- #1 Homesick
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,436 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 27.5%, Horror 21.5%, First-Person 20.8%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #2 Tormenture
96% matchVery Positive88% of 206 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% ★, Exploration 9.4%, Horror 8.8%, Story Rich 6.8%, 3D 4.5%
- #3 THIEF'S SHELTER
96% matchVery Positive96% of 56 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 22.4%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Psychological 15.9%, Story Rich 12.4%, Exploration 11.9%
- #4 Home_0
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 77 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 37.9%, Horror 19.1%, 3D 10.1%, First-Person 9.1%, Realistic 8%
- #5 Luto
94% matchVery Positive85% of 1,226 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 31.5%, Psychological 16.2%, Story Rich 15.6%, Exploration 13.2%, Realistic 7.4%
- #6 Hotel 188
94% matchVery Positive88% of 73 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 28% ★, Psychological Horror 23.2%, Nonlinear 18.6%, Realistic 9.1%, First-Person 9%
- #7 Paranormal Torment
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 97 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 20.8%, Exploration 19.9%, First-Person 16%, Psychological 15.9%, Realistic 15%
- #8 it's always monday
93% 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 85.4%, Psychological Horror 6.8%, Story Rich 3.1%, First-Person 3.1%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #9 Reflection
91% matchVery Positive84% of 230 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 30.6%, Horror 16.8%, Realistic 12.8%, Story Rich 12.3%, Psychological 10.7%
- #10 Hollow Cocoon
90% matchVery Positive92% of 886 reviews2023
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
"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 26.4%, Horror 15.3%, Story Rich 11.5%, First-Person 10.4%, Realistic 9.7%
- #11 God's Basement
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,314 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 26.4%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological 13.6%, Story Rich 11.4%, First-Person 10.2%
- #12 Confabulation: Homestead
89% 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 23.9%, Nonlinear 18.6%, Horror 14%, Exploration 12.2%, First-Person 9.1%
- #13 Psychroma
89% matchVery Positive89% of 183 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 33.1%, Nonlinear 30.5%, Story Rich 18.5%, Exploration 14.2%, Adventure 3.7%
- #14 Nocturia The Game
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: BrossLab
Windows
Trapped in total darkness, you’re a helpless kid, alone and hunted by something lurking in the shadows. Solve puzzles, navigate shifting rooms, and uncover creepy secrets. Your worst nightmares are real. Can you make it through the night?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Horror 12.9%, Exploration 12.2%, Story Rich 11%, First-Person 9.7%
- #15 Traumada
87% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: James Horn
Windows
Welcome to the horrific altered memories of my childhood home.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Horror 16.6%, Exploration 14.2%, First-Person 13%, Psychological 12%
- #16 Chorus of Carcosa
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 188 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 26%, Horror 13.1%, Exploration 12.3%, Story Rich 11.4%, First-Person 9.5%
- #17 Deep Sorrow
88% matchMixed51% of 92 reviews2017
Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.9 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 33.6%, Horror 22.5%, First-Person 16.4%, Adventure 11.7%, Survival Horror 7.9%
- #18 Sector 404
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 57 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 28.5%, Horror 13.8%, Psychological 13.5%, Exploration 11%, First-Person 10.8%
- #19 Rise of Insanity
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,266 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 35.2%, Horror 22%, Exploration 12.8%, Story Rich 12.6%, Survival Horror 6.7%
- #20 Darkness Under My Bed
84% matchVery Positive90% of 92 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 23.4%, Point & Click 14.8%, Horror 13.1%, Psychological 12.5%, Exploration 11.6%
- #21 TRAFFIC
83% matchVery Positive83% of 150 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 33.7%, Horror 18.6%, First-Person 12.8%, Story Rich 12.1%, Exploration 8.2%
- #22 MIND CORRIDORS: Paroniria
82% matchVery Positive96% of 70 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 35.4%, Horror 19.9%, First-Person 13.6%, Realistic 11.9%, Exploration 11.3%
- #23 DEAD END
82% matchVery Positive83% of 59 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 30%, Horror 14.9%, Nonlinear 14.7%, Exploration 13.4%, Realistic 7.7%
- #24 Liminal Exit
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 90 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 23.2%, Nonlinear 22.2%, Horror 12.6%, Psychological 11.8%, First-Person 10.7%
- #25 Post Trauma
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 629 reviews2025
Dev: RED SOUL GAMESPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 30.9%, Horror 16.8%, Story Rich 16.8%, Exploration 16.3%, Survival Horror 8%
- #26 NIGHTSLINK
81% matchVery Positive80% of 117 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 28.7%, Horror 16.3%, Story Rich 13.7%, First-Person 13.7%, Psychological 12.9%
- #27 Shifting To The Backrooms
78% matchVery Positive85% of 55 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 30.4%, Horror 17.8%, Story Rich 16.9%, Exploration 14.9%, First-Person 13.4%
- #28 In Nightmare
79% matchVery Positive82% of 94 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 28%, Exploration 20.8%, Strategy 18.1%, 3D 11.4%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #29 CoRoT
78% matchMixed67% of 52 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 25.2%, Experimental 15.8% ★, Horror 11.7%, Exploration 9.3%, Realistic 8.9%
- #30 Midnight Crane
77% matchVery Positive88% of 72 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 30.9%, Exploration 21.3%, Horror 17.1%, First-Person 14.5%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #31 SIMULACRA
76% matchVery Positive90% of 4,596 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.3%, Point & Click 27%, Horror 17%, Story Rich 13.8%, Psychological 12.8%
- #32 NOCLIP
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 54 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 22.6%, Exploration 14.6%, Horror 12.5%, First-Person 11.1%, Psychological 10.3%
- #33 Liminal City
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: LIGHTWORKER GAMES
Windows
Liminal City is a psychological horror and exploration game based on found footage, set in Backrooms Level 11. Walk through the streets of Level 11, filled with soulless buildings, dynamically moving to different levels and searching for a way out. Once you fall in here will you be able to get out?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.9%, Exploration 16.3%, Realistic 13.6%, Horror 13.6%, First-Person 11.7%
- #34 Inmates
79% matchMixed60% of 330 reviews2017
Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 18.6 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 32.8%, Psychological 23.5%, First-Person 15.4%, Story Rich 14.5%, Adventure 10.5%
- #35 Lost Child
74% matchVery Positive82% of 108 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 37.6%, Story Rich 14.6%, First-Person 14.6%, 3D 7.8%, Survival Horror 7.2%
- #36 DREAM LOGIC
74% matchVery Positive90% of 382 reviews2022
Dev: Teleopsia Games
Windows
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 32.6%, Horror 16.4%, Exploration 16.3%, Story Rich 10.8%, First-Person 10.4%
- #37 Infliction
75% matchVery Positive81% of 936 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 33.7%, Horror 19.8%, Story Rich 11.8%, First-Person 9.9%, Realistic 9.2%
- #38 Dad's Monster House 2: MEDAL
73% matchVery Positive87% of 90 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 20.3%, Exploration 17.8%, Horror 14.6%, Story Rich 13.9%
- #39 The Derailed
72% matchVery Positive84% of 116 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 36.2%, Horror 22%, Exploration 17.7%, 3D 7.9%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #40 Letters of Bernard Thorne
70% matchVery Positive98% of 177 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 34.1%, Horror 17.5%, Story Rich 17.3%, Exploration 11.4%, First-Person 8.8%
- #41 Insomnis
72% matchVery Positive91% of 272 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 21.3%, Psychological 13.3%, Horror 12.9%, Exploration 11.6%, Nonlinear 11.3%
- #42 White Room Protocol
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 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 32.7%, Horror 18.7%, Realistic 12.6%, First-Person 10.7%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #43 Horns of Fear
73% matchVery Positive92% of 85 reviews2018
Dev: Pixoala
Windows
Horns of Fear is a third-person psychological horror game set in a mysterious mansion...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.5%, Point & Click 17.6%, Psychological 15.9%, Horror 15.7%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #44 Little Lighthouse of Horror
71% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Codiwans
Windows
A pixel art psychological horror game inspired by the Flannan Isles mystery. Manage a remote lighthouse, handle limited resources, and confront eerie occurrences as isolation erodes your sanity. Multiple endings await based on your choices and actions. How long can you last?
Why similar: Horror 34.5%, Story Rich 33.3%, Psychological 18.5%, Retro 12.2%, Adventure 1.5%
- #45 Silent Residence
70% matchVery Positive93% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: Woyboy
Windows
Experience Harry's story of battling multiple personalities and his severe case of schizophrenia. In this First-person horror game, you battle the hallucinations and illusions your mind creates. You misjudge reality and quickly lose control over yourself.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.6%, Horror 14.5%, Exploration 13.6%, Psychological 12.5%, First-Person 10.7%
- #46 SELF
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 272 reviews2020
Dev: doBellPub: indienova
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 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 34.2% ★, Nonlinear 18.2%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Psychological 12.4%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #47 UnderDread
75% matchMixed57% of 138 reviews2016
Dev: Bigzur Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 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 20.5%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Exploration 15.7%, Psychological 13.7%, Story Rich 11.6%
- #48 Blasfemia
69% matchVery Positive92% of 262 reviews2025
Dev: Nakashima Studios
Windows
Blasfemia is a first-person horror game. You are trapped in a seemingly normal apartment but realize early on that you're not alone. Explore a handcrafted, detail rich environment in a tense and terrifying atmosphere and try to find a way out before an ominous entity gets to you.
Why similar: Horror 24.4%, Psychological Horror 16%, Exploration 14.7%, First-Person 11.3%, Survival Horror 10.8%
- #49 oneway.exe: Module 1.0
69% matchVery Positive87% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Disordered Media
Windows
You’re stuck inside an abandoned video game, haunted by its own digital decay. In oneway.exe, uncover the mystery of UNTITLED.exe, its three developers, and the evolving Internet eras that once shaped their love. How does your story end? How did it ever begin?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.5%, Horror 19.7%, Story Rich 15.4%, Exploration 15.3%, First-Person 7.6%
- #50 Bad Dream: Coma
70% matchVery Positive91% of 2,195 reviews2017
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Welcome in Bad Dream: Coma. A point & click game where unique minimalistic art style creates an unforgettable and atmospheric experience. Travel through the surreal and disturbing dreamland where everything depends on your actions. You can't die but you can suffer greatly...
Why similar: Point & Click 25.8%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Horror 14%, Psychological 13.6%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #51 Afterdream
68% matchVery Positive93% of 339 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 38.1%, Psychological 19.9%, Horror 19.6%, Story Rich 15.5%, Adventure 4.2%
- #52 Enter The Backrooms
69% matchVery Positive88% of 1,041 reviews2021
Dev: Justin KrohPub: Cosmic Crow Creations
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
An indie psychological horror experience about surviving infinity. Navigate an endless expanse of rooms, ascend through various levels, gather items and artifacts, avoid going insane, evade corrupted entities, and see just how deep the realm known as The Backrooms goes.
Why similar: Experimental 37.3% ★, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 9.6%, Psychological 7.9%, First-Person 6.6%
- #53 Thekku Island
67% matchVery Positive89% of 111 reviews2026
Dev: Ales Devs Games
Windows
A chilling psychological horror set in 1980s Kerala. After weeks of silence, you arrive on a remote island to search for your missing wife. Explore an abandoned house, uncover local folklore, survive haunting encounters, and unravel the island’s buried secrets.
Why similar: Exploration 20.8%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 12.1%, 3D 11.4%, First-Person 10.4%
- #54 OYASUMII
68% matchVery Positive83% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: NEO PROJECT Studios
Windows
Relive the nostalgia with OYASUMII, a horror and exploration game inspired by PSX and N64 classics. Enter liminal spaces and face surreal terrors in an adventure that challenges your skills and sanity. Are you ready to relive the golden age of video games with OYASUMII?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.9%, Horror 16.1%, Psychological 16%, Exploration 15.1%, Retro 6.3%
- #55 The 18th Attic - Paranormal Anomaly Hunting Game
66% matchVery Positive90% of 174 reviews2026
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
The 18th Attic is a psychological horror game where you play as a man trapped in the attic with your cat companion, armed only with a camera. Hunt down paranormal anomalies by taking their pictures and detecting their presence to unravel secrets of your past. Each photo unlocks a new memory.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.4%, Psychological 14.4%, Horror 13.3%, Story Rich 13%, Exploration 10.9%
- #56 9 Childs Street
67% matchVery Positive91% of 759 reviews2023
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
This is a first-person indie horror game. In 9 Childs Street you will find the terrifying atmosphere of a recently abandoned house, and its captive inhabitants, through the eyes of a curious little boy in a red cap.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.4%, Horror 19.7%, First-Person 14%, 3D 7.3%, Realistic 7.1%
- #57 The Deadseat
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 593 reviews2025
Dev: Curious Fox Sox
Windows
A horror game where you play a hand-held console in the backseat during a long drive home.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Point & Click 17.5%, Story Rich 15.7%, Horror 14.6%, First-Person 9.2%
- #58 Lost Cartridge - Cold Read
68% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: PureIceBlue
Windows
While trying to find a payphone during a powerful storm, Mitch instead finds himself in a library filled with horrors and traps all laid out to end his life. Guide him to sanctuary or his demise in this horror adventure game found on a strange cartridge.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.5%, Point & Click 24.7%, Horror 14.5%, Exploration 13%, Psychological 11.6%
- #59 Them
66% 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: Psychological Horror 25.9%, Metroidvania 20.5%, Horror 16%, First-Person 12.8%, Exploration 12.3%
- #60 Limoria
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 171 reviews2024
Dev: Farkas Interactive
Windows
Welcome to a world where you are lost between consciousness and dreams. As you wander the dark corridors of an old hotel, face the games your mind plays on you. Your memories linger like a shadow following you. But there's nowhere to escape... Are you ready to confront your darkest fears?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.9%, Exploration 16.9%, Realistic 10.4%, Horror 9.5%, First-Person 9.1%