- #1 Lucius II
97% matchMixed62% of 2,308 reviews2015
Dev: Shiver Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Lucius is taken to the psychiatric ward of St. Benedict’s Hospital by unsuspecting caretakers. The Book of Revelation predicts the birth of a child that would end up ruling the world with an iron rod. The first part of this prophecy has been fulfilled. It is time to take care of the rest.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 38.8% ★, Horror 15.3%, Gore 13.8%, Nudity 6.6%, Psychological Horror 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel continues the dark narrative of the original, expanding on the supernatural powers and puzzle-based kill mechanics.
- #2 CARRION
96% matchVery Positive95% of 30,840 reviews2020
Dev: Phobia Game StudioPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 58% ★, Gore 17.3%, Horror 11.8%, Violent 3.5%, Puzzle 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: You play as an amorphous creature stalking a facility, perfectly capturing the feeling of being the villainous monster in a horror setting.
- #3 Lucius III
96% matchMixed53% of 1,275 reviews2018
Dev: Shiver Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Lucius is back. In a whole new narrative experience, he now returns to his old neighborhood of Winter Hill. The path will be a difficult one, with trials and tribulations waiting ahead. Has he made the right choices? Is it finally time to end it all?
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 47.3% ★, Gore 13.8%, Horror 12.7%, Nudity 4.8%, Violent 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: The third installment further explores the lore of Lucius, focusing on narrative-driven horror and environmental interaction.
- #4 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
95% matchVery Positive95% of 35,384 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 41.1%, Gore 15.9%, Nudity 9.6%, Psychological Horror 6.4%, Puzzle 6%
Why You'll Like It: A cornerstone of the horror genre that emphasizes puzzle-solving and physics-based interactions within a claustrophobic, atmospheric setting.
- #5 Hatred
94% matchVery Positive84% of 28,349 reviews2015
Dev: Destructive Creations
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Hatred is a violent twin-stick shooter, in which you take the role of The Antagonist fighting against all of humanity.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 42.7% ★, Gore 27%, Violent 8.8%, Dark 6.9%, Horror 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title leans heavily into the villain-protagonist trope, offering a dark and violent experience focused on causing destruction.
- #6 Outlast
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 135,249 reviews2013
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
Why similar: Horror 48.7%, Gore 16.4%, Psychological Horror 6.7%, Stealth 6.6%, Nudity 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a high-tension horror experience set within a confined, dangerous location that requires stealth and environmental awareness.
- #7 Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
93% matchVery Positive87% of 2,518 reviews2021
Dev: Aspyr
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Be the Zombie. Kick A** and Take Brains.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 74.7% ★, Third Person 7.6%, Violent 7.1%, Adventure 4.1%, Action 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game allows you to play as a supernatural villain using unique powers to wreak havoc on a town, mirroring the dark humor and villainous role of Lucius.
- #8 Murdered: Soul Suspect
92% matchVery Positive86% of 17,211 reviews2014
Dev: Airtight GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.
Why similar: Horror 39.5%, Adventure 12.5%, Third Person 11.6%, Stealth 8.1%, Puzzle 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: This supernatural detective game shares the focus on exploring a mysterious environment to uncover secrets through a ghostly perspective.
- #9 Party Hard
91% matchVery Positive90% of 12,409 reviews2015
Dev: Pinokl GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
It's 3:00 a.m. Your neighbours are having a loud party. Stop them. Party Hard is tinyBuild's award-winning stealth strategy game about ruining parties by any means.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 52.1% ★, Stealth 14.9%, Gore 14%, Violent 6%, Horror 5%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the satisfying, puzzle-like planning of environmental kills, much like the assassination missions in Lucius.
- #10 HITMAN World of Assassination
90% matchVery Positive87% of 63,523 reviews2022
Dev: IO Interactive A/S
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 40.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Enter the world of the ultimate assassin. HITMAN World of Assassination delivers the definitive stealth action experience, putting you in the shoes of Agent 47, a master assassin. Explore immersive locations, uncover hidden secrets, and eliminate targets with complete freedom of approach.
Why similar: Stealth 38%, Gore 16.7%, Third Person 11.6%, Violent 9.1%, Puzzle 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: While not a horror game, it is the definitive experience for planning and executing creative, environmental kills in a sandbox environment.
- #11 Agony
91% matchMixed47% of 2,949 reviews2018
Dev: Madmind StudioPub: Playway S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Agony is a first-person, survival horror set in hell. You will begin your journey as a tormented soul within the depths of hell without any memories about your past. The special ability to control people on your path, and possess demons, gives you the measures to survive.
Why similar: Horror 27.3%, Nudity 24.7%, Gore 22.1%, Violent 5%, Psychological Horror 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers an intense, gore-filled descent into a hellish landscape that matches the dark, occult themes found in Lucius.
- #12 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,331 reviews2018
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Why similar: Horror 27%, Gore 18.7%, Stealth 11.3%, Nudity 9.4%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on stealth and puzzle-solving while being hunted in a large, eerie house, mirroring the tension of Lucius.
- #13 Lust for Darkness
89% matchMixed68% of 4,832 reviews2018
Dev: Movie Games LunariumPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A psychological horror of seeking satisfaction on the border of two intertwining worlds. An intriguing plot with erotic and occult themes guides the player's character through the Yelvertons' Victorian mansion and a perverse land inspired by Lovecraft's works and paintings of Zdzisław Beksiński.
Why similar: Nudity 39.9%, Horror 24.1%, Gore 15.5%, Violent 5.9%, Psychological Horror 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that explores occult themes and dark secrets within a confined, atmospheric estate.
- #14 The Darkness II
88% matchVery Positive92% of 20,781 reviews2012
Dev: Digital ExtremesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
An intense first person shooter that delivers a twisted and gripping narrative of tragedy, modern crime drama, and supernatural horror.
Why similar: Gore 39%, Horror 22.2%, Dark 11.7%, Nudity 6.5%, Action 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a protagonist wielding supernatural demonic powers, offering a similar dark, violent, and occult-themed experience.
- #15 POSTAL 2
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 133,374 reviews2012
Dev: Running With Scissors
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Why similar: Gore 39.2%, Third Person 19.1%, Violent 17.9%, Adventure 5.6%, Open World 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic dark-humor sandbox game that allows for chaotic, villainous behavior in a suburban setting.
- #16 Little Nightmares
86% matchVery Positive95% of 115,868 reviews2017
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
Why similar: Horror 38.1%, Stealth 12.2%, Dark 10.5%, Puzzle 8.6%, Adventure 7%
Why You'll Like It: Featuring a child protagonist in a dark, surreal world, this game excels at atmospheric horror and environmental puzzle-solving.
- #17 Lucius Demake
86% matchVery Positive94% of 589 reviews2016
Dev: Shiver Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Lucius game has been demade, and is now ready for mayhem. Enjoy all the gore now in fewer pixels and fewer colors. The original game has been fully demade to achieve the atmosphere of an 80's style gory adventure. Lucius is now killing all the pixels and there isn't a damn thing anyone can do about it.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 40.8% ★, Gore 14.7%, Horror 12.8%, Stealth 6.3%, Nudity 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled reimagining of the original game that keeps the core premise of the villainous child protagonist.
- #18 Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
85% matchVery Positive94% of 2,923 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.
Why similar: Horror 40.6%, Stealth 16.5%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Adventure 6.7%, Dark 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A pioneer of physics-based horror puzzles that requires players to manipulate their environment to survive.
- #19 Scorn
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 18,489 reviews2022
Dev: Ebb SoftwarePub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.
Why similar: Gore 25.9%, Horror 25.4%, Nudity 13.2%, Dark 7.5%, Puzzle 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A highly atmospheric, gore-heavy puzzle game that forces players to interact with a grotesque, alien environment.
- #20 Home Sweet Home
83% matchVery Positive87% of 3,762 reviews2017
Dev: YGGDRAZIL GROUP CO.,LTD
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Home Sweet Home is a first-person horror adventure game based on Thai myths and beliefs. The core gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid perilous spirits hunting you. Moreover, few puzzles are added into the game, making gameplay more various.
Why similar: Horror 49.9%, Gore 16%, Psychological Horror 7.3%, Adventure 5.9%, Puzzle 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A stealth-horror game set in a house that relies on puzzle-solving and avoiding threats, capturing the claustrophobic feel of the seed game.
- #21 DreadOut
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,662 reviews2014
Dev: Digital Happiness
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
DreadOut is a third person supernatural horror game where you play as Linda, a high school student trapped in an old abandoned town. Equipped with her trusty smart-phone, she will battle against terrifying encounters and solve mysterious puzzles which will ultimately determine her fate.
Why similar: Horror 66.9%, Third Person 9.3%, Adventure 7.3%, Indie 4%, Puzzle 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A third-person horror game that features supernatural entities and puzzle-solving, sharing the perspective and genre of Lucius.
- #22 Doorways: Prelude
84% matchMixed62% of 636 reviews2013
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 50.3%, Gore 11.2%, Adventure 8.3%, Dark 7.4%, Puzzle 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: This horror-adventure game features exploration and puzzle-solving in a dark, unsettling environment.
- #23 Infliction
82% matchVery Positive81% of 950 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Horror 31.8%, Gore 25.5%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Dark 7.6%, Violent 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game set in a suburban home that focuses on uncovering dark family secrets through exploration.
- #24 Layers of Fear
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,635 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Horror 40.3%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Dark 12.9%, Puzzle 9.2%, Adventure 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror experience that excels at shifting environments and atmospheric storytelling within a home setting.
- #25 SOMA
81% 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 30%, Gore 21.8%, Dark 10.2%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Puzzle 8%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers deep, philosophical horror combined with environmental puzzles that challenge the player's perception of reality.
- #26 Twisty's Asylum Escapades
81% matchMixed55% of 60 reviews2016
Dev: Twisted Jenius
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 51.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Take an exciting journey with Twisty, the floating brain monster, as he battles his way out of an insane asylum in this hilariously bizarre, action/adventure game.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 33.2% ★, Gore 21.6%, Horror 10.6%, Violent 7.5%, Stealth 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror game that features violent, action-oriented gameplay in a dark, confined setting.
- #27 Psychopath Massacre
78% matchMixed69% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Tarba Paul CornelPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
George Dinescu kidnapped you in his home in Romania. Get out alive while utilizing a V.H.S camera to film everything that happens inside. Torture, murder, and dismemberment take place inside the house, exposing the frightening legacy of a serial killer's decade of terror.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 54.6% ★, Horror 15.6%, Stealth 10.7%, Puzzle 6.1%, Psychological Horror 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person game that puts you in the role of a villainous protagonist navigating a dangerous environment.
- #28 Observer: System Redux
78% matchVery Positive85% of 2,923 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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: Horror 47.7%, Stealth 33.5%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Story Rich 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric detective game that uses supernatural and technological elements to explore a claustrophobic, decaying world.
- #29 Vampyr
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 24,431 reviews2018
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city’s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal.
Why similar: Horror 23.1%, Gore 17.1%, Stealth 10.6%, Third Person 10.6%, Dark 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game allows players to embrace their dark nature as a supernatural being, focusing on moral choices and the consequences of your actions.
- #30 Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi
79% matchVery Positive87% of 3,173 reviews2014
Dev: Idol FXPub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
It is a misty evening in the year of our lord 1912. The Pattersons, a poor but proud aristocratic family of the British nobility, and some of their closest friends, arrive at the castle Malachi residence of a wealthy Romanian Count.
Why similar: Horror 77.5%, Adventure 6.2%, Action 5%, Atmospheric 4.1%, Dark 4%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic horror game set in a castle that focuses on supernatural threats and exploration.
- #31 TORMENTOR
76% matchMixed49% of 268 reviews2025
Dev: Madmind Studio
Windows
Take on the role of a merciless torturer. Earn money from video transmissions of your manhunts.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 38% ★, Gore 15.8%, Horror 12.6%, Nudity 9.3%, Stealth 8.4%
- #32 Layers of Fear (2016)
77% matchVery Positive88% of 27,473 reviews2016
Dev: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 82.9%, Psychological Horror 6.7%, Dark 2.2%, Atmospheric 2.1%, Puzzle 1.7%
- #33 Lust from Beyond
76% matchVery Positive81% of 4,382 reviews2021
Dev: Movie Games LunariumPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A Victorian mansion. A cult worshipping an otherworldly erotic deity. Among all that - you. Explore a world inspired by the works of Lovecraft, Giger, and Beksiński. See for yourself that there are no limits to dark ecstasy.
Why similar: Nudity 39.4%, Horror 27.6%, Gore 17.5%, Psychological Horror 4%, Violent 3.3%
- #34 Doorways: The Underworld
77% matchMixed69% of 406 reviews2014
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Doorways: The Underworld is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 26%, Gore 16.8%, Stealth 13.9%, Dark 9%, Psychological Horror 8%
- #35 Mists of Aiden
73% matchVery Positive91% of 1,140 reviews2020
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
Why similar: Horror 38.5%, Gore 14.3%, Violent 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Adventure 7.7%
- #36 Nyctophobia: Devil Unleashed
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 63 reviews2021
Dev: Solitary GamesPub: Lamina Studios
Windows
A single-player psychological horror game that will take you to the deepest and darkest secrets of the asylum.
Why similar: Horror 31.9%, Gore 16%, Nudity 13.4%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Dark 7.9%
- #37 Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 460 reviews2016
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh is an Immersive Horror Adventure, featuring a Complex Story and Deep Atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 24.9%, Gore 20.8%, Dark 8.3%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, Third Person 7.9%
- #38 House
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,128 reviews2020
Dev: Bark Bark Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Try to survive through the night in a house that's trying its best to kill you and your family.
Why similar: Horror 41.8%, Gore 25.6%, Violent 6.3%, Adventure 6.1%, Psychological Horror 4.3%
- #39 Outlast 2
73% matchVery Positive91% of 62,978 reviews2017
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.
Why similar: Horror 37.5%, Gore 20%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Nudity 9%, Dark 7.6%
- #40 Agony UNRATED
75% matchMixed56% of 3,686 reviews2018
Dev: Madmind StudioPub: Playway S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Agony UNRATED is a first-person, survival horror set in hell. You will begin your journey as a tormented soul within the depths of hell without any memories about your past. The special ability to control people on your path, and possess demons, gives you the measures to survive.
Why similar: Nudity 30.4%, Gore 28.5%, Horror 21.7%, Violent 8.1%, Adventure 3.2%
- #41 Penumbra Overture
74% 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 48.7%, Stealth 12.2%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Adventure 7.3%, Dark 6.8%
- #42 Now You See - A Hand Painted Horror Adventure
72% matchVery Positive83% of 175 reviews2019
Dev: Screaming Void
Windows
NoW YoU SEE is a story driven, first-person, point & click, horror adventure. You must escape!!! Explore the house, solve fiendish puzzles, uncover horrible secrets and get ready to meet the family. STORY. PUZZLES. GORE.
Why similar: Gore 33.7%, Horror 17.6%, Violent 11.7%, Adventure 8.6%, Dark 6.2%
- #43 Circus of Pain
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: ZV GAMES
Windows
Immerse yourself in the terrifying world of Circus of Pain, where you become the main participant in a deadly circus show. Solve dangerous puzzles to survive.
Why similar: Horror 30.5%, Gore 22.2%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Dark 11.7%, Adventure 6.9%
- #44 POSTAL
72% matchVery Positive92% of 13,803 reviews1997
Dev: Running With Scissors
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Take control of The POSTAL Dude in his infamous first outing as he battles to survive in a world gone mad! POSTAL is a classic isometric shooter filled to the brim with fast-paced explosive action.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 56.9% ★, Horror 16.9%, Gore 12.3%, Psychological Horror 6.5%, Difficult 3.4%
- #45 Charon's Staircase
71% matchMixed63% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?
Why similar: Horror 21%, Gore 14.7%, Dark 11.5%, Puzzle 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #46 Horns of Fear
71% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2018
Dev: Pixoala
Windows
Horns of Fear is a third-person psychological horror game set in a mysterious mansion...
Why similar: Horror 24.6%, Gore 22.1%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Dark 7.9%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #47 Palmyra Orphanage
70% matchVery Positive89% of 706 reviews2019
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paranormal first-person horror, which takes place in an abandoned orphanage. Walk through the corridors of your childhood, but do remember that you're not only one here.
Why similar: Horror 31.8%, Gore 15.5%, Violent 9.1%, Stealth 8.7%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
- #48 Slender: The Arrival
71% matchVery Positive88% of 9,266 reviews2013
Dev: Blue Isle StudiosPub: Blue Isle Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Slender Man returns more terrifying than ever. You're on your own. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Relive the horror all over again with cutting edge visuals for the 10th Anniversary Update and experience survival horror at its finest.
Why similar: Horror 66.9%, Dark 9%, Psychological Horror 7.9%, Adventure 3.8%, Atmospheric 3.1%
- #49 The Executioner
70% matchMixed66% of 372 reviews2019
Dev: Lesser Evil Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Executioner puts you in the shoes of a man who tortures people for a living while trying to retain his own sanity. In this game the monster isn’t lurking behind you. You are the monster, if you choose to become one.
Why similar: Gore 24.8%, Horror 20%, Violent 8.7%, Psychological Horror 8%, Third Person 7.1%
- #50 Visage
67% 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 58.1%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Dark 10%, Violent 3.7%, Adventure 3.4%
- #51 Surgeon Simulator
69% matchVery Positive82% of 16,822 reviews2013
Dev: Bossa StudiosPub: Infogrames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Surgeon Simulator is an over-the-top operation sim, stitching together pitch-black humour with life-saving surgery. Become Dr. Burke, a would-be surgeon with a less than conventional toolkit, as he performs procedures on patients including the Heavy from TF2! ...is that a hammer?
Why similar: Gore 23%, Puzzle 22.5%, Dark 16.7%, Difficult 14.3%, Indie 8.2%
- #52 MADiSON
65% matchVery Positive87% of 3,329 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Horror 34.3%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Gore 11.5%, Dark 9.8%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #53 Harts
70% matchMixed54% of 84 reviews2018
Dev: Reglest5 Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Welcome to the house full of secrets and mysteries, the house in which for several years people disappear. Take on the role of a young detective whose idol died here about a year ago.
Why similar: Gore 33.3%, Horror 20.3%, Violent 11.5%, Adventure 8.5%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #54 Pombero - The Lord of the Night
68% matchMixed64% of 52 reviews2020
Dev: Inside Studios
Windows
Overcome fear, solve the mystery behind the story, in this psychological horror game
Why similar: Gore 28%, Nudity 24.5%, Horror 15.3%, Action 12.1%, Violent 9.7%
- #55 The Dark Inside Me
69% matchMixed65% of 193 reviews2018
Dev: Akçay Karaazmak
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Psychological horror adventure game from a horror movie director based on dynamic scenario. The Dark Inside Me, is a very unique psychological horror adventure game from a horror movie director Akçay Karaazmak, based on dynamic interactive scenario.
Why similar: Horror 22.3%, Gore 20.7%, Nudity 17.8%, Dark 7.8%, Adventure 6.1%
- #56 Hektor
69% matchMixed62% of 969 reviews2015
Dev: Rubycone
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 64.3%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Adventure 10%, Indie 5.8%, Action 5.7%
- #57 Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
67% matchVery Positive89% of 8,178 reviews2014
Dev: Krillbite Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.
Why similar: Horror 63.6%, Adventure 6.3%, Dark 5.2%, Atmospheric 4.5%, Stealth 4.3%
- #58 The Medium
64% matchVery Positive89% of 9,958 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.
Why similar: Horror 31.8%, Adventure 12.5%, Gore 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Third Person 8.9%
- #59 Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,041 reviews2015
Dev: CarbonPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In Stealth Inc 2, you play the role of a clone escaping a sinister and high-tech testing facility. Stealth Inc 2 tests both your brain and your reflexes over 60 varied levels linked together in a sprawling overworld.
Why similar: Stealth 47.6%, Puzzle 17%, Adventure 14.2%, Indie 10.2%, Action 8.4%
- #60 Insomnis
64% matchVery Positive91% of 274 reviews2022
Dev: Path Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Insomnis is a first-person horror game focused on story, exploration and solving puzzles to advance through a terrifying atmosphere. Players take control of Joe Castevet, who will have to deal with a mysterious inheritance he has just received. Discover all the secrets of the Castevet mansion!
Why similar: Horror 34%, Gore 28.5%, Puzzle 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Adventure 8.6%