- #1 Hospital 666
97% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,342 reviews2024
Dev: Lokin
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Hospital 666 is a 1-4 player horror escape game. Traverse through eerie hospital levels while observing the occurrence of anomalies and choosing the correct elevator. Some abnormal bosses will chase you to death, and you must find the right way to escape them.
Why similar: Horror 34.1%, Multiplayer 19.4%, Thriller 11.2%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Realistic 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the hospital escape theme with intense multiplayer survival horror and puzzle-solving mechanics.
- #2 Outlast
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 133,959 reviews2013
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
Why similar: Horror 64.6%, First-Person 14.9%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Action 3.2%, Singleplayer 3%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive survival horror experience that perfectly captures the feeling of being trapped and hunted in an asylum-like hospital setting.
- #3 Dark Deception
96% matchVery Positive89% of 23,237 reviews2018
Dev: Glowstick Entertainment
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Death awaits you in Dark Deception, a story-driven first-person horror maze game. There's nowhere to hide & nowhere to catch your breath. Run or die - it's your choice. Trapped in a realm of nightmarish mazes with a mysterious woman, your only hope of survival is to find a way to escape.
Why similar: Horror 49.4%, Multiplayer 18.5%, First-Person 12.4%, Multiple Endings 5.5%, Story Rich 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the fast-paced, first-person, puzzle-oriented horror gameplay style.
- #4 Amnesia: The Bunker
95% matchVery Positive93% of 11,497 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
Why similar: Horror 47%, First-Person 23.8%, Action 9.4%, Story Rich 8.5%, Singleplayer 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on survival, puzzle-solving, and intense first-person exploration in a confined, terrifying environment.
- #5 Cry of Fear
94% matchVery Positive89% of 82,586 reviews2013
Dev: Team Psykskallar
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 56.5%, Multiplayer 21.8%, First-Person 8.2%, Zombies 5.7%, Action 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic first-person survival horror game with a strong focus on psychological themes and hospital-based exploration.
- #6 Backrooms: Found Footage
94% matchVery Positive84% of 280 reviews2024
Dev: HNStudios
Windows
Backrooms: Found Footage is a single-player horror game where you are the main character trying to survive the Backrooms. Curiosity wins and you decide to explore this weird place that you got trapped in. What could go wrong?
Why similar: Multiplayer 21.6%, Horror 20.8%, First-Person 13.7%, Investigation 11.4%, Realistic 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the claustrophobic, exploration-heavy feel of the seed game in a surreal, first-person setting.
- #7 Visage
93% matchVery Positive84% of 10,620 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
Why similar: Horror 57.9%, Multiplayer 16.5%, First-Person 11.5%, Realistic 3.9%, Singleplayer 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an incredibly intense, puzzle-heavy psychological horror experience in a claustrophobic, ever-changing environment.
- #8 The Mortuary Assistant
91% matchVery Positive92% of 8,435 reviews2022
Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
Why similar: Horror 48.6%, Multiplayer 13.2%, First-Person 9.7%, Thriller 6.4%, Mystery 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines investigative detective work with intense, first-person survival horror mechanics and puzzle-solving.
- #9 Escape the Clinic
92% matchMostly Positive72% of 414 reviews2020
Dev: JubleLemonSeed
Windows
A first-person puzzle horror game. Solve clues, find hints, discover keys, and use passwords to navigate the haunted Clinic and find a way out.
Why similar: Horror 40.8%, Puzzle 24.4%, Multiplayer 24.2%, 3D 6.5%, Singleplayer 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the hospital escape and puzzle-solving gameplay of the seed game.
- #10 Phasmophobia
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 815,266 reviews2020
Dev: Kinetic Games
Windows
Median: 16.9 hrsMean: 50.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Why similar: Horror 43.2%, Multiplayer 20%, Investigation 10.8%, Detective 9.6%, First-Person 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Matches the detective, investigation, and multiplayer horror elements found in the seed game.
- #11 Madhouse Madness: Streamer's Fate
91% matchMixed67% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: Hurrycat Studios
Windows
Dive into Madhouse Madness: Streamer's Fate, where your stream turns into a wild, eerie adventure. Uncover secrets, solve puzzles, and expect the unexpected in a haunted asylum where nothing is as it seems. Will you brave the madness and reveal the truth?
Why similar: Horror 20.3%, Detective 13.9%, First-Person 10.9%, Puzzle 9.6%, Thriller 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features the same first-person, atmospheric horror and mystery elements in a confined setting.
- #12 ZERO PROTOCOL
89% matchVery Positive85% of 574 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.
Why similar: Horror 22.9%, First-Person 19.1%, Puzzle 17.4%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Story Rich 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A strong survival-horror title with similar exploration and psychological themes.
- #13 Pacify
89% matchVery Positive86% of 42,392 reviews2019
Dev: Shawn HitchcockPub: Hitchcock Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
There is reportedly an evil inside that house. Something about an old funeral parlor offering a last chance to talk to their dead loved ones. Plus something about lights, laughter, a girl, missing people, etc... You know the same stuff everyone claims. Take a team, and check the place out.
Why similar: Horror 55%, Multiplayer 31.4%, First-Person 5.5%, Thriller 4.6%, Mystery 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on multiplayer survival horror with specific, high-pressure puzzle-solving objectives.
- #14 The Night Shift
87% matchMixed58% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: Red Spiral Studios
Windows
Trapped in a department store during a storm, survive with only a flashlight while completing tasks and evading a malevolent presence that only moves when you're not looking. Uncover secrets and face evolving horrors in this immersive first-person horror game.
Why similar: Horror 33.5%, First-Person 15.8%, Puzzle 15.2%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, Realistic 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on first-person horror and puzzle-solving in a confined, workplace-based environment.
- #15 Malum Escape
88% matchMixed41% of 142 reviews2024
Dev: MalumGames
Windows
Experience a short co-op Escape Room set in the Malum universe. Trapped in an atmospheric horror house, you and your team must solve puzzles to escape. Will you make it out alive?
Why similar: Horror 35.5%, Puzzle 20.9%, Multiplayer 16.1%, Thriller 12.2%, Mystery 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines escape room mechanics with multiplayer horror and mystery elements.
- #16 DEVOUR
86% matchVery Positive91% of 86,959 reviews2021
Dev: Straight Back Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
DEVOUR is a co-op horror survival game for 1-4 players. Stop possessed cultists before they drag you to hell. Run. Scream. Hide. Just don't get caught.
Why similar: Horror 60.2%, Multiplayer 28.5%, First-Person 5.3%, Puzzle 3.7%, Action 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes multiplayer survival horror game that requires teamwork and puzzle-solving to escape.
- #17 Layers of Fear
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,582 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.
Why similar: Horror 34.8%, First-Person 17.3%, Puzzle 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Story Rich 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deeply atmospheric, first-person psychological horror experience with environmental puzzles.
- #18 50 Floors: The Paranormal Investigators Prologue
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 457 reviews2024
Dev: Arsonist Studio
Windows
Find a way out.
Why similar: Horror 29.2%, First-Person 15.1%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Realistic 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar investigative, puzzle-heavy horror experience with multiple endings.
- #19 La Villa de la Muerte
85% matchMixed64% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: Ottercide Studio
Windows
La Villa de la Muerte is a looping psychological horror game where players will progress through an ever-changing environment in pursuit of the truth behind a family disappearance.
Why similar: Horror 35.5%, First-Person 20.1%, Puzzle 16.2%, Realistic 7.4%, Thriller 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival horror game that emphasizes psychological tension and exploration.
- #20 Mirrored Phantoms
83% matchMixed68% of 212 reviews2025
Dev: SMU Guildhall
Windows · Linux
Trapped in a nightmarish mannequin factory where reality itself is shattered, unravel the secrets of Mirrored Phantoms. Explore a deeply atmospheric world, solve the mystery of the mirror shards, and survive the terrors that await in this slow-burning, first-person horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 44.9%, First-Person 18.7%, Puzzle 10.7%, Realistic 6.1%, 3D 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Matches the atmospheric, first-person psychological horror style and singleplayer focus.
- #21 THANATOS
82% matchVery Positive85% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Angela NguyenPub: WahooCat Productions
Windows · Mac
THANATOS is a first-person psychological horror mystery game that involves finding clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering secrets to prevent a friend from taking their own life.
Why similar: Horror 33.2%, Puzzle 24.2%, First-Person 20%, Adventure 12.1%, Story Rich 7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploration and puzzle-solving within a dark, first-person horror setting.
- #22 Unlasting Horror
84% matchMixed64% of 120 reviews2021
Dev: Matt Sowards Games
Windows
Experience the story of a Private Detective and find out what happened on the day of the accident in this First Person horror Adventure. play solo or with up to five friends using unique features from solving puzzles, buying equipment to stun the monsters and progress through the story.
Why similar: Horror 27.7%, Multiplayer 18.6%, Puzzle 18.4%, First-Person 16.1%, Action 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Blends action and puzzle-solving in a first-person horror context with multiplayer features.
- #23 Madness inside
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: ZV GAMES
Windows
"Madness Inside"" immerses you in the dark depths of an abandoned psychiatric hospital, where horrifying experiments were once conducted. Police Lieutenant Vic Voight, in pursuit of a dangerous criminal, unexpectedly finds himself trapped in this nightmarish place.
Why similar: Horror 26%, First-Person 22.1%, Thriller 13.9%, Simulation 13.8%, Realistic 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features first-person survival horror gameplay with indie-style exploration and mystery.
- #24 Narrow Woods Hotel
79% matchVery Positive97% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Hyper Freeze Games
Windows
A retro point-and-click horror adventure game that tests the boundries of the genre! In this "found-footage" horror game you have to navigate the rooms and hallways of the mysterious Narrow Woods Hotel. Collect keys and items and use them to find your way out.
Why similar: Horror 42.6%, First-Person 17.3%, Action 9.4%, 3D 8.2%, Mystery 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar adventure-horror experience with a focus on mystery and environmental puzzles.
- #25 Kraven Manor
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 737 reviews2014
Dev: Demon Wagon Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Turn out the lights, take a deep breath, and prepare yourself. Explore the depths of the immersive, atmospheric world of Kraven Manor. Uncover its secrets, solve its mystical puzzles, and face its growing threat. Face your fears and see if you have what it takes...the doors of Kraven Manor await you.
Why similar: Horror 49.1%, Multiplayer 17.7%, Puzzle 11.8%, First-Person 8.3%, Action 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic puzzle-heavy horror game that shares the exploration and mansion-like setting focus.
- #26 Omitted
81% matchMixed46% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Omitted is a first-person psychological horror game. Experience being left alone in an old hospital, discover its secrets and try to survive.
Why similar: Horror 32.9%, Thriller 15.6%, First-Person 8.6%, Puzzle 8.2%, Mystery 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a similar psychological thriller experience with a heavy focus on atmosphere and mystery.
- #27 Minds Eyes
81% matchMixed70% of 1,826 reviews2016
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 22%
You venture through your mind, trying desperately to wake up from your nightmares. Will you make it out?
Why similar: Horror 61%, Multiplayer 17.5%, Thriller 8%, First-Person 4.3%, Action 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features multiplayer survival horror with an emphasis on exploration and psychological tension.
- #28 Observer: System Redux
78% matchVery Positive85% of 2,866 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Horror 27.4%, Detective 23.5%, Investigation 22%, First-Person 13.4%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep detective and investigative gameplay within a dark, first-person horror setting.
- #29 The Cursed Hour
79% matchMostly Negative29% of 124 reviews2024
Dev: FIFTYFIVE GAMING STUDIO PRIVATE LIMITED
Windows
"The Cursed Hour" is a cooperative survival horror game where players explore a haunted mansion to find cursed relics and exorcise the supernatural. With every wrong move, the ghost gets more aggressive, forcing players to work together before fear and darkness consume them.
Why similar: Horror 21.1%, Puzzle 16.7%, First-Person 14.5%, Investigation 14.5%, Realistic 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines exploration and puzzle-solving in a horror-themed environment with a focus on survival.
- #30 Blameless
78% matchVery Positive84% of 5,079 reviews2016
Dev: Vaclav HudecPub: Blameless Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Blameless is a mysterious first-person adventure with primary focus on puzzle solving and short story. The player will appear in a role of an architect trying to investigate strange happenings, after discovering evidence of an act of violence.
Why similar: Horror 42.7%, Multiplayer 18.3%, Puzzle 12.4%, First-Person 9.2%, Detective 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person adventure horror game with a strong emphasis on puzzle-solving and environmental narrative.
- #31 Exit The Abyss
77% matchMostly Positive70% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Veloneer Games
Windows
Exit the Abyss is a psychological horror game where you are trapped in an abandoned, haunted hospital. The game focuses on an oppressive atmosphere, exploration, and mysteries, with minimalist puzzle elements. Immerse yourself in a distorted reality, confront your fears, and find the way out!
Why similar: Horror 25.7%, Puzzle 15.8%, First-Person 14.9%, Zombies 11.2%, Mystery 8.6%
- #32 Uh Oh!
74% matchVery Positive86% of 90 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: Horror 34.5%, Puzzle 15.6%, First-Person 15%, Thriller 8.4%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
- #33 Entities
76% matchMixed53% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: EY-Studio
Windows
Dive into horror in Entities. Solo or up to 4-player matches offer dynamic puzzles, relentless entities, and extraction shooter mechanics. Investigate, unlock paths, and survive in dangerous zones as a private operator. Master skill and terror. Are you ready to confront the unknown?
Why similar: Action 24.2%, Detective 14.3%, Horror 13.1%, Investigation 10.4%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #34 Buried Alive: Breathless Rescue
76% matchMixed56% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: EchoVerse CorePub: Midnight Games S.R.L
Windows
Are you ready to embark on a spine-chilling adventure? Step into the shoes of the protagonist and experience the terror of being "Buried Alive" in a crypt. Your mission is clear: Escape the confines of your coffin, find the key to unlock the door, and unveil the dark secrets that lie within.
Why similar: Horror 28.8%, Detective 19.3%, Puzzle 12.6%, First-Person 11.3%, Realistic 6.9%
- #35 White Room Protocol
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 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 35.8%, Thriller 14.5%, First-Person 13.4%, Realistic 9.5%, 3D 6.2%
- #36 CantEscapeTheBackrooms
75% matchMixed60% of 232 reviews2023
Dev: BlackArtStudios
Windows
CantEscapeTheBackrooms is a single player horror game. Explore numerous treacherous and dangerous levels, avoid contact with evil entities, and do whatever it takes to find your way out!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.4%, Horror 21.8%, Multiplayer 19.7%, Puzzle 11.2%, First-Person 10.9%
- #37 Fear in Hospital
77% matchMixed48% of 504 reviews2019
Dev: IO Games
Windows
Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!
Why similar: Horror 32.7%, Thriller 15.3%, Puzzle 15.1%, First-Person 10.3%, Realistic 7.2%
- #38 AfterHours
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 607 reviews2022
Dev: Runway Studios
Windows
Experience psychological horror in a large abandoned hospital. Hide, explore and survive from a mysterious creature living in the ruins of this hospital.
Why similar: Horror 63.6%, First-Person 14.6%, 3D 6.1%, Adventure 6%, Realistic 5.3%
- #39 Abnormality
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 238 reviews2024
Dev: Nightmare Studios
Windows
Explore abandoned locations, collect paranormal evidence, and survive the wrath of the former residents still haunting them. Team up with up to 3 friends to investigate by day, and hide for your life by night. What begins as an investigation quickly turns into a desperate struggle to stay alive.
Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Multiplayer 17.5%, Investigation 14.9%, Detective 11.4%, First-Person 11%
- #40 Gluua
73% matchMixed49% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: Knarl Studio
Windows
first-person 1-4 multiplayer horror game. The game will allow players to take on the role of a spirit liberator who will be able to freely choose missions based on the difficulty and readiness they like or want to do. Players will encounter the supernatural and find the truth in that place.
Why similar: Horror 21.2%, Multiplayer 16%, Detective 12.9%, Investigation 11.2%, Puzzle 10.9%
- #41 Exit Together
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Çınar's Art
Windows
ANOMALY LOOP ADVENTURE Play solo or with up to 6 players. Spot anomalies, solve puzzles, and escape the loop. Will you reach Room 9 or stay trapped forever?
Why similar: Horror 26.2%, Multiplayer 16.4%, First-Person 14.1%, Puzzle 13.6%, Thriller 8.1%
- #42 Escape Room - Der kranke Kollege
72% matchVery Positive81% of 12,462 reviews2020
Dev: Bitbeast Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
You only wanted to make a visit to your sick colleague, but what you encounter is beyond your imagination. Discover the secrets of your colleague and find a way to escape the trap.
Why similar: Multiplayer 27.4%, Horror 23.7%, Investigation 14.4%, Puzzle 12.9%, Detective 9.8%
- #43 Fear The Timeloop
69% matchVery Positive86% of 421 reviews2026
Dev: TacoEatersPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Sheriff James Cooper is slowly bleeding to death in an unfamiliar hospital. But the moment his life ends, everything starts over. He has fifteen minutes to break this endless cycle, uncover the truth, and find a way out before it's too late.
Why similar: Horror 32.9%, Puzzle 17.6%, Zombies 10.3%, Story Rich 10.2%, Realistic 8.4%
- #44 Obscula
72% matchMostly Negative39% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Lunafrost Studio
Windows
Face the fears lurking in the dark. Obscula is a psychological horror experience that tells the story of someone seeking the truth but finding themselves trapped in a nightmare. There's no escape, only answers… but are you ready for the truth?
Why similar: Horror 34.8%, Thriller 17.4%, Puzzle 16.4%, Realistic 9%, First-Person 8.1%
- #45 Everything Is For Humanity
73% 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 27.6%, First-Person 15.3%, Puzzle 11.5%, Multiplayer 7.8%, Thriller 7.1%
- #46 SCP: Containment Breach Multiplayer
70% matchVery Positive84% of 27,997 reviews2021
Dev: Fusion Creators Studio
Windows
Multiplayer survival horror game based on stories from the SCP Foundation. The game is about a facility containing anomalous entities known as SCPs. When a catastrophic containment breach occurs at one of the facilities, it is your main goal to escape the facility. Try to escape with your friends!
Why similar: Horror 45.4%, Multiplayer 28.8%, First-Person 11%, 3D 4.8%, Action 4.1%
- #47 Zoonomaly
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 898 reviews2024
Dev: LIGHTS ARE OFF LLC
Windows
You must survive a monster infested zoo while searching for key shards that unlock the truth to its origin. Collect all the key shards by solving puzzles throughout the grounds and put a stop to the monster mayhem.
Why similar: Horror 35.8%, Puzzle 18.2%, First-Person 16.1%, Realistic 9.6%, 3D 6.6%
- #48 異ノ故リ-Isolated Hours-
68% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Byking RooKIESPub: Byking Inc.
Windows
A 3D horror game where your only goal is to finish your work… and survive the night. Unnatural anomalies creep into the office as you complete your tasks. Can you make it to the end of your shift alive.
Why similar: Horror 37.7%, Investigation 14.6%, Multiplayer 12.1%, First-Person 10.3%, Thriller 8.8%
- #49 MUZY
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 215 reviews2024
Dev: Andrew RybisPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Explore the mystery behind a once-loved and hugely popular children's toy, also known as MUZY, in this terrifying horror adventure game. Several reports detail frightening incidents connected to accidents. Your job is to solve the puzzles and find the cause of these unsettling occurrences.
Why similar: Horror 31.6%, Puzzle 12.1%, Action 12%, First-Person 11.2%, Thriller 10.1%
- #50 Damned 2
68% matchVery Positive89% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: 9heads Game StudiosPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Damned 2 is an asymmetrical multiplayer horror game where up to four survivors must work together to survive an unrelenting monster - either player or computer-controlled - while scavenging and solving puzzles in an attempt to escape.
Why similar: Horror 28.1%, Multiplayer 19.3%, First-Person 12.9%, Thriller 10.3%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #51 SCP: Observer
69% matchVery Positive93% of 628 reviews2023
Dev: Maximilian Fischer
Windows
SCP: Observer is a frightening experience in which you'll play the role of a maintenance engineer trapped inside a security room. Survive by managing the emergency power supply, monitoring the facility's camera system for threats and blocking the paths of oncoming horrors.
Why similar: Horror 34.5%, Multiplayer 24.7%, First-Person 15.6%, 3D 6.9%, Action 6.2%
- #52 The Empty Eyes
67% matchVery Positive80% of 51 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: Horror 35.2%, Thriller 14.1%, First-Person 10.6%, Mystery 7.2%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #53 Wounded - The Beginning
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 291 reviews2019
Dev: Workbench Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Wounded is a first-person survival horror game, bringing you the old-school indie horror vibe through a detailed and eerie environment.
Why similar: Horror 24.8%, Detective 17%, First-Person 11.2%, Thriller 7.5%, Multiplayer 6.9%
- #54 Fear the Timeloop - Prologue
66% matchVery Positive85% of 272 reviews2025
Dev: TacoEatersPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Sheriff James Cooper is slowly bleeding to death in an unfamiliar hospital. But the moment his life ends, everything starts over. He has fifteen minutes to break this endless cycle, uncover the truth, and find a way out before it's too late.
Why similar: Horror 39.6%, Puzzle 18.6%, Zombies 13.3%, Story Rich 10.8%, Action 7.9%
- #55 From The Other Side
67% matchVery Positive85% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Vania Studios
Windows
"From the Other Side" immerses you in a chilling first-person psychological horror game. You are Steve, a security guard on his first night at work, tasked with monitoring security cameras and fixing unsettling anomalies that will make you question reality.
Why similar: Horror 31.3%, First-Person 15%, Investigation 14.7%, Puzzle 11%, Action 7.3%
- #56 Nightmare House: The Original Mod
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,319 reviews2024
Dev: We Create Stuff
Windows
Wake up, it’s time for the real nightmare to begin. Make your way through a terrorizing house, uncover the secrets of a haunted hospital, fight through hordes of the undead, and try to escape Nightmare House.
Why similar: Horror 32.2%, Multiplayer 19.1%, First-Person 12.9%, Zombies 12.6%, Puzzle 10.9%
- #57 The Backrooms: Unbounded
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 658 reviews2023
Dev: BluSkie
Windows
The Backrooms: Unbounded is a Free Simple Linear single player first person body camera horror game based on the backrooms. You take the role of a police officer who noclips out of reality while on duty. Will you make it out alive?
Why similar: Horror 27.3%, Multiplayer 19.6%, First-Person 13.8%, Puzzle 12.7%, Realistic 7.3%
- #58 RAVENOUS
64% 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: Horror 48.8%, First-Person 24.9%, Action 11.2%, Adventure 7.1%, Realistic 5.3%