- #1 Iron Lung
97% matchVery Positive92% of 11,191 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: Horror 48.1%, Sci-fi 23.5%, Exploration 10.8%, 3D 6.4%, Dark 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the claustrophobic, low-visibility horror of navigating a decaying vessel in a hostile environment.
- #2 Duskers
96% matchVery Positive90% of 2,790 reviews2016
Dev: Misfits Attic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.6 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 35.1%, Horror 21.2%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Exploration 12.7%, Puzzle 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the theme of using limited, retro-style technology to explore derelict ships in deep space.
- #3 Mouthwashing
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 38,381 reviews2024
Dev: Wrong OrganPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 30.3%, Space 25.4%, Retro 24.7%, Exploration 7.5%, Dark 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features a distinct retro aesthetic and a psychological horror narrative set within a failing space vessel.
- #4 Observation
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,189 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 34.1%, Sci-fi 21.4%, Horror 18.9%, Adventure 7.9%, Lovecraftian 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: You play as the station's AI, providing a unique perspective on a space-based horror mystery.
- #5 ROUTINE
94% matchVery Positive92% of 8,198 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 22.8%, Sci-fi 18.4%, Horror 15.8%, Aliens 11.1%, Puzzle 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, 80s-inspired sci-fi horror game that focuses on exploration and survival in a derelict facility.
- #6 SIGNALIS
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,140 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 39.8%, Sci-fi 32.9%, Puzzle 12.8%, Dark 7.4%, Singleplayer 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in retro-styled sci-fi horror that emphasizes resource management and atmospheric dread.
- #7 STASIS
93% matchVery Positive82% of 2,367 reviews2015
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Sci-fi 25.4%, Horror 25.3%, Space 19.5%, Retro 10.6%, Puzzle 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric, claustrophobic horror game that focuses on survival and discovery aboard a derelict spaceship.
- #8 Stories Untold
92% matchVery Positive87% of 5,505 reviews2017
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 28.9%, Horror 28.2%, Retro 16.3%, Sci-fi 13.5%, Puzzle 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes retro technology and text-based interfaces to build an unsettling, puzzle-heavy horror experience.
- #9 Endoparasitic
91% matchVery Positive94% of 3,073 reviews2022
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Three limbs ripped off, infected with a deadly parasite, you must save your research. Drag yourself through the corridors of a secret research lab on a remote asteroid, fight off horribly mutated monsters, inject countless syringes of vaccines, and survive at all costs.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.3%, Space 24.9%, Horror 22.9%, Puzzle 7.8%, Exploration 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tense, 2D survival-horror game that emphasizes limited movement and visceral sci-fi threats.
- #10 Scavenger SV-4
91% matchVery Positive91% of 660 reviews2018
Dev: Deric RuhlPub: HoroArch
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 36.2%, Horror 23.2%, Sci-fi 17.8%, Exploration 8.4%, Retro 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy space horror game that relies on text and limited visuals to build tension.
- #11 Event[0]
90% matchVery Positive80% of 2,287 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 49.6%, Sci-fi 19.9%, Exploration 13.1%, 3D 8.9%, Adventure 4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the isolation of space and the eerie experience of communicating with a potentially unstable AI.
- #12 SOMA
89% 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: Lovecraftian 26.4%, Horror 24.1%, Sci-fi 18.6%, Exploration 9.8%, Puzzle 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: While set underwater, it shares the profound existential and psychological horror themes found in space-based isolation games.
- #13 Paratopic
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,173 reviews2018
Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.2 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%, Retro 37.2%, Adventure 5.8%, Dark 5.4%, Indie 2%
Why You'll Like It: Its low-poly, surreal aesthetic creates a sense of unease and mystery that mirrors the retro feel of Voyager-19.
- #14 Signal Simulator
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,029 reviews2018
Dev: Blagovest Penev
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 47.3%, Horror 26.3%, Aliens 23.1%, Indie 1.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the eerie, slow-burn tension of monitoring deep space for signals while isolated on a remote base.
- #15 System Shock
85% matchVery Positive90% of 12,905 reviews2023
Dev: Nightdive StudiosPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!
Why similar: Sci-fi 32.8%, Horror 29.3%, Space 29.2%, Adventure 5%, Singleplayer 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive retro sci-fi horror experience that balances exploration, puzzle-solving, and intense atmosphere.
- #16 Zarya-1: Mystery on the Moon
87% matchVery Positive89% of 176 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 27.1%, Text-Based 24.9%, Sci-fi 21%, Horror 17.8%, Adventure 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A text-based sci-fi horror adventure that relies on player choice and atmosphere.
- #17 Moons of Madness
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,931 reviews2019
Dev: Rock Pocket GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.6 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 24.8%, Space 22.7%, Horror 18.8%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Exploration 6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines space exploration with Lovecraftian horror elements in a high-stakes sci-fi setting.
- #18 Exo One
84% matchVery Positive90% of 5,262 reviews2021
Dev: ExbleativePub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time.
Why similar: Space Sim 34.7%, Space 31.1%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Exploration 10.8%, 3D 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a lonely, atmospheric exploration experience across strange and distant planetary landscapes.
- #19 Lunar Nightmare
84% matchVery Positive82% of 55 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 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled horror game that focuses on survival and exploration in a sci-fi setting.
- #20 ALONE IN SPACE
86% 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 38.1%, Sci-fi 19.6%, Horror 13.3%, Exploration 11.3%, Puzzle 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person exploration game that focuses on uncovering the mystery of a deserted space station.
- #21 We Went Back
83% matchVery Positive86% of 4,779 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 23.3%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Puzzle 7.1%, Adventure 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A short, singleplayer horror experience set in a time-looping space station.
- #22 Endless Dark
82% matchVery Positive99% of 121 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 33.9%, Space Sim 28.6%, Sci-fi 25.7%, 2D 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses atmospheric storytelling to explore themes of isolation.
- #23 Tacoma
82% matchVery Positive86% of 4,801 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 12.9%, Adventure 5.1%, Futuristic 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the narrative exploration of a derelict space station, emphasizing the feeling of being alone in the void.
- #24 Escape 51
80% matchVery Positive96% of 55 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 28.4%, Sci-fi 16.2%, Aliens 14.8%, Horror 13.6%, Puzzle 11%
Why You'll Like It: A space-themed puzzle adventure that requires careful observation to survive.
- #25 Antarctica 88
81% matchVery Positive87% of 274 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: Horror 22.1%, Lovecraftian 21.4%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Puzzle 11.4%, Space 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: While not in space, it captures the same claustrophobic, puzzle-focused horror found in isolated research environments.
- #26 The Swapper
81% matchVery Positive94% of 7,578 reviews2013
Dev: Olli Harjola, Otto Hantula, Tom Jubert, Carlo CastellanoPub: Facepalm Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 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%, Sci-fi 30.9%, Puzzle 22.4%, Exploration 2.9%, 2D 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy sci-fi game that uses a unique cloning mechanic to explore themes of isolation and identity.
- #27 Alien: Isolation
79% matchVery Positive93% of 66,577 reviews2014
Dev: Creative AssemblyPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 17.1 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 31.7%, Space 27%, Sci-fi 22.2%, 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.
- #28 The Sirena Expedition
79% matchVery Positive83% of 135 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 31.5%, Horror 27.8%, Retro 22.9%, Exploration 8.6%, Linear 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric horror game that uses a retro-platforming style to build tension in an isolated environment.
- #29 Cave Crawler
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,123 reviews2022
Dev: Evan Youssef
Windows
Cave Crawler is a short, 2D side-scrolling action platformer. Explore caves filled with interesting enemies and fun platforming challenges.
Why similar: Retro 50.9%, 2D 18.2%, Linear 11.9%, Singleplayer 9%, Adventure 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person, claustrophobic horror experience that emphasizes exploration in dark, enclosed environments.
- #30 VOID CRAWLER
78% matchVery Positive88% of 83 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 27%, Horror 21%, Sci-fi 19.1%, Aliens 11.8%, Exploration 10%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological survival-horror game that emphasizes the dangers of exploring deep space.
- #31 MOONROT
77% matchNo user reviews86% of 66 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: Space 29.7%, Horror 23.4%, Sci-fi 18%, Retro 12.1%, Exploration 11%
- #32 Astrophobia
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: CosmicArcade
Windows
A PSX-style cosmic horror game where a classified mission to study alien architecture on the Moon leads two astronauts into the ruins of an ancient civilization that predates humanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.9%, Horror 16.6%, Retro 14.9%, Space 13%, Space Sim 11.6%
- #33 The Message from Deep Space
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,211 reviews2026
Dev: Applesinmypants
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Mission: Translate an interstellar message, using the universal languages of math & science.
Why similar: Sci-fi 18%, Retro 16.6%, Space 15.8%, Aliens 15.4%, Text-Based 13.9%
- #34 Salvage Protocol
76% matchVery Positive100% of 66 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%
- #35 Quantum Void
75% matchVery Positive97% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: TacNours
Windows
Lost in an unexplored star system after a dimensional anomaly dispersed your fleet, you start to pick up signals scattered throughout the system. Explore the wrecks of the corporate fleet, discover the secrets of the anomaly, and try to get the good ending.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.1%, Space 19.1%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Retro 13.5%, Exploration 8.7%
- #36 Endoparasitic 2
75% matchVery Positive87% of 660 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 26.7%, Lovecraftian 21.8%, Sci-fi 17%, Horror 16.6%, Exploration 8.2%
- #37 Cave Crawler
76% matchVery Positive85% of 582 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 43.8%, Sci-fi 19.2%, Retro 13.9%, 3D 9.5%, Dark 4.5%
- #38 The Deadseat
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 647 reviews2025
Dev: Curious Fox Sox
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
A horror game where you play a hand-held console in the backseat during a long drive home.
Why similar: Horror 40.4%, Retro 23.8%, Dark 11.7%, 3D 9.6%, Singleplayer 7.8%
- #39 Desktop Explorer
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,696 reviews2026
Dev: Recurring Dream
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Text-Based 37.7%, Puzzle 21.4%, Exploration 18.1%, 3D 9.2%, 2D 8.3%
- #40 No Players Online
73% matchVery Positive84% of 681 reviews2025
Dev: Beeswax GamesPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
you find an abandoned fps game on an old computer. you decide to play it.
Why similar: Horror 35.3%, Retro 29.6%, Puzzle 16.4%, 3D 8.4%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #41 Below, Rusted Gods
72% matchVery Positive89% of 309 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 36.2%, Horror 24.3%, Puzzle 13%, Exploration 12.6%, 3D 6.6%
- #42 Dire Echo
73% matchMixed66% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: TrueGames
Windows
Dire Echo is a psychological horror walking simulator that immerses players in the eerie and oppressive atmosphere of abandoned deep space.
Why similar: Space 29.9%, Sci-fi 18.7%, Horror 18.3%, Exploration 11.5%, Dark 5.6%
- #43 The Abyss Below
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 59 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: Horror 26.1%, Exploration 22.7%, Retro 18.1%, Sci-fi 14%, 3D 9.6%
- #44 Last Horizon
74% matchVery Positive81% of 260 reviews2015
Dev: PixeljamPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 122.6 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Pilot the last vessel of a fallen civilization into the vast expanse of space. Collect resources and search for a new world to call home in this minimalist space exploration and survival game.
Why similar: Space Sim 35%, Space 28.7%, Sci-fi 17%, Exploration 10.2%, 2D 4.2%
- #45 Static Dread: The Submarine
68% matchVery Positive84% of 275 reviews2026
Dev: solarsuit.gamesPub: Polden Publishing
Windows
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 34.2%, Horror 25.6%, Retro 22.3%, Dark 6.3%, Exploration 5.7%
- #46 Cosmodread
70% matchVery Positive91% of 422 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 31.9%, Sci-fi 31.9%, Horror 28.7%, Adventure 3.9%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #47 Museum of Monoliths
70% matchVery Positive92% of 106 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 30.9%, Horror 17%, Lovecraftian 13.6%, Exploration 12.3%, 3D 7.6%
- #48 IFO
71% matchVery Positive85% of 111 reviews2022
Dev: Lucas Le Slo
Windows · Mac
A spaceship simulator for aliens, an ever-changing rule discovery puzzle for humans.
Why similar: Space 18.8%, Space Sim 16.4%, Puzzle 15.7%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Aliens 15.6%
- #49 Effugium
71% 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 40.1%, Space 34.4%, Exploration 18%, Singleplayer 3.5%, Adventure 3.3%
- #50 Fishing Vacation
69% matchVery Positive95% of 289 reviews2022
Dev: Teebowah Games
Windows
A Game Boy styled fishing horror adventure
Why similar: Horror 62.5%, Adventure 15.9%, 2D 13.8%, Singleplayer 5.9%, Indie 2%
- #51 HELL GALAXY
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 90 reviews2026
Dev: Italian Games Factory
Windows
A thrilling singleplayer space shooter that blends weird fiction, dark gritty sci-fi, and transhumanism. Fly your spaceship and fight your way through a galaxy where your mind is at risk just as much as your "body": nothing here is human. Not even you.
Why similar: Space 31.2%, Lovecraftian 29.9%, Aliens 14.3%, Exploration 12.1%, 3D 6.1%
- #52 There's Nothing Down There
67% matchVery Positive85% of 379 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 50.2%, Exploration 21.7%, 3D 10.6%, Adventure 6.6%, Linear 6.4%
- #53 The Trench
69% 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 40.3%, Horror 29.4%, Sci-fi 17.9%, 3D 4.3%, Adventure 3.4%
- #54 Lost Diskettes Vol.1
67% matchVery Positive88% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: Puko
Windows
This is a collection of short and experimental horror experiences, focused on surreal and bizarre plots.
Why similar: Horror 43.7%, Retro 31.3%, 3D 9.5%, Adventure 6.1%, Exploration 4.7%
- #55 The Station
69% matchVery Positive86% of 1,122 reviews2018
Dev: The Station Game ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 46.7%, Sci-fi 34%, Puzzle 10.3%, Adventure 7.2%, Indie 1.8%
- #56 SUBSUMED
66% matchVery Positive84% of 57 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: Horror 48.1%, Exploration 20.7%, Linear 7.3%, 3D 7.3%, Dark 6.6%
- #57 SUNLESS SEA
68% matchVery Positive83% of 9,550 reviews2015
Dev: Failbetter Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 46.7%, Exploration 20%, Horror 16.3%, Dark 6.9%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #58 Void Sails
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 61 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 25.3%, Exploration 18.2%, Adventure 4%, 3D 2.3%
- #59 Deadnaut: Signal Lost
67% matchVery Positive86% of 96 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 28.1%, Horror 23.8%, Space 22.6%, Exploration 17.8%, 3D 7.7%