- #1 The Black Pyramid
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AlphaRedux
Windows
A Black Pyramid materializes across the globe. Dr. Mehdi Algun must decipher why, before its hunger for death and suffering consumes everything. An ancient cycle of cleansing has begun. As madness spreads and humanity tears itself apart, choose: become the destroyer, or join the cleansed.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.7%, Cinematic 16.4%, Realistic 9%, Dark 7.7%, Psychological 7.6%
- #2 The Incident Room
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ludotronics
Windows
A 2–4 player cooperative supernatural horror investigation about intervening in recorded tragedies. The opening chapter unfolds in a fog-shrouded 1700s coastal town, where players inhabit different townsfolk and act within a relentless final hour before the outcome becomes irreversible.
Why similar: Cinematic 16%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Lovecraftian 13.2%, Investigation 9.5%, Action-Adventure 8.9%
- #3 Seclusion
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Forgeworks Studio
Windows
The walls listen...
Why similar: Cinematic 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Lovecraftian 13.5%, Investigation 11.3%, Action-Adventure 9.2%
- #4 Casting Whispers
94% matchPositive90% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: Lantern Bay Entertainment
Windows
Sound is your only hope for survival in this first-person psychological horror game. Investigate the mysteries of an apartment block in 1960s America terrorized by a cosmic horror, as you try to save your lost mentor… and yourself.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.4%, Investigation 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Supernatural 9.3%, Realistic 7.5%
- #5 SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,092 reviews2019
Dev: Protocol Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.6%, Cinematic 16.4%, Investigation 12.7%, Psychological 10.2%, Action-Adventure 8.8%
- #6 Conjurariun
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Leonardo Ferreira da silvaPub: MRizer Entertainment Ltd
Windows
Return to the orphanage Helena once called home after receiving a mysterious letter from a childhood friend. The orphanage was closed years ago after a mysterious fire. Now Helena relives unsettling memories as she explores and uncovers disturbing events that took place after she left.
Why similar: Cinematic 19.8%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Investigation 11.7%, Realistic 10%, Adventure 9.2%
- #7 The Dame
92% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Dovlet Mammedov
Windows
A first-person psychological horror where a harmless camp ritual awakens The Dame: a presence bound to mirrors and silence. Break the mirrors before she reaches you.
Why similar: Cinematic 24.8%, Action-Adventure 15%, Realistic 10.9%, Adventure 10.9%, First-Person 8%
- #8 Unterholz
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: The Last Pilot
Windows
Explore the murky corners and abandoned ruins of an isolated enclave in 15th century Europe. Prevail in chivalrous battle and unveil the mysteries of a dark world. Embark on a non-linear psychological journey through the underbrush of this sinister setting as well as your own soul.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.5%, Cinematic 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Realistic 10.3%, Psychological 9.7%
- #9 The Outer Islands
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ancient Clockwork Games
Windows
Explore a quarantined island chain and an automated hospital abandoned for twenty years. Investigate a returning signal, read the evidence left behind, solve mechanical systems, and evade machines that still believe they have patients.
Why similar: Investigation 18.2%, Lovecraftian 16.1%, Cinematic 11.5%, Mystery 10%, First-Person 6.7%
- #10 Seals of Madness
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Evil Unicorn Games
Windows
After a car accident, you find yourself trapped in a dark, decaying basement, haunted by visions of a mysterious little girl and ancient entities. As you delve deeper into the twisted surroundings, you uncover terrifying secrets that threaten your sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Psychological 10.3%, Supernatural 8.2%, Realistic 7.2%
- #11 Letherfall
89% matchVery Positive84% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: Mnemonic Monkey StudioPub: AIV - Accademia Italiana Videogiochi
Windows
Letherfall is a first-person horror video game with Lovecraftian elements: the player must make their way through monstrous entities and intricate puzzles while exploring the abandoned village of Letherfall. Some nightmares don’t fade. They’re just waiting for you to open the wrong door.
Why similar: Cinematic 21.8%, Psychological 12.5%, Lovecraftian 11.5%, Investigation 8.9%, Supernatural 8.6%
- #12 The Casting of Frank Stone™
89% matchMixed62% of 6,021 reviews2024
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across families, generations, and the very fabric of reality itself.
Why similar: Cinematic 17.2%, Lovecraftian 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Investigation 8.1%, Supernatural 6.3%
- #13 Occupancy
87% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Mawfix
Windows
A detective is interviewing a survivor about a night that doesn't add up. Step into their fading memory, swap between survivor and detective to find what doesn't match the evidence, and help them remember what really happened. Something is keeping the night buried, and it knows you're looking.
Why similar: Investigation 18.1%, Cinematic 16.5%, Realistic 10%, Supernatural 8.4%, Dark 7.6%
- #14 Broken Spectre
88% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Games by StitchPub: Canada Media Fund
Windows
25 years ago your father climbed the mountain and never came back. Now he’s calling for you. Experience the award winning, narrative eldritch horror game like you haven’t before in the Director’s Cut. Can you unravel the mystery of your father who disappeared in the remote wilderness years ago?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.8%, Cinematic 17.8%, Investigation 12.9%, First-Person 7%, Dark 6.7%
- #15 Opus Building
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Messier Data e Creative
Windows
In this sequel to Opus Castle, investigate the mystery behind the Joelma Building fire in a supernatural journey through time, uncovering the secrets of a demonic cult and spiritual horrors rooted in real historical events.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Cinematic 18.1%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, Investigation 9.9%, Adventure 9.8%
- #16 Clandestine: The Hidden Truth
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silent Solitude Games
Windows
"Clandestine: The Hidden Truth" is a first-person psychological horror game. Investigate a family homicide, manipulate reality with polaroids, and solve puzzles to unveil chilling secrets hidden within this enigmatic home of horrors. Will you come back unscathed?
Why similar: Investigation 18.3%, Cinematic 15.3%, Psychological 14%, Mystery 8.5%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
- #17 NOITABIL
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Airgames
Windows · Mac
A short, slow psychological horror game. You wake up somewhere and a voice tells you what to do. You can listen or not. Nothing jumps out at you. If you want something to shoot, this isn't it. If you've ever felt like your computer knows a little too much about you, it might be.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Lovecraftian 14.3%, Adventure 10.5%, First-Person 10%, Psychological Horror 6.1%
- #18 Maximilien — A Psychological Horror Interactive Novel
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yohan Dupuy
Windows · Linux
A psychological horror interactive novel, Boston 1926. Explore, investigate, lose your footing. Your choices shape a branching story where your mental state governs what you see and which paths open to you. 4 intersecting routes, 12 possible endings, 15 to 20 hours of play.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Investigation 9.2%, Mystery 7%, Psychological Horror 6.5%
- #19 GrimRail
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infinite Loop Studios
Windows
Step aboard Grimrail, a story-rich psychological horror immersive-sim set on a purgatorial train. Using a cosmic radio fused to your wrist, tune into the memories of the past, confront or avoid abominations, and harness powerful eldritch abilities to navigate this liminal nightmare world.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.2%, Cinematic 14.1%, Investigation 12.6%, First-Person 8.3%, Psychological 7.5%
- #20 Yellowcreek Stories - The Cabin Watcher
82% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: Carlos AzuagaPub: JanduSoft
Windows
A masked killer hunts you in the dark. Manage noise and light, hide quickly, and survive this intense first-person stealth horror experience inspired by classic 80s slasher films.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Cinematic 22.5%, Realistic 10.2%, Adventure 9.4%, Psychological 8.5%
- #21 Sanguis Luna
83% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Domynyo SRL
Windows
Sanguis Luna is a first person Horror video game that catapults you into a frightening Mansion. Your main objective is to escape the infested Mansion, finding objects and challenging riddles while exploring incredible scenarios.
Why similar: Investigation 15.2%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Realistic 14.3%, First-Person 10.5%, Psychological 9.8%
- #22 I'm on Observation Duty 7
82% matchVery Positive93% of 453 reviews2024
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Cinematic 16.4%, Lovecraftian 15.6%, Investigation 13.5%, Psychological 10.6%, Supernatural 8.9%
- #23 The Hour: Echoes of the Crescent
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Veilbreak Studio
Windows
A narrative supernatural horror set in the enigmatic Meridian Hotel. Players investigate through exploration, puzzles, and encounters with human and supernatural threats.
Why similar: Investigation 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Supernatural 10.9%, Psychological 10.6%, First-Person 8%
- #24 Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
81% matchVery Positive82% of 3,016 reviews2023
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.3%, Investigation 12.8%, Realistic 9.1%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Mystery 8.3%
- #25 Levana Horror Tale
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Holitass
Windows
You must complete a lunar mission only with the other person on the radio. When you realize that you were not sufficiently informed about the place.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Investigation 11.3%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Realistic 9%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #26 SANITY
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Skorpion Interactive
Windows
A psychological horror game that delves into the lives of the Synclair Family, following a horrible tragedy.
Why similar: Cinematic 15.6%, Psychological 12%, First-Person 10.9%, Investigation 8.4%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #27 Forester: First Step
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Batareika007
Windows
An old cabin in the woods holds secrets. Explore the environment, search for objects and find a way out in a first-person horror.
Why similar: Cinematic 28.2%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Realistic 13.9%, First-Person 10%, Dark 8.6%
- #28 Friday Night
76% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2026
Dev: Priskon
Windows
Investigate the abandoned mansion where your family died, use your voice to speak to the spirit and collect evidence about the truth. Keep the camera rolling, no matter what you encounter.
Why similar: Cinematic 24.6%, Investigation 18.4%, Mystery 10.7%, Realistic 9.5%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #29 The Off-Season
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 3Cats Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are the winter caretaker of a seaside hotel nobody visits between October and March. The owner's rules are pinned above the desk: no guests, no exceptions. Then somebody knocks — off the last bus, in the rain, with cash and no booking. You decide who gets a key, and which room.
Why similar: Investigation 15.3%, Supernatural 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Psychological 9%, Realistic 8.8%
- #30 Angels Cove
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 107 reviews2021
Dev: CG Cowboy Studios
Windows
Investigate an abandoned island and its haunted estate in this first-person psychological horror game. Recover paranormal equipment, unlock new areas, follow environmental clues, and uncover the history behind an escalating supernatural presence.
Why similar: Investigation 17.2%, Cinematic 12.8%, Supernatural 10.1%, Realistic 9.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%
- #31 Veil of Sanity
77% matchMixed67% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Sphereka
Windows
Veil of Sanity: Echoes of the Carnival (Chapter 1) combines psychological horror with intense gameplay. Keep your sanity intact as you explore a forsaken carnival. More chapters coming soon!
Why similar: Investigation 14.4%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, Realistic 12.4%, First-Person 11.2%, Cinematic 10.9%
- #32 SafeZoneVR
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Lost Frame Development
Windows
SafeZoneVR is an interactive survival psychological horror game utilizing next-gen graphics. You will scavenge the map trying to escape a fallen SafeZone. Hide, scavenge, survive, and escape a fallen SafeZone fleeing to the tunnels, you might just meet a friend along the way.
Why similar: Cinematic 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Realistic 10.6%, Supernatural 9.9%, Psychological 9.1%
- #33 Parafron
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Takeback Studios
Windows
Unravel dark secrets, confront inner demons, and shape the haunting narrative in this psychological thriller. Your choices define the gripping, first-person journey - will you unravel the truth or succumb to madness?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Cinematic 15.9%, Psychological 15.6%, Realistic 13.1%, Action-Adventure 11.8%
- #34 The Call of Darkness
74% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Ace_Games_
Windows · Mac · Linux
A war veteran and newly minted starship captain faces ancient cosmic horrors as his dreams become reality. Navigate romance, mystery, and sacrifice in this sci-fi adult visual novel where every choice echoes beyond the stars. Optional graphic adult content via free DLC.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Lovecraftian 17.2%, Cinematic 16.2%, Psychological 9.2%, Supernatural 7.9%
- #35 Anomaly Report
75% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: DIG Games
Windows
Anomaly Report is a horror game where you monitor live surveillance feeds, identifying anomalies like moving furniture or supernatural entities. Spotting an anomaly requires filing a report detailing its type and location. With observation and memory, you must survive, and uncover hidden secrets.
Why similar: Cinematic 19.6%, Lovecraftian 18.1%, Investigation 13.6%, Realistic 10.7%, Psychological 8.5%
- #36 St. Agony's Rest
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Huy Ngo
Windows
You were with her. Then you weren't. Push an elderly woman's wheelchair through the shadowed halls of a Croatian monastery turned hospice. She is dying. She sees what you cannot. What do you owe the truth?
Why similar: Psychological 13.7%, Investigation 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Atmospheric 9%, Realistic 7.8%
- #37 Open Roads
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 362 reviews2024
Dev: Open Roads TeamPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Cinematic 21.8%, Investigation 21.3%, Story Rich 8.2%, First-Person 8.2%
- #38 UN:Me
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: historia Inc.Pub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
UN:Me is a soul triage adventure. Four souls share one girl’s body, each certain it is the real one, yet only one can remain. Through dialogue you search a beautiful, unsettling world for its true owner, fleeing the traumas that surface as you go. When only one can stay, which will you keep?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Investigation 16.5%, Psychological 15.4%, Adventure 10.5%, Psychological Horror 7%
- #39 Whispers in the fog
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pasquale SciontiPub: TBA
Windows
Whispers in the Fog is a first-person, narrative-driven psychological horror game. Search for your missing brother in a forgotten town consumed by fog. Explore abandoned locations, solve environmental puzzles as a familiar voice draws you deeper.
Why similar: Cinematic 16.9%, Realistic 16.6%, Supernatural 11.7%, Dark 11%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #40 The Final Stay - Chapter 1
71% match9 user reviews22% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: CyberZone Games
Windows
The Final Stay - Chapter 1 is a psychological horror experience that immerses players in a dark and unsettling world filled with mystery and fear. You arrive at an abandoned hotel, but something is wrong. The deeper you explore, the more the environment begins to change.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Cinematic 20%, Action-Adventure 14.9%, Adventure 10.1%, Realistic 9.8%
- #41 Shadows on the Walls
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bowl of Tentacles
Windows
Shadows on the Walls is an immersive game of psychological horror, exploration and puzzles that takes place in the Crystal Palace Museum of London. Put yourself in the shoes of a security guard in charge of watching the new and mysterious exhibit of the museum known as the “Cursed Loot”.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.1%, Cinematic 17.9%, Investigation 16.5%, Realistic 8.8%, Mystery 8.1%
- #42 Stay with Me! Alien Abduction Story
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dreams of Heaven - GamesPub: Dreams of Heaven.Ltda
Windows · Mac · Linux
In 1999, a young woman disappears in a nearby forest. Her whereabouts remain unknown to this day. The only trace of her is a VHS recording. Relive the last hours of her in an adventure of psychological terror, the decisions we make can have different results
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Cinematic 10.6%, Investigation 9.5%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Mystery 9.1%
- #43 The Alighieri Circle: Dante's Bloodline
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 44 reviews2026
Dev: ONE-O-ONE GAMESPub: Entalto Publishing
Windows
The world knows the Divine Comedy as a poem. For your family, it is a prison. As Gabriele Alighieri, you inherit a duty: reseal the gates of Hell. Burdened by fate, you descend into a psychological nightmare where the only escape is to uncover the dark secrets of your ancestors.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.5%, Investigation 9.7%, Story Rich 7.8%, Adventure 7.6%, Cinematic 7.6%
- #44 Broken Drive
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ferrule Entertainment
Windows
Step into the mind of a grieving father who lost his daughter in a tragic car crash. Trapped in a terrifying loop within an abandoned hospital created by his own dementia-riddled subconscious, you must face your deepest fears. Broken Drive is a first-person psychological horror game.
Why similar: Cinematic 15.8%, Psychological 11.1%, Investigation 10.7%, First-Person 9.4%, Realistic 8.5%
- #45 The White Cube
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Night Shifts
Windows
Step into an art gallery where reality and illusion intertwine. As the night security guard, you must confront sinister forces emerging from a mysterious art exhibit and unravel the dark legacy of 'The Cube'. Your night shift begins.
Why similar: Cinematic 20.1%, Investigation 13.1%, Psychological 11.7%, Supernatural 10%, Mystery 8.5%
- #46 Yokai Crossing
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jotaz Larrain
Windows
A 7-year-old boy has vanished inside his own home. Find him and uncover what happened beneath its walls, while evading the Yōkai that have claimed this place as their own.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Cinematic 19.8%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Investigation 12.8%, Adventure 10.5%
- #47 THE APARTMENT LIES
69% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: SIENTURE
Windows
The Apartment Lies is a first person anomaly horror game where you must spot altered objects in a seemingly normal apartment. Observe carefully, choose the correct door, and survive psychological tension, sudden jumpscares, and brutal horror.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Investigation 15.8%, Supernatural 11.6%, Psychological 11.5%, Realistic 9.5%
- #48 Wretch
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 51kness
Windows
Find the violent stalker hiding inside an abandoned school. Piece together broken lore and solve a long lost mystery. What happened here and who's to blame?
Why similar: Realistic 13.6%, Investigation 12.9%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Psychological 12%, First-Person 8.2%
- #49 Dissociated Worth
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Felis Cassius
Windows
The narrative is the puzzle itself. You have no power, no resources, but a cryptic force sends you to face the impossible, where you have to see through your opponents lies before they see through yours, be they human or not.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.4%, Investigation 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Psychological 10.3%, Supernatural 9.8%
- #50 HouseWarming
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Neskorobok GamesPub: Dark Games DGG
Windows
Brian Lewis buys an old house, hoping for a quiet and orderly life. But on the very first night, the house begins to behave strangely... What starts as a harmless incident slowly turns into something far more terrifying... What if someone else is inside?
Why similar: Cinematic 19.8%, Investigation 13.1%, Realistic 11.4%, Supernatural 10.3%, Psychological 9.5%
- #51 Dawn Sanatorium
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BHS GAMES
Windows
A childhood you don't remember arrives on an old film reel. Step into the Dawn Sanatorium — a first-person psychological horror where a projector rewrites reality, a horned figure watches from the dark, and the truth about who you are waits at the very bottom.
Why similar: Psychological 12.6%, First-Person 10.9%, Realistic 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Investigation 8.2%
- #52 Ghost Lantern: Kilminorth Farm
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
The old Kilminorth Manor Farm is said to be haunted! A mysterious sealed box was discovered - Inside were old letters and a few glass photographic plates. A terrible crime happened nearly 200 years ago. Using deduction and paranormal investigation, do you have the skill to solve the case?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Investigation 13.3%, Realistic 11.6%, Adventure 11.2%, First-Person 8.5%
- #53 What Remains
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Michael Lapinski
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game set in a childhood home. Explore, uncover four days of missing memory, and survive something that has been listening since you arrived.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Cinematic 11.9%, Psychological 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Dark 8.2%
- #54 The Dawning
71% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Beau YotkaPub: Yotka Games LLC
Windows
The Dawning is a first-person puzzle mystery game. Play as Detective Madison as he searches 7 beautifully crafted areas for clues to catch a killer. Use stealth to sneak past deadly enemies. Solve complex puzzles to access new areas, progress the rich storyline, and obtain key items.
Why similar: Cinematic 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Realistic 12.2%, Investigation 9.7%, First-Person 9.5%
- #55 Hell Dive
67% matchVery Positive93% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Teacup Games
Windows
Hell Dive is a first-person horror game where you are a Maritime Operative alone aboard a submarine. Sent on a mission to revive an abandoned deep-sea colony, you uncover dark secrets as terrifying and deadly horrors await in its depths
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.7%, Cinematic 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, First-Person 6.9%, Supernatural 6.9%
- #56 Victim Complex: Part 1
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: 5ive Bullet Games
Windows
Use your wits and iconic ghost hunting equipment to uncover the mystery of what happened to the residents of an abandoned apartment complex in this narrative-driven horror experience.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Supernatural 13.4%, Investigation 13.4%, Realistic 12%, First-Person 9.8%
- #57 AUTO-CRISIS
65% matchVery Positive89% of 97 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: Lovecraftian 17.9%, Cinematic 14.7%, Dark 10.1%, Realistic 9.9%, First-Person 8.8%
- #58 Cryptid
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: INFLUX Games
Windows
Cryptid is a single-player horror fps game that chronicles an experienced hunter and a creature's encounter from the perspective of the Body Cam.
Why similar: Cinematic 22.4%, Realistic 13.1%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Supernatural 10.8%, First-Person 9.2%