- #1 Deathground
97% matchMixed63% of 958 reviews2025
Dev: Jaw Drop Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A 1-4 player co-op horror game that throws you into a desperate fight for survival against deadly dinosaurs. Run, hide and work together to complete missions and uncover the secrets buried within the abandoned AEON research facility. Can you and your friends make it out alive?
Why similar: Dinosaurs 63.7% ★, Survival Horror 17.5%, Horror 14.5%, First-Person 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the same high-stakes dinosaur survival gameplay, emphasizing stealth and resource management in a terrifying environment.
- #2 Fossilfuel 2
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 157 reviews2024
Dev: DangerousBob Studio LLC
Windows
Turn up the volume, turn off the lights, and get ready for the definitive Jurassic survival horror experience. Pump your shotgun and put those dinos back where they belong... in the ground!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 67.5% ★, Horror 14.1%, Survival Horror 12.1%, First-Person 4.4%, Indie 2%
Why You'll Like It: A direct sequel that expands on the dinosaur survival-horror mechanics with improved visuals and more intense encounters.
- #3 Fossilfuel
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 157 reviews2021
Dev: DangerousBob Studio LLC
Windows
Fossilfuel, is a horror action shooter, where the player must fight their way through Jurassic monsters and Super Soldiers, in this multi-ending, adrenaline-fueled cyberpunk experience!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 66.3% ★, Survival Horror 14.9%, Horror 14.2%, First-Person 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the core premise of surviving against prehistoric threats in a first-person, atmospheric horror setting.
- #4 Creatures Of War
95% matchMostly Positive75% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Chaos Entertainment
Windows
Embark on a survival horror saga set in a treacherous world ruled by primal terrors. Scour for invaluable treasures, fortify your arsenal to combat evolving threats, and unravel the chilling mystery shrouding Delta squad's fate. Can you survive amidst the lurking jaws of the ancient predators?
Why similar: Dinosaurs 48.2% ★, Survival Horror 13.7%, Gore 13.6%, Horror 11.2%, Violent 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror experience that pits the player against dangerous creatures in a high-tension, first-person perspective.
- #5 Unknown Tapes
94% matchVery Positive80% of 450 reviews2024
Dev: Traviteam Games
Windows
You are the prey. Unknown Tapes is a horror video game that employs the found footage technique to narrate a story focused on survival in a modern setting overrun by dinosaurs. It aims for realism and draws inspiration from Dino Crisis and Outlast.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 76% ★, Horror 18.2%, First-Person 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: This found-footage style horror game excels at building dread while exploring environments inhabited by prehistoric predators.
- #6 Zoonomaly
94% 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 60.4%, Survival Horror 19.1%, First-Person 18.4%, Indie 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of exploring a dangerous, creature-infested facility with a focus on puzzle-solving and survival.
- #7 FEROCIOUS
93% matchMixed64% of 718 reviews2025
Dev: OMYOGPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Immerse yourself in a survival FPS adventure. Stranded on a dangerous island, face mercenaries, dinosaurs, and a vibrant yet hostile ecosystem. Explore breathtaking environments and survive the onslaught of intense, fast-paced encounters.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 80.1% ★, Horror 14.2%, First-Person 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game features intense combat and survival against dinosaurs in a lush, dangerous environment that mirrors the tone of Oakwood.
- #8 The Forest
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 665,921 reviews2018
Dev: Endnight Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 37.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
Why similar: Horror 41.2%, Survival Horror 30.9%, Gore 17.5%, First-Person 8%, Indie 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: While the enemies differ, it perfectly captures the feeling of being stranded in a hostile, dense forest where you must survive against overwhelming odds.
- #9 Wounded - The Beginning
92% 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: Gore 24.2%, Violent 20.7%, Survival Horror 19.2%, Horror 18.6%, Dark 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror title that emphasizes the feeling of being lost and hunted in a dark, atmospheric location.
- #10 Sons Of The Forest
89% matchVery Positive88% of 299,895 reviews2024
Dev: Endnight Games LtdPub: Newnight
Windows
Median: 14.9 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.
Why similar: Survival Horror 53%, Horror 36.7%, First-Person 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This sequel refines the forest survival experience, offering a more polished and terrifying atmosphere for those who enjoyed the woods setting of Oakwood.
- #11 Horror Story: Hallowseed
91% matchMixed65% of 349 reviews2021
Dev: Jeff WinnerPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Horror Story: Hallowseed is a story-driven psychological horror game. An obscure event causes two of your friends to disappear while you were camping in the woods. Left alone and stranded in an unknown place, you need to seek the answers about what happened, face the horror and find your friends.
Why similar: Gore 26.6%, Horror 26%, Survival Horror 23.4%, Dark 10.9%, First-Person 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This indie horror title focuses on atmospheric tension and psychological scares in a rural, isolated setting.
- #12 Darkwood
89% matchVery Positive95% of 23,842 reviews2017
Dev: Acid Wizard StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
Why similar: Survival Horror 43.2%, Horror 37.6%, Dark 19.2%
Why You'll Like It: Though played from a top-down perspective, it is arguably the best game at capturing the oppressive, terrifying atmosphere of being trapped in a haunted forest.
- #13 Apparition
90% matchMostly Positive77% of 102 reviews2018
Dev: MrCiastkuPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
First-person survival horror with ghosts and demons. Find yourself smack in the middle of a haunted forest in the dead of night. Talk to spirits through your Spirit Board. Capture evidence of the paranormal, but beware, fiercely aggressive demons are on the hunt.
Why similar: Gore 25.5%, Horror 23.2%, Violent 17.2%, Survival Horror 16.8%, Dark 7%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the indie horror spirit, focusing on exploration and survival against supernatural threats in a dark environment.
- #14 Infliction
88% matchVery Positive81% of 936 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
Why similar: Gore 32.9%, Horror 26.6%, Violent 21.8%, Dark 8.4%, First-Person 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, narrative-driven horror game that uses first-person exploration to build a sense of inescapable dread.
- #15 Palmyra Orphanage
87% matchVery Positive89% of 705 reviews2019
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paranormal first-person horror, which takes place in an abandoned orphanage. Walk through the corridors of your childhood, but do remember that you're not only one here.
Why similar: Violent 24.8%, Horror 23.9%, Gore 18.1%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Dark 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar indie horror experience, focusing on exploration and survival in a dilapidated, threatening location.
- #16 Amnesia: The Bunker
85% 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: Survival Horror 47.8%, Horror 38.9%, First-Person 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: It masters the first-person survival-horror experience where you are constantly hunted by a persistent, intelligent predator.
- #17 The Dark Occult
86% matchMixed69% of 1,264 reviews2018
Dev: RYM GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Dark Occult is a psychological driven horror game that puts players in a constant state of anxiety that crescendos into raw panic and terror. You will encounter grotesque creatures, who will take your life at any moment.Your only goal -- survive.
Why similar: Horror 33.1%, Gore 31%, Violent 25.6%, Indie 5.2%, First-Person 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a similar first-person horror experience with a focus on navigating terrifying, enclosed spaces.
- #18 Outlast
84% 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 42.7%, Gore 21.8%, Survival Horror 21.5%, First-Person 6.7%, Dark 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the same 'run and hide' gameplay loop that makes Oakwood's encounters feel so desperate and dangerous.
- #19 Alien: Isolation
84% matchVery Positive93% of 64,460 reviews2014
Dev: Creative AssemblyPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
Why similar: Horror 41%, Survival Horror 40.8%, Gore 9.3%, First-Person 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive first-person predator-avoidance game, providing the same sense of vulnerability and tension found in Oakwood.
- #20 Nightmare of Decay
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,249 reviews2022
Dev: Checkmaty
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 27.3%, Horror 24.6%, Gore 22.7%, Violent 15.9%, First-Person 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, first-person survival-horror game that captures the gritty, violent feel of indie horror titles.
- #21 It Lurks in the Woods
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 77 reviews2017
Dev: Olivier Leclair
Windows
It Lurks in the Woods is a short first-person horror game based on French Canadian folklore.
Why similar: Horror 51.7%, Indie 24.8%, Dark 23.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, indie horror experience that focuses on the same forest-based dread and exploration found in Oakwood.
- #22 Forest Horror
82% matchMixed55% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: Neki4 Electronics
Windows
You have to explore the mysterious forest and complete many tasks to get out of there alive.
Why similar: Dark 75.3%, First-Person 24.7%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that focuses on exploration and survival within a dark, realistic forest environment.
- #23 Expedition Zero
82% matchMixed61% of 185 reviews2022
Dev: Enigmatic MachinesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Expedition Zero — survival horror set in the anomaly zone of the northern forest. Face the dreadful forest monster and find a way to defeat it. Reveal the secrets of the lost expedition and your mysterious enemy. It’s either hunt or be hunted.
Why similar: Gore 31%, Horror 28%, Survival Horror 25.7%, First-Person 9.1%, Indie 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: This survival-horror game features a remote, snowy setting and focuses on managing resources while avoiding deadly creatures.
- #24 Escape the Ayurok
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,077 reviews2019
Dev: DeadlyCrow Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Escape The Ayurok is a first person horror-adventure videogame, in which you need to escape from a haunted mansion as quiet as possible, to evade the hideous creature called "The Ayurok". Stealth Mode will be your ally!
Why similar: Gore 24%, Survival Horror 23.2%, Violent 20.3%, Horror 17.5%, First-Person 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival-horror game that emphasizes psychological tension and exploration in a dangerous, isolated environment.
- #25 The Isle
79% matchVery Positive80% of 107,823 reviews2015
Dev: Afterthought LLC
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 123.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Experience fierce open world survival gameplay as you attempt to stay alive on an unforgiving island inhabited by dinosaurs! Hunt. Grow. Survive.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 92.4% ★, Horror 6.8%, Indie 0.8%
- #26 Dinosaur Hunt
81% matchMixed67% of 3,896 reviews2015
Dev: Racing BrosPub: ANPA.US
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Dinosaur Hunt is an intense action shooter that will take you on an epic journey of hunting the world’s most horrifying animals!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 83.9% ★, Horror 5.7%, Gore 5%, Indie 3.5%, First-Person 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: While more action-oriented, it provides the core dinosaur-hunting experience that fans of the genre often look for.
- #27 Blair Witch
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 7,865 reviews2019
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team NA
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of the Blair Witch. Explore the haunted grounds of the Black Hills Forest in a harrowing investigation that forces you to confront the evil that resides deep in the woods.
Why similar: Horror 36.4%, Violent 23.2%, Survival Horror 16%, Dark 9.7%, First-Person 8.2%
- #28 Rip Current
78% matchVery Positive84% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: Breaking Dimensions
Windows
Rip Current is a horror game set in a cryptic research facility where genetic experiments, in a bid to strengthen aquatic ecosystems, have spiraled out of control. Navigate flooded corridors, uncover the fate of the scientists, and survive the prehistoric apex predators stalking the depths.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 69.9% ★, Horror 14.1%, Dark 7.7%, First-Person 5.8%, Indie 2.5%
- #29 Passing Pineview Forest
80% matchMixed65% of 1,695 reviews2014
Dev: VIS-GamesPub: United Independent Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 18%
Passing Pineview Forest is a free mini-prequel set in the universe of Pineview Drive. Behind the abandoned house on Pineview Drive lies ominous Pineview Forest...
Why similar: Horror 69.2%, Survival Horror 19.7%, First-Person 7.6%, Indie 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play horror game that captures the specific aesthetic of exploring a dark, abandoned forest area.
- #30 THE DEVIL HAUNTS ME
78% matchVery Positive92% of 226 reviews2019
Dev: games by lum
Windows · Mac · Linux
Survive, explore and discover the secrets of the woods. But be careful, there's something else in these woods...
Why similar: Gore 47.8%, Survival Horror 31.5%, Horror 20.6%
- #31 Tales From Hoia Baciu Forest
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 150 reviews2025
Dev: Street Art Studios
Windows
Stranded in the depths of an eerie forest after your car breaks down, you set out in search of help. But as you navigate the darkness, an unseen presence stalks you—until it finally strikes. The adventure begins. First-person horror that will introduce you to Hoia Baciu lore.
Why similar: Horror 48.2%, Dark 28.3%, First-Person 20.8%, Indie 2.8%
- #32 HORROR TALES: The Wine
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 470 reviews2021
Dev: Carlos Coronado
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Explore a post-pandemic fictional Mediterranean island and confront your fears! Immerse yourself in a seemingly abandoned city and struggle to find a precious Banydebosc red wine bottle to cure your loved ones. But be aware; your Nemesis is hunting you. Indie Jumpscares included! :D
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.9%, Horror 23.8%, Violent 22.6%, Dark 12.1%, First-Person 8.3%
- #33 Bigfoot Forest
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 181 reviews2021
Dev: Kiddy
Windows
Bigfoot Forest - a first-person indie horror game. While traveling in your car, you run out of gas and find yourself far away from any civilized locations at night, with only woods and a small town nearby.
Why similar: Horror 42.4%, Survival Horror 41%, First-Person 11.4%, Indie 5.2%
- #34 From The Past
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
What hides in the depths of the forest?!
Why similar: Horror 62.2%, Dark 20.3%, First-Person 17.5%
- #35 Descending The Woods
75% matchMixed52% of 126 reviews2024
Dev: AIONWARE LTD
Windows
By day, tend to your farm, care for your pets, and explore the mysteries of the haunted woods. By nightfall, They will come from the woods, Beware of ghosts and demons of the haunted woods. Hide, Survive, Build, Fight and Explore in this eerie Survival Horror alone or with friends.
Why similar: Survival Horror 48.9%, Horror 41.4%, First-Person 9.8%
- #36 RAW FOOTAGE
76% matchMixed59% of 85 reviews2018
Dev: Hazier Studio
Windows
Raw Footage is a first-person horror game, travel with nothing but your camera through forests inhabited by vicious creatures while capturing what footage you can of them. You’re not the first, but if you can expose these beasts to the world you’ll be the last.
Why similar: Violent 38.8%, Horror 25.6%, Survival Horror 25.3%, Indie 10.3%
- #37 The Deer
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 93 reviews2019
Dev: Dodo Digital
Windows
The Agilevak, otherwise known as The Deer, has taken over Grapeberry State Park. Take on the role of a regular Deer hunter or an experienced Bigfoot hunter and discover the truth in this twisted horror adventure that is, The Deer.
Why similar: Gore 34.1%, Violent 31.1%, Horror 20.8%, Indie 7.5%, First-Person 6.6%
- #38 Wick
74% matchVery Positive86% of 691 reviews2015
Dev: Hellbent Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wick is a survival horror game where ghost stories are brought to life. Explore a local legend about the long lost children in the woods who can still be seen... but only by those who dare to enter alone by candlelight.
Why similar: Horror 45.3%, Survival Horror 37.4%, First-Person 9.8%, Indie 7.5%
- #39 Horror inside the forest
72% matchVery Positive91% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Erik García Díaz
Windows
Plunge into the captivating realm of "Horror Inside the Forest," an exhilarating game that tests your bravery. Explore a mysterious forest, confront supernatural forces, uncover secrets, survive the darkness, and escape its shadowy embrace in this immersive horror experience.
Why similar: Survival Horror 82%, First-Person 9.1%, Indie 8.9%
- #40 The Park®
73% matchMixed70% of 3,168 reviews2015
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.
Why similar: Horror 66.7%, First-Person 18.7%, Gore 12.4%, Indie 2.2%
- #41 Crow Country
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,186 reviews2024
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…
Why similar: Survival Horror 34.8%, Gore 22.2%, Horror 21.5%, Violent 17.1%, Indie 4.5%
- #42 Dino Crisis
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 731 reviews2026
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Raw Instinct takes over in this new, adrenaline-pumping journey into Survival Horror. Something is terribly wrong. Your covert mission has gone haywire… now you find yourself pursued by a relentless, prehistoric terror. Suddenly, your mission becomes a desperate fight for survival.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 58.9% ★, Survival Horror 17.2%, Horror 11.6%, Dark 4.6%, Gore 4.5%
- #43 Charon's Staircase
72% matchMixed63% of 72 reviews2022
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?
Why similar: Gore 27.8%, Horror 25%, Violent 22.8%, Dark 18.4%, Indie 6%
- #44 Dino Trauma
70% matchVery Positive91% of 388 reviews2023
Dev: Phobia Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Dino Trauma introduces you to a secret laboratory somewhere in eastern Europe where gore and dinosaurs aren't unusual things. Retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 56.5% ★, Gore 15.4%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Violent 7.9%, First-Person 4%
- #45 Daemonical
73% matchMixed65% of 216 reviews2018
Dev: FearemPub: Gamifier
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Having ended up on an remote and abandoned island, you find yourself in a life and death battle against an evil coming straight from perdition. With each of your four friends possibly being a bone chilling demonic entity that will try to slaughter the rest of the group - who can you trust?
Why similar: Gore 26.2%, Horror 25.3%, Survival Horror 19.5%, Violent 19.5%, Indie 5.7%
- #46 Misery Mansion
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 93 reviews2021
Dev: Manic Mice
Windows
Misery Mansion is a first-person survival horror game. After your car broke down you find yourself helpless in a forest. All alone you will search for help in the dark. You will discover and explore a mysterious old mansion. But soon all you want is to escape the horrors within.
Why similar: Survival Horror 40.1%, Horror 34.9%, Dark 15.9%, First-Person 9.1%
- #47 Octave
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 167 reviews2016
Dev: Anate Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Octave is a point 'n click horror-adventure game with elements of action. Dark woods, monsters, paranormal activity, nice puzzles - all this is present in the game.
Why similar: Gore 46.6%, Violent 35.7%, Indie 17.7%
- #48 Panic In The Woods
68% matchMixed70% of 144 reviews2024
Dev: Exit Plan Games
Windows
A horror survival and extraction game playable in single player or co-op for up to 4 players. Lost in a creepy forest, you and your friends are hunted by a monster. Stay quiet while extracting keys through nightmarish realms using items like traps, sonars, and flare guns to survive!
Why similar: Horror 73.5%, Survival Horror 26.5%
- #49 Night of the Extinct
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 154 reviews2025
Dev: Silvercity Sharks
Windows
Become the eyes of a mid-2010s paranormal content creator, who has challenged himself to stay overnight at an allegedly haunted museum. Will he make it out alive?
Why similar: Dinosaurs 68.9% ★, Horror 13.6%, Survival Horror 11.2%, First-Person 6.2%
- #50 Joyville 2
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 200 reviews2024
Dev: KudPlay Games
Windows
Joyville 2 is a first-person horror puzzle-adventure game set in an abandoned children's camp. Explore two parallel worlds where the joy of the past meets present horrors. Uncover the camp's dark secrets, face magical yet dangerous creatures, and discover the truth behind events from decades ago.
Why similar: Horror 35%, Survival Horror 32.1%, Dark 15.8%, First-Person 10.1%, Indie 7%
- #51 Saurian
70% matchMixed60% of 1,811 reviews2017
Dev: Urvogel Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Saurian is a survival-simulation experience about living the life of a dinosaur. Starting from the egg, you must survive to adulthood amidst the perilous Hell Creek ecosystem of 66 million years ago, meticulously reconstructed with the help of professional paleontologists.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 97.4% ★, Indie 2.6%
- #52 ARK Park
71% matchMixed45% of 445 reviews2018
Dev: Snail Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 334.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
In ARK Park, engage in close encounters with primal species through a series of theme park attractions. Enter by yourself or with a group of adventurous friends, and witness dinosaurs roaming in the wild with your own eyes!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 100% ★
- #53 The Cursed Forest
67% matchVery Positive89% of 876 reviews2019
Dev: KPy3OPub: Grable Team
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Immerse yourself in the obscure and mysterious autumnal forest, where every wrong step could be your last. As you travel uncover the dark story behind this place, where beauty and danger have become as one.
Why similar: Horror 45.1%, Dark 30%, First-Person 15.3%, Indie 9.6%
- #54 The Derailed
65% matchVery Positive84% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Deformed Dreams Studio
Windows
The Derailed is a first-person psychological horror game. Beneath the dusty arches of a nearly forgotten depot, shadows of the past tremble. Whether you want to or not, you will have to uncover the dark secrets of this place.
Why similar: Horror 32.1%, Gore 26.5%, Violent 22.2%, Dark 15.4%, Indie 3.8%
- #55 Welcome to Kowloon
66% matchVery Positive82% of 1,836 reviews2023
Dev: a1esskaPub: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.
Why similar: Horror 32.7%, Gore 25.9%, Violent 18.9%, Dark 10.9%, First-Person 7.6%
- #56 Shiver
68% matchVery Positive92% of 467 reviews2017
Dev: Kowai Sugoi Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Welcome to Windy Oaks National Park. A beautiful and chilling point-and-click horror adventure. On your way to visit your aging father, everything goes wrong, leaving you trapped and isolated.
Why similar: Horror 78.8%, Indie 21.2%
- #57 The Wendigo
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 59 reviews2017
Dev: warkaPub: Warka Development
Windows
The Wendigo - is a first person investigation horror game set in a Victorian era mansion, located in the heart of a forest. You must rely on your instinct and intuition to survive the horrors that lie within. With tools to aid you, you will seek answers, but will you survive?
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #58 Indigo Park: Chapter 1
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 22,765 reviews2024
Dev: UniqueGeese
Windows
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Why similar: Horror 46.6%, Survival Horror 17.3%, Gore 16.8%, First-Person 12.2%, Indie 7.1%