- #1 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,982 reviews2017
Dev: Albino Moose Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 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 43.9%, 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 improved visuals and expanded content.
- #2 Bendy and the Ink Machine
96% matchVery Positive89% of 36,854 reviews2017
Dev: Joey Drew Studios
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.8 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 37.7%, Cartoon 13.7%, First-Person 9.8%, Survival Horror 7.5%, Dark 7%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the 'creepy cartoon' aesthetic while blending puzzle-solving with dark, atmospheric horror.
- #3 Poppy Playtime
96% matchVery Positive88% of 141,722 reviews2021
Dev: Mob Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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 50.7%, First-Person 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Survival Horror 9%, Dark 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game defines the modern mascot horror genre, featuring a colorful toy factory setting that hides a sinister secret.
- #4 Dark Deception
95% matchVery Positive88% of 24,190 reviews2018
Dev: Glowstick Entertainment
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 13.1 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 46.4%, Dark Humor 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, First-Person 8.2%, Survival Horror 7%
Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the arcade-style, maze-running intensity of the seed game while maintaining a high-quality horror presentation.
- #5 Doki Doki Literature Club!
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 226,656 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.3 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 35.9%, Psychological Horror 31.5%, Cute 13.2%, Dark 10.4%, First-Person 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, it uses a deceptively cute visual style to mask a deep and disturbing psychological horror experience.
- #6 IMSCARED
94% matchVery Positive95% of 3,954 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 39.6%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, First-Person 8.9%, Dark 7.8%, Survival Horror 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-horror experience that uses low-fi graphics to create a sense of unease that breaks the fourth wall.
- #7 Five Nights at Freddy's
93% matchVery Positive94% of 59,145 reviews2014
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 46.9%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Survival Horror 10.6%, First-Person 8.1%, Dark 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: As the pioneer of mascot horror, it shares the same focus on survival against creepy, iconic antagonists.
- #8 Garten of Banban
92% matchMixed54% of 13,429 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 27%
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 30.3%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, First-Person 10.9%, Survival Horror 9.8%, Dark 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It leans heavily into the colorful, mascot-driven horror trend, focusing on exploration within a deceptively cheerful facility.
- #9 Emily Wants To Play
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,325 reviews2015
Dev: Shawn HitchcockPub: Hitchcock Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 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 65.3%, Survival Horror 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, First-Person 3.9%, Indie 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the same core loop of survival against creepy, doll-like entities in a confined, first-person environment.
- #10 Cry of Fear
91% matchVery Positive89% of 86,798 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 15.6%, Survival Horror 10.1%, First-Person 5.8%, Atmospheric 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, psychological indie horror title that emphasizes atmosphere and survival in a first-person perspective.
- #11 Yume Nikki
90% matchVery Positive94% of 10,543 reviews2018
Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 70.9 hrs≥1hr: 46%
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
Why similar: Horror 30.9%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Dark 9.6%, Cute 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal exploration game that shares the dark, psychological undertones and dreamlike quality of the seed game.
- #12 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
89% matchVery Positive95% of 35,628 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.5 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 52.6%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Survival Horror 8%, First-Person 7.8%, Atmospheric 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for first-person atmospheric horror, focusing on helplessness and environmental storytelling.
- #13 Little Nightmares
89% matchVery Positive95% of 116,515 reviews2017
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.4 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 11.9%, Dark 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11%, Survival Horror 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a masterclass in atmospheric, unsettling world-building that feels both whimsical and deeply disturbing.
- #14 Outlast
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 138,315 reviews2013
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 19.8 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 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A high-intensity first-person horror game that forces players to rely on evasion rather than combat.
- #15 the static speaks my name
88% matchVery Positive82% of 5,796 reviews2015
Dev: the whale husband
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 15.0 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 36.5%, Psychological Horror 23.2%, Dark 11.7%, First-Person 8.8%, Walking Simulator 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, disturbing, and surreal psychological experience that leaves a lasting impression.
- #16 The Closing Shift
86% matchMixed66% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: Bird Box Games
Windows
A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.
Why similar: Horror 35.2%, Cartoon 27.7%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Dark 12.5%, 3D 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A highly atmospheric indie horror game that builds intense dread through the repetition of mundane tasks.
- #17 Murder House
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,337 reviews2020
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror!
Why similar: Horror 52.3%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Survival Horror 15.2%, Survival 6.7%, 3D 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled indie horror game that excels at building tension through its claustrophobic and gritty atmosphere.
- #18 Slender: The Arrival
86% matchVery Positive88% of 9,341 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 51.8%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Survival Horror 8.4%, First-Person 8.2%, Dark 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic indie horror experience that focuses on evasion and building tension in a forest setting.
- #19 Fingerbones
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,599 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 32.1%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, First-Person 11.4%, Dark 10.3%, Walking Simulator 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, short-form indie horror game that focuses on environmental storytelling and mystery.
- #20 Buckshot Roulette
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 124,606 reviews2024
Dev: Mike KlubnikaPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.3 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 42.8%, Dark 16.9%, First-Person 15.9%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Indie 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: An intense, dark, and highly atmospheric indie horror experience that keeps the player on edge.
- #21 Who's Lila?
82% matchVery Positive94% of 3,792 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 28.2%, First-Person 15.5%, 3D 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A unique, meta-psychological horror game with a distinct art style that challenges the player's perception.
- #22 Five Nights at Freddy's 2
82% matchVery Positive94% of 26,089 reviews2014
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 18.2 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 43.7%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Survival Horror 11.1%, First-Person 8.5%, Dark 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It expands on the mascot horror formula with increased intensity and more complex mechanics.
- #23 Penumbra Overture
83% matchVery Positive91% of 4,159 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Why similar: Horror 48%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, First-Person 9.8%, Survival Horror 8.2%, Atmospheric 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: An early indie horror title that pioneered physics-based interaction and atmospheric, first-person survival.
- #24 Only If
84% 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 42.7%, First-Person 16.8%, Walking Simulator 10.4%, Survival 6.3%, Atmospheric 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, first-person puzzle-horror game that shares the indie spirit and experimental nature of the seed game.
- #25 Iron Lung
81% matchVery Positive92% of 11,191 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 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 41.5%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Atmospheric 10.2%, First-Person 9.4%, Dark 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic, short-form atmospheric horror game that relies on sound and imagination to build dread.
- #26 DON'T SCREAM
79% matchMixed65% of 4,869 reviews2024
Dev: Digital Cybercherries
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 50%
If you scream, you restart. A jumpscare horror simulator where you walk through a pitch black forest and escape by reaching 8:00 AM.
Why similar: Horror 38.7%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, First-Person 10.8%, Walking Simulator 9.8%, Dark 9%
Why You'll Like It: A unique, atmospheric horror game that uses microphone input to force the player to remain silent while being hunted.
- #27 Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
78% matchVery Positive94% of 33,229 reviews2017
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Start your own Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with Freddy Fazbear Pizzeria Simulator!
Why similar: Horror 52.7%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, First-Person 8.1%, Funny 4.9%
- #28 NIGHT OF THE CONSUMERS
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GERMFOOD
Windows
Start your new job in a store overrun by maniacal consumers and their unrelenting thirst for customer service. RETAIL IS HELL!
Why similar: Horror 50.1%, Survival Horror 19.2%, First-Person 12.4%, Comedy 5.9%, Singleplayer 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A stressful and unique indie horror game that turns a mundane job into a terrifying experience.
- #29 Paratopic
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,173 reviews2018
Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.2 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 46.3%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Indie 6.8%, Dark 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, low-fi horror experience that feels like a fever dream, perfect for fans of experimental indie horror.
- #30 Ultimate Custom Night
77% matchVery Positive95% of 62,749 reviews2018
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Why similar: Horror 43.8%, Survival Horror 13%, First-Person 9.8%, Psychological Horror 7.2%, Dark 7%
- #31 Hide and Shriek
77% 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 65.5%, First-Person 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Funny 6.3%, Atmospheric 5.4%
- #32 Passing Pineview Forest
78% matchMixed65% of 1,698 reviews2014
Dev: VIS-GamesPub: United Independent Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 4.1 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 64%, First-Person 7.3%, Survival Horror 5.5%, Psychological Horror 5.5%, Survival 5.1%
- #33 The Way of Life Free Edition
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 6,195 reviews2016
Dev: CyberCoconut
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 14%
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 29.4%, First-Person 26.8%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Indie 9.2%, Survival 7.6%
- #34 Five Nights at Freddy's 3
75% matchVery Positive90% of 11,311 reviews2015
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 23.8 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 44.6%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Survival Horror 10.9%, First-Person 10.4%, Survival 5.3%
- #35 Five Nights at Freddy's 4
74% matchVery Positive93% of 16,899 reviews2015
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
In this last chapter of the Five Nights at Freddy's original story, you must once again defend yourself against Freddy Fazbear, Chica, Bonnie, Foxy, and even worse things that lurk in the shadows.
Why similar: Horror 42.5%, Survival Horror 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11%, First-Person 10.4%, Dark 9.4%
- #36 Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
76% matchMixed70% of 12,101 reviews2013
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 16.7 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 50.4%, Walking Simulator 17.5%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, First-Person 6.1%, Atmospheric 4.7%
- #37 Saiko no sutoka
73% matchVery Positive92% of 3,858 reviews2021
Dev: Habupain
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 60.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Saiko No Sutoka is a Horror Survival Game where you as a Protagonist must escape and avoid the crazy yandere girl who wants you dead.
Why similar: Horror 39.5%, Psychological Horror 15%, First-Person 12.3%, Cute 11%, Survival Horror 5.8%
- #38 Tattletail
73% matchVery Positive94% of 5,038 reviews2016
Dev: Waygetter ElectronicsPub: Little Flag Software, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 41.9%, First-Person 12.1%, Survival Horror 11.4%, Cute 9.7%, Dark 6.1%
- #39 Minds Eyes
75% matchMixed69% of 1,842 reviews2016
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 22%
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 6.6%, First-Person 3.5%, Indie 2.4%
- #40 Codename CURE
73% matchVery Positive85% of 16,524 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 40.1%, First-Person 36.1%, Singleplayer 9.2%, 3D 7.8%, Action 6.8%
- #41 Black Rose
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 989 reviews2016
Dev: Sir Bedlam Productions
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
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 8.3%, Indie 3.9%, Psychological Horror 3.5%
- #42 Outlast 2
71% matchVery Positive91% of 64,304 reviews2017
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 17.5 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 42.9%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Survival Horror 9.8%, First-Person 9.3%, Dark 7.2%
- #43 Enter The Backrooms
72% matchVery Positive87% of 1,063 reviews2021
Dev: Justin KrohPub: Cosmic Crow Creations
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 11.8%, Procedural Generation 10.7%, Walking Simulator 9%
- #44 Blameless
72% matchVery Positive84% of 5,108 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 10.3%, Survival Horror 3.9%, Adventure 3.8%, Indie 3.7%
- #45 Scary Game
69% matchVery Positive91% of 961 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 24.5%, Funny 9.3%, Comedy 7%, First-Person 5.7%
- #46 Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
71% matchVery Positive90% of 12,630 reviews2016
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 58.7 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 43.1%, Survival Horror 11.9%, First-Person 11.4%, Dark 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
- #47 Indigo Park: Chapter 1
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 23,402 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 47.5%, First-Person 12.6%, Cute 9.3%, Psychological Horror 6.2%, Survival Horror 5.4%
- #48 Visage
70% matchVery Positive84% of 10,917 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 47.4%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Survival Horror 8.2%, Dark 6.9%, First-Person 6.5%
- #49 Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
71% matchVery Positive94% of 2,966 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.2 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 15.2%, First-Person 10.9%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Survival Horror 6.4%
- #50 Iron Snout
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 17,480 reviews2016
Dev: SnoutUp
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.0 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 31.5%, Funny 27.5%, Survival 10.9%, Cute 10.8%, Indie 7%
- #51 The Backrooms Game FREE Edition
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,613 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%, Walking Simulator 6.5%, Survival Horror 6.1%, First-Person 5.9%
- #52 The Hat Man: Shadow Ward
70% matchMixed65% of 3,324 reviews2016
Dev: Game Mechanics LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Based on a true story, discover the horror of the Canton insane asylum as you attempt to rescue your daughter. Experience the scariest game of 2014.
Why similar: Horror 68%, First-Person 9.7%, Atmospheric 5.7%, Indie 3.8%, Psychological Horror 2.7%
- #53 When the Darkness comes
68% matchVery Positive92% of 8,429 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 28%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, First-Person 11.3%, Dark 6.8%
- #54 Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist
68% matchVery Positive93% of 10,170 reviews2015
Dev: Crows Crows Crows
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 41%
A 15 minute heist game by Crows Crows Crows & Directed by William Pugh (The Stanley Parable). Slip into the soft-soled shoes of the mastermind responsible for the greatest heist- oh god I can’t do this any more, i’m joining the strike. good luck writing the steam description. -tina
Why similar: First-Person 25.9%, Walking Simulator 20.3%, Comedy 17.5%, Funny 16.6%, Indie 7.4%
- #55 ENA: Dream BBQ
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 36,958 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 25.4%, First-Person 17.1%, Walking Simulator 13%, Funny 11.6%, Atmospheric 11.1%
- #56 BLOCKADE 3D
70% matchMixed59% of 25,388 reviews2014
Dev: Novalink
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
BLOCKADE 3D! First Person Shooter in an editable procedural cubic world. A large arsenal of weapons, 4 teams at the same time and up to 32 players on one map. A large number of game modes!
Why similar: Survival 38.2%, Funny 26.1%, Action 18%, Adventure 9.1%, First-Person 8.7%
- #57 Welcome to the Game
68% matchVery Positive84% of 2,591 reviews2016
Dev: Reflect Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.8 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 50.7%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Dark 7%, First-Person 6.8%, Survival Horror 4.6%
- #58 Dread X Collection 3
67% matchVery Positive92% of 430 reviews2020
Dev: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 21.2%, Dark Humor 16.8%, Cartoon 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Survival Horror 8.2%
- #59 Transmissions: Element 120
67% matchVery Positive95% of 9,951 reviews2016
Dev: ShokuninPub: Self Published
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
TE120 is a short single player experience set in the Half-Life Universe featuring a gravity defying weapon that allows you to jump buildings and sustain large falls. The story takes place at a mysterious date & location. Where are you? Why have you been sent?
Why similar: Horror 50.5%, First-Person 17.4%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Survival 6.3%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #60 Fears to Fathom - Home Alone
65% matchVery Positive90% of 11,040 reviews2021
Dev: Rayll
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.9 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 52.4%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, First-Person 10.1%, Atmospheric 5.4%, Walking Simulator 4.2%