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The Valley of the Unknown – A Psychological and Survival First-Person Horror Game Release Date: September 15, 2024  Platform: PC (Windows) (Released)  Mac (Coming soon) Engine: Unreal Engine 5.4 Trigger Warning: This game contains graphic violence, disturbing imagery, and themes of psychological horror that may be unsettling to some players. Sensitive Content Warning: Themes of disappearance, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Valley of the Unknown.

A girl goes missing. The voices are a-calling. Can you find her before they find you? This is a survival horror game where you must search a presumed abandoned apartment for nine cursed dolls and destroy them in a ritual circle to save the girl. Spirits, both wandering and hostile will get in your way and with each doll destroyed, expect more of the dangerous ones to appear! Use your wits and wha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The 9th Gate.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

96% User Score Based on 250 reviews

CAPTURED is an analog horror game where you capture anomalies on camera to escape what seems to be an endless hallway in your own home. Investigate mysterious phenomena, survive frightening entities, and reach the end of the hallway! Explore a procedural generated endless hallway filled with unusual phenomena and ever-changing rooms. Caught in a never-ending loop, leaving the house only leads yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CAPTURED.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

74% User Score Based on 70 reviews

A highly stylized horror adventure game set in the depths of an ancient dungeon. With torch in hand, explore and find a way to escape before falling prey to the unspeakable horror that lurks within. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wailer.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization

89% User Score Based on 94 reviews

Delve into the infinitely AI-generated, ghastly haunted mansion of TORUTARU. Use talismans, maps, your wits, and the friends you make along the way to fight off the angered spirits and survive. Every playthrough is a unique experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ToruTaru.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

96% User Score Based on 37,540 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 16 reviews

Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outlast.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

93% User Score Based on 160 reviews

In Black Baby you play as Black Baby, trying to escape the catacombs while avoiding the hulking behemoths If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Baby.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

86% User Score Based on 14 reviews

Story A child lays awake in the light of the moon, unaware the Halloween curse will be starting soon. The radio crackles to life, a mysterious girl who insists on guiding you through the nights. To hopefully survive the horror that is Boogeyman… and friends. Gameplay Navigate a haunting bedroom to survive each nightmarish encounter. Utilise strategic defence, resource management, and cunning tact… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boogeyman 3.

The nightmare begins here. Will you survive Carly's curse? About the Game"FearCarly" is an immersive first-person psychological horror experience where you play as Carl Johnson, a detective sent to investigate strange occurrences in an abandoned psychiatric hospital. But something is off... The asylum seems haunted by a malevolent presence—a little girl named Carly. The player must exp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FearCarly.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Lightkeeper’s Curse is a horror puzzle game where you explore a dark, cursed castle using limited light orbs to keep a deadly monster at bay. Solve environmental puzzles, manage your light carefully, and stay out of the shadows...or die in them.Key Features Challenging puzzles: Solve interconnected environmental puzzles that test logic and observation. Immersive atmosphere and sound design: Dyna… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lightkeeper's Curse.

45%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

71% User Score Based on 14 reviews

In Frostgrim’s Revenge, players are plunged into a remote, snow-covered village deep in a dense forest, long abandoned after a string of mysterious disappearances. Set on Christmas Eve, the village isn’t filled with festive cheer, but rather, an ancient and malevolent presence. A brutal blizzard traps players inside, while a supernatural snowman, Frostgrim, hunts anyone who dares to enter his froz… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frostgrims Revenge.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

56% User Score Based on 25 reviews

Instead of a traditional flashlight, a camera flash – a brief, flickering, blinding light that reveals dark secrets and leaves you in total darkness when it fades. Every step is a fight for survival, and the use of the flash completely redefines the way you explore dark locations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HorrorCore: Maze and Pools of Horror.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

81% User Score Based on 154 reviews

Critic Score 56%Based on 12 reviews

Fear and anxiety prevail after the darkest tales from Japanese folklore come to life in this first-person psychological horror game. Set in a feudal era, Ikai revolves around the priestess of a shrine struggling to defeat the spirits of her past and her present. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ikai.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

68% User Score Based on 895 reviews

Passing Pineview Forest is a free mini-prequel set in the universe of Pineview Drive. Behind the abandoned house on Pineview Drive lies ominous Pineview Forest. The dark, foreboding forest trail leading directly to the Pineview property must be explored – but your every move and reaction is being watched. You must stay calm during your walk – or else IT will take you! To survive you will need stea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Passing Pineview Forest.

ASHES OF TORMENTIn this journey into the darkest corners of the mind, silence will be your greatest enemy... Ashes of Torment offers an experience where you will feel pure psychological horror and a heavy atmosphere to your core. In this nightmare—a product of a meticulous two-year solo development process under Frostfire Entertainment—you will face not only shadows but the whispers of your own m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ashes of Torment.

NEW STORY: THE MISSING GUARD, PART 2 New story now available! The investigation continues. The clues point to the guard's mother's house in downtown Spokane and a yearbook with a cut-out photo and a mysterious name. This is the second part of a what-if story that spans the first three games of the Ice Scream saga. Start from Ice Scream 1 or unravel the mystery in any order you prefer. More stori… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ice Scream 2: Scary Horror.

A simple horror game inspired by early horror titles like Slender Man and SCP, this made for mobile-VR title can now be enjoyed on Steam. A mysteries species has invaded earth. Mass evacuations are underway and the world is in a state of panic. Sightings of strange entities near your property have been reported but you need to gather essential supplies before you can leave. Armed with only a f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Harvest.

Step into the dazzling streets of 1950s Salem, a city of towering lights and whispered spells, where glamour masks danger, and magic simmers beneath the surface of modernity. Dakota, the daughter of a Salem witch, returns to her hometown after receiving a mysterious letter about her mother’s death. Attacked by a shadowy figure, Dakota finds herself mortally wounded and trapped between the world of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Secrets of Salem: Shadow of the Witch Collector's Edition.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, stability

81% User Score Based on 32 reviews

ABOUT THIS GAME The Colony game presents players with a gripping first-person horror experience characterised by its spine-chilling atmosphere and intricate puzzle-solving mechanics. The game immerses players in a haunting narrative set within a creepy bungalow, where the primary goal is to unravel the mysteries and escape the clutches of an evil spirit. The eerie environment and unsettling sound… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Colony.

THE TEMPLE: CH1From the creators of Smart Games comes the first chapter of a new horror saga. In THE TEMPLE: CH1, you awaken alone within an impossibly vast and dark cathedral trapped in another dimension. You have no memory of how you arrived – only the distant echo of a portal that might be your only escape. Every step you take is drenched in dread, every shadow holds a secret, and every heartbe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE TEMPLE: CH 1.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

87% User Score Based on 700 reviews

One mysterious story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Only You Are Here.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

80% User Score Based on 110 reviews

Nebraska takes place as a journalist writing a book about mid-west America, who runs out of gas in a rural area of Nebraska. Players will explore and uncover the secret facility that lies beneath the attraction and discover the terrible experiments that have taken place there. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nebraska.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

73% User Score Based on 73 reviews

About This GameFaint Call is a psychological horror game about a police officer investigating a distress call from someone at a notoriously cursed house.StoryIn 2010, a family moved into a suburban house. Their joy turned to terror on the first night when they were brutally murdered by an unknown assailant. The police investigated, but each victim was found hanging in the bathroom with a mysteriou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Faint Call.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development

67% User Score Based on 1,211 reviews

ADD TO WISHLIST! TRADING CARDS! About the Game SKIBIDI BACKROOMS is a co-op horror game for a group of 1-8 players. Solo mode is also available. STRANGER finds himself in an unknown anomaly and is transported to scary and atmospheric rooms - BACKROOMS. Scary and dangerous SKIBIDIST will be waiting for you here! I don't recommend dealing with them... Come on! Call your friends so it won't be… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SKIBIDI BACKROOMS.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere

100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

UNGATEUngate is a narrative-driven, first-person survival horror game where you play as Jason, a young man searching for his missing friends inside a mysterious cave said to connect to another dimension—known by locals as the Gate of Hell. What begins as a rescue mission quickly spirals into a descent through a nightmarish realm—an ecosystem teeming with twisted creatures and ancient evil. Trapp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ungate.

45%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere

71% User Score Based on 14 reviews

You wake up in the middle of a bizarre, unsettling forest with no recollection of your past. Armed with nothing but a flashlight and an old cassette player, you must navigate through the wilderness, seeking clues to regain your lost memory. As you explore, your heart rate slowly begins to rise, filling you with dread. Your only hope comes in the form of six cassette tapes scattered throughout t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anonymous Messages.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

83% User Score Based on 2,292 reviews

Explore the infinite cosmic horror of The Backrooms! The Backrooms Game FULL Edition currently in development, releasing into Early Access soon™!3 SIMPLE RULES Venture as deep into The Backrooms as possible without going insane Check your watch every 30 seconds to "Remind yourself who you are and where you come from" D̴̨̤͉̻̀̈́̽͗O̵̪̬̍̈́̀N̸̞̆̚'̴̢̰̫̈́T̸͈̥̤̊̏͒ ̷̺̋͑͋͝L̶̝̝͠Ö̴̬Ò̸̃̄͜K̸̲̐ ̸͔̅A… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Backrooms Game FREE Edition.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

82% User Score Based on 226 reviews

You got a job, which is to take care of an old man during the night in a recently purchased house; this house does not have electricity and you have to rely on some kind of hand crank generators to light the place up, but there is something in the darkness draining their power, don’t let it happen! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sophie's Curse.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

75% User Score Based on 68 reviews

The Summoning This experience can be classified as a psychological and atmospheric horror game. However... This isn't a game... It looks like a game, but it's as real as it gets... Remember all of the urban legends from your childhood? Bloody Mary, Candy Man, even the modern day Slender Man? Imagine if it was all real, but we just weren't performing the right rituals to summon these beings from a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Summoning.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development

83% User Score Based on 386 reviews

Critic Score 55%Based on 2 reviews

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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wick.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

86% User Score Based on 9,997 reviews

Slender like Horror game If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slendrina the Cellar.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

86% User Score Based on 42 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 6 reviews

Sunshine Manor is an 8-bit blood-soaked Horror RPG that pits you as Ada. Dared to spend the night in the haunted Sunshine Manor she encounters ghosts, demons, blood-soaked horror and more in this prequel to 2016's Camp Sunshine. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunshine Manor.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

95% User Score Based on 526 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

You will wake up in a scarcely lit dungeon. Find its exit, and avoid the creatures that dwell in it. Your only weapons will be stealth, your own courage, and a faint light that you’ll have to keep fed with oil, lest you want the darkness to engulf you. Dreadhalls is an intense and scary experience, not for the faint of heart. You have been warned! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreadhalls.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

76% User Score Based on 347 reviews

Concluse is an atmospheric horror game which features puzzles, outstanding cutscenes, and something a little twisted.. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CONCLUSE.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

78% User Score Based on 571 reviews

Black Rose is a first-person survival horror game in which you assume the role of Linda, an average girl who heard rumors about an old abandoned funeral home being haunted. No one knows what... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Rose.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

83% User Score Based on 2,367 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Betrayer is a first person action adventure game that takes you to the New World at the turn of the 17th century. The year is 1604. You sailed from England expecting to join a struggling colony on the coast of Virginia. Instead, you find only ghosts and mysteries. What catastrophe blighted the land and drained it of color and life? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Betrayer.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

51% User Score Based on 78 reviews

Escape the Beast and overcome your own fear. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gevaudan.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

94% User Score Based on 2,012 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

At Dead Of Night is part horror film, part horror game and part ghost hunt. It seamlessly blends live-action and graphics to create a unique immersive horror experience like no other. You play Maya, a student trapped in a remote hotel run by a psychopath called Jimmy Hall. Jimmy has tied up Maya's friends and locked them in their rooms, with evil intentions. Maya has managed to escape, but Jimmy i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to At Dead Of Night.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

80% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Elephant Games brings you the next spine-tingling chapter in the Halloween Stories series! It’s Halloween night, and you’ve been trusted to babysit your little sister. Your plans to have a fun night in with her quickly take a dark turn when she’s kidnapped by a nightmarish specter! As your physical world is turned upside down, can you uncover the spirit’s origins and save your sister in time? Fi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Halloween Stories: Black Book Collector's Edition.

Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of a dark horror adventure as Rebecca Taylor, a young journalist. You will investigate the territory of a motel with a dark past. Fight to survive, gradually uncovering the truth about the mysterious disappearances that have occurred in this place. Synopsis: Rebecca Taylor - a young journalist, after a long investigation into mysterious circumstances in Sandf… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Motel Ravenrose.

A single-player experience where your grandma got possessed by a demon. Search her house to find torn pages from an ancient book and items needed to free your grandmother’s soul from a sinister force. P.S. Remember, demons don’t like salt. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Night at Grandma's.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story

100% User Score Based on 14 reviews

FOLLOW US About the GamePrepare yourself for an intense and terrifying survival horror experience in Evil Officer for PC. You find yourself trapped in the house of Evil Officer who met a grim fate long ago. Unbeknownst to you, he seeks revenge from beyond the grave, and you are his next target! As you venture through the eerie halls of the haunted house, you must search for crucial items that un… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evil Officer.

IMPORTANT NOTE The game's main focus is on exploration, as the tension slowly builds to create an even more immersive experience. The storyline is revealed through surreal visualization and implicit contextual details. Don't forget that this is a complex and unusual game in many ways. Whispers in The Void is a first-person psychological thriller. Explore a mysterious mental hospital in an atmosp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whispers in the Void.

You are a witch trapped in a nightmare born from your greatest sin. Kindling is a top-down action roguelite where you must break magical seals to escape a haunted forest. Navigate through darkness, wield fire magic against shadows, and uncover the truth across multiple attempts. Every death makes you stronger. Master Fire, Fear DarknessSprint through a forest where visibility is everything. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kindling.

 Spreading eerie curses- An Immersive Visual Interactive Novel.  Story IntroductionLeah, an art student, encounters her first love Ethan at an abandoned suburban art studio — he pours out a frantic confession and issues a terrifying warning about a curse: a sinister entity known as the "Shadow Stalker" can shapeshift into anyone and haunt its target to the death, with the only supposed … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spreading eerie curses.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

98% User Score Based on 2,049 reviews

Descend thousands of meters into a dark and ancient place. You are being hunted. Features First-person physics-based climbing system with a grappling hook Hunted by a huge monster in an ancient mega-structure Unlockable difficulty modes including additional content Atmospheric visuals and audio Approximately 20-40 minutes to complete on Normal If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Idols of Ash.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

90% User Score Based on 30 reviews

Every noise has a consequence you don't want to know about. Hold your breath and immerse yourself in King Of Silence, a horrific experience where the strange, the paranoïa and the frightening are combined. Story It was the last Sunday of the summer vacations, and my friends and I had spent the whole day at the beach. As usual, on the way home, we passed this building, which looks like an old r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to King of Silence - Prologue.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

76% User Score Based on 41 reviews

ENTER THE NIGHTMAREStep into the abandoned Vandermere Mansion, where the echoes of a brutal past still linger. Uncover the horrifying secrets hidden within its decaying walls, but beware—something is watching you. UNCOVER A DARK PASTScattered throughout the mansion are newspaper clippings and forgotten notes, each revealing the terrifying truth of what happened decades ago. Will you piece togethe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to [REC] Desolation.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

81% User Score Based on 21 reviews

The Hollow Lighthouse is a story-driven survival horror game that drops you on a remote, forgotten island off the Romanian coast. You’re an electrician sent to fix the lighthouse—but soon realize the light is the only thing keeping you safe. Wander through thick pine forests, climb eerie cliffs, and explore abandoned buildings scattered across the island. Strange figures lurk in the woods. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hollow Lighthouse.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

90% User Score Based on 1,340 reviews

The sequel to one of the most captivating horror escape games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to True Fear: Forsaken Souls 2.