- #1 Choo-Choo Charles
97% matchVery Positive91% of 17,081 reviews2022
Dev: Two Star Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Navigate an open-world island in an old train, upgrade it over time, and use it to fight an evil spider train named Charles.
Why similar: Trains 20.8% ★, Horror 17.8%, First-Person 12.2%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Dark 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features a terrifying, sentient train that forces you to balance survival and exploration in a hostile open world.
- #2 The Final Station
96% matchVery Positive87% of 9,347 reviews2016
Dev: DO MY BESTPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Travel by train through a dying world. Look after your passengers, keep your train operational, and make sure you can always reach the next station. Make your way through swarms of infected at each station. Explore mysterious and abandoned stations looking for supplies and survivors.
Why similar: Trains 27.7% ★, Horror 11.9%, Adventure 11%, Resource Management 10.9%, Story Rich 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management and survival aspects of traveling through a post-apocalyptic world via train.
- #3 Iron Lung
95% matchVery Positive92% of 10,709 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.0 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 34.8%, First-Person 16.5%, Atmospheric 14%, Dark 11.4%, Adventure 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers an intense, claustrophobic experience inside a small vehicle navigating a deadly, alien environment.
- #4 Pandemic Train
96% matchMixed58% of 243 reviews2023
Dev: Trigger LabsPub: Games Operators
Windows
In Pandemic Train you are in charge of the crew aboard a train roaming the postapocalyptic wasteland, ravaged by both war and a deadly plague. Your goal is to survive long enough to discover the cure… or die trying. Humanity’s fate is in your hands! Start your journey now!
Why similar: Trains 36.2% ★, Strategy 18.6%, Story Rich 13.5%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Action 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines train management with survival horror elements in a bleak, atmospheric setting.
- #5 The Midnight Bus
94% matchVery Positive83% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: itandfeel
Windows
A short narrative horror experience, in which you find yourself in the middle of nowhere in a snowstorm without knowing what has happened to the driver or the other passengers in the vehicle, you just know that there is something out there lurking.
Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Action-Adventure 15.8%, Supernatural 14.7%, Dark 11%, First-Person 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a similar sense of unease and psychological horror centered around public transport and liminal spaces.
- #6 The Long Dark
94% matchVery Positive89% of 121,879 reviews2017
Dev: Hinterland Studio Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 46.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: First-Person 32.3%, Atmospheric 21.8%, Adventure 16%, Strategy 8.8%, Singleplayer 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Perfectly captures the suffocating, freezing isolation and survival mechanics found in the snowy setting of the seed game.
- #7 Amnesia: The Bunker
93% matchVery Positive93% of 11,778 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
Why similar: Horror 17.6%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, First-Person 13%, Resource Management 12.8%, Atmospheric 8%
Why You'll Like It: Masterfully uses a confined, first-person setting to build constant tension and psychological dread.
- #8 Platform 8
92% matchVery Positive87% of 2,690 reviews2024
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 45%
You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.
Why similar: Horror 23.5%, First-Person 22.5%, Dark 17.6%, Adventure 16.3%, 3D 15.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the unsettling, repetitive nature of transit-based horror in a first-person perspective.
- #9 Gloomwood
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,093 reviews2022
Dev: Dillon RogersPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Trapped in a dark, Victorian city consumed by an ancient curse, you must plan your survival and daring escape using nothing but stealth, an arsenal of eccentric weapons, and your wit in this haunting adventure inspired by the immersive sims and survival horror greats of the late 90s and early 2000s.
Why similar: First-Person 24.2%, Dark 17.6%, Resource Management 17.3%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Survival Horror 13%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive sim that excels at creating a dark, atmospheric, and dangerous world for the player to navigate.
- #10 The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
91% matchVery Positive94% of 3,064 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENTPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…
Why similar: Story Rich 15.9%, Horror 15.1%, Supernatural 14.5%, First-Person 14.4%, Action-Adventure 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a story-rich, first-person horror experience with a heavy emphasis on atmosphere and mystery.
- #11 Fears to Fathom - Ironbark Lookout
89% matchVery Positive92% of 5,904 reviews2023
Dev: Rayll Studios
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Jack Nelson, a 24-year-old fire lookout, transferred to a new outpost. As he settled into his new home, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was off, little did he know what was transpiring down in Ironbark State Park.
Why similar: Horror 39.3%, First-Person 17.5%, Atmospheric 16%, Adventure 10.4%, Story Rich 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a grounded, first-person narrative horror experience focused on isolation and environmental storytelling.
- #12 The Trench
90% matchVery Positive86% of 156 reviews2022
Dev: Omar Chapa Hernandez
Windows
As captain of the Pandora sub, you must explore the Trench and retrieve data from the Neptune wreckage. But beware - the trench is home to unimaginable horrors that will test your courage. Can you survive the terrors of the deep and complete your mission, or will you become the next victim?
Why similar: Horror 30.5%, Atmospheric 12.6%, First-Person 10.4%, Adventure 10.3%, Action 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the same claustrophobic, vehicle-based survival horror found in Locomotive 115.
- #13 Harvest Hunt
89% matchVery Positive97% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: Villainous Games StudioPub: CULT Games
Windows
You are the Warden. Enter the dense cornfields and gather the resources your village desperately needs. But beware: you are not alone. Build a deck of abilities and choose your weapons to face the growing dangers of the night. With a relentless monster after you, will you make it out alive?
Why similar: First-Person 16.1%, Horror 14.3%, Dark 9.9%, Supernatural 9.3%, Strategy 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival-horror game that emphasizes tension and the threat of an unseen predator.
- #14 Lost in Vivo
88% matchVery Positive92% of 3,903 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 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: Horror 39.5%, First-Person 22.4%, Atmospheric 17.2%, Survival Horror 11.5%, Indie 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic first-person horror game that excels at psychological tension and unsettling level design.
- #15 The Anomalous Hour
87% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: Gambir Studio
Windows
You are alone in a deserted station. Or are you? Take pictures of strange anomalies around the station and you might find a way out.
Why similar: Horror 31.5%, First-Person 20%, 3D 14.1%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Supernatural 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features exploration-based horror with a focus on uncovering secrets in an unsettling, confined environment.
- #16 The Mortuary Assistant
85% matchVery Positive92% of 8,546 reviews2022
Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
Why similar: Horror 39%, Supernatural 16.4%, First-Person 11.3%, Dark 9.4%, Atmospheric 8%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a confined, single-location setting to build intense, interactive horror moments.
- #17 Visage
84% matchVery Positive84% of 10,723 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 44.8%, Dark 14.2%, First-Person 12.9%, Survival Horror 6.6%, Atmospheric 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in psychological horror that relies on exploration and environmental storytelling to build dread.
- #18 Darkwood
84% matchVery Positive95% of 24,197 reviews2017
Dev: Acid Wizard StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.8 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 18.7%, Action-Adventure 14.7%, Dark 13.3%, Supernatural 11.5%, Story Rich 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on intense survival and the dread of the unknown in a hostile, atmospheric wilderness.
- #19 SOMA
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 51,186 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Dark 14.6%, First-Person 14%, Story Rich 11.6%, Atmospheric 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep, story-rich narrative set in a claustrophobic, hostile environment that mirrors the tension of the seed game.
- #20 Deep Sorrow
86% matchMixed50% of 93 reviews2017
Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Deep Sorrow is a horror/adventure game which leads you to a bunker and makes you feel desperate to get out.
Why similar: Horror 21.9%, Adventure 21.8%, First-Person 15.2%, Dark 13.8%, Indie 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A short, first-person horror experience that focuses on atmosphere and narrative discovery.
- #21 Darkness Ahead
86% matchMixed52% of 108 reviews2016
Dev: Useless MachinesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Darkness Ahead is an adventure game about a man searching for his little brother. A plateau between mountains holds a dark secret about its past. You have to stay alive and collect everything you need to complete your quest.
Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Adventure 19.3%, First-Person 13.2%, Dark 13%, Indie 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: An indie first-person horror game that leans into dark, atmospheric exploration.
- #22 Cry of Fear
82% matchVery Positive89% of 84,143 reviews2013
Dev: Team Psykskallar
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 54.4%, First-Person 11.7%, Survival Horror 8.5%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Action 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, first-person psychological horror game that captures the dark, indie aesthetic of the seed game.
- #23 Shame Legacy
82% matchMixed62% of 178 reviews2023
Dev: Fairyship GamesPub: Destructive Creations
Windows
Shame Legacy is a first-person survival-horror, set in a forsaken cultist village. You attempt to survive using stealth and escape. By solving puzzles, you unravel the mystery that's h(a)unting you.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 22.1%, First-Person 17.7%, Dark 15.5%, Horror 10.9%, Atmospheric 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines first-person action-adventure with survival-horror elements in a dark, atmospheric setting.
- #24 Ad Infernum
81% matchVery Positive94% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Glass Knuckle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stranded at an abandoned gas station in the middle of the desert. Losing your grip on reality. Dark rituals. Demonic pursuers. No escape.
Why similar: Horror 17.4%, Action-Adventure 16.6%, Dark 15.6%, Atmospheric 9.9%, First-Person 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive-sim that blends survival-horror with a dark, atmospheric world.
- #25 Flicker of Hope
80% matchVery Positive93% of 1,046 reviews2020
Dev: Studio Whip
Windows · Mac
Flicker of Hope is a suspense thriller where you play as a small candle in the ruins of a dark cathedral. Though the halls are littered with victims of a mysterious plague, you are not the only soul left. Use the properties of a candle, and a trusty douter to prevent yourself from being discovered.
Why similar: Horror 20.9%, Dark 14.8%, Resource Management 14.6%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, 3D 9%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, indie horror game that utilizes stealth and resource management to build tension.
- #26 Whispering Lane: Horror
81% matchMixed65% of 161 reviews2024
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the dark secrets of the abandoned house on Whispering Lane in this psychological horror game. Navigate through perilous twists, where each turn reveals a blend of horror and mystery. Can you unearth the truth before darkness consumes you?
Why similar: Horror 22.3%, Action-Adventure 17.6%, First-Person 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Adventure 10%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a survival-horror experience with a focus on psychological elements and adventure.
- #27 THRESHOLD
78% matchVery Positive85% of 1,261 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 26.4%, Dark 19.2%, Story Rich 14.2%, Atmospheric 12%, First-Person 9.7%
- #28 Nightwatch: Closer
79% matchVery Positive85% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Quokkariki
Windows
"Nightwatch : Closer" is a first-person horror game whose goal is to hold out for 10 minutes by preventing unknown anomalies in a small post. In a dark, narrow post, you have to hold out until the shift worker comes, keeping out the anomalies by yourself.
Why similar: Horror 29.1%, Dark 16.3%, Adventure 15.5%, First-Person 14.3%, 3D 14%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D first-person horror game that focuses on psychological tension and exploration.
- #29 THE LAST TRAIN: Baquedano
77% matchVery Positive92% of 384 reviews2025
Dev: Matías AvilésPub: Plastic Frog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 16%
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 24.8%, Dark 18.2%, First-Person 17.8%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Adventure 7.6%
- #30 Curse of Anabelle
79% matchMixed64% of 135 reviews2020
Dev: Rocwise Entertainment
Windows
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: Adventure 30.2%, Action 19.2%, Indie 15.6%, Horror 10.6%, First-Person 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A story-driven horror adventure that emphasizes mystery and dark, atmospheric environments.
- #31 The Derailed
76% matchVery Positive83% of 126 reviews2025
Dev: Deformed Dreams Studio
Windows
The Derailed is a first-person psychological horror game. Beneath the dusty arches of a nearly forgotten depot, shadows of the past tremble. Whether you want to or not, you will have to uncover the dark secrets of this place.
Why similar: Horror 29.8%, Dark 20%, Supernatural 15.1%, Adventure 12.2%, 3D 10.1%
- #32 Hidden Shelter
78% matchMixed56% of 61 reviews2021
Dev: White Vortex Games
Windows
Death lurks in every corner of this journey filled with tension and despair. The brave may not be the smartest here and those who know the time to retreat are more likely to make it out alive in the end ... Find your lost friend in a house that holds unimaginable secrets.
Why similar: Horror 26.7%, First-Person 15.2%, Story Rich 14.8%, Action-Adventure 13.7%, Survival Horror 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological survival-horror game that emphasizes a story-rich, cinematic experience.
- #33 Brno Transit
73% matchVery Positive84% of 406 reviews2026
Dev: Spytihněv
Windows
A short narrative-driven psychological horror game about a trainee metro driver trapped in the dampest subway east of anything that matters.
Why similar: Trains 27.7% ★, Horror 18.4%, Point & Click 13.6%, First-Person 13.2%, 3D 9.2%
- #34 The Black Ice
74% matchVery Positive82% of 152 reviews2025
Dev: Antelus Games
Windows
A survival horror game where every breath could be your last. Explore a sinister Antarctic complex, unravel its mysteries, and try to survive before the darkness consumes you.
Why similar: Dark 22.6%, Horror 21%, Action-Adventure 18%, Story Rich 13%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #35 Midnight Monitor: Aldercourt
74% matchVery Positive94% of 139 reviews2024
Dev: Viexi Games
Windows
Lost in a series of endless train station hallways, find your way to the exit Platform in this First-Person Anomaly Spotting game set in the Midnight Monitor universe. Watch out for anomalies - If you see any, turn back immediately! Can you find your way out of Aldercourt Station?
Why similar: Horror 30.5%, First-Person 25%, 3D 16.5%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Action 13.7%
- #36 The Shadow Over Route 80
75% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: the ito project
Windows
Alone at night, working at a petrol station deep in the American wheat belt. Something feels off... are you sure you're alone? A short 10-15 minute horror game with multiple endings.
Why similar: Horror 24%, First-Person 22.8%, 3D 16%, Adventure 14.4%, Atmospheric 12.7%
- #37 Vigil
71% matchVery Positive86% of 2,103 reviews2025
Dev: Singularity Studios
Windows
Vigil is a short Narrative Horror Game that takes place in an unsettling underground facility. Your job is to dispose of boxes, however, you’re not alone. A terrifying automaton roams the facility, moving only when you look away or when you blink in real life.
Why similar: Horror 23.7%, First-Person 15.7%, Dark 14.1%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Action 8.3%
- #38 Tunnels of Despair
77% matchMixed62% of 74 reviews2018
Dev: BearFighterDev
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tunnels of Despair is an atmospheric game with horror and survival elements, in which you are to explore the tunnels of an abandoned subway system, find a way out and escape the underground.
Why similar: Horror 20.5%, First-Person 12.7%, Trains 11.2% ★, Adventure 10.4%, Action 9.9%
- #39 Ghost Stories
76% matchMixed69% of 85 reviews2019
Dev: AK Studio
Windows
You find yourself in a deserted territory of a country house, and when you try to get out, understand that it's impossible. One on one with ghosts and your task is to survive and only then to figure out what happened here...
Why similar: Horror 22.9%, Adventure 21.4%, Action 20.4%, First-Person 14.9%, Indie 10.7%
- #40 Despair
75% matchMostly Negative35% of 1,837 reviews2015
Dev: AGC
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The main character wakes up in a tunnel of the subway and tries to find out that happened to it and other passengers of the train. To understand that after all it happened to the gone passengers, the player should investigate strange catacombs being deeply underground.
Why similar: Horror 29.6%, Indie 20.5%, First-Person 18.9%, Action 11.6%, Adventure 9.3%
- #41 The Night Shift
71% matchMixed58% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: Red Spiral Studios
Windows
Trapped in a department store during a storm, survive with only a flashlight while completing tasks and evading a malevolent presence that only moves when you're not looking. Uncover secrets and face evolving horrors in this immersive first-person horror game.
Why similar: Horror 21.6%, Action-Adventure 18%, First-Person 14.9%, 3D 7.6%, Action 7.4%
- #42 Forest Horror
73% matchMixed54% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Neki4 Electronics
Windows
You have to explore the mysterious forest and complete many tasks to get out of there alive.
Why similar: Dark 37.4%, First-Person 18.9%, Action 16.2%, 3D 13.5%, Atmospheric 10.4%
- #43 Whisperwind
72% matchVery Positive93% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: Punx Studios
Windows
Whisperwind is a short psychological horror experience featuring puzzles, multiple endings, creepy ambience and deep storytelling.
Why similar: Horror 19.7%, Action-Adventure 15.9%, First-Person 12.8%, 3D 9.1%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #44 Albert Innovation
71% matchVery Positive91% of 174 reviews2022
Dev: Delirium Den
Windows
Albert Innovation is an immersive, narrative, atmospheric semi-horror game, where you will attempt to unravel the mysteries of what was once the most brilliant technological innovation company of the olden days. Manipulate machines, run away, and put an end to this nightmare.
Why similar: Horror 20.7%, Dark 18.6%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, 3D 9.5%
- #45 Corrosion: Cold Winter Waiting [Enhanced Edition]
73% matchMixed68% of 266 reviews2015
Dev: Viperante
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Horror adventure awaits as you step into a place nobody knew existed and hunt for clues around every dark corner and in every scribbled notebook. With a twisted past, and a terrible secret just waiting to be revealed, Cold Winter Farm will leave you questioning whether what you know, is really what you know.
Why similar: Horror 25.9%, Point & Click 21.7%, Adventure 18.1%, First-Person 17.3%, Indie 9.1%
- #46 AUTO-CRISIS
69% matchVery Positive89% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: The Otherworldly Studios
Windows
You're driving away on a forest road, late at night, under a heavy storm. Your car breaks down. Luckily, there might be a gas station nearby. But a misfortune never comes alone. The storm has brought something else, something otherworldly that oddly smells of spilled diesel oil.
Why similar: Horror 23.5%, Dark 17.4%, First-Person 16%, 3D 9.9%, Adventure 9.5%
- #47 SCP – Containment Breach
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 942 reviews2026
Dev: Undertow GamesPub: SCP-CB Community Preservation Project
Windows
A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?
Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, First-Person 11.4%, Dark 10.2%, Atmospheric 9.9%
- #48 Barking from the Dark
67% matchVery Positive92% of 135 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 25%, Dark 15.8%, Story Rich 13.6%, First-Person 11.7%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #49 Zoochosis
69% matchMixed61% of 2,332 reviews2024
Dev: Clapperheads
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Zoochosis is a bodycam horror simulation game. You’re a zookeeper. Identify infected mutant animals, make a vaccine and cure them. Will you save all of them and survive?
Why similar: Trains 17.8% ★, Horror 14.1%, Dark 13.7%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, First-Person 10.5%
- #50 The Strange City
70% matchMixed49% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Newmatic Co., Ltd.
Windows
Embark on the adventure as Agent G, a lone survivor drawn into a mystery after a brutal car crash. Pursued by relentless monsters and trapped in eerie, shifting environments, you’ll need courage and wit to survive. Can you uncover the secrets at the journey's end—or will the shadows claim you first?
Why similar: Horror 21.3%, Action-Adventure 18.4%, Dark 16.6%, Atmospheric 10%, Adventure 9.5%
- #51 Nocturia The Game
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: BrossLab
Windows
Trapped in total darkness, you’re a helpless kid, alone and hunted by something lurking in the shadows. Solve puzzles, navigate shifting rooms, and uncover creepy secrets. Your worst nightmares are real. Can you make it through the night?
Why similar: Horror 22.9%, First-Person 16.4%, Supernatural 13.8%, Story Rich 12%, Atmospheric 10.8%
- #52 Curse
72% matchMixed63% of 78 reviews2016
Dev: Stormlord GamesPub: Stormlord Games LLC
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 48%
CURSE is a point-and-click horror game that throws the player into the world of paranormal investigations.
Why similar: Horror 18.4%, First-Person 14.4%, Point & Click 12.3%, Dark 9.2%, Supernatural 9%
- #53 Lethe - Episode One
70% matchVery Positive85% of 403 reviews2016
Dev: KoukouStudiosPub: Faber Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Horror 26.2%, Adventure 18.7%, Action 17.9%, First-Person 17.5%, Atmospheric 10.5%
- #54 Trans-Siberian Railway Simulator
65% matchVery Positive92% of 1,837 reviews2024
Dev: PentaclePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Take control of a Soviet locomotive and embark on a dangerous journey along the world's longest railway line. Face mafia rivals, bandits, wild animals, constant breakdowns, severe frosts, hunger, and... a hangover. How far will you get before your supplies run out?
Why similar: Trains 33.8% ★, First-Person 17.8%, Resource Management 16.8%, 3D 11.2%, Story Rich 11.2%
- #55 It follows you
70% matchMixed51% of 51 reviews2022
Dev: Boom Games
Windows
You are all alone in this dark and frightening place. Run and hide, hurry to find a way out, because it follows you...
Why similar: Horror 27.2%, First-Person 20.4%, Dark 16.6%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Action 8.9%
- #56 Empty Gauge
65% matchNo user reviews96% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Playnova Studio
Windows
A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.
Why similar: Horror 22.5%, First-Person 19.5%, Dark 15.2%, Story Rich 13.1%, Atmospheric 10.5%
- #57 Apartament 1406: Horror
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 715 reviews2023
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Apartment 1406 is an intense horror game, that challenges you to constantly survive in a hostile environment. Collect items to survive against limited ammo and creatures that lurk in the dark. Solve the puzzles and survive in this dark game.
Why similar: Horror 17.7%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Dark 13.2%, First-Person 13.1%, 3D 8.3%
- #58 A Lonely Cabin Trip
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
You were supposed to have a relaxing cabin trip on a island all alone but after several strange encounters you had a mystery to solve, will you be able to survive a first-person psychological horror game or will you run away?
Why similar: Horror 23.5%, Dark 17%, First-Person 16.6%, Story Rich 11.2%, Atmospheric 10.7%
- #59 Penumbra Overture
67% matchVery Positive91% of 4,100 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Why similar: Horror 35.8%, First-Person 15.4%, Adventure 9.7%, Dark 9.3%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #60 Cursed Bet
67% matchMixed58% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: LIGHTWORKER GAMES
Windows
Cursed Bet is a horror game where you play from a body camera perspective. Enter the abandoned preschool, the subject of terrible rumors, in the midnight. Struggle the cursed doll Ebeleen as you investigate the school's dark past. Will you be able to destroy him and his curse?
Why similar: Horror 22.6%, Dark 15.7%, First-Person 15.7%, Supernatural 15%, Adventure 8.5%