Games Like Night At the Gates of Hell

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: Survival Horror 18.7%, Gore 16.1%, 1980s 15.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same creator, this game shares the distinct VHS-horror aesthetic and gritty, low-poly atmosphere.

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 19.5%, Zombies 19.1%, Gore 13.1%, FPS 12.2%, Horror 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: This title perfectly captures the retro survival-horror feel with its first-person combat and zombie-infested environments.

A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror!

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.6%, 1980s 15.9%, Gore 13.3%, Horror 12.1%, Retro 10%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential Puppet Combo title that mirrors the slasher-film intensity and lo-fi visual style of the seed game.

Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.1%, Gore 18.9%, 1980s 15.9%, Horror 11.4%, Retro 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: This survival-horror game emphasizes stealth and resource management within a terrifying, retro-styled environment.

What you are about to do has not been approved by the Vatican. As a young priest, struggle against demons, cultists, and your own weakening faith in this pixel horror game inspired by the era of classic 8-bit gaming and the "Satanic Panic" of the 1980s.

Why similar: Blood 20.3% ★, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 13%, Gore 11.9%, Survival Horror 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title utilizes a unique retro aesthetic to deliver intense, unsettling horror that feels both nostalgic and fresh.

Puzzle Horror game inspired by PS2 era classics. Navigate environments, tackle threats, and meet other lost characters in the depths of the Gloom.

Why similar: Blood 22.6% ★, Zombies 15.2%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Gore 12.5%, Psychological Horror 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This modern survival horror title pays homage to classic genre tropes with its inventory management and puzzle-focused gameplay.

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 21.7%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 13%, FPS 11%, Retro 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at psychological dread and claustrophobic exploration, echoing the unsettling tone of the seed game.

A DRILLING good time!... a VHS era, Lowpoly Slasher

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.8%, 1980s 18.1%, Horror 12.6%, Retro 12.5%, Old School 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A short, intense slasher experience that leans heavily into the grainy, retro-horror aesthetic.

Immerse yourself in a dreadful hand-drawn horror world and push Death’s armies back to the underworld!

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.1%, FPS 17.6%, Horror 15.4%, Gore 14.9%, Violent 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A stylized, retro-inspired shooter that incorporates horror themes and a distinct, hand-drawn visual aesthetic.

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 27.5%, Survival Horror 24.9%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Zombies 11.9%, FPS 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic of the genre, this game offers a gritty, first-person survival experience with deep psychological horror elements.

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 27.4%, Retro 22%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Violent 12.9%, Indie 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its surreal, low-poly art style and fragmented narrative create an atmospheric horror experience similar to the seed game's experimental nature.

Fort Oasis is no paradise—it's a decaying nightmare where reality crumbles. The creator of Turbo Overkill unleashes survival-horror stacked with mysteries and monstrosities. Scavenge to craft weapons, while a voice on your walkie-talkie guides you into the island's depths.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.2%, FPS 27.2%, Horror 24.6%, First-Person 13.2%, Adventure 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, zombie-infested survival horror mod turned standalone that emphasizes brutal combat and dark atmosphere.

Explore 12 horror games made in 10 days connected by a meta narrative experience you didn't expect. Step into a world of darkness and discover the secrets you didn't know were right beneath the surface. Find the tapes and unlock the mystery inside the Dread X Collection 2.

Why similar: Survival Horror 24%, Gore 19.2%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 13.1%, First-Person 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This anthology features various indie horror experiments that share the same lo-fi, high-concept DNA as the seed game.

EBOLA 2 is created in the spirit of the great classics of survival horrors. In this game, you will control the main character with a first-person camera which makes you feel like you’re in a real horror movie.

Why similar: Zombies 17.6%, Survival Horror 17%, Gore 14.2%, Violent 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward survival horror experience that focuses on first-person exploration and zombie-themed combat.

Tank controls. Fixed cameras. Pure Terror. Set in a haunting world of twisted experiments and occult nightmares, this game brings back the survival horror mechanics you know and love while pushing the genre into terrifying new depths.

Why similar: Zombies 27.1%, Survival Horror 24.7%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 11.9%, Retro 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A modern indie survival horror title that leans into zombie-themed action and atmospheric exploration.

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: Dark Comedy 23.9%, Gore 15.3%, 1980s 14.4%, Violent 13.4%, Survival Horror 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: Another Puppet Combo entry that delivers a violent, VHS-inspired slasher experience with a dark sense of humor.

A first person melee horror game where you use rusty tools to brutalize a gang of serial torturers in the remote Appalachian Forest.

Why similar: Gore 26.6%, Survival Horror 20.4%, Horror 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16%, First-Person 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, first-person combat horror game that captures the violent, hack-and-slash spirit of retro horror cinema.

This Strange Realm Of Mine is a First Person Shooter mixed with poetry and psychological horror. Graphic style is 3D mixed with pixel art.

Why similar: Blood 21% ★, Gore 13.6%, FPS 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Violent 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends first-person shooting with psychological horror and philosophical themes in a unique, retro-styled package.

The visage of doctors and patients alike fade in and out of these nightmarish visions of tortured memories. This eggshell reality is fractured by experiments conducted in the ward. Blood, flesh and screams surround as you put together the pieces of your story and make your escape from the Bright Dawn Treatment Center while the dark...

Why similar: Horror 55.2%, FPS 20.9%, Indie 9.7%, First-Person 8.3%, Adventure 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A port of a classic handheld horror title that maintains the intense, claustrophobic atmosphere of old-school survival games.

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 20.3%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, FPS 11.5%, Horror 11.4%, Gore 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-horror experience that uses first-person gameplay to build tension and deliver a truly unsettling narrative.

Trapped in the haunting realm of an artist's twisted nightmare, engage in intense combat with grotesque enemies and monsters, experience unpredictable horror events that unfold dynamically, seamlessly blends classic retro FPS elements with modern elements.

Why similar: Blood 19.3% ★, Survival Horror 17.9%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, FPS 11.5%, Zombies 10%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled boomer-shooter that incorporates surreal horror elements and a distinct, gritty visual style.

Dead Beacon is a first-person survival horror inspired by late 1990s games and taking place in the Beacon manor, a location crawling with zombies and creatures governed by a malevolent will. Survive using the given array of weapons and escape the island.

Why similar: Zombies 20.7%, Gore 18.3%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Violent 12.5%, Horror 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the 1990s survival horror vibe with its focus on first-person action and eerie, isolated settings.

Descend into madness in a first-person survival horror inspired by Lovecraft and Giger. Solve the mystery of esoteric cults. Cross the gate to the blasphemous land of Lusst’ghaa. Play the new M-rated cut of the fan-favorite Lust from Beyond.

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.1%, Gore 23.6%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 14.1%, Cinematic 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a dark, Lovecraftian survival horror experience with a focus on first-person exploration and mature themes.

Survival Horror in first person where you must manage your ammunition well, explore varied scenarios and face nightmarish beings, while investigating the macabre experiments with children, the result of a mind unhinged by madness and family loss.

Why similar: Survival Horror 24.5%, Gore 17.3%, FPS 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 11%

Why You'll Like It: This survival horror title combines first-person combat with action-adventure elements in a dark, atmospheric setting.

Wounded is a first-person survival horror game, bringing you the old-school indie horror vibe through a detailed and eerie environment.

Why similar: Gore 17.6%, Survival Horror 17.2%, Blood 15.4% ★, Violent 14.8%, Zombies 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror game that focuses on first-person exploration and survival in a hostile, atmospheric environment.

You wake up to a horrible smell, and whispering vents in your apartment. Something's wrong.

Why similar: Gore 19.5%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Survival Horror 13.4%, FPS 12.3%, Horror 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: An indie psychological horror title that emphasizes atmospheric exploration and a disturbing, surreal narrative.

80's horror inspired FPS, a nightmarish scene taking place at an abandoned orphanage.

Why similar: 1980s 23.2%, FPS 20.2%, Horror 12.8%, Survival Horror 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror game that focuses on exploration and puzzle-solving within a tense, action-adventure framework.

Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh is an Immersive Horror Adventure, featuring a Complex Story and Deep Atmosphere.

Why similar: Gore 23%, Survival Horror 22.8%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 14.4%, First-Person 7%

Why You'll Like It: This title provides a dark, Lovecraftian horror experience with a focus on exploration and unsettling environmental storytelling.

Escape the nightmarish human abattoir in this blood-soaked Horror FPS.

Why similar: Gore 21.2%, Blood 20.1% ★, FPS 16.9%, Violent 15.6%, Horror 11.6%

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 26.1%, Violent 20.7%, Survival Horror 9.6%, 1980s 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8%

Inspired by classic survival horror. Bachman Manor sprawls into a maze of corridors, bedrooms, foyers, and more. Filled with puzzles, traps, and hidden passageways that explore the secrets of its dark history and occupants.

Why similar: Violent 20.1%, Blood 13.9% ★, Zombies 11.3%, Survival Horror 11.2%, Horror 8.4%

Death is only the beginning. Crawl from your grave and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter.

Why similar: FPS 20.7%, Gore 16.1%, Old School 12.7%, Retro 11.5%, Horror 10.9%

Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.

Why similar: Gore 19.2%, Blood 17.3% ★, FPS 16.6%, Horror 11.9%, Zombies 11.7%

Scrap hunting season has gone wrong, VHS slasher survival horror.

Why similar: Survival Horror 29.5%, Psychological Horror 17%, 1980s 16.4%, Horror 16%, Retro 6.6%

Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.3%, Horror 21%, Blood 20.8% ★, Gore 17.9%, Survival Horror 6.1%

A horror survival game set in a prison corrupted by the madness of the Italian Brainrot movement. Watch the cameras, shut the doors, and save power to survive the monsters. Each night grows more terrifying and unpredictable.

Why similar: Survival Horror 37.4%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Horror 20.6%, First-Person 9.8%, Indie 6.1%

Dead Purge: Outbreak is a modern first-person shooter set in an unforgiving post-apocalyptic world where every minute can be your last.

Why similar: Gore 21.2%, Violent 16.8%, Zombies 15.8%, Blood 14.9% ★, Survival Horror 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A zombie-focused survival game that emphasizes gore and violent, indie-developed action.

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 16.5%, Horror 14.6%, FPS 14.6%, Survival Horror 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

EBOLA 3 - is created in the spirit of the great classics of survival horrors. In this game, you will control the main character with a first-person camera which makes you feel like you’re in a real horror movie.

Why similar: Zombies 17.1%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Gore 13.9%, Violent 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.3%

If hell is a state of the soul, these are the steps that will lead you to its gates. Dark Atlas: Infernum is a disturbing first-person story where an esoteric end of the world meets psychological survival horror with a strong narrative component.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.3%, Horror 24.9%, FPS 14.1%, First-Person 13.3%, Story Rich 12.2%

All old-school FPS action. No Bullshit. Lots of blood & gore. Slaughter your way through nightmarish industrial mazes, transformed cityscapes and surreal alien structures to cut down the Growth in this ultraviolent, fast-paced, and merciless retro-styled first person shooter.

Why similar: Gore 22.2%, FPS 19.4%, Retro 16.3%, Old School 13.5%, Horror 12.2%

First person shooter Psychological horror, which is about sick thought experiments that will be seen thanks to some videotapes and demonstrate what dark is the world now.

Why similar: Horror 20.8%, FPS 20.3%, Gore 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Violent 11.9%

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: Survival Horror 21.1%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Horror 17.8%, Gore 11.3%, Violent 11.2%

Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.

Why similar: Blood 27.2% ★, FPS 19.8%, Retro 16.3%, Horror 11.7%, Old School 10.3%

Limitless Hunger is a high-adrenaline retro FPS single-player experience.

Why similar: FPS 24.4%, Gore 15%, Violent 11.9%, Horror 11.3%, Shooter 8.1%

Years into a brutal lockdown, a once-thriving city lies in ruins, abandoned by its government and overrun by vicious, mindless infected. Grab your hammer, collect your nerves and enter the mayhem.

Why similar: FPS 22.5%, Violent 14.9%, Horror 14.5%, Zombies 11.1%, Retro 9.6%

Forgive Me Father is a dark retro horror FPS set in a comic book style world inspired by the novels of H.P. Lovecraft. As the only one left with full senses, you begin a journey in search of answers and relief. How long can you last?

Why similar: FPS 27%, Gore 21.2%, Retro 15.4%, Violent 14.8%, Shooter 8.5%

It's the night before Halloween and a new terror is about to be unleashed from the deep web.. The Emulator!

Why similar: Gore 27.2%, Violent 23.5%, Survival Horror 12%, Horror 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.5%

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 40.7%, Horror 30.2%, First-Person 15.1%, Puzzle 12.1%, Adventure 2%

When reality is a nightmare, nightmares become real. In this psychological horror game, you fight the terrifying creatures invading your mind. Can you save your sanity?

Why similar: Survival Horror 22%, Gore 19.4%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 14.1%, Violent 8.3%

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 35.3%, Horror 16.3%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, First-Person 7.7%, Gore 7.3%

MAXIMUM Action is a brutal and satisfying physics-based first person shooter influenced by Hong Kong cinema, heroic slow motion bloodshed, and old-school FPS ACTION.

Why similar: Blood 20.4% ★, Gore 17.8%, Violent 13.4%, FPS 11.3%, 1980s 9.4%

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 23.1%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Retro 14.4%, Horror 13.3%, Gore 11.7%

A retro first-person shooter inspired by Blood, Duke Nukem 3D, and Rise of the Triad. REVEREND is a dark, twisted tale with religious undertones, terrifying creature designs and one hell of a personality.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 40%, FPS 20%, Horror 9.5%, First-Person 9.5%, Shooter 8.6%

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 30.8%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Gore 16.1%, Horror 14.3%, Old School 7.8%

The story of Henry Bishop is a first-person psychological thriller, where the player will have to fight, guess riddles, immerse into a mystical plot and an incredible story.

Why similar: Survival Horror 16.4%, Violent 16.4%, Horror 13.4%, Zombies 11.3%, Gore 10.9%

Things are about to get… bloody! Soak up 42 pulse-pounding levels dripping with Lovecraftian atmosphere as you battle your way through armies of sycophantic cultists, zombies, gargoyles, hell hounds, and other insatiable horrors, in your quest to defeat the loathsome Tchernobog.

Why similar: FPS 22.8%, Gore 20%, Violent 13.7%, Horror 13.1%, Retro 9.9%

Survival Zombies is a bloody chaotic survival first person shooter that pits heavily armed players against humanity's greatest fear - hordes of undead.

Why similar: Zombies 32.5%, Gore 23.5%, Violent 17.8%, FPS 7.4%, Horror 7.3%

HROT is a single-player retro FPS set in a small socialist country neighboring Soviet Union (Czechoslovakia) after an unspecified disaster in 1986. Those times were dark and terrifying and so is the game.

Why similar: FPS 16%, Blood 14.8% ★, Retro 14.8%, Gore 11.8%, Violent 9.1%

The renowned slasher horror films of the 1980s and 1990s serve as a source of inspiration for Terror at Oakheart. The community of Oakheart has been terrorized by Teddy, a masked serial killer. As the body count rises, you discover there is more going on here than just a man in a mask.

Why similar: Survival Horror 30.3%, Gore 19.7%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 15.9%, Story Rich 6.9%