage
80% matchVery Positive84% of 10,723 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
Why similar: Horror 27.4%, Psychological Horror 25.6%, Survival Horror 23.6%, Surreal 7.2%, Atmospheric 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric psychological horror game that relies on complex puzzle mechanics and environmental storytelling.
- #27 Martha Is Dead
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,780 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Female Protagonist 19%, Horror 15.8%, Story Rich 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-rich psychological horror game that prioritizes narrative depth and unsettling atmosphere.
- #28 Nightmare of Decay
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,291 reviews2022
Dev: Checkmaty
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.
Why similar: Survival Horror 39.8%, Horror 23.3%, Retro 14.4%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Action 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired survival horror game that emphasizes exploration and combat in a first-person perspective.
- #29 Carnival Massacre
77% matchVery Positive92% of 178 reviews2025
Dev: Norbert BaranyiPub: BEDTIMESTORIES
Windows
Drawing heavily from classic survival horror tropes, Carnival Massacre takes players on a haunting quest in a cursed theme park. Explore your surroundings, manage your messy inventory, solve puzzles and kill the four ringleaders of the park!
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.9%, Horror 10.5%, Retro 10%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Old School 9.1%
- #30 The Cat Lady
79% matchVery Positive94% of 6,142 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Horror 16.1%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Surreal 12.5%, Story Rich 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-rich psychological horror game that uses a unique art style to tell a haunting and mature narrative.
- #31 Observer: System Redux
78% matchVery Positive85% of 2,923 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Stealth 27.9%, Surreal 17%, Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Story Rich 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A highly atmospheric psychological horror game that focuses on investigation, mystery, and a dense, cyberpunk-horror setting.
- #32 Late Homework | 遅れた宿題
77% matchVery Positive95% of 420 reviews2024
Dev: sodaraptorPub: Raptorsoft Games
Windows
Highschool student Haneko has forgotten her class assignments and must retrieve them by traversing a world of haunted horrors. Explore the dilapidated halls, find your missing homework, and avoid whatever's lurking around the corner in this bite-sized, retro survival horror experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 11.4%, Third Person 11.4%, Retro 10.9%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
- #33 Out of Sight
75% matchVery Positive95% of 905 reviews2025
Dev: The Gang
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You’re Sophie, a young blind girl who sees through her teddy bear’s eyes. Escape your captors and uncover the evil history of the dark mansion you desperately seek to escape in this unique, atmospheric horror puzzle/adventure game.
Why similar: Stealth 18.6%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Horror 9.6%, Puzzle 8.5%, Third Person 8.1%
- #34 The Fear Business
76% matchVery Positive93% of 113 reviews2024
Dev: Tomás EsconjaureguyPub: selewi
Windows · Mac · Linux
A survival horror mixed with found footage elements. Unveil the secrets of a dark satanic cult and solve the Solomon Manor puzzles while hiding from the deadly Goat Face.
Why similar: Survival Horror 33%, Horror 16.8%, Retro 15%, Third Person 9.2%, Atmospheric 9.1%
- #35 Narin: The Orange Room
74% matchVery Positive84% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: RedSensationGamesPub: Urnique Studio
Windows
Narin: The Orange Room is a third-person adventure horror game. Play as Narin, a young girl whose sister mysteriously disappeared. Help her find her sister in the twilight dimension, solve the mystery, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Stealth 16%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Third Person 8.3%
- #36 Them and Us
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,601 reviews2021
Dev: TendoGames Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Them and Us is a classic, survival horror game with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Discover the truth of Alicia’s past as she descends further into her strange, unending nightmare.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.3%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Old School 15%, Horror 12.9%, Third Person 12.5%
- #37 Ayasa: Shadows of Silence
74% matchMixed68% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Aya Games
Windows
A dark tale of survival and conscience, blending platforming, puzzles, and haunting beauty. Journey through surreal lands where every choice shapes the fate of a world on the edge of ruin will you restore the light or embrace the darkness?
Why similar: Stealth 17.7%, Survival Horror 14.8%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Horror 9.6%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
- #38 DreadOut Remastered Collection
75% matchMixed55% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Digital Happiness
Windows
Face supernatural horrors in these 2 games in 1 remastered collection of third-person survival horror. Play as Linda, a high school student armed with a smartphone and camera, as she survives terrifying encounters and uncovers dark secrets across two chilling adventures. Will you survive the dread?
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.6%, Female Protagonist 13%, Horror 12.4%, Third Person 11.9%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #39 Seek
73% matchVery Positive83% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: cloud_li
Windows
In this game, you play as Alice, an girl trapped in a twisted, ever-changing world. Survive a frozen orphanage filled with lurking horrors, eerie classical music, and unsolved mysteries. Scavenge, evade monsters, and uncover the truth. But can you face the brutal reality—or remain trapped forever?
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.1%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Horror 9.4%, Retro 6.7%
- #40 Selene's Unbearable Night
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 152 reviews2024
Dev: Farelas
Windows
A third person survival horror game. Search for key objects, solve puzzles and face dangers in order to escape. Inspired by the old survival horror, with two playable characters and modern mechanics delve into the narrative story of Selene's Unbearable night.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.9%, Horror 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Third Person 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
- #41 Fragile Reflection
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Spectra team
Windows · Mac · Linux
A young woman returns back to her home in a rural Japanese village - but something is very wrong. Find items, solve puzzles, fight monsters and traverse between dimensions. Help Kario Ito reveal hidden mysteries and stay alive in this retro-styled survival horror!
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.7%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Old School 9.9%, Third Person 9.4%
- #42 Bushside Rangers
72% matchVery Positive85% of 244 reviews2025
Dev: Daniella GarnerPub: Team Bushside
Windows
Bushside Rangers® is a first-person survival horror game that forces you to use your wits as you navigate through the dark, dreary depths of an abandoned nature park.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.4%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Horror 8.7%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Linear 7.9%
- #43 SILENT HILL f
70% matchVery Positive81% of 27,037 reviews2025
Dev: NeoBards Entertainment Ltd.Pub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hinako's hometown is engulfed in fog, driving her to fight grotesque monsters and solve eerie puzzles. Uncover the disturbing beauty hidden in terror.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.9%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Horror 12.3%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #44 BrokenLore: LOW
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 485 reviews2025
Dev: Serafini Productions
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
BrokenLore: LOW is a psychological horror game set in a mist-covered, beautiful Japanese village, blending hyper-realistic graphics with low-poly elements. The main enemy is the Gashadokuro, a yokai from Japanese folklore.
Why similar: Stealth 15.3%, Surreal 15.3%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 11.4%
- #45 ZERO PROTOCOL
71% matchVery Positive84% of 597 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.1%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Old School 10.1%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #46 Kriophobia
70% matchVery Positive89% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Fira SoftPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Trapped in the depths of a frozen Soviet bunker, geophysicist Anna must survive deadly cold, horrifying abominations, and the trauma of a buried past. A third-person survival horror blending psychological storytelling with hand-drawn static cameras.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 12%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Old School 9.7%, Third Person 9.3%
- #47 Fear the Moon
70% matchVery Positive95% of 132 reviews2024
Dev: Jonny's Games
Windows
A story driven cryptid horror game featuring survival horror elements where you come face to face with a Midwest cryptid dubbed "the Wolfman". Play as Jane and fight to survive the full moon while uncovering dark secrets in the Wolfman's territory.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.7%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 15.1%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #48 THE MUTE HOUSE
69% matchVery Positive82% of 287 reviews2025
Dev: December Blues Games
Windows
Inspired by old and classic survival horror games, THE MUTE HOUSE combines exploration, management, puzzles and a touch of action. As Emily investigates about her sister's vanishing, she finds herself trapped in a mysterious mansion.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.1%, Old School 16.2%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Horror 13.2%, Exploration 7.4%
- #49 Witching Hour
72% matchMixed68% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Vincent Lade
Windows
Witching Hour is a horror story that takes you out of your family home and across the quiet town of Hollow Hills. Your fate depends on making difficult choices, your relationship with your family, and confrontations with the matriarch of the town’s affliction with witchcraft, Lucilia.
Why similar: Survival Horror 14.3%, Surreal 14%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Horror 9.8%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
- #50 Subversive Memories
68% matchVery Positive97% of 104 reviews2026
Dev: Southward Studio
Windows
Subversive Memories is a story driven survival horror set in Brazil during the last military dictatorship. Explore the backrooms of an oppressive regime, escape ominous presences and scavenge every corner of this land in search of your ██████.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.9%, Old School 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Retro 8.7%
- #51 Midnight Special
68% matchVery Positive80% of 156 reviews2026
Dev: Scared Stupid IncPub: Yahaha Games
Windows
Welcome to Midnight Special, a point-and-click survival horror game drenched in 16-bit pixel art and 1980s retro dread. On a thunderous night in 1987 in Maine, you awaken in a labyrinthine manor. You must click, explore, and solve puzzles to escape. Will you go gentle into that good night?
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.1%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Old School 11.2%, Female Protagonist 11%, Retro 9.6%
- #52 Post Trauma
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 649 reviews2025
Dev: RED SOUL GAMESPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Puzzle Horror game inspired by PS2 era classics. Navigate environments, tackle threats, and meet other lost characters in the depths of the Gloom.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.2%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Old School 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Third Person 9.8%
- #53 DYSTHANASIA
67% matchVery Positive90% of 322 reviews2025
Dev: Madowaku KoboPub: Eroge Japan
Windows
You awaken in a cold unfamiliar building crawling with grotesque creatures. Stave off terror using your wits and anything you can find, then try to make it out alive in this highly atmospheric environmental horror game.
Why similar: Stealth 17.7%, Survival Horror 17.2%, Surreal 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 9.2%
- #54 Penumbra Overture
71% matchVery Positive91% of 4,100 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Why similar: Horror 23.6%, Survival Horror 20.4%, Stealth 16.3%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #55 Asleep: Act 1
67% matchVery Positive94% of 557 reviews2024
Dev: Black Hole GamesPub: CriticalLeap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Immersed in her nightmares, in a chaotic reality, confused and all alone. The only safe place is her room, but not forever... She wanders through an empty city and strange places while fleeing from creatures lurking in the darkness to find out what's going on. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia.
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.9%, Stealth 15.7%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Horror 8.5%
- #56 Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,793 reviews2024
Dev: Mega Cat Studios
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Survive five nights of terror in this chilling adventure game. Travel between time periods to solve puzzles, gather clues, and outrun the threat relentlessly pursuing you. Move swiftly and stay hidden, and you may just survive. But be careful—it's not just your own life that’s on the line this time.
Why similar: Horror 38.8%, Pixel Graphics 19.6%, Survival Horror 10.5%, Exploration 8.9%, Adventure 8.3%
- #57 Wicked Seed
65% matchVery Positive94% of 1,001 reviews2026
Dev: Dead Right Games
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A modern-day horror RPG with tactical combat and survival horror roots. Customize your loadout, manage limited resources, and exploit enemy weaknesses in tense, strategic encounters.
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.9%, Female Protagonist 23.5%, Third Person 15.9%, Horror 14.1%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #58 Suffer The Night
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 267 reviews2023
Dev: Tainted PactPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
SUFFER THE NIGHT is a first-person survival horror experience. Alone in a secluded cabin during a violent storm, horror illustrator Stacey Linden discovers the true meaning of fear. Explore a constantly changing world and solve puzzles; but above all: survive!
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.3%, Horror 14.4%, Puzzle 10.6%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Action-Adventure 9.3%
- #59 MADiSON
66% matchVery Positive87% of 3,329 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Horror 17.8%, Stealth 9.3%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #60 JANITOR BLEEDS
67% matchVery Positive87% of 270 reviews2022
Dev: KorpusPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Enter the abandoned arcade after your car has crashed, and the shelter you were looking for is trying to eat you alive in this dark mystery-horror adventure. Solve mysteries, keep JANITOR satisfied, and always be aware of what's behind your back.
Why similar: Surreal 18.6%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 11.7%, Puzzle 9.4%, Story Rich 9.1%
