- #1 MOLE
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,905 reviews2026
Dev: Off Black CreationsPub: Oro Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Pilot the MOLE, a monstrous post-war drilling machine built to descend deep below the Slavic soil. Fix failing systems, follow voices of the dead, and pray you can survive whatever is sharing your coffin. Will the vessel or your mind break first?
Why similar: Dystopian 22.3%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 17.8%, Surreal 14.6%, Dark 9.9%
- #2 Cave Crawler
97% matchVery Positive85% of 585 reviews2023
Dev: Technomancy Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Cave Crawler is a short horror game where you pilot a drone into a cave and discover something horrible.
Why similar: Horror 25.7%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Thriller 17.6%, Linear 14%, Sci-fi 11.1%
- #3 The Voidness - Lidar Horror Survival Game
96% matchVery Positive83% of 333 reviews2023
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
The Voidness is a SCI-FI psychological horror game where it takes place inside the void where it's filled with just gloom - the only way to see is by scanning the environment with your range finder device, however you are not alone. Don't breathe ... as they are listening.. and watching.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.2%, Aliens 20.7%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Immersive Sim 11.9%
- #4 Hell Dive
95% matchVery Positive93% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Teacup Games
Windows
Hell Dive is a first-person horror game where you are a Maritime Operative alone aboard a submarine. Sent on a mission to revive an abandoned deep-sea colony, you uncover dark secrets as terrifying and deadly horrors await in its depths
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.2%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 10.6%, Dystopian 9.8%, Resource Management 9.7%
- #5 ROUTINE
94% matchVery Positive92% of 8,522 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
Why similar: Thriller 14.2%, Survival Horror 13.9%, Aliens 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Sci-fi 10.2%
- #6 Depths Of Horror: Mushroom Day
94% matchMixed55% of 2,049 reviews2021
Dev: TakeThem.GamesPub: TakeThem.Games (Creative)
Windows
This is a 3D first-person adventure and horror game that lets you plunge deep into your fears. A unique cave system, enemies and screamers. While picking mushrooms in a clearing, you stumble upon an abandoned hut. Exploring it, you find yourself in a cave full of unexpected inhabitants and surprises
Why similar: Underground 18.6% ★, Survival Horror 14.9%, Horror 11.9%, Mining 11.5% ★, Psychological Horror 11.4%
- #7 The Oily Depths
93% matchVery Positive83% of 113 reviews2026
Dev: Ryan R. Burns
Windows
Operate an oil-drilling submarine while taking instructions from a mysterious voice. Fail your quota, and they’ll cut your oxygen. This is deep-sea horror. Obey or drown.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.6%, Survival Horror 22.5%, Surreal 18.4%, Horror 15.9%, Dark 15%
- #8 MOONROT
91% matchNo user reviews87% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Bee Braun
Windows · Linux
MOONROT is a short horror game about piloting a rover across a distant alien moon. Take grainy photos, record crackly signals, keep your battery charged, and uncover the source of the anomaly that led you here.
Why similar: Horror 28.8%, Sci-fi 21.9%, Surreal 20.8%, Exploration 16.2%, Action 7.5%
- #9 Those Who Crawl
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 184 reviews2022
Dev: Hush Fin Games
Windows · Linux
Escape an ever-shrinking cave tunnel in this tense spelunking horror. As the stone walls transform into flesh, you'll face perilous claustrophobic spaces, flooded passages, and twisted inhuman creatures.
Why similar: Underground 19.1% ★, Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Linear 13.1%, Dark 12.9%
- #10 Void Whispers
91% matchVery Positive92% of 421 reviews2024
Dev: Eduardo Scarpato
Windows
Assume the role of a broadcast engineer in a tranquil city. All seems peaceful until the sky above starts to reveal something deeply unsettling.
Why similar: Aliens 20.6%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 15.2%, Immersive Sim 15.1%, Sci-fi 10.6%
- #11 THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY
89% matchVery Positive91% of 182 reviews2026
Dev: tweakEra
Windows
The well has gone dry. It's up to you to find out why. Traverse through abandoned tunnels. Discover remnants of a ritual never meant to be seen. Power dying machinery to bring light into darkness. Dig into broken earth and crawl your way out. Down here you’re not exploring... you're trespassing.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.3%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 12.5%, Surreal 12.1%, Thriller 10.6%
- #12 The Echo Paradox
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Virtuzilla
Windows
The Echo Paradox is a first-person psychological horror game. Humanity stands on the brink of an unsettling revelation – alternate dimensions are real, but eerily without signs of life.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.4%, Aliens 15.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Survival Horror 10.6%, Surreal 9.6%
- #13 Static Dread: The Submarine
89% matchVery Positive81% of 363 reviews2026
Dev: solarsuit.gamesPub: Polden Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Descend into Lovecraftian horror aboard a claustrophobic military submarine. Assign tasks as a captain’s right hand, analyze sonar signals, make hard decisions, and keep the crew from madness. Dark horrors lurk both within… and beyond the hull.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 11.8%, Thriller 11.7%, Surreal 11.5%
- #14 Iron Lung
88% matchVery Positive92% of 11,291 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.9%, Horror 23.6%, Dystopian 13.5%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Dark 8.9%
- #15 SUBSUMED
87% matchVery Positive83% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: HazzyPub: adjective noun
Windows
A claustrophobic first-person horror game about crawling through a dark, winding cave system in search of three missing divers.
Why similar: Underground 23.5% ★, Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Linear 16.8%, Exploration 9.8%
- #16 The Cave Diver
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 136 reviews2026
Dev: Ovsko
Windows
A brutally challenging physics-horror caving game. Using only your hands, drag yourself down a suffocating cave system where every hold pulls you further into the darkness. Equal parts rage-game, claustrophobic nightmare, and descent into a forgotten folktale...
Why similar: Underground 52.2% ★, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Surreal 10.1%, Dark 8.6%, Horror 8.1%
- #17 Voyager-19
85% matchVery Positive88% of 1,023 reviews2024
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 30%
A short horror game where you control a decaying spacecraft exploring distant star systems.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27%, Horror 21.1%, Sci-fi 19%, Aliens 11.8%, Exploration 10%
- #18 The Door in the Basement
86% matchVery Positive88% of 191 reviews2021
Dev: Aegon Games
Windows
The Door in the Basement is an atmospheric pixelated horror game set in a mysterious subterranean world.
Why similar: Underground 26.6% ★, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 11.1%, Survival Horror 10.7%, Surreal 10.6%
- #19 CRUSH DEPTH
83% matchVery Positive99% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Earth Giant
Windows
CRUSH DEPTH is first-person sci-fi horror game set at the bottom of the ocean. A salvage operation that would set you up for life goes sideways when you realize you're not alone down there. You'll solve puzzles and run from danger as you uncover the mysterious fate of Eclipse Station.
Why similar: Horror 23.9%, Sci-fi 23.7%, Linear 19.4%, Exploration 14.6%, Story Rich 12.3%
- #20 The Trench
84% matchVery Positive86% of 167 reviews2022
Dev: Omar Chapa Hernandez
Windows
As captain of the Pandora sub, you must explore the Trench and retrieve data from the Neptune wreckage. But beware - the trench is home to unimaginable horrors that will test your courage. Can you survive the terrors of the deep and complete your mission, or will you become the next victim?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.5%, Survival Horror 21.3%, Horror 13.8%, Immersive Sim 8.7%, Sci-fi 8.3%
- #21 The Wailer
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 130 reviews2023
Dev: Ethan RobichauxPub: Vultive Entertainment
Windows
A highly stylized horror adventure game set in the depths of an ancient dungeon. With torch in hand, explore and find a way to escape before falling prey to the unspeakable horror that lurks within.
Why similar: Surreal 29.9%, Psychological Horror 25%, Horror 22.9%, Exploration 15.4%, Action 6.8%
- #22 Subterranauts
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 241 reviews2025
Dev: Red Basket GamesPub: Red Basket Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Subterranauts is a 1-6 player multiplayer horror game with proximity voice chat and terrifying creatures. Your job is to complete assignments by gathering scrap for the Association of Scrap Allocation. Work together with your team to complete assignments, earn company Bucks, and survive!
Why similar: Dystopian 29.4%, Horror 23.8%, Resource Management 21.6%, Exploration 13.4%, Action 6.6%
- #23 Sub Terra
81% matchVery Positive92% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: artescape
Windows
Sub Terra is a first person psychological horror game set deep underground. As a maintenance worker, your job is to fix a broken water line at the end of tunnel 04-R. Enter the tunnel, repair the pipe, and get out.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.2%, Horror 30.4%, Linear 18.3%, Story Rich 10%, Exploration 9.1%
- #24 Below, Rusted Gods
80% matchVery Positive88% of 381 reviews2026
Dev: FromSouthGames
Windows
You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.3%, Thriller 22.1%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 13.4%, Exploration 8.3%
- #25 DEMON DUST
81% matchVery Positive95% of 108 reviews2026
Dev: PlusW Games
Windows
DEMON DUST is a Survival Horror Dungeon Crawler with a unique, mouse driven interface. Gain knowledge to survive and reach deeper and deeper floors.
Why similar: Surreal 23.1%, Survival Horror 19.7%, Horror 16.1%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Exploration 12.2%
- #26 Underwater
82% matchMixed67% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Andreev WorldsPub: Gamesforfarm
Windows
Dive into a world of despair in the world of Underwater. Take the role of an unknown inmate entering the a deep sea prison where mutants roam and barely any traces of human life remain. You will have to use all your ingenuity to escape and avoid becoming the meal of the hideous denizens.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.5%, Survival Horror 23%, Psychological Horror 16%, Story Rich 9.7%, Dark 8.7%
- #27 DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain
77% matchVery Positive91% of 1,420 reviews2026
Dev: Drop Rate StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Every descent is a deadly gamble. DIVE or DIE in the cursed abyss, face Eldritch horrors to uncover the mystery of the black rain. Scavenge and upgrade, recruit and sacrifice. Save your camp... The Flood is coming.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.4%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Survival 11.3%, Horror 10.5%
- #28 Sender
79% matchVery Positive84% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: The Rat Zone
Windows
The winds of the frozen wasteland are calling in this atmospheric horror game. Operate an aging vehicle to locate the missing driver of the previous expedition. Be careful not to stray from the path...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Horror 17.9%, Linear 15.9%, Exploration 12.5%, Sci-fi 12.4%
- #29 Anoxia Station
78% matchVery Positive80% of 213 reviews2025
Dev: BonereadersPub: Abylight Studios
Windows
Descend into darkness in Anoxia Station, a turn-based strategy game with puzzle elements. Operate a subterranean mining station, where you'll gather resources, confront horrors, and make life-or-death choices for the survival of your crew.
Why similar: Mining 28.2% ★, Resource Management 17%, Survival 16.2%, Horror 13.5%, Dark 12.4%
- #30 AUTO-CRISIS
77% matchVery Positive89% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: The Otherworldly Studios
Windows
You're driving away on a forest road, late at night, under a heavy storm. Your car breaks down. Luckily, there might be a gas station nearby. But a misfortune never comes alone. The storm has brought something else, something otherworldly that oddly smells of spilled diesel oil.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.1%, Surreal 19.1%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 13.9%, Dark 11.9%
- #31 Aphotic Descent
79% matchMixed63% of 80 reviews2023
Dev: Broiled Squid Studios
Windows
In Aphotic Descent, you play as a diver whose submarine crashed at the bottom of the ocean. With no other option for survival, you must make your way to a nearby underwater research facility facing terrifying creatures, all while descending deeper and deeper...
Why similar: Survival Horror 41%, Horror 25%, Exploration 15.4%, Adventure 9.7%, Action 9%
- #32 SIGNALIS
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,748 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.6%, Survival Horror 22.5%, Dystopian 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Sci-fi 10.9%
- #33 SOMA
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 53,096 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: Lovecraftian 23.4%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 12.1%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #34 Vigil
73% matchVery Positive86% of 2,200 reviews2025
Dev: Singularity Studios
Windows
Vigil is a short Narrative Horror Game that takes place in an unsettling underground facility. Your job is to dispose of boxes, however, you’re not alone. A terrifying automaton roams the facility, moving only when you look away or when you blink in real life.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.5%, Horror 20.1%, Dark 13.7%, Underground 12.7% ★, Psychological Horror 9.5%
- #35 Cosmic Fear
73% matchVery Positive86% of 132 reviews2026
Dev: Alessandro Guzzo
Windows
You’ve discovered evidence of a cosmic presence influencing humanity since its origins. Now something born in the depths of the cosmos is calling again. Investigate, uncover forbidden knowledge and survive a disturbing first person Lovecraftian horror adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.8%, Aliens 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 11.9%, Sci-fi 8%
- #36 Earth's Shadow
76% matchVery Positive91% of 97 reviews2023
Dev: WRF Studios
Windows
Earth's Shadow is a third person action Sci-Fi dungeon crawler set in the year 3081 on planet Sumbra; a remote alien planet where legends of valuable relics surround this black world, calling to the greedy and brave explorers seeking a bright future... but end up uncovering an even darker past.
Why similar: Aliens 34.9%, Dark 15.5%, Exploration 15.5%, Horror 15.2%, Action 11.2%
- #37 Deep Line
75% matchVery Positive84% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: DrugTank
Windows
Deep beneath the abandoned subway, an unknown threat awaits. Collect gold and find a way out.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.5%, Horror 21.3%, Survival 20.2%, Psychological Horror 20%, Action 6.5%
- #38 Mirror Forge
76% 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: Survival Horror 17.2%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Survival 11.6%, Horror 11%, Thriller 10.5%
- #39 Inner Chains
78% matchMixed48% of 608 reviews2017
Dev: Telepaths TreePub: IMGN.PRO
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
An FPS horror game set in a surreal, dark and deadly biomechanical world never seen before. Humankind is just a small part of a hostile universe. Want to survive? Discover its secrets.
Why similar: Surreal 20%, Dystopian 19.4%, Horror 16.5%, Dark 13.9%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
- #40 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
71% matchVery Positive81% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: X1 Games
Windows
Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.9%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 13.4%, Dark 10.9%, Surreal 9.2%
- #41 S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored
74% matchMixed68% of 74 reviews2021
Dev: VolframePub: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored is a science fiction FPS puzzle horror game, which takes place a few months after the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant disaster. Experience a tale about an unexplored area within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone - The S.W.A.N. Institute.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 11.8%, Surreal 10.3%, Dark 9.8%
- #42 Hidden Deep
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,101 reviews2022
Dev: Cogwheel SoftwarePub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Hidden Deep is an atmospheric sci-fi action game heavily inspired by Aliens, The Thing, and Half-Life. Explore, climb, swim, scan, blast and shoot your way through dangerous missions in a huge sub oceanic mining and research facility. Fear the horrors that lurk below…
Why similar: Mining 21.8% ★, Aliens 19.8%, Thriller 18.5%, Horror 10.9%, Dark 9.9%
- #43 There's Nothing Down There
69% matchVery Positive84% of 404 reviews2026
Dev: Tim Trankle
Windows
There's Nothing Down There is a short undersea horror exploration game. Descend into a sinkhole at the bottom of the ocean and discover the remains of a lost, yet not dead, civilization.
Why similar: Horror 28.1%, Underground 28% ★, Linear 20.8%, Exploration 14.5%, Adventure 8.6%
- #44 Feed the Deep
70% matchVery Positive89% of 484 reviews2024
Dev: Luke Muscat
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 42%
A lovecraftian roguelike. Dive into procedurally generated undersea caves. Collect gold, upgrade your equipment, and Feed the Deep.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.8%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 11.1%, Dark 10.6%, Survival 9.4%
- #45 The Black Ice
70% matchVery Positive82% of 184 reviews2025
Dev: RED CRAB GAMESPub: Antelus Games
Windows
A survival horror game where every breath could be your last. Explore a sinister Antarctic complex, unravel its mysteries, and try to survive before the darkness consumes you.
Why similar: Mining 23.7% ★, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Dark 15.9%, Survival 13%, Horror 12.8%
- #46 Still Wakes the Deep
68% matchVery Positive87% of 13,247 reviews2024
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.2%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 12.8%, Dark 9.3%, Thriller 8%
- #47 Endless Suburbia
73% matchMixed63% of 96 reviews2023
Dev: Horrid Vision LLC
Windows
A hyper-realistic horror driving game set in a suburban environment. Drive through six different atmospheric experiences where an alien invasion, spider infestation, murderous mime, and other frightful events will happen.
Why similar: Aliens 31.3%, Horror 19.5%, Immersive Sim 14.2%, Thriller 10.8%, Exploration 9.8%
- #48 The Gravedigger
71% matchVery Positive85% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: Authogin
Windows
You're hired to dig up graves at a local church, looting valuables while demonic activity escalates. You must find and return all the burnt bones to stop the demonic activity. Each night you will dig for valuables to find bones, fend off growing corruption, and survive to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 19.9%, Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Dark 14.7%, Survival Horror 11.8%
- #49 THE DESCENT
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 149 reviews2024
Dev: Celeritas Games
Windows
The Descent, a horror walking sim in Rockwell Mine, immerses players in miners' harsh life and unsettling mine encounters. Play as an investigator uncovering a hometown mystery.
Why similar: Thriller 43.8%, Horror 32.5%, Linear 23.7%
- #50 The Void
72% matchVery Positive80% of 1,196 reviews2009
Dev: Ice-Pick Lodge
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Only brought to life by scarce sparks of Color, the bleak, grey Void is a peculiar place. The player gets to explore it, get to know the Sisters, Brothers, and other weird creatures inhabiting it, and learn the ways of Color, harvesting it and drawing sigils that change the world around them.
Why similar: Surreal 28.3%, Survival 15.7%, Resource Management 15.1%, Horror 12.9%, Dark 12.8%
- #51 Locomotive 115
69% matchVery Positive94% of 139 reviews2024
Dev: Bucket of Fish
Windows · Mac
It's difficult to know how many locomotives have been swallowed by the suffocating blizzards of the Widow's Run. Cursed with creeping tales of things that lurk in the dark and overshadowed by frequent casualties, it now stands as your only path forward. Will you be able to survive?
Why similar: Horror 25%, Resource Management 17.1%, Dark 14.9%, Story Rich 13.5%, Adventure 10.8%
- #52 DIG Raiders: Anomaly Extraction
68% matchVery Positive82% of 103 reviews2026
Dev: Soda Game Studio
Windows
DIG Raiders is a co-op game about blasting underground in search of aliens. Deep in debt, you've taken on a mysterious dig site. Team up, blow a path below, explore, find aliens, and put them to work in your alien shopping district—or ditch the job and start an all-out brawl with your friends!
Why similar: Mining 31.4% ★, Aliens 19.1%, Horror 11.5%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Survival 10.4%
- #53 The Deadseat
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 669 reviews2025
Dev: Curious Fox Sox
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A horror game where you play a hand-held console in the backseat during a long drive home.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.7%, Resource Management 15.4%, Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Dark 13.8%
- #54 [HERROR] Gas Station Case
66% matchVery Positive97% of 464 reviews2026
Dev: [HERROR]
Windows
A cinematic, story-driven alien horror set in 1999 Ohio. Work the night shift at a remote gas station. A mysterious briefcase from the lake. Stolen uranium fuel. A blood-covered coworker.
Why similar: Aliens 20.9%, Thriller 20.5%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 13.4%, Survival Horror 11.7%
- #55 The Abyss Below
67% matchVery Positive80% of 60 reviews2026
Dev: Broken RelayPub: PostHuman Interactive
Windows
The year is 1997. Pilot a small submersible into the depths of the Pacific to investigate a massive sonar anomaly. Navigate by instruments, scan targets, and uncover something far older than it should be.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.2%, Exploration 23.1%, Horror 22.4%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Dark 8.7%
- #56 SCP – Containment Breach
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,971 reviews2026
Dev: Undertow GamesPub: SCP-CB Community Preservation Project
Windows
A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.2%, Horror 16.6%, Surreal 16.1%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Survival 9.6%
- #57 Scauage
66% matchVery Positive91% of 870 reviews2024
Dev: KREIDPIX
Windows
Scauage is a short horror experience where you play as a scavenger looting an abandoned house, uncovering its dark secrets and collecting hidden treasures while facing what lurks within.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.1%, Thriller 17.1%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 10.7%
- #58 Darkness Under My Bed
70% matchVery Positive91% of 96 reviews2021
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows
Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories.
Why similar: Underground 27.5% ★, Surreal 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 13.2%, Dark 9.2%
- #59 Habilis
68% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: ODale Studios
Windows
A first person / body cam, Lovecraft style horror experience not for the weak of heart. Descend into the T.R.P Facility while evading monsters by hide in lockers, and discover over 30 minutes of professionally recorded audio logs.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 13.3%, Immersive Sim 9.9%, Sci-fi 7.6%
- #60 Hollow Cocoon
67% matchVery Positive92% of 931 reviews2023
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.7%, Thriller 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 12.9%, Surreal 12.5%