- #1 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
97% matchVery Positive82% of 620 reviews2017
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Why similar: FMV 52.6% ★, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Story Rich 7.7%, Horror 7.4%, Atmospheric 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This FMV-based mystery game shares the same focus on interactive, live-action psychological investigation as The Bunker.
- #2 Contradiction: Spot The Liar
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,257 reviews2015
Dev: Baggy Cat Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!
Why similar: FMV 67.5% ★, Story Rich 8.5%, Atmospheric 8%, Mystery 7.1%, Adventure 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality FMV detective game that relies on interviewing characters and finding inconsistencies, mirroring the investigative feel of The Bunker.
- #3 The Complex
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,573 reviews2020
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
After a major bio-weapon attack on London, two scientists find themselves in a locked-down laboratory with time, and air, running out. The Complex is an interactive sci-fi thriller movie where your decisions lead to one of eight suspenseful endings.
Why similar: FMV 54.8% ★, Movie 23.8% ★, Adventure 8.1%, Story Rich 4.3%, Thriller 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi FMV thriller that focuses on survival and difficult decision-making within a claustrophobic, locked-down facility.
- #4 Her Story
95% matchVery Positive89% of 10,424 reviews2015
Dev: Sam Barlow
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.
Why similar: FMV 71.7% ★, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Story Rich 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This non-linear FMV narrative game forces you to piece together a dark past through fragmented video clips, much like uncovering John's history.
- #5 Amnesia: The Bunker
94% matchVery Positive93% of 12,671 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.5%, Horror 26.3%, Atmospheric 16.7%, Story Rich 13.7%, Adventure 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: While not an FMV game, it perfectly captures the intense claustrophobia and survival-horror tension of being trapped in a bunker.
- #6 Telling Lies
94% matchMixed63% of 1,325 reviews2019
Dev: Sam BarlowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
Why similar: FMV 58.4% ★, Thriller 10.8%, Story Rich 9%, Mystery 7%, Adventure 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive FMV experience that requires you to search through a database of video footage to uncover a complex, hidden narrative.
- #7 The Shapeshifting Detective
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,715 reviews2018
Dev: D'Avekki Studios LtdPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Shapeshifting Detective is a supernatural murder mystery FMV game where you play as a detective who can shapeshift into other characters, allowing you to unlock secret conversations and private encounters.
Why similar: FMV 77.7% ★, Adventure 8.4%, Story Rich 4.1%, Mystery 3.8%, Indie 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural FMV murder mystery that emphasizes player choice and character interaction in a confined, atmospheric setting.
- #8 SIMULACRA
92% matchVery Positive90% of 4,689 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: FMV 47.4% ★, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 10.9%, Thriller 7.5%, Story Rich 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A found-phone horror game that uses realistic video and interface mechanics to create an unsettling, immersive mystery.
- #9 Late Shift
91% matchVery Positive86% of 9,275 reviews2017
Dev: CtrlMoviePub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. Forced into a brutal London heist, your choices matter in this interactive cinematic experience with adaptable storylines that lead to one of seven conclusions. Your decisions are you.
Why similar: FMV 83.1% ★, Story Rich 7.4%, Adventure 4.5%, Indie 1.9%, Thriller 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic FMV thriller where your choices dictate the outcome, offering the same high-production movie-like quality found in The Bunker.
- #10 Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
91% matchMixed66% of 1,209 reviews2022
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
An eccentric FMV murder mystery with a twist: someone has poisoned Uncle Marcus. Uncover the truth in the yearly family quiz and try to save him before it is too late.
Why similar: FMV 73.2% ★, Story Rich 9.2%, Adventure 7.9%, Mystery 6.3%, Indie 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: This FMV mystery game features a tight, isolated setting and branching narratives that reward careful observation.
- #11 Night Book
90% matchMixed67% of 606 reviews2021
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.
Why similar: FMV 64.4% ★, Thriller 8.7%, Adventure 6.8%, Mystery 6.1%, Psychological Horror 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive FMV horror story filmed entirely during lockdown, capturing the same sense of isolation and dread as The Bunker.
- #12 Stories Untold
89% matchVery Positive87% of 5,533 reviews2017
Dev: Screen BurnPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.9%, Horror 18.8%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Adventure 11.2%, Thriller 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental, atmospheric horror game that uses retro aesthetics and narrative-driven puzzles to build a sense of creeping dread.
- #13 The Shattering
89% matchVery Positive86% of 332 reviews2020
Dev: Super Sexy SoftwarePub: Deck13
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The Shattering is a first-person, story-driven, psychological thriller. Its defining features are the dynamic environments, beautiful aesthetic and intriguing story. The gameplay is meant to submerge you in the mind of John, as you take each step forward into the twisted mystery of what happened.
Why similar: Adventure 32.2%, Thriller 16.8%, Indie 16.5%, Horror 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological thriller that explores the protagonist's fractured mind through a haunting, atmospheric narrative.
- #14 SOMA
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 53,096 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29%, Horror 22.2%, Story Rich 14.9%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Adventure 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in psychological sci-fi horror that explores identity and survival in a desolate, isolated underwater facility.
- #15 The Initiate
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 205 reviews2017
Dev: Deceptive Games Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The Initiate is a mystery puzzle game. You awake in a house full of traps and puzzles - This is your trial; complete it, or die!
Why similar: Adventure 19.7%, Great Soundtrack 18.8%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 14%, Indie 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy horror game that traps you in a mysterious, hostile environment where you must uncover the truth to survive.
- #16 The Signifier Director's Cut
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 350 reviews2020
Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.1%, Thriller 19.6%, Story Rich 13.8%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Mystery 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal psychological investigation game that dives into the memories of others, matching the psychological depth of The Bunker.
- #17 The Park®
86% matchMostly Positive70% of 3,198 reviews2015
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.5%, Horror 23.9%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Great Soundtrack 7.9%, Adventure 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intense psychological horror experience that relies on atmosphere and narrative to build tension.
- #18 Observation
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,227 reviews2020
Dev: Screen BurnPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.
Why similar: Adventure 27.3%, Horror 15.9%, Indie 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14%, Story Rich 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: You play as a space station's AI, trapped in a claustrophobic environment while trying to uncover a mystery, echoing the isolation of The Bunker.
- #19 Narcosis
85% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,469 reviews2017
Dev: Honor Code, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.2%, Horror 24.7%, Adventure 13.7%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Mystery 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game set on the ocean floor that emphasizes the psychological toll of isolation and limited resources.
- #20 Downfall
83% matchVery Positive94% of 1,703 reviews2016
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
There is nothing Joe wouldn't do for his wife. But as they try to save their marriage with a romantic getaway, things go from bad to worse, and from worse... to insanity...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.9%, Great Soundtrack 17%, Horror 15%, Story Rich 14.2%, Adventure 13%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological horror adventure that deals with heavy themes and a disturbing, surreal atmosphere.
- #21 Silence of the Sleep
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 709 reviews2014
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You play as a man called Jacob Reeves. A man who has lost his reason to live. He throws himself into a blackness to end his misery, but instead of it being the end he wakes up without a memory of his life before.
Why similar: Horror 25.3%, Psychological Horror 24.8%, Adventure 13.7%, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, Indie 7%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that emphasizes a dark, dream-like atmosphere and a sense of profound isolation.
- #22 Bloodshore
82% matchMixed69% of 969 reviews2021
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Bloodshore is an interactive action movie about a televised battle royale between high-profile streamers, entertainers and death row inmates. You control the fate of Nick, a washed-up actor who fights for a life-changing cash prize.
Why similar: FMV 79.4% ★, Story Rich 11.1%, Adventure 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive FMV action-horror game that keeps the pacing fast and the stakes high, similar to the escape sequences in The Bunker.
- #23 STASIS
82% matchVery Positive82% of 2,377 reviews2015
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.
Why similar: FMV 37.6% ★, Horror 18.2%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Adventure 10.2%, Story Rich 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric sci-fi horror game that captures the feeling of being alone and hunted in a decaying, claustrophobic facility.
- #24 INFRA
81% matchVery Positive88% of 3,751 reviews2016
Dev: Loiste Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 19.5%, Atmospheric 15.9%, Story Rich 13.4%, Horror 12.3%, Adventure 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-exploration game that focuses on the decay of infrastructure, providing a grounded, atmospheric experience.
- #25 The Room Two
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,825 reviews2016
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.
Why similar: Horror 20.6%, Mystery 20.5%, Atmospheric 16.8%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Adventure 12%
Why You'll Like It: A masterfully crafted puzzle game that uses atmosphere and mystery to keep the player engaged in a confined space.
- #26 What Remains of Edith Finch
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 53,006 reviews2017
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Why similar: Story Rich 27.3%, Great Soundtrack 17.8%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Mystery 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply narrative-driven experience that excels at environmental storytelling and uncovering dark family secrets.
- #27 Dark Nights with Poe and Munro
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 495 reviews2020
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.
Why similar: FMV 58.2% ★, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 9.4%, Story Rich 6.4%, Thriller 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural FMV mystery game that focuses on character-driven storytelling and atmospheric, noir-inspired investigation.
- #28 God's Basement
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,318 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.4%, Horror 21.5%, Story Rich 13.6%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Adventure 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that focuses on exploration and unsettling environmental storytelling.
- #29 Layers of Fear
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,749 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.7%, Horror 20.9%, Story Rich 15.3%, Adventure 11.5%, Atmospheric 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic psychological horror game that focuses on a deteriorating mind and a shifting, claustrophobic environment.
- #30 The Bunker Notes - Horror/Drama Visual Novel
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: Synthetic Domain
Windows
"The Bunker Notes" is a visual novel about a concrete trap where the past whispers through the cracks of rusted doors. In this world, survival is everything; meeting another person might be your last mistake.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Horror 14.6%, Post-apocalyptic 14%, Thriller 12.1%, Adventure 10.4%
- #31 Caligo
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,077 reviews2017
Dev: Krealit
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Caligo is the darkness everyone descends into one way or another, and to each of us it's something different. For some it's a short but exciting adventure, some will see it as a place to relax. Yet others will be reminded of their worst nightmare, while for a few, it might come as a revelation.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 23.8%, Adventure 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 12.7%, Story Rich 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric walking simulator that uses sound and environment to tell a dark, psychological story.
- #32 Heart of the Forest
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 239 reviews2026
Dev: Trapped PredatorPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
An ill-fated hiking trip spirals into a chilling fight for survival in this interactive psychological horror movie, inspired by centuries-old tales of vengeful spirits from Germany’s Black Forest.
Why similar: FMV 52.1% ★, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 9.7%, Story Rich 6.5%, Atmospheric 6.4%
- #33 Bunker 21 Extended Edition
76% matchVery Positive92% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: Garden of Dreams
Windows · Mac
"Bunker 21" is a story-driven first-person action game in a post-apocalyptic world. You are the last survivor. Explore the secrets of Bunker 21. Fight against monsters. Find answers in a devastated world.
Why similar: Adventure 32.4%, Post-apocalyptic 26%, Thriller 21.3%, Horror 18.8%, Indie 1.7%
- #34 The Derailed
75% matchVery Positive83% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: Deformed Dreams Studio
Windows
The Derailed is a first-person psychological horror game. Beneath the dusty arches of a nearly forgotten depot, shadows of the past tremble. Whether you want to or not, you will have to uncover the dark secrets of this place.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.7%, Horror 30.1%, Adventure 17.3%, Story Rich 7.7%, Indie 5.2%
- #35 STASIS: BONE TOTEM
73% matchVery Positive93% of 2,681 reviews2023
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Get ready for a thrilling underwater adventure with classic point-and-click gameplay. Explore with three characters simultaneously. Featuring atmospheric isometric graphics, rendered video, and a soundtrack by Mark Morgan, BONE TOTEM takes you on a journey to hidden places deep below the waves...
Why similar: FMV 49.2% ★, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 11.4%, Story Rich 9.1%, Adventure 7.2%
- #36 The Quiet Flat
73% matchVery Positive91% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Firzy Games
Windows
The Quiet Flat is a first-person psychological horror game set in an atmospheric Soviet apartment. Uncover the mystery of your father’s death as your familiar home slowly transforms into a nightmare
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.8%, Horror 19%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Thriller 9.5%, Adventure 8.4%
- #37 The Story of Henry Bishop
74% matchVery Positive83% of 549 reviews2019
Dev: Blazes Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The story of Henry Bishop is a first-person psychological thriller, where the player will have to fight, guess riddles, immerse into a mystical plot and an incredible story.
Why similar: Horror 32.2%, Psychological Horror 28.9%, Adventure 20.9%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Indie 8.9%
- #38 Deep Sorrow
75% matchMixed49% of 94 reviews2017
Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Deep Sorrow is a horror/adventure game which leads you to a bunker and makes you feel desperate to get out.
Why similar: Adventure 29%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, Horror 20.6%, Indie 14.8%, Atmospheric 11.1%
- #39 Psych
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 356 reviews2022
Dev: MediaTale
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Experience the story of Alexander Green and find out what happened on the day of the accident in this First Person horror Adventure. Follow the development of Alex, solve puzzles around the event and try not to fall into madness as you search for answers.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.8%, Horror 21.5%, Thriller 19.5%, Atmospheric 13%, Adventure 11.8%
- #40 Silver Chains
73% matchMixed69% of 1,360 reviews2019
Dev: Cracked Heads GamesPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.2%, Horror 30.2%, Adventure 14.7%, Indie 6.8%, Great Soundtrack 6.3%
- #41 UnderDread
74% matchMixed57% of 138 reviews2016
Dev: Bigzur Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A first-person horror adventure game that will take you on a journey through an ancient castle and that lies beneath. Dangers and forgotten horrors await in the dark...
Why similar: Adventure 18.4%, Horror 17.9%, Great Soundtrack 17.1%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Indie 9.4%
- #42 THIEF'S SHELTER
69% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Geo GamesPub: Restless Corp.
Windows
THIEF’S SHELTER is a 3D Point and Click Psychological Adventure where the world mirrors a crumbling mind. Nothing stays still, and even your own thoughts can’t be trusted.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.7%, Story Rich 24.1%, Adventure 19.6%, Atmospheric 18.3%, Indie 7.3%
- #43 Frozen Shelter
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: Aktamia
Windows
Frozen Shelter is an indie first-person walking simulator game made in realistic 3D graphics. As a location, the player will be presented with a bunker built during the Cold War of the USSR. The fascinating atmosphere of loneliness will put pressure on the player throughout the game.
Why similar: Horror 30.4%, Post-apocalyptic 26.1%, Story Rich 22.5%, Adventure 20.9%
- #44 The Hotel
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 93 reviews2022
Dev: Constant ArtPub: Constant_Art
Windows
The Hotel is a psychological horror thriller in which the player will have to face the evil living within the walls of a lonely hotel. But more importantly, the player will have to decide what this evil is to him. Maybe the nature of this evil is deeper than it seems at first glance.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.4%, Horror 21.4%, Story Rich 13.2%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Mystery 8.6%
- #45 Bunker - The Underground Game
72% matchMixed57% of 84 reviews2015
Dev: Nightly StudiosPub: 2tainment GmbH
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
This is Bunker: The Underground Game. You probably never heard of it but since you now have, you are one of the cool kids. Game takes place deep down in a forgotten Soviet bunker. You spend rest of your absurd adventure puzzling, mini gaming, pointing, clicking, hipstering, err humor-ing oh and escaping what is no doubt the weirdest...
Why similar: Adventure 62%, Indie 38%
- #46 The Moon Sliver
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,173 reviews2014
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
You are on a bleak, cold, windy island. And you seem to be alone... but fires and candles still burn. As you explore, a story of guilt, loneliness, and faith begins to take shape. And it becomes obvious that something is hunting you...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24%, Great Soundtrack 19.5%, Horror 13.2%, Story Rich 11.1%, Adventure 9.9%
- #47 Rise of Insanity
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,285 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Horror 19.6%, Great Soundtrack 17.5%, Adventure 12.4%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #48 The Archetype
71% matchMixed56% of 134 reviews2015
Dev: Rafael BarretoPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
The Archetype is a psychological-horror where you'll be in control (or not) of Archty's psychological aspects, like Fear, Despair, Anxiety, Sadness, Jealousy, Anger, Aggression, Libido, Envy, Guilt, Depression and Solitude.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.5%, Adventure 27.5%, Story Rich 19.4%, Atmospheric 15.5%
- #49 The Dark Inside Me
70% matchMixed65% of 194 reviews2018
Dev: Akçay Karaazmak
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Psychological horror adventure game from a horror movie director based on dynamic scenario. The Dark Inside Me, is a very unique psychological horror adventure game from a horror movie director Akçay Karaazmak, based on dynamic interactive scenario.
Why similar: Horror 19.8%, Great Soundtrack 18.2%, Psychological Horror 17%, Adventure 13.7%, Story Rich 10%
- #50 Last Hope Bunker: Zombie Survival
69% matchMixed60% of 348 reviews2024
Dev: Bazura GamesPub: Dreland Enterprises
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%
You wake up in a bunker! The Earth became a battlefield. Dangerous creatures at every turn. We give you everything you need: medicine, weapons, shelter. Your task is to find your family. And please try to survive in this post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 37.7%, Story Rich 29.4%, Adventure 20.4%, Atmospheric 12.4%
- #51 The Door in the Basement
68% matchVery Positive88% of 191 reviews2021
Dev: Aegon Games
Windows
The Door in the Basement is an atmospheric pixelated horror game set in a mysterious subterranean world.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32%, Horror 23.9%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Mystery 11.9%, Adventure 11.4%
- #52 Fingerbones
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,607 reviews2015
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 10%
Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.8%, Horror 25.6%, Adventure 15%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Indie 8.2%
- #53 The Lost Crown
68% matchVery Positive83% of 525 reviews2014
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Embark on an eerie ghost-hunting adventure, featuring real evidence of paranormal activity, to solve the mystery of the Lost Crown. Be warned, to seek advice from the dead can have bitter consequences.
Why similar: Adventure 26.8%, Psychological Horror 26.4%, Horror 19.5%, Indie 10.5%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #54 Martha Is Dead
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,957 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.3%, Horror 15.9%, Story Rich 14%, Thriller 13.4%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #55 Breakout 13
64% matchVery Positive88% of 7,495 reviews2023
Dev: ALT Lab
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Breakout 13 is a thrilling narrative game with interactive cinematic experience. Based on true stories. Embark on a revealing journey as you attempt to break free from a negligent correctional institute and carve out your own path to justice. Each decision you make shapes the story.
Why similar: FMV 62.9% ★, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 10.9%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #56 Reflection
65% matchVery Positive84% of 264 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.6%, Horror 19.7%, Story Rich 12%, Atmospheric 12%, Thriller 10.9%
- #57 ColdSide
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 538 reviews2020
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
ColdSide is a psychological horror first-person game. It takes place in an abandoned underground laboratory that studied anomalous phenomena.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.3%, Adventure 24.5%, Horror 21.4%, Indie 12.5%, Atmospheric 11.3%
- #58 Don't Be Afraid
66% matchVery Positive82% of 1,016 reviews2020
Dev: Limo GamesPub: Eneida Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.3%, Horror 19.5%, Story Rich 13.8%, Thriller 12.1%, Adventure 9.8%
