- #1 Visage
97% matchVery Positive84% of 10,917 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.5 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 35.1%, Survival Horror 14.1%, First-Person 9.8%, Walking Simulator 9.5%, Multiplayer 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deeply atmospheric and psychological horror experience set within a shifting, haunted house that demands careful puzzle-solving.
- #2 MADiSON
96% matchVery Positive87% of 3,425 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.1 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 27%, Survival Horror 15%, First-Person 13%, Puzzle 10.3%, Atmospheric 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This psychological horror game relies heavily on camera mechanics and intricate puzzles to uncover a dark, supernatural mystery.
- #3 Outlast
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 138,315 reviews2013
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 19.8 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 42.8%, Survival Horror 15.4%, First-Person 14.1%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Multiplayer 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This iconic asylum horror game features a camera-based mechanic that perfectly mirrors the streamer-focused perspective of the seed game.
- #4 The Mortuary Assistant
95% matchVery Positive92% of 8,717 reviews2022
Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
Why similar: Horror 28.1%, Mystery 15%, Thriller 11.8%, First-Person 7.7%, Atmospheric 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines realistic job simulation with terrifying supernatural horror, making it a staple for players who enjoy task-based scares.
- #5 Welcome to the Game II
94% matchVery Positive84% of 3,523 reviews2018
Dev: Reflect Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Welcome to the Game II is an atmospheric horror / strategy / puzzle game that takes you into the world of the deep web in search of the shadow web. Play as an investigative reporter trying to solve a case of a mysterious woman broadcasting for help as masked men are on the hunt to kill her.
Why similar: Horror 42.5%, Simulation 13.5%, First-Person 12.6%, Survival Horror 9.6%, Puzzle 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive streamer-themed horror experience, tasking players with navigating the deep web while avoiding real-time threats.
- #6 Phasmophobia
93% matchVery Positive94% of 837,685 reviews2020
Dev: Kinetic Games
Windows
Median: 17.1 hrsMean: 51.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Why similar: Horror 41.3%, Multiplayer 14.3%, Detective 12.4%, Thriller 10.8%, First-Person 10%
Why You'll Like It: As a quintessential streamer game, it focuses on ghost hunting and investigation in atmospheric, first-person environments.
- #7 Mirror Forge
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 186 reviews2022
Dev: MystiveDevPub: DreadXP
Windows
Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.
Why similar: Horror 16.3%, Thriller 16%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Survival Horror 13.7%, First-Person 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that features dimension-shifting puzzles and a dark, atmospheric narrative.
- #8 Layers of Fear
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,706 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 17.8%, Mystery 15.2%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, First-Person 12.6%, Story Rich 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at psychological storytelling and environmental puzzles, creating a surreal and shifting asylum-like atmosphere.
- #9 Amnesia: The Bunker
91% matchVery Positive93% of 12,386 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
Why similar: Horror 20.3%, Survival Horror 17.7%, First-Person 14.5%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Story Rich 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a tense, first-person survival experience that emphasizes resource management and environmental puzzle-solving.
- #10 Creepy Shift: House For Sale
91% matchVery Positive93% of 373 reviews2025
Dev: Night Shift TeamPub: Red Limb Studio
Windows
Handyman needed - ASAP! The investor’s coming in the morning, and the house still isn’t ready! Take on an extra shift where horror meets simulation. Tackle the chaos, uncover dark secrets, and finish everything before dawn.
Why similar: Horror 18.8%, First-Person 13.5%, Simulation 13.1%, Mystery 12.9%, Survival Horror 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends simulation mechanics with first-person horror to create a unique, job-based terrifying experience.
- #11 Content Warning
90% matchVery Positive94% of 162,731 reviews2024
Dev: ZorroPub: Evil Landfall?
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Film your friends doing scary things to become SpöökTube famous! (strongly advised to not go alone)
Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Funny 15.2%, First-Person 12.7%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Mystery 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the chaotic, humorous, and terrifying essence of filming horror content for an online audience.
- #12 Martha Is Dead
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,915 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
Why similar: Thriller 25.3%, Horror 16.4%, Mystery 15.6%, Story Rich 11.5%, Atmospheric 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, photography-based psychological thriller that blends historical mystery with intense, first-person exploration.
- #13 DEVOUR
88% matchVery Positive90% of 88,067 reviews2021
Dev: Straight Back Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
DEVOUR is a co-op horror survival game for 1-4 players. Stop possessed cultists before they drag you to hell. Run. Scream. Hide. Just don't get caught.
Why similar: Horror 49.1%, Survival Horror 18%, Multiplayer 17.3%, First-Person 6%, Atmospheric 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: This co-op horror game is a popular choice for streamers, focusing on fast-paced, high-stakes ritualistic survival.
- #14 Dead Take
87% matchVery Positive88% of 840 reviews2025
Dev: Surgent StudiosPub: Pocketpair Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.3%, Horror 16.5%, Thriller 10.7%, Survival Horror 10.1%, Story Rich 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This story-rich horror game focuses on psychological tension and intricate puzzle-solving in a dark environment.
- #15 Kraven Manor
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 748 reviews2014
Dev: Demon Wagon Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Turn out the lights, take a deep breath, and prepare yourself. Explore the depths of the immersive, atmospheric world of Kraven Manor. Uncover its secrets, solve its mystical puzzles, and face its growing threat. Face your fears and see if you have what it takes...the doors of Kraven Manor await you.
Why similar: Horror 45.4%, Puzzle 12.9%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Adventure 11.1%, First-Person 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic indie horror title that uses a unique room-building mechanic to solve puzzles within a haunted mansion.
- #16 Implements of Hell
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 104 reviews2021
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Implements of Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mysteries, unlock the secrets, and change the outcome in a slow-paced atmospheric, and extremely horrifying experience.
Why similar: Thriller 19.6%, Walking Simulator 17.2%, Mystery 11.8%, Horror 11.7%, Atmospheric 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric walking simulator focuses on slow-burn psychological horror and environmental storytelling.
- #17 Buried Alive: Breathless Rescue
86% matchMixed56% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: EchoVerse CorePub: Midnight Games S.R.L
Windows
Are you ready to embark on a spine-chilling adventure? Step into the shoes of the protagonist and experience the terror of being "Buried Alive" in a crypt. Your mission is clear: Escape the confines of your coffin, find the key to unlock the door, and unveil the dark secrets that lie within.
Why similar: Horror 15.1%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Detective 13.9%, Simulation 8.9%, First-Person 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game that combines simulation elements with a high-tension rescue narrative.
- #18 Lost in Vivo
85% matchVery Positive91% of 3,974 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.
Why similar: Horror 34%, Survival Horror 26.5%, Atmospheric 18.8%, First-Person 18.6%, Singleplayer 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a claustrophobic and surreal horror experience that leans heavily into psychological dread and exploration.
- #19 Echoes of Dread
83% matchVery Positive86% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Reaper GSPub: Kazakov Studios
Windows
Wake up inside an abandoned mansion. Uncover the dark fate of a missing family. Survive the presence that stalks you within these walls.
Why similar: Horror 14.8%, Hidden Object 14.7%, Thriller 12.5%, Detective 10.4%, First-Person 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This psychological horror title incorporates hidden-object elements and supernatural mystery into its gameplay.
- #20 Stories Untold
84% matchVery Positive87% of 5,505 reviews2017
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
Why similar: Horror 27.1%, Thriller 27%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Story Rich 9%, Adventure 8%
Why You'll Like It: This experimental game uses a meta-narrative approach and retro-tech puzzles to deliver a unique, story-rich horror experience.
- #21 Serene Asylum
84% matchMixed57% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: MPlant Games
Windows
Serene Asylum is a first-person psychological horror puzzle game. Solve puzzles as you uncover the dark history of the insane asylum and try to escape before you are stuck in game forever. But don't be scared, it's just a game after all, right? Now... if you can read this, you need to wake up!
Why similar: Puzzle 29.1%, Story Rich 27.3%, Exploration 22.1%, Multiplayer 16.9%, Singleplayer 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: It directly mirrors the asylum setting of the seed game with a focus on exploration and puzzle-solving.
- #22 White Room Protocol
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
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: Thriller 21.7%, Walking Simulator 19.5%, Horror 16%, First-Person 8.5%, Atmospheric 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that emphasizes atmosphere and a lonely, unsettling narrative.
- #23 Cursed Bet
82% matchMixed57% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: LIGHTWORKER GAMES
Windows
Cursed Bet is a horror game where you play from a body camera perspective. Enter the abandoned preschool, the subject of terrible rumors, in the midnight. Struggle the cursed doll Ebeleen as you investigate the school's dark past. Will you be able to destroy him and his curse?
Why similar: Thriller 19.7%, Horror 14.9%, Mystery 14.1%, First-Person 10%, Survival Horror 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person supernatural horror game that focuses on exploration and uncovering dark secrets.
- #24 Paradise's Secrets
81% matchVery Positive83% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Entry Studios
Windows
After accepting the invitation from the Paradise company following the events we've experienced, nothing on our journey may turn out as we expect. You must be very careful to uncover all the mystery and reveal the truth. Learn everything and expose the true face of the Paradise company.
Why similar: Thriller 19.3%, Horror 11.3%, Mystery 11%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Hidden Object 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This thriller focuses on dark, realistic exploration and uncovering hidden secrets in a mysterious setting.
- #25 Nightmare House: The Original Mod
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,703 reviews2024
Dev: We Create Stuff
Windows
Wake up, it’s time for the real nightmare to begin. Make your way through a terrorizing house, uncover the secrets of a haunted hospital, fight through hordes of the undead, and try to escape Nightmare House.
Why similar: Horror 20%, First-Person 11.4%, Funny 10.7%, Story Rich 9.6%, Mystery 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, physics-based horror experience that set the standard for first-person indie scares.
- #26 Whispering Lane: Horror
81% matchMixed63% of 168 reviews2024
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the dark secrets of the abandoned house on Whispering Lane in this psychological horror game. Navigate through perilous twists, where each turn reveals a blend of horror and mystery. Can you unearth the truth before darkness consumes you?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.2%, Horror 15.3%, Survival Horror 13.3%, First-Person 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological survival-horror game that emphasizes action and tense, first-person exploration.
- #27 Familiar Stranger
78% matchMixed64% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Duanyang WangPub: Horror engine games
Windows
The Familiar Stranger is a 3D psychological horror game where twisted memories and nightmares blur. Uncover dark secrets while evading a relentless entity that watches from the shadows. Can you escape the horrors of the past, or will they consume you?
Why similar: Horror 23.6%, Action-Adventure 19.1%, Exploration 16.4%, Realistic 11%, Story Rich 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror game that focuses on realistic exploration and atmospheric storytelling.
- #28 Mental Hospital - Child of Evil
80% matchMixed62% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Igor MigunPub: AGaming+
Windows
Mental Hospital is a truly scary first-person stealth horror game. Discover heart-thumping terror, chase and scary creatures in this atmospheric horror game.
Why similar: Hidden Object 21%, Detective 15.8%, Puzzle 13.1%, First-Person 12.3%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, first-person asylum horror game that emphasizes jump scares and dark, atmospheric exploration.
- #29 The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game
77% matchVery Positive84% of 832 reviews2025
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
The Backrooms: 1998 is a first-person found footage psychological horror survival game where it tells the story of a young teen after accidentally falling into the depths of The Backrooms in 1998. Roam freely, mark, explore and try unravel the story - however you are not alone. Don't scream.
Why similar: Thriller 28%, Survival Horror 15.2%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Simulation 9.4%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #30 Backrooms Descent: Multiplayer Horror
79% matchMixed46% of 111 reviews2023
Dev: Sushi Studio
Windows
If you are not careful enough, you may end up in that place, the place some call The Backrooms. The Backrooms of existence, a hellish dimension of infinite maze-like constructs, each level pushing deeper into the despair. Could you, a normal person find the way out? Dive deeper into the horror
Why similar: Horror 14.4%, Survival Horror 12.1%, First-Person 11.1%, Puzzle 9.8%, Story Rich 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features exploration and puzzle-solving in a surreal, procedurally generated horror environment.
- #31 Mists of Aiden
77% matchVery Positive91% of 1,141 reviews2020
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 27.5%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Mystery 12.8%, First-Person 9.8%, Adventure 6.8%
- #32 Psychiatric Hospital
78% matchMixed52% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: STuNT
Windows
When your madness is not desired, When your madness that you did not want is strangled by the bars in the pit. You go from being a powerless goat to a human being, and the only way to surprise the white coats who want to cure you completely is to take refuge in the craziness you want.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.9%, Hidden Object 18.5%, Horror 15.6%, Detective 13.2%, First-Person 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on exploration and environmental storytelling within a classic, eerie medical facility.
- #33 Scary Shadow Spot - Last Farewell
75% matchVery Positive97% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Daniele Doesn't MatterPub: Doesn't Matter Games
Windows
Scary Shadow Spot: Last Farewell - Haunted by his past, Mark explores a haunted house where nothing is as it seems. Chilling puzzles and shocking truths await. Are you ready to uncover the mystery hidden in the shadows?
Why similar: Thriller 20.8%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Horror 12.1%, Hidden Object 9.9%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #34 Madness inside
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: ZV GAMES
Windows
"Madness Inside"" immerses you in the dark depths of an abandoned psychiatric hospital, where horrifying experiments were once conducted. Police Lieutenant Vic Voight, in pursuit of a dangerous criminal, unexpectedly finds himself trapped in this nightmarish place.
Why similar: Thriller 20.8%, Simulation 19.2%, First-Person 14.1%, Horror 11.7%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
- #35 Mansion of the Dead
74% matchVery Positive94% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: Caicai Studio
Windows
Step into the shoes of Agent Kim, drawn into a chilling mystery deep in the wilderness. Find hidden clues, solve intricate puzzles, and outsmart the relentless zombies that roam the estate. Will you make it out alive, or will you too vanish without a trace?
Why similar: Horror 17.1%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Survival Horror 14%, Mystery 13.8%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #36 LiveStream: Chapter One
73% matchVery Positive89% of 92 reviews2026
Dev: Artflux_Games
Windows
You are a streamer who entered an abandoned building for hype. But the game quickly turns into a real nightmare — the chat and donations influence what’s happening, and you try to survive and understand what’s going on.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Hidden Object 19.2%, Horror 15.7%, First-Person 12.2%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #37 The Empty Eyes
74% matchVery Positive82% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.
Why similar: Thriller 20.4%, Horror 15.6%, Mystery 14.3%, Survival Horror 11.4%, Walking Simulator 6.7%
- #38 Horror inside the forest
75% matchVery Positive91% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: Erik García Díaz
Windows
Plunge into the captivating realm of "Horror Inside the Forest," an exhilarating game that tests your bravery. Explore a mysterious forest, confront supernatural forces, uncover secrets, survive the darkness, and escape its shadowy embrace in this immersive horror experience.
Why similar: Survival Horror 37.9%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Adventure 14.6%, First-Person 12%, Exploration 10.3%
- #39 Rise of Insanity
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,283 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 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: Walking Simulator 19.2%, Horror 18.5%, Simulation 10.7%, Survival Horror 10.4%, Puzzle 8%
- #40 MIRROR MIRROR
73% matchMixed70% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: ZeroZeroThirteen
Windows
MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.1%, Horror 17%, Mystery 15.8%, First-Person 11.1%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #41 Shifting To The Backrooms
71% matchVery Positive87% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: Oopsome Games
Windows
Experience Will's complicated story, find a way out of the nightmare of liminal spaces by solving challenging puzzles and avoiding dangerous entities — all this awaits you in "Shifting To The Backrooms".
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18%, Horror 17.4%, First-Person 12.1%, Story Rich 11.1%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #42 The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
71% matchVery Positive94% of 3,251 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENTPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…
Why similar: Thriller 19.8%, Mystery 16.4%, Walking Simulator 12%, Survival Horror 8.9%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #43 Don't Be Afraid 2
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 269 reviews2024
Dev: Eneida Games
Windows
Descend deep into the nightmare that seamlessly blends with reality in this uncanny horror escape room game. Can you find your way out of the horrid mansion or will you succumb to your fears? Can you face and overcome your past, or will it break you?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.5%, Mystery 13.1%, Horror 12.8%, Survival Horror 9.6%, First-Person 9.6%
- #44 Greenhouse
71% matchVery Positive90% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: 7D Games Studio
Windows
A psychological horror game where you enter the Greenhouse at your own risk to uncover the truth behind the friendly façade. Change the environment and weather to progress, hoping to get out. Switch off the entities to enjoy eerie serenity.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.3%, Horror 15.7%, Mystery 14.6%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Atmospheric 8%
- #45 Necrophosis
70% matchVery Positive90% of 875 reviews2025
Dev: Dragonis AresPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.6%, Mystery 20.9%, Horror 17.7%, First-Person 11.6%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #46 DOCTOR VISCERA
69% matchVery Positive93% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: Liminal RoadPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
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 20.1%, Horror 18.6%, Puzzle 14.1%, First-Person 13.3%, Atmospheric 12.3%
- #47 No Way Out
72% matchMixed54% of 112 reviews2024
Dev: JKDL
Windows
"No Way Out" is an intense and thrilling survival horror game where players take on the role of a volunteer trapped in a panic-stricken hospital. Players must bravely face their fears, explore various areas of the hospital, and search for a way to escape while uncovering the truth behind the events.
Why similar: Horror 20.5%, Detective 13.5%, First-Person 10.9%, Puzzle 9.8%, Thriller 9.2%
- #48 Ethel
70% matchVery Positive93% of 255 reviews2024
Dev: TS GAMES LLC
Windows
Welcome to my first game! Where you'll Immerse yourself in a unbelievable, story-rich mystery, packed with jaw-dropping plot twist, horror, and multiple endings.
Why similar: Mystery 13.5%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Horror 13.2%, Hidden Object 12.2%, Puzzle 8%
- #49 Inside Depth 6
70% matchVery Positive85% of 250 reviews2021
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
There are 6 depths to descend; the further you go, the more terror you will experience. Uncover mysteries, solve puzzles, and immerse yourself in a dark storyline that Inside Depth 6 has to offer. Journey through all 6 depths to uncover the secrets buried within.
Why similar: Thriller 26.5%, Horror 15.7%, Walking Simulator 8.9%, Puzzle 7.8%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #50 Death Frame
67% matchVery Positive97% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: EpiXR Games UG
Windows
Explore a haunted mansion, uncover a killers madness, and enter surreal paintings to relive the twisted mind of a killer. Danger and mystery are lurking behind the screaming walls of this fascinating and frightening horror adventure.
Why similar: Thriller 21.4%, Horror 14.5%, Mystery 13.8%, Survival Horror 9.9%, Simulation 8.9%
- #51 Unusual Tales: After Bark
66% matchVery Positive94% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: JallPub: Cooler Jall
Windows
You, a simple dog named Mr Peanut, find yourself in a weird cabin full of secrets... Will you be able to warn the family of the dangers? A horror game filled with mystery!
Why similar: Horror 20.8%, Mystery 17.9%, Walking Simulator 14%, First-Person 12.7%, Funny 10.7%
- #52 Five Nights At Skibidi Toilets
69% matchMixed51% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: CITADELE
Windows
FNAST offers a unique gameplay that combines elements of strategy, survival and horror. Will you be able to solve the mystery of this mysterious building and prove the truth of the information from the newspapers?
Why similar: Horror 20.7%, Funny 17.8%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Simulation 9.7%
- #53 Abandoned Souls
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 402 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.9%, Thriller 14.2%, Horror 12.7%, Mystery 9.8%, Survival Horror 9.6%
- #54 Dark Pals: The 1st Floor
64% matchVery Positive88% of 768 reviews2026
Dev: Skunx Games
Windows
In this singleplayer mascot horror game you're trapped in an abandoned children’s asylum. Solve twisted puzzles with your Ink Blaster, evade its disturbing mascots, and uncover secrets you had long forgotten about. Do you remember?
Why similar: Thriller 21.8%, Horror 15%, Mystery 15%, Survival Horror 9.5%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #55 Insomnis
68% 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 18%, Mystery 17.9%, First-Person 12.7%, Survival Horror 12%, Puzzle 10.7%
- #56 Bloody Ink
67% matchVery Positive87% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: Daniele Doesn't MatterPub: Doesn't Matter Games
Windows
Dive into a realm where time twists and shadows whisper secrets. Solve enigmatic puzzles, unearth Luca's past, and confront your deepest fears. Engage vocally to shape your destiny. Stay in the light, stay quiet, and survive the relentless pursuit of the Time Man.
Why similar: Thriller 25.1%, Hidden Object 15.1%, Horror 14.3%, First-Person 8.6%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #57 Funny Park Reawakening
66% matchMixed49% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: RightarDevPub: Ginichi
Windows
Dive into this terrifying adventure as you solve challenging puzzles that will put your skills to the test. Equip your charge crossbow and activate the colored buttons in time. Run and use your wits to survive Funnybear, who will be stalking you in every corner of the park.
Why similar: Thriller 18.4%, Horror 14.6%, Puzzle 12.1%, First-Person 11.3%, Exploration 9.5%
- #58 Fortuito: Lost History
69% matchVery Positive80% of 80 reviews2021
Dev: FabioPDJ
Windows
Fortuito: Lost History is an indie adventure first-person horror, face the unknown with classic fps mechanics, solve puzzles and immerse in this bad trip!
Why similar: Mystery 24%, First-Person 19%, Puzzle 18.4%, Horror 14.4%, Action-Adventure 12.3%
- #59 ALONE?
72% matchMixed41% of 190 reviews2016
Dev: Deceptive Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore and experience this horror story, as you embark on an ghostly adventure unlike anything you have played before. Come face-to-face with terror itself as you look for your missing sister.
Why similar: Horror 24%, Simulation 21.3%, Walking Simulator 18.6%, Adventure 10.3%, Action 9.5%
- #60 From The Other Side
66% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Vania Studios
Windows
"From the Other Side" immerses you in a chilling first-person psychological horror game. You are Steve, a security guard on his first night at work, tasked with monitoring security cameras and fixing unsettling anomalies that will make you question reality.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.8%, Horror 18.5%, First-Person 12.6%, Mystery 10.6%, Puzzle 7.7%