- #1 Outage
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team Indie Bindie
Windows
Noah had run from his past, from his sins. But they had other plans for him. The mind always harbors its deepest dread, and when the time comes, you must face it. For Noah, that time has come.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Horror 12%, Story Rich 11.6%, Dark 10.8%, Atmospheric 8%
- #2 FOGBOUND
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ibrahim HishamPub: Minidevs
Windows
The air is poison. A liminal city is buried in toxic fog. Try to salvage what remains. Get her out.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Horror 12.3%, Retro 12.2%, Story Rich 12.2%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #3 COLD CALL
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Woyboy
Windows
COLD CALL is a first-person retro horror game based on a dying Earth full of unexplained mysteries. Escape Northbridge's research facility as you explore and uncover the truth behind a dying world.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 11.2%, Linear 10.3%, First-Person 8.9%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #4 Carrot Cake
95% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Luna Apps
Windows
In this Easter Horror Game compete in the mini games, solve puzzles, and escape the Easter Bunny. PS1 style survival horror!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Retro 10.8%, Story Rich 10.6%, Horror 10.2%, Dark 8.6%
- #5 Empty Heaven: Liminal Dream
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Deep One Games
Windows
You are a woman exploring liminal spaces as if wandering through a dream, searching for those you lost. Uncover the mystery connecting these ever-shifting realities. No jumpscares or chases. Inspired by Dreamcore and the Backrooms.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.5%, Story Rich 12.5%, Retro 9.7%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Lore-Rich 8.8%
- #6 The Sinking Forest - 沈んだ森 -
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: @TonyDevGamePub: indie.io
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 15.1%, Lore-Rich 10.6%, Horror 8.9%, Story Rich 8.8%, Dark 8%
- #7 NO EXIT
93% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Bartosz "BartBartGames"
Windows
No Exit is a small chapter based indie horror game. You'll have to face challenging enemies, and perhaps make some allies, as you try to escape the crooked dimension you're trapped in.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.8%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Horror 12%, Story Rich 11%, First-Person 9.3%
- #8 Midnight Snack
92% matchVery Positive89% of 321 reviews2025
Dev: Desborde Games
Windows
A short first-person horror game where you wander through an eerie forest using the dials of a microwave.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 11.4%, Dark 10.3%, Surreal 10%, Retro 8.2%
- #9 HorseHair
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 3 Squared Cubed
Windows
HorseHair is a short psychological horror experience. Immerses yourself with point & click navigation, complete mysterious tasks, and uncover dark truths about your family.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Horror 13.7%, Story Rich 11.9%, Dark 10.5%, Atmospheric 9%
- #10 The Salesman
91% matchVery Positive82% of 747 reviews2025
Dev: Backstab IndustriesPub: Bad Ideas Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
In the Salesman, you play as a recently laid-off employee trying to survive the grind of job applications, debt, and dwindling hope. Trade your belongings for ad-supported replacements as you slowly sell away your life in this psychological horror game
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 14.3%, Retro 12.6%, Linear 9.6%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
- #11 Dark Colors
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Thomas Bartko
Windows
Dark Colors is a psychological horror adventure set within an abandoned research facility. You follow your character as you find out what exactly happened here years prior, tasked with gathering information, you start to suspect that you may not be alone in this facility...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.6%, Lore-Rich 10.8%, Horror 9.6%, Dark 9.4%, Linear 8.1%
- #12 Snafu
89% matchVery Positive94% of 153 reviews2023
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
Alibaba, the caretaker of the Medieval Grow your Business Game notices a Glitch or Virus of some sort called Snafu has infiltrated the game files. NPCs begin to act strangely, textures look off, and I think - I think something is trying to hunt me down?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.9%, Horror 11.6%, Dark 11.4%, Retro 9.4%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #13 Once In Sakartvelo: Out Of Service
88% 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 29.7%, Horror 15.6%, Atmospheric 11%, First-Person 10.7%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #14 El 39
87% matchVery Positive81% of 416 reviews2025
Dev: Bohemian Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Constitución, CABA. 3 AM. You leave a party, feeling defeated because the girl you liked didn't even look at you. You go to wait for the last "39" bus of that night. You try to stop it, but it goes straight away. Tomorrow you have the exam that defines whether you graduate or not. Good luck.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Retro 15.4%, Horror 13.1%, First-Person 11.3%, Story Rich 11%
- #15 Barking from the Dark
86% matchVery Positive88% of 215 reviews2026
Dev: shoftArt
Windows
You’re on duty at crossing #13. Keep an eye on the tracks, repair the sleepers, open the barriers for trains, cars, and people. Something in the woods is barking… and it’s calling you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Horror 12.3%, Story Rich 10.9%, Dark 9.8%, Retro 9.7%
- #16 Haunted Service
86% 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 30.6%, Linear 17%, Horror 16%, Dark 9.4%, First-Person 9.2%
- #17 SOMNIFUGE
85% matchPositive83% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: Donitz Works
Windows · Linux
Trapped in a dark mansion, you must solve cryptic puzzles, evade mind-warping horrors, and descend into a PSX-inspired nightmare. Will you escape, or will you spiral into oblivion in SOMNIFUGE?
Why similar: Horror 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Retro 13.1%, Dark 10%, Action-Adventure 9.9%
- #18 Night at the lake: Silent Watcher
84% 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: Psychological Horror 31%, Horror 20.5%, Action-Adventure 8.2%, Linear 6.6%, Dark 6.5%
- #19 FoMO
84% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Quantic Monkey Studio
Windows · Linux
FoMO is an experimental first-person horror with unpredictable mazes, a suffocating atmosphere, and a decaying retro look. No weapons, only escape, paranoia, and choices that accelerate the horror.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Retro 11.9%, Dark 10.1%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, First-Person 7%
- #20 LOUGAWOU
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lakay Games
Windows · Mac
A first-person horror game rooted in Haitian folklore. Break into a haunted gingerbread house to steal five treasures — then survive the night by sound alone, hunted by something you'll never see. October 2, 2026.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25%, Horror 17.2%, First-Person 10.3%, Story Rich 9.8%, Survival Horror 8.6%
- #21 Lobotrypo
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Skaar Game Productions
Windows
Rumors of a serial killer stalking your local town are all over the news, and you have a meeting with your counselor in an hour. The problem is, the walk there is long and dark.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 15.6%, Retro 12.3%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Dark 8.8%
- #22 Sleepover at Sam’s
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 0xp Games
Windows
You’re invited to a birthday sleepover in May 1985. But when the laughter fades, the nightmare begins. Explore, solve puzzles, and survive the night in this psychological horror inspired by MADiSON and Stranger Things.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.3%, Horror 13.5%, Lore-Rich 12.2%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Survival Horror 8.5%
- #23 The Ardmore: Last Shift
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dead Frame Interactive
Windows
New York, 1937... The Ardmore Hotel. Guests call. The elevator answers. Listen closely, trust no one too quickly, and choose carefully when the cage door opens. Play Night One in the free demo.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.3%, Horror 13%, Story Rich 11.2%, Dark 9%, Survival Horror 8.7%
- #24 The Weald
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Elliott Dahle
Windows
Following the last of the Salem Witch Trials, a Puritan father claims to have had a vision showing a place where his missing son might be, and suspects a witch is behind his abduction.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.1%, Horror 14%, Dark 13.4%, First-Person 8.9%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #25 Shtolnya: The Mine
79% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Altera
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game in which a trip for easy money turns into a fight for survival deep underground.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Lore-Rich 14.9%, Horror 11.5%, Dark 9.6%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #26 Hide and Sink
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hell0 Dirtty Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hide and Sink series is a retro horror anthology chronicling short stories of uncanny childhood events. Part 2: Hide and Sink is a first-person psychological horror game. What starts as an innocent game of after-school hide-and-seek quickly unravels into an uncanny terror.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.1%, Horror 18.6%, Story Rich 11%, Retro 10.7%, Atmospheric 10.4%
- #27 Akelarre
78% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Antoner
Windows
A psychological horror game where you enter the dark forests of Urkaitz as Gustavo, a reporter determined to uncover the truth behind a series of sinister incidents connected to a possible witches' coven.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.7%, Lore-Rich 10.6%, Horror 10.3%, Story Rich 9.9%, Retro 8.5%
- #28 Dead Tapes: Fading Father
78% matchPositive90% of 48 reviews2025
Dev: Nektogone
Windows
Fading father is a man consumed by addiction and memories
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25%, Horror 17%, Retro 14.2%, Dark 11.9%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #29 Knock On The Window
77% matchVery Positive91% of 194 reviews2025
Dev: Tropical Games
Windows
Martin has been given an urgent assignment at work. However, for this he had to go to the house of his Boss. And so Martin found himself alone at home, in the middle of a vast field of sunflowers. Everything was going well until there was a knock on the window.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 12.4%, Lore-Rich 11.6%, Story Rich 10.6%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #30 Urban Explorer: Baldwin
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio 273
Windows
A violent storm forces an urban explorer to take refuge in the abandoned industrial district of Baldwin, Wisconsin. What looks like an unexpected jackpot quickly turns sinister. Notes hint at the truth the EPA was sent to cover up. Some places aren't abandoned by accident.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.3%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Retro 9.6%, Horror 9.1%, Linear 8.4%
- #31 Mailbound
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Batata Frita Games
Windows
The dead linger in the CRT glow, their wails rippling through the screen like disembodied echoes. And now… you’re drifting with them...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.5%, Horror 21.2%, Story Rich 17.3%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Retro 12.2%
- #32 Another Side
79% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Syrent Games
Windows
You are Sara, an 11-year-old girl who finds herself in a mysterious place, it's up to you to find out what happened, how did you end up there and unravel the mysteries that you find on your way.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21%, Dark Fantasy 14.3%, Horror 10.8%, Story Rich 10.1%, Linear 9.4%
- #33 VHS \\ Bleach and Bones: Ritual
76% 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 28.4%, Horror 12.8%, Story Rich 12.1%, First-Person 11%, Linear 10.2%
- #34 Beyond Acrimony
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cerulean Bird
Windows
Beyond Acrimony is a first-person psychological horror set within the fractured spaces of a grieving mind. Explore shifting liminal environments shaped by emotion, solve cryptic puzzles, and confront what your mind refuses to let go of.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Horror 9.6%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Dark 7.5%
- #35 Fiak
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DTF Studio
Windows
Four nights of survival in a realistic, immersive horror experience. Alone in your house, you face a malicious entity determined to get inside. This is not a walking simulator: every decision affects your survival. One mistake is fatal.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Horror 15.5%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #36 Saint of Chains
73% matchVery Positive86% of 92 reviews2026
Dev: MystiveDev
Windows
Psychological single-player first-person horror. Explore dark environments, fight with melee and guns, and solve puzzles in this retro 2000s-inspired nightmare where the truth is more terrifying than the monsters.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Retro 12.2%, Horror 9.7%, Dark 9.6%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #37 Inside Intruder
75% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: ManLanterna
Windows
Inside Intruder - is a psychological horror game that mostly focuses on atmosphere. Game takes place in your own home, where a uninvited guest comes in.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29%, Horror 16%, Story Rich 15.8%, Atmospheric 10%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
- #38 The Arcade
73% 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: Psychological Horror 22.6%, Horror 15.2%, Retro 10%, First-Person 9.4%, Lore-Rich 8.2%
- #39 [Nightmare Files] Stoned
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Raycastly
Windows
In this short horror game, you take on the role of the ship’s mechanic, recruited for an expedition led by an ambitious archaeologist who claims to have found a map to a forgotten island.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.8%, Dark 10.1%, Horror 9.5%, Retro 9.2%, Lore-Rich 8.8%
- #40 MUZY
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 251 reviews2024
Dev: Andrew RybisPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Explore the mystery behind a once-loved and hugely popular children's toy, also known as MUZY, in this terrifying horror adventure game. Several reports detail frightening incidents connected to accidents. Your job is to solve the puzzles and find the cause of these unsettling occurrences.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 11.4%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, Action-Adventure 7.7%, Dark 7.6%
- #41 Almost Home Now
74% matchVery Positive85% of 800 reviews2022
Dev: Timberwell 本幺
Windows · Linux
A 10 minute horror experience of a girl walking home alone at night.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.8%, Horror 18.9%, Retro 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
- #42 Dreams of Suffering
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rexium Studio
Windows
A cinematic psychological horror game where you explore a haunting dream world, investigate mysterious environments, solve surreal puzzles, and face unknown entities. Experience a deeply atmospheric journey where sound, fear, and instinct guide you through the darkness.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Horror 13.6%, Story Rich 11.3%, Atmospheric 9.7%, First-Person 9.4%
- #43 The Linger
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlackFable
Windows
A chilling horror game set in a typical American home at night. As nature fights back against neglect and waste, eerie noises and lurking shadows hint at something watching. With only a flickering light, uncover the terrifying consequences of humanity’s carelessness - before it’s too late.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Horror 10.9%, Psychological 9.4%, Dark 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #44 Phobophobia 2.0 – System Override
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ghoSTudio games
Windows
Victor thought he saved Hannah, but freedom was just another room in the maze. Hijacked by Mr. X, the simulation weaponizes your deepest phobias into living threats. As the air runs thin and the shadows close in, survival means stepping straight into the dark.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.8%, Horror 12.1%, Psychological 11.8%, Story Rich 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #45 Homecoming
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Edgar Rubio
Windows
It is an indie psychological horror game in which you must solve the mystery behind the Dewey family while various entities try to hunt you down and torment you. Will you be able to survive and escape this infinite loop?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.6%, Horror 12.7%, Story Rich 12.1%, Dark 11.8%, Action-Adventure 9.6%
- #46 Beyond the Rain Sound
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ただの犬小屋
Windows
This is a psychological horror game where you (the player) explore a hospital that appears in your dreams, collecting fragments of memories and experiencing what happened to you. Enjoy the various changes that occur within the recurring dreams.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.3%, Horror 19.6%, Story Rich 14.8%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Psychological 7.2%
- #47 Hollowglass
70% matchPositive85% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: BeetleGame
Windows
Try to survive in the desert for at least a few more moments and let neither thirst, nor jackals, nor death stop you...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.8%, Horror 17.6%, Dark 12.9%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Action-Adventure 9%
- #48 The Circus That Never Left
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YS Studios
Windows · Mac
Step inside a circus performer's quiet home, but don't stop at the surface. In this short-form descent into dread, follow a hidden labyrinth deep beneath the floorboards and watch a simple investigation spiral into a claustrophobic nightmare.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Lore-Rich 13.7%, Horror 12.8%, Dark 10.5%, Linear 9.9%
- #49 Tiny Misery
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tropical Games
Windows
A sick mother and her young son move into the home of a lonely old woman. A tragic story inspired by the dark puppet animations of the 80s and 90s.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Horror 16.1%, Story Rich 12.8%, Dark 9.7%, First-Person 8.6%
- #50 Last Report
68% matchVery Positive89% of 2,536 reviews2025
Dev: Monopixel Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Last Report is a dark horror game where you play as a night shift park ranger. While monitoring the camera footage, you start noticing strange events. Uncover the terrifying secret of the National Park. Something moved in the window, but don’t worry it’s probably just another deer, right?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Horror 14.7%, Dark 10.5%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Linear 8.8%
- #51 Unsettled : NIGHT SHIFT
68% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Bongduck Games
Windows
Unsettled: NIGHT SHIFT is a horror game about the terrors of daily life experienced by someone who has moved to a new city to live alone.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.6%, Horror 18.3%, First-Person 10.9%, Linear 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #52 Ominous Obscurity
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CrunchyFlake Games
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Horror 11%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Surreal 9.4%, Dark 7.7%
- #53 Void Inside
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
In a world devastated by radiation, the surface of the Earth has turned into a lifeless wasteland. People long ago sought refuge in underground shelters, but even there, death caught up with them through disease. The protagonist is the last survivor in his shelter
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.4%, Dark 14.4%, Psychological 12.5%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Horror 11.5%
- #54 For Those We Forgot
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Evil Unicorn Games
Windows
In this first person psychological horror game your concept of what is real will be questioned over and over again while you venture in this old apparently abandoned apartment. Be careful at every corner and every shadow, things may not be what they seem.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 13.8%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Dark 9.6%, Psychological 9.3%
- #55 Ashworth
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: MR ROCK
Windows
Something has been waiting for you. Explore a forgotten place buried beneath the earth, solve twisted puzzles, and piece together a dark story one clue at a time. But the deeper you go, the more it wakes. Survive what hunts you, or become part of Ashworth's story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Horror 15.6%, Lore-Rich 11.3%, Story Rich 9.6%, Survival Horror 9.5%
- #56 Train 113
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vincent FranzePub: Wake Up Games
Windows
Train 113 is a first-person horror game in which you play a passenger who wakes up aboard a seemingly empty subway train. As you move around the train, trying to get from car to car, you'll begin to sense that things around you are not what they appear to be.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Horror 17.6%, Dark 10.2%, Atmospheric 10%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #57 Limerick: Cadence Mansion
69% matchPositive91% of 35 reviews2023
Dev: Jenito Studios, LLC
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 14.1%, Lore-Rich 13.6%, Horror 10.9%, Dark 9.8%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #58 Play Things
65% matchVery Positive99% of 141 reviews2026
Dev: Burning Eye
Windows
A psychological horror game about testing dolls and determining if they are Good or Dangerous. Play in a strange location with dolls potentially filled with bloodlust. Uncover secrets about who you are, where you are, and just WHAT is happening.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.6%, Lore-Rich 14.6%, Horror 11.6%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Story Rich 8.7%