- #1 VLADiK BRUTAL
96% matchVery Positive90% of 10,131 reviews2024
Dev: BRUTAL SOFTWARE
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Fight under the onslaught of mutated monsters, obsessed soldiers and even darker bosses. Just try to survive and find out what to do next in this life, simultaneously tearing your enemies to pieces.
Why similar: FPS 37%, Horror 19.6%, Shooter 18.2%, First-Person 12.8%, Action 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality, gritty, and atmospheric Russian-developed indie shooter that shares the same regional development DNA.
- #2 Gulman 5
97% matchVery Positive87% of 77 reviews2018
Dev: Aleksandr Serzhantov
Windows
Gulman 5 – is a single-player first-person shooter by Svyatoslav Gulyaev.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 63.9%, FPS 15.5%, Action 14.1%, Atmospheric 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct sequel, it maintains the same unique aesthetic and janky, cult-classic gameplay style.
- #3 Putrefaction
96% matchMixed70% of 491 reviews2015
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.
Why similar: FPS 36.7%, Horror 27.8%, Action 17.3%, Shooter 10.7%, First-Person 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A visceral, indie FPS that captures the same raw, low-budget horror-shooter aesthetic.
- #4 This Strange Realm Of Mine
95% matchVery Positive82% of 635 reviews2017
Dev: Doomster Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
This Strange Realm Of Mine is a First Person Shooter mixed with poetry and psychological horror. Graphic style is 3D mixed with pixel art.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 43.1%, FPS 18.3%, Horror 13.4%, Shooter 7.3%, Atmospheric 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similarly surreal and psychological first-person experience with a focus on indie-driven narrative.
- #5 HARD TAPES
94% matchMixed52% of 73 reviews2021
Dev: Free Goos GamesPub: Frederick Marecos
Windows
First person shooter Psychological horror, which is about sick thought experiments that will be seen thanks to some videotapes and demonstrate what dark is the world now.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.6%, Horror 22.8%, FPS 21.1%, Shooter 10.1%, Action 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, indie survival-shooter that captures the low-budget, intense atmosphere found in Gulman.
- #6 HROT
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,378 reviews2023
Dev: Spytihněv
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
HROT is a single-player retro FPS set in a small socialist country neighboring Soviet Union (Czechoslovakia) after an unspecified disaster in 1986. Those times were dark and terrifying and so is the game.
Why similar: FPS 35.6%, Horror 13.8%, Shooter 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Atmospheric 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-style FPS set in a bleak, Soviet-inspired landscape that mirrors the atmospheric tone of the seed game.
- #7 Pigsaw
93% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: Christopher Yabsley
Windows
Escape the nightmarish human abattoir in this blood-soaked Horror FPS.
Why similar: FPS 30.8%, Horror 22.2%, Shooter 14.4%, Action 12.5%, First-Person 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A direct, indie-style horror shooter that focuses on similar first-person combat mechanics.
- #8 Gynophobia
94% matchMixed66% of 774 reviews2015
Dev: Gua
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Gynophobia is a horror themed shooter about abnormal fear of women. Gynophobia is using classic first person shooter gameplay, to convey story about Mark, who is suffering from different phobias, including abnormal fear of woman.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 44.1%, Horror 17.3%, FPS 12%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Action 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the same indie, psychological-horror-shooter hybrid approach.
- #9 GLOWCOMA: chapter 1
91% matchVery Positive85% of 227 reviews2019
Dev: Tsvetomir Georgiev
Windows
GLOWCOMA: chapter 1 is a Sci-Fi FPS survivor horror game.
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: A visceral, indie-driven action experience with a dark, horror-tinged aesthetic.
- #10 Forgive Me Father
90% matchVery Positive84% of 5,776 reviews2022
Dev: Byte BarrelPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Forgive Me Father is a dark retro horror FPS set in a comic book style world inspired by the novels of H.P. Lovecraft. As the only one left with full senses, you begin a journey in search of answers and relief. How long can you last?
Why similar: FPS 45.5%, Shooter 18.3%, Action 14.1%, First-Person 10.3%, Atmospheric 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian-inspired indie shooter that leans heavily into psychological horror and atmospheric combat.
- #11 Cruelty Squad
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,524 reviews2021
Dev: Consumer Softproducts
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world
Why similar: Psychological Horror 54.4%, FPS 24.9%, Shooter 9.7%, First-Person 6.3%, Action 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental, surreal, and intentionally jarring indie FPS that shares the off-kilter vibe of the Gulman series.
- #12 Incoming Evil
91% 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 46.5%, Horror 17.4%, FPS 15.7%, First-Person 7.7%, Atmospheric 7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric indie horror title that emphasizes the same first-person exploration and combat.
- #13 Blood West
87% matchVery Positive90% of 6,260 reviews2023
Dev: HyperstrangePub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Weird west legends meet eldritch horror in BLOOD WEST, an immersive stealth FPS. Become the Undead Gunslinger, doomed to roam the barren lands until he manages to purge their curse, freeing his soul. 3 varied scenarios, perk-based character progression, and 20+ hours of gameplay await you!
Why similar: FPS 37.2%, Horror 26.3%, Shooter 13.8%, First-Person 11%, Action 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A stealth-focused, atmospheric indie FPS that blends horror elements with a unique, gritty world.
- #14 Pyromaniac
86% matchVery Positive90% of 361 reviews2026
Dev: Dominik BraunPub: tayoDEV
Windows
Play as Nikolas, a 20-year-old guy who found himself lost in an abandoned city... or so he thought it was at first. Explore the city, defend yourself from monsters, and find answers to what is really going on.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 58.2%, Horror 13.4%, Action 9.7%, FPS 7.8%, Atmospheric 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror title that captures the same indie, psychological tension.
- #15 Red Lake
89% matchMixed50% of 1,059 reviews2015
Dev: TalentplacePub: KishMish Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Red Lake - horror shooter with elements of quest.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.2%, Horror 19.4%, FPS 15.7%, Action 12.6%, Shooter 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: An indie action-adventure game that blends horror and shooting mechanics in a similar fashion.
- #16 Hektor
88% 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: Psychological Horror 51.5%, Horror 31.9%, Action 8.7%, First-Person 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that emphasizes the same disorienting, atmospheric first-person experience.
- #17 While Sleeping
85% matchVery Positive81% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Sangwoon JinPub: FLUXJIN
Windows
A first-person horror game dealing with sleep paralysis. You are lying in bed, unable to move, experiencing creepy phenomena and having to survive until morning from ghosts.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 66.2%, Horror 28.3%, Action 3.4%, Singleplayer 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological-horror indie title that focuses on the same single-player immersion.
- #18 Limitless Hunger
86% matchVery Positive86% of 69 reviews2021
Dev: Void Ink
Windows
Limitless Hunger is a high-adrenaline retro FPS single-player experience.
Why similar: FPS 39.9%, Horror 19.5%, Shooter 16.7%, Action 12.7%, First-Person 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D indie shooter that focuses on PVE combat and survival elements.
- #19 Wall of insanity
84% matchVery Positive82% of 114 reviews2021
Dev: VenomizedArt
Windows
Wall of insanity is a single player campaign third-person shooter, with a large arsenal of weapons, crowds of various enemies and difficult locations, concealing many secrets.
Why similar: Action 30.8%, Shooter 25.5%, Horror 24.1%, Atmospheric 18.2%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, action-adventure shooter that shares the same gritty, horror-infused world.
- #20 Golden Light
82% matchVery Positive85% of 3,949 reviews2022
Dev: Mr. Pink
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Eat weapons, be scared and question your own mind in this Survival-Horror FPS Prop Hunt Roguelike about meat. Walls are watching you!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.3%, FPS 17.1%, Horror 15.6%, Action 10.2%, Shooter 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, indie horror-shooter that shares the same off-beat and experimental gameplay design.
- #21 Boogeyman
84% matchVery Positive80% of 665 reviews2015
Dev: Clockwork Wolf
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Live your childhood nightmare and try to survive against the Boogeyman. Equipped with only your flashlight, survive each night until the morning light.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 50.5%, Horror 35.1%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Action 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A horror-focused indie game that shares the same unsettling, atmospheric tone.
- #22 Mist
82% matchVery Positive81% of 187 reviews2024
Dev: 43N34SPub: Nota Art
Windows
Short atmospheric first person horror game with elements of quest and shooter about being lost in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by weird mist.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 48.5%, Horror 16.4%, FPS 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.8%, First-Person 5%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art, atmospheric horror game that shares the same indie, psychological focus.
- #23 Omitted
83% 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: Psychological Horror 58.2%, Horror 20%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Action 4.9%, First-Person 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that emphasizes the same unsettling, atmospheric narrative.
- #24 The Story of Henry Bishop
81% 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 40.3%, Horror 23.8%, FPS 10.2%, Action 8.4%, Atmospheric 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, indie horror-adventure that shares the same intense, narrative-driven focus.
- #25 Jack Holmes : Master of Puppets
80% matchVery Positive82% of 169 reviews2024
Dev: @TonyDevGamePub: indie.io
Windows
Survival Horror in first person where you must manage your ammunition well, explore varied scenarios and face nightmarish beings, while investigating the macabre experiments with children, the result of a mind unhinged by madness and family loss.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.4%, FPS 17.7%, Horror 13.6%, Shooter 8.9%, Atmospheric 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror FPS that emphasizes combat and atmospheric exploration.
- #26 Graveyard Shift
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 739 reviews2023
Dev: Darkphobia Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Guarding the graveyard shift is often considered one of the most terrifying jobs globally, but night guarding at Whispering Winds Cemetery surpasses any other cemetery in horror! Being Night Security in this place will turn into a nightmare for you that you may never forget.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 48%, Horror 27.9%, Atmospheric 14.6%, First-Person 8.2%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror FPS that mirrors the indie, low-budget combat style.
- #27 Saint of Chains
77% matchVery Positive83% of 58 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 44.9%, FPS 16.2%, Horror 13.4%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Shooter 6.6%
- #28 The Last Visit: 98th
76% matchVery Positive80% of 189 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 54%, Horror 21.5%, Atmospheric 11.8%, First-Person 7%, Action 4.3%
- #29 Psycho
79% matchMixed57% of 98 reviews2020
Dev: Rachata SuksereekulPub: Good Monkey
Windows
”Psycho” is a 3D horror game that allows you to explore and survive with your friends in the terrible mystery bunker.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 57.1%, Horror 26.8%, Action 10.1%, First-Person 4.9%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: An indie adventure-shooter that leans into the same psychological and simulation-based themes.
- #30 SCP-087: Recovered document
81% matchMostly Negative39% of 94 reviews2018
Dev: Korovkin Nikita
Windows
SCP-087: Recovered documents - first-person horror, that tells the story of a classified object.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 57.1%, Horror 30.9%, Action 12%
Why You'll Like It: A classic indie horror experience that focuses on atmospheric dread.
- #31 MATRESHKA
74% matchVery Positive86% of 84 reviews2026
Dev: Megame LLC
Windows
MATRESHKA is a first-person psychological horror experience, you need find a way to escape from a maze of old soviet building. If you die...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 53.6%, Horror 19.9%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Action 8.1%, First-Person 6.1%
- #32 HOLE
73% matchVery Positive94% of 3,551 reviews2024
Dev: NEGAFISH
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Casual & Hard FPS. Be careful with jam.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.9%, FPS 22%, Horror 16.1%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Shooter 5.5%
- #33 Nightmare of Decay
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,291 reviews2022
Dev: Checkmaty
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.
Why similar: Horror 36.5%, FPS 36.4%, Action 14.8%, First-Person 10.6%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #34 Witch Hunt
75% matchVery Positive88% of 2,417 reviews2018
Dev: Gua
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Witch Hunt is a challenging horror themed hunting game that takes place in the 18th century. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linearity, and atmosphere.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.9%, Horror 18.6%, FPS 16.8%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Shooter 7.8%
- #35 AMOK
79% matchMixed43% of 207 reviews2016
Dev: Asset Flip Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Protagonist of the game is investigating the disappearance of people. The investigation leads him into an old house, and then it becomes a party to the strange and dangerous events.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.7%, FPS 16.5%, Horror 14.9%, Shooter 8.8%, Atmospheric 8%
Why You'll Like It: An indie, first-person horror-shooter that captures the same raw, single-player intensity.
- #36 PSYCHO
76% matchMixed65% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: LTZinc
Windows
PSYCHO - is an exciting 3D shooter with hardcore elements where you will explore an abandoned psychiatric hospital playing as a fighter SWAT.
Why similar: Horror 44.6%, Shooter 28.3%, Action 19.8%, Atmospheric 3.7%, First-Person 3%
- #37 Dead Purge: Outbreak
78% matchMixed44% of 87 reviews2017
Dev: Microlith Games
Windows
Dead Purge: Outbreak is a modern first-person shooter set in an unforgiving post-apocalyptic world where every minute can be your last.
Why similar: FPS 28.7%, Horror 20.1%, Action 18.5%, Shooter 12.9%, Atmospheric 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A gore-filled, indie survival-shooter that aligns with the action-horror themes of the seed game.
- #38 I'm Still Here
73% matchVery Positive90% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: AIO_Games
Windows
I'M STILL HERE - is a realistic horror game with an interesting plot and horrific screamers.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 59.1%, Horror 21.5%, Atmospheric 11.9%, First-Person 7.5%
- #39 Graveyard Shift
77% 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: FPS 57.1%, Horror 20.9%, Action 12.3%, Shooter 5.5%, First-Person 4.3%
- #40 Samosbor
75% matchMixed67% of 260 reviews2020
Dev: rocketship
Windows
The player will take the role of a liquidator destroying the consequences of Samosbor in the narrow corridors of Gigakhrushchevka.
Why similar: Action 25%, FPS 23.2%, Horror 21.9%, Atmospheric 21.8%, First-Person 8.1%
- #41 Lost in Vivo
72% matchVery Positive92% of 3,903 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 49.1%, Horror 16.6%, FPS 13.4%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Shooter 6.2%
- #42 Cry of Fear
70% matchVery Positive89% of 84,143 reviews2013
Dev: Team Psykskallar
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 44.7%, Horror 31.1%, FPS 7.4%, Atmospheric 5.5%, First-Person 3.6%
- #43 Deep Inside
70% matchVery Positive84% of 123 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: Psychological Horror 59.9%, Horror 23.1%, Action 17%
- #44 EBOLA 3
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 336 reviews2022
Dev: indie_games_studio
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
EBOLA 3 - is created in the spirit of the great classics of survival horrors. In this game, you will control the main character with a first-person camera which makes you feel like you’re in a real horror movie.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.2%, Horror 16.1%, FPS 13.7%, Atmospheric 9.3%, First-Person 6.9%
- #45 Task is to Survive
74% matchMixed52% of 64 reviews2017
Dev: Laush Dmitriy Sergeevich
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Task is to Survive - Is a first person shooter. You play as a soldier and you were sent by helicopter to the infected object in which there are a huge number of dangerous zombies. Do you have a special mission - to kill as many zombies before the time, until you die!
Why similar: FPS 68.9%, Atmospheric 26.4%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #46 QuattroMan
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: natamigame
Windows
Escape from creepy and irrational enemies. Fight your fear!
Why similar: Horror 70.1%, First-Person 26%, Singleplayer 4%
- #47 Project Pulsation
72% matchMixed71% of 377 reviews2015
Dev: VGstudio
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Project Pulsation - a sci-fi first person shooter with elements of horror and stealth. The distant space station 'Complex' located nearby Thanatos Asteroid keeps a valuable Artifact. Fight your way through turrets, unknown creatures and mysterious ghosts, survive and try to get back.
Why similar: Action 54%, FPS 25.2%, Horror 20.7%
- #48 FLIGHTMARE
71% matchMostly Negative27% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Van Studios
Windows
Indie horror game that will take your adrenaline to another level.
Why similar: Action 35.7%, Horror 31.3%, Atmospheric 17.4%, First-Person 13.4%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #49 Cryptid
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: INFLUX Games
Windows
Cryptid is a single-player horror fps game that chronicles an experienced hunter and a creature's encounter from the perspective of the Body Cam.
Why similar: FPS 31.3%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Action 13.6%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Horror 12.8%
- #50 Goat Massacre
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Cybernetic Studios LLC
Windows
A murderer's only shot at redemption. Shatter hell portals, stack divine relics into devastating builds, and descend deeper into hell until you're strong enough to face Satan himself. A roguelike FPS about salvation through overwhelming holy firepower.
Why similar: FPS 35.1%, Action 22.2%, Shooter 20.4%, First-Person 12.6%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #51 Stay Still 2
69% matchMixed50% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Tarba Paul CornelPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Welcome to Stay Still 2, a spine-chilling first-person survival horror game. Based of the Vietnamese culture, this game unfolds as a daring experiment in which survival seems nearly impossible. Engage in a story gameplay, where puzzles are your key to progress, while surviving various threats.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 44%, FPS 20.4%, Horror 16.5%, First-Person 7.2%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #52 123 Slaughter Me Street
71% matchMixed69% of 392 reviews2015
Dev: Nate SandersPub: Impulse Game Studios, LLC.
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 97.0 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Wounded and on the run, trapped in an abandoned building, armed only with a dying flashlight. Navigate darkness, outsmart lurking horrors, and escape before they reach you. A tense, paranoia-driven survival experience where every moment counts.
Why similar: Horror 74.4%, Action 22.9%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #53 SHE WAS 98
65% matchVery Positive85% of 420 reviews2026
Dev: N4bAPub: Notex
Windows
“SHE WAS 98” - you play as a grandson who returns to his elderly grandmother's home to care for her.....
Why similar: Psychological Horror 53.1%, Horror 22.9%, Atmospheric 12.3%, First-Person 7%, Action 3.6%
- #54 Butcherman
65% matchVery Positive94% of 69 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 52.2%, Horror 19.1%, Atmospheric 12.2%, First-Person 8.4%, Action 6.8%
- #55 White Room Protocol
67% 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 49.2%, Horror 18.6%, FPS 15.5%, Atmospheric 9.5%, First-Person 5.4%
- #56 Gone Golfing
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 134 reviews2020
Dev: IcehelmPub: Icehelm
Windows
Gone Golfing is a first person golfing survival horror. Try to finish the course with as few strokes as possible while surviving the horrors lurking at the cozy cove mini golf resort.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.7%, Horror 32.7%, Atmospheric 18.9%, First-Person 10.4%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #57 The Dark Occult
68% matchMixed69% of 1,264 reviews2018
Dev: RYM GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Dark Occult is a psychological driven horror game that puts players in a constant state of anxiety that crescendos into raw panic and terror. You will encounter grotesque creatures, who will take your life at any moment.Your only goal -- survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 51.2%, Horror 31.2%, Action 10.8%, First-Person 5.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #58 Exanimum: The Silent Call
65% matchVery Positive84% of 281 reviews2024
Dev: Perspektik
Windows
"Exanimum: The Silent Call" is a first-person psychological horror game. In this chilling experience, you will find yourself confronting terrifying mysteries and chilling secrets.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 61.7%, Horror 24.3%, Atmospheric 8%, First-Person 4.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #59 Outlive
66% matchVery Positive87% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: Bossco Games
Windows
Outlive is an intense game of survival! Run, hide and outsmart mutants in a post-apocalyptic world. No fighting allowed, only puzzles to solve. Created by an indie studio founded by a father and son.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 48.4%, Horror 22.7%, Atmospheric 12.2%, First-Person 9.2%, Action 5.7%
- #60 CRUEL
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,740 reviews2025
Dev: James Dornan
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements
Why similar: FPS 29.1%, Horror 18.7%, Action 17.8%, Shooter 17.1%, First-Person 15.7%