- #1 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
97% matchVery Positive95% of 35,239 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 52.2%, Survival Horror 15.1%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, First-Person 6.6%, Dark 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It defines the modern survival-horror genre by forcing players to hide from threats they cannot fight.
- #2 Outlast
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 133,959 reviews2013
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
Why similar: Horror 50.3%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 7%, First-Person 6.9%, Dark 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the intense chase sequences and vulnerability found in the Slender Man encounters.
- #3 Visage
96% matchVery Positive84% of 10,620 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
Why similar: Horror 44.9%, Survival Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Dark 6.8%, Multiplayer 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deeply psychological and claustrophobic experience that relies on environmental storytelling and sudden, terrifying manifestations.
- #4 Alien: Isolation
95% matchVery Positive93% of 64,460 reviews2014
Dev: Creative AssemblyPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
Why similar: Horror 44.3%, Survival Horror 25.5%, First-Person 8.4%, Survival 5.1%, Atmospheric 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: The unpredictable AI of the Xenomorph creates the same feeling of being constantly stalked by an inescapable predator.
- #5 SOMA
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,500 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Why similar: Horror 31.4%, Survival Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Walking Simulator 10.4%, Dark 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It masterfully blends atmospheric exploration with terrifying encounters that force you to rely on stealth.
- #6 Amnesia: The Bunker
94% matchVery Positive93% of 11,497 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
Why similar: Horror 31.2%, Survival Horror 22.1%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, First-Person 9.4%, Survival 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a tense, emergent survival experience where you must manage limited resources while being hunted in a confined space.
- #7 Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
93% matchVery Positive89% of 8,096 reviews2014
Dev: Krillbite Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.
Why similar: Horror 59.6%, Survival Horror 7.7%, First-Person 7.2%, Walking Simulator 5.5%, Atmospheric 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Playing from the perspective of a toddler emphasizes vulnerability and the fear of the unknown in a domestic setting.
- #8 MADiSON
92% matchVery Positive87% of 3,277 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Horror 38.1%, Survival Horror 17.2%, Psychological Horror 13%, Dark 9.7%, First-Person 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This psychological horror game uses a camera mechanic to build tension and reveal threats in a way that feels uniquely unsettling.
- #9 The Mortuary Assistant
91% matchVery Positive92% of 8,435 reviews2022
Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
Why similar: Horror 64.6%, First-Person 7.7%, Dark 7.5%, Multiplayer 7.5%, Atmospheric 5%
Why You'll Like It: The game creates a suffocating sense of dread through its isolated setting and unpredictable supernatural events.
- #10 Blair Witch
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 7,865 reviews2019
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team NA
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Horror 38.5%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Survival Horror 9.8%, Walking Simulator 8.6%, First-Person 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Set in a dense, disorienting forest, it perfectly replicates the feeling of being lost and hunted by an unseen entity.
- #11 Layers of Fear
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,582 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.
Why similar: Horror 39.1%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, First-Person 11.6%, Dark 11%, Walking Simulator 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is a masterclass in environmental horror, constantly shifting the world around the player to keep them disoriented and uneasy.
- #12 Outlast 2
89% matchVery Positive91% of 62,280 reviews2017
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 16.8 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: Horror 41%, Survival Horror 17.7%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, First-Person 7.6%, Dark 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It continues the series' tradition of high-stakes chase sequences and disturbing, cult-themed horror.
- #13 Cry of Fear
89% matchVery Positive89% of 82,586 reviews2013
Dev: Team Psykskallar
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.
Why similar: Horror 50%, Survival Horror 17.2%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Multiplayer 8.2%, First-Person 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: This gritty indie title focuses on psychological trauma and intense, first-person survival horror mechanics.
- #14 Penumbra Overture
88% matchVery Positive91% of 4,061 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Why similar: Horror 48.7%, Survival Horror 15.8%, First-Person 8.5%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Dark 6%
Why You'll Like It: As a precursor to the Amnesia series, it excels at physics-based puzzles and atmospheric tension in dark, enclosed environments.
- #15 Phasmophobia
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 815,266 reviews2020
Dev: Kinetic Games
Windows
Median: 16.9 hrsMean: 50.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Why similar: Horror 61.1%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, First-Person 6.3%, Dark 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the thrill of investigating paranormal entities that react to your presence and hunt you down.
- #16 Lost in Vivo
86% matchVery Positive92% of 3,869 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.
Why similar: Horror 37.6%, Survival Horror 23.9%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, First-Person 8.7%, Atmospheric 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: This indie title captures the surreal, claustrophobic fear of being trapped in a nightmare with limited means of defense.
- #17 Emily Wants To Play
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,294 reviews2015
Dev: Shawn HitchcockPub: Hitchcock Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
It’s 11pm and the last house on your route. The windows are boarded up, the yard is overgrown, but the lights are on and the front door is open… strange place to deliver a pizza. You’re getting soaked from the rain, so you hesitantly step inside the house. You shouldn’t have done that.
Why similar: Horror 56.2%, Survival Horror 19.1%, Psychological Horror 5.6%, Multiplayer 5.2%, Jump Scare 3.2% ★
Why You'll Like It: The game features a series of stalker-like entities that require specific survival strategies to avoid.
- #18 The Evil Within
86% matchVery Positive85% of 32,478 reviews2014
Dev: Tango GameworksPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 19.0 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: Horror 43.7%, Survival Horror 24.6%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Dark 5.8%, Survival 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a more action-oriented but equally terrifying survival-horror experience with grotesque creature designs.
- #19 Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
84% matchMixed70% of 11,878 reviews2013
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.
Why similar: Horror 48.4%, Walking Simulator 22.4%, Survival Horror 7.3%, Psychological Horror 5.8%, First-Person 5%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on narrative and atmosphere, delivering a haunting experience that emphasizes psychological dread over combat.
- #20 Monstrum
82% matchVery Positive91% of 3,664 reviews2015
Dev: Team JunkfishPub: Junkfish Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Monstrum takes the traditional survival horror formula and remixes it completely with procedurally generated levels, permadeath, and AI driven predators, ensuring that nowhere on its derelict cargo ship is ever truly safe.
Why similar: Horror 50.2%, Survival Horror 28.7%, First-Person 6.7%, Survival 3.7%, Indie 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its procedural nature and terrifying monster designs make every playthrough a unique, high-stakes survival challenge.
- #21 Pineview Drive
84% matchMixed63% of 674 reviews2014
Dev: VIS-GamesPub: United Independent Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A one-of-a-kind horror shocker – a game aware of your fear!Check out the improvements introduced with Update 2.0!
Why similar: Horror 78%, Walking Simulator 6.1%, Atmospheric 4.5%, Adventure 3.3%, Indie 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: It is a pure exploration-based horror game that relies on building tension through light, sound, and a creepy, abandoned setting.
- #22 The Beast Inside
81% matchVery Positive83% of 11,932 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
Why similar: Horror 44.3%, Survival Horror 15.3%, First-Person 7.1%, Psychological Horror 6.9%, Multiplayer 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It combines historical mystery with modern horror, featuring intense chase sequences and atmospheric exploration.
- #23 Neverending Nightmares
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,989 reviews2014
Dev: Infinitap Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.
Why similar: Horror 50.7%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Survival Horror 5.6%, Atmospheric 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: The game uses a unique, hand-drawn art style to explore themes of mental illness and recurring, inescapable nightmares.
- #24 Daylight
83% matchMixed50% of 1,577 reviews2014
Dev: Zombie Studios
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You awake, trapped in an abandoned hospital. Your only source of light is your phone. You hit a dead-end and must turn around, but behind you lurks an eerie presence and strange noises... Experience Daylight, a procedurally generated psychological thriller for your PC.
Why similar: Horror 74.3%, First-Person 5.6%, Survival Horror 5%, Walking Simulator 4.4%, Survival 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: The procedural generation ensures that the environment is always changing, keeping the player in a state of constant uncertainty.
- #25 Observer: System Redux
80% matchVery Positive85% of 2,866 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Horror 49.4%, Walking Simulator 21%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, First-Person 14.4%
Why You'll Like It: The game provides a dark, cyberpunk atmosphere that focuses on psychological exploration and unsettling imagery.
- #26 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,314 reviews2018
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Why similar: Horror 44.4%, Survival Horror 24.5%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Female Protagonist 4.7%, Atmospheric 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes stealth and evasion, forcing players to outsmart their pursuers in a tense, home-invasion style setting.
- #27 Martha Is Dead
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,639 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
Why similar: Horror 41.4%, Psychological Horror 18%, Dark 12.8%, First-Person 8.4%, Atmospheric 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is a dark, narrative-driven psychological horror game that uses disturbing imagery to build a heavy, oppressive atmosphere.
- #28 Wick
79% matchVery Positive86% of 691 reviews2015
Dev: Hellbent Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wick is a survival horror game where ghost stories are brought to life. Explore a local legend about the long lost children in the woods who can still be seen... but only by those who dare to enter alone by candlelight.
Why similar: Horror 45.9%, Survival Horror 21.9%, Psychological Horror 9%, First-Person 8.7%, Atmospheric 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: This indie title focuses on the terror of being alone in the woods, mirroring the core setting of the Slender Man mythos.
- #29 Five Nights at Freddy's 2
78% matchVery Positive94% of 25,453 reviews2014
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Welcome back to the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's Pizza! As always, Fazbear Entertainment is not responsible for death or dismemberment.
Why similar: Horror 40%, Survival Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Dark 7.3%, First-Person 6.6%
- #30 From The Darkness
77% matchVery Positive89% of 3,427 reviews2021
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
From the darkness is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an old Soviet abandoned apartment.
Why similar: Horror 41.8%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Survival Horror 10.3%, Dark 8.5%, Walking Simulator 8.2%
- #31 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,820 reviews2017
Dev: Albino Moose Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.
Why similar: Horror 48.8%, Survival Horror 12.4%, First-Person 9.3%, Psychological Horror 7.1%, Walking Simulator 6.3%
- #32 The Hat Man: Shadow Ward
78% matchMixed65% of 3,324 reviews2016
Dev: Game Mechanics LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Based on a true story, discover the horror of the Canton insane asylum as you attempt to rescue your daughter. Experience the scariest game of 2014.
Why similar: Horror 70.2%, First-Person 8.5%, Survival Horror 4.4%, Atmospheric 3.6%, Indie 2.9%
- #33 CASE: Animatronics
76% matchVery Positive83% of 4,174 reviews2016
Dev: Walnut LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
CASE: Animatronics is a truly scary and challenging first-person stealth horror on PC. Control of the police department is in the hands of anonymous hacker. All exits are locked. Electricity is off. Metallic thumps are getting closer. Will you survive, Detective Bishop?
Why similar: Horror 40.1%, Survival Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, First-Person 7.8%, Dark 5.2%
- #34 The Outlast Trials
72% matchVery Positive93% of 98,919 reviews2024
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 32.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?
Why similar: Horror 36.6%, Survival Horror 19.6%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, First-Person 7%
- #35 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion
75% matchVery Positive93% of 15,344 reviews2015
Dev: Lag Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.
Why similar: Horror 51.7%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Survival Horror 8.3%, First-Person 8.2%, Dark 5.8%
- #36 Emily Wants to Play Too
76% matchVery Positive80% of 549 reviews2017
Dev: Shawn HitchcockPub: Hitchcock Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
No one believed the pizza guy. They kept the dolls. A sandwich delivery guy is on his way to Central Evidence. He is not ready for what he finds. Emily and the dolls are back with new friends, scares and more. Use stealth and strategy to survive their unique games in this survival horror.
Why similar: Horror 58.5%, Survival Horror 20.8%, Multiplayer 9.4%, First-Person 3.7%, Indie 3%
- #37 The Guest
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 201 reviews2023
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.
Why similar: Horror 31.2%, Survival Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Dark 10.7%
- #38 Five Nights at Freddy's
74% matchVery Positive94% of 57,765 reviews2014
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Welcome to your new summer job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food! The main attraction is Freddy Fazbear, of course; and his two friends. They are animatronic robots, programmed to please the crowds!
Why similar: Horror 42.9%, Survival Horror 18.3%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Dark 6.9%, First-Person 6.3%
- #39 Boogeyman
75% matchVery Positive80% of 664 reviews2015
Dev: Clockwork Wolf
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Live your childhood nightmare and try to survive against the Boogeyman. Equipped with only your flashlight, survive each night until the morning light.
Why similar: Horror 66.6%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Survival 5.7%, Multiplayer 4.6%, Atmospheric 4.1%
- #40 Amnesia: Rebirth
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,173 reviews2020
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Why similar: Horror 36.2%, Survival Horror 16.9%, First-Person 12.6%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Dark 8.5%
- #41 Layers of Fear (2016)
73% matchVery Positive88% of 27,237 reviews2016
Dev: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.3 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 76.7%, Psychological Horror 6.2%, Walking Simulator 4.9%, First-Person 2.9%, Atmospheric 2%
- #42 Maid of Sker
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,386 reviews2020
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Horror 39.2%, Survival Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 12%, First-Person 8.3%, Multiplayer 5.9%
- #43 DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,158 reviews2016
Dev: Digital Happiness
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
DreadOut: Keepers of the Dark is a new standalone horror game that takes place in the DreadOut universe. In this missing chapter, you will help Linda face the challenges of the DreadOut world with even more dangers lurking within.
Why similar: Horror 53.3%, Survival Horror 30.2%, Female Protagonist 5.1%, Indie 4.8%, Adventure 4.5%
- #44 Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
71% matchVery Positive90% of 12,409 reviews2016
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 56.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Welcome to Circus Baby's Pizza World, where family fun and interactivity go beyond anything you've seen at those *other* pizza places! Now hiring: Late night technician. Must enjoy cramped spaces and be comfortable around active machinery. Not responsible for death or dismemberment.
Why similar: Horror 40.4%, Survival Horror 21.2%, Dark 9.5%, First-Person 9.1%, Psychological Horror 5.4%
- #45 SILENT BREATH
70% matchMixed69% of 1,156 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: Horror 42.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Dark 10.8%, Multiplayer 9.2%, First-Person 8.6%
- #46 DreadOut
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,628 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 68.1%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 3.4%, Female Protagonist 3.3%, Indie 2.8%
- #47 The Cabin Factory
67% matchVery Positive91% of 3,493 reviews2024
Dev: International Cat StudiosPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.
Why similar: Horror 38.4%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Survival Horror 8.8%, First-Person 8.6%
- #48 Little Nightmares
68% matchVery Positive95% of 115,101 reviews2017
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
Why similar: Horror 50.2%, Dark 12.2%, Survival Horror 9.6%, Psychological Horror 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #49 Five Nights at Freddy's 4
69% matchVery Positive93% of 16,450 reviews2015
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 44%
In this last chapter of the Five Nights at Freddy's original story, you must once again defend yourself against Freddy Fazbear, Chica, Bonnie, Foxy, and even worse things that lurk in the shadows.
Why similar: Horror 38.7%, Survival Horror 20.7%, Dark 9.1%, First-Person 8.1%, Psychological Horror 7.2%
- #50 Five Nights at Freddy's 3
69% matchVery Positive90% of 11,040 reviews2015
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Thirty years after Freddy Fazbear's Pizza closed it's doors, the events that took place there have become nothing more than a rumor and a childhood memory, but the owners of "Fazbear's Fright: The Horror Attraction" are determined to revive the legend and make the experience as authentic as possible for patrons, going to great l
Why similar: Horror 41.5%, Survival Horror 19.3%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, First-Person 8.2%, Dark 5%
- #51 Dark Deception
68% matchVery Positive89% of 23,237 reviews2018
Dev: Glowstick Entertainment
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Death awaits you in Dark Deception, a story-driven first-person horror maze game. There's nowhere to hide & nowhere to catch your breath. Run or die - it's your choice. Trapped in a realm of nightmarish mazes with a mysterious woman, your only hope of survival is to find a way to escape.
Why similar: Horror 48.1%, Survival Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Multiplayer 7.7%, First-Person 7.2%
- #52 The Stalked 2
67% matchVery Positive80% of 235 reviews2025
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
"The Stalked 2" is a standalone horror sequel to "The Stalked", where you play as Rachel, an avid hiker. What begins as a relaxing hike to a cabin turns into a nightmare filled with eerie interactions and unsettling events. Will you survive?
Why similar: Horror 42.2%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Dark 13.5%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #53 Passing Pineview Forest
71% matchMixed65% of 1,695 reviews2014
Dev: VIS-GamesPub: United Independent Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 18%
Passing Pineview Forest is a free mini-prequel set in the universe of Pineview Drive. Behind the abandoned house on Pineview Drive lies ominous Pineview Forest...
Why similar: Horror 57.7%, Survival Horror 9.5%, Multiplayer 6.7%, Walking Simulator 5.8%, First-Person 5.6%
- #54 Slendrina Remake
67% matchMixed68% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: GearMech
Windows
Slendrina Remake is a scary survival game set in a dungeon where you must gather items, solve puzzles, and evade the sinister Slendrina herself to make it out alive. Experience the atmosphere of fear and tension in this gripping horror adventure.
Why similar: Horror 46.3%, First-Person 14.9%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Survival 7.6%
- #55 Forest Asylum 2
64% 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: Horror 29.5%, Survival Horror 24.6%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Walking Simulator 8.8%, Dark 8.6%
- #56 Silent Still 2
65% matchMixed67% of 373 reviews2025
Dev: SolitaryStudios
Windows
Silent Still 2 is a first-person psychological horror that traps you in the paralyzing nightmare of sleep paralysis. Helpless and unable to escape, you’ll face unspeakable entities that watch, whisper, and move when you can’t. Blurring the line between waking and something far worse
Why similar: Horror 34.4%, Walking Simulator 18.1%, First-Person 12%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Dark 9.6%
- #57 Wayward Harbor
66% matchVery Positive83% of 131 reviews2022
Dev: Daniil ShashenkovPub: Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
Windows
Short first-person horror experience with a unique mirror mechanic. Escape from an invisible monster that can be only seen in the reflection.
Why similar: Horror 39.9%, Survival Horror 21.7%, First-Person 11.5%, Dark 7.3%, Walking Simulator 6.1%
