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Andrew's Nightmare is an argentine psychological horror video game. Play as Andrew, a young man haunted by a mysterious event from his past, who decides to begin therapy sessions with Dr. Braun to confront the fragments of an increasingly unstable mind.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 12.7%, Philosophical 12.3%, Dark 10.4%, First-Person 8.7%

In Don’t Remember, some things are better left forgotten. Fight your amnesia in this atmospheric, first person psychological horror game. Solve the mystery of the old mansion in 1900’s England through the use of your lantern’s various colors and face its hidden grotesque visage.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.3%, Horror 16.2%, Investigation 10.3%, Atmospheric 8.5%, First-Person 7%

A first-person atmospheric horror experience where hidden clues and impossible spaces draw you deeper into a place that should not exist.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 17.6%, Investigation 14.6%, Dark 8.8%, Atmospheric 8%

A psychological-horror puzzle game where after 16 years in prison for a murder you don't remember, you're back at your family's manor as schizophrenia distorts your reality. Manage, or harness, your mental hallucinations to uncover the truth. Will it vindicate you? Or confirm your darkest fears...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.5%, First-Person 10.8%, Horror 10.1%, Dark 8.5%, Philosophical 8.5%

Enter the minds of people who never let anyone win. Break their defenses, expose protected truths, and decide which memories the Source is allowed to keep in this sci-fi psychological horror game.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.5%, Horror 14.9%, Investigation 10.7%, First-Person 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.8%

A first-person psychological horror game set beneath a condemned 1989 telephone archive. Tune impossible calls, evade a creature that hunts every sound you make, and decide which evidence the city is allowed to remember.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.2%, Horror 15%, First-Person 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Investigation 8.5%

A first-person psychological horror game. You were sent into an abandoned facility to retrieve something — but it's not as empty as you were told. No combat. No rescue. Just what's waiting inside.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.3%, Horror 21.5%, First-Person 13.1%, Dark 8.8%, Exploration 8%

Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.

Why similar: Philosophical 18.3%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Investigation 12.7%, Horror 12.4%, Dark 9.8%

Inhabitant: A Family Curse is a first-person psychological horror game about investigating the unexplained disappearance of the Whitmore family. Explore their home, solve environmental puzzles, manage limited resources, and uncover the secrets they left behind.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.5%, Investigation 14.8%, Horror 13.8%, First-Person 9.7%, Survival Horror 7.9%

Remorse is a first-person psychological horror game. Where you have to get out of an unusual prison, where your jailers are your fears and awakened conscience. But is there a way out of it ...?!

Why similar: Philosophical 27.1%, Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Dark 11.4%, Atmospheric 8%

A psychological survival horror set in an underground parking garage. Trapped in an inescapable otherworld, survive until 5 AM while obeying absurd rules and fleeing a relentless clown. Each attack eats away at your mind, drawing you closer to becoming one. Can you survive the night as a human?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Horror 18.4%, First-Person 11.4%, Dark 8.9%, Investigation 8.7%

A new apartment. One tenant who thought his luck had finally changed. One thing certain: some places never let you settle in. A short retro horror about dark secrets and a home that was never meant to be yours.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Horror 16.7%, Investigation 14.3%, First-Person 9.2%, Dark 8.5%

MALEDICTION is a first-person psychological horror experience. Explore an eerie, shifting residence where an unspeakable tragedy took place. Search for clues, unlock hidden spaces, and piece together the dark truth behind the curse to reach multiple endings.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Investigation 16.5%, Horror 14.3%, First-Person 9.6%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Purefire Life Stream is a first-person psychological horror game. In recent years, livestreaming daily life has become a worldwide phenomenon. Explore a slow-paced world beginning with a livestreamed penthouse tour expanding into unsettling realism and terror.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.7%, Horror 16.4%, Dark 11.8%, Atmospheric 9.3%, First-Person 7.3%

A story-driven sci-fi horror inspired by classic horror. Trapped in a decaying spaceship, escape mind-bending traps, navigate shifting realities, solve puzzles, and uncover an impossible truth — as Romi, a mother desperate to find her dying child. Can you discover the truth before you’re erased?

Why similar: Philosophical 17.7%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 9.5%, Dark 9.2%, Dystopian 7.1%

Explore surreal, fractured spaces, collect symbolic objects, and piece together a story of disappearance in a first-person psychological horror game. Episode 1 of a planned trilogy, solo-developed in Unreal Engine 5.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Philosophical 19%, Horror 13.2%, Dark 8.2%, First-Person 8.1%

A first-person psychological horror where you wake, again and again, inside a facility that studies you. Each cycle the rooms change, the pattern deepens, and something begins to take shape. The longer you observe, the harder it becomes to tell where the simulation ends.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Horror 14.5%, Philosophical 11.1%, First-Person 9.7%, Atmospheric 8.2%

A 3D Survival Horror Game, in which the player has to investigate an abandoned medical research facility, while looking out for whatever danger that resides in the unknown darkness. An indie game made by a 14 year old student.

Why similar: Investigation 23%, Horror 17.8%, Psychological Horror 16%, First-Person 10.1%, Dark 8.9%

It is an indie psychological horror game in which you must solve the mystery behind the Dewey family while various entities try to hunt you down and torment you. Will you be able to survive and escape this infinite loop?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.4%, Horror 14.8%, Dark 11.7%, Investigation 8.5%, Story Rich 8.1%

Stream Japan's most haunted ruins — in a horse mask. Film every ghost you meet: the closer you get, the more views you earn, and the less of your mind you keep.

Why similar: Investigation 17.2%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 12.2%, First-Person 8.8%, Dark 8%

A psychological horror game about spotting subtle changes across a looping government office, choosing the right elevator, and deciding whether to trust Dragojlo—the AI coworker who listens, remembers how you treat him, and shapes one of six endings.

Why similar: Investigation 21.7%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 17.1%, First-Person 11.4%, Atmospheric 7.3%

One night at the Paradise Motel. One reporter who took a wrong turn. One thing certain: nobody checks out clean. A short retro horror inspired by 80s slasher films.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Investigation 16.6%, Horror 15.9%, First-Person 8.5%, Atmospheric 7.4%

Investigate an abandoned Indian school where the truth was buried — literally. Manage a failing power system, monitor live CCTV feeds, and piece together a tragedy through documents, audio logs, and authentic Hindi voice work in this psychological horror investigation.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.7%, Investigation 23.9%, Horror 17.9%, Atmospheric 8.4%, First-Person 7.2%

Monitor the city from your window. Identify anomalies, capture proof, and file reports before Exposure spikes. Miss too much, and what you’re watching starts watching back.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Investigation 18.8%, Horror 14.7%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Dark 7.5%

A psychological horror adventure where you explore shifting dream worlds, solve immersive environmental puzzles, and unravel the mysteries of your fractured mind inside a surreal facility.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Horror 16.7%, Investigation 12.2%, First-Person 10.2%, Exploration 7.8%

This is a test about sin. An audio-driven horror mystery where you reconstruct the hidden timeline inside a painting through sound and expose the sin concealed within.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.1%, Philosophical 15.1%, Investigation 12.5%, Horror 11.5%, Dark 7.5%

Thirty names. Thirty-one desks. Explore a deserted Japanese high school, uncover conflicting records, and confront the memories you helped erase. A first-person psychological horror mystery with three endings. Play on a monitor or in VR.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.9%, Horror 15.2%, Investigation 14.9%, First-Person 8.1%, Mystery 7.5%

Still Ridge is a retro-style point-and-click adventure game set in a West Virginia town. Guide Omar Fletcher, a dream traveling therapist, as he investigates a murder he witnessed in his dreams. Navigate the nightmares of Still Ridge's citizens to uncover the mystery of the secluded mountain town.

Why similar: Philosophical 17%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Investigation 12.5%, Horror 11%, Dark 10.1%

A first-person Arabic horror game. A landlord sends you to check on Apartment 3. The tenant stopped answering weeks ago, and so did the man he sent to find out why. Search the apartment, read what the tenant left behind, solve your way deeper in, and stay out of reach of what still lives there.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Horror 18.7%, First-Person 11%, Survival Horror 8.3%, Atmospheric 8.1%

You wake up in a place that feels strangely familiar. Something isn’t right. The experiment has begun. And it is watching you. Explore, survive, and uncover the truth behind a repeating reality.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27%, Horror 17.6%, First-Person 11.4%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Dark 8.6%

You are being watched. Tested. In RAVENRIDGE, uncover the truth behind a forgotten prison as detective Ethan Ward. What begins as an investigation soon leads deep into your own mind. Are you in control, or just another subject?

Why similar: Philosophical 22.5%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Investigation 13.7%, Horror 12.6%, Dark 8%

A first-person psychological horror. Investigate serial murders in locations that exist on no map. Each location has its own fixed laws of survival. Break them — and you die.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Horror 14.8%, Investigation 13.2%, Dark 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.8%

Paranormal detective Harry Walters investigates the mysterious case of the missing Gilman family. Following rumors of supernatural events, he visits their abandoned home for clues. He uncovers disturbing memories and a hidden hatch leading to a mysterious area beneath the house.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Investigation 16.2%, Horror 14.4%, Dark 11.7%, First-Person 8.8%

Backrooms: Exploration is a single-player horror game, which takes place in 2020. Two friends have lost their jobs due to COVID-19, but they still have to bring food to the table. After a failed heist, one of them ends up in the Backrooms. Now your only mission is to survive.

Why similar: Horror 19.9%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, First-Person 13.2%, Investigation 11.8%, Dark 10.1%

Backrooms: Reminiscence is a single-player horror game where you experience something unexpected, and now you're left all alone in the cold world of The Backrooms.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Horror 19.6%, Story Rich 8.7%, Investigation 8.7%, First-Person 7.5%

Descend into a shifting labyrinth of memories, imagined lives, and fractured identities in this first-person psychological sci-fi horror game about grief, guilt, and obsession, set inside a forgotten theatre beneath a drowned world.

Why similar: Philosophical 15.8%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Investigation 12.7%, Horror 9.7%, First-Person 7.6%

You came to view a property. The floors don't match the listing. Explore an aging Korean commercial building, examine objects, read abandoned records, and solve puzzles in this first-person 2D point-and-click horror game. This building is not vacant.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.1%, Horror 17.1%, Atmospheric 9.6%, First-Person 8.6%, Exploration 7.4%

BABAVA's Playspace is a horror puzzle adventure game. In your search for the answer you will have to go through puzzles, difficult moral choices and slip past monsters lurking in the shadows. Are you ready to play outside the rules and win?

Why similar: Investigation 17%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 11.7%, Dark 8.5%, First-Person 8.3%

Webs of Reverie is a first-person Survival horror game where you must explore the halls of Ironveil Psychiatric Hospital, solving puzzles, avoid detection from the staff, and managing your sanity levels. Will you decipher the clues and safely escape or fall victim to what hides in the shadows?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Investigation 13.2%, Horror 11.7%, Story Rich 9.4%, First-Person 9.2%

You've been hired by an outfit known as SMS Group to retrieve an artifact lost somewhere inside the abandoned Folcroft Monastery. Locals say the place is haunted by restless spirits, but the pay was too good to pass up. You asked little questions. Find the artifact requested and get out alive.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Horror 15.2%, Dark 12.4%, First-Person 10.9%, Investigation 10.6%

The Sin of Ritter is a first-person horror game where the pursuit of justice becomes a journey through guilt, obsession, and consequences. Explore dark and disturbing environments, survive the horrors that await you, and uncover the truth behind the murder of your wife.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.8%, Horror 20.1%, First-Person 11.4%, Survival Horror 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.4%

Survive the night shift at an abandoned school. Complete your cleaning tasks before 5 AM, manage your flashlight battery, and avoid the darkness that hunts you. Can you last 5 nights?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.3%, Horror 21.2%, First-Person 11%, Survival Horror 9.9%, Dark 8.9%

Silent Ward is a free short horror experience: explore a ruined asylum from a wheelchair, uncover what happened during your coma, and survive blind monsters that hunt by sound—escape with one of multiple endings.

Why similar: Horror 19.4%, Investigation 17.6%, Dark 11.9%, First-Person 11.1%, Psychological Horror 11%

Stuck in a wheelchair with a bell in your hand. They watch you in the dark and move closer when you're not looking. Find them. Ring the bell. Escape the nightmare. Wake up.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Horror 23.8%, First-Person 15.6%, Dark 10.9%, Atmospheric 10.4%

YouTuber Junho enters an abandoned factory at night to film his next video. The footage from that night is never uploaded. Explore the dark, three-story factory, complete the shoot, and uncover its secrets in this first-person psychological horror game.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.3%, Horror 16.1%, Investigation 13.6%, First-Person 11.4%, Atmospheric 7.9%

The once #1 horror game on the Horror list of Itch is back! Join now and use a variety of repair tools to experience life as a handyman in a haunted house, uncover the terrifying past of this old house and face the terrifying demon baby head-on!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.6%, Investigation 15.1%, Horror 10.9%, Dark 7.9%, First-Person 7.5%

Seclusion: Islesbury is a mystery/horror adventure game with a focus on creating an absorbing journey. In this journey, you will explore various locations with countless mysteries to solve while trying to stay out of the madness that surrounds the town.

Why similar: Investigation 17.8%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 11.4%, Dark 10%, First-Person 9.5%

The air is poison. A liminal city is buried in toxic fog. Try to salvage what remains. Get her out.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.7%, Horror 17%, Story Rich 9.6%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Dystopian 8.8%

A first-person narrative psychological horror game focused on exploration and environmental storytelling, set in a decaying naval retirement home ruled by a tyrannical former admiral, where you play as Coral, a newly hired nurse who must navigate shifting environments and uncover hidden truths.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.9%, Horror 18.3%, Dark 13.6%, First-Person 11.2%, Survival Horror 8.6%

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: Psychological Horror 15.5%, Philosophical 14.9%, Horror 13.2%, Dark 9.1%, First-Person 7.4%

Uncover the mystery of an arctic cargo outpost's lost crew in this horror game. Take in the frozen sea and delve into the depths of the facility, finding items and uncovering new paths with each one to learn what really happened here. But be careful, because something else might be here with you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.2%, Horror 18.7%, First-Person 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Dark 8.6%

HorseHair is a short psychological horror experience. Immerses yourself with point & click navigation, complete mysterious tasks, and uncover dark truths about your family.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.5%, Horror 17.7%, Dark 11.6%, Story Rich 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.5%

A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.

Why similar: Investigation 19.7%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 11.2%, First-Person 9.2%, Dark 8.4%

Step inside a circus performer's quiet home, but don't stop at the surface. In this short-form descent into dread, follow a hidden labyrinth deep beneath the floorboards and watch a simple investigation spiral into a claustrophobic nightmare.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 15.6%, Investigation 13.2%, Dark 10.9%, Atmospheric 8.6%

A detective is interviewing a survivor about a night that doesn't add up. Step into their fading memory, swap between survivor and detective to find what doesn't match the evidence, and help them remember what really happened. Something is keeping the night buried, and it knows you're looking.

Why similar: Investigation 20%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Horror 15.4%, Dark 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.3%

A challenging first-person psychological horror game where you play as Vera, trapped in a nightmare tied to her family’s tragic past. Burn the cursed teddies, restore lost memories, and break sealed doors to survive The Mare.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.4%, Horror 20.2%, Dark 15.9%, First-Person 11%, Atmospheric 9.7%

Every floor looks normal… until it isn't. Go up if everything is fine, down if something is wrong. One mistake sends you back. The deeper you go, the less the corridor obeys its own rules.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 14.7%, Dark 10.7%, First-Person 10.3%, Atmospheric 8.5%

Grandma never showed up and Grandpa's tragic passing 3 days later left me in anger, confusion and sadness. I couldn't just let this go like it never happened, so I decided to go and find out what happened on my own. Will you survive a first-person psychological horror game and uncover the mystery?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 13.1%, Investigation 12.6%, Dark 9.3%, Surreal 7.5%

How much damage can love do when there is no one watching? A first-person psychological horror game. One facility. One voice. Two realities.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16%, Philosophical 14.9%, Investigation 11.8%, Horror 11.4%, Dystopian 8.9%

Philosophical horror where every mirror reveals a past sin. Solve puzzles, evade what hunts you, and navigate a non-linear path toward one of five unique endings in Satan's Dungeon.

Why similar: Philosophical 25.7%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 8.6%, Dark 8.3%, Survival Horror 6%