- #1 Insomnis
97% matchVery Positive91% of 274 reviews2022
Dev: Path Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Insomnis is a first-person horror game focused on story, exploration and solving puzzles to advance through a terrifying atmosphere. Players take control of Joe Castevet, who will have to deal with a mysterious inheritance he has just received. Discover all the secrets of the Castevet mansion!
Why similar: Survival Horror 18%, Artificial Intelligence 14.7%, Horror 13.3%, Mystery 10.6%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #2 God's Basement
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,316 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 21.3%, Mystery 13.4%, First-Person 12.9%, Puzzle 11.4%, Atmospheric 10.4%
- #3 Uh Oh!
96% matchVery Positive85% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Wumbo Workshop LLC
Windows · Mac
Play through three VHS tapes, uncovering the mystery of a decrepit facility, eluding tormented beasts, and discovering the truth of the chosen one.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.9%, Horror 16.8%, Puzzle 11.4%, Stealth 10.6%, First-Person 10%
- #4 NEDRA
95% matchMixed66% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
NEDRA is a story-driven, atmospheric action-adventure blending survival horror with cosmic terror. Set in a Soviet-era Antarctic station, all the explorers have vanished without a trace, leaving you to uncover the chilling truth.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25%, Stealth 15.8%, Horror 15.4%, Exploration 11.6%, Story Rich 9%
- #5 Anthology of Fear
94% 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 38.6%, Horror 27.8%, Stealth 15.4%, First-Person 8.2%, Atmospheric 7%
- #6 INFRA
94% matchVery Positive88% of 3,606 reviews2016
Dev: Loiste Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.
Why similar: Puzzle 17.6%, Exploration 16.2%, Mystery 13.5%, First-Person 13.1%, Atmospheric 11.7%
- #7 Inferis: Dead Below
92% matchVery Positive86% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Hemoria Studio
Windows
You're a journalist searching for answers... but beneath the surface lies only terror. The labyrinth you’ve entered to find the missing may never let you leave.
Why similar: Horror 27%, First-Person 18%, Mystery 17.6%, Stealth 10.3%, Adventure 8.7%
- #8 Confabulation: Homestead
91% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Authogin
Windows
Horror puzzle game with spot-the-difference elements for survival. Complete interesting puzzles throughout your home to gain access to more areas and unlock more of the story all while using your modified camera to survive the threat that is lurking.
Why similar: Horror 19.9%, Mystery 17.7%, Puzzle 16.6%, Exploration 13.4%, First-Person 11.4%
- #9 Darkness Ahead
93% matchMixed52% of 108 reviews2016
Dev: Useless MachinesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Darkness Ahead is an adventure game about a man searching for his little brother. A plateau between mountains holds a dark secret about its past. You have to stay alive and collect everything you need to complete your quest.
Why similar: Horror 20.7%, Adventure 18.4%, Mystery 11.4%, First-Person 11%, Exploration 10.2%
- #10 Dead Secret
91% matchVery Positive82% of 591 reviews2016
Dev: Robot Invader
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Dead Secret is a first-person horror mystery set in rural Kansas in 1965. A reclusive professor is dead and it’s up to you to crack the case before you become the next victim. Investigate the murder and explore the story Time Magazine called “captivating” and “deeply creepy” .
Why similar: Horror 19.3%, Mystery 17.7%, Story Rich 12.4%, Adventure 11.8%, Puzzle 10.8%
- #11 S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored
90% matchMixed68% of 73 reviews2021
Dev: VolframePub: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored is a science fiction FPS puzzle horror game, which takes place a few months after the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant disaster. Experience a tale about an unexplored area within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone - The S.W.A.N. Institute.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.8%, Horror 14.3%, Mystery 11.5%, Puzzle 10%, First-Person 9.9%
- #12 Amnesia: Rebirth
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,236 reviews2020
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Stealth 14%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Horror 11.8%, Puzzle 10%, First-Person 9.3%
- #13 The Derailed
88% matchVery Positive83% of 126 reviews2025
Dev: Deformed Dreams Studio
Windows
The Derailed is a first-person psychological horror game. Beneath the dusty arches of a nearly forgotten depot, shadows of the past tremble. Whether you want to or not, you will have to uncover the dark secrets of this place.
Why similar: Horror 40.1%, Exploration 25.1%, Adventure 17.5%, Story Rich 7.4%, Gore 5.6%
- #14 Test Of Courage
89% matchVery Positive89% of 63 reviews2020
Dev: Just Sauce Studio
Windows
Test of Courage is a horror game where you have to explore an abandoned school in search of your two friends. The only hint you have is the "Courage Test" in which you have to find 10 objects around the academy while maintaining your sanity.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.8%, Stealth 14.2%, Horror 13.9%, Exploration 10.6%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #15 Dread Flats
86% matchVery Positive84% of 1,518 reviews2025
Dev: Ghostcase
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.2%, Horror 16.9%, Stealth 12%, Mystery 11.7%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #16 Psych
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 346 reviews2022
Dev: MediaTale
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Experience the story of Alexander Green and find out what happened on the day of the accident in this First Person horror Adventure. Follow the development of Alex, solve puzzles around the event and try not to fall into madness as you search for answers.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.4%, Horror 21.4%, Exploration 13.2%, Puzzle 12.7%, Atmospheric 11.2%
- #17 Penumbra Overture
85% matchVery Positive91% of 4,100 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Why similar: Horror 27.6%, Survival Horror 22.3%, First-Person 11.1%, Stealth 11.1%, Adventure 8%
- #18 Left Alone
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 643 reviews2016
Dev: SpeedTutor
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.6%, Horror 12.9%, Puzzle 12%, Exploration 11.6%, First-Person 10.5%
- #19 Reflection
83% matchVery Positive84% of 247 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
Why similar: Horror 28.8%, Mystery 18.4%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Story Rich 12.7%, First-Person 9.1%
- #20 Quod: Episode 1
84% matchVery Positive85% of 159 reviews2024
Dev: IDTF
Windows
"Quod" unfolds in a 1930s Texas prison. The main character must escape and uncover the truth. Brace yourself for eerie occurrences and solve intricate puzzles to unveil the terrifying secrets of this place.
Why similar: Horror 21.5%, Puzzle 16.5%, Exploration 12.3%, Atmospheric 10.9%, First-Person 10.6%
- #21 Sagebrush
84% matchVery Positive95% of 301 reviews2018
Dev: Nate BerensPub: Redact Games
Windows · Mac
A first-person narrative adventure game about exploring a cult compound in the remote New Mexico desert. Discover the lives of the former inhabitants -- what brought them together, what they believed, and why they ended it all.
Why similar: Adventure 27.9%, First-Person 23.9%, Exploration 19.6%, Story Rich 17.5%, Gore 8.5%
- #22 SLACKJAW
82% matchVery Positive83% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: Nostromo Interactive
Windows
As the latest prey of a deranged serial killer, you must use your wits and resources to survive in this atmospheric first-person escape room-style horror game. Explore, uncover secrets, and plan your escape... but be quiet, or you'll be his next victim. Inspired by true events.
Why similar: Stealth 16.7%, Horror 13.4%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Exploration 10.9%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #23 Butcherman
81% matchVery Positive94% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: Mounpeak Games
Windows
Experience the psychological horror of being kidnapped by a serial killer. Driven to escape, explore everything around you, use your wits, uncover secrets, and face the unimaginable dread of being in the victim’s place. Inspired by a true story.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.6%, Horror 16.8%, Exploration 14.3%, First-Person 12.9%, Mystery 12%
- #24 Darkness Under My Bed
81% matchVery Positive91% of 95 reviews2021
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows
Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories.
Why similar: Horror 22.1%, Mystery 16.6%, Exploration 15.2%, First-Person 15.2%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #25 ZahmahreL - Chapter 1
80% matchMixed64% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Farkas Interactive
Windows
As a YouTuber investigating supernatural events, explore the mysterious and terrifying happenings in an abandoned location. Your camera is your only ally, but can you uncover these dark secrets?
Why similar: Horror 33.6%, Atmospheric 16%, Mystery 14.8%, First-Person 10.7%, Exploration 8.2%
- #26 Care
78% matchVery Positive96% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: The Pocket Dimension
Windows
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Mystery 19%, Puzzle 17.8%, Exploration 12.4%, Atmospheric 12.3%
- #27 White Room Protocol
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 30.8%, First-Person 15.8%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Story Rich 10.3%, Adventure 7.5%
- #28 Chasing Static
77% matchVery Positive87% of 504 reviews2021
Dev: Headware Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.9%, Horror 17%, Mystery 12.2%, First-Person 11.4%, Exploration 11.2%
- #29 Curse of Anabelle
79% matchMixed64% of 135 reviews2020
Dev: Rocwise Entertainment
Windows
Curse of Anabelle is a story driven adventure-horror/puzzle game which players can experience in the first person perspective. The storyline is based on real world myths and legends.
Why similar: Adventure 41.7%, Horror 13.7%, Mystery 10.8%, Exploration 8.4%, First-Person 8.3%
- #30 Room 54
79% matchMixed62% of 87 reviews2021
Dev: 7Eagle
Windows
Room 54 is a first-person survival horror game that focuses on investigation, exploration and hide & seek elements. The story tells of Daniel and his wife, Desirée, in an apparently small, quiet mountain town full of secrets.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.9%, Horror 14.5%, Mystery 11.5%, Exploration 10.4%, Stealth 9.6%
- #31 JANITOR BLEEDS
77% matchVery Positive87% of 270 reviews2022
Dev: KorpusPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Enter the abandoned arcade after your car has crashed, and the shelter you were looking for is trying to eat you alive in this dark mystery-horror adventure. Solve mysteries, keep JANITOR satisfied, and always be aware of what's behind your back.
Why similar: Horror 18.9%, Mystery 15.8%, Puzzle 15.7%, Exploration 14.8%, First-Person 14.2%
- #32 Scarred
75% matchMixed58% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: KOEX studioPub: iterco
Windows
Scarred is a first-person atmospheric horror puzzle game where you must uncover the truth about one of your schoolmates before it’s too late. Traverse a world of nightmares inspired by nostalgic Singaporean architecture as you fight to survive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.3%, Horror 17.2%, Puzzle 11.6%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Adventure 8.8%
- #33 It Reaches
73% matchNo user reviews76% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Emberflight Games
Windows
It Reaches is a first person horror game, captured through the lens of a police officer’s body cam. Trapped inside the facilities of an abandoned hospital, find a way to escape the horrors lurking underground. Uncover a dark mystery left behind and don't get caught! They will reach for you…
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.6%, Horror 19%, Mystery 12.4%, Puzzle 7.9%, Exploration 6.8%
- #34 Like Clay
76% matchVery Positive88% of 124 reviews2017
Dev: free08Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Like Clay is a story driven adventure game with horror elements. Find out what happened to a friend of yours by reading messages and listening to audio files. Search for hidden doors and items, solve light puzzles and survive deadly foes and lethal traps.
Why similar: Horror 58%, Adventure 36.9%, Indie 5%
- #35 A Lonely Cabin Trip
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
You were supposed to have a relaxing cabin trip on a island all alone but after several strange encounters you had a mystery to solve, will you be able to survive a first-person psychological horror game or will you run away?
Why similar: Horror 20.1%, Mystery 16%, First-Person 13.3%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #36 SCP – Containment Breach
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 942 reviews2026
Dev: Undertow GamesPub: SCP-CB Community Preservation Project
Windows
A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.1%, Horror 20.2%, Exploration 13.5%, Mystery 12.4%, Atmospheric 10%
- #37 Thekku Island
71% matchVery Positive87% of 136 reviews2026
Dev: Ales Devs Games
Windows
A chilling psychological horror set in 1980s Kerala. After weeks of silence, you arrive on a remote island to search for your missing wife. Explore an abandoned house, uncover local folklore, survive haunting encounters, and unravel the island’s buried secrets.
Why similar: Exploration 20.8%, Survival Horror 16.6%, Horror 15.5%, First-Person 11.9%, Adventure 11.1%
- #38 Backrooms: Exploration
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: HNStudios
Windows
Backrooms: Exploration is a single-player horror game, which takes place in 2020. Two friends have lost their jobs due to COVID-19, but they still have to bring food to the table. After a failed heist, one of them ends up in the Backrooms. Now your only mission is to survive.
Why similar: Horror 30.6%, First-Person 20.2%, Story Rich 14.1%, Adventure 13.5%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #39 LYSA HORA: The Haunted Hill
71% matchVery Positive81% of 130 reviews2026
Dev: DENYS RUDYI GAMES
Windows
A dark sci-fi horror where ancient rituals intertwine with secret Soviet experiments. Explore atmospheric tunnels, hidden laboratories, and abandoned shrines inspired by real locations—and survive by solving intricate, mind-bending puzzles.
Why similar: Horror 20.8%, Survival Horror 16.5%, Puzzle 13.7%, Exploration 13.6%, Atmospheric 10.8%
- #40 GORE
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: CosmicArcade
Windows
GORE is a Lovecraft-inspired horror experience set deep in the Rocky Mountains. Explore the wilderness and uncover the origins of the fleshy entity.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.2%, Horror 17.7%, Exploration 16.4%, First-Person 11.5%, Atmospheric 11.1%
- #41 Misery Mansion
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 93 reviews2021
Dev: Manic Mice
Windows
Misery Mansion is a first-person survival horror game. After your car broke down you find yourself helpless in a forest. All alone you will search for help in the dark. You will discover and explore a mysterious old mansion. But soon all you want is to escape the horrors within.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.6%, Artificial Intelligence 20.4%, Stealth 15.8%, Horror 14.9%, First-Person 7.8%
- #42 Kohate
74% matchVery Positive84% of 58 reviews2020
Dev: DarkStone Digital
Windows
Arrested and sold at auction, you have been transported to a secret testing facility in deep space. Perform the required tasks while avoiding the abomination lurking within the complex.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.5%, Stealth 21.4%, Horror 18.5%, Exploration 12.4%, Atmospheric 9%
- #43 In Fear I Trust
76% matchMixed50% of 60 reviews2016
Dev: Black Wing FoundationPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 47%
In Fear I Trust is a critically acclaimed first-person horror adventure. Explore eerie locations, solve puzzles and unravel the dark truth behind a secret soviet experiment in this story-driven psychological thriller.
Why similar: Horror 23.3%, Puzzle 17.3%, Exploration 14.5%, First-Person 13.7%, Story Rich 12%
- #44 DOCTOR VISCERA
70% 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 30.1%, Stealth 18.3%, Horror 16.1%, First-Person 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #45 The Guest
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 953 reviews2016
Dev: Team GothamPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.
Why similar: Puzzle 24.5%, Horror 22%, Mystery 18.9%, Adventure 12.5%, First-Person 11.2%
- #46 Mists of Aiden
70% matchVery Positive91% of 1,140 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 29.3%, Adventure 11.3%, Mystery 11.2%, First-Person 10.3%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #47 Everything Is For Humanity
72% matchMixed68% of 118 reviews2022
Dev: Vanquisher Games
Windows
Everything is for Humanity is a story-driven, exploration and puzzle-solving based science fiction horror game which sets in a massive science facility in 2020. You will discover tons of things and find out about the blood-chilling truths with its first-person experience.
Why similar: Horror 23.6%, First-Person 18%, Puzzle 14.7%, Exploration 12.8%, Story Rich 12.6%
- #48 The motel
69% matchVery Positive85% of 128 reviews2025
Dev: Aura studios
Windows
Work the late-night shift at The Motel, an old roadside stop near Oakhill Grove. Complete simple tasks until a news broadcast reveals a dangerous killer is nearby. Can you survive the night?
Why similar: Horror 23.3%, Exploration 18.3%, Survival Horror 17.3%, Adventure 12.4%, Atmospheric 11.8%
- #49 The Empty Eyes
67% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.
Why similar: Survival Horror 31%, Horror 21.2%, Mystery 15.8%, First-Person 8.7%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #50 DREAM LOGIC
68% matchVery Positive90% of 394 reviews2022
Dev: Teleopsia Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.
Why similar: Horror 17.3%, Mystery 14.8%, Exploration 13.4%, Puzzle 12.5%, Atmospheric 10.6%
- #51 SILENT BREATH
68% matchMixed69% of 1,189 reviews2024
Dev: EXODIAC STUDIOS
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness
Why similar: Horror 32%, Artificial Intelligence 20.6%, First-Person 14.9%, Exploration 14.9%, Mystery 12%
- #52 Empty Gauge
66% matchNo user reviews96% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Playnova Studio
Windows
A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.
Why similar: Mystery 15.9%, Horror 14.6%, First-Person 11.9%, Puzzle 9.5%, Artificial Intelligence 9.5%
- #53 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
66% matchVery Positive95% of 35,384 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 29.3%, Survival Horror 21%, Puzzle 9.4%, First-Person 8.5%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #54 Charon's Staircase
69% matchMixed63% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?
Why similar: Puzzle 17.6%, Exploration 17.5%, Horror 15.3%, Mystery 15.2%, Adventure 11.7%
- #55 Blasfemia
65% matchVery Positive91% of 272 reviews2025
Dev: Nakashima Studios
Windows
Blasfemia is a first-person horror game. You are trapped in a seemingly normal apartment but realize early on that you're not alone. Explore a handcrafted, detail rich environment in a tense and terrifying atmosphere and try to find a way out before an ominous entity gets to you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 31.9%, Horror 19.3%, Puzzle 11.4%, Adventure 9.4%, Exploration 9%
- #56 Beside Myself
69% matchMixed67% of 346 reviews2021
Dev: ASK_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
You have to play as the historian-journalist Michael, plunge into the atmosphere of darkness of an abandoned hospital, where you will need to unravel the secrets of the past and try to get out in order to tell the whole world about those terrible events.
Why similar: Exploration 24.8%, First-Person 19.6%, Adventure 18.7%, Horror 13.7%, Atmospheric 12.7%
- #57 ALONE?
72% matchMixed42% of 190 reviews2016
Dev: Deceptive Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore and experience this horror story, as you embark on an ghostly adventure unlike anything you have played before. Come face-to-face with terror itself as you look for your missing sister.
Why similar: Horror 40.2%, Adventure 26.3%, Puzzle 20%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Indie 2.4%
- #58 In My Head
67% matchMostly Positive70% of 141 reviews2024
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You have been sent photographs of a place where, according to rumors, an artifact of an ancient civilization is hidden... Do you dare to go there?!
Why similar: Horror 27.7%, First-Person 18.2%, Adventure 14%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Mystery 12.7%
- #59 Albert Innovation
66% matchVery Positive91% of 174 reviews2022
Dev: Delirium Den
Windows
Albert Innovation is an immersive, narrative, atmospheric semi-horror game, where you will attempt to unravel the mysteries of what was once the most brilliant technological innovation company of the olden days. Manipulate machines, run away, and put an end to this nightmare.
Why similar: Mystery 22.7%, Horror 20.7%, Exploration 17.5%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Survival Horror 7.6%