- #1 Notes To Myself
96% matchPositive88% of 42 reviews2023
Dev: Spy On The Wall
Windows · Linux
The horror began when you wrote your first note.
Why similar: Horror 28.2%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Adventure 15.8%, Action 15.5%, First-Person 9.8%
- #2 Stairs
97% 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: Horror 31.9%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Adventure 17%, Indie 15.7%, Action 13.2%
- #3 The Disappearance of the Mitchells
96% matchMixed50% of 12 reviews2020
Dev: Cupfox Studio
Windows
A short horror game about the sudden disappearance of a husband and wife, leaving their house and all of their belongings.
Why similar: Adventure 23.7%, Action 21.8%, Indie 20.6%, Horror 17.8%, Psychological Horror 16.1%
- #4 Hektor
95% matchMixed62% of 969 reviews2015
Dev: Rubycone
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Experience terrors only madness can conjure in HEKTOR, a psychological horror game set in a world that literally moves with your every twist and turn.
Why similar: Horror 36.2%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Adventure 11.9%, Action 11.2%, Indie 11.1%
- #5 Bonbon
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 262 reviews2017
Dev: Aetheric GamesPub: Pixeljam
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 41%
A thirty-minute childhood-horror walking-sim about toys and a giant rat. A short, single-sitting experience.
Why similar: Horror 30.2%, Adventure 24.8%, Indie 23.4%, Psychological Horror 21.6%
- #6 Intruders: Hide and Seek
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 348 reviews2019
Dev: Tessera StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Intruders: Hide and Seek is a first-person stealth game, an intense thriller combining intense psychological terror with the point of view of a defenseless boy.
Why similar: Horror 23.5%, Adventure 22%, Action 19%, Psychological Horror 18%, Indie 17.6%
- #7 A Simple Door
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Keter studio
Windows
Try to escape from “A Simple Door” by facing your past, your darkest secrets and your fears through the doors.
Why similar: Horror 24.7%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Adventure 16.5%, Action 16.2%, First-Person 12.9%
- #8 Poseidon
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Henmova
Windows
Poseidon is a ghost ship horror game. Recover cursed pirate gold, survive vengeful spirits, and escape a drifting nightmare before you become part of its legend.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26%, Action 22.9%, Adventure 22.4%, Horror 16.3%, First-Person 10.4%
- #9 ColdSide
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 519 reviews2020
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
ColdSide is a psychological horror first-person game. It takes place in an abandoned underground laboratory that studied anomalous phenomena.
Why similar: Horror 23.9%, Adventure 22.7%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Indie 19.2%, First-Person 9.6%
- #10 Kuchisake Onna - 口裂け女
93% matchMostly Positive71% of 59 reviews2018
Dev: George ConstantinouPub: Constantinou
Windows
Kuchisake-Onna is a first-person horror adventure game based on a Japanese myth. The gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid “Kuchisake-Onna” or else the Slit Mouthed Woman, there are also some puzzles for the player to solve, making gameplay more various.
Why similar: Horror 31.2%, Psychological Horror 26.7%, Adventure 22.5%, Indie 19.6%
- #11 Wrong train
91% matchMixed61% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: RG-Studio
Windows
What if you got on the wrong train that you were waiting for and fell asleep, and woke up to find that there are no people around anywhere else, and the train itself is endless? Will you be able to return home?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 19.9%, Action 18.9%, Adventure 18.7%, Indie 10.5%
- #12 Domovoy
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Babrov StudioPub: Babrov Interactive
Windows
Domovoy is a psychological horror game from the first person, the game takes place in a Soviet apartment in the late 80s. Are you ready to meet the Domovoy?
Why similar: Horror 28.9%, Psychological Horror 26.5%, Adventure 12.8%, First-Person 11.6%, Indie 10.2%
- #13 Silent Descent
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 130 reviews2018
Dev: Deceptive Games Ltd.
Windows
Silent Decent is a highly-immersive first-person horror game with a rich and engaging atmosphere. Trapped in purgatory, you play as Samuel Harris who roams in an endless loop of anguish, pain and suffering. Can you find a way to save a tormented man's soul?
Why similar: Horror 22.8%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Adventure 19.1%, Action 17.6%, Indie 16.6%
- #14 OBSCURIA
85% matchMixed57% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: ARANJA GAMESPub: ARANJA STUDIO
Windows
After the largest cruise ship in the world suffered a shipwreck and was invaded by ghosts, you must find Captain Blackhood after he disappeared, enter the great Nocturne and investigate all the secrets and mysteries.
Why similar: Indie 26.3%, Horror 23.8%, Adventure 19.9%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, First-Person 9.9%
- #15 _dive
89% matchMixed65% of 85 reviews2018
Dev: lower third
Windows
A story about escapism.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.7%, Adventure 25.6%, Indie 25.3%, Horror 22.5%
- #16 Fear of Clowns
86% matchMixed64% of 198 reviews2017
Dev: Mikhail Nevsky
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%
You woke up in the middle of the night from the doorbell's sound. Someone wants to play with you...
Why similar: Horror 33.3%, Adventure 23.7%, Action 21.8%, Indie 21.2%
- #17 Don't Play With Dolls
86% matchPositive85% of 26 reviews2018
Dev: CBC Games
Windows
Having made his way to the house, which seemed long ago abandoned, in order to steal from it all items of value, the main character understands that the house is not so abandoned.
Why similar: Horror 31.6%, Adventure 24.5%, Action 22.6%, Indie 21.3%
- #18 The Interview
88% matchMostly Negative32% of 163 reviews2015
Dev: Anothink
Windows
Adam Ridgewell is invited to a job interview, but things will get dark.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.8%, Adventure 25.1%, Horror 23.4%, Indie 22.7%
- #19 Project Tape
77% matchMixed67% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: Stealth StudioPub: Stealth Studio UE
Windows
Experience the arrival of The Last Tape's protagonist in this short horror adventure that reveals what happened before the main events. Explore Lurmont’s abandoned facilities, avoid the mysterious creature, and descend step by step into a hell you might not escape from
Why similar: Horror 34.4%, Psychological Horror 31.3%, Adventure 18.8%, Indie 12.5%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #20 THE SOUL HUNTER
84% matchMixed67% of 24 reviews2019
Dev: TechoneGame
Windows · Mac
I'm a hunter, a soul hunter. It sounds a little weird. There aren't many people like us. Nobody knows we exist, but we do.
Why similar: Horror 30.2%, Indie 28%, Adventure 21.8%, Action 20.1%
- #21 Deep Inside
76% matchVery Positive83% of 118 reviews2024
Dev: Nick Abrams
Windows
Deep Inside - is a first-person psychological horror game! You are a police officer trying to find out who is behind the most high-profile murders in the city and have therefore become the number one target for a maniac!
Why similar: Indie 41.1%, Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Adventure 14.6%, Action 13.5%
- #22 Adam - Lost Memories
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 233 reviews2020
Dev: Adam DubiPub: AdamDubiGames
Windows
Adam - Lost Memories is a psychological horror puzzle game, based on my personal experiences with child abuse.
Why similar: Horror 27%, Adventure 26.6%, Action 23.3%, Indie 23.1%
- #23 BEKKOUAME
82% matchVery Positive93% of 269 reviews2018
Dev: Mt.Bamboo VillagePub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
有一天,想成为制簪人的【光】无法忍耐每日修行的痛苦,逃出了家门。 路上,她遇到一位头上发簪十分合称的女性。 在女性的引导下,她来到一个稀奇古怪的城镇。
Why similar: Horror 27.9%, Adventure 27.6%, Indie 23.1%, Action 21.4%
- #24 Depths of Fear :: Knossos
84% matchMixed67% of 435 reviews2014
Dev: DIRIGO GAMES
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Depths of Fear :: Knossos, a Greek-themed, 1st Person, Roguelike stealthy action-adventure where you play as Theseus out to kill the rampaging horror the Minotaur. Succeed in the beast’s slaughter or learn the meaning of fear trying. You will run. You will hide. You will fight. You will die.
Why similar: Adventure 26%, Indie 24.2%, Action 23.9%, Horror 18.7%, First-Person 6.5%
- #25 TheMemory
81% matchPositive80% of 35 reviews2019
Dev: TeamNPC
Windows
Find the lost memories and escape from Mor's Asylum.
Why similar: Horror 31.3%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Adventure 19.8%, Indie 17.2%, First-Person 9.4%
- #26 Shadowless
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ultron01
Windows
Shadowless is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a creepy house marked by tragedy, where dark entities and the past haunt you. Defenseless, you face a nightmare that consumes you before you can escape.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.4%, Horror 25.7%, Adventure 13.6%, Action 13.2%, Indie 9.1%
- #27 Horror in the Asylum
83% matchMostly Negative39% of 49 reviews2016
Dev: Adham Jaber
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
as it becomes night , you take your pills and go to sleep , what happens next is up to your twisted imaginations .
Why similar: Horror 29.1%, Adventure 25.7%, Action 23.7%, Indie 21.5%
- #28 CONCLUSE 2 - The Drifting Prefecture
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 40 reviews2023
Dev: concluse_dev
Windows
Concluse 2 is an atmospheric horror game which takes place immediately after the events of Concluse. Face off with the denizens of the Edison Hotel and the expansive Drifting Prefecture.
Why similar: Adventure 30.3%, Action 26.3%, Indie 23.3%, Horror 20.1%
- #29 Fear the Dark Unknown: James
78% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Dreamlight Games Studios SL
Windows
The clock is ticking and the survival game can no longer be stopped. James and Chloe have been chosen and nothing will ever be the same again after discovering the Dark Unknown.
Why similar: Adventure 23.5%, Action 22.3%, Indie 21.1%, Horror 16.7%, Psychological Horror 16.4%
- #30 Ghost Stories
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 84 reviews2019
Dev: AK Studio
Windows
You find yourself in a deserted territory of a country house, and when you try to get out, understand that it's impossible. One on one with ghosts and your task is to survive and only then to figure out what happened here...
Why similar: Adventure 25.3%, Horror 23.1%, Action 21.9%, Indie 21.3%, First-Person 8.4%
- #31 Grimm 1865
78% matchMixed69% of 64 reviews2020
Dev: ITD Collective
Windows
You play has Hebert Grimm For the last nine years, You've been studying abroad. You return home six month ago, and found out that you're father died over six years ago. Apparently, the letter had never been delivered, or so they say...
Why similar: Adventure 25.1%, Action 23.8%, Indie 22.5%, Horror 19.7%, First-Person 8.9%
- #32 Check-In, Never Out
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: HogletNovaGames
Windows
You checked into a hotel to get some rest—but it wasn’t an ordinary place. Gather clues, unlock sealed doors, evade the pursuit, and escape.
Why similar: Horror 28.8%, Psychological Horror 26.1%, Indie 13.9%, First-Person 10.9%, Action 10.4%
- #33 The Ritual on Weylyn Island
80% matchMixed65% of 71 reviews2015
Dev: zemaGamez
Windows · Mac
The Ritual on Weylyn Island is a First-Person Survival Horror Story set on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest. Inspired by classic horror movies, The Ritual on Weylyn Island is a weapons-free, story-driven action adventure game.
Why similar: Adventure 27.5%, Horror 25.5%, Action 24.2%, Indie 22.9%
- #34 Vorozhey
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Babrov StudioPub: Babrov Interactive
Windows
Vorozhey is a psychological horror inspired by Slavic mythology. It tells the story of an artist haunted by terrifying visions and ancient forces.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.8%, Horror 27%, Action 12.3%, First-Person 11.1%, Indie 10.7%
- #35 心霊旅館
70% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: WoodTableStudio
Windows
「心霊旅館」は廃旅館から脱出する3Dホラーゲーム。 謎を解き、恐怖を乗り越え脱出を目指しましょう!
Why similar: Horror 32.1%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Adventure 19.7%, Action 19.3%, Indie 6.9%
- #36 Connection Haunted
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MrCiastkuPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
#Joining_server... #Players_Online: 1 #RED_flag_taken #New_player: {incorrect_string} #Players_online: 2 #PLAYER2_says: ̸̤̔̅͑̚Ǐ̷͕̌̕͘ ŝ̵̪͙͈ḙ̴̗̻̹͔̦́̀̽͘ě̷͙̓̉͐̑ y̷̥͔͕̲̫̤̐ȍ̸̲̮̃͘ų̶̢̪͕̘̟̍͝ #Connection_Lost 32
Why similar: Horror 20.3%, Adventure 20.1%, Action 18.9%, Indie 17.8%, Psychological Horror 17.7%
- #37 Suite 776
74% matchVery Positive90% of 741 reviews2019
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
A pure terror with a twisted backstory; jumping straight into the horrors surrounding Suite 776.
Why similar: Horror 24.2%, Indie 19%, Adventure 18%, Action 16.3%, Psychological Horror 15.9%
- #38 Dark Return
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Wally7Pub: Wally seven studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in a dark journey filled with secrets and horror, as John returns home after receiving a mysterious letter from a family member stating that he must return home after traveling for treatment. Discover terrifying facts and uncover buried secrets in an exciting and fun experience
Why similar: Horror 26.6%, Psychological Horror 23%, Adventure 16%, Action 15.6%, Family Friendly 8%
- #39 The Railroad Crossing
64% match9 user reviews80% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Garu
Windows
The railroad crossing I walk by every day… something’s off.
Why similar: Horror 29.1%, Psychological Horror 26.3%, Indie 20%, Adventure 15.6%, First-Person 7.5%
- #40 Your Toy
75% matchMostly Negative29% of 17 reviews2020
Dev: Viva Games
Windows
Your Toy is a 3D first person horror room escape game that features an advanced non-repeat puzzle system with challenging riddles, heart-pounding escape sequences and a mysterious narrative that dives deep into your darkest subconsciousness. Are you ready to enter your nightmares?
Why similar: Adventure 28.1%, Action 25.9%, Indie 24.9%, Horror 14.9%, First-Person 6.2%
- #41 Statues
77% matchMixed66% of 301 reviews2015
Dev: Room710Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Do not even try to close your eyes. You can't let the fear go. It is real. It is more real than you can imagine... "Statues" is a mix of survival-horror and action-adventure developed by Room710Games. The game based on the creepy enemies that only move when you're not looking at them.
Why similar: Horror 42.7%, Adventure 19.8%, Indie 19.2%, Action 18.3%
- #42 Fear the Dark Unknown
74% matchMixed66% of 161 reviews2019
Dev: Dreamlight Games Studios SL
Windows
The clock is ticking and the survival game can no longer be stopped. James and Chloe have been chosen and nothing will ever be the same again after discovering the Dark Unknown.
Why similar: Adventure 26.5%, Action 24.9%, Indie 23.1%, Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #43 Horror Adventure
70% matchMostly Negative25% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: Yash Future Tech Solutions Pvt Ltd
Windows
Horror Adventure is a interactive experience set in a procedurally generated haunted house. You're a paranormal investigator and you find yourself exploring what appears to be a old abandoned manor.
Why similar: Horror 26.7%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Action 23.8%, Adventure 23.4%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #44 Knock
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: shanethehippoPub: Shanethehippo Productions
Windows
A short story psychological horror game about answering visitors at the door while being home alone after your brother goes out to buy pizza. During a time of a record-breaking number of serial home break-ins, you must decide whether or not to answer the knock at the door.
Why similar: Horror 32.5%, Psychological Horror 27.9%, Adventure 15.3%, First-Person 12.1%, Indie 9.7%
- #45 Fear the Dark Unknown: Chloe
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 17 reviews2020
Dev: Dreamlight Games Studios SL
Windows
The clock is ticking and the survival game can no longer be stopped. James and Chloe have been chosen and nothing will ever be the same again after discovering the Dark Unknown.
Why similar: Adventure 27.8%, Action 26.1%, Indie 24.6%, Horror 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #46 Vollun
73% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: Mauricio Scherer
Windows
Vollun is a first-person with great focus on story, puzzles and exploration. You wake up in a strange place full of mysteries. Something happened in this place and you're not alone.
Why similar: Adventure 30.4%, Indie 25.6%, Horror 22.1%, Psychological Horror 21.8%
- #47 Trace of the past
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2019
Dev: Konev
Windows
In this horror story, you will go to explore the old boarding school to find out a secret of your forgotten past.
Why similar: Adventure 30.9%, Indie 26.9%, Horror 23.2%, Psychological Horror 19.1%
- #48 Oniwaki Village -Horror game-
64% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: GoodLuck3 Inc.
Windows
"Oniwaki Village" is a first-person Japanese horror adventure game set in a Japanese village that has been abandoned due to an incident. Players endure horror as they explore the village and pursue the mystery of the incident....
Why similar: Horror 30.3%, Adventure 26.2%, Psychological Horror 25%, Action 8.2%, Indie 8.1%
- #49 Night at the lake: Silent Watcher
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: N0tVen0s
Windows
A night shift at a remote lake turns into something unsettling. Explore the area, log data, and uncover what lurks in the darkness.
Why similar: Horror 34.2%, Psychological Horror 31%, Adventure 14.3%, Indie 13.5%, First-Person 5.6%
- #50 The Hunt In Sanity
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kaboom Games
Windows
The Hunt In Sanity is a first-person psychological horror game. You play as Jason searching for his wife. As you explore eerie environments.You must scavenge for supplies to survive relentless attacks from evil Enemies.Find hidden clues, solve puzzles, and delve into the secrets of your wife's past
Why similar: Adventure 27.4%, Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Action 17.1%, Indie 16.2%
- #51 Liberation
67% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: WINTERS
Windows
Liberation is a strategy survival horror game. You have to go to the Deathworld and collect crosses to liberate ghosts. Survive from the attacks of various ghosts!
Why similar: Horror 28.9%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Adventure 16.2%, Action 13.5%, First-Person 11.3%
- #52 Riot of Willy
64% matchPositive85% of 41 reviews2023
Dev: Too Production
Windows
Is a horror game with an adventure twist. Your task is to solve puzzles and not to get caught by monsters. They all hear and see you, so be careful. Explore the locations and survive in this thrilling horror game
Why similar: Horror 36.1%, Adventure 22.5%, Indie 15.8%, First-Person 14.3%, Action 8.4%
- #53 Static
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Suraj M.
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game built around attention, perception, and fear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.3%, Horror 25.6%, Adventure 18.1%, First-Person 16.1%, Indie 7.7%
- #54 Dimmed Light
59% matchPositive83% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: PixelGusePub: Derevo Games
Windows
You are an experienced urbex, who has set sights on another abandoned factory. But, having prepared for the hunt for adventures, you could not even think that they would be hunting you! What happened here?! The mystery will only be revealed by the light of the flashlight...
Why similar: Adventure 28.7%, Action 26.5%, Indie 25%, Horror 19.8%
- #55 The Eerie Inn
72% matchPositive81% of 43 reviews2018
Dev: Przestraszeni
Windows
The Eerie Inn is a mystery, puzzle-solving horror game with a strong emphasis on the narrative. You play as one of the girls staying at a guest house and your mission is to find out the truth behind the mysterious things happening there. You will soon realize that things aren't what they appear to be..
Why similar: Horror 27.8%, Psychological Horror 25.2%, Adventure 25.1%, Indie 21.9%
- #56 The Searchers of Legends : Origin
71% matchMixed60% of 25 reviews2019
Dev: Second Reality
Windows
Psychological, story indie horror, made in the style of Penumbra and Amnesia. An interesting story with a lot of details, the ability to interact with almost all the objects around, the random of some events and the unpredictable behavior of the characters, dangers, riddles and a terrible atmosphere are waiting for you!
Why similar: Horror 22.7%, Adventure 21.3%, Action 19.7%, Indie 19.2%, Psychological Horror 17.1%
- #57 Huntsman: The Orphanage (Halloween Edition)
76% matchMostly Negative30% of 272 reviews2013
Dev: ShadowShifters
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 22%
MORE STORY THAN GORY! A HYBRID OF ALTERNATIVE HORROR AND CREEPYPASTA...Welcome to the Halloween Edition v1.03! Take a deep breath, dim the lights, put on your headphones...Non-linear first-person gameplay lets you explore Grimhaven Orphanage and discover the characters who once lived there – voiced by Dan Bull, Chuck Huber and Raychul...
Why similar: Horror 42.8%, Adventure 22.7%, Indie 17.6%, Action 16.9%
- #58 Birthday Boy
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Experience the birthday party from hell. Face your demons - both psychological and mechanical. Kill plush toys, evade demonic animatronics and possessed puppets… Aaaannnnnd…discover the truth about your evil clown father. Yes, your own father…
Why similar: Horror 33.7%, Psychological Horror 28.9%, Action 17.8%, Adventure 17%, Singleplayer 2.7%