Games Like Veneficium

Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

Why similar: Horror 33.9%, Survival Horror 18.3%, Gore 17.5%, Stealth 8.8%, Atmospheric 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It defines the stealth-focused survival horror genre where hiding and managing your sanity are essential for survival.

Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.

Why similar: Horror 31.3%, Survival Horror 17.1%, Gore 14.1%, Stealth 7.9%, Survival 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the intense, helpless feeling of being hunted in a dark environment where your only option is to hide.

A first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of the Blair Witch. Explore the haunted grounds of the Black Hills Forest in a harrowing investigation that forces you to confront the evil that resides deep in the woods.

Why similar: Horror 37.1%, Survival Horror 17.7%, First-Person 9.7%, Survival 9.1%, Dark 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Set in a sprawling, cursed forest, this game perfectly mirrors the atmospheric dread and exploration found in Veneficium.

DEVOUR is a co-op horror survival game for 1-4 players. Stop possessed cultists before they drag you to hell. Run. Scream. Hide. Just don't get caught.

Why similar: Horror 37.9%, Survival Horror 21.1%, Multiplayer 14%, Gore 5.6%, Survival 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: This cooperative horror game emphasizes ritualistic spellcasting and stealth to survive against demonic threats.

Slender Man returns more terrifying than ever. You're on your own. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Relive the horror all over again with cutting edge visuals for the 10th Anniversary Update and experience survival horror at its finest.

Why similar: Horror 39.1%, Survival Horror 22.5%, Multiplayer 7.9%, First-Person 7.1%, Survival 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It features a similar forest-based setting where the player must navigate while being pursued by an unstoppable supernatural entity.

An online co-op horror game where you pacify, weaken and capture supernatural creatures for PAH Inc. Each level has a different story, unique monsters, and multiple endings. Play single player or together with up to 6 friends. Includes proximity voice chat with fun effects.

Why similar: Horror 42.6%, Multiplayer 19%, Survival Horror 18.4%, Exploration 4.6%, Co-op 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A tense multiplayer horror experience that requires careful stealth and interaction with cursed objects to survive the night.

In Silence is a multiplayer horror game. One player takes on the role of the monster who has hypersensitive hearing abilities and is almost completely blind. The other players(2-6) play as survivors, trying to escape or hunting the monster.

Why similar: Horror 28.1%, Survival Horror 21.7%, Multiplayer 14%, Stealth 11.1%, Survival 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This multiplayer game focuses on sound-based mechanics where players must remain quiet to avoid a creature with heightened senses.

Live or die in silence. Granny Remake is a tense first-person survival horror in a reimagined, trap-filled house. Search for keys and tools, stay quiet while Granny reacts to noise, and escape by car, police rescue, the front door — or the hidden UFO route.

Why similar: Stealth 19.2%, Survival Horror 19%, Horror 14.5%, Survival 10.1%, Realistic 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A pure stealth-horror experience where the player must escape a house while avoiding a lethal pursuer.

Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.3%, Horror 24.9%, Gore 17.4%, First-Person 7.3%, Survival 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in first-person survival horror that forces players to navigate terrifying, confined spaces with limited resources.

Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

Why similar: Survival Horror 24.8%, Horror 23%, Stealth 19.8%, Survival 8.4%, Atmospheric 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It features an iconic, relentless AI hunter that forces the player to prioritize stealth and environmental awareness above all else.

Short first-person horror experience with a unique mirror mechanic. Escape from an invisible monster that can be only seen in the reflection.

Why similar: Survival Horror 21.1%, Horror 20.8%, Stealth 19.9%, Gore 10.7%, First-Person 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror adventure that focuses on exploration and uncovering secrets in a dark, atmospheric setting.

Self-Delusion is a first-person survival horror in the original setting of Slavic fairy tales. You will faces such unique monsters like: Kolobok, Leshy, Boggart, Lapot and other creepy creatures. Explore, hide or run. Just don't get devoured by them.

Why similar: Survival Horror 29.8%, Horror 20.3%, Survival 12.6%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Dark 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging survival-horror title that relies on atmosphere and multiple endings to keep the player engaged.

As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

Why similar: Survival 26.6%, Horror 24.4%, Survival Horror 19.8%, Gore 9%, First-Person 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: While more survival-oriented, it captures the terrifying experience of being stranded in a hostile, supernatural woodland.

Open the doors between your everyday reality and a dark unholy world to unveil the mystery of the disappearance of your child. Explore both worlds to find clues, solve puzzles, decide whether you infiltrate or fight brutal enemies and stand up to an aberrant establishment.

Why similar: Stealth 20.2%, Gore 17.2%, Horror 12.9%, Survival 8.3%, Realistic 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features a female protagonist navigating a dark, atmospheric world filled with puzzles and survival challenges.

Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…

Why similar: Survival Horror 24.8%, Stealth 23.8%, Horror 16.3%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Linear 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled horror game that emphasizes puzzle-solving and stealth within an atmospheric, haunted school setting.

First-person survival horror with ghosts and demons. Find yourself smack in the middle of a haunted forest in the dead of night. Talk to spirits through your Spirit Board. Capture evidence of the paranormal, but beware, fiercely aggressive demons are on the hunt.

Why similar: Horror 25.3%, Gore 23.7%, Survival Horror 19.8%, First-Person 6.8%, Dark 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror game that tasks players with investigating supernatural locations while avoiding demonic entities.

In the dark corridor as wide as a labyrinth, avoiding numerous pursuers who are aiming for their lives. Will you be able to save the missing person and escape safely!?

Why similar: Survival Horror 32.6%, Horror 29.6%, Dark 12.6%, Exploration 7.4%, Female Protagonist 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses dark, surreal environments to create a constant sense of dread.

Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.

Why similar: Horror 46.7%, Multiplayer 9.6%, Atmospheric 8.8%, First-Person 7.4%, Dark 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on ritualistic gameplay and atmospheric tension, requiring players to perform tasks while being haunted.

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 38.8%, Survival Horror 23.7%, Multiplayer 8.7%, Dark 8%, First-Person 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: An incredibly atmospheric psychological horror game that emphasizes exploration and uncovering the dark history of a cursed location.

Cursed Ones is a co-op horror stealth survival game. Play as the Crane siblings as you hunt down the worst kinds of spirits and continue your late parents' legacy. Make sure you both don't die in the process.

Why similar: Stealth 21.6%, Survival Horror 19.1%, Horror 16.7%, Gore 14.1%, Multiplayer 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: An online co-op horror game that emphasizes stealth and survival against violent supernatural threats.

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 32.1%, Horror 27%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Survival 10.7%, Gore 10%

Why You'll Like It: This first-person horror game excels at creating claustrophobic, surreal environments that feel deeply unsettling.

Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.

Why similar: Horror 39.8%, Survival Horror 25.6%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Survival 5.9%, Atmospheric 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic first-person survival horror game that balances intense combat with psychological dread and exploration.

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: Horror 34.3%, Female Protagonist 14%, Dark 13.8%, Atmospheric 13.6%, First-Person 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Set in a hauntingly beautiful forest landscape, it blends psychological horror with a deep, narrative-driven mystery.

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: Survival Horror 22.7%, Horror 21.7%, Gore 20.9%, Dark 8.6%, Atmospheric 8%

Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully combines stealth-based survival with a profound, atmospheric story that keeps the player on edge.

A third-person survival horror game featuring non-linear gameplay, puzzles, and enemies from the depths of hell. When Anna's mother passes away from a sudden illness, she receives a worrying letter from her sister suggesting that not all is as it seems. Will she uncover the truth?

Why similar: Survival Horror 29.9%, Horror 23.2%, Gore 18.5%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Atmospheric 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game featuring a female protagonist and third-person action elements in a terrifying setting.

A story driven cryptid horror game featuring survival horror elements where you come face to face with a Midwest cryptid dubbed "the Wolfman". Play as Jane and fight to survive the full moon while uncovering dark secrets in the Wolfman's territory.

Why similar: Survival Horror 24.2%, Horror 24.1%, Gore 13.5%, Realistic 8%, First-Person 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic psychological horror game that focuses on werewolf-themed survival and atmospheric storytelling.

"Silence In The Cabin" is an Open Map Survival Horror Game, where you must survive Dark linear story sections in order to unlock more areas of the world.

Why similar: Horror 42.3%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Realistic 12%, First-Person 10.1%, Dark 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich horror game that utilizes an atmospheric cabin setting to deliver intense, action-packed scares.

In a desolate and ominous world, a young girl faces dark creatures that lurk in every shadow. With each step, the danger grows. But there is only one rule: stay awake.

Why similar: Stealth 34.6%, Linear 15.9%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Dark 7.1%

Nightfall: Escape puts you in the shoes of a field journalist who is on a mission to investigate the mysterious disappearances in a remote area. Explore the place, search for leads and use your wits to survive the hidden terrors of the cursed place. Tread carefully, for curiosity may come at a price.

Why similar: Gore 37.2%, Horror 26.7%, Survival 15.2%, First-Person 10.1%, Female Protagonist 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: An indie survival-horror game that focuses on exploration and navigating dangerous, gore-filled environments.

You awaken to whispers of an ancient cult and their unholy rite. As the veil to the dead unravels, explore, solve puzzles, and escape - before you become part of the ritual.

Why similar: Horror 24.9%, Survival Horror 18.1%, Gore 14.6%, Linear 10%, Atmospheric 9.4%

Gehinnom is a multiplayer horror game for 1-4 players. collect clues and complete various quests to perform a ritual and banish the demon that hunts you. Everything in Gehinnom is randomly generated, so you will always be scared.

Why similar: Survival Horror 18.5%, Stealth 18%, Gore 15.5%, Horror 14%, Multiplayer 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer survival-horror game that pits players against demonic forces in a high-stakes, action-oriented environment.

If you scream, you and your entire team will die. You need to leave the dangerous forest before the timer runs out by either assembling a car or calling the police. If the set time expires, the entire team will perish. Time progresses when you move. Don't make the team wait for you!

Why similar: Horror 23.7%, Survival Horror 14.9%, Gore 12.4%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Exploration 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A unique horror experience that requires players to explore and survive while managing their real-world noise levels.

In this survival horror, you're surrounded by sea and a towering gate ahead. Walk into the maze, hunt, gather, and run to survive, alone or with friends. Remember: You're not the only one starving...

Why similar: Survival 17.8%, Horror 17.7%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Survival Horror 11.5%, Stealth 9.5%

You have to explore the mysterious forest and complete many tasks to get out of there alive.

Why similar: Stealth 24.4%, Survival 17.2%, Dark 15.3%, Realistic 14.1%, Exploration 9.6%

35 dead students, dozens of silenced parents, and one police coverup later you decide it's time to take matters into your own hands. You descend into the depths of your high school to figure out what really happened to your classmates.

Why similar: Survival Horror 33.1%, Horror 13.7%, Stealth 13.4%, Exploration 8%, Female Protagonist 7.5%

Take the role of a cursed witch as she tried to become human once more! Navigate the cottage of your rival to locate the ingredients needed for the potion, avoiding her guardians and falling to the floor far below!

Why similar: Stealth 50.4%, Linear 16.2%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Exploration 8.5%, Atmospheric 6%

Witching Hour is a horror story that takes you out of your family home and across the quiet town of Hollow Hills. Your fate depends on making difficult choices, your relationship with your family, and confrontations with the matriarch of the town’s affliction with witchcraft, Lucilia.

Why similar: Survival Horror 24.9%, Horror 24.4%, Realistic 13.2%, Dark 9.6%, Atmospheric 9.1%

Survive, explore and discover the secrets of the woods. But be careful, there's something else in these woods...

Why similar: Gore 34.7%, Survival Horror 28.9%, Horror 17.5%, Survival 16.3%, Adventure 2.5%

Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.

Why similar: Horror 35.8%, Survival Horror 15.2%, Atmospheric 11.1%, First-Person 10.6%, Realistic 9.9%

Plunge into the captivating realm of "Horror Inside the Forest," an exhilarating game that tests your bravery. Explore a mysterious forest, confront supernatural forces, uncover secrets, survive the darkness, and escape its shadowy embrace in this immersive horror experience.

Why similar: Survival Horror 58.2%, Linear 9.3%, Exploration 8.8%, First-Person 7.1%, Action-Adventure 4.7%

Your aunt sure was a strange one. She was some sort of witch or something. A good witch though, practicing only good spells and magic. In fact, she was working on a potion just before she was killed. Now the secret will go to the grave with her... unless you can find the missing ingredients.

Why similar: Horror 56.2%, Dark 13.5%, Exploration 10.9%, First-Person 10.1%, Adventure 4.4%

Wounded is a first-person survival horror game, bringing you the old-school indie horror vibe through a detailed and eerie environment.

Why similar: Survival Horror 20.7%, Horror 18.6%, Gore 17%, Survival 11.2%, First-Person 6.8%

One maze, one monster tracking you down, will you have the courage and dexterity to escape this nightmare in less than two hours ?

Why similar: Stealth 24.3%, Horror 22.2%, Dark 8.8%, Realistic 8.8%, Female Protagonist 8%

By day, tend to your farm, care for your pets, and explore the mysteries of the haunted woods. By nightfall, They will come from the woods, Beware of ghosts and demons of the haunted woods. Hide, Survive, Build, Fight and Explore in this eerie Survival Horror alone or with friends.

Why similar: Survival Horror 40.6%, Horror 31.8%, Atmospheric 9.6%, First-Person 8.9%, Singleplayer 3.3%

A horror survival and extraction game playable in single player or co-op for up to 4 players. Lost in a creepy forest, you and your friends are hunted by a monster. Stay quiet while extracting keys through nightmarish realms using items like traps, sonars, and flare guns to survive!

Why similar: Horror 32.9%, Survival 14.1%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Exploration 8.6%

In this indie horror game, you must escape the Siren’s Forest! Use multiple means of transportation to aid your escape. Unearth what truly happened in the forest by interacting with certain objects that could provide you with the answers you need. But be careful… There’s something out there!

Why similar: Horror 30.4%, Survival 16.6%, Gore 13.8%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Realistic 7.4%

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: Horror 36.4%, Realistic 15.1%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Dark 12.4%, First-Person 10.1%

Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame

Why similar: Horror 23.6%, Survival Horror 20.3%, Gore 16.5%, Stealth 14.6%, Multiplayer 8.5%

Find your way through a puzzle filled manor while barely dodging human-eating monsters. You wake up in a dark room with one objective: escape those sharpened teeth. However, you should not worry; you will meet friends along the way.

Why similar: Stealth 39%, Exploration 15.4%, Dark 15.4%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Action-Adventure 5.7%

Bushside Rangers® is a first-person survival horror game that forces you to use your wits as you navigate through the dark, dreary depths of an abandoned nature park.

Why similar: Survival Horror 28.8%, Horror 17.4%, First-Person 9%, Linear 8.4%, Female Protagonist 8.4%

SUFFER THE NIGHT is a first-person survival horror experience. Alone in a secluded cabin during a violent storm, horror illustrator Stacey Linden discovers the true meaning of fear. Explore a constantly changing world and solve puzzles; but above all: survive!

Why similar: Survival Horror 38.3%, Horror 28.8%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Survival 9.3%, Action-Adventure 3.2%

"The malign spirits always try to manifest themselves". Host one of these demons through its summoning. Does finishing the ritual is the solution to your problems? 3:00 AM, the ritual begins; hide out and survive to the hide and seek game with a possessed doll. Do you dare to play?

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.3%, Stealth 23.3%, Horror 19.9%, Dark 9.4%, Realistic 6.6%

Deadly Quiet is a 4-player co-op asymmetrical horror game set in the eerie Hoia Baciu forest. Featuring a bodycam perspective, your fate depends on your actions and the cooperation of your entire team. But remember to STAY QUIET.

Why similar: Stealth 28.9%, Horror 24.7%, Survival 12.5%, First-Person 11.4%, Dark 6.4%

Mortuar is a 1-4 player Online co-op psychological horror game. Delve deep into Hoia Baciu Forest where eerie sightings and paranormal activity have transpired. Make use of various ghost hunting equipment to first identify the ghost's type, then attempt to banish it back to the afterlife.

Why similar: Horror 50.1%, Stealth 18.7%, Exploration 8.2%, First-Person 8.2%, Action 5.8%

The game is about escaping from a house where “Banshee”, a frightening looking fairy, wanders around, exploring the surroundings and using the items found to escape.

Why similar: Survival Horror 37.2%, Horror 31.7%, Stealth 14.2%, First-Person 7.5%, Adventure 3.3%

Slendrina Remake is a scary survival game set in a dungeon where you must gather items, solve puzzles, and evade the sinister Slendrina herself to make it out alive. Experience the atmosphere of fear and tension in this gripping horror adventure.

Why similar: Horror 27.2%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Survival 14.1%, First-Person 11.8%, Atmospheric 11.7%

A new home. A new family. A nightmare waiting inside. Adopted into a new family, Maria soon realizes she was never meant to feel safe there.

Why similar: Horror 63.1%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Exploration 13.4%, Adventure 3.9%, Action 2.8%

Uncover the mystery of Archdale Castle in this Indie Action Survival Horror when an explosion threatens to expose a family curse and a new epidemic

Why similar: Horror 31.9%, Realistic 19.3%, Dark 13.9%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.6%

Can you survive and kill the monster in the night forest? Or fall in a fight with this dangerous creature

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.7%, Horror 22.1%, Stealth 19.8%, Multiplayer 16.7%, Atmospheric 5.6%