- #1 Skautfold: Shrouded in Sanity
97% matchVery Positive81% of 524 reviews2016
Dev: Steve GalPub: Pugware
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Discover the secrets of the estate, as you look for answers among the violent inhabitants. A strange and repelling madness took hold of the servants roaming the halls, and they will attack on sight, for their madness is one rooted in a deeper understanding of cosmic insignificance.
Why similar: Souls-like 52.9%, Violent 17.9%, Action 10%, Indie 10%, Adventure 9.2%
- #2 Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast
96% matchMostly Positive70% of 774 reviews2020
Dev: Cradle GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 37%
This is a standalone story in Hellpoint universe, a dark and challenging action RPG set in the world where the line between science and occultism is blurred. The Thespian Feast tells the story of an investigator arriving at Irid Novo station 50 years after the Hellpoint events.
Why similar: Indie 21.7%, Adventure 21.5%, Souls-like 20.7%, Action 20%, Violent 16.1%
- #3 Eldritchvania
96% matchVery Positive85% of 133 reviews2024
Dev: DeathCount Games
Windows
Explore unearthly ruins, solve arcane riddles and pick up your sword against the indescribable horrors that lurk amidst the forgotten depths of our world. Beware the creeping grip of madness as you uncover secrets not meant for the eyes of men!
Why similar: Adventure 55.9%, Action 44.1%
- #4 REALITY
95% matchMixed68% of 106 reviews2016
Dev: Grey Reality Studios
Windows
REALITY is a FREE short First-Person horror game, it uses a graphical style to represent the present mood of the game. It gives the player the ability to choose and get slightly different results. The game has many mysteries you might want to uncover.
Why similar: Indie 51.9%, Adventure 48.1%
- #5 Blackbay Asylum
94% matchMixed57% of 552 reviews2014
Dev: TAD Productions ABPub: KPL
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Blackbay Asylum, you take on the role of a confused psychopath who finds himself able to leave his cell one day. Explore the hospital grounds, solve mind shattering puzzles, survive relentless horrors and follow the story of Doug Dunheiw as he tries to find some clarity in what goes on at Blackbay Asylum.
Why similar: Gore 51.8%, Violent 26.3%, Adventure 14.1%, Indie 7.7%
- #6 Shrine II
93% matchVery Positive92% of 858 reviews2020
Dev: Scumhead
Windows · Linux
Shrine II is a retro FPS game with a focus on atmosphere and exploration. Explore a nightmarish world and battle great bosses where the surprises never end...
Why similar: Gore 40.4%, Violent 35.2%, Action 16.9%, Indie 7.5%
- #7 Fear in Hospital
94% matchMixed48% of 504 reviews2019
Dev: IO Games
Windows
Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!
Why similar: Gore 44.7%, Violent 31.2%, Adventure 10.8%, Indie 7%, Action 6.3%
- #8 Roots of Insanity
92% matchMixed67% of 439 reviews2017
Dev: Crania Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
As Dr. Riley McClein, you have to figure out what is real and what is not as you try to uncover the mysterious happenings at the hospital, while also trying to deal with your epileptic attacks that have haunted you all your life.
Why similar: Gore 41%, Violent 31.6%, Action 9.4%, Adventure 9%, Indie 8.9%
- #9 Etherburn
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Nixon Scherbarth
Windows
Etherburn is a Souls-like action-adventure. Play as a hero resurrected in a mysterious and interconnected dungeon. Explore and face intense duels as you fight your way to freedom.
Why similar: Souls-like 27.4%, Gore 21.6%, Violent 18.9%, Adventure 15.1%, Action 12.3%
- #10 The Fallen
91% matchMixed59% of 85 reviews2020
Dev: 6 Pillars Studio
Windows
A third person fantasy melee combat game. Play as a knight who awakens in The Land of the Fallen
Why similar: Gore 28.4%, Violent 24.7%, Indie 16.2%, Adventure 15.5%, Action 15.2%
- #11 Marrow
90% matchMostly Positive76% of 54 reviews2016
Dev: Fever Dream Gameworks
Windows
Marrow is a 2D, Cosmic-Horror themed, action-adventure game emphasizing challenge, puzzles, platforming, combat and navigation. Leap, crawl, slash and blast your way through the cavernous bowels of a menacing mountain in a quest to find your lost friends.
Why similar: Gore 40.1%, Violent 35%, Indie 9.5%, Adventure 8%, Action 7.5%
- #12 TENET
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 74 reviews2018
Dev: ALTER-BOY
Windows
TENET is a fast-paced shooter where you are trapped underworld in a nightmarish arena, and the only key to survival is to stay within the light. Your skills will be put to the test as you blast, punch, and stomp your way through this gore infused gauntlet as you tear your foes limb to limb.
Why similar: Gore 43.9%, Violent 37.1%, Indie 9.7%, Action 9.3%
- #13 The Flayed Man
86% matchVery Positive92% of 363 reviews2025
Dev: Snoring Dog Games
Windows
The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.
Why similar: Gore 46.3%, Violent 28.7%, Adventure 10.4%, Souls-like 8.9%, Indie 5.6%
- #14 Insanity VR: Last Score
88% matchVery Positive83% of 179 reviews2017
Dev: Threevol
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Insanity VR combines an immersive and intuitive locomotion system in VR, a compelling horror story and escape the room like puzzles with stealth mechanics. As the new intern at a futuristic institute for mental illnesses you get transported into the mind of a patient to reconstruct his memories.
Why similar: Gore 42.8%, Violent 35.8%, Adventure 12.2%, Indie 9.2%
- #15 Fingerbones
87% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,583 reviews2015
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 10%
Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.
Why similar: Violent 60.9%, Indie 19.9%, Adventure 19.3%
- #16 Old School FOTD
89% matchMostly Negative35% of 85 reviews2017
Dev: Andrey BelyPub: Narko Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 42%
You play as a schizophrenic and must find an outlet at any cost...
Why similar: Gore 41.1%, Violent 34.8%, Adventure 8.3%, Action 7.9%, Indie 7.8%
- #17 Veil of Sanity
85% matchMixed69% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Sphereka
Windows
Veil of Sanity: Echoes of the Carnival (Chapter 1) combines psychological horror with intense gameplay. Keep your sanity intact as you explore a forsaken carnival. More chapters coming soon!
Why similar: Action 50%, Adventure 35.3%, Souls-like 14.7%
- #18 Hotel Remorse
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 341 reviews2018
Dev: Charlie Behan
Windows
Wander long creepy corridors in search for answers in this short and jumpscare filled game.
Why similar: Violent 67.5%, Indie 18.7%, Action 13.9%
- #19 EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE
83% matchVery Positive94% of 1,383 reviews2023
Dev: CC ARTSPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 40%
EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.
Why similar: Gore 37.7%, Action 31.9%, Adventure 30.3%
- #20 The Pulse of Evil
82% matchVery Positive95% of 219 reviews2023
Dev: MadnukinPub: Mads Games
Windows
Find yourself on a mission exploring the depth of an ominous forgotten mine. You arrive barehanded but quickly find the tools needed to go deeper. Destroy the infected living parts of the mine and face the final threat and complete your mission.
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Action 34.5%, Gore 23.3%, Indie 5%
- #21 Immanence
84% matchMixed64% of 102 reviews2020
Dev: Cat In A Jar Games
Windows
Immanence is a 2D psychological Lovecraftian blend of religion and technology with surreal puzzles and dark atmosphere.
Why similar: Violent 59.1%, Adventure 20.6%, Indie 20.4%
- #22 In Passing
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 137 reviews2019
Dev: CelleC Games
Windows
A first-person 3D platforming experience through a broken mind turned against you.
Why similar: Adventure 35.3%, Indie 34.9%, Action 29.8%
- #23 Shelley Manor
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: Tiny Terrors StudioPub: ESAT
Windows
Find your way through a puzzle filled manor while barely dodging human-eating monsters. You wake up in a dark room with one objective: escape those sharpened teeth. However, you should not worry; you will meet friends along the way.
Why similar: Adventure 68.2%, Action 31.8%
- #24 Phyllosoma
81% matchMixed56% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: RespectGuild
Windows
You are a lone hunter who awakens in darkness. Within a cursed fortress where reality and hell intertwine, your goal is clear: Reach the top. Fight horrific enemies, grow stronger, and face what awaits at the summit.
Why similar: Souls-like 36.5%, Gore 20.9%, Violent 18.2%, Action 11%, Adventure 9.1%
- #25 Wheelborn
79% matchVery Positive93% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Alex Klexber
Windows · Mac
Explore, fight, and gather materials in an atmospheric, ruined kingdom inhabited by creepy-cute car creatures, in this short and unique exploration experience.
Why similar: Adventure 34.2%, Action 33%, Indie 32.8%
- #26 The Suits Have Gone Mad!
79% matchVery Positive95% of 238 reviews2023
Dev: Blank Dream Studios
Windows
The Suits Have Gone Mad! is a brand new episodic horror brought to you by Blank Dream Studios. Unravel the mysteries behind the monopoly of Blake & Whitley Innovations and bring color into a dull world.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #27 Hippocampus
82% matchMixed56% of 70 reviews2020
Dev: Bad Vices Games
Windows
Challenging gothic Hack & Slash with gore action and platform phases.
Why similar: Gore 31.8%, Violent 28.6%, Souls-like 26.3%, Adventure 6.9%, Action 6.4%
- #28 Skelethrone: The Prey
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 437 reviews2024
Dev: 70`StrikePub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 30%
This game is a challenging 2D action platformer with RPG elements inspired by games like Castlevania and Dark Souls. Skelethrone: The Prey is a free prequel to the main game, setting the stage for the events that will unfold throughout Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona campaign.
Why similar: Souls-like 33.9%, Violent 30.5%, Gore 21.4%, Action 7.3%, Adventure 6.8%
- #29 Rising Hell - Prologue
80% matchVery Positive84% of 116 reviews2020
Dev: Tahoe GamesPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Welcome to the first layer of hell! Climb out from the ever-changing abyss while you fight hordes of blood-lusting demons in this vertical platformer rogue-lite.
Why similar: Gore 40.4%, Violent 28.6%, Indie 16.2%, Action 14.8%
- #30 Ex Vitro
77% matchVery Positive94% of 145 reviews2024
Dev: Evolver Dynamics
Windows
EX VITRO is a dark sci-fi 2D platformer where you delve into the ruins of a military research facility and discover the horrors within. Whether machine, creature, or something else entirely, you’ll face the violent legacy of the last survivors of humanity.
Why similar: Action 52.3%, Adventure 47.7%
- #31 FLIGHTMARE
78% matchMostly Negative28% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Van Studios
Windows
Indie horror game that will take your adrenaline to another level.
Why similar: Gore 37.1%, Violent 32.3%, Action 15.2%, Adventure 7.7%, Indie 7.7%
- #32 JANITOR BLEEDS
76% matchVery Positive87% of 265 reviews2022
Dev: KorpusPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Enter the abandoned arcade after your car has crashed, and the shelter you were looking for is trying to eat you alive in this dark mystery-horror adventure. Solve mysteries, keep JANITOR satisfied, and always be aware of what's behind your back.
Why similar: Action 50.8%, Adventure 49.2%
- #33 Trap welcome to Beryl Part 1
77% matchVery Positive85% of 221 reviews2018
Dev: JucarPub: Il Pleut
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
After receiving a disturbing letter from his brother, our protagonist decides to go looking for him at the hotel Beryl. He will soon discover the strangeness of the places, the objects, the paintings, the shadows and the terrifying models moving, speaking, living of their own will.
Why similar: Gore 43.4%, Violent 37.9%, Indie 9.4%, Adventure 9.3%
- #34 Silent Residence
73% matchVery Positive93% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: Woyboy
Windows
Experience Harry's story of battling multiple personalities and his severe case of schizophrenia. In this First-person horror game, you battle the hallucinations and illusions your mind creates. You misjudge reality and quickly lose control over yourself.
Why similar: Adventure 74.3%, Indie 25.7%
- #35 Perfect Vermin
74% matchVery Positive93% of 3,803 reviews2020
Dev: Talia bob MairPub: ItsTheTalia
Windows
Your task is simple, exterminate all vermin. The sledge hammer you have been provided is capable of destroying almost all office appliances and furniture that may be uncooperative. Your time is running out.
Why similar: Gore 39.9%, Indie 25.1%, Adventure 19%, Action 16%
- #36 The Devil's Womb
76% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2019
Dev: Yumero
Windows
First chapter of the saga, The Devil's Womb is a free "Made in Italy" classic puzzle adventure-horror title developed by Insane Kat Studio and made with RPG Maker MV.
Why similar: Gore 44.2%, Violent 37.4%, Adventure 9.5%, Indie 8.9%
- #37 Dark Fracture: Prologue
74% matchVery Positive83% of 1,356 reviews2020
Dev: Twisted II Studio
Windows
Dark Fracture is a psychological horror experience in which you explore an ever-changing world where reality and nightmares collide. Walk on the edge of madness in the shoes of a tormented soul as you descend into the darkest depths of the human psyche, and question everything you see.
Why similar: Adventure 37.3%, Indie 35.5%, Action 27.1%
- #38 Doorways: Old Prototype
75% matchVery Positive86% of 670 reviews2016
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 24%
An immersive and twisted adventure created before the official development of the Doorways saga
Why similar: Adventure 37.9%, Action 33.1%, Indie 29%
- #39 Hellkind
71% matchVery Positive94% of 176 reviews2025
Dev: Motamot
Windows · Mac
You awaken to whispers of an ancient cult and their unholy rite. As the veil to the dead unravels, explore, solve puzzles, and escape - before you become part of the ritual.
Why similar: Gore 54.6%, Adventure 18.1%, Indie 16.7%, Action 10.7%
- #40 Seek Or Die
75% matchMixed67% of 174 reviews2018
Dev: FlashynuravPub: FLNStudios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 41%
You are an investigator hired to find evidence about the missing children in the manor off the road. Once you enter, the door locks behind you, and you can hear something, lurking...
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #41 Azurael's Circle: Chapter 1
73% matchVery Positive86% of 111 reviews2018
Dev: Jordan AllenPub: Enkian Games
Windows
Azurael's Circle: Chapter 1 is a horror-mystery adventure game where you must find the truth about your mother's death. What evils await you in the depths of the Lancaster farmhouse? The further you go, the more strange things get.
Why similar: Gore 69.3%, Indie 15.6%, Adventure 15.1%
- #42 廃病院探索
71% matchVery Positive81% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: カニお@VtuberPub: vkanio_game
Windows
This is a horror game that asks a friend to find out what happened in an abandoned hospital.
Why similar: Gore 67.9%, Violent 25.9%, Indie 6.1%
- #43 Consternation II
72% matchVery Positive88% of 82 reviews2020
Dev: CrackedGhostGamesPub: Raster_Entertainment
Windows
After an unfortunate accident at Sorley Paper Mill, the facility was abandoned and left to rot. Multiple urban explorers venture into the facility, never to be heard from again. Police eventually walled off the mill in order to keep trespassers out... Or to keep something in...
Why similar: Gore 42.5%, Indie 25.4%, Action 22.4%, Adventure 9.7%
- #44 Lust from Beyond: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,534 reviews2019
Dev: Movie Games LunariumPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A Victorian mansion. A cult worshipping an otherworldly erotic deity. Among all that - you. Explore a world inspired with the works of Lovecraft, Giger and Beksiński. See for yourself that there are no limits to the dark ecstasy.
Why similar: Gore 48.9%, Violent 39.7%, Adventure 11.4%
- #45 THE DEVIL HAUNTS ME
70% matchVery Positive92% of 226 reviews2019
Dev: games by lum
Windows · Mac · Linux
Survive, explore and discover the secrets of the woods. But be careful, there's something else in these woods...
Why similar: Gore 82.2%, Adventure 17.8%
- #46 Stay Out Of The Farm: Prologue
70% matchMixed58% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: Yasha
Windows
Free Prologue to Stay Out Of The Farm, a ps1 styled horror game where you try to escape from a serial killer.
Why similar: Gore 32.4%, Violent 25.8%, Adventure 19.7%, Action 15.8%, Indie 6.1%
- #47 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion
68% matchVery Positive93% of 15,344 reviews2015
Dev: Lag Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 43%
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: Indie 50.2%, Adventure 30.5%, Action 19.2%
- #48 Shine Within
69% matchVery Positive90% of 147 reviews2021
Dev: Ayetoons
Windows
A top-down action-adventure game as you collect & solve puzzles in order for you to explore & unravel this mysterious world.
Why similar: Action 50.8%, Adventure 49.2%
- #49 The Wailer
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 126 reviews2023
Dev: Ethan RobichauxPub: Vultive Entertainment
Windows
A highly stylized horror adventure game set in the depths of an ancient dungeon. With torch in hand, explore and find a way to escape before falling prey to the unspeakable horror that lurks within.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #50 Blameless
68% matchVery Positive84% of 5,079 reviews2016
Dev: Vaclav HudecPub: Blameless Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Blameless is a mysterious first-person adventure with primary focus on puzzle solving and short story. The player will appear in a role of an architect trying to investigate strange happenings, after discovering evidence of an act of violence.
Why similar: Adventure 50.2%, Indie 39.8%, Action 10%
- #51 Our Elusive Suffering
69% matchMixed65% of 86 reviews2022
Dev: 👁️Pub: ⚰️
Windows
🩸🌌💀🌫️⛪️
Why similar: Indie 58.5%, Action 41.5%
- #52 Lust from Beyond: Scarlet
66% matchVery Positive83% of 1,474 reviews2020
Dev: Movie Games LunariumPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
"Lust from Beyond: Scarlet" is a stand-alone, free introduction to the full version of "Lust from Beyond" - a horror game with elements of eroticism and occultism. This is not a demo version - you won't experience any spoilers here.
Why similar: Adventure 52.2%, Action 47.8%
- #53 Daddy
67% matchMixed62% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: Arctiform LLC
Windows
Sabotage a cult and their schemes in this Mystery, Horror, FPS. Explore a mansion while massacring the creepy followers and their foul abominations. Find various weapons to slay your enemies with and uncover the cruel secrets of the organization.
Why similar: Gore 37.6%, Violent 31.3%, Action 23.4%, Indie 7.8%
- #54 Shattered Lights
67% matchVery Positive87% of 430 reviews2019
Dev: Team MorbidPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
Shattered Lights is a VR psychological horror room-scale experience, which focuses on drawing the player into the game with unparalleled immersion.
Why similar: Violent 45.5%, Indie 24.4%, Gore 20%, Action 10.1%
- #55 In Celebration of Violence
67% matchVery Positive87% of 505 reviews2018
Dev: Julian Edison
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A fantasy action roguelike of exploration and murder. Live, kill, die, improve, live again.
Why similar: Souls-like 67.4%, Adventure 18.2%, Action 14.3%
- #56 Gorble
64% matchVery Positive98% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Leafy Games
Windows
Gorble is a short marble-based dungeon crawl.
Why similar: Souls-like 52%, Adventure 21.4%, Gore 12.8%, Action 10.9%, Indie 2.9%
- #57 Banshee
66% matchMixed49% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: ChronoX
Windows
The game is about escaping from a house where “Banshee”, a frightening looking fairy, wanders around, exploring the surroundings and using the items found to escape.
Why similar: Violent 43%, Adventure 30.9%, Action 15.4%, Indie 10.7%