- #1 Hollowbody
97% matchVery Positive86% of 1,556 reviews2024
Dev: Headware Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 24.4%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Cyberpunk 13.5%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Third-Person Shooter 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It most directly channels the modern SIGNALIS formula with classic survival-horror pacing, scarce resources, puzzle-box exploration, and a bleak psychological-futurist tone.
- #2 Crow Country
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,186 reviews2024
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 35.6%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Third-Person Shooter 12.5%, Violent 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It nails the retro survival-horror loop of keys, maps, backtracking, limited ammo, and a mysterious female-led descent into something uncanny.
- #3 Sorry We're Closed
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,819 reviews2024
Dev: à la mode gamesPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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+ 20.1%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Female Protagonist 13%, Dark 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It mixes survival-horror combat and puzzle exploration with queer themes, dreamlike imagery, and an intimate story that overlaps strongly with SIGNALIS's vibe.
- #4 Tormented Souls
95% matchVery Positive90% of 7,787 reviews2021
Dev: Dual EffectPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Classic survival horror is back! Inspired by the original Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark series, Tormented Souls modernises with a fresh twist on the fixed perspective adventure - as Caroline Walker investigates the mysterious disappearance of twin girls in a terrifying mansion-turned-hospital.
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.6%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Third-Person Shooter 10.3%, Dark 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the same old-school survival-horror structure of vulnerable combat, inventory management, intricate puzzles, and oppressive atmosphere.
- #5 SOMA
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,500 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 22.7%, Survival Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Dark 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It trades combat-heavy survival for existential sci-fi horror, but its lonely facility setting and identity-driven cosmic dread are extremely SIGNALIS-adjacent.
- #6 Dead Space
94% matchVery Positive91% of 63,544 reviews2023
Dev: MotivePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 16.8 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 26.7%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Third-Person Shooter 12.9%, Violent 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: It is another excellent fit if you want sci-fi survival horror built around grotesque creatures, isolated facilities, and a disturbing spaceborne mystery.
- #7 Alien: Isolation
93% matchVery Positive93% of 64,460 reviews2014
Dev: Creative AssemblyPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 16.8 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 41.3%, Sci-fi 19.1%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same feeling of being trapped in a retro-futurist nightmare where every corridor, save point, and scrap of resources matters.
- #8 Darkwood
92% matchVery Positive95% of 23,842 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 34.7%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, Dark 15.4%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Action-Adventure 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: It shares SIGNALIS's hostile loneliness and cryptic storytelling, pushing survival through scarcity, exploration, and a suffocating nightmare atmosphere.
- #9 Fear the Spotlight
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,141 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Game PalsPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Puzzle 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It leans into PS1-style presentation, vulnerable exploration, and emotionally driven horror in a way that overlaps nicely with SIGNALIS's tone.
- #10 SILENT HILL 2
90% matchVery Positive95% of 58,918 reviews2024
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 26.0 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 35.6%, Psychological Horror 32.1%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Cinematic 7.8%, Violent 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is a foundational match for SIGNALIS's psychological layering, symbolic horror, and tragic mystery-first approach.
- #11 Mouthwashing
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 36,133 reviews2024
Dev: Wrong OrganPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 48.8%, Dark 18.2%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Adventure 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers compact, deeply unsettling sci-fi psychological horror with surreal imagery, unraveling relationships, and a pervasive sense of doom.
- #12 Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut
91% 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 54.2%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Dark 9.4%, Adventure 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its pixel-art presentation hides a deeply oppressive psychological survival-horror experience built on ambiguity, isolation, and mental unraveling.
- #13 Them and Us
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,574 reviews2021
Dev: TendoGames Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.9 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%, Female Protagonist 20.2%, Third-Person Shooter 13.9%, Mystery 7.3%, Violent 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is a female-led indie homage to PS1-era survival horror with fixed-camera tension, item puzzles, and deliberately limited combat.
- #14 The Medium
88% matchVery Positive89% of 9,813 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.5 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 26.7%, Female Protagonist 25.2%, Dark 13.4%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Violent 9%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes dual-reality exploration, trauma, and oppressive atmosphere over resource management, but it hits a similar emotional-horror register.
- #15 Alisa
87% matchVery Positive89% of 1,502 reviews2021
Dev: Casper Croes
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.4 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 47.7%, Female Protagonist 20.3%, Mystery 12.6%, Atmospheric 5.9%, Action 4%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the crunchy old-school survival-horror feel with fixed perspectives, careful item use, and a deliberately retro structure.
- #16 System Shock
86% matchVery Positive91% of 12,269 reviews2023
Dev: Nightdive StudiosPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 27.9%, Survival Horror 22.5%, Sci-fi 19%, Violent 8.5%, Atmospheric 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It combines retro-futurist sci-fi horror, hostile facility exploration, and immersive scavenging in a way that overlaps with SIGNALIS's setting appeal.
- #17 Observation
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,063 reviews2020
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.
Why similar: Sci-fi 25%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Lovecraftian 12.3%, Adventure 11.4%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: While lighter on direct combat, its claustrophobic space-station mystery and fragmented narrative scratch a very similar sci-fi dread itch.
- #18 Saturnalia
85% matchVery Positive90% of 105 reviews2023
Dev: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 36.4%, Survival Horror 28%, Mystery 12.7%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers labyrinthine exploration, recurring pursuit, and fragmented storytelling in a strikingly artful survival-horror framework.
- #19 STASIS: BONE TOTEM
84% matchVery Positive94% of 2,560 reviews2023
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 24.2%, Survival Horror 22.7%, Sci-fi 16.9%, Cinematic 12.9%, Atmospheric 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It blends body horror, sci-fi industrial dread, and environmental puzzle solving inside a grim isolated facility.
- #20 WORLD OF HORROR
83% matchVery Positive90% of 9,731 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.7 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 34.7%, Survival Horror 28.5%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Mystery 8.4%, Atmospheric 6%
Why You'll Like It: Mechanically different, but its lo-fi presentation, relentless dread, and Lovecraftian mystery make it a natural fit for SIGNALIS's cosmic side.
- #21 Moons of Madness
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,891 reviews2019
Dev: Rock Pocket GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 40.8%, Sci-fi 17.3%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Mystery 7.7%, Atmospheric 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: It pairs spacefaring cosmic horror with a lonely station mystery and slow-burn psychological unease.
- #22 Control Ultimate Edition
82% matchVery Positive86% of 59,077 reviews2020
Dev: Remedy Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Winner of over 80 awards, Control is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.2%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Third-Person Shooter 14.2%, Atmospheric 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: If you loved SIGNALIS's mix of bureaucracy, otherworldly forces, and a searching female lead, this offers a more action-heavy but similarly uncanny mystery.
- #23 Returnal™
81% matchVery Positive81% of 9,957 reviews2023
Dev: HousemarquePub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
BREAK THE CYCLE Fight to survive as this award-winning third-person shooter brings Selene’s story to PC. Take on roguelike challenges. Engage enemies in bullet hell-fuelled clashes. Share your journey through Returnal™ with another player.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.3%, Third-Person Shooter 19.5%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Shooter 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its female protagonist, alien world, recursive storytelling, and cosmic-horror undertones make it a strong thematic match despite the roguelike action focus.
- #24 ECHO
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,805 reviews2017
Dev: ULTRA ULTRA
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.1 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%
Why You'll Like It: Its lonely palace setting, female protagonist, and eerie sci-fi story about identity and imitation feel spiritually close to SIGNALIS.
- #25 Observer: System Redux
81% matchVery Positive85% of 2,866 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 36.5%, Psychological Horror 28.3%, Dystopian 26.7%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers cyberpunk psychological horror, identity breakdown, and dense environmental storytelling in a dark futuristic world.
- #26 ROUTINE
78% matchVery Positive93% of 6,281 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.9 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 21.7%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Cinematic 13.3%, Dark 11.9%
- #27 Prey
80% matchVery Positive91% of 53,291 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 28.6%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Singleplayer 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: It is another excellent sci-fi station mystery where exploration, environmental storytelling, and uncanny enemies steadily reshape your understanding of reality.
- #28 Scorn
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 17,806 reviews2022
Dev: Ebb SoftwarePub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.9%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Dark 11.2%, Atmospheric 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is best for players who want more cryptic sci-fi nightmare imagery and oppressive alien architecture, even if it is more body-horror puzzle game than survival horror.
- #29 SILENT HILL f
77% matchVery Positive81% of 25,603 reviews2025
Dev: NeoBards Entertainment Ltd.Pub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 22.3 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 28.6%, Psychological Horror 24.3%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Cinematic 8.4%, Violent 5.9%
- #30 Tormented Souls 2
77% matchVery Positive88% of 1,893 reviews2025
Dev: Dual EffectPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Third-Person Shooter 10.8%, Dark 6.9%
- #31 Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition
79% matchVery Positive95% of 9,094 reviews2019
Dev: Baroque DecayPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.2%, Psychological Horror 26.9%, Cyberpunk 24.5%, Puzzle 13%, Adventure 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: It mixes retro-styled horror, puzzle exploration, and bizarre corporate surrealism with a constant sense of dread and discovery.
- #32 Detention
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,663 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 30.2%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Dark 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: It is a slow, mournful psychological horror tale driven by atmosphere, symbolism, and tragic mystery rather than combat.
- #33 Psychopomp GOLD
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,810 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 31.8%, Female Protagonist 24.1%, Survival Horror 22.9%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Action-Adventure 3.6%
- #34 Amnesia: Rebirth
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,173 reviews2020
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 28.1%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Female Protagonist 8%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #35 Starless
76% 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%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Dark 10.3%
- #36 Heartworm
73% matchVery Positive87% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent AdinolfiPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 24.6%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Third-Person Shooter 10.6%, Cinematic 10.2%
- #37 UNSIGHTED
75% matchVery Positive93% of 2,119 reviews2021
Dev: Studio Pixel PunkPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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+ 30.8%, Female Protagonist 29.5%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Action 5.3%
- #38 The Callisto Protocol™
75% matchMixed65% of 42,820 reviews2022
Dev: Striking Distance StudiosPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Survive to escape the horrors of Callisto and uncover the dark secrets of Jupiter’s dead moon.
Why similar: Survival Horror 34.1%, Sci-fi 17.7%, Third-Person Shooter 16%, Cinematic 8.1%, Dark 7.2%
- #39 1000xRESIST
72% matchVery Positive95% of 6,166 reviews2024
Dev: sunset visitor 斜陽過客Pub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Sci-fi 16.8%, Cinematic 14.3%, Mystery 12.1%
- #40 Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 30,737 reviews2023
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 87.3%, Adventure 6.8%, Singleplayer 5.9%
- #41 Fear & Hunger
73% matchVery Positive94% of 21,050 reviews2019
Dev: Miro HaverinenPub: Happy Paintings
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Fear & Hunger is a horror dungeon crawler set in the dark and hopeless dungeons of fear and hunger. The game is a hybrid of survival horror and dungeon crawler genres with its influences ranging from Silent Hill to Nethack. There are roguelike elements to the game as well as a heavy foundation of a j-RPG.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.3%, Psychological Horror 27.6%, Violent 19.8%, Dark 13.2%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #42 >observer_
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,884 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%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Dystopian 14.1%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #43 Selene's Unbearable Night
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 149 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 27.8%, Third-Person Shooter 14.7%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Cinematic 8.9%
- #44 Look Outside
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,497 reviews2025
Dev: Francis CoulombePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.9 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 37.8%, Lovecraftian 36.2%, Dark 6.9%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Violent 5.2%
- #45 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,921 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 90%, Adventure 7.4%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #46 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 26.4%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Third-Person Shooter 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #47 Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,176 reviews2022
Dev: Miro Haverinen
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
F&H 2: Termina is oppressive, relentless and hopeless. A mix of jRPG and Survival Horror. Turn-based combat meets resource management. 3 days to explore the wicked town of Prehevil and find out about its dark secrets. 3 days until the pale and sickly green moon rises at its apex. Termina is upon us!
Why similar: Survival Horror 41.6%, Lovecraftian 29.8%, Psychological Horror 22%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #48 NEDRA
70% matchMixed68% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: indie.io
Windows
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 27.5%, Survival Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 15%, Cinematic 8.5%, Dark 7.6%
- #49 Eclipsium
67% matchVery Positive92% of 2,740 reviews2025
Dev: HousefirePub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.4 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 32.5%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Mystery 12.7%, Dark 11.5%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #50 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,266 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 79.3%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #51 INDUSTRIA
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,883 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 26%, Sci-fi 16%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Mystery 12.1%, Atmospheric 9%
- #52 Pseudoregalia
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 17,681 reviews2023
Dev: rittzler
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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%, Singleplayer 7.8%, Adventure 7.2%
- #53 ANNO: Mutationem
70% matchVery Positive81% of 6,438 reviews2022
Dev: ThinkingStars
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.3 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%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Action-Adventure 7.4%, Action 3.7%
- #54 VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 37,969 reviews2016
Dev: Sukeban GamesPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 31.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 23.3%, LGBTQ+ 21.9%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Sci-fi 10.6%
- #55 ZERO PROTOCOL
68% matchVery Positive85% of 574 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 31.4%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Mystery 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.4%
- #56 Gloomwood
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,888 reviews2022
Dev: Dillon RogersPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.8 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%, Lovecraftian 24.6%, Dark 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Mystery 7.6%
- #57 Cronos: The New Dawn
65% matchVery Positive88% of 9,818 reviews2025
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Linux
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 28.2%, Dystopian 17.9%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Third-Person Shooter 12.9%, Dark 10.3%
- #58 Lunacid
66% matchVery Positive91% of 10,657 reviews2023
Dev: KIRA LLC
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Cast into the Great Well, unwanted by the world above. You delve the dark in search of the Old One, your last salvation. Lunacid is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler inspired by Shadow Tower and King’s Field.
Why similar: Atmospheric 48%, Violent 23.5%, LGBTQ+ 19%, Singleplayer 9.4%
- #59 ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
67% matchVery Positive94% of 43,849 reviews2021
Dev: Live WirePub: Binary Haze Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
ENDER LILIES is a dark fantasy 2D action RPG about unraveling the mysteries of a destroyed kingdom. On this sorrowful journey, encounter horrific enemies against whom a moment of inattention could be fatal. Overcome these hardships and seek the truth with the help of fallen knights.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 54.6%, Dark 18.8%, Atmospheric 18.5%, Singleplayer 5.1%, Action 3.1%
- #60 Still Wakes the Deep
65% matchVery Positive88% of 10,965 reviews2024
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.9%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Dark 11.8%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Cinematic 9.6%
