- #1 Infliction
97% matchVery Positive81% of 936 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Violent 13.9%, Horror 12.7%, Walking Simulator 12%
- #2 God's Basement
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,314 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 11.8%, Psychological 10.7%, Mature 10.5%, Violent 10.2%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #3 Pamali: Indonesian Folklore Horror
96% matchVery Positive84% of 664 reviews2018
Dev: Storytale
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 117.0 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 20.2%, Walking Simulator 19.1%, Story Rich 11.9%, Indie 10.9%
- #4 Rise of Insanity
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,266 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 17.8%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 15.5%, Mature 14.5%, Dark 10.4%
- #5 Home Sweet Home
94% matchVery Positive87% of 3,748 reviews2017
Dev: YGGDRAZIL GROUP CO.,LTD
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Home Sweet Home is a first-person horror adventure game based on Thai myths and beliefs. The core gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid perilous spirits hunting you. Moreover, few puzzles are added into the game, making gameplay more various.
Why similar: Horror 28.1%, Gore 16.7%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Walking Simulator 8.8%, First-Person 7.9%
- #6 The Medium
94% matchVery Positive89% of 9,813 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Mature 9.5%, Psychological 8.9%, Dark 8.5%
- #7 [Chilla's Art] Night Delivery | 例外配達
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,311 reviews2021
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Night Delivery | 例外配達 is a psychological Japanese horror adventure game.
Why similar: Gore 13.6%, Violent 13.5%, Horror 13%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Psychological 11.7%
- #8 Fragile
92% matchMixed64% of 429 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 25.2%, Violent 18.7%, Psychological 10%, Dark 9%, Horror 7.9%
- #9 Welcome to Kowloon
91% matchVery Positive82% of 1,836 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 14.2%, Horror 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Gore 13.5%, Violent 10.9%
- #10 The Dark Occult
91% matchMixed69% of 1,264 reviews2018
Dev: RYM GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.0 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 23.5%, Violent 21.4%, Horror 20.6%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, First-Person 6.7%
- #11 Mists of Aiden
89% matchVery Positive91% of 1,138 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 16.9%, Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Gore 9.6%, Mature 9.5%
- #12 Deluded Mind
90% matchMixed62% of 108 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 20.1%, Psychological 12%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 9.7%
- #13 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 18.5%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Horror 11.7%, Gore 11.4%, Dark 10.2%
- #14 The Dark Inside Me
89% matchMixed64% of 191 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: Mature 19.3%, Gore 16.6%, Violent 13.2%, Horror 10.4%, Psychological 10%
- #15 The Signifier Director's Cut
88% matchVery Positive80% of 333 reviews2020
Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 19.6%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Dark 15.4%, Psychological 10.6%, First-Person 8.6%
- #16 Roots of Insanity
86% matchMixed67% of 439 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 28.7%, Violent 22.5%, Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Action 5.6%
- #17 Prognostic
84% matchVery Positive94% of 487 reviews2022
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
An orphan returns to the house of the deceased fortune-teller to uncover the secret of his family's death. He must accept his legacy and become a prognostic before supernatural madness engulfs people of his town.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.6%, Horror 14%, Mature 11.4%, First-Person 10.2%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
- #18 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,314 reviews2018
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Why similar: Gore 20.8%, Violent 20.3%, Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 16%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
- #19 Doorways: Prelude
86% matchMixed62% of 634 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%, Psychological 10.4%, Gore 10.1%, Dark 9.3%, Walking Simulator 8.2%
- #20 INHUMAN
84% matchMixed63% of 111 reviews2023
Dev: Qiutaixu studio
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 19.1%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 14.6%, First-Person 10%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #21 White Room Protocol
82% 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%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 12.9%, Dark 11.2%, Gore 10.8%
- #22 Ad Infinitum
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,409 reviews2023
Dev: HekatePub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 13.6%, Dark 11.8%, First-Person 9.4%
- #23 Lust for Darkness
83% matchMixed68% of 4,821 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: Mature 26.6%, Gore 15.7%, Violent 15.5%, Horror 12.8%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #24 Someday You'll Return: Director's Cut
81% matchVery Positive85% of 258 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 20.7%, Horror 18.5%, Dark 15.2%, First-Person 9.8%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #25 Restless Dreams
79% matchVery Positive95% of 61 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: Psychological Horror 21.7%, Horror 15.9%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Violent 11.4%, Dark 8.1%
- #26 Horns of Fear
81% matchVery Positive92% of 85 reviews2018
Dev: Pixoala
Windows
Horns of Fear is a third-person psychological horror game set in a mysterious mansion...
Why similar: Gore 15.7%, Mature 15%, Psychological 12.8%, Violent 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.9%
- #27 Fran Bow
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,826 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.3 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 12.7%, Psychological 12.7%, Horror 12%, Dark 10.6%
- #28 Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 460 reviews2016
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh is an Immersive Horror Adventure, featuring a Complex Story and Deep Atmosphere.
Why similar: Gore 17.4%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Mature 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 11.1%
- #29 Neverending Nightmares
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,989 reviews2014
Dev: Infinitap Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 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: Psychological Horror 21.3%, Horror 20.2%, Gore 17.1%, Walking Simulator 15.6%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #30 Ikai
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 264 reviews2022
Dev: EndflamePub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 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 13.2%, Horror 11.2%, Dark 10.7%, Psychological 10.6%
- #31 Hollow Head: Director's Cut
78% matchMixed70% of 53 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%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Horror 11.4%, Dark 10.1%
- #32 Unforgiving - A Northern Hymn
77% matchVery Positive83% of 1,565 reviews2017
Dev: Angry Demon Studio
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unforgiving - A Northern Hymn is a first person horror game heavily inspired by Swedish folklore and the Nordic mythology to create the nightmares that's been haunting Swedish children for many generations.
Why similar: Horror 26.1%, Gore 22.2%, Violent 18.1%, First-Person 9.1%, Adventure 5.1%
- #33 Luto
73% 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: Walking Simulator 20.3%, Psychological 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17%, Dark 14%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #34 Implements of Hell
76% 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: Walking Simulator 18.3%, Psychological 17%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 10.8%, Dark 10.6%
- #35 Never Again
76% matchVery Positive80% of 922 reviews2019
Dev: Primary Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Never Again - Horror/first-person Quest. The main essence of the game is research locations and puzzles, plunging in the dramatic story of a little girl suffering from asthma.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.1%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 13.5%, Dark 11.8%, First-Person 8.8%
- #36 Palmyra Orphanage
74% matchVery Positive89% of 705 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 19.4%, Horror 13.9%, Gore 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Mature 9.8%
- #37 [Chilla's Art] Okaeri | おかえり
75% matchMixed66% of 778 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 19.2%, Walking Simulator 17.2%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Psychological 14%, First-Person 6.3%
- #38 MADiSON
71% 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 18%, Horror 16.7%, Dark 12.7%, Violent 11.6%, Gore 10.5%
- #39 Pombero - The Lord of the Night
75% 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 22.7%, Psychological 20%, Gore 14.9%, Violent 13.2%, First-Person 10.2%
- #40 Partum Artifex
72% matchVery Positive97% of 156 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 18.8%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Gore 14.6%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #41 Evil Inside
73% matchMixed62% of 327 reviews2021
Dev: JanduSoft
Windows
Evil Inside is a first-person psychological horror game. After the death of his mother and the arrest of his father for it, Mark decides to contact her using the Spiritual board. But it fades away, and here is when all begins... Mark will face his greatest fears to discover the truth.
Why similar: Psychological 23.9%, Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 14.9%, First-Person 10.5%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #42 From The Darkness
70% matchVery Positive89% of 3,427 reviews2021
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
From the darkness is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an old Soviet abandoned apartment.
Why similar: Horror 22.6%, Psychological Horror 20%, Walking Simulator 15%, Dark 13.8%, Violent 8.6%
- #43 Inmates
74% matchMixed60% of 330 reviews2017
Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 18.6 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 30.6%, Horror 19.5%, Psychological 19.2%, Adventure 9%, First-Person 8.6%
- #44 Incantation
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,098 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 15.2%, Gore 13.8%, Horror 13.6%, Violent 12.7%, First-Person 10.1%
- #45 The Beast Inside
70% matchVery Positive83% of 11,932 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 13.7%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Violent 11.7%, Walking Simulator 10.1%
- #46 Scorn
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 17,806 reviews2022
Dev: Ebb SoftwarePub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.
Why similar: Gore 24.1%, Horror 13%, Violent 10.3%, Dark 10%, Walking Simulator 9.3%
- #47 Insanity VR: Last Score
72% matchVery Positive83% of 179 reviews2017
Dev: Threevol
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 35%
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 26.8%, Violent 22.8%, Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Adventure 6.6%
- #48 Gray Dawn
71% matchVery Positive84% of 1,173 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 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Violent 15.6%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Horror 10.8%
- #49 Doorways: The Underworld
73% matchMixed69% of 405 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: Mature 14.8%, Gore 14.5%, Violent 12.2%, Horror 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.7%
- #50 Delirium
68% matchVery Positive88% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: IndividualKex
Windows
Delirium is a psychological horror game set in a suburban house. After a mysterious explosion, reality begins to unravel.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 12.8%, Dark 11.7%, Psychological 8.6%
- #51 Absinth
71% 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: Psychological Horror 20.6%, Horror 17.2%, Psychological 13.2%, Violent 10.5%, Gore 10.2%
- #52 CRUELTY
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 127 reviews2024
Dev: 838s Maniacs
Windows
"CRUELTY" is a Japanese-made splatter horror. You were in an accident and lost consciousness. The moment you wake up, you find yourself in a nightmare world, one that is not of this Earth. In an abattoir ruled by madness, horrific scenes unfold, and inescapable terror awaits you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.5%, Horror 16.8%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Dark 14.5%, Gore 10.7%
- #53 Omitted
69% 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 19%, Gore 14.5%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 11.3%, Dark 10.4%
- #54 The Repairing Mantis
66% matchVery Positive96% of 140 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 21.9%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 14.6%, Violent 12.6%, First-Person 8.7%
- #55 Madness inside
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 87 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 21.1%, Psychological 18.8%, First-Person 12.2%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Horror 10%
- #56 Slit Mouthed - 口裂け女
67% 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 24.3%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Gore 21.6%, Violent 19.1%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #57 Circus of Pain
65% matchMostly Positive79% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: ZV GAMES
Windows
Immerse yourself in the terrifying world of Circus of Pain, where you become the main participant in a deadly circus show. Solve dangerous puzzles to survive.
Why similar: Gore 19.9%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Dark 14.7%, Violent 14.5%, Horror 14.4%
- #58 Seduction
68% matchMixed55% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: KOEX studioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
《Seduction》is a 2d horror adventure puzzle game. Lee has to survive in the dark realm and to save Mei's soul from being use for the great summoning. Facing with mysteries, he has to figure out the truth in order to end it.
Why similar: Gore 25%, Violent 19%, Dark 14.5%, Horror 13.3%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #59 Last Day of FEAR
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 117 reviews2017
Dev: Laush Studio
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Last Day of FEAR - the game tells the story about a detective for the County of Rayna. He was not an easy task to deal with the difficult situation. Near highway 66 was the house where it was quite numerous suicide and murder.
Why similar: Gore 32.8%, Violent 29%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Horror 8.5%, Action-Adventure 4.9%
- #60 DYING: Reborn
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 216 reviews2018
Dev: NEKCOM EntertainmentPub: Coconut Island Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
DYING: Reborn is a first-person Room Escape puzzle game in which players must tackle all kinds of puzzles in a series of dark and eerie environments. Gameplay revolves around collecting, discovering and putting together pieces of a twisted story that will make your hair stand on end...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 42.2%, Puzzle 19.2%, Horror 17.9%, Adventure 13.9%, Indie 6.8%