- #1 I'm on Observation Duty 8
97% matchVery Positive96% of 256 reviews2025
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.7%, Horror 19.9%, Psychological 18.3%, Point & Click 11.1%, Supernatural 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the surveillance-based gameplay loop of monitoring camera feeds to identify terrifying anomalies.
- #2 Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,925 reviews2024
Dev: Mega Cat Studios
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Survive five nights of terror in this chilling adventure game. Travel between time periods to solve puzzles, gather clues, and outrun the threat relentlessly pursuing you. Move swiftly and stay hidden, and you may just survive. But be careful—it's not just your own life that’s on the line this time.
Why similar: Horror 40.6%, Pixel Graphics 22%, Point & Click 7.9%, Dark 7.2%, Psychological Horror 5%
Why You'll Like It: This title utilizes pixel-art graphics to deliver a tense, night-shift-themed horror experience that feels right at home with the seed game.
- #3 The Horror Of Salazar House
96% matchVery Positive94% of 390 reviews2020
Dev: Maldo19Pub: Torture Star Video
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become another permanent inhabitant? An Italian horror inspired adventure game!
Why similar: Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Point & Click 12.7%, Supernatural 12.5%, Dark 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the pixel-art aesthetic and point-and-click mystery elements that define the investigative feel of the seed game.
- #4 The Closing Shift
95% matchMixed66% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: Bird Box Games
Windows
A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.
Why similar: Psychological 16.8%, Horror 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Dark 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers the same feeling of a mundane night shift job slowly descending into a terrifying, stalker-filled nightmare.
- #5 Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,665 reviews2024
Dev: Stately Snail
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
An old shack deep in a dense forest, a strange computer and a game that's trying to kill you!
Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Dark 15.9%, Mystery 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It blends puzzle-solving and surveillance-style horror with a meta-narrative that keeps the player on edge.
- #6 Stories Untold
94% matchVery Positive87% of 5,505 reviews2017
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
Why similar: Horror 27.6%, Psychological Horror 24.8%, Point & Click 16%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Adventure 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title masterfully uses retro aesthetics and surveillance-style interaction to build a deeply unsettling psychological mystery.
- #7 SIGNALIS
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,140 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.9%, Dark 18.8%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Mystery 13.3%, Action-Adventure 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in pixelated psychological horror that emphasizes atmospheric storytelling and a sense of dread.
- #8 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
92% matchVery Positive87% of 2,470 reviews2020
Dev: Marevo Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.
Why similar: Horror 27.8%, Psychological Horror 19%, Dark 13%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Mystery 9%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the isolation of a remote, job-based horror setting where the environment itself feels hostile.
- #9 [Chilla's Art] Night Security | 夜間警備
91% matchVery Positive89% of 991 reviews2023
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Night Security | 夜間警備 is a Japanese psychological horror game about night security.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.9%, Horror 22.7%, Supernatural 17.6%, Dark 11.6%, Mystery 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the job-based horror experience where routine tasks are interrupted by supernatural events.
- #10 Shift 87
90% matchVery Positive87% of 215 reviews2024
Dev: PixelsplitPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Your task today: Memorize your environment and report any anomalies. Good luck with your shift! "Shift 87" is an observation horror game with subtle anomalies and unsettling occurrences.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.9%, Horror 17.4%, Dark 15.9%, Mystery 13.1%, Puzzle 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the psychological horror of observing your surroundings for subtle, disturbing changes.
- #11 Iron Lung
89% matchVery Positive92% of 11,191 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
Why similar: Horror 28.2%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Dark 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: The claustrophobic, surveillance-heavy gameplay creates a similar sense of helplessness while trapped in a confined space.
- #12 The Lost Crown
91% matchVery Positive83% of 523 reviews2014
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Embark on an eerie ghost-hunting adventure, featuring real evidence of paranormal activity, to solve the mystery of the Lost Crown. Be warned, to seek advice from the dead can have bitter consequences.
Why similar: Horror 22.1%, Point & Click 21%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Supernatural 10%, Adventure 9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure that leans heavily into mystery and supernatural horror themes.
- #13 Afterdream
89% matchVery Positive93% of 358 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 18.3%, Psychological 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D psychological horror game that prioritizes atmosphere and mystery over traditional combat.
- #14 FAITH: The Unholy Trinity
88% matchVery Positive95% of 8,858 reviews2022
Dev: Airdorf GamesPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
What you are about to do has not been approved by the Vatican. As a young priest, struggle against demons, cultists, and your own weakening faith in this pixel horror game inspired by the era of classic 8-bit gaming and the "Satanic Panic" of the 1980s.
Why similar: Horror 25.8%, Psychological Horror 24.3%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Dark 13.3%, Atmospheric 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its distinct retro-pixel style and focus on psychological terror make it a perfect match for fans of atmospheric horror.
- #15 WORLD OF HORROR
87% matchVery Positive90% of 9,835 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Horror 27.5%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Point & Click 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Mystery 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game leans into the pixelated, mystery-solving aspect of horror with a heavy emphasis on psychological dread.
- #16 THRESHOLD
86% matchVery Positive85% of 1,340 reviews2024
Dev: Julien EveilléPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.
Why similar: Horror 23%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Dark 17.5%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Mystery 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This walking simulator provides a dark, atmospheric experience that focuses on psychological tension.
- #17 Darkwood
86% matchVery Positive95% of 24,850 reviews2017
Dev: Acid Wizard StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
Why similar: Horror 19.1%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Supernatural 16.5%, Dark 14.2%, Atmospheric 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: The forest setting and intense focus on survival and atmosphere make it a strong thematic companion to a park ranger horror game.
- #18 Reflection
85% matchVery Positive83% of 260 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: Horror 18.2%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Supernatural 14.5%, Dark 12.4%, Psychological 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric horror game that emphasizes the psychological state of the protagonist.
- #19 The Mortuary Assistant
84% matchVery Positive92% of 8,717 reviews2022
Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
Why similar: Horror 39.9%, Supernatural 23.6%, Mystery 11.2%, Dark 10%, Atmospheric 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at turning a professional job into a terrifying supernatural investigation.
- #20 Nightmare Shift
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 254 reviews2025
Dev: Binary Lunar
Windows
Take on night shifts at a remote motel, handle unsettling guests, and navigate eerie events. Experience Emma’s unnerving apartment life, feel the unease of being watched, and question what’s real as the line between reality and nightmare blurs.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28%, Horror 24.7%, Psychological 16.5%, Atmospheric 11%, Story Rich 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It directly tackles the night-shift horror trope with a focus on first-person exploration and story.
- #21 Dead Dreams
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Supernatural 12.4%, Dark 11%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its pixel-art style and focus on puzzle-solving create a similar investigative horror vibe.
- #22 Forest Asylum
82% 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 22%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Dark 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Atmospheric 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: The forest setting and focus on exploration and puzzle-solving align well with the seed game's environment.
- #23 Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus
81% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: IndiesruptionPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows
Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus drags you into a sordid world of mirrors and shadows where the demon lurks. Dare to take on this macabre pixel-art graphic adventure of horror and madness. Solve puzzles and explore two parallel timelines.
Why similar: Horror 21.7%, Point & Click 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Linear 7.9%, Dark 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It uses pixel-art and point-and-click mechanics to deliver a dark, mystery-filled horror narrative.
- #24 Paratopic
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,173 reviews2018
Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.
Why similar: Horror 37.4%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Dark 11.9%, Adventure 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its surreal, low-poly aesthetic and fragmented storytelling mirror the unsettling mystery found in the seed game.
- #25 Lost in Vivo
80% matchVery Positive91% of 3,974 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.1%, Horror 29.1%, Psychological 23.4%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Indie 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a claustrophobic, psychological horror experience that excels at making the player feel vulnerable.
- #26 The Last Letter
78% matchVery Positive86% of 86 reviews2026
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
The Last Letter is a short VHS-style horror game about a film student who receives mysterious letters containing coordinates that lead to a house deep in the forest, where the truth about his past awaits.
Why similar: Horror 20.2%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Supernatural 17.1%, Psychological 14%, Dark 8.4%
- #27 Night Guard - The Last Shift
78% matchVery Positive89% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: Cubyte Games
Windows
Check license plates, handle incidents, and keep working your shift while an unauthorized visitor keeps insisting on getting into the lot. What starts as a dull routine turns into an increasingly terrifying night
Why similar: Psychological 17.7%, Action-Adventure 15.7%, Dark 14.1%, Mystery 11.2%, Horror 11.1%
- #28 HOME
79% matchVery Positive90% of 3,342 reviews2019
Dev: Fantasync
Windows · Mac
HOME is a feel-good walking simulator experience in which you create your own poem and music. Embark on a poetic and musical heartwarming journey about what home means to you.
Why similar: Atmospheric 50.5%, Exploration 20.8%, Adventure 17.5%, Indie 5.8%, Singleplayer 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, pixelated horror adventure that relies on player choices and mystery to build tension.
- #29 Dark Fear
81% matchVery Positive94% of 234 reviews2016
Dev: Arif Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Dark Fear is a pixel horror game with RPG and adventure game elements. Explore a diverse landscape filled with forests, mountains, lakes and deserts. Make allies in the local village, upgrade your weapon and armor, go hunting/fishing and fight your way to the truth by slaying your foes, solving puzzles and helping people with their...
Why similar: Horror 37.7%, Point & Click 24.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Adventure 13.4%, Indie 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines RPG elements with point-and-click horror, perfect for those who enjoy mystery-driven pixel games.
- #30 The Third Shift
77% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: Teebowah Games
Windows
In this Game Boy styled horror game, uncover the mystery of the Roanoke Museum of History and Wonder. Get lost in its maze-like exhibits, solve peculiar puzzles, and survive being hunted by grotesque creatures from the controversial Human Body Exhibit. Can you leave the museum alive?
Why similar: Horror 28.5%, Point & Click 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Mystery 11.8%, Puzzle 8%
- #31 Insight
79% matchVery Positive85% of 117 reviews2021
Dev: maou
Windows
Guess the rules, divide shapes, solve puzzles. 49 variants with consistent rulessets.
Why similar: Puzzle 48.4%, 2D 28.2%, Indie 15.4%, Singleplayer 8%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-focused horror game that emphasizes uncovering secrets in an atmospheric, dark setting.
- #32 ROUTINE
74% matchVery Positive92% of 8,198 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.2%, Horror 20.1%, Dark 19.3%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #33 Nightmare Zapping
77% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Maldo19
Windows
A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.
Why similar: Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Dark 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Point & Click 10.3%
- #34 SEEING THINGS
76% matchVery Positive96% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: Robot Invader
Windows · Mac
Full tilt surveillance horror. Keep your eyes locked on security cameras for an outrageous collection of horrific anomalies, suspicious movement, and the occasional T-Rex. Observe, detect, survive!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 17.3%, Dark 12.2%, Psychological 11.4%, Point & Click 9.3%
- #35 Last Shift: Gas Station
76% matchVery Positive81% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Iron Cat Forge
Windows
A PSX Horror where the bizarre is routine. Survive 5 nights managing a gas station infested by 10 entities with unique death animations. Unravel the mystery buried beneath the fuel pumps before your shift ends in one of 3 endings.
Why similar: Horror 37.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Psychological Horror 14%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Mystery 11.6%
- #36 THE LAST TRAIN: Baquedano
75% matchVery Positive92% of 403 reviews2025
Dev: Matías AvilésPub: Plastic Frog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 32%
In this short first-person psychological horror game, falling asleep on the subway takes you to the final station, abandoned and eerie. Explore the area and try to survive the entity chasing you in the darkness. Who is it? Its face looks strangely familiar...
Why similar: Horror 23.6%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Dark 18.2%, Mystery 8.8%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #37 Last Guest
75% matchMixed64% of 113 reviews2025
Dev: Room13Games
Windows
Last Guest is a first-person psychological horror game. You are a tired traveler who stops at a creepy roadside motel. The motel on the highway seems normal at first glance, but only at first glance. Strange staff and rumors about room 8 will make you question the reality of what is happening.
Why similar: Horror 25.8%, Psychological Horror 25.7%, Psychological 17.5%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Mystery 8.2%
- #38 The Last Job
74% matchMixed66% of 392 reviews2022
Dev: DefinitelyNotScaryGames
Windows
What seemed like an easy job, descends into something horrifying. Explore mysterious house, that holds dark secrets, in this first person horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 41.4%, Psychological Horror 33%, Linear 10.3%, Puzzle 7%, Indie 3.3%
- #39 The Gretlow Tapes
71% matchVery Positive92% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: Aegon Games
Windows
Armed with nothing but your camera, investigate the abandoned Gretlow House in this short, atmospheric horror game. Uncover a chilling mystery through a realistic found-footage lens.
Why similar: Horror 18.2%, Psychological Horror 18%, Supernatural 16.6%, Psychological 12.6%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #40 Insight
72% matchVery Positive88% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
Windows
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Horror 24.9%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Dark 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Psychological 10.4%
- #41 Midnight Snack
70% matchVery Positive88% of 303 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: Horror 20.2%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Dark 14.7%, Psychological 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
- #42 MIRROR MIRROR
71% matchMixed70% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: ZeroZeroThirteen
Windows
MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 15.7%, Supernatural 14.7%, Psychological 14.5%, Dark 8.6%
- #43 Horns of Fear
73% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2018
Dev: Pixoala
Windows
Horns of Fear is a third-person psychological horror game set in a mysterious mansion...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 17%, Psychological 15.2%, Dark 10.6%, Point & Click 9.8%
- #44 Darkness Under My Bed
73% matchVery Positive91% of 96 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 15%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Supernatural 14.7%, Psychological 12.6%, Dark 9.5%
- #45 Corner Shop: NightShift
69% matchVery Positive87% of 277 reviews2026
Dev: Live Motion Games
Windows
Take a night shift job in a place that runs on habit, not purpose. Restock shelves, take deliveries, clean the mess, and try to make it till morning. Not everything feels right and you’re never quite alone. Something waits in the dark.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Horror 25.4%, Dark 18.5%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #46 Last Christmas
72% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: polytely games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Last Christmas" is a short, dark point-and-click adventure. Join Frankie at a remote mountain cabin as he prepares the perfect Christmas for his girlfriend, Betty. But beware, things are not as they seem, and the festive cheer hides something far more sinister...
Why similar: Horror 19%, Point & Click 17.5%, Dark 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Mystery 10.2%
- #47 Last Term
69% matchVery Positive93% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Jakub.T
Windows
You’ve been trapped in a school by a mysterious God. Memorize your surroundings, spot the anomalies, and reach floor 0 to earn your escape.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.4%, Horror 23.9%, Dark 15.2%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Mystery 6.7%
- #48 a pet shop after dark
71% matchVery Positive89% of 407 reviews2022
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
PETSITTER WANTED. A horror point-and-click adventure game. Water the plants, feed the pets, and DON'T turn off the lights.
Why similar: Horror 16.8%, Point & Click 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Dark 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%
- #49 Paranormal Night Shift
68% matchVery Positive97% of 199 reviews2025
Dev: Wheeler Whale Games
Windows
Paranormal Night Shift is an observation and spot the anomaly game set in a haunted house in the 1980s.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Supernatural 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Mystery 10.8%, Horror 10.2%
- #50 Home
73% matchMixed67% of 1,775 reviews2012
Dev: BancyCo
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Home is a unique horror adventure set in a beautifully-realized pixel world. It’s a murder mystery with a twist—because you decide what ultimately happens.
Why similar: Horror 23%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Psychological 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%, Mystery 8.5%
- #51 Little Lighthouse of Horror
69% matchVery Positive88% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Codiwans
Windows
A pixel art psychological horror game inspired by the Flannan Isles mystery. Manage a remote lighthouse, handle limited resources, and confront eerie occurrences as isolation erodes your sanity. Multiple endings await based on your choices and actions. How long can you last?
Why similar: Horror 27.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Mystery 14.7%, Dark 14.1%, Psychological 13.1%
- #52 This is Interesting
67% matchVery Positive99% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Scott Jund
Windows
This is Interesting is a psychological horror mystery based game with roguelite elements. You are being watched, and you aren't really sure why. Delve through the depths of memory to uncover the mystery behind the gray purgatory you find yourself in.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Psychological 10.2%, Mystery 9%
- #53 The Door in the Basement
70% matchVery Positive88% of 188 reviews2021
Dev: Aegon Games
Windows
The Door in the Basement is an atmospheric pixelated horror game set in a mysterious subterranean world.
Why similar: Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Dark 12.9%, Supernatural 12.8%, Psychological 9.8%
- #54 Whispering Fog
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 60 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 19.6%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Dark 14.7%, Psychological 13.8%, Supernatural 13.5%
- #55 The Guest II
67% matchVery Positive82% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest II is a first-person psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 20.4%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Psychological 18.1%, Dark 12.2%, Supernatural 10.3%
- #56 Midnight Monitor: Anomaly Watch
68% matchVery Positive92% of 114 reviews2023
Dev: Viexi Games
Windows
A "spot the difference" horror game where you have to monitor cameras in a haunted house and report anomalies. You have no choice but to finish the job. Can you spot every anomaly? Can you survive the night?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.1%, Psychological 14.7%, Horror 14.3%, Supernatural 14.1%, Point & Click 11.1%
- #57 Halt
70% matchMixed70% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: Nightmare Ink Publishing
Windows
Halt is a pixelated top-down horror where players explore a nightmare world while investigating mysterious disappearances. Limited visibility and intense atmosphere make every moment of the game thrilling.
Why similar: Horror 30.3%, Dark 23%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, Story Rich 10.8%, Adventure 5.7%
- #58 White Room Protocol
66% 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 21.4%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Dark 13.6%, Supernatural 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #59 Almost My Floor
67% matchVery Positive92% of 249 reviews2021
Dev: Potata Company
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Almost My Floor - point & click detective in a frightening atmosphere of sinister nightmares. Each step may end up fatal. Solve the mystery of the house #9 residents or go crazy. Labyrinth of endless floors will not let go of their victim without a fight.
Why similar: Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Dark 14.9%, Point & Click 13.8%, Psychological 13.7%
- #60 Care
65% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: The Pocket Dimension
Windows
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Horror 22.3%, Dark 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Mystery 12.3%
