- #1 Shadow Corridor
97% matchVery Positive91% of 2,154 reviews2019
Dev: Space Onigiri Game LLC
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Now on Steam, revamped with brand new content! Immerse yourself in the latest chapter of the popular, Japanese indie horror title, Kageroh: Shadow Corridor. Survive against the onslaught of horrors that lie in wait in eerie, traditional Japanese locales that change with every playthrough.
Why similar: Horror 47.7%, Psychological Horror 18%, Action 8.9%, Indie 8.6%, First-Person 8.2%
- #2 Hektor
96% 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: Horror 45.6%, Psychological Horror 24.4%, First-Person 11%, Action 9.8%, Indie 9.2%
- #3 Notes To Myself
96% matchPositive88% of 42 reviews2023
Dev: Spy On The Wall
Windows · Linux
The horror began when you wrote your first note.
Why similar: Horror 36.7%, Psychological Horror 28.9%, Action 14%, First-Person 12%, Indie 5.2%
- #4 A Simple Door
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Keter studio
Windows
Try to escape from “A Simple Door” by facing your past, your darkest secrets and your fears through the doors.
Why similar: Horror 30.4%, Psychological Horror 26.1%, First-Person 15%, Action 13.8%, Survival Horror 6.9%
- #5 Check-In, Never Out
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: HogletNovaGames
Windows
You checked into a hotel to get some rest—but it wasn’t an ordinary place. Gather clues, unlock sealed doors, evade the pursuit, and escape.
Why similar: Horror 33%, Psychological Horror 28.4%, First-Person 11.8%, Indie 10.5%, Action 8.3%
- #6 Dungeon Nightmares II : The Memory
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 284 reviews2015
Dev: K Monkey
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Dungeon Nightmares II is a first-person psychological horror that takes you through a journey of discovering what nightmares are.The game is inspired by classic roguelike games which include 100% procedural-generated maps and permadeath.
Why similar: Horror 41.8%, Psychological Horror 29.3%, Action 10.3%, Survival Horror 9.4%, Indie 9.3%
- #7 Domovoy
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Babrov StudioPub: Babrov Interactive
Windows
Domovoy is a psychological horror game from the first person, the game takes place in a Soviet apartment in the late 80s. Are you ready to meet the Domovoy?
Why similar: Horror 36.3%, Psychological Horror 31.5%, First-Person 13.7%, Indie 8.4%, Action 8%
- #8 Stairs
92% matchMixed70% of 363 reviews2015
Dev: GreyLight EntertainmentPub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
STAIRS is a first-person atmospheric psychological horror game, inspired by real-life events, that takes players through the stories of three missing people as seen through the eyes of journalist Christopher Adams. Start preparing yourself now, for to descend down these steps is to descend into madness...
Why similar: Horror 44%, Psychological Horror 29.2%, Indie 14.3%, Action 12.6%
- #9 LIMINALPHOBIA
91% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: Zeta bit
Windows
Travel through dark dingy apartments and cold stone basements. Stay away from the many creatures following you around every corner. Find collectibles and outlast the demons. walk this first-person horror experience through twisting mazes and search for keys. Outlast the demons and find any way out.
Why similar: Horror 27.2%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Action 21.4%, Indie 19.2%, Survival Horror 8.7%
- #10 Strange Night
91% matchMixed60% of 474 reviews2016
Dev: LaboryPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
As an employee of a night security firm, your first night on the job might be your last, as strange events push your sanity to the limit.
Why similar: Horror 38.2%, Psychological Horror 29%, Indie 15.5%, First-Person 12.1%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #11 Liberation
90% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: WINTERS
Windows
Liberation is a strategy survival horror game. You have to go to the Deathworld and collect crosses to liberate ghosts. Survive from the attacks of various ghosts!
Why similar: Horror 34%, Psychological Horror 25.7%, First-Person 12.6%, Action 11%, Survival Horror 9.6%
- #12 Wick
89% matchVery Positive86% of 696 reviews2015
Dev: Hellbent Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wick is a survival horror game where ghost stories are brought to life. Explore a local legend about the long lost children in the woods who can still be seen... but only by those who dare to enter alone by candlelight.
Why similar: Horror 41.6%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Survival Horror 10.4%, First-Person 10.2%, Action 9.3%
- #13 Wrong train
89% matchMixed61% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: RG-Studio
Windows
What if you got on the wrong train that you were waiting for and fell asleep, and woke up to find that there are no people around anywhere else, and the train itself is endless? Will you be able to return home?
Why similar: Horror 25.7%, Psychological Horror 24.8%, Action 17%, First-Person 12.9%, Indie 9%
- #14 Do Not Disturb
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: UppercaseUnderscore
Windows
A short horror walking simulator where you traverse through the endless hallways of a strange hotel, searching for a way out.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.4%, Horror 27%, Indie 16.7%, Action 11%, First-Person 8.7%
- #15 Vorozhey
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Babrov StudioPub: Babrov Interactive
Windows
Vorozhey is a psychological horror inspired by Slavic mythology. It tells the story of an artist haunted by terrifying visions and ancient forces.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.2%, Horror 32.9%, First-Person 12.8%, Action 10.4%, Indie 8.5%
- #16 祟り坂 | TATARI Curse road
86% matchPositive87% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: STUDIO DYD
Windows
A simple survival horror set in a hilly town where you must escape from a ghost. There are no puzzles, item usage, or complex controls. If you fail, try again, memorize the roads, and find your way to the goal.
Why similar: Horror 38.6%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Survival Horror 12%, Action 11.7%, Indie 10%
- #17 Andread
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: emptysquare
Windows
A tense, time loop horror experience set in the town of Torpa. Complete randomly assigned tasks before the clock runs out and uncover the town’s unsettling atmosphere with every playthrough.
Why similar: Horror 31.6%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Action 13.4%, Survival Horror 9.8%, Quick-Time Events 7.8% ★
- #18 How to Survive the Night shift
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amos
Windows
As you begin your night shift in the aged warehouse, an unsettling atmosphere descends. Shadows flit in your peripheral vision, strange whispers echo around you. Finding a mysterious list of rules, you wonder: prank or something serious? Nervously, you step into the dimly lit warehouse.
Why similar: Horror 37.2%, Psychological Horror 30%, First-Person 11.5%, Action 10.9%, Singleplayer 5.4%
- #19 Project Tape
84% matchMixed67% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: Stealth StudioPub: Stealth Studio UE
Windows
Experience the arrival of The Last Tape's protagonist in this short horror adventure that reveals what happened before the main events. Explore Lurmont’s abandoned facilities, avoid the mysterious creature, and descend step by step into a hell you might not escape from
Why similar: Horror 44.2%, Psychological Horror 38.1%, Indie 10.6%, Singleplayer 7%
- #20 PsyPro
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sector13Studio
Windows
A first-person psychological horror where your own mind is the enemy. Face intrusive thoughts, panic attacks, and distorted realities and fight to keep your sanity.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.2%, Horror 31.4%, Quick-Time Events 13.8% ★, First-Person 11.1%, Indie 5.2%
- #21 SCP-087: Recovered document
84% 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: Horror 41.1%, Psychological Horror 25.1%, Action 12.5%, Indie 11.7%, Survival Horror 9.6%
- #22 HGPP
82% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: joid
Windows
a p̶e̶r̶f̶e̶c̶t horror game
Why similar: Horror 46.8%, Psychological Horror 37.5%, Indie 10.2%, Singleplayer 5.5%
- #23 Tuun
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Voltage Games
Windows
Horror set in the dark and mysterious Yakutia. Explore abandoned villages, uncover Soviet-era secrets, and face unexplained phenomena that threaten your sanity.
Why similar: Horror 32.6%, Psychological Horror 30.5%, Indie 19.3%, First-Person 13.8%, 3D 3.7%
- #24 Hellventure
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Magyu Studio
Windows
What the heck is in the coffin? Hellventure is a brand-new first-person escape horror game that combines rogue-lite elements. Escape from a procedural-generation dark dungeon by selling grave goods to unlock and upgrade your items and tools.
Why similar: Horror 34.3%, Psychological Horror 29.5%, First-Person 12.8%, Survival Horror 9.3%, Action 9%
- #25 Exit Denied
79% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Bonsai Bytes
Windows
Exit Denied is a first-person psychological horror game set in an abandoned asylum. Hunted by a shifting entity known as Morph, you must search for parts, build a weapon, and survive long enough to escape. But Morph won’t wait—and it doesn’t let anyone leave.
Why similar: Horror 37.7%, Psychological Horror 32.5%, First-Person 18.4%, Indie 6%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #26 Deprived
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Burning Minds
Windows
“Trapped in a loop, you must capture anomalies and find the red door to escape the house. But beware... something else lurks within these walls. Can you break the cycle?”
Why similar: Horror 36.9%, Psychological Horror 29.8%, Action 13.5%, First-Person 8.2%, Indie 5%
- #27 Stan
79% matchMixed57% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: Gus Jewell
Windows
Obsessive fans are common for artists, but this one is different. He's found his way to the home of J.W. Eel slug, a piano player who just got a deadline from a record label, and is determined to get inside.
Why similar: Horror 39.6%, Psychological Horror 34.3%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Indie 7.7%, Singleplayer 5.6%
- #28 123 Slaughter Me Street
78% 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 64.9%, Action 15.6%, Indie 15.4%, Singleplayer 4%
- #29 The Hat Man: Shadow Ward
77% matchMixed65% of 3,324 reviews2016
Dev: Game Mechanics LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Based on a true story, discover the horror of the Canton insane asylum as you attempt to rescue your daughter. Experience the scariest game of 2014.
Why similar: Horror 66.2%, First-Person 10.4%, Indie 8.7%, Action 5.9%, Psychological Horror 4.5%
- #30 Boogeyman
77% 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: Horror 54.9%, Psychological Horror 26.2%, Indie 10%, Action 8.9%
- #31 Night at the lake: Silent Watcher
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: N0tVen0s
Windows
A night shift at a remote lake turns into something unsettling. Explore the area, log data, and uncover what lurks in the darkness.
Why similar: Horror 42%, Psychological Horror 35.6%, Indie 10.8%, First-Person 6.4%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #32 September Fall - Loneliness
76% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Nguyen Quoc Hai
Windows
You are playing the role of a husband going to meet his wife, who is on a deserted island fighting for survival with others to obtain a powerful stone.
Why similar: Horror 33%, Psychological Horror 27%, Survival Horror 10.2%, Action 10.2%, First-Person 9.7%
- #33 Knock
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: shanethehippoPub: Shanethehippo Productions
Windows
A short story psychological horror game about answering visitors at the door while being home alone after your brother goes out to buy pizza. During a time of a record-breaking number of serial home break-ins, you must decide whether or not to answer the knock at the door.
Why similar: Horror 40%, Psychological Horror 32.5%, First-Person 14%, Indie 7.9%, Singleplayer 5.7%
- #34 Grandpa Nightmare
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wally7Pub: Wally seven studio
Windows
A tense escape game set inside a strange house ruled by a quirky but dangerous grandfather. Solve clever puzzles, avoid being caught, and face thrilling chase moments. Multiple endings await based on your choices. Can you outsmart the grandfather and escape the house?
Why similar: Horror 33.5%, Psychological Horror 24.1%, Indie 16.5%, Action 15%, First-Person 8%
- #35 Forgotten - Whispers of the Past
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Veilbound Studios
Windows
A first-person psychological horror video game where you explore an abandoned boarding school, solve puzzles, and survive creatures that lurk in the darkness.
Why similar: Horror 36.9%, Psychological Horror 30.3%, Indie 13.4%, Action 9.2%, First-Person 6.4%
- #36 Backrooms: Last Room - Infinite Depths
74% matchMixed69% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: KInTstudio
Windows
Experience the unknown world of utility rooms through a VHS camera, you will have to feel all the fear and anxiety of loneliness, plunging deeper and deeper into the world of utility rooms behind the scenes In search of that very, cherished, last room
Why similar: Psychological Horror 49.3%, Horror 27.6%, Indie 23%
- #37 Mysteries of Black Hollow
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Red Ash Studios
Windows
Set in a sunless town cursed by the Architect, Mysteries of Black Hollow is a shop management and extraction game. Ride your wagon into blighted lands, gather relics, and trade dark heirlooms to restore the church. But beware: every fortune has its price.
Why similar: Horror 48.8%, Psychological Horror 31.3%, Singleplayer 7.2%, Action 6.7%, Indie 6%
- #38 The Matron of Ashes
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wyrmfang Forge
Windows
Explore a mysterious mansion inherited from her grandmother. Search for clues, unlock new rooms, and reach a conclusion while surviving. She left you the mansion… but she never truly left.
Why similar: Horror 31.8%, Psychological Horror 27.2%, First-Person 14.6%, Action 7%, Survival Horror 6.7%
- #39 Whiskers Wonderland
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ThelinkitselfPub: Twisted Eye Studios
Windows
*Whiskers Wonderland™* is a horror adventure in a decaying hot dog joint with a dark past. Play as *John Lostheart* to uncover family secrets while evading *Mr. Whiskers*, a twisted animatronic cat, and searching for his missing sidekick, *Dr. Mouser*. Explore, dodge traps, and survive—if you can.
Why similar: Horror 41.4%, Action 20.7%, First-Person 20.3%, Indie 11.8%, Singleplayer 5.8%
- #40 Shadow Of The Abyss
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jimmybear Studios
Windows
Shadow Of The Abyss is a psychological horror game where you play through the eyes of a bodycam. As a security guard, your job is to survey an office building during a night shift, until you fall into the hands of fate.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.7%, Horror 34%, First-Person 12.2%, Action 6.3%, Indie 5.2%
- #41 Protocol Nightmare
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Cauan BuzolinPub: Buzolin Studios
Windows
Survive three nights of absolute terror while more than 10 monsters hunt you down. Explore secret paths, complete tasks, use your flashlight and scanner, upgrade your abilities, and face an intense survival experience.
Why similar: Horror 36.4%, Action 20.4%, Indie 14.8%, Survival Horror 12.7%, First-Person 11.7%
- #42 Labyrinth: Veins of the Machine
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beyond Illusion Studios
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where you explore an abandoned industrial facility, solve environmental puzzles, unlock sealed maintenance routes, and use hands-on interactions as the building reacts to your presence.
Why similar: Horror 39%, Psychological Horror 31.8%, First-Person 13.4%, Action 5.5%, Indie 4.9%
- #43 Visage
71% matchVery Positive84% of 10,717 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 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 46.1%, Psychological Horror 32.2%, Survival Horror 7.9%, First-Person 7%, Indie 2.9%
- #44 The Railroad Crossing
70% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Garu
Windows
The railroad crossing I walk by every day… something’s off.
Why similar: Horror 36.5%, Psychological Horror 31.3%, Indie 16.5%, First-Person 8.8%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #45 Corrupted Basement
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: blopsterdev
Windows
Corrupted Basement is an atmospheric survival horror game. You are trapped in two different basements. Focused on RUNNING and HIDING. Find a way to open the exits and escape before it catches you.
Why similar: Horror 30.1%, Psychological Horror 26.1%, First-Person 14.6%, Action 13.2%, Indie 7.8%
- #46 SurvHive
71% matchMixed62% of 84 reviews2016
Dev: Rocking Hamster
Windows
Inspired by "The Thing", SurvHive is an asymmetric sci-fi horror multiplayer FPS in which the only one you can trust is yourself, as alien shape-shifters lie in wait. Will humans be able to eradicate the alien menace? Will the infection spread instead? Welcome to their Hive...
Why similar: Horror 35.7%, Action 22.2%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Indie 20.5%
- #47 Seeing Red
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Lyterian Games
Windows
SEEING RED is a first-person survival horror game where isolation and terror reign. As Benjamin, an ex-military detective, return to his haunted hometown to search for his missing sister. Uncover dark secrets and battle grotesque foes.
Why similar: Horror 43%, First-Person 15%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Action 12.9%, Indie 8.8%
- #48 While Sleeping
69% 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: Horror 44.3%, Psychological Horror 34.3%, Indie 11.7%, Singleplayer 5.5%, Action 4.2%
- #49 TheMemory
70% matchPositive80% of 35 reviews2019
Dev: TeamNPC
Windows
Find the lost memories and escape from Mor's Asylum.
Why similar: Horror 43.1%, Psychological Horror 29.1%, Indie 15.6%, First-Person 12.2%
- #50 Hands up
68% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Ghuvyi
Windows
Hands UP Experience a classic first-person horror in pixel graphics Use your shovel to clear the debris and reach the lowest level Do not tear wrist tendons.
Why similar: Horror 37.6%, Psychological Horror 28.3%, First-Person 13.8%, Survival Horror 9.6%, Indie 4.8%
- #51 ColdSide
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 526 reviews2020
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
ColdSide is a psychological horror first-person game. It takes place in an abandoned underground laboratory that studied anomalous phenomena.
Why similar: Horror 33.8%, Psychological Horror 30%, Indie 17.9%, First-Person 12.8%, Singleplayer 5.5%
- #52 The Backrooms Game FREE Edition
68% matchVery Positive80% of 3,604 reviews2019
Dev: Pie On A Plate Productions
Windows · Linux
Nothing but the stink of old, moist carpets, the madness of mono-yellow, and the blinding light of fluorescent bulbs at maximum hum-buzz. Over 600 million sq. miles of randomly segmented rooms. God save you if you hear something wandering nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you.
Why similar: Horror 48%, Psychological Horror 29.4%, First-Person 6.1%, Indie 5.9%, Survival Horror 5.8%
- #53 OBSCURIA
67% matchMixed57% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: ARANJA GAMESPub: ARANJA STUDIO
Windows
After the largest cruise ship in the world suffered a shipwreck and was invaded by ghosts, you must find Captain Blackhood after he disappeared, enter the great Nocturne and investigate all the secrets and mysteries.
Why similar: Horror 33.4%, Indie 24.3%, Psychological Horror 24%, First-Person 13.1%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #54 Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
68% matchVery Positive89% of 8,163 reviews2014
Dev: Krillbite Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.
Why similar: Horror 61.7%, First-Person 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Indie 8.3%, Survival Horror 4.2%
- #55 Santa's Shadow
67% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Dillan VictoryPub: Raydillanv
Windows
A Christmas Indie Horror Game
Why similar: Horror 39.6%, Psychological Horror 29.9%, First-Person 11.4%, Indie 9.5%, Action 6.7%
- #56 Indigo Park: Chapter 1
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 23,021 reviews2024
Dev: UniqueGeese
Windows
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Why similar: Horror 47.3%, First-Person 14%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Indie 9.3%, Action 6.2%
- #57 Dream Night
66% matchMixed40% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: ZonelyGames
Windows
You wake up from a nightmare. You can't count how many times you've had a nightmare this month. But this time, after waking up, you find some strange phenomena in your house. You want to go out to see, but the door is locked...
Why similar: Horror 36.8%, Psychological Horror 31.5%, Survival Horror 12.2%, Indie 7.4%, First-Person 5.8%
- #58 File 47
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Kalimater Studios
Windows
A forgotten file. An echo that repeats. Memories that aren’t yours. The past always finds a way back. Are you ready to remember?
Why similar: Horror 41.7%, Psychological Horror 34%, Action 11.1%, Singleplayer 5.6%, Indie 5.5%