- #1 The book by the blue
97% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Travel oblivion
Windows
in this First-person horror game you will be discovering what's going on with missing persons and a corrupt scientist. Find items littered around to access locked doors and secret passages.
Why similar: Horror 35.7%, Linear 18.7%, Exploration 15.4%, Dark 11.4%, 3D 7.8%
- #2 The elevator
96% matchVery Positive86% of 110 reviews2025
Dev: Springbok
Windows
Something is going on in the elevator of your new home.
Why similar: Horror 32%, Linear 26.7%, Exploration 22.3%, 3D 14.7%, Indie 2.9%
- #3 ShutEye
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: J*b Application Studios
Windows
Sleepless nights overwhelm Mark as he unsuccessfully balances his career as a writer, and responsibility as a parent. Mentally and physically fatigued, he struggles to stay vigilant as someone unwelcome enters his home.
Why similar: Horror 40.8%, Linear 26%, Dark 14.1%, 3D 13.2%, Action 3.6%
- #4 Find The Backdoor
95% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: RetrowayArts
Windows
Find the Backdoor is a single-player horror game. Go through different sinister levels in order to find the next backdoor. Survive those you meet and discover all the secrets. Will you manage to complete the game?
Why similar: Horror 46.9%, Linear 30%, 3D 10.7%, Action 7.6%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #5 Sinoven
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ALSQ Studios
Windows
A father goes into an abandoned hospital to find his daughter. There is a ghost haunting the hospital, that causes strange events to occur. Father and Daughter are both alive, it is a dual protagonist game split into 2 acts.
Why similar: Horror 30%, Linear 27.2%, 3D 15.4%, Action 7.6%, Casual 6.3%
- #6 Echoes From The Past
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cookie Games
Windows
Return to your childhood home. In this psychological first-person horror game, a cassette recorder brings past events back to life through sound—and changes the present. Follow the echoes, solve puzzles, and uncover a family secret buried long ago.
Why similar: Linear 28.9%, Horror 28.2%, 3D 14.4%, Mystery 11%, Dark 9.2%
- #7 SCOOMART
93% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Chase Wilburn
Windows
SCOOMART is a INDIE-HORROR game created from an inside joke about a pet! As the protagonist, you get stuck working the night shift at a local gas station. What begins as a normal shift quickly turns into a very confusing night.
Why similar: Horror 24.5%, Linear 20%, Exploration 18.7%, 3D 12.8%, Mystery 7.9%
- #8 Wavie Wavie
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Koba
Windows
An impossible parking lot. A recurring anomaly. A greeting that could change everything. Explore, observe, and interact with Wavie Wavie in a first-person symbolic horror experience where every loop hides new secrets.
Why similar: Horror 28.2%, Linear 20.7%, Exploration 20.3%, 3D 13.7%, Mystery 8.7%
- #9 POWERTRIP
92% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: RoomsForRockets
Windows
You've been called out in the middle of the night to fix an Emergency Generator. Not a great start to the evening.
Why similar: Horror 22.1%, Dark Comedy 20.2%, Platformer 16.8%, Linear 14.9%, 3D 8.4%
- #10 The horrible inside
91% matchMixed60% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: Neki4 Electronics
Windows
You have to plunge into the depths of madness and uncover the dark secrets that lurk within. With every step you take, you will encounter paranormal phenomena and ghosts of your past.
Why similar: Horror 36.4%, Arcade 16.1%, Exploration 14.1%, 3D 11.3%, Dark 8.3%
- #11 The Short Story Of A Riftkeeper
90% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: r4kujin
Windows
The Short Story of A Riftkeeper is a first-person story-based game about a particular Riftkeeper, one who is tasked to close doors in the Rifts to prevent any unwanted things from entering the universe.
Why similar: Horror 19.6%, Exploration 15.6%, Linear 13.5%, 3D 12%, Dark 9.2%
- #12 Seven Nights Ghost 2
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TozukuGames
Windows
"This Love, This Curse — Only 7 Days Left" Live together with a flashy ghost girl for seven days—and survive her over-the-top love attacks. A stylish, slightly dark, yet heartfelt horror romance about youth, fear, and self-control.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 41.1%, Horror 30.4%, 3D 9.8%, Exploration 6.3%, Dark 4.4%
- #13 Avenir Tower
89% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: P. Heavy Industries
Windows
JUMP, FALL, AND JUMP AGAIN.
Why similar: Platformer 27.3%, Linear 25.4%, Exploration 20.3%, 3D 13.7%, Casual 6%
- #14 ESC/APE
87% matchVery Positive99% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Vancouver Film School
Windows
ESC/APE is a first-person, physics-based combat game starring Abe, a genetically enhanced ape. Slide, ground pound, and throw your way through brutal trials to prove you’re the apex specimen and finally break free from the lab that caged you.
Why similar: Platformer 28.7%, Linear 22.4%, Arcade 20.7%, 3D 14.7%, Action 12.1%
- #15 PROJECT G.A.R.R.Y
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MoistyGames123
Windows
Experience the frightening abandoned mansion which is located in an area covered with ice and nothing much around it. Find yourself locked up in it, and the only way for you to navigate through the environment is by moving in a fluid manner with some climbing and jumping involved.
Why similar: Platformer 25.3%, Horror 18.9%, Linear 16.8%, Exploration 15%, Action 11.1%
- #16 Cosmic Distortion
86% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Bell Studio
Windows
Cosmic Distortion is a thrilling, high-speed game where you take control of a spaceship and race through an endless cosmic tunnel! Your goal is to deftly dodge all sorts of obstacles, collect points, and try to beat your own high score.
Why similar: Arcade 22%, Linear 21.7%, Exploration 19.9%, 3D 15.1%, Casual 11%
- #17 Rental
85% matchVery Positive92% of 5,674 reviews2024
Dev: Lonely HousePub: Animita Project
Windows
Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.
Why similar: Horror 42.8%, Exploration 16.6%, Mystery 11.1%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Dark 8%
- #18 It's Locked
86% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Tiny Can of Brains
Windows
A horror game about fumbling with a bunch of keys to try escaping a pursuing monster though a series of locked doors
Why similar: Horror 42.1%, Linear 18.9%, Exploration 15.3%, 3D 10.2%, Action 9.3%
- #19 Forest Lookout
84% matchMixed42% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Olcaval
Windows
Forest Lookout is a first-person horror game where you navigate a lost person in a forest to safety. You can choose beetween options in dialogs to them. Listen to them, keep track of them, use your map and lead them out of the woods.
Why similar: Horror 37.2%, Linear 33.1%, 3D 21.2%, Action 4.2%, Indie 2.3%
- #20 CAMPING
84% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Maskner
Windows
Embark on a camping trip with your best friends in this retro styled game, just be careful, not everything is what it seems behind the cute look.
Why similar: Horror 28.3%, Platformer 19.9%, Linear 16.4%, Exploration 12.4%, 3D 9.4%
- #21 Haunted Service
83% 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: Horror 34.8%, Linear 31.5%, 3D 13.2%, Dark 8.7%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #22 3am on Fish Island
82% matchMixed43% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: krishGames
Windows
Walk the streets of Fish Island and collect food. Become sober. Stay alert. There are ghosts. Made with the Godot Engine.
Why similar: Horror 19.9%, Linear 17.8%, Exploration 16.8%, 3D 12.8%, Action 11%
- #23 COLD CALL
81% 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: Horror 26.6%, Linear 20.8%, Exploration 18.3%, 3D 13.6%, Mystery 8.5%
- #24 Extinction
82% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Royal Games Studio
Windows
Extinction is a singleplayer horror game where you explore The valley of Extinction. Your job is to explore it while also keeping yourself alive from monsters who want to end your life. Made this game when I was 16 :)
Why similar: Horror 43.7%, Linear 21%, Exploration 15.5%, Atmospheric 9.8%, 3D 8.7%
- #25 Somniata
80% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Skeletal Softworks LLC
Windows
Uncover the mystery—turned nightmare—of a missing family in rural Massachusetts. A lone detective must survive the horror unleashed upon a family of four.
Why similar: Horror 46.1%, Linear 23.1%, Exploration 19.6%, Casual 7%, Indie 2.2%
- #26 四番旅館 The 4th Ryokan
78% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Gonta
Windows
You are spending 3 nights at a ryokan overlooking a courtyard. If there are no anomalies, you should go to bed; whereas if there is an anomaly, you should call the reception in order to progress to the next day.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 41.8%, Horror 23.8%, 3D 12.2%, Casual 6.9%, Immersive Sim 5.7%
- #27 Speechless
81% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: BlazingfallgamesPub: TruemotionStudio
Windows
Speechless is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on atmosphere, emotional storytelling, repetition, and environmental transformation
Why similar: Horror 27.4%, Linear 26.4%, Exploration 17.5%, 3D 13.2%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #28 Sooty's Revenge
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JDDoesGames
Windows
Enter "Sooty's Rest," the forbidden forest where the legendary fire prevention mascot, Sooty The Bear, is real. Use your compass, flashlight, and survival skills to escape his pursuit. Navigate, hide, and outsmart Sooty in this thrilling wilderness survival horror game. Can you make it out alive?
Why similar: Horror 31.7%, Exploration 23.5%, 3D 16.9%, Action 9.1%, Dark 9.1%
- #29 The Keyless: Awakening
79% matchMixed55% of 47 reviews2022
Dev: EddysssGames
Windows
The Keyless: Awakening is a journey through a dreamlike and surreal world, witnessing bizarre, metaphorical and surreal scenes as you overcome simple challenges.
Why similar: Linear 20.1%, Horror 16.7%, Platformer 12.6%, Exploration 10.7%, Mystery 9.1%
- #30 Project CarnEvil
79% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Giovanni AlfanoPub: RGB Studios
Windows
Project CarnEvil, the ultimate VR horror experience, invites you to confront your fears. This game will test you to your limits with difficult carnival games and a crazed clown to banish. Will you be able to overcome your fear and escape alive?
Why similar: Horror 23.6%, Arcade 16.2%, Exploration 14.8%, Linear 12.8%, Dark 8.6%
- #31 Why Did You Come To My House?
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: JG Studio
Windows
A first-person horror game where you manipulate objects around a house to frighten an intruder. Stay out of his reach, raise his fear, drive him away, and uncover the truth behind his strange visits.
Why similar: Horror 34.7%, Mystery 15.2%, Dark 13%, Exploration 9.4%, Atmospheric 8%
- #32 Dice of Fate
76% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Bell Studio
Windows
Dice of Fate - A 3D logic puzzle. You're locked in an ancient sanctuary and don't remember how you got there. Your key to salvation lies in dice that hold ancient magic.
Why similar: Linear 22.7%, Arcade 22.5%, Exploration 18.7%, 3D 14.1%, Casual 11.2%
- #33 BLASFEMY
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dopey Games
Windows
You are being hunted by an immortal deity with an infinitely long neck. The only way out is to beat the platformer handed to you by his "followers."
Why similar: Horror 39.3%, Platformer 17.8%, Linear 10.6%, Exploration 10%, Action 9%
- #34 SCP: SystemBlackout
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ReKiwi Studio
Windows
In this 2D horror adventure, your a Class-D inmate in the SCP Foundation. A power outage has unleashed deadly SCPs across the facility... Escape the chaos, uncover the truth behind the blackout, and make your best choice.
Why similar: Horror 46.2%, Linear 30.5%, Arcade 18.8%, Singleplayer 2.5%, Indie 2%
- #35 The Ritual
75% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Brian Benitez
Windows
A exploratory based game in where you find a key to be able to leave the room. Avoid that monster and see clearly.
Why similar: Horror 35.8%, Linear 28.5%, 3D 19%, Mystery 11.9%, Indie 3.5%
- #36 Buried
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 417 reviews2023
Dev: Authogin
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 12%
You wake up buried alive. You are running out of oxygen and you can't remember how you got here. There must be a way out, can you figure it out in time?
Why similar: Horror 24.9%, Linear 21.2%, Exploration 15.8%, 3D 12%, Immersive Sim 10.7%
- #37 Terror in the Kitchen
75% matchPositive86% of 42 reviews2023
Dev: Studio Diakamos
Windows
This is a first person atmospheric horror game. The style of the game is influenced by old graphics trend (PSX games etc). You play as a part timer in a restaurant. You wash dishes, take out trash, pump the toilets and organize the table tops.
Why similar: Horror 30.4%, Linear 20.2%, Dark 11.9%, Exploration 10%, Immersive Sim 8.6%
- #38 The Sinkhole
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SolitaryStudios
Windows
Experience claustrophobic cave horror powered by your webcam. In this psychological nightmare, a massive underground sinkhole hides a sinister entity. Ditch the mouse—your real head movements control your view, and your actual hands are used to climb, grab, and scramble through the dark.
Why similar: Horror 36.7%, Mystery 22.3%, Exploration 16.4%, 3D 15%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #39 The Christmas Cackler
72% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: MyGrandfather Games
Windows
The Christmas Cackler is a first-person Christmas-themed Comedic Horror game where you play as little Jimmy, lying in bed on the night before Christmas, trying to finish drawing his mother's present and avoid getting grabbed by the Christmas Cackler!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 42.9%, Horror 27.9%, 3D 6.6%, Funny 5.5%, Dark 4.8%
- #40 Hamster Hunter
73% matchVery Positive95% of 3,796 reviews2023
Dev: Hamuno
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
You come home for an annual family reunion, only to find your family missing with an eerie note left by your father. After you discover what has happened you SEEK REVENGE!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 32.5%, Horror 20%, Exploration 11.6%, Arcade 11.4%, 3D 9.1%
- #41 My Day Challenge
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: MindlessFinn
Windows
A short, atmospheric horror experience about daily life.
Why similar: Horror 40.6%, Linear 21.5%, Exploration 18.7%, Atmospheric 9.2%, 3D 9.1%
- #42 Phantom Incident
72% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: GZ Storm
Windows
Low poly horror. A paranormal streamer investigates an obscure urban legend referred to as the "Phantom Incident". In documenting the journey, the more he uncovers, the less it makes sense.
Why similar: Horror 37%, Exploration 14.9%, Mystery 14.5%, Linear 12.8%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #43 The Spooky Island
71% matchMixed63% of 32 reviews2026
Dev: Fireplay Studio
Windows
A dark horror game in which the protagonist, Liam, embarks on an expedition to an island to find treasure and earn money. But the island holds secrets and horrors. Over time, the expedition turns into a nightmare from which he must escape...
Why similar: Linear 32.4%, Horror 29.2%, Dark 11.1%, Mystery 7.7%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #44 Caretaker
71% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: FuzzyLogicGames
Windows
Tasked with investigating mysterious disappearances of local children, you are pulled into another world. In this horror/puzzle game, work your way through a mysterious playland dimension using toys to navigate and solve puzzles to uncover secrets. Be careful, something might be waiting for you...
Why similar: Horror 28.7%, Linear 20%, Platformer 18.4%, 3D 9.7%, Mystery 8.9%
- #45 Arruyo
73% matchMixed55% of 181 reviews2022
Dev: DigiPen Europe-BilbaoPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Arruyo is a 3D first-person horror game, where the player is inside a farmhouse with different monsters that will try to kill him/her. To survive and discover the mystery of that place, the player will have to hide from these monsters while investigating the farmhouse.
Why similar: Horror 44.2%, Linear 22.7%, 3D 13.4%, Dark 7.7%, Casual 5.6%
- #46 Eclipse of the Lost
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Eclipse Forged LLC
Windows
A first-person horror story following Ryan's costly hiking shortcut. Solve puzzles, avoid monsters, get directions home, and survive.
Why similar: Horror 40.4%, Linear 31.5%, Exploration 16%, 3D 9.2%, Indie 1.7%
- #47 Adventuro
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Atlantean Games
Windows
Dive into Adventuro, where nostalgic 3D gaming meets a modern twist! Explore vibrant worlds with early-2000s inspired graphics and gameplay in this family-friendly, immersive adventure.
Why similar: Platformer 33.7%, Linear 30%, 3D 16.7%, Casual 11.5%, Action 4.3%
- #48 RATSHAKER™
68% matchVery Positive93% of 3,835 reviews2024
Dev: Sunscorched Studios
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
RATSHAKER™ is the fun and quirky solution to all your rat problems! Hold on to the RAT, shake your arm, and watch life’s problems disappear! How far can you go?
Why similar: Horror 24.6%, Linear 18%, Exploration 11.8%, Arcade 9.5%, Mystery 9.3%
- #49 The Rake Sees You
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 84 reviews2026
Dev: Fireplay Studio
Windows
Alex and his friends set out for a camping trip deep in the forest. What starts as a fun escape quickly turns into something far darker. This forest hides secrets… and something is always watching. Survive. Escape. Don’t look back...
Why similar: Horror 38.4%, Dark 14.5%, Exploration 11.9%, Linear 11.6%, 3D 9.6%
- #50 Path of Light
69% matchPositive87% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: Luminary Studios
Windows
Path of Light is a stealth adventure game following the journey of Lumi, a little robot seeking to reclaim his town's stolen light. Escape enemies, solve puzzles, and navigate obstacles to ascend the Forgotten Chapel.
Why similar: Horror 32.7%, Platformer 22.2%, Linear 16.5%, Exploration 15.8%, 3D 9.8%
- #51 Dark and Deep
70% matchPositive81% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: Walter Woods
Windows
A conspiracy podcast drags you into a hauntingly illustrated world of mystery and terror. Reveal secrets and horrors with mystical frames given to you by a strange observer. Dark and Deep is a first person cosmic horror game with a focus on puzzles and exploration.
Why similar: Horror 22%, Linear 21.2%, Platformer 14.7%, Exploration 10.7%, 3D 9.2%
- #52 OBOSRACA
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kirill Production StudiosPub: Kirill Production Publisher
Windows
OBOSRACA is a first-person horror game where you find yourself in an office after an attack by the Sigma Cult. Explore dark rooms, discover what happened to the missing employees, and find a way to escape before the ritual summons an unknown creature.
Why similar: Horror 37.7%, Dark Comedy 23%, Exploration 11.9%, 3D 9.3%, Action 8.2%
- #53 The Hauntings: Dark Passenger
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Broken Cuff Studio
Windows
Dive into Alex Mercer's twisted reality. Navigate eerie landscapes, solve cryptic puzzles, and uncover the 'Dark Passenger' mystery. Will shadows consume you or will truth emerge?
Why similar: Horror 36.9%, Linear 15.6%, Exploration 12.2%, 3D 9.4%, Mystery 8.5%
- #54 Crazy Destruction
69% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: SomSmolGeims
Windows
Crazy Destruction is a 3D physics puzzle game in which fun and exciting levels of varying difficulty await you! Take control of a mechanical cannon and destroy everything in your path! Using tactics and thinking, calculate every shot you take, because you're running out of ammunition!
Why similar: Linear 34.6%, Exploration 26.1%, 3D 17.3%, Casual 8.8%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #55 BAROQUE ~ Become a Meta-Being ~ Revive
66% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Sting
Windows
Become Grue, a Meta-Being from BAROQUE, and advance through the Neuro Tower using movement and jumps. Characters from the original game appear, and the farther you travel, the more types of Grue you can obtain as rewards.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 32.1%, Platformer 26.3%, Horror 18%, 3D 11%, Casual 8.7%
- #56 Hollow Remains
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SorajikaGames
Windows
Hollow Remains is a first-person exploration horror game set in a hospital. When you awaken from surgery, you find yourself completely alone. As you flee from the lurking entity, you uncover the truth that was left behind.
Why similar: Horror 43.1%, Exploration 27.1%, 3D 14.5%, Action 11.2%, Indie 2.4%
- #57 Bleeding Roots
66% matchVery Positive93% of 456 reviews2024
Dev: Mechanikoi
Windows
Bleeding Roots is a free fifteen minute horror game about a man taking care of his plants throughout the seasons.
Why similar: Horror 39.3%, Linear 31%, Atmospheric 9.8%, 3D 9.1%, Dark 7%
- #58 PLEASE STOP CRYING
67% matchVery Positive94% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: Konrad PawlikowskiPub: Cloudless Studio
Windows
PLEASE STOP CRYING is a lighthearted horror game about a father taking on housework and babysitting all at once.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 42.3%, Horror 34.2%, Funny 8.6%, Action 5.9%, Immersive Sim 4.1%
- #59 Luminous Labyrinth
70% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Bobby Wolfe
Windows
A high contrast, hand crafted, maze game full of colorful obstacles and puzzle solving.
Why similar: Arcade 22.3%, Linear 19.4%, Exploration 18.6%, 3D 14.2%, Action 12.4%
- #60 Don't Look Behind
66% matchMixed60% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Simon Au Yeung
Windows
"Don't Look Behind" is a first-person psychological horror game , You will experience surprises you have never experienced before.
Why similar: Platformer 20.3%, Linear 19.5%, Horror 19.1%, Exploration 14%, 3D 10.4%