- #1 Tormenture
97% matchVery Positive88% of 213 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: Retro 14.2%, Horror 12.6%, Dark 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Mystery 9.4%
- #2 Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,665 reviews2024
Dev: Stately Snail
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
An old shack deep in a dense forest, a strange computer and a game that's trying to kill you!
Why similar: Horror 12.3%, Dark Fantasy 10.4%, Dark 9.9%, Retro 9.3%, Mystery 8.9%
- #3 ANIMAL WELL
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,507 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.7 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: Metroidvania 34.3%, Platformer 9.8%, Horror 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Exploration 7.4%
- #4 Dead Dreams
96% 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 12.8%, Retro 11.9%, Dark 10.5%, Mystery 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #5 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: Horror 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Mystery 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, Retro 8.5%
- #6 Familiar Stranger
93% 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 27.8%, Exploration 26%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, First-Person 9.3%, Adventure 8.8%
- #7 Into The Gloom
94% matchVery Positive81% of 296 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: Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, First-Person 11.5%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #8 Decarnation
92% matchVery Positive87% of 1,113 reviews2023
Dev: Atelier QDBPub: Shiro Unlimited
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Horror 15.1%, Dark 13.6%, Puzzle 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%
- #9 OYASUMII
91% matchVery Positive83% of 117 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: Horror 15.8%, Retro 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Mystery 11.8%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #10 After Death
91% matchVery Positive89% of 167 reviews2017
Dev: After Death Team
Windows
After Death is a platform / exploration game in a dark and hostile world. With the help from lost souls, you will have to find a way to open a gate which seems to be the only exit from this mysterious world infected by monsters.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.2%, Retro 10.5%, Platformer 10.1%, Horror 9.1%, Adventure 7.8%
- #11 ELEVATOR: AVICI
89% matchVery Positive91% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: Southern Cross
Windows
"ELEVATOR: AVICI" is a 1st-person psychological horror with a retro, HK lo-fi aesthetic. Trapped in a decaying apartment elevator, your only link to the outside is a strange voice on the intercom claiming to be a repairman. Will you follow his commands, or find your own escape from the darkness?
Why similar: Horror 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16%, Retro 15.8%, First-Person 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #12 Saint of Chains
88% matchVery Positive86% of 83 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: Retro 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 15.3%, Dark 13.9%, First-Person 9.9%
- #13 Snafu
89% matchVery Positive94% of 151 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: Horror 13%, Dark 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Retro 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #14 Dream Alone
90% 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: Horror 18.6%, Platformer 17.5%, Dark 16.8%, Dark Fantasy 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.4%
- #15 Afterdream
86% matchVery Positive93% of 358 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: Horror 21.3%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Mystery 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.4%
- #16 Neverending Nightmares
87% matchMostly Positive76% of 3,035 reviews2014
Dev: Infinitap Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 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 37.9%, Psychological Horror 27.8%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Adventure 5.9%, Dark 5.7%
- #17 Project Liminal 2
85% matchVery 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: Platformer 21.5%, Puzzle 13.9%, Adventure 13%, Exploration 9.9%, First-Person 9.4%
- #18 Home_0
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: Mike Ten
Windows
You are trapped in a memory of your past. Observe your surrounding carefully to end your nightmare.
Why similar: Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16%, Retro 15.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #19 Don't Be Afraid 2
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 269 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: Horror 13%, Dark 11%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Mystery 10.1%, First-Person 8.9%
- #20 The Demon Within Me
84% matchMixed65% of 63 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: Horror 20.8%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Dark 16.4%, First-Person 15.1%, Atmospheric 10.3%
- #21 RATUZ
82% matchVery Positive88% of 372 reviews2022
Dev: Bad Coffee Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 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 20.3%, Platformer 14.3%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Mystery 12.8%
- #22 Reflection
81% matchVery Positive83% of 260 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: Horror 20.5%, Psychological Horror 17%, Dark 15.8%, Mystery 12.4%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #23 HOMESICKNESS
81% matchVery Positive95% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: jnity
Windows
HOMESICKNESS is a point-&-click psychological horror indie game exploring the nuances of nostalgia. Play as Theo, trapped in CHILDREEF’s daycare, descending floor by floor; surviving the remnants of time. Use the Kids' multi-tool, listen to obscure tapes, and make your way to the lot. She's waiting.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 12.4%, Exploration 10%, First-Person 9.1%
- #24 Them and Us
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,644 reviews2021
Dev: TendoGames Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.9 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 27.5%, First-Person 16.6%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Mystery 12.5%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #25 Grimind
83% matchMixed64% of 292 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 45.7%, Horror 23.9%, Adventure 14.4%, Atmospheric 9.6%, 2D 6.5%
- #26 Nightmare Zapping
79% 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 16.2%, Retro 13.4%, Dark 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #27 Silent dream
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 211 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 23.1%, Dark 18.5%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Exploration 9.4%
- #28 Unspoken
77% matchVery Positive88% of 836 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: Horror 18.2%, Retro 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14%, Dark 12.2%, Mystery 9.7%
- #29 Ex Vitro
78% matchVery Positive94% of 153 reviews2024
Dev: Evolver Dynamics
Windows
EX VITRO is a dark sci-fi 2D platformer where you delve into the ruins of a military research facility and discover the horrors within. Whether machine, creature, or something else entirely, you’ll face the violent legacy of the last survivors of humanity.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Platformer 12.8%, Horror 11.2%, Multiple Endings 8.2%, Exploration 8.1%
- #30 INHUMAN
79% matchMixed63% of 112 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: Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Mystery 12.7%, First-Person 11%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #31 INMOST
77% matchVery Positive91% of 7,360 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Layer GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Escape the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth in this cinematic puzzle platformer. Explore a hauntingly beautiful world, with three playable characters, in one dark, interconnected story.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Dark 12%, Platformer 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10%, Horror 9.5%
- #32 The Derailed
76% matchVery Positive83% of 134 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 25.4%, Dark 20.3%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Exploration 12.3%, Adventure 8.9%
- #33 Darkness Under My Bed
78% 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: Horror 17.4%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Dark 12.4%, Mystery 12.3%, First-Person 11.1%
- #34 From The Other Side
75% matchVery Positive82% of 55 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: Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Dark 14.3%, First-Person 11.1%, Exploration 8%
- #35 Limoria
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 181 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 25.7%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Exploration 13.6%, Horror 12.7%, First-Person 10.1%
- #36 Beyond The Darkness
73% matchVery Positive87% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: My Little StudioPub: IndieGO Publishing
Windows
💀🧩🕹️ Beyond The Darkness is a horror adventure game with puzzles where you help little girl Milly battle nightmares in the darkness to find her missing family. You will find yourself in bizarre worlds of memories, distorted by fears, and your only weapon will be the light of a small lamp...
Why similar: Horror 25.7%, Platformer 11.3%, Dark 11%, Mystery 8%, Psychological Horror 8%
- #37 This Strange Realm Of Mine
74% matchVery Positive83% of 671 reviews2017
Dev: Doomster Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
This Strange Realm Of Mine is a First Person Shooter mixed with poetry and psychological horror. Graphic style is 3D mixed with pixel art.
Why similar: Horror 14.8%, Retro 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Dark 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%
- #38 Helltown
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 112 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: Horror 12.7%, Retro 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Mystery 9%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #39 The Door in the Basement
73% matchVery Positive88% of 188 reviews2021
Dev: Aegon Games
Windows
The Door in the Basement is an atmospheric pixelated horror game set in a mysterious subterranean world.
Why similar: Horror 16.4%, Dark 14.4%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Mystery 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
- #40 The Nightmare
76% matchMixed48% of 77 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 34.6%, First-Person 18.1%, 3D 12%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Puzzle 11.4%
- #41 Schizo Dark
71% matchVery Positive93% of 94 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 32.7%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Psychological Horror 7.8%, Retro 7.6%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #42 oneway.exe: Module 1.0
70% matchVery Positive84% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Disordered Media
Windows
You’re stuck inside an abandoned video game, haunted by its own digital decay. In oneway.exe, uncover the mystery of UNTITLED.exe, its three developers, and the evolving Internet eras that once shaped their love. How does your story end? How did it ever begin?
Why similar: Horror 18%, Mystery 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11%, Puzzle 11%
- #43 Eldritchvania
71% matchVery Positive85% of 139 reviews2024
Dev: DeathCount Games
Windows
Explore unearthly ruins, solve arcane riddles and pick up your sword against the indescribable horrors that lurk amidst the forgotten depths of our world. Beware the creeping grip of madness as you uncover secrets not meant for the eyes of men!
Why similar: Metroidvania 38%, Platformer 14.7%, Mystery 8.9%, Exploration 8.1%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #44 Summoner's Mess
72% matchVery Positive96% of 85 reviews2021
Dev: Elendow
Windows · Linux
You've made a mistake trying to summon a beast from the depths. Explore a huge manor to solve your mess. Can you find the sacred grimoires before being consumed by the darkness?
Why similar: Multiple Endings 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Exploration 14.4%, Atmospheric 12%, Dark 8.8%
- #45 The Hotel
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 93 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: Horror 17.1%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Dark 11.8%, First-Person 10.5%, Mystery 10%
- #46 Restless Dreams
69% matchVery Positive93% of 83 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: Retro 30.5%, Adventure 15.7%, Dark 13.8%, Story Rich 9.5%, Horror 8.4%
- #47 World of One
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 97 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: Horror 21.7%, Dark 20.6%, Puzzle 12.5%, Exploration 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
- #48 ZERO PROTOCOL
67% matchVery Positive83% of 628 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 13%, Mystery 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, First-Person 10.4%, Horror 9.7%
- #49 DERE EXE: Rebirth of Horror
70% matchVery Positive88% of 103 reviews2021
Dev: Darius Immanuel GuerreroPub: AppSir Games
Windows
Experience a meta horror pixel platformer retro game haunted by a mysterious yandere.
Why similar: Platformer 22.3%, Horror 21.8%, Retro 18.6%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
- #50 Omitted
71% 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: Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Dark 14.5%, Mystery 12.7%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #51 MATRESHKA
66% matchVery Positive84% of 118 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: Horror 16.7%, Dark 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Mystery 13.5%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #52 THE LAST TRAIN: Baquedano
65% matchVery Positive92% of 403 reviews2025
Dev: Matías AvilésPub: Plastic Frog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 32%
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: Horror 16.9%, Dark 14.8%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, First-Person 10.6%, Mystery 9.1%
- #53 Plastomorphosis
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 83 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: Horror 18.1%, Retro 16%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Dark 8.9%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #54 [SUBJECT]
68% matchVery Positive87% of 94 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: Horror 19.2%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Dark 15%, Mystery 11.8%, Atmospheric 9.4%
- #55 Caput Mortum
64% matchVery Positive95% of 415 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 12.9%, Dungeon Crawler 11.9%, Retro 11.5%, Horror 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #56 White Room Protocol
66% 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: Horror 22%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Dark 15.8%, First-Person 10.5%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #57 Pneumata
68% matchMixed49% of 110 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 22.7%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Exploration 12.3%, First-Person 12%, Atmospheric 10%
- #58 Tales of The Nightmares™ Episode One
66% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: RedDot Studios
Windows
You are the prime suspect in the massacre of your squad during a clandestine rescue mission. An indie cinematic experience with an immersive psychological horror narrative and a retro visual style inspired by PS1-PS2 classics.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 31.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Story Rich 11.7%, Adventure 10.4%
- #59 Idols of Ash
61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,355 reviews2026
Dev: Leafy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Grapple, clamber and fall thousands of meters down into a dark and ancient place in this first-person horror climbing game. You are being hunted.
Why similar: Horror 20.8%, Dark Fantasy 18.7%, Dark 13.4%, Platformer 11.5%, First-Person 10.2%
- #60 Incoming Evil
69% 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: Horror 20.4%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, First-Person 14.7%, Dark 14.2%, Puzzle 10.6%