- #1 Stranger Watch
97% matchPositive93% of 45 reviews2024
Dev: GoodLuck3 Inc.
Windows
In 'Stranger Watch' players step into the shoes of an elementary school student in a town plagued by recent sightings of suspicious figures. As they make their way home, it’s up to them to spot and report these lurking dangers
Why similar: Dark 39%, Adventure 26.4%, Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #2 Oniwaki Village -Horror game-
96% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: GoodLuck3 Inc.
Windows
"Oniwaki Village" is a first-person Japanese horror adventure game set in a Japanese village that has been abandoned due to an incident. Players endure horror as they explore the village and pursue the mystery of the incident....
Why similar: Dark 35.7%, Adventure 26%, Horror 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #3 The Railroad Crossing
95% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Garu
Windows
The railroad crossing I walk by every day… something’s off.
Why similar: Dark 35.4%, Horror 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Adventure 16.7%, 3D 9.2%
- #4 Disappeared
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Deborah Vellozo da Silva
Windows
Disappeared is a horror game focused on exploration and stealth progression. As Axel, in a dark forest, you must uncover what happened to Deb, your missing wife, and find a way to save her while being hunted by powerful entities.
Why similar: Dark 30%, Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Adventure 14.6%, Mystery 13.1%
- #5 Cursed Feed
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
In first-person horror game "Cursed Feed," players embark on a chilling journey with the Thornvale family as they confront a malevolent force unleashed by their own patriarch's archaeological discoveries.
Why similar: Dark 28.1%, Adventure 21%, Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 17%, Mystery 10.6%
- #6 Circustime
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: moncage
Windows
"CircusTime" combines circus nostalgia with horror. As Olive, explore eerie levels and puzzles to uncover dark secrets in a haunting, immersive journey.
Why similar: Dark 35.6%, Horror 19.3%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Adventure 16.8%, 3D 6.3%
- #7 Camera 5
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hackachi
Windows
Five cameras. Five nights. One caretaker who's starting to notice too much. A slow-burn surveillance horror where the building lies to you — and the system does too.
Why similar: Dark 31.6%, Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Mystery 16.8%, Adventure 13%
- #8 Obscure Figures
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Markus Korda
Windows
It is a psychological horror game and walking simulator. Only half of the rooms are safe. When you enter an unsafe room, you must leave immediately. Ghosts can be dispelled with a flute or a guitar.
Why similar: Dark 35%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Adventure 18.7%, Horror 16.6%, 3D 6.6%
- #9 Ghost room
91% matchVery Positive82% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: YajinPub: YajinGameProject
Windows
Strange phenomena occur one after another in one apartment. You, an exorcist, are asked to investigate and go to the room, but you are trapped by the spirits living in the room. The only way to escape is to suppress all the spiritual phenomena caused by the spirits.
Why similar: Dark 37.2%, Horror 18.6%, Adventure 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, 3D 8.7%
- #10 Dark Realms: Mysteries of Hoia Baciu Forest
90% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Vlad Stoica
Windows
Mysteries of Hoia Baciu Forest is a first-person horror game inspired by the real Romanian legend, and the first chapter in the Dark Realms series, developed by a Romanian solo dev.
Why similar: Dark 29.2%, Horror 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Mystery 15.1%, Adventure 14%
- #11 Forbidden Tapes
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Madventure Games
Windows
Forbidden Tapes is a game consisting of three different horror stories. In the first episode, discover Jeremy Winterroad's recording, an urban exploration enthusiast searching for abandoned places full of stories. He won't be disappointed when he explores the old McNale house.
Why similar: Dark 30%, Adventure 19.1%, Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16%, Mystery 10%
- #12 While Sleeping
89% matchVery Positive81% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Sangwoon JinPub: FLUXJIN
Windows
A first-person horror game dealing with sleep paralysis. You are lying in bed, unable to move, experiencing creepy phenomena and having to survive until morning from ghosts.
Why similar: Dark 45.7%, Horror 23.1%, Psychological Horror 20%, Adventure 5.9%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #13 Deep in the Fields
88% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Del Campo Studio
Windows
With no other option, you take a job as a farmhand on a remote ranch in the interior of Buenos Aires. But as time passes, you begin to uncover the dark secrets buried deep in the fields.
Why similar: Dark 37.4%, Horror 18.7%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Adventure 13.2%, Mystery 6.4%
- #14 The Rake Sees You
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 84 reviews2026
Dev: Fireplay Studio
Windows
Alex and his friends set out for a camping trip deep in the forest. What starts as a fun escape quickly turns into something far darker. This forest hides secrets… and something is always watching. Survive. Escape. Don’t look back...
Why similar: Dark 37.2%, Horror 18.9%, Adventure 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Mystery 7.9%
- #15 Aemaso 1: Containment Breached
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EWOfficial
Windows
A short, dark story about a man who has lost everything after an accident and is faced with a choice.
Why similar: Dark 51.1%, Adventure 26.6%, Horror 17.5%, Singleplayer 4.8%
- #16 Enlightened
86% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Wojciech ZawadzkiPub: infamous dreams
Windows
Enlightened is a survival horror game with strong focus on puzzle solving. Explore the hotel in which you woke up, find clues about what happened, solve puzzles and find a way out, while surviving horrors that awaits you there.
Why similar: 2.5D 35.9%, Dark 21.8%, Horror 14.5%, Mystery 13.6%, Adventure 10.6%
- #17 Nightwatch: Closer
84% matchVery Positive86% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Quokkariki
Windows
"Nightwatch : Closer" is a first-person horror game whose goal is to hold out for 10 minutes by preventing unknown anomalies in a small post. In a dark, narrow post, you have to hold out until the shift worker comes, keeping out the anomalies by yourself.
Why similar: Dark 28.6%, Adventure 18.9%, Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, 3D 9.9%
- #18 For What
83% match5 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Lost Pixel
Windows
For What is a psychological horror where you explore dark locations, search for clues in notes and newspapers, and try to survive while avoiding a monster. Atmosphere, tension, and danger make every step unsettling.
Why similar: Dark 29.4%, Adventure 18.8%, Horror 17.2%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Mystery 10.6%
- #19 TAMU
84% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: CORUMDEV
Windows
TAMU Open your eyes to a dark world and confront your deepest fears. TAMU drags you into a terrifying adventure where nightmares reign and reality blurs with dreams. In this mansion filled with horror and uncertainty at every corner, are you ready to fight for survival?
Why similar: Dark 40%, Horror 22%, Mystery 15.9%, Adventure 9.3%, 3D 7.4%
- #20 Miasma
82% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: GhostMasakiPub: GMRX
Windows
Miasma is a first-person psychological horror maze game with a horrific atmosphere, you are trapped in a maze-like prison with a mysterious creature, and your only hope of survival is to find a way to escape.
Why similar: Dark 32.5%, Horror 19.6%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Adventure 16.2%, Mystery 11.2%
- #21 Disquiet Fields
85% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: CocoCode
Windows
Disquiet Fields is a horror game where your objective is to survive. The only thing you have to do is to traverse a sandy path in the middle of mysterious fields being stalked by enigmatic creature. Can you survive all the way to the end of that path?
Why similar: Dark 31.7%, Adventure 26.2%, Horror 17.1%, Mystery 12.1%, 3D 9.7%
- #22 IDeal
82% matchPositive87% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: team laeDI
Windows
Welcome to IDeal, a 3D horror game where you have to escape from a school with unknown anomalies. Follow the peculiar guidelines and rules of conduct, and never forget to approach everything with caution.
Why similar: Dark 41%, Horror 16.5%, Mystery 16.4%, Adventure 14.9%, 3D 8%
- #23 Shadows of Absence
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Harbor Studio
Windows
After years of missing out on life, the journeys, the friendships, the experiences, you are prescribed an experimental medication to help you reclaim your life. The side effects were supposed to be minor, but as you drift off to sleep, you wake up in your childhood home.
Why similar: Dark 34.8%, Horror 20.8%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Adventure 17.2%, 3D 5.3%
- #24 Teddy Won't Help
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Struggle Games Studio
Windows
One night, your plushies whisper a warning: Three monsters from under the bed will come for you before dawn. The only way to survive is to play their games… and win. Fail, and you won’t live to see the morning.
Why similar: Dark 31.5%, Adventure 19.3%, Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Mystery 7.2%
- #25 Two-Fifteen
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HaddajiDev
Windows
A first-person PSX horror game. Your baby is gone, and the things wearing your in-laws' faces are still in the house. Get the lights back on, hide when you hear footsteps on the stairs, and never trust a voice that sounds like someone you love.
Why similar: Dark 44.3%, Horror 22.1%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Adventure 9%, Singleplayer 6.9%
- #26 GREENFIELD
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Six Foot Giraffe
Windows · Mac
GREENFIELD is a story driven puzzle-platformer set in a lonely atmospheric world. Embark the surreal depths of a fractured mind and a forgotten island facility in search of answers to a haunting mystery.
Why similar: 2.5D 31%, Dark 26.9%, Adventure 13.9%, Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 4.5%
- #27 The Asodium
79% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: BlackNoise Games
Windows
The Asodium is a bite-sized atmospheric horror experience focused on exploration, tension, and survival. Navigate a decaying asylum, avoid unseen threats, and uncover fragmented truths hidden within its walls while struggling to escape an unsettling reality
Why similar: Dark 40.6%, Adventure 23.5%, Horror 16.5%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, 3D 6.1%
- #28 Engraving
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Raffaele Picca
Windows · Linux
In this horror adventure, your only weapons are ink, paper, and will. Explore shifting paths, chart them by hand, and uncover ancient secrets buried beneath root and stone. Every step takes its toll.
Why similar: Horror 24.9%, Dark 21.6%, Adventure 20.2%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Mystery 8%
- #29 SILENT SCREAM 2
78% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Studio 23Pub: Brain Station 23 Ltd.
Windows
A fourth-wall breaking narrator leads you through a mystery event — until glitches, enemies, and a corrupt AI rewrite the game.
Why similar: Dark 38.7%, Adventure 27.1%, Horror 15.5%, Mystery 15.4%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #30 Stevedore
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WizarDiger
Windows · Mac · Linux
No more job in the city. Managed to find one in the middle of nowhere. Stevedore. Crane worker. It feels off, but you need money. Stevedore is a short industrial horror game where you take a role of a crane worker. Lift containers, load ships and complete your contract. What could go wrong?
Why similar: Dark 33.4%, Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Adventure 11.2%, Mystery 11.1%
- #31 Darkness Inside
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CodelessMan
Windows
Darkness Inside is a first-person atmospheric horror game. The game takes place in an old house. You will be playing the game as James, who is a paranormal investigator.
Why similar: Dark 37.5%, Horror 19.2%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Adventure 15.2%, 3D 7.7%
- #32 NEVER TURN BACK
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: REMAAL GAMES Pub: REMAAL GAMES
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game about escaping a seemingly endless tunnel where something is always watching from the darkness.
Why similar: Dark 35.9%, Adventure 26.6%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 15.7%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #33 Locks
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Carel
Windows
Locks is a horror puzzle-platformer set in a puppet show. The game features a new type of puzzle, and the evil doesn't chase the puppet, as it usually does in platformers, it chases you.
Why similar: Dark 28%, 2.5D 25.9%, Horror 12.9%, Adventure 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #34 Beyond The Darkness
75% matchVery Positive86% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: My Little StudioPub: IndieGO Publishing
Windows
💀🧩🕹️ Beyond The Darkness is a horror adventure game with puzzles where you help little girl Milly battle nightmares in the darkness to find her missing family. You will find yourself in bizarre worlds of memories, distorted by fears, and your only weapon will be the light of a small lamp...
Why similar: 2.5D 24.6%, Dark 23.2%, Horror 22.4%, Adventure 9.2%, Mystery 8.7%
- #35 The Seven Will Die
73% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: MICHAEL CHOURDAKIS
Windows
A 3D modern remake of the classic Mystery House, along with original music, different plot and creepy atmosphere.
Why similar: Adventure 31.1%, Dark 29.6%, 3D 12.4%, Horror 11.9%, Mystery 11.8%
- #36 Last victim. House of Fear
74% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Rem_card
Windows
This is an indie horror game in which you have to face your fear and escape from house by solving puzzles and escaping from a ghost. Find out the story of a serial killer...
Why similar: Dark 31.2%, Adventure 24.3%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Mystery 10.7%, 3D 10.2%
- #37 Basement
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RealStorm
Windows
You’ve just moved into your new home. The neighbors are quiet. But the basement... isn’t empty. Uncover the tragic truth behind the house’s previous owners in this story-driven psychological horror experience. Explore, and survive the lingering presence of a soul trapped in darkness.
Why similar: Dark 37.3%, Adventure 24.6%, Horror 17.6%, Mystery 8.9%, Psychological Horror 6.8%
- #38 Whisper Of Anima
72% matchPositive100% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: ICAT Game Studio
Windows
Seal spirits in style! Guide cute exorcist Pudtan through stunning low-poly 3D environments in this Top-down horror game. Every playthrough offers new challenges as you gather materials, outsmart chasing ghosts.
Why similar: Dark 39.3%, Adventure 20.5%, 2.5D 15.7%, Horror 12.6%, Mystery 8.4%
- #39 先端恐怖症
74% matchPositive82% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: Engineer LabPub: CIN GROUP
Windows
このホラーゲームでは、プレイヤーは先端恐怖症になった看護師として、病院内で業務を進めながら彼女の先端恐怖症の原因を探ります。 しかし、深く掘り下げるにつれ、驚くべき事実が明らかになり、衝撃的なラストへと導かれます。 小規模ながらもプレイヤーを引き込む深いストーリーと、緻密な演出による臨場感あふれる恐怖体験を提供しています。
Why similar: Dark 29.8%, Adventure 21%, Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, 3D 9.1%
- #40 Last Half of Darkness
72% matchVery Positive91% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: WRF Studios
Windows
Your aunt sure was a strange one. She was some sort of witch or something. A good witch though, practicing only good spells and magic. In fact, she was working on a potion just before she was killed. Now the secret will go to the grave with her... unless you can find the missing ingredients.
Why similar: Dark 30.5%, Horror 27.9%, Adventure 21.9%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #41 Toxoplasma
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SimmeringConcrete
Windows
You are trapped on an abandoned space station, developing a bio-weapon that makes the infected hallucinate demonic entities. Spot any anomalous signs of infection before they kill you, complete your research, and unmask the conspiracy that brought you here.
Why similar: Dark 28.5%, Mystery 17.9%, Horror 17.8%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Adventure 10.2%
- #42 Dead Tapes: Fading Father
71% matchPositive90% of 48 reviews2025
Dev: Nektogone
Windows
Fading father is a man consumed by addiction and memories
Why similar: Dark 31.3%, Adventure 21.5%, Horror 20.2%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, 3D 5.7%
- #43 The Host's deadly games
70% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: DaV Studios
Windows
The Host's deadly games is a first-person psychological horror game where you explore a mysterious house, uncover its dark past, and solve puzzles to survive.
Why similar: Dark 25.4%, Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 17.6%, Adventure 15.2%, Mystery 11.2%
- #44 Dark Blue Star
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Greekuda
Windows
You are a fallen star. Climb the rock face and swing on ropes to return to the sky. Be mindful of depression and anxiety. We recommend visiting a hospital if necessary.
Why similar: Dark 33.3%, Horror 18.2%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Adventure 13.7%, Mystery 10.8%
- #45 UNIT 44
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tyler SelwynPub: Selwyn Studios
Windows
Five nights. Twenty containers. Count them. Log them. Submit your report. The manifest says twenty. You counted twenty-one. Dispatch doesn't want to hear about it. A PSX-style horror game about a job that doesn't add up — and the guard who worked it before you.
Why similar: Dark 32.9%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Horror 16.8%, Mystery 14.4%, Adventure 13.1%
- #46 MELLOW
68% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: 小娘Pub: komusume
Windows
A boy named Ito was looking at an illustrated book in the library when he suddenly got trapped inside. And he had lost his face... He meets a girl named Mulberry who wears bones, and they team up to find out what this library is in this exploration-based adventure game.
Why similar: Dark 43.4%, Adventure 34.9%, Horror 17.1%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #47 Loop Room
73% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: OOPs.K
Windows
The loop room is a horror game from the first person point of view, and the goal is to operate 5 panels in 100 repeated rooms and escape to the emergency exit. Run away from the endless room through various equipment and items.
Why similar: Dark 45.3%, Horror 23.5%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, 3D 7%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #48 PATCHED
68% matchMixed68% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Ghost Knights
Windows
PATCHED is about a lonely, abandoned doll who awakens in an empty, decrepit factory. In search of answers, they begin to explore the factory and piece themselves back together, encountering other dolls along the way.
Why similar: 2.5D 42%, Adventure 25.7%, Mystery 10.4%, Horror 10.4%, 3D 8.8%
- #49 Little Nightmares II
69% matchVery Positive93% of 58,768 reviews2021
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.
Why similar: Dark 31.1%, Horror 21.7%, Adventure 15.3%, 2.5D 14.6%, Psychological Horror 11.7%
- #50 My Little Hell
66% matchNo user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Marrit
Windows
This place is his little hell. After everything that was done, he will spend as much time here as his personal devil wishes. The only problem is that his brain turned completely to mush. He doesn’t remember what happened. He doesn’t even remember his own name.
Why similar: Dark 41.3%, Mystery 17.4%, Adventure 16.4%, Horror 11.9%, 3D 6.7%
- #51 The Weald
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Elliott Dahle
Windows
Following the last of the Salem Witch Trials, a Puritan father claims to have had a vision showing a place where his missing son might be, and suspects a witch is behind his abduction.
Why similar: Dark 36.2%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Horror 17%, Adventure 16.1%, Mystery 8%
- #52 The Lighthouse Whispers
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HEADWINDS
Windows
In this atmospheric, slow-burn horror, you must unravel the mystery of the disappearance of your fellow light keepers. Traverse the island's rugged terrain, discover clues, and make your way through the eerie lighthouse to reveal the dark truth.
Why similar: Adventure 23.5%, Dark 21.1%, Horror 20.6%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Mystery 9.2%
- #53 Lumen: The Last Hope
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: A&K
Windows
A adventure puzzle game where light is your only ally. Play as Lumen, explore the world that has been lost in the darkness, and harness the power of colors, each granting unique abilities to solve puzzles, overcome challenges, and restore a world lost to darkness
Why similar: 2.5D 43.2%, Dark 22.9%, Mystery 11.9%, 3D 9.5%, Adventure 9.3%
- #54 Help Wanted
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Caffeineline
Windows
first/third person psychological horror, where the player takes odd freelance jobs,with specific rules to survive. Using a phone to access security cameras, take pictures, and the flashlight app to help with work. -Thanks for applying to our Help Wanted ad, Congratulations you've been hired!
Why similar: Dark 45%, Adventure 32.8%, Horror 16.1%, Singleplayer 6.1%
- #55 MEKAKUSHI-SAN
66% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: nobisiko games
Windows
MEKAKUSHI-SAN is a first-person 3D horror adventure set in an invisible Japanese neighborhood. Your gaze reveals hidden terrain and paths, while looking, not looking, and closing your eyes become visual mechanics for exploring the otherworldly town and escaping MEKAKUSHI-SAN’s pursuit.
Why similar: 2.5D 31.9%, Adventure 24.1%, Horror 17.2%, Dark 15.7%, 3D 6.4%
- #56 Uninvited Guest
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 353 reviews2021
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Uninvited Guest is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1930. You play as a villager who was destined to end up in an old mansion.
Why similar: Dark 31.7%, Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Mystery 14.1%, Adventure 12.5%
- #57 Shafted
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Large Lads
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where you explore an abandoned mine, uncover its dark secrets, and survive terrifying creatures lurking in the claustrophobic tunnels.
Why similar: Dark 36.3%, Horror 18%, Adventure 14.4%, Mystery 14%, Psychological Horror 11.2%