- #1 Dead Tapes: Fading Father
97% matchPositive90% of 48 reviews2025
Dev: Nektogone
Windows
Fading father is a man consumed by addiction and memories
Why similar: Horror 23%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, 1990's 18.2%, Stylized 9.5%, Adventure 9.5%
- #2 VHS \\ Bleach and Bones: Ritual
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GustafValentine
Windows
A terrifying VHS-style horror game. You're trapped in a cursed house haunted by a failed ritual. Stay silent, your microphone is always listening. Speak, and something will hear you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.1%, 1990's 17.8%, Horror 17.6%, First-Person 11.1%, Adventure 9.9%
- #3 The Reunion
96% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Maxdev creations
Windows
The Reunion is psychological horror where you will visit abodend school but be carefull someone is already wating..and he does not like any kind visits of people..
Why similar: 1990's 36.1%, Horror 19.2%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, First-Person 14.3%, Adventure 8.9%
- #4 PISO 6
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NostalgyStudios
Windows · Mac · Linux
PISO 6 is a first-person psychological horror game with a low-poly aesthetic. After his father’s death, Tomás returns to the apartment where he grew up. What seemed like a simple search for a will turns into a nightmare that pulls him back into the past.
Why similar: 1990's 27%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 13.7%, First-Person 11.6%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #5 The Deepest Shift
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Friendly Bug Studio
Windows
A psychological horror game about working night shifts in a remote underwater facility, maintaining equipment, completing tasks, and making it through another night.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.1%, Horror 23.7%, 1990's 23.1%, First-Person 9.9%, 3D 7.9%
- #6 My Friend, the Wickhorn
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dragon Key Studio
Windows
A first-person psychological horror where you care for your cat, maintain an isolated mountain cabin, and uncover the link between your father’s secret past and the ancient curse that has taken hold of your friend.
Why similar: 1990's 22.8%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 15.8%, Linear 11.4%, Adventure 10.4%
- #7 Sycamore End
93% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: donnlaa
Windows
A short story-driven horror game with a worn VHS finish. Move into the last house on Sycamore Street, unpack, meet the neighbor, and find out why the dog won't go near the attic. After dark, hide in the wardrobe, watch through the slats, and try to get a phone signal.
Why similar: Horror 23.7%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, 1990's 17.7%, Adventure 10.2%, First-Person 7.5%
- #8 We Are Sisters
92% matchPositive96% of 49 reviews2026
Dev: BobaGames
Windows
We Are Sisters is a psychological horror experience that takes you deep beneath the forests of Eastbane. Solve puzzles and uncover dark secrets as you venture further underground, drawing ever closer to discovering what happened to your childhood friend, Aleks
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.4%, Horror 19.5%, Linear 14%, Puzzle 12.7%, First-Person 11.5%
- #9 DROWSE
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MILKY COCO GAMES
Windows
Dive into the harrowing experience of DROWSE. One evening, one call. In this indie psychological horror game, step back into the 90s. Wander through the various rooms and places you’ll uncover. Observe, you only have a few copies to print, after all. Strange. Was that object really there before?
Why similar: 1990's 31.8%, Psychological Horror 22%, Horror 18.9%, Puzzle 8.6%, First-Person 7.5%
- #10 Chopped toys
91% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: Hushed Cat
Windows
Run your own toy workshop in this horror-themed crafting simulation game. Chop, saw, paint, pack, and deliver toys for your mysterious customers.
Why similar: 1990's 19.5%, Horror 17.4%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Linear 10.8%, Stylized 10.2%
- #11 A Voice In The Dark
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LostMindGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Some illusions don't disappear... they linger and invade your thoughts when the lights go out. A Voice In The Dark is a first-person horror game in which you investigate the disappearance of a friend in an abandoned corporate building. Stay focused—reality is collapsing deeper within you.
Why similar: Horror 22.1%, 1990's 21.9%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Puzzle 9.5%, Linear 7.2%
- #12 The Arcade
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Colourplay Games
Windows
The Arcade is a PSX-style psychological horror story game. You play as Trevor, an owner of a dying arcade in the early 2000s. As Trevor struggles to keep the arcade running, memories of his past begin to haunt him. What happened to the place he left behind? And why does he blame himself for it?
Why similar: Horror 22.5%, 1990's 22%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, First-Person 10.2%, Stylized 7.8%
- #13 Once In Sakartvelo: Out Of Service
89% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews
Dev: ArbiDev
Windows
A short first-person horror game set in Tbilisi. A late-night walk to the metro turns tense as a slow-moving car tracks your every step. When you find the station closed, a desperate fight to escape begins.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.7%, Horror 24.4%, First-Person 12.2%, Stylized 8.8%, 3D 6.9%
- #14 人间恶灵 Evil Spirits of the Mortal World
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Individual
Windows
Evil Spirit is a third-person, single-player psychological horror exploration game. As a psychiatrist drawn into a disturbing mystery, players will investigate a friend's disappearance by exploring eerie environments, collecting clues, and confronting unsettling visions to uncover the dark truth.
Why similar: 1990's 21.8%, Horror 20.7%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Adventure 15.4%, Puzzle 14.8%
- #15 Restcue
86% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Seasonbean Team
Windows
You wake up in your familiar home, only to find yourself completely locked inside. Search for clues, evade an unknown presence, and piece together forgotten memories... In this confined space, the real terror is only just beginning. A intense 30-minute psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 24.7%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Adventure 13.5%, Puzzle 10.8%, Linear 8.4%
- #16 He Was Here
87% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Hybriona Technologies LLP
Windows · Mac
A psychological horror game where you play as an unnamed employee of Tervex Industries. Navigate a 2000s-era computer to explore the fragmented memories of Alex Smith, a patient experiencing psychosis. Piece together her distorted memories and uncover disturbing family secrets.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.2%, Horror 20.2%, 1990's 14.2%, Puzzle 10.3%, First-Person 9.4%
- #17 Mr. Zippy is Watching
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BLUEMEMORIES studio
Windows
You shouldn't be awake. After watching a late-night show about urban legends, paranoia takes hold: has your favorite toy, Mr. Zippy, come to life? Explore the house and survive this tense narrative-driven mascot horror experience featuring puzzle mechanics.
Why similar: Horror 20.9%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, 1990's 15.9%, Adventure 11.1%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #18 Bopp File
85% matchPositive94% of 49 reviews2024
Dev: 阿鹿的aluPub: 糕薯科技
Windows
A game similar to Exit No. 8, it combines spot-the-difference gameplay with room escape elements. Players are trapped in an apartment, the exit of which is blocked by a demon. The player needs to find the key in the looping space within the game to escape the room.
Why similar: 1990's 25.2%, Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, First-Person 9.2%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #19 Ghostprint
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DevRoids
Windows
Atmospheric first-person horror game where you carry an old Polaroid camera. Take the right picture and a way forward emerges.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.2%, Horror 19.1%, 1990's 15.8%, First-Person 11%, Adventure 7.6%
- #20 Fooling Dead
84% matchMixed60% of 30 reviews2026
Dev: Seasonbean Team
Windows
On April Fool’s Day, the protagonist is caught in eerie supernatural events! As you investigate, uncover the truth behind a past tragedy. Explore chilling scenes, solve mysteries, and face unknown fears—can you survive?
Why similar: Horror 26.8%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Adventure 11.8%, Puzzle 11.2%, Linear 8.9%
- #21 Dead Stop - No Vacancy
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 47 reviews2026
Dev: Camel 101
Windows
One night at the Paradise Motel. One reporter who took a wrong turn. One thing certain: nobody checks out clean. A short retro horror inspired by 80s slasher films.
Why similar: 1990's 27.6%, Horror 20.7%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, First-Person 7.9%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #22 Project ROSS
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: StandoffStudios
Windows
Project ROSS is a horror/puzzle game where you play as Jason who is struggling to overcome the absence of his father. Explore the abandoned testing facility where he was supposedly last located and uncover the mystery of what really happened all those years ago. Just try to keep your head on!
Why similar: Horror 28.2%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, First-Person 11.8%, Puzzle 9.4%, Adventure 8%
- #23 Shadow of The Forgotten
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Shades of Play
Windows
In a long-abandoned mansion of Dr. Victor Grimm, players find themselves trapped after a sudden collapse of the mansion's entrance. As they explore the sprawling, decaying building, they uncover secrets, and disturbing relics of Dr. Grimm's experiments.
Why similar: 1990's 32.1%, Horror 15.2%, Puzzle 14.3%, First-Person 12%, Linear 10%
- #24 Haunted Service
81% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Daring Cat Studio
Windows
A chilling psychological horror experience. Alone at home, you receive a cryptic message: "Congratulations! You got a haunted service." What starts as a prank quickly turns into a terrifying night as sinister events unfold. Will you survive until your parents return?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.5%, Horror 25.8%, Linear 18.9%, First-Person 10.8%, 3D 7.9%
- #25 Harfa
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Everness Games
Windows
A first-person psychological horror experience set in a forgotten Saudi village beneath the mysterious mountain of Harfa. Explore abandoned homes, uncover chilling secrets, solve puzzles, and face the darkness lurking within the mountain.
Why similar: Horror 32.8%, Psychological Horror 29.2%, Puzzle 14.4%, First-Person 11.8%, Indie 5.1%
- #26 The Heart Of Delly
79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Robertt
Windows
The Heart Of Delly is a first-person horror, adventure, and puzzle game set at the mysterious Delly University—a place abandoned years ago following an incident that was never fully explained.
Why similar: 1990's 35.9%, Psychological Horror 27.2%, Puzzle 9.8%, Adventure 8.7%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #27 Farsight
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Noori
Windows
Something is very wrong with your eyes. A routine eye exam pulls you into the house inside the machine. Beware. The figures in the image are closer than they appear.
Why similar: 1990's 27.9%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Horror 18.7%, First-Person 7.9%, Adventure 7.5%
- #28 Dark Harvest
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Benedict SandersonPub: Luke Sanderson
Windows
Dark Harvest is a retro-styled stalker horror inspired by Resident Evil and Signs. Your dog is trapped, and something is stalking you. Explore the manor, solve puzzles, and do everything in your power to survive.
Why similar: Horror 23.8%, 1990's 21.9%, Linear 14.7%, First-Person 11.5%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #29 Night Gig
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Saucy Steel Games
Windows
Working night shift in a dim room, the player uses a computer for routine tasks. The room has faint sounds and movements. They must look up, check anomalies, and balance work with vigilance until done.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.6%, Horror 26.5%, First-Person 15.8%, Adventure 11%, Linear 9%
- #30 Stanley Says
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Grimble Entertainment
Windows
A first-person puzzle horror game set in a defunct children's nursery from 2001. Uncover dark secrets, solve mascot-themed puzzles, and survive the twisted games of Stanley—an animatronic who never stopped playing.
Why similar: 1990's 23.4%, Horror 17.2%, Puzzle 13%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Adventure 10.2%
- #31 Camp Hollow
75% matchPositive94% of 47 reviews2026
Dev: Cyanide Time Games
Windows
A first-person survival horror game where you play as Riley, a night guard trapped in an abandoned summer camp. Explore, solve puzzles, and uncover the mystery while escaping a relentless creature that hunts you in the dark.
Why similar: 1990's 22.7%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Stylized 12.1%, Puzzle 9.7%, Horror 9.1%
- #32 Backrooms 95
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DreamVeloper Studio
Windows
Explore eerie liminal spaces in a low-poly Backrooms horror experience inspired by the aesthetics of forgotten 90s technology.
Why similar: 1990's 27.4%, Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Linear 13.1%, Adventure 6.7%
- #33 Night at the lake: Silent Watcher
74% matchMixed56% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: N0tVen0s
Windows
A night shift at a remote lake turns into something unsettling. Explore the area, log data, and uncover what lurks in the darkness.
Why similar: Horror 33.2%, Psychological Horror 31%, Adventure 9.1%, Linear 7.3%, First-Person 6.5%
- #34 Anna - Extended Edition
80% matchMixed60% of 1,622 reviews2013
Dev: DreampaintersPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Anna - Extended Edition has been given an overhaul based on the feedback of the thousands of players of the original Anna.
Why similar: Horror 43.8%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Adventure 11%, Puzzle 10.5%, First-Person 7.1%
- #35 Everything Is For Humanity
77% matchMixed68% of 119 reviews2022
Dev: Vanquisher Games
Windows
Everything is for Humanity is a story-driven, exploration and puzzle-solving based science fiction horror game which sets in a massive science facility in 2020. You will discover tons of things and find out about the blood-chilling truths with its first-person experience.
Why similar: Horror 21.7%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, First-Person 11.8%, Puzzle 9.1%, Adventure 7.9%
- #36 The old house
73% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Exent
Windows
Repetitive work in the metropolis pushed you to the limit. Vacation and grandfather's inheritance — a house in Gravewood. But the closer you get, the clearer: something is wrong. The road will be your first test. Meet strangers, explore locations, and be ready: silence is only a cover.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.1%, Horror 20.8%, 1990's 13%, Puzzle 9.3%, Adventure 9.2%
- #37 Ultimate Cartridge Collection Deluxe
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nogam Game
Windows
Play three different games in this game compilation! Experience three different adventures filled with colorful characters and various mechanics to solve puzzles and avoid dangers. Maybe what you learn in these games will come in handy somewhere else...
Why similar: 1990's 23.4%, Horror 16.8%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Puzzle 10.6%, First-Person 10.2%
- #38 Drowned Grave
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Markus Korda
Windows
It is a psychological horror game and walking simulator. Get chased by monsters. Monsters jumping towards at your screen.
Why similar: 1990's 31.2%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Horror 21.5%, Adventure 9%, First-Person 7.1%
- #39 Pregnant
75% matchMixed56% of 49 reviews2021
Dev: Pregnant
Windows
In this first-person horror experience you will solve puzzles while navigating the pitch black Reed forest. Armed with only your flashlight you are at the mercy of the forests inhabitants, with limited time to find your way before they find you and end your adventure.
Why similar: Horror 27.6%, Puzzle 13.2%, Linear 12.8%, First-Person 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.3%
- #40 The Final Exhibit
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jo Gaming
Windows
Explore a mysterious museum, restore corrupted works of art and uncover the truth behind the presence lurking within in this psychological horror game.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.1%, Horror 22.3%, First-Person 12.9%, Adventure 10.9%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #41 Nyctophobia
71% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Matan.N
Windows
Nyctophobia is a first person horror game where you play as a new motel worker who is afraid of the dark. As soon as you step into a dark area you start hallucinating scary faces, your goal is to survive your shift.
Why similar: 1990's 37.7%, Horror 16.9%, Adventure 16.6%, Puzzle 15.6%, 3D 9.5%
- #42 Amanda the Adventurer
72% matchVery Positive94% of 7,298 reviews2023
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Join Amanda and her pal Wooly on a series of adventures as they explore and learn about our wonderful world! With several NEW play-along, laugh-along, learn-along episodes there's always fun to be had! Just make sure to do everything Amanda says or she might get angry.
Why similar: 1990's 25.8%, Horror 23.4%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, First-Person 9.6%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #43 Labyrinth: Veins of the Machine
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beyond Illusion Studios
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game. You were sent into an abandoned facility to retrieve something — but it's not as empty as you were told. No combat. No rescue. Just what's waiting inside.
Why similar: Horror 30.8%, Psychological Horror 27.7%, First-Person 13.5%, Adventure 7.2%, Puzzle 6.5%
- #44 The Hauntings: Dark Passenger
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Broken Cuff Studio
Windows
Dive into Alex Mercer's twisted reality. Navigate eerie landscapes, solve cryptic puzzles, and uncover the 'Dark Passenger' mystery. Will shadows consume you or will truth emerge?
Why similar: Horror 26.6%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Puzzle 13.6%, First-Person 11.4%, Linear 9.1%
- #45 Don't Remember
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 72 reviews2022
Dev: Boo! Games
Windows
In Don’t Remember, some things are better left forgotten. Fight your amnesia in this atmospheric, first person psychological horror game. Solve the mystery of the old mansion in 1900’s England through the use of your lantern’s various colors and face its hidden grotesque visage.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.3%, Horror 24%, Puzzle 10.6%, Adventure 7.7%, First-Person 7.4%
- #46 Apartment203:HongKong
69% matchMostly Negative43% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Seasonbean Team
Windows
Apartment 203: HongKong is a first-person horror adventure game set in the urban landscape of Hong Kong. The story follows a young man who returns from abroad to investigate his sister's mysterious disappearance by moving into her former residence in an old tenement building.
Why similar: Horror 27%, Psychological Horror 24.4%, Puzzle 12.2%, Adventure 8.3%, Linear 8.1%
- #47 Ghost Room: Enter The Darkness
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MXV
Windows
EVERY room is a new trap. EVERY shadow is a deadly threat. Unravel the mystery of this place and try to escape alive.
Why similar: Horror 27.7%, Linear 19.7%, Puzzle 18.3%, First-Person 16.5%, Adventure 13.3%
- #48 Late Night with Ken Hayes
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SludgePup Games
Windows
Host the graveyard shift at a small-town radio station in 1998. Callers keep describing the same pale man—and every time someone talks about him on air, he seems to get closer.
Why similar: Horror 23.6%, 1990's 22.9%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, First-Person 9.9%, Adventure 5.3%
- #49 Wave of color
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BurningGRP
Windows
What is it like to be an artist in a totalitarian and dilapidated world?
Why similar: Horror 26.7%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Puzzle 12.9%, First-Person 11.8%, Adventure 9%
- #50 DREAM LOGIC
70% matchVery Positive89% of 409 reviews2022
Dev: Teleopsia Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Horror 18.7%, 1990's 13.4%, Puzzle 9%, Linear 8.9%
- #51 Shards of Dread
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Markus Korda
Windows
It is a psychological horror game and walking simulator. Get chased by monsters. Monsters jumping towards at your screen.
Why similar: 1990's 30.5%, Psychological Horror 26.8%, Horror 20.9%, Adventure 9.9%, First-Person 6.4%
- #52 RavenVeil
66% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: HumpShadow Studio
Windows
Explore abandoned homes, forgotten paths, and hidden places in RavenVeil. Find clues, solve puzzles, unlock sealed areas, and uncover the Bride's mystery. Every discovery reveals darker secrets. Will you escape with the truth, or become part of RavenVeil forgotten history?
Why similar: 1990's 22.2%, Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Puzzle 14.5%, First-Person 12.5%
- #53 The Last Joy 2
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Napping Penguin
Windows
Dive into a new nightmare inside an abandoned toy factory where mascots come alive. Explore, survive, and uncover the dark secrets behind The PlayCenter.
Why similar: 1990's 29.7%, Horror 15.5%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, First-Person 12.1%, Linear 9%
- #54 EarWorm
67% matchVery Positive96% of 161 reviews2025
Dev: TOR2
Windows
You are an Earworm. You are an underworld contractor who hacks memories for a living. Dive into the memories of your victims in order to unlock the security questions to their bank account.
Why similar: 1990's 27.4%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 12.6%, Linear 9.6%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #55 The Guestlist
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: __Mike Ten
Windows
The Guestlist is a horror game where you play as a traveler who gets trapped in a hotel during a thunderstorm. The eccentric and strange guest is your only company, but as you talk to them, you'll uncover the hotel's dark history.
Why similar: 1990's 29.4%, Horror 24.6%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, First-Person 6.5%, Adventure 5.9%
- #56 Bad Parenting 1: Mr. Red Face
66% matchVery Positive86% of 3,101 reviews2024
Dev: 2OO2
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 16%
Mr. Red Face, a fictional character created by adults to teach their children, suddenly becomes real..
Why similar: 1990's 26.9%, Horror 21.6%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Stylized 10.5%, Adventure 6.5%
- #57 LetMeOut
68% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Eojin KimPub: EclipseStudio
Windows
Bundy is a scholar with a long history. You witness deep within him his research to cure his wife's dementia. The research involves extracting all electrical signals from neurons in living people, and you may also be a victim.
Why similar: 1990's 27.1%, Horror 14.7%, Puzzle 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, First-Person 11.2%
- #58 AFTERLIGHT: The Apartment
65% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: SUPERLIGHTTTT
Windows
Explore an mid-2000s Korean apartment complex in this short first-person psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 19.6%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, 1990's 16.4%, Linear 11.6%, First-Person 11.5%