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Something is hunting you in the dark. Descend into buried Egyptian tombs in a first-person psychological survival horror, where your only light is a dwindling candle and your only hope is whatever scraps you can scavenge and craft before it finds you.

Why similar: Survival Horror 15.9%, Stealth 15.1%, Horror 10%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Thriller 8.3%

An underground laboratory where every decision counts. Manage energy, listen to NPC screams, and keep the doors under control. One wrong move and the monsters will break through. Will you survive?

Why similar: Survival Horror 14%, Stealth 12.3%, Thriller 10%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Psychological 9.1%

Your daughter has vanished inside the facilities of the company "THE BOX." Uncover mysteries, solve puzzles, and survive the creatures that hunt you in a game that blends psychological horror, survival, and atmospheric storytelling.

Why similar: Survival Horror 14.6%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Supernatural 11.3%, Psychological 10.4%, Horror 9.5%

Another's Memories is a first-person psychological horror video game located in Argentina. Explore a sinister country house, solve puzzles, and survive ruthless enemies in an immersive experience where every shadow hides a disturbing story.

Why similar: Survival Horror 15.8%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 11.3%, Thriller 10.4%, Psychological 10.3%

Return to Yeondu High School and uncover the dark truth that remained hidden in this direct sequel to the Korean horror classic. Investigate bizarre phenomena, evade bloodthirsty killers, and unravel a twisting narrative spread across three unnerving episodes.

Why similar: Stealth 10.7%, Thriller 10.5%, Survival Horror 9.2%, Supernatural 8.7%, Action-Adventure 8.6%

A first-person psychological survival horror set in an abandoned subway station. Monitor cameras, manage your sanity, and survive the night shift while something moves through the tunnels.

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.3%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 11.6%, Thriller 11.4%, Psychological 10%

In this first-person horror game, sanity changes everything and can turn nights into a living nightmare. Survive at Tamixa School whilst carrying out various tasks, keeping your cool and avoiding Julio and his friends.

Why similar: Survival Horror 15.2%, Thriller 12%, Stealth 10.9%, Horror 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

Your daughter is sick. Hoping to alleviate her condition, you go to a distant temple. But your daughter disappears, your mind too, and the inhabitants of the church are not in the best mood for you. Will you be able to learn all the secrets of the Temple and get out of there alive?

Why similar: Thriller 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 9.8%, Dark 9.5%, Psychological 9.1%

Your Nani has been possessed by a vetala. Your father went to save her and never came back. Now it's your turn. Explore the house, solve puzzles, and perform a sacred ritual to free her soul — before she finds you. 60+ Hindi voice lines, she talks based on the situation.

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.7%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 11.9%, Stealth 11.5%, Supernatural 8.8%

Sebastian is a teenager who is waiting for his parents to come back home on a cold Christmas night. Soon he realizes that there is something evil lurking around. Experience Sebastian 's journey into a surreal world like no other.

Why similar: Survival Horror 12%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 9.9%, Stealth 9.1%, Supernatural 8.9%

A first-person survival horror game where a desperate search through a cursed forest leads to terrifying creatures, hidden secrets, and a truth better left buried.

Why similar: Stealth 11.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 9.8%, Linear 8.6%, Action-Adventure 8.5%

The Meat Man is here. Below Nowhere is a first-person survival horror game that will pull you into the depths of evil. While exploring strange memories that aren't yours, you will be pushed to your limits in this terrifying tale of humanity and second chances.

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.7%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Thriller 12.2%, Stealth 11%, Horror 8.9%

Work the night shift and uncover what haunts Lone Oak College in this short horror exploration game inspired by British folklore. Survive the horror, solve challenging puzzles, and search for your missing friend before it’s too late.

Why similar: Horror 10.9%, Survival Horror 10.5%, Dark 9.7%, Psychological Horror 8%, Supernatural 7.4%

A dark sci-fi horror where ancient rituals intertwine with secret Soviet experiments. Explore atmospheric tunnels, hidden laboratories, and abandoned shrines inspired by real locations—and survive by solving intricate, mind-bending puzzles.

Why similar: Dark 15.4%, Horror 13%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Survival Horror 9.5%, Multiple Endings 7.9%

We are trying to escape from a dark and extremely disturbing mysterious place. We are trying to rescue our character, who has lost his memory and is waiting to be sacrificed, without getting caught by the enemies around and open the hidden areas of the room by exploring the surroundings.

Why similar: Survival Horror 14.9%, Supernatural 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 9.8%, Stealth 9.4%

The Kept Fire is a psychological survival horror game set in a mysterious valley that awakens in the darkness. Keep the fire alive. Keep your eyes wide. When you turn around, it will move.

Why similar: Survival Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 10.6%, Stealth 9.9%, Dark 7.8%

Uncover the truth in this story-driven game about a teenage boy recalling the tragedies of his family. Explore a house, solve puzzles and gather items. All while fighting the eerie ghosts from your past...

Why similar: Survival Horror 12.7%, Supernatural 12.1%, Thriller 11.3%, Horror 9.8%, Dark 9.2%

Minimalistic horror experience that offers 25-90 minutes of suspenseful gameplay as you try to escape from this unnerving reality.

Why similar: Thriller 13.8%, Supernatural 13.7%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 9.7%

A psychological survival horror set in an underground parking garage. Trapped in an inescapable otherworld, survive until 5 AM while obeying absurd rules and fleeing a relentless clown. Each attack eats away at your mind, drawing you closer to becoming one. Can you survive the night as a human?

Why similar: Survival Horror 16.1%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 13.8%, Thriller 11%, Multiple Endings 8.4%

Explore an office building hiding a sinister lab underneath. Question reality as the world is warped and distorted around you. Every door leads to a new nightmare. What is real deep down in the recesses of your mind? Some demons cannot be defeated - you can only keep running.

Why similar: Survival Horror 15.4%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 10.2%, Thriller 9.6%, Psychological 9.3%

A first person horror adventure game where you play as a timid protagonist- experiencing a near death experience caused by his bullies sending him to a ghost realm. To reduce your character's fear, take all necessary steps, such as covering your ears.

Why similar: Horror 13.3%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Supernatural 9.2%, Thriller 8.9%

Noiseless is a first-person survival horror game. You follow the story of a freelance investigative journalist who tries to uncover the secrets of the Gaudium Hospital.

Why similar: Survival Horror 15.1%, Stealth 14.4%, Thriller 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10%, Horror 8%

A childhood you don't remember arrives on an old film reel. Step into the Dawn Sanatorium — a first-person psychological horror where a projector rewrites reality, a horned figure watches from the dark, and the truth about who you are waits at the very bottom.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.1%, Thriller 15%, Psychological 11.9%, Horror 11.1%, First-Person 7.4%

Lightout is a first-person psychological horror game with puzzles, Which takes place in an abandoned apartment.

Why similar: Thriller 13.9%, Stealth 11.5%, Psychological 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Survival Horror 9.7%

This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..

Why similar: Thriller 13.3%, Supernatural 13%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Horror 10.9%, Stealth 10.4%

Lightout 2 is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an Abandoned hospital.

Why similar: Thriller 15.3%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Stealth 10.7%, Horror 10.2%, Dark 9.1%

A Japanese survival horror game full of tension, drama, and violence. If you like psychological horror games with exploration, puzzles, and limited resources, you'll enjoy an intense experience where every decision can mean the difference between finding Sayuri or getting lost in the forest forever.

Why similar: Survival Horror 14.2%, Psychological 12%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Supernatural 8.9%, Horror 8.3%

You are in an abandoned Warehouse and have been locked up. Will you survive the horror that awaits you there, or will you stay trapped there forever?

Why similar: Survival Horror 15.8%, Thriller 14.4%, Psychological 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 10.4%

In this prologue you will step into the shoes of little Eddie, a 12 year old boy who goes to the amusement park with his parents until what would be a fun day out turns into a nightmare. Experience the terrifying atmosphere of what awaits you in Jack Holmes: Master of Puppets!

Why similar: Survival Horror 15.6%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Psychological 9.7%, Exploration 8.1%

Reality Breach is a first-person psychological horror game where your own creation turns against you. Step into the shoes of an exhausted indie developer trapped in a shifting home studio, evading a relentless entity born from your own corrupted code.

Why similar: Survival Horror 11.7%, Supernatural 10.7%, Psychological 10.3%, Stealth 10.3%, Thriller 9.6%

The Echoes of Me pulls you into a nightmare where shadows blur with self. As fragmented memories surface, you must remain cautious and uncover the truth.

Why similar: Survival Horror 15.8%, Stealth 12.5%, Thriller 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 10%

EXITRANCE is a single-player psychological horror game set in a constantly shifting loop. Explore a confined environment where each cycle subtly changes, altering objects, sounds, and events. Observe your surroundings, and solve environmental puzzles to break the loop and escape.

Why similar: Survival Horror 15.3%, Supernatural 13.5%, Thriller 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Horror 10%

Limerick: Cadence Mansion is a detail-rich first-person action-horror adventure with deep lore, intricate puzzles, satisfying combat, and a happy little marionette who really wants to say "hello."

Why similar: Survival Horror 12.6%, Stealth 11.7%, Thriller 10.5%, Horror 9.4%, Psychological Horror 8.9%

A linear single-session psychological horror. Your mind is uploaded into an old Soviet robot sealed inside a dead bunker. Stealth in the dark, puzzles inside dying machines, and one voice on the radio guiding you. Find the clues and change how it ends.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 10.9%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Exploration 9.6%, Stealth 8.6%, Puzzle 8.5%

A heart-pounding adventure taking place in the twisted town of West Grove. Play as a patient trapped in a world where dream and reality begin to blur. Use light to solve puzzles, reveal hidden items, and transform objects to explore in a way like never before.

Why similar: Survival Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Thriller 11%, Supernatural 8%, Horror 7.5%

Work as a night administrator at a computer club, check visitors, detect anomalies, and survive nightmare-filled nights full of monsters and mysteries.

Why similar: Psychological 12.8%, Survival Horror 12.4%, Thriller 9.7%, Supernatural 8.9%, Psychological Horror 8.9%

Abaddon is a story driven first person psychological horror game. Descend into a suffocating, nightmarish world as Jimmy searches for his missing brother, Georgie. With only a flickering flashlight, solve chilling puzzles, face your past, and struggle to survive.

Why similar: Survival Horror 14.5%, Thriller 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Horror 9.1%, Dark 8.2%

Play through three VHS tapes, uncovering the mystery of a decrepit facility, eluding tormented beasts, and discovering the truth of the chosen one.

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.1%, Horror 11.5%, Stealth 9.9%, Dark 9%, Thriller 8.6%

You are trapped underground with one way out. Find your car, follow the sound, and don’t let the car park fool you.

Why similar: Survival Horror 17%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Thriller 11.3%, Stealth 11%, Psychological 9.5%

Ominous Obscurity is a single-player horror adventure game set in places from the protagonist's childhood. Solve interesting puzzles, while hiding from insidious horrors waiting for you in the shadows.

Why similar: Survival Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 9.6%, Stealth 7.6%, Action-Adventure 7.1%

"This labyrinth presented by TOMEA, enables you to spend a wonderful time with your family. In this endless labyrinth—which also includes puzzles—you will experience the most fun moments of your life."

Why similar: Survival Horror 16.3%, Psychological 14%, Thriller 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 9.4%

You find yourself trapped alone in a pyramid, being hunted by an Egyptian God. Break containers to find what you need to survive and escape but stay quiet, Shanubis doesn't like trespassers. Just ask the rest of the research team...

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.5%, Supernatural 14.5%, Stealth 12.4%, Horror 10.7%, Psychological Horror 7.3%

As the lights go out, the embers of darkness are stoked in the sleepy town of Dormont. Confront uncomfortable horrors, keep your sanity in check and survive the night in this story-driven first-person psychological-thriller.

Why similar: Survival Horror 13%, Stealth 12.7%, Thriller 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Psychological 8.7%

A psychological horror set in a cursed village where endless night forces you to seek fleeting refuge while a relentless demon hunts you down.

Why similar: Survival Horror 18.7%, Stealth 15.3%, Thriller 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 12.7%

Scauage is a short horror experience where you play as a scavenger looting an abandoned house, uncovering its dark secrets and collecting hidden treasures while facing what lurks within.

Why similar: Survival Horror 12%, Thriller 11.5%, Supernatural 11%, Psychological 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.8%

Embark on a journey as private investigator Richard in this atmospheric story-rich psychological horror. Enter the spirit world to relive the past of the Moriarty family and ultimately discover your own truth.

Why similar: Survival Horror 16%, Stealth 13.2%, Supernatural 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 7.7%

You're trapped inside a series of mazes with a killer clown. Find the 8 playing cards to banish him before he finds you. Can you escape?

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.1%, Stealth 16.7%, Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 7.9%, Psychological 7.7%

Phobic Nightmares is a psychological horror game where you experience nightmarish realities to uncover what happened to your sister. Find notes from your sister and use the sacrifices of those who came before you to uncover what’s hidden and avoid ending up like them.

Why similar: Supernatural 15.5%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Thriller 12%, Horror 11.6%

Do you LOVE Steamboat Willie? Great! He's in this game! Do you HATE Steamboat Willie? great! He's gross and scary and you are trying to dodge him and ultimately get away from him! So basically no matter what this game is for you!

Why similar: Stealth 16.9%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 10.6%, Dark 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.2%

Search for your missing child in a cursed summer camp. Uncover dark rituals, craft traps, and face terrifying creatures as you fight to survive.

Why similar: Survival Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Dark 10.7%, Horror 10.6%, Thriller 9%

You are in a room without windows or doors. The TV dimly illuminates the room. What is this, a box? How to open it? After solving the riddle, you find the TV remote control. Click... a door appeared. You step into the darkness and hear laughter... turn around and find out what's behind the screen.

Why similar: Psychological 12%, Thriller 11.6%, Supernatural 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10%, Horror 8%

Relying on a single flashlight, secure your objective in the dark factory and escape avoiding 'his' eyes. Overcome the extreme fear of the unknown that the darkness brings, and break through your limits.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 14.3%, Thriller 12%, Psychological 9.5%, Dark 8.9%

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: Survival Horror 15.4%, Thriller 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Psychological 11.4%, Horror 10.2%

Chronicles of The Sinner is a first-person survival horror set inside an abandoned orphanage. As a lone investigator, you are sent to uncover what happened within its walls. Explore, gather resources, solve puzzles, and try to survive… if you don’t lose yourself first.

Why similar: Survival Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Supernatural 11.9%, Horror 10.6%, Stealth 9.4%

You were sent to inspect a collapsed mining site in an abandoned town. What you find leads you deep underground into darkness, and things that should not move. Hide. Listen. Die Gracefully.

Why similar: Survival Horror 15%, Psychological 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Thriller 10.5%, Stealth 9.9%

LIMINAL FEAR: Are you ready for absolute terror? Step into the shoes of Detective Kevin Brooks, explore chilling environments, and uncover dark secrets that could change the world. You will be watched and hunted without realizing it... Your descent into madness begins now.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 11%, Stealth 9.7%, Thriller 8.3%, Action-Adventure 8.3%

You find yourself alone in an abandoned doll factory, assembling and inspecting dolls because you needed the money. Each order ends with the sense that they should never have been shipped, but leaving is no longer an option.

Why similar: Survival Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Supernatural 13.1%, Thriller 13%, Horror 10.2%

A first-person psychological horror that evolves based on your behavior. Uncover the atrocities within this mansion as you struggle to hold onto your sanity. Something is stirring inside the walls. If you hear eerie laughter, run as fast as you can. You are not safe

Why similar: Survival Horror 14.5%, Thriller 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Stealth 10.7%, Supernatural 10.4%

Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol is a first-person survival horror game inspired by Junji Ito's psychological horror and eerie aesthetics. This work centers on the twisted potential of human nature and fear of the unknown, taking you on a journey of survival where memory and mystery intertwine.

Why similar: Survival Horror 20.3%, Horror 12.9%, Thriller 9.9%, Exploration 8.8%, First-Person 7.8%

Once you come to B.A.D. Institute, you'll never leave. A first-person survival horror game where hiding and outsmarting your enemies is the only way to survive. Uncover the mystery of what happened at this boarding school and how to escape with your life.

Why similar: Stealth 12.1%, Supernatural 10.7%, Survival Horror 10.6%, Thriller 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.4%