- #1 Lucius
97% matchVery Positive81% of 10,826 reviews2012
Dev: Shiver Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Equipped with supernatural powers, take control of Lucius as he begins his blood filled tour of horror through his own house.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 47.3% ★, Gore 13.8%, Horror 12.7%, Nudity 4.8%, Violent 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: The original game that established the series' signature puzzle-based murder mechanics and dark, supernatural narrative.
- #2 Lucius II
96% 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 43.6% ★, Gore 18.3%, Horror 10.2%, Demons 6%, Psychological Horror 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A direct sequel that expands on the sandbox-style murder puzzles and villainous powers of the first game.
- #3 Lucius Demake
96% 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 41.6% ★, Gore 17.7%, Violent 7.9%, Horror 7.7%, Demons 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled reimagining that distills the core Lucius experience into a pixel-art adventure.
- #4 Agony
95% 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: Gore 25.8%, Demons 16%, Horror 16%, Violent 14%, Nudity 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: Explores hellish, demonic environments with a heavy focus on gore, occult themes, and dark, mature content.
- #5 CARRION
94% 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 56.4% ★, Gore 19.8%, Violent 9.6%, Horror 6.8%, Adventure 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: Allows you to play as an amorphous, growing monster, capturing the satisfying feeling of being the primary antagonist in a horror setting.
- #6 Infliction
94% 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: Gore 27.1%, Violent 18.6%, Horror 16.9%, Demons 8.9%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that shares the dark, domestic setting and supernatural dread found in Winter Hill.
- #7 Lust from Beyond
93% 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: Gore 27.7%, Nudity 26.8%, Horror 21.9%, Violent 12.5%, Psychological Horror 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features mature, occult themes and a dark, unsettling narrative that aligns with the supernatural horror elements of Lucius.
- #8 Hatred
92% 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 37.1% ★, Gore 27.5%, Violent 21.7%, Dark 5.7%, Horror 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: A pure villain-protagonist experience that focuses on extreme violence and a dark, nihilistic tone.
- #9 The Deed
91% matchVery Positive90% of 3,717 reviews2015
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A keenly dark twist on the traditional murder mystery setting, The Deed is an Adventure/RPG game about getting away with murder. Arran Bruce, the rightful heir to Dunshiel House, returns home to settle a score with his estranged family.
Why similar: Adventure 25.7%, Dark 25.4%, Horror 18.1%, Indie 13.1%, Atmospheric 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, choice-driven game about committing murder and covering your tracks, mirroring the puzzle-like nature of Lucius's kills.
- #10 Manhunt
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 8,983 reviews2008
Dev: Rockstar NorthPub: Rockstar Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
You awake to the sound of your own panicked breath. In Manhunt, you must run, hide and fight to survive. If you can stay alive long enough, you may find out who did this to you. This is a brutal blood sport.
Why similar: Gore 40.9%, Violent 27.4%, Horror 12.1%, Dark 6.8%, Psychological Horror 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, violent stealth game where you are forced into the role of a killer, emphasizing dark, visceral gameplay.
- #11 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
90% 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: Gore 26.2%, Violent 23.6%, Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Adventure 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tense stealth-horror game that emphasizes being hunted in a dark, mysterious, and hostile location.
- #12 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
89% 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 34.4%, Gore 26.6%, Psychological Horror 7.9%, Dark 7%, Nudity 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Masterful at building dread and atmosphere, capturing the same feeling of helplessness and psychological tension.
- #13 The Cat Lady
89% matchVery Positive94% of 6,142 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Horror 35.5%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Dark 14.8%, Adventure 14.2%, Indie 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological adventure that deals with death and morality in a mature, deeply unsettling way.
- #14 Pathologic 2
88% matchVery Positive92% of 12,002 reviews2019
Dev: Ice-Pick LodgePub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.9%, Dark 26.7%, Adventure 17%, Atmospheric 14.5%, Indie 10%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an oppressive, dark atmosphere where your choices have dire, often tragic consequences in a dying town.
- #15 DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,166 reviews2016
Dev: Digital Happiness
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
DreadOut: Keepers of the Dark is a new standalone horror game that takes place in the DreadOut universe. In this missing chapter, you will help Linda face the challenges of the DreadOut world with even more dangers lurking within.
Why similar: Horror 34.9%, Gore 26.7%, Adventure 16.2%, Indie 9.1%, Third Person 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features supernatural entities and a dark, investigative atmosphere that leans heavily into ghost-story horror.
- #16 Murdered: Soul Suspect
86% 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 39.7%, Adventure 23.5%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Third Person 8.2%, Dark 7%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural investigation game that shares the ghostly, otherworldly perspective of a protagonist operating from beyond.
- #17 Vampyr
86% 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: Gore 25.9%, Violent 24.5%, Horror 17.5%, Dark 10.3%, Third Person 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Explores the moral weight of being a supernatural predator in a dark, atmospheric city during a time of crisis.
- #18 Call of Cthulhu®
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,561 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
Why similar: Horror 38.6%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Adventure 14%, Gore 9.6%, Dark 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on occult investigation and psychological instability in a dark, Lovecraftian world.
- #19 The Dark Occult
85% matchMixed69% of 1,264 reviews2018
Dev: RYM GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Dark Occult is a psychological driven horror game that puts players in a constant state of anxiety that crescendos into raw panic and terror. You will encounter grotesque creatures, who will take your life at any moment.Your only goal -- survive.
Why similar: Gore 28.5%, Violent 24.7%, Horror 23.3%, Adventure 8.1%, Psychological Horror 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A horror game centered on demonic forces and exploring a cursed, ever-changing environment.
- #20 Visage
82% 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 43.6%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Violent 13.3%, Dark 12.3%, Adventure 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply psychological horror game that captures the feeling of being trapped in a haunted, hostile environment.
- #21 Roots of Insanity
84% matchMixed67% of 441 reviews2017
Dev: Crania Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
As Dr. Riley McClein, you have to figure out what is real and what is not as you try to uncover the mysterious happenings at the hospital, while also trying to deal with your epileptic attacks that have haunted you all your life.
Why similar: Gore 31.3%, Violent 22.6%, Horror 19.1%, Adventure 7.7%, Nudity 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A horror-adventure game that blends combat with a dark, psychological narrative and supernatural threats.
- #22 Layers of Fear
81% 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 33.1%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Dark 17.2%, Adventure 13.5%, Puzzle 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on a descent into madness within a shifting, dark house, mirroring the psychological horror of the Lucius series.
- #23 Little Nightmares
81% 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 36.4%, Dark 16.4%, Adventure 12.5%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Puzzle 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, puzzle-platformer that captures a similar sense of vulnerability and sinister, grotesque atmosphere.
- #24 Who's Lila?
80% matchVery Positive95% of 3,610 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Horror 46.7%, Psychological Horror 26.2%, Puzzle 15.4%, Third Person 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A unique psychological horror game with a focus on dark, surreal narrative choices and unconventional mechanics.
- #25 POSTAL 2
79% 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: Violent 43.6%, Gore 39.3%, Third Person 6.8%, Adventure 5.3%, Action 2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic dark-humor, violent game that allows for chaotic, villainous behavior in an open-world setting.
- #26 Silent Hill Homecoming
82% matchMixed48% of 3,885 reviews2008
Dev: Double Helix GamesPub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
In Silent Hill Homecoming, Alex Shepherd has returned to his hometown of Shepherd's Glen to investigate the sudden disappearance of his brother. From Shepherd's Glen to the foggy streets of Silent Hill, Alex will face the darkest of horrors while struggling with his own grip on reality.
Why similar: Horror 33.4%, Gore 23%, Violent 12.5%, Adventure 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game that focuses on dark, personal trauma and grotesque supernatural entities.
- #27 Fran Bow
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,182 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Why similar: Gore 23.7%, Horror 20.7%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Dark 11.3%, Puzzle 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal puzzle-adventure that explores psychological trauma and horror through a unique, unsettling lens.
- #28 SOMA
78% 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: Gore 31.2%, Horror 21.6%, Dark 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Adventure 7%
Why You'll Like It: A philosophical horror game that explores dark, existential themes in a claustrophobic, underwater setting.
- #29 >observer_
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,906 reviews2017
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale 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 26%, Violent 18.3%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Gore 14.3%, Dark 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, cyberpunk psychological horror game with a deeply unsettling atmosphere and investigative focus.
- #30 Forest Asylum 2
74% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Michal Piotrowski
Windows
Forest Asylum 2 - An Indie Psychological Horror Game and the sequel to the well-received first part. Embark on a Therapy that will change your life!
Why similar: Gore 19.4%, Horror 18.9%, Violent 16.3%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Adventure 13.5%
- #31 Lust for Darkness
76% 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 24.1%, Gore 21.8%, Violent 20.2%, Horror 17.1%, Adventure 5.2%
- #32 The Happyhills Homicide 2: Out For Blood
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 714 reviews2025
Dev: Copperbolt
Windows
He is back. Once again take control of mass serial killer John Wade. Six years later, the infamous Pale Grin resurrects from the grave to terrorize the broken town of Happyhills. This time he has more on his mind than simple killing.
Why similar: Horror 34.8%, Dark 29.9%, Puzzle 21.1%, Action 7.8%, Singleplayer 6.4%
- #33 Postal III
77% matchMixed46% of 6,088 reviews2012
Dev: TrashmastersPub: Akella
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Good or Insane? The choice is yours. Following the Apocalyptic end to the Postal Dude’s week in Paradise, we follow him and his insane pitbull Champ as they emigrate to its appropriately named sister city, Catharsis.
Why similar: Gore 46.5%, Violent 30.1%, Psychological Horror 6.5%, Nudity 5%, Third Person 4.6%
- #34 Blackbay Asylum
77% matchMixed57% of 552 reviews2014
Dev: TAD Productions ABPub: KPL
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Blackbay Asylum, you take on the role of a confused psychopath who finds himself able to leave his cell one day. Explore the hospital grounds, solve mind shattering puzzles, survive relentless horrors and follow the story of Doug Dunheiw as he tries to find some clarity in what goes on at Blackbay Asylum.
Why similar: Gore 44.9%, Violent 21.4%, Adventure 13.6%, Horror 13.3%, Indie 4.4%
- #35 Devil's Hunt
76% matchMixed41% of 1,099 reviews2019
Dev: Layopi GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The war between Demons and Angels takes you to hell and back in Devil’s Hunt. Play as Desmond in this third-person action adventure game, as he discovers his demonic powers with the fate of the world hanging in the balance of the greatest conflict known to humankind.
Why similar: Violent 31.2%, Gore 15.2%, Demons 13.7%, Adventure 11.5%, Horror 6.6%
- #36 The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III
75% matchMixed64% of 1,369 reviews2015
Dev: NeocoreGames
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Van Helsing, monster hunter will face the most difficult trials of his life as he is trying to destroy his nemesis. The civil war is over in Borgovia, but the future still looks grim. The city of weird science is in ruins and a strange cult prophesises the coming of the end times.
Why similar: Adventure 37.4%, Dark 25.1%, Indie 20.3%, Action 11.5%, Singleplayer 5.7%
- #37 Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
70% matchVery Positive87% of 9,269 reviews2024
Dev: Ninja TheoryPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The sequel to the award winning Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Senua returns in a brutal journey of survival through the myth and torment of Viking Iceland. Intent on saving those who have fallen victim to the horrors of tyranny, Senua faces a battle of overcoming the darkness within and without.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.7%, Dark 22%, Horror 21.7%, Adventure 11.7%, Third Person 7.2%
- #38 Hard Time III
70% matchVery Positive85% of 892 reviews2024
Dev: MDickie
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The toughest prison sim in the yard is back to serve its 3rd consecutive sentence - combining classic moments from the OG with the best aspects of 2D, while putting out a few hits of its own! Tackle crime from either side of the prison fence, while a larger world beyond it makes life worth living.
Why similar: Third Person 100%
- #39 Black Mirror III
73% matchVery Positive90% of 535 reviews2014
Dev: Cranberry ProductionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Help Darren continue his search to uncover his clouded past. What do his torturous nightmares really mean? Who is the mysterious person that posted the bail to set him free? What demons lie waiting in the crypt?
Why similar: Horror 42.3%, Adventure 36.1%, Puzzle 11.7%, Third Person 4.7%, Atmospheric 3.6%
- #40 TORMENTOR
71% 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 41.9% ★, Gore 20.5%, Violent 15.3%, Horror 8.2%, Nudity 5.2%
- #41 Rise of Insanity
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,274 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
Why similar: Horror 31.9%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Adventure 14.8%, Dark 13.2%, Indie 9.3%
- #42 Twisty's Asylum Escapades
74% 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 32.2% ★, Gore 24.6%, Violent 20.7%, Adventure 6.1%, Horror 6%
- #43 Agony UNRATED
73% 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: Gore 33.5%, Violent 23.2%, Nudity 15.3%, Horror 12.8%, Demons 4.9%
- #44 The Deed II
72% matchVery Positive82% of 148 reviews2020
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Can you commit the perfect murder? Outside a brothel in 1930s Paris, a man recognises one of the orderlies who had cruelly abused him while he was in a mental asylum. Some deeds cannot be forgiven ...
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 62.5% ★, Adventure 11.2%, Horror 9.6%, Indie 6.7%, Dark 6.7%
- #45 Repentant
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 92 reviews2018
Dev: Anate Studio
Windows · Mac
The game is a dramatic point&click adventure about a criminal who is trying to atone for the sins of his past.
Why similar: Gore 38.8%, Violent 35.9%, Adventure 16.7%, Indie 8.7%
- #46 Outlast 2
69% 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: Gore 26.4%, Horror 24.8%, Violent 16.6%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Dark 8.3%
- #47 Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh
70% 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: Gore 26.4%, Demons 17.5%, Horror 15.8%, Dark 8.6%, Psychological Horror 7.6%
- #48 Hegis' Grasp: Evil Resurrected
71% matchMixed50% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Odd Branch Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Hegis' Grasp is a story-driven, atmospheric survival horror game. Play as Henry Wood, a curious journalist investigating rumors of what is happening to the once peaceful village, Hegis. It will be up to you how this story ends, but first, you must survive the insanity of the natives within this damned place.
Why similar: Gore 38.4%, Violent 32.3%, Horror 11.9%, Adventure 9.6%, Indie 5.1%
- #49 Gray Dawn
68% matchVery Positive84% of 1,179 reviews2018
Dev: Interactive Stone
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on a terrifying adventure of a priest accused of murdering an altar boy. Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience.
Why similar: Gore 24.9%, Violent 20.5%, Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Adventure 10.2%
- #50 Witch 3 Return
67% matchVery Positive88% of 88 reviews2022
Dev: Towndarktales
Windows · Linux
After passing through the hellish universe of the Jester, Chelsea falls back to earth. Back to the place where it all started. This time, not only her fate is in her hands, but also her sisters.
Why similar: Demons 45.1%, Horror 30.4%, Adventure 24.5%
- #51 The Executioner
69% 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 29.4%, Violent 25%, Horror 11.9%, Psychological Horror 7.1%, Adventure 6.6%
- #52 Tormented Souls 2
63% matchVery Positive87% of 1,996 reviews2025
Dev: Dual EffectPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Caroline Walker returns in the sequel to the award-winning survival horror classic. Explore the decaying remains of the secluded Villa Hess, use improvised weapons to confront terrifying creatures, and bend the fabric of reality to save your sister from a twisted cult.
Why similar: Horror 28.7%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Dark 15.3%, Puzzle 12.1%, Adventure 10.2%
- #53 Dark SASI
69% matchMixed58% of 412 reviews2018
Dev: Narko Games
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 30%
As you progress through the game level of difficulty will increase, so that Dark SASI will be for you the most serious game test. Can you survive thousands of deaths? Dark SASI is an adventure in the style of an RPG, with its own characteristics.
Why similar: Gore 42.6%, Violent 37.3%, Adventure 11.1%, Indie 6.2%, Action 2.9%
- #54 Sex with the Devil
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,424 reviews2021
Dev: Evil Boobs Cult
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
What is forgiveness and what is a lie? Where does desire end and vice begins? The project "Sex with the Devil" will allow you to ask these and many other frank questions about the greatest personification of evil in human culture.
Why similar: Gore 29.2%, Violent 26.2%, Nudity 21.9%, Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 5.6%
- #55 DEMON COMPASS
64% matchVery Positive88% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: xena-spectralePub: Provoker
Windows · Mac
This occult item will guide you through a bizarre in-between world and help you to confront past demons as well as piece together former memories that may lead to closure. Seek a better understanding of who you were, who you’ve loved and how much you’ve lost in this 3rd person horror adventure game.
Why similar: Horror 24.9%, Dark 17.9%, Adventure 15.5%, Demons 11.2%, Third Person 8.7%
- #56 Lorelai
66% matchVery Positive91% of 1,627 reviews2019
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The little she had was taken away, but Lorelai refuses to give up, she will fight. And not even death will stop her from getting it all back...
Why similar: Violent 22.7%, Horror 21.8%, Dark 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Adventure 10.3%
- #57 Palmyra Orphanage
66% 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: Violent 28.8%, Horror 20.7%, Gore 20.1%, Dark 7.9%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
- #58 Partum Artifex
65% matchVery Positive97% of 156 reviews2023
Dev: DalaKoala Games
Windows
A first-person atmospheric horror-puzzle game that focuses on the narrative to tie together the gruesome world with creative puzzles. Explore the mind of a twisted serial killer who wants nothing else than to show his work of art as well as tell his story to the world.
Why similar: Horror 27.2%, Gore 22.3%, Adventure 15.5%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Puzzle 9.6%
