- #1 Break The Ice
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BeyondRealm
Windows
Mine, survive, sell, upgrade, repeat. Descend into a treacherous ice cave filled with relentless monsters and rare loot. Escape with the Miner's Stone to proceed to your next expedition. But watch the frost, if your cabin's temperature drops, your journey ends permanently.
Why similar: Mining 48.2% ★, Exploration 13.2%, Action-Adventure 7.1%, Adventure 6.3%, Dark 4.8%
- #2 Tkium Exclusion Area
97% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Tkium
Windows
Tkium Exclusion Area is a short horror escape game which takes place in an asylum. You need to escape the area before the fear takes over you. Find levers, discover systems and solve problems. Will you find the exit in one piece?...
Why similar: Action-Adventure 24%, Exploration 19.7%, First-Person 15%, Horror 11.2%, 3D 11%
- #3 Midnight at Forest
96% matchPositive87% of 39 reviews2022
Dev: Gladiator Games
Windows
Try to escape from the Forest as you setup camp, then realize you were locked in there by a Park officer. There were 5 keyholes, so you had to find one key for each one.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 24.3%, Exploration 19.4%, Adventure 14.9%, First-Person 14.7%, Horror 13.3%
- #4 Phantom Jay
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kyrios Studios
Windows
Explore a haunting semi-open world in this first-person psychological horror game. Uncover disturbing secrets and survive.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 22.1%, Exploration 22%, First-Person 14.4%, Horror 13.2%, 3D 10.8%
- #5 Grim Shift
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Eternal Worlds Studios
Windows
Grab your flashlight and explore the cursed graveyard in Grim Shift, a tense co-op survival horror game for 1-4 players. Forced by the cult to go out everynight and gather treasures for them. But you are not alone... the cemetery hides a lot of secrets along with the deadly monsters.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 21.7%, Exploration 17.5%, First-Person 13%, Inventory Management 12%, Horror 10.6%
- #6 Basement
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Defeng Games
Windows
Basement is a first-person single-player adventure game where you dig and explore underground. Discover various items and face dangerous hazards hidden below. Reach the deepest point and claim the treasure!
Why similar: Mining 52.5% ★, Exploration 20.8%, First-Person 15.8%, Adventure 8.1%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #7 Fish Market
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Raykwaza
Windows
This is a first-person Japanese horror game where you wake up in a nightmare world after being killed at a fish market. Encounter hostile creatures and traverse impossible environments to find a way home.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 26.9%, Exploration 25.5%, First-Person 11.6%, Horror 10.1%, Adventure 9.3%
- #8 A Totally Legal Archaeology Adventure
92% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Exponential production
Windows
An action-adventure digging and exploration game. Your job? Travel across remote islands, dig up ancient artifacts, and curate the most impressive museum the world has ever seen!
Why similar: Mining 42.2% ★, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Exploration 11.7%, First-Person 9.3%, 3D 6.7%
- #9 Haze Together
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: hprun
Windows
HAZE TOGETHER is a 1-4 player psychological survival horror game set in claustrophobic mines. Team up with friends, explore dangerous industrial facilities, and escape the darkness trying to consume you. Remember: the haze thickens every second, and you are not alone.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 19.5%, Exploration 19.1%, First-Person 13%, Horror 12.1%, 3D 9.6%
- #10 Nightzoid
91% matchMixed57% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: edybtt Studios
Windows
Nightzoid is a single-player, horror-puzzle indie game. Try to find out the mystery before death catches you.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 23.7%, Exploration 19%, First-Person 14.1%, Horror 11%, 3D 10.7%
- #11 Cornfield Escape
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aethvion
Windows
Trapped in a dense cornfield, you must navigate hidden landmarks, avoid noise traps and outsmart a relentless stalker that hunts by sound. Stay quiet, read the signs and escape before it reaches you.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 26.8%, Exploration 21.3%, Adventure 16.6%, Horror 12.3%, 3D 11.9%
- #12 Midnight Looters
89% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: ECO Dijital
Windows
Midnight Looters is a 1-4 player co-op horror game where you and your friends explore mysterious forests to find valuable treasures. Face supernatural dangers, collect items, and upgrade your gear to survive the haunted woods.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 17.9%, Horror 14.3%, Exploration 13.2%, Dark 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #13 SCOOMART
90% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Chase Wilburn
Windows
SCOOMART is a INDIE-HORROR game created from an inside joke about a pet! As the protagonist, you get stuck working the night shift at a local gas station. What begins as a normal shift quickly turns into a very confusing night.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 21.3%, Exploration 21%, First-Person 14.2%, Horror 13.2%, 3D 10.5%
- #14 Tihama | تهامة
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bader Albaker Pub: Bader albaker
Windows
Tihama is a first-person Mysterious story driven adventure game. You return to your family home to take care of your grandfathers property, but strange events begin to appear. Explore, feel the tension, and uncover the truth behind what’s happening. A thrilling journey full of secrets and surprises.
Why similar: Exploration 23.9%, Action-Adventure 22.1%, Horror 17.1%, Adventure 13.2%, First-Person 11.7%
- #15 Catskill Mine: 10,000ft Below
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alexander Velichkov
Windows
A single-player horror game set in a decrepit roadside mine attraction. Descend to uncover the mine's dark history, and find a way to escape from the lurking horrors within.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 22.3%, First-Person 15.5%, Horror 15.1%, 3D 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #16 The Threshold
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sain Dreams
Windows · Linux
The Threshold is a psychological horror game. Trapped in an endless time loop, your only goal is to escape. However, with each new attempt, the environment fractures.
Why similar: Exploration 24.8%, Action-Adventure 24.7%, Horror 16.1%, 3D 12.1%, Adventure 10.2%
- #17 Extinction
88% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Royal Games Studio
Windows
Extinction is a singleplayer horror game where you explore The valley of Extinction. Your job is to explore it while also keeping yourself alive from monsters who want to end your life. Made this game when I was 16 :)
Why similar: Horror 21.8%, Action-Adventure 20.4%, Exploration 16.1%, Adventure 13.1%, First-Person 11.9%
- #18 MíManny
85% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Radonox Studios
Windows
Trapped in a dark environment, you must escape from the relentless Butcher. Every shadow hides a threat, and every mistake could be your last in this tense survival horror experience. Will you survive the night?
Why similar: Action-Adventure 20.3%, Exploration 19.6%, First-Person 14.3%, Horror 12.3%, 3D 9%
- #19 MINE THE WORLD
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Brilliantcrypto, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Brilliantcrypto presents this brand-new mining spin-off. Travel the world chasing hidden treasures and precious gemstones, in this worldwide mining adventure!
Why similar: Mining 50.7% ★, Action-Adventure 15.6%, Exploration 11.5%, Adventure 9.7%, First-Person 4.9%
- #20 Mining Company
84% matchMostly Negative36% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: SoG
Windows
Online co-op horror for 1-4 players. Mine nearby asteroids for gems to pay for your company's new spaceship. Time your orbits, day-trade the minerals market, and avoid deadly monsters at night.
Why similar: Mining 42.6% ★, Exploration 10.6%, Horror 8.6%, First-Person 8%, Online Co-Op 5.7%
- #21 GleanBound
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TOPH
Windows · Mac
GleanBound: is first-person horror semi-realistic maze runner that mixes adrenaline-fueled chase mechanics with creepy events and terrifying creatures. Collect soul stones and stay ahead of what’s hunting you — but remember, every corner could be your last.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 21.6%, Horror 20.7%, First-Person 17.8%, 3D 10.5%, Adventure 8.3%
- #22 Mumble Pines: The Arrival
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dino Nugget Studios
Windows
In this first-person story-driven horror game, you take a job as a janitor to access a run-down island summer camp that got shut down, after the dissapearence of your younger brother, which was only one of many incidents. It’s up to you to uncover the island’s buried secrets.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 20.4%, Exploration 20.1%, First-Person 13.6%, Horror 13%, 3D 10.1%
- #23 3am on Fish Island
81% matchMixed47% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: krishGames
Windows
Walk the streets of Fish Island and collect food. Become sober. Stay alert. There are ghosts. Made with the Godot Engine.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 22.5%, Exploration 18%, Adventure 13%, Horror 10.2%, Action 10.2%
- #24 A Mountain Called Hope
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hairy Beast
Windows · Mac
Explore a hauntingly abandoned late 1800s mountain coal mining town afflicted by a violent winter storm.
Why similar: Mining 53.7% ★, Exploration 14.3%, First-Person 9%, Horror 8.5%, 3D 7.5%
- #25 The Asodium
80% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: BlackNoise Games
Windows
The Asodium is a bite-sized atmospheric horror experience focused on exploration, tension, and survival. Navigate a decaying asylum, avoid unseen threats, and uncover fragmented truths hidden within its walls while struggling to escape an unsettling reality
Why similar: Horror 16%, Dark 13.5%, Exploration 13%, Action-Adventure 13%, Adventure 12.1%
- #26 GhostHunt With Triggered Insaan
83% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Arkesh BharadwajPub: Indian Developers
Windows
A Horror Game Featuring Triggered Insaan (Nischay Malhan) as a Ghost Hunter.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 24.4%, Horror 21.9%, Exploration 19.5%, First-Person 14.3%, Adventure 9.6%
- #27 Backrooms Complex
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Andrii
Windows
Explore endless backrooms complex alone or with friends in the atmospheric horror experience. Survive hostile entities, uncover strange environments, and descend deeper into the unknown.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 18.5%, Exploration 15%, First-Person 10.7%, Adventure 10.7%, Action 8.3%
- #28 Lumber Valley
79% matchNo user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Dairycow22
Windows
Lumber Valley is a logging simulation game where you build and grow a logging business. Cut wood, process materials, and complete contracts to expand your operations. Unlock upgrades, automate production, and explore a quarry to uncover valuable resources while overcoming various challenges.
Why similar: Mining 40.1% ★, Action-Adventure 17.8%, Exploration 17.4%, First-Person 12.5%, 3D 9%
- #29 Off-World Prospecting
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Prospector Games
Windows
Off-World Prospecting is a game about exploring and striking out on your own on an alien planet, and becoming the ultimate prospector as you survey the land for valuable fauna, minerals, artifacts and more, and search for your long missing sister in an uncaring yet endlessly enticing landscape.
Why similar: Mining 45.4% ★, Exploration 13.3%, Physics 11.3%, First-Person 9.9%, Action-Adventure 9.2%
- #30 3 Nights of Terror
77% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2026
Dev: SichelBichelPub: ReHoGa Interactive
Windows
3 Nights of Terror is an intense survival-horror experience with unique mechanics for each nightmare: sneak through a sound-based labyrinth, survive with only a camera in a pitch-black hospital, and endure brutal, realistic weapon combat in the final night.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 26.4%, First-Person 17.7%, Horror 17.1%, 3D 12.9%, Exploration 9.1%
- #31 Feed The Flames
77% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Winterwood Studio
Windows
A shadowed forest looms, its hostile residents bound to an ancient evil that is rising again. You bear the heavy burden of an age-old ritual—to keep the demon at bay. Keep the sacred flame burning until dawn, or risk the fate of both yourself and the world.
Why similar: Horror 21%, Exploration 20.6%, Action-Adventure 20.4%, First-Person 11.7%, 3D 9.9%
- #32 The Tunnel
78% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Razero
Windows
Awakened in a mysterious place, with no memory of how you got there. Your only companions are your trusty lantern and a weapon. Every step you take, you can't shake the feeling that something's watching. Can you find your way out?
Why similar: Action-Adventure 22.3%, Exploration 18%, First-Person 13.5%, Adventure 13.1%, Horror 10.4%
- #33 MINE ESCAPE
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MDR GAMESPub: MDR GAMES
Windows
Traped in a co-op horror game where the only way to evade death is by mining your way out. Navigate using rails fight using a machine gun and collect equipment along the way. Play solo or with friends and see if you have what it takes to survive.
Why similar: Mining 23.1% ★, Horror 12.1%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Exploration 9.6%, Physics 9.6%
- #34 Blacklight Protocol
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bucket of Fish
Windows · Mac
Armed with nothing but a flashlight, your intuitions, and each other; you and your partner have set out to uncover the lost history of “Lab 257.” Only through teamwork will you succeed in navigating the labyrinths below. Will the encroaching darkness bring you together, or will it tear you apart?
Why similar: Exploration 22.1%, Action-Adventure 21%, First-Person 13.7%, Horror 11.6%, 3D 10.3%
- #35 Indian Paranormal Files - Sleepover
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: tRoaster
Windows
What starts as a normal sleepover quickly turns into a terrifying paranormal nightmare. Explore the house, investigate strange occurrences, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth behind the haunting before it's too late.
Why similar: Exploration 22.9%, Action-Adventure 22.2%, First-Person 16%, Horror 13.3%, 3D 10.4%
- #36 Nightmare Nursery
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pothos' games
Windows
An old-school retro stylised horror where you play as an urban explorer, who has been intrigued by rumours regarding an abandoned nursery, with claims of hauntings and disappearances, now hidden by towering trees, left to be nothing but a forgotten memory in the public's eye.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 23.3%, Exploration 23%, First-Person 14.1%, Horror 11.7%, 3D 10.6%
- #37 Backyard Digger
72% matchPositive84% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: Milord
Windows
A relaxing physics-based game about digging in your backyard. Find precious metals, explore caves, avoid dangers, and upgrade your tools as you dig deeper and deeper.
Why similar: Mining 55.1% ★, First-Person 8.2%, Exploration 7.4%, Physics 7.2%, 3D 6.8%
- #38 Eerie Excavation
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grokaka
Windows
Eerie Excavation is a first person light horror game. Explore mines, collect and refine resources in them, exchange them for new items and kit upgrades and buy access to bigger, more profitable mines! But don't forget: you are not alone in this mine
Why similar: Mining 30.9% ★, Exploration 12.5%, Horror 11.5%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, First-Person 9.8%
- #39 Deja Vu : The Backrooms
73% matchMixed67% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Mihnea Simionescu
Windows
Deja Vu portrays The Backrooms as a manifestation of mental illness. Join forces with up to four friends and endeavor to escape the confines of both your own mind and the mundane existence that led you here.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 21.1%, Exploration 17%, Adventure 11.9%, First-Person 11.5%, Horror 10.5%
- #40 帰宅 -kitaku-
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: あくも
Windows
I want to go home! Such a chilling experience awaits you.This is an exploration-based action horror game depicting the terrifying experience of a newly hired salaryman in an underground parking garage.
Why similar: Horror 23.8%, Action-Adventure 22.4%, Exploration 21.3%, Action 10.6%, First-Person 10.2%
- #41 Lunatic
75% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: BroxStudios
Windows
Neighbors reported a scream from an apartment next door. They claim that people who enter the apartment do not leave. You're the only police officer available at the moment and it's your duty to check it out.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 21.6%, Exploration 17.3%, Adventure 12.4%, First-Person 11.6%, Action 9.7%
- #42 Kora: Neural Gridlock
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Games Weavers Productions Pub: Games Weavers Productions
Windows
Kora: Neural Gridlock is a psychological horror game set in a bleak brutalist cyberpunk research facility. A threatening presence moves through the structure and leaves disturbing signs of its passage.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 21.5%, Exploration 17.4%, First-Person 13.1%, Adventure 12.5%, 3D 9.8%
- #43 The Escape to the Afterlife
69% matchPositive75% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Shouwa3D
Windows
The Escape to the Afterlife is a short horror experience (about 1 hour) where a deceased protagonist searches for a path to the afterlife.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 16.5%, Horror 13.6%, Exploration 12.1%, First-Person 12.1%, Inventory Management 10.6%
- #44 Sooty's Revenge
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JDDoesGames
Windows
Enter "Sooty's Rest," the forbidden forest where the legendary fire prevention mascot, Sooty The Bear, is real. Use your compass, flashlight, and survival skills to escape his pursuit. Navigate, hide, and outsmart Sooty in this thrilling wilderness survival horror game. Can you make it out alive?
Why similar: Exploration 25.7%, First-Person 18%, Horror 16.6%, 3D 13.5%, Action 8.6%
- #45 Moaning Moron of the Mountain
70% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Andman4
Windows
Moaning Moron of the Mountain is an adventure thriller that puts you in the place of a college student who got a love letter and an invitation to the local mountain peak. But be warned, there is a mysterious man on the mountain harassing hikers. Sneak past him and meet your sweetheart!
Why similar: Action-Adventure 24.2%, Exploration 24.1%, First-Person 15.8%, Horror 14.6%, 3D 11.9%
- #46 Minerooms
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fuz Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A minimalist game about digging through a deep, surreal tunnel. Upgrade your gear to go further, and uncover the dark secret of why no one returns from the depths. But move carefully—some cubes should remain buried.
Why similar: Mining 47.7% ★, Exploration 11.6%, Horror 9.6%, First-Person 8.8%, Dark 6.4%
- #47 SINISTERVEIN
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: No Pain. All Game
Windows
SOMETHING drowned your planet in endless night... Mine Sinistervein for power, burn back the creeping shadows, whirlwind the darkness out, to finally free your home in this new Action/Adventure/Roguelite game where light draws the line between life and death.
Why similar: Mining 58.4% ★, Action-Adventure 21%, Dark 11%, Atmospheric 4.5%, Action 3.8%
- #48 Speechless
74% matchPositive88% of 32 reviews2020
Dev: BlazingfallgamesPub: TruemotionStudio
Windows
Speechless is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on atmosphere, emotional storytelling, repetition, and environmental transformation
Why similar: Action-Adventure 20.5%, Exploration 19%, First-Person 14.9%, Horror 14.3%, 3D 10.6%
- #49 ULTRA MEGA DRILL
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Glupy Cat Games
Windows
Buy geodes, crack their weak points, find rare crystals and artifacts, and build an automated processing line in this 2D incremental game.
Why similar: Mining 46.7% ★, Action-Adventure 18.6%, Exploration 15.1%, Adventure 7.2%, Action 3.6%
- #50 RECOVERY SIERRA
69% matchNo user reviews
Windows
A survival horror game where you and your crew are tasked with operating derelict rovers through eerie environments.
Why similar: Horror 14.9%, Action-Adventure 13%, Exploration 12.3%, First-Person 9.3%, Online Co-Op 7.1%
- #51 RoadKill
69% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: ObsidiaX
Windows
You dodged death once — but it's not finished with you yet. Alone in an eerie town, you must search, hide, and survive while a relentless mechanical predator stalks the streets. Stay alert. Stay alive.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 18.4%, Exploration 16.4%, First-Person 13.5%, Horror 13.3%, 3D 9.6%
- #52 Temple of Steel
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nox Metrica
Windows · Mac
A first person survival horror game where you become trapped in a monumentaly vast place known as the Temple of Steel. Explore and escape it as its chilling abominations attempt to devour your soul, and as you struggle with a personal story of revenge, hatred and guilt.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 23.1%, Exploration 18.6%, Adventure 14.6%, First-Person 11.5%, 3D 10.4%
- #53 Thekku Island: Blood Dawn
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ales Devs Games
Windows
Investigate the disappearance of forest rangers in a remote Kerala forest. What begins as a routine missing-person case soon becomes a night of mystery, folklore, and psychological horror.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 25.4%, Exploration 20.4%, First-Person 15.2%, Adventure 15.2%, Horror 11.5%
- #54 Burrows
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hidden Roll
Windows
Play as a crew of moles sent to dig for precious minerals to fuel the industrial revolution for the animal kingdom.
Why similar: Mining 44% ★, Exploration 11.9%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, First-Person 7.7%, Online Co-Op 6.6%
- #55 Aegis
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel Hydra Studio
Windows
Aegis is a first-person horror adventure game set within the ruins of Medusa's temple.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 20.7%, Exploration 16.8%, First-Person 13.2%, 3D 9.6%, Horror 9.6%
- #56 Sbeve
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 17 reviews2020
Dev: RTan
Windows
A game of immense adventure and fun excavation potential.
Why similar: Mining 64.9% ★, Adventure 18%, Exploration 15.7%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #57 JAMBREDREK: TWO GUNS
66% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Devils on the Loose
Windows
A first-person action-adventure set in the 1990s. Play as a corrupt police officer as you move through story-driven locations, investigate crime scenes, and make morally questionable choices.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 29.5%, Exploration 20.6%, First-Person 19.6%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Action 7.2%
- #58 SHH!
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vincintech
Windows
Survive by controlling the one thing you can't avoid making: sound. Every noise brings the monster closer. Think before every step, use sound to your advantage, manage limited resources, and escape before silence becomes your greatest enemy.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 21.8%, Exploration 17.5%, Adventure 13.7%, First-Person 11.7%, Horror 10.1%
- #59 Why Did You Press
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Easy Clap Games
Windows
Press the button. Get teleported. Find the item… or lose everything. Explore unpredictable, dark liminal spaces filled with danger, puzzles, and tension. Can you collect them all before it's too late?
Why similar: Exploration 23.6%, Action-Adventure 22%, First-Person 14.2%, Horror 11.6%, 3D 10.7%
- #60 Texplore
64% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Dustin Garner
Windows
Dig deep, die often, come back stronger. Mine, fight, and gamble your way through roguelite runs to build the ship that blasts you off a dying Earth to richer worlds.
Why similar: Mining 48.6% ★, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Exploration 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Action Roguelike 7%