- #1 Stay Out of the House
97% matchVery Positive95% of 1,761 reviews2022
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 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 23.8%, Survival Horror 21.1%, Horror 15.1%, Gore 14.2%, Retro 12.8%
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 457 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 18.8%, Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Old School 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in short-form, low-poly survival horror that emphasizes exploration and immediate, lethal threats.
- #3 Bloodwash
96% matchVery Positive92% of 1,359 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 24.2%, Survival Horror 18.2%, Horror 15.5%, Old School 13.9%, Gore 12.9%
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.
- #4 Cannibal Abduction
95% matchVery Positive96% of 358 reviews2023
Dev: Tomás EsconjaureguyPub: selewi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The family is hungry and he must provide, VHS slasher survival horror.
Why similar: 1980s 27.4%, Horror 19.3%, Survival Horror 18.9%, Retro 14.6%, Gore 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a tense, retro-styled survival horror experience focused on escaping a dangerous, confined environment.
- #5 Christmas Massacre
94% matchVery Positive91% of 1,065 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 26.5%, Horror 15%, Gore 14.1%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Violent 11.7%
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 432 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 18.5%, Retro 17.8%, Old School 16.4%, 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 Positive95% of 386 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: Old School 15.9%, Horror 15.7%, Gore 13.7%, 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 4,249 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 28.1%, 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 7,186 reviews2024
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 24.1%, Horror 14.3%, Old School 14.2%, Retro 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
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 1,502 reviews2021
Dev: Casper Croes
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.4 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 31.8%, Old School 21.2%, Retro 19.6%, Horror 16.6%, 3D 3.1%
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 10,232 reviews2021
Dev: Rayll
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.0 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 46.3%, Psychological Horror 24.9%, Cinematic 7.2%, Psychological 5.4%, Realistic 4.5%
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 10,620 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 40.3%, Psychological Horror 24.4%, Survival Horror 23.5%, Violent 6%, 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 House
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,101 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 37.3%, Gore 22.3%, Survival 14%, Violent 13.4%, Psychological Horror 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art survival horror game that features multiple endings and a high-stakes, fast-paced gameplay loop.
- #14 Infliction
89% matchVery Positive81% of 936 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.8 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 27.5%, Gore 23.7%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Violent 14.7%, Realistic 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that focuses on uncovering a dark history within a domestic setting.
- #15 Tormented Souls
86% matchVery Positive90% of 7,787 reviews2021
Dev: Dual EffectPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.5 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 26.4%, Horror 17.8%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Old School 12.9%, Gore 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game brings back the classic fixed-camera survival horror formula with modern polish and challenging puzzles.
- #16 Lost in Vivo
87% 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 23.4%, Horror 20.3%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Retro 12.9%, 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.
- #17 MADiSON
85% matchVery Positive87% of 3,277 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 22.3%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Gore 9.8%, Violent 9.2%
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 Positive88% of 109 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 31.5%, Horror 18.5%, Retro 15.6%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Cinematic 10.7%
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 134 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 29.8%, Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 16%, 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 10,453 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 42.2%, Psychological Horror 28.2%, Minimalist 14.5%, 3D 5.3%, Indie 3.6%
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: Old School 17.1%, Survival Horror 17%, Horror 16.5%, Retro 13%, Psychological Horror 12.5%
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 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 43.5%, Survival Horror 27.1%, 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 Paratopic
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,101 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 36.8%, Retro 26.6%, Psychological Horror 17%, Violent 9.3%, Indie 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, low-poly horror experience that focuses on atmosphere and disjointed, unsettling storytelling.
- #24 Convenient
81% 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%, Survival Horror 16.5%, Old School 16.3%, Gore 16.1%, Horror 15.8%
Why You'll Like It: A slasher-themed horror game that emphasizes exploration and survival within a 1980s-inspired setting.
- #25 Massacre At The Mirage
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 472 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 27.8%, Horror 23.1%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Survival 11.7%, Mystery 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological slasher game that puts the player in a tense, survival-focused scenario within a retro environment.
- #26 Sinister Entity
80% matchVery Positive86% of 59 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 34.3%, Horror 16.4%, Survival Horror 16%, Gore 11.6%, Violent 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D horror game that captures the retro feel and focuses on surviving against supernatural entities.
- #27 CANINE
78% matchVery Positive97% of 329 reviews2023
Dev: Puko
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%
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 19.2%, Retro 17.6%, Gore 16.7%, Psychological Horror 13.9%
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.
- #28 Don't Be Afraid
79% matchVery Positive83% of 944 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 21.6%, Horror 18.4%, Gore 16.3%, 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.
- #29 Paranormal Night Shift
77% matchVery Positive97% of 187 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 33.4%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Gore 15.3%, Horror 9.1%, Survival Horror 7.6%
- #30 THE MUTE HOUSE
77% matchVery Positive82% of 278 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 23.4%, Old School 19.9%, Horror 18.1%, Gore 14.1%, Violent 10.3%
- #31 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 18.5%, Violent 13.9%, 1980s 12.4%, Survival Horror 8.3%, Old School 7.4%
- #32 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 26.3%, Violent 19.7%, Survival Horror 11.4%, Horror 9.5%, Retro 7.9%
- #33 The Holiday Story
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
The Holiday Story is an indie horror game about Christmas and New Year, set in the 80s.
Why similar: 1980s 20.2%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Horror 14.1%, Old School 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #34 Escape the Ayurok
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,077 reviews2019
Dev: DeadlyCrow Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.7 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 25.8%, Horror 18.6%, Gore 17.8%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Violent 14%
- #35 Stay Out Of The Farm: Prologue
76% 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%, Retro 14.7%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Horror 12.2%, Gore 12.1%
- #36 Palmyra Orphanage
75% matchVery Positive89% of 705 reviews2019
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.5 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 27.6%, Survival Horror 20.4%, Violent 18.6%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Gore 14.6%
- #37 Paranormal VHS
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 138 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 37.9%, Psychological Horror 28.8%, Realistic 12.3%, Gore 5.2%, Adventure 4.4%
- #38 Deadly Night
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 287 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 24.1%, Survival Horror 17.6%, Horror 16.6%, Gore 15.7%, Psychological Horror 12%
- #39 Dead Take
70% matchVery Positive88% of 794 reviews2025
Dev: Surgent StudiosPub: Pocketpair Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 23.4%, Psychological 5.1%, Adventure 2.5%
- #40 Psychopath Massacre
73% 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 25.1%, Psychological Horror 20%, Survival 12.3%, Cinematic 11.4%, Realistic 9.5%
- #41 Trash Horror Collection
71% matchVery Positive95% of 518 reviews2022
Dev: 616 GAMES
Windows
Median: 2.6 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 32.6%, Old School 16.8%, Retro 13.7%, Horror 13.5%, Psychological Horror 7%
- #42 The Fear Business
70% matchVery Positive94% of 108 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 22.8%, Horror 17.1%, Gore 15.8%, Retro 13.6%, Violent 12.3%
- #43 Weeping Falls Massacre
72% matchVery Positive89% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: Tainted Pact
Windows
80's horror inspired FPS, a nightmarish scene taking place at an abandoned orphanage.
Why similar: 1980s 36.3%, Horror 17.8%, Survival Horror 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Survival 6.3%
- #44 Puppet House
69% matchVery Positive90% of 159 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 31.8%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Cinematic 20.6%, Realistic 9.4%, 3D 6.7%
- #45 Derange
73% 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 19.2%, Survival Horror 15%, Gore 13.3%, Horror 13.1%, Old School 12.7%
- #46 Cold House
72% matchMixed55% of 133 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 28.3%, Horror 22.3%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Survival 11.3%, Cinematic 8.9%
- #47 Loathful
69% 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 23.3%, Horror 19.6%, Retro 19%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Gore 9.7%
- #48 Anthology of Fear
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 290 reviews2023
Dev: OhDeer StudioPub: 100 GAMES
Windows
Take part in a one-man investigation and solve the mystery of your brother’s disappearance. Find out the truth by exploring unsettling liminal locations. Discover the story chapter by chapter, with each one unveiling their common tragedy.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.6%, Horror 28.2%, Psychological Horror 13%, Gore 12.7%, Violent 9.1%
- #49 Fear the Spotlight
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,141 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Game PalsPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 24.9%, Horror 16.7%, Old School 15.9%, Retro 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.5%
- #50 Abandoned Souls
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 379 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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 27.2%, Horror 24.4%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Old School 11.8%, Realistic 9.2%
- #51 Echoes Of The House
67% matchVery Positive81% of 177 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 34.8%, Psychological Horror 27.1%, Realistic 10.8%, Psychological 9.3%, 3D 8.3%
- #52 The Scarlet Harvest
67% matchVery Positive82% of 72 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 21.5%, Gore 16.3%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Violent 11%
- #53 Bughouse
68% matchVery Positive87% of 179 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 33.6%, Horror 26.7%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Minimalist 10%, 3D 4.3%
- #54 Blackout
71% matchMixed51% of 87 reviews2019
Windows
You will be lost in the labyrinthine house and chased by the devil in the blacked out house. You will experience tremendous fear, stress and madness playing this game and something invisible makes you get panicked and lost your mind.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.8%, Horror 22.2%, Gore 18.1%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Survival 10.9%
- #55 Mists of Aiden
67% matchVery Positive91% of 1,138 reviews2020
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
Why similar: Horror 37.8%, Violent 20.4%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Gore 13.6%, Adventure 4.4%
- #56 Skinfreak
64% matchVery Positive88% of 355 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 25.6%, Horror 20.1%, Survival Horror 10.6%, Retro 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #57 DOCTOR VISCERA
64% 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 37.6%, Horror 25.2%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Survival 6.8%, Gore 6.4%
- #58 9 Childs Street
65% matchVery Positive91% of 759 reviews2023
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
This is a first-person indie horror game. In 9 Childs Street you will find the terrifying atmosphere of a recently abandoned house, and its captive inhabitants, through the eyes of a curious little boy in a red cap.
Why similar: Horror 38.8%, Psychological Horror 29.5%, 3D 6.9%, Realistic 6.7%, Indie 4.5%
- #59 Among Ashes
64% 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: Survival Horror 23.1%, Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Old School 11.8%, Retro 7.9%
