- #1 Christmas Massacre
97% matchVery Positive91% of 1,096 reviews2021
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Christmas is coming and Larry's got a big problem - his Christmas tree is telling him to KILL! Lead him through his murder rampage.
Why similar: Thriller 29.6%, Survival Horror 19.9%, Horror 19.3%, Psychedelic 15.9%, Action 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the 1980s slasher aesthetic and the thrill of being a killer in a confined environment.
- #2 Murder House
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,323 reviews2020
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror!
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.9%, Horror 23.2%, Psychological Horror 19%, Survival 11.7%, Mystery 4%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential slasher experience that features a terrifying masked killer hunting you through a dark, confined location.
- #3 JANITOR BLEEDS
96% matchVery Positive86% of 273 reviews2022
Dev: KorpusPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Enter the abandoned arcade after your car has crashed, and the shelter you were looking for is trying to eat you alive in this dark mystery-horror adventure. Solve mysteries, keep JANITOR satisfied, and always be aware of what's behind your back.
Why similar: Thriller 28.1%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 15%, Mystery 14.2%, First-Person 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique retro-horror atmosphere that mirrors the arcade and cinema-inspired dread found in Massacre At The Mirage.
- #4 MADiSON
95% matchVery Positive87% of 3,363 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: Psychological Horror 24.3%, Horror 21.5%, Survival Horror 21%, Survival 11.2%, First-Person 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A intense psychological horror game that uses confined spaces and disturbing imagery to keep the player in a state of constant fear.
- #5 The Night of the Scissors
94% matchVery Positive94% of 466 reviews2022
Dev: Tomás EsconjaureguyPub: selewi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Scrap hunting season has gone wrong, VHS slasher survival horror.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.8%, Thriller 20.4%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 15.6%, Mystery 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at recreating the tension of a low-poly slasher film where you must hide and survive against a relentless pursuer.
- #6 Visage
94% matchVery Positive84% of 10,814 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 31.5%, Psychological Horror 30.5%, Survival Horror 22.4%, First-Person 4.9%, Dark 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deeply unsettling psychological horror experience that excels at making the player feel vulnerable in a domestic setting.
- #7 Stay Out of the House
93% matchVery Positive94% of 1,838 reviews2022
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!
Why similar: Survival Horror 40.9%, Horror 24.8%, Immersive Sim 20.3%, First-Person 7.2%, Action 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive sim horror game that forces you to survive against a deranged captor in a claustrophobic, trap-filled home.
- #8 Suite 776
92% matchVery Positive91% of 750 reviews2019
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
A pure terror with a twisted backstory; jumping straight into the horrors surrounding Suite 776.
Why similar: Thriller 27%, Horror 22.2%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Adventure 10.5%, Action 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intense indie horror experience that traps the player in a single location with a malevolent presence.
- #9 Mirror Forge
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 185 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 19.5%, Psychological Horror 18%, Thriller 14.5%, Horror 13.2%, Survival 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines psychological horror with survival elements to create a dark and immersive world.
- #10 The Closing Shift
91% matchMixed66% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: Bird Box Games
Windows
A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.
Why similar: Thriller 23.3%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 17.9%, Action-Adventure 15.2%, Action 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in job-based horror that builds intense dread while working a late-night shift in a confined, public space.
- #11 Ad Infinitum
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,582 reviews2023
Dev: HekatePub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 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 21.3%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Horror 17%, Survival 12.6%, Mystery 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses atmospheric storytelling and survival mechanics to explore trauma.
- #12 Summer of '58
89% matchVery Positive89% of 4,905 reviews2021
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.
Why similar: Thriller 31.4%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Horror 19%, Mystery 9.6%, First-Person 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an atmospheric and psychological experience that focuses on survival within a singular, isolated location.
- #13 Fears to Fathom - Norwood Hitchhike
88% matchVery Positive87% of 3,289 reviews2022
Dev: Rayll
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Holly Gardner, a 19 year old on an interstate drive experiences unusual happenings that leads to an unplanned stay at a motel, little did she know what was transpiring down in Norwood Valley.
Why similar: Thriller 35.6%, Psychological Horror 32.1%, Horror 22.6%, Dark 5.1%, Adventure 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: An episodic horror game that captures the feeling of being hunted in an isolated, real-world scenario.
- #14 Oxide Room 104
89% matchMixed68% of 259 reviews2022
Dev: WildSphere
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A bone-chilling body-horror game with escape room gameplay. Bad decisions have brought Matthew to this terrifying motel. Now it’s up to you to decide how to escape - will you make it out alive?
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.8%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 15.3%, Survival 13.7%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A body-horror survival game that traps the player in a hotel room, requiring quick thinking to escape.
- #15 Fears to Fathom - Home Alone
86% matchVery Positive90% of 10,793 reviews2021
Dev: Rayll
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 14%
Fears to Fathom is an episodic psychological horror game where each episode unveils a short story narrated by the ones who survived.
Why similar: Horror 41.5%, Psychological Horror 34.8%, First-Person 9.1%, Adventure 5%, Realistic 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the terror of being trapped in a familiar space while an intruder attempts to break in.
- #16 Unspoken
85% matchVery Positive88% of 822 reviews2024
Dev: Weeping studioPub: Weeping Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
You find yourself in the center of inexplicable nightmare. Make your way through the horror, come face to face with terrible events. Immerse yourself in the dark mystery of the events in which you found yourself an unwitting participant.
Why similar: Thriller 27.2%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Horror 16%, Mystery 10.3%, Action-Adventure 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven psychological horror game that keeps the player on edge through atmospheric storytelling.
- #17 Neverending Nightmares
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 3,019 reviews2014
Dev: Infinitap Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.5%, Horror 35.8%, Survival Horror 8.6%, Gore 5.4%, Adventure 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on psychological dread and disturbing imagery, perfect for fans of the genre's more surreal aspects.
- #18 123 Slaughter Me Street
87% matchMixed70% of 397 reviews2015
Dev: Nate SandersPub: Impulse Game Studios, LLC.
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 96.3 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Wounded and on the run, trapped in an abandoned building, armed only with a dying flashlight. Navigate darkness, outsmart lurking horrors, and escape before they reach you. A tense, paranoia-driven survival experience where every moment counts.
Why similar: Horror 79.1%, Action 17.5%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic indie horror title that uses a confined, dark setting to deliver jump scares and intense pursuit sequences.
- #19 Circus of Pain
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 75 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 39.5%, Horror 28.4%, Adventure 8.6%, Dark 8.3%, Action 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological horror game that uses a twisted environment to challenge the player's survival skills.
- #20 NIGHT SHIFT NIGHTMARE
83% matchVery Positive84% of 130 reviews2025
Dev: Taco Al Pastor Dev
Windows
First-person horror game where you work the night shift at a Mexican convenience store, handling daily tasks while facing eerie and unexpected events.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.7%, Horror 28.1%, Survival Horror 12.8%, First-Person 9.6%, 3D 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired horror game that leans into the 'night shift' trope of being alone in a dangerous workplace.
- #21 White Room Protocol
81% 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 27%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Horror 17.7%, Action-Adventure 6.2%, Realistic 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric horror experience that focuses on the psychological toll of being trapped in a mysterious facility.
- #22 Power Drill Massacre
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows
A DRILLING good time!... a VHS era, Lowpoly Slasher
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.6%, Horror 18.3%, Thriller 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal, retro-styled slasher game that emphasizes the panic of being chased through a maze-like environment.
- #23 The Mortuary Assistant
79% matchVery Positive92% of 8,621 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 39.5%, Mystery 19.3%, Thriller 18.9%, First-Person 6.2%, Realistic 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A confined-space horror game that forces the player to perform tasks while being stalked by supernatural entities.
- #24 Bloody Hallowfest
81% matchVery Positive93% of 81 reviews2024
Dev: Cubyte Games
Windows
What starts as the preparation for a special Halloween night event at a summer camp turns into a nightmare when someone with a bloodied axe ends the lives of all your friends. Will you manage to escape and save yourself?
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.4%, Mystery 17%, Thriller 14.6%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, First-Person 8%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure horror game that focuses on exploration and survival in a themed environment.
- #25 Implements of Hell
82% 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 28.1%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 14.9%, Mystery 13.7%, Realistic 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A walking-simulator style horror game that emphasizes atmospheric dread and psychological tension.
- #26 Dead of Night: Supermarket
80% matchMostly Positive71% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: SilverMoon Studios
Windows
Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Thriller 20.4%, Horror 17%, Mystery 10.3%, Immersive Sim 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game set in a large, empty public space that creates a sense of isolation and vulnerability.
- #27 Fear in Hospital
82% matchMixed48% of 517 reviews2019
Dev: IO Games
Windows
Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!
Why similar: Thriller 23.1%, Survival Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 13.2%, Psychedelic 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game that utilizes the classic hospital setting to deliver scares and tense exploration.
- #28 The Guest II
78% matchVery Positive83% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest II is a first-person psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.6%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Thriller 15.9%, Horror 15%, Mystery 9.5%
- #29 The Empty Eyes
77% matchVery Positive81% of 62 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 20.2%, Survival Horror 17.3%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 13.5%, Mystery 11.4%
- #30 Laser Tag Massacre
77% matchVery Positive88% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: Liminal Road
Windows
"Laser Tag Massacre" is a narrative-driven horror game inspired by 80s slasher movies, with a PS1-style aesthetic. On Halloween night, five friends throw a party in an abandoned arcade deep in rural Campinas, Brazil. What begins as a fun game of laser tag quickly spirals into their worst nightmare.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.3%, Horror 26.4%, Survival 14.4%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, First-Person 7%
- #31 The Beast Inside
76% matchVery Positive83% of 12,051 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 29.8%, Survival Horror 22%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Survival 11.1%, First-Person 6.3%
- #32 Psycho
79% matchMixed57% of 98 reviews2020
Dev: Rachata SuksereekulPub: Good Monkey
Windows
”Psycho” is a 3D horror game that allows you to explore and survive with your friends in the terrible mystery bunker.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.4%, Horror 21.2%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Survival 12.1%, Adventure 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that incorporates action and co-op elements for a more intense survival experience.
- #33 Butcherman
74% matchVery Positive95% of 144 reviews2026
Dev: Mounpeak Games
Windows
Experience the psychological horror of being kidnapped by a serial killer. Driven to escape, explore everything around you, use your wits, uncover secrets, and face the unimaginable dread of being in the victim’s place. Inspired by a true story.
Why similar: Thriller 21.8%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 14.1%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Mystery 11.4%
- #34 Sinister Halloween
78% matchVery Positive82% of 147 reviews2019
Dev: Celeritas Games
Windows
Experience Halloween Horror in PC or VR. You go out with your friends, trick or treating, entering haunted attractions, as you make your way to the big party, but this year's holiday of the afterlife brings something sinister.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.2%, Horror 19.8%, Survival 15%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, First-Person 6.4%
- #35 Psychopathy Assessment
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 137 reviews2024
Dev: Tarba Paul CornelPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Psychopathy Assessment is a retro-80s V.H.S PS1 style analog horror game that blurs the line between reality and delusion. Step into a universe where you're not just playing a game; you're taking a psychopathy test, but the stakes are considerably higher than a straightforward diagnosis.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Survival Horror 15.8%, Psychedelic 12.2%, Horror 12.1%, Survival 10.4%
- #36 Infliction
76% matchVery Positive81% of 954 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.9 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: Psychological Horror 35%, Horror 29.7%, First-Person 7.7%, Adventure 7.5%, Realistic 6.8%
- #37 Terror At Oakheart
73% matchVery Positive82% of 455 reviews2024
Dev: Tainted PactPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The renowned slasher horror films of the 1980s and 1990s serve as a source of inspiration for Terror at Oakheart. The community of Oakheart has been terrorized by Teddy, a masked serial killer. As the body count rises, you discover there is more going on here than just a man in a mask.
Why similar: Thriller 24.8%, Survival Horror 24.6%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 15.6%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #38 Creepy Shift: Roadside Diner
72% matchVery Positive88% of 268 reviews2024
Dev: Night Shift TeamPub: Red Limb Studio
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A broke young man takes on the night shift at a roadside diner. In the glow of the blood moon, routine tasks turn into a fight for survival. First-person horror based on a dark creepypasta with a set of rescue rules.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.1%, Psychedelic 15.8%, Mystery 12.5%, Horror 11.7%, Survival 11.2%
- #39 Don't Be Afraid 2
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 265 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 22.1%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 16.5%, Mystery 15.4%, First-Person 7%
- #40 Jawbreaker
73% matchMixed64% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: Vincent Lade
Windows
Will you survive when the world falls apart? Jawbreaker is a punishing stealth & survival horror game that will have you running, hiding, and fighting in a terrifying gang-infested society on the verge of collapse. Though that’s not all, once the sun goes down the true fear begins...
Why similar: Thriller 18.9%, Survival Horror 17.4%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 12.7%, Survival 9.6%
- #41 The Dark Occult
74% matchMixed69% of 1,267 reviews2018
Dev: RYM GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.8 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: Horror 37.8%, Psychological Horror 28.3%, Adventure 9.6%, Action 9.6%, First-Person 6.9%
- #42 FLIGHTMARE
75% matchMostly Negative27% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: Van Studios
Windows
Indie horror game that will take your adrenaline to another level.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 23.2%, Horror 22.7%, Action 18.7%, First-Person 9.9%, Adventure 9.2%
- #43 The Ice Cream Shop
71% matchVery Positive80% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: odwar
Windows
A cozy horror game where you run an ice cream shop. Your illness twists reality. Sometimes you see things that shouldn't be there. Serve strange customers and try to separate your mind’s visions from the horrors at your door.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.8%, Horror 25.5%, Mystery 13.2%, First-Person 6.9%, Immersive Sim 5.5%
- #44 Psychopath Massacre
72% matchMostly Positive70% 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: Thriller 22.7%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 13.1%, Psychedelic 12.2%, Survival 10.6%
- #45 Creepy Shift: House For Sale
69% matchVery Positive93% of 351 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: Survival Horror 20.8%, Horror 17.4%, Psychedelic 17.3%, Immersive Sim 12.9%, Mystery 10.8%
- #46 True Nightmare - Roadside Сafe
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: Frost Fox Studios
Windows
Immerse yourself in an atmospheric psychological horror with a haunting VHS aesthetic. As a night-shift waitress at a secluded roadside café, serve strange patrons and feel mounting dread. Each night, the nightmare becomes more real, and someone is watching from the darkness. Can you survive?
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.6%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 14.4%, Immersive Sim 14.2%, Adventure 6%
- #47 The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game
69% matchVery Positive84% of 825 reviews2025
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 24.1%, Survival Horror 20.6%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Survival 13.1%, Action-Adventure 5.1%
- #48 Inside Depth 6
71% 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 32.8%, Psychological Horror 20%, Horror 17.2%, Adventure 5.3%, Dark 5.2%
- #49 Rewind Or Die
69% matchVery Positive94% of 447 reviews2023
Dev: Comp-3 InteractivePub: Torture Star Video
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
There's a serial killer stalking your video store, and you just got called into work on your day off! Stock shelves, deal with customers and RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.2%, Thriller 20.7%, Horror 13.8%, Survival 13.1%, Mystery 12%
- #50 Nightmare of Decay
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,343 reviews2022
Dev: Checkmaty
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.
Why similar: Survival Horror 33.9%, Horror 24.9%, Survival 9.4%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, First-Person 7.1%
- #51 Weeping Falls Massacre
70% matchVery Positive89% of 87 reviews2022
Dev: Tainted Pact
Windows
80's horror inspired FPS, a nightmarish scene taking place at an abandoned orphanage.
Why similar: Horror 14.1%, Mystery 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Survival Horror 10.6%
- #52 The motel
67% matchVery Positive85% of 128 reviews2025
Dev: Aura studios
Windows
Work the late-night shift at The Motel, an old roadside stop near Oakhill Grove. Complete simple tasks until a news broadcast reveals a dangerous killer is nearby. Can you survive the night?
Why similar: Horror 25%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Adventure 9.3%
- #53 Mental Hospital VR
70% 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: Survival Horror 26.3%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Horror 17.4%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Mystery 6.2%
- #54 The Scarlet Harvest
66% matchVery Positive81% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: @TonyDevGamePub: indie.io
Windows
A 90’s-inspired slasher survival horror. A Halloween party at a remote farm turns into a nightmare as you explore macabre farms, dark cornfields, and dangerous settings where you'll have to run, fight, and survive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.5%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 13.6%, Survival 12%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
- #55 Paranormal VHS
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 142 reviews2023
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
Paranormal VHS is a horror game that features a VHS tape-inspired aesthetic. The game's story revolves around a popular vlogger who spends a night in haunted locations in search of paranormal activity. Brace for intense jumpscares.
Why similar: Thriller 18.9%, Horror 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Mystery 10%, Psychedelic 9.6%
- #56 MIRROR MIRROR
67% matchMostly Positive70% of 71 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: Psychological Horror 25.3%, Horror 18.2%, Mystery 15.3%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Realistic 7.5%
- #57 Death Frame
65% 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 20.5%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Survival Horror 14.9%, Horror 12.4%, Psychedelic 11.9%
- #58 Silent Nights
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 217 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Thriller 22.1%, Survival Horror 19.9%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 13.7%, Mystery 7.2%
- #59 Black Light Kills
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: Fatih Atacan PRODUCTIONSPub: TallGrass Tapes Interactive
Windows
Welcome to the darkness of the town; here, you walk a fine line between reality and dreams, questioning your sanity. Black Light Kills takes you deep into Aiden’s mind, where nightmares begin as reality fades.
Why similar: Thriller 30.8%, Mystery 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 12.4%, Action-Adventure 10%