- #1 Resident Evil Village
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 147,474 reviews2021
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 32.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.6%, Horror 14.7%, Zombies 11.4%, Gore 9.4%, VR 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is the direct follow-up to RE7 and keeps the same first-person survival-horror framework, inventory tension, and grotesque set-piece encounters while pushing the action slightly further.
- #2 Resident Evil
96% matchVery Positive92% of 34,597 reviews2015
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.7%, Zombies 20.3%, Horror 18.9%, Classic 8.2% ★, Survival 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: RE7 deliberately channels this game's mansion-style design, with locked-door progression, puzzle-heavy exploration, limited supplies, and a slow-building sense of dread.
- #3 Alien: Isolation
96% matchVery Positive93% of 65,250 reviews2014
Dev: Creative AssemblyPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
Why similar: Survival Horror 31%, Horror 29.2%, First-Person 8.9%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Survival 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Like RE7, it traps you in a hostile first-person space where careful scavenging, stealth, and the constant fear of a pursuer drive the entire experience.
- #4 Resident Evil 2
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 211,012 reviews2019
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 14.5 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.8%, Zombies 21.7%, Horror 16.6%, Gore 10.4%, Violent 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its modernized survival-horror structure nails the same loop of exploration, inventory decisions, puzzle solving, and grotesque enemy pressure that makes RE7 work.
- #5 Outlast
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 135,249 reviews2013
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
Why similar: Horror 36.4%, Survival Horror 19.6%, Gore 11.8%, First-Person 8.1%, Psychological Horror 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers the same kind of intimate first-person panic, gore-soaked environments, and desperate navigation through a nightmare location, just with stealth instead of combat.
- #6 Amnesia: The Bunker
94% matchVery Positive93% of 11,778 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.1%, Horror 19.8%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, First-Person 9.6%, Survival 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its first-person exploration, scarce resources, diegetic inventory management, and ever-present stalking monster make it one of the closest modern matches to RE7's survival tension.
- #7 Visage
93% matchVery Positive84% of 10,723 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
Why similar: Horror 36.4%, Survival Horror 21.8%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, First-Person 6.9%, Multiplayer 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: This is another deeply oppressive first-person house horror game built around slow exploration, environmental storytelling, and an overwhelming sense of domestic dread.
- #8 Resident Evil 4
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 250,763 reviews2023
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 27.5 hrsMean: 51.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.6%, Horror 19.9%, Zombies 16.2%, VR 8.6%, Gore 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Though more action-heavy, it offers the same premium Capcom horror-combat feel, excellent pacing, inventory management, and siege-like encounters against disturbing villagers.
- #9 The Evil Within
92% matchVery Positive85% of 32,856 reviews2014
Dev: Tango GameworksPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.8%, Horror 24.7%, Gore 14.7%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Zombies 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It shares RE7's love of grotesque body horror, harsh resource management, brutal enemy encounters, and sustained survival-horror intensity.
- #10 MADiSON
91% matchVery Positive87% of 3,329 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Horror 24%, Survival Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Gore 7.8%, First-Person 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its first-person perspective, puzzle-driven house exploration, and relentless psychological pressure capture a very similar trapped-inside-a-nightmare feeling.
- #11 The Evil Within 2
90% matchVery Positive92% of 30,560 reviews2017
Dev: Tango GameworksPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.4%, Horror 22.6%, Gore 10.5%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Zombies 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It keeps the grotesque survival-horror combat and oppressive atmosphere of the first game while adding more exploration and scavenging tension.
- #12 Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel
89% matchVery Positive83% of 2,295 reviews2022
Dev: Pulsatrix StudiosPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Explore a decadent hotel across different timelines and uncover the dark history of a fanatical cult and your role in their plans.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.6%, Horror 15.8%, Violent 13.1%, First-Person 9.2%, Puzzle 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: It feels heavily inspired by RE7, combining first-person survival horror, item-gated exploration, puzzles, and combat against horrific creatures in a confined setting.
- #13 SILENT HILL 2
87% matchVery Positive95% of 61,098 reviews2024
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 18.8 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.1%, Horror 23.2%, Psychological Horror 18%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Violent 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It trades RE7's combat emphasis for heavier psychological horror, but its oppressive atmosphere, disturbing imagery, and lonely descent into terror are an excellent fit.
- #14 Outlast 2
89% matchVery Positive91% of 62,978 reviews2017
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.
Why similar: Horror 25.2%, Survival Horror 20.2%, Gore 13%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, First-Person 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: The first-person rural horror, extreme helplessness, and constant pressure from deranged enemies make it a strong tonal match for RE7's backwoods nightmare energy.
- #15 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
88% matchVery Positive95% of 35,384 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
Why similar: Horror 36.2%, Survival Horror 19.3%, Gore 13.5%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, First-Person 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its vulnerable first-person design and focus on oppressive atmosphere, sound, and fear of what waits around the next corner laid groundwork that RE7 clearly builds on.
- #16 Resident Evil 3
86% matchVery Positive83% of 119,660 reviews2020
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Jill Valentine is one of the last remaining people in Raccoon City to witness the atrocities Umbrella performed. To stop her, Umbrella unleashes their ultimate secret weapon: Nemesis! Also includes Resident Evil Resistance, a new 1 vs 4 online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.2%, Zombies 20.5%, Horror 19%, Gore 10.4%, Multiplayer 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: It shares RE7's slick modern Resident Evil combat feel and monster pressure, though it is much more linear and action-oriented overall.
- #17 Resident Evil 0
86% matchVery Positive80% of 18,568 reviews2016
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Before the mansion, before the destruction of Raccoon City, there was Resident Evil 0. Now remastered with improved visuals and sounds, as well as the all-new Wesker Mode, there's never been a better time to experience the origins of the Resident Evil story.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.2%, Horror 22.4%, Zombies 21.1%, Classic 6.3% ★, Gore 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its emphasis on inventory limits, puzzle-gated progression, and classic survival-horror tension makes it a strong fit if you liked RE7's old-school design DNA.
- #18 Nightmare of Decay
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,291 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: Survival Horror 23.5%, Horror 19.9%, Zombies 15.6%, Gore 11.5%, FPS 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is a compact indie throwback that mixes first-person shooting, puzzles, keys, and survival-horror progression in a way that feels very RE7-coded.
- #19 Dead Space
84% matchVery Positive91% of 65,244 reviews2023
Dev: MotivePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.8%, Horror 25.9%, Gore 12.5%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Violent 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its gruesome creature design, resource-conscious combat, and constant pressure in claustrophobic environments make it a superb survival-horror counterpart despite the sci-fi setting.
- #20 SOMA
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 51,186 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.7%, Horror 21%, Gore 14.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, First-Person 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This is another first-person horror game driven by isolation, oppressive environmental storytelling, and a constant sense of vulnerability in a hostile enclosed world.
- #21 Tormented Souls
82% matchVery Positive90% of 7,918 reviews2021
Dev: Dual EffectPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Classic survival horror is back! Inspired by the original Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark series, Tormented Souls modernises with a fresh twist on the fixed perspective adventure - as Caroline Walker investigates the mysterious disappearance of twin girls in a terrifying mansion-turned-hospital.
Why similar: Survival Horror 30%, Horror 19.7%, Gore 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Atmospheric 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Even with a classic camera style, it strongly matches RE7's appeal through intricate puzzles, limited saves, oppressive atmosphere, and old-school survival-horror structure.
- #22 Resident Evil Revelations 2
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 31,367 reviews2015
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
RE Revelations 2 continues the series acclaimed essential survival horror experience, while uncovering startling truths.
Why similar: Zombies 24.7%, Survival Horror 23.9%, Horror 20.5%, Gore 8.1%, Multiplayer 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It blends survival-horror atmosphere, grotesque enemies, and scavenging-driven progression, though it is less focused and more co-op friendly than RE7.
- #23 The Beast Inside
81% matchVery Positive83% of 12,010 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
Why similar: Horror 29.7%, Survival Horror 18.7%, Gore 8.7%, First-Person 7.6%, Psychological Horror 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its first-person perspective, isolated-house setting, and mix of stealth, exploration, and psychological horror echo several of RE7's strongest vibes.
- #24 Resident Evil Revelations
82% matchVery Positive81% of 17,725 reviews2013
Dev: Capcom
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Resident Evil® Revelations returns redefined for PC complete with high quality HD visuals, enhanced lighting effects and an immersive sound experience.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.2%, Horror 25.6%, Zombies 23.8%, Gore 4.5%, Action 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its tighter enclosed environments and survival-horror lean make it a better fit for RE7 fans than the more action-forward Resident Evil entries.
- #25 SIGNALIS
79% 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: Survival Horror 45%, Psychological Horror 19%, Violent 11.4%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Puzzle 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: It nails the same survival-horror fundamentals of scarce resources, oppressive isolation, locked-path exploration, and constant dread, just from a retro top-down perspective.
- #26 Resident Evil Requiem
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 171,385 reviews2026
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 21.3 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living. Prepare to escape death in a heart-stopping experience that will chill you to your core.
Why similar: Survival Horror 31.4%, Zombies 21.7%, Horror 20.4%, FPS 7.4%, First-Person 7.2%
- #27 Home Sweet Home
81% matchVery Positive87% of 3,762 reviews2017
Dev: YGGDRAZIL GROUP CO.,LTD
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Home Sweet Home is a first-person horror adventure game based on Thai myths and beliefs. The core gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid perilous spirits hunting you. Moreover, few puzzles are added into the game, making gameplay more various.
Why similar: Horror 32.1%, Survival Horror 18.3%, VR 10.7%, Gore 10%, Psychological Horror 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This first-person horror game leans into stalking enemies, tense house-space exploration, and a constant sense of being trapped in a personal nightmare.
- #28 Resident Evil (1996)
77% matchVery Positive89% of 1,332 reviews2026
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Your squad has been choppered to a remote mansion to investigate a bio-experiment gone wrong. You’re plunged straight into a deathtrap. Arm yourself, solve puzzles, and unearth mysteries. But beware: every move you make draws you deeper into the deadly embrace of Resident Evil.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.5%, Zombies 16.7%, Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Survival 7.4%
- #29 SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,035 reviews2019
Dev: Protocol GamesPub: 🚀 Raiser Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.
Why similar: Survival Horror 36.2%, Horror 24.4%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Survival 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: This emphasizes vulnerable exploration, puzzle solving, and the fear of an unseen force stalking you through detailed, oppressive spaces.
- #30 Layers of Fear (2016)
78% matchVery Positive88% of 27,473 reviews2016
Dev: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
Why similar: Horror 72.8%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, First-Person 4.4%, Atmospheric 3.6%, Survival Horror 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is much lighter on survival mechanics, but its first-person haunted-house immersion and escalating psychological dread will still appeal to players who loved RE7's atmospheric side.
- #31 Resident Evil 2 (1998)
74% matchVery Positive90% of 1,716 reviews2026
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Command Leon S. Kennedy, a rookie cop who stumbles onto the carnage reporting for his first duty, or play as Claire Redfield, desperately searching for her missing brother. Cutting edge 3-D accelerated graphics that create a terrifying, photo-realistic experience.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.9%, Zombies 17.4%, Horror 16.7%, Psychological Horror 7.5%, Survival 7.3%
- #32 Daymare: 1998
78% matchMixed69% of 4,205 reviews2019
Dev: Invader Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.8%, Zombies 22.4%, Horror 19.2%, Gore 11.5%, Violent 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It channels classic Resident Evil with backtracking, puzzles, limited resources, and B-movie horror tone, even if it lacks RE7's polish.
- #33 Resident Evil 4 (2005)
75% matchVery Positive94% of 95,271 reviews2014
Dev: Capcom
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 29.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
(Release: 2014) Special agent Leon S. Kennedy is sent on a mission to rescue the U.S. President’s daughter who has been kidnapped.
Why similar: Survival Horror 31.5%, Zombies 22.2%, Horror 18.8%, Gore 6.1%, Classic 5.5% ★
- #34 Resident Evil 6
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 67,501 reviews2013
Dev: Capcom
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 35.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Blending action and survival horror, Resident Evil 6 promises to be the dramatic horror experience of 2013.
Why similar: Zombies 37.8%, Horror 22.3%, Survival Horror 12.4%, Multiplayer 7%, Action 5.3%
- #35 Bendy and the Dark Revival
71% matchVery Positive93% of 14,911 reviews2022
Dev: Joey Drew Studios
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Bendy and the Dark Revival® is a first-person survival horror game set in the creepiest cartoon studio to ever exist. Discover the truth. Escape the studio. Above all, fear the Ink Demon…and survive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.8%, Horror 27.8%, First-Person 12.4%, Survival 7.7%, Story Rich 4.5%
- #36 EBOLA 3
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 336 reviews2022
Dev: indie_games_studio
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
EBOLA 3 - is created in the spirit of the great classics of survival horrors. In this game, you will control the main character with a first-person camera which makes you feel like you’re in a real horror movie.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.2%, Horror 12.4%, Zombies 11.9%, Gore 10.2%, Psychological Horror 6.7%
- #37 EBOLA 2
74% matchMixed69% of 276 reviews2021
Dev: indie_games_studio
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
EBOLA 2 is created in the spirit of the great classics of survival horrors. In this game, you will control the main character with a first-person camera which makes you feel like you’re in a real horror movie.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.5%, Horror 12.6%, Zombies 12.2%, Gore 10.5%, Psychological Horror 6.8%
- #38 Granny
72% matchVery Positive94% of 9,929 reviews2018
Dev: DVloper
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 32.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You have to escape Granny`s house...You have five days...
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.3%, Horror 23.2%, VR 12%, First-Person 7.8%, Gore 7.1%
- #39 Maid of Sker
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,408 reviews2020
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!
Why similar: Horror 20.8%, Survival Horror 17.3%, Gore 15.7%, Violent 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
- #40 Dead by Daylight
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 899,134 reviews2016
Dev: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 34.9 hrsMean: 360.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
10 years of horror. 10 years of jump scares and close calls. 10 years of brutal sacrifices and thrilling escapes. Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil where even death is not an escape, four determined Survivors face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicious game of nerve and wits.
Why similar: Horror 48.3%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Gore 10.5%, Violent 5.1%, Psychological Horror 4.9%
- #41 Afterlife VR
71% matchVery Positive81% of 194 reviews2022
Dev: Split Light Studio
Windows
Afterlife VR is a deeply immersive horror game. As Adam Bernhard, a young rookie police officer on a night patrol, you receive a call that will change your life forever. Uncover secrets hidden deep within the Black Rose mental hospital walls, where most of the patients pose a great danger.
Why similar: Horror 16.2%, VR 15.8%, Zombies 15.3%, Survival Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 8.2%
- #42 Resident Evil 3 Nemesis (1999)
67% matchVery Positive89% of 1,950 reviews2026
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Join Jill Valentine, the survivor of the notorious disaster, as her nightmare continues. After resigning from S.T.A.R.S. Jill now prepares to head out of Raccoon City… but caught in a town crawling with zombies, more than ever she must rely on brute force and cunning to find a way to escape alive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.6%, Horror 17.2%, Zombies 16.5%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Survival 7.2%
- #43 Among Ashes
68% matchVery Positive95% of 431 reviews2024
Dev: Rat Cliff Games
Windows
Among Ashes is a terrifying first-person survival horror game. Your friend has sent you a link to a game that someone posted online, but as you play you quickly realise that something is terribly wrong. Whatever you do… K̴͉͚̗̅̃̄E̷͓̤̺̊͠E̴̤̰̿̽P̴̠̳̀́ ̴̨̮̭̕̚P̷̠͇̳͐̓̀L̶̹̔Ả̷̧Y̵̘̺͆̓Ï̸̻̏͂N̷͙̯͊G̵͖̹̠̽̿
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.6%, Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 11%, First-Person 9.1%, Gore 6.8%
- #44 EBOLA
73% matchMixed42% of 229 reviews2019
Dev: indie_games_studio
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Your main task is to find out who is involved in the spread and experiment on the "E" virus - Ebola, you need to stop the spread of the virus, and at the same time survive yourself! Millions of people may die.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.1%, Horror 13.8%, Zombies 13.1%, Psychological Horror 7.3%, First-Person 7.1%
- #45 Escape the Ayurok
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,082 reviews2019
Dev: DeadlyCrow Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Escape The Ayurok is a first person horror-adventure videogame, in which you need to escape from a haunted mansion as quiet as possible, to evade the hideous creature called "The Ayurok". Stealth Mode will be your ally!
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.5%, Horror 16.6%, Gore 14.2%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Violent 10.2%
- #46 The Story of Henry Bishop
69% matchVery Positive83% of 545 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: Horror 18.8%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Violent 9.8%, Gore 8.1%, Zombies 7.5%
- #47 EBOLA VILLAGE
67% matchVery Positive81% of 413 reviews2025
Dev: indie_games_studio
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
EBOLA VILLAGE - this is a classic survival horror game from the 90s with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Solve puzzles, follow the story carefully and use various weapons in a brutal fight for survival. Danger lurks at every turn.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21%, Horror 16.2%, Zombies 15.9%, Gore 12%, Violent 7.8%
- #48 7th Floor
66% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Vörös GergelyPub: IGT Games
Windows
Find your missing daughter in the Hospital of Madness. Collect items, fight enemies, and do whatever it takes to reach her!
Why similar: Horror 19.8%, Zombies 15.8%, Gore 11.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Violent 9.8%
- #49 Don't Knock Twice
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 710 reviews2017
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Don't Knock Twice is a first-person horror game based on a psychologically terrifying urban legend. One knock to wake her from her bed, twice to raise her from the dead. Supports VR on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift for the ultimate horror experience!
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.9%, VR 17.8%, Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, First-Person 9.2%
- #50 FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 12,991 reviews2019
Dev: Steel Wool StudiosPub: ScottGames
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe. Experience the horror in flat (non-VR) mode or VR. Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are supported. A VR Headset is NOT required to play.
Why similar: Horror 27.2%, VR 22%, Survival Horror 20.9%, First-Person 8%, Psychological Horror 7.2%
- #51 Penumbra Overture
68% matchVery Positive91% of 4,100 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 36.5%, Survival Horror 21.9%, First-Person 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Atmospheric 5.5%
- #52 Doorways: Prelude
70% 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 34%, Survival Horror 19.3%, First-Person 7.6%, Gore 7.3%, VR 5.8%
- #53 Don't Be Afraid
67% matchVery Positive83% of 962 reviews2020
Dev: Limo GamesPub: Eneida Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.5%, Horror 17.1%, Gore 13.5%, First-Person 9%, Violent 8.6%
- #54 The Last of Us™ Part I
64% matchVery Positive84% of 103,184 reviews2023
Dev: Naughty Dog LLCPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 18.0 hrsMean: 29.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.1%, Zombies 21%, Horror 19.9%, Survival 8.5%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #55 The Walking Evil
69% matchMixed55% of 131 reviews2020
Dev: VikTor
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The Walking Evil takes you to the great classic of the survival horror of the 90s, where you guide the main character with a fixed system of cameras, which enhances the feeling of being in a real horror movie.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.5%, Horror 15%, Zombies 13.9%, Gore 12%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #56 Deathbloom: Chapter 1
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 136 reviews2019
Dev: Vincent Lade
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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: Violent 17.5%, Horror 16.7%, Survival Horror 15.6%, Zombies 10.6%, Gore 7.7%
