- #1 Welcome to the Game
97% matchVery Positive85% of 2,528 reviews2016
Dev: Reflect Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Welcome to the Game is a creepy horror/puzzle game that takes you into the world of the Deep Web. Explore the Deep Web with the sole purpose of trying to find a Red Room, an online service / website that allows you to see and participate in interactive torture and murder.
Why similar: Hacking 38.8% ★, Horror 17.1%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Difficult 5.8%, Nudity 4%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor, it offers the same core deep-web investigation mechanics and intense, high-stakes atmosphere.
- #2 Scrutinized
96% matchVery Positive89% of 1,331 reviews2020
Dev: Reflect Studios
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Work to expose the numerous criminal degenerates that plague your quiet town. Use citizen-issued reports, police records, social media accounts, text conversations, and more to determine who’s an actual threat and who’s harmless, all while avoiding the killers trying to infiltrate your home.
Why similar: Hacking 48.9% ★, Horror 24.9%, Simulation 9.2%, Dark 4.8%, Difficult 4%
Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the gameplay loop of monitoring surveillance feeds while simultaneously performing computer tasks to survive a home invasion.
- #3 SIMULACRA
96% matchVery Positive90% of 4,596 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Horror 43.1%, Psychological Horror 28.6%, Simulation 10.3%, Dark 7.5%, Puzzle 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game simulates a found-phone experience that requires hacking and investigation to uncover the truth behind a missing person.
- #4 Project DeepWeb
95% matchVery Positive82% of 129 reviews2020
Dev: NightCat Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
This is a deep web exploration simulator. Discover hundreds of websites and files around the Web to get to the Silent House and save your friend. Find out creepy stories from the Web and meet its inhabitants. It's showtime!
Why similar: Hacking 58.8% ★, Horror 12.9%, Simulation 7.4%, Dark 5.2%, Violent 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the specific thematic focus on navigating the dark corners of the internet to solve a mystery.
- #5 Do Not Feed the Monkeys
94% matchVery Positive94% of 12,088 reviews2018
Dev: Fictiorama StudiosPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A digital voyeur simulator where you watch strangers through surveillance cameras. Invade their privacy and witness their most intimate moments, but don’t interact with the subjects – anything could happen if you dare feed the monkeys!
Why similar: Strategy 26.2%, Nudity 23.6%, Sexual Content 19.9%, Simulation 18.7%, Atmospheric 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the voyeuristic thrill of monitoring private lives through cameras while managing resources and moral dilemmas.
- #6 Stories Untold
94% 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: Horror 48%, Psychological Horror 33.1%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Indie 6.3%, Singleplayer 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: It masterfully combines retro-tech interaction with psychological horror, creating a similar sense of unease through computer-based puzzles.
- #7 I'm on Observation Duty
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,187 reviews2019
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
Why similar: Horror 44.2%, Psychological Horror 29.4%, Nudity 7.3%, Indie 6.7%, Puzzle 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the core tension of the surveillance mechanic, where you must spot anomalies in a series of camera feeds.
- #8 Hacker Simulator
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,255 reviews2021
Dev: Save All Studio
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Become a hacker and build your online reputation to the top. Complete contracts, buy new programs, upgrade your computer, crack wifi networks and infiltrate peoples or companies online systems.
Why similar: Hacking 80.4% ★, Simulation 9.2%, First-Person 4.3%, Atmospheric 2.2%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a more grounded approach to the hacking mechanics found in the seed game.
- #9 Visage
91% matchVery Positive84% of 10,620 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
Why similar: Horror 43.7%, Psychological Horror 25.1%, Survival Horror 8.4%, Dark 5.7%, First-Person 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides the high-intensity psychological horror experience that players of the seed game often seek after the tension peaks.
- #10 Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
91% matchVery Positive90% of 15,333 reviews2016
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.
Why similar: Hacking 77% ★, Simulation 11%, Indie 5.5%, Singleplayer 3.5%, Atmospheric 3%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the investigative side of surveillance, forcing you to sift through personal data to solve a mystery.
- #11 SIMULACRA 2
90% matchVery Positive86% of 1,648 reviews2020
Dev: Kaigan GamesPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.
Why similar: Hacking 55.9% ★, Horror 22.4%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Simulation 4.6%, Puzzle 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: It expands on the phone-based investigation mechanics with a darker, more complex narrative.
- #12 MADiSON
89% matchVery Positive87% of 3,277 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Horror 32.5%, Psychological Horror 22%, Survival Horror 8.8%, Dark 7.1%, Violent 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a similar first-person psychological horror experience that relies on puzzle-solving and environmental dread.
- #13 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
89% matchVery Positive95% of 35,239 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
Why similar: Horror 45.8%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Survival Horror 7.9%, Nudity 7.6%, Gore 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: It is a benchmark for atmospheric, helpless horror that shares the same sense of being hunted by an unseen threat.
- #14 Outlast 2
88% matchVery Positive91% of 62,280 reviews2017
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.
Why similar: Horror 33.6%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Survival Horror 8.7%, Violent 7%, First-Person 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers the same high-tension, first-person survival horror experience where you are constantly on the run.
- #15 Welcome to Kowloon
87% matchVery Positive82% of 1,836 reviews2023
Dev: a1esskaPub: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.
Why similar: Horror 37.5%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Violent 9.1%, First-Person 7.2%, Dark 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the claustrophobic, atmospheric exploration of a dangerous urban environment.
- #16 Hacknet
86% matchVery Positive94% of 25,824 reviews2015
Dev: Team Fractal AlligatorPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.
Why similar: Hacking 94.1% ★, Difficult 2.6%, Simulation 1.8%, Atmospheric 0.6%, Indie 0.5%
Why You'll Like It: A terminal-based hacking simulator that captures the technical satisfaction of navigating complex networks.
- #17 Five Nights at Freddy's 2
84% matchVery Positive94% of 25,453 reviews2014
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Welcome back to the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's Pizza! As always, Fazbear Entertainment is not responsible for death or dismemberment.
Why similar: Horror 35%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Difficult 15.3%, Survival Horror 10.1%, Strategy 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive surveillance-based horror game where managing camera feeds is the primary survival mechanic.
- #18 Emily Wants To Play
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,294 reviews2015
Dev: Shawn HitchcockPub: Hitchcock Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
It’s 11pm and the last house on your route. The windows are boarded up, the yard is overgrown, but the lights are on and the front door is open… strange place to deliver a pizza. You’re getting soaked from the rain, so you hesitantly step inside the house. You shouldn’t have done that.
Why similar: Horror 56.8%, Survival Horror 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Strategy 5.1%, Simulation 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the survival-horror element of being trapped in a location while being hunted by supernatural entities.
- #19 Night Shift
86% matchMixed63% of 120 reviews2015
Dev: Brandon Brizzi
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The sun has disappeared from the sky! Darkness chokes the land, depriving it of all things good. Now it’s time for you to figure out how to bring the sun back! Get behind the wheel and find the sun in Night Shift!
Why similar: Indie 66.3%, Puzzle 33.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game puts you in a vulnerable position while monitoring security cameras, creating a similar feeling of dread.
- #20 Observation
84% 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: Horror 46.3%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Indie 18.3%, Puzzle 5.3%, Atmospheric 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: You play as an AI station system, forcing you to use surveillance cameras and computer interfaces to survive a sci-fi horror scenario.
- #21 From The Darkness
82% matchVery Positive89% of 3,427 reviews2021
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
From the darkness is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an old Soviet abandoned apartment.
Why similar: Horror 42.8%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Dark 7.5%, Survival Horror 6.3%, First-Person 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the slow-burn psychological dread of exploring a dark, abandoned space.
- #22 Granny
82% matchVery Positive94% of 9,403 reviews2018
Dev: DVloper
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 33.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You have to escape Granny`s house...You have five days...
Why similar: Horror 36.3%, Survival Horror 11.8%, Difficult 9.3%, Violent 8.4%, First-Person 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a simple but effective survival-horror experience where stealth and sound management are key to escaping.
- #23 Ultimate Custom Night
81% matchVery Positive95% of 61,937 reviews2018
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Why similar: Horror 33%, Difficult 18.6%, Survival Horror 11.1%, Strategy 8.4%, Psychological Horror 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It tests your ability to manage multiple systems and threats simultaneously under extreme pressure.
- #24 CONCLUSE
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 532 reviews2018
Dev: concluse_dev
Windows · Mac
Concluse is an atmospheric horror game which features puzzles, outstanding cutscenes, and something a little twisted..
Why similar: Horror 41.6%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Survival Horror 10.3%, Simulation 7.8%, First-Person 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a low-poly, atmospheric horror experience that relies on exploration and uncovering a dark mystery.
- #25 Who's Lila?
80% matchVery Positive95% of 3,515 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Horror 46%, Psychological Horror 35.1%, First-Person 11.2%, Puzzle 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This surreal investigative horror game uses unique mechanics to uncover dark secrets in a way that feels deeply unsettling.
- #26 The Painscreek Killings
81% matchVery Positive91% of 6,013 reviews2017
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
Why similar: Horror 59.9%, First-Person 14.7%, Puzzle 12.3%, Atmospheric 9%, Singleplayer 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the investigative aspect of the seed game, requiring you to piece together a mystery without hand-holding.
- #27 Netbreak
78% matchMixed69% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Tarba Paul CornelPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Welcome to Netbreak™, a horror-puzzle experience. When a mysterious USB drive arrives on your desk, your curiosity drags you into a nightmare. Piece together clues, watch forbidden videos, and take down an underground SNUFF marketplace, that allows you to see interactive torture and murder.
Why similar: Hacking 23.3% ★, Violent 12.5%, Horror 10.5%, Simulation 7.9%, Gore 7.6%
- #28 s.p.l.i.t
76% 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: Hacking 50.8% ★, Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Simulation 6.2%, Dark 5.2%
- #29 XXX_CYBERRAT_XXX
78% matchVery Positive94% of 144 reviews2023
Dev: Nocturne Studio
Windows
A paranoid cybercriminal tries to regain control over an underground marketplace stolen by his former coworkers. You must utilize your hacking and intelligence gathering skills to get rid of hitmen sent by your enemies in a race with worsening mental state and terrifying hallucinations.
Why similar: Hacking 45.6% ★, Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Strategy 6.3%, Dark 5.4%
- #30 Paratopic
79% 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 47.4%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Violent 7.7%, Indie 7.7%, Dark 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses surreal, fragmented storytelling to create an unsettling atmosphere similar to the deep-web experience.
- #31 Uplink
79% matchVery Positive91% of 2,406 reviews2006
Dev: Introversion Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Uplink lets you play as a freelance hacker tackling risky contracts for corporations. Break into systems, steal data, sabotage rivals, and upgrade your gear. Support factions or go rogue in this immersive, strategy-driven hacking simulation game where your choices shape the outcome.
Why similar: Hacking 76.4% ★, Strategy 8%, Simulation 4.9%, Indie 2.9%, Puzzle 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic hacking simulation that captures the feeling of being a lone operator in a dangerous digital world.
- #32 Forest Asylum 2
75% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Michal Piotrowski
Windows
Forest Asylum 2 - An Indie Psychological Horror Game and the sequel to the well-received first part. Embark on a Therapy that will change your life!
Why similar: Horror 28.1%, Psychological Horror 27.8%, Survival Horror 14%, Violent 7.6%, Dark 7%
- #33 I'm on Observation Duty 2
77% matchVery Positive92% of 534 reviews2020
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies in the monitored rooms. Anomalies range from furniture movement to otherworldly intruders. When you spot an anomaly you have to file a report to fix it. You will need sharp eyes and good memory to survive the entire night.
Why similar: Strategy 29.7%, Horror 19.4%, Nudity 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Indie 10.5%
- #34 Circus of Pain
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: ZV GAMES
Windows
Immerse yourself in the terrifying world of Circus of Pain, where you become the main participant in a deadly circus show. Solve dangerous puzzles to survive.
Why similar: Horror 29.5%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Violent 9.3%, Dark 8.6%, Strategy 8%
- #35 Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
76% matchVery Positive90% of 12,409 reviews2016
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 56.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Welcome to Circus Baby's Pizza World, where family fun and interactivity go beyond anything you've seen at those *other* pizza places! Now hiring: Late night technician. Must enjoy cramped spaces and be comfortable around active machinery. Not responsible for death or dismemberment.
Why similar: Horror 35.3%, Difficult 12.5%, Survival Horror 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, First-Person 7.6%
- #36 OVERDOSE
74% matchVery Positive86% of 129 reviews2025
Dev: For Fun GamesPub: Cheesecake Dev
Windows
Survive the night in a deadly asylum—deliver sinister meds, keep the insane in line, and outwit a killer hiding in the dark.
Why similar: Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Difficult 12%, Violent 9.2%, Survival Horror 7.1%
- #37 Midnight Heist
72% matchVery Positive92% of 491 reviews2025
Dev: MediaTale
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Go on heists through Midnight City alone or with up to four players to fulfill tasks as a hacker for various organizations. Improve your reputation, earn money, and uncover the secrets of shady companies all while being hunted by terrifying entities.
Why similar: Hacking 46.4% ★, Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Survival Horror 7.1%, Dark 4.1%
- #38 White Room Protocol
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 36.8%, Psychological Horror 26.7%, Dark 9.1%, First-Person 7.8%, Gore 5.2%
- #39 Strange Night ll
77% matchMixed46% of 80 reviews2018
Dev: LaboryPub: SA Industry
Windows
Strange Night II takes you to a mysterious hostel where your sanity will be put to the test.
Why similar: Horror 36.5%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Indie 12.8%, Dark 10.9%, First-Person 9.6%
- #40 Emily Wants to Play Too
75% matchVery Positive80% of 549 reviews2017
Dev: Shawn HitchcockPub: Hitchcock Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
No one believed the pizza guy. They kept the dolls. A sandwich delivery guy is on his way to Central Evidence. He is not ready for what he finds. Emily and the dolls are back with new friends, scares and more. Use stealth and strategy to survive their unique games in this survival horror.
Why similar: Horror 56.4%, Strategy 12.3%, Survival Horror 12%, Simulation 8.5%, Indie 4.4%
- #41 Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator
70% matchVery Positive93% of 5,341 reviews2025
Dev: Aluba Van+Pub: Spiral Up Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Discover a digital realm shrouded in mystery. Sequel to an award-winning narrative driven hacking simulator puzzle game. Play as an AI assistant in a major corporation. Deploy intricate social engineering tactics and expose hidden truths in a world of ambition and high-tech deception.
Why similar: Hacking 82.3% ★, Strategy 8.3%, Simulation 7.2%, Puzzle 1.1%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #42 Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
72% matchVery Positive94% of 32,569 reviews2017
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Start your own Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with Freddy Fazbear Pizzeria Simulator!
Why similar: Horror 38.6%, Difficult 13.1%, Survival Horror 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Simulation 7.6%
- #43 The Stalked 2
71% matchVery Positive80% of 235 reviews2025
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
"The Stalked 2" is a standalone horror sequel to "The Stalked", where you play as Rachel, an avid hiker. What begins as a relaxing hike to a cabin turns into a nightmare filled with eerie interactions and unsettling events. Will you survive?
Why similar: Horror 44.7%, Psychological Horror 28.5%, Dark 12.3%, Atmospheric 6.1%, First-Person 4.4%
- #44 Boogeyman 2
73% matchVery Positive82% of 392 reviews2017
Dev: Clockwork WolfPub: ClockWorkWolf
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Awoken in the night by your doll. Speaking as if it possesses a mind of its own. The doll warns you of a monster that has come to take you away.
Why similar: Horror 38.5%, Psychological Horror 25.3%, Strategy 15.5%, Survival Horror 10.8%, Indie 6.1%
- #45 Inferis: Dead Below
69% matchVery Positive87% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Hemoria Studio
Windows
You're a journalist searching for answers... but beneath the surface lies only terror. The labyrinth you’ve entered to find the missing may never let you leave.
Why similar: Horror 37.3%, Psychological Horror 26.7%, Gore 12.1%, First-Person 10.3%, Indie 5.7%
- #46 Nyctophobia: Devil Unleashed
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 63 reviews2021
Dev: Solitary GamesPub: Lamina Studios
Windows
A single-player psychological horror game that will take you to the deepest and darkest secrets of the asylum.
Why similar: Horror 36.6%, Psychological Horror 24.1%, Nudity 10.8%, Indie 8.6%, Dark 6.8%
- #47 Home Sweet Home
71% matchVery Positive87% of 3,748 reviews2017
Dev: YGGDRAZIL GROUP CO.,LTD
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Home Sweet Home is a first-person horror adventure game based on Thai myths and beliefs. The core gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid perilous spirits hunting you. Moreover, few puzzles are added into the game, making gameplay more various.
Why similar: Horror 49%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Survival Horror 9%, First-Person 5.5%, Gore 4.9%
- #48 CASE: Animatronics
71% matchVery Positive83% of 4,174 reviews2016
Dev: Walnut LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
CASE: Animatronics is a truly scary and challenging first-person stealth horror on PC. Control of the police department is in the hands of anonymous hacker. All exits are locked. Electricity is off. Metallic thumps are getting closer. Will you survive, Detective Bishop?
Why similar: Horror 37.5%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Survival Horror 10.3%, Difficult 9%, First-Person 6.9%
- #49 When the Darkness comes
70% matchVery Positive92% of 8,408 reviews2019
Dev: Sirhaian
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 42.8%, Horror 30%, First-Person 9.8%, Dark 6.7%, Indie 4.8%
- #50 Autopsy Simulator
70% matchMixed51% of 1,516 reviews2024
Dev: Woodland GamesPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Autopsy Simulator is a first-person horror-sim hybrid where players take on the role of a practice pathologist and study case files, created in collaboration with real-world forensic doctors, to help guide their dissection of anatomically accurate bodies to determine each subject’s cause of death.
Why similar: Horror 25.6%, Nudity 15.9%, Simulation 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13%, Gore 8.2%
- #51 Dingir OS
67% matchVery Positive82% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
Windows
Congratulations, you've found Dingir OS — an operating system that lets you glimpse into the darkest corners of the internet. Browse forbidden websites, investigate lethal files, and immerse yourself in the world of digital legends. (We are not responsible for anything that may happen to you.)
Why similar: Horror 39.4%, Psychological Horror 30%, Dark 12%, Simulation 12%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #52 SILENT BREATH
68% matchMixed69% of 1,156 reviews2024
Dev: EXODIAC STUDIOS
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness
Why similar: Horror 41.6%, Psychological Horror 27.2%, Dark 9.2%, First-Person 8.1%, Simulation 7.1%
- #53 Inside the Backrooms
67% matchVery Positive81% of 45,968 reviews2022
Dev: MrFatcat
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Inside the Backrooms is a horror multiplayer game mixed with different mechanics that will make you spend an intense night with friends. Explore, think, interact, but be careful, it is rumored that there are several entities wishing to find you...
Why similar: Horror 46.7%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Survival Horror 11.6%, First-Person 5.4%, Multiplayer 5%
- #54 Welcome To The Dark Place
66% matchVery Positive88% of 559 reviews2025
Dev: Zeekerss
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 39%
The train is the only escape.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.8%, Horror 24.4%, Violent 18.1%, Gore 10.6%, Indie 9.2%
- #55 Dead Signal
67% matchVery Positive89% of 1,055 reviews2023
Dev: Reflect Studios
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Monitor camera feeds, report valuable info, and hand-deliver shady packages. An hourly quota of reports will test your keen eye to spot the differences, while timed deliveries will force you outside unexpectedly. Until you clock out for the night almost nowhere is safe.
Why similar: Horror 42.5%, Simulation 18%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Dark 6.7%, Puzzle 6.2%
- #56 Blameless
69% matchVery Positive84% of 5,079 reviews2016
Dev: Vaclav HudecPub: Blameless Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Blameless is a mysterious first-person adventure with primary focus on puzzle solving and short story. The player will appear in a role of an architect trying to investigate strange happenings, after discovering evidence of an act of violence.
Why similar: Horror 65%, First-Person 8%, Puzzle 6.4%, Survival Horror 4.2%, Psychological Horror 4.2%
- #57 NO-SKIN
64% matchVery Positive95% of 1,266 reviews2025
Dev: NoEye-Soft
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Horror Roguelike characterized by an experimental artstyle and storytelling, strategic gameplay and deep mysteries
Why similar: Horror 52.6%, Psychological Horror 37.3%, Roguelike 5.2%, Atmospheric 4.8%
- #58 Spectator 2
65% matchMostly Positive79% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Neko Machine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your job is simple: monitor live security footage and report anomalies. The longer you watch, the more reality unravels. Play solo or in split-screen co-op as you uncover disturbing events in unpredictable, ever-changing locations- just don’t let too many anomalies slip by.
Why similar: Horror 37.2%, Psychological Horror 29.8%, Simulation 12.5%, Dark 8%, Puzzle 4.9%
- #59 Disembowel
69% matchMostly Negative34% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: Highlander InteractivePub: Yandere Gameworks
Windows
DISEMBOWEL is a cooperative horror game for 1-4 players. You are a reporter who travels around the world documenting the darkest secrets and mysteries that inhabit the planet. Prepare your camera, gather a team and start suffering.
Why similar: Horror 38.4%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Violent 8.6%, Survival Horror 7.4%, First-Person 5.8%
- #60 Archimedes
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 216 reviews2016
Dev: Joshua Hughes
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
After you purchase and install Archimedes, an old operating system appears to be running, and a strange man asks for your help as you start to discover the terrible secrets behind the game.
Why similar: Indie 54.3%, Psychological Horror 28.7%, Gore 17%