- #1 Desktop Explorer
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,696 reviews2026
Dev: Recurring Dream
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Investigation 23.1%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Mystery 17%, Puzzle 13%, Exploration 8.6%
- #2 No Players Online
96% matchVery Positive84% of 681 reviews2025
Dev: Beeswax GamesPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
you find an abandoned fps game on an old computer. you decide to play it.
Why similar: Game Development 33.8% ★, Horror 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Puzzle 9.6%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #3 GAME.exe
96% matchVery Positive83% of 470 reviews2021
Dev: Punx Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 36 min≥1hr: 16%
You bought a PC that belonged to a suicidal developer, do you dare to run "Game.exe"?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 31.7%, Investigation 20.1%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Story Rich 9.7%, Exploration 7.9%
- #4 ELEVATOR: AVICI
95% matchVery Positive91% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: Southern Cross
Windows
"ELEVATOR: AVICI" is a 1st-person psychological horror with a retro, HK lo-fi aesthetic. Trapped in a decaying apartment elevator, your only link to the outside is a strange voice on the intercom claiming to be a repairman. Will you follow his commands, or find your own escape from the darkness?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.2%, Horror 26.5%, Puzzle 13.8%, Multiple Endings 11%, First-Person 9%
- #5 Uh Oh!
94% matchVery Positive87% of 104 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 21.1%, Lore-Rich 19.3%, Mystery 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Puzzle 12.5%
- #6 Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,665 reviews2024
Dev: Stately Snail
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
An old shack deep in a dense forest, a strange computer and a game that's trying to kill you!
Why similar: Horror 17.7%, Mystery 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Investigation 13.9%, Puzzle 12.1%
- #7 Mists of Aiden
93% matchVery Positive91% of 1,141 reviews2020
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
Why similar: Horror 32.5%, Psychological Horror 19%, Mystery 13.5%, Puzzle 7.9%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #8 Backrooms: Lost Tape
92% matchVery Positive82% of 1,411 reviews2022
Dev: Cortez Productions
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%
You work in the cinema as an usher and accidentally fell into the Backrooms, now being trapped, needing to unravel the mysteries of the yellow rooms in order to get out of this place, but be careful, there are entities that will be in your way.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.4%, Horror 14.8%, Investigation 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14%, Mystery 12.1%
- #9 Unanswered
91% matchVery Positive96% of 91 reviews2026
Dev: WhiteRoot Studio
Windows
You wake up in a strange place, not knowing who you are, where you are, or how you got here. Trapped in an environment that twists to break your sanity, your only way out is to delve into the unknown and face the horrors of a past your mind is trying to hide.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.8%, Horror 22.1%, Exploration 10.8%, Mystery 9.4%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #10 SIMULACRA
91% matchVery Positive90% of 4,678 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Horror 20.6%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Multiple Endings 16%, Mystery 14%, Puzzle 11.3%
- #11 Tormenture
90% matchVery Positive88% of 213 reviews2024
Dev: Croxel StudiosPub: Billete Cohete
Windows
Tormenture is a psychological horror game where you play as a child trapped in a cursed 8-bit game with a dark secret. To survive, you must find four relics and solve reality-blurring puzzles. But beware—some creatures may escape the game and haunt you in the real world. A game within a game.
Why similar: Horror 22.7%, Mystery 19.7%, Puzzle 17.3%, Exploration 13.6%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #12 JANITOR BLEEDS
89% matchVery Positive86% of 276 reviews2022
Dev: KorpusPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Enter the abandoned arcade after your car has crashed, and the shelter you were looking for is trying to eat you alive in this dark mystery-horror adventure. Solve mysteries, keep JANITOR satisfied, and always be aware of what's behind your back.
Why similar: Investigation 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 13%, Mystery 12.1%, Multiple Endings 12%
- #13 Empty Gauge
87% matchNo user reviews97% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: Playnova Studio
Windows
A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.
Why similar: Investigation 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Mystery 13.8%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Horror 11.3%
- #14 DERE EXE: Rebirth of Horror
89% matchVery Positive88% of 103 reviews2021
Dev: Darius Immanuel GuerreroPub: AppSir Games
Windows
Experience a meta horror pixel platformer retro game haunted by a mysterious yandere.
Why similar: Horror 38.9%, Psychological Horror 30%, Story Rich 15.9%, Indie 7.7%, 2D 7.5%
- #15 The Third Shift
86% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: Teebowah Games
Windows
In this Game Boy styled horror game, uncover the mystery of the Roanoke Museum of History and Wonder. Get lost in its maze-like exhibits, solve peculiar puzzles, and survive being hunted by grotesque creatures from the controversial Human Body Exhibit. Can you leave the museum alive?
Why similar: Horror 22.3%, Multiple Endings 17.4%, Investigation 17.4%, Mystery 15.7%, Puzzle 14.9%
- #16 Prison Loop
88% matchMostly Positive74% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Leakage Games
Windows
Embark on a journey of anomalies and repetition in "Prison Loop," a captivating indie puzzle game. Trapped in a mysterious temporal loop within a high-security prison, your objective is to observe anomalies throughout the environment.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Horror 19.3%, Mystery 15.9%, Puzzle 14.2%, Exploration 11.1%
- #17 MOLDRISE
85% matchVery Positive98% of 416 reviews2026
Dev: Raffaele Picca
Windows · Linux
It started in your foot. Now it’s in your head. All that remains is the command: GO UP. Meet strange neighbors. Make bad trades. Every ascent teaches you what you should have done differently.
Why similar: Narrative 22.7% ★, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Lore-Rich 12.2%, Horror 12.2%, Mystery 10.2%
- #18 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
86% matchMixed65% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: CGI LAB GAMES
Windows
In the Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket, you find yourself trapped in a labyrinth of endless, flickering aisles. Unearth dark secrets behind every shelf while evading lurking apparitions and supernatural terrors. Can you survive the haunted corridors and escape before the nightmare consumes?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.8%, Horror 24.4%, Mystery 15.4%, Story Rich 12.7%, First-Person 7.4%
- #19 Liminal Exit
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 130 reviews2025
Dev: LittleRedDread
Windows
Step into an uncanny building trapped in endless loops. Use the elevator, uncover unsettling anomalies, and evade the Entity lurking behind you. Liminal Exit is an immersive game inspired by liminal spaces and Exit 8. Explore 3 liminal space floors and track anomalies to escape, but watch your back!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 17.5%, Puzzle 15.5%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Mystery 12.8%
- #20 This is Interesting
84% matchVery Positive99% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Scott Jund
Windows
This is Interesting is a psychological horror mystery based game with roguelite elements. You are being watched, and you aren't really sure why. Delve through the depths of memory to uncover the mystery behind the gray purgatory you find yourself in.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.3%, Mystery 18.9%, Puzzle 14.9%, Horror 14.7%, Exploration 12.5%
- #21 Subliminal
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,705 reviews2026
Dev: Accidental StudiosPub: Gone Shootin
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Subliminal is a psychological horror game inspired by the urban legend of The Backrooms. Bleeding edge lighting and rendering, handcrafted open-ended levels, light and perspective-based puzzles, nostalgic spaces, unfamiliar faces, and a rotting feeling that something is not quite right.
Why similar: Investigation 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Mystery 14.1%, Horror 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.2%
- #22 OVERWRITE
82% matchVery Positive98% of 80 reviews2023
Dev: ツノウサギの家
Windows
Overwrite each other. A story-driven exploration adventure shaped by tragedy. ― I woke up in a research facility. And... someone was already inside me. (I initiated the experiment at this research facility.) (My first—and final—experiment for my sake. I staked everything on it.)
Why similar: Horror 32.4%, Multiple Endings 26.1%, Adventure 14.7%, Story Rich 14.1%, 2D 10.9%
- #23 The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
80% matchVery Positive94% of 3,251 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENTPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…
Why similar: Mystery 19.1%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Investigation 12.4%, Horror 9.5%
- #24 Whisperwind
83% matchVery Positive94% of 93 reviews2021
Dev: Punx Studios
Windows
Whisperwind is a short psychological horror experience featuring puzzles, multiple endings, creepy ambience and deep storytelling.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 23.3%, Horror 17.3%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Exploration 8.6%
- #25 Log.in
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: Little氷華
Windows
Log.in is a mystery-horror game where you explore a PC screen, digging through images, videos and files. Hidden somewhere in the system is the location of a girl being held captive. Your actions on the desktop will dramatically change the story and her fate.
Why similar: Mystery 27.8%, Horror 23.7%, Multiple Endings 18.9%, Puzzle 10.1%, Exploration 6.3%
- #26 Them
79% matchVery Positive91% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Lexip Games
Windows
You just want to play a video game in an old game club, but time passes quickly, and strange noises draw you into a dark nightmare! A nightmare that begins with an old video game... Are you ready to experience a 2D platformer game within the heart of a 3D first person psychological horror game?
Why similar: Horror 18%, Mystery 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11%, Puzzle 11%
- #27 Loop//Error
78% matchVery Positive88% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Koro Pixel StudioPub: Dark Product
Windows
Alone in the dead of night, you find yourself sent on a simple errand to check on a quiet gas station on the outskirts of town. But nothing here feels right. You can’t outrun this place. It wants you. And it will keep you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.5%, Horror 28.8%, Multiple Endings 21.7%, Story Rich 12.6%, Adventure 5.2%
- #28 Curse of Anabelle
81% matchMixed65% of 136 reviews2020
Dev: Rocwise Entertainment
Windows
Curse of Anabelle is a story driven adventure-horror/puzzle game which players can experience in the first person perspective. The storyline is based on real world myths and legends.
Why similar: Adventure 23.5%, Indie 21.5%, Horror 17.6%, Mystery 15.5%, Exploration 7.9%
- #29 The Complex: Expedition
75% matchVery Positive90% of 2,731 reviews2025
Dev: pgWave
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
When a routine expedition into The Complex goes horribly wrong, you're left alone and lost, wandering the seemingly infinite maze of hallways, otherwise known as the Backrooms. Might there be something following you?
Why similar: Horror 23.6%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Mystery 17%, Exploration 11.6%, Story Rich 10%
- #30 White Room Protocol
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 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 30.4%, Psychological Horror 29.8%, Story Rich 9.5%, First-Person 7.4%, Puzzle 6%
- #31 ALONE?
82% matchMixed41% of 190 reviews2016
Dev: Deceptive Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore and experience this horror story, as you embark on an ghostly adventure unlike anything you have played before. Come face-to-face with terror itself as you look for your missing sister.
Why similar: Horror 31%, Simulation 20.3%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Puzzle 13.5%, Adventure 8.9%
- #32 SCP – Containment Breach
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,768 reviews2026
Dev: Undertow GamesPub: SCP-CB Community Preservation Project
Windows
A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 24.1%, Horror 23%, Mystery 14.9%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Exploration 10.7%
- #33 Everloop
76% matchVery Positive94% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: Infinity Green Game Studio
Windows
You are trapped in an endless hallway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach your destiny.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 19.5%, Mystery 18.3%, Puzzle 13.8%, Exploration 10.3%
- #34 Scarred
77% matchMixed56% of 128 reviews2025
Dev: KOEX studioPub: iterco
Windows
Scarred is a first-person atmospheric horror puzzle game where you must uncover the truth about one of your schoolmates before it’s too late. Traverse a world of nightmares inspired by nostalgic Singaporean architecture as you fight to survive.
Why similar: Narrative 28% ★, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 14.6%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #35 Care
75% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: The Pocket Dimension
Windows
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Horror 20.3%, Investigation 20.2%, Mystery 19%, Puzzle 14%, Multiple Endings 13.8%
- #36 The Exit 8
73% matchVery Positive93% of 11,464 reviews2023
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 20.7%, Puzzle 15.4%, Mystery 12.4%, Exploration 12.2%
- #37 Found Horror Game 101.exe
78% matchMixed69% of 61 reviews2018
Dev: Yai Gameworks
Windows
You'll scream in pleasure... Choke with fear! Play through 101 sick, frightening and perverted games, released in an experimental episodic format Can the curious souls brave through the hidden depths of each game to reach the shocking conclusion? Maybe what's been lost was never meant to be found...
Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Mystery 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Puzzle 9.7%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #38 A Lonely Cabin Trip
76% matchMixed70% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
You were supposed to have a relaxing cabin trip on a island all alone but after several strange encounters you had a mystery to solve, will you be able to survive a first-person psychological horror game or will you run away?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 19.2%, Mystery 17%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #39 IN THE FACADE WE TRUST™
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 178 reviews2025
Dev: svklmrtPub: Patchwork Interactive
Windows
You’re torn between a girl who is obsessed with you and a creature. Whose words can lead you out of this endless loop? Trust the right person in the right cycle to get closer to the exit, or be misled by facades, complicating your next loop.
Why similar: Horror 34.1%, Exploration 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, First-Person 8.4%
- #40 ZERO PROTOCOL
72% matchVery Positive83% of 628 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Mystery 15.1%, Horror 11.2%, Puzzle 11.1%
- #41 BrokenLore: UNFOLLOW
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 278 reviews2026
Dev: Serafini Productions
Windows
BrokenLore: UNFOLLOW is a first-person psychological horror game that explores the impact social media has on mental health through the story of Anne, a victim of bullying trapped in a surreal nightmare where she must solve a dark mystery and confront sinister creatures.
Why similar: Horror 21.5%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Mystery 20.1%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #42 Dark Pals: The 1st Floor
69% matchVery Positive88% of 768 reviews2026
Dev: Skunx Games
Windows
In this singleplayer mascot horror game you're trapped in an abandoned children’s asylum. Solve twisted puzzles with your Ink Blaster, evade its disturbing mascots, and uncover secrets you had long forgotten about. Do you remember?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 28.4%, Horror 15.4%, Mystery 13.7%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #43 Re:Turn - One Way Trip
74% matchVery Positive81% of 204 reviews2020
Dev: Red Ego GamesPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Re:Turn - One Way Trip is a 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure horror game. Trapped in a ghostly train, Saki must search the past and present to find and save her friends. More importantly, Saki must use her wits if she is to survive against an unspeakable evil hellbent on avenging unrequited love.
Why similar: Horror 26%, Psychological Horror 23.2%, Puzzle 17.9%, Exploration 14.7%, Story Rich 12.5%
- #44 Home_0
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: Mike Ten
Windows
You are trapped in a memory of your past. Observe your surrounding carefully to end your nightmare.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.3%, Horror 20.9%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Puzzle 12.6%, Investigation 10.8%
- #45 Reflection
70% matchVery Positive83% of 260 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.2%, Horror 26.8%, Mystery 19.1%, Story Rich 11.2%, First-Person 4%
- #46 The Anomalous Hour
71% matchVery Positive92% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Gambir Studio
Windows
You are alone in a deserted station. Or are you? Take pictures of strange anomalies around the station and you might find a way out.
Why similar: Investigation 17.9%, Horror 16.1%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Mystery 12%
- #47 Elevator Zero
71% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: Arvus Games
Windows
In Elevator Zero, a first-person exploration and puzzle game, you find yourself trapped in an otherworldly dimension. Escape is possible only through the elevator.
Why similar: Horror 28.6%, Mystery 22%, Multiple Endings 18.2%, First-Person 10.8%, 3D 8.4%
- #48 Decarnation
70% matchVery Positive87% of 1,113 reviews2023
Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…
Why similar: Puzzle 21.5%, Horror 21.2%, Psychological Horror 21%, Story Rich 11.6%, Exploration 10.2%
- #49 Benny Bash
70% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Eduardo Scarpato
Windows
Survive this horror/puzzle adventure. Uncover the secrets of a cursed video game from the '80s while a malevolent entity hunts you. Solve escape room-style puzzles, navigate eerie labyrinths, and see how your actions in the game shape the real world. Stay sharp... and stay alive.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.1%, Horror 18.5%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Mystery 13.9%, Puzzle 12.5%
- #50 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
69% matchVery Positive81% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: X1 Games
Windows
Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…
Why similar: Horror 21.5%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Mystery 16.2%, Story Rich 8.2%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #51 Below, Rusted Gods
67% matchVery Positive89% of 309 reviews2026
Dev: FromSouthGames
Windows
You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 24.9%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 13.5%, Multiple Endings 13%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #52 The Empty Eyes
69% matchVery Positive82% of 74 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 23.7%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Mystery 19.3%, Story Rich 8.6%, Investigation 6.5%
- #53 MOLE
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,515 reviews2026
Dev: Off Black CreationsPub: Oro Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Pilot the MOLE, a monstrous post-war drilling machine built to descend deep below the Slavic soil. Fix failing systems, follow voices of the dead, and pray you can survive whatever is sharing your coffin. Will the vessel or your mind break first?
Why similar: Horror 24%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Puzzle 14.8%, Simulation 12.2%, Exploration 10.3%
- #54 Backrooms: Found Footage
68% matchVery Positive82% of 381 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: Horror 17.4%, Investigation 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13%, Exploration 12.4%, Mystery 10.7%
- #55 The Complex: Found Footage
66% matchVery Positive93% of 9,917 reviews2022
Dev: pgWave
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Experience the liminal world of the backrooms through a VHS camera, immersing into a mysterious story and wandering the dream-like structures... Might there be something following you?
Why similar: Horror 27.1%, Psychological Horror 23%, Mystery 15%, Exploration 10.9%, First-Person 7.3%
- #56 It Reaches
67% matchNo user reviews80% of 145 reviews2026
Dev: Emberflight GamesPub: Thomas Förg Media
Windows
It Reaches is a first person horror game, captured through the lens of a police officer’s body cam. Trapped inside the facilities of an abandoned hospital, find a way to escape the horrors lurking underground. Uncover a dark mystery left behind and don't get caught! They will reach for you…
Why similar: Horror 34.8%, Mystery 25.2%, Puzzle 12.7%, Exploration 9.1%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #57 The Haunted Building
68% matchVery Positive87% of 393 reviews2024
Dev: Genuine Studio
Windows
A 90s Hong Kong public housing block hides twisted tenants, buried truths, and ghosts. As security guard Lee Shing, your choices shape the story and unlock multiple endings. A mystery full of foreshadowing—some truths can only be uncovered through repeated playthroughs.
Why similar: Horror 18.6%, Multiple Endings 16.9%, Mystery 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Puzzle 10.8%
- #58 HOMESICKNESS
66% matchVery Positive95% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: jnity
Windows
HOMESICKNESS is a point-&-click psychological horror indie game exploring the nuances of nostalgia. Play as Theo, trapped in CHILDREEF’s daycare, descending floor by floor; surviving the remnants of time. Use the Kids' multi-tool, listen to obscure tapes, and make your way to the lot. She's waiting.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.2%, Horror 19.9%, Story Rich 15.5%, Exploration 15.3%, First-Person 7.5%
- #59 Luto
65% matchVery Positive85% of 1,351 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26%, Mystery 18.2%, Puzzle 13.7%, Story Rich 12.7%, Exploration 10.7%
- #60 Whispering Lane: Horror
68% matchMixed63% of 168 reviews2024
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the dark secrets of the abandoned house on Whispering Lane in this psychological horror game. Navigate through perilous twists, where each turn reveals a blend of horror and mystery. Can you unearth the truth before darkness consumes you?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.4%, Horror 26.3%, Puzzle 16.4%, Exploration 12.9%, First-Person 7.1%