- #1 Cave Crawler
97% matchVery Positive85% of 576 reviews2023
Dev: Technomancy Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Cave Crawler is a short horror game where you pilot a drone into a cave and discover something horrible.
Why similar: Horror 25.8%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Thriller 17.6%, Linear 13.9%, Sci-fi 11%
- #2 Hell Dive
96% matchVery Positive94% of 67 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 28.5%, Psychological Horror 14%, Resource Management 10.7%, Horror 10.4%, Dystopian 9.9%
- #3 The Voidness - Lidar Horror Survival Game
96% matchVery Positive83% of 322 reviews2023
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 21.1%, Aliens 20.6%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Immersive Sim 12.2%
- #4 ROUTINE
94% matchVery Positive93% of 6,281 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 14.5%, Survival Horror 13.8%, Aliens 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Sci-fi 10.1%
- #5 The Oily Depths
95% matchVery Positive83% of 70 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 22.8%, Survival Horror 22.4%, Surreal 18.3%, Horror 15.8%, Dark 15.1%
- #6 Void Whispers
93% matchVery Positive92% of 412 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 20.4%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Immersive Sim 15.3%, Horror 15%, Sci-fi 10.5%
- #7 Those Who Crawl
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 171 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 19.5% ★, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 13.4%, Linear 13.1%, Dark 13.1%
- #8 The Echo Paradox
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 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 19.2%, Aliens 15.2%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Survival Horror 10.6%, Surreal 9.7%
- #9 Iron Lung
91% matchVery Positive92% of 10,453 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.1%, Horror 23.3%, Dystopian 13.4%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Dark 9%
- #10 The Door in the Basement
91% matchVery Positive89% of 177 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 27% ★, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 11%, Surreal 10.6%, Survival Horror 10.6%
- #11 Voyager-19
89% matchVery Positive88% of 941 reviews2024
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short horror game where you control a decaying spacecraft exploring distant star systems.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.9%, Horror 21%, Sci-fi 19.1%, Aliens 11.8%, Exploration 10.1%
- #12 AUTO-CRISIS
89% matchVery Positive88% of 84 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 20.8%, Surreal 19.2%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 13.9%, Dark 12.1%
- #13 Underwater
90% matchMixed68% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Andreev WorldsPub: Gamesforgames
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 25.3%, Survival Horror 22.9%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Story Rich 9.7%, Dark 8.8%
- #14 The Wailer
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 126 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 30%, Psychological Horror 25.2%, Horror 22.8%, Exploration 15.5%, Action 6.5%
- #15 CRUSH DEPTH
86% matchVery Positive98% of 54 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 19.5%, Exploration 14.7%, Story Rich 12.4%
- #16 The Trench
87% matchVery Positive86% of 154 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 33.4%, Survival Horror 21.3%, Horror 13.8%, Immersive Sim 8.9%, Sci-fi 8.4%
- #17 Subterranauts
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 220 reviews2025
Dev: Asa Longino
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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%, Resource Management 23.4%, Horror 23.2%, Exploration 13.2%, Action 6.3%
- #18 Sub Terra
85% matchVery Positive92% of 78 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 32.6%, Horror 29.8%, Linear 18.4%, Story Rich 10%, Exploration 9.1%
- #19 SIGNALIS
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,986 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 23.4%, Survival Horror 22.2%, Dystopian 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Sci-fi 10.9%
- #20 SOMA
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,500 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 23.5%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 12%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #21 DEMON DUST
84% matchVery Positive95% of 55 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 23.2%, Survival Horror 19.2%, Horror 16.1%, Sci-fi 13%, Exploration 12.3%
- #22 Anoxia Station
82% matchVery Positive80% of 195 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 28.8% ★, Resource Management 18.2%, Survival 15.6%, Horror 13%, Dark 12.2%
- #23 Mirror Forge
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 179 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%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Survival 11.5%, Horror 10.9%, Thriller 10.7%
- #24 Vigil
79% matchVery Positive86% of 2,025 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 26.3%, Horror 19.8%, Dark 14%, Underground 13.1% ★, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #25 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
79% matchVery Positive82% of 136 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 32.5%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 13.4%, Dark 11.1%, Surreal 9.3%
- #26 Earth's Shadow
80% matchVery Positive91% of 94 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 34.7%, Dark 15.9%, Exploration 15.6%, Horror 15.2%, Action 10.9%
- #27 Aphotic Descent
81% matchMixed64% of 78 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 30.8%, Thriller 23.5%, Horror 20.6%, Exploration 10.2%, Adventure 8%
- #28 The Black Ice
77% matchVery Positive81% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: 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 24.7% ★, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Dark 16%, Survival 12.7%, Horror 12.6%
- #29 Hidden Deep
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 4,937 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 22.7% ★, Aliens 19.4%, Thriller 18.6%, Horror 10.7%, Dark 9.9%
- #30 Inner Chains
81% matchMixed48% of 596 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 20.1%, Dystopian 19.5%, Horror 16.4%, Dark 14.1%, Psychological Horror 11%
- #31 THE DESCENT
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 144 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 44.2%, Horror 32.2%, Linear 23.6%
- #32 The Gravedigger
77% matchVery Positive86% of 121 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 20.1%, Horror 18.7%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Dark 14.8%, Survival Horror 11.6%
- #33 Feed the Deep
76% matchVery Positive89% of 471 reviews2024
Dev: Luke Muscat
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
A lovecraftian roguelike. Dive into procedurally generated undersea caves. Collect gold, upgrade your equipment, and Feed the Deep.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.3%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 11.1%, Dark 10.9%, Survival 9.4%
- #34 Scauage
75% matchVery Positive92% of 788 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 24.8%, Thriller 17.3%, Survival Horror 16.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 10.6%
- #35 Locomotive 115
73% matchVery Positive93% of 130 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 24.7%, Resource Management 18.7%, Dark 15%, Story Rich 13.5%, Adventure 10.3%
- #36 Hollow Cocoon
73% matchVery Positive92% of 886 reviews2023
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
"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 18.6%, Thriller 16%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 12.7%, Surreal 12.5%
- #37 SCP – Containment Breach
71% matchVery Positive99% of 497 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 18.6%, Surreal 17.1%, Horror 15.6%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Survival 9.5%
- #38 The Void
76% matchVery Positive81% of 1,176 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 27.9%, Resource Management 16.5%, Survival 15.5%, Dark 12.8%, Horror 12.6%
- #39 Endless Dark
72% matchVery Positive99% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: Little Light Studios, LLC
Windows · Linux
An existential horror game in which you are tasked with keeping a sleeper colony ship intact. No enemies or NPCs share the ship with you - only creaking metal echoes and endless dark. Overcome random events, system failures, and the downward spiral of your sanity to see your mission through.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 54%, Story Rich 27.2%, Sci-fi 18.7%
- #40 S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored
75% matchMixed68% of 72 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 18.8%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 11.7%, Surreal 10.4%, Dark 10%
- #41 Still Wakes the Deep
70% matchVery Positive88% of 10,965 reviews2024
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 32.5%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 13.7%, Dark 10.5%, Sci-fi 8.4%
- #42 Darkness Under My Bed
74% matchVery Positive90% of 92 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 27.8% ★, Surreal 17%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 13.1%, Dark 9.2%
- #43 Whale Flesh
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: SUPERita
Windows
A short horror game where you dig through the flesh of a giant whale
Why similar: Dystopian 30.8%, Psychological Horror 24.4%, Horror 17.2%, Surreal 10.6%, Dark 9.2%
- #44 EarWorm
70% matchVery Positive96% of 149 reviews2025
Dev: TOR2
Windows
You are an Earworm. You are an underworld contractor who hacks memories for a living. Dive into the memories of your victims in order to unlock the security questions to their bank account.
Why similar: Surreal 20%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Thriller 15.6%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Linear 9.8%
- #45 The Dive
74% matchMixed58% of 76 reviews2021
Dev: W0nnaFight
Windows
Linear underwater horror game about a search dive that quickly turns into fight for survival after an encounter with hellish creature.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24%, Linear 20.3%, Horror 19.9%, Dark 17.3%, Exploration 7.7%
- #46 Antarctica 88
73% matchVery Positive87% of 267 reviews2020
Dev: Euphoria Games
Windows
Uncover the chilling secrets beneath the Antarctic ice in this survival horror FPS. Shoot unimaginable creatures, solve cryptic puzzles, and fight for your life in the frozen wastelands.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.8%, Horror 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Dark 10.9%, Aliens 10.6%
- #47 The Deadseat
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 593 reviews2025
Dev: Curious Fox Sox
Windows
A horror game where you play a hand-held console in the backseat during a long drive home.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26%, Resource Management 17%, Horror 14.9%, Dark 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%
- #48 JANITOR BLEEDS
71% matchVery Positive87% of 265 reviews2022
Dev: KorpusPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Enter the abandoned arcade after your car has crashed, and the shelter you were looking for is trying to eat you alive in this dark mystery-horror adventure. Solve mysteries, keep JANITOR satisfied, and always be aware of what's behind your back.
Why similar: Thriller 20.7%, Surreal 18.9%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 12.5%, Dark 8.7%
- #49 Pacific Drive
68% matchVery Positive83% of 24,897 reviews2024
Dev: Ironwood StudiosPub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25%, Survival 21%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Horror 10.6%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #50 CloverPit
66% matchVery Positive90% of 22,113 reviews2025
Dev: Panik ArcadePub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A rogue-lite slot machine nightmare. Gamble for your life in a never-ending debt simulator!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.3%, Surreal 21%, Resource Management 19.8%, Horror 15.6%, Dark 13.8%
- #51 A.I.L.A
67% matchVery Positive84% of 1,218 reviews2025
Dev: Pulsatrix StudiosPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A.I.L.A is a first-person horror game set in a near-future filled with immersive technology. Play as the sole game tester for a revolutionary new fictional AI. Survive intense horror experiences that prey on your deepest fears as the lines between virtual and reality begin to blur…
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.4%, Thriller 18.2%, Surreal 16.7%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 13%
- #52 Endless Suburbia
71% matchMixed64% of 91 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 30.9%, Horror 19.5%, Immersive Sim 14.4%, Thriller 11%, Exploration 9.9%
- #53 Edge of Sanity
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 239 reviews2024
Dev: Vixa GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Set in the unforgiving lands of Alaska, Edge of Sanity is a Cthulhu-inspired, 2D survival horror game. Uncover a disturbing story while madness claws at your mind. Lead a group of survivors and explore, scavenge and survive together - against untold eldritch horrors.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.2%, Survival Horror 17.4%, Resource Management 11.5%, Surreal 10.9%, Horror 10.6%
- #54 NEDRA
69% matchMixed68% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: indie.io
Windows
NEDRA is a story-driven, atmospheric action-adventure blending survival horror with cosmic terror. Set in a Soviet-era Antarctic station, all the explorers have vanished without a trace, leaving you to uncover the chilling truth.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.4%, Survival Horror 17.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 11.4%, Dark 7.5%
- #55 Mortal Decay
70% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2020
Dev: Roger Kaffer
Windows
You are a veteran, in a post World War 3 apocalyptic world. Starving and alone, you fight to keep your sanity in the hell that this world has decayed into. In a desperate attempt to find food, you stumble your way into an abandoned prison, but you find out it is not as abandoned as you believed...
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.3%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Survival 13.1%, Horror 13%, Dystopian 11.7%
- #56 Dishwashing Simulator
66% matchVery Positive88% of 512 reviews2024
Dev: Frinky
Windows
A short, unique survival-farming-base-building-tycoon-horror game where you must survive through washing dishes. Explore mysterious depths, manage resources, and unravel a cryptic narrative. In DWS, a chore becomes a journey to freedom.
Why similar: Survival Horror 34.3%, Immersive Sim 23.7%, Psychological Horror 16%, Exploration 10.5%, Horror 8.6%
- #57 Salvage Protocol
66% matchVery Positive100% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: IAmDirt
Windows
A short horror about exploring abandoned space stations and collecting junk in order to pay off your S.R.P.O debt.
Why similar: Survival 20.1%, Horror 16.3%, Linear 15.7%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Dark 14.3%
- #58 Navicula Meatus
66% matchVery Positive96% of 120 reviews2025
Dev: Torgomind
Windows
A dark and surreal puzzle adventure set in a decaying town where veins pulse through ruined structures and the night hums with unfamiliar life.
Why similar: Surreal 23.1%, Dystopian 18.5%, Horror 15.7%, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Dark 11.4%
- #59 The Land of Pain
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 737 reviews2017
Dev: Alessandro Guzzo
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Land of Pain is a Lovecraftian horror adventure. After something strange appears in the woods, you'll have to learn how to survive as you fend off a dark and disturbing evil. Flee from an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and unravel the ancient mystery that's befallen this land.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.3%, Survival Horror 13%, Aliens 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Surreal 9.6%
- #60 Lunar Nightmare
67% matchVery Positive81% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Lunar Nightmare is a retro-inspired sci-fi thriller, set on an abandoned Moon base, where you have to solve the mystery behind missing crew members, ancient discoveries around deep down the Lunar surface, rouge-AI trying to control your fate and ghastly androids to revolting against your command.
Why similar: Horror 29.2%, Psychological Horror 27.1%, Sci-fi 24.8%, Action 9.4%, Adventure 9.4%