Games Like Lex Mortis

Witch Hunt is a challenging horror themed hunting game that takes place in the 18th century. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linearity, and atmosphere.

Why similar: Action 43.7%, Horror 38.9%, Adventure 12.9%, Indie 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the open-world hunting and exploration mechanics found in Lex Mortis, set within a dark, atmospheric forest environment.

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

Why similar: Action 42.5%, Horror 42.4%, Adventure 15.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focusing on tracking and survival in a large, open environment, this game mirrors the tension of hunting supernatural entities in the wilderness.

As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

Why similar: Horror 52.5%, Action 29.1%, Adventure 14.4%, Indie 4%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the island-based open-world survival horror experience with a heavy emphasis on exploration and building defenses against nocturnal threats.

Shadows Peak is an atmospheric, open-world horror game focused on exploration that doesn't hold your hand. You play as a writer who has decided to visit a mysterious place called Shadows Peak to gather materials for a new book about legends.

Why similar: Action 43.1%, Horror 34.8%, Adventure 12.5%, Indie 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world horror game that encourages exploration and mystery-solving in a secluded, atmospheric setting.

First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.

Why similar: Horror 50.3%, Action 49.7%

Why You'll Like It: The core gameplay loop relies heavily on the contrast between safe daytime exploration and dangerous, high-stakes survival during the night.

The Ritual on Weylyn Island is a First-Person Survival Horror Story set on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest. Inspired by classic horror movies, The Ritual on Weylyn Island is a weapons-free, story-driven action adventure game.

Why similar: Action 51.1%, Horror 19.7%, Adventure 17.6%, Indie 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: Set on a mysterious island, this game focuses on exploration and uncovering dark secrets, much like the core loop of Lex Mortis.

7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!

Why similar: Action 56.4%, Horror 43.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title features a robust day-night cycle where the environment becomes significantly more hostile as the sun sets, requiring careful preparation.

Survive on a remote Island, where a mysterious Outbreak awakens bloodthirsty monsters at night. Craft, build and defend your base in the brutal world of Outbreak Island, an open-world sandbox survival horror game.

Why similar: Horror 47.1%, Action 41.4%, Adventure 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: Set on a remote island, this game emphasizes investigation and survival against mysterious enemies in an open-world setting.

Open world horror set in a city in which your worst nightmares have become an everyday part of life. Explore a dense open world of terror, every building a unique location with it's own story to tell. Strung together by the remenants of Hanwell.

Why similar: Action 42.8%, Horror 31.9%, Adventure 15.4%, Indie 10%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers an open-world exploration experience within a horror setting, focusing on uncovering the history of a dangerous location.

In the gripping world of VORAX survival takes on a new terrifying dimension. As you step into this Open World Survival Horror game brace yourself for a journey where every moment is a battle for survival. Every choice, every move, every breath could be your last. Are you ready to face the unknown?

Why similar: Action 45.3%, Horror 34.7%, Adventure 20%

Why You'll Like It: Combining open-world exploration with survival mechanics, this game forces players to scavenge and defend themselves in a hostile environment.

Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.

Why similar: Action 78.2%, Adventure 21.8%

Why You'll Like It: This survival-focused game traps you in a hostile, isolated environment where exploration is essential but fraught with constant danger.

Radiation Island is a survival adventure game where you craft your own destiny in a huge open world environment. As part of the Philadelphia Experiment you have become stranded in a parallel, alternate reality. Discover this new and mysterious world, with all its surprises.

Why similar: Action 54.1%, Adventure 20.9%, Horror 13.5%, Indie 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: This open-world survival game places you on a mysterious island where you must explore and survive against supernatural threats.

Father´s Island is a mystic, surreal visual novel / playable B-Movie in a 3D open world, with hundreds of buildings, structures and relics, wildlife and strange machinery. Combining dense atmosphere with mystery, horror & exploration!

Why similar: Indie 41.8%, Horror 33.8%, Adventure 24.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the island-based mystery and exploration themes, focusing on uncovering the narrative through environmental interaction.

MIST SURVIVAL is a Single-player, survival stealth sandbox game Players will experience the Apocalypse stimulation in the form of virus pandemic, the players have to deal with it to survive through the difficulties such as finding shelter and food, threats from the environment and climate: wild animals, bandits, infected, and dense mist t

Why similar: Action 48.5%, Horror 25.4%, Adventure 18.6%, Indie 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It features an open-world survival experience where managing time and preparing for the dangers of the night is critical to staying alive.

Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.

Why similar: Horror 49.9%, Action 41.1%, Adventure 9%

Why You'll Like It: This surreal walking-simulator focuses on atmospheric exploration and uncovering the mysteries of a dark, post-apocalyptic world.

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: Action 46.1%, Horror 38.6%, Adventure 15.3%

Why You'll Like It: While top-down, it masterfully utilizes a day-night cycle to create intense horror, forcing players to fortify their position before the night begins.

Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.

Why similar: Horror 53.6%, Adventure 31.5%, Indie 14.9%

Why You'll Like It: A strong focus on exploration and mystery-solving in a cold, isolated environment makes this a great match for fans of the investigative side of Lex Mortis.

Investigator is a first-person exploration game with horror elements, where the events take place in a world of extreme weather cataclysms.

Why similar: Horror 54.4%, Adventure 27.7%, Indie 17.9%

Why You'll Like It: A walking-simulator that focuses on exploring a mysterious and atmospheric environment, mirroring the investigative side of Lex Mortis.

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: Horror 61.9%, Adventure 23.1%, Indie 15%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric first-person horror game that emphasizes exploration and environmental storytelling in a secluded setting.

Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.

Why similar: Horror 50.9%, Action 28.7%, Adventure 14.9%, Indie 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A walking-simulator that prioritizes atmosphere and psychological horror, perfect for those who enjoyed the exploration aspects of Lex Mortis.

Implements of Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mysteries, unlock the secrets, and change the outcome in a slow-paced atmospheric, and extremely horrifying experience.

Why similar: Horror 43.1%, Action 32.3%, Adventure 14%, Indie 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on walking-simulator mechanics within a psychological horror framework, emphasizing exploration of unsettling spaces.

THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.

Why similar: Adventure 45.9%, Action 37.7%, Indie 16.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep, atmospheric survival experience in an isolated, frozen wilderness where exploration is both necessary and dangerous.

A 6-player open world horror game. Explore a abandoned town, filled with mysteries, be chased around with your friends and survive creatures capable of ending your life. Uncover what really happened.

Why similar: Horror 80.2%, Action 19.8%

Why You'll Like It: This open-world horror game focuses on survival and exploration, encouraging players to navigate dangerous environments to uncover the truth.

Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.

Why similar: Horror 66.4%, Action 23%, Adventure 5.7%, Indie 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic indie horror title that excels at building a thick, oppressive atmosphere through exploration and psychological tension.

Lethe is a first person adventure with survival horror elements. Explore an atmospheric and frightening world and uncover the dark secrets of your origins.

Why similar: Action 48.2%, Horror 24.1%, Adventure 16.7%, Indie 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: An indie first-person horror game that focuses on exploration and survival in a mysterious, isolated environment.

You have to help a guy named Yeongchul trapped inside his home, navigate the house to protect himself from suspicious person.

Why similar: Horror 67.5%, Adventure 21.4%, Indie 11%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror game that emphasizes exploration and survival in a lonely, atmospheric setting.

You awaken in a cold unfamiliar building crawling with grotesque creatures. Stave off terror using your wits and anything you can find, then try to make it out alive in this highly atmospheric environmental horror game.

Why similar: Horror 52.2%, Action 36.8%, Adventure 11%

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

Why similar: Action 48.3%, Adventure 25.2%, Indie 17.4%, Horror 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused horror game that encourages exploration of detailed environments to solve puzzles and uncover the story.

Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.

Why similar: Action 70.5%, Adventure 25%, Indie 4.5%

Ghostship Aftermath takes survival horror to a new level with random events and multiple story-lines. Your survival skills will be put to the test on a huge open-world military spacecraft with limited light and oxygen as you struggle to discover what happened, and fight to stay alive!

Why similar: Action 39.3%, Horror 36.9%, Adventure 12%, Indie 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: This indie horror game focuses on exploring a large, isolated environment while managing survival against threats.

Coma:Mortuary is the introduction part of a trilogy about events in the world of the dead. The game`s genre is Adventure-Ambient with Horror-quest element.

Why similar: Horror 65.9%, Adventure 19.8%, Indie 14.3%

By day, tend to your farm, care for your pets, and explore the mysteries of the haunted woods. By nightfall, They will come from the woods, Beware of ghosts and demons of the haunted woods. Hide, Survive, Build, Fight and Explore in this eerie Survival Horror alone or with friends.

Why similar: Action 46.7%, Horror 45.5%, Adventure 7.7%

One day you wake up and realise that nobody is home. You try to exit the apartment only to wake up again in your room.You are stuck in an endless cycle of loops with only one way out.

Why similar: Action 79.7%, Horror 10.6%, Adventure 5.6%, Indie 4.1%

Having ended up on an remote and abandoned island, you find yourself in a life and death battle against an evil coming straight from perdition. With each of your four friends possibly being a bone chilling demonic entity that will try to slaughter the rest of the group - who can you trust?

Why similar: Action 48.8%, Horror 39.6%, Indie 11.7%

Lone Leader is a unique zombie apocalypse survival game. Your only aim in life is to survive. Explore the spine chilling open world map in a quest to survive.

Why similar: Action 47.3%, Horror 20.8%, Indie 16.9%, Adventure 15%

«Wild Russia» is an open-world horror adventure game. Its action takes place in a striking provincial Russia, and any of your actions or inaction can lead to serious consequences.

Why similar: Action 66.1%, Adventure 22.1%, Horror 11.8%

Welcome to the darkness of the town; here, you walk a fine line between reality and dreams, questioning your sanity. Black Light Kills takes you deep into Aiden’s mind, where nightmares begin as reality fades.

Why similar: Horror 78.1%, Adventure 21.9%

Expedition Zero — survival horror set in the anomaly zone of the northern forest. Face the dreadful forest monster and find a way to defeat it. Reveal the secrets of the lost expedition and your mysterious enemy. It’s either hunt or be hunted.

Why similar: Action 43.6%, Horror 33%, Adventure 13.7%, Indie 9.6%

Experience terrors only madness can conjure in HEKTOR, a psychological horror game set in a world that literally moves with your every twist and turn.

Why similar: Horror 43.1%, Action 36.5%, Adventure 11.7%, Indie 8.7%

Experience fierce open world survival gameplay as you attempt to stay alive on an unforgiving island inhabited by dinosaurs! Hunt. Grow. Survive.

Why similar: Action 43.6%, Horror 34.4%, Adventure 16.5%, Indie 5.4%

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 100%

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

Why similar: Action 62.8%, Horror 33.1%, Indie 4.1%

Plunge into the atmosphere of fear and horror,investigate the dark house full of mysteries and danger!

Why similar: Horror 46.9%, Action 33.1%, Adventure 11.3%, Indie 8.7%

Octave is a point 'n click horror-adventure game with elements of action. Dark woods, monsters, paranormal activity, nice puzzles - all this is present in the game.

Why similar: Indie 59.4%, Adventure 40.6%

Thirdperson Open World Zombie Survival.

Why similar: Action 80.2%, Adventure 19.8%

Indie horror game that will take your adrenaline to another level.

Why similar: Action 65.1%, Horror 18.4%, Adventure 9.8%, Indie 6.7%

Explore and experience this horror story, as you embark on an ghostly adventure unlike anything you have played before. Come face-to-face with terror itself as you look for your missing sister.

Why similar: Action 47.4%, Horror 26.2%, Adventure 15.6%, Indie 10.8%

Mortuar is a 1-4 player Online co-op psychological horror game. Delve deep into Hoia Baciu Forest where eerie sightings and paranormal activity have transpired. Make use of various ghost hunting equipment to first identify the ghost's type, then attempt to banish it back to the afterlife.

Why similar: Action 55.6%, Horror 40%, Indie 4.3%

This is a 2D top-down horror game. If you enjoy adventures, top-down game with a hint of horror in it, Motte Island is for you. It has numerous features including but not limited to various puzzles and mini games contained within. It is as exciting as exploring an actual paradise island.

Why similar: Horror 53%, Adventure 23.5%, Indie 23.5%

Survive 5 nights in the heart of northeastern Argentina as a local farmer and reveal the truth behind the haunting tales of the Pombero in a world where folklore meets terror.

Why similar: Horror 100%

Try to survive in this semi open horror game inspired by the ps1 graphic era.

Why similar: Action 45.3%, Horror 40.6%, Adventure 14.1%

Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.

Why similar: Horror 44.9%, Action 34.4%, Adventure 12.9%, Indie 7.8%

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 56.7%, Action 21.3%, Indie 15%, Adventure 7%

Guarding the graveyard shift is often considered one of the most terrifying jobs globally, but night guarding at Whispering Winds Cemetery surpasses any other cemetery in horror! Being Night Security in this place will turn into a nightmare for you that you may never forget.

Why similar: Horror 66.3%, Adventure 25.5%, Indie 8.2%