- #1 Putrefaction
97% matchMixed69% of 497 reviews2015
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.
Why similar: Indie 25.1%, FPS 18.7%, Horror 15.4%, Action 12.7%, Gore 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: It matches the indie horror-shooter aesthetic of Red Lake with its gritty first-person combat and gory, claustrophobic atmosphere.
- #2 Witch Hunt
96% matchVery Positive88% of 2,455 reviews2018
Dev: Gua
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Horror 14.4%, FPS 11.9%, Survival Horror 10.7%, Survival 8.6%, Indie 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly atmospheric, suspenseful first-person survival horror experience focused on exploration and combat against eerie foes.
- #3 Ray of Light
96% matchMixed58% of 55 reviews2018
Dev: SAFINGPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Ray of Light is a horror game with awesome graphics, perfect sound and unexpected twists of plot. This game never lets you get bored.
Why similar: Indie 44.7%, Horror 10.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%, FPS 8.1%, Survival 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares Red Lake's indie horror and survival-fps DNA, placing players in dark, tense environments where every move counts.
- #4 DOOMED
95% matchMixed57% of 188 reviews2018
Dev: Bloody Pixel Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%
DOOMED is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.
Why similar: Indie 28.8%, Action 12.7%, Horror 10.4%, Adventure 10.3%, Great Soundtrack 10%
Why You'll Like It: Like Red Lake, it blends classic first-person shooter mechanics with terrifying indie horror elements and dark environments.
- #5 Kidnapped
94% matchMixed56% of 566 reviews2015
Dev: Deceptive Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Kidnapped is a psychological story-driven horror game, featuring emphasis on exploration, puzzle solving and combat. Kidnapped dynamically changes as the player progresses, and aims to unnerve the player. Traverse a two hundred year old manor, dark damp caves, an eerie forest and more.
Why similar: Indie 28.3%, Horror 15.3%, Adventure 11.5%, FPS 11.5%, Action 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It shares Red Lake's indie roots, blending first-person adventure with heavy psychological horror themes.
- #6 Lazaretto
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 101 reviews2017
Dev: Iron Monkey
Windows · Mac
Grab your headphones and play one of the most atmospheric horror games on Steam!
Why similar: Indie 32%, Horror 14.5%, Action 10.7%, Adventure 10.1%, Psychological Horror 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title delivers the same claustrophobic indie psychological horror and tense exploration that define Red Lake.
- #7 Unforgiving - A Northern Hymn
93% matchVery Positive83% of 1,592 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: Indie 25.2%, Horror 25.1%, Gore 10.1%, Adventure 7.9%, Action 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the psychological horror and suspenseful first-person exploration found in Red Lake's scarier moments.
- #8 Doorways: Prelude
92% 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 25.8%, Indie 23%, Adventure 9.1%, Survival Horror 8.6%, Action 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This eerie first-person adventure matches Red Lake's dark atmosphere and quest-driven horror elements.
- #9 Red Wake Carnage
91% matchMixed58% of 475 reviews2017
Dev: Racing BrosPub: ANPA.US
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Red Wake Carnage is an intense action shooter that will take you on an epic journey of fighting the world’s most horrifying animals!
Why similar: Indie 72.3%, Action 27.7%
Why You'll Like It: It mirrors Red Lake's violent first-person action and indie developer roots.
- #10 Last Floor
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 373 reviews2020
Dev: AK Studio
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Оne day your life changes dramatically and you become a hostage of your own home. Your task is to survive but to do this you need to get outside.
Why similar: Indie 35.1%, Action 12.6%, Adventure 11.7%, Great Soundtrack 6.8%, Horror 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar indie psychological horror and action-adventure blend set within dark, confining spaces.
- #11 Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 461 reviews2016
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh is an Immersive Horror Adventure, featuring a Complex Story and Deep Atmosphere.
Why similar: Indie 18.9%, Horror 13.3%, Gore 9.9%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Survival Horror 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It continues the creepy first-person horror exploration and puzzle-quest design seen in the Red Lake experience.
- #12 The Initiate
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 205 reviews2017
Dev: Deceptive Games Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The Initiate is a mystery puzzle game. You awake in a house full of traps and puzzles - This is your trial; complete it, or die!
Why similar: Indie 38.7%, Adventure 13%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Horror 10.9%, Action 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares Red Lake's indie adventure style, featuring dark atmospheric settings and puzzle-solving.
- #13 The Story of Henry Bishop
87% matchVery Positive83% of 549 reviews2019
Dev: Blazes Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The story of Henry Bishop is a first-person psychological thriller, where the player will have to fight, guess riddles, immerse into a mystical plot and an incredible story.
Why similar: Indie 20.4%, Horror 15.9%, Adventure 8.7%, Survival Horror 8%, Psychological Horror 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This indie adventure leans heavily into the dark horror storytelling and exploration found in Red Lake.
- #14 Dead Purge: Outbreak
89% matchMixed44% of 87 reviews2017
Dev: Microlith Games
Windows
Dead Purge: Outbreak is a modern first-person shooter set in an unforgiving post-apocalyptic world where every minute can be your last.
Why similar: Indie 22.7%, Gore 13.1%, Zombies 9%, FPS 9%, Action 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers the intense first-person shooting and survival gameplay elements that fans of Red Lake's combat appreciate.
- #15 SCP-087: Recovered document
88% matchMostly Negative39% of 94 reviews2018
Dev: Korovkin Nikita
Windows
SCP-087: Recovered documents - first-person horror, that tells the story of a classified object.
Why similar: Indie 31.2%, Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Action 11%, Adventure 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It evokes the same dread-filled corridor exploration and indie horror atmosphere present in Red Lake.
- #16 Red Valley
85% matchMostly Positive80% of 185 reviews2022
Dev: 616 GAMES
Windows
"Red Valley" is a silent hill-inspired short game with 80s trash horror elements.
Why similar: Indie 29.3%, Action 16.9%, Adventure 15%, Survival Horror 9.4%, Horror 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines action and survival horror elements within an indie framework reminiscent of Red Lake.
- #17 Saint of Chains
83% matchVery Positive86% of 92 reviews2026
Dev: MystiveDev
Windows
Psychological single-player first-person horror. Explore dark environments, fight with melee and guns, and solve puzzles in this retro 2000s-inspired nightmare where the truth is more terrifying than the monsters.
Why similar: FPS 13.7%, Indie 12.8%, Horror 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Survival Horror 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: This retro-styled fps leans heavily into survival horror and atmospheric tension akin to Red Lake.
- #18 White Mirror
86% matchMixed52% of 376 reviews2016
Dev: GDNomaD
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The main character is a hunter who looks for ancient relics. One day he set off to find a legendary mirror which concluded the great force and so great evil, keeping secrets of a magic artifact. You have a chance to know were is a mirror, but be careful the evil waits for you continually.
Why similar: Indie 31.9%, Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Great Soundtrack 8.9%, Survival Horror 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It explores similar psychological horror and atmospheric themes in a tense first-person perspective.
- #19 Painted In Blood
82% matchVery Positive86% of 150 reviews2025
Dev: MadCraftPub: Perp Games
Windows
Trapped in the haunting realm of an artist's twisted nightmare, engage in intense combat with grotesque enemies and monsters, experience unpredictable horror events that unfold dynamically, seamlessly blends classic retro FPS elements with modern elements.
Why similar: FPS 18%, Horror 17.6%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Shooter 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a fast-paced, retro-inspired shooter experience steeped in surreal indie horror.
- #20 Lone Leader
86% matchMostly Negative35% of 366 reviews2016
Dev: SirGoosePub: Displacement Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Lone Leader is a unique zombie apocalypse survival game. Your only aim in life is to survive. Explore the spine chilling open world map in a quest to survive.
Why similar: Indie 47.2%, Gore 12.1%, Horror 11.3%, Action 11%, Adventure 10%
Why You'll Like It: This indie action-adventure game shares the gritty, violent survival feel of Red Lake.
- #21 Wounded - The Beginning
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 295 reviews2019
Dev: Workbench Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Wounded is a first-person survival horror game, bringing you the old-school indie horror vibe through a detailed and eerie environment.
Why similar: Indie 23.8%, Horror 15%, Survival Horror 9.7%, Action 9.4%, Gore 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This indie horror game delivers the same bleak atmosphere, terrifying encounters, and survival-driven gameplay.
- #22 My Bones
84% matchMixed46% of 403 reviews2015
Dev: GDNomaD
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
It is a short but very interesting horror,about a man who woke up in his own grave,next to his family.
Why similar: Indie 36.1%, Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Adventure 7.9%, Gore 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It shares Red Lake's indie horror pedigree, focusing on moody, atmospheric environments.
- #23 NEDRA
81% matchMixed67% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
NEDRA is a story-driven, atmospheric action-adventure blending survival horror with cosmic terror. Set in a Soviet-era Antarctic station, all the explorers have vanished without a trace, leaving you to uncover the chilling truth.
Why similar: FPS 17.7%, Horror 16.7%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Survival Horror 11.9%, Action 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title combines first-person shooting and lovecraftian horror exploration in a dark, mysterious setting.
- #24 This Strange Realm Of Mine
82% matchVery Positive83% of 675 reviews2017
Dev: Doomster Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
This Strange Realm Of Mine is a First Person Shooter mixed with poetry and psychological horror. Graphic style is 3D mixed with pixel art.
Why similar: FPS 16.9%, Indie 14.3%, Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Gore 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: It blends first-person shooter mechanics with deep psychological horror elements similar to Red Lake.
- #25 Eldervale
81% matchVery Positive88% of 138 reviews2019
Dev: Solkitte
Windows
Eldervale is a Third-Person Survival Horror Adventure game, made in the style of early 2000's classics. Explore a large, interconnected level, solve puzzles, uncover the story and survive the horrors by strategic use of your resources and fight or flight decisions.
Why similar: Horror 16.7%, Survival Horror 15.1%, Survival 11.2%, Gore 9.9%, Adventure 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It captures a similar dark, atmospheric survival horror tone focused on tension and survival mechanics.
- #26 The Last Visit: 98th
78% matchVery Positive80% of 214 reviews2025
Dev: Union State GamesPub: Union State Games
Windows
"The Last Visit: 98th" is a psychological indie horror from the first person, in the genre of a walking simulator, in the setting of the post-Soviet winter space. The main focus is on the atmosphere of horror, which is emphasized by realistic 3D graphics.
Why similar: Indie 22.8%, Horror 20.5%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Gore 10.6%, Adventure 9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deeply atmospheric and psychological horror experience centered around exploration.
- #27 Red Light
78% matchMixed61% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: LampDog Studio
Windows · Linux
Red Light is a retro-styled extraction shooter where you take a mission to raid an abandoned Soviet R&D Institute filled with mercenaries and living results of human experiments to solve the mystery of your disappeared brother.
Why similar: FPS 24.9%, Horror 21.4%, Shooter 14.1%, Action 10.8%, Atmospheric 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It matches the tense, atmospheric tone and gritty shooter mechanics of Red Lake.
- #28 Dark Places
80% matchMixed56% of 146 reviews2019
Dev: Madbox Entertainment
Windows
Dark Places is a psychological single-player game set in a surreal world filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. Solve puzzles and try to survive.
Why similar: Action 84.3%, Indie 5%, Horror 2.4%, Adventure 1.8%, Difficult 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: This indie horror title delivers dark exploration and tense survival gameplay similar to Red Lake.
- #29 Swarmlake
77% matchVery Positive95% of 1,943 reviews2018
Dev: Dominique Grieshofer
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Swarmlake is an ultra-intense first-person shooter ballet about fighting a record-breaking swarm.
Why similar: FPS 30.5%, Difficult 20.6%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%, First-Person 11.3%, Shooter 10.1%
- #30 Survival Zombies The Inverted Evolution
79% matchMixed58% of 1,116 reviews2017
Dev: Racing BrosPub: ANPA.US
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Survival Zombies is a bloody chaotic survival first person shooter that pits heavily armed players against humanity's greatest fear - hordes of undead.
Why similar: Indie 27%, Zombies 16.4%, Gore 12.9%, Action 11%, Adventure 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This indie action title echoes the chaotic survival gameplay and dark themes of Red Lake.
- #31 Head Shot
79% matchMixed53% of 1,820 reviews2016
Dev: Indie Game Group
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Head Shot is a Cartoon FPS Game. There are 5 perks of character and too many weapons ...
Why similar: Indie 41.1%, FPS 20.2%, Action 14.2%, Adventure 11.2%, Shooter 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This indie action title shares the straightforward shooter gameplay found in Red Lake's roots.
- #32 Remorse: The List
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 320 reviews2022
Dev: Ashkandi
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Remorse: The List is a classic survival horror game where the player must figure out what is happening in the little hungarian town of Hidegpuszta, and your only clue is a list that doesn't make much sense. Exploring will be the key to unveiling its secrets and get out of there alive.
Why similar: Indie 19.9%, FPS 12.9%, Horror 11.8%, Gore 11%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #33 RED NIGHT
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: REDSOFT
Windows
In RED NIGHT, you play as Tess and face a demonic artificial intelligence in a horror anthology game. Each level explores a universal fear through unique and chilling worlds.
Why similar: Indie 27.2%, FPS 20.2%, Horror 9.2%, Action 9.1%, Shooter 7%
- #34 Project Crypt
75% matchVery Positive84% of 435 reviews2022
Dev: Skullazon Interactive
Windows
Project Crypt: The horror adventure about escaping a city overrun by monsters.
Why similar: FPS 17.2%, Horror 16.9%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12%, Action 8.4%
- #35 Comatose
71% matchVery Positive97% of 432 reviews2026
Dev: Lucky DartPub: The Bueno Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Explore your decaying mind in this story driven retro survival horror FPS. Manage scarce resources, solve puzzles, and fight your way back to the living.
Why similar: Horror 19.6%, Survival Horror 15.7%, FPS 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, First-Person 7.7%
- #36 Red Alliance
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 298 reviews2018
Dev: 2ndUp Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Red Alliance is an atmospheric, dark action thriller single player game with elements of horror. The game takes place in Eastern Europe where the society is under oppressive regime enforced by a mysterious scientist whom the player must stop to restore justice.
Why similar: Indie 18.1%, FPS 13.7%, Horror 11%, Action 8.6%, Zombies 8.3%
- #37 Penumbra Overture
74% matchVery Positive90% of 4,186 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Why similar: Horror 28.6%, Indie 19.4%, Survival Horror 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Adventure 9.2%
- #38 Skinwalker Hunt
73% matchVery Positive91% of 873 reviews2022
Dev: Gua
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Skinwalker Hunt is a horror themed hunting game from the creator of Witch Hunt. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linear gameplay, and atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 18.5%, FPS 16.2%, Survival Horror 14.8%, Shooter 10.9%, Survival 9.8%
- #39 Whisperwind
74% matchVery Positive94% of 93 reviews2021
Dev: Punx Studios
Windows
Whisperwind is a short psychological horror experience featuring puzzles, multiple endings, creepy ambience and deep storytelling.
Why similar: Horror 24.5%, Indie 19.5%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Action 11.1%, Gore 9.9%
- #40 The Last DeadEnd
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 109 reviews2018
Dev: AzDimension
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
The Last DeadEnd is a game with elements of an adventure, shooter and horror. There is a mysterious atmosphere of a real old city, where the protagonist seeks answers to his questions and fights against the forces of evil.
Why similar: Indie 43.2%, FPS 17.4%, Horror 16.6%, Action 15.2%, Adventure 7.5%
- #41 White Room Protocol
72% 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: Horror 21.1%, FPS 16.1%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Indie 15.5%, Gore 8.2%
- #42 Deathbloom: Chapter 1
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 140 reviews2019
Dev: Vincent Lade
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Inspired by classic survival horror. Bachman Manor sprawls into a maze of corridors, bedrooms, foyers, and more. Filled with puzzles, traps, and hidden passageways that explore the secrets of its dark history and occupants.
Why similar: Indie 26.4%, Horror 10.9%, Action 9.7%, Adventure 9.1%, FPS 9.1%
- #43 HOLE
67% matchVery Positive94% of 3,918 reviews2024
Dev: NEGAFISH
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Casual & Hard FPS. Be careful with jam.
Why similar: Indie 25%, FPS 22.4%, Horror 17.4%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Action 7.1%
- #44 Mist
69% matchVery Positive82% of 194 reviews2024
Dev: 43N34SPub: Nota Art
Windows
Short atmospheric first person horror game with elements of quest and shooter about being lost in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by weird mist.
Why similar: Indie 31.1%, Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, FPS 10.8%, Action 6.5%
- #45 Zombie Desperation
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 123 reviews2018
Dev: Ominous Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Zombie Desperation is a small horror game where you shoot hordes of zombies until you die, aiming to obtain a higher rank in the online leaderboards while unlocking new scenarios and weapons.
Why similar: Indie 30.9%, Gore 16%, Zombies 10.6%, Action 10.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.9%
- #46 Invention 3
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: Falco SoftwarePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
In this game you have to fight your way through hordes of zombies in search of a safe place.
Why similar: FPS 19.1%, Zombies 14.3%, Indie 10.6%, Action 10.6%, Shooter 9.6%
- #47 Post Trauma
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 703 reviews2025
Dev: RED SOUL GAMESPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Puzzle Horror game inspired by PS2 era classics. Navigate environments, tackle threats, and meet other lost characters in the depths of the Gloom.
Why similar: Horror 18.6%, Zombies 17.5%, Gore 15.8%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 14.4%
- #48 Weeping Falls Massacre
70% matchVery Positive88% of 89 reviews2022
Dev: Tainted Pact
Windows
80's horror inspired FPS, a nightmarish scene taking place at an abandoned orphanage.
Why similar: FPS 21.6%, Horror 15.8%, Action 14.7%, Adventure 13.6%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
- #49 MATRESHKA
67% matchVery Positive84% of 122 reviews2026
Dev: Megame LLC
Windows
MATRESHKA is a first-person psychological horror experience, you need find a way to escape from a maze of old soviet building. If you die...
Why similar: Horror 23.8%, Psychological Horror 18%, Survival Horror 17.5%, Action 12.9%, Adventure 12.1%
- #50 Project Liminal 2
67% matchMostly Positive82% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: AquaHeaven StudiosPub: TXC
Windows
Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.
Why similar: Adventure 18.4%, Action 17.9%, FPS 17%, Indie 13.6%, Shooter 12.4%
- #51 Echoes of the Living
66% matchVery Positive84% of 1,042 reviews2025
Dev: MoonGlint Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Echoes of the Living is a dark Classic Survival Horror inspired by the greatest hits from the 90's focused on reimagining visual horror, your goal is to make it out alive while uncovering the truth about the incident.
Why similar: Horror 22.2%, Zombies 21.6%, Survival Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 15%, Shooter 9.9%
- #52 Project Silverfish
64% matchVery Positive93% of 3,353 reviews2025
Dev: Siris Pendrake
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 24.0 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: FPS 25.5%, Horror 21.5%, Survival Horror 15.1%, Shooter 13.9%, Action 9.7%
- #53 The Beast Inside
67% matchVery Positive83% of 12,171 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
Why similar: Horror 24.5%, Indie 14.5%, Survival Horror 9.1%, Psychological Horror 7.8%, Adventure 7%
- #54 Curse of Anabelle
70% matchMixed65% of 136 reviews2020
Dev: Rocwise Entertainment
Windows
Curse of Anabelle is a story driven adventure-horror/puzzle game which players can experience in the first person perspective. The storyline is based on real world myths and legends.
Why similar: Indie 54.8%, Adventure 19%, Action 12.7%, Horror 5.6%, Survival 2.5%
- #55 Absinth
70% matchMixed69% of 100 reviews2020
Dev: Soulven Games
Windows
A psychological first-person horror experience. Set in California, USA, blurring the line between game and reality. Confront the events which completely changed Zane Zaminsky´s life.
Why similar: Indie 39.7%, Horror 23.9%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Gore 6.7%, Action 5.3%
- #56 Beneath
66% matchMixed70% of 302 reviews2025
Dev: Camel 101Pub: Wired Productions
Windows
Beneath is a Lovecraft-inspired survival FPS. Scarce ammo, merciless enemies and a sense of the unknown combine in a 10+ hour, story-driven single player campaign, built for both veteran gamers and those seeking a challenging old school experience.
Why similar: Horror 13.5%, FPS 12.9%, Zombies 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Survival Horror 10.5%
- #57 Husk
71% matchMixed46% of 764 reviews2017
Dev: UndeadScoutPub: IMGN.PRO
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Husk is a purebred FPP horror inspired by the most classical representatives of the genre. Discover Shivercliff - a daunting town where you uncover the ominous and tantalizing plot. Face the worst nightmares, solve mysteries and survive the devouring darkness in order to find your family.
Why similar: Indie 25.5%, Horror 17.4%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Survival Horror 7.9%, Adventure 7.5%
- #58 Nightmare of Decay
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,443 reviews2022
Dev: Checkmaty
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.
Why similar: Horror 16.7%, Indie 15.5%, FPS 14.7%, Zombies 11.5%, Survival Horror 11.3%
- #59 Into The Gloom
68% matchVery Positive81% of 296 reviews2015
Dev: earrgamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
It's a retro horror game featuring eerie black, white, and red visuals. Embark on an exciting adventure across 18 suspenseful levels while evading "The Shadow" and discovering five possible endings. Immerse yourself in a chilling atmosphere with haunting environments and unsettling sounds.
Why similar: Horror 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, FPS 12.2%, Indie 12%, Survival Horror 8.7%
