- #1 CULTIC
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,626 reviews2022
Dev: Jasozz GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Death is only the beginning. Crawl from your grave and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter.
Why similar: FPS 29.1%, Shooter 19.9%, Horror 14%, First-Person 11.6%, Dark 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane boomer shooter that excels at creating a dark, horror-infused atmosphere through its retro aesthetic.
- #2 INDUSTRIA 2
96% matchMixed52% of 481 reviews2026
Dev: BleakmillPub: Headup
Windows
INDUSTRIA 2 is a narrative FPS adventure about a woman stranded in a parallel dimension. Explore, scavenge and fight your way through a mysterious boreal landscape consumed by an ever-hungry artificial intelligence to find a way home.
Why similar: FPS 19.4%, Survival Horror 15.2%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Story Rich 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric first-person shooter that emphasizes narrative-driven exploration and survival in a surreal, hostile world.
- #3 Bendy and the Ink Machine
96% matchVery Positive89% of 36,854 reviews2017
Dev: Joey Drew Studios
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Bendy and the Ink Machine® is the first person puzzle action horror game that will forever ruin your childhood love of cartoons.
Why similar: Horror 28.3%, Survival Horror 17.6%, First-Person 15.4%, Dark 12.8%, Story Rich 8%
Why You'll Like It: This game defines the mascot horror genre with its unsettling, stylized theme park atmosphere and puzzle-heavy exploration.
- #4 Forgive Me Father 2
95% matchVery Positive82% of 2,445 reviews2024
Dev: Byte BarrelPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Embark on a journey into the darkest nightmares to restore your sanity. Blast your way through hordes of possessed enemies, unlock an arsenal of deadly weapons and unearthly abilities, and get ready to face even more Lovecraftian madness in this action-packed FPS sequel.
Why similar: FPS 22.7%, Shooter 13.7%, Horror 11.4%, First-Person 11.2%, Dark 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a visceral, fast-paced FPS experience with heavy Lovecraftian horror themes and stylized visuals.
- #5 Beyond Hanwell
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 749 reviews2024
Dev: Steel Arts Software Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Explore Westminster, London on a journey to the ruins of Hanwell. Fight with whatever you can find or use the environment to defend yourself against an ever increasing scourge of Anomalies.
Why similar: Shooter 15%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Horror 14.5%, FPS 11.5%, Dark 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A horror-focused shooter that emphasizes exploration and survival within a dark, atmospheric open-world setting.
- #6 Crow Country
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,157 reviews2024
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…
Why similar: Survival Horror 32%, Horror 20.8%, Exploration 15%, Stylized 11.4%, Story Rich 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the eerie, abandoned theme park vibe with a focus on exploration and survival-horror mechanics.
- #7 BioShock™
94% matchVery Positive94% of 32,118 reviews2007
Dev: 2K BostonPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.
Why similar: FPS 31.8%, Horror 12.7%, Shooter 11.3%, Story Rich 9.9%, First-Person 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the 1950s retro-futuristic aesthetic and atmospheric horror-FPS gameplay that serves as a core inspiration for the genre.
- #8 Atomic Heart
92% matchVery Positive81% of 51,402 reviews2023
Dev: MundfishPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
In a mad and sublime utopian world, take part in explosive encounters. Adapt your fighting style to each opponent, use your environment and upgrade your equipment to fulfill your mission. If you want to reach the truth, you'll have to pay in blood.
Why similar: FPS 22%, Shooter 16.1%, Horror 14.7%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, First-Person 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title features a distinct 1950s retro-futuristic setting combined with intense first-person combat and environmental puzzle-solving.
- #9 Luna Abyss
91% matchVery Positive87% of 992 reviews2026
Dev: Kwalee LabsPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Luna Abyss is a single player story driven action-adventure with fluid platforming and bullet hell combat. Follow the journey of Fawkes, a prisoner of Luna caught between a cryptic prophecy and their prison sentence.
Why similar: FPS 17%, Shooter 12.8%, 3D Platformer 12%, Horror 10%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich action-adventure game that features fast-paced bullet-hell combat within a dark, atmospheric sci-fi setting.
- #10 Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel
91% matchVery Positive83% of 2,352 reviews2022
Dev: Pulsatrix StudiosPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Explore a decadent hotel across different timelines and uncover the dark history of a fanatical cult and your role in their plans.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.6%, Shooter 14.7%, Horror 12.4%, First-Person 11%, FPS 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends first-person exploration with complex puzzle-solving and survival-horror elements in a confined, creepy environment.
- #11 Saint of Chains
90% matchVery Positive86% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: MystiveDev
Windows
Psychological single-player first-person horror. Explore dark environments, fight with melee and guns, and solve puzzles in this retro 2000s-inspired nightmare where the truth is more terrifying than the monsters.
Why similar: FPS 16.7%, Survival Horror 15%, Horror 11.1%, Shooter 10%, Dark 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror FPS that uses retro aesthetics to build a tense and atmospheric gameplay experience.
- #12 ZERO PROTOCOL
89% matchVery Positive83% of 628 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.7%, FPS 15.9%, Shooter 11.6%, First-Person 10.4%, Exploration 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game that emphasizes first-person exploration and atmospheric tension in a sci-fi setting.
- #13 GRAVEN
89% matchMixed54% of 1,528 reviews2024
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Action, mystery, and a chance for redemption await you in the gritty first-person action-adventure GRAVEN. Explore a dark fantasy world as a wrongly convicted man of faith. Battle the horrors of humanity, the wilds, and beyond using armaments, magic, and the environment.
Why similar: FPS 21.1%, Shooter 16.2%, First-Person 11.4%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Exploration 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy first-person shooter that prioritizes exploration and environmental interaction similar to classic immersive sims.
- #14 Crisol: Theater of Idols
87% matchVery Positive86% of 4,204 reviews2026
Dev: Vermila StudiosPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 8.1 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 16.7%, Shooter 12.8%, Horror 12%, Survival Horror 11%, Action-Adventure 9%
Why You'll Like It: A horror-themed FPS that focuses on intense combat and dark, atmospheric environments.
- #15 Gloomwood
88% matchVery Positive95% of 8,374 reviews2022
Dev: Dillon RogersPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.1 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: Immersive Sim 21.6%, FPS 17.7%, Survival Horror 17.7%, Shooter 10%, First-Person 9%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive sim that masterfully combines stealth, horror, and first-person combat in a dark, Victorian-inspired world.
- #16 Dark Deception
86% matchVery Positive88% of 24,190 reviews2018
Dev: Glowstick Entertainment
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Death awaits you in Dark Deception, a story-driven first-person horror maze game. There's nowhere to hide & nowhere to catch your breath. Run or die - it's your choice. Trapped in a realm of nightmarish mazes with a mysterious woman, your only hope of survival is to find a way to escape.
Why similar: Horror 39.5%, Survival Horror 18.6%, First-Person 14.5%, Dark 7.5%, Story Rich 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential mascot horror experience that focuses on maze-like exploration and evasion mechanics.
- #17 Forgive Me Father
85% matchVery Positive84% of 6,031 reviews2022
Dev: Byte BarrelPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Forgive Me Father is a dark retro horror FPS set in a comic book style world inspired by the novels of H.P. Lovecraft. As the only one left with full senses, you begin a journey in search of answers and relief. How long can you last?
Why similar: FPS 35.8%, Shooter 21.2%, First-Person 12%, Stylized 10.1%, Action 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: The original Lovecraftian shooter that established the series' signature comic-book art style and intense combat.
- #18 INDUSTRIA
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 4,313 reviews2021
Dev: BleakmillPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Embark on a gripping journey in INDUSTRIA, an atmospheric FPS set in Cold War-era East Berlin. Unravel the secrets of a mysterious parallel dimension while searching for a missing colleague. Explore a haunting reality where the truth awaits. Discover the dark past that lies beyond.
Why similar: FPS 26.8%, Shooter 17%, Horror 13.3%, First-Person 11.5%, Story Rich 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: The predecessor to the sequel, offering a grounded yet surreal FPS experience with a strong focus on atmosphere.
- #19 Project Liminal 2
84% matchVery Positive82% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: AquaHeaven StudiosPub: TXC
Windows
Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.
Why similar: FPS 16.7%, Shooter 15.9%, Platformer 11.6%, Exploration 8.5%, First-Person 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy action game that focuses on navigating strange, liminal spaces with a first-person perspective.
- #20 Grimhook
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,176 reviews2023
Dev: Unlimited Fries
Windows
Bounce, dash, and grapple through flooded caverns in this fast-paced first-person action platformer. Descend into Grimhook's sunken ruins as Dart, mastering Lovecraftian powers and decimating robotic foes. Explore, battle, and unravel the mysteries below Miletos.
Why similar: FPS 16.5%, Shooter 13.4%, 3D Platformer 13.3%, First-Person 10.9%, Action-Adventure 10%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game with first-person perspective and platforming elements that mirror the traversal style of Twisted Tower.
- #21 Dark Pals: The 1st Floor
82% matchVery Positive88% of 768 reviews2026
Dev: Skunx Games
Windows
In this singleplayer mascot horror game you're trapped in an abandoned children’s asylum. Solve twisted puzzles with your Ink Blaster, evade its disturbing mascots, and uncover secrets you had long forgotten about. Do you remember?
Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Survival Horror 19.1%, Action-Adventure 15.7%, Exploration 14.4%, First-Person 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A horror game that utilizes cartoony, mascot-like aesthetics to create a sense of unease during exploration.
- #22 Death Park 2
84% matchVery Positive90% of 227 reviews2021
Dev: Euphoria Games
Windows
Shoot terrifying monsters and a killer clown in a haunted city full of nightmares. Explore 8 locations, solve puzzles, switch between dream and reality, and make choices that shape your escape. Death Park 2 is a horror FPS with multiple endings and a boss fight.
Why similar: FPS 18%, Survival Horror 17.7%, Horror 15.8%, Shooter 12.4%, Exploration 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Directly features a creepy theme park setting with horror elements and first-person exploration.
- #23 Nightmare Reaper
81% matchVery Positive93% of 3,785 reviews2022
Dev: Blazing Bit Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Blast through a cursed nightmare solo or with up to 3 friends. A retro-inspired FPS where looter shooter weapons meets boomer shooter chaos and rogue-lite elements.
Why similar: FPS 33.6%, Shooter 19%, Horror 12.9%, First-Person 12.6%, Dark 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a chaotic, retro-styled FPS experience filled with horror elements and fast-paced action.
- #24 Jack Holmes : Master of Puppets
82% matchVery Positive81% of 173 reviews2024
Dev: @TonyDevGamePub: indie.io
Windows
Survival Horror in first person where you must manage your ammunition well, explore varied scenarios and face nightmarish beings, while investigating the macabre experiments with children, the result of a mind unhinged by madness and family loss.
Why similar: FPS 18.6%, Survival Horror 16%, Shooter 13.9%, Horror 11.5%, Action-Adventure 10%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game that focuses on combat and exploration against creepy, puppet-themed antagonists.
- #25 Metal Garden
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,391 reviews2025
Dev: Tinerasoft
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Travel through an overgrown megastructure, and discover what lies beyond it. Metal Garden is a short, atmospheric singleplayer FPS game.
Why similar: FPS 28%, Shooter 15.1%, Exploration 11.4%, Atmospheric 10.3%, First-Person 10%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric FPS that emphasizes mystery and exploration within a dystopian, sci-fi world.
- #26 7th Floor
79% matchVery Positive98% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Vörös GergelyPub: IGT Games
Windows
Find your missing daughter in the Hospital of Madness. Collect items, fight enemies, and do whatever it takes to reach her!
Why similar: Shooter 21%, Horror 21%, First-Person 13.8%, Story Rich 11.9%, Dark 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich horror game that incorporates puzzle-solving and shooter mechanics in a confined, multi-level environment.
- #27 Dread Templar
80% matchVery Positive82% of 1,731 reviews2023
Dev: T19 GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Dread Templar is a fast-paced hardcore old-school FPS, combining classic 90s shooter and modern FPS elements. Unlock and combine dozens of weapon upgrades and skills, embrace the Dread Force and obliterate hordes of fiendish enemies. Become the scariest thing in hell and get your revenge!
Why similar: FPS 33.1%, Shooter 22.6%, First-Person 14.6%, Stylized 12.2%, Atmospheric 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, skill-based shooter that leans into dark, occult-themed horror aesthetics.
- #28 Cruelty Squad
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,836 reviews2021
Dev: Consumer Softproducts
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world
Why similar: FPS 30%, Immersive Sim 28.6%, Shooter 17.6%, First-Person 11.4%, Stylized 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: An unconventional immersive sim that provides a surreal, horror-adjacent experience with intense, fast-paced combat.
- #29 Never Forgotten
79% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: Cody Hodge
Windows
A uniquely stylised survival-horror adventure game. Explore a dying world, averting enemies, managing your resources, and solving puzzles.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.6%, Horror 13.5%, Emotional 12.9%, Action-Adventure 11%, Dark 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game that balances action-adventure elements with a heavy focus on atmospheric storytelling.
- #30 Comatose
76% matchVery Positive97% of 406 reviews2026
Dev: Lucky DartPub: The Bueno Interactive
Windows
Explore your decaying mind in this story driven retro survival horror FPS. Manage scarce resources, solve puzzles, and fight your way back to the living.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.4%, Horror 15.2%, FPS 12.1%, First-Person 11.3%, Shooter 9.8%
- #31 Witching Tower VR
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 116 reviews2018
Dev: Daily Magic Productions
Windows
The Witching Tower is a VR Action Adventure title set in a dark fantasy world. Fight and puzzle your way through a foreboding fortress tower, unraveling each level’s mysteries. An unparalleled experience with breathtaking visuals and environments.
Why similar: FPS 20.1%, Action 11.8%, Adventure 11.6%, First-Person 10.3%, Action-Adventure 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure title that utilizes first-person combat and puzzle-solving within a dark, fantasy-themed tower.
- #32 Project Tower
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Yummy Games
Windows
Dive in Project Tower, a third-person shooter mixing intense bullet hell combat with a unique morphing ability. Imprisoned by the "Hiks", fight to the top of their deadly tower for freedom. Will you outsmart them and make your way out ?
Why similar: Shooter 38.2%, Dark 22%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Action 11%, Adventure 10.4%
- #33 Tower of Mask
75% matchVery Positive96% of 369 reviews2024
Dev: Papertip Studio
Windows
Tower of Mask is a thrilling survival horror in the spirit of the 80's dungeon crawlers. The most claustrophobic dungeon in modern times is yours to venture through alone. Hero, face the ancient tower where eerie masked humans prowl.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.2%, FPS 26.9%, Horror 19.1%, First-Person 16.3%, 3D 3.1%
- #34 Ruined Nurse
76% matchVery Positive83% of 609 reviews2024
Dev: eTIRUe
Windows
Explore the hospital by Thwarting the creatures that are trying to stop you and solving puzzles. Successfully install the internet and surprise customer...
Why similar: FPS 16.7%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Shooter 14.6%, Horror 13.2%, Action-Adventure 10.9%
- #35 My Friendly Neighborhood
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,429 reviews2023
Dev: John SzymanskiPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Something scary is happening with everyone's favorite Saturday morning puppet show, The Friendly Neighborhood! Play as Gordon, a repairman sent to get to the bottom of this disturbing dilemma. Fend off puppets and solve puzzles in this survival horror adventure.
Why similar: FPS 15.5%, Survival Horror 14.3%, Shooter 11.9%, Horror 11.8%, First-Person 8.9%
- #36 Funny Park Reawakening
75% matchMixed49% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: RightarDevPub: Ginichi
Windows
Dive into this terrifying adventure as you solve challenging puzzles that will put your skills to the test. Equip your charge crossbow and activate the colored buttons in time. Run and use your wits to survive Funnybear, who will be stalking you in every corner of the park.
Why similar: Exploration 16.6%, Horror 16.1%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, First-Person 12.8%, 3D 7.8%
- #37 Familiar Stranger
74% 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 29.2%, Exploration 22.1%, Horror 20.1%, First-Person 7.7%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #38 Finding Frankie
71% matchVery Positive90% of 2,055 reviews2024
Dev: SUPERLOU
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Finding Frankie invites YOU to a true experience of terror as you compete in a terrifyingly twisted parkour show. Stealthily navigate around horrifying characters and swing through challenging parkour courses. This is one game show you won’t want to miss!
Why similar: Horror 19.8%, 3D Platformer 15.2%, Dark 13%, First-Person 13%, Action-Adventure 10.7%
- #39 Cakey's Twisted Bakery
73% matchMixed69% of 1,331 reviews2024
Dev: TinyMindz
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 24%
It's bake or die at Cakey's Bakery, where human children are the secret ingredient to strange monsters' delicious pastries. Find the recipe for survival to escape the bakery and it's sweet and scary staff!
Why similar: FPS 22.5%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, First-Person 11.4%, Dark 10.6%, Stylized 9.6%
- #40 You Will Die Here Tonight
72% matchVery Positive91% of 670 reviews2023
Dev: Spiral Bound Interactive LLC
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Immerse yourself in retro top-down visuals as you face the horrors of Breckenridge Hall through intense first-person combat. Scavenge, solve puzzles, and upgrade your gear. Do whatever it takes to survive—but remember: You Will Die Here Tonight.
Why similar: Dark 20.4%, Survival Horror 17.9%, Horror 14.9%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, First-Person 11.3%
- #41 GUTTED: Infested Crypts
71% matchVery Positive84% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: SLAM AWAY GAMES
Windows
Descend into infested crypts beneath a cursed cemetery in this visceral action-horror FPS. Fight through rotting horrors with heavy gunplay, brutal dismemberment, and only a dying flashlight between you and the darkness.
Why similar: FPS 21.6%, Survival Horror 17.1%, Horror 16.1%, Dark 12.8%, Shooter 12.5%
- #42 Idols of Ash
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,355 reviews2026
Dev: Leafy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Grapple, clamber and fall thousands of meters down into a dark and ancient place in this first-person horror climbing game. You are being hunted.
Why similar: Horror 21.7%, 3D Platformer 15.8%, Dark 12.8%, First-Person 12.2%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #43 Twisted Arrow
74% matchVery Positive90% of 90 reviews2017
Dev: Phaser Lock Interactive
Windows
Twisted Arrow is a first-person shooter that gives players adrenaline-packed arcade style action. Armed with a top secret combat bow and an arsenal of devastating arrows, you must traverse and fight your way through a city occupied by a high-tech army, mechs, zombies, and chemical monsters.
Why similar: FPS 44.5%, Action-Adventure 22.4%, Action 18%, Adventure 15.1%
- #44 Nightmare of Decay
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,395 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 25.1%, Survival Horror 21.5%, Horror 20.8%, First-Person 10.9%, Action-Adventure 10%
- #45 The Tower
77% matchVery Negative16% of 108 reviews2014
Dev: Narrow Monolith
Windows · Mac
"I awaken once again. Shackled. Beaten. Broken. And yet there is hope. An opportunity..." Enter the darkness of The Tower. A unique, constantly expanding dungeon crawling experience. Gather your senses and find your way through the hellish corridors of your prison.
Why similar: Horror 33.9%, Action 24.3%, Adventure 24.3%, Indie 17.5%
- #46 Mother Hub
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 134 reviews2025
Dev: ODale Studios
Windows
A retro FPS with an artistically gritty setting from the early 2000's. Uncover futuristic weapons lost to time and face off against terrifying bosses. Do you have what it takes to stand against the darkness and save humanity from the brink of extinction?
Why similar: FPS 23.4%, Horror 17.7%, Shooter 16.7%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, First-Person 11.2%
- #47 Killing Time: Resurrected
69% matchVery Positive92% of 370 reviews2024
Dev: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Journey into a mansion on the Island of Matinicus where you'll arrive to find the mansion full of hellacious demonic creatures. Solve deadly puzzles, uncover the secrets behind a famous mystery and discover an ancient artifact from the Pharaoh Ramses, if you can live long enough to find it.
Why similar: FPS 27.5%, Horror 18.6%, First-Person 15.1%, Shooter 8.9%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #48 The Tower on the Borderland
70% matchVery Positive86% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: DascuMaru
Windows
A horror game inspired by Super Metroid and The House on the Borderland. Explore, survive and escape from a mysterious tower, inhabited by ghouls and monsters.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.6%, Horror 15.7%, Stylized 13.6%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, 3D 9.1%
- #49 Carnival Massacre
67% matchVery Positive90% of 215 reviews2025
Dev: Norbert BaranyiPub: BEDTIMESTORIES
Windows
Drawing heavily from classic survival horror tropes, Carnival Massacre takes players on a haunting quest in a cursed theme park. Explore your surroundings, manage your messy inventory, solve puzzles and kill the four ringleaders of the park!
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.1%, Horror 22%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Exploration 10.3%, Dark 10%
- #50 NEDRA
69% matchMixed67% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
NEDRA is a story-driven, atmospheric action-adventure blending survival horror with cosmic terror. Set in a Soviet-era Antarctic station, all the explorers have vanished without a trace, leaving you to uncover the chilling truth.
Why similar: FPS 16.8%, Survival Horror 12.5%, Horror 11.7%, Shooter 9.5%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
- #51 DeadCore
71% matchVery Positive85% of 2,045 reviews2014
Dev: 5 Bits Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
DeadCore is a Platformer-FPS blending exploration and speedrun. Become immersed in a futuristic and dreamlike adventure which will see you climb a huge Tower born from the void and truly put your capabilities to the test. Will you be able to reveal the secrets that lie beneath this fog-ridden world?
Why similar: FPS 26.3%, Platformer 23.5%, 3D Platformer 15.9%, First-Person 12.5%, Action 7.5%
- #52 Rainbow Gate
68% matchMixed69% of 124 reviews2026
Dev: 7EVIL Studio
Windows
Rainbow Gate is a survival horror game set in an abandoned toy factory and amusement park that was once full of joy, but has now become a deadly trap. You are trapped in a twisted game, forced to find a way to escape from the lurking shadows and relentless Animatronics before it’s too late.
Why similar: Horror 30.3%, Survival Horror 28.3%, First-Person 11.2%, Adventure 8.8%, 3D 7%
- #53 Heaven Dust 2
69% matchVery Positive90% of 857 reviews2022
Dev: One Gruel StudioPub: indienova
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Deep inside a research base, waking up from a cryogenic pod, you find yourself trapped in a living hell, surrounded by zombies. Heaven Dust 2 is a love letter to classic survival horror games featuring exploration, action, puzzles, and resource management.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.4%, Horror 21.2%, Shooter 14.5%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #54 Ikarus Parkour
67% matchVery Positive81% of 198 reviews2025
Dev: Vanja Aleksić
Windows
Ikarus Parkour is a precision 3D platformer set within a deadly game show. Climb the massive 850-meter vertical tower, overcome its obstacles, and claim the fortune that awaits.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 30.9%, First-Person 18.1%, Exploration 14.2%, Platformer 14%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #55 Deformed
67% matchVery Positive95% of 176 reviews2024
Dev: Deformed Studios
Windows
Single player horror game set in an underground lab. Kill monsters and escape.
Why similar: FPS 34.6%, Shooter 24.4%, Exploration 17.3%, First-Person 15.2%, 3D 8.5%
- #56 Consortium: THE TOWER
72% matchMixed48% of 58 reviews2017
Dev: Interdimensional Games Inc
Windows
A hardcore sci-fi first-person role-playing experience. Explore, talk, fight and/or sneak through The Churchill Tower in 2042! Play an active role in the ongoing narrative. Every choice counts.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 43.4%, FPS 23.5%, Story Rich 9.8%, Action 7.9%, Adventure 7.3%
- #57 Among Ashes
65% matchVery Positive95% of 472 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: FPS 17.4%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Horror 14.8%, Dark 11.2%, First-Person 10.6%
- #58 DeadCore Redux
65% matchVery Positive95% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: 5 Bits Games
Windows
DeadCore Redux is a challenging FPS-platformer set in a futuristic universe. Chain precise jumps, manipulate mechanisms with your SwitchGun, hunt hidden collectibles and new shortcuts, and push your skills to the limit as you climb a colossal Tower born from the void. Will you reach the Summit?
Why similar: FPS 23.7%, 3D Platformer 16.8%, Shooter 12.6%, First-Person 11.1%, Platformer 10.8%
- #59 Eraser
66% matchVery Positive83% of 3,537 reviews2021
Dev: Ringating
Windows
Punch, platform, and parry your way up a perilous tower that's doing everything it can to erase your progress.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 30%, Platformer 19.4%, Stylized 19.1%, 3D 11%, Action 6.5%