- #1 Gloomwood
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,461 reviews2022
Dev: Dillon RogersPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Trapped in a dark, Victorian city consumed by an ancient curse, you must plan your survival and daring escape using nothing but stealth, an arsenal of eccentric weapons, and your wit in this haunting adventure inspired by the immersive sims and survival horror greats of the late 90s and early 2000s.
Why similar: Gothic 15.7% ★, Survival Horror 15.2%, Immersive Sim 14%, Lovecraftian 12.5%, FPS 10.8%
- #2 Blood West
96% matchVery Positive90% of 6,740 reviews2023
Dev: HyperstrangePub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Weird west legends meet eldritch horror in BLOOD WEST, an immersive stealth FPS. Become the Undead Gunslinger, doomed to roam the barren lands until he manages to purge their curse, freeing his soul. 3 varied scenarios, perk-based character progression, and 20+ hours of gameplay await you!
Why similar: Western 28% ★, Lovecraftian 13%, FPS 11.3%, Survival Horror 8.9%, Immersive Sim 8.8%
- #3 Dry Meadow
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crawdeloch
Windows
Fight, sneak and scavenge through lands left altered after an unknown catastrophe from the Soviet Union. Light fires to stay warm. Drink vodka to stay sane.
Why similar: Gothic 19.6% ★, Lovecraftian 19.3%, Immersive Sim 10.5%, Survival Horror 10.3%, FPS 9.1%
- #4 CATAFALQUE™
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: STUDIO ANNOLUCE™
Windows
Stranded alone in an unfamiliar place, with only a lugubrious coffin at your side. Dive deep into this melancholic and macabre tale of death, grief and despair as you try to piece together the intricate lore while facing entities far beyond human comprehension. A love letter to games of yore.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.5%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Nonlinear 13.5%, FPS 9.9%, Dark 6.8%
- #5 DEMON TOMB
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GameDevMoot
Windows
A first-person survival horror game, solve puzzles and search for supplies to arm yourself with as you explore to uncover the secrets of an old mansion. Fight, run or hide from all sorts of twisted horrors.
Why similar: Gothic 19.2% ★, Survival Horror 17.5%, FPS 11.4%, Horror 9.8%, Shooter 7.5%
- #6 TRYPAN
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gunschlinger
Windows
TRYPAN - A exploration based survival horror FPS. Return to Stagmon, the city where your father disappeared. Fight intelligent enemies. Improvise and use limited resources to defeat them.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.4%, Survival Horror 16.6%, FPS 12.4%, Immersive Sim 10.3%, Horror 9.8%
- #7 Hundred Acre Wood
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gregg RahubaPub: Jared R. Bair
Windows
Explore and survive a twisted Hundred Acre Wood while being hunted by an old childhood friend, Winnie-the-Pooh. Rescue Christopher Robin with the help of Eldritch Beasts that were once familiar faces. Discover what took place and has changed a once beautiful land into something dark and dangerous.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.9%, Survival Horror 17.2%, Nonlinear 15.3%, Dark 11.4%, Horror 9.9%
- #8 Manus Dei
92% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Lateralis Heavy Industries
Windows
Wield the holy weapon Manus Dei and annihilate creatures from the Rift in this fast-paced shooter. Only your skill will grant you passage into the halls of eternity.
Why similar: Gothic 22.2% ★, FPS 18.8%, Retro 15.2%, Horror 11%, Shooter 10.8%
- #9 MEATHOOK
91% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: Alex Rassloff
Windows
Survival horror FPS with a physics-driven weapon system. You are bound to a sinister conveyor mechanism. Reach for weapons and items, navigate labyrinthine tunnels, and blast your path to worthiness!
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.8%, Lovecraftian 13.8%, FPS 12.9%, Horror 10.7%, Dark 8.6%
- #10 Silly Billy
91% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Afternoon Games
Windows
A horror survival game, where you explore an open-world town set in the Wild West, find and upgrade weapons and vehicles, and use them to beat an evil clown monster named Silly Billy.
Why similar: Western 29.6% ★, FPS 16.1%, Shooter 10.6%, Survival Horror 8.9%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #11 MOULD
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Krol4tka
Windows
MOULD is an adventure horror game about a shattered Soviet dream. The Earth is slowly becoming uninhabitable, humanity is gone, and its place has been taken by a monstrous life form, capable of surviving in the planet's new conditions.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.1%, FPS 16.9%, Nonlinear 13.9%, Dark 13.6%, Horror 12.7%
- #12 NEDRA
89% matchMixed67% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
NEDRA is a story-driven, atmospheric action-adventure blending survival horror with cosmic terror. Set in a Soviet-era Antarctic station, all the explorers have vanished without a trace, leaving you to uncover the chilling truth.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.2%, Survival Horror 14.1%, FPS 13.5%, Horror 8.5%, Dark 7.1%
- #13 HYPERVIOLENT
89% matchMixed58% of 529 reviews2025
Dev: nfoPRINCEPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
An ancient evil has awoken in the depths of a remote mining asteroid, stirred from its slumber by man's lust for power. Unaware, you answer a distress call and become stranded, surrounded by monstrous foes. Unravel the mystery of this madness and stop its spread in this horror retro shooter!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.9%, Survival Horror 12.2%, FPS 11.2%, Immersive Sim 10.7%, Dark 7.7%
- #14 Sacrificio
87% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Pulp Games
Windows · Linux
A nerve wrecking struggle against industrialized human sacrifice, and an army of flesh husks in the deepest reaches of human understanding.
Why similar: Gothic 18% ★, Survival Horror 16.5%, FPS 15.2%, Lovecraftian 14%, Shooter 9.4%
- #15 Deep Sheol
86% matchPositive94% of 36 reviews2026
Dev: Acid Arrow Studio
Windows · Linux
In a dystopian future, Agent Seth investigates a corporate geological facility where a biological gas turned people into bloodthirsty monsters. Fight through enemy hordes, uncover a dark corporate conspiracy, and face Lovecraftian nightmares in this tense retro FPS with survival horror!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.8%, Survival Horror 14.5%, Immersive Sim 11.7%, FPS 11.2%, Retro 8.3%
- #16 Call of Juarez
88% matchVery Positive80% of 4,595 reviews2007
Dev: TechlandPub: Techland Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Call of Juarez is an epic adventure western themed FPS game. The player alternately assumes the roles of two distinct, antagonistic characters: a sneaking fugitive Billy and his hunter the reverend Ray.
Why similar: Western 66.8% ★, FPS 15.1%, Shooter 7%, Action 4%, First-Person 3.5%
- #17 Ocean of Mermaids
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Haven Apparition
Windows
Get your boat ready and sail into darkness of The Great Cauldron, an isolated ocean infested with bloodthirsty beasts and not less menacing people. Don't let the red tide consume you.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.5%, Immersive Sim 20.4%, FPS 18.8%, Shooter 12.2%, First-Person 6.9%
- #18 Yellow Noise
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Anton Tuchkov
Windows
Dungeon Crawler Survival Horror where exploration is your greatest weapon. Explore a warping city, where reality is slowly unraveling. Survive terrifying creatures, manage your physical and mental condition, and find a way out of the maddening cosmic truth about the world around you.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.1%, Survival Horror 24.1%, Dark 12%, Horror 11%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #19 Tower of Madness
84% matchPositive89% of 47 reviews2024
Dev: J6 Games
Windows
A cowboy named John is compelled by an insidious voice in his head to ascend an inverted floating tower. Encounter atmospheric horror, defy gravity, and make impossible choices in this third-person psychological horror game inspired by Stephen King's The Dark Tower.
Why similar: Western 29.8% ★, Gothic 22.9% ★, Lovecraftian 20.3%, Horror 7.7%, Choices Matter 7.3%
- #20 Bloodwatch
85% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: DIG Games
Windows
Bloodwatch is a short horror game about surviving at all cost on the island when the maniacs are trying to find and kill you. Explore, finding weapons, items, find the leader and kill him.
Why similar: FPS 23.7%, Shooter 15.4%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Exploration 12.6%, Horror 10.2%
- #21 Stygian: Outer Gods
83% matchVery Positive82% of 693 reviews2025
Dev: Misterial GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Dive into a hostile world that challenges your very existence, in this survival horror game with RPG elements. Unravel a thousand-year-old mystery, risk your sanity and face the Outer Gods with your skills. Every bullet and every decision counts now, are you up to the task?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24%, Survival Horror 15.1%, FPS 11.9%, Immersive Sim 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #22 Twisted Tower
81% matchVery Positive93% of 2,058 reviews2026
Dev: Atmos GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Blast your way through an abandoned 1950s theme park crawling with fairy-tale mascots, twisted puzzles, and deadly traps. Uncover the dark secrets of your past as you race to the top to win back the love of your life.
Why similar: FPS 16.1%, Immersive Sim 13.8%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Shooter 12%, Horror 10.6%
- #23 EVERDARK: Undead Apocalypse
82% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: ESDIP_GAMESPub: Dojo System
Windows
Inspired by horror and B-movies from the '80s, Everdark takes us to a city infested with vampires. Armed with stakes, garlic, crosses, holy water, and an arsenal of firearms and melee weapons, we'll fight our way through this shooter that blends classic survival horror with an oppressive atmosphere.
Why similar: Gothic 19.9% ★, Survival Horror 19.5%, FPS 17.4%, Horror 9.6%, Shooter 9.2%
- #24 The Dark Cowboy
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Valezart
Windows
Embark on a harrowing first-person horror adventure through untamed pine forests and deep caves. Track the Blackwood gang to avenge your family, but beware: outlaws aren't the only threat. Cling to the light, survive otherworldly nightmares, and keep your lantern burning.
Why similar: Western 37.6% ★, Lovecraftian 26%, Survival Horror 12.1%, Horror 6.5%, First-Person 6%
- #25 Aftershock: Coastline
80% matchVery Positive82% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: Alex Rassloff
Windows
A thrilling retro-styled shooter with survival-horror elements, inspired by the design of Resident Evil and the atmosphere of Bioshock. Spend an hour delving deep into a seaside bunker in an uncanny land, uncovering its secrets and surviving against the cosmic terrors which dwell within.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.1%, FPS 13.8%, Survival Horror 11.4%, Dark 10.6%, Retro 8.8%
- #26 Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
82% matchVery Positive87% of 5,121 reviews2009
Dev: TechlandPub: Techland Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
THE OLD WEST, 1864. In order to save their family, the McCall brothers will kill anyone who stands between them and the legendary Gold of Juarez.
Why similar: Western 65.6% ★, FPS 16.6%, Shooter 6.1%, Action 4.4%, First-Person 3.8%
- #27 SENARA: The Sacrament
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: Influsion Inc.
Windows
A claustrophobic ocean liner, relentless cultists, and horrific monstrosities. Inspired by classic survival horror like Resident Evil, gather clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth. Where fanaticism and salvation collide, you must make choices beyond mere survival.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.2%, Survival Horror 16.7%, FPS 12.2%, Dark 9.9%, Horror 9.5%
- #28 BlackVein
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TwinChimps Studios
Windows
A Retro Survival-Horror Mining Game, mine for resources, survive horrors and descend deeper in to BlackVein mine.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.1%, Retro 16.7%, Horror 12.7%, FPS 11.5%, Nonlinear 10.1%
- #29 Saint of Chains
78% matchVery Positive86% of 92 reviews2026
Dev: MystiveDev
Windows
Psychological single-player first-person horror. Explore dark environments, fight with melee and guns, and solve puzzles in this retro 2000s-inspired nightmare where the truth is more terrifying than the monsters.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.2%, FPS 16%, Retro 12.2%, Dark 10.9%, Horror 9.7%
- #30 INORI
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Skater Gameworks
Windows
1898, Meiji 31. Japan stands at the dawn of a new age — a nation racing to modernize while old curses still linger in the shadows. You serve in the Divine Purification Corps. Your first mission is to investigate an abandoned village where the past refuses to rest.
Why similar: Western 30.5% ★, FPS 19%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Shooter 12%, Horror 9.7%
- #31 CASTILLO: Shattered Mirrors
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2022
Dev: Jackson Clayton
Windows · Mac · Linux
Castillo Shattered Mirrors is a Gothic FPS and Collectathon. Battle legions of the undead in your quest to defeat Dracula with an arsenal of mythical weaponry. Enter dimensional gates through Dracula's castle and decide which worlds to enter, shards to collect, and bosses to defeat.
Why similar: Gothic 21.3% ★, Lovecraftian 20.3%, FPS 11.3%, Nonlinear 9.6%, Retro 8.6%
- #32 Winnie-the-Pooh: Black Honey
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: J6 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore an open-world 100 Aker Woods while outwitting a twisted Winnie-the-Pooh who wants to eat you. Upgrade yourself and craft elaborate traps to stop him using black honey.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.3%, Nonlinear 14.4%, Horror 11.1%, Shooter 10.9%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #33 Carnival
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aliaksandr Sharstniou
Windows
Carnival is a first-person horror game that immerses you in a cursed amusement park. Explore eerie attractions, solve puzzles, confront bosses, and upgrade your arsenal. Uncover the secrets of the Sterling family amidst relentless darkness.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.7%, Horror 14.4%, FPS 12.7%, Shooter 12.3%, Dark 11%
- #34 LOCURA
77% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Nerpa Production
Windows
LOCURA is a survival horror action-adventure game. Immerse yourself in a non-linear plot of mysterious secrets of the island and unravel the secrets of its inhabitants. In the penumbra you can find the answers...
Why similar: Nonlinear 20.2%, Immersive Sim 16.6%, Survival Horror 16.3%, Horror 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #35 Kill Step
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wilson Technical Arts
Windows
An action-horror first person shooter. Explore a research facility gone dark, uncover the mystery of what happened and use your limited resources in a fight for survival.
Why similar: FPS 20%, Survival Horror 18.2%, Horror 11.9%, Exploration 10.8%, Shooter 10.2%
- #36 Shrine
75% matchVery Positive92% of 965 reviews2020
Dev: Scumhead
Windows · Linux
Shrine is a retro FPS game about a skinless dude killing eldritch monstrosities with his nightmarish arsenal.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.7%, FPS 24.3%, Retro 16.4%, Horror 10.6%, Action 6.9%
- #37 Void Martyrs
74% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Mac n Cheese Games
Windows
A grimdark survival horror about a nun in space. Scavenge amongst the drifting space-Basilica, balance your faith with survival, and craft the tools of your salvation.
Why similar: Gothic 21.7% ★, Lovecraftian 21.4%, Survival Horror 17.7%, Dark 10.1%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #38 The Warrens
73% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Haunted Window, LLC
Windows · Linux
An atmospheric first-person horror immersive sim where you use an array of unusual items to escape a murderous cult of rabbit-headed men from a nightmare world.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 14.8%, FPS 13.9%, Nonlinear 12%, Shooter 9.9%, Horror 9.6%
- #39 EMPTY SHELL 2
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CC ARTS
Windows
Take on the roles of expendable volunteers sent to a forsaken facility on a remote Japanese island. Recover lost data, scavenge for resources, manage your inventory, and endure unspeakable cosmic horrors. In this top-down extraction survival horror, every expedition is a journey back from madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.1%, Survival Horror 16.1%, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Dark 9.2%, Horror 8.2%
- #40 Recurrence
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 25 reviews2026
Dev: Equinox Interactive
Windows
"Something is broken... and it keeps repeating."A classic survival horror set in a cyberpunk world corrupted by a strange signal. Solve puzzles, face terrifying creatures, and try to escape a nightmare that seems endless
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.9%, Survival Horror 19%, Retro 11.2%, Horror 8.3%, Dark 6.9%
- #41 Project Silverfish
70% matchVery Positive93% of 3,353 reviews2025
Dev: Siris Pendrake
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Explore a hostile, living world: Uncover forgotten horrors, both man-made and supernatural, as you hunt for powerful weapons and exotic artifacts.
Why similar: FPS 16.6%, Immersive Sim 16.1%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Dark 10.5%, Shooter 10.5%
- #42 Endoparasitic 2
71% matchVery Positive87% of 667 reviews2024
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three limbs ripped off, infected with a deadly parasite, you must survive. Drag yourself through the hallways of an infested arcship, fight off twisted eldritch creatures, craft vaccines and ammunition, and escape to civilization.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.9%, Survival Horror 19.6%, Nonlinear 13.3%, Horror 9.8%, Shooter 9%
- #43 Cursed Frontier
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yanfer
Windows
A 2D platformer shooter with a somber linoleum-inspired art style, where you’ll face funeral creatures in a haunting Wild West setting.
Why similar: Western 37.6% ★, Lovecraftian 21.9%, Gothic 16.3% ★, Shooter 9%, Horror 6%
- #44 Helltown
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 114 reviews2017
Dev: WildArts Games
Windows
Deliver packages to the weirdly happy folk of Little Vale and discover the terrifying secrets they hide. Are you brave enough to face the many monsters and sinister locations of this first-person horror adventure game? There's only one way to find out...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.8%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Retro 10.2%, Horror 9.6%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #45 Pinion
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bizbee Studio
Windows
Answer an SOS from a remote island and enter a manor consumed by a spreading nightmare. Fight transformed inhabitants, search for survivors, and uncover the truth in this first-person survival horror mystery.
Why similar: Gothic 20.3% ★, Survival Horror 18.5%, FPS 14.9%, Dark 9%, Horror 8.5%
- #46 Heavy in the Hand
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: randyheart
Windows
Cock the hammer, pull the trigger, count to six. Release the cylinder, eject the shells, count to six again. You hold death in your hand, and death is heavy. Descend to the abyss, shoot the horrors you can comprehend, and survive the horrors you cannot.
Why similar: Gothic 22.3% ★, Lovecraftian 19.4%, Shooter 11.1%, Survival Horror 11%, Dark 8.3%
- #47 Narrow Woods Hotel
70% matchVery Positive97% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Hyper Freeze Games
Windows
A retro point-and-click horror adventure game that tests the boundries of the genre! In this "found-footage" horror game you have to navigate the rooms and hallways of the mysterious Narrow Woods Hotel. Collect keys and items and use them to find your way out.
Why similar: FPS 15.9%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Retro 13.3%, Horror 12.2%, Dark 10%
- #48 Placeless
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TEMPER
Windows
Another place. Another drug epidemic. Another nightmare. Wake up in a drug-ridden slum and fight your way out, building by building. Old school Half Life meets Resident Evil 4 in this procedurally generated survival horror.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.7%, FPS 18.9%, Dark 12.2%, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Shooter 10.1%
- #49 BLIGHTEN
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Blight Software
Windows
BLIGHTEN is a survival horror fps set in an abandoned facility overrun by mindless creatures infected by the Blight. Scavenge for resources and do whatever it takes to survive the industrial hellscape you're isolated within.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.2%, FPS 17.6%, Retro 15%, Horror 12.1%, Dark 8.4%
- #50 Umbra Fields
70% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Michael Richard Lannon
Windows
A Black and White Choose Your Own Adventure game in the Open World of the Umbra Fields. Customize who you are among 15 distinct classes, choose what nation you wish to be in, and explore to your heart's content. Do quests, explore dungeons, fight, and discover your fate; the fate of the world.
Why similar: Gothic 28.3% ★, Lovecraftian 24.1%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Immersive Sim 10.2%, Horror 6.3%
- #51 LOST IN THE DARK LABYRINTH
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RFK Immersive Spirit Works
Windows
The labyrinth is waiting for challengers! Free demo available. Enter a giant dark labyrinth with limited light, ammo, health, and time. Find the keys, survive traps and enemies, and escape within 60 minutes.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.7%, FPS 19%, Dark 13.3%, Exploration 10.7%, Shooter 9.7%
- #52 End of the Line
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Comp-3 Interactive
Windows
A VHS and PS2 aesthetic experience with heavy influence from classic horror games and movies of the 80s and 90s. With detailed environments, gory first-person action and a claustrophobic atmosphere, witness the horrors lurking beneath the streets of Northern England
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.4%, FPS 13.6%, Shooter 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9%, Exploration 8.3%
- #53 The Dreadthorn Therapist
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: T3rrifk
Windows
A mysterious black fog has forced the city into an endless night, and it's changing people. A story-driven horror therapist simulator where you run your business and shape the fate of both your clients and yourself.
Why similar: Gothic 22.2% ★, Horror 12.9%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, FPS 9.1%
- #54 Backrooms Cycle
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 33 reviews2023
Dev: Sweepy Games
Windows
Backrooms Cycle is an immersive exploration RPG/FPS horror set in the backrooms. You will explore and scavenge, build up your arsenal and gain powerful perks. Decide if you want to rescue fellow scientists, build an outpost in the poolrooms or just care about yourself.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.3%, FPS 14.8%, Dark 12.5%, Shooter 12%, Horror 11.6%
- #55 Nightmare Tale
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Insanity Notes Studio
Windows
Nightmare Tale is an interactive horror novel with dark secrets and intricate puzzles. Take control of the fate of the main character named Tom, who inherited an old hotel. You will have to keep your sanity while discovering the horrifying secrets of the hotel.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.6%, Nonlinear 17%, Horror 11.7%, Dark 8.3%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #56 SCP: Darkwater
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Neuroticfly Games
Windows
A psychological horror game inspired by SCP-1128. As a young woman trapped in a surreal loop, explore your bathroom and submerge yourself in the bathtub to enter a terrifying ocean dimension inhabited by a colossal entity lurking in the depths.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.3%, Horror 15.1%, Dark 13.6%, Immersive Sim 10.2%, Exploration 9.8%
- #57 Ad Infernum
67% matchVery Positive95% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Glass Knuckle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stranded at an abandoned gas station in the middle of the desert. Losing your grip on reality. Dark rituals. Demonic pursuers. No escape.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.3%, Survival Horror 17.8%, Immersive Sim 15%, Dark 10.6%, Shooter 9.7%
- #58 Phantom Floor
65% matchNo user reviews94% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Hawaiian Shirt Games
Windows
You are trapped on the Phantom Floor. You must find a way to escape, but keep quiet, it's always listening.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.9%, Horror 16.9%, Retro 15.4%, Nonlinear 11.6%, First-Person 10.3%
- #59 Neon Tea
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bunlysh Studios
Windows
Fight Monsters, bake Cookies and cook Tea for the exatraordinary visitors of the Teahouse, and make dubious Trades - do not get cursed, though!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.1%, FPS 19%, Shooter 8.9%, Exploration 7.7%, Multiple Endings 6.1%