- #1 Stay Out of the House
97% matchVery Positive95% of 1,805 reviews2022
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.3 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: 1980s 27.7%, Survival Horror 24.7%, Horror 17.8%, Retro 14.9%, Old School 13%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same creator, this game perfectly captures the intense slasher-stalker mechanics and retro aesthetic of Murder House.
- #2 The Night of the Scissors
96% matchVery Positive94% of 462 reviews2022
Dev: Tomás EsconjaureguyPub: selewi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Scrap hunting season has gone wrong, VHS slasher survival horror.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.6%, 1980s 18.9%, Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Old School 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in short-form, low-poly survival horror that emphasizes exploration and immediate, lethal threats.
- #3 Cannibal Abduction
96% matchVery Positive96% of 363 reviews2023
Dev: Tomás EsconjaureguyPub: selewi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The family is hungry and he must provide, VHS slasher survival horror.
Why similar: 1980s 27.5%, Horror 19.3%, Survival Horror 18.9%, Retro 14.5%, Gore 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a tense, retro-styled survival horror experience focused on escaping a dangerous, confined environment.
- #4 Bloodwash
95% matchVery Positive92% of 1,374 reviews2021
Dev: Black Eyed PriestPub: Torture Star Video
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A serial killer is terrorizing the city, and Sara's deadbeat boyfriend hasn't done the laundry. Can Sara survive a late-night trip to the laundromat, or will the Womb Ripper perform an early delivery?
Why similar: 1980s 24.4%, Survival Horror 18.3%, Horror 15.5%, Old School 13.8%, Gore 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at the 80s VHS-inspired horror atmosphere and features a compelling, gritty narrative set in a laundromat.
- #5 Christmas Massacre
94% matchVery Positive91% of 1,076 reviews2021
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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: 1980s 26.7%, Horror 15.1%, Gore 13.9%, Survival Horror 13%, Violent 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game leans heavily into the 80s slasher trope with a fast-paced, violent, and retro-styled gameplay loop.
- #6 Rewind Or Die
94% matchVery Positive94% of 437 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 24.9%, Horror 18.6%, Retro 17.8%, Old School 16.2%, Survival 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly encapsulates the VHS-era slasher vibe with its distinct retro aesthetic and focus on survival against a killer.
- #7 The Horror Of Salazar House
93% matchVery Positive94% of 387 reviews2020
Dev: Maldo19Pub: Torture Star Video
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become another permanent inhabitant? An Italian horror inspired adventure game!
Why similar: Horror 15.8%, Old School 15.8%, Gore 13.5%, Retro 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art horror game that excels at building dread through its unique visual style and point-and-click exploration.
- #8 Nightmare of Decay
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,291 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 28.2%, Horror 24.2%, Gore 15.5%, Retro 13.3%, Violent 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired first-person survival horror game that blends classic exploration with intense combat against undead threats.
- #9 Crow Country
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,441 reviews2024
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.3%, Horror 14.4%, Old School 14.2%, Retro 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A modern survival horror game that masterfully replicates the look and feel of 90s fixed-camera classics with a unique, eerie atmosphere.
- #10 Alisa
91% matchVery Positive89% of 1,520 reviews2021
Dev: Casper Croes
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Alisa is a Horror-themed Action Adventure game and a genuine throwback to the golden age of 90s 3D games.
Why similar: Survival Horror 31.9%, Old School 21%, Retro 19.6%, Horror 16.7%, 3D 3%
Why You'll Like It: A love letter to classic 90s survival horror that features tank controls, pre-rendered backgrounds, and a distinct retro charm.
- #11 Fears to Fathom - Home Alone
90% matchVery Positive90% of 10,482 reviews2021
Dev: Rayll
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.4 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 46.6%, Psychological Horror 24.8%, Cinematic 7%, Psychological 5.5%, Realistic 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: This episodic horror series utilizes a VHS-style presentation to tell unsettling, grounded stories that feel like urban legends.
- #12 Visage
89% matchVery Positive84% of 10,723 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 40.3%, Psychological Horror 24.4%, Survival Horror 23.7%, Violent 5.9%, Realistic 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: While more modern in its visuals, it captures the same sense of psychological dread and exploration found in the best survival horror games.
- #13 Lost in Vivo
88% matchVery Positive92% of 3,903 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 23.5%, Horror 20.3%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Retro 12.8%, Violent 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses low-poly graphics to create a deeply unsettling and claustrophobic experience.
- #14 Tormented Souls
87% matchVery Positive90% of 7,918 reviews2021
Dev: Dual EffectPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Classic survival horror is back! Inspired by the original Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark series, Tormented Souls modernises with a fresh twist on the fixed perspective adventure - as Caroline Walker investigates the mysterious disappearance of twin girls in a terrifying mansion-turned-hospital.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.7%, Horror 17.8%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Old School 12.9%, Gore 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game brings back the classic fixed-camera survival horror formula with modern polish and challenging puzzles.
- #15 Infliction
89% matchVery Positive81% of 950 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.0 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: Horror 27.6%, Gore 23.5%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Violent 14.6%, Realistic 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that focuses on uncovering a dark history within a domestic setting.
- #16 House
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,128 reviews2020
Dev: Bark Bark Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Try to survive through the night in a house that's trying its best to kill you and your family.
Why similar: Horror 36.5%, Gore 23.8%, Survival 13.6%, Violent 12.9%, Psychological Horror 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art survival horror game that features multiple endings and a high-stakes, fast-paced gameplay loop.
- #17 MADiSON
85% 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 27.3%, Survival Horror 22.4%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Gore 9.8%, Violent 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tense, first-person horror game that uses a camera mechanic to bridge the gap between the player and the supernatural threats.
- #18 Laser Tag Massacre
84% matchVery Positive87% of 110 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: 1980s 31.7%, Horror 18.5%, Retro 15.6%, Psychological Horror 12%, Cinematic 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic, retro-styled horror game that leans into the 80s slasher aesthetic with a unique setting.
- #19 Dead Format
84% matchVery Positive83% of 163 reviews2025
Dev: KatanalevyPub: Oro Interactive
Windows
Dead Format is a survival horror game set in iconic film eras. It's 1990s Scotland, and your brother has gone missing after becoming obsessed with a mysterious new VHS format. Follow his trail through the tapes and uncover why the government wants to ban "Video Ghastlies".
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.7%, Horror 19.2%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, 1980s 12.6%, Survival 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled survival horror game that focuses on psychological tension and exploration within a decaying environment.
- #20 Iron Lung
83% matchVery Positive92% of 10,709 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
Why similar: Horror 42.4%, Psychological Horror 28.2%, Minimalist 14.3%, 3D 5.2%, Indie 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, incredibly claustrophobic experience that uses a low-fidelity aesthetic to build immense dread in a confined space.
- #21 Plastomorphosis
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: VidyGames
Windows
Evacuated from their hometown due to dangerous bursts of dark energy, the ordinary citizen is trying to overcome and survive a series of events in a new reality where living as a human is no longer possible as it once was. 3rd-person horror with fixed camera angles and retro-styled graphics.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.1%, Old School 17%, Horror 16.6%, Retro 13%, Psychological Horror 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the essence of old-school survival horror with its third-person perspective and eerie, low-poly world.
- #22 Cry of Fear
81% matchVery Positive89% of 84,143 reviews2013
Dev: Team Psykskallar
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.8 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 43.4%, Survival Horror 27.2%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Survival 5.1%, Psychological 4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, free-to-play low-poly survival horror game that is renowned for its intense atmosphere and psychological themes.
- #23 Sinister Entity
81% matchVery Positive87% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: Spooky Hand Games
Windows
Third-Person horror game . The game contains many puzzles and mysteries. The game contain escaping and hiding from evil entity.
Why similar: 1980s 34.6%, Horror 16.5%, Survival Horror 16%, Gore 11.3%, Violent 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D horror game that captures the retro feel and focuses on surviving against supernatural entities.
- #24 Paratopic
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,120 reviews2018
Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.
Why similar: Horror 37%, Retro 26.8%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Violent 9.2%, Indie 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, low-poly horror experience that focuses on atmosphere and disjointed, unsettling storytelling.
- #25 Massacre At The Mirage
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 492 reviews2024
Dev: Tainted PactPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
For less than the price of a movie ticket, experience your very own horror-fueled slasher flick in Massacre at the Mirage. Step into The Mirage cinema and face a chilling nightmare, where staff and patrons must survive a masked killer's rampage.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.9%, Horror 23.2%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Survival 11.7%, Mystery 4%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological slasher game that puts the player in a tense, survival-focused scenario within a retro environment.
- #26 CANINE
79% matchVery Positive97% of 338 reviews2023
Dev: Puko
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 41%
PSX style horror game about a boy looking for his dog, kidnapped by an evil corporation that runs experiments with pets.
Why similar: Horror 26%, Survival Horror 19.3%, Retro 17.6%, Gore 16.9%, Psychological Horror 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: A stealth-focused horror game that uses a retro aesthetic to heighten the tension of being hunted in a confined space.
- #27 Convenient
80% matchVery Positive89% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: Luna Apps
Windows
Survive and escape the Oldlake Stalker after being chained in the basement of a convenience store.
Why similar: 1980s 27.2%, Survival Horror 16.6%, Old School 16.2%, Horror 15.9%, Gore 15.8%
Why You'll Like It: A slasher-themed horror game that emphasizes exploration and survival within a 1980s-inspired setting.
- #28 Paranormal Night Shift
77% matchVery Positive97% of 190 reviews2025
Dev: Wheeler Whale Games
Windows
Paranormal Night Shift is an observation and spot the anomaly game set in a haunted house in the 1980s.
Why similar: 1980s 33.6%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Gore 15%, Horror 9.2%, Survival Horror 7.7%
- #29 THE MUTE HOUSE
77% matchVery Positive82% of 287 reviews2025
Dev: December Blues Games
Windows
Inspired by old and classic survival horror games, THE MUTE HOUSE combines exploration, management, puzzles and a touch of action. As Emily investigates about her sister's vanishing, she finds herself trapped in a mysterious mansion.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.6%, Old School 19.8%, Horror 18.1%, Gore 13.9%, Violent 10.3%
- #30 Psychopathy Assessment
78% 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: Gore 18.7%, Violent 14.2%, 1980s 12.9%, Survival Horror 7.8%, Old School 7.6%
- #31 Don't Be Afraid
78% matchVery Positive83% of 962 reviews2020
Dev: Limo GamesPub: Eneida Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.7%, Horror 18.5%, Gore 16%, Psychological Horror 12%, Violent 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival horror game that emphasizes stealth and exploration in a dark, atmospheric world.
- #32 The Holiday Story
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
The Holiday Story is an indie horror game about Christmas and New Year, set in the 80s.
Why similar: 1980s 20.3%, Survival Horror 16.8%, Horror 14.2%, Old School 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #33 Christmas Mutilator
76% matchMixed64% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: Tarba Paul CornelPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Inspired by 80s slasher films, Christmas Mutilator™ is an immersive horror and home invasion game. Your husband and children are trapped in the storm, you are stuck in a cabin for the holidays. Use every tactic you can to stay alive and get out of your house as a vicious psychopath breaks in.
Why similar: Gore 26%, Violent 19.8%, Survival Horror 11.5%, Horror 9.6%, Retro 8%
- #34 DOCTOR VISCERA
74% matchVery Positive97% of 76 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 29.7%, Horror 21.7%, Retro 18.8%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, 3D 4%
- #35 Palmyra Orphanage
75% matchVery Positive89% of 706 reviews2019
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paranormal first-person horror, which takes place in an abandoned orphanage. Walk through the corridors of your childhood, but do remember that you're not only one here.
Why similar: Horror 27.7%, Survival Horror 20.6%, Violent 18.6%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Gore 14.4%
- #36 Escape the Ayurok
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,082 reviews2019
Dev: DeadlyCrow Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Escape The Ayurok is a first person horror-adventure videogame, in which you need to escape from a haunted mansion as quiet as possible, to evade the hideous creature called "The Ayurok". Stealth Mode will be your ally!
Why similar: Survival Horror 26%, Horror 18.7%, Gore 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Violent 14%
- #37 Stay Out Of The Farm: Prologue
75% matchMixed58% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: Yasha
Windows
Free Prologue to Stay Out Of The Farm, a ps1 styled horror game where you try to escape from a serial killer.
Why similar: 1980s 32.2%, Retro 14.8%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Horror 12.2%, Gore 11.9%
- #38 Paranormal VHS
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 140 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: Horror 38%, Psychological Horror 28.8%, Realistic 12.4%, Gore 5.2%, Adventure 4.4%
- #39 Weeping Falls Massacre
73% matchVery Positive88% of 84 reviews2022
Dev: Tainted Pact
Windows
80's horror inspired FPS, a nightmarish scene taking place at an abandoned orphanage.
Why similar: 1980s 36.5%, Horror 17.8%, Survival Horror 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Survival 6.3%
- #40 Psychopath Massacre
72% matchMixed69% 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: Horror 25.2%, Psychological Horror 20%, Survival 12.3%, Cinematic 11.2%, Realistic 9.6%
- #41 Dead Take
69% matchVery Positive88% of 807 reviews2025
Dev: Surgent StudiosPub: Pocketpair Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.
Why similar: Horror 33.8%, Survival Horror 30.5%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, Psychological 5.1%, Adventure 2.5%
- #42 Puppet House
70% matchVery Positive89% of 187 reviews2024
Dev: Vecube StudioPub: Gaming Factory
Windows
Puppet House is a puzzle-adventure horror with escape room elements. A freak ritual creates a killer puppet, murdering anyone who enters the ventriloquist’s mansion. Detective Rick, seeking missing locals, will soon face his greatest horror.
Why similar: Horror 31.9%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Cinematic 20.3%, Realistic 9.5%, 3D 6.6%
- #43 Echoes Of The House
70% matchVery Positive80% of 184 reviews2024
Dev: Sordar Studios
Windows
Christopher arrives at his grandmother's countryside home late at night for a seemingly ordinary visit. But soon after reuniting, he begins to notice something isn't right. The familiar setting warps into a place of unease, and the mystery that unravels is far more complex than anyone could expect.
Why similar: Horror 29.8%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Cinematic 14.6%, Realistic 9.3%, Psychological 8%
- #44 Deadly Night
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 288 reviews2022
Dev: Cubyte GamesPub: Torture Star Video
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Carol is down on her luck, hitchhiking across the country. She arrives at a small roadside motel but there's something strange about the owner. As the secrets unravel, she finds herself entangled in a long, DEADLY NIGHT! Can she escape from hellish nightmare or will she die trying?
Why similar: 1980s 24.3%, Survival Horror 17.7%, Horror 16.6%, Gore 15.4%, Psychological Horror 12%
- #45 Horns of Fear
73% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2018
Dev: Pixoala
Windows
Horns of Fear is a third-person psychological horror game set in a mysterious mansion...
Why similar: Horror 19.4%, Gore 18.5%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Violent 12.9%, Retro 12.5%
- #46 The Scarlet Harvest
68% matchVery Positive82% of 76 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 21.7%, Gore 16.1%, Horror 15%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Violent 11%
- #47 Cold House
71% matchMixed55% of 134 reviews2022
Dev: Menge Studio
Windows
The protagonist gets into a car accident and is forced to take shelter from the cold in an abandoned house, waiting for warmer temperatures, where it will soon turn out that he is not alone at all..
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.4%, Horror 22.3%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Survival 11.3%, Cinematic 8.7%
- #48 The Fear Business
67% matchVery Positive93% of 113 reviews2024
Dev: Tomás EsconjaureguyPub: selewi
Windows · Mac · Linux
A survival horror mixed with found footage elements. Unveil the secrets of a dark satanic cult and solve the Solomon Manor puzzles while hiding from the deadly Goat Face.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23%, Horror 17.2%, Gore 15.6%, Retro 13.7%, Violent 12.3%
- #49 Derange
71% matchMixed67% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Dark Gaia StudiosPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Lured to a rural property in Massachusetts, college students Jessica King and Nathan Romero are thrust into a terrifying battle for survival against an otherworldly evil. Test your instincts and your will to survive in this retro-style survival horror adventure, inspired by the classics of the '90s.
Why similar: 1980s 19.4%, Survival Horror 15%, Horror 13.1%, Gore 13%, Old School 12.6%
- #50 Bughouse
69% matchVery Positive87% of 181 reviews2022
Dev: Disrate Studios
Windows
Play as Christopher, a kid left home alone with a terrifying STALKER on the loose! Try and survive in this 80's, PS1 inspired, Home Invasion Survival Horror game - OR DIE TRYING!
Why similar: Survival Horror 33.8%, Horror 26.8%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Minimalist 9.9%, 3D 4.2%
- #51 Trash Horror Collection
67% matchVery Positive95% of 519 reviews2022
Dev: 616 GAMES
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Welcome to a true 80's trash horror experience. This collection has 10 short horror games that you can freely choose which one you want to play.
Why similar: 1980s 32.9%, Old School 16.7%, Retro 13.7%, Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 7%
- #52 Scream under the house
66% matchVery Positive81% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: 1ne2wozzzPub: Admia
Windows
A psychological first-person horror about a house that hides a disturbing truth beneath its walls. Explore, uncover fragments of the past, and decide whether to confront what lies below… or leave it buried forever.
Why similar: Horror 32.8%, Psychological Horror 27.7%, Cinematic 15.4%, Realistic 9.3%, 3D 6.9%
- #53 Abandoned Souls
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 388 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.3%, Horror 24.4%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Old School 11.7%, Realistic 9.2%
- #54 Loathful
67% matchVery Positive89% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: FazerdooPub: Fazerdoo's Studio
Windows
Dive into a bone-chilling horror experience with PS1-style graphics. Step into the shoes of a Neural Net Solutions employee testing a virtual reality vacation system. Brace yourself for an immersive journey into terror, where the past meets cutting-edge fear.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.4%, Horror 19.7%, Retro 19%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Gore 9.5%
- #55 The Alchemist's House
70% matchMixed69% of 270 reviews2019
Dev: Angry Bunny
Windows
An invitation from a stranger... There's something evil in this house... Will you survive?
Why similar: Horror 47.8%, Gore 31.2%, Psychological 6.3%, Adventure 5.9%, Indie 4.4%
- #56 Mental Hospital VR
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 64 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: 1980s 27.7%, Survival Horror 22.5%, Horror 17.8%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Violent 10.6%
- #57 Fear the Spotlight
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,212 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Game PalsPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…
Why similar: Survival Horror 25%, Horror 16.9%, Old School 15.8%, Retro 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.5%
- #58 Skinfreak
64% matchVery Positive87% of 371 reviews2025
Dev: Black Eyed PriestPub: Torture Star Video
Windows
The city’s most disturbing serial killer is at large and has his sights set on Belle. Can she escape this maniac’s fleshy, rotting clutches? Or will she lose her skin to this sicko’s collection?
Why similar: 1980s 26%, Horror 20.2%, Survival Horror 10.5%, Retro 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #59 The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game
64% matchVery Positive85% of 801 reviews2025
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
The Backrooms: 1998 is a first-person found footage psychological horror survival game where it tells the story of a young teen after accidentally falling into the depths of The Backrooms in 1998. Roam freely, mark, explore and try unravel the story - however you are not alone. Don't scream.
Why similar: Survival Horror 31%, Gore 22.9%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Survival 14.1%, Realistic 6.5%
