- #1 Stairs
97% matchMostly Positive70% of 361 reviews2015
Dev: GreyLight EntertainmentPub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
STAIRS is a first-person atmospheric psychological horror game, inspired by real-life events, that takes players through the stories of three missing people as seen through the eyes of journalist Christopher Adams. Start preparing yourself now, for to descend down these steps is to descend into madness...
Why similar: Horror 39.6%, Psychological Horror 30.9%, Adventure 14.4%, Action 9.5%, Indie 5.6%
- #2 The Last Tale Told: Spam
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zignus
Windows
You live alone. Work from home. You haven't been out for days, trapped by endless rain. Every day your phone rings, it's an unknown number. “Possible fraud” is what you read on the screen. You think it's just spam.
Why similar: Horror 30.7%, Psychological Horror 30.5%, Adventure 20.5%, Atmospheric 15.8%, Indie 2.5%
- #3 Grim Fate: Cloverleaf Bay
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GW2Games
Windows
Immerse yourself in a polished VHS style psychological horror experience, with an atmospheric first person view, branching dialogues, environmental clues, a mystery to uncover and some things that aren't quite right that will keep you questioning what's real and what's not.
Why similar: Crime 33.9%, Psychological Horror 26.6%, Horror 20.3%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Adventure 5%
- #4 Project Tape
95% matchMixed67% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: Stealth StudioPub: Stealth Studio UE
Windows
Experience the arrival of The Last Tape's protagonist in this short horror adventure that reveals what happened before the main events. Explore Lurmont’s abandoned facilities, avoid the mysterious creature, and descend step by step into a hell you might not escape from
Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.7%, Horror 40.2%, Adventure 15%, Indie 4.2%
- #5 Kuchisake Onna - 口裂け女
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 59 reviews2018
Dev: George ConstantinouPub: Constantinou
Windows
Kuchisake-Onna is a first-person horror adventure game based on a Japanese myth. The gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid “Kuchisake-Onna” or else the Slit Mouthed Woman, there are also some puzzles for the player to solve, making gameplay more various.
Why similar: Horror 38.1%, Psychological Horror 36.3%, Adventure 18.7%, Indie 6.8%
- #6 Hektor
94% matchMixed62% of 969 reviews2015
Dev: Rubycone
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Experience terrors only madness can conjure in HEKTOR, a psychological horror game set in a world that literally moves with your every twist and turn.
Why similar: Horror 47.2%, Psychological Horror 29.7%, Adventure 10.5%, Action 8.5%, Indie 4.1%
- #7 Notes To Myself
93% matchPositive88% of 42 reviews2023
Dev: Spy On The Wall
Windows · Linux
The horror began when you wrote your first note.
Why similar: Horror 37.2%, Psychological Horror 34.4%, Adventure 14.2%, Action 11.9%, Indie 2.3%
- #8 Silent Descent
92% matchMostly Positive72% of 130 reviews2018
Dev: Deceptive Games Ltd.
Windows
Silent Decent is a highly-immersive first-person horror game with a rich and engaging atmosphere. Trapped in purgatory, you play as Samuel Harris who roams in an endless loop of anguish, pain and suffering. Can you find a way to save a tormented man's soul?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.8%, Horror 28%, Adventure 15.9%, Action 12.5%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #9 Midnight Laundry
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Polymoon Games
Windows
Midnight Laundry is a short first-person horror game where a long night at the laundromat takes an unexpected turn.
Why similar: Crime 37.8%, Psychological Horror 25.8%, Horror 22%, Atmospheric 9%, Adventure 5.4%
- #10 Lightless
90% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Nychta
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where you throw glowing orbs to navigate a collapsing mine — and uncover the dark truth behind your missing father.
Why similar: Crime 34.7%, Horror 25%, Psychological Horror 24.4%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Adventure 7.3%
- #11 Vollun
89% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: Mauricio Scherer
Windows
Vollun is a first-person with great focus on story, puzzles and exploration. You wake up in a strange place full of mysteries. Something happened in this place and you're not alone.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.9%, Horror 26.3%, Adventure 24.6%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Indie 8.7%
- #12 Anna - Extended Edition
89% matchMixed60% of 1,614 reviews2013
Dev: DreampaintersPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Anna - Extended Edition has been given an overhaul based on the feedback of the thousands of players of the original Anna.
Why similar: Horror 51.9%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Adventure 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Indie 4.5%
- #13 The Abandoned House in Yeongdeok
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 티민이Pub: Working Doves
Windows
She was sent to the abandoned house in Yeongdeok as part of a viewer punishment challenge. But the joke ended the moment the door slammed shut.
Why similar: Horror 31.4%, Psychological Horror 30.4%, Crime 19.1%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Adventure 7.4%
- #14 Dungeon Nightmares II : The Memory
87% matchMostly Positive76% of 284 reviews2015
Dev: K Monkey
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Dungeon Nightmares II is a first-person psychological horror that takes you through a journey of discovering what nightmares are.The game is inspired by classic roguelike games which include 100% procedural-generated maps and permadeath.
Why similar: Horror 41.7%, Psychological Horror 34.3%, Adventure 11.4%, Action 8.6%, Indie 4%
- #15 ColdSide
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 519 reviews2020
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
ColdSide is a psychological horror first-person game. It takes place in an abandoned underground laboratory that studied anomalous phenomena.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.7%, Horror 30.4%, Adventure 19.6%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Indie 7%
- #16 Soul Street
86% matchPositive86% of 44 reviews2023
Dev: DululuPub: BD Games
Windows
Psychic Sleuth: Street of Falling Souls is a deductive adventure game that combines narrative and puzzle solving, with rational reasoning to obtain relevant and important information to advance the story and unravel the truth of the case, as well as the mysterious forces behind the organisation.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.7%, Horror 32.5%, Adventure 21.1%, Atmospheric 12.7%
- #17 Bonbon
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 262 reviews2017
Dev: Aetheric GamesPub: Pixeljam
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 41%
A thirty-minute childhood-horror walking-sim about toys and a giant rat. A short, single-sitting experience.
Why similar: Horror 38.8%, Psychological Horror 31%, Adventure 21.6%, Indie 8.6%
- #18 The Interview
85% matchMostly Negative32% of 163 reviews2015
Dev: Anothink
Windows
Adam Ridgewell is invited to a job interview, but things will get dark.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.6%, Horror 29.6%, Adventure 21.6%, Indie 8.2%
- #19 Mailbound
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Batata Frita Games
Windows
The dead linger in the CRT glow, their wails rippling through the screen like disembodied echoes. And now… you’re drifting with them...
Why similar: Horror 39.8%, Psychological Horror 37.6%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Adventure 9.1%
- #20 Night at the lake: Silent Watcher
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: N0tVen0s
Windows
A night shift at a remote lake turns into something unsettling. Explore the area, log data, and uncover what lurks in the darkness.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.4%, Horror 39%, Adventure 11.1%, Atmospheric 6.2%, Indie 4.4%
- #21 Boogeyman
82% matchVery Positive80% of 664 reviews2015
Dev: Clockwork Wolf
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Live your childhood nightmare and try to survive against the Boogeyman. Equipped with only your flashlight, survive each night until the morning light.
Why similar: Horror 51.7%, Psychological Horror 29%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Action 7%, Indie 4.1%
- #22 Birthday Boy
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Experience the birthday party from hell. Face your demons - both psychological and mechanical. Kill plush toys, evade demonic animatronics and possessed puppets… Aaaannnnnd…discover the truth about your evil clown father. Yes, your own father…
Why similar: Horror 38.4%, Psychological Horror 36.7%, Adventure 13.2%, Action 11.7%
- #23 Horror Adventure
81% matchMostly Negative25% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: Yash Future Tech Solutions Pvt Ltd
Windows
Horror Adventure is a interactive experience set in a procedurally generated haunted house. You're a paranormal investigator and you find yourself exploring what appears to be a old abandoned manor.
Why similar: Horror 32.1%, Psychological Horror 32.1%, Adventure 19.1%, Action 16.6%
- #24 Static
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Suraj M.
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game built around attention, perception, and fear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.8%, Horror 29.4%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Adventure 14.1%, Indie 2.5%
- #25 Psychopathics
80% matchMixed64% of 28 reviews2018
Dev: DarkEvilGames
Windows
Escape the 7 psychopathics and find exit to survive in this best horror game!
Why similar: Crime 29.5%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Horror 18.3%, Adventure 18%, Action 14.1%
- #26 Test of Fear | 肝試しの夜に
78% matchMixed48% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: Knows Way Studio
Windows
The game is a test of courage for players who have come to a secluded shrine in the mountains to explore and try to escape from this unusual place. There are numerous horror gimmick elements to torment the player.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.2%, Horror 26.5%, Crime 24.7%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Adventure 3.2%
- #27 The Dark Field
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Turki Al-OtaibiPub: FT5 Studio
Windows
After receiving a strange message, Ahmed Raked finds himself at a remote farm with nothing but his phone to guide him. What starts as a simple job slowly twists into a dark, personal mystery—one that may be rooted deep in his past. Some jobs are more than they seem.
Why similar: Crime 37.5%, Psychological Horror 25.2%, Horror 15.3%, Adventure 12%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #28 Terrors to Unveil - Intrusion
77% matchMixed67% of 236 reviews2025
Dev: Psycho
Windows
David Hopster, a 15-year-old high school student, has just been left home alone for the weekend while his parents head out of town. At first, everything seemed normal. He had no idea how quickly things would spiral.
Why similar: Crime 30.3%, Psychological Horror 28.9%, Horror 22.9%, Adventure 8.2%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #29 _dive
79% matchMixed65% of 85 reviews2018
Dev: lower third
Windows
A story about escapism.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.7%, Horror 29.3%, Adventure 22.6%, Indie 9.4%
- #30 心霊旅館
77% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: WoodTableStudio
Windows
「心霊旅館」は廃旅館から脱出する3Dホラーゲーム。 謎を解き、恐怖を乗り越え脱出を目指しましょう!
Why similar: Horror 39.5%, Psychological Horror 27.9%, Adventure 16.5%, Action 13.7%, Indie 2.4%
- #31 The Disappearance of the Mitchells
76% matchMixed50% of 12 reviews2020
Dev: Cupfox Studio
Windows
A short horror game about the sudden disappearance of a husband and wife, leaving their house and all of their belongings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Horror 25.3%, Adventure 22.9%, Action 18%, Indie 8.4%
- #32 Putridum Horror
75% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: RedLightsStudio
Windows
Putridum - Psychological dark horror in which the player will have to explore a large dark hous with only a weak flashlight, look for the right things, not be caught and find a way to escape from there.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.5%, Horror 33.8%, Atmospheric 16.7%, Adventure 9.1%, Indie 4.9%
- #33 Oniwaki Village -Horror game-
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: GoodLuck3 Inc.
Windows
"Oniwaki Village" is a first-person Japanese horror adventure game set in a Japanese village that has been abandoned due to an incident. Players endure horror as they explore the village and pursue the mystery of the incident....
Why similar: Horror 36.5%, Psychological Horror 33.6%, Adventure 21.4%, Action 5.7%, Indie 2.8%
- #34 The Searchers of Legends : Origin
75% matchMixed60% of 25 reviews2019
Dev: Second Reality
Windows
Psychological, story indie horror, made in the style of Penumbra and Amnesia. An interesting story with a lot of details, the ability to interact with almost all the objects around, the random of some events and the unpredictable behavior of the characters, dangers, riddles and a terrible atmosphere are waiting for you!
Why similar: Horror 28.1%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Adventure 18%, Action 14.1%, Atmospheric 9.4%
- #35 Intruders: Hide and Seek
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 348 reviews2019
Dev: Tessera StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Intruders: Hide and Seek is a first-person stealth game, an intense thriller combining intense psychological terror with the point of view of a defenseless boy.
Why similar: Horror 31.5%, Psychological Horror 26.9%, Adventure 20.1%, Action 14.8%, Indie 6.7%
- #36 Rostov
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Danta Game Studio
Windows
You've been kidnapped and need to escape a serial killer. In this first-person horror game, you're constantly being hunted and never know when he'll find you. Grab anything you find along the way and try to survive.
Why similar: Crime 34.2%, Adventure 17.4%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 17%, Action 12.4%
- #37 Gulman 4: Still alive
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 138 reviews2016
Dev: Serzhantov Aleksandr
Windows
Gulman 4: Still alive – is a single-player first-person shooter by Svyatoslav Gulyaev.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 58%, Horror 23.8%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Action 7.8%
- #38 Domovoy
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Babrov StudioPub: Babrov Interactive
Windows
Domovoy is a psychological horror game from the first person, the game takes place in a Soviet apartment in the late 80s. Are you ready to meet the Domovoy?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.2%, Horror 38.3%, Adventure 11.5%, Action 7.1%, Indie 3.9%
- #39 Yearning
72% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2018
Dev: Nyan_Fort
Windows
This 2D horror game is set in Edo period of Japan. The girl notices that her old sister has disappeared. The girl will look for her and clues of her. What will the girl find in end of the story?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.3%, Horror 33%, Adventure 20.3%, Indie 7.4%
- #40 SCP-087: Recovered document
73% matchMostly Negative39% of 94 reviews2018
Dev: Korovkin Nikita
Windows
SCP-087: Recovered documents - first-person horror, that tells the story of a classified object.
Why similar: Horror 41.3%, Psychological Horror 29.7%, Adventure 13.4%, Action 10.5%, Indie 5.1%
- #41 Terrors to Unveil - Day Off
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: Psycho
Windows
Jack Williams, a 26 year old hard-working man, is finally taking a day off after a long week at work. He decides to spend his day off at his quiet cottage for a weekend of relaxation. Little did he know what would happen during his stay there.
Why similar: Crime 29.8%, Psychological Horror 28.8%, Horror 22.8%, Adventure 8.4%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #42 I'm on Observation Duty
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,187 reviews2019
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
Why similar: Horror 41.9%, Psychological Horror 39.8%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Indie 5.9%
- #43 Wick
71% matchVery Positive86% of 691 reviews2015
Dev: Hellbent Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wick is a survival horror game where ghost stories are brought to life. Explore a local legend about the long lost children in the woods who can still be seen... but only by those who dare to enter alone by candlelight.
Why similar: Horror 43.3%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, Adventure 10.5%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Action 8.1%
- #44 Fragmented Mind
71% matchPositive81% of 48 reviews2021
Dev: Z Effects Studio
Windows
Fragmented Mind is a single player short indie horror game, starts when you wake up and find yourself in a strange house, going through series of paranormal events related to a crime happened in this house years ago .
Why similar: Crime 56.4%, Horror 37.7%, Indie 5.9%
- #45 My Lovely Flower
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Calm Hyena Interactive
Windows
A PS1-style horror game where you run a flower shop, grow blooms, and craft bouquets for mysterious customers. Uncover secrets buried in soil as tension slowly takes root.
Why similar: Crime 52.3%, Horror 22.1%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Adventure 4.5%
- #46 The Eerie Inn
70% matchPositive81% of 43 reviews2018
Dev: Przestraszeni
Windows
The Eerie Inn is a mystery, puzzle-solving horror game with a strong emphasis on the narrative. You play as one of the girls staying at a guest house and your mission is to find out the truth behind the mysterious things happening there. You will soon realize that things aren't what they appear to be..
Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.4%, Horror 35.1%, Adventure 21.6%, Indie 7.9%
- #47 Contact
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nordsong
Windows
A first person horror adventure set on a farmstead. Make yourself at home and unravel the mystery. Solve the puzzles, escape the nightmares, and by all means, stay clear of the fields.
Why similar: Horror 33.3%, Psychological Horror 31.7%, Adventure 13.3%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Action 7.4%
- #48 Whispers to Remember - The New Year
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Echo Forge
Windows
Emily Carter, a 25 year old preparing a rented house for New Year’s Eve, arrives one day early. What begins as a quiet night soon becomes something she was never meant to remember.
Why similar: Horror 33.6%, Psychological Horror 30.9%, Crime 17.4%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Adventure 6.9%
- #49 Albino Lullaby: Episode 1
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 382 reviews2015
Dev: Ape Law
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Albino Lullaby is a horror adventure game that doesn't rely on jump scares or gore. Escape from a surreal psychological nightmare as the world dynamically twists and contorts around you.
Why similar: Horror 38.1%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Adventure 16.7%, Action 10%, Atmospheric 9.7%
- #50 Labyrinth: Veins of the Machine
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Beyond Illusion Studios
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where you explore an abandoned industrial facility, solve environmental puzzles, unlock sealed maintenance routes, and use hands-on interactions as the building reacts to your presence.
Why similar: Horror 38.3%, Psychological Horror 36.7%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Adventure 9.1%, Action 4.5%
- #51 Poseidon
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Henmova
Windows
Poseidon is a ghost ship horror game. Recover cursed pirate gold, survive vengeful spirits, and escape a drifting nightmare before you become part of its legend.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.3%, Horror 22.1%, Adventure 20.7%, Action 17.9%
- #52 Shadowless
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ultron01
Windows
Shadowless is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a creepy house marked by tragedy, where dark entities and the past haunt you. Defenseless, you face a nightmare that consumes you before you can escape.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 42%, Horror 33%, Adventure 11.9%, Action 9.8%, Indie 3.3%
- #53 Halu - The Fracture
66% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Hwaye Studio
Windows
An atmospheric, slow-burn psychological horror from a first-person view. Uncover a night that gradually fractures into blurred lines between reality and illusion — and face what should’ve stayed hidden.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 47.3%, Horror 39.7%, Adventure 4.9%, Indie 4.2%, Action 3.8%
- #54 Obscure Figures
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Markus Korda
Windows
It is a psychological horror game and walking simulator. Only half of the rooms are safe. When you enter an unsafe room, you must leave immediately. Ghosts can be dispelled with a flute or a guitar.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.6%, Horror 32.1%, Adventure 14.4%, Atmospheric 12.9%
- #55 Mysteries of Black Hollow
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Red Ash Studios
Windows
Set in a sunless town cursed by the Architect, Mysteries of Black Hollow is a shop management and extraction game. Ride your wagon into blighted lands, gather relics, and trade dark heirlooms to restore the church. But beware: every fortune has its price.
Why similar: Horror 48.3%, Psychological Horror 36.5%, Adventure 7.1%, Action 5.5%, Indie 2.6%
- #56 Grinville
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lume GamesPub: Fax Studios
Windows
An abandoned park, a forgotten tragedy, and something that should never have been awakened. Years ago, a charming parade turned into a massacre when the animatronics, created to entertain, brutally attacked the audience. Now, you return to this cursed place to uncover the truth. But beware... they are still here, waiting.
Why similar: Horror 29.6%, Psychological Horror 28.8%, Crime 19.2%, Adventure 12%, Action 8.9%
- #57 TheMemory
67% matchPositive80% of 35 reviews2019
Dev: TeamNPC
Windows
Find the lost memories and escape from Mor's Asylum.
Why similar: Horror 42%, Psychological Horror 33.4%, Adventure 18%, Indie 6.6%