- #1 UFOPHILIA
97% matchMostly Positive73% of 91 reviews2026
Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
UFOPHILIA is a first-person psychological horror game where you explore areas marked by alien phenomena. Use specialized equipment to detect, identify, and photograph aliens—but do so at your own risk... They are watching you too.
Why similar: Detective 14.3%, Supernatural 13.7%, First-Person 13.3%, Investigation 12.8%, Dark 11%
- #2 The Daughter
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: deotoonsPub: Dead Serious
Windows
The Daughter is a first-person narrative horror game where the line between reality, dream, and memory slowly fades. You search for your missing daughter in a forest, only to find a house and a silent child who offers to help you… on one condition.
Why similar: Dark 17.7%, First-Person 14.3%, Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Action 10.7%
- #3 BrainRooms - Brainrot Backrooms
96% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Tuning Mania
Windows
🧠 BRAINROOMS is a grotesque horror born from a twisted internet: rotten memes, entities laughing at you, rooms that feel all wrong. A trashy, surreal nightmare where you scream, laugh, and lose your mind. Survive… if you can even grasp what’s happening.
Why similar: Detective 17.3%, Dark 16.7%, Investigation 15%, Psychological Horror 12%, Horror 11.3%
- #4 Matanga
95% matchMixed46% of 57 reviews2019
Dev: MATANGA GAMES
Windows
Are you not afraid of horror anymore? You are mistaken! The inhabitant of these places - Matanga, is always glad to new guests in his lair and is ready to prove to you that there is always a place for fear! Test your ability to survive in a fight with a local maniac. The game is not for the faint of heart!
Why similar: Detective 22.4%, Investigation 16.1%, Action 15.3%, Adventure 14.9%, Horror 13%
- #5 Jorogumo's Cradle
94% 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: First-Person 19.9%, Horror 15%, Adventure 14.3%, Dark 13.5%, Action 11.4%
- #6 The House: A Maple Street Story
94% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Krondak Studio
Windows
Explore a cursed house where a family was driven to madness by a dark presence. In The House: A Maple Street Story, uncover a terrifying mystery through enigmatic puzzles, an engaging narrative, and a psychological horror atmosphere that holds your every move captive.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.5%, First-Person 15.8%, Horror 13.5%, Dark 12%, Psychological Horror 11.5%
- #7 LATHOS
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vylon X Games
Windows
A teacher wakes to an empty lecture hall where time stands still. Each loop reveals fragments of truth through questions, memories, and whispers of the past. The only way out is to remember what should have never been forgotten.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Investigation 13.6%, Supernatural 11.1%, Dark 10.8%, Action 9.2%
- #8 Red Light White Light
92% 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: First-Person 20.6%, Dark 19.7%, Action 18.6%, Adventure 11.7%, Horror 11.4%
- #9 Incident Reports: Millers Residence
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Faint Signal Games
Windows
A late-night call sends you to the Millers Residence. What begins as a routine investigation turns into a descent through buried records, missing evidence, and a house arranged to hide something far worse.
Why similar: Detective 17%, Investigation 15.5%, First-Person 15.2%, Horror 11%, Supernatural 10.1%
- #10 Faint Call
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 149 reviews2024
Dev: KY XEPub: Darks Zone
Windows
Faint Call is a psychological horror game about a police officer investigating a distress call from someone at a notoriously cursed house.
Why similar: First-Person 17.1%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Investigation 12.9%, Action 12.9%, Horror 11.6%
- #11 Poseidon
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Henmova
Windows
Poseidon is a ghost ship horror game. Recover cursed pirate gold, survive vengeful spirits, and escape a drifting nightmare before you become part of its legend.
Why similar: Action 25.3%, Adventure 22.2%, First-Person 22%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 10.2%
- #12 Notes To Myself
89% matchPositive86% of 43 reviews2023
Dev: Spy On The Wall
Windows · Linux
The horror began when you wrote your first note.
Why similar: First-Person 22.4%, Horror 19.1%, Action 18.7%, Adventure 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15.5%
- #13 Noxpheria: The Crimson Madness
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Noct Paradox
Windows
Noxpheria is a survival horror where investigation and survival intertwine. Trapped in Ranchester, Logan faces scarce resources, infirm creatures, and a strangely familiar cult while uncovering links between an old literary obsession and the death of his wife and daughter.
Why similar: Detective 19.2%, Investigation 14.8%, First-Person 14%, Horror 10.8%, Action 9%
- #14 The Peterson Case
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quarter Circle Games
Windows
Once Upon A Time In Roswell is a first-person psychological horror that chronicles the story of the families disappearance in 1947 in Roswell, USA. Explore the home, whilst witnessing horrific flashbacks and otherworldly entities. Conduct an investigation that can only lead to the most terrible of truths
Why similar: Detective 23.5%, First-Person 15.5%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Dark 10.1%, Horror 9.8%
- #15 Mara
86% matchMixed70% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Nick Abrams
Windows
You’re a thief! You’ve received a job from a dealer, and now you must steal several artifacts from an ancient tomb recently discovered by archaeologists!
Why similar: Dark 18.9%, First-Person 16.5%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 13.2%
- #16 Fright Animatronics 2
87% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: New Games Corporation
Windows
Fright Animatronics 2 is a first-person horror game where your task is to work in a warehouse for a week. What can go wrong?
Why similar: Adventure 17.3%, Action 15.6%, Horror 11.8%, First-Person 11.4%, Dark 10.1%
- #17 Bureau of Contacts: Mansion
85% matchVery Positive94% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: MIROWIN
Windows
Explore an old mansion full of paranormal dangers alone. Find clues, identify ghosts, collect their dossiers and exorcise them.
Why similar: Action 18.5%, Adventure 16.4%, First-Person 16.3%, Investigation 14.6%, Supernatural 10.9%
- #18 House
86% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Yo!Games
Windows
Explore the HOUSE, remember it & spot the changes !
Why similar: Investigation 19%, Detective 18.9%, First-Person 14.5%, Dark 13.6%, Walking Simulator 11.2%
- #19 Don't Shoot The Humans!
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hidden Faces
Windows
Don’t Shoot the Humans! is a horror-detective game where you must decide friend from foe. One wrong choice will doom you to a fate worse than death. Every shot counts.
Why similar: Detective 24.5%, First-Person 18.2%, Horror 13.8%, Investigation 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #20 Phobic Nightmares
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: ClusterFame Games
Windows · Linux
Phobic Nightmares is a psychological horror game where you experience nightmarish realities to uncover what happened to your sister. Find notes from your sister and use the sacrifices of those who came before you to uncover what’s hidden and avoid ending up like them.
Why similar: Dark 15.4%, Supernatural 15.2%, Horror 12.1%, First-Person 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #21 The madness of death
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 41 reviews2023
Dev: Vania Studios
Windows
The madness of death is a first person psychological horror game. Explore the house in order to escape from it and break the curse of the Death Stone. You will have to solve the puzzles in order to advance and try not to stay in the dark.
Why similar: Action 16.7%, Adventure 14.9%, First-Person 13.1%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Dark 12%
- #22 Inside The Forest
82% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Stepan Tsokur
Windows
You and a group of friends decide to go on a camping trip in the Darkwood Forest, It starts off smoothly, but unforeseen events occur. and it’s only a matter of time before the true horror reveals itself.
Why similar: Detective 17.9%, First-Person 15.5%, Dark 12.8%, Investigation 12.8%, Horror 10.8%
- #23 A Simple Door
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Keter studio
Windows
Try to escape from “A Simple Door” by facing your past, your darkest secrets and your fears through the doors.
Why similar: First-Person 27.9%, Action 18.5%, Adventure 16.9%, Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 14%
- #24 Stranger Watch
80% matchPositive93% of 44 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 27.5%, Adventure 24.9%, Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Action 8.8%
- #25 You Were Sent Alone
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Fractured Echo Games
Windows
Atmospheric first-person horror with exploration, notes, and multiple endings. Discover what lies beneath and what was never meant to be found.
Why similar: Dark 17.5%, Horror 14.4%, Adventure 14.4%, Investigation 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%
- #26 Paracosma
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Luking
Windows
Paracosma is a surreal first-person psychological horror game set in eerie liminal spaces. Capture strange anomalies with your camera, solve environmental puzzles, and survive mysterious threats while uncovering fragments of your lost identity.
Why similar: Action 18.6%, Adventure 16.5%, First-Person 13.8%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Supernatural 9.7%
- #27 EVIL POSSESSION
81% matchMixed57% of 164 reviews2017
Dev: 2DragonsGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 53%
SURVIVAL HORROR in first person. We incarnate an investigator of paranormal events that only with the help of a paranormal activity detector (EMF DETECTOR) and a small oil lamp, we will try to perform an EXORCISM.
Why similar: Adventure 15.6%, Action 15.1%, Supernatural 14%, Horror 13.4%, First-Person 12.7%
- #28 Project Apparition
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FireBolt StudiosPub: Independant
Windows
Project Apparition is a 4 player cooperative paranormal investigation game currently in development. The aim of the game is to take on missions to investigate and remove ghosts from haunted buildings.
Why similar: First-Person 20.2%, Dark 18.1%, Investigation 15.1%, Action 13.7%, Supernatural 11.2%
- #29 REC: Beyond The Lens
78% matchMixed47% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: Samuka Gomes
Windows
REC: Beyond The Lens is a first-person horror game that tells the story of an unresolved past, with realistic graphics. Explore an unknown location, investigating dark secrets while using a body camera to document every step
Why similar: Detective 18.8%, Dark 14.4%, First-Person 12.6%, Horror 10.3%, Supernatural 9.5%
- #30 9 Childs Street
77% matchVery Positive90% of 814 reviews2023
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
This is a first-person indie horror game. In 9 Childs Street you will find the terrifying atmosphere of a recently abandoned house, and its captive inhabitants, through the eyes of a curious little boy in a red cap.
Why similar: Dark 18.6%, First-Person 17.3%, Horror 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Walking Simulator 11.2%
- #31 Injection No.9 - Chapter 1 (The Prologue)
77% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Ragdoll Games
Windows
Injection No.9 - Prologue is the first standalone episode of a psychological horror series. Investigate a decaying asylum after an anonymous tip, with only brief messages guiding you as reality breaks apart.
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Adventure 15.8%, First-Person 15%, Action 14.9%, Dark 9.7%
- #32 The Backrooms: Expedition
76% matchMixed68% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Sylvester
Windows
Explore the world of backrooms from this solo developed game. explore creepy and eerie levels, and also calm and liminal levels, but be careful, you're not the only one there.
Why similar: First-Person 17.7%, Dark 16.8%, Horror 15.1%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%
- #33 From The Other Side
75% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Vania Studios
Windows
"From the Other Side" immerses you in a chilling first-person psychological horror game. You are Steve, a security guard on his first night at work, tasked with monitoring security cameras and fixing unsettling anomalies that will make you question reality.
Why similar: First-Person 14.8%, Dark 14.8%, Horror 11.1%, Walking Simulator 11%, Investigation 10.7%
- #34 Shadowed Halls
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vidribute
Windows
Survive in a haunted colonial mansion in Bengal. Complete daily chores to keep order by day, then face supernatural anomalies at night. Explore, uncover secrets, and fight for your sanity in this first-person survival horror experience.
Why similar: Detective 16.4%, Investigation 14.3%, Horror 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Walking Simulator 9.5%
- #35 The Railroad Crossing
73% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Garu
Windows
The railroad crossing I walk by every day… something’s off.
Why similar: Dark 23.2%, Horror 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, First-Person 14.8%, Adventure 14.6%
- #36 Nightwalker
76% matchMixed62% of 47 reviews2020
Dev: Useless MachinesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Nightwalker is a short horror adventure game in which you play as an aspiring investigator.
Why similar: Action 22.6%, Adventure 22%, Indie 12.2%, First-Person 11.9%, Dark 11.4%
- #37 Veil of Torment
72% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Dejan Milosevic
Windows
Enter the abandoned Black Water Asylum in search of a missing girl. Veil of Torment is a psychological horror game where reality twists, shadows whisper, and every step drags you deeper into madness.
Why similar: Detective 19.4%, First-Person 17.4%, Adventure 17.2%, Dark 14%, Supernatural 8.7%
- #38 Oniwaki Village -Horror game-
73% 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 24.9%, Adventure 24.3%, Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Action 8.5%
- #39 Bound by Bones
74% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: IgnisByteStudios
Windows
In Bound by Bones, a supernatural horror experience, you are trapped in the space between life and death—forced to uncover and destroy the cursed remains of violent spirits before they consume you. The only way to survive is to find their scattered bones… and burn them.
Why similar: Detective 18.2%, Dark 12.6%, Investigation 12.5%, First-Person 12.5%, Supernatural 9.9%
- #40 Wrong train
75% matchMixed61% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: RG-Studio
Windows
What if you got on the wrong train that you were waiting for and fell asleep, and woke up to find that there are no people around anywhere else, and the train itself is endless? Will you be able to return home?
Why similar: First-Person 23.2%, Action 21.9%, Adventure 19.3%, Horror 13%, Psychological Horror 12.8%
- #41 BOKKIE
73% matchMixed70% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: AJB GAMES STUDIO
Windows
Dare to enter the world of "BOKKIE" where the line between childhood innocence and supernatural terror is blurred, and every corner hides a secret waiting to be unveiled. Will you brave the haunting whispers of the abandoned toys, or succumb to the darkness that lurks within?
Why similar: Action 19.1%, Detective 19%, Adventure 17%, First-Person 14.7%, Investigation 11.5%
- #42 The Host's deadly games
71% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: DaV Studios
Windows
The Host's deadly games is a first-person psychological horror game where you explore a mysterious house, uncover its dark past, and solve puzzles to survive.
Why similar: First-Person 20.1%, Supernatural 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Dark 14.4%, Horror 14.3%
- #43 BeyondThere
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Regen
Windows
Beyond There is an immersive first-person horror game where you explore the eerie house of a missing friend. As you uncover dark secrets and confront terrifying encounters, your sanity will be tested. Can you uncover the truth behind their disappearance, or will the house consume you too?
Why similar: First-Person 29%, Dark 25.4%, Horror 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13%, Simulation 10.4%
- #44 Don't look back
71% matchMixed54% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Spaced Out
Windows
You must walk through dark alleys, lightless fields, and pitch-black forests. There are no monsters chasing you. But never look back. A psychological horror experienced only with the mouse and W, A, S, D.
Why similar: First-Person 23.7%, Dark 19.4%, Horror 14.5%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Adventure 7%
- #45 Seclusion: Islesbury
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silent Game House
Windows
Seclusion: Islesbury is a mystery/horror adventure game with a focus on creating an absorbing journey. In this journey, you will explore various locations with countless mysteries to solve while trying to stay out of the madness that surrounds the town.
Why similar: Adventure 22.1%, Investigation 15.2%, First-Person 15%, Dark 14.2%, Indie 12.7%
- #46 The Cradle
70% matchMixed64% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: GiBarPub: RoBot
Windows
You are Alex, a curious journalist who has decided to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the entire staff of Synergy Soft. Six months ago, all the employees went mad at once, staging a bloody massacre. The official version is mass psychosis. But the truth is much more terrifying.
Why similar: Adventure 16.3%, Action 15.5%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, First-Person 12.9%, Dark 10.9%
- #47 HouseWarming
69% matchVery Positive83% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: Neskorobok GamesPub: Setone Games
Windows
Brian Lewis buys an old house, hoping for a quiet and orderly life. But on the very first night, the house begins to behave strangely... What starts as a harmless incident slowly turns into something far more terrifying... What if someone else is inside?
Why similar: Detective 16.1%, Horror 11.6%, Investigation 11.3%, Supernatural 11.1%, Walking Simulator 10.6%
- #48 The Asodium
70% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: BlackNoise Games
Windows
The Asodium is a bite-sized atmospheric horror experience focused on exploration, tension, and survival. Navigate a decaying asylum, avoid unseen threats, and uncover fragmented truths hidden within its walls while struggling to escape an unsettling reality
Why similar: Dark 24.1%, Action 20.9%, Adventure 18.6%, Horror 14.2%, First-Person 11.3%
- #49 After Lights Out
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: POQI STUDIO
Windows
After Lights Out is a first person psychological horror game. Players will explore a terrifying house that keeps changing in the dark. Use the lights to solve the puzzles and uncover the hidden truth in the room.
Why similar: Detective 27.3%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Dark 13.1%, Horror 12.4%, First-Person 10.9%
- #50 The Nightwal Legacy
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Quantum Division
Windows
A first-person supernatural thriller where you explore a manor overtaken by darkness. Wield a mysterious power to confront an ancient evil, unravel the truth, and save your brother.
Why similar: Detective 19.3%, First-Person 14.7%, Supernatural 11.5%, Investigation 10.7%, Horror 10.7%
- #51 The Circus That Never Left
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YS Studios
Windows · Mac
Step inside a circus performer's quiet home, but don't stop at the surface. In this short-form descent into dread, follow a hidden labyrinth deep beneath the floorboards and watch a simple investigation spiral into a claustrophobic nightmare.
Why similar: Dark 15.6%, Detective 15.1%, Horror 12.3%, Investigation 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
- #52 Project Lab
68% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Mewliks
Windows
A horror game in which you are an employee of a secret laboratory.
Why similar: First-Person 27.1%, Action 21.8%, Horror 20.7%, Adventure 15.8%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #53 Concealment
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 21 reviews2021
Dev: HorrorTheory
Windows
Go to an abandoned village to find your missing brother. Explore the objects that come in your way. Solve the terrible mystery of this mysterious place.
Why similar: Detective 25.1%, Dark 17.2%, First-Person 15.8%, Horror 11.2%, Investigation 8.5%
- #54 Darkness Inside
68% 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 22.1%, First-Person 17.6%, Horror 16.3%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Adventure 11.9%
- #55 Little Big Ghost Hunter
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kipinami Studio
Windows
Your mission? PISS OFF GHOSTS! You're Momo, a reckless kid ghost hunter with janky gadgets and a camera that captures ghosts. Provoke spirits, survive their violent tantrums, expose their true form and capture them with a snapshot! But push too far, and your childhood ends here.
Why similar: Detective 16.7%, Investigation 16.4%, Supernatural 13.3%, Dark 12.4%, First-Person 12.3%
- #56 Voltus' Neon Nightmare - Colossal Cure
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DarkFox64Pub: Twin Tails Studio
Windows
After the previous events, you realized that this "mall" place was a trap to send you to another dimension, full of liminal and unknown places. Voltus is now controlled by the Core's energy, forced to keep you away from it.
Why similar: Dark 25.5%, First-Person 24.4%, Horror 16.1%, Indie 14.7%, Action 13.6%
- #57 Dream Cola
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: a3muy StudioPub: Suliman Studio
Windows
A short PSX-style horror game featuring light scares, humor, and a mysterious story. Supports Arabic and English And no Music In This Game
Why similar: First-Person 19.7%, Horror 15.9%, Dark 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Walking Simulator 12.7%
- #58 Grinny’s Playhouse
65% 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: First-Person 26.1%, Dark 20.5%, Horror 14%, Action 13.6%, Adventure 12.1%
- #59 Haunted Echoes
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: REDLINE Interactive
Windows
Haunted Echoes is a raw psychological horror game experienced through a bodycam perspective. Explore abandoned, eerie locations, manage your limited flashlight, face terrifying anomalies hidden in the dark, and try to survive a nightmare where every single move is being recorded.
Why similar: Dark 23.5%, First-Person 20.8%, Horror 17.1%, Action 12.2%, Psychological Horror 12.2%