- #1 Stay Out of the House
97% matchVery Positive94% of 1,823 reviews2022
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!
Why similar: Stealth 33%, Horror 18.4%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Puzzle 9.6%, Atmospheric 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the exact 'trapped by a serial killer' aesthetic with its focus on stealth, exploration, and escaping a hostile environment.
- #2 The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
96% matchVery Positive88% of 914 reviews2022
Dev: MediaCity Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.
Why similar: Escape Room 38.1% ★, Crime 9.2%, Horror 7.5%, Exploration 6.7%, Mystery 6%
Why You'll Like It: This title leans heavily into the escape-room and exploration aspects, challenging players to uncover dark secrets within a confined setting.
- #3 Amnesia: The Bunker
96% matchVery Positive93% of 11,937 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: Stealth 30.5%, Horror 15.6%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.8%, First-Person 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It features a persistent stalker and resource-based survival that perfectly mirrors the tension of being hunted in a confined space.
- #4 Scholar's Mate
95% matchMixed69% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: JanduSoft
Windows
Scholar's Mate is an immersive first-person horror Escape Room experience that puts you in the shoes of Judith, a young woman who wakes up in the gloomy facilities of a psychiatric hospital.
Why similar: Escape Room 33.6% ★, Stealth 13.2%, Thriller 7.9%, Dark 7.8%, Horror 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A direct match for the escape-room horror subgenre, focusing on solving puzzles while avoiding a persistent threat.
- #5 Outlast
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 136,412 reviews2013
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 19.0 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 37.5%, Stealth 13.9%, Survival Horror 13.2%, First-Person 11.4%, Atmospheric 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A definitive first-person stealth horror game that forces you to hide and manage resources while being pursued by deranged threats.
- #6 Alien: Isolation
94% matchVery Positive93% of 65,732 reviews2014
Dev: Creative AssemblyPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
Why similar: Stealth 32.1%, Horror 25.4%, Survival Horror 17.7%, Atmospheric 11.8%, First-Person 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the gold standard for AI-driven stalker mechanics, requiring constant vigilance and stealth to survive.
- #7 911: Cannibal
93% matchVery Positive84% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoria Games
Windows
A terrifying first-person hide-and-seek horror escape game. Outsmart a cannibal maniac, solve puzzles, and try to survive his creepy house.
Why similar: Escape Room 42.7% ★, Horror 10.8%, Atmospheric 8%, Survival Horror 7.8%, Exploration 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It directly mirrors the serial killer theme, focusing on the desperate need to escape a captor through exploration and stealth.
- #8 JANITOR BLEEDS
92% matchVery Positive87% of 272 reviews2022
Dev: KorpusPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Enter the abandoned arcade after your car has crashed, and the shelter you were looking for is trying to eat you alive in this dark mystery-horror adventure. Solve mysteries, keep JANITOR satisfied, and always be aware of what's behind your back.
Why similar: Thriller 22.6%, Horror 13%, Dark 11.3%, Exploration 10.1%, First-Person 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A unique first-person horror game that uses puzzle-solving and exploration to drive its dark, atmospheric narrative.
- #9 Room 817: Director's Cut
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: Bormak Studio
Windows
Welcome to one of the scariest old-school horror games. Here, you're not the predator, but the prey. Any mistake will cost you your life. Hide, solve puzzles, explore, and embrace the inevitable terror. The Ancient horror lurks, awaiting you. Based on true events.
Why similar: Escape Room 30.2% ★, Horror 11.5%, Survival Horror 9.4%, Thriller 9.4%, First-Person 8%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on investigation and puzzle-solving within a claustrophobic horror setting.
- #10 Visage
91% matchVery Positive84% of 10,777 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: Horror 35.3%, Dark 16.6%, Survival Horror 13.9%, First-Person 9.1%, Atmospheric 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: An intensely atmospheric psychological horror game that relies on environmental puzzles and a constant sense of dread.
- #11 MADiSON
89% matchVery Positive87% of 3,345 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 21.6%, Dark 16.6%, Survival Horror 11.7%, Stealth 11.2%, First-Person 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game features complex puzzle-solving mechanics integrated into a terrifying, first-person psychological horror experience.
- #12 Home Sweet Home
89% matchVery Positive87% of 3,772 reviews2017
Dev: YGGDRAZIL GROUP CO.,LTD
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Home Sweet Home is a first-person horror adventure game based on Thai myths and beliefs. The core gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid perilous spirits hunting you. Moreover, few puzzles are added into the game, making gameplay more various.
Why similar: Horror 40.4%, Survival Horror 14.9%, First-Person 10.3%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Dark 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It combines stealth-based gameplay with escape-room elements as you navigate a terrifying environment to survive.
- #13 Hollow Cocoon
86% matchVery Positive92% of 903 reviews2023
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"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: Stealth 19.4%, Thriller 14.9%, Dark 11.6%, Horror 11.4%, Survival Horror 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a strong focus on atmospheric exploration and puzzle-solving in a first-person horror perspective.
- #14 Partum Artifex
87% matchVery Positive97% of 156 reviews2023
Dev: DalaKoala Games
Windows
A first-person atmospheric horror-puzzle game that focuses on the narrative to tie together the gruesome world with creative puzzles. Explore the mind of a twisted serial killer who wants nothing else than to show his work of art as well as tell his story to the world.
Why similar: Thriller 19.5%, Horror 15.7%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Puzzle 9.7%, Mystery 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-centric horror game that emphasizes atmospheric exploration and narrative discovery.
- #15 Shame Legacy
88% matchMixed61% of 179 reviews2023
Dev: Fairyship GamesPub: Destructive Creations
Windows
Shame Legacy is a first-person survival-horror, set in a forsaken cultist village. You attempt to survive using stealth and escape. By solving puzzles, you unravel the mystery that's h(a)unting you.
Why similar: Stealth 19.6%, Dark 17.8%, Survival Horror 15.4%, First-Person 12.5%, Atmospheric 12%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival horror game that emphasizes stealth and evasion to overcome its dark, atmospheric challenges.
- #16 The Mortuary Assistant
86% matchVery Positive92% of 8,591 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 29.4%, Thriller 13.1%, Mystery 10.9%, Dark 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It blends atmospheric investigation with puzzle-solving and the constant threat of supernatural entities.
- #17 Manivore
85% matchMixed69% of 161 reviews2025
Dev: Farkas Interactive
Windows
He doesn’t just hunt to kill. Manivore is not just a murderer, he is an artist. For him, death is not an outcome but a process. Can you uncover the truth within this twisted game, or will you be the next prey?
Why similar: Thriller 28.3%, Dark 14%, Realistic 13.8%, Atmospheric 13%, Horror 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a tense, psychological horror experience that aligns with the thriller and stealth themes of the seed game.
- #18 SILENT BREATH
84% matchMixed68% of 1,204 reviews2024
Dev: EXODIAC STUDIOS
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness
Why similar: Thriller 27%, Horror 19.4%, Dark 15.2%, Realistic 11.8%, Exploration 9%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic, first-person horror game that relies on sound and atmosphere to build intense, stalker-like encounters.
- #19 Tormented Souls
82% matchVery Positive90% of 7,969 reviews2021
Dev: Dual EffectPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Classic survival horror is back! Inspired by the original Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark series, Tormented Souls modernises with a fresh twist on the fixed perspective adventure - as Caroline Walker investigates the mysterious disappearance of twin girls in a terrifying mansion-turned-hospital.
Why similar: Horror 18.4%, Survival Horror 18.4%, Dark 15%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Puzzle 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: It excels at classic puzzle-heavy horror design, requiring careful exploration to survive a hostile environment.
- #20 Infliction
84% matchVery Positive81% of 951 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.7 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 25.4%, Dark 16.4%, Atmospheric 12%, Realistic 11.4%, First-Person 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, puzzle-heavy horror game that captures the feeling of being trapped in a hostile, haunted space.
- #21 Psych
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 347 reviews2022
Dev: MediaTale
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Experience the story of Alexander Green and find out what happened on the day of the accident in this First Person horror Adventure. Follow the development of Alex, solve puzzles around the event and try not to fall into madness as you search for answers.
Why similar: Thriller 19.4%, Crime 18.9%, Horror 11.2%, Dark 9.7%, Atmospheric 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a strong psychological horror experience with an emphasis on atmospheric tension and adventure.
- #22 Lazaret
82% matchVery Positive86% of 276 reviews2024
Dev: Aegon Games
Windows
Lazaret is an atmospheric first-person horror game. You play as a member of a rescue team called out to investigate a distress signal coming from a ship that disappeared 4 years ago.
Why similar: Stealth 14.9%, Thriller 14.7%, Horror 14.7%, Mystery 10.4%, Exploration 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on atmospheric exploration and mystery-solving within a confined, eerie setting.
- #23 Martha Is Dead
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,823 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.5 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 24%, Horror 14.9%, Dark 13.9%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Mystery 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric psychological thriller that uses environmental storytelling and puzzles to build tension.
- #24 Exanimum: The Silent Call
80% matchVery Positive84% of 282 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 22.3%, Thriller 21.4%, Dark 17.8%, Realistic 11.8%, Atmospheric 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, realistic horror game that focuses on the tension of exploration and survival in a hostile setting.
- #25 Fears to Fathom - Ironbark Lookout
78% matchVery Positive93% of 6,036 reviews2023
Dev: Rayll Studios
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 9.2 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 21.4%, Horror 18.9%, Crime 15.4%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Exploration 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This episodic thriller focuses on atmospheric tension and the feeling of being watched in a remote location.
- #26 Inside Depth 6
81% matchVery Positive85% of 250 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 25.6%, Dark 15.6%, Horror 14.6%, Realistic 8.3%, Puzzle 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A thriller-focused horror game that emphasizes exploration and the feeling of being trapped in a dark, dangerous environment.
- #27 Butcherman
78% matchVery Positive95% of 131 reviews2026
Dev: Mounpeak Games
Windows
Experience the psychological horror of being kidnapped by a serial killer. Driven to escape, explore everything around you, use your wits, uncover secrets, and face the unimaginable dread of being in the victim’s place. Inspired by a true story.
Why similar: Escape Room 24.3% ★, Thriller 13.4%, Horror 9.4%, Exploration 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #28 Observer: System Redux
79% matchVery Positive85% of 2,948 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Stealth 47%, Horror 24.6%, First-Person 15.7%, Story Rich 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deeply atmospheric, first-person experience with complex investigation and puzzle elements.
- #29 Layers of Fear
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,655 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 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: Horror 18.2%, Dark 15.7%, First-Person 11.9%, Exploration 11.3%, Atmospheric 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that relies on environmental manipulation and puzzle-solving to create a disorienting experience.
- #30 Dread Flats
76% matchVery Positive84% of 1,567 reviews2025
Dev: Ghostcase
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..
Why similar: Thriller 18%, Stealth 16%, Horror 13.2%, Survival Horror 8.1%, Mystery 7.8%
- #31 Subliminal
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,437 reviews2026
Dev: Accidental StudiosPub: Gone Shootin
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Subliminal is a psychological horror game inspired by the urban legend of The Backrooms. Bleeding edge lighting and rendering, handcrafted open-ended levels, light and perspective-based puzzles, nostalgic spaces, unfamiliar faces, and a rotting feeling that something is not quite right.
Why similar: Thriller 23.6%, Horror 12.6%, Realistic 10.8%, Mystery 10.2%, Atmospheric 9.4%
- #32 Jawbreaker
77% matchMixed64% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: Vincent Lade
Windows
Will you survive when the world falls apart? Jawbreaker is a punishing stealth & survival horror game that will have you running, hiding, and fighting in a terrifying gang-infested society on the verge of collapse. Though that’s not all, once the sun goes down the true fear begins...
Why similar: Crime 18.5%, Thriller 15.8%, Horror 11.5%, Dark 10.8%, Survival Horror 8.7%
- #33 White Room Protocol
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 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 22.9%, Horror 16.2%, Dark 14.4%, Realistic 10.6%, Atmospheric 10%
- #34 Escape the Ayurok
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,085 reviews2019
Dev: DeadlyCrow Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Escape The Ayurok is a first person horror-adventure videogame, in which you need to escape from a haunted mansion as quiet as possible, to evade the hideous creature called "The Ayurok". Stealth Mode will be your ally!
Why similar: Horror 16.9%, Survival Horror 15.6%, First-Person 11.8%, Dark 11.6%, Mystery 11.2%
- #35 DOCTOR VISCERA
74% matchVery Positive93% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Liminal RoadPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Trapped in an abandoned asylum, survive by exploring, solving puzzles, and escaping the terrifying Doctor Viscera. Hide, fight back with limited resources, and uncover documents that reveal the way out before you become the next victim of his gruesome experiments.
Why similar: Stealth 31.6%, Survival Horror 13.9%, Horror 13.1%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #36 Scarred
75% matchMixed58% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: KOEX studioPub: iterco
Windows
Scarred is a first-person atmospheric horror puzzle game where you must uncover the truth about one of your schoolmates before it’s too late. Traverse a world of nightmares inspired by nostalgic Singaporean architecture as you fight to survive.
Why similar: Dark 16%, Horror 14.1%, Thriller 13.5%, Survival Horror 10.5%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #37 Rewind Or Die
73% matchVery Positive94% of 443 reviews2023
Dev: Comp-3 InteractivePub: Torture Star Video
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
There's a serial killer stalking your video store, and you just got called into work on your day off! Stock shelves, deal with customers and RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!
Why similar: Stealth 18.8%, Thriller 15.5%, Horror 11.2%, Survival Horror 10%, Dark 9.1%
- #38 Silent Nights
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 215 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Thriller 20.1%, Horror 13.5%, Dark 12.3%, Survival Horror 10.9%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #39 Blasfemia
71% matchVery Positive91% of 275 reviews2025
Dev: Nakashima Studios
Windows
Blasfemia is a first-person horror game. You are trapped in a seemingly normal apartment but realize early on that you're not alone. Explore a handcrafted, detail rich environment in a tense and terrifying atmosphere and try to find a way out before an ominous entity gets to you.
Why similar: Dark 21.1%, Horror 19.4%, Survival Horror 15.6%, Puzzle 9%, Exploration 9%
- #40 Jumpscare Simulator: System Breach
72% matchVery Positive91% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Durultay Games
Windows
Jumpscare Simulator is a sci-fi horror game featuring a story-driven main game and two additional game modes. Pass through doors carefully, battle the simulation, and try to fall from your seat as little as possible!
Why similar: Thriller 23.8%, Dark 16.7%, Horror 15.5%, Survival Horror 11.1%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #41 Don't Be Afraid
73% matchVery Positive83% of 971 reviews2020
Dev: Limo GamesPub: Eneida Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…
Why similar: Thriller 18.7%, Horror 15.8%, Survival Horror 12.4%, First-Person 11.4%, Realistic 10.6%
- #42 [SUBJECT]
72% matchVery Positive88% of 92 reviews2023
Dev: RUDZKI
Windows
[SUBJECT] is a first-person psychological horror game. You wake up confused in a dark room, not knowing where you are. The last thing you remember is a robotic voice echoing through you ears. How you got here or why is unclear, but you do know one thing: You're being watched.
Why similar: Escape Room 24.9% ★, Thriller 19.3%, Horror 11.1%, Dark 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #43 The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game
69% matchVery Positive85% of 817 reviews2025
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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: Escape Room 38.5% ★, Thriller 20.6%, Survival Horror 10.6%, Dark 10.4%, Realistic 6.7%
- #44 Post Trauma
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 661 reviews2025
Dev: RED SOUL GAMESPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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: Escape Room 42.3% ★, Thriller 17.3%, Horror 9.6%, Survival Horror 8.3%, Exploration 7.1%
- #45 Lair of Torment
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 198 reviews2023
Dev: Admia
Windows
This is an indie horror game with first-person puzzles. Terror and fear have enveloped the city. The maniac has returned. You sneak into his lair to try and stop him before he goes too far...
Why similar: Thriller 23.1%, Horror 20.4%, Realistic 13.5%, Puzzle 12.3%, First-Person 12.2%
- #46 It Reaches
67% matchNo user reviews77% of 115 reviews2026
Dev: Emberflight Games
Windows
It Reaches is a first person horror game, captured through the lens of a police officer’s body cam. Trapped inside the facilities of an abandoned hospital, find a way to escape the horrors lurking underground. Uncover a dark mystery left behind and don't get caught! They will reach for you…
Why similar: Horror 15.5%, Dark 13.5%, Thriller 12.4%, Survival Horror 11.7%, Realistic 10.4%
- #47 Misery Mansion
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 93 reviews2021
Dev: Manic Mice
Windows
Misery Mansion is a first-person survival horror game. After your car broke down you find yourself helpless in a forest. All alone you will search for help in the dark. You will discover and explore a mysterious old mansion. But soon all you want is to escape the horrors within.
Why similar: Stealth 24.2%, Horror 13.3%, Dark 12.3%, Survival Horror 10.7%, Thriller 10.4%
- #48 Silver Chains
70% matchMixed69% of 1,345 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 43%, First-Person 13%, Exploration 9%, Puzzle 7.4%, Mystery 6.7%
- #49 The Exit 8
65% matchVery Positive93% of 11,027 reviews2023
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
Why similar: Horror 19.9%, Exploration 15.9%, First-Person 14%, Puzzle 13.5%, Realistic 9.8%
- #50 God's Basement
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,316 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.
Why similar: Dark 17.5%, Horror 16.8%, Atmospheric 10.3%, First-Person 9.8%, Mystery 9%
- #51 Silence Channel 2
68% matchVery Positive82% of 97 reviews2023
Dev: Lexip Games
Windows
Experience the terror in Silence Channel 2, a first person horror game based on a true story. Navigate through eerie environments, solve puzzles, evade lurking horrors, and even wield firepower in a desperate bid for survival. Can you escape the relentless darkness in this terrifying sequel?
Why similar: Thriller 18.3%, Dark 11.6%, Horror 11.3%, Survival Horror 8.9%, Atmospheric 8%
- #52 Mirror Forge
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 184 reviews2022
Dev: MystiveDevPub: DreadXP
Windows
Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.
Why similar: Thriller 16.2%, Dark 16.1%, Horror 15.9%, Survival Horror 13.1%, First-Person 9.4%
- #53 Chorus of Carcosa
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 199 reviews2025
Dev: Chameleon 42
Windows
Chorus of Carcosa is a first-person psychological horror game about an anxious sculptor who is trapped in a dark and ever-changing building. Stay silent, survive its twisted labyrinths and escape the monsters. Just don’t lose your way in the shadows or within your own mind.
Why similar: Dark 15.5%, Horror 13.6%, Atmospheric 10%, Exploration 9.8%, Realistic 9.4%
- #54 The Empty Eyes
66% matchVery Positive81% of 57 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 21.6%, Horror 15.7%, Survival Horror 11.2%, Dark 10.6%, Mystery 9.9%
- #55 The Derailed
66% matchVery Positive83% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: Deformed Dreams Studio
Windows
The Derailed is a first-person psychological horror game. Beneath the dusty arches of a nearly forgotten depot, shadows of the past tremble. Whether you want to or not, you will have to uncover the dark secrets of this place.
Why similar: Horror 29.6%, Dark 29%, Exploration 18.3%, 3D 8.8%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #56 OVERDOSE
65% matchVery Positive85% of 131 reviews2025
Dev: For Fun GamesPub: Cheesecake Dev
Windows
Survive the night in a deadly asylum—deliver sinister meds, keep the insane in line, and outwit a killer hiding in the dark.
Why similar: Dark 19.1%, Horror 18.8%, Survival Horror 14.3%, Atmospheric 13.3%, First-Person 10.9%
- #57 SANRI
69% matchMixed58% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: LIGHTWORKER GAMES
Windows
SANRI is a first-person psychological horror game where you play a schizophrenic character whose wife disappeared during camp. Face the delusions, solve the mystery and try to find her despite your constantly distorted perception of time-space.
Why similar: Stealth 15.8%, Thriller 15.4%, Dark 11.7%, Horror 11.6%, Survival Horror 9.3%
- #58 Obey the Voice™
63% matchVery Positive88% of 623 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... Obey the Voice is a pressure-driven psychological horror experience built on constant threats and rule-based challenges, where survival depends on attention, timing, and decision-making under extreme stress.
Why similar: Horror 20.2%, Dark 17.2%, Thriller 12%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Exploration 10.5%