- #1 Lost in Vivo
97% 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 19.3%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Surreal 11.6%, FPS 11.5%
- #2 Souls Alive: Origins
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Souls Alive Development
Windows
Souls Alive: Origins is a Lovecraftian survival horror game set in a dark sci-fi future. Explore a world where reality bends, ancient cults return, and Cthulhu stirs once more. With a strong focus on story, atmosphere, and visual detail.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.1%, Survival Horror 16.5%, Horror 10.3%, Psychological Horror 7.8%, FPS 6.7%
- #3 Halls of Nyarlathotep
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Boared Dog
Windows
Explore the shifting labyrinths of the Dreamlands in this Lovecraftian roguelite FPS, where every shot, step, and secret chips away at your sanity as you face eldritch horrors and ancient Outer Gods.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.3%, Dungeon Crawler 17.5%, FPS 16.3%, Horror 8.4%, Roguelite 5.9%
- #4 死亡边缘 | Edge of Death
95% matchMixed54% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: AURORA STUDIO
Windows
Edge Of Death is a VHS indie game made by one RAPPER, and it's by no means an ordinary VHS experience! Players will experience various illusions between life and death together with the protagonist and embark on a journey deep into the brink of death.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.9%, Dungeon Crawler 15.6%, FPS 12.8%, Surreal 11.8%, Survival Horror 10%
- #5 MEATHOOK
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alex Rassloff
Windows
Survival horror FPS with a physics-driven weapon system. You are bound to a sinister conveyor mechanism. Reach for weapons and items, navigate labyrinthine tunnels, and blast your path to worthiness!
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.8%, Lovecraftian 14.3%, FPS 13.7%, Horror 11.2%, Surreal 10.3%
- #6 The Land of Pain
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 737 reviews2017
Dev: Alessandro Guzzo
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Land of Pain is a Lovecraftian horror adventure. After something strange appears in the woods, you'll have to learn how to survive as you fend off a dark and disturbing evil. Flee from an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and unravel the ancient mystery that's befallen this land.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.8%, Alternate History 12.5%, Survival Horror 12.1%, Surreal 12.1%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #7 Dayscream
93% matchMostly Negative36% of 14 reviews2020
Dev: Bernhard Potuzak
Windows · Linux
Dig deep down in a world of darkness. Uncover the secrets of your dreams and try to find out what is really going on. Are they just daydreams or your deepest nightmares?
Why similar: FPS 18.3%, Survival Horror 16.8%, Surreal 16.5%, Horror 12.4%, Post-apocalyptic 11.5%
- #8 TheLastDrive:2335
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alex Robutti CorreaPub: Adrian Lorenzo Poysky
Windows
Step into a world shrouded in mystery and desolation in "The Last Drive 2335," a terror game that takes you on a haunting journey whilst driving through Veiled Grove. With its nostalgic PSX-styled graphics, immerse yourself in an atmospheric experience reminiscent of classic survival horror titles.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.8%, Surreal 15.6%, Survival Horror 12.4%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Horror 8.4%
- #9 Superstore Survival
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amorbi
Windows
Superstore Survival is a first-person psychological survival horror game set inside an endless abandoned supermarket. Explore dark, liminal aisles, manage scarce food and ammo, and survive mannequins that awaken in light while an unseen creature hunts by sound.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.2%, Surreal 16.6%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 14.7%, FPS 12.1%
- #10 Eschalism
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IHTN
Windows
Survival horror game set in a dystopian Indonesia, where the V.O.K. regime has maintained a stranglehold on the nation. As Sane, a Paramita's officer, investigates a cosmic worshipping cult, navigates a non-euclidian world, and fights against monstrous creatures.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.8%, Alternate History 18.3%, Survival Horror 13.8%, FPS 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #11 Foreverthorn
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FoxthornDev
Windows
Foreverthorn is a shooter game where you blast, kick and EXPLODE grim, thorny monsters. Explore the dungeons of Rose Chapel, find useful items and collect roses for your wife's grave.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 24.9%, FPS 21.9%, Survival Horror 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #12 Cult Trials: Incarnation
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VODOD GAMES
Windows
As Amelia, you awaken inside a sci-fi cult world poisoned by secrets. With no ammo and nothing but holy water, you face horrors shaped by a divine power gone corrupt. Survive the growing darkness, escape the faithful who hunt you, and uncover a truth that twists everything you thought was real.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.3%, Surreal 15.6%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Post-apocalyptic 10.7%
- #13 ToruTaru
89% matchVery Positive84% of 74 reviews2021
Dev: hiddenVisions
Windows · Mac
Delve into the infinitely AI-generated, ghastly haunted mansion of TORUTARU. Use talismans, maps, your wits, and the friends you make along the way to fight off the angered spirits and survive. Every playthrough is a unique experience.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 18.4%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Surreal 15.2%, Horror 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #14 Matchstick: Cosmic Flame
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TechnoMyth
Windows
A time and space bending cosmic intelligence has found its way to Earth. Your family has been taken. Face the horrors of a twisted world and fight off the infected to save them. Travel through wormholes, explore nightmarish environments, solve cryptic puzzles, and run from demonic entities.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.7%, Surreal 12.3%, FPS 11.6%, Horror 10.2%, Post-apocalyptic 8.6%
- #15 FLATHEAD
87% matchVery Positive94% of 398 reviews2024
Dev: Tim OxtonPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Over or Under? A simple game of gambling with your life.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.7%, Surreal 16.9%, Alternate History 12.2%, Psychological Horror 12%, Roguelite 7.6%
- #16 Biodacity The Mansion
86% matchPositive89% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: FreshedPotato
Windows
Explore your way through a crooked Mansion in the aftermath of an apocalypse. Biological mutants ravaged the Earth! You are responsible for finding crucial information! Fight horrific creatures that lurk around every corner! Find and upgrade your weapons!
Why similar: Survival Horror 18%, FPS 16.6%, Post-apocalyptic 11.6%, Horror 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #17 Saint of Chains
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MystiveDev
Windows
Psychological single-player first-person horror. Explore dark environments, fight with melee and guns, and solve puzzles in this retro 2000s-inspired nightmare where the truth is more terrifying than the monsters.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.8%, FPS 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Surreal 14.4%, Horror 9.9%
- #18 Dark Dimension
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Heroic Hearts
Windows
Do you feel that some current horror games are scary but without action, while others have action but not scary? Do you miss the classic survival horror where fear and action were in perfect harmony? Now this full experience is back in the Dark Dimension!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 16.9%, Survival Horror 15.8%, FPS 15.7%, Surreal 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
- #19 MOULD
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Krol4tka
Windows
MOULD is an adventure horror game about a shattered Soviet dream. The Earth is slowly becoming uninhabitable, humanity is gone, and its place has been taken by a monstrous life form, capable of surviving in the planet's new conditions.
Why similar: FPS 18.5%, Surreal 18.2%, Survival Horror 16.3%, Horror 13.8%, Sci-fi 8.3%
- #20 Underworld Dreams: The False King
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Drop of PixelPub: Drop Of Pixel
Windows
Underworld Dreams: The False King is the first game in the Underworld Dreams Anthology - the first-person horror series based in the Lovecraftian mythos. Inspired by the works of Lovecraft and Robert W Chambers and set in the 1980s, it sets the stage for the Underworld Dreams experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.9%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 16%, FPS 14.6%, First-Person 8.8%
- #21 panoptique
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Leaves
Windows
An organic horror game where every level is working against you. Run from a living, ever-shifting prison, and attempt to escape the inescapable.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Dungeon Crawler 14.7%, Horror 12.9%, FPS 8.3%
- #22 SAVE
82% matchMixed55% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: Influsion Inc.
Windows
SAVE is a coop survival horror game. The player plays as a PMC operative contracted by Miskatonic University, and embarks on a nightmarish mission to uncover the hidden secrets of the 6,000-ton vessel, “SENARA”.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.3%, Dungeon Crawler 15.2%, Survival Horror 14.5%, Surreal 14.5%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #23 Atlas Hands
81% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Kernel Red Games
Windows
Atmospheric FPS action, with puzzles, with spheres. Shoot, rotate, survive: unlock your path through a tight maze filled with spherical dangers. The Blank space is leaking out... Find a Mindgun.
Why similar: Surreal 18.1%, FPS 14.6%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Sci-fi 8.1%
- #24 Ritual Tides
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vertpaint
Windows
Ritual Tides is a single-player, narrative-driven first-person psychological horror game set on the isolated British island of Hortus. Explore the island, uncover its dark past, loot food, ammunition and supplies, evade the cult of the Fallow Parish, and survive Lovecraftian horrors.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28%, Survival Horror 17%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 13.5%, FPS 10.1%
- #25 6 Floors
80% matchMostly Positive70% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Ghoul World
Windows
You find yourself in a strange place and the only way out is within. Navigate liminal corridors and rooms filled with psychological terrors as you traverse all six floors of this mysterious place in order to save your soul.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.8%, Surreal 22.2%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 13.8%, First-Person 12.4%
- #26 Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
82% matchMixed68% of 3,295 reviews2009
Dev: Headfirst ProductionsPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 45.6%, Horror 15.5%, Survival Horror 11.8%, FPS 8.6%, First-Person 6.5%
- #27 Remnants of R'lyeh
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Darktree Game StudioPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's Great Work. An ancient dark power is calling you and you need to find an exit. Face your greatest fear, fight, hide... you must escape before the underwater city rises...
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.9%, Lovecraftian 16.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, First-Person 8.9%
- #28 Wrong Elevator
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Glitchless Games
Windows
Wrong Elevator is a horror game where you explore abandoned facilities and scavenge resources to maintain and upgrade your elevator.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.1%, Survival Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 14.4%, First-Person 10.5%
- #29 Permanent: Hope & Vacuum
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DOgames
Windows
Psychological horror, puzzles, platforming, adventure, dungeons, action, intrigue and a terrifying story are all terms that should be used to try to define the essence of «Permanent: Hope & Vacuum».
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.5%, Dungeon Crawler 17.1%, Surreal 15.6%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11%
- #30 Psychopomp GOLD
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,810 reviews2024
Dev: Fading Club
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Psychopomp is BACK. The catacombs stretch down farther than ever before. Your entire life has been a lie. Delve into the depths, and discover the horrors that lie below. More realms, more modes, more secrets. An ancient voice calls to you from the center of the earth. Will you answer it?
Why similar: Surreal 24.6%, Dungeon Crawler 22%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Survival Horror 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #31 MEGA
77% matchVery Positive82% of 104 reviews2022
Dev: Red Kraken studio
Windows
This is a short story about humanity's last attempt to resist nature. Cities lie in ruins, there are traces of huge claws everywhere - once disturbed by people, giants began to wreak havoc around the world. But is there a solution?...
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.5%, FPS 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 11.5%, Post-apocalyptic 10.2%
- #32 Project Blind
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dimitek
Windows · Mac
Project Blind is an online multiplayer thriller, where you must outsmart others to break free from a sinister realm. Compete head-to-head with friends or foes online as you navigate through the shadows and strive to uncover the path to freedom! Talk with your opponents with a proximity chat!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23%, FPS 19.5%, Survival Horror 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Horror 9.3%
- #33 工廈 Warehouse
76% matchMixed50% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Echo Studio
Windows
工廈 Warehouse is a short action psychological horror game, developed by a solo developer, set in a decaying Hong Kong industrial building. Armed with a VHS camcorder and a handgun, uncover buried guilt and survive the horrors that lurk in the dark as past sins claw their way into the present.
Why similar: Surreal 20.6%, Survival Horror 17.4%, Dungeon Crawler 16%, Psychological Horror 13%, FPS 10.7%
- #34 Phantasmal: Survival Horror Roguelike
78% matchMixed44% of 364 reviews2016
Dev: Eyemobi Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Experience Terror that is Never the Same Twice with Phantasmal, a Lovecraftian survival horror that evolves every time you play!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.2%, Horror 24%, Survival Horror 17.9%, FPS 11.6%, Roguelite 7.1%
- #35 The Echo Paradox
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Virtuzilla
Windows
The Echo Paradox is a first-person psychological horror game. Humanity stands on the brink of an unsettling revelation – alternate dimensions are real, but eerily without signs of life.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.6%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Surreal 14.6%, Survival Horror 11.7%, Horror 11.3%
- #36 My Father's House
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BadTaste Studio
Windows
My Father's House is a first-person indie survival horror game. The father’s old mansion becomes a maze of nightmares when the secrets of the past are released. Survive, save resources, solve puzzles and stay in the shadows. Ingenuity and tactics are your only way to escape.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25%, Survival Horror 17.4%, FPS 16.9%, Horror 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #37 Roswell Ranch
74% matchMixed57% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: HELIX Games
Windows
Howdy, stranger! Hide from a vigilant UFO, find weapon components, and protect the farm from malevolent extraterrestrial threats.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.5%, Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13%, Sci-fi 11.5%, First-Person 10.6%
- #38 Penumbra Overture
75% 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 24.2%, Lovecraftian 18.6%, Survival Horror 16.3%, Psychological Horror 13%, First-Person 10.1%
- #39 The Oldest View: Rolling Giant
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zolte
Windows
Step into the unnerving depths of psychological horror with The Oldest View: RollingGiant, a co-op found footage horror game. Unravel the mysteries buried beneath an abandoned shopping center as you and your friends navigate a labyrinth of terror, where every corner hides a new nightmare.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 18%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Surreal 12.6%, Post-apocalyptic 12.3%
- #40 Psychopomp
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,339 reviews2024
Dev: Fading Club
Windows
Your entire life has been a lie. There are catacombs under every home and building, stretching down for miles. Something calls you deeper into the labyrinth. Delve into the depths, and discover the monstrosities below.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Dungeon Crawler 20.7%, Horror 13.7%, Surreal 13.3%, First-Person 9.1%
- #41 SCP The Beginning
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: InfinitEnergy Gaming Studio
Windows
A first-person survival horror game set inside a collapsing containment facility. Explore restricted sectors, read unreliable reports, and survive hostile entities where following procedures can be just as deadly as breaking them.
Why similar: FPS 21.4%, Survival Horror 19.5%, Horror 14.6%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #42 Archive 1985
71% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Clement EgeaPub: EgeaGame
Windows
An archaeologist explores an ancient temple using an on-board camera to find his missing friend. As he progresses, reality cracks and gives way to a Lovecraftian psychological horror, where knowledge and madness merge.
Why similar: FPS 25.1%, Survival Horror 16.1%, Lovecraftian 16.1%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 11.2%
- #43 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
72% 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 33%, Horror 15.7%, Surreal 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13%, Atmospheric 8%
- #44 The Designer's Curse
72% matchVery Positive88% of 808 reviews2019
Dev: CBGames
Windows · Mac
Chapter 2 is OUT NOW! The first chapter of an unforgettable survival horror experience. Solve puzzles and work your way through this terrifying place. You may be more familiar with it than you initially think.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.1%, Survival Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 13.7%, First-Person 8.5%
- #45 The Consuming Shadow
73% matchVery Positive95% of 419 reviews2015
Dev: Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Consuming Shadow is a procedural survival horror adventure in which you must explore the land, fight your way through randomly-generated dungeons and try to stay sane in your quest to save the world from the invading Ancients.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 49.1%, Survival Horror 17.5%, Roguelite 9.4%, Horror 8.5%, Psychological Horror 6.1%
- #46 NEDRA
70% matchMixed68% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: indie.io
Windows
NEDRA is a story-driven, atmospheric action-adventure blending survival horror with cosmic terror. Set in a Soviet-era Antarctic station, all the explorers have vanished without a trace, leaving you to uncover the chilling truth.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.8%, FPS 15.8%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 9.9%
- #47 Decarnation
70% matchVery Positive88% of 1,039 reviews2023
Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…
Why similar: Surreal 25.7%, Lovecraftian 24.4%, Survival Horror 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Horror 9.2%
- #48 That Abysmal Place
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Void Media
Windows
A nightmarish 2D roguelite that will leave you questioning your sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.4%, Surreal 19.6%, Roguelite 12%, Horror 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #49 Night Shift Dissonance
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Delightful Victory
Windows
Identify Clients, find out what they want, and deliver items in a timely manner. If you make it to the end of the week you won't live to see another day of work!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.2%, Survival Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 11.2%, Alternate History 8.2%
- #50 The Night Is Long
68% matchPositive83% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: TheGamerUrso
Windows
The Night Is Long is a short first-person horror game where a grieving man follows a ghostly vision into an abandoned mansion. Uncover dark secrets, survive atmospheric horrors, and face your past through exploration, puzzles, and subtle scares.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.3%, Surreal 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 12.7%, First-Person 7.6%
- #51 The Path Into The Abyss
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MXR Productions
Windows
"The Path into the Abyss" is a hardcore first-person open-world survival shooter set in Buenos Aires with a backdrop of cosmic horror, combat mechanics, dynamic AI, and looting.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.2%, FPS 17.2%, Survival Horror 11%, Post-apocalyptic 9%, Psychological Horror 8%
- #52 Pneumata
68% matchMixed53% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: Deadbolt InteractivePub: Perp Games
Windows
Prepare to question what is reality, and what is insanity in one of the scariest psychological horrors in years. The tenants are going missing, screams echo and blood seeps through the walls of Clover Hill.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.6%, FPS 16.8%, Survival Horror 16.5%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 11.5%
- #53 Lockdown: Stand Alone
71% matchMixed57% of 42 reviews2017
Dev: Viversion
Windows
You're alone in an abandoned post-apocalyptic city with a mission to nuke the entire area. Lose track of what’s real by immersing yourself to the unparalleled sense of scale and depth Lockdown: Stand Alone offers. Step inside one of the most immersive and challenging VR games to date.
Why similar: FPS 21.5%, Surreal 19.5%, Survival Horror 19.4%, Horror 14.6%, Post-apocalyptic 13%
- #54 Static Paradox
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Michael Richard Lannon
Windows
Your sight is limited in this first-person psychological horror game in the deep abyss. Use sound to your advantage, while you still have your mind in this experience of pure mind-numbing terror. Try to survive long enough to discover the terrible secrets... if you can...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.2%, Surreal 16.5%, Survival Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 10.2%
- #55 DEMON DUST
66% matchVery Positive95% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: PlusW Games
Windows
DEMON DUST is a Survival Horror Dungeon Crawler with a unique, mouse driven interface. Gain knowledge to survive and reach deeper and deeper floors.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23.9%, Surreal 19.7%, Survival Horror 12%, Horror 11.2%, First-Person 9.1%
- #56 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
69% 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 25.2%, Lovecraftian 20.8%, Survival Horror 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, First-Person 7.7%
- #57 WORLD OF HORROR
66% matchVery Positive90% of 9,731 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.3%, Survival Horror 13.9%, Horror 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Roguelite 9.7%
- #58 Incoherence: Dark Rooms
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: pmrd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dark Rooms is a survival horror room-drafting game set in a looping nightmare. Expand the map by placing rooms at the cost of stability. Fight monsters, solve puzzles, manage limited resources, and unlock new rooms and upgrades. Every run is a new descent into darkness.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 21.5%, FPS 15.7%, Roguelike 12.5%, Survival Horror 8.7%, First-Person 7.3%
- #59 Echoes Afterfall
67% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Federico Figone
Windows
Team up in a chilling co-op experience, delving into procedurally generated backroom style buildings. Survive together or succumb into the Echoes.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 17.2%, Survival Horror 15.8%, FPS 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 11.2%
- #60 A Place, Forbidden
67% matchVery Positive85% of 442 reviews2020
Dev: Poison The Inkwell
Windows
A Place, Forbidden is a first-person, lo-fi horror-puzzle game set in the Library of Ouroboros, a seemingly innocuous library that, rumor has it, contains knowledge not meant for the eyes of mortal man. We hope you enjoy your visit.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.3%, Horror 15.1%, Surreal 13%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Atmospheric 8.9%