- #1 Visage
97% matchVery Positive84% of 10,620 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
Why similar: Horror 27.7%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Survival Horror 19.3%, Dark 11.1%, Realistic 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game is the gold standard for psychological horror set within a shifting, claustrophobic mansion environment.
- #2 MADiSON
96% matchVery Positive87% of 3,277 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Horror 20.2%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Survival Horror 19.7%, Dark 13.7%, Puzzle 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features heavy puzzle-solving mechanics and intense, atmospheric exploration of a dark, haunted home.
- #3 Layers of Fear
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,582 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 14%, Mystery 10.8%, Dark 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in psychological horror that uses a changing mansion environment to mirror the protagonist's deteriorating mental state.
- #4 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
95% matchVery Positive95% of 35,239 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
Why similar: Horror 31.2%, Survival Horror 19.5%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Dark 9.2%, Puzzle 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: The foundational title for modern mansion-based survival horror, emphasizing vulnerability and environmental investigation.
- #5 Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel
94% matchVery Positive84% of 2,268 reviews2022
Dev: Pulsatrix StudiosPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Explore a decadent hotel across different timelines and uncover the dark history of a fanatical cult and your role in their plans.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.9%, Horror 11.9%, Puzzle 10.8%, Mystery 10.3%, Sci-fi 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title combines complex puzzle-solving with survival-horror mechanics in a large, decaying, and mysterious building.
- #6 The Beast Inside
94% matchVery Positive83% of 11,932 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 31.3%, Survival Horror 23.3%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Realistic 6.8%, Atmospheric 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: It masterfully blends detective-style investigation with psychological horror and a deep, multi-generational family mystery.
- #7 Martha Is Dead
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,639 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.9%, Thriller 15.1%, Horror 14.9%, Mystery 12.9%, Dark 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric psychological thriller that focuses on uncovering dark family secrets in a haunting, realistic setting.
- #8 The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
92% matchVery Positive88% of 880 reviews2022
Dev: MediaCity Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.
Why similar: Mystery 18.4%, Horror 17.5%, Realistic 14.5%, Puzzle 13.7%, Exploration 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated escape-room style puzzle game that captures the feel of exploring a mysterious, abandoned estate.
- #9 Tormented Souls
91% matchVery Positive90% of 7,787 reviews2021
Dev: Dual EffectPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.5 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 26.4%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 14.9%, Dark 10.6%, Puzzle 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a classic survival-horror experience with intricate mansion puzzles and a focus on uncovering a sinister past.
- #10 Silver Chains
91% matchMixed69% of 1,327 reviews2019
Dev: Cracked Heads GamesPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.
Why similar: Horror 35.3%, Psychological Horror 26.9%, Mystery 7.3%, Puzzle 6.6%, Exploration 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on exploration and puzzle-solving within a dark, atmospheric estate to uncover a tragic mystery.
- #11 Westmark Manor
90% matchMixed69% of 78 reviews2020
Dev: Nodbrim InteractivePub: Toadman Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
What lurks in the darkest corners of the mansion? Westmark Manor is a journey into the occult, a mind-bending survival horror game, with a heavy focus on solving puzzles and exploration, inspired by the formidable H.P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.8%, Gothic 17.1% ★, Dark 13.9%, Mystery 12.8%, Adventure 12%
Why You'll Like It: A solid survival-horror title that emphasizes puzzle-solving and exploration within a dark, lovecraftian mansion.
- #12 White Night
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 399 reviews2015
Dev: OSome StudioPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
The dark will reveal all!Explore the macabre past of an old mansion in the 1930's and solve puzzles of light and shadows in this fully black & white survival horror! Players are trapped in this nightmare where darkness is a constant threat!
Why similar: Survival Horror 34.8%, Horror 34%, Puzzle 18%, Adventure 10.1%, Indie 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique noir aesthetic and puzzle-heavy gameplay that perfectly complements its horror-mystery themes.
- #13 Charon's Staircase
89% matchMixed63% of 72 reviews2022
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?
Why similar: Detective 27%, Dark 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Mystery 10%, Horror 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines detective-style investigation with exploration in a dark, atmospheric, and puzzle-rich environment.
- #14 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
88% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,314 reviews2018
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.4%, Horror 24.6%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Atmospheric 6%, Action 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tense, stealth-based survival horror game set within a sprawling mansion filled with secrets and dangerous inhabitants.
- #15 Misery Mansion
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 93 reviews2021
Dev: Manic Mice
Windows
Misery Mansion is a first-person survival horror game. After your car broke down you find yourself helpless in a forest. All alone you will search for help in the dark. You will discover and explore a mysterious old mansion. But soon all you want is to escape the horrors within.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.1%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 15.4%, Dark 12.4%, Realistic 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that focuses on survival and exploration within a dark, threatening mansion.
- #16 Infliction
86% matchVery Positive81% of 936 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Horror 20.9%, Dark 11.8%, Realistic 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A haunting exploration of a family home that requires players to piece together past events to survive the present.
- #17 Cursed Mansion
86% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Dragon EmperorsPub: Nuon Games
Windows
Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.4%, Supernatural 14.2%, Horror 14%, Mystery 12.9%, Dark 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a narrative-driven horror experience with multiple endings and a strong focus on uncovering family secrets.
- #18 Observer: System Redux
85% matchVery Positive85% of 2,866 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Detective 43.6%, Horror 25%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Story Rich 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a unique blend of detective investigation and psychological horror within a dark, sci-fi setting.
- #19 Call of Cthulhu®
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,295 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
Why similar: Detective 29.4%, Horror 17%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Mystery 10.5%, Atmospheric 7%
Why You'll Like It: Features strong detective and investigation mechanics set in a dark, mysterious environment filled with occult secrets.
- #20 The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
84% matchVery Positive88% of 8,931 reviews2014
Dev: The Astronauts
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
Why similar: Detective 32.8%, Mystery 16.6%, Horror 9.8%, Supernatural 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: An excellent narrative-driven game that focuses on detective work and environmental exploration in a beautiful, eerie setting.
- #21 Mists of Aiden
83% matchVery Positive91% of 1,138 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 26.1%, Psychological Horror 17%, Mystery 11.2%, Supernatural 10.1%, Dark 7%
Why You'll Like It: A horror-adventure game that emphasizes exploration and survival in a dark, mysterious environment.
- #22 What Remains of Edith Finch
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 49,863 reviews2017
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Why similar: Mystery 20.1%, Story Rich 16.8%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Exploration 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A masterful exploration of a family home that uses environmental storytelling to uncover the tragic history of its inhabitants.
- #23 Supernormal
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,081 reviews2024
Dev: Hitori de Productions
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth.
Why similar: Detective 16.5%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Supernatural 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Horror 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that focuses on investigation and supernatural discovery.
- #24 Still Wakes the Deep
79% matchVery Positive88% of 10,965 reviews2024
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 18%, Dark 14.9%, Supernatural 10.7%, Sci-fi 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides high-tension atmospheric survival horror with a strong narrative focus on isolation and discovery.
- #25 The Horror Of Salazar House
81% matchVery Positive95% of 386 reviews2020
Dev: Maldo19Pub: Torture Star Video
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become another permanent inhabitant? An Italian horror inspired adventure game!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.3%, Supernatural 14.1%, Horror 13.8%, Mystery 12.1%, Dark 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a strong, atmospheric horror experience with a focus on point-and-click investigation and discovery.
- #26 Paper Cut Mansion
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 90 reviews2022
Dev: Space Lizard StudioPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In this papercraft roguelite, explore a mysterious mansion floor by floor. Solve puzzles, battle enemies and complete quests as you unlock new abilities to aid you on each run as you solve the mystery behind the Paper Cut Mansion.
Why similar: Survival Horror 35.4%, Thriller 16%, Puzzle 10.7%, Mystery 8.4%, Adventure 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A unique survival-horror game that blends roguelite elements with a dark, atmospheric mansion setting.
- #27 Confabulation
79% matchVery Positive91% of 103 reviews2023
Dev: Authogin
Windows
Your memory is fading. Things around your home keep changing; they are not what they appear to be. Find what is wrong, take pictures to restore your memory. Try to remember. Learn what you have forgotten, learn what has happened. It is not what it seems to be.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 12%, Mystery 11.1%, Dark 10.2%, Supernatural 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that focuses on puzzle-solving and first-person exploration to uncover a dark narrative.
- #28 Echoes of Dread
78% matchVery Positive85% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: Reaper GSPub: Kazakov Studios
Windows
Echoes Of Dread is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mansion, solve puzzles, and uncover the secrets hidden within. Prepare for unexpected encounters with terrifying entities.
Why similar: Survival Horror 12.8%, Supernatural 12.3%, Detective 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 10.8%
- #29 Family curse
78% matchVery Positive91% of 235 reviews2023
Dev: Stork Game
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Family curse is a mystical horror from the first person with a frightening atmosphere. Immerse yourself in the intricate history of the Crouse family and find out the terrible secret of the people who died in the cursed house.
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Thriller 14.9%, Horror 14.4%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #30 Paranormal Night Shift
76% matchVery Positive97% of 187 reviews2025
Dev: Wheeler Whale Games
Windows
Paranormal Night Shift is an observation and spot the anomaly game set in a haunted house in the 1980s.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.6%, Supernatural 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Mystery 10.7%, Realistic 9.4%
- #31 Shutter
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 218 reviews2015
Dev: Cosmic Logic
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Re-live a dark and haunting tale in this fixed camera puzzle-horror game RE-miniscent of the first generation of survival horror games.
Why similar: Horror 35%, Puzzle 19.8%, Adventure 16.3%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Indie 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric horror game that uses puzzle-solving and exploration to build tension within a mysterious setting.
- #32 RESTORER
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
RESTORER is a classic walking simulator set in an old, atmospheric mansion. Something roams the halls… It wants to share its secret—with the price being your sanity.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Realistic 15.1%, Horror 12.5%, Thriller 11.9%, Dark 11.7%
- #33 Death Frame
75% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: EpiXR Games UG
Windows
Explore a haunted mansion, uncover a killers madness, and enter surreal paintings to relive the twisted mind of a killer. Danger and mystery are lurking behind the screaming walls of this fascinating and frightening horror adventure.
Why similar: Survival Horror 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 11.2%, Thriller 10.7%
- #34 Zemblanity
77% matchVery Positive87% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: XenOxygen
Windows
Zemblanity is an atmospheric first-person horror game. What seemed like a little creepy invitation over from an old childhood friend turns into disturbing uncovering of mysterious forces ruling in the mansion. Will you find a way out?
Why similar: Horror 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Dark 12.1%, Realistic 10.9%, Mystery 10.9%
- #35 Mansion of the Dead
74% matchVery Positive95% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Caicai Studio
Windows
Step into the shoes of Agent Kim, drawn into a chilling mystery deep in the wilderness. Find hidden clues, solve intricate puzzles, and outsmart the relentless zombies that roam the estate. Will you make it out alive, or will you too vanish without a trace?
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.7%, Horror 18.6%, Mystery 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12%, Exploration 11.1%
- #36 Scary Shadow Spot - Last Farewell
74% matchVery Positive97% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Daniele Doesn't MatterPub: Doesn't Matter Games
Windows
Scary Shadow Spot: Last Farewell - Haunted by his past, Mark explores a haunted house where nothing is as it seems. Chilling puzzles and shocking truths await. Are you ready to uncover the mystery hidden in the shadows?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.4%, Thriller 17.3%, Horror 15.6%, Realistic 12.2%, Hidden Object 8.6%
- #37 The Curse of Elmwood
76% matchMixed58% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: STuNT
Windows
You hear quiet whispers from deep inside the house, but no one sees. You begin to feel that you are not alone in this house. Curse of Elmwood is an atmospheric horror where you find yourself trapped in a gloomy 18th century mansion, steeped in mystery and horror.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.5%, Hidden Object 13.1%, Horror 12.1%, Exploration 11.3%, Puzzle 11.3%
- #38 Riddlewood Manor
72% matchVery Positive93% of 132 reviews2025
Dev: Peanut Button
Windows · Mac
Riddlewood Manor is a point & click adventure set in a haunted house that will try to kill you each step of your way. Overcome eerie logic puzzles to uncover a maze of mysterious rooms filled with dark secrets, spooky encounters, and hidden pathways. Optional jump scare warning is available.
Why similar: Gothic 21.3% ★, Horror 13.9%, Mystery 13.5%, Puzzle 10.2%, Dark 9.6%
- #39 Reflection
73% matchVery Positive84% of 230 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 13.8%, Supernatural 13.4%, Realistic 12.4%, Dark 11.4%
- #40 Bureau of Contacts: Mansion
73% matchVery Positive94% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: MIROWIN
Windows
Explore an old mansion full of paranormal dangers alone. Find clues, identify ghosts, collect their dossiers and exorcise them.
Why similar: Horror 18.2%, Survival Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Supernatural 16.1%, Exploration 13.4%
- #41 The Séance of Blake Manor
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,784 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, Supernatural 15.8%, Mystery 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Dark 8.9%
- #42 Dead Take
71% matchVery Positive88% of 794 reviews2025
Dev: Surgent StudiosPub: Pocketpair Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.7%, Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Puzzle 9.2%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #43 The Mansion
75% matchMixed67% of 155 reviews2021
Dev: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows
The Mansion, a grim yet fascinating building you’re facing, doesn’t exist.
Why similar: Puzzle 15.6%, Horror 15.3%, Realistic 13.8%, Mystery 13.1%, Exploration 11.5%
- #44 The Horror at Highrook
70% matchVery Positive91% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: Nullpointer Games
Windows
The Horror at Highrook is an occult card crafting narrative RPG. Explore a haunted mansion with your team of investigators, summon dark entities, craft powerful protections, uncover the fate of the missing family, and choose your own path through the darkness.
Why similar: Gothic 33.3% ★, Mystery 26.1%, Horror 25.7%, Story Rich 8.4%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #45 Confabulation: Homestead
72% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Authogin
Windows
Horror puzzle game with spot-the-difference elements for survival. Complete interesting puzzles throughout your home to gain access to more areas and unlock more of the story all while using your modified camera to survive the threat that is lurking.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.7%, Mystery 12.3%, Horror 12.2%, Dark 10.6%, Hidden Object 9.5%
- #46 House of Lost Souls
71% matchMixed62% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Arkuda Inc.
Windows
House of Lost Souls is a story-driven horror game about Jack, who returns to his old family home in search of answers. Explore distorted memories, uncover dark secrets, and learn the truth about the tragedy that changed his life forever.
Why similar: Survival Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Dark 12.9%, Horror 11.8%, Realistic 10.9%
- #47 Insomnis
71% matchVery Positive91% of 272 reviews2022
Dev: Path Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Insomnis is a first-person horror game focused on story, exploration and solving puzzles to advance through a terrifying atmosphere. Players take control of Joe Castevet, who will have to deal with a mysterious inheritance he has just received. Discover all the secrets of the Castevet mansion!
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.7%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 15%, Mystery 13.5%, Realistic 13.5%
- #48 Moonlight Mansion
73% matchMixed63% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: Monocarpic GamePub: UQAT - Création et nouveaux médias
Windows
A mother and her son uncover the mystery shrouding the manor in which they are imprisoned. To escape, they need to cooperate without letting panic take over, while the manor – or what haunts it – tries to separate them. In this suspenseful game, will you be able to accept the truths revealed to you?
Why similar: Indie 36.5%, Thriller 18.1%, Dark 17.4%, Exploration 11.4%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #49 The Empty Eyes
69% matchVery Positive80% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.4%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 13.6%, Thriller 11.7%, Mystery 11.5%
- #50 IFU
70% matchMixed67% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Setonika GamesPub: Dark Games DGG
Windows
IFU is a psychological horror about a young guy who is forcibly locked in an abandoned mansion of a dead surgeon along with his restless soul.
Why similar: Detective 15.6%, Thriller 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Horror 9.6%, Dark 9.5%
- #51 Whispering Lane: Horror
69% matchMixed65% of 156 reviews2024
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the dark secrets of the abandoned house on Whispering Lane in this psychological horror game. Navigate through perilous twists, where each turn reveals a blend of horror and mystery. Can you unearth the truth before darkness consumes you?
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.1%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Horror 13.2%, Realistic 9.8%
- #52 Prognostic
68% matchVery Positive94% of 487 reviews2022
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
An orphan returns to the house of the deceased fortune-teller to uncover the secret of his family's death. He must accept his legacy and become a prognostic before supernatural madness engulfs people of his town.
Why similar: Horror 19.1%, Realistic 18.2%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Puzzle 10.5%, Dark 9.6%
- #53 Haus Of Irndrous
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Ryle AfgarnPub: Ryan Afgarn
Windows
Welcome to the Afgarn Mansion. Don’t ask why it’s empty. Nor why the lights flicker. The more you ask, the more they’ll want to answer. Find your father. If you hear voices, don’t respond. The experiments are still inside. They know you entered. And they’re eager to have you close.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.4%, Thriller 14.7%, Horror 13.4%, Dark 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.5%
- #54 Rise of Insanity
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,266 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
Why similar: Horror 18.2%, Survival Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Dark 10.9%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #55 Left By Angels
67% matchVery Positive87% of 134 reviews2025
Dev: Street Art Studios
Windows
Based on the real Left By Angels Mansion! After your wife vanishes, a strange sighting draws you to an abandoned mansion. Trapped inside, haunted by the past, and hunted by truth, you must survive a looping nightmare where light is your only ally. She’s here—and she remembers everything.
Why similar: Horror 26.8%, Psychological Horror 25.8%, Dark 14%, Realistic 12.7%, Exploration 6.8%
- #56 The Room Three
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 13,034 reviews2018
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lured to a remote island, you find yourself confined within the rooms of an ominous mansion. You must draw upon all your puzzle-solving ability to navigate a series of trials devised by a mysterious figure known only as “The Craftsman”. Do you have what it takes to escape?
Why similar: Puzzle 30.1%, Mystery 27.8%, Horror 6.9%, Hidden Object 6.9%, Dark 6.7%
- #57 Vampire Mansion
65% matchVery Positive93% of 952 reviews2023
Dev: eTIRUe
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore the mansion, find a way to fight the vampires, find the key, and escape the mansion.
Why similar: Thriller 29.8%, Psychological Horror 26.3%, Horror 19.7%, Hidden Object 16.2%, Action 8%
- #58 The Palace of Unrest
68% matchMixed58% of 177 reviews2023
Dev: Zach HarrisPub: Red Wolf Productions
Windows
Use poems to solve puzzles and escape the mansion with your life in this horror themed escape room game.
Why similar: Horror 15.4%, Dark 13.2%, Hidden Object 12.4%, Puzzle 10.7%, Exploration 10.5%
- #59 Westwood Shadows: Prologue
67% matchVery Positive84% of 151 reviews2021
Dev: RedSoup Studio
Windows
A police detective returns to his abandoned hometown, where he must confront his past and an unsolved case draped in shadows. Follow Peter Bennet through a first-person, puzzle-solving horror game, and sample the mystery and heavy atmosphere of Westwood Shadows.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.5%, Horror 15.3%, Detective 11.4%, Dark 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #60 SIMULACRA
66% matchVery Positive90% of 4,596 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Horror 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Thriller 10.2%, Mystery 8.7%