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Prepare to question what is reality, and what is insanity in one of the scariest psychological horrors in years. The tenants are going missing, screams echo and blood seeps through the walls of Clover Hill.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 16.4%, Detective 12.4%, FPS 12.3%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Demons 8.6%

Evil Doll is a survival horror game, where you find yourself trapped in an abandoned house with a demonic-looking doll. With five days to escape, you must solve puzzles while evading the murderous Evil Doll. Will you survive?

Why similar: Detective 15.7%, PvE 11%, Horror 8.9%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Action-Adventure 7.6%

Dive into a haunting investigation where every detail matters. The Story of Karl blends psychological mystery and atmospheric horror with immersive storytelling. Uncover the truth about Karl: monster, victim, or both? The choice is yours—but beware, the truth comes at a cost.

Why similar: Detective 15.9%, Demons 12.7%, Investigation 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10%, FPS 8.2%

A series of mysterious murders takes place in a small provincial town. Detective Cooper must unravel a tangle of mystical, chilling events to get to the bottom of the mystery.

Why similar: Detective 14.8%, Lovecraftian 14.6%, Demons 11.4%, Horror 8.5%, Psychological Horror 8.1%

This is a Ghost is a ghost-hunting psychological horror game. Using your equipment, track down paranormal activity and gather evidence to identify the entity, then banish it from this world! Solo and online co-op play for up to 4 players. 👻

Why similar: Lovecraftian 13.9%, Detective 12.9%, Demons 11.7%, FPS 10.4%, Investigation 9.4%

Welcome to the horrific altered memories of my childhood home.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 17.5%, Detective 12.6%, FPS 10.9%, Horror 7.3%, Psychological Horror 6.8%

The Cursed Legacy is a Puzzle Game set in a dark and mysterious atmosphere. Keep calm and solve the riddles to unravel this strange disappearance. But be careful, you're not alone!

Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Investigation 13.8%, Demons 12.2%, Puzzle 8.6%, Horror 7.8%

Satanic is a first-person survival horror game about escaping a satanic cult's bunker network. Hunted by a relentless demon that responds to your actions, you must navigate your way out of an ex-soviet missile silo deep below the surface.

Why similar: Demons 16.9%, Investigation 11.8%, FPS 10.7%, Lovecraftian 10%, Horror 8.4%

Uncover the dark secrets of Shoreside College in Marwan's Haunting. Explore the ruins, face the wrath of the mascot, and solve chilling puzzles to unravel a haunting mystery. Can you survive the nightmare and uncover the truth?

Why similar: FPS 21.3%, PvE 15.9%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Exploration 10.9%, Puzzle 10.4%

Shadows on the Walls is an immersive game of psychological horror, exploration and puzzles that takes place in the Crystal Palace Museum of London. Put yourself in the shoes of a security guard in charge of watching the new and mysterious exhibit of the museum known as the “Cursed Loot”.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.1%, Detective 17.3%, Investigation 11.9%, Horror 7.3%, Cinematic 7.1%

Don’t Shoot the Humans! is a horror-detective game where you must decide friend from foe. One wrong choice will doom you to a fate worse than death. Every shot counts.

Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Demons 14.5%, Horror 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, First-Person 9.6%

The Occultist is a first-person narrative thriller. You play as Alan Rebels, a paranormal investigator who travels to an abandoned British island after his father's disappearance. Explore Godstone island, face supernatural entities, and uncover long-buried occult rituals.

Why similar: Detective 21.7%, Investigation 14.8%, Lovecraftian 14.1%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Action-Adventure 6.6%

Seething Things is a horror investigation game where up to four players choose from unique exorcist classes and attempt to expel vengeful ghosts. Carefully gather evidence without angering them and banish them to the hereafter!

Why similar: Lovecraftian 15.2%, Detective 14.3%, Demons 11.1%, Investigation 10.5%, Psychological Horror 8.9%

The system watches you, studies you, and adapts to who you are. Trapped in a hospital, you undergo a mysterious psychological evaluation. Answer unsettling questions, survive disturbing trials, and uncover the purpose behind the experiment in a psychological horror experience shaped by your choices.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.4%, Demons 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 8.8%, Action-Adventure 7%

"Lust from Beyond: Scarlet" is a stand-alone, free introduction to the full version of "Lust from Beyond" - a horror game with elements of eroticism and occultism. This is not a demo version - you won't experience any spoilers here.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 14.2%, FPS 13.9%, Investigation 11.5%, Horror 9.4%, Action-Adventure 8.8%

Separated by Nightmares: Where Duty Dies merges first-person puzzles with a poignant narrative. A driven lieutenant, haunted by hidden grief, confronts a sudden blackout. Clues force him to face buried truths, while a lurking darkness waits in the shadows.

Why similar: Demons 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12%, Horror 9.3%, Survival 8.4%, Action-Adventure 8.2%

Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 23%, Detective 20%, Investigation 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9%, Horror 7.6%

Face the challenges behind this supposedly cursed residence, solve puzzles, find hidden objects, and find a way to escape this place without getting caught.

Why similar: PvE 13%, FPS 12.3%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Demons 10.7%, Horror 9.4%

The PARAWYRM is coming- and only you can stop it..

Why similar: Demons 16.5%, Investigation 13.3%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Horror 9.2%, Action-Adventure 6.9%

Fearmates is a 1–4 player co-op psychological horror game. As a group of friends, you explore locations with paranormal activity and uncover the truth behind the events using your own equipment.

Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Investigation 11%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, FPS 10.1%, Demons 9.7%

Haunted Diary: The Hunting Tower is the first entry in a horror series set in a remote national park. What begins as a routine patrol soon spirals into a chilling investigation of missing people, strange deaths, and an eerie silence in the forest. Explore, uncover secrets, and survive the unknown.

Why similar: FPS 13.5%, Demons 13.3%, Investigation 9.8%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Psychological Horror 7.8%

Do you believe in ghosts? As a skeptical video blogger, you will travel to France to one of the most cursed places - the abandoned Lagarde psychiatric hospital. Will you be able to capture something. or someone.

Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Demons 16.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Investigation 9.1%, Horror 7.6%

"Darkness in Reflection" is a first-person psychological horror game where the player explores an abandoned village, uncovering dark secrets. Mirrors here lead to a world of darkness, hiding something sinister. Use a flashlight, solve puzzles and try to survive.

Why similar: Demons 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 10.6%, Detective 9.7%, Action-Adventure 9.5%

Deadly Quiet is a 4-player co-op asymmetrical horror game set in the eerie Hoia Baciu forest. Featuring a bodycam perspective, your fate depends on your actions and the cooperation of your entire team. But remember to STAY QUIET.

Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Demons 13.3%, PvE 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Action-Adventure 8.4%

A first person horror game where the player must use stealth and wits to escape the evil that faces them. This tense and story driven experience will leave the player terrified, but excited to explore the mysteries that surround them.

Why similar: FPS 16.9%, Demons 14.1%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Horror 10.3%, Action-Adventure 9.4%

GORECAM is a hardcore co-op horror survival game, designed after found-footage horror films. Play with up to 4 friends and try to escape with your life, and maybe some of your sanity.

Why similar: Detective 14.8%, Demons 12.3%, Investigation 12%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, FPS 8.4%

Investigate and unravel the horrors of Clear County. Gather evidence and survive the North Ridge Loop while uncovering the fate of a missing hiker. Explore and escape procedurally generated levels in nightmare mode, avoiding or confronting the dangers within. Do you have what it takes to survive?

Why similar: Detective 19.4%, Investigation 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 10.7%, Demons 10.6%

Dark Past is based on psychological horror by paranormal activity occurring during your investigations. Play solo or up to 4 players to try and solve the mystery of what entity is left behind.

Why similar: Detective 16.4%, Demons 15.1%, Lovecraftian 12.5%, Investigation 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.1%

The Visit puts you in control of Terry Mason, a strong minded tradesman who is vigorously a non believer when it comes to anything spiritual, after he agrees to a bet for $1,000 to stay in a haunted Manor House for 1 night, he sets off on a life changing event.

Why similar: Demons 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Detective 9.9%, Horror 9.6%, Investigation 9.3%

Detective Wyatt confronts a chilling mystery as he investigates a housemaid's disappearance. Unearth sinister secrets as you navigate through a haunted house, where every shadow hides a lurking terror.

Why similar: Detective 18.1%, Demons 14.2%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, FPS 9.5%, Horror 8.3%

A first-person psychological horror adventure where you explore a cursed mansion, solve puzzles, and uncover dark family secrets to escape eternal damnation.

Why similar: Demons 18.9%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Detective 13.9%, Lovecraftian 11.5%, Investigation 7.7%

You’re a detective tracking a brutal murder. The forest holds the documents. The warehouse hides the body. Evidence in hand, you head back—but the forest has changed. The path is gone. Something’s watching. And it doesn’t want you to leave.

Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Demons 12.6%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Investigation 8.7%

In Quantum Clove, science has crossed every limit and opened doors to another world—letting unimaginable horrors through. Alone and unaided, you must find a way to escape the underground complex… before it’s too late.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.9%, FPS 17.8%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Puzzle 9.5%, Exploration 9.1%

Escape the cube.

Why similar: Demons 14.1%, FPS 12.8%, Investigation 9.9%, Action-Adventure 8%, Psychological Horror 7.6%

Ritual Tides is a single-player, narrative-driven first-person psychological horror game set on the isolated British island of Hortus. Explore the island, uncover its dark past, loot food, ammunition and supplies, evade the cult of the Fallow Parish, and survive Lovecraftian horrors.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.1%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 11.4%, Investigation 10.3%, FPS 9.7%

We Are Alive is a Co-Op horror game, that can be played with at least 1 and up to 4 players. You are a detective and your mission is to investigate the old psychiatric hospital and find out the truth. Your standard equipment is a flashlight and a gun.

Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, FPS 11.2%, Investigation 10.5%, Horror 9.5%

In this game, players will play the role of Afdal, a person whose fate is the opposite of Rahmad's, so one night Rahmad asks Afdal to help look after the house, but unfortunately, everything is not fine, because of the terror that Afdal is experiencing.

Why similar: FPS 14.1%, Demons 12.5%, Investigation 9.3%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Psychological Horror 8.7%

Entity Research Group — a cooperative first-person horror game where you become part of a special unit investigating highly dangerous anomalous entities. Collect evidence and samples, complete technical objectives, and survive within the ever-changing Backrooms clusters.

Why similar: Detective 15.5%, Investigation 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, FPS 10.3%, Horror 9.6%

Backrooms: The Phobolore is a cooperative multiplayer online horror game for 1-4 players. In this game you will take control of a character who woke up in an unknown place and does not remember anything, your task will be to pass the game levels trying to remember who you are...

Why similar: FPS 18.1%, PvE 14.7%, Horror 10.4%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

The nightmares of Appalachian folklore haunt these hills but nothing is going to stop you from finding your missing Uncle.

Why similar: Detective 16.7%, FPS 15.1%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Investigation 7.9%

Judas is an atmospheric psychological horror experience. Accidentally trapped in an apartment complex, you face dark paranormal events that push you to escape as fast as possible; yet, fleeing is not an option.

Why similar: Detective 14.6%, Demons 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Horror 8.4%, Investigation 7.5%

Escape insurmountable debt in a haunted asylum. Solve puzzles, confront vengeful spirits, and survive the chilling unknown. Can you make it out?

Why similar: FPS 14.2%, Demons 13.2%, Investigation 8.6%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Cinematic 8.1%

Lewis, an intelligent detective, finds himself on a mission to uncover the truth behind the many disappearances including his sister's. With the help of Joy, Lewis is going to explore what lies behind these walls. only to realize that there's much more to discover than he initially thought.

Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 13.3%, Puzzle 10.1%, Mystery 8%

Heralded by a comet, seen as a harbinger of doom, the Black Death arrived in Florence in 1348. Wander through the woods to escape the plague, face various riddles and encounter mysterious creatures.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.4%, Demons 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 9.8%, Puzzle 8.6%

The job was simple: Unifying encrypted data and company records. In the quiet town of Macungie, Pennsylvania, the sprawling warehouse is a monument to a forgotten prosperity and a mysterious downfall. Will you withstand these otherworldly influences as you connect the past and present?

Why similar: Demons 16.1%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Action-Adventure 10%, Investigation 9.2%, Exploration 8.9%

1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 38%, Detective 19.3%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Horror 10.2%, Mystery 5.1%

Force to spend a month in a psych ward to cure your addiction, you fight yourself going through painful levels of withdrawal. To cope, you make friends with a man who helps ease your pain, in exchange for unsettling favours.

Why similar: FPS 18.2%, PvE 14%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Exploration 9.2%, Puzzle 9%

Paresis® II throws you into a twisted supernatural nightmare. As FBI agent David, you must relive your past, solve sinister ritual-like puzzles, fight off grotesque morphs, and conquer brutal bosses. Survive… if you can.

Why similar: Detective 22%, Investigation 15.4%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Puzzle 9.4%, Horror 8.8%

Find your way out of the sewers while fighting off an unstoppable monster and slowly succumbing to a mysterious illness.

Why similar: FPS 17.7%, Investigation 11.8%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Exploration 9.3%, Horror 8%

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 18.6%, Demons 13.8%, Investigation 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Horror 7.6%

Explore a deserted sanatorium and survive the presence stalking its dark hallways in this atmospheric, retro-inspired first-person survival horror game with an uncanny liminal feel.

Why similar: FPS 19.3%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Demons 10.7%, Exploration 10.2%, First-Person 7.5%

A co-op horror about investigating and recording aliens. Turn in your recordings to the Colony for a reward. You keep the recordings you make whether you die or survive.

Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Action-Adventure 11%, Horror 9.6%, Exploration 9.5%

"Don't Breathe In" is a psychological horror game where you must survive in an abandoned laboratory. Solve puzzles, find an escape route, and be careful—every breath you take brings you closer to death in a toxic gas-filled environment. ✔ Horror & Thriller | ✔ Puzzle & Exploration | ✔ Survival

Why similar: FPS 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 11.8%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, First-Person 9.2%

Classified Stories: The Tome of Myrkah is a first-person, micro-adventure game that tells the story of P.I. Jim Morrison's encounters with the occult and the extraordinary. Explore your surroundings and solve puzzles in order to uncover the harrowing story of your friend's descent into insanity.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.5%, Detective 19.2%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Horror 8.2%, First-Person 7.2%

The Children of Clay is a short stop motion archeology horror game, where you have to study an ancient artefact and discover its dark secret.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.7%, Detective 21.6%, Horror 10.6%, Demons 9.7%, Puzzle 7.8%

LIMINAL FEAR: Are you ready for absolute terror? Step into the shoes of Detective Kevin Brooks, explore chilling environments, and uncover dark secrets that could change the world. You will be watched and hunted without realizing it... Your descent into madness begins now.

Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Demons 14%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Horror 11.1%

You've been hired by an outfit known as SMS Group to retrieve an artifact lost somewhere inside the abandoned Folcroft Monastery. Locals say the place is haunted by restless spirits, but the pay was too good to pass up. You asked little questions. Find the artifact requested and get out alive.

Why similar: Detective 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 11.4%, First-Person 9.6%, Exploration 8.7%

In SOUL JANITOR you play as a worker contracted into a night time janitorial job, but when you arrive you find out that your cleaning up more than just toliets. Armed with only your spray bottle fight your way through the facilities in order to complete your contract and escape the facility!

Why similar: FPS 18.3%, Investigation 12.5%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Puzzle 10.2%, Exploration 9.6%

HELLSEED is a first-person horror adventure that combines puzzles, action, and a chilling narrative. In a dark world full of supernatural threats, you’ll need to solve complex puzzles and manage your sanity. This isn’t just a fight for survival—it's a journey into the depths of terror.

Why similar: Detective 12.4%, Demons 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 10.8%, Puzzle 9.7%