- #1 I'm on Observation Duty 8
97% matchVery Positive96% of 227 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 20.9%, Horror 19.1%, Psychological 18.4%, Point & Click 11.1%, Supernatural 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the surveillance-based gameplay loop of identifying anomalies in a static environment.
- #2 Shift 87
96% matchVery Positive88% of 209 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 17.3%, Dark 15.9%, Mystery 13.3%, Puzzle 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that emphasizes the observation of subtle changes in a repetitive, confined space.
- #3 The Horror Of Salazar House
96% matchVery Positive94% of 388 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 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Point & Click 12.7%, Supernatural 12.5%, Dark 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art point-and-click horror game that excels at building atmosphere through exploration.
- #4 Security Booth: Director's Cut
95% matchVery Positive90% of 287 reviews2022
Dev: Kyle HorwoodPub: Cloud Colony Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The year is 1996 and you’re employed by a science lab called Nova Nexus. You work as a security guard at the front gate to the lab, inside a guard booth. However, tonight it seems something important is happening inside of Nova Nexus and things are... well... a little strange.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Horror 19.9%, Dark 19.7%, Mystery 17.9%, Atmospheric 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the intense, claustrophobic feeling of a night shift job turning into a psychological nightmare.
- #5 Stories Untold
94% matchVery Positive87% of 5,446 reviews2017
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
Why similar: Horror 27.2%, Psychological Horror 24.8%, Point & Click 16.1%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Adventure 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Uses surveillance and retro technology to build a deep, unsettling mystery.
- #6 SIGNALIS
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,977 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.1 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 33.7%, Dark 18.8%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Mystery 13.5%, Action-Adventure 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a masterful blend of pixel-art aesthetics and deep, psychological horror.
- #7 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
94% matchVery Positive87% of 2,445 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 27.6%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Dark 13%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Mystery 9%
Why You'll Like It: Perfectly captures the isolation and creeping dread of a solitary job in a remote location.
- #8 The Third Shift
92% matchVery Positive98% of 51 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 28.3%, Point & Click 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Mystery 12%, Puzzle 8%
Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the night-shift worker experience with a focus on puzzle-solving and horror.
- #9 Afterdream
91% matchVery Positive93% of 350 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 18.2%, Psychological 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D psychological horror game that uses atmosphere and visual storytelling to build mystery.
- #10 FAITH: The Unholy Trinity
91% matchVery Positive95% of 8,643 reviews2022
Dev: Airdorf GamesPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 25.5%, Psychological Horror 24.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, Dark 13.2%, Atmospheric 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Utilizes a distinct retro aesthetic to deliver intense, psychological horror experiences.
- #11 a pet shop after dark
89% 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 16.7%, Point & Click 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Dark 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, point-and-click horror game that relies on atmosphere and unsettling discovery.
- #12 The Lost Crown
90% matchVery Positive83% of 520 reviews2014
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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%, Point & Click 20.9%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Supernatural 10%, Adventure 9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure that leans heavily into supernatural horror and mystery.
- #13 Nightmare Shift
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 239 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 28.1%, Horror 24.6%, Psychological 16.4%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Story Rich 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the psychological tension of working a night shift where things are not as they seem.
- #14 Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut
89% matchVery Positive85% of 1,304 reviews2012
Dev: Jasper ByrnePub: Superflat Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 29%
In this original and adult psychological survival horror, the masked protagonist must escape from a city ravaged by disease, by any means necessary.
Why similar: Horror 36%, Pixel Graphics 18.3%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Dark 9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic pixel-art horror game that focuses on psychological survival and resource management.
- #15 WORLD OF HORROR
86% matchVery Positive90% of 9,777 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 27.3%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Point & Click 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Mystery 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines retro pixel graphics with cosmic horror and mystery-solving mechanics.
- #16 The Cat Lady
86% matchVery Positive94% of 6,164 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Horror 21.1%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Point & Click 13.8%, Psychological 12.3%, Dark 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological horror game with a unique art style and heavy narrative focus.
- #17 Dead Dreams
87% 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%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Supernatural 12.4%, Dark 11%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art horror game that emphasizes puzzle-solving and a dark, story-rich narrative.
- #18 The Last Letter
84% matchVery Positive91% of 69 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 20.1%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Supernatural 17.1%, Psychological 13.9%, Dark 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that relies on atmosphere and supernatural mystery.
- #19 Paratopic
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,134 reviews2018
Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.3 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 21.6%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Dark 11.7%, Adventure 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric horror game that uses low-poly aesthetics to create a sense of unease.
- #20 Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus
83% matchVery Positive94% of 52 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 21.5%, Point & Click 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Linear 8%, Dark 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features pixel-art visuals and point-and-click mechanics within a dark, horror-themed setting.
- #21 Nightmare Zapping
84% 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 17.4%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Dark 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Point & Click 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art visual novel that delivers a story-rich, horror-focused experience.
- #22 Five Nights at Freddy's
82% matchVery Positive94% of 58,489 reviews2014
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Welcome to your new summer job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food! The main attraction is Freddy Fazbear, of course; and his two friends. They are animatronic robots, programmed to please the crowds!
Why similar: Horror 36.9%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Point & Click 14.8%, Dark 13.1%, Supernatural 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential night-shift surveillance horror game that popularized the genre.
- #23 Reflection
81% matchVery Positive85% of 252 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: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 18.1%, Supernatural 14.5%, Dark 12.4%, Psychological 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A walking simulator that emphasizes atmospheric horror and psychological themes.
- #24 Slender Threads
81% matchVery Positive91% of 618 reviews2025
Dev: Blyts
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.1%, Horror 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Psychological 8.6%, Dark 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click thriller that focuses on narrative mystery and psychological tension.
- #25 THRESHOLD
80% matchVery Positive85% of 1,277 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: Psychological Horror 22.8%, Horror 22.8%, Dark 17.5%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Mystery 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric walking simulator that focuses on building tension through its environment.
- #26 Dark Fear
82% matchVery Positive94% of 233 reviews2016
Dev: Arif Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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 37.5%, Point & Click 24.6%, Pixel Graphics 16.9%, Adventure 13.4%, Indie 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Blends RPG elements with point-and-click horror in a retro, pixelated world.
- #27 ROUTINE
77% matchVery Positive92% of 7,448 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 24.3%, Horror 19.9%, Dark 19.3%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #28 Midnight Snack
79% matchVery Positive87% of 286 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 20.1%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Dark 14.7%, Psychological 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, dark horror game that focuses on exploration and psychological unease.
- #29 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 20.9%, Adventure 17.3%, Indie 5.8%, Singleplayer 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric pixel-art horror game that focuses on player choice and mystery.
- #30 SEEING THINGS
78% matchVery Positive96% of 77 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 20.3%, Horror 17.2%, Dark 12.3%, Psychological 11.3%, Point & Click 9.3%
- #31 Forest Asylum
77% 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 21.8%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Dark 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.9%
- #32 Last Guest
76% matchMixed64% of 112 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 25.7%, Psychological Horror 25.7%, Psychological 17.4%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Mystery 8.3%
- #33 Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,828 reviews2024
Dev: Mega Cat Studios
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 21.6 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 40.3%, Pixel Graphics 22%, Point & Click 7.9%, Dark 7.1%, Psychological Horror 5.2%
- #34 Darkness Under My Bed
75% 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 12.5%, Dark 9.5%
- #35 The Gretlow Tapes
72% matchVery Positive92% of 114 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 18.1%, Psychological Horror 18%, Supernatural 16.6%, Psychological 12.5%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #36 MIRROR MIRROR
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 70 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 17.4%, Horror 15.6%, Supernatural 14.7%, Psychological 14.4%, Dark 8.7%
- #37 Insight
73% matchVery Positive87% of 68 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 24.8%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Dark 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Psychological 10.3%
- #38 Last Term
71% matchVery Positive94% of 88 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 23.8%, Dark 15.3%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Mystery 6.7%
- #39 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 41.2%, Psychological Horror 33.1%, Linear 10.4%, Puzzle 7%, Indie 3.3%
- #40 Last Christmas
74% matchVery Positive82% of 51 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 18.9%, Point & Click 17.4%, Dark 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Mystery 10.4%
- #41 Horns of Fear
75% 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 18.2%, Horror 16.9%, Psychological 15.1%, Dark 10.6%, Point & Click 9.8%
- #42 Home
76% matchMixed67% of 1,774 reviews2012
Dev: BancyCo
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.0 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 22.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Psychological 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%, Mystery 8.7%
- #43 Corner Shop: NightShift
70% matchVery Positive88% of 250 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 25.8%, Horror 25.7%, Dark 18.4%, Atmospheric 11%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #44 Paranormal Night Shift
70% matchVery Positive97% of 193 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 11.1%, Mystery 10.9%, Horror 10.2%
- #45 Whispering Fog
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 55 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 19.5%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Dark 14.7%, Psychological 13.7%, Supernatural 13.5%
- #46 Barking from the Dark
69% matchVery Positive89% of 160 reviews2026
Dev: shoftArt
Windows
You’re on duty at crossing #13. Keep an eye on the tracks, repair the sleepers, open the barriers for trains, cars, and people. Something in the woods is barking… and it’s calling you.
Why similar: Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Psychological 15.9%, Dark 14.2%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #47 The Door in the Basement
72% matchVery Positive88% of 184 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 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Dark 12.9%, Supernatural 12.7%, Psychological 9.7%
- #48 Dead of Darkness
69% matchVery Positive87% of 212 reviews2025
Dev: Retrofiction Games
Windows
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Horror 20.1%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Dark 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.7%
- #49 Little Lighthouse of Horror
70% matchVery Positive88% of 68 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 27.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Mystery 14.9%, Dark 14.1%, Psychological 12.9%
- #50 This is Interesting
68% 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 16.8%, Horror 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Psychological 10.1%, Mystery 9.1%
- #51 Halt
71% 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%, Dark 23%, Pixel Graphics 20.7%, Story Rich 10.8%, Adventure 5.7%
- #52 Midnight Monitor: Anomaly Watch
69% matchVery Positive92% of 109 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 14.6%, Horror 14.3%, Supernatural 14.1%, Point & Click 11%
- #53 THE LAST TRAIN: Baquedano
67% matchVery Positive92% of 384 reviews2025
Dev: Matías AvilésPub: Plastic Frog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 15%
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 23.4%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Dark 18.2%, Mystery 8.9%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #54 The Guest II
67% matchVery Positive83% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest II is a first-person psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Psychological 18%, Dark 12.3%, Supernatural 10.4%
- #55 Unspoken
67% matchVery Positive88% of 819 reviews2024
Dev: Weeping studioPub: Weeping Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
You find yourself in the center of inexplicable nightmare. Make your way through the horror, come face to face with terrible events. Immerse yourself in the dark mystery of the events in which you found yourself an unwitting participant.
Why similar: Horror 22.8%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Dark 13.6%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Mystery 8.7%
- #56 Snafu
68% matchVery Positive95% of 149 reviews2023
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
Alibaba, the caretaker of the Medieval Grow your Business Game notices a Glitch or Virus of some sort called Snafu has infiltrated the game files. NPCs begin to act strangely, textures look off, and I think - I think something is trying to hunt me down?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 19.8%, Dark 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Atmospheric 9%
- #57 Chasing Static
68% matchVery Positive87% of 504 reviews2021
Dev: Headware Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.
Why similar: Horror 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Supernatural 13.2%, Dark 11.8%, Psychological 9.9%
- #58 Almost My Floor
67% matchVery Positive91% of 247 reviews2021
Dev: Potata Company
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 16.3%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Dark 15%, Point & Click 13.8%, Psychological 13.6%
- #59 Care
66% matchVery Positive96% of 71 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%, Dark 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Mystery 12.5%
- #60 Night Loops
66% matchVery Positive89% of 166 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.4%, Psychological 16.7%, Horror 15.7%, Dark 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 11%
