
JoY is a horror game where unsettling mini-games and chilling cutscenes take an unexpected turn into darkness. Brace yourself for a unique, terrifying experience that will keep you on edge from start to finish.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Horror, Psychological Horror, Singleplayer, Indie.

JoY is a horror game where unsettling mini-games and chilling cutscenes take an unexpected turn into darkness. Brace yourself for a unique, terrifying experience that will keep you on edge from start to finish.

BIAS
Caught in the Terror of BIAS." When the protagonist wakes up, he finds himself in a mysterious "space" filled with darkness. In order to find his beloved wife, he steps into the darkness one step at a time. The truth and the "reality" that awaits him are closing in on him.

Circus of Pain
Immerse yourself in the terrifying world of Circus of Pain, where you become the main participant in a deadly circus show. Solve dangerous puzzles to survive.
Caught in the Terror of BIAS." When the protagonist wakes up, he finds himself in a mysterious "space" filled with darkness. In order to find his beloved wife, he steps into the darkness one step at a time. The truth and the "reality" that awaits him are closing in on him.
Why similar: Cinematic 29.1%, Simulation 18.4%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 13.2%, Survival Horror 10.1%
Immerse yourself in the terrifying world of Circus of Pain, where you become the main participant in a deadly circus show. Solve dangerous puzzles to survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.1%, Horror 22.5%, Gore 13.2%, Dark 12.5%, Simulation 10.8%
Set in a sunless town cursed by the Architect, Mysteries of Black Hollow is a shop management and extraction game. Ride your wagon into blighted lands, gather relics, and trade dark heirlooms to restore the church. But beware: every fortune has its price.
Why similar: Horror 36.9%, Psychological Horror 28.4%, Simulation 23.5%, Action 6.5%, Singleplayer 2.7%
"Escape from Clown Art in a terrifying horror game. Solve puzzles and escape the nightmarish mansion before it captures you."
Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Simulation 18%, Cinematic 18%, Survival Horror 15.1%
Spending the first night in a new apartment can be quite nervewracking. New sounds, and thin walls that seperate you from others in the complex. Do you trust your new surroundings?
Why similar: Horror 32.7%, Psychological Horror 32%, Simulation 28.7%, Indie 5.3%, Singleplayer 1.4%
Investigate the infamous Westbrook Mansion in 1991, deep within the Lakota Territory forests. Learn terrifying witchcraft and uncover its secrets. Sanity? Open windows, or lose it.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Horror 24.9%, Survival Horror 16.6%, Dark 12.9%, Gore 12.5%
Abyssal Trench is a first-person underwater horror game where you play as a lone explorer waking from cryo-sleep after a failed mission. With your pod out of fuel and your crew gone, a mysterious AI voice guides you to collect data from three abandoned drilling sites deep beneath the ocean.
Why similar: Horror 24.4%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Simulation 17.1%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Action 11.7%
Dungeon Nightmares II is a first-person psychological horror that takes you through a journey of discovering what nightmares are.The game is inspired by classic roguelike games which include 100% procedural-generated maps and permadeath.
Why similar: Horror 37%, Psychological Horror 31%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Action 11.8%, Indie 3.5%
A psychological horror puzzle about an strange VHS tape that captured a disturbingly realistic ritual. Each viewing changes what happens on screen. Notice these changes, figure out what they mean and see if you can rewrite the ending.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.5%, Horror 22.8%, Simulation 20.1%, Action 10.7%, Gore 9.2%
You'll die if you enter a site that you're never supposed to enter. You have to run away from the monster. This game is horror game, you go to the hell and you adventure hell Each building is filled with eerie rooms with traces and stories of past residents. You have to escape hell
Why similar: Horror 25.7%, Psychological Horror 25.3%, Simulation 20.5%, Survival Horror 15.2%, Dark 6.7%
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: Horror 26.8%, Psychological Horror 23%, Cinematic 19.8%, Survival Horror 17.4%, Gore 10.1%
Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.
Why similar: Horror 28.7%, Psychological Horror 21%, Survival Horror 17%, Gore 13.9%, Cinematic 6.3%
A dark tale set in 17th century. You play as Liberty, a young girl living in a cottage with her parents and her loved dog. Unravel their story while something evil is lurking around them
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.3%, Horror 22.7%, Survival Horror 16.5%, Simulation 12.1%, Gore 11%
A first-person horror game dealing with sleep paralysis. You are lying in bed, unable to move, experiencing creepy phenomena and having to survive until morning from ghosts.
Why similar: Horror 36.2%, Psychological Horror 33.5%, Dark 19.5%, Action 4.4%, Indie 4.1%
Beyond There is an immersive first-person horror game where you explore the eerie house of a missing friend. As you uncover dark secrets and confront terrifying encounters, your sanity will be tested. Can you uncover the truth behind their disappearance, or will the house consume you too?
Why similar: Simulation 26.6%, Psychological Horror 26.4%, Horror 25.9%, Dark 17.5%, Indie 2%
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: Horror 27.7%, Psychological Horror 27%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Dark 11.5%, Gore 7.4%
10 Tales of Terror from 10 Twisted Minds. Made in only 7 Sleepless Nights. The Dread X Collection is a series of small games created by some of the most talented indie devs around, all with the same mission: create the P.T. for the horror project of their dreams.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Horror 20.3%, Survival Horror 17%, Cinematic 10.6%, Action 9.1%
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
Why similar: Horror 38.5%, Psychological Horror 32%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Dark 9.5%, Simulation 3.3%
Now on Steam, revamped with brand new content! Immerse yourself in the latest chapter of the popular, Japanese indie horror title, Kageroh: Shadow Corridor. Survive against the onslaught of horrors that lie in wait in eerie, traditional Japanese locales that change with every playthrough.
Why similar: Horror 49.3%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Action 12%, Survival Horror 11.7%, Indie 3.8%
It's time to return that favor. You must inspect flowers and decide where you'll ship them to. There's a long night ahead and some of your choices may haunt you.If you feel you're being watched, turn off the lights and hide.
Why similar: Simulation 37%, Psychological Horror 29.8%, Horror 29.2%, Indie 2.1%, Singleplayer 2%
Immerse yourself in a dark journey filled with secrets and horror, as John returns home after receiving a mysterious letter from a family member stating that he must return home after traveling for treatment. Discover terrifying facts and uncover buried secrets in an exciting and fun experience
Why similar: Horror 28.4%, Psychological Horror 27.8%, Action 14.8%, Cinematic 14.3%, Dark 12.1%
Travel through dark dingy apartments and cold stone basements. Stay away from the many creatures following you around every corner. Find collectibles and outlast the demons. walk this first-person horror experience through twisting mazes and search for keys. Outlast the demons and find any way out.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.9%, Action 25.4%, Horror 25.1%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Indie 7.5%
Aka Manto (赤マント Red Cloak), aka Red Cape or Red Mantle, is a Japanese urban legend about a masked spirit who wears a red cloak, and who appears to people using public or school restrooms.
Why similar: Horror 33.8%, Gore 13%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Survival Horror 11.7%, Simulation 10.7%
Pandamonium is a single-player psychological horror game. You have been taken. The only way out is through three eerie mazes where roaming panda-suited strangers are on the hunt. Escape them, or become them.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.4%, Simulation 22.9%, Horror 21.2%, Action 14.8%, Dark 6.7%
Use your camera and lens to survive the haunting of an old farmhouse. The bells toll, and Scary Sam draws near. Short VHS-inspired survival horror experience set within the DEADCAM universe.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.2%, Horror 21.7%, Survival Horror 20.5%, Action 13.3%, Gore 8.8%
Transfigured is a 2D side-scroller psychological horror game. Humanoid monstrosities stalk you from the dark. Armed with nothing other than a dying flashlight, survival depends on hiding, finding tools, and carefully navigating your surroundings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.9%, Horror 22.8%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Action 9.9%
Callus is a short psychological horror (~30 minutes) in the walking simulator genre, featuring jump scares and themes of cruelty and overprotection. It was released as a transitional project between larger releases, with an intentionally simple story and concise gameplay.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.3%, Horror 28.3%, Cinematic 20.5%, Dark 10.6%, Simulation 5.6%
First-person survival horror. The game takes place in an old student dormitory in a provincial town in Eastern Europe. Its unique setting, memorable characters, and extreme levels of cruelty and explicit content will leave a mark on you.
Why similar: Horror 30.2%, Psychological Horror 22%, Survival Horror 19.8%, Action 16.1%, Gore 10.8%
Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.
Why similar: Horror 34%, Psychological Horror 32.4%, Gore 12.1%, Hand-drawn 6.4%, Survival Horror 4%
A child lays awake in the light of the moon, unaware the Halloween curse will be starting soon. The radio crackles to life, a mysterious girl...
Why similar: Horror 31.2%, Psychological Horror 27.7%, Simulation 26.8%, Survival Horror 12.4%, Indie 1.9%
Spiritus Sancti is a first-person psychological horror where your voice is your weapon. Speak sacred rites through your microphone to repel, stun, and exorcise the forces of darkness. Every encounter is real-time, every word a test of faith. An experience like no other.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.4%, Horror 25.4%, Survival Horror 16.3%, Dark 12.5%, Action 8.7%
SCP-087: Recovered documents - first-person horror, that tells the story of a classified object.
Why similar: Horror 36.9%, Psychological Horror 27%, Survival Horror 17.3%, Action 14.4%, Indie 4.5%
A man hides in a remote building deep in a silent forest, where uncertain memories resurface and reality begins to slip. As you uncover the reasons behind his retreat, you’ll gather scrap, buy equipment, and try to survive an intruder who grows more unpredictable each night.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30%, Horror 29.4%, Dark 15.1%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Simulation 6.2%
Based on real-life haunted tunnels, this is a first-person horror game. Can you escape the tunnel filled with fear and tension and make it back home safely?
Why similar: Horror 34.4%, Psychological Horror 33.2%, Simulation 27.9%, Singleplayer 2.5%, Indie 2.1%
A detective is hired to find a missing young woman. The clues lead him to an old abandoned sanatorium, where personal belongings reveal she was there. But something sinister lurks in the shadows — and leaving may no longer be an option.
Why similar: Horror 28.9%, Psychological Horror 26.2%, Survival Horror 19.2%, Dark 12.2%, Action 9.9%
"CRUELTY" is a Japanese-made splatter horror. You were in an accident and lost consciousness. The moment you wake up, you find yourself in a nightmare world, one that is not of this Earth. In an abattoir ruled by madness, horrific scenes unfold, and inescapable terror awaits you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 19.1%, Cinematic 16.3%, Survival Horror 14%, Dark 9%
The Princess Factory is an anomaly-detection horror game where you check princess animatronics for errors in a mysterious factory beneath an abandoned fairy-tale theme park. Your actions may determine far more than simply whether or not you get out alive...but which path will you choose?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Horror 24.3%, Simulation 20.5%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Dark 10%
When you come to your senses, you find yourself trapped in a nightmare. The books scattered around will guide you through your future.
Why similar: Horror 34.4%, Psychological Horror 32.9%, Simulation 28.1%, Singleplayer 2.4%, Indie 2.1%
SECOND SHIFT is a first-person game that immerses the player in a deep and intense horror atmosphere. Using a mysterious clock, you must uncover terrifying secrets while trying to escape the mine. Solve puzzles, pay attention to your surroundings, and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Horror 25.3%, Psychological Horror 24.2%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Dark 12.1%, Gore 8.7%
Obsessive fans are common for artists, but this one is different. He's found his way to the home of J.W. Eel slug, a piano player who just got a deadline from a record label, and is determined to get inside.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.5%, Horror 35.2%, Survival Horror 22.9%, Indie 2.9%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Control an RC car in an abandoned hospital. Capture eerie anomalies, avoid making noise, and uncover a chilling mystery—before something finds you first.
Why similar: Horror 28.1%, Psychological Horror 25.9%, Simulation 14.5%, Survival Horror 10.1%, Dark 9.6%
4 short horror games from different authors and in different genres. Each game is an author's vision on the theme of 'pursuit'.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.7%, Simulation 24.4%, Horror 22.5%, Action 12.1%, Dark 10%
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
Why similar: Horror 44.4%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Gore 11.7%, Dark 6.4%
Honey Time with Pooh is a game about survival and escape. Pooh has invited you for honey. He recently went through the trouble of gathering it all for you. Please come by and show your appreciation.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Horror 23.8%, Survival Horror 14.9%, Dark 11.8%, Gore 10.7%
At night, you're alone in a half-finished building. Your task is simple: patrol the floors, check the rooms, and watch for any signs of intrusion. But as the nights pass, you begin to realize you're not alone.
Why similar: Horror 26.5%, Psychological Horror 26.2%, Action 13.7%, Gore 8%, Survival Horror 7.9%
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: Psychological Horror 31.2%, Horror 28.8%, Action 10.6%, Survival Horror 8.5%, Dark 6.4%
Locked Fears is a first person puzzle/horror game with platforming elements and creepy atmosphere. You play as Samuel Custer, a late worker at UNIVERS HORIZONS, when things at the office start to drift into a dreadful situation. With the help of an unknown Individual you try to survive and escape this nightmare.
Why similar: Horror 28.1%, Psychological Horror 28%, Gore 25.2%, Action 14.6%, Indie 4.1%
your goal is to find your sister that went missing. Solve simple puzzles and avoid being found by the Watcher.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.4%, Horror 27.9%, Action 12.8%, Dark 12.7%, Survival Horror 6.5%
You’ve been kidnapped to play in a deadly underground game show where every round is brutal and gory, with terrifying animatronic monstrosities hot on your heels, making every moment a race for your life. But even if you die, you’re stitched up and thrown right back into the carnage.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Simulation 16.4%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Gore 15.2%, Action 13.5%
A teenager's quiet night home alone turns into a fight for survival in this psychological survival horror. Scavenge for tools, outsmart a relentless stalker, and make life-or-death choices in a chilling race to escape. Every decision matters—can you survive the night?
Why similar: Horror 27.2%, Psychological Horror 26.9%, Survival Horror 17.1%, Gore 9%, Simulation 8.5%
You are trapped in an abandoned asylum with no end. Every corner hides something strange. Capture the anomalies with your camera before the loop traps you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.9%, Horror 24.9%, Cinematic 21.4%, Simulation 13%, Action 8.1%
A kidnapping, a desperate mother, and a shadow from the past. The final chapter of the trilogy that blends classic survival horror, stealth, and psychological horror, reveals every secret behind the series’ most unsettling icon: the Red Nun.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.2%, Horror 18.9%, Survival Horror 17.3%, Gore 15.2%, Cinematic 11.1%
Jorogumo’s Cradle is a short first person horror game. You are stuck in the woods with a monster that attacks you during the night. Explore the area, build tools to fend off incoming attacks, and most importantly, survive until the very end.
Why similar: Horror 29.9%, Psychological Horror 23.2%, Action 11.4%, Dark 10.6%, Survival Horror 10.2%
Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.
Why similar: Horror 31.8%, Psychological Horror 25%, Survival Horror 14.5%, Gore 13.3%, Dark 9.4%
The next victim is you. Mother Ghoul is a horror and thriller game in which you try to survive against a cursed ghost to whom you are offered as a sacrifice. To escape the curse, you must find and destroy her stillborn children through a ritual. This is the only way...
Why similar: Horror 24.5%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Survival Horror 17.5%, Simulation 15.9%, Dark 9.7%
In Silent Hill Homecoming, Alex Shepherd has returned to his hometown of Shepherd's Glen to investigate the sudden disappearance of his brother. From Shepherd's Glen to the foggy streets of Silent Hill, Alex will face the darkest of horrors while struggling with his own grip on reality.
Why similar: Horror 39.5%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Survival Horror 19.5%, Gore 11%, Dark 4.2%
Survive the horrors of a decaying bunker as the last remaining technician, struggling under the pressure of your relentless boss while being stalked by a malevolent force from a forgotten past.
Why similar: Horror 28.8%, Psychological Horror 26.1%, Survival Horror 19.2%, Action 13.5%, Simulation 8.9%
Explore the countryside of Brazil in this third person survival horror game. Fight, survive, and discover that sometimes good intentions can lead to devastating results.
Why similar: Horror 26.8%, Psychological Horror 21%, Survival Horror 17.2%, Action 14.8%, Dark 9.7%
A challenging first-person psychological horror game where you play as Vera, trapped in a nightmare tied to her family’s tragic past. Burn the cursed teddies, restore lost memories, and break sealed doors to survive The Mare.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.8%, Horror 29.6%, Survival Horror 18.9%, Dark 16.4%, Indie 2.5%