Games Like Risu

A horror game where the monster watches you through your webcam. Hide by physically ducking beneath your desk while exploring a strange game never meant to be played.

Why similar: Survival Horror 20.7%, Experimental 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 10.3%, Dark 9.7%

Vellar is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a terrifying house and uncover the mysteries behind the deaths of its members. Experience intense fear through its chilling atmosphere.

Why similar: Survival Horror 22.6%, Surreal 17.1%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Dark 13.2%, Horror 12.3%

In a mansion shrouded in mist, face the ghosts of the past. With puzzles, exploration, and moments of sheer terror, Villa Nocturne awaits.

Why similar: Survival Horror 18.6%, Surreal 16.1%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 11.8%, Mystery 10.3%

A first person survival horror where escape is an illusion. No flashlight, no inventory—just your instincts… and what lurks behind you.

Why similar: Survival Horror 22%, Dark 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 12.1%, Psychedelic 11.1%

Miasma is a first-person psychological horror maze game with a horrific atmosphere, you are trapped in a maze-like prison with a mysterious creature, and your only hope of survival is to find a way to escape.

Why similar: Survival Horror 27.9%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 16.8%, Dark 15.6%, Mystery 8.9%

The Bell is ringing and there is no escape. The world is quickly shrouded in darkness and horrifying creatures lurk for Marv. He must face his fears and find a way out of this nightmare or he will be trapped in hellfire forever.

Why similar: Surreal 19.7%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Survival Horror 12.5%, Horror 12.5%, Mystery 10.7%

Rumors of a serial killer stalking your local town are all over the news, and you have a meeting with your counselor in an hour. The problem is, the walk there is long and dark.

Why similar: Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Surreal 13.1%, Mystery 12.5%, Dark 10.6%

Grandma never showed up and Grandpa's tragic passing 3 days later left me in anger, confusion and sadness. I couldn't just let this go like it never happened, so I decided to go and find out what happened on my own. Will you survive a first-person psychological horror game and uncover the mystery?

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.4%, Surreal 18%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Dark 10.6%, Horror 10.2%

An anthology of 7 horror tales within a connected universe. Join a murderous marshmallow bound by their past down an atmospheric descent, brought into question by an odd game show host. Follow a Witch trying to seduce her love with sweet things. Plus 5 other surprisingly twisted yet emotional tales.

Why similar: Surreal 16.7%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Psychedelic 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 9.6%

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: Survival Horror 20.1%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Dark 11.6%, Surreal 11.3%, Horror 9.9%

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 27.5%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Dark 11.2%, Surreal 10.5%

Sebastian is a teenager who is waiting for his parents to come back home on a cold Christmas night. Soon he realizes that there is something evil lurking around. Experience Sebastian 's journey into a surreal world like no other.

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.2%, Surreal 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 11.4%, Dark 11.3%

A first-person narrative psychological horror game focused on exploration and environmental storytelling, set in a decaying naval retirement home ruled by a tyrannical former admiral, where you play as Coral, a newly hired nurse who must navigate shifting environments and uncover hidden truths.

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.8%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Dark 15.7%, Horror 14.5%, Atmospheric 7.7%

The Pact is a first-person, story-driven psychological horror game where you unravel your family's dark legacy across generations. Face unsettling trials, uncover truths meant to stay forgotten, and witness the horrors that follow your bloodline through the centuries.

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.6%, Surreal 17.3%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 14.8%, Dark 13.3%

Dead Format is a survival horror game set in iconic film eras. It's 1990s Scotland, and your brother has gone missing after becoming obsessed with a mysterious new VHS format. Follow his trail through the tapes and uncover why the government wants to ban "Video Ghastlies".

Why similar: Survival Horror 30.8%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 12.5%, Survival 10.1%, Mystery 8.1%

Gates of Despair is a captivating single-player survival horror game with multiple chapters. Experience randomized gameplay, creepy jumpscares and terrifying enemies. Uncover the captivating story through cutscenes and master a variety of challenges. Are you brave enough?

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.4%, Surreal 17.2%, Psychedelic 13.2%, Dark 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%

Monsters hide in the darkness - shoot to light up the room. But be careful - shots attract new enemies. Will you be able to find your way to the light?

Why similar: Survival Horror 27.5%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 14.7%, Dark 13.9%, Atmospheric 9.5%

Andrew's Nightmare is a Psychological horror game. Immerse yourself in a haunting and thought-provoking experience that will make you question the nature of sanity and perception.

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.3%, Dark 14%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Surreal 13.6%, Horror 11.8%

Survive the night shift at an abandoned school. Complete your cleaning tasks before 5 AM, manage your flashlight battery, and avoid the darkness that hunts you. Can you last 5 nights?

Why similar: Survival Horror 31.3%, Horror 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Dark 10.5%, Exploration 8.1%

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: Survival Horror 22.7%, Surreal 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Dark 11.8%, Horror 9.5%

Evil Inside is a first-person psychological horror game. After the death of his mother and the arrest of his father for it, Mark decides to contact her using the Spiritual board. But it fades away, and here is when all begins... Mark will face his greatest fears to discover the truth.

Why similar: Experimental 18.2%, Survival Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 10.7%, Mystery 9.5%

Traverse this never-ending hospital as you discover clues of where and who you are. As each day passes by, the world around you decays, and you can’t help but wonder what is real. Utilize your time and resources as you roam these collapsing halls, but be careful; you may not be alone after all...

Why similar: Survival Horror 22.1%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 10%, Survival 9.4%, Surreal 9.2%

Superstore Survival is a first-person psychological survival horror game set inside an endless abandoned supermarket. Explore dark, liminal aisles, manage scarce food and ammo, and survive mannequins that awaken in light while an unseen creature hunts by sound.

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.6%, Surreal 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 14.8%, Dark 13.5%

Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…

Why similar: Surreal 24.1%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Dark 10%, Psychedelic 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.3%

CoRoT is a first-person psychological meta-horror game. Search for cassettes in a transforming house, unraveling its macabre past. A sinister atmosphere surrounds you as you try to understand what's happening and where you really are. Can you discover the truth hidden in its walls?

Why similar: Surreal 21.5%, Psychological Horror 14%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Horror 10.1%, Dark 9.5%

It is an indie psychological horror game in which you must solve the mystery behind the Dewey family while various entities try to hunt you down and torment you. Will you be able to survive and escape this infinite loop?

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Dark 14.5%, Horror 12.6%, Story Rich 10%

An occult forest rave ⸸ Strange rituals ⸸ Enigmatic organisers ⸸ An ancient evil ⸸ Pure Psychedelic Horror

Why similar: Survival Horror 16.4%, Experimental 15.7%, Surreal 14.9%, Psychedelic 12.2%, Psychological Horror 9.3%

A first-person atmospheric horror experience where hidden clues and impossible spaces draw you deeper into a place that should not exist.

Why similar: Survival Horror 27.6%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 16.3%, Dark 11.8%, Mystery 11.4%

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 22.6%, Survival Horror 21.1%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Dark 11.5%, Surreal 7.2%

TRAFFIC is an Atmospheric First-Person Psychological Horror game about a troubled child in a home where he must deal with both internal and external stresses. You will communicate with your parents, do your chores, and stay out of the way.

Why similar: Survival Horror 20.4%, Surreal 17.8%, Dark 13.6%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 11.5%

You’ve just moved into your new home. The neighbors are quiet. But the basement... isn’t empty. Uncover the tragic truth behind the house’s previous owners in this story-driven psychological horror experience. Explore, and survive the lingering presence of a soul trapped in darkness.

Why similar: Survival Horror 27.3%, Dark 18.1%, Horror 15.2%, Adventure 7.2%, Mystery 7.2%

BrokenLore: UNFOLLOW is a first-person psychological horror game that explores the impact social media has on mental health through the story of Anne, a victim of bullying trapped in a surreal nightmare where she must solve a dark mystery and confront sinister creatures.

Why similar: Psychedelic 14.5%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Surreal 12.8%, Dark 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

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 18%, Psychedelic 12.7%, Dark 12%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 10.6%

Timore Redo is a psychological horror game about sadness.

Why similar: Surreal 21.7%, Survival Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 11.4%, Story Rich 8.4%

As the lights go out, the embers of darkness are stoked in the sleepy town of Dormont. Confront uncomfortable horrors, keep your sanity in check and survive the night in this story-driven first-person psychological-thriller.

Why similar: Survival Horror 18.5%, Surreal 16.3%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 9.5%, Survival 8.4%

A psychological horror game where you play as a prisoner exploring the depths of a large and horrific medical facility. You must survive the many creatures and abominations inside and find all the secrets hidden within the strange new labyrinth.

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.7%, Surreal 16.7%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Dark 11.4%, Psychedelic 10.2%

A first-person psychological horror game. Explore a maze-like alleyway, using your camera to distinguish between supernatural "Ghost Traces" and deceptive "Ghost Feints" while escaping the relentless pursuit of a vengeful ghost.

Why similar: Survival Horror 18.1%, Surreal 13%, Psychological Horror 13%, Dark 12.4%, Horror 11.5%

You don't fight. You intervene. Use sound frequencies to survive an impossible city shaped by corrupted memories.

Why similar: Survival Horror 28.8%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Mystery 11%, Story Rich 10.9%

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: Survival Horror 24.5%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Dark 14.3%, Horror 12.5%, Mystery 9.8%

Your years of hard work have finally paid off. Your promotion has led you to overlook the project at Hotel Limbo. Featuring never before heard tracks from Rats of Mars, your nightmarish descent has only just begun in this survival horror game.

Why similar: Survival Horror 33.1%, Surreal 12.4%, Horror 12.1%, Dark 10.3%, Psychological Horror 8.2%

"Do you think a house can dream?" Ritual Static is a surreal first-person photography horror game following a young man in his childhood home the day before a big move. Surf the television, sink into static, and rot in the dark.

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.4%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 12.1%, Psychedelic 10.6%, Story Rich 10.1%

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: Survival Horror 21.6%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 16.6%, Dark 14.1%, Survival 8.2%

You start the game, you wake up, and eventually you will close the game. One day, you may even start the game again. That's the game.

Why similar: Surreal 15.8%, Experimental 14.7%, Survival Horror 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 9.1%

Mother Seed is an experimental point and click horror game about a woman moving through a series of increasingly unsettling encounters. Explore surreal environments, interact with disturbed characters, and uncover what’s expected of you.

Why similar: Experimental 27.9%, Surreal 22.6%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 9.8%, Dark 9.6%

What is inside the Red Fridge? Collection of six episodes of psychological analog horror. Tour through liminal spaces filled with surreal events and uncanny strangers. Inspired by retro horrors of the PSX era.

Why similar: Surreal 16.8%, Psychedelic 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Dark 10.9%, Mystery 10%

Ominous Obscurity is a single-player horror adventure game set in places from the protagonist's childhood. Solve interesting puzzles, while hiding from insidious horrors waiting for you in the shadows.

Why similar: Surreal 20.3%, Survival Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 11.1%, Dark 9.8%

Organ Quarter is a VR survival horror game built from the ground-up for hand-tracked virtual reality. Explore labyrinthine environments, engage in tense combat, carefully manage your resources and solve horrifying puzzles in this homage to the slow, methodical survival horror experiences of the '90s

Why similar: Survival Horror 29.7%, Surreal 22%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.4%

Ghoul Yeah Bunny is a horror game with a mystery story. Players must face a dark atmosphere, fun puzzles and consume rabbits. Your rabbit lantern is your only weapon against the cunning Ghoul. You must consume bunnies, shoot the Ghoul, solve puzzles and stay quiet. Don't be Ghoul Food.

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.7%, Surreal 17%, Dark 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Horror 9.1%

In this twisted meta-game, you follow four friends on their cursed journey of love and betrayal, told through a long-forgotten Storyteller. Solve puzzles, make meaningful decisions, and unravel the mystery behind the Storyteller with the help of a reality-breaking RETURN-mechanic.

Why similar: Experimental 18.3%, Surreal 17.1%, Dark 11.6%, Horror 9.2%, Psychological Horror 8.4%

Fight the scary witch in the most terrifying chapter of Tom's adventures!

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.9%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Dark 11.9%, Horror 11.9%, Survival 9.4%

SECOND SHIFT is a first-person game that immerses the player in a deep and intense horror atmosphere. Using a mysterious clock, you must uncover terrifying secrets while trying to escape the mine. Solve puzzles, pay attention to your surroundings, and most importantly, survive.

Why similar: Survival Horror 20.7%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 14.8%, Dark 14.6%, Survival 8%

Yellowstone is a first-person survival horror game set in Yellowstone National Park. Explore a hidden cave system where ancient creatures lurk in the shadows. Navigate the ever-changing labyrinth, evading these creatures as you uncover the cave’s dark secrets and struggle to survive.

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.8%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 12.8%, Mystery 10.4%, Dark 10.1%

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: Surreal 16.8%, Dark 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Survival Horror 12.2%, Horror 11.3%

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Why similar: Survival Horror 17.9%, Surreal 17.4%, Dark 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Psychedelic 10.3%

Siren Head: Awakening is a first-person horror game based on Trevor Henderson's artwork. You're stuck with your car in the middle of a dark forest with nothing but your flashlight. Seek escape by finding items necessary to survive while a terrifying monster lurks the shadows.

Why similar: Survival Horror 18%, Surreal 15.6%, Horror 14.5%, Dark 12.3%, Psychological Horror 8.8%

In this short horror game, you take on the role of the ship’s mechanic, recruited for an expedition led by an ambitious archaeologist who claims to have found a map to a forgotten island.

Why similar: Survival Horror 16.4%, Surreal 15.9%, Dark 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 9.8%

Immerse yourself in an adaptation of an old story about Ewan Berrington.

Why similar: Surreal 17.8%, Psychedelic 11.9%, Dark 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Horror 10%

MORGMAN is a first-person horror game. You find yourself deep in the woods, in an abandoned mansion, behind which lurks a dark past. Numerous puzzles await you to solve in order to uncover the mansion's secrets and move forward. Remember - to stay alive, use not only wit, but also caution.

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.2%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 13.3%, Dark 12.9%, Survival 11%

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%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Dark 13.7%, Horror 12.2%, Story Rich 8.1%