- #1 Infliction
97% matchVery Positive80% of 968 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
Why similar: Gore 19.2%, Violent 14.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 12.7%, Walking Simulator 12%
- #2 Home Sweet Home
96% matchVery Positive87% of 3,788 reviews2017
Dev: YGGDRAZIL GROUP CO.,LTD
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.3 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 25.7%, Gore 19.9%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Walking Simulator 7.9%, First-Person 7%
- #3 Pamali: Indonesian Folklore Horror
96% matchVery Positive84% of 674 reviews2018
Dev: Storytale
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 114.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A narrative horror game set in the daily lives of Indonesian society. Interact with various mystical objects as you explore haunted places, unravel their lingering mysteries, and experience how Indonesian myth, taboo and culture, combined with your choices, shape the course of your nights.
Why similar: Horror 35.7%, Adventure 20.4%, Walking Simulator 19.9%, Story Rich 11.6%, Indie 10.3%
- #4 God's Basement
95% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,318 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.3%, Psychological 11.7%, Violent 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Gore 9.7%
- #5 Rise of Insanity
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,285 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.3%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 17.2%, Dark 11.3%, Puzzle 6.6%
- #6 The Medium
93% matchVery Positive89% of 10,319 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.
Why similar: Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Psychological 9.9%, Dark 9.4%, Walking Simulator 8.4%
- #7 Fragile
94% matchMixed65% of 431 reviews2020
Dev: Beer Night Studio
Windows
Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!
Why similar: Gore 25.1%, Violent 19.1%, Psychological 9.7%, Dark 8.8%, Horror 7.9%
- #8 [Chilla's Art] Night Delivery | 例外配達
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,355 reviews2021
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Night Delivery | 例外配達 is a psychological Japanese horror adventure game.
Why similar: Violent 14.5%, Horror 14.4%, Gore 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Psychological 12%
- #9 Welcome to Kowloon
91% matchVery Positive81% of 1,989 reviews2023
Dev: a1esskaPub: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.3%, Horror 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Gore 13.5%, Violent 11.1%
- #10 The Signifier Director's Cut
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 350 reviews2020
Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.9%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Dark 15.3%, Psychological 10.4%, Violent 8.7%
- #11 Deluded Mind
91% matchMixed61% of 109 reviews2018
Dev: Sky HaubrichPub: Pyxton Studios
Windows
You wake up at the psychiatric institution Hillstone Asylum and find that you have been given a potent hallucinogen. As you cross the corridors of Hillstone Asylum, you notice that there's something wrong with you: The hallucinogen shows its effects and literally puts you in hell on earth.
Why similar: Gore 22.7%, Violent 20.5%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Psychological 11.7%, Horror 9.7%
- #12 Roots of Insanity
89% matchMixed67% of 443 reviews2017
Dev: Crania Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
As Dr. Riley McClein, you have to figure out what is real and what is not as you try to uncover the mysterious happenings at the hospital, while also trying to deal with your epileptic attacks that have haunted you all your life.
Why similar: Gore 29%, Violent 22.6%, Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Action 5.7%
- #13 Neverending Nightmares
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 3,046 reviews2014
Dev: Infinitap Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.
Why similar: Gore 20.6%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Horror 19.5%, Walking Simulator 15%, Atmospheric 5.5%
- #14 Forest Asylum 2
87% 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: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Horror 11.7%, Gore 11.4%, Violent 10.3%
- #15 Lust for Darkness
88% matchMixed68% of 4,865 reviews2018
Dev: Movie Games LunariumPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A psychological horror of seeking satisfaction on the border of two intertwining worlds. An intriguing plot with erotic and occult themes guides the player's character through the Yelvertons' Victorian mansion and a perverse land inspired by Lovecraft's works and paintings of Zdzisław Beksiński.
Why similar: Gore 21.3%, Violent 21.2%, Horror 17.8%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Walking Simulator 9.5%
- #16 Paranormal VHS
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 146 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: Gore 31.1%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Psychological 9.2%, Horror 8.6%, Dark 7.2%
- #17 Luto
84% matchVery Positive85% of 1,366 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Walking Simulator 19.9%, Psychological 17.1%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Dark 13.5%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #18 INHUMAN
86% matchMixed63% of 113 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: Walking Simulator 17%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 12.9%, Psychological 11.6%, First-Person 8.7%
- #19 Witchblood
83% matchVery Positive82% of 133 reviews2026
Dev: Perspektik
Windows
Witchblood is a first-person psychological horror game that draws you into the heart of a dark curse. Explore a decaying house where reality begins to unravel. Uncover the truth behind a forgotten family’s tragedy and face what should have remained buried.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.8%, Horror 14.2%, Gore 12.8%, Violent 11.6%, Walking Simulator 9.6%
- #20 The Dark Occult
85% matchMixed69% of 1,271 reviews2018
Dev: RYM GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.3 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: Gore 23.3%, Violent 21.8%, Horror 20.2%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, First-Person 6.6%
- #21 The Way Home | 집으로 가는 길
82% matchVery Positive96% of 82 reviews2026
Dev: DeepDarkSpot
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game set in the remote countryside of South Korea in the 1990s. Over the course of just three days, you will encounter a series of mysterious events and come face-to-face with an unseen, encroaching threat
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.8%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Horror 12.2%, Gore 11.3%, Dark 10.6%
- #22 Doorways: Prelude
84% 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 24.2%, Gore 10.1%, Psychological 10.1%, Dark 9.2%, Walking Simulator 8.3%
- #23 Fran Bow
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 23,083 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Gore 13.1%, Psychological 12.3%, Horror 12.1%, Dark 10.4%
- #24 Horns of Fear
82% matchVery Positive92% of 87 reviews2018
Dev: Pixoala
Windows
Horns of Fear is a third-person psychological horror game set in a mysterious mansion...
Why similar: Gore 18.5%, Violent 15.4%, Psychological 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 11%
- #25 [Chilla's Art] Okaeri | おかえり
81% matchMixed66% of 814 reviews2019
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 48 min≥1hr: 15%
Okaeri is a VHS Japanese psychological horror game about a middle school girl and her mother who recently moved to a new house.
Why similar: Horror 18.7%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Psychological 13.1%, First-Person 6%
- #26 Ikai
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 269 reviews2022
Dev: EndflamePub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Fear and anxiety prevail after the darkest tales from Japanese folklore come to life in this first-person psychological horror game. Set in a feudal era, Ikai revolves around the priestess of a shrine struggling to defeat the spirits of her past and her present.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 11.2%, Dark 10.5%, Psychological 10.3%
- #27 The Dark Inside Me
80% matchMixed65% of 194 reviews2018
Dev: Akçay Karaazmak
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Psychological horror adventure game from a horror movie director based on dynamic scenario. The Dark Inside Me, is a very unique psychological horror adventure game from a horror movie director Akçay Karaazmak, based on dynamic interactive scenario.
Why similar: Gore 22.3%, Violent 16.4%, Horror 12.8%, Psychological 11.8%, Dark 11.6%
- #28 Lunacy: Saint Rhodes
79% matchMixed60% of 184 reviews2023
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lunacy: Saint Rhodes is a first-person psychological horror adventure game. Explore your dark family history, solve puzzles and experience a gut-wrenching feeling of terror. You are being watched; never alone, never safe.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.6%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 13.4%, First-Person 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9.4%
- #29 White Room Protocol
77% 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: Walking Simulator 18%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 13.1%, Dark 11.1%, Gore 10.7%
- #30 Hollow Head: Director's Cut
78% matchMostly Positive70% of 54 reviews2020
Dev: Rubeki Games
Windows · Mac
You wake up to a horrible smell, and whispering vents in your apartment. Something's wrong.
Why similar: Gore 18%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 11.5%, Dark 10%
- #31 Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 461 reviews2016
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh is an Immersive Horror Adventure, featuring a Complex Story and Deep Atmosphere.
Why similar: Gore 19.1%, Walking Simulator 15%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 12.1%, Dark 10.5%
- #32 Palmyra Orphanage
76% matchVery Positive89% of 713 reviews2019
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paranormal first-person horror, which takes place in an abandoned orphanage. Walk through the corridors of your childhood, but do remember that you're not only one here.
Why similar: Violent 21.2%, Horror 15%, Gore 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12%, Dark 9.1%
- #33 Insanity VR: Last Score
76% matchVery Positive83% of 180 reviews2017
Dev: Threevol
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Insanity VR combines an immersive and intuitive locomotion system in VR, a compelling horror story and escape the room like puzzles with stealth mechanics. As the new intern at a futuristic institute for mental illnesses you get transported into the mind of a patient to reconstruct his memories.
Why similar: Gore 26.6%, Violent 23.1%, Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Adventure 6.8%
- #34 Blackbay Asylum
77% matchMixed57% of 552 reviews2014
Dev: TAD Productions ABPub: KPL
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Blackbay Asylum, you take on the role of a confused psychopath who finds himself able to leave his cell one day. Explore the hospital grounds, solve mind shattering puzzles, survive relentless horrors and follow the story of Doug Dunheiw as he tries to find some clarity in what goes on at Blackbay Asylum.
Why similar: Gore 45.1%, Violent 23.2%, Horror 14.2%, Adventure 10.8%, Puzzle 3.8%
- #35 Pleh!
72% matchVery Positive95% of 1,369 reviews2023
Dev: Jester Games
Windows
Pleh! is a short psychological horror walking simulator that tells the story of a depressed game developer, his intrusive thoughts and his dark mysterious secrets.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.4%, Psychological 16.5%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Dark 12.1%, Horror 7.5%
- #36 Ad Infinitum
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,753 reviews2023
Dev: HekatePub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
When reality is a nightmare, nightmares become real. In this psychological horror game, you fight the terrifying creatures invading your mind. Can you save your sanity?
Why similar: Gore 18.1%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 14.1%, Dark 11.7%, First-Person 9.4%
- #37 Someday You'll Return: Director's Cut
73% matchVery Positive85% of 301 reviews2023
Dev: CBE softwarePub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
How far would you go if your daughter didn’t come home? Someday You’ll Return: Director’s Cut is a first-person psychological horror. This story-driven game offers enhanced features, an improved story, and additional content. Enter the woods if you dare and begin a search you’ll never forget.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Horror 18.7%, Dark 15.1%, Puzzle 9.9%, First-Person 9.7%
- #38 Silent Descent
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 135 reviews2018
Dev: Deceptive Games Ltd.
Windows
Silent Decent is a highly-immersive first-person horror game with a rich and engaging atmosphere. Trapped in purgatory, you play as Samuel Harris who roams in an endless loop of anguish, pain and suffering. Can you find a way to save a tormented man's soul?
Why similar: Gore 18%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Horror 12.4%, First-Person 7.9%
- #39 The Old Flesh of Nuraga
70% matchVery Positive96% of 144 reviews2026
Dev: Studio Ortica
Windows
Your Grandpa descends into madness in a family cosmic horror. Dig cursed relics, meet eldritch beings, and awaken a forgotten God.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26%, Horror 18.4%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, First-Person 11.1%, Atmospheric 9.7%
- #40 Partum Artifex
72% matchVery Positive97% of 157 reviews2023
Dev: DalaKoala Games
Windows
A first-person atmospheric horror-puzzle game that focuses on the narrative to tie together the gruesome world with creative puzzles. Explore the mind of a twisted serial killer who wants nothing else than to show his work of art as well as tell his story to the world.
Why similar: Horror 18.9%, Gore 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #41 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,958 reviews2018
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Why similar: Horror 19.1%, Violent 19.1%, Gore 18.9%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Female Protagonist 7.5%
- #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: Walking Simulator 18.5%, Psychological 16.6%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 11%, Dark 10.5%
- #43 Doorways: The Underworld
75% matchMixed69% of 407 reviews2014
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Doorways: The Underworld is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Why similar: Gore 15.3%, Violent 13.1%, Horror 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Dark 11.3%
- #44 Pombero - The Lord of the Night
74% matchMixed64% of 52 reviews2020
Dev: Inside Studios
Windows
Overcome fear, solve the mystery behind the story, in this psychological horror game
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.9%, Psychological 19.4%, Gore 14.9%, Violent 13.5%, First-Person 10.1%
- #45 Incantation
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,202 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A mother, searching for her lost daughter, stumbles into a strange cult village. "Incantation" is a first-person horror game. It reveals the chilling story behind the "Chen Family Village". What are the consequences of crossing dark boundaries?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.8%, Gore 13.9%, Horror 13.7%, Violent 12.9%, First-Person 9.9%
- #46 The Repairing Mantis
71% matchVery Positive95% of 145 reviews2021
Dev: Erupting Avocado
Windows
The Repairing Mantis is a narrative horror game that lets you experience the disturbing, violent (yet absurdly poetic) story of a mantis on a mission to repair a bridge made of flying squirrel flesh.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 14.6%, Violent 12.8%, First-Person 8.6%
- #47 Dark Atlas: Infernum
68% matchVery Positive84% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Night Council StudioPub: Selecta Play
Windows
If hell is a state of the soul, these are the steps that will lead you to its gates. Dark Atlas: Infernum is a disturbing first-person story where an esoteric end of the world meets psychological survival horror with a strong narrative component.
Why similar: Psychological 18.2%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 13.4%, Dark 11%, Walking Simulator 10.2%
- #48 Insomnis
69% matchVery Positive91% of 274 reviews2022
Dev: Path Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Insomnis is a first-person horror game focused on story, exploration and solving puzzles to advance through a terrifying atmosphere. Players take control of Joe Castevet, who will have to deal with a mysterious inheritance he has just received. Discover all the secrets of the Castevet mansion!
Why similar: Gore 20.8%, Psychological 18%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 13.2%, First-Person 9.3%
- #49 The 111th Soul
71% matchMixed70% of 206 reviews2017
Dev: Ricardo Pratas
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Embark on a touching and creepy journey about sacrifice and how sometimes a person pays for the sins of another
Why similar: Adventure 12%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Gore 11.2%, Horror 11.2%, Action 10.6%
- #50 Gray Dawn
69% matchVery Positive84% of 1,184 reviews2018
Dev: Interactive Stone
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on a terrifying adventure of a priest accused of murdering an altar boy. Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience.
Why similar: Gore 17.8%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Violent 15.8%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Horror 10.8%
- #51 Restless Dreams
67% matchVery Positive93% of 87 reviews2026
Dev: Room410
Windows
Before you realize it, dreams have become a curse. Wander through a darkened room and descend into the depths of her mind. A story-driven first-person horror game that leads you into an abyss of anguish and despair. Dedicated to those who once pursued their dreams—and to those who still do.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.2%, Violent 16.3%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Dark 11.1%, Adventure 9.7%
- #52 Absinth
70% matchMixed69% of 100 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: Psychological Horror 20.4%, Horror 17.2%, Psychological 12.9%, Violent 10.7%, Gore 10.2%
- #53 The Beast Inside
67% matchVery Positive83% of 12,171 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.8 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 24.1%, Gore 13.8%, Violent 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Walking Simulator 10.1%
- #54 Slit Mouthed - 口裂け女
68% matchVery Positive82% of 82 reviews2021
Dev: Nyxtales
Windows
Slit Mouthed - 口裂け女 is a first-person horror adventure game based on a Japanese myth. The gameplay focuses on storytelling, stealth and decision making, there are also some puzzles for the player to solve, making gameplay more various.
Why similar: Horror 24.4%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Gore 21.5%, Violent 19.4%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #55 SANRI
69% matchMixed58% of 52 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: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Gore 14.9%, Horror 14.3%, Dark 13.8%, Violent 9.9%
- #56 Mists of Aiden
66% matchVery Positive91% of 1,141 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: Violent 18.7%, Horror 16.9%, Gore 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Walking Simulator 10.1%
- #57 Taguan
65% matchVery Positive98% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Murushii Studios
Windows
David Lagani is an ordinary Filipino worker whose quiet life turns to dread when a mysterious figure begins breaking into homes and making people disappear. Each night feels longer, every sound closer, and all he can do is pray the footsteps don’t reach his door.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 14.7%, Walking Simulator 12%, Gore 10.4%, Violent 9.9%
- #58 Inmates
70% matchMixed60% of 333 reviews2017
Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Inmates is a story-driven, atmospheric psychological horror game. Featuring interactive exploration in a suffocating location, mind-bending puzzles and disturbing imagery. You wake up in a run-down prison cell and have no clue how you got there. You’ve convinced yourself this is all just a nightmare...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.8%, Horror 19.7%, Psychological 18.7%, Adventure 9.3%, First-Person 8.5%
- #59 Gore In Crayon
64% matchVery Positive93% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Leigh CarrPub: Carrthulhu
Windows
A short pixel psychological survival horror and gruelling story told with no words.
Why similar: Horror 20.7%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Gore 15.2%, Violent 11.2%
- #60 Madness inside
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: ZV GAMES
Windows
"Madness Inside"" immerses you in the dark depths of an abandoned psychiatric hospital, where horrifying experiments were once conducted. Police Lieutenant Vic Voight, in pursuit of a dangerous criminal, unexpectedly finds himself trapped in this nightmarish place.
Why similar: Violent 21.5%, Psychological 18.3%, First-Person 12.1%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Horror 10.1%