- #1 Found Horror Game 101.exe
97% matchMixed67% of 58 reviews2018
Dev: Yai Gameworks
Windows
You'll scream in pleasure... Choke with fear! Play through 101 sick, frightening and perverted games, released in an experimental episodic format Can the curious souls brave through the hidden depths of each game to reach the shocking conclusion? Maybe what's been lost was never meant to be found...
Why similar: Gore 18.1%, Violent 13.6%, Horror 7.2%, Adventure 7%, Psychedelic 6.9%
- #2 Close Me
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 118 reviews2017
Dev: Yai Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
You start the game, you wake up, and eventually you will close the game. One day, you may even start the game again. That's the game.
Why similar: Experience 23.5% ★, Experimental 12%, Surreal 8.6%, Psychedelic 8.6%, Psychological 6.5%
- #3 Please Love My Computer Game
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 155 reviews2018
Dev: Yai Gameworks
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
She waits. Explore an abandoned house in black and white as you solve cryptic puzzles and try to make discoveries. If you like to work with others to discover things, then you may like this game. I hope you love it, I really hope you do.
Why similar: Violent 12.9%, Gore 11.3%, Experimental 9.4%, Investigation 7.8%, Horror 7.4%
- #4 Red Haze
95% matchVery Positive84% of 183 reviews2017
Dev: Yai Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
You know, my dear, it isn't safe... To wander and creep while oh so weak. In the abandoned, the rotten, the decayed. Society has forgotten you; it won't lift a finger for that which is tossed away. You're just prey that the true prowlers who lay in shadows await to feast upon.
Why similar: Gore 18.7%, Violent 15.6%, Psychedelic 9.3%, Adventure 8.6%, Horror 7.9%
- #5 Pieces of Me: Northbound
94% matchMixed62% of 26 reviews2020
Dev: Leonardo JassoPub: Good Enough Gang
Windows
You find yourself standing at a trolley station shortly after midnight. Confused as to where you are, the mystery of how you came to be there will slowly unravel as you interact with those you encounter.
Why similar: Gore 28.6%, Violent 27.3%, Surreal 7.5%, Indie 7.1%, Walking Simulator 6.8%
- #6 No Son Of Mine
94% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2023
Dev: Pleasantly Friendly Games
Windows
No Son Of Mine is a survival horror game focused on combat, stealth, exploration, puzzle solving and uncovering a gruesome mystery.
Why similar: Gore 27.7%, Violent 17.1%, Survival Horror 9.2%, Horror 6.6%, Dark 6.5%
- #7 PeeTee Babybuu
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yai Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Down the road, the neighbors knew...
Why similar: Gore 19.9%, Violent 17.6%, Experimental 12.2%, Psychedelic 8.6%, Investigation 8.4%
- #8 Little Terror
92% matchMixed45% of 22 reviews2020
Dev: Tainted Games
Windows
Little Terror is an interactive exploration Horror simulator. Interrogate every detail of a seemingly normal house to discover the story of the people who live there.
Why similar: Gore 21.7%, Violent 20.1%, Adventure 18.9%, Indie 13.5%, Surreal 8.1%
- #9 Metro Explosion Simulator
91% matchMixed50% of 24 reviews2019
Dev: Metro 2.0.7.7
Windows
Metro Explosion Simulator
Why similar: Experience 25.8% ★, Violent 20.2%, Experimental 12.1%, Adventure 10.5%, Surreal 7.4%
- #10 PITANIE
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PitalnikPMG
Windows
The Factory is alive, and the harvest has begun. PITANIE is a narrative bullet-hell horror set in the 2000s post-Soviet era. Fight through a twisted dreams, blast grotesque freaks, and save your friends from the jaws of Factory that is constantly watching you.
Why similar: Violent 25.1%, Gore 18%, Adventure 8.8%, Psychedelic 8.2%, Surreal 6.5%
- #11 My Hole is a Mouth of Dirt
90% matchVery Positive92% of 239 reviews2020
Dev: Yai Gameworks
Windows · Mac
A lonely cloaked being called Mole services instructions from what he believes is the voice of God. As he wanders a desolate, otherwordly underground his faith is tested as he must deliver a baby.
Why similar: Gore 21.8%, Violent 21.4%, Adventure 12.5%, Indie 9.1%, Psychedelic 7.2%
- #12 A letter to you!
89% matchMostly Negative27% of 30 reviews2020
Dev: Savage Howl
Windows
A psychological horror game where fear and paranoia merge into a terrifying story!
Why similar: Violent 28.3%, Gore 20.7%, Surreal 8.5%, Indie 7.1%, Survival Horror 6.3%
- #13 INVITATION
89% matchMixed66% of 65 reviews2019
Dev: XIV STUDIO
Windows
Let's hope to survive INVITATION, a first-person survival horror game developed by Korean university students. As Max, a graduate of Brownstone School and the subject of the experiment, Explore schools like hell and discover the terrible secrets behind them. Find a way to escape and avoid it to survive. Good luck.
Why similar: Gore 27.6%, Violent 24.4%, Survival Horror 10.9%, Psychological 9.5%, Adventure 8.6%
- #14 Fragile
88% matchMixed64% of 430 reviews2020
Dev: Beer Night Studio
Windows
Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!
Why similar: Gore 27.8%, Violent 21.7%, Psychological 7.9%, Adventure 7.6%, Surreal 7.3%
- #15 File Destined
86% matchVery Positive87% of 438 reviews2023
Dev: Metavision Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Can this last case of Oliver, all be just a small part of a bigger picture? Gather clues, unravel the mystery behind the case and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Gore 15.4%, Violent 13.9%, Survival Horror 11%, Walking Simulator 10%, Surreal 9.3%
- #16 Deluded Mind
87% matchMixed61% of 109 reviews2018
Dev: Sky HaubrichPub: Pyxton Studios
Windows
You wake up at the psychiatric institution Hillstone Asylum and find that you have been given a potent hallucinogen. As you cross the corridors of Hillstone Asylum, you notice that there's something wrong with you: The hallucinogen shows its effects and literally puts you in hell on earth.
Why similar: Gore 25.8%, Violent 23.9%, Adventure 11.9%, Psychological 9.7%, Indie 9%
- #17 Blossoming Yandere 満開 ヤンデレ
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yai Gameworks
Windows
A girl was sleeping in the garbage outside of Kazuki's apartment, until he decided to take her in. Now a home for two, he must remember that all actions have consequences, and words can be laced with poison. But you know that all too well, don't you?
Why similar: Gore 20.3%, Violent 17.1%, Experimental 11.3%, Psychedelic 9.6%, Adventure 9.2%
- #18 God's Basement
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,316 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.
Why similar: Violent 14.8%, Gore 12.1%, Psychological 10.6%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
- #19 Christmas Mutilator
84% matchMixed64% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: Tarba Paul CornelPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Inspired by 80s slasher films, Christmas Mutilator™ is an immersive horror and home invasion game. Your husband and children are trapped in the storm, you are stuck in a cabin for the holidays. Use every tactic you can to stay alive and get out of your house as a vicious psychopath breaks in.
Why similar: Gore 27.4%, Violent 25.4%, Psychedelic 9.3%, Adventure 8.7%, Surreal 6.8%
- #20 Education
84% matchMixed63% of 111 reviews2020
Dev: Tonguç Bodur
Windows
Having done some terrible things in his youth at school, his memories call Bart Blake back to that place, in his nightmares.
Why similar: Gore 19.9%, Violent 17.5%, Adventure 11.2%, Horror 9%, Nudity 7.1%
- #21 Now You See - A Hand Painted Horror Adventure
83% matchVery Positive83% of 175 reviews2019
Dev: Screaming Void
Windows
NoW YoU SEE is a story driven, first-person, point & click, horror adventure. You must escape!!! Explore the house, solve fiendish puzzles, uncover horrible secrets and get ready to meet the family. STORY. PUZZLES. GORE.
Why similar: Gore 27.9%, Violent 25.8%, Adventure 9.1%, Indie 6.5%, Survival Horror 6.2%
- #22 Infliction
82% matchVery Positive81% of 950 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
Why similar: Gore 21.9%, Violent 16.6%, Horror 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Walking Simulator 8.6%
- #23 EBONY
82% matchMostly Negative38% of 32 reviews2019
Dev: VikTor
Windows
EBONY is a first-person psychological horror game with paranormal effects. Can you survive at night in an old mansion? Adam inherited from his grandmother.
Why similar: Gore 19.2%, Violent 17.4%, Survival Horror 8.7%, Psychological 8.2%, Psychedelic 8.2%
- #24 The Cult of Chanseville
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Developing Dreams ARPub: Developing Dreams AR Game Studios
Windows
"The Cult of Chanseville" is an indie suspense/horror game that's inspired by classics of the genre! The game will be released as soon as it's ready!
Why similar: Investigation 14%, Survival Horror 11.7%, Gore 10.8%, Psychological 9.8%, Violent 9.7%
- #25 The Kitchen Knife
79% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: One Hand Studio
Windows
The Kitchen Knife is a psychological horror game that throws you into the fragmented mind of a man haunted by memory, guilt, and something much darker. As the world shifts around you, you must uncover the truth about that morning... This house isn't haunted. It’s waiting for you to come home.
Why similar: Gore 15.2%, Violent 14.9%, Walking Simulator 11%, Horror 10%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #26 The Mors
81% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2017
Dev: Joseph LloydPub: Evallis Entertainment
Windows
The Mors is an intense and terrifying dive into the darkness, as you are thrown through diverse locations and horrific events, the pressure continuing to rise as you try to escape. Use anything at your disposal to survive as you run and hide from the horrors that hunt for you in the shadows.
Why similar: Gore 25.2%, Violent 24.6%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Adventure 14.7%, Horror 10.5%
- #27 The Road to Hades
80% matchMixed51% of 53 reviews2018
Dev: AUTOSAVE
Windows
TRTH(The road to hades) is a horror adventure game full of Asian myths and art. Guide the girl safely in the world of the dead. Welcome to a new game you have not experienced.
Why similar: Gore 34.9%, Violent 30.8%, Adventure 10.9%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Indie 7.7%
- #28 Veronica
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Happytale Games
Windows
'Veronica' is a first person psychological horror game based on the events that occur after your movie is interrupted by an alert due to sighting reports of a 7 year old girl, Veronica, who went missing 3 years ago. Why does it seem like you know more about it than you're sharing?
Why similar: Gore 24.2%, Violent 15.8%, Psychological 12.8%, Adventure 9.4%, Horror 9.1%
- #29 Follow My Footsteps
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Edvardas ŠneiderisPub: Lukas Litinskas
Windows
This is horror VR game with puzzle elements and deep story line that you have to unfold when you play this game. You have to learn everything about this new house and beyond.
Why similar: Gore 33.1%, Violent 30.7%, Adventure 11.3%, Survival Horror 9.1%, Horror 8.1%
- #30 Misshapen
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BRUTO
Windows · Mac
A story-driven body-horror simulator where you can’t kill your enemies but you can distort their bodies in creepy ways. Grow lumps, build weird living structures and dive into the mysteries of Zheltikov’s military base.
Why similar: Gore 38.4%, Violent 24.1%, Experimental 15.9%, Adventure 12.5%, Horror 5.9%
- #31 Uncanny Tales: The Watcher
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VYASTUDIO
Windows
2006. You become the new reserve caretaker. Patrol the territory in your rugged 4x4, check the phototraps, and monitor the area using surveillance cameras. But remember: you are not the only one watching.
Why similar: Gore 20.3%, Violent 19.4%, Survival Horror 9.6%, Horror 8.8%, Walking Simulator 8.3%
- #32 Roots Of The Woods
77% matchMostly Positive70% of 20 reviews2019
Dev: PlumBear Games
Windows
The game tells about an anomalous and strange place, the Forest, located far from cities and nearby tracks. The story begins in the distant past, but the narration is conducted from the moment of meeting the main characters – Trisha and Harland.
Why similar: Gore 28.8%, Violent 28.5%, Adventure 10.3%, Psychological 7.3%, Indie 7.2%
- #33 Don't Play This
73% matchVery Positive85% of 628 reviews2026
Dev: AdmiaPub: Notex
Windows
Five scary stories, but they all have the same ending. Can you play it? A psychological horror game from the first person, which few will pass.
Why similar: Gore 20.9%, Walking Simulator 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Horror 8.5%, Mystery 8.2%
- #34 WARD
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1096studios
Windows
Awake enough to wander, but not to leave. WARD is a nightmare you may never escape.
Why similar: Gore 28.7%, Violent 26.6%, Surreal 10.3%, Indie 10%, Adventure 9.4%
- #35 Risu
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: iwasherenowiamgonePub: 222°
Windows
Risu Ishikawa is about to split in two.
Why similar: Experimental 14.8%, Surreal 14.7%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Psychedelic 10%, Dark 8.1%
- #36 UnderBackrooms
75% matchMostly Negative39% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: okeyplaystudio
Windows
UnderBackrooms is a cooperative horror game set in a mysterious parallel universe of empty rooms and endless corridors. With moments of tension and surprise, players must be on guard to survive. Explore the backrooms and uncover their secrets to escape this nightmare world.
Why similar: Gore 29.8%, Violent 27.6%, Adventure 9.7%, Survival Horror 9%, Indie 6.9%
- #37 Den: A Short Horror Story
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: tea_cb
Windows
Den is a short survival horror slasher game, in which you play as a person who rented a small cabin for a weekend getaway, deep inside the woods.
Why similar: Gore 25.7%, Violent 23.8%, Indie 9%, Psychological 8.9%, Survival Horror 7.4%
- #38 Palmyra Orphanage
73% matchVery Positive89% of 706 reviews2019
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paranormal first-person horror, which takes place in an abandoned orphanage. Walk through the corridors of your childhood, but do remember that you're not only one here.
Why similar: Violent 25%, Gore 15.9%, Horror 12.3%, Survival Horror 10.2%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #39 [Chilla's Art] Yuki Onna | 雪女
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 205 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Yuki Onna | 雪女 is a PS1 inspired survival horror game. Some children went missing out of the blue. You receive a letter that says, "Come alone or I'll freeze them to death." Out of desperation, you decide to embark on a daunting rescue mission to an abandoned inn up the piercing cold mountains.
Why similar: Violent 24.9%, Gore 20.2%, Psychological 11%, Horror 8.9%, Survival Horror 7.8%
- #40 The 8th Day
74% matchMostly Negative23% of 26 reviews2019
Dev: Tainted GamesPub: TAINTED GAMES
Windows
Trapped in an abandoned asylum. The only feeling of safety is light. You hit a dead-end and must turn around, but behind every corner lurks an evil presence and horrifying noises...
Why similar: Gore 34%, Violent 31.5%, Survival Horror 11.2%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Indie 7.9%
- #41 Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター]
71% matchVery Positive82% of 157 reviews2024
Dev: Notex
Windows
Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター] - this is a New Year's horror game from the first person, in the Japanese style and genre of walking simulator. Collect gifts and make the kids happy on New Year's Eve. But don't forget that Midnight is a time of miracles!
Why similar: Gore 21%, Walking Simulator 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Horror 8.4%, Mystery 8.2%
- #42 Psychomachia
71% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Kornux Games
Windows
Confront your deepest fears in Psychomachia, trapped in a nightmarish loop at the heart of the dorms of mental instability. Explore the intricacies of the human mind, faced with terrifying manifestations of madness.
Why similar: Psychedelic 16.9%, Psychological 14.2%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Gore 10.3%, Walking Simulator 9.7%
- #43 Horns of Fear
72% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2018
Dev: Pixoala
Windows
Horns of Fear is a third-person psychological horror game set in a mysterious mansion...
Why similar: Gore 19.5%, Violent 16.6%, Psychological 11.4%, Investigation 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #44 Uncanny Tales: Cold Road
69% 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: Violent 18.2%, Gore 17.7%, Psychological 14.3%, Horror 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #45 Chorus of Carcosa
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 196 reviews2025
Dev: Chameleon 42
Windows
Chorus of Carcosa is a first-person psychological horror game about an anxious sculptor who is trapped in a dark and ever-changing building. Stay silent, survive its twisted labyrinths and escape the monsters. Just don’t lose your way in the shadows or within your own mind.
Why similar: Gore 16.2%, Violent 13.1%, Surreal 11.8%, Walking Simulator 10.2%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #46 Near Death Experience
72% matchMixed64% of 28 reviews2017
Dev: Distorted Games
Windows
Near Death Experience is a defensless horror game that puts you in the mind of a car crash victim that lost his memory and finds himself in a threatening and unknown area. The player has to solve riddles to try to regain his memory while running from dark forces.
Why similar: Gore 32.5%, Violent 31.4%, Survival Horror 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Horror 8.4%
- #47 Solo Path
70% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: JMG
Windows
Enter at night in an abandoned place in the middle of the forest.Realize that you are trapped inside.Trying to escape to survive ...
Why similar: Gore 18.4%, Violent 16.7%, Investigation 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Horror 9.5%
- #48 [Chilla's Art] Aka Manto | 赤マント
69% matchVery Positive88% of 1,168 reviews2019
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Aka Manto (赤マント Red Cloak), aka Red Cape or Red Mantle, is a Japanese urban legend about a masked spirit who wears a red cloak, and who appears to people using public or school restrooms.
Why similar: Violent 19.5%, Gore 19.4%, Horror 15.3%, Survival Horror 10.2%, Indie 7%
- #49 Rhome
68% matchVery Positive89% of 751 reviews2020
Dev: SMU Guildhall
Windows
Rhome is a first-person dark atmospheric exploration game made by students at SMU Guildhall. Players navigate an increasingly chaotic and psychologically unnerving environment to reveal the fate of Hailey Rhome. Proceeds from your purchase on Steam go to support student development.
Why similar: Experience 25.4% ★, Adventure 18.5%, Indie 13.1%, Surreal 8.4%, Horror 7.9%
- #50 IMMURE
68% matchVery Positive93% of 111 reviews2019
Dev: Wither Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
IMMURE is a story driven, psychological horror game. Will, the protagonist, has found himself trapped inside a foreboding Mansion with no exit. To escape, he must travel through strange doors which lead into other dimensions, filled with tormented souls.
Why similar: Gore 32.7%, Violent 31.2%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 9.3%, Mystery 8.4%
- #51 Related
67% matchVery Positive85% of 192 reviews2020
Dev: Dariia BabchukPub: FRACTALCATZ
Windows · Mac · Linux
Waking up from a nightmare, Jessica finds confirmation to her suspicions. To figure out her past, she goes to an orphanage, where she hopes to find answers to questions that she tried so hard to forget.
Why similar: Gore 24.7%, Violent 21.7%, Adventure 13.4%, Indie 9.4%, Psychological 7.9%
- #52 Dendrophobia
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Meowrizon Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A twisted pixel-art horror thriller about death, ancient gods, and a persistent waiter. Explore The Willow’s Embrace hotel, solve puzzles, and gather paranormal evidence. Challenge the madness to find a way out and avoid becoming part of an eternal nightmare.
Why similar: Gore 22%, Horror 12.1%, Adventure 11%, Violent 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #53 Mists of Aiden
66% matchVery Positive91% of 1,140 reviews2020
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
Why similar: Violent 23.2%, Horror 14.3%, Gore 14%, Adventure 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #54 Don’t Make Her Open Her Eyes!
66% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Velvet Rot Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A black-white-red visual novel in the horror genre.
Why similar: Gore 26.9%, Violent 19%, Horror 10.8%, Dark 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #55 Lone Leader
69% matchMostly Negative35% of 366 reviews2016
Dev: SirGoosePub: Displacement Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Lone Leader is a unique zombie apocalypse survival game. Your only aim in life is to survive. Explore the spine chilling open world map in a quest to survive.
Why similar: Gore 27.6%, Violent 25.5%, Indie 14.1%, Adventure 12.1%, Survival Horror 12%
- #56 Colony 42™
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 36 reviews2020
Dev: Verdict Studios LLC
Windows
Alone, lost and forgotten. You tread the dusty ruins of a deserted, city-sized Nuclear Bunker in search of freedom...
Why similar: Gore 23.1%, Violent 22.5%, Adventure 21.5%, Indie 15.4%, Nudity 8.9%
- #57 My Big Sister
66% matchVery Positive93% of 674 reviews2018
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
My name is Luzia...and this story isn't about me, it’s about my sister. Do you still wish to hear it?
Why similar: Gore 18.9%, Violent 16.5%, Surreal 13.1%, Psychological Horror 9%, Horror 8.5%