- #1 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
97% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,314 reviews2018
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Why similar: Gore 36.4%, Survival Horror 33.8%, Female Protagonist 21.9%, Indie 8%
- #2 THE MUTE HOUSE
96% matchVery Positive82% of 278 reviews2025
Dev: December Blues Games
Windows
Inspired by old and classic survival horror games, THE MUTE HOUSE combines exploration, management, puzzles and a touch of action. As Emily investigates about her sister's vanishing, she finds herself trapped in a mysterious mansion.
Why similar: Survival Horror 38.3%, Gore 33.8%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Indie 9.3%
- #3 DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,158 reviews2016
Dev: Digital Happiness
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
DreadOut: Keepers of the Dark is a new standalone horror game that takes place in the DreadOut universe. In this missing chapter, you will help Linda face the challenges of the DreadOut world with even more dangers lurking within.
Why similar: Survival Horror 40.7%, Gore 24.1%, Female Protagonist 23.1%, Indie 12.1%
- #4 Sinister Entity
95% matchVery Positive86% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: Spooky Hand Games
Windows
Third-Person horror game . The game contains many puzzles and mysteries. The game contain escaping and hiding from evil entity.
Why similar: Gore 46.3%, Survival Horror 43.7%, Indie 9.9%
- #5 Home Sweet Home
94% matchVery Positive87% of 3,748 reviews2017
Dev: YGGDRAZIL GROUP CO.,LTD
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Home Sweet Home is a first-person horror adventure game based on Thai myths and beliefs. The core gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid perilous spirits hunting you. Moreover, few puzzles are added into the game, making gameplay more various.
Why similar: Survival Horror 46.7%, Gore 42%, Indie 11.3%
- #6 Slit Mouthed - 口裂け女
94% matchVery Positive82% of 82 reviews2021
Dev: Nyxtales
Windows
Slit Mouthed - 口裂け女 is a first-person horror adventure game based on a Japanese myth. The gameplay focuses on storytelling, stealth and decision making, there are also some puzzles for the player to solve, making gameplay more various.
Why similar: Survival Horror 55.5%, Gore 37%, Indie 7.6%
- #7 House
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,101 reviews2020
Dev: Bark Bark Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Try to survive through the night in a house that's trying its best to kill you and your family.
Why similar: Gore 74%, Indie 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12.5%
- #8 Fear the Spotlight
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,141 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Game PalsPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…
Why similar: Survival Horror 65.5%, Female Protagonist 34.5%
- #9 The Fear Business
91% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2024
Dev: Tomás EsconjaureguyPub: selewi
Windows · Mac · Linux
A survival horror mixed with found footage elements. Unveil the secrets of a dark satanic cult and solve the Solomon Manor puzzles while hiding from the deadly Goat Face.
Why similar: Gore 47.6%, Survival Horror 46.9%, Female Protagonist 3.1%, Indie 2.4%
- #10 Eldervale
91% matchVery Positive88% of 137 reviews2019
Dev: Solkitte
Windows
Eldervale is a Third-Person Survival Horror Adventure game, made in the style of early 2000's classics. Explore a large, interconnected level, solve puzzles, uncover the story and survive the horrors by strategic use of your resources and fight or flight decisions.
Why similar: Survival Horror 45.4%, Gore 31.8%, Female Protagonist 22.8%
- #11 Stay Out of the House
89% matchVery Positive95% of 1,761 reviews2022
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!
Why similar: Survival Horror 45.3%, Gore 44.7%, Indie 10.1%
- #12 SPACE-FRIGHT
90% matchMostly Positive77% of 57 reviews2017
Dev: R I MAD
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
SPACE-FRIGHT is a cute stealth horror game.
Why similar: Gore 83.7%, Indie 16.3%
- #13 Wayward Harbor
89% matchVery Positive83% of 131 reviews2022
Dev: Daniil ShashenkovPub: Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
Windows
Short first-person horror experience with a unique mirror mechanic. Escape from an invisible monster that can be only seen in the reflection.
Why similar: Survival Horror 47.8%, Gore 29.9%, Female Protagonist 16%, Indie 6.4%
- #14 The Method of Hiding a Body
87% matchVery Positive92% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Sea of Ghosts
Windows
A story-driven horror puzzle game where the player takes on the role of a resentful ghost, possessing others in order to search for her own corpse.
Why similar: Gore 73.4%, Indie 15%, Female Protagonist 11.6%
- #15 Fragile
88% matchMixed64% of 429 reviews2020
Dev: Beer Night Studio
Windows
Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!
Why similar: Gore 71.2%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Indie 12.2%
- #16 Selene's Unbearable Night
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 149 reviews2024
Dev: Farelas
Windows
A third person survival horror game. Search for key objects, solve puzzles and face dangers in order to escape. Inspired by the old survival horror, with two playable characters and modern mechanics delve into the narrative story of Selene's Unbearable night.
Why similar: Survival Horror 59.6%, Female Protagonist 28.7%, Indie 11.7%
- #17 It Happened At Night
84% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Davidcrosdev
Windows
It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 94.9%, Indie 5.1%
- #18 Deathbloom: Chapter 1
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 134 reviews2019
Dev: Vincent Lade
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Inspired by classic survival horror. Bachman Manor sprawls into a maze of corridors, bedrooms, foyers, and more. Filled with puzzles, traps, and hidden passageways that explore the secrets of its dark history and occupants.
Why similar: Survival Horror 42.2%, Gore 35%, Indie 22.9%
- #19 Paranormal Night Shift
82% matchVery Positive97% of 187 reviews2025
Dev: Wheeler Whale Games
Windows
Paranormal Night Shift is an observation and spot the anomaly game set in a haunted house in the 1980s.
Why similar: Gore 61.1%, Survival Horror 20.9%, Indie 18.1%
- #20 Nightfall: Escape
86% matchMostly Negative38% of 60 reviews2016
Dev: ZeenohPub: Zeenoh Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Nightfall: Escape puts you in the shoes of a field journalist who is on a mission to investigate the mysterious disappearances in a remote area. Explore the place, search for leads and use your wits to survive the hidden terrors of the cursed place. Tread carefully, for curiosity may come at a price.
Why similar: Gore 63.7%, Female Protagonist 21.6%, Indie 14.7%
- #21 Granny Remake
82% matchVery Positive82% of 1,900 reviews2023
Dev: FerriteLabs
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Granny Remake is a gripping horror game where you must escape from a sinister house chased by a cunning and relentless Granny. Choose from multiple escape routes: drive away in a car, call the police, or unlock the main door
Why similar: Survival Horror 57%, Female Protagonist 30.2%, Indie 12.8%
- #22 Paranormal VHS
83% matchMostly Positive71% of 138 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: Gore 69.6%, Indie 30.4%
- #23 Mists of Aiden
81% matchVery Positive91% of 1,138 reviews2020
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
Why similar: Gore 68.7%, Indie 31.3%
- #24 The Ritual on Weylyn Island
84% matchMixed65% of 71 reviews2015
Dev: zemaGamez
Windows · Mac
The Ritual on Weylyn Island is a First-Person Survival Horror Story set on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest. Inspired by classic horror movies, The Ritual on Weylyn Island is a weapons-free, story-driven action adventure game.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #25 Obsessed : Night Shift
80% matchVery Positive89% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: arydkPub: Akhir Hayat Studio
Windows
A PSX Inspired horror game where you must work and cook at a shop late at night and the horrors that comes with it.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 67.8%, Indie 32.2%
- #26 Unforgiving - A Northern Hymn
79% matchVery Positive83% of 1,565 reviews2017
Dev: Angry Demon Studio
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unforgiving - A Northern Hymn is a first person horror game heavily inspired by Swedish folklore and the Nordic mythology to create the nightmares that's been haunting Swedish children for many generations.
Why similar: Gore 46.1%, Survival Horror 29.6%, Indie 13.3%, Female Protagonist 11%
- #27 Stay Out Of The Farm: Prologue
79% matchMixed58% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: Yasha
Windows
Free Prologue to Stay Out Of The Farm, a ps1 styled horror game where you try to escape from a serial killer.
Why similar: Gore 49.7%, Survival Horror 41%, Indie 9.3%
- #28 House of Necrosis
75% matchVery Positive94% of 536 reviews2025
Dev: Warkus
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A turn-based horror RPG with retro 32-bit 3D graphics. Survive the horrors of the mansion that changes every time you enter.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 100%
- #29 Sanguine Sanctum
78% matchVery Positive95% of 77 reviews2018
Dev: Modus Interactive Games
Windows · Mac
It desires more. Feed It. Nourish It. Sanguine Sanctum is an atmospheric horror-exploration game with a low-poly, PS1 aesthetic.
Why similar: Gore 82.4%, Indie 17.6%
- #30 [Chilla's Art] Stigmatized Property | 事故物件
77% matchVery Positive80% of 1,343 reviews2019
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Stigmatized Property, 事故物件 (Jiko bukken) is a horror game inspired by haunted apartment rooms in Japan. These properties are known to have cheap rents and you play to find out the exact reason why.
Why similar: Indie 51.3%, Gore 48.7%
- #31 Palmyra Orphanage
76% matchVery Positive89% of 705 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: Gore 43.9%, Survival Horror 42.1%, Indie 14%
- #32 FLIGHTMARE
78% matchMostly Negative28% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Van Studios
Windows
Indie horror game that will take your adrenaline to another level.
Why similar: Gore 83%, Indie 17%
- #33 Aunt Fatima - خالة فاطمة
74% matchVery Positive88% of 201 reviews2024
Dev: Abdulla Al Hamad (DRTH)
Windows
Aunt Fatima's House: Solve puzzles, find items, and unlock doors while avoiding Aunt Fatima in this scary horror game.Can you escape the deadly house?
Why similar: Gore 81.3%, Indie 18.7%
- #34 Veneficium
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 442 reviews2021
Dev: Quarter Moon GamesPub: UQAT - Création et nouveaux médias
Windows
𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵. 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯. 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘴. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵, 𝘙𝘶𝘯. Play as Abigail in her quest to find her grandmother in a cursed forest. Use your spellcasting abilities to hide from various dangers. Will you survive the night?
Why similar: Gore 46.8%, Survival Horror 42.4%, Female Protagonist 10.9%
- #35 Christmas Mutilator
74% matchMixed64% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: Tarba Paul CornelPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Inspired by 80s slasher films, Christmas Mutilator™ is an immersive horror and home invasion game. Your husband and children are trapped in the storm, you are stuck in a cabin for the holidays. Use every tactic you can to stay alive and get out of your house as a vicious psychopath breaks in.
Why similar: Gore 66.9%, Survival Horror 19.8%, Indie 13.2%
- #36 Home Security
77% matchMixed52% of 75 reviews2018
Dev: Toshihiko Kikuchi
Windows
A story of a recluse's sister to protect her brother.Her room is bright, but the inside of the house is dim.She always feel like there’s someone watching her andneed to push herself to walk the house.
Why similar: Survival Horror 60%, Indie 40%
- #37 Wounded - The Beginning
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 291 reviews2019
Dev: Workbench Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Wounded is a first-person survival horror game, bringing you the old-school indie horror vibe through a detailed and eerie environment.
Why similar: Gore 48.5%, Survival Horror 39.6%, Indie 11.9%
- #38 Fragile Reflection
72% matchVery Positive81% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Spectra team
Windows · Mac · Linux
A young woman returns back to her home in a rural Japanese village - but something is very wrong. Find items, solve puzzles, fight monsters and traverse between dimensions. Help Kario Ito reveal hidden mysteries and stay alive in this retro-styled survival horror!
Why similar: Gore 43.2%, Survival Horror 37.1%, Female Protagonist 19.7%
- #39 The Horror Of Salazar House
73% matchVery Positive95% of 386 reviews2020
Dev: Maldo19Pub: Torture Star Video
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become another permanent inhabitant? An Italian horror inspired adventure game!
Why similar: Gore 57.7%, Survival Horror 28.8%, Indie 13.5%
- #40 Murder House
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,293 reviews2020
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror!
Why similar: Survival Horror 49%, Gore 44.7%, Indie 6.2%
- #41 Shame Legacy
73% matchMixed61% of 176 reviews2023
Dev: Fairyship GamesPub: Destructive Creations
Windows
Shame Legacy is a first-person survival-horror, set in a forsaken cultist village. You attempt to survive using stealth and escape. By solving puzzles, you unravel the mystery that's h(a)unting you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 79.9%, Gore 16.7%, Indie 3.4%
- #42 Hellkind
70% matchVery Positive94% of 176 reviews2025
Dev: Motamot
Windows · Mac
You awaken to whispers of an ancient cult and their unholy rite. As the veil to the dead unravels, explore, solve puzzles, and escape - before you become part of the ritual.
Why similar: Survival Horror 32.5%, Gore 32.2%, Female Protagonist 25.6%, Indie 9.7%
- #43 Escape the Ayurok
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,077 reviews2019
Dev: DeadlyCrow Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Escape The Ayurok is a first person horror-adventure videogame, in which you need to escape from a haunted mansion as quiet as possible, to evade the hideous creature called "The Ayurok". Stealth Mode will be your ally!
Why similar: Gore 46.5%, Survival Horror 46.1%, Indie 7.4%
- #44 Worse Than Death
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 67 reviews2019
Dev: BancyCo
Windows · Mac
Worse Than Death is a scary, action-adventure horror game about a high school reunion that goes horribly wrong! Run for your life, hide from terrifying enemies, and solve devious puzzles to uncover the dark secrets of your wretched home town.
Why similar: Gore 57%, Survival Horror 25.8%, Indie 17.2%
- #45 The House of E.
71% matchVery Positive91% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Gamenastica Studios
Windows
The House of E. is a story-driven puzzle game with horror elements and a creepy atmosphere.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #46 Asleep: Act 1
68% matchVery Positive94% of 545 reviews2024
Dev: Black Hole GamesPub: CriticalLeap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Immersed in her nightmares, in a chaotic reality, confused and all alone. The only safe place is her room, but not forever... She wanders through an empty city and strange places while fleeing from creatures lurking in the darkness to find out what's going on. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia.
Why similar: Survival Horror 55.8%, Female Protagonist 32.4%, Indie 11.8%
- #47 Never Again
70% matchVery Positive80% of 922 reviews2019
Dev: Primary Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Never Again - Horror/first-person Quest. The main essence of the game is research locations and puzzles, plunging in the dramatic story of a little girl suffering from asthma.
Why similar: Survival Horror 58%, Female Protagonist 31.5%, Indie 10.5%
- #48 Strike of Horror
71% matchMixed67% of 121 reviews2018
Dev: TheAmanStudios
Windows
Scary game PLAY AT YOUR OWN RISK
Why similar: Gore 55.8%, Survival Horror 32.8%, Indie 11.4%
- #49 Vesnith Tapes
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: KY XEPub: Darks Zone
Windows
A psychological horror game where a police officer investigates a cold case in a decaying house, uncovering a strange and haunting tape recorder that reveals a terrible secret.
Why similar: Survival Horror 58.7%, Gore 34%, Indie 7.3%
- #50 Penumbra Overture
69% matchVery Positive91% of 4,061 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Why similar: Survival Horror 80.8%, Indie 19.2%
- #51 Maid of Sker
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,386 reviews2020
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!
Why similar: Gore 48.6%, Survival Horror 32.1%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Indie 8.1%
- #52 Horns of Fear
69% 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: Gore 100%
- #53 Red Valley
67% matchVery Positive81% of 178 reviews2022
Dev: 616 GAMES
Windows
"Red Valley" is a silent hill-inspired short game with 80s trash horror elements.
Why similar: Survival Horror 72.3%, Indie 27.7%
- #54 Psychopathy Assessment
66% matchMostly Positive71% of 137 reviews2024
Dev: Tarba Paul CornelPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Psychopathy Assessment is a retro-80s V.H.S PS1 style analog horror game that blurs the line between reality and delusion. Step into a universe where you're not just playing a game; you're taking a psychopathy test, but the stakes are considerably higher than a straightforward diagnosis.
Why similar: Gore 66.2%, Survival Horror 20.3%, Indie 13.5%
- #55 SIGNALIS
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,986 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Survival Horror 66.2%, Female Protagonist 33.8%
- #56 Harts
70% matchMixed54% of 84 reviews2018
Dev: Reglest5 Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Welcome to the house full of secrets and mysteries, the house in which for several years people disappear. Take on the role of a young detective whose idol died here about a year ago.
Why similar: Gore 83.4%, Indie 16.6%
- #57 The Night of the Scissors
65% matchVery Positive94% of 457 reviews2022
Dev: Tomás EsconjaureguyPub: selewi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Scrap hunting season has gone wrong, VHS slasher survival horror.
Why similar: Survival Horror 100%
- #58 The Witch's House MV
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,881 reviews2018
Dev: FummyPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A young girl, Viola, is drawn inexorably to a mysterious manor that seems to change behind her back. It is a place of pain, turmoil and death. Plumb its detestable depths and abominable history. Untangle riddles that bar your perilous path. And flee the hellish halls of The Witch’s House.
Why similar: Survival Horror 42.9%, Female Protagonist 35.3%, Indie 21.8%
- #59 Cursed Mansion
66% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Dragon EmperorsPub: Nuon Games
Windows
Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 68.9%, Indie 31.1%