- #1 Skinwalker Hunt
97% matchVery Positive91% of 845 reviews2022
Dev: Gua
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Skinwalker Hunt is a horror themed hunting game from the creator of Witch Hunt. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linear gameplay, and atmosphere.
Why similar: Hunting 17.3% ★, Survival Horror 13%, Supernatural 10.4%, Open World 8.5%, Loot 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same creator, this game shares the exact core loop of tracking and hunting supernatural entities in a vast, atmospheric wilderness.
- #2 Hunt: Showdown 1896
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 268,980 reviews2019
Dev: Crytek
Windows
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 177.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Hunt: Showdown 1896 is a new era of the addictively unforgiving extraction shooter. In corrupted backwaters lost to history, fight back alone – or with friends – against timeless evil. Twisted monsters and other ruthless Hunters stand between you and your Bounty. Risk everything as Hunt consumes you
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.9%, FPS 16.8%, Open World 15.6%, Horror 12.2%, Shooter 9%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers the definitive supernatural hunting experience, combining period-accurate weaponry with intense, atmospheric PvPvE encounters.
- #3 Darkwood
95% matchVery Positive95% of 23,842 reviews2017
Dev: Acid Wizard StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18%, Supernatural 18%, Horror 12.1%, Survival 12%, Open World 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: While top-down, it perfectly captures the oppressive atmosphere, resource management, and survival tension found in Witch Hunt.
- #4 Blood West
94% matchVery Positive90% of 5,888 reviews2023
Dev: HyperstrangePub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Weird west legends meet eldritch horror in BLOOD WEST, an immersive stealth FPS. Become the Undead Gunslinger, doomed to roam the barren lands until he manages to purge their curse, freeing his soul. 3 varied scenarios, perk-based character progression, and 20+ hours of gameplay await you!
Why similar: FPS 19.3%, Survival Horror 18.2%, Open World 17.1%, Horror 13.5%, Survival 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A weird-west immersive sim that emphasizes stealth, tactical combat, and hunting supernatural threats in an open-world environment.
- #5 HellSign
94% matchMixed68% of 2,264 reviews2021
Dev: Ballistic Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
HellSign is an investigative action RPG that pits you against the horrors of the afterlife, let loose on a small town. As a hunter, you’ll plan, hunt, and kill to pay the bills and piece together the fragments to your past. Just remember - a smart hunter is always prepared.
Why similar: Hunting 28.6% ★, Supernatural 22.5%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Horror 12.3%, Difficult 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the investigation and hunting of supernatural creatures using specialized gear in a dark, atmospheric setting.
- #6 The Beast Inside
93% matchVery Positive83% of 11,932 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
Why similar: Horror 25.5%, Survival Horror 19.7%, Survival 10.3%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Open World 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A historical horror game that blends exploration, puzzle-solving, and supernatural threats within a detailed period setting.
- #7 Harvest Hunt
92% matchVery Positive97% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Villainous Games StudioPub: CULT Games
Windows
You are the Warden. Enter the dense cornfields and gather the resources your village desperately needs. But beware: you are not alone. Build a deck of abilities and choose your weapons to face the growing dangers of the night. With a relentless monster after you, will you make it out alive?
Why similar: Hunting 23.4% ★, Survival Horror 17.7%, Supernatural 17%, Horror 10.8%, Survival 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric first-person survival horror game centered on the tension of hunting and being hunted in a dark, folklore-inspired forest.
- #8 Folklore Hunter
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,427 reviews2026
Dev: Liquid Donkey Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
You’re a world-renowned hunter of supernatural beasts. Track down urban legends from all over the world, set traps, solve disturbing puzzles, and defeat the beasts before you succumb to their otherworldly presence.
Why similar: Hunting 19.9% ★, Survival Horror 18.6%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 9%, Supernatural 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Encourages players to track and hunt various legendary creatures, emphasizing preparation and environmental awareness.
- #9 Amnesia: The Bunker
90% matchVery Positive93% of 11,497 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.4%, Supernatural 11.1%, Horror 10.3%, Survival 10.3%, FPS 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a masterclass in immersive survival horror, focusing on resource management and the constant threat of a stalking entity.
- #10 Witchfire
89% matchVery Positive92% of 14,177 reviews2024
Dev: The Astronauts
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Witchfire is a first-person dark fantasy RPG shooter in which you play as a wicked sinner turned witch hunter on his final mission to reach salvation.
Why similar: FPS 32.8%, Loot 17.5%, Shooter 16.1%, Horror 13.3%, First-Person 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy FPS that focuses on hunting supernatural enemies with a mix of powerful weaponry and magical abilities.
- #11 BIGFOOT
91% matchVery Positive82% of 21,933 reviews2017
Dev: CyberLight Game Studio
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You are a Bigfoot hunter with an important mission: to put an end to rumours once and for all and prove to yourself that Bigfoot is not just a myth or an invention of the mind...
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.5%, Supernatural 15.2%, Horror 13.5%, FPS 10.5%, Open World 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the methodical tracking and hunting of a legendary creature in a large, open-world forest environment.
- #12 Blair Witch
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 7,865 reviews2019
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team NA
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of the Blair Witch. Explore the haunted grounds of the Black Hills Forest in a harrowing investigation that forces you to confront the evil that resides deep in the woods.
Why similar: Horror 27.7%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Survival Horror 15.7%, Survival 9.6%, First-Person 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the psychological dread of being lost in a supernatural forest, emphasizing exploration and the feeling of being watched.
- #13 Shadows Peak
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 341 reviews2017
Dev: Gua
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Shadows Peak is an atmospheric, open-world horror game focused on exploration that doesn't hold your hand. You play as a writer who has decided to visit a mysterious place called Shadows Peak to gather materials for a new book about legends.
Why similar: Survival Horror 15%, Supernatural 13.3%, Hunting 11.5% ★, Horror 9.6%, Open World 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world horror game that encourages non-linear exploration and mystery-solving in a dark, atmospheric setting.
- #14 Penumbra Overture
87% 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 31.3%, Survival Horror 22.8%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, First-Person 8.5%, Atmospheric 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: An early atmospheric horror title that emphasizes physics-based interaction and survival in a claustrophobic, mysterious setting.
- #15 The Forest
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 665,921 reviews2018
Dev: Endnight Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 37.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
Why similar: Survival 26.1%, Open World 18.5%, Horror 17.3%, Survival Horror 16.8%, First-Person 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival game that excels at creating a sense of dread and vulnerability while exploring a hostile, supernatural-tinged wilderness.
- #16 Remorse: The List
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 307 reviews2022
Dev: Ashkandi
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Remorse: The List is a classic survival horror game where the player must figure out what is happening in the little hungarian town of Hidegpuszta, and your only clue is a list that doesn't make much sense. Exploring will be the key to unveiling its secrets and get out of there alive.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18%, FPS 13.6%, Horror 11.4%, Open World 9.7%, Gore 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that prioritizes exploration and survival in a mysterious, unsettling environment.
- #17 Rake
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 4,383 reviews2015
Dev: Konsordo
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Do ghosts exist? What about Bigfoot, Chupacabras,Rake or Skinwalkers? And how will we ever know? You play as Gordon Davis, a scientist,a traveller and an explorer of unknown creatures and unusual events.
Why similar: Hunting 22.4% ★, Survival Horror 18.3%, Horror 17.6%, Survival 10.4%, Open World 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward but effective hunting-based horror game that focuses on tracking and surviving against a singular, dangerous creature.
- #18 Beyond Hanwell
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 706 reviews2024
Dev: Steel Arts Software Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Explore Westminster, London on a journey to the ruins of Hanwell. Fight with whatever you can find or use the environment to defend yourself against an ever increasing scourge of Anomalies.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.8%, Horror 14.5%, Open World 14.4%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Shooter 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world horror game set in a dark, atmospheric city filled with supernatural threats and environmental storytelling.
- #19 Kona
83% matchVery Positive83% of 3,588 reviews2017
Dev: Parabole
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.
Why similar: Survival 21.3%, Open World 17.2%, Survival Horror 14.3%, Horror 13.7%, Atmospheric 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy game set in a mysterious, snowy, and atmospheric environment that emphasizes investigation and survival.
- #20 Noch
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 320 reviews2023
Dev: Fair Games StudioPub: Sad Horse studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Go alone (or with a friend) to find the girl who destroyed the world. An ominous surreal first-person adventure full of dangerous monsters and secrets of the deceased world
Why similar: Hunting 20.4% ★, Gothic 19.8% ★, Survival Horror 17.8%, Survival 10.8%, Horror 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, exploration-focused survival horror game set in a dark, post-apocalyptic world.
- #21 The Long Dark
81% matchVery Positive90% of 117,376 reviews2017
Dev: Hinterland Studio Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 46.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
Why similar: Survival 35.5%, Open World 22.8%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Survival Horror 7.6%, Exploration 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: The ultimate wilderness survival game, focusing on preparation, environmental hazards, and the struggle to survive in a harsh, isolated world.
- #22 Pathologic 2
81% matchVery Positive92% of 11,869 reviews2019
Dev: Ice-Pick LodgePub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.2%, Survival 17%, Open World 13.1%, Difficult 12.3%, Psychological Horror 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an intense, punishing survival experience in a dark, supernatural-tinged world where every decision carries weight.
- #23 Gynophobia
82% matchMixed66% of 773 reviews2015
Dev: Gua
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Gynophobia is a horror themed shooter about abnormal fear of women. Gynophobia is using classic first person shooter gameplay, to convey story about Mark, who is suffering from different phobias, including abnormal fear of woman.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.5%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, FPS 10.4%, Survival 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that emphasizes atmosphere and survival against surreal, supernatural threats.
- #24 Call of Cthulhu®
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,295 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
Why similar: Horror 31.7%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Atmospheric 13.9%, First-Person 9.1%, Survival Horror 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: An investigation-based horror game with a strong focus on atmosphere, cosmic dread, and uncovering dark, supernatural secrets.
- #25 Mist Survival
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 14,042 reviews2018
Dev: Dimension 32 Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
MIST SURVIVAL is a Single-player, survival stealth sandbox game Players will experience the Apocalypse stimulation in the form of virus pandemic, the players have to deal with it to survive through the difficulties such as finding shelter and food, threats from the environment and climate: wild animals, bandits, infected, and dense mist t
Why similar: Survival 35.2%, Open World 24.5%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Horror 5.4%, FPS 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival game focusing on scavenging and defending against supernatural threats in a dense, atmospheric landscape.
- #26 The Story of Henry Bishop
78% matchVery Positive83% of 545 reviews2019
Dev: Blazes Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The story of Henry Bishop is a first-person psychological thriller, where the player will have to fight, guess riddles, immerse into a mystical plot and an incredible story.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.4%, Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, FPS 8.1%, Survival 7.3%
- #27 Investigator
79% matchMixed69% of 1,025 reviews2016
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Investigator is a first-person exploration game with horror elements, where the events take place in a world of extreme weather cataclysms.
Why similar: Horror 47.4%, Atmospheric 21.8%, Adventure 15.7%, First-Person 6.9%, Indie 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, exploration-heavy horror game that focuses on uncovering the mystery of a desolate, eerie location.
- #28 MADiSON
76% 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: Survival Horror 21.6%, Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Survival 12%, First-Person 6.7%
- #29 Eternal Evil
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 577 reviews2022
Dev: Honor Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A small town is being taken over by ghouls. Solve puzzles, carefully read notes and use various weapons against horrific and evolving enemies to uncover what is behind this gruesome event. Eternal Evil is an old-school survival-horror game.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.9%, Horror 12.5%, FPS 10.8%, Survival 9.2%, Open World 7.9%
- #30 The Dark Occult
77% matchMixed69% of 1,264 reviews2018
Dev: RYM GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Dark Occult is a psychological driven horror game that puts players in a constant state of anxiety that crescendos into raw panic and terror. You will encounter grotesque creatures, who will take your life at any moment.Your only goal -- survive.
Why similar: Horror 36.6%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Gore 17.1%, Action 8.9%, First-Person 7.7%
- #31 Wick
76% matchVery Positive86% of 691 reviews2015
Dev: Hellbent Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wick is a survival horror game where ghost stories are brought to life. Explore a local legend about the long lost children in the woods who can still be seen... but only by those who dare to enter alone by candlelight.
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.2%, Horror 28.3%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, First-Person 8.3%, Atmospheric 8%
- #32 Witch The Bloodlines
78% matchMostly Negative28% of 61 reviews2018
Dev: Kerim Kumbasar
Windows
Witch The Bloodlines is an FPS horror - adventure game that focused on reversing a curse of the 18th century village which you are living in. Discover the living forest and experience the horror that you are in.
Why similar: Hunting 21.2% ★, Supernatural 13.8%, FPS 13.1%, Horror 11.1%, Survival 8.5%
- #33 Unforgiving - A Northern Hymn
75% matchVery Positive83% of 1,565 reviews2017
Dev: Angry Demon Studio
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unforgiving - A Northern Hymn is a first person horror game heavily inspired by Swedish folklore and the Nordic mythology to create the nightmares that's been haunting Swedish children for many generations.
Why similar: Horror 34.5%, Survival Horror 19.5%, Gore 12%, First-Person 7.8%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #34 Echoes of Dread
73% 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: Supernatural 22.2%, Survival Horror 17.1%, Horror 14%, Survival 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #35 HORROR TALES: The Wine
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 470 reviews2021
Dev: Carlos Coronado
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Explore a post-pandemic fictional Mediterranean island and confront your fears! Immerse yourself in a seemingly abandoned city and struggle to find a precious Banydebosc red wine bottle to cure your loved ones. But be aware; your Nemesis is hunting you. Indie Jumpscares included! :D
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.4%, Horror 19.3%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Atmospheric 10.1%, First-Person 9.2%
- #36 Bigfoot Forest
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 181 reviews2021
Dev: Kiddy
Windows
Bigfoot Forest - a first-person indie horror game. While traveling in your car, you run out of gas and find yourself far away from any civilized locations at night, with only woods and a small town nearby.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.2%, Hunting 16% ★, Survival 15.1%, Horror 13.7%, Action 6.9%
- #37 Bleak Haven
73% matchMixed43% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Hitori De Productions
Windows
Bleak Haven is a cinematic survival horror where faith is twisted, every shot matters, and survival hangs on what you can build. Explore haunted ruins, abandoned villages, and face a cult preparing the world for a god no one should ever witness.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.3%, Supernatural 15.7%, Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Shooter 8%
- #38 DESOLATE
74% matchMixed67% of 8,009 reviews2019
Dev: NeargaPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
DESOLATE is a first person horror survival experience. Form a research team with up to 4 players and explore an open world filled with mysteries and unsolved questions, or do it all on your own.
Why similar: Survival 25.6%, Open World 22.6%, Horror 20%, Gore 7.6%, First-Person 6.6%
- #39 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
71% 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 33.5%, Survival Horror 21.6%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Gore 10%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #40 Visage
70% 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 34%, Survival Horror 24.5%, Psychological Horror 21%, First-Person 6.3%, Atmospheric 5.6%
- #41 MetaPhysical
70% matchVery Positive80% of 408 reviews2023
Dev: Paper Promises Programming
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Supernatural phenomena are on the rise. In MetaPhysical you and up to 5 other friends can go on the hunt for eerie creatures to put an end to their sinister activities! Whether it's an ordinary ghost or a demon, your task is to identify the rumbling creature and then finish it off.
Why similar: Supernatural 19.1%, Gothic 16.9% ★, Survival Horror 15.3%, Horror 10.7%, FPS 10.2%
- #42 Expedition Zero
72% matchMixed61% of 185 reviews2022
Dev: Enigmatic MachinesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Expedition Zero — survival horror set in the anomaly zone of the northern forest. Face the dreadful forest monster and find a way to defeat it. Reveal the secrets of the lost expedition and your mysterious enemy. It’s either hunt or be hunted.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.2%, Survival 16.6%, Horror 15.3%, Open World 11.7%, Gore 8.5%
- #43 S.P.A.T.
72% matchMixed50% of 171 reviews2021
Dev: DeadGrass Games
Windows
Join the Special Paranormal Assault Team in this thrilling hunting shooter! Battle monsters, demons, and ghosts. S.P.A.T. - where our motto is "Fight monsters, get paid, die horribly."
Why similar: Hunting 18.1% ★, Supernatural 15.9%, Survival Horror 11.8%, Open World 8.7%, Survival 7.9%
- #44 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 29.7%, Survival Horror 20.4%, Survival 9.9%, First-Person 6.4%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #45 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
71% 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: Survival Horror 28.7%, Horror 23.3%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Gore 12.3%, Action 7%
- #46 Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
71% 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 28.8%, Survival Horror 23.7%, FPS 11.6%, First-Person 7.8%, Atmospheric 6.4%
- #47 Ad Infinitum
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,409 reviews2023
Dev: HekatePub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
When reality is a nightmare, nightmares become real. In this psychological horror game, you fight the terrifying creatures invading your mind. Can you save your sanity?
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.4%, Horror 16.2%, Survival 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Gore 9%
- #48 Witching Hour
70% matchMixed67% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: Vincent Lade
Windows
Witching Hour is a horror story that takes you out of your family home and across the quiet town of Hollow Hills. Your fate depends on making difficult choices, your relationship with your family, and confrontations with the matriarch of the town’s affliction with witchcraft, Lucilia.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.4%, Horror 19.9%, FPS 18.3%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #49 Beneath
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 237 reviews2025
Dev: Camel 101Pub: Wired Productions
Windows
Beneath is a Lovecraft-inspired survival FPS. Scarce ammo, merciless enemies and a sense of the unknown combine in a 10+ hour, story-driven single player campaign, built for both veteran gamers and those seeking a challenging old school experience.
Why similar: Supernatural 17.1%, Survival Horror 16.1%, FPS 11.7%, Survival 10.9%, Horror 10.1%
- #50 Chupacabras: Night Hunt
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 154 reviews2021
Dev: MrFatcat
Windows
Hunt the chupacabras alone or with your friends, explore the map and find the weapons to kill the monster.
Why similar: FPS 25.8%, Shooter 18.2%, Horror 17.8%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Exploration 10.5%
- #51 Daymare: 1998
69% matchMixed69% of 4,164 reviews2019
Dev: Invader StudiosPub: Destructive Creations
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.
Why similar: Survival Horror 35.4%, Horror 21.3%, Survival 13.2%, Gore 10.1%, Action 6.5%
- #52 Self-Delusion
67% matchVery Positive94% of 97 reviews2022
Dev: RollingBreadPub: RollingBreadGames
Windows
Self-Delusion is a first-person survival horror in the original setting of Slavic fairy tales. You will faces such unique monsters like: Kolobok, Leshy, Boggart, Lapot and other creepy creatures. Explore, hide or run. Just don't get devoured by them.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.1%, Supernatural 20.3%, Horror 12%, Survival 10.3%, Difficult 9.6%
- #53 Apparition
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 102 reviews2018
Dev: MrCiastkuPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
First-person survival horror with ghosts and demons. Find yourself smack in the middle of a haunted forest in the dead of night. Talk to spirits through your Spirit Board. Capture evidence of the paranormal, but beware, fiercely aggressive demons are on the hunt.
Why similar: Horror 26.6%, Survival Horror 24.9%, Gore 14.6%, Atmospheric 8.9%, First-Person 8.2%
- #54 Project Silverfish
62% matchVery Positive94% of 2,854 reviews2025
Dev: Siris Pendrake
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Explore a hostile, living world: Uncover forgotten horrors, both man-made and supernatural, as you hunt for powerful weapons and exotic artifacts.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.3%, FPS 18%, Horror 14%, Open World 13.1%, Shooter 10.5%
- #55 Mists of Aiden
66% matchVery Positive91% of 1,138 reviews2020
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
Why similar: Horror 30.3%, Supernatural 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Gore 7.8%, First-Person 7.2%
- #56 Hog Hunter 2021
65% matchVery Positive94% of 1,125 reviews2021
Dev: Moth Interactive
Windows
Hog hunter is a short atmospheric game about catching hogs out in the wild, be careful though not everything in the woods is safe...
Why similar: Hunting 50.7% ★, Horror 17.8%, Atmospheric 8.5%, FPS 8.3%, First-Person 6.7%
- #57 Winter Survival
65% matchMixed63% of 751 reviews2025
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Winter Survival is a story-driven survival game where trauma turns reality into a reflection of your breaking mind. Battle cold, hunger, hallucinations, and adapt to the wilderness as it adapts to you.
Why similar: Hunting 30% ★, Survival Horror 14.9%, Survival 14.8%, Open World 13.8%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #58 The 18th Attic - Paranormal Anomaly Hunting Game
63% matchVery Positive90% of 174 reviews2026
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
The 18th Attic is a psychological horror game where you play as a man trapped in the attic with your cat companion, armed only with a camera. Hunt down paranormal anomalies by taking their pictures and detecting their presence to unravel secrets of your past. Each photo unlocks a new memory.
Why similar: Horror 23.6%, Psychological Horror 20%, Survival 17.6%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Exploration 8.7%