- #1 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
97% 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 85.5%, Adventure 8.5%, Indie 6%
Why You'll Like It: This title is the definitive blueprint for the first-person, exploration-heavy survival horror style that Montas embodies.
- #2 Montague's Mount
96% matchMixed58% of 429 reviews2013
Dev: PolyPusher Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Montague's Mount is disturbing psychological thriller set in the bleakness of an abandoned Irish island, featuring exploration and challenging puzzle solving. This game is part one of a two part story, some questions are left unanswered and open to interpretation.
Why similar: Horror 44.5%, Adventure 31.9%, Indie 23.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the same indie, walking-simulator-adjacent horror DNA, focusing on isolation and atmospheric discovery.
- #3 Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
96% matchVery Positive94% of 2,897 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.
Why similar: Horror 74.6%, Adventure 17.7%, Indie 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: As a predecessor to the Amnesia series, it offers the same claustrophobic, physics-based puzzle solving and dark atmosphere found in Montas.
- #4 SOMA
95% 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: Horror 70.2%, Adventure 17.6%, Indie 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deeply immersive, narrative-driven horror experience that excels at building a mysterious and unsettling world.
- #5 Outlast
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 133,959 reviews2013
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.6 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 89.2%, Adventure 6.9%, Indie 4%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the high-intensity, first-person survival horror experience with a focus on vulnerability and exploration.
- #6 Visage
93% 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 87.8%, Adventure 7.5%, Indie 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a masterclass in psychological horror and environmental storytelling, focusing on exploring a shifting, haunted domestic space.
- #7 Lethe - Episode One
94% matchVery Positive85% of 398 reviews2016
Dev: KoukouStudiosPub: Faber Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Lethe is a first person adventure with survival horror elements. Explore an atmospheric and frightening world and uncover the dark secrets of your origins.
Why similar: Horror 51.2%, Adventure 29.1%, Indie 19.7%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person adventure that relies on environmental interaction and stealth to navigate its mysterious, dark world.
- #8 Lost in Vivo
92% 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: Horror 83.6%, Indie 16.4%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and claustrophobic indie horror title that mirrors the unsettling, dream-like exploration found in Montas.
- #9 Layers of Fear
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,582 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.
Why similar: Horror 76.1%, Adventure 23.9%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses heavily on the psychological aspect of horror and environmental changes, similar to the surreal shifts in Montas.
- #10 Doorways: Prelude
91% 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 72.4%, Adventure 17%, Indie 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic indie horror adventure that focuses on exploration and puzzle-solving within a dark, hostile environment.
- #11 Albino Lullaby: Episode 1
91% matchMostly Positive70% of 382 reviews2015
Dev: Ape Law
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Albino Lullaby is a horror adventure game that doesn't rely on jump scares or gore. Escape from a surreal psychological nightmare as the world dynamically twists and contorts around you.
Why similar: Horror 46.3%, Adventure 20.3%, VR 18.6%, Indie 14.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a unique, surreal, and unsettling horror experience that aligns with the experimental nature of Montas.
- #12 Insomnis
89% matchVery Positive91% of 272 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 62%, Adventure 22.3%, Indie 15.6%
Why You'll Like It: A modern indie horror game that balances puzzle-solving with a tense, psychological atmosphere.
- #13 Cry of Fear
89% matchVery Positive89% of 82,586 reviews2013
Dev: Team Psykskallar
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.
Why similar: Horror 88.3%, Adventure 6.2%, Indie 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic indie first-person horror game that emphasizes a gritty, dark atmosphere and survival mechanics.
- #14 The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
88% matchVery Positive88% of 8,931 reviews2014
Dev: The Astronauts
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
Why similar: Horror 66.5%, Adventure 23.5%, Indie 10%
Why You'll Like It: While less focused on combat, it excels in the same type of atmospheric, exploration-heavy mystery solving.
- #15 Inside the Backrooms
86% matchVery Positive81% of 45,968 reviews2022
Dev: MrFatcat
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Inside the Backrooms is a horror multiplayer game mixed with different mechanics that will make you spend an intense night with friends. Explore, think, interact, but be careful, it is rumored that there are several entities wishing to find you...
Why similar: Horror 72.5%, VR 16.5%, Adventure 11%
Why You'll Like It: This title leans into the modern indie trend of surreal, first-person exploration and psychological horror.
- #16 Observer: System Redux
86% matchVery Positive85% of 2,866 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Horror 100%
Why You'll Like It: It provides an incredibly immersive, dark, and first-person perspective in a world filled with psychological intrigue.
- #17 The Final Take
87% matchMixed65% of 506 reviews2016
Dev: HUSH InteractivePub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Relive dark footage recorded from the perspective of multiple characters in this unique first person horror.
Why similar: Horror 59.6%, Adventure 22.6%, Indie 17.8%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror adventure that prioritizes atmosphere and narrative mystery in a similar indie vein.
- #18 KOBOLD: Chapter I
84% matchVery Positive82% of 293 reviews2018
Dev: anotherworld GmbH
Windows
KOBOLD is a new kind of horror experience that blurs the line between cinema and VR gaming. Step into the shoes of an urban explorer investigating the mysterious case of a missing boy. Pick up your flashlight and discover the secrets of an abandoned villa in the middle of a dark forest in Germany.
Why similar: VR 40.3%, Horror 38.3%, Adventure 21.4%
Why You'll Like It: A VR-focused horror adventure that prioritizes mystery and environmental immersion.
- #19 The Shore VR
85% matchMostly Negative38% of 72 reviews2022
Dev: Ares Dragonis
Windows
The Shore VR is a first-person story-driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations. You will play the role of a man who ends up on a mysterious island. Strong elements of Lovecraftian horror, struggle to survive in an unknown world.
Why similar: VR 51.7%, Horror 48.3%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the Lovecraftian, exploration-heavy horror vibe with a specific focus on VR immersion.
- #20 瞳：祈愿 VR / Pupil: Wandering VR
84% matchMixed67% of 127 reviews2019
Dev: Spoon Network
Windows
Pupil : Wandering is an Asian-style horror VR game. The game focuses on an immersive horror atmosphere. All key items and game hints can only be found using the "Moon Lantern", a main feature that brings to light an extraordinary and truly terrifying experience.
Why similar: Horror 46.7%, VR 32.2%, Adventure 12.8%, Indie 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the early-access, VR-focused indie horror roots that define the Montas experience.
- #21 Conarium
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,240 reviews2017
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Conarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s novella "At the Mountains of Madness", but largely set after the original story.
Why similar: Horror 59.4%, Adventure 27.5%, Indie 13%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a Lovecraftian, exploration-focused horror experience that emphasizes atmosphere and narrative discovery.
- #22 Stairs
83% matchMostly Positive70% of 361 reviews2015
Dev: GreyLight EntertainmentPub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
STAIRS is a first-person atmospheric psychological horror game, inspired by real-life events, that takes players through the stories of three missing people as seen through the eyes of journalist Christopher Adams. Start preparing yourself now, for to descend down these steps is to descend into madness...
Why similar: Horror 61.2%, Adventure 22.1%, Indie 16.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a psychological horror experience that relies on exploring dark, abandoned locations to uncover a tragic story.
- #23 Among Ashes
78% matchVery Positive95% of 410 reviews2024
Dev: Rat Cliff Games
Windows
Among Ashes is a terrifying first-person survival horror game. Your friend has sent you a link to a game that someone posted online, but as you play you quickly realise that something is terribly wrong. Whatever you do… K̴͉͚̗̅̃̄E̷͓̤̺̊͠E̴̤̰̿̽P̴̠̳̀́ ̴̨̮̭̕̚P̷̠͇̳͐̓̀L̶̹̔Ả̷̧Y̵̘̺͆̓Ï̸̻̏͂N̷͙̯͊G̵͖̹̠̽̿
Why similar: Horror 69.1%, Adventure 16.8%, Indie 14.1%
Why You'll Like It: A modern psychological horror game that uses a meta-narrative approach to keep the player constantly unsettled.
- #24 Kholat
81% matchMixed66% of 6,857 reviews2015
Dev: IMGN.PRO
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The most terrifying journey of your life set in the beautiful winter scenery of the Ural Mountains. Uncover the horrific mystery behind the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Narrated by the famous Sean Bean.
Why similar: Horror 97.1%, Adventure 1.6%, Indie 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on atmospheric exploration in a vast, mysterious, and dangerous environment.
- #25 UnderDread
82% matchMixed57% of 138 reviews2016
Dev: Bigzur Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A first-person horror adventure game that will take you on a journey through an ancient castle and that lies beneath. Dangers and forgotten horrors await in the dark...
Why similar: Horror 50.5%, Adventure 29.2%, Indie 20.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes exploration and walking-simulator mechanics within a dark, horror-themed setting.
- #26 SILENT BREATH
78% matchMixed69% of 1,156 reviews2024
Dev: EXODIAC STUDIOS
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness
Why similar: Horror 83.9%, Adventure 9%, Indie 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on realistic, first-person horror that relies on atmosphere and tension rather than constant action.
- #27 Paranormal
81% matchMixed56% of 523 reviews2013
Dev: Matt Cohen
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Experience the horrors of a haunting that's never the same twice. Paranormal is a 3D fully dynamic haunting experience. The player takes the role of Mattel Clarke, an artist who has a haunted house. Mattel decides to film the hauntings with his camera, which is the viewpoint of the game.
Why similar: Horror 81.2%, Adventure 9.6%, Indie 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: An early indie horror title that focuses on dynamic, unpredictable scares within a confined, explorable space.
- #28 Mental Hospital VR
79% 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: Horror 42.9%, VR 40.8%, Indie 8.3%, Adventure 8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a straightforward, first-person survival horror experience designed for deep immersion.
- #29 Blinding Dark
80% matchMostly Negative32% of 62 reviews2014
Dev: Games HutPub: BulkyPix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Blinding Dark is a First Person Adventure horror game. Complete puzzles, collect items and power-ups, fight enemies and do your best to manage the very thin resources you have at your disposal to uncover terrible secrets.
Why similar: Horror 73.3%, Adventure 26.7%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror adventure that focuses on navigating dark, mysterious environments with limited resources.
- #30 Moons of Madness
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,891 reviews2019
Dev: Rock Pocket GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.
Why similar: Horror 63.2%, Adventure 31.4%, Indie 5.4%
- #31 The House
79% matchMostly Negative36% of 91 reviews2014
Dev: Konsordo
Windows
Plunge into the atmosphere of fear and horror,investigate the dark house full of mysteries and danger!
Why similar: Horror 73.8%, Adventure 14.6%, Indie 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic indie horror experience that focuses on the simple, effective dread of exploring a haunted location.
- #32 Investigator
77% matchMixed69% of 1,025 reviews2016
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Investigator is a first-person exploration game with horror elements, where the events take place in a world of extreme weather cataclysms.
Why similar: Horror 59%, Adventure 24.6%, Indie 16.4%
- #33 Layers of Fear VR
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 273 reviews2019
Dev: Incuvo S.A.Pub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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 38.2%, Indie 27.4%, Horror 18.7%, VR 15.7%
- #34 it's always monday
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 291 reviews2016
Dev: Alon Zubina
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 32%
it's always monday - is a first person exploration game
Why similar: Adventure 98.2%, Indie 1.8%
- #35 The Black Ice
72% matchVery Positive81% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: Antelus Games
Windows
A survival horror game where every breath could be your last. Explore a sinister Antarctic complex, unravel its mysteries, and try to survive before the darkness consumes you.
Why similar: Horror 76.9%, Adventure 23.1%
- #36 The Empty Eyes
71% matchVery Positive80% of 51 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: Horror 71.7%, Indie 17%, Adventure 11.3%
- #37 Narcosis
74% 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 49.9%, VR 24.5%, Adventure 15.6%, Indie 10%
- #38 Forest Horror
73% matchMixed55% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: Neki4 Electronics
Windows
You have to explore the mysterious forest and complete many tasks to get out of there alive.
- #39 Astray
75% 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 56.2%, Adventure 25.8%, Indie 17.9%
- #40 Darkness Ahead
75% matchMixed52% of 106 reviews2016
Dev: Useless MachinesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Darkness Ahead is an adventure game about a man searching for his little brother. A plateau between mountains holds a dark secret about its past. You have to stay alive and collect everything you need to complete your quest.
Why similar: Horror 45.1%, Adventure 29.8%, Indie 25.1%
- #41 Doorways: The Underworld
74% matchMixed69% of 405 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: Horror 44%, VR 31.2%, Adventure 14.8%, Indie 10.1%
- #42 Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 460 reviews2016
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh is an Immersive Horror Adventure, featuring a Complex Story and Deep Atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 63.6%, Adventure 21.6%, Indie 14.8%
- #43 Curse of Anabelle
73% matchMixed64% of 135 reviews2020
Dev: Rocwise Entertainment
Windows
Curse of Anabelle is a story driven adventure-horror/puzzle game which players can experience in the first person perspective. The storyline is based on real world myths and legends.
Why similar: Adventure 46.4%, Indie 33%, Horror 20.5%
- #44 Backrooms: Exploration
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: HNStudios
Windows
Backrooms: Exploration is a single-player horror game, which takes place in 2020. Two friends have lost their jobs due to COVID-19, but they still have to bring food to the table. After a failed heist, one of them ends up in the Backrooms. Now your only mission is to survive.
Why similar: Horror 75.2%, Adventure 24.8%
- #45 A.I.L.A
67% matchVery Positive84% of 1,218 reviews2025
Dev: Pulsatrix StudiosPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A.I.L.A is a first-person horror game set in a near-future filled with immersive technology. Play as the sole game tester for a revolutionary new fictional AI. Survive intense horror experiences that prey on your deepest fears as the lines between virtual and reality begin to blur…
Why similar: Horror 100%
- #46 Wounded - The Beginning
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 291 reviews2019
Dev: Workbench Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Wounded is a first-person survival horror game, bringing you the old-school indie horror vibe through a detailed and eerie environment.
Why similar: Horror 61.3%, Adventure 22.7%, Indie 16%
- #47 Ontotis
69% matchVery Positive83% of 115 reviews2023
Dev: Xenoplasis Games
Windows
Ontotis is a psychological horror game crafted by a solo developer focusing on atmosphere, mystery and an engaging story. Uncover scattered clues to unveil the chilling fate of the house's residents, while encountering a mysterious humanlike figure seemingly connected to them in their haunting tale.
Why similar: Horror 64.1%, Adventure 23.7%, Indie 12.3%
- #48 REALITY
72% matchMixed68% of 106 reviews2016
Dev: Grey Reality Studios
Windows
REALITY is a FREE short First-Person horror game, it uses a graphical style to represent the present mood of the game. It gives the player the ability to choose and get slightly different results. The game has many mysteries you might want to uncover.
Why similar: Horror 64.6%, Adventure 19.9%, Indie 15.5%
- #49 Penumbra Overture
70% 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 75.4%, Adventure 16.2%, Indie 8.4%
- #50 Diastone: Memories
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 51 reviews2018
Dev: Souluted GamesPub: My Way Games
Windows
Discover a world unknown to you, becoming the figure before whom the universe itself shudders, the one unacquainted with the confines of time and space, experiencing the lives of different individuals. Transform into someone who fears only one thing: the creature trailing closely behind.
Why similar: Horror 49.5%, Adventure 28.9%, Indie 21.6%
- #51 The Beast Inside
67% 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 77.7%, Adventure 14.9%, Indie 7.4%
- #52 Vorax
68% matchMixed63% of 134 reviews2024
Dev: IndieGala
Windows
In the gripping world of VORAX survival takes on a new terrifying dimension. As you step into this Open World Survival Horror game brace yourself for a journey where every moment is a battle for survival. Every choice, every move, every breath could be your last. Are you ready to face the unknown?
Why similar: Horror 67.9%, Adventure 32.1%
- #53 STRANGER
69% 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: Horror 56.8%, VR 43.2%
- #54 Amnesia: Rebirth
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,173 reviews2020
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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: Horror 74.3%, Adventure 25.7%
- #55 Organ Quarter
68% matchVery Positive90% of 314 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: Horror 61.1%, Adventure 20.4%, VR 14.7%, Indie 3.9%
- #56 Dark Atlas: Infernum
65% matchVery Positive86% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: Night Council StudioPub: Selecta Play
Windows
If hell is a state of the soul, these are the steps that will lead you to its gates. Dark Atlas: Infernum is a disturbing first-person story where an esoteric end of the world meets psychological survival horror with a strong narrative component.
Why similar: Horror 75.8%, Adventure 24.2%
- #57 The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game
64% matchVery Positive85% of 799 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: Adventure 100%
- #58 SCP: Blackout
66% 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 55%, VR 33.1%, Indie 11.9%
- #59 Stay Still 2
67% matchMixed50% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Tarba Paul CornelPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Welcome to Stay Still 2, a spine-chilling first-person survival horror game. Based of the Vietnamese culture, this game unfolds as a daring experiment in which survival seems nearly impossible. Engage in a story gameplay, where puzzles are your key to progress, while surviving various threats.
Why similar: Horror 83.1%, Adventure 13.9%, Indie 3%
