- #1 SOMA
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,500 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.7%, Gore 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Walking Simulator 9.7%, Horror 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for narrative-driven, isolated, existential horror that mirrors the emotional weight and setting of the seed game.
- #2 Amnesia: The Bunker
96% matchVery Positive93% of 11,497 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 17.2%, Stealth 14.1%, Supernatural 10.9%, First-Person 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Masterful tension and immersive sim elements in a claustrophobic, high-stakes environment.
- #3 Mouthwashing
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 36,133 reviews2024
Dev: Wrong OrganPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Gore 14.8%, Walking Simulator 13%, Horror 12.1%, Narrative 10.6% ★
Why You'll Like It: Delivers an intense, narrative-heavy psychological horror experience in a confined, failing space.
- #4 Iron Lung
95% matchVery Positive92% of 10,453 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
Why similar: Underwater 27.9% ★, Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Walking Simulator 9.5%, Atmospheric 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the claustrophobic, hopeless atmosphere of being trapped in a metal shell while facing unknown horrors.
- #5 Alien: Isolation
94% matchVery Positive93% of 64,460 reviews2014
Dev: Creative AssemblyPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
Why similar: Horror 29.3%, Stealth 15.5%, Sci-fi 13.9%, First-Person 11.1%, Atmospheric 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: The ultimate isolated, high-stakes survival horror experience that emphasizes being hunted in a confined space.
- #6 Observer: System Redux
94% matchVery Positive85% of 2,866 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.2%, Horror 19.5%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Stealth 15.7%, First-Person 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Strong atmospheric, psychological horror with a heavy focus on narrative and unsettling environments.
- #7 Call of Cthulhu®
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,295 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.2%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 11.9%, Walking Simulator 5.5%, Story Rich 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the Lovecraftian dread and investigative mystery elements present in the seed game.
- #8 Ad Infinitum
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,409 reviews2023
Dev: HekatePub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
When reality is a nightmare, nightmares become real. In this psychological horror game, you fight the terrifying creatures invading your mind. Can you save your sanity?
Why similar: Gore 19.8%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 16.6%, Dark 12.6%, First-Person 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Explores trauma and psychological horror through a first-person lens with strong historical atmosphere.
- #9 Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
92% matchVery Positive94% of 2,897 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.9 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 21.2%, Lovecraftian 19.2%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Stealth 9.9%, First-Person 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A spiritual predecessor to modern narrative horror that excels at environmental storytelling and building dread.
- #10 Visage
91% matchVery Positive84% of 10,620 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 30.5%, Psychological Horror 27.5%, Dark 12.1%, Walking Simulator 8.7%, First-Person 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Deeply unsettling psychological horror that excels at building dread in a confined, domestic space.
- #11 Scorn
90% matchMostly Positive77% of 17,806 reviews2022
Dev: Ebb SoftwarePub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.
Why similar: Gore 21.5%, Lovecraftian 19%, Horror 13.2%, Dark 8.9%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a visceral, atmospheric, and gore-filled experience that focuses on environmental storytelling.
- #12 Martha Is Dead
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,639 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Cinematic 14.8%, Horror 13.8%, Drama 13.2%, Dark 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, narrative-heavy psychological thriller that mirrors the emotional weight and period setting of the seed game.
- #13 Layers of Fear
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,582 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.2%, Narrative 13.4% ★, Horror 13.1%, Walking Simulator 10.4%, Dark 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential walking-simulator horror experience that focuses on shifting environments and psychological trauma.
- #14 Narcosis
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,427 reviews2017
Dev: Honor Code, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.
Why similar: Underwater 35.2% ★, Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, First-Person 9.9%, Walking Simulator 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the intense, claustrophobic feeling of being trapped in a dangerous underwater environment.
- #15 Moons of Madness
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,891 reviews2019
Dev: Rock Pocket GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.1%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Walking Simulator 9.3%, Sci-fi 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines Lovecraftian horror with a sci-fi setting, mirroring the otherworldly threats found on the oil rig.
- #16 Amnesia: Rebirth
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,173 reviews2020
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.7%, Horror 11.6%, Stealth 10%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, First-Person 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on narrative-driven survival horror with a strong emphasis on psychological instability and isolation.
- #17 The Mortuary Assistant
85% matchVery Positive92% of 8,435 reviews2022
Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
Why similar: Horror 38%, Supernatural 23%, Dark 11.6%, First-Person 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides intense, claustrophobic horror with a focus on environmental interaction and building dread.
- #18 The Shore
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,945 reviews2021
Dev: Ares DragonisPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
THE SHORE is a first person story driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations, You will encounter mysterious creatures and unravel the secrets behind them. Strong elements of horror, struggle to survive an unknown world that will make you question your own sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.3%, Underwater 17.3% ★, Horror 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, First-Person 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on Lovecraftian themes and first-person exploration of eldritch horrors.
- #19 Chasing Static
84% matchVery Positive87% of 501 reviews2021
Dev: Headware Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.
Why similar: Narrative 13.3% ★, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10%, Gore 9.9%, Cinematic 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a unique aesthetic and narrative focus to build a sense of isolation and dread in a remote location.
- #20 Alone in the Dark
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,498 reviews2024
Dev: Pieces InteractivePub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Return to Derceto Manor in this reimagination of Alone in the Dark, a love letter to the 90’s cult classic horror game.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.4%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 12.7%, Cinematic 12.5%, Dark 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a classic Lovecraftian horror experience with a focus on investigation and psychological tension.
- #21 The Beast Inside
84% matchVery Positive83% of 11,932 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
Why similar: Horror 28.9%, Gore 14.4%, Psychological Horror 14%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, First-Person 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Blends historical mystery with first-person horror and environmental puzzles in a remote setting.
- #22 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
82% matchVery Positive87% of 2,402 reviews2020
Dev: Marevo Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.1%, Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Dark 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, indie-horror experience that excels at building tension in a remote, isolated location.
- #23 The Medium
81% matchVery Positive89% of 9,813 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.
Why similar: Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Dark 12.2%, Gore 11.4%, Walking Simulator 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features a dual-reality mechanic that enhances the psychological horror and narrative depth of the experience.
- #24 Conarium
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,240 reviews2017
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Conarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s novella "At the Mountains of Madness", but largely set after the original story.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.5%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Horror 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, First-Person 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A direct Lovecraftian narrative experience that emphasizes exploration and atmospheric storytelling.
- #25 SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,017 reviews2019
Dev: Protocol GamesPub: 🚀 Raiser Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Dark 12.7%, Horror 12.7%, Supernatural 8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a tense, survival-horror experience with a strong emphasis on narrative and environmental danger.
- #26 ROUTINE
77% matchVery Positive93% of 6,281 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.1%, Cinematic 12.9%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Dark 10.7%, Horror 9.1%
- #27 Lost in Vivo
80% matchVery Positive92% of 3,869 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.6%, Psychological Horror 23%, Horror 18.2%, Atmospheric 8.8%, First-Person 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply psychological, claustrophobic horror game that focuses on surreal, shifting environments.
- #28 Detention
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,663 reviews2017
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
Why similar: Horror 25.2%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Drama 12.6%, Dark 10.2%, Gore 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-rich, atmospheric horror game that deals with heavy themes and historical context.
- #29 What Remains of Edith Finch
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 49,863 reviews2017
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.8%, Story Rich 16.6%, Atmospheric 10.8%, First-Person 9.1%, Psychological Horror 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in narrative walking-simulators that shares the emotional weight and environmental storytelling of the seed game.
- #30 Cry of Fear
78% matchVery Positive89% of 82,586 reviews2013
Dev: Team Psykskallar
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.6 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 47.7%, Psychological Horror 29.2%, First-Person 8.3%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Action 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: A raw, first-person psychological horror game that emphasizes isolation and mental instability.
- #31 Static Dread: The Lighthouse
75% matchVery Positive91% of 1,290 reviews2025
Dev: solarsuit.gamesPub: Polden Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.4%, Gore 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 11.4%, Dark 10.6%
- #32 Hell Dive
76% matchVery Positive94% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Teacup Games
Windows
Hell Dive is a first-person horror game where you are a Maritime Operative alone aboard a submarine. Sent on a mission to revive an abandoned deep-sea colony, you uncover dark secrets as terrifying and deadly horrors await in its depths
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.2%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11%, Cinematic 9.5%, Horror 8.5%
- #33 Under The Waves
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,801 reviews2023
Dev: Parallel StudioPub: Spotlight by Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Stan, a professional diver in the North Sea, is struggling to overcome a life-changing loss during an extended mission underwater. Stuck in his self-imposed solitude, he starts to experience strange events and will have to make the most significant choice of his life...
Why similar: Underwater 42.6% ★, Cinematic 9.2%, Story Rich 8.9%, Narrative 8% ★, Exploration 8%
- #34 The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
78% matchVery Positive88% of 8,931 reviews2014
Dev: The Astronauts
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.9%, Lovecraftian 18%, Horror 11.1%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Supernatural 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the strong narrative-driven exploration and atmospheric world-building found in the seed game.
- #35 Cronos: The New Dawn
72% matchVery Positive88% of 9,818 reviews2025
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Linux
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A whole new breed of survival horror emerges with Cronos: The New Dawn. Survive the brutal wastelands of the future, fight nightmarish merging creatures and jump back in time to harvest souls as you seek to uncover the origins of the apocalypse that wiped out humanity.
Why similar: Gore 25.8%, Horror 19.6%, Dark 16.1%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #36 The Oily Depths
73% matchVery Positive83% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: Ryan R. Burns
Windows
Operate an oil-drilling submarine while taking instructions from a mysterious voice. Fail your quota, and they’ll cut your oxygen. This is deep-sea horror. Obey or drown.
Why similar: Underwater 29.4% ★, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Dark 14.8%, Horror 14.4%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #37 The Lightkeeper
73% matchVery Positive82% of 889 reviews2025
Dev: Darkphobia Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone on a remote island, you're tasked with keeping a lighthouse. But the horrific events that claimed the lives of previous keepers still whisper through the air. Each day, the line between reality and delusion fades and something in the dark is waiting for the last keeper
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Walking Simulator 17.2%, Cinematic 16.4%, Horror 15.6%, Dark 14.5%
- #38 The Dive
76% matchMixed58% of 76 reviews2021
Dev: W0nnaFight
Windows
Linear underwater horror game about a search dive that quickly turns into fight for survival after an encounter with hellish creature.
Why similar: Underwater 24.7% ★, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 10.5%, Walking Simulator 10%, Dark 9.8%
- #39 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
74% matchVery Positive95% of 35,239 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 22.8%, Lovecraftian 18.2%, Gore 14.7%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Dark 6.7%
- #40 Underwater
75% matchMixed68% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Andreev WorldsPub: Gamesforgames
Windows
Dive into a world of despair in the world of Underwater. Take the role of an unknown inmate entering the a deep sea prison where mutants roam and barely any traces of human life remain. You will have to use all your ingenuity to escape and avoid becoming the meal of the hideous denizens.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.2%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Dark 8.7%, Story Rich 8%
- #41 Bramble: The Mountain King
71% matchVery Positive95% of 7,288 reviews2023
Dev: Dimfrost StudioPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Bramble The Mountain King is a grim adventure set in a world inspired by dark, Nordic fables. Explore the beautiful yet dangerous and twisted land of Bramble in your endeavour to rescue your sister. Traverse a wondrous landscape and survive deadly encounters with Bramble's many hideous creatures.
Why similar: Cinematic 21.1%, Gore 19.6%, Horror 18.7%, Dark 14.6%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #42 Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,361 reviews2019
Dev: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.8%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Horror 13.8%, Dark 11.9%, Drama 10.1%
- #43 Nobody Wants to Die
71% matchVery Positive84% of 6,506 reviews2024
Dev: Critical Hit GamesPub: PLAION
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Lose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 43%, First-Person 21.9%, Story Rich 18.8%, Atmospheric 16.3%
- #44 POOLS
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,027 reviews2024
Dev: Tensori
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.2%, Psychological Horror 24.4%, Underwater 12.1% ★, First-Person 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #45 MADiSON
70% matchVery Positive87% of 3,277 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Horror 21%, Dark 14.1%, Gore 11.6%, First-Person 8.5%
- #46 Maid of Sker
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,386 reviews2020
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!
Why similar: Gore 22.6%, Horror 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Stealth 11.4%, First-Person 7.4%
- #47 CRUSH DEPTH
69% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Earth Giant
Windows
CRUSH DEPTH is first-person sci-fi horror game set at the bottom of the ocean. A salvage operation that would set you up for life goes sideways when you realize you're not alone down there. You'll solve puzzles and run from danger as you uncover the mysterious fate of Eclipse Station.
Why similar: Underwater 39.8% ★, Horror 16.5%, Sci-fi 11.1%, First-Person 9.1%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #48 Watertight
68% matchVery Positive88% of 175 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Studio
Windows
A short first-person horror game. An accident cripples your submarine while trying to find the wreck of the Titanic. In the darkness, you must restore life-support systems through tense puzzles, only to discover that you are not alone.
Why similar: Underwater 23.9% ★, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 17%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #49 Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
73% matchMixed70% of 11,878 reviews2013
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 16.5 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: Walking Simulator 32.7%, Horror 23.3%, Lovecraftian 10.9%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Dark 4.8%
- #50 Luto
68% matchVery Positive85% of 1,226 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Cinematic 14.4%, Dark 12.8%, Drama 9.7%
- #51 Penumbra Overture
71% matchVery Positive91% of 4,061 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 25.6%, Lovecraftian 19%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, First-Person 9%, Dark 8.4%
- #52 SILENT HILL 2
66% matchVery Positive95% of 58,918 reviews2024
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 26.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.5%, Horror 21.8%, Story Rich 12.2%, Cinematic 11.1%, Atmospheric 10.5%
- #53 The Trench
69% matchVery Positive86% of 154 reviews2022
Dev: Omar Chapa Hernandez
Windows
As captain of the Pandora sub, you must explore the Trench and retrieve data from the Neptune wreckage. But beware - the trench is home to unimaginable horrors that will test your courage. Can you survive the terrors of the deep and complete your mission, or will you become the next victim?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.4%, Underwater 28.8% ★, Horror 13.3%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Sci-fi 5.4%
- #54 REVEIL
67% matchVery Positive87% of 895 reviews2024
Dev: PixelsplitPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
REVEIL is a narrative first-person psycho-thriller game that focuses on story, puzzles and exploration. Find out what’s going on inside Walter Thompson and what his dark past at the Nelson Bros Circus has to do with it.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 13.9%, Dark 12.2%, First-Person 8.8%
- #55 SILENT HILL f
65% matchVery Positive81% of 25,603 reviews2025
Dev: NeoBards Entertainment Ltd.Pub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hinako's hometown is engulfed in fog, driving her to fight grotesque monsters and solve eerie puzzles. Uncover the disturbing beauty hidden in terror.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.3%, Horror 19.9%, Gore 13.6%, Cinematic 12.5%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #56 Infliction
70% matchVery Positive81% of 936 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
Why similar: Gore 20.7%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 15.7%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Dark 8.7%
- #57 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
64% matchVery Positive90% of 18,994 reviews2024
Dev: MachineGamesPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 18.1 hrsMean: 36.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Uncover one of history’s greatest mysteries in a first-person, single-player adventure. The year is 1937, sinister forces are scouring the globe for the secret to an ancient power connected to the Great Circle, and only one person can stop them - Indiana Jones™.
Why similar: First-Person 25%, Stealth 23.1%, Story Rich 21.6%, Exploration 12.8%, Adventure 7.8%
- #58 STASIS: BONE TOTEM
66% matchVery Positive94% of 2,560 reviews2023
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Get ready for a thrilling underwater adventure with classic point-and-click gameplay. Explore with three characters simultaneously. Featuring atmospheric isometric graphics, rendered video, and a soundtrack by Mark Morgan, BONE TOTEM takes you on a journey to hidden places deep below the waves...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22%, Horror 18.1%, Cinematic 16.1%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #59 God's Basement
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,314 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 14%, Gore 12.7%, Dark 12.6%
- #60 KARMA: The Dark World
64% matchVery Positive92% of 4,144 reviews2025
Dev: POLLARD STUDIO LLCPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
KARMA: The Dark World is a first-person cinematic psychological thriller set in a dystopian world where the Leviathan Corporation is omnipresent. The year is 1984, the place is East Germany, and things are not quite what they seem.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.2%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Cinematic 13.6%, Horror 12.7%, First-Person 8.2%