- #1 Poppy Playtime
97% matchVery Positive88% of 132,662 reviews2021
Dev: Mob Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.8 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 41.8%, Survival Horror 23.5%, First-Person 12.3%, Dark 7.3%, Survival 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential mascot horror game that centers on exploring a toy factory filled with hostile, living playthings.
- #2 Bendy and the Ink Machine
96% matchVery Positive89% of 34,313 reviews2017
Dev: Joey Drew Studios
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.5 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 32.2%, Survival Horror 20.7%, First-Person 13.3%, Dark 8.4%, Great Soundtrack 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the same retro, cartoon-inspired horror aesthetic that turns seemingly innocent mascots into terrifying threats.
- #3 My Friendly Neighborhood
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,292 reviews2023
Dev: John SzymanskiPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Something scary is happening with everyone's favorite Saturday morning puppet show, The Friendly Neighborhood! Play as Gordon, a repairman sent to get to the bottom of this disturbing dilemma. Fend off puppets and solve puzzles in this survival horror adventure.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.2%, Horror 23.4%, First-Person 13.3%, Survival 10.2%, Funny 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similar blend of puppet-based mascot horror and survival mechanics in a surreal, toy-like setting.
- #4 Indigo Park: Chapter 1
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 22,765 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 38%, First-Person 16.2%, Survival Horror 13.8%, Cute 10%, Indie 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploring an abandoned park with a mascot-driven narrative that mirrors the playful yet eerie vibe of Tattletail.
- #5 Five Nights at Freddy's
95% matchVery Positive94% of 57,765 reviews2014
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.5 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 30.8%, Survival Horror 22.3%, Robots 12.7%, First-Person 8.4%, Difficult 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: The foundational mascot horror game that established the core loop of managing threats while trapped in a confined space.
- #6 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,820 reviews2017
Dev: Albino Moose Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 38.2%, Survival Horror 16.4%, First-Person 13.5%, Cute 9.8%, Indie 5%
Why You'll Like It: Starts with a cute, deceptive aesthetic that slowly devolves into genuine psychological and jump-scare horror.
- #7 Hello Neighbor
93% matchVery Positive85% of 27,665 reviews2017
Dev: Dynamic PixelsPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 15.8 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 29.6%, Survival Horror 22.4%, First-Person 11.3%, Difficult 9.6%, Survival 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Utilizes a similar stealth-based gameplay loop where you must avoid a persistent antagonist while exploring a domestic environment.
- #8 Choo-Choo Charles
92% matchVery Positive91% of 16,941 reviews2022
Dev: Two Star Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Navigate an open-world island in an old train, upgrade it over time, and use it to fight an evil spider train named Charles.
Why similar: Survival Horror 37.8%, Horror 27.8%, First-Person 14.4%, Dark 9.6%, Singleplayer 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features a monstrous, toy-like creature that stalks the player, requiring constant vigilance and survival tactics.
- #9 Dark Deception
91% matchVery Positive89% of 23,237 reviews2018
Dev: Glowstick Entertainment
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 43%
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 41.3%, Survival Horror 20%, First-Person 11.5%, Survival 6.1%, Difficult 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced mascot horror game that emphasizes stealth and evasion against terrifying, stylized creatures.
- #10 Amanda the Adventurer
90% matchVery Positive94% of 7,050 reviews2023
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Join Amanda and her pal Wooly on a series of adventures as they explore and learn about our wonderful world! With several NEW play-along, laugh-along, learn-along episodes there's always fun to be had! Just make sure to do everything Amanda says or she might get angry.
Why similar: Horror 35.1%, 1990's 30.6%, First-Person 16.3%, Dark 7.4%, Story Rich 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Uses the concept of cursed children's media to create a deeply unsettling experience centered on creepy, toy-like characters.
- #11 Garten of Banban
91% matchMixed53% of 12,506 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 16.5 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: Survival Horror 28.5%, Horror 27.3%, First-Person 15.5%, Dark 11.4%, Story Rich 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploring a facility filled with colorful, mascot-themed monsters that hide a much darker secret.
- #12 Christmas Massacre
89% matchVery Positive91% of 1,065 reviews2021
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Christmas is coming and Larry's got a big problem - his Christmas tree is telling him to KILL! Lead him through his murder rampage.
Why similar: Horror 38.9%, Survival Horror 31.3%, Difficult 19.2%, Action 5.9%, Indie 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the specific Christmas-themed horror setting and retro 80s/90s visual style found in Tattletail.
- #13 CASE: Animatronics
89% matchVery Positive83% of 4,174 reviews2016
Dev: Walnut LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
CASE: Animatronics is a truly scary and challenging first-person stealth horror on PC. Control of the police department is in the hands of anonymous hacker. All exits are locked. Electricity is off. Metallic thumps are getting closer. Will you survive, Detective Bishop?
Why similar: Horror 28.1%, Survival Horror 21.8%, Robots 14%, First-Person 10%, Survival 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A stealth-focused horror game where you must hide from robotic threats in a confined, dark environment.
- #14 Emily Wants To Play
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,294 reviews2015
Dev: Shawn HitchcockPub: Hitchcock Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
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 51.8%, Survival Horror 29.7%, First-Person 4.9%, Indie 2.7%, Difficult 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features a collection of creepy dolls and toys that hunt the player throughout a house, mirroring the threat of Mama Tattletail.
- #15 Hello Puppets: Midnight Show
87% matchMostly Positive76% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Otherworld Interactive
Windows
“Hello Puppets: Midnight Show” is a stealth horror adventure set in the 1980s on the set of a children’s TV show. You are a master puppet maker whose prized creations--the Handeemen--have come to life and are hunting you. Play hide and seek against advanced AI that forces you to adapt and improvise.
Why similar: Horror 20%, Survival Horror 15.2%, First-Person 11.4%, Difficult 9.8%, Dark 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A puppet-themed horror game that focuses on stealth and survival against hostile, sentient toys.
- #16 Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
86% matchVery Positive94% of 32,569 reviews2017
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Start your own Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with Freddy Fazbear Pizzeria Simulator!
Why similar: Horror 29.6%, Survival Horror 24.3%, Robots 15.5%, Difficult 7.3%, First-Person 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines management simulation with mascot horror, providing a unique twist on the classic survival formula.
- #17 Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
86% matchVery Positive89% of 8,096 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 52.8%, First-Person 11.8%, Survival Horror 11.5%, Dark 4.9%, Indie 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: Explores the vulnerability of childhood, using toy-like fears and a domestic setting to build intense atmospheric horror.
- #18 Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
84% matchVery Positive86% of 68,416 reviews2021
Dev: Steel Wool StudiosPub: ScottGames
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 30.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach, play as Gregory, a young boy who’s been trapped overnight inside of Freddy Fazbear’s Mega Pizzaplex. With the help of Freddy himself, Gregory must uncover the secrets of the Pizzaplex, learn the truth, and survive until dawn.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.1%, Horror 27.8%, Robots 17.4%, First-Person 12.7%, Singleplayer 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a free-roam take on the mascot horror genre, allowing for more exploration while maintaining the core threat of animatronics.
- #19 The Closing Shift
85% matchMixed68% of 109 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 55.7%, Dark 27.8%, Action 12.8%, Singleplayer 1.9%, Indie 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: A Chilla's Art title that captures a perfect retro-horror atmosphere through its VHS-style aesthetic and mundane setting.
- #20 Granny
84% matchVery Positive94% of 9,403 reviews2018
Dev: DVloper
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 33.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You have to escape Granny`s house...You have five days...
Why similar: Horror 31.7%, Survival Horror 29.2%, First-Person 12.3%, Difficult 6%, Survival 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A pure stealth-survival experience that forces you to navigate a house while avoiding a persistent, lethal threat.
- #21 Stay Out of the House
83% matchVery Positive95% of 1,761 reviews2022
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.6%, 1990's 25.1%, Horror 23.4%, First-Person 9.7%, Indie 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled survival horror game that emphasizes stealth and managing resources while being hunted by a deranged antagonist.
- #22 Five Nights at Freddy's 4
82% matchVery Positive93% of 16,450 reviews2015
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 21.4 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 24.6%, Survival Horror 22.2%, Robots 12.1%, First-Person 9.5%, Difficult 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the childhood bedroom setting, making it one of the most relatable and terrifying entries in the mascot horror genre.
- #23 Security Booth: Director's Cut
82% matchVery Positive90% of 287 reviews2022
Dev: Kyle HorwoodPub: Cloud Colony Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The year is 1996 and you’re employed by a science lab called Nova Nexus. You work as a security guard at the front gate to the lab, inside a guard booth. However, tonight it seems something important is happening inside of Nova Nexus and things are... well... a little strange.
Why similar: Horror 34.1%, First-Person 26.8%, Dark 20.2%, Singleplayer 6.7%, Indie 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a distinct 90s retro aesthetic to create a short, punchy, and unsettling horror experience.
- #24 Murder House
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,293 reviews2020
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 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 44%, Survival Horror 41.3%, Survival 10.1%, Indie 2.9%, Adventure 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: A Puppet Combo game that perfectly replicates the 80s slasher aesthetic and tense, claustrophobic gameplay.
- #25 Who's Lila?
80% matchVery Positive95% of 3,515 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Horror 59.9%, First-Person 28.4%, Story Rich 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A unique psychological horror game with a distinct retro look that focuses on facial expressions and unsettling interactions.
- #26 Paratopic
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,101 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 51.6%, Indie 9.8%, Dark 9.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%, First-Person 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, retro-styled horror game that focuses on unsettling imagery and fragmented storytelling.
- #27 Bendy and the Dark Revival
78% matchVery Positive93% of 14,556 reviews2022
Dev: Joey Drew Studios
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Bendy and the Dark Revival® is a first-person survival horror game set in the creepiest cartoon studio to ever exist. Discover the truth. Escape the studio. Above all, fear the Ink Demon…and survive.
Why similar: Horror 25.3%, Survival Horror 24.8%, First-Person 13%, Dark 7.9%, Survival 7.1%
- #28 [Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件
79% matchVery Positive83% of 3,184 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.
Why similar: Horror 66.5%, First-Person 11.6%, Indie 6.6%, Story Rich 3.9%, Action 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: Another Chilla's Art title that excels at turning a mundane, everyday location into a source of retro-styled dread.
- #29 Lost in Vivo
79% 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: Survival Horror 33.2%, Horror 30.9%, First-Person 13.2%, Survival 7.3%, Great Soundtrack 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic, psychological horror game that uses surreal environments to evoke a deep sense of unease.
- #30 Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
78% matchVery Positive90% of 12,409 reviews2016
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 56.0 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 24.2%, Survival Horror 21.5%, Robots 13%, First-Person 10.1%, Dark 7.5%
- #31 FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 12,944 reviews2019
Dev: Steel Wool StudiosPub: ScottGames
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe. Experience the horror in flat (non-VR) mode or VR. Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are supported. A VR Headset is NOT required to play.
Why similar: Horror 29.9%, Survival Horror 21%, Robots 13.6%, First-Person 10.1%, Dark 6.1%
- #32 Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic
75% matchVery Positive86% of 10,209 reviews2025
Dev: Steel Wool StudiosPub: ScottGames
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Enter the abandoned workshop of Murray’s Costume Manor and unravel the mystery left behind by the reclusive inventor. In Five Nights at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic, you’ll step into a world where every dark corner holds a secret and every flicker of light hints at an ever-present threat.
Why similar: Horror 33.8%, Survival Horror 22.3%, Robots 17.3%, First-Person 14.8%, Action 3.6%
- #33 Ultimate Custom Night
77% matchVery Positive95% of 61,937 reviews2018
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Why similar: Horror 22.7%, Survival Horror 21.6%, Robots 13.7%, Difficult 9.4%, First-Person 8%
- #34 Five Nights at Freddy's 3
76% matchVery Positive90% of 11,040 reviews2015
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 19.8 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 27.5%, Survival Horror 21.5%, Robots 13%, First-Person 10.1%, Difficult 7.8%
- #35 Horror Tale 1: Kidnapper
76% matchVery Positive83% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoria Games
Windows
Uncover the mystery behind a terrifying kidnapper in this story-driven horror adventure. Solve puzzles, explore eerie locations, and help Tom and his friends survive in 1990s America. Horror Tale is a creepy escape game full of twists and suspense.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.9%, Horror 17.6%, 1990's 13.1%, First-Person 9.2%, Survival 7.7%
- #36 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion
75% matchVery Positive93% of 15,344 reviews2015
Dev: Lag Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 43%
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 41.5%, First-Person 12.2%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Cute 9.8%, Dark 6.2%
- #37 The Christmas Cackler
73% matchVery Positive100% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: MyGrandfather Games
Windows
The Christmas Cackler is a first-person Christmas-themed Comedic Horror game where you play as little Jimmy, lying in bed on the night before Christmas, trying to finish drawing his mother's present and avoid getting grabbed by the Christmas Cackler!
Why similar: Horror 35.8%, 1990's 20%, First-Person 14%, Funny 7.9%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #38 Five Nights at Freddy's 2
74% matchVery Positive94% of 25,453 reviews2014
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 16.1 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 26.6%, Survival Horror 21.8%, Robots 13.1%, Difficult 8.5%, First-Person 8.2%
- #39 Granny 3
73% matchVery Positive91% of 1,227 reviews2021
Dev: DVloper
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
You have to escape Granny and Grandpa...You have five days...
Why similar: Horror 30.3%, Survival Horror 20.6%, First-Person 15.7%, Dark 9.1%, Survival 7.1%
- #40 Baldi's Basics Plus
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,894 reviews2020
Dev: Basically GamesPub: Basically Games, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Baldi's Basics® Plus is an active stealth roguelike that parodies cheap '90s edutainment with a subtle horror twist! Play Hide & Seek with Baldi as he chases you through procedurally generated levels while using your surroundings, items, and game knowledge to shift chaos in your favor.
Why similar: Horror 25.8%, 1990's 23.5%, Survival Horror 18.2%, First-Person 12.3%, Funny 7.7%
- #41 The Baby In Yellow
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,146 reviews2023
Dev: Team Terrible
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
You've got a new babysitting job, and things are taking a turn for the weird. Feed him, read him a bedtime story, and try not to fall into his dreams. How long can you stay in control?
Why similar: Horror 48.9%, First-Person 27.3%, Story Rich 11.5%, Singleplayer 7.1%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #42 POPGOES Arcade
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,574 reviews2022
Dev: Kane CarterPub: Clickteam
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Battle the corrupt animals of the forest, collect valuable items and abilities, and save the world, TWICE, in this retro-styled RPG adventure! As an official spinoff of the Five Nights at Freddy's horror game series, you can expect familiar characters, loads of secrets, and maybe some scares...
Why similar: Horror 79.8%, Singleplayer 10.6%, Great Soundtrack 5%, Indie 4.6%
- #43 Emily Wants to Play Too
74% matchVery Positive80% of 549 reviews2017
Dev: Shawn HitchcockPub: Hitchcock Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
No one believed the pizza guy. They kept the dolls. A sandwich delivery guy is on his way to Central Evidence. He is not ready for what he finds. Emily and the dolls are back with new friends, scares and more. Use stealth and strategy to survive their unique games in this survival horror.
Why similar: Horror 48.7%, Survival Horror 29.3%, First-Person 5.7%, Strategy 5%, Indie 4.4%
- #44 Leenie Boog
73% matchVery Positive80% of 296 reviews2021
Dev: Alexander BazhenovPub: AB Developer
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
The war. Light versus darkness. It has been going on for thousands of years. One night, the Thousand-Year War suddenly knocked on your window. You will have to meet an uninvited guest.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.4%, Horror 22.8%, First-Person 10.6%, Difficult 10.3%, Survival 8.9%
- #45 Granny: Chapter Two
71% matchVery Positive95% of 1,909 reviews2019
Dev: DVloper
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
You have to escape Granny and Grandpa...You have five days...
Why similar: Horror 38.6%, Survival Horror 17.9%, First-Person 16.3%, Dark 13.9%, Indie 6.1%
- #46 Happy's Humble Burger Farm
70% matchVery Positive93% of 1,953 reviews2021
Dev: Scythe Dev TeamPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Congrats, you're hired! Serve customers and maintain the Happy's Humble Burger Farm restaurant alone on the overnight. But be careful; things fall apart if you mess up! After work, head home and keep your eyes open for a way to escape the Barnyard Buds and their fast food fever-dream.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.9%, 1990's 24.8%, Horror 22.9%, First-Person 13.2%, Survival 6.3%
- #47 PROJECT: PLAYTIME
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 56,052 reviews2022
Dev: Mob Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 50%
PROJECT: PLAYTIME is a Free-to-Play multiplayer horror game where six players attempt to create one giant toy while surviving a terrifying monster that roams the toy factory. A seventh player controls the monster and is given only one goal: Find and kill everyone.
Why similar: Survival Horror 37%, Horror 32.1%, First-Person 11%, Cute 8.1%, Dark 7.7%
- #48 Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,691 reviews2024
Dev: Mega Cat Studios
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Survive five nights of terror in this chilling adventure game. Travel between time periods to solve puzzles, gather clues, and outrun the threat relentlessly pursuing you. Move swiftly and stay hidden, and you may just survive. But be careful—it's not just your own life that’s on the line this time.
Why similar: Horror 60%, Survival Horror 10.5%, 1990's 10.3%, Dark 6.1%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #49 All She Wants For Christmas Is YOU
70% matchVery Positive95% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Costek Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
When the clock strikes midnight, the Christmas demon will be at your door. Trapped at home, you must discover what's around you to survive the night and thwart her terror.
Why similar: Horror 37.8%, 1990's 23.5%, Survival 12.9%, Strategy 7.9%, Survival Horror 7.4%
- #50 Crawlspace
71% matchVery Positive92% of 129 reviews2021
Dev: Kiririn
Windows
You've been tasked with crawling into a crawlspace to retrieve some dolls. what could go wrong? Made exclusively for VR
Why similar: Horror 43.3%, Survival Horror 31.5%, Cute 8.9%, Action 5.8%, Singleplayer 5.6%
- #51 Vigil
66% matchVery Positive86% of 2,025 reviews2025
Dev: Singularity Studios
Windows
Vigil is a short Narrative Horror Game that takes place in an unsettling underground facility. Your job is to dispose of boxes, however, you’re not alone. A terrifying automaton roams the facility, moving only when you look away or when you blink in real life.
Why similar: Horror 29.2%, Survival Horror 28.7%, First-Person 14.7%, Dark 11%, Survival 4.1%
- #52 Christmas Mutilator
69% matchMixed64% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: Tarba Paul CornelPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Inspired by 80s slasher films, Christmas Mutilator™ is an immersive horror and home invasion game. Your husband and children are trapped in the storm, you are stuck in a cabin for the holidays. Use every tactic you can to stay alive and get out of your house as a vicious psychopath breaks in.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.6%, Horror 22.9%, First-Person 12.7%, Difficult 11.1%, Indie 9.5%
- #53 Snotty's Sewer
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 56 reviews2023
Dev: Alarming Ladder Studios
Windows
Welcome to Mr Snotty's Sewer! Stealthy explore an abandoned sewer, collect items and activate the only escape in this small indie horror! Just don't get caught by Mr Snotty or any of his friends!
Why similar: Horror 24.2%, 1990's 22.7%, Difficult 11.7%, First-Person 11.1%, Cute 7.9%
- #54 Slaughter Me Street: 1999
67% matchVery Positive97% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: GlitchedLizardPub: Impulse Game Studios, LLC.
Windows
You are being hunted for your misdeeds. With blood on your hands and weight on your conscience, you must collect the relics of your past, and confront your demons once and for all...
Why similar: 1990's 27.2%, Horror 16.9%, Survival Horror 14.6%, First-Person 14.1%, Dark 9.7%
- #55 Jack Holmes : Master of Puppets
67% matchVery Positive84% of 164 reviews2024
Dev: @TonyDevGamePub: indie.io
Windows
Survival Horror in first person where you must manage your ammunition well, explore varied scenarios and face nightmarish beings, while investigating the macabre experiments with children, the result of a mind unhinged by madness and family loss.
Why similar: Survival Horror 32.3%, Horror 22.5%, First-Person 13%, Robots 12%, Dark 7%
- #56 Krampus Kills
68% matchVery Positive85% of 71 reviews2022
Dev: DangerousBob Studio LLC
Windows
Fight off Krampus on Christmas Eve, in a terrifying, double-barrel-wielding, jump-scaring, thrill ride!
Why similar: Horror 46%, First-Person 18.5%, Story Rich 11.6%, Action 7.4%, Atmospheric 5.7%
- #57 Garten of Banban 0
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,977 reviews2025
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Explore the origins of the mysterious Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the dark past of the establishment. Try to make some friends. Uncover the truth behind the place, and who you are…
Why similar: Horror 31.5%, Survival Horror 25.5%, First-Person 16.7%, Dark 11.4%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #58 RATSHAKER™
65% matchVery Positive93% of 3,522 reviews2024
Dev: Sunscorched Studios
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
RATSHAKER™ is the fun and quirky solution to all your rat problems! Hold on to the RAT, shake your arm, and watch life’s problems disappear! How far can you go?
Why similar: Horror 47.9%, First-Person 25.2%, Funny 13.4%, Story Rich 7.2%, Action 3.8%
- #59 Santa Claws
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 114 reviews2019
Dev: Adam DeLease
Windows · Mac · Linux
He sees you when you're sleeping. He knows when you're awake. He knows if you've been bad, or good. So be good... for goodness sake... Santa Claws is coming to town.
Why similar: Horror 42.5%, First-Person 26.3%, Dark 14.2%, Action 5.6%, Indie 4.1%
- #60 Stanley Says
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Luke Patti
Windows
A first-person puzzle horror game set in a defunct children's nursery from 2001. Uncover dark secrets, solve mascot-themed puzzles, and survive the twisted games of Stanley—an animatronic who never stopped playing.
Why similar: 1990's 33.2%, Horror 31.3%, First-Person 19.6%, Adventure 5.6%, Indie 4.1%
