Games Like Santa's Shadow

Strange Night II takes you to a mysterious hostel where your sanity will be put to the test.

Why similar: Horror 25.9%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Indie 14.2%, Dark 13.5%, Puzzle 12%

As an employee of a night security firm, your first night on the job might be your last, as strange events push your sanity to the limit.

Why similar: Horror 33.4%, Psychological Horror 27.9%, First-Person 13.5%, Dark 13%, Indie 9.9%

A first-person horror game about returning to a familiar place that no longer feels safe. Explore a remote house, search for your missing grandparents, and uncover what was happening right in front of you all along.

Why similar: Horror 27.2%, Psychological Horror 24.4%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Puzzle 11.1%, Dark 10.5%

Chat is this Real? is a first-person psychological horror game. Play as a streamer in an abandoned hospital during a livestream. Uncover the hospital's dark past, follow the clues in the chat, and survive a nightmare that should have remained buried.

Why similar: Horror 28.7%, Psychological Horror 26%, First-Person 12.7%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Dark 7.5%

A psychological horror puzzle about an strange VHS tape that captured a disturbingly realistic ritual. Each viewing changes what happens on screen. Notice these changes, figure out what they mean and see if you can rewrite the ending.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.7%, Horror 23.2%, Puzzle 15.7%, First-Person 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.9%

Insomnia is a prison built by your own mind. Set in the early 2000s within the walls of a decaying apartment, you struggle to hide from a killer terrorizing the city. But as sleep fades, reality turns into a nightmare, and the line between victim and predator begins to blur.

Why similar: Horror 29.8%, Psychological Horror 18%, First-Person 15%, Puzzle 14%, Dark 13.5%

Vorozhey is a psychological horror inspired by Slavic mythology. It tells the story of an artist haunted by terrifying visions and ancient forces.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.3%, Horror 29.1%, First-Person 14.4%, Puzzle 12.7%, Indie 5.5%

A first-person psychological horror game where you explore an abandoned industrial facility, solve environmental puzzles, unlock sealed maintenance routes, and use hands-on interactions as the building reacts to your presence.

Why similar: Horror 33%, Psychological Horror 29.7%, First-Person 14.4%, Dark 8.7%, Puzzle 6.9%

Denial takes place inside your own dark mind, true or false, illusion or reality... It doesn't matter. It all feels the same and the stains on the walls still remain, maybe now it is time to clean them.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Horror 20.1%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, First-Person 11.8%, Indie 11.2%

Restless Nights is a singleplayer survival horror game. Beat the game by learning and adapting to new threats added each night. Will you get a good night's rest? Or will you fall to the demons that lay behind shadows?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Horror 22.2%, Strategy 13.2%, Dark 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.2%

9 Days brings a psychological horror experience where you play as a father. One time, someone kidnaps your child, and The kidnapper asks for money if he wants his child safe. In the end, you must find a way to make money as fast as possible and try to survive by hiding from them.

Why similar: Horror 28.2%, Strategy 20.5%, First-Person 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Dark 7.6%

You came to explore an old castle with your friends. But you ended up trapped inside alone. In this horror game, you must explore the shadows, hide from paranormal creatures, and solve strange puzzles as you search for your friends. Unravel the castle’s sinister past and escape…before it’s too late.

Why similar: Horror 31.7%, Psychological Horror 24.3%, Multiple Endings 18.7%, Puzzle 11.9%, First-Person 8%

A first-person horror game Incoming Evil, you will explore an unsolved event about 3 missing people. Nobody knows what happened to them, the police could not solve the case. You are an experienced detective; the case handed over to you.

Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Psychological Horror 25.7%, First-Person 14.6%, Puzzle 11.8%, Dark 11%

Domovoy is a psychological horror game from the first person, the game takes place in a Soviet apartment in the late 80s. Are you ready to meet the Domovoy?

Why similar: Horror 34.2%, Psychological Horror 32.8%, First-Person 16.6%, Indie 5.8%, Puzzle 5.5%

The Reflection is a ritual-based co-op horror game where players attempt to exorcise a demonic entity while being relentlessly hunted. Investigate cursed locations, perform the correct rituals, stay silent, and work together under pressure — one mistake can mean certain death.

Why similar: Horror 28%, Psychological Horror 25%, First-Person 16.5%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Dark 8.1%

Experience terrors only madness can conjure in HEKTOR, a psychological horror game set in a world that literally moves with your every twist and turn.

Why similar: Horror 46.3%, Psychological Horror 27.2%, First-Person 14.3%, Indie 6.8%, Action 5.4%

A first-person horror game dealing with sleep paralysis. You are lying in bed, unable to move, experiencing creepy phenomena and having to survive until morning from ghosts.

Why similar: Horror 37.7%, Psychological Horror 32.2%, Dark 18.5%, Indie 7.3%, Singleplayer 2.3%

The loop room is a horror game from the first person point of view, and the goal is to operate 5 panels in 100 repeated rooms and escape to the emergency exit. Run away from the endless room through various equipment and items.

Why similar: Horror 35.3%, Psychological Horror 28.3%, Dark 16.9%, First-Person 14%, Indie 3.5%

As you begin your night shift in the aged warehouse, an unsettling atmosphere descends. Shadows flit in your peripheral vision, strange whispers echo around you. Finding a mysterious list of rules, you wonder: prank or something serious? Nervously, you step into the dimly lit warehouse.

Why similar: Horror 33.7%, Psychological Horror 30%, First-Person 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Action 5.4%

From Shooteo's YouTube Channel comes House of Trauma, a first person horror game where you play as Gabriel, a CPS worker assigned to a possible case of abuse of a child named David at a mysterious home. You soon find that this house hides much darker secrets than you could've ever imagined.

Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Multiple Endings 16.4%, First-Person 15.6%, Strategy 11.3%, Puzzle 10%

A first-person psychological horror game where you play as a female protagonist, traversing creepy & atmospheric liminal spaces, solving mind-bending puzzles and ever shifting maze environments to uncover the truth about who you are and how you came to be here

Why similar: Horror 31.4%, Psychological Horror 28.1%, First-Person 13.7%, Puzzle 12.7%, Dark 9.7%

Discover the truth about winderfield, the ghost town and solve the mysteries.

Why similar: Horror 27.9%, Psychological Horror 25.3%, Strategy 18.5%, Puzzle 10.8%, First-Person 8.3%

Trapped in a nightmarish mannequin factory where reality itself is shattered, unravel the secrets of Mirrored Phantoms. Explore a deeply atmospheric world, solve the mystery of the mirror shards, and survive the terrors that await in this slow-burning, first-person horror experience.

Why similar: Horror 32.6%, Psychological Horror 28.1%, First-Person 13.5%, Dark 10.4%, Puzzle 7.8%

A different kind of horror experience one built on confrontation rather than running or hiding. Follow the rules strictly. Act quickly to stay alive in every encounter. Maintain your focus. Watch your surroundings. Don’t exhaust your resources. And complete the primary objective you’re there for.

Why similar: Horror 39.6%, Psychological Horror 29.9%, First-Person 11.4%, Indie 9.5%, Action 6.7%

You’re a thief! You’ve received a job from a dealer, and now you must steal several artifacts from an ancient tomb recently discovered by archaeologists!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.1%, Horror 25.5%, Dark 13.1%, First-Person 11.4%, Puzzle 11.2%

A mascot horror game where a rubber chicken is your flashlight. Enhance it with strange energies to progress, survive twisted enemies, and whatever you do, don’t let Squawky catch you.

Why similar: Horror 27.5%, Psychological Horror 27.2%, Puzzle 16.9%, First-Person 15.5%, Dark 6.1%

ENKI is a repeatable horror experience about escaping, featuring multiple endings that will ensure you that every playthrough will be a bit different from the previous one. In only 30 minutes find your way to freedom through occult symbolism, mysteries and discoverable secrets... Survive or die!

Why similar: Horror 26.8%, Psychological Horror 26.8%, Puzzle 18.9%, First-Person 15.4%, Indie 9.7%

The railroad crossing I walk by every day… something’s off.

Why similar: Horror 32.1%, Psychological Horror 30.3%, Dark 15.6%, Indie 10.6%, First-Person 9.9%

A first-person psychological horror where your own mind is the enemy. Face intrusive thoughts, panic attacks, and distorted realities and fight to keep your sanity.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.8%, Horror 28.9%, Multiple Endings 17.9%, First-Person 13%, Indie 3.5%

A short story psychological horror game about answering visitors at the door while being home alone after your brother goes out to buy pizza. During a time of a record-breaking number of serial home break-ins, you must decide whether or not to answer the knock at the door.

Why similar: Horror 36.2%, Psychological Horror 32.4%, First-Person 16.2%, Puzzle 7.5%, Indie 5.2%

"CircusTime" combines circus nostalgia with horror. As Olive, explore eerie levels and puzzles to uncover dark secrets in a haunting, immersive journey.

Why similar: Horror 34.3%, Psychological Horror 30.8%, Dark 15.7%, Puzzle 14%, Indie 3.1%

Live your childhood nightmare and try to survive against the Boogeyman. Equipped with only your flashlight, survive each night until the morning light.

Why similar: Horror 49.3%, Psychological Horror 25.9%, Strategy 13.8%, Indie 6.5%, Action 4.4%

Please repeatedly "Surveillance" and "Search" to arrive at the truth. You are hereby appointed as the Surveillance Officer for Facility Surveillance Operations. Your continued employment will be determined based on your performance and health condition.

Why similar: Horror 35.4%, Psychological Horror 28.7%, Puzzle 16.7%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Indie 3.8%

The horror began when you wrote your first note.

Why similar: Horror 37.9%, Psychological Horror 32.8%, First-Person 15.8%, Action 7.9%, Indie 3.9%

A first-person psychological horror set in a Japanese train station after the last departure. The station knows your name. Something is watching. What is seen cannot be unseen. 終電後の日本の駅を舞台にした、一人称視点のサイコロジカルホラー。駅は、あなたの名前を知っている。何かが、見ている。一度見たものは、二度と見なかったことにはできない。

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.3%, Horror 27.4%, First-Person 13.7%, Puzzle 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.8%

I am an ordinary cleaner working in an ordinary apartment building. At least, that’s what I thought.

Why similar: Horror 30.4%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Puzzle 9.2%, Action 7%

Crash land in a haunted forest, stalked by a relentless monster. Explore eerie ruins, solve dark puzzles, and gather mysterious artifacts to escape the nightmare that lurks amongst the forest

Why similar: Horror 29.9%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Puzzle 18.6%, First-Person 13.7%, Multiple Endings 12.3%

Enter the patient's inner world. Seek out the abnormal, uncover the truth. You will step into the patient's mental world, explore their psyche, and search for anomalies and fragmented memories. Every wrong choice will send you back to the beginning—can you reach the eighth level?

Why similar: Horror 29.7%, Psychological Horror 27.9%, First-Person 18.2%, Puzzle 10.2%, Strategy 9.8%

Now on Steam, revamped with brand new content! Immerse yourself in the latest chapter of the popular, Japanese indie horror title, Kageroh: Shadow Corridor. Survive against the onslaught of horrors that lie in wait in eerie, traditional Japanese locales that change with every playthrough.

Why similar: Horror 52.6%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, First-Person 11.5%, Indie 6.9%, Action 5.4%

Dive into Alex Mercer's twisted reality. Navigate eerie landscapes, solve cryptic puzzles, and uncover the 'Dark Passenger' mystery. Will shadows consume you or will truth emerge?

Why similar: Horror 30.5%, Psychological Horror 27.1%, Puzzle 15.6%, First-Person 13.1%, Dark 5.9%

A first-person psychological horror game where you explore your childhood home, solve symbolic puzzles, and uncover a family curse that slowly takes control of your actions.

Why similar: Horror 31.7%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Puzzle 16.2%, First-Person 13.5%, Dark 10.8%

As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?

Why similar: Horror 38.6%, Psychological Horror 35.2%, Puzzle 15.1%, Indie 8.9%, Singleplayer 2.2%

You Wake up as A teenager Named neo in a strange place,apparently in someones mind and they want your help?! Collect items,fight enemies and try not to get yourself anhillated! But always remember,nothing in this game is as "typical" as it seems

Why similar: Horror 27.1%, Puzzle 17.1%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, First-Person 15.4%, Psychological Horror 11.6%

Enter Grinny’s Playhouse, a once‑lively children’s fun centre now abandoned after its mysterious shutdown. Explore the dark party rooms and uncover what happened here. But be careful… the mascot who once entertained families hasn’t fully powered down.

Why similar: Horror 26.5%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, First-Person 17.5%, Puzzle 15.6%, Dark 13.8%

You are in a labyrinth of silent corridors and abandoned hospital rooms where darkness envelops every corner. The echo of your footsteps echoes through the empty hallways as you frantically search for a way out.

Why similar: Horror 30.8%, Psychological Horror 27.9%, Dark 14.2%, First-Person 9.5%, Multiple Endings 8.5%

After crossing the bunker, you reach the shopping mall, but you quickly realize that there is even more of the virus there…

Why similar: Horror 28.9%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Dark 11.6%, Puzzle 9.3%, Multiple Endings 8.4%

How to play a game that doesn't want to be played? Calendula is an experimental meta game about trying to play a game. Use your logic to thrive against conventions and get surrounded by a dark atmosphere.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 38%, Puzzle 24.1%, Horror 22.8%, Indie 15.1%

You confront the ghosts in order to break the spell of school resentment. The disappearance of the missing girls... Will he be able to contain all the Ghost in the school and restore peace to the school?

Why similar: Horror 42.4%, Multiple Endings 20.8%, First-Person 12.5%, Action 10.1%, Indie 6.4%

your goal is to find your sister that went missing. Solve simple puzzles and avoid being found by the Watcher.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.7%, Horror 28.6%, Puzzle 13.8%, Dark 11.9%, First-Person 6%

A night shift at a remote lake turns into something unsettling. Explore the area, log data, and uncover what lurks in the darkness.

Why similar: Horror 39.6%, Psychological Horror 36.9%, First-Person 7.7%, Indie 7.4%, Dark 6.9%

The Death Archive is a co-op horror game where players explore time-shifted locations, solve puzzles, and coordinate as a team to overcome unique challenges and survive each mission.

Why similar: Horror 27.4%, Psychological Horror 25.9%, Puzzle 20.1%, First-Person 16.1%, Action 6.2%

Do you like spotting anomalies? in this game you can! BUT with a twist, here you spot them via a drone that you fly around the map, and navigate around trees and obstacles!

Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Psychological Horror 29.5%, First-Person 18.1%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Indie 3.4%

Immerse yourself in the terrifying world of Circus of Pain, where you become the main participant in a deadly circus show. Solve dangerous puzzles to survive.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.6%, Horror 28.5%, Dark 14.5%, Strategy 11%, Indie 3.8%

Backroom Loop is a first-person psychological horror (entertainment) game. You are trapped in a familiar-feeling space, exploring and escaping… only to return to the start. Can you break free from the loop?

Why similar: Horror 31.7%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, First-Person 19%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Puzzle 9.3%

Beyond There is an immersive first-person horror game where you explore the eerie house of a missing friend. As you uncover dark secrets and confront terrifying encounters, your sanity will be tested. Can you uncover the truth behind their disappearance, or will the house consume you too?

Why similar: Horror 29%, Psychological Horror 27.3%, First-Person 20.3%, Dark 17.9%, Indie 3.9%

Anna - Extended Edition has been given an overhaul based on the feedback of the thousands of players of the original Anna.

Why similar: Horror 52.2%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Puzzle 12.6%, First-Person 8.4%, Indie 7.6%

A dark sci-fi horror where ancient rituals intertwine with secret Soviet experiments. Explore atmospheric tunnels, hidden laboratories, and abandoned shrines inspired by real locations—and survive by solving intricate, mind-bending puzzles.

Why similar: Horror 28.8%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Dark 18.2%, Puzzle 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.6%

A first-person psychological horror game focused on exploration & environmental interaction, where a mysterious “free” pendrive game begins to affect your surroundings. Try them all while you still can.

Why similar: Horror 30.1%, Psychological Horror 26.4%, Strategy 19.8%, First-Person 17.5%, Indie 5%

A first-person psychological horror video game where you explore an abandoned boarding school, solve puzzles, and survive creatures that lurk in the darkness.

Why similar: Horror 34.9%, Psychological Horror 31.6%, Puzzle 11%, Indie 9.2%, First-Person 7.7%

Exit Denied is a first-person psychological horror game set in an abandoned asylum. Hunted by a shifting entity known as Morph, you must search for parts, build a weapon, and survive long enough to escape. But Morph won’t wait—and it doesn’t let anyone leave.

Why similar: Horror 36.2%, Psychological Horror 34.5%, First-Person 22.6%, Indie 4.2%, Singleplayer 2.5%