- #1 SOMA
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,500 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 20.3%, Horror 13.1%, Dark 10.9%, Mystery 10.4%, Story Rich 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Explores profound psychological themes and memory through a narrative-heavy, first-person perspective.
- #2 The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
96% matchVery Positive88% of 8,931 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 27.9%, Mystery 20.4%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Horror 8%, First-Person 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the detective aspect, using environmental storytelling to piece together a fragmented mystery.
- #3 Call of Cthulhu®
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,295 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 25.2%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Horror 13.8%, Mystery 13.1%, Story Rich 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes the investigative process within a psychological horror framework, mirroring the detective work in GET EVEN.
- #4 Alan Wake
94% matchVery Positive90% of 56,400 reviews2012
Dev: Remedy Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.
Why similar: Thriller 23.6%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 14.8%, Story Rich 10.5%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a gripping psychological thriller experience where reality and memory blur in a narrative-heavy setting.
- #5 F.E.A.R.
94% matchVery Positive94% of 18,784 reviews2010
Dev: Monolith Productions, Inc.Pub: Warner Bros. Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Experience the original F.E.A.R. along with F.E.A.R. Extraction Point and F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate.
Why similar: FPS 35.8%, Horror 21.8%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Action 7.7%, Shooter 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the intense first-person combat and supernatural horror atmosphere that complements the action segments of the seed game.
- #6 What Remains of Edith Finch
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 49,863 reviews2017
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Why similar: Story Rich 18.3%, Mystery 17.2%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Mirrors the focus on exploring fragmented memories to uncover a dark and complex family history.
- #7 >observer_
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,884 reviews2017
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 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 28.1%, Detective 20.2%, Horror 15.7%, Walking Simulator 8.9%, Story Rich 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Explores psychological horror through a cyberpunk lens, focusing on memory hacking and investigation.
- #8 The Painscreek Killings
91% matchVery Positive91% of 6,013 reviews2017
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.3 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 25.9%, Mystery 20.1%, Thriller 10.9%, Horror 9.3%, Story Rich 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a pure, immersive detective experience that rewards careful observation and environmental deduction.
- #9 In Sound Mind
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,654 reviews2021
Dev: We Create StuffPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.7 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 25.3%, Horror 16.1%, FPS 13.3%, Story Rich 11.8%, First-Person 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Blends psychological horror with puzzle-solving and first-person action in a surreal, memory-based world.
- #10 Amnesia: The Bunker
89% matchVery Positive93% of 11,497 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.2%, FPS 23.2%, Horror 15.9%, First-Person 12.5%, Story Rich 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Blends first-person survival horror with immersive simulation elements that require tactical thinking and observation.
- #11 Singularity™
90% matchVery Positive93% of 5,807 reviews2010
Dev: Raven SoftwarePub: Activision
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
FIGHT THE PAST TO SAVE THE FUTURE. STOP THE SINGULARITY. Learn the truth behind a massive cover-up of the catastrophic SINGULARITY, an event that fractured time and threatens the world as we know it. Armed with powerful, advanced weaponry and the experimental Time Manipulation Device, fight enemies from the past, the present, and...
Why similar: FPS 48.1%, Horror 14%, Action 11.5%, Shooter 9.8%, First-Person 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features first-person combat combined with time and memory manipulation mechanics that feel similar to the core gameplay loop.
- #12 Murdered: Soul Suspect
89% matchVery Positive86% of 17,132 reviews2014
Dev: Airtight GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.
Why similar: Detective 49.3%, Mystery 19.4%, Horror 11.6%, Story Rich 6.6%, Action 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the detective investigation of a supernatural mystery from a first-person perspective.
- #13 Kona
88% matchVery Positive83% of 3,588 reviews2017
Dev: Parabole
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.
Why similar: Detective 35.6%, First-Person 11.9%, Horror 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%, Walking Simulator 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines detective work with an atmospheric, isolated setting that forces players to piece together a mystery through exploration.
- #14 The Medium
86% matchVery Positive89% of 9,813 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.5 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: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Horror 15.4%, Psychological 12.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%, Dark 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a dual-reality mechanic that mirrors the psychological depth and investigative nature of the seed game.
- #15 INDUSTRIA
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,883 reviews2021
Dev: BleakmillPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 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 25.9%, Mystery 20.2%, Horror 10.8%, Story Rich 10.7%, First-Person 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a first-person, narrative-driven experience with a strong sense of mystery and atmosphere.
- #16 Tacoma
86% matchVery Positive86% of 4,721 reviews2017
Dev: Fullbright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, Mystery 20.6%, Story Rich 19.1%, First-Person 13.7%, Exploration 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Uses environmental storytelling to reconstruct past events, echoing the memory-diving mechanics of the seed game.
- #17 The Suicide of Rachel Foster
85% matchMixed68% of 6,754 reviews2020
Dev: ONE-O-ONE GAMESPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 18.3%, Mystery 14.5%, Psychological 14.2%, Mature 8.5%, Walking Simulator 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy mystery that uses environmental storytelling to uncover dark secrets.
- #18 Visage
84% matchVery Positive84% of 10,620 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.7%, Horror 27.7%, Dark 11.6%, First-Person 8.6%, Walking Simulator 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric psychological horror game that focuses on uncovering the history of a haunted home.
- #19 The Occupation
84% matchMixed60% of 408 reviews2019
Dev: White Paper GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Occupation is a fixed-time, investigative thriller set in North West England on Saturday 24th October, 1987.
Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Thriller 24.2%, Mystery 18.8%, Story Rich 9.2%, First-Person 9%
Why You'll Like It: Challenges players with time-sensitive investigation and narrative deduction in a first-person setting.
- #20 ECHO
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,805 reviews2017
Dev: ULTRA ULTRA
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Horror 25%, Action 15.9%, Great Soundtrack 15.8%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Indie 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique, adaptive AI and sci-fi setting that rewards observation and tactical planning.
- #21 Conarium
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,240 reviews2017
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 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 24.7%, Horror 20.5%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, First-Person 12.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an atmospheric, investigation-heavy horror experience rooted in psychological tension.
- #22 Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut
82% matchMixed66% of 4,689 reviews2013
Dev: Rising Star Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Play as special agent Francis York Morgan in this open-world action-adventure as you solve the case of the Red Seed Murders and survive in a small, quirky American mountain town where supernatural creatures and a mysterious raincoat-clad, axe-wielding killer seek to end his investigation for good.
Why similar: Detective 21.4%, Great Soundtrack 16.7%, Horror 15.2%, Story Rich 14.4%, Mystery 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique, psychological detective experience that leans into surrealism and mystery.
- #23 Firewatch
79% matchVery Positive91% of 96,852 reviews2016
Dev: Campo SantoPub: Panic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
Why similar: Mystery 19.4%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Story Rich 12.9%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%, First-Person 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on atmospheric exploration and narrative-driven mystery that relies on dialogue and observation.
- #24 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,314 reviews2018
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Why similar: Psychological Horror 39%, Horror 27.4%, Action 14.4%, Story Rich 8.3%, Indie 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a tense, investigative horror experience that focuses on uncovering secrets in a confined space.
- #25 Close To The Sun
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,270 reviews2020
Dev: Storm in a TeacupPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.6 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 28.8%, Horror 26.7%, First-Person 20.8%, Indie 12.3%, Adventure 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features a narrative-driven, first-person experience that emphasizes environmental storytelling and mystery.
- #26 Ontotis
79% matchVery Positive83% of 115 reviews2023
Dev: Xenoplasis Games
Windows
Ontotis is a psychological horror game crafted by a solo developer focusing on atmosphere, mystery and an engaging story. Uncover scattered clues to unveil the chilling fate of the house's residents, while encountering a mysterious humanlike figure seemingly connected to them in their haunting tale.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Mystery 14.6%, Psychological 13.8%, Thriller 13.7%, Horror 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on psychological horror and atmospheric mystery within a story-rich, first-person framework.
- #27 Reflection
78% matchVery Positive84% of 230 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 19.2%, Thriller 13.8%, Mystery 12.3%, Horror 11.1%, Psychological 10.9%
- #28 Sanity of Morris
80% 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 20.4%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Thriller 15.7%, Mystery 11.1%, Horror 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines detective investigation with first-person horror and psychological themes.
- #29 The Empty Eyes
76% matchVery Positive80% of 51 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: Thriller 19.6%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Mystery 15.5%, Horror 12.1%, Dark 7.4%
- #30 Rise of Insanity
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,266 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 20%, Horror 13.1%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%, Walking Simulator 8.9%, Dark 8.2%
- #31 Stairs
78% matchMostly Positive70% of 361 reviews2015
Dev: GreyLight EntertainmentPub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 3.1 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 38.8%, Horror 30.8%, Action 14.1%, Indie 9.1%, Adventure 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror game that emphasizes exploration and uncovering the mystery behind a series of disappearances.
- #32 Inside Depth 6
76% matchVery Positive85% of 246 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 23.7%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 11.5%, Dark 11.2%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #33 Omitted
77% matchMixed46% of 56 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 18.5%, Psychological 18.4%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Mystery 11.8%, Horror 9.7%
- #34 Observer: System Redux
74% matchVery Positive85% of 2,866 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 2.9 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 28%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Horror 15.3%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, First-Person 11.6%
- #35 White Room Protocol
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 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 19.2%, FPS 14.8%, Horror 11.8%, Walking Simulator 9.6%
- #36 Implements of Hell
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 103 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 17.3%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Psychological 15%, Mystery 11.8%, Horror 8.5%
- #37 Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,361 reviews2019
Dev: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Psychological 14.5%, Horror 9.5%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%, Dark 8.6%
- #38 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 18.5%, Psychological 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13%, Mystery 11.9%, Horror 8.9%
- #39 Caligo
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,064 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: Psychological 15.7%, Great Soundtrack 15.5%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 8.9%
- #40 INHUMAN
73% matchMixed63% of 111 reviews2023
Dev: Qiutaixu studio
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 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Mystery 11.7%, Horror 9.1%, Psychedelic 7.6%
- #41 Never Again
72% matchVery Positive80% of 922 reviews2019
Dev: Primary Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 20.1%, Mystery 15%, Horror 11.9%, Dark 9.6%, Drama 9.4%
- #42 Psych
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 340 reviews2022
Dev: MediaTale
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 29.3%, Psychological Horror 24.7%, Horror 14.5%, Dark 11.4%, First-Person 5.7%
- #43 Whitehaven
72% matchMixed60% of 50 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 17.7%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Psychological 14.8%, Horror 10.3%, Dark 9.7%
- #44 Beyond The Evil
70% matchVery Positive82% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: BlackHawk GamesPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Beyond the Evil is an psychological horror game that places the player to a hard experience to find who created one supposed plague that might doom the world.
Why similar: Thriller 25.9%, Mystery 22.4%, Horror 15.3%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, First-Person 7.3%
- #45 Vesnith Tapes
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: KY XEPub: Darks Zone
Windows
A psychological horror game where a police officer investigates a cold case in a decaying house, uncovering a strange and haunting tape recorder that reveals a terrible secret.
Why similar: FPS 19.6%, Psychological 13%, Mystery 12%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #46 Incoming Evil
71% 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 25.9%, FPS 20.7%, Horror 15.4%, First-Person 13.4%, Dark 11.9%
- #47 Left Alone
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 641 reviews2016
Dev: SpeedTutor
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 16.6%, Psychological 15.1%, Mystery 12.4%, Walking Simulator 10.1%, Horror 9.9%
- #48 The Story of Henry Bishop
70% matchVery Positive83% of 545 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 21.4%, Horror 20%, FPS 12.9%, Dark 9.3%, Action 8.9%
- #49 REPOSE
66% matchVery Positive93% of 173 reviews2025
Dev: Bozó Attila BertoldPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.5 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 23.1%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 12.7%, Dark 12.2%, First-Person 9.7%
- #50 The Last Visit: 98th
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 177 reviews2025
Dev: Union State GamesPub: Union State Games
Windows
"The Last Visit: 98th" is a psychological indie horror from the first person, in the genre of a walking simulator, in the setting of the post-Soviet winter space. The main focus is on the atmosphere of horror, which is emphasized by realistic 3D graphics.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Thriller 14.6%, Horror 12.6%, Mystery 10.1%, Dark 10%
- #51 S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored
70% matchMixed68% of 72 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 18%, Mystery 13.5%, FPS 13.1%, Horror 9.7%, Dark 9.3%
- #52 God's Basement
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,314 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: Psychological Horror 17.5%, Psychological 14.6%, Mystery 11.2%, Horror 10.4%, Dark 9.8%
- #53 [SUBJECT]
68% matchVery Positive88% of 92 reviews2023
Dev: RUDZKI
Windows
[SUBJECT] is a first-person psychological horror game. You wake up confused in a dark room, not knowing where you are. The last thing you remember is a robotic voice echoing through you ears. How you got here or why is unclear, but you do know one thing: You're being watched.
Why similar: Thriller 20.7%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Psychological 15%, Mystery 11.4%, Horror 10.1%
- #54 IMPETUM
68% matchMixed65% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: TrueGames
Windows
IMPETUM - horror, thriller, drama with elements of detective fiction. Can you uncover the truth without losing your mind?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.8%, Thriller 19.8%, Detective 14.5%, Horror 10.8%, Walking Simulator 9.1%
- #55 Obscula
69% matchMostly Negative39% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Lunafrost Studio
Windows
Face the fears lurking in the dark. Obscula is a psychological horror experience that tells the story of someone seeking the truth but finding themselves trapped in a nightmare. There's no escape, only answers… but are you ready for the truth?
Why similar: Thriller 21.4%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, FPS 13.1%, Dark 10.7%, Horror 10.6%
- #56 7th Floor
64% matchVery Positive98% of 53 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 26.6%, Horror 16.3%, Story Rich 13.1%, Shooter 11.6%, First-Person 11.4%
- #57 Familiar Stranger
66% 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 30.1%, Horror 19.2%, Exploration 14.3%, Story Rich 9.7%, Action 8.5%
- #58 [Bober Bros] No Means Nothing
63% matchVery Positive94% of 330 reviews2025
Dev: BOBER BROS
Windows
PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR // ANTI-DATING SIM about learning to say NO.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.3%, Psychological 17.1%, Horror 11.7%, Thriller 10.9%, Walking Simulator 8.3%
- #59 Amnesia: Rebirth
65% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,173 reviews2020
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 16.7%, Horror 15.5%, Mystery 14.5%, First-Person 14.1%, Story Rich 13.5%
