- #1 The Nightmare
97% matchMixed50% of 74 reviews2020
Dev: Leakage Games
Windows
The Nightmare is a first-person horror game. Dive into the nightmare and try to get rid of that nightmare...
Why similar: Narration 36.2%, Horror 28%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Puzzle 7.8%, First-Person 7.3%
- #2 Dark Watching Chapter 2
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cannedheart's studios
Windows
After crossing the bunker, you reach the shopping mall, but you quickly realize that there is even more of the virus there…
Why similar: Horror 22.6%, Narration 22%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Dark 14.4%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #3 Dark Watching Chapter 1
96% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Cannedheart's studios
Windows
your goal is to find your sister that went missing. Solve simple puzzles and avoid being found by the Watcher.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.6%, Horror 22.7%, Narration 15.7%, Dark 15.1%, Puzzle 10.7%
- #4 Forest Asylum
95% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Michal Piotrowski
Windows
A short Psychological Horror Experience for one night that takes you through the dark corridors of a mental asylum. For best experience a dark room and headphones recommended.
Why similar: Narration 28.7%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 20.1%, Dark 14.5%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #5 Fragmented World
94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Otadanku Productions
Windows
Reconnect a fragmented world by switching between two perspectives – one for exploration and another for manipulating the fragmented world. Overcome intermediate levels where you'll need to employ lateral thinking and make decisions. Can you once again unite a decadent and broken world?
Why similar: Narration 31%, Horror 18.3%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Dark 14%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #6 Partum Artifex
93% matchVery Positive97% of 156 reviews2023
Dev: DalaKoala Games
Windows
A first-person atmospheric horror-puzzle game that focuses on the narrative to tie together the gruesome world with creative puzzles. Explore the mind of a twisted serial killer who wants nothing else than to show his work of art as well as tell his story to the world.
Why similar: Narration 34.1%, Horror 21.2%, Psychological Horror 15%, Puzzle 10.9%, Dark 7.5%
- #7 Strange Night
94% matchMixed60% of 474 reviews2016
Dev: LaboryPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
As an employee of a night security firm, your first night on the job might be your last, as strange events push your sanity to the limit.
Why similar: Horror 32.5%, Psychological Horror 29.4%, Dark 20.3%, First-Person 8.5%, Indie 5.2%
- #8 While Sleeping
92% matchVery Positive81% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Sangwoon JinPub: FLUXJIN
Windows
A first-person horror game dealing with sleep paralysis. You are lying in bed, unable to move, experiencing creepy phenomena and having to survive until morning from ghosts.
Why similar: Horror 34.1%, Psychological Horror 31.5%, Dark 26.9%, Singleplayer 4%, Indie 3.6%
- #9 Circustime
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: moncage
Windows
"CircusTime" combines circus nostalgia with horror. As Olive, explore eerie levels and puzzles to uncover dark secrets in a haunting, immersive journey.
Why similar: Horror 30.6%, Psychological Horror 29.7%, Dark 22.4%, Puzzle 12.2%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #10 Late Amusement
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 2Cap UG
Windows
Were they all just accidents, or were they? Late Amusement is a first-person survival horror from a small indie studio. You play as young student Liam Snow and survive for as long as you can to uncover the secrets of the theme park.
Why similar: Narration 31.3%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 16.7%, Dark 10%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #11 Fear of The Unknown
90% matchMixed71% of 14 reviews2020
Dev: Bad Days Game Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fear of The Unknown - Chapter One is a fear inducing horror game allowing players to dive into a long forgotten stream of memories that recalls victims of the dark figure that lurks around you. Will one's soul have the strength required to survive the inevitable...!?
Why similar: Horror 27.5%, Psychological Horror 26.2%, Narration 26.1%, Gore 8.9%, First-Person 5%
- #12 Forget
89% matchPositive78% of 36 reviews2024
Dev: Karmapstudio
Windows
Immerse yourself in a living nightmare where every dark corner of the apartment hides terrifying secrets. Wake up without memories, Pursued by an enigmatic presence, and discover the truth about a missing child. Reality or illusion? It's up to you to unravel the inexplicable.
Why similar: Narration 34.4%, Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 15.9%, Gore 11.3%, First-Person 6.2%
- #13 Strange Night ll
89% matchMixed46% of 81 reviews2018
Dev: LaboryPub: SA Industry
Windows
Strange Night II takes you to a mysterious hostel where your sanity will be put to the test.
Why similar: Horror 25.8%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Dark 21.6%, Puzzle 11.7%, Indie 7.6%
- #14 Aghori
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tenjiku Productions
Windows
Aghori is a psychological horror game set in the Himalayan foothills. Unravel dark rituals, cursed forests, and forgotten villages as Rudra searches for his missing friends in a narrative-rich journey through fear, mysticism, and the unknown
Why similar: Narration 41.6%, Psychological Horror 23%, Horror 21.5%, First-Person 6.5%, Dark 4.9%
- #15 Loop Room
88% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: OOPs.K
Windows
The loop room is a horror game from the first person point of view, and the goal is to operate 5 panels in 100 repeated rooms and escape to the emergency exit. Run away from the endless room through various equipment and items.
Why similar: Horror 32.8%, Psychological Horror 28.4%, Dark 25.1%, First-Person 8.4%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #16 A Service Call
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mike Engler
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your first assignment alone. An island where no one has lived for thirty years. A lighthouse that stopped shining. The job was only supposed to take a few hours.
Why similar: Horror 26.4%, Psychological Horror 25.9%, Narration 25.1%, Dark 13.9%, First-Person 6.4%
- #17 Santa's Shadow
86% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Dillan VictoryPub: Raydillanv
Windows
A Christmas Indie Horror Game
Why similar: Horror 32%, Psychological Horror 28.8%, Dark 13.6%, Puzzle 12.8%, First-Person 7.6%
- #18 RAVENOUS
84% matchVery Positive96% of 158 reviews2025
Dev: RAVENOUS TEAMPub: ESMA - Ecoles Creatives
Windows
Ravenous is a psychological horror game in which you play as Louis, a child trapped in a monster's basement. Explore the mysterious abode, solve puzzles to save your little sister and survive the psychological nightmare prepared for you.
Why similar: Narration 32.7%, Horror 25.6%, Psychological Horror 24.9%, First-Person 8.3%, Casual 4.7%
- #19 INSOMNIC
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quickly Games Studio
Windows
Insomnia is a prison built by your own mind. Set in the early 2000s within the walls of a decaying apartment, you struggle to hide from a killer terrorizing the city. But as sleep fades, reality turns into a nightmare, and the line between victim and predator begins to blur.
Why similar: Horror 29.6%, Dark 21.4%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Puzzle 13.6%, First-Person 9.5%
- #20 Grinny’s Playhouse
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Abnormal Studios
Windows
Enter Grinny’s Playhouse, a once‑lively children’s fun centre now abandoned after its mysterious shutdown. Explore the dark party rooms and uncover what happened here. But be careful… the mascot who once entertained families hasn’t fully powered down.
Why similar: Horror 24.2%, Dark 20.3%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Puzzle 14%, First-Person 10.3%
- #21 NightGhast
82% matchVery Positive91% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
NIGHTGHAST is a first-person horror game about wicked witches and sinister widows...
Why similar: Horror 28.3%, Psychological Horror 27.5%, Narration 26.8%, Puzzle 10.3%, First-Person 5.4%
- #22 Deep in the Fields
82% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Del Campo Studio
Windows
With no other option, you take a job as a farmhand on a remote ranch in the interior of Buenos Aires. But as time passes, you begin to uncover the dark secrets buried deep in the fields.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.8%, Horror 29.1%, Dark 23.1%, Puzzle 7.1%, Gore 5.9%
- #23 DENIAL
84% matchMixed53% of 17 reviews2020
Dev: Ofek Ben Shalom
Windows
Denial takes place inside your own dark mind, true or false, illusion or reality... It doesn't matter. It all feels the same and the stains on the walls still remain, maybe now it is time to clean them.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24%, Horror 19.8%, Dark 16.5%, Gore 13.4%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #24 Circus of Pain
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 72 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 30.5%, Horror 25.5%, Dark 20.7%, Gore 14.3%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #25 The House They Left Behind
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DefinitelyNotScaryGames
Windows
A first-person horror game about returning to a familiar place that no longer feels safe. Explore a remote house, search for your missing grandparents, and uncover what was happening right in front of you all along.
Why similar: Horror 28.1%, Psychological Horror 27.3%, Dark 17.3%, Puzzle 11.2%, Gore 8.8%
- #26 Abandoned Hospital
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ashdev Studio
Windows
Control an RC car in an abandoned hospital. Capture eerie anomalies, avoid making noise, and uncover a chilling mystery—before something finds you first.
Why similar: Horror 27.1%, Psychological Horror 24.9%, Narration 22%, Dark 13.5%, Gore 7.8%
- #27 The Railroad Crossing
78% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Garu
Windows
The railroad crossing I walk by every day… something’s off.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.3%, Horror 30.6%, Dark 23.8%, First-Person 6.1%, Indie 5.5%
- #28 Labyrinth: Veins of the Machine
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beyond Illusion Studios
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where you explore an abandoned industrial facility, solve environmental puzzles, unlock sealed maintenance routes, and use hands-on interactions as the building reacts to your presence.
Why similar: Horror 33%, Psychological Horror 32.1%, Dark 14%, First-Person 9.3%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #29 Asvara
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Asvara LabsPub: Edco Games
Windows
Asvara is a psychological horror game about something that watches you too closely. It waits for you to slip, then moves in. It doesn’t knock. It doesn’t ask. It just wants inside… and it’s patient.
Why similar: Narration 38.5%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Horror 19.2%, Dark 14.8%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #30 Fear in The Modern House - CH2
79% matchMixed52% of 23 reviews2020
Dev: Samuka Gomes
Windows
A psychological horror game, based on horror movie stories, in which you live Josh's life, dubbed and subtitled.
Why similar: Narration 42.1%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Horror 21.8%, First-Person 5.1%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #31 Wake Up: Liminal
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TheVladORPub: TheVladOR GDS
Windows
How far are you willing to go?
Why similar: Horror 28.1%, Psychological Horror 27.3%, Dark 20.6%, Gore 8.8%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #32 Expired Meds
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sinister Cinema Studios
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where you play as a female protagonist, traversing creepy & atmospheric liminal spaces, solving mind-bending puzzles and ever shifting maze environments to uncover the truth about who you are and how you came to be here
Why similar: Horror 30.5%, Psychological Horror 29.6%, Dark 15%, Puzzle 12.1%, First-Person 8.5%
- #33 Starless Hotel
77% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Pulsarnik Productions
Windows
Find a way out in a weird 5-star hotel that loses a star every night
Why similar: Narration 45.1%, Psychological Horror 30.5%, Puzzle 10.7%, Gore 9.7%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #34 Zoe's Game
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lemon Bird
Windows
Escape from a mansion full of puzzles, traps and characters who may not be what they seem! Can you survive to this deadly birthday party?
Why similar: Narration 42.6%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Dark 17.5%, Horror 9.2%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #35 Not My Hand
74% matchPositive100% of 28 reviews2026
Dev: BeetleGame
Windows
A psychological horror puzzle about an strange VHS tape that captured a disturbingly realistic ritual. Each viewing changes what happens on screen. Notice these changes, figure out what they mean and see if you can rewrite the ending.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.9%, Horror 24%, Puzzle 16%, Dark 11.5%, Gore 9.3%
- #36 Night at the lake: Silent Watcher
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: N0tVen0s
Windows
A night shift at a remote lake turns into something unsettling. Explore the area, log data, and uncover what lurks in the darkness.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.9%, Horror 36.5%, Dark 10.2%, Casual 5.4%, First-Person 4.6%
- #37 Amanecer
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Abner Noé Ramírez
Windows
Juego 2D de terror psicológico que combina exploración, ambientación inquietante y acertijos en una experiencia breve e intensa.
Why similar: Narration 38.4%, Horror 23.4%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Puzzle 16.5%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #38 When the Darkness comes
75% matchVery Positive92% of 8,425 reviews2019
Dev: Sirhaian
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.6%, Narration 26.1%, Horror 16.8%, Dark 10.4%, First-Person 6.2%
- #39 SEPTEMBER 1999
75% matchVery Positive84% of 2,473 reviews2018
Dev: 98DEMAKE
Windows · Mac
A free, VHS styled, first-person found footage horror game, which runs exactly for 5 minutes and 30 seconds.
Why similar: Horror 35.3%, Psychological Horror 31%, Gore 15.6%, Dark 7.3%, First-Person 5.1%
- #40 MADiSON
73% matchVery Positive87% of 3,329 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: Horror 28.5%, Psychological Horror 27.8%, Dark 17.3%, Puzzle 9.1%, Gore 7.4%
- #41 Mirrored Phantoms
72% matchMixed69% of 226 reviews2025
Dev: SMU Guildhall
Windows · Linux
Trapped in a nightmarish mannequin factory where reality itself is shattered, unravel the secrets of Mirrored Phantoms. Explore a deeply atmospheric world, solve the mystery of the mirror shards, and survive the terrors that await in this slow-burning, first-person horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 32.1%, Psychological Horror 30%, Dark 16.4%, First-Person 8.5%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #42 Remorses
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Twistedline Games
Windows
1991. Investigate the witchcraft rumors at Westbrook Mansion. The air is slowly killing you. Open the windows to survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.4%, Horror 26.8%, Dark 20.2%, Gore 12.9%, First-Person 7.4%
- #43 3:33 AM
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: null.exePub: Subconscious Games
Windows
A stranger calls at 3:33 AM. They know your name. Choose your words carefully in this fully voiced psychological horror game.
Why similar: Horror 28.5%, Psychological Horror 28.3%, Narration 20.8%, Dark 13.9%, Indie 4%
- #44 Last Presence
71% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: DUS
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where you explore your childhood home, solve symbolic puzzles, and uncover a family curse that slowly takes control of your actions.
Why similar: Horror 30.3%, Psychological Horror 22%, Dark 16.6%, Puzzle 15.2%, First-Person 8.3%
- #45 Mara
70% matchMixed69% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Nick Abrams
Windows
You’re a thief! You’ve received a job from a dealer, and now you must steal several artifacts from an ancient tomb recently discovered by archaeologists!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.2%, Horror 25.3%, Dark 20.8%, Puzzle 10.9%, First-Person 7.3%
- #46 Cursed Feed
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
In first-person horror game "Cursed Feed," players embark on a chilling journey with the Thornvale family as they confront a malevolent force unleashed by their own patriarch's archaeological discoveries.
Why similar: Horror 33%, Psychological Horror 31.7%, Dark 19.5%, Gore 11.9%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #47 Echoed Nights
69% match4 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Landon Armstrong
Windows
Trapped in a realm of shattered memories, monsters hunger for you to join them in decay. Navigate this first-person indie horror—collect fragments, evade the creatures, and uncover what you left to rot. Your memories may echo… but your scream might not.
Why similar: Narration 51.2%, Horror 40.6%, Singleplayer 5.9%, Indie 2.3%
- #48 Lumenile: Found Footage
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: thedevvdude
Windows
a found footage style phycological horror game
Why similar: Horror 29.3%, Psychological Horror 28.9%, Narration 19.1%, Puzzle 13%, First-Person 6%
- #49 Incoming Evil
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: CodelessMan
Windows
A first-person horror game Incoming Evil, you will explore an unsolved event about 3 missing people. Nobody knows what happened to them, the police could not solve the case. You are an experienced detective; the case handed over to you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.1%, Horror 26.6%, Dark 17.8%, Puzzle 11.7%, First-Person 9.5%
- #50 the static speaks my name
71% matchVery Positive82% of 5,749 reviews2015
Dev: the whale husband
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 7%
A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.7%, Horror 28.2%, Dark 23%, First-Person 6.2%, Indie 3.4%
- #51 Crimson Asylum
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Panzo GamesPub: Downmeadowstreet
Windows
Enter the Crimson Asylum with the means to explore and document it's secrets, only to get lost and trapped inside with the horrors that lie in wait.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.4%, Horror 24.4%, Dark 18.5%, Puzzle 11.7%, Gore 8.6%
- #52 BeyondThere
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Regen
Windows
Beyond There is an immersive first-person horror game where you explore the eerie house of a missing friend. As you uncover dark secrets and confront terrifying encounters, your sanity will be tested. Can you uncover the truth behind their disappearance, or will the house consume you too?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28%, Horror 27.5%, Dark 27.1%, First-Person 12.4%, Singleplayer 3%
- #53 Clausum
69% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Marius Popa
Windows
Immerse yourself in the bone-chilling world of Clausum. With no means to defend yourself, solve puzzles, explore and uncover the true horrors that lurk within the house. Will you survive, or succumb to the malevolent forces that await you? Face your fears in this immersive psychological horror game.
Why similar: Horror 28.7%, Psychological Horror 28.3%, Dark 15.3%, Puzzle 10.9%, Gore 8.7%
- #54 The Evaluation
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GI
Windows
A first-person horror puzzle game about solving cryptic puzzles and surviving a deadly night inside an abandoned drive-in theater.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.3%, Horror 25.5%, Puzzle 11.8%, Dark 11%, Gore 8.5%
- #55 Murmurs of the Mist
66% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Jenna YourstonePub: JamJam Studios
Windows
In this game, you’ll encounter puzzles which require you to use your environment in order to solve them. Take note of every detail, they can help you in uncovering Sofia’s story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.1%, Horror 27.8%, Puzzle 12.9%, Dark 9.1%, Casual 6.5%
- #56 Vorozhey
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Babrov StudioPub: Babrov Interactive
Windows
Vorozhey is a psychological horror inspired by Slavic mythology. It tells the story of an artist haunted by terrifying visions and ancient forces.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37%, Horror 30.7%, Puzzle 13.1%, First-Person 9.8%, Casual 4.4%
- #57 Nightmare Before BlackGate
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: JJPub: Sh4rk Games
Windows
A nightmare takes shape in the quiet of the night. Explore an abandoned house and a haunting cemetery as something watches you from the darkness. In Nightmare Before BlackGate, reality warps… and you're never alone.
Why similar: Horror 25.3%, Psychological Horror 24.9%, Dark 18.8%, Narration 15.7%, Gore 7.5%
- #58 Myth of Valderit
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Loom Studios
Windows · Linux
Nil is trapped in a cursed village that appears only under the full moon. To escape, he must solve twisted puzzles and uncover hidden secrets. Myth of Valderit is a first-person psychological horror experience. The village is alive. It remembers. And it knows your deepest fears.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.8%, Narration 21.4%, Horror 20.3%, Dark 10.5%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #59 Oniwaki Village -Horror game-
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: GoodLuck3 Inc.
Windows
"Oniwaki Village" is a first-person Japanese horror adventure game set in a Japanese village that has been abandoned due to an incident. Players endure horror as they explore the village and pursue the mystery of the incident....
Why similar: Horror 35.2%, Psychological Horror 31.2%, Dark 27%, Singleplayer 4.3%, Indie 2.3%
- #60 Fear Of Mine 001 (Novel)
65% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: NVG Games
Windows · Mac
Fear of Mine - a visual novel in the genre of adventure and horror. An alien mushroom creature has brought you under his influence, and now it seems to take over the whole world. Can you escape its grasp? Can you survive? Can you at least save others from falling prey to the same fate as yours?
Why similar: Narration 44.6%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Dark 17.3%, Horror 15.8%, Singleplayer 2.4%