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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Action, Horror, Survival.

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  1. #1 SPAGHET 2: Al Dente Chapter
    97% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2021
    Dev: Torrey DanielPub: TD Indie
    Windows

    You just couldn't keep your hands to yourself... could you?

    Why similar: Survival Horror 26.3%, Survival 25.6%, Horror 15.9%, Action 15.1%, 3D 7.4%

  2. #2 Woodlands
    96% matchMostly Negative29% of 295 reviews2017
    Dev: Acuze Interactives
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 25%

    Survive. Build shelter. Build a fire. Scavenge and kill for materials. Craft. Eat and drink. Do what you need to do to survive.

    Why similar: Survival 27.8%, Survival Horror 21.9%, Indie 13%, Action 12.9%, Horror 12.2%

  3. #3 P.A.M.E.L.A.®
    96% matchMixed59% of 919 reviews2020
    Dev: NVYVE® Studios
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    Explore, fight, and survive as an awakened sleeper, in a fallen utopian city ravaged by a horrific disease. With an array of hi-tech weapons, highly immersive UI, full-body awareness, and much more, P.A.M.E.L.A. delivers an intense and unforgiving survival experience.

    Why similar: Survival 24.3%, Open World 21.7%, Survival Horror 21.6%, Horror 12.5%, Action 7.2%

  4. #4 Pursuer
    94% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2019
    Dev: AntonyStiv
    Windows

    You are a pursuer, and your job is to catch a criminal who has more than 20 victims.

    Why similar: Open World 20%, Survival 18.7%, Action 18.4%, Adventure 17.2%, Horror 13.4%

  5. #5 Mia's Hunt
    92% matchMostly Positive76% of 41 reviews2024
    Dev: Synax
    Windows

    In Mia's Hunt, you plunge headfirst into the heart of darkness, a dense, zombie-infested world where survival is a moment-to-moment struggle. As the 21-year-old Mia, your every step could mean the difference between life and death.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 24.9%, Survival 23.1%, Horror 16.5%, Open World 16%, Adventure 14.4%

  6. #6 Lost Room: Escape
    91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: Fantastica Games
    Windows

    As twilight descends and the world plunges into darkness, you, a seasoned police officer, find yourself answering a harrowing call that shatters the peace of a quiet, unassuming neighborhood. The distressed voice on the other end speaks of Lost Apartment, a place steeped in sinister legends.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 35.1%, Horror 23.4%, Action 18.3%, 3D 14.7%, Indie 4.9%

  7. #7 Backrooms: No Way Out
    91% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2026
    Dev: ShreddedDev
    Windows

    Backrooms: No Way Out is a 1-4 player liminal horror game. Explore various backrooms levels, avoid entities, solve puzzles, and search for a way out.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 29.3%, Survival 23%, Horror 18.6%, Action 10.9%, Adventure 9.1%

  8. #8 Bigfoot Forest
    89% matchMostly Positive76% of 181 reviews2021
    Dev: Kiddy
    Windows

    Bigfoot Forest - a first-person indie horror game. While traveling in your car, you run out of gas and find yourself far away from any civilized locations at night, with only woods and a small town nearby.

    Why similar: Survival 21.5%, Survival Horror 19.7%, Horror 14.1%, Action 12.6%, Adventure 12.5%

  9. #9 Joe's Diner
    90% matchMostly Negative40% of 258 reviews2015
    Dev: VIS-GamesPub: United Independent Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Somewhere along the venerable Route 7, in the middle of nowhere, you will find Joe’s Diner. The old Diner was built on the site of a former Indian cemetery. Amongst the buried, two rival chieftains are laid to rest; while alive each could not stand the other.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 31.2%, Horror 26.5%, Adventure 15.5%, Action 15.3%, Indie 11.5%

  10. #10 Ka Mate
    89% matchMixed40% of 35 reviews2021
    Dev: 2645Interactive
    Windows

    An adventurous TV presenter goes to New Zealand. He want to find this place to investigate the story of Maori & Haka Dance. The adventurous who encounters with unexpected events will have to struggle for life against wildlife.

    Why similar: Survival 31.7%, Open World 29.4%, Action 14.7%, Adventure 13.8%, Indie 10.4%

  11. #11 Duder
    88% matchMostly Negative30% of 40 reviews2018
    Dev: HorrorC
    Windows
    Median: 0 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 8%

    Duder is a new horror with the familiar game concept, an unusual ending and full immersion in an atmosphere of fear in which you have to explore the dense forest and escape from the terrible creature that will haunt you everywhere.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 28%, Survival 27.9%, Horror 18.3%, Adventure 14.7%, Indie 11.1%

  12. #12 DESOLATE
    86% matchMixed67% of 8,009 reviews2019
    Dev: NeargaPub: HypeTrain Digital
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    DESOLATE is a first person horror survival experience. Form a research team with up to 4 players and explore an open world filled with mysteries and unsolved questions, or do it all on your own.

    Why similar: Survival 32.7%, Open World 31.7%, Horror 18.5%, Survival Horror 5.5%, Adventure 5.5%

  13. #13 Survive Avalon
    86% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2021
    Dev: Sky Empire Games
    Windows

    Open World, Survival, Crafting, Dungeons

    Why similar: Survival Horror 24%, Open World 23.2%, Survival 22.3%, Horror 11.1%, Action 8.1%

  14. #14 Rainbow Gate
    84% matchMostly Positive71% of 99 reviews2026
    Dev: 7EVIL Studio
    Windows

    Rainbow Gate is a survival horror game set in an abandoned toy factory and amusement park that was once full of joy, but has now become a deadly trap. You are trapped in a twisted game, forced to find a way to escape from the lurking shadows and relentless Animatronics before it’s too late.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 28.9%, Survival 25%, Horror 20.3%, Adventure 11.1%, 3D 5.9%

  15. #15 BlackFaith
    85% matchMostly Negative35% of 386 reviews2018
    Dev: JUBSTUDIO
    Windows

    BlackFaith a Survival horror game based on local horror stories podcast

    Why similar: Survival 33.5%, Survival Horror 27.5%, Horror 19.8%, Open World 9.5%, Indie 5%

  16. #16 Ice Star Tribes
    84% matchNo user reviews2020
    Dev: Avisgames
    Windows

    Action , adventure shooter in the dark world.

    Why similar: Open World 29.7%, Horror 19.6%, Survival Horror 18.1%, Action 16.5%, 3D 8.3%

  17. #17 The Woods
    82% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2025
    Dev: Starlit Forge Games
    Windows

    Explore, build, craft and survive on a mysterious forest island.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 34.1%, Open World 24%, Survival 11.8%, Action 11.6%, Adventure 10.8%

  18. #18 Don't Look
    83% matchMostly Negative40% of 58 reviews2020
    Dev: DygoDev
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Don't Look is a horror game where you are being hunted by things that can only move when you see them. With no explanation or recollection of where you came from your only objective is to survive and make it out of that hell and hopefully uncover some secrets on the way.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 32.4%, Survival 24.7%, Horror 21.1%, Adventure 8.5%, 3D 8.3%

  19. #19 Shirazu Yama
    82% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2022
    Dev: B-Bits
    Windows

    First-person horror action game. Stranded on a mountain, you can only rely on your lighter to show you the way through the dark forest. Can you overcome your fear and find the way out?

    Why similar: Survival Horror 41.3%, Horror 26.7%, Action 16.9%, 3D 11.3%, Singleplayer 3.8%

  20. #20 Climb up the down
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: RG-Studio
    Windows

    Why similar: Survival Horror 34.1%, Horror 20.8%, Action 20.5%, Adventure 17.3%, Indie 4.6%

  21. #21 The Nurse
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ASKIR Games
    Windows

    Hide wherever you can, look for everything you can use, be quiet to avoid attracting attention, protect yourself from the enemy's bloodthirst, Katherine sees and hears everything, don't get caught in her sight. Explore the territory, find a way to escape from this hell.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 28.5%, Survival 25.4%, Horror 17.2%, Action 9.7%, 3D 8.2%

  22. #22 MaskuLand Survival
    80% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: DR_Godot_Dev
    Windows

    You are Masku, an explorer who crash-landed in an unknown world carrying a rare cure for your son! To breathe you need special Masks, each one grants you a unique ability! Repair your balloon and get supplies, fight you way back home! His life depends on you! You need to SURVIVE!

    Why similar: Survival 25.6%, Survival Horror 23.8%, Open World 23%, Horror 12.3%, Adventure 7%

  23. #23 Protocol Nightmare
    78% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: Cauan BuzolinPub: Buzolin Studios
    Windows

    Survive three nights of absolute terror while more than 10 monsters hunt you down. Explore secret paths, complete tasks, use your flashlight and scanner, upgrade your abilities, and face an intense survival experience.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 37.2%, Horror 22.4%, Action 20.3%, Indie 11%, Adventure 6.3%

  24. #24 Block Granny Horror Survival
    79% matchMixed50% of 44 reviews2019
    Dev: Polantronic
    Windows

    Survive on the island and protect your family. Granny comes to hurt your wife or child. Craft weapons (bow, club, arrows) and fight Collect the food and feed your family.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 36.8%, Horror 23.8%, Action 21.7%, Adventure 17.8%

  25. #25 Dimmed Light
    77% matchPositive83% of 24 reviews2025
    Dev: PixelGusePub: Derevo Games
    Windows

    You are an experienced urbex, who has set sights on another abandoned factory. But, having prepared for the hunt for adventures, you could not even think that they would be hunting you! What happened here?! The mystery will only be revealed by the light of the flashlight...

    Why similar: Survival Horror 26.9%, Action 22.3%, Adventure 20.9%, Indie 15%, Horror 14.9%

  26. #26 Deathly Dominion
    77% matchMixed69% of 26 reviews2024
    Dev: xHARDHeMPuS
    Windows

    Deathly Dominion is an intense survival game where players face endless hordes of zombies in a post-apocalyptic world. Each wave brings new challenges, requiring quick skills and well-thought-out strategies to survive. An immersive and challenging game for fans of the genre.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 18.1%, Survival 17.9%, Adventure 14.8%, Action 14.5%, Open World 12.3%

  27. #27 Phantaruk
    78% matchMixed61% of 237 reviews2016
    Dev: PolyslashPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Phantaruk combines survival horror with adventure and stealth mechanics. Expect true shivers down your spine as you fight for your life not only facing the dangers of the Purity-02 spaceship, but most of all - when you try to get rid of toxins continually destroying you from the inside.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 22.8%, Action 21.7%, Adventure 19.8%, Horror 19.4%, Indie 14.2%

  28. #28 The Echo Escape
    75% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2024
    Dev: mumumu
    Windows

    Escape from the suspicious space by eluding [them].

    Why similar: Survival Horror 34.5%, Horror 21.7%, Survival 13.9%, Indie 9.5%, 3D 8.9%

  29. #29 Dark Fairy Tales: The Boogeyman
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Density Games
    Windows

    Deep in the forest is the old manor. 4 innocents want to know if the myth of Ouija is true, but they never expect the presence of a real devil. Now they have to pay for their curiosity and for their lives because the Boogeyman is going to hunt them down.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 26.6%, Survival 25.7%, Horror 15.8%, Action 14%, Open World 10.5%

  30. #30 祟り坂 | TATARI Curse road
    74% matchPositive87% of 45 reviews2025
    Dev: STUDIO DYD
    Windows

    A simple survival horror set in a hilly town where you must escape from a ghost. There are no puzzles, item usage, or complex controls. If you fail, try again, memorize the roads, and find your way to the goal.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 37.7%, Horror 25.4%, Action 12.4%, Adventure 9.9%, Indie 8%

  31. #31 Alone in the Dark (2008)
    76% matchMostly Negative40% of 1,457 reviews2013
    Dev: Eden GamesPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 38%

    The game that started the popular survival horror genre returns better than ever! Players control Edward Carnby, the main character from the original Alone in the Dark, on a thrilling journey through a dark and terrifying re-creation of New York's Central Park where Carnby must discover the truth behind a dark conspiracy.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 25.6%, Horror 23.5%, Action 13%, Adventure 12.9%, Open World 12.8%

  32. #32 Faiths End - 2D Survival Horror
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Aaron BestPub: BadBunny Games
    Windows

    When Matilda Stockwood's partner is abducted her only hope is to follow the trail back to her childhood home, but the once idyllic town of Raven's Point isn't exactly how she remembers.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 25.4%, Action 17.9%, Survival 16.5%, Adventure 16.2%, Indie 12%

  33. #33 Deathtouch
    73% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2025
    Dev: RichoPOV
    Windows

    DEATHTOUCH is an open-world horror game where exploration leads to hidden secrets—and lurking nightmares. Uncover mysterious locations, navigate eerie environments, and survive terrifying encounters in a world that feels truly alive.

    Why similar: Survival 31.2%, Open World 26.1%, Adventure 13.1%, Action 10.7%, Survival Horror 8.1%

  34. #34 The Skeleton
    73% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2018
    Dev: ZIGGSTER GAMES
    Windows

    The Skeleton is a Survival Horror Game in which you must survive for as long as you can. Meanwhile, A Skeleton is trying to kill you and you must try to do whatever you can to escape him.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 29.4%, Survival 21.1%, Action 20.7%, Horror 16.3%, Adventure 12.5%

  35. #35 Funtime with Buffy
    73% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2020
    Dev: Darius Bucataru
    Windows

    Things are not going so well since you've been left alone in the house. Your friendly plushie toy, Buffy, is not so friendly anymore. Otherwise he's haunting you all along.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 31.7%, Survival 20.9%, Horror 20.3%, Action 8.3%, Adventure 7%

  36. #36 The Ancient Labyrinth
    72% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2019
    Dev: Nicola Gaeta
    Windows · Mac

    The Ancient Labyrinth is a psychological horror game set in a mysterious labyrinth which hides a terrible secret. Play as a man who has lost his memory, trapped for some strange reason and stalked by a frightening monster that will hunt him the whole time.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 20.7%, Action 18.9%, Survival 17.5%, Adventure 17.1%, Indie 13.1%

  37. #37 Creature Hunt
    72% matchMixed40% of 40 reviews2019
    Dev: Bisquit Play
    Windows

    Creature Hunt is a combination of a survival horror and a hunting simulator. According to some articles in the local press, a few days ago several bodies of dead tourists were found in the woods of North Carolina.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 20.2%, Open World 19.9%, Survival 17.1%, Action 11.4%, Horror 11.2%

  38. #38 The Mine
    71% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2016
    Dev: Stepanov Dmitriy
    Windows

    You will find a fascinating and frightening adventure through the old mine in Soviet Union, where you have to hide from enemies in order to survive and figure out what else hiding the old mine

    Why similar: Survival Horror 41.9%, Horror 23.3%, Adventure 20.3%, Indie 14.5%

  39. #39 Hellpress
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: PandaBox
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A 2D top-down survival adventure set in a decaying world full of danger. Built around exploration, environmental storytelling, and resource management.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 28.8%, Survival 17.3%, Horror 15.3%, Open World 14.3%, Adventure 10.6%

  40. #40 Nightmare on Azathoth
    71% matchMixed57% of 30 reviews2015
    Dev: Modesto RabenaPub: Divergent Game Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Nightmare on Azathoth is a dark game, in which you might not want to find the truth. Manage your base, scavenge, collect memory fragments, and collect resources to power up your spaceship to escape this planet. Death only brings an endless time loop, that restarts everything on the 4th day.

    Why similar: Survival 25.6%, Survival Horror 24.6%, Action 19%, Adventure 18.3%, Indie 12.4%

  41. #41 Welcome to Hanwell
    70% matchMixed47% of 363 reviews2017
    Dev: Steel Arts
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Open world horror set in a city in which your worst nightmares have become an everyday part of life. Explore a dense open world of terror, every building a unique location with it's own story to tell. Strung together by the remenants of Hanwell.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 26.8%, Horror 22%, Open World 18.5%, Adventure 12.3%, Action 12.1%

  42. #42 Zaru
    68% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
    Dev: Ascent Games Ltd
    Windows

    Explore a PSX-style horror game where your senses are your tools for survival. Sacrifice one sense for another to detect threats and make it out alive. Experience the sensory deprivation as you sneak throughout the warehouse, doing your last tasks for the night.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 24.1%, Adventure 19.7%, Action 19.1%, Horror 18.3%, 3D 11.8%

  43. #43 Dashie's Puh-ranormal Activity
    69% matchVery Positive97% of 58 reviews2021
    Dev: Jason Morgan
    Windows

    Dashie's Puh-ranormal Activity is a 3D comedy/horror game developed for the YouTuber Dashie. (YouTube: DashieGames, DashieXP, DashieXP2). The game features various references to Dashie's skits and videos. In this game, Dashie is being haunted by the ghost of his ex and former skit characters.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 30.4%, Survival 23.4%, Horror 19.4%, Action 9.5%, Adventure 8.6%

  44. #44 Ben The Exorcist
    70% matchPositive83% of 42 reviews2017
    Dev: WraithStudio
    Windows

    Ben the Exorcist is horror/comedy game from first person perspective. The task of our titular Hero is to banish annoying ghosts from haunted house of Whiterspoon family so they could finally continue their boring life peacefully.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 31.8%, Horror 19.3%, Action 18.8%, Adventure 17.6%, Indie 12.6%

  45. #45 All Is Dust
    69% matchMixed45% of 1,324 reviews2015
    Dev: Mannequin Games LLC
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 17%

    All Is Dust is a first-person horror game for PC and Oculus Rift. Experience the terror of a dust storm in the 1930s and unravel the mystery surrounding your decaying farm.

    Why similar: Horror 32.2%, Survival 23.9%, Survival Horror 16.6%, Open World 13.7%, Adventure 6.2%

  46. #46 Rake
    68% matchMostly Positive71% of 4,383 reviews2015
    Dev: Konsordo
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    Do ghosts exist? What about Bigfoot, Chupacabras,Rake or Skinwalkers? And how will we ever know? You play as Gordon Davis, a scientist,a traveller and an explorer of unknown creatures and unusual events.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 27.5%, Horror 23.7%, Survival 19.4%, Open World 17.1%, Action 4.6%

  47. #47 Manor Maze
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Fieldtenstein
    Windows

    Have you ever dreamed about being trapped in a manor where the architecture is a maze? Understandable, but unfortunately that will be happening. Where each maze has its own mechanic, will you be able to decipher them to free yourself from a place where it seems like you have no allies.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 41.2%, Horror 24.8%, Indie 15.1%, 3D 8%, Adventure 6.7%

  48. #48 The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,401 reviews2020
    Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is a Korean survival horror-adventure. Venture from your deserted school to survive the horrors of the night. Explore the surrounding Sehwa district and uncover the shadow realm's dark secrets. Use everything at your disposal to avoid a demoness hellbent on killing you!

    Why similar: Survival Horror 30%, Horror 26.3%, Survival 12.9%, Adventure 11.5%, Action 8.4%

  49. #49 The Hunt In Sanity
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Kaboom Games
    Windows

    The Hunt In Sanity is a first-person psychological horror game. You play as Jason searching for his wife. As you explore eerie environments.You must scavenge for supplies to survive relentless attacks from evil Enemies.Find hidden clues, solve puzzles, and delve into the secrets of your wife's past

    Why similar: Survival Horror 27.1%, Adventure 21.1%, Action 15.3%, Horror 15%, Indie 10.3%

  50. #50 AsHes
    66% matchMixed62% of 247 reviews2024
    Dev: Yanmo Games
    Windows

    This horror game inspired by Chinese folklore offers an enthralling journey through the depths of the Underworld. As you delve deeper, you'll unravel hidden secrets veiled in the darkness.

    Why similar: Open World 26.8%, Survival 21.9%, Horror 15.8%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Action 6.5%

  51. #51 10 Years After
    69% matchVery Negative11% of 129 reviews2015
    Dev: Rock Paper Games
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 22%

    “10 Years After” Is a survival based horror (Open World) Single Player Adventure ..........After the government rolled out a injection to the general public to stem the violence and quell the human emotion's things were going well ….....

    Why similar: Survival 42%, Action 20.4%, Adventure 19.8%, Indie 13.1%, Singleplayer 4.7%

  52. #52 HEPH
    67% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2017
    Dev: Creature of the Rise co.,ltd.
    Windows

    You are the only one who has to deal with the worst situation happens on this spaceship, and make sure it arriving the destination safely. Gathering material and craft items. Shoot, Sneak, Run, Use your own strategy to survive.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 34.7%, Survival 28.3%, Action 13.7%, Adventure 12.1%, Indie 11.2%

  53. #53 Fear the Dark Unknown: James
    67% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2020
    Dev: Dreamlight Games Studios SL
    Windows

    The clock is ticking and the survival game can no longer be stopped. James and Chloe have been chosen and nothing will ever be the same again after discovering the Dark Unknown.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 28.8%, Action 21.9%, Adventure 19.9%, Indie 14.7%, Horror 14.6%

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