- #1 MADiSON
97% 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: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Horror 15%, Dark 11.2%, Demons 8.9%
- #2 Visage
96% 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 26.7%, Psychological Horror 25.1%, Survival Horror 20%, Dark 12.3%, VR 3.9%
- #3 Mirror Forge
96% 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: Survival Horror 15.1%, Demons 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Psychological 10.1%, Horror 9.7%
- #4 Into the Radius VR
95% matchVery Positive94% of 11,291 reviews2020
Dev: CM IMMERSIVE
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Into the Radius is a single-player survival shooter in VR. Explore the Pechorsk zone filled with surreal landscapes and dangerous anomalies. Defend yourself with realistic firearms, recover strange artifacts, scavenge for loot, and uncover the mysteries of this unforgiving dystopian environment.
Why similar: VR 35%, Horror 14.5%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Survival 12.5%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
- #5 Metro Awakening
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,530 reviews2024
Dev: Vertigo Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Metro Awakening is a story-driven first person adventure built for VR that blends atmospheric exploration, stealth and combat in the most immersive Metro experience yet. Don your gas mask, brave the crippling radiation and venture into the depths of the Metro where threats haunt your every step.
Why similar: VR 39.2%, Dark 19.3%, Story Rich 12.4%, Exploration 11.8%, Horror 5.8%
- #6 Layers of Fear VR
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 276 reviews2019
Dev: Incuvo S.A.Pub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Enter a tangibly horrifying Virtual Reality and explore a mansion of horror as an artist falling into the depths of insanity. Will you find the muse for your masterpiece... or madness?
Why similar: Adventure 35.3%, VR 28.3%, Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, First-Person 2.1%
- #7 Propagation: Paradise Hotel
92% matchVery Positive87% of 874 reviews2023
Dev: WanadevStudio
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Trapped inside the Paradise Hotel, you are desperate to find your sister. Explore dark surroundings, gather resources, and survive terrifying encounters. This intense single-player VR survival horror game with great storytelling will get your adrenaline pumping.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.4%, VR 19.2%, Stealth 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Horror 10.1%
- #8 Doorways: Prelude
93% 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 22.9%, Survival Horror 16.1%, Dark 8.8%, Psychological 7.2%, Psychological Horror 6.3%
- #9 Mental Hospital VR
91% matchMixed69% of 67 reviews2021
Dev: Igor MigunPub: AGaming+
Windows
Mental Hospital VR is a truly scary first-person stealth horror game. Discover heart-thumping terror, chase and scary creatures in this atmospheric horror game.
Why similar: VR 21.1%, Survival Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 11.9%, Stealth 9.9%
- #10 A Chair in a Room : Greenwater
91% matchVery Positive83% of 617 reviews2016
Dev: Wolf & Wood Interactive Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Explore your surroundings as the protagonist of your own horror story as you immerse yourself in this tense VR thriller set in America’s Deep South. Navigate your way through your memories, piecing together the clues and puzzles, to solve the mystery of how you have awoken in the sinister Greenwater Institute, known only as Patient No.
Why similar: VR 39.4%, Horror 24.5%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Puzzle 8.6%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #11 Organ Quarter
89% matchVery Positive90% of 315 reviews2017
Dev: Outer Brain Studios
Windows
Organ Quarter is a VR survival horror game built from the ground-up for hand-tracked virtual reality. Explore labyrinthine environments, engage in tense combat, carefully manage your resources and solve horrifying puzzles in this homage to the slow, methodical survival horror experiences of the '90s
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.5%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Horror 14.1%, Exploration 8.5%, Gore 7.3%
- #12 Doorways: The Underworld
90% matchMixed69% of 407 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: Survival Horror 17.8%, VR 15.9%, Horror 12%, Psychological Horror 12%, Dark 10.9%
- #13 The Guest II
86% matchVery Positive82% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest II is a first-person psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 14.3%, Psychological 14.3%, Dark 11.6%
- #14 Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul
89% matchMostly Positive70% of 803 reviews2017
Dev: VRWERX
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
AVAILABLE TO PLAY IN NON-VR (KEYBOARD/MOUSE AND CONTROLLER) VR HEADSET NO LONGER REQUIRED.“PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE LOST SOUL” immerses you in a terrifying realistic environment with haunting atmosphere, and the need to survive.
Why similar: VR 36%, Horror 24.7%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Gore 8.4%
- #15 Infliction
88% matchVery Positive81% of 962 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.3%, Horror 17.8%, Gore 14.7%, Demons 14.7%, Dark 11.1%
- #16 Blair Witch VR
87% matchMixed68% of 212 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team NA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Blair Witch: VR Edition is a story-driven psychological horror game from the creative minds behind the critically acclaimed The Medium. Experience first-hand the toll that fear can take on the mind in an original story inspired by the cinematic lore of Blair Witch, designed for Virtual Reality.
Why similar: Dark 16.3%, VR 15.5%, Thriller 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 13.8%
- #17 HELLSEED: All Chapters
85% matchMostly Positive72% of 297 reviews2024
Dev: Profenix Studio SRLS
Windows
HELLSEED is a first-person horror adventure that combines puzzles, action, and a chilling narrative. In a dark world full of supernatural threats, you’ll need to solve complex puzzles and manage your sanity. This isn’t just a fight for survival—it's a journey into the depths of terror.
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.6%, Demons 12.7%, Stealth 12.2%, Psychological Horror 12%, Horror 11.8%
- #18 Rise of Insanity
86% 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: Psychological Horror 16.9%, Survival Horror 16.5%, Horror 15.7%, VR 11.6%, Dark 10.4%
- #19 HorrorCore: Maze and Pools of Horror
84% matchMixed55% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
Instead of a traditional flashlight, a camera flash – a brief, flickering, blinding light that reveals dark secrets and leaves you in total darkness when it fades. Every step is a fight for survival, and the use of the flash completely redefines the way you explore dark locations.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Survival Horror 17.7%, Psychological 16.9%, Horror 13.1%, Survival 9.7%
- #20 HINGE VR
84% matchMostly Positive70% of 202 reviews2020
Dev: Arcadia
Windows
HINGE is a psychological horror VR adventure. You suddenly find yourself in an abandoned skyscraper, devoid of all your senses and memories. The laws of physics are distorted, and time has collapsed. The only way out is to step into the terrifying unknown and piece together the fragmented clues
Why similar: VR 19.1%, Psychological Horror 14%, Survival Horror 13.9%, Thriller 13.6%, Horror 11.3%
- #21 Exorcism of the Legion (Last Rites)
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 197 reviews2019
Dev: LegionVR LLCPub: Fun Train
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Exorcism of the Legion (Last Rites) is a complete collection of all SIX chapters of the acclaimed VR experience. Investigate and exorcise sinister demonic entities as you make your way to a final confrontation with your darkest fears. New Epilogue added.
Why similar: VR 45.6%, Horror 29.2%, Adventure 20.6%, Action 4.7%
- #22 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
82% matchVery Positive95% of 35,628 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.5 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 26.1%, Survival Horror 17.3%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Gore 10.5%, Dark 8.6%
- #23 Stifled - Echolocation Horror Mystery
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 109 reviews2018
Dev: Gattai Games
Windows · Mac
Stifled is a multi-award winning, Sound-based Stealth Thriller Mystery, where SOUND is the only way you SEE and the enemies HEAR your fear through your microphone input. Microphone input and VR Features are optional.
Why similar: VR 14.4%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Thriller 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Horror 9.9%
- #24 Inside Depth 6
81% 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 21.1%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Dark 15.8%, Horror 15.2%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #25 Transference™
81% matchMixed70% of 508 reviews2018
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Imagine an escape room set in a deranged mind. Experience a first-person exploration game in a chilling new dimension. Shift between three perspectives of a family and unravel the mystery hiding in this mind-bending psychological thriller.
Why similar: VR 34.2%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Horror 18.9%, Psychological 15.1%, Adventure 8%
- #26 Afterlife VR
79% matchVery Positive82% of 194 reviews2022
Dev: Split Light Studio
Windows
Afterlife VR is a deeply immersive horror game. As Adam Bernhard, a young rookie police officer on a night patrol, you receive a call that will change your life forever. Uncover secrets hidden deep within the Black Rose mental hospital walls, where most of the patients pose a great danger.
Why similar: VR 22.2%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 14.3%, Survival 9%
- #27 The Empty Eyes
77% 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: Survival Horror 21.5%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Thriller 17%, Horror 15.9%, Dark 10.5%
- #28 I'm on Observation Duty 3
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 368 reviews2020
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 51%
A thrilling psychological horror game. Your job is to look for anomalies in a haunted house. If you see anyhting suspicious (furniture moving, extra objects, intruders), take a photo and send a report. Includes both VR- (windows only) and non-VR (windows, mac, linux)-versions.
Why similar: VR 17.4%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Psychological 12.9%, Horror 10.1%
- #29 MATRESHKA
77% matchVery Positive84% of 118 reviews2026
Dev: Megame LLC
Windows
MATRESHKA is a first-person psychological horror experience, you need find a way to escape from a maze of old soviet building. If you die...
Why similar: Demons 15.1%, Survival Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Thriller 10.6%, Dark 9.8%
- #30 The Beast Inside
78% matchVery Positive83% of 12,117 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
Why similar: Horror 26.9%, Survival Horror 21%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Gore 8.5%, Survival 7.7%
- #31 Face of Another
76% matchVery Positive96% of 157 reviews2025
Dev: MadBug Studio
Windows
Use your phone to survive the horrors, capture clues, and solve puzzles in this first-person psychological horror experience. Trapped inside a warped digital nightmare by a mysterious entity, you must navigate a world where technology distorts reality.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29%, Dark 25.9%, Horror 25%, Puzzle 14.9%, First-Person 5.2%
- #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: VR 15.7%, Demons 15.4%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 9.7%
- #33 White Room Protocol
74% 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: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Thriller 18.7%, Horror 16.8%, Dark 14.4%, Gore 7.6%
- #34 CAPTURED 2
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 583 reviews2026
Dev: Puck RedflixPub: Puck Games
Windows
You're trapped in an apartment with ever-changing rooms. Capture anomalies on camera, survive deadly entities and escape an endless nightmare.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Horror 19.7%, Survival Horror 10.9%, Exploration 10%, Psychological 9.8%
- #35 Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes
73% matchVery Positive81% of 183 reviews2026
Dev: ICONIKPub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes is a dark atmospheric adventure‑puzzle game where you embody Dark Six, a mysterious figure with the shape of a little girl. Navigate in a disturbing world, solve intricate puzzles, and escape terrifying giant foes in a desperate search to become whole again.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, VR 17.3%, Stealth 13.2%, Puzzle 11.6%, Horror 9.8%
- #36 Ad Infinitum
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,676 reviews2023
Dev: HekatePub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
When reality is a nightmare, nightmares become real. In this psychological horror game, you fight the terrifying creatures invading your mind. Can you save your sanity?
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.1%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 14.4%, Dark 12.1%, Gore 10.2%
- #37 STRANGER
75% matchMixed67% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: Lost Frame Development
Windows
STRANGER is a Single-player Survival Thriller Horror Game. Choose your house and difficulty, then survive until dawn. Uncover mysterious truths about the STRANGER. Play on PC or with VR support
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.5%, VR 16.1%, Thriller 13.8%, Dark 12.3%, Horror 11.3%
- #38 Bloody Ink
73% 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 21.8%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Psychological 18.7%, Horror 15.2%, Exploration 8.2%
- #39 Circus of Pain
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 79 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: Psychological Horror 28.5%, Dark 21.2%, Horror 21.2%, Gore 15.9%, Adventure 6.6%
- #40 Layers of Fear
72% 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: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Horror 19.1%, Dark 15.9%, Story Rich 10.2%, Exploration 8.9%
- #41 Don't Knock Twice
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 725 reviews2017
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Don't Knock Twice is a first-person horror game based on a psychologically terrifying urban legend. One knock to wake her from her bed, twice to raise her from the dead. Supports VR on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift for the ultimate horror experience!
Why similar: VR 20.1%, Survival Horror 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 12%, Psychological 7.7%
- #42 Misery Mansion
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 96 reviews2021
Dev: Manic Mice
Windows
Misery Mansion is a first-person survival horror game. After your car broke down you find yourself helpless in a forest. All alone you will search for help in the dark. You will discover and explore a mysterious old mansion. But soon all you want is to escape the horrors within.
Why similar: Demons 15.5%, Survival Horror 15%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Psychological 10.6%, Stealth 10%
- #43 Project Liminal 2
70% matchVery Positive82% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: AquaHeaven StudiosPub: TXC
Windows
Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.
Why similar: Puzzle 21%, Adventure 17.2%, Exploration 14.1%, Dark 14%, Psychological Horror 12.5%
- #44 SNAP SNAP
71% matchVery Positive81% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
Having collected information about the “unusual corpse” for your journalistic investigation, you return home from the morgue. Something is wrong... The house has changed and there is a creature wandering in it that is afraid of the camera flash. Solve puzzles to get out of the house and survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 14.6%, Demons 13.4%, Dark 13.4%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #45 The 18th Attic - Paranormal Anomaly Hunting Game
69% matchVery Positive88% of 199 reviews2026
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
The 18th Attic is a psychological horror game where you play as a man trapped in the attic with your cat companion, armed only with a camera. Hunt down paranormal anomalies by taking their pictures and detecting their presence to unravel secrets of your past. Each photo unlocks a new memory.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.9%, Psychological 15.1%, Horror 14%, Dark 13.8%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #46 The Alley
67% matchVery Positive94% of 227 reviews2026
Dev: AIXLABPub: Smilegate
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game. Explore a maze-like alleyway, using your camera to distinguish between supernatural "Aberrations" and deceptive "Deceptions" while escaping the relentless pursuit of a vengeful ghost.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Thriller 15.4%, Horror 13.2%, Dark 12.4%
- #47 Mansion of the Dead
69% 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: Survival Horror 26.3%, Horror 17.3%, Gore 15%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #48 Death Frame
68% 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: Survival Horror 15.5%, Thriller 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological 11.4%
- #49 The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
70% matchVery Positive86% of 10,069 reviews2020
Dev: Skydance Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Saints & Sinners is a game unlike any other in The Walking Dead universe. Every challenge you face and decision you make is driven by YOU. Fight the undead, scavenge through the flooded ruins of New Orleans, and face gut-wrenching choices for you and the other survivors. Live The Walking Dead.
Why similar: VR 29.4%, Survival Horror 22.9%, Gore 14.5%, Horror 14.3%, Survival 10.8%
- #50 Amnesia: Rebirth
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,319 reviews2020
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Why similar: Stealth 15.1%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 10%, Dark 9.2%
- #51 The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game
68% 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: Survival Horror 20.4%, Thriller 16.6%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Gore 11.7%, Dark 10.3%
- #52 Don't Be Afraid 2
69% 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: Survival Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Dark 11.9%, Horror 11.8%, Gore 10.2%
- #53 SANRI
71% matchMixed58% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: LIGHTWORKER GAMES
Windows
SANRI is a first-person psychological horror game where you play a schizophrenic character whose wife disappeared during camp. Face the delusions, solve the mystery and try to find her despite your constantly distorted perception of time-space.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 13%, Thriller 11.4%, Horror 11%, Dark 10.7%
- #54 Horror
68% matchMixed68% of 96 reviews2026
Dev: STuNT
Windows
HORROR is a test of your logic in the face of primal fear. You are unarmed. You are vulnerable. All you have is a flashlight with a dying battery and your intellect.
Why similar: Horror 22.7%, Psychological Horror 17%, Exploration 11.6%, Puzzle 10.9%, Psychological 9.3%
- #55 Cursed Digicam | 呪われたデジカメ
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 661 reviews2025
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You receive a cursed digital camera that captures ghosts from a strange website. The website allows you to liberate your loved ones by uploading images of their spirits using the camera. You decide to go to the nearest park where your girl was last seen.
Why similar: Demons 28.8%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 15.6%, Dark 9.5%, Puzzle 8%
- #56 FLASH AND DIE
65% matchVery Positive91% of 111 reviews2026
Dev: AtmoPixel
Windows
You've been hired by a real estate agency to photograph their listings at night, giving them a unique look online. Grab your camera, explore dark, quiet homes, and capture every required shot before the property notices you. Uncover the truth: why do these listings need to be photographed at night?
Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Dark 12.9%, Psychological 11.5%, Exploration 8.8%
- #57 Familiar Stranger
67% 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: Psychological Horror 24.6%, Horror 22.3%, Exploration 20.1%, Action-Adventure 13%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #58 Star Trek: Infection
66% matchMixed67% of 87 reviews2026
Dev: Played with Fire
Windows
A VR full-body survival horror experience in the Star Trek universe. Explore a ruined Defiant-class starship as you battle an unknown entity mutating your body. Confront the darkness within the ship…and your mind.
Why similar: VR 23.7%, Survival Horror 22.3%, Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Survival 10.1%