- #1 Luto
97% matchVery Positive85% of 1,226 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
Why similar: Cinematic 17.8%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Psychological 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Thriller 11.1%
- #2 A.I.L.A
96% matchVery Positive84% of 1,218 reviews2025
Dev: Pulsatrix StudiosPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A.I.L.A is a first-person horror game set in a near-future filled with immersive technology. Play as the sole game tester for a revolutionary new fictional AI. Survive intense horror experiences that prey on your deepest fears as the lines between virtual and reality begin to blur…
Why similar: Cinematic 17.5%, Surreal 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Thriller 11.6%, Survival Horror 11.6%
- #3 White Room Protocol
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 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: Walking Simulator 18.4%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Thriller 14.5%, FPS 12.8%, Horror 11.1%
- #4 Unmourned
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 231 reviews2025
Dev: Codebros Studio
Windows
Unmourned is a first-person psychological horror game where Jason moves into a new house only to be haunted by escalating paranormal events. Driven by fear, he must uncover the truth behind the previous owners' disappearance. Can he solve the mystery before it's too late?
Why similar: Cinematic 14.7%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Psychological 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Survival Horror 10.7%
- #5 Project 13: Taxidermy Trails
94% matchVery Positive91% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: DRYBREADPub: GlacierLTD
Windows
Project 13: Taxidermy Trails, a Walking Simulator set in a mesmerizing Taxidermy Museum. In this immersive experience, you assume the role of an kidnapped Probant forced to find a way to escape. Complete all 13 Walks to get out of this Nightmare.
Why similar: Cinematic 25.3%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Psychological 11.7%, Atmospheric 11.2%, First-Person 10.2%
- #6 Cryptid
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: INFLUX Games
Windows
Cryptid is a single-player horror fps game that chronicles an experienced hunter and a creature's encounter from the perspective of the Body Cam.
Why similar: Cinematic 21.1%, FPS 17.2%, Surreal 14.4%, Survival Horror 9.1%, Psychological 8%
- #7 Mirror Forge
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 179 reviews2022
Dev: MystiveDevPub: DreadXP
Windows
Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.
Why similar: Psychological 17.2%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Survival Horror 12.4%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Surreal 9.9%
- #8 Abandoned Souls
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 379 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.4%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Survival Horror 13%, Thriller 11.6%, Horror 10.6%
- #9 The Stalked 2
91% matchVery Positive80% of 235 reviews2025
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
"The Stalked 2" is a standalone horror sequel to "The Stalked", where you play as Rachel, an avid hiker. What begins as a relaxing hike to a cabin turns into a nightmare filled with eerie interactions and unsettling events. Will you survive?
Why similar: Thriller 18.2%, Psychological Horror 15%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Horror 11.9%, Psychological 10.3%
- #10 Omitted
92% matchMixed46% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Omitted is a first-person psychological horror game. Experience being left alone in an old hospital, discover its secrets and try to survive.
Why similar: Psychological 22.4%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Thriller 15.5%, Cinematic 11.6%, Horror 10.1%
- #11 Hollow Cocoon
90% matchVery Positive92% of 886 reviews2023
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.8%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Thriller 13%, Surreal 12.7%
- #12 Dead Take
89% matchVery Positive88% of 794 reviews2025
Dev: Surgent StudiosPub: Pocketpair Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.9%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Psychological 11.3%, Horror 11.1%, Survival Horror 11.1%
- #13 A Lonely Cabin Trip
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 72 reviews2022
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
You were supposed to have a relaxing cabin trip on a island all alone but after several strange encounters you had a mystery to solve, will you be able to survive a first-person psychological horror game or will you run away?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.4%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Surreal 17%, Horror 11.8%, Linear 9.7%
- #14 SILENT BREATH
88% matchMixed69% of 1,156 reviews2024
Dev: EXODIAC STUDIOS
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness
Why similar: Thriller 21.9%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Perma Death 18.2%, Horror 16.6%, Walking Simulator 11.4%
- #15 Project Liminal 2
86% matchVery Positive96% of 56 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: FPS 30.2%, Drama 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, First-Person 12.2%, Action 11.5%
- #16 Silent Nights
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 210 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Cinematic 14.2%, Psychological 13.1%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Thriller 10.5%
- #17 Whispering Lane: Horror
86% matchMixed65% of 156 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: Psychological 15.1%, Cinematic 12.6%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Survival Horror 10.1%
- #18 Blair Witch
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 7,865 reviews2019
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team NA
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of the Blair Witch. Explore the haunted grounds of the Black Hills Forest in a harrowing investigation that forces you to confront the evil that resides deep in the woods.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Horror 15.4%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Cinematic 11.6%, Psychological 9%
- #19 Psalm 5:9-13
83% matchVery Positive84% of 1,774 reviews2024
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 19%
"Psalm 5:9-13" is a first-person psychological horror game with VHS effect. Be careful and attentive, there is something hiding in these rooms, something is watching from the darkness.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Thriller 14.3%, Surreal 13.4%, Horror 10.2%
- #20 Chasing Static
84% matchVery Positive87% of 501 reviews2021
Dev: Headware Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.
Why similar: Cinematic 16%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Psychological 10.8%, Thriller 9%
- #21 Ontotis
82% matchVery Positive83% of 115 reviews2023
Dev: Xenoplasis Games
Windows
Ontotis is a psychological horror game crafted by a solo developer focusing on atmosphere, mystery and an engaging story. Uncover scattered clues to unveil the chilling fate of the house's residents, while encountering a mysterious humanlike figure seemingly connected to them in their haunting tale.
Why similar: Psychological 17.3%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Thriller 11.9%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #22 The Strange Lights
79% matchVery Positive91% of 109 reviews2026
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You have arrived in a forest where people are rumored to disappear and strange things happen... Locals often see bright flashes and hear strange sounds...
Why similar: Cinematic 18.5%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Thriller 12.2%, Horror 9.8%
- #23 Implements of Hell
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 103 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: Psychological 16.9%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Thriller 13.5%, Cinematic 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.8%
- #24 NIGHTSLINK
81% matchVery Positive80% of 117 reviews2021
Dev: Noiseminded
Windows
You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.4%, Surreal 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Psychological 12.3%, Cinematic 9.5%
- #25 BrokenLore: UNFOLLOW
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 249 reviews2026
Dev: Serafini Productions
Windows
BrokenLore: UNFOLLOW is a first-person psychological horror game that explores the impact social media has on mental health through the story of Anne, a victim of bullying trapped in a surreal nightmare where she must solve a dark mystery and confront sinister creatures.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.6%, Surreal 15.7%, LGBTQ+ 14.2%, Horror 11.8%, Survival Horror 11.8%
- #26 CoRoT
79% matchMixed67% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Azteck Game Studios
Windows
CoRoT is a first-person psychological meta-horror game. Search for cassettes in a transforming house, unraveling its macabre past. A sinister atmosphere surrounds you as you try to understand what's happening and where you really are. Can you discover the truth hidden in its walls?
Why similar: Surreal 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Walking Simulator 14%, Thriller 11.5%, Horror 8.7%
- #27 S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored
81% matchMixed68% of 72 reviews2021
Dev: VolframePub: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored is a science fiction FPS puzzle horror game, which takes place a few months after the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant disaster. Experience a tale about an unexplored area within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone - The S.W.A.N. Institute.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.9%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Survival Horror 13.1%, FPS 11.7%, Surreal 10.1%
- #28 Stay Still 2
80% matchMixed50% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Tarba Paul CornelPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Welcome to Stay Still 2, a spine-chilling first-person survival horror game. Based of the Vietnamese culture, this game unfolds as a daring experiment in which survival seems nearly impossible. Engage in a story gameplay, where puzzles are your key to progress, while surviving various threats.
Why similar: Surreal 16.6%, FPS 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14%, Psychological 12.1%, Horror 9.7%
- #29 Birds Watching
75% matchVery Positive92% of 177 reviews2026
Dev: Studio Ortica
Windows
Singleplayer psychological horror game about bird watching. Explore the mountains, find and observe all the birds. Seek their help. Be honest. Be ruthless. They are watching.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.2%, Psychological Horror 25.6%, Horror 16.4%, Story Rich 12.8%, Atmospheric 10.9%
- #30 Suffer The Night
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 257 reviews2023
Dev: Tainted PactPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
SUFFER THE NIGHT is a first-person survival horror experience. Alone in a secluded cabin during a violent storm, horror illustrator Stacey Linden discovers the true meaning of fear. Explore a constantly changing world and solve puzzles; but above all: survive!
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.4%, FPS 20%, Horror 16.5%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Atmospheric 11%
- #31 Deadcam
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Alien Big Cat
Windows
Sealed shut inside a rural, abandoned house for a paranormal hunting TV show.. Something is VERY wrong with Margo. Her live headcam is still rolling.. and you can see the whole thing. Run, hide, and escape the house in this first-person survival horror. And remember: the raccoon knows everything.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.5%, Walking Simulator 17.2%, Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, First-Person 12.8%
- #32 MIRROR MIRROR
77% matchMixed70% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: ZeroZeroThirteen
Windows
MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.
Why similar: Psychological 18.4%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Psychological Horror 16%, Surreal 13.3%, Horror 9.7%
- #33 The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game
74% 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: Thriller 21.9%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Survival Horror 19.9%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, FPS 10.8%
- #34 Post Trauma
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 629 reviews2025
Dev: RED SOUL GAMESPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Puzzle Horror game inspired by PS2 era classics. Navigate environments, tackle threats, and meet other lost characters in the depths of the Gloom.
Why similar: Cinematic 24.2%, Thriller 18.4%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Horror 10.8%
- #35 The Cabin Factory
73% matchVery Positive91% of 3,493 reviews2024
Dev: International Cat StudiosPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.3%, Psychological Horror 25.6%, Horror 17.6%, First-Person 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #36 Horror Story: Hallowseed
77% matchMixed65% of 349 reviews2021
Dev: Jeff WinnerPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Horror Story: Hallowseed is a story-driven psychological horror game. An obscure event causes two of your friends to disappear while you were camping in the woods. Left alone and stranded in an unknown place, you need to seek the answers about what happened, face the horror and find your friends.
Why similar: Thriller 22.9%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Horror 14%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #37 Bigfoot Forest
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 181 reviews2021
Dev: Kiddy
Windows
Bigfoot Forest - a first-person indie horror game. While traveling in your car, you run out of gas and find yourself far away from any civilized locations at night, with only woods and a small town nearby.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.4%, Horror 20.1%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, First-Person 11%, Action 10.2%
- #38 ROUTINE
69% matchVery Positive93% of 6,281 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
Why similar: Cinematic 19.7%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Thriller 12.2%, Survival Horror 10.3%
- #39 TRAFFIC
74% matchVery Positive83% of 150 reviews2022
Dev: Laud GamesPub: Laud Publishing
Windows
TRAFFIC is an Atmospheric First-Person Psychological Horror game about a troubled child in a home where he must deal with both internal and external stresses. You will communicate with your parents, do your chores, and stay out of the way.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.5%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Surreal 12.8%, Survival Horror 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
- #40 SUKUR
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 205 reviews2022
Dev: Latif Güngör
Windows
ŞÜKÜR, It is a horror-thriller game with a first-person story. From the moment you enter the game, you will feel that you are alone in the forest and you will try every way to escape.
Why similar: Surreal 21.4%, FPS 19.7%, Psychological Horror 17%, Thriller 16.2%, Story Rich 9%
- #41 Familiar Stranger
71% 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: Psychological Horror 36.3%, Horror 27%, Story Rich 13.9%, First-Person 9.8%, Action 6.9%
- #42 Whitehaven
73% matchMixed60% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Somnambulist Games
Windows
Uncover the mysteries of Whitehaven Orphanage in this first-person psychological horror game. Explore the place, collect clues and put the pieces together to find out what happened years ago as you delve deep into your mind.
Why similar: Psychological 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Thriller 13.1%, Walking Simulator 13%, Survival Horror 12.4%
- #43 TheSilentSnowfall
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: TrueGames
Windows
The Silent Snowfall is a first-person horror game.Embark on a dark Christmas journey where the silence of a winter night hides blood-chilling secrets.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.7%, Perma Death 20.4%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, First-Person 12.4%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #44 Whisperwind
72% matchVery Positive93% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: Punx Studios
Windows
Whisperwind is a short psychological horror experience featuring puzzles, multiple endings, creepy ambience and deep storytelling.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.2%, Horror 24.4%, Story Rich 15.7%, First-Person 15%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #45 In Sound Mind
69% 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: Psychological Horror 26.4%, Horror 19.5%, FPS 14.9%, Story Rich 14.6%, Atmospheric 9.4%
- #46 Supernormal
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,081 reviews2024
Dev: Hitori de Productions
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Survival Horror 18.7%, Thriller 16.1%, Horror 13.9%, First-Person 10.1%
- #47 The Sinking Forest - 沈んだ森 -
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: @TonyDevGamePub: indie.io
Windows
A Japanese survival horror game full of tension, drama, and violence. If you like psychological horror games with exploration, puzzles, and limited resources, you'll enjoy an intense experience where every decision can mean the difference between finding Sayuri or getting lost in the forest forever.
Why similar: Psychological 21.9%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Survival Horror 15%, Horror 10.1%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #48 MADiSON
68% matchVery Positive87% of 3,277 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.8%, Horror 21.6%, Survival Horror 19.4%, First-Person 10.1%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #49 Silence In The Cabin
72% matchMostly Negative31% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: RedRockGameStudios
Windows
"Silence In The Cabin" is an Open Map Survival Horror Game, where you must survive Dark linear story sections in order to unlock more areas of the world.
Why similar: FPS 24.5%, Horror 24.4%, Story Rich 16.7%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Action 10.8%
- #50 Obey the Voice™
66% matchVery Positive89% of 475 reviews2026
Dev: svklmrtPub: Patchwork Interactive
Windows
You are here to listen to The Voice, do what he says. But don't listen to other voices...
Why similar: Cinematic 15.5%, Horror 15.2%, Walking Simulator 15%, Psychological 12.6%, Thriller 9%
- #51 Blackberry
71% matchMixed61% of 168 reviews2021
Dev: AndeoTEAM
Windows
Psychological Horror. The action takes place in forestry, in which a married couple of foresters stopped communicating with city. You were sent to investigate. But once in the forest, not lose your mind - turns out to be a very difficult task
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.6%, Survival Horror 24.3%, Horror 18.5%, First-Person 10.5%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #52 The Green Light
67% matchVery Positive83% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: waleedzo
Windows
A first person horror game. Fred is stuck in a dead-end job, haunted by hallucinations. A voice on the radio speaks of a green light. It promises peace and freedom. A tale of self-discovery where Fred is willing to find freedom, even at the cost of his life.
Why similar: Psychological 14.9%, Cinematic 13%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Thriller 9.3%
- #53 Paranormal VHS
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 138 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: Psychological Horror 26.2%, Horror 18.4%, Thriller 16%, Linear 13.2%, First-Person 8.3%
- #54 Don't Be Afraid
68% matchVery Positive83% of 944 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: Walking Simulator 19.2%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Thriller 12.5%, Horror 11.3%
- #55 Vesnith Tapes
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: KY XEPub: Darks Zone
Windows
A psychological horror game where a police officer investigates a cold case in a decaying house, uncovering a strange and haunting tape recorder that reveals a terrible secret.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, FPS 18%, Psychological 15.1%, Horror 8.6%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #56 Abtos Covert
68% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Iphigames
Windows
You are in a remote military outpost at Mount Abtos and you're tasked to guard it. The only things visible from there are an old shrine and the forest. Many are afraid of this infamous outpost because of the local folklore stories. Actually, too many stories... Will you be safe, all alone?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.6%, Horror 22.1%, Linear 19.8%, First-Person 16.1%, Action 5.3%
- #57 DREAM LOGIC
66% matchVery Positive90% of 382 reviews2022
Dev: Teleopsia Games
Windows
DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.9%, Walking Simulator 21.4%, Horror 14.1%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Linear 9.2%
- #58 The Wellmonts Case
63% matchVery Positive95% of 184 reviews2026
Dev: Zakym s. r. o.
Windows
The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.3%, Thriller 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Cinematic 13.6%, Psychological 12.2%
- #59 Kidnapped
70% matchMixed56% of 563 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: FPS 22.9%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Horror 20.2%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Adventure 7.8%