- #1 Homesick
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,452 reviews2015
Dev: Lucky Pause
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues to discover what happened, as you try to escape in both your nightmares and the waking world. Be immersed in the hauntingly beautiful 3D atmosphere in this puzzle exploration mystery game.
Why similar: Exploration 27.4%, Horror 21.7%, First-Person 20.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #2 Tormenture
96% matchVery Positive88% of 213 reviews2024
Dev: Croxel StudiosPub: Billete Cohete
Windows
Tormenture is a psychological horror game where you play as a child trapped in a cursed 8-bit game with a dark secret. To survive, you must find four relics and solve reality-blurring puzzles. But beware—some creatures may escape the game and haunt you in the real world. A game within a game.
Why similar: Nostalgia 62.2% ★, Exploration 9.3%, Horror 8.8%, Story Rich 6.7%, 3D 4.4%
- #3 THIEF'S SHELTER
96% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Geo GamesPub: Restless Corp.
Windows
THIEF’S SHELTER is a 3D Point and Click Psychological Adventure where the world mirrors a crumbling mind. Nothing stays still, and even your own thoughts can’t be trusted.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.6%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Psychological 15.7%, Story Rich 12.4%, Exploration 11.9%
- #4 Home_0
95% 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 37.8%, Horror 19.2%, 3D 10%, First-Person 9.1%, Realistic 8.1%
- #5 Hotel 188
94% matchVery Positive89% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Leonn CamayoPub: Andes Interactive
Windows
Dive into a realistic experience of the Backrooms, without jumpscares, getting lost in impossible spaces and feeling like something is watching you. The uncertainty of not knowing where you're going will make you want to quit… Will you be able to make it to the end?
Why similar: Nostalgia 27.7% ★, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Nonlinear 18.2%, Realistic 9%, First-Person 8.8%
- #6 ELEVATOR: AVICI
94% 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 42.4%, Horror 21%, First-Person 16.7%, Retro 8.3%, 3D 5.5%
- #7 Subliminal
93% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,705 reviews2026
Dev: Accidental StudiosPub: Gone Shootin
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Subliminal is a psychological horror game inspired by the urban legend of The Backrooms. Bleeding edge lighting and rendering, handcrafted open-ended levels, light and perspective-based puzzles, nostalgic spaces, unfamiliar faces, and a rotting feeling that something is not quite right.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.3%, Horror 12.3%, Exploration 11.1%, Story Rich 11%, Realistic 11%
- #8 Luto
91% matchVery Positive85% of 1,351 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.9%, Psychological 15.3%, Story Rich 14.9%, Exploration 12.7%, Realistic 7.2%
- #9 Horns of Fear
92% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2018
Dev: Pixoala
Windows
Horns of Fear is a third-person psychological horror game set in a mysterious mansion...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.6%, Point & Click 16.6%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological 14.7%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #10 it's always monday
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 291 reviews2016
Dev: Alon Zubina
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 32%
it's always monday - is a first person exploration game
Why similar: Adventure 85.8%, Psychological Horror 6.6%, Story Rich 3.1%, First-Person 3%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #11 Paranormal Torment
90% matchVery Positive81% of 114 reviews2025
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
Paranormal Torment is a psychological horror game in the spirit of P.T., where you're trapped in a loop of memory and guilt, forced to relive a tragedy over and over again. He's still waiting for you to come back...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.6%, Exploration 19.9%, First-Person 16%, Psychological 15.6%, Realistic 15.3%
- #12 Reflection
89% 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 30.4%, Horror 17%, Realistic 13%, Story Rich 12.4%, Psychological 10.5%
- #13 Them
89% matchVery Positive91% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Lexip Games
Windows
You just want to play a video game in an old game club, but time passes quickly, and strange noises draw you into a dark nightmare! A nightmare that begins with an old video game... Are you ready to experience a 2D platformer game within the heart of a 3D first person psychological horror game?
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 12.4%, Exploration 10%, First-Person 9.1%
- #14 Cloudrooms
88% matchNo user reviews65% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: LIGHTWORKER GAMES
Windows
You are trapped in a corridor suspended above the clouds. Each time you open the door at the end of the corridor, explore the environment that awaits you, find anomalies, use the alarm, and break the loop.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.7%, Exploration 17.9%, Horror 15.7%, Realistic 14.3%, First-Person 6.9%
- #15 Hollow Cocoon
86% matchVery Positive92% of 927 reviews2023
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.3%, Horror 15.5%, Story Rich 11.4%, First-Person 10.3%, Realistic 9.8%
- #16 God's Basement
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,317 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.3%, Horror 15.1%, Psychological 13.4%, Story Rich 11.3%, First-Person 10.2%
- #17 Confabulation: Homestead
86% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Authogin
Windows
Horror puzzle game with spot-the-difference elements for survival. Complete interesting puzzles throughout your home to gain access to more areas and unlock more of the story all while using your modified camera to survive the threat that is lurking.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.8%, Nonlinear 18.7%, Horror 14.1%, Exploration 12.2%, First-Person 9%
- #18 Psychroma
85% matchVery Positive89% of 210 reviews2024
Dev: Rocket AdriftPub: Gamma Space Collaborative Studio
Windows · Linux
Psychroma is a psychological horror side-scroller set in a haunted cyberpunk house. Collect cards and explore the memories stored on them to piece together your past. But the deeper you go, the more you expose yourself to the brightest heat, the warmest color...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.9%, Nonlinear 30.6%, Story Rich 18.6%, Exploration 14.2%, Adventure 3.8%
- #19 Chorus of Carcosa
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 203 reviews2025
Dev: Chameleon 42
Windows
Chorus of Carcosa is a first-person psychological horror game about an anxious sculptor who is trapped in a dark and ever-changing building. Stay silent, survive its twisted labyrinths and escape the monsters. Just don’t lose your way in the shadows or within your own mind.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.8%, Horror 13.2%, Exploration 12.3%, Story Rich 11.4%, Realistic 9.5%
- #20 Traumada
84% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: James Horn
Windows
Welcome to the horrific altered memories of my childhood home.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 16.8%, Exploration 14.2%, First-Person 13%, Psychological 11.8%
- #21 Shifting To The Backrooms
82% matchVery Positive87% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: Oopsome Games
Windows
Experience Will's complicated story, find a way out of the nightmare of liminal spaces by solving challenging puzzles and avoiding dangerous entities — all this awaits you in "Shifting To The Backrooms".
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.5%, Horror 17.5%, Story Rich 16.5%, Exploration 14.5%, First-Person 13.1%
- #22 MOLDRISE
79% matchVery Positive98% of 416 reviews2026
Dev: Raffaele Picca
Windows · Linux
It started in your foot. Now it’s in your head. All that remains is the command: GO UP. Meet strange neighbors. Make bad trades. Every ascent teaches you what you should have done differently.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.2%, Horror 17.3%, Exploration 14.2%, First-Person 11.3%, Retro 7.1%
- #23 Rise of Insanity
82% 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 32.6%, Horror 20.7%, Exploration 11.9%, Story Rich 11.8%, First-Person 6.7%
- #24 Deep Sorrow
84% matchMixed49% of 94 reviews2017
Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Deep Sorrow is a horror/adventure game which leads you to a bunker and makes you feel desperate to get out.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.3%, Horror 22.6%, First-Person 16.3%, Adventure 12%, Survival Horror 8%
- #25 Desktop Explorer
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,696 reviews2026
Dev: Recurring Dream
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.2%, Point & Click 34.1%, Exploration 16.1%, 3D 8.5%, Adventure 4.1%
- #26 Sector 404
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Empty Studio
Windows
Sector 404 is a first-person anomaly horror game set in a crumbling Soviet housing block. After taking your medicine, your world begins to fracture. Climb from floor to floor, uncovering distorted anomalies and your own unraveling mind. Miss too much, and reality resets. Will you ever make it home?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.4%, Horror 14%, Psychological 13.3%, Exploration 11%, First-Person 10.8%
- #27 Darkness Under My Bed
81% matchVery Positive91% of 96 reviews2021
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows
Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.3%, Point & Click 14.9%, Horror 13.3%, Psychological 12.2%, Exploration 11.7%
- #28 TRAFFIC
80% matchVery Positive82% of 159 reviews2022
Dev: Laud GamesPub: Laud Publishing
Windows
TRAFFIC is an Atmospheric First-Person Psychological Horror game about a troubled child in a home where he must deal with both internal and external stresses. You will communicate with your parents, do your chores, and stay out of the way.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.5%, Horror 18.7%, First-Person 12.8%, Story Rich 12.1%, Exploration 8.2%
- #29 Paranormal VHS
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 145 reviews2023
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
Paranormal VHS is a horror game that features a VHS tape-inspired aesthetic. The game's story revolves around a popular vlogger who spends a night in haunted locations in search of paranormal activity. Brace for intense jumpscares.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Horror 14.7%, Psychological 11.5%, Realistic 9.6%, First-Person 9.2%
- #30 MIND CORRIDORS: Paroniria
78% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: Heartbyte Studios
Windows
A fever-dream-like puzzle horror game. Descend to the depths of a sleeping curse, survive every floor and find your way out of the never ending nightmare.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.1%, Horror 20%, First-Person 13.6%, Realistic 12.1%, Exploration 11.3%
- #31 NIGHTSLINK
77% matchVery Positive81% of 118 reviews2021
Dev: Noiseminded
Windows
You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.6%, Horror 16.5%, Story Rich 13.8%, First-Person 13.7%, Psychological 12.7%
- #32 DEAD END
76% matchVery Positive83% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: PHANTOM PIXEL
Windows
Trapped in a hallucinatory, liminal-space style underground passageway, explore and unravel the endless "dead-end" paths to find a way forward. "Dead Path is a short ambient horror puzzle game that references Exit 8, but with a completely different core mechanic.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.8%, Horror 15%, Nonlinear 14.7%, Exploration 13.4%, Realistic 7.8%
- #33 Post Trauma
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 685 reviews2025
Dev: RED SOUL GAMESPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Puzzle Horror game inspired by PS2 era classics. Navigate environments, tackle threats, and meet other lost characters in the depths of the Gloom.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.7%, Horror 16.9%, Story Rich 16.8%, Exploration 16.3%, Survival Horror 8.1%
- #34 SIMULACRA
75% matchVery Positive90% of 4,678 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.7%, Point & Click 26.5%, Horror 16.9%, Story Rich 13.5%, Psychological 12.3%
- #35 In Nightmare
76% matchVery Positive82% of 96 reviews2022
Dev: Magic Fish Games
Windows
In Nightmare is a narrative-driven horror adventure game combining sneak action with diverse puzzles. It follows a young boy in search for the last hope of love who is working out his own salvation by navigating through his fear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.9%, Exploration 20.8%, Strategy 17.9%, 3D 11.4%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #36 Greenhouse
74% matchVery Positive90% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: 7D Games Studio
Windows
A psychological horror game where you enter the Greenhouse at your own risk to uncover the truth behind the friendly façade. Change the environment and weather to progress, hoping to get out. Switch off the entities to enjoy eerie serenity.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.8%, Nonlinear 16.1%, Horror 15.3%, Exploration 13.9%, Realistic 7.2%
- #37 The Floor Above
73% matchVery Positive90% of 264 reviews2026
Dev: Swytapp Games
Windows
A claustrophobic anomaly-horror game where you can only turn, blink, and decide: is it real or not? Survive five endings and uncover Mike’s story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.6%, Horror 20.4%, Story Rich 16.5%, Exploration 14.9%, Adventure 6%
- #38 Liminal Exit
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 130 reviews2025
Dev: LittleRedDread
Windows
Step into an uncanny building trapped in endless loops. Use the elevator, uncover unsettling anomalies, and evade the Entity lurking behind you. Liminal Exit is an immersive game inspired by liminal spaces and Exit 8. Explore 3 liminal space floors and track anomalies to escape, but watch your back!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Nonlinear 22.3%, Horror 12.7%, Psychological 11.6%, First-Person 10.7%
- #39 Ritual Static
73% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: Clifford Games
Windows
"Do you think a house can dream?" Ritual Static is a surreal first-person photography horror game following a young man in his childhood home the day before a big move. Surf the television, sink into static, and rot in the dark.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.8%, Horror 16.1%, Story Rich 15.9%, Exploration 11.3%, First-Person 8.2%
- #40 Hope Deferred
73% matchVery Positive98% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Tell All
Windows
Hope Deferred is a first-person psychological horror RPG. Explore nightmare worlds and search for understanding in this PSX inspired dungeon crawler.
Why similar: Nonlinear 25.8%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Abstract 21.3%, Horror 12.4%, First-Person 10.7%
- #41 Inmates
77% matchMixed60% of 332 reviews2017
Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Inmates is a story-driven, atmospheric psychological horror game. Featuring interactive exploration in a suffocating location, mind-bending puzzles and disturbing imagery. You wake up in a run-down prison cell and have no clue how you got there. You’ve convinced yourself this is all just a nightmare...
Why similar: Horror 33%, Psychological 23%, First-Person 15.4%, Story Rich 14.5%, Adventure 10.8%
- #42 Midnight Crane
72% matchVery Positive85% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Dekaizen Studios LLC
Windows
A psychological horror game where you spend a night in the shoes of an arcade worker named Marcus. Win prizes on the crane machine and shoot some hoops. Just make sure to keep the doors locked.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.7%, Exploration 21.3%, Horror 17.2%, First-Person 14.5%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #43 Lost Child
71% matchVery Positive81% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: ASK GAMES
Windows
Are You Lost? Wander endless corridors where shifting environments, sinister voices, and echoes of real events create a chilling atmosphere. Andrey doesn’t remember who he was, but the walls know the truth. It’s time to remember everything.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.7%, Story Rich 14.6%, First-Person 14.5%, 3D 7.8%, Survival Horror 7.2%
- #44 Endacopia
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,841 reviews2026
Dev: Andyland
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Endacopia is a Point-and-Click Puzzle Adventure that is visually reminiscent of early computer edutainment games... with underlying horrors.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Point & Click 23.7%, Nonlinear 19.5%, Horror 13.2%, Exploration 11.6%
- #45 DREAM LOGIC
71% matchVery Positive89% of 406 reviews2022
Dev: Teleopsia Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%
DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.4%, Horror 16.5%, Exploration 16.3%, Story Rich 10.8%, First-Person 10.4%
- #46 Dad's Monster House 2: MEDAL
70% matchVery Positive85% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
Remember the dad's monster house that haunted your dreams? You're back, in a way you'd never expect! A mysterious ■■ leaves you trapped in a creepy, run-down house...
Why similar: Point & Click 29.2%, Abstract 20.4%, Exploration 17.7%, Horror 14.5%, Story Rich 13.8%
- #47 Midnight Special
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 168 reviews2026
Dev: Scared Stupid Inc
Windows
Welcome to Midnight Special, a point-and-click survival horror game drenched in 16-bit pixel art and 1980s retro dread. On a thunderous night in 1987 in Maine, you awaken in a labyrinthine manor. You must click, explore, and solve puzzles to escape. Will you go gentle into that good night?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.8%, Point & Click 21.8%, Horror 12.5%, Exploration 12.4%, Story Rich 12%
- #48 Infliction
71% matchVery Positive81% of 962 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.4%, Horror 19.9%, Story Rich 11.8%, First-Person 9.9%, Realistic 9.4%
- #49 CoRoT
70% matchMixed68% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Azteck Game Studios
Windows
CoRoT is a first-person psychological meta-horror game. Search for cassettes in a transforming house, unraveling its macabre past. A sinister atmosphere surrounds you as you try to understand what's happening and where you really are. Can you discover the truth hidden in its walls?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.8%, Experimental 16.3%, Horror 11.7%, Exploration 9.3%, Realistic 9%
- #50 Afterdream
69% matchVery Positive93% of 358 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.7%, Horror 19.6%, Psychological 19.4%, Story Rich 15.5%, Adventure 4.4%
- #51 NOCLIP
70% matchMixed70% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: DELIRIUM Labs
Windows
Chapter-based Backrooms experience. Embark on a chilling journey through the unknown. Visuals based on early 2000's camcorders.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Exploration 14.7%, Horror 12.6%, First-Person 11.1%, Psychological 10.1%
- #52 The Derailed
68% matchVery Positive83% of 134 reviews2025
Dev: Deformed Dreams Studio
Windows
The Derailed is a first-person psychological horror game. Beneath the dusty arches of a nearly forgotten depot, shadows of the past tremble. Whether you want to or not, you will have to uncover the dark secrets of this place.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36%, Horror 22.1%, Exploration 17.7%, 3D 7.8%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #53 Unanswered
67% 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 30.3%, Horror 15.3%, Exploration 13.1%, First-Person 12%, Psychological 7.1%
- #54 Insomnis
69% matchVery Positive91% of 274 reviews2022
Dev: Path Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Insomnis is a first-person horror game focused on story, exploration and solving puzzles to advance through a terrifying atmosphere. Players take control of Joe Castevet, who will have to deal with a mysterious inheritance he has just received. Discover all the secrets of the Castevet mansion!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Psychological 12.9%, Horror 12.8%, Exploration 11.4%, Nonlinear 11.2%
- #55 Letters of Bernard Thorne
66% matchVery Positive98% of 200 reviews2025
Dev: Korean Linguistics Lab
Windows
『Letters of Bernard Thorne』 is a story-driven psychological horror game about trauma. Take a seat in Bernard's motorized wheelchair. Roam around the old man's house. Discover his scarred past. Flee from his sins. Climb up the attic.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.9%, Horror 17.7%, Story Rich 17.3%, Exploration 11.4%, First-Person 8.7%
- #56 UnderDread
72% matchMixed57% of 138 reviews2016
Dev: Bigzur Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A first-person horror adventure game that will take you on a journey through an ancient castle and that lies beneath. Dangers and forgotten horrors await in the dark...
Why similar: Horror 20.7%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Exploration 15.7%, Psychological 13.4%, Story Rich 11.6%
- #57 White Room Protocol
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.5%, Horror 18.8%, Realistic 12.8%, First-Person 10.7%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #58 Nocturia The Game
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: BrossLab
Windows
Trapped in the pitch blackness of your own home, you’re a helpless child, alone and pursued by a sinister entity lurking in the shadows. Solve puzzles, brave ever-shifting environments, and uncover a terrible secret. Your worst nightmares come to life. Can you survive the night?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.5%, Horror 18.4%, Story Rich 12.1%, Realistic 10.2%, Exploration 8.4%
- #59 Palmyra Orphanage
67% matchVery Positive89% of 713 reviews2019
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paranormal first-person horror, which takes place in an abandoned orphanage. Walk through the corridors of your childhood, but do remember that you're not only one here.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.5%, Horror 26.7%, First-Person 11.3%, Exploration 7.8%, Survival Horror 7.3%
- #60 SELF
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 278 reviews2020
Dev: doBellPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
SELF is a suspenseful Kafkaesque text-based adventure game with simulation and puzzle mechanics. Could you seize the opportunity to find your father and your SELF back in this introspective journey?
Why similar: Experimental 35%, Nonlinear 18%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Psychological 12.1%, Story Rich 8.2%