- #1 SOMA
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,500 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 16.7%, Survival Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Walking Simulator 11%, Dark 7%
- #2 Aphotic Descent
96% matchMixed64% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: Broiled Squid Studios
Windows
In Aphotic Descent, you play as a diver whose submarine crashed at the bottom of the ocean. With no other option for survival, you must make your way to a nearby underwater research facility facing terrifying creatures, all while descending deeper and deeper...
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.3%, Walking Simulator 19.1%, Mystery 12.5%, Atmospheric 11.7%, First-Person 9.9%
- #3 The Dive
96% matchMixed58% of 76 reviews2021
Dev: W0nnaFight
Windows
Linear underwater horror game about a search dive that quickly turns into fight for survival after an encounter with hellish creature.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Walking Simulator 18.8%, Dark 14.9%, First-Person 12.2%, Atmospheric 10.7%
- #4 Hell Dive
94% matchVery Positive94% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Teacup Games
Windows
Hell Dive is a first-person horror game where you are a Maritime Operative alone aboard a submarine. Sent on a mission to revive an abandoned deep-sea colony, you uncover dark secrets as terrifying and deadly horrors await in its depths
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.6%, Walking Simulator 19.6%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Atmospheric 8.4%, First-Person 7.7%
- #5 Narcosis
95% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,427 reviews2017
Dev: Honor Code, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.3%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Mystery 14.6%, First-Person 11.9%, Atmospheric 10%
- #6 Under The Waves
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,801 reviews2023
Dev: Parallel StudioPub: Spotlight by Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Stan, a professional diver in the North Sea, is struggling to overcome a life-changing loss during an extended mission underwater. Stuck in his self-imposed solitude, he starts to experience strange events and will have to make the most significant choice of his life...
Why similar: Story Rich 26.6%, Atmospheric 21.9%, Adventure 21.2%, Exploration 16.7%, Indie 7.4%
- #7 Still Wakes the Deep
91% matchVery Positive88% of 10,965 reviews2024
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.2%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Dark 8.7%, Story Rich 8%
- #8 Deep Sorrow
94% matchMixed51% of 92 reviews2017
Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Deep Sorrow is a horror/adventure game which leads you to a bunker and makes you feel desperate to get out.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.4%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Adventure 12.5%, Dark 9.3%
- #9 The Trench
92% matchVery Positive86% of 154 reviews2022
Dev: Omar Chapa Hernandez
Windows
As captain of the Pandora sub, you must explore the Trench and retrieve data from the Neptune wreckage. But beware - the trench is home to unimaginable horrors that will test your courage. Can you survive the terrors of the deep and complete your mission, or will you become the next victim?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30%, Survival Horror 24.4%, Mystery 13.7%, Atmospheric 9.2%, First-Person 4.8%
- #10 CRUSH DEPTH
90% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Earth Giant
Windows
CRUSH DEPTH is first-person sci-fi horror game set at the bottom of the ocean. A salvage operation that would set you up for life goes sideways when you realize you're not alone down there. You'll solve puzzles and run from danger as you uncover the mysterious fate of Eclipse Station.
Why similar: Story Rich 20%, First-Person 19.3%, Puzzle 16.1%, Exploration 13.4%, Atmospheric 12.6%
- #11 SILT
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 875 reviews2022
Dev: Spiral Circus GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Dive into a surreal ocean abyss in an atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Explore dangerous waters, possess sea creatures and solve environmental puzzles to discover what lies deep below the surface…
Why similar: Dark 25.8%, Atmospheric 22.4%, Puzzle 19.2%, Adventure 12.9%, Exploration 10.3%
- #12 Subnautica
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 344,093 reviews2018
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 40.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.3%, First-Person 18.3%, Exploration 16.3%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Adventure 10.1%
- #13 Under: Depths of Fear
89% matchMixed68% of 299 reviews2020
Dev: Globiss InteractivePub: Rogue Games, Inc.
Windows
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: Survival Horror 24.7%, Psychological Horror 19%, First-Person 12.8%, Story Rich 12.7%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #14 Project Abyss
89% matchMixed61% of 66 reviews2016
Dev: Tall Story StudiosPub: Prey Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Project Abyss is a deep sea adventure game where you explore as a diver, forced to survive a destiny that goes deeper than anyone imagined.
Why similar: Adventure 49.7%, Indie 28.1%, Action 22.1%
- #15 Mortal Decay
88% 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: Survival Horror 20.5%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Walking Simulator 11%, Stealth 10.6%, Dark 8.9%
- #16 The Shore
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,945 reviews2021
Dev: Ares DragonisPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
THE SHORE is a first person story driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations, You will encounter mysterious creatures and unravel the secrets behind them. Strong elements of horror, struggle to survive an unknown world that will make you question your own sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.3%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, First-Person 10.2%, Story Rich 8.7%, Exploration 7.1%
- #17 The Oily Depths
86% matchVery Positive83% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: Ryan R. Burns
Windows
Operate an oil-drilling submarine while taking instructions from a mysterious voice. Fail your quota, and they’ll cut your oxygen. This is deep-sea horror. Obey or drown.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.9%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Mystery 16.5%, Dark 12.8%, Atmospheric 11.2%
- #18 Depths of Sanity
85% matchVery Positive89% of 89 reviews2022
Dev: Bomb Shelter Games
Windows
A mysterious signal. A missing crew. And the one man trying to piece it all together. As Abe Douglas, dive deep into a fully underwater metroidvania to explore massive oceanic biomes, battle monstrous bosses, and piece together a mystery that threatens not only your crew, but your own sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.3%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Mystery 12.6%, Story Rich 10.5%, Dark 8.3%
- #19 Stardiver
84% matchMixed51% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Green Planet Games
Windows
You're a Stardiver on a mission. Descend into the depths of an underwater world filled with wonder, mysteries, and peril. Discover the story behind the abandoned base. Explore this submerged planet and learn its history.
Why similar: Mystery 25.7%, Story Rich 16.5%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Investigation 13.4%, Exploration 8.1%
- #20 Watertight
82% matchVery Positive88% of 175 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Studio
Windows
A short first-person horror game. An accident cripples your submarine while trying to find the wreck of the Titanic. In the darkness, you must restore life-support systems through tense puzzles, only to discover that you are not alone.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24%, Walking Simulator 17%, Atmospheric 14.5%, Puzzle 10.2%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #21 Subterror
82% matchVery Positive90% of 472 reviews2025
Dev: Team Monumental
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Explore abandoned biospheres at the bottom of the ocean, alone or with up to 4 friends.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.4%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, First-Person 19.7%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Adventure 8.8%
- #22 Solitude Underwater
83% matchMixed62% of 81 reviews2022
Dev: Maximus AktypisPub: Big MA16 Studios
Windows · Linux
Solitude Underwater is a short horror adventure game. Two treasure-hunting brothers are searching for sunken riches off the coast of South Africa, only to find themselves immersed in catastrophe after one of them gets trapped in a cage, deep inside shark-infested waters.
Why similar: Adventure 24.1%, First-Person 21.8%, Dark 18.4%, Atmospheric 14%, Action 9.6%
- #23 Dive The Depths
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: FrizuoPub: Starpixel Studios
Windows
Dive The Depths is an action-roguelike set beneath the ocean's surface. As a humble diver, you must navigate the world filled with bizarre sea creatures, submerged ruins, and forgotten histories. Can you conquer the depths and unravel the secrets that hidden beneath the waves?
Why similar: Physics 39.8%, Adventure 23.2%, Singleplayer 16.6%, Indie 10.6%, Action 9.8%
- #24 Anoxemia
84% matchMixed63% of 433 reviews2015
Dev: BSK GamesPub: Mandragora
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Anoxemia is a story-driven exploration game that puts you in control of the scientist Dr. Bailey and his operations drone, ATMA. Search the ocean floor as you discover and extract samples from the bowels of the underwater caves. Danger lurks in each passageway.
Why similar: Physics 21.2%, Dark 17.9%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Puzzle 11.4%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #25 Thalassa: Edge of the Abyss
80% matchVery Positive88% of 324 reviews2024
Dev: Sarepta StudioPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Uncover the mystery of Thalassa, a first-person psychological drama set under the sea. Ill-fate has fallen on your former crew and friends and it’s up to you to find answers onboard the wreckage. Experience the melancholic underwater journey of human stories facing life and loss.
Why similar: First-Person 17.9%, Atmospheric 16%, Adventure 14.9%, Story Rich 13.9%, Walking Simulator 11.3%
- #26 Feed the Deep
78% matchVery Positive89% of 471 reviews2024
Dev: Luke Muscat
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
A lovecraftian roguelike. Dive into procedurally generated undersea caves. Collect gold, upgrade your equipment, and Feed the Deep.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.7%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Dark 12.2%, Physics 10.9%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #27 Debris
81% matchMixed65% of 141 reviews2017
Dev: Moonray Studios
Windows · Mac
An atmospheric first-person narrative adventure set in a surreal seascape locked between ice and rock. Following an incident, you and a friend must find power, defeat strange and deadly creatures, and decipher what mysterious forces are attempting to prevent your escape. Escape together or die alone.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.8%, Story Rich 16.4%, Investigation 13.4%, Atmospheric 13.3%, First-Person 11.9%
- #28 Unusual Tales: Deep Below
76% matchVery Positive97% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: Jall
Windows
You, a normal working Joe, decide to try to solve the mystery of the missing girl... Will you make it out alive? A horror game filled with mystery!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Survival Horror 19.8%, First-Person 13.4%, Adventure 9.8%, Mystery 8.1%
- #29 POOLS
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,027 reviews2024
Dev: Tensori
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.1%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Atmospheric 12%, First-Person 10.5%, Exploration 6.6%
- #30 Inmates
79% matchMixed60% of 330 reviews2017
Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Inmates is a story-driven, atmospheric psychological horror game. Featuring interactive exploration in a suffocating location, mind-bending puzzles and disturbing imagery. You wake up in a run-down prison cell and have no clue how you got there. You’ve convinced yourself this is all just a nightmare...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.2%, Adventure 16.4%, First-Person 12.1%, Story Rich 10.4%, Atmospheric 9%
- #31 Reflection
75% matchVery Positive84% of 230 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.8%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Mystery 12.9%, Dark 10.9%, Atmospheric 10%
- #32 Trapped
78% matchVery Positive83% of 156 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: Walking Simulator 18.3%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Mystery 14.7%, Adventure 12.6%, First-Person 10.5%
- #33 A Night in Prison
77% matchMixed55% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: STuNTPub: STuNT
Windows
You come to your senses in a cell that looks like you are in some kind of prison. It's almost silent, but sometimes there are some sounds.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.7%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Investigation 10.8%, Mystery 10.1%
- #34 Murky Divers
73% matchVery Positive88% of 5,170 reviews2024
Dev: Embers
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Solo or up to 8 players. Get rid of your employer's failed experiments in abandoned underwater labs. Navigate your submarine, avoid abyssal terrors, and remove all corpses.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.7%, Psychological Horror 24.3%, First-Person 15.4%, Mystery 11.8%, Exploration 8.9%
- #35 UnderDread
79% matchMixed57% of 138 reviews2016
Dev: Bigzur Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A first-person horror adventure game that will take you on a journey through an ancient castle and that lies beneath. Dangers and forgotten horrors await in the dark...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.8%, Mystery 15.7%, Adventure 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #36 The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 494 reviews2016
Dev: YCJY Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Explore the ruins of the human race and discover the thriving wildlife that blossomed after our extinction in this underwater action/adventure. Encounter monstrous creatures and let curiosity guide you through an inevitable voyage of extinction.
Why similar: Adventure 41.1%, Indie 23.8%, Action 17.1%, Exploration 12.4%, Singleplayer 5.6%
- #37 Hollow Cocoon
73% matchVery Positive92% of 886 reviews2023
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Stealth 10.3%, Dark 9.2%
- #38 Luto
71% matchVery Positive85% of 1,226 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.3%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Mystery 11.9%, Dark 10.5%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #39 Prison Loop
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: Leakage Games
Windows
Embark on a journey of anomalies and repetition in "Prison Loop," a captivating indie puzzle game. Trapped in a mysterious temporal loop within a high-security prison, your objective is to observe anomalies throughout the environment.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.1%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Mystery 12.6%, First-Person 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #40 Iron Lung
72% matchVery Positive92% of 10,453 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Atmospheric 14.5%, First-Person 11%, Mystery 10.3%
- #41 Abyss of Neptune
73% matchMixed69% of 221 reviews2021
Dev: Abyssmal GamesPub: Synodic Arc
Windows
Abyss of Neptune is a survival horror game set in the deep seas of the Bermuda Triangle. You are sent to investigate a mysterious underwater signal, but there is more to it than meets the eye. Do you have what it takes to survive the abyss?
Why similar: Survival Horror 60.1%, First-Person 16.8%, Adventure 10.7%, Action 5.1%, Indie 4.9%
- #42 Despair
76% matchMostly Negative35% of 1,837 reviews2015
Dev: AGC
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The main character wakes up in a tunnel of the subway and tries to find out that happened to it and other passengers of the train. To understand that after all it happened to the gone passengers, the player should investigate strange catacombs being deeply underground.
Why similar: Indie 24.9%, Walking Simulator 23.2%, First-Person 20.2%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Adventure 9.9%
- #43 Tunnels of Despair
74% matchMixed62% of 74 reviews2018
Dev: BearFighterDev
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 28.5%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Stealth 11.1%, First-Person 9.9%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #44 Death in the Water 2
70% matchVery Positive83% of 1,771 reviews2023
Dev: Lighthouse Games Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Dodge and carve your way through swarms of terrifying sea creatures controlled by Death, a vicious giant mind-controlling Kraken that haunts your every move. Scavenge for hidden treasure to unlock weapons, and upgrades to help you in your fight for survival. Every dive reveals a new nightmare.
Why similar: Survival Horror 56.5%, Atmospheric 21.2%, First-Person 14.2%, Realistic 3%, Action 2.6%
- #45 Blasfemia
69% matchVery Positive92% of 262 reviews2025
Dev: Nakashima Studios
Windows
Blasfemia is a first-person horror game. You are trapped in a seemingly normal apartment but realize early on that you're not alone. Explore a handcrafted, detail rich environment in a tense and terrifying atmosphere and try to find a way out before an ominous entity gets to you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.2%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Dark 12.6%, Psychological Horror 6.8%, Adventure 6.6%
- #46 They Breathe
72% matchVery Positive84% of 1,289 reviews2014
Dev: The Working Parts
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
They Breathe is a short journey into the depths of a forest filled with water. As you swim deeper, it's up to you to figure out the rules of an insidious ecosystem where nothing is as it first seems, and where everyone is after the same precious resource – oxygen!
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.7%, Lovecraftian 13.5%, Dark 12.2%, Story Rich 11%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #47 Inside Depth 6
71% matchVery Positive85% of 246 reviews2021
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
There are 6 depths to descend; the further you go, the more terror you will experience. Uncover mysteries, solve puzzles, and immerse yourself in a dark storyline that Inside Depth 6 has to offer. Journey through all 6 depths to uncover the secrets buried within.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.2%, Dark 15.2%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Story Rich 9.9%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #48 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
70% matchVery Positive87% of 2,402 reviews2020
Dev: Marevo Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Mystery 10%, Atmospheric 8%
- #49 ROUTINE
65% matchVery Positive93% of 6,281 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Dark 9.3%, Stealth 9.2%
- #50 Liminalcore
67% matchVery Positive83% of 652 reviews2024
Dev: Shadow Owl Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Explore and admire while navigate through eerie, surreal environments inspired by the Backrooms lore. Explore this uncanny world lost in time and get lost in the otherworldly architecture in a world where reality bends and your sanity is tested.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.6%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Mystery 15%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Exploration 7.2%
- #51 The Alien Cube
69% matchVery Positive81% of 550 reviews2021
Dev: Alessandro Guzzo
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Worlds collide as your cursed inheritance throws you into the middle of a series of mysterious events. Discover terrifying secrets as you follow your uncle’s disappearance, and confront a terrible truth that will change your life forever in this cosmic horror first-person adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.3%, Survival Horror 12.2%, Walking Simulator 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Mystery 9.3%
- #52 The Sirena Expedition
68% matchVery Positive81% of 123 reviews2023
Dev: Giraffe Cat
Windows
The Sirena Expedition is a short PSX-style horror-platformer in which you explore a mysterious underwater facility.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41%, Mystery 19.4%, Atmospheric 16.6%, Adventure 8.2%, Linear 6.9%
- #53 The Shore VR
71% matchMostly Negative38% of 72 reviews2022
Dev: Ares Dragonis
Windows
The Shore VR is a first-person story-driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations. You will play the role of a man who ends up on a mysterious island. Strong elements of Lovecraftian horror, struggle to survive in an unknown world.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.9%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Mystery 10.7%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #54 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
66% matchVery Positive82% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: X1 Games
Windows
Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.4%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Mystery 10.2%, Dark 8.9%
- #55 God's Basement
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,314 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.5%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Mystery 11.3%, Dark 10.8%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #56 Albert Innovation
67% matchVery Positive91% of 171 reviews2022
Dev: Delirium Den
Windows
Albert Innovation is an immersive, narrative, atmospheric semi-horror game, where you will attempt to unravel the mysteries of what was once the most brilliant technological innovation company of the olden days. Manipulate machines, run away, and put an end to this nightmare.
Why similar: Mystery 26.2%, Dark 18%, Atmospheric 16%, Exploration 9.3%, Survival Horror 6.6%
- #57 White Room Protocol
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 23.2%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Dark 11.5%, Atmospheric 10.5%, First-Person 8.9%
- #58 _dive
70% matchMixed65% of 85 reviews2018
Dev: lower third
Windows
A story about escapism.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 49.7%, Adventure 30.1%, Indie 20.2%
- #59 UNDER the WATER - an ocean survival game
69% matchMostly Negative33% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: UTW Team
Windows
How long do you survive on a small island in the middle of a flooded world?
Why similar: Physics 31.8%, Atmospheric 24.6%, Exploration 18.7%, Adventure 18.1%, Action 6.8%
- #60 Sync Or Sink
64% matchVery Positive91% of 134 reviews2025
Dev: Low Effort Interactive
Windows
Trapped in a sinking submarine, two players must communicate through walkie-talkies to solve puzzles, complete tasks, navigate the depths, and escape before time runs out.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.5%, Dark 20%, First-Person 18.2%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Exploration 10%