- #1 Strange Nightmares
97% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: A.StrangeDevPub: Austin Leraas
Windows
You wake up to a mysterious voice in the darkness, and enter a world of unknowns, a room full of darkness and doorways that lead to familiar, yet twisted and foreign places. Armed only with your mind, a flashlight, and a mysterious voice in your head, you must survive and search for a way to escape.
Why similar: Experimental 41.4% ★, Survival Horror 21.1%, Horror 14.8%, Psychological Horror 10%, Dark 5.9%
- #2 Eyes Never Wake
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Allan Hedlund
Windows
A horror game where the monster watches you through your webcam. Hide by physically ducking beneath your desk while exploring a strange game never meant to be played.
Why similar: Experimental 24.8% ★, Survival Horror 18.3%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 16.5%, Dark 7.3%
- #3 Unsealed: The Mare
95% matchPositive81% of 37 reviews2026
Dev: Gamhalla
Windows
A challenging first-person psychological horror game where you play as Vera, trapped in a nightmare tied to her family’s tragic past. Burn the cursed teddies, restore lost memories, and break sealed doors to survive The Mare.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.6%, Horror 24%, Survival Horror 23.3%, Dark 12.9%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #4 Miasma
94% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: GhostMasakiPub: GMRX
Windows
Miasma is a first-person psychological horror maze game with a horrific atmosphere, you are trapped in a maze-like prison with a mysterious creature, and your only hope of survival is to find a way to escape.
Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Psychological Horror 24.9%, Survival Horror 24.1%, Dark 11.4%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #5 Risu
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: iwasherenowiamgonePub: 222°
Windows
Risu Ishikawa is about to split in two.
Why similar: Experimental 25.7% ★, Survival Horror 20.4%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 14.5%, Dark 9.1%
- #6 Nightshift - The School Janitor
93% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Irreplaceable Studios
Windows
Survive the night shift at an abandoned school. Complete your cleaning tasks before 5 AM, manage your flashlight battery, and avoid the darkness that hunts you. Can you last 5 nights?
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.3%, Horror 26.1%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, Dark 7.5%, Exploration 7.4%
- #7 Visage
91% 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: Horror 34.5%, Psychological Horror 28.6%, Survival Horror 18%, Dark 8.4%, Atmospheric 4.8%
- #8 The Sin of Ritter
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ritter
Windows
The Sin of Ritter is a first-person horror game where the pursuit of justice becomes a journey through guilt, obsession, and consequences. Explore dark and disturbing environments, survive the horrors that await you, and uncover the truth behind the murder of your wife.
Why similar: Horror 25.4%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Survival Horror 23.9%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Dark 6.2%
- #9 Mother Seed
89% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: RTWarner
Windows
Mother Seed is a fixed-camera point and click psychological horror game about identity collapse, loss of bodily autonomy, and horrified fascination. A woman inhabits a universe where nothing makes sense and something beyond her understanding keeps driving her forward.
Why similar: Experimental 51.2% ★, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 14.9%, Dark 6.8%, Atmospheric 6.5%
- #10 Evil Inside
90% matchMixed63% of 345 reviews2021
Dev: JanduSoft
Windows
Evil Inside is a first-person psychological horror game. After the death of his mother and the arrest of his father for it, Mark decides to contact her using the Spiritual board. But it fades away, and here is when all begins... Mark will face his greatest fears to discover the truth.
Why similar: Experimental 34.7% ★, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 17%, Survival Horror 13%, Atmospheric 6.8%
- #11 PUREFIRE LIFE STREAM
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NYTRAXPub: Purefire Games
Windows
Purefire Life Stream is a first-person psychological horror game. In recent years, livestreaming daily life has become a worldwide phenomenon. Explore a slow-paced world beginning with a livestreamed penthouse tour expanding into unsettling realism and terror.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27%, Horror 22%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Dark 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.9%
- #12 Unsealed: Vigil
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gamhalla
Windows
Stuck in a wheelchair with a bell in your hand. They watch you in the dark and move closer when you're not looking. Find them. Ring the bell. Escape the nightmare. Wake up.
Why similar: Horror 30.4%, Psychological Horror 26.6%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Dark 9.5%
- #13 Madness in the dark
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enfain
Windows
Monsters hide in the darkness - shoot to light up the room. But be careful - shots attract new enemies. Will you be able to find your way to the light?
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.1%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Horror 23.3%, Dark 10.3%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #14 White Mask Mansion
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Golden Fleece
Windows
Look for sister. Die. Start again. Avoid stalker. Die. Hide. Die. Seek keys. Die. Sneak. Die. Reach final area. Survive. Repeat. Do you have what it takes to escape the horror of the White Mask Mansion?
Why similar: Survival Horror 31.5%, Psychological Horror 31.1%, Horror 30.4%, Dark 2%, Adventure 1.7%
- #15 Membrane
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Noe Abc
Windows
I had lost all contact with my sister when she suddenly called me from a Tokyo suburb consumed by the Membrane, a curse that blurs the line between nightmares and reality. Fight shadows and your own fears in this psychological horror exploration game.
Why similar: Experimental 46.2% ★, Horror 19.1%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Exploration 7.9%, Adventure 3.1%
- #16 As Duty Demands
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Rabbit Bay Games
Windows
A first-person narrative psychological horror game focused on exploration and environmental storytelling, set in a decaying naval retirement home ruled by a tyrannical former admiral, where you play as Coral, a newly hired nurse who must navigate shifting environments and uncover hidden truths.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.9%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, Horror 23.4%, Dark 11.8%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #17 Nameless
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AibsK
Windows
A man hides in a remote building deep in a silent forest, where uncertain memories resurface and reality begins to slip. As you uncover the reasons behind his retreat, you’ll gather scrap, buy equipment, and try to survive an intruder who grows more unpredictable each night.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.6%, Horror 26.5%, Survival Horror 20%, Dark 13.1%, Atmospheric 9.9%
- #18 Port of Call
84% matchVery Positive88% of 1,284 reviews2015
Dev: Underdog Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Imagine waking up on a small dock with no recollection of who you are or how you got there. The first person you find is a grumpy, old man who enlists you to work on his ferry boat which seems to have materialized behind you.
Why similar: Experimental 62.3% ★, Horror 18.3%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Adventure 6.4%, Indie 4.4%
- #19 Evil Inside - Prologue
83% matchMixed67% of 1,045 reviews2021
Dev: JanduSoft
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 10%
Evil Inside is a first-person psychological horror game. After the death of his mother and the arrest of his father for it, Mark decides to contact her using the Spiritual board. But it fades away, and here is when all begins... Mark will face his greatest fears to discover the truth.
Why similar: Experimental 35.8% ★, Horror 26.4%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Atmospheric 4.3%
- #20 Midnight Overtime
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EXS
Windows
A first-person atmospheric horror experience where hidden clues and impossible spaces draw you deeper into a place that should not exist.
Why similar: Horror 25.7%, Psychological Horror 24.8%, Survival Horror 24.2%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Dark 8.8%
- #21 Stan
82% matchMixed57% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: Gus Jewell
Windows
Obsessive fans are common for artists, but this one is different. He's found his way to the home of J.W. Eel slug, a piano player who just got a deadline from a record label, and is determined to get inside.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.4%, Horror 31.8%, Survival Horror 31.3%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #22 FOVEA
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel Pending LLC
Windows
You control a small light in a world of darkness where you must question everything that is not lit. An eye keeps watch over you, guides you, and will not always tell the truth. Discover its tells. A minimalist top-down exploration game of dread where a verdict is passed at the end.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.9%, Horror 22.6%, Experimental 17.6% ★, Atmospheric 10.1%, Dark 9.2%
- #23 The Grounding
81% matchVery Positive89% of 686 reviews2020
Dev: Gus Jewell
Windows
Your mother grounded you. To get back at her, you need to smoke 6 times in the house without getting caught. Be careful though, if she catches you, she kills you.
Why similar: Experimental 41.9% ★, Survival Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Horror 17.9%, Indie 1.4%
- #24 The Door Before
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StormBrew
Windows
Step into a haunted hotel that will test your resolve. Run, hide, and use your resources to survive the dangers that lurk. Every attempt brings you closer to uncovering the way out, but beware as the monsters that hunt you grow more bold. Do you have what it takes to escape this nightmare?
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.3%, Horror 24.9%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Dark 8.7%
- #25 Levaluhta
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Platonic Partnership
Windows
You're a home care nurse who visits an elderly patient. On each run, your tasks, problems and threats are selected randomly. A Sinister horror game without jumpscares or gore.
Why similar: Experimental 38.5% ★, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 13.1%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Dark 7.5%
- #26 You had a bad dream
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Loot Loop Games
Windows
A minimalist horror game where you move through procedurally generated narrow corridors and avoid lurking monsters.
Why similar: Horror 25.6%, Psychological Horror 24.7%, Survival Horror 24.2%, Dark 10.7%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #27 LOUGAWOU
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lakay Games
Windows · Mac
A first-person horror game rooted in Haitian folklore. Break into a haunted gingerbread house to steal five treasures — then survive the night by sound alone, hunted by something you'll never see. October 2, 2026.
Why similar: Horror 28.8%, Psychological Horror 27.6%, Survival Horror 22.6%, Dark 7.3%, Atmospheric 6.4%
- #28 Dungeon Nightmares II : The Memory
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 285 reviews2015
Dev: K Monkey
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Dungeon Nightmares II is a first-person psychological horror that takes you through a journey of discovering what nightmares are.The game is inspired by classic roguelike games which include 100% procedural-generated maps and permadeath.
Why similar: Horror 36.7%, Psychological Horror 30.2%, Survival Horror 25.1%, Adventure 4.8%, Indie 3.1%
- #29 KOBOLOK
77% matchMixed62% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Marginalact
Windows
KOBOLOK is an ethnic PS1 style horror game based on an Eastern European fairytale about round bread "Kolobok" aka "O Koblížkovi" aka "Pannkauken".
Why similar: Experimental 37.9% ★, Horror 18.2%, Survival Horror 12%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #30 Apartment 3 | شقة 3
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: QK Games
Windows
A first-person Arabic horror game. A landlord sends you to check on Apartment 3. The tenant stopped answering weeks ago, and so did the man he sent to find out why. Search the apartment, read what the tenant left behind, solve your way deeper in, and stay out of reach of what still lives there.
Why similar: Horror 25.8%, Psychological Horror 25.1%, Survival Horror 24.8%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Dark 4.8%
- #31 ENTRANCE EXAM
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KH Studio
Windows
An entrance exam at a decaying high school. The subjects aren't math or English — they're the things that live there. Film is scarce, and every shutter click calls them closer. Record all four subjects to open the gate. Until you pass, you don't leave.
Why similar: Horror 27.1%, Psychological Horror 25.9%, Survival Horror 25.2%, Dark 7.4%, Atmospheric 6.5%
- #32 KAGIDOKO : A Deep Learning Horror Game
75% matchPositive97% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: SeungGeon KimPub: Fischl Works
Windows · Mac
KAGIDOKO is an experimental horror game where every jumpscare has a reason. Collect all keys, open all doors, and get out of that house... While being stalked by a pre-trained Deep Learning Gameplay AI.
Why similar: Experimental 40.5% ★, Survival Horror 17%, Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Exploration 4.8%
- #33 Ashworth
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: MR ROCK
Windows
Something has been waiting for you. Explore a forgotten place buried beneath the earth, solve twisted puzzles, and piece together a dark story one clue at a time. But the deeper you go, the more it wakes. Survive what hunts you, or become part of Ashworth's story.
Why similar: Horror 25.4%, Psychological Horror 24.7%, Survival Horror 24.2%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Dark 6.1%
- #34 CLOWNROT -Kyoukan-
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gilutaz
Windows
A psychological survival horror set in an underground parking garage. Trapped in an inescapable otherworld, survive until 5 AM while obeying absurd rules and fleeing a relentless clown. Each attack eats away at your mind, drawing you closer to becoming one. Can you survive the night as a human?
Why similar: Horror 26.5%, Psychological Horror 26%, Survival Horror 21.3%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Dark 8.7%
- #35 The Kept Fire
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ralftul
Windows · Linux
The Kept Fire is a psychological survival horror game set in a mysterious valley that awakens in the darkness. Keep the fire alive. Keep your eyes wide. When you turn around, it will move.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.7%, Survival Horror 25%, Horror 20.3%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Dark 8.4%
- #36 Water Boiling Simulator
71% matchVery Positive95% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: wolfyer
Windows · Linux
It's 2016. Explore through your house in the middle of the night and complete your chores before the water you put on the stove starts boiling. Sounds easy, right? If only you hadn't said things you would soon regret.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.9%, Horror 26.2%, Psychological Horror 25.5%, Exploration 8.1%, Dark 7.1%
- #37 Wick
74% matchVery Positive86% of 709 reviews2015
Dev: Hellbent Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.1 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 36.3%, Survival Horror 27.7%, Psychological Horror 20%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Adventure 4.3%
- #38 Next Player
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Antumbra Games
Windows
You're playing a platformer on an old CRT TV. At first, it's just a game. Then what happens on-screen no longer stays on-screen. You can't get up. You can't leave the room. All you can do is keep playing.
Why similar: Experimental 37.5% ★, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Horror 17.7%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Dark 7.7%
- #39 Unwatching -The Seven Dolls-
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Makishiba Games
Windows
Unwatching -The Seven Dolls- is a first-person survival horror game. Explore a dark mansion, armed with a gun, to find and destroy the 7 dolls.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.4%, Psychological Horror 25.3%, Horror 25%, Dark 11.9%, Exploration 8%
- #40 V.E.N.T.
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jonathan Rune
Windows
Welcome to your first shift inside a failing ventilation network. Complete routine maintenance, navigate through procedurally generated vent layouts, and try not to think about the sounds echoing through the ducts.
Why similar: Horror 25.4%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, Survival Horror 24.1%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Dark 6.4%
- #41 Hands up
71% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Ghuvyi
Windows
Hands UP Experience a classic first-person horror in pixel graphics Use your shovel to clear the debris and reach the lowest level Do not tear wrist tendons.
Why similar: Horror 30.4%, Psychological Horror 26.9%, Survival Horror 23.7%, Dark 6.7%, Exploration 4.8%
- #42 KEEP IT ON HER
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Just2Dudes Studios
Windows
A first-person horror game about working the night shift at a roadside hotel. Answer calls, fix faucets, deliver towels. Something is walking the halls, and she only stops moving while your flashlight is on her. Look away and she's coming. One touch and your shift is over.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.4%, Horror 22.5%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Dark 6.4%
- #43 Unnerving Nightmare
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tokhir Umarov
Windows
Survive five increasingly dangerous nights in a psychological horror game where the cameras are your eyes and the flashlight is your defense. Monitor the entity, prevent it from attacking, and repair sabotaged systems in order to survive a terrible end because the nights won't be forgiving.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.9%, Horror 31.6%, Survival Horror 21.7%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Indie 1.9%
- #44 Neuro Cell
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nildhe Studios
Windows
A survival horror game set in a dark, foggy city. Survive against fast, aggressive enemies whose brains are controlled by a rogue computer network. Manage your low ammo, explore dangerous streets, and stop the system before it hunts you down.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.6%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Horror 22%, Dark 10.6%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #45 Book Head Monster
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nursultan Nazarov
Windows
Book Head Monster is a survival horror game. You find yourself in an empty metro station after falling asleep after long days of work. Find the key to the car and get to home safely from Head Book Monster!
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.3%, Horror 27.2%, Psychological Horror 24%, Dark 12%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #46 BULBIT
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Hoon Arcade
Windows
Navigate the darkness with only your flashlight and your ears.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.7%, Horror 21.9%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Dark 10.3%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #47 The Daughter
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: deotoonsPub: Dead Serious
Windows
The Daughter is a first-person narrative horror game where the line between reality, dream, and memory slowly fades. You search for your missing daughter in a forest, only to find a house and a silent child who offers to help you… on one condition.
Why similar: Horror 26.5%, Psychological Horror 25.5%, Experimental 17.4% ★, Dark 13%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #48 Two-Fifteen
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HaddajiDev
Windows
A first-person PSX horror game. Your baby is gone, and the things wearing your in-laws' faces are still in the house. Get the lights back on, hide when you hear footsteps on the stairs, and never trust a voice that sounds like someone you love.
Why similar: Horror 33.5%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Dark 17.5%, Survival Horror 10.4%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #49 Operation TP
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2020
Dev: PizzaquirkPub: Banamurai Media
Windows
A Post-Apocalyptic store run gone wrong, keep moving, don't get hit, get that TP!
Why similar: Experimental 37.4% ★, Survival Horror 18.6%, Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Exploration 6%
- #50 Image
69% matchMixed51% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Daniel SemanPub: Galactic Games
Windows
Image is a first-person horror game. Explore haunted, ever-changing environments in an atmospheric, confused world and enjoy a truly terrifying gaming experience.
Why similar: Experimental 46.3% ★, Horror 18.1%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Exploration 4.4%
- #51 MADiSON
67% 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: Horror 27.7%, Psychological Horror 26.6%, Survival Horror 20%, Dark 11%, Atmospheric 6.8%
- #52 Ofuda Placement Service
66% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: NaviiNoah
Windows
Ofuda Placement Service is a first-person horror game set in a school late at night, where you place Ofuda while being pursued by a spirit’s footprints and complete the request.
Why similar: Horror 24.3%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Survival Horror 22.6%, Dark 9.6%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #53 Superstore Survival
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amorbi
Windows
Superstore Survival is a first-person psychological survival horror game set inside an endless abandoned supermarket. Explore dark, liminal aisles, manage scarce food and ammo, and survive mannequins that awaken in light while an unseen creature hunts by sound.
Why similar: Horror 25.4%, Psychological Horror 24.7%, Survival Horror 24.2%, Dark 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #54 Slender: The Arrival
68% matchVery Positive88% of 9,364 reviews2013
Dev: Blue Isle StudiosPub: Blue Isle Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Slender Man returns more terrifying than ever. You're on your own. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Relive the horror all over again with cutting edge visuals for the 10th Anniversary Update and experience survival horror at its finest.
Why similar: Horror 43.8%, Survival Horror 21.6%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Dark 8.2%, Atmospheric 5.7%
- #55 Paratopic: Overdub
64% matchMostly Positive76% of 84 reviews2026
Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
Windows
Before the Backrooms ... before analog horror ... there were the tapes
Why similar: Experimental 40.8% ★, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Horror 17.1%, Dark 8.8%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #56 SIGKILL: Look Away
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hexecution Games
Windows
It only moves when you look away - and your job is looking away. Ration one flashlight between the work and the thing hunting you. A director-warden studies your habits and times its cruelty. Migraine-safe horror: all dread, no strobes. Free demo: first shift.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.3%, Horror 29%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Dark 8.3%