- #1 SILENT HILL 2
97% matchVery Positive95% of 65,757 reviews2024
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 18.5 hrsMean: 27.1 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: Psychological Horror 22.5%, Survival Horror 18.8%, Horror 12.9%, Psychological 10.2%, Story Rich 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its grief-driven psychological narrative, fog-shrouded exploration, puzzle-solving, and oppressive creature encounters make it the closest companion to SILENT HILL f.
- #2 FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE
96% 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 25.7%, Female Protagonist 19.7%, Horror 18.3%, Action-Adventure 5.2%, Action 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A young woman confronts a rural Japanese curse and grotesque spirits, delivering the same blend of folk horror, vulnerability, exploration, and haunting beauty.
- #3 FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
96% 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: Horror 18.6%, Survival Horror 18.3%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Action-Adventure 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This female-led Japanese ghost story pairs a cursed island setting and investigative puzzles with tense supernatural encounters and tragic psychological themes.
- #4 The Medium
95% 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 20.4%, Horror 18.6%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Psychological 9%, Story Rich 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A female medium investigates trauma, death, and supernatural corruption through fixed-camera exploration, environmental puzzles, and deeply psychological horror.
- #5 FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water
94% matchVery Positive83% of 6,550 reviews2021
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
“FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water” comes to Steam for the first time to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the horror-adventure series FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO. The game is set on sacred Mt. Hikami, a site of many mysterious and terrifying incidents.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.2%, Horror 24.5%, Female Protagonist 23.1%, Survival Horror 11.4%, Story Rich 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its female protagonists investigate a mountain steeped in Japanese ghost lore, using ritualistic supernatural combat amid a mournful, atmospheric horror story.
- #6 SIGNALIS
94% 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 28.7%, Psychological Horror 24.2%, Female Protagonist 19.1%, Cinematic 8.2%, Violent 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its lonely female protagonist, limited resources, intricate puzzles, and surreal story of memory and identity capture the emotional dread of modern survival horror.
- #7 SILENT HILL: Townfall
93% 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 19.6%, Survival Horror 18.7%, Horror 14.8%, Psychological 8.9%, Cinematic 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Another Silent Hill story is a natural fit for players seeking foggy, psychologically charged horror built around mystery and personal dread.
- #8 Tormented Souls
92% 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 23%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Gore 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its fixed-camera design, vulnerable combat, elaborate environmental puzzles, and grotesque psychological horror provide a traditional survival-horror alternative.
- #9 Tormented Souls 2
91% 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 22.8%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Horror 12%, Story Rich 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers classic survival-horror exploration with a female lead, demanding resource management, intricate puzzles, and disturbing otherworldly locations.
- #10 Withering Rooms
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,600 reviews2024
Dev: Moonless FormlessPub: Perp Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Withering Rooms is a challenging 2.5D horror RPG set in a procedurally generated Victorian mansion that changes each night. Explore Mostyn House to collect the perfect items for your build and face a huge cast of overgrown undead, invisible ghosts, devious witches, and more.
Why similar: Horror 35.8%, Souls-like 25.3%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Survival Horror 11.9%, Adventure 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: This female-led survival-horror RPG mixes deliberate soulslike combat, scarce resources, puzzles, and a shifting nightmare mansion full of occult threats.
- #11 Hollowbody
89% 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 25%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Horror 7.7%, Third Person 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A woman searches a decaying exclusion zone in this fixed-camera survival-horror game with oppressive ambience, puzzles, and constrained combat.
- #12 Alone in the Dark
89% 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 21.4%, Horror 15.3%, Cinematic 12.5%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Female Protagonist 12%
Why You'll Like It: This modernized survival-horror adventure combines alternate protagonists, mansion exploration, puzzles, firearms, and psychological descent into cosmic terror.
- #13 Resident Evil Requiem
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 185,609 reviews2026
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 30.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living. Prepare to escape death in a heart-stopping experience that will chill you to your core.
Why similar: Survival Horror 33.5%, Horror 19.2%, Cinematic 11.5%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Story Rich 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its survival-horror focus, tense exploration, third-person action, and female protagonist make it a strong fit for players who especially enjoyed SILENT HILL f's combat.
- #14 Silent Hill Homecoming
91% 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: Horror 26.9%, Survival Horror 26.5%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Gore 7.4%, Story Rich 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its familiar fog-world structure, melee-focused monster combat, puzzle-solving, and guilt-ridden protagonist directly echo several parts of SILENT HILL f's formula.
- #15 Ikai
88% matchMostly Positive80% of 269 reviews2022
Dev: EndflamePub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Fear and anxiety prevail after the darkest tales from Japanese folklore come to life in this first-person psychological horror game. Set in a feudal era, Ikai revolves around the priestess of a shrine struggling to defeat the spirits of her past and her present.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.7%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Horror 14.4%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Psychological 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Japanese shrine folklore, ritual puzzles, and a defenseless protagonist create a close thematic match for SILENT HILL f's traditional supernatural horror.
- #16 DreadOut 2
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,104 reviews2020
Dev: Digital Happiness
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A third-person horror adventure that draws inspiration from Indonesian urban legend. Play as Linda, a high school student with the ability to sense and see ghosts. This spine-chilling sequel expands on the cult hit original, making DreadOut 2 another terrifying addition to the horror genre.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.1%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Horror 16.6%, Story Rich 7.7%, Gore 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This Indonesian supernatural horror game follows a young woman fighting and investigating ghosts amid local folklore, balancing exploration with more active combat.
- #17 Martha Is Dead
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,957 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Psychological Horror 20.6%, Psychological 16.2%, Female Protagonist 15%, Horror 13.6%, Cinematic 12%
Why You'll Like It: A young woman's investigation into her sister's death blends historical trauma, disturbing psychological storytelling, folklore, and a vividly oppressive rural setting.
- #18 The Chant
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,272 reviews2022
Dev: Brass TokenPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A single-player, third person horror action-adventure game set on a remote spiritual island retreat. To survive you must craft, fight, and escape the psychedelic horrors set loose when a spiritual ritual goes wrong and awakens a dimension of cosmic terror.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.3%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Horror 13.1%, Action-Adventure 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A woman caught in a cult's psychedelic island nightmare crafts tools, fights supernatural threats, and uncovers trauma-heavy occult secrets.
- #19 The Evil Within
84% 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 26.2%, Horror 22.3%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Gore 10.8%, Cinematic 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A protagonist trapped in shifting nightmare spaces must manage scarce ammunition and brutal enemies while unraveling a surreal psychological mystery.
- #20 The Evil Within 2
84% 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 26.8%, Horror 21.1%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Gore 8.1%, Story Rich 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its semi-open nightmare town, grotesque enemies, survival resources, and emotionally personal story make it a strong action-forward psychological-horror choice.
- #21 Crow Country
81% 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 25.3%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Horror 13.1%, Gore 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its female protagonist, retro survival-horror exploration, limited supplies, puzzles, and strange amusement-park mystery offer a more approachable take on the same fundamentals.
- #22 Slitterhead
82% 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 29.4%, Horror 23.7%, Action-Adventure 13%, Action 7.7%, Adventure 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its Japanese urban horror setting, grotesque body horror, and aggressive melee action suit players drawn to SILENT HILL f's more combat-oriented monstrosities.
- #23 Detention
82% 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: Horror 27.3%, Psychological Horror 25.2%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Story Rich 9.3%, Survival Horror 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its intimate story of repression, guilt, and loss is told through nightmarish Asian folk-horror imagery, puzzles, and a profoundly unsettling atmosphere.
- #24 Fear the Spotlight
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,323 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Game PalsPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.7%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Horror 12.4%, Story Rich 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A young protagonist explores a haunted school through stealth, puzzles, and personal psychological horror rather than overwhelming action.
- #25 DreadOut
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,721 reviews2014
Dev: Digital Happiness
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
DreadOut is a third person supernatural horror game where you play as Linda, a high school student trapped in an old abandoned town. Equipped with her trusty smart-phone, she will battle against terrifying encounters and solve mysterious puzzles which will ultimately determine her fate.
Why similar: Horror 42.3%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Survival Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 7.5%, Third Person 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: This female-led ghost investigation uses Southeast Asian folklore, exploration, and camera-based encounters to create a vulnerable, culturally rooted horror experience.
- #26 The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,540 reviews2020
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is a Korean survival horror-adventure. Venture from your deserted school to survive the horrors of the night. Explore the surrounding Sehwa district and uncover the shadow realm's dark secrets. Use everything at your disposal to avoid a demoness hellbent on killing you!
Why similar: Horror 25.5%, Survival Horror 24.3%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Story Rich 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A female student navigates a hostile supernatural version of her school using stealth, survival items, and story-driven Korean psychological horror.
- #27 Mundaun
79% matchVery Positive93% of 1,516 reviews2021
Dev: Hidden FieldsPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.5%, Horror 20.8%, Cinematic 15.8%, Story Rich 12.2%, Exploration 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This folk-horror mystery explores a cursed alpine village through unsettling rituals, environmental puzzles, and an unusually tactile sense of place.
- #28 Hellblade II: Senua’s Saga
77% 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 21.9%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Cinematic 13.4%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #29 Fragile Reflection
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: Spectra team
Windows · Mac · Linux
A young woman returns back to her home in a rural Japanese village - but something is very wrong. Find items, solve puzzles, fight monsters and traverse between dimensions. Help Kario Ito reveal hidden mysteries and stay alive in this retro-styled survival horror!
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Horror 12.8%, Gore 9.8%
- #30 BrokenLore: DON’T LIE
76% matchVery Positive84% of 122 reviews2026
Dev: Serafini ProductionsPub: Wired Productions
Windows
BrokenLore: DON'T LIE is a Japanese psychological horror game exploring trauma, isolation, and a fractured reality where perception becomes increasingly unreliable.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.4%, Psychological Horror 26.1%, Horror 15.8%, Story Rich 10.2%, Psychological 7.3%
- #31 White Day: A Labyrinth Named School
78% 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 31.4%, Survival Horror 25.1%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Female Protagonist 5.1%, Adventure 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its haunted-school setting emphasizes escape, exploration, puzzles, and escalating supernatural danger within an East Asian horror tradition.
- #32 Yomawari: Night Alone
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,337 reviews2016
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A quiet evening stroll takes a turn for the worse as a tragic accident befalls a little girl and her dog. When her sister goes missing later in the night, the little girl decides to venture out into the eerie darkness to search for her loved ones as evil spirits haunt the alleyways and streets of her once-peaceful town.
Why similar: Horror 47.1%, Female Protagonist 28%, Gore 8.3%, Adventure 6.9%, Violent 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: This Japanese horror game turns a child's nighttime search into a tense encounter with urban legends, hostile spirits, and lonely exploration.
- #33 Abandoned Stories: Inherited Silence
75% matchVery Positive96% of 100 reviews2026
Dev: _atfs
Windows
A new home. A new family. A nightmare waiting inside. Adopted into a new family, Maria soon realizes she was never meant to feel safe there.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24%, Horror 19.8%, Cinematic 14%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #34 Comatose
74% matchVery Positive97% of 432 reviews2026
Dev: Lucky DartPub: The Bueno Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Explore your decaying mind in this story driven retro survival horror FPS. Manage scarce resources, solve puzzles, and fight your way back to the living.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.8%, Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #35 MADiSON
76% 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 26.8%, Horror 22.4%, Survival Horror 21%, Gore 6%, Violent 5.6%
- #36 BrokenLore: LOW
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 519 reviews2025
Dev: Serafini Productions
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
BrokenLore: LOW is a psychological horror game set in a mist-covered, beautiful Japanese village, blending hyper-realistic graphics with low-poly elements. The main enemy is the Gashadokuro, a yokai from Japanese folklore.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.4%, Female Protagonist 23.7%, Horror 19.9%, Story Rich 10.8%, Survival Horror 8.2%
- #37 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
77% 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: Horror 19.8%, Survival Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Gore 8.2%
- #38 SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
75% 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 16.2%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Psychological 13.1%, Horror 12.1%, Cinematic 11.1%
- #39 House 2
72% matchVery Positive90% of 196 reviews2026
Dev: Bark Bark GamesPub: Glowstick Entertainment
Windows
As a terrible storm rages on, a young girl tries to survive in a HOUSE hell-bent on killing her and her family...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 16.5%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Gore 11.6%, Survival Horror 10.3%
- #40 High School Dirty Secrets
72% matchVery Positive95% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Mitsuki Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
High School Dirty Secrets is a horror/puzzle adventure where Kasuga wakes up locked inside her high school with no memory of how she got there. As she searches for a way out, strange and unsettling events unfold, leading her to uncover dark secrets hidden within the school's walls.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Horror 16.3%, Multiple Endings 9%, Gore 8.4%
- #41 Layers of Fear
73% 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 33%, Horror 23.6%, Story Rich 12.8%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Exploration 6.9%
- #42 Ayasa: Shadows of Silence
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 139 reviews2025
Dev: Aya Games
Windows
A dark tale of survival and conscience, blending platforming, puzzles, and haunting beauty. Journey through surreal lands where every choice shapes the fate of a world on the edge of ruin will you restore the light or embrace the darkness?
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 16.2%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #43 Heartworm
71% matchVery Positive86% of 502 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent AdinolfiPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 17.8%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Horror 11.1%, Cinematic 9.8%
- #44 GYLT
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,297 reviews2023
Dev: Haven MediaPub: Parallel Circles
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Shape your fears… Fear the shapes. Embark on a journey where you face your worst fears and are confronted with the emotional impact of your actions in this narrative adventure game with puzzles, stealth and action.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.1%, Horror 19.3%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Story Rich 8.6%, Multiple Endings 7.3%
- #45 Eldervale
73% matchVery Positive88% of 138 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 20.8%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Horror 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Gore 6.3%
- #46 Them and Us
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,665 reviews2021
Dev: TendoGames Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Them and Us is a classic, survival horror game with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Discover the truth of Alicia’s past as she descends further into her strange, unending nightmare.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.3%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Horror 17.2%, Story Rich 7.7%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
- #47 Cronos: The New Dawn
69% matchVery Positive88% of 11,957 reviews2025
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.7 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A whole new breed of survival horror emerges with Cronos: The New Dawn. Survive the brutal wastelands of the future, fight nightmarish merging creatures and jump back in time to harvest souls as you seek to uncover the origins of the apocalypse that wiped out humanity.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.4%, Horror 18.5%, Gore 11.5%, Story Rich 10.4%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
- #48 PRAGMATA
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 53,781 reviews2026
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Pragmata is a unique, sci-fi action-adventure game from Capcom. Follow Hugh, a member of an ill-fated investigation team, and Diana, a young android, as they navigate a lunar facility taken over by rogue AI in search of a way to Earth.
Why similar: Story Rich 16.8%, Action-Adventure 15.9%, Action 14.6%, Souls-like 14%, Third Person 13.8%
- #49 Silly Polly Beast
68% matchVery Positive91% of 2,485 reviews2025
Dev: AnjiPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
An otherworldly, story-driven shooter with aggressive gunfights and terrifying monsters awaits you. This is the story of a girl who, by the will of fate, faced the beast - and in order to become free, she was forced to study its nature. How far can you go in the fight for your freedom?
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.1%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Horror 12.8%, Gore 9.7%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #50 Amnesia: Rebirth
70% 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: Horror 17.6%, Survival Horror 16.8%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Story Rich 11.3%, Female Protagonist 10.6%
- #51 Unholy
70% matchMixed63% of 235 reviews2023
Dev: Duality GamesPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Open the doors between your everyday reality and a dark unholy world to unveil the mystery of the disappearance of your child. Explore both worlds to find clues, solve puzzles, decide whether you infiltrate or fight brutal enemies and stand up to an aberrant establishment.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Horror 16.1%, Gore 12.7%, Violent 9.9%
- #52 The Sinking Forest - 沈んだ森 -
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: @TonyDevGamePub: indie.io
Windows
A Japanese survival horror game full of tension, drama, and violence. If you like psychological horror games with exploration, puzzles, and limited resources, you'll enjoy an intense experience where every decision can mean the difference between finding Sayuri or getting lost in the forest forever.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Psychological 13.7%, Horror 12.9%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #53 DarKnot
70% matchMixed58% of 89 reviews2022
Dev: DarKnot Team
Windows
In DarKnot, you’ll get to explore the streets of a foggy city, and exterminate the monsters within. Insidious opponents, dynamic battles, and challenging puzzles are waiting for you! Your fate is in your hands, the way you approach those challenges is up to you…
Why similar: Souls-like 20.8%, Survival Horror 16.1%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 12.5%, Story Rich 7%
- #54 Visage
68% 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 32.5%, Horror 31.4%, Survival Horror 21.3%, Violent 3.5%, Atmospheric 3.3%
- #55 Seek
67% matchVery Positive83% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: cloud_li
Windows
In this game, you play as Alice, an girl trapped in a twisted, ever-changing world. Survive a frozen orphanage filled with lurking horrors, eerie classical music, and unsolved mysteries. Scavenge, evade monsters, and uncover the truth. But can you face the brutal reality—or remain trapped forever?
Why similar: Survival Horror 24%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Horror 14.6%, Action-Adventure 6.1%
- #56 Resident Evil 3 Nemesis (1999)
64% matchVery Positive89% of 2,539 reviews2026
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Join Jill Valentine, the survivor of the notorious disaster, as her nightmare continues. After resigning from S.T.A.R.S. Jill now prepares to head out of Raccoon City… but caught in a town crawling with zombies, more than ever she must rely on brute force and cunning to find a way to escape alive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 31.1%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 16.7%, Female Protagonist 8.1%, Gore 5.4%
- #57 Fragile
69% matchMixed65% of 431 reviews2020
Dev: Beer Night Studio
Windows
Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!
Why similar: Gore 18.3%, Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Violent 11.7%
- #58 Maid of Sker
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,471 reviews2020
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 16.6%, Survival Horror 15.6%, Gore 10.3%, Violent 7.5%
- #59 METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER
64% matchVery Positive84% of 19,733 reviews2025
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A remake of the 2004 game METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER, with the same gripping story and engrossing world, now with all new graphics and 3D audio that enhance the jungle atmosphere. Get ready for the ultimate survival stealth action experience.
Why similar: Cinematic 30.5%, Story Rich 19.1%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Violent 8.6%, Action 8.6%
- #60 Resident Evil (1996)
64% 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 30.5%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Horror 16.5%, Female Protagonist 6.9%, Gore 5.2%
