- #1 The Heilwald Loophole
97% matchVery Positive97% of 356 reviews2022
Dev: Jan Malitschek
Windows
The Heilwald Klinikum used to be one of the most renowned medical facilities in Germany. That all changed when that curious loophole appeared...
Why similar: Nonlinear 22.8%, Survival Horror 16.4%, Stealth 15.6%, Horror 15.2%, First-Person 8.8%
- #2 Dont Look
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Angel
Windows · Mac
Your boat stops working. You are forced to the nearest dock. A fog-covered island lies before you. Abandoned buildings. Dense forest. No guidance. Blood everywhere. Warnings remain. You need to leave. Something is watching. It wants you to look.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.4%, Horror 18.3%, Nonlinear 18%, Stealth 12.3%, First-Person 8.2%
- #3 HELPLESS
96% matchMixed63% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: HazmatWithAHat
Windows
A small, survival horror game with retro style graphics similar to consoles from the past. Explore, collect items, and hide from any possible danger.
Why similar: Stealth 23.2%, Horror 22.5%, Survival Horror 17%, Exploration 16.6%, First-Person 14.3%
- #4 Survive
95% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Semitar Game
Windows
SURVIVE is a 6 player multiplayer horror game. Survive a killer in different environments, accomplish objectives and call the police to escape.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.3%, Horror 24%, Nonlinear 15.9%, First-Person 10.7%, Exploration 9.9%
- #5 Rite of Osiris
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Time Break Studios
Windows · Linux
Explore the tombs beneath Egypt’s desert in a first-person survival horror. Hide from the horrors that stalk the dark, scavenge and craft to progress, and manage your light, tools, and scarce supplies to stay alive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.4%, Horror 24%, First-Person 11.7%, Stealth 10.3%, Adventure 6.8%
- #6 After the Flood
94% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: AlexXIIs
Windows
Embark on a chilling journey into the heart of a desolate town trapped in the clutches of an ancient curse. "After the Flood" is a single-player horror game that combines atmospheric exploration, immersive storytelling, and heart-pounding survival elements.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.7%, Horror 20.4%, Exploration 11.8%, Nonlinear 11.6%, First-Person 9.2%
- #7 The Designer's Curse Chapter 2 - Forgotten Horrors
93% matchPositive92% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: CBGames
Windows · Mac
An unmissable survival horror experience with satisfying physics, haunting ambience, and terrifying encounters. Can you escape the horrors of Shaw Well Manor?
Why similar: Horror 22.1%, Survival Horror 21%, Stealth 18.3%, Exploration 9.9%, First-Person 9%
- #8 Silent Whisper
92% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Chub Nubbs Studio
Windows
Silent Whisper is a single-player horror game that takes you into an abandoned school with a haunting past. What begins as simple exploration turns into a nightmare. Navigate its decaying halls, uncover dark secrets, and do whatever it takes to escape—or risk becoming another victim.
Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Survival Horror 21.2%, Stealth 19.4%, Exploration 12.8%, First-Person 7.6%
- #9 Escape from Darkness
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Tony GeorgesPub: Georges Games
Windows
Escape from Darkness is a single player, first person survival horror game. After waking up alone in a strange, eerie place. You must plunge into the oppressive darkness ignorant to what awaits. Survival depends on the use of stealth, finding limited resources, and quick wits.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.4%, Stealth 19.3%, Horror 17.9%, Exploration 10.4%, First-Person 8.6%
- #10 INFECTIS
91% matchMixed69% of 16 reviews2019
Dev: Aegon Games Ltd
Windows
Hazy and disoriented, you awake in a prison cell with no memory of who you are or why you're here. Break free of your isolation and explore the abandoned hallways for a way out, guided by mysterious messages warning you to avoid the basement.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.2%, Stealth 19.1%, Horror 17.5%, First-Person 10.6%, Adventure 10.4%
- #11 Blenderman
90% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Wastebasket Productions
Windows
Blender would love to have you for dinner. Dinner is served at 6 o' clock. You have until then to escape.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.1%, Horror 27%, Stealth 21.8%, First-Person 13.2%, Adventure 4.7%
- #12 Caution Ahead: Part 1
89% matchPositive100% of 34 reviews2024
Dev: Ionic Relay
Windows
Play as John, a search and rescue officer who must escape captivity from a secluded lodge. The game blends exploration with escape-room challenges and stealth-based survival.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.8%, Horror 23.7%, Stealth 23.5%, First-Person 7.3%, Adventure 6.4%
- #13 Wayward Harbor
89% matchVery Positive83% of 131 reviews2022
Dev: Daniil ShashenkovPub: Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
Windows
Short first-person horror experience with a unique mirror mechanic. Escape from an invisible monster that can be only seen in the reflection.
Why similar: Horror 24.5%, Survival Horror 21.9%, Stealth 19.5%, First-Person 13.1%, Adventure 7.5%
- #14 The Backrooms: Reset
88% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Permafried Games
Windows
A first person 2.5D survival-horror exploration roguelike.
Why similar: Nonlinear 30.2%, Survival Horror 23.2%, Horror 21.2%, Exploration 10.9%, Adventure 8.1%
- #15 The Prospector Odyssey
87% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Quiet Room
Windows
A lonely trek to a desolate planet unearths a strange anomaly, seemingly causing denizens of a nearby station to become horrifying, violent mutants. Run, think, scavenge and improvise. Only the smartest will survive.
Why similar: Nonlinear 24.1%, Survival Horror 20%, Horror 14.2%, Stealth 12.9%, Metroidvania 9.5%
- #16 Mr. Grin's Final Act
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LARAKI Interactive
Windows
Thirty years ago, a tragedy silenced the studio. Now you're back... and so is Mr. Grin. In this first-person survival horror, scavenge badges, rewire circuits, crack safes. Stay out of sight. One sound and you die. He's not hunting you. He's directing you. His script. Your survival.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.5%, Stealth 23.3%, Horror 18.9%, First-Person 6.5%, Adventure 6.1%
- #17 Nebraska
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 77 reviews2021
Dev: BG Productions
Windows
Nebraska takes place as a journalist writing a book about mid-west America, who runs out of gas in a rural area of Nebraska. Players will explore and uncover the secret facility that lies beneath the attraction and discover the terrible experiments that have taken place there.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.3%, Horror 17.8%, Stealth 12.6%, Exploration 11.9%, First-Person 10.1%
- #18 Caution Ahead: Part 2
84% matchNo user reviews100% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: Ionic Relay
Windows
Face new dangers as John, a search and rescue officer. The game blends exploration with claustrophobic horror, featuring tense cave crawling.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.9%, Horror 23.1%, Stealth 22.6%, First-Person 9.1%, Adventure 6.1%
- #19 Dreamables
84% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: TimeSavingGames
Windows
Welcome to Dreamables! The maze for the chosen ones by the dreams. Can you make it out with the help of your lantern?
Why similar: Survival Horror 33.7%, Horror 31%, Exploration 16.7%, Adventure 8.6%, First-Person 7.2%
- #20 Fatal Curse
85% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Venomyth Games
Windows
Find a way to escape and live another day in this survival horror adventure! - Explore the horrors of the small town of Maldicion. - Read notes and solve puzzles to find out more about the evil happening in your town. - Interesting story that will help you understand more about the Fatal Curse.
Why similar: Nonlinear 31.8%, Survival Horror 27.4%, Horror 25.8%, Adventure 8.5%, Dark 5.8%
- #21 Midnight Train
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anderson Miguel
Windows
You wake up alone on a mysterious subway train. Can you find the true story ? Solve puzzles and escape… before the thing in the shadows finds you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.3%, Horror 22.2%, Stealth 12.9%, First-Person 12%, Adventure 6.8%
- #22 Ex Nihilo
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Games By Martians
Windows
Ex Nihilo is a non-linear, narrative driven adventure where time is of the essence. Squint your eyes to squeeze past your captors to safety. When you are caught by your pursuers, you will be pruned without mercy, only to reawaken in your pod further from home and with less time to escape.
Why similar: Nonlinear 23.7%, Metroidvania 22.4%, Stealth 13.3%, Horror 12%, Exploration 10.2%
- #23 Eyes Never Wake
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Allan Hedlund
Windows
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 21.3%, Horror 18.6%, Stealth 17.9%, Exploration 10.6%, Mystery 8%
- #24 Frayed
81% matchMixed59% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: Dream Jam Games
Windows
A free survival horror game set in a cornfield. Sneak around on the farm, solve puzzles and uncover the mysteries of the past! Try not to get lost in the corn...
Why similar: Survival Horror 23%, Stealth 17%, Horror 13.3%, Exploration 10.2%, First-Person 7.6%
- #25 Tenebris
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dream Foundry Games
Windows
Tenebris is a single player horror puzzle game. Traverse through eerie abandoned subway station while avoiding a mysterious creature to try and escape. Players have to manage your flashlight battery and noise carefully as they navigate a procedurally generated maze.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.1%, Horror 21.9%, Stealth 20.1%, First-Person 11%, Mystery 6.3%
- #26 Late Order
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LateOrder Dev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Night shifts at a cursed 24/7 drive-thru. Each night brings new rules, strange customers, and darker events. Follow instructions, complete orders, and save money for your dream car-if you survive all seven shifts. Don’t serve the same car twice.
Why similar: Horror 27.4%, Survival Horror 26.6%, Nonlinear 17.9%, Stealth 10.2%, First-Person 7.9%
- #27 SUBFAULT
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Ian HammPub: THE.PROJECT Development Studio
Windows
A cat-and-mouse style horror game where you descend into a rundown facility to service faulty subsystems. Exercise caution - you're not alone down there.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.5%, Horror 21.1%, Stealth 15.8%, Nonlinear 13.7%, First-Person 10.7%
- #28 Nightshift - The School Janitor
78% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Irreplaceable Studios
Windows
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 28.7%, Horror 27.5%, Exploration 12.8%, First-Person 11.4%, Mystery 6.2%
- #29 Junkyard Fury
79% matchPositive93% of 40 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel HoodPub: Dhood Gaming
Windows
You appear in what seems to be an abandoned Junkyard, you don't quite know how you got there... But your not alone. Try to escape the Junkyard of killer cars, if you can.
Why similar: Horror 25.3%, Exploration 17.1%, First-Person 16%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Adventure 6.6%
- #30 Tower Of Tears
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: xena-spectrale
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 3D Survival-Horror Metroidvania in a vast, interconnected tower ruled by cryptic systems, strange residents and esoteric mysteries...
Why similar: Nonlinear 25.9%, Metroidvania 20.3%, Survival Horror 19.7%, Horror 13.6%, Exploration 9.5%
- #31 Mr. Chuckles’ Park
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Entity DynamiX
Windows
Mr. Chuckles’ Park is a psychological horror game set in 1993 in an abandoned amusement park. Explore forgotten rides, dark corners and hidden areas, but beware. Mr. Chuckles, the park’s once beloved robotic mascot, is still here and he’s watching you.
Why similar: Horror 26.2%, Survival Horror 17.9%, Exploration 14.3%, Stealth 10.1%, Adventure 9.8%
- #32 SCP: EXPERIMENTS
76% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: sylvester
Windows
EXPERIMENTS is a first person horror game about escaping a research facility while being hunted by a creature
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.6%, Horror 22.1%, Stealth 21%, Adventure 8.3%, First-Person 6.5%
- #33 The Backrooms: Unseen Tapes
77% matchMixed65% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Mayuns Games
Windows
"The Backrooms: Unseen Tapes" is a first-person survival horror game where you navigate a maze-like, ever-changing procedurally generated environment. With stealth, speed, and strategy, evade monsters and conserve limited resources to maintain your sanity and escape this nightmarish dimension.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.9%, Nonlinear 19.5%, Horror 18.2%, Stealth 12.3%, Exploration 8.9%
- #34 IDILI
75% matchPositive85% of 33 reviews2024
Dev: Megalith Interactive Studios
Windows
Explore the Archaeological Park in Sardinia in search of Ellie, your girlfriend who vanished after her work shift. Uncover the dark connection between Lithus Corporation and Ellie’s fate and stay silent: something is hunting you.
Why similar: Stealth 24.5%, Horror 22.8%, Exploration 13.3%, First-Person 12.2%, Mystery 9.1%
- #35 Basement
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RealStorm
Windows
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 24.9%, Horror 24.2%, Adventure 12.9%, Dark 10.4%, Exploration 9.1%
- #36 Polygon of Reality
75% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Dark Games DGG
Windows
"Polygon of Reality" is a horror game in which you will have to unravel the mysteries of other dimensions and a research complex. Descend into the complex buried in the ground, uncover the mysteries of what happened, meet with forgotten fears and unknown creatures.
Why similar: Nonlinear 28.9%, Survival Horror 19.6%, Horror 17.2%, Exploration 7.8%, Dark 6.6%
- #37 Backrooms: No Way Out
73% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: ShreddedDev
Windows
Backrooms: No Way Out is a 1-4 player liminal horror game. Explore various backrooms levels, avoid entities, solve puzzles, and search for a way out.
Why similar: Nonlinear 34.4%, Survival Horror 26%, Horror 24.9%, Adventure 8.2%, Action 3.8%
- #38 Julio's Adventure 3
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tamixa CF
Windows · Mac
Julio's Adventure 3 is a first-person horror game where you must survive five nights in a school while completing tasks to maintain your sanity... and avoid your own students.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.8%, Horror 18.3%, Stealth 14.8%, First-Person 10.3%, Exploration 7.9%
- #39 都市伝説.exe
71% matchPositive90% of 41 reviews2026
Dev: RainyDollGamesPub: エヌビーゲームズ
Windows
Escape from the terrifying urban myth and strive for survival. Immerse yourself in a heart-pounding and nail-biting escape in this first-person survival horror game.
Why similar: Survival Horror 30%, Horror 29%, Stealth 25.2%, First-Person 7.8%, Action 4.5%
- #40 Friendly Firewall
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: kaasijs
Windows · Linux
a horror like game you scavenge batteries and rescue playful clownlings while sneaking, puzzling, and hacking your way to destroy the firewall. But beware for unforeseen IT security rooming and destroying all anomalies.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.4%, Stealth 22.4%, Horror 20.2%, Mystery 8.3%, Dark 8.1%
- #41 Shanubis
73% matchPositive84% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: Transient Games
Windows
You find yourself trapped alone in a pyramid, being hunted by an Egyptian God. Break containers to find what you need to survive and escape but stay quiet, Shanubis doesn't like trespassers. Just ask the rest of the research team...
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.8%, Horror 19.5%, Stealth 16.1%, First-Person 11.2%, Exploration 9%
- #42 Rookie Taoist
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 糯米坊
Windows
A co-op survival horror game rooted in Chinese folk traditions. Team up with 1–4 players to survive haunted locations, use ritual tools, uncover hidden truths, and escape the grip of evil. But beware—your arrival may only be the beginning of a greater nightmare...
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.4%, Horror 24.1%, Nonlinear 22.7%, First-Person 12%, Exploration 7.1%
- #43 Penumbra Overture
74% matchVery Positive91% of 4,061 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Why similar: Horror 35.8%, Survival Horror 19.2%, Stealth 13.9%, First-Person 11.6%, Adventure 7.4%
- #44 Caution Ahead: Part 3
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ionic Relay
Windows
Descend into darkness as John, a search and rescue officer reaching the final destination of the journey. Explore claustrophobic mines in this horror experience that blends atmospheric exploration with stealth-based survival.
Why similar: Horror 15.6%, Stealth 15.5%, Exploration 14.3%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Adventure 13.9%
- #45 Morgman
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nomade Games
Windows
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 23.5%, Horror 20.8%, Stealth 15%, First-Person 12.2%, Dark 7.3%
- #46 Blood Bear
69% matchPositive92% of 35 reviews2025
Dev: Rabid Rodent Games
Windows
Blood Bear is a single player survival horror game. You must get to the bottom of what occurred the night before. Navigate the map, interact, and avoid the park’s residents. Use and upgrade items from around the park in your search for answers.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.3%, Nonlinear 22.9%, Horror 19.3%, First-Person 10%, Exploration 7.4%
- #47 IDeal
70% matchPositive86% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: team laeDI
Windows
Welcome to IDeal, a 3D horror game where you have to escape from a school with unknown anomalies. Follow the peculiar guidelines and rules of conduct, and never forget to approach everything with caution.
Why similar: Horror 24.4%, Survival Horror 23.9%, Dark 12.3%, Mystery 11.4%, First-Person 9.5%
- #48 Dark Forest: The Horror
71% matchMixed58% of 38 reviews2021
Dev: Maks VolegovPub: Gamesforgames
Windows
Dark Forest is an adventure horror game in which you have to find a way out of your prolonged sleep. Otherwise, you risk staying in it forever.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.2%, Horror 18.9%, Stealth 14.9%, First-Person 11%, Dark 6.2%
- #49 The Drained Goddess
70% matchMostly Negative39% of 28 reviews2022
Dev: Wang, Zhen
Windows
The Drained Goddess is a first-person survival horror game focused on combat system and side story exploration. You will need to fight with many unique enemies and investigate the twisted fate of our main character. Finally you can put different endings to the story.
Why similar: Nonlinear 27.7%, Survival Horror 19.4%, Horror 17.2%, Exploration 9.2%, First-Person 7.9%
- #50 Temple of Horror
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 31 reviews2022
Dev: EpiXR Games UG
Windows
Escape the dangerous beings lurking in the dark, dodge countless deadly traps and slowly unruffle the secret of the Temple of Horror while not just trying to survive but to find your way out of this hell. Are you ready?
Why similar: Stealth 22.4%, Survival Horror 20.9%, Horror 20.2%, Exploration 11.4%, Mystery 8.3%
- #51 CLOWN
70% matchMixed65% of 26 reviews2020
Dev: CARHAY Interactive
Windows
You're trapped inside a series of mazes with a killer clown. Find the 8 playing cards to banish him before he finds you. Can you escape?
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.2%, Horror 24.7%, Stealth 21.9%, Exploration 12.1%, First-Person 7.7%
- #52 Synthetic Captive
67% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Seasonbean Team
Windows
Synthetic Captive is a first-person stealth escape game designed to reveal that the most terrifying monsters originate from the human mind. In this dungeon, escape is nearly impossible. You play as the protagonist, exploring the dungeon prison, struggling to survive and escape.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.1%, Horror 22.9%, Stealth 18.3%, First-Person 12.4%, Exploration 6.7%
- #53 The Sushi House
66% matchVery Positive82% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: Noirbit
Windows
On your first day at the sushi shop, everything seemed normal. But a subtle sense of unease begins to seep into your daily routine. And slowly, you find yourself drawn toward something hidden within.
Why similar: Nonlinear 22.7%, Stealth 19.3%, Horror 13.4%, Survival Horror 11.7%, First-Person 9%
- #54 The Dollmaker
69% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: DewittGames
Windows
The Dollmaker is a first person horror game, where after being captured, you find yourself searching a mansion for a way to escape. But the Dollmaker and his creations will be searching for you, will you become a part of his collection?
Why similar: Survival Horror 35.8%, Horror 35.1%, Adventure 14.2%, First-Person 13.5%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #55 The Veiled Ones
67% matchMixed67% of 48 reviews2024
Dev: Veiled Ones TeamPub: USC Games
Windows
The Veiled Ones is a horror stealth game about a Muslim exorcist trying to save his son from a jinn possession. In this game players will reveal the story behind their son's possession, while avoiding the jinn that haunts them.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.3%, Horror 18.5%, Stealth 17.9%, Exploration 10.9%, First-Person 7.8%
- #56 Nightwalker 2
68% matchMixed69% of 16 reviews2021
Dev: Useless MachinesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Nightwalker 2 is a horror adventure game that focuses on story and exploration. While trying to uncover the mysteries of the lost village, Nightwalker needs to do more than before to survive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.2%, Horror 21.6%, Exploration 11.8%, Stealth 9.8%, Adventure 7.7%
- #57 Siren Head: The Horror Experience
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 374 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas JC IronmongerPub: Ironmonger Games
Windows
Some teenagers have gone camping in the woods far out of town after hearing an old folks tale about a monster lurking within the woods. The monster surrounds its habitat with horrifying and distorted siren noises.
Why similar: Horror 24.9%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Stealth 12.9%, Exploration 12.3%, First-Person 10.8%
- #58 クギリビト-The DiVider-
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CROSSGAMES INC.
Windows
A first-person horror adventure set in 1980s Japan. Players must hide from the dangers lurking in a mysterious village while searching for an escape. By collecting documents, they will uncover the terrifying truth of the village.
Why similar: Horror 25.3%, Survival Horror 23.2%, Stealth 21.3%, Exploration 9.4%, Action 4.5%