- #1 The Short Story Of A Riftkeeper
97% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: r4kujin
Windows
The Short Story of A Riftkeeper is a first-person story-based game about a particular Riftkeeper, one who is tasked to close doors in the Rifts to prevent any unwanted things from entering the universe.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 18.4%, Exploration 12.6%, Psychological 12%, Dark 10.4%, Casual 9%
- #2 Sanguis Luna
96% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Domynyo SRL
Windows
Sanguis Luna is a first person Horror video game that catapults you into a frightening Mansion. Your main objective is to escape the infested Mansion, finding objects and challenging riddles while exploring incredible scenarios.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 16%, Realistic 14%, Exploration 11.5%, First-Person 10.7%, Psychological 10.5%
- #3 Mumble Pines: The Arrival
96% matchNo user reviews
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 17.5%, Exploration 14.6%, First-Person 11.2%, Realistic 9.8%, Horror 9.7%
- #4 The Last Rite of Death
95% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Phantom Studio
Windows
You will have to get used to the role of the main character James, with whom you will learn the terrible story of his Walker family, solve riddles, get to the truth and find out what really happened in this cursed house.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 16.3%, Casual 13%, Realistic 11.7%, Exploration 11.1%, Action 10.2%
- #5 The Cursed Ward
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Psychoception Productions
Windows
A system-driven psychological horror game where every threat has a pattern and every death has a reason.
Why similar: Psychological 22.4%, Horror 13.8%, Realistic 11.5%, Exploration 10.6%, Action 9.7%
- #6 Tkium Exclusion Area
94% 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 23.9%, Exploration 16.7%, First-Person 14.4%, Dark 12.6%, Action 11.3%
- #7 Genderman
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PixelForge StudiosPub: PixelForge
Windows
A short, intense psychological horror. Tear up the notes before Genderman finds you — between dark humor, madness, and fear. Meme or nightmare? You decide.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 22.9%, Realistic 16.6%, Exploration 15.6%, First-Person 14.3%, Dark 12.3%
- #8 Freedom Inside
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DiVerse Team
Windows
You've found yourself in a madman's game. Solve his intricate puzzles and escape his nightmarish lair before you become his next victim. Every second counts.
Why similar: Realistic 17.4%, First-Person 13.2%, Action 12.1%, Psychological 11.4%, Action-Adventure 11.1%
- #9 FEAR THEM
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Burnout Industries UG
Windows
Immersive psycho-horror online multiplayer - explore abandoned places and investigate paranormal entities that watch you from the darkness and seek your life. Sprawling maps, advanced XP and advancement system, incredible AI.
Why similar: Psychological 13.1%, First-Person 10.4%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Arcade 9.7%, Horror 9.2%
- #10 The Last Renovation
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Devmode
Windows
The Last Renovation is an unusual horror game with a mix of absurdity and humor. The player takes on the role of Hubert, who embarks on a nighttime mission to retrieve stolen tools from his neighbor.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 12.2%, Arcade 12.2%, Realistic 11.6%, Psychological 9.9%, Exploration 8.8%
- #11 Many Eyed
90% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: Mola Mola Kestrel
Windows
These dark and desolate woods appear abandoned. Can you still hear the whispers of its missing hikers? Unravel their mysteries.
Why similar: 1980s 17.1%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Realistic 11.1%, Horror 9.1%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #12 RAVENOUS
89% matchVery Positive95% of 148 reviews2025
Dev: RAVENOUS TEAMPub: ESMA - Ecoles Creatives
Windows
Ravenous is a psychological horror game in which you play as Louis, a child trapped in a monster's basement. Explore the mysterious abode, solve puzzles to save your little sister and survive the psychological nightmare prepared for you.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 18.1%, 1980s 14.4%, First-Person 13.7%, Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #13 Train 113
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vincent FranzePub: Wake Up Games
Windows
Train 113 is a first-person horror game in which you play a passenger who wakes up aboard a seemingly empty subway train. As you move around the train, trying to get from car to car, you'll begin to sense that things around you are not what they appear to be.
Why similar: Realistic 18.7%, Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12%, Dark 10.2%, First-Person 9.7%
- #14 MíManny
88% 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 18.8%, Exploration 15.5%, First-Person 12.8%, Realistic 10.8%, Horror 9.9%
- #15 Tales Beyond The Tomb - The Farm's Secret
87% matchVery Positive86% of 183 reviews2024
Dev: 616 GAMES
Windows
Dragged into a web of secrets and lies, Samantha seems to be part of a puzzle impossible to solve. What once seemed obvious soon turns into something far more sinister, and the line between villain and victim begins to blur.
Why similar: 1980s 19.6%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, Realistic 12%, Exploration 9.8%, First-Person 8.9%
- #16 For Those We Forgot
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Evil Unicorn Games
Windows
In this first person psychological horror game your concept of what is real will be questioned over and over again while you venture in this old apparently abandoned apartment. Be careful at every corner and every shadow, things may not be what they seem.
Why similar: Psychological 15.5%, Horror 11.8%, First-Person 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10%, Dark 9.8%
- #17 Edge Of Evil
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WRF Studios
Windows
Brace yourself for a WILD descent as you wander into an ancient crypt where creeping shadows threaten your tiny lost kitten. Dig for clues... literally, while unraveling a chilling mystery, all in a desperate bid to rescue your curious pet from this dark tomb.(First-Person psychological horror game)
Why similar: Exploration 19.3%, Dark 11.1%, Casual 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Action 9.7%
- #18 帰宅 -kitaku-
85% 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 20%, Horror 18.5%, Exploration 16.1%, Action 14.5%, Realistic 13.7%
- #19 Fish Market
84% 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 26.7%, Exploration 21.5%, First-Person 11.1%, Realistic 9.6%, Horror 8.4%
- #20 Nightmare Within
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: David Pankov
Windows
Nightmare Within - Immerse yourself in the dark and unsettling atmosphere of psychological horror. Explore shifting locations, uncover fragments of memories, and reveal a story where reality fractures under the weight of guilt.
Why similar: Realistic 12.3%, Dark 12.3%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Horror 10.8%, First-Person 10.8%
- #21 Nightzoid
84% matchMixed60% of 20 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 23.2%, Exploration 15.8%, Action 15.3%, First-Person 13.3%, Dark 12.1%
- #22 Deja Vu : The Backrooms
82% matchMixed67% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Mihnea Simionescu
Windows
Deja Vu portrays The Backrooms as a manifestation of mental illness. Join forces with up to four friends and endeavor to escape the confines of both your own mind and the mundane existence that led you here.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 19%, Realistic 13.3%, Exploration 13%, Action 12.9%, First-Person 10%
- #23 Thekku Island
79% matchVery Positive89% of 111 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 19.8%, 3D 12.7%, First-Person 11.6%, Realistic 11.4%, 1980s 10.4%
- #24 The Lancaster Leak - O'Brien State Park
81% matchVery Positive82% of 234 reviews2023
Dev: Jeremy FischerPub: Jflyer Games
Windows · Mac
YOU CONTROL THE FOUND FOOTAGE. An FBI intern leaked special investigation tapes before suddenly disappearing. The first tape of the series contains found footage from O'Brien State Park revealing the true events that were covered up in the 1980s.
Why similar: 1980s 23%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Horror 9.8%, Realistic 9.5%, First-Person 8.3%
- #25 Burger Night
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: chesterstonestudios
Windows
Burger Night is a comedy horror game, in which your only job is to collect items, explore, clean corpses and run from the god damn burger. And if you make it out alive, well you wont.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 19.9%, Realistic 14.5%, Exploration 13.7%, Action 12.5%, First-Person 11.8%
- #26 Weeping Falls Massacre
82% matchVery Positive89% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: Tainted Pact
Windows
80's horror inspired FPS, a nightmarish scene taking place at an abandoned orphanage.
Why similar: 1980s 22%, Action-Adventure 15.6%, Exploration 10.9%, Psychological 10.3%, First-Person 9.5%
- #27 Kindergarten of hell
80% matchMixed42% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Twid Entertainment
Windows
You are a detective investigating a case that has been forgotten for 5 years. The case involves finding out why everyone disappeared from a daycare.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 25.4%, First-Person 16.7%, Realistic 13.3%, Horror 12.6%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
- #28 Slender: The Arrival VR
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Isle StudiosPub: Perp Games
Windows
Slender: The Arrival returns more terrifying than ever, now in VR.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 14.9%, Exploration 11.8%, Horror 11.5%, Realistic 10.9%, Psychological 10.8%
- #29 ANARIA: Reborn
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VOIDEMBER
Windows
ANARIA: Reborn is a first-person psychological horror where you’re trapped in the mind of a mysterious girl, searching for a way out through endless doors and a haunting nightmare.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 16.8%, Realistic 12.3%, Exploration 11.6%, Action 10.9%, Psychological 10.8%
- #30 Levana Horror Tale
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Holitass
Windows
You must complete a lunar mission only with the other person on the radio. When you realize that you were not sufficiently informed about the place.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 13.5%, Horror 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Realistic 9.9%, Exploration 9%
- #31 Clausum
78% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Marius Popa
Windows
Immerse yourself in the bone-chilling world of Clausum. With no means to defend yourself, solve puzzles, explore and uncover the true horrors that lurk within the house. Will you survive, or succumb to the malevolent forces that await you? Face your fears in this immersive psychological horror game.
Why similar: Horror 14.4%, Exploration 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Dark 10.5%, Action-Adventure 10.1%
- #32 Past Due: Midnight
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ebon Crown Games
Windows
Venture through a twisted corporate office in this first-person psychological horror. An ordinary evening of overtime turns into a nightmare. You awaken at midnight, trapped in a place you no longer recognize. Follow the clues, unravel what happened. Can you survive the night and escape alive?
Why similar: Action-Adventure 17.4%, Dark 14.1%, Horror 12.3%, First-Person 12.1%, Realistic 9.2%
- #33 3199
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: N0Y3A
Windows
Dive into a horror game where each map is uniquely generated procedurally. Survive by stealthily navigating through dark environments to escape the creature known as 3199.
Why similar: Psychological 18.4%, Realistic 14.4%, Horror 10.7%, Dark 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #34 Fright Night
77% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: Luphi Interactive
Windows · Linux
Fright Night is a single-player horror game, where you can feel the scary atmosphere and live through the story of the main protagonist.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 16.1%, Realistic 12.6%, Exploration 12.2%, First-Person 11.3%, Horror 10.1%
- #35 Ways
74% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Panic Games Studio
Windows
A lone urbex in an abandoned hotel - what could go wrong? Explore the surroundings and find the mysteries of this place. Don't forget to be quiet - urbex is an illegal adventure, and you don't want to be found...
Why similar: Action-Adventure 15.7%, Realistic 13.4%, Exploration 11%, Psychological 10.7%, First-Person 10.3%
- #36 Lost Alone Ultimate
75% matchVery Positive92% of 108 reviews2023
Dev: Daniele Doesn't MatterPub: Doesn't Matter Games
Windows
Lost Alone Ultimate is a first-person psychological horror game designed to convey anxiety, distress, and terror. You will have to explore three different houses, avoid staying in the dark, and face moments of fear that will not give you respite.
Why similar: Psychological 14.9%, 1980s 14.7%, Action-Adventure 11%, Realistic 9.2%, Horror 8.5%
- #37 Henry's Forgotten Performance
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PixelThrive Games
Windows
Henry's Forgotten Performance is a dark horror game about an abandoned corporation, a forgotten arcade machine, and choices that decide your fate.
Why similar: Realistic 16.2%, 1980s 15.8%, Exploration 11.7%, Horror 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #38 VHS Vermin
72% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Integer Overflow
Windows
Step into a grotesque 80s B-Movie nightmare in VHS> Vermin. With nowhere to run and limited ammo, you must fight through relentless hordes of mutated horrors. Every shadow hides something vile — your only hope is to annihilate anything that moves.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 15.9%, 1980s 15.3%, Arcade 15.2%, Realistic 9.6%, Action 9.5%
- #39 Inside
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HeadArrow
Windows
Inside immerses you in a mysterious forest where shadows and whispers toy with your psyche. As you delve deeper, the line between reality and illusion blurs, with only a flashlight guiding your path in this psychological horror journey.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 19.4%, Exploration 16.2%, Horror 12.2%, Realistic 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #40 Damned Hand
76% matchMixed52% of 21 reviews2020
Dev: Applykat
Windows
You're in the home of a psychopathic art lover. and that isn't happy about this situation.He'll scare you. You have to be careful!
Why similar: Action-Adventure 17.3%, Exploration 12.3%, Realistic 12.2%, Psychological 10.2%, Horror 10.2%
- #41 Fear The Reaper
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pleasantly Friendly Games
Windows
Fear The Reaper is a PVP multiplayer horror game in which players take on unique roles and live out the experience of starring in a slasher film.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 16.5%, Realistic 14.3%, Exploration 11.6%, First-Person 10.6%, Dark 10.2%
- #42 Escape The Garage
73% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: CryneX
Windows
Wake up at an abandoned train station and find yourself in a dark garage. Solve puzzles, find clues, and uncover secrets to escape. With a suspenseful atmosphere and three different endings, this game will captivate you. Can you escape the nightmare?
Why similar: Exploration 14.5%, Realistic 14.4%, Casual 14.1%, First-Person 12.7%, Dark 9.8%
- #43 Backrooms Santa
70% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Wild Tater Games
Windows
Backrooms Santa is a singleplayer horror game. Bring back the kids gifts and escape a massive Backrooms maze — while holiday horrors hunt you every step of the way. How fast can you save the kids christmas?
Why similar: Action-Adventure 21.2%, Realistic 14.1%, Action 13.9%, Psychological 13.8%, First-Person 12.2%
- #44 BACKROOMS LIMINAL ESCAPE
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 37 reviews2025
Dev: kc6067
Windows
BACKROOMS: LIMINAL ESCAPE is a VHS-style horror game where you explore eerie liminal spaces through a camcorder. BACKROOMS: LIMINAL ESCAPE is More than just a walking sim, it features intense levels that require you to hide, run, stay quite, and survive in a creepy, analog nightmare.
Why similar: Realistic 17.4%, Horror 11.7%, First-Person 11.6%, Exploration 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #45 PIGFACE MASSACRE
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: threeW
Windows
PIGFACE MASSACRE is a survival horror game can be played up-to 4 players. While trying to stay alive, uncover the serial killer PIGFACE's bloodcurdling mystery and find out the truth behind events.
Why similar: 1980s 20%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Realistic 11.8%, Dark 9.2%, Exploration 8.8%
- #46 Cursed House
74% matchMixed64% of 39 reviews2022
Dev: INNERVISION.Studio
Windows
In the process of searching for real estate, he comes across a lucrative offer - a 2-storey house with a basement and an attic for only $295,000. After much hesitation, he contacts the seller and agrees to the deal. But what happened on the next day after the move, he was shocked.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 15.8%, Realistic 12.9%, Psychological 11.8%, Exploration 11.4%, First-Person 9.6%
- #47 Backrooms: The Descent
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Demon_Rec.
Windows
Backrooms: The Descent is an indie horror exploration/survival game that adapts the lore of the Backrooms Wiki/Fandom, featuring nostalgic and eerie liminal spaces where you navigate your way through for any sign of human life.
Why similar: 1980s 29.8%, Action-Adventure 21.8%, Realistic 19.2%, First-Person 14.8%, Horror 8.9%
- #48 He Followed Me
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: ZestosYtPub: ZestosYt Studios
Windows
He Followed Me is a psychological horror experience about an ordinary man who begins noticing the same car outside the places he visits. What starts as a minor disagreement slowly turns into something far more unsettling. Sometimes, the scariest things aren’t supernatural… they’re real.
Why similar: 1980s 19.6%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Realistic 11.9%, First-Person 8.8%, Action 8.6%
- #49 LIMINOUS
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Darchive Media
Windows
An exploratory first-person survival horror journey about travelling the gaps in our reality. Risking everything to keep the lab funded and the board members happy.
Why similar: Psychological 19.2%, Exploration 13.7%, Horror 13.4%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Dark 9.4%
- #50 Wood's Enchantment
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Le Zone D'ombre
Windows
You play as Alexis-Philippe, an urban explorer caught in a horror story as he uncovers the secrets of an abandoned hospital. You’ll have to explore its dark corridors and uncover its mysterious secrets if you hope to make it out alive… or not.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 17.1%, Casual 12.4%, Exploration 11.8%, Realistic 11%, Action 10.4%
- #51 Bodycam 1997
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Induction Studio
Windows
Bodycam 1997 is a first-person shooter horror combined with psychological, liminal and bodycam elements. Experience the realistic and raw atmosphere accompanied by unreal encounters with nightmarish creatures.
Why similar: Psychological 17.6%, Realistic 13.3%, First-Person 11.7%, Dark 11.5%, Action-Adventure 11.3%
- #52 VYJAZD
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Red Exit Games
Windows
From the developers of ZdvihniTo - You are part of an unofficial emergency response team sent to contain bizarre incidents across four locations, each haunted by twisted versions of popular Slovak YouTubers. Complete your objectives and survive the chaos.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 17%, Psychological 14.9%, First-Person 11.8%, Action 10.8%, Horror 10.1%
- #53 BACKROOMS THE COMPANY
68% matchMixed69% of 45 reviews2024
Dev: kc6067
Windows
backrooms horror game
Why similar: 1980s 22.8%, Realistic 14.2%, Exploration 12%, First-Person 10.7%, Dark 8.9%
- #54 Forgotten Depths
68% matchNo user reviews
Windows
"Forgotten Depths" is a thrilling psychological horror survival game where you fight to survive deep within a dark, abandoned mine. Battle your fear, keep your flashlight alive, and escape terrifying supernatural threats that push you closer to the brink of madness.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 15.6%, Realistic 14.7%, Exploration 11.3%, Dark 11%, First-Person 10.7%
- #55 The Horrors Origins
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: QuocMTPub: Shutter Studios
Windows
Nam is a stubborn guy, try to delve deep into the realm of dreams. However, as he delve deeper into the dream realms, the line between reality and illusion becomes increasingly blurred. Something in the nightmare is waiting him.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 15.7%, Realistic 12.9%, Psychological 12.1%, First-Person 9.6%, Dark 9.1%
- #56 Dark Delivery
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kibibyte
Windows
Deliver packages at night using your truck while a serial killer hunts your route.
Why similar: Psychological 14.8%, Realistic 13.2%, Horror 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Dark 9.3%
- #57 A Regular Store
67% matchMixed59% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: DuckPub: FeatherStudio
Windows
As a new staff member of "A Regular Store", you're job is to complete tasks such as locking the doors, filling sections of the store, grabbing cash out of the register, etc. But as you do so, horrific events occur, and you learn the horrors of the store's past.
Why similar: Realistic 18.1%, Casual 14.6%, Action 14.1%, First-Person 13.9%, Dark 11.9%
- #58 No Haste
69% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: EpicVirtual
Windows
No Haste is a survival horror game. Sneak into a shopping mall to steal, be discreet and smart and don't get caught by the Rist creature!
Why similar: Action-Adventure 15.6%, Realistic 13.1%, Psychological 12.8%, Exploration 10.6%, First-Person 9.8%
- #59 Vigil
63% matchVery Positive86% of 2,025 reviews2025
Dev: Singularity Studios
Windows
Vigil is a short Narrative Horror Game that takes place in an unsettling underground facility. Your job is to dispose of boxes, however, you’re not alone. A terrifying automaton roams the facility, moving only when you look away or when you blink in real life.
Why similar: 1980s 17.9%, Horror 13.8%, Dark 13%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, First-Person 12.6%
- #60 Last Stop House of Horror
65% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Rogelio Palomo
Windows
A delivery job turns into a nightmare as you enter a two-story haunted mansion where something hunts you from the shadows. A short, intense first-person horror experience with jump scares, atmosphere, and a relentless enemy.
Why similar: Psychological 15.7%, First-Person 12.1%, Psychological Horror 12%, Horror 11.9%, Dark 11.2%