- #1 The Room VR: A Dark Matter
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,012 reviews2020
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The British Institute of Archaeology, London, 1908: The disappearance of an esteemed Egyptologist prompts a Police investigation into the unknown. Explore cryptic locations, examine fantastic gadgets and uncover an otherworldly discovery which blurs the line between reality and illusion.
Why similar: VR 29.1%, Lovecraftian 18.4%, Investigation 13.5%, Puzzle 10.8%, Mystery 9.6%
- #2 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
96% matchVery Positive81% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: X1 Games
Windows
Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 11.6%, Dark 9.9%, Mystery 9.5%
- #3 Layers of Fear VR
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 276 reviews2019
Dev: Incuvo S.A.Pub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Enter a tangibly horrifying Virtual Reality and explore a mansion of horror as an artist falling into the depths of insanity. Will you find the muse for your masterpiece... or madness?
Why similar: Adventure 33.1%, VR 30.5%, Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #4 Blair Witch VR
95% matchMixed68% of 212 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team NA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Blair Witch: VR Edition is a story-driven psychological horror game from the creative minds behind the critically acclaimed The Medium. Experience first-hand the toll that fear can take on the mind in an original story inspired by the cinematic lore of Blair Witch, designed for Virtual Reality.
Why similar: Cinematic 14%, Detective 12.3%, Investigation 10.8%, VR 9.9%, Thriller 9.1%
- #5 Visage
94% matchVery Positive84% of 10,917 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
Why similar: Horror 27%, Psychological Horror 25.2%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Dark 10.7%, Surreal 5.4%
- #6 Neverout
94% matchMixed65% of 240 reviews2017
Dev: Gamedust
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Neverout is a 'Escape Room' game with quantum physic and reality bending. Packed with dozens of levels, difficult puzzles, eerie atmosphere and unreal immersion. Every action creates reaction. Nothing is certain, but one thing is known - every lock has a key. And in Neverout, the key - is YOU.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.3%, VR 17.9%, Investigation 14.4%, Mystery 9.9%, Horror 7.6%
- #7 A Chair in a Room : Greenwater
93% matchVery Positive83% of 617 reviews2016
Dev: Wolf & Wood Interactive Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Explore your surroundings as the protagonist of your own horror story as you immerse yourself in this tense VR thriller set in America’s Deep South. Navigate your way through your memories, piecing together the clues and puzzles, to solve the mystery of how you have awoken in the sinister Greenwater Institute, known only as Patient No.
Why similar: VR 43.4%, Horror 22.2%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Puzzle 8%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #8 Afterlife VR
92% matchVery Positive82% of 194 reviews2022
Dev: Split Light Studio
Windows
Afterlife VR is a deeply immersive horror game. As Adam Bernhard, a young rookie police officer on a night patrol, you receive a call that will change your life forever. Uncover secrets hidden deep within the Black Rose mental hospital walls, where most of the patients pose a great danger.
Why similar: VR 30.7%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 16.3%, Survival Horror 14.5%, Puzzle 5.7%
- #9 The Echo Paradox
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Virtuzilla
Windows
The Echo Paradox is a first-person psychological horror game. Humanity stands on the brink of an unsettling revelation – alternate dimensions are real, but eerily without signs of life.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.7%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Investigation 12.2%, Horror 9.6%, Survival Horror 8.4%
- #10 DESOLATIUM: Prologue
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 121 reviews2021
Dev: SUPERLUMEN
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 41%
DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.3%, VR 15%, Detective 11.7%, Mystery 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8%
- #11 The Empty Eyes
89% matchVery Positive82% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.
Why similar: Thriller 17.9%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Horror 14.2%, Mystery 12.5%
- #12 Mental Hospital VR
90% matchMixed69% of 67 reviews2021
Dev: Igor MigunPub: AGaming+
Windows
Mental Hospital VR is a truly scary first-person stealth horror game. Discover heart-thumping terror, chase and scary creatures in this atmospheric horror game.
Why similar: VR 28%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Horror 13%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #13 Organ Quarter
89% matchVery Positive90% of 315 reviews2017
Dev: Outer Brain Studios
Windows
Organ Quarter is a VR survival horror game built from the ground-up for hand-tracked virtual reality. Explore labyrinthine environments, engage in tense combat, carefully manage your resources and solve horrifying puzzles in this homage to the slow, methodical survival horror experiences of the '90s
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.6%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Surreal 17.3%, Horror 13.6%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #14 White Room Protocol
87% 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: Thriller 23.5%, Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 18%, Dark 13.2%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #15 Project Liminal 2
86% matchVery Positive82% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: AquaHeaven StudiosPub: TXC
Windows
Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.
Why similar: Puzzle 22.4%, Adventure 19%, Action 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13%, Dark 12.5%
- #16 Doorways: Prelude
88% matchMixed62% of 636 reviews2013
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 29.1%, Survival Horror 15.6%, Dark 9.6%, VR 9.5%, Psychological Horror 7.9%
- #17 Mirror Forge
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 186 reviews2022
Dev: MystiveDevPub: DreadXP
Windows
Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Horror 12.9%, Thriller 12.2%, Dark 10.9%
- #18 Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes
82% matchVery Positive81% of 183 reviews2026
Dev: ICONIKPub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes is a dark atmospheric adventure‑puzzle game where you embody Dark Six, a mysterious figure with the shape of a little girl. Navigate in a disturbing world, solve intricate puzzles, and escape terrifying giant foes in a desperate search to become whole again.
Why similar: VR 21.6%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Puzzle 12.2%, Adventure 10.4%, Horror 10%
- #19 The Shore VR
85% matchMostly Negative38% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: Ares Dragonis
Windows
The Shore VR is a first-person story-driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations. You will play the role of a man who ends up on a mysterious island. Strong elements of Lovecraftian horror, struggle to survive in an unknown world.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.1%, VR 17.6%, Cinematic 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Investigation 9.6%
- #20 Omitted
84% 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 19.4%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 12.8%, Mystery 10.9%, Cinematic 10.2%
- #21 Echoes of Dread
82% matchVery Positive86% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Reaper GSPub: Kazakov Studios
Windows
Wake up inside an abandoned mansion. Uncover the dark fate of a missing family. Survive the presence that stalks you within these walls.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 13.2%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Detective 11%, Thriller 10.7%
- #22 Propagation: Paradise Hotel
81% matchVery Positive87% of 874 reviews2023
Dev: WanadevStudio
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Trapped inside the Paradise Hotel, you are desperate to find your sister. Explore dark surroundings, gather resources, and survive terrifying encounters. This intense single-player VR survival horror game with great storytelling will get your adrenaline pumping.
Why similar: VR 28.3%, Survival Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 12.3%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #23 Reflection
80% matchVery Positive83% of 260 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Horror 16.5%, Thriller 16.2%, Dark 13%, Mystery 12.7%
- #24 Doorways: The Underworld
83% matchMixed69% of 407 reviews2014
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Doorways: The Underworld is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Why similar: VR 19.9%, Survival Horror 14%, Horror 12.3%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Detective 10.1%
- #25 MIRROR MIRROR
81% matchMixed70% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: ZeroZeroThirteen
Windows
MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.3%, Horror 15.1%, Surreal 13.8%, Mystery 13.5%, Dark 9.6%
- #26 Insight
79% matchVery Positive88% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
Windows
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.6%, Thriller 14.5%, Detective 13.7%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Horror 8.3%
- #27 Unanswered
77% matchVery Positive96% of 91 reviews2026
Dev: WhiteRoot Studio
Windows
You wake up in a strange place, not knowing who you are, where you are, or how you got here. Trapped in an environment that twists to break your sanity, your only way out is to delve into the unknown and face the horrors of a past your mind is trying to hide.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.2%, Horror 21.8%, Thriller 11%, Mystery 10.1%, Adventure 7.7%
- #28 Rise of Insanity
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,283 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 15%, VR 13.4%, Survival Horror 12%, Surreal 10%
- #29 I'm on Observation Duty 3
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 368 reviews2020
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 51%
A thrilling psychological horror game. Your job is to look for anomalies in a haunted house. If you see anyhting suspicious (furniture moving, extra objects, intruders), take a photo and send a report. Includes both VR- (windows only) and non-VR (windows, mac, linux)-versions.
Why similar: VR 16.9%, Lovecraftian 16.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Survival Horror 10.4%, Investigation 9.5%
- #30 JANITOR BLEEDS
77% matchVery Positive86% of 276 reviews2022
Dev: KorpusPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Enter the abandoned arcade after your car has crashed, and the shelter you were looking for is trying to eat you alive in this dark mystery-horror adventure. Solve mysteries, keep JANITOR satisfied, and always be aware of what's behind your back.
Why similar: Thriller 14.5%, Investigation 14.2%, Psychological Horror 11%, Surreal 11%, Mystery 9.1%
- #31 DOCTOR VISCERA
74% matchVery Positive93% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: Liminal RoadPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Trapped in an abandoned asylum, survive by exploring, solving puzzles, and escaping the terrifying Doctor Viscera. Hide, fight back with limited resources, and uncover documents that reveal the way out before you become the next victim of his gruesome experiments.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.7%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Multiple Endings 16%, Horror 14.8%, Puzzle 11.5%
- #32 Transference™
78% matchMixed70% of 508 reviews2018
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Imagine an escape room set in a deranged mind. Experience a first-person exploration game in a chilling new dimension. Shift between three perspectives of a family and unravel the mystery hiding in this mind-bending psychological thriller.
Why similar: VR 44.9%, Psychological Horror 25.4%, Horror 20.4%, Adventure 9.2%
- #33 The Atlas Mystery: A VR Puzzle Game
76% matchVery Positive86% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: Top Right CornerPub: TRC DMI
Windows
Explore the haunted halls of the infamous Atlas Theater, a 1940’s era movie palace that played host to a shocking Hollywood tragedy. Solve intricate puzzles, discover startling artifacts, and evade sinister forces to uncover the twisted truth behind the theater’s dark history.
Why similar: VR 28.3%, Mystery 14.5%, Investigation 14.1%, Surreal 11%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #34 Dead end Exit 8
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 132 reviews2024
Dev: Linkup
Windows
This is a thriller game based on memory puzzles that supports PC play and VR mode. The theme is inspired by people's depression and tension while waiting in the hospital.In an infinite loop space, one must carefully observe all abnormal information and strive to escape from the infinite space
Why similar: VR 23.7%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Investigation 12.6%, Mystery 12.5%, Horror 12.3%
- #35 Stocksynd House
75% matchVery Positive84% of 57 reviews2020
Dev: CyberFlux GamesPub: Rate My Funeral
Windows
Stocksynd House offers a narrative-driven VR experience, redefining the 'escape the room' genre. Eschewing jump scares for psychological intensity, it immerses players in an unsettling atmosphere of isolation, testing the limits of your psyche
Why similar: VR 29.9%, Cinematic 22.6%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Story Rich 8.9%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #36 Dark Fracture: Prologue
73% matchVery Positive84% of 1,377 reviews2020
Dev: Twisted II Studio
Windows
Dark Fracture is a psychological horror experience in which you explore an ever-changing world where reality and nightmares collide. Walk on the edge of madness in the shoes of a tormented soul as you descend into the darkest depths of the human psyche, and question everything you see.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Surreal 10.8%
- #37 Albino Lullaby: Episode 1
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 383 reviews2015
Dev: Ape Law
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Albino Lullaby is a horror adventure game that doesn't rely on jump scares or gore. Escape from a surreal psychological nightmare as the world dynamically twists and contorts around you.
Why similar: Horror 23%, VR 21%, Surreal 19.2%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Adventure 10.2%
- #38 Scauage
71% matchVery Positive91% of 856 reviews2024
Dev: KREIDPIX
Windows
Scauage is a short horror experience where you play as a scavenger looting an abandoned house, uncovering its dark secrets and collecting hidden treasures while facing what lurks within.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19%, Thriller 12.5%, Investigation 11.3%, Survival Horror 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #39 Ontotis
73% matchVery Positive83% of 118 reviews2023
Dev: Xenoplasis Games
Windows
As a caretaker trapped by a severe storm, you must secure an abandoned hilltop home. When routine chores spiral into terror, uncover the residents' chilling fate, solve puzzles, and unravel the truth behind a mysterious haunting entity deeply connected to you in this psychological horror game.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Thriller 14.8%, Mystery 13.7%, Horror 9.8%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #40 ELEVATOR: AVICI
70% matchVery Positive91% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: Southern Cross
Windows
"ELEVATOR: AVICI" is a 1st-person psychological horror with a retro, HK lo-fi aesthetic. Trapped in a decaying apartment elevator, your only link to the outside is a strange voice on the intercom claiming to be a repairman. Will you follow his commands, or find your own escape from the darkness?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28%, Horror 20.5%, Thriller 17.8%, Puzzle 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #41 Left Alone
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 646 reviews2016
Dev: SpeedTutor
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?
Why similar: Investigation 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 11.8%, Survival Horror 10.8%, Mystery 10.4%
- #42 Hell Dive
71% matchVery Positive93% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Teacup Games
Windows
Hell Dive is a first-person horror game where you are a Maritime Operative alone aboard a submarine. Sent on a mission to revive an abandoned deep-sea colony, you uncover dark secrets as terrifying and deadly horrors await in its depths
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.8%, Cinematic 15.9%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 10.9%, Dark 6.7%
- #43 Lunacy: Saint Rhodes
73% matchMixed60% of 182 reviews2023
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lunacy: Saint Rhodes is a first-person psychological horror adventure game. Explore your dark family history, solve puzzles and experience a gut-wrenching feeling of terror. You are being watched; never alone, never safe.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.1%, Thriller 12.3%, Surreal 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Horror 7.9%
- #44 MADiSON VR
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 216 reviews2024
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
MADiSON VR now plunges you even deeper into its immersive and terrifying world. With the utilization of an instant camera in your virtual hands, bridge the gap between our world and the unknown. Snap photos, develop them by yourself to solve puzzles, explore the shadows and above all, survive.
Why similar: VR 19.1%, Psychological Horror 14%, Survival Horror 13.9%, Thriller 13.6%, Horror 11.3%
- #45 Necrophosis
69% matchVery Positive90% of 875 reviews2025
Dev: Dragonis AresPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.4%, Surreal 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Mystery 11%, Horror 9.7%
- #46 SafeZoneVR
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Lost Frame Development
Windows
SafeZoneVR is an interactive survival psychological horror game utilizing next-gen graphics. You will scavenge the map trying to escape a fallen SafeZone. Hide, scavenge, survive, and escape a fallen SafeZone fleeing to the tunnels, you might just meet a friend along the way.
Why similar: VR 19.8%, Cinematic 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 10.1%, Survival Horror 10.1%
- #47 Nevermind
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 439 reviews2015
Dev: Flying Mollusk
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Nevermind ushers you into dark and surreal worlds within the minds of trauma patients. When played with supported biofeedback technology, Nevermind picks up on indications of fear—lashing out if you allow your feelings of anxiety to get the better of you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Surreal 13.9%, Mystery 13.5%, Horror 13.3%, Thriller 11.4%
- #48 A.I.L.A
67% matchVery Positive83% of 1,393 reviews2025
Dev: Pulsatrix StudiosPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A.I.L.A is a first-person horror game set in a near-future filled with immersive technology. Play as the sole game tester for a revolutionary new fictional AI. Survive intense horror experiences that prey on your deepest fears as the lines between virtual and reality begin to blur…
Why similar: Cinematic 14.9%, Thriller 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Surreal 10.8%
- #49 Familiar Stranger
69% 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: Psychological Horror 36.1%, Horror 33%, Story Rich 12.8%, Adventure 9.8%, Action 8.3%
- #50 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
69% matchMixed58% of 355 reviews2026
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Nacon
Windows
A mining station in the Pacific abyss is no longer responding. As an investigator of the occult, unravel the mysteries of the deep. Test your wits and sanity in this lovecraftian thriller.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.8%, Detective 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Investigation 9.2%, Thriller 7.8%
- #51 KOBOLD: Chapter I
70% matchVery Positive82% of 296 reviews2018
Dev: anotherworld GmbH
Windows
KOBOLD is a new kind of horror experience that blurs the line between cinema and VR gaming. Step into the shoes of an urban explorer investigating the mysterious case of a missing boy. Pick up your flashlight and discover the secrets of an abandoned villa in the middle of a dark forest in Germany.
Why similar: VR 51.6%, Horror 21.6%, Mystery 14.6%, Adventure 12.3%
- #52 Supernormal
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,216 reviews2024
Dev: Hitori de Productions
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth.
Why similar: Detective 13.5%, Investigation 12.4%, Survival Horror 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Thriller 10.3%
- #53 6 Floors
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: Ghoul World
Windows
You find yourself in a strange place and the only way out is within. Navigate liminal corridors and rooms filled with psychological terrors as you traverse all six floors of this mysterious place in order to save your soul.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.7%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Surreal 16.9%, Horror 16.3%, Dark 8%
- #54 STRANGER
70% matchMixed67% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: Lost Frame Development
Windows
STRANGER is a Single-player Survival Thriller Horror Game. Choose your house and difficulty, then survive until dawn. Uncover mysterious truths about the STRANGER. Play on PC or with VR support
Why similar: VR 18.4%, Thriller 15.3%, Survival Horror 14%, Horror 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #55 Heaven Dust
68% matchVery Positive91% of 690 reviews2020
Dev: One Gruel StudioPub: indienova
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
When you awake, you find yourself in a mansion, where was the secret research center, is now a maze full of horrible zombies and deadly traps. You'll have to escape by overcoming your fears, collecting items, solving innovative puzzles and revealing the cruel truth.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.9%, Horror 19.9%, Adventure 19.4%, Action 16.8%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #56 CAPTURED 2
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 583 reviews2026
Dev: Puck RedflixPub: Puck Games
Windows
You're trapped in an apartment with ever-changing rooms. Capture anomalies on camera, survive deadly entities and escape an endless nightmare.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Horror 19%, Story Rich 10%, Surreal 9.2%, Mystery 9%
- #57 Home_0
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: Mike Ten
Windows
You are trapped in a memory of your past. Observe your surrounding carefully to end your nightmare.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.9%, Surreal 18.6%, Horror 15%, Investigation 10.4%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #58 The Liminal Dimension
67% matchVery Positive83% of 116 reviews2024
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're trapped in an endless loop within a liminal dimension, where each loop leads to increasingly unsettling places. Will you find the way out of this psychological horror? The game offers a unique déjà vu experience that blurs the lines between reality and illusion.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.6%, Horror 17.8%, Surreal 15.1%, Dark 13.2%, Mystery 11.4%
- #59 ROUTINE
63% matchVery Positive92% of 8,198 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
Why similar: Cinematic 16.5%, Thriller 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Survival Horror 11%, Dark 10.1%