- #1 Them and Us
97% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,616 reviews2021
Dev: TendoGames Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Them and Us is a classic, survival horror game with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Discover the truth of Alicia’s past as she descends further into her strange, unending nightmare.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 26.3%, Survival Horror 21.3%, Horror 13.9%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Third Person 11.7%
- #2 Tormented Souls
96% matchVery Positive90% of 8,001 reviews2021
Dev: Dual EffectPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Classic survival horror is back! Inspired by the original Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark series, Tormented Souls modernises with a fresh twist on the fixed perspective adventure - as Caroline Walker investigates the mysterious disappearance of twin girls in a terrifying mansion-turned-hospital.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.8%, Third-Person Shooter 19.4%, Horror 11.6%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
- #3 Fear the Spotlight
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,264 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Game PalsPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.9%, Horror 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Third Person 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #4 Eldervale
96% matchVery Positive88% of 137 reviews2019
Dev: Solkitte
Windows
Eldervale is a Third-Person Survival Horror Adventure game, made in the style of early 2000's classics. Explore a large, interconnected level, solve puzzles, uncover the story and survive the horrors by strategic use of your resources and fight or flight decisions.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 25.7%, Survival Horror 19.6%, Horror 11.4%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Action-Adventure 7.4%
- #5 Carnival Massacre
94% matchVery Positive91% of 188 reviews2025
Dev: Norbert BaranyiPub: BEDTIMESTORIES
Windows
Drawing heavily from classic survival horror tropes, Carnival Massacre takes players on a haunting quest in a cursed theme park. Explore your surroundings, manage your messy inventory, solve puzzles and kill the four ringleaders of the park!
Why similar: Survival Horror 20%, Third-Person Shooter 14.8%, Horror 12.9%, Inventory Management 12.7%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
- #6 The Chant
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,223 reviews2022
Dev: Brass TokenPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A single-player, third person horror action-adventure game set on a remote spiritual island retreat. To survive you must craft, fight, and escape the psychedelic horrors set loose when a spiritual ritual goes wrong and awakens a dimension of cosmic terror.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.8%, Horror 12.1%, Third Person 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Realistic 9.8%
- #7 Hollowbody
93% matchVery Positive86% of 1,590 reviews2024
Dev: Headware Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A tech-noir survival horror short story, set in the urban decay of a long abandoned British city. Solve environmental puzzles, manage limited resources and fight for a way to escape beyond the wall.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 19.7%, Survival Horror 19%, Third Person 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
- #8 Fear the Moon
92% matchVery Positive96% of 134 reviews2024
Dev: Jonny's Games
Windows
A story driven cryptid horror game featuring survival horror elements where you come face to face with a Midwest cryptid dubbed "the Wolfman". Play as Jane and fight to survive the full moon while uncovering dark secrets in the Wolfman's territory.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.4%, Horror 14.6%, Cinematic 14%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Inventory Management 8.6%
- #9 Tormented Souls 2
91% matchVery Positive87% of 2,063 reviews2025
Dev: Dual EffectPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Caroline Walker returns in the sequel to the award-winning survival horror classic. Explore the decaying remains of the secluded Villa Hess, use improvised weapons to confront terrifying creatures, and bend the fabric of reality to save your sister from a twisted cult.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 20.7%, Survival Horror 16.5%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Horror 8.7%, Third Person 8%
- #10 Wounded - The Beginning
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 292 reviews2019
Dev: Workbench Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Wounded is a first-person survival horror game, bringing you the old-school indie horror vibe through a detailed and eerie environment.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.2%, Horror 23.6%, Dark 10.1%, Action 10%, Adventure 9.1%
- #11 Post Trauma
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 663 reviews2025
Dev: RED SOUL GAMESPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Puzzle Horror game inspired by PS2 era classics. Navigate environments, tackle threats, and meet other lost characters in the depths of the Gloom.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.7%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Inventory Management 13.1%, Cinematic 12.3%, Horror 11.2%
- #12 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,732 reviews2018
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Why similar: Horror 23.9%, Survival Horror 22.9%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Action 6.8%
- #13 Lunar Eclipse
88% matchVery Positive83% of 770 reviews2025
Dev: Black Rabbit's Tales
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Explore dark locations, solve puzzles, and uncover a gripping story. Fight or evade bloodthirsty zombies using wit and agility. Immerse yourself in a tense adventure with a charming blonde heroine in a chilling, atmospheric world.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.3%, Survival Horror 16.8%, Third Person 15.7%, Horror 13.9%, Adventure 6%
- #14 Despair: Blood Curse
89% matchVery Positive84% of 148 reviews2024
Dev: Crimson Sequence
Windows
A third-person survival horror game featuring non-linear gameplay, puzzles, and enemies from the depths of hell. When Anna's mother passes away from a sudden illness, she receives a worrying letter from her sister suggesting that not all is as it seems. Will she uncover the truth?
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 21.4%, Survival Horror 19.4%, Horror 13.6%, Third Person 10.8%, Female Protagonist 10.6%
- #15 Heartworm
86% matchVery Positive86% of 481 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent AdinolfiPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Pass through the threshold and enter a world born of memories. Defend yourself with a camera while solving death’s mysteries in a reverent evolution of 90’s survival horror, integrating both fixed cameras and over the shoulder perspectives.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 19.6%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Horror 9.6%, Cinematic 9.3%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
- #16 Evil Awaits™
87% matchMostly Positive76% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Chai Games
Windows
Uncover the mystery of Archdale Castle in this Indie Action Survival Horror when an explosion threatens to expose a family curse and a new epidemic
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 25%, Cinematic 13.4%, Horror 11.3%, Realistic 10.9%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
- #17 SIGNALIS
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,267 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28%, Third-Person Shooter 14.6%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Cinematic 8.8%
- #18 Werewolf: The Inner Beast
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 202 reviews2026
Dev: FTRGameStudio
Windows
Werewolf: The Inner Beast is a 3D third person survival horror game with a female protagonist. Escape a werewolf-haunted space station as a kidnapped survivor. Hide, fight, survive.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 29.1%, Survival Horror 19.5%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Third Person 9.9%, Horror 7.4%
- #19 Unforgiving - A Northern Hymn
86% matchVery Positive83% of 1,580 reviews2017
Dev: Angry Demon Studio
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unforgiving - A Northern Hymn is a first person horror game heavily inspired by Swedish folklore and the Nordic mythology to create the nightmares that's been haunting Swedish children for many generations.
Why similar: Horror 41%, Survival Horror 21.5%, Adventure 9%, Female Protagonist 8.1%, Action 7.6%
- #20 SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,059 reviews2019
Dev: Protocol GamesPub: 🚀 Raiser Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.5%, Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Third Person 9.9%, Dark 9.6%
- #21 Never Again
83% matchVery Positive80% of 942 reviews2019
Dev: Primary Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Never Again - Horror/first-person Quest. The main essence of the game is research locations and puzzles, plunging in the dramatic story of a little girl suffering from asthma.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.2%, Horror 18.1%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Dark 8.8%
- #22 Comatose
79% matchVery Positive96% of 319 reviews2026
Dev: Lucky DartPub: The Bueno Interactive
Windows
Explore your decaying mind in this story driven retro survival horror FPS. Manage scarce resources, solve puzzles, and fight your way back to the living.
Why similar: Survival Horror 32.4%, Horror 21.1%, Story Rich 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10%
- #23 Suffer The Night
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 269 reviews2023
Dev: Tainted PactPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
SUFFER THE NIGHT is a first-person survival horror experience. Alone in a secluded cabin during a violent storm, horror illustrator Stacey Linden discovers the true meaning of fear. Explore a constantly changing world and solve puzzles; but above all: survive!
Why similar: Survival Horror 33.9%, Horror 22.9%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Action 7.8%
- #24 The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,490 reviews2020
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is a Korean survival horror-adventure. Venture from your deserted school to survive the horrors of the night. Explore the surrounding Sehwa district and uncover the shadow realm's dark secrets. Use everything at your disposal to avoid a demoness hellbent on killing you!
Why similar: Horror 25.2%, Survival Horror 24%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Adventure 8.1%, Inventory Management 6.2%
- #25 RED NIGHT
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: REDSOFT
Windows
In RED NIGHT, you play as Tess and face a demonic artificial intelligence in a horror anthology game. Each level explores a universal fear through unique and chilling worlds.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.1%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Realistic 13.3%, Horror 12.7%, Action 8.5%
- #26 Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 95 reviews2018
Dev: Dead Drop Studios LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Experience an immersive and horrifying episodic single-player survival horror nightmare. Trapped alone in a desolate manor and hunted by monstrous foes, you will need to scrounge for supplies, manage your resources, solve puzzles and battle the undead to survive.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 26.4%, Survival Horror 19.2%, Horror 10.8%, Third Person 10%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
- #27 Bushside Rangers
78% matchVery Positive85% of 250 reviews2025
Dev: Daniella GarnerPub: Team Bushside
Windows
Bushside Rangers® is a first-person survival horror game that forces you to use your wits as you navigate through the dark, dreary depths of an abandoned nature park.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.2%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Horror 12.6%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Psychological Horror 7.7%
- #28 Lurking Danger
79% matchMixed68% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Farelas
Windows
Lurking Danger is a survival horror where Elena and Regina, two diner waitresses, uncover a dark secret. Reality twists into a nightmare as they face terrifying creatures. Play solo or in split-screen co-op, solve puzzles, and fight for survival in a haunting atmosphere.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 21.8%, Survival Horror 15%, Cinematic 9.6%, Horror 8.6%, Third Person 8.4%
- #29 The Beast Inside
77% matchVery Positive83% of 12,051 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
Why similar: Horror 33.7%, Survival Horror 23.8%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Story Rich 8.5%, Adventure 6.6%
- #30 Daymare: 1998
78% matchMixed69% of 4,227 reviews2019
Dev: Invader Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.1%, Third-Person Shooter 22.5%, Horror 17.9%, Third Person 10.5%, Action 6.8%
- #31 It Happened At Night
77% matchMixed69% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: Davidcrosdev
Windows
It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.
Why similar: Horror 23%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Realistic 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #32 Obsessed : Night Shift
74% matchVery Positive90% of 152 reviews2025
Dev: arydkPub: Akhir Hayat Studio
Windows
A PSX Inspired horror game where you must work and cook at a shop late at night and the horrors that comes with it.
Why similar: Horror 42.1%, Psychological Horror 25.9%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Adventure 11.1%, Indie 3.7%
- #33 Amnesia: Rebirth
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,275 reviews2020
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Why similar: Horror 18.2%, Survival Horror 17.5%, Action-Adventure 14.7%, Story Rich 12.4%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
- #34 Airtight City 密闭之城1.0
75% matchVery Positive96% of 412 reviews2021
Dev: 豆丁儿独立游戏工作室Pub: Little Bean Games
Windows
This is a TPS, horror-type action shooting game. The game will draw players into a terrifying dark world with detailed atmosphere rendering and weird story. Here, you are not defenseless, but even with a gun, you can't suppress the trembling from the heart. Game revenue is used for 2.0 development.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 34.1%, Horror 14.3%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Third Person 9.8%, Survival Horror 8%
- #35 Lunacy: Saint Rhodes
76% matchMixed59% of 177 reviews2023
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lunacy: Saint Rhodes is a first-person psychological horror adventure game. Explore your dark family history, solve puzzles and experience a gut-wrenching feeling of terror. You are being watched; never alone, never safe.
Why similar: Horror 20.6%, Realistic 17.5%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Story Rich 12.7%
- #36 DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,168 reviews2016
Dev: Digital Happiness
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
DreadOut: Keepers of the Dark is a new standalone horror game that takes place in the DreadOut universe. In this missing chapter, you will help Linda face the challenges of the DreadOut world with even more dangers lurking within.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.2%, Horror 24.8%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Third Person 15.3%, Adventure 9.2%
- #37 Asleep: Act 1
71% matchVery Positive94% of 558 reviews2024
Dev: Black Hole GamesPub: CriticalLeap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Immersed in her nightmares, in a chaotic reality, confused and all alone. The only safe place is her room, but not forever... She wanders through an empty city and strange places while fleeing from creatures lurking in the darkness to find out what's going on. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.7%, Horror 16.8%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #38 The Medium
72% matchVery Positive89% of 10,067 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.
Why similar: Horror 21.8%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Adventure 12.8%, Third Person 12.3%
- #39 Those Who Remain
74% matchMixed67% of 857 reviews2020
Dev: Camel 101Pub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 30.2%, Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Story Rich 12.3%, Dark 7.9%
- #40 Unholy
73% matchMixed63% of 231 reviews2023
Dev: Duality GamesPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
Open the doors between your everyday reality and a dark unholy world to unveil the mystery of the disappearance of your child. Explore both worlds to find clues, solve puzzles, decide whether you infiltrate or fight brutal enemies and stand up to an aberrant establishment.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.6%, Horror 19.3%, Realistic 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Dark 13.4%
- #41 Secret Archives
72% matchMixed67% of 112 reviews2024
Dev: Juice Game
Windows
This is a third person shooter game The main plot is a secret experiment being conducted somewhere in the future During this process, a strange mineral was discovered and caused a large-scale infection The protagonist's task is to retrieve important "files" and escape from this place!
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 32.4%, Survival Horror 21.4%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Realistic 8.6%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
- #42 Project Nightmares Case 36: Henrietta Kedward
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 399 reviews2021
Dev: NC Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Project Nightmares is a survival horror game with a procedural structure, creating unique scares every time you play. A machine will induce you into a dream state, throwing you into a living nightmare firsthand in order to discover the story of Henrietta Kedward, an old woman with a dark past.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.4%, Horror 21%, Realistic 14.7%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Dark 8.1%
- #43 Seek
70% matchVery Positive84% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: cloud_li
Windows
In this game, you play as Alice, an girl trapped in a twisted, ever-changing world. Survive a frozen orphanage filled with lurking horrors, eerie classical music, and unsolved mysteries. Scavenge, evade monsters, and uncover the truth. But can you face the brutal reality—or remain trapped forever?
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.1%, Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Inventory Management 12.2%
- #44 The Night Shift
71% matchMixed58% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: Red Spiral Studios
Windows
Trapped in a department store during a storm, survive with only a flashlight while completing tasks and evading a malevolent presence that only moves when you're not looking. Uncover secrets and face evolving horrors in this immersive first-person horror game.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28%, Horror 19.9%, Realistic 13.6%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Action 7.3%
- #45 Echoes of the Living
68% matchVery Positive84% of 956 reviews2025
Dev: MoonGlint Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Echoes of the Living is a dark Classic Survival Horror inspired by the greatest hits from the 90's focused on reimagining visual horror, your goal is to make it out alive while uncovering the truth about the incident.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.3%, Horror 17.9%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Inventory Management 12.2%, Action-Adventure 11%
- #46 Narin: The Orange Room
69% matchVery Positive81% of 97 reviews2026
Dev: RedSensationGamesPub: Urnique Studio
Windows
Narin: The Orange Room is a third-person adventure horror game. Play as Narin, a young girl whose sister mysteriously disappeared. Help her find her sister in the twilight dimension, solve the mystery, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.6%, Horror 14.2%, Third Person 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.3%
- #47 Saint of Chains
69% matchVery Positive84% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: MystiveDev
Windows
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 30.9%, Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Dark 10.9%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #48 Wicked Seed
67% matchVery Positive95% of 1,089 reviews2026
Dev: Dead Right Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A modern-day horror RPG with tactical combat and survival horror roots. Customize your loadout, manage limited resources, and exploit enemy weaknesses in tense, strategic encounters.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.4%, Female Protagonist 19%, Horror 15.5%, Third Person 15.4%, Dark 7%
- #49 Subversive Memories
67% matchVery Positive98% of 121 reviews2026
Dev: Southward Studio
Windows
Subversive Memories is a story driven survival horror set in Brazil during the last military dictatorship. Explore the backrooms of an oppressive regime, escape ominous presences and scavenge every corner of this land in search of your ██████.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.6%, Horror 15.3%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #50 Scars Above
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,509 reviews2023
Dev: Mad Head GamesPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Scars Above is a challenging sci-fi third-person action adventure shooter combining the rewarding feel of overcoming difficulty with a compelling and intricate story, set in a mysterious alien world to explore.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 35%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Horror 10.8%, Third Person 9.7%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
- #51 Outliver: Tribulation
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: GBROSSOFT
Windows
A dark history comes calling in this "African Mythology meets Survival-Horror and Souls-like" experience! You play as the soldier who mysteriously ends up in a supernatural realm, of which her only way out is to partake in an ancient ritual... or so she believes.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 25.8%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Third Person 8.5%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
- #52 Fragile Reflection
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Spectra team
Windows · Mac · Linux
A young woman returns back to her home in a rural Japanese village - but something is very wrong. Find items, solve puzzles, fight monsters and traverse between dimensions. Help Kario Ito reveal hidden mysteries and stay alive in this retro-styled survival horror!
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 25.6%, Survival Horror 19%, Horror 12.5%, Third Person 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
- #53 THE MUTE HOUSE
68% matchVery Positive81% of 296 reviews2025
Dev: December Blues Games
Windows
Inspired by old and classic survival horror games, THE MUTE HOUSE combines exploration, management, puzzles and a touch of action. As Emily investigates about her sister's vanishing, she finds herself trapped in a mysterious mansion.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.8%, Horror 18.6%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Realistic 10.9%, Action-Adventure 9.5%
- #54 Silent Nights
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 217 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.2%, Horror 15.3%, Cinematic 14.2%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Realistic 8.9%
- #55 Mortanis Prisoners
67% matchVery Positive81% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Alexey BulgakovPub: Honor Games
Windows
Mortanis Prisoners - A survival horror game set in a Third Reich concentration camp where the camp's leadership, upon discovering a planned rebellion, orders the execution of all accomplices. Main protagonist encounter an even more terrifying fate. Will they be able to escape the nightmare?
Why similar: Survival Horror 32.7%, Horror 21.3%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Combat 10.7%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #56 Through the Woods
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,674 reviews2016
Dev: AntagonistPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Through the Woods is a third-person Norse horror adventure set in a forest on the western shores of Norway that tells the story of a mother and her missing son.
Why similar: Horror 16.3%, Survival Horror 12.2%, Third Person 11.9%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Adventure 7.7%
- #57 My Sleeping Girlfriend
65% matchVery Positive95% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: Fancy Dog Games
Windows
Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25%, Horror 19.8%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Story Rich 9.7%, Female Protagonist 7.6%
- #58 Apartament 1406: Horror
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 729 reviews2023
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Apartment 1406 is an intense horror game, that challenges you to constantly survive in a hostile environment. Collect items to survive against limited ammo and creatures that lurk in the dark. Solve the puzzles and survive in this dark game.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.5%, Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Realistic 11.3%, Action-Adventure 9.1%