- #1 Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 716 reviews2021
Dev: sodaraptorPub: Raptorsoft Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Meet colorful characters, discover mysterious secrets, and reassemble the fractured remains of an ethereal crystal as you explore a series of abstract worlds based on dreams, nightmares, and the places in between.
Why similar: Abstract 16.8%, Surreal 13.6%, Horror 9.6%, Retro 9%, Walking Simulator 7.6%
- #2 Apparatus: Exanimus
96% matchPositive97% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: Figglewatts
Windows · Linux
DIRUS Software's lost 1999 cult-classic is back! Explore its confusing and stygian world for yourself in this newly remastered edition, and uncover the mystery of its warped labyrinths and crossroads. Find hidden secrets unknown even to the original developers.
Why similar: Abstract 14.6%, Horror 12.6%, Surreal 12.5%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Exploration 9.8%
- #3 Swaddle
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: REVVALUTION Studio
Windows
You are a young intern in the maternity ward, and your job is to watch over the newborns on the second floor every night. But something very hungry wants to reach these children and devour them. Stop it immediately. Save the babies.
Why similar: Demons 27.1%, Horror 16.6%, Surreal 9.2%, First-Person 8.8%, Psychological Horror 7.9%
- #4 Melancholia Maze
95% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Angus Fenton
Windows
Melancholia Maze is a brief atmospheric horror adventure in a twisted version of home. Complete everyday tasks while avoiding lurking demons, collect clues to piece together a lifeline, and find your way out of the darkness. Escape is just a call away.
Why similar: Demons 17.7%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Surreal 12.3%, Exploration 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11%
- #5 Tear Factory
94% matchVery Positive90% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: Daddysucc5000
Windows
A game about hunting rats, feeding them to your family, and going to bed.
Why similar: Abstract 14.2%, Horror 12.1%, Old School 11.2%, Retro 10.8%, Surreal 10%
- #6 Where The Crows Roam
94% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Elam Isaacs
Windows
Where The Crows Roam is a survival horror game made by a sixth grader in his free time. In this game you will get to explore the now deserted Stunig City and its outer ruins. Watch your back because you never know what is watching you. Can you survive?
Why similar: Abstract 24%, Horror 14.9%, Surreal 14.5%, Stylized 11.6%, Walking Simulator 8.8%
- #7 Lost in Voice
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: beforeyouknowgames
Windows
A psychological horror where reality fractures around musician John Hale. Explore a non‑linear story, haunting memories, and immersive sound as you slip between truth, delusion, and the darkness of your own mind.
Why similar: Surreal 16.5%, Demons 14.3%, Horror 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, First-Person 11.2%
- #8 Sorrow Asylum 2
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: Vidas Salavejus
Windows
Sorrow Asylum 2 is a looping horror game, a mix of an abandoned asylum and your mind's prison, as well as a sequel to Sorrow Asylum.
Why similar: Demons 16.2%, Abstract 14.8%, Surreal 12.3%, Horror 10.3%, Walking Simulator 9.3%
- #9 Queen Anne's Lace
90% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: Pennywhistle Studios
Windows
An anomaly horror game with a big twist: YOU hide the anomalies. As the Night Auditor for the Queen Anne's Lace hotel, your job is to keep your guests checked in. Forever.
Why similar: Abstract 16.9%, Surreal 14.9%, Horror 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Walking Simulator 9.4%
- #10 Dye The Bunny
91% matchPositive89% of 37 reviews2023
Dev: Vidas Salavejus
Windows
Dye The Bunny is an Easter horror game about little Ellie going on an Easter Egg Hunt down a rabbit hole.
Why similar: Demons 17.4%, Abstract 15.7%, Surreal 11.8%, Horror 9.7%, Walking Simulator 7.9%
- #11 HR: Human Remains
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: dennisCornerPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
In a broken world ruled by demons, the gears of productivity still turn. Complete tasks, solve puzzles, and explore a society under demonic regime from the perspective of an ordinary office clerk.
Why similar: Demons 21.9%, Horror 14.3%, Retro 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10%, Old School 9.9%
- #12 Water Delivery
89% matchVery Positive87% of 206 reviews2024
Dev: Frozen Lake Software
Windows
Water Delivery is a first person, horror experience where you play as a water delivery boy. Ride along in the delivery truck from house to house. Deliver filled water jugs, find and return empty jugs, and collect all the payments. Will you be able to finish your final route of the evening?
Why similar: Demons 18.7%, Horror 11.9%, Surreal 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Walking Simulator 8.6%
- #13 Abode: Definitive Edition
88% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Jordon SelwayPub: JordonGameDev
Windows
Abode: Definitive Edition is the updated edition of Abode, it is a short walking simulator horror game, you are stuck in a loop going through a small house, when horror starts happening around you.
Why similar: Horror 13.6%, 1990's 12.2%, Surreal 12.1%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
- #14 Circadial
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: undercoverworm
Windows · Linux
You've been invited to participate in a study for the newly developed Circadial pills, a medicine designed to remedy your life-long insomnia. Explore the empty halls of the facility and the landscapes of your dreams to uncover the source of your night terrors. You will never be the same.
Why similar: Abstract 19.3%, Demons 13.7%, Surreal 13.5%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #15 The Fridge is Red
87% matchMixed56% of 229 reviews2022
Dev: 5WORD TeamPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
What is inside the Red Fridge? Collection of six episodes of psychological analog horror. Tour through liminal spaces filled with surreal events and uncanny strangers. Inspired by retro horrors of the PSX era.
Why similar: Surreal 12.8%, Horror 12%, Retro 11.1%, 1990's 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #16 Grandma's Coloring Book
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SimpleShutIn Productions LLC
Windows
GRANDMA'S COLORING BOOK is a psychological horror journey through the dark, tangled history of the Hooklock family using sewing needles and steam.
Why similar: Horror 19.8%, Demons 18.5%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Old School 8.2%
- #17 Obscure Horrors
84% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Vidas Salavejus
Windows
An obscure collection of 8 surreal and dark horror games.
Why similar: Abstract 17.7%, Surreal 13.9%, Horror 10.4%, Old School 10%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
- #18 Phantoms
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 43 reviews2023
Dev: Solitude SoftwarePub: TheGamePublisher.com
Windows
"Phantoms" is a retro-styled first-person horror game that takes place on a strange train. Fix an electric box to escape from a level that is random every time... but you're not alone in here. And these "things" will do anything to stop you.
Why similar: Demons 26%, Horror 11.8%, First-Person 11.4%, Surreal 11.2%, Old School 10.6%
- #19 EPONYMOUS
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 58 reviews2017
Dev: Minor Key Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
EPONYMOUS: In Which a Work Is Known by Its Reading is a short-form narrative about unreliable infrastructures.
Why similar: Abstract 20.2%, Surreal 15.9%, Walking Simulator 9.4%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Retro 8.1%
- #20 Midnight Snack
81% matchVery Positive86% of 251 reviews2025
Dev: Desborde Games
Windows
A short first-person horror game where you wander through an eerie forest using the dials of a microwave.
Why similar: Surreal 18%, Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Retro 9.4%, Exploration 8.5%
- #21 Coagulation Station: Fleshfall
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Big Onion Institute
Windows
A rustpunk sci-fi horror game with a touch of dark corporate humor. Operate a free-hanging elevator and explore the depths of a horrific alien world made of living tissue.
Why similar: Surreal 15.2%, Abstract 14.7%, Horror 12.7%, First-Person 8.7%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
- #22 ALLON3
83% matchMixed50% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: Vidas Salavejus
Windows
A phychological horror experience of voices and screams.
Why similar: Surreal 15.9%, Demons 14.2%, Horror 14.1%, Abstract 13.5%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
- #23 The Patient: After Hours
82% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: Aaron WisePub: Trial By Fire Games
Windows
You are a night worker who has to clean up after a long day of trading at the local mall. But as the night quickly progresses you start to realize that something isn't quite right.
Why similar: Abstract 20.5%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, 1990's 9.7%, Surreal 9.4%, Exploration 9.4%
- #24 Burial
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 160 reviews2025
Dev: REVVALUTION Studio
Windows
A videographer receives the task of filming a wake in an old Soviet apartment. But he soon realizes that something terrible is lurking within these walls. And in the middle of the room there is a closed coffin...
Why similar: Demons 24.8%, Horror 12.8%, Surreal 12.5%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
- #25 Sorrow Asylum 3
81% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Vidas Salavejus
Windows
Sorrow Asylum 3 is a looping horror game, a mix of an abandoned asylum and your mind's prison.
Why similar: Abstract 16.7%, Surreal 14%, Horror 12%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #26 Lights Off: Director's Cut
79% matchVery Positive91% of 162 reviews2024
Dev: Insanctum Games
Windows
Play through a common childhood fear about turning the lights off and going to bed. This time extended, remastered, and re-imagined.
Why similar: Demons 24.5%, Horror 21.2%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #27 The Room Stalker
78% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Manja Studio
Windows · Linux
You are trapped in a hotel room. Find the anomaly and break free from the loop.
Why similar: Horror 13.8%, 1990's 13.6%, Demons 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Surreal 11.4%
- #28 God's Plan
79% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: NeroGameDev
Windows
Dive into a chilling adventure where horror meets imagination in this first-person thriller. Picture yourself in a maze of puzzles, where the story unfolds based on how you see it. It's not just a game; it's your own twisted journey.
Why similar: Demons 24.8%, Abstract 18.8%, Horror 15.4%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
- #29 HOLFACE
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jonny's Games
Windows
Upon visiting his decrepit and dying grandfather, Isaac discovers an ancient evil that has parasitically dwelled within his ancestry for generations. Isaac must stop the parasite's symbiotic cycle from reoccurring or else become its new host.
Why similar: Horror 19.4%, Walking Simulator 14%, First-Person 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Surreal 11.1%
- #30 Glimpse
77% matchPositive82% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Melanzue
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Glimpse" is a single-player atmospheric horror game. Get a glimpse of the struggles and fears of a person affected by Alzheimer's Disease.
Why similar: Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Abstract 12.9%, Surreal 11.1%
- #31 Reel Horror
75% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Snarkle Studios
Windows
A haunted projectionist’s room. A shelf of cursed films. Each reel plays a terrifying short story you must live through. Explore twisted worlds from the safety of the projection booth, or so you think...
Why similar: Horror 23.3%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Exploration 13.7%, First-Person 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #32 Don't Be Scared - Episode 1: The Lost Soul
76% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Cursed amulet
Windows
A psychological horror game based on exploration and Storytelling. Complete your work, play minigames and stay alive. Discover all the secrets of this condominium and why there are few residents.
Why similar: Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Abstract 15.4%, First-Person 10.8%, Walking Simulator 9.4%
- #33 Clown Is Hungry
74% matchPositive98% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: Vidas Salavejus
Windows
Clown Is Hungry is a comedy horror game about delivering a pizza to a hungry clown.
Why similar: Demons 16%, Abstract 15.1%, Surreal 12.2%, Horror 10.6%, Walking Simulator 10.3%
- #34 Devil's Hideout
75% matchVery Positive85% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: Cosmic Void
Windows · Mac · Linux
Devil's Hideout is a horror point and click adventure. Lauren learns from a mystic that her young sister is still alive, with cultists staging her death. Traveling to the hospital where her sister received care, Lauren plunges headfirst into a nightmare.
Why similar: Demons 25.2%, Horror 13.8%, Retro 11.3%, 1990's 9.7%, Old School 7.9%
- #35 Security Booth: Director's Cut
76% matchVery Positive90% of 287 reviews2022
Dev: Kyle HorwoodPub: Cloud Colony Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The year is 1996 and you’re employed by a science lab called Nova Nexus. You work as a security guard at the front gate to the lab, inside a guard booth. However, tonight it seems something important is happening inside of Nova Nexus and things are... well... a little strange.
Why similar: Retro 14.9%, Horror 10.4%, Old School 9.9%, First-Person 9.8%, Walking Simulator 9.1%
- #36 Coffin Mall
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 80 reviews2021
Dev: O. KayaPub: OKSoft
Windows
An atmospheric retro survival horror game. Your first night on the job as a mall cop gets rudely interrupted, and you must survive somehow.
Why similar: Surreal 15.4%, Horror 13.1%, Retro 12.2%, 1990's 11.4%, Old School 9.5%
- #37 CATACOMBS
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Taah
Windows
Roam around the catacombs, collect everything and avoid being found at all cost. Collect rare item drops while doing so.
Why similar: Abstract 23.5%, Surreal 15.7%, Horror 15.4%, Psychological Horror 12%, Exploration 8.1%
- #38 ManneKin: Hessler Storage
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dread Passage Studios
Windows
ManneKin: Hessler Storage is a first-person psychological horror. Investigate and explore an abandoned storage facility, uncover the mystery of its previous use, and escape with your life.
Why similar: Demons 27.5%, Surreal 16.9%, Horror 15.1%, Walking Simulator 9.1%, First-Person 7.1%
- #39 Bopp File
73% matchPositive94% of 47 reviews2024
Dev: 阿鹿的aluPub: 糕薯科技
Windows
A game similar to Exit No. 8, it combines spot-the-difference gameplay with room escape elements. Players are trapped in an apartment, the exit of which is blocked by a demon. The player needs to find the key in the looping space within the game to escape the room.
Why similar: Demons 28.7%, Horror 17.2%, 1990's 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, First-Person 11.1%
- #40 True Backrooms
73% matchMixed50% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: WafflePaws
Windows
The most accurate depiction of the backrooms.
Why similar: Horror 20.8%, Retro 17.5%, Surreal 13.6%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, First-Person 11.3%
- #41 Daily Note
72% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Ahmet Yiğitbaşı
Windows
This is a single player, story driven psychological thriller that follows the mental collapse of a character who has lost touch with reality. As the player, you enter the mind of someone trying to escape a world that is falling apart. Remember the past by reading a diary left behind by your family.
Why similar: Surreal 18.7%, Demons 18.6%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Horror 13.9%, Exploration 13.5%
- #42 Scary 8 Bits
71% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Daniels Šlosbergs
Windows
A lightweight psychological horror and a walking simulator, where the player needs to carefully observe the surroundings to succesfully flee from this wretched place.
Why similar: Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Surreal 13.4%, First-Person 10.9%
- #43 Alone in the house
72% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: D4avd
Windows
"Alone in the house" is a short horror game. In this chilling horror game, you return to an empty house. Your mother has left a message with tasks for you to complete. As you fulfill each task, eerie events unfold around you. Will you uncover the dark secrets, or succumb to the fear?
Why similar: Demons 23.6%, Horror 20.5%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, Exploration 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.7%
- #44 RERODENT
71% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: ScinaczPub: Cywinskiweb
Windows
RERODENT is a first-person psychological horror and puzzle game about rats and cultists. You play as Jimmy Rodentim, and one day you get a call from your Uncle Vic, who asks you to clean up his house for 100 bucks. Little did you know that a simple task will get you killed.
Why similar: Demons 27.5%, Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, First-Person 9.4%, 1990's 9.1%
- #45 Framed Fear
70% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: HunGames
Windows
You must discover the differences between what you see through the camera and with your own eyes to distinguish real floors from fake ones and escape. It is said that ghosts behave the opposite of humans, and taking the elevator is no exception.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.5%, Horror 14%, Exploration 13.4%, First-Person 13.3%, Surreal 12.4%
- #46 Beef
69% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Bulbo Games
Windows
Clock in and discover the dark secret behind one of the world’s favorite canned meat brand in Beef, a surreal horror experience like no other.
Why similar: Horror 19.8%, Demons 19.8%, Exploration 9.8%, Stylized 8.4%, First-Person 7.9%
- #47 Is Anybody There?
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Red Oni Games
Windows
Step into the role of a blind boy hunted by a paranormal entity. Can you avoid being kidnapped by navigating the world through echolocation and listening for every rustle?
Why similar: Horror 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Abstract 10.6%, First-Person 10.5%
- #48 The Demon's Exorcism
71% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Snow Star Games
Windows
"The Demon's Exorcism" is a first-person psychological horror game that reveals the story of a family trapped in a haunting curse. Immerse yourself in the chilling narrative as you exorcise the demon and break the curse.
Why similar: Demons 31.2%, Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, First-Person 9%, Surreal 8.1%
- #49 Not Alone at Midnight
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ionel Tudorica
Windows
A first‑person horror game set in a well‑detailed apartment twisted by a demonic presence. Explore, fix disturbing anomalies, solve puzzles, manipulate the power to survive, and complete a desperate ritual as a relentless entity hunts you through the midnight hours.
Why similar: Horror 19.6%, Demons 18.8%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Exploration 11.8%
- #50 Go To Sleep
67% matchPositive80% of 35 reviews2025
Dev: YuRo Games
Windows · Mac
What began as a fun dream has turned into a waking nightmare. Now trapped in your room, you are stalked by a relentless demon. You must keep it at bay. Your only way through this nightmare? Close your eyes... and go to sleep.
Why similar: Demons 17.2%, Abstract 16.7%, Surreal 14.2%, Horror 13%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #51 They See You
67% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: MengEXE
Windows
A computer engineer arrives in a remote mountain village, where tech failures and missing residents put him face to face with an unsettling force lurking behind the screen.
Why similar: Horror 14.7%, Surreal 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, First-Person 8.6%
- #52 Barbotine
68% matchVery Positive91% of 172 reviews2024
Dev: Alex Rassloff
Windows
An atmospheric horror micro-game that touches on topics of anxiety, isolation, body image and obsessive habits with a surreal PSX aesthetic.
Why similar: Abstract 17.7%, Surreal 15.4%, 1990's 11.9%, Horror 11.5%, Old School 9.7%
- #53 The Hungry Fly
68% matchVery Positive91% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: Erupting AvocadoPub: indie.io
Windows
Once upon a time, there was a fly. A hungry fly. A fly with razor-sharp teeth, with a taste for dead things. This is the tale of its adventure to find something dead to devour, in a swamp where nothing dies, everything is grotesque, and every choice matters, no matter how surreal.
Why similar: Surreal 19.5%, Horror 15.9%, Retro 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, First-Person 10%
- #54 Shadows of Midnight - They Watch Me Sleep
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Punga
Windows · Linux
The game is a narrative-driven horror experience inspired by the Silent Hill and Fears to Fathom franchises. Live through two terrifying stories: a man’s summer getaway turns into a nightmare at a shady hotel, and a child grows up knowing something watches from the forest—always waiting.
Why similar: Horror 16.8%, 1990's 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, First-Person 10.5%
- #55 NIGHTSLINK
70% 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: Surreal 15.9%, Horror 14.1%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, First-Person 10.2%
- #56 Nocturnomaly
67% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: SignalMutex
Windows
You're heading home from school. Something feels off. Observe your surroundings carefully to escape the endless street.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 14.5%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Demons 12.3%, Surreal 11%
- #57 Seroutte
69% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Studio Hex
Windows
Seroutte is a short atmospheric experimental horror dreamscape based on the developer's nightmares. It explores themes such as the loss of control, fear of the dark, and the paranoia found within the unknown.
Why similar: Demons 24.2%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Horror 10.8%, Exploration 10.7%, First-Person 10.7%
- #58 Timber trail
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Diotoons
Windows
An immersive horror set in a forest feared for its disappearances and the Timber Trail murders. Uncover the truth behind your grandfather’s fate.
Why similar: Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Walking Simulator 14%, Retro 13.1%, First-Person 12.3%
- #59 Survive The Backrooms!
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Deep Dark
Windows
Inspired by the wildly popular Backrooms mystery, make your way through various backrooms in an attempt to escape the nightmare you find yourself in. (1-8 Players)
Why similar: Horror 16.8%, Surreal 16%, Exploration 14.2%, First-Person 13%, Psychological Horror 12.3%