- #1 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
97% 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 53.4%, Survival Horror 23.9%, Puzzle 11.7%, Adventure 6.9%, Singleplayer 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: Like White Night, this title centers on the critical importance of light management to survive and maintain sanity in a hostile environment.
- #2 Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut
96% matchVery Positive85% of 1,304 reviews2012
Dev: Jasper ByrnePub: Superflat Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 29%
In this original and adult psychological survival horror, the masked protagonist must escape from a city ravaged by disease, by any means necessary.
Why similar: Horror 41%, Survival Horror 35.6%, Adventure 13.4%, Indie 4.7%, Survival 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the intense psychological survival horror and dark, oppressive atmosphere that makes White Night so compelling.
- #3 Layers of Fear
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,582 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.
Why similar: Horror 53.4%, Adventure 21.9%, Puzzle 18.3%, Singleplayer 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of exploring a shifting, haunted mansion where the environment itself tells a dark and fragmented story.
- #4 SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,017 reviews2019
Dev: Protocol GamesPub: 🚀 Raiser Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.
Why similar: Survival Horror 42.7%, Horror 34.3%, Adventure 14.5%, Survival 6.1%, Singleplayer 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: It features fixed-camera angles and a heavy emphasis on survival and investigation within a haunted, sprawling estate.
- #5 Little Nightmares
94% matchVery Positive95% of 115,101 reviews2017
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
Why similar: Horror 46.7%, Adventure 16.1%, Puzzle 15.9%, Survival Horror 13.8%, Singleplayer 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: The game masterfully utilizes light, shadow, and perspective to create a haunting, puzzle-filled experience that feels stylistically adjacent to White Night.
- #6 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,314 reviews2018
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Why similar: Horror 42.8%, Survival Horror 36.5%, Adventure 16.4%, Indie 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the tension of being hunted within a large, mysterious mansion, mirroring the survival-horror pacing of White Night.
- #7 Penumbra Overture
93% matchVery Positive91% of 4,061 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Why similar: Horror 46.4%, Survival Horror 23.3%, Adventure 13.1%, Puzzle 7.4%, Survival 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on physics-based puzzles and hiding from threats in the dark creates a similar tension to the survival mechanics in White Night.
- #8 Observer: System Redux
92% matchVery Positive85% of 2,866 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Horror 100%
Why You'll Like It: This title leans heavily into the noir aesthetic and detective themes while delivering a dark, psychological horror experience.
- #9 The Guest
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 945 reviews2016
Dev: Team GothamPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.
Why similar: Horror 40.2%, Puzzle 30.5%, Adventure 22.3%, Indie 7%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on solving intricate puzzles within an isolated, mysterious location, capturing the investigative spirit of White Night.
- #10 The Cat Lady
89% matchVery Positive94% of 6,079 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Horror 54.7%, Adventure 21.9%, Puzzle 13.9%, Indie 5.5%, Singleplayer 4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly bleak, surreal, and story-rich narrative that explores psychological trauma through a dark, artistic lens.
- #11 Westmark Manor
90% matchMixed69% of 78 reviews2020
Dev: Nodbrim InteractivePub: Toadman Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
What lurks in the darkest corners of the mansion? Westmark Manor is a journey into the occult, a mind-bending survival horror game, with a heavy focus on solving puzzles and exploration, inspired by the formidable H.P. Lovecraft.
Why similar: Adventure 43.3%, Survival Horror 27.2%, Horror 14.2%, Puzzle 13.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game is a direct homage to classic survival horror, focusing on mansion exploration, puzzles, and Lovecraftian dread.
- #12 SHADOW MANSION
89% matchMixed68% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: NEBULA NOVA GAMES
Windows
A mysterious letter calls you back to your abandoned family mansion. Explore its dark rooms, uncover the bloody rituals buried in your family’s past, and escape the presence lurking in the shadows. Shadow Mansion is a story-driven horror game of atmosphere, exploration, and survival.
Why similar: Survival Horror 34.8%, Horror 34%, Puzzle 18%, Adventure 10.1%, Indie 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: The title says it all; it focuses on the classic trope of exploring a dangerous, puzzle-filled mansion under the cover of darkness.
- #13 Kathy Rain
87% matchVery Positive92% of 3,928 reviews2016
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.
Why similar: Noir 48.9%, Adventure 32.6%, Puzzle 10.3%, Indie 4.8%, Singleplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the 1990s-style detective mystery and noir atmosphere that fans of White Night's investigative gameplay will appreciate.
- #14 Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
88% matchMostly Positive73% of 623 reviews2014
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult.
Why similar: Horror 50.6%, Adventure 26.3%, Puzzle 18.3%, Indie 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic detective-focused horror game that captures the investigative, noir-adjacent mystery elements of White Night.
- #15 Insomnis
86% matchVery Positive91% of 272 reviews2022
Dev: Path Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Insomnis is a first-person horror game focused on story, exploration and solving puzzles to advance through a terrifying atmosphere. Players take control of Joe Castevet, who will have to deal with a mysterious inheritance he has just received. Discover all the secrets of the Castevet mansion!
Why similar: Horror 33.3%, Survival Horror 28%, Puzzle 17.1%, Adventure 15.7%, Indie 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: It is a atmospheric horror game that relies on puzzle-solving and exploring a family home filled with dark secrets.
- #16 Whitehaven
86% matchMixed60% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Somnambulist Games
Windows
Uncover the mysteries of Whitehaven Orphanage in this first-person psychological horror game. Explore the place, collect clues and put the pieces together to find out what happened years ago as you delve deep into your mind.
Why similar: Survival Horror 38.1%, Horror 37.4%, Survival 14.1%, Adventure 5.9%, Singleplayer 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: This first-person horror game emphasizes investigation and uncovering the dark history of a specific location, much like White Night.
- #17 Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
85% matchMixed68% of 3,295 reviews2009
Dev: Headfirst ProductionsPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements.
Why similar: Horror 55%, Survival Horror 31.2%, Adventure 7.4%, Survival 4%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a classic, atmospheric detective horror experience that aligns with the 1930s investigative vibe of White Night.
- #18 Perception
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 626 reviews2017
Dev: The Deep End Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
An award-winning narrative thriller about a blind woman’s journey to uncover the truth about the mansion from her nightmares, or else become one of its victims.
Why similar: Horror 61.2%, Adventure 25.4%, Indie 8%, Singleplayer 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: The game uses a unique echolocation mechanic that forces players to navigate darkness, mirroring the light-based survival of White Night.
- #19 DYING: Reborn
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 216 reviews2018
Dev: NEKCOM EntertainmentPub: Coconut Island Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
DYING: Reborn is a first-person Room Escape puzzle game in which players must tackle all kinds of puzzles in a series of dark and eerie environments. Gameplay revolves around collecting, discovering and putting together pieces of a twisted story that will make your hair stand on end...
Why similar: Adventure 31.5%, Puzzle 30.8%, Horror 29.1%, Indie 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It is a dedicated puzzle-horror game that traps the player in claustrophobic environments, requiring careful observation to survive.
- #20 Hollow Cocoon
81% matchVery Positive92% of 886 reviews2023
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.
Why similar: Horror 38.3%, Survival Horror 37.9%, Adventure 16.1%, Indie 3.9%, Singleplayer 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a slow-burn, psychological horror experience set in a remote, atmospheric location filled with secrets.
- #21 Kraven Manor
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 737 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 58.6%, Adventure 21.3%, Puzzle 14.4%, Indie 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a mansion that physically changes as you explore it, providing a similar sense of disorientation and dread.
- #22 The Initiate
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 202 reviews2017
Dev: Deceptive Games Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The Initiate is a mystery puzzle game. You awake in a house full of traps and puzzles - This is your trial; complete it, or die!
Why similar: Adventure 33.5%, Horror 32.3%, Puzzle 20.3%, Indie 9.8%, Singleplayer 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: It combines puzzle-solving with a tense, horror-filled atmosphere inside a mysterious, enclosed environment.
- #23 The White Door
79% matchVery Positive94% of 6,552 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty LakePub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Enter The White Door and discover Rusty Lake’s universe in a new game with a unique style! Explore Robert Hill’s dreams and help him to find his lost memories. Can you survive the strict daily routine and bring back color to Robert's life?
Why similar: Adventure 44.3%, Puzzle 38.6%, Indie 13.3%, Singleplayer 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: While more minimalist, its focus on a monochromatic aesthetic and puzzle-driven narrative provides a similar artistic experience.
- #24 Daylight
82% matchMixed50% of 1,577 reviews2014
Dev: Zombie Studios
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You awake, trapped in an abandoned hospital. Your only source of light is your phone. You hit a dead-end and must turn around, but behind you lurks an eerie presence and strange noises... Experience Daylight, a procedurally generated psychological thriller for your PC.
Why similar: Horror 75.1%, Adventure 9%, Survival Horror 7.7%, Survival 4.9%, Indie 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: The game centers on navigating a procedurally generated, dark environment using only a light source, creating constant tension.
- #25 Black Rose
80% matchMostly Positive80% of 978 reviews2016
Dev: Sir Bedlam Productions
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Equipped with a flashlight, investigate an abandoned funeral home that's said to be haunted. Find out what really happened to the people who once worked there, and hope that this dark, eerie building doesn't become your final resting place.
Why similar: Horror 58.2%, Survival Horror 24.7%, Adventure 10.6%, Indie 3.4%, Singleplayer 3%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror title that emphasizes the vulnerability of the player while exploring a dark, hostile environment.
- #26 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 38.1%, Adventure 34.9%, Puzzle 17.2%, Indie 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes a camera-based mechanic to reveal hidden truths, which aligns well with the light-revealing mechanics of White Night.
- #27 Obscula
79% matchMostly Negative39% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Lunafrost Studio
Windows
Face the fears lurking in the dark. Obscula is a psychological horror experience that tells the story of someone seeking the truth but finding themselves trapped in a nightmare. There's no escape, only answers… but are you ready for the truth?
Why similar: Horror 43.4%, Puzzle 20.8%, Adventure 15.2%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Survival 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It blends psychological horror with exploration, focusing on the dark, unsettling nature of its environment.
- #28 It Happened At Night
78% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Davidcrosdev
Windows
It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.
Why similar: Horror 82%, Adventure 15.3%, Singleplayer 1.5%, Indie 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused horror game that relies on atmosphere and exploration to tell its story in a dark setting.
- #29 Nocturia The Game
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: BrossLab
Windows
Trapped in total darkness, you’re a helpless kid, alone and hunted by something lurking in the shadows. Solve puzzles, navigate shifting rooms, and uncover creepy secrets. Your worst nightmares are real. Can you make it through the night?
Why similar: Horror 46.5%, Puzzle 25.4%, Adventure 22%, Singleplayer 6.1%
- #30 White Room Protocol
77% 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 63%, Adventure 15%, Puzzle 9.6%, Singleplayer 8.4%, Indie 4%
- #31 Insight
76% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
Windows
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Horror 91.5%, Adventure 8.5%
- #32 Left By Angels
75% matchVery Positive87% of 134 reviews2025
Dev: Street Art Studios
Windows
Based on the real Left By Angels Mansion! After your wife vanishes, a strange sighting draws you to an abandoned mansion. Trapped inside, haunted by the past, and hunted by truth, you must survive a looping nightmare where light is your only ally. She’s here—and she remembers everything.
Why similar: Horror 55.7%, Adventure 24.1%, Puzzle 9.5%, Singleplayer 7.5%, Indie 3.2%
- #33 Amnesia: Rebirth
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,173 reviews2020
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Why similar: Horror 34.4%, Survival Horror 24.9%, Puzzle 20%, Adventure 15.6%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #34 Astray
78% matchMixed69% of 230 reviews2015
Dev: Aegon Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Astray is a first-person horror/puzzle game set in an abandoned museum based on unusual cultures, legends, and supernatural themes. But something more sinister lurks beneath the surface..
Why similar: Horror 31%, Survival Horror 19.5%, Adventure 18.6%, Puzzle 16.1%, Survival 7%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the exploration of a dark, abandoned space where puzzles are the only way to progress and survive.
- #35 RESTORER
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
RESTORER is a classic walking simulator set in an old, atmospheric mansion. Something roams the halls… It wants to share its secret—with the price being your sanity.
Why similar: Horror 56.8%, Adventure 22.7%, Indie 11.2%, Singleplayer 9.3%
- #36 The Night Shift
75% matchMixed58% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: Red Spiral Studios
Windows
Trapped in a department store during a storm, survive with only a flashlight while completing tasks and evading a malevolent presence that only moves when you're not looking. Uncover secrets and face evolving horrors in this immersive first-person horror game.
Why similar: Survival Horror 34.9%, Horror 33.4%, Puzzle 15.4%, Adventure 10.8%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #37 August Night
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Sahl Ibrahimi
Windows
Escape a distorted version of your own newly rented apartment in this interactive nightmare.
Why similar: Horror 60.3%, Adventure 34.8%, Indie 4.9%
- #38 Blasfemia
72% matchVery Positive92% of 262 reviews2025
Dev: Nakashima Studios
Windows
Blasfemia is a first-person horror game. You are trapped in a seemingly normal apartment but realize early on that you're not alone. Explore a handcrafted, detail rich environment in a tense and terrifying atmosphere and try to find a way out before an ominous entity gets to you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 32.9%, Horror 31.9%, Adventure 15.1%, Puzzle 12.8%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #39 DARKLIGHT
73% matchPositive86% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: polytely games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Are you ready to investigate a mysterious occurrence at a remote lighthouse? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game.
Why similar: Horror 33.8%, Puzzle 27.8%, Adventure 27%, Indie 8.1%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #40 Death Frame
72% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: EpiXR Games UG
Windows
Explore a haunted mansion, uncover a killers madness, and enter surreal paintings to relive the twisted mind of a killer. Danger and mystery are lurking behind the screaming walls of this fascinating and frightening horror adventure.
Why similar: Noir 49.5%, Horror 19.8%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Adventure 13.8%
- #41 Reflection
71% matchVery Positive84% of 230 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
Why similar: Horror 71.9%, Adventure 20.9%, Singleplayer 6%, Indie 1.2%
- #42 Echoes of Dread
71% matchVery Positive85% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: Reaper GSPub: Kazakov Studios
Windows
Echoes Of Dread is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mansion, solve puzzles, and uncover the secrets hidden within. Prepare for unexpected encounters with terrifying entities.
Why similar: Horror 33.3%, Survival Horror 28.1%, Puzzle 13.3%, Survival 11.9%, Adventure 7.1%
- #43 Selene's Unbearable Night
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 149 reviews2024
Dev: Farelas
Windows
A third person survival horror game. Search for key objects, solve puzzles and face dangers in order to escape. Inspired by the old survival horror, with two playable characters and modern mechanics delve into the narrative story of Selene's Unbearable night.
Why similar: Horror 38.2%, Survival Horror 37.4%, Adventure 17.5%, Indie 3.6%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #44 Viviette
71% matchVery Positive88% of 509 reviews2018
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Exploration, puzzles and a touch of classic horror awaits you! Uncover the secrets and mysteries of Neuville's Mansion. Test your logic against diverse puzzles, locate and use a variety of items, and don't lose your sense of direction, as navigation itself becomes an obstacle in your path!
Why similar: Horror 38.6%, Survival Horror 26.2%, Adventure 14.8%, Puzzle 12.6%, Indie 4.2%
- #45 The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
70% matchVery Positive88% of 880 reviews2022
Dev: MediaCity Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.
Why similar: Horror 53.2%, Puzzle 33.3%, Adventure 11%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #46 Strange Night ll
73% 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 52%, Puzzle 24.4%, Indie 17.2%, Singleplayer 6.4%
- #47 Doorways: Prelude
73% matchMixed62% of 634 reviews2013
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 45.6%, Survival Horror 21.6%, Adventure 14%, Puzzle 6.9%, Survival 6.7%
- #48 Don't Remember
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Boo! Games
Windows
In Don’t Remember, some things are better left forgotten. Fight your amnesia in this atmospheric, first person psychological horror game. Solve the mystery of the old mansion in 1900’s England through the use of your lantern’s various colors and face its hidden grotesque visage.
Why similar: Horror 48.3%, Puzzle 21.7%, Adventure 20.7%, Singleplayer 6.5%, Indie 2.8%
- #49 Scarred
69% matchMixed57% of 120 reviews2025
Dev: KOEX studioPub: The Iterative Collective
Windows
Scarred is a first-person atmospheric horror puzzle game where you must uncover the truth about one of your schoolmates before it’s too late. Traverse a world of nightmares inspired by nostalgic Singaporean architecture as you fight to survive.
Why similar: Horror 33.3%, Survival Horror 31.7%, Adventure 16.7%, Puzzle 15.3%, Singleplayer 2%
- #50 The Lightkeeper
66% matchVery Positive82% of 889 reviews2025
Dev: Darkphobia Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone on a remote island, you're tasked with keeping a lighthouse. But the horrific events that claimed the lives of previous keepers still whisper through the air. Each day, the line between reality and delusion fades and something in the dark is waiting for the last keeper
Why similar: Horror 69%, Adventure 31%
- #51 Whispering Lane: Horror
68% matchMixed65% of 156 reviews2024
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the dark secrets of the abandoned house on Whispering Lane in this psychological horror game. Navigate through perilous twists, where each turn reveals a blend of horror and mystery. Can you unearth the truth before darkness consumes you?
Why similar: Survival Horror 35.8%, Horror 33%, Puzzle 15.9%, Adventure 15.3%
- #52 Rise of Insanity
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,266 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
Why similar: Horror 35.9%, Survival Horror 25.4%, Adventure 16.8%, Puzzle 13.4%, Indie 5.1%
- #53 Left Alone
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 641 reviews2016
Dev: SpeedTutor
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?
Why similar: Horror 30.7%, Survival Horror 24.6%, Puzzle 19.4%, Survival 12.3%, Adventure 10.6%
- #54 Uninvited Guest
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 332 reviews2021
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Uninvited Guest is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1930. You play as a villager who was destined to end up in an old mansion.
Why similar: Horror 50.4%, Puzzle 20.7%, Adventure 20.5%, Singleplayer 7.5%, Indie 0.9%
- #55 The Wellmonts Case
64% matchVery Positive95% of 184 reviews2026
Dev: Zakym s. r. o.
Windows
The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.
Why similar: Horror 66.1%, Adventure 31.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%, Indie 1%
- #56 Shelley Manor
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: Tiny Terrors StudioPub: ESAT
Windows
Find your way through a puzzle filled manor while barely dodging human-eating monsters. You wake up in a dark room with one objective: escape those sharpened teeth. However, you should not worry; you will meet friends along the way.
Why similar: Puzzle 52%, Adventure 42.9%, Singleplayer 5%
- #57 The Séance of Blake Manor
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,784 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
Why similar: Noir 55.1%, Horror 17.5%, Puzzle 12.1%, Adventure 9.5%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #58 Year Walk
67% matchVery Positive90% of 2,014 reviews2014
Dev: Simogo
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future.
Why similar: Horror 44.5%, Puzzle 24%, Adventure 21.4%, Singleplayer 5.7%, Indie 4.3%
- #59 Face of Another
64% matchVery Positive97% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: MadBug Studio
Windows
Use your phone to survive the horrors, capture clues, and solve puzzles in this first-person psychological horror experience. Trapped inside a warped digital nightmare by a mysterious entity, you must navigate a world where technology distorts reality.
Why similar: Horror 60.7%, Puzzle 31.1%, Singleplayer 8.2%