- #1 The Evil Within 2
97% matchVery Positive92% of 31,065 reviews2017
Dev: Tango GameworksPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.2%, Horror 20.3%, Gore 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Zombies 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its direct sequel retains Sebastian’s weapon-and-resource survival gameplay while expanding the psychological nightmare setting into larger, more explorable areas.
- #2 Resident Evil 2
96% 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 26.1%, Horror 18%, Zombies 16.9%, Gore 13.4%, Third Person 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its tense third-person gunplay, limited ammunition, zombies, boss encounters, and claustrophobic locations make it an especially natural fit.
- #3 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 22.4%, Horror 18.8%, Zombies 10.8%, Third-Person Shooter 10.3%, Gore 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This modern third-person survival-horror classic closely matches The Evil Within’s over-the-shoulder combat, upgrade loop, grotesque villagers, and carefully paced action.
- #4 Dead Space
95% 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 22.1%, Horror 21.3%, Gore 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Third-Person Shooter 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It combines strategic dismemberment combat, oppressive audiovisual horror, resource management, and a relentlessly hostile sci-fi environment.
- #5 Resident Evil 3
94% 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 24.4%, Horror 19.9%, Zombies 15.4%, Gore 12.8%, Third-Person Shooter 7%
Why You'll Like It: The remake offers a compact, highly cinematic campaign built around frantic third-person survival combat and an unkillable stalking monster.
- #6 SILENT HILL 2
93% 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 29.5%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, Horror 22.6%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Third Person 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This remake pairs third-person exploration and vulnerable combat with a deeply unsettling psychological story and monstrous symbolism.
- #7 Resident Evil Revelations 2
94% 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 24.2%, Horror 20.7%, Zombies 17.8%, Gore 9.7%, Third-Person Shooter 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its episodic campaign mixes scarce-ammo survival tension, grotesque enemies, puzzle-oriented progression, and close third-person shooting.
- #8 The Callisto Protocol™
92% 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 31.3%, Horror 25.4%, Third-Person Shooter 14%, Third Person 9.1%, Cinematic 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its brutal third-person combat, gore-heavy creature design, and linear sci-fi nightmare atmosphere strongly echo The Evil Within’s cinematic intensity.
- #9 Resident Evil
91% 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 32.9%, Horror 20.9%, Zombies 15.9%, Gore 5.7%, Survival 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: The acclaimed remake is a foundational survival-horror experience centered on exploration, item management, puzzles, and dangerous undead encounters.
- #10 Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
91% 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 25.9%, Horror 24.6%, Gore 14.8%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Zombies 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Although first-person, it offers similarly oppressive pacing, grotesque body horror, scarce resources, and a deranged, constantly escalating nightmare.
- #11 Resident Evil Village
90% 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 27.3%, Horror 19.7%, Gore 14.9%, Zombies 10.8%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its blend of weapon upgrades, boss-driven progression, grotesque enemies, and cinematic horror-action makes it a strong fit for Evil Within fans.
- #12 Dead Space™ 2
89% 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 23.6%, Horror 22.8%, Gore 12.3%, Third-Person Shooter 10.5%, Third Person 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a more action-forward but still frightening survival-horror campaign with excellent third-person combat and memorable monster encounters.
- #13 Tormented Souls
89% 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 25.3%, Horror 16.5%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Gore 11%, Third-Person Shooter 8%
Why You'll Like It: It deliberately evokes classic survival horror with fixed-camera tension, inventory puzzles, scarce supplies, and disturbing otherworldly environments.
- #14 Alone in the Dark
87% 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 25.6%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Survival Horror 18.4%, Third Person 9.7%, Dark 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This reimagining emphasizes third-person exploration, puzzles, limited supplies, supernatural enemies, and an increasingly unreal horror narrative.
- #15 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 23%, Atmospheric 8%, Dark 7.9%, Third-Person Shooter 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its low-ammo combat, oppressive atmosphere, cryptic psychological narrative, and surreal horrors capture the vulnerable side of survival horror exceptionally well.
- #16 Alien: Isolation
86% 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 30.7%, Horror 28.7%, Stealth 10.6%, Survival 6.3%, Atmospheric 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: It trades gun-heavy combat for stealth and evasion, but its resource pressure, hostile environments, and sustained dread are superb survival-horror qualities.
- #17 Silent Hill Homecoming
88% 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 30%, Survival Horror 26.6%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Gore 12%, Third Person 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: It shares a third-person perspective, melee-and-firearm survival combat, disturbing creature imagery, and psychologically tortured storytelling.
- #18 Daymare: 1998
86% 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 26.6%, Horror 19%, Zombies 15.8%, Gore 13.5%, Third-Person Shooter 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This third-person horror shooter is built around limited inventory space, infected enemies, puzzles, and an intentionally old-school survival-horror structure.
- #19 Outlast
84% 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 35.2%, Survival Horror 19.1%, Gore 13.6%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Survival 5%
Why You'll Like It: It removes combat in favor of desperate evasion, but its asylum setting, gore, pursuit sequences, and escalating madness deliver intense survival-horror tension.
- #20 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 22.7%, Horror 22%, Gore 18.1%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Dark 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This is a slower, story-led recommendation for players drawn to The Evil Within’s disorienting psychological horror and existential dread.
- #21 The Medium
83% 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 31.5%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Gore 11.3%, Third Person 9.7%, Dark 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its dual-reality exploration and trauma-focused psychological horror provide a strong match for The Evil Within’s shifting worlds and surreal storytelling.
- #22 Darkwood
82% matchVery Positive95% of 25,035 reviews2017
Dev: Acid Wizard StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.9%, Horror 22%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Survival 9.4%, Dark 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its top-down viewpoint differs, yet its oppressive atmosphere, uncertain exploration, scarce supplies, and relentless psychological unease fit the same horror appetite.
- #23 SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
82% 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: Survival Horror 23%, Horror 19.5%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Third Person 9.9%, Dark 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This cinematic survival-horror adventure emphasizes exploration, supernatural threats, and mounting dread across haunted, story-rich environments.
- #24 FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water
81% matchVery Positive83% of 6,550 reviews2021
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
“FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water” comes to Steam for the first time to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the horror-adventure series FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO. The game is set on sacred Mt. Hikami, a site of many mysterious and terrifying incidents.
Why similar: Horror 41%, Psychological Horror 25.5%, Survival Horror 17.2%, Third Person 4.3%, Atmospheric 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its deliberate exploration, limited defensive tools, spectral enemies, and mournful supernatural atmosphere offer a slower but similarly unnerving horror experience.
- #25 FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse
81% matchVery Positive89% of 1,982 reviews2023
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Japanese survival horror game "FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse" is back with better graphics.
Why similar: Horror 29.7%, Survival Horror 26.1%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Third Person 8%, Dark 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric ghost story combines vulnerable combat, puzzle-driven exploration, and psychological unease in an isolated, hostile setting.
- #26 Crow Country
79% 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 31.5%, Horror 18.1%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Gore 13.3%, Third-Person Shooter 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its retro presentation hides a remarkably effective survival-horror loop of limited resources, puzzle-solving, eerie exploration, and strange monsters.
- #27 MADiSON
80% 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 25.1%, Survival Horror 21.1%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Gore 9.7%, Dark 7%
Why You'll Like It: Its first-person puzzle structure and deeply disturbing supernatural imagery make it a strong choice for fans of The Evil Within’s reality-warping horror sequences.
- #28 Them and Us
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,665 reviews2021
Dev: TendoGames Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Them and Us is a classic, survival horror game with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Discover the truth of Alicia’s past as she descends further into her strange, unending nightmare.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.2%, Horror 20.6%, Third-Person Shooter 11.3%, Zombies 10.2%, Third Person 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This indie survival-horror game offers fixed-camera exploration, deliberate aiming, inventory management, undead enemies, and a bleak isolated setting.
- #29 Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 935 reviews2023
Dev: Invader StudiosPub: Leonardo Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle is a third-person story-driven survival horror game prequel to the critically acclaimed Daymare: 1998. Step into the shoes of agent Dalila Reyes, a former government spy now in the service of H.A.D.E.S. unit and prepare to face the true horror.
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.1%, Horror 25.9%, Gore 11.6%, Third Person 11%, Shooter 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: It provides third-person shooting, environmental puzzles, resource pressure, and a hostile facility full of grotesque sci-fi threats.
- #30 The Beast Inside
77% 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 35.1%, Survival Horror 22.3%, Gore 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Survival 6.1%
- #31 DreadOut
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 5,721 reviews2014
Dev: Digital Happiness
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
DreadOut is a third person supernatural horror game where you play as Linda, a high school student trapped in an old abandoned town. Equipped with her trusty smart-phone, she will battle against terrifying encounters and solve mysterious puzzles which will ultimately determine her fate.
Why similar: Horror 53.1%, Survival Horror 19.9%, Third Person 8.2%, Psychological Horror 5.7%, Survival 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its third-person ghost hunting, Indonesian folklore setting, and emphasis on unsettling supernatural encounters make it a distinctive psychological-horror alternative.
- #32 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
77% 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 35.8%, Survival Horror 19.3%, Gore 15.9%, Psychological Horror 12%, Atmospheric 4.7%
- #33 Visage
75% matchVery Positive84% of 10,980 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
Why similar: Horror 38.4%, Psychological Horror 24%, Survival Horror 23.3%, Dark 6.6%, Atmospheric 3.7%
- #34 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
76% 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 26.1%, Survival Horror 22.4%, Gore 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Stealth 7%
- #35 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 23.7%, Zombies 15.8%, Third-Person Shooter 10.7%, Third Person 5.1%
- #36 Outlast 2
74% 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 27.2%, Survival Horror 21.8%, Gore 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Dark 5.4%
- #37 Alan Wake
74% 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 29.1%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Third Person 12.1%, Survival Horror 9.2%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #38 The Walking Evil
75% matchMixed55% of 131 reviews2020
Dev: VikTor
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The Walking Evil takes you to the great classic of the survival horror of the 90s, where you guide the main character with a fixed system of cameras, which enhances the feeling of being in a real horror movie.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.5%, Horror 15.6%, Gore 14.8%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Zombies 10.3%
- #39 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 33.1%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Survival Horror 15.8%, Dark 6.5%, Survival 5%
- #40 Penumbra Overture
73% matchVery Positive90% of 4,186 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Why similar: Horror 36.6%, Survival Horror 22.2%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Stealth 7.3%, Atmospheric 5.4%
- #41 Layers of Fear
71% 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: Horror 36.9%, Psychological Horror 31.2%, Dark 11.4%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Story Rich 4.3%
- #42 Amnesia: The Bunker
70% 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 25.7%, Horror 19.6%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Stealth 11.1%, Survival 8.4%
- #43 Resident Evil 6
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 71,799 reviews2013
Dev: Capcom
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 35.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Blending action and survival horror, Resident Evil 6 promises to be the dramatic horror experience of 2013.
Why similar: Zombies 25.7%, Horror 21.3%, Third-Person Shooter 13.9%, Survival Horror 12.1%, Third Person 6.1%
- #44 Layers of Fear (2016)
72% matchVery Positive88% of 27,757 reviews2016
Dev: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
Why similar: Horror 75.7%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Atmospheric 3.7%, Survival Horror 3%, Dark 2%
- #45 Resident Evil 0
72% 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 27.8%, Horror 23.7%, Zombies 16.1%, Gore 6.5%, Third Person 5.2%
- #46 Flesh Made Fear
69% matchVery Positive94% of 419 reviews2025
Dev: Tainted PactPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Tank controls. Fixed cameras. Pure Terror. Set in a haunting world of twisted experiments and occult nightmares, this game brings back the survival horror mechanics you know and love while pushing the genre into terrifying new depths.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.5%, Horror 19.1%, Zombies 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Third-Person Shooter 10.1%
- #47 Slender: The Arrival
71% matchVery Positive88% of 9,364 reviews2013
Dev: Blue Isle StudiosPub: Blue Isle Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Slender Man returns more terrifying than ever. You're on your own. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Relive the horror all over again with cutting edge visuals for the 10th Anniversary Update and experience survival horror at its finest.
Why similar: Horror 43.5%, Survival Horror 24.9%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Dark 5.7%, Survival 4.2%
- #48 SILENT HILL f
67% 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 26.2%, Horror 22.3%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Gore 10.8%, Cinematic 4.7%
- #49 EBOLA 3
70% matchMixed70% of 344 reviews2022
Dev: indie_games_studio
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
EBOLA 3 - is created in the spirit of the great classics of survival horrors. In this game, you will control the main character with a first-person camera which makes you feel like you’re in a real horror movie.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.9%, Horror 16.4%, Gore 16%, Psychological Horror 12%, Zombies 11.2%
- #50 Resident Evil Requiem
65% 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 32.2%, Horror 20.6%, Zombies 15.7%, Third-Person Shooter 12%, Cinematic 5.2%
- #51 F.E.A.R. 3
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 13,695 reviews2011
Dev: Day 1 StudiosPub: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
F.E.A.R. 3 delivers all the hallmarks that define the F.E.A.R. brand: terrifying paranormal experience, frenetic combat and a dramatic storyline.
Why similar: Horror 51.4%, Gore 23.3%, Action 6.9%, Shooter 6.1%, Zombies 5.2%
- #52 F.E.A.R.
69% matchVery Positive94% of 19,591 reviews2010
Dev: Monolith Productions, Inc.Pub: Warner Bros. Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Experience the original F.E.A.R. along with F.E.A.R. Extraction Point and F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate.
Why similar: Horror 47.6%, Gore 16.2%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Action 5.3%
- #53 The Dark Occult
70% matchMixed69% of 1,271 reviews2018
Dev: RYM GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Dark Occult is a psychological driven horror game that puts players in a constant state of anxiety that crescendos into raw panic and terror. You will encounter grotesque creatures, who will take your life at any moment.Your only goal -- survive.
Why similar: Horror 41.1%, Gore 28.8%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Action 5.7%, Adventure 3.2%
- #54 Bleak Haven
68% matchMixed41% of 148 reviews2025
Dev: Hitori De Productions
Windows
Bleak Haven is a cinematic survival horror where faith is twisted, every shot matters, and survival hangs on what you can build. Explore haunted ruins, abandoned villages, and face a cult preparing the world for a god no one should ever witness.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.8%, Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Gore 11.8%, Cinematic 7.1%
- #55 Dead by Daylight
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 936,551 reviews2016
Dev: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 35.6 hrsMean: 370.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
10 years of horror. 10 years of jump scares and close calls. 10 years of brutal sacrifices and thrilling escapes. Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil where even death is not an escape, four determined Survivors face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicious game of nerve and wits.
Why similar: Horror 47.8%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Gore 12.4%, Psychological Horror 6.5%, Stealth 4.9%
- #56 EBOLA 2
68% matchMixed68% of 281 reviews2021
Dev: indie_games_studio
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
EBOLA 2 is created in the spirit of the great classics of survival horrors. In this game, you will control the main character with a first-person camera which makes you feel like you’re in a real horror movie.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22%, Horror 15.9%, Gore 15.6%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Zombies 10.9%
- #57 Connection: The Nightmare Within
65% matchVery Positive86% of 160 reviews2024
Dev: Dragon Level
Windows
Inspired by the classics such as Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Alone In the Dark: Detective Stone investigates a shadow conspiracy. Explore atmospheric levels, fight monsters, and solve puzzles. Unravel a story of twists and turns. Choose classic fixed camera, or over-the-shoulder.
Why similar: Horror 19.7%, Survival Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Gore 11.1%, Zombies 9.4%
- #58 Doorways: Prelude
69% matchMixed62% of 636 reviews2013
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 38%, Survival Horror 21.7%, Gore 9.7%, Psychological Horror 6.9%, Survival 5.5%
- #59 Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
66% 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 33.1%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Survival Horror 16.6%, Stealth 10.7%, Atmospheric 5.4%
