- #1 Nevrosa: Prelude
97% matchVery Positive87% of 224 reviews2017
Dev: GexagonVR
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 27%
You wake up in a strange, but yet familiar place. You feel like you are supposed to be here for something.VR roomscale puzzle-horror game with redirect walking locomotion.
Why similar: VR 39.3%, Adventure 22.8%, Horror 22.1%, Indie 15.8%
- #2 Insanity VR: Last Score
96% matchVery Positive83% of 180 reviews2017
Dev: Threevol
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Insanity VR combines an immersive and intuitive locomotion system in VR, a compelling horror story and escape the room like puzzles with stealth mechanics. As the new intern at a futuristic institute for mental illnesses you get transported into the mind of a patient to reconstruct his memories.
Why similar: VR 43.4%, Horror 24.3%, Adventure 20.7%, Indie 11.6%
- #3 Trapped
96% matchVery Positive82% of 165 reviews2019
Dev: N4bA
Windows
You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible
Why similar: Adventure 41.1%, Indie 30.9%, Horror 28%
- #4 The Doll's Window
95% matchMostly Positive74% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: ujumiru
Windows
A horror exploration game that takes place in an underground labyrinth. Avoid malicious creations that are hungry for your soul. Depart from the nightmares that constantly haunt you.
Why similar: Adventure 45.5%, Horror 37.1%, Indie 17.4%
- #5 The Cubicle.
94% matchVery Positive87% of 620 reviews2016
Dev: Roel van BeekPub: Pelican Party Studios
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 18%
The Cubicle is a short VR experience about your regular everyday job in an office, or is it?
Why similar: VR 50.2%, Horror 22.4%, Adventure 16.1%, Indie 11.4%
- #6 Marie's Room
93% matchVery Positive93% of 6,669 reviews2018
Dev: Kenny Guillaume
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?
Why similar: Indie 44.4%, Adventure 44.2%, Horror 11.3%
- #7 Play Things
90% matchVery Positive99% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: Burning Eye
Windows
A psychological horror game about testing dolls and determining if they are Good or Dangerous. Play in a strange location with dolls potentially filled with bloodlust. Uncover secrets about who you are, where you are, and just WHAT is happening.
Why similar: Horror 100%
- #8 ABE VR
94% matchMixed61% of 313 reviews2016
Dev: Hammerhead VR
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 26%
ABE VR is an intense experience that recreates the horrifying story about a misguided robot seeking the unconditional love of humans…at whatever cost.
Why similar: VR 46.7%, Adventure 31.9%, Horror 21.5%
- #9 Dolls
91% matchVery Positive91% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: Fake Fox
Windows
Dolls is a first-person horror game in which the player must escape from a dark school inhabited by seemingly lifeless dolls. Confront your fears, unravel the mysteries, and survive this suffocating environment in order to return to reality.
Why similar: Horror 82.4%, Indie 17.6%
- #10 Out of Sight VR
89% matchVery Positive97% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Flat2VR Studios
Windows
Out of Sight VR pulls you into a chilling nightmare where you see through the eyes of a child’s only comfort: her teddy bear. Guide Sophie through a sinister mansion and evade the lurking horrors that stalk her every move. The shadows are watching. And Sophie is counting on you.
Why similar: VR 39.1%, Adventure 35.5%, Horror 17.2%, Indie 8.1%
- #11 Paper Dolls VR
92% matchMixed49% of 116 reviews2018
Dev: Beijing Litchi Culture Media Co., Ltd.
Windows
PaperDolls VR is a first-person VR horror game with oriental features. Explore the ancient ruins of the late Qing dynasty and search for your daughter . A complete story line goes through the whole game
Why similar: VR 40.3%, Adventure 34.9%, Indie 24.8%
- #12 Escape Bloody Mary
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 68 reviews2016
Dev: Well Told Entertainment
Windows
If you summon an evil spirit, you have to be prepared to face the consequences. Locked in your bathroom you must use your surroundings to stop Bloody Mary from coming through your mirror and claiming your soul in this thrilling VR escape. Bloody Mary… Bloody Mary… Bloody Mary…
Why similar: VR 32.6%, Adventure 28.7%, Indie 20%, Horror 18.7%
- #13 Shelley Manor
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: Tiny Terrors StudioPub: ESAT
Windows
Find your way through a puzzle filled manor while barely dodging human-eating monsters. You wake up in a dark room with one objective: escape those sharpened teeth. However, you should not worry; you will meet friends along the way.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #14 The Room Syndrome
88% matchVery Positive95% of 363 reviews2019
Dev: Jesse CarradinePub: Jesse Carradine?
Windows
Explore the mysterious room by traversing time, while you watch a man succumb to the room syndrome.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #15 Mannequin
86% matchVery Positive82% of 221 reviews2023
Dev: elvismdPub: elvismd, ivangarcia
Windows
Play as a clothing store worker who is just finishing up her shift and preparing to go home. However, as you make your way towards the exit, the power suddenly goes out, leaving you trapped inside the store.
Why similar: Adventure 62.5%, Horror 31.8%, Indie 5.7%
- #16 Unanswered
82% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: WhiteRoot Studio
Windows
You wake up in a strange place, not knowing who you are, where you are, or how you got here. Trapped in an environment that twists to break your sanity, your only way out is to delve into the unknown and face the horrors of a past your mind is trying to hide.
Why similar: Horror 39.8%, Adventure 31.9%, Indie 28.3%
- #17 The Dolls: Reborn
89% matchMixed57% of 386 reviews2016
Dev: HUSH InteractivePub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
In the darkness they sing in the darkness they sway. The toys that had been swept away want to play, And you are now the toy...
Why similar: Horror 52.4%, Indie 47.6%
- #18 Murmurs of the Mist
81% matchVery Positive89% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Jenna YourstonePub: JamJam Studios
Windows
In this game, you’ll encounter puzzles which require you to use your environment in order to solve them. Take note of every detail, they can help you in uncovering Sofia’s story.
Why similar: Horror 80.3%, Indie 19.7%
- #19 Abbot's Book Demo
86% matchVery Positive88% of 214 reviews2016
Dev: The Abbot's Book, LLCPub: Blackthorn Media, LLC
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 38%
A trailer for the 8-episode narrative VR The Abbot's Book.
Why similar: VR 35%, Adventure 33.3%, Horror 15.9%, Indie 15.8%
- #20 Ceramic Soul
83% matchMixed64% of 151 reviews2022
Dev: Soul SoupPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Within a Victorian manor, wake up as Yu, a porcelain doll, modeled to look like The Mother’s perfect daughter. Solve puzzles with the help of a detachable hand, hide from grievous threats, explore the manor, and search for your past to reclaim pieces of your soul and claim your freedom.
Why similar: Horror 56.8%, Adventure 43.2%
- #21 Trapped: Family Vacation
79% matchVery Positive91% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: New Forge Games
Windows
You're trapped in a small six-room hotel. The only way to escape is to observe your surroundings and follow the family's rules.
Why similar: Horror 58.3%, Adventure 41.7%
- #22 Insane Decay of Mind: The Labyrinth
85% matchMixed56% of 71 reviews2016
Dev: GoManga InteractivePub: IV Productions
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Insane Decay of Mind: The Labyrinth is a first person horror game. You play the role of Katherine, a young girl lost in the eerie hallways of a building she believes to be her school.
Why similar: Adventure 30.5%, VR 28.3%, Indie 23.4%, Horror 17.7%
- #23 The Puzzle Room VR ( Escape The Room )
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Bellcat Game
Windows
It is a VR Experience where you need to find clues to solve puzzles and find your way out of the Room. There are some items that can be grabbed and carried around. With some items you can interact (such as switches,piano and numpads).
Why similar: VR 54.8%, Indie 23.2%, Adventure 22.1%
- #24 Crawlspace
79% matchVery Positive92% of 133 reviews2021
Dev: Kiririn
Windows
You've been tasked with crawling into a crawlspace to retrieve some dolls. what could go wrong? Made exclusively for VR
Why similar: VR 68.6%, Horror 31.4%
- #25 Dollmare
74% matchVery Positive94% of 2,102 reviews2024
Dev: Alex GradePub: Almost Done Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Horror 70.9%, Adventure 23%, Indie 6.1%
- #26 Mirrored Phantoms
77% 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: Horror 82%, Indie 18%
- #27 The Experiment: Escape Room
82% matchMixed54% of 270 reviews2018
Dev: OnSkull Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
"The Experiment" is a multiplayer escape room puzzle game for virtual reality or desktop PC! You took part in an experiment that went out of control, can you escape the facilities before it's too late?
Why similar: Adventure 32%, VR 26.7%, Indie 24%, Horror 17.3%
- #28 VR: Vacate the Room (Virtual Reality Escape)
81% matchVery Positive84% of 252 reviews2016
Dev: hOSHI
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
VR: Vacate the Room is a short Escape the Room game.It is a VR Experience where you need to find clues to solve puzzles and find your way out.
Why similar: VR 51.7%, Adventure 23.3%, Horror 12.9%, Indie 12.1%
- #29 Like Clay
80% matchVery Positive88% of 124 reviews2017
Dev: free08Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Like Clay is a story driven adventure game with horror elements. Find out what happened to a friend of yours by reading messages and listening to audio files. Search for hidden doors and items, solve light puzzles and survive deadly foes and lethal traps.
Why similar: Indie 36.6%, Adventure 32.9%, Horror 30.4%
- #30 Samsara Room
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,076 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You woke up in a mysterious room you have never seen before. Can you find another way out? Samsara Room is a remake of the praised predecessor of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
Why similar: Adventure 45.3%, Indie 37.8%, Horror 16.9%
- #31 The Atlas Mystery: A VR Puzzle Game
77% matchVery Positive86% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: Top Right CornerPub: TRC DMI
Windows
Explore the haunted halls of the infamous Atlas Theater, a 1940’s era movie palace that played host to a shocking Hollywood tragedy. Solve intricate puzzles, discover startling artifacts, and evade sinister forces to uncover the twisted truth behind the theater’s dark history.
Why similar: VR 71.6%, Adventure 28.4%
- #32 TinkerQuarry
78% matchVery Positive91% of 89 reviews2019
Dev: HallowraithPub: Caprizant Games
Windows
TinkerQuarry is an RPG about a girl trapped in an uncanny plane of existence called “The Dollhouse”.
Why similar: Horror 39.9%, Adventure 34.4%, Indie 25.7%
- #33 A Chair in a Room : Greenwater
78% matchVery Positive83% of 617 reviews2016
Dev: Wolf & Wood Interactive Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Explore your surroundings as the protagonist of your own horror story as you immerse yourself in this tense VR thriller set in America’s Deep South. Navigate your way through your memories, piecing together the clues and puzzles, to solve the mystery of how you have awoken in the sinister Greenwater Institute, known only as Patient No.
Why similar: VR 47.5%, Horror 25.5%, Adventure 15.7%, Indie 11.2%
- #34 Tested on Humans: Escape Room
76% matchVery Positive86% of 501 reviews2021
Dev: mc2games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You are the test subject. In this dark environment escape room, you have to solve various puzzles to escape from the research center where you are trapped. Can you find out how you got there and escape???
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #35 Lily's Well
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,598 reviews2022
Dev: PureIceBlue
Windows
It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.
Why similar: Horror 57.4%, Adventure 42.6%
- #36 Poppy Playtime
70% matchVery Positive88% of 139,951 reviews2021
Dev: Mob Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught.
Why similar: Horror 73.5%, Adventure 13.9%, Indie 12.6%
- #37 Escape : Lia
76% matchMostly Negative32% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: PROJECT 00:01
Windows
Here's a girl named Lia -- an 8-year-old child who is accidently trapped in someone's dark basement -- in a secluded, small village. What is the hidden secret of the magician's basement? Discover suspicious items, follow clues, and solve puzzles. Will you be able to escape safely?
Why similar: Indie 50.6%, Adventure 49.4%
- #38 Mr. Hopp's Playhouse
73% matchVery Positive93% of 1,850 reviews2019
Dev: Moonbit
Windows
Every kid has that one toy that scares them, imagine if it came to life. You play as Ruby, a young girl who has a fear of her handmade toy called Mr. Hopp. Things take a dark turn when Ruby sees that Mr. Hopp, who usually sits motionless in the corner of her room, is gone.
Why similar: Horror 74.2%, Indie 25.8%
- #39 Obscula
71% matchMostly Negative37% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Lunafrost Studio
Windows
Face the fears lurking in the dark. Obscula is a psychological horror experience that tells the story of someone seeking the truth but finding themselves trapped in a nightmare. There's no escape, only answers… but are you ready for the truth?
Why similar: Horror 62.1%, Adventure 37.9%
- #40 MUZY
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 237 reviews2024
Dev: Andrew RybisPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Explore the mystery behind a once-loved and hugely popular children's toy, also known as MUZY, in this terrifying horror adventure game. Several reports detail frightening incidents connected to accidents. Your job is to solve the puzzles and find the cause of these unsettling occurrences.
Why similar: Adventure 39.8%, Horror 30.2%, Indie 30%
- #41 Shattered Lights
73% matchVery Positive87% of 435 reviews2019
Dev: Team MorbidPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
Shattered Lights is a VR psychological horror room-scale experience, which focuses on drawing the player into the game with unparalleled immersion.
Why similar: VR 52.4%, Horror 31.5%, Indie 16.1%
- #42 Scary Game
66% matchVery Positive91% of 830 reviews2025
Dev: KanGames
Windows
You open your eyes in a dark, unfamiliar room; each door drags you into a new chamber filled with absurd surprises and dark comedy. Will you manage to escape, or will you continue to star in this black comedy?
Why similar: Horror 51.7%, Adventure 26.3%, Indie 22.1%
- #43 Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2
71% matchVery Positive94% of 654 reviews2021
Dev: Moonbit
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A young girl needs to find her friends, unravel a dark mystery and escape the clutches of her cursed toys.
Why similar: Horror 44.8%, Adventure 40%, Indie 15.3%
- #44 Heart of the Emberstone: Coliseum
75% matchVery Positive84% of 80 reviews2017
Dev: Cloudhead Games Ltd.
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Coliseum gives you a telekinetic playground to wield a mystical power, solve puzzles, and meet "The Beast,” in a slice of fantasy from the VR world of The Gallery: Heart of the Emberstone.
Why similar: VR 50.7%, Adventure 28.4%, Indie 20.8%
- #45 Fantasmagorie
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 222 reviews2024
Dev: Needlepoint Productions
Windows
Journey through a distorted theatre held together by the fragile mind of a grieving puppet master. With only a needle and thread, traverse through this world and evade twisted and terrifying creations. Shatter the delusion and unravel the truth behind it all.
Why similar: Horror 56.7%, Adventure 43.3%
- #46 [Nightmare Files] Clap Clap
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,216 reviews2024
Dev: Raycastly
Windows
Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.
Why similar: Horror 61.4%, Adventure 30.4%, Indie 8.1%
- #47 Wake Up
74% matchVery Positive81% of 98 reviews2016
Dev: Black Cell OG
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Experience a shattered and surreal dream filled with fascinating riddles, where your only guide is an elusive butterfly. Can you make the journey and wake up?
Why similar: VR 50.1%, Adventure 26.7%, Indie 23.1%
- #48 BUTTON PRISON
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: daimaGAME
Windows
You find yourself trapped in a mysterious room upon awakening. Surrounding you are sparse pieces of furniture, mannequins, and countless buttons. Can you safely escape this room?
Why similar: Horror 59.9%, Indie 40.1%
- #49 13iew
70% matchMixed62% of 161 reviews2023
Dev: GMD Studio
Windows
A girl abandoned in the basement of a hospital for some reason. Escape the hospital avoiding the doctor who abandoned the girl in the basement! Complete the story through hidden foreshadowings and various devices throughout the map and find out why the doctor abandoned the girl in the basement.
Why similar: Horror 45.3%, Adventure 43.3%, Indie 11.4%
- #50 Paper Lily - Chapter 1
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,592 reviews2024
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Why similar: Horror 51.3%, Adventure 48.7%
- #51 Narin: The Orange Room
63% matchVery Positive81% of 97 reviews2026
Dev: RedSensationGamesPub: Urnique Studio
Windows
Narin: The Orange Room is a third-person adventure horror game. Play as Narin, a young girl whose sister mysteriously disappeared. Help her find her sister in the twilight dimension, solve the mystery, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Horror 59.1%, Adventure 40.9%
- #52 Endless Night - Alpha
73% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2016
Dev: Yerawizard LLC
Windows
Endless Night is a room-scale VR experience that will get your heart pumping and your adrenaline roaring.
Why similar: VR 38.4%, Adventure 35.6%, Indie 26%
- #53 Annie and the Art Gallery
68% matchVery Positive86% of 187 reviews2022
Dev: jswessler
Windows · Mac
After months of waiting, Annie finally snags a ticket to the new art exhibit. However, things take a turn for the worst: she finds herself trapped in the museum's haunted basement. Help her navigate puzzles, traps, and more as she tries to escape - and find out the truth of what's really going on.
Why similar: Indie 56.7%, Horror 43.3%
- #54 Kach
67% matchVery Positive81% of 292 reviews2022
Dev: Bhargav ModhaPub: BYGames
Windows · Mac
On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.
Why similar: Horror 44.9%, Adventure 44.1%, Indie 11.1%
- #55 Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes
61% matchVery Positive82% of 171 reviews2026
Dev: ICONIKPub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes is a dark atmospheric adventure‑puzzle game where you embody Dark Six, a mysterious figure with the shape of a little girl. Navigate in a disturbing world, solve intricate puzzles, and escape terrifying giant foes in a desperate search to become whole again.
Why similar: Adventure 43.3%, VR 38.1%, Horror 18.6%
- #56 Haus Of Irndrous
64% matchMostly Positive72% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Ryle AfgarnPub: Ryan Afgarn
Windows
Welcome to the Afgarn Mansion. Don’t ask why it’s empty. Nor why the lights flicker. The more you ask, the more they’ll want to answer. Find your father. If you hear voices, don’t respond. The experiments are still inside. They know you entered. And they’re eager to have you close.
Why similar: Horror 53.3%, Adventure 26.1%, Indie 20.6%
- #57 The Bellows
71% matchVery Positive86% of 244 reviews2016
Dev: BOT Jungle Productions
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 35%
The Bellows is a VR Horror experience designed to play like an interactive movie. Plunge yourself into a world of nightmares and fear, and discover just how frightening the past can really be.
Why similar: VR 48.4%, Adventure 29.3%, Horror 22.3%
- #58 Play With Me: Escape Room
72% matchMixed63% of 532 reviews2018
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
See how a game created by the very Jigsaw would look like! Use the available objects, outwit tricky illusions and optical puzzles and above all, answer the question – will you dare to Play with Me?
Why similar: Horror 42.2%, Adventure 33.5%, Indie 24.3%
- #59 CAPTURED 2
59% matchVery Positive99% of 487 reviews2026
Dev: Puck RedflixPub: Puck Games
Windows
You're trapped in an apartment with ever-changing rooms. Capture anomalies on camera, survive deadly entities and escape an endless nightmare.
Why similar: Horror 59%, Adventure 41%