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Games Like Monstrum

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Horror, Survival Horror, Action, First-Person.

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Monstrum takes the traditional survival horror formula and remixes it completely with procedurally generated levels, permadeath, and AI driven predators, ensuring that nowhere on its derelict cargo ship is ever truly safe.

Reviews: Very Positive — 91% — of 3,664 reviews
Released: 2015-05-20
Developer: Team Junkfish
Publisher: Junkfish Limited
Genres: Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 2.8 hrs
Mean playtime: 5.1 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 82%

Overview

Monstrum is defined by its intense, procedurally generated environments and the constant threat of an unpredictable, AI-driven predator. These recommendations focus on titles that capture that same sense of claustrophobic dread, emergent gameplay, and the high-stakes tension of being hunted in isolated, ever-changing settings.

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    97% matchVery Positive93% of 64,460 reviews2014
    Dev: Creative AssemblyPub: SEGA
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 37%, Horror 34.5%, Stealth 7.1%, First-Person 6.5%, Survival 5.9%

    Why You'll Like It: Features a highly advanced, unpredictable AI predator that stalks you through a claustrophobic, derelict space station.

  2. #2 Amnesia: The Bunker
    96% matchVery Positive93% of 11,497 reviews2023
    Dev: Frictional Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.0 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: Survival Horror 34.3%, Horror 25.9%, Survival 8.7%, Stealth 8.3%, First-Person 7.8%

    Why You'll Like It: Offers emergent, systemic survival horror where a persistent monster reacts to your every move in a confined, atmospheric setting.

  3. #3 Cosmodread
    96% matchVery Positive91% of 417 reviews2021
    Dev: White Door Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Cosmodread is a VR survival horror roguelike about escaping a dying spaceship filled with nightmares. Stranded in a hostile universe, you must explore, survive, and find your way back to the safety of Earth.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 31.3%, Horror 20%, Perma Death 9.3%, Roguelike 7.7%, Survival 7.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A VR-focused survival horror game that uses procedural generation to create a tense, sci-fi atmosphere.

  4. #4 Space Beast Terror Fright
    94% matchVery Positive92% of 1,775 reviews2022
    Dev: nornware AB
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    S.B.T.F. is a very hard arcade-style / rogue-like / perma-death first person shooter. You play as Marines who must brave dark, claustrophobic and terrifyingly intense Space Beast infested spacecraft in order to extract critical data and lucrative upgrades. Can you make it out alive?

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.9%, Horror 24%, Survival Horror 18.1%, Procedural Generation 5%, Roguelike 4.7%

    Why You'll Like It: Delivers intense, claustrophobic action in procedurally generated corridors where you are constantly hunted by alien threats.

  5. #5 The Persistence
    95% matchMixed67% of 165 reviews2020
    Dev: Firesprite Ltd
    Windows

    Survive aboard a doomed deep space colony starship, overrun with horrific and murderous aberrations. Explore, evade and fight your way through the depths to bring the ship back to Earth. Gather resources, upgrade abilities and fabricate an arsenal of weapons in this sci-fi horror roguelite.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 33.3%, Horror 25.5%, Survival 8.6%, Stealth 8.2%, First-Person 7.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi horror roguelike set on a doomed ship where the layout changes every time you die.

  6. #6 Shadow Corridor
    94% matchVery Positive91% of 2,140 reviews2019
    Dev: Space Onigiri Game LLC
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Now on Steam, revamped with brand new content! Immerse yourself in the latest chapter of the popular, Japanese indie horror title, Kageroh: Shadow Corridor. Survive against the onslaught of horrors that lie in wait in eerie, traditional Japanese locales that change with every playthrough.

    Why similar: Horror 57.8%, Survival Horror 24.3%, First-Person 7.7%, Indie 5.2%, Psychological Horror 2.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A Japanese horror game featuring procedurally generated maps and stealth-based gameplay against relentless spirits.

  7. #7 It Steals
    93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,298 reviews2020
    Dev: Zeekerss
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%

    AROUND EVERY CORNER. Face against stealthy antagonists that will take advantage of your expectations.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 38.8%, Horror 26.5%, Perma Death 10.6%, First-Person 8.1%, Stealth 5.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A minimalist horror game that uses procedural elements and distinct AI behaviors to create a high-tension cat-and-mouse experience.

  8. #8 SCP – Containment Breach
    91% matchVery Positive99% of 497 reviews2026
    Dev: Undertow GamesPub: SCP-CB Community Preservation Project
    Windows

    A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?

    Why similar: Horror 35.3%, Survival Horror 34.2%, Procedural Generation 9.7%, Survival 6.9%, First-Person 6.7%

    Why You'll Like It: Famous for its procedural facility layout and the constant, terrifying presence of an AI-driven entity.

  9. #9 Dreadhalls
    92% matchVery Positive93% of 350 reviews2017
    Dev: White Door Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    You are trapped deep inside a massive dungeon. Explore it, survive it and find a way to escape. Your only weapons will be stealth, your own courage, and a faint light. Dreadhalls is an intense and scary experience, not for the faint of heart. You have been warned!

    Why similar: Survival Horror 26.1%, Horror 21.9%, Perma Death 9.3%, Roguelike 8.9%, Survival 6.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A pure survival horror experience that relies on procedural dungeons and the constant fear of what is lurking in the dark.

  10. #10 SOMA
    90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,500 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: Survival Horror 37.9%, Horror 36.3%, First-Person 8.9%, Atmospheric 4.6%, Indie 3.8%

    Why You'll Like It: Provides a deeply atmospheric, sci-fi horror experience that emphasizes vulnerability and survival in an underwater facility.

  11. #11 Phantasmal: Survival Horror Roguelike
    91% matchMixed44% of 364 reviews2016
    Dev: Eyemobi Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    Experience Terror that is Never the Same Twice with Phantasmal, a Lovecraftian survival horror that evolves every time you play!

    Why similar: Horror 49%, Survival Horror 33%, Survival 4.6%, Indie 3.8%, Difficult 3.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A horror game built around procedural generation and the need to scavenge for survival while avoiding supernatural threats.

  12. #12 Eldritch
    89% matchVery Positive88% of 2,216 reviews2013
    Dev: Minor Key Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Eldritch is the original imsim roguelike: a first-person action game inspired by roguelikes, immersive sims, and H. P. Lovecraft.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.2%, Horror 18.9%, Roguelike 13.7%, First-Person 8.3%, Roguelite 4.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A first-person, procedurally generated dungeon crawler that blends stealth and survival with Lovecraftian horror.

  13. #13 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
    89% matchVery Positive95% of 35,239 reviews2010
    Dev: Frictional Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    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 52%, Survival Horror 28%, First-Person 6.6%, Stealth 3.2%, Atmospheric 3.1%

    Why You'll Like It: The definitive stealth-horror experience that forces players to rely on hiding and environmental awareness rather than combat.

  14. #14 Visage
    86% matchVery Positive84% of 10,620 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 51.6%, Survival Horror 31%, First-Person 6.1%, Psychological Horror 4.3%, Atmospheric 2.2%

    Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric psychological horror game that captures the feeling of being trapped in a hostile, shifting environment.

  15. #15 Dungeon Nightmares II : The Memory
    88% matchMostly Positive76% of 284 reviews2015
    Dev: K Monkey
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 54 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    Dungeon Nightmares II is a first-person psychological horror that takes you through a journey of discovering what nightmares are.The game is inspired by classic roguelike games which include 100% procedural-generated maps and permadeath.

    Why similar: Horror 49.5%, Survival Horror 39.6%, Indie 5.5%, Psychological Horror 4.2%, Action 1.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A procedurally generated horror game that focuses on navigating dark, terrifying spaces while being pursued.

  16. #16 Narcosis
    87% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,427 reviews2017
    Dev: Honor Code, Inc.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.

    Why similar: Horror 37.1%, Survival Horror 36%, First-Person 9.6%, VR 5.8%, Indie 4.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game set on the ocean floor that focuses on claustrophobia, oxygen management, and isolation.

  17. #17 CASE: Animatronics
    86% matchVery Positive83% of 4,174 reviews2016
    Dev: Walnut LLC
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    CASE: Animatronics is a truly scary and challenging first-person stealth horror on PC. Control of the police department is in the hands of anonymous hacker. All exits are locked. Electricity is off. Metallic thumps are getting closer. Will you survive, Detective Bishop?

    Why similar: Horror 36.4%, Survival Horror 31.1%, First-Person 7%, Stealth 6.3%, Survival 5.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that relies on stealth and monitoring security cameras to survive against AI-driven predators.

  18. #18 Barotrauma
    83% matchVery Positive94% of 84,235 reviews2023
    Dev: FakeFishPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 54.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!

    Why similar: Survival Horror 44.5%, Horror 32.3%, Survival 15%, Difficult 5.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A complex, procedurally generated survival game set in a submarine where environmental hazards and alien threats are constant.

  19. #19 Penumbra Overture
    85% matchVery Positive91% of 4,061 reviews2009
    Dev: Frictional Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.

    Why similar: Horror 45.2%, Survival Horror 27.4%, First-Person 7.9%, Stealth 5.1%, Survival 3.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A physics-based horror game that emphasizes environmental interaction and stealth over direct combat.

  20. #20 Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
    84% matchVery Positive89% of 8,096 reviews2014
    Dev: Krillbite Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.

    Why similar: Horror 61.7%, Survival Horror 14.9%, First-Person 7.5%, Indie 4.2%, Atmospheric 3.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that excels at building a sense of vulnerability and atmospheric dread.

  21. #21 Syndrome
    84% matchMixed64% of 361 reviews2016
    Dev: Camel 101
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Syndrome, a sci-fi survival horror game that places you in a living hell inside a doomed starship. Find out what happened to your lost crew. Run. Hide. Fight. Survive.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 37.2%, Horror 29.5%, Survival 9%, Stealth 8.8%, First-Person 7.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi horror game that traps you on a ship with hostile creatures, forcing you to use stealth and limited resources.

  22. #22 The Beast Inside
    82% matchVery Positive83% of 11,932 reviews2019
    Dev: Illusion Ray
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    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 47%, Survival Horror 30.2%, First-Person 7.5%, Survival 6.4%, Indie 2.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A photorealistic horror game that blends exploration and stealth in an isolated, mysterious location.

  23. #23 SIGNALIS
    81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,986 reviews2022
    Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 80.1%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Psychological Horror 6.2%, Dark 3.4%, Singleplayer 2.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi survival horror game that emphasizes resource management and atmospheric tension in a desolate, industrial setting.

  24. #24 Iron Lung
    81% matchVery Positive92% of 10,453 reviews2022
    Dev: David Szymanski
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

    Why similar: Horror 64%, First-Person 12.4%, Atmospheric 8%, Indie 7.2%, Psychological Horror 5.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A short, incredibly claustrophobic horror experience that traps you in a tiny submarine in an ocean of blood.

  25. #25 Phasmophobia
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 815,266 reviews2020
    Dev: Kinetic Games
    Windows
    Median: 16.9 hrsMean: 50.2 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 76.5%, First-Person 7.9%, VR 7.7%, Psychological Horror 4.2%, Dark 1.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A co-op horror game that uses procedural ghost behaviors to keep every investigation feeling fresh and dangerous.

  26. #26 DEVOUR
    79% matchVery Positive91% of 86,959 reviews2021
    Dev: Straight Back Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.4 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 53.6%, Survival Horror 29.9%, Survival 3.4%, First-Person 2.8%, VR 2.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, procedural horror game where you must complete objectives while being hunted by an increasingly aggressive entity.

  27. #27 Lost in Vivo
    80% matchVery Positive92% of 3,869 reviews2018
    Dev: KIRA
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 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: Survival Horror 39.6%, Horror 33.4%, First-Person 7.7%, Survival 6.3%, Atmospheric 4.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic, surreal horror game that excels at creating a sense of being trapped in a nightmare.

  28. #28 Deadnaut
    82% matchMixed64% of 157 reviews2014
    Dev: Screwfly Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Deadnaut is Screwfly Studios' second game and follow up to cult hit, Zafehouse: Diaries. Deadnauts, so named because they’re unlikely to return, must explore, investigate and fight their way through the derelict ships of dead civilisations. Every mission is unique and no two locations are the same.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 25.3%, Action Roguelike 23.8%, Horror 18.1%, Perma Death 6.8%, Survival 6.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A tactical, procedurally generated space horror game that focuses on managing a team through dangerous, derelict ships.

  29. #29 STASIS
    78% matchVery Positive82% of 2,332 reviews2015
    Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.

    Why similar: Horror 76.6%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Indie 7.1%, Psychological Horror 5.3%, Singleplayer 3.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi horror game that captures the feeling of isolation and dread on a derelict space vessel through a unique perspective.

  30. #30 DOCTOR VISCERA
    75% matchVery Positive100% of 67 reviews2025
    Dev: Liminal RoadPub: Nuntius Games
    Windows

    Trapped in an abandoned asylum with the sinister Doctor Viscera, who will stop at nothing to keep you there as his test subject for cruel experiments. Explore the old GrimmHaus Asylum in this PSX-style survival horror game.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 43.4%, Horror 28.2%, Stealth 8.8%, First-Person 7.4%, Survival 4.5%

  31. #31 Frosty Nights
    77% matchMostly Positive73% of 267 reviews2017
    Dev: ClockWork WolfPub: ClockWorkWolf
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Frosty Nights is a First Person hybrid horror game that focuses on atmosphere and suspense.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 38.9%, Horror 34.9%, Survival 11.4%, Indie 5.4%, Atmospheric 4.1%

  32. #32 EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE
    73% matchVery Positive94% of 1,383 reviews2023
    Dev: CC ARTSPub: Hyperstrange
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 40%

    EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 34%, Horror 25.2%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Roguelike 11.5%, Roguelite 7%

  33. #33 Phantaruk
    76% matchMixed61% of 237 reviews2016
    Dev: PolyslashPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Phantaruk combines survival horror with adventure and stealth mechanics. Expect true shivers down your spine as you fight for your life not only facing the dangers of the Purity-02 spaceship, but most of all - when you try to get rid of toxins continually destroying you from the inside.

    Why similar: Horror 42.5%, Survival Horror 37.2%, Indie 13%, Atmospheric 3.2%, Action 2.9%

  34. #34 Astray
    76% matchMixed69% of 230 reviews2015
    Dev: Aegon Games Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    Astray is a first-person horror/puzzle game set in an abandoned museum based on unusual cultures, legends, and supernatural themes. But something more sinister lurks beneath the surface..

    Why similar: Horror 38.1%, Survival Horror 28.9%, First-Person 10.1%, Indie 7.3%, Survival 6.7%

  35. #35 It Has My Face
    71% matchVery Positive92% of 513 reviews2025
    Dev: NightByte GamesPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    IT HAS YOUR FACE. Now it wants your life. Hide, seek, and try to kill your clone in this deceptively simple first-person horror roguelite.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 23%, Survival Horror 22.6%, Horror 17.2%, Roguelike 8.2%, Stealth 6.3%

  36. #36 The Dark Occult
    74% matchMixed69% of 1,264 reviews2018
    Dev: RYM GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.0 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 74%, First-Person 9.9%, Indie 7.8%, Psychological Horror 4.7%, Action 1.9%

  37. #37 Doorways: Prelude
    75% matchMixed62% of 634 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 48.7%, Survival Horror 27.9%, First-Person 6.7%, Survival 5.5%, Indie 4.3%

  38. #38 44 Minutes in Nightmare
    73% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2021
    Dev: loloop
    Windows

    All randomly generated roguelike stealth horror FPS! Different dungeons every time you play, items that constantly change their placement, several Enemies with different characteristics and rare appearance special Enemies. Your boldness, discretion and luck will determine your escape.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.6%, Horror 24.1%, Roguelike 10.3%, Stealth 8.1%, Perma Death 7.7%

  39. #39 The Night Shift
    72% matchMixed58% of 143 reviews2025
    Dev: Red Spiral Studios
    Windows

    Trapped in a department store during a storm, survive with only a flashlight while completing tasks and evading a malevolent presence that only moves when you're not looking. Uncover secrets and face evolving horrors in this immersive first-person horror game.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 39.7%, Horror 31.4%, Action Roguelike 11.4%, First-Person 8.9%, Atmospheric 3.2%

  40. #40 Wayward Harbor
    72% matchVery Positive83% of 131 reviews2022
    Dev: Daniil ShashenkovPub: Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
    Windows

    Short first-person horror experience with a unique mirror mechanic. Escape from an invisible monster that can be only seen in the reflection.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 36.3%, Horror 36%, First-Person 10.4%, Stealth 8.3%, Atmospheric 3%

  41. #41 Deadnaut: Signal Lost
    71% matchVery Positive87% of 93 reviews2023
    Dev: Screwfly Studios
    Windows · Linux

    Deadnaut: Signal Lost is a sci-fi horror turn-based roguelike where loyalty isn't earned - it's installed. Scavenge derelict ships and abandoned moons filled with hellish creatures, brutal AI and insanity storms. Gather gear and upgrades to fight or evade the hi-tech supersoldiers hunting you down.

    Why similar: Horror 34.2%, Perma Death 19.7%, Roguelike 19.2%, First-Person 11.4%, Procedural Generation 8.9%

  42. #42 Witch Hunt
    70% matchVery Positive88% of 2,406 reviews2018
    Dev: Gua
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Witch Hunt is a challenging horror themed hunting game that takes place in the 18th century. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linearity, and atmosphere.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 38.9%, Horror 30.5%, Survival 9.8%, First-Person 6.3%, Difficult 4.2%

  43. #43 Darkwood
    69% matchVery Positive95% of 23,842 reviews2017
    Dev: Acid Wizard StudioPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 41.6%, Horror 33.6%, Survival 11.2%, Atmospheric 4.5%, Psychological Horror 3.4%

  44. #44 Ghostship Aftermath
    74% matchMostly Negative39% of 108 reviews2014
    Dev: MadAboutGamesStudios
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Ghostship Aftermath takes survival horror to a new level with random events and multiple story-lines. Your survival skills will be put to the test on a huge open-world military spacecraft with limited light and oxygen as you struggle to discover what happened, and fight to stay alive!

    Why similar: Horror 64.7%, Survival 17.6%, Indie 10.5%, VR 5.5%, Action 1.7%

  45. #45 Killing Room
    71% matchMixed70% of 1,445 reviews2016
    Dev: Alda Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Rogue-like FPS with strong RPG elements set in a 22nd century reality-show parody. Win a fortune or die, but never disappoint your audience. And audience is virtual or real with revolutionary but optional features for streamers and their fans.

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.5%, Horror 22.9%, Roguelike 12.9%, Perma Death 8.7%, Roguelite 7.2%

  46. #46 EMPTY SHELL
    68% matchVery Positive88% of 789 reviews2023
    Dev: CC ARTSPub: Hyperstrange
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    EMPTY SHELL will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a Japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.

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  47. #47 Golden Light
    68% matchVery Positive86% of 3,902 reviews2022
    Dev: Mr. Pink
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Eat weapons, be scared and question your own mind in this Survival-Horror FPS Prop Hunt Roguelike about meat. Walls are watching you!

    Why similar: Horror 31.6%, Stealth 14.4%, Roguelike 12.8%, Procedural Generation 12.4%, First-Person 9.8%

  48. #48 Slender: The Arrival
    70% matchVery Positive88% of 9,226 reviews2013
    Dev: Blue Isle StudiosPub: Blue Isle Publishing
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Slender Man returns more terrifying than ever. You're on your own. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Relive the horror all over again with cutting edge visuals for the 10th Anniversary Update and experience survival horror at its finest.

    Why similar: Horror 50.2%, Survival Horror 28.7%, First-Person 6.7%, Survival 3.7%, Indie 2.5%

  49. #49 Vigil
    66% matchVery Positive86% of 2,025 reviews2025
    Dev: Singularity Studios
    Windows

    Vigil is a short Narrative Horror Game that takes place in an unsettling underground facility. Your job is to dispose of boxes, however, you’re not alone. A terrifying automaton roams the facility, moving only when you look away or when you blink in real life.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 38.5%, Horror 35.5%, First-Person 9.6%, Survival 4%, Atmospheric 2.7%

  50. #50 UNLOVED
    70% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,106 reviews2016
    Dev: BlueEagle ProductionsPub: Paul Schneider
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Based on the community award-winning Doom2 mod with the same name by the same creator, UNLOVED is reimagined in the Unreal Engine 4 to bring forth the unspeakable terror in new ways. Play coop with your friends, increase your skills, mod your weapons and face the horror that this unearthly place holds...

    Why similar: Horror 45%, Survival Horror 29.7%, First-Person 5.5%, Roguelike 4.9%, Procedural Generation 4.2%

  51. #51 Distrust: Polar Survival
    69% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,521 reviews2017
    Dev: CheerdealersPub: Alawar
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    DISTRUST is an isometric survival adventure with procedural generation on an Arctic research station lost in the endless dark of a polar night. A story-rich fiction with multiple endings that suits both singleplayer fans and co-op enthusiasts.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 36.4%, Horror 27.7%, Survival 10.8%, Procedural Generation 9.2%, Roguelite 6.6%

  52. #52 CRUEL
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,686 reviews2025
    Dev: James Dornan
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements

    Why similar: Horror 25.8%, Roguelike 21.9%, First-Person 16.2%, Perma Death 15.8%, Procedural Generation 13.1%

  53. #53 Harvest Hunt
    66% matchVery Positive97% of 70 reviews2024
    Dev: Villainous Games StudioPub: CULT Games
    Windows

    You are the Warden. Enter the dense cornfields and gather the resources your village desperately needs. But beware: you are not alone. Build a deck of abilities and choose your weapons to face the growing dangers of the night. With a relentless monster after you, will you make it out alive?

    Why similar: Survival Horror 32.8%, Horror 24%, First-Person 11.1%, Stealth 7.4%, Survival 7.3%

  54. #54 Mental Hospital VR
    69% matchMostly Positive71% of 63 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 37.7%, Horror 29%, VR 8.7%, Stealth 7.1%, First-Person 4.1%

  55. #55 Scavenger SV-4
    68% matchVery Positive91% of 590 reviews2018
    Dev: Deric RuhlPub: HoroArch
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    Scavenger SV-4 is a highly replayable atmospheric first-person science fiction game. Part simulator, part roguelike, it has elements of action, combat, resource management, and a dash of horror. It is not quite like any game you have played before.

    Why similar: Horror 43.6%, Perma Death 10.4%, First-Person 9.4%, Procedural Generation 9.1%, Roguelike 7.7%

  56. #56 SCP: Blackout
    67% matchMixed68% of 333 reviews2024
    Dev: Mahelyk
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    A VR/Desktop game where you are a new D-Class personnel in secret SCP Research Site-50 when everything falls apart. Use what you can find as you explore the facility, access logs to learn about the SCP entities in containment, and run for your life from the SCP entities that have escaped.

    Why similar: Horror 38.9%, Survival Horror 33%, VR 7.4%, First-Person 7.3%, Indie 5%

  57. #57 The Classrooms
    65% matchVery Positive90% of 2,819 reviews2022
    Dev: Xefier Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    The Classrooms is a procedural, liminal-space, found-footage, survival horror game. Explore The Classrooms and discover the various anomalies it contains; from malicious entities, to harmless oddities. And remember, it's different every time you play, so your found footage is uniquely yours.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 40.3%, Horror 28.6%, Procedural Generation 10.5%, First-Person 9.5%, Atmospheric 4.4%

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