- #1 Project Liminal 2
96% matchVery Positive90% of 63 reviews2026
Dev: AquaHeaven StudiosPub: TXC
Windows
Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.
Why similar: Puzzle 22.5%, Adventure 19.4%, Exploration 18.4%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Atmospheric 9.7%
- #2 The Fridge is Red
97% matchMixed56% of 230 reviews2022
Dev: 5WORD TeamPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
What is inside the Red Fridge? Collection of six episodes of psychological analog horror. Tour through liminal spaces filled with surreal events and uncanny strangers. Inspired by retro horrors of the PSX era.
Why similar: Surreal 15.8%, Psychedelic 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Mystery 11.2%, Horror 10.8%
- #3 Hollow Cocoon
96% matchVery Positive93% of 899 reviews2023
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.
Why similar: Thriller 15.3%, Survival Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Surreal 13.4%, Horror 12.3%
- #4 Post Trauma
95% matchMostly Positive74% of 649 reviews2025
Dev: RED SOUL GAMESPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Puzzle Horror game inspired by PS2 era classics. Navigate environments, tackle threats, and meet other lost characters in the depths of the Gloom.
Why similar: Escape Room 18.9% ★, Thriller 17.5%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Horror 10.1%
- #5 Subliminal
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,177 reviews2026
Dev: Accidental StudiosPub: Gone Shootin
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Thriller 18.9%, Surreal 16.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Mystery 11.1%, Horror 10.6%
- #6 Into The Gloom
94% matchVery Positive81% of 294 reviews2015
Dev: earrgamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
It's a retro horror game featuring eerie black, white, and red visuals. Embark on an exciting adventure across 18 suspenseful levels while evading "The Shadow" and discovering five possible endings. Immerse yourself in a chilling atmosphere with haunting environments and unsettling sounds.
Why similar: Thriller 19.5%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 13.1%, Survival Horror 12.4%, Survival 8.6%
- #7 Stay Still 2
93% matchMixed50% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Tarba Paul CornelPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Welcome to Stay Still 2, a spine-chilling first-person survival horror game. Based of the Vietnamese culture, this game unfolds as a daring experiment in which survival seems nearly impossible. Engage in a story gameplay, where puzzles are your key to progress, while surviving various threats.
Why similar: Surreal 23.5%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 15%, Psychological 12.8%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #8 Loathful
92% matchVery Positive89% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: FazerdooPub: Fazerdoo's Studio
Windows
Dive into a bone-chilling horror experience with PS1-style graphics. Step into the shoes of a Neural Net Solutions employee testing a virtual reality vacation system. Brace yourself for an immersive journey into terror, where the past meets cutting-edge fear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.4%, Survival Horror 22.7%, Retro 19.4%, Horror 18.5%, Exploration 8.2%
- #9 Psychopathy Assessment
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 137 reviews2024
Dev: Tarba Paul CornelPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Psychopathy Assessment is a retro-80s V.H.S PS1 style analog horror game that blurs the line between reality and delusion. Step into a universe where you're not just playing a game; you're taking a psychopathy test, but the stakes are considerably higher than a straightforward diagnosis.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.2%, Psychedelic 15.4%, Survival Horror 14%, Horror 12.5%, Survival 11.6%
- #10 Them
91% 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: Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 15.6%, Mystery 14.3%, Retro 12.4%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #11 Dreamcore
89% matchVery Positive89% of 1,683 reviews2025
Dev: MontraluzPub: Tlön Industries
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience liminal spaces like never before. Dreamcore is the ultimate psychological exploration game, set in the largest liminal world ever made. No guides, no path—only intuition. Will you keep your bearings in a world designed to make you lose them?
Why similar: Underwater 24.6% ★, Surreal 16%, Escape Room 12.5% ★, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 9.1%
- #12 Liminalcore
88% matchVery Positive83% of 688 reviews2024
Dev: Shadow Owl Studios
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Explore and admire while navigate through eerie, surreal environments inspired by the Backrooms lore. Explore this uncanny world lost in time and get lost in the otherworldly architecture in a world where reality bends and your sanity is tested.
Why similar: Underwater 23.6% ★, Psychological Horror 19%, Surreal 16.9%, Mystery 11.7%, Exploration 9.8%
- #13 Back in 1995
90% matchMixed67% of 140 reviews2016
Dev: Throw the warped code outPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac
A throwback to the survival horror and mystery games of the original Playstation, Back in 1995 faithfully re-creates everything from this forgotten era of games.
Why similar: Surreal 17.7%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 11.6%, Survival Horror 10.2%, Mystery 9.7%
- #14 Obscula
89% matchMostly Negative38% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Lunafrost Studio
Windows
Face the fears lurking in the dark. Obscula is a psychological horror experience that tells the story of someone seeking the truth but finding themselves trapped in a nightmare. There's no escape, only answers… but are you ready for the truth?
Why similar: Thriller 20.9%, Surreal 18.1%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 12.7%, Exploration 7.8%
- #15 Tormenture
87% matchVery Positive88% of 210 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: Surreal 20.5%, Retro 15.6%, Horror 14.5%, Mystery 12.5%, Exploration 10.6%
- #16 Saint of Chains
86% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: MystiveDev
Windows
Psychological single-player first-person horror. Explore dark environments, fight with melee and guns, and solve puzzles in this retro 2000s-inspired nightmare where the truth is more terrifying than the monsters.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Surreal 14%, Retro 11.7%, Horror 10.6%
- #17 Obsessed : Night Shift
86% matchVery Positive90% of 145 reviews2025
Dev: arydkPub: Akhir Hayat Studio
Windows
A PSX Inspired horror game where you must work and cook at a shop late at night and the horrors that comes with it.
Why similar: Thriller 26.3%, Horror 20.7%, Psychological Horror 19%, Retro 13.6%, Multiple Endings 13.4%
- #18 POOLS
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,218 reviews2024
Dev: Tensori
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.
Why similar: Surreal 22.9%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Underwater 14.6% ★, Exploration 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.4%
- #19 Echoes of Dread
85% matchVery Positive86% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Reaper GSPub: Kazakov Studios
Windows
Echoes Of Dread is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mansion, solve puzzles, and uncover the secrets hidden within. Prepare for unexpected encounters with terrifying entities.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.1%, Survival Horror 13.9%, Horror 13.7%, Surreal 12.2%, Thriller 11.5%
- #20 Decarnation
84% matchVery Positive88% of 1,071 reviews2023
Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Surreal 27%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Psychological Horror 12%, Psychedelic 11.9%, Horror 10.7%
- #21 ZERO PROTOCOL
82% matchVery Positive84% of 597 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Survival Horror 20.1%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Mystery 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Exploration 9.1%
- #22 The Sirena Expedition
83% matchVery Positive82% of 128 reviews2023
Dev: Giraffe Cat
Windows
The Sirena Expedition is a short PSX-style horror-platformer in which you explore a mysterious underwater facility.
Why similar: Underwater 41.1% ★, Horror 14.4%, Retro 12.3%, Mystery 9.7%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #23 DREAM LOGIC
82% matchVery Positive90% of 394 reviews2022
Dev: Teleopsia Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Horror 17.6%, Mystery 16.5%, Exploration 12%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #24 Hotel 188
80% matchVery Positive88% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Leonn CamayoPub: Andes Interactive
Windows
Dive into a realistic experience of the Backrooms, without jumpscares, getting lost in impossible spaces and feeling like something is watching you. The uncertainty of not knowing where you're going will make you want to quit… Will you be able to make it to the end?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.9%, Escape Room 28.6% ★, Atmospheric 12.9%, Exploration 11.7%, Adventure 7.2%
- #25 JANITOR BLEEDS
81% matchVery Positive87% of 270 reviews2022
Dev: KorpusPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.0 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: Surreal 14.7%, Thriller 14.5%, Psychological 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Horror 8.8%
- #26 project BLARI
81% matchVery Positive87% of 166 reviews2020
Dev: MaxEstLa
Windows
Try to survive in this semi open horror game inspired by the ps1 graphic era.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.3%, Survival 17%, Horror 15%, Thriller 14%, Multiple Endings 12.6%
- #27 Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 681 reviews2025
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol is a first-person survival horror game inspired by Junji Ito's psychological horror and eerie aesthetics. This work centers on the twisted potential of human nature and fear of the unknown, taking you on a journey of survival where memory and mystery intertwine.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.6%, Horror 18.6%, Thriller 15.2%, Exploration 13%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
- #28 Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 730 reviews2021
Dev: sodaraptorPub: Raptorsoft Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Meet colorful characters, discover mysterious secrets, and reassemble the fractured remains of an ethereal crystal as you explore a series of abstract worlds based on dreams, nightmares, and the places in between.
Why similar: Surreal 26.4%, Horror 13.6%, Retro 13%, 3D Platformer 10.5%, Exploration 10.1%
- #29 OK/NORMAL
79% matchVery Positive81% of 602 reviews2018
Dev: 98DEMAKE
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%
OK/NORMAL is a short, experimental third-person horror experience, inspired by early 3D console games of the 90's. Journey through a dark, disjointed, dreamlike dimension with your cloud companion! Remember a good diet, take your medicine, and you should be fine!
Why similar: Surreal 26.3%, Psychedelic 20.7%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Retro 15.1%, Horror 12.6%
- #30 Familiar Stranger
77% matchMixed64% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Duanyang WangPub: Horror engine games
Windows
The Familiar Stranger is a 3D psychological horror game where twisted memories and nightmares blur. Uncover dark secrets while evading a relentless entity that watches from the shadows. Can you escape the horrors of the past, or will they consume you?
Why similar: Exploration 31.6%, Psychological Horror 30.5%, Horror 29.3%, Adventure 8.6%
- #31 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: Thriller 29%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Horror 21.6%, Atmospheric 10%, 3D 5%
- #32 Stay Still
79% matchMixed43% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Tarba Paul CornelPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Stay Still is a first-person horror adventure based on Vietnamese culture. The gameplay is focused on storytelling, puzzles and avoiding dangerous threats & spirits hunting you. Solve various puzzles, watch your surroundings, and of course survive.
Why similar: Surreal 16.4%, Thriller 14.1%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Horror 10.3%, Psychedelic 10.1%
- #33 Ontotis
76% matchVery Positive83% of 115 reviews2023
Dev: Xenoplasis Games
Windows
Ontotis is a psychological horror game crafted by a solo developer focusing on atmosphere, mystery and an engaging story. Uncover scattered clues to unveil the chilling fate of the house's residents, while encountering a mysterious humanlike figure seemingly connected to them in their haunting tale.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.7%, Thriller 14.8%, Psychological 14.6%, Mystery 12.4%, Horror 9.9%
- #34 Benny Bash
75% matchVery Positive82% of 55 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: Escape Room 25.8% ★, Horror 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Psychological 12.3%, Mystery 11%
- #35 DOCTOR VISCERA
73% matchVery Positive97% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Liminal RoadPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Trapped in an abandoned asylum with the sinister Doctor Viscera, who will stop at nothing to keep you there as his test subject for cruel experiments. Explore the old GrimmHaus Asylum in this PSX-style survival horror game.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 14.3%, Retro 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.5%
- #36 Mirror Forge
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 183 reviews2022
Dev: MystiveDevPub: DreadXP
Windows
Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.
Why similar: Psychological 14.2%, Survival Horror 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Survival 11.1%, Horror 11%
- #37 Employee of The Month
74% matchVery Positive95% of 175 reviews2022
Dev: Projeckt Skeleton
Windows
An atmospheric retro inspired survival horror game. Enjoy the late shift at 'The Month' in an abstract and unsettling night of terror, spooks and convenience.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.2%, Psychedelic 19.2%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Exploration 12%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #38 Oneiros
75% matchVery Positive84% of 308 reviews2020
Dev: Coal Valley Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Will you be able to break the vicious circle? Can you regain control? Experience the surreal adventure filled with many puzzles and psychedelic visions.
Why similar: Escape Room 26.6% ★, Surreal 24.2%, Psychedelic 16.4%, Puzzle 9.3%, Exploration 7.1%
- #39 Dreamcore: Rabbit Hole
72% matchMixed69% of 263 reviews2026
Dev: Ankoku
Windows
Walking simulator. Explore cozy liminal spaces that feel unsettlingly familiar and spark your imagination, like a dream you’ve been in before.
Why similar: Underwater 25.1% ★, Surreal 17.8%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Exploration 11.4%, Horror 9.8%
- #40 DERE EXE: Rebirth of Horror
74% 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: Surreal 31.9%, Horror 25.3%, Psychological Horror 22%, Retro 20.8%
- #41 Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms
73% matchVery Positive93% of 130 reviews2022
Dev: Corey JeffriesPub: Spatial Quotient
Windows
An unsettling rogue-lite survival horror adventure. Iconic levels reshape around you. Classic and original entities lurk as greater beings bid for your favor. Collect relics and strange items. Grow stronger. Survive, escape, or claim more uncertain fates. Fall in. Get lost. Go beyond The Backrooms.
Why similar: Surreal 18.7%, Psychological 15%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 11.7%
- #42 Death Frame
70% matchVery Positive97% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: EpiXR Games UG
Windows
Explore a haunted mansion, uncover a killers madness, and enter surreal paintings to relive the twisted mind of a killer. Danger and mystery are lurking behind the screaming walls of this fascinating and frightening horror adventure.
Why similar: Surreal 14.9%, Thriller 13.5%, Psychedelic 10.8%, Psychological 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #43 Brutalism22
73% matchMixed65% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Marginal act
Windows
This is a retro horror game about the war in Ukraine and brutalist architecture in Eastern Europe
Why similar: Thriller 20.7%, Horror 13.7%, Multiple Endings 12%, Exploration 11.9%, Survival Horror 11.5%
- #44 Millennium Dream
67% matchVery Positive93% of 2,448 reviews2026
Dev: LucidDreamLab
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Wander through dreamscapes woven from memories of the millennium. Use your camera to freeze tender fragments of days gone by, collecting lost shards of childhood. In an atmosphere where Chinese Dreamcore and Liminal Space intertwine, savor a warmth that feels both familiar and strange.
Why similar: Thriller 24.9%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Horror 15.4%, Exploration 13.7%, Atmospheric 10.7%
- #45 Limoria
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 175 reviews2024
Dev: Farkas Interactive
Windows
Welcome to a world where you are lost between consciousness and dreams. As you wander the dark corridors of an old hotel, face the games your mind plays on you. Your memories linger like a shadow following you. But there's nowhere to escape... Are you ready to confront your darkest fears?
Why similar: Thriller 30.3%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, Exploration 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Horror 8.8%
- #46 HOMESICKNESS
69% matchVery Positive96% of 76 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 27.9%, Horror 16.2%, Psychological 15.8%, Exploration 15.2%, Retro 6.4%
- #47 A Liminal Place Remastered
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: Mirage Entertainment
Windows
A Liminal Place RMSTER is a solitary game, and relaxing on some levels. ALPR Uses Body-Cam, Analog Horror and Found Footage style. Including realistic Liminal Spaces, and "Backrooms" levels.
Why similar: Survival 27.4%, Exploration 19.3%, Puzzle 16.7%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Atmospheric 8%
- #48 Barbotine
69% matchVery Positive90% of 173 reviews2024
Dev: Alex Rassloff
Windows
An atmospheric horror micro-game that touches on topics of anxiety, isolation, body image and obsessive habits with a surreal PSX aesthetic.
Why similar: Surreal 26.7%, Psychological 25.7%, Horror 14.5%, Psychedelic 14.3%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #49 Fortuito: Lost History
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 78 reviews2021
Dev: FabioPDJ
Windows
Fortuito: Lost History is an indie adventure first-person horror, face the unknown with classic fps mechanics, solve puzzles and immerse in this bad trip!
Why similar: Surreal 19.5%, Mystery 16.2%, Retro 14.4%, Puzzle 13.9%, Horror 11%
- #50 [Chilla's Art] Onryo | 怨霊
72% matchMixed55% of 190 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Onryo | 怨霊 is a survival action horror game set in Japan. Your mission is to lift the curse of a haunted house using your exorcistic camera. As you explore the house and uncover its secrets, you will face enemies and puzzles.
Why similar: Psychological 14.5%, Horror 14.3%, Surreal 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Survival Horror 11.8%
- #51 Liminal Exit
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 102 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: Surreal 17.7%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Psychological 14.2%, Horror 12.3%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #52 Traumada
69% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: James Horn
Windows
Welcome to the horrific altered memories of my childhood home.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.6%, Horror 14.4%, Psychological 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12%, Mystery 8.5%
- #53 SILT
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 914 reviews2022
Dev: Spiral Circus GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Dive into a surreal ocean abyss in an atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Explore dangerous waters, possess sea creatures and solve environmental puzzles to discover what lies deep below the surface…
Why similar: Underwater 30.8% ★, Surreal 19.4%, Horror 12.5%, Psychedelic 9.6%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #54 Necrophosis
65% matchVery Positive91% of 791 reviews2025
Dev: Dragonis AresPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.
Why similar: Surreal 25.5%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Mystery 13.9%, Horror 13.4%, Exploration 8.6%
- #55 The Liminal Dimension
66% matchVery Positive82% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're trapped in an endless loop within a liminal dimension, where each loop leads to increasingly unsettling places. Will you find the way out of this psychological horror? The game offers a unique déjà vu experience that blurs the lines between reality and illusion.
Why similar: Underwater 30.1% ★, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Surreal 16.1%, Horror 13.9%, Mystery 8.2%
- #56 Depths of Sanity
67% matchVery Positive88% of 91 reviews2022
Dev: Bomb Shelter Games
Windows
A mysterious signal. A missing crew. And the one man trying to piece it all together. As Abe Douglas, dive deep into a fully underwater metroidvania to explore massive oceanic biomes, battle monstrous bosses, and piece together a mystery that threatens not only your crew, but your own sanity.
Why similar: Underwater 39.4% ★, Surreal 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Mystery 9.4%, Exploration 8.5%
- #57 RESTORER
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
RESTORER is a classic walking simulator set in an old, atmospheric mansion. Something roams the halls… It wants to share its secret—with the price being your sanity.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.5%, Psychedelic 22.4%, Thriller 19.3%, Horror 13.2%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #58 LIMINAL WATERS
65% matchVery Positive84% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: DK Productions
Windows
Explore, Listen and Observe. LIMINAL WATERS is a liminal space exploration game. Discover a large facility with diverse rooms and themes and be enchanted by the radiant beauty of Unreal Engine 5.6. Relaxation, anxiety, confusion or familiarity? The mysterious Poolrooms are waiting for you.
Why similar: Surreal 45.8%, Horror 29.2%, Adventure 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #59 Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 460 reviews2016
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh is an Immersive Horror Adventure, featuring a Complex Story and Deep Atmosphere.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.2%, Horror 17.2%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Survival 15.3%, 3D Platformer 10.1%