Games Like Perfect Vermin

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

Why similar: Surreal 31.1%, Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%, Dark 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It shares a similar low-poly, surreal, and unsettling atmosphere that makes the mundane feel deeply wrong.

Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Horror 19%, Dark 18.7%, First-Person 11.9%, Atmospheric 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, experimental indie horror title that prioritizes atmosphere and psychological tension over long-form gameplay.

You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.8%, Surreal 23.1%, Horror 20.3%, First-Person 13.3%, Puzzle 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the same core loop of observing your surroundings for subtle, supernatural anomalies in a repetitive environment.

There’s a fly in your apartment! Hunt it down and squish it! Damn, that fly is fast! If a fly swat won’t get it, use furniture. If that doesn’t work, use anything you can find… just squish it! The more you smash, the more points you earn.

Why similar: Destruction 35.7%, First-Person 12.9%, Action 12.4%, Horror 11.5%, Indie 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the frantic, destructive energy of hunting down an elusive target within a confined space.

Explore a quiet house. Destroy any furniture that seems... off. This is just a bit of decluttering. Probably.

Why similar: Surreal 34%, Destruction 29.5%, First-Person 8.9%, Indie 8.4%, Action 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: It leans into the destruction and surreal office horror themes, making it a direct thematic cousin to your seed game.

You return to your old apartment one last time, in search of a sickened raven. You must speak to him, and discover the cause behind the calamity that has spread across the world.

Why similar: Horror 24.5%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Surreal 12.9%, Dark 11%, Indie 6%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological adventure that shares the indie, first-person horror sensibilities of the seed game.

Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

Why similar: Surreal 34.9%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, First-Person 13.6%, Horror 9.8%, Puzzle 8%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes surreal, perspective-based puzzles within an office-like environment that will feel familiar to fans of the genre.

Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

Why similar: Horror 31.7%, First-Person 14.8%, Psychological Horror 9%, Great Soundtrack 6.9%, Indie 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A modern, high-quality indie horror experience that uses first-person exploration to build a sense of unease.

An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world

Why similar: Surreal 53.2%, Psychological Horror 29.7%, First-Person 12.8%, Action 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: While more aggressive, it shares a deeply surreal, dark, and off-putting aesthetic that challenges the player's perception.

The Repairing Mantis is a narrative horror game that lets you experience the disturbing, violent (yet absurdly poetic) story of a mantis on a mission to repair a bridge made of flying squirrel flesh.

Why similar: Surreal 23.2%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Horror 18.6%, First-Person 9.5%, Atmospheric 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A bizarre, surreal walking simulator that prioritizes a disturbing, dream-like narrative experience.

Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

Why similar: Dark 22.3%, Horror 18.5%, First-Person 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Surreal 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a high-stakes, short, and dark experience that feels just as intense and focused as the hunt in Perfect Vermin.

A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

Why similar: Horror 24.6%, Psychological Horror 24.2%, Dark 11%, First-Person 9.8%, Surreal 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in short-form, claustrophobic horror that relies on limited sensory input to create intense dread.

Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.

Why similar: Horror 27.4%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, First-Person 11.6%, Dark 8.9%, Adventure 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic first-person horror experience that emphasizes environmental interaction and physics-based puzzles.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Surreal 29.5%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Horror 19.1%, First-Person 10.1%, Story Rich 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a unique, surreal psychological narrative that forces players to observe and manipulate their surroundings in strange ways.

You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.7%, Dark 14.3%, Horror 13.9%, Surreal 12.8%, First-Person 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Like The Exit 8, this game forces you to carefully scrutinize your environment to survive a surreal, repeating loop.

A VR/Desktop game where you are a new D-Class personnel in secret SCP Research Site-50 when everything falls apart. Use what you can find as you explore the facility, access logs to learn about the SCP entities in containment, and run for your life from the SCP entities that have escaped.

Why similar: Horror 33.1%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, First-Person 13%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%, Indie 9%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that traps you in a facility where you must navigate and survive against hidden threats.

Clock in for the worst cleaning shift of your life: Unclog nasty toilets and scrub ectoplasm in this 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. Get the job done and don't get caught by the entities hunting you!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28%, Horror 24.2%, Dark 17.9%, First-Person 15.1%, Action 6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines the mundane task of cleaning with supernatural horror elements for a tense, first-person experience.

Skull Hotel is a horror game where you clean hotel rooms while creatures hide, waiting to kill you.

Why similar: Dark 23.9%, Horror 22.7%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, First-Person 12.7%, Atmospheric 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A walking simulator that excels at creating a dark, unsettling environment for the player to explore.

Trapped in a nightmarish mannequin factory where reality itself is shattered, unravel the secrets of Mirrored Phantoms. Explore a deeply atmospheric world, solve the mystery of the mirror shards, and survive the terrors that await in this slow-burning, first-person horror experience.

Why similar: Horror 23%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Dark 13.9%, First-Person 11.6%, Surreal 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on atmospheric, psychological horror in a first-person perspective that feels isolated and surreal.

Оne day your life changes dramatically and you become a hostage of your own home. Your task is to survive but to do this you need to get outside.

Why similar: Adventure 13.3%, Indie 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Action 12.3%, Horror 11%

Why You'll Like It: An indie action-horror game that keeps the pacing fast and the atmosphere consistently dark.

Escape an ever-shrinking cave tunnel in this tense spelunking horror. As the stone walls transform into flesh, you'll face perilous claustrophobic spaces, flooded passages, and twisted inhuman creatures.

Why similar: Dark 18.3%, Horror 16.3%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, First-Person 12.7%, Gore 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person adventure that uses 3D space to create a sense of vulnerability and horror.

Vigil is a short Narrative Horror Game that takes place in an unsettling underground facility. Your job is to dispose of boxes, however, you’re not alone. A terrifying automaton roams the facility, moving only when you look away or when you blink in real life.

Why similar: Horror 26.5%, Dark 21.6%, First-Person 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Adventure 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game that keeps the action tight and the atmosphere oppressive throughout.

Just a game about a friendly fungus. There's nothing wrong, is there?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 21.3%, Surreal 20.5%, First-Person 12.4%, Atmospheric 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror title that emphasizes exploration and finding hidden elements within a strange setting.

In Viscera Cleanup Detail, you step into the boots of a space-station janitor tasked with cleaning up after various horrific sci-fi horror events. Instead of machineguns and plasma-rifles, your tools are a mop and bucket. That hero left a mess, and it's up to you to deal with the aftermath.

Why similar: Gore 35.1%, First-Person 22.7%, Horror 17.8%, Indie 7.9%, Multiplayer 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It turns the aftermath of destruction into a gameplay mechanic, mirroring the cleanup aspect of your seed game.

The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.

Why similar: First-Person 25.8%, Surreal 22.1%, Indie 12.1%, Adventure 8.2%, Psychological Horror 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It deconstructs the office environment through a surreal and psychological lens that fans of Perfect Vermin will appreciate.

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 24.9%, Dark 19.9%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, First-Person 13.3%, Adventure 7%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle-horror game that requires careful observation to navigate its survival-horror elements.

Bad Cheese is a psychological horror inspired by the eerie charm of 1920s animation. Step into the tiny paws of a mouse spending the weekend at home with a dysfunctional Dad while Mom's away. Be on your best behavior and KEEP DADDY HAPPY.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 15.7%, Dark 12.4%, Surreal 12%, First-Person 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, psychological-horror game that uses a unique aesthetic to deliver its unsettling narrative.

A man living in his new apartment finds himself in the center of something much more sinister.

Why similar: Surreal 28.5%, Horror 23%, Dark 11.1%, First-Person 10.1%, Puzzle 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, puzzle-heavy horror game that traps the player in a domestic setting, echoing the confined horror of the seed game.

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: Psychological Horror 19%, Surreal 18%, Dark 14.1%, Horror 13.4%, First-Person 8.3%

Your entire life has been a lie. There are catacombs under every home and building, stretching down for miles. Something calls you deeper into the labyrinth. Delve into the depths, and discover the monstrosities below.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.1%, Horror 18.9%, Surreal 18.4%, First-Person 10.6%, Atmospheric 6.3%

Scauage is a short horror experience where you play as a scavenger looting an abandoned house, uncovering its dark secrets and collecting hidden treasures while facing what lurks within.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.1%, Horror 20.9%, Dark 20.1%, First-Person 11.8%, Atmospheric 7.8%

Explore the mystery behind a once-loved and hugely popular children's toy, also known as MUZY, in this terrifying horror adventure game. Several reports detail frightening incidents connected to accidents. Your job is to solve the puzzles and find the cause of these unsettling occurrences.

Why similar: Surreal 17.4%, Horror 15.4%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Dark 10.9%, Adventure 8.1%

Indie horror game that will take your adrenaline to another level.

Why similar: Horror 18.5%, Gore 15.6%, Action 14.8%, First-Person 12.5%, Puzzle 8.9%

BUG is an action clicker game where you just smash pesky bugs and DO YOUR PART! Have you been taken out of action or not allowed to protect SuperDuperEarth? Welcome to the planet Drake, where you can destroy bugs from a remote drone turret FOR FREEdom!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.9%, Horror 32.2%, Action 9.3%, Casual 8.3%, Exploration 6.1%

You are a test subject in the underground SCP research facility. When a containment breach occurs, you must find your way out. Escape the SCPs, discover anomalous objects, and collect valuable resources along the way.

Why similar: Horror 35.8%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, First-Person 14.4%, Multiplayer 7%, Action 6.4%

A short horror about exploring abandoned space stations and collecting junk in order to pay off your S.R.P.O debt.

Why similar: Destruction 29.5%, Dark 17.5%, Horror 17.1%, First-Person 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.7%

Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 17.3%, Dark 15.5%, Gore 9.5%, First-Person 6.7%

What seemed like an easy job, descends into something horrifying. Explore mysterious house, that holds dark secrets, in this first person horror experience.

Why similar: Horror 27.8%, Psychological Horror 25.9%, Gore 14.1%, First-Person 10.7%, Indie 5.7%

Find yourself on a mission exploring the depth of an ominous forgotten mine. You arrive barehanded but quickly find the tools needed to go deeper. Destroy the infected living parts of the mine and face the final threat and complete your mission.

Why similar: Dark 28.2%, Horror 23.2%, Adventure 15.4%, Action 14.6%, Atmospheric 11%

RATSHAKER™ is the fun and quirky solution to all your rat problems! Hold on to the RAT, shake your arm, and watch life’s problems disappear! How far can you go?

Why similar: Surreal 33.6%, Horror 21.1%, First-Person 13.9%, Dark 9.3%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Asymmetric multiplayer meets atmospheric horror

Why similar: Dark 23.5%, Indie 16.3%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Action 11.6%, Adventure 10.1%

Mold is a beautifully haunting exploration game. Scurry around the decaying sewers as a bug in a dying colony. Collect corpses of your kin to bring to your infected queen, as it is your only purpose.

Why similar: Dark 21.9%, Surreal 21.8%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Casual 10.1%, Puzzle 9.9%

A free, VHS styled, first-person found footage horror game, which runs exactly for 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

Why similar: Horror 28.7%, Psychological Horror 27%, Gore 11.7%, Indie 8%, First-Person 8%

A highly stylized horror adventure game set in the depths of an ancient dungeon. With torch in hand, explore and find a way to escape before falling prey to the unspeakable horror that lurks within.

Why similar: Surreal 29.9%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Horror 20.1%, First-Person 12.3%, Puzzle 6.4%

In this apocalyptic world a cosmic being has taken over Earth and spread its corruption all over. Join the bounty hunter Cassius on his mission to destroy the corruption from the mansion in this FPS game. Be warned, grotesque monsters are hell-bent on stopping Cassius from reaching his goal.

Why similar: Dark 27.8%, Action 18.4%, Horror 16.8%, First-Person 14.3%, Gore 12.6%

A murderer's only shot at redemption. Shatter hell portals, stack divine relics into devastating builds, and descend deeper into hell until you're strong enough to face Satan himself. A roguelike FPS about salvation through overwhelming holy firepower.

Why similar: First-Person 31.5%, Action 24.7%, Gore 17.5%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Indie 7.9%

Sabotage a cult and their schemes in this Mystery, Horror, FPS. Explore a mansion while massacring the creepy followers and their foul abominations. Find various weapons to slay your enemies with and uncover the cruel secrets of the organization.

Why similar: Dark 26.3%, Horror 24.2%, Action 17.8%, Gore 12.5%, First-Person 7.9%

Explore unearthly ruins, solve arcane riddles and pick up your sword against the indescribable horrors that lurk amidst the forgotten depths of our world. Beware the creeping grip of madness as you uncover secrets not meant for the eyes of men!

Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Adventure 15.6%, Puzzle 14.4%, Action 12.6%, Story Rich 12.6%

Descend into infested crypts beneath a cursed cemetery in this visceral action-horror FPS. Fight through rotting horrors with heavy gunplay, brutal dismemberment, and only a dying flashlight between you and the darkness.

Why similar: Dark 22.8%, Horror 22.8%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Gore 14.9%, First-Person 13%

The tests went wrong. He has been transformed. It is hostile toward others. You have been assigned the task of killing the horrifying creature. Listen closely as it could be around any corner. (Game includes Remastered + Classic versions)

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.1%, Horror 20.7%, Dark 18.9%, First-Person 12.3%, Action 7.2%

Wander long creepy corridors in search for answers in this short and jumpscare filled game.

Why similar: Horror 24.2%, First-Person 14.4%, Psychological Horror 14%, Dark 13.8%, Indie 7.1%

Trapped in an abandoned asylum, survive by exploring, solving puzzles, and escaping the terrifying Doctor Viscera. Hide, fight back with limited resources, and uncover documents that reveal the way out before you become the next victim of his gruesome experiments.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Horror 22.2%, First-Person 13.8%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Puzzle 8.1%

PERISH is a stylish 1-4 player FPS with a cross to bear. Slay hordes of creatures on the black sands of Purgatory and sell their gold-stained corpses to craven priests. Kill magnificent bosses and use the proceeds to gain entrance to Elysium, a place of cosmic revelations.

Why similar: Gore 27.2%, First-Person 18.9%, Action 11.5%, Indie 11.2%, Horror 9.4%

Ravenous is a psychological horror game in which you play as Louis, a child trapped in a monster's basement. Explore the mysterious abode, solve puzzles to save your little sister and survive the psychological nightmare prepared for you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26%, Horror 24.9%, First-Person 15.7%, Action 7.3%, Adventure 7%

It has been -̷̯͙̔̈́-̴̱̽̓͝-̷̍̊̕͠ days without incident. Your investigation has brought you to an old metalworks factory, abandoned after a series of mysterious deaths. But something’s been growing in the quiet. A short first-person survival horror experience.

Why similar: Horror 27.4%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Dark 12.8%, Action 8.9%, First-Person 8.8%

You are an Earworm. You are an underworld contractor who hacks memories for a living. Dive into the memories of your victims in order to unlock the security questions to their bank account.

Why similar: Surreal 28.8%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Horror 12.5%, First-Person 8.7%, Dark 6.6%

Perdition is a single player, first-person shooter with visceral, fast-paced combat and environmental storytelling. A story of vengeance, vindication, and survival. A story of closure.

Why similar: Horror 32%, First-Person 22.3%, Adventure 10.7%, Exploration 10.1%, Action 8.7%

Sub Terra is a first person psychological horror game set deep underground. As a maintenance worker, your job is to fix a broken water line at the end of tunnel 04-R. Enter the tunnel, repair the pipe, and get out.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.7%, Horror 30.1%, First-Person 15.1%, Casual 7.5%, Story Rich 5.9%

Your father needs a beer, and it's your job to get it. He doesn't care what it takes, so do what you must. Be quick though - it's not so safe in the dark.

Why similar: Horror 22.7%, Dark 18.6%, Surreal 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.

Why similar: Horror 28.3%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, First-Person 8%, Adventure 7.1%, Surreal 7.1%