- #1 THRESHOLD
97% matchVery Positive85% of 1,354 reviews2024
Dev: Julien EveilléPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Horror 11.1%, Surreal 9.5%, Dark 8.7%
- #2 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
96% matchVery Positive81% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: X1 Games
Windows
Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.5%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 9.1%
- #3 Below, Rusted Gods
96% matchVery Positive88% of 381 reviews2026
Dev: FromSouthGames
Windows
You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.4%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Horror 11.9%, Thriller 11.6%
- #4 The Empty Eyes
95% matchVery Positive82% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Horror 18.3%, Thriller 13.7%, Dark 9.3%, Mystery 8.2%
- #5 Underwater
94% matchMixed67% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Andreev WorldsPub: Gamesforfarm
Windows
Dive into a world of despair in the world of Underwater. Take the role of an unknown inmate entering the a deep sea prison where mutants roam and barely any traces of human life remain. You will have to use all your ingenuity to escape and avoid becoming the meal of the hideous denizens.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 15.8%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Stealth 9.2%, Story Rich 9%
- #6 JANITOR BLEEDS
94% matchVery Positive86% of 276 reviews2022
Dev: KorpusPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Enter the abandoned arcade after your car has crashed, and the shelter you were looking for is trying to eat you alive in this dark mystery-horror adventure. Solve mysteries, keep JANITOR satisfied, and always be aware of what's behind your back.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.8%, Surreal 12.9%, Horror 11.5%, Thriller 11%, Retro 7.9%
- #7 Darkness Under My Bed
93% matchVery Positive91% of 96 reviews2021
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows
Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 14.2%, Surreal 13.8%, Gore 9.7%, Dark 9.3%
- #8 Inferis: Dead Below
91% matchVery Positive87% of 126 reviews2025
Dev: Hemoria Studio
Windows
You're a journalist searching for answers... but beneath the surface lies only terror. The labyrinth you’ve entered to find the missing may never let you leave.
Why similar: Gore 21%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 13.3%, Thriller 8.7%, Walking Simulator 8.7%
- #9 Still Wakes the Deep
91% matchVery Positive87% of 13,247 reviews2024
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 16.8%, Gore 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 10%, Walking Simulator 9.4%
- #10 ROUTINE
90% matchVery Positive92% of 8,522 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.9%, Stealth 14.2%, Walking Simulator 11%, Horror 9.7%, Dark 9.6%
- #11 God's Basement
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,318 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.9%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Horror 12.9%, Gore 10.8%, Dark 9.9%
- #12 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
89% matchVery Positive87% of 2,488 reviews2020
Dev: Marevo Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.3%, Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Retro 7.9%, Walking Simulator 7.8%
- #13 ANIMAL WELL
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,672 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
Why similar: Horror 20.3%, Surreal 16.8%, Retro 11.5%, Exploration 11.3%, Atmospheric 10.3%
- #14 The Derailed
89% matchVery Positive83% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: Deformed Dreams Studio
Windows
The Derailed is a first-person psychological horror game. Beneath the dusty arches of a nearly forgotten depot, shadows of the past tremble. Whether you want to or not, you will have to uncover the dark secrets of this place.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.3%, Horror 18.5%, Gore 15.3%, Dark 13.5%, Walking Simulator 13.3%
- #15 The Wellmonts Case
86% matchVery Positive95% of 238 reviews2026
Dev: Zakym s. r. o.
Windows
The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Horror 14.3%, Thriller 13.5%, Dark 10.5%
- #16 Unanswered
86% matchVery Positive95% of 101 reviews2026
Dev: WhiteRoot Studio
Windows
You wake up in a strange place, not knowing who you are, where you are, or how you got here. Trapped in an environment that twists to break your sanity, your only way out is to delve into the unknown and face the horrors of a past your mind is trying to hide.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Horror 17.4%, Walking Simulator 10.1%, First-Person 7%, Adventure 6.9%
- #17 Omitted
88% matchMixed47% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Omitted is a first-person psychological horror game. Experience being left alone in an old hospital, discover its secrets and try to survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18%, Gore 14.2%, Horror 13.4%, Thriller 12%, Dark 9.4%
- #18 Liminal Shroud
84% matchVery Positive91% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: Everdeep Studios
Windows
A different kind of liminal experience. Explore surreal spaces inspired by nostalgia, discover hidden paths, and unravel a mystery that is shaped by your own mind. No monsters, no combat. Just atmosphere, discovery, and dread.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Horror 13.3%, Thriller 11.9%, Surreal 10.9%
- #19 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
85% matchMixed65% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: CGI LAB GAMES
Windows
In the Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket, you find yourself trapped in a labyrinth of endless, flickering aisles. Unearth dark secrets behind every shelf while evading lurking apparitions and supernatural terrors. Can you survive the haunted corridors and escape before the nightmare consumes?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.3%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 11.8%, Walking Simulator 9.8%, Dark 9.6%
- #20 Reflection
84% matchVery Positive84% of 264 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Horror 15.2%, Dark 10.7%, Thriller 8.8%
- #21 Eclipsium
81% matchVery Positive92% of 3,724 reviews2025
Dev: HousefirePub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Longing for light, a sunless world begins devouring itself. Every step shifts the landscape beneath you as you search for what remains of her.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, Surreal 9.9%, Horror 7.9%
- #22 Necrophosis
81% matchVery Positive90% of 909 reviews2025
Dev: Dragonis AresPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.3%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Surreal 13.7%, Horror 10.7%
- #23 White Room Protocol
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.9%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Horror 14.6%, Thriller 11.2%, Gore 9.9%
- #24 Inside Depth 6
83% matchVery Positive85% of 252 reviews2021
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
There are 6 depths to descend; the further you go, the more terror you will experience. Uncover mysteries, solve puzzles, and immerse yourself in a dark storyline that Inside Depth 6 has to offer. Journey through all 6 depths to uncover the secrets buried within.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 15.1%, Thriller 14.6%, Dark 12.1%, Walking Simulator 7.4%
- #25 Luto
79% matchVery Positive85% of 1,366 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Dark 11.6%, Thriller 10.3%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #26 Unspoken
79% matchVery Positive88% of 841 reviews2024
Dev: Weeping studioPub: Weeping Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 47%
You find yourself in the center of inexplicable nightmare. Make your way through the horror, come face to face with terrible events. Immerse yourself in the dark mystery of the events in which you found yourself an unwitting participant.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 15.9%, Thriller 13.6%, Retro 12%, Dark 9.7%
- #27 Left Alone
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 646 reviews2016
Dev: SpeedTutor
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.3%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 13.2%, Story Rich 8.7%, Dark 7.4%
- #28 Empty Gauge
78% matchNo user reviews96% of 71 reviews2026
Dev: BENTCUBE
Windows
A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 11.6%, Walking Simulator 10.5%, Thriller 10.4%, Dark 8.5%
- #29 Whispering Lane: Horror
80% matchMixed63% of 171 reviews2024
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the dark secrets of the abandoned house on Whispering Lane in this psychological horror game. Navigate through perilous twists, where each turn reveals a blend of horror and mystery. Can you unearth the truth before darkness consumes you?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.9%, Walking Simulator 19.7%, Horror 18.2%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Adventure 7.4%
- #30 Paranormal VHS
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 146 reviews2023
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
Paranormal VHS is a horror game that features a VHS tape-inspired aesthetic. The game's story revolves around a popular vlogger who spends a night in haunted locations in search of paranormal activity. Brace for intense jumpscares.
Why similar: Gore 27.7%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Horror 9.3%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Adventure 7.1%
- #31 The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game
75% matchVery Positive84% of 838 reviews2025
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
The Backrooms: 1998 is a first-person found footage psychological horror survival game where it tells the story of a young teen after accidentally falling into the depths of The Backrooms in 1998. Roam freely, mark, explore and try unravel the story - however you are not alone. Don't scream.
Why similar: Gore 23.5%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Thriller 15.3%, Dark 10.5%, Walking Simulator 10.4%
- #32 In My Head
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 145 reviews2024
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You have been sent photographs of a place where, according to rumors, an artifact of an ancient civilization is hidden... Do you dare to go there?!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.3%, Walking Simulator 18.6%, Horror 17.3%, Dark 11%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #33 Kach
76% matchVery Positive81% of 295 reviews2022
Dev: Bhargav ModhaPub: BYGames
Windows · Mac
On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.
Why similar: Horror 18%, Walking Simulator 16.8%, Stylized 12.5%, Dark 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #34 Implements of Hell
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 104 reviews2021
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Implements of Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mysteries, unlock the secrets, and change the outcome in a slow-paced atmospheric, and extremely horrifying experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.9%, Walking Simulator 16%, Horror 12.6%, Thriller 12.1%, Dark 9.4%
- #35 Project Liminal 2
74% matchMostly Positive82% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: AquaHeaven StudiosPub: TXC
Windows
Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.
Why similar: Adventure 16.9%, Stylized 13%, Action 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Dark 9%
- #36 Unholy
75% matchMixed63% of 235 reviews2023
Dev: Duality GamesPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Open the doors between your everyday reality and a dark unholy world to unveil the mystery of the disappearance of your child. Explore both worlds to find clues, solve puzzles, decide whether you infiltrate or fight brutal enemies and stand up to an aberrant establishment.
Why similar: Stealth 15.9%, Gore 14.5%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Horror 9.3%
- #37 Saint of Chains
72% 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 17.3%, Retro 11.9%, Horror 11.1%, Surreal 9.8%, Dark 9.3%
- #38 ALONE?
77% matchMixed41% of 191 reviews2016
Dev: Deceptive Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore and experience this horror story, as you embark on an ghostly adventure unlike anything you have played before. Come face-to-face with terror itself as you look for your missing sister.
Why similar: Horror 26.2%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Adventure 14.5%, Action 10.6%
- #39 Scream under the house
71% matchVery Positive82% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: 1ne2wozzzPub: Admia
Windows
A psychological first-person horror about a house that hides a disturbing truth beneath its walls. Explore, uncover fragments of the past, and decide whether to confront what lies below… or leave it buried forever.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Horror 14.8%, Dark 10.5%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #40 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
71% matchVery Positive95% of 35,783 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
Why similar: Horror 22.4%, Gore 13.6%, Lovecraftian 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Stealth 6.3%
- #41 Lunacy: Saint Rhodes
73% matchMixed60% of 184 reviews2023
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lunacy: Saint Rhodes is a first-person psychological horror adventure game. Explore your dark family history, solve puzzles and experience a gut-wrenching feeling of terror. You are being watched; never alone, never safe.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.6%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Walking Simulator 10.4%, Surreal 9.9%, Horror 9%
- #42 Hell Dive
71% matchVery Positive93% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Teacup Games
Windows
Hell Dive is a first-person horror game where you are a Maritime Operative alone aboard a submarine. Sent on a mission to revive an abandoned deep-sea colony, you uncover dark secrets as terrifying and deadly horrors await in its depths
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.7%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Horror 12.1%, Dark 6.6%
- #43 BACKROOMS THE COMPANY
73% matchMixed68% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: kc6067
Windows
backrooms horror game
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.4%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Dark 10.4%, Adventure 8.8%, Thriller 8.7%
- #44 The Gretlow Tapes
70% matchVery Positive92% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: Aegon Games
Windows
Armed with nothing but your camera, investigate the abandoned Gretlow House in this short, atmospheric horror game. Uncover a chilling mystery through a realistic found-footage lens.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22%, Horror 17.5%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Story Rich 10%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #45 Vesnith Tapes
70% matchVery Positive80% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: KY XEPub: Darks Zone
Windows
A psychological horror game where a police officer investigates a cold case in a decaying house, uncovering a strange and haunting tape recorder that reveals a terrible secret.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.9%, Horror 14.1%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Adventure 9.2%, Atmospheric 8%
- #46 Charon's Staircase
73% matchMixed60% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.6%, Dark 13.2%, Gore 13.1%, Horror 12%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #47 Rehaunted
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 342 reviews2026
Dev: Cauchemar
Windows
Enter a house where every clue feels wrong. Investigate a brutal crime scene, uncover hidden evidence, and use your detective tools to piece together a disturbing truth buried beneath the silence.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.3%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Horror 13.5%, Thriller 12.6%, Dark 10.8%
- #48 There's Nothing Down There
68% matchVery Positive84% of 404 reviews2026
Dev: Tim Trankle
Windows
There's Nothing Down There is a short undersea horror exploration game. Descend into a sinkhole at the bottom of the ocean and discover the remains of a lost, yet not dead, civilization.
Why similar: Horror 24.7%, Stealth 24.6%, Walking Simulator 19.8%, First-Person 8.5%, Adventure 8.5%
- #49 Those Who Remain
72% matchMixed67% of 858 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: Stealth 16%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 11.2%, Surreal 11.1%, Thriller 8.9%
- #50 UnderDread
74% matchMixed57% of 138 reviews2016
Dev: Bigzur Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A first-person horror adventure game that will take you on a journey through an ancient castle and that lies beneath. Dangers and forgotten horrors await in the dark...
Why similar: Horror 20.6%, Walking Simulator 17.9%, Adventure 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Mystery 8.1%
- #51 Echoes of Dread
70% matchVery Positive85% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Reaper GSPub: Kazakov Studios
Windows
Wake up inside an abandoned mansion. Uncover the dark fate of a missing family. Survive the presence that stalks you within these walls.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Horror 17.9%, Surreal 10.8%, Thriller 8.7%, Dark 8.4%
- #52 CONCRETE BURIAL
68% matchVery Positive83% of 139 reviews2026
Dev: Games From The AbyssPub: DreadXP
Windows
Equipped only with a weapon that consumes your own blood, explore an ancient brutalist catacomb. Beware the Eyes of The Whispering Crypt. Find the 4 artifacts of desire. Confront God.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.6%, Horror 19.9%, Retro 15.2%, Atmospheric 10.5%, First-Person 8.6%
- #53 Subliminal
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,794 reviews2026
Dev: Accidental StudiosPub: Gone Shootin
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Subliminal is a psychological horror game inspired by the urban legend of The Backrooms. Bleeding edge lighting and rendering, handcrafted open-ended levels, light and perspective-based puzzles, nostalgic spaces, unfamiliar faces, and a rotting feeling that something is not quite right.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Surreal 14.3%, Thriller 13.9%, Horror 13.5%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #54 Don't Be Afraid 2
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 273 reviews2024
Dev: Eneida Games
Windows
Descend deep into the nightmare that seamlessly blends with reality in this uncanny horror escape room game. Can you find your way out of the horrid mansion or will you succumb to your fears? Can you face and overcome your past, or will it break you?
Why similar: Gore 15.2%, Psychological Horror 15%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Horror 11.7%, Dark 9.1%
- #55 Ad Infernum
69% matchVery Positive95% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Glass Knuckle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stranded at an abandoned gas station in the middle of the desert. Losing your grip on reality. Dark rituals. Demonic pursuers. No escape.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 17.8%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Stealth 15.2%, Horror 10.7%, Dark 10.5%
- #56 THE WELL
68% matchVery Positive82% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Creeps LTD.
Windows
Isolation. Hopelessness. Starvation. By the will of an unknown force, you find yourself isolated from the outside world. Now you are doomed to starve to death. No one will come to your aid. No one will hear your prayers.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Gore 14.9%, Stealth 12.5%, Horror 10.9%
- #57 [Bober Bros] The Hole
67% matchVery Positive85% of 840 reviews2024
Dev: BOBER BROS
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
[Bober Bros] The Hole is a first-person horror game that explores the cracks in domestic life. Your neighbor’s drilling starts the nightmare, but the holes reveal dark secrets far deeper than any wall could hide. No cheap scares, only disturbing reality.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 13.7%, Walking Simulator 13%, Surreal 11.5%, Thriller 6.9%
- #58 Dark Atlas: Infernum
67% matchVery Positive84% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Night Council StudioPub: Selecta Play
Windows
If hell is a state of the soul, these are the steps that will lead you to its gates. Dark Atlas: Infernum is a disturbing first-person story where an esoteric end of the world meets psychological survival horror with a strong narrative component.
Why similar: Stealth 17.7%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 13.1%, Thriller 9.4%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #59 Static Dread: The Submarine
66% matchVery Positive81% of 363 reviews2026
Dev: solarsuit.gamesPub: Polden Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Descend into Lovecraftian horror aboard a claustrophobic military submarine. Assign tasks as a captain’s right hand, analyze sonar signals, make hard decisions, and keep the crew from madness. Dark horrors lurk both within… and beyond the hull.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.4%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 10.9%, Retro 9.5%, Surreal 7.9%
- #60 Psalm 2
64% matchVery Positive88% of 723 reviews2026
Dev: NotexPub: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
First-person psychological horror where the elevator is the only safe place. Each floor is a new reality. Each floor has a new inhabitant. Find it to continue your descent downward.
Why similar: Gore 19.3%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 12.9%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, Thriller 6.5%