- #1 A Chair in a Room : Greenwater
97% matchVery Positive83% of 617 reviews2016
Dev: Wolf & Wood Interactive Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Explore your surroundings as the protagonist of your own horror story as you immerse yourself in this tense VR thriller set in America’s Deep South. Navigate your way through your memories, piecing together the clues and puzzles, to solve the mystery of how you have awoken in the sinister Greenwater Institute, known only as Patient No.
Why similar: VR 46.3%, Horror 27.3%, Adventure 8%, Psychological Horror 6.6%, Puzzle 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in VR psychological horror that relies on environmental storytelling and puzzle-solving to build intense dread.
- #2 Shattered Lights
96% matchVery Positive87% of 430 reviews2019
Dev: Team MorbidPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
Shattered Lights is a VR psychological horror room-scale experience, which focuses on drawing the player into the game with unparalleled immersion.
Why similar: VR 36.6%, Horror 24.2%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Violent 11.1%, Gore 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play VR horror game that focuses on stealth and atmospheric exploration, closely matching the seed game's core mechanics.
- #3 Layers of Fear VR
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 273 reviews2019
Dev: Incuvo S.A.Pub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Enter a tangibly horrifying Virtual Reality and explore a mansion of horror as an artist falling into the depths of insanity. Will you find the muse for your masterpiece... or madness?
Why similar: Adventure 32.3%, VR 24.1%, Indie 18.6%, Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It excels at shifting environments and psychological tension, making it a perfect match for fans of mind-bending horror.
- #4 Organ Quarter
95% matchVery Positive90% of 314 reviews2017
Dev: Outer Brain Studios
Windows
Organ Quarter is a VR survival horror game built from the ground-up for hand-tracked virtual reality. Explore labyrinthine environments, engage in tense combat, carefully manage your resources and solve horrifying puzzles in this homage to the slow, methodical survival horror experiences of the '90s
Why similar: Horror 22.1%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Gore 15.7%, Violent 15.1%, VR 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep, surreal psychological horror experience in VR that mirrors the unsettling atmosphere of the seed game.
- #5 Transference™
94% matchMixed70% of 505 reviews2018
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Imagine an escape room set in a deranged mind. Experience a first-person exploration game in a chilling new dimension. Shift between three perspectives of a family and unravel the mystery hiding in this mind-bending psychological thriller.
Why similar: VR 44.7%, Horror 23.4%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Adventure 11.3%, Indie 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title blends psychological thriller elements with puzzle-solving in a way that feels very similar to reconstructing memories in a VR space.
- #6 Nevrosa: Prelude
94% matchVery Positive87% of 223 reviews2017
Dev: GexagonVR
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 27%
You wake up in a strange, but yet familiar place. You feel like you are supposed to be here for something.VR roomscale puzzle-horror game with redirect walking locomotion.
Why similar: VR 28.3%, Violent 24.4%, Horror 17.4%, Gore 12.1%, Adventure 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric VR horror game that combines escape-room puzzles with a sense of impending dread.
- #7 Nevermind
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 432 reviews2015
Dev: Flying Mollusk
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Nevermind ushers you into dark and surreal worlds within the minds of trauma patients. When played with supported biofeedback technology, Nevermind picks up on indications of fear—lashing out if you allow your feelings of anxiety to get the better of you.
Why similar: Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Gore 17.9%, Violent 15.6%, Adventure 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A unique psychological horror game that uses biofeedback to increase tension, perfectly aligning with the seed game's psychological focus.
- #8 Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife
92% matchMixed62% of 111 reviews2021
Dev: Fast Travel Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You died in a mysterious seance and have become a Wraith, one of the restless undead. In this VR horror game, use your supernatural abilities to solve the mystery behind your death. But beware of the sinister Spectres lurking in the shadows...
Why similar: VR 53%, Horror 33.6%, Adventure 7.3%, Psychological Horror 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A stealth-focused VR horror game where you must navigate dangerous environments while avoiding threats, much like the stealth mechanics in the seed game.
- #9 Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul
91% matchMostly Positive70% of 786 reviews2017
Dev: VRWERX
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
AVAILABLE TO PLAY IN NON-VR (KEYBOARD/MOUSE AND CONTROLLER) VR HEADSET NO LONGER REQUIRED.“PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE LOST SOUL” immerses you in a terrifying realistic environment with haunting atmosphere, and the need to survive.
Why similar: VR 43.4%, Horror 28.2%, Gore 13.2%, Psychological Horror 6.8%, Adventure 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive VR horror experience that captures the feeling of being trapped in a haunted location with limited defenses.
- #10 Afterlife VR
89% matchVery Positive81% of 194 reviews2022
Dev: Split Light Studio
Windows
Afterlife VR is a deeply immersive horror game. As Adam Bernhard, a young rookie police officer on a night patrol, you receive a call that will change your life forever. Uncover secrets hidden deep within the Black Rose mental hospital walls, where most of the patients pose a great danger.
Why similar: VR 41.5%, Horror 25.3%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Adventure 9.2%, Atmospheric 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines exploration and stealth mechanics in a hospital setting, echoing the medical/psychological themes of the seed game.
- #11 Dreadhalls
90% matchVery Positive93% of 350 reviews2017
Dev: White Door Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
You are trapped deep inside a massive dungeon. Explore it, survive it and find a way to escape. Your only weapons will be stealth, your own courage, and a faint light. Dreadhalls is an intense and scary experience, not for the faint of heart. You have been warned!
Why similar: VR 42.4%, Horror 25.2%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Adventure 7.4%, Atmospheric 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic VR horror experience that focuses on stealth and survival in a claustrophobic, ever-changing environment.
- #12 The Room VR: A Dark Matter
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,940 reviews2020
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The British Institute of Archaeology, London, 1908: The disappearance of an esteemed Egyptologist prompts a Police investigation into the unknown. Explore cryptic locations, examine fantastic gadgets and uncover an otherworldly discovery which blurs the line between reality and illusion.
Why similar: VR 53.2%, Adventure 18.6%, Puzzle 10.9%, Horror 10.7%, Atmospheric 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: While less focused on horror, its exceptional escape-room puzzle mechanics are the gold standard for the genre in VR.
- #13 ABE VR
91% matchMixed61% of 313 reviews2016
Dev: Hammerhead VR
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 27%
ABE VR is an intense experience that recreates the horrifying story about a misguided robot seeking the unconditional love of humans…at whatever cost.
Why similar: VR 53.7%, Horror 27.1%, Adventure 19.2%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intense, and free-to-play psychological horror experience that is highly effective in a VR headset.
- #14 Belko VR: An Escape Room Experiment
88% matchVery Positive86% of 671 reviews2017
Dev: Top Right Corner
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Exploring the themes in THE BELKO EXPERIMENT, the Belko VR – Escape Room Experiment provokes the question: “What does it take to survive at work?” Players are prompted to solve a series of challenging puzzles in order to escape from their office before a microchip in their head explodes.
Why similar: VR 40.6%, Gore 25.8%, Violent 22.5%, Puzzle 6.5%, Indie 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play VR escape room that captures the high-stakes puzzle-solving feel of the seed game.
- #15 Don't Knock Twice
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 706 reviews2017
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Don't Knock Twice is a first-person horror game based on a psychologically terrifying urban legend. One knock to wake her from her bed, twice to raise her from the dead. Supports VR on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift for the ultimate horror experience!
Why similar: VR 33%, Horror 18.7%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Violent 13.7%, Adventure 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person VR horror game that relies on exploration and puzzle-solving to uncover a dark, supernatural mystery.
- #16 SCP: Blackout
84% matchMixed68% of 333 reviews2024
Dev: Mahelyk
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
A VR/Desktop game where you are a new D-Class personnel in secret SCP Research Site-50 when everything falls apart. Use what you can find as you explore the facility, access logs to learn about the SCP entities in containment, and run for your life from the SCP entities that have escaped.
Why similar: VR 42.1%, Horror 35.5%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Indie 6.8%, Atmospheric 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A VR horror game that forces players to use stealth and puzzle-solving to survive within a containment facility.
- #17 The Cubicle.
86% matchVery Positive87% of 620 reviews2016
Dev: Roel van BeekPub: Pelican Party Studios
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 18%
The Cubicle is a short VR experience about your regular everyday job in an office, or is it?
Why similar: VR 57.1%, Horror 28%, Adventure 9.6%, Indie 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal VR experience that uses psychological themes to create an unsettling, dream-like atmosphere.
- #18 Rise of Insanity
86% 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: Horror 29%, VR 22.5%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Adventure 11.3%, Indie 7%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that explores mental illness through a dark, narrative-driven lens similar to the seed game.
- #19 Nevrosa: Escape
85% matchVery Positive81% of 114 reviews2017
Dev: GexagonVR
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Nevrosa is an escape room game with horror and action elements, where you are trying to find your way out of laboratory through solving puzzles while being locked in with a strange creature. Mystical machines, old family curse and various endings depending on your ways of play.
Why similar: Gore 24.9%, Violent 21.7%, VR 20.5%, Horror 17%, Adventure 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on escape-room puzzles within a dark, horror-themed setting, making it a natural follow-up for fans of the seed game.
- #20 Lust for Darkness VR
84% matchMixed66% of 89 reviews2021
Dev: Iron VRPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows
Enter the Yelvertons’ Victorian mansion and discover the perverse reality of Lusst’ghaa - now in Virtual Reality! Inspired by the works of Lovecraft and Zdzisław Beksiński, this psychological horror guides you through an intriguing plot filled with erotic and occult themes.
Why similar: VR 24.9%, Gore 22.4%, Horror 17.9%, Violent 15.8%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that delves into dark, mature themes and environmental puzzles in a VR space.
- #21 Cosmodread
82% matchVery Positive91% of 417 reviews2021
Dev: White Door Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Cosmodread is a VR survival horror roguelike about escaping a dying spaceship filled with nightmares. Stranded in a hostile universe, you must explore, survive, and find your way back to the safety of Earth.
Why similar: VR 42.4%, Gore 21.8%, Horror 20.2%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Adventure 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tense VR survival horror game that emphasizes resource management and stealth to survive against terrifying entities.
- #22 Roots of Insanity
83% matchMixed67% of 439 reviews2017
Dev: Crania Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
As Dr. Riley McClein, you have to figure out what is real and what is not as you try to uncover the mysterious happenings at the hospital, while also trying to deal with your epileptic attacks that have haunted you all your life.
Why similar: Gore 28.9%, Horror 25.8%, Violent 22.3%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Adventure 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that deals with mental health themes, offering a narrative experience similar to the seed game's premise.
- #23 Emily Wants To Play
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,294 reviews2015
Dev: Shawn HitchcockPub: Hitchcock Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
It’s 11pm and the last house on your route. The windows are boarded up, the yard is overgrown, but the lights are on and the front door is open… strange place to deliver a pizza. You’re getting soaked from the rain, so you hesitantly step inside the house. You shouldn’t have done that.
Why similar: Horror 55.9%, VR 25.4%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Adventure 4.5%, Indie 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features stealth-based survival mechanics in a confined house, requiring players to solve puzzles while avoiding supernatural threats.
- #24 Narcosis
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,427 reviews2017
Dev: Honor Code, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.
Why similar: Horror 30.7%, VR 29.8%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Adventure 10.5%, Atmospheric 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric survival horror game that uses isolation and claustrophobia to build tension in a VR-compatible format.
- #25 Doorways: The Underworld
81% matchMixed69% of 405 reviews2014
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Doorways: The Underworld is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Why similar: VR 25.5%, Horror 18.2%, Gore 16.5%, Violent 13.7%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric horror adventure that focuses on exploration and uncovering the secrets of a twisted world.
- #26 The Gleam: VR Escape the Room
81% matchMostly Negative34% of 56 reviews2016
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Gleam is an escape the room game for the HTC Vive. Solve puzzles, decipher code, and unravel the mysteries of the "gleam" in order to escape from this claustrophobic hell.
Why similar: Gore 24.5%, Violent 21.4%, Horror 20.1%, VR 19%, Adventure 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward VR escape room game that emphasizes the puzzle-solving aspect of the seed game.
- #27 Albino Lullaby: Episode 1
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 382 reviews2015
Dev: Ape Law
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Albino Lullaby is a horror adventure game that doesn't rely on jump scares or gore. Escape from a surreal psychological nightmare as the world dynamically twists and contorts around you.
Why similar: Horror 32.8%, VR 26%, Adventure 15.6%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Indie 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, psychological horror game that uses a unique art style to create a deeply unsettling experience.
- #28 Mental Hospital VR
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 63 reviews2021
Dev: Igor MigunPub: AGaming+
Windows
Mental Hospital VR is a truly scary first-person stealth horror game. Discover heart-thumping terror, chase and scary creatures in this atmospheric horror game.
Why similar: VR 35.7%, Horror 19%, Violent 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Atmospheric 4.7%
- #29 Vertigo Remastered
75% matchVery Positive92% of 1,572 reviews2020
Dev: Zach Tsiakalis-BrownPub: Zulubo Productions
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
An immersive story-driven shooter incorporating the cutting edge of VR gameplay, Vertigo Remastered is a complete overhaul and occasional reimagining of the 2016 original.
Why similar: VR 37.6%, Gore 23.4%, Violent 20.4%, Adventure 9.4%, Indie 5.9%
- #30 Fear in Hospital
78% matchMixed48% of 504 reviews2019
Dev: IO Games
Windows
Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!
Why similar: Gore 23.8%, Horror 21.9%, Violent 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Adventure 7.8%
- #31 Blackbay Asylum
79% matchMixed57% of 552 reviews2014
Dev: TAD Productions ABPub: KPL
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Blackbay Asylum, you take on the role of a confused psychopath who finds himself able to leave his cell one day. Explore the hospital grounds, solve mind shattering puzzles, survive relentless horrors and follow the story of Doug Dunheiw as he tries to find some clarity in what goes on at Blackbay Asylum.
Why similar: Gore 40%, Violent 20.4%, Horror 17.4%, Adventure 14.9%, Indie 4.7%
- #32 Veil of Sanity
73% matchMixed69% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Sphereka
Windows
Veil of Sanity: Echoes of the Carnival (Chapter 1) combines psychological horror with intense gameplay. Keep your sanity intact as you explore a forsaken carnival. More chapters coming soon!
Why similar: Horror 47.9%, Psychological Horror 31.8%, Adventure 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #33 The Bellows
77% matchVery Positive86% of 244 reviews2016
Dev: BOT Jungle Productions
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 35%
The Bellows is a VR Horror experience designed to play like an interactive movie. Plunge yourself into a world of nightmares and fear, and discover just how frightening the past can really be.
Why similar: VR 54.9%, Horror 27.7%, Adventure 17.4%
- #34 Trapped With the Dolls VR
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 59 reviews2017
Dev: Designated Play Space
Windows
The room is dark and unformed. You hear the voice of Claire: "I didn't mean to hurt anybody..." As the room snaps into place, you discover puzzles and solve them to learn more about what happened to her. The dolls are always close by, and her message is one of warning. Can you escape her mind?
Why similar: VR 42.7%, Horror 24.7%, Adventure 20.7%, Indie 11.9%
- #35 FLIGHTMARE
75% matchMostly Negative28% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Van Studios
Windows
Indie horror game that will take your adrenaline to another level.
Why similar: Gore 29.5%, Violent 25.7%, Horror 17.7%, Puzzle 8.8%, Adventure 8.4%
- #36 White Room Protocol
70% 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: Horror 33.9%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Gore 20.9%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Adventure 6.7%
- #37 Scholar's Mate - First Move
73% matchMixed57% of 138 reviews2023
Dev: JanduSoft
Windows
Scholar's Mate First Move is a first-person horror experience in a psychiatric hospital. Use your wits to escape from this sinister place.
Why similar: Horror 29.9%, Violent 29.2%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Puzzle 11.6%, Adventure 8%
- #38 Deluded Mind
76% matchMixed62% of 108 reviews2018
Dev: Sky HaubrichPub: Pyxton Studios
Windows
You wake up at the psychiatric institution Hillstone Asylum and find that you have been given a potent hallucinogen. As you cross the corridors of Hillstone Asylum, you notice that there's something wrong with you: The hallucinogen shows its effects and literally puts you in hell on earth.
Why similar: Gore 26.7%, Violent 23.2%, Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Adventure 10.7%
- #39 Smell Of Death
76% matchMixed64% of 58 reviews2016
Dev: Alkame Games
Windows
Smell of Death is a Horror FPS virtual reality game includes action and horror items. The game consists of two game modes including Story and Survival.In story mode you can explore the manor with teleport.You should find magazines and keys.
Why similar: Gore 29.3%, Violent 24.3%, VR 21.6%, Horror 19.7%, Indie 5%
- #40 Infliction
73% 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: Gore 26.3%, Horror 23.6%, Violent 19%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Adventure 7%
- #41 Necro Mutex
74% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2019
Dev: Denormalizer
Windows
10,000 levels of chaotic sci-fi horror. Choose which maps you play, from super easy to practically impossible. Find the escape pods or just see how far you can get. Playable as a desktop first person shooter, or in VR on the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and WMR.
Why similar: Gore 25.8%, VR 24.2%, Violent 22.5%, Horror 11.3%, Adventure 10.3%
- #42 Forest Asylum 2
68% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Michal Piotrowski
Windows
Forest Asylum 2 - An Indie Psychological Horror Game and the sequel to the well-received first part. Embark on a Therapy that will change your life!
Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Gore 16.9%, Violent 14.7%, Adventure 14%
- #43 Creepy Vision
74% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2019
Dev: Orange Valley
Windows
Creepy Vision is an atmospheric indie horror with puzzles and dynamic levels. Explore a distorted dimension, avoid deadly traps, and find a way out while reality itself keeps changing around you.
Why similar: Horror 40.3%, Psychological Horror 23%, Adventure 16.6%, Puzzle 10.9%, Indie 9.2%
- #44 HINGE VR
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 202 reviews2020
Dev: Arcadia
Windows
HINGE is a psychological horror VR adventure. You suddenly find yourself in an abandoned skyscraper, devoid of all your senses and memories. The laws of physics are distorted, and time has collapsed. The only way out is to step into the terrifying unknown and piece together the fragmented clues
Why similar: VR 40.4%, Horror 22.6%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Adventure 8.4%, Puzzle 6.5%
- #45 First Session
71% matchVery Positive81% of 89 reviews2021
Dev: Lappi Soft
Windows
First Person Psychological Horror. Addicted to virtual ecstasy, trapped in digital hell. Navigate glitchy dreamscapes and a city that never sleeps. Every mission brings you closer to your next dose, but will you follow your protective AI, or the man behind a liberating new drug?
Why similar: Gore 32.1%, Horror 28.4%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Indie 5.1%
- #46 Forest Asylum
67% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Michal Piotrowski
Windows
A short Psychological Horror Experience for one night that takes you through the dark corridors of a mental asylum. For best experience a dark room and headphones recommended.
Why similar: Horror 41.5%, Psychological Horror 28.2%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Puzzle 11.4%, Adventure 7.2%
- #47 Fragile
71% 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 33.9%, Violent 24.8%, Horror 14.3%, Adventure 8.1%, Psychological Horror 7%
- #48 Shrouded in Sanity: Freebirth
71% matchVery Positive83% of 183 reviews2018
Dev: Steve GalPub: Pugware
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Free version of Shrouded in Sanity. Discover the secrets of the estate, as you look for answers among the violent inhabitants. Servants roaming the halls will attack on sight, for a strange and repelling madness took hold... one rooted in a deeper understanding of cosmic insignificance.
Why similar: Gore 42.8%, Violent 35.8%, Adventure 12.2%, Indie 9.2%
- #49 Post Trauma
64% 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: Gore 35.6%, Horror 26.8%, Psychological Horror 19%, Adventure 10%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #50 Fingerbones
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,583 reviews2015
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 10%
Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.
Why similar: Horror 27.9%, Violent 23.3%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Adventure 10%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #51 SafeZoneVR
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Lost Frame Development
Windows
SafeZoneVR is an interactive survival psychological horror game utilizing next-gen graphics. You will scavenge the map trying to escape a fallen SafeZone. Hide, scavenge, survive, and escape a fallen SafeZone fleeing to the tunnels, you might just meet a friend along the way.
Why similar: VR 42.3%, Horror 24.8%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Adventure 9.6%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #52 AfterHours
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 607 reviews2022
Dev: Runway Studios
Windows
Experience psychological horror in a large abandoned hospital. Hide, explore and survive from a mysterious creature living in the ruins of this hospital.
Why similar: Horror 56.3%, Gore 21.4%, Adventure 12.1%, Psychological Horror 6.8%, Indie 3.5%
- #53 廃病院探索
66% matchVery Positive81% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: カニお@VtuberPub: vkanio_game
Windows
This is a horror game that asks a friend to find out what happened in an abandoned hospital.
Why similar: Gore 34.3%, Horror 27.7%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Violent 13.1%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #54 Last Labyrinth
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 131 reviews2019
Dev: AMATA Games
Windows
SAW meets ICO in this haunting and intimate VR title. Players must work together with a mysterious girl who speaks a foreign language to escape a mansion full of hidden dangers.
Why similar: VR 41%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 15.6%, Adventure 8.6%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #55 Madness inside
63% matchMostly Positive76% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: ZV GAMES
Windows
"Madness Inside"" immerses you in the dark depths of an abandoned psychiatric hospital, where horrifying experiments were once conducted. Police Lieutenant Vic Voight, in pursuit of a dangerous criminal, unexpectedly finds himself trapped in this nightmarish place.
Why similar: Violent 41.4%, Horror 27%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Adventure 11.4%, Indie 8.1%
- #56 DOCTOR VISCERA
61% matchVery Positive100% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Liminal RoadPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Trapped in an abandoned asylum with the sinister Doctor Viscera, who will stop at nothing to keep you there as his test subject for cruel experiments. Explore the old GrimmHaus Asylum in this PSX-style survival horror game.
Why similar: Horror 34.3%, Psychological Horror 13%, Gore 11.3%, Puzzle 10.4%, Adventure 10.1%
- #57 Ruined Nurse
62% matchVery Positive83% of 568 reviews2024
Dev: eTIRUe
Windows
Explore the hospital by Thwarting the creatures that are trying to stop you and solving puzzles. Successfully install the internet and surprise customer...
Why similar: Horror 41.9%, Psychological Horror 24.9%, Puzzle 12.4%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Adventure 9.6%
- #58 Dark Fracture: Prologue
65% matchVery Positive83% of 1,356 reviews2020
Dev: Twisted II Studio
Windows
Dark Fracture is a psychological horror experience in which you explore an ever-changing world where reality and nightmares collide. Walk on the edge of madness in the shoes of a tormented soul as you descend into the darkest depths of the human psyche, and question everything you see.
Why similar: Horror 43.2%, Psychological Horror 24.7%, Adventure 14.5%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Indie 8%
- #59 The Beast Inside
65% matchVery Positive83% of 11,932 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
Why similar: Horror 40.8%, Gore 17.2%, Violent 14.5%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Adventure 8.5%
