- #1 SILENT HILL f
97% matchVery Positive80% of 29,564 reviews2025
Dev: NeoBards Entertainment Ltd.Pub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 13.0 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Psychological Horror 22.5%, Survival Horror 18.8%, Horror 12.9%, Psychological 10.2%, Story Rich 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It carries Silent Hill's trademark psychological horror, symbolic monsters, oppressive atmosphere, and character-driven survival-horror structure into a new setting.
- #2 The Medium
96% matchVery Positive89% of 10,319 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 22%, Horror 17.1%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%, Psychological 10.2%, Story Rich 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its dual-reality exploration, trauma-centered story, fixed-camera sensibilities, and Akira Yamaoka soundtrack make it one of the closest modern Silent Hill-like experiences.
- #3 Tormented Souls
95% matchVery Positive90% of 8,214 reviews2021
Dev: Dual EffectPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 29.3%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Horror 15.4%, Third Person 7.8%, Story Rich 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its mansion exploration, resource management, elaborate puzzles, and alternate-reality horror closely evoke classic survival-horror design.
- #4 Tormented Souls 2
94% matchVery Positive88% of 2,210 reviews2025
Dev: Dual EffectPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 12.7 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 28.2%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Horror 13.4%, Third Person 8.9%, Story Rich 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It expands the first game's old-school survival-horror formula with oppressive locations, puzzle-solving, limited resources, and personal horror.
- #5 Silent Hill Homecoming
96% matchMixed48% of 4,024 reviews2008
Dev: Double Helix GamesPub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
In Silent Hill Homecoming, Alex Shepherd has returned to his hometown of Shepherd's Glen to investigate the sudden disappearance of his brother. From Shepherd's Glen to the foggy streets of Silent Hill, Alex will face the darkest of horrors while struggling with his own grip on reality.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.5%, Horror 24.1%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%, Third Person 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: This series entry offers foggy otherworld exploration, disturbing personal revelations, environmental puzzles, and third-person survival-horror combat.
- #6 Post Trauma
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 703 reviews2025
Dev: RED SOUL GAMESPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 20.1%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 12.2%, Cinematic 9.9%, Story Rich 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A deliberate homage to classic Silent Hill, it combines fixed-camera exploration, cryptic puzzles, sparse combat, and an unnerving surreal world.
- #7 The Evil Within 2
93% matchVery Positive92% of 31,065 reviews2017
Dev: Tango GameworksPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.3%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 19.3%, Story Rich 8.4%, Great Soundtrack 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It pairs third-person survival-horror combat and exploration with a surreal shifting world built around a protagonist's personal trauma.
- #8 SIGNALIS
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,748 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Survival Horror 36.2%, Psychological Horror 32.1%, Atmospheric 10%, Cinematic 7.6%, Violent 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its lonely investigation, tragic psychological narrative, surreal symbolism, and carefully rationed survival-horror gameplay strongly echo Silent Hill's emotional unease.
- #9 Alone in the Dark
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,932 reviews2024
Dev: Pieces InteractivePub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Return to Derceto Manor in this reimagination of Alone in the Dark, a love letter to the 90’s cult classic horror game.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.1%, Horror 16.6%, Psychological 14.8%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Cinematic 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: This reimagining blends gothic psychological horror, investigation, puzzles, and a protagonist-specific descent into supernatural madness.
- #10 The Evil Within
91% matchVery Positive85% of 33,760 reviews2014
Dev: Tango GameworksPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.5%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, Horror 22.6%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Third Person 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its oppressive environments, grotesque enemy design, limited supplies, and disorienting nightmare logic fit fans seeking more combat-heavy psychological horror.
- #11 FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
90% matchVery Positive89% of 1,982 reviews2023
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Japanese survival horror game "FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse" is back with better graphics.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24%, Survival Horror 22.9%, Horror 21%, Third Person 7.5%, Atmospheric 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This slow-burn Japanese horror adventure centers on haunted spaces, supernatural mysteries, exploration, and a deeply melancholy atmosphere.
- #12 Resident Evil 2
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 224,292 reviews2019
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 14.5 hrsMean: 32.0 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 35.9%, Horror 20%, Classic 9.9% ★, Third Person 9.6%, Story Rich 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers excellent third-person survival-horror fundamentals through tense exploration, intricate environmental puzzles, scarce ammunition, and memorable encounters.
- #13 SOMA
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 53,096 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: Psychological Horror 26.5%, Survival Horror 24.2%, Horror 18.9%, Story Rich 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Although first-person and largely combat-free, it delivers the same kind of existential dread, isolation, and devastating psychological storytelling.
- #14 Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 127,598 reviews2017
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.3%, Horror 23.2%, Psychological Horror 18%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Story Rich 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its claustrophobic setting, puzzle-led exploration, disturbing family drama, and relentless dread make it a standout modern survival-horror alternative.
- #15 Resident Evil
87% matchVery Positive92% of 36,703 reviews2015
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
Why similar: Survival Horror 36%, Classic 20% ★, Horror 18.5%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Third Person 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: This remake remains a masterclass in isolated mansion exploration, puzzle-solving, scarce resources, and carefully sustained horror tension.
- #16 Crow Country
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,366 reviews2024
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 5.5 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 32.5%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 15.1%, Story Rich 8.5%, Third Person 8%
Why You'll Like It: Its compact surreal setting, deliberately retro survival-horror mechanics, environmental puzzles, and mysterious emotional story recall classic genre design.
- #17 Blair Witch
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,235 reviews2019
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team NA
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of the Blair Witch. Explore the haunted grounds of the Black Hills Forest in a harrowing investigation that forces you to confront the evil that resides deep in the woods.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.2%, Horror 20.4%, Survival Horror 12.1%, Psychological 7.2%, Violent 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a lonely, story-driven trek through a hostile forest where perception, guilt, and supernatural terror continually blur together.
- #18 Visage
86% matchVery Positive84% of 10,980 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.5 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: Psychological Horror 34.5%, Horror 28.5%, Survival Horror 21.4%, Atmospheric 4.8%, Violent 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its shifting haunted-house spaces, cryptic environmental storytelling, and intense psychological dread suit players seeking Silent Hill's unsettling ambiguity.
- #19 MADiSON
84% matchVery Positive87% of 3,450 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Psychological Horror 30.8%, Survival Horror 22.8%, Horror 21.9%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Violent 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes paranormal investigation, puzzles, disturbing imagery, and a protagonist increasingly unable to trust his own perceptions.
- #20 Dead Space
83% matchVery Positive91% of 71,387 reviews2023
Dev: MotivePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 28.7%, Horror 22.3%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Third Person 7.4%, Atmospheric 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: For players wanting stronger combat alongside the isolation and tension, it offers exceptional third-person survival horror, environmental storytelling, and oppressive sound design.
- #21 Layers of Fear
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,749 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 34.2%, Horror 20.9%, Story Rich 13.1%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Atmospheric 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This story-led descent into an artist's fractured psyche uses a constantly transforming house and unreliable reality to create sustained unease.
- #22 Hollowbody
82% matchVery Positive85% of 1,618 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 30.6%, Psychological Horror 28.2%, Third Person 11.2%, Horror 8.4%, Atmospheric 6%
Why You'll Like It: This third-person cyberpunk survival-horror game features lonely urban exploration, fixed-camera-inspired presentation, puzzles, and a distinctly Silent Hill-like mood.
- #23 In Sound Mind
82% matchVery Positive95% of 7,016 reviews2021
Dev: We Create StuffPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In Sound Mind is an imaginative first-person psychological horror with frenetic puzzles, unique boss fights, and original music by The Living Tombstone. Journey within the inner workings of the one place you can’t seem to escape—your own mind.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.5%, Horror 25.4%, Story Rich 16%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Exploration 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: It explores trauma and mental illness through surreal environments, inventive puzzles, and psychological horror framed around intimate character stories.
- #24 KARMA: The Dark World
79% matchVery Positive91% of 4,569 reviews2025
Dev: POLLARD STUDIO LLCPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
KARMA: The Dark World is a first-person cinematic psychological thriller set in a dystopian world where the Leviathan Corporation is omnipresent. The year is 1984, the place is East Germany, and things are not quite what they seem.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Psychological 20.2%, Horror 15.5%, Cinematic 11.4%, Story Rich 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on memory, identity, authoritarian dread, and surreal first-person investigations in a richly oppressive psychological-horror world.
- #25 Alan Wake
81% matchVery Positive90% of 60,064 reviews2012
Dev: Remedy Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.
Why similar: Horror 19.3%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Story Rich 11.8%, Third Person 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its writer protagonist, small-town mystery, reality-bending narrative, and flashlight-based encounters offer a more action-oriented but similarly surreal horror journey.
- #26 Lamentum
81% matchVery Positive88% of 842 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 24.5%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Psychological 14.3%, Horror 11.9%, Story Rich 8%
Why You'll Like It: Its bleak psychological story, eldritch imagery, resource management, and puzzle-heavy classic survival-horror structure make it a strong lower-budget match.
- #27 Observer: System Redux
80% matchVery Positive85% of 3,032 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 3.0 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: Psychological Horror 35.9%, Horror 28.5%, Story Rich 17.5%, Multiple Endings 12%, Action-Adventure 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its detective-led investigation of fractured minds, oppressive city atmosphere, and hallucinatory sequences provide a cyberpunk take on psychological horror.
- #28 SILENT HILL: Townfall
78% matchMixed66% of 3,896 reviews2026
Dev: Screen BurnPub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Returning to an island town to ‘put things right’, Simon Ordell descends into a world of tense evasion, explosive confrontations, and mind-bending puzzles that slowly surface the truth of St. Amelia.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22%, Survival Horror 19.9%, Horror 14.2%, Psychological 10.5%, Cinematic 5.6%
- #29 Detention
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,832 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 26%, Horror 24.1%, Great Soundtrack 17.4%, Story Rich 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its restrained side-scrolling exploration and culturally specific ghost story use symbolism, trauma, and political horror to achieve a powerful psychological impact.
- #30 FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE
76% matchVery Positive87% of 4,140 reviews2026
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Together, always.
Why similar: Survival Horror 36.9%, Horror 23.6%, Psychological Horror 7.7%, Third Person 7.4%, Story Rich 6%
- #31 Resident Evil 2 (1998)
76% matchVery Positive91% of 2,288 reviews2026
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Command Leon S. Kennedy, a rookie cop who stumbles onto the carnage reporting for his first duty, or play as Claire Redfield, desperately searching for her missing brother. Cutting edge 3-D accelerated graphics that create a terrifying, photo-realistic experience.
Why similar: Survival Horror 34.5%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Horror 17.3%, Classic 7.2% ★, Story Rich 5.1%
- #32 The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered
75% matchVery Positive91% of 56,104 reviews2025
Dev: Naughty Dog LLCPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 29.4 hrsMean: 39.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Experience the winner of over 300 Game of the Year awards, now on PC. Discover Ellie and Abby’s story with graphical enhancements, gameplay modes like the roguelike survival experience No Return, and more.
Why similar: Horror 22%, Story Rich 21.8%, Survival Horror 20.9%, Third Person 13.6%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #33 SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,092 reviews2019
Dev: Protocol Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 22.2 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 17.6%, Survival Horror 16.4%, Psychological 15.1%, Horror 11.2%, Cinematic 8.5%
- #34 The Last of Us™ Part I
75% matchVery Positive85% of 109,908 reviews2023
Dev: Naughty Dog LLCPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 18.1 hrsMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.5%, Horror 17%, Story Rich 15.3%, Cinematic 11.6%, Third Person 9.8%
- #35 Resident Evil 4
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 279,839 reviews2023
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 26.7 hrsMean: 50.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.4%, Horror 20.5%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Story Rich 10.5%, Cinematic 7.8%
- #36 The Sinking City 2
74% matchVery Positive82% of 1,875 reviews2026
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Set in the Roaring '20s, The Sinking City 2 is a survival horror steeped in Lovecraftian dread. Defy an eldritch deity and explore the drowned alleys of Arkham, stalked by the dead, as you weigh one life against an entire city.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.4%, Horror 19.7%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Story Rich 11.6%, Third Person 9.6%
- #37 Amnesia: Rebirth
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,356 reviews2020
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.6 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: Survival Horror 20.1%, Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Story Rich 14.1%, Atmospheric 10.3%
- #38 Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,570 reviews2019
Dev: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29%, Psychological 16.6%, Great Soundtrack 15.3%, Horror 15.1%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #39 Resident Evil Village
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 154,752 reviews2021
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 33.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.
Why similar: Survival Horror 32%, Horror 18.7%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Story Rich 9%, Sexual Content 7.9%
- #40 Resident Evil (1996)
71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,748 reviews2026
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Your squad has been choppered to a remote mansion to investigate a bio-experiment gone wrong. You’re plunged straight into a deathtrap. Arm yourself, solve puzzles, and unearth mysteries. But beware: every move you make draws you deeper into the deadly embrace of Resident Evil.
Why similar: Survival Horror 32.7%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Horror 15.9%, Classic 9.6% ★, Story Rich 4.8%
- #41 Clock Tower: Rewind
72% matchVery Positive88% of 507 reviews2024
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
The 16-bit nightmare returns. Survive, hide, and avoid the deadly Scissorman in this legendary horror classic.
Why similar: Survival Horror 39.1%, Psychological Horror 23%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10%, Exploration 6.6%
- #42 Outlast 2
73% matchVery Positive91% of 64,674 reviews2017
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.2%, Horror 24.1%, Survival Horror 24%, Violent 6.2%, Atmospheric 6%
- #43 The Beast Inside
73% matchVery Positive83% of 12,171 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 27.4%, Survival Horror 21.6%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Great Soundtrack 7.7%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #44 Hellblade II: Senua’s Saga
71% matchVery Positive87% of 10,093 reviews2024
Dev: Ninja TheoryPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The sequel to the award winning Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Senua returns in a brutal journey of survival through the myth and torment of Viking Iceland. Intent on saving those who have fallen victim to the horrors of tyranny, Senua faces a battle of overcoming the darkness within and without.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.3%, Cinematic 13%, Story Rich 11.6%, Psychological 11.2%, Horror 9.2%
- #45 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,958 reviews2018
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Why similar: Survival Horror 24%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Horror 22.6%, Violent 8.5%, Story Rich 4.7%
- #46 Mad Father
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,818 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.5%, Horror 21.6%, Survival Horror 18.5%, Story Rich 7.7%, Violent 5.9%
- #47 Forest Asylum 2
70% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Michal Piotrowski
Windows
Forest Asylum 2 - An Indie Psychological Horror Game and the sequel to the well-received first part. Embark on a Therapy that will change your life!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.1%, Survival Horror 29.9%, Horror 15.6%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Violent 5.2%
- #48 Still Wakes the Deep
69% matchVery Positive87% of 13,247 reviews2024
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Psychological Horror 33.8%, Horror 22.1%, Story Rich 12.6%, Cinematic 10.9%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #49 Alien: Isolation
69% matchVery Positive93% of 67,015 reviews2014
Dev: Creative AssemblyPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 17.2 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 37.7%, Horror 28.4%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%
- #50 Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
70% matchVery Positive94% of 2,991 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.
Why similar: Horror 26%, Psychological Horror 25.7%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Story Rich 8.9%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #51 Little Nightmares II
68% matchVery Positive93% of 58,768 reviews2021
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.
Why similar: Horror 29.2%, Psychological Horror 24.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.6%, Story Rich 10.7%, Atmospheric 10.3%
- #52 White Day: A Labyrinth Named School
70% matchVery Positive81% of 4,557 reviews2017
Dev: SONNORI CorpPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Notorious cult-classic Korean horror. Sneak into school at midnight to return your sweetheart's diary and get caught in a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Explore haunted hallways, solve classic survival horror puzzles and escape the clutches of a killer Janitor who is out for your blood.
Why similar: Horror 27.3%, Survival Horror 24.2%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Sexual Content 11.6%, Atmospheric 4.1%
- #53 Slitterhead
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,212 reviews2024
Dev: Bokeh Game Studio lnc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
"I must eliminate them...ALL..." The bodiless "Hyoki" hunts down the brain-devouring "Slitterheads", lurking in the alleys of a neon-lit city
Why similar: Survival Horror 38.6%, Horror 28.1%, Action-Adventure 7.8%, Adventure 5.8%, Action 5.2%
- #54 Dead Format
67% matchVery Positive83% of 200 reviews2025
Dev: KatanalevyPub: Oro Interactive
Windows
Dead Format is a survival horror game set in iconic film eras. It's 1990s Scotland, and your brother has gone missing after becoming obsessed with a mysterious new VHS format. Follow his trail through the tapes and uncover why the government wants to ban "Video Ghastlies".
Why similar: Survival Horror 32.5%, Psychological Horror 27.1%, Horror 16.5%, Story Rich 8.1%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #55 The Guest II
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest II is a first-person psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26%, Survival Horror 24.9%, Psychological 20.1%, Horror 18.3%, Story Rich 5.1%
- #56 A.I.L.A
66% matchVery Positive83% of 1,420 reviews2025
Dev: Pulsatrix StudiosPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A.I.L.A is a first-person horror game set in a near-future filled with immersive technology. Play as the sole game tester for a revolutionary new fictional AI. Survive intense horror experiences that prey on your deepest fears as the lines between virtual and reality begin to blur…
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Survival Horror 22.5%, Horror 14.3%, Cinematic 10.7%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #57 Resident Evil 0
68% matchVery Positive80% of 19,883 reviews2016
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Before the mansion, before the destruction of Raccoon City, there was Resident Evil 0. Now remastered with improved visuals and sounds, as well as the all-new Wesker Mode, there's never been a better time to experience the origins of the Resident Evil story.
Why similar: Survival Horror 32.7%, Horror 22.5%, Classic 15.8% ★, Third Person 6.5%, Great Soundtrack 6%
- #58 Layers of Fear (2016)
67% matchVery Positive88% of 27,757 reviews2016
Dev: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
Why similar: Horror 60.1%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Atmospheric 5%, Great Soundtrack 5%, Story Rich 4%
- #59 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
67% matchVery Positive95% of 35,783 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
Why similar: Horror 35.4%, Survival Horror 23.7%, Psychological Horror 23%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Story Rich 4%
- #60 Fear The Timeloop
65% matchVery Positive86% of 592 reviews2026
Dev: TacoEatersPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Sheriff James Cooper is slowly bleeding to death in an unfamiliar hospital. But the moment his life ends, everything starts over. He has fifteen minutes to break this endless cycle, uncover the truth, and find a way out before it's too late.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.6%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Horror 12.1%, Story Rich 9.4%, Third Person 7.3%
