- #1 Shtolnya: The Mine
97% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Altera
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game in which a trip for easy money turns into a fight for survival deep underground.
Why similar: Thriller 14.5%, Psychological 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 11.3%, Survival Horror 10.5%
- #2 Lightout 2
96% matchMixed54% of 37 reviews2022
Dev: T.H.L GamesPub: T.H.L Games
Windows
Lightout 2 is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an Abandoned hospital.
Why similar: Thriller 19.2%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 11%, Psychological 10.5%
- #3 Regression
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Valgardia
Windows
In this first-person psychological horror game, visit your ex-girlfriend during a mental breakdown at her childhood home. Uncover the truth behind her crisis by searching for clues, talking to unsettling characters and solving puzzles. Just be ready to run and hide when her nightmares come alive.
Why similar: Thriller 20.1%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Realistic 12.7%, Horror 12%, Dark 10.2%
- #4 Black Void: HXV
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cyron Interactive
Windows
You are trapped in a biological research facility critical to global research. You must explore, survive and learn the realities while something breathes down your neck in a complex laboratory enviroment.
Why similar: Thriller 18.4%, Psychological 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 11.9%, Survival Horror 11.2%
- #5 Blackforest
94% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Velvet
Windows
A realistic first-person horror game where you explore a dark underground basement, solve puzzles, uncover hidden clues, and escape from a ruthless killer who could be lurking around every corner.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.6%, Psychological 13.9%, Thriller 12.7%, Horror 12.6%, Dark 12.3%
- #6 Another's Memories
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Altun Studios
Windows
Another's Memories is a first-person psychological horror video game located in Argentina. Explore a sinister country house, solve puzzles, and survive ruthless enemies in an immersive experience where every shadow hides a disturbing story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.6%, Thriller 14.1%, Horror 14%, Psychological 13.4%, Dark 12.4%
- #7 LastWatch
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yolix
Windows
A first-person psychological survival horror set in an abandoned subway station. Monitor cameras, manage your sanity, and survive the night shift while something moves through the tunnels.
Why similar: Thriller 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 14.2%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Psychological 12.8%
- #8 Lightout
93% matchMostly Negative37% of 19 reviews2021
Dev: T.H.L Games
Windows
Lightout is a first-person psychological horror game with puzzles, Which takes place in an abandoned apartment.
Why similar: Thriller 17.8%, Psychological 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 11.3%, Dark 10.3%
- #9 A MAZE IN UNDERGROUND
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tomea Entertainment
Windows
"This labyrinth presented by TOMEA, enables you to spend a wonderful time with your family. In this endless labyrinth—which also includes puzzles—you will experience the most fun moments of your life."
Why similar: Thriller 17.4%, Psychological 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Emotional 12.6%, Survival Horror 11.7%
- #10 [REC] Paroxysm
91% matchVery Positive84% of 345 reviews2024
Dev: Perspektik
Windows
You're a horror content creator, venturing into frightening locations to captivate your audience. You're attempting to attract more viewers by recording paranormal events. However, these horror-filled adventures will one day come back to haunt you, at a high cost.
Why similar: Thriller 24.2%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Horror 15.5%, Realistic 14.9%, Dark 8.9%
- #11 Unfeigned Depths
90% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Voidwire Interactive
Windows
Unfeigned Depths is a first-person psychological thriller where dreams and reality blur. Uncover the dark truth behind your dreams with fully voiced dialogue and dynamic events. Can you unravel the mystery before deception takes hold and your world falls apart?
Why similar: Thriller 17.5%, Psychological 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Emotional 11.9%, Dark 11.6%
- #12 Winter’s Embrace
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ayden Games
Windows
Winter's Embrace is a first-person single-player narrative horror game about discovering the story around the main character, Arthur. Explore the cabin, gather items, and prepare for the Winter Solstice while uncovering clues of your past secrets.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Thriller 14.9%, Emotional 14.8%, Horror 13.7%, Realistic 10.7%
- #13 Whispers Of The Shadow
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SPIRIT SQUAD STUDIO
Windows
After a report comes in about Detective Grace Lawson’s missing stepsister, Amy, two officers head to an abandoned house. When Grace arrives, she finds one of them dead and suddenly becomes trapped inside. But something else is waiting for her.
Why similar: Thriller 15.5%, Emotional 15%, Horror 14.8%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.8%
- #14 Dawn Sanatorium
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BHS GAMES
Windows
A childhood you don't remember arrives on an old film reel. Step into the Dawn Sanatorium — a first-person psychological horror where a projector rewrites reality, a horned figure watches from the dark, and the truth about who you are waits at the very bottom.
Why similar: Thriller 19.5%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Psychological 14.8%, Horror 13.2%, Realistic 9.6%
- #15 MATRESHKA
86% matchVery Positive84% of 122 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: Thriller 13.1%, Psychological 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Realistic 10.1%, Dark 9.8%
- #16 Stalked
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2022
Dev: Lone Axe Games
Windows
Sarah is returning home from work, She will face her worst nightmaress, strange things start to happen to her, will she escape alive or declared dead?
Why similar: Psychological 17.4%, Thriller 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Dark 11.3%, Horror 11.3%
- #17 THE LAST PORTRAIT
84% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: LOCKDOWN Adventures
Windows
THE LAST PORTRAIT is a haunting adventure that leads you into the abandoned Ashwood Manor. You are a lawyer who has inherited the house from a client and wants to uncover its secrets. Solve tricky puzzles and escape the spirit that guards the estate!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 15.5%, Thriller 14.7%, Realistic 14.2%, Dark 13.3%
- #18 Exanimum: The Silent Call
85% matchVery Positive84% of 286 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 21.1%, Horror 18.8%, Thriller 17.6%, Dark 14.5%, Realistic 13.9%
- #19 The Black Within
84% matchVery Positive88% of 130 reviews2024
Dev: waleedzo
Windows
"The Black Within is a single-player first-person psychological horror game that takes players on a chilling journey into the depths of the human psyche. When selling her soul for fame and fortune, Laila Rose faces the consequences of her actions. A tale where greed, fear, and change intertwine.
Why similar: Thriller 15.4%, Psychological 14.8%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Emotional 11.6%, Dark 10.6%
- #20 Lobotomy
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Twiluna Studio
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where you explore an abandoned mental hospital, solve puzzles, evade terrifying entities, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Thriller 21%, Psychological 19.8%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 11%, Dark 9.9%
- #21 The Last Frame
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NULLMIND STUDIOSPub: BOTFORCE s.r.o.
Windows
The Last Frame is a psychological horror game about a father who disappeared. As you walk through the locations he documented, you discover that watching and recording them changed the place itself — and not for the better.
Why similar: Psychological 20.4%, Thriller 15%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 13.6%, Dark 9.8%
- #22 Parasomnia: No REM
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BELS Games
Windows
Parasomnia: No REM is a psychological horror game where sleepwalking pulls you into realities twisted by childhood trauma. Explore two interconnected worlds, solve puzzles, and survive the horrors hidden inside your own mind.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.4%, Thriller 12.6%, Horror 11.9%, Dark 10.9%, Survival Horror 10.6%
- #23 The Confined: Basement
80% match3 user reviews75% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Forcell Games
Windows
You are trapped in a dark basement. To find a way out, you must piece together your forgotten past. Survive deadly creatures, collect mysterious notes, and discover who you are before it is too late.
Why similar: Thriller 23.5%, Psychological 15.9%, Horror 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Dark 10.7%
- #24 Hide Alone
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 224 reviews2022
Dev: Sangwoon JinPub: FLUXJIN
Windows
You try to play dangerous hide and seek with a doll at home alone. Started out of curiosity, this hide-and-seek game has rules that must be followed or your life will be at risk. Never get caught by them, stay calm and survive to the end.
Why similar: Thriller 14.5%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Dark 13.4%, Horror 13.3%, Realistic 12.7%
- #25 THE DAY I WILL DIE
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lost Lighthouse Games
Windows
Trapped in a misty valley of endless time loops, confront echoes of your childhood and creatures from old tales and legends. Explore forgotten paths stirring subconscious fears, face nightmarish foes, and uncover a story of fading dreams and shadows of adulthood.
Why similar: Thriller 20%, Psychological 15%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 12.5%, Emotional 11.9%
- #26 Irritability & Mood Swings
81% matchMixed67% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Black Ivy Games
Windows
You wake up in your room after being passed out from drug abuse. As you wander the house, you start to find that things aren't what they seem. Your mother is missing and something is in the house with you... Escape the house or get sober before it's too late...
Why similar: Psychological 20.8%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Emotional 16.2%, Horror 12.7%, Realistic 9.6%
- #27 JAWED
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: ReinerTheGod GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Jawed is a psychological horror game where you play as Adam, a man muzzled by a life of silent torture since the disappearance of his fiancée. Presented with evidence that she may be alive, Adam must confront their strained relationship and face the only thing that can truly set him free: the truth.
Why similar: Psychological 15.9%, Emotional 15.7%, Thriller 15.7%, Psychological Horror 12%, Horror 11.3%
- #28 Sagittarius: The Lost and Cursed
77% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Jackpie
Windows
Sagittarius: The Lost and Cursed is an indie horror game that lets you experience elements of survival, psychological horror and puzzle solving. Survive through five unique nightmares, where each one is worse than the last. Dig up the secrets the Gray family tried to bury.
Why similar: Psychological 15.5%, Thriller 15.4%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Dark 10.3%, Survival Horror 10.3%
- #29 Ikai
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 269 reviews2022
Dev: EndflamePub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Fear and anxiety prevail after the darkest tales from Japanese folklore come to life in this first-person psychological horror game. Set in a feudal era, Ikai revolves around the priestess of a shrine struggling to defeat the spirits of her past and her present.
Why similar: Thriller 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 11.4%, Survival Horror 10.9%, Dark 10.8%
- #30 You Are Grounded
77% matchVery Positive85% of 128 reviews2024
Dev: Romooll
Windows
"You Are Grounded" is a short psychological horror-slasher game from a first-person perspective. A terrifying killer clown terrorizes a teenager and his family on Halloween Eve.
Why similar: Thriller 22.5%, Psychological 18.7%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Horror 13.3%, Dark 11.8%
- #31 The Guest II
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest II is a first-person psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Psychological 17.8%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 14.1%, Thriller 13.3%, Survival Horror 12.1%
- #32 Salvation: Shadows Of The Faceless
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AV
Windows
A first-person dark horror game essentially tells about mental suffering, overcoming fears, and the power of true love.
Why similar: Thriller 20%, Psychological 16.2%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 10.5%
- #33 Omitted
78% matchMixed47% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Omitted is a first-person psychological horror game. Experience being left alone in an old hospital, discover its secrets and try to survive.
Why similar: Thriller 20.1%, Psychological 19.4%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 12.6%, Dark 11.5%
- #34 Don't Fear
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DoGaeJa
Windows
Endure a recurring nightmare and search for scattered fragments of memory. Distinguish between the entities that approach you in different ways, and confront the traces of emotions long kept hidden in this first-person psychological horror game.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.7%, Psychological 18.5%, Realistic 15.9%, Horror 14.6%, Thriller 11%
- #35 The Dark Tones: Loss
76% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Zero Directive
Windows
An unknown disease, a dark past and a little girl named Katya, what the outcome will be depends on you, because sooner or later we all have to make a choice and live with it. Are you ready to do your own to achieve the goal at any cost, regardless of the consequences?
Why similar: Thriller 18.5%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Dark 13.4%, Realistic 11.4%, Horror 10.5%
- #36 [REC] Desolation
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 134 reviews2025
Dev: Perspektik
Windows
[REC] Desolation takes you to an abandoned manor as journalist Ethan Carter. Your goal is to investigate its dark past and uncover the truth. But some secrets should remain hidden…
Why similar: Thriller 27.5%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Realistic 14.1%, Horror 12.9%, Dark 9.4%
- #37 The Maze: In Dark
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Puriza Games
Windows
Relying on a single flashlight, secure your objective in the dark factory and escape avoiding 'his' eyes. Overcome the extreme fear of the unknown that the darkness brings, and break through your limits.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 17.4%, Thriller 16%, Psychological 12%, Dark 11.5%
- #38 Building 0: Hakuei University
71% matchVery Positive83% of 94 reviews2026
Dev: NoiceKit
Windows
An abandoned-building exploration horror adventure set in a Japanese university. As a paranormal club member, investigate the forbidden "Building Zero" and uncover the truth hidden within.
Why similar: Thriller 21.1%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 15.6%, Realistic 12.7%, Psychological 12.7%
- #39 For Those We Forgot
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Evil Unicorn Games
Windows
In this first person psychological horror game your concept of what is real will be questioned over and over again while you venture in this old apparently abandoned apartment. Be careful at every corner and every shadow, things may not be what they seem.
Why similar: Psychological 17.6%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 15%, Survival Horror 11.8%, Dark 11.3%
- #40 Elsinore
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: OCG
Windows
Playing as Nathan, you are invited to inspect a vacant room in your friend’s share-house. When you arrive, no one seems to be home. Search Elsinore, uncover its secrets and discover what happened to your friend, if you hope to escape.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 13.9%, Thriller 12.2%, Emotional 11.5%, Realistic 11.4%
- #41 Las 5 Celdas
70% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Kurtys
Windows
Las 5 Celdas is a short first-person psychological horror experience. Explore five impossible cells, each based on a different human fear, and face disturbing situations where there may be no perfect answer.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Thriller 14.2%, Psychological 13.5%, Horror 13.4%, Dark 10%
- #42 Whitehaven
74% matchMixed60% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Somnambulist Games
Windows
Uncover the mysteries of Whitehaven Orphanage in this first-person psychological horror game. Explore the place, collect clues and put the pieces together to find out what happened years ago as you delve deep into your mind.
Why similar: Thriller 18.2%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Psychological 14.7%, Dark 12.7%, Horror 12.6%
- #43 New Face On The Block
70% matchVery Positive83% of 140 reviews2026
Dev: Yellow Basement Games
Windows
A psychological home-invasion horror set in the bleak year of 1992, focusing on tension, atmosphere, and an immersive soundtrack. The story involves elements of a cult, rituals meant to reach the dead, and the haunting presence of those who should have remained in the past.
Why similar: Thriller 19%, Psychological 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Realistic 13%, Horror 11.7%
- #44 Mother Ghoul - The Curse of Unborns
72% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2023
Dev: Queen
Windows · Mac
The next victim is you. Mother Ghoul is a horror and thriller game in which you try to survive against a cursed ghost to whom you are offered as a sacrifice. To escape the curse, you must find and destroy her stillborn children through a ritual. This is the only way...
Why similar: Thriller 23%, Horror 15%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Realistic 11.4%
- #45 SANRI
73% matchMixed58% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: LIGHTWORKER GAMES
Windows
SANRI is a first-person psychological horror game where you play a schizophrenic character whose wife disappeared during camp. Face the delusions, solve the mystery and try to find her despite your constantly distorted perception of time-space.
Why similar: Thriller 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 12.8%, Dark 12.5%, Survival Horror 12.3%
- #46 Level P
69% matchNo user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Jinakuma
Windows
You are lost in an underground car park with one way out. Find your car, follow your pings, and don’t get caught.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.1%, Thriller 15.5%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Psychological 12.4%, Horror 11.8%
- #47 All Alone
71% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: sur
Windows
A missing father, a mysterious murder, paintings depicting missing children. A Short horror game in which the protagonist, who has lost his memory, is forced to get to a horrific truth. Who in the world are you?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 17.3%, Realistic 15.7%, Thriller 14.1%, Psychological 9.4%
- #48 Cursed Loop
70% matchMixed55% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: LunaFrost Studio
Windows
Trapped in a nightmare, every death pulls you back into the same dark cycle. Test your spirit and courage as you escape the depths of a sinister mansion.
Why similar: Thriller 19.1%, Psychological 18%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 11.8%, Realistic 11.1%
- #49 Paradise's Secrets
68% matchVery Positive83% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Entry Studios
Windows
After accepting the invitation from the Paradise company following the events we've experienced, nothing on our journey may turn out as we expect. You must be very careful to uncover all the mystery and reveal the truth. Learn everything and expose the true face of the Paradise company.
Why similar: Thriller 19.7%, Psychological 15.7%, Dark 12.1%, Realistic 12%, Psychological Horror 11.6%
- #50 Implements of Hell
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 104 reviews2021
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Implements of Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mysteries, unlock the secrets, and change the outcome in a slow-paced atmospheric, and extremely horrifying experience.
Why similar: Thriller 19%, Psychological 16%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Realistic 11.8%, Horror 11.2%
- #51 Silence Channel 2
69% matchVery Positive83% of 102 reviews2023
Dev: Lexip Games
Windows
Experience the terror in Silence Channel 2, a first person horror game based on a true story. Navigate through eerie environments, solve puzzles, evade lurking horrors, and even wield firepower in a desperate bid for survival. Can you escape the relentless darkness in this terrifying sequel?
Why similar: Thriller 15.8%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Psychological 12.4%, Dark 11.1%, Horror 10.8%
- #52 KAVERNUM
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: Buennyo
Windows
Winston Bradley is an amateur explorer who is always looking for new adventures. His latest destination is a cave in Algeria, which is known for it famous cave paintings. But the further he goes into the cave, the more he realizes that something is wrong with it.
Why similar: Thriller 20.5%, Psychological 17.8%, Horror 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Dark 14.1%
- #53 WARDER
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alexander Crasnencov
Windows
You are a police officer sent to investigate a call from an abandoned mansion. Deep beneath the mansion lies a hidden medical facility connected to the mysterious Dr. Warder. Explore, solve environmental puzzles, and hide from the doctor as you uncover what happened inside his facility.
Why similar: Horror 16.4%, Dark 15%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Thriller 12.4%, Survival Horror 10.8%
- #54 Miles To Nowhere
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Devilooper_Studios
Windows
Running out of ammo during a raid, a police officer escapes into a sealed tunnel. But the end leads not to daylight, but to the darkest corners of his mind. Miles to Nowhere is an intense psychological horror where survival instincts collide with crushing trauma.
Why similar: Realistic 18.9%, Thriller 18%, Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Survival Horror 9.2%
- #55 Cursed Presence
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Francisco Aguilar Montoya
Windows
Cursed Presence is a first-person psychological horror, paranormal, and survival horror story where grief opens the door to the supernatural. Explore, solve puzzles, and escape from ghostly entities, guided only by a bell that detects evil and defending yourself with limited resources.
Why similar: Psychological 18.4%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 14.3%, Emotional 12%, Dark 10.5%
- #56 911 Dispatcher: Unknown Caller
65% matchMixed54% of 39 reviews2026
Dev: Room13Games
Windows
911 Dispatcher: Unknown Caller — a first-person psychological horror game in which you work as a night-shift emergency dispatcher. Take calls, decide when to send a police unit, and get to the bottom of a mysterious call connected to an old closed case.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 17.9%, Thriller 16.1%, Psychological 14.8%, Dark 11.9%
- #57 Villa Nocturne
65% matchMostly Positive72% of 39 reviews2026
Dev: Lunafrost StudioPub: Wanderia Entertainment
Windows
In a mansion shrouded in mist, face the ghosts of the past. With puzzles, exploration, and moments of sheer terror, Villa Nocturne awaits.
Why similar: Thriller 19%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 14.4%, Realistic 11.9%, Survival Horror 11.4%
- #58 Family Is Nothing
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matt ReevesPub: Matt Reeves Production
Windows
Explore a vast home in the late 1970's, while being hunted by a mysterious fiend. First-person exploration with no HUD for a more immersive experience.
Why similar: Thriller 18%, Psychological 12.8%, Realistic 12.5%, Survival Horror 11.9%, Horror 11.7%
- #59 Not My Son
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Antantic
Windows
A psychological horror game where a stepfather is left alone with a disturbing child. Explore a quiet house, face growing nightmares, and piece together the truth behind the boy’s behavior.
Why similar: Thriller 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Dark 12.9%, Horror 11.8%, Psychological 11.4%