- #1 The Evil Within
97% matchVery Positive85% of 33,760 reviews2014
Dev: Tango GameworksPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.2%, Horror 20.3%, Gore 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Zombies 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Sebastian's first nightmare offers the closest match in grotesque enemy design, limited-resource combat, stealth, traps, and surreal psychological horror.
- #2 Resident Evil 4
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 279,839 reviews2023
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 26.7 hrsMean: 50.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.3%, Horror 17.2%, Third-Person Shooter 14.2%, Zombies 9.8%, Gore 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its polished third-person shooting, inventory management, tense encounters, upgrades, and escalating horror-action pacing strongly parallel The Evil Within 2's core loop.
- #3 SILENT HILL 2
96% matchVery Positive95% of 65,757 reviews2024
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 18.5 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.3%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 19.3%, Story Rich 8.4%, Great Soundtrack 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its oppressive fogbound exploration, symbolic monsters, and grief-driven psychological narrative make it an essential match for the seed game's personal nightmare themes.
- #4 Resident Evil 2
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 224,292 reviews2019
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 14.5 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.4%, Horror 17.5%, Zombies 16.2%, Gore 10.3%, Third Person 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A superb modern survival-horror experience centered on vulnerable third-person combat, ammo conservation, puzzles, exploration, and relentless pursuers.
- #5 Dead Space
94% matchVery Positive91% of 71,387 reviews2023
Dev: MotivePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.2%, Horror 19.8%, Third-Person Shooter 14.1%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Gore 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its over-the-shoulder combat, strategic dismemberment, upgrade systems, horrifying creatures, and immersive environmental storytelling closely fit the action-horror side of The Evil Within 2.
- #6 Resident Evil Village
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 154,752 reviews2021
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 33.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.6%, Horror 17%, Gore 10.1%, Zombies 9.2%, Psychological Horror 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Village combines a strange rural horror setting, a personal rescue story, resource management, weapon upgrades, and increasingly action-heavy encounters.
- #7 Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 127,598 reviews2017
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.5%, Horror 22.3%, Gore 10.6%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Zombies 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Although first-person, it delivers the same desperate resource management, grotesque body horror, unsettling family mystery, and escalating boss encounters.
- #8 Alien: Isolation
92% matchVery Positive93% of 67,015 reviews2014
Dev: Creative AssemblyPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
Why similar: Survival Horror 31.8%, Horror 27.4%, Stealth 11.6%, Survival 5.2%, Psychological Horror 5%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes slow, nerve-racking survival, environmental exploration, crafting, and the constant pressure of an intelligent unstoppable predator.
- #9 Resident Evil 3
91% matchVery Positive83% of 126,826 reviews2020
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Jill Valentine is one of the last remaining people in Raccoon City to witness the atrocities Umbrella performed. To stop her, Umbrella unleashes their ultimate secret weapon: Nemesis! Also includes Resident Evil Resistance, a new 1 vs 4 online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.7%, Horror 17.9%, Zombies 13.6%, Third-Person Shooter 9.3%, Gore 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This fast-paced third-person survival-horror campaign mixes scarce supplies, explosive action, urban disaster imagery, and a persistent stalker threat.
- #10 The Last of Us™ Part I
91% matchVery Positive85% of 109,908 reviews2023
Dev: Naughty Dog LLCPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 18.1 hrsMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.2%, Horror 15.9%, Third-Person Shooter 13.6%, Zombies 11.9%, Story Rich 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its brutal third-person stealth and combat, scavenging, crafting, infected threats, and emotionally driven survival story provide a similarly cinematic experience.
- #11 The Callisto Protocol™
89% matchMixed65% of 43,752 reviews2022
Dev: Striking Distance StudiosPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Survive to escape the horrors of Callisto and uncover the dark secrets of Jupiter’s dead moon.
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.7%, Horror 23%, Third-Person Shooter 18.9%, Third Person 7.4%, Story Rich 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A third-person sci-fi horror game built around claustrophobic corridors, gruesome monsters, melee-and-gunplay combat, and cinematic presentation.
- #12 CONTROL Ultimate Edition
89% matchVery Positive86% of 65,087 reviews2020
Dev: Remedy Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Why similar: Horror 18.9%, Third-Person Shooter 17.2%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Story Rich 10.7%, Third Person 9%
Why You'll Like It: Its supernatural conspiracies, shifting brutalist world, telekinetic combat, and reality-bending atmosphere make it ideal for players who enjoyed STEM's surreal environments.
- #13 Tormented Souls
88% matchVery Positive90% of 8,214 reviews2021
Dev: Dual EffectPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Classic survival horror is back! Inspired by the original Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark series, Tormented Souls modernises with a fresh twist on the fixed perspective adventure - as Caroline Walker investigates the mysterious disappearance of twin girls in a terrifying mansion-turned-hospital.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.1%, Horror 15.7%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Third-Person Shooter 11.4%, Gore 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A modern classic-style survival-horror game with elaborate puzzles, oppressive locations, scarce ammunition, alternate realities, and disturbing imagery.
- #14 Silent Hill Homecoming
90% matchMixed48% of 4,024 reviews2008
Dev: Double Helix GamesPub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
In Silent Hill Homecoming, Alex Shepherd has returned to his hometown of Shepherd's Glen to investigate the sudden disappearance of his brother. From Shepherd's Glen to the foggy streets of Silent Hill, Alex will face the darkest of horrors while struggling with his own grip on reality.
Why similar: Horror 27.3%, Survival Horror 26.2%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Gore 8.6%, Third Person 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a troubled protagonist, disturbing symbolic horror, foggy exploration, melee combat, and a story rooted in family trauma.
- #15 The Medium
87% 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 27.1%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Adventure 8%, Gore 7.7%, Story Rich 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its dual-reality exploration and trauma-focused supernatural mystery echo the way The Evil Within 2 turns inner pain into hostile physical spaces.
- #16 Amnesia: The Bunker
86% 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: Survival Horror 25%, Horror 17.5%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Stealth 11.4%, Open World 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its semi-open central hub, scarce supplies, improvised problem-solving, and terrifying emergent encounters capture the seed game's survival tension.
- #17 SIGNALIS
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,748 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Survival Horror 40.6%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Third-Person Shooter 9.5%, Violent 8.5%, Atmospheric 6%
Why You'll Like It: Its haunting psychological story, limited inventory, puzzle-solving, surreal world shifts, and deliberately scarce combat make it a strong atmospheric alternative.
- #18 Outlast 2
86% matchVery Positive91% of 64,674 reviews2017
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.
Why similar: Horror 25.4%, Survival Horror 22.1%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Gore 12.2%, Violent 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: It trades combat for hiding and escape, but its extreme psychological horror, disturbing cult imagery, and relentless pursuit create a similarly nightmarish descent.
- #19 SOMA
84% 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: Survival Horror 23.4%, Horror 21%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Gore 13.6%, Story Rich 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: For players most drawn to the seed's disturbing identity questions and bleak atmosphere, SOMA delivers one of horror gaming's strongest existential stories.
- #20 Alone in the Dark
83% 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: Horror 27.5%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Survival Horror 21.4%, Third Person 9.4%, Dark 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This reimagining combines a gothic psychological-horror mystery, third-person exploration, puzzles, combat, and multiple character perspectives.
- #21 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,958 reviews2018
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Why similar: Horror 23.5%, Survival Horror 21.8%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Gore 11.2%, Violent 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its vulnerable cat-and-mouse stealth, puzzle-solving, stalker encounters, and twisted psychological mystery make it a strong choice for tension over firepower.
- #22 Crow Country
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,366 reviews2024
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.5%, Horror 15.7%, Third-Person Shooter 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Gore 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Behind its retro presentation is a tightly designed survival-horror adventure with exploration, puzzles, limited resources, grotesque monsters, and an eerie mystery.
- #23 Prey
82% matchVery Positive91% of 54,757 reviews2017
Dev: Arkane StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.
Why similar: Horror 22.6%, Survival Horror 20.2%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Stealth 8.6%, Story Rich 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its immersive exploration, resource scarcity, environmental problem-solving, hostile shape-shifting enemies, and isolated sci-fi setting reward the same cautious experimentation.
- #24 Daymare: 1998
82% matchMixed69% of 4,297 reviews2019
Dev: Invader Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26%, Horror 17.1%, Zombies 14.1%, Gore 9.6%, Third-Person Shooter 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its fixed-camera-inspired third-person survival gameplay, tactical reloading, inventory pressure, puzzles, and biohazard horror suit fans of traditional survival-horror mechanics.
- #25 Resident Evil Requiem
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 185,609 reviews2026
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 30.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living. Prepare to escape death in a heart-stopping experience that will chill you to your core.
Why similar: Survival Horror 31%, Horror 18.3%, Third-Person Shooter 15.9%, Zombies 13.8%, Story Rich 4.3%
- #26 The Chant
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,272 reviews2022
Dev: Brass TokenPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A single-player, third person horror action-adventure game set on a remote spiritual island retreat. To survive you must craft, fight, and escape the psychedelic horrors set loose when a spiritual ritual goes wrong and awakens a dimension of cosmic terror.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.6%, Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Open World 10.4%, Third Person 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It follows a protagonist trapped in a supernatural nightmare, balancing exploration, crafting, melee combat, and a story about psychological instability.
- #27 Observer: System Redux
80% matchVery Positive85% of 3,032 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Horror 35.3%, Stealth 22.6%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Story Rich 13.5%, First-Person 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its cyberpunk detective premise, invasive mind exploration, grotesque visual distortions, and psychological storytelling align well with STEM's nightmare logic.
- #28 7th Floor
78% matchVery Positive98% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Vörös GergelyPub: IGT Games
Windows
Find your missing daughter in the Hospital of Madness. Collect items, fight enemies, and do whatever it takes to reach her!
Why similar: Horror 19.2%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Zombies 10.8%, Gore 10.2%, Stealth 9.3%
- #29 The Sinking City Remastered
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 5,748 reviews2021
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Powered by Unreal Engine 5, The Sinking City Remastered brings the eerie, atmospheric world of Oakmont back to life with enhanced gameplay and fully relit environments, perfect for both newcomers and returning players.
Why similar: Horror 21.2%, Third-Person Shooter 20.3%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Open World 14.6%, Story Rich 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This investigation-driven Lovecraftian horror game offers a decaying semi-open city, eldritch visions, unsettling mysteries, and tense combat against monstrosities.
- #30 The Beast Inside
79% 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 28.9%, Survival Horror 19.8%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Gore 8%, Violent 5.1%
- #31 Dead Space™ 2
78% matchVery Positive94% of 30,039 reviews2011
Dev: Visceral GamesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented, and on a space station called The Sprawl. Explore this world and its zero-g environments to discover the truth about the Unitology and its role in the Necromorph epidemic.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.5%, Horror 20.9%, Third-Person Shooter 14.4%, Gore 8.9%, Third Person 6.5%
- #32 Resident Evil 2 (1998)
75% matchVery Positive91% of 2,288 reviews2026
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Command Leon S. Kennedy, a rookie cop who stumbles onto the carnage reporting for his first duty, or play as Claire Redfield, desperately searching for her missing brother. Cutting edge 3-D accelerated graphics that create a terrifying, photo-realistic experience.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.2%, Horror 15.6%, Zombies 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Third-Person Shooter 7.8%
- #33 Amnesia: Rebirth
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,356 reviews2020
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Why similar: Horror 21.7%, Survival Horror 20.2%, Stealth 14.7%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Story Rich 10%
- #34 Alan Wake
76% 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 25.8%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Story Rich 9.8%, Third Person 9.7%, Survival Horror 8.8%
- #35 Little Nightmares
75% matchVery Positive95% of 116,669 reviews2017
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
Why similar: Horror 31.7%, Survival Horror 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Stealth 9.3%, Atmospheric 7%
- #36 Resident Evil Revelations
76% matchVery Positive81% of 18,591 reviews2013
Dev: Capcom
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Resident Evil® Revelations returns redefined for PC complete with high quality HD visuals, enhanced lighting effects and an immersive sound experience.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.3%, Horror 21.8%, Third-Person Shooter 14.7%, Zombies 14.4%, Action 4.4%
- #37 MADiSON
74% 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 23%, Survival Horror 21%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Gore 7.1%, Violent 5.8%
- #38 Tormented Souls 2
72% matchVery Positive88% of 2,210 reviews2025
Dev: Dual EffectPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Caroline Walker returns in the sequel to the award-winning survival horror classic. Explore the decaying remains of the secluded Villa Hess, use improvised weapons to confront terrifying creatures, and bend the fabric of reality to save your sister from a twisted cult.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28%, Third-Person Shooter 15.9%, Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Third Person 6.9%
- #39 Outlast
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 139,069 reviews2013
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
Why similar: Horror 35.7%, Survival Horror 21%, Gore 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Stealth 4.4%
- #40 Resident Evil Revelations 2
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 32,252 reviews2015
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
RE Revelations 2 continues the series acclaimed essential survival horror experience, while uncovering startling truths.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.9%, Horror 19.7%, Zombies 16.7%, Third-Person Shooter 10.9%, Gore 7.3%
- #41 HELLSEED: All Chapters
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 299 reviews2024
Dev: Profenix Studio SRLS
Windows
HELLSEED is a first-person horror adventure that combines puzzles, action, and a chilling narrative. In a dark world full of supernatural threats, you’ll need to solve complex puzzles and manage your sanity. This isn’t just a fight for survival—it's a journey into the depths of terror.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.2%, Horror 19.2%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Stealth 11.9%, Gore 9.7%
- #42 Blair Witch
73% 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 28.7%, Psychological Horror 20%, Survival Horror 14.9%, Violent 8.8%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #43 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
73% matchVery Positive95% of 35,783 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
Why similar: Horror 35.2%, Survival Horror 20.5%, Gore 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Stealth 4.5%
- #44 Dishonored 2
71% matchVery Positive90% of 66,966 reviews2016
Dev: Arkane StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Reprise your role as a supernatural assassin in Dishonored 2. Declared a “masterpiece” by Eurogamer and hailed “a must-play revenge tale” by Game Informer, Dishonored 2 is the follow up to Arkane’s 1st-person action blockbuster & winner of 100+ 'Game of the Year' awards, Dishonored.
Why similar: Stealth 33.5%, Open World 12.4%, Story Rich 11.5%, Gore 10.7%, First-Person 6.9%
- #45 The Sinking City 2
69% matchVery Positive82% of 1,875 reviews2026
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Set in the Roaring '20s, The Sinking City 2 is a survival horror steeped in Lovecraftian dread. Defy an eldritch deity and explore the drowned alleys of Arkham, stalked by the dead, as you weigh one life against an entire city.
Why similar: Horror 19%, Survival Horror 18.8%, Third-Person Shooter 17.6%, Gore 8.6%, Psychological Horror 7.4%
- #46 The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,540 reviews2020
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.2 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: Horror 30.9%, Survival Horror 28.6%, Psychological Horror 6.8%, Gore 5.3%, Adventure 5%
- #47 Resident Evil
69% matchVery Positive92% of 36,703 reviews2015
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
Why similar: Survival Horror 34.5%, Horror 20.3%, Zombies 15.3%, Survival 4.5%, Gore 4.4%
- #48 F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
70% matchVery Positive85% of 9,527 reviews2009
Dev: MonolithPub: Warner Bros. Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Assume the role of Special Forces Sgt. Becket as your routine mission quickly turns into a fight for survival against the wrath of Alma Wade. As Alma's terrifying power surges out of control, your squad is forced to battle through an apocalyptic landscape in search of clues for how to destroy her!
Why similar: Horror 48.5%, Gore 16.8%, Psychological Horror 12%, Action 6.6%, Shooter 4.9%
- #49 Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
70% matchVery Positive94% of 2,991 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.
Why similar: Horror 29.2%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Stealth 10.8%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #50 Forest Asylum 2
67% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Michal Piotrowski
Windows
Forest Asylum 2 - An Indie Psychological Horror Game and the sequel to the well-received first part. Embark on a Therapy that will change your life!
Why similar: Survival Horror 31.5%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Horror 18.8%, Gore 8.7%, Violent 5.9%
- #51 Resident Evil 0
70% matchVery Positive80% of 19,883 reviews2016
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Before the mansion, before the destruction of Raccoon City, there was Resident Evil 0. Now remastered with improved visuals and sounds, as well as the all-new Wesker Mode, there's never been a better time to experience the origins of the Resident Evil story.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29%, Horror 22.9%, Zombies 15.3%, Gore 4.9%, Third-Person Shooter 4.6%
- #52 SILENT HILL f
66% matchVery Positive80% of 29,564 reviews2025
Dev: NeoBards Entertainment Ltd.Pub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 13.0 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Hinako's hometown is engulfed in fog, driving her to fight grotesque monsters and solve eerie puzzles. Uncover the disturbing beauty hidden in terror.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.8%, Horror 21.1%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Gore 8.1%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #53 SKYHILL: Black Mist
71% matchMixed46% of 239 reviews2020
Dev: Mandragora
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 43%
In this psychological survival horror your daughter was kidnapped and whole building is overrun by dark monsters and crazy cultist for whom you are a prey. Survive and save your family in a face of danger from the mysterious black mist that covered entire city and changes human into vile creatures.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.9%, Horror 18.2%, Zombies 11.7%, Survival 7.9%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #54 Sofie: The Echoes™
69% matchMostly Negative39% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Working Game Studio Ltd.
Windows
Sofie: The Echoes™ is a story-driven, third-person action-adventure where you guide Sofie, a determined mother, through combat, exploration, and puzzles in a dark world, unraveling secrets in a quest to save her family.
Why similar: Horror 21.4%, Third-Person Shooter 20.5%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Zombies 10%, Gore 9.7%
- #55 Little Nightmares II
65% matchVery Positive93% of 58,768 reviews2021
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.
Why similar: Horror 36.8%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Stealth 8.8%, Story Rich 8.4%, Dark 6.6%
- #56 >observer_
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,934 reviews2017
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Horror 29.2%, Psychological Horror 24%, Story Rich 8.6%, Violent 7.4%, Gore 7.3%
- #57 Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
67% matchVery Positive81% of 49,671 reviews2017
Dev: MachineGamesPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
America, 1961. The assassination of Nazi General Deathshead was a short-lived victory. The Nazis maintain their stranglehold on the world. You are BJ Blazkowicz, aka “Terror-Billy,” member of the Resistance, scourge of the Nazi empire, and humanity’s last hope for liberty.
Why similar: Gore 26.7%, Violent 15.4%, Story Rich 10.7%, Stealth 9.9%, Action 7.4%
- #58 Remothered: Broken Porcelain
68% matchMixed61% of 1,061 reviews2020
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Broken Porcelain brings an abundance of welcome changes to the series, introducing new gameplay and storytelling elements that breathe new life into the characters and an unprecedented level of immersion in this haunting adventure – perfect for both new and returning fans to the series.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21%, Horror 15.4%, Gore 13.5%, Violent 9.6%, Stealth 8.5%
- #59 Neverending Nightmares
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 3,046 reviews2014
Dev: Infinitap Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.
Why similar: Horror 34.7%, Psychological Horror 24.2%, Gore 17.6%, Survival Horror 7.7%, Atmospheric 5.3%
- #60 Metro Exodus
65% matchVery Positive90% of 136,223 reviews2020
Dev: 4A GamesPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.
Why similar: Horror 14.7%, Open World 14.6%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Story Rich 8.4%, Stealth 7.7%
