- #1 Fears to Fathom - Carson House
97% matchVery Positive92% of 2,681 reviews2023
Dev: Rayll
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Noah Baker, an 18 year old highschooler experiences unsettling occurrences while house-sitting for a media personality, little did he know what was about to unfold that night.
Why similar: Episodic 26.1% ★, Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Crime 10.1%, Dialogue Heavy 7%
Why You'll Like It: This is another entry in the same episodic series, maintaining the signature realistic tension and narrative-driven horror.
- #2 Fears to Fathom - Ironbark Lookout
96% matchVery Positive92% of 5,904 reviews2023
Dev: Rayll Studios
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Jack Nelson, a 24-year-old fire lookout, transferred to a new outpost. As he settled into his new home, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was off, little did he know what was transpiring down in Ironbark State Park.
Why similar: Horror 22.1%, Episodic 19.6% ★, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Crime 6.4%, First-Person 5%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same developer and episodic format, focusing on isolation and psychological dread in a remote setting.
- #3 Fears to Fathom - Norwood Hitchhike
96% matchVery Positive88% of 3,134 reviews2022
Dev: Rayll
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Holly Gardner, a 19 year old on an interstate drive experiences unusual happenings that leads to an unplanned stay at a motel, little did she know what was transpiring down in Norwood Valley.
Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Episodic 17.7% ★, Dialogue Heavy 7.9%, Crime 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This episode continues the series' tradition of blending real-life survival stories with immersive, first-person horror mechanics.
- #4 Fears to Fathom - Woodbury Getaway
95% matchVery Positive87% of 3,381 reviews2024
Dev: Rayll Studios
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Sydney Harper, a 23-year-old working at a consulting firm plans a weekend getaway to a Woodbury rental with her college friends. Little did she know what was about to unfold during their stay.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 20.2%, Episodic 10.7% ★, Crime 9.4%, First-Person 8%
Why You'll Like It: As part of the same collection, it perfectly captures the series' focus on atmospheric storytelling and relatable, grounded horror.
- #5 [Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件
94% matchVery Positive82% of 3,227 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.
Why similar: Horror 43.3%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Psychological 9.2%, First-Person 5.1%, Walking Simulator 5%
Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully uses a familiar, everyday setting to build overwhelming dread and paranoia, much like the seed game.
- #6 September 7th
94% matchVery Positive88% of 2,992 reviews2023
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
"September 7th" is a short horror game released for Christmas. The plot of the game is simple to the point of banality, and the gameplay is not delayed.The game also contains some Easter eggs and mentions. The game takes place in 2009.
Why similar: Horror 26.2%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Psychological 10.1%, Walking Simulator 9.2%, First-Person 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It features a similar focus on first-person exploration and narrative-driven horror that feels grounded in a realistic setting.
- #7 The Closing Shift
93% matchMixed67% of 117 reviews2025
Dev: Bird Box Games
Windows
A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.
Why similar: Horror 24.4%, Crime 18.7%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Psychological 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13%
Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, this title excels at turning a mundane job into a terrifying experience through slow-burn psychological horror.
- #8 9 Childs Street
92% matchVery Positive91% of 783 reviews2023
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
This is a first-person indie horror game. In 9 Childs Street you will find the terrifying atmosphere of a recently abandoned house, and its captive inhabitants, through the eyes of a curious little boy in a red cap.
Why similar: Horror 30.2%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, First-Person 10.4%, Walking Simulator 9.9%, Psychological 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: This indie horror title focuses on atmospheric storytelling and the fear of the unknown within a domestic environment.
- #9 Visage
91% 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 42.5%, Psychological Horror 26.6%, Multiplayer 10%, First-Person 6.2%, Walking Simulator 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in psychological horror that emphasizes exploration and the slow accumulation of dread within a home setting.
- #10 Summer of '58
91% matchVery Positive89% of 4,888 reviews2021
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.
Why similar: Horror 27.1%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Psychological 12.4%, Walking Simulator 8.3%, Cinematic 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a short, narrative-heavy horror experience that relies on atmosphere and environmental storytelling rather than jump scares.
- #11 TELEFORUM
90% matchVery Positive92% of 3,462 reviews2023
Dev: Monumental CollabPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
TELEFORUM is a found-footage-styled horror game exploring the unknown side of media. You’re visiting a widow’s apartment to conduct an interview about her husband's death. But that’s not the main reason why you’re here. It’s all about the tape, isn’t it?
Why similar: Horror 38.6%, Psychological Horror 29%, Multiplayer 14%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Exploration 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses a unique, story-rich approach to horror that mirrors the narrative-first style of the Fears to Fathom series.
- #12 From The Darkness
89% matchVery Positive89% of 3,460 reviews2021
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
From the darkness is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an old Soviet abandoned apartment.
Why similar: Horror 38.6%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Multiplayer 11.4%, First-Person 6.9%, Walking Simulator 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a short, effective horror experience that focuses on the fear of the dark and exploring an abandoned, eerie apartment.
- #13 Stay Out of the House
88% matchVery Positive95% of 1,805 reviews2022
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!
Why similar: Horror 60.5%, First-Person 16.6%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Indie 7.9%, Singleplayer 5%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the intense fear of home invasion and being trapped in a hostile environment, mirroring the core theme of the seed game.
- #14 Cry of Fear
89% 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 45.4%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Multiplayer 14.7%, Psychological 8.6%, First-Person 5%
Why You'll Like It: This classic indie horror game shares the first-person perspective and intense, dark atmosphere found in the seed game.
- #15 The Mortuary Assistant
87% matchVery Positive92% of 8,546 reviews2022
Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
Why similar: Horror 56.7%, Multiplayer 12.7%, First-Person 8.4%, Atmospheric 5.7%, Realistic 4%
Why You'll Like It: It combines realistic, mundane tasks with terrifying supernatural elements to create a deeply unsettling psychological experience.
- #16 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: Horror 33.1%, Psychological Horror 29%, Psychological 16.7%, First-Person 9.5%, Atmospheric 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on claustrophobic, psychological horror that forces the player to navigate unsettling, dreamlike environments.
- #17 At Home Alone
86% matchVery Positive85% of 1,898 reviews2018
Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
Windows
This is a recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process, and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....
Why similar: Horror 52.3%, Psychological Horror 37.3%, Indie 4.3%, Adventure 3.4%, Casual 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: It directly mirrors the home-invasion theme of the seed game, focusing on the vulnerability of being alone.
- #18 Blameless
85% matchVery Positive84% of 5,090 reviews2016
Dev: Vaclav HudecPub: Blameless Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Blameless is a mysterious first-person adventure with primary focus on puzzle solving and short story. The player will appear in a role of an architect trying to investigate strange happenings, after discovering evidence of an act of violence.
Why similar: Horror 55.6%, Multiplayer 19.4%, First-Person 8.9%, Adventure 4.2%, Psychological Horror 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric puzzle-horror game that emphasizes the feeling of being trapped and hunted in a realistic setting.
- #19 Almost Home Now
84% matchVery Positive85% of 786 reviews2022
Dev: Timberwell 本幺
Windows · Linux
A 10 minute horror experience of a girl walking home alone at night.
Why similar: Horror 40.3%, Psychological Horror 30.8%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Adventure 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A short, indie horror experience that focuses on the feeling of unease and the psychological weight of a dark environment.
- #20 Exanimum: The Silent Call
83% matchVery Positive84% of 281 reviews2024
Dev: Perspektik
Windows
"Exanimum: The Silent Call" is a first-person psychological horror game. In this chilling experience, you will find yourself confronting terrifying mysteries and chilling secrets.
Why similar: Horror 37.4%, Psychological Horror 28.2%, Multiplayer 9.7%, First-Person 7.1%, Realistic 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a realistic, indie horror experience that emphasizes the fear of the unknown in a quiet, isolated setting.
- #21 MADiSON
82% 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: Horror 42.5%, Psychological Horror 31.1%, First-Person 10.6%, Atmospheric 5.3%, Adventure 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: This psychological horror game uses a camera mechanic to explore a haunted house, creating intense, claustrophobic moments.
- #22 The Exit 8
81% matchVery Positive93% of 10,866 reviews2023
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
Why similar: Horror 26.1%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Walking Simulator 11.1%, Psychological 10.9%, First-Person 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the psychological horror of repetition and noticing subtle, terrifying changes in a mundane environment.
- #23 Evil Inside
84% matchMixed62% of 331 reviews2021
Dev: JanduSoft
Windows
Evil Inside is a first-person psychological horror game. After the death of his mother and the arrest of his father for it, Mark decides to contact her using the Spiritual board. But it fades away, and here is when all begins... Mark will face his greatest fears to discover the truth.
Why similar: Horror 25.2%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Psychological 16.2%, First-Person 9.1%, Realistic 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the psychological trauma of a family home, using first-person exploration to build tension effectively.
- #24 Silent Nights
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 213 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Horror 24.4%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Psychological 12.9%, Walking Simulator 9.2%, Cinematic 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a survival-horror experience that relies heavily on atmosphere and the dread of being alone in a dark, confined space.
- #25 Martha Is Dead
81% 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: Horror 25.3%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Psychological 19%, Cinematic 10.1%, First-Person 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply narrative-driven psychological horror game that explores dark themes through a realistic, first-person lens.
- #26 DON'T SCREAM
80% matchMixed65% of 4,826 reviews2024
Dev: Digital Cybercherries
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 50%
If you scream, you restart. A jumpscare horror simulator where you walk through a pitch black forest and escape by reaching 8:00 AM.
Why similar: Horror 32.3%, Psychological Horror 27.2%, Walking Simulator 9.8%, First-Person 9.6%, Realistic 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses a unique mechanic where the player must remain quiet in real life, heightening the tension of the atmospheric environment.
- #27 Shift 87
79% matchVery Positive88% of 208 reviews2024
Dev: PixelsplitPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Your task today: Memorize your environment and report any anomalies. Good luck with your shift! "Shift 87" is an observation horror game with subtle anomalies and unsettling occurrences.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.1%, Horror 20%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, First-Person 12.7%, Psychological 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: It builds on the anomaly-spotting horror genre, requiring players to pay close attention to their surroundings to survive.
- #28 I'm on Observation Duty
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,215 reviews2019
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
Why similar: Horror 47.6%, Psychological Horror 35.2%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Indie 6.7%, Singleplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: It forces the player to monitor a location for anomalies, creating a unique, stationary form of psychological tension.
- #29 Fragments of Dread - False Haven
77% matchVery Positive92% of 227 reviews2025
Dev: Domnaier
Windows
Fragments of Dread is an episodic psychological horror series. Each episode tells a self-contained story of dread, fear, and survival.
Why similar: Horror 26.5%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%, First-Person 8.1%
- #30 Overcome Your Fears - Caretaker
78% matchMixed69% of 1,714 reviews2025
Dev: markuwaaaaa
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Steve Jackson, a 19-year-old guy, is looking after a friends house and encounters eerie events in a small town. Dive into the dark mystery of the events you unwittingly became a part of. Will you be able to uncover the truth?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.6%, Horror 21.6%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Crime 9.6%, Walking Simulator 8.7%
- #31 Only Faces Remain
76% matchVery Positive84% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: Santiago Garcia
Windows
ONLY FACES REMAIN is a short psychological horror game focused on exploration and atmosphere. You play as Marlene, a backpacker traveling alone who rents a cheap room to spend the night. What starts as a cheap place to sleep soon turns into a dangerous situation.
Why similar: Horror 24.7%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Psychological 15.2%, First-Person 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 4.5%
- #32 Luto
75% matchVery Positive85% of 1,263 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Psychological 15.3%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Cinematic 10.9%, First-Person 5.7%
- #33 Evil Inside - Prologue
78% matchMixed67% of 1,044 reviews2021
Dev: JanduSoft
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 10%
Evil Inside is a first-person psychological horror game. After the death of his mother and the arrest of his father for it, Mark decides to contact her using the Spiritual board. But it fades away, and here is when all begins... Mark will face his greatest fears to discover the truth.
Why similar: Horror 38.1%, Multiplayer 22%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, First-Person 7.1%, Realistic 4.3%
- #34 Poppy Playtime
75% matchVery Positive88% of 138,123 reviews2021
Dev: Mob Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught.
Why similar: Horror 60.1%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, First-Person 11.9%, Singleplayer 4.3%, Atmospheric 3.1%
- #35 Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege
77% matchVery Positive81% of 12,512 reviews2020
Dev: Bitbeast Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
You only wanted to make a visit to your sick colleague, but what you encounter is beyond your imagination. Discover the secrets of your colleague and find a way to escape the trap.
Why similar: Horror 33.5%, Multiplayer 32.1%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Crime 6.4%, First-Person 5.8%
- #36 Terrors to Unveil - Intrusion
76% matchMixed60% of 363 reviews2025
Dev: Psycho
Windows
David Hopster, a 15-year-old high school student, has just been left home alone for the weekend while his parents head out of town. At first, everything seemed normal. He had no idea how quickly things would spiral.
Why similar: Horror 24.4%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, Crime 12.4%, Walking Simulator 8.3%, First-Person 7.5%
- #37 Hollowbrook - Apartments
74% matchVery Positive98% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Yetiface Games
Windows
Hollowbrook is a stylized horror experience told through multiple episodes. Each chapter immerses you in the life of a new character, blending personal backstories with chilling encounters that react to your decisions.
Why similar: Episodic 29.3% ★, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 16.9%, Psychological 7.2%, Walking Simulator 5.9%
- #38 VHS Collection: Goodnight Me
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Notick
Windows
VHS Collection: Goodnight Me is a short horror game where reality blurs with nightmares over five eerie days. Experience strange events, unsettling dreams, and unravel a chilling mystery in a remote house. Can you survive the madness, or will the nightmare consume you?
Why similar: Horror 23.2%, Episodic 21.5% ★, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Dialogue Heavy 9%, First-Person 5.5%
- #39 Uncanny Tales: Cold Road
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,114 reviews2025
Dev: VYASTUDIO
Windows
Uncanny Tales is an episodic horror series where the real terror comes not from monsters or the supernatural, but from people. Each episode is a new unsettling story inspired by real fears and eerie situations from everyday life.
Why similar: Horror 27.5%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Psychological 16.7%, First-Person 8.7%, Walking Simulator 7%
- #40 Forbidden Terror: Board Game
72% matchVery Positive92% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
A psychological horror game where you take the role of Jonah, an 18 year old trying out a new board game, The Ouija Board, with his friend Emily. Little did they know, it was far from a simple board game.
Why similar: Episodic 22.7% ★, Horror 19.8%, Psychological Horror 14%, Crime 7.7%, Psychological 6.2%
- #41 [Stories to Tell] Greyville Stay
71% matchVery Positive86% of 229 reviews2025
Dev: zebaxx
Windows
"Stories to Tell" Is a psychological horror game series developed by a 15 year old kid were each installment is based on a dream/nightmare me the developer has had. This is a game you wouldn't want to miss...
Why similar: Horror 15.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Episodic 11.9% ★, Walking Simulator 8.2%, Multiplayer 8.2%
- #42 Dark Deception
73% matchVery Positive89% of 23,549 reviews2018
Dev: Glowstick Entertainment
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Death awaits you in Dark Deception, a story-driven first-person horror maze game. There's nowhere to hide & nowhere to catch your breath. Run or die - it's your choice. Trapped in a realm of nightmarish mazes with a mysterious woman, your only hope of survival is to find a way to escape.
Why similar: Horror 46.9%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Multiplayer 14.5%, First-Person 8.8%, Cinematic 5.5%
- #43 The Cabin Factory
69% matchVery Positive91% of 3,623 reviews2024
Dev: International Cat StudiosPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.
Why similar: Horror 32.3%, Psychological Horror 25.8%, Walking Simulator 11%, First-Person 8.8%, Atmospheric 5.4%
- #44 Effugium
73% matchMixed60% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Souporno GhoshPub: Team Glasses
Windows
Explore a cold, abandoned, and dreary facility to piece together its mysteries and find a means for escape from the horror that lurks within.
Why similar: Horror 34.5%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, First-Person 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.4%
- #45 [Chilla's Art] Night Delivery | 例外配達
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,318 reviews2021
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Night Delivery | 例外配達 is a psychological Japanese horror adventure game.
Why similar: Horror 31.5%, Psychological Horror 20%, Psychological 11.1%, Crime 8.3%, Walking Simulator 6%
- #46 SILENT BREATH
71% matchMixed69% of 1,189 reviews2024
Dev: EXODIAC STUDIOS
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness
Why similar: Horror 33.1%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Multiplayer 14.1%, First-Person 8.4%, Realistic 6.8%
- #47 The Permanent Residence : Souls Kept
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: Rizzvix
Windows
Permanent Residence invites players into an episodic journey of psychological horror, where each chapter reveals a sinister short story woven into the eerie legacy of a cursed place.
Why similar: Horror 27.6%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Episodic 15.3% ★, Psychological 13.2%, First-Person 10.2%
- #48 [Nightmare Files] Clap Clap
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,142 reviews2024
Dev: Raycastly
Windows
Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.
Why similar: Horror 44.8%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, Walking Simulator 9.3%, First-Person 8.2%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #49 Welcome Home
69% matchVery Positive86% of 159 reviews2025
Dev: Stalker StudiosPub: ITU Games
Windows
Where home feels wrong, and you're anything but welcome
Why similar: Horror 34.2%, Psychological Horror 27.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, First-Person 10%, Exploration 6.7%
- #50 Christmas Nightmare
69% matchVery Positive89% of 349 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Christmas Nightmare is an atmospheric horror game about New Year's Eve.
Why similar: Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Cinematic 11.6%, First-Person 10.2%
- #51 The House of E.
70% matchVery Positive90% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: Gamenastica Studios
Windows
The House of E. is a story-driven puzzle game with horror elements and a creepy atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 37.1%, Psychological 19%, First-Person 11.6%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Realistic 6.1%
- #52 CASE RECORDS: Fear of Abduction
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: Walnut LLC
Windows
Psychological horror, which is part of the games CASE: Animatronics and CASE 2: Animatronics Survival.
Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Crime 12.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%, First-Person 7.4%
- #53 A Lonely Cabin Trip
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
You were supposed to have a relaxing cabin trip on a island all alone but after several strange encounters you had a mystery to solve, will you be able to survive a first-person psychological horror game or will you run away?
Why similar: Horror 31.8%, Psychological Horror 25.7%, First-Person 11.4%, Walking Simulator 10.5%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #54 The Floor Above
66% matchVery Positive90% of 217 reviews2026
Dev: Swytapp Games
Windows
A claustrophobic anomaly-horror game where you can only turn, blink, and decide: is it real or not? Survive five endings and uncover Mike’s story.
Why similar: Horror 45%, Psychological Horror 38.7%, Exploration 9.7%, Singleplayer 3.4%, Casual 3.3%
- #55 When the Darkness comes
68% matchVery Positive92% of 8,425 reviews2019
Dev: Sirhaian
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.8%, Horror 23.2%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, First-Person 9.9%, Psychological 8%
- #56 Lights Off: Director's Cut
67% matchVery Positive90% of 165 reviews2024
Dev: Insanctum Games
Windows
Play through a common childhood fear about turning the lights off and going to bed. This time extended, remastered, and re-imagined.
Why similar: Horror 39.9%, Psychological Horror 28.8%, Atmospheric 7.4%, First-Person 6.2%, Adventure 5%
- #57 Murder House
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,305 reviews2020
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror!
Why similar: Horror 46.6%, Psychological Horror 24.8%, Cinematic 7%, Psychological 5.5%, Realistic 4.6%
- #58 Bad Parenting 1: Mr. Red Face
65% matchVery Positive87% of 3,010 reviews2024
Dev: 2OO2
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 17%
Mr. Red Face, a fictional character created by adults to teach their children, suddenly becomes real..
Why similar: Horror 37.6%, Psychological Horror 26.1%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Exploration 5.9%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #59 Kiosk
64% matchVery Positive89% of 2,637 reviews2025
Dev: Vivi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Kiosk is a horror cooking game where you prepare orders for late-night customers who visit your cozy, rain-soaked kiosk. The eerie atmosphere clashes with the mounting tension as you serve your mysterious visitors.
Why similar: Horror 36.4%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.5%, First-Person 9.8%, Walking Simulator 8.3%
- #60 Channel 4 Midnight
65% matchVery Positive87% of 139 reviews2026
Dev: foolkien
Windows
A bite-sized psychological horror game about a wayward soul who seeks transformation through a sinister ritual.
Why similar: Horror 36.9%, Psychological Horror 25.7%, Psychological 10.1%, First-Person 10%, Interactive Fiction 7.3%
