- #1 Visage
97% matchVery Positive84% of 10,917 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
Why similar: Horror 73.8%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Atmospheric 4.6%, Walking Simulator 4.5%, Adventure 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deeply immersive and terrifying haunted house experience that mirrors the slow-burn psychological tension found in Pineview Drive.
- #2 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
96% matchVery Positive95% of 35,628 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
Why similar: Horror 74.4%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Psychological Horror 4.5%, Adventure 4%, Walking Simulator 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title set the standard for first-person atmospheric horror, focusing on exploration and vulnerability rather than combat.
- #3 Doorways: Prelude
96% matchMixed62% of 636 reviews2013
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 66.9%, Adventure 8.5%, Action 5.3%, Atmospheric 4.9%, Indie 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the same indie-horror DNA, focusing on first-person exploration and unsettling environmental puzzles.
- #4 Hektor
95% matchMixed62% of 970 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 69.7%, Adventure 8.4%, Action 6.1%, Psychological Horror 5.9%, Indie 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: The game features a constantly changing environment that forces players to navigate psychological terrors in a first-person perspective.
- #5 Slender: The Arrival
94% matchVery Positive88% of 9,341 reviews2013
Dev: Blue Isle StudiosPub: Blue Isle Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Slender Man returns more terrifying than ever. You're on your own. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Relive the horror all over again with cutting edge visuals for the 10th Anniversary Update and experience survival horror at its finest.
Why similar: Horror 74.8%, Walking Simulator 6.2%, Atmospheric 4.3%, Psychological Horror 3.4%, Adventure 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same style of indie jump-scare horror and exploration-based gameplay that defined the era of Pineview Drive.
- #6 Layers of Fear
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,706 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.
Why similar: Horror 56.6%, Walking Simulator 10%, Atmospheric 10%, Adventure 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features shifting environments and psychological horror elements that make the player question their surroundings just like in Pineview Drive.
- #7 Stairs
94% matchMixed70% of 363 reviews2015
Dev: GreyLight EntertainmentPub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 3.2 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 64.4%, Adventure 12.6%, Indie 8.6%, Action 7.6%, Psychological Horror 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic indie horror game that emphasizes exploration and uncovering dark secrets within a confined, atmospheric setting.
- #8 Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
92% matchVery Positive89% of 8,309 reviews2014
Dev: Krillbite Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.
Why similar: Horror 73.2%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Adventure 5.7%, Walking Simulator 4.5%, Indie 4%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses a unique first-person perspective to build tension and fear through environmental storytelling and exploration.
- #9 The Park®
91% matchMostly Positive70% of 3,192 reviews2015
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.
Why similar: Horror 59.3%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Psychological Horror 7.3%, Atmospheric 7%, Adventure 6%
Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-driven walking simulator that relies on atmosphere and psychological dread to tell its horror story.
- #10 Kholat
90% matchMixed66% of 6,912 reviews2015
Dev: IMGN.PRO
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The most terrifying journey of your life set in the beautiful winter scenery of the Ural Mountains. Uncover the horrific mystery behind the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Narrated by the famous Sean Bean.
Why similar: Horror 94.1%, Walking Simulator 1.7%, Atmospheric 1.3%, Adventure 0.8%, Psychological Horror 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes exploration in a hostile, atmospheric environment where the player must uncover a mystery while being hunted.
- #11 The House
91% matchMostly Negative36% of 91 reviews2014
Dev: Konsordo
Windows
Plunge into the atmosphere of fear and horror,investigate the dark house full of mysteries and danger!
Why similar: Horror 75.5%, Adventure 8.1%, Indie 5.8%, Action 5.5%, Walking Simulator 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward indie horror experience that focuses on the classic trope of exploring a haunted location.
- #12 Silver Chains
89% matchMixed69% of 1,357 reviews2019
Dev: Cracked Heads GamesPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 68.5%, Adventure 10.2%, Psychological Horror 6.8%, Indie 5.7%, Walking Simulator 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A haunted house exploration game that focuses on solving puzzles while avoiding supernatural threats in a dark, atmospheric setting.
- #13 Paranormal
89% matchMixed56% of 527 reviews2013
Dev: Matt Cohen
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Experience the horrors of a haunting that's never the same twice. Paranormal is a 3D fully dynamic haunting experience. The player takes the role of Mattel Clarke, an artist who has a haunted house. Mattel decides to film the hauntings with his camera, which is the viewpoint of the game.
Why similar: Horror 86%, Adventure 5.6%, Indie 4.8%, Action 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: An early indie horror title that uses randomized events to keep the player guessing during their exploration.
- #14 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,881 reviews2018
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Why similar: Horror 68.2%, Adventure 8.6%, Action 7%, Psychological Horror 6.5%, Atmospheric 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides an intense, stealth-based psychological horror experience that keeps the player constantly on edge.
- #15 Don't Be Afraid
87% matchVery Positive82% of 1,000 reviews2020
Dev: Limo GamesPub: Eneida Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…
Why similar: Horror 50%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Adventure 7.7%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Psychological Horror 6%
Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the exploration-heavy, first-person horror style of Pineview Drive with a focus on survival and discovery.
- #16 Mists of Aiden
85% matchVery Positive91% of 1,141 reviews2020
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
Why similar: Horror 60.1%, Adventure 9.1%, Walking Simulator 7.1%, Indie 5.5%, Action 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers an indie horror experience centered on exploration and uncovering the dark history of a specific location.
- #17 Martha Is Dead
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,915 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
Why similar: Horror 59.2%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Adventure 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Indie 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric psychological horror game that uses its setting to build a sense of unease and dread.
- #18 Kidnapped
86% matchMixed56% of 566 reviews2015
Dev: Deceptive Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Kidnapped is a psychological story-driven horror game, featuring emphasis on exploration, puzzle solving and combat. Kidnapped dynamically changes as the player progresses, and aims to unnerve the player. Traverse a two hundred year old manor, dark damp caves, an eerie forest and more.
Why similar: Horror 59.6%, Adventure 16.3%, Action 9.5%, Indie 8.8%, Psychological Horror 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person indie horror game that emphasizes the feeling of being hunted in an isolated environment.
- #19 Shutter
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 218 reviews2015
Dev: Cosmic Logic
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Re-live a dark and haunting tale in this fixed camera puzzle-horror game RE-miniscent of the first generation of survival horror games.
Why similar: Horror 55.7%, Adventure 21.2%, Indie 13.5%, Atmospheric 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It combines puzzle-solving with atmospheric horror, requiring the player to use a camera to reveal hidden terrors.
- #20 >observer_
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,924 reviews2017
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Horror 56.7%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Adventure 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title blends psychological horror with exploration, forcing players to navigate a dark, oppressive world.
- #21 Home Sweet Home
82% matchVery Positive87% of 3,784 reviews2017
Dev: YGGDRAZIL GROUP CO.,LTD
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Home Sweet Home is a first-person horror adventure game based on Thai myths and beliefs. The core gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid perilous spirits hunting you. Moreover, few puzzles are added into the game, making gameplay more various.
Why similar: Horror 72.6%, Adventure 6.7%, Atmospheric 4.5%, Walking Simulator 4.4%, Psychological Horror 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features first-person horror gameplay with a strong emphasis on stealth and exploration in a terrifying, supernatural environment.
- #22 The Final Take
83% matchMixed64% of 506 reviews2016
Dev: HUSH InteractivePub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Relive dark footage recorded from the perspective of multiple characters in this unique first person horror.
Why similar: Horror 74.8%, Adventure 14.8%, Indie 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror game that uses a first-person perspective to explore a dark, unsettling narrative.
- #23 The Town of Light
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,814 reviews2016
Dev: LKA
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
12 March 1938, Renée, 16, was ripped out of her world, her only fault was that of not knowing her place in the world.
Why similar: Horror 55.5%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Adventure 9%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy psychological horror game that focuses on environmental storytelling and the history of a haunting location.
- #24 Who Knocks
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: Daniele Doesn't MatterPub: Doesn't Matter Games
Windows
Who Knocks is a first person psychological horror game that will make your nightmares come true. You have just moved into a new home. Welcome the presences that will knock at your door. Solve puzzles, explore the environment and fight your nightmares.
Why similar: Horror 74.9%, Psychological Horror 11%, Action 7.3%, First-Person 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that focuses on the tension of being trapped in a location with an unseen threat.
- #25 The Dark Occult
81% matchMixed69% of 1,270 reviews2018
Dev: RYM GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Dark Occult is a psychological driven horror game that puts players in a constant state of anxiety that crescendos into raw panic and terror. You will encounter grotesque creatures, who will take your life at any moment.Your only goal -- survive.
Why similar: Horror 67.7%, Adventure 10%, Action 7.7%, Indie 5.9%, Psychological Horror 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game features atmospheric horror and exploration, focusing on the player's survival against supernatural entities.
- #26 Death Motel
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Death Motel is a short, intense first-person horror experience about the paranormal events occurring at abandoned Crimson Motel.
Why similar: Horror 57.2%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Adventure 13.6%, Psychological Horror 5.6%, First-Person 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A walking-simulator horror game that focuses on the isolation and dread of exploring a decrepit, haunted building.
- #27 Frightence
79% matchVery Positive82% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Frightence is a short, intense first-person horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 67.6%, Walking Simulator 18%, Adventure 14.4%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intense horror experience that relies on atmosphere and jump scares to keep the player engaged.
- #28 Statues
80% matchMixed66% of 306 reviews2015
Dev: Room710Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Do not even try to close your eyes. You can't let the fear go. It is real. It is more real than you can imagine... "Statues" is a mix of survival-horror and action-adventure developed by Room710Games. The game based on the creepy enemies that only move when you're not looking at them.
Why similar: Horror 70.7%, Adventure 12.1%, Action 8.6%, Indie 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that uses the mechanic of movement-based threats to build tension during exploration.
- #29 The Beast Inside
76% matchVery Positive83% of 12,117 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
Why similar: Horror 68.1%, Adventure 7%, Walking Simulator 5.6%, Atmospheric 4.6%, Psychological Horror 4.1%
- #30 The Guest
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 968 reviews2016
Dev: Team GothamPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.
Why similar: Horror 54.5%, Adventure 12.5%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Indie 8.9%, Walking Simulator 8%
Why You'll Like It: It blends psychological horror with puzzle-solving in a first-person perspective, creating a sense of mystery and unease.
- #31 Passing Pineview Forest
77% matchMixed65% of 1,698 reviews2014
Dev: VIS-GamesPub: United Independent Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 18%
Passing Pineview Forest is a free mini-prequel set in the universe of Pineview Drive. Behind the abandoned house on Pineview Drive lies ominous Pineview Forest...
Why similar: Horror 79.4%, Walking Simulator 5.3%, Adventure 5.1%, Action 2.7%, First-Person 2.4%
- #32 Blinding Dark
78% matchMostly Negative32% of 62 reviews2014
Dev: Games HutPub: BulkyPix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Blinding Dark is a First Person Adventure horror game. Complete puzzles, collect items and power-ups, fight enemies and do your best to manage the very thin resources you have at your disposal to uncover terrible secrets.
Why similar: Horror 71.4%, Adventure 14.1%, Action 11.1%, First-Person 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the classic indie horror formula of exploring a dark environment while being pursued by threats.
- #33 White Room Protocol
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 54.8%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Psychological Horror 7.7%, Adventure 5.4%
- #34 Lethe - Episode One
75% matchVery Positive85% of 407 reviews2016
Dev: KoukouStudiosPub: Faber Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Lethe is a first person adventure with survival horror elements. Explore an atmospheric and frightening world and uncover the dark secrets of your origins.
Why similar: Horror 51.3%, Adventure 15.6%, Action 10.5%, Indie 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #35 Doorways: The Underworld
76% matchMixed69% of 407 reviews2014
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Doorways: The Underworld is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 53.9%, Adventure 9.8%, Action 6.9%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Psychological Horror 6.4%
- #36 Fork Road
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 988 reviews2024
Dev: Simon Au Yeung
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Fork Road is a first-person immersive atmospheric game with new gameplay , Be prepared to face fears you've never faced before
Why similar: Horror 58.8%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Indie 7.4%, Atmospheric 7%, Adventure 6.7%
- #37 ALONE?
77% matchMixed41% of 190 reviews2016
Dev: Deceptive Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore and experience this horror story, as you embark on an ghostly adventure unlike anything you have played before. Come face-to-face with terror itself as you look for your missing sister.
Why similar: Horror 50.4%, Adventure 13.3%, Action 9.5%, Walking Simulator 8.8%, Indie 8.5%
- #38 The Empty Eyes
72% matchVery Positive82% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.
Why similar: Horror 64.1%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Indie 7.2%, Walking Simulator 6.2%, Adventure 5.4%
- #39 Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 461 reviews2016
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh is an Immersive Horror Adventure, featuring a Complex Story and Deep Atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 49.9%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Adventure 9.2%, Action 6.4%, Psychological Horror 6.3%
- #40 The Guest II
71% matchVery Positive82% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest II is a first-person psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 66.9%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Walking Simulator 7.5%, Adventure 6.3%, Action 5.6%
- #41 Whispering Lane: Horror
73% matchMixed63% of 168 reviews2024
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the dark secrets of the abandoned house on Whispering Lane in this psychological horror game. Navigate through perilous twists, where each turn reveals a blend of horror and mystery. Can you unearth the truth before darkness consumes you?
Why similar: Horror 49.3%, Walking Simulator 14%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Adventure 9.5%, Psychological Horror 7.1%
- #42 Unwilling Host
71% matchVery Positive91% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: HeZhiQiang
Windows
This is a short, first-person psychological horror game with VHS effects. Be careful, you are facing a terrifying being.
Why similar: Horror 54.9%, Walking Simulator 15%, Adventure 11.1%, Psychological Horror 7.5%, Indie 4.8%
- #43 Implements of Hell
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 104 reviews2021
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Implements of Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mysteries, unlock the secrets, and change the outcome in a slow-paced atmospheric, and extremely horrifying experience.
Why similar: Horror 47.8%, Walking Simulator 16%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Psychological Horror 7.3%, Adventure 6.9%
- #44 The Guest
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 215 reviews2023
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.
Why similar: Horror 51.2%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Adventure 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Psychological Horror 7.2%
- #45 Project Liminal 2
71% matchVery Positive82% of 70 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: Adventure 29.2%, Horror 26.2%, Action 18.9%, Atmospheric 10.4%, First-Person 6.1%
- #46 Husk
75% matchMixed46% of 762 reviews2017
Dev: UndeadScoutPub: IMGN.PRO
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Husk is a purebred FPP horror inspired by the most classical representatives of the genre. Discover Shivercliff - a daunting town where you uncover the ominous and tantalizing plot. Face the worst nightmares, solve mysteries and survive the devouring darkness in order to find your family.
Why similar: Horror 48.5%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Adventure 7.5%, Psychological Horror 6.1%
- #47 The Hat Man: Shadow Ward
70% matchMixed65% of 3,324 reviews2016
Dev: Game Mechanics LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Based on a true story, discover the horror of the Canton insane asylum as you attempt to rescue your daughter. Experience the scariest game of 2014.
Why similar: Horror 77.9%, Atmospheric 4.7%, Adventure 4.4%, Indie 4.2%, First-Person 3%
- #48 CONCLUSE
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 548 reviews2018
Dev: concluse_dev
Windows · Mac
Concluse is an atmospheric horror game which features puzzles, outstanding cutscenes, and something a little twisted..
Why similar: Horror 63.7%, Atmospheric 10%, Adventure 8.1%, Psychological Horror 6.3%, Action 4.7%
- #49 Image
70% matchMixed51% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Daniel SemanPub: Galactic Games
Windows
Image is a first-person horror game. Explore haunted, ever-changing environments in an atmospheric, confused world and enjoy a truly terrifying gaming experience.
Why similar: Horror 54.7%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Adventure 10.7%, Walking Simulator 7.9%, Action 7.8%
- #50 Lakeview Cabin 2
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 587 reviews2023
Dev: Roope Tamminen
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
The ultimate 2D horror is back! Dive deep into the diverse world of horror movies! Nothing can prepare you for the R-rated challenges you will face!
Why similar: Horror 81.2%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Action 7.4%
- #51 Neverending Nightmares
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 3,035 reviews2014
Dev: Infinitap Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.
Why similar: Horror 62.8%, Walking Simulator 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Indie 5.1%
- #52 Whisperwind
68% matchVery Positive94% of 93 reviews2021
Dev: Punx Studios
Windows
Whisperwind is a short psychological horror experience featuring puzzles, multiple endings, creepy ambience and deep storytelling.
Why similar: Horror 67.1%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Action 7.4%, Psychological Horror 7.3%, First-Person 5.6%
- #53 Paranormal VHS
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 145 reviews2023
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
Paranormal VHS is a horror game that features a VHS tape-inspired aesthetic. The game's story revolves around a popular vlogger who spends a night in haunted locations in search of paranormal activity. Brace for intense jumpscares.
Why similar: Horror 44.1%, Adventure 16.2%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Indie 11%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #54 Grimind
70% matchMixed64% of 292 reviews2014
Dev: Paweł MogiłaPub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Grimind is a 2D, physics based, adventure, platform game in horror/creepy theme. Grimind casts you into forgotten caves and ancient crypts, without memories. While being there you have to demonstrate great manual skills to pass obstacles and solve non trivial puzzles to get out of scary environment and additionally discover what are you...
Why similar: Horror 52.9%, Indie 16.1%, Adventure 16.1%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Action 6.3%
- #55 Don't Knock Twice
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 725 reviews2017
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Don't Knock Twice is a first-person horror game based on a psychologically terrifying urban legend. One knock to wake her from her bed, twice to raise her from the dead. Supports VR on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift for the ultimate horror experience!
Why similar: Horror 49.4%, Adventure 9.8%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Walking Simulator 8.2%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #56 Forest Asylum 2
66% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Michal Piotrowski
Windows
Forest Asylum 2 - An Indie Psychological Horror Game and the sequel to the well-received first part. Embark on a Therapy that will change your life!
Why similar: Horror 53%, Adventure 15.8%, Walking Simulator 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #57 The Last Visit: 98th
66% matchVery Positive81% of 207 reviews2025
Dev: Union State GamesPub: Union State Games
Windows
"The Last Visit: 98th" is a psychological indie horror from the first person, in the genre of a walking simulator, in the setting of the post-Soviet winter space. The main focus is on the atmosphere of horror, which is emphasized by realistic 3D graphics.
Why similar: Horror 51%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Adventure 8.1%, Psychological Horror 6.7%
- #58 Familiar Stranger
67% 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: Horror 62.2%, Adventure 9.9%, Indie 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, Action 7.1%
- #59 Silent Nights
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 217 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Horror 53.9%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Psychological Horror 7.7%, Adventure 6%
- #60 Gynophobia
68% matchMixed66% of 780 reviews2015
Dev: Gua
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Gynophobia is a horror themed shooter about abnormal fear of women. Gynophobia is using classic first person shooter gameplay, to convey story about Mark, who is suffering from different phobias, including abnormal fear of woman.
Why similar: Horror 58.3%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Psychological Horror 7.8%, Adventure 7.4%, Action 6.8%
