- #1 The Smile Friends
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Smile Dev
Windows
You are an employee of a school that closed three years ago. Now, you have been anonymously invited to explore the premises, but apparently, you are not alone from the school...
Why similar: Adventure 18.3%, Action 17.8%, Dark 16.2%, Horror 11.6%, Action-Adventure 10%
- #2 GleanBound
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TOPH
Windows · Mac
GleanBound: is first-person horror semi-realistic maze runner that mixes adrenaline-fueled chase mechanics with creepy events and terrifying creatures. Collect soul stones and stay ahead of what’s hunting you — but remember, every corner could be your last.
Why similar: Horror 23.1%, Action 12.9%, Adventure 11.5%, Dark 11%, Action-Adventure 10.5%
- #3 Red Light White Light
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: overthrown interactive
Windows
Red Light White Light is a first-person, single-player horror reimagining of the classic childhood game where one wrong move seals your fate. Stay in the Light… or Die in the Dark.
Why similar: Dark 21.1%, Action 18.1%, Horror 14.9%, Adventure 11%, Survival Horror 8.1%
- #4 3am on Fish Island
95% matchMixed47% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: krishGames
Windows
Walk the streets of Fish Island and collect food. Become sober. Stay alert. There are ghosts. Made with the Godot Engine.
Why similar: Action 21.2%, Adventure 18.1%, Dark 16%, Horror 11.4%, Action-Adventure 11%
- #5 Somnia
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ico Sphere
Windows
Somnia is a first-person psychological horror game where you wander through endless hallways, encounter strange entities, and search for mysterious eyes while following the voice that guides you forward.
Why similar: Horror 20%, Dark 16.3%, Action 15.6%, Adventure 14%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #6 Nine Days
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pansus Studio
Windows
9 Days brings a psychological horror experience where you play as a father. One time, someone kidnaps your child, and The kidnapper asks for money if he wants his child safe. In the end, you must find a way to make money as fast as possible and try to survive by hiding from them.
Why similar: Horror 19.9%, Action 14.6%, Adventure 12.9%, Dark 12.2%, Strategy 8.6%
- #7 Bendy and the Ink Factory
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Joey Drew Studios
Windows
Bendy and the Ink Factory™ is a first-person survival horror. Return to the world of Joey Drew Studios like never before. The dark truth is hanging in the shadows... waiting to devour you. The rubberhose nightmare continues.. But eventually, everything must end.
Why similar: Horror 16.6%, Action 16.1%, Dark 14.8%, Adventure 14%, Exploration 7.2%
- #8 You had a bad dream
92% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Loot Loop Games
Windows
A minimalist horror game where you move through procedurally generated narrow corridors and avoid lurking monsters.
Why similar: Horror 19.6%, Dark 17.7%, Survival Horror 11.7%, Action 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
- #9 Teddy Won't Help
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Struggle Games Studio
Windows
One night, your plushies whisper a warning: Three monsters from under the bed will come for you before dawn. The only way to survive is to play their games… and win. Fail, and you won’t live to see the morning.
Why similar: Horror 20.3%, Dark 20.1%, Adventure 14.5%, Action 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
- #10 Trick Or Terror
91% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Bad Hell Entertainment
Windows
Welcome to Trick Or Terror. In this game, you're trapped in a cemetery: your goal is to find items, solve puzzles, and escape. Watch out for the enemies: the skeletons. The skeletons will do everything they can to stop you. If they stop you, there will be very serious consequences.
Why similar: Adventure 21%, Dark 17.4%, Action 13.6%, Horror 12.4%, Action-Adventure 11.3%
- #11 Dark DieMansion
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tempus Rift Games
Windows
A fast paced survival horror game: Escape a dark, randomly generated mansion where creatures stalk you in the shadows. Outsmart them by manipulating the environment, restoring the power, and scavenging supplies to survive.
Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Survival Horror 15.1%, Dark 13.4%, Action 12.5%, Psychological Horror 6.6%
- #12 Stranger Watch
89% matchPositive93% of 45 reviews2024
Dev: GoodLuck3 Inc.
Windows
In 'Stranger Watch' players step into the shoes of an elementary school student in a town plagued by recent sightings of suspicious figures. As they make their way home, it’s up to them to spot and report these lurking dangers
Why similar: Dark 30.3%, Adventure 24.1%, Horror 21.6%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Action 8.9%
- #13 Jorogumo's Cradle
89% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: KiriThrills
Windows
Jorogumo’s Cradle is a short first person horror game. You are stuck in the woods with a monster that attacks you during the night. Explore the area, build tools to fend off incoming attacks, and most importantly, survive until the very end.
Why similar: Horror 21.5%, Dark 15.8%, Adventure 14.7%, Action 12.1%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #14 Oniwaki Village -Horror game-
88% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: GoodLuck3 Inc.
Windows
"Oniwaki Village" is a first-person Japanese horror adventure game set in a Japanese village that has been abandoned due to an incident. Players endure horror as they explore the village and pursue the mystery of the incident....
Why similar: Dark 27.4%, Horror 25.2%, Adventure 23.5%, Psychological Horror 12%, Action 8.5%
- #15 Toxic Harvest
87% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Overthrown Interactive
Windows
Trapped on Halloween night in a chemical plant after a deadly spill, you’re hunted by a mutated creature. Your only escape is blocked, and every push toward freedom alerts your position. Time your movements, manage your stamina, and survive the night.
Why similar: Action 20.3%, Adventure 17.3%, Dark 16.9%, Horror 12.2%, Action-Adventure 9.3%
- #16 The Door Before
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StormBrew
Windows
Step into a haunted hotel that will test your resolve. Run, hide, and use your resources to survive the dangers that lurk. Every attempt brings you closer to uncovering the way out, but beware as the monsters that hunt you grow more bold. Do you have what it takes to escape this nightmare?
Why similar: Horror 20%, Dark 15.2%, Adventure 12.9%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Action 10.9%
- #17 Madness in the dark
86% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Enfain
Windows
Monsters hide in the darkness - shoot to light up the room. But be careful - shots attract new enemies. Will you be able to find your way to the light?
Why similar: Horror 19.5%, Dark 18.5%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Action 8.8%
- #18 Neuro Cell
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nildhe Studios
Windows
A survival horror game set in a dark, foggy city. Survive against fast, aggressive enemies whose brains are controlled by a rogue computer network. Manage your low ammo, explore dangerous streets, and stop the system before it hunts you down.
Why similar: Dark 17.8%, Horror 17.1%, Survival Horror 14%, Action 11.9%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #19 IT HEARS YOU
83% match2 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Lurking Shadow Studios
Windows
A psychological horror game set in an abandoned hospital. A sound-sensitive creature hunts you. Stay silent, hide, and escape before it hears you.
Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Dark 22.8%, Exploration 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #20 Union Vivien
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lunight Games
Windows
Union Vivien is a mascot horror game with liminal space elements. You find a passage to the abandoned complex "Union Vivien" beneath your home. Beware of its inhabitants. Dive into lucid dreams to remember what is hidden in the darkness.
Why similar: Horror 21.4%, Action 16.1%, Adventure 15.8%, Dark 10.5%, Action-Adventure 9%
- #21 LET ME OUT
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: S1NGLE
Windows
LET ME OUT - is a psychological horror with a depressing mood. The life of the main character lies in your hands. Help him get out of his difficult condition and walk this path with him.
Why similar: Action 15.6%, Adventure 15.5%, Dark 14.5%, Horror 12.1%, Survival Horror 8.8%
- #22 Labyrinth: Veins of the Machine
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beyond Illusion Studios
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game. You were sent into an abandoned facility to retrieve something — but it's not as empty as you were told. No combat. No rescue. Just what's waiting inside.
Why similar: Horror 25.2%, Dark 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Adventure 10.1%, Exploration 9.5%
- #23 Last Dose
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: XdevjabeR
Windows
Last Dose is a 1st-person psychological horror game. Explore a dark house and solve intricate puzzles to uncover terrifying secrets.
Why similar: Action 21.1%, Adventure 18%, Dark 14.7%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Horror 10.4%
- #24 Grinny’s Playhouse
81% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Abnormal Studios
Windows
Enter Grinny’s Playhouse, a once‑lively children’s fun centre now abandoned after its mysterious shutdown. Explore the dark party rooms and uncover what happened here. But be careful… the mascot who once entertained families hasn’t fully powered down.
Why similar: Dark 22.3%, Horror 18.7%, Action 13.5%, Adventure 11.6%, First-Person 9.5%
- #25 Mumble Pines: The Arrival
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dino Nugget Studios
Windows
In this first-person story-driven horror game, you take a job as a janitor to access a run-down island summer camp that got shut down, after the dissapearence of your younger brother, which was only one of many incidents. It’s up to you to uncover the island’s buried secrets.
Why similar: Horror 15.8%, Action 12.3%, Exploration 11%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Adventure 10%
- #26 Last Half of Darkness
80% matchVery Positive91% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: WRF Studios
Windows
Your aunt sure was a strange one. She was some sort of witch or something. A good witch though, practicing only good spells and magic. In fact, she was working on a potion just before she was killed. Now the secret will go to the grave with her... unless you can find the missing ingredients.
Why similar: Horror 31.4%, Dark 19.3%, Adventure 16.3%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Exploration 8.6%
- #27 As Duty Demands
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Rabbit Bay Games
Windows
A first-person narrative psychological horror game focused on exploration and environmental storytelling, set in a decaying naval retirement home ruled by a tyrannical former admiral, where you play as Coral, a newly hired nurse who must navigate shifting environments and uncover hidden truths.
Why similar: Dark 21.7%, Horror 19.9%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11%, Adventure 8%
- #28 Sorry, That Notice Guarantees Nothing
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CashewnutsPub: Raonware
Windows
A 2–8 player online co-op rule-deduction horror game. Find real and false safety notices, survive the rules that activate, then solve the sigil, object, and action sequence and follow the final record to escape. Your crew can help. That does not make them trustworthy.
Why similar: Action 17.3%, Adventure 15%, Dark 14.6%, Horror 10.7%, Action-Adventure 9.9%
- #29 Backrooms: Realm of Shadows
78% matchMostly Negative39% of 199 reviews2023
Dev: Cyprus Games
Windows
Backrooms: Realm of Shadows is a horror game that takes place in a seemingly endless maze of interconnected rooms and hallways, known as the Backrooms.
Why similar: Adventure 18.3%, Action 17.8%, Horror 16%, Dark 15.9%, Action-Adventure 9.9%
- #30 White Screen
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CatgirlLydiaPub: Phoenix Limit Studios
Windows
Start your own white screen adventure with "White Screen!"
Why similar: Horror 13.9%, Dark 13.5%, Action 12.2%, Adventure 11.1%, Exploration 8.6%
- #31 Mysterious Night (The First Night)
79% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: THung
Windows
Puzzle and mystery genre, find objects to escape. The game evokes exploration and discovery of mysteries with a hint of gloom and curiosity. Mystic Night (first night) is a story about a boy named Uri and the mysteries surrounding him.
Why similar: Dark 25.9%, Horror 23.3%, Action 17.5%, Adventure 15.6%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
- #32 河神:沉溺之流
76% matchMixed43% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Screations
Windows
踏上《河神:沉溺之流》的旅程,在那里一个古老的村庄与深入其骨髓的诅咒斗争。揭开一个邪恶祭司的秘密,他的黑暗仪式将村庄与生死界限之外的领域连接在一起。
Why similar: Action 21.2%, Adventure 18.2%, Dark 15.6%, Horror 11.6%, Exploration 9.3%
- #33 Ofuda Placement Service
73% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: NaviiNoah
Windows
Ofuda Placement Service is a first-person horror game set in a school late at night, where you place Ofuda while being pursued by a spirit’s footprints and complete the request.
Why similar: Horror 19.2%, Dark 16.3%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Adventure 10.7%, Action 10.3%
- #34 Tkium Exclusion Area
77% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Tkium
Windows
Tkium Exclusion Area is a short horror escape game which takes place in an asylum. You need to escape the area before the fear takes over you. Find levers, discover systems and solve problems. Will you find the exit in one piece?...
Why similar: Dark 20.8%, Action 19%, Horror 15.5%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, Exploration 12.3%
- #35 Basement
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RealStorm
Windows
You’ve just moved into your new home. The neighbors are quiet. But the basement... isn’t empty. Uncover the tragic truth behind the house’s previous owners in this story-driven psychological horror experience. Explore, and survive the lingering presence of a soul trapped in darkness.
Why similar: Dark 24.3%, Horror 20.3%, Adventure 18.9%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Exploration 6.2%
- #36 Clausum
76% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Marius Popa
Windows
Immerse yourself in the bone-chilling world of Clausum. With no means to defend yourself, solve puzzles, explore and uncover the true horrors that lurk within the house. Will you survive, or succumb to the malevolent forces that await you? Face your fears in this immersive psychological horror game.
Why similar: Horror 21.4%, Dark 16.2%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Action 11.1%, Adventure 8.9%
- #37 Locomotive 115
74% matchVery Positive93% of 137 reviews2024
Dev: Bucket of Fish
Windows · Mac
It's difficult to know how many locomotives have been swallowed by the suffocating blizzards of the Widow's Run. Cursed with creeping tales of things that lurk in the dark and overshadowed by frequent casualties, it now stands as your only path forward. Will you be able to survive?
Why similar: Horror 17.5%, Dark 14.7%, Action 13.8%, Adventure 12.5%, Action-Adventure 10.2%
- #38 Unsealed: The Mare
73% matchPositive82% of 33 reviews2026
Dev: Gamhalla
Windows
A challenging first-person psychological horror game where you play as Vera, trapped in a nightmare tied to her family’s tragic past. Burn the cursed teddies, restore lost memories, and break sealed doors to survive The Mare.
Why similar: Dark 25.2%, Horror 21.9%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Adventure 9%
- #39 Horror Tale 2: Samantha
75% matchPositive80% of 46 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoria Games
Windows
Escape a terrifying prison, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth behind the masked kidnapper. Continue the horror story of Tom and Samantha in this intense mystery escape adventure set in 1990s America.
Why similar: Horror 18.1%, Dark 17.7%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Action 11.6%, Adventure 11.3%
- #40 The Cooking Class
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: Another Dev Company
Windows
Come Cook With Us! Let's learn together how to cook delicious meals for you and your family. Because remember, can't live with an empty belly! Find the right VHS scattered around the house through a random system of placement in order to find the code to escape the house. Good Luck!
Why similar: Adventure 17.2%, Dark 15.2%, Horror 13%, Action 11.7%, Action-Adventure 9.9%
- #41 TIC-TAC: Twelve o'clock
70% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2026
Dev: ARMAGPub: Two Cakes Studio
Windows
TIC-TAC: Twelve o'clock is an action-horror game. Monitor corridors and rooms through surveillance cameras to counter vengeful ghosts. Keep the lights on, the generator charged, and fuses replaced… and don’t get caught!
Why similar: Dark 18.2%, Horror 16.6%, Survival Horror 10.8%, Action 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #42 Past Due: Midnight
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ebon Crown Games
Windows
Venture through a twisted corporate office in this first-person psychological horror. An ordinary evening of overtime turns into a nightmare. You awaken at midnight, trapped in a place you no longer recognize. Follow clues, find the truth behind the dark. Can you survive the night and escape alive?
Why similar: Dark 21.9%, Horror 18.4%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Action 9%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
- #43 LOUGAWOU
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lakay Games
Windows · Mac
A first-person horror game rooted in Haitian folklore. Break into a haunted gingerbread house to steal five treasures — then survive the night by sound alone, hunted by something you'll never see. October 2, 2026.
Why similar: Horror 23.7%, Dark 13%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Survival Horror 11.7%, Adventure 11.3%
- #44 Uncle's Basement
73% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: TCG InfinitePub: Setfire Ent.
Windows
Uncle's Basement is a survival horror game with puzzle solving elements. In it you will have to go through all the difficulties and find a way out of the place of confinement.
Why similar: Horror 26%, Dark 19.6%, Adventure 14%, Exploration 9.5%, Survival Horror 7.8%
- #45 For Those We Forgot
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Evil Unicorn Games
Windows
In this first person psychological horror game your concept of what is real will be questioned over and over again while you venture in this old apparently abandoned apartment. Be careful at every corner and every shadow, things may not be what they seem.
Why similar: Horror 18.4%, Dark 16%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Survival Horror 10.1%, Adventure 9.2%
- #46 Ravenmoore Psychiatric Hospital
70% matchMixed40% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: GameBit Interactive
Windows
Explore an oppressive and terrifying environment where you play as a young man who infiltrates the old and abandoned Ravenmoore Psychiatric Hospital in search of the harsh reality hidden behind this place. Every sound can be a sign of danger... Don't let them find you, and especially not HER......
Why similar: Dark 19.7%, Adventure 12.4%, Action 11.3%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Survival Horror 10.7%
- #47 Sooty's Revenge
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JDDoesGames
Windows
Enter "Sooty's Rest," the forbidden forest where the legendary fire prevention mascot, Sooty The Bear, is real. Use your compass, flashlight, and survival skills to escape his pursuit. Navigate, hide, and outsmart Sooty in this thrilling wilderness survival horror game. Can you make it out alive?
Why similar: Horror 20%, Action 19.2%, Dark 16.9%, Exploration 14%, First-Person 9.1%
- #48 Midnight Train
69% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Anderson Miguel
Windows
You wake up alone on a mysterious subway train. Can you find the true story ? Solve puzzles and escape… before the thing in the shadows finds you.
Why similar: Horror 19.5%, Dark 14.9%, Survival Horror 11.9%, Action 10.7%, Adventure 10.4%
- #49 LYSA HORA: The Haunted Hill
67% matchVery Positive83% of 180 reviews2026
Dev: DENYS RUDYI GAMES
Windows
A dark sci-fi horror where ancient rituals intertwine with secret Soviet experiments. Explore atmospheric tunnels, hidden laboratories, and abandoned shrines inspired by real locations—and survive by solving intricate, mind-bending puzzles.
Why similar: Dark 29.6%, Horror 20.6%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Exploration 9%, Psychological Horror 7.7%
- #50 SCP: EXPERIMENTS
69% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: sylvester
Windows
EXPERIMENTS is a first person horror game about escaping a research facility while being hunted by a creature
Why similar: Horror 18.8%, Action 18.6%, Dark 14%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Adventure 12.3%
- #51 Midnight Looters
68% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: ECO Dijital
Windows
Midnight Looters is a 1-4 player co-op horror game where you and your friends explore mysterious forests to find valuable treasures. Face supernatural dangers, collect items, and upgrade your gear to survive the haunted woods.
Why similar: Horror 18.5%, Dark 18%, Action 12.9%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Adventure 8.9%
- #52 Backrooms Complex
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Andrii
Windows
Explore endless backrooms complex alone or with friends in the atmospheric horror experience. Survive hostile entities, uncover strange environments, and descend deeper into the unknown.
Why similar: Action 19.1%, Adventure 16.5%, Dark 14.2%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Horror 9.5%
- #53 Nightzoid
71% matchMixed57% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: edybtt Studios
Windows
Nightzoid is a single-player, horror-puzzle indie game. Try to find out the mystery before death catches you.
Why similar: Action 25%, Dark 19.4%, Horror 14.5%, Action-Adventure 13.7%, Exploration 11.4%
- #54 Junkyard Fury
71% matchPositive93% of 40 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel HoodPub: Dhood Gaming
Windows
You appear in what seems to be an abandoned Junkyard, you don't quite know how you got there... But your not alone. Try to escape the Junkyard of killer cars, if you can.
Why similar: Horror 21.7%, Action 16.3%, Dark 15%, Exploration 12%, Adventure 9.9%
- #55 Days Without Incident
66% matchVery Positive94% of 649 reviews2025
Dev: We Create StuffPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
It has been -̷̯͙̔̈́-̴̱̽̓͝-̷̍̊̕͠ days without incident. Your investigation has brought you to an old metalworks factory, abandoned after a series of mysterious deaths. But something’s been growing in the quiet. A short first-person survival horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Action 16.8%, Dark 13.3%, Exploration 8%, Adventure 7.2%
- #56 ANDREAD
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: emptysquare
Windows
A tense, time loop horror experience set in the town of Torpa. Complete randomly assigned tasks before the clock runs out and uncover the town’s unsettling atmosphere with every playthrough.
Why similar: Horror 22.3%, Dark 19.9%, Action 18%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
- #57 The Cave of Doubt
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: STT GamesPub: Navras Arena
Windows
Lovecraftian horror game with elements of psychological and survival horror genres. Where Allen is lost in a cave and is forced to face horrors beyond his imagination. Survive the cave, solve mysteries, reveal the lore lost in time.
Why similar: Action 19.1%, Dark 16.5%, Adventure 16.3%, Horror 12%, Action-Adventure 10.2%
- #58 AL-SARAB
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Zayed Gaming
Windows
A PSX-style psychological horror game inspired by Silent Hill set in a distorted Gulf neighborhood, where familiar places turn hostile and every alley hides something wrong.
Why similar: Action 18.5%, Adventure 15.9%, Dark 13.7%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Action-Adventure 10.2%
- #59 Darkness Inside
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CodelessMan
Windows
Darkness Inside is a first-person atmospheric horror game. The game takes place in an old house. You will be playing the game as James, who is a paranormal investigator.
Why similar: Dark 25.3%, Horror 22.9%, Adventure 12%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Atmospheric 10.7%