- #1 Amnesia: The Bunker
97% matchVery Positive93% of 12,016 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
Why similar: FPS 15.6%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 13.7%, Supernatural 13.2%, Action-Adventure 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on resource management and emergent gameplay in a confined, terrifying space aligns perfectly with the seed game's mechanics.
- #2 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 134,290 reviews2024
Dev: GSC Game WorldPub: GSC Game World (worldwide)
Windows
Median: 29.6 hrsMean: 56.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Discover the vast Chornobyl Exclusion Zone full of dangerous enemies, deadly anomalies and powerful artifacts. Unveil your own epic story as you make your way to the Heart of Chornobyl. Make your choices wisely, as they will determine your fate in the end.
Why similar: FPS 28.7%, Post-apocalyptic 26.6%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Exploration 9.7%, Realistic 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same gritty, atmospheric survival-FPS experience in a decaying, hostile environment.
- #3 Metro Exodus
96% matchVery Positive90% of 133,558 reviews2020
Dev: 4A GamesPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25%, FPS 23.2%, Horror 12.8%, Atmospheric 9.7%, First-Person 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at combining narrative-driven exploration with intense, realistic survival-horror combat.
- #4 Cry of Fear
95% matchVery Positive89% of 85,341 reviews2013
Dev: Team Psykskallar
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.
Why similar: Horror 34.3%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Psychological 14.3%, FPS 9.6%, First-Person 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential psychological horror FPS that mirrors the dark, claustrophobic tone of the seed game.
- #5 Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 123,543 reviews2017
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 27.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
Why similar: Horror 30.6%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, First-Person 14.6%, FPS 11.7%, Atmospheric 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title brings the survival-horror genre into a first-person perspective with a heavy emphasis on scavenging and atmospheric dread.
- #6 Gloomwood
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,226 reviews2022
Dev: Dillon RogersPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Trapped in a dark, Victorian city consumed by an ancient curse, you must plan your survival and daring escape using nothing but stealth, an arsenal of eccentric weapons, and your wit in this haunting adventure inspired by the immersive sims and survival horror greats of the late 90s and early 2000s.
Why similar: FPS 29.5%, Dark 14.8%, First-Person 14.4%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Exploration 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive sim that blends stealth, exploration, and horror in a way that feels deeply connected to the seed game's design.
- #7 Nightmare of Decay
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,343 reviews2022
Dev: Checkmaty
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.
Why similar: FPS 31.5%, Horror 27.4%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, First-Person 13%, Action 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A direct and effective FPS survival-horror experience that leans into the classic tropes of the genre.
- #8 Lost in Vivo
91% matchVery Positive91% of 3,941 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Psychological 17.7%, Horror 16%, FPS 15.1%, Surreal 12%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a claustrophobic, psychological horror experience that emphasizes exploration and unsettling, surreal environments.
- #9 Among Ashes
90% matchVery Positive95% of 444 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 15.7%, FPS 14.3%, Horror 12.7%, Dark 11.4%, Realistic 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that effectively uses first-person exploration to build a sense of impending doom.
- #10 Alien: Isolation
91% matchVery Positive93% of 65,975 reviews2014
Dev: Creative AssemblyPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
Why similar: Horror 38.8%, First-Person 16.2%, Atmospheric 16.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, FPS 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: The game masterfully creates a sense of constant vulnerability and high-tension survival in a hostile, atmospheric setting.
- #11 Saint of Chains
89% matchVery Positive84% of 76 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 16.7%, FPS 15.4%, Horror 10.9%, Dark 10.6%, Surreal 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a retro-inspired psychological horror experience that focuses on survival and atmospheric tension.
- #12 Necrophosis
88% matchVery Positive90% of 842 reviews2025
Dev: Dragonis AresPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Surreal 17.1%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Post-apocalyptic 16.1%, Horror 12.1%, Mystery 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal horror experience that prioritizes atmospheric exploration and psychological dread.
- #13 F.E.A.R.
89% matchVery Positive94% of 19,248 reviews2010
Dev: Monolith Productions, Inc.Pub: Warner Bros. Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Experience the original F.E.A.R. along with F.E.A.R. Extraction Point and F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate.
Why similar: FPS 36.9%, Horror 28.7%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Action 7.3%, Atmospheric 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It remains a benchmark for blending high-octane FPS combat with intense, supernatural horror elements.
- #14 System Shock
86% matchVery Positive90% of 12,734 reviews2023
Dev: Nightdive StudiosPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!
Why similar: FPS 29.9%, Horror 23.9%, First-Person 13.2%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Action 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: This immersive sim offers a deep, atmospheric experience with complex survival mechanics and a persistent sense of dread.
- #15 Ad Infinitum
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,582 reviews2023
Dev: HekatePub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
When reality is a nightmare, nightmares become real. In this psychological horror game, you fight the terrifying creatures invading your mind. Can you save your sanity?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 19%, Dark 14.4%, First-Person 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the psychological weight of war and horror through a first-person, atmospheric lens.
- #16 MADiSON
86% matchVery Positive87% of 3,363 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.3%, Horror 23.3%, Dark 15.7%, First-Person 10.3%, Atmospheric 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a tense, psychological horror experience that relies on exploration and environmental storytelling.
- #17 Darkwood
85% matchVery Positive95% of 24,475 reviews2017
Dev: Acid Wizard StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
Why similar: Supernatural 19.1%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 14.3%, Dark 13%, Action-Adventure 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: While top-down, it perfectly captures the oppressive atmosphere and survival-horror tension found in the seed game.
- #18 Dark Fracture: Prologue
84% matchVery Positive83% of 1,369 reviews2020
Dev: Twisted II Studio
Windows
Dark Fracture is a psychological horror experience in which you explore an ever-changing world where reality and nightmares collide. Walk on the edge of madness in the shoes of a tormented soul as you descend into the darkest depths of the human psyche, and question everything you see.
Why similar: Supernatural 11.6%, Psychological 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Horror 10.6%, Surreal 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A concise, first-person horror experience that emphasizes exploration and psychological themes.
- #19 SOMA
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 51,711 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: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Horror 18.2%, Dark 14.5%, Atmospheric 10%, First-Person 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a profound psychological horror experience that relies on atmosphere and narrative to build tension.
- #20 The Chant
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,223 reviews2022
Dev: Brass TokenPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A single-player, third person horror action-adventure game set on a remote spiritual island retreat. To survive you must craft, fight, and escape the psychedelic horrors set loose when a spiritual ritual goes wrong and awakens a dimension of cosmic terror.
Why similar: Supernatural 18.2%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 11.9%, Realistic 11.1%, Mystery 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: It blends action-adventure with supernatural horror, focusing on survival and exploration in a mysterious setting.
- #21 Daymare: 1998
82% matchMixed69% of 4,227 reviews2019
Dev: Invader Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.
Why similar: Horror 57.9%, Action 22.2%, Adventure 19.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated survival-horror title that emphasizes resource management and combat against grotesque threats.
- #22 Project Crypt
81% matchVery Positive85% of 420 reviews2022
Dev: Skullazon Interactive
Windows
Project Crypt: The horror adventure about escaping a city overrun by monsters.
Why similar: FPS 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 10.8%, Dark 9.9%, Realistic 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich FPS horror game that focuses on exploration and survival in a dark, mysterious setting.
- #23 Project: Mist
79% matchMixed70% of 206 reviews2026
Dev: Chicken Launcher
Windows
Explore a strange island in this open-world survival horror. Use the Gravity Gun to manipulate objects and enemies, build a moving train base, fight giant creatures, catch critters, upgrade your gear, and uncover the dark secrets hidden within its abandoned facilities. Play alone or with friends.
Why similar: Crafting 15.7%, Post-apocalyptic 15.5%, Horror 14%, Realistic 11.7%, Dark 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: This open-world survival-horror title emphasizes exploration and scavenging in a post-apocalyptic, mysterious environment.
- #24 Crisol: Theater of Idols
78% matchVery Positive86% of 3,956 reviews2026
Dev: Vermila StudiosPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Crisol is a survival horror adventure set in a twisted version of Spain. As a soldier captured by religious dogmatism, you must use your own blood as ammunition, without draining to the point of death. Explore the cursed island of Tormentosa, uncover dark secrets, and battle horrifying enemies.
Why similar: FPS 16.9%, Horror 12.8%, Realistic 11.6%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Mystery 10%
- #25 Dead Space
78% matchVery Positive90% of 67,699 reviews2023
Dev: MotivePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
Why similar: Horror 30.2%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Action-Adventure 13.7%, Dark 12.4%, Atmospheric 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A definitive survival-horror experience that emphasizes visceral combat and a claustrophobic, atmospheric setting.
- #26 The Forest
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 676,820 reviews2018
Dev: Endnight Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 37.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
Why similar: Crafting 28.5%, Horror 28.1%, First-Person 10.6%, Realistic 8.2%, Exploration 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It combines survival, crafting, and building mechanics with a terrifying, horror-filled open world.
- #27 Singularity™
81% matchVery Positive93% of 5,896 reviews2010
Dev: Raven SoftwarePub: Activision
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
FIGHT THE PAST TO SAVE THE FUTURE. STOP THE SINGULARITY. Learn the truth behind a massive cover-up of the catastrophic SINGULARITY, an event that fractured time and threatens the world as we know it. Armed with powerful, advanced weaponry and the experimental Time Manipulation Device, fight enemies from the past, the present, and...
Why similar: FPS 48%, Horror 17.7%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Action 10.5%, First-Person 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This FPS blends atmospheric sci-fi horror with unique combat mechanics that feel reminiscent of the seed game's action-adventure style.
- #28 A.A.U. Black Site
77% matchVery Positive80% of 283 reviews2026
Dev: Raspberry StudioPub: IZilla Games
Windows
As an agent of the secret special forces A.A.U., your covert mission in Serbia goes wrong fast. Framed, intercepted, and stranded in the abandoned territory of Uzovnica, you’ll need every skill to survive, especially when everything around you is not what it seems.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.6%, FPS 13.1%, Horror 11.1%, Dark 11%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
- #29 Lucid Blocks
75% matchVery Positive94% of 4,389 reviews2026
Dev: Lucy B. Locks
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Explore, build, and survive in a cryptic expanse oozing with dreamlike oddities and esoteric critters.
Why similar: Surreal 20.4%, Psychological Horror 17%, Crafting 12.7%, Horror 12.1%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #30 Inner Chains
82% matchMixed48% of 600 reviews2017
Dev: Telepaths TreePub: IMGN.PRO
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
An FPS horror game set in a surreal, dark and deadly biomechanical world never seen before. Humankind is just a small part of a hostile universe. Want to survive? Discover its secrets.
Why similar: FPS 18%, Surreal 13.7%, Horror 13.6%, Dark 12.7%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric FPS that focuses on exploration and survival in a surreal, hostile world.
- #31 Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
80% matchVery Positive94% of 2,949 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.
Why similar: Horror 31%, Psychological Horror 24.7%, First-Person 14%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Dark 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on environmental puzzles and atmosphere to create a deeply unsettling horror experience.
- #32 Dark Atlas: Infernum
76% matchVery Positive86% of 76 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: Psychological 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 12.1%, Dark 9%, Mystery 8.3%
- #33 Atomfall
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,436 reviews2025
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A nuclear disaster has left an area of Britain in tatters. Atomfall, a new survival-action game, will see you explore, scavenge, craft, barter and fight your way through beautifully recreated scenery in search of answers.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.3%, FPS 18.4%, Action RPG 12.6%, First-Person 10.5%, Action-Adventure 10.5%
- #34 Cronos: The New Dawn
73% matchVery Positive88% of 10,981 reviews2025
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.0 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A whole new breed of survival horror emerges with Cronos: The New Dawn. Survive the brutal wastelands of the future, fight nightmarish merging creatures and jump back in time to harvest souls as you seek to uncover the origins of the apocalypse that wiped out humanity.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.2%, Crafting 19.9%, Horror 17.3%, Dark 14.3%, Action-Adventure 12.2%
- #35 Stygian: Outer Gods
74% matchVery Positive83% of 674 reviews2025
Dev: Misterial GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Dive into a hostile world that challenges your very existence, in this survival horror game with RPG elements. Unravel a thousand-year-old mystery, risk your sanity and face the Outer Gods with your skills. Every bullet and every decision counts now, are you up to the task?
Why similar: FPS 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Supernatural 12.9%, Horror 10.1%, Dark 9.8%
- #36 Thekku Island
74% matchVery Positive87% of 145 reviews2026
Dev: Ales Devs Games
Windows
A chilling psychological horror set in 1980s Kerala. After weeks of silence, you arrive on a remote island to search for your missing wife. Explore an abandoned house, uncover local folklore, survive haunting encounters, and unravel the island’s buried secrets.
Why similar: Exploration 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 11.8%, Supernatural 11.1%, Realistic 8.8%
- #37 Fortuito: Lost History
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 79 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: FPS 17.6%, Supernatural 13%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Mystery 9.2%, Surreal 9%
- #38 Weeping Falls Massacre
76% matchVery Positive89% of 87 reviews2022
Dev: Tainted Pact
Windows
80's horror inspired FPS, a nightmarish scene taking place at an abandoned orphanage.
Why similar: FPS 16%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Psychological 11%, Horror 9.1%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #39 Choo-Choo Charles
73% matchVery Positive91% of 17,263 reviews2022
Dev: Two Star Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Navigate an open-world island in an old train, upgrade it over time, and use it to fight an evil spider train named Charles.
Why similar: Horror 20%, FPS 14.9%, Dark 14%, First-Person 12.3%, Action-Adventure 10.7%
- #40 Familiar Stranger
73% 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: Action-Adventure 19.5%, Supernatural 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Realistic 13.2%, Exploration 13.1%
- #41 SIGNALIS
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,267 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.3%, Dark 17.9%, Mystery 15.9%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
- #42 Project Silverfish
70% matchVery Positive94% of 3,126 reviews2025
Dev: Siris Pendrake
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Explore a hostile, living world: Uncover forgotten horrors, both man-made and supernatural, as you hunt for powerful weapons and exotic artifacts.
Why similar: FPS 20.2%, Horror 13.3%, Dark 12.9%, Post-apocalyptic 11.1%, Action-Adventure 9.8%
- #43 Cruelty Squad
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,218 reviews2021
Dev: Consumer Softproducts
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world
Why similar: Surreal 27%, FPS 26.5%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Post-apocalyptic 10.5%, First-Person 9.6%
- #44 Urge
72% matchVery Positive90% of 506 reviews2021
Dev: EnDrew
Windows
Fight, build, explore, survive, while the dynamic player-caused hazardous fog is slowly changing the rules of the world around you.
Why similar: Crafting 22.6%, Post-apocalyptic 20%, Horror 17.1%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Exploration 11.5%
- #45 Mirrored Phantoms
71% matchMixed70% of 231 reviews2025
Dev: SMU Guildhall
Windows · Linux
Trapped in a nightmarish mannequin factory where reality itself is shattered, unravel the secrets of Mirrored Phantoms. Explore a deeply atmospheric world, solve the mystery of the mirror shards, and survive the terrors that await in this slow-burning, first-person horror experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 18.1%, Dark 10.2%, First-Person 9.8%, Psychological 9%
- #46 Butcher's Creek
69% matchVery Positive95% of 1,608 reviews2025
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A first person melee horror game where you use rusty tools to brutalize a gang of serial torturers in the remote Appalachian Forest.
Why similar: Surreal 17.8%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 16.7%, Dark 13.5%, First-Person 11.7%
- #47 Project Liminal 2
69% matchVery Positive88% of 65 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: FPS 18.7%, Realistic 11.5%, Adventure 11%, Action 10.4%, Exploration 9.6%
- #48 Veil of Sanity
70% matchMixed67% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Sphereka
Windows
Veil of Sanity: Echoes of the Carnival (Chapter 1) combines psychological horror with intense gameplay. Keep your sanity intact as you explore a forsaken carnival. More chapters coming soon!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 13.6%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Realistic 10.8%, First-Person 9.8%
- #49 Pyromaniac
67% matchVery Positive87% of 661 reviews2026
Dev: Dominik BraunPub: tayoDEV
Windows
Play as Nikolas, a 20-year-old guy who found himself lost in an abandoned city... or so he thought it was at first. Explore the city, defend yourself from monsters, and find answers to what is really going on.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 10.6%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, FPS 8.1%
- #50 Outbreak Island
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,017 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Magicians
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Survive on a remote Island, where a mysterious Outbreak awakens bloodthirsty monsters at night. Craft, build and defend your base in the brutal world of Outbreak Island, an open-world sandbox survival horror game.
Why similar: Horror 17.5%, Crafting 17.4%, FPS 15.6%, Post-apocalyptic 14.8%, Exploration 11.2%
- #51 Synthesis of Corruption
68% matchVery Positive86% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: VidyGames
Windows
Emergency Protocol activated: Dark Energy Particle Synthesis failed. Now you – late and alone – must navigate a facility where science and sanity have collapsed. Face entities born from the corruption of dark energy in this atmospheric FPS-horror hybrid, where human ambition meets primal terror.
Why similar: FPS 21.8%, Supernatural 21%, Horror 18.7%, First-Person 12.3%, Exploration 9.8%
- #52 Traumada
70% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: James Horn
Windows
Welcome to the horrific altered memories of my childhood home.
Why similar: FPS 11.7%, Supernatural 11.1%, Horror 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Psychological 9.3%
- #53 The Dark Occult
72% matchMixed69% of 1,267 reviews2018
Dev: RYM GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Dark Occult is a psychological driven horror game that puts players in a constant state of anxiety that crescendos into raw panic and terror. You will encounter grotesque creatures, who will take your life at any moment.Your only goal -- survive.
Why similar: Horror 37.7%, Psychological Horror 28.3%, Action 11.9%, First-Person 11.4%, Adventure 10.8%
- #54 Paradise's Secrets
68% matchVery Positive83% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Entry Studios
Windows
After accepting the invitation from the Paradise company following the events we've experienced, nothing on our journey may turn out as we expect. You must be very careful to uncover all the mystery and reveal the truth. Learn everything and expose the true face of the Paradise company.
Why similar: Psychological 13.7%, Surreal 11.1%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 10.3%, Dark 9.9%
- #55 Unspoken
67% matchVery Positive88% of 822 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 19.5%, Horror 16.7%, Dark 12.1%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Mystery 9.5%
- #56 AUTO-CRISIS
67% matchVery Positive89% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: The Otherworldly Studios
Windows
You're driving away on a forest road, late at night, under a heavy storm. Your car breaks down. Luckily, there might be a gas station nearby. But a misfortune never comes alone. The storm has brought something else, something otherworldly that oddly smells of spilled diesel oil.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.4%, Surreal 13.2%, Horror 11.6%, Dark 11%, Psychological 9%
- #57 Delirium
67% matchVery Positive87% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: IndividualKex
Windows
Delirium is a psychological horror game set in a suburban house. After a mysterious explosion, reality begins to unravel.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Horror 13.5%, Dark 11%, Mystery 9.9%, Psychological 8%
- #58 Hell is Us
64% matchVery Positive86% of 6,190 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue FactorPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
If war is the closest we get to hell on earth, it's because Earth harbours the worst of demons: humankind. In an isolated country ravaged by infighting, discover the secrets of your past and deal with the repercussions of a mysterious calamity.
Why similar: Action RPG 15%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Supernatural 13.6%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Exploration 12.9%
- #59 Mortal Decay
69% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2020
Dev: Roger Kaffer
Windows
You are a veteran, in a post World War 3 apocalyptic world. Starving and alone, you fight to keep your sanity in the hell that this world has decayed into. In a desperate attempt to find food, you stumble your way into an abandoned prison, but you find out it is not as abandoned as you believed...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.5%, Psychological 13.1%, Horror 12.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Dark 10.9%