- #1 Hard Survivor
97% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: EduCatPub: Educat
Windows
Hard Survivor - An unusual adventure inspired by classic games from the NES console welcomes you! Explore numerous levels and collect all the coins on your way to victory!
Why similar: Hero Shooter 42% ★, Adventure 18.8%, Action 18.5%, Shooter 18.3%, Indie 1.5%
- #2 Dymension:Scary Horror Survival Shooter
96% matchMostly Negative35% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: GameToTop
Windows
It’s a horror first-person game where you have to plunge into a complicated story that at first glance seems simple, but hides a lot of details and puzzles, you're alone in the dark only to survive this night.
Why similar: Shooter 15.8%, Hidden Object 15.8%, Puzzle Platformer 15.7%, Puzzle 13%, Action 11.7%
- #3 Gougoul Downfall
96% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: IROX
Windows
Un live urbex qui tourne mal 😱 ! Mêlant horreur psychologique, énigmes et humour absurde, ce jeu inspiré par l’univers de Locklear vous plonge dans un labyrinthe oppressant où parodie et terreur s’entremêlent. Survivrez-vous… ou deviendrez-vous la prochaine expérience du professeur Razair ?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Hidden Object 15.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15%, Puzzle 12.4%, Action 11.8%
- #4 Horizons Scavenger
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sunny Island Studio
Windows
A story-driven sci-fi adventure where you track a rogue android across a colony that should be alive but stands mysteriously empty. Solve physics-based logic puzzles, hack corrupted systems, and fight hostile machines as you uncover what happened to the missing colonists.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 22.4% ★, Action 17.7%, Shooter 17%, Adventure 15%, Puzzle 13.8%
- #5 Going Into The Unknown
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: TADVGames Studio
Windows
After a girl is infected with an epidemic and the townspeople are infected, you have to face and kill enemies or hide from them, solve puzzles and find documents to complete missions.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.9%, Action 21.2%, Adventure 17.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15.1%, Puzzle 14.4%
- #6 Relicbound
93% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: BT Studios
Windows
Relicbound is a TPS story rich action adventure game where you play as Jackson an archeologist abducted by a sinister organization to help them find a precious relic which can manipulate the time.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 37.6% ★, Action 17.5%, Shooter 16.1%, Adventure 14.8%, Third Person 6.8%
- #7 Rest House
92% matchMostly Negative29% of 38 reviews2020
Dev: studio Don Quixote
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
“All wrong.” Game consists of five stories that are connected with mysterious characters and events. The main character is trying to discover the meaning each of them. He gets sucked in the events that will lead him to the strange places where he meets strange people, fairy tale creatures and landscapes.
Why similar: Adventure 27.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Puzzle 16.4%, Psychological 14.9%, Horror 8.9%
- #8 Tailypo: The Game
91% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2019
Dev: Lore Games
Windows
A first-person story-based adventure/horror game set in the 1980s.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36.3%, Action 29.1%, Adventure 28.1%, Indie 6.5%
- #9 Mandir: Gods Untouched
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team Mandir Gods Untouched
Windows
A third-person horror shooter game set in a remote mountain temple, where you play as an Inspector investigating a lost excavation team, uncovering a hidden conspiracy, brutal rituals, and a supernatural force buried beneath ancient structures.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 38.3% ★, Action 17.4%, Shooter 16.3%, Adventure 14.7%, Third Person 7.1%
- #10 TYKEN
90% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Cyborg Syndicate, LLC
Windows
This is an indie game made by a solo developer set in the very distant future. You are a condemned prisoner forced to destroy the monsters at a clandestine genetic research facility located on planet TYKEN. Use futuristic energy weapons in 10 unique environments.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 49.2% ★, Shooter 21.6%, Action 15%, Third Person 11.6%, Indie 1.6%
- #11 Two World Portal
89% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: NEXTSQUARESTUDIO
Windows · Mac
Unravels an ancient tale where you are destined to reconnect two worlds by recovering lost crystals, hidden across time in ruins and jungles, guarded by riddles and rivals. Unveil secrets, bridge realms, and restore the ancient portal's power in this enthralling adventure puzzle game.
Why similar: Hidden Object 26%, Adventure 24.8%, Puzzle 20.2%, Third Person 14.1%, Mystery 11.8%
- #12 Caracoland
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2018
Dev: Rodrigo BezziPub: Rosasoft
Windows
Caracoland - The Quest for the Golden Shell
Why similar: Action 31.8%, Adventure 28.4%, Puzzle Platformer 19.8%, Puzzle 13%, Indie 7.1%
- #13 Corp.S.E.: Escape
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gulf Park Games
Windows
Witness your friend’s death and inherit a final mission. Trapped inside a deadly corporation, fight, hack, and solve your way through a heavily guarded facility to escape and uncover the truth. A fast-paced 2D action platformer filled with combat and puzzles.
Why similar: Action 19.2%, Shooter 17.5%, Adventure 16.3%, Puzzle 14.3%, Hidden Object 14.3%
- #14 Aether
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Skeleton Crew
Windows
Aether is a fantasy/horror adventure game in which you play as a man bestowed with great power, tasked with venturing into abandoned buildings full of demonic entities, in hopes of finding ancient artifacts that may very well turn the tide of a war beyond his comprehension.
Why similar: Action 24.8%, Hidden Object 23.6%, Shooter 22.7%, Adventure 20.7%, Horror 7.4%
- #15 Pangy: Into The City
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kwan NG
Windows · Mac · Linux
A narrative action‑adventure game where you guide a mother pangolin through stealth, exploration, and survival challenges in her journey from forest to city.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Action 20.3%, Adventure 17.3%, Hidden Object 16.8%, Puzzle 14%
- #16 Dark Front
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Pulse
Windows
Dark Front is a story-driven first-person shooter that takes players to the fiercest fronts of World War II. Fight on different battlefields with various armies. Experience the darkest era of history brought to life with the power of Unreal Engine 5's stunning graphics.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 32.7% ★, Action 19.4%, Shooter 16.5%, Adventure 16.4%, Puzzle 13.3%
- #17 Face It - A game to fight inner demons
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,255 reviews2017
Dev: Tlön StudiosPub: Gamestorming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Carefuly crafted puzzles in a challenging 3D plaformer take the player on a surrealistic journey through a maze of feelings. In Face It, abstract concepts are shaped into gameplay: darker emotions are monsters and traps, while brighter concepts are the powers you need to beat the levels.
Why similar: Action 24.4%, Adventure 23.1%, Puzzle Platformer 22%, Puzzle 18.5%, Horror 6.1%
- #18 Schizo Dark
84% matchVery Positive95% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: Galactic Geckon
Windows
Schizo Dark is a survival horror game where you play as a detective investigating disappearances, encountering nightmares, monsters, and terrible secrets.
Why similar: Hidden Object 29.5%, Shooter 23.8%, Action 18%, Horror 11.9%, Puzzle 6.1%
- #19 BLACK RUNES
84% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Andrei UvarovPub: SchizoID Game
Windows
Black Runes is a horror game with first-person puzzle elements, in which you have to play as a person caught in a hopeless situation, shrouded in magic.
Why similar: Hidden Object 26.3%, Shooter 16.9%, Puzzle 16%, Action 12.9%, Adventure 10.4%
- #20 Restless Voronezh
83% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: SkitGames
Windows
Restless Voronezh - A game in the Top Down Shooter genre, where the player controls a hero and, using various available means, deals with his enemies in cramped rooms of a huge building, clearing floor after floor.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 49.6% ★, Action 24.1%, Shooter 23.4%, Indie 1.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #21 Find a way out: Abode of darkness.
82% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: KronEngineCompany
Windows
A game in the genre: First Person Shooter, RPG, Puzzle. You'll have to walk around the building to get essential items. Also you have to save battery charge because it runs out very fast. And the worst thing you'll face with is contaminated which is far more dangerous than zombies!
Why similar: Hero Shooter 43.8% ★, Shooter 21.5%, Hidden Object 15.9%, Action 11.2%, Horror 5.9%
- #22 FIGHTING PUDDING
82% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: KUMAPub: KUMA Software
Windows
Hotter Because He Was Devoured! The tragic revenge tale of Pudding, returned from hell! Wrongfully consumed, Pudding Guy now rises again. Defeat the guardians of hell and create the lover he always dreamed of! Only your ultimate control can reverse this unjust death. Now—begin the revenge!
Why similar: Hero Shooter 36.8% ★, Action 22.8%, Adventure 19.3%, Shooter 18.9%, Indie 1.5%
- #23 Seconda
81% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Videogame CollectivePub: Cosimo Damiano di Noia Productions
Windows
Survive in the ruins of a post-apocalyptic Italy. Manage resources, defend your home, and try to reactivate a radio to contact the outside world.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 42.8% ★, Adventure 18.6%, Action 18.5%, Shooter 18.4%, Indie 1.3%
- #24 Run Ralph Run
81% matchMixed63% of 32 reviews2021
Dev: DnovelPub: My Way Games
Windows
Ralph is a smart dinosaur, and a great shooter.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 31.8% ★, Shooter 16.4%, Puzzle 14.3%, Action 12.9%, Adventure 12.2%
- #25 Maze: Sinister Play Collector's Edition
80% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2020
Dev: Mad Head GamesPub: BFG Entertainment
Windows
Can you stop a deadly evil waiting in an abandoned school?
Why similar: Hidden Object 25.4%, Puzzle Platformer 17.1%, Puzzle 15.2%, Adventure 15.1%, Psychological 9.8%
- #26 Room
79% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: HUMEY Studios
Windows
In ROOM players find themselves trapped in an unnerving and ever-shifting nightmare where escaping one room only leads to the discovery of another, each more sinister than the last.
Why similar: Psychological 16%, Puzzle Platformer 13.1%, Hidden Object 12%, Action 11.7%, Puzzle 11.4%
- #27 Incredible Mandy
79% matchVery Positive92% of 127 reviews2018
Dev: Dotoyou Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Following a tragic event, two siblings lost their memory of each other. Summon up your light sword and traverse eight distinct levels packed with puzzles and boss fight to uncover the truth between the brother and sister.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.4%, Adventure 25.9%, Puzzle 19%, Action 10.3%, Third Person 9.3%
- #28 PCUBES
77% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: POTTYA
Windows
This is a 3D puzzle action game where players create and manipulate blocks using special abilities to clear stages. By stacking and rotating blocks, players overcome obstacles and gimmicks. Each stage has keys and an exit, and there is no single solution, allowing creative and flexible gameplay.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.4%, Action 21.2%, Puzzle 19.3%, Adventure 15.7%, Hidden Object 13.7%
- #29 Pressure Within
78% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Mikel RhuvariPub: Quirky Labs
Windows
Survive a post-apocalyptic nightmare in this third-person shooter. The apocalypse is horrifying, but one question remains: Where's the bathroom? Battle zombies and solve terrible riddles to reclaim your world.
Why similar: Action 20.4%, Shooter 19%, Adventure 17.3%, Puzzle 15.5%, Psychological 9.8%
- #30 The Last Days of Sodom
78% match1 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Abomination GamesPub: Pagan Fire Muzick
Windows
Play as a Fallen Angel fighting a host of Enemies through the burning streets of Sodom, the Underworld and Third City of Hell. An exciting third-person shooter where the player will have to use intelligence as well as the trigger finger. Multiple different types of enemies. Original soundtrack.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 43% ★, Action 20%, Shooter 19%, Adventure 16.5%, Indie 1.4%
- #31 HIVE: Altenum Wars
77% matchMixed67% of 99 reviews2018
Dev: Catness Game StudiosPub: Making Port
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
HIVE is a multiplayer hero shooter in 2.5D side scroll with futuristic style and frenetic gameplay. Up to 10 players will have to fight in hexagon-shaped combat areas, divided into 6 zones, each one with Its own gravity direction.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 78.4% ★, Action 18.1%, Indie 3.5%
- #32 Bird Assassin
76% matchVery Positive89% of 345 reviews2014
Dev: Social Loner Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Birds murdered your Pa! His final wishes are for vengeance. Take your Pa's rifle and kill as many birds as you can to avenge his death. Battle a variety of enemies and bosses on your quest to kill the bird that murdered your Pa.
Why similar: Action 40.9%, Adventure 30.4%, Shooter 21.9%, Indie 6.8%
- #33 Project Serotonin
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cable Games
Windows
A top-down 2D shooter where your health is happiness and the sad ones want to take it away from you.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 52.4% ★, Action 22.6%, Shooter 22.5%, Indie 1.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #34 Project: Emplorer
75% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: penkastudioPub: kdcompany
Windows
You are the pilot of a micro-robot that travels through tissues, collecting 'samples' from the cells it kills and harvesting samples more efficiently.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 37% ★, Action 20.6%, Shooter 17.5%, Adventure 17.4%, Mystery 5.8%
- #35 Azimech
75% matchMixed63% of 23 reviews2021
Dev: Objectif 3D
Windows
fight against waves of enemies to bring down the major forest entities !
Why similar: Hero Shooter 33.7% ★, Action 19.4%, Shooter 16.5%, Adventure 16.1%, Third Person 7.6%
- #36 Dark Truth
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Abdulrahman Alshahrani
Windows
Dark Truth is a horror survival game that comes with dark story it has interesting gameplay with puzzles and shooting weapons for attacking zombies and monsters also there is bosses that the player must deal with them the game is very large
Why similar: Hero Shooter 33.6% ★, Puzzle Platformer 13.9%, Shooter 13.8%, Puzzle 10.8%, Action 9%
- #37 Ice star Chapter 2
74% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Avisgames
Windows
Action shooter with story elements.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 41.8% ★, Action 20%, Shooter 19.8%, Adventure 16.6%, Indie 1.4%
- #38 ALONE
73% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: True Nuke
Windows
Left Alone at his workplace, Alex wasn't prepared for what's coming next. From finding keys, observing bloodcurdling scenes to solving puzzles, dealing with spine-chilling paranormal activities and coming up with strategies to solve multiple scenes Alex struggles to make it to his home.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 45.3% ★, Shooter 15.9%, Action 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Adventure 8.6%
- #39 SUBJECT 33
72% match6 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Matei MihaiPub: PIXELWAVE GAMES
Windows
SUBJECT 33 is a story-driven psychological horror game set in an abandoned asylum. You are Ephraim, sent on a mission to uncover what happened before its sudden closure in 1984. As you explore, the line between reality and memory begins to blur — and the truth you uncover might destroy you.
Why similar: Action 18.7%, Adventure 16%, Hidden Object 14.7%, Puzzle 13.4%, Psychological 12.2%
- #40 SILENT SCREAM 2
72% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Studio 23Pub: Brain Station 23 Ltd.
Windows
A fourth-wall breaking narrator leads you through a mystery event — until glitches, enemies, and a corrupt AI rewrite the game.
Why similar: Adventure 24.8%, Puzzle 20.4%, Action 18.2%, Mystery 12%, Horror 12%
- #41 Another Hope
71% matchPositive85% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: MamkaloPub: MKL Studios
Windows
Trapped in a doorless room, you must follow the commands given to you. This psychological horror experience will test your resolve and sanity. Can you escape, or will you remain imprisoned forever?
Why similar: Action 28.8%, Adventure 23.8%, Psychological 14.5%, Horror 11.7%, Mystery 10.4%
- #42 Valiant
73% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Justin To
Windows
Valiant is a first person shooter game. Currently in development using Unreal Engine 5.2.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 53.3% ★, Action 23%, Shooter 22.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #43 Waking Violet
73% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2018
Dev: Marco MastropaoloPub: MixedBag Srl
Windows · Mac
Waking Violet is a classic 2D top-down puzzle game, but with awesome spells and a unique time rewind mechanic. Playing as Violet, a shy teen with a desire to grow up, you get trapped in a dream you just can't wake up from.
Why similar: Action 33.3%, Adventure 30.7%, Puzzle 26.7%, Indie 7.1%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #44 Fungakas
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Outrunfungus43
Windows
Fungakas is a frantic indie "all-star" hero shooter featuring characters from different indie games and media where you can customise any character into any niche by changing its abilities, charms and special each with roomates to get the exact variants of character you need for your playstyle
Why similar: Hero Shooter 53.9% ★, Shooter 23.1%, Action 23%
- #45 New Zombie Era
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VM Games
Windows
A visionary tyrant shattered civilization with an engineered airborne pathogen, ruling the ruins with an infected horde and elite mercenaries. As one of the rare "Immune" you must fight through the chaos, shatter his empire, and unleash the cure to reclaim our future.
Why similar: Action 19.8%, Adventure 17.4%, Hidden Object 17%, Horror 13.4%, Puzzle 12.3%
- #46 Lizard Slayer
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gamesforfarm
Windows
A pixelated adventure RPG set in Slavic mythology.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 35.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Shooter 16.4%, Action 13.6%, Adventure 12.9%
- #47 Magnetic: Cage Closed
70% matchMixed67% of 343 reviews2015
Dev: Guru GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Magnetic: Cage Closed is a first person puzzle game where the player manipulates magnetic forces to accomplish their goals. The mechanics are focused around a single tool: The Magnet Gun which allows you to create electromagnetic fields with either positive or negative charges.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.1%, Puzzle 25.2%, Action 14.2%, Adventure 11.8%, Horror 7.2%
- #48 Losted Mind
68% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Dzianis Kazakou
Windows
Losted Mind is a linear shooter with horror elements. The game takes place in our time. The main character is a man experiencing mental problems, at some point, as it seems to him, beginning to lose touch with reality.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 39.4% ★, Hidden Object 16.7%, Shooter 16.2%, Action 11%, Adventure 10.4%
- #49 GravityBot
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CyberWolves Studio
Windows
In this Sci-Fi Physics-Based Puzzle Game, you control a little robot with a big power. Use your power of changing gravity to stop the space pirates and return all the stolen goods to their owners.
Why similar: Action 28.9%, Puzzle Platformer 25.7%, Adventure 24.2%, Puzzle 20.2%, Singleplayer 1%
- #50 공포의 PC방
67% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Nexroad entertainment
Windows
This is a horror adventure game developed solely by a Korean high school student. This PC room was once incredibly popular, but one day, customers started disappearing, forcing the PC room to close. Years later, someone enters the PC room...
Why similar: Action 34.1%, Adventure 28.4%, Puzzle 23.3%, Horror 10.4%, Indie 2.4%
- #51 DEFECTIVE
70% matchMostly Negative38% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Evil Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 29%
You must save the world, whatever the cost...
Why similar: Shooter 36.6%, Action 33.1%, Adventure 23.1%, Indie 7.2%
- #52 Shiftomino
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: aramaa
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Shift" to move, Shiftomino! Shiftomino is a puzzle platformer where you advance through stages by moving from block to block.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.9%, Action 23.2%, Puzzle 20.6%, Adventure 20.3%, Indie 1.8%
- #53 3 Days in the Abyss
69% match8 user reviews38% of 8 reviews2018
Dev: Hasiel_SarsbyPub: Gamaliel Studios
Windows
3 Days in the Abyss is a Biblical based 2D Top Down Action game, where the Spirit of the Savior must traverse through Hell for three days to find the Righteous Captives.
Why similar: Action 37%, Adventure 33%, Shooter 21.7%, Indie 8.2%
- #54 Stickman Zombie Shooting 3D
66% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Yurii NikshychPub: TheGamesFortress
Windows · Mac
The city has been infected! Shoot and kill the zombie stickmen. Fast-paced arcade gameplay through dozens of bespoke levels. The stickman world needs your help - or at least for you not to die too quickly.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 52.4% ★, Shooter 17.6%, Action 11.1%, Adventure 9.3%, Third Person 8.1%
- #55 Machine Phantasm
69% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Eisenstadt Studio
Windows
A medium paced Waves / Arena shooter in VR
Why similar: Hero Shooter 44% ★, Action 22.1%, Shooter 20.7%, Adventure 12.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #56 Monsters Mess
67% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Kaverna Games
Windows
Trash horror game, with shooting, magic, monsters, exploration in a messed up reality
Why similar: Hero Shooter 32.2% ★, Action 18.7%, Shooter 18.7%, Hidden Object 17.8%, Third Person 7%
- #57 Сollision Hero
67% matchMixed56% of 25 reviews2021
Dev: MintGirl
Windows
The typical hero travels to typical locations, killing typical enemies with typical weapons. Kawaii ? Sure, UwU.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 44.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.3%, Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, Action 8%, Adventure 3%
- #58 Robot Robert
66% matchMostly Positive71% of 35 reviews2021
Dev: DnovelPub: My Way Games
Windows
Robert the Robot is an action-platformer. A huge and dangerous alien world awaits you. If, of course, you can defeat those who stand in your way, in 2D battles in the style of Contra.
Why similar: Hero Shooter 42.5% ★, Shooter 16.6%, Puzzle 11.6%, Action 11.5%, Adventure 9.7%