- #1 Endoparasitic 2
97% matchVery Positive87% of 631 reviews2024
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three limbs ripped off, infected with a deadly parasite, you must survive. Drag yourself through the hallways of an infested arcship, fight off twisted eldritch creatures, craft vaccines and ammunition, and escape to civilization.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.3%, Survival Horror 17.6%, Space 14.3%, Horror 10.5%, Nonlinear 9.6%
- #2 Abaddon
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nice to meet studios LTD
Windows
Abaddon is a story driven first person psychological horror game. Descend into a suffocating, nightmarish world as Jimmy searches for his missing brother, Georgie. With only a flickering flashlight, solve chilling puzzles, face your past, and struggle to survive.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.4%, Survival Horror 17.7%, Horror 12.1%, Thriller 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #3 SAVE
95% matchMixed55% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: Influsion Inc.
Windows
SAVE is a coop survival horror game. The player plays as a PMC operative contracted by Miskatonic University, and embarks on a nightmarish mission to uncover the hidden secrets of the 6,000-ton vessel, “SENARA”.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.2%, Survival Horror 17.5%, Stealth 9.5%, Procedural Generation 8.4%, Dungeon Crawler 8.3%
- #4 The Designer's Curse
95% matchVery Positive88% of 810 reviews2019
Dev: CBGames
Windows · Mac
Chapter 2 is OUT NOW! The first chapter of an unforgettable survival horror experience. Solve puzzles and work your way through this terrifying place. You may be more familiar with it than you initially think.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29%, Survival Horror 22.3%, Horror 15.3%, Stealth 13.2%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #5 Souls Alive: Origins
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Souls Alive Development
Windows
Souls Alive: Origins is a Lovecraftian survival horror game set in a dark sci-fi future. Explore a world where reality bends, ancient cults return, and Cthulhu stirs once more. With a strong focus on story, atmosphere, and visual detail.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.5%, Survival Horror 22.7%, Horror 13.8%, Sci-fi 7.8%, Psychological Horror 6.7%
- #6 Angels In Orbit
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vincent Lade
Windows
The year is 2170. An anomaly has ripped through the AIO Station, leaving a lone technician fighting to survive. As the silence of deep space closes in, biblical angels descend, beginning trials of morality, judgment, and the price of human ambition.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.4%, Survival Horror 16.1%, Space 11.2%, Thriller 8.8%, Horror 8.4%
- #7 The Consuming Shadow
93% matchVery Positive95% of 421 reviews2015
Dev: Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Consuming Shadow is a procedural survival horror adventure in which you must explore the land, fight your way through randomly-generated dungeons and try to stay sane in your quest to save the world from the invading Ancients.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 51%, Survival Horror 20.2%, Horror 9.6%, Procedural Generation 7.8%, Psychological Horror 4.4%
- #8 INANIMA
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Obscure Tales
Windows · Linux
A survival horror game set in the isolated facilities of a strange corporation. Search for limited supplies, and fight terrifying creatures to reveal the truth behind the Lazarus project. Be part of something that will change the future of humanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30%, Survival Horror 19.4%, Horror 10%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #9 Ritual Tides
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vertpaint
Windows
Ritual Tides is a single-player, narrative-driven first-person psychological horror game set on the isolated British island of Hortus. Explore the island, uncover its dark past, loot food, ammunition and supplies, evade the cult of the Fallow Parish, and survive Lovecraftian horrors.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.1%, Survival Horror 21.1%, Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Stealth 6.4%
- #10 Lost Sanity: Cthulhu
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Manin StudiosPub: ZNT Productions
Windows
On Halloween night, a group of teens tells horror stories, and each one comes to life in Lost Sanity. In the first chapter, Call of the Sea, you play as Megan Claire, trapped in an underground prison while cultists awaken a marine entity; slip through shadows, follow clues, and guard your sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.7%, Survival Horror 18.4%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 11%, Stealth 9.2%
- #11 Delusion Out of Space
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Have a DreamPub: Two Cakes Studio
Windows
Delusion Out of Space is a Lovecraftian sci-fi horror shooter where you find yourself trapped after audacious experiments conducted by an alien race. As you explore a spaceship, you make choices at critical moments, decisions that will determine your fate and the lives of those around you.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.1%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Space 13.5%, Horror 12.1%, Sci-fi 9.5%
- #12 Hundred Acre Wood
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gregg RahubaPub: Jared R. Bair
Windows
Explore and survive a twisted Hundred Acre Wood while being hunted by an old childhood friend, Winnie-the-Pooh. Rescue Christopher Robin with the help of Eldritch Beasts that were once familiar faces. Discover what took place and has changed a once beautiful land into something dark and dangerous.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.7%, Survival Horror 20.5%, Nonlinear 14.7%, Horror 14.1%, Dark 7.6%
- #13 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
88% matchMixed65% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: CGI LAB GAMES
Windows
In the Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket, you find yourself trapped in a labyrinth of endless, flickering aisles. Unearth dark secrets behind every shelf while evading lurking apparitions and supernatural terrors. Can you survive the haunted corridors and escape before the nightmare consumes?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.1%, Survival Horror 20%, Horror 14.8%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Dark 7.7%
- #14 NEDRA
87% matchMixed66% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 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: Lovecraftian 29.7%, Survival Horror 16%, Horror 11.4%, Stealth 11%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #15 Gray
88% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: 4886 Studios
Windows
"Gray" is a first person, survival horror set around a Lunar prison colony, with a focus on story telling. Your oxygen is depleting as your mind is breaking. Can you smell the burning?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.5%, Survival Horror 10.2%, Space 10.1%, Horror 9.1%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #16 CATAFALQUE™
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: STUDIO ANNOLUCE™
Windows
Stranded alone in an unfamiliar place, with only a lugubrious coffin at your side. Dive deep into this melancholic and macabre tale of death, grief and despair as you try to piece together the intricate lore while facing entities far beyond human comprehension. A love letter to games of yore.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.8%, Survival Horror 17.7%, Nonlinear 13.4%, Horror 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #17 EvilTrap
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jeff Winner
Windows
A psychological horror set in a cursed village where endless night forces you to seek fleeting refuge while a relentless demon hunts you down.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.1%, Horror 18.5%, Stealth 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Thriller 13.3%
- #18 Penumbra Overture
86% 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 28.8%, Lovecraftian 20.5%, Survival Horror 19.9%, Stealth 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #19 The Backrooms: Unseen Tapes
84% matchMixed65% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Mayuns Games
Windows
"The Backrooms: Unseen Tapes" is a first-person survival horror game where you navigate a maze-like, ever-changing procedurally generated environment. With stealth, speed, and strategy, evade monsters and conserve limited resources to maintain your sanity and escape this nightmarish dimension.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.1%, Horror 15%, Procedural Generation 13.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Nonlinear 11.2%
- #20 Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
84% matchMixed68% of 3,322 reviews2009
Dev: Headfirst ProductionsPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 52.6%, Horror 19.3%, Survival Horror 15.1%, Stealth 7%, Atmospheric 2.9%
- #21 Claustrophobia
83% matchMixed67% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: Sentinel Studios
Windows
Claustrophobia offers a scary and dark horror experience filled with blood boiling moments, first you will have to silently move your way through the darkness, until you can pick up arms and discover the truth. Can you figure out what is hiding in this grueling subterranean facility?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.3%, Survival Horror 20.7%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Stealth 8.9%
- #22 Whispers of the Tallgrass
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mirabilis Astrum
Windows · Mac · Linux
An atmospheric first-person survival horror set in an abandoned industrial wasteland overtaken by tall grass. Listen closely to the mysterious sounds of the night, hide from a relentless predator, scavenge for key items, uncover the secrets of this place, and find a way to escape.
Why similar: Survival Horror 30%, Stealth 17.2%, Horror 11.7%, Thriller 7.6%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #23 Helltown
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 109 reviews2017
Dev: WildArts Games
Windows
Deliver packages to the weirdly happy folk of Little Vale and discover the terrifying secrets they hide. Are you brave enough to face the many monsters and sinister locations of this first-person horror adventure game? There's only one way to find out...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.5%, Survival Horror 15.8%, Horror 12.5%, Stealth 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #24 Connection
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: FTH GAMES
Windows
Don't lose the signal to get out of here.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23%, Horror 15.5%, Thriller 12.1%, Stealth 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.6%
- #25 Seals of Madness
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Evil Unicorn Games
Windows
After a car accident, you find yourself trapped in a dark, decaying basement, haunted by visions of a mysterious little girl and ancient entities. As you delve deeper into the twisted surroundings, you uncover terrifying secrets that threaten your sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.9%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Procedural Generation 8.3%
- #26 The Alien Cube
81% matchVery Positive80% of 569 reviews2021
Dev: Alessandro Guzzo
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A cursed legacy awakens something ancient, revealing a terrifying reality never meant for human eyes. Follow your missing uncle’s trail, uncover forbidden secrets, and face a Lovecraftian cosmic horror in this first‑person adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.2%, Survival Horror 14.5%, Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Sci-fi 7%
- #27 Abject Abyss
78% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Anton Bezett
Windows
A short, atmospheric sci-fi horror experience. Explore an isolated research facility on the edge of charted space, and survive the horrors that lurk there.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.3%, Horror 18.3%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Stealth 6.7%
- #28 Pharos Light
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alice Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Pharos Light is a survival horror game inspired by “The Lighthouse” and Lovecraft. Upgrade the Lighthouse with unique equipment, develop the island, and survive the night.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.7%, Survival Horror 21.5%, Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Dark 7.3%
- #29 Effigy : The Descent
79% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: EfficiencyPub: Rubika Supinfogame
Windows
Effigy : The Descent is a first-person survival-horror game in which you will face statues, with your lantern as your only tool to stop them. Gather all artefacts from the cave and freedom will be yours !
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.2%, Survival Horror 17.2%, Nonlinear 14.3%, Horror 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.2%
- #30 Workplace Malice
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Astrum Studio
Windows
A survival horror in striking HD-2D, Workplace Malice blends exploration, puzzles, and tense combat with scarce resources and grotesque threats, where every choice shapes Theo’s descent into a workplace nightmare.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.2%, Survival Horror 19.2%, Stealth 12.8%, Horror 12%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #31 Last Chance Market
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Premonition Games
Windows
When a grocery list becomes a struggle to survive against cosmic horrors, will you make it through the door? Stay alive, solve the mystery and make your offerings - or end up on a missing person poster in this first-person, non-linear nightmare. But you'd better hurry, the store's closing soon.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.4%, Survival Horror 22.6%, Horror 11.9%, Nonlinear 11.7%, Psychological Horror 8%
- #32 Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
78% matchVery Positive94% of 2,923 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.
Why similar: Horror 25.8%, Lovecraftian 22.4%, Stealth 15.6%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.5%
- #33 Fear of the Light
75% matchVery Positive85% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Jakob FereniusPub: Team Fuve
Windows
A survival horror game where light is scarier than darkness. Use your radar and other tools to stay out of the light, sneak around dangers, explore the quarantined ship, and find a way to escape. But be careful, monsters are hunting you and are aware of your every mistake!
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.9%, Space 17.9%, Stealth 15.5%, Horror 11.6%, Sci-fi 10.4%
- #34 Shadow Warren
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Juk Games StudioPub: Juk Games
Windows
You are a stranger, cast into the darkness of ancient mysteries. As a rabbit, you wander a world where nightmares lurk and rituals are part of an unfathomable game. Survive and follow the voice’s call—but remember: the true will of these powers is forever beyond your understanding.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.6%, Survival Horror 20.2%, Horror 14.6%, Stealth 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
- #35 Unchosen: Forsaken
77% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: ArchDawn
Windows
VR horror rouge-like game where the player will need escape a purgatorial environment by completing a set of objectives and finding useful tools and equipment while avoiding and out-smarting hostile monsters and traps.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.9%, Lovecraftian 19.6%, Horror 12.8%, Procedural Generation 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
- #36 Pneumata
75% matchMixed51% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: Deadbolt InteractivePub: Perp Games
Windows
Prepare to question what is reality, and what is insanity in one of the scariest psychological horrors in years. The tenants are going missing, screams echo and blood seeps through the walls of Clover Hill.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.6%, Survival Horror 20.5%, Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Stealth 9.2%
- #37 The Heilwald Loophole
74% matchVery Positive98% of 363 reviews2022
Dev: Jan Malitschek
Windows
The Heilwald Klinikum used to be one of the most renowned medical facilities in Germany. That all changed when that curious loophole appeared...
Why similar: Survival Horror 22%, Nonlinear 16.5%, Horror 15.8%, Stealth 15.6%, Psychological Horror 12.1%
- #38 Static Paradox
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Michael Richard Lannon
Windows
Your sight is limited in this first-person psychological horror game in the deep abyss. Use sound to your advantage, while you still have your mind in this experience of pure mind-numbing terror. Try to survive long enough to discover the terrible secrets... if you can...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.1%, Survival Horror 18.1%, Stealth 13.1%, Horror 12.3%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #39 Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 681 reviews2025
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol is a first-person survival horror game inspired by Junji Ito's psychological horror and eerie aesthetics. This work centers on the twisted potential of human nature and fear of the unknown, taking you on a journey of survival where memory and mystery intertwine.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.3%, Horror 19.5%, Lovecraftian 19.2%, Thriller 9.3%, Stealth 7.7%
- #40 The Sleep Experiment
73% matchMostly Negative26% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: ClawsDev
Windows · Mac
Experience the horrors of one of the most infamous experiments that ever took place. As a test subject in a top-secret Soviet research facility, you must endure days without sleep while facing unimaginable terrors that lurk in the shadow.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.1%, Survival Horror 24.1%, Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Dark 8.3%
- #41 Blood Moon Horror
71% match6 user reviews0% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Blood Moon Games
Windows
Blood Moon Horror is a 1-8 player co-op survival horror game. No weapons—survive through stealth, strategy, and cooperation. Use proximity voice chat to coordinate, evade predators that hunt by sound and movement, solve puzzles to restore power, and escape before life support fails.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.1%, Space 14.3%, Stealth 11.4%, Dungeon Crawler 11.3%, Procedural Generation 11.1%
- #42 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
74% 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 30.4%, Lovecraftian 23.2%, Survival Horror 18.7%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Stealth 6.3%
- #43 Decide Your Fate
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Karagoz Studios
Windows
Decide Your Fate is a tense psychological horror game about escaping a nightmarish house. You must navigate silently and secure your escape by evading a blind killer.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.9%, Horror 18.9%, Thriller 16.9%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Stealth 12.2%
- #44 Project Proxima
72% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2023
Dev: Luna Apps
Windows
Explore a star system while surviving the harsh conditions of space and whatever lurks in the darkness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23%, Space 16.2%, Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Survival Horror 9.5%
- #45 Venus in Transit
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Gear Flower Games
Windows
The mother vessel is adrift in space, out of fuel and doomed. Your mission is the colony’s only hope for survival. Will you be able to navigate the claustrophobic canyons when your ship begins to fail?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.7%, Horror 17.2%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Psychological Horror 7.3%, Space 7.3%
- #46 Fear Below Zero
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: corsgames
Windows
Survive an isolated Antarctic research station as you hide from an ancient creature, scavenge for parts, and repair communications to call for rescue.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.3%, Survival Horror 18.2%, Stealth 12.7%, Horror 12.5%, Thriller 8.9%
- #47 The Coma 3: Bloodlines
68% matchVery Positive88% of 307 reviews2026
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows
Welcome to the world of The Coma 3: Bloodlines. In this realm of shadows rumors and urban legends become reality, and danger lurks around every corner. If a living intruder dies here, their body will be severed from their spirit and never wake again ...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.2%, Survival Horror 25.1%, Horror 20.1%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Dark 4.6%
- #48 The Last Cargo
73% matchMixed59% of 32 reviews2017
Dev: Ehnenu
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Last Cargo is a dark survival horror - where your road to independence leads through the hell of imprisonment.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.3%, Survival Horror 19.3%, Horror 12.8%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Roguelike 9%
- #49 ToruTaru
71% matchVery Positive84% of 74 reviews2021
Dev: hiddenVisions
Windows · Mac
Delve into the infinitely AI-generated, ghastly haunted mansion of TORUTARU. Use talismans, maps, your wits, and the friends you make along the way to fight off the angered spirits and survive. Every playthrough is a unique experience.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.3%, Horror 15%, Procedural Generation 14%, Dungeon Crawler 11.5%, Roguelike 10.4%
- #50 The Door Before
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StormBrew
Windows
Step into a haunted hotel that will test your resolve. Run, hide, and use your resources to survive the dangers that lurk. Every attempt brings you closer to uncovering the way out, but beware as the monsters that hunt you grow more bold. Do you have what it takes to escape this nightmare?
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.8%, Horror 21.2%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Thriller 11.1%, Procedural Generation 8%
- #51 Horror of Minos
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dgen Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore the mythical ancient ruins beneath the island of Minos. Piece together what happened to you and your team. Beware the spirits and beasts that lurk below! A single-player, first-person, horror game inspired by Penumbra and Amnesia.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.6%, Survival Horror 17.5%, Horror 12.6%, Stealth 10.7%, Thriller 8.6%
- #52 Something Wicked Lies Beneath
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Venusian Sun
Windows
Explore the randomly segmented structures of your nightmares in this roguelike psychological horror game. Be strategic and efficient while completing randomized objectives with very limited oxygen, all while being hunted by whatever is down there with you. Many mysteries await your presence.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.9%, Nonlinear 12.9%, Horror 12.8%, Procedural Generation 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #53 FESTERED
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FazerdooPub: Fazerdoo's Studio
Windows
Brave the terrors of a contaminated research facility, where every step could be your last. PSX style survival horror game.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25%, Survival Horror 21.7%, Horror 14.7%, Procedural Generation 11.8%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #54 DEAD UNIT
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Insane Grain
Windows
A titanic complex. An insignificant man. A grim horror thriller where you aren't the savior of the world — you are a prisoner, classified as a DEAD UNIT. Hide. Unearth the truth. Find a way out. Fight for every minute of life while you still breathe.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.3%, Thriller 17.4%, Horror 15.3%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Dark 7.5%
- #55 ROUTINE
65% 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: Survival Horror 16.2%, Space 13.6%, Stealth 12%, Horror 11%, Thriller 10.7%
- #56 SCP: Fragmented Minds
66% matchVery Positive91% of 1,323 reviews2025
Dev: HST StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You arrive at Mars Site-113, a decaying monument to the SCP Foundation's ambition—and its failures. Once the most secure facility, now a cradle of horrors calling you to uncover its secrets. Face relentless anomalies, humanity's darkest truths, and a mission that demands survival above all else.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.9%, Space 16%, Stealth 14.1%, Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #57 Nightmare Tale
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Insanity Notes Studio
Windows
Nightmare Tale is an interactive horror novel with dark secrets and intricate puzzles. Take control of the fate of the main character named Tom, who inherited an old hotel. You will have to keep your sanity while discovering the horrifying secrets of the hotel.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.2%, Horror 15.5%, Nonlinear 15.2%, Multiple Endings 7.6%, Psychological Horror 7.5%
- #58 Hollow Cocoon
67% matchVery Positive93% of 899 reviews2023
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.2%, Horror 14.8%, Stealth 13.8%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Thriller 10.8%
- #59 Into The Light
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2L Games
Windows
Stay in the light, beware of the dark. Survive as Damien in a strange world with new rules and horrific residents. Each new step might lead you to madness but your path to salvation has a cost.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.6%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Stealth 12.2%, Horror 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
- #60 Kohate
68% 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: Survival Horror 17.6%, Stealth 17.4%, Horror 16.2%, Space 12.9%, Sci-fi 10.3%