- #1 Iron Lung
97% 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: Horror 47.9%, Sci-fi 23.5%, Exploration 10.8%, 3D 6.5%, Dark 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Like Voyager-19, it focuses on the claustrophobic terror of navigating a decaying vessel in an alien environment.
- #2 Observation
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,063 reviews2020
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.
Why similar: Space 34.4%, Sci-fi 21.5%, Horror 19.3%, Adventure 7.9%, Lovecraftian 7%
Why You'll Like It: You play as the ship's AI, providing a unique perspective on a space station disaster that mirrors the mechanical focus of Voyager-19.
- #3 SIGNALIS
95% 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 39.7%, Sci-fi 33%, Puzzle 12.6%, Dark 7.6%, Singleplayer 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully blends retro-aesthetic sci-fi with psychological horror and puzzle-solving in an isolated setting.
- #4 Duskers
96% matchVery Positive90% of 2,739 reviews2016
Dev: Misfits Attic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard.
Why similar: Space 35%, Horror 21.2%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Exploration 12.8%, Puzzle 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of remote exploration and survival through a retro, terminal-based interface while scavenging derelict ships.
- #5 Scavenger SV-4
94% matchVery Positive91% of 590 reviews2018
Dev: Deric RuhlPub: HoroArch
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Scavenger SV-4 is a highly replayable atmospheric first-person science fiction game. Part simulator, part roguelike, it has elements of action, combat, resource management, and a dash of horror. It is not quite like any game you have played before.
Why similar: Space 36.1%, Horror 22.5%, Sci-fi 18.7%, Exploration 8.5%, Retro 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A space simulation that leans heavily into the lonely, dangerous reality of salvaging in deep space.
- #6 Alien: Isolation
94% matchVery Positive93% of 64,460 reviews2014
Dev: Creative AssemblyPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
Why similar: Horror 31.6%, Space 27.1%, Sci-fi 22.3%, Aliens 15.4%, Singleplayer 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for space-based horror, emphasizing stealth and the constant threat of an unseen predator in a decaying environment.
- #7 Stories Untold
93% matchVery Positive87% of 5,390 reviews2017
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
Why similar: Text-Based 29.6%, Horror 27.6%, Retro 16.3%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Puzzle 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A brilliant collection of retro-styled horror vignettes that rely on terminal interaction and atmospheric storytelling.
- #8 SOMA
91% 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 26.4%, Horror 24%, Sci-fi 18.6%, Exploration 9.9%, Puzzle 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It excels at creating a sense of existential dread and isolation within a claustrophobic, high-tech facility.
- #9 Event[0]
92% matchVery Positive80% of 2,270 reviews2016
Dev: Ocelot Society
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Event[0] is a sci-fi narrative exploration game where you build a relationship with a lonely spaceship computer to get home to Earth.
Why similar: Space 37.3%, Sci-fi 26.1%, Horror 9.5%, Text-Based 9.4%, Exploration 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique narrative-driven experience where you communicate with a ship's AI to survive in space.
- #10 System Shock
90% matchVery Positive91% of 12,269 reviews2023
Dev: Nightdive StudiosPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!
Why similar: Sci-fi 32.5%, Space 29.8%, Horror 28.9%, Adventure 5%, Singleplayer 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic space station horror experience that emphasizes resource management and environmental storytelling.
- #11 Barotrauma
89% matchVery Positive94% of 84,235 reviews2023
Dev: FakeFishPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 54.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!
Why similar: Horror 46.9%, Sci-fi 37%, 2D 12.5%, Singleplayer 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the intense, high-stakes management of a vessel in a hostile, alien environment where everything is trying to kill you.
- #12 ROUTINE
89% 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: Space 22.9%, Sci-fi 18.4%, Horror 15.6%, Aliens 11.1%, Puzzle 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A highly atmospheric sci-fi horror game that captures the retro-futuristic aesthetic of 80s space exploration.
- #13 STASIS
91% matchVery Positive82% of 2,332 reviews2015
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.
Why similar: Horror 24%, Sci-fi 23.9%, Space 23.8%, Retro 10.5%, Puzzle 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric sci-fi horror game that captures the same sense of dread found in abandoned, decaying spacecraft.
- #14 Endoparasitic 2
88% matchVery Positive87% of 616 reviews2024
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three limbs ripped off, infected with a deadly parasite, you must survive. Drag yourself through the hallways of an infested arcship, fight off twisted eldritch creatures, craft vaccines and ammunition, and escape to civilization.
Why similar: Space 26.6%, Lovecraftian 21.6%, Sci-fi 17%, Horror 16.6%, Exploration 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D survival horror game that emphasizes the gritty, claustrophobic nature of space-based threats.
- #15 Moons of Madness
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,891 reviews2019
Dev: Rock Pocket GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.7%, Space 22.8%, Horror 18.8%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Exploration 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines sci-fi space exploration with Lovecraftian horror for a tense, atmospheric experience.
- #16 Cosmodread
86% matchVery Positive91% of 417 reviews2021
Dev: White Door Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Cosmodread is a VR survival horror roguelike about escaping a dying spaceship filled with nightmares. Stranded in a hostile universe, you must explore, survive, and find your way back to the safety of Earth.
Why similar: Space 32%, Sci-fi 31.9%, Horror 28.7%, Adventure 3.8%, Singleplayer 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game set on a derelict ship that forces you to manage resources while being hunted.
- #17 Signal Simulator
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,022 reviews2018
Dev: Blagovest Penev
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Game inspired by SETI. Take the role of a scientist to find an extraterrestrial signal .Control massive Radio Antennas by using interactive control in your Observatory. Detect , download and decode unknown or story telling signals. Manage and Maintain an electrical system to improve your systems and make it more efficient.
Why similar: Space 46.9%, Horror 27.1%, Aliens 23.2%, Indie 1.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the eerie, lonely experience of monitoring deep space signals and the unknown entities that might be listening.
- #18 Deliver Us The Moon
85% matchVery Positive88% of 9,052 reviews2019
Dev: KeokeN InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The Moon has gone dark, cutting off Earth’s last source of energy. As a lone astronaut, you’ll explore abandoned lunar bases, solve intricate puzzles, and navigate stunning zero-gravity environments. Operate advanced vehicles, uncover hidden truths, and survive in this gripping sci-fi thriller.
Why similar: Space 38.9%, Space Sim 20.9% ★, Sci-fi 19.2%, Puzzle 6.2%, Adventure 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven exploration game that captures the lonely, atmospheric nature of space missions.
- #19 Zarya-1: Mystery on the Moon
84% matchVery Positive90% of 170 reviews2017
Dev: Your Story Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Text based quest, mix of Sci-Fi and horror in the veins of Alien and Dead Space.
Why similar: Space 26.9%, Text-Based 25.5%, Sci-fi 20.9%, Horror 17.7%, Adventure 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A text-based sci-fi horror adventure that focuses on decision-making and survival in a lunar setting.
- #20 Tacoma
84% matchVery Positive86% of 4,721 reviews2017
Dev: Fullbright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.
Why similar: Space 42.2%, Sci-fi 32.3%, Exploration 13%, Adventure 5%, Futuristic 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: Explores a derelict space station through recorded AR logs, focusing on the mystery of what happened to the crew.
- #21 We Went Back
82% matchVery Positive86% of 4,748 reviews2020
Dev: Dead Thread Games
Windows
We Went Back is a time-looping horror game in which you wake up in an abandoned space station utterly alone. The exit door is locked and you must find a way to escape what lurks within. Find clues, experience dynamically changing environments and confront terror in order to find a way out.
Why similar: Horror 51.5%, Space 23.1%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Puzzle 7.1%, Singleplayer 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intense, and atmospheric horror game that captures the feeling of being trapped in a time-looping space station.
- #22 The Station
83% matchVery Positive86% of 1,108 reviews2018
Dev: The Station Game ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Station is a first-person sci-fi mystery set on a space station sent to study a sentient alien civilization. Assuming the role of a recon specialist, players must unravel a mystery which will decide the fate of two civilizations.
Why similar: Space 46.8%, Sci-fi 34%, Puzzle 10.2%, Adventure 7.2%, Indie 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person mystery set on a space station that emphasizes environmental storytelling and exploration.
- #23 Satellite Odyssey: Prologue
81% matchVery Positive93% of 967 reviews2024
Dev: Antifreeze Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Satellite Odyssey: Prologue is a short first-person story-driven adventure with horror elements. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of classic science fiction and retro-futurism inspired by Soviet sci-fi films. Your partner is Zarya, the artificial intelligence.
Why similar: Space 29.9%, Sci-fi 20.9%, Horror 17.5%, Retro 13.6%, Puzzle 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy, atmospheric sci-fi experience that focuses on the mystery of space travel.
- #24 Effugium
82% matchMixed60% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Souporno GhoshPub: Team Glasses
Windows
Explore a cold, abandoned, and dreary facility to piece together its mysteries and find a means for escape from the horror that lurks within.
Why similar: Horror 40%, Space 34.4%, Exploration 18.1%, Singleplayer 3.6%, Adventure 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A pure atmospheric horror experience that focuses on exploration and the feeling of being watched.
- #25 Subnautica
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 344,093 reviews2018
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 40.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
Why similar: Horror 39.1%, Sci-fi 19.9%, Exploration 18.8%, Aliens 13%, Singleplayer 5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an unparalleled sense of isolation and exploration in a hostile, alien environment.
- #26 Shortest Trip to Earth
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,426 reviews2019
Dev: Interactive Fate
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe with nuclear missiles, armed crew and a cat.
Why similar: Space 29.5%, Space Sim 26.1% ★, Sci-fi 17.8%, Aliens 9.7%, Exploration 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A space survival simulation that emphasizes the fragility of your ship and the constant threat of destruction.
- #27 Amnesia: The Bunker
78% matchVery Positive93% of 11,497 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.0 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 58.5%, Exploration 26.8%, Singleplayer 9.3%, Adventure 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: While not in space, its focus on resource management and being hunted in a confined space is a perfect thematic match.
- #28 Dead Space
78% matchVery Positive91% of 63,544 reviews2023
Dev: MotivePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
Why similar: Space 32.8%, Horror 28.7%, Sci-fi 21.5%, Aliens 9.1%, Dark 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: An essential space horror experience that defines the genre through its intense atmosphere and body horror.
- #29 Salvage Protocol
77% 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: Space 29.2%, Horror 17.2%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Retro 12.8%, Exploration 8.3%
- #30 Narcosis
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,427 reviews2017
Dev: Honor Code, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.
Why similar: Horror 86.2%, Adventure 11.4%, Indie 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: While set underwater, it perfectly replicates the feeling of being trapped in a life-support suit with dwindling resources.
- #31 The Swapper
79% matchVery Positive94% of 7,519 reviews2013
Dev: Olli Harjola, Otto Hantula, Tom Jubert, Carlo CastellanoPub: Facepalm Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.
Why similar: Space 36.1%, Sci-fi 30.9%, Puzzle 22.1%, Exploration 2.9%, 2D 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy game set on a derelict space station that uses atmospheric storytelling to convey its horror.
- #32 Cave Crawler
77% 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 44.2%, Sci-fi 18.9%, Retro 13.6%, 3D 9.7%, Dark 4.4%
- #33 Lunar Nightmare
76% 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: Space 26.6%, Horror 25.9%, Sci-fi 22.2%, Retro 19.8%, Adventure 3.6%
- #34 Endless Dark
74% 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: Space 47.1%, Sci-fi 35.9%, 2D 17%
- #35 No Players Online
74% matchVery Positive84% of 564 reviews2025
Dev: Beeswax GamesPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
you find an abandoned fps game on an old computer. you decide to play it.
Why similar: Horror 35.2%, Retro 29.7%, Puzzle 16.3%, 3D 8.5%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #36 The Sirena Expedition
75% matchVery Positive81% of 123 reviews2023
Dev: Giraffe Cat
Windows
The Sirena Expedition is a short PSX-style horror-platformer in which you explore a mysterious underwater facility.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.4%, Horror 27.8%, Retro 23%, Exploration 8.7%, Linear 4.2%
- #37 Mouthwashing
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 36,133 reviews2024
Dev: Wrong OrganPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.
Why similar: Horror 29.9%, Space 25.7%, Retro 24.4%, Exploration 7.8%, Dark 6.4%
- #38 The Deadseat
72% 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: Horror 40.1%, Retro 23.5%, Dark 11.8%, 3D 9.7%, Singleplayer 7.9%
- #39 Museum of Monoliths
73% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2023
Dev: Podoba InteractivePub: Marevo Collective
Windows
A slow burn walking sim with an interactive soundtrack and horror vibes. You explore abstract locations and create your own unique sound for each of them by moving around and using Monoliths.
Why similar: Sci-fi 30.8%, Horror 16.9%, Lovecraftian 13.5%, Exploration 12.3%, 3D 7.7%
- #40 VOID CRAWLER
73% matchVery Positive89% of 81 reviews2024
Dev: Ricardo Pratas
Windows
Void Crawler is a horror game set in a dystopian future, where you pilot a vehicle nicknamed 'The Mole' into a mysterious void deep within the Earth to collect an extremely valuable material for a company dedicated to solving the world's energy crisis.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.9%, Horror 21%, Sci-fi 19.1%, Aliens 11.8%, Exploration 10.1%
- #41 Watertight
71% matchVery Positive88% of 175 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Studio
Windows
A short first-person horror game. An accident cripples your submarine while trying to find the wreck of the Titanic. In the darkness, you must restore life-support systems through tense puzzles, only to discover that you are not alone.
Why similar: Horror 49.4%, Puzzle 20.8%, Exploration 10.5%, Dark 6%, 3D 5%
- #42 ALONE IN SPACE
76% matchMixed53% of 158 reviews2016
Dev: Butterflyware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience an immersive sci-fi adventure. Walk in the footsteps of the ill-fated crew members of the Miranda station. Explore a world cloaked in mystery and danger, solve clever puzzles to help discover the questions that...
Why similar: Space 38.2%, Sci-fi 19.6%, Horror 13.3%, Exploration 11.4%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #43 s.p.l.i.t
69% matchVery Positive93% of 3,199 reviews2025
Dev: Mike Klubnika
Windows · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
A short psychological horror game, where you attempt to gain root access into an unethical superstructure.
Why similar: Horror 30.5%, Sci-fi 26.7%, Puzzle 15.7%, Dark 9.5%, 3D 7.2%
- #44 SUNLESS SEA
73% matchVery Positive83% of 9,470 reviews2015
Dev: Failbetter Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.5%, Exploration 20.1%, Horror 16.2%, Dark 7%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #45 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
71% matchVery Positive87% of 2,402 reviews2020
Dev: Marevo Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.9%, Horror 28.3%, Retro 16.4%, Exploration 6.7%, Puzzle 6.1%
- #46 Void Sails
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Ticking Clock Games
Windows
VOID SAILS is a single-player adventure where you captain a flying ship across uncharted space. Sail through mysterious worlds, battle powerful foes, and make story-defining choices. Uncover dark secrets in a game where every discovery could bring you closer to the truth—or to madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 47%, Space 25.1%, Exploration 18.4%, Adventure 4%, 3D 2.4%
- #47 Escape 51
70% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: 51 Goobcells Production
Windows
In Escape 51 you play as a small alien that has been mistreated by humans as he works to escape the research facility that has kept him and other aliens like him captive for so long.
Why similar: Space 28.5%, Sci-fi 16.2%, Aliens 14.8%, Horror 13.6%, Puzzle 10.8%
- #48 Space Expedition
70% matchVery Positive93% of 181 reviews2023
Dev: Mobirate
Windows · Mac
Space Expedition is a 2D sci-fi platformer where you play as an astronaut who is sent to a space station to collect samples of mysterious dark matter. Space Expedition combines puzzle platforming, pixel art, and atmospheric adventures set in the style of 1980s sci-fi horror films.
Why similar: Space 51%, Exploration 25.6%, 2D 11.7%, Adventure 5.7%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #49 Deadnaut: Signal Lost
71% matchVery Positive87% of 93 reviews2023
Dev: Screwfly Studios
Windows · Linux
Deadnaut: Signal Lost is a sci-fi horror turn-based roguelike where loyalty isn't earned - it's installed. Scavenge derelict ships and abandoned moons filled with hellish creatures, brutal AI and insanity storms. Gather gear and upgrades to fight or evade the hi-tech supersoldiers hunting you down.
Why similar: Sci-fi 28%, Horror 23.8%, Space 22.5%, Exploration 17.9%, 3D 7.8%
- #50 Whale Flesh
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: SUPERita
Windows
A short horror game where you dig through the flesh of a giant whale
Why similar: Horror 50.9%, Retro 15.1%, Adventure 9.9%, 3D 9.5%, Dark 8.7%
- #51 Lost Diskettes Vol.1
68% matchVery Positive89% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: Puko
Windows
This is a collection of short and experimental horror experiences, focused on surreal and bizarre plots.
Why similar: Horror 43.6%, Retro 31.3%, 3D 9.6%, Adventure 6%, Exploration 4.8%
- #52 _message:
68% matchVery Positive86% of 102 reviews2023
Dev: TEAM 217Pub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
_전언:(_message:)은 심리적 공포 요소가 포함된 텍스트 어드벤처 게임입니다. 달에 잔류하여 지구에 있는 본부와 통신을 하는 사이, 당신은 점점 이상한 낌새를 눈치채기 시작합니다...
Why similar: Space 30.2%, Text-Based 19.5%, Horror 16%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Puzzle 10.7%
- #53 Metal Garden
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,094 reviews2025
Dev: Tinerasoft
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Travel through an overgrown megastructure, and discover what lies beyond it. Metal Garden is a short, atmospheric singleplayer FPS game.
Why similar: Sci-fi 41.7%, Exploration 19.3%, Puzzle 8.7%, Singleplayer 6.8%, Dark 6.3%
- #54 Project Liminal 2
66% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: AquaHeaven StudiosPub: TXC
Windows
Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.
Why similar: Puzzle 28.7%, Exploration 22.2%, Sci-fi 18.4%, Adventure 12.5%, 3D 11.3%
- #55 SECTOR ZERO
65% matchVery Positive97% of 120 reviews2026
Dev: Ondrej Angelovic
Windows
SECTOR ZERO is a short, physics-based dark sci-fi puzzle adventure where you play as a fragment of an ancient hive-mind entity, awakened by mining operations deep within Asteroid 2031 XT.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.9%, Space 23.1%, Sci-fi 19.9%, Puzzle 9.9%, 3D 5.5%
- #56 HELL GALAXY
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Italian Games Factory
Windows
Hell Galaxy is the only game where you can experience the fusion of space battles, RPG elements, eerie specters, and daunting titans. Embark on a dark sci-fi odyssey through a galaxy teeming with ancient alien ruins and hidden secrets, where nothing is human. Not even you.
Why similar: Space Sim 40.9% ★, Space 16.9%, Lovecraftian 16.1%, Exploration 11.1%, Aliens 7.4%
- #57 Paratopic
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,101 reviews2018
Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.
Why similar: Horror 48.4%, Retro 36.8%, Adventure 5.8%, Dark 5.4%, Indie 2%
- #58 Shadow of Pharos
67% matchMixed69% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: Team Gaivot
Windows
Shadow of Pharos is a short first-person horror game.
Why similar: Horror 65.6%, Exploration 14.4%, 3D 9.7%, Singleplayer 6.3%, Adventure 3.1%
- #59 The Trench
67% 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 40.1%, Horror 29.5%, Sci-fi 18%, 3D 4.4%, Adventure 3.4%