- #1 Endoparasitic 2
97% matchVery Positive87% of 616 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 24.2%, 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 first-person psychological horror game steeped in Lovecraftian elements. Descend into a haunting story as you take on the role of Jimmy, searching for his missing brother Georgie while confronting his past in a nightmarish world.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.7%, Survival Horror 18%, Horror 12.3%, Thriller 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
- #3 Dwelling on the Hill
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Apocrifa Labs Interactive
Windows
Sealed inside by a cosmic anomaly. In this house that defies the laws of physics, evade the Entity that manipulates your mind. Your only aid is an experimental device that reveals illusions. A 90-minute, intense, and Lovecraftian psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.1%, Survival Horror 16.5%, Horror 12.4%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Thriller 7.7%
- #4 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 25.1%, Survival Horror 17.4%, Stealth 9.5%, Procedural Generation 8.4%, Dungeon Crawler 8.3%
- #5 The Designer's Curse
94% matchVery Positive88% of 808 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 28.9%, Survival Horror 22.2%, Horror 15.3%, Stealth 13.2%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #6 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 44.4%, Survival Horror 22.7%, Horror 13.8%, Sci-fi 7.8%, Psychological Horror 6.7%
- #7 The Consuming Shadow
93% matchVery Positive95% of 419 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 50.9%, Survival Horror 20.2%, Horror 9.6%, Procedural Generation 7.9%, Psychological Horror 4.4%
- #8 Angels In Orbit
92% 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 24.3%, Survival Horror 16.1%, Space 11.2%, Thriller 8.8%, Horror 8.4%
- #9 INANIMA
91% 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 29.9%, Survival Horror 19.4%, Horror 10%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
- #10 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%, Survival Horror 21.1%, Horror 16.3%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Stealth 6.2%
- #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%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Space 13.5%, Horror 12.1%, Sci-fi 9.5%
- #12 Lost Sanity: Cthulhu
89% 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 44.5%, Survival Horror 18.4%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Stealth 9.2%
- #13 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 38.6%, Survival Horror 20.5%, Nonlinear 14.7%, Horror 14.1%, Dark 7.7%
- #14 NEDRA
87% matchMixed68% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: indie.io
Windows
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 29.6%, Survival Horror 16%, Horror 11.4%, Stealth 11%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #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 30.4%, 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 31.7%, Survival Horror 17.7%, Nonlinear 13.5%, Horror 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #17 Penumbra Overture
86% matchVery Positive91% of 4,061 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 20.4%, Survival Horror 19.9%, Stealth 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #18 Outfield
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mathis Debaussart
Windows
Outfield is a horror/puzzle game in which you get trapped in a mysterious field of tall grass. Solve the puzzles, discover the secrets of the tall grass and survive the danger around you to hope to survive.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.8%, Survival Horror 22.4%, Horror 15.7%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Realistic 6.7%
- #19 EvilTrap
84% 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%, Horror 18.5%, Stealth 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Thriller 13.3%
- #20 The Backrooms: Unseen Tapes
83% 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 11.6%, Nonlinear 11.2%
- #21 Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
84% matchMixed68% of 3,295 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 52.5%, Horror 19.3%, Survival Horror 15.1%, Stealth 7%, Atmospheric 3%
- #22 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 22.9%, Horror 15.4%, Thriller 12.2%, Stealth 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.6%
- #23 The Alien Cube
81% matchVery Positive81% of 550 reviews2021
Dev: Alessandro Guzzo
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Worlds collide as your cursed inheritance throws you into the middle of a series of mysterious events. Discover terrifying secrets as you follow your uncle’s disappearance, and confront a terrible truth that will change your life forever in this cosmic horror first-person adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.2%, Survival Horror 14.5%, Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Sci-fi 7.1%
- #24 Helltown
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 108 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 29.4%, Survival Horror 15.8%, Horror 12.5%, Stealth 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #25 Pharos Light
80% 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 33.5%, Survival Horror 21.4%, Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Dark 7.3%
- #26 Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
81% matchVery Positive94% of 2,897 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.9 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 22.3%, Stealth 15.6%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.6%
- #27 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 30.1%, Survival Horror 17.2%, Nonlinear 14.3%, Horror 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.2%
- #28 Seals of Madness
78% 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 33.8%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Procedural Generation 8.3%
- #29 Abject Abyss
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Anton Bezett
Windows
A horror adventure on a distant world. Explore Luminary Corporation’s most cutting-edge research facility, piece together what went wrong, and survive the horrors that lurk in the dark.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.3%, Horror 17.9%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Sci-fi 12%, Stealth 6.7%
- #30 Unchosen: Forsaken
79% 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 19.5%, Horror 12.7%, Procedural Generation 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #31 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 32.1%, Survival Horror 19.2%, Stealth 12.8%, Horror 12%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #32 Fear of the Light
76% matchVery Positive84% of 58 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%
- #33 The Heilwald Loophole
76% matchVery Positive97% of 356 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 21.9%, Nonlinear 16.6%, Horror 15.7%, Stealth 15.5%, Psychological Horror 12.1%
- #34 Claustrophobia
77% 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 29.2%, Survival Horror 20.6%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Stealth 8.9%
- #35 Shadow Warren
75% 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 26.5%, Survival Horror 20.2%, Horror 14.6%, Stealth 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #36 Pneumata
75% matchMixed53% of 85 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 29.5%, Survival Horror 20.5%, Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Stealth 9.2%
- #37 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%, Survival Horror 18%, Stealth 13.1%, Horror 12.3%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #38 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%, Survival Horror 24%, Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Dark 8.3%
- #39 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
71% matchMixed70% of 56 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 33%, Survival Horror 20.6%, Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Dark 8%
- #40 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
74% matchVery Positive95% of 35,239 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 23.1%, Survival Horror 18.7%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Stealth 6.3%
- #41 Project Proxima
73% 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 22.9%, Space 16.2%, Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Survival Horror 9.5%
- #42 Last Chance Market
72% 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 37.3%, Survival Horror 22.6%, Horror 12%, Nonlinear 11.8%, Psychological Horror 8%
- #43 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%, Space 13.7%, Dungeon Crawler 11.3%, Stealth 11.3%, Procedural Generation 10.6%
- #44 The Last Cargo
74% matchMixed58% of 31 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 28.1%, Survival Horror 19.2%, Horror 12.8%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Roguelike 9.1%
- #45 Venus in Transit
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 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 38.5%, Horror 17.2%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Psychological Horror 7.4%, Space 7.3%
- #46 ToruTaru
72% 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 21.2%, Horror 15%, Procedural Generation 14%, Dungeon Crawler 11.5%, Roguelike 10.6%
- #47 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 24.2%, Survival Horror 18.2%, Stealth 12.7%, Horror 12.5%, Thriller 9%
- #48 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 28.7%, Horror 21.1%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Thriller 11.2%, Procedural Generation 8.1%
- #49 Something Wicked Lies Beneath
70% 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 23.8%, Nonlinear 12.9%, Horror 12.8%, Procedural Generation 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #50 The Coma 3: Bloodlines
69% matchNo user 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 38.9%, Survival Horror 24.7%, Horror 19.9%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Dark 4.4%
- #51 Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 644 reviews2025
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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%, Horror 19.6%, Lovecraftian 19.3%, Thriller 9.4%, Stealth 7.8%
- #52 Hollow Cocoon
67% matchVery Positive92% of 886 reviews2023
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
"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 20.1%, Horror 14.8%, Stealth 13.8%, Thriller 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #53 ROUTINE
65% matchVery Positive93% of 6,281 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.9 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 16.1%, Space 13.5%, Stealth 12%, Horror 10.9%, Thriller 10.7%
- #54 Nightmare Tale
68% 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%, Horror 15.5%, Nonlinear 15.2%, Multiple Endings 7.6%, Psychological Horror 7.6%
- #55 SCP: Fragmented Minds
66% matchVery Positive92% of 1,168 reviews2025
Dev: HST StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 13.7%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #56 Mountains of Madness
68% matchMixed57% of 28 reviews2024
Dev: Deep Dive Project
Windows
A first person horror exploration game set in the frozen wastes of Antarctica. Use your tools to navigate the frozen galleries untouched by millennia and unearth evidence of a dreadful truth while you search for a madman whose ill fate lies somewhere beneath these Mountains of Madness
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.7%, Survival Horror 15.2%, Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Dark 6.3%
- #57 Kohate
69% 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 12.8%, Sci-fi 10.3%
- #58 Horror of Minos
67% 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 32.4%, Survival Horror 17.4%, Horror 12.6%, Stealth 10.7%, Thriller 8.6%
- #59 Midnight Echo
68% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Blue Luna Pixel Production
Windows
In this first-person adventure/horror game, step into a forest where no one ever returns. Explore its haunted paths, uncover dark secrets, and gather the items you’ll need to survive. But beware—the more you discover, the more the forest will learn about you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.1%, Horror 16.2%, Thriller 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Nonlinear 8.2%
- #60 The Backrooms: Reset
65% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Permafried Games
Windows
A first person 2.5D survival-horror exploration roguelike.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.5%, Horror 19.6%, Nonlinear 19.5%, Psychological Horror 15%, Roguelike 6.3%