- #1 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,881 reviews2017
Dev: Albino Moose Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 43.8%, First-Person 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Cute 8.7%, Survival Horror 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive, polished version of the original game with updated visuals and expanded content.
- #2 Bendy and the Ink Machine
96% matchVery Positive89% of 35,088 reviews2017
Dev: Joey Drew Studios
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Bendy and the Ink Machine® is the first person puzzle action horror game that will forever ruin your childhood love of cartoons.
Why similar: Horror 37.6%, Cartoon 13.7%, First-Person 9.9%, Survival Horror 7.5%, Dark 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the 'cute-to-creepy' transition using a distinct 1930s cartoon art style.
- #3 Poppy Playtime
96% matchVery Positive88% of 138,123 reviews2021
Dev: Mob Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught.
Why similar: Horror 51.3%, First-Person 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Survival Horror 9%, Dark 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game features the same mascot-horror tropes and puzzle-based exploration found in Spooky's.
- #4 Garten of Banban
95% matchMixed53% of 12,613 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Enter Banban's Kindergarten, and you're sure to make some friends. Explore the mysterious establishment and don't lose your life and sanity. Uncover the horrifying truth behind the place, but be careful, as you are far from alone…
Why similar: Horror 30%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, First-Person 10.9%, Survival Horror 9.7%, Dark 9%
Why You'll Like It: It leans heavily into the colorful, mascot-based horror aesthetic that hides a dark, sinister underbelly.
- #5 Dark Deception
94% matchVery Positive89% of 23,549 reviews2018
Dev: Glowstick Entertainment
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
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 46.2%, Dark Humor 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, First-Person 8.2%, Survival Horror 7%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines arcade-style gameplay with mascot-horror elements and intense chase sequences.
- #6 Doki Doki Literature Club!
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 221,125 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Horror 35.8%, Psychological Horror 31.4%, Cute 13.3%, Dark 10.5%, First-Person 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: Like Spooky's, this game uses a cute facade to hide a deeply disturbing psychological horror narrative.
- #7 Five Nights at Freddy's
93% matchVery Positive94% of 58,254 reviews2014
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.7 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 46.8%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Survival Horror 10.5%, First-Person 8.1%, Dark 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is the foundational title for the mascot-horror genre that Spooky's draws inspiration from.
- #8 IMSCARED
92% matchVery Positive94% of 3,794 reviews2016
Dev: Ivan Zanotti's MyMadnessWorks
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"I need a Heart in order to open it"
Why similar: Horror 39.3%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, First-Person 9%, Dark 7.9%, Survival Horror 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-horror experience that breaks the fourth wall in ways that feel similar to the unpredictable nature of Spooky's.
- #9 Yume Nikki
91% matchVery Positive94% of 10,100 reviews2018
Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 71.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
Why similar: Horror 30.9%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, Dark 9.6%, Cute 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, dream-like exploration game that features disturbing imagery hidden behind a simple aesthetic.
- #10 Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
91% matchVery Positive89% of 8,178 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 56.7%, First-Person 8.1%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Psychological Horror 5.1%, Walking Simulator 4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a vulnerable, first-person perspective that emphasizes atmosphere and surreal environments.
- #11 Emily Wants To Play
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,309 reviews2015
Dev: Shawn HitchcockPub: Hitchcock Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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 65.1%, Survival Horror 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, First-Person 3.9%, Indie 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on simple, room-based survival horror mechanics that mirror the progression of Spooky's.
- #12 Cry of Fear
89% matchVery Positive89% of 84,143 reviews2013
Dev: Team Psykskallar
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.8 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 55.8%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Survival Horror 10.1%, First-Person 5.8%, Atmospheric 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, psychological first-person horror game that excels at building a sense of dread.
- #13 Slender: The Arrival
89% matchVery Positive88% of 9,266 reviews2013
Dev: Blue Isle StudiosPub: Blue Isle Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 51.7%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Survival Horror 8.4%, First-Person 8.2%, Dark 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic first-person survival horror game that relies on atmospheric tension and sudden encounters.
- #14 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
88% matchVery Positive95% of 35,384 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 52.5%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Survival Horror 8%, First-Person 7.9%, Atmospheric 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational atmospheric horror game that emphasizes helplessness and environmental storytelling.
- #15 Hello Neighbor
87% matchVery Positive86% of 29,697 reviews2017
Dev: Dynamic PixelsPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Hello Neighbor is a Stealth Horror Game about sneaking into your neighbor's house and figuring out what he's hiding in the basement. Play against an advanced AI that learns from your actions.
Why similar: Horror 36.2%, Dark Humor 18.9%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, First-Person 8.8%, Survival Horror 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: The cartoonish, vibrant art style masks a tense, stealth-based horror game with a mysterious narrative.
- #16 Little Nightmares
86% matchVery Positive95% of 115,868 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 49.7%, Atmospheric 12%, Dark 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11%, Survival Horror 5%
Why You'll Like It: It masterfully blends grotesque, terrifying designs with a small, vulnerable protagonist in a dark world.
- #17 Who's Lila?
85% matchVery Positive95% of 3,610 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Horror 51.9%, Psychological Horror 28%, First-Person 15.7%, 3D 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, meta-narrative horror game with a unique aesthetic that challenges the player's perception.
- #18 the static speaks my name
86% matchVery Positive82% of 5,749 reviews2015
Dev: the whale husband
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 7%
A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.
Why similar: Horror 36.4%, Psychological Horror 23.2%, Dark 11.8%, First-Person 8.9%, Walking Simulator 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, surreal, and deeply psychological indie experience that leaves a lasting impression.
- #19 Mad Father
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,511 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Why similar: Horror 45.9%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Survival Horror 9.2%, Dark 7.5%, Atmospheric 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This RPG-maker title uses a cute art style to tell a dark, twisted story about a family's secret experiments.
- #20 Buckshot Roulette
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 119,065 reviews2024
Dev: Mike KlubnikaPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Why similar: Horror 42.7%, Dark 16.9%, First-Person 16.1%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Indie 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: It features dark humor and an intense, high-stakes atmosphere that keeps the player on edge.
- #21 Fingerbones
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,593 reviews2015
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 10%
Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.
Why similar: Horror 32%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, First-Person 11.5%, Dark 10.4%, Walking Simulator 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric walking simulator that rewards exploration with hidden, dark secrets.
- #22 Fran Bow
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,182 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Why similar: Horror 38.9%, Psychological Horror 32.8%, Dark 10.9%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Indie 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal adventure that constantly shifts between a cute world and a terrifying, gore-filled reality.
- #23 Iron Lung
81% matchVery Positive92% of 10,709 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
Why similar: Horror 41.3%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Atmospheric 10.3%, First-Person 9.5%, Dark 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic, short, and highly atmospheric indie horror game that relies on sound and limited visibility.
- #24 Only If
83% matchMixed62% of 5,959 reviews2014
Dev: Creability
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Only If is a surreal first person adventure-puzzle game. It takes idiom into reality.
Why similar: Horror 42.6%, First-Person 16.9%, Walking Simulator 10.4%, Survival 6.3%, Atmospheric 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle-horror game that features a surreal, indie feel and an ever-changing environment.
- #25 WORLD OF HORROR
79% matchVery Positive90% of 9,764 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Horror 48.9%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Survival 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled cosmic horror game with a unique, unsettling visual identity inspired by Junji Ito.
- #26 The Cat Lady
80% matchVery Positive94% of 6,142 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Horror 49%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Dark 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Indie 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game with a distinct, hand-drawn art style that tackles heavy, dark themes.
- #27 Paratopic
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,120 reviews2018
Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.
Why similar: Horror 46.4%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Indie 6.9%, Dark 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, low-poly horror experience that prioritizes mood and unsettling imagery over traditional jump scares.
- #28 Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,503 reviews2017
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore a school plagued by unnatural phenomena in this horror-adventure game revolving around the missing girl Misao. Improving upon 2017's "Definitive Edition" with refreshed graphics and support for HD resolutions, you can now experience the terror in a new form.
Why similar: Horror 39.6%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Survival Horror 11%, Dark 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror game that uses a deceptive school-life setting to hide a supernatural mystery.
- #29 Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
78% matchVery Positive94% of 32,830 reviews2017
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Start your own Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with Freddy Fazbear Pizzeria Simulator!
Why similar: Horror 52.6%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, First-Person 8.1%, Funny 4.8%
- #30 Ultimate Custom Night
77% matchVery Positive95% of 62,275 reviews2018
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Why similar: Horror 43.6%, Survival Horror 12.9%, First-Person 9.8%, Psychological Horror 7.2%, Dark 7.1%
- #31 Five Nights at Freddy's 2
76% matchVery Positive94% of 25,670 reviews2014
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 17.1 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 43.6%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Survival Horror 11.1%, First-Person 8.5%, Dark 7.5%
- #32 Passing Pineview Forest
78% matchMixed65% of 1,697 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 63.9%, First-Person 7.4%, Psychological Horror 5.5%, Survival Horror 5.5%, Survival 5.1%
- #33 Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
77% matchMixed70% of 11,982 reviews2013
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 16.8 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 50.3%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, First-Person 6.1%, Atmospheric 4.8%
- #34 Minds Eyes
76% matchMixed70% of 1,834 reviews2016
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 21%
You venture through your mind, trying desperately to wake up from your nightmares. Will you make it out?
Why similar: Horror 71.6%, Survival Horror 9.6%, Psychological Horror 6.7%, First-Person 3.5%, Indie 2.4%
- #35 Penumbra Overture
75% matchVery Positive91% of 4,100 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 47.8%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, First-Person 9.9%, Survival Horror 8.2%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #36 Tattletail
74% matchVery Positive95% of 4,970 reviews2016
Dev: Waygetter ElectronicsPub: Little Flag Software, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
It’s Christmas 1998. The world’s most annoying toy just came out, and yours won’t stay in his box. Can you stop Tattletail from getting you in trouble before the bloodthirsty Mama Tattletail hunts you down? Story-driven first person horror. New DLC Included!
Why similar: Horror 41.7%, First-Person 12.2%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Cute 9.7%, Dark 6.1%
- #37 Hide and Shriek
74% matchVery Positive82% of 5,327 reviews2017
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Scare or be scared in this FREE adrenaline-pumping multiplayer game full of hijinks and mischief! Set traps, cast spells, and scare the living hell out of your opponent to win!
Why similar: Horror 65.6%, First-Person 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Funny 6.3%, Atmospheric 5.3%
- #38 The Way of Life Free Edition
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 6,195 reviews2016
Dev: CyberCoconut
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 13%
The Way of Life makes the player relive the same life's experiences from the point of view of three characters of different ages: an adult, an old man and a child.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.3%, First-Person 26.9%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Indie 9.3%, Survival 7.6%
- #39 Five Nights at Freddy's 3
73% matchVery Positive90% of 11,137 reviews2015
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 21.8 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 44.5%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Survival Horror 10.8%, First-Person 10.4%, Survival 5.3%
- #40 Iron Snout
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 17,446 reviews2016
Dev: SnoutUp
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Why similar: Cartoon 31.4%, Funny 27.5%, Cute 10.9%, Survival 10.9%, Indie 7.1%
- #41 Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
73% matchVery Positive90% of 12,492 reviews2016
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 57.1 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 42.9%, Survival Horror 11.8%, First-Person 11.4%, Dark 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
- #42 ENA: Dream BBQ
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 35,873 reviews2025
Dev: ENA TeamPub: Joel G
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Why similar: Dark Humor 25.6%, First-Person 17.1%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Funny 11.5%, Atmospheric 11.2%
- #43 Five Nights at Freddy's 4
72% matchVery Positive93% of 16,600 reviews2015
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
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 42.4%, Survival Horror 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11%, First-Person 10.5%, Dark 9.5%
- #44 When the Darkness comes
71% matchVery Positive92% of 8,425 reviews2019
Dev: Sirhaian
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.2%, Horror 27.9%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, First-Person 11.3%, Dark 6.9%
- #45 Outlast
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 135,249 reviews2013
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.9 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 52.8%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, First-Person 8.6%, Survival Horror 8.1%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #46 Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
72% matchVery Positive94% of 2,923 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.
Why similar: Horror 45.1%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, First-Person 10.9%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Survival Horror 6.4%
- #47 Scary Game
68% matchVery Positive92% of 589 reviews2025
Dev: KanGames
Windows
You open your eyes in a dark, unfamiliar room; each door drags you into a new chamber filled with absurd surprises and dark comedy. Will you manage to escape, or will you continue to star in this black comedy?
Why similar: Horror 33.5%, Dark Humor 24.3%, Funny 9.2%, Comedy 7%, First-Person 5.8%
- #48 Enter The Backrooms
70% matchVery Positive88% of 1,046 reviews2021
Dev: Justin KrohPub: Cosmic Crow Creations
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
An indie psychological horror experience about surviving infinity. Navigate an endless expanse of rooms, ascend through various levels, gather items and artifacts, avoid going insane, evade corrupted entities, and see just how deep the realm known as The Backrooms goes.
Why similar: Horror 28.4%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Survival Horror 11.7%, Procedural Generation 10.9%, First-Person 9%
- #49 Visage
70% matchVery Positive84% of 10,723 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 47.5%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Survival Horror 8.1%, Dark 6.9%, First-Person 6.6%
- #50 Indigo Park: Chapter 1
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 23,085 reviews2024
Dev: UniqueGeese
Windows
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Why similar: Horror 47.2%, First-Person 12.8%, Cute 9.5%, Psychological Horror 6.2%, Survival Horror 5.3%
- #51 Black Rose
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 982 reviews2016
Dev: Sir Bedlam Productions
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Equipped with a flashlight, investigate an abandoned funeral home that's said to be haunted. Find out what really happened to the people who once worked there, and hope that this dark, eerie building doesn't become your final resting place.
Why similar: Horror 69%, Survival Horror 10%, First-Person 8.4%, Indie 3.9%, Psychological Horror 3.5%
- #52 Emily is Away
69% matchVery Positive89% of 32,252 reviews2015
Dev: Kyle Seeley
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.
Why similar: Indie 32.5%, Singleplayer 28.3%, Horror 17.9%, Funny 13.9%, Adventure 7.4%
- #53 Fears to Fathom - Home Alone
68% matchVery Positive90% of 10,482 reviews2021
Dev: Rayll
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 14%
Fears to Fathom is an episodic psychological horror game where each episode unveils a short story narrated by the ones who survived.
Why similar: Horror 51.8%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, First-Person 10.2%, Atmospheric 5.6%, Walking Simulator 4.3%
- #54 Welcome to the Game
70% matchVery Positive85% of 2,537 reviews2016
Dev: Reflect Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Welcome to the Game is a creepy horror/puzzle game that takes you into the world of the Deep Web. Explore the Deep Web with the sole purpose of trying to find a Red Room, an online service / website that allows you to see and participate in interactive torture and murder.
Why similar: Horror 50.6%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Dark 7.1%, First-Person 6.8%, Survival Horror 4.6%
- #55 Blameless
69% matchVery Positive84% of 5,090 reviews2016
Dev: Vaclav HudecPub: Blameless Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Blameless is a mysterious first-person adventure with primary focus on puzzle solving and short story. The player will appear in a role of an architect trying to investigate strange happenings, after discovering evidence of an act of violence.
Why similar: Horror 67.2%, First-Person 10.2%, Adventure 3.8%, Survival Horror 3.8%, Indie 3.7%
- #56 The Backrooms Game FREE Edition
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,604 reviews2019
Dev: Pie On A Plate Productions
Windows · Linux
Nothing but the stink of old, moist carpets, the madness of mono-yellow, and the blinding light of fluorescent bulbs at maximum hum-buzz. Over 600 million sq. miles of randomly segmented rooms. God save you if you hear something wandering nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you.
Why similar: Horror 50.5%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Walking Simulator 6.3%, Survival Horror 6.1%, First-Person 5.9%
- #57 Codename CURE
67% matchVery Positive85% of 16,490 reviews2017
Dev: Raptor Byte
Windows · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Codename CURE is a first person, co-operative zombie game with support for up to five players, providing dynamic, fast-paced zombie fragging with both objective, and survival-based missions.
Why similar: Survival Horror 40%, First-Person 36.2%, Singleplayer 9.3%, 3D 7.9%, Action 6.6%
- #58 Outlast 2
66% matchVery Positive91% of 62,978 reviews2017
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 17.1 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 42.7%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Survival Horror 9.7%, First-Person 9.4%, Dark 7.3%
- #59 Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered
65% matchVery Positive93% of 16,190 reviews2022
Dev: Basically GamesPub: Basically Games, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Escape Baldi's schoolhouse again in this new remastered version of Baldi's Basics Classic! Use stealth and strategy to collect all 7 notebooks and win! Featuring three games in one, gameplay improvements, a more authentic art style, accessibility improvements, and brand new ways to play!
Why similar: Horror 49.5%, Survival Horror 13.7%, First-Person 13.6%, Funny 10.6%, Indie 4.3%
- #60 Dread X Collection 3
67% matchVery Positive92% of 416 reviews2020
Dev: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Experience 12 all-new games made exclusively for this unique horror anthology. Explore a mysterious castle that changes as you play. Keep your wits about you as the line between cute and creepy begins to blur. Uncover the next chapter in the ongoing Dread X Collection storyline.
Why similar: Horror 21.1%, Dark Humor 16.9%, Cartoon 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Survival Horror 8.1%