Games Like It Lurks in the Woods

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: Horror 49.6%, Indie 27.4%, Adventure 23%

The Secret of Pineview Forest is a free prequel to Pineview Drive - Rising Storm. Behind the abandoned house on Pineview Drive lies ominous Pineview Forest...

Why similar: Horror 28.7%, Indie 28.3%, Adventure 27%, Multiplayer 15.9%

A Walk in the Woods is a co-op multiplayer game where four players must roam a dark and dangerous forest in search of each other, avoid a terrifying creature, and reunite before the curse is complete.

Why similar: Horror 39.1%, Multiplayer 29.5%, Indie 17%, Adventure 14.5%

Passing Pineview Forest is a free mini-prequel set in the universe of Pineview Drive. Behind the abandoned house on Pineview Drive lies ominous Pineview Forest...

Why similar: Horror 62%, Multiplayer 17%, Adventure 11%, Indie 8%, Atmospheric 2%

Do you remember those horror flash games? Early quests? Well this is the idea.

Why similar: Indie 35.5%, Adventure 32.5%, Horror 32%

Medusa’s Labyrinth is a very short mythological first-person horror game set in ancient Greece. It takes myths and legends that have stayed with us for over 2000 years and mix them together with modern gameplay. The game let's you explore murky catacombs and follow along a classic, tragic story.

Why similar: Horror 51.3%, Multiplayer 19.2%, Adventure 15.2%, Indie 14.2%

I must kill...: Fresh Meat is a light horror story adventure game based on a sad story of a butcher. One day, one night and one accident will bring his misty past and memories to light.

Why similar: Horror 52%, Indie 25%, Adventure 23%

Curse of Anabelle is a story driven adventure-horror/puzzle game which players can experience in the first person perspective. The storyline is based on real world myths and legends.

Why similar: Indie 37.9%, Adventure 34.8%, Horror 10.2%, Dark 8%, Exploration 4.7%

There's nothing scarier than waking up in the middle of the forest alone... or so it seems. Taking control of Rachel in this short, story driven, exploration game, you must find out where you are, why you're there, and most importantly, how to get out. What will you uncover when you delve into the unknown?

Why similar: Indie 51.1%, Adventure 48.9%

Shadow of Pharos is a short first-person horror game.

Why similar: Horror 47.8%, Atmospheric 21.8%, Indie 11.3%, Exploration 11.1%, Adventure 7.9%

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: Horror 47.9%, Multiplayer 28.2%, Indie 24%

Bigfoot Forest - a first-person indie horror game. While traveling in your car, you run out of gas and find yourself far away from any civilized locations at night, with only woods and a small town nearby.

Why similar: Horror 33.7%, Adventure 31.5%, Multiplayer 13.1%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Indie 10.6%

Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.

Why similar: Horror 26.6%, Dark 23.2%, Indie 15%, Adventure 13.2%, Exploration 11.1%

Mimic Search is a short indie horror game, in which you take the role of a police officer investigating a recent mimic attack.

Why similar: Horror 34.8%, Dark 23.7%, Atmospheric 15.8%, Adventure 14.7%, Exploration 7.1%

A short first-person horror game where you wander through an eerie forest using the dials of a microwave.

Why similar: Horror 30.3%, Dark 26.1%, Exploration 14.3%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Adventure 9.9%

An exploration horror game set in a typical 1850 house which revolve around the myth of Bonhomme 7 Heures, an urban legend from Quebec.

Why similar: Horror 58.1%, Exploration 27.3%, Indie 14.6%

Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.

Why similar: Horror 33.6%, Dark 14.7%, Exploration 14.3%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Indie 13.4%

Survive, explore and discover the secrets of the woods. But be careful, there's something else in these woods...

Why similar: Horror 54.1%, Adventure 45.9%

"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: Dark 30.6%, Adventure 25.5%, Exploration 23.8%, Atmospheric 20.1%

Raw Footage is a first-person horror game, travel with nothing but your camera through forests inhabited by vicious creatures while capturing what footage you can of them. You’re not the first, but if you can expose these beasts to the world you’ll be the last.

Why similar: Indie 25.6%, Horror 24.9%, Adventure 24.2%, Multiplayer 16.3%, Atmospheric 9%

The NADI Project it is a free-to-play, first person graphic adventure, in which you will face various obstacles to escape from your destiny.

Why similar: Adventure 23.3%, Multiplayer 21.5%, Horror 17.6%, Indie 14.7%, Exploration 13.9%

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: Dark 27.7%, Horror 27.5%, Adventure 21.2%, Exploration 19.5%, Indie 4.1%

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: Horror 37.1%, Atmospheric 16.8%, Dark 15.5%, Exploration 14.6%, Adventure 8%

Some teenagers have gone camping in the woods far out of town after hearing an old folks tale about a monster lurking within the woods. The monster surrounds its habitat with horrifying and distorted siren noises.

Why similar: Horror 33.7%, Dark 20.4%, Adventure 16.2%, Exploration 15.1%, Indie 9%

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: Multiplayer 19.4%, Adventure 19.3%, Horror 18.4%, Dark 14.6%, Exploration 13.8%

The Wendigo - is a first person investigation horror game set in a Victorian era mansion, located in the heart of a forest. You must rely on your instinct and intuition to survive the horrors that lie within. With tools to aid you, you will seek answers, but will you survive?

Why similar: Indie 100%

A free, VHS styled, first-person found footage horror game, which runs exactly for 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

Why similar: Horror 40.6%, Multiplayer 23.9%, Indie 21.1%, Dark 8.5%, Atmospheric 5.8%

Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story is a point & click puzzle adventure with hand-drawn 2D graphics and a cozy horror setting that tells a short story set in the Tales from Candleforth universe.

Why similar: Horror 66.2%, Dark 23.8%, Indie 5.4%, Adventure 4.5%

Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.

Why similar: Horror 45.7%, Dark 18.6%, Adventure 15.4%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Indie 5.8%

Missing Hiker is a short indie horror game, where your brother Ethan went missing while hiking and you need to find him.

Why similar: Horror 31.3%, Dark 20.9%, Multiplayer 15.5%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Adventure 11.1%

Investigate an abandoned trading post, explore its surroundings and solve the terrible mystery it holds. The Whisperer is a short story-driven point & click game set in Lower Canada at the beginning of the 19th century.

Why similar: Horror 28.4%, Dark 22.5%, Adventure 16.2%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Exploration 13.9%

Darkness Ahead is an adventure game about a man searching for his little brother. A plateau between mountains holds a dark secret about its past. You have to stay alive and collect everything you need to complete your quest.

Why similar: Indie 27.5%, Horror 21.4%, Adventure 21.2%, Dark 14.7%, Exploration 7.8%

The Door in the Basement is an atmospheric pixelated horror game set in a mysterious subterranean world.

Why similar: Horror 26.7%, Dark 24.2%, Exploration 13.7%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Indie 11.2%

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: Horror 40.7%, Exploration 21.7%, Atmospheric 20.8%, Adventure 8.8%, Dark 5.5%

Vigil is a short Narrative Horror Game that takes place in an unsettling underground facility. Your job is to dispose of boxes, however, you’re not alone. A terrifying automaton roams the facility, moving only when you look away or when you blink in real life.

Why similar: Horror 37.7%, Dark 27.8%, Adventure 14.9%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Multiplayer 6.3%

SURVIVAL HORROR in first person. We incarnate an investigator of paranormal events that only with the help of a paranormal activity detector (EMF DETECTOR) and a small oil lamp, we will try to perform an EXORCISM.

Why similar: Multiplayer 23.8%, Horror 23%, Indie 18.7%, Adventure 17.2%, Dark 11.2%

You've been called into the forest to investigate a wounded deer, but the forest is dark and all you have is a flashlight. Oh bother, what a Tuesday you're having.A retro PSX style horror game

Why similar: Horror 41.8%, Exploration 21.6%, Adventure 18.6%, Multiplayer 17.9%

Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!

Why similar: Horror 29.3%, Dark 23.4%, Adventure 14.4%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Indie 10.4%

"Silence In The Cabin" is an Open Map Survival Horror Game, where you must survive Dark linear story sections in order to unlock more areas of the world.

Why similar: Horror 47.8%, Dark 21.4%, Atmospheric 19.2%, Indie 11.5%

Frightence is a short, intense first-person horror experience.

Why similar: Horror 62.9%, Adventure 37.1%

Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.

Why similar: Horror 35%, Dark 26.7%, Atmospheric 16.3%, Exploration 11%, Adventure 10.9%

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 33.4%, Dark 25.8%, Exploration 16.7%, Atmospheric 16.1%, Adventure 8%

Asymmetric multiplayer meets atmospheric horror

Why similar: Multiplayer 27.7%, Indie 24.5%, Dark 16.8%, Adventure 13.3%, Atmospheric 12.2%

Deep Sorrow is a horror/adventure game which leads you to a bunker and makes you feel desperate to get out.

Why similar: Indie 27.1%, Adventure 25.6%, Horror 21.5%, Dark 16.7%, Atmospheric 9.1%

A first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of the Blair Witch. Explore the haunted grounds of the Black Hills Forest in a harrowing investigation that forces you to confront the evil that resides deep in the woods.

Why similar: Horror 35.6%, Adventure 17.9%, Indie 16.6%, Dark 16.2%, Atmospheric 8.5%

Through the Woods is a third-person Norse horror adventure set in a forest on the western shores of Norway that tells the story of a mother and her missing son.

Why similar: Horror 28.9%, Adventure 20%, Indie 19.3%, Dark 13%, Atmospheric 10.8%

Immersed into dark and unexplored ancient woods in a search of the almost forgotten "Legend of the Ancients". But not everything goes as planned as the place keeps a never revealed horrifying secret. Hidden is a first person horror point n' click adventure game, with focus on story, puzzles and exploration.

Why similar: Horror 30.6%, Adventure 28.3%, Indie 24.9%, Dark 16.1%

A narrative horror game set in the daily lives of Indonesian society. Interact with various mystical objects as you explore haunted places, unravel their lingering mysteries, and experience how Indonesian myth, taboo and culture, combined with your choices, shape the course of your nights.

Why similar: Indie 32.8%, Horror 31.4%, Adventure 28.6%, Multiplayer 7.2%

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: Horror 38.8%, Dark 25.1%, Exploration 14.3%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Adventure 9%

A PSX retro horror game made by a sixth grader. Your car runs out of gas on your way to an abandoned carnival now infested with danger at every corner.

Why similar: Horror 35.6%, Indie 21.9%, Adventure 14.5%, Dark 13.2%, Atmospheric 7.7%

Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future.

Why similar: Dark 29.3%, Horror 28%, Adventure 15.5%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Indie 12%

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: Horror 55.3%, Adventure 25.5%, Atmospheric 19.2%

MITE is a horror game, with some difficulty, in which you play a hiker who has lost his family in a cursed forest... find your family and escape, while strange creatures from Japanese folklore chase you, orient yourself .

Why similar: Horror 37.9%, Dark 32.4%, Exploration 20.8%, Atmospheric 8.9%

A retro point-and-click horror adventure game that tests the boundries of the genre! In this "found-footage" horror game you have to navigate the rooms and hallways of the mysterious Narrow Woods Hotel. Collect keys and items and use them to find your way out.

Why similar: Horror 31.5%, Dark 21.6%, Adventure 16.9%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Exploration 14.5%

In this indie horror game, you must escape the Siren’s Forest! Use multiple means of transportation to aid your escape. Unearth what truly happened in the forest by interacting with certain objects that could provide you with the answers you need. But be careful… There’s something out there!

Why similar: Horror 51.9%, Multiplayer 29.3%, Indie 18.7%

In a small village in central Europe something is happening, the forest growing around has something different. Its wood is red color, unique in the world. This does not pass unnoticed to the world's largest logging company, the White Wood Company

Why similar: Horror 46.8%, Multiplayer 21.4%, Indie 16.1%, Adventure 15.6%

Welcome to The Fabled Woods, a dark and mysterious narrative short story. Despite the picturesque beauty, ugly and terrible secrets lurk among the shifting boughs, darkness that no amount of dappled sunlight can erase. Take the first step, and experience an unforgettable journey.

Why similar: Adventure 42.7%, Indie 37.3%, Dark 9.6%, Atmospheric 5.6%, Exploration 4.8%

Skinwalker Hunt is a horror themed hunting game from the creator of Witch Hunt. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linear gameplay, and atmosphere.

Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Dark 27.1%, Exploration 14.6%, Adventure 13.6%, Atmospheric 13.6%

Short first-person horror experience with a unique mirror mechanic. Escape from an invisible monster that can be only seen in the reflection.

Why similar: Horror 40.3%, Adventure 19.2%, Dark 18.8%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Indie 9.8%