Games Like Narcosis

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

Why similar: Underwater 40.3% ★, Horror 17.3%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Atmospheric 6.6%, First-Person 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the claustrophobic, resource-limited, and sensory-deprived horror of being trapped in a small vessel at the bottom of the ocean.

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 21.1%, Survival Horror 20.1%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, First-Person 10%, Atmospheric 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game is the definitive underwater psychological horror experience, masterfully blending existential dread with deep-sea exploration.

1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.

Why similar: Underwater 35.2% ★, Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, First-Person 9.9%, Walking Simulator 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Set on an isolated oil rig, this game captures the same feeling of being trapped in a hostile, sinking environment with nowhere to run.

Operate an oil-drilling submarine while taking instructions from a mysterious voice. Fail your quota, and they’ll cut your oxygen. This is deep-sea horror. Obey or drown.

Why similar: Underwater 33.7% ★, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Horror 12.4%, Mystery 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This short, atmospheric experience focuses on the psychological toll of being trapped in a submarine environment.

Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.

Why similar: Survival Horror 28.3%, Horror 23.4%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, First-Person 13.7%, Atmospheric 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: The focus on resource management and constant, oppressive tension makes it a spiritual successor to the survival mechanics found in Narcosis.

Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

Why similar: Underwater 49.6% ★, Horror 17.7%, Survival Horror 9.4%, VR 7.8%, First-Person 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: While more focused on survival-crafting, it captures the terrifying scale and mystery of the deep ocean better than almost any other title.

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

Why similar: Underwater 53.3% ★, Survival Horror 23.6%, Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a brutal, high-pressure underwater survival experience where managing your vessel and sanity is key to survival.

As captain of the Pandora sub, you must explore the Trench and retrieve data from the Neptune wreckage. But beware - the trench is home to unimaginable horrors that will test your courage. Can you survive the terrors of the deep and complete your mission, or will you become the next victim?

Why similar: Underwater 44.5% ★, Survival Horror 17.6%, Horror 15.4%, Mystery 8.5%, Atmospheric 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated underwater horror game that emphasizes the isolation and mystery of the deep-sea floor.

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 38.4%, Survival Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, First-Person 9.5%, Atmospheric 7%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational title for first-person psychological horror that emphasizes helplessness and environmental storytelling.

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

Why similar: Horror 35.5%, Survival Horror 19.6%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, First-Person 12%, Atmospheric 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title features the same physics-based interaction and psychological dread that defined early first-person horror games.

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 34.2%, Psychological Horror 24.9%, Survival Horror 18.7%, First-Person 7.9%, Atmospheric 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a high-tension, psychological horror experience that excels at making the player feel vulnerable and constantly watched.

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 23.6%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Horror 21.8%, First-Person 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at creating a claustrophobic, surreal, and deeply unsettling atmosphere that mirrors the psychological descent in Narcosis.

THE SHORE is a first person story driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations, You will encounter mysterious creatures and unravel the secrets behind them. Strong elements of horror, struggle to survive an unknown world that will make you question your own sanity.

Why similar: Underwater 42.9% ★, Horror 23%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, First-Person 11.6%, Atmospheric 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian horror game that leans heavily into the mystery and visual terror of the deep ocean.

Stan, a professional diver in the North Sea, is struggling to overcome a life-changing loss during an extended mission underwater. Stuck in his self-imposed solitude, he starts to experience strange events and will have to make the most significant choice of his life...

Why similar: Underwater 76.2% ★, Adventure 10.6%, Atmospheric 9%, Indie 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: While less focused on horror, it captures the melancholic beauty and isolation of long-term underwater living.

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

Why similar: Horror 32.2%, Survival Horror 31.5%, First-Person 11.9%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Psychological Horror 7%

Why You'll Like It: It is a masterclass in first-person survival horror, forcing players to manage limited resources while being hunted in a confined space.

In Aphotic Descent, you play as a diver whose submarine crashed at the bottom of the ocean. With no other option for survival, you must make your way to a nearby underwater research facility facing terrifying creatures, all while descending deeper and deeper...

Why similar: Underwater 43.9% ★, Survival Horror 14.9%, Horror 13.4%, First-Person 6.5%, Atmospheric 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: An adventure-horror title that leans into the exploration of dark, underwater environments.

A short first-person horror game. An accident cripples your submarine while trying to find the wreck of the Titanic. In the darkness, you must restore life-support systems through tense puzzles, only to discover that you are not alone.

Why similar: Underwater 38.6% ★, Horror 20.6%, Psychological Horror 17%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Walking Simulator 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A short, focused horror experience that directly tackles the theme of underwater survival and psychological pressure.

LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.

Why similar: Horror 39.1%, Atmospheric 24.2%, Adventure 17.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%, Indie 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the Lovecraftian, atmospheric, and dangerous nature of deep-sea exploration with a focus on narrative and survival.

Linear underwater horror game about a search dive that quickly turns into fight for survival after an encounter with hellish creature.

Why similar: Underwater 47.8% ★, Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, First-Person 8.5%, Atmospheric 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A focused underwater horror experience that emphasizes the vulnerability of the diver.

Get ready for a thrilling underwater adventure with classic point-and-click gameplay. Explore with three characters simultaneously. Featuring atmospheric isometric graphics, rendered video, and a soundtrack by Mark Morgan, BONE TOTEM takes you on a journey to hidden places deep below the waves...

Why similar: Horror 28.5%, Psychological Horror 28%, Survival Horror 22.8%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Adventure 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: An underwater horror game that provides a deep, narrative-driven experience within a decaying, isolated facility.

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 24.7%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, First-Person 14.3%, Mystery 13.3%, Atmospheric 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the psychological breakdown of the protagonist through environmental manipulation, similar to the hallucinations in Narcosis.

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 34.8%, Survival Horror 20.4%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, First-Person 10.7%, Adventure 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that effectively uses mystery and environmental storytelling to build tension.

Deep Sorrow is a horror/adventure game which leads you to a bunker and makes you feel desperate to get out.

Why similar: Horror 19.3%, Survival Horror 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Adventure 14%, First-Person 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person indie horror game that captures the isolation of being alone in a dark, underwater setting.

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 32.7%, Psychological Horror 25.1%, First-Person 18.4%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Surreal 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a dense, atmospheric, and psychological first-person experience that feels as claustrophobic as a deep-sea suit.

A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.

Why similar: Survival Horror 33.6%, Horror 24.5%, Psychological Horror 24%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Adventure 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the constant threat of an unseen entity and the psychological weight of survival.

ColdSide is a psychological horror first-person game. It takes place in an abandoned underground laboratory that studied anomalous phenomena.

Why similar: Horror 26.1%, Psychological Horror 24.2%, Adventure 15.4%, First-Person 14.8%, Indie 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that uses its confined, mysterious setting to keep the player on edge.

1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.

Why similar: Horror 27.6%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Mystery 12%, First-Person 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a strong emphasis on mystery and the slow erosion of the protagonist's sanity in a hostile environment.

Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.5%, Horror 25.2%, Mystery 15.2%, Atmospheric 10.6%, First-Person 10%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological horror game that excels at building a heavy, oppressive atmosphere through its narrative.

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 78.9%, Survival Horror 5.3%, Psychological Horror 4.2%, First-Person 2.6%, Mystery 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on atmospheric exploration and the feeling of being lost in a hostile, frozen environment.

In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.

Why similar: Horror 21.3%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Survival Horror 16.5%, VR 9.9%, Walking Simulator 7.4%

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 30.6%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Adventure 13.9%, First-Person 12.2%, Mystery 10.1%

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 28.8%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, First-Person 13.3%, Adventure 12.2%, Walking Simulator 11.1%

A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.7%, Horror 23.1%, Atmospheric 9.8%, First-Person 9.2%, Walking Simulator 9.1%

Solo or up to 8 players. Get rid of your employer's failed experiments in abandoned underwater labs. Navigate your submarine, avoid abyssal terrors, and remove all corpses.

Why similar: Underwater 41.2% ★, Horror 15.3%, Survival Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, First-Person 8.7%

A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.

Why similar: Horror 64.2%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, First-Person 4.6%, Atmospheric 4.3%, Walking Simulator 4.2%

Dive into a world of despair in the world of Underwater. Take the role of an unknown inmate entering the a deep sea prison where mutants roam and barely any traces of human life remain. You will have to use all your ingenuity to escape and avoid becoming the meal of the hideous denizens.

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.3%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Mystery 14.6%, First-Person 11.9%, Atmospheric 10%

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 29%, Psychological Horror 25.8%, First-Person 10.9%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Walking Simulator 8.3%

Hell Dive is a first-person horror game where you are a Maritime Operative alone aboard a submarine. Sent on a mission to revive an abandoned deep-sea colony, you uncover dark secrets as terrifying and deadly horrors await in its depths

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.4%, Horror 26.1%, First-Person 14.7%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Atmospheric 12.3%

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: Underwater 32.4% ★, VR 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 11.5%, Survival Horror 10.2%

God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.

Why similar: Horror 24.3%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, First-Person 12.5%, Mystery 12%, Walking Simulator 10.2%

Explore abandoned biospheres at the bottom of the ocean, alone or with up to 4 friends.

Why similar: Underwater 41% ★, Horror 16.6%, Survival Horror 11.9%, First-Person 10%, Psychological Horror 9.7%

Doorways: The Underworld is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.

Why similar: Survival Horror 20.7%, Horror 18.8%, VR 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, First-Person 10%

Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.8%, Underwater 21.2% ★, First-Person 12.5%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.9%

You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible

Why similar: Horror 22%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Adventure 12.9%, Mystery 11.7%, First-Person 11.6%

Solitude Underwater is a short horror adventure game. Two treasure-hunting brothers are searching for sunken riches off the coast of South Africa, only to find themselves immersed in catastrophe after one of them gets trapped in a cage, deep inside shark-infested waters.

Why similar: Underwater 44.9% ★, Horror 26.8%, Adventure 10.6%, First-Person 10.3%, Atmospheric 5.1%

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

Why similar: Horror 46.1%, First-Person 10.8%, Survival Horror 10.1%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Psychological Horror 7.3%

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 23.2%, Horror 21%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, First-Person 13.3%, Walking Simulator 9%

Abyss of Neptune is a survival horror game set in the deep seas of the Bermuda Triangle. You are sent to investigate a mysterious underwater signal, but there is more to it than meets the eye. Do you have what it takes to survive the abyss?

Why similar: Underwater 49% ★, Survival Horror 21.1%, Horror 16.3%, First-Person 7.1%, Adventure 4.2%

Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.

Why similar: Horror 38.3%, Survival Horror 20%, First-Person 10.3%, Adventure 8.2%, Psychological Horror 8.2%

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 27.4%, Survival Horror 18.9%, First-Person 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Adventure 11.5%

Experience liminal spaces like never before. Dreamcore is the ultimate psychological exploration game, set in the largest liminal world ever made. No guides, no path—only intuition. Will you keep your bearings in a world designed to make you lose them?

Why similar: Underwater 35% ★, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 12.8%, First-Person 8.3%, Mystery 8%

Dodge and carve your way through swarms of terrifying sea creatures controlled by Death, a vicious giant mind-controlling Kraken that haunts your every move. Scavenge for hidden treasure to unlock weapons, and upgrades to help you in your fight for survival. Every dive reveals a new nightmare.

Why similar: Underwater 51.8% ★, Survival Horror 22.5%, Horror 10.9%, Atmospheric 7.9%, First-Person 6.9%

The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21%, Atmospheric 18.6%, First-Person 17.4%, Adventure 13.6%, Horror 10.6%

The Guest is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.

Why similar: Horror 21.1%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Survival Horror 17.1%, First-Person 11.6%, Walking Simulator 7.8%

Stranded at an abandoned Antarctic research base with no hope of rescue, you must battle a deadly blizzard in a desperate fight to find your way home.

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.6%, First-Person 19%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Walking Simulator 12.2%

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 23.5%, Survival Horror 18.7%, First-Person 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Atmospheric 10.4%

Enter the mind of traumatized WW1 veteran Alexander Dockter and experience the terrorizing nightmare of trying to escape a sinking ocean liner while being haunted by the most terrifying entities you’ve ever come across.

Why similar: Horror 23.1%, Survival Horror 22.5%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, First-Person 14.1%, Atmospheric 7.9%

Caligo is the darkness everyone descends into one way or another, and to each of us it's something different. For some it's a short but exciting adventure, some will see it as a place to relax. Yet others will be reminded of their worst nightmare, while for a few, it might come as a revelation.

Why similar: Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, Adventure 12.6%, First-Person 12.4%

Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.8%, Horror 22.4%, Mystery 16.7%, First-Person 12%, Walking Simulator 11.7%