- #1 The Quarry
97% matchVery Positive82% of 25,301 reviews2022
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: 2K Games
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
When the sun goes down on the last night of summer camp, nine teenage counselors are plunged into an unpredictable night of horror. The only thing worse than the blood-drenched locals and creatures hunting them are the unimaginable choices you must make to help them survive.
Why similar: Choices Matter 29.2%, Multiple Endings 19.9%, Horror 14.7%, Cinematic 11.9%, Quick-Time Events 9.3% ★
Why You'll Like It: This cinematic horror game shares the exact same branching choices-matter gameplay and teen-slasher survival stakes as the Dark Pictures series.
- #2 Until Dawn™
96% matchVery Positive83% of 5,319 reviews2024
Dev: Ballistic MoonPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Rebuilt and enhanced for PC – Until Dawn invites you to relive the nightmare, and immerse yourself in a gripping slasher horror where every decision can make the difference between life and death.
Why similar: Choices Matter 24.9%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, Horror 17.6%, Third Person 8%, Cinematic 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developers, this classic narrative horror defines the genre with butterfly-effect choices and cinematic suspense.
- #3 The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
96% matchVery Positive89% of 11,042 reviews2021
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
At the close of the Iraq War, Special Forces hunting for weapons of mass destruction unearth something far deadlier – a buried Sumerian temple containing a nest of unearthly creatures. To survive the night below, they must forge a brotherhood with their enemies from the world above.
Why similar: Choices Matter 20.5%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Action-Adventure 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Another stellar entry in the anthology featuring claustrophobic underground horror and life-or-death team decisions.
- #4 The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope
95% matchMostly Positive74% of 10,814 reviews2020
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Trapped and isolated in the abandoned town of Little Hope, 4 college students and their teacher must escape the nightmarish apparitions that relentlessly pursue them through an impenetrable fog.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 17.7%, Horror 14.6%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Quick-Time Events 11% ★, Psychological 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric supernatural thriller uses the same signature multiplayer co-op and choice-driven survival mechanics.
- #5 The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 13,968 reviews2019
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Dark Pictures Anthology is a series of stand-alone, branching cinematic horror games that can also be played online with a friend. In Man of Medan, five friends set sail on a holiday diving trip that soon changes into something much more sinister.
Why similar: Choices Matter 31.6%, Horror 17.1%, Cinematic 13.2%, Co-op 9.2%, Quick-Time Events 8.3% ★
Why You'll Like It: The first entry in the anthology offers a claustrophobic maritime horror experience driven entirely by player choices and character relationships.
- #6 The Casting of Frank Stone™
94% matchMixed62% of 6,021 reviews2024
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across families, generations, and the very fabric of reality itself.
Why similar: Choices Matter 19.6%, Multiple Endings 18%, Horror 12.7%, Cinematic 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Set in the Dead by Daylight universe, this choice-rich narrative horror delivers the same tension and fatal branching paths.
- #7 Heavy Rain
93% matchVery Positive86% of 31,694 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.
Why similar: Choices Matter 24.5%, Multiple Endings 20.1%, Crime 11.2%, Quick-Time Events 11% ★, Cinematic 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A pioneer of the interactive drama genre, featuring intense QTEs, detective work, and a dark mystery where characters can permanently die.
- #8 As Dusk Falls
92% matchVery Positive90% of 4,479 reviews2022
Dev: INTERIOR/NIGHTPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore the entangled lives of two families across thirty years in an original interactive drama from INTERIOR/NIGHT. Starting in 1998 with a robbery-gone-wrong, the character's lives depend on the choices you make.
Why similar: Choices Matter 20.7%, Crime 18.5%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Cinematic 13.6%, Story Rich 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: An uncompromising crime drama that emphasizes heavy decision-making and branching consequences for intertwined families.
- #9 Beyond: Two Souls
91% matchVery Positive88% of 43,686 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A unique psychological action thriller delivered by A-list Hollywood performances by Elliot Page and Willem Dafoe, Beyond: Two Souls takes you on a thrilling journey across the globe as you play out the remarkable life of Jodie Holmes.
Why similar: Choices Matter 31.8%, Cinematic 16%, Story Rich 13.9%, Quick-Time Events 10.6% ★, Horror 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This narrative-driven cinematic adventure focuses heavily on story, emotional choices, and supernatural elements.
- #10 Twin Mirror
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,737 reviews2021
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The small town of Basswood will be changed forever by ex-investigative journalist Sam Higgs in this thrilling narrative experience from award-winning studio DON'T NOD. Will you find the truth – no matter the cost?
Why similar: Choices Matter 17.1%, Crime 16%, Psychological 14.2%, Cinematic 11.5%, Third Person 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological thriller that blends detective investigation with personal demons and impactful narrative choices.
- #11 The Medium
90% matchVery Positive89% of 10,319 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.
Why similar: Horror 25.2%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Third Person 15.4%, Psychological 12.6%, Story Rich 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric psychological horror explores dark secrets across dual realities with a heavy emphasis on story and dread.
- #12 Directive 8020
89% matchMixed62% of 2,287 reviews2026
Dev: Supermassive Games
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Earth is dying and humanity is running out of time. 12 light years from home, Tau Ceti f offers a small sliver of hope. When the colony ship Cassiopeia crash lands on the planet, its crew soon realize they are far from being alone. In space, death takes many forms.
Why similar: Choices Matter 12.4%, Multiple Endings 12%, Quick-Time Events 11.6% ★, Horror 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: An upcoming sci-fi survival horror chapter in the anthology that continues the tradition of fatal choices in deep space.
- #13 Alone in the Dark
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,932 reviews2024
Dev: Pieces InteractivePub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Return to Derceto Manor in this reimagination of Alone in the Dark, a love letter to the 90’s cult classic horror game.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 17.3%, Cinematic 14.4%, Psychological 13%, Third Person 13%
Why You'll Like It: A reimagining of the classic survival horror that blends Southern Gothic atmosphere, investigation, and terrifying monster encounters.
- #14 Detroit: Become Human
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 263,955 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.
Why similar: Choices Matter 32.9%, Multiple Endings 26.3%, Cinematic 16.5%, Story Rich 13.7%, Third Person 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Mastering the interactive narrative formula, this game features complex branching flowcharts where every minor decision can drastically alter the fate of multiple protagonists.
- #15 Sherlock Holmes The Awakened
87% matchVery Positive82% of 3,016 reviews2023
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay. Become Sherlock Holmes, and find yourself at the heart of the terrifying Cthulhu Mythos as you investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in Europe and the US.
Why similar: Choices Matter 18.1%, Horror 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Mystery 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Blends classic detective deduction mechanics with dark, unsettling Lovecraftian horror themes.
- #16 Life is Strange - Episode 1
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 176,179 reviews2015
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Square Enix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Why similar: Choices Matter 34.5%, Story Rich 20.7%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Third Person 9%, Mystery 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: While less gory, this narrative adventure relies entirely on consequence-heavy choices, character bonds, and uncovering a dark local mystery.
- #17 Blair Witch
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,235 reviews2019
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team NA
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of the Blair Witch. Explore the haunted grounds of the Black Hills Forest in a harrowing investigation that forces you to confront the evil that resides deep in the woods.
Why similar: Horror 29.1%, Psychological Horror 25.2%, Cinematic 10.1%, Psychological 8.6%, Story Rich 8%
Why You'll Like It: A tense first-person psychological horror game that forces you to confront your character's inner guilt within a disorienting, haunted forest.
- #18 MADiSON
84% matchVery Positive87% of 3,450 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Horror 34.2%, Psychological Horror 30.1%, Survival 11.7%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Story Rich 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply unsettling psychological horror game that uses a camera mechanic and confined spaces to terrorize the player.
- #19 Call of Cthulhu®
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,959 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
Why similar: Horror 27.5%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, Story Rich 13.2%, Mystery 11.3%, Choices Matter 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines investigation, psychological deterioration, and cosmic horror in a moody, atmospheric story-driven journey.
- #20 SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,092 reviews2019
Dev: Protocol Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.
Why similar: Psychological 13.4%, Third Person 12%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Horror 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features permadeath for multiple characters and a terrifying third-person investigation vibe reminiscent of classic survival horror.
- #21 Layers of Fear
82% 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 22%, Multiple Endings 21.8%, Horror 21.5%, Story Rich 12.1%, Mystery 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychedelic horror game centered around exploring a shifting, nightmarish mansion full of dark artistic secrets.
- #22 The Outlast Trials
81% matchVery Positive92% of 112,483 reviews2024
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 35.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?
Why similar: Horror 31.5%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Co-op 14.9%, Action-Adventure 9%, Realistic 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative psychological horror experience that leans heavily into desperate survival and sinister institutional testing.
- #23 Alan Wake
83% matchVery Positive90% of 60,064 reviews2012
Dev: Remedy Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.
Why similar: Horror 24.4%, Third Person 20.2%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Story Rich 13.4%, Atmospheric 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A thrilling action-adventure blending intense psychological horror with a gripping, cinematic mystery writer narrative.
- #24 Maid of Sker
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,471 reviews2020
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!
Why similar: Horror 26.2%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Mystery 12.7%, Story Rich 11.6%, Action-Adventure 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic stealth-survival horror game set in a remote hotel filled with terrifying sounds and dark secrets.
- #25 Erica
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,765 reviews2021
Dev: Flavourworks
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Erica is a live-action, FMV thriller that puts you directly at the heart of the mystery. Your choices, your consequences.
Why similar: Choices Matter 19.8%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Crime 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Action-Adventure 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A live-action interactive thriller where tactile choices dictate the uncovering of a bloody occult mystery.
- #26 Welcome to Kowloon
80% matchVery Positive81% of 1,989 reviews2023
Dev: a1esskaPub: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.
Why similar: Horror 26.2%, Psychological Horror 21%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Realistic 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic atmospheric horror game that traps you in a terrifyingly cramped apartment complex filled with dread.
- #27 The Inn-Sanity
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,658 reviews2025
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Early 90s. You stayed in a quiet hotel for just one night and the next morning you’ve found out that the old world was destroyed. Alien dreams, secrets of your past and other guests that are turning into monsters. This hotel will not let you to check out.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 16.8%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Horror 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Realistic 8.9%
- #28 REANIMAL
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 25,764 reviews2026
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The creators of Little Nightmares™ I & II have returned to take you on a darker, more terrifying journey than ever before. In this horror adventure game, a brother & sister go through hell to rescue their missing friends and escape the island that they used to call home.
Why similar: Horror 28.1%, Third Person 16.4%, Cinematic 16%, Co-op 13.4%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #29 Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,577 reviews2021
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.
Why similar: Crime 20%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Psychological 10.1%, Third Person 9.6%
- #30 The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me - Friend's Pass
79% matchMostly Negative33% of 284 reviews2023
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Don’t play alone – invite a friend and double the scares during your time in The Devil In Me. The Friend's Pass works on a single save game and allows you and a friend one full playthrough of The Devil In Me with only one full version of the game.
Why similar: Cinematic 18.8%, Action-Adventure 16.6%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Horror 15.5%, Realistic 12.8%
- #31 They See Us
76% matchVery Positive84% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: MalumGames
Windows
They See Us is a multiplayer horror game built for creepy vibes, scream-worthy jump scares and hilarious co-op tension. Work together to spot terrifying anomalies lurking in familiar places – before they find you!
Why similar: Choices Matter 22.8%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Horror 19%, Mystery 14.1%, Action-Adventure 11.4%
- #32 Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 14,521 reviews2016
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
Why similar: Crime 26.7%, Choices Matter 16%, Third Person 14.3%, Mystery 12.2%, Story Rich 11%
- #33 Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
76% matchVery Positive82% of 4,933 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…
Why similar: Choices Matter 24.1%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Mystery 14.4%, Story Rich 13.8%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #34 Butcherman
73% matchVery Positive93% of 174 reviews2026
Dev: Mounpeak Games
Windows
Experience the psychological horror of being kidnapped by a serial killer. Driven to escape, explore everything around you, use your wits, uncover secrets, and face the unimaginable dread of being in the victim’s place. Inspired by a true story.
Why similar: Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Psychological 14.6%, Cinematic 11.7%, Realistic 11.4%
- #35 Martha Is Dead
75% 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 19.2%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 15.4%, Cinematic 13.9%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #36 Dead Take
72% matchVery Positive88% of 844 reviews2025
Dev: Surgent StudiosPub: Pocketpair Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.
Why similar: Horror 27.4%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Story Rich 15.2%, Psychological 14%, Atmospheric 10.7%
- #37 The Council
74% matchVery Positive84% of 5,731 reviews2018
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.
Why similar: Choices Matter 41.6%, Story Rich 14.5%, Mystery 11%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Horror 7.6%
- #38 The Beast Inside
73% matchVery Positive83% of 12,171 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
Why similar: Horror 39.8%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Survival 10%, Story Rich 9.9%, Realistic 7.3%
- #39 SILENT HILL: Townfall
71% matchMixed66% of 3,896 reviews2026
Dev: Screen BurnPub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Returning to an island town to ‘put things right’, Simon Ordell descends into a world of tense evasion, explosive confrontations, and mind-bending puzzles that slowly surface the truth of St. Amelia.
Why similar: Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Psychological 12.4%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Cinematic 9.8%
- #40 Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,570 reviews2019
Dev: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Horror 20.2%, Psychological 18.6%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #41 SIMULACRA
73% 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: Choices Matter 17.9%, Multiple Endings 17.3%, Horror 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Psychological 11.3%
- #42 Tales Beyond The Tomb - No Witnesses
70% matchVery Positive91% of 188 reviews2026
Dev: 616 GAMES
Windows
A psychological horror anthology inspired by disturbing real-life cases. In No Witnesses, a simple road trip turns into a brutal fight for survival when two sisters cross paths with a ruthless serial killer stalking the highways at night.
Why similar: Horror 16.6%, Action-Adventure 15.7%, Psychological 13.3%, Cinematic 11%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #43 Demonologist
70% matchVery Positive85% of 24,258 reviews2023
Dev: Clock Wizard Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Demonologist is a Co-Op horror game that can be played with at least 1 and up to 4 players. Your goal is to identify the type of evil spirit in cursed places and exorcise it using your equipment, either alone or with your team.
Why similar: Horror 29.6%, Psychological Horror 24.9%, Cinematic 19.2%, Mystery 13.9%, Co-op 12.4%
- #44 Beyond The Evil
72% matchVery Positive83% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: BlackHawk GamesPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Unravel a dark mystery by searching for hidden secrets that may reveal a deadly conspiracy in this psychological horror thriller. A strange phone call will put your life in danger, and you’ll have to make a decision that could change the fate of the world.
Why similar: Horror 28.8%, Mystery 18.9%, Realistic 18%, Action-Adventure 16.2%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #45 The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
69% matchVery Positive94% of 3,327 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENTPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…
Why similar: Multiple Endings 21%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Mystery 14.2%, Story Rich 11.1%, Cinematic 10.4%
- #46 Crimson Snow (2023)
69% matchVery Positive95% of 1,529 reviews2023
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Christmas is a joyful time, but this time something dark is hiding behind the holiday decorations. Your actions will determine whether you and your girlfriend survive Christmas night.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 16.3%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Cinematic 12.4%
- #47 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
71% 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: Psychological 16.1%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.8%
- #48 Shift At Midnight
64% matchVery Positive88% of 12,524 reviews2026
Dev: Bun MuenPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
An online co-op detective horror for up to 3 players. Work together across randomly generated shifts to investigate your customers, as some are only pretending to be human. Make one mistake, and you’ll be forced to board up, set traps, and hide.
Why similar: Horror 36.4%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Mystery 11.3%, Co-op 10%
- #49 Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel
68% matchVery Positive83% of 2,375 reviews2022
Dev: Pulsatrix StudiosPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Explore a decadent hotel across different timelines and uncover the dark history of a fanatical cult and your role in their plans.
Why similar: Horror 29.7%, Mystery 17.5%, Story Rich 14.5%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Atmospheric 11.6%
- #50 Slashers
70% matchMixed58% of 100 reviews2022
Dev: David GallardoPub: HeadArrow
Windows
Slashers is a 1-4 player cooperative horror game, you are explorers of abandoned and seemingly cursed places, your goal is to see what happened there.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.6%, Horror 27.1%, Realistic 19.8%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Co-op 8.7%
- #51 Homebody
67% matchVery Positive94% of 743 reviews2023
Dev: Game GrumpsPub: Rogue Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
An interactive thriller about a group of friends haunted by the memories of their past while being hunted by a relentless killer. From The Game Grumps (Dream Daddy)
Why similar: Choices Matter 29.1%, Psychological Horror 25.8%, Story Rich 15.9%, Mystery 15.5%, Atmospheric 9.4%
- #52 THIEF'S SHELTER
66% 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 26.4%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Psychological Horror 16%, Story Rich 14.4%, Cinematic 12.6%
- #53 Devil's Bluff
71% matchMixed58% of 182 reviews2015
Dev: KBJGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 1.1 hrs≥1hr: 21%
The 11 vs 1 online murder mystery that offers a ground-breaking take on the Survival Horror genre. Enter the Crawley Mansion for the annual Halloween scavenger hunt atop the infamous Devil’s Bluff. Mystery, deception, betrayal, and mayhem are the order of the day. Let the hunt begin!
Why similar: Horror 50.6%, Co-op 29.7%, Adventure 19.7%
- #54 Exorcist Simulator
67% matchMixed67% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: D.M.G.V
Windows
Exorcist Simulator is a 1‑4 player online co‑op horror where every play asks the same, terrible question: Will you cast out the Devil —or wear his skin?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Horror 21.8%, Realistic 18.1%, Mystery 15.2%, Co-op 10.2%
- #55 Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo
68% matchVery Positive82% of 1,066 reviews2021
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Can you trust your own mind? Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller of a new kind, playing with the limits between reality and fantasy. Freely inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s universe.
Why similar: Cinematic 28.4%, Choices Matter 25.5%, Psychological 25.3%, Adventure 7.3%, Action-Adventure 6.3%
- #56 Murder House
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,345 reviews2020
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror!
Why similar: Horror 29.1%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Third Person 12.8%, Cinematic 9.9%, Survival 9.8%
- #57 The motel
66% matchVery Positive85% of 131 reviews2025
Dev: Aura studios
Windows
Work the late-night shift at The Motel, an old roadside stop near Oakhill Grove. Complete simple tasks until a news broadcast reveals a dangerous killer is nearby. Can you survive the night?
Why similar: Multiple Endings 21.4%, Crime 18.4%, Horror 17.5%, Cinematic 12.1%, Action-Adventure 11.5%
- #58 Death Frame
65% matchVery Positive97% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: EpiXR Games UG
Windows
Explore a haunted mansion, uncover a killers madness, and enter surreal paintings to relive the twisted mind of a killer. Danger and mystery are lurking behind the screaming walls of this fascinating and frightening horror adventure.
Why similar: Horror 21.7%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Psychological 18.8%, Mystery 12.7%, Story Rich 12%
