- #1 Hollow Cocoon
97% matchVery Positive93% of 899 reviews2023
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.
Why similar: Stealth 17.2%, Survival Horror 17%, Horror 15%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #2 Slit Mouthed - 口裂け女
96% matchVery Positive82% of 82 reviews2021
Dev: Nyxtales
Windows
Slit Mouthed - 口裂け女 is a first-person horror adventure game based on a Japanese myth. The gameplay focuses on storytelling, stealth and decision making, there are also some puzzles for the player to solve, making gameplay more various.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.5%, Horror 20.7%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Stealth 14.2%, Gore 11%
- #3 The Sinking Forest - 沈んだ森 -
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: @TonyDevGamePub: indie.io
Windows
A Japanese survival horror game full of tension, drama, and violence. If you like psychological horror games with exploration, puzzles, and limited resources, you'll enjoy an intense experience where every decision can mean the difference between finding Sayuri or getting lost in the forest forever.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 15.2%, Violent 13.9%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #4 Forest Horror
95% matchMixed54% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Neki4 Electronics
Windows
You have to explore the mysterious forest and complete many tasks to get out of there alive.
Why similar: Stealth 39.4%, Dark 31.4%, Atmospheric 13.1%, First-Person 7.8%, Puzzle 6.3%
- #5 HELLSEED: All Chapters
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 285 reviews2024
Dev: Profenix Studio SRLS
Windows
HELLSEED is a first-person horror adventure that combines puzzles, action, and a chilling narrative. In a dark world full of supernatural threats, you’ll need to solve complex puzzles and manage your sanity. This isn’t just a fight for survival—it's a journey into the depths of terror.
Why similar: Stealth 18.8%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Gore 9.5%
- #6 Teke Teke - テケテケ
94% matchMixed57% of 122 reviews2021
Dev: Nyxtales
Windows
Teke Teke - テケテケ is a first-person horror adventure game based on a Japanese myth. The gameplay focuses on storytelling, stealth and decision making, there are also some puzzles for the player to solve, making gameplay more various.
Why similar: Stealth 23.6%, Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Gore 9.6%
- #7 Anthology of Fear
93% matchMostly Positive76% of 290 reviews2023
Dev: OhDeer StudioPub: 100 GAMES
Windows
Take part in a one-man investigation and solve the mystery of your brother’s disappearance. Find out the truth by exploring unsettling liminal locations. Discover the story chapter by chapter, with each one unveiling their common tragedy.
Why similar: Horror 22.3%, Survival Horror 22.1%, Stealth 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Gore 10.6%
- #8 Horror inside the forest
92% matchVery Positive92% of 86 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 66.1%, Adventure 19%, First-Person 6%, Indie 5.6%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #9 家屋探索 -Japanese House Exploration-
91% matchVery Positive96% of 124 reviews2024
Dev: Sealio
Windows
『Japanese House Exploration』is a first-person puzzle horror adventure game set in a traditional Japanese house. You explore a house that is both eerie and nostalgic. To find a dear friend.
Why similar: Horror 31.6%, FPS 17.6%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Dark 11.9%
- #10 Forest Asylum 2
89% 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: Survival Horror 22.4%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Horror 15.1%, Gore 8.9%, Violent 8.2%
- #11 Escape the Ayurok
90% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,082 reviews2019
Dev: DeadlyCrow Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Escape The Ayurok is a first person horror-adventure videogame, in which you need to escape from a haunted mansion as quiet as possible, to evade the hideous creature called "The Ayurok". Stealth Mode will be your ally!
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.1%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Gore 14.2%, Horror 14.1%, Violent 13.7%
- #12 Doorways: The Underworld
91% matchMixed69% of 406 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: Survival Horror 16.3%, Horror 14.2%, Stealth 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Gore 10.4%
- #13 Whispering Fog
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Dark Snow Games
Windows
Whispering Fog is a first person psychological horror game set in an ever-changing forest shrouded in fog. A quiet getaway becomes a sinister nightmare as the illusion of safety and solitude slowly crumbles around you.
Why similar: Horror 24.7%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Dark 14%, Violent 13.9%, Atmospheric 12.4%
- #14 SANRI
89% matchMixed58% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: LIGHTWORKER GAMES
Windows
SANRI is a first-person psychological horror game where you play a schizophrenic character whose wife disappeared during camp. Face the delusions, solve the mystery and try to find her despite your constantly distorted perception of time-space.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.9%, Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Stealth 13.1%, Gore 9.1%
- #15 Left Alone
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 643 reviews2016
Dev: SpeedTutor
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?
Why similar: Horror 20.9%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Survival Horror 19.2%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Dark 8.6%
- #16 CoRoT
85% matchMixed67% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Azteck Game Studios
Windows
CoRoT is a first-person psychological meta-horror game. Search for cassettes in a transforming house, unraveling its macabre past. A sinister atmosphere surrounds you as you try to understand what's happening and where you really are. Can you discover the truth hidden in its walls?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.3%, Horror 17.9%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Gore 11.9%, Atmospheric 9.9%
- #17 Into The Gloom
86% matchVery Positive81% of 294 reviews2015
Dev: earrgamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
It's a retro horror game featuring eerie black, white, and red visuals. Embark on an exciting adventure across 18 suspenseful levels while evading "The Shadow" and discovering five possible endings. Immerse yourself in a chilling atmosphere with haunting environments and unsettling sounds.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.4%, Horror 18.6%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #18 Mists of Aiden
84% matchVery Positive91% of 1,140 reviews2020
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
Why similar: Horror 26.2%, Violent 18.4%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Gore 11.1%, Adventure 6.9%
- #19 Inside Depth 6
84% matchVery Positive85% of 247 reviews2021
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
There are 6 depths to descend; the further you go, the more terror you will experience. Uncover mysteries, solve puzzles, and immerse yourself in a dark storyline that Inside Depth 6 has to offer. Journey through all 6 depths to uncover the secrets buried within.
Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Dark 14.1%, Adventure 7.3%
- #20 Mansion of the Dead
82% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: Caicai Studio
Windows
Step into the shoes of Agent Kim, drawn into a chilling mystery deep in the wilderness. Find hidden clues, solve intricate puzzles, and outsmart the relentless zombies that roam the estate. Will you make it out alive, or will you too vanish without a trace?
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.5%, Horror 18.3%, Gore 17.5%, Violent 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
- #21 Charon's Staircase
83% matchMixed63% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 15.8%, Dark 12.7%, Gore 12.6%, Violent 12%
- #22 Scarred
82% matchMixed58% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: KOEX studioPub: iterco
Windows
Scarred is a first-person atmospheric horror puzzle game where you must uncover the truth about one of your schoolmates before it’s too late. Traverse a world of nightmares inspired by nostalgic Singaporean architecture as you fight to survive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.2%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 17.5%, Dark 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #23 White Room Protocol
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 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 22.2%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Gore 11.1%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Dark 10.7%
- #24 Whispering Lane: Horror
81% matchMixed65% of 161 reviews2024
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the dark secrets of the abandoned house on Whispering Lane in this psychological horror game. Navigate through perilous twists, where each turn reveals a blend of horror and mystery. Can you unearth the truth before darkness consumes you?
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.3%, Horror 20.3%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Atmospheric 11%, FPS 8.8%
- #25 Ayasa: Shadows of Silence
79% matchMixed68% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Aya Games
Windows
A dark tale of survival and conscience, blending platforming, puzzles, and haunting beauty. Journey through surreal lands where every choice shapes the fate of a world on the edge of ruin will you restore the light or embrace the darkness?
Why similar: Stealth 20%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Dark 9.5%
- #26 Inferis: Dead Below
78% matchVery Positive86% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Hemoria Studio
Windows
You're a journalist searching for answers... but beneath the surface lies only terror. The labyrinth you’ve entered to find the missing may never let you leave.
Why similar: Gore 24.4%, Horror 21.1%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Stealth 9.3%, First-Person 5.9%
- #27 The Cursed Forest
79% matchVery Positive89% of 881 reviews2019
Dev: KPy3OPub: Grable Team
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Immerse yourself in the obscure and mysterious autumnal forest, where every wrong step could be your last. As you travel uncover the dark story behind this place, where beauty and danger have become as one.
Why similar: Horror 25.4%, Atmospheric 24.4%, Dark 18.7%, Adventure 13.4%, First-Person 7.3%
- #28 Darkness Ahead
81% matchMixed52% of 108 reviews2016
Dev: Useless MachinesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
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: Horror 30.2%, Adventure 18.4%, Dark 13.4%, Indie 12%, Atmospheric 11.2%
- #29 The Derailed
76% matchVery Positive83% of 126 reviews2025
Dev: Deformed Dreams Studio
Windows
The Derailed is a first-person psychological horror game. Beneath the dusty arches of a nearly forgotten depot, shadows of the past tremble. Whether you want to or not, you will have to uncover the dark secrets of this place.
Why similar: Horror 24.2%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Gore 14.6%, Violent 14.1%, Dark 12.9%
- #30 Ontotis
77% matchVery Positive83% of 115 reviews2023
Dev: Xenoplasis Games
Windows
Ontotis is a psychological horror game crafted by a solo developer focusing on atmosphere, mystery and an engaging story. Uncover scattered clues to unveil the chilling fate of the house's residents, while encountering a mysterious humanlike figure seemingly connected to them in their haunting tale.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Horror 18.2%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Multiple Endings 11%, Survival Horror 8.8%
- #31 King of Silence - Prologue
76% matchVery Positive83% of 114 reviews2025
Dev: Onze 8 Degrés
Windows
Embark on a chilling journey in King of Silence, a first-person horror game where silence is survival. Trapped in a dark, abandoned temple, you must quietly uncover its secrets and the eerie legend of the King of Silence to find your escape. Make a sound, and it may be your last.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.8%, Horror 25.1%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Stealth 9.1%
- #32 Penumbra Overture
77% matchVery Positive91% of 4,100 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Why similar: Horror 28.3%, Survival Horror 16.3%, Stealth 13%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #33 SILENT BREATH
75% matchMixed69% of 1,189 reviews2024
Dev: EXODIAC STUDIOS
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness
Why similar: Horror 32.6%, Psychological Horror 28.6%, Dark 14%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, First-Person 6.4%
- #34 UnderDread
78% matchMixed57% of 138 reviews2016
Dev: Bigzur Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A first-person horror adventure game that will take you on a journey through an ancient castle and that lies beneath. Dangers and forgotten horrors await in the dark...
Why similar: Horror 33.5%, Adventure 17.9%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Indie 9.6%
- #35 Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 681 reviews2025
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol is a first-person survival horror game inspired by Junji Ito's psychological horror and eerie aesthetics. This work centers on the twisted potential of human nature and fear of the unknown, taking you on a journey of survival where memory and mystery intertwine.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29%, Horror 24%, Stealth 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, First-Person 6.4%
- #36 Familiar Stranger
73% matchMixed64% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Duanyang WangPub: Horror engine games
Windows
The Familiar Stranger is a 3D psychological horror game where twisted memories and nightmares blur. Uncover dark secrets while evading a relentless entity that watches from the shadows. Can you escape the horrors of the past, or will they consume you?
Why similar: Horror 37.6%, Psychological Horror 34.2%, Adventure 10.2%, Indie 8.5%, First-Person 5.7%
- #37 HORROR TALES: The Wine
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 477 reviews2021
Dev: Carlos Coronado
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Explore a post-pandemic fictional Mediterranean island and confront your fears! Immerse yourself in a seemingly abandoned city and struggle to find a precious Banydebosc red wine bottle to cure your loved ones. But be aware; your Nemesis is hunting you. Indie Jumpscares included! :D
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.8%, Stealth 14%, Horror 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Violent 10.1%
- #38 Kuchisake Onna - 口裂け女
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 59 reviews2018
Dev: George ConstantinouPub: Constantinou
Windows
Kuchisake-Onna is a first-person horror adventure game based on a Japanese myth. The gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid “Kuchisake-Onna” or else the Slit Mouthed Woman, there are also some puzzles for the player to solve, making gameplay more various.
Why similar: Horror 38.5%, Psychological Horror 34.5%, Adventure 17.4%, Indie 9.6%
- #39 Cursed Feed
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
In first-person horror game "Cursed Feed," players embark on a chilling journey with the Thornvale family as they confront a malevolent force unleashed by their own patriarch's archaeological discoveries.
Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Gore 14%, Violent 13%, Dark 10.8%
- #40 Chicken Feet
71% matchVery Positive91% of 473 reviews2022
Dev: Dylan BassettPub: Bassett Interactive
Windows
Chicken Feet is a first person survival-stealth horror game about a giant, angry chicken. Descend into the depths of GOOBER laboratories and uncover the horrors that lie beneath the lab's shiny façade.
Why similar: Stealth 20.1%, Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Survival Horror 10.9%, Gore 7.6%
- #41 Luto
69% matchVery Positive85% of 1,263 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.5%, Dark 18.6%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Adventure 8.1%, Horror 6.3%
- #42 Stay Still 2
73% matchMixed50% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Tarba Paul CornelPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Welcome to Stay Still 2, a spine-chilling first-person survival horror game. Based of the Vietnamese culture, this game unfolds as a daring experiment in which survival seems nearly impossible. Engage in a story gameplay, where puzzles are your key to progress, while surviving various threats.
Why similar: Horror 19.3%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Stealth 18.3%, Multiple Endings 11%, FPS 10.8%
- #43 Whisperwind
71% matchVery Positive93% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: Punx Studios
Windows
Whisperwind is a short psychological horror experience featuring puzzles, multiple endings, creepy ambience and deep storytelling.
Why similar: Horror 24.8%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Gore 12.8%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Dark 8.5%
- #44 Doorways: Prelude
74% matchMixed62% of 636 reviews2013
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 33.3%, Survival Horror 18.1%, Gore 8.5%, Psychological Horror 7.6%, Adventure 7.2%
- #45 Darkness Under My Bed
70% matchVery Positive91% of 95 reviews2021
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows
Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories.
Why similar: Horror 23.9%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Gore 11.8%, Dark 11.4%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #46 Hidden: On the trail of the Ancients
73% matchMixed65% of 85 reviews2015
Dev: Lost Spell
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 34.6%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, Adventure 19.6%, Dark 11.8%, Indie 8.7%
- #47 Caput Mortum
65% matchVery Positive96% of 359 reviews2025
Dev: WildArts GamesPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
Travel back to 16th-century France and delve into the mysterious depths of a seemingly abandoned alchemist's tower. Do you dare brave the horrors that beckon you below... deeper still?
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.1%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 17.4%, Stealth 11.3%, Atmospheric 9.4%
- #48 Venge
69% matchVery Positive92% of 409 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 21.4%, Survival Horror 19.9%, Horror 15.6%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Dark 9%
- #49 Bigfoot Forest
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 183 reviews2021
Dev: Kiddy
Windows
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 20.5%, Survival Horror 20.3%, Stealth 14.4%, Adventure 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.7%
- #50 Don't Be Afraid 2
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 257 reviews2024
Dev: Eneida Games
Windows
Descend deep into the nightmare that seamlessly blends with reality in this uncanny horror escape room game. Can you find your way out of the horrid mansion or will you succumb to your fears? Can you face and overcome your past, or will it break you?
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 14.2%, Gore 13.5%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #51 SLACKJAW
66% matchVery Positive83% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: Nostromo Interactive
Windows
As the latest prey of a deranged serial killer, you must use your wits and resources to survive in this atmospheric first-person escape room-style horror game. Explore, uncover secrets, and plan your escape... but be quiet, or you'll be his next victim. Inspired by true events.
Why similar: Stealth 27.7%, Horror 19.3%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Dark 11.7%
- #52 Horror Story: Hallowseed
69% matchMixed65% of 350 reviews2021
Dev: Jeff WinnerPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Horror Story: Hallowseed is a story-driven psychological horror game. An obscure event causes two of your friends to disappear while you were camping in the woods. Left alone and stranded in an unknown place, you need to seek the answers about what happened, face the horror and find your friends.
Why similar: Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Survival Horror 17.5%, Gore 14.1%, Atmospheric 10.4%
- #53 SHIRIME: The Curse of Butt-Eye
68% matchVery Positive82% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: 7TaleZ
Windows
In SHIRIME: The Curse of Butt-Eye | 尻目 find your missing girlfriend Sharon in Shirime Forest, stalked by the malevolent yokai Shirime. Collect pages to uncover the mystery, but beware: every page increases the intensity of Shirime's pursuit. Can you survive and unravel the truth?
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.8%, Horror 22.5%, Stealth 22.1%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, First-Person 5.2%
- #54 The Empty Eyes
66% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.3%, Horror 25.1%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Dark 9.2%, First-Person 4.3%
- #55 Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,584 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 25.6%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Dark 13.7%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #56 Insomnis
67% matchVery Positive91% of 274 reviews2022
Dev: Path Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Insomnis is a first-person horror game focused on story, exploration and solving puzzles to advance through a terrifying atmosphere. Players take control of Joe Castevet, who will have to deal with a mysterious inheritance he has just received. Discover all the secrets of the Castevet mansion!
Why similar: Horror 19.3%, Survival Horror 18.6%, Gore 18.4%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
- #57 The Demon Within Me
68% matchMixed67% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
The Demon Within Me is a first-person psychological horror game featuring a dark, lonely, and atmospheric environment that offers an immersive and disturbing experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Horror 25.3%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Dark 13.3%, First-Person 8.3%
- #58 The Strange Lights
64% matchVery Positive87% of 123 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: Psychological Horror 31.5%, Horror 31.4%, Atmospheric 16.7%, Dark 9.3%, First-Person 6%