- #1 Shadow Corridor 2 雨ノ四葩
97% matchVery Positive88% of 937 reviews2024
Dev: Space Onigiri Game LLC
Windows
Lost forever in the pitch black! But that's what makes it fun! The vast corridors covered in darkness change with each play. All you can do is run or hide from the frightening Apparitions. Use unique items and Karuta cards with special powers in your desperate search for an escape from the darkness!
Why similar: Horror 52.7%, Psychological Horror 24.7%, Action 8.1%, Survival Horror 7.1%, First-Person 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This is the direct sequel to the seed game, offering refined mechanics and expanded Japanese-themed horror environments.
- #2 Monstrum
96% matchVery Positive91% of 3,763 reviews2015
Dev: Team JunkfishPub: Junkfish Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Monstrum takes the traditional survival horror formula and remixes it completely with procedurally generated levels, permadeath, and AI driven predators, ensuring that nowhere on its derelict cargo ship is ever truly safe.
Why similar: Horror 59.2%, Survival Horror 23%, First-Person 7.6%, Indie 4.9%, Psychological Horror 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, it features procedural level generation and a terrifying, relentless entity that forces the player to rely on stealth.
- #3 White Day: A Labyrinth Named School
96% matchVery Positive81% of 4,507 reviews2017
Dev: SONNORI CorpPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Notorious cult-classic Korean horror. Sneak into school at midnight to return your sweetheart's diary and get caught in a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Explore haunted hallways, solve classic survival horror puzzles and escape the clutches of a killer Janitor who is out for your blood.
Why similar: Horror 54.8%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, First-Person 7.9%, Action 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the school-setting horror and stealth-focused gameplay that defines the core experience of Shadow Corridor.
- #4 Home Sweet Home
95% matchVery Positive87% of 3,784 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 58.3%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Survival Horror 12.2%, First-Person 6.4%, Indie 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features intense stealth and chase sequences that mirror the high-stakes gameplay of avoiding spirits in Shadow Corridor.
- #5 Visage
94% matchVery Positive84% of 10,917 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.5 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 53.1%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Survival Horror 11.8%, First-Person 5.9%, Multiplayer 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply psychological horror game that excels at building dread and atmosphere in a confined, shifting environment.
- #6 School Labyrinth
94% matchVery Positive84% of 786 reviews2024
Dev: RainyDollGames
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
School labyrinth is a 1~4 co-op horror game set in a randomly generated school at night. Cooperate with your friends and try to escape from the school building!
Why similar: Horror 77.9%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Action 8.4%, Indie 3.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title leans into the procedural school-horror concept with a focus on cooperative play and randomized layouts.
- #7 Ikai
93% matchMostly Positive80% of 267 reviews2022
Dev: EndflamePub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Fear and anxiety prevail after the darkest tales from Japanese folklore come to life in this first-person psychological horror game. Set in a feudal era, Ikai revolves around the priestess of a shrine struggling to defeat the spirits of her past and her present.
Why similar: Horror 39.6%, Psychological Horror 21%, Survival Horror 17.8%, First-Person 10.6%, Action 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on Japanese folklore and stealth-based survival, capturing the same cultural atmosphere and tension.
- #8 Hollow Cocoon
92% matchVery Positive92% of 927 reviews2023
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.
Why similar: Horror 42.4%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Survival Horror 18.3%, First-Person 10.5%, Indie 5%
Why You'll Like It: Set in a rural Japanese environment, this game delivers a similar psychological and atmospheric horror experience.
- #9 The Bathhouse | 地獄銭湯 Restored Edition
91% matchVery Positive90% of 1,353 reviews2024
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Bathhouse | 地獄銭湯 Remake is a Japanese horror game that revolves around working at a bathhouse. A complete revamp of the original bathhouse.
Why similar: Horror 56.2%, Psychological Horror 32.1%, First-Person 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A Japanese indie horror title that focuses on eerie, atmospheric exploration and unsettling supernatural encounters.
- #10 Dark Deception
91% matchVery Positive88% of 24,190 reviews2018
Dev: Glowstick Entertainment
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Death awaits you in Dark Deception, a story-driven first-person horror maze game. There's nowhere to hide & nowhere to catch your breath. Run or die - it's your choice. Trapped in a realm of nightmarish mazes with a mysterious woman, your only hope of survival is to find a way to escape.
Why similar: Horror 54.9%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Survival Horror 10.7%, First-Person 7.8%, Multiplayer 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses heavily on the chase-and-evade mechanics that make the encounters in Shadow Corridor so stressful.
- #11 MADiSON
90% matchVery Positive87% of 3,425 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.1 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: Horror 46.2%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Survival Horror 14.2%, First-Person 8.9%, Indie 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that utilizes first-person exploration to build intense, scripted, and atmospheric scares.
- #12 Amnesia: The Bunker
89% matchVery Positive93% of 12,386 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
Why similar: Horror 40.4%, Survival Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, First-Person 11.6%, Action 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a masterclass in emergent stealth-horror gameplay where the player must manage resources while being hunted by an unpredictable threat.
- #13 Alien: Isolation
89% matchVery Positive93% of 66,577 reviews2014
Dev: Creative AssemblyPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
Why similar: Horror 55.9%, Survival Horror 21.9%, First-Person 10.1%, Psychological Horror 7%, Action 3%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for stealth-horror, requiring constant vigilance and clever navigation to survive an unkillable pursuer.
- #14 Cry of Fear
87% matchVery Positive89% of 86,798 reviews2013
Dev: Team Psykskallar
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.8 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 55.8%, Psychological Horror 16%, Survival Horror 13.1%, First-Person 4.7%, Multiplayer 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: An indie first-person horror classic that captures the same gritty, psychological, and claustrophobic feeling as the seed game.
- #15 The Dark Occult
88% matchMixed69% of 1,270 reviews2018
Dev: RYM GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Dark Occult is a psychological driven horror game that puts players in a constant state of anxiety that crescendos into raw panic and terror. You will encounter grotesque creatures, who will take your life at any moment.Your only goal -- survive.
Why similar: Horror 57.1%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Action 9.1%, First-Person 7.4%, Indie 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features a shifting, procedural environment that forces players to survive against supernatural entities in a tense, first-person perspective.
- #16 The Beast Inside
86% matchVery Positive83% of 12,117 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 53.9%, Survival Horror 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, First-Person 8.1%, Action 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game mixes psychological horror with first-person exploration and stealth elements in a highly atmospheric setting.
- #17 Lost in Vivo
85% matchVery Positive91% of 3,974 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 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: Horror 42.1%, Psychological Horror 24.4%, Survival Horror 18.2%, First-Person 9.2%, Indie 5%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a surreal and claustrophobic experience that prioritizes psychological tension and exploration.
- #18 Outlast
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 138,315 reviews2013
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
Why similar: Horror 60.1%, Psychological Horror 12%, Survival Horror 12%, First-Person 8%, Multiplayer 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: It defines the 'run and hide' subgenre of horror, mirroring the vulnerability players feel when being pursued in Shadow Corridor.
- #19 Dungeon Nightmares II : The Memory
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 285 reviews2015
Dev: K Monkey
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Dungeon Nightmares II is a first-person psychological horror that takes you through a journey of discovering what nightmares are.The game is inspired by classic roguelike games which include 100% procedural-generated maps and permadeath.
Why similar: Horror 50.9%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Survival Horror 14.9%, Action 7.3%, Indie 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes procedural generation to create a nightmare-like experience that forces players to navigate dark, shifting corridors.
- #20 Changgwi
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: Mandam
Windows
First-perspective Co-op horror game (up to 4 online players). A terrible incident has struck a Joseon-era village. Become an investigator and survive the cursed night.
Why similar: Horror 44.9%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Survival Horror 15.7%, First-Person 10.7%, Multiplayer 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer horror game that incorporates traditional folklore elements and first-person survival mechanics.
- #21 Tormented Souls
82% matchVery Positive90% of 8,120 reviews2021
Dev: Dual EffectPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Horror 43.4%, Survival Horror 24.4%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Action 7.2%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: While fixed-camera, it captures the classic survival horror spirit and puzzle-solving found in traditional Japanese horror games.
- #22 Pineview Drive
84% matchMixed63% of 682 reviews2014
Dev: VIS-GamesPub: United Independent Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A one-of-a-kind horror shocker – a game aware of your fear!Check out the improvements introduced with Update 2.0!
Why similar: Horror 80.2%, Action 5.7%, Indie 5.6%, Psychological Horror 5.2%, First-Person 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric horror game that emphasizes exploration and the psychological toll of being trapped in a haunted location.
- #23 SOMA
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 52,486 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Why similar: Horror 41.9%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Survival Horror 15.9%, First-Person 9.7%, Action 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: It blends stealth-based survival with a deep, philosophical narrative that keeps the player constantly on edge.
- #24 Little Nightmares
80% matchVery Positive95% of 116,515 reviews2017
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
Why similar: Horror 64.2%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Survival Horror 8.4%, Indie 4.6%, Singleplayer 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: Though 2.5D, it perfectly captures the feeling of being a small, defenseless protagonist navigating a world filled with grotesque, stalking threats.
- #25 Tsugunohi
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 595 reviews2021
Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
One of the most terrifying J-horror games of all time is coming to Steam at long last. What's more, all you have to do is make the player walk to the left!? This collection includes the seven initial works of the popular Tsugunohi series, as well as an entirely new episode.
Why similar: Horror 59.7%, Psychological Horror 32%, Indie 5.3%, Singleplayer 3%
Why You'll Like It: A unique Japanese horror experience that focuses on the slow, creeping dread of walking through familiar yet corrupted environments.
- #26 Phantasmal: Survival Horror Roguelike
83% matchMixed44% of 368 reviews2016
Dev: Eyemobi Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Experience Terror that is Never the Same Twice with Phantasmal, a Lovecraftian survival horror that evolves every time you play!
Why similar: Horror 70.2%, Survival Horror 17.3%, Multiplayer 6.9%, Indie 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike horror game that emphasizes the importance of stealth and resource management in a randomly generated environment.
- #27 Fears to Fathom - Ironbark Lookout
78% matchVery Positive92% of 6,366 reviews2023
Dev: Rayll Studios
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Jack Nelson, a 24-year-old fire lookout, transferred to a new outpost. As he settled into his new home, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was off, little did he know what was transpiring down in Ironbark State Park.
Why similar: Horror 59.6%, Psychological Horror 28.6%, First-Person 10%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror experience that excels at building slow-burn tension and atmospheric dread in a confined setting.
- #28 Layers of Fear
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,706 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Horror 52.2%, Psychological Horror 29.7%, First-Person 14.8%, Singleplayer 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that focuses on environmental storytelling and shifting architecture to disorient the player.
- #29 The Evil Within
79% matchVery Positive85% of 33,552 reviews2014
Dev: Tango GameworksPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.
Why similar: Horror 53.1%, Survival Horror 20.5%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Action 4.7%, Singleplayer 2%
Why You'll Like It: A survival horror title that balances intense combat with stealth and resource management in a nightmarish world.
- #30 Aooni
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,012 reviews2024
Dev: Game Studio Inc.Pub: LiTMUS Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
[This is the origin of "Blue Tragedy"]The legendary horror game "Ao Oni" is now available on Steam!
Why similar: Horror 78.9%, Survival Horror 6.6%, Indie 5.1%, Action 4.9%, Singleplayer 4.6%
- #31 Wick
78% matchVery Positive86% of 704 reviews2015
Dev: Hellbent Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wick is a survival horror game where ghost stories are brought to life. Explore a local legend about the long lost children in the woods who can still be seen... but only by those who dare to enter alone by candlelight.
Why similar: Horror 48.6%, Survival Horror 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, First-Person 8.8%, Action 6.3%
- #32 HorrorToleranceTest
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 148 reviews2025
Dev: うさうさはっぴーげーむず
Windows
A horror game that challenges you to play three different games and diagnoses your tolerance for fear. “Surprise fear,” “hiding fear,” “escaping fear”—are you tolerant of all types of fear?
Why similar: Horror 65.4%, First-Person 15.9%, Action 10.8%, Indie 4.5%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #33 The Hat Man: Shadow Ward
77% matchMixed65% of 3,324 reviews2016
Dev: Game Mechanics LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Based on a true story, discover the horror of the Canton insane asylum as you attempt to rescue your daughter. Experience the scariest game of 2014.
Why similar: Horror 75.1%, First-Person 8.7%, Indie 5.1%, Action 3.9%, Survival Horror 3.2%
- #34 Palmyra Orphanage
75% matchVery Positive89% of 713 reviews2019
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paranormal first-person horror, which takes place in an abandoned orphanage. Walk through the corridors of your childhood, but do remember that you're not only one here.
Why similar: Horror 49.7%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Survival Horror 13.8%, First-Person 7.9%, Indie 6%
- #35 祟り坂 | TATARI Curse road
73% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: STUDIO DYD
Windows
A simple survival horror set in a hilly town where you must escape from a ghost. There are no puzzles, item usage, or complex controls. If you fail, try again, memorize the roads, and find your way to the goal.
Why similar: Horror 46.9%, Survival Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Action 8.2%, First-Person 6.4%
- #36 Tsugunohi -The Chamber of Phantom Name-
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
"Tsugunohi -The Chamber of Phantom Name-" Launches on Steam! A new graduate, Kana Sakuragi, begins her new life in a renovated old house, "Akembara House." What seemed like a shiny, ideal property soon turns into a nightmare, as she is plagued by strange phenomena every night...
Why similar: Horror 71.9%, Action 16.3%, Singleplayer 6.2%, Indie 5.6%
- #37 Doorways: Prelude
76% matchMixed62% of 636 reviews2013
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 59.4%, Survival Horror 12.4%, First-Person 7.8%, Psychological Horror 7.2%, Action 6.6%
- #38 Aooni The Horror of Blueberry Onsen
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 324 reviews2025
Dev: Game Studio Inc.
Windows
Challenge yourself while being chased by fear! A horror puzzle action adventure! ■A completely new version of the legendary horror game "Ao Oni"!
Why similar: Horror 69.2%, Action 21%, Indie 6.8%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #39 SCP-087: Recovered document
77% matchMostly Negative39% of 94 reviews2018
Dev: Korovkin Nikita
Windows
SCP-087: Recovered documents - first-person horror, that tells the story of a classified object.
Why similar: Horror 50.3%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Survival Horror 15.2%, Action 8.8%, Indie 7.3%
- #40 SHINONOME : Rainy Night Manor
71% matchVery Positive95% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: WODAN, Inc.
Windows · Mac
A haunted house where ghosts and vengeful spirits lurk around every corner. Your courage and wit will be put to the test in order to survive. Use trails and sounds as clues to progress in this exciting new roguelike escape game.
Why similar: Horror 58.3%, Survival Horror 29.4%, Action 11.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #41 Hektor
74% matchMixed62% of 970 reviews2015
Dev: Rubycone
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 58.1%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, First-Person 10.3%, Action 7.2%, Indie 6%
- #42 Slender: The Arrival
71% matchVery Positive88% of 9,341 reviews2013
Dev: Blue Isle StudiosPub: Blue Isle Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Slender Man returns more terrifying than ever. You're on your own. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Relive the horror all over again with cutting edge visuals for the 10th Anniversary Update and experience survival horror at its finest.
Why similar: Horror 59.9%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, First-Person 7.7%, Multiplayer 3.2%
- #43 Into The Gloom
73% matchVery Positive81% of 296 reviews2015
Dev: earrgamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
It's a retro horror game featuring eerie black, white, and red visuals. Embark on an exciting adventure across 18 suspenseful levels while evading "The Shadow" and discovering five possible endings. Immerse yourself in a chilling atmosphere with haunting environments and unsettling sounds.
Why similar: Horror 39.5%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, Survival Horror 13.7%, First-Person 12%, Action 5.6%
- #44 The House
74% matchMostly Negative36% of 91 reviews2014
Dev: Konsordo
Windows
Plunge into the atmosphere of fear and horror,investigate the dark house full of mysteries and danger!
Why similar: Horror 83.4%, Action 8.6%, Indie 8%
- #45 Shadownest
72% matchMixed55% of 507 reviews2021
Dev: Briny Boi StudiosPub: Briny Boi Studios
Windows
Asymmetric multiplayer meets atmospheric horror
Why similar: Survival Horror 49.1%, Indie 18.1%, Action 16.8%, Multiplayer 16%
- #46 Withering Rooms
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,539 reviews2024
Dev: Moonless FormlessPub: Perp Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Withering Rooms is a challenging 2.5D horror RPG set in a procedurally generated Victorian mansion that changes each night. Explore Mostyn House to collect the perfect items for your build and face a huge cast of overgrown undead, invisible ghosts, devious witches, and more.
Why similar: Horror 84.1%, Survival Horror 8.2%, Action 5.7%, Singleplayer 2%
- #47 Mirror Forge
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 186 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: Horror 43.4%, Psychological Horror 25.5%, Survival Horror 20.1%, First-Person 11%
- #48 NOROI KAGO: the Grudged Domain
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 117 reviews2025
Dev: ToydiumPub: TOEI ANIMATION Co.,Ltd
Windows
NOROI KAGO: the Grudged Domain is a four-player co-op survival horror game based on "Yokai", supernatural beings from Japanese folklore. Trapped in a cursed domain, you and your companions must work together to endure the curse and find a way to escape, all the while hiding from the roaming yokai.
Why similar: Horror 43.9%, Survival Horror 19%, First-Person 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11%, Action 7.5%
- #49 123 Slaughter Me Street
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 398 reviews2015
Dev: Nate SandersPub: Impulse Game Studios, LLC.
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 94.9 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Wounded and on the run, trapped in an abandoned building, armed only with a dying flashlight. Navigate darkness, outsmart lurking horrors, and escape before they reach you. A tense, paranoia-driven survival experience where every moment counts.
Why similar: Horror 77.6%, Action 10.8%, Indie 9.5%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #50 Mists of Aiden
68% matchVery Positive91% of 1,141 reviews2020
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
Why similar: Horror 58.3%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, First-Person 8.3%, Action 7.1%, Indie 6.7%
- #51 SHINONOME ABYSS The Maiden Exorcist
66% matchVery Positive83% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: WODAN,Inc.Pub: KADOKAWA CORPORATION
Windows · Mac
Use your supply of items and traps to survive in a mansion haunted by yokai and vengeful spirits as shrine maiden Yono in this strategy roguelike horror action game!
Why similar: Horror 68.4%, Action 21.6%, Indie 6.1%, Singleplayer 4%
- #52 Psycho
70% matchMixed58% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: Rachata SuksereekulPub: Good Monkey
Windows
”Psycho” is a 3D horror game that allows you to explore and survive with your friends in the terrible mystery bunker.
Why similar: Horror 44.5%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Survival Horror 16.1%, Action 7.6%, First-Person 5.9%
- #53 Backrooms: Realm of Shadows
70% matchMostly Negative39% of 199 reviews2023
Dev: Cyprus Games
Windows
Backrooms: Realm of Shadows is a horror game that takes place in a seemingly endless maze of interconnected rooms and hallways, known as the Backrooms.
Why similar: Horror 41.3%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Action 13.9%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Multiplayer 6.8%
- #54 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,982 reviews2017
Dev: Albino Moose Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.
Why similar: Horror 55%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, First-Person 9.9%, Survival Horror 9.5%, Indie 6.8%
- #55 The Night Shift
67% matchMixed58% of 144 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: Horror 48.8%, Survival Horror 22.5%, First-Person 13.1%, Action 9.1%, Indie 4%
- #56 Home Sweet Home EP2
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,039 reviews2019
Dev: YGGDRAZIL GROUP PUBLIC CO., LTD.Pub: Ningbo Inception Media Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Terror and mystery meet in Home Sweet Home Sweet Home Episode 2, the sequel to last year’s cult-hit first-person horror game, Home Sweet Home. Immerse yourself in a world where evil hides behind every corner, in a world inspired by Thai folklore and mythology.
Why similar: Horror 62.4%, Action 14.3%, Survival Horror 11.8%, Indie 11.4%
- #57 Minds Eyes
69% matchMixed69% of 1,842 reviews2016
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 22%
You venture through your mind, trying desperately to wake up from your nightmares. Will you make it out?
Why similar: Horror 67.6%, Survival Horror 11.7%, Psychological Horror 6.4%, Multiplayer 4%, Action 3.8%
- #58 Stairs
69% matchMixed70% of 363 reviews2015
Dev: GreyLight EntertainmentPub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
STAIRS is a first-person atmospheric psychological horror game, inspired by real-life events, that takes players through the stories of three missing people as seen through the eyes of journalist Christopher Adams. Start preparing yourself now, for to descend down these steps is to descend into madness...
Why similar: Horror 57.9%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Indie 9.6%, Action 9.6%
- #59 Teke Teke - テケテケ
69% matchMixed56% of 122 reviews2021
Dev: Nyxtales
Windows
Teke Teke - テケテケ is a first-person horror adventure game based on a Japanese myth. The gameplay focuses on storytelling, stealth and decision making, there are also some puzzles for the player to solve, making gameplay more various.
Why similar: Horror 58.2%, Psychological Horror 27.3%, Indie 8.5%, Action 4.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #60 Fork Road
65% matchMostly Positive75% of 988 reviews2024
Dev: Simon Au Yeung
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Fork Road is a first-person immersive atmospheric game with new gameplay , Be prepared to face fears you've never faced before
Why similar: Horror 55.1%, Survival Horror 19.4%, First-Person 13.3%, Indie 8.7%, Singleplayer 3.6%