- #1 This Side (Early Access Game)
97% matchNegative0% of 13 reviews2019
Dev: Rising
Windows
Fight your natural fears and help your friend to find a way to escape this forgotten place. Set on an abandoned mine. This Side is a roguelike survival horror game that you will have a terrifying experience with a friend to find the way to freedom.
Why similar: Co-op 16.4%, Horror 13.9%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Dungeon Crawler 10.6%
- #2 The Backrooms Multiplayer
96% matchMostly Negative37% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: Untold Backrooms Stories
Windows
You and your friends have found a camera with a footage in it. For some reason you can't rewind the video, and as soon as you try winding it forward you all find yourself in the Backrooms. Together figure out whats in the footage and try to ESCAPE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE!
Why similar: Co-op 16.3%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Horror 12.5%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Dungeon Crawler 10.9%
- #3 Viltnemda
96% matchVery Positive83% of 257 reviews2022
Dev: Not In Kansas Games
Windows
You've been called into the forest to investigate a wounded deer, but the forest is dark and all you have is a flashlight. Oh bother, what a Tuesday you're having.A retro PSX style horror game
Why similar: Horror 24%, Walking Simulator 23.3%, Multiplayer 13%, Exploration 12.1%, Cinematic 8.8%
- #4 Vessel
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 欧酱游戏
Windows
"The Vessel" follows siblings caught in a sinister conspiracy. A secret organization is hunting them, linked to the centuries-old "Sino-Western Occult Research Society." Trapped in a mysterious hospital full of dangers and hidden secrets.
Why similar: Co-op 17.8%, Party-Based RPG 15.8%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Dungeon Crawler 11.7%, Horror 11.1%
- #5 Lab 47
94% match9 user reviews0% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: dashixiong
Windows
Enter mysterious worlds through a laboratory portal and explore the unknown with friends. Discover eerie, magical, and fantastical dimensions, collect items, and trade equipment in Lab47.
Why similar: Horror 21.4%, Multiplayer 17.5%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Dungeon Crawler 12.6%, Co-op 7.1%
- #6 The Backrooms Footage
94% matchMixed67% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: Untold Backrooms Stories
Windows · Linux
You have found a camera with a footage in it. For some reason you can't rewind the video, and as soon as you try winding it forward you find yourself in the Backrooms. Figure out whats in the footage and try to ESCAPE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE!
Why similar: Co-op 14.3%, Horror 13%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Sandbox 11.6%
- #7 Urbex
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Skill Issue Studios
Windows
URBEX is a horror extraction game with CO-OP up to 4 players with a twist - THE MADNESS MECHANIC, making each of the players see and hear things which are not there. Extract toys and submarine parts by utilizing stealth, teamwork, proximity voice chat and various items with unique capabilities.
Why similar: Co-op 25.7%, Horror 19.2%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Multiplayer 9.7%
- #8 Toy Hunt
92% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Stopshut
Windows
Toy Hunt is a player co-op mascot horror game with a prop-hunting twist. Play as prototype toys hiding from mascot seekers, or become a seeker youself. Explore the eerie Playplex facility across diverse maps with regular updates bringing new features to keep the experience fresh and chilling.
Why similar: Co-op 22.6%, Horror 20.1%, Multiplayer 18.9%, Walking Simulator 9%, Exploration 8.4%
- #9 Acatalepsy
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Heavy_Tankr
Windows
Welcome to Acatalepsy, a new take on the liminal space experience. Progress deeper into varying liminal spaces with your team. Complete various tasks to continue forward, dive deeper, and don't expect to survive for long. You aren't alone in these spaces; nowhere is safe.
Why similar: Multiplayer 16.8%, Dungeon Crawler 16.1%, Horror 15.9%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, First-Person 5.4%
- #10 Mountain's Memory
91% matchMixed50% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Waterfall Studio
Windows
Mountain's Memory is a walking simulator horror game where players explore a mountain at night, armed only with a lamp. Inspired by the chilling style of Japanese horror, this game delivers an atmosphere of fear and mystery. Feel the terror unfold in the quiet, desolate mountain.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.9%, Horror 26%, Cinematic 10%, First-Person 9.3%, Realistic 9%
- #11 THE EXPERIMENT: 49
90% matchMixed57% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: Echo Forge
Windows
THE EXPERIMENT: 49 is a first-person horror game that immerses you in the depths of fear A dangerous experiment that escaped from HelixGen Labs has reached a family home deep in the forest. Your mission is to uncover the secrets hidden within the house, survive, and find a way to end this nightmare.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.4%, Horror 13.4%, Action-Adventure 11%, Co-op 10.3%, Multiplayer 9.8%
- #12 Retreat
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: a1esska
Windows
A cooperative psychological horror game where you are a test subject in a series of inhuman experiments. Open the door to the unknown, team up with fellow sufferers and together try to find a way out of this nightmare.
Why similar: Horror 17.8%, Co-op 17.2%, Multiplayer 17%, Dungeon Crawler 13%, Exploration 9%
- #13 The Complex: Found Footage
89% matchVery Positive93% of 9,623 reviews2022
Dev: pgWave
Windows
Experience the liminal world of the backrooms through a VHS camera, immersing into a mysterious story and wandering the dream-like structures... Might there be something following you?
Why similar: Horror 24.2%, Walking Simulator 18.3%, Multiplayer 18.1%, Exploration 9.7%, First-Person 8.1%
- #14 Backrooms: Perpetual
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sapient
Windows
Backrooms horror multiplayer game that is procedurally generated.
Why similar: Horror 15.6%, Multiplayer 15.5%, Dungeon Crawler 15.4%, Walking Simulator 13%, Cinematic 9.9%
- #15 Backrooms
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cynical Revolution
Windows
Explore an abandoned liminal space. Uncover dark secrets through eerie exploration and environmental storytelling. Evade unpredictable supernatural entities and face psychological horror. Will you reveal the truth or become another lost soul?
Why similar: Multiplayer 23.6%, Walking Simulator 21.8%, Horror 21%, Exploration 10.2%, First-Person 6.1%
- #16 Where's Oswald
87% matchMixed56% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: MV JPL
Windows
A short horror experience taking place in a dream or a memory.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.9%, Horror 24.9%, Cinematic 17.4%, Exploration 10.3%, 1990's 6%
- #17 20 Floors
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KORY
Windows
You are left alone on the top floor of an apartment. Your only goal is to reach the ground. But as you descend, the corridor you once knew begins to warp into something grotesque. There’s no telling what horror awaits. Just don't stop. Keep going down.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.1%, Horror 13.3%, Action-Adventure 13%, Exploration 11.2%, First-Person 8.2%
- #18 Ghost Watchers
83% matchVery Positive86% of 16,181 reviews2025
Dev: Renderise
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Ghost Watchers is a co-op online horror game. You will explore and hunt ghosts in abandoned houses
Why similar: Co-op 28.7%, Horror 28.3%, Multiplayer 15.5%, Cinematic 7.3%, Action-Adventure 5.5%
- #19 One More Dream
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MV JPL
Windows
A cinematic horror experience based on exploration.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.7%, Horror 18.6%, Cinematic 17.2%, Exploration 11.9%, 1990's 6.4%
- #20 Be Damned!
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ligma Studios
Windows
“Be Damned!” is a dark medieval ARPG where players control the Beholder and his five resurrected familiars; ancient wizards uniting to halt the apocalypse. Featuring 6-player co-op, deep spellcasting, fluid melee-magic combat, a wave-based story, and a unified quest system.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 19.6%, Tactical RPG 19.1%, Dungeon Crawler 14%, Horror 11.3%, Sandbox 11.3%
- #21 Foviki Empieria
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StinchinSteinPub: Rafferty Software LLC
Windows
Race against a relentless monster in this heart-pounding multiplayer horror. Play as one of four survivors trapped in an asylum, working together to solve puzzles and search for keys. You can't fight back - only escape. Will you outwit the monster and find freedom, or succumb to the darkness?
Why similar: Co-op 25%, Horror 23.4%, Multiplayer 18.7%, First-Person 8.8%, Realistic 7.8%
- #22 Backrooms
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Happy Doggo Studios
Windows
Survive relentless entities, solve mind-bending puzzles, and uncover the dark secrets of your surroundings. With an XP system, crafting, and resource management, every decision matters. Will you find your way out or become another lost soul?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.6%, Horror 17%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Co-op 10.5%, Exploration 9.8%
- #23 Difference
81% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: LLTH Studio
Windows
An officer who decided to take the subway home was trapped. Each time he returned to the same station, which is endlessly repeated, but something different from the original. You will need to detect and mark all the anomalies to get out.
Why similar: Co-op 19.8%, Multiplayer 16.6%, Horror 15.9%, Cinematic 11%, Action-Adventure 7%
- #24 The Backrooms Deluxe 2
80% matchMixed44% of 528 reviews2025
Dev: Lory Games
Windows
A roguelite multiplayer Backrooms game that bases itself on The Backrooms Deluxe's levels and expands on the mechanics, levels, networking and enemy AI.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.1%, Multiplayer 20.2%, Co-op 15.9%, Horror 11.6%, Exploration 10%
- #25 Interstellar Holy Spirit
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GaoGao
Windows · Mac
"Interstellar Holy Spirit" is a 1-4 player co-op rogue-lite horror adventure. Explore 20 planets with unique mechanics, survive grinning infected star-creatures. Complete missions together, gather revelations, and uncover the universe's ultimate secret. The truth awaits... are you ready?
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 21.8%, Tactical RPG 18.8%, Horror 15.4%, Co-op 12.5%, Multiplayer 9%
- #26 TERPENIE
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 894 reviews2025
Dev: Chugunovkos
Windows
In the gloomy atmosphere of post-Soviet everyday life, routine tasks like cleaning, cooking, and exploring your own room hide something much darker. Survive and uncover the truth before the maniac comes for you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.8%, Horror 25.1%, Multiplayer 18.1%, Exploration 10.9%, First-Person 6.8%
- #27 Forest Of Fear
79% matchMixed54% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Richard BuenoPub: Two Void Studios
Windows
On a mission to explore a secret island discovered by the military, your plane crashes, leaving you as the sole survivor. Now, on the Island of the Condemned, your only concern is to survive and escape at any cost.
Why similar: Co-op 14.2%, Horror 14.2%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Sandbox 11.9%, Cinematic 10.8%
- #28 Fears to Fathom® - Scratch Creek
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RayllPub: Rayll Studios
Windows
After noticing bone-chilling similarities to an episode of Fears to Fathom, Tessa and Marcus decide to share their own experience. Scratch Creek is an exclusively online co-op experience.
Why similar: Horror 21.5%, Walking Simulator 21.3%, Multiplayer 16%, Co-op 15.4%, Exploration 7.9%
- #29 Nostalgia
77% matchVery Positive88% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: CoffeeMonster
Windows
Nostalgia is a two-player cooperative indie game that escapes from enemies in a dark labyrinth. After waking up in the deep, dark forest, the two follow an unidentified girl into the labyrinth. Avoid enemies in the labyrinth, find a diary, reveal the hidden past, and escape.
Why similar: Co-op 28.6%, Horror 27.8%, Multiplayer 21.6%, First-Person 9.7%, Dark 6.3%
- #30 Don't Shout Together
78% matchMostly Negative32% of 497 reviews2024
Dev: SinisterGamesPub: SinisterGames
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
If you scream, you and your entire team will die. You need to leave the dangerous forest before the timer runs out by either assembling a car or calling the police. If the set time expires, the entire team will perish. Time progresses when you move. Don't make the team wait for you!
Why similar: Horror 23.6%, Multiplayer 16.9%, Co-op 15.2%, Exploration 12.1%, Action-Adventure 11.7%
- #31 Descent Into Darkness
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: BOBAH
Windows
In "Descent Into Darkness", you must take an elevator down into the depths of a mysterious underground complex, filled with dangers and secrets. Your goal is to find a way out—but with each level, the darkness grows, and the threats become more terrifying...
Why similar: Co-op 20.9%, Dungeon Crawler 20.5%, Horror 15.7%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Exploration 9.9%
- #32 PEXIT 8
76% matchVery Positive92% of 235 reviews2025
Dev: lemorion_1224
Windows
Penguin × Exit 8 : A unique combination Escape from the endlessly looping hallway. If you find an anomaly, choose YES PEN. If there is no anomaly, choose NO PEN. All anomalies contain penguin elements. Penguins are after you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.9%, Horror 22.8%, Exploration 13.5%, Sandbox 12.9%, Cinematic 8.2%
- #33 PONE
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 255 reviews2025
Dev: Graggl
Windows
A co-op survival horror game where you and your closest friends must work together to survive in an upside down world crawling with the infected.
Why similar: Horror 22.1%, Multiplayer 17.7%, Co-op 16.5%, Dungeon Crawler 9.7%, Exploration 9%
- #34 Fear Therapy
77% matchMixed67% of 4,733 reviews2021
Dev: Black Flag Studios
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Fear Therapy, is a multiplayer(1-4) and single player psychological horror game.Try to complete the quests and leave the horror house before it is too late! Satan getting angrier every second and nothing holding it back.
Why similar: Horror 39.5%, Multiplayer 33.4%, Co-op 20.7%, First-Person 2.5%, Dark 2.1%
- #35 Escape the Backrooms
72% matchVery Positive91% of 139,253 reviews2025
Dev: Fancy GamesPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Escape the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Traverse 30+ eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other dangers. Try to escape but be warned: survival isn't guaranteed.
Why similar: Horror 30.5%, Multiplayer 24.9%, Co-op 17.4%, Dungeon Crawler 7.9%, Exploration 5.3%
- #36 My Day Challenge
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: MindlessFinn
Windows
A short, atmospheric horror experience about daily life.
Why similar: Horror 30.8%, Walking Simulator 28.7%, Exploration 14.4%, First-Person 9%, Realistic 7%
- #37 Selling Souls
75% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Taiga
Windows
Something is wrong with this store
Why similar: Horror 34.1%, Walking Simulator 29.1%, First-Person 13%, Exploration 10%, Adventure 8.7%
- #38 Rebels of the Realm
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Green Gaming Studios
Windows
Grab your friends and dive into chaotic dungeon raids in this lighthearted co-op fantasy RPG - where teamwork, laughter, and chaos rule the realm.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 17.7%, Multiplayer 15.7%, Tactical RPG 14.9%, Co-op 13.8%, Dungeon Crawler 13.5%
- #39 Fearwoods
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FearwoodsPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Fearwoods is a co-op survival horror where light and silence are your only weapons. Explore the cursed forest, uncover Aveline’s story, evade a relentless demon, and fight for escape before the darkness consumes you.
Why similar: Horror 28.8%, Co-op 24%, Multiplayer 22.2%, 3D 5.9%, Action-Adventure 5.6%
- #40 Signal Hill
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aethra Development
Windows
Signal Hill is a psychological multiplayer horror game blending exploration, teamwork, and survival. Decode signals, uncover the truth, and face what’s waiting in the dark.
Why similar: Co-op 19%, Walking Simulator 15.6%, Multiplayer 15%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Cinematic 8.7%
- #41 Oddment Conflux
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: On Deck Games
Windows · Linux
Build the overpowered. Build the weird. Build the thing that shouldn't work but breaks the game anyway. Oddment Conflux is a single-player and small-group RPG where you multiclass however you want. Explore a fractured world, kill creatures, collect loot, experiment endlessly. No pressure, no race.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 18.8%, Sandbox 16.3%, Action-Adventure 11%, Co-op 9.9%, Exploration 8.9%
- #42 Fynite
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Atticus Randolph
Windows
Welcome to Fynite, a backrooms horror / thriller game. You've noclipped into the backrooms and getting out isn't likely, do you have what it takes?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.4%, Horror 15.1%, Co-op 14.8%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Exploration 10.6%
- #43 obakeyashiki
70% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Gattorocco
Windows
Find your way out of a haunted house like a maze. A first-person horror exploration adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.7%, Horror 25.7%, Exploration 15.4%, First-Person 9.3%, Adventure 7.9%
- #44 Psycho
73% matchMixed57% of 98 reviews2020
Dev: Rachata SuksereekulPub: Good Monkey
Windows
”Psycho” is a 3D horror game that allows you to explore and survive with your friends in the terrible mystery bunker.
Why similar: Co-op 27.8%, Horror 26.4%, Walking Simulator 17.9%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Action-Adventure 6.7%
- #45 [Stories to Tell] Greyville Stay
70% matchVery Positive86% of 229 reviews2025
Dev: zebaxx
Windows
"Stories to Tell" Is a psychological horror game series developed by a 15 year old kid were each installment is based on a dream/nightmare me the developer has had. This is a game you wouldn't want to miss...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25%, Horror 15.4%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Exploration 10.5%, 1990's 10.2%
- #46 Obey the Voice™
68% matchVery Positive89% of 567 reviews2026
Dev: svklmrtPub: Patchwork Interactive
Windows
You are here to listen to The Voice, do what he says. But don't listen to other voices...
Why similar: Horror 27.5%, Walking Simulator 18.4%, Exploration 10.9%, Cinematic 10.5%, Dark 9.4%
- #47 A Walk in the Woods
73% matchMixed41% of 551 reviews2018
Dev: Something Dark Studios
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 22%
A Walk in the Woods is a co-op multiplayer game where four players must roam a dark and dangerous forest in search of each other, avoid a terrifying creature, and reunite before the curse is complete.
Why similar: Horror 38.2%, Multiplayer 36.4%, Co-op 19.9%, Adventure 5.5%
- #48 Moonfall: Protocol
68% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Cycle Studios
Windows
Moonfall Protocol is a co-op survival horror for 1–4 players. Explore the moon, gather evidence of its secrets, and survive a dream that begins to shift into a nightmare filled with hostile creatures and chaos.
Why similar: Co-op 27.4%, Multiplayer 25.2%, Horror 20.8%, Exploration 10.1%, First-Person 9.6%
- #49 GhostlyRyokan
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Taiga
Windows
An abandoned inn where lost souls wander, your decision will determine its outcome.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.9%, Horror 19%, Exploration 15%, First-Person 10.3%, Adventure 10.1%
- #50 MAZEBOUND: Hunt, Gather, Run!
65% matchVery Positive85% of 156 reviews2026
Dev: Absam Studios
Windows
In this survival horror, you're surrounded by sea and a towering gate ahead. Walk into the maze, hunt, gather, and run to survive, alone or with friends. Remember: You're not the only one starving...
Why similar: Co-op 24.3%, Multiplayer 20.4%, Horror 19.3%, Sandbox 11.2%, Exploration 8.3%
- #51 EXPEDITION TO THE BACKROOMS
67% matchMixed67% of 159 reviews2025
Dev: 1_Cutter_1
Windows
You are the exploration team from company Async, you arrive to reported anomaly place and searching for anomalies, but what would you find? Prepare yourself for a gripping and heart-pounding adventure in EXPEDITION TO THE BACKROOMS, where every step could be your last.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.3%, Co-op 19.6%, Multiplayer 16.8%, Horror 16%, Exploration 9.2%
- #52 Lost August
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Varrukt
Windows
Lost August is a single-player open-world walking simulator game based on the concept of liminal spaces and the backrooms. Experience a dream-like world through the lens of a VHS camera as you explore the contents of a recently discovered video tape.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.5%, Exploration 12.1%, Horror 11.7%, Cinematic 11.5%, 1990's 9.9%
- #53 后室:维修工(Backrooms: Maintenance)
68% matchMostly Negative32% of 149 reviews2024
Dev: GAMELAXY
Windows
Welcome to the back office company. I am your manager, Carl. Please complete the task assigned by your superiors. Oh, by the way, be careful, any possible loss will cause damage to the company's property.
Why similar: Horror 31.9%, Walking Simulator 25.9%, Co-op 20.7%, First-Person 10.8%, 3D 8.4%
- #54 Tuya
69% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Taiga
Windows
A frightening experience in the Japanese countryside!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.9%, Horror 32.9%, First-Person 9.7%, Exploration 9.1%, Adventure 8.8%
- #55 SKIBIDI GYATROOMS
66% matchVery Positive80% of 756 reviews2025
Dev: FoodWithoutTastePub: HeartstuckStudios
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Skibidi Gyatrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror game. You and the homies just fell into the Backrooms, you must out-GYAT the Skibidi Toilet with max rizz or get flushed. Expect cursed levels, and brainrot that’ll keep you on edge.
Why similar: Co-op 22.6%, Horror 20.9%, Multiplayer 19.9%, Exploration 8.9%, First-Person 7.5%
- #56 SKIBIDI: ESCAPE FROM TOILETS!
67% matchMixed69% of 435 reviews2023
Dev: Skibidi Games
Windows
"SKIBIDI: ESCAPE FROM TOILETS" is a cooperative horror game for 1-4 players. TV MANs are trying to get through creepy and atmospheric locations that are filled with dangerous SKIBIDI - they want to kill you! Free content updates with new levels and game modes - YES YES YES!
Why similar: Horror 20.8%, Co-op 18.8%, Multiplayer 18.5%, Dungeon Crawler 11.7%, Action-Adventure 9.5%
- #57 Stranded Island
67% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: CirclesgamesPub: Circles games
Windows
a gripping 6-player survival horror game where reality twists and nightmares come alive. Trapped on a mysterious island, evade an unseen killer and light fire camps for safety. Explore breathtaking landscapes, manage resources, and outsmart a force that bends your reality. Will you escape?
Why similar: Co-op 20%, Horror 17.9%, Multiplayer 15.1%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Party-Based RPG 10.9%