- #1 Courage: ZaGame
97% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: ZahirStudioPub: ZahirZone
Windows
Courage: ZaGame is a thrilling 3D adventure where you must craft an elixir to stop a world-threatening monster. Explore eerie environments, solve puzzles, and make critical choices that shape the outcome.
Why similar: Horror 35.3%, Puzzle 23.9%, 3D 12.3%, Indie 12%, Adventure 10.8%
- #2 Other Submarine
96% matchMixed63% of 27 reviews2019
Dev: OverTurn Studios
Windows
Trapped at the bottom of the ocean, you only have your trusty flashlight and a reliable submarine. Can you reach the surface before what lies beneath takes you?
Why similar: Horror 43%, Puzzle 29.8%, Indie 27.3%
- #3 Void Echo
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: William Wang
Windows
A psychological horror game where players explore eerie liminal spaces through the lens of an old camera. Solve environmental puzzles, uncover hidden paths, and survive lurking threats in a surreal, non-linear world that blurs the line between reality and dreams.
Why similar: Horror 21.4%, Cinematic 21.2%, Puzzle 16.7%, 1990's 13.4%, Action 6.3%
- #4 The ScreaMaze
95% matchMixed69% of 16 reviews2019
Dev: White Puppet Studio
Windows
What score can you reach in this simple horror maze? Can you beat your best score and discover the scariest end?
Why similar: Indie 35.9%, Horror 31.9%, Puzzle 26.5%, Singleplayer 5.7%
- #5 Nyctophobia
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matan.N
Windows
Nyctophobia is a first person horror game where you play as a new motel worker who is afraid of the dark. As soon as you step into a dark area you start hallucinating scary faces, your goal is to survive your shift.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.3%, 1990's 23.4%, Horror 18.8%, Adventure 12.9%, 3D 9.3%
- #6 Penumbra: Requiem
94% matchMixed52% of 1,130 reviews
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Puzzle expansion for Penumbra: Black Plague. Requiem is part of Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition, included in the Penumbra Collection.
Why similar: Horror 38.9%, Puzzle 30.6%, Indie 17.5%, Adventure 13%
- #7 Unseal
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Unseal Team
Windows
You awaken as Ash: a charred figure with a caged head and a fractured past. Navigate a surreal nightmare world built from your own memories, solve maddening puzzles, and evade the grotesque creatures that hunt you in this atmospheric 3rd-person cosmic horror adventure.
Why similar: Horror 34.3%, Puzzle 29.9%, Indie 11.2%, Adventure 9.4%, Action 6.8%
- #8 Evil Fate
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KOEX studio
Windows
Evil Fate is a first person horror game. More info will be releasing soon.
Why similar: Cinematic 22.4%, 1980s 20.3%, Puzzle 17.8%, 1990's 14.5%, Horror 9.9%
- #9 Mesel
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 70 reviews2016
Dev: Burak Dabak
Windows
Mesel is inviting you to become the protagonist and the writer of a novel at the same time. Create your own novel with your own decisions.
Why similar: Horror 30.9%, Indie 25.6%, Puzzle 18.3%, Action 14.1%, Adventure 11%
- #10 Sunnytime Friends: Episode 1
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OMS GamingPub: OMS Productions
Windows
As a technician working for a local electrical company, you are tasked to restore power to an old animation studio which used to produce the state-wide cartoon Sunnytime Friends. Use your flashlight, Go through obstacles, And, most importantly, Don't. Get. Caught.
Why similar: Horror 34%, 1980s 31.6%, Puzzle 24.4%, Indie 5.6%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #11 Kraven Manor
90% matchMostly Positive76% of 739 reviews2014
Dev: Demon Wagon Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Turn out the lights, take a deep breath, and prepare yourself. Explore the depths of the immersive, atmospheric world of Kraven Manor. Uncover its secrets, solve its mystical puzzles, and face its growing threat. Face your fears and see if you have what it takes...the doors of Kraven Manor await you.
Why similar: Horror 50.2%, Puzzle 18.4%, Indie 13.6%, Adventure 9.5%, Action 8.2%
- #12 Alone In The Forest VR
89% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2018
Dev: Ovidiu Chis
Windows
Explore the forest, solve the puzzles, start the generators and call for help. Use the flashlight to defend yourself from the 'thing' that tries to kill you.
Why similar: Horror 28.5%, Indie 26.7%, Puzzle 23.7%, Action 21.1%
- #13 iREC
89% matchMixed47% of 396 reviews2017
Dev: LaboryPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A narcotics police officer invades a logistics company, suspected of drug trafficking. Looking for evidence, he discovers an even greater secret, and his mission now and leave the place alive. iREC presents moments of tension, with an incredible atmosphere of terror.
Why similar: Horror 42.4%, Puzzle 30.6%, Indie 20.7%, Singleplayer 6.2%
- #14 House of Caravan
88% matchMixed67% of 808 reviews2015
Dev: Rosebud GamesPub: Senpai Industrial Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Taking place in a single mansion in Candlewood, northeast USA, in the early 20th Century, House of Caravan is a sinister adventure filled with dark secrets and vexing puzzles.
Why similar: Horror 45%, Puzzle 21.9%, Indie 19.1%, Adventure 10.4%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #15 人间恶灵 Evil Spirits of the Mortal World
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Individual
Windows
Evil Spirit is a third-person, single-player psychological horror exploration game. As a psychiatrist drawn into a disturbing mystery, players will investigate a friend's disappearance by exploring eerie environments, collecting clues, and confronting unsettling visions to uncover the dark truth.
Why similar: Puzzle 27.6%, Horror 25.5%, 1990's 15%, Adventure 13.2%, 3D 8.9%
- #16 GUILT
86% match8 user reviews0% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: SoleIndie
Windows
GUILT is indie horror game inspired by P.T GUILT contain Jumpscares, Puzzles, Flickering Light, Psychological Atmosphere. Support 32 and 64 bit. Recommend using headphones while playing this game
Why similar: Puzzle 31.3%, Horror 22.8%, Adventure 15.1%, Indie 14.7%, 3D 11%
- #17 공포의 PC방
85% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Nexroad entertainment
Windows
This is a horror adventure game developed solely by a Korean high school student. This PC room was once incredibly popular, but one day, customers started disappearing, forcing the PC room to close. Years later, someone enters the PC room...
Why similar: Puzzle 28%, Horror 21.8%, Action 17.3%, Adventure 13.4%, 3D 8.8%
- #18 Kandyland
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Goldenlane Studio
Windows
Kandyland is a single player horror game in which you must outwit beloved characters that once brought you joy, in order to escape the park.
Why similar: Horror 30.7%, Puzzle 20.9%, Cinematic 20.8%, Adventure 10.8%, 3D 7.8%
- #19 OH DEMON! Fix my TV
84% matchVery Positive89% of 457 reviews2026
Dev: Melt
Windows
In this horror, comedy, and puzzle game, you will play as a demon summoned by an old woman to fix her television, sending you on an adventure beyond all reason.
Why similar: Horror 42.7%, Puzzle 30.4%, Adventure 12.2%, Indie 9.1%, Singleplayer 5.6%
- #20 Root Of Evil: The Tailor
84% matchVery Positive84% of 541 reviews2016
Dev: EastFog Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You will play a telepath named James. He has the ability to connect with the soul thus he can understand their past. He was hired to explore what happened in the previous 20 years in a haunted house This is the puzzle game!
Why similar: Horror 42.6%, Puzzle 22.1%, Indie 15.1%, Adventure 10.4%, Action 9.8%
- #21 Iris.Fall
83% matchVery Positive88% of 2,858 reviews2018
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Iris.Fall is a puzzle adventure game featuring striking visuals and a spellbinding theme of "light and shadow".
Why similar: Puzzle 41.4%, Horror 17.7%, Indie 16.6%, Adventure 13.2%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #22 The Apartment
82% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Nurullah Tutal
Windows
I am an ordinary cleaner working in an ordinary apartment building. At least, that’s what I thought.
Why similar: Horror 31.5%, Puzzle 14.3%, 1980s 12.9%, Action 11.1%, Adventure 9.1%
- #23 The Warden
82% matchMixed56% of 18 reviews2016
Dev: Matteo CillarioPub: Black Mist Studios
Windows
“The Warden” is a first-person psychological-horror game with puzzles.Ephram Elias Barkley is a landowner who , after losing his family , lives his life in a alcoholic loneliness.His life is interspersed with moments of lucidity and states of trance that seem to leave, as only trace, mysterious drawings of dark landscapes in which stands...
Why similar: Horror 36.5%, Puzzle 23.8%, Adventure 19.9%, Indie 19.8%
- #24 Shutter
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 218 reviews2015
Dev: Cosmic Logic
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Re-live a dark and haunting tale in this fixed camera puzzle-horror game RE-miniscent of the first generation of survival horror games.
Why similar: Horror 34.8%, Indie 25.2%, Puzzle 23.5%, Adventure 16.6%
- #25 The Lancaster Leak - Entity Exam
78% matchVery Positive87% of 539 reviews2024
Dev: Jeremy FischerPub: Jflyer Games
Windows · Mac
YOU CONTROL THE FOUND FOOTAGE. Another tape has been leaked, this time a recording of a training protocol. By answering questions and resisting jumpscares, can you beat the Entity Exam?
Why similar: Horror 30.9%, 1980s 25%, Text-Based 17.5%, 1990's 13.6%, Action 7.1%
- #26 The Haunting Of Stabbey Road
79% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Bailiff Interactive
Windows
Discover the dark secrets of a once renowned recording studio.
Why similar: Horror 50.5%, Indie 16.6%, Puzzle 15.2%, 3D 8.5%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #27 Eleusis
80% matchMixed57% of 365 reviews2013
Dev: Nocturnal works
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Eleusis is a 3d first-person adventure game for Windows developed by Nocturnal Works using the technology of the unreal engine. It takes place in a seemingly abandoned village in Greece where the player character, while trying to seek refuge, finds himself in the center of a whirlwind of mysterious events.
Why similar: Horror 31.3%, Indie 22.7%, Adventure 16.1%, Puzzle 15.2%, Physics 7.7%
- #28 Fireflies
79% matchMostly Negative36% of 86 reviews2015
Dev: Phanom Games
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Adventure horror with many puzzles and an interesting story.
Why similar: Horror 30.6%, Indie 26.4%, Puzzle 23.4%, Adventure 19.6%
- #29 INNERSCAPE
77% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Marion Surgical Inc.Pub: Sketchy Neurons
Windows
Play as a scientist in this short sci-fi horror adventure, tasked with eradicating a mutating parasite within a human body. Navigate eerie corridors, solve complex puzzles, and survive the lurking horrors inside.
Why similar: Horror 40.5%, Puzzle 23.3%, Physics 11.1%, Action 10.6%, Indie 6.7%
- #30 MUSEUM VOLUME I
78% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: Wreck Tangle Games
Windows
'Museum' is a short Puzzle-Adventure saga. The games follow the Security Guard at The Royal Foyer Museum in England. As you wake from a mid-night nap, you notice all the security cameras are down, it's up to you to get them working again.
Why similar: Indie 29%, Horror 28.4%, Puzzle 23.6%, Adventure 19.1%
- #31 The Magician's son ولد الساحر
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: dolakh551
Windows
Survive a chilling night in this first-person psychological horror game. Explore eerie environments, search for hidden secrets, and use stealth mechanics to evade a relentless pursuer. Every decision matters as you navigate a dark world of mystery and tension.
Why similar: Horror 33.9%, Puzzle 13.2%, 1990's 12.9%, Action 11.4%, Adventure 10.3%
- #32 Welcome teacher
76% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: 티민이
Windows
This is a horror RPG Maker MV game. Explore the quiet countryside shrouded in darkness, and uncover the hidden secret of terror that lies behind it.
Why similar: Horror 44.5%, Puzzle 29.1%, Indie 8.1%, Adventure 6.8%, Female Protagonist 5.9%
- #33 No Way Out
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: H³Games
Windows
No Way Out is an adventure game where the protagonist, Dariane, must escape from a mansion with no escape route, haunted by two mysterious figures. You control Dariane, aiming to escape the mansion without being spotted by the wandering pair. Play solo and overcome the loneliness to achieve victory.
Why similar: Horror 45.4%, 3D 16.8%, Adventure 14.1%, Indie 9.6%, Action 7.4%
- #34 House of Nightmares B-Movie Edition
76% match8 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2015
Dev: Morphodox Studios
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A B-Movie inspired game with visuals and game play style reflected from the creators childhood
Why similar: Horror 39.6%, Puzzle 32.9%, Indie 27.4%
- #35 Tsugunohi -The Chamber of Phantom Name-
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
"Tsugunohi -The Chamber of Phantom Name-" Launches on Steam! A new graduate, Kana Sakuragi, begins her new life in a renovated old house, "Akembara House." What seemed like a shiny, ideal property soon turns into a nightmare, as she is plagued by strange phenomena every night...
Why similar: Horror 35.2%, Cinematic 31%, Action 11.7%, Adventure 8.6%, Singleplayer 6.9%
- #36 Babysitter
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Void
Windows
Take the role of child who has to escape the house by outsmarting the babysitter. You have to solve puzzles without getting caught in order to escape
Why similar: Horror 41%, Puzzle 26.9%, Adventure 12.9%, 3D 8.5%, Indie 6.9%
- #37 Statues
74% matchMixed66% of 303 reviews2015
Dev: Room710Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Do not even try to close your eyes. You can't let the fear go. It is real. It is more real than you can imagine... "Statues" is a mix of survival-horror and action-adventure developed by Room710Games. The game based on the creepy enemies that only move when you're not looking at them.
Why similar: Horror 54.7%, Indie 19.8%, Action 13.7%, Adventure 11.7%
- #38 House Of Nowhere
71% match3 user reviews75% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Glassroot Interactive
Windows
Survive a merciless hunt in the House of Nowhere. Alone in a haunting home that no longer feels like your own, you must solve puzzles to escape into a vast, silent forest. Scavenge for your life and uncover the truth before the ancient thing hunting you turns your story into a forgotten legend.
Why similar: Puzzle 28.1%, Horror 25.7%, Cinematic 14.5%, 3D 9.5%, Action 9.2%
- #39 Ian's Eyes
73% matchMixed60% of 123 reviews2016
Dev: Sindie GamesPub: SOEDESCO Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
First days at school are usually tough, but they can be even tougher if you’re helping a blind 8-year-old boy named Ian who doesn't know the terrifying dangers that lurk around in every hallway. You play as North, Ian’s lifelong canine companion. Can you help him escape alive?
Why similar: Horror 32%, Puzzle 29.3%, Indie 20.9%, Adventure 11.9%, Singleplayer 5.9%
- #40 Anna - Extended Edition
73% matchMixed60% of 1,616 reviews2013
Dev: DreampaintersPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Anna - Extended Edition has been given an overhaul based on the feedback of the thousands of players of the original Anna.
Why similar: Horror 54.8%, Puzzle 20%, Indie 13.4%, Adventure 9.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #41 OKUGAFUCHI Shopping Street
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DorsalFin Studio
Windows
A timid real estate agent is sent to the abandoned Okugafuchi Shopping District to perform a mysterious ritual for redevelopment. But a wandering female ghost and the town’s cursed past stand in the way. As he uncovers old documents and legends, a buried truth begins to surface.
Why similar: Horror 34.4%, 1980s 32.6%, Indie 10.7%, Adventure 10.6%, 3D 8.2%
- #42 East Wood Carnival
70% matchVery Positive80% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: Elam Isaacs
Windows
A PSX retro horror game made by a sixth grader. Your car runs out of gas on your way to an abandoned carnival now infested with danger at every corner.
Why similar: Horror 35.2%, 1980s 32.4%, Indie 13.7%, Singleplayer 7.3%, Adventure 6.5%
- #43 Faceless Residence
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Neriverso
Windows
Explore an abandoned mansion shrouded in mystery and danger. Face eerie creatures, solve challenging puzzles, and uncover hidden secrets that could be your key to escape – or something far darker.
Why similar: Horror 44.9%, Puzzle 32%, 3D 10.2%, Indie 7.8%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #44 123 Slaughter Me Street
71% matchMixed69% of 392 reviews2015
Dev: Nate SandersPub: Impulse Game Studios, LLC.
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 97.0 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Wounded and on the run, trapped in an abandoned building, armed only with a dying flashlight. Navigate darkness, outsmart lurking horrors, and escape before they reach you. A tense, paranoia-driven survival experience where every moment counts.
Why similar: Horror 64.3%, Indie 18.7%, Action 13.1%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #45 Evil's Maze
70% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: ENRGTK
Windows
A Horror Game with Escape Room Mechanics. A Player will need to find a way out by looking for items and clues in various locations and Escape from the Maze. You rented a house to get some sleep. It turns out the house is not normal and you have to find a way to escape in order to stay alive.
Why similar: Horror 33.4%, Puzzle 21.2%, Cinematic 16.3%, Action 9.1%, 3D 8.7%
- #46 Small Nights
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xio-Fret Games
Windows
Set in a desolate forest in rural Shreveport Louisiana, a 16 year old teenager and experienced abandoned building explorer "Riley" finds himself exploring a school with a darker history than meets the eye
Why similar: Horror 44.2%, Puzzle 24.2%, Indie 7.3%, Singleplayer 6.8%, Action 6.4%
- #47 Huntsman: The Orphanage (Halloween Edition)
72% matchMostly Negative30% of 272 reviews2013
Dev: ShadowShifters
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 22%
MORE STORY THAN GORY! A HYBRID OF ALTERNATIVE HORROR AND CREEPYPASTA...Welcome to the Halloween Edition v1.03! Take a deep breath, dim the lights, put on your headphones...Non-linear first-person gameplay lets you explore Grimhaven Orphanage and discover the characters who once lived there – voiced by Dan Bull, Chuck Huber and Raychul...
Why similar: Horror 55.4%, Indie 18.3%, Adventure 13.6%, Action 12.7%
- #48 SCP: Daybreak
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 392 reviews2022
Dev: SquiffyDev
Windows
An open-ended, SCP-based, atmospheric, exploration-focused, survival-horror game with puzzle elements and replayability.
Why similar: Cinematic 20.7%, 1980s 19.1%, Puzzle 16.5%, 1990's 14%, Horror 12.9%
- #49 THE SOUL HUNTER
69% matchMixed67% of 24 reviews2019
Dev: TechoneGame
Windows · Mac
I'm a hunter, a soul hunter. It sounds a little weird. There aren't many people like us. Nobody knows we exist, but we do.
Why similar: Horror 40.5%, Indie 30.3%, Action 15.7%, Adventure 13.5%
- #50 Umm Oyoun - ام عيون
67% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Mesopotamia Games Studio
Windows
The game is an episodic narrative journey following a mother and her daughter, Sarah, as they search for Sarah's missing father in a stormy, mysterious setting. It combines emotional depth and suspense, immersing players in a world of secrets and intrigue.
Why similar: Puzzle 32.2%, Horror 29.6%, Adventure 15.5%, 3D 10.4%, Indie 8.1%
- #51 Death Forest Abyss
67% matchMixed58% of 36 reviews2024
Dev: AMG GAMES
Windows
Escape from the Forest of Fear by searching for the broken bike parts while running away from the creatures that are the remains of the massacre victims!
Why similar: Horror 43.4%, Adventure 18.6%, 3D 14.6%, Indie 9.9%, Action 7.2%
- #52 Descent - Silence of Mind
69% matchMixed57% of 106 reviews2017
Dev: LaboryPub: SA Industry
Windows
Hypnosis, memories, delusions and a disturbing secret revolve around silence of mind.
Why similar: Horror 32%, Indie 28.5%, Puzzle 26.6%, Adventure 12.9%
- #53 破碎的笔记 Bad Note
68% matchMixed60% of 30 reviews2018
Dev: Red.SoulPub: 冷笑黑妖
Windows
The story begins with a strange dream. The protagonist "Saki" wakes up from a strange dream and feels that he has forgotten a lot of things. The sound of the broken window made her uneasy, whispering in her ear, and the constant humming reminded her of her own situation. Until dawn, the nightmare never stopped.....
Why similar: Horror 31.4%, Puzzle 22.1%, Indie 19.2%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Adventure 12.6%
- #54 The Eerie Inn
68% matchPositive81% of 43 reviews2018
Dev: Przestraszeni
Windows
The Eerie Inn is a mystery, puzzle-solving horror game with a strong emphasis on the narrative. You play as one of the girls staying at a guest house and your mission is to find out the truth behind the mysterious things happening there. You will soon realize that things aren't what they appear to be..
Why similar: Horror 35.6%, Puzzle 27.1%, Indie 22.5%, Adventure 14.8%
- #55 Fear of Clowns
68% matchMixed64% of 200 reviews2017
Dev: Mikhail Nevsky
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 44%
You woke up in the middle of the night from the doorbell's sound. Someone wants to play with you...
Why similar: Horror 45%, Indie 23.1%, Action 17.2%, Adventure 14.7%
- #56 Mazut
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 13.3TEK
Windows
Mazut — you’ll launch it just to look. But you won’t be able to leave. A surreal, liminal world calls you forward. It knows you. You feel it. Mazut has arrived. Now you can’t leave.
Why similar: Puzzle 33.7%, Horror 33.6%, 3D 11.8%, Indie 9.4%, Adventure 6.8%
- #57 SCP022
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 823 reviews2019
Dev: KL GAMES
Windows
This is a short physics game about escaping from a closed chamber.
Why similar: Horror 64.7%, Puzzle 23.1%, Indie 12.2%
- #58 Mekururi: Dizzying Witch
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SleepingMuseum
Windows
A mysterious adventure game where you spin the witch's eyes round and round to unlock secrets. Escort her without hesitation through fantastical puzzles and action.
Why similar: Puzzle 36.2%, Horror 34.2%, Adventure 12.4%, Indie 7.5%, Action 5.8%