Games Like Trenches - World War 1 Horror Survival Game

During the First World War, a lone French soldier must navigate twisted trenches, scavenge for limited supplies and solve complex puzzles—all whilst fighting for survival in the midst of mankind’s most brutal and horrifying conflict. CONSCRIPT is a new historical take on classic survival horror.

Why similar: World War I 43.4% ★, Survival Horror 13%, War 11.9%, Psychological Horror 9%, Horror 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, top-down survival horror game that focuses heavily on the authentic, oppressive atmosphere of the WW1 trenches.

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: Stealth 19.5%, Survival Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, FPS 12%, Horror 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: Set in a WW1 bunker, this game perfectly captures the claustrophobic survival horror and resource management found in Trenches.

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: World War I 34% ★, Survival Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 9.5%, Dark 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This title explores the psychological trauma of a soldier during the Great War through surreal and terrifying dreamscapes.

The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.

Why similar: Horror 26.6%, Survival Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, First-Person 8.4%, Multiplayer 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that blends historical settings with psychological tension and intense, claustrophobic encounters.

Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Psychological Horror 23%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Dark 8.5%, First-Person 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: An incredibly intense psychological horror game that excels at creating a sense of dread within a confined, shifting home environment.

Trench Face is a horror turn based war RPG featuring exploration-based dungeons, with hanging monsters lurking around each corner. Every enemy varying in strengths and weaknesses. Escape the trench with your life.

Why similar: World War I 49.2% ★, Survival Horror 15.4%, Stealth 9.3%, Horror 8.7%, Psychological Horror 6%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game that leans into the WW1 aesthetic and the feeling of being trapped in a war-torn nightmare.

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: Survival Horror 25%, Psychological Horror 24.3%, Horror 18%, FPS 15.3%, First-Person 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in claustrophobic, surreal psychological horror that emphasizes vulnerability and navigating terrifying, tight spaces.

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 28.8%, Survival Horror 21.6%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Multiplayer 9%, FPS 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic first-person psychological horror game that excels at creating an oppressive, lonely, and terrifying atmosphere.

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 17.7%, Horror 15.8%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Dark 9.3%, Stealth 7%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that relies on claustrophobic puzzles and a constant sense of being watched.

Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.

Why similar: Horror 29.2%, Survival Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Stealth 9.3%, First-Person 8%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for first-person stealth-horror, focusing on survival and evasion in a confined, hostile environment.

Enter the mind of traumatized WW1 veteran Alexander Dockter and experience the terrorizing nightmare of trying to escape a sinking ocean liner while being haunted by the most terrifying entities you’ve ever come across.

Why similar: World War I 34.8% ★, Survival Horror 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 10.2%, FPS 10%

Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic first-person horror game set on a sinking ship, focusing on survival and escape.

Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.

Why similar: Survival Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Demons 13.3%, Horror 12.7%, Dark 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that utilizes shifting dimensions and atmospheric tension to keep the player on edge.

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: Survival Horror 23.5%, Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 16.3%, Dark 12.9%, Exploration 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: While top-down, it delivers an unmatched sense of dread and survival-horror tension that mirrors the feeling of being hunted in the dark.

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: Survival Horror 15.8%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, FPS 11.6%, Stealth 10.8%, Horror 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that emphasizes exploration and survival in a disturbing, confined setting.

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: Survival Horror 28%, FPS 21.2%, Horror 20%, Demons 11.1%, First-Person 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival horror game that captures the classic feel of being trapped in a nightmare with limited resources.

All Quiet in the Trenches is a narrative turn-based strategy RPG set in World War I. Get to know your soldiers, take care of their needs and lead them in battle, trying to strike a precarious balance between the ambitions of your superiors and the survival of your men.

Why similar: World War I 65.9% ★, War 24.1%, Simulation 5.4%, Atmospheric 3.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the psychological toll of the WW1 frontlines, emphasizing the survival and moral choices of soldiers.

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: Survival Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 15.5%, Dark 10.8%, First-Person 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, atmospheric psychological horror game that uses claustrophobic underwater settings to explore existential dread.

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: Survival Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, FPS 11.6%, Horror 11.4%, Dark 9%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-horror experience that focuses on psychological tension and first-person exploration in a dark, confined space.

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements.

Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Survival Horror 21.1%, Stealth 15%, FPS 11.1%, First-Person 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A historical first-person horror game that features intense stealth sequences and a descent into psychological madness.

Wounded is a first-person survival horror game, bringing you the old-school indie horror vibe through a detailed and eerie environment.

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.2%, Horror 19.4%, Dark 11.7%, First-Person 10.4%, Action 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that focuses on the feeling of being hunted in an isolated, dark setting.

Linear World War 2 horror game where you play as a German Soldier who gets trapped inside a Bunker By Americans. Looking for a way out, things take a darker turn when he discovers a human war weapon.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 18.9%, FPS 13.5%, First-Person 11.4%, Survival Horror 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A historical horror game that focuses on the first-person experience of being trapped behind enemy lines.

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: Survival Horror 29.5%, Horror 20.1%, Realistic 15.2%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Dark 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A horror game that utilizes the claustrophobic nature of a WW1-themed environment to build tension.

A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 15.9%, FPS 14.1%, Realistic 11.9%, Dark 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror experience that leans heavily into atmospheric, first-person exploration.

"INDICTED" is a first-person psychological horror game exploring the fears of Arthur, a police investigator with a dark past. With immersive graphics and environments, and a touch of horror from the 80s and 90s. Thus bringing a unique experience of horror and survival.

Why similar: Survival Horror 27.8%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Realistic 13.7%, First-Person 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror title that emphasizes first-person exploration and the psychological weight of a dark, hostile environment.

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: Survival Horror 18.3%, Stealth 18.1%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 12.3%, Dark 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that focuses on atmospheric dread and survival in a confined space.

Stranded at an abandoned gas station in the middle of the desert. Losing your grip on reality. Dark rituals. Demonic pursuers. No escape.

Why similar: Survival Horror 15.9%, Demons 14.4%, Stealth 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Dark 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive-sim horror game that focuses on psychological tension and surviving in a nightmare-like environment.

Will you survive when the world falls apart? Jawbreaker is a punishing stealth & survival horror game that will have you running, hiding, and fighting in a terrifying gang-infested society on the verge of collapse. Though that’s not all, once the sun goes down the true fear begins...

Why similar: Survival Horror 18.5%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 13.5%, FPS 13.5%, Dark 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that uses atmospheric gore and tension to create a terrifying survival experience.

Tunnels of Despair is an atmospheric game with horror and survival elements, in which you are to explore the tunnels of an abandoned subway system, find a way out and escape the underground.

Why similar: Survival Horror 25%, Stealth 18.6%, Horror 16.6%, First-Person 8.4%, Dark 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A horror game that emphasizes the claustrophobic nature of underground exploration and survival.

The Backrooms: 1998 is a first-person found footage psychological horror survival game where it tells the story of a young teen after accidentally falling into the depths of The Backrooms in 1998. Roam freely, mark, explore and try unravel the story - however you are not alone. Don't scream.

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.5%, Psychological Horror 20%, Dark 9.8%, Realistic 9.4%, FPS 9%

Are you ready to embark on a spine-chilling adventure? Step into the shoes of the protagonist and experience the terror of being "Buried Alive" in a crypt. Your mission is clear: Escape the confines of your coffin, find the key to unlock the door, and unveil the dark secrets that lie within.

Why similar: Survival Horror 23%, Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Realistic 8.9%, Simulation 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game that focuses on the intense, claustrophobic experience of being trapped.

A.I.L.A is a first-person horror game set in a near-future filled with immersive technology. Play as the sole game tester for a revolutionary new fictional AI. Survive intense horror experiences that prey on your deepest fears as the lines between virtual and reality begin to blur…

Why similar: Survival Horror 22.5%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 15.1%, Realistic 12.2%, Demons 9.7%

Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Horror 19.7%, Demons 11.9%, Realistic 10.1%, Dark 9.7%

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 38.8%, Psychological Horror 28.4%, Action 10.6%, First-Person 10.4%, Adventure 9.8%

Backrooms Doors - This is an atmospheric first-person horror game. Explore spaces that can't exist in the real world and find your way out before the entities find you.

Why similar: Survival Horror 18.4%, Horror 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Dark 9.8%, Realistic 9.1%

The story of Henry Bishop is a first-person psychological thriller, where the player will have to fight, guess riddles, immerse into a mystical plot and an incredible story.

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.1%, Horror 16.8%, Psychological Horror 13%, Multiplayer 8.6%, FPS 7.6%

Trench Tales is a third-person action game set in a strange, war-torn world. Inspired by early 20th-century themes, it offers open-ended exploration, scattered combat encounters, and glimpses into a broken land shaped by endless conflict.

Why similar: War 32%, Demons 21.8%, Horror 16.7%, Realistic 14.3%, 3D 7.3%

Trapped in an abandoned asylum with the sinister Doctor Viscera, who will stop at nothing to keep you there as his test subject for cruel experiments. Explore the old GrimmHaus Asylum in this PSX-style survival horror game.

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.1%, Stealth 20.8%, Horror 12.9%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Puzzle 7.5%

Merciless trench warfare immerses you and your squad in intense battles of attack and defense. Verdun is the first multiplayer FPS set in an authentic World War One setting offering a rarely seen battlefield experience.

Why similar: World War I 48% ★, War 13.9%, FPS 9.7%, Realistic 7%, First-Person 5.1%

Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…

Why similar: Survival Horror 20.6%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 14.6%, Realistic 11.2%, First-Person 9.5%

Misery Mansion is a first-person survival horror game. After your car broke down you find yourself helpless in a forest. All alone you will search for help in the dark. You will discover and explore a mysterious old mansion. But soon all you want is to escape the horrors within.

Why similar: Stealth 17.2%, Survival Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Demons 12.8%, Horror 11.1%

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: Survival Horror 22%, Demons 18.6%, Realistic 12.2%, Horror 10.8%, Dark 9.4%

Escape The Ayurok is a first person horror-adventure videogame, in which you need to escape from a haunted mansion as quiet as possible, to evade the hideous creature called "The Ayurok". Stealth Mode will be your ally!

Why similar: Survival Horror 24.3%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 14.6%, First-Person 9.2%, Dark 7.7%

A 1-4 player CO-OP horror game, a nightmare from hell, it is your objective to hunt down a sinister demon known as Mothman. Underequipped you must search the landscape for resources. Lay bear traps, stalk from a distance, and stay quiet. You came to hunt, only to be hunted.

Why similar: Demons 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, FPS 9.7%, Horror 9.2%, Stealth 8.6%

Apartment 1406 is an intense horror game, that challenges you to constantly survive in a hostile environment. Collect items to survive against limited ammo and creatures that lurk in the dark. Solve the puzzles and survive in this dark game.

Why similar: Survival Horror 18.7%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 13.4%, Dark 11.2%, Realistic 10.7%

Lunacy: Saint Rhodes is a first-person psychological horror adventure game. Explore your dark family history, solve puzzles and experience a gut-wrenching feeling of terror. You are being watched; never alone, never safe.

Why similar: Demons 18%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 13%, Realistic 11.5%, First-Person 8.2%

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 21.2%, Horror 19.7%, Stealth 10.2%, Dark 9.8%, First-Person 9.8%

Mental Hospital VR is a truly scary first-person stealth horror game. Discover heart-thumping terror, chase and scary creatures in this atmospheric horror game.

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.3%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Stealth 16.3%, Horror 12.7%, Exploration 6.7%

Shame Legacy is a first-person survival-horror, set in a forsaken cultist village. You attempt to survive using stealth and escape. By solving puzzles, you unravel the mystery that's h(a)unting you.

Why similar: Survival Horror 29%, Stealth 17.4%, Dark 14.2%, First-Person 11.9%, Horror 8.9%

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 21.2%, Horror 17.9%, Dark 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, First-Person 9.8%

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: Survival Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 13.5%, Demons 13.4%, Dark 9.1%

Project Crypt: The horror adventure about escaping a city overrun by monsters.

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.9%, FPS 14.1%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 12%, Dark 9.6%

Baby Blues Nightmares is a survival horror stealth game where you play as a toddler going into a little adventure with your tricycle which you can fix, maintain and customize. Paddle, hide and survive but remember; try not to cry when you are scared.. or the monsters will hear you and get you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.4%, Horror 16.1%, FPS 14.4%, First-Person 10.1%, Multiplayer 9.6%

Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

Why similar: Horror 26.8%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Stealth 8.7%, Dark 6.9%

Omitted is a first-person psychological horror game. Experience being left alone in an old hospital, discover its secrets and try to survive.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.8%, Horror 18%, Dark 12.9%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Realistic 7.6%

Who Knocks is a first person psychological horror game that will make your nightmares come true. You have just moved into a new home. Welcome the presences that will knock at your door. Solve puzzles, explore the environment and fight your nightmares.

Why similar: Survival Horror 21.9%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 14.3%, Stealth 12.3%, Realistic 8.6%

HELLSEED is a first-person horror adventure that combines puzzles, action, and a chilling narrative. In a dark world full of supernatural threats, you’ll need to solve complex puzzles and manage your sanity. This isn’t just a fight for survival—it's a journey into the depths of terror.

Why similar: Stealth 18.3%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 12%, Horror 11.4%, Demons 9.1%

War is Hell. NecroVision is a first-person shooter that takes gamers across the frantic battlegrounds of World War I and into a dark underworld of vampires, demons and dark magic.

Why similar: World War I 60.9% ★, FPS 15%, Horror 8.1%, Action 5.3%, First-Person 4.2%

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: Psychological Horror 25%, Horror 17.9%, Demons 13.6%, Puzzle 10.3%, Exploration 10.2%

"Hatch is a single-player, first-person horror game. You find a hatch in your room and strange things start to happen to you. You are the target of psycho killers. You have to find the truth behind the hatch and escape from the crazy world.

Why similar: Stealth 18%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Realistic 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Horror 9.6%

The 18th Attic is a psychological horror game where you play as a man trapped in the attic with your cat companion, armed only with a camera. Hunt down paranormal anomalies by taking their pictures and detecting their presence to unravel secrets of your past. Each photo unlocks a new memory.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 16.5%, Dark 12.8%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Exploration 8.2%