- #1 The Last Joy 2
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Napping Penguin
Windows
Dive into a new nightmare inside an abandoned toy factory where mascots come alive. Explore, survive, and uncover the dark secrets behind The PlayCenter.
Why similar: 1990's 18.2%, Survival Horror 13.5%, First-Person 9.4%, Horror 8.7%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
- #2 That Last Girl
96% match8 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Scry Business Intelligence Ltd
Windows
First person, Indie, horror survival game. Use light and sound-based strategies to evade the ghost and achieve objectives to unlock the extended ending.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.4%, Real Time Tactics 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 12.4%, Dark 11.5%
- #3 Letherfall
95% matchVery Positive86% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Mnemonic Monkey StudioPub: AIV - Accademia Italiana Videogiochi
Windows
Letherfall is a first-person horror video game with Lovecraftian elements: the player must make their way through monstrous entities and intricate puzzles while exploring the abandoned village of Letherfall. Some nightmares don’t fade. They’re just waiting for you to open the wrong door.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.3%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 13%, Cinematic 12.7%, Realistic 6.9%
- #4 Nevermind This
96% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2023
Dev: Flat Surface Studio
Windows
Step into the world of "Nevermind this", a heart-pumping horror where confusion, chaos, fear, distraction and even fun come together for an unique game experience, in a cursed hut from old Lumberjack. Don't let them mess with your mind.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 12.2%, 1990's 11.5%, Dark 10.1%
- #5 The Matron of Ashes
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wyrmfang Forge
Windows
Explore a mysterious mansion inherited from her grandmother. Search for clues, unlock new rooms, and reach a conclusion while surviving. She left you the mansion… but she never truly left.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 16.5%, Survival Horror 16%, Linear 14.4%, First-Person 13.4%
- #6 Phantom's Call
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yaman Caglar
Windows · Mac
You are trapped. Trapped in a morgue, unwillingly running tests with four beings looking to slaughter you. Equipped with your laptop and analysis tool, you must survive until the prototype test ends, precisely 6 minutes and 6 seconds. Good Luck.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.3%, 1990's 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 12.3%, Dark 11.4%
- #7 White Screen
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CatgirlLydiaPub: Phoenix Limit Studios
Windows
Start your own white screen adventure with "White Screen!"
Why similar: 1990's 20.9%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 11.1%, First-Person 9.6%, Survival Horror 9.1%
- #8 Eyes On Them
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Umbra Games
Windows
Your car breaks down on a deserted road at midnight. As you walk through the fog-covered forest, you arrive at the entrance of an abandoned factory. But the place isn’t as empty as it seems. Dark traces of the past and something unexplained are waiting in the depths of the factory.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.4%, 1990's 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 13.1%, Linear 10.3%
- #9 Fall Into Insanity
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Scotty Games
Windows
You play as Samuel Whittaker, a 19 year old college student who likes to get into trouble. How will he handle the situation when his friends go missing and he is the only one that can find them. Will he find them alive or will he be too late..
Why similar: 1990's 13%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Investigation 11.1%, Dark 10.5%, Linear 10.3%
- #10 Void Echo
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: William Wang
Windows
A psychological horror game where players explore eerie liminal spaces through the lens of an old camera. Solve environmental puzzles, uncover hidden paths, and survive lurking threats in a surreal, non-linear world that blurs the line between reality and dreams.
Why similar: 1990's 16.4%, Cinematic 14.5%, Horror 13.3%, Realistic 13%, First-Person 8.4%
- #11 Project Faceless
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Khyee
Windows
Project Faceless is a 4-player online co-op psychological horror game built with Unreal Engine 5. Players locate papers while being hunted by a faceless creature. Use flashlights and teamwork to navigate, with escalating difficulty enhancing the immersive horror experience.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.5%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, 1990's 13%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 11.1%
- #12 Final Recurrence
90% matchMixed60% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Bluehope Studios
Windows
With so many missing persons cases revolving the Shepherd's Hill forest, why is yours any different?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Survival Horror 14%, Realistic 13.9%, Horror 11.8%, First-Person 11.5%
- #13 Spiritus Sancti
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Divider Studios
Windows
Spiritus Sancti is a first-person psychological horror where your voice is your weapon. Speak sacred rites through your microphone to repel, stun, and exorcise the forces of darkness. Every encounter is real-time, every word a test of faith. An experience like no other.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.1%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 15.7%, Dark 11.9%, First-Person 8.7%
- #14 Midnight Overtime
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EXS
Windows
A first-person atmospheric horror experience where hidden clues and impossible spaces draw you deeper into a place that should not exist.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.2%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 17.7%, Investigation 9.7%, Dark 9.7%
- #15 The Linger
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlackFable
Windows
A chilling horror game set in a typical American home at night. As nature fights back against neglect and waste, eerie noises and lurking shadows hint at something watching. With only a flickering light, uncover the terrifying consequences of humanity’s carelessness - before it’s too late.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.9%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 9.5%, Investigation 9.3%
- #16 Unsealed: The Mare
85% matchPositive81% of 27 reviews2026
Dev: Gamhalla
Windows
A challenging first-person psychological horror game where you play as Vera, trapped in a nightmare tied to her family’s tragic past. Burn the cursed teddies, restore lost memories, and break sealed doors to survive The Mare.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.2%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 17.9%, Dark 15.4%, First-Person 9.9%
- #17 The Guest
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 208 reviews2023
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Survival Horror 17.5%, Horror 15.2%, Dark 13.2%, First-Person 10%
- #18 Insider Threat
86% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
Insider Threat is a first-person survival horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 14.4%, Dark 13.1%, First-Person 9.3%
- #19 Nameless
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AibsK
Windows
A man hides in a remote building deep in a silent forest, where uncertain memories resurface and reality begins to slip. As you uncover the reasons behind his retreat, you’ll gather scrap, buy equipment, and try to survive an intruder who grows more unpredictable each night.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Survival Horror 21.1%, Horror 18.5%, Dark 14.7%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #20 Henry's Forgotten Performance
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PixelThrive Games
Windows
Henry's Forgotten Performance is a dark horror game about an abandoned corporation, a forgotten arcade machine, and choices that decide your fate.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.9%, Survival Horror 16.4%, Horror 14%, Realistic 12.7%, Cinematic 8.6%
- #21 Anyone There?
84% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Darkest Room
Windows
"Anyone there ?" is a first-person horror game. You are investigating a school where a Creature has been released. Scan the clues and find out his identity before he finds you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21%, Investigation 11.9%, Horror 11.1%, Cinematic 10%, Dark 9.7%
- #22 You had a bad dream
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Loot Loop Games
Windows
A minimalist horror game where you move through procedurally generated narrow corridors and avoid lurking monsters.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.7%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 17.3%, Dark 11.6%, First-Person 7%
- #23 Dolls
82% matchVery Positive91% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: Fake Fox
Windows
Dolls is a first-person horror game in which the player must escape from a dark school inhabited by seemingly lifeless dolls. Confront your fears, unravel the mysteries, and survive this suffocating environment in order to return to reality.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 12.2%, Dark 9.7%, Linear 8.3%
- #24 Anaria
81% matchMixed55% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: VOIDEMBER
Windows
Trapped in a shifting house lit only by candlelight, you must follow whispers, face your mind’s decay, and survive the presence watching you. ANARIA is a solo-developed psychological horror built to haunt long after it ends.
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.4%, Cinematic 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Dark 10.8%, Horror 10.7%
- #25 Rootman: Bodycam Horror Footage
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DEKLAZON
Windows
Realistic first person bodycam horror. On October 26, 2005, a policeman from the 46th department disappeared in the forest. The found footage from his body camera showed how evil it is in the forests. Try demo and add to wishlist!
Why similar: Cinematic 15%, Survival Horror 13%, Horror 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Realistic 12.3%
- #26 Friday Night
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Priskon
Windows
Investigate a family’s gruesome fate, communicate using your microphone to uncover the truth, and hide from the spirit. Film the whole experience in your camcorder for the world to see.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.5%, Cinematic 14.6%, Horror 13.3%, Investigation 11.5%, Survival Horror 10.8%
- #27 As Duty Demands
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Rabbit Bay Games
Windows
A first-person narrative psychological horror game focused on exploration and environmental storytelling, set in a decaying naval retirement home ruled by a tyrannical former admiral, where you play as Coral, a newly hired nurse who must navigate shifting environments and uncover hidden truths.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.7%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Horror 16.7%, Dark 13.6%, First-Person 10.1%
- #28 LastWatch
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Yolix
Windows
A first-person psychological survival horror set in an abandoned subway station. Monitor cameras, manage your sanity, and survive the night shift while something moves through the tunnels.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.1%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 15.4%, Dark 9.4%, First-Person 9.2%
- #29 Franklin The Clown
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Waroc Games
Windows
Step into Ethan’s shoes and enter the ruins of Franklin’s Amazing World. Experience a realistic first-person horror focused on fear, atmosphere, and mental endurance. Solve puzzles, uncover the truth, and survive by relying on your instincts alone.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.3%, Horror 16.2%, Dark 13.1%, 1990's 12.8%, Realistic 8.5%
- #30 Mental Harm
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: a1esska
Windows
Mental Harm is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore an old, long forgotten atmospheric basement of a house where some strange things are happening
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 13.3%, Dark 10.8%, Cinematic 10.2%
- #31 Diving into abyss
76% matchMostly Negative30% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Springbok
Windows
Diving into Abyss is a cave diving horror game with Photorealistic graphics. It's not just a diving simulation. It's a deep-sea survival horror that needs to survive suffocating closure fears and unidentified beings.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.1%, Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Realistic 9.7%, Linear 7.5%
- #32 Catastrophe - Earthquake
76% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Meraki
Windows
Trapped in a condemned building, you must escape before the earthquakes and collapses bring a tragic end. Survive the tremors, find essential items, and flee! Each tremor is a new challenge in this fight for survival. Time is running out... Can you escape?
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 14.5%, Realistic 13.6%, Dark 12%
- #33 Forest Asylum 2
74% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Michal Piotrowski
Windows
Forest Asylum 2 - An Indie Psychological Horror Game and the sequel to the well-received first part. Embark on a Therapy that will change your life!
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.2%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 13%, Dark 9.6%, Linear 8.4%
- #34 Lucid Dreams
75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Altered Games
Windows
You are trapped in a twisted carnival with no memory of how you got there, you must survive a deadly game set by a creepy clown. Solve puzzles, stay hidden, and try to escape.. before he finds you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, 1990's 12.3%, Horror 10.8%, Cinematic 9.7%
- #35 ENTWINE
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 196 Studio
Windows · Mac
ENTWINE is a first-person narrative psychological horror game: a slow, suffocating descent into the tortured mind. Explore disturbingly real environments in a hand-crafted story with no weapons, no guidance. Pure isolation. You were expected, Lucas.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 13.3%, Dark 11.6%, Realistic 10.3%
- #36 Desolate Roads
78% matchMostly Negative30% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: Gabor DandarPub: Gadan Digital
Windows
Desolate Roads is a first-person psychological horror vignette. You’ve run out of gas in the middle of nowhere, and all you can see are empty roads, a dark forest, and the endless thick and strangling fog.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.8%, Horror 12.5%, Investigation 12.1%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Linear 9.8%
- #37 Unusual Tales: Deep Below
73% matchVery Positive97% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: Jall
Windows
You, a normal working Joe, decide to try to solve the mystery of the missing girl... Will you make it out alive? A horror game filled with mystery!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 16.7%, Survival Horror 15.5%, First-Person 10.7%, Linear 9%
- #38 Mindscorn
73% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Mystic Craftz
Windows
A psychological survival horror where you play as a disgraced journalist investigating the Royal Veil Hotel, where multiple people have gone missing. Desperate for one last chance to reclaim your life, you must uncover its secrets and confront your past.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 13%, Investigation 11%, Dark 10%
- #39 Leak
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Point
Windows
Leak is a psychological horror game. Except when you return home your family are missing, and there is a corpse of an unknown man hanging from a ceiling in your study. Explore the house and the area, solve riddles and hide from monsters, for saving your family. Be careful - you are being watched.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.7%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 13.9%, Dark 12.2%, Realistic 9.1%
- #40 SCARY SAM
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Joure Visser
Windows
Use your camera and lens to survive the haunting of an old farmhouse. The bells toll, and Scary Sam draws near. Short VHS-inspired survival horror experience set within the DEADCAM universe.
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.8%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, 1990's 15.6%, Horror 14.3%, Realistic 9.7%
- #41 CALLUS
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 350 reviews2026
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Callus is a short psychological horror (~30 minutes) in the walking simulator genre, featuring jump scares and themes of cruelty and overprotection. It was released as a transitional project between larger releases, with an intentionally simple story and concise gameplay.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.7%, Horror 18.5%, Cinematic 15.7%, Realistic 11.6%, Dark 10.6%
- #42 Nightshift - The School Janitor
72% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Irreplaceable Studios
Windows
Survive the night shift at an abandoned school. Complete your cleaning tasks before 5 AM, manage your flashlight battery, and avoid the darkness that hunts you. Can you last 5 nights?
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.1%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Horror 19.7%, First-Person 10.2%, Dark 9.1%
- #43 Bramble: The Mountain King
72% matchVery Positive95% of 7,488 reviews2023
Dev: Dimfrost StudioPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Bramble The Mountain King is a grim adventure set in a world inspired by dark, Nordic fables. Explore the beautiful yet dangerous and twisted land of Bramble in your endeavour to rescue your sister. Traverse a wondrous landscape and survive deadly encounters with Bramble's many hideous creatures.
Why similar: Cinematic 14.3%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Horror 12.2%, Mythology 11.6%, Emotional 10.4%
- #44 The Cursed Tape
71% matchVery Positive81% of 324 reviews2024
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Someone slipped a mysterious videotape under your door... Do you dare watch it?!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 14.1%, Cinematic 13.9%, Realistic 10.6%, First-Person 9.5%
- #45 Project Descensus
70% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Snow Peaks Studio
Windows
An unexpected disaster traps you inside a research station. With the main exit blocked, you must make your way through the darkest and most twisted pits of the complex and survive against all odds while uncovering the secrets that were never meant to see the light of day...
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.9%, 1990's 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 12.4%, Dark 11.1%
- #46 Lobotomy
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yousf JawharPub: ToYou Studio
Windows
James, a freelance journalist, breaks into the notorious "Lobotomy" asylum to expose decades of brutal experiments. Armed with a camera and flashlight, he must navigate the suffocating darkness. Record the truth, survive the shadows, and escape before the asylum’s dark history claims you next.
Why similar: 1990's 23.6%, Survival Horror 14.9%, Realistic 14.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, First-Person 12.2%
- #47 The Bicameral Protocol
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pleon Words
Windows
By all measures Isaac Llewellyn is a success in life. So why doesn't it feel like that? Something is horribly wrong. Join Isaac as he returns to his childhood home to try to make sense of what happened in his youth. To reconcile truth with memory, Isaac must explore a horrifying past.
Why similar: 1990's 17.2%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 10.8%, Cinematic 10.4%, Dark 9.8%
- #48 THE JOY OF CREATION
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NiksonPub: Clickteam
Windows
The lines between creation and creator blur, in this first-person psychological horror game inspired by Five Nights At Freddy’s.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.2%, Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Dark 12.7%, First-Person 11.8%
- #49 Vigil
67% matchVery Positive86% of 2,103 reviews2025
Dev: Singularity Studios
Windows
Vigil is a short Narrative Horror Game that takes place in an unsettling underground facility. Your job is to dispose of boxes, however, you’re not alone. A terrifying automaton roams the facility, moving only when you look away or when you blink in real life.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.6%, Horror 16.8%, Dark 12.2%, First-Person 10.5%, Realistic 9.5%
- #50 Defaced: Dark Abyss
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PrimePhaseGames
Windows
Defaced: Dark Abyss is a first-person Horror Survival Game. While exploring a seemingly normal cave, you will soon realize that, hidden in the depths, lurks something you were never meant to see...
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.7%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 12.1%, Cinematic 10.8%, First-Person 8.8%
- #51 Village Cult
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Fireplay Studio
Windows
The events take place in a Soviet forest village located far from civilization. The main character inherits a house. Soon the hero learns that the entire village is part of a cult. Those who sacrifice people and engage in cannibalism. The hero has to get out of the village. But can he?
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.4%, Horror 18.2%, 1990's 14.5%, First-Person 12.3%, Dark 12.2%
- #52 Haunted Service
68% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Daring Cat Studio
Windows
A chilling psychological horror experience. Alone at home, you receive a cryptic message: "Congratulations! You got a haunted service." What starts as a prank quickly turns into a terrifying night as sinister events unfold. Will you survive until your parents return?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.5%, Horror 18.9%, Linear 18.3%, First-Person 11%, Dark 10.5%
- #53 Eclipse
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: HNStudios
Windows
Three friends known as The Ghost Hunters are documenting abandoned locations. What begins as a normal episode suddenly turns into a nightmare inside The Holloway Mansion. Something terrifying happens, leaving Jack to survive alone in the mansion and face the horrors.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.6%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 16.4%, First-Person 9.7%, Dark 7.9%
- #54 Dead Format
66% matchVery Positive83% of 163 reviews2025
Dev: KatanalevyPub: Oro Interactive
Windows
Dead Format is a survival horror game set in iconic film eras. It's 1990s Scotland, and your brother has gone missing after becoming obsessed with a mysterious new VHS format. Follow his trail through the tapes and uncover why the government wants to ban "Video Ghastlies".
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.4%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, 1990's 15.1%, Horror 14.7%, Dark 5.8%
- #55 Panic Files: Buried Sanity
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LTuomio
Windows
Your first day at the local mine got a hell of a twist when the tunnels caved in. Can you escape when the only way out is going deeper? Avoid the deadly creatures, push through hallucinations and remember: Don't panic.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.1%, Survival Horror 22.1%, Horror 16%, First-Person 10.3%, Linear 8.6%
- #56 Silent Nights
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 213 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Cinematic 12.5%, Horror 12%, Linear 9.2%
- #57 Endless Shift
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ivan Huliakevich
Windows
Endless Shift is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Trapped in a office building, you and your friends must work together to solve puzzles, evade monstrous entities, and escape before it's too late.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.7%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 14.1%, Realistic 12.1%, Dark 11.1%
- #58 Backrooms Doors
68% matchMixed68% of 85 reviews2023
Dev: Performance Artist
Windows
Backrooms Doors - This is an atmospheric first-person horror game. Explore spaces that can't exist in the real world and find your way out before the entities find you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.7%, Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Dark 12.4%, Realistic 11.1%
- #59 Train 113
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vincent FranzePub: Wake Up Games
Windows
Train 113 is a first-person horror game in which you play a passenger who wakes up aboard a seemingly empty subway train. As you move around the train, trying to get from car to car, you'll begin to sense that things around you are not what they appear to be.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22%, Horror 20%, Realistic 16.2%, Dark 10.8%, First-Person 9%