- #1 Blameless
97% matchVery Positive84% of 5,119 reviews2016
Dev: Vaclav HudecPub: Blameless Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Blameless is a mysterious first-person adventure with primary focus on puzzle solving and short story. The player will appear in a role of an architect trying to investigate strange happenings, after discovering evidence of an act of violence.
Why similar: Horror 77.6%, Adventure 13.8%, Indie 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, free-to-play first-person horror game that shares the same focus on puzzle-solving and atmospheric tension as the seed game.
- #2 Medusa's Labyrinth
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,112 reviews2016
Dev: Guru Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 19%
Medusa’s Labyrinth is a very short mythological first-person horror game set in ancient Greece. It takes myths and legends that have stayed with us for over 2000 years and mix them together with modern gameplay. The game let's you explore murky catacombs and follow along a classic, tragic story.
Why similar: Horror 76.6%, Adventure 14.2%, Indie 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This free-to-play title offers a similar blend of mythological horror and first-person exploration found in short indie experiences.
- #3 Only If
96% matchMixed62% of 5,959 reviews2014
Dev: Creability
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Only If is a surreal first person adventure-puzzle game. It takes idiom into reality.
Why similar: Horror 62.4%, Adventure 23.8%, Indie 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, free-to-play first-person adventure that relies on player choice and environmental mystery to drive its narrative.
- #4 Kraven Manor
95% matchMostly Positive76% of 752 reviews2014
Dev: Demon Wagon Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Turn out the lights, take a deep breath, and prepare yourself. Explore the depths of the immersive, atmospheric world of Kraven Manor. Uncover its secrets, solve its mystical puzzles, and face its growing threat. Face your fears and see if you have what it takes...the doors of Kraven Manor await you.
Why similar: Horror 69.4%, Adventure 17.7%, Indie 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at building tension through exploration and environmental puzzles, mirroring the core gameplay loop of the seed game.
- #5 Shattered Lights
94% matchVery Positive87% of 435 reviews2019
Dev: Team MorbidPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
Shattered Lights is a VR psychological horror room-scale experience, which focuses on drawing the player into the game with unparalleled immersion.
Why similar: Horror 82%, Indie 18%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play psychological horror game that utilizes immersive first-person mechanics to create a claustrophobic and unsettling atmosphere.
- #6 SEPTEMBER 1999
94% matchVery Positive84% of 2,529 reviews2018
Dev: 98DEMAKE
Windows · Mac
A free, VHS styled, first-person found footage horror game, which runs exactly for 5 minutes and 30 seconds.
Why similar: Horror 81.4%, Indie 18.6%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in short-form, found-footage style horror that delivers a punchy, atmospheric experience similar to the seed game.
- #7 It Lurks in the Woods
93% matchMostly Positive75% of 79 reviews2017
Dev: Olivier Leclair
Windows
It Lurks in the Woods is a short first-person horror game based on French Canadian folklore.
Why similar: Horror 49.6%, Indie 26.6%, Adventure 23.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a dark, exploration-heavy horror experience that fits perfectly with the seed game's aesthetic.
- #8 Cry of Fear
91% matchVery Positive89% of 87,694 reviews2013
Dev: Team Psykskallar
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.
Why similar: Horror 88.6%, Adventure 5.7%, Indie 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A definitive free-to-play first-person horror classic that emphasizes psychological dread and exploration.
- #9 Greetings
92% matchVery Positive84% of 642 reviews2018
Dev: Charlie Behan
Windows
Explore what is around every corner in hopes for answers to where you're going and why.
Why similar: Horror 81.7%, Indie 18.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric free-to-play horror game that mirrors the indie, mystery-focused nature of the seed game.
- #10 The NADI Project
91% matchMixed67% of 472 reviews2016
Dev: Monkeys Tales Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 43%
The NADI Project it is a free-to-play, first person graphic adventure, in which you will face various obstacles to escape from your destiny.
Why similar: Horror 45.7%, Adventure 37.5%, Indie 16.7%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play first-person survival horror game that emphasizes mystery and exploration in a confined setting.
- #11 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion
89% matchVery Positive93% of 15,573 reviews2015
Dev: Lag Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.
Why similar: Horror 82.6%, Indie 9.8%, Adventure 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: While it starts lighthearted, this free-to-play title captures the same indie spirit of exploring mysterious, shifting environments.
- #12 Fear in Hospital
90% matchMixed49% of 528 reviews2019
Dev: IO Games
Windows
Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!
Why similar: Horror 68.5%, Adventure 20.9%, Indie 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, free-to-play psychological horror game that leans into the classic tropes of first-person exploration.
- #13 Rental
86% matchVery Positive92% of 5,674 reviews2024
Dev: Lonely HousePub: Animita Project
Windows
Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.
Why similar: Horror 74.4%, Adventure 13.2%, Indie 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a short, atmospheric exploration experience that captures the indie horror feel of the seed game.
- #14 the static speaks my name
88% matchVery Positive82% of 5,805 reviews2015
Dev: the whale husband
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 7%
A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.
Why similar: Horror 68.5%, Indie 17.6%, Adventure 13.9%
Why You'll Like It: A short, free-to-play psychological horror experience that is deeply focused on narrative and unsettling atmosphere.
- #15 We Went Back
87% matchVery Positive86% of 4,781 reviews2020
Dev: Dead Thread Games
Windows
We Went Back is a time-looping horror game in which you wake up in an abandoned space station utterly alone. The exit door is locked and you must find a way to escape what lurks within. Find clues, experience dynamically changing environments and confront terror in order to find a way out.
Why similar: Horror 79.9%, Adventure 12%, Indie 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play, first-person time-loop horror game that focuses on uncovering mysteries within a confined, atmospheric space.
- #16 Into The Unknown
89% matchMixed69% of 103 reviews2016
Dev: FYRE Games
Windows · Mac
There's nothing scarier than waking up in the middle of the forest alone... or so it seems. Taking control of Rachel in this short, story driven, exploration game, you must find out where you are, why you're there, and most importantly, how to get out. What will you uncover when you delve into the unknown?
Why similar: Adventure 57.5%, Indie 42.5%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play adventure game that prioritizes mystery and exploration within a dark, unsettling environment.
- #17 No Players Online
84% matchVery Positive84% of 690 reviews2025
Dev: Beeswax GamesPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
you find an abandoned fps game on an old computer. you decide to play it.
Why similar: Horror 76.5%, Adventure 23.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the eerie, mysterious vibe of early indie horror through a unique, meta-narrative lens.
- #18 Minds Eyes
86% matchMixed69% of 1,842 reviews2016
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 21%
You venture through your mind, trying desperately to wake up from your nightmares. Will you make it out?
Why similar: Horror 85.9%, Adventure 8.3%, Indie 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a short, multiplayer-capable horror experience that aligns with the seed game's indie roots.
- #19 THE CORRIDOR
84% matchVery Positive94% of 3,653 reviews2020
Dev: Thomas Mackinnon
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
THE CORRIDOR is a 20-30 minute experience about the relationship between player and game.
Why You'll Like It: A short, experimental horror experience that relies on surrealism and first-person exploration to keep the player engaged.
- #20 All Is Dust
85% matchMixed45% of 1,324 reviews2015
Dev: Mannequin Games LLC
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 17%
All Is Dust is a first-person horror game for PC and Oculus Rift. Experience the terror of a dust storm in the 1930s and unravel the mystery surrounding your decaying farm.
Why similar: Horror 84.8%, Adventure 10.7%, Indie 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play first-person horror game that focuses on survival and exploration in a mysterious setting.
- #21 TEST RE
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 172 reviews2022
Dev: K App.
Windows
A short 5 minute horror game!
Why similar: Horror 76.3%, Adventure 23.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a survival-horror experience that emphasizes psychological tension and first-person exploration.
- #22 Classified Stories: Color Out of Space
82% matchMixed65% of 139 reviews2022
Dev: RVL Games
Windows
A short, free, horror adventure game set in our days, inspired by Lovecraft novel: The Colour Out of Space.
Why similar: Horror 61.4%, Adventure 30.5%, Indie 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends adventure and horror with first-person puzzle-solving, mirroring the seed game's mechanics.
- #23 Iron Lung
79% matchVery Positive92% of 11,291 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
Why similar: Horror 72.7%, Indie 13.9%, Adventure 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intense, and highly atmospheric horror experience that relies on environmental storytelling and claustrophobia.
- #24 In Passing
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 137 reviews2019
Dev: CelleC Games
Windows
A first-person 3D platforming experience through a broken mind turned against you.
Why similar: Adventure 56.5%, Indie 43.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, free-to-play indie horror game that focuses on atmospheric storytelling and environmental discovery.
- #25 The House of E.
81% matchVery Positive90% of 73 reviews2023
Dev: Gamenastica Studios
Windows
The House of E. is a story-driven puzzle game with horror elements and a creepy atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 74.6%, Adventure 16.7%, Indie 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused horror game that emphasizes atmosphere and puzzle-solving in a supernatural setting.
- #26 Lost in Vivo
79% matchVery Positive91% of 4,007 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.
Why similar: Horror 83.5%, Indie 16.5%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, indie first-person horror game that excels at psychological tension and surreal environmental design.
- #27 Endless
80% matchMixed59% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: shademakesgames
Windows · Mac
A Horror Adventure Game with Multiple Endings
Why similar: Horror 68.8%, Adventure 23%, Indie 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A short, psychological horror game that features multiple endings, rewarding player choice just like the seed game.
- #28 Tales of Fear - Episode Zero
76% matchVery Positive96% of 467 reviews2026
Dev: MediaTale
Windows
Can you tell the difference between truth and tale? Experience three short horror stories and gather clues as to which are true and which are just part of our imagination. Immerse yourself in the protagonist's perspective and discover eerie tales from around the world.
Why similar: Horror 67.7%, Adventure 24.6%, Indie 7.7%
- #29 Fear For Freedom
81% matchMixed51% of 169 reviews2017
Dev: Grey Gods
Windows
"Two days ago a monster appeared in the hallway outside the office. Maybe if I just wait it will leave eventually." A very short psychological game dealing with isolation, entrapment and the nature of fear.
Why similar: Horror 50.4%, Adventure 27%, Indie 22.6%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play indie horror game that shares the same focus on adventure and mystery as the seed game.
- #30 Paratopic
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,200 reviews2018
Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.
Why similar: Horror 64.1%, Indie 19.1%, Adventure 16.8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, surreal, and highly atmospheric horror game that prioritizes mood and mystery over traditional gameplay.
- #31 Fungiman
76% matchVery Positive90% of 511 reviews2022
Dev: svinoman
Windows
Just a game about a friendly fungus. There's nothing wrong, is there?
Why similar: Horror 85.6%, Adventure 14.4%
- #32 Shadow of Pharos
77% matchMixed68% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Team Gaivot
Windows
Shadow of Pharos is a short first-person horror game.
Why similar: Horror 83.2%, Indie 8.4%, Adventure 8.4%
- #33 Black Rose
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 989 reviews2016
Dev: Sir Bedlam Productions
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Equipped with a flashlight, investigate an abandoned funeral home that's said to be haunted. Find out what really happened to the people who once worked there, and hope that this dark, eerie building doesn't become your final resting place.
Why similar: Horror 80.4%, Adventure 10.4%, Indie 9.2%
- #34 Doorways: Old Prototype
75% matchVery Positive86% of 670 reviews2016
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 23%
An immersive and twisted adventure created before the official development of the Doorways saga
Why similar: Horror 74.2%, Adventure 16.1%, Indie 9.6%
- #35 I Must Kill: Fresh Meat
78% matchMostly Negative28% of 265 reviews2015
Dev: Gaming Cats Studio
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 44.6 hrs≥1hr: 54%
I must kill...: Fresh Meat is a light horror story adventure game based on a sad story of a butcher. One day, one night and one accident will bring his misty past and memories to light.
Why similar: Horror 67.4%, Adventure 18.4%, Indie 14.2%
- #36 EXIT 2
73% matchVery Positive92% of 189 reviews2021
Dev: Enreeper
Windows
EXIT 2 is a free multiplayer horror game in which a team of players must collect and deliver keys and then escape, while another player must stop them as a monster.
Why similar: Horror 67.5%, Adventure 17%, Indie 15.5%
- #37 Fingerbones
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,607 reviews2015
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 10%
Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.
Why similar: Horror 64.3%, Adventure 19.8%, Indie 15.9%
- #38 SEVERANCE
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 616 reviews2025
Dev: Sykes Games
Windows
Severance is a 1-5 player paranormal investigation game… with a twist. Use tools and equipment to identify the correct ghost type while a dangerous, violent entity hunts you down. The twist? YOU can become the ghost. Choose Ghost AI, or an asymmetrical mode where a player takes the Ghost role.
Why similar: Horror 100%
- #39 TELEFORUM
70% matchVery Positive92% of 3,569 reviews2023
Dev: Monumental CollabPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
TELEFORUM is a found-footage-styled horror game exploring the unknown side of media. You’re visiting a widow’s apartment to conduct an interview about her husband's death. But that’s not the main reason why you’re here. It’s all about the tape, isn’t it?
Why similar: Horror 83.2%, Adventure 16.8%
- #40 THANATOS
73% matchVery Positive83% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Angela NguyenPub: WahooCat Productions
Windows · Mac
THANATOS is a first-person psychological horror mystery game that involves finding clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering secrets to prevent a friend from taking their own life.
Why similar: Horror 58.2%, Adventure 41.8%
- #41 The Secret of Pineview Forest
75% matchMixed55% of 133 reviews2016
Dev: VIS-GamesPub: United Independent Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
The Secret of Pineview Forest is a free prequel to Pineview Drive - Rising Storm. Behind the abandoned house on Pineview Drive lies ominous Pineview Forest...
Why similar: Horror 49.7%, Adventure 28.9%, Indie 21.4%
- #42 Seek Or Die
74% matchMixed67% of 175 reviews2018
Dev: FlashynuravPub: FLNStudios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 42%
You are an investigator hired to find evidence about the missing children in the manor off the road. Once you enter, the door locks behind you, and you can hear something, lurking...
Why similar: Horror 82%, Indie 18%
- #43 Passing Pineview Forest
73% matchMixed65% of 1,699 reviews2014
Dev: VIS-GamesPub: United Independent Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 18%
Passing Pineview Forest is a free mini-prequel set in the universe of Pineview Drive. Behind the abandoned house on Pineview Drive lies ominous Pineview Forest...
Why similar: Horror 85.7%, Adventure 9.5%, Indie 4.8%
- #44 SCP022
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 840 reviews2019
Dev: KL GAMES
Windows
This is a short physics game about escaping from a closed chamber.
Why similar: Horror 88.6%, Indie 11.4%
- #45 Backrooms: Found Footage
69% matchVery Positive82% of 396 reviews2024
Dev: HNStudios
Windows
Backrooms: Found Footage is a single-player horror game where you are the main character trying to survive the Backrooms. Curiosity wins and you decide to explore this weird place that you got trapped in. What could go wrong?
Why similar: Horror 57.7%, Adventure 34.2%, Indie 8.1%
- #46 DISTURBING FEARS - Workplace
67% matchVery Positive90% of 189 reviews2026
Dev: Horribilia
Windows
DISTURBING FEARS is an episodic psychological horror game based on true events that immerses players in haunting narratives.
Why similar: Horror 66.6%, Adventure 19.4%, Indie 14%
- #47 Dead Blue Rose
71% matchMostly Negative34% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: ColdBones
Windows
A multiplayer horror where you escape a laboratory at the cost of others.
Why similar: Horror 72.8%, Adventure 17%, Indie 10.2%
- #48 Ranger Danger
71% matchMixed70% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: Reid Annin
Windows
A park ranger's life is changed forever as they discover what really lurks in their national park. A first-person horror, exploration, and stealth-based game.
Why similar: Horror 81.4%, Adventure 10.9%, Indie 7.7%
- #49 Something Strange
70% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Ethan ZimmerlePub: Mr. Hand
Windows
Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!
Why similar: Horror 72.7%, Adventure 15.1%, Indie 12.2%
- #50 The Flayed Man
67% matchVery Positive91% of 389 reviews2025
Dev: Snoring Dog Games
Windows
The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.
Why similar: Horror 62.2%, Adventure 25.6%, Indie 12.1%
- #51 The Backrooms: Unbounded
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 708 reviews2023
Dev: BluSkie
Windows
The Backrooms: Unbounded is a Free Simple Linear single player first person body camera horror game based on the backrooms. You take the role of a police officer who noclips out of reality while on duty. Will you make it out alive?
Why similar: Horror 66.7%, Adventure 19.2%, Indie 14.1%
- #52 Lights Off!
68% matchVery Positive85% of 1,843 reviews2022
Dev: TheDollarGameStore
Windows
Play through a common childhood fear about turning the lights off and going to bed.
Why similar: Horror 80.6%, Adventure 17.7%, Indie 1.6%
- #53 Unlasting Horror
70% matchMixed64% of 120 reviews2021
Dev: Matt Sowards Games
Windows
Experience the story of a Private Detective and find out what happened on the day of the accident in this First Person horror Adventure. play solo or with up to five friends using unique features from solving puzzles, buying equipment to stun the monsters and progress through the story.
Why similar: Horror 76.3%, Adventure 23.7%
- #54 The Sixth Sorrow
67% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Nezumirra
Windows
The Sixth Sorrow is a short, narrative-driven horror game where your choices impact the story. To what lengths can a mother's love drive her?
Why similar: Horror 76%, Adventure 17.3%, Indie 6.6%
- #55 FLIGHTMARE
69% matchMostly Negative27% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: Van Studios
Windows
Indie horror game that will take your adrenaline to another level.
Why similar: Horror 58.3%, Adventure 23.6%, Indie 18.2%
- #56 50 Floors: The Paranormal Investigators Prologue
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 494 reviews2024
Dev: Arsonist Studio
Windows
Find a way out.
Why similar: Horror 81.6%, Indie 18.4%
- #57 Hearing Voices
64% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: Fuupu
Windows
Hearing Voices is a unique indie short horror experience where you will need to put your listening and deduction skills to the test to solve puzzles. Mistakes have consequences.
Why similar: Horror 49.3%, Adventure 38.3%, Indie 12.4%
- #58 Fears to Fathom - Home Alone
64% matchVery Positive90% of 11,163 reviews2021
Dev: Rayll
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 14%
Fears to Fathom is an episodic psychological horror game where each episode unveils a short story narrated by the ones who survived.
Why similar: Horror 80.7%, Indie 9.9%, Adventure 9.5%
