- #1 Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,584 reviews2024
Dev: Stately Snail
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An old shack deep in a dense forest, a strange computer and a game that's trying to kill you!
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 9.9%, Horror 9.4%, Dark 9%, Investigation 8.9%, Mystery 8.3%
- #2 Tormenture
96% matchVery Positive88% of 210 reviews2024
Dev: Croxel StudiosPub: Billete Cohete
Windows
Tormenture is a psychological horror game where you play as a child trapped in a cursed 8-bit game with a dark secret. To survive, you must find four relics and solve reality-blurring puzzles. But beware—some creatures may escape the game and haunt you in the real world. A game within a game.
Why similar: Dark 15.8%, Horror 13.3%, Retro 13%, Mystery 12%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #3 JANITOR BLEEDS
96% matchVery Positive87% of 270 reviews2022
Dev: KorpusPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.0 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: Investigation 14.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 10.3%, Mystery 10%, Dark 8.7%
- #4 OYASUMII
94% matchVery Positive83% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: NEO PROJECT Studios
Windows
Relive the nostalgia with OYASUMII, a horror and exploration game inspired by PSX and N64 classics. Enter liminal spaces and face surreal terrors in an adventure that challenges your skills and sanity. Are you ready to relive the golden age of video games with OYASUMII?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 15.6%, Mystery 14.3%, Retro 12.4%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #5 Dead Dreams
95% matchMostly Positive75% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: Horror 13.5%, Dark 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Mystery 12.2%, Retro 11%
- #6 Home_0
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Mike Ten
Windows
You are trapped in a memory of your past. Observe your surrounding carefully to end your nightmare.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 16.1%, Retro 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Investigation 10.1%
- #7 From The Other Side
91% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Vania Studios
Windows
"From the Other Side" immerses you in a chilling first-person psychological horror game. You are Steve, a security guard on his first night at work, tasked with monitoring security cameras and fixing unsettling anomalies that will make you question reality.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 15.2%, Dark 14.5%, Investigation 13.5%, First-Person 10.1%
- #8 Dream Alone
93% matchMixed58% of 57 reviews2018
Dev: Play2ChillPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Are you skilled enough to face frequent deaths, survive deadly traps and avoid scary enemies? Enjoy an ultra difficult classic 2D platformer with a dark story! Master your special abilities, enter an alternate reality, and clone yourself to get through 21 hardcore levels!
Why similar: Dark 17.9%, Dark Fantasy 17.2%, Horror 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Logic 11.6%
- #9 Decarnation
91% matchVery Positive88% of 1,071 reviews2023
Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…
Why similar: Dark 17.7%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Puzzle 16.6%, Horror 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #10 Into The Gloom
92% matchVery Positive81% of 294 reviews2015
Dev: earrgamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
It's a retro horror game featuring eerie black, white, and red visuals. Embark on an exciting adventure across 18 suspenseful levels while evading "The Shadow" and discovering five possible endings. Immerse yourself in a chilling atmosphere with haunting environments and unsettling sounds.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.9%, Horror 19.5%, First-Person 14.4%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Puzzle 11.1%
- #11 Beyond the Doors
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: Dream Error
Windows · Linux
An atmospheric horror, exploration and automation game all set in the dim halls of an apartment building
Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 11.2%, Dark 11.2%, Logic 11%, Old School 8.9%
- #12 Project Liminal 2
89% matchVery Positive90% of 63 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: Puzzle 15.8%, Platformer 15%, Adventure 12.8%, First-Person 10.2%, Dark 9.5%
- #13 Familiar Stranger
89% matchMixed64% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Duanyang WangPub: Horror engine games
Windows
The Familiar Stranger is a 3D psychological horror game where twisted memories and nightmares blur. Uncover dark secrets while evading a relentless entity that watches from the shadows. Can you escape the horrors of the past, or will they consume you?
Why similar: Horror 28.3%, Psychological Horror 27.5%, Exploration 25%, First-Person 10.3%, Adventure 8.9%
- #14 Afterdream
86% matchVery Positive93% of 349 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.2%, Horror 23.6%, Mystery 17.5%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
- #15 The Nightmare
88% matchMixed50% of 74 reviews2020
Dev: Leakage Games
Windows
The Nightmare is a first-person horror game. Dive into the nightmare and try to get rid of that nightmare...
Why similar: Horror 37.1%, First-Person 21%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Puzzle 13.9%, Exploration 9%
- #16 Them and Us
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,601 reviews2021
Dev: TendoGames Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Them and Us is a classic, survival horror game with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Discover the truth of Alicia’s past as she descends further into her strange, unending nightmare.
Why similar: Horror 23.1%, Old School 19.6%, First-Person 15%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Mystery 12.9%
- #17 Grimind
87% matchMixed64% of 290 reviews2014
Dev: Paweł MogiłaPub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Grimind is a 2D, physics based, adventure, platform game in horror/creepy theme. Grimind casts you into forgotten caves and ancient crypts, without memories. While being there you have to demonstrate great manual skills to pass obstacles and solve non trivial puzzles to get out of scary environment and additionally discover what are you...
Why similar: Platformer 40.2%, Horror 30.1%, Adventure 18%, Atmospheric 11.7%
- #18 DREAM LOGIC
84% matchVery Positive90% of 394 reviews2022
Dev: Teleopsia Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 15.1%, Mystery 15%, Puzzle 9.6%, Investigation 8.7%
- #19 Reflection
83% matchVery Positive84% of 247 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 21.8%, Horror 20.3%, Dark 18.8%, Mystery 15%, Atmospheric 9.4%
- #20 Neverending Nightmares
85% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,996 reviews2014
Dev: Infinitap Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.
Why similar: Horror 36.8%, Psychological Horror 34.7%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Dark 6.6%, Adventure 5.7%
- #21 ANIMAL WELL
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,932 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.5 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: Metroidvania 24.6%, Horror 11.8%, Puzzle 10.7%, Mystery 10.2%, Exploration 9.1%
- #22 Saint of Chains
82% matchVery Positive83% of 58 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 20.3%, Dark 16.9%, Horror 15.5%, Retro 15.3%, First-Person 10.8%
- #23 Incoming Evil
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: CodelessMan
Windows
A first-person horror game Incoming Evil, you will explore an unsolved event about 3 missing people. Nobody knows what happened to them, the police could not solve the case. You are an experienced detective; the case handed over to you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 19.9%, Dark 16.6%, First-Person 15.5%, Puzzle 11.7%
- #24 Schizo Dark
80% matchVery Positive95% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: Galactic Geckon
Windows
Schizo Dark is a survival horror game where you play as a detective investigating disappearances, encountering nightmares, monsters, and terrible secrets.
Why similar: Horror 27.3%, Old School 11.2%, Investigation 10.7%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
- #25 Unspoken
79% matchVery Positive88% of 814 reviews2024
Dev: Weeping studioPub: Weeping Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
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 18.5%, Horror 18.4%, Dark 15%, Retro 13.2%, Mystery 12.2%
- #26 THE LAST TRAIN: Baquedano
79% matchVery Positive92% of 384 reviews2025
Dev: Matías AvilésPub: Plastic Frog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 16%
In this short first-person psychological horror game, falling asleep on the subway takes you to the final station, abandoned and eerie. Explore the area and try to survive the entity chasing you in the darkness. Who is it? Its face looks strangely familiar...
Why similar: Dark 17.4%, Horror 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, First-Person 11.3%, Mystery 11%
- #27 The Demon Within Me
82% matchMixed67% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
The Demon Within Me is a first-person psychological horror game featuring a dark, lonely, and atmospheric environment that offers an immersive and disturbing experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Horror 21.3%, Dark 20.2%, First-Person 16.8%, Atmospheric 10.3%
- #28 Close Me
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 118 reviews2017
Dev: Yai Gameworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
You start the game, you wake up, and eventually you will close the game. One day, you may even start the game again. That's the game.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.5%, Horror 20%, Mystery 16.2%, Dark 14.1%, Adventure 10.3%
- #29 Restless Dreams
76% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: Room410
Windows
Before you realize it, dreams have become a curse. Wander through a darkened room and descend into the depths of her mind. A story-driven first-person horror game that leads you into an abyss of anguish and despair. Dedicated to those who once pursued their dreams—and to those who still do.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.2%, Horror 22.2%, Retro 18.1%, Dark 11.2%, Adventure 10.6%
- #30 In My Head
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 141 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 20.8%, Horror 20%, Dark 16.7%, First-Person 13.3%, Mystery 10.7%
- #31 INHUMAN
77% matchMixed63% of 111 reviews2023
Dev: 秋太虚工作室Pub: QutosoGame
Windows
"INHUMAN" is an independent horror game. The story takes place in the conspiracy of an ancient clan, and the protagonist is in a psychedelic state and can't even distinguish herself. With further exploration and confrontation with all kinds of ghosts, the puzzle will be solved step by step...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 18.6%, Mystery 16%, First-Person 12.3%, Puzzle 12.2%
- #32 The Derailed
74% matchVery Positive83% of 126 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: Horror 26.1%, Psychological Horror 25.4%, Dark 24.9%, Exploration 11.9%, Adventure 9.1%
- #33 Snafu
75% matchVery Positive95% of 147 reviews2023
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
Alibaba, the caretaker of the Medieval Grow your Business Game notices a Glitch or Virus of some sort called Snafu has infiltrated the game files. NPCs begin to act strangely, textures look off, and I think - I think something is trying to hunt me down?
Why similar: Dark 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 13.5%, Retro 8.7%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #34 World of One
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 96 reviews2017
Dev: Grimwood Team
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
You are about to get on a journey around small planet-like worlds as if you were in the Little Prince's world. However, these ones are filled with monsters that are striving to kill you, deadly traps and riddles, which require you to be quick-witted and attentive.
Why similar: Dark 23.1%, Horror 20.2%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Puzzle 13.2%, Exploration 10.4%
- #35 Don't Be Afraid 2
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 257 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: Psychological Horror 14.1%, Dark 13.2%, Horror 13%, Mystery 12.4%, First-Person 9.6%
- #36 Find Me: Horror Game
77% matchMixed55% of 56 reviews2020
Dev: KalaOh GamesPub: Junkyard Media
Windows
"The malign spirits always try to manifest themselves". Host one of these demons through its summoning. Does finishing the ritual is the solution to your problems? 3:00 AM, the ritual begins; hide out and survive to the hide and seek game with a possessed doll. Do you dare to play?
Why similar: Dark 20.9%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 19.7%, Investigation 17.1%, First-Person 10.5%
- #37 The Hotel
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 92 reviews2022
Dev: Constant ArtPub: Constant_Art
Windows
The Hotel is a psychological horror thriller in which the player will have to face the evil living within the walls of a lonely hotel. But more importantly, the player will have to decide what this evil is to him. Maybe the nature of this evil is deeper than it seems at first glance.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 16.8%, Dark 13.9%, Mystery 12%, First-Person 11.2%
- #38 The Backrooms
78% matchMostly Negative24% of 58 reviews2019
Dev: WASABAE Studios
Windows
You find yourself in a strange world with no idea how you got there. As you explore more, the world gets increasingly convoluted and unstable. You are now in... The Backrooms.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 17.1%, Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, First-Person 14.2%, Platformer 12.9%
- #39 Dark Pals: The 1st Floor
71% matchVery Positive89% of 526 reviews2026
Dev: Skunx Games
Windows
In this singleplayer mascot horror game you're trapped in an abandoned children’s asylum. Solve twisted puzzles with your Ink Blaster, evade its disturbing mascots, and uncover secrets you had long forgotten about. Do you remember?
Why similar: Horror 21.7%, Mystery 19.6%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Puzzle 13.4%, Exploration 10.6%
- #40 Limoria
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 175 reviews2024
Dev: Farkas Interactive
Windows
Welcome to a world where you are lost between consciousness and dreams. As you wander the dark corridors of an old hotel, face the games your mind plays on you. Your memories linger like a shadow following you. But there's nowhere to escape... Are you ready to confront your darkest fears?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.8%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Exploration 12.6%, Horror 12.5%, First-Person 10.8%
- #41 [SUBJECT]
73% matchVery Positive88% of 92 reviews2023
Dev: RUDZKI
Windows
[SUBJECT] is a first-person psychological horror game. You wake up confused in a dark room, not knowing where you are. The last thing you remember is a robotic voice echoing through you ears. How you got here or why is unclear, but you do know one thing: You're being watched.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 17.9%, Dark 16.7%, Mystery 13.5%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #42 Unwilling Host
71% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: HeZhiQiang
Windows
This is a short, first-person psychological horror game with VHS effects. Be careful, you are facing a terrifying being.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.9%, Horror 24.5%, Adventure 9.8%, Dark 9.3%, Retro 9.1%
- #43 Echoes of Dread
71% matchVery Positive86% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Reaper GSPub: Kazakov Studios
Windows
Echoes Of Dread is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mansion, solve puzzles, and uncover the secrets hidden within. Prepare for unexpected encounters with terrifying entities.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 20.4%, First-Person 13.7%, Dark 12.5%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #44 Plastomorphosis
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: VidyGames
Windows
Evacuated from their hometown due to dangerous bursts of dark energy, the ordinary citizen is trying to overcome and survive a series of events in a new reality where living as a human is no longer possible as it once was. 3rd-person horror with fixed camera angles and retro-styled graphics.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 16.3%, Old School 13.7%, Retro 12.6%, Dark 9.6%
- #45 ZERO PROTOCOL
70% matchVery Positive84% of 597 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.6%, Mystery 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11%, First-Person 10.4%, Old School 9.6%
- #46 MATRESHKA
69% matchVery Positive86% of 84 reviews2026
Dev: Megame LLC
Windows
MATRESHKA is a first-person psychological horror experience, you need find a way to escape from a maze of old soviet building. If you die...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16%, Dark 15.5%, Horror 15.1%, Mystery 14.9%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #47 Helltown
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 109 reviews2017
Dev: WildArts Games
Windows
Deliver packages to the weirdly happy folk of Little Vale and discover the terrifying secrets they hide. Are you brave enough to face the many monsters and sinister locations of this first-person horror adventure game? There's only one way to find out...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 12.6%, Mystery 11%, Retro 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #48 RATUZ
69% matchVery Positive88% of 359 reviews2022
Dev: Bad Coffee Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
After a science experiment gets out of control, you need to survive and escape this dark prison that hides weird secrets. The game is a cinematic platform of terror and stealth, inspired by INSIDE, Another World, Blackthorne and Prince of Persia.
Why similar: Horror 24.4%, Mystery 19%, Multiple Endings 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Platformer 12%
- #49 Omitted
72% matchMixed46% of 56 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 21.1%, Horror 18.5%, Dark 17%, Mystery 15.3%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #50 Silent dream
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 209 reviews2021
Dev: GeuktePub: Dreamforest Entertainment
Windows
In the dark corridor as wide as a labyrinth, avoiding numerous pursuers who are aiming for their lives. Will you be able to save the missing person and escape safely!?
Why similar: Horror 21.9%, Dark 21.1%, Psychological Horror 21%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Exploration 8.4%
- #51 The Third Shift
67% matchVery Positive98% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: Teebowah Games
Windows
In this Game Boy styled horror game, uncover the mystery of the Roanoke Museum of History and Wonder. Get lost in its maze-like exhibits, solve peculiar puzzles, and survive being hunted by grotesque creatures from the controversial Human Body Exhibit. Can you leave the museum alive?
Why similar: Horror 15.9%, Investigation 15%, Retro 12.4%, Mystery 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #52 White Room Protocol
67% 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 23.7%, Horror 22.8%, Dark 19.7%, First-Person 11.8%, Atmospheric 9.9%
- #53 Fortuito: Lost History
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 78 reviews2021
Dev: FabioPDJ
Windows
Fortuito: Lost History is an indie adventure first-person horror, face the unknown with classic fps mechanics, solve puzzles and immerse in this bad trip!
Why similar: Mystery 16.3%, Puzzle 15.1%, Dark 14.2%, First-Person 13.7%, Retro 12.4%
- #54 Left Alone
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 643 reviews2016
Dev: SpeedTutor
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Investigation 14.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 11.4%, Mystery 9.6%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #55 Pneumata
68% matchMixed51% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: Deadbolt InteractivePub: Perp Games
Windows
Prepare to question what is reality, and what is insanity in one of the scariest psychological horrors in years. The tenants are going missing, screams echo and blood seeps through the walls of Clover Hill.
Why similar: Horror 20.2%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, First-Person 11.5%, Exploration 10.4%, Investigation 10.2%
- #56 Caput Mortum
64% matchVery Positive96% of 359 reviews2025
Dev: WildArts GamesPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
Travel back to 16th-century France and delve into the mysterious depths of a seemingly abandoned alchemist's tower. Do you dare brave the horrors that beckon you below... deeper still?
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 15.6%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 10.8%, Retro 9.8%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #57 MIND CORRIDORS: Paroniria
67% matchVery Positive96% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Heartbyte Studios
Windows
A fever-dream-like puzzle horror game. Descend to the depths of a sleeping curse, survive every floor and find your way out of the never ending nightmare.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 15.1%, Dark 14.5%, Puzzle 10.5%, Investigation 10.4%
- #58 From The Past
66% matchMixed70% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
What hides in the depths of the forest?!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 16%, Dark 10.4%, First-Person 9.2%, Exploration 8.1%
- #59 Nightmare Zapping
66% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Maldo19
Windows
A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.
Why similar: Horror 15.2%, Investigation 15%, Dark 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Mystery 11.8%
- #60 Among Ashes
63% matchVery Positive95% of 431 reviews2024
Dev: Rat Cliff Games
Windows
Among Ashes is a terrifying first-person survival horror game. Your friend has sent you a link to a game that someone posted online, but as you play you quickly realise that something is terribly wrong. Whatever you do… K̴͉͚̗̅̃̄E̷͓̤̺̊͠E̴̤̰̿̽P̴̠̳̀́ ̴̨̮̭̕̚P̷̠͇̳͐̓̀L̶̹̔Ả̷̧Y̵̘̺͆̓Ï̸̻̏͂N̷͙̯͊G̵͖̹̠̽̿
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 14.2%, Dark 14.2%, First-Person 9.8%, Mystery 9.3%