- #1 Midnight Hoops
96% matchVery Positive89% of 285 reviews2026
Dev: netshrub
Windows · Mac
The court is peaceful after dark. Just you, a ball, and a whole lot of crickets. You put in the hours every evening. While your friends are out partying, you're on the grind. But tonight... you don't feel quite so alone.
Why similar: Sports 30.4%, Horror 27.3%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Atmospheric 13.3%, First-Person 4.9%
- #2 Strange Night
97% matchMixed60% of 478 reviews2016
Dev: LaboryPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
As an employee of a night security firm, your first night on the job might be your last, as strange events push your sanity to the limit.
Why similar: Horror 36.8%, Psychological Horror 29.4%, Dark 12.8%, First-Person 12.5%, Indie 6.5%
- #3 The Night Cleaner
95% matchVery Positive84% of 132 reviews2026
Dev: Yamoto
Windows
Night shift office cleaning. All that greets you, a new hire, is a dirty floor… and a formless sense of unease. In the silent floors above, something is unmistakably moving.
Why similar: Horror 27%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, First-Person 14.4%, Atmospheric 12.4%, 3D 10.5%
- #4 In The Gym (Memes Horror Game)
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: Performance Artist
Windows
Emotional horror about survival in a gym.
Why similar: RPG 22.4%, Atmospheric 19.8%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Horror 15.6%, Realistic 13.6%
- #5 August Night
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Sahl Ibrahimi
Windows
Escape a distorted version of your own newly rented apartment in this interactive nightmare.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.8%, Horror 22.6%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Realistic 12.8%, First-Person 11.1%
- #6 Paranormal VHS
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 146 reviews2023
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
Paranormal VHS is a horror game that features a VHS tape-inspired aesthetic. The game's story revolves around a popular vlogger who spends a night in haunted locations in search of paranormal activity. Brace for intense jumpscares.
Why similar: Horror 23.9%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Realistic 11.1%, Atmospheric 10%, Dark 9%
- #7 Cave Crawler
92% matchVery Positive85% of 585 reviews2023
Dev: Technomancy Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Cave Crawler is a short horror game where you pilot a drone into a cave and discover something horrible.
Why similar: Horror 31.6%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, First-Person 10.2%, Realistic 9.3%, Linear 7.4%
- #8 NIGHTSLINK
93% matchVery Positive81% of 118 reviews2021
Dev: Noiseminded
Windows
You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure.
Why similar: Horror 25.1%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, First-Person 11.4%, Linear 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #9 The Last Ski Trip
91% matchVery Positive81% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Fireplay Studio
Windows
The main character, travels to a remote snowy valley with his brother for a skiing trip. But soon after their arrival, strange events begin to unfold. What was meant to be a peaceful getaway quickly turns into a nightmare. Over time, he realizes that something terrible is live in the valley...
Why similar: Idler 24.2%, Horror 20.8%, RPG 13.1%, Dark 9.2%, Linear 7.2%
- #10 Dead of Night: Supermarket
91% matchMixed70% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: SilverMoon Studios
Windows
Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.
Why similar: Horror 27.1%, Psychological Horror 25.6%, Realistic 11.2%, Linear 10.1%, First-Person 9.6%
- #11 Corner Shop: NightShift
89% matchVery Positive87% of 284 reviews2026
Dev: Live Motion Games
Windows
Take a night shift job in a place that runs on habit, not purpose. Restock shelves, take deliveries, clean the mess, and try to make it till morning. Not everything feels right and you’re never quite alone. Something waits in the dark.
Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Realistic 13.3%, Atmospheric 11.6%, First-Person 10.4%
- #12 Nyctophobia: Devil Unleashed
90% matchMostly Positive71% of 63 reviews2021
Dev: Solitary GamesPub: Lamina Studios
Windows
A single-player psychological horror game that will take you to the deepest and darkest secrets of the asylum.
Why similar: Horror 28.2%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Realistic 9.2%, Dark 8.2%
- #13 VHS Collection: Goodnight Me
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: Notick
Windows
VHS Collection: Goodnight Me is a short horror game where reality blurs with nightmares over five eerie days. Experience strange events, unsettling dreams, and unravel a chilling mystery in a remote house. Can you survive the madness, or will the nightmare consume you?
Why similar: Horror 30.7%, Psychological Horror 28.6%, Atmospheric 16.5%, Dark 12%, First-Person 8.1%
- #14 Unwilling Host
85% matchVery Positive90% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: HeZhiQiang
Windows
This is a short, first-person psychological horror game with VHS effects. Be careful, you are facing a terrifying being.
Why similar: Horror 36.1%, Psychological Horror 32.6%, Atmospheric 7.4%, First-Person 7.3%, Dark 6.1%
- #15 The Dire
86% matchVery Positive82% of 93 reviews2023
Dev: Grumpi
Windows
Dean Holt, popular Urbex vlogger, sets off on another exploration of an abandoned home but this time things aren't going as planned. Something dark is lurking inside and Dean quickly finds himself in over his head
Why similar: Horror 30.2%, Psychological Horror 27.5%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Realistic 6.5%, 3D 6.1%
- #16 Strange Night ll
89% matchMixed44% of 87 reviews2018
Dev: LaboryPub: SA Industry
Windows
Strange Night II takes you to a mysterious hostel where your sanity will be put to the test.
Why similar: Horror 33.5%, Psychological Horror 25.3%, Dark 15.5%, First-Person 12.8%, Indie 10.9%
- #17 The Tape
88% matchMixed55% of 493 reviews2015
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Tape is a slow and creepy first person horror game, with mystical story and abstract psychological elements.
Why similar: Horror 52.1%, Atmospheric 19.4%, First-Person 17.7%, Indie 8.6%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #18 The Quiet Flat
84% matchVery Positive91% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Firzy Games
Windows
The Quiet Flat is a first-person psychological horror game set in an atmospheric Soviet apartment. Uncover the mystery of your father’s death as your familiar home slowly transforms into a nightmare
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.3%, Horror 26.5%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Realistic 12.7%, First-Person 8.6%
- #19 The Gap
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 144 reviews2023
Dev: MV JPL
Windows
The Gap is a short first-person horror experience taking place in a ghostly abandoned house on a lonely street corner.
Why similar: Horror 28.4%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Realistic 10.1%, Linear 8.4%
- #20 AFTERLIGHT: The Apartment
83% 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 26%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, First-Person 12.7%, Atmospheric 10.1%, 3D 9.2%
- #21 Empty Gauge
82% matchNo user reviews96% of 71 reviews2026
Dev: BENTCUBE
Windows
A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.9%, Horror 25.8%, Atmospheric 14%, First-Person 12.6%, Dark 11.1%
- #22 Unseen
81% matchVery Positive81% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: Redsroll
Windows
It’s an indie horror game where John, a forensic photographer, after an unexpected and exhausting shift, is forced to spend the night away from home. What seemed like a temporary rest soon begins to turn unsettling.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.4%, Horror 25.5%, Atmospheric 12.6%, First-Person 8%, Dark 7.9%
- #23 The Nightmare
84% matchMixed48% of 77 reviews2020
Dev: Leakage Games
Windows
The Nightmare is a first-person horror game. Dive into the nightmare and try to get rid of that nightmare...
Why similar: Horror 48.7%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, First-Person 16.5%, 3D 11.4%, Indie 2.7%
- #24 The Night of the Scissors
80% matchVery Positive93% of 480 reviews2022
Dev: Tomás EsconjaureguyPub: selewi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Scrap hunting season has gone wrong, VHS slasher survival horror.
Why similar: Horror 38.7%, Psychological Horror 32.4%, Atmospheric 18.9%, 3D 9.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #25 The Cursed Tape
79% matchVery Positive80% of 339 reviews2024
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Someone slipped a mysterious videotape under your door... Do you dare watch it?!
Why similar: Horror 24.2%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Realistic 11.4%, First-Person 9.9%
- #26 Coffin Mall
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 81 reviews2021
Dev: O. KayaPub: OKSoft
Windows
An atmospheric retro survival horror game. Your first night on the job as a mall cop gets rudely interrupted, and you must survive somehow.
Why similar: Horror 36.4%, Atmospheric 20.9%, Stylized 16%, First-Person 13.3%, 3D 6.9%
- #27 Midnight Crane
78% matchVery Positive85% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: Dekaizen Studios LLC
Windows
A psychological horror game where you spend a night in the shoes of an arcade worker named Marcus. Win prizes on the crane machine and shoot some hoops. Just make sure to keep the doors locked.
Why similar: Horror 29.2%, Psychological Horror 27.9%, Atmospheric 14.9%, First-Person 13.4%, Dark 11.1%
- #28 The Visitor
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 210 reviews2016
Dev: Stephen Long
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 28%
The Visitor is a VR horror experience about an unexpected visitor calling to your door in the middle of the night. The game relies heavily on atmosphere, utilizing a dark environment to make the player both as nervous and uncomfortable as possible.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #29 Reflection
78% matchVery Positive84% of 264 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
Why similar: Horror 25.8%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, Realistic 14.1%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Dark 10.7%
- #30 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 24.1%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Realistic 11.6%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Dark 9.2%
- #31 Vigil
74% matchVery Positive86% of 2,200 reviews2025
Dev: Singularity Studios
Windows
Vigil is a short Narrative Horror Game that takes place in an unsettling underground facility. Your job is to dispose of boxes, however, you’re not alone. A terrifying automaton roams the facility, moving only when you look away or when you blink in real life.
Why similar: Horror 35.2%, Dark 13.2%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, First-Person 13.1%, Realistic 12.3%
- #32 The Demon Within Me
79% matchMixed65% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
The Demon Within Me is a first-person psychological horror game featuring a dark, lonely, and atmospheric environment that offers an immersive and disturbing experience.
Why similar: Horror 24%, Psychological Horror 23%, Atmospheric 12.6%, First-Person 11.3%, Dark 10.1%
- #33 NIGHT SHIFT NIGHTMARE
75% matchVery Positive86% of 154 reviews2025
Dev: Taco Al Pastor Dev
Windows
First-person horror game where you work the night shift at a Mexican convenience store, handling daily tasks while facing eerie and unexpected events.
Why similar: Horror 39.9%, Psychological Horror 35.4%, First-Person 14%, 3D 8.8%, Indie 1.9%
- #34 It Happened At Night
77% 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 28%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Realistic 10.4%, First-Person 10.1%
- #35 The Shadow Over Route 80
76% matchVery Positive93% of 54 reviews2022
Dev: the ito project
Windows
Alone at night, working at a petrol station deep in the American wheat belt. Something feels off... are you sure you're alone? A short 10-15 minute horror game with multiple endings.
Why similar: Horror 27.4%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Atmospheric 16.8%, First-Person 14.7%, Stylized 13.5%
- #36 Forest Asylum
75% matchVery Positive85% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Michal Piotrowski
Windows
A short Psychological Horror Experience for one night that takes you through the dark corridors of a mental asylum. For best experience a dark room and headphones recommended.
Why similar: Horror 26.6%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Dark 10.7%, First-Person 9.1%
- #37 NiGHT SIGNAL
76% matchVery Positive80% of 111 reviews2022
Dev: Night Signal Entertainment
Windows
NiGHT SIGNAL is a short first-person horror experience that sees you breaking in a new television set, only to find that it picks up strange signals after dark. Hand crafted from flesh and clay.
Why similar: Horror 35.1%, Atmospheric 18.4%, Psychological Horror 11%, First-Person 10.5%, Stylized 7.4%
- #38 True Nightmare - Roadside Сafe
73% matchVery Positive80% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: Frost Fox Studios
Windows
Immerse yourself in an atmospheric psychological horror with a haunting VHS aesthetic. As a night-shift waitress at a secluded roadside café, serve strange patrons and feel mounting dread. Each night, the nightmare becomes more real, and someone is watching from the darkness. Can you survive?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.8%, Horror 29%, Realistic 11.4%, First-Person 10.3%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #39 [Chilla's Art] Night Security | 夜間警備
73% matchVery Positive89% of 1,002 reviews2023
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Night Security | 夜間警備 is a Japanese psychological horror game about night security.
Why similar: Horror 26%, Psychological Horror 25.1%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Realistic 10.6%, First-Person 9.9%
- #40 Night at the Office
74% matchVery Positive82% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
You work late at the office not long after the death of a colleague. Throughout the night, all sorts of phenomenon begin to terrorize you, slowly uncovering the death of a fellow colleague. Who killed Joseph Anadam and why must you go through this trial to find out?
Why similar: Horror 33.9%, Psychological Horror 30.2%, Realistic 12.7%, Dark 12.3%, First-Person 5.4%
- #41 [Nightmare Files] Clap Clap
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,355 reviews2024
Dev: Raycastly
Windows
Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.
Why similar: Horror 41.9%, Psychological Horror 25.4%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Dark 8.4%, First-Person 8.3%
- #42 異ノ故リ-Isolated Hours-
71% matchVery Positive90% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Byking RooKIESPub: Byking Inc.
Windows
A 3D horror game where your only goal is to finish your work… and survive the night. Unnatural anomalies creep into the office as you complete your tasks. Can you make it to the end of your shift alive.
Why similar: Horror 34.9%, Psychological Horror 26%, Atmospheric 16.7%, Realistic 9.4%, First-Person 7.9%
- #43 Trucker Horror
73% matchMixed66% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: Fireplay Studio
Windows
The main character is a truck driver. Along the way, he finds a road that is not on the map and drives along it. On the road, abandoned cars and abandoned gas stations are a place shrouded in horror, secrets and mysteries. Soon the hero realizes that someone is watching him...
Why similar: Horror 20.8%, Idler 18.1%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Realistic 11.5%, Dark 8%
- #44 Nightwatch: Closer
71% matchVery Positive86% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Quokkariki
Windows
"Nightwatch : Closer" is a first-person horror game whose goal is to hold out for 10 minutes by preventing unknown anomalies in a small post. In a dark, narrow post, you have to hold out until the shift worker comes, keeping out the anomalies by yourself.
Why similar: Horror 32.4%, Psychological Horror 25.1%, Dark 11.6%, First-Person 9%, Realistic 8.9%
- #45 The Guest
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 217 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 24.8%, Psychological Horror 23.2%, Dark 11.3%, First-Person 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.7%
- #46 Night Guard - The Last Shift
69% matchVery Positive87% of 104 reviews2026
Dev: Cubyte Games
Windows
Check license plates, handle incidents, and keep working your shift while an unauthorized visitor keeps insisting on getting into the lot. What starts as a dull routine turns into an increasingly terrifying night
Why similar: Horror 22.4%, First-Person 19.7%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Dark 16.3%, 3D 15.1%
- #47 Whispering Fog
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Dark Snow Games
Windows
Whispering Fog is a first person psychological horror game set in an ever-changing forest shrouded in fog. A quiet getaway becomes a sinister nightmare as the illusion of safety and solitude slowly crumbles around you.
Why similar: Horror 24.8%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Realistic 11.6%, Dark 11.3%
- #48 Silent Nights
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 220 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Horror 24.7%, Psychological Horror 23.2%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Realistic 9.8%, Dark 9.8%
- #49 Nightmare Shift
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 259 reviews2025
Dev: Binary Lunar
Windows
Take on night shifts at a remote motel, handle unsettling guests, and navigate eerie events. Experience Emma’s unnerving apartment life, feel the unease of being watched, and question what’s real as the line between reality and nightmare blurs.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.1%, Horror 25.9%, Atmospheric 13%, First-Person 11.4%, RPG 9.4%
- #50 The Forgotten Apartment
70% matchMixed66% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Umbra Games
Windows
A psychological horror experience set in a forgotten apartment filled with dark memories, eerie puzzles, and emotional scars waiting to resurface.
Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Dark 10.4%, Linear 10%
- #51 The Sweet Spot
69% matchMixed54% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: FireRing Studio
Windows
The Sweet Spot is a cozy horror game where you work the last shift at an 80s ice cream shop. Make ice cream, serve customers and watch out for strange things.
Why similar: Horror 35.7%, Psychological Horror 32.9%, Atmospheric 11.8%, First-Person 9.9%, 3D 6.2%
- #52 The elevator
68% matchVery Positive86% of 110 reviews2025
Dev: Springbok
Windows
Something is going on in the elevator of your new home.
Why similar: Horror 53.9%, Linear 20.6%, 3D 16.8%, Indie 6.3%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #53 ELEVATOR: AVICI
66% matchVery Positive92% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: Southern Cross
Windows
"ELEVATOR: AVICI" is a 1st-person psychological horror with a retro, HK lo-fi aesthetic. Trapped in a decaying apartment elevator, your only link to the outside is a strange voice on the intercom claiming to be a repairman. Will you follow his commands, or find your own escape from the darkness?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.7%, Horror 31.3%, Atmospheric 15%, First-Person 13.5%, 3D 4.4%
- #54 The Complex: Found Footage
65% matchVery Positive93% of 9,931 reviews2022
Dev: pgWave
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Experience the liminal world of the backrooms through a VHS camera, immersing into a mysterious story and wandering the dream-like structures... Might there be something following you?
Why similar: Horror 32.6%, Psychological Horror 25.9%, Realistic 11.6%, First-Person 11.1%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #55 The Stalked 2
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 267 reviews2025
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
"The Stalked 2" is a standalone horror sequel to "The Stalked", where you play as Rachel, an avid hiker. What begins as a relaxing hike to a cabin turns into a nightmare filled with eerie interactions and unsettling events. Will you survive?
Why similar: Horror 28.1%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Dark 11.8%, Linear 9.2%
- #56 Last Lesson
69% matchMixed67% of 166 reviews2023
Dev: REVVALUTION Studio
Windows
It's your first night as the caretaker of a scary quest. The last visitors have gone home. You need to turn off the lights, check the equipment and not die of horror, because someone or something suddenly starts a nightmarish game. With you in the lead.
Why similar: Horror 31.5%, First-Person 23.7%, Dark 23.2%, 3D 17.8%, Indie 2.5%
- #57 DREAM LOGIC
67% 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 29.4%, Horror 28%, Atmospheric 16.6%, First-Person 9.6%, Linear 7.6%
- #58 Paratopic: Overdub
65% matchMostly Positive76% of 84 reviews2026
Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
Windows
Before the Backrooms ... before analog horror ... there were the tapes
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28%, Horror 25%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Dark 10.9%, Stylized 9.8%
- #59 You’ve Got a Package
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 211 reviews2025
Dev: REVVALUTION Studio
Windows
You are a young and talented writer. One evening, someone leaves a mysterious box on your doorstep. What’s inside will turn your life into a living nightmare...
Why similar: Horror 31.2%, Psychological Horror 27.6%, Dark 13.1%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Realistic 7.3%
- #60 Analog - Skin off
64% matchVery Positive94% of 354 reviews2025
Dev: Adouson
Windows
Skin Off is an analog horror game where you play as a teenager spending a summer night alone at your uncle’s house. As you wait for your friends to arrive the next day, a strange message is broadcasted on national television, signaling the start of a nightmare you can’t escape.
Why similar: Horror 28.1%, Psychological Horror 24.3%, Atmospheric 13%, First-Person 11.7%, Linear 10.8%