- #1 DON'T SCREAM
97% matchMixed65% of 4,758 reviews2024
Dev: Digital Cybercherries
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
If you scream, you restart. A jumpscare horror simulator where you walk through a pitch black forest and escape by reaching 8:00 AM.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.9%, Horror 17.2%, 1990's 14.6%, Realistic 10%, Dark 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the core mechanic of using your microphone to detect sound, forcing you to remain silent to survive.
- #2 Visage
96% matchVery Positive84% of 10,620 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
Why similar: Horror 32.7%, Psychological Horror 26.4%, Dark 10.7%, Multiplayer 7.9%, First-Person 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in psychological horror that captures the same oppressive, claustrophobic atmosphere found in Silent Breath.
- #3 Phasmophobia
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 815,266 reviews2020
Dev: Kinetic Games
Windows
Median: 16.9 hrsMean: 50.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Why similar: Horror 38.2%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Multiplayer 15%, Thriller 9.1%, Dark 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes microphone input as a central gameplay mechanic, requiring players to communicate with ghosts while staying quiet to avoid detection.
- #4 The Mortuary Assistant
95% matchVery Positive92% of 8,435 reviews2022
Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
Why similar: Horror 35%, Thriller 13.9%, Dark 8.9%, Mystery 8.1%, Multiplayer 8%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a highly realistic and unsettling environment that relies on psychological tension rather than constant jump scares.
- #5 Welcome to Kowloon
94% matchVery Positive82% of 1,836 reviews2023
Dev: a1esskaPub: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.
Why similar: Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Thriller 14.1%, Realistic 9.7%, Dark 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric walking simulator that excels at creating a sense of urban isolation and creeping dread.
- #6 MADiSON
94% matchVery Positive87% of 3,277 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Horror 31.3%, Psychological Horror 29.7%, Dark 17.3%, First-Person 9.7%, Exploration 4%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply psychological horror game that uses camera-based mechanics to build intense, immersive dread.
- #7 Hollow Cocoon
93% matchVery Positive92% of 886 reviews2023
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.
Why similar: Thriller 17.9%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 15.6%, Dark 11.4%, Realistic 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Set in a 1980s atmosphere, this game provides a similar slow-burn psychological horror experience with a focus on exploration.
- #8 POOLS
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,027 reviews2024
Dev: Tensori
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.8%, Realistic 18.5%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, First-Person 9.9%, Exploration 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on liminal space exploration and atmospheric dread, mirroring the realistic and unsettling environments of Silent Breath.
- #9 The Complex: Found Footage
91% matchVery Positive93% of 9,432 reviews2022
Dev: pgWave
Windows
Experience the liminal world of the backrooms through a VHS camera, immersing into a mysterious story and wandering the dream-like structures... Might there be something following you?
Why similar: Horror 17.5%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, 1990's 11%, Realistic 8.9%, Multiplayer 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the specific found-footage aesthetic that makes the exploration in Silent Breath feel so grounded and terrifying.
- #10 Amnesia: The Bunker
91% matchVery Positive93% of 11,497 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: Horror 30.1%, Psychological Horror 28%, First-Person 13.9%, Open World 12.1%, Exploration 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes realistic survival and sound-based stealth, forcing players to manage noise levels in a dark, confined space.
- #11 Inside the Backrooms
90% matchVery Positive81% of 45,968 reviews2022
Dev: MrFatcat
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Inside the Backrooms is a horror multiplayer game mixed with different mechanics that will make you spend an intense night with friends. Explore, think, interact, but be careful, it is rumored that there are several entities wishing to find you...
Why similar: Horror 33.4%, Multiplayer 20.5%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Dark 8.4%, First-Person 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer exploration horror game that captures the same feeling of being trapped in a surreal, dark, and dangerous environment.
- #12 DEVOUR
89% matchVery Positive91% of 86,959 reviews2021
Dev: Straight Back Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
DEVOUR is a co-op horror survival game for 1-4 players. Stop possessed cultists before they drag you to hell. Run. Scream. Hide. Just don't get caught.
Why similar: Horror 53%, Multiplayer 21.2%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Dark 7.7%, First-Person 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative horror experience where microphone usage is integrated into the gameplay, making every sound a potential risk.
- #13 Lethal Company
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 503,936 reviews2023
Dev: Zeekerss
Windows
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Why similar: Horror 38.6%, Psychological Horror 24%, First-Person 13.9%, Perma Death 12%, Exploration 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features proximity-based voice chat that makes sound management a critical part of the survival experience in a dark, industrial setting.
- #14 Luto
88% matchVery Positive85% of 1,226 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
Why similar: Thriller 21.7%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Dark 14.6%, Walking Simulator 12%, Realistic 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic psychological horror game that focuses on the fragility of the human mind within a dark, domestic setting.
- #15 Pacify
89% matchVery Positive86% of 42,392 reviews2019
Dev: Shawn HitchcockPub: Hitchcock Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
There is reportedly an evil inside that house. Something about an old funeral parlor offering a last chance to talk to their dead loved ones. Plus something about lights, laughter, a girl, missing people, etc... You know the same stuff everyone claims. Take a team, and check the place out.
Why similar: Horror 36.9%, Psychological Horror 19%, Multiplayer 17.8%, Thriller 9.2%, Dark 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: This multiplayer horror game requires players to be extremely cautious with their noise levels to avoid triggering the entities.
- #16 Hospital 666
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,342 reviews2024
Dev: Lokin
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Hospital 666 is a 1-4 player horror escape game. Traverse through eerie hospital levels while observing the occurrence of anomalies and choosing the correct elevator. Some abnormal bosses will chase you to death, and you must find the right way to escape them.
Why similar: Horror 18.3%, Thriller 18.1%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Realistic 11.1%, Multiplayer 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer horror game that uses realistic environments and psychological pressure to keep players on edge.
- #17 Exanimum: The Silent Call
86% matchVery Positive84% of 278 reviews2024
Dev: Perspektik
Windows
"Exanimum: The Silent Call" is a first-person psychological horror game. In this chilling experience, you will find yourself confronting terrifying mysteries and chilling secrets.
Why similar: Horror 22%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Thriller 18.3%, Dark 12.5%, Realistic 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, realistic psychological horror game that aligns perfectly with the tone and exploration style of Silent Breath.
- #18 SOMA
85% 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: Horror 23.7%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Dark 15.4%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, First-Person 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Renowned for its deep psychological themes and oppressive atmosphere, it is a must-play for fans of narrative-driven horror.
- #19 Outlast
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 133,959 reviews2013
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
Why similar: Horror 48.7%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, First-Person 10.3%, Dark 9.4%, Multiplayer 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive found-footage horror experience, focusing on first-person exploration and the vulnerability of being defenseless.
- #20 Layers of Fear
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,582 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.3%, Horror 20.2%, Dark 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, First-Person 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that excels at warping the environment to reflect the protagonist's deteriorating mental state.
- #21 Martha Is Dead
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,639 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
Why similar: Thriller 25.8%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Horror 18.3%, Dark 12.4%, Mystery 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, realistic psychological thriller that uses historical settings to ground its disturbing narrative.
- #22 The Beast Inside
82% matchVery Positive83% of 11,932 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
Why similar: Horror 36.9%, Psychological Horror 16%, Multiplayer 10.7%, First-Person 9%, Realistic 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines realistic graphics with psychological horror and exploration to create a tense, multi-layered narrative.
- #23 Infliction
82% matchVery Positive81% of 936 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
Why similar: Horror 25.1%, Psychological Horror 24.8%, Realistic 11.8%, Dark 11.6%, Walking Simulator 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A walking simulator that focuses on domestic horror and psychological trauma, mirroring the personal stakes of Silent Breath.
- #24 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: Horror 30.4%, Psychological Horror 25.9%, Walking Simulator 17.9%, First-Person 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a dense, atmospheric, and psychological horror experience set in a dark, futuristic world.
- #25 Fears to Fathom - Ironbark Lookout
79% matchVery Positive92% of 5,734 reviews2023
Dev: Rayll Studios
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Jack Nelson, a 24-year-old fire lookout, transferred to a new outpost. As he settled into his new home, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was off, little did he know what was transpiring down in Ironbark State Park.
Why similar: Thriller 23.2%, Horror 22.8%, Psychological Horror 22%, Realistic 9.1%, Walking Simulator 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic, episodic horror experience that excels at building tension through isolation and environmental storytelling.
- #26 Cry of Fear
81% matchVery Positive89% of 82,586 reviews2013
Dev: Team Psykskallar
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.
Why similar: Horror 48.2%, Psychological Horror 26.5%, Multiplayer 15.7%, First-Person 6.4%, Indie 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic first-person psychological horror game that captures a gritty, 1990s-inspired aesthetic.
- #27 The Strange Lights
77% matchVery Positive91% of 109 reviews2026
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You have arrived in a forest where people are rumored to disappear and strange things happen... Locals often see bright flashes and hear strange sounds...
Why similar: Thriller 19%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 16.5%, Realistic 12.7%, Walking Simulator 10.1%
- #28 Remorse: The List
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 307 reviews2022
Dev: Ashkandi
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Remorse: The List is a classic survival horror game where the player must figure out what is happening in the little hungarian town of Hidegpuszta, and your only clue is a list that doesn't make much sense. Exploring will be the key to unveiling its secrets and get out of there alive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25%, Horror 23.8%, Dark 16.1%, Open World 11.9%, First-Person 10%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that emphasizes exploration and survival in a dark, mysterious town.
- #29 Silver Chains
79% matchMixed69% of 1,327 reviews2019
Dev: Cracked Heads GamesPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.
Why similar: Horror 36.8%, Psychological Horror 26.8%, Multiplayer 10.6%, First-Person 7.8%, Exploration 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features a haunting atmosphere and exploration-heavy gameplay within a dark, abandoned estate.
- #30 Obey the Voice™
75% matchVery Positive89% of 475 reviews2026
Dev: svklmrtPub: Patchwork Interactive
Windows
You are here to listen to The Voice, do what he says. But don't listen to other voices...
Why similar: Horror 24.6%, Dark 15.6%, Thriller 13.6%, Realistic 10.4%, Walking Simulator 8.5%
- #31 SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,017 reviews2019
Dev: Protocol GamesPub: 🚀 Raiser Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.7%, Horror 30.1%, Dark 24.9%, Exploration 7.8%, Adventure 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a unique AI-driven entity that reacts to player actions, creating a similar sense of unpredictable danger.
- #32 [Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件
78% matchVery Positive83% of 3,184 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.
Why similar: Horror 38.7%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Realistic 7.4%, Walking Simulator 6.7%, First-Person 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric urban horror game that focuses on the mundane turning into the terrifying.
- #33 Silent Still 2
76% matchMixed67% of 373 reviews2025
Dev: SolitaryStudios
Windows
Silent Still 2 is a first-person psychological horror that traps you in the paralyzing nightmare of sleep paralysis. Helpless and unable to escape, you’ll face unspeakable entities that watch, whisper, and move when you can’t. Blurring the line between waking and something far worse
Why similar: Horror 15.7%, Thriller 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Realistic 12.7%, Walking Simulator 11.5%
- #34 The Complex: Expedition
73% matchVery Positive89% of 2,232 reviews2025
Dev: pgWave
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
When a routine expedition into The Complex goes horribly wrong, you're left alone and lost, wandering the seemingly infinite maze of hallways, otherwise known as the Backrooms. Might there be something following you?
Why similar: Horror 19.9%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Realistic 14.8%, 1990's 10.4%, Exploration 7.8%
- #35 Inside Depth 6
77% matchVery Positive85% of 246 reviews2021
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
There are 6 depths to descend; the further you go, the more terror you will experience. Uncover mysteries, solve puzzles, and immerse yourself in a dark storyline that Inside Depth 6 has to offer. Journey through all 6 depths to uncover the secrets buried within.
Why similar: Thriller 23.9%, Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Dark 12%, Realistic 9.2%
- #36 Reflection
74% matchVery Positive84% of 230 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 17.2%, Thriller 15.8%, Realistic 13.2%, Dark 11.6%
- #37 White Room Protocol
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: Thriller 21.1%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 17.5%, Realistic 11.9%, Dark 11%
- #38 Silent Nights
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 210 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Thriller 20.5%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 15.8%, Dark 10.2%, Walking Simulator 9.3%
- #39 Silent Still
75% matchMixed54% of 253 reviews2024
Dev: SolitaryStudios
Windows
Silent Still is a first-person psychological horror game that delves into the terrifying experience of sleep paralysis and nightmares. You will feel the true horror that sleep paralysis can bring and the overwhelming fear it instills in a person.
Why similar: Horror 19.6%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Realistic 12.8%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Thriller 11.1%
- #40 Who's at the door?
71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,538 reviews2025
Dev: SKONEC Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
You are trapped in a small house, suffering from psychosis with no memory. Carefully observe your surroundings to distinguish reality from hallucinations, and overcome your illness by taking medication from visitors at the right time.
Why similar: 1990's 15.3%, Horror 15%, Thriller 13.3%, Realistic 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #41 Backrooms: Exploration
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: HNStudios
Windows
Backrooms: Exploration is a single-player horror game, which takes place in 2020. Two friends have lost their jobs due to COVID-19, but they still have to bring food to the table. After a failed heist, one of them ends up in the Backrooms. Now your only mission is to survive.
Why similar: Horror 23.3%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Realistic 16.5%, Dark 11.1%, First-Person 10.2%
- #42 Backrooms: Found Footage
73% matchVery Positive84% of 280 reviews2024
Dev: HNStudios
Windows
Backrooms: Found Footage is a single-player horror game where you are the main character trying to survive the Backrooms. Curiosity wins and you decide to explore this weird place that you got trapped in. What could go wrong?
Why similar: 1990's 14.5%, Horror 12.7%, Realistic 12.1%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #43 The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game
71% matchVery Positive85% of 799 reviews2025
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
The Backrooms: 1998 is a first-person found footage psychological horror survival game where it tells the story of a young teen after accidentally falling into the depths of The Backrooms in 1998. Roam freely, mark, explore and try unravel the story - however you are not alone. Don't scream.
Why similar: Thriller 32.6%, Psychological Horror 25%, Dark 13.5%, Realistic 12.7%, Walking Simulator 7.6%
- #44 The Empty Eyes
71% matchVery Positive80% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.
Why similar: Thriller 22.5%, Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Dark 9%, Realistic 8.4%
- #45 Shhh!
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 362 reviews2023
Dev: 616 GAMES
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Explore haunted locations with your VHS camera—but stay silent! Any noise could be your last. (Microphone required)
Why similar: 1990's 18.4%, Horror 14.3%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Realistic 11.9%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #46 THRESHOLD
70% matchVery Positive85% of 1,227 reviews2024
Dev: Julien EveilléPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.
Why similar: Thriller 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 16.2%, Dark 12.3%, Walking Simulator 9.5%
- #47 DON'T SCREAM TOGETHER
70% matchMixed53% of 2,124 reviews2025
Dev: Digital Cybercherries
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A very simple co-op jumpscare horror experience where you and friends walk through a pitch black forest and try to stay quiet. Reach 8:00 AM without screaming or making a loud noise, or everyone dies. You will scream, shout, and probably laugh.
Why similar: Horror 35.5%, Multiplayer 16.8%, Realistic 12.9%, 1990's 10.4%, Simulation 5.4%
- #48 Limoria
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 171 reviews2024
Dev: Farkas Interactive
Windows
Welcome to a world where you are lost between consciousness and dreams. As you wander the dark corridors of an old hotel, face the games your mind plays on you. Your memories linger like a shadow following you. But there's nowhere to escape... Are you ready to confront your darkest fears?
Why similar: Thriller 29.2%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Realistic 10.3%, Horror 9.3%, Walking Simulator 8.5%
- #49 The Lightkeeper
67% matchVery Positive82% of 889 reviews2025
Dev: Darkphobia Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone on a remote island, you're tasked with keeping a lighthouse. But the horrific events that claimed the lives of previous keepers still whisper through the air. Each day, the line between reality and delusion fades and something in the dark is waiting for the last keeper
Why similar: Thriller 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 14.4%, 1990's 11.2%, Dark 11.1%
- #50 The Stalked 2
68% matchVery Positive80% of 235 reviews2025
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
"The Stalked 2" is a standalone horror sequel to "The Stalked", where you play as Rachel, an avid hiker. What begins as a relaxing hike to a cabin turns into a nightmare filled with eerie interactions and unsettling events. Will you survive?
Why similar: Thriller 24.8%, Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Dark 12.3%, Walking Simulator 7.6%
- #51 Surrounded
72% matchMixed44% of 566 reviews2023
Dev: Nightmare Studios
Windows
A 6-player open world horror game. Explore a abandoned town, filled with mysteries, be chased around with your friends and survive creatures capable of ending your life. Uncover what really happened.
Why similar: Horror 22.3%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Multiplayer 13%, Dark 11.3%, Open World 10.5%
- #52 EXPEDITION TO THE BACKROOMS
69% matchMixed68% of 146 reviews2025
Dev: 1_Cutter_1
Windows
You are the exploration team from company Async, you arrive to reported anomaly place and searching for anomalies, but what would you find? Prepare yourself for a gripping and heart-pounding adventure in EXPEDITION TO THE BACKROOMS, where every step could be your last.
Why similar: Thriller 15.9%, Horror 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Realistic 11.4%, Walking Simulator 11.2%
- #53 Liminal City
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: LIGHTWORKER GAMES
Windows
Liminal City is a psychological horror and exploration game based on found footage, set in Backrooms Level 11. Walk through the streets of Level 11, filled with soulless buildings, dynamically moving to different levels and searching for a way out. Once you fall in here will you be able to get out?
Why similar: Thriller 18.3%, Psychological Horror 18%, Realistic 12.1%, Horror 12%, Walking Simulator 9.9%
- #54 Find Yourself
69% matchVery Positive84% of 1,285 reviews2021
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Explore the truly frightening subway cars and find out what fears the main character will have to face.
Why similar: Horror 19.5%, Thriller 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15%, Realistic 11.6%, Walking Simulator 11.6%
- #55 Seybul Tech
68% matchVery Positive91% of 130 reviews2023
Dev: Seybul Tech
Windows
Seybul Tech is a walking simulator. Navigate as an office employee, confronting peculiar encounters while in search of an exit from this enigmatic abyss.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.9%, 1990's 13.5%, Horror 13.4%, Dark 12.9%, Walking Simulator 10.6%
- #56 No, I'm not a Human
62% matchVery Positive93% of 26,830 reviews2025
Dev: TrioskazPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times.
Why similar: Horror 20.3%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Thriller 19.3%, Dark 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #57 Missing Hiker
66% matchVery Positive85% of 3,592 reviews2023
Dev: Gemezl
Windows
Missing Hiker is a short indie horror game, where your brother Ethan went missing while hiking and you need to find him.
Why similar: Thriller 22.2%, Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Dark 10.5%, Multiplayer 7.7%
- #58 Summer of '58
67% matchVery Positive89% of 4,849 reviews2021
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.
Why similar: Thriller 22.8%, Horror 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15%, Realistic 9.7%, Dark 8.6%
- #59 Shift 87
66% matchVery Positive88% of 204 reviews2024
Dev: PixelsplitPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Your task today: Memorize your environment and report any anomalies. Good luck with your shift! "Shift 87" is an observation horror game with subtle anomalies and unsettling occurrences.
Why similar: Thriller 23%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Horror 10.5%, Dark 9.6%
- #60 Omitted
70% matchMixed46% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Omitted is a first-person psychological horror game. Experience being left alone in an old hospital, discover its secrets and try to survive.
Why similar: Thriller 24.7%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Horror 17.4%, Dark 11.7%, Realistic 6.7%