Games Like Slender: The Arrival

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%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 7%, First-Person 6.9%, Dark 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: Like Slender, this game forces you into a defenseless state where running and hiding from relentless pursuers is your only survival option.

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 52.1%, Survival Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, First-Person 6.6%, Dark 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It pioneered the defenseless first-person horror genre, focusing on stealth and sanity management while being stalked by terrifying entities.

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 44.2%, Survival Horror 25.6%, First-Person 8.4%, Survival 5.1%, Atmospheric 5%

Why You'll Like It: The game features a highly advanced, unpredictable AI stalker that creates the same constant, suffocating tension found in Slender.

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 44.8%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Dark 6.8%, Multiplayer 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: This psychological horror game excels at building an oppressive atmosphere and using unpredictable paranormal events to keep players on edge.

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 17.3%, Psychological Horror 13%, Dark 9.6%, First-Person 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in psychological horror that utilizes a camera mechanic to reveal terrifying entities, mirroring the investigative dread of Slender.

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 49.8%, Survival Horror 17.3%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Multiplayer 8.2%, First-Person 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: This indie classic captures a gritty, psychological horror aesthetic with a heavy emphasis on isolation and terrifying encounters.

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 49.7%, Survival Horror 28.6%, First-Person 6.7%, Survival 3.7%, Indie 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: It features procedural environments and a lethal, persistent stalker, making every playthrough feel as tense and unpredictable as the original Slender experience.

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 59.2%, Survival Horror 7.8%, First-Person 7.2%, Walking Simulator 5.6%, Atmospheric 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: Playing as a vulnerable child in a first-person perspective heightens the sense of helplessness when facing nightmarish threats.

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 17.7%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Walking Simulator 10.5%, Dark 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: While more narrative-driven, it features intense stealth sequences where you are completely vulnerable to grotesque, stalking creatures.

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%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, First-Person 11.6%, Dark 10.9%, Walking Simulator 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the walking simulator aspect of horror, using shifting environments to disorient the player just as Slender does.

Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.

Why similar: Horror 64.7%, First-Person 7.7%, Dark 7.5%, Multiplayer 7.4%, Atmospheric 5%

Why You'll Like It: It combines atmospheric exploration with sudden, jarring jump scares that will feel very familiar to fans of the Slender Man mythos.

Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.

Why similar: Horror 48.6%, Survival Horror 15.9%, First-Person 8.5%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Dark 6%

Why You'll Like It: An early pioneer of physics-based horror that emphasizes puzzle-solving and stealth over combat against terrifying creatures.

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 17%, First-Person 12.6%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Dark 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It expands on the series' core mechanics, offering a polished, terrifying journey through desolate environments filled with lurking dangers.

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 37.4%, Survival Horror 24.1%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, First-Person 8.7%, Atmospheric 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game leans into claustrophobic, surreal psychological horror that makes the player feel constantly watched and unsafe.

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 56.1%, Survival Horror 19.1%, Psychological Horror 5.6%, Multiplayer 5.3%, Jump Scare 3.2% ★

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the jump-scare heavy, stalker-based gameplay loop that defines the Slender experience.

Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame

Why similar: Horror 44.3%, Survival Horror 24.7%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Female Protagonist 4.7%, Atmospheric 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on the cat-and-mouse dynamic of being hunted through a large, labyrinthine house.

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 42.4%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, Dark 8.9%, First-Person 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A domestic horror experience that relies on a persistent, vengeful spirit to create a sense of dread and urgency during exploration.

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: Horror 33.2%, Survival Horror 26.9%, Psychological Horror 13%, Dark 12.6%, Atmospheric 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It features a unique 'Presence' AI that learns from your actions, ensuring that the stalker entity remains a constant, evolving threat.

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 7.7%, Dark 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A direct take on the stalker-horror formula, where you must navigate a dark building while avoiding lethal, roaming robots.

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 53.2%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Multiplayer 7.5%, First-Person 7.4%, Survival 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric horror game focuses on navigating a dark, abandoned environment while being pursued by supernatural entities.

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 42.8%, Survival Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Dark 6.9%, First-Person 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the core 'don't look away' and 'resource management' tension that made the original Slender games so popular.

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 50.6%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Survival Horror 5.6%, Atmospheric 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of a waking nightmare with its dark, disturbing imagery and focus on psychological instability.

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 45.7%, Survival Horror 22%, Psychological Horror 9%, First-Person 8.7%, Atmospheric 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, intense horror game that focuses on surviving the night in a forest while being hunted by supernatural children.

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 48.6%, Survival Horror 12.4%, First-Person 9.3%, Psychological Horror 7.3%, Walking Simulator 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It starts as a cute walking simulator but quickly devolves into a relentless, high-speed chase through a haunted mansion.

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 47.9%, Survival Horror 13.9%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Multiplayer 7.6%, First-Person 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It turns the stalker-horror genre into a fast-paced, maze-running nightmare that requires constant vigilance.

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%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Dark 12.6%, First-Person 8.4%, Atmospheric 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric and psychological horror game that uses its setting to build a slow-burning, disturbing sense of dread.

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 67.9%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 3.4%, Female Protagonist 3.3%, Indie 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: While third-person, it perfectly captures the spirit of using a camera to fend off and document terrifying ghosts in an abandoned setting.

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 74.2%, First-Person 5.6%, Survival Horror 5%, Walking Simulator 4.5%, Survival 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: Utilizing procedural generation, this game ensures that your path through the dark, haunted hospital is never the same twice.

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 40.9%, Survival Horror 17.9%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, First-Person 7.6%, Dark 7.3%

The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale 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 42.8%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, First-Person 8.6%, Atmospheric 7%

Why You'll Like It: This cyberpunk horror game uses its oppressive, dark environment to create a sense of isolation and psychological terror.

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 39.9%, Survival Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Dark 7.2%, First-Person 6.6%

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 10.4%, Dark 8.5%, Walking Simulator 8.3%

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 70.1%, First-Person 8.6%, Survival Horror 4.5%, Atmospheric 3.6%, Walking Simulator 2.9%

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 77.8%, Walking Simulator 6.2%, Atmospheric 4.5%, Adventure 3.4%, Indie 3.3%

The Guest is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.

Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Survival Horror 14.9%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Dark 10.6%

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 48.2%, Walking Simulator 22.6%, Survival Horror 7.3%, Psychological Horror 5.8%, First-Person 5%

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 58.4%, Survival Horror 20.9%, Multiplayer 9.4%, First-Person 3.7%, Indie 3%

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 39.1%, Survival Horror 17.8%, Psychological Horror 12%, First-Person 8.3%, Multiplayer 5.8%

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 8.4%, First-Person 8.2%, Dark 5.8%

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%

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 66.5%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Survival 5.8%, Multiplayer 4.6%, Atmospheric 4.1%

Stay Close is open-world horror game, with options for single-player and co-op. It has an unique and new gameplay approach unseen so far in any other game. You'll find yourself in a creepy and anomalous town, what is your next move?

Why similar: Horror 54.6%, Survival Horror 19.9%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Psychological Horror 7.7%, Co-op 4.5%

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 53.1%, Survival Horror 30.3%, Female Protagonist 5%, Indie 4.8%, Adventure 4.5%

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 6.3%, Walking Simulator 5%, First-Person 2.9%, Atmospheric 2%

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 43.5%, Survival Horror 24.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Dark 5.8%, Survival 4.2%

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 36.7%, Survival Horror 19.6%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, First-Person 7%

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 8.5%

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 40.3%, Survival Horror 21.3%, Dark 9.4%, First-Person 9.1%, Psychological Horror 5.4%

"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 42.1%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Dark 13.4%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Atmospheric 6.9%

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 15.2%, First-Person 7.1%, Psychological Horror 7%, Multiplayer 6.4%

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 38.5%, Survival Horror 20.7%, Dark 9.1%, First-Person 8.1%, Psychological Horror 7.2%

The Dark Occult is a psychological driven horror game that puts players in a constant state of anxiety that crescendos into raw panic and terror. You will encounter grotesque creatures, who will take your life at any moment.Your only goal -- survive.

Why similar: Horror 63.9%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, First-Person 8.8%, Indie 4.2%, Adventure 4%

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 46.2%, First-Person 14.9%, Survival Horror 14.8%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Survival 7.7%

You have to escape Granny`s house...You have five days...

Why similar: Horror 40.7%, Survival Horror 22.3%, First-Person 8.5%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Dark 3.9%

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 41.4%, Survival Horror 19.3%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, First-Person 8.3%, Dark 4.9%

HORROR is a test of your logic in the face of primal fear. You are unarmed. You are vulnerable. All you have is a flashlight with a dying battery and your intellect.

Why similar: Horror 43.5%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Psychological Horror 11%, First-Person 10.2%, Multiplayer 4%

Explore and experience this horror story, as you embark on an ghostly adventure unlike anything you have played before. Come face-to-face with terror itself as you look for your missing sister.

Why similar: Horror 52.6%, Walking Simulator 14%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Indie 6.7%, Adventure 6.1%

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 57.5%, Survival Horror 9.5%, Multiplayer 6.6%, Walking Simulator 5.8%, First-Person 5.6%