- #1 Skautfold: Shrouded in Sanity
97% matchVery Positive80% of 537 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 53.2%, Violent 17.8%, Action 10.3%, Indie 9.5%, Adventure 9.3%
- #2 Eldritchvania
96% matchVery Positive85% of 141 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%
- #3 Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 776 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: Adventure 21.8%, Souls-like 21.2%, Indie 20.7%, Action 20.3%, Violent 16.1%
- #4 Blackbay Asylum
95% 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 52%, Violent 26.3%, Adventure 14.3%, Indie 7.4%
- #5 REALITY
94% 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 50.4%, Adventure 49.6%
- #6 Shrine II
93% matchVery Positive92% of 869 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 40.5%, Violent 35.2%, Action 17.2%, Indie 7.2%
- #7 Fear in Hospital
94% matchMixed49% of 528 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 44.2%, Violent 31.5%, Adventure 11.1%, Indie 6.8%, Action 6.4%
- #8 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 27.6%, Gore 21.2%, Violent 18.9%, Adventure 15.3%, Action 12.6%
- #9 Roots of Insanity
92% matchMixed67% of 443 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 41.1%, Violent 31.6%, Action 9.6%, Adventure 9.2%, Indie 8.6%
- #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%, Violent 24.9%, Adventure 15.9%, Indie 15.6%, Action 15.6%
- #11 Insanity VR: Last Score
90% matchVery Positive83% of 180 reviews2017
Dev: Threevol
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 36%
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 42.3%, Violent 36.2%, Adventure 12.5%, Indie 8.9%
- #12 Marrow
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 61 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 39.6%, Violent 35.3%, Indie 9.2%, Adventure 8.2%, Action 7.7%
- #13 Veil of Sanity
87% matchMixed67% of 78 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 50.1%, Adventure 35.3%, Souls-like 14.5%
- #14 TENET
88% matchMostly Positive73% of 75 reviews2018
Dev: ALTER-BOY
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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 43.5%, Violent 37.5%, Action 9.6%, Indie 9.4%
- #15 Old School FOTD
89% matchMostly Negative38% of 88 reviews2017
Dev: Andrey BelyPub: Narko Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
You play as a schizophrenic and must find an outlet at any cost...
Why similar: Gore 40.6%, Violent 35.2%, Adventure 8.6%, Action 8.1%, Indie 7.5%
- #16 Skelethrone: The Prey
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 452 reviews2024
Dev: 70`StrikePub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.5 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 34.1%, Violent 30.5%, Gore 21%, Action 7.5%, Adventure 6.9%
- #17 Fingerbones
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,607 reviews2015
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 10%
Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.
Why similar: Violent 61.1%, Adventure 19.7%, Indie 19.2%
- #18 Immanence
86% matchMixed63% of 104 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 59.4%, Adventure 21%, Indie 19.6%
- #19 EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE
84% matchVery Positive94% of 1,410 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 36.8%, Action 32.4%, Adventure 30.8%
- #20 The Pulse of Evil
83% matchVery Positive95% of 221 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 37.6%, Action 34.9%, Gore 22.7%, Indie 4.8%
- #21 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 36%, Indie 33.5%, Action 30.5%
- #22 Shelley Manor
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 106 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%
- #23 Phyllosoma
81% matchMixed57% of 63 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 36.2%, Gore 20.6%, Violent 18.4%, Action 11.3%, Adventure 9.4%
- #24 Wheelborn
81% matchVery Positive91% of 91 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 34.7%, Action 33.5%, Indie 31.8%
- #25 Hippocampus
82% matchMixed55% of 74 reviews2020
Dev: Bad Vices Games
Windows
Challenging gothic Hack & Slash with gore action and platform phases.
Why similar: Gore 31.2%, Violent 28.7%, Souls-like 26.4%, Adventure 7.1%, Action 6.6%
- #26 The Suits Have Gone Mad!
79% matchVery Positive95% of 251 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 The Flayed Man
78% matchVery Positive91% of 389 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 49.3%, Violent 32.6%, Adventure 11.5%, Indie 6.6%
- #28 Rising Hell - Prologue
80% matchVery Positive82% of 118 reviews2020
Dev: Tahoe GamesPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 28%
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%, Violent 29%, Indie 15.7%, Action 15.2%
- #29 Blameless
78% matchVery Positive84% of 5,119 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 51.2%, Indie 38.2%, Action 10.6%
- #30 Silent Residence
77% matchVery Positive91% of 110 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 45.5%, Gore 39.7%, Indie 14.8%
- #31 Ex Vitro
77% matchVery Positive94% of 154 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%
- #32 FLIGHTMARE
79% matchMostly Negative27% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: Van Studios
Windows
Indie horror game that will take your adrenaline to another level.
Why similar: Gore 36.5%, Violent 32.6%, Action 15.6%, Adventure 7.9%, Indie 7.4%
- #33 Perfect Vermin
76% matchVery Positive93% of 3,885 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 40.6%, Indie 23.9%, Adventure 19.3%, Action 16.2%
- #34 JANITOR BLEEDS
76% matchVery Positive86% of 276 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 50.9%, Adventure 49.1%
- #35 Play Things
73% matchVery Positive99% of 141 reviews2026
Dev: Burning Eye
Windows
A psychological horror game about testing dolls and determining if they are Good or Dangerous. Play in a strange location with dolls potentially filled with bloodlust. Uncover secrets about who you are, where you are, and just WHAT is happening.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #36 Doorways: Old Prototype
75% matchVery Positive86% of 670 reviews2016
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 23%
An immersive and twisted adventure created before the official development of the Doorways saga
Why similar: Adventure 38.5%, Action 33.7%, Indie 27.8%
- #37 Hellkind
72% matchVery Positive93% of 193 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%, Adventure 18.9%, Indie 16.2%, Action 11%
- #38 Shards of the Banished
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: GreenBeamStudio
Windows
Shards of the Banished is a dark fantasy action-RPG set in a cursed medieval world. A fallen king, a cursed queen, and a power-hungry usurper have plunged the land into ruin. As the exiled heir, you must rise, face powerful foes, and reclaim what is rightfully yours.
Why similar: Souls-like 29.3%, Gore 20.8%, Violent 18.6%, Action 13.7%, Adventure 13.4%
- #39 Dark Fracture: Prologue
73% matchVery Positive84% of 1,380 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 38.1%, Indie 34.2%, Action 27.7%
- #40 Azurael's Circle: Chapter 1
75% matchVery Positive87% of 112 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 69.1%, Adventure 15.7%, Indie 15.3%
- #41 The Devil's Womb
74% 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 43.8%, Violent 37.9%, Adventure 9.8%, Indie 8.6%
- #42 廃病院探索
72% matchVery Positive80% 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 67.6%, Violent 26.4%, Indie 6%
- #43 Lust from Beyond: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,545 reviews2019
Dev: Movie Games LunariumPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.6 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 48.2%, Violent 40.1%, Adventure 11.7%
- #44 Star Fetchers
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,394 reviews2020
Dev: Svavelstickan
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 45%
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Why similar: Gore 28.9%, Violent 27.9%, Indie 16.1%, Action 13.9%, Adventure 13.2%
- #45 THE DEVIL HAUNTS ME
71% matchVery Positive93% of 229 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 81.6%, Adventure 18.4%
- #46 Stay Out Of The Farm: Prologue
70% matchMixed55% of 68 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 31.8%, Violent 25.9%, Adventure 20.1%, Action 16.2%, Indie 5.9%
- #47 Lust from Beyond: Scarlet
68% matchVery Positive83% of 1,491 reviews2020
Dev: Movie Games LunariumPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
"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 52.1%, Action 47.9%
- #48 Trap welcome to Beryl Part 1
70% matchVery Positive85% of 222 reviews2018
Dev: JucarPub: Il Pleut
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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%, Violent 38.3%, Adventure 9.6%, Indie 9.1%
- #49 Shine Within
68% matchVery Positive89% 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%
- #50 Our Elusive Suffering
69% matchMixed64% of 90 reviews2022
Dev: 👁️Pub: ⚰️
Windows
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Why similar: Indie 57.1%, Action 42.9%
- #51 The Wailer
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 130 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%
- #52 Consternation II
69% matchVery Positive88% of 84 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 45.1%, Indie 23.5%, Action 22%, Adventure 9.5%
- #53 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion
66% matchVery Positive93% of 15,573 reviews2015
Dev: Lag Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.6 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 48.8%, Adventure 31.4%, Action 19.8%
- #54 Dementium II HD
70% matchMixed50% of 1,284 reviews2013
Dev: Memetic GamesPub: Missing Link Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The visage of doctors and patients alike fade in and out of these nightmarish visions of tortured memories. This eggshell reality is fractured by experiments conducted in the ward. Blood, flesh and screams surround as you put together the pieces of your story and make your escape from the Bright Dawn Treatment Center while the dark...
Why similar: Adventure 36.7%, Action 33.8%, Indie 29.5%
- #55 In Celebration of Violence
67% matchVery Positive87% of 507 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 67.1%, Adventure 18.4%, Action 14.5%
- #56 Shattered Lights
67% matchVery Positive87% of 435 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 46.1%, Indie 23.7%, Gore 19.8%, Action 10.4%
- #57 Daddy
67% matchMixed64% of 75 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%, Violent 31.5%, Action 23.9%, Indie 7.5%