- #1 Visage
97% matchVery Positive84% of 10,917 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 26.1%, Psychological Horror 24.9%, Survival Horror 20%, Walking Simulator 8.1%, Realistic 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive house-based psychological horror experience that mirrors the exploration and paranormal dread of Unmourned.
- #2 Luto
96% matchVery Positive85% of 1,351 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 17%, Cinematic 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15%, Psychological 12.2%, Thriller 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the feeling of being trapped in a changing, haunted home with a heavy emphasis on psychological tension.
- #3 Infliction
96% matchVery Positive81% of 962 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 22.7%, Horror 19.6%, Walking Simulator 18.5%, Realistic 10.8%, Surreal 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply personal and terrifying exploration of a haunted home that mirrors the narrative-driven mystery of the seed game.
- #4 MADiSON
95% matchVery Positive87% of 3,425 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27%, Survival Horror 25.5%, Horror 24.1%, Atmospheric 5.1%, Exploration 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similar focus on using a camera to uncover supernatural secrets within a claustrophobic domestic setting.
- #5 Supernormal
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,216 reviews2024
Dev: Hitori de Productions
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.4%, Supernatural 17%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 11%, Realistic 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on investigative horror in a domestic environment, perfectly matching the uncovering the truth gameplay loop.
- #6 Layers of Fear
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,706 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18%, Psychedelic 15.2%, Horror 13.8%, Supernatural 12.5%, Walking Simulator 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a surreal, shifting environment that emphasizes the psychological breakdown of the protagonist.
- #7 Cold House
94% matchMixed56% of 135 reviews2022
Dev: Menge Studio
Windows
The protagonist gets into a car accident and is forced to take shelter from the cold in an abandoned house, waiting for warmer temperatures, where it will soon turn out that he is not alone at all..
Why similar: Survival Horror 17%, Supernatural 15.2%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Cinematic 10.4%, Horror 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on survival and atmospheric tension in a remote, haunted domestic setting.
- #8 Ontotis
92% matchVery Positive83% of 118 reviews2023
Dev: Xenoplasis Games
Windows
As a caretaker trapped by a severe storm, you must secure an abandoned hilltop home. When routine chores spiral into terror, uncover the residents' chilling fate, solve puzzles, and unravel the truth behind a mysterious haunting entity deeply connected to you in this psychological horror game.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Psychological 13%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Mystery 11.2%, Thriller 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a blend of mystery and atmospheric horror that aligns well with the exploration-heavy nature of Unmourned.
- #9 Unseen
91% matchVery Positive81% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Redsroll
Windows
It’s an indie horror game where John, a forensic photographer, after an unexpected and exhausting shift, is forced to spend the night away from home. What seemed like a temporary rest soon begins to turn unsettling.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.5%, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Horror 12.5%, Thriller 9.8%, Exploration 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes the feeling of being watched and the slow discovery of paranormal truths.
- #10 The Mortuary Assistant
91% matchVery Positive92% of 8,717 reviews2022
Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
Why similar: Horror 25.8%, Supernatural 24.4%, Surreal 11.5%, Mystery 11.3%, Thriller 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines job-based simulation with intense, first-person paranormal horror in a confined space.
- #11 Martha Is Dead
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,915 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
Why similar: Cinematic 17%, Psychological 17%, Psychological Horror 16%, Thriller 11.9%, Horror 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, narrative-heavy psychological thriller that explores trauma and supernatural elements in a realistic setting.
- #12 Prognostic
89% matchVery Positive94% of 491 reviews2022
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
An orphan returns to the house of the deceased fortune-teller to uncover the secret of his family's death. He must accept his legacy and become a prognostic before supernatural madness engulfs people of his town.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, Horror 19.9%, Realistic 18.9%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Exploration 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Blends investigative gameplay with supernatural horror, requiring players to piece together clues to survive.
- #13 BrokenLore: UNFOLLOW
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 278 reviews2026
Dev: Serafini Productions
Windows
BrokenLore: UNFOLLOW is a first-person psychological horror game that explores the impact social media has on mental health through the story of Anne, a victim of bullying trapped in a surreal nightmare where she must solve a dark mystery and confront sinister creatures.
Why similar: Psychedelic 17.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Survival Horror 13.9%, Horror 11.9%, Realistic 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Uses psychedelic and atmospheric elements to build a sense of psychological unease.
- #14 The Wellmonts Case
87% matchVery Positive95% of 233 reviews2026
Dev: Zakym s. r. o.
Windows
The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Thriller 12.3%, Cinematic 11.1%, Horror 11%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven mystery that leans heavily into the psychological horror of a domestic investigation.
- #15 Silver Chains
89% matchMixed69% of 1,357 reviews2019
Dev: Cracked Heads GamesPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.
Why similar: Horror 29.5%, Psychological Horror 25.2%, Adventure 8.2%, Walking Simulator 7.2%, Psychological 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic horror experience that focuses on exploring a large, abandoned house filled with dark secrets.
- #16 Lost in Vivo
86% matchVery Positive91% of 3,974 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Psychological 17%, Horror 16.9%, Surreal 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic psychological horror game that excels at creating intense, localized dread.
- #17 Summer of '58
85% matchVery Positive89% of 4,931 reviews2021
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.2%, Cinematic 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 12.3%, Thriller 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, punchy horror experience that captures the feeling of being alone in a house with a malevolent presence.
- #18 Echoes of Dread
84% matchVery Positive86% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Reaper GSPub: Kazakov Studios
Windows
Wake up inside an abandoned mansion. Uncover the dark fate of a missing family. Survive the presence that stalks you within these walls.
Why similar: Supernatural 19.3%, Survival Horror 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 12.9%, Surreal 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the discovery of hidden objects and supernatural phenomena within a first-person perspective.
- #19 Misery Mansion
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 96 reviews2021
Dev: Manic Mice
Windows
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: Survival Horror 20%, Psychological 15.4%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 12.9%, Realistic 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style survival horror game that emphasizes stealth and puzzle-solving in a haunted estate.
- #20 Abandoned Souls
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 402 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.8%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 11.1%, Realistic 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the isolation and psychological weight of being trapped in a haunted environment.
- #21 Faint Call
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 150 reviews2024
Dev: KY XEPub: Darks Zone
Windows
Faint Call is a psychological horror game about a police officer investigating a distress call from someone at a notoriously cursed house.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.9%, Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Psychological 12.1%, Supernatural 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A walking-simulator that prioritizes environmental storytelling and atmospheric dread.
- #22 Creepy Shift: House For Sale
81% matchVery Positive93% of 373 reviews2025
Dev: Night Shift TeamPub: Red Limb Studio
Windows
Handyman needed - ASAP! The investor’s coming in the morning, and the house still isn’t ready! Take on an extra shift where horror meets simulation. Tackle the chaos, uncover dark secrets, and finish everything before dawn.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.1%, Psychedelic 18.6%, Horror 15.7%, Realistic 11.4%, Supernatural 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines simulation elements with first-person horror in a relatable, domestic setting.
- #23 Implements of Hell
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 104 reviews2021
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Implements of Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mysteries, unlock the secrets, and change the outcome in a slow-paced atmospheric, and extremely horrifying experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.3%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Psychological 12.2%, Cinematic 11.7%, Thriller 11%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the atmospheric buildup of terror within a confined, realistic space.
- #24 Reflection
80% matchVery Positive83% of 260 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 16.8%, Supernatural 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 11.5%, Realistic 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Mirrors the realistic, walking-simulator approach to horror found in the seed game.
- #25 Echoes Of The House
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 191 reviews2024
Dev: Sordar Studios
Windows
Christopher arrives at his grandmother's countryside home late at night for a seemingly ordinary visit. But soon after reuniting, he begins to notice something isn't right. The familiar setting warps into a place of unease, and the mystery that unravels is far more complex than anyone could expect.
Why similar: Cinematic 12.9%, Supernatural 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Psychological 11.3%, Thriller 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich exploration game that focuses on the history and haunting of a specific location.
- #26 Silent Nights
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 217 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Survival Horror 14.2%, Cinematic 13%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11%, Psychological 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a focused, atmospheric walking-simulator experience with strong survival-horror elements.
- #27 Unspoken
78% matchVery Positive88% of 836 reviews2024
Dev: Weeping studioPub: Weeping Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 47%
You find yourself in the center of inexplicable nightmare. Make your way through the horror, come face to face with terrible events. Immerse yourself in the dark mystery of the events in which you found yourself an unwitting participant.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.7%, Thriller 18.3%, Horror 18%, Mystery 10.4%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused horror game that builds tension through environmental clues and psychological pressure.
- #28 Omitted
82% matchMixed47% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
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 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Thriller 12.9%, Horror 12.1%, Cinematic 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses atmosphere and tension to keep the player on edge.
- #29 White Room Protocol
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 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 19.1%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 13.7%, Thriller 12.6%, Supernatural 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A single-player horror experience that emphasizes isolation and atmospheric storytelling.
- #30 Scary Shadow Spot - Last Farewell
77% matchVery Positive97% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Daniele Doesn't MatterPub: Doesn't Matter Games
Windows
Scary Shadow Spot: Last Farewell - Haunted by his past, Mark explores a haunted house where nothing is as it seems. Chilling puzzles and shocking truths await. Are you ready to uncover the mystery hidden in the shadows?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 13.3%, Psychological 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Thriller 10.8%
- #31 MIRROR MIRROR
77% matchMixed70% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: ZeroZeroThirteen
Windows
MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.
Why similar: Supernatural 14.5%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Psychological 11.2%, Horror 9.7%
- #32 HouseWarming
75% matchVery Positive83% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: Neskorobok GamesPub: Setone Games
Windows
Brian Lewis buys an old house, hoping for a quiet and orderly life. But on the very first night, the house begins to behave strangely... What starts as a harmless incident slowly turns into something far more terrifying... What if someone else is inside?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Cinematic 13.4%, Supernatural 12.3%, Horror 11.4%
- #33 Mists of Aiden
76% matchVery Positive91% of 1,141 reviews2020
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
Why similar: Horror 24.6%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, Supernatural 12.2%, Mystery 9.4%
- #34 Scream under the house
74% matchVery Positive84% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: 1ne2wozzzPub: Admia
Windows
A psychological first-person horror about a house that hides a disturbing truth beneath its walls. Explore, uncover fragments of the past, and decide whether to confront what lies below… or leave it buried forever.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.2%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Cinematic 15.4%, Horror 12.7%, Mystery 9.8%
- #35 Vesnith Tapes
75% matchVery Positive80% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: KY XEPub: Darks Zone
Windows
A psychological horror game where a police officer investigates a cold case in a decaying house, uncovering a strange and haunting tape recorder that reveals a terrible secret.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.2%, Realistic 10.3%, Psychological 9.7%, Horror 9%, Exploration 8.5%
- #36 Whispering Lane: Horror
76% matchMixed63% of 168 reviews2024
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the dark secrets of the abandoned house on Whispering Lane in this psychological horror game. Navigate through perilous twists, where each turn reveals a blend of horror and mystery. Can you unearth the truth before darkness consumes you?
Why similar: Survival Horror 14.9%, Walking Simulator 13%, Cinematic 12%, Psychological 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%
- #37 The Empty Eyes
73% matchVery Positive82% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.2%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 14.6%, Thriller 12.9%, Mystery 10.9%
- #38 Greenhouse
72% matchVery Positive90% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: 7D Games Studio
Windows
A psychological horror game where you enter the Greenhouse at your own risk to uncover the truth behind the friendly façade. Change the environment and weather to progress, hoping to get out. Switch off the entities to enjoy eerie serenity.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.7%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 10.6%, Supernatural 10.2%
- #39 Supernatural
73% matchMixed63% of 1,292 reviews2024
Dev: Hitori De Productions
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Detective Wyatt confronts a chilling mystery as he investigates a housemaid's disappearance. Unearth sinister secrets as you navigate through a haunted house, where every shadow hides a lurking terror.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.5%, Psychological 18.5%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 15.6%, Action-Adventure 9.7%
- #40 Unanswered
70% matchVery Positive96% of 91 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: Psychological Horror 23.2%, Horror 16.8%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Exploration 10.2%, Psychological 8.9%
- #41 Lunacy: Saint Rhodes
74% matchMixed60% of 182 reviews2023
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Walking Simulator 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Surreal 11.5%, Thriller 10.9%, Horror 10%
- #42 DeathOmen
71% matchVery Positive80% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Jeff WinnerPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
DeathOmen is a short psychological horror Experience that challenges players to maintain their sanity over the nights in a mysterious house that hides mystery and fear, disturbing events and jumpscares.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.9%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Psychological 12.6%, Horror 12%
- #43 Overcome Your Fears - Caretaker
69% matchMixed69% of 2,286 reviews2025
Dev: markuwaaaaa
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Steve Jackson, a 19-year-old guy, is looking after a friends house and encounters eerie events in a small town. Dive into the dark mystery of the events you unwittingly became a part of. Will you be able to uncover the truth?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Horror 18.1%, Thriller 13.6%, Psychological 13.5%
- #44 Uninvited Guest
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 350 reviews2021
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Uninvited Guest is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1930. You play as a villager who was destined to end up in an old mansion.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.7%, Horror 17.8%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Mystery 13.7%, Cinematic 10.6%
- #45 Can't revert
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 233 reviews2024
Dev: Metaphor
Windows
Can't revert is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where your wife and son are dead. Discover hidden clues in the house and uncover the secrets of their deaths. Experience the constant tension and fear in the repetitive space.
Why similar: Supernatural 35.1%, Walking Simulator 16%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Realistic 11.3%, Horror 11.1%
- #46 Untold Memories: Potter's Field
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: Huseyin OnurPub: Tyrosine Games
Windows
After a tragic accident, Mark struggles to recover, battling debt and deep psychological scars. One day, a mysterious job offer appears and seems like hope. As the night begins, everything changes. Is this his chance to start over, or his first step into the heart of darkness?
Why similar: Cinematic 13%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Surreal 10.3%, Thriller 9.4%, Horror 9.3%
- #47 Evil Inside
73% matchMixed62% of 340 reviews2021
Dev: JanduSoft
Windows
Evil Inside is a first-person psychological horror game. After the death of his mother and the arrest of his father for it, Mark decides to contact her using the Spiritual board. But it fades away, and here is when all begins... Mark will face his greatest fears to discover the truth.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.9%, Psychological 17.5%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Horror 13.6%, Realistic 12.4%
- #48 Don't Be Afraid
71% matchVery Positive82% of 1,000 reviews2020
Dev: Limo GamesPub: Eneida Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 18.7%, Walking Simulator 17.5%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 12.3%, Realistic 10.2%
- #49 The Guest II
68% matchVery Positive82% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest II is a first-person psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Psychological 12.7%, Horror 11.4%, Supernatural 9.2%
- #50 SILENT BREATH
67% matchMixed68% of 1,238 reviews2026
Dev: EXODIAC STUDIOS
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Horror 19%, Thriller 17.1%, Realistic 14.1%, Walking Simulator 10.8%
- #51 Dread Flats
67% matchVery Positive83% of 1,663 reviews2025
Dev: Ghostcase
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..
Why similar: Supernatural 16.1%, Survival Horror 15.1%, Horror 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Thriller 11.3%
- #52 Insomnis
69% matchVery Positive91% of 274 reviews2022
Dev: Path Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Insomnis is a first-person horror game focused on story, exploration and solving puzzles to advance through a terrifying atmosphere. Players take control of Joe Castevet, who will have to deal with a mysterious inheritance he has just received. Discover all the secrets of the Castevet mansion!
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.8%, Psychological 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 12.4%, Realistic 11.1%
- #53 COLINA: Legacy
71% matchVery Positive81% of 210 reviews2018
Dev: Chance6 Studios, LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Alex wakes up at his grandmother’s, left alone in a silent house. Unsure where his family is, he begins to uncover a dark mystery in an attempt to escape. Facing his fear in an endless nightmare, Alex must survive the dead of night, a cursed forest, and paranormal activities before daylight arrives.
Why similar: Thriller 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Supernatural 14.2%, Horror 13.6%, Survival Horror 12%
- #54 Family curse
68% matchVery Positive91% of 243 reviews2023
Dev: Stork Game
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Family curse is a mystical horror from the first person with a frightening atmosphere. Immerse yourself in the intricate history of the Crouse family and find out the terrible secret of the people who died in the cursed house.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.6%, Thriller 18.4%, Horror 17%, Psychedelic 12.9%, Psychological 11.5%
- #55 Box of Broken Nails
65% matchVery Positive98% of 158 reviews2025
Dev: Cdodge
Windows
First-person psychological horror about ignorance and attempts. Protect yourself as a lone carpenter, hastily look for materials in your house to board up a door that shouldn’t exist. At any cost.
Why similar: Psychological 17.9%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Surreal 11.2%, Horror 10.9%
- #56 Fears to Fathom - Carson House
65% matchVery Positive92% of 2,910 reviews2023
Dev: Rayll
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Noah Baker, an 18 year old highschooler experiences unsettling occurrences while house-sitting for a media personality, little did he know what was about to unfold that night.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Horror 16.3%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Realistic 10%, Thriller 8.9%
- #57 Familiar Stranger
67% matchMixed64% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Duanyang WangPub: Horror engine games
Windows
The Familiar Stranger is a 3D psychological horror game where twisted memories and nightmares blur. Uncover dark secrets while evading a relentless entity that watches from the shadows. Can you escape the horrors of the past, or will they consume you?
Why similar: Action-Adventure 19.9%, Supernatural 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Exploration 14.4%, Realistic 13.4%
- #58 Psych
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 350 reviews2022
Dev: MediaTale
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Experience the story of Alexander Green and find out what happened on the day of the accident in this First Person horror Adventure. Follow the development of Alex, solve puzzles around the event and try not to fall into madness as you search for answers.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Thriller 15.5%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Horror 13.8%, Realistic 9.9%
- #59 Dead Take
64% matchVery Positive88% of 840 reviews2025
Dev: Surgent StudiosPub: Pocketpair Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.7%, Survival Horror 16.3%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 14%, Psychological 8.7%