- #1 ZERO PROTOCOL
97% matchVery Positive84% of 597 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19%, Sci-fi 15%, Shooter 13%, First-Person 11.7%, Horror 10.8%
- #2 JANITOR BLEEDS
96% matchVery Positive87% of 270 reviews2022
Dev: KorpusPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Enter the abandoned arcade after your car has crashed, and the shelter you were looking for is trying to eat you alive in this dark mystery-horror adventure. Solve mysteries, keep JANITOR satisfied, and always be aware of what's behind your back.
Why similar: Thriller 16.4%, Surreal 15.3%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Horror 9.9%, Dark 8.2%
- #3 EMPTY SHELL
96% matchVery Positive88% of 804 reviews2023
Dev: CC ARTSPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
EMPTY SHELL will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a Japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.
Why similar: Shooter 18.8%, Horror 18.7%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Dark 10.8%
- #4 THRESHOLD
95% matchVery Positive85% of 1,261 reviews2024
Dev: Julien EveilléPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.
Why similar: Thriller 16.8%, Surreal 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Dark 14%, Horror 13.7%
- #5 ROUTINE
94% matchVery Positive92% of 7,023 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
Why similar: Thriller 17.9%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Dark 13.8%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Horror 10.8%
- #6 Inside Depth 6
94% matchVery Positive85% of 247 reviews2021
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
There are 6 depths to descend; the further you go, the more terror you will experience. Uncover mysteries, solve puzzles, and immerse yourself in a dark storyline that Inside Depth 6 has to offer. Journey through all 6 depths to uncover the secrets buried within.
Why similar: Thriller 25.9%, Dark 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 15.4%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #7 Project Liminal 2
91% matchVery Positive90% of 63 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: Shooter 18.3%, Puzzle 14.4%, Adventure 10.1%, Exploration 9.5%, Action 9.4%
- #8 Never Forgotten
92% matchVery Positive89% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Cody Hodge
Windows
A uniquely stylised survival-horror adventure game. Explore a dying world, averting enemies, managing your resources, and solving puzzles.
Why similar: Horror 17.7%, Dark 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Retro 10.4%
- #9 Last Report
91% matchVery Positive89% of 2,212 reviews2025
Dev: Monopixel Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Last Report is a dark horror game where you play as a night shift park ranger. While monitoring the camera footage, you start noticing strange events. Uncover the terrifying secret of the National Park. Something moved in the window, but don’t worry it’s probably just another deer, right?
Why similar: Horror 21%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Dark 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Action-Adventure 9.5%
- #10 GET EVEN
93% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,788 reviews2017
Dev: The Farm 51Pub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Take a deep breath... Try to remember: a girl, a chair, a bomb. Just keep... calm. Follow the voice into the depths of you memory. Relax... and search for the darkest memories in the deepest recesses of your mind. Can you find her? The clock is ticking... And this is just a part of the treatment.
Why similar: Thriller 22.6%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Horror 12.8%, Dark 12%, First-Person 9.5%
- #11 Haus Of Irndrous
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Ryle AfgarnPub: Ryan Afgarn
Windows
Welcome to the Afgarn Mansion. Don’t ask why it’s empty. Nor why the lights flicker. The more you ask, the more they’ll want to answer. Find your father. If you hear voices, don’t respond. The experiments are still inside. They know you entered. And they’re eager to have you close.
Why similar: Thriller 22.1%, Horror 13.1%, Dark 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Action-Adventure 10.6%
- #12 White Room Protocol
88% 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: Thriller 23.5%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 17.5%, Dark 14.8%, First-Person 8.5%
- #13 [SUBJECT]
89% matchVery Positive88% of 92 reviews2023
Dev: RUDZKI
Windows
[SUBJECT] is a first-person psychological horror game. You wake up confused in a dark room, not knowing where you are. The last thing you remember is a robotic voice echoing through you ears. How you got here or why is unclear, but you do know one thing: You're being watched.
Why similar: Dystopian 20.4%, Thriller 19.6%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 10.7%
- #14 Vigil
86% matchVery Positive86% of 2,103 reviews2025
Dev: Singularity Studios
Windows
Vigil is a short Narrative Horror Game that takes place in an unsettling underground facility. Your job is to dispose of boxes, however, you’re not alone. A terrifying automaton roams the facility, moving only when you look away or when you blink in real life.
Why similar: Horror 24.9%, Dark 20.8%, First-Person 14.6%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #15 Anoxemia
90% matchMixed63% of 435 reviews2015
Dev: BSK GamesPub: Mandragora
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Anoxemia is a story-driven exploration game that puts you in control of the scientist Dr. Bailey and his operations drone, ATMA. Search the ocean floor as you discover and extract samples from the bowels of the underwater caves. Danger lurks in each passageway.
Why similar: Dark 24.7%, Action-Adventure 15.9%, Puzzle 14.9%, Horror 14.3%, Exploration 8.2%
- #16 Synthesis of Corruption
86% matchVery Positive86% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: VidyGames
Windows
Emergency Protocol activated: Dark Energy Particle Synthesis failed. Now you – late and alone – must navigate a facility where science and sanity have collapsed. Face entities born from the corruption of dark energy in this atmospheric FPS-horror hybrid, where human ambition meets primal terror.
Why similar: Horror 20.6%, Sci-fi 19%, First-Person 13.4%, Retro 12.7%, Puzzle 10.8%
- #17 S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored
87% matchMixed68% of 73 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: Psychological Horror 15.5%, Dark 13.4%, Horror 13.3%, Surreal 12%, First-Person 8.7%
- #18 Reflection
84% matchVery Positive84% of 247 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.2%, Thriller 21.5%, Horror 21.3%, Dark 19.3%, First-Person 6.4%
- #19 The Pulse of Evil
84% matchVery Positive95% of 219 reviews2023
Dev: MadnukinPub: Mads Games
Windows
Find yourself on a mission exploring the depth of an ominous forgotten mine. You arrive barehanded but quickly find the tools needed to go deeper. Destroy the infected living parts of the mine and face the final threat and complete your mission.
Why similar: Shooter 20.4%, Action-Adventure 17.3%, Dark 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Horror 12%
- #20 Obscula
85% matchMostly Negative38% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Lunafrost Studio
Windows
Face the fears lurking in the dark. Obscula is a psychological horror experience that tells the story of someone seeking the truth but finding themselves trapped in a nightmare. There's no escape, only answers… but are you ready for the truth?
Why similar: Thriller 19.5%, Surreal 15.6%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Dark 12.5%, Horror 11.9%
- #21 Terminal Lucidity
82% matchVery Positive97% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: Happy Accident Studios
Windows
In a concrete slab beneath the earth, a lone technician is sent for routine maintenance on a network of supercomputers. Each terminal operates on its own hidden rules, and the only way to escape is to learn how to speak their language. Crack the code, unlock the truth.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Horror 24.7%, Puzzle 16%, Sci-fi 10.1%, First-Person 9.1%
- #22 SIGNALIS
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,665 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Dystopian 23.8%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Sci-fi 16%, Dark 13.1%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #23 STASIS
83% matchVery Positive82% of 2,342 reviews2015
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.
Why similar: Sci-fi 23.9%, Horror 22.7%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Dark 9.7%, Retro 9.2%
- #24 Care
79% matchVery Positive96% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: The Pocket Dimension
Windows
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Dark 25%, Puzzle 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Exploration 11.2%
- #25 Kohate
82% matchVery Positive84% of 58 reviews2020
Dev: DarkStone Digital
Windows
Arrested and sold at auction, you have been transported to a secret testing facility in deep space. Perform the required tasks while avoiding the abomination lurking within the complex.
Why similar: Surreal 20%, Horror 17.5%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Dark 13.9%, Exploration 9%
- #26 You Will Die Here Tonight
79% matchVery Positive91% of 649 reviews2023
Dev: Spiral Bound Interactive LLC
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Immerse yourself in retro top-down visuals as you face the horrors of Breckenridge Hall through intense first-person combat. Scavenge, solve puzzles, and upgrade your gear. Do whatever it takes to survive—but remember: You Will Die Here Tonight.
Why similar: Dark 23.6%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Horror 13.5%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, First-Person 9.1%
- #27 Post Trauma
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 649 reviews2025
Dev: RED SOUL GAMESPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: Thriller 24.4%, Action-Adventure 19.2%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 14.1%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #28 Dead Dreams
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: Thriller 19.9%, Horror 13.3%, Dark 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Retro 11.2%
- #29 A Void Hope
78% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Void Hope takes you on an atmospheric narrative adventure to find a cure for a collapsed city. Follow the story of a tormented couple as they try to decipher reality from nightmares and evade the shadowy threats lurking in the dark.
Why similar: Dystopian 39.1%, Retro 16.9%, Dark 12.3%, Exploration 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
- #30 Unspoken
77% matchVery Positive88% of 814 reviews2024
Dev: Weeping studioPub: Weeping Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
You find yourself in the center of inexplicable nightmare. Make your way through the horror, come face to face with terrible events. Immerse yourself in the dark mystery of the events in which you found yourself an unwitting participant.
Why similar: Thriller 21.5%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 14.3%, Dark 11.3%, Retro 10.6%
- #31 ANIMAL WELL
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,932 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
Why similar: Surreal 18.2%, Horror 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Puzzle 13.8%, Exploration 13.1%
- #32 White Night
80% matchMostly Positive73% of 406 reviews2015
Dev: OSome StudioPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
The dark will reveal all!Explore the macabre past of an old mansion in the 1930's and solve puzzles of light and shadows in this fully black & white survival horror! Players are trapped in this nightmare where darkness is a constant threat!
Why similar: Horror 48.9%, Puzzle 25.3%, Adventure 19.2%, Singleplayer 6.7%
- #33 The Gravedigger
76% matchVery Positive85% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: Authogin
Windows
You're hired to dig up graves at a local church, looting valuables while demonic activity escalates. You must find and return all the burnt bones to stop the demonic activity. Each night you will dig for valuables to find bones, fend off growing corruption, and survive to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Horror 22%, Dark 20.7%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, First-Person 15.2%, Exploration 10%
- #34 Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,584 reviews2024
Dev: Stately Snail
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An old shack deep in a dense forest, a strange computer and a game that's trying to kill you!
Why similar: Horror 16.1%, Dark 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Retro 11%, First-Person 10.5%
- #35 Remorse: The List
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 311 reviews2022
Dev: Ashkandi
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 14.7%, Dark 13.3%, Shooter 13.1%, Action-Adventure 10.2%
- #36 Dead Seater
75% matchVery Positive92% of 809 reviews2021
Dev: Zeekerss
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Explore the halls and travel deeper into the Vincent estate, but beware what lurks there. Father is coming home.
Why similar: Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Dark 16.7%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Exploration 10.3%
- #37 Left Alone
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 643 reviews2016
Dev: SpeedTutor
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 17.8%, Puzzle 13.8%, First-Person 13.7%, Dark 12.8%
- #38 POOLS
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,218 reviews2024
Dev: Tensori
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.9%, Surreal 29.4%, First-Person 13.9%, Exploration 11.8%, Dark 7.6%
- #39 Prison Loop
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Leakage Games
Windows
Embark on a journey of anomalies and repetition in "Prison Loop," a captivating indie puzzle game. Trapped in a mysterious temporal loop within a high-security prison, your objective is to observe anomalies throughout the environment.
Why similar: Surreal 20.7%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 13.9%, First-Person 10.4%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #40 Saint of Chains
71% matchVery Positive83% of 58 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: Psychological Horror 16.3%, Surreal 14.9%, Dark 13.1%, Retro 12.7%, Horror 12.3%
- #41 Lunacy: Saint Rhodes
75% 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: Thriller 18.8%, Surreal 17.7%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 11.8%, Action-Adventure 9.3%
- #42 Caput Mortum
69% matchVery Positive96% of 359 reviews2025
Dev: WildArts GamesPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
Travel back to 16th-century France and delve into the mysterious depths of a seemingly abandoned alchemist's tower. Do you dare brave the horrors that beckon you below... deeper still?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 16.2%, Retro 15.2%, Puzzle 11.6%, First-Person 10.9%
- #43 DEMON DUST
70% matchVery Positive96% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: PlusW Games
Windows
DEMON DUST is a Survival Horror Dungeon Crawler with a unique, mouse driven interface. Gain knowledge to survive and reach deeper and deeper floors.
Why similar: Surreal 19%, Shooter 13.5%, Horror 12.9%, Sci-fi 11%, Dark 11%
- #44 Days Without Incident
68% matchVery Positive94% of 553 reviews2025
Dev: We Create StuffPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
It has been -̷̯͙̔̈́-̴̱̽̓͝-̷̍̊̕͠ days without incident. Your investigation has brought you to an old metalworks factory, abandoned after a series of mysterious deaths. But something’s been growing in the quiet. A short first-person survival horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 23.7%, Puzzle 12.4%, Dark 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Action-Adventure 9.9%
- #45 Depths of Sanity
72% matchVery Positive88% of 91 reviews2022
Dev: Bomb Shelter Games
Windows
A mysterious signal. A missing crew. And the one man trying to piece it all together. As Abe Douglas, dive deep into a fully underwater metroidvania to explore massive oceanic biomes, battle monstrous bosses, and piece together a mystery that threatens not only your crew, but your own sanity.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.2%, Surreal 16.1%, Dark 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Exploration 10.4%
- #46 PAGER
69% matchVery Positive87% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: bilge
Windows
You are wetware, working a mysterious job.
Why similar: Surreal 18.7%, Dystopian 18.2%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 13%, First-Person 9.1%
- #47 Everything Is For Humanity
73% matchMixed68% of 118 reviews2022
Dev: Vanquisher Games
Windows
Everything is for Humanity is a story-driven, exploration and puzzle-solving based science fiction horror game which sets in a massive science facility in 2020. You will discover tons of things and find out about the blood-chilling truths with its first-person experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Horror 17.2%, Thriller 14.7%, First-Person 12.4%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #48 Halt
72% matchMixed70% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: Nightmare Ink Publishing
Windows
Halt is a pixelated top-down horror where players explore a nightmare world while investigating mysterious disappearances. Limited visibility and intense atmosphere make every moment of the game thrilling.
Why similar: Dark 28.1%, Horror 27.9%, Pixel Graphics 21.3%, Adventure 8.8%, Action 8.7%
- #49 CRUSH DEPTH
68% matchVery Positive98% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Earth Giant
Windows
CRUSH DEPTH is first-person sci-fi horror game set at the bottom of the ocean. A salvage operation that would set you up for life goes sideways when you realize you're not alone down there. You'll solve puzzles and run from danger as you uncover the mysterious fate of Eclipse Station.
Why similar: Sci-fi 19.7%, Horror 18.8%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Puzzle 12.1%, First-Person 11.3%
- #50 Anoxia Station
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 204 reviews2025
Dev: BonereadersPub: Abylight Studios
Windows
Descend into darkness in Anoxia Station, a turn-based strategy game with puzzle elements. Operate a subterranean mining station, where you'll gather resources, confront horrors, and make life-or-death choices for the survival of your crew.
Why similar: Dark 28.4%, Horror 25.5%, Puzzle 18.2%, Exploration 14.1%, Action 8%
- #51 They Breathe
71% matchVery Positive84% of 1,296 reviews2014
Dev: The Working Parts
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
They Breathe is a short journey into the depths of a forest filled with water. As you swim deeper, it's up to you to figure out the rules of an insidious ecosystem where nothing is as it first seems, and where everyone is after the same precious resource – oxygen!
Why similar: Dark 31.6%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 13.2%, Adventure 9.6%, Action 8.1%
- #52 Dead of Darkness
67% matchVery Positive87% of 211 reviews2025
Dev: Retrofiction Games
Windows
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Horror 17.8%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Action-Adventure 13.7%, Dark 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%
- #53 Inner Chains
73% matchMixed48% of 600 reviews2017
Dev: Telepaths TreePub: IMGN.PRO
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
An FPS horror game set in a surreal, dark and deadly biomechanical world never seen before. Humankind is just a small part of a hostile universe. Want to survive? Discover its secrets.
Why similar: Dystopian 15.8%, Surreal 15.3%, Dark 12.5%, Horror 12.3%, Shooter 9.9%
- #54 The Empty Eyes
66% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.
Why similar: Thriller 26.4%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 20%, Dark 12.9%, First-Person 7.8%
- #55 Ammo and Oxygen
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Juvty Worlds
Windows
🔫👽 Adrenaline shooter-roguelike with a survival and suspense atmosphere. Caution and accuracy are as important as conserved ammo and an extra explosion that raises the alarm in the lair. Stock up on oxygen, batteries, and ammo to survive another terrifying night.
Why similar: Sci-fi 34.1%, Psychological Horror 29.6%, Shooter 28.9%, Action 7.3%
- #56 Restless Grounds
65% matchVery Positive87% of 158 reviews2024
Dev: Zirael
Windows
Forgotten Polish town, Incident at a soviet military base and hellish monsters... This is a horror investigation story... Will you stop the relentless fight, or give into it?
Why similar: Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Shooter 14.1%, Retro 13.7%, Action-Adventure 12.4%
- #57 MATRESHKA
64% matchVery Positive86% of 84 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: Thriller 19.8%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 14.9%, Dark 14.9%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #58 Aphotic Descent
68% matchMixed63% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: Broiled Squid Studios
Windows
In Aphotic Descent, you play as a diver whose submarine crashed at the bottom of the ocean. With no other option for survival, you must make your way to a nearby underwater research facility facing terrifying creatures, all while descending deeper and deeper...
Why similar: Horror 20%, Action-Adventure 16.8%, First-Person 12.8%, Exploration 11.4%, Puzzle 11.3%
- #59 REVEIL
65% matchVery Positive87% of 926 reviews2024
Dev: PixelsplitPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
REVEIL is a narrative first-person psycho-thriller game that focuses on story, puzzles and exploration. Find out what’s going on inside Walter Thompson and what his dark past at the Nelson Bros Circus has to do with it.
Why similar: Surreal 20.2%, Horror 15%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Dark 14.7%, First-Person 10.4%