- #1 Them and Us
97% 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: Third-Person Shooter 16.8%, Survival Horror 15.8%, Old School 10.7%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Zombies 9.8%
- #2 Eldervale
96% 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: Third-Person Shooter 18.4%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Gore 9.7%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Horror 8.1%
- #3 Tormented Souls
96% 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 16.4%, Third-Person Shooter 13.9%, Psychological Horror 9%, Gore 8.8%, Horror 8.3%
- #4 Fear the Spotlight
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,212 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Game PalsPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.7%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Old School 9.9%, Third Person 9.4%
- #5 Crow Country
94% 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 16.3%, Third-Person Shooter 14.5%, Gore 8.6%, Old School 8.4%, Female Protagonist 8%
- #6 Ground Zero
94% matchVery Positive90% of 492 reviews2026
Dev: Malformation GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Fight through post-apocalyptic South Korea in this retro survival horror. Uncover the truth behind the devastating meteor impact that left the country in ruins and turned every living organism into a terrifying monstrosity. Fight. Solve puzzles. Upgrade gear. Make every bullet count.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 19.5%, Survival Horror 17%, Zombies 16.2%, Old School 9.8%, Third Person 9.7%
- #7 Carnival Massacre
93% 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 17.1%, Third-Person Shooter 11%, Horror 9.5%, Retro 8.8%, Old School 8.6%
- #8 Hollowbody
92% 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 21.4%, Third-Person Shooter 19.2%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Third Person 12.4%, Female Protagonist 10.7%
- #9 Tormented Souls 2
91% 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: Third-Person Shooter 20.7%, Survival Horror 18.9%, Female Protagonist 11%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Third Person 9.5%
- #10 SILENT HILL f
90% 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 19.6%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Horror 12.8%, Gore 9.6%
- #11 Fragile
91% 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 31.8%, Violent 17.6%, Horror 10.5%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #12 BrokenLore: LOW
89% 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: Female Protagonist 21.8%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 18.4%, Story Rich 11.2%, Survival Horror 8.9%
- #13 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: Third-Person Shooter 19.7%, Survival Horror 17.9%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Third Person 9.9%
- #14 Plastomorphosis
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: VidyGames
Windows
Evacuated from their hometown due to dangerous bursts of dark energy, the ordinary citizen is trying to overcome and survive a series of events in a new reality where living as a human is no longer possible as it once was. 3rd-person horror with fixed camera angles and retro-styled graphics.
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.3%, Old School 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Third Person 11.2%, Horror 11.2%
- #15 Kwaidan ~Azuma manor story~
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 69 reviews2020
Dev: 求道庵(gudouan)Pub: Mediascape Co.,Ltd.
Windows
Seamlessly combining 3D action and point-click adventure, "Kwaidan" provides a nostalgic-yet-new experience. Explore old Japanese manor and solve the clever puzzles set there, and fight against monsters called Yoki.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.9%, Old School 14.7%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Horror 12%, Retro 10.4%
- #16 The Medium
86% 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: Horror 16.2%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Third Person 10.9%, Gore 10%
- #17 THE MUTE HOUSE
85% 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 18%, Zombies 14.6%, Gore 13.5%, Old School 13.3%, Horror 10.4%
- #18 My Sleeping Girlfriend
84% matchVery Positive95% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Fancy Dog Games
Windows
Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 12.1%, 1980s 11.4%, Old School 9.2%
- #19 Wounded - The Beginning
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 291 reviews2019
Dev: Workbench Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Wounded is a first-person survival horror game, bringing you the old-school indie horror vibe through a detailed and eerie environment.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.3%, Gore 16.6%, Violent 14.2%, Horror 13.5%, Zombies 11.4%
- #20 Eternal Evil
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 579 reviews2022
Dev: Honor Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A small town is being taken over by ghouls. Solve puzzles, carefully read notes and use various weapons against horrific and evolving enemies to uncover what is behind this gruesome event. Eternal Evil is an old-school survival-horror game.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.3%, Zombies 15.6%, Gore 15.2%, Horror 10.8%, Violent 9.8%
- #21 Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 900 reviews2023
Dev: Invader StudiosPub: Leonardo Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle is a third-person story-driven survival horror game prequel to the critically acclaimed Daymare: 1998. Step into the shoes of agent Dalila Reyes, a former government spy now in the service of H.A.D.E.S. unit and prepare to face the true horror.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.4%, Horror 13%, Third Person 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Old School 10%
- #22 Despair: Blood Curse
82% matchVery Positive85% of 142 reviews2024
Dev: Crimson Sequence
Windows
A third-person survival horror game featuring non-linear gameplay, puzzles, and enemies from the depths of hell. When Anna's mother passes away from a sudden illness, she receives a worrying letter from her sister suggesting that not all is as it seems. Will she uncover the truth?
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.6%, Third-Person Shooter 17.8%, Gore 12.1%, Horror 11.3%, Female Protagonist 11.1%
- #23 Post Trauma
81% 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 14.6%, Gore 14.5%, Zombies 13.9%, Old School 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #24 EBOLA VILLAGE
81% matchVery Positive81% of 413 reviews2025
Dev: indie_games_studio
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
EBOLA VILLAGE - this is a classic survival horror game from the 90s with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Solve puzzles, follow the story carefully and use various weapons in a brutal fight for survival. Danger lurks at every turn.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.9%, Zombies 18.2%, Gore 16.2%, Horror 11.8%, Violent 10.1%
- #25 Broken Pieces
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 521 reviews2022
Dev: Elseware ExperiencePub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Broken Pieces is a psychological thriller taking place in a french coastal village somehow outside the flow of time. Solve the mysteries by putting the pieces of the story back together by figuring out the enigma behind this mystical place.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.1%, Third Person 21.9%, Story Rich 14.6%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Puzzle 11%
- #26 Selene's Unbearable Night
80% 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: Third-Person Shooter 25.5%, Survival Horror 19%, Horror 12.5%, Third Person 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
- #27 Subversive Memories
78% 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 20.2%, Old School 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Retro 10.5%
- #28 Sorry We're Closed
76% 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 23.8%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Retro 11.9%, Horror 9.5%
- #29 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 16.6%, Third Person 15.3%, Horror 14.8%, Retro 13.7%, Old School 13.4%
- #30 Rabbit Hole
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 272 reviews2022
Dev: Nikita UstinovPub: Blazes Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
An ancient evil has descended upon the rural town of Rabbit Hole. Now Shaun Turner not only has to untangle a twisted web of supernatural events and mysteries to save his family but also escape from the hellish remains of his hometown.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 18%, Gore 15.1%, Survival Horror 13.9%, Zombies 13.5%, Violent 9.8%
- #31 FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
77% matchVery Positive90% of 1,900 reviews2023
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Japanese survival horror game "FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse" is back with better graphics.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.8%, Horror 16.6%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, 1980s 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.8%
- #32 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
79% 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 17.9%, Gore 16.9%, Horror 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.7%
- #33 SIGNALIS
75% 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 28.1%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Third-Person Shooter 12.7%, Violent 9.8%
- #34 Elise
76% matchMixed57% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Stuart White
Windows
Awakened in a bunker amidst a zombie outbreak after a car crash, guide Elise through harrowing challenges, solve puzzles, and face relentless undead hordes and uncovering the bunker's dark secrets
Why similar: Zombies 13.3%, Survival Horror 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Gore 10.7%
- #35 Evil Tonight
75% 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 31.8%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Horror 14.9%, Survival 9.8%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #36 Alisa
74% 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 31%, Old School 18%, Retro 15.5%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Horror 12.3%
- #37 ZERO PROTOCOL
73% 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 26.4%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Old School 13.9%, Horror 9.2%, Story Rich 9%
- #38 Remorse: The List
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 311 reviews2022
Dev: Ashkandi
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Remorse: The List is a classic survival horror game where the player must figure out what is happening in the little hungarian town of Hidegpuszta, and your only clue is a list that doesn't make much sense. Exploring will be the key to unveiling its secrets and get out of there alive.
Why similar: Gore 21.1%, Survival Horror 19%, Violent 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 11.2%
- #39 マカブルの残党: Remnants of the Macabre
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Starpixel Studios
Windows
Navigate 1980s Japan as a schoolgirl in this Junji Ito-inspired horror game. Each choice shapes your fate, leading to safety or deeper into the macabre. Uncover hidden horrors in an urban street filled with sinister details. Will you find your way home, or be consumed by the unknown?
Why similar: 1980s 34.1%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 15.4%, Puzzle 13.3%, Exploration 11%
- #40 Mortanis Prisoners
71% matchVery Positive81% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Alexey BulgakovPub: Honor Games
Windows
Mortanis Prisoners - A survival horror game set in a Third Reich concentration camp where the camp's leadership, upon discovering a planned rebellion, orders the execution of all accomplices. Main protagonist encounter an even more terrifying fate. Will they be able to escape the nightmare?
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.1%, Gore 15.4%, Zombies 12%, Horror 9.7%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
- #41 Outliver: Tribulation
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: GBROSSOFT
Windows
A dark history comes calling in this "African Mythology meets Survival-Horror and Souls-like" experience! You play as the soldier who mysteriously ends up in a supernatural realm, of which her only way out is to partake in an ancient ritual... or so she believes.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 26.1%, Survival Horror 17.9%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Third Person 10.3%, Mythology 8.1%
- #42 DreadOut Remastered Collection
71% 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 22.6%, Horror 12.7%, Third Person 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12%, Survival 8.3%
- #43 Witching Hour
73% 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 15.9%, Violent 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 12.1%, Old School 12%
- #44 Resident Evil (1996)
66% matchVery Positive89% of 1,332 reviews2026
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Your squad has been choppered to a remote mansion to investigate a bio-experiment gone wrong. You’re plunged straight into a deathtrap. Arm yourself, solve puzzles, and unearth mysteries. But beware: every move you make draws you deeper into the deadly embrace of Resident Evil.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.6%, Zombies 15.8%, Third-Person Shooter 12%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Horror 9.8%
- #45 Dear Brother
71% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: NGS Studios
Windows
Audrey is a young woman returning to her childhood home. Upon arriving, however, she begins to notice strange happenings around the house. Is this a dream or reality? Whatever it is, it seems so oddly… familiar. Explore with Audrey as she tries to work out the mysteries of her missing memories.
Why similar: Horror 28.4%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #46 Ikai
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 265 reviews2022
Dev: EndflamePub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Fear and anxiety prevail after the darkest tales from Japanese folklore come to life in this first-person psychological horror game. Set in a feudal era, Ikai revolves around the priestess of a shrine struggling to defeat the spirits of her past and her present.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.7%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 14.3%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #47 Darkness Assault
73% matchMixed53% of 675 reviews2015
Dev: Black Lime Studio
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The number of missing in the city increased. People talk about the experiments on human beings. And now, only you can figure out if it was true. Especially because you have no choice. Mysteriously, you find yourself in a terrible location 40 meters underground. Your name is Katrine, and you do not remember anything about your past.
Why similar: Gore 23.7%, Survival Horror 16.6%, Violent 16.3%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Horror 10.8%
- #48 Mansion of the Dead
68% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: Caicai Studio
Windows
Step into the shoes of Agent Kim, drawn into a chilling mystery deep in the wilderness. Find hidden clues, solve intricate puzzles, and outsmart the relentless zombies that roam the estate. Will you make it out alive, or will you too vanish without a trace?
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.2%, Gore 19.1%, Horror 12.7%, Violent 9.6%, Zombies 8.8%
- #49 Airtight City 密闭之城1.0
69% matchVery Positive96% of 412 reviews2021
Dev: 豆丁儿独立游戏工作室Pub: Little Bean Games
Windows
This is a TPS, horror-type action shooting game. The game will draw players into a terrifying dark world with detailed atmosphere rendering and weird story. Here, you are not defenseless, but even with a gun, you can't suppress the trembling from the heart. Game revenue is used for 2.0 development.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 21.3%, Gore 16.2%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Horror 8.9%, Violent 8.8%
- #50 Unholy
70% matchMixed64% of 229 reviews2023
Dev: Duality GamesPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
Open the doors between your everyday reality and a dark unholy world to unveil the mystery of the disappearance of your child. Explore both worlds to find clues, solve puzzles, decide whether you infiltrate or fight brutal enemies and stand up to an aberrant establishment.
Why similar: Gore 18.9%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Violent 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12%, Horror 10.5%
- #51 Shards Of Solitude
67% matchVery Positive82% of 77 reviews2026
Dev: Chilling Designs
Windows
Immerse yourself in a survival game created by Miyuki, a girl with a split personality. Will you be able to escape, or will you choose a different path?
Why similar: Survival Horror 52.2%, Horror 14.8%, Violent 12.4%, Atmospheric 10%, Exploration 8.5%
- #52 INDUSTRIA 2
68% matchMixed52% of 349 reviews2026
Dev: BleakmillPub: Headup
Windows
INDUSTRIA 2 is a narrative FPS adventure about a woman stranded in a parallel dimension. Explore, scavenge and fight your way through a mysterious boreal landscape consumed by an ever-hungry artificial intelligence to find a way home.
Why similar: Survival Horror 41.4%, Story Rich 15.6%, Atmospheric 13%, Horror 11.5%, Exploration 8.9%
- #53 The Method of Hiding a Body
67% matchVery Positive92% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: Sea of Ghosts
Windows
A story-driven horror puzzle game where the player takes on the role of a resentful ghost, possessing others in order to search for her own corpse.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.9%, Story Rich 24.8%, Gore 17.4%, Violent 11.5%, Female Protagonist 3.5%
- #54 Ayasa: Shadows of Silence
67% 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: Survival Horror 19.2%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 13.8%, Third Person 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.9%
- #55 Silly Polly Beast
64% matchVery Positive90% of 2,203 reviews2025
Dev: AnjiPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
An otherworldly, story-driven shooter with aggressive gunfights and terrifying monsters awaits you. This is the story of a girl who, by the will of fate, faced the beast - and in order to become free, she was forced to study its nature. How far can you go in the fight for your freedom?
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.6%, Gore 20.9%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Horror 12.2%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #56 Kriophobia
65% 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 17.6%, 1980s 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Old School 10.4%, Third Person 9.9%
- #57 Reflection of Mine
69% matchVery Positive81% of 247 reviews2017
Dev: Redblack Spade
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Reflection of Mine is a dark puzzle video game about the dissociative identity disorder. The entire game takes place in the broken mind of Lilly Witchgan and the goal is to discover who is real – Lilly herself or one of her many personalities.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.9%, Female Protagonist 20.1%, Story Rich 11.9%, Puzzle 10.8%, Horror 10.8%
- #58 Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 93 reviews2018
Dev: Dead Drop Studios LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Experience an immersive and horrifying episodic single-player survival horror nightmare. Trapped alone in a desolate manor and hunted by monstrous foes, you will need to scrounge for supplies, manage your resources, solve puzzles and battle the undead to survive.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 28.1%, Survival Horror 23.5%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Third Person 12.7%, Horror 11.4%
- #59 Worse Than Death
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 67 reviews2019
Dev: BancyCo
Windows · Mac
Worse Than Death is a scary, action-adventure horror game about a high school reunion that goes horribly wrong! Run for your life, hide from terrifying enemies, and solve devious puzzles to uncover the dark secrets of your wretched home town.
Why similar: Gore 32.1%, Violent 21.2%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Horror 15.1%, Adventure 8.7%