- #1 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 23.6%, Exploration 19.8%, First-Person 15.1%, Horror 11.2%, 3D 11.2%
- #2 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%, Exploration 19.5%, First-Person 14.8%, Adventure 14.6%, Horror 13.3%
- #3 Basement
96% 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 53.3% ★, Exploration 20.5%, First-Person 15.6%, Adventure 7.8%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #4 Break The Ice
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BeyondRealm
Windows
Stranded in a frozen wasteland, your only hope lies beneath the ice. Craft essential gadgets, upgrade your pickaxe with powerful abilities, and navigate a trap-filled ancient cavern. Can you solve the mysteries of the deep and unearth the legendary Miner's Stone?
Why similar: Mining 52.4% ★, Exploration 12.8%, Action-Adventure 7.7%, Adventure 6.9%, Dark 5.6%
- #5 Grim Shift
94% matchNo user reviews
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 21.3%, Exploration 17.5%, First-Person 13%, Inventory Management 12.4%, Horror 10.6%
- #6 PR0B-1E: Expedition Origin
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hypercane Studios
Windows
A sci-fi action-adventure game focused on physics-driven asteroid mining as a probe bot. Smash rocks together with a grapple hook, haul them home using a magnetic stasis field and cash in to upgrade your abilities. Solve puzzles and acquire new robotic friends as you explore a mysterious galaxy.
Why similar: Mining 38% ★, Exploration 16.3%, Action-Adventure 15.7%, Physics 11%, 3D 8%
- #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 26.7%, Exploration 25.8%, First-Person 11.7%, Horror 9.8%, Adventure 9.2%
- #8 A Totally Legal Archaeology Adventure
92% match4 user reviews75% of 4 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 43.1% ★, Action-Adventure 14.6%, Exploration 11.5%, First-Person 9.2%, 3D 6.7%
- #9 Nightzoid
91% matchMixed60% of 20 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 23.4%, Exploration 19.1%, First-Person 14.2%, Horror 11%, 3D 10.8%
- #10 SCOOMART
91% 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: Exploration 21.1%, Action-Adventure 21%, First-Person 14.2%, Horror 13.2%, 3D 10.7%
- #11 Cornfield Escape
90% 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 26.5%, Exploration 21.5%, Adventure 16.3%, Horror 12.3%, 3D 12.1%
- #12 Tihama | تهامة
89% 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 24.1%, Action-Adventure 21.8%, Horror 17%, Adventure 12.9%, First-Person 11.8%
- #13 Midnight Looters
89% matchNo user reviews
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 17.6%, Horror 14.3%, Exploration 13.2%, Dark 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #14 Mining Company
87% 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 43.4% ★, Exploration 10.4%, Horror 8.4%, First-Person 7.9%, Online Co-Op 5.8%
- #15 MíManny
86% 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%, Exploration 19.7%, First-Person 14.4%, Horror 12.2%, 3D 9.2%
- #16 MINE THE WORLD
86% 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 51.8% ★, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Exploration 11.4%, Adventure 9.3%, First-Person 4.9%
- #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.
Why similar: Horror 21.8%, Action-Adventure 20.1%, Exploration 16.2%, Adventure 12.8%, First-Person 12%
- #18 Glintseeker Island
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Half Soup LabsPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Descend into mysterious caves with countless treasures to excavate in a mining exploration adventure. Upgrade your gear, fight bosses, uncover secrets and save the island from an ancient threat below!
Why similar: Mining 46.2% ★, Inventory Management 13.8%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Exploration 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
- #19 GleanBound
84% 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 21.3%, Horror 20.7%, First-Person 18%, 3D 10.7%, Adventure 8.1%
- #20 GhostHunt With Triggered Insaan
85% 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 24.2%, Horror 21.9%, Exploration 19.7%, First-Person 14.5%, Adventure 9.4%
- #21 3am on Fish Island
82% matchMixed57% of 14 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 22.2%, Exploration 18.2%, Adventure 12.8%, Horror 10.3%, 3D 10.3%
- #22 Mumble Pines: The Arrival
83% matchNo user reviews
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: Exploration 20.2%, Action-Adventure 20.2%, First-Person 13.7%, Horror 13%, 3D 10.3%
- #23 Off-World Prospecting
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Prospector
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 46.2% ★, Exploration 13.1%, Physics 11.3%, First-Person 9.8%, Action-Adventure 8.9%
- #24 The Asodium
81% 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 13.8%, Exploration 13.1%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Adventure 11.8%
- #25 Lumber Valley
81% 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 41% ★, Action-Adventure 17.3%, Exploration 17.3%, First-Person 12.4%, 3D 9%
- #26 Backyard Digger
79% matchPositive83% of 42 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 55.9% ★, First-Person 8.1%, Exploration 7.3%, Physics 7.2%, 3D 6.7%
- #27 3 Nights of Terror
78% matchPositive93% of 30 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 26.1%, First-Person 17.9%, Horror 17%, 3D 13%, Exploration 9.2%
- #28 Feed The Flames
79% matchPositive100% of 10 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 20.7%, Action-Adventure 20.1%, First-Person 11.8%, 3D 10%
- #29 The Tunnel
80% 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%, Exploration 18.1%, First-Person 13.6%, Adventure 12.8%, Horror 10.4%
- #30 Eerie Excavation
77% 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 31.7% ★, Exploration 12.4%, Horror 11.3%, Action-Adventure 11%, First-Person 9.8%
- #31 Blacklight Protocol
77% 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 22.2%, Action-Adventure 20.7%, First-Person 13.9%, Horror 11.5%, 3D 10.5%
- #32 Nightmare Nursery
76% 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: Exploration 23.2%, Action-Adventure 23%, First-Person 14.2%, Horror 11.7%, 3D 10.8%
- #33 Deja Vu : The Backrooms
75% 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 20.9%, Exploration 17.2%, Adventure 11.7%, First-Person 11.7%, Horror 10.5%
- #34 帰宅 -kitaku-
75% 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 22.1%, Exploration 21.4%, Action 10.4%, First-Person 10.3%
- #35 Sbeve
78% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2020
Dev: RTan
Windows
A game of immense adventure and fun excavation potential.
Why similar: Mining 65.9% ★, Adventure 17.2%, Exploration 15.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #36 Sooty's Revenge
74% 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 18.1%, Horror 16.5%, 3D 13.7%, Dark 8.7%
- #37 Moaning Moron of the Mountain
73% 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: Exploration 24.2%, Action-Adventure 23.9%, First-Person 16%, Horror 14.6%, 3D 12.1%
- #38 Lunatic
76% 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 21.4%, Exploration 17.5%, Adventure 12.2%, First-Person 11.7%, 3D 9.9%
- #39 ULTRA MEGA DRILL
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Glupy Cat Games
Windows
ASCII incremental game about digging through a mine and fighting massive hordes of enemies. Upgrade your gear, level up random skills, and dig all the way to the very end.
Why similar: Mining 47.6% ★, Action-Adventure 18.3%, Exploration 14.9%, Adventure 6.9%, Action Roguelike 3.7%
- #40 The Escape to the Afterlife
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Shouwa3D
Windows
The Escape to the Afterlife is a horror game where the protagonist, who has passed away, searches for a path to the afterlife.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 16.2%, Horror 13.5%, Exploration 12.1%, First-Person 12.1%, Inventory Management 10.9%
- #41 Burrows
73% 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 44.9% ★, Exploration 11.7%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, First-Person 7.6%, Online Co-Op 6.7%
- #42 RECOVERY SIERRA
72% 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 12.7%, Exploration 12.3%, First-Person 9.3%, Online Co-Op 7.3%
- #43 RoadKill
71% 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 18.1%, Exploration 16.5%, First-Person 13.6%, Horror 13.3%, 3D 9.7%
- #44 Texplore
69% matchPositive88% of 16 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 49.5% ★, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Exploration 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Action Roguelike 7.1%
- #45 The Hole Never Ends
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ArcaneMiracleEntLtd
Windows
An intense VR adventure where you crawl through twisting caves, face unseen terrors, evade creatures, mine for relics, and upgrade your gear as you descend deeper into the hole.
Why similar: Mining 43.6% ★, Exploration 12.9%, Horror 12.1%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Adventure 8.7%
- #46 Temple of Steel
70% 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 22.9%, Exploration 18.7%, Adventure 14.3%, First-Person 11.6%, 3D 10.6%
- #47 Tropical Treasure Hunt
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anomalie Studio
Windows
A casual treasure hunt on a tropical island. Follow your metal detector, dig some treasures, and upgrade your tools! All on a nice sunny day at the beach.
Why similar: Mining 53.3% ★, Exploration 15.8%, First-Person 12.2%, Atmospheric 6.2%, Adventure 5.5%
- #48 They Hear Footsteps
68% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: GTI
Windows
[Visually Disturbing Short Horror] You’re walking through the aftermath of a cannibal’s obsession. He didn’t just take lives — he turned them into something worse. What’s left of his victims still hangs in the dark, staring, twitching, waiting. A stomach turning, gross experience.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 20.4%, Horror 20%, Exploration 19.9%, First-Person 14.4%, Adventure 10.2%
- #49 Aegis
69% 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 20.4%, Exploration 16.9%, First-Person 13.3%, 3D 9.8%, Horror 9.6%
- #50 The Sinking Structure, Clione, and Lost Child -Log2
71% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: MATRE
Windows
Two silent wanderers,6 full chapters,A game of exploration and adventure.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 30.4%, Exploration 25.5%, Adventure 18.6%, 3D 14%, Atmospheric 10%
- #51 Facility of Rizriz 2
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SNIker
Windows
Escape from the facility and find clues about what happened in the Facility of Rizriz.
Why similar: Exploration 24.6%, Action-Adventure 21.1%, First-Person 12.6%, Horror 10.9%, Physics 8.5%
- #52 Tunnels
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Morrow Systems
Windows
Tunnels is a single-player mining metroidvania adventure. Delve the alien depths, upgrade your tank, master deep itemization, and uncover the mysteries below.
Why similar: Mining 49.1% ★, Inventory Management 13.3%, Exploration 11.3%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Dark 6.3%
- #53 Past Due: Midnight
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ebon Crown Games
Windows
Venture through a twisted corporate office in this first-person psychological horror. An ordinary evening of overtime turns into a nightmare. You awaken at midnight, trapped in a place you no longer recognize. Follow the clues, unravel what happened. Can you survive the night and escape alive?
Why similar: Action-Adventure 19.3%, Horror 15.9%, First-Person 14.2%, Dark 11.7%, 3D 9.3%
- #54 BLACKOUT
70% matchMixed56% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: INNERVISION.Studio
Windows
BLACKOUT is a first-person survival horror video game developed by INNERVISION. The game is set inside a house in which terrible things have happened. You'll wander through the gloomy corridors, explore every dead room and get lost in endless mazes.
Why similar: Exploration 23.5%, Action-Adventure 22.7%, First-Person 16.5%, 3D 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
- #55 Lady Dracula's Mansion
67% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Stingy Hat Games
Windows
Explore a creepy gothic mansion and survive the night while being hunted down by a lady dracula! Lady Dracula's Mansion is an FPS horror game with retro graphics where you must sneak around and use your wits while scavenging whatever weapons and resources you can find to help you survive.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 25.5%, Exploration 20.8%, First-Person 16.9%, Adventure 15.3%, Horror 15.3%
- #56 Down There Yet?
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tbjbu2
Windows
A co-op underground cave mining driving adventure where you and your friends drive, dig, and descend into the depths of a treacherous underground world. Upgrade your equipment and drill vehicle as you make your way down to find the mystery at the core of the planet.
Why similar: Mining 47.9% ★, Action-Adventure 13.7%, Exploration 11.3%, Physics 7.5%, Online Co-Op 5.8%
- #57 The Remains Chapter 1
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mats Neustadt
Windows
In this linear story driven horror game you have the daunting task to find out what has happend to the asylum of Piekielna Wioska, a "special research facility". Your mission is simple: get you and your target out of there. Happy hunting.
Why similar: Exploration 23%, Action-Adventure 20.5%, First-Person 14.5%, Horror 12.9%, 3D 10.9%
- #58 Infploria
67% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: S19Games
Windows
Infploria is a game about infinitely mining and collecting ores. Upgrade your pickaxe, delve deeper to rarer Ores and attempt to reach to the Core of the Earth to mine Coresium.
Why similar: Mining 51.5% ★, Action-Adventure 15.4%, Exploration 13.2%, 3D 6.5%, Atmospheric 4%
- #59 Prison Miners
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enes KaplanPub: SlugShot Games
Windows
You are condemned to darkness in the vast deserts. To survive, you must dig deeper every day with your team, improve your skills, and acquire powerful equipment. But remember… this mine is not just full of stones and ores. Stay alert to the dangers that await you. Dig, get stronger, and survive!
Why similar: Mining 43.8% ★, Exploration 12.7%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, First-Person 8.7%, Inventory Management 7.1%