- #1 MADiSON
97% 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: Horror 30.7%, Psychological Horror 25.6%, Survival Horror 14.9%, Dark 10.1%, First-Person 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Like Visage, this game uses a camera-based mechanic to solve puzzles and uncover terrifying secrets within a confined, shifting house.
- #2 Layers of Fear (2016)
96% matchVery Positive88% of 27,656 reviews2016
Dev: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
Why similar: Horror 69.8%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Walking Simulator 3.3%, First-Person 2.3%, Dark 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game pioneered the shifting-environment mechanic where the architecture changes behind your back to reflect psychological instability.
- #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: Horror 29.7%, Psychological Horror 25.6%, Dark 8.1%, Walking Simulator 6.2%, Violent 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply personal and disturbing domestic horror game that focuses on uncovering a dark family history through exploration.
- #4 The Beast Inside
95% matchVery Positive83% of 12,117 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
Why similar: Horror 39.6%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Survival Horror 14.5%, Multiplayer 6.4%, First-Person 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror experience that blends atmospheric exploration with a gripping, multi-layered narrative.
- #5 Amnesia: The Bunker
94% matchVery Positive93% of 12,386 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
Why similar: Horror 30.1%, Psychological Horror 24.3%, Survival Horror 22.8%, First-Person 7.9%, Atmospheric 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same intense, high-stakes tension and environmental interaction that makes Visage so stressful to play.
- #6 The Mortuary Assistant
94% 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 57.3%, Dark 8.5%, Multiplayer 7.1%, Surreal 6.1%, First-Person 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It excels at creating a claustrophobic, ritualistic atmosphere where every small detail in the environment could be a sign of supernatural danger.
- #7 From The Darkness
93% matchVery Positive89% of 3,526 reviews2021
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
From the darkness is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an old Soviet abandoned apartment.
Why similar: Horror 34.1%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Dark 9.1%, Survival Horror 9%, Multiplayer 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A short but incredibly effective experience that perfectly captures the feeling of being alone in a haunted, decaying apartment.
- #8 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
92% matchVery Positive95% of 35,628 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 44.9%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Survival Horror 14%, Dark 6.5%, First-Person 5%
Why You'll Like It: As a foundational title for modern psychological horror, it shares the same focus on vulnerability and environmental dread.
- #9 Lost in Vivo
91% 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: Horror 29.4%, Psychological Horror 29%, Survival Horror 19.9%, First-Person 5.9%, Surreal 5%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a surreal, claustrophobic experience that leans heavily into psychological trauma and disorienting level design.
- #10 SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,080 reviews2019
Dev: Protocol GamesPub: 🚀 Raiser Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.
Why similar: Horror 27.3%, Psychological Horror 25.5%, Survival Horror 18.6%, Dark 13%, Atmospheric 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: It builds dread through a persistent, intelligent AI that reacts to your actions, much like the unpredictable threats in Visage.
- #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: Psychological Horror 33.4%, Horror 31.8%, Dark 12.6%, First-Person 5.7%, Atmospheric 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deeply disturbing, photorealistic psychological horror experience set against a historical backdrop.
- #12 Home Sweet Home
89% matchVery Positive87% of 3,784 reviews2017
Dev: YGGDRAZIL GROUP CO.,LTD
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Home Sweet Home is a first-person horror adventure game based on Thai myths and beliefs. The core gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid perilous spirits hunting you. Moreover, few puzzles are added into the game, making gameplay more various.
Why similar: Horror 42.8%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Multiplayer 6.1%, First-Person 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A tense survival horror game that emphasizes stealth and environmental puzzles in a terrifying, culturally distinct setting.
- #13 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 44.9%, Psychological Horror 28.5%, Multiplayer 7.3%, First-Person 5.4%, Adventure 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a haunting, gothic mansion setting that requires careful exploration and puzzle-solving to survive.
- #14 Welcome to Kowloon
87% matchVery Positive81% of 1,974 reviews2023
Dev: a1esskaPub: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.
Why similar: Horror 32.2%, Psychological Horror 24.3%, Dark 9.3%, Walking Simulator 7.2%, First-Person 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the claustrophobic and eerie feeling of exploring a confined, decaying urban space with a focus on atmosphere.
- #15 Mirror Forge
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 186 reviews2022
Dev: MystiveDevPub: DreadXP
Windows
Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.1%, Horror 24%, Survival Horror 17.5%, Dark 10.3%, First-Person 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: This psychological horror game plays with reality and dimension-shifting, mirroring the surreal nature of Visage.
- #16 Rise of Insanity
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,283 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
Why similar: Horror 26.9%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Dark 7.8%, Walking Simulator 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on psychological trauma and surreal, shifting environments that challenge the player's perception of reality.
- #17 Blair Witch
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,109 reviews2019
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team NA
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 31.7%, Psychological Horror 25.3%, Survival Horror 8.8%, Dark 7.4%, First-Person 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: The game uses a disorienting forest environment as a psychological trap, similar to the house in Visage.
- #18 SOMA
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 52,486 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Horror 26.4%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Survival Horror 15.8%, Dark 10.2%, Walking Simulator 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: While sci-fi, it shares the same existential dread and psychological weight that makes Visage so memorable.
- #19 Observer: System Redux
84% matchVery Positive85% of 2,998 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Horror 38.3%, Psychological Horror 28.4%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, First-Person 9.7%, Surreal 8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers masterful environmental storytelling and a heavy, oppressive atmosphere that keeps the player constantly on edge.
- #20 Luto
82% 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: Psychological Horror 35%, Dark 15.9%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Horror 7.6%, Atmospheric 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the psychological trauma of grief within a confined, shifting domestic space that feels very familiar to Visage fans.
- #21 9 Childs Street
83% matchVery Positive90% of 815 reviews2023
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
This is a first-person indie horror game. In 9 Childs Street you will find the terrifying atmosphere of a recently abandoned house, and its captive inhabitants, through the eyes of a curious little boy in a red cap.
Why similar: Horror 30.6%, Psychological Horror 27.1%, Dark 13.1%, Walking Simulator 8.3%, First-Person 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A tense, first-person experience centered on a mysterious, unsettling house that hides dark secrets.
- #22 God's Basement
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,317 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.
Why similar: Horror 26.6%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, Dark 11.7%, Walking Simulator 8.1%, First-Person 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A slow-burn psychological horror experience that relies on environmental storytelling and a constant sense of being watched.
- #23 Don't Be Afraid
82% 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: Horror 24.6%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Survival Horror 17.1%, Walking Simulator 7.8%, First-Person 7%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival horror game that emphasizes exploration and puzzle-solving in a dark, hostile world.
- #24 The Empty Eyes
79% 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: Horror 29.2%, Psychological Horror 25%, Survival Horror 18.6%, Dark 8.5%, First-Person 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror experience that leans into mystery and unsettling atmosphere to keep the player engaged.
- #25 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: Horror 30.1%, Psychological Horror 26.8%, Dark 11.3%, Walking Simulator 9.3%, First-Person 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tense, atmospheric psychological horror experience that focuses on isolation and environmental storytelling.
- #26 Implements of Hell
81% 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: Horror 27.4%, Psychological Horror 26.6%, Dark 11.6%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, Realistic 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on atmospheric dread and psychological tension within a confined, unsettling setting.
- #27 The Dark Occult
81% matchMixed69% of 1,270 reviews2018
Dev: RYM GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Dark Occult is a psychological driven horror game that puts players in a constant state of anxiety that crescendos into raw panic and terror. You will encounter grotesque creatures, who will take your life at any moment.Your only goal -- survive.
Why similar: Horror 49.3%, Psychological Horror 27.1%, Violent 9.8%, First-Person 5.9%, Adventure 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features a shifting, maze-like environment filled with intense supernatural threats that require constant vigilance.
- #28 Palmyra Orphanage
80% matchVery Positive89% of 713 reviews2019
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paranormal first-person horror, which takes place in an abandoned orphanage. Walk through the corridors of your childhood, but do remember that you're not only one here.
Why similar: Horror 32.1%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Dark 8.6%, Violent 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic indie horror experience that focuses on exploration and jump scares in a creepy, abandoned location.
- #29 Layers of Fear
78% 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: Horror 30.5%, Psychological Horror 29.5%, Dark 11.1%, First-Person 7.9%, Walking Simulator 6%
- #30 The Guest
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 215 reviews2023
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.
Why similar: Horror 25.5%, Psychological Horror 23%, Survival Horror 13%, Dark 11.3%, Walking Simulator 7%
- #31 Mists of Aiden
77% 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 41.2%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Violent 8.4%, Walking Simulator 5.4%, First-Person 5.4%
- #32 Psalm 5:9-13
75% matchVery Positive84% of 2,017 reviews2024
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 19%
"Psalm 5:9-13" is a first-person psychological horror game with VHS effect. Be careful and attentive, there is something hiding in these rooms, something is watching from the darkness.
Why similar: Horror 26.5%, Psychological Horror 25.3%, Dark 10.1%, Walking Simulator 8%, First-Person 6.3%
- #33 Blasfemia
74% matchVery Positive91% of 283 reviews2025
Dev: Nakashima Studios
Windows
Blasfemia is a first-person horror game. You are trapped in a seemingly normal apartment but realize early on that you're not alone. Explore a handcrafted, detail rich environment in a tense and terrifying atmosphere and try to find a way out before an ominous entity gets to you.
Why similar: Horror 30.2%, Survival Horror 21.6%, Dark 14%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Walking Simulator 7.3%
- #34 MIRROR MIRROR
76% 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: Psychological Horror 26.9%, Horror 26.3%, Walking Simulator 8.6%, Dark 8.6%, First-Person 6.3%
- #35 Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,524 reviews2019
Dev: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.2%, Horror 26.5%, Dark 11.3%, Walking Simulator 7.9%, Surreal 5.1%
- #36 SILENT BREATH
73% 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: Horror 32.7%, Psychological Horror 26.2%, Dark 10.8%, Multiplayer 8.4%, First-Person 5.8%
- #37 The Last Visit: 98th
74% matchVery Positive81% of 207 reviews2025
Dev: Union State GamesPub: Union State Games
Windows
"The Last Visit: 98th" is a psychological indie horror from the first person, in the genre of a walking simulator, in the setting of the post-Soviet winter space. The main focus is on the atmosphere of horror, which is emphasized by realistic 3D graphics.
Why similar: Horror 28.9%, Psychological Horror 24.2%, Dark 10.6%, Walking Simulator 8%, First-Person 6.2%
- #38 Image
76% matchMixed51% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Daniel SemanPub: Galactic Games
Windows
Image is a first-person horror game. Explore haunted, ever-changing environments in an atmospheric, confused world and enjoy a truly terrifying gaming experience.
Why similar: Horror 31.8%, Psychological Horror 23.2%, Violent 8.7%, Atmospheric 6%, Realistic 5.5%
- #39 Exanimum: The Silent Call
73% matchVery Positive84% of 286 reviews2024
Dev: Perspektik
Windows
"Exanimum: The Silent Call" is a first-person psychological horror game. In this chilling experience, you will find yourself confronting terrifying mysteries and chilling secrets.
Why similar: Horror 35%, Psychological Horror 29.9%, Dark 11.9%, Realistic 5.2%, Multiplayer 5.1%
- #40 The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game
72% matchVery Positive84% of 832 reviews2025
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
The Backrooms: 1998 is a first-person found footage psychological horror survival game where it tells the story of a young teen after accidentally falling into the depths of The Backrooms in 1998. Roam freely, mark, explore and try unravel the story - however you are not alone. Don't scream.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.5%, Survival Horror 27%, Dark 12.8%, Walking Simulator 6.5%, Realistic 5.5%
- #41 The Guest II
71% matchVery Positive82% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest II is a first-person psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 29.2%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Survival Horror 18.5%, Dark 10.4%, Realistic 4.3%
- #42 Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
73% matchVery Positive89% of 8,309 reviews2014
Dev: Krillbite Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.
Why similar: Horror 56.5%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Survival Horror 7.9%, First-Person 6%, Dark 5.2%
- #43 Doorways: Prelude
75% matchMixed62% of 636 reviews2013
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 45.9%, Survival Horror 15.1%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Dark 7.7%, First-Person 5.5%
- #44 Ad Infinitum
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,676 reviews2023
Dev: HekatePub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
When reality is a nightmare, nightmares become real. In this psychological horror game, you fight the terrifying creatures invading your mind. Can you save your sanity?
Why similar: Horror 27.7%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Survival Horror 17.2%, Dark 10.2%, First-Person 6.8%
- #45 CoRoT
70% matchMixed68% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Azteck Game Studios
Windows
CoRoT is a first-person psychological meta-horror game. Search for cassettes in a transforming house, unraveling its macabre past. A sinister atmosphere surrounds you as you try to understand what's happening and where you really are. Can you discover the truth hidden in its walls?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Horror 22.4%, Survival Horror 10.2%, Dark 8.1%, Surreal 7%
- #46 The Medium
70% matchVery Positive89% of 10,180 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.
Why similar: Horror 36.7%, Psychological Horror 27.9%, Dark 11.3%, Adventure 5.3%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #47 Layers of Fear VR
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 276 reviews2019
Dev: Incuvo S.A.Pub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Enter a tangibly horrifying Virtual Reality and explore a mansion of horror as an artist falling into the depths of insanity. Will you find the muse for your masterpiece... or madness?
Why similar: Horror 33.7%, Psychological Horror 23%, Adventure 17.5%, Indie 11%, VR 5.5%
- #48 Penumbra Overture
71% matchVery Positive91% of 4,159 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Why similar: Horror 43.5%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Survival Horror 15.1%, Dark 7%, First-Person 6.6%
- #49 Slender: The Arrival
71% matchVery Positive88% of 9,341 reviews2013
Dev: Blue Isle StudiosPub: Blue Isle Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 44.8%, Survival Horror 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13%, Dark 6.9%, Multiplayer 5.4%
- #50 Scorn
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 19,649 reviews2022
Dev: Ebb SoftwarePub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.
Why similar: Horror 32.6%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Dark 11.1%, Survival Horror 8.8%, First-Person 6.8%
- #51 Scream under the house
68% 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: Horror 27.4%, Psychological Horror 27.1%, Dark 11.1%, Walking Simulator 9.2%, First-Person 7.4%
- #52 Psalm 2
66% matchVery Positive88% of 671 reviews2026
Dev: NotexPub: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
First-person psychological horror where the elevator is the only safe place. Each floor is a new reality. Each floor has a new inhabitant. Find it to continue your descent downward.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.3%, Horror 30.7%, Walking Simulator 7.4%, Dark 7.1%, First-Person 5.1%
- #53 The Cabin Factory
66% matchVery Positive91% of 3,776 reviews2024
Dev: International Cat StudiosPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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 31.6%, Psychological Horror 28.2%, Walking Simulator 8.9%, Survival Horror 7.6%, First-Person 5.9%
- #54 Outlast 2
68% matchVery Positive91% of 64,304 reviews2017
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.
Why similar: Horror 33.8%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Survival Horror 15.7%, Dark 7.9%, First-Person 5.4%
- #55 Don't Be Afraid 2
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 269 reviews2024
Dev: Eneida Games
Windows
Descend deep into the nightmare that seamlessly blends with reality in this uncanny horror escape room game. Can you find your way out of the horrid mansion or will you succumb to your fears? Can you face and overcome your past, or will it break you?
Why similar: Horror 23.6%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Dark 10.4%, Walking Simulator 7.3%
- #56 Amnesia: Rebirth
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,319 reviews2020
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Why similar: Horror 30.7%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Survival Horror 15.2%, Dark 9.3%, First-Person 9.2%
- #57 The Maid
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 180 reviews2025
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Maid is a first-person psychological horror and mystery game that focuses on creating fear and tension in the player.
Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Walking Simulator 9.3%, Dark 9%
- #58 Among Ashes
66% matchVery Positive95% of 472 reviews2024
Dev: Rat Cliff Games
Windows
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: Horror 24.6%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Survival Horror 17.6%, Dark 10.6%, First-Person 6.3%
- #59 Witch's Doll
67% matchVery Positive86% of 282 reviews2024
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
Witch's Doll is a first-person psychological horror game with realistic graphics. Beware, something is lurking in the dark. Get ready for intense jumpscares.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.8%, Horror 26.6%, Walking Simulator 9.1%, Dark 7.2%, Realistic 6%
- #60 Witchblood
65% matchVery Positive85% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: Perspektik
Windows
Witchblood is a first-person psychological horror game that draws you into the heart of a dark curse. Explore a decaying house where reality begins to unravel. Uncover the truth behind a forgotten family’s tragedy and face what should have remained buried.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34%, Horror 31.3%, Dark 9.2%, First-Person 5.9%, Atmospheric 5.1%