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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Atmospheric, Horror, First-Person, Singleplayer.

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  1. #1 Still Wakes the Deep
    97% matchVery Positive88% of 10,965 reviews2024
    Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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 33.8%, Underwater 28.6%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 13.2%, First-Person 8.1%

  2. #2 The Oily Depths
    96% matchVery Positive83% of 70 reviews2026
    Dev: Ryan R. Burns
    Windows

    Operate an oil-drilling submarine while taking instructions from a mysterious voice. Fail your quota, and they’ll cut your oxygen. This is deep-sea horror. Obey or drown.

    Why similar: Underwater 40.1%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 12.5%, Mystery 10.6%, First-Person 7.9%

  3. #3 Dollmare
    95% matchVery Positive94% of 2,009 reviews2024
    Dev: Alex GradePub: Almost Done Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    You've accepted a shady job offer at a doll factory. Inspect dolls for defects and anomalies. Follow strange protocols. Don't get fired and stay alive.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.2%, Horror 19.2%, First-Person 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Simulation 11%

  4. #4 The Trench
    96% matchVery Positive86% of 154 reviews2022
    Dev: Omar Chapa Hernandez
    Windows

    As captain of the Pandora sub, you must explore the Trench and retrieve data from the Neptune wreckage. But beware - the trench is home to unimaginable horrors that will test your courage. Can you survive the terrors of the deep and complete your mission, or will you become the next victim?

    Why similar: Underwater 34.7%, Lovecraftian 26.7%, Horror 10.2%, Realistic 8.6%, Immersive Sim 7.2%

  5. #5 Murky Divers
    94% matchVery Positive88% of 5,170 reviews2024
    Dev: Embers
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Solo or up to 8 players. Get rid of your employer's failed experiments in abandoned underwater labs. Navigate your submarine, avoid abyssal terrors, and remove all corpses.

    Why similar: Underwater 43.1%, Time Management 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 13.6%, First-Person 9.2%

  6. #6 Happy's Humble Burger Farm
    94% matchVery Positive93% of 1,953 reviews2021
    Dev: Scythe Dev TeamPub: tinyBuild
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Congrats, you're hired! Serve customers and maintain the Happy's Humble Burger Farm restaurant alone on the overnight. But be careful; things fall apart if you mess up! After work, head home and keep your eyes open for a way to escape the Barnyard Buds and their fast food fever-dream.

    Why similar: Time Management 21.9%, Conspiracy 21.8%, Immersive Sim 16.3%, Horror 14.1%, Realistic 10.2%

  7. #7 Overtime Anomaly
    93% matchVery Positive84% of 75 reviews2025
    Dev: BiteMe Games
    Windows

    You're working overtime again in your dead-end job, whilst your boss is on vacation. However, strange things are happening throughout the office. Complete your daily work tasks, explore your office, report any anomalies you may find, and you may just find yourself getting a promotion...

    Why similar: 1980s 22.7%, Immersive Sim 18%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Mystery 13%, Realistic 11.4%

  8. #8 Static Dread: The Lighthouse
    91% matchVery Positive91% of 1,290 reviews2025
    Dev: solarsuit.gamesPub: Polden Publishing
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.9%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 13.7%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, First-Person 9.5%

  9. #9 Corner Shop: NightShift
    91% matchVery Positive90% of 171 reviews2026
    Dev: Live Motion Games
    Windows

    Take a night shift job in a place that runs on habit, not purpose. Restock shelves, take deliveries, clean the mess, and try to make it till morning. Not everything feels right and you’re never quite alone. Something waits in the dark.

    Why similar: Time Management 20.8%, Immersive Sim 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 11.3%, Realistic 10.7%

  10. #10 Narcosis
    92% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,427 reviews2017
    Dev: Honor Code, Inc.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.

    Why similar: Underwater 47.7%, Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, First-Person 9.8%, Mystery 8.9%

  11. #11 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
    90% matchVery Positive87% of 2,402 reviews2020
    Dev: Marevo Collective
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    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 41.6%, Horror 19.8%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Mystery 9.3%, First-Person 7.8%

  12. #12 Surviving the Abyss
    89% matchMixed65% of 1,047 reviews2024
    Dev: Rocket Flair StudiosPub: Paradox Arc
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Earth, 1976. You have been tasked with managing a deep-sea science facility working to perfect cloning. Explore the darkness and keep your crew alive in this hardcore survival colony builder. And beware. The darkness hides untold horrors.

    Why similar: Underwater 48.7%, Alternate History 22.2%, Realistic 10.5%, Mystery 8.1%, Simulation 5.5%

  13. #13 Pact of Joy: Prologue
    88% matchVery Positive94% of 63 reviews2023
    Dev: Just Sauce Studio
    Windows

    As Jack Argyle, you are tasked with restoring communication at the underwater ex-Aegis facility known as Phorcys Station. Be careful, or risk joining the spirits trapped inside.

    Why similar: Underwater 44.5%, Alternate History 18.4%, Horror 13.1%, Mystery 8.9%, First-Person 7.7%

  14. #14 Underwater
    89% matchMixed68% of 75 reviews2021
    Dev: Andreev WorldsPub: Gamesforgames
    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 38.5%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Mystery 16.8%, First-Person 13.3%, Realistic 3.7%

  15. #15 ORDER 13
    86% matchVery Positive86% of 1,359 reviews2025
    Dev: Cybernetic WalrusPub: Oro Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    You wake up in a dark warehouse, tasked with packing orders while something lurks in the shadows. Work fast, stay safe, and protect your cat. He’s all you’ve got.

    Why similar: Immersive Sim 19.1%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 14.5%, Realistic 12.7%, First-Person 11%

  16. #16 Sunken Engine
    85% matchVery Positive88% of 650 reviews2025
    Dev: Two Nomads StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Sunken Engine Lovecraftian Ship Repair Simulation. Restore your father’s old shipyard. Each arriving ship carries a dark mystery to be solved. Keep your customers satisfied while dealing with the strange and eerie happenings on the island.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.6%, Time Management 19.4%, Immersive Sim 13.8%, Mystery 9.1%, Simulation 7.2%

  17. #17 Aphotic Descent
    87% matchMixed64% of 78 reviews2023
    Dev: Broiled Squid Studios
    Windows

    In Aphotic Descent, you play as a diver whose submarine crashed at the bottom of the ocean. With no other option for survival, you must make your way to a nearby underwater research facility facing terrifying creatures, all while descending deeper and deeper...

    Why similar: Underwater 52.5%, 1980s 16.7%, Horror 13.6%, First-Person 7.9%, Mystery 7.4%

  18. #18 Sub Terra
    84% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2025
    Dev: artescape
    Windows

    Sub Terra is a first person psychological horror game set deep underground. As a maintenance worker, your job is to fix a broken water line at the end of tunnel 04-R. Enter the tunnel, repair the pipe, and get out.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Horror 19.4%, Conspiracy 18.1%, Realistic 16.8%, First-Person 11.1%

  19. #19 PAGER
    84% matchVery Positive88% of 124 reviews2025
    Dev: bilge
    Windows

    You are wetware, working a mysterious job.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.8%, Immersive Sim 22.9%, Horror 20%, First-Person 14.9%, Simulation 9.3%

  20. #20 The Night Cleaner
    82% matchVery Positive88% of 92 reviews2026
    Dev: Yamoto
    Windows

    Night shift office cleaning. All that greets you, a new hire, is a dirty floor… and a formless sense of unease. In the silent floors above, something is unmistakably moving.

    Why similar: Immersive Sim 28.1%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 16.2%, First-Person 14.4%, Multiple Endings 10.9%

  21. #21 Shift 87
    83% matchVery Positive88% of 204 reviews2024
    Dev: PixelsplitPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Your task today: Memorize your environment and report any anomalies. Good luck with your shift! "Shift 87" is an observation horror game with subtle anomalies and unsettling occurrences.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.3%, First-Person 16.3%, Mystery 15.3%, Horror 13.8%, Realistic 10.9%

  22. #22 PROXIMATE
    82% matchVery Positive93% of 872 reviews2024
    Dev: Cain Maddox
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Congratulations, contractor! You've been approved to trial our cutting-edge AI visor. Use it to explore the Neuras lab and recover the staff's research. Your visor is safe, reliable, and up to 99% accurate. Just don't ask why the "ketchup" in the corner makes such a horrible crunching sound.

    Why similar: Underwater 51.8%, Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Singleplayer 1.5%

  23. #23 Iron Lung
    81% matchVery Positive92% of 10,453 reviews2022
    Dev: David Szymanski
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

    Why similar: Underwater 47.1%, Horror 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, First-Person 7.7%, Mystery 5.4%

  24. #24 I'm on Observation Duty 7
    79% matchVery Positive95% of 421 reviews2024
    Dev: Notovia
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.1%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Horror 16.9%, Immersive Sim 11.1%, Mystery 10.9%

  25. #25 Dead Signal
    80% matchVery Positive89% of 1,055 reviews2023
    Dev: Reflect Studios
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Monitor camera feeds, report valuable info, and hand-deliver shady packages. An hourly quota of reports will test your keen eye to spot the differences, while timed deliveries will force you outside unexpectedly. Until you clock out for the night almost nowhere is safe.

    Why similar: Horror 27.6%, Realistic 21.7%, Simulation 20.6%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, 3D 7.4%

  26. #26 CRUSH DEPTH
    79% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2025
    Dev: Earth Giant
    Windows

    CRUSH DEPTH is first-person sci-fi horror game set at the bottom of the ocean. A salvage operation that would set you up for life goes sideways when you realize you're not alone down there. You'll solve puzzles and run from danger as you uncover the mysterious fate of Eclipse Station.

    Why similar: Underwater 59.4%, Horror 15.7%, First-Person 10%, Simulation 6.3%, 3D 5.9%

  27. #27 The Shore
    81% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,945 reviews2021
    Dev: Ares DragonisPub: Dragonis Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    THE SHORE is a first person story driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations, You will encounter mysterious creatures and unravel the secrets behind them. Strong elements of horror, struggle to survive an unknown world that will make you question your own sanity.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.5%, Underwater 24.9%, Horror 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, First-Person 6.8%

  28. #28 Feed the Deep
    77% matchVery Positive89% of 471 reviews2024
    Dev: Luke Muscat
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%

    A lovecraftian roguelike. Dive into procedurally generated undersea caves. Collect gold, upgrade your equipment, and Feed the Deep.

    Why similar: Underwater 38.2%, Lovecraftian 37%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Horror 10.4%, Indie 2.3%

  29. #29 Watertight
    77% matchVery Positive88% of 175 reviews2025
    Dev: Tiny Studio
    Windows

    A short first-person horror game. An accident cripples your submarine while trying to find the wreck of the Titanic. In the darkness, you must restore life-support systems through tense puzzles, only to discover that you are not alone.

    Why similar: Underwater 47%, Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, First-Person 4.9%, 3D 3.2%

  30. #30 HELLMART
    75% matchMostly Positive78% of 908 reviews2026
    Dev: GAZE IN GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Supermarket simulator meets horror. You’re a clerk at a 24-hour convenience store. During the day - serve customers and hit your sales goals. At night - beware of strange clients. Try to survive 7 days in the Far North.

    Why similar: Immersive Sim 15.7%, Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Realistic 12.8%, Mystery 9.7%

  31. #31 Hell Dive
    76% matchVery Positive94% of 67 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 39.9%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 13.4%, Resource Management 11.1%, First-Person 8.9%

  32. #32 Creepy Shift: Roadside Diner
    76% matchVery Positive91% of 240 reviews2024
    Dev: Night Shift TeamPub: Red Limb Studio
    Windows

    A broke young man takes on the night shift at a roadside diner. In the glow of the blood moon, routine tasks turn into a fight for survival. First-person horror based on a dark creepypasta with a set of rescue rules.

    Why similar: Realistic 22.7%, Horror 17.9%, Mystery 16.2%, First-Person 14.5%, Time Management 11.3%

  33. #33 The Lightkeeper
    75% matchVery Positive82% of 889 reviews2025
    Dev: Darkphobia Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Alone on a remote island, you're tasked with keeping a lighthouse. But the horrific events that claimed the lives of previous keepers still whisper through the air. Each day, the line between reality and delusion fades and something in the dark is waiting for the last keeper

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, 1980s 21.4%, Horror 19.4%, Realistic 17.2%, Mystery 12.4%

  34. #34 DEAD LETTER DEPT.
    74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,622 reviews2025
    Dev: Mike MonroePub: Belief Engine
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Working at a data entry job in the big city, you type up and transcribe the lost mail and letters that have nowhere else to go. But as the days carry on oddities in the mail start to emerge, and cracks begin to appear.

    Why similar: Horror 22.4%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Mystery 18.1%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, First-Person 11.3%

  35. #35 No, I'm not a Human
    72% matchVery Positive93% of 26,830 reviews2025
    Dev: TrioskazPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Horror 23%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Mystery 12.7%, First-Person 11.6%

  36. #36 The Cabin Factory
    73% matchVery Positive91% of 3,493 reviews2024
    Dev: International Cat StudiosPub: Future Friends Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.5%, Horror 20.8%, Immersive Sim 19.4%, Realistic 11.1%, First-Person 10.7%

  37. #37 POOLS
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,027 reviews2024
    Dev: Tensori
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.8%, Underwater 23%, Realistic 20.8%, First-Person 13.7%, Mystery 4.8%

  38. #38 Strange Night
    78% matchMixed60% of 472 reviews2016
    Dev: LaboryPub: SA Industry
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    As an employee of a night security firm, your first night on the job might be your last, as strange events push your sanity to the limit.

    Why similar: Horror 34.4%, Psychological Horror 33%, First-Person 19.4%, Indie 8.5%, Singleplayer 4.7%

  39. #39 Zoochosis
    74% matchMixed60% of 2,285 reviews2024
    Dev: Clapperheads
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Zoochosis is a bodycam horror simulation game. You’re a zookeeper. Identify infected mutant animals, make a vaccine and cure them. Will you save all of them and survive?

    Why similar: Realistic 28.8%, Horror 18.2%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, First-Person 12.7%, 3D 10.2%

  40. #40 Loan Shark
    72% matchVery Positive84% of 614 reviews2025
    Dev: Studio Ortica
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    The loan shark is coming for you. Catch enough fish to repay your debt before it is too late. Go fish.

    Why similar: Underwater 41.6%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Horror 12.3%, Mystery 10.3%, First-Person 8.7%

  41. #41 20,000 Miles Under the Sea
    78% matchMostly Negative39% of 150 reviews2020
    Dev: CreaTeam
    Windows

    Become a fearless underwater explorer and reach the bottom of The Mariana Trench to win 20,000* REAL DOLLARS!

    Why similar: Underwater 52.7%, Horror 17%, Simulation 8.4%, Realistic 8.4%, First-Person 6.9%

  42. #42 UFOPHILIA
    71% matchMostly Positive73% of 74 reviews2026
    Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

    UFOPHILIA is a first-person psychological horror game where you explore areas marked by alien phenomena. Use specialized equipment to detect, identify, and photograph aliens—but do so at your own risk... They are watching you too.

    Why similar: Aliens 17.5%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 16.5%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, First-Person 10%

  43. #43 Project13: Nightwatch
    73% matchMixed51% of 70 reviews2024
    Dev: DRYBREADPub: Glacier LTD
    Windows

    A new Observer Gametype where you take on the role of an Observer tasked with guarding the HQ of the Project 13 Corp. . Prevent any Observer Prisoner, each potentially containing a anomaly, from infiltrating the HQ. Equipped with a high-tech binocular, your observation skills are the key to success.

    Why similar: Immersive Sim 22.4%, Simulation 18.2%, Realistic 16.5%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, First-Person 13.2%

  44. #44 Creepy Shift: House For Sale
    69% matchVery Positive94% of 313 reviews2025
    Dev: Night Shift TeamPub: Red Limb Studio
    Windows

    Handyman needed—ASAP! The investor’s coming in the morning, and the house still isn’t ready! Take on an extra shift where horror meets simulation. Tackle the chaos, uncover dark secrets, and finish everything before dawn.

    Why similar: Immersive Sim 21%, Horror 20.5%, Realistic 15.5%, First-Person 14.4%, Simulation 12.4%

  45. #45 The Baby In Yellow
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,146 reviews2023
    Dev: Team Terrible
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    You've got a new babysitting job, and things are taking a turn for the weird. Feed him, read him a bedtime story, and try not to fall into his dreams. How long can you stay in control?

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.9%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Horror 17.4%, First-Person 12.1%, Singleplayer 3.1%

  46. #46 The Sewer Job
    71% matchMostly Positive79% of 61 reviews2023
    Dev: Korvinrular
    Windows

    You were on the brink of becoming homeless, but that's when you found a sewer job application, you got accepted. What seemed like a chill work at first turned quickly in to an unsettling experience.

    Why similar: Horror 25.4%, Realistic 20.8%, Mystery 20.3%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, First-Person 10.2%

  47. #47 Barotrauma
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 84,235 reviews2023
    Dev: FakeFishPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 54.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!

    Why similar: Underwater 64.9%, Horror 19.5%, Simulation 8.8%, Psychological Horror 5.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%

  48. #48 Security Booth: Director's Cut
    70% matchVery Positive90% of 287 reviews2022
    Dev: Kyle HorwoodPub: Cloud Colony Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    The year is 1996 and you’re employed by a science lab called Nova Nexus. You work as a security guard at the front gate to the lab, inside a guard booth. However, tonight it seems something important is happening inside of Nova Nexus and things are... well... a little strange.

    Why similar: Mystery 17.8%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 13.7%, First-Person 13.4%

  49. #49 SOMA
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,500 reviews2015
    Dev: Frictional Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 39%, Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 18.5%, First-Person 10.4%, Mystery 8.2%

  50. #50 SCP: Descent
    71% matchMixed56% of 110 reviews2024
    Dev: Pixel Drip Games
    Windows

    Inspired by SCP-087, step into the shoes of an unfortunate student long before the stairwell became legend. Follow the clues left by those who came before, your only choice is to descend.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.9%, Conspiracy 19.7%, 1980s 17.4%, Horror 12.4%, Realistic 8.5%

  51. #51 Depths of Sanity
    70% matchVery Positive89% of 89 reviews2022
    Dev: Bomb Shelter Games
    Windows

    A mysterious signal. A missing crew. And the one man trying to piece it all together. As Abe Douglas, dive deep into a fully underwater metroidvania to explore massive oceanic biomes, battle monstrous bosses, and piece together a mystery that threatens not only your crew, but your own sanity.

    Why similar: Underwater 44.1%, Lovecraftian 34.8%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Mystery 7.7%, Singleplayer 1.8%

  52. #52 I'm on Observation Duty 5
    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 785 reviews2022
    Dev: Notovia
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 33%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Horror 18.5%, Mystery 12.9%, Realistic 11.2%

  53. #53 Dingir OS
    67% matchVery Positive82% of 57 reviews2025
    Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
    Windows

    Congratulations, you've found Dingir OS — an operating system that lets you glimpse into the darkest corners of the internet. Browse forbidden websites, investigate lethal files, and immerse yourself in the world of digital legends. (We are not responsible for anything that may happen to you.)

    Why similar: Conspiracy 37.5%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Point & Click 18.8%, Horror 16.2%, Simulation 8.6%

  54. #54 I'm on Observation Duty 8
    66% matchVery Positive96% of 207 reviews2025
    Dev: Notovia
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.7%, Horror 26.4%, Point & Click 20.9%, Mystery 11.1%, 3D 4%

  55. #55 Endless Dark
    66% matchVery Positive99% of 111 reviews2024
    Dev: Little Light Studios, LLC
    Windows · Linux

    An existential horror game in which you are tasked with keeping a sleeper colony ship intact. No enemies or NPCs share the ship with you - only creaking metal echoes and endless dark. Overcome random events, system failures, and the downward spiral of your sanity to see your mission through.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 53.1%, Multiple Endings 24.9%, Simulation 21.9%

  56. #56 I'm on Observation Duty
    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,187 reviews2019
    Dev: Notovia
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 43.6%, Horror 42.7%, Indie 8.5%, Singleplayer 5.2%

  57. #57 Do No Harm
    67% matchMostly Positive74% of 873 reviews2025
    Dev: Darts Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Lovecraftian Doctor Simulator. Diagnose patients by analyzing unsettling symptoms and treat them using your Book of Medicine. Make moral choices — decide who to save or kill, discover whom to trust, and unlock multiple endings! Can you endure 30 days of perilous decisions?

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.3%, Time Management 18.2%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Point & Click 9.3%, Mystery 8.2%

  58. #58 Nightwatch: Closer
    67% matchVery Positive87% of 60 reviews2024
    Dev: Studio Quokkariki
    Windows

    "Nightwatch : Closer" is a first-person horror game whose goal is to hold out for 10 minutes by preventing unknown anomalies in a small post. In a dark, narrow post, you have to hold out until the shift worker comes, keeping out the anomalies by yourself.

    Why similar: Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 20%, Immersive Sim 13.2%, Realistic 10.1%, First-Person 9.9%

  59. #59 Nightmare Shift
    66% matchMostly Positive76% of 221 reviews2025
    Dev: Binary Lunar
    Windows

    Take on night shifts at a remote motel, handle unsettling guests, and navigate eerie events. Experience Emma’s unnerving apartment life, feel the unease of being watched, and question what’s real as the line between reality and nightmare blurs.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.2%, Horror 20%, Immersive Sim 15.6%, First-Person 14.7%, Realistic 10.5%

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