- #1 Tkium Exclusion Area
97% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Tkium
Windows
Tkium Exclusion Area is a short horror escape game which takes place in an asylum. You need to escape the area before the fear takes over you. Find levers, discover systems and solve problems. Will you find the exit in one piece?...
Why similar: Exploration 22.6%, First-Person 17.4%, Action 15.8%, Horror 14.9%, 3D 13.1%
- #2 のっぺらぼう
96% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: ANFWorks
Windows
It is a search-type horror game set in a mansion where curses live."Nopperabo" who became a curse after the tragic event You reached the end,Can you enshrine the curse?
Why similar: Horror 28.8%, First-Person 19.6%, Exploration 17.6%, 3D 14.6%, Action 14.6%
- #3 Nightzoid
96% matchMixed60% of 20 reviews2023
Dev: edybtt Studios
Windows
Nightzoid is a single-player, horror-puzzle indie game. Try to find out the mystery before death catches you.
Why similar: Exploration 21.2%, Action 21.1%, First-Person 15.9%, Horror 14.2%, 3D 12.3%
- #4 Junkyard Fury
95% matchPositive93% of 40 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel HoodPub: Dhood Gaming
Windows
You appear in what seems to be an abandoned Junkyard, you don't quite know how you got there... But your not alone. Try to escape the Junkyard of killer cars, if you can.
Why similar: Exploration 22.8%, Horror 21.6%, First-Person 19.6%, Action 13.9%, Dark 9.2%
- #5 河神:沉溺之流
94% matchMixed43% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Screations
Windows
踏上《河神:沉溺之流》的旅程,在那里一个古老的村庄与深入其骨髓的诅咒斗争。揭开一个邪恶祭司的秘密,他的黑暗仪式将村庄与生死界限之外的领域连接在一起。
Why similar: Action 18.7%, Exploration 18.2%, First-Person 12.5%, Horror 11.9%, 3D 10.6%
- #6 The Asodium
94% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: BlackNoise Games
Windows
The Asodium is a bite-sized atmospheric horror experience focused on exploration, tension, and survival. Navigate a decaying asylum, avoid unseen threats, and uncover fragmented truths hidden within its walls while struggling to escape an unsettling reality
Why similar: Horror 20%, Action 18.9%, Dark 17%, Exploration 14%, First-Person 9.1%
- #7 It's Locked
93% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Tiny Can of Brains
Windows
A horror game about fumbling with a bunch of keys to try escaping a pursuing monster though a series of locked doors
Why similar: Horror 28.2%, First-Person 21.3%, Exploration 18.4%, Action 17.9%, 3D 9.4%
- #8 Uncle's Basement
92% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: TCG InfinitePub: Setfire Ent.
Windows
Uncle's Basement is a survival horror game with puzzle solving elements. In it you will have to go through all the difficulties and find a way out of the place of confinement.
Why similar: Horror 26.8%, Exploration 18.5%, Dark 12.4%, 3D 11%, First-Person 10.3%
- #9 Mumble Pines: The Arrival
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dino Nugget Studios
Windows
In this first-person story-driven horror game, you take a job as a janitor to access a run-down island summer camp that got shut down, after the dissapearence of your younger brother, which was only one of many incidents. It’s up to you to uncover the island’s buried secrets.
Why similar: Exploration 22.3%, Horror 16.7%, First-Person 15.3%, 3D 11.6%, Action 11.2%
- #10 The Silence After
89% matchVery Positive93% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Vancouver Film School
Windows
The Silence After is a first-person atmospheric horror game where you play as a blind sole survivor following a distress signal through an apocalyptic reality, interacting with the environment and using your synesthetic ability to perceive sound as color to progress and avoid death.
Why similar: Exploration 25.1%, Horror 22.5%, First-Person 18.4%, Strategy 17.9%, 3D 14.2%
- #11 IT HEARS YOU
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lurking Shadow Studios
Windows
A psychological horror game set in an abandoned hospital. A sound-sensitive creature hunts you. Stay silent, hide, and escape before it hears you.
Why similar: Horror 25%, Exploration 21.2%, Dark 15%, 3D 12.5%, First-Person 10.6%
- #12 Anomalia
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Breno Alexsander
Windows
You must survive this horror and puzzle game, Robots were created to aid in technological advances, but here they are getting more and more terrible, explore the place and delve deeper into the terror.
Why similar: Action 29.1%, Horror 25.6%, First-Person 20%, 3D 18.8%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #13 帰宅 -kitaku-
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: あくも
Windows
I want to go home! Such a chilling experience awaits you.This is an exploration-based action horror game depicting the terrifying experience of a newly hired salaryman in an underground parking garage.
Why similar: Horror 30%, Exploration 23.1%, Action 21.4%, First-Person 11.2%, 3D 9.6%
- #14 Bendy and the Ink Factory
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Joey Drew Studios
Windows
Bendy and the Ink Factory™ is a first-person survival horror. Return to the world of Joey Drew Studios like never before. The dark truth is hanging in the shadows... waiting to devour you. The rubberhose nightmare continues.. But eventually, everything must end.
Why similar: Horror 18.8%, Action 15.7%, Exploration 15.6%, First-Person 13.4%, Dark 10.3%
- #15 Rostov
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Danta Game Studio
Windows
You've been kidnapped and need to escape a serial killer. In this first-person horror game, you're constantly being hunted and never know when he'll find you. Grab anything you find along the way and try to survive.
Why similar: Exploration 19.7%, Action 17.7%, First-Person 14.9%, Horror 12.3%, 3D 11.5%
- #16 Topographical Agnosia
86% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: keyboard Monkey
Windows
Topographical Agnosia is a short horror game that revolves around the theme of becoming easily lost. Set in the Australian outback, players must figure out how to progress while trying to refill their car and ultimately get back on the road to escape.
Why similar: Exploration 25%, Horror 20.3%, 3D 14.7%, Action 13.6%, Strategy 12.1%
- #17 Thunder Tie
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: T&T studios
Windows
Thunder Tie is an unsettling mascot horror puzzle game. Navigate through the power station to uncover the unsolved mystery of the people who disappeared 10 years ago. Watch out though, as you will may be greeted by some... creations.
Why similar: Action 24%, Exploration 23.5%, First-Person 19.3%, Dark 15.9%, Horror 13.2%
- #18 Labyrinth: Veins of the Machine
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beyond Illusion Studios
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where you explore an abandoned industrial facility, solve environmental puzzles, unlock sealed maintenance routes, and use hands-on interactions as the building reacts to your presence.
Why similar: Horror 27.7%, Exploration 20%, First-Person 19.4%, Dark 10.3%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #19 Deadly Delivery
84% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: rdlmh
Windows
Deadly Delivery is a first person horror game. Your goal is to deliver a package to an abandoned psychiatric hospital. Could it be that the address is wrong? Or maybe the hospital is getting renovated? Who knows… You better deliver the package as soon as possible.
Why similar: Horror 27.9%, First-Person 19.6%, Exploration 14.9%, 3D 14.9%, Action 12.2%
- #20 Late Emergency
83% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: JungaarPub: Veronika Manukjan
Windows
Late Emergency is a horror experience where your goal is to quickly explore an abandoned waterpark after you received an emergency message. The more time you spend there, the more twisted will be the outcome. Get through the area as FAST AS POSSIBLE.
Why similar: Horror 26.9%, First-Person 25.9%, Action 18.7%, 3D 14.7%, Atmospheric 6.4%
- #21 Stay away from zombies
84% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: GiBarPub: RoBot
Windows
When you wake up, you find that you are in some unfamiliar gloomy place, reminiscent of an old abandoned basement.
Why similar: Exploration 26.8%, Horror 22.8%, Action 16.6%, Violent 12.6%, 3D 12.4%
- #22 The Groundskeeper - Early Access
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jacky Productions
Windows
Always wanted to work in a graveyard? Maybe, maybe not. But now you have a chance to experience it! Graveyard Shift is a horror thriller based in a graveyard where you work the literal graveyard shift, but nothing is what it seems. Explore this supernatural world and uncover its secrets!
Why similar: Exploration 21.9%, Action 20%, First-Person 16.8%, Dark 14%, Horror 13.3%
- #23 Hollow Remains
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SorajikaGames
Windows
Hollow Remains is a first-person exploration horror game set in a hospital. When you awaken from surgery, you find yourself completely alone. As you flee from the lurking entity, you uncover the truth that was left behind.
Why similar: Exploration 32.2%, Horror 28.5%, Action 21.4%, 3D 13.1%, Indie 2.6%
- #24 Level 11.11
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Orbital Knight
Windows
Level 11.11 is a brutal, first person shooter coop-horror, where you and your team embark on a dangerous journey into ever changing flooded city. Avoid monsters, gather intel and complete many objectives that stands between you and the exit into the real world.
Why similar: Exploration 21.1%, Action 20.1%, First-Person 16.1%, Horror 14.3%, 3D 12.4%
- #25 Clausum
81% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Marius Popa
Windows
Immerse yourself in the bone-chilling world of Clausum. With no means to defend yourself, solve puzzles, explore and uncover the true horrors that lurk within the house. Will you survive, or succumb to the malevolent forces that await you? Face your fears in this immersive psychological horror game.
Why similar: Horror 23.6%, Exploration 17.4%, Dark 11%, First-Person 10.8%, Action 10.5%
- #26 Hotel Remorse
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 345 reviews2018
Dev: Charlie Behan
Windows
Wander long creepy corridors in search for answers in this short and jumpscare filled game.
Why similar: Horror 18.9%, Violent 17.2%, First-Person 14.5%, Exploration 13.9%, Action 9.3%
- #27 HARVESTED
79% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Bite-Sized Games
Windows
You are the caretaker of the village. An ancient evil has awakened and the village has become inhabited by entities. You need to activate the golden sunflower as soon as possible to save the village and its inhabitants.
Why similar: Horror 24%, Exploration 18.2%, First-Person 12.1%, Action 11.5%, 3D 10.7%
- #28 幽霊写真-GhostShot
79% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: KarashiRenkon Hobbies
Windows
Photographer player goes for the best shot of a ghost at a haunted site. The camera's eye on the ghosts is a deadly risk! Please go to the scene with an open mind.
Why similar: Exploration 28.4%, Action 27.7%, Horror 25.2%, 3D 16.4%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #29 HorrorToleranceTest
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 147 reviews2025
Dev: うさうさはっぴーげーむず
Windows
A horror game that challenges you to play three different games and diagnoses your tolerance for fear. “Surprise fear,” “hiding fear,” “escaping fear”—are you tolerant of all types of fear?
Why similar: Horror 36.4%, First-Person 24.8%, Action 17.1%, 3D 16%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #30 Behind You
77% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Pavel BykauPub: Piwell Games
Windows
You are being watched. Get into a closed horror attraction, steal valuables and run before the robots catch you. Hide, listen to every sound and don't look back - in this first-person stealth horror, one mistake can be your last.
Why similar: Horror 28%, First-Person 19.8%, Action 16.4%, Dark 16.2%, 3D 15%
- #31 Midnight Looters
76% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: ECO Dijital
Windows
Midnight Looters is a 1-4 player co-op horror game where you and your friends explore mysterious forests to find valuable treasures. Face supernatural dangers, collect items, and upgrade your gear to survive the haunted woods.
Why similar: Horror 20.6%, Exploration 16.4%, Action 12.4%, Dark 12.3%, Violent 12.1%
- #32 DENDAM : Justice and Law for The Murderer
78% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: PlaykaraSTD
Windows
DENDAM: Justice and Law for the Murderer Feel the tension in the latest horror action game "Hide and Seek", where you must survive by hiding from a terrifying entity that relentlessly hunts you. In this game, nowhere is truly safe listen carefully, hold your breath, and don’t get caught.
Why similar: First-Person 27.9%, Action 21.3%, 3D 20.6%, Strategy 6.2%, Atmospheric 6%
- #33 MíManny
75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Radonox Studios
Windows
Trapped in a dark environment, you must escape from the relentless Butcher. Every shadow hides a threat, and every mistake could be your last in this tense survival horror experience. Will you survive the night?
Why similar: Exploration 24.2%, First-Person 17.9%, Horror 17.5%, Action 11.9%, 3D 11.5%
- #34 San Diablos
78% matchMixed50% of 20 reviews2020
Dev: Antti Juotasniemi
Windows
Horror-themed First-Person Time-Trial shooter in a modern setting.
Why similar: Horror 28.6%, First-Person 17.6%, Dark 17%, Action 14.2%, Violent 12.8%
- #35 Check-In, Never Out
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: HogletNovaGames
Windows
You checked into a hotel to get some rest—but it wasn’t an ordinary place. Gather clues, unlock sealed doors, evade the pursuit, and escape.
Why similar: Horror 27.4%, First-Person 20.1%, 3D 19.4%, Violent 14.8%, Action 11.3%
- #36 Riot of Willy
76% matchPositive86% of 42 reviews2023
Dev: Too Production
Windows
Is a horror game with an adventure twist. Your task is to solve puzzles and not to get caught by monsters. They all hear and see you, so be careful. Explore the locations and survive in this thrilling horror game
Why similar: Horror 33.9%, First-Person 26.1%, Exploration 22.2%, Action 9%, Indie 5.5%
- #37 The Crosley Tower Horror
73% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: ithinknotm8!
Windows
An Urban exploration horror puzzle, you must navigate a building heavily inspired by the real life Crosley Tower to reach the mysterious 16th floor all while avoiding the asbestos filled dangers within.
Why similar: Exploration 26.1%, First-Person 16.2%, Horror 15.4%, Strategy 13.5%, 3D 12.4%
- #38 Burger Night
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: chesterstonestudios
Windows
Burger Night is a comedy horror game, in which your only job is to collect items, explore, clean corpses and run from the god damn burger. And if you make it out alive, well you wont.
Why similar: Exploration 20.7%, Action 19.4%, First-Person 16%, Horror 13.4%, 3D 12.2%
- #39 Feed The Flames
73% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Winterwood Studio
Windows
A shadowed forest looms, its hostile residents bound to an ancient evil that is rising again. You bear the heavy burden of an age-old ritual—to keep the demon at bay. Keep the sacred flame burning until dawn, or risk the fate of both yourself and the world.
Why similar: Horror 29%, Exploration 24.6%, First-Person 14.2%, 3D 12.2%, Dark 9.1%
- #40 GleanBound
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TOPH
Windows · Mac
GleanBound: is first-person horror semi-realistic maze runner that mixes adrenaline-fueled chase mechanics with creepy events and terrifying creatures. Collect soul stones and stay ahead of what’s hunting you — but remember, every corner could be your last.
Why similar: Horror 29.4%, First-Person 22.2%, Action 14.2%, 3D 13.3%, Dark 8.6%
- #41 Reel Horror
72% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Snarkle Studios
Windows
A haunted projectionist’s room. A shelf of cursed films. Each reel plays a terrifying short story you must live through. Explore twisted worlds from the safety of the projection booth, or so you think...
Why similar: Horror 27.3%, Exploration 23.1%, First-Person 16.3%, Action 12.6%, 3D 12.5%
- #42 Abrasion
71% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Laaya
Windows
You are an enslaved oilborn. The Facility sends you to harvest blood from overgrown brains in the depths of an ancient megastructure. Search for secrets and uncover forgotten lore in this exploration focused horror game.
Why similar: Horror 24.9%, Exploration 23.1%, Dark 17.5%, First-Person 16.1%, 3D 11.8%
- #43 Fun School: Chapter 1
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Calvin Andrew Skoy
Windows
You play as an electrical technician tasked with shutting down the power to an abandoned school—except, somehow, it mysteriously turned back on. What seems like a routine job quickly spirals into a nightmarish experience as you uncover the dark secrets hidden within the school's halls.
Why similar: Action 19.9%, First-Person 17.1%, Strategy 13.8%, Horror 13.3%, 3D 13%
- #44 Days Without Incident
69% matchVery Positive94% of 553 reviews2025
Dev: We Create StuffPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
It has been -̷̯͙̔̈́-̴̱̽̓͝-̷̍̊̕͠ days without incident. Your investigation has brought you to an old metalworks factory, abandoned after a series of mysterious deaths. But something’s been growing in the quiet. A short first-person survival horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 26.8%, Exploration 17.3%, Action 16.7%, First-Person 11.7%, Violent 9.6%
- #45 [Chilla's Art] Aka Manto | 赤マント
72% matchVery Positive88% of 1,168 reviews2019
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Aka Manto (赤マント Red Cloak), aka Red Cape or Red Mantle, is a Japanese urban legend about a masked spirit who wears a red cloak, and who appears to people using public or school restrooms.
Why similar: Horror 30.3%, Violent 16.1%, Exploration 11.5%, First-Person 10.6%, Dark 8.4%
- #46 Dark Pages
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: STGamz
Windows
Descend into the depths of the Blocker Library, a place where darkness and terror intertwine. Solve puzzles, confront unique and horrifying monsters, and uncover the chilling story of this establishment. Will you find a way out, or will you become another dark page in this twisted tale of horror?
Why similar: Horror 27.9%, First-Person 21.1%, Dark 15.5%, Action 14.1%, Exploration 10.3%
- #47 Letsss Play
70% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Alexander ZmeevPub: ZMV Studio
Windows
A blogger investigates disappearances at a mall built on the ashes of a circus. Posing as a night guard, he must uncover the truth behind the tragic fire and learn whose restless souls now haunt the halls. Gather clues and survive before the past consumes you.
Why similar: Horror 23.2%, Exploration 17.4%, First-Person 14.4%, Action 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.1%
- #48 Outside
73% matchMostly Negative31% of 45 reviews2019
Dev: ELECTROSTALIN ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Outside - Is a first-person survival horror, Your main task is to survive at any cost or die at the hands of the maniac who lives in the region.
Why similar: Horror 25.6%, Violent 21.2%, Action 18.7%, First-Person 12.8%, Dark 9.4%
- #49 Jorogumo's Cradle
70% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: KiriThrills
Windows
Jorogumo’s Cradle is a short first person horror game. You are stuck in the woods with a monster that attacks you during the night. Explore the area, build tools to fend off incoming attacks, and most importantly, survive until the very end.
Why similar: Horror 25.9%, First-Person 19.8%, Action 12.6%, Dark 11.8%, Violent 10.3%
- #50 VoidFire
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mirrion
Windows
A fast-paced horror arena shooter set in unstable zones where darkness, shifting space, and constant pressure shape every fight.
Why similar: Action 26.3%, Exploration 25.8%, First-Person 21.1%, Horror 14.4%, Atmospheric 10.4%
- #51 The Darkest Paths: The House
69% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: AtranonStudios
Windows
The Darkest Paths - The House is a Psychological Horror Game in which you slip into shoes of Michael Holster, a journalist going back to his old hometown, Ravens Hollow, to investigate weird and mysterious cases, hoping to get fame, money, and maybe even closure.
Why similar: Horror 23.3%, First-Person 15.2%, Dark 12.7%, Violent 11.6%, 3D 11.6%
- #52 Mazemory
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ultimate.Games
Windows
The maze isn't over until you escape. Find the key and return to the entrance. The exit is right in front of you, but it won't open. On your way back to find the key, do you remember how you got here? Don't let your guard down until you get back.
Why similar: Horror 32.4%, Action 22.9%, Exploration 20.9%, First-Person 12.5%, 3D 9.7%
- #53 Water Boiling Simulator
67% matchVery Positive95% of 61 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 seen things you were not supposed to see.
Why similar: Horror 24.8%, Exploration 19.4%, First-Person 18.3%, Action 9.5%, Dark 9%
- #54 Project Lab
68% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: LabDev
Windows
A horror game in which you are an employee of a secret laboratory.
Why similar: Horror 33.3%, First-Person 25%, Action 22.5%, 3D 13.5%, Singleplayer 3%
- #55 Yoko no Hanashi
66% matchVery Positive93% of 72 reviews2026
Dev: MerendaTeam
Windows
Yoko no Hanashi is a first-person survival horror game where you need to survive in an abandoned college with one of your chosen yandere: Yoto (male version) and Yoko (female version)
Why similar: Horror 23.6%, Exploration 20.5%, First-Person 16.9%, Violent 12.5%, 3D 11.3%
- #56 ShutEye
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: J*b Application Studios
Windows
Sleepless nights overwhelm Mark as he unsuccessfully balances his career as a writer, and responsibility as a parent. Mentally and physically fatigued, he struggles to stay vigilant as someone unwelcome enters his home.
Why similar: Horror 34.8%, Dark 21.8%, First-Person 15.5%, 3D 15.4%, Action 8.8%
- #57 Haunting on Howard Hill
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Poor Rolemodel
Windows
Single-player Horror Adventure through the abandoned site of Howard Hill
Why similar: Horror 23.6%, Exploration 21.4%, First-Person 13.8%, 3D 11.6%, Violent 10%
- #58 The Maid
65% matchVery Positive81% of 170 reviews2025
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Maid is a first-person psychological horror and mystery game that focuses on creating fear and tension in the player.
Why similar: Exploration 19%, Horror 17%, First-Person 16.6%, Action 12.5%, Dark 11%
- #59 Inuyo High: Lesson 1
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LoveChirp Entertainment
Windows
Welcome to Inuyo Academy, an all-ages school once filled with joy. Something terrible happened after the school’s mascot staff was revealed to the public, and it’s your job as an officer to investigate the abandoned building, in search of evidence to figure out the truth.
Why similar: Horror 26.7%, First-Person 19.8%, Action 13.5%, Dark 13.3%, 3D 11.2%
- #60 Whiskers Wonderland
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ThelinkitselfPub: Twisted Eye Studios
Windows
*Whiskers Wonderland™* is a horror adventure in a decaying hot dog joint with a dark past. Play as *John Lostheart* to uncover family secrets while evading *Mr. Whiskers*, a twisted animatronic cat, and searching for his missing sidekick, *Dr. Mouser*. Explore, dodge traps, and survive—if you can.
Why similar: First-Person 32.7%, Horror 32.4%, Action 26.6%, Indie 5.2%, Singleplayer 3.1%