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96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

96% User Score Based on 192 reviews

ANALOG Analog is game series that combines a first person horror experience with analog horror. SKIN OFFSkin off is the first game in Analog, where you play as a teenager during summer break. You decide to stay at your uncle's house away from the city with your friends. A strange message, however, appears on the TV that changes your plans. Follow the instruction if you want to survive.  W… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Analog - Skin off.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music

77% User Score Based on 1,818 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 1 reviews

Emily Wants to Play is a unique horror game released on December 10th, 2015. Emily Wants to Play is a game based around you, a pizza delivery boy, making your way through an abandoned house, trying to survive until the large clock in the den hits the next hour. Every hour, another one of Emily's 'toys' becomes hostile, and will attempt to attack you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Emily Wants to Play.

You wake up from a nightmare. You can't count how many times you've had a nightmare this month. But this time, after waking up, you find some strange phenomena in your house. You want to go out to see, but the door is locked... In this game, you play as an ordinary man living in an apartment and trying his best to escape this nightmare. The main focus of the game is puzzle exploration, follow… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dream Night.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

81% User Score Based on 162 reviews

A first-person horror game where you clean haunted hotel rooms while evading deadly entities. Inspect hiding spots carefully, listen for warning sounds, and spot subtle clues left by monsters. Your vigilance is your only weapon in this terrifying housekeeping shift. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skull Hotel.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

91% User Score Based on 711 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

During an emergency winter flight your plane crashes near an abandoned Antarctic research facility in the midst of a deadly blizzard. Cut off from civilization and with no hope of rescue, you must explore Sutro Station and scavenge for the means of escape while enduring blinding whiteouts and temperatures 100 degrees below zero. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Near Death.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

94% User Score Based on 6,683 reviews

Critic Score 77%Based on 44 reviews

Overcome fear, persevere, and make your way out alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Amnesia: The Bunker.

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.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

70% User Score Based on 345 reviews

Experience psychological horror in a large abandoned hospital. Hide, explore and survive from a mysterious creature living in the ruins of this hospital. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AfterHours.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

77% User Score Based on 935 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

A first-person survival horror If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maid of Sker.

The House Below is a short, first-person psychological horror game where atmosphere, tension, and subtle storytelling drive the experience. You awaken in a place that doesn’t feel real — a maze of dark rooms and crumbling hallways beneath the surface of something familiar. There’s no clear direction, no weapons, and no escape in sight. All you know is that you need to keep going… and that somethin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The House Below.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

62% User Score Based on 29 reviews

Welcome to Bonefield, Montana, where the lines between reality and nightmare blur. This sleepy little Midwest town holds a dark secret, one you're hired to uncover as a private investigator from out of town. What seemed like a straightforward case takes a turn for the horrifying as nightmarish horrors come to light and start relentlessly pursuing you. It will take all your wits, instincts, and det… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BoneField: Bodycam Horror.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 4,764 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 14 reviews

Routine is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror title set on an abandoned Lunar base designed around an 80’s vision of the future. Curious exploration turns into a need for survival when a lunar base goes completely quiet. Searching for answers puts you face to face with an enemy who is certain the main threat is you. Discoveries lead to deeper unknowns and the only way to go is forward. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ROUTINE.

GET READY TO EXPERIENCE AN UNFORGETTABLE EASTER... BREAKING NEWS: A man in a rabbit costume has broken into a local middle school and is attacking students, teachers, and staff with a chainsaw. Authorities have surrounded the building and are attempting to enter without risking further casualties. You play as one of the kids trapped inside during the lockdown. The front doors are barricaded, so … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to An Easter to Remember.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

91% User Score Based on 58 reviews

Part 1: False HavenIn the first episode, you play as Luca — a young boy staying with his grandmother while his parents are away. What begins as a quiet night soon spirals into a surreal and terrifying experience. After a disturbing phone call, Luca starts questioning everything around him. Is his grandmother really who she says she is? Would you make it through the night? Key Features Short,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fragments of Dread - False Haven.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

91% User Score Based on 33 reviews

Critic Score 72%Based on 3 reviews

GAMEPLAY Focused on the real-life practices of forensic analysts, we have created mechanics that allow the player to understand and uncover the truth behind the evidence they find. Throughout She's Leaving, you begin to discover that there has always been a target on your back. Equipped with a taser, the choice is up to you, are you going to run and hide, or stand and fight? STORY As you wade th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to She's Leaving.

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 h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SAVEN.

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.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

96% User Score Based on 281 reviews

▼ Purchase FULL version on Steam ▼ More content, cutscenes, areas, and unlockables exist in the Steam version. Haneko has forgotten her assigned homework at school, and they're due tomorrow. Feeling she has no choice, she decides her only way to avoid failing the semester is to make a trip back to school at night and retrieve the assignments. But something's not right in the building... an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Late Homework | 遅れた宿題.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

85% User Score Based on 20 reviews

Backrooms: Partygoers is a horror survival game where you play as a researcher tasked to find anomalies inside the horrifying alternate dimension known as The Backrooms. Scavenge for water and other supplies from dead bodies stuck in The Backrooms as you try to escape sharing their fate. Hide in lockers, scan for targets, use a flashlight, and detect creatures using the Anomaly Scanner. Will you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms: Partygoers.

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.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

63% User Score Based on 62 reviews

You are on the night shift at the mall. While you were taking over, your partner went missing. You hear noises all the time. You need to find out what they are and find your partner. As you pass, you will need to find the keys and open locked rooms. First person game with horror elements. Explore the mall and its rooms, collect batteries for your flashlight. Darkness can conceal a variety of myste… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Guard.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 20,478 reviews

Critic Score 86%Based on 3 reviews

Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a survival horror video game by Frictional Games. The game features a protagonist named Daniel exploring a dark and foreboding castle, while trying to maintain his sanity by avoiding monsters and other terrifying obstructions. The game was critically well received. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

91% User Score Based on 153 reviews

Play as Christopher, a kid left home alone with a terrifying STALKER on the loose! Try and survive in this 80's, PS1 inspired, Home Invasion Survival Horror game - OR DIE TRYING! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BUGHOUSE.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

93% User Score Based on 8,751 reviews

Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you. They long to finally meet you and show you how flexible your skin can be after it has soaked in blood. Will you brave this journe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

62% User Score Based on 90 reviews

Use poems to solve puzzles and escape the mansion with your life in this horror themed escape room game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Palace of Unrest.

In Floor13, reality doesn’t change all at once — it shifts quietly, waiting for you to notice. You walk the same office corridor over and over, but something always feels… slightly off. Your task is simple: observe, detect, report. If you fail to see the difference, the corridor will keep you forever. Gameplay ShowcaseRoutine. You begin another ordinary walk through the corridor. Distortion… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Floor 13.

Story: Upon starting your new job as a night shift housekeeper, you start to experience strange events. Will these events reveal a dark secret? Or will they be the cause of your demise? Playtime:  ~25 minutes Controls: WASD - Move E - Interact R - Grab / Stop Grabbing Cart NOTE: This demo consists of two shifts (parts). The game is currently in development and will have mo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Housekeeper.

It is recommended that you play Jolly Junction: Static Screams, before playing this game! After the events of 'Jolly Junction: Static Screams', you must escape from the Propmaker’s grasp. Only this time, you aren’t working alone. You discover new depths of the studio, encountering new threats that reside in the great beneath. Remember, your job isn’t over just yet… Face the Jolly Crew…… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jolly Junction: Risky Rebellion.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

85% User Score Based on 102 reviews

Psalm 2 is a first-person indie horror walking simulator. Approximate playtime: 1 hour Horror game Walking simulator First-person view High-quality sound Realistic graphics DESCRIPTIONYour elevator begins moving down. You don't know how many floors separate you from the bottom or what inhabits these dark shafts. You must come to realize: the descent will not continue until you s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Psalm 2.

SCP: Destruction Protocol is an immersive first-person horror experience that throws you into the depths of a secret SCP Foundation facility. You are a lone rebel whose mission is to activate the Destruction Protocol — a self-destruction sequence designed to erase all traces of the horrors lurking below the surface. But the plan went terribly wrong. Your entire team is dead, the facility has desc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP: Destruction Protocol.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, optimization

67% User Score Based on 51 reviews

WHAT IF HIDE AND SEEK WAS LIFE AND DEATH? It’s 1986, and you're stranded on a ship in the Bermuda Triangle. Everyone is missing — but you’re not alone. You’re trapped in a terrifying loop with a monster, and you’ll have to stay one step ahead to survive. Ready or not, here it comes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ire: A Prologue.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

92% User Score Based on 13 reviews

Unsealed: The Mare is a first-person psychological horror game set in a nightmare rooted in memory and trauma. Players explore dark, oppressive environments while uncovering fragmented messages and hidden memories that subtly alter the world around them. The experience emphasizes tension, sound awareness, and atmosphere, encouraging players to move carefully, listen closely, and piece together m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unsealed: The Mare.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

95% User Score Based on 60 reviews

Ethan Cross hasn’t heard from his mother in weeks. He decides to check on her at the family home but what he finds is silence, locked doors, and rooms that feel wrong. Trapped in a decaying house bound to a cursed clock. Explore, survive, and uncover what time has forgotten. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Absum.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

86% User Score Based on 14 reviews

You are a restorer, come to repair an old mansion. With every improvement, the house seems to come alive—it speaks to you. Something roams the halls… It wants to share its secret—with the price being your sanity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RESTORER.

Uncover the secrets of a forgotten mansion where every room raises new questions. A narrative-driven exploration game full of mystery and atmospheric tension. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crimson Mansion.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

98% User Score Based on 53 reviews

You are locked inside a cinema. Your only way to escape is to follow the instructions of your task: Watch the same film clip repeatedly and search for flaws to break free. But this may sound easier than it is, every wrong decision or death will set you back. So be careful! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Last Clip.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

75% User Score Based on 24 reviews

THE COMPANY is a realistic Backrooms horror game with multiple levels where you wonder thorough the backrooms and explore the levels. watch out for the entity's some entity are safe and wont chase you but some might your just have to find out :) there are 2 endings. THE COMPANY is based of The complex found footage. (will be coming to steam at a later date) Features  Realistic camera shake  Fla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BACKROOMS.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music

78% User Score Based on 79 reviews

IN THE FACADE WE TRUST™ traps you in a corridor caught in an ever changing and increasingly unsettling loop. With each cycle, you’ll notice subtle differences, but your objective in this corridor is not just to observe the changes. As the narrative unfolds, you will be forced to place your trust in someone during each cycle. The catch? Who you choose to trust will depend on both the knowledge you’… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to IN THE FACADE WE TRUST™.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization

79% User Score Based on 29 reviews

Curse of Elmwood: Plunge into the darkness of an old mansion You stand on the threshold of the Elmwood Mansion. A cold wind blows through the bare branches of the trees, hitting your face and reminding you of the approaching night. The high walls of the mansion seem formidable and impregnable, and deep within them lie secrets that don't want to be revealed. Legends of Elmwood's curse walk the ed… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Curse of Elmwood.

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.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, humor

91% User Score Based on 447 reviews

Critic Score 63%Based on 11 reviews

Reveil is a narrative first-person psycho-thriller game that focuses on story, puzzles and exploration. Find out what’s going on inside Walter Thompson and what his dark past at the Nelson Bros Circus has to do with it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to REVEIL.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

61% User Score Based on 94 reviews

DESCRIPTIONCantEscapeTheBackrooms is a Singleplayer horror game, where you will fight on your own to escape the different levels of the backrooms, solving puzzles and find your way out. Explore each room look for elements that might help you to go further. The further you come the more dangerous it will be. Becareful danger lurks around every corner don't be careless Or it'll be over sooner than y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CantEscapeTheBackrooms.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

92% User Score Based on 260 reviews

"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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hollow Cocoon.

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.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

90% User Score Based on 1,968 reviews

From the darkness is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an old Soviet abandoned apartment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to From The Darkness.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

67% User Score Based on 43 reviews

Tunnels of Despair is an atmospheric horror game with elements of survival where you will have to explore underground tunnels, trying to find a way out and rescue yourself. You were sent to check on a long-abandoned underground tunnel, which at first appeared to be a standard task... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tunnels of Despair.

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.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

89% User Score Based on 944 reviews

Aka Manto, aka Red Cape or Red Mantle, is a Japanese urban legend about a masked spirit who wears a red cloak, and who appears to people using toilets in public or school bathrooms. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aka Manto.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

71% User Score Based on 725 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 42 reviews

Layers of Fear 2 is a first-person psychological horror game with an emphasis on exploration and story. Players control a Hollywood actor who heeds the call of an enigmatic director to take on the lead role in a film shot aboard an ocean liner. Beware, for all may not truly be what it seems. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Layers of Fear 2.

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.