- #1 >observer_
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,934 reviews2017
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.3%, Detective 19.8%, Horror 15.5%, Walking Simulator 8.6%, Story Rich 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Like GET EVEN, this cyberpunk thriller explores deeply fractured human psyches by diving straight into people's memories.
- #2 The Medium
96% matchVery Positive89% of 10,319 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Psychological Horror 23.3%, Horror 16.7%, Psychological 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Dark 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It shares GET EVEN's dark investigative tone and tense, atmospheric exploration of heavy psychological trauma.
- #3 In Sound Mind
96% matchVery Positive95% of 7,016 reviews2021
Dev: We Create StuffPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In Sound Mind is an imaginative first-person psychological horror with frenetic puzzles, unique boss fights, and original music by The Living Tombstone. Journey within the inner workings of the one place you can’t seem to escape—your own mind.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Horror 16.1%, FPS 13.3%, Story Rich 11.5%, First-Person 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This psychological thriller intertwines abstract first-person action with navigating distorted, memory-based mental landscapes.
- #4 Visage
95% matchVery Positive84% of 10,980 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.5 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: Psychological Horror 36.6%, Horror 27.9%, Dark 11.5%, First-Person 8.2%, Walking Simulator 5%
Why You'll Like It: This game delivers intense psychological horror set in a shifting, nightmarish environment heavily driven by memory and trauma.
- #5 The Suicide of Rachel Foster
94% matchMixed68% of 6,908 reviews2020
Dev: ONE-O-ONE GAMESPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Coming back to the family hotel after years, a young woman finds herself trapped with the ghosts from her past and an old cellular telephone as the only way to unveil a terrible truth.
Why similar: Thriller 19.2%, Mystery 15.2%, Psychological 14.7%, Walking Simulator 9%, Dark 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar solitary, tense investigative experience inside an isolated building with a gripping narrative mystery.
- #6 Observer: System Redux
94% matchVery Positive85% of 3,032 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 14.1%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, First-Person 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: An enhanced version of the cyberpunk psychological horror classic that focuses on memory interrogation and grim mystery.
- #7 Amnesia: Rebirth
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,356 reviews2020
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 14.1%, Mystery 12.6%, First-Person 12.2%, Story Rich 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes psychological dread and fractured narrative memory in a tense first-person perspective.
- #8 SOMA
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 53,096 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.5%, Horror 14.2%, Dark 11.2%, Mystery 10.8%, Story Rich 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Like GET EVEN, it offers a deeply philosophical, narrative-heavy first-person experience exploring identity and reality.
- #9 Layers of Fear
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,749 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22%, Mystery 13.9%, Horror 12.4%, Psychedelic 10.3%, Dark 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It mirrors GET EVEN's exploration of a tortured mind wandering through increasingly surreal and haunting environments.
- #10 The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
91% matchVery Positive88% of 8,977 reviews2014
Dev: The Astronauts
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
Why similar: Detective 27.6%, Mystery 20%, Walking Simulator 11.1%, Horror 8.1%, First-Person 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric mystery features supernatural investigative mechanics and a poignant, reality-bending story.
- #11 Rise of Insanity
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,285 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Horror 14.7%, Great Soundtrack 12.6%, Walking Simulator 10%, Dark 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It places players in the shoes of a doctor exploring the terrifying depths of psychological madness and memory.
- #12 Call of Cthulhu®
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,959 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Horror 13.9%, Mystery 12.3%, Story Rich 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It blends investigative detective work with a deteriorating mental state and unnerving psychological horror.
- #13 INDUSTRIA
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 4,373 reviews2021
Dev: BleakmillPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Embark on a gripping journey in INDUSTRIA, an atmospheric FPS set in Cold War-era East Berlin. Unravel the secrets of a mysterious parallel dimension while searching for a missing colleague. Explore a haunting reality where the truth awaits. Discover the dark past that lies beyond.
Why similar: FPS 26.2%, Mystery 19.4%, Horror 10.8%, Story Rich 10.4%, Shooter 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Shares GET EVEN's rare blend of first-person shooting mechanics and a strange, dystopian narrative mystery.
- #14 Sanity of Morris
88% matchMixed67% of 60 reviews2021
Dev: Alterego GamesPub: StickyLock Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sanity of Morris: a psychological horror adventure game. Your flashlight reveals the clues you need to stay sane in the search for your father. Discover the truth. Could aliens be real?
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Thriller 14.7%, Mystery 10.4%, Horror 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological thriller where a detective must unravel a dark mystery while questioning his own mind.
- #15 The Town of Light
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,833 reviews2016
Dev: LKA
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
12 March 1938, Renée, 16, was ripped out of her world, her only fault was that of not knowing her place in the world.
Why similar: Psychological 23%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Mystery 12.5%, Horror 11.8%, Great Soundtrack 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply unsettling exploration of mental illness and institutional horror grounded in a grim, story-rich atmosphere.
- #16 Close To The Sun
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,352 reviews2020
Dev: Storm in a TeacupPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Deep in international waters, Tesla’s Helios stands still. An unbound utopia for scientific research, Rose Archer steps aboard in search of her sister, quickly to discover not all is as it seems. A single word covers the entrance… QUARANTINE!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.4%, Horror 27.8%, First-Person 19.7%, Indie 11.6%, Adventure 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: This narrative-driven horror game features a tense first-person perspective inside a mysterious, isolated sci-fi setting.
- #17 Moons of Madness
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,944 reviews2019
Dev: Rock Pocket GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 16.9%, Thriller 14.8%, Mystery 11.7%, Psychological 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: It combines first-person sci-fi exploration with terrifying psychological visions and creeping paranoia.
- #18 Manifold Garden
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,585 reviews2020
Dev: William Chyr Studio
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
Why similar: Mystery 29.5%, Psychedelic 24.6%, First-Person 23%, Exploration 11.8%, Indie 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: While more puzzle-focused, it mirrors GET EVEN's surreal, reality-defying architectural spaces.
- #19 ECHO
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,844 reviews2017
Dev: ULTRA ULTRA
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
After a century in stasis the girl En arrives at her destination: A Palace out of legend. Out here, using forgotten technologies, she hopes to bring back a life that shouldn’t have been lost. But nothing could prepare her for what she’ll face in the ancient halls below.
Why similar: Stealth 26%, Horror 18.2%, Great Soundtrack 11.7%, Action 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a tense, sci-fi psychological challenge where the environment constantly adapts to the player's actions.
- #20 Detention
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,832 reviews2017
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Horror 20.8%, Great Soundtrack 15.2%, Thriller 13.2%, Story Rich 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Though side-scrolling, it shares the heavy psychological trauma and dark mystery elements central to GET EVEN.
- #21 Caligo
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,077 reviews2017
Dev: Krealit
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Caligo is the darkness everyone descends into one way or another, and to each of us it's something different. For some it's a short but exciting adventure, some will see it as a place to relax. Yet others will be reminded of their worst nightmare, while for a few, it might come as a revelation.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Psychological 15%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 9%
Why You'll Like It: A poetic walking simulator that delves into philosophical musings and abstract psychological environments.
- #22 Never Again
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 958 reviews2019
Dev: Primary Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Never Again - Horror/first-person Quest. The main essence of the game is research locations and puzzles, plunging in the dramatic story of a little girl suffering from asthma.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Mystery 15%, Horror 12.4%, Dark 9.6%, Walking Simulator 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven survival horror game focusing on a young girl's psychological trauma and warped memories.
- #23 The Painscreek Killings
81% matchVery Positive91% of 6,420 reviews2017
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Mystery 19.2%, Thriller 10.1%, Horror 9.3%, Story Rich 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers an intricate investigative puzzle experience where players piece together a complex narrative through meticulous sleuthing.
- #24 Infliction
82% matchVery Positive80% of 968 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Psychological Horror 30.1%, Horror 19%, Dark 10.7%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, First-Person 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A suburban nightmare that relies heavily on psychological tension, investigation, and unraveling a dark domestic tragedy.
- #25 Ad Infinitum
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,753 reviews2023
Dev: HekatePub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
When reality is a nightmare, nightmares become real. In this psychological horror game, you fight the terrifying creatures invading your mind. Can you save your sanity?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.4%, Horror 16.7%, Dark 12.5%, First-Person 11.8%, Mystery 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that twists World War we trench warfare into a surreal nightmare of trauma and memory.
- #26 Conarium
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,282 reviews2017
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Conarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s novella "At the Mountains of Madness", but largely set after the original story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Horror 20.7%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, First-Person 12.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian horror adventure that traps the player in a remote base dealing with strange memories and altered states.
- #27 Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
79% matchVery Positive89% of 8,361 reviews2014
Dev: Krillbite Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.
Why similar: Horror 39.8%, First-Person 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Dark 7.6%, Walking Simulator 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror adventure dealing with surreal distortions of reality and fragile psychological perspectives.
- #28 Reflection
78% matchVery Positive84% of 264 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Thriller 13.5%, Mystery 12.1%, Horror 11.4%, Psychological 10.6%
- #29 Maid of Sker
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,471 reviews2020
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Mystery 16.9%, Horror 16.2%, Stealth 9.3%, Story Rich 9%
Why You'll Like It: A tense first-person horror experience focusing on stealth, survival, and a dark story-rich atmosphere.
- #30 The Empty Eyes
77% matchVery Positive82% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Thriller 19%, Mystery 15.2%, Horror 12.5%, Dark 7.4%
- #31 The Guest II
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest II is a first-person psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Psychological 17.7%, Thriller 13%, Horror 12%, Mystery 10.9%
- #32 WRONGED US
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Delusional Studio
Windows
Face the twisted, living incarnations of a town's lost hope in this open-world survival horror game, inspired by Dark Souls and Silent Hill.
Why similar: Dark 37.6%, Horror 31.1%, Story Rich 21.3%, Adventure 5.7%, Singleplayer 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features a gritty, dark psychological horror atmosphere driven by mystery and survival elements.
- #33 Omitted
77% matchMixed47% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Omitted is a first-person psychological horror game. Experience being left alone in an old hospital, discover its secrets and try to survive.
Why similar: Thriller 18.2%, Psychological 17.9%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Mystery 11.7%, Horror 9.9%
- #34 White Room Protocol
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Thriller 18.8%, FPS 14.9%, Horror 12%, Walking Simulator 9.5%
- #35 Implements of Hell
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 104 reviews2021
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Implements of Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mysteries, unlock the secrets, and change the outcome in a slow-paced atmospheric, and extremely horrifying experience.
Why similar: Thriller 17%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Psychological 14.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Horror 8.7%
- #36 Ramona
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Daniele Doesn't MatterPub: Doesn't Matter Games
Windows
Ramona is a first-person psychological horror set in the 1970s. Use a camera to reveal the invisible, follow Ramona’s rules, and explore rooms filled with puzzles and disturbing memories in a house haunted by secrets and remorse.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.9%, Thriller 18.3%, Psychological 14.7%, Horror 10.1%, First-Person 7.9%
- #37 Inside Depth 6
75% matchVery Positive85% of 252 reviews2021
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
There are 6 depths to descend; the further you go, the more terror you will experience. Uncover mysteries, solve puzzles, and immerse yourself in a dark storyline that Inside Depth 6 has to offer. Journey through all 6 depths to uncover the secrets buried within.
Why similar: Thriller 23.3%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 11%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #38 INHUMAN
75% matchMixed63% of 113 reviews2023
Dev: 秋太虚工作室Pub: QutosoGame
Windows
"INHUMAN" is an independent horror game. The story takes place in the conspiracy of an ancient clan, and the protagonist is in a psychedelic state and can't even distinguish herself. With further exploration and confrontation with all kinds of ghosts, the puzzle will be solved step by step...
Why similar: Thriller 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Mystery 11.2%, Horror 9.1%, Psychological 9%
- #39 Paradise's Secrets
73% matchVery Positive83% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Entry Studios
Windows
After accepting the invitation from the Paradise company following the events we've experienced, nothing on our journey may turn out as we expect. You must be very careful to uncover all the mystery and reveal the truth. Learn everything and expose the true face of the Paradise company.
Why similar: Thriller 18.2%, Psychological 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Mystery 11.8%, Horror 9.2%
- #40 Butcherman
71% matchVery Positive93% of 174 reviews2026
Dev: Mounpeak Games
Windows
Experience the psychological horror of being kidnapped by a serial killer. Driven to escape, explore everything around you, use your wits, uncover secrets, and face the unimaginable dread of being in the victim’s place. Inspired by a true story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.5%, Thriller 14.5%, Psychological 12.6%, Mystery 10.7%, Horror 9.2%
- #41 Obfuscation
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: mid1224
Windows
Escaping from a car trunk, you find yourself in the garage of a mysterious house, with no memory of what happened. Step inside this first-person psychological horror experience and uncover the truth hidden inside.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.7%, Mystery 13.8%, Horror 12.6%, Dark 11.1%, Psychological 10.8%
- #42 Beyond The Evil
73% matchVery Positive83% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: BlackHawk GamesPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Unravel a dark mystery by searching for hidden secrets that may reveal a deadly conspiracy in this psychological horror thriller. A strange phone call will put your life in danger, and you’ll have to make a decision that could change the fate of the world.
Why similar: Thriller 23.4%, Mystery 20.4%, Horror 14.5%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
- #43 Stairs
73% matchMixed70% of 364 reviews2015
Dev: GreyLight EntertainmentPub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
STAIRS is a first-person atmospheric psychological horror game, inspired by real-life events, that takes players through the stories of three missing people as seen through the eyes of journalist Christopher Adams. Start preparing yourself now, for to descend down these steps is to descend into madness...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.4%, Horror 31.1%, Action 14.4%, Indie 8.7%, Adventure 7.4%
- #44 Saint of Chains
69% matchVery Positive86% of 92 reviews2026
Dev: MystiveDev
Windows
Psychological single-player first-person horror. Explore dark environments, fight with melee and guns, and solve puzzles in this retro 2000s-inspired nightmare where the truth is more terrifying than the monsters.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.4%, FPS 17.9%, Psychological 10.5%, Horror 9.9%, Dark 9.6%
- #45 REPOSE
69% matchVery Positive93% of 193 reviews2025
Dev: Bozó Attila BertoldPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
In the facility, each step, each shot, each mistake costs precious energy. Rendered entirely in black and white, this mystery can be unravelled. The puzzle can be solved. Don't ask who tried to solve it before. Do the job. Find oxygen and sleep. Go deeper. And don't ask about Aaron.
Why similar: Thriller 22.4%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 12.9%, Dark 11.9%, First-Person 9.4%
- #46 Psych
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 356 reviews2022
Dev: MediaTale
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Experience the story of Alexander Green and find out what happened on the day of the accident in this First Person horror Adventure. Follow the development of Alex, solve puzzles around the event and try not to fall into madness as you search for answers.
Why similar: Thriller 28.6%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, Horror 14.8%, Dark 11.1%, First-Person 5.6%
- #47 Left Alone
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 646 reviews2016
Dev: SpeedTutor
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Psychological 14.6%, Mystery 12.2%, Walking Simulator 10.2%, Horror 10.2%
- #48 The Story of Henry Bishop
70% matchVery Positive83% of 549 reviews2019
Dev: Blazes Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The story of Henry Bishop is a first-person psychological thriller, where the player will have to fight, guess riddles, immerse into a mystical plot and an incredible story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 20.1%, FPS 13%, Action 9%, Dark 9%
- #49 Whitehaven
71% matchMixed60% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Somnambulist Games
Windows
Uncover the mysteries of Whitehaven Orphanage in this first-person psychological horror game. Explore the place, collect clues and put the pieces together to find out what happened years ago as you delve deep into your mind.
Why similar: Thriller 17.8%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Psychological 14.7%, Horror 10.8%, Dark 9.7%
- #50 Same Room Same Day
70% matchMixed56% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Bugi Games
Windows · Mac
Step into the mind of Rosaline in this psychological horror FPS. Face her fears, engage in intense combat, and help her find peace. Solve puzzles to unlock her psyche's secrets and progress by completing quests
Why similar: FPS 21.7%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Psychological 15.6%, Horror 10.9%, Shooter 9.2%
- #51 7th Floor
67% matchVery Positive98% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Vörös GergelyPub: IGT Games
Windows
Find your missing daughter in the Hospital of Madness. Collect items, fight enemies, and do whatever it takes to reach her!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.2%, Horror 15.2%, Story Rich 11.8%, Shooter 10.8%, First-Person 10.2%
- #52 Supernormal
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,234 reviews2024
Dev: Hitori de Productions
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth.
Why similar: Detective 18%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Thriller 12.9%, Mystery 12.4%, Horror 9.3%
- #53 The Evil Within 2
67% matchVery Positive92% of 31,065 reviews2017
Dev: Tango GameworksPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.9%, Horror 23.1%, Story Rich 11.5%, Great Soundtrack 7.8%, Action 6.9%
- #54 S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored
70% matchMixed68% of 74 reviews2021
Dev: VolframePub: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored is a science fiction FPS puzzle horror game, which takes place a few months after the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant disaster. Experience a tale about an unexplored area within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone - The S.W.A.N. Institute.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.9%, FPS 13.3%, Mystery 13.1%, Horror 9.8%, Dark 9.1%
- #55 INFRA
68% matchVery Positive88% of 3,751 reviews2016
Dev: Loiste Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.
Why similar: Mystery 18.8%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, First-Person 11.9%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #56 Familiar Stranger
67% matchMixed64% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Duanyang WangPub: Horror engine games
Windows
The Familiar Stranger is a 3D psychological horror game where twisted memories and nightmares blur. Uncover dark secrets while evading a relentless entity that watches from the shadows. Can you escape the horrors of the past, or will they consume you?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30%, Horror 19.6%, Exploration 14.2%, Story Rich 9.6%, Action 8.7%
- #57 Incoming Evil
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: CodelessMan
Windows
A first-person horror game Incoming Evil, you will explore an unsolved event about 3 missing people. Nobody knows what happened to them, the police could not solve the case. You are an experienced detective; the case handed over to you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.6%, FPS 20.9%, Horror 15.5%, First-Person 13%, Dark 11.5%
- #58 The Beast Inside
66% matchVery Positive83% of 12,171 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
Why similar: Horror 28.3%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, First-Person 11.2%, Story Rich 8.8%, Great Soundtrack 8%
- #59 The Guest
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 217 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 26.3%, Horror 15.9%, Dark 14.4%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, First-Person 11.3%
- #60 Ontotis
66% matchVery Positive83% of 118 reviews2023
Dev: Xenoplasis Games
Windows
As a caretaker trapped by a severe storm, you must secure an abandoned hilltop home. When routine chores spiral into terror, uncover the residents' chilling fate, solve puzzles, and unravel the truth behind a mysterious haunting entity deeply connected to you in this psychological horror game.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.6%, Mystery 14.3%, Thriller 13.6%, Psychological 13.6%, Horror 7.4%
