- #1 STASIS
97% matchVery Positive82% of 2,342 reviews2015
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.
Why similar: Sci-fi 18.6%, Old School 17.5%, Adventure 15.9%, Horror 15.7%, 2.5D 15.4%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric sci-fi horror game that excels at creating a sense of isolation and dread within a mysterious, derelict facility.
- #2 EMPTY SHELL
96% matchVery Positive88% of 804 reviews2023
Dev: CC ARTSPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
EMPTY SHELL will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a Japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.
Why similar: Shooter 25%, Horror 16.2%, Action 16%, Sci-fi 12%, Old School 12%
Why You'll Like It: This top-down action-roguelike features the same brutal, claustrophobic sci-fi horror combat and retro visual style.
- #3 SIGNALIS
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,665 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Sci-fi 36.9%, Shooter 21.9%, Action 21.5%, Adventure 19.7%
Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of retro-inspired sci-fi horror that perfectly captures the psychological tension and 2D-to-3D aesthetic found in Psi Project.
- #4 Dementium II HD
95% matchMixed50% of 1,276 reviews2013
Dev: Memetic GamesPub: Missing Link Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The visage of doctors and patients alike fade in and out of these nightmarish visions of tortured memories. This eggshell reality is fractured by experiments conducted in the ward. Blood, flesh and screams surround as you put together the pieces of your story and make your escape from the Bright Dawn Treatment Center while the dark...
Why similar: Horror 31.6%, Action 26.7%, Adventure 24.3%, Indie 17.4%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled horror shooter that emphasizes dark, enclosed environments and visceral combat against grotesque enemies.
- #5 Darkwood
94% matchVery Positive95% of 24,197 reviews2017
Dev: Acid Wizard StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
Why similar: Action 34.3%, Adventure 33.3%, Horror 32.3%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down horror game that focuses on intense atmosphere and survival, capturing the same feeling of being hunted in a hostile environment.
- #6 Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut
94% matchVery Positive85% of 1,304 reviews2012
Dev: Jasper ByrnePub: Superflat Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 29%
In this original and adult psychological survival horror, the masked protagonist must escape from a city ravaged by disease, by any means necessary.
Why similar: Horror 26.5%, Indie 21.2%, Adventure 21.1%, Simulation 12%, Action 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D psychological horror game that mirrors the amnesia-themed narrative and hallucinatory experiences of the seed game.
- #7 CARRION
93% matchVery Positive95% of 30,840 reviews2020
Dev: Phobia Game StudioPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.
Why similar: Action 27%, Horror 22.5%, Indie 20%, Adventure 18.7%, Sci-fi 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A reverse-horror game with 2D sci-fi aesthetics that focuses on fluid movement and combat within a research facility.
- #8 Grimind
92% matchMixed64% of 290 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: Indie 37.4%, Adventure 29.4%, Action 16.8%, Horror 16.4%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D horror platformer that focuses on physics-based puzzles and a dark, atmospheric world.
- #9 Alien Breed: Impact
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,885 reviews2010
Dev: Team17 Software Ltd.Pub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.
Why similar: Action 38.7%, Shooter 32.7%, Sci-fi 22.5%, Horror 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style top-down shooter that delivers the same sci-fi horror action and claustrophobic corridor-based gameplay.
- #10 Plastomorphosis
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: VidyGames
Windows
Evacuated from their hometown due to dangerous bursts of dark energy, the ordinary citizen is trying to overcome and survive a series of events in a new reality where living as a human is no longer possible as it once was. 3rd-person horror with fixed camera angles and retro-styled graphics.
Why similar: Old School 32.6%, Retro 23.4%, Horror 18.9%, Adventure 15.4%, Action 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the old-school, low-poly horror aesthetic and psychological themes found in the seed game.
- #11 System Shock: Enhanced Edition
90% matchVery Positive89% of 2,318 reviews2015
Dev: Looking Glass StudiosPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Re-discover what made System Shock the first of it's kind, a ground breaking immersive sim that would inspire a generation of games to come....
Why similar: Sci-fi 22%, Horror 18.5%, Action 18%, Retro 16.8%, Adventure 15.5%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive sci-fi horror shooter experience that heavily influenced the genre's focus on atmosphere and psychological mystery.
- #12 Mist
89% matchVery Positive81% of 187 reviews2024
Dev: 43N34SPub: Nota Art
Windows
Short atmospheric first person horror game with elements of quest and shooter about being lost in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by weird mist.
Why similar: Indie 28.8%, Horror 28.6%, Shooter 21.4%, Action 21.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game with pixel-art graphics that emphasizes atmosphere and a sense of unease.
- #13 F.E.A.R.
89% matchVery Positive94% of 19,025 reviews2010
Dev: Monolith Productions, Inc.Pub: Warner Bros. Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Experience the original F.E.A.R. along with F.E.A.R. Extraction Point and F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate.
Why similar: Horror 37.1%, Action 29%, Shooter 21.9%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Old School 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines high-octane shooter mechanics with intense psychological horror and supernatural hallucinations.
- #14 Dementium: The Ward
88% matchVery Positive89% of 255 reviews2025
Dev: Atooi
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Classic DS horror reborn. Awaken in an abandoned hospital with no memory, no escape and unspeakable horrors lurking in the dark. The horror classic Dementium: The Ward returns, enhanced for 4K display and Steam Deck Verified, where every shadow hides a new threat, and every corridor a new nightmare.
Why similar: Old School 23.1%, Retro 19.8%, Horror 14.1%, Action 13.5%, Adventure 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game that emphasizes retro-style exploration and combat in a terrifying, hospital-like setting.
- #15 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
87% matchVery Positive95% of 35,384 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 56.3%, Adventure 17.9%, Indie 14.3%, Action 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential amnesia-themed horror game that prioritizes psychological vulnerability over direct combat.
- #16 ZERO PROTOCOL
85% matchVery Positive84% of 597 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.
Why similar: Old School 29.4%, Shooter 24.7%, Sci-fi 21.1%, Horror 13.5%, Adventure 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game that blends atmospheric exploration with psychological elements and first-person combat.
- #17 The Last DeadEnd
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 106 reviews2018
Dev: AzDimension
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
The Last DeadEnd is a game with elements of an adventure, shooter and horror. There is a mysterious atmosphere of a real old city, where the protagonist seeks answers to his questions and fights against the forces of evil.
Why similar: Action 35.3%, Indie 28.6%, Horror 18.4%, Adventure 17.7%
Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented horror game that features FPS combat and a mysterious, narrative-driven plot.
- #18 The Cat Lady
84% matchVery Positive94% of 6,142 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Horror 37.4%, Adventure 36.6%, Indie 26%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D psychological horror game that explores dark, surreal themes and mental instability through a unique visual style.
- #19 Unspoken
81% matchVery Positive88% of 814 reviews2024
Dev: Weeping studioPub: Weeping Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
You find yourself in the center of inexplicable nightmare. Make your way through the horror, come face to face with terrible events. Immerse yourself in the dark mystery of the events in which you found yourself an unwitting participant.
Why similar: Retro 21.9%, Horror 19.1%, Action 16.3%, Adventure 16.3%, Shooter 15.7%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy psychological horror game that excels at building a sense of dread and isolation.
- #20 Shadow Complex Remastered
83% matchVery Positive85% of 954 reviews2016
Dev: ChAIR EntertainmentPub: Epic Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
ChAIR’s fresh twist on classic side-scrolling design with modern gameplay is amplified in Shadow Complex Remastered. 10+ hrs of exploration and fast-paced combat from award-winning original game, updated with graphical enhancements, dynamic melee take-downs, and new Master Challenges.
Why similar: 2.5D 38.3%, Action 29.3%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Shooter 12.7%, Adventure 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A 2.5D action-adventure game that features tight shooting mechanics and exploration within a mysterious, high-tech setting.
- #21 Despair
84% matchMostly Negative35% of 1,837 reviews2015
Dev: AGC
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The main character wakes up in a tunnel of the subway and tries to find out that happened to it and other passengers of the train. To understand that after all it happened to the gone passengers, the player should investigate strange catacombs being deeply underground.
Why similar: Indie 49.4%, Action 18.4%, Horror 17.9%, Adventure 14.3%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror game that focuses on first-person action and survival in a dark, mysterious environment.
- #22 Psych
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 346 reviews2022
Dev: MediaTale
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Experience the story of Alexander Green and find out what happened on the day of the accident in this First Person horror Adventure. Follow the development of Alex, solve puzzles around the event and try not to fall into madness as you search for answers.
Why similar: Horror 32.4%, Adventure 32.1%, Action 21.2%, Indie 14.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on psychological horror and atmospheric storytelling in a way that mirrors the seed game's themes.
- #23 INHUMAN
82% matchMixed63% of 111 reviews2023
Dev: 秋太虚工作室Pub: QutosoGame
Windows
"INHUMAN" is an independent horror game. The story takes place in the conspiracy of an ancient clan, and the protagonist is in a psychedelic state and can't even distinguish herself. With further exploration and confrontation with all kinds of ghosts, the puzzle will be solved step by step...
Why similar: Adventure 30.6%, Horror 27.2%, Action 24.9%, Indie 17.3%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror thriller that uses puzzle-solving and atmosphere to build tension.
- #24 S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored
80% matchMixed68% of 73 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: Adventure 31.5%, Horror 29.9%, Action 23.1%, Sci-fi 15.5%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game that uses a rich, mysterious setting to drive its psychological narrative.
- #25 Project Liminal 2
77% matchVery Positive90% of 63 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 30.3%, Action 29.2%, Shooter 22.9%, Sci-fi 7%, Indie 6.3%
- #26 TRAPPED
78% matchMostly Negative36% of 459 reviews2025
Dev: Cheap Fun GamesPub: Forthright Indie Games Division
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Something has gone terribly wrong in TRAPPED Alaska. Except for you, and a handful of survivors, the whole town has been emptied. Everywhere, what should be water has been replaced by a black semi-sentient sludge that seems to change everything it touches. And it’s rising...
Why similar: Action 39.6%, Adventure 33.4%, Indie 27%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person atmospheric horror game that centers on the feeling of being confined and hunted.
- #27 Distorted Reality
81% matchMostly Negative21% of 72 reviews2017
Dev: Berdochan
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 16%
Distorted Reality is a first-person survival horror, which takes place in the hospital of Alexandria. For mysterious reasons, the usual laws of physics in the hospital completely stopped working.
Why similar: Adventure 37.7%, Action 34.3%, Indie 27.9%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure horror game that leans into the surreal and distorted themes of the seed game.
- #28 Super Meat Shooter
79% matchMostly Negative39% of 110 reviews2017
Dev: Drop_Dead_Fred (Фред)Pub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Retro first person shooter about love story with ocean of gore effects in an unusual world of strange dream with incredible creatures. 23 different levels, 12 types of enemies, 6 weapons and that's not all!
Why similar: Action 20.3%, Adventure 17.8%, 2.5D 14.8%, Indie 14.4%, Old School 12%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, retro-inspired shooter that captures the arcade-like action of the seed game.
- #29 Terror Lab
79% matchMixed55% of 97 reviews2016
Dev: Nicolas BernardPub: M.INDIE
Windows · Mac · Linux
You have just awoken without knowing who or where you are. You can't remember anything but it is clear you are not alone.
Why similar: Adventure 40.7%, Indie 38.5%, Horror 20.8%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror game that focuses on exploration and survival in a dangerous, experimental facility.
- #30 Reflection
74% matchVery Positive84% of 247 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
Why similar: Horror 47.8%, Adventure 34%, Simulation 12.7%, Indie 5.6%
- #31 Spaceguy
78% matchMixed52% of 126 reviews2018
Dev: Light SoftPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Humanity is under threat. Unknown creatures captured a space ship that moves directly to the ground. Far future. People have already mastered the flights between planets. And everything seemed to go well, until mankind met another ratio. Can you stop the alien invaders?
Why similar: Action 26.4%, Indie 19.9%, 2.5D 18.2%, Old School 13.5%, Retro 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled 2.5D shooter that shares the same indie, action-focused DNA as the seed game.
- #32 Psychopathy Assessment
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 137 reviews2024
Dev: Tarba Paul CornelPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Psychopathy Assessment is a retro-80s V.H.S PS1 style analog horror game that blurs the line between reality and delusion. Step into a universe where you're not just playing a game; you're taking a psychopathy test, but the stakes are considerably higher than a straightforward diagnosis.
Why similar: Simulation 25.1%, Indie 18.6%, Action 16.2%, Old School 14.2%, Retro 10.4%
- #33 PSYCHO
76% matchMixed65% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: LTZinc
Windows
PSYCHO - is an exciting 3D shooter with hardcore elements where you will explore an abandoned psychiatric hospital playing as a fighter SWAT.
Why similar: Simulation 25.3%, Shooter 19.9%, Action 15.6%, Adventure 15.2%, Horror 12.7%
- #34 Schizo Dark
73% matchVery Positive95% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: Galactic Geckon
Windows
Schizo Dark is a survival horror game where you play as a detective investigating disappearances, encountering nightmares, monsters, and terrible secrets.
Why similar: Shooter 28.1%, Action 27.5%, Horror 17.7%, Old School 14.9%, Adventure 6%
- #35 Psi Project: Legacy
77% matchMostly Negative38% of 97 reviews2017
Dev: Vyacheslav ShilikhinPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Psi Project Legacy - is a new part of the hardcore 2D shooter with elements of horror. It all starts again. You have to go back to the very unfortunate complex to endure the horror.
Why similar: Simulation 24.5%, Action 17.2%, Adventure 16.5%, Indie 13.3%, 2.5D 12.9%
- #36 Lunar Nightmare
73% matchVery Positive81% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Lunar Nightmare is a retro-inspired sci-fi thriller, set on an abandoned Moon base, where you have to solve the mystery behind missing crew members, ancient discoveries around deep down the Lunar surface, rouge-AI trying to control your fate and ghastly androids to revolting against your command.
Why similar: Retro 21.5%, Action 21.3%, Adventure 19.6%, Sci-fi 18.9%, Horror 18.7%
- #37 White Room Protocol
72% 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 41.5%, Adventure 24.2%, Indie 18.4%, Simulation 16%
- #38 DOOMED
75% matchMixed56% of 187 reviews2018
Dev: Bloody Pixel Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 43%
DOOMED is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.
Why similar: Simulation 25.9%, Action 19.7%, Adventure 16.4%, Indie 12.8%, Shooter 9.5%
- #39 Pyromaniac
70% matchVery Positive90% of 361 reviews2026
Dev: Dominik BraunPub: tayoDEV
Windows
Play as Nikolas, a 20-year-old guy who found himself lost in an abandoned city... or so he thought it was at first. Explore the city, defend yourself from monsters, and find answers to what is really going on.
Why similar: Action 28.7%, Indie 28.6%, Adventure 28.5%, Horror 14.2%
- #40 Saint of Chains
71% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: MystiveDev
Windows
Psychological single-player first-person horror. Explore dark environments, fight with melee and guns, and solve puzzles in this retro 2000s-inspired nightmare where the truth is more terrifying than the monsters.
Why similar: Retro 26.9%, Shooter 20.4%, Horror 16.8%, Action 13.1%, Adventure 12.3%
- #41 Fortuito: Lost History
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 78 reviews2021
Dev: FabioPDJ
Windows
Fortuito: Lost History is an indie adventure first-person horror, face the unknown with classic fps mechanics, solve puzzles and immerse in this bad trip!
Why similar: Adventure 44.5%, Retro 33.2%, Horror 17.5%, Action 4.8%
- #42 AMOK
76% matchMixed43% of 207 reviews2016
Dev: Asset Flip Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Protagonist of the game is investigating the disappearance of people. The investigation leads him into an old house, and then it becomes a party to the strange and dangerous events.
Why similar: Shooter 21.4%, Action 18%, Adventure 16.7%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Horror 14.7%
- #43 Trapped
72% matchVery Positive83% of 160 reviews2019
Dev: N4bA
Windows
You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible
Why similar: Adventure 43.1%, Indie 35.9%, Horror 21%
- #44 D'LIRIUM
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,118 reviews2023
Dev: B52 Development Team
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 64.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
An experimental 2D-shooter with the elements of a horror game. D'lirium brings together some mechanics back from 90s classics. Non-linear levels, search for the keys, violence and a lot of other things. Including the colourful ponies.
Why similar: Old School 24.2%, Shooter 22.9%, Action 19.1%, Horror 19%, Adventure 14.7%
- #45 The Story of Henry Bishop
70% matchVery Positive83% of 545 reviews2019
Dev: Blazes Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The story of Henry Bishop is a first-person psychological thriller, where the player will have to fight, guess riddles, immerse into a mystical plot and an incredible story.
Why similar: Adventure 26.5%, Horror 22.7%, Action 22.3%, Indie 17.3%, Shooter 11.3%
- #46 SANRI
71% matchMixed58% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: LIGHTWORKER GAMES
Windows
SANRI is a first-person psychological horror game where you play a schizophrenic character whose wife disappeared during camp. Face the delusions, solve the mystery and try to find her despite your constantly distorted perception of time-space.
Why similar: Horror 26.2%, Adventure 22.1%, Simulation 19.9%, Action 17.2%, Indie 14.6%
- #47 House of Evil
73% matchMostly Negative39% of 109 reviews2017
Dev: VikTor
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 35%
House of Evil - atmospheric survival horror with a first-person view, in which you can test your nerves for strength. The events take place in the mansion that exists in reality. The main character is an ordinary philistine, his wife is an exorcist, after an unusual telephone conversation, the protagonist can not call to the spouse, and...
Why similar: Shooter 35.1%, Action 24.3%, Horror 22.2%, Adventure 18.4%
- #48 Familiar Stranger
69% 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: Indie 28.4%, Horror 24.5%, Action 24%, Adventure 23.1%
- #49 Absinth
70% matchMixed69% of 98 reviews2020
Dev: Soulven Games
Windows
A psychological first-person horror experience. Set in California, USA, blurring the line between game and reality. Confront the events which completely changed Zane Zaminsky´s life.
Why similar: Horror 33.9%, Indie 33.6%, Action 15.7%, Adventure 14.7%, Sci-fi 2.1%
- #50 Synthesis of Corruption
67% matchVery Positive86% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: VidyGames
Windows
Emergency Protocol activated: Dark Energy Particle Synthesis failed. Now you – late and alone – must navigate a facility where science and sanity have collapsed. Face entities born from the corruption of dark energy in this atmospheric FPS-horror hybrid, where human ambition meets primal terror.
Why similar: Old School 20.8%, Sci-fi 19%, Horror 18.3%, Retro 17.4%, Shooter 14.4%
- #51 Old School FOTD
71% matchMostly Negative37% of 87 reviews2017
Dev: Andrey BelyPub: Narko Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 42%
You play as a schizophrenic and must find an outlet at any cost...
Why similar: Action 33.6%, Adventure 30.5%, Indie 23.2%, Horror 12.8%
- #52 Restless Grounds
66% matchVery Positive87% of 158 reviews2024
Dev: Zirael
Windows
Forgotten Polish town, Incident at a soviet military base and hellish monsters... This is a horror investigation story... Will you stop the relentless fight, or give into it?
Why similar: Old School 25.3%, Shooter 22.9%, Retro 22.4%, Horror 17.5%, Action 11.9%
- #53 Dead Dreams
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: Retro 33.9%, Horror 26%, Action 20.1%, Adventure 20%
- #54 Project Pulsation
69% matchMixed71% of 377 reviews2015
Dev: VGstudio
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Project Pulsation - a sci-fi first person shooter with elements of horror and stealth. The distant space station 'Complex' located nearby Thanatos Asteroid keeps a valuable Artifact. Fight your way through turrets, unknown creatures and mysterious ghosts, survive and try to get back.
Why similar: Action 67.1%, Adventure 23.6%, Horror 9.3%
- #55 Unseen
65% matchVery Positive81% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Redsroll
Windows
It’s an indie horror game where John, a forensic photographer, after an unexpected and exhausting shift, is forced to spend the night away from home. What seemed like a temporary rest soon begins to turn unsettling.
Why similar: Simulation 46.8%, Horror 27.5%, Indie 16.6%, Retro 9.2%
- #56 Omitted
68% 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: Horror 28.5%, Simulation 21.1%, Adventure 20.5%, Action 19.2%, Indie 10.7%
- #57 HYPERVIOLENT
65% matchMixed60% of 503 reviews2025
Dev: nfoPRINCEPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
An ancient evil has awoken in the depths of a remote mining asteroid, stirred from its slumber by man's lust for power. Unaware, you answer a distress call and become stranded, surrounded by monstrous foes. Unravel the mystery of this madness and stop its spread in this horror retro shooter!
Why similar: Shooter 32%, Sci-fi 23.8%, Action 23.5%, Horror 20.7%
- #58 MATRESHKA
64% matchVery Positive86% of 84 reviews2026
Dev: Megame LLC
Windows
MATRESHKA is a first-person psychological horror experience, you need find a way to escape from a maze of old soviet building. If you die...
Why similar: Action 35.3%, Adventure 33.6%, Horror 31.1%
- #59 Heaven Dust
66% matchVery Positive91% of 681 reviews2020
Dev: One Gruel StudioPub: indienova
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
When you awake, you find yourself in a mansion, where was the secret research center, is now a maze full of horrible zombies and deadly traps. You'll have to escape by overcoming your fears, collecting items, solving innovative puzzles and revealing the cruel truth.
Why similar: Action 30.1%, Adventure 28.3%, Indie 25%, Horror 9.2%, Sci-fi 7.4%