- #1 [Chilla's Art] Night Security | 夜間警備
97% matchVery Positive89% of 1,002 reviews2023
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Night Security | 夜間警備 is a Japanese psychological horror game about night security.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 16.3%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Supernatural 14.8%, Horror 12%, Mystery 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the job-based horror aesthetic where mundane nightly tasks are interrupted by supernatural threats.
- #2 HELLMART
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,129 reviews2026
Dev: GAZE IN GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Supermarket simulator meets horror. You’re a clerk at a 24-hour convenience store. During the day - serve customers and hit your sales goals. At night - beware of strange clients. Try to survive 7 days in the Far North.
Why similar: Life Sim 11.7%, Survival Horror 10.9%, Supernatural 10.9%, Immersive Sim 10.6%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similar blend of retail-based simulation and horror, forcing players to manage tasks while under duress.
- #3 The Cabin Factory
95% matchVery Positive91% of 3,821 reviews2024
Dev: International Cat StudiosPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Immersive Sim 16.5%, Horror 15%, Survival Horror 8.4%, Logic 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive-sim horror experience that emphasizes the psychological weight of working in an isolated, industrial setting.
- #4 [Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件
96% matchVery Positive82% of 3,323 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.
Why similar: Horror 33.1%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Mystery 8.2%, First-Person 7.7%, Realistic 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A seminal work in the job-horror genre that mirrors the feeling of being trapped in a workplace while something sinister watches from the shadows.
- #5 Security Booth: Director's Cut
94% matchVery Positive90% of 292 reviews2022
Dev: Kyle HorwoodPub: Cloud Colony Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The year is 1996 and you’re employed by a science lab called Nova Nexus. You work as a security guard at the front gate to the lab, inside a guard booth. However, tonight it seems something important is happening inside of Nova Nexus and things are... well... a little strange.
Why similar: Mystery 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Dark 13.2%, First-Person 12.1%, Horror 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the tension of performing repetitive, simulation-based tasks while being monitored by an unseen, malevolent force.
- #6 The Closing Shift
94% matchMixed66% of 122 reviews2025
Dev: Bird Box Games
Windows
A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.
Why similar: Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Simulation 17.6%, Dark 17.3%, Exploration 14.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at building dread through the lens of a service-industry worker dealing with a persistent, stalking threat.
- #7 PROJECT 13
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 201 reviews2024
Dev: N0NPub: Glacier LTD
Windows
As one of many kidnapped and enslaved Probants of the Project 13 Group... You need to find Anomalies through your Walk. If you not obey and report , you will be stuck in it forever.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.9%, Immersive Sim 17.2%, Horror 15.5%, First-Person 10.2%, Simulation 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the same focus on psychological horror and exploration within a confined, simulation-heavy environment.
- #8 Fears to Fathom - Home Alone
92% matchVery Positive90% of 11,163 reviews2021
Dev: Rayll
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 14%
Fears to Fathom is an episodic psychological horror game where each episode unveils a short story narrated by the ones who survived.
Why similar: Horror 32.9%, Psychological Horror 27.2%, First-Person 13%, Realistic 7.6%, Atmospheric 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the specific feeling of vulnerability and the need to protect one's space from an encroaching, unseen intruder.
- #9 Zoochosis
91% matchMixed61% of 2,402 reviews2024
Dev: Clapperheads
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Zoochosis is a bodycam horror simulation game. You’re a zookeeper. Identify infected mutant animals, make a vaccine and cure them. Will you save all of them and survive?
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.6%, Realistic 18.1%, Dark 14%, Horror 12.1%, First-Person 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a realistic, atmospheric horror experience that forces the player to manage a facility while dealing with terrifying anomalies.
- #10 Alien: Isolation
91% matchVery Positive93% of 67,015 reviews2014
Dev: Creative AssemblyPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 17.2 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: Survival Horror 31.1%, Horror 21.8%, Stealth 21.1%, First-Person 10%, Atmospheric 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for immersive-sim survival horror, where you must balance survival mechanics with the constant threat of a superior predator.
- #11 Happy's Humble Burger Farm
90% matchVery Positive88% of 3,016 reviews2021
Dev: Scythe Dev TeamPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Congrats, you're hired! Serve customers and maintain the Happy's Humble Burger Farm restaurant alone on the overnight. But be careful; things fall apart if you mess up! After work, head home and keep your eyes open for a way to escape the Barnyard Buds and their fast food fever-dream.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.1%, Immersive Sim 22%, Horror 16.3%, First-Person 12%, Realistic 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Blends fast-paced job simulation with dark, atmospheric horror in a way that feels stylistically similar to ORDER 13.
- #12 Iron Lung
89% matchVery Positive92% of 11,291 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Horror 24.2%, Atmospheric 11.4%, First-Person 11.3%, Dark 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic simulation horror game that forces you to rely on limited tools to survive in a hostile, dark environment.
- #13 Pacific Drive
88% matchVery Positive83% of 26,975 reviews2024
Dev: Ironwood StudiosPub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 35.1%, First-Person 13.8%, Horror 13.8%, Exploration 12.5%, Atmospheric 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines survival and simulation mechanics with a deep, atmospheric mystery that requires constant maintenance of your primary tool for survival.
- #14 Dead Signal
89% matchVery Positive89% of 1,103 reviews2023
Dev: Reflect Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Monitor camera feeds, report valuable info, and hand-deliver shady packages. An hourly quota of reports will test your keen eye to spot the differences, while timed deliveries will force you outside unexpectedly. Until you clock out for the night almost nowhere is safe.
Why similar: Horror 22.8%, Simulation 17.8%, Realistic 16.6%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Dark 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic simulation horror game that relies on hidden-object mechanics and puzzle-solving to survive a supernatural encounter.
- #15 Still It Runs
87% matchMixed52% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: NAYUGPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Still It Runs is a stealth adventure where you play as a cat, alone in a strangely silent house. Collect scattered memories, uncover what once happened here—and try to stay unseen.
Why similar: Cats 25.2%, Stealth 15%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Horror 9.1%, Realistic 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features a cat-centric narrative that prioritizes stealth and exploration, echoing the companion-protection element of the seed game.
- #16 Shift 87
86% matchVery Positive86% of 219 reviews2024
Dev: PixelsplitPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Your task today: Memorize your environment and report any anomalies. Good luck with your shift! "Shift 87" is an observation horror game with subtle anomalies and unsettling occurrences.
Why similar: Capitalism 23.4%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, First-Person 10.8%, Mystery 10%, Dark 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses walking-simulator and hidden-object mechanics to create a sense of constant unease.
- #17 Creepy Shift: House For Sale
85% matchVery Positive92% of 384 reviews2025
Dev: Night Shift TeamPub: Red Limb Studio
Windows
Handyman needed - ASAP! The investor’s coming in the morning, and the house still isn’t ready! Take on an extra shift where horror meets simulation. Tackle the chaos, uncover dark secrets, and finish everything before dawn.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.4%, Immersive Sim 15.8%, Horror 12.8%, First-Person 9.3%, Realistic 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-based horror game that tasks the player with managing a property while dealing with unsettling, supernatural events.
- #18 MADiSON
86% matchVery Positive87% of 3,450 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Survival Horror 20.5%, Horror 18.3%, Dark 11.4%, First-Person 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a high-tension psychological horror experience that excels at making the player feel vulnerable in a first-person perspective.
- #19 Rewind Or Die
84% matchVery Positive94% of 453 reviews2023
Dev: Comp-3 InteractivePub: Torture Star Video
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
There's a serial killer stalking your video store, and you just got called into work on your day off! Stock shelves, deal with customers and RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.7%, Stealth 15.9%, Horror 12.4%, Mystery 9.3%, Dark 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: An indie survival-horror game that captures the retro, atmospheric dread of working in a dying retail environment.
- #20 Dollmare
82% matchVery Positive94% of 2,183 reviews2024
Dev: Alex GradePub: Almost Done Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
You've accepted a shady job offer at a doll factory. Inspect dolls for defects and anomalies. Follow strange protocols. Don't get fired and stay alive.
Why similar: Supernatural 20.9%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 15.4%, First-Person 11.1%, Simulation 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that uses simulation elements to build a deeply unsettling atmosphere.
- #21 SCP-3008: Infinite Store
83% matchVery Positive85% of 105 reviews2026
Dev: YAPPub: Yet Another Publisher
Windows · Mac
An observation-driven psychological horror set inside an endless furniture superstore. Spot anomalies, choose the correct path, complete your shopping list — and escape the loop.
Why similar: Survival Horror 11.6%, Life Sim 11.3%, Supernatural 11.1%, Immersive Sim 10.2%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the survival and simulation aspects of being trapped in a massive, endless store environment.
- #22 Who's at the door?
82% matchVery Positive90% of 1,646 reviews2025
Dev: SKONEC Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
You are trapped in a small house, suffering from psychosis with no memory. Carefully observe your surroundings to distinguish reality from hallucinations, and overcome your illness by taking medication from visitors at the right time.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 17.2%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Horror 12.4%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Realistic 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the immersive-sim aspect of managing a space while dealing with the paranoia of potential intruders.
- #23 No, I'm not a Human
80% matchVery Positive93% of 31,055 reviews2025
Dev: TrioskazPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.2%, Horror 21.2%, Dark 13.5%, Mystery 11.7%, First-Person 11%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that forces the player to make difficult choices while navigating a tense, indie-developed world.
- #24 Cat Fred Evil Pet
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 98 reviews2023
Dev: WildGamesNet
Windows
Care for a cute cat Fred. If the pet is displeased, a horror game will start!
Why similar: Survival Horror 44.9%, Horror 26.8%, First-Person 10.6%, Exploration 8.7%, Simulation 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror title that centers on the relationship with a pet, mirroring the protective bond found in ORDER 13.
- #25 THRESHOLD
81% matchVery Positive85% of 1,354 reviews2024
Dev: Julien EveilléPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Horror 16.2%, Survival Horror 15%, Dark 13.9%, Mystery 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric walking-simulator that leans heavily into psychological horror and dark, confined spaces.
- #26 DYSTHANASIA
79% matchVery Positive89% of 362 reviews2025
Dev: Madowaku KoboPub: Eroge Japan
Windows
You awaken in a cold unfamiliar building crawling with grotesque creatures. Stave off terror using your wits and anything you can find, then try to make it out alive in this highly atmospheric environmental horror game.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.4%, Stealth 15.4%, Supernatural 15%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark survival-horror title that uses psychological themes to create a sense of hopelessness and dread.
- #27 Reflection
79% matchVery Positive84% of 264 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: Supernatural 18%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 14.2%, Realistic 12.5%, Dark 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic, atmospheric psychological horror game that focuses on the internal state of the protagonist.
- #28 Corner Shop: NightShift
78% matchVery Positive87% of 284 reviews2026
Dev: Live Motion Games
Windows
Take a night shift job in a place that runs on habit, not purpose. Restock shelves, take deliveries, clean the mess, and try to make it till morning. Not everything feels right and you’re never quite alone. Something waits in the dark.
Why similar: Life Sim 13.9%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Horror 8.5%
- #29 Retail Hell
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 613 reviews2026
Dev: LEAP Game StudiosPub: Midnighters
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Trapped in an infinite shift, you are the sole clerk of purgatory’s only convenience store. Manage stock, pay your taxes and keep nightmarish creatures at bay as you uncover the secret of why your shift never ends. Clock in. Serve the dead. Survive the shift.
Why similar: Horror 19.9%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, First-Person 13.4%, Mystery 13%, Dark 11.6%
- #30 Creepy Shift: Roadside Diner
78% matchVery Positive89% of 286 reviews2024
Dev: Night Shift TeamPub: Red Limb Studio
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A broke young man takes on the night shift at a roadside diner. In the glow of the blood moon, routine tasks turn into a fight for survival. First-person horror based on a dark creepypasta with a set of rescue rules.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.5%, Supernatural 17.6%, Realistic 11.5%, Horror 9.6%, Dark 8.9%
- #31 In The Backrooms
81% matchMixed58% of 160 reviews2022
Dev: BLOCK 211
Windows
"God save you if you hear something wandering around nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you.."
Why similar: Supernatural 18.7%, Immersive Sim 15%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 11.8%, Realistic 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a cinematic, supernatural horror experience that emphasizes the feeling of being lost in an endless, industrial-like space.
- #32 The Floor Above
76% matchVery Positive90% of 271 reviews2026
Dev: Swytapp Games
Windows
A claustrophobic anomaly-horror game where you can only turn, blink, and decide: is it real or not? Survive five endings and uncover Mike’s story.
Why similar: Cats 25.7%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Simulation 16.2%, Horror 13.4%, Dark 10.2%
- #33 Creepy Shift: Uncle Joe’s Motel
76% matchVery Positive92% of 244 reviews2026
Dev: Night Shift Team Pub: Red Limb Studio
Windows
An unknown actress takes a job at Uncle’s Motel to make ends meet. She’s running from trouble but peace is the last thing she’ll find here. A blend of cozy simulation, horror, and psychological depth, wrapped in a dark, noir-tinged atmosphere.
Why similar: Cats 17%, Horror 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Immersive Sim 11.4%, Realistic 11.1%
- #34 The 18th Attic - Paranormal Anomaly Hunting Game
75% matchVery Positive88% of 202 reviews2026
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
The 18th Attic is a psychological horror game where you play as a man trapped in the attic with your cat companion, armed only with a camera. Hunt down paranormal anomalies by taking their pictures and detecting their presence to unravel secrets of your past. Each photo unlocks a new memory.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.9%, Horror 19.8%, Dark 16.4%, Atmospheric 10.4%, First-Person 10.1%
- #35 Barking from the Dark
73% matchVery Positive88% of 215 reviews2026
Dev: shoftArt
Windows
You’re on duty at crossing #13. Keep an eye on the tracks, repair the sleepers, open the barriers for trains, cars, and people. Something in the woods is barking… and it’s calling you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19%, Survival Horror 17.6%, Horror 16.3%, Stealth 12.5%, Dark 11.9%
- #36 The Door Factory
74% matchMixed42% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: David GallardoPub: HeadArrow
Windows
The Door Factory is a first-person horror game where you inspect mysterious doors before they are sent into production. Step inside, observe the environment, spot anomalies, and decide whether each door should be approved or reported.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 13%, Realistic 9.7%, First-Person 6.6%
- #37 Project 13: Taxidermy Trails
75% matchVery Positive91% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: DRYBREADPub: GlacierLTD
Windows
Project 13: Taxidermy Trails, a Walking Simulator set in a mesmerizing Taxidermy Museum. In this immersive experience, you assume the role of an kidnapped Probant forced to find a way to escape. Complete all 13 Walks to get out of this Nightmare.
Why similar: Simulation 17.9%, First-Person 14.8%, Realistic 14.7%, Immersive Sim 14.2%, Horror 13.8%
- #38 It follows you
77% matchMixed51% of 51 reviews2022
Dev: Boom Games
Windows
You are all alone in this dark and frightening place. Run and hide, hurry to find a way out, because it follows you...
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.3%, Immersive Sim 14.4%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Stealth 12.2%, Horror 11.1%
- #39 13F
73% matchVery Positive95% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: PixelCat
Windows
You are a tired office worker who has been working overtime until late at night due to a heavy workload and is trapped in a strange office building. You have to get to the first floor quickly and go home to rest, because you have to go to work tomorrow morning!
Why similar: Immersive Sim 35.5%, Simulation 20.3%, Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 16%, Mystery 8.3%
- #40 Obfuscation
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: mid1224
Windows
Escaping from a car trunk, you find yourself in the garage of a mysterious house, with no memory of what happened. Step inside this first-person psychological horror experience and uncover the truth hidden inside.
Why similar: Supernatural 17.1%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 13.5%, Dark 11.1%, Realistic 8.9%
- #41 ROUTINE
69% matchVery Positive92% of 8,522 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.2%, Stealth 16.2%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Dark 11.5%, Horror 10.7%
- #42 Kiosk
71% matchVery Positive88% of 2,914 reviews2025
Dev: Vivi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Kiosk is a horror cooking game where you prepare orders for late-night customers who visit your cozy, rain-soaked kiosk. The eerie atmosphere clashes with the mounting tension as you serve your mysterious visitors.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 19.9%, Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, First-Person 9.9%, Mystery 8.1%
- #43 True Nightmare - Roadside Сafe
72% matchVery Positive80% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: Frost Fox Studios
Windows
Immerse yourself in an atmospheric psychological horror with a haunting VHS aesthetic. As a night-shift waitress at a secluded roadside café, serve strange patrons and feel mounting dread. Each night, the nightmare becomes more real, and someone is watching from the darkness. Can you survive?
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.6%, Immersive Sim 15.1%, Life Sim 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 9.2%
- #44 Cat Named Mojave
70% matchVery Positive96% of 341 reviews2025
Dev: Stargazers Studios
Windows
Stranded in the desert, your only hope of escaping rests in a strange Catman. His one request: hunt down surreal creatures, skin them, and chop them up so he can keep them as trophies.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.1%, Horror 20.9%, Simulation 13%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Mystery 11.4%
- #45 Psalm 5:9-13
71% matchVery Positive84% of 2,048 reviews2024
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 19%
"Psalm 5:9-13" is a first-person psychological horror game with VHS effect. Be careful and attentive, there is something hiding in these rooms, something is watching from the darkness.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 14.9%, Mystery 12.1%, Realistic 11.2%, Dark 10.9%
- #46 Project13: Nightwatch
74% matchMixed53% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: DRYBREADPub: Glacier LTD
Windows
A new Observer Gametype where you take on the role of an Observer tasked with guarding the HQ of the Project 13 Corp. . Prevent any Observer Prisoner, each potentially containing a anomaly, from infiltrating the HQ. Equipped with a high-tech binocular, your observation skills are the key to success.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 26%, Simulation 18.3%, Realistic 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, First-Person 13.2%
- #47 Get a midnight snack without mom knowing
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Toilet Games
Windows
Find delicious food in the dark kitchen. But you have to move as carefully as possible. My mom may wake up.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 19.4%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Stealth 16.1%, Horror 11.7%, First-Person 6.1%
- #48 Dishwashing Simulator
71% matchVery Positive87% of 541 reviews2024
Dev: Frinky
Windows
A short, unique survival-farming-base-building-tycoon-horror game where you must survive through washing dishes. Explore mysterious depths, manage resources, and unravel a cryptic narrative. In DWS, a chore becomes a journey to freedom.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.3%, Immersive Sim 20.3%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Simulation 8.6%, First-Person 6.3%
- #49 Midnight Crane
70% matchVery Positive85% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: Dekaizen Studios LLC
Windows
A psychological horror game where you spend a night in the shoes of an arcade worker named Marcus. Win prizes on the crane machine and shoot some hoops. Just make sure to keep the doors locked.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 21.3%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 12.3%, First-Person 9.8%, Survival Horror 9.6%
- #50 The Empty Eyes
69% matchVery Positive82% of 83 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: Survival Horror 21.1%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 14.4%, Mystery 10.4%, Immersive Sim 9.1%
- #51 Echoes of Dread
70% matchVery Positive85% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Reaper GSPub: Kazakov Studios
Windows
Wake up inside an abandoned mansion. Uncover the dark fate of a missing family. Survive the presence that stalks you within these walls.
Why similar: Supernatural 19.9%, Survival Horror 18.1%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 13.4%, First-Person 9.4%
- #52 The Sushi House
68% matchVery Positive83% of 110 reviews2025
Dev: Noirbit
Windows
On your first day at the sushi shop, everything seemed normal. But a subtle sense of unease begins to seep into your daily routine. And slowly, you find yourself drawn toward something hidden within.
Why similar: Stealth 18.7%, Life Sim 18.3%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Dark 10.5%, Horror 9.8%
- #53 Static Dread: The Lighthouse
67% matchVery Positive91% of 1,533 reviews2025
Dev: solarsuit.gamesPub: Polden Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.3%, Life Sim 16.6%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 12.8%, Dark 11.3%
- #54 White Room Protocol
68% 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: Psychological Horror 19.8%, Horror 16.4%, Supernatural 13.6%, Realistic 12.7%, Dark 11.7%
- #55 Serve Or Die
65% matchVery Positive91% of 116 reviews2026
Dev: Dead Tape Studio
Windows
In Serve Or Die, you work alone in a small sandwich shop during the night shift. With a VHS-inspired style and an increasingly unsettling atmosphere, survive as simple orders turn into something far more disturbing.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 25.1%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Horror 19.8%, Life Sim 9.9%, Simulation 9.8%
- #56 Haunted Room : 205
65% matchVery Positive95% of 429 reviews2025
Dev: Gameloop
Windows
To save money, you rent an unusually cheap apartment, believing you could coexist with “them” as you always have. But you soon discover that the disturbances here run far deeper—and are far more dangerous—than anything you’ve encountered before.
Why similar: Supernatural 18.7%, Life Sim 14.5%, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Horror 11.7%, First-Person 10.3%
- #57 The Gravedigger
67% matchVery Positive85% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: Authogin
Windows
You're hired to dig up graves at a local church, looting valuables while demonic activity escalates. You must find and return all the burnt bones to stop the demonic activity. Each night you will dig for valuables to find bones, fend off growing corruption, and survive to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 17.6%, Horror 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Mystery 10.1%, Dark 9.8%
- #58 DARK NIGHT WITH FLOPPA
67% matchVery Positive90% of 560 reviews2023
Dev: BLOCK 211
Windows
Find all the pictures before Floppa finds you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.6%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 15%, Dark 13.5%, Immersive Sim 12.3%
- #59 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
67% 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: Survival Horror 20.6%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 13.1%, Dark 11.6%, First-Person 8.8%
- #60 The Boba Teashop
64% matchVery Positive94% of 1,400 reviews2025
Dev: Mike Ten
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A cozy horror game where you own and manage a boba tea shop. Prepare boba teas, serve customers, and expand your menu to grow your business.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Immersive Sim 19.6%, Horror 18.7%, First-Person 12.4%, Atmospheric 8.4%