- #1 Fish Market
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Raykwaza
Windows
This is a first-person Japanese horror game where you wake up in a nightmare world after being killed at a fish market. Encounter hostile creatures and traverse impossible environments to find a way home.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 25.8%, Exploration 24.9%, First-Person 10%, Horror 9%, Adventure 8.8%
- #2 Extinction
96% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Royal Games Studio
Windows
Extinction is a singleplayer horror game where you explore The valley of Extinction. Your job is to explore it while also keeping yourself alive from monsters who want to end your life. Made this game when I was 16 :)
Why similar: Action-Adventure 19.3%, Horror 19.1%, Exploration 15.5%, Adventure 12.2%, Linear 10.3%
- #3 GhostHunt With Triggered Insaan
96% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Arkesh BharadwajPub: Indian Developers
Windows
A Horror Game Featuring Triggered Insaan (Nischay Malhan) as a Ghost Hunter.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 23.1%, Horror 19.2%, Exploration 18.7%, First-Person 12.1%, Linear 9.1%
- #4 Midnight at Forest
95% matchPositive87% of 39 reviews2022
Dev: Gladiator Games
Windows
Try to escape from the Forest as you setup camp, then realize you were locked in there by a Park officer. There were 5 keyholes, so you had to find one key for each one.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 25%, Exploration 20.3%, Adventure 15.1%, First-Person 13.6%, Horror 12.8%
- #5 SCOOMART
94% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Chase Wilburn
Windows
SCOOMART is a INDIE-HORROR game created from an inside joke about a pet! As the protagonist, you get stuck working the night shift at a local gas station. What begins as a normal shift quickly turns into a very confusing night.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 21%, Exploration 21%, First-Person 12.5%, Horror 12.1%, Linear 11.1%
- #6 Legacy
94% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Reset Games Studio
Windows
On a journey filled with STEALTH and PUZZLE-SOLVING, you'll encounter threats and obstacles guarding the truth. Every clue brings you closer to uncovering your family's hidden legacy—and the horrors the Mighty Ones fought to silence.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.2%, Exploration 20.2%, First-Person 11.2%, Linear 10.1%, Horror 9.8%
- #7 Moaning Moron of the Mountain
93% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Andman4
Windows
Moaning Moron of the Mountain is an adventure thriller that puts you in the place of a college student who got a love letter and an invitation to the local mountain peak. But be warned, there is a mysterious man on the mountain harassing hikers. Sneak past him and meet your sweetheart!
Why similar: Exploration 22.5%, Action-Adventure 22.3%, First-Person 13.1%, Horror 12.5%, Linear 11.2%
- #8 Cursed Bloodline
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Infinite Games Studio
Windows
A narrative psychological horror where past and present slowly blur inside a remote house. The line between memory and reality is gone.
Why similar: Exploration 23.3%, Action-Adventure 23%, First-Person 14.6%, Linear 14.1%, Horror 14%
- #9 JAMBREDREK: TWO GUNS
91% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Devils on the Loose
Windows
A first-person action-adventure set in the 1990s. Play as a corrupt police officer as you move through story-driven locations, investigate crime scenes, and make morally questionable choices.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 27.1%, Exploration 19.2%, First-Person 16.2%, 1990's 8.2%, Atmospheric 6.1%
- #10 Lady Dracula's Mansion
90% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Stingy Hat Games
Windows
Explore a creepy gothic mansion and survive the night while being hunted down by a lady dracula! Lady Dracula's Mansion is an FPS horror game with retro graphics where you must sneak around and use your wits while scavenging whatever weapons and resources you can find to help you survive.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 23.5%, Exploration 19.1%, Adventure 14%, First-Person 13.6%, Horror 13%
- #11 White Screen
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CatgirlLydiaPub: Phoenix Limit Studios
Windows
Start your own white screen adventure with "White Screen!"
Why similar: Exploration 15.5%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, 1990's 11.6%, First-Person 11.4%, Female Protagonist 11.2%
- #12 Black Lake
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Polydin Studio
Windows
Black Lake is a first-person survival horror game set in an abandoned orphanage beside an endless black ocean. Search for your missing sister, survive what the children became, and uncover the ritual beneath the lake.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.7%, Action-Adventure 19.1%, Exploration 19%, First-Person 11.6%, Horror 9.7%
- #13 Mumble Pines: The Arrival
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dino Nugget Studios
Windows
In this first-person story-driven horror game, you take a job as a janitor to access a run-down island summer camp that got shut down, after the dissapearence of your younger brother, which was only one of many incidents. It’s up to you to uncover the island’s buried secrets.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 20.3%, Exploration 20.3%, First-Person 12.1%, Horror 12%, Linear 10%
- #14 Psychic Investigation of Sakuragi Haru
88% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: shidenvip
Windows
3D first-person horror game set in an abandoned middle school While running away from the attacking enemies, gather information about what happened at the school and solve the mystery.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.6%, Exploration 21%, Action-Adventure 20.6%, First-Person 11.4%, Horror 10.5%
- #15 Sayon's Horror
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AnyJackProductions
Windows
Sayon’s Horror is a singleplayer first-person horror game where you explore a dark house, solve puzzles, find keys and uncover the truth. Avoid a dangerous intruder and survive the night while trying to save Sayon.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 21%, Exploration 20.7%, Linear 13.7%, First-Person 13.6%, Horror 13.3%
- #16 Speechless
86% matchPositive88% of 32 reviews2020
Dev: BlazingfallgamesPub: TruemotionStudio
Windows
Speechless is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on atmosphere, emotional storytelling, repetition, and environmental transformation
Why similar: Action-Adventure 19.7%, Exploration 18.7%, Linear 13.9%, First-Person 12.9%, Horror 12.8%
- #17 Paranox
85% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Noxa Studios
Windows
Paranox is a singleplayer horror game. Dive into darkness as a daring paranormal researcher, unraveling the ominous mysteries of a forsaken school. In its haunting corridors, you're not just a spectator—evil lurks in the shadows, stalking your every move. Will you survive the terror?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.9%, Action-Adventure 20.4%, Exploration 19.7%, First-Person 13.1%, Horror 12.4%
- #18 Cornfield Escape
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aethvion
Windows
Trapped in a dense cornfield, you must navigate hidden landmarks, avoid noise traps and outsmart a relentless stalker that hunts by sound. Stay quiet, read the signs and escape before it reaches you.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 27.6%, Exploration 22.4%, Adventure 16.9%, Horror 11.8%, 3D 11.2%
- #19 Pixelwave Off
83% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: PixelwaveCraft Studios
Windows
Pixelwave Off is a backrooms-mascot horror game set in the 2000s.You return to search for your friend, who disappeared a few years ago.Find him and uncover the dark secrets hidden within Pixelwave Entertainment.
Why similar: Horror 21.9%, Exploration 19.5%, Action-Adventure 15.9%, First-Person 13.8%, Adventure 13.6%
- #20 Tihama | تهامة
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bader Albaker Pub: Bader albaker
Windows
Tihama is a first-person Mysterious story driven adventure game. You return to your family home to take care of your grandfathers property, but strange events begin to appear. Explore, feel the tension, and uncover the truth behind what’s happening. A thrilling journey full of secrets and surprises.
Why similar: Exploration 25%, Action-Adventure 22.7%, Horror 16.3%, Adventure 13.3%, First-Person 10.8%
- #21 The Threshold
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sain Dreams
Windows · Linux
The Threshold is a psychological horror game. Trapped in an endless time loop, your only goal is to escape. However, with each new attempt, the environment fractures.
Why similar: Exploration 26%, Action-Adventure 25.4%, Horror 15.4%, 3D 11.3%, Adventure 10.3%
- #22 Veranoia: Nightmare of Case 37
82% matchVery Positive81% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Horrawr
Windows
Play as Vera the gifted detective who can dive into nightmares of deceased to resolve their death mysteries, But.. Things don't always go your way, You're not alone. the threats are greater than your capabilities, are they? 3D Psychological Horror Game Project by the one-person studio "Horrawr".
Why similar: Action-Adventure 22.4%, Exploration 18.3%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, First-Person 11.3%, Horror 10.6%
- #23 Schoolgirl vs Fishman
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Anti-Belphetan
Windows
Schoolgirls × Mermen × Sewers! A "drenched" horror adventure! Solve mysteries to find an exit, and decide: will you run or fight? Your choices branch the story. Can they escape this nightmare safely...?
Why similar: Action-Adventure 25%, Exploration 20.4%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Horror 13.8%, Adventure 10.3%
- #24 3am on Fish Island
79% matchMixed47% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: krishGames
Windows
Walk the streets of Fish Island and collect food. Become sober. Stay alert. There are ghosts. Made with the Godot Engine.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 23.3%, Exploration 19%, Adventure 13.3%, Linear 9.9%, Horror 9.9%
- #25 Phantom Jay
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kyrios Studios
Windows
Explore a haunting semi-open world in this first-person psychological horror game. Uncover disturbing secrets and survive.
Why similar: Exploration 25.5%, Action-Adventure 25.1%, First-Person 14.7%, Horror 14%, 3D 11.3%
- #26 Temple of the Green Moon: Prologue
79% matchPositive83% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: OLKON GAMESPub: OLKON GAMES
Windows
You're alone. Darkness and hopelessness surround you. These creatures are everywhere. Can you save yourself, or is it all doomed?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.8%, Action-Adventure 18%, Exploration 14.9%, Adventure 10.8%, First-Person 9.5%
- #27 Tkium Exclusion Area
81% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Tkium
Windows
Tkium Exclusion Area is a short horror escape game which takes place in an asylum. You need to escape the area before the fear takes over you. Find levers, discover systems and solve problems. Will you find the exit in one piece?...
Why similar: Action-Adventure 27.6%, Exploration 23%, First-Person 15.5%, Horror 12%, 3D 11.6%
- #28 Bushside Rangers
78% matchVery Positive85% of 262 reviews2025
Dev: Daniella G Games
Windows
Bushside Rangers® is a first-person survival horror game that forces you to use your wits as you navigate through the dark, dreary depths of an abandoned nature park.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.7%, Action-Adventure 15.6%, Exploration 14.9%, First-Person 12%, Linear 10.9%
- #29 The Tunnel
78% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Razero
Windows
Awakened in a mysterious place, with no memory of how you got there. Your only companions are your trusty lantern and a weapon. Every step you take, you can't shake the feeling that something's watching. Can you find your way out?
Why similar: Action-Adventure 22.9%, Exploration 18.8%, Adventure 13.2%, First-Person 12.5%, Horror 10%
- #30 Mannequin
77% matchVery Positive82% of 228 reviews2023
Dev: elvismdPub: elvismd, ivangarcia
Windows
Play as a clothing store worker who is just finishing up her shift and preparing to go home. However, as you make your way towards the exit, the power suddenly goes out, leaving you trapped inside the store.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 19.4%, Exploration 16.6%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, First-Person 11.7%, Linear 9.2%
- #31 Real Man Hotel
76% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: RealManGame
Windows
Real Man Hotel is a psychological horror game where you are being pursued by the hotel receptionist. Your goal is to avoid being caught by her, otherwise... your body may not be able to withstand it. The game does not contain any scary scenes, so even the timid can play.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 28.8%, Exploration 23.4%, Female Protagonist 20.4%, First-Person 16.7%, Action 7.4%
- #32 Nightmare World
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sharanra
Windows
The girl has been trapped in the Nightmare World. There, a red demon is chasing her! The key to escape is the “Emblem”! You must guide the girl to freedom! If you stop, it will devour you! Escape from the Nightmare World! (4 difficulty levels: Easy, Normal, Hard, Nightmare)
Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.4%, Action-Adventure 24.7%, Horror 22.5%, Exploration 14.1%, Action 9.2%
- #33 Evil Cabin
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moatara Games
Windows
Evil Cabin is a first-person exploration horror game where a forced stop on a deserted road turns into a nightmare with no escape.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 21.2%, Exploration 21.1%, First-Person 12.7%, Horror 12.3%, Linear 10.7%
- #34 RoadKill
75% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: ObsidiaX
Windows
You dodged death once — but it's not finished with you yet. Alone in an eerie town, you must search, hide, and survive while a relentless mechanical predator stalks the streets. Stay alert. Stay alive.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 18.4%, Exploration 16.7%, Horror 12.4%, First-Person 12.2%, 3D 8.8%
- #35 IMA SURVIVOR
74% matchMixed60% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Archor WrightPub: Archor Games
Windows
IMA SURVIVOR - Shipwrecked on a remote island, You have to try to survive on Your own.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 28.1%, Exploration 22.7%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Adventure 17.1%, 3D 11.4%
- #36 The Remains Chapter 1
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mats Neustadt
Windows
In this linear story driven horror game you have the daunting task to find out what has happend to the asylum of Piekielna Wioska, a "special research facility". Your mission is simple: get you and your target out of there. Happy hunting.
Why similar: Exploration 23%, Action-Adventure 20.5%, First-Person 12.7%, Horror 11.9%, Linear 11.1%
- #37 Exit the Backrooms
75% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: ~Nutty~
Windows
Embark on a journey through 8 levels of the Backrooms designed to trigger the liminal feeling in your brain. Be ware, because one of the 4 entities could be stalking you at any moment.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 21.5%, Exploration 20.3%, Linear 15.7%, First-Person 14.2%, Adventure 8%
- #38 Aegis
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel Hydra Studio
Windows
Aegis is a first-person horror adventure game set within the ruins of Medusa's temple.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 20.8%, Exploration 17.2%, First-Person 12%, Horror 9%, 3D 8.9%
- #39 Ecstatica
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Andrew Spencer StudiosPub: SNEG
Windows
Ecstatica is a pioneering survival-horror adventure set in the demon-cursed medieval village of Tirich. Explore a world rendered entirely from ellipsoids, sneak past or fight off nightmarish creatures, solve puzzles, and lift the curse.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 19.1%, Exploration 18.6%, Female Protagonist 16%, Horror 11.6%, Stylized 9.5%
- #40 The elevator
72% matchVery Positive86% of 110 reviews2025
Dev: Springbok
Windows
Something is going on in the elevator of your new home.
Why similar: Exploration 31.2%, Horror 19.7%, Linear 18.5%, 3D 13.6%, Adventure 12.4%
- #41 Indian Paranormal Files - Sleepover
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: tRoaster
Windows
What starts as a normal sleepover quickly turns into a terrifying paranormal nightmare. Explore the house, investigate strange occurrences, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth behind the haunting before it's too late.
Why similar: Exploration 24.2%, Action-Adventure 23.1%, First-Person 15%, Horror 12.9%, 3D 9.9%
- #42 Warn
72% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Ryan
Windows
What if, all of a sudden, your routine was turned upside down?In WARN, Josh must choose between duty and heart, but no choice comes without consequences
Why similar: Action-Adventure 28.9%, First-Person 16.7%, Horror 15.8%, Linear 13.8%, 3D 12.9%
- #43 Kora: Neural Gridlock
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Games Weavers Productions Pub: Games Weavers Productions
Windows
Kora: Neural Gridlock is a psychological horror game set in a bleak brutalist cyberpunk research facility. A threatening presence moves through the structure and leaves disturbing signs of its passage.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 22.4%, Exploration 18.4%, Adventure 12.8%, First-Person 12.2%, 3D 9.4%
- #44 Cypress Legacy
71% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Cypress Inheritance, LLC
Windows · Mac
As Lorna you have now learned of Alfred Cypress, your grandfather. You have also encountered the technology he has invented and now you have gained access to a few of the virtual training areas he has created. This particular one is located in a mansion to help learn more about how him.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 24.1%, Exploration 19.6%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Adventure 14.9%, 3D 9.9%
- #45 帰宅 -kitaku-
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: あくも
Windows
I want to go home! Such a chilling experience awaits you.This is an exploration-based action horror game depicting the terrifying experience of a newly hired salaryman in an underground parking garage.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 23.5%, Horror 23.2%, Exploration 22.6%, First-Person 9.6%, Action 9.4%
- #46 Out of Sight
68% matchVery Positive95% of 965 reviews2025
Dev: The Gang Studio
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
You’re Sophie, a young blind girl who sees through her teddy bear’s eyes. Escape your captors and uncover the evil history of the dark mansion you desperately seek to escape in this unique, atmospheric horror puzzle/adventure game.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 18.1%, Action-Adventure 14.7%, Exploration 12.8%, Horror 11.9%, First-Person 9.4%
- #47 Ceramic Soul
71% matchMixed64% of 151 reviews2022
Dev: Soul SoupPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Within a Victorian manor, wake up as Yu, a porcelain doll, modeled to look like The Mother’s perfect daughter. Solve puzzles with the help of a detachable hand, hide from grievous threats, explore the manor, and search for your past to reclaim pieces of your soul and claim your freedom.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.8%, Exploration 23.3%, Horror 13.9%, Linear 10.8%, 3D 9.8%
- #48 IRONWAKE
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Enunion TeamPub: Enunion Team Publishing.
Windows
A linear single-session psychological horror. Your mind is uploaded into an old Soviet robot sealed inside a dead bunker. Stealth in the dark, puzzles inside dying machines, and one voice on the radio guiding you. Find the clues and change how it ends.
Why similar: Exploration 22.4%, Action-Adventure 21.2%, First-Person 12.6%, Horror 10.5%, Linear 10.1%
- #49 Blacklight Protocol
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bucket of Fish
Windows · Mac
Armed with nothing but a flashlight, your intuitions, and each other; you and your partner have set out to uncover the lost history of “Lab 257.” Only through teamwork will you succeed in navigating the labyrinths below. Will the encroaching darkness bring you together, or will it tear you apart?
Why similar: Exploration 23.8%, Action-Adventure 22.2%, First-Person 13.1%, Horror 11.4%, 3D 10%
- #50 Somnium: Awaken
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aerift Games
Windows
Somnium: Awaken Is a first-person horror adventure. Solve puzzles, find clues, and unlock the horrors behind the danger lurking in the shadows of the facility. Discover the inner truths and the fears that were left behind.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 21.1%, Exploration 17.3%, Adventure 11.7%, First-Person 10.4%, 1990's 10.3%
- #51 Hellkind
67% matchVery Positive93% of 189 reviews2025
Dev: Motamot
Windows · Mac
You awaken to whispers of an ancient cult and their unholy rite. As the veil to the dead unravels, explore, solve puzzles, and escape - before you become part of the ritual.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.1%, Exploration 17.6%, Horror 15.6%, Linear 13.2%, Stylized 9.8%
- #52 Thekku Island: Blood Dawn
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ales Devs Games
Windows
Investigate the disappearance of forest rangers in a remote Kerala forest. What begins as a routine missing-person case soon becomes a night of mystery, folklore, and psychological horror.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 26.3%, Exploration 21.5%, Adventure 15.4%, First-Person 14.1%, Horror 11.1%
- #53 Nightzoid
69% matchMixed57% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: edybtt Studios
Windows
Nightzoid is a single-player, horror-puzzle indie game. Try to find out the mystery before death catches you.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 27.3%, Exploration 22.3%, First-Person 14.5%, Horror 11.8%, 3D 11.2%
- #54 Temple of Steel
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nox Metrica
Windows · Mac
A first person survival horror game where you become trapped in a monumentaly vast place known as the Temple of Steel. Explore and escape it as its chilling abominations attempt to devour your soul, and as you struggle with a personal story of revenge, hatred and guilt.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 24.3%, Exploration 19.8%, Adventure 15%, First-Person 10.9%, 3D 10%
- #55 MíManny
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Radonox Studios
Windows
Trapped in a dark environment, you must escape from the relentless Butcher. Every shadow hides a threat, and every mistake could be your last in this tense survival horror experience. Will you survive the night?
Why similar: Action-Adventure 23%, Exploration 22.6%, First-Person 14.5%, Horror 12.9%, 3D 9.4%
- #56 Sun Spear
68% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Aidan Barcia-BaconPub: Double Scoop Games
Windows
When ancient darkness threatens to swallow the world whole, call upon the power of the light! Wield the Sun Spear against the creatures of the night as Bonnie, a steadfast warrior determined to save her village. Can you seal away horrors untold before night falls forever?
Why similar: Exploration 23.8%, Female Protagonist 22.6%, Action-Adventure 20.8%, Linear 11.3%, 3D 7.9%
- #57 The Sinking Structure, Clione, and Lost Child -Log2
69% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: MATRE
Windows
Two silent wanderers,6 full chapters,A game of exploration and adventure.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 31.7%, Exploration 26.5%, Adventure 19.2%, 3D 13%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #58 Gond I
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Peace (Munkhbat Enkh)Pub: Soul Ocean Studio
Windows
Survive the outbreak at MUST university in this psychological horror game. Play as two different characters, hide from the infected "Gondii", and uncover the dark secrets of the apocalypse. You only need to find 50% of the truth to escape... but what about the rest?
Why similar: Action-Adventure 20.7%, Exploration 17.1%, Adventure 11.1%, First-Person 10.7%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
- #59 Tall Poppy
67% matchVery Positive89% of 162 reviews2021
Dev: Attainable Entertainment
Windows
Tall Poppy is a fun-house horror experience where you must find your wife's purse and a way off the church property before the prankster ghost gets you!
Why similar: Action-Adventure 24.6%, Exploration 21.2%, First-Person 15.4%, Adventure 14.4%, Horror 10.7%