- #1 Visage
97% matchVery Positive84% of 10,620 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 27.1%, Psychological Horror 24.9%, Survival Horror 19.8%, Dark 11.6%, First-Person 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully captures the dread of exploring a haunted, shifting house where every room hides a psychological trauma.
- #2 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
96% 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 23.9%, Lovecraftian 18.8%, Survival Horror 15.7%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Dark 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It is a foundational title for the first-person survival horror genre, emphasizing vulnerability and environmental storytelling.
- #3 Layers of Fear
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,582 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.8%, Supernatural 14.3%, Horror 12.5%, Dark 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: The game focuses on psychological instability and environmental transformation, mirroring the surreal horror found in abandoned spaces.
- #4 Whitehaven
96% matchMixed60% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Somnambulist Games
Windows
Uncover the mysteries of Whitehaven Orphanage in this first-person psychological horror game. Explore the place, collect clues and put the pieces together to find out what happened years ago as you delve deep into your mind.
Why similar: Thriller 16.5%, Survival Horror 15.8%, Psychological 14.4%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features a strong focus on psychological horror and investigative exploration within a dark, atmospheric setting.
- #5 MADiSON
94% matchVery Positive87% of 3,277 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: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Survival Horror 17.6%, Horror 17.2%, Dark 12.4%, Demons 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This intense psychological horror game uses investigative mechanics and a camera to uncover supernatural secrets in a confined setting.
- #6 The Mortuary Assistant
93% matchVery Positive92% of 8,435 reviews2022
Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
Why similar: Supernatural 22.6%, Horror 18.7%, Demons 18.2%, Mystery 9.2%, Thriller 9%
Why You'll Like It: It combines investigative gameplay with terrifying supernatural encounters, requiring players to perform tasks while being hunted.
- #7 Dark Fracture: Prologue
94% matchVery Positive83% of 1,356 reviews2020
Dev: Twisted II Studio
Windows
Dark Fracture is a psychological horror experience in which you explore an ever-changing world where reality and nightmares collide. Walk on the edge of madness in the shoes of a tormented soul as you descend into the darkest depths of the human psyche, and question everything you see.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 14.4%, Supernatural 11.4%, Survival Horror 11.1%, Psychological 10.4%, Demons 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the feeling of isolation and psychological tension through its first-person exploration and dark themes.
- #8 Misery Mansion
92% matchMostly Positive71% of 93 reviews2021
Dev: Manic Mice
Windows
Misery Mansion is a first-person survival horror game. After your car broke down you find yourself helpless in a forest. All alone you will search for help in the dark. You will discover and explore a mysterious old mansion. But soon all you want is to escape the horrors within.
Why similar: Psychological 13.9%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Demons 13%, Investigation 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a classic survival-horror experience with a heavy emphasis on stealth and psychological dread.
- #9 Infliction
91% matchVery Positive81% of 936 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.6%, Horror 21%, Demons 16.4%, Dark 12.6%, First-Person 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A domestic horror game that mirrors the experience of exploring a haunted home while uncovering the dark history of its former residents.
- #10 Lost in Vivo
91% matchVery Positive92% of 3,869 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.9%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Psychological 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a claustrophobic, psychological experience that excels at making the player feel trapped and constantly watched.
- #11 Martha Is Dead
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,639 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
Why similar: Psychological 21%, Thriller 18.1%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 10.5%, Dark 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a deeply atmospheric and dark psychological narrative set in a haunting, isolated environment.
- #12 Mirror Forge
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 179 reviews2022
Dev: MystiveDevPub: DreadXP
Windows
Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.
Why similar: Survival Horror 14.4%, Psychological 14.3%, Demons 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Thriller 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends psychological horror with survival elements, tasking players with navigating dark, supernatural dimensions.
- #13 DeathOmen
89% matchVery Positive82% of 107 reviews2025
Dev: Jeff WinnerPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
DeathOmen is a short psychological horror Experience that challenges players to maintain their sanity over the nights in a mysterious house that hides mystery and fear, disturbing events and jumpscares.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.3%, Thriller 13.7%, Psychological 12.8%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a classic psychological horror experience with a strong focus on jump-scares and supernatural atmosphere.
- #14 JANITOR BLEEDS
88% matchVery Positive87% of 265 reviews2022
Dev: KorpusPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Enter the abandoned arcade after your car has crashed, and the shelter you were looking for is trying to eat you alive in this dark mystery-horror adventure. Solve mysteries, keep JANITOR satisfied, and always be aware of what's behind your back.
Why similar: Thriller 13.9%, Psychological 12.7%, Investigation 12%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Horror 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It uses a unique retro-horror aesthetic to create a tense, puzzle-filled exploration experience in a haunted arcade.
- #15 Summer of '58
86% matchVery Positive89% of 4,849 reviews2021
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.
Why similar: Thriller 21.6%, Psychological 16.3%, Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Dark 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This short, narrative-driven horror game focuses on the unsettling experience of exploring an abandoned location alone.
- #16 Confabulation
87% matchVery Positive91% of 103 reviews2023
Dev: Authogin
Windows
Your memory is fading. Things around your home keep changing; they are not what they appear to be. Find what is wrong, take pictures to restore your memory. Try to remember. Learn what you have forgotten, learn what has happened. It is not what it seems to be.
Why similar: Demons 14.9%, Supernatural 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 9.6%, Mystery 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on first-person puzzle-solving and psychological horror, requiring careful exploration of its environment.
- #17 The Gravedigger
86% matchVery Positive86% of 121 reviews2024
Dev: Authogin
Windows
You're hired to dig up graves at a local church, looting valuables while demonic activity escalates. You must find and return all the burnt bones to stop the demonic activity. Each night you will dig for valuables to find bones, fend off growing corruption, and survive to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Demons 21.2%, Horror 11.6%, Mystery 10.9%, Dark 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers an immersive-sim approach to horror, tasking the player with uncovering mysteries in a dark, atmospheric setting.
- #18 Silent Residence
84% matchVery Positive93% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: Woyboy
Windows
Experience Harry's story of battling multiple personalities and his severe case of schizophrenia. In this First-person horror game, you battle the hallucinations and illusions your mind creates. You misjudge reality and quickly lose control over yourself.
Why similar: Psychological 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Thriller 12.5%, Horror 10.7%, Dark 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a focused, first-person exploration experience that emphasizes psychological horror and environmental storytelling.
- #19 Scarred
85% matchMixed57% of 120 reviews2025
Dev: KOEX studioPub: The Iterative Collective
Windows
Scarred is a first-person atmospheric horror puzzle game where you must uncover the truth about one of your schoolmates before it’s too late. Traverse a world of nightmares inspired by nostalgic Singaporean architecture as you fight to survive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 15%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Dark 11.3%, Thriller 10.8%, Horror 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This adventure-horror title provides a dark, atmospheric experience that leans heavily into psychological tension.
- #20 Obscula
84% matchMostly Negative39% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Lunafrost Studio
Windows
Face the fears lurking in the dark. Obscula is a psychological horror experience that tells the story of someone seeking the truth but finding themselves trapped in a nightmare. There's no escape, only answers… but are you ready for the truth?
Why similar: Thriller 23.9%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Dark 13.5%, Horror 13.1%, Exploration 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on exploration and psychological horror, tasking the player with uncovering dark secrets in a thriller-like narrative.
- #21 Skull Hotel
81% matchVery Positive83% of 737 reviews2025
Dev: James Hall
Windows
Skull Hotel is a horror game where you clean hotel rooms while creatures hide, waiting to kill you.
Why similar: Demons 24.7%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Dark 14.3%, Horror 13%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This walking-simulator horror game focuses on the dread of exploring a dark, demon-infested location at your own pace.
- #22 Home Sweet Home
82% matchVery Positive87% of 3,748 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 32.9%, Survival Horror 22.8%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, First-Person 7.9%, Dark 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes stealth and survival as you navigate a hostile, supernatural environment to find your missing wife.
- #23 Observer: System Redux
82% matchVery Positive85% of 2,866 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Investigation 31.5%, Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, First-Person 11.3%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: While sci-fi, it excels at atmospheric, investigative horror that delves deep into the psychological states of its subjects.
- #24 Don't Knock Twice
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 706 reviews2017
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.9 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 20.4%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Horror 14.1%, Psychological 13.3%, First-Person 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural horror game that centers on exploring a large, creepy house to uncover a dark mystery.
- #25 Cry of Fear
80% matchVery Positive89% of 82,586 reviews2013
Dev: Team Psykskallar
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.
Why similar: Horror 30.1%, Survival Horror 23.5%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Psychological 15.1%, First-Person 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game is a quintessential psychological survival horror experience that emphasizes resource management and intense combat.
- #26 Salvage Protocol
79% matchVery Positive100% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: IAmDirt
Windows
A short horror about exploring abandoned space stations and collecting junk in order to pay off your S.R.P.O debt.
Why similar: Dark 22.8%, Horror 22.4%, Atmospheric 14.7%, First-Person 13.6%, Exploration 12.2%
- #27 Uh Oh!
78% matchVery Positive86% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Wumbo Workshop LLC
Windows · Mac
Play through three VHS tapes, uncovering the mystery of a decrepit facility, eluding tormented beasts, and discovering the truth of the chosen one.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18%, Horror 12.4%, Thriller 10.9%, Psychological 10.1%, Dark 9.8%
- #28 Stories Untold
79% matchVery Positive87% of 5,390 reviews2017
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
Why similar: Thriller 25.2%, Psychological Horror 24.8%, Horror 22.5%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Adventure 7%
Why You'll Like It: This experimental horror game uses retro technology and psychological themes to tell a series of unsettling, interconnected stories.
- #29 Rental
75% matchVery Positive93% of 5,309 reviews2024
Dev: Lonely HousePub: Animita Project
Windows
Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.
Why similar: Horror 26.4%, Mystery 15.7%, Dark 12.8%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Exploration 12%
- #30 [Nightmare Files] Clap Clap
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,034 reviews2024
Dev: Raycastly
Windows
Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.
Why similar: Horror 20.4%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Demons 14.2%, Dark 9.2%, Supernatural 9.2%
- #31 The Empty Eyes
76% matchVery Positive80% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.
Why similar: Thriller 19.1%, Survival Horror 17.4%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 13%, Mystery 10.9%
- #32 SCP – Containment Breach
73% matchVery Positive99% of 497 reviews2026
Dev: Undertow GamesPub: SCP-CB Community Preservation Project
Windows
A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.1%, Horror 16.2%, Mystery 11.4%, Dark 9.5%, Exploration 8.8%
- #33 Banshee
77% matchMixed49% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: ChronoX
Windows
The game is about escaping from a house where “Banshee”, a frightening looking fairy, wanders around, exploring the surroundings and using the items found to escape.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.6%, Horror 18.7%, Thriller 12.8%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #34 Kach
77% matchVery Positive81% of 292 reviews2022
Dev: Bhargav ModhaPub: BYGames
Windows · Mac
On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.
Why similar: Horror 19.4%, Dark 14.3%, Stylized 11.7%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Mystery 8.2%
- #35 Fingerbones
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,583 reviews2015
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 10%
Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Investigation 15.4%, Horror 13.8%, Dark 13.3%, First-Person 8.5%
- #36 Fear in Hospital
78% matchMixed48% of 504 reviews2019
Dev: IO Games
Windows
Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!
Why similar: Thriller 20.6%, Survival Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 12.1%, Dark 10.7%
- #37 SafeZoneVR
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Lost Frame Development
Windows
SafeZoneVR is an interactive survival psychological horror game utilizing next-gen graphics. You will scavenge the map trying to escape a fallen SafeZone. Hide, scavenge, survive, and escape a fallen SafeZone fleeing to the tunnels, you might just meet a friend along the way.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.6%, Demons 13.1%, Psychological 12.7%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #38 Echoes of Dread
72% matchVery Positive85% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: Reaper GSPub: Kazakov Studios
Windows
Echoes Of Dread is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mansion, solve puzzles, and uncover the secrets hidden within. Prepare for unexpected encounters with terrifying entities.
Why similar: Supernatural 21.3%, Survival Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 11.3%, Thriller 10.6%
- #39 God Is Not Here
73% matchMixed61% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: GodPub: God Is Not Here
Windows
FREE THRILLING FIRST-PERSON HORROR! You will find yourself in a house haunted by ghosts, and there is no help from above. Fear, darkness, and real danger await you, hidden within the walls of the mansion. If you dare to enter, prayers will no longer save you.
Why similar: Supernatural 20.4%, Demons 19.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 10.8%, Mystery 9.5%
- #40 SnaPaul
71% matchVery Positive95% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: Maus
Windows
SnaPaul is a first-person psychological horror game where you explore a dark, mysterious house. With 30 minutes of intense gameplay and 4 unique achievements to unlock, every step brings you closer to a chilling finale. Face your fears and uncover hidden secrets in this unforgettable experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Horror 17.3%, Dark 16.4%, Mystery 12.5%, First-Person 10.5%
- #41 家屋探索 -Japanese House Exploration-
71% matchVery Positive96% of 124 reviews2024
Dev: Sealio
Windows
『Japanese House Exploration』is a first-person puzzle horror adventure game set in a traditional Japanese house. You explore a house that is both eerie and nostalgic. To find a dear friend.
Why similar: Horror 28.3%, Dark 18.3%, Multiple Endings 18.2%, Survival Horror 15.8%, First-Person 10.2%
- #42 The Last Job
73% matchMixed66% of 386 reviews2022
Dev: DefinitelyNotScaryGames
Windows
What seemed like an easy job, descends into something horrifying. Explore mysterious house, that holds dark secrets, in this first person horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 32.9%, Psychological Horror 31.9%, First-Person 12.7%, Puzzle 11.1%, 3D 7.3%
- #43 Whispering Lane: Horror
72% matchMixed65% of 156 reviews2024
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the dark secrets of the abandoned house on Whispering Lane in this psychological horror game. Navigate through perilous twists, where each turn reveals a blend of horror and mystery. Can you unearth the truth before darkness consumes you?
Why similar: Psychological 20.6%, Survival Horror 19.3%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 12.1%, Atmospheric 6.8%
- #44 Judas
74% matchMixed69% of 150 reviews2017
Dev: Studio48
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Judas is an atmospheric psychological horror experience. Accidentally trapped in an apartment complex, you face dark paranormal events that push you to escape as fast as possible; yet, fleeing is not an option.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.6%, Thriller 11.9%, Demons 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Dark 8.9%
- #45 Ontotis
70% matchVery Positive83% of 115 reviews2023
Dev: Xenoplasis Games
Windows
Ontotis is a psychological horror game crafted by a solo developer focusing on atmosphere, mystery and an engaging story. Uncover scattered clues to unveil the chilling fate of the house's residents, while encountering a mysterious humanlike figure seemingly connected to them in their haunting tale.
Why similar: Psychological 15%, Thriller 14.2%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Mystery 10.9%, Horror 8.6%
- #46 Darkness Under My Bed
71% matchVery Positive90% of 92 reviews2021
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows
Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories.
Why similar: Supernatural 21.8%, Psychological 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 11.1%, Mystery 9.3%
- #47 Lost Alone Ultimate
70% matchVery Positive92% of 108 reviews2023
Dev: Daniele Doesn't MatterPub: Doesn't Matter Games
Windows
Lost Alone Ultimate is a first-person psychological horror game designed to convey anxiety, distress, and terror. You will have to explore three different houses, avoid staying in the dark, and face moments of fear that will not give you respite.
Why similar: Thriller 17.1%, Psychological 16.6%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 9.1%
- #48 The Wailer
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 126 reviews2023
Dev: Ethan RobichauxPub: Vultive Entertainment
Windows
A highly stylized horror adventure game set in the depths of an ancient dungeon. With torch in hand, explore and find a way to escape before falling prey to the unspeakable horror that lurks within.
Why similar: Demons 18.4%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 15.3%, Exploration 9.8%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #49 Silence Channel 2
69% matchVery Positive82% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: Lexip Games
Windows
Experience the terror in Silence Channel 2, a first person horror game based on a true story. Navigate through eerie environments, solve puzzles, evade lurking horrors, and even wield firepower in a desperate bid for survival. Can you escape the relentless darkness in this terrifying sequel?
Why similar: Thriller 14.8%, Psychological 13.3%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Horror 8.6%
- #50 DEMON COMPASS
68% matchVery Positive88% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: xena-spectralePub: Provoker
Windows · Mac
This occult item will guide you through a bizarre in-between world and help you to confront past demons as well as piece together former memories that may lead to closure. Seek a better understanding of who you were, who you’ve loved and how much you’ve lost in this 3rd person horror adventure game.
Why similar: Dark 17.7%, Horror 16%, Exploration 12.1%, First-Person 12.1%, Demons 10.7%
- #51 White Room Protocol
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: Thriller 20.7%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Supernatural 14.9%, Horror 14.1%, Dark 11.6%
- #52 HOUSE CALL
66% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: helloitscrash
Windows
HOUSE CALL is a short 20 to 30-minute experience heavily inspired by Adobe Flash point-and-click games of the late 2000s, including THE HOUSE by Sinthai. Use your mouse to explore the environment, solve puzzles, and proceed through the house to find what lies within.
Why similar: Horror 15.1%, Thriller 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Investigation 12.4%, Stylized 10.4%
- #53 Familiar Stranger
67% matchMixed64% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Duanyang WangPub: Horror engine games
Windows
The Familiar Stranger is a 3D psychological horror game where twisted memories and nightmares blur. Uncover dark secrets while evading a relentless entity that watches from the shadows. Can you escape the horrors of the past, or will they consume you?
Why similar: Supernatural 30.3%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 19.2%, Exploration 18.4%, First-Person 6.2%
- #54 Unmourned
65% matchMostly Positive78% of 231 reviews2025
Dev: Codebros Studio
Windows
Unmourned is a first-person psychological horror game where Jason moves into a new house only to be haunted by escalating paranormal events. Driven by fear, he must uncover the truth behind the previous owners' disappearance. Can he solve the mystery before it's too late?
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.2%, Supernatural 15.9%, Psychological 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Thriller 11.3%
- #55 The Demon Within Me
69% matchMixed67% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
The Demon Within Me is a first-person psychological horror game featuring a dark, lonely, and atmospheric environment that offers an immersive and disturbing experience.
Why similar: Supernatural 21.1%, Demons 17.2%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 11.3%, Dark 10.2%
- #56 Whisperwind
68% matchVery Positive93% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: Punx Studios
Windows
Whisperwind is a short psychological horror experience featuring puzzles, multiple endings, creepy ambience and deep storytelling.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.9%, Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Dark 8.6%
- #57 Silent Cleaning
64% matchMostly Positive79% of 329 reviews2025
Dev: Kao Home Care BusinessPub: Kao Corporation
Windows
Move silently. Clean thoroughly. A 3D horror action and cleaning simulation featuring Kao’s real products. Clean the villa, solve hidden puzzles, and escape while your performance affects the home’s appraisal value. A unique blend of suspense and cleaning awaits.
Why similar: Horror 28.9%, Multiple Endings 21.5%, Exploration 14.5%, Survival Horror 12.9%, First-Person 9.5%
- #58 Vigil
63% matchVery Positive86% of 2,025 reviews2025
Dev: Singularity Studios
Windows
Vigil is a short Narrative Horror Game that takes place in an unsettling underground facility. Your job is to dispose of boxes, however, you’re not alone. A terrifying automaton roams the facility, moving only when you look away or when you blink in real life.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.9%, Horror 21.2%, Dark 17.3%, First-Person 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #59 Omitted
69% matchMixed46% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Omitted is a first-person psychological horror game. Experience being left alone in an old hospital, discover its secrets and try to survive.
Why similar: Psychological 19.7%, Thriller 19%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 11%, Dark 9.6%