Games Like VESSEL

Escape a terrifying prison, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth behind the masked kidnapper. Continue the horror story of Tom and Samantha in this intense mystery escape adventure set in 1990s America.

Why similar: Survival Horror 32.8%, Puzzle 8.7%, Action 8.1%, Arcade 8%, Horror 7.7%

This is the story of a man with a thirst to never be fulfilled to get all of the eggs, the Easter Bunny has. But to say the least the Easter Bunny isn't happy.

Why similar: Survival Horror 33.9%, Collectathon 27.4%, Arcade 15.2%, First-Person 8.2%, Horror 4.6%

The Night Watch is a retro-styled survival horror set in an abandoned shopping mall. Investigate overnight vandalism reports as a night watch security guard. Restore every corrupted computer, and unlock new areas. Take on the night watch in online co-op mode, or venture in on your own.

Why similar: Survival Horror 26%, Collectathon 19.3%, 1990's 9.6%, Old School 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%

The Bad Son is the anti-authority indie horror RPG that your parents don't want you to play.

Why similar: Survival Horror 27.9%, Collectathon 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Horror 8%, Exploration 6.2%

Continue the story of The Roach Hotel, descending deep below, where the air grows heavy and the shadows feels alive. Down here, the cockroaches are the least of your concerns… something far worse is waiting to play.

Why similar: Survival Horror 33.2%, Horror 9.2%, Action 8.1%, Puzzle 8.1%, Exploration 7.8%

Survive a shifting digital labyrinth in this 90s-style horror roguelite. Outrun the relentless "EL EDU", activate exit buttons and master strategic vaulting to escape. With procedural mazes, temporary and persistent upgrades, and intense chases, every run is a new nightmare. Can you reach the truth?

Why similar: Survival Horror 35.7%, 1990's 14.5%, Action 10.3%, Arcade 8.9%, Horror 7.9%

You are trapped in a twisted carnival with no memory of how you got there, you must survive a deadly game set by a creepy clown. Solve puzzles, stay hidden, and try to escape.. before he finds you.

Why similar: Survival Horror 24.5%, Collectathon 16.3%, 1990's 8.9%, Puzzle 6.6%, Horror 6.1%

You are trapped on the Phantom Floor. You must find a way to escape, but keep quiet, it's always listening.

Why similar: Survival Horror 38%, 1990's 11.1%, Horror 10.3%, First-Person 9%, Puzzle 7%

Lost Alone Ultimate is a first-person psychological horror game designed to convey anxiety, distress, and terror. You will have to explore three different houses, avoid staying in the dark, and face moments of fear that will not give you respite.

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.3%, Collectathon 19.5%, Psychological 9%, 1990's 8.6%, Horror 6.1%

Overcome different scenarios and monsters, acquire new lantern visuals and reveal what lies behind this circus of horrors dominated by an insane entity.

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.1%, Arcade 10.4%, Dark 8%, Action 7%, Horror 7%

Dead Format is a survival horror game set in iconic film eras. It's 1990s Scotland, and your brother has gone missing after becoming obsessed with a mysterious new VHS format. Follow his trail through the tapes and uncover why the government wants to ban "Video Ghastlies".

Why similar: Survival Horror 39.7%, 1990's 10.7%, Horror 8.2%, Psychological Horror 7.2%, Action 6.5%

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 42.7%, Puzzle 10.2%, Exploration 9.7%, Action 9%, First-Person 6.2%

An ancient legend, a shattered family, an exorcist priest. Embrace the crucifix, have faith in the Lord and face the evil inside lightblue.

Why similar: Collectathon 30.2%, Survival Horror 28.8%, Horror 9.8%, First-Person 8.9%, Action 7.4%

It's 2016. Explore through your house in the middle of the night and complete your chores before the water you put on the stove starts boiling. Sounds easy, right? If only you hadn't said things you would soon regret.

Why similar: Survival Horror 39.2%, Horror 10.3%, First-Person 9%, Exploration 8.7%, Psychological Horror 7.9%

A VHS and PS2 aesthetic experience with heavy influence from classic horror games and movies of the 80s and 90s. With detailed environments, gory first-person action and a claustrophobic atmosphere, witness the horrors lurking beneath the streets of Northern England

Why similar: Survival Horror 30.2%, Puzzle 7.9%, Exploration 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, 1990's 7.2%

Survive the night shift at an abandoned school. Complete your cleaning tasks before 5 AM, manage your flashlight battery, and avoid the darkness that hunts you. Can you last 5 nights?

Why similar: Survival Horror 41.6%, Horror 11.6%, Exploration 9%, First-Person 8.2%, Psychological Horror 8.1%

The Last Cosmonaut is a first person survival horror puzzle game set in an abandoned lunar outpost. Collect parts, repair the escape vehicle, and keep the lights on, as something lurks in the shadows...

Why similar: Survival Horror 41%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Puzzle 9.6%, Exploration 9%, Action 8.7%

Escape from the mine tunnels while hunted by an unstoppable beast and slowly being affected by a mysterious illness.

Why similar: Survival Horror 27.7%, Old School 9.6%, Action 8.3%, Horror 7.2%, Dark 6.7%

Iris Dissolution is a classic survival horror game where you explore increasingly surreal places, manage scarce resources, and fight for your life against horrid creatures as you struggle to come to terms with loss.

Why similar: Survival Horror 35.2%, 1990's 12%, Puzzle 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Horror 7.4%

Explore winding subway tunnels as you seek to uncover forgotten memories in Nothing to Report, a survival horror adventure. Photograph encounters, identify threats and file reports on dangerous Lapses in real-time. One missed detail could cost you your life.

Why similar: Collectathon 30.6%, Survival Horror 18.6%, Horror 9.6%, Exploration 8.9%, Puzzle 8.7%

The Headless Hunter is a dark horror game where a headless rider roams the dense forest, searching for anyone who dares to break his curse. Explore the haunted towns, collect cursed relics, and venture into the heart of the woods to lift the curse—before the hunter finds you.

Why similar: Survival Horror 33.9%, Dark 9.8%, Action 9.3%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Mystery 7.7%

A 2000s psychological horror game about a young girl who uncovers a box of cursed 90s VHS cartridges in her new home. Play eerie PSX-style retro games on a CRT monitor while simultaneously managing threats in your dark bedroom. Balance nostalgic retro gameplay with real-time survival.

Why similar: Survival Horror 32.8%, 1990's 15.5%, Psychological Horror 7.7%, Horror 7.5%, Dark 6.8%

Step into Ethan’s shoes and enter the ruins of Franklin’s Amazing World. Experience a realistic first-person horror focused on fear, atmosphere, and mental endurance. Solve puzzles, uncover the truth, and survive by relying on your instincts alone.

Why similar: Survival Horror 35.7%, Dark 10.5%, 1990's 9.8%, Horror 9.7%, Mystery 6.7%

Your daughter has vanished inside the facilities of the company "THE BOX." Uncover mysteries, solve puzzles, and survive the creatures that hunt you in a game that blends psychological horror, survival, and atmospheric storytelling.

Why similar: Survival Horror 29.9%, Psychological 8.6%, Horror 7.9%, Exploration 7.8%, First-Person 6.9%

A horror game where the monster watches you through your webcam. Hide by physically ducking beneath your desk while exploring a strange game never meant to be played.

Why similar: Survival Horror 31.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Horror 8%, Dark 7.6%, Exploration 7.6%

Tenebris is a single player horror puzzle game. Traverse through eerie abandoned subway station while avoiding a mysterious creature to try and escape. Players have to manage your flashlight battery and noise carefully as they navigate a procedurally generated maze.

Why similar: Survival Horror 34.2%, Horror 9.6%, First-Person 8%, Puzzle 7.8%, Dark 7.3%

Today might be just a regular workday, or you might end up in a complete alternative reality. Office Elevator is a survival horror game with puzzles that takes place in a dark universe.

Why similar: Survival Horror 30.9%, 1990's 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Puzzle 8.5%, Exploration 7.2%

On your way to meet a friend at a cafe, you suddenly black out for reasons unknown.... awakening in a place that is clearly not the human world. If you want to survive, evade hostile entities and search for key items to escape.

Why similar: Survival Horror 44.7%, Action 14.2%, Horror 9%, First-Person 8.6%, Mystery 5.6%

You awaken to a bright and sunny day. Wanting to go out and enjoy the beauty of the sun, you find that mysteriously, you can't leave. The doors are locked. No one is home. Strange noises can be heard behind your shoulder. Can you survive the nightmare slowly forming around you?

Why similar: Survival Horror 41.6%, 1990's 13.7%, Action 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Puzzle 8.9%

Your years of hard work have finally paid off. Your promotion has led you to overlook the project at Hotel Limbo. Featuring never before heard tracks from Rats of Mars, your nightmarish descent has only just begun in this survival horror game.

Why similar: Survival Horror 43.3%, Exploration 9%, Horror 8.1%, First-Person 7.7%, Dark 6.9%

Monsters hide in the darkness - shoot to light up the room. But be careful - shots attract new enemies. Will you be able to find your way to the light?

Why similar: Survival Horror 37.5%, Horror 10.2%, Dark 9.7%, First-Person 8.7%, Psychological Horror 8.1%

Among Ashes is a terrifying first-person survival horror game. Your friend has sent you a link to a game that someone posted online, but as you play you quickly realise that something is terribly wrong. Whatever you do… K̴͉͚̗̅̃̄E̷͓̤̺̊͠E̴̤̰̿̽P̴̠̳̀́ ̴̨̮̭̕̚P̷̠͇̳͐̓̀L̶̹̔Ả̷̧Y̵̘̺͆̓Ï̸̻̏͂N̷͙̯͊G̵͖̹̠̽̿

Why similar: Survival Horror 30.1%, Dark 9%, Horror 8%, First-Person 7.4%, Puzzle 7%

Survive a deadly clown in a haunted amusement park. Solve puzzles, search for items, and make choices that shape your escape. Death Park is a first-person horror game with multiple endings, tense stealth, and terrifying moments.

Why similar: Survival Horror 31.2%, Arcade 10.9%, Horror 7.9%, Puzzle 7.3%, Action 6.7%

A fast paced survival horror game: Escape a dark, randomly generated mansion where creatures stalk you in the shadows. Outsmart them by manipulating the environment, restoring the power, and scavenging supplies to survive.

Why similar: Survival Horror 45.2%, Horror 11.9%, Action 10.8%, First-Person 7.4%, Dark 7.1%

A classic survival horror set in a decaying rural English town where something is wrong with the people who remain, inspired by the greats of the PS1 era.

Why similar: Survival Horror 50%, 1990's 14.1%, Puzzle 9.3%, Exploration 9.2%, Psychological Horror 9%

James, a freelance journalist, breaks into the notorious "Lobotomy" asylum to expose decades of brutal experiments. Armed with a camera and flashlight, he must navigate the suffocating darkness. Record the truth, survive the shadows, and escape before the asylum’s dark history claims you next.

Why similar: Survival Horror 21.7%, 1990's 17.8%, Action 17.3%, Puzzle 11.9%, First-Person 10.1%

A late-night delivery turns into a PSX nightmare. Trapped in a house with a killer, you must solve puzzles and hide to survive. Multiple endings and authentic VHS visuals. Can you escape the rot?

Why similar: Survival Horror 34.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Exploration 8.2%, Horror 7.6%, Action 7.5%

You find yourself trapped alone in a pyramid, being hunted by an Egyptian God. Break containers to find what you need to survive and escape but stay quiet, Shanubis doesn't like trespassers. Just ask the rest of the research team...

Why similar: Survival Horror 33.2%, Action 9.6%, Horror 8.2%, First-Person 8.1%, Collectathon 7.2%

TIC-TAC: Twelve o'clock is an action-horror game. Monitor corridors and rooms through surveillance cameras to counter vengeful ghosts. Keep the lights on, the generator charged, and fuses replaced… and don’t get caught!

Why similar: Survival Horror 30.8%, Dark 9.2%, Horror 8.4%, Action 8.4%, First-Person 8.2%

Descend into an abandoned mine in search of your missing brother. Explore dark tunnels, uncover disturbing secrets, solve puzzles, and evade a terrifying creature lurking in the depths in this first-person psychological horror game.

Why similar: Arcade 15%, Action 14.6%, Survival Horror 11.8%, Puzzle 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%

Scolionophobia is a horror puzzle game where you've found yourself trapped inside an abandoned school. As you explore its decaying halls, it becomes clear that you aren't alone.

Why similar: Survival Horror 37%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Puzzle 10.8%, Horror 10%, Old School 9.8%

Francisca 2 – a first-person indie horror game. Every day you’ll have to survive in your own house. At the start of each level, you need to place video cameras inside the house and in the yard and conceal yourself as well as you can, because a ghost girl is going to visit you soon.

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.8%, Arcade 13.7%, Action 9.1%, Exploration 7.4%, Horror 7%

TheGarden is a horror exploration game. Go through the backrooms levels while avoiding enemies and other danger. and escape. Many other contents will also be added thanks to the advice of our community.

Why similar: Survival Horror 29.8%, 1990's 15.7%, Dark 8.9%, Horror 8.4%, First-Person 8%

Use your camera and lens to survive the haunting of an old farmhouse. The bells toll, and Scary Sam draws near. Short VHS-inspired survival horror experience set within the DEADCAM universe.

Why similar: Survival Horror 44%, Action 12.9%, 1990's 12.1%, Horror 8.7%, Psychological Horror 8%

Acrade-style horror where you confront otherworldly entities and do everything in your power to escape the mazes you wake up in.

Why similar: Survival Horror 22.7%, Arcade 13%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Psychological 7.9%, Horror 7.1%

Solve your supervisor's deadly task sequence to survive, but be warned: every wrong guess makes the store a more monstrous labyrinth. Unravel the horrific code and finally clock out, or be a permanent employee.

Why similar: Survival Horror 39.2%, First-Person 9.2%, Horror 8.6%, Puzzle 8.1%, Psychological Horror 7.1%

Pixel of Memory is a wholesome minimalist puzzle game about an amnesiac painter piecing himself back together through his childhood mementos.

Why similar: Collectathon 31%, Arcade 16.4%, 1990's 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Puzzle 10.1%

A psychological horror game where each descent down a ladder pulls you deeper into depression, shadowed by collapsing worlds and haunting voices.

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.2%, Action 17.2%, 1990's 15.4%, Puzzle 12.1%, Exploration 10.1%

Hands UP Experience a classic first-person horror in pixel graphics Use your shovel to clear the debris and reach the lowest level Do not tear wrist tendons.

Why similar: Survival Horror 35%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Horror 12.6%, First-Person 11.4%, Psychological Horror 8.7%

A 2-Player Networked Horror Co-Op game. Explore the deepest recesses of your mind to put yourself back together. Work together to defend yourself from its denizens.

Why similar: Survival Horror 24.4%, Collectathon 16.1%, Psychological 8.6%, Horror 6.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%

Dr. Ellen Reed returns to work as a therapist only to discover an inpatient has been mistakenly dosed with a deadly mutative drug. With hospital records erased due to a power outage, she must work overnight to identify and discreetly euthanize the affected patient before it's too late.

Why similar: Survival Horror 24.4%, 1990's 14.7%, Dark 7.8%, Mystery 7%, Horror 6.7%

Navigate a maze of rivers and streams, avoid The Graft at all cost, and open your way into the unknown to find your missing pet.

Why similar: Survival Horror 27%, 1990's 10.6%, Dark 8%, Puzzle 8%, Horror 7.4%

Diving into Abyss is a cave diving horror game with Photorealistic graphics. It's not just a diving simulation. It's a deep-sea survival horror that needs to survive suffocating closure fears and unidentified beings.

Why similar: Survival Horror 42.6%, Horror 11.2%, Action 6%, Psychological Horror 5.9%, First-Person 5.1%

The events take place in a Soviet forest village located far from civilization. The main character inherits a house. Soon the hero learns that the entire village is part of a cult. Those who sacrifice people and engage in cannibalism. The hero has to get out of the village. But can he?

Why similar: Survival Horror 36.5%, 1990's 11.3%, Horror 11.1%, First-Person 10.3%, Dark 10%

Stay alive in this first-person horror-puzzle game. Trapped inside a claustrophobic train, each carriage tests you differently.

Why similar: Survival Horror 40.5%, Action 11.3%, Horror 11.2%, Mystery 8.6%, Psychological Horror 7.9%

Your mother recently passed away, and her mysterious childhood home in a small town called Tranquil Cove was passed down to you. In an attempt to learn about your mothers mysterious past, you go to investigate. Nothing could prepare you for what you find there...

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.7%, Collectathon 20.7%, Psychological 8.4%, Dark 8.2%, Horror 6.7%

Classic DS horror reborn. Awaken in an abandoned hospital with no memory, no escape and unspeakable horrors lurking in the dark. The horror classic Dementium: The Ward returns, enhanced for 4K display and Steam Deck Verified, where every shadow hides a new threat, and every corridor a new nightmare.

Why similar: Survival Horror 35.3%, Psychological 9.5%, Old School 7.4%, Horror 6.5%, Psychological Horror 6%

A collect-a-thon horror experience with fast-paced game play and intense music! Use abilities to pull off moves, try to get all the orbs as fast as possible! Do you have what it takes to get an S?

Why similar: Collectathon 36.1%, Arcade 18.1%, Action 17.1%, First-Person 8.2%, Dark 7.7%

In this labyrinth, governed by his feelings, Thomas seeks his release. How to wake up from this nightmare? Is there a way out?

Why similar: Survival Horror 33.3%, Collectathon 10.9%, Dark 9.6%, Horror 8.8%, Psychological Horror 7.8%

In this first person psychological horror game your concept of what is real will be questioned over and over again while you venture in this old apparently abandoned apartment. Be careful at every corner and every shadow, things may not be what they seem.

Why similar: Survival Horror 29.4%, Psychological 10.6%, Horror 9.5%, First-Person 8.7%, Dark 8.3%