- #1 Metaphysical Abyss
97% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Van Veen ProductionsPub: Van Veen Productions
Windows
A Van Veen original game. Because everything else is irrelevant.
Why similar: Philosophical 62.8%, Minimalist 15.5%, Puzzle 12%, First-Person 4.4%, 3D 4.3%
- #2 You.Tapes
96% match5 user reviews17% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Kelvin Riley
Windows · Linux
Stumbling across your grandma's ole son's room you spot a vhs tape...1 to be exact! although something isn't right.. it's all scrambled so you try to play them in the correct order but you soon see why the user of the tapes took these as something tragic happens to him...
Why similar: Philosophical 44.4%, Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Story Rich 8%, Action 5.9%
- #3 Shell as Hard as Steel
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ACID DROP
Windows
A horror game about an elevator repair technician who, as he ascends, discovers what became of those who never made it back down.
Why similar: Philosophical 37.4%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Horror 19.7%, Story Rich 7.9%, First-Person 6.4%
- #4 Remorse
95% matchPositive81% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: VLADIMIR GUSSAKOVPub: H.Studio
Windows
Remorse is a first-person psychological horror game. Where you have to get out of an unusual prison, where your jailers are your fears and awakened conscience. But is there a way out of it ...?!
Why similar: Philosophical 44.8%, Horror 19.5%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Story Rich 8.5%, Action 5.3%
- #5 AWAKENING
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PapaCorps
Windows
Awakening is a first person experimental puzzle game with a unique gameplay based on pattern recognition. Guide a soul that decided to find meaning by solving puzzle machines with videos. Use inductive reasoning to discover the challenges while exploring an oneiric environment.
Why similar: Philosophical 65.8%, Puzzle 15.9%, First-Person 8.4%, Story Rich 5.3%, 3D 3.9%
- #6 What You Didn't See
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Supracorpus
Windows
Explore shifting places, uncover lost memories, and escape the creatures that look after you. A psychological horror game about guilt, loss, and the haunting silence of unspoken truths.
Why similar: Philosophical 45.1%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Horror 16.1%, Story Rich 5.9%, Choices Matter 4.2%
- #7 Kenosis: The Liminal Tapes
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DeadlyCrow Games
Windows
Enjoy this single player horror experiences to explore, solve puzzles, find recordings and documents with lore, escape the monster, and try to find your way out of the creepy places of each tape.
Why similar: Philosophical 44.6%, Horror 20.3%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Puzzle 7.8%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #8 Socrates Ragebait
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BbpPub: bbp
Windows
Socrates and his crew are back and they won't stop yapping. Block the doors, survive the philosophical ragebait, and contain these ancient thinkers before they break your brain.
Why similar: Philosophical 53.7%, Horror 26.3%, Psychological Horror 11%, 3D 3.9%, Choices Matter 3.3%
- #9 Alula
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Miracle Tea
Windows · Mac
Alula is a 2.5DHD puzzle game where you help people solve their problems by exploring parts of their psyche.
Why similar: Philosophical 93.5%, Singleplayer 3.4%, Puzzle 1.7%, Story Rich 1.4%
- #10 Diagnosis: No Answer
91% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: DocPumpkinInc
Windows
A psychological puzzle where reality breaks down and madness is the only compass. In this dark world, you are chained to your bed, but the only way out is to go deep into your own mind. There are no answers. There is only you.
Why similar: Philosophical 44.4%, Psychological Horror 20%, Puzzle 13.5%, Horror 8%, Minimalist 7.6%
- #11 Fingerbones
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,599 reviews2015
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 10%
Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.
Why similar: Philosophical 33.4%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 19.7%, Minimalist 8.8%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #12 The Walls
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Artyns
Windows
A story of escape filled with nightmares, trapped within a simulation universe that is reality itself. Markus, dragged into a deep psychological pit by the pain of losing his family, finds himself confronting his nightmares in this simulation universe.
Why similar: Philosophical 43.5%, Horror 20.8%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, First-Person 7.2%, Action 7.1%
- #13 INSOMNIC
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quickly Games Studio
Windows
Insomnia is a prison built by your own mind. Set in the early 2000s within the walls of a decaying apartment, you struggle to hide from a killer terrorizing the city. But as sleep fades, reality turns into a nightmare, and the line between victim and predator begins to blur.
Why similar: Horror 31.5%, Psychological Horror 19%, Puzzle 14.9%, Story Rich 10.3%, First-Person 9.8%
- #14 ASH OF WAR™
89% matchMixed63% of 67 reviews2018
Dev: Two-Way Ltd.
Windows · Mac
The story about an uneasy journey of one man. You will experience certain situations, those, that could have happened with our parents, children or even a neighbours on just any other war. Through the eyes of our hero you will see his struggle in a modern war, struggle with oneself.
Why similar: Philosophical 65.6%, Puzzle 13.3%, Story Rich 12.1%, Action 9%
- #15 Koshka
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anastasia KochenikhinaPub: The Post-Soviet State of Mind
Windows
A game about a black and white Cat and her obsession with color.
Why similar: Philosophical 45.5%, Horror 16.2%, Puzzle 14.2%, Minimalist 11.8%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #16 Birthday Boy
85% matchPositive82% of 39 reviews2026
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Experience the birthday party from hell. Face your demons - both psychological and mechanical. Kill plush toys, evade demonic animatronics and possessed puppets… Aaaannnnnd…discover the truth about your evil clown father. Yes, your own father…
Why similar: Horror 36.8%, Psychological Horror 32.7%, Puzzle 15%, Action 13.1%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #17 Labyrinth: Veins of the Machine
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beyond Illusion Studios
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game. You were sent into an abandoned facility to retrieve something — but it's not as empty as you were told. No combat. No rescue. Just what's waiting inside.
Why similar: Horror 35%, Psychological Horror 31.2%, First-Person 9.5%, Story Rich 7.4%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #18 Vorozhey
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Babrov StudioPub: Babrov Interactive
Windows
Vorozhey is a psychological horror inspired by Slavic mythology. It tells the story of an artist haunted by terrifying visions and ancient forces.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.7%, Horror 31.3%, Puzzle 13.8%, First-Person 9.7%, Action 9.6%
- #19 THE DARUMA CHALLENGE
84% matchPositive100% of 33 reviews2025
Dev: Mūn Mūn Games
Windows
A brutal bouncing challenge. No shortcuts, no mercy—just you vs. gravity. How far will you climb before it all comes crashing down?
Why similar: Philosophical 49%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Horror 18.2%, Story Rich 4.3%, Action 4%
- #20 Knock
83% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: shanethehippoPub: Shanethehippo Productions
Windows
A short story psychological horror game about answering visitors at the door while being home alone after your brother goes out to buy pizza. During a time of a record-breaking number of serial home break-ins, you must decide whether or not to answer the knock at the door.
Why similar: Horror 37%, Psychological Horror 32.9%, First-Person 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #21 Shadow Of The Abyss
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jimmybear Studios
Windows
Shadow Of The Abyss is a psychological horror game where you play through the eyes of a bodycam. As a security guard, your job is to survey an office building during a night shift, until you fall into the hands of fate.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.9%, Horror 31.3%, Story Rich 12%, First-Person 8.9%, Action 5.7%
- #22 Serega Madness
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MARK-11AB Entertainment
Windows
Serega Madness is a single-player horror adventure game set in a Dark world. Solve interesting puzzles while hiding from the insidious horrors waiting for you in the shadows.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.3%, Horror 30.2%, Story Rich 14.4%, Action 8.5%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #23 Cozenage
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amanda ClarkePub: DarkStone Digital
Windows
a cozy point-and-click horror game where you discover things are not what they seem
Why similar: Philosophical 35.9%, Horror 20.2%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Puzzle 9.6%, Minimalist 9%
- #24 nan
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Amar SkPub: Candoria Studio
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game about grief, obsession, and love. Sleep to enter dreams, take control of them, and descend into deeper layers where time moves slower. Explore, solve puzzles, and uncover the mystery of a grieving father who created a world frozen in time.
Why similar: Philosophical 35.9%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Horror 18.3%, Story Rich 8.5%, Puzzle 6%
- #25 Satan's Dungeon
80% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Mosavar
Windows
Philosophical horror where every mirror reveals a past sin. Solve puzzles, evade what hunts you, and navigate a non-linear path toward one of five unique endings in Satan's Dungeon.
Why similar: Philosophical 44.9%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 13%, Puzzle 7.6%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #26 Haze of Lucidity (Halu) - The Fracture
79% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: HwayePub: Hwaye Studio
Windows
A psychological horror game about Ryan, a man living alone in his apartment. As disturbing events blur the line between reality and illusion, explore, survive, and uncover the nightmare hidden within his fractured mind.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.3%, Horror 37.2%, Story Rich 17.3%, Action 4.2%
- #27 The Hauntings: Dark Passenger
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Broken Cuff Studio
Windows
Dive into Alex Mercer's twisted reality. Navigate eerie landscapes, solve cryptic puzzles, and uncover the 'Dark Passenger' mystery. Will shadows consume you or will truth emerge?
Why similar: Horror 31.4%, Psychological Horror 27.7%, Puzzle 16.1%, First-Person 8.4%, Story Rich 6%
- #28 Acceptance
79% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Rasul MonoPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
A story-driven psychological thriller about the horrific consequences of a loved one's suicide.
Why similar: Philosophical 31.3%, Horror 20.9%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Minimalist 11.6%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #29 For What
77% match5 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Lost Pixel
Windows
For What is a psychological horror where you explore dark locations, search for clues in notes and newspapers, and try to survive while avoiding a monster. Atmosphere, tension, and danger make every step unsettling.
Why similar: Philosophical 35.7%, Horror 29.8%, Psychological Horror 21%, 3D 6.8%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #30 Home4Us
75% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Zahair
Windows
A different kind of horror experience one built on confrontation rather than running or hiding. Follow the rules strictly. Act quickly to stay alive in every encounter. Maintain your focus. Watch your surroundings. Don’t exhaust your resources. And complete the primary objective you’re there for.
Why similar: Horror 42.5%, Psychological Horror 31.9%, Action 12.7%, First-Person 7.6%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #31 Notes To Myself
77% matchPositive86% of 43 reviews2023
Dev: Spy On The Wall
Windows · Linux
The horror began when you wrote your first note.
Why similar: Horror 39.6%, Psychological Horror 34%, Action 14.7%, First-Person 10.2%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #32 Last Look along Woodward Boulevard
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
An esoteric horror puzzle adventure, where your thoughts and mood affect the environment around you.
Why similar: Philosophical 43.1%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Horror 12.5%, Puzzle 8.7%, First-Person 4.6%
- #33 The Talos Principle
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 33,014 reviews2014
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
Why similar: Philosophical 58.8%, Puzzle 22%, Story Rich 9.4%, First-Person 7%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #34 Insanity Within
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Derek LarsonPub: D Rock Games LLC
Windows
A psychological-horror puzzle game where after 16 years in prison for a murder you don't remember, you're back at your family's manor as schizophrenia distorts your reality. Manage, or harness, your mental hallucinations to uncover the truth. Will it vindicate you? Or confirm your darkest fears...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.7%, Horror 17.8%, Philosophical 17.1%, Puzzle 14.4%, Story Rich 12.1%
- #35 void game
74% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Not Found
Windows
void game() is a minimalist puzzle game about Death, its many faces, and its inevitable counterpart: Life. Solve text-based puzzles with lite-ARG elements. Good Luck and Have Fun.
Why similar: Philosophical 38.5%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Minimalist 17.1%, Puzzle 13.5%, Horror 9.9%
- #36 VeryVeryHouse
73% matchPositive92% of 49 reviews2025
Dev: LuuuLuuuL
Windows
We moved into our new home.We talked about little things and laughed about little things.Then strange things started happening in the house.But even those kinds of surprises can be fun now and then."VeryVeryHouse" is an adventure game.
Why similar: Philosophical 32.8%, Horror 21.6%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Puzzle 9.3%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #37 Domovoy
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Babrov StudioPub: Babrov Interactive
Windows
Domovoy is a psychological horror game from the first person, the game takes place in a Soviet apartment in the late 80s. Are you ready to meet the Domovoy?
Why similar: Horror 37.7%, Psychological Horror 35.8%, First-Person 11.3%, Action 8.1%, Puzzle 6.1%
- #38 Squawky
72% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Spark Labs Gaming
Windows
A mascot horror game where a rubber chicken is your flashlight. Enhance it with strange energies to progress, survive twisted enemies, and whatever you do, don’t let Squawky catch you.
Why similar: Horror 29.8%, Psychological Horror 29.3%, Puzzle 18.4%, Action 11.3%, First-Person 10.4%
- #39 File 47
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Kalimater Studios
Windows
A forgotten file. An echo that repeats. Memories that aren’t yours. The past always finds a way back. Are you ready to remember?
Why similar: Horror 38.8%, Psychological Horror 34.6%, Action 10.1%, Story Rich 9.9%, 3D 4.3%
- #40 Hektor
76% matchMixed62% of 970 reviews2015
Dev: Rubycone
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Experience terrors only madness can conjure in HEKTOR, a psychological horror game set in a world that literally moves with your every twist and turn.
Why similar: Horror 50.4%, Psychological Horror 29.5%, Action 10.5%, First-Person 9.7%
- #41 Not My Hand
70% matchPositive97% of 39 reviews2026
Dev: BeetleGame
Windows
A psychological horror puzzle about an strange VHS tape that captured a disturbingly realistic ritual. Each viewing changes what happens on screen. Notice these changes, figure out what they mean and see if you can rewrite the ending.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.6%, Horror 27.1%, Puzzle 18%, Action 9.4%, First-Person 7.5%
- #42 Cave Of Evil
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2HEADSTUDIOS
Windows
Cave of Evil is a horror game in which a desperate father becomes obsessed with recovering his daughter who died in an accident through a strange ritual.
Why similar: Horror 32.4%, Psychological Horror 30.3%, Story Rich 13.4%, First-Person 11.8%, 3D 10.6%
- #43 Gallerie
71% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Shakles
Windows
A psychological horror adventure where you investigate a large art gallery following many disappearances. You'll go on a journey filled with fear and stress to find out what happened to all those who went missing.
Why similar: Philosophical 31.5%, Horror 20.6%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Story Rich 8.6%, First-Person 7.3%
- #44 ぼくたちの残響
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: OUTDATED NOVISE
Windows
君は未来をどう思う? 希望に満ちた可能性? それとも憂鬱な予定? この世界は「未来」が少しだけ壊れている。1999年、朱く染まる空の下、記憶を失った主人公は終末の真実を追う。短編サイコロジカル・ビジュアルノベル。
Why similar: Philosophical 66.9%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Story Rich 15.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #45 Backmooms
69% matchVery Positive84% of 151 reviews2025
Dev: LuuuLuuuL
Windows
You’ve wandered into a strange dimension while shopping.A mysterious monster is chasing you.You must escape."Backmooms" is a first-person adventure game.
Why similar: Philosophical 31.4%, Psychological Horror 27.9%, Horror 21.2%, 3D 5.3%, Story Rich 5%
- #46 Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole
73% matchVery Positive93% of 2,708 reviews2017
Dev: KeroQPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 175.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Wonderful Everyday is a visual novel with multiple routes which develops a story based on a few concepts: "the sky and the world", "the beginning and the end", "literature and science", "savior and hero", "brother and sister".
Why similar: Philosophical 54.3%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Horror 10.9%, Story Rich 8.5%, Choices Matter 3.3%
- #47 Shadow Corridor
72% matchVery Positive90% of 2,196 reviews2019
Dev: Space Onigiri Game LLC
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Now on Steam, revamped with brand new content! Immerse yourself in the latest chapter of the popular, Japanese indie horror title, Kageroh: Shadow Corridor. Survive against the onslaught of horrors that lie in wait in eerie, traditional Japanese locales that change with every playthrough.
Why similar: Horror 56.1%, Psychological Horror 25.2%, Action 9.5%, First-Person 7.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #48 Dissonant Frames
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio Fractured
Windows
Congratulations, Mark! You’ve been selected as our new gallery night staff. Your duty: patrol the halls and ensure artworks stay in place. Should you notice hallucinations, injuries, strange events, or blackouts—no you didn’t. Welcome aboard. You start Monday.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.1%, Horror 29%, Story Rich 15.7%, Action 9.8%, 3D 6.9%
- #49 Check-In, Never Out
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: HogletNovaGames
Windows
You checked into a hotel to get some rest—but it wasn’t an ordinary place. Gather clues, unlock sealed doors, evade the pursuit, and escape.
Why similar: Horror 35.5%, Psychological Horror 33.4%, 3D 10.7%, First-Person 10%, Action 8.7%
- #50 Who am I: Remedy
68% matchPositive84% of 32 reviews2026
Dev: The Tree Gameworks
Windows · Linux
A found footage horror game where you'll try to remember who you are and escape the time loop while documenting everything on a typewriter.
Why similar: Philosophical 38.6%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Horror 14.5%, Puzzle 10.3%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #51 Insanity's Grip
71% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: CreakGames
Windows
Insanity's Grip is a first-person psychological horror game in which the player uncovers the secrets of his forgotten past and experiences nightmares from which he can no longer escape. Be careful, some visions can be more dangerous than they seem!
Why similar: Horror 31.7%, Psychological Horror 28.6%, Action 11.7%, First-Person 8.7%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #52 Yes / No
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: 直手有為
Windows
Welcome to AI Personality Diagnosis Quest! Answer only "Yes" or "No" to reveal your personality. WARNING: ■■■■ interference detected. Leave this page immedia (Failed to display text.)
Why similar: Philosophical 49.6%, Horror 25.8%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Choices Matter 2.4%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #53 We Are Sisters
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BobaGames
Windows
We Are Sisters is a psychological horror experience that takes you deep beneath the forests of Eastbane. Solve puzzles and uncover dark secrets as you venture further underground, drawing ever closer to discovering what happened to your childhood friend, Aleks
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.5%, Horror 26.2%, Puzzle 17.1%, First-Person 9.6%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #54 Santa's Shadow
68% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Dillan VictoryPub: Raydillanv
Windows
A Christmas Indie Horror Game
Why similar: Horror 37.5%, Psychological Horror 31.1%, Puzzle 15.4%, First-Person 8.6%, Action 6.1%
- #55 Sunrise Down
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Ben
Windows
A collection of unique and engaging puzzles. Guided by your host, Antisthenes, you'll not only solve puzzles but also delve into intriguing philosophical discussions.
Why similar: Philosophical 64.5%, Puzzle 17.5%, Minimalist 11.8%, 3D 4.3%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #56 Channel 4 Midnight
66% matchVery Positive88% of 162 reviews2026
Dev: foolkien
Windows
A bite-sized psychological horror game about a wayward soul who seeks transformation through a sinister ritual.
Why similar: Horror 37%, Psychological Horror 31.7%, First-Person 8.4%, Story Rich 8.1%, 3D 6.7%
- #57 Unread
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MogzDev
Windows
Undergo intellectual exercises that push your mind to its psychological limits. As the eerie silent night ticks the mind, you wake up and survive every hour as you find your way back to sleep. Some ways you sleep may be puzzling, uneasy, or even horrifying.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.6%, Horror 18%, Action 14.9%, Puzzle 12.3%, First-Person 7.1%
- #58 Jacob's Ladder
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Earthlight Games
Windows
Jacob’s Ladder is a haunting first-person puzzler where YOU are the solution. Swap bodies and stack puzzle pieces to please The Maker. Question the nature of the soul and earn your humanity - before it’s too late.
Why similar: Philosophical 38.4%, Horror 16.5%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Puzzle 9.5%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #59 The Death Archive
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Skyfire Studio
Windows
The Death Archive is a co-op horror game where players explore time-shifted locations, solve puzzles, and coordinate as a team to overcome unique challenges and survive each mission.
Why similar: Horror 28.8%, Psychological Horror 27%, Puzzle 21.2%, Action 11.5%, First-Person 10.5%