- #1 Poppy Playtime
97% 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 41.4%, Survival Horror 23.7%, First-Person 12.2%, Dark 7.2%, Survival 6%
Why You'll Like It: This game defines the modern mascot horror genre, featuring a toy factory setting that mirrors the unsettling toy-based tension of Tattletail.
- #2 My Friendly Neighborhood
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,429 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 29.5%, Horror 23.5%, First-Person 13.2%, Survival 10.2%, Funny 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the 'creepy puppet' aesthetic while blending survival-horror mechanics with a colorful, toy-like world.
- #3 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 32.4%, Survival Horror 20.8%, First-Person 13.1%, Dark 8.2%, Great Soundtrack 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the 'mascot horror' DNA, focusing on a corrupted cartoon character that haunts the player through a dark, atmospheric facility.
- #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 41.5%, Survival Horror 20.2%, First-Person 11.3%, Survival 6.1%, Difficult 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a high-stakes, first-person chase experience against iconic, mascot-style monsters in a variety of surreal environments.
- #5 Amanda the Adventurer
94% matchVery Positive94% of 7,259 reviews2023
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 35.7%, 1990's 30.2%, First-Person 16.2%, Dark 7.3%, Story Rich 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: The game leans heavily into 90s VHS nostalgia and the uncanny feeling of a children's show turning into a dark, interactive nightmare.
- #6 Choo-Choo Charles
94% matchVery Positive91% of 17,402 reviews2022
Dev: Two Star Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.6 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 38%, Horror 28%, First-Person 14.2%, Dark 9.4%, Singleplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: It features a terrifying, toy-like monster that stalks the player, requiring careful navigation and survival tactics to avoid being caught.
- #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 30.9%, Survival Horror 22.4%, Robots 12.8%, First-Person 8.2%, Difficult 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: As the foundational title for mascot horror, it provides the same core loop of monitoring threats and surviving the night against animatronic enemies.
- #8 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation
92% 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 38.2%, Survival Horror 16.4%, First-Person 13.2%, Cute 9.8%, Great Soundtrack 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: It balances cute, harmless-looking aesthetics with sudden, intense horror, much like the transition from Tattletail's toy care to Mama's hunt.
- #9 Five Nights at Freddy's 4
91% 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 24.6%, Survival Horror 22.2%, Robots 12.1%, First-Person 9.4%, Difficult 8%
Why You'll Like It: Set entirely within a bedroom, this entry captures the specific 'nighttime survival' tension of being trapped in your own home.
- #10 Duck Season
91% matchVery Positive85% of 1,604 reviews2017
Dev: Stress Level Zero
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The game of your dreams just dropped, DUCK SEASON, a hunter with ridiculous graphics. Luckily, it's summer vacation and Mom just surprised you with a one day rental of it! Unfortunately, as you binge play it becomes apparent that all is not right with Duck Season...
Why similar: Horror 67.5%, First-Person 11.4%, Action 6.5%, Indie 6%, Adventure 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title is a masterclass in 90s nostalgia, using a familiar childhood game to build an increasingly unsettling and surreal horror experience.
- #11 Garten of Banban
90% 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: Survival Horror 28.7%, Horror 27.6%, First-Person 15.4%, Dark 11.1%, Story Rich 5%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on exploring a colorful, abandoned facility filled with mascot-themed monsters that feel right at home in the Tattletail universe.
- #12 Baldi's Basics Plus
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,562 reviews2020
Dev: Basically GamesPub: Basically Games, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 26%, 1990's 23.5%, Survival Horror 18.6%, First-Person 12.1%, Funny 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: The retro, low-fidelity aesthetic combined with a relentless pursuer creates a frantic, funny, and terrifying experience.
- #13 Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
89% matchVery Positive89% of 8,309 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 52.9%, First-Person 11.7%, Survival Horror 11.7%, Dark 4.9%, Indie 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: Playing as a toddler in a dark, distorted house provides a similar sense of helplessness and atmospheric dread found in Tattletail.
- #14 Bendy and the Dark Revival
87% matchVery Positive92% of 16,146 reviews2022
Dev: Joey Drew Studios
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 26%, Survival Horror 24.7%, First-Person 12.9%, Dark 7.7%, Survival 7%
Why You'll Like It: It refines the mascot horror formula with modern production values and a deep, story-driven mystery.
- #15 CASE: Animatronics
88% matchVery Positive83% of 4,276 reviews2016
Dev: Walnut LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.2 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 28.2%, Survival Horror 21.8%, Robots 14%, First-Person 9.8%, Survival 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a tense, first-person survival experience where you must hide from animatronic threats in a dark, office-like setting.
- #16 Hello Neighbor
86% matchVery Positive86% of 32,448 reviews2017
Dev: Dynamic PixelsPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 16.4 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 29.7%, Survival Horror 22.5%, First-Person 11.1%, Difficult 9.8%, Survival 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes stealth and exploration within a domestic setting, requiring the player to avoid a persistent AI threat.
- #17 Little Nightmares
86% 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 44.3%, Survival Horror 14.5%, Dark 13.9%, Story Rich 5.1%, Great Soundtrack 5%
Why You'll Like It: It excels at making the player feel small and vulnerable in a world of oversized, grotesque threats, mirroring the perspective of a child in Tattletail.
- #18 Five Nights at Freddy's 2
84% 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 26.8%, Survival Horror 21.9%, Robots 13.2%, Difficult 8.7%, First-Person 8%
Why You'll Like It: It introduces more complex mechanics and a wider variety of animatronic threats, keeping the core survival-horror gameplay fresh.
- #19 Granny
84% matchVery Positive94% of 11,309 reviews2018
Dev: DVloper
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 32.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You have to escape Granny`s house...You have five days...
Why similar: Horror 31.8%, Survival Horror 29.5%, First-Person 11.9%, Difficult 6%, Survival 5%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on sound-based stealth and hiding from a persistent, lethal pursuer is a direct parallel to the Mama Tattletail encounters.
- #20 Emily Wants To Play
85% 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 52%, Survival Horror 29.6%, First-Person 4.8%, Indie 2.5%, Difficult 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game features dolls that move when you aren't looking, creating a similar 'creepy toy' dynamic that demands constant vigilance.
- #21 Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
82% 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 29.7%, Survival Horror 24.3%, Robots 15.6%, Difficult 7.5%, First-Person 7%
Why You'll Like It: It mixes management simulation with intense, late-night survival horror, providing a unique gameplay loop.
- #22 Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
82% matchVery Positive86% of 69,899 reviews2021
Dev: Steel Wool StudiosPub: ScottGames
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 28.2%, Horror 27.9%, Robots 17.4%, First-Person 12.5%, Singleplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: It moves the mascot horror formula into a free-roaming, 3D environment, offering a more action-oriented take on the genre.
- #23 Five Nights at Freddy's 3
83% 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 27.6%, Survival Horror 21.6%, Robots 13%, First-Person 9.9%, Difficult 8%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on a single, persistent threat, which mirrors the tension of being hunted by one specific, dangerous entity.
- #24 Ultimate Custom Night
81% 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 22.8%, Survival Horror 21.7%, Robots 13.7%, Difficult 9.6%, First-Person 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It serves as the ultimate challenge for fans of the genre, allowing players to customize their own survival-horror experience.
- #25 Stay Out of the House
81% matchVery Positive94% of 1,875 reviews2022
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.6 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 30.8%, 1990's 24.5%, Horror 24.2%, First-Person 9.5%, Indie 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a gritty, VHS-style horror experience that feels like a more mature, intense take on the 'trapped in a house' subgenre.
- #26 Little Nightmares II
80% matchVery Positive93% of 58,390 reviews2021
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.
Why similar: Horror 53.2%, Dark 16.3%, Story Rich 6.9%, Singleplayer 5.7%, Great Soundtrack 5%
Why You'll Like It: It expands on the atmospheric horror of the first game, focusing on stealth and environmental puzzles in a world of distorted, toy-like enemies.
- #27 Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic
78% matchVery Positive86% of 11,426 reviews2025
Dev: Steel Wool StudiosPub: ScottGames
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 12.1 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 34.4%, Survival Horror 22.4%, Robots 17.3%, First-Person 14.4%, Action 3.5%
- #28 FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 13,118 reviews2019
Dev: Steel Wool StudiosPub: ScottGames
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 15.6 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 30.2%, Survival Horror 21.1%, Robots 13.6%, First-Person 9.9%, Dark 6%
- #29 Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
79% 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 24.4%, Survival Horror 21.6%, Robots 13.1%, First-Person 10%, Dark 7.3%
- #30 THE JOY OF CREATION
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NiksonPub: Clickteam
Windows
The lines between creation and creator blur, in this first-person psychological horror game inspired by Five Nights At Freddy’s.
Why similar: Horror 28.6%, Survival Horror 22.9%, First-Person 13.9%, Dark 9.4%, Robots 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This fan-turned-official project delivers high-quality, intense survival-horror gameplay centered on iconic mascot designs.
- #31 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion
77% matchVery Positive93% of 15,528 reviews2015
Dev: Lag Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.6 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 41.9%, First-Person 12.1%, Survival Horror 11.4%, Cute 9.7%, Dark 6.1%
- #32 Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered
75% matchVery Positive92% of 17,412 reviews2022
Dev: Basically GamesPub: Basically Games, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Escape Baldi's schoolhouse again in this new remastered version of Baldi's Basics Classic! Use stealth and strategy to collect all 7 notebooks and win! Featuring three games in one, gameplay improvements, a more authentic art style, accessibility improvements, and brand new ways to play!
Why similar: Horror 28.9%, Survival Horror 25.5%, 1990's 18%, First-Person 12.1%, Funny 6.6%
- #33 Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,925 reviews2024
Dev: Mega Cat Studios
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 23.6 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 60.2%, Survival Horror 10.3%, 1990's 10.2%, Dark 6.2%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #34 Granny: Chapter Two
76% matchVery Positive95% of 2,167 reviews2019
Dev: DVloper
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
You have to escape Granny and Grandpa...You have five days...
Why similar: Horror 38.9%, Survival Horror 18.1%, First-Person 16.1%, Dark 13.6%, Indie 6%
- #35 Horror Tale 1: Kidnapper
77% matchVery Positive84% of 73 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 21.1%, Horror 17.8%, 1990's 12.9%, First-Person 9.1%, Survival 7.7%
- #36 Granny 3
76% matchVery Positive91% of 1,442 reviews2021
Dev: DVloper
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
You have to escape Granny and Grandpa...You have five days...
Why similar: Horror 30.8%, Survival Horror 20.9%, First-Person 15.5%, Dark 8.7%, Survival 7%
- #37 The Christmas Cackler
73% matchVery Positive98% of 55 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 36.3%, 1990's 19.8%, First-Person 13.9%, Funny 8%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #38 Bendy: Secrets of the Machine
73% matchVery Positive82% of 2,140 reviews2024
Dev: Gent CorporationPub: Joey Drew Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Some things are better left forgotten.
Why similar: Horror 40.3%, First-Person 18.5%, Dark 13.4%, Indie 7.2%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #39 It Steals
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,394 reviews2020
Dev: Zeekerss
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%
AROUND EVERY CORNER. Face against stealthy antagonists that will take advantage of your expectations.
Why similar: Survival Horror 39.7%, Horror 30%, First-Person 16.7%, Survival 6.3%, Action 3.4%
- #40 Emily Wants to Play Too
74% matchVery Positive80% of 561 reviews2017
Dev: Shawn HitchcockPub: Hitchcock Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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 48.9%, Survival Horror 29.4%, First-Person 5.6%, Strategy 4.8%, Indie 4.4%
- #41 Happy's Humble Burger Farm
72% matchVery Positive88% of 2,905 reviews2021
Dev: Scythe Dev TeamPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 24.1%, Horror 23.6%, First-Person 13.1%, Survival 6.3%
- #42 Indigo Park: Chapter 1
69% 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 38.6%, First-Person 15.9%, Survival Horror 14%, Cute 9.7%, Indie 3.9%
- #43 All She Wants For Christmas Is YOU
71% matchVery Positive91% of 99 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 38.2%, 1990's 23.2%, Survival 12.9%, Strategy 7.6%, Survival Horror 7.5%
- #44 The Baby In Yellow
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,491 reviews2023
Dev: Team Terrible
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 49.4%, First-Person 27.1%, Story Rich 11.4%, Singleplayer 6.9%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #45 Hello Puppets: Midnight Show
73% matchMostly Positive75% 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 20.2%, Survival Horror 15.3%, First-Person 11.2%, Difficult 10%, Dark 9.6%
- #46 Christmas Massacre
71% matchVery Positive91% of 1,111 reviews2021
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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 38.8%, Survival Horror 31.1%, Difficult 19.4%, Action 6%, Indie 4.6%
- #47 Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2
71% matchVery Positive94% of 667 reviews2021
Dev: Moonbit
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A young girl needs to find her friends, unravel a dark mystery and escape the clutches of her cursed toys.
Why similar: Survival Horror 50%, Horror 38.4%, Adventure 4.4%, Singleplayer 3.7%, Indie 3.5%
- #48 Garten of Banban 0
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 4,399 reviews2025
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.3 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 31.7%, Survival Horror 25.6%, First-Person 16.5%, Dark 11.3%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #49 Dark Pals: The 1st Floor
67% matchVery Positive88% of 768 reviews2026
Dev: Skunx Games
Windows
In this singleplayer mascot horror game you're trapped in an abandoned children’s asylum. Solve twisted puzzles with your Ink Blaster, evade its disturbing mascots, and uncover secrets you had long forgotten about. Do you remember?
Why similar: Horror 37.9%, Survival Horror 33.1%, First-Person 13%, Story Rich 7.5%, Indie 3.5%
- #50 IMSCARED
70% 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 33.7%, Survival Horror 20.9%, First-Person 11.7%, Dark 9.1%, Difficult 7.6%
- #51 Bad Parenting 1: Mr. Red Face
67% matchVery Positive86% of 3,085 reviews2024
Dev: 2OO2
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 16%
Mr. Red Face, a fictional character created by adults to teach their children, suddenly becomes real..
Why similar: Horror 37.8%, 1990's 36%, Dark 13.3%, Adventure 3.4%, Atmospheric 3.2%
- #52 POPGOES Arcade
68% matchVery Positive93% of 1,882 reviews2022
Dev: Kane CarterPub: Clickteam
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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 71.9%, Singleplayer 9%, Robots 8%, Great Soundtrack 4.3%, Indie 3.9%
- #53 PROJECT: PLAYTIME
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 57,710 reviews2022
Dev: Mob Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.5 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 37.3%, Horror 32.2%, First-Person 10.8%, Cute 8%, Dark 7.6%
- #54 Snotty's Sewer
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 60 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 24.5%, 1990's 22.4%, Difficult 12%, First-Person 11%, Cute 7.8%
- #55 Santa Claws
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 116 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 42.9%, First-Person 26%, Dark 14%, Action 5.7%, Indie 4%
- #56 Feed The Pit
64% matchVery Positive97% of 477 reviews2026
Dev: Curious Fox Sox
Windows
JOIN THE SOCIETY in this story-driven, investigative horror game. Hunt down wealthy humans in a deadly forest in order to Feed The Pit. Act 1 is available at launch. Acts 2 & 3 will release as free updates in the coming months!
Why similar: Survival Horror 34.6%, Horror 33.1%, Funny 7.3%, First-Person 7%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #57 Slender: The Arrival
68% 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 44.3%, Survival Horror 23.1%, First-Person 10.8%, Dark 6.8%, Survival 4.1%
- #58 Garten of Banban 7
65% matchVery Positive83% of 1,659 reviews2024
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Explore the monster-occupied levels of Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the dreads that reside below as you are now completely on your own. Uncover the truth behind the place, and find the whereabouts of your missing child…
Why similar: Horror 30.7%, Survival Horror 26.8%, First-Person 16.1%, Dark 11.7%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #59 Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2
64% matchVery Positive95% of 5,365 reviews2023
Dev: Steel Wool StudiosPub: ScottGames
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 is the sequel to the terrifying VR experience that brought new life to the iconic horror franchise. As a brand new Fazbear employee you’ll have to prove you have what it takes to excel in all aspects of Pizzeria management and maintenance.
Why similar: Horror 54.5%, Robots 31.2%, First-Person 6%, Singleplayer 5.8%, Indie 2.5%
