- #1 Infliction
97% matchVery Positive81% of 950 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.7 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 14%, Horror 12.7%, Walking Simulator 12%
- #2 Pamali: Indonesian Folklore Horror
96% matchVery Positive84% of 668 reviews2018
Dev: Storytale
Windows
Median: 2.5 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 36.2%, Adventure 20.2%, Walking Simulator 18.9%, Story Rich 11.7%, Indie 10.7%
- #3 God's Basement
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,316 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 11.8%, Violent 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Dark 9.7%
- #4 Home Sweet Home
95% matchVery Positive87% of 3,762 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 16.8%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Walking Simulator 8.7%, First-Person 7.9%
- #5 Rise of Insanity
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,274 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 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 18%, Horror 17.1%, Dark 11.4%, Puzzle 6.5%
- #6 [Chilla's Art] Night Delivery | 例外配達
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,318 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: Violent 14.7%, Gore 14.6%, Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Psychological 12.6%
- #7 Fragile
93% matchMixed64% of 430 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 24.9%, Violent 18.9%, Psychological 9.9%, Dark 9%, Horror 7.9%
- #8 Welcome to Kowloon
91% matchVery Positive82% of 1,881 reviews2023
Dev: a1esskaPub: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 13.4%, Violent 10.9%
- #9 The Medium
91% matchVery Positive89% of 9,958 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.4 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 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Psychological 9.7%, Dark 9.5%, Gore 8.6%
- #10 Deluded Mind
92% 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 22.4%, Violent 20.3%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Psychological 11.9%, Horror 9.8%
- #11 Forest Asylum 2
89% 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 18.4%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Horror 11.7%, Gore 11.2%, Dark 10.2%
- #12 Roots of Insanity
90% matchMixed67% of 441 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 28.9%, Violent 22.5%, Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Action 5.7%
- #13 Neverending Nightmares
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,996 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 20.4%, Gore 20.3%, Horror 19.5%, Walking Simulator 15%, Atmospheric 5.6%
- #14 [Chilla's Art] Okaeri | おかえり
88% matchMixed66% of 788 reviews2019
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 16%
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 18.6%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Psychological 13.3%, First-Person 6.1%
- #15 Lust for Darkness
87% matchMixed68% of 4,832 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 21.2%, Violent 21.1%, Horror 17.7%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Walking Simulator 9.5%
- #16 The Dark Occult
86% matchMixed69% of 1,264 reviews2018
Dev: RYM GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.2 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 23.2%, Violent 21.6%, Horror 20.4%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, First-Person 6.7%
- #17 Horns of Fear
86% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2018
Dev: Pixoala
Windows
Horns of Fear is a third-person psychological horror game set in a mysterious mansion...
Why similar: Gore 18.3%, Violent 15.1%, Psychological 15%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 10.9%
- #18 INHUMAN
85% 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: Walking Simulator 16.9%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 12.9%, Psychological 11.8%, First-Person 8.8%
- #19 The Way Home | 집으로 가는 길
82% matchVery Positive98% of 62 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 15.9%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Horror 12.2%, Gore 11.1%, Dark 10.7%
- #20 Fran Bow
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,182 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.5 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 12.8%, Psychological 12.6%, Horror 12%, Dark 10.5%
- #21 The Signifier Director's Cut
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 340 reviews2020
Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 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 19.7%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Dark 15.4%, Psychological 10.5%, First-Person 8.7%
- #22 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,331 reviews2018
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Why similar: Gore 21%, Violent 20.3%, Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
- #23 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 24.1%, Psychological 10.3%, Gore 10%, Dark 9.3%, Walking Simulator 8.3%
- #24 Ad Infinitum
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,511 reviews2023
Dev: HekatePub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 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 17.9%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 13.9%, Dark 11.9%, First-Person 9.5%
- #25 Ikai
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 265 reviews2022
Dev: EndflamePub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 10.6%, Psychological 10.4%
- #26 Palmyra Orphanage
80% matchVery Positive89% of 706 reviews2019
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 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 20.9%, Horror 15%, Gore 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Dark 9.3%
- #27 White Room Protocol
78% 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 18.1%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 13%, Dark 11.2%, Gore 10.6%
- #28 Hollow Head: Director's Cut
79% 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 17.7%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Horror 11.5%, Dark 10.1%
- #29 Lunacy: Saint Rhodes
78% matchMixed59% of 176 reviews2023
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.9 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 15.7%, Horror 13.4%, First-Person 10.2%, Action-Adventure 9.2%
- #30 The Dark Inside Me
79% matchMixed65% of 193 reviews2018
Dev: Akçay Karaazmak
Windows
Median: 3.1 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%, Violent 16.1%, Horror 12.8%, Psychological 12%, Dark 11.8%
- #31 Restless Dreams
74% matchVery Positive95% of 73 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 21.6%, Horror 15.9%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Violent 11.4%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
- #32 Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh
77% 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 18.8%, Walking Simulator 15%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 12.1%, Dark 10.6%
- #33 Someday You'll Return: Director's Cut
75% matchVery Positive85% of 271 reviews2023
Dev: CBE softwarePub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.9 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 20.6%, Horror 18.6%, Dark 15.2%, Puzzle 9.8%, First-Person 9.8%
- #34 Pleh!
73% matchVery Positive95% of 1,346 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 18.3%, Psychological 16.7%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Dark 12.1%, Horror 7.4%
- #35 Luto
72% matchVery Positive85% of 1,263 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 19.8%, Psychological 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Dark 13.6%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #36 Doorways: The Underworld
77% matchMixed69% of 406 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 15.1%, Violent 12.9%, Horror 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Dark 11.5%
- #37 Insanity VR: Last Score
76% matchVery Positive83% of 179 reviews2017
Dev: Threevol
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.1 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 26.5%, Violent 22.9%, Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Adventure 6.7%
- #38 Partum Artifex
73% 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 18.9%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Gore 14.4%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #39 Blackbay Asylum
76% 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 23.1%, Horror 14.4%, Adventure 10.6%, Puzzle 3.9%
- #40 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 22.9%, Psychological 19.8%, Gore 14.7%, Violent 13.3%, First-Person 10.2%
- #41 Implements of Hell
74% 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 18.4%, Psychological 16.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 10.9%, Dark 10.6%
- #42 Gray Dawn
73% matchVery Positive84% of 1,179 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 16.7%, Violent 15.6%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Horror 10.8%
- #43 Incantation
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,131 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 15.1%, Gore 13.7%, Horror 13.7%, Violent 12.7%, First-Person 10.1%
- #44 The Repairing Mantis
71% matchVery Positive96% of 142 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 17.1%, Horror 14.6%, Violent 12.7%, First-Person 8.7%
- #45 From The Darkness
70% matchVery Positive89% of 3,460 reviews2021
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.7 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 22.7%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Walking Simulator 15%, Dark 13.8%, Violent 8.6%
- #46 Dark Atlas: Infernum
69% matchVery Positive86% of 74 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 18.4%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 13.4%, Dark 11.1%, Walking Simulator 10.2%
- #47 Mists of Aiden
70% matchVery Positive91% of 1,140 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 18.5%, Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Gore 11.5%, Walking Simulator 10.1%
- #48 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 17.3%, Psychological 13.1%, Violent 10.5%, Gore 10.1%
- #49 Psychopathy Assessment
69% 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: Gore 34.1%, Violent 30.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Horror 7.4%, First-Person 5.4%
- #50 Inmates
72% 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 30.7%, Horror 19.6%, Psychological 19%, Adventure 9%, First-Person 8.6%
- #51 Evil Inside
70% matchMixed62% of 331 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 23.8%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 15%, First-Person 10.5%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #52 Prognostic
67% matchVery Positive94% of 490 reviews2022
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.3 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 18.8%, Horror 15.9%, First-Person 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Dark 8.9%
- #53 MADiSON
66% matchVery Positive87% of 3,329 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 17.9%, Horror 16.7%, Dark 12.6%, Violent 11.6%, Gore 10.5%
- #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 24.5%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Gore 21.3%, Violent 19.2%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #55 SANRI
69% 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: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Gore 14.7%, Horror 14.2%, Dark 14%, Violent 9.8%
- #56 Scorn
65% matchMostly Positive77% of 18,489 reviews2022
Dev: Ebb SoftwarePub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 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 24.5%, Horror 12.9%, Violent 10.3%, Dark 10%, Walking Simulator 9.3%
- #57 The Beast Inside
66% matchVery Positive83% of 12,010 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 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 24.2%, Gore 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12%, Violent 11.6%, Walking Simulator 10.1%
- #58 Circus of Pain
65% matchMostly Positive78% of 72 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 19.7%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Dark 14.7%, Violent 14.6%, Horror 14.5%
- #59 Insomnis
66% 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 20.6%, Psychological 18.3%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 13.2%, First-Person 9.4%
- #60 Gore In Crayon
64% matchVery Positive97% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Leigh CarrPub: Carrthulhu
Windows
A short pixel psychological survival horror and gruelling story told with no words.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Horror 20.8%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Gore 15.1%, Violent 11.1%