- #1 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
97% matchVery Positive95% of 35,628 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.5 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 71.5%, First-Person 8.1%, Atmospheric 5.2%, Survival Horror 4.3%, Psychological Horror 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title set the standard for atmospheric, first-person survival horror where hiding and managing fear are your primary tools.
- #2 Slender: The Arrival
96% matchVery Positive88% of 9,341 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 70.2%, First-Person 8.5%, Survival Horror 4.5%, Atmospheric 3.5%, Walking Simulator 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same indie, jump-scare-heavy DNA and minimalist survival mechanics as The Hat Man.
- #3 Outlast
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 138,315 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 71.4%, First-Person 8.9%, Atmospheric 4.9%, Survival Horror 4.3%, Psychological Horror 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: A definitive first-person asylum horror game that mirrors the intense, vulnerable exploration found in The Hat Man.
- #4 Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
95% matchVery Positive89% of 8,309 reviews2014
Dev: Krillbite Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.
Why similar: Horror 72%, First-Person 7.9%, Atmospheric 5.4%, Indie 3.9%, Adventure 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person indie horror game that uses a unique perspective to heighten the sense of vulnerability and fear.
- #5 Wick
94% matchVery Positive86% of 704 reviews2015
Dev: Hellbent Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wick is a survival horror game where ghost stories are brought to life. Explore a local legend about the long lost children in the woods who can still be seen... but only by those who dare to enter alone by candlelight.
Why similar: Horror 61.1%, First-Person 10.4%, Survival Horror 6.1%, Atmospheric 5.6%, Indie 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: This indie horror title focuses on survival and atmospheric tension in a dark, confined environment.
- #6 The Town of Light
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,814 reviews2016
Dev: LKA
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
12 March 1938, Renée, 16, was ripped out of her world, her only fault was that of not knowing her place in the world.
Why similar: Horror 59.6%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Indie 6.3%, Walking Simulator 5.6%, Adventure 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Set in a real-world asylum, this game offers a grounded, psychological horror experience that matches the setting and tone of the seed game.
- #7 Visage
93% matchVery Positive84% of 10,917 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 71.5%, First-Person 7.6%, Psychological Horror 5%, Survival Horror 4.9%, Atmospheric 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: An intense psychological horror game that captures the dread of being trapped in a haunted environment.
- #8 Layers of Fear
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,706 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 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 57.9%, First-Person 15.5%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Adventure 5.7%, Psychological Horror 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric first-person walking simulator that excels at distorting the environment to create psychological dread.
- #9 Cry of Fear
90% matchVery Positive89% of 86,798 reviews2013
Dev: Team Psykskallar
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.
Why similar: Horror 73.8%, First-Person 5.9%, Survival Horror 5.3%, Atmospheric 4%, Psychological Horror 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, indie first-person horror game that emphasizes psychological struggle and survival in a dark city.
- #10 Neverending Nightmares
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 3,035 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 69.1%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Psychological Horror 5.5%, Indie 5.5%, Walking Simulator 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses disturbing, atmospheric imagery to convey a sense of hopelessness.
- #11 Daylight
91% matchMixed50% of 1,579 reviews2014
Dev: Zombie Studios
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You awake, trapped in an abandoned hospital. Your only source of light is your phone. You hit a dead-end and must turn around, but behind you lurks an eerie presence and strange noises... Experience Daylight, a procedurally generated psychological thriller for your PC.
Why similar: Horror 82.5%, First-Person 5.6%, Adventure 2.4%, Indie 2.2%, Walking Simulator 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: A procedurally generated first-person horror game featuring a female protagonist and a focus on exploration.
- #12 Lost in Vivo
89% matchVery Positive91% of 3,974 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.
Why similar: Horror 57.1%, First-Person 11.8%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Survival Horror 7.5%, Psychological Horror 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: An indie first-person horror game that masterfully builds claustrophobic atmosphere and psychological tension.
- #13 Perception
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 633 reviews2017
Dev: The Deep End Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
An award-winning narrative thriller about a blind woman’s journey to uncover the truth about the mansion from her nightmares, or else become one of its victims.
Why similar: Horror 61.5%, First-Person 7.9%, Indie 7.2%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Adventure 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A unique first-person horror game featuring a female protagonist who must navigate a dark house using sound.
- #14 Martha Is Dead
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,915 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
Why similar: Horror 57.5%, First-Person 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Adventure 6.1%, Psychological Horror 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game featuring a female protagonist and a heavy focus on narrative and atmosphere.
- #15 Stairs
87% matchMixed70% of 363 reviews2015
Dev: GreyLight EntertainmentPub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
STAIRS is a first-person atmospheric psychological horror game, inspired by real-life events, that takes players through the stories of three missing people as seen through the eyes of journalist Christopher Adams. Start preparing yourself now, for to descend down these steps is to descend into madness...
Why similar: Horror 71.8%, Indie 9.3%, Adventure 8.1%, Action 6.1%, Psychological Horror 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: An indie psychological horror game that focuses on exploration and uncovering a dark, narrative-driven mystery.
- #16 MADiSON
85% matchVery Positive87% of 3,425 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 60.2%, First-Person 11%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Survival Horror 5.6%, Psychological Horror 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that relies on exploration and intense jump scares to keep the player on edge.
- #17 The House
88% matchMostly Negative36% of 91 reviews2014
Dev: Konsordo
Windows
Plunge into the atmosphere of fear and horror,investigate the dark house full of mysteries and danger!
Why similar: Horror 81.8%, Indie 6.1%, Adventure 5.1%, Action 4.3%, Walking Simulator 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror game that relies on jump scares and atmospheric exploration to create a tense experience.
- #18 Dementium II HD
86% matchMixed50% of 1,282 reviews2013
Dev: Memetic GamesPub: Missing Link Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The visage of doctors and patients alike fade in and out of these nightmarish visions of tortured memories. This eggshell reality is fractured by experiments conducted in the ward. Blood, flesh and screams surround as you put together the pieces of your story and make your escape from the Bright Dawn Treatment Center while the dark...
Why similar: Horror 77.3%, Adventure 6%, First-Person 5.8%, Indie 5.5%, Action 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game with action elements that features a dark, confined setting similar to an asylum.
- #19 The Park®
84% matchMostly Positive70% of 3,192 reviews2015
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.
Why similar: Horror 61.7%, First-Person 13.7%, Walking Simulator 7.6%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Psychological Horror 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric walking simulator that uses a dark, abandoned setting to build tension and tell a haunting story.
- #20 Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
83% matchVery Positive94% of 2,966 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 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 63.4%, First-Person 11.7%, Atmospheric 5.7%, Adventure 4.7%, Psychological Horror 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic first-person horror game that focuses on physics-based puzzles and atmospheric survival.
- #21 Doorways: Prelude
84% 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 64.8%, First-Person 8.1%, Adventure 4.8%, Indie 4.5%, Survival Horror 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person indie horror game that emphasizes puzzle-solving and atmospheric exploration.
- #22 Home Sweet Home
81% matchVery Positive87% of 3,784 reviews2017
Dev: YGGDRAZIL GROUP CO.,LTD
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Home Sweet Home is a first-person horror adventure game based on Thai myths and beliefs. The core gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid perilous spirits hunting you. Moreover, few puzzles are added into the game, making gameplay more various.
Why similar: Horror 70.7%, First-Person 7.3%, Survival Horror 4.5%, Atmospheric 3.8%, Adventure 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that emphasizes stealth and exploration while navigating a terrifying, supernatural environment.
- #23 Emily Wants To Play
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,325 reviews2015
Dev: Shawn HitchcockPub: Hitchcock Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 41%
It’s 11pm and the last house on your route. The windows are boarded up, the yard is overgrown, but the lights are on and the front door is open… strange place to deliver a pizza. You’re getting soaked from the rain, so you hesitantly step inside the house. You shouldn’t have done that.
Why similar: Horror 80.3%, Survival Horror 5.6%, First-Person 3.7%, Indie 2.9%, Action 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: An indie survival-horror game that pits the player against supernatural entities in a confined space.
- #24 123 Slaughter Me Street
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 398 reviews2015
Dev: Nate SandersPub: Impulse Game Studios, LLC.
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 94.9 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Wounded and on the run, trapped in an abandoned building, armed only with a dying flashlight. Navigate darkness, outsmart lurking horrors, and escape before they reach you. A tense, paranoia-driven survival experience where every moment counts.
Why similar: Horror 84.9%, Indie 8%, Action 6%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person indie horror game that focuses on survival and avoiding supernatural threats.
- #25 Wayward Harbor
81% matchVery Positive83% of 132 reviews2022
Dev: Daniil ShashenkovPub: Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
Windows
Short first-person horror experience with a unique mirror mechanic. Escape from an invisible monster that can be only seen in the reflection.
Why similar: Horror 56.3%, First-Person 14.6%, Survival Horror 6.3%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Adventure 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric first-person horror game that focuses on exploration and uncovering a dark, local mystery.
- #26 Blair Witch
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,109 reviews2019
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team NA
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 59%, First-Person 10.2%, Adventure 6%, Indie 5.5%, Atmospheric 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival horror game that focuses on psychological tension and environmental exploration.
- #27 Stories Untold
79% matchVery Positive87% of 5,505 reviews2017
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
Why similar: Horror 67.2%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Indie 7.3%, Adventure 7.1%, Psychological Horror 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental indie horror game that uses atmosphere and narrative to create a deeply unsettling experience.
- #28 Observer: System Redux
78% matchVery Positive85% of 2,998 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 67.8%, First-Person 17.7%, Walking Simulator 9.5%, Psychological Horror 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game with a heavy focus on atmosphere, investigation, and dark, confined environments.
- #29 7th Floor
77% matchVery Positive98% of 59 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 60%, First-Person 14.5%, Atmospheric 5.5%, Adventure 5.3%, Psychological Horror 5.1%
- #30 Silver Chains
79% matchMixed69% of 1,357 reviews2019
Dev: Cracked Heads GamesPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.
Why similar: Horror 69.2%, First-Person 8.6%, Adventure 6%, Indie 5.6%, Psychological Horror 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game set in a dark, atmospheric mansion that focuses on investigation and survival.
- #31 White Room Protocol
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 57.9%, First-Person 11.6%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Walking Simulator 7.9%, Psychological Horror 5%
- #32 Butcherman
75% matchVery Positive94% of 168 reviews2026
Dev: Mounpeak Games
Windows
Experience the psychological horror of being kidnapped by a serial killer. Driven to escape, explore everything around you, use your wits, uncover secrets, and face the unimaginable dread of being in the victim’s place. Inspired by a true story.
Why similar: Horror 50.6%, First-Person 15%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Walking Simulator 6.4%, Survival Horror 4.6%
- #33 Hariti
74% matchVery Positive90% of 334 reviews2026
Dev: Ghostcase
Windows
"Hariti" is a first-person psychological horror game. You will play as a mother searching for her missing daughter in a crisis-ridden hospital. Experience an atmosphere of extreme dread within the halls of this abandoned Chinese-style medical facility.
Why similar: Horror 69.5%, Adventure 12.4%, Psychological Horror 5.3%, Survival Horror 3.5%, Indie 3.4%
- #34 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion
75% matchVery Positive93% of 15,528 reviews2015
Dev: Lag Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.
Why similar: Horror 68%, First-Person 9.7%, Atmospheric 5.7%, Indie 3.8%, Psychological Horror 2.7%
- #35 Mental Hospital - Child of Evil
76% matchMixed62% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Igor MigunPub: AGaming+
Windows
Mental Hospital is a truly scary first-person stealth horror game. Discover heart-thumping terror, chase and scary creatures in this atmospheric horror game.
Why similar: Horror 29.6%, First-Person 25.9%, Adventure 14.3%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Action 12.3%
- #36 ALONE?
78% matchMixed41% of 190 reviews2016
Dev: Deceptive Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore and experience this horror story, as you embark on an ghostly adventure unlike anything you have played before. Come face-to-face with terror itself as you look for your missing sister.
Why similar: Horror 59.6%, Indie 9.7%, Adventure 9.1%, Action 8%, Atmospheric 5.3%
- #37 Mental Hospital VR
76% matchMixed69% of 67 reviews2021
Dev: Igor MigunPub: AGaming+
Windows
Mental Hospital VR is a truly scary first-person stealth horror game. Discover heart-thumping terror, chase and scary creatures in this atmospheric horror game.
Why similar: Horror 56%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Survival Horror 8.1%, First-Person 7.1%, Action 5.7%
- #38 The Maid
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 180 reviews2025
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Maid is a first-person psychological horror and mystery game that focuses on creating fear and tension in the player.
Why similar: Horror 45.8%, First-Person 15.1%, Walking Simulator 8.4%, Adventure 7.1%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #39 The Guest
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 215 reviews2023
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.
Why similar: Horror 51%, First-Person 13.1%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Walking Simulator 6.2%, Indie 6.2%
- #40 Mirrored Phantoms
73% matchMixed70% of 233 reviews2025
Dev: SMU Guildhall
Windows · Linux
Trapped in a nightmarish mannequin factory where reality itself is shattered, unravel the secrets of Mirrored Phantoms. Explore a deeply atmospheric world, solve the mystery of the mirror shards, and survive the terrors that await in this slow-burning, first-person horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 65.3%, First-Person 14.4%, Atmospheric 8%, Psychological Horror 5%, Action 2.9%
- #41 Hatch
74% matchMixed68% of 135 reviews2021
Dev: Nekoromorph
Windows
"Hatch is a single-player, first-person horror game. You find a hatch in your room and strange things start to happen to you. You are the target of psycho killers. You have to find the truth behind the hatch and escape from the crazy world.
Why similar: Horror 44.6%, First-Person 16.5%, Walking Simulator 9.3%, Survival Horror 7.5%, Adventure 7.4%
- #42 Imaginary Friend Asylum
70% matchVery Positive100% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Nightmare Emporium
Windows
A psychological horror game about being a child in an insane asylum. You're in a cruel world but your imaginary friends have your back. Here, you will uncover a dark conspiracy where you are to receive a terrible fate.
Why similar: Horror 47.3%, First-Person 18.3%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Adventure 8.5%, Action 7.7%
- #43 Left By Angels
70% matchVery Positive85% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: Street Art Studios
Windows
Based on the real Left By Angels Mansion! After your wife vanishes, a strange sighting draws you to an abandoned mansion. Trapped inside, haunted by the past, and hunted by truth, you must survive a looping nightmare where light is your only ally. She’s here—and she remembers everything.
Why similar: Horror 67.3%, First-Person 14.1%, Adventure 7%, Psychological Horror 5.3%, Indie 3.5%
- #44 Rise of Insanity
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,283 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
Why similar: Horror 55.8%, Indie 7.2%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Walking Simulator 6.5%, First-Person 6.3%
- #45 It Happened At Night
71% matchMixed68% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Davidcrosdev
Windows
It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.
Why similar: Horror 57.3%, First-Person 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Walking Simulator 8.1%, Female Protagonist 4%
- #46 The Empty Eyes
69% matchVery Positive82% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.
Why similar: Horror 60.9%, First-Person 9.7%, Survival Horror 7.5%, Indie 6.7%, Psychological Horror 5.1%
- #47 Madhouse Madness: Streamer's Fate
70% matchMixed65% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: Hurrycat Studios
Windows
Dive into Madhouse Madness: Streamer's Fate, where your stream turns into a wild, eerie adventure. Uncover secrets, solve puzzles, and expect the unexpected in a haunted asylum where nothing is as it seems. Will you brave the madness and reveal the truth?
Why similar: Horror 53.7%, First-Person 15.5%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Walking Simulator 6.5%, Adventure 4.9%
- #48 Whitehaven
71% matchMixed60% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Somnambulist Games
Windows
Uncover the mysteries of Whitehaven Orphanage in this first-person psychological horror game. Explore the place, collect clues and put the pieces together to find out what happened years ago as you delve deep into your mind.
Why similar: Horror 52.4%, First-Person 13.6%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Survival Horror 7.1%, Walking Simulator 6%
- #49 SKYHILL: Black Mist
72% 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: Horror 59.9%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Survival Horror 9.1%, Adventure 6.9%, Action 6.3%
- #50 The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,528 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 64.8%, Adventure 6.2%, Survival Horror 6.2%, Indie 5.9%, Action 3.8%
- #51 The Alley
66% matchVery Positive94% of 227 reviews2026
Dev: AIXLABPub: Smilegate
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game. Explore a maze-like alleyway, using your camera to distinguish between supernatural "Aberrations" and deceptive "Deceptions" while escaping the relentless pursuit of a vengeful ghost.
Why similar: Horror 57.6%, First-Person 9.1%, Survival Horror 6.4%, Walking Simulator 6.2%, Adventure 6%
- #52 The Cabin Factory
65% matchVery Positive91% of 3,776 reviews2024
Dev: International Cat StudiosPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.
Why similar: Horror 58.9%, First-Person 11.4%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Walking Simulator 7.3%, Psychological Horror 5.1%
- #53 The Dark Occult
69% matchMixed69% of 1,270 reviews2018
Dev: RYM GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.2 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 69.4%, First-Person 8.5%, Adventure 5.9%, Indie 5.9%, Action 5.6%
- #54 The Night Shift
68% matchMixed58% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: Red Spiral Studios
Windows
Trapped in a department store during a storm, survive with only a flashlight while completing tasks and evading a malevolent presence that only moves when you're not looking. Uncover secrets and face evolving horrors in this immersive first-person horror game.
Why similar: Horror 55.5%, First-Person 14.1%, Survival Horror 7.8%, Atmospheric 7%, Adventure 5.6%
- #55 Huntsman: The Orphanage (Halloween Edition)
72% matchMostly Negative30% of 272 reviews2013
Dev: ShadowShifters
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 22%
MORE STORY THAN GORY! A HYBRID OF ALTERNATIVE HORROR AND CREEPYPASTA...Welcome to the Halloween Edition v1.03! Take a deep breath, dim the lights, put on your headphones...Non-linear first-person gameplay lets you explore Grimhaven Orphanage and discover the characters who once lived there – voiced by Dan Bull, Chuck Huber and Raychul...
Why similar: Horror 76.9%, Adventure 8.7%, Indie 8.3%, Action 6.2%
- #56 SHE WAS 98
65% matchVery Positive86% of 492 reviews2026
Dev: N4bAPub: Notex
Windows
“SHE WAS 98” - you play as a grandson who returns to his elderly grandmother's home to care for her.....
Why similar: Horror 58.6%, First-Person 11.8%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Walking Simulator 6.5%, Indie 6%
- #57 My Sleeping Girlfriend
65% matchVery Positive95% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: Fancy Dog Games
Windows
Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.
Why similar: Horror 58.8%, First-Person 12.5%, Walking Simulator 7.9%, Survival Horror 7.4%, Psychological Horror 5.1%
- #58 Pneumata
68% matchMixed49% of 110 reviews2024
Dev: Deadbolt InteractivePub: Perp Games
Windows
Prepare to question what is reality, and what is insanity in one of the scariest psychological horrors in years. The tenants are going missing, screams echo and blood seeps through the walls of Clover Hill.
Why similar: Horror 60.2%, First-Person 13.3%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Survival Horror 8.7%, Psychological Horror 4.9%
- #59 Wardwell House
67% matchVery Positive82% of 793 reviews2020
Dev: Moolion
Windows · Mac
A storm washed you upon the shore of a mysterious island with a horrific past. A terrifying first-person atmospheric horror game.
Why similar: Horror 52.4%, First-Person 12.4%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Walking Simulator 7.7%, Survival Horror 4.7%
- #60 Silent Still 2
66% matchMixed67% of 396 reviews2025
Dev: SolitaryStudios
Windows
Silent Still 2 is a first-person psychological horror that traps you in the paralyzing nightmare of sleep paralysis. Helpless and unable to escape, you’ll face unspeakable entities that watch, whisper, and move when you can’t. Blurring the line between waking and something far worse
Why similar: Horror 54.4%, First-Person 17.3%, Walking Simulator 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Psychological Horror 4.3%
