- #1 Crow Country
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,441 reviews2024
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…
Why similar: Survival Horror 35.9%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Third-Person Shooter 12.4%, Violent 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its retro survival-horror structure, puzzle-box exploration, eerie facility setting, and female lead make it one of the closest overall matches to SIGNALIS.
- #2 Tormented Souls
96% matchVery Positive90% of 7,918 reviews2021
Dev: Dual EffectPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.6 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 30.9%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Third-Person Shooter 10.2%, Dark 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This is a modern love letter to classic Resident Evil and Silent Hill design with fixed-camera exploration, item management, puzzles, and oppressive psychological horror.
- #3 Hollowbody
96% matchVery Positive86% of 1,582 reviews2024
Dev: Headware Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A tech-noir survival horror short story, set in the urban decay of a long abandoned British city. Solve environmental puzzles, manage limited resources and fight for a way to escape beyond the wall.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.6%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Cyberpunk 13.5%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Third-Person Shooter 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It channels the same lonely, industrial, psychologically charged survival-horror feel that makes SIGNALIS so memorable.
- #4 Sorry We're Closed
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,903 reviews2024
Dev: à la mode gamesPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Sorry We're Closed is an eccentric story-driven survival horror game about demons, angels and what happens when both sides collide. A mix of classic fixed-camera exploration and arcade-style shooting where Michelle must use her Third Eye to see between worlds, uncover secrets and solve puzzles.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.5%, LGBTQ+ 20.3%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Female Protagonist 13%, Dark 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its queer themes, surreal psychological horror, and old-school survival-horror sensibilities strongly overlap with SIGNALIS's tone and appeal.
- #5 Fear the Spotlight
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,212 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Game PalsPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…
Why similar: Survival Horror 33.1%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Atmospheric 10%, Puzzle 8%
Why You'll Like It: This nails the vulnerable retro-horror mood, environmental puzzle solving, and intimate character-driven tension that SIGNALIS fans often want more of.
- #6 Dead Space
94% matchVery Positive91% of 65,244 reviews2023
Dev: MotivePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Third-Person Shooter 12.8%, Violent 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part of SIGNALIS was scavenging a haunted sci-fi facility while fighting grotesque monsters, this is an essential next step.
- #7 SILENT HILL 2
93% matchVery Positive95% of 61,098 reviews2024
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 18.8 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
Why similar: Survival Horror 35.9%, Psychological Horror 32.1%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Cinematic 7.6%, Violent 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its dreamlike psychological horror, emotional mystery, and oppressive symbolism line up with the more introspective and disturbing side of SIGNALIS.
- #8 Alisa
92% matchVery Positive89% of 1,520 reviews2021
Dev: Casper Croes
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Alisa is a Horror-themed Action Adventure game and a genuine throwback to the golden age of 90s 3D games.
Why similar: Survival Horror 47.9%, Female Protagonist 20.4%, Mystery 12.4%, Atmospheric 6%, Action 4%
Why You'll Like It: Its deliberately old-school survival-horror design, inventory friction, and uncanny atmosphere echo the retro mechanical appeal of SIGNALIS.
- #9 Them and Us
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,601 reviews2021
Dev: TendoGames Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Them and Us is a classic, survival horror game with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Discover the truth of Alicia’s past as she descends further into her strange, unending nightmare.
Why similar: Survival Horror 33.3%, Female Protagonist 20.1%, Third-Person Shooter 13.8%, Mystery 7.3%, Violent 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This is another strong throwback survival-horror pick with classic exploration, limited resources, puzzles, and a female protagonist.
- #10 Heartworm
90% matchVery Positive86% of 474 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent AdinolfiPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Pass through the threshold and enter a world born of memories. Defend yourself with a camera while solving death’s mysteries in a reverent evolution of 90’s survival horror, integrating both fixed cameras and over the shoulder perspectives.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.7%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Third-Person Shooter 10.6%, Cinematic 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It taps directly into the melancholy, puzzle-heavy, psychological survival-horror lineage that SIGNALIS modernized so brilliantly.
- #11 SOMA
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 51,186 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.8%, Survival Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Dark 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It trades combat for narrative horror, but its existential sci-fi dread, identity themes, and oppressive atmosphere are a superb thematic match.
- #12 Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 900 reviews2023
Dev: Invader StudiosPub: Leonardo Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle is a third-person story-driven survival horror game prequel to the critically acclaimed Daymare: 1998. Step into the shoes of agent Dalila Reyes, a former government spy now in the service of H.A.D.E.S. unit and prepare to face the true horror.
Why similar: Survival Horror 43.3%, Female Protagonist 25.4%, Shooter 12.6%, Violent 10.1%, Action 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers female-led sci-fi survival horror in a hostile research facility with exploration, combat tension, and classic genre pacing.
- #13 Alien: Isolation
89% matchVery Positive93% of 65,250 reviews2014
Dev: Creative AssemblyPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
Why similar: Survival Horror 41.5%, Sci-fi 19.1%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Psychological Horror 8%
Why You'll Like It: Few games match SIGNALIS's sense of being trapped in a hostile sci-fi space and desperately trying to survive through caution and scavenging.
- #14 Mouthwashing
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 36,697 reviews2024
Dev: Wrong OrganPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 49.1%, Dark 18.1%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Mystery 12.6%, Adventure 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: It shares SIGNALIS's taste for claustrophobic sci-fi horror, emotional deterioration, and deeply unsettling narrative presentation.
- #15 STASIS
88% matchVery Positive82% of 2,342 reviews2015
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.
Why similar: Sci-fi 30.6%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Cinematic 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Dark 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This bleak sci-fi horror adventure shares SIGNALIS's fascination with derelict futuristic spaces, body horror, and uncovering a terrible secret.
- #16 The Medium
86% matchVery Positive89% of 9,958 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.6%, Female Protagonist 25.6%, Dark 13.5%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Violent 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its female lead, fractured reality, and slow-burn psychological horror will appeal if SIGNALIS's surreal mystery was your favorite part.
- #17 Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut
87% matchVery Positive85% of 1,304 reviews2012
Dev: Jasper ByrnePub: Superflat Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 29%
In this original and adult psychological survival horror, the masked protagonist must escape from a city ravaged by disease, by any means necessary.
Why similar: Survival Horror 54.4%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Dark 9.3%, Adventure 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its side-on format is different, but the lonely psychological descent, scarcity, and ambiguous reality feel very SIGNALIS-adjacent.
- #18 >observer_
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,906 reviews2017
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale 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: Cyberpunk 32.1%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Dystopian 14%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Atmospheric 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its cyberpunk nightmare setting, psychological horror, and decaying sci-fi atmosphere make it a strong mood-first recommendation.
- #19 The Callisto Protocol™
84% matchMixed65% of 43,003 reviews2022
Dev: Striking Distance StudiosPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Survive to escape the horrors of Callisto and uncover the dark secrets of Jupiter’s dead moon.
Why similar: Survival Horror 34.4%, Sci-fi 17.7%, Third-Person Shooter 15.9%, Cinematic 8%, Dark 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It's more action-heavy than SIGNALIS, but the isolated sci-fi prison setting and grotesque survival-horror combat still overlap well.
- #20 STASIS: BONE TOTEM
83% matchVery Positive94% of 2,604 reviews2023
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Get ready for a thrilling underwater adventure with classic point-and-click gameplay. Explore with three characters simultaneously. Featuring atmospheric isometric graphics, rendered video, and a soundtrack by Mark Morgan, BONE TOTEM takes you on a journey to hidden places deep below the waves...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.1%, Survival Horror 22.9%, Sci-fi 17%, Cinematic 12.7%, Atmospheric 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Like SIGNALIS, it mixes claustrophobic sci-fi horror, mystery, and grotesque worldbuilding into a deeply oppressive journey.
- #21 1000xRESIST
81% matchVery Positive95% of 6,526 reviews2024
Dev: sunset visitor 斜陽過客Pub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
1000xRESIST is a thrilling sci-fi adventure. The year is unknown, and a disease spread by an alien invasion keeps you underground. You are Watcher. You dutifully fulfil your purpose in serving the ALLMOTHER, until the day you discover a shocking secret that changes everything.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.1%, Psychological Horror 22%, Sci-fi 16.8%, Cinematic 14.3%, Mystery 12%
Why You'll Like It: Mechanically it's different, but its queer sci-fi storytelling, female-centered perspective, and haunting identity-driven narrative make it a strong thematic companion.
- #22 Moons of Madness
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,907 reviews2019
Dev: Rock Pocket GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.1%, Sci-fi 17.2%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Mystery 7.6%, Atmospheric 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: This is a strong pick for the cosmic-horror side of SIGNALIS, blending sci-fi isolation with sanity-fraying Lovecraftian mystery.
- #23 Post Trauma
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 649 reviews2025
Dev: RED SOUL GAMESPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Puzzle Horror game inspired by PS2 era classics. Navigate environments, tackle threats, and meet other lost characters in the depths of the Gloom.
Why similar: Survival Horror 33.6%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Cinematic 16.5%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Puzzle 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This modern retro-horror throwback emphasizes disorientation, environmental puzzles, and oppressive psychological unease in much the same way SIGNALIS does.
- #24 Lamentum
82% matchVery Positive88% of 819 reviews2021
Dev: Obscure TalesPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Lamentum is a pixel art survival horror game, set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.9%, Lovecraftian 25.3%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Dark 9.3%, Mystery 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its classic survival-horror mechanics and heavy lovecraftian atmosphere make it a great fit for SIGNALIS players who loved the cosmic dread.
- #25 Resident Evil 2
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 211,012 reviews2019
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 14.5 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.
Why similar: Survival Horror 47.8%, Violent 10.5%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Dark 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: For players drawn to SIGNALIS's survival-horror fundamentals, this is one of the best modern examples of inventory pressure, routing, and puzzle-driven exploration.
- #26 Darkwood
81% matchVery Positive95% of 24,197 reviews2017
Dev: Acid Wizard StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
Why similar: Survival Horror 35%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Dark 15.3%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Action-Adventure 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: This is another oppressive, systems-driven horror game where limited resources and constant dread matter as much as the monsters themselves.
- #27 ROUTINE
78% matchVery Positive92% of 7,023 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.9%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Cinematic 13.2%, Dark 11.9%
- #28 Saturnalia
79% matchVery Positive90% of 111 reviews2023
Dev: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A Single-Player Survival Horror Adventure: play as a cast of characters exploring an isolated village haunted by an ancient ritual—but beware, its labyrinthine roads will change each time you lose all your characters.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.6%, Survival Horror 28.1%, Mystery 12.6%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its surreal atmosphere, maze-like exploration, and constant sense of disorientation make it a good fit for the more uncanny side of SIGNALIS.
- #29 SILENT HILL f
77% matchVery Positive81% of 27,037 reviews2025
Dev: NeoBards Entertainment Ltd.Pub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hinako's hometown is engulfed in fog, driving her to fight grotesque monsters and solve eerie puzzles. Uncover the disturbing beauty hidden in terror.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.8%, Psychological Horror 24.3%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Cinematic 8.3%, Violent 5.8%
- #30 Detention
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,710 reviews2017
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.1%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Dark 12%
Why You'll Like It: It captures a similarly intimate, symbolic style of psychological horror where story, atmosphere, and trauma are inseparable.
- #31 Prey
78% matchVery Positive91% of 53,815 reviews2017
Dev: Arkane StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.
Why similar: Sci-fi 31.9%, Survival Horror 28.8%, Psychological Horror 16%, Atmospheric 14%, Singleplayer 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its immersive exploration of a collapsing space facility, scarce resources, and unraveling sci-fi mystery make it a solid broader match for SIGNALIS fans.
- #32 System Shock
77% matchVery Positive91% of 12,525 reviews2023
Dev: Nightdive StudiosPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 28%, Survival Horror 22.6%, Sci-fi 19.1%, Violent 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #33 Subversive Memories
76% matchVery Positive97% of 104 reviews2026
Dev: Southward Studio
Windows
Subversive Memories is a story driven survival horror set in Brazil during the last military dictatorship. Explore the backrooms of an oppressive regime, escape ominous presences and scavenge every corner of this land in search of your ██████.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.8%, Survival Horror 21.2%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Dark 8.7%
- #34 Tormented Souls 2
74% matchVery Positive87% of 1,996 reviews2025
Dev: Dual EffectPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Caroline Walker returns in the sequel to the award-winning survival horror classic. Explore the decaying remains of the secluded Villa Hess, use improvised weapons to confront terrifying creatures, and bend the fabric of reality to save your sister from a twisted cult.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.1%, Female Protagonist 14%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Third-Person Shooter 10.7%, Dark 6.9%
- #35 Psychopomp GOLD
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,990 reviews2024
Dev: Fading Club
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Psychopomp is BACK. The catacombs stretch down farther than ever before. Your entire life has been a lie. Delve into the depths, and discover the horrors that lie below. More realms, more modes, more secrets. An ancient voice calls to you from the center of the earth. Will you answer it?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.7%, Female Protagonist 24.2%, Survival Horror 23%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Action-Adventure 3.6%
- #36 Amnesia: Rebirth
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,236 reviews2020
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.4%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Female Protagonist 8%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #37 WORLD OF HORROR
74% matchVery Positive90% of 9,764 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35%, Survival Horror 28.5%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Mystery 8.3%, Atmospheric 6%
- #38 UNSIGHTED
75% matchVery Positive93% of 2,155 reviews2021
Dev: Studio Pixel PunkPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
EXPLORE YOUR WAY. Awoken to a world ruined by war, Alma must traverse the vast city of Arcadia before the life force of her friends and herself withers away. Time is ticking, and every moment matters. Who will you save, and who will you leave to turn UNSIGHTED?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31%, Female Protagonist 29.4%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Action 5.3%
- #39 Starless
75% matchPositive94% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Petr Sapozhnikov
Windows
In Starless, navigate a space Ark infested with terrifying monsters in this stealth-action game inspired by classic sci-fi. Can you help the colonists survive, or will they be doomed to roam the endless void of space forever?
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.1%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Dark 10.2%
- #40 Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,772 reviews2023
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 87.6%, Adventure 6.7%, Singleplayer 5.8%
- #41 Look Outside
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 12,602 reviews2025
Dev: Francis CoulombePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scavenge the building to seek food, supplies, and weapons while encountering strange characters.
Why similar: Survival Horror 37.5%, Lovecraftian 36.4%, Dark 6.9%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Violent 5.6%
- #42 Selene's Unbearable Night
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 152 reviews2024
Dev: Farelas
Windows
A third person survival horror game. Search for key objects, solve puzzles and face dangers in order to escape. Inspired by the old survival horror, with two playable characters and modern mechanics delve into the narrative story of Selene's Unbearable night.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28%, Third-Person Shooter 14.6%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Cinematic 8.8%
- #43 Still Wakes the Deep
71% matchVery Positive88% of 11,771 reviews2024
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.2 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: Lovecraftian 34.6%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Dark 11.5%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Cinematic 9.5%
- #44 Eldervale
73% matchVery Positive88% of 137 reviews2019
Dev: Solkitte
Windows
Eldervale is a Third-Person Survival Horror Adventure game, made in the style of early 2000's classics. Explore a large, interconnected level, solve puzzles, uncover the story and survive the horrors by strategic use of your resources and fight or flight decisions.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.6%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Third-Person Shooter 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #45 ANNO: Mutationem
72% matchVery Positive81% of 6,531 reviews2022
Dev: ThinkingStars
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
ANNO: Mutationem is an action-adventure game with RPG elements set in a cyberpunk world, featuring a unique mix of pixelated 2D & 3D graphic style with a rich, dark and bizarre plot.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 37.1%, Female Protagonist 30.2%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Action-Adventure 7.3%, Action 3.7%
- #46 Pseudoregalia
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 18,186 reviews2023
Dev: rittzler
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Deep within the realm of sleep, Sybil finds herself pulled to a distorted castle. Grow strong, and unlock new abilities to build up a deep movement system, fight enemies, find secrets, and free the weary soul of Castle Sansa, in this retro-inspired 3D Platformer Metroidvania.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 85.3%, Singleplayer 7.7%, Adventure 7%
- #47 OMORI
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 86,619 reviews2020
Dev: OMOCAT, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 86.8%, Atmospheric 13.2%
- #48 NEDRA
70% matchMixed66% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
NEDRA is a story-driven, atmospheric action-adventure blending survival horror with cosmic terror. Set in a Soviet-era Antarctic station, all the explorers have vanished without a trace, leaving you to uncover the chilling truth.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.7%, Survival Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Cinematic 8.4%, Dark 7.5%
- #49 INDIKA
69% matchVery Positive90% of 8,070 reviews2024
Dev: Odd MeterPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.
Why similar: Dark 19.9%, Cinematic 19.7%, Female Protagonist 19.1%, Mystery 15.2%, Puzzle 13.4%
- #50 Amnesia: The Bunker
68% matchVery Positive93% of 11,778 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
Why similar: Survival Horror 43.9%, Psychological Horror 26.2%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Action-Adventure 7.3%, Action 3.9%
- #51 Eclipsium
67% matchVery Positive91% of 3,055 reviews2025
Dev: HousefirePub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Longing for light, a sunless world begins devouring itself. Every step shifts the landscape beneath you as you search for what remains of her.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.8%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Mystery 12.6%, Dark 11.4%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #52 Cronos: The New Dawn
66% matchVery Positive88% of 10,404 reviews2025
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.0 hrsMean: 23.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A whole new breed of survival horror emerges with Cronos: The New Dawn. Survive the brutal wastelands of the future, fight nightmarish merging creatures and jump back in time to harvest souls as you seek to uncover the origins of the apocalypse that wiped out humanity.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.4%, Dystopian 17.8%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Third-Person Shooter 12.9%, Dark 10.2%
- #53 ECHO
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,822 reviews2017
Dev: ULTRA ULTRA
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
After a century in stasis the girl En arrives at her destination: A Palace out of legend. Out here, using forgotten technologies, she hopes to bring back a life that shouldn’t have been lost. But nothing could prepare her for what she’ll face in the ancient halls below.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 27.4%, Sci-fi 27.2%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Cyberpunk 7.1%, Violent 6.8%
- #54 INDUSTRIA
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 4,117 reviews2021
Dev: BleakmillPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Embark on a gripping journey in INDUSTRIA, an atmospheric FPS set in Cold War-era East Berlin. Unravel the secrets of a mysterious parallel dimension while searching for a missing colleague. Explore a haunting reality where the truth awaits. Discover the dark past that lies beyond.
Why similar: Dystopian 25.9%, Sci-fi 16%, Female Protagonist 16%, Mystery 12%, Atmospheric 9%
- #55 MOTORSLICE
65% matchVery Positive87% of 3,850 reviews2026
Dev: Regular StudioPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Parkour through the ruins of a megastructure, climb massive bosses, and hunt down every construction equipment in this slice of life action-adventure with immaculate vibes.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.2%, Sci-fi 20.9%, Dark 15.3%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Action-Adventure 9%
- #56 Observer: System Redux
69% matchVery Positive85% of 2,923 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.4 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: Cyberpunk 32.3%, Psychological Horror 24.9%, Dystopian 23.5%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #57 ZERO PROTOCOL
67% matchVery Positive84% of 597 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.
Why similar: Survival Horror 31.5%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Mystery 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.4%
- #58 VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 38,192 reviews2016
Dev: Sukeban GamesPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 31.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 25.2%, Dystopian 23.2%, LGBTQ+ 22%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Sci-fi 10.6%
- #59 INDUSTRIA 2
68% matchMixed52% of 349 reviews2026
Dev: BleakmillPub: Headup
Windows
INDUSTRIA 2 is a narrative FPS adventure about a woman stranded in a parallel dimension. Explore, scavenge and fight your way through a mysterious boreal landscape consumed by an ever-hungry artificial intelligence to find a way home.
Why similar: Survival Horror 36.4%, Dystopian 23.9%, Mystery 10.6%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Action-Adventure 6.1%
- #60 Gloomwood
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,093 reviews2022
Dev: Dillon RogersPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Trapped in a dark, Victorian city consumed by an ancient curse, you must plan your survival and daring escape using nothing but stealth, an arsenal of eccentric weapons, and your wit in this haunting adventure inspired by the immersive sims and survival horror greats of the late 90s and early 2000s.
Why similar: Survival Horror 39.1%, Lovecraftian 24.7%, Dark 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Mystery 7.5%
