Games Like Lost in Vivo

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: Surreal 18.8%, Horror 18.5%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Great Soundtrack 13%, Retro 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the surreal, fragmented, and low-poly aesthetic that makes the narrative of Lost in Vivo feel so dreamlike and unsettling.

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 27.5%, Survival Horror 19.6%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Psychological 10.7%, FPS 6%

Why You'll Like It: This game is the spiritual ancestor to Lost in Vivo, featuring similar gritty, industrial, and deeply psychological first-person horror gameplay.

Fort Oasis is no paradise—it's a decaying nightmare where reality crumbles. The creator of Turbo Overkill unleashes survival-horror stacked with mysteries and monstrosities. Scavenge to craft weapons, while a voice on your walkie-talkie guides you into the island's depths.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Psychological 17.5%, Horror 16.2%, FPS 15.2%, Surreal 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: This standalone mod captures the same industrial, gritty, and low-poly survival horror atmosphere found in the sewer levels of Lost in Vivo.

A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.9%, Horror 30.5%, Atmospheric 14.9%, First-Person 10%, Surreal 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in extreme claustrophobia and atmospheric dread, forcing the player into a tiny, inescapable space.

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: Survival Horror 29.2%, Lovecraftian 25.5%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Violent 7%

Why You'll Like It: While top-down, it perfectly captures the retro-tech aesthetic and heavy psychological survival horror themes that define the genre.

A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.8%, Horror 19.8%, FPS 17.3%, Retro 9.4%, First-Person 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person, retro-styled survival horror game that focuses on tight combat and exploration in claustrophobic environments.

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: Psychological Horror 20.7%, Horror 17.2%, Lovecraftian 12.5%, Survival Horror 10.8%, Retro 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a minimalist retro art style to deliver deep, unsettling psychological horror that feels both nostalgic and terrifying.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

Why similar: Horror 27.8%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Lovecraftian 16.1%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational title for modern first-person psychological horror that emphasizes helplessness and environmental puzzle-solving.

A serial killer is terrorizing the city, and Sara's deadbeat boyfriend hasn't done the laundry. Can Sara survive a late-night trip to the laundromat, or will the Womb Ripper perform an early delivery?

Why similar: Survival Horror 24.2%, Psychological Horror 20%, Horror 18.1%, FPS 11.1%, Atmospheric 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It excels at replicating the specific PS1-era indie horror aesthetic and the feeling of being trapped in a hostile, mundane location.

Your entire life has been a lie. There are catacombs under every home and building, stretching down for miles. Something calls you deeper into the labyrinth. Delve into the depths, and discover the monstrosities below.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.7%, Psychological 15.9%, Horror 15.3%, Survival Horror 9.8%, Surreal 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, low-poly experience that leans heavily into the strange, psychological, and atmospheric elements of indie horror.

A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror!

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.5%, Horror 20.5%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Retro 13%, Violent 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a strong retro aesthetic paired with intense, claustrophobic stalking mechanics that mirror the tension of being hunted.

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 29.4%, Psychological Horror 29%, Survival Horror 19.9%, First-Person 5.9%, Surreal 5%

Why You'll Like It: An intense psychological horror game that excels at creating oppressive, shifting environments that mirror the player's mental state.

In Sound Mind is an imaginative first-person psychological horror with frenetic puzzles, unique boss fights, and original music by The Living Tombstone. Journey within the inner workings of the one place you can’t seem to escape—your own mind.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.1%, Horror 25.7%, FPS 12.8%, Atmospheric 10.5%, First-Person 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers creative psychological horror with strong environmental storytelling that explores the protagonist's inner trauma.

Among Ashes is a terrifying first-person survival horror game. Your friend has sent you a link to a game that someone posted online, but as you play you quickly realise that something is terribly wrong. Whatever you do… K̴͉͚̗̅̃̄E̷͓̤̺̊͠E̴̤̰̿̽P̴̠̳̀́ ̴̨̮̭̕̚P̷̠͇̳͐̓̀L̶̹̔Ả̷̧Y̵̘̺͆̓Ï̸̻̏͂N̷͙̯͊G̵͖̹̠̽̿

Why similar: Survival Horror 21.5%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Horror 15.6%, FPS 13.3%, First-Person 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-horror experience that plays with the player's perception of reality through a game-within-a-game narrative.

Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.

Why similar: Horror 27.9%, Survival Horror 18.7%, Psychological Horror 16%, Lovecraftian 14.9%, First-Person 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on physics-based puzzles and intense isolation, setting the stage for the mechanics seen in later psychological horror titles.

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: Lovecraftian 23.4%, Survival Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 16.1%, Atmospheric 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Deeply psychological and atmospheric, this game excels at existential dread and navigating claustrophobic, high-stakes environments.

Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.7%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Horror 22%, First-Person 9.7%, Atmospheric 9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the extreme, crushing claustrophobia of being trapped in a deep-sea suit with limited resources.

Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.6%, Horror 21%, Surreal 18.5%, First-Person 10.9%, Atmospheric 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique hand-drawn aesthetic paired with surreal, psychological horror that feels distinct yet thematically aligned.

Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 33%, Horror 29.2%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Gore 8.4%, Survival Horror 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Explores dark, psychological themes with a distinct, haunting art style that reflects the protagonist's descent into madness.

Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

Why similar: Survival Horror 28.8%, Horror 24.2%, Atmospheric 9%, First-Person 7.8%, Psychological Horror 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for claustrophobic, tense survival horror where the environment itself feels like a trap.

Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.

Why similar: Horror 51.9%, Surreal 20.3%, Atmospheric 12.9%, First-Person 10.2%, Indie 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines a highly claustrophobic setting with high-tension psychological elements and unpredictable supernatural events.

Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.8%, Horror 22.4%, Surreal 10.9%, Violent 10.5%, Gore 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply personal and claustrophobic ghost story that focuses on uncovering the dark history of a family home.

A tense, atmospheric descent into psychological horror—trapped in a place where reality fades and fear takes hold.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.9%, Horror 24.3%, Violent 10.8%, Psychological 8.9%, Gore 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, first-person exploration of psychological trauma that emphasizes atmosphere over traditional combat.

The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.9%, Horror 27.4%, First-Person 13.9%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Multiple Endings 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on shifting environments and psychological instability, mirroring the surreal nature of the seed game.

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: Survival Horror 30.4%, Horror 26.1%, Psychological Horror 11%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%, Atmospheric 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Psychological survival horror that emphasizes resource management and isolation in a decaying, surreal world.

Fears to Fathom is an episodic psychological horror game where each episode unveils a short story narrated by the ones who survived.

Why similar: Horror 33.9%, Psychological Horror 28.7%, Psychological 16.5%, First-Person 9.5%, Atmospheric 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror title that excels at building tension through mundane, claustrophobic settings and realistic psychological threats.

Psychological single-player first-person horror. Explore dark environments, fight with melee and guns, and solve puzzles in this retro 2000s-inspired nightmare where the truth is more terrifying than the monsters.

Why similar: Survival Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, FPS 10.3%, Horror 9.4%, Retro 8.1%

A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.5%, Horror 26.7%, Surreal 20.4%, First-Person 13.2%, Stylized 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Cyberpunk-infused psychological horror that uses cramped, decaying environments to heighten the sense of unease.

Trapped in an abandoned asylum, survive by exploring, solving puzzles, and escaping the terrifying Doctor Viscera. Hide, fight back with limited resources, and uncover documents that reveal the way out before you become the next victim of his gruesome experiments.

Why similar: Survival Horror 22.2%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 12.2%, Retro 9.8%, Survival 8.7%

Chorus of Carcosa is a first-person psychological horror game about an anxious sculptor who is trapped in a dark and ever-changing building. Stay silent, survive its twisted labyrinths and escape the monsters. Just don’t lose your way in the shadows or within your own mind.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 17.3%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Horror 12.3%, Surreal 11.8%

PSX style horror game about a boy looking for his dog, kidnapped by an evil corporation that runs experiments with pets.

Why similar: Horror 23.2%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Survival Horror 19.2%, Retro 13.3%, First-Person 9.7%

A claustrophobic first-person horror game about crawling through a dark, winding cave system in search of three missing divers.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.6%, Horror 30.1%, Atmospheric 15.7%, First-Person 8.4%, Multiple Endings 6.9%

You find yourself in a strange place and the only way out is within. Navigate liminal corridors and rooms filled with psychological terrors as you traverse all six floors of this mysterious place in order to save your soul.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.7%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 16.2%, Surreal 14.2%, Psychological 14.1%

Short atmospheric first person horror game with elements of quest and shooter about being lost in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by weird mist.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.7%, Horror 20.1%, FPS 11.6%, Atmospheric 10.5%, First-Person 8%

Descend into Lovecraftian horror aboard a claustrophobic military submarine. Assign tasks as a captain’s right hand, analyze sonar signals, make hard decisions, and keep the crew from madness. Dark horrors lurk both within… and beyond the hull.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.5%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 13.8%, Retro 9.7%, Surreal 9.2%

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: Psychological Horror 29%, Horror 23.5%, FPS 17.8%, Atmospheric 11.6%, First-Person 8.9%

Gynophobia is a horror themed shooter about abnormal fear of women. Gynophobia is using classic first person shooter gameplay, to convey story about Mark, who is suffering from different phobias, including abnormal fear of woman.

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.9%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 13.8%, Psychological 12.3%, FPS 8.6%

Astray is a first-person horror/puzzle game set in an abandoned museum based on unusual cultures, legends, and supernatural themes. But something more sinister lurks beneath the surface..

Why similar: Horror 21%, Lovecraftian 18.4%, Survival Horror 17.7%, Psychological Horror 13%, First-Person 9.5%

"ELEVATOR: AVICI" is a 1st-person psychological horror with a retro, HK lo-fi aesthetic. Trapped in a decaying apartment elevator, your only link to the outside is a strange voice on the intercom claiming to be a repairman. Will you follow his commands, or find your own escape from the darkness?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.7%, Horror 22%, Retro 15.2%, First-Person 11.7%, Atmospheric 11%

The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.

Why similar: Horror 27.5%, Survival Horror 19.5%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, First-Person 7.4%, Great Soundtrack 6.6%

A first-person, PSX-style horror game about living with a monster. Do as you're told... or don't. Just be ready for the consequences.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Surreal 16.5%, Psychological 14.2%, Horror 14%, Atmospheric 9.2%

A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.

Why similar: Horror 60%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Atmospheric 5.1%, Great Soundtrack 4.3%, Lovecraftian 4.1%

Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!

Why similar: Survival Horror 25%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Horror 18.3%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Violent 8.1%

Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.

Why similar: Horror 30.8%, Psychological Horror 27.1%, First-Person 7.2%, Psychological 6.8%, Survival 5.7%

This is a short, first-person psychological horror game with VHS effects. Be careful, you are facing a terrifying being.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.8%, Horror 31.3%, Retro 10%, First-Person 7.8%, Atmospheric 6.7%

Dark Places is a psychological single-player game set in a surreal world filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. Solve puzzles and try to survive.

Why similar: Horror 19.2%, Survival Horror 15%, Violent 12.6%, Retro 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.1%

Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.9%, Psychological 31%, Atmospheric 12.9%, First-Person 7.8%, Horror 6.1%

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: Psychological Horror 18.9%, Lovecraftian 17%, Horror 15%, Surreal 14.2%, Psychological 10.8%

Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…

Why similar: Survival Horror 20.9%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 15.6%, Survival 9.1%, First-Person 8.7%

This is an indie horror game with first-person puzzles. Terror and fear have enveloped the city. The maniac has returned. You sneak into his lair to try and stop him before he goes too far...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.8%, Horror 28.2%, Psychological 21.9%, First-Person 13.1%, Indie 0.6%

Syndrome, a sci-fi survival horror game that places you in a living hell inside a doomed starship. Find out what happened to your lost crew. Run. Hide. Fight. Survive.

Why similar: Survival Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Psychological 13.2%, Horror 12.1%, FPS 10.7%

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: Survival Horror 20.2%, Lovecraftian 19.4%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 11.1%, Shooter 8.2%

Delirium is a psychological horror game set in a suburban house. After a mysterious explosion, reality begins to unravel.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.1%, Horror 21.6%, Psychological 11.9%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Surreal 9.1%

Prepare to question what is reality, and what is insanity in one of the scariest psychological horrors in years. The tenants are going missing, screams echo and blood seeps through the walls of Clover Hill.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.6%, Survival Horror 20.3%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 14%, FPS 13.4%

Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.2%, Surreal 24.1%, Atmospheric 17.5%, First-Person 12.8%, Indie 2.8%

Cave Crawler is a short horror game where you pilot a drone into a cave and discover something horrible.

Why similar: Horror 35.5%, Psychological Horror 29.6%, First-Person 14.1%, Retro 9%, Atmospheric 8.2%

The Echo Paradox is a first-person psychological horror game. Humanity stands on the brink of an unsettling revelation – alternate dimensions are real, but eerily without signs of life.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.4%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Horror 14.2%, Surreal 10.2%

Evil Inside is a first-person psychological horror game. After the death of his mother and the arrest of his father for it, Mark decides to contact her using the Spiritual board. But it fades away, and here is when all begins... Mark will face his greatest fears to discover the truth.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Psychological 19.9%, Horror 15.3%, Survival Horror 15.2%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…

Why similar: Lovecraftian 30%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Horror 16.4%, Psychological 10%, Surreal 7.8%