- #1 Shadow Corridor 2 雨ノ四葩
97% matchVery Positive88% of 913 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 53.2%, Psychological Horror 23%, Action 8.5%, Survival Horror 7.5%, First-Person 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel offers refined mechanics and new procedural challenges that expand upon the original's core gameplay loop.
- #2 Monstrum
96% matchVery Positive91% of 3,704 reviews2015
Dev: Team JunkfishPub: Junkfish Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.1 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 57.9%, Survival Horror 24%, First-Person 7.6%, Indie 5.2%, Psychological Horror 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features procedural ship layouts and a relentless monster that forces players to rely on stealth and environmental awareness.
- #3 White Day: A Labyrinth Named School
96% matchVery Positive81% of 4,420 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 54.5%, Survival Horror 15%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, First-Person 7.9%, Action 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic school-based survival horror game that emphasizes stealth and avoiding pursuers in a confined, eerie setting.
- #4 Home Sweet Home
95% matchVery Positive87% of 3,762 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%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, First-Person 6.6%, Indie 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A stealth-heavy survival horror game rooted in Thai mythology that shares the same tense, hide-and-seek gameplay style.
- #5 Visage
94% matchVery Positive84% of 10,723 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 53.5%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Survival Horror 12.6%, First-Person 6.2%, Multiplayer 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers an incredibly tense, atmospheric psychological horror experience that excels at making the player feel vulnerable and hunted.
- #6 Amnesia: The Bunker
94% matchVery Positive93% of 11,778 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.0 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 40.1%, Survival Horror 20.7%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, First-Person 11.9%, Action 7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an emergent, semi-open survival horror experience where stealth and resource management are essential to surviving a persistent threat.
- #7 School Labyrinth
93% matchVery Positive83% of 773 reviews2024
Dev: RainyDollGames
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 77.4%, Action 9%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Indie 3.6%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on procedural generation and cooperative stealth-horror, mirroring the school-setting and maze-like exploration of the seed game.
- #8 Alien: Isolation
92% matchVery Positive93% of 65,250 reviews2014
Dev: Creative AssemblyPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 17.0 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 55.2%, Survival Horror 23%, First-Person 10.3%, Psychological Horror 6.4%, Action 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for cat-and-mouse stealth horror, featuring an unpredictable AI that hunts the player through a labyrinthine environment.
- #9 The Bathhouse | 地獄銭湯 Restored Edition
91% matchVery Positive90% of 1,290 reviews2024
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 57.3%, Psychological Horror 30.3%, First-Person 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the specific, unsettling atmosphere of Japanese indie horror with a focus on environmental storytelling and psychological tension.
- #10 Dark Deception
90% matchVery Positive89% of 23,549 reviews2018
Dev: Glowstick Entertainment
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 13.0 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 54.8%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Survival Horror 11.4%, First-Person 8.1%, Multiplayer 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, maze-based horror game that emphasizes evasion and pattern recognition to survive against unique monsters.
- #11 MADiSON
89% matchVery Positive87% of 3,329 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: Horror 46.4%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Survival Horror 15.2%, First-Person 9.1%, Indie 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that uses environmental puzzles and intense atmosphere to keep the player in a state of constant unease.
- #12 Phantasmal: Survival Horror Roguelike
91% matchMixed44% of 365 reviews2016
Dev: Eyemobi Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 7.4 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 69.3%, Survival Horror 18.1%, Multiplayer 6.7%, Indie 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated roguelike horror title that emphasizes randomized environments and the constant threat of unseen entities.
- #13 Dungeon Nightmares II : The Memory
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 284 reviews2015
Dev: K Monkey
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
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 50.8%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Survival Horror 15.8%, Action 7.6%, Indie 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Utilizes procedural dungeon generation to create an unpredictable and terrifying survival horror experience.
- #14 Lost in Vivo
88% matchVery Positive92% of 3,903 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: Horror 42%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Survival Horror 19.4%, First-Person 9.5%, Indie 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, claustrophobic horror experience that draws heavy inspiration from Japanese psychological horror and exploration-based dread.
- #15 Stay Out of the House
87% matchVery Positive95% of 1,805 reviews2022
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!
Why similar: Horror 46.9%, Survival Horror 26%, First-Person 10.1%, Indie 7.6%, Action 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A stealth-focused survival horror game with procedural elements that forces players to navigate a dangerous environment while avoiding a persistent killer.
- #16 Tsugunohi
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 584 reviews2021
Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 54.7%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Indie 13.8%, Action 13%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: A unique, side-scrolling Japanese horror game that builds dread through slow, deliberate pacing and unsettling visual shifts.
- #17 Wick
86% matchVery Positive86% of 696 reviews2015
Dev: Hellbent Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 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 48.2%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, First-Person 9%, Action 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric survival horror game that focuses on navigating dark, confined spaces while being pursued by supernatural entities.
- #18 The Beast Inside
84% matchVery Positive83% of 12,010 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 53.7%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, First-Person 8.4%, Action 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines first-person exploration with survival horror elements, offering a tense experience that shifts between different time periods.
- #19 Teke Teke - テケテケ
85% matchMixed57% 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 59%, Psychological Horror 25.5%, Indie 9.2%, Action 4.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: Based on Japanese urban legends, this game focuses on stealth and psychological horror in a way that mirrors the seed game's cultural roots.
- #20 Cry of Fear
83% matchVery Positive89% of 84,143 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 55.9%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Survival Horror 14%, First-Person 4.8%, Multiplayer 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, psychological horror game that features intense combat and exploration, heavily influenced by the Japanese horror aesthetic.
- #21 The Dark Occult
84% matchMixed69% of 1,264 reviews2018
Dev: RYM GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.6 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 57.4%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Action 9.4%, First-Person 7.7%, Indie 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features procedural elements and intense chase sequences that require the player to navigate a shifting, haunted environment.
- #22 Changgwi
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 92 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 44.8%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15%, First-Person 11%, Multiplayer 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer survival horror game that focuses on first-person evasion and managing fear in a dark, atmospheric setting.
- #23 SOMA
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 51,186 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 41.8%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Survival Horror 16.9%, First-Person 10%, Action 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: While more narrative-driven, its stealth sequences and oppressive atmosphere provide a similar feeling of helplessness against overwhelming threats.
- #24 Outlast
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 135,249 reviews2013
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.9 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%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11%, First-Person 8.1%, Action 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A definitive stealth-horror experience where the player is completely defenseless and must rely on hiding to survive.
- #25 123 Slaughter Me Street
82% matchMixed69% of 392 reviews2015
Dev: Nate SandersPub: Impulse Game Studios, LLC.
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 97.0 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 76.7%, Action 11.2%, Indie 10.1%, Singleplayer 2%
Why You'll Like It: A maze-based horror game that relies on quick reflexes and stealth to avoid being caught by the creatures stalking the halls.
- #26 Aooni
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 973 reviews2024
Dev: Game Studio Inc.
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 78.1%, Survival Horror 6.9%, Indie 5.4%, Action 5%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #27 Loco Parentis / 孤女咒怨
80% matchMixed54% of 520 reviews2019
Dev: Fair Games StudioPub: Sad Horse studio
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Surreal survival horror, where you alone or with a friend have to solve puzzles and try to survive in the endless entrance among the monsters
Why similar: Horror 61.9%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Indie 11.8%, Action 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op horror game that requires players to work together to survive while navigating a dangerous, haunted environment.
- #28 Hotel Remorse
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 345 reviews2018
Dev: Charlie Behan
Windows
Wander long creepy corridors in search for answers in this short and jumpscare filled game.
Why similar: Horror 51.8%, First-Person 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Action 9.4%, Indie 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror title that emphasizes first-person stealth and navigating a hostile, confined setting.
- #29 Stairs
79% matchMixed70% of 363 reviews2015
Dev: GreyLight EntertainmentPub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 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 58.2%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Indie 10.4%, Action 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that focuses on exploration and uncovering dark secrets within a mysterious, shifting environment.
- #30 HorrorToleranceTest
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 147 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 64.6%, First-Person 16.2%, Action 11.2%, Indie 4.8%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #31 Hollow Cocoon
74% matchVery Positive93% of 899 reviews2023
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 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 42.2%, Psychological Horror 20%, Survival Horror 19.5%, First-Person 10.8%, Indie 5.3%
- #32 Pineview Drive
78% matchMixed63% of 674 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 84.2%, Indie 6.3%, Action 6.3%, First-Person 3.2%
- #33 Aooni The Horror of Blueberry Onsen
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 311 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 68.2%, Action 21.7%, Indie 7.1%, Singleplayer 3%
- #34 Minds Eyes
76% matchMixed70% of 1,834 reviews2016
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 21%
You venture through your mind, trying desperately to wake up from your nightmares. Will you make it out?
Why similar: Horror 67.2%, Survival Horror 12.4%, Psychological Horror 5.9%, Action 3.9%, Multiplayer 3.9%
- #35 Doorways: Prelude
77% 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 58.7%, Survival Horror 13%, First-Person 8%, Action 6.9%, Psychological Horror 6.6%
- #36 Palmyra Orphanage
75% matchVery Positive89% of 706 reviews2019
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 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 49.5%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Survival Horror 14.7%, First-Person 8.1%, Indie 6.4%
- #37 Tsugunohi -The Chamber of Phantom Name-
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 91 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 71.1%, Action 16.9%, Singleplayer 6.1%, Indie 5.9%
- #38 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%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Survival Horror 16.1%, Action 9.2%, Indie 7.8%
- #39 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,881 reviews2017
Dev: Albino Moose Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 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 54.5%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, First-Person 10.2%, Survival Horror 10%, Indie 7.2%
- #40 Mists of Aiden
72% matchVery Positive91% of 1,140 reviews2020
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 57.9%, Psychological Horror 17%, First-Person 8.7%, Action 7.5%, Indie 7.3%
- #41 The House
75% 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 82.6%, Action 8.9%, Indie 8.5%
- #42 SHINONOME : Rainy Night Manor
71% matchVery Positive95% of 58 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 57%, Survival Horror 30.4%, Action 11.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #43 Home Sweet Home EP2
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,036 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 61%, Action 14.7%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Indie 12%
- #44 NOROI KAGO: the Grudged Domain
69% matchVery Positive81% of 115 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 43.4%, Survival Horror 20%, First-Person 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10%, Action 7.8%
- #45 SHINONOME ABYSS The Maiden Exorcist
68% matchVery Positive82% of 57 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 67.4%, Action 22.3%, Indie 6.5%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #46 Slender: The Arrival
70% matchVery Positive88% of 9,266 reviews2013
Dev: Blue Isle StudiosPub: Blue Isle Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 59.6%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, First-Person 7.9%, Indie 3.3%
- #47 Hektor
73% matchMixed62% of 969 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 58.2%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, First-Person 10.7%, Action 7.6%, Indie 6.5%
- #48 Into The Gloom
72% matchVery Positive81% of 294 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 39.6%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Survival Horror 14.6%, First-Person 12.4%, Action 5.8%
- #49 Shadownest
71% matchMixed55% of 507 reviews2021
Dev: Briny Boi StudiosPub: Briny Boi Studios
Windows
Asymmetric multiplayer meets atmospheric horror
Why similar: Survival Horror 49.8%, Indie 18.5%, Action 16.8%, Multiplayer 14.9%
- #50 The Night Shift
68% 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: Horror 48.6%, Survival Horror 23.8%, First-Person 13.5%, Action 7.5%, Indie 4.3%
- #51 Apparition
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 102 reviews2018
Dev: MrCiastkuPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
First-person survival horror with ghosts and demons. Find yourself smack in the middle of a haunted forest in the dead of night. Talk to spirits through your Spirit Board. Capture evidence of the paranormal, but beware, fiercely aggressive demons are on the hunt.
Why similar: Horror 55.9%, Survival Horror 16.9%, First-Person 10.8%, Indie 8.8%, Action 5.6%
- #52 The Exit 8 VR
67% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: MyDearest Inc.
Windows
The popular indie game “The Exit 8” is reborn and brought to virtual life as “The Exit 8 VR”! Experience the eerie and thrilling atmosphere of Japan's underground passageways, now with new anomalies!
Why similar: Horror 52.5%, Psychological Horror 36%, Indie 7.6%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #53 Backrooms: Realm of Shadows
70% matchMixed41% of 183 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 40.6%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Action 14.8%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Multiplayer 6.5%
- #54 DYSTHANASIA
65% matchVery Positive90% of 322 reviews2025
Dev: Madowaku KoboPub: Eroge Japan
Windows
You awaken in a cold unfamiliar building crawling with grotesque creatures. Stave off terror using your wits and anything you can find, then try to make it out alive in this highly atmospheric environmental horror game.
Why similar: Horror 47.4%, Survival Horror 24.1%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Action 5.1%
- #55 The Classrooms
66% matchVery Positive90% of 2,977 reviews2022
Dev: Xefier Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The Classrooms is a procedural, liminal-space, found-footage, survival horror game. Explore The Classrooms and discover the various anomalies it contains; from malicious entities, to harmless oddities. And remember, it's different every time you play, so your found footage is uniquely yours.
Why similar: Horror 38.3%, Psychological Horror 23.2%, Survival Horror 21%, First-Person 12.5%, Action 5.1%
- #56 Psycho
69% matchMixed57% of 98 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 44.3%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Survival Horror 17.1%, Action 7.9%, First-Person 6.1%
- #57 Mirror Forge
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 183 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 43.5%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Survival Horror 21.5%, First-Person 11.4%
- #58 Fork Road
65% matchMostly Positive75% of 959 reviews2024
Dev: Simon Au Yeung
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 12.8 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 53.9%, Survival Horror 20.1%, First-Person 13.4%, Indie 9.1%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #59 Withering Rooms
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,474 reviews2024
Dev: Moonless FormlessPub: Perp Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 12.1 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 83.7%, Survival Horror 8.2%, Action 6%, Singleplayer 2%
- #60 Suite 776
66% matchVery Positive90% of 746 reviews2019
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
A pure terror with a twisted backstory; jumping straight into the horrors surrounding Suite 776.
Why similar: Horror 47.5%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Indie 13.6%, Action 13.4%, First-Person 9.3%