- #1 Visage
97% matchVery Positive84% of 10,777 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 80.8%, Atmospheric 5%, Walking Simulator 4.8%, Adventure 3.7%, First-Person 2.8%
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 35,454 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.4 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 78.2%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Adventure 4.2%, Walking Simulator 3.6%, First-Person 2.9%
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 68.7%, Adventure 8.7%, Action 5.4%, Atmospheric 5%, Indie 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the same indie-horror DNA, focusing on first-person exploration and unsettling environmental puzzles.
- #4 Slender: The Arrival
94% matchVery Positive88% of 9,279 reviews2013
Dev: Blue Isle StudiosPub: Blue Isle Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 77.9%, Walking Simulator 6.2%, Atmospheric 4.5%, Adventure 3.4%, Indie 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.
- #5 Hektor
95% 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 74.4%, Adventure 8.9%, Action 6.4%, Indie 6.2%, First-Person 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: The game features a constantly changing environment that forces players to navigate psychological terrors in a first-person perspective.
- #6 Layers of Fear
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,655 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 62.6%, Atmospheric 11%, Adventure 10.5%, Walking Simulator 10.5%, First-Person 5.5%
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: 3.8 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 69.3%, Adventure 13.5%, Indie 9.3%, Action 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 8,210 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 74.9%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Adventure 5.7%, Walking Simulator 4.4%, Indie 4.2%
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 3,181 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 64.7%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Adventure 6.4%, First-Person 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-driven walking simulator that relies on atmosphere and psychological dread to tell its horror story.
- #10 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 75.8%, Adventure 8.1%, Indie 5.8%, Action 5.5%, Walking Simulator 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward indie horror experience that focuses on the classic trope of exploring a haunted location.
- #11 Kholat
90% matchMixed66% of 6,883 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 95%, Walking Simulator 1.6%, Atmospheric 1.3%, Adventure 0.8%, Indie 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes exploration in a hostile, atmospheric environment where the player must uncover a mystery while being hunted.
- #12 Silver Chains
89% matchMixed69% of 1,345 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 73.8%, Adventure 10.9%, Indie 6.2%, Walking Simulator 3.4%, First-Person 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 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
88% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,661 reviews2018
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Why similar: Horror 72.9%, Adventure 9.2%, Action 7.5%, Indie 5.3%, Atmospheric 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: It provides an intense, stealth-based psychological horror experience that keeps the player constantly on edge.
- #14 Don't Be Afraid
87% matchVery Positive83% of 971 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 53.7%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Adventure 8.2%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Action 5.9%
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.
- #15 Paranormal
89% matchMixed56% of 526 reviews2013
Dev: Matt Cohen
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 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 86.1%, Adventure 5.5%, 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.
- #16 Martha Is Dead
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,823 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 65.9%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Adventure 12%, Indie 5.4%, First-Person 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric psychological horror game that uses its setting to build a sense of unease and dread.
- #17 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 55.8%, Adventure 21%, Indie 13.6%, 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.
- #18 >observer_
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,909 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 62.5%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Adventure 6.8%, First-Person 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title blends psychological horror with exploration, forcing players to navigate a dark, oppressive world.
- #19 Kidnapped
86% matchMixed56% of 565 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 63.4%, Adventure 17.2%, Action 10%, Indie 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person indie horror game that emphasizes the feeling of being hunted in an isolated environment.
- #20 Home Sweet Home
84% matchVery Positive87% of 3,772 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 76%, Adventure 6.9%, Atmospheric 4.7%, Walking Simulator 4.4%, Indie 4%
Why You'll Like It: It features first-person horror gameplay with a strong emphasis on stealth and exploration in a terrifying, supernatural environment.
- #21 The Town of Light
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,785 reviews2016
Dev: LKA
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 60.6%, Walking Simulator 11%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Adventure 9.8%, Indie 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy psychological horror game that focuses on environmental storytelling and the history of a haunting location.
- #22 Mists of Aiden
81% matchVery Positive91% of 1,140 reviews2020
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 63.2%, Adventure 9.7%, Walking Simulator 7.3%, Indie 6%, Atmospheric 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers an indie horror experience centered on exploration and uncovering the dark history of a specific location.
- #23 The Dark Occult
82% matchMixed69% of 1,266 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 72.2%, Adventure 10.6%, Action 8%, Indie 6.3%, First-Person 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game features atmospheric horror and exploration, focusing on the player's survival against supernatural entities.
- #24 Statues
82% matchMixed66% of 305 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 70.9%, Adventure 12%, Indie 8.6%, Action 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that uses the mechanic of movement-based threats to build tension during exploration.
- #25 Death Motel
79% matchMostly Positive80% 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 61.3%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Adventure 14.4%, First-Person 4.3%, Action 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.
- #26 Who Knocks
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 74 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 84.7%, Action 8.1%, First-Person 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that focuses on the tension of being trapped in a location with an unseen threat.
- #27 The Final Take
81% 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 74.9%, Adventure 14.6%, Indie 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror game that uses a first-person perspective to explore a dark, unsettling narrative.
- #28 Frightence
79% matchVery Positive82% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Frightence is a short, intense first-person horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 68.3%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, 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.
- #29 The Beast Inside
76% matchVery Positive83% of 12,033 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 71.4%, Adventure 7.3%, Walking Simulator 5.6%, Atmospheric 4.8%, Action 4.2%
- #30 The Guest
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 958 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 56.8%, Adventure 12.9%, Indie 9.3%, Atmospheric 9.3%, 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: 4.0 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 81.3%, Walking Simulator 5.2%, Adventure 5.2%, Action 2.7%, First-Person 2.3%
- #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 71.8%, Adventure 14%, Action 11%, First-Person 3.2%
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 60%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Adventure 5.9%, First-Person 3.9%
- #34 Lethe - Episode One
75% matchVery Positive85% of 404 reviews2016
Dev: KoukouStudiosPub: Faber Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 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 51.1%, Adventure 15.6%, Action 10.4%, Indie 9.6%, Atmospheric 9.1%
- #35 Doorways: The Underworld
76% matchMixed69% of 406 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 58.1%, Adventure 10.5%, Action 7.2%, Atmospheric 7%, Indie 6.5%
- #36 Fork Road
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 969 reviews2024
Dev: Simon Au Yeung
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 12.8 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 59.4%, Walking Simulator 15%, Indie 7.5%, Atmospheric 7.1%, 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 53%, Adventure 13.9%, Action 9.8%, Indie 9%, Walking Simulator 8.9%
- #38 Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh
74% 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: Horror 53.8%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Adventure 9.8%, Action 6.7%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #39 Echoes of Dread
72% matchVery Positive86% of 81 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: Horror 65.6%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Action 6.7%, Adventure 5.8%, First-Person 5.6%
- #40 Whispering Lane: Horror
73% matchMixed64% of 162 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 53.7%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Adventure 10.3%, Action 6.8%
- #41 The Empty Eyes
71% matchVery Positive81% of 57 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 70.2%, Indie 8.1%, Walking Simulator 6.6%, Adventure 5.9%, Action 5.4%
- #42 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 52.1%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Adventure 7.5%, Indie 5.3%
- #43 The Guest II
71% matchVery Positive83% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest II is a first-person psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 73.5%, Walking Simulator 8%, Adventure 6.9%, Action 6.2%, Indie 3.6%
- #44 Project Liminal 2
71% matchVery Positive91% of 64 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 30.5%, Horror 27.7%, Action 19.7%, Atmospheric 11%, First-Person 6.1%
- #45 The Guest
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 211 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 55.7%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Adventure 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Indie 7%
- #46 Husk
75% matchMixed46% of 754 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 52.3%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Adventure 8%, Indie 6.2%
- #47 Unwilling Host
70% matchVery Positive95% of 62 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 59.9%, Walking Simulator 15.6%, Adventure 12%, Indie 5.2%, Atmospheric 4.7%
- #48 Don't Knock Twice
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 718 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 54.4%, Adventure 10.7%, Walking Simulator 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Action 6.5%
- #49 Image
70% matchMixed52% of 50 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 58.8%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Adventure 11.4%, Action 8.3%, Walking Simulator 8.1%
- #50 Paranormal VHS
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 141 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 46.6%, Adventure 17%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Indie 11.7%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #51 Lakeview Cabin 2
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 581 reviews2023
Dev: Roope Tamminen
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 91.8%, Action 8.2%
- #52 Silent Nights
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 215 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Horror 59%, Walking Simulator 16%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Adventure 6.5%, First-Person 3.8%
- #53 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 59.5%, Adventure 17.5%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Atmospheric 9.1%, First-Person 2.6%
- #54 Penumbra Overture
67% matchVery Positive91% of 4,121 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Why similar: Horror 74.3%, Adventure 8.5%, Atmospheric 7%, Indie 4.1%, First-Person 3.8%
- #55 The Last Visit: 98th
66% matchVery Positive80% of 198 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 55.2%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Adventure 8.7%, Indie 4.9%
- #56 Whisperwind
67% matchVery Positive93% of 92 reviews2021
Dev: Punx Studios
Windows
Whisperwind is a short psychological horror experience featuring puzzles, multiple endings, creepy ambience and deep storytelling.
Why similar: Horror 72.8%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Action 7.8%, First-Person 5.7%, Indie 4.7%
- #57 Gynophobia
69% matchMixed66% of 776 reviews2015
Dev: Gua
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 17.0 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 63.5%, Atmospheric 11%, Adventure 7.9%, Action 7.2%, Indie 5.9%
- #58 Familiar Stranger
66% 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 68%, Adventure 10.7%, Indie 10.6%, Action 7.6%, First-Person 3.1%
- #59 CONCLUSE
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 543 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 68.2%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Adventure 8.5%, Action 4.9%, Indie 4.9%
- #60 The Secret of Pineview Forest
69% matchMixed56% of 131 reviews2016
Dev: VIS-GamesPub: United Independent Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
The Secret of Pineview Forest is a free prequel to Pineview Drive - Rising Storm. Behind the abandoned house on Pineview Drive lies ominous Pineview Forest...
Why similar: Horror 56.1%, Adventure 18.9%, Action 13.3%, Indie 11.7%