- #1 Until Dawn™
97% matchVery Positive83% of 4,850 reviews2024
Dev: Ballistic MoonPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Rebuilt and enhanced for PC – Until Dawn invites you to relive the nightmare, and immerse yourself in a gripping slasher horror where every decision can make the difference between life and death.
Why similar: Choices Matter 33%, Horror 17.7%, Multiple Endings 17.3%, Cinematic 12.2%, Quick-Time Events 6.5% ★
Why You'll Like It: As the spiritual predecessor to The Quarry, this game offers the exact same blend of teen slasher tropes, cinematic presentation, and life-or-death decision-making.
- #2 The Casting of Frank Stone™
96% matchMixed62% of 5,709 reviews2024
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across families, generations, and the very fabric of reality itself.
Why similar: Choices Matter 29.8%, Multiple Endings 20.4%, Cinematic 18.6%, Horror 14.8%, Story Rich 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same studio, this title shares the cinematic horror DNA and branching narrative structure found in The Quarry.
- #3 The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
96% matchVery Positive89% of 10,673 reviews2021
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
At the close of the Iraq War, Special Forces hunting for weapons of mass destruction unearth something far deadlier – a buried Sumerian temple containing a nest of unearthly creatures. To survive the night below, they must forge a brotherhood with their enemies from the world above.
Why similar: Choices Matter 36.5%, Multiple Endings 22.1%, Horror 18.5%, Survival Horror 7.6%, Story Rich 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This entry in the anthology series features the most refined gameplay mechanics and intense supernatural horror elements similar to The Quarry.
- #4 The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me
95% matchMixed55% of 6,046 reviews2022
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A group of documentary film makers receive a mysterious call inviting them to a modern-day replica of serial killer H.H. Holmes ‘Murder Castle’. But on arrival they soon discover they’re being watched, and even manipulated, and suddenly there is much more at stake than just their ratings…
Why similar: Choices Matter 29.4%, Multiple Endings 20.1%, Horror 14.5%, Cinematic 11.9%, Quick-Time Events 9.5% ★
Why You'll Like It: It offers a tense, slasher-inspired narrative where your choices directly determine which characters survive the night.
- #5 The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 10,526 reviews2020
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Trapped and isolated in the abandoned town of Little Hope, 4 college students and their teacher must escape the nightmarish apparitions that relentlessly pursue them through an impenetrable fog.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 19.9%, Horror 16.7%, Quick-Time Events 14.6% ★, Multiplayer 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a haunting, atmospheric horror story with multiple endings that hinge on your character management.
- #6 The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 13,663 reviews2019
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Dark Pictures Anthology is a series of stand-alone, branching cinematic horror games that can also be played online with a friend. In Man of Medan, five friends set sail on a holiday diving trip that soon changes into something much more sinister.
Why similar: Choices Matter 33%, Cinematic 15.9%, Horror 13.6%, Multiplayer 10%, Quick-Time Events 7.6% ★
Why You'll Like It: It provides a classic ghost-ship horror experience that emphasizes cooperative decision-making and character relationships.
- #7 Heavy Rain
93% matchVery Positive86% of 29,086 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.
Why similar: Choices Matter 31.7%, Multiple Endings 19.6%, Cinematic 16.6%, Quick-Time Events 12.1% ★, Story Rich 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This classic interactive drama focuses on a gritty mystery where every choice you make has permanent consequences for the protagonists.
- #8 Detroit: Become Human
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 247,656 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.
Why similar: Choices Matter 40.3%, Multiple Endings 23.9%, Cinematic 23.4%, Story Rich 8.2%, Horror 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: While sci-fi themed, it is the gold standard for cinematic, choice-driven storytelling with high production values and branching paths.
- #9 Beyond: Two Souls
91% matchVery Positive88% of 40,841 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A unique psychological action thriller delivered by A-list Hollywood performances by Elliot Page and Willem Dafoe, Beyond: Two Souls takes you on a thrilling journey across the globe as you play out the remarkable life of Jodie Holmes.
Why similar: Choices Matter 36.8%, Cinematic 21.6%, Quick-Time Events 10.8% ★, Story Rich 7.9%, Horror 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a cinematic, story-rich experience with supernatural elements and a strong focus on character development through choices.
- #10 As Dusk Falls
91% matchVery Positive90% of 4,297 reviews2022
Dev: INTERIOR/NIGHTPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore the entangled lives of two families across thirty years in an original interactive drama from INTERIOR/NIGHT. Starting in 1998 with a robbery-gone-wrong, the character's lives depend on the choices you make.
Why similar: Choices Matter 27.6%, Cinematic 21.4%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Thriller 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive drama that focuses heavily on the consequences of your decisions, featuring a unique art style and intense character-driven tension.
- #11 The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 45,230 reviews2020
Dev: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 29.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series contains all 4 Seasons, 400 Days, and The Walking Dead: Michonne, which includes over 50 hours of gameplay across 23 unique episodes.
Why similar: Choices Matter 46.9%, Multiple Endings 23.5%, Horror 17.3%, Story Rich 10.5%, Adventure 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: This series is essential for fans of narrative-heavy games where emotional choices and character survival are the core focus.
- #12 Life is Strange: True Colors
89% matchVery Positive89% of 16,671 reviews2021
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Alex Chen hides her 'curse': the psychic power of Empathy, the ability to absorb the emotions of others. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, Alex must embrace her power to find the truth.
Why similar: Choices Matter 43.2%, Multiple Endings 23.6%, Cinematic 15.2%, Story Rich 8.6%, Narrative 7% ★
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the small-town mystery and character-focused storytelling that fans of The Quarry will appreciate.
- #13 Life is Strange Remastered
89% matchVery Positive92% of 10,156 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.
Why similar: Choices Matter 41.9%, Multiple Endings 23.8%, Cinematic 14.7%, Story Rich 9.1%, Narrative 6.2% ★
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deeply emotional, choice-heavy narrative that explores supernatural themes within a grounded, relatable setting.
- #14 The Wolf Among Us
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 39,509 reviews2013
Dev: Telltale
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.
Why similar: Choices Matter 36%, Multiple Endings 28.2%, Cinematic 14.9%, Story Rich 9.5%, Quick-Time Events 8% ★
Why You'll Like It: A dark, gritty narrative adventure that excels at making player choices feel impactful within a supernatural urban setting.
- #15 Batman - The Telltale Series
87% matchVery Positive88% of 17,892 reviews2016
Dev: Telltale
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Enter the fractured psyche of Bruce Wayne and discover the powerful and far-reaching consequences of your choices as the Dark Knight.
Why similar: Choices Matter 52.5%, Quick-Time Events 25.4% ★, Story Rich 11.5%, Gore 3.5%, Violent 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a compelling, choice-driven narrative that allows you to shape the personality and morality of the protagonist.
- #16 The Council
86% matchVery Positive84% of 5,650 reviews2018
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.
Why similar: Choices Matter 61.7%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Story Rich 10.6%, Horror 8.6%, Adventure 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven RPG where your choices and character skills significantly alter the outcome of the mystery.
- #17 Late Shift
86% matchVery Positive86% of 9,182 reviews2017
Dev: CtrlMoviePub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. Forced into a brutal London heist, your choices matter in this interactive cinematic experience with adaptable storylines that lead to one of seven conclusions. Your decisions are you.
Why similar: Choices Matter 56.4%, Multiple Endings 22.5%, Story Rich 6.5%, Cinematic 4.5%, Thriller 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes FMV thriller where your split-second decisions determine the fate of the protagonist in a cinematic crime story.
- #18 Oxenfree
85% matchVery Positive91% of 12,083 reviews2016
Dev: Night School Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.
Why similar: Choices Matter 43.4%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Horror 16.2%, Story Rich 12.7%, Thriller 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a group of teenagers dealing with supernatural events, emphasizing dialogue choices that shape their relationships.
- #19 The Complex
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,517 reviews2020
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
After a major bio-weapon attack on London, two scientists find themselves in a locked-down laboratory with time, and air, running out. The Complex is an interactive sci-fi thriller movie where your decisions lead to one of eight suspenseful endings.
Why similar: Choices Matter 45.1%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Sexual Content 8.4%, Cinematic 7.7%, Horror 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive sci-fi thriller that uses live-action footage to deliver a branching story where every choice matters.
- #20 Bloodshore
84% matchMixed69% of 945 reviews2021
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Bloodshore is an interactive action movie about a televised battle royale between high-profile streamers, entertainers and death row inmates. You control the fate of Nick, a washed-up actor who fights for a life-changing cash prize.
Why similar: Choices Matter 30.2%, Cinematic 25.4%, Multiple Endings 24.6%, Story Rich 8.9%, Realistic 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: An intense, action-packed FMV game that mirrors the 'battle royale' survival horror elements found in The Quarry.
- #21 Erica
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,727 reviews2021
Dev: Flavourworks
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Erica is a live-action, FMV thriller that puts you directly at the heart of the mystery. Your choices, your consequences.
Why similar: Choices Matter 33.1%, Multiple Endings 20.9%, Cinematic 19.2%, Thriller 9.2%, Story Rich 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A live-action interactive thriller that uses unique touch-based mechanics to immerse you in a dark, branching mystery.
- #22 Telling Lies
83% matchMixed63% of 1,302 reviews2019
Dev: Sam BarlowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
Why similar: Choices Matter 43.6%, Thriller 25.2%, Story Rich 14.9%, Realistic 10.9%, Adventure 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A unique investigative game that requires you to piece together a complex narrative through non-linear video clips.
- #23 Martha Is Dead
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,823 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
Why similar: Cinematic 34%, Horror 24.4%, Thriller 14.6%, Story Rich 10.8%, Psychological Horror 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological horror game that prioritizes atmosphere and narrative depth over traditional action gameplay.
- #24 Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
82% matchMixed66% of 1,182 reviews2022
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
An eccentric FMV murder mystery with a twist: someone has poisoned Uncle Marcus. Uncover the truth in the yearly family quiz and try to save him before it is too late.
Why similar: Choices Matter 48.2%, Multiple Endings 29.4%, Story Rich 10.2%, Realistic 7.4%, Adventure 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: A live-action murder mystery that relies on your ability to gather information and make choices to solve the crime.
- #25 Five Dates
81% matchVery Positive85% of 2,812 reviews2020
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Five Dates is an interactive rom-com about the unpredictable world of digital dating. With five potential female matches, Vinny explores whether compatibility, chemistry and connection is still possible in a world where physical touch is no longer an option.
Why similar: Choices Matter 45.6%, Multiple Endings 21.9%, Sexual Content 9.8%, Story Rich 7.5%, Nudity 7%
Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted but choice-heavy FMV game that focuses on character interactions and the consequences of your dialogue.
- #26 The Outlast Trials
77% matchVery Positive93% of 105,010 reviews2024
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 33.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?
Why similar: Horror 32.9%, Multiplayer 29.5%, Co-op 11%, Survival Horror 10.8%, Psychological Horror 6.2%
- #27 IMMORTALITY
78% matchVery Positive84% of 1,935 reviews2022
Dev: Sam BarlowPub: Half Mermaid
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Marissa Marcel was a film star. She made three movies. But none of the movies were ever released. And Marissa Marcel disappeared. An interactive trilogy from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story.
Why similar: Cinematic 42.7%, Horror 30.8%, Story Rich 13.1%, Realistic 10.3%, Adventure 3%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply cinematic and mysterious game that explores the life of a missing actress through fragmented film footage.
- #28 Tales from the Borderlands
78% matchVery Positive94% of 19,399 reviews2021
Dev: Telltale GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Tales from the Borderlands is a five-part episodic game set on the unforgiving world of Pandora between the events of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands 3. This is a story full of Borderlands' trademark humor, following two adventurers on their quest for greatness.
Why similar: Choices Matter 55.5%, Quick-Time Events 25.1% ★, Story Rich 14%, Adventure 3.4%, Singleplayer 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: A perfect example of how Telltale-style narrative choices can be integrated into a high-energy, cinematic world.
- #29 The Bunker
80% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,881 reviews2016
Dev: Splendy InteractivePub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Bunker is an award-winning interactive psychological horror movie. You are John, born underground the day the bombs fell, now alone and trying to survive. But when an alarm goes off, a catastrophic chain of events begins. Unlock the dark secrets of your past as you try to escape The Bunker.
Why similar: Horror 43.7%, Story Rich 20.9%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Thriller 14%, Adventure 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game filmed in a real nuclear bunker, offering a claustrophobic and cinematic experience.
- #30 Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,473 reviews2015
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fahrenheit (known as Indigo Prophecy in North America) was a breakthrough in interactive narrative. This newly remastered edition features updated textures in HD, expanded controller support, and is based on the uncut and uncensored international version of the game.
Why similar: Quick-Time Events 31% ★, Choices Matter 25.6%, Cinematic 17.2%, Story Rich 11.3%, Horror 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural thriller that pioneered the cinematic, choice-driven gameplay style seen in modern narrative games.
- #31 Directive 8020
76% matchMixed63% of 1,976 reviews2026
Dev: Supermassive Games
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Earth is dying and humanity is running out of time. 12 light years from home, Tau Ceti f offers a small sliver of hope. When the colony ship Cassiopeia crash lands on the planet, its crew soon realize they are far from being alone. In space, death takes many forms.
Why similar: Choices Matter 18.8%, Cinematic 15.9%, Quick-Time Events 15.3% ★, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Horror 10.8%
- #32 The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
79% matchVery Positive82% of 607 reviews2017
Dev: D'Avekki Studios Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Why similar: Choices Matter 28.3%, Multiple Endings 26.3%, Horror 22.7%, Story Rich 11.7%, Psychological Horror 7%
Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian murder mystery that uses FMV to create an immersive, choice-driven experience.
- #33 The Beast Inside
77% matchVery Positive83% of 12,033 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
Why similar: Horror 38.8%, Multiplayer 15.9%, Survival Horror 8.2%, Gore 8.1%, Quick-Time Events 7.8% ★
- #34 Maid of Sker
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,424 reviews2020
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!
Why similar: Horror 28.4%, Gore 15.4%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Violent 8.9%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #35 REANIMAL
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 22,808 reviews2026
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The creators of Little Nightmares™ I & II have returned to take you on a darker, more terrifying journey than ever before. In this horror adventure game, a brother & sister go through hell to rescue their missing friends and escape the island that they used to call home.
Why similar: Horror 33.2%, Cinematic 30.3%, Multiplayer 22.3%, Co-op 11.1%, Adventure 2.7%
- #36 Blair Witch
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 7,997 reviews2019
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team NA
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of the Blair Witch. Explore the haunted grounds of the Black Hills Forest in a harrowing investigation that forces you to confront the evil that resides deep in the woods.
Why similar: Horror 37.7%, Cinematic 19.5%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Violent 8%, Multiplayer 7.1%
- #37 Dead by Daylight
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 908,889 reviews2016
Dev: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 34.9 hrsMean: 362.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
10 years of horror. 10 years of jump scares and close calls. 10 years of brutal sacrifices and thrilling escapes. Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil where even death is not an escape, four determined Survivors face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicious game of nerve and wits.
Why similar: Horror 60%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Gore 9.3%, Survival Horror 6.5%, Violent 4%
- #38 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
73% matchMixed66% of 22,804 reviews2023
Dev: Sumo DigitalPub: Gun Interactive
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 66.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Take on the role of one of the notorious Slaughter family, or their victims, in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, a third-person asymmetrical horror experience based on the groundbreaking and iconic 1974 horror film. Experience the mad and macabre for yourself in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
Why similar: Horror 27.2%, Multiplayer 24.6%, Gore 15.2%, Cinematic 14%, Survival Horror 9.9%
- #39 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
74% matchVery Positive86% of 1,521 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?
Why similar: Choices Matter 30.3%, Horror 27.7%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Gore 8.5%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #40 Outlast 2
73% matchVery Positive91% of 63,441 reviews2017
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.
Why similar: Horror 36.3%, Gore 13.3%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Survival Horror 9.8%, Psychological Horror 7%
- #41 The Run
70% matchVery Positive88% of 93 reviews2026
Dev: PRM Games
Windows · Mac
An FMV horror-thriller. A famous fitness influencer must fight for survival when she's hunted by killers. Your decisions determine whether she lives or dies.
Why similar: Cinematic 25.3%, Choices Matter 21%, Horror 13%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Thriller 7.7%
- #42 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,661 reviews2018
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Why similar: Horror 31.8%, Multiplayer 17.6%, Gore 11.7%, Survival Horror 9%, Violent 7.9%
- #43 Bloody Hallowfest
71% matchVery Positive93% of 81 reviews2024
Dev: Cubyte Games
Windows
What starts as the preparation for a special Halloween night event at a summer camp turns into a nightmare when someone with a bloodied axe ends the lives of all your friends. Will you manage to escape and save yourself?
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.5%, Horror 23.9%, Thriller 20.7%, Gore 7.9%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #44 The Medium
71% matchVery Positive89% of 10,035 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.
Why similar: Horror 43.9%, Story Rich 11.5%, Gore 10%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Sexual Content 9.5%
- #45 The Cabin - Summer Vacation
71% matchVery Positive84% of 195 reviews2022
Dev: CellStudios
Windows · Mac
When your summer plans take a sharp detour, and you find yourself out in the middle of the wood, you'll soon learn this will be summer you'll never forget. Filled with adventure, love, fear and danger; your choices could be the difference between life and death out here, at The Cabin.
Why similar: Choices Matter 29.1%, Sexual Content 20.4%, Horror 18.3%, Nudity 12.4%, Realistic 7.3%
- #46 Deep Under
69% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: WildOmul
Windows
DEEP UNDER is a grim visual novel about how an ordinary camping trip with friends can turn into a real nightmare.
Why similar: Horror 29%, Choices Matter 28.4%, Multiple Endings 23.2%, Story Rich 9.8%, Violent 5.7%
- #47 Dead Reset
67% matchVery Positive88% of 740 reviews2025
Dev: Dark Rift HorrorPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Trapped in a terrifying death-loop, surgeon Cole Mason is kidnapped and brought to an underwater facility, forced to operate on a patient to extract an evolving parasitic horror. Dead Reset is a blood-soaked interactive horror, where each death brings you closer to the truth.
Why similar: Cinematic 24.5%, Choices Matter 24.2%, Multiple Endings 22.4%, Horror 14.8%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #48 Together After Dark
69% matchMixed54% of 412 reviews2025
Dev: RedForge
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Together After Dark is a co-op horror psychological game with a survival touch for 1-4 players. 4 Teens are stuck in the forest and need to find a way out but they are not alone
Why similar: Horror 32.5%, Multiplayer 19.2%, Perma Death 12.1%, Survival Horror 9.3%, Realistic 8.3%
- #49 The Cabin Factory
66% matchVery Positive91% of 3,657 reviews2024
Dev: International Cat StudiosPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.
Why similar: Choices Matter 42.5%, Horror 31.2%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, Multiplayer 6.2%, Realistic 5%
- #50 Obscure
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,176 reviews2014
Dev: Hydravision EntertainmentPub: Mighty Rocket Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
For some time now, Leafmore High School has been the setting for unexplained disappearances. In this survival horror game, you take control of a group of 5 American students. With your friends, you try to unravel the mysterious happenings at this unremarkable-looking school. The night will be long and survival not will not be easy...
Why similar: Horror 54.9%, Survival Horror 19.7%, Co-op 9.6%, Multiplayer 7.1%, Gore 5.5%
- #51 Tell Me Why
68% matchVery Positive82% of 15,754 reviews2020
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Tell Me Why is the multi-award winning episodic adventure game from Dontnod Entertainment in which twins use their supernatural bond to discover the truth of their troubled past.
Why similar: Choices Matter 46.3%, Cinematic 21.5%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Story Rich 9.6%, Multiplayer 4.8%
- #52 Those Who Remain
70% matchMixed67% of 853 reviews2020
Dev: Camel 101Pub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Choices Matter 28.5%, Multiple Endings 20.7%, Horror 19.2%, Thriller 10.2%, Survival Horror 8.1%
- #53 Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered
67% matchVery Positive85% of 4,469 reviews2022
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Life is Strange: Before the Storm returns with remastered visuals across characters & environments.
Why similar: Choices Matter 41%, Multiple Endings 24.6%, Cinematic 16.1%, Story Rich 8.3%, Narrative 4.4% ★
- #54 MADiSON
67% matchVery Positive87% of 3,345 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Horror 47%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Gore 10.8%, Violent 8.1%
- #55 A Way Out
66% matchVery Positive88% of 101,009 reviews2020
Dev: Hazelight StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A Way Out is an exclusively co-op adventure where you play the role of one of two prisoners making their daring escape from prison.
Why similar: Multiplayer 29.6%, Co-op 20.8%, Story Rich 17.8%, Cinematic 17.1%, Sexual Content 4.5%
- #56 DEVOUR
66% matchVery Positive91% of 87,560 reviews2021
Dev: Straight Back Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
DEVOUR is a co-op horror survival game for 1-4 players. Stop possessed cultists before they drag you to hell. Run. Scream. Hide. Just don't get caught.
Why similar: Horror 45%, Multiplayer 25.8%, Survival Horror 8.3%, Sexual Content 7.3%, Co-op 5.2%
- #57 Oxide Room 104
68% matchMixed68% of 257 reviews2022
Dev: WildSphere
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A bone-chilling body-horror game with escape room gameplay. Bad decisions have brought Matthew to this terrifying motel. Now it’s up to you to decide how to escape - will you make it out alive?
Why similar: Horror 28.7%, Gore 18.5%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Survival Horror 12.2%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
- #58 Last Year
68% matchMixed62% of 9,762 reviews2019
Dev: Undaunted Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Enter the nightmarish world of Last Year, where you and four other classmates try to survive, fight back and ultimately escape a horrifying Fiend in this unique horror asymmetric game.
Why similar: Horror 30.3%, Multiplayer 29%, Gore 13.8%, Co-op 9.8%, Survival Horror 9.4%