- #1 CONCLUSE 2 - The Drifting Prefecture
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 42 reviews2023
Dev: concluse_dev
Windows
Concluse 2 is an atmospheric horror game which takes place immediately after the events of Concluse. Face off with the denizens of the Edison Hotel and the expansive Drifting Prefecture.
Why similar: Adventure 28.2%, Action 26%, Indie 18.9%, Horror 15.4%, Psychological Horror 11.5%
- #2 Silent Descent
97% matchMostly Positive72% of 133 reviews2018
Dev: Deceptive Games Ltd.
Windows
Silent Decent is a highly-immersive first-person horror game with a rich and engaging atmosphere. Trapped in purgatory, you play as Samuel Harris who roams in an endless loop of anguish, pain and suffering. Can you find a way to save a tormented man's soul?
Why similar: Adventure 19.5%, Action 19%, Horror 18.2%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Indie 14.7%
- #3 The Disappearance of the Mitchells
96% matchMixed50% of 12 reviews2020
Dev: Cupfox Studio
Windows
A short horror game about the sudden disappearance of a husband and wife, leaving their house and all of their belongings.
Why similar: Adventure 26.1%, Action 25.5%, Indie 19.7%, Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.5%
- #4 The Initiate
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 205 reviews2017
Dev: Deceptive Games Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The Initiate is a mystery puzzle game. You awake in a house full of traps and puzzles - This is your trial; complete it, or die!
Why similar: Adventure 21.8%, Indie 17%, Horror 14.5%, Action 14.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%
- #5 Adam - Lost Memories
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 235 reviews2020
Dev: Adam DubiPub: AdamDubiGames
Windows
Adam - Lost Memories is a psychological horror puzzle game, based on my personal experiences with child abuse.
Why similar: Adventure 28.8%, Action 26.8%, Horror 22.7%, Indie 21.7%
- #6 The Hunt In Sanity
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kaboom Games
Windows
The Hunt In Sanity is a first-person psychological horror game. You play as Jason searching for his wife. As you explore eerie environments.You must scavenge for supplies to survive relentless attacks from evil Enemies.Find hidden clues, solve puzzles, and delve into the secrets of your wife's past
Why similar: Adventure 26.8%, Action 17.7%, Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Indie 13.7%
- #7 Stairs
94% matchMixed70% of 363 reviews2015
Dev: GreyLight EntertainmentPub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
STAIRS is a first-person atmospheric psychological horror game, inspired by real-life events, that takes players through the stories of three missing people as seen through the eyes of journalist Christopher Adams. Start preparing yourself now, for to descend down these steps is to descend into madness...
Why similar: Horror 28.7%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Adventure 19.6%, Action 16.2%, Indie 15.7%
- #8 Horror in the Asylum
93% matchMostly Negative39% of 49 reviews2016
Dev: Adham Jaber
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
as it becomes night , you take your pills and go to sleep , what happens next is up to your twisted imaginations .
Why similar: Adventure 27.9%, Action 27.3%, Horror 24.6%, Indie 20.2%
- #9 The Ritual on Weylyn Island
92% matchMixed65% of 71 reviews2015
Dev: zemaGamez
Windows · Mac
The Ritual on Weylyn Island is a First-Person Survival Horror Story set on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest. Inspired by classic horror movies, The Ritual on Weylyn Island is a weapons-free, story-driven action adventure game.
Why similar: Adventure 29.6%, Action 27.7%, Indie 21.4%, Horror 21.4%
- #10 BEKKOUAME
90% matchVery Positive93% of 269 reviews2018
Dev: Mt.Bamboo VillagePub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
有一天,想成为制簪人的【光】无法忍耐每日修行的痛苦,逃出了家门。 路上,她遇到一位头上发簪十分合称的女性。 在女性的引导下,她来到一个稀奇古怪的城镇。
Why similar: Adventure 30%, Action 24.7%, Horror 23.6%, Indie 21.8%
- #11 Dark Zone
89% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: Astero
Windows
DarkZone is a game where you have to go through severe tests and win the final battle with the enemy.
Why similar: Action 27.9%, Adventure 27.7%, Indie 21.6%, Difficult 15.5%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #12 Don't Play With Dolls
89% matchPositive85% of 26 reviews2018
Dev: CBC Games
Windows
Having made his way to the house, which seemed long ago abandoned, in order to steal from it all items of value, the main character understands that the house is not so abandoned.
Why similar: Horror 26.9%, Adventure 26.8%, Action 26.2%, Indie 20.2%
- #13 Ghost Stories
86% matchMixed69% of 85 reviews2019
Dev: AK Studio
Windows
You find yourself in a deserted territory of a country house, and when you try to get out, understand that it's impossible. One on one with ghosts and your task is to survive and only then to figure out what happened here...
Why similar: Adventure 27.4%, Action 25.2%, Indie 20.1%, Horror 19.4%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #14 Try 'n Cry - Prologue
86% matchMixed62% of 34 reviews2019
Dev: Crystalia Games
Windows
Through the ages the Greek and the Latin worlds shaped Europe and left culture, arts and laws... but left also a darker and deeper evil, which was not recognized or fighted by the next dominations. Thus, the ancient stories became Myth; the Myth became Legends, and everything was forgotten.
Why similar: Adventure 20.3%, Action 19.8%, Horror 18.5%, Indie 15.3%, Difficult 10.3%
- #15 Fear of Clowns
87% matchMixed64% of 201 reviews2017
Dev: Mikhail Nevsky
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%
You woke up in the middle of the night from the doorbell's sound. Someone wants to play with you...
Why similar: Horror 28.5%, Adventure 26%, Action 25.4%, Indie 20.2%
- #16 Intruders: Hide and Seek
85% matchMostly Positive72% of 351 reviews2019
Dev: Tessera StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Intruders: Hide and Seek is a first-person stealth game, an intense thriller combining intense psychological terror with the point of view of a defenseless boy.
Why similar: Adventure 24.6%, Action 22.6%, Horror 20.4%, Indie 17%, Psychological Horror 15.4%
- #17 Distorted Reality
88% matchMostly Negative21% of 72 reviews2017
Dev: Berdochan
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 16%
Distorted Reality is a first-person survival horror, which takes place in the hospital of Alexandria. For mysterious reasons, the usual laws of physics in the hospital completely stopped working.
Why similar: Adventure 31.5%, Action 26.9%, Indie 21.8%, Horror 19.8%
- #18 THE SOUL HUNTER
84% matchMixed67% of 24 reviews2019
Dev: TechoneGame
Windows · Mac
I'm a hunter, a soul hunter. It sounds a little weird. There aren't many people like us. Nobody knows we exist, but we do.
Why similar: Indie 26.7%, Horror 25.8%, Adventure 24%, Action 23.4%
- #19 Your Toy
84% matchMostly Negative29% of 17 reviews2020
Dev: Viva Games
Windows
Your Toy is a 3D first person horror room escape game that features an advanced non-repeat puzzle system with challenging riddles, heart-pounding escape sequences and a mysterious narrative that dives deep into your darkest subconsciousness. Are you ready to enter your nightmares?
Why similar: Adventure 30%, Action 29.3%, Indie 23.1%, Horror 12.4%, Puzzle 5.1%
- #20 Grimm 1865
83% matchMixed69% of 64 reviews2020
Dev: ITD Collective
Windows
You play has Hebert Grimm For the last nine years, You've been studying abroad. You return home six month ago, and found out that you're father died over six years ago. Apparently, the letter had never been delivered, or so they say...
Why similar: Action 27.5%, Adventure 27.3%, Indie 21.3%, Horror 16.7%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #21 Fear the Dark Unknown: James
81% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Dreamlight Games Studios SL
Windows
The clock is ticking and the survival game can no longer be stopped. James and Chloe have been chosen and nothing will ever be the same again after discovering the Dark Unknown.
Why similar: Action 26%, Adventure 25.8%, Indie 20.1%, Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.8%
- #22 Deep Inside
71% matchVery Positive84% of 128 reviews2024
Dev: Nick Abrams
Windows
Deep Inside - is a first-person psychological horror game! You are a police officer trying to find out who is behind the most high-profile murders in the city and have therefore become the number one target for a maniac!
Why similar: Indie 40.4%, Adventure 16.5%, Action 16.2%, Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.7%
- #23 Vollun
82% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: Mauricio Scherer
Windows
Vollun is a first-person with great focus on story, puzzles and exploration. You wake up in a strange place full of mysteries. Something happened in this place and you're not alone.
Why similar: Adventure 32.4%, Indie 23.7%, Horror 18.3%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #24 The Eerie Inn
82% matchPositive81% of 43 reviews2018
Dev: Przestraszeni
Windows
The Eerie Inn is a mystery, puzzle-solving horror game with a strong emphasis on the narrative. You play as one of the girls staying at a guest house and your mission is to find out the truth behind the mysterious things happening there. You will soon realize that things aren't what they appear to be..
Why similar: Adventure 26.6%, Horror 22.9%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Indie 20.1%, Puzzle 10%
- #25 Trace of the past
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2019
Dev: Konev
Windows
In this horror story, you will go to explore the old boarding school to find out a secret of your forgotten past.
Why similar: Adventure 32.9%, Indie 24.8%, Horror 19.2%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #26 Fear the Dark Unknown
80% matchMixed65% of 162 reviews2019
Dev: Dreamlight Games Studios SL
Windows
The clock is ticking and the survival game can no longer be stopped. James and Chloe have been chosen and nothing will ever be the same again after discovering the Dark Unknown.
Why similar: Adventure 28.6%, Action 28.5%, Indie 21.6%, Horror 12.3%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #27 Fear the Dark Unknown: Chloe
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 17 reviews2020
Dev: Dreamlight Games Studios SL
Windows
The clock is ticking and the survival game can no longer be stopped. James and Chloe have been chosen and nothing will ever be the same again after discovering the Dark Unknown.
Why similar: Adventure 29.8%, Action 29.6%, Indie 22.9%, Horror 9%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
- #28 Darkness Has Eyes
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ecksoft
Windows
Survive the dark in this tense atmospheric horror game. Face your fears and explore abandoned floors while searching for key items to escape the dark.
Why similar: Horror 26.4%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Action 15.3%, Adventure 14.8%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #29 Yearning
78% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2018
Dev: Nyan_Fort
Windows
This 2D horror game is set in Edo period of Japan. The girl notices that her old sister has disappeared. The girl will look for her and clues of her. What will the girl find in end of the story?
Why similar: Adventure 25.4%, Psychological Horror 23%, Horror 21.9%, Indie 19.2%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #30 Keepers Dungeon
77% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2019
Dev: Run and jump games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Keepers Dungeon is a rogue-lite dungeon crawler where you must fight your way through several levels of the dungeon, facing up to 11 unique bosses and various monsters in order to best the dungeon. Spells are your weapons, you can combine different spell-tokens in order to create your own unique spells.
Why similar: Action 30.3%, Adventure 29.1%, Indie 23.4%, Difficult 17.2%
- #31 Mesel
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 70 reviews2016
Dev: Burak Dabak
Windows
Mesel is inviting you to become the protagonist and the writer of a novel at the same time. Create your own novel with your own decisions.
Why similar: Indie 25.2%, Action 23.4%, Horror 22%, Adventure 21.9%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #32 Connection Haunted
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MrCiastkuPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
#Joining_server... #Players_Online: 1 #RED_flag_taken #New_player: {incorrect_string} #Players_online: 2 #PLAYER2_says: ̸̤̔̅͑̚Ǐ̷͕̌̕͘ ŝ̵̪͙͈ḙ̴̗̻̹͔̦́̀̽͘ě̷͙̓̉͐̑ y̷̥͔͕̲̫̤̐ȍ̸̲̮̃͘ų̶̢̪͕̘̟̍͝ #Connection_Lost 32
Why similar: Adventure 21.8%, Action 21.7%, Horror 17.1%, Indie 16.8%, Psychological Horror 14.7%
- #33 Vorozhey
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Babrov StudioPub: Babrov Interactive
Windows
Vorozhey is a psychological horror inspired by Slavic mythology. It tells the story of an artist haunted by terrifying visions and ancient forces.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24%, Horror 22.9%, Action 14.2%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Indie 10.1%
- #34 12 HOURS 2
76% matchMixed52% of 21 reviews2019
Dev: Second Reality
Windows
You got into an unusual dream. The goal of the game is to wake up, going through difficulties, avoiding the vigilant guard of the museum. The artificial intelligence of the enemy is very developed. How far will you go to unravel the secrets of Douglas? What does he hide from prying eyes?
Why similar: Action 17%, Adventure 16.3%, Horror 14.7%, Indie 13.5%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #35 The Forsaken Ruins
75% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: Self-Made Games
Windows
The Forsaken Ruins is a first-person atmospheric horror game. As prisoner of Ever-Bleed Keep, your chance to escape has come. Delve deep into the ruins and try to survive long enough to unravel its dark history and your true identity.
Why similar: Horror 25.8%, Indie 18.9%, Adventure 16.2%, Action 14.2%, Atmospheric 12.5%
- #36 Phantaruk
78% matchMixed61% of 239 reviews2016
Dev: PolyslashPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Phantaruk combines survival horror with adventure and stealth mechanics. Expect true shivers down your spine as you fight for your life not only facing the dangers of the Purity-02 spaceship, but most of all - when you try to get rid of toxins continually destroying you from the inside.
Why similar: Action 27.3%, Adventure 27.3%, Indie 20.6%, Horror 20.1%, Atmospheric 4.6%
- #37 THE 8IGHT
62% matchPositive81% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: KJAE GAMES
Windows
Max, who suffers from schizophrenia due to childhood trauma, decides to break free from the endless torment of hallucinations and delusions.
Why similar: Adventure 25.5%, Horror 23.3%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Indie 15.8%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #38 Domovoy
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Babrov StudioPub: Babrov Interactive
Windows
Domovoy is a psychological horror game from the first person, the game takes place in a Soviet apartment in the late 80s. Are you ready to meet the Domovoy?
Why similar: Horror 26.4%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, Adventure 15%, Action 11.5%, Indie 10.4%
- #39 Unseal
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Unseal Team
Windows
You awaken as Ash: a charred figure with a caged head and a fractured past. Navigate a surreal nightmare world built from your own memories, solve maddening puzzles, and evade the grotesque creatures that hunt you in this atmospheric 3rd-person cosmic horror adventure.
Why similar: Horror 25.8%, Adventure 19.6%, Puzzle 12.9%, Action 11.9%, Indie 11.7%
- #40 The Moroccan Castle 3 : Behind The Secrets
66% matchPositive93% of 40 reviews2023
Dev: AJB GAMES STUDIO
Windows
Dive into the adventures inside The Moroccan Old Castle , solve the mystery , prepare yourself for a great horror experience !
Why similar: Action 24.2%, Adventure 22.5%, Horror 15%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #41 Birthday Boy
59% matchPositive84% of 38 reviews2026
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Experience the birthday party from hell. Face your demons - both psychological and mechanical. Kill plush toys, evade demonic animatronics and possessed puppets… Aaaannnnnd…discover the truth about your evil clown father. Yes, your own father…
Why similar: Horror 28.1%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Action 20.2%, Adventure 18.2%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #42 The Last Tale Told: Spam
60% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Zignus
Windows
You live alone. Work from home. You haven't been out for days, trapped by endless rain. Every day your phone rings, it's an unknown number. “Suspected Scam” is what you read on the screen. You think it's just spam.
Why similar: Adventure 31.9%, Horror 25.2%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Indie 7.9%
- #43 Grandpa Nightmare
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wally7Pub: Wally seven studio
Windows
A tense escape game set inside a strange house ruled by a quirky but dangerous grandfather. Solve clever puzzles, avoid being caught, and face thrilling chase moments. Multiple endings await based on your choices. Can you outsmart the grandfather and escape the house?
Why similar: Horror 22.7%, Adventure 21.6%, Action 20%, Indie 18.9%, Psychological Horror 16.9%
- #44 Dimmed Light
59% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: PixelGusePub: Derevo Games
Windows
You are an experienced urbex, who has set sights on another abandoned factory. But, having prepared for the hunt for adventures, you could not even think that they would be hunting you! What happened here?! The mystery will only be revealed by the light of the flashlight...
Why similar: Adventure 30.6%, Action 29.9%, Indie 23.1%, Horror 16.4%
- #45 SCP-087: Recovered document
76% matchMostly Negative39% of 94 reviews2018
Dev: Korovkin Nikita
Windows
SCP-087: Recovered documents - first-person horror, that tells the story of a classified object.
Why similar: Horror 27.8%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Adventure 17%, Action 16.6%, Indie 13.4%
- #46 Bonbon
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 263 reviews2017
Dev: Aetheric GamesPub: Pixeljam
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 42%
A thirty-minute childhood-horror walking-sim about toys and a giant rat. A short, single-sitting experience.
Why similar: Adventure 29.1%, Horror 27.6%, Indie 23.9%, Psychological Horror 19.5%
- #47 Notes To Myself
62% matchPositive86% of 43 reviews2023
Dev: Spy On The Wall
Windows · Linux
The horror began when you wrote your first note.
Why similar: Horror 28.3%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Action 21.3%, Adventure 20.5%, Indie 6.8%
- #48 Lost Circus VR - The Prologue
70% matchVery Positive83% of 76 reviews2020
Dev: VIRTUAL MAGIC
Windows
Meet a mysterious Clown and his abandoned circus. Will You dare to start a thrilling night excursion? If You dare to get into a barrel on the old, rusty cart, pushed by a strange Clown - get ready for an extreme experience.
Why similar: Adventure 31.5%, Action 31.5%, Indie 24.1%, Horror 6.9%, Action-Adventure 3.4%
- #49 Statues
74% matchMixed66% of 306 reviews2015
Dev: Room710Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Do not even try to close your eyes. You can't let the fear go. It is real. It is more real than you can imagine... "Statues" is a mix of survival-horror and action-adventure developed by Room710Games. The game based on the creepy enemies that only move when you're not looking at them.
Why similar: Horror 37.3%, Adventure 22.3%, Action 21.8%, Indie 18.7%
- #50 Chowdertwo
73% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2017
Dev: Ryan Jensen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Chowderchu is a space-dwelling, beard-wielding, Wizard who harnesses the power of Chowd and might to reach his goals. This is a challenging game with a unique play-style involving the mouse and keyboard. Creative problem-solving is essential and there are different ways of approaching each level.
Why similar: Adventure 35.8%, Action 24.8%, Indie 20%, Difficult 19.4%
- #51 Unseasonable Flowering
62% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KomeFukuro
Windows
"Unseasonable Flowering" is a first-person horror game set in Japan. After moving to a new home, the young protagonist, Mashiro, is met with eerie residents and inexplicable phenomena. Something "sprouting" everywhere quietly erodes her daily life.
Why similar: Horror 30%, Psychological Horror 26.5%, Action 15.6%, Adventure 15.1%, Indie 12.8%
- #52 New Zombie Era
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VM Games
Windows
A visionary tyrant shattered civilization with an engineered airborne pathogen, ruling the ruins with an infected horde and elite mercenaries. As one of the rare "Immune" you must fight through the chaos, shatter his empire, and unleash the cure to reclaim our future.
Why similar: Horror 20.8%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Action 17.5%, Adventure 17%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
- #53 VELVETIST: The City of Machine Guns
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SiCzech Arts
Windows
VELVETIST: The City of Machine Guns is a 3rd person open world action-adventure game. The story of the main character Luka Vollek takes place in an old, socialist occupied city. The game is divided into consecutive linear missions that tell the story of the main protagonist.
Why similar: Adventure 34.4%, Action 33.7%, Indie 26%, Story Rich 3%, Atmospheric 2.9%
- #54 Supreme AI: Arena
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nasty Slippers
Windows · Mac · Linux
A minimalistic, fast-paced top-down arena shooter against a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence. Fight AI agents whose speed, tactics, gunplay control and obsession to win have been trained for years of virtual playtime and now delivered to you in 60-seconds-long battles.
Why similar: Adventure 30.8%, Action 30.2%, Indie 23.3%, Difficult 15.7%
- #55 Don't Return to Wonderland
61% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Krachware
Windows
A dark fairy-tale horror adventure inspired by Alice in Wonderland. Use mysterious powers to forge your path and confront the horrors lurking within a world that is both adorable and cruel.
Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Adventure 16.8%, Story Rich 10.2%, Action-Adventure 9.9%
- #56 MÅRD
71% matchMostly Negative22% of 18 reviews2019
Dev: Black Curtain Studio
Windows
You are a detective who decides to visit your late father's cabin, which he has left you, somewhere in the woods of northern Sweden. But everything is not what it seems. Determined to find out what drove your father to spend his final months in isolation in the cabin, you set out to investigate.
Why similar: Adventure 33.2%, Action 31.5%, Horror 18.8%, Indie 16.5%
- #57 The Padre
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 57 reviews2019
Dev: Shotgun with Glitters
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 48%
The Padre is a retro stylised 3D horror adventure game tapping deep into the roots of classic horror games.
Why similar: Adventure 30.6%, Action 29.3%, Indie 23.1%, Horror 17.1%