- #1 Chernobylite Complete Edition
96% matchVery Positive82% of 15,165 reviews2021
Dev: The Farm 51
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Chernobylite is a science-fiction survival horror RPG. Set in the hyper-realistic, 3D-scanned wasteland of Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone, explore a non-linear storyline in your search to uncover the truth of your tortured past.
Why similar: Survival 36.1%, Horror 25.7%, Stealth 23.7%, Adventure 8.2%, Indie 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A high-fidelity survival RPG that combines base building and exploration within a meticulously recreated Chernobyl environment.
- #2 Into the Radius VR
96% matchVery Positive94% of 11,150 reviews2020
Dev: CM IMMERSIVE
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Into the Radius is a single-player survival shooter in VR. Explore the Pechorsk zone filled with surreal landscapes and dangerous anomalies. Defend yourself with realistic firearms, recover strange artifacts, scavenge for loot, and uncover the mysteries of this unforgiving dystopian environment.
Why similar: Survival 42.8%, Horror 29.7%, Shooter 15.7%, Indie 6.4%, Action 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features a surreal, anomaly-filled wasteland that perfectly captures the tension and exploration mechanics of a dangerous exclusion zone.
- #3 STALCRAFT: X
95% matchMostly Positive73% of 96,351 reviews2022
Dev: EXBO
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 92.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
STALCRAFT: X is the largest open-world online game in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Explore the world full of mutants and anomalies alone or with friends — unforgettable emotions guaranteed.
Why similar: Multiplayer 35.7%, Horror 25.7%, Shooter 19.2%, Adventure 9.9%, Action 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A unique MMO-FPS that blends the iconic aesthetic of the Zone with fast-paced multiplayer survival gameplay.
- #4 Metro 2033 Redux
94% matchVery Positive92% of 129,041 reviews2014
Dev: 4A GamesPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
In 2013 the world was devastated by an apocalyptic event, annihilating almost all mankind and turning the Earth's surface into a poisonous wasteland. A handful of survivors took refuge in the depths of the Moscow underground, and human civilization entered a new Dark Age. The year is 2033.
Why similar: Horror 24.7%, Stealth 21.3%, Survival 16.3%, Multiplayer 13.1%, Shooter 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a claustrophobic and terrifying post-apocalyptic experience with a strong focus on survival and environmental storytelling.
- #5 The Forest
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 665,921 reviews2018
Dev: Endnight Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 37.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
Why similar: Survival 54.8%, Horror 30.3%, Adventure 7%, Action 4.5%, Indie 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers intense survival mechanics and terrifying horror elements in a dense, isolated wilderness setting.
- #6 Expedition Zero
94% matchMixed61% of 185 reviews2022
Dev: Enigmatic MachinesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Expedition Zero — survival horror set in the anomaly zone of the northern forest. Face the dreadful forest monster and find a way to defeat it. Reveal the secrets of the lost expedition and your mysterious enemy. It’s either hunt or be hunted.
Why similar: Survival 37.8%, Horror 29.1%, Indie 12.5%, Action 10.4%, Adventure 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game set in a remote, snowy research facility filled with terrifying mutations and environmental hazards.
- #7 DayZ
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 456,703 reviews2018
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 39.6 hrsMean: 272.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.
Why similar: Survival 37.6%, Multiplayer 19.7%, Horror 18%, Shooter 11.8%, Adventure 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore multiplayer survival game that emphasizes scavenging, environmental threats, and player-versus-player tension in a vast wasteland.
- #8 Voice of Chernobyl
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 256 reviews2022
Dev: Federico F. Ştefan
Windows
Voice of Chernobyl is a Multiplayer First-Person Shooter set in the Eastern European world, with different variety of maps, weapons, items and more to create distinctive and bizarre adventures, until you either stand victorious or achieve what you desire.
Why similar: Survival 39.2%, Multiplayer 31.9%, Shooter 19.7%, Action 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused shooter that leans into the exploration of the abandoned, irradiated zones of Pripyat.
- #9 S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored
91% matchMixed68% of 72 reviews2021
Dev: VolframePub: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored is a science fiction FPS puzzle horror game, which takes place a few months after the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant disaster. Experience a tale about an unexplored area within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone - The S.W.A.N. Institute.
Why similar: Horror 63.7%, Adventure 21.5%, Action 14.8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that delves into the mysterious and anomalous side of the Chernobyl disaster.
- #10 Sons Of The Forest
86% matchVery Positive88% of 299,895 reviews2024
Dev: Endnight Games LtdPub: Newnight
Windows
Median: 14.9 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.
Why similar: Survival 42.4%, Multiplayer 28.6%, Horror 20.6%, Adventure 5.1%, Action 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A direct evolution of survival-horror gameplay with advanced AI and a deeply unsettling, mutated island environment.
- #11 The Cursed Forest
89% matchVery Positive89% of 876 reviews2019
Dev: KPy3OPub: Grable Team
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Immerse yourself in the obscure and mysterious autumnal forest, where every wrong step could be your last. As you travel uncover the dark story behind this place, where beauty and danger have become as one.
Why similar: Horror 50%, Adventure 29.4%, Indie 20.7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric walking simulator that excels at building dread through its dense, supernatural woodland setting.
- #12 SCUM
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 122,922 reviews2025
Dev: Gamepires
Windows
Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 102.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Traverse punishing environments, looting, crafting and evading the constant threats to your life. The unprecedented levels of character customization and progression are your ultimate tools for survival.
Why similar: Survival 82.5%, Action 17.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an incredibly deep survival simulation set in a high-stakes, open-world prison island environment.
- #13 Radiation Island
88% matchVery Positive80% of 623 reviews2016
Dev: Atypical Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Radiation Island is a survival adventure game where you craft your own destiny in a huge open world environment. As part of the Philadelphia Experiment you have become stranded in a parallel, alternate reality. Discover this new and mysterious world, with all its surprises.
Why similar: Survival 47.2%, Adventure 11.7%, Indie 11.3%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Action 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines open-world survival and crafting with a mysterious, radiation-themed setting that mirrors the exploration of the seed game.
- #14 Miscreated
85% matchMixed66% of 31,585 reviews2018
Dev: Entrada Interactive LLC
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 38.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Miscreated is a multiplayer online hardcore survival game set in a post-apocalyptic future. You will need to survive against mutants, players, and even mother nature herself.
Why similar: Survival 55.5%, Multiplayer 30.4%, Horror 6.9%, Action 4.3%, Indie 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic survival game that features a realistic, atmospheric world filled with environmental dangers and mutated threats.
- #15 Deadside
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 40,013 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Pixel
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 44.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An Open World Survival Shooter blending hardcore PVP and PVE action. Secure precious loot in safe zones or build your own fortress in the wild. With intense gunfights, stunning visuals, and performance smooth enough for any system, the challenge awaits!
Why similar: Survival 48.7%, Multiplayer 26.3%, Shooter 12.4%, Action 6.3%, Adventure 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore shooter that focuses on realistic survival and tactical combat in a massive, desolate open-world map.
- #16 The Secret of Pineview Forest
87% matchMixed56% of 131 reviews2016
Dev: VIS-GamesPub: United Independent Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 12.7 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 26.5%, Multiplayer 20.2%, Indie 19.7%, Adventure 17%, Action 16.6%
Why You'll Like It: A short, indie horror experience that focuses on the isolation and mystery of exploring a dark, foreboding forest.
- #17 7 Days to Die
78% matchVery Positive87% of 396,805 reviews2024
Dev: The Fun PimpsPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 16.8 hrsMean: 107.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!
Why similar: Survival 47.8%, Multiplayer 27.2%, Horror 18.6%, Action 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A robust survival game that emphasizes base building and defense against waves of mutated threats in a post-apocalyptic world.
- #18 Dinosaur Forest
86% matchMixed57% of 788 reviews2017
Dev: Racing BrosPub: ANPA.US
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Dinosasur Forest is a fast paced chaotic first person wave-based shooter that pits players equipped with some basic weapons against species currently inhabiting the Unknown Planet.
Why similar: Indie 55.4%, Action 44.6%
Why You'll Like It: An indie action-shooter that brings a unique, prehistoric threat into a dense, survival-focused forest setting.
- #19 Liquidators
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,184 reviews2020
Dev: Gray Unit
Windows
Chernobyl, USSR, 1986. Three nuclear plant workers go on a daring mission to prevent a radioactive fallout that would affect half of Europe. Every moment is permanent, and all is at stake.
Why similar: Survival 47.5%, Horror 39.3%, Adventure 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: A stylized, surreal horror experience that captures the eerie, dream-like quality of exploring abandoned Soviet-era structures.
- #20 Red Lake
84% matchMixed50% of 1,059 reviews2015
Dev: TalentplacePub: KishMish Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Red Lake - horror shooter with elements of quest.
Why similar: Indie 44.5%, Horror 17.7%, Survival 12.6%, Action 9.5%, Adventure 9%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival horror game that focuses on the exploration of mysterious, abandoned locations.
- #21 Blackberry
82% matchMixed61% of 168 reviews2021
Dev: AndeoTEAM
Windows
Psychological Horror. The action takes place in forestry, in which a married couple of foresters stopped communicating with city. You were sent to investigate. But once in the forest, not lose your mind - turns out to be a very difficult task
Why similar: Survival 29.7%, Horror 25.6%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Indie 11.2%, Adventure 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A casual indie horror game that focuses on the simple, tense exploration of a dark and mysterious forest.
- #22 Passing Pineview Forest
81% matchMixed65% of 1,695 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 48%, Survival 19.2%, Multiplayer 18.1%, Adventure 5.8%, Indie 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play horror title that centers on the atmospheric exploration of a cursed, abandoned forest.
- #23 Siren Head: The Siren's Forest
79% matchMixed52% of 544 reviews2020
Dev: Gwydion LLyr Meredydd
Windows
In this indie horror game, you must escape the Siren’s Forest! Use multiple means of transportation to aid your escape. Unearth what truly happened in the forest by interacting with certain objects that could provide you with the answers you need. But be careful… There’s something out there!
Why similar: Horror 33.9%, Survival 30.6%, Multiplayer 26.3%, Indie 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game that utilizes a famous urban legend to create a tense, multiplayer-focused experience in a dark forest.
- #24 Horror inside the forest
75% matchVery Positive91% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Erik García Díaz
Windows
Plunge into the captivating realm of "Horror Inside the Forest," an exhilarating game that tests your bravery. Explore a mysterious forest, confront supernatural forces, uncover secrets, survive the darkness, and escape its shadowy embrace in this immersive horror experience.
Why similar: Adventure 50%, Indie 32.3%, Action 17.6%
- #25 A Walk in the Woods
80% matchMixed41% of 551 reviews2018
Dev: Something Dark Studios
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 22%
A Walk in the Woods is a co-op multiplayer game where four players must roam a dark and dangerous forest in search of each other, avoid a terrifying creature, and reunite before the curse is complete.
Why similar: Multiplayer 34.8%, Horror 33.6%, Survival 12%, Indie 11.1%, Adventure 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused horror game that emphasizes the dread of being hunted in a dark, isolated woodland.
- #26 Bigfoot Forest
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 181 reviews2021
Dev: Kiddy
Windows
Bigfoot Forest - a first-person indie horror game. While traveling in your car, you run out of gas and find yourself far away from any civilized locations at night, with only woods and a small town nearby.
Why similar: Survival 26.7%, Horror 20.2%, Adventure 12.9%, Stealth 12.7%, Action 11.9%
- #27 Forest Horror
76% matchMixed55% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: Neki4 Electronics
Windows
You have to explore the mysterious forest and complete many tasks to get out of there alive.
Why similar: Survival 49%, Stealth 36.9%, Action 14.1%
- #28 Woodlands
79% matchMostly Negative29% of 295 reviews2017
Dev: Acuze Interactives
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Survive. Build shelter. Build a fire. Scavenge and kill for materials. Craft. Eat and drink. Do what you need to do to survive.
Why similar: Survival 29.3%, Indie 19.3%, Multiplayer 15.7%, Horror 14.8%, Adventure 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: An indie survival horror game that emphasizes the dangers of navigating a hostile, overgrown environment.
- #29 The Strange Lights
70% matchVery Positive91% of 109 reviews2026
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You have arrived in a forest where people are rumored to disappear and strange things happen... Locals often see bright flashes and hear strange sounds...
Why similar: Horror 88%, Adventure 7.7%, Indie 4.3%
- #30 Chernobyl Trap
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: ZERO5GAMES
Windows · Linux
You are survived pilot of fallen helicopter. Your mission is simple: go to evacuation point. But can you do it and not die?
Why similar: Adventure 31.3%, Shooter 29%, Action 28.3%, Indie 11.4%
- #31 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 130,480 reviews2024
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC Game World (worldwide)
Windows
Median: 28.7 hrsMean: 53.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Discover the vast Chornobyl Exclusion Zone full of dangerous enemies, deadly anomalies and powerful artifacts. Unveil your own epic story as you make your way to the Heart of Chornobyl. Make your choices wisely, as they will determine your fate in the end.
Why similar: Survival 65.4%, Shooter 24.7%, Action 9.9%
- #32 Bloodwood Reload
78% matchMostly Negative40% of 428 reviews2015
Dev: Luminy Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 33.0 hrs≥1hr: 32%
In a small village in central Europe something is happening, the forest growing around has something different. Its wood is red color, unique in the world. This does not pass unnoticed to the world's largest logging company, the White Wood Company
Why similar: Horror 47.3%, Multiplayer 29.7%, Indie 12.3%, Adventure 10.7%
- #33 Grizzly Valley
77% matchMixed40% of 255 reviews2016
Dev: The_Kiddy
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Grizzly bear is one of the greatest wild animals in North America. The number of fatal human attacks is actually low. They do not naturally hunt people to eat. However...
Why similar: Horror 22.6%, Stealth 16.3%, Survival 14.9%, Adventure 11.8%, Indie 9.4%
- #34 The Sinking Forest - 沈んだ森 -
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: @TonyDevGamePub: indie.io
Windows
A Japanese survival horror game full of tension, drama, and violence. If you like psychological horror games with exploration, puzzles, and limited resources, you'll enjoy an intense experience where every decision can mean the difference between finding Sayuri or getting lost in the forest forever.
Why similar: Survival 35%, Horror 31.5%, Adventure 11.9%, Action 11%, Indie 10.6%
- #35 Mortuar
72% matchMostly Negative40% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Dan-Rareș CraiPub: mortuargame
Windows · Mac
Mortuar is a 1-4 player Online co-op psychological horror game. Delve deep into Hoia Baciu Forest where eerie sightings and paranormal activity have transpired. Make use of various ghost hunting equipment to first identify the ghost's type, then attempt to banish it back to the afterlife.
Why similar: Horror 53.6%, Action 20.1%, Stealth 17.7%, Indie 8.6%
- #36 Antihorror
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 231 reviews2016
Dev: HFM Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Strange coincidence brought traveler in unfamiliar places. It would be fine, except sinister desolation is starting to embrace the surroundings. There is no another soul around for the tens of kilometers. Or that’s what it seems like? I should probably go deal with that.
Why similar: Horror 47.8%, Indie 21.2%, Action 17.9%, Adventure 13.1%
- #37 Mistfal
76% matchMixed46% of 76 reviews2016
Dev: Sergei Minin
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Interactive novel, survival horror, psychological thriller - you can find in Mistfal, what you're interested in.And when you pass the game, I'm sure it will not leave you indifferent.Welcome to Mistfal !
Why similar: Survival 22.7%, Stealth 20.1%, Horror 18.3%, Indie 16.4%, Adventure 13.2%
- #38 CHERNOBYL: The Untold Story
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 288 reviews2019
Dev: Mehsoft
Windows
1986. Chernobyl disaster. The story that you will see in the game resembles a delusional dream of a man exhausted by radiation. But whether it is nonsense or the nightmarish reality of the Soviet era – you decide.
Why similar: Indie 64.4%, Action 35.6%
- #39 BLOCKADE War Stories
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 96 reviews2019
Dev: Novalink
Windows
New vision of the Great Patriotic War in the style of Blockade3D! New heroes, new adventures, dangerous tasks, crowds of enemies and a unique atmosphere - all this is Blockade War Stories!
Why similar: Indie 37.7%, Action 33.1%, Adventure 29.1%
- #40 Fear of Dark
72% matchMixed51% of 124 reviews2020
Dev: Perfect games
Windows
Can you survive and kill the monster in the night forest? Or fall in a fight with this dangerous creature
Why similar: Multiplayer 26.5%, Horror 19.7%, Stealth 15.6%, Indie 14.4%, Action 12.3%
- #41 Polterheist
74% matchMostly Negative35% of 248 reviews2017
Dev: BisquitPlay
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You are a burglar, and you often rob houses at night when the owners are out.
Why similar: Survival 25.7%, Horror 20.7%, Stealth 19.8%, Action 15.8%, Indie 13.2%
- #42 ! Wild Russia !
71% matchMixed57% of 76 reviews2020
Dev: Andreev Worlds
Windows
«Wild Russia» is an open-world horror adventure game. Its action takes place in a striking provincial Russia, and any of your actions or inaction can lead to serious consequences.
Why similar: Adventure 38.6%, Action 36.9%, Horror 24.5%
- #43 Project Silverfish
62% matchVery Positive94% of 2,854 reviews2025
Dev: Siris Pendrake
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Explore a hostile, living world: Uncover forgotten horrors, both man-made and supernatural, as you hunt for powerful weapons and exotic artifacts.
Why similar: Horror 35%, Stealth 31.8%, Shooter 23.1%, Action 10.1%
- #44 Darkwood
67% matchVery Positive95% of 23,842 reviews2017
Dev: Acid Wizard StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
Why similar: Survival 41.6%, Horror 35.3%, Adventure 11.7%, Action 11.3%
- #45 Into the Radius 2
63% matchVery Positive82% of 4,336 reviews2024
Dev: CM IMMERSIVE
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Into the Radius 2 is an immersive VR survival shooter, set in a realm of surreal landscapes and deadly entities known as Pechorsk Anomaly. Arm yourself with realistic weapons and venture deeper into the mysteries that lie within, either solo or with a friend by your side.
Why similar: Survival 40.2%, Multiplayer 21.2%, Shooter 17.4%, Action 11.8%, Adventure 9.4%
- #46 Shadownest
70% matchMixed55% of 507 reviews2021
Dev: Briny Boi StudiosPub: Briny Boi Studios
Windows
Asymmetric multiplayer meets atmospheric horror
Why similar: Multiplayer 35.7%, Stealth 27.8%, Indie 17.4%, Action 10.4%, Adventure 8.6%
- #47 Masked Forces
71% matchMixed67% of 487 reviews2016
Dev: NightbinderPub: My Way Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Masked Forces is an action-packed game where your main purpose is to eliminate your enemies using any means necessary. You have a great singleplayer campaign and multiple online game modes that you can use to show your might.
Why similar: Indie 33%, Action 28.8%, Multiplayer 25%, Shooter 13.1%
- #48 Classified Stories: Color Out of Space
68% matchMixed67% of 132 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: Multiplayer 25.8%, Horror 25.4%, Action 14.7%, Stealth 14.5%, Adventure 13.9%
- #49 Ranger Danger
68% matchMostly Positive71% 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 50.5%, Stealth 33.9%, Indie 8.2%, Adventure 7.4%
- #50 It Lurks in the Woods
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 77 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 30.3%, Indie 28%, Multiplayer 25.8%, Adventure 15.9%
- #51 Stay Out
66% matchMixed68% of 29,668 reviews2019
Dev: MOBITECH LLC
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Stay Out - is a MMORPG with shooter elements, based on spirit of “stalking” - an urban exploration, searching and exploring mysterious, abandoned and forgotten by humanity pieces of our planet.
Why similar: Survival 34.2%, Multiplayer 27.2%, Shooter 17.6%, Horror 12%, Action 9%
- #52 Z.O.N.A Project X VR
65% matchMostly Positive78% of 298 reviews2023
Dev: AGaming+
Windows
Z.O.N.A Project X - thrilling single-player VR shooter. Explore Chornobyl's exclusion zone, a hazardous apocalyptic world filled with anomalies. Survive using your weapons, scavenge for resources, and save humanity from doom.
Why similar: Survival 22.9%, Horror 21.3%, Stealth 18.5%, Shooter 18%, Indie 10%
- #53 Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone
63% matchMixed65% of 708 reviews2025
Dev: The Farm 51
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore the mysterious, beautiful, yet dark world of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone in this post-apocalyptic action-RPG. Make your mark on this world, through your character development, choices and playstyle. But remember – everything has a price and consequences.
Why similar: Adventure 63.1%, Action 36.9%
- #54 Witch Hunt
66% matchVery Positive88% of 2,406 reviews2018
Dev: Gua
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Witch Hunt is a challenging horror themed hunting game that takes place in the 18th century. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linearity, and atmosphere.
Why similar: Survival 34.1%, Horror 29.9%, Shooter 13.5%, Action 9%, Adventure 8.3%
- #55 Deadly Quiet
64% matchMixed58% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: Tarba Paul CornelPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Deadly Quiet is a 4-player co-op asymmetrical horror game set in the eerie Hoia Baciu forest. Featuring a bodycam perspective, your fate depends on your actions and the cooperation of your entire team. But remember to STAY QUIET.
Why similar: Stealth 32.2%, Horror 31.2%, Survival 26.1%, Action 10.5%