- #1 DYSTHANASIA
97% matchVery Positive89% of 342 reviews2025
Dev: Madowaku KoboPub: Eroge Japan
Windows
You awaken in a cold unfamiliar building crawling with grotesque creatures. Stave off terror using your wits and anything you can find, then try to make it out alive in this highly atmospheric environmental horror game.
Why similar: Stealth 20.7%, Survival Horror 20.4%, Supernatural 14.5%, Horror 10.8%, Mystery 6.5%
- #2 Creepy Shift: Roadside Diner
96% matchVery Positive88% of 268 reviews2024
Dev: Night Shift TeamPub: Red Limb Studio
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A broke young man takes on the night shift at a roadside diner. In the glow of the blood moon, routine tasks turn into a fight for survival. First-person horror based on a dark creepypasta with a set of rescue rules.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.6%, Psychedelic 18.7%, Supernatural 15.3%, Survival 11.1%, Demons 10%
- #3 MADiSON
96% matchVery Positive87% of 3,363 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.2%, Horror 20.8%, Survival 14.3%, Stealth 10.8%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #4 Joyville
95% matchMostly Positive71% of 339 reviews2023
Dev: KudPlay Games
Windows
Joyville is a horror-puzzle adventure game set in an abandoned children's camp. Brace yourself for a gripping journey through the shadows, solving puzzles, and trying to survive amidst the hidden horrors that await you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.8%, 1980s 15.7%, Survival 13.3%, Horror 12.3%, Mystery 9.1%
- #5 Look Outside
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 13,426 reviews2025
Dev: Francis CoulombePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scavenge the building to seek food, supplies, and weapons while encountering strange characters.
Why similar: Survival Horror 42.9%, Horror 21.2%, Isometric 10.4%, Exploration 7.2%, Mystery 5.9%
- #6 You Will Die Here Tonight
94% matchVery Positive91% of 661 reviews2023
Dev: Spiral Bound Interactive LLC
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Immerse yourself in retro top-down visuals as you face the horrors of Breckenridge Hall through intense first-person combat. Scavenge, solve puzzles, and upgrade your gear. Do whatever it takes to survive—but remember: You Will Die Here Tonight.
Why similar: Survival Horror 41.3%, Horror 21%, Action-Adventure 16.4%, Exploration 14.1%, Adventure 7.1%
- #7 Sinister Entity
93% matchVery Positive88% of 64 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: 1980s 23.8%, Survival Horror 23.1%, Demons 17%, Horror 16%, Mystery 12.1%
- #8 Witch Hunt
92% matchVery Positive88% of 2,429 reviews2018
Dev: Gua
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Witch Hunt is a challenging horror themed hunting game that takes place in the 18th century. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linearity, and atmosphere.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.7%, Supernatural 19.6%, Survival 19%, Horror 16.1%, Exploration 6.8%
- #9 Halt
91% matchMixed70% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: Nightmare Ink Publishing
Windows
Halt is a pixelated top-down horror where players explore a nightmare world while investigating mysterious disappearances. Limited visibility and intense atmosphere make every moment of the game thrilling.
Why similar: Stealth 36%, Survival 23.3%, Horror 17.5%, Demons 17.2%, Adventure 6.1%
- #10 Shame Legacy
91% matchMixed61% of 179 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 30.8%, Stealth 17.6%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Mystery 11%, Survival 9.6%
- #11 DOCTOR VISCERA
88% matchVery Positive93% of 107 reviews2025
Dev: Liminal RoadPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Trapped in an abandoned asylum, survive by exploring, solving puzzles, and escaping the terrifying Doctor Viscera. Hide, fight back with limited resources, and uncover documents that reveal the way out before you become the next victim of his gruesome experiments.
Why similar: Stealth 24.4%, Survival Horror 23.9%, Survival 15.6%, Horror 10.1%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #12 Noclipped
89% matchVery Positive80% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: MateussDev
Windows
Noclipped is a Survival Horror Adventure game located in the Backrooms. Explore infinite levels, collect resources, fight or flee from dangerous beings and survive in the harsh environments of the Backrooms.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.1%, Stealth 18.9%, Survival 18.3%, Crafting 14.6%, Horror 10.4%
- #13 Fear the Spotlight
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,264 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Game PalsPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 23.4%, Stealth 23%, Horror 10.7%, Action-Adventure 7.5%, Exploration 7.4%
- #14 SKYHILL: Black Mist
90% matchMixed46% of 238 reviews2020
Dev: Mandragora
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 43%
In this psychological survival horror your daughter was kidnapped and whole building is overrun by dark monsters and crazy cultist for whom you are a prey. Survive and save your family in a face of danger from the mysterious black mist that covered entire city and changes human into vile creatures.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.2%, Isometric 21.6%, Survival 18.1%, Horror 12.7%, Mystery 8.3%
- #15 Horror Tale 1: Kidnapper
89% matchVery Positive84% of 73 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoria Games
Windows
Uncover the mystery behind a terrifying kidnapper in this story-driven horror adventure. Solve puzzles, explore eerie locations, and help Tom and his friends survive in 1990s America. Horror Tale is a creepy escape game full of twists and suspense.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.7%, Stealth 17.8%, Survival 15.9%, Horror 12.5%, Mystery 8.9%
- #16 MAZEBOUND: Hunt, Gather, Run!
86% matchVery Positive83% of 520 reviews2026
Dev: Absam Studios
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
In this survival horror, you're surrounded by sea and a towering gate ahead. Walk into the maze, hunt, gather, and run to survive, alone or with friends. Remember: You're not the only one starving...
Why similar: Survival 24.7%, Crafting 21.7%, Horror 14.3%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Stealth 11.3%
- #17 The Devil is in the Details
86% matchVery Positive99% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: HideWorks
Windows
A survival horror spot-the-difference game set in a twisted Hell gameshow. Demons will distract you, torment you, or try to kill you. The Arbiter is your mysterious guide—sometimes helpful, sometimes...not so much. Spot the anomalies or suffer the consequences.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.3%, Horror 16.8%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Mystery 10.3%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #18 Dead of Darkness
84% matchVery Positive87% of 214 reviews2025
Dev: Retrofiction Games
Windows
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 30%, Isometric 24.6%, Horror 15%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Exploration 6.7%
- #19 Paranormal Night Shift
84% matchVery Positive97% of 194 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: Supernatural 24.5%, 1980s 21.3%, Mystery 13.7%, Puzzle 11.2%, Survival Horror 10.2%
- #20 Benny Bash
83% matchVery Positive80% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Eduardo Scarpato
Windows
Survive this horror/puzzle adventure. Uncover the secrets of a cursed video game from the '80s while a malevolent entity hunts you. Solve escape room-style puzzles, navigate eerie labyrinths, and see how your actions in the game shape the real world. Stay sharp... and stay alive.
Why similar: Horror 20.1%, 1980s 19.7%, Supernatural 15.7%, Mystery 14.1%, Puzzle 11.9%
- #21 My Night Job
85% matchVery Positive90% of 98 reviews2016
Dev: Webcore Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
My Night Job sends players into an abandoned building and sicks hordes of monsters on them. They can use more than 60 weapons to defend themselves and save as many survivors as possible. But beware – if too many rooms are thrashed, the end may be nigh-er than you originally thought.
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.3%, 1980s 18.8%, Dark Humor 18.3%, Horror 12.6%, Survival 8.9%
- #22 Edge of Sanity
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 246 reviews2024
Dev: Vixa GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Set in the unforgiving lands of Alaska, Edge of Sanity is a Cthulhu-inspired, 2D survival horror game. Uncover a disturbing story while madness claws at your mind. Lead a group of survivors and explore, scavenge and survive together - against untold eldritch horrors.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.2%, Crafting 19.7%, Supernatural 15.5%, Horror 14.1%, Exploration 9.2%
- #23 Project Liminal Redux
82% matchMixed64% of 110 reviews2023
Dev: AquaHeaven StudiosPub: Piece Of Voxel
Windows
Project Liminal Redux is a first-person horror made in realistic 3D graphics. The gameplay consists of collecting notes, solving riddles and escaping from various entities. The main goal is to survive and escape.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.8%, Supernatural 19.3%, Horror 12.2%, Mystery 11%, Survival 10.8%
- #24 Employee of The Month
81% matchVery Positive96% of 182 reviews2022
Dev: Projeckt Skeleton
Windows
An atmospheric retro inspired survival horror game. Enjoy the late shift at 'The Month' in an abstract and unsettling night of terror, spooks and convenience.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.8%, Stealth 21.5%, Psychedelic 18.8%, Dark Humor 11.4%, Exploration 9.2%
- #25 The Night of the Scissors
81% matchVery Positive94% of 466 reviews2022
Dev: Tomás EsconjaureguyPub: selewi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Scrap hunting season has gone wrong, VHS slasher survival horror.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.8%, Stealth 21.4%, Horror 14.2%, 1980s 11.7%, Mystery 9.6%
- #26 Paranoia Place: Escape Together
79% matchVery Positive88% of 1,757 reviews2025
Dev: Bloody Pixel Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
PARANOIA PLACE is a 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. Together or alone, you will need to solve puzzles, find items and run from the bloodthirsty demonic killer.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21%, Stealth 20.9%, Survival 14.2%, Supernatural 12.5%, Horror 10.7%
- #27 ANGST: A TALE OF SURVIVAL
78% matchVery Positive87% of 222 reviews2025
Dev: Cherrypick GamesPub: Games Operators
Windows
Explore a frozen, mysterious land in this top-down survival adventure. Gather resources, craft tools, and fight to stay alive as you uncover a story of memory and redemption. Try to escape The Hollow.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.3%, Crafting 15.1%, Supernatural 12.8%, Survival 12.1%, Horror 9.1%
- #28 Bendy and the Dark Revival
77% matchVery Positive92% of 15,483 reviews2022
Dev: Joey Drew Studios
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Bendy and the Dark Revival® is a first-person survival horror game set in the creepiest cartoon studio to ever exist. Discover the truth. Escape the studio. Above all, fear the Ink Demon…and survive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.4%, Stealth 19.5%, Horror 17.9%, Survival 14.1%, Action-Adventure 7.4%
- #29 Misery Mansion
80% matchMostly Positive71% of 93 reviews2021
Dev: Manic Mice
Windows
Misery Mansion is a first-person survival horror game. After your car broke down you find yourself helpless in a forest. All alone you will search for help in the dark. You will discover and explore a mysterious old mansion. But soon all you want is to escape the horrors within.
Why similar: Stealth 23.2%, Survival Horror 22.9%, Survival 13.4%, Horror 12.8%, Demons 9.6%
- #30 Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,851 reviews2024
Dev: Mega Cat Studios
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Survive five nights of terror in this chilling adventure game. Travel between time periods to solve puzzles, gather clues, and outrun the threat relentlessly pursuing you. Move swiftly and stay hidden, and you may just survive. But be careful—it's not just your own life that’s on the line this time.
Why similar: Horror 47.3%, 1980s 18.4%, Survival Horror 13%, Exploration 10.2%, Adventure 8.5%
- #31 The Backrooms
79% matchMixed62% of 126 reviews2022
Dev: Ionized Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The Backrooms is a first person survival horror game set in one of the most terrifying environments of the human psyche. Explore an ever evolving nightmare while running from terrifying creatures to stay alive.
Why similar: Psychedelic 36.1%, Horror 16.5%, Survival 16.5%, Puzzle 15.7%, Adventure 9.3%
- #32 Amnesia: The Bunker
76% matchVery Positive93% of 12,016 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
Why similar: Stealth 22.1%, Survival Horror 21.7%, Survival 13.9%, Horror 11.4%, Supernatural 10.6%
- #33 Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,622 reviews2024
Dev: Stately Snail
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An old shack deep in a dense forest, a strange computer and a game that's trying to kill you!
Why similar: Horror 29%, Mystery 23.1%, Puzzle 17.2%, Exploration 14.4%, Adventure 10%
- #34 Astray
78% matchMixed69% of 230 reviews2015
Dev: Aegon Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Astray is a first-person horror/puzzle game set in an abandoned museum based on unusual cultures, legends, and supernatural themes. But something more sinister lurks beneath the surface..
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.5%, Horror 25.1%, Survival 16.1%, Puzzle 14.8%, Adventure 11.2%
- #35 Helltown
77% matchVery Positive80% of 110 reviews2017
Dev: WildArts Games
Windows
Deliver packages to the weirdly happy folk of Little Vale and discover the terrifying secrets they hide. Are you brave enough to face the many monsters and sinister locations of this first-person horror adventure game? There's only one way to find out...
Why similar: Stealth 24.8%, Survival Horror 24%, Horror 15.1%, Mystery 11.7%, Exploration 8.8%
- #36 MATRESHKA
73% matchVery Positive85% of 113 reviews2026
Dev: Megame LLC
Windows
MATRESHKA is a first-person psychological horror experience, you need find a way to escape from a maze of old soviet building. If you die...
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.7%, Horror 14.1%, 1980s 13%, Mystery 12.5%, Demons 10.5%
- #37 Confabulation: Homestead
74% 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: Horror 23.9%, Mystery 22.1%, Puzzle 15.3%, Exploration 14.4%, Surreal 10%
- #38 The Dark Occult
76% matchMixed69% of 1,267 reviews2018
Dev: RYM GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Dark Occult is a psychological driven horror game that puts players in a constant state of anxiety that crescendos into raw panic and terror. You will encounter grotesque creatures, who will take your life at any moment.Your only goal -- survive.
Why similar: Horror 79%, Adventure 21%
- #39 ROUTINE
70% matchVery Positive92% of 7,662 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
Why similar: Stealth 28.9%, Survival Horror 27%, Horror 14.5%, Exploration 9.4%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #40 Venge
74% matchVery Positive92% of 411 reviews2020
Dev: Costek Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Get ready to explore a movie studio that vanished into thin air, only to find yourself trapped in a twisted, alternate dimension where creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to ensure you never see the light of day again...
Why similar: Stealth 24.3%, Survival Horror 23.2%, Survival 15.8%, Horror 12%, Action-Adventure 9.2%
- #41 Outbreak Island
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,017 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Magicians
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Survive on a remote Island, where a mysterious Outbreak awakens bloodthirsty monsters at night. Craft, build and defend your base in the brutal world of Outbreak Island, an open-world sandbox survival horror game.
Why similar: Survival 29.6%, Crafting 27%, Horror 21.2%, Exploration 14.1%, Adventure 4.1%
- #42 Schizo Dark
72% matchVery Positive94% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: Galactic Geckon
Windows
Schizo Dark is a survival horror game where you play as a detective investigating disappearances, encountering nightmares, monsters, and terrible secrets.
Why similar: Horror 41.7%, Survival 21.7%, Exploration 9.3%, Puzzle 9.3%, Mystery 8.2%
- #43 It Steals
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,359 reviews2020
Dev: Zeekerss
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%
AROUND EVERY CORNER. Face against stealthy antagonists that will take advantage of your expectations.
Why similar: Survival Horror 37.7%, Stealth 22.7%, Horror 17.9%, Survival 11.2%, Demons 8.2%
- #44 Expedition Zero
73% matchMixed62% of 187 reviews2022
Dev: Enigmatic MachinesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Expedition Zero — survival horror set in the anomaly zone of the northern forest. Face the dreadful forest monster and find a way to defeat it. Reveal the secrets of the lost expedition and your mysterious enemy. It’s either hunt or be hunted.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.1%, Survival 23.6%, Horror 17.6%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Exploration 10.7%
- #45 Trench Face
68% matchVery Positive94% of 696 reviews2025
Dev: Pulse Blue
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Trench Face is a horror turn based war RPG featuring exploration-based dungeons, with hanging monsters lurking around each corner. Every enemy varying in strengths and weaknesses. Escape the trench with your life.
Why similar: Survival Horror 36.3%, Stealth 19.8%, Horror 16.7%, Isometric 15.9%, Exploration 7.1%
- #46 Coffin Mall
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 81 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: Survival Horror 26.3%, Stealth 19.9%, Horror 15%, Stylized 11.3%, Surreal 9.2%
- #47 It follows you
73% matchMixed51% of 51 reviews2022
Dev: Boom Games
Windows
You are all alone in this dark and frightening place. Run and hide, hurry to find a way out, because it follows you...
Why similar: Survival Horror 34.4%, Stealth 26.1%, Horror 18.3%, Survival 7.2%, Exploration 5.5%
- #48 Harvest Hunt
69% matchVery Positive97% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: Villainous Games StudioPub: CULT Games
Windows
You are the Warden. Enter the dense cornfields and gather the resources your village desperately needs. But beware: you are not alone. Build a deck of abilities and choose your weapons to face the growing dangers of the night. With a relentless monster after you, will you make it out alive?
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.9%, Stealth 23.8%, Supernatural 17.4%, Survival 14.2%, Horror 12.6%
- #49 Necrophosis
67% matchVery Positive90% of 842 reviews2025
Dev: Dragonis AresPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.
Why similar: Horror 21.9%, Mystery 21.5%, Surreal 15.8%, Exploration 14.2%, Puzzle 12.7%
- #50 Bubbaruka!
70% matchVery Positive90% of 67 reviews2021
Dev: Benjamin SchadePub: Super Nova Studios
Windows
A survival horror puzzle game about exploring an abandoned children's toy, stalked by the shambling husks of scrapped concepts that pursue you endlessly throughout the environment as you try to solve the cryptic puzzles left behind by the developers and keep your pet alive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 31%, Horror 16.5%, Supernatural 14.7%, Exploration 9.9%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #51 Mirror Forge
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 185 reviews2022
Dev: MystiveDevPub: DreadXP
Windows
Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.8%, Survival 20.2%, Horror 16.3%, Demons 11.1%, Action-Adventure 9.2%
- #52 JANITOR BLEEDS
69% matchVery Positive86% of 273 reviews2022
Dev: KorpusPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Enter the abandoned arcade after your car has crashed, and the shelter you were looking for is trying to eat you alive in this dark mystery-horror adventure. Solve mysteries, keep JANITOR satisfied, and always be aware of what's behind your back.
Why similar: Horror 24.2%, Mystery 21.1%, Exploration 16.9%, Puzzle 15.5%, Surreal 15.3%
- #53 Joyville 2
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 210 reviews2024
Dev: KudPlay Games
Windows
Joyville 2 is a first-person horror puzzle-adventure game set in an abandoned children's camp. Explore two parallel worlds where the joy of the past meets present horrors. Uncover the camp's dark secrets, face magical yet dangerous creatures, and discover the truth behind events from decades ago.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.6%, Horror 16.6%, 1980s 14.9%, Mystery 11.1%, Action-Adventure 9.5%
- #54 The Highrise
69% matchMixed56% of 279 reviews2023
Dev: Studio Hatch Co., Ltd.
Windows
THE HIGHRISE is a first-person survival game set in a high-rise building that has been sealed off by an alien monster invasion. Gather resources to make fighting weapons and survival tools. You must find and send a rescue signal at the end of your desperate survival.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.6%, Stealth 20%, Crafting 18.1%, Survival 12.5%, Horror 9.3%
- #55 Paranormal Cleanup
65% matchVery Positive88% of 1,156 reviews2025
Dev: Manic Mice
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Clock in for the worst cleaning shift of your life: Unclog nasty toilets and scrub ectoplasm in this 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. Get the job done and don't get caught by the entities hunting you!
Why similar: Stealth 30.2%, Survival Horror 26.9%, Horror 16.3%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Demons 11.7%
- #56 Dark Places
71% matchMixed56% of 145 reviews2019
Dev: Madbox Entertainment
Windows
Dark Places is a psychological single-player game set in a surreal world filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. Solve puzzles and try to survive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 34.2%, Horror 33.8%, Adventure 16.1%, Puzzle 11%, Atmospheric 4.9%
- #57 SCP – Containment Breach
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,308 reviews2026
Dev: Undertow GamesPub: SCP-CB Community Preservation Project
Windows
A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.4%, Horror 17.5%, Survival 12.1%, Mystery 10.7%, Exploration 10%
- #58 Nightmare of Decay
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,343 reviews2022
Dev: Checkmaty
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.
Why similar: Survival Horror 40.4%, Horror 23.9%, Survival 11.9%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Demons 8.4%
- #59 Horror inside the forest
66% matchVery Positive91% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: Erik García Díaz
Windows
Plunge into the captivating realm of "Horror Inside the Forest," an exhilarating game that tests your bravery. Explore a mysterious forest, confront supernatural forces, uncover secrets, survive the darkness, and escape its shadowy embrace in this immersive horror experience.
Why similar: Survival Horror 57.9%, Action-Adventure 19.2%, Adventure 11.5%, Exploration 11.5%
- #60 Total Chaos
63% matchVery Positive87% of 1,505 reviews2025
Dev: Trigger Happy InteractivePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Fort Oasis is no paradise—it's a decaying nightmare where reality crumbles. The creator of Turbo Overkill unleashes survival-horror stacked with mysteries and monstrosities. Scavenge to craft weapons, while a voice on your walkie-talkie guides you into the island's depths.
Why similar: Crafting 21.9%, Supernatural 16.2%, Horror 14.6%, Mystery 11%, Action-Adventure 10.9%