- #1 Graveyard Shift
97% matchMixed66% of 64 reviews2016
Dev: Galavalomka Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 43%
A cute and spooky FPS
Why similar: Action 44.7%, Horror 33.9%, Indie 21.4%
- #2 Grimind
96% matchMixed64% of 290 reviews2014
Dev: Paweł MogiłaPub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Grimind is a 2D, physics based, adventure, platform game in horror/creepy theme. Grimind casts you into forgotten caves and ancient crypts, without memories. While being there you have to demonstrate great manual skills to pass obstacles and solve non trivial puzzles to get out of scary environment and additionally discover what are you...
Why similar: Indie 34%, Adventure 30.2%, Horror 19.6%, Action 16.2%
- #3 Bear Haven Nights
95% matchVery Positive87% of 104 reviews2016
Dev: SunRay Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Bear Haven Nights is a great indie horror game where you have to survive scary nights.
Why similar: Strategy 40.8%, Adventure 16.8%, Action 16.4%, Horror 13.3%, Indie 12.7%
- #4 Super Grave Snatchers
94% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2021
Dev: Night Job Games
Windows
Use necromancy to smash villages, scare townsfolk, and generally cause a ruckus.
Why similar: Horror 100%
- #5 Grave Danger
94% matchMixed67% of 54 reviews2016
Dev: jeffgamedev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Grave Danger is an action packed adventure game about an unlikely group of heroes. Switch between Dante the cowboy, Elliot the wizard, and Malice the reaper; use their different abilities to solve puzzles and make their way out of trouble. Will you be able to guide them to victory?
Why similar: Action 32.8%, Adventure 29.6%, Indie 22.1%, Horror 15.6%
- #6 DERE EVIL EXE
93% matchVery Positive86% of 384 reviews2018
Dev: Darius Immanuel GuerreroPub: AppSir Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
DERE EVIL EXE is both a terrifying thriller with a gripping meta horror story and a retro 16-bit pixel platformer with unique puzzles and obstacles.
Why similar: Horror 27.4%, Action 22.2%, Casual 20.7%, Indie 19.7%, Adventure 9.9%
- #7 Haunt Chaser
92% matchMixed67% of 716 reviews2021
Dev: Clock Wizard Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Haunt Chaser is a 4 Player Co-Op horror game, can be played as a Single-Player too. Chasers need to use all the hunting equipment in order to banish the evil and save the poor souls from torment while uncovering deeply disturbing secrets. Also, there is a 4v1 party game mode.
Why similar: Horror 37.6%, Action 34.9%, Adventure 27.6%
- #8 Cursed
91% matchVery Positive89% of 176 reviews2022
Dev: Disaster Squad Productions
Windows
A horrific retro point and click adventure with combat
Why similar: Adventure 47.9%, Horror 47%, Action 5.1%
- #9 The Padre
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 57 reviews2019
Dev: Shotgun with GlittersPub: Feardemic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 47%
The Padre is a retro stylised 3D horror adventure game tapping deep into the roots of classic horror games.
Why similar: Adventure 32.7%, Action 31.3%, Indie 23.4%, Horror 12.6%
- #10 The Long Reach
89% matchVery Positive84% of 491 reviews2018
Dev: Painted Black GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
At its heart The Long Reach is an adventure game. Closer inspection also reveals it’s a thrilling horror story, flavoured with sci-fi ideology, psychological context and a skeptical view on the human psyche.
Why similar: Adventure 32.9%, Action 30.6%, Indie 21.8%, Horror 14.6%
- #11 Marrow
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 56 reviews2016
Dev: Fever Dream Gameworks
Windows
Marrow is a 2D, Cosmic-Horror themed, action-adventure game emphasizing challenge, puzzles, platforming, combat and navigation. Leap, crawl, slash and blast your way through the cavernous bowels of a menacing mountain in a quest to find your lost friends.
Why similar: Action 35.6%, Adventure 34.7%, Indie 29.7%
- #12 Deadly 30
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,868 reviews2014
Dev: Ignatus Zuk and Gonzalo Villagomez
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Can you survive the horror? … a retro-style survival horror game developed by the two-man indie team of Gonzossm and Iggy Zuk. Survive 30 days and nights in a zombie-infested world by recruiting companions, upgrading weaponry and fortifying your position.
Why similar: Action 50.4%, Indie 35%, Horror 14.6%
- #13 DERE EXE: Rebirth of Horror
88% matchVery Positive88% of 103 reviews2021
Dev: Darius Immanuel GuerreroPub: AppSir Games
Windows
Experience a meta horror pixel platformer retro game haunted by a mysterious yandere.
Why similar: Horror 42.2%, Indie 30.4%, Action 27.5%
- #14 Untitled Ghost Game
86% matchVery Positive91% of 507 reviews2023
Dev: Dubscr
Windows · Mac · Linux
Free multiplayer 2D ghost hunting game that you can play with friends created by a small game dev team.
Why similar: Horror 41.8%, Action 30.6%, Casual 27.6%
- #15 Circus of TimTim - Mascot Horror Game
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Mascot Bro Studio
Windows
Circus of TimTim is a Stealth Horror Survival Game about two siblings trying to sneak inside the most hunted carnival of all time to recover lost items with a metal detector device, however enemies are roaming around and they can hear your every step! TimTim is not happy ..
Why similar: Horror 26.5%, Adventure 25.4%, Action 25%, Casual 23.1%
- #16 Kharon's Crypt - Even Death May Die
86% matchVery Positive95% of 108 reviews2022
Dev: Hebi LeePub: Andromeda Project
Windows
Metroidvania dungeon crawler about Death & Grief full of puzzles, secrets & challenges. Inspired by old GameBoy Color games with Retro Pixel Art Aesthetics but with challenging boss fights & Lore-Rich
Why similar: Action 51.5%, Adventure 48.5%
- #17 Mr. Hopp's Manor Escape
85% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: Moonbit
Windows
Toys-turned-monsters are roaming the manor. Find a way out and don't get caught!
Why similar: Strategy 51.2%, Action 32%, Horror 16.8%
- #18 Stay Out Of The Farm: Prologue
84% matchMixed58% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: Yasha
Windows
Free Prologue to Stay Out Of The Farm, a ps1 styled horror game where you try to escape from a serial killer.
Why similar: Adventure 40.5%, Action 35.4%, Horror 15.1%, Indie 9.1%
- #19 Extreme Exorcism
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 74 reviews2015
Dev: Golden Ruby GamesPub: Ripstone
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Extreme Exorcism is a paranormal platformer where every move you make comes back to haunt you.
Why similar: Indie 24.1%, Casual 22.7%, Adventure 21.5%, Action 21%, Horror 10.6%
- #20 Laser Tag Massacre
81% matchVery Positive87% of 110 reviews2025
Dev: Liminal Road
Windows
"Laser Tag Massacre" is a narrative-driven horror game inspired by 80s slasher movies, with a PS1-style aesthetic. On Halloween night, five friends throw a party in an abandoned arcade deep in rural Campinas, Brazil. What begins as a fun game of laser tag quickly spirals into their worst nightmare.
Why similar: Horror 33.4%, Adventure 26.2%, Action 20.6%, Casual 19.8%
- #21 Nekomew's Nightmares
81% matchVery Positive98% of 53 reviews2022
Dev: Pikewin
Windows
Face Nekomew's nightmares in this spooky rhythm game!
Why similar: Horror 42.3%, Action 20.4%, Casual 20.2%, Indie 17.1%
- #22 Zombie Graveyard Simulator - Prologue
79% matchVery Positive88% of 198 reviews2025
Dev: threeWPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Manage your Graveyard by day as you bury and cremate bodies, maintain graves, fulfill visitor requests, grow crops, and unlock upgrades. When night falls, face relentless zombie hordes as you build defenses to protect your work and fight to survive in Zombie Graveyard Simulator - Prologue!
Why similar: Action 77%, Horror 23%
- #23 The End o,,,o
83% matchMixed63% of 272 reviews2017
Dev: xrrawva
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 15%
Face the grim reaper at 3 frames per second.
Why similar: Horror 32.6%, Indie 24.6%, Action 22.7%, Adventure 20.1%
- #24 Wraithslayer
82% matchVery Positive95% of 78 reviews2019
Dev: Devin ColePub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
An intense and challenging boss battle in an abstract horror world.
Why similar: Action 38.5%, Adventure 34.5%, Indie 27%
- #25 Cannibal Abduction
78% matchVery Positive96% of 363 reviews2023
Dev: Tomás EsconjaureguyPub: selewi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The family is hungry and he must provide, VHS slasher survival horror.
Why similar: Horror 47.4%, Adventure 34.5%, Indie 18.1%
- #26 Dead Dreams
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: Horror 43.7%, Adventure 29%, Action 27.3%
- #27 Pitty Meaty
77% matchVery Positive82% of 130 reviews2024
Dev: Galactic Geckon
Windows
Pitty Meaty is a horrifying creepypasta survival horror game where you must survive in a dangerous territory under the constant threat of a menacing, swollen corpse head.
Why similar: Action 35.9%, Horror 27.4%, Strategy 27.2%, Casual 9.5%
- #28 Worse Than Death
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 67 reviews2019
Dev: BancyCo
Windows · Mac
Worse Than Death is a scary, action-adventure horror game about a high school reunion that goes horribly wrong! Run for your life, hide from terrifying enemies, and solve devious puzzles to uncover the dark secrets of your wretched home town.
Why similar: Adventure 32%, Action 29.4%, Indie 21.5%, Horror 17.1%
- #29 Tormenture
75% matchVery Positive88% of 210 reviews2024
Dev: Croxel StudiosPub: Billete Cohete
Windows
Tormenture is a psychological horror game where you play as a child trapped in a cursed 8-bit game with a dark secret. To survive, you must find four relics and solve reality-blurring puzzles. But beware—some creatures may escape the game and haunt you in the real world. A game within a game.
Why similar: Horror 39.2%, Adventure 36.8%, Action 24%
- #30 Trench Face
73% matchVery Positive94% of 632 reviews2025
Dev: Pulse Blue
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Trench Face is a horror turn based war RPG featuring exploration-based dungeons, with hanging monsters lurking around each corner. Every enemy varying in strengths and weaknesses. Escape the trench with your life.
Why similar: Strategy 45.8%, Horror 23.1%, Action 16.2%, Indie 7.5%, Adventure 7.4%
- #31 The Trud
78% matchMixed62% of 58 reviews2020
Dev: Matheus Antônio
Windows
The Trud is a horror game that combines exploration with stealth gameplay, here you'll need to find your way out and discover what's happening in the school while monsters are trying to catch you.
Why similar: Adventure 32.5%, Indie 23.2%, Action 22.8%, Casual 21.5%
- #32 Bughouse
76% matchVery Positive87% of 181 reviews2022
Dev: Disrate Studios
Windows
Play as Christopher, a kid left home alone with a terrifying STALKER on the loose! Try and survive in this 80's, PS1 inspired, Home Invasion Survival Horror game - OR DIE TRYING!
Why similar: Horror 32.5%, Action 27.4%, Adventure 23.7%, Casual 16.3%
- #33 SHINONOME ABYSS The Maiden Exorcist
74% matchVery Positive82% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: WODAN,Inc.Pub: KADOKAWA CORPORATION
Windows · Mac
Use your supply of items and traps to survive in a mansion haunted by yokai and vengeful spirits as shrine maiden Yono in this strategy roguelike horror action game!
Why similar: Action 35.7%, Adventure 32.2%, Horror 22.8%, Indie 9.3%
- #34 Granny Remake
72% matchVery Positive82% of 2,010 reviews2023
Dev: FerriteLabs
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Granny Remake is a gripping horror game where you must escape from a sinister house chased by a cunning and relentless Granny. Choose from multiple escape routes: drive away in a car, call the police, or unlock the main door
Why similar: Horror 39.9%, Action 34.8%, Indie 25.2%
- #35 Ghost Blood
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: BigBread
Windows
Ghost Blood is a first-person action game where you must fight the horrors of an abandoned graveyard to learn about ancient secrets and magic. Discover a rich world filled with challenging riddles and lifelike graphics, and emerge as the first of a new generation of magicians.
Why similar: Horror 53.9%, Action 46.1%
- #36 Days Under Custody
77% matchMostly Negative39% of 155 reviews2015
Dev: Abraham CarreolaPub: Groupees Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Days Under Custody is a title made as a classic horror adventure game where a dramatic story, unique puzzles and an enemy stalking you all the time, will test and keep you tense to discover the history behind a lot of inexplicable events.
Why similar: Adventure 45.3%, Indie 33.3%, Horror 21.4%
- #37 Trapped Dead
76% matchMixed41% of 788 reviews2011
Dev: Crenetic
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
You and up to three friends fight to survive the Zombie outbreak in this game inspired by early '80s horror films!
Why similar: Strategy 59.3%, Action 33.5%, Adventure 7.2%
- #38 Octave
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 167 reviews2016
Dev: Anate Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Octave is a point 'n click horror-adventure game with elements of action. Dark woods, monsters, paranormal activity, nice puzzles - all this is present in the game.
Why similar: Indie 60.2%, Adventure 39.8%
- #39 Mr. Hopp's Playhouse HD
71% matchVery Positive81% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: Moonbit
Windows
Step back into the unsettling world of Mr. Hopp's Playhouse where every child's nightmare becomes a chilling reality.
Why similar: Strategy 59.2%, Horror 17.2%, Indie 13.2%, Adventure 10.4%
- #40 UEBERNATURAL: The Video Game - Prologue
71% matchVery Positive95% of 123 reviews2021
Dev: ILIKESCIFI Games
Windows · Mac
A TALE OF 2 MONSTERHUNTING BROTHERS! No matter what kind of monster - No matter what kind of mystery - No matter what kind of classic rock song… Dan & Gene will be on site! This is their business! The family business...
Why similar: Action 29.4%, Adventure 28.9%, Horror 25.3%, Indie 16.4%
- #41 Gleaner Heights
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 376 reviews2018
Dev: Emilios Manolidis
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Experience the old-school charm of classic farming games with the suburban gothic atmosphere of certain 90's TV shows, along with contemporary game mechanics. Farming, crafting, combat, romantic relationships and mysterious events await!
Why similar: Adventure 22.7%, Action 22.2%, Casual 20.4%, Indie 18.3%, Horror 16.3%
- #42 The Gravedigger
68% matchVery Positive85% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: Authogin
Windows
You're hired to dig up graves at a local church, looting valuables while demonic activity escalates. You must find and return all the burnt bones to stop the demonic activity. Each night you will dig for valuables to find bones, fend off growing corruption, and survive to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Horror 83.1%, Adventure 16.9%
- #43 [Bober Bros] It's Just A Prank
67% matchVery Positive88% of 396 reviews2024
Dev: BOBER BROS
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 27%
It's Just A Prank is a first-person horror game about kids playing pranks on each other until a PRANK GOES WRONG. Experience suspense, fear, and unexpected twists as a simple joke becomes a nightmare.
Why similar: Horror 26.7%, Adventure 26.2%, Casual 23.9%, Action 23.2%
- #44 Stay Close
71% matchMixed62% of 1,912 reviews2016
Dev: Blind Bird
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Stay Close is open-world horror game, with options for single-player and co-op. It has an unique and new gameplay approach unseen so far in any other game. You'll find yourself in a creepy and anomalous town, what is your next move?
Why similar: Horror 57.7%, Adventure 15.9%, Action 15.3%, Indie 11.1%
- #45 Gore In Crayon
66% matchVery Positive97% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Leigh CarrPub: Carrthulhu
Windows
A short pixel psychological survival horror and gruelling story told with no words.
Why similar: Horror 38.6%, Adventure 31.6%, Action 20.9%, Indie 8.9%
- #46 DEADBOLT
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,586 reviews2016
Dev: Hopoo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
DEADBOLT is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising.
Why similar: Action 37.2%, Indie 33.4%, Strategy 22.9%, Horror 6.4%
- #47 Shattered Haven
73% matchMostly Negative30% of 93 reviews2013
Dev: Arcen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 18%
An Environmental Puzzle Game About Family, Grit, and Survival.Grays roam the land, largely in the absence of human interference. These aren't your typical Zed -- theirs is a very different sort of apocalypse. Animals spontaneously transform into twisted, violent beings. The earth decays, collapsing into a network of abysses.
Why similar: Adventure 31.8%, Action 31.1%, Indie 22.7%, Horror 14.5%
- #48 Kidz
69% matchVery Positive87% of 276 reviews2018
Dev: BattlehamPub: Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation
Windows · Mac
Kidz is 2D Side Scrolling style, featuring different mechanic each episode, including Action Horror, Point & Click, and Parkour! 3 kids from the different universe face the same issue. Let's explore their story!
Why similar: Casual 45.9%, Indie 35.6%, Horror 18.5%
- #49 REANIMAL
62% matchMostly Positive74% of 21,977 reviews2026
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The creators of Little Nightmares™ I & II have returned to take you on a darker, more terrifying journey than ever before. In this horror adventure game, a brother & sister go through hell to rescue their missing friends and escape the island that they used to call home.
Why similar: Horror 56.2%, Adventure 43.8%
- #50 Lakeview Cabin 2
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 581 reviews2023
Dev: Roope Tamminen
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The ultimate 2D horror is back! Dive deep into the diverse world of horror movies! Nothing can prepare you for the R-rated challenges you will face!
Why similar: Strategy 42%, Horror 35.5%, Action 22.6%
- #51 Death or Treat
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 106 reviews2023
Dev: Saona Studios
Windows · Mac
The Halloween spirit is missing! Play as Scary and help him save HallowTown. "Death or Treat" is a 2D action-roguelite and hack & slash, with handpainted environments and traditional animation. Explore all the worlds and defeat hordes of enemies using different weapons and skills.
Why similar: Action 40.1%, Indie 34.9%, Adventure 25%
- #52 THE MUTE HOUSE
65% matchVery Positive82% of 287 reviews2025
Dev: December Blues Games
Windows
Inspired by old and classic survival horror games, THE MUTE HOUSE combines exploration, management, puzzles and a touch of action. As Emily investigates about her sister's vanishing, she finds herself trapped in a mysterious mansion.
Why similar: Horror 32%, Adventure 27.5%, Indie 22.3%, Action 18.2%
- #53 ABO MANDO
72% matchMostly Negative33% of 87 reviews2015
Dev: UNDEADPub: Andrés Calva
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Have fun accompanying the young from the beyond to the future but first you have to fight with mythical entities of Mexican horror.A really hardcore game for the new gamers. Take the challenge!ABO MANDO: A MEXICAN HORROR 8-BIT ADVENTURE!An instant classic!
Why similar: Action 44.9%, Adventure 31.3%, Indie 23.8%
- #54 Eternal Man: Mountain
70% matchMixed69% of 59 reviews2018
Dev: eProdigyPub: advocatus
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Another bite-sized horror game. Manage stamina and sanity to avoid your pursuers long enough to complete your mission.
Why similar: Adventure 27.7%, Action 27.1%, Casual 25.5%, Indie 19.8%
- #55 BUDDY
70% matchMixed56% of 82 reviews2016
Dev: Hoshko
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
BUDDY is a horror adventure based on a little girl Mary’s story nightmare. Will you able to distinguish the real story from the girl's fantasy?
Why similar: Indie 34.6%, Horror 34%, Adventure 31.4%
- #56 Spooky Ghosts Dot Com
69% matchVery Positive84% of 51 reviews2018
Dev: Zertuk
Windows · Linux
Ruby the ghost hunter has a tough gig this Halloween. Explore the haunted mansion, take down some ghosts, battle spooky bosses, and rescue the lost cats!
Why similar: Action 59.3%, Indie 40.7%
- #57 Cursed Ones
67% matchMostly Negative38% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: Brainrot Games
Windows
Cursed Ones is a co-op horror stealth survival game. Play as the Crane siblings as you hunt down the worst kinds of spirits and continue your late parents' legacy. Make sure you both don't die in the process.
Why similar: Horror 61%, Action 39%
- #58 Goodnight Butcher
70% matchMixed57% of 59 reviews2015
Dev: Perfect Square Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Goodnight Butcher is an arcade-style horror game with an isolated, heart-pounding atmosphere which shifts seamlessly between running your butchery and running for your life.
Why similar: Indie 57.2%, Horror 42.8%