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A first-person sci-fi survival horror game set in a research facility hiding a classified underground complex overrun by an evolving parasitic organism. Explore abandoned laboratories, uncover buried secrets, and fight to survive a nightmare that's spreading from the inside out. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blooming Parasite.

Enter a dark underground complex where horrors and anomalies threaten your every move in this first-person survival game. Playing as ███ ████, a ███████ trapped inside this enigmatic facility, your mission is to uncover the secrets behind the facility, survive relentless threats, and escape alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP [REDACTED].

In the 1960's world governments classified many events at the highest levels, including certain events behind the space race and Project MK Ultra. Researchers have reconfigured the events of one of the most well guarded and "cosmic classified" secrets of these programs. You can now experience for yourself what happened to one of the subjects in this Psychological Thriller / Walking Simul… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apollo Cosmic.

30%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

50% User Score Based on 10 reviews

SCP: CONTROL ERROR is a short psychological horror game where you take part in a live experiment inside a restricted underground facility. The test begins. You're observed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP: Control Error.

Dr. Yaga Lost House is a first-person horror game where you play as a Video Content Creator exploring a haunted, abandoned house. Uncover dark secrets, solve puzzles, and survive the paranormal horrors left behind by Dr. Yaga. Can you escape the nightmare? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dr. Yaga Lost House.

45%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere

67% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Abandoned on the edge of the Siberian taiga, an old military barracks holds something more sinister than just memories of the past. The cold wind whispers through the broken windows, spreading the smell of dampness and decay through the empty corridors. Here, under the cover of permafrost, secret experiments were conducted, the name of which was “Insomnia”. Their goal was to create an ideal soldie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Siberian experiment.

YOU WERE NOT BROUGHT HERE BY ACCIDENT.Mira Voss calls her mother. A scream cuts through the line. The next thing she remembers is waking beneath the fluorescent lights of Vossarium: A sealed neurological research facility that already has a file on her. To get out, Mira must make her way through abandoned research wings, restore failing systems, survive the facility's experiments and avoid the G… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vossarium.

Dark shadows linger on the past. The brutal truth is hidden beneath the mask of a seemingly happy family. Dear brother, watch your steps and hold onto my hands. Don't fall into the darkness alone. Be our eyes, be our escape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abort: The Exile.

35%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

60% User Score Based on 10 reviews

AREA 19 is a psychological first person horror game. Find yourself In a top-secret underground facility where you will have to discover the horrifying aftermath of an operation gone wrong... Horribly Wrong Discover horrifying Alien hybrid experiments as you traverse the Facility. Who created these monsters? Why? Unravel the complex web of secrecy and conspiracy that shrouds each corner. What h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Area 19.

Travel to an isolated island, use your camera to reveal what the naked eye cannot see, and uncover the truth behind a forgotten curse. ARETIAS: Cursed Island is a story-driven first-person horror game focused on exploration, environmental puzzles, and atmospheric tension. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ARETIAS: Cursed Island.

You are the last remaining human in a vast underground research facility. Travel between sectors in a mobile laboratory, complete critical tasks, uncover safe routes, and find the cure before Project Eel transforms you into a human-eel hybrid, while something monstrous hunts you in the darkness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Eel.

Cozy Radiation Cleaner is a dark post-apocalyptic exploration and cleanup game where you scan dangerous zones, locate radioactive objects, and restore contaminated environments using specialized equipment and radiation detection tools. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cozy Radiation Cleaner.

A linear first‑person psychological horror game focused on completing objectives, exploring environments, and progressing through visual cutscenes as you play as Dr. Jim in the next chapter of the Lakeview Orb story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lakeview Orb 2: Consequences.

Step into an eerie silence, a place where childhood dreams have turned into eternal nightmares. You are a paranormal investigator, drawn by dark rumors of an abandoned school built on the ruins of an old orphanage where, decades ago, children died of a mysterious illness and abuse. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Firefly Shelter.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

The Last Transmission is a short, first-person psychological horror game built around isolation, atmosphere, and slow, creeping dread. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Transmission.

In 1960, the main character's life was turned upside down by the tragic death of her family at the Belhaven Hotel, and for thirty-eight years he has struggled with the dark secrets of his past. Now she is determined to go back to find out what happened in this cursed hotel and uncover the truth. But this hotel is not just an old building, it is a living hell, haunted by the horrific events of the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Do Not Disturb.

Step into the darkness of the Fukushima Asylum where the walls whisper forgotten secrets, and every shadow hides a threat. Tenshi is an intense, bodycam-style horror experience that plunges you into a world of paranoia, desperation, and fear. Explore the eerie halls of an abandoned asylum, uncover its chilling history, and survive against relentless enemies that only move when you aren’t looking. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tenshi.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Explore an isolated space station to uncover a dark secret behind the station's true purpose. Search for clues in a 1st person perspective. Question your crewmates. Research your loss of memory. Discover what happened to the missing Overseers. This experimental interactive short story will keep you guessing until the very end! FEATURES Immersive First Person perspective. Fully vocalized by ta… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forever Space: First Person Edition.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

77% User Score Based on 13 reviews

A psychological horror game with NO jumpscares. Feel the tension and suspense, get goosebumps, experience strange frightening events, and explore, look for keys, solve puzzles, while thinking hard to find a way to get out of this huge, and maybe not so empty prison. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prison Alone.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Early Access Disclaimer: Welcome Survivors, we started Frozen Below a while ago and want to use Early Access to make the best out of it. For that purpose the first launch will feature only the prologue with roughly 1 hour of gameplay and plan to release further progression over time while including changes and updates based on feedback. So we invite everyone to discuss and build a truly enjoyabl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frozen Below: Arctic Expedition.

Survive the Planet, a massive open-world containment world filled with dangerous entities, anomaly outbreaks, hostile factions, and hidden secrets. Build, investigate, scavenge, and uncover the truth behind an experiment that never ended. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Phantom Containment.

39%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

58% User Score Based on 19 reviews

Immerse yourself in a chilling nightmare where the darkest corners of the past come to life to haunt you. This is a tense first-person psychological horror game that transports you to the heart of an abandoned police station. This is a place that the city authorities are preparing to demolish, but its walls hold too many untold stories and unbearable human despair. A DEEP DIVE INTO THE PAST: The… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Resolve.

33%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

48% User Score Based on 21 reviews

The player finds himself in an abandoned Soviet bunker, built at the height of the Cold War. The protagonist is a stalker, a hunter for artifacts and secrets of the past. He entered the bunker, attracted by legends of secret experiments and the mysterious disappearance of all personnel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Phoenix.

An unauthorized data breach reveals ALL LIGHT IS GONE - a deeply-intricate, found-footage psychological horror game. Enter a sentient brutalist megastructure shaped by humanity's collective subconscious. Evade unearthly entities, manage your panic, and survive the House. Be Consumed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ALL LIGHT IS GONE.

A cinematic first-person survival horror game where you explore a remote Kenyan wildlife reserve and survive intelligent lions that stalk, surround, and wait for the perfect moment to strike. Manage stamina, light, and panic as you uncover a classified predator experiment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ROAR.

Bloodmoored is a first-person psychological horror. Revive a derelict factory by restarting its machinery. The spirits here are unpredictable: one moment they hunt you, the next they are your only key to salvation. Uncover their past to understand their motives and escape this trap alive If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BLOODMOORED.

You play as a vlogger investigating an abandoned military facility, determined to uncover the truth—and find your missing brother, a soldier who vanished inside. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hollowborn: The Military Incident.

WARD 107: SILENCE is a first-person psychological horror experience where your microphone is both your greatest tool and your biggest liability. Speak to unlock the past, but stay silent to survive the present. They are listening. You are Noah, a professional sound technician. What began as a simple restoration of a discarded tape quickly unspools into a nightmare. The recording contains a docto… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WARD 107: SILENCE.

A psychological narrative horror game where you explore an abandoned government lab while an AI imitating your father guides you.. Would you rather sit quite OR discover the truth with Noah!!! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lab 1995.

A cursed ancestral haveli. A forgotten bloodline. An entity that adapts to how you survive. Rahasya is a horror experience set inside an abandoned Indian haveli in 1992. After reclaiming your family’s ancestral estate, you enter a house that was sealed for decades — only to realize something inside has been waiting. Something moves through the halls. Something listens. Something learns. The hav… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rahasya.

Signal Lost: The Ping is a first-person atmospheric horror adventure set in a pitch-black underground facility. Use sonar-like PING pulses to reveal paths for a heartbeat, but each ping raises the Threat and draws the Sentinel closer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Signal Lost: The Ping.

Do you have the courage to sneak into a deadly facility to save the woman you love? In the cold corridors of the underground lab, you’ll face not only complex puzzles but also terrifying creatures. Every step has a price, every bullet has a limited life. Tell me, how far would you go for love? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Where Is Lena?.

A Dark, Psychological Thriller Trapped in an abandoned biodome in the heart of the Amazon desert, you search for answers buried deep in time. What happened here—and why does it feel personal? Photos That Reveal the Past – Use a photo analyzer to uncover hidden details in forgotten Polaroids. Zoom, enhance, and find what the eye can’t see. ️ Trigger Visions of the Past – Align photos at their… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Biodome Mystery.

Search for your missing brother across the Australian Outback and beneath a forgotten Cold War facility. Survive altered wildlife, a living front of black ash, and an unseen intelligence that watches how you play. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to X300.

They said fear could be measured, isolated, eliminated. They said the human mind could adapt. That sleep was a weakness of the human soul, a flaw to be cured. So they kept them awake. And then… they never slept again. When the last light went out, the signal didn’t stop. It remembered. It learned. It woke up. The Forgotten TownHidden deep in the northern Ural forests lies Novokirsk, a Soviet se… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Entity Unknown.

A first-person psychological horror game focused on exploration, puzzle-solving, and environmental storytelling. Discover the tragic story of Unit 199, where a fragmented consciousness still haunts the place. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DREADCORE : Locked Unit.

Mind WithinCrafted by Helix Interactive Studios Mind Within is a psychological adventure game that takes you deep into the human mind—where imagination, memory, and trauma intertwine. Navigate surreal dreamscapes, solve layered puzzles, and face haunting manifestations of the subconscious as you uncover a deeply personal story of resilience and recovery. You play as a young protagonist trapped w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mind Within.

About this Game: From Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. The game takes place inside an abandoned psychiatric hospital. Alex, the director of a program about paranormal events, has sent his team to record one of the episodes in this place. Having not heard from them for several days, he has decided to go there to see what is happening. Once at the hospital, Alex will have to look f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to From Hell.

Soul Of Savarog It brings all the games of the "Soul Of Savarog" series, a mobile horror game series developed by Twisted Universe, to the computer and brings them together with real game lovers. Story savarog "Savarog", the first game of the series, begins with a detective entering an underground shelter. Surprises await the detective who enters the underground s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soul of Savarog.

Defaced: Dark Abyss is a first-person Horror Survival Game. While exploring a seemingly normal cave, you will soon realize that, hidden in the depths, lurks something you were never meant to see... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Defaced: Dark Abyss.

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.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

89% User Score Based on 118 reviews

Dread Neighbor is a first-person, multi-perspective psychological horror game. Play as a young woman living alone in an unusually cheap apartment. As the days pass, combat the overwhelming sense of unease, malice, and the unshakable feeling that you’re being watched from every crack in the room. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dread Neighbor.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

76% User Score Based on 34 reviews

In the Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket, you find yourself trapped in a labyrinth of endless, flickering aisles. Unearth dark secrets behind every shelf while evading lurking apparitions and supernatural terrors. Can you survive the haunted corridors and escape before the nightmare consumes? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket.

Uncover the secrets of a world tortured by Neural Demonic Phenomena. Scour detailed environments with dozens of lore building items in First Person view mode as phones explode, computers bleed and any device capable of running AI whispers to you with a voice from Hell. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Blessing of Airon.

Our protagonist's wife has cancer, and he’s desperately trying to gather enough money for her surgery. But no job he takes pays nearly enough—until one day, a phone call changes everything. He is offered a task: to retrieve important documents forgotten during the evacuation of an underground facility. But nothing in this facility is normal. Once used for biological weapon experiments, this labor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GÖREV.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

96% User Score Based on 47 reviews

                                   Anant Express – A Journey Into the Unknown Beware of the anomalies. If you sense something unusual, turn back immediately... Anant Express is set aboard a haunted sleeper-class indian train. You board the train as an ordinary traveler, but as the journey progresses, strange events begin to unfold. Mysterious passengers. Shifting compartments. Whispers in the d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anant Express.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization

79% User Score Based on 29 reviews

SKUF BACKROOMS is a psychological horror game that takes the player to the Backrooms level, consisting of intertwining transition zones of post-Soviet living spaces. Key Features: Unique environment: Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of places where time has stopped its course and where people lose themselves. A terrifying foe: During your journey you may encounter the inhabitant of these places,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SKUF BACKROOMS.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

79% User Score Based on 14 reviews

It looks like a simple night job in a quiet lodge.Keep things running. Fix what breaks. Close out the tasks. Seven shifts pull you deeper into rooms that feel a little wrong.Not loud. Not flashy. Just… off.You explore, you listen, you connect the pieces the building keeps trying to show you.In the end, you will have to make a choice. What you’ll actually do - Walk the lodge after hours and handle … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SAVEN.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

86% User Score Based on 29 reviews

1953. North East Scotland. A research student travels to the small coastal village of Kellas Bay to study it's unique and strange ecology. They embark on a surreal journey from the lush forests and ancient cave systems surrounding the village, to the freezing depths of the North Sea in order to comprehend the primordial natural forces responsible for the area's curious phenomena. It Sleeps Belo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to It Sleeps Below the Haar.

45%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

67% User Score Based on 18 reviews

You bet your friends that you can survive the night in this terrifying place, but be warned that this bet could cost you your life. Death Education is a first-person horror game that will send you into the dark corridors of an abandoned school, where every lesson could be your last. Explore the classrooms of an old Soviet school and uncover the dark secrets of the past before you are consumed… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death Education.