- #1 Frightened Beetles
97% matchVery Positive92% of 626 reviews2018
Dev: Anatoliy Loginovskikh
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 12%
Something terrible happened in the forest! Someone frightened all Bugs! What happened? You are the only one who can find it out!
Why similar: Casual 39.2%, Adventure 34.1%, Indie 26.7%
- #2 Unanswered
96% matchVery Positive95% of 101 reviews2026
Dev: WhiteRoot Studio
Windows
You wake up in a strange place, not knowing who you are, where you are, or how you got here. Trapped in an environment that twists to break your sanity, your only way out is to delve into the unknown and face the horrors of a past your mind is trying to hide.
Why similar: Adventure 54.9%, Indie 45.1%
- #3 REALITY
95% matchMixed68% of 106 reviews2016
Dev: Grey Reality Studios
Windows
REALITY is a FREE short First-Person horror game, it uses a graphical style to represent the present mood of the game. It gives the player the ability to choose and get slightly different results. The game has many mysteries you might want to uncover.
Why similar: Adventure 57.5%, Indie 42.5%
- #4 Tales From Hoia Baciu Forest
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 155 reviews2025
Dev: Street Art Studios
Windows
Stranded in the depths of an eerie forest after your car breaks down, you set out in search of help. But as you navigate the darkness, an unseen presence stalks you—until it finally strikes. The adventure begins. First-person horror that will introduce you to Hoia Baciu lore.
Why similar: Adventure 50.8%, Casual 43.1%, Indie 6.1%
- #5 It Lurks in the Woods
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 79 reviews2017
Dev: Olivier Leclair
Windows
It Lurks in the Woods is a short first-person horror game based on French Canadian folklore.
Why similar: Adventure 50.4%, Indie 49.6%
- #6 Missing Hiker
93% matchVery Positive85% of 3,775 reviews2023
Dev: Gemezl
Windows
Missing Hiker is a short indie horror game, where your brother Ethan went missing while hiking and you need to find him.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #7 Rental
92% matchVery Positive92% of 5,674 reviews2024
Dev: Lonely HousePub: Animita Project
Windows
Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.
Why similar: Adventure 54.8%, Indie 45.2%
- #8 Midnight Snack
91% matchVery Positive89% of 321 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: Adventure 65.2%, Indie 34.8%
- #9 Tales of Fear - Episode Zero
90% matchVery Positive96% of 467 reviews2026
Dev: MediaTale
Windows
Can you tell the difference between truth and tale? Experience three short horror stories and gather clues as to which are true and which are just part of our imagination. Immerse yourself in the protagonist's perspective and discover eerie tales from around the world.
Why similar: Adventure 61.8%, Casual 21.3%, Indie 16.9%
- #10 Ranger Danger
91% matchMixed70% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: Reid Annin
Windows
A park ranger's life is changed forever as they discover what really lurks in their national park. A first-person horror, exploration, and stealth-based game.
Why similar: Adventure 61.8%, Indie 38.2%
- #11 Kach
89% matchVery Positive81% of 295 reviews2022
Dev: Bhargav ModhaPub: BYGames
Windows · Mac
On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.
Why similar: Adventure 81.2%, Indie 18.8%
- #12 Fingerbones
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,607 reviews2015
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 10%
Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.
Why similar: Adventure 58.5%, Indie 41.5%
- #13 Only Faces Remain
86% matchVery Positive83% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: Santiago Garcia
Windows
ONLY FACES REMAIN is a short psychological horror game focused on exploration and atmosphere. You play as Marlene, a backpacker traveling alone who rents a cheap room to spend the night. What starts as a cheap place to sleep soon turns into a dangerous situation.
Why similar: Adventure 47%, Casual 39.6%, Indie 13.4%
- #14 Glitch
88% matchMixed52% of 379 reviews2018
Dev: ReallyBadOldGamesPub: ReallyBadOldGamesSorry
Windows
Don't you hate it when you are casually walking through the forest when you fall 60 feet into a mysterious world? Well... that's what goes down. And now you, must find a way up.
Why similar: Adventure 37.7%, Casual 33.1%, Indie 29.2%
- #15 Hellkind
85% matchVery Positive93% of 193 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: Adventure 61.6%, Indie 38.4%
- #16 Into the Dangerous World I Leapt
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 60 reviews2021
Dev: Infant Ambivalence ProjectPub: Harry Hedman
Windows
Follow Idony on a journey to find her brother Edus in a strange factory where the walls between dimensions are thin.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #17 Terror Lab
87% matchMixed55% of 99 reviews2016
Dev: Nicolas BernardPub: M.INDIE
Windows · Mac · Linux
You have just awoken without knowing who or where you are. You can't remember anything but it is clear you are not alone.
Why similar: Adventure 55.8%, Indie 44.2%
- #18 Forest Ranger Services: Episode 1
84% matchVery Positive83% of 150 reviews2024
Dev: GuardHouse
Windows
Horror game series about the investigation of missing hikers in the U.S. National Parks. Follow the story of a wannabe reporter who got a job as a ranger to investigate the disappearances - several episodes that tell one story! Based on true events.
Why similar: Adventure 51.6%, Casual 48.4%
- #19 Almost Home Now
83% matchVery Positive85% of 800 reviews2022
Dev: Timberwell 本幺
Windows · Linux
A 10 minute horror experience of a girl walking home alone at night.
Why similar: Adventure 73.2%, Indie 26.8%
- #20 Backrooms: Found Footage
82% matchVery Positive82% of 396 reviews2024
Dev: HNStudios
Windows
Backrooms: Found Footage is a single-player horror game where you are the main character trying to survive the Backrooms. Curiosity wins and you decide to explore this weird place that you got trapped in. What could go wrong?
Why similar: Adventure 82.8%, Indie 17.2%
- #21 Garden of Oblivion
84% matchVery Positive87% of 207 reviews2018
Dev: Träumendes Mädchen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 21%
A short horror point & click game about a teenager trapped in a dream-like garden. Will Reven be able to escape? It's up to you!
Why similar: Casual 56.5%, Indie 43.5%
- #22 The Midnight Bus
82% matchVery Positive84% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: itandfeel
Windows
A short narrative horror experience, in which you find yourself in the middle of nowhere in a snowstorm without knowing what has happened to the driver or the other passengers in the vehicle, you just know that there is something out there lurking.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #23 It Happened At Night
81% matchMixed68% of 56 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: Adventure 84.9%, Indie 15.1%
- #24 THE DEVIL HAUNTS ME
81% matchVery Positive93% of 229 reviews2019
Dev: games by lum
Windows · Mac · Linux
Survive, explore and discover the secrets of the woods. But be careful, there's something else in these woods...
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #25 Answer Knot
80% matchVery Positive89% of 746 reviews2019
Dev: Naraven
Windows
A short narrative and exploration game about Zach, June, and a strange phenomenon. You're Zach and, stuck in your home, you will do everything to keep hearing June's voice messages. What is happening out there?
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #26 Children of Silentown: Prologue
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,048 reviews2020
Dev: Elf GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Prologue to Children of Silentown, a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a young girl growing up in a village deep into a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon in the village, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #27 Effugium
79% matchMixed60% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Souporno GhoshPub: Team Glasses
Windows
Explore a cold, abandoned, and dreary facility to piece together its mysteries and find a means for escape from the horror that lurks within.
Why similar: Adventure 59.6%, Indie 40.4%
- #28 Just A Scare
78% matchMixed59% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Campfire Tales
Windows
You play as a traveler stranded on a cold, stormy night after your car runs out of gas. With no signal and nowhere else to go, you follow your dying GPS to a small roadside motel— but what seems like a safe place quickly turns into something far more sinister.
- #29 Greetings
78% matchVery Positive84% of 642 reviews2018
Dev: Charlie Behan
Windows
Explore what is around every corner in hopes for answers to where you're going and why.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #30 Siren Head: Awakening
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 966 reviews2020
Dev: Prisma Games L.L.C.
Windows · Mac
Siren Head: Awakening is a first-person horror game based on Trevor Henderson's artwork. You're stuck with your car in the middle of a dark forest with nothing but your flashlight. Seek escape by finding items necessary to survive while a terrifying monster lurks the shadows.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #31 027
77% matchMixed50% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: Lebbi
Windows · Mac · Linux
A childhood friend has been missing for as long as you can remember. You decide to investigate the abandoned town in which he used to live only to find something truly unexpected and even more so unexplainable. Have you got what it takes to find out what happened to Chris Williams?
Why similar: Adventure 81.8%, Indie 18.2%
- #32 Horror inside the forest
75% matchVery Positive91% of 90 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: Adventure 73.4%, Indie 26.6%
- #33 The Stalked 2
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 267 reviews2025
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
"The Stalked 2" is a standalone horror sequel to "The Stalked", where you play as Rachel, an avid hiker. What begins as a relaxing hike to a cabin turns into a nightmare filled with eerie interactions and unsettling events. Will you survive?
Why similar: Adventure 67.3%, Indie 32.7%
- #34 Fear The Unknown - Dave Story
74% matchVery Positive83% of 257 reviews2025
Dev: David Sofer
Windows
This story is one of the rare accounts we've managed to document a tale from the few who have encountered UFOs and lived to tell the tale. Dave considers himself lucky, and maybe you will be too, if you dare to face the unknown and survive.
Why similar: Adventure 81.8%, Indie 18.2%
- #35 Trapped
76% matchVery Positive82% of 169 reviews2019
Dev: N4bA
Windows
You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible
Why similar: Adventure 58.9%, Indie 41.1%
- #36 Seek Or Die
76% matchMixed67% of 175 reviews2018
Dev: FlashynuravPub: FLNStudios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 42%
You are an investigator hired to find evidence about the missing children in the manor off the road. Once you enter, the door locks behind you, and you can hear something, lurking...
Why similar: Indie 51%, Casual 49%
- #37 Murmurs of the Mist
73% matchVery Positive90% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: Jenna YourstonePub: JamJam Studios
Windows
In this game, you’ll encounter puzzles which require you to use your environment in order to solve them. Take note of every detail, they can help you in uncovering Sofia’s story.
Why similar: Casual 78.8%, Indie 21.2%
- #38 Uh Oh!
72% matchVery Positive86% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: Wumbo Workshop LLC
Windows · Mac
Play through three VHS tapes, uncovering the mystery of a decrepit facility, eluding tormented beasts, and discovering the truth of the chosen one.
Why similar: Adventure 67.3%, Casual 32.7%
- #39 Reflection
71% matchVery Positive84% of 264 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
Why similar: Adventure 87.9%, Indie 12.1%
- #40 Something Strange
73% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Ethan ZimmerlePub: Mr. Hand
Windows
Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!
Why similar: Casual 51.9%, Adventure 28.2%, Indie 20%
- #41 Evie
75% matchMixed46% of 188 reviews2018
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
A girl crashed into a dark forest not knowing where to go, curiosity drives her to open a Pandora’s box that was never meant to be opened.
Why similar: Adventure 38.5%, Casual 34.7%, Indie 26.8%
- #42 Marie's Room
70% matchVery Positive93% of 6,711 reviews2018
Dev: Kenny Guillaume
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?
Why similar: Adventure 36.3%, Indie 33.8%, Casual 29.9%
- #43 Shelley Manor
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: Tiny Terrors StudioPub: ESAT
Windows
Find your way through a puzzle filled manor while barely dodging human-eating monsters. You wake up in a dark room with one objective: escape those sharpened teeth. However, you should not worry; you will meet friends along the way.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #44 The Backrooms
73% matchMostly Negative23% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: WASABAE Studios
Windows
You find yourself in a strange world with no idea how you got there. As you explore more, the world gets increasingly convoluted and unstable. You are now in... The Backrooms.
Why similar: Casual 43.3%, Indie 32.4%, Adventure 24.2%
- #45 Ignited Entry
67% matchVery Positive96% of 353 reviews2024
Dev: JordiBoi
Windows
Ignited Entry is a full length narrative driven psychological horror game with voice acting, dreamish visuals, and horror elements that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Some doors should never be opened. But you must go in.
Why similar: Adventure 38.6%, Casual 34.7%, Indie 26.7%
- #46 Fear in Hospital
72% matchMixed49% of 528 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: Adventure 69.2%, Indie 30.8%
- #47 From The Past
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 128 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
What hides in the depths of the forest?!
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #48 Twilight Tales ∣ hollow's store
69% matchMixed55% of 166 reviews2025
Dev: roiten
Windows
While trying to avoid the dangers of working the night shift at a store deep in the forest, you'll also make decisions that shape the fate of the story.
Why similar: Adventure 41.8%, Casual 41.5%, Indie 16.7%
- #49 Last Light
69% matchVery Positive83% of 190 reviews2021
Dev: Team Corn FieldPub: HIKE Inc.
Windows
En route to a scare game, Lumi realizes that she is suddenly alone. Then, appears the old abandoned hospital... Explore throughout the tragedy-stricken hospital. Search for the student IDs of Lumi's classmates. And find out what really happened. Maybe all you need is the courage to "flee?"
Why similar: Adventure 58%, Casual 42%
- #50 Hyperborea
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: Flova Interactive
Windows · Mac
She wakes up alone, missing, and trapped in the frozen tundra of Hyperborea, Hypatia must use her wits and wileys if she is to escape this accursed corner of the world. the choices she makes will determine not only her future, but that of the imperial exploratory legion.
Why similar: Adventure 84.4%, Indie 15.6%
- #51 Shiver
68% matchVery Positive92% of 482 reviews2017
Dev: Kowai Sugoi Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Welcome to Windy Oaks National Park. A beautiful and chilling point-and-click horror adventure. On your way to visit your aging father, everything goes wrong, leaving you trapped and isolated.
Why similar: Adventure 59.1%, Indie 40.9%
- #52 Scauage
65% matchVery Positive91% of 870 reviews2024
Dev: KREIDPIX
Windows
Scauage is a short horror experience where you play as a scavenger looting an abandoned house, uncovering its dark secrets and collecting hidden treasures while facing what lurks within.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #53 The Spirit Underneath
71% matchMostly Negative37% of 126 reviews2017
Dev: Acuze InteractivesPub: Displacement Studios
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Spirit Underneath is a first-person horror game. You wake up in an unknown, creepy looking environment which you soon discover is hell. The problem? You don't remember what happened before waking up there, and don't know your way out. Are you ready to visit the most terrifying depths of hell?
Why similar: Indie 61.7%, Adventure 38.3%
- #54 Is this Game Trying to Kill Me? Preface
65% matchVery Positive98% of 217 reviews2024
Dev: Stately Snail
Windows
This is a small free prequel to the Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?. An old cabin deep in the dense forest, a strange computer, and a game that's trying to kill you!
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #55 Kraven Manor
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 752 reviews2014
Dev: Demon Wagon Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Turn out the lights, take a deep breath, and prepare yourself. Explore the depths of the immersive, atmospheric world of Kraven Manor. Uncover its secrets, solve its mystical puzzles, and face its growing threat. Face your fears and see if you have what it takes...the doors of Kraven Manor await you.
Why similar: Adventure 61%, Indie 39%
- #56 VHS Collection: Goodnight Me
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: Notick
Windows
VHS Collection: Goodnight Me is a short horror game where reality blurs with nightmares over five eerie days. Experience strange events, unsettling dreams, and unravel a chilling mystery in a remote house. Can you survive the madness, or will the nightmare consume you?
Why similar: Casual 41.9%, Adventure 36.4%, Indie 21.7%
- #57 The Tavern In the Woods
65% matchVery Positive79% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Chris J MitchellPub: Motion Forge CG
Windows
"Tavern in the Woods" is a first person, single-player interactive fiction story that blends mystery, storytelling, and supernatural horror. Players explore and investigate an isolated environment as the narrative slowly unfolds, gradually uncovering the truth behind the eerie emptiness.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #58 Forbidden Terror: Board Game
63% matchVery Positive91% of 184 reviews2025
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
A psychological horror game where you take the role of Jonah, an 18 year old trying out a new board game, The Ouija Board, with his friend Emily. Little did they know, it was far from a simple board game.
Why similar: Adventure 42.7%, Casual 38.7%, Indie 18.6%
- #59 The Strange Lights
63% matchVery Positive87% of 137 reviews2026
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You have arrived in a forest where people are rumored to disappear and strange things happen... Locals often see bright flashes and hear strange sounds...
Why similar: Adventure 75.9%, Indie 24.1%