- #1 Witch Hunt
97% 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: Hunting 23.7% ★, Survival Horror 17.7%, Supernatural 16.8%, Horror 10.8%, Survival 9.8%
- #2 Skinwalker Hunt
96% matchVery Positive91% of 848 reviews2022
Dev: Gua
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Skinwalker Hunt is a horror themed hunting game from the creator of Witch Hunt. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linear gameplay, and atmosphere.
Why similar: Hunting 24.4% ★, Survival Horror 15.6%, Supernatural 13%, First-Person 9.4%, Horror 8.8%
- #3 Darkwood
96% matchVery Positive95% of 24,197 reviews2017
Dev: Acid Wizard StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
Why similar: Supernatural 20.8%, Survival Horror 20%, Horror 12.6%, Dark 12%, Survival 11.8%
- #4 Stygian: Outer Gods
95% matchVery Positive84% of 662 reviews2025
Dev: Misterial GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Dive into a hostile world that challenges your very existence, in this survival horror game with RPG elements. Unravel a thousand-year-old mystery, risk your sanity and face the Outer Gods with your skills. Every bullet and every decision counts now, are you up to the task?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.5%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Stealth 11.9%, Supernatural 11.6%, First-Person 7.7%
- #5 Amnesia: The Bunker
94% matchVery Positive93% of 11,778 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: Stealth 18.8%, Survival Horror 18.5%, Supernatural 13.1%, First-Person 11.3%, Horror 10.9%
- #6 HellSign
94% matchMixed68% of 2,273 reviews2021
Dev: Ballistic Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
HellSign is an investigative action RPG that pits you against the horrors of the afterlife, let loose on a small town. As a hunter, you’ll plan, hunt, and kill to pay the bills and piece together the fragments to your past. Just remember - a smart hunter is always prepared.
Why similar: Hunting 28.1% ★, Lovecraftian 24%, Supernatural 19.5%, Survival Horror 12%, Horror 9.6%
- #7 Harvest Island
93% matchVery Positive84% of 273 reviews2023
Dev: YobobPub: Yobob Games
Windows
Discover your sinister purpose in this horror farming game. Your idyllic farm life can't be trusted. Keep up with the façade as you give your crops to the gods. Explore the ominous island and question everything. You must fake your blissful farming days. Your life depends on it.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 29.8%, Dark 22.3%, Horror 21.3%, Story Rich 14.1%, Adventure 5.5%
- #8 Zardy's Maze
92% matchVery Positive91% of 1,575 reviews2021
Dev: Full Trek Media
Windows · Mac
Zardy's Maze is an extremely challenging horror game where you must enter a corn maze in the dead of night. Your goal? Cut down the giant plants that have started to grow there. Equipped with a flashlight and an axe, you must brave the unknown... And avoid what lurks in the darkness.
Why similar: Horror 18.1%, Stealth 15.5%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Survival 12.3%, Supernatural 8.9%
- #9 MAZEBOUND: Hunt, Gather, Run!
91% matchVery Positive85% of 156 reviews2026
Dev: Absam Studios
Windows
In this survival horror, you're surrounded by sea and a towering gate ahead. Walk into the maze, hunt, gather, and run to survive, alone or with friends. Remember: You're not the only one starving...
Why similar: Survival 21%, Horror 17.5%, Survival Horror 16.3%, First-Person 13.8%, Stealth 9.1%
- #10 Creepy Shift: Roadside Diner
91% matchVery Positive89% of 260 reviews2024
Dev: Night Shift TeamPub: Red Limb Studio
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A broke young man takes on the night shift at a roadside diner. In the glow of the blood moon, routine tasks turn into a fight for survival. First-person horror based on a dark creepypasta with a set of rescue rules.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.1%, Supernatural 20.5%, First-Person 11.3%, Dark 9.8%, Horror 9.3%
- #11 The Scarlet Harvest
90% matchVery Positive82% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: @TonyDevGamePub: indie.io
Windows
A 90’s-inspired slasher survival horror. A Halloween party at a remote farm turns into a nightmare as you explore macabre farms, dark cornfields, and dangerous settings where you'll have to run, fight, and survive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.5%, First-Person 12.3%, Horror 12.3%, Dark 12.3%, Survival 11%
- #12 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
88% matchMixed65% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: CGI LAB GAMES
Windows
In the Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket, you find yourself trapped in a labyrinth of endless, flickering aisles. Unearth dark secrets behind every shelf while evading lurking apparitions and supernatural terrors. Can you survive the haunted corridors and escape before the nightmare consumes?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.3%, Survival Horror 16.4%, Horror 10.8%, Dark 10.8%, First-Person 10.3%
- #13 Helltown
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 109 reviews2017
Dev: WildArts Games
Windows
Deliver packages to the weirdly happy folk of Little Vale and discover the terrifying secrets they hide. Are you brave enough to face the many monsters and sinister locations of this first-person horror adventure game? There's only one way to find out...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.8%, Stealth 14.7%, Survival Horror 14.3%, First-Person 10.3%, Horror 10.1%
- #14 Penumbra Overture
89% matchVery Positive91% of 4,100 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Why similar: Horror 18.9%, Lovecraftian 15.7%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Stealth 11.4%, First-Person 11.4%
- #15 Locomotive 115
87% matchVery Positive93% of 133 reviews2024
Dev: Bucket of Fish
Windows · Mac
It's difficult to know how many locomotives have been swallowed by the suffocating blizzards of the Widow's Run. Cursed with creeping tales of things that lurk in the dark and overshadowed by frequent casualties, it now stands as your only path forward. Will you be able to survive?
Why similar: First-Person 16.1%, Horror 14.3%, Dark 9.9%, Supernatural 9.3%, Strategy 8.6%
- #16 You Will Die Here Tonight
86% matchVery Positive91% of 649 reviews2023
Dev: Spiral Bound Interactive LLC
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Immerse yourself in retro top-down visuals as you face the horrors of Breckenridge Hall through intense first-person combat. Scavenge, solve puzzles, and upgrade your gear. Do whatever it takes to survive—but remember: You Will Die Here Tonight.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.9%, Dark 25.9%, First-Person 16.4%, Horror 15.4%, 3D 6.5%
- #17 Pomberito
86% matchVery Positive94% of 452 reviews2024
Dev: Lara the Pitbull
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Survive 5 nights in the heart of northeastern Argentina as a local farmer and reveal the truth behind the haunting tales of the Pombero in a world where folklore meets terror.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.5%, Lore-Rich 15.5%, Horror 13.9%, First-Person 13.9%, Supernatural 11.6%
- #18 Hog Hunter 2021
85% matchVery Positive94% of 1,130 reviews2021
Dev: Moth Interactive
Windows
Hog hunter is a short atmospheric game about catching hogs out in the wild, be careful though not everything in the woods is safe...
Why similar: Hunting 50.4% ★, Horror 13.9%, First-Person 11.6%, Stealth 9.1%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #19 Folklore Hunter
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,454 reviews2026
Dev: Liquid Donkey Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
You’re a world-renowned hunter of supernatural beasts. Track down urban legends from all over the world, set traps, solve disturbing puzzles, and defeat the beasts before you succumb to their otherworldly presence.
Why similar: Hunting 28.1% ★, Survival Horror 22.3%, Horror 13.6%, Supernatural 11.1%, First-Person 7.3%
- #20 Shame Legacy
84% matchMixed62% of 178 reviews2023
Dev: Fairyship GamesPub: Destructive Creations
Windows
Shame Legacy is a first-person survival-horror, set in a forsaken cultist village. You attempt to survive using stealth and escape. By solving puzzles, you unravel the mystery that's h(a)unting you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.5%, First-Person 16.4%, Stealth 14.4%, Dark 13.7%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #21 Besmirch
82% matchVery Positive100% of 61 reviews2026
Dev: Gangru GamesPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
The town of Besmirch starves. Stave off the hunger as the latest farmhand in this survival horror farming sim, earning the trust of paranoid townsfolk under the thumb of the corrupt Baron. Tend to both your farm and the town while avoiding unholy terrors that come in the night.
Why similar: Survival Horror 31%, Stealth 29.2%, Horror 19.1%, Dark 17.3%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #22 Expedition Zero
83% matchMixed61% of 185 reviews2022
Dev: Enigmatic MachinesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Expedition Zero — survival horror set in the anomaly zone of the northern forest. Face the dreadful forest monster and find a way to defeat it. Reveal the secrets of the lost expedition and your mysterious enemy. It’s either hunt or be hunted.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.8%, Survival 18.4%, Horror 17.9%, First-Person 17.5%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #23 Kohate
82% matchVery Positive84% of 58 reviews2020
Dev: DarkStone Digital
Windows
Arrested and sold at auction, you have been transported to a secret testing facility in deep space. Perform the required tasks while avoiding the abomination lurking within the complex.
Why similar: Stealth 20.1%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Lore-Rich 13.9%, Horror 11.6%, Dark 8.8%
- #24 Descending The Woods
81% matchMixed51% of 126 reviews2024
Dev: AIONWARE LTD
Windows
By day, tend to your farm, care for your pets, and explore the mysteries of the haunted woods. By nightfall, They will come from the woods, Beware of ghosts and demons of the haunted woods. Hide, Survive, Build, Fight and Explore in this eerie Survival Horror alone or with friends.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.3%, Supernatural 23.5%, Horror 17.9%, First-Person 12.8%, Atmospheric 7%
- #25 Bleak Haven
81% matchMixed44% of 120 reviews2025
Dev: Hitori De Productions
Windows
Bleak Haven is a cinematic survival horror where faith is twisted, every shot matters, and survival hangs on what you can build. Explore haunted ruins, abandoned villages, and face a cult preparing the world for a god no one should ever witness.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24%, Supernatural 17.7%, First-Person 14.2%, Horror 13.6%, Dark 8.9%
- #26 The Night Shift
79% matchMixed58% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: Red Spiral Studios
Windows
Trapped in a department store during a storm, survive with only a flashlight while completing tasks and evading a malevolent presence that only moves when you're not looking. Uncover secrets and face evolving horrors in this immersive first-person horror game.
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.6%, Horror 18.9%, First-Person 18.3%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Dark 5.6%
- #27 SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,035 reviews2019
Dev: Protocol GamesPub: 🚀 Raiser Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.9%, Survival Horror 20.8%, Supernatural 12.8%, Dark 11.5%, Horror 10.8%
- #28 ORDER 13
77% matchVery Positive86% of 1,427 reviews2025
Dev: Cybernetic WalrusPub: Oro Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You wake up in a dark warehouse, tasked with packing orders while something lurks in the shadows. Work fast, stay safe, and protect your cat. He’s all you’ve got.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.7%, Supernatural 17.2%, Stealth 16.6%, First-Person 12.9%, Horror 11.5%
- #29 Huntsman
78% matchMixed64% of 168 reviews2025
Dev: OnTheHouse StudiosPub: Ten Image Publishing
Windows
Trapped inside a spider-infested research facility, Huntsman immerses you in a survival horror experience fueled by arachnophobia. Combining realistic spider behavior with intense tension, Huntsman will test your nerve like never before.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.3%, Stealth 23.6%, Horror 13.2%, First-Person 10.9%, Survival 7.7%
- #30 Forest Horror
79% matchMixed54% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Neki4 Electronics
Windows
You have to explore the mysterious forest and complete many tasks to get out of there alive.
Why similar: Dark 25.2%, Stealth 24.6%, Survival 17.6%, First-Person 13.3%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #31 Ranger Danger
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: Reid Annin
Windows
A park ranger's life is changed forever as they discover what really lurks in their national park. A first-person horror, exploration, and stealth-based game.
Why similar: Supernatural 25.3%, Horror 17.2%, Stealth 17%, First-Person 9.6%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #32 Letherfall
76% matchVery Positive86% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Mnemonic Monkey StudioPub: AIV - Accademia Italiana Videogiochi
Windows
Letherfall is a first-person horror video game with Lovecraftian elements: the player must make their way through monstrous entities and intricate puzzles while exploring the abandoned village of Letherfall. Some nightmares don’t fade. They’re just waiting for you to open the wrong door.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.5%, Supernatural 15.3%, Lovecraftian 15.2%, Horror 13.8%, First-Person 10.3%
- #33 Slaughter Me Street: 1999
76% matchVery Positive96% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: GlitchedLizardPub: Impulse Game Studios, LLC.
Windows
You are being hunted for your misdeeds. With blood on your hands and weight on your conscience, you must collect the relics of your past, and confront your demons once and for all...
Why similar: Stealth 15.5%, First-Person 15.4%, Survival Horror 12.1%, Dark 12.1%, Horror 9.9%
- #34 Mists of Aiden
77% matchVery Positive91% of 1,140 reviews2020
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
Why similar: Horror 27.7%, Supernatural 16.6%, First-Person 14.6%, Dark 7.8%, Adventure 6.7%
- #35 Vigil
74% matchVery Positive86% of 2,103 reviews2025
Dev: Singularity Studios
Windows
Vigil is a short Narrative Horror Game that takes place in an unsettling underground facility. Your job is to dispose of boxes, however, you’re not alone. A terrifying automaton roams the facility, moving only when you look away or when you blink in real life.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.5%, Horror 15.4%, First-Person 14.4%, Dark 12.4%, Lore-Rich 11.8%
- #36 Stay Out of the House
75% matchVery Positive95% of 1,805 reviews2022
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.5%, Stealth 25.5%, Horror 16.1%, First-Person 12.2%, Atmospheric 6.5%
- #37 It follows you
75% matchMixed51% of 51 reviews2022
Dev: Boom Games
Windows
You are all alone in this dark and frightening place. Run and hide, hurry to find a way out, because it follows you...
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.7%, Stealth 17.1%, First-Person 14.2%, Horror 13.6%, Dark 11.1%
- #38 HORROR TALES: The Wine
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 477 reviews2021
Dev: Carlos Coronado
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Explore a post-pandemic fictional Mediterranean island and confront your fears! Immerse yourself in a seemingly abandoned city and struggle to find a precious Banydebosc red wine bottle to cure your loved ones. But be aware; your Nemesis is hunting you. Indie Jumpscares included! :D
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.4%, Stealth 15.8%, Lore-Rich 14.8%, First-Person 11.5%, Horror 10.9%
- #39 Cryptid
73% 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: Supernatural 20.2%, Stealth 15.9%, First-Person 14.2%, Survival Horror 13.8%, Dark 7%
- #40 Familiar Stranger
72% 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: Supernatural 34.8%, Horror 23.3%, First-Person 12.6%, Story Rich 9%, Indie 8.2%
- #41 SCP – Containment Breach
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 942 reviews2026
Dev: Undertow GamesPub: SCP-CB Community Preservation Project
Windows
A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.1%, Lore-Rich 16.5%, Horror 15.3%, First-Person 10.2%, Dark 8.8%
- #42 Roots Devour
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 544 reviews2026
Dev: Rewinding GamesPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Extend your roots, imbibe fresh blood, and expand without end. Roots Devour is a strategic exploration game centered around a card-connecting mechanism. Drive your frenzied roots through swamps and over frozen mountains, invading human cities until the darkness... descends.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.2%, Survival Horror 13.9%, Dark 10.8%, Horror 10.6%, Roguelite 8.4%
- #43 Boogey Hunters
70% matchVery Positive86% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Keep The Engine GamesPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Boogey Hunters is a strategic ammo-building game where you travel the world hunting mythical creatures from different folklore. Plan your moves carefully, combine bullets to unleash powerful moves, battle terrifying boogies, and save the world in the shortest day possible!
Why similar: Horror 55.1%, Strategy 27.7%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Singleplayer 5%
- #44 Shadows Peak
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 342 reviews2017
Dev: Gua
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Shadows Peak is an atmospheric, open-world horror game focused on exploration that doesn't hold your hand. You play as a writer who has decided to visit a mysterious place called Shadows Peak to gather materials for a new book about legends.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.4%, Supernatural 18.1%, Hunting 17.6% ★, Horror 11.6%, First-Person 7.2%
- #45 Bigfoot Forest
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 183 reviews2021
Dev: Kiddy
Windows
Bigfoot Forest - a first-person indie horror game. While traveling in your car, you run out of gas and find yourself far away from any civilized locations at night, with only woods and a small town nearby.
Why similar: Hunting 17.2% ★, Survival Horror 15.5%, Survival 12.1%, Horror 11.6%, Stealth 10.7%
- #46 Project Silverfish
67% matchVery Positive94% of 2,953 reviews2025
Dev: Siris Pendrake
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Explore a hostile, living world: Uncover forgotten horrors, both man-made and supernatural, as you hunt for powerful weapons and exotic artifacts.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22%, Stealth 18.9%, Dark 14.4%, Horror 14.1%, First-Person 11.6%
- #47 The Stoevi Curse
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 91 reviews2023
Dev: Colin SpiridonovPub: USC Games
Windows · Mac
Unravel the mystery of The Stoevi Curse, a first-person survival horror game set in rural post-Communist Bulgaria. Protect your farm, save your family.
Why similar: Stealth 29.4%, First-Person 16.5%, Horror 14%, Strategy 8.8%, Survival Horror 8.4%
- #48 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
70% matchVery Positive95% of 35,384 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Lovecraftian 20.9%, Survival Horror 16.3%, First-Person 10.2%, Stealth 7.9%
- #49 Peregrino
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 182 reviews2026
Dev: Inverge Studios
Windows
Peregrino is a dark isometric survival adventure where you explore a cursed forest by day and manage your caravan by night. Gather resources, hunt deadly creatures, upgrade your caravan, care for your companions, and lead them through the vast wilderness in search of New Eden.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.6%, Survival Horror 30.7%, Strategy 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Dark 4%
- #50 The Hermit Chronicles
71% matchMixed58% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: WinterTent Studio
Windows
The Hermit Chronicles is a 1st-person survival horror game set in a deep forest. Assuming the role of a hermit, you will have to get food, scout your neighborhood, and search for resources to make gear. But after the sun goes down, you'll have to survive for real...
Why similar: Hunting 39.9% ★, Survival Horror 14.8%, Survival 13.5%, Dark 11.6%, First-Person 11.6%
- #51 Venge
70% matchVery Positive92% of 409 reviews2020
Dev: Costek Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Get ready to explore a movie studio that vanished into thin air, only to find yourself trapped in a twisted, alternate dimension where creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to ensure you never see the light of day again...
Why similar: Stealth 18.5%, Survival Horror 17.7%, First-Person 11.1%, Survival 10.4%, Horror 10.3%
- #52 Static Dread: The Lighthouse
66% matchVery Positive91% of 1,355 reviews2025
Dev: solarsuit.gamesPub: Polden Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.5%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Survival Horror 13.1%, First-Person 9.8%, Horror 9.5%
- #53 20 Minutes Till Dawn
66% matchVery Positive91% of 28,804 reviews2023
Dev: flanne
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
20 Minutes Till Dawn is a survival roguelite where endless hordes of creatures lurk from the dark. Craft an array of overpowering builds and eradicate waves of Lovecraftian nightmares. Will you be able to survive the night?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.2%, Roguelite 18.2%, Survival 14.9%, Horror 13.5%, Strategy 6.7%
- #54 Abtos Covert
68% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Iphigames
Windows
You are in a remote military outpost at Mount Abtos and you're tasked to guard it. The only things visible from there are an old shrine and the forest. Many are afraid of this infamous outpost because of the local folklore stories. Actually, too many stories... Will you be safe, all alone?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 37%, First-Person 23.3%, Horror 21.5%, Atmospheric 5.9%, Action 5.4%
- #55 Phyllosoma
67% matchMixed58% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: RespectGuild
Windows
You are a lone hunter who awakens in darkness. Within a cursed fortress where reality and hell intertwine, your goal is clear: Reach the top. Fight horrific enemies, grow stronger, and face what awaits at the summit.
Why similar: Horror 15.7%, Survival 15%, Dark 13.7%, Action 13.5%, Atmospheric 11.5%
- #56 The Consuming Shadow
69% matchVery Positive95% of 421 reviews2015
Dev: Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Consuming Shadow is a procedural survival horror adventure in which you must explore the land, fight your way through randomly-generated dungeons and try to stay sane in your quest to save the world from the invading Ancients.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.1%, Survival Horror 18.4%, Roguelite 10.1%, Horror 7.8%, Dark 5.2%
- #57 Willie's Nightfall
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Runebox Studio
Windows
Willie's Nightfall is a first-person horror game. Explore the eerie offices of Willie's Company in search of secret documents. But you're not alone. The sinister company mascot, Willie—a distorted, murderous mouse—is hunting you down.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.9%, Horror 17.5%, Dark 17.3%, Supernatural 11.9%, First-Person 11.8%
- #58 Zardy's Cave
67% matchVery Positive82% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: Full Trek Media
Windows
Beneath the farm something terrible awaits. You fell down a giant hole into a dark world full of terrifying scarecrows and monsters. Now you must make your way through the tunnels deep underground while watching your back. Solve puzzles, find tools, and most importantly… Stay alive!
Why similar: Supernatural 19.6%, Horror 17.8%, Survival Horror 16.1%, First-Person 15.2%, Dark 12.7%