- #1 Indigo Park: Chapter 1
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 22,765 reviews2024
Dev: UniqueGeese
Windows
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 49.7%, First-Person 13.6%, Survival Horror 11.6%, Puzzle 5.3%, Psychological Horror 5%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers the same first-person mascot-horror mix of light environmental puzzles, cheerful branding turned sinister, and tense chase sequences inside a themed attraction.
- #2 Garten of Banban
97% matchMixed53% of 12,506 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Enter Banban's Kindergarten, and you're sure to make some friends. Explore the mysterious establishment and don't lose your life and sanity. Uncover the horrifying truth behind the place, but be careful, as you are far from alone…
Why similar: Horror 21.2%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, First-Person 7.7%, Dark 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its colorful kids-space setting, mascot monsters, and simple first-person puzzle progression make it a very direct alternative.
- #3 My Friendly Neighborhood
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,292 reviews2023
Dev: John SzymanskiPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Something scary is happening with everyone's favorite Saturday morning puppet show, The Friendly Neighborhood! Play as Gordon, a repairman sent to get to the bottom of this disturbing dilemma. Fend off puppets and solve puzzles in this survival horror adventure.
Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Survival Horror 21%, Lore-Rich 10.2%, Puzzle 9.8%, First-Person 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This is one of the closest matches on Steam, putting you in a creepy abandoned TV studio full of hostile puppets, exploration, and inventory-based puzzle solving.
- #4 Bendy and the Ink Machine
95% matchVery Positive89% of 34,313 reviews2017
Dev: Joey Drew Studios
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Bendy and the Ink Machine® is the first person puzzle action horror game that will forever ruin your childhood love of cartoons.
Why similar: Horror 34.8%, Survival Horror 14.3%, First-Person 9.2%, Puzzle 7.8%, Dark 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the abandoned entertainment-facility mystery, stylized mascots turned monstrous, and story-driven first-person horror feel.
- #5 Joyville
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 330 reviews2023
Dev: KudPlay Games
Windows
Joyville is a horror-puzzle adventure game set in an abandoned children's camp. Brace yourself for a gripping journey through the shadows, solving puzzles, and trying to survive amidst the hidden horrors that await you.
Why similar: Horror 22.3%, Survival Horror 16.7%, 1980s 10.5%, Puzzle 8%, Psychological Horror 8%
Why You'll Like It: You explore a deserted children's facility while solving puzzles and avoiding toy-like horrors, which closely matches Poppy Playtime's tone and structure.
- #6 Garten of Banban 2
94% matchMixed67% of 4,368 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Continue the story of Banban’s Kindergarten. Delve deeper into the bizarre establishment where the place was left suspiciously empty. Try to survive the unexpected residents, all while uncovering the truth behind the place…
Why similar: Horror 25.8%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, First-Person 8.4%, Puzzle 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It expands the same mascot-horror formula with more chase scenes and puzzle rooms in an eerie child-friendly environment.
- #7 Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
93% matchVery Positive86% of 68,416 reviews2021
Dev: Steel Wool StudiosPub: ScottGames
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 30.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach, play as Gregory, a young boy who’s been trapped overnight inside of Freddy Fazbear’s Mega Pizzaplex. With the help of Freddy himself, Gregory must uncover the secrets of the Pizzaplex, learn the truth, and survive until dawn.
Why similar: Horror 40%, Survival Horror 26%, First-Person 11.7%, Thriller 7.4%, Singleplayer 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its free-roaming stealth, animatronic stalking, and giant family-entertainment setting capture a similar 'hide in a twisted attraction' energy.
- #8 Bendy and the Dark Revival
92% matchVery Positive93% of 14,556 reviews2022
Dev: Joey Drew Studios
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Bendy and the Dark Revival® is a first-person survival horror game set in the creepiest cartoon studio to ever exist. Discover the truth. Escape the studio. Above all, fear the Ink Demon…and survive.
Why similar: Horror 30.5%, Survival Horror 19.1%, First-Person 10%, Dark 8.1%, Puzzle 7%
Why You'll Like It: This keeps the cartoon-creature horror and facility exploration of the original while adding more survival-horror pressure.
- #9 Tattletail
91% matchVery Positive95% of 4,910 reviews2016
Dev: Waygetter ElectronicsPub: Little Flag Software, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
It’s Christmas 1998. The world’s most annoying toy just came out, and yours won’t stay in his box. Can you stop Tattletail from getting you in trouble before the bloodthirsty Mama Tattletail hunts you down? Story-driven first person horror. New DLC Included!
Why similar: Horror 41.8%, Survival Horror 23.5%, First-Person 12.3%, Dark 7.3%, Survival 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: If the killer-toy angle is what hooked you, this nails the uncanny children's-toy horror vibe in first person.
- #10 Garten of Banban 3
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,878 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Embrace the horrors of Banban’s Kindergarten. Delve even deeper into the depths of the establishment that was left suspiciously empty. Try to survive the unexpected residents and continue the search for your child…
Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, First-Person 8.5%, Dark 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Like Poppy Playtime, it pushes you through another compact mascot-horror chapter built around puzzles, exploration, and creature encounters.
- #11 Dark Deception
90% matchVery Positive89% of 23,237 reviews2018
Dev: Glowstick Entertainment
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Death awaits you in Dark Deception, a story-driven first-person horror maze game. There's nowhere to hide & nowhere to catch your breath. Run or die - it's your choice. Trapped in a realm of nightmarish mazes with a mysterious woman, your only hope of survival is to find a way to escape.
Why similar: Horror 49.3%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, First-Person 8.8%, Survival 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It swaps factory puzzles for maze-like objective runs, but the mascot-monster pursuit and first-person horror intensity are very similar.
- #12 Garten of Banban 4
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,870 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Explore the abandoned levels of Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the residents of the establishment that was left suspiciously empty. Uncover the truth behind the place, and find the whereabouts of your missing child…
Why similar: Horror 24.6%, Survival Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, First-Person 8.4%, Dark 8%
Why You'll Like It: Another short, colorful, creature-filled first-person horror chapter that closely mirrors Poppy Playtime's basic loop.
- #13 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion
89% matchVery Positive93% of 15,344 reviews2015
Dev: Lag Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.
Why similar: Horror 51.3%, First-Person 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Survival Horror 8.9%, Dark 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its cute presentation hiding escalating first-person chase horror makes it a great fit if you like playful aesthetics turning threatening.
- #14 PROJECT: PLAYTIME
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 56,052 reviews2022
Dev: Mob Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 50%
PROJECT: PLAYTIME is a Free-to-Play multiplayer horror game where six players attempt to create one giant toy while surviving a terrifying monster that roams the toy factory. A seventh player controls the monster and is given only one goal: Find and kill everyone.
Why similar: Horror 33.9%, Survival Horror 25%, Puzzle 10.3%, First-Person 7.4%, Dark 7%
Why You'll Like It: This multiplayer spin-off keeps the toy-factory setting and monstrous mascots, just with co-op-versus objectives instead of a solo campaign.
- #15 CASE: Animatronics
88% matchVery Positive83% of 4,174 reviews2016
Dev: Walnut LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
CASE: Animatronics is a truly scary and challenging first-person stealth horror on PC. Control of the police department is in the hands of anonymous hacker. All exits are locked. Electricity is off. Metallic thumps are getting closer. Will you survive, Detective Bishop?
Why similar: Horror 39.5%, Survival Horror 19.6%, First-Person 9.1%, Psychological Horror 9%, Survival 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Hiding from murderous animatronics in first-person corridors creates the same constant hunted feeling as Poppy Playtime's best chase sections.
- #16 Garten of Banban 0
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,977 reviews2025
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Explore the origins of the mysterious Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the dark past of the establishment. Try to make some friends. Uncover the truth behind the place, and who you are…
Why similar: Horror 25.7%, Survival Horror 13.3%, First-Person 8.7%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Puzzle 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: As another brief mascot-horror chapter, it offers more of the same colorful-yet-creepy exploration and puzzle design.
- #17 Finding Frankie
84% matchVery Positive89% of 1,849 reviews2024
Dev: SUPERLOU
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Finding Frankie invites YOU to a true experience of terror as you compete in a terrifyingly twisted parkour show. Stealthily navigate around horrifying characters and swing through challenging parkour courses. This is one game show you won’t want to miss!
Why similar: Horror 38.7%, Dark 12.8%, First-Person 12.3%, Lore-Rich 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: This leans more into movement, but its twisted mascot-show setting and first-person escape sequences feel very adjacent to Poppy Playtime.
- #18 Emily Wants to Play Too
86% matchVery Positive80% of 549 reviews2017
Dev: Shawn HitchcockPub: Hitchcock Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
No one believed the pizza guy. They kept the dolls. A sandwich delivery guy is on his way to Central Evidence. He is not ready for what he finds. Emily and the dolls are back with new friends, scares and more. Use stealth and strategy to survive their unique games in this survival horror.
Why similar: Horror 63.1%, Survival Horror 24.2%, First-Person 4.7%, Adventure 2.7%, Indie 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: It mixes first-person exploration and survival against unsettling toy-like attackers in a way that scratches a similar horror itch.
- #19 Hello Neighbor
85% matchVery Positive85% of 27,665 reviews2017
Dev: Dynamic PixelsPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Hello Neighbor is a Stealth Horror Game about sneaking into your neighbor's house and figuring out what he's hiding in the basement. Play against an advanced AI that learns from your actions.
Why similar: Horror 38.9%, Survival Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, First-Person 9.5%, Survival 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its first-person stealth, environmental puzzle solving, and mystery-box storytelling will appeal if you liked uncovering secrets while avoiding a stalker.
- #20 Evil Nun: The Broken Mask
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,077 reviews2023
Dev: Keplerians
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Enter Evil Nun's nightmare. Trapped in a cursed school, escape from Sister Madeline. She's cunning, searching every corner, luring and talking to you depending on your actions. Solve puzzles, craft items, and uncover the mystery in this horror game with different escape routes.
Why similar: Horror 27%, Survival Horror 20.8%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, First-Person 8.7%, Thriller 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Escaping a hostile figure through first-person stealth-puzzle objectives hits a similar loop of exploration, item use, and sudden danger.
- #21 The Backrooms: Lost Tape
83% matchVery Positive84% of 1,325 reviews2022
Dev: Cortez Productions
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
You work in the cinema as an usher and accidentally fell into the Backrooms, now being trapped, needing to unravel the mysteries of the yellow rooms in order to get out of this place, but be careful, there are entities that will be in your way.
Why similar: Horror 22.4%, Survival Horror 16.1%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Dark 8.4%, Lore-Rich 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It leans more on atmosphere, but its lonely first-person wandering through a sinister industrial space scratches a similar mystery-horror itch.
- #22 Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
84% matchVery Positive90% of 12,409 reviews2016
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 56.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Welcome to Circus Baby's Pizza World, where family fun and interactivity go beyond anything you've seen at those *other* pizza places! Now hiring: Late night technician. Must enjoy cramped spaces and be comfortable around active machinery. Not responsible for death or dismemberment.
Why similar: Horror 35.3%, Survival Horror 20.1%, First-Person 9.4%, Dark 9.3%, Survival 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: The facility setting and task-based encounters with murderous animatronics make it one of the stronger FNAF picks for Poppy Playtime fans.
- #23 Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic
81% matchVery Positive86% of 10,209 reviews2025
Dev: Steel Wool StudiosPub: ScottGames
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Enter the abandoned workshop of Murray’s Costume Manor and unravel the mystery left behind by the reclusive inventor. In Five Nights at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic, you’ll step into a world where every dark corner holds a secret and every flicker of light hints at an ever-present threat.
Why similar: Horror 45.9%, Survival Horror 19.4%, First-Person 12.9%, Thriller 6.6%, Action-Adventure 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its modern first-person approach to animatronic horror and facility exploration lines up well with the parts of Poppy Playtime built around stalking machines.
- #24 FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 12,944 reviews2019
Dev: Steel Wool StudiosPub: ScottGames
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe. Experience the horror in flat (non-VR) mode or VR. Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are supported. A VR Headset is NOT required to play.
Why similar: Horror 41%, Survival Horror 18.4%, First-Person 8.8%, Psychological Horror 7.3%, Dark 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its up-close animatronic horror and attraction-like presentation make it a strong pick if you mainly want more mascot scares.
- #25 Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
82% matchVery Positive89% of 8,096 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 58.8%, First-Person 8.4%, Survival Horror 8.2%, Dark 4.7%, Psychological Horror 4%
Why You'll Like It: It pairs puzzle-driven first-person exploration with a child's-eye horror perspective and an unsettling toy-room atmosphere.
- #26 Granny Remake
79% matchVery Positive82% of 1,900 reviews2023
Dev: FerriteLabs
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Granny Remake is a gripping horror game where you must escape from a sinister house chased by a cunning and relentless Granny. Choose from multiple escape routes: drive away in a car, call the police, or unlock the main door
Why similar: Horror 25.1%, Survival Horror 19%, Thriller 10%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Dark 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on stealthy first-person escape and item-based puzzles under constant threat, which overlaps nicely with Poppy Playtime's survival loop.
- #27 Granny
80% matchVery Positive94% of 9,403 reviews2018
Dev: DVloper
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 33.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You have to escape Granny`s house...You have five days...
Why similar: Horror 39.1%, Survival Horror 23%, First-Person 9.7%, Puzzle 8.2%, Survival 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its first-person hide-and-seek survival, simple puzzle objectives, and constant danger make it a decent lighter match for Poppy Playtime fans.
- #28 Amanda the Adventurer
78% matchVery Positive94% of 7,050 reviews2023
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Join Amanda and her pal Wooly on a series of adventures as they explore and learn about our wonderful world! With several NEW play-along, laugh-along, learn-along episodes there's always fun to be had! Just make sure to do everything Amanda says or she might get angry.
Why similar: Horror 43%, First-Person 12.7%, Puzzle 12%, Mystery 11.3%, Dark 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its innocent children's-media façade hiding a dark puzzle-horror mystery makes it a strong tonal match even though it's less chase-heavy.
- #29 In Sound Mind
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,654 reviews2021
Dev: We Create StuffPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In Sound Mind is an imaginative first-person psychological horror with frenetic puzzles, unique boss fights, and original music by The Living Tombstone. Journey within the inner workings of the one place you can’t seem to escape—your own mind.
Why similar: Horror 44.1%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Puzzle 13%, First-Person 10.1%, Atmospheric 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: Though more psychological, it offers the same blend of first-person exploration, environmental puzzles, and creepy story reveals.
- #30 Garten of Banban 8: Anti Devil
76% matchVery Positive87% of 1,468 reviews2025
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Explore the most obscure levels of Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the new deceives and mysteries that await you. Uncover the truth behind the place, and find the whereabouts of your missing child…
Why similar: Horror 25.5%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, First-Person 8.4%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #31 Garten of Banban 7
77% matchVery Positive83% of 1,589 reviews2024
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Explore the monster-occupied levels of Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the dreads that reside below as you are now completely on your own. Uncover the truth behind the place, and find the whereabouts of your missing child…
Why similar: Horror 24.3%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, First-Person 8.3%, Dark 8.1%
- #32 Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,691 reviews2024
Dev: Mega Cat Studios
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Survive five nights of terror in this chilling adventure game. Travel between time periods to solve puzzles, gather clues, and outrun the threat relentlessly pursuing you. Move swiftly and stay hidden, and you may just survive. But be careful—it's not just your own life that’s on the line this time.
Why similar: Horror 64.3%, 1980s 9.4%, Survival Horror 7.2%, Dark 5.5%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #33 Garten of Banban 6
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,301 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Explore the forgotten levels of Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the new terrors that reside below. Uncover the truth behind the place, and find the whereabouts of your missing child…
Why similar: Horror 24%, Survival Horror 14.3%, First-Person 8.6%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Dark 8.1%
- #34 Emily Wants To Play
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,294 reviews2015
Dev: Shawn HitchcockPub: Hitchcock Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
It’s 11pm and the last house on your route. The windows are boarded up, the yard is overgrown, but the lights are on and the front door is open… strange place to deliver a pizza. You’re getting soaked from the rain, so you hesitantly step inside the house. You shouldn’t have done that.
Why similar: Horror 61.6%, Survival Horror 22.6%, Psychological Horror 6.6%, First-Person 3.7%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: Surviving toy-like attackers in first person gives it a similar small-scale mascot-horror tension.
- #35 Bendy: Secrets of the Machine
73% matchVery Positive83% of 2,091 reviews2024
Dev: Gent CorporationPub: Joey Drew Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Some things are better left forgotten.
Why similar: Horror 38.2%, Puzzle 12.8%, First-Person 11.5%, Dark 11.2%, Cartoony 7.7%
- #36 Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2
75% matchVery Positive94% of 641 reviews2021
Dev: Moonbit
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A young girl needs to find her friends, unravel a dark mystery and escape the clutches of her cursed toys.
Why similar: Horror 46.4%, Survival Horror 38.7%, Action-Adventure 4.5%, Singleplayer 4.2%, Adventure 4.1%
- #37 Five Nights at Freddy's
75% matchVery Positive94% of 57,765 reviews2014
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Welcome to your new summer job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food! The main attraction is Freddy Fazbear, of course; and his two friends. They are animatronic robots, programmed to please the crowds!
Why similar: Horror 41.6%, Survival Horror 19.2%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Dark 7.5%, First-Person 7.2%
- #38 Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
74% matchVery Positive94% of 32,569 reviews2017
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Start your own Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with Freddy Fazbear Pizzeria Simulator!
Why similar: Horror 49.9%, Survival Horror 26.3%, First-Person 7.7%, Psychological Horror 7.6%, Singleplayer 4.9%
- #39 Ultimate Custom Night
74% matchVery Positive95% of 61,937 reviews2018
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Why similar: Horror 39.1%, Survival Horror 23.9%, First-Person 8.8%, Survival 7.9%, Dark 7.5%
- #40 Dollmare
70% matchVery Positive94% of 2,009 reviews2024
Dev: Alex GradePub: Almost Done Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
You've accepted a shady job offer at a doll factory. Inspect dolls for defects and anomalies. Follow strange protocols. Don't get fired and stay alive.
Why similar: Horror 43.3%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, First-Person 15.4%, Thriller 10.6%, Dark 4.4%
- #41 MUZY
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 215 reviews2024
Dev: Andrew RybisPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
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: Horror 23.1%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Psychological Horror 6.7%, Dark 6.4%, Thriller 6.4%
- #42 Granny 3
72% matchVery Positive91% of 1,227 reviews2021
Dev: DVloper
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
You have to escape Granny and Grandpa...You have five days...
Why similar: Horror 35.6%, Survival Horror 15.5%, First-Person 11.8%, Puzzle 11.6%, Dark 9.1%
- #43 Five Nights at Freddy's 4
73% matchVery Positive93% of 16,450 reviews2015
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 44%
In this last chapter of the Five Nights at Freddy's original story, you must once again defend yourself against Freddy Fazbear, Chica, Bonnie, Foxy, and even worse things that lurk in the shadows.
Why similar: Horror 37.7%, Survival Horror 21.8%, Dark 10%, First-Person 9.3%, Psychological Horror 7.5%
- #44 Bendy: Lone Wolf
69% matchVery Positive85% of 1,548 reviews2025
Dev: Joey Drew Studios
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Bendy: Lone Wolf™ will tests your ability to survive against ever increasing odds. Monsters and obstacles emerge from every direction as you journey into the rubberhose halls of the world's most evil animation studio. Every day is a challenge.
Why similar: Horror 36.8%, Thriller 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Mystery 12.1%, Cartoony 8.3%
- #45 The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game
70% matchVery Positive85% of 799 reviews2025
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
The Backrooms: 1998 is a first-person found footage psychological horror survival game where it tells the story of a young teen after accidentally falling into the depths of The Backrooms in 1998. Roam freely, mark, explore and try unravel the story - however you are not alone. Don't scream.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.3%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Thriller 14.8%, Survival 12.5%, Dark 11%
- #46 Granny: Chapter Two
72% matchVery Positive95% of 1,909 reviews2019
Dev: DVloper
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
You have to escape Granny and Grandpa...You have five days...
Why similar: Horror 44.7%, Dark 13.7%, Survival Horror 13.3%, First-Person 12.1%, Puzzle 5.8%
- #47 The Baby In Yellow
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,146 reviews2023
Dev: Team Terrible
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
You've got a new babysitting job, and things are taking a turn for the weird. Feed him, read him a bedtime story, and try not to fall into his dreams. How long can you stay in control?
Why similar: Horror 32.6%, Lore-Rich 13%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Puzzle 12.1%, First-Person 11.6%
- #48 Little Nightmares
71% matchVery Positive95% of 115,101 reviews2017
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
Why similar: Horror 45.4%, Dark 12.5%, Puzzle 10.6%, Survival Horror 9.4%, Psychological Horror 7.6%
- #49 Five Nights at Freddy's 2
71% matchVery Positive94% of 25,453 reviews2014
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Welcome back to the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's Pizza! As always, Fazbear Entertainment is not responsible for death or dismemberment.
Why similar: Horror 38.4%, Survival Horror 20.1%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Dark 7.9%, First-Person 7.5%
- #50 Five Nights at Freddy's 3
71% matchVery Positive90% of 11,040 reviews2015
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Thirty years after Freddy Fazbear's Pizza closed it's doors, the events that took place there have become nothing more than a rumor and a childhood memory, but the owners of "Fazbear's Fright: The Horror Attraction" are determined to revive the legend and make the experience as authentic as possible for patrons, going to great l
Why similar: Horror 39.1%, Survival Horror 19.6%, First-Person 9.2%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Survival 6.6%
- #51 Uh Oh!
68% matchVery Positive86% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Wumbo Workshop LLC
Windows · Mac
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 25.3%, Survival Horror 17.6%, Puzzle 8%, Dark 7.9%, First-Person 7.8%
- #52 Hello Neighbor Alpha 1
68% matchVery Positive93% of 4,022 reviews2019
Dev: Dynamic PixelsPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 41%
This is Alpha 1 of Hello Neighbor, a Stealth Horror Game about sneaking into your neighbor's house and figuring out what he's hiding in the basement. Play against an advanced AI that learns from your actions.
Why similar: Horror 28.9%, Survival Horror 21.8%, First-Person 10.1%, Thriller 9.9%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #53 Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered
66% matchVery Positive93% of 15,106 reviews2022
Dev: Basically GamesPub: Basically Games, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Escape Baldi's schoolhouse again in this new remastered version of Baldi's Basics Classic! Use stealth and strategy to collect all 7 notebooks and win! Featuring three games in one, gameplay improvements, a more authentic art style, accessibility improvements, and brand new ways to play!
Why similar: Horror 49.3%, Survival Horror 28%, First-Person 13.4%, Singleplayer 4.2%, Action 2.6%
- #54 Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek
69% matchVery Positive84% of 1,285 reviews2019
Dev: Dynamic PixelsPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek follows the tragic story of the Neighbor’s family in this dramatic prequel to Hello Neighbor. Experience playing a game of hide-and-seek with your brother as you both deal with the loss of a family member.
Why similar: Horror 44.7%, First-Person 16.4%, Puzzle 15%, Cartoony 8%, Singleplayer 5.8%
- #55 Mr. Hopp's Manor Escape
69% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Moonbit
Windows
Toys-turned-monsters are roaming the manor. Find a way out and don't get caught!
Why similar: Horror 44.2%, Survival Horror 25.7%, Puzzle 20.1%, Action 6.6%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #56 Choo-Choo Charles
66% matchVery Positive91% of 16,941 reviews2022
Dev: Two Star Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Navigate an open-world island in an old train, upgrade it over time, and use it to fight an evil spider train named Charles.
Why similar: Horror 31.2%, Survival Horror 27.1%, First-Person 10.3%, Dark 9.2%, Psychological Horror 5.2%
- #57 Vigil
64% matchVery Positive86% of 2,025 reviews2025
Dev: Singularity Studios
Windows
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 29.5%, Survival Horror 18.5%, Dark 9.5%, First-Person 9.5%, 1980s 6.8%
- #58 Hello Neighbor Alpha 4
68% matchVery Positive84% of 5,831 reviews2019
Dev: Dynamic PixelsPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Alpha 4 of Hello Neighbor was the final alpha during the stealth hit's development. Sneak into your creepy Neighbor's house to figure out what he's hiding.
Why similar: Horror 35.1%, Survival Horror 16.6%, Puzzle 12.8%, First-Person 12.2%, Mystery 12%
- #59 Happy's Humble Burger Farm
67% matchVery Positive93% of 1,953 reviews2021
Dev: Scythe Dev TeamPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Congrats, you're hired! Serve customers and maintain the Happy's Humble Burger Farm restaurant alone on the overnight. But be careful; things fall apart if you mess up! After work, head home and keep your eyes open for a way to escape the Barnyard Buds and their fast food fever-dream.
Why similar: Horror 34.2%, Survival Horror 23.7%, First-Person 12.6%, Lore-Rich 8.4%, Survival 7.4%
- #60 Hello Neighbor Pre-Alpha
67% matchVery Positive91% of 2,360 reviews2019
Dev: Dynamic PixelsPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 39%
The Original Pre-Alpha of Hello Neighbor, a Stealth Horror Game about sneaking into your neighbor's house and figuring out what he's hiding in the basement. Play against an advanced AI that learns from your actions.
Why similar: Horror 27.6%, Survival Horror 19.7%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, First-Person 9.5%, Survival 8.9%
