Games like What lurks below the surface

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

76% User Score Based on 99 reviews

Escape an ever-shrinking cave tunnel in this tense spelunking horror. As the stone walls transform into flesh, you'll face perilous claustrophobic spaces, flooded passages, and twisted inhuman creatures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Those Who Crawl.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

59% User Score Based on 44 reviews

Stay Still is a first-person horror adventure based on Vietnamese culture. The gameplay is focused on storytelling, puzzles and avoiding dangerous threats & spirits hunting you. Solve various puzzles, watch your surroundings, and of course survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stay Still.

39%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay

47% User Score Based on 34 reviews

Indie horror about giant killer mushrooms. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MUSHROOMAN.

For those of you who are hungry for survival horror. Welcome to the new world of survival horror, where the elements of survival horror are fused together. THE MADHOUSE | Infected Mansion is a survival horror game where you try to survive from an abandoned house. This game is inspired by Japanese horror games such as "Resident Evil" and "SIREN".■Announcements Gamepad (controll… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE MADHOUSE | Infected Mansion.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

85% User Score Based on 65 reviews

Play through three VHS tapes, uncovering the mystery of a decrepit facility, eluding tormented beasts, and discovering the truth of the chosen one. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uh Oh!.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

80% User Score Based on 254 reviews

Backrooms Lost Runners is a co-op survival horror with team play, voice-reactive AI, and immersive puzzles. This isn’t a “walking simulator”: explore liminal spaces, outsmart entities, and remember—even a whisper can give you away. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms Lost Runners.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

88% User Score Based on 65 reviews

Psychological single-player first-person horror. Explore dark environments, fight with melee and guns, and solve puzzles in this retro 2000s-inspired nightmare where the truth is more terrifying than the monsters. Retro Horror - Reborn: A love letter to Silent Hill 3, Lost in Vivo, Condemned: Criminal Origins, and Cry of Fear. Built in the haunting visual style of the PS2 / Xbox360 era — when ev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Saint of Chains.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

93% User Score Based on 61 reviews

Valeria, a high school student, has been taking care of her chronically ill mother by herself after her father passed away. Little by little, the medicine her mother usually takes is running out. Down on her luck, she's contemplating dropping out of school and look for a job and earn enough money to buy medicine. But, as luck would have it, Mr. Arya, her father's friend and neighbor, offered her a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Obsessed : Night Shift.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music

82% User Score Based on 264 reviews

Focus on exploration Find passwords for doors, search for access cards for terminals, repair damaged equipment and combine items. Think with your head. Intense battles You have a gun, but that doesn't mean you're safe. The enemies here are deadly, and not all of them can be killed... The atmosphere of cold loneliness Graphics inspired by classic 3D games such as Zero Tolerance, System Shock… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ZERO PROTOCOL.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

77% User Score Based on 31 reviews

Embark on a survival horror saga set in a treacherous world ruled by primal terrors. Scour for invaluable treasures, fortify your arsenal to combat evolving threats, and unravel the chilling mystery shrouding Delta squad's fate. Can you survive amidst the lurking jaws of the ancient predators? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creatures Of War.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

90% User Score Based on 20 reviews

FEATURES Experience existential horror of vast space while being trapped in a space station Explore a star system Complete tasks to keep your space ship in shape Multiple endings Several secrets Survive whatever lurks in the void NAVIGATE Your mission is to navigate through a star system and scan various planets to find a habitable environment. It won't be that easy, as space is an unforgivable, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Proxima.

37%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

36% User Score Based on 568 reviews

Critic Score 40%Based on 3 reviews

Alone in the Dark is a reboot of the original game and the fifth installment of the series. It features a new storyline and characters while still maintaining the core elements of the survival horror genre. The game is set out through DVD-style episodes where the player can choose to start from the beginning or choose to skip to a section if they get stuck. There is also a strong emphasis on explo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alone in the Dark.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

88% User Score Based on 134 reviews

Eldervale is a survival horror game reminiscent of early 2000's classics. Many elements will be instantly familiar to veterans, while also introducing newcomers to the genre. Exploration and... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eldervale.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

74% User Score Based on 171 reviews

Fight the Yandere Girl Ghost in the most scariest Anime Horror Story Reawakening If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scary School Simulator.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

76% User Score Based on 771 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 15 reviews

Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean. Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Narcosis.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

89% User Score Based on 3,414 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 4 reviews

Penumbra:Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore. Played from a first person perspective and powered by a 3D engine utilising cutting edge technology, Penumbra is a substantial advancement of the genre. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Penumbra Overture.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

73% User Score Based on 738 reviews

Left alone is a psychological horror game set in multiple believable interior and exterior environments. The game has a unique, old school, high octane atmosphere which means you'll feel like you're truly beginning an adventure you'll never quite forget. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Left Alone.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

66% User Score Based on 199 reviews

Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

You wake up dazed and confused, probably from the effects of cryosleep. No one can be seen around, but you soon start to find the bodies of your dead crewmen. The ship is adrift, and whoever – or whatever – killed your crewmates is probably still around. Syndrome is a sci-fi survival horror game that takes place aboard the "Valkenburg", an exploration and science ship equipped with the most ad… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Syndrome.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

65% User Score Based on 78 reviews

A short, free, horror adventure game set in our days, inspired by Lovecraft novel: The Colour Out of Space. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Classified Stories: Color Out of Space.

43%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics

58% User Score Based on 24 reviews

Old Roots is a horror-action game, inspired by Norse mythology, with realistic gameplay and tactical mechanics as well as dexterity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Old Roots.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

61% User Score Based on 98 reviews

Critic Score 55%Based on 5 reviews

Phantaruk combines survival horror with adventure and stealth mechanics. Expect true shivers down your spine as you fight for your life not only facing the dangers of the Purity-02 spaceship, but most of all - when you try to get rid of toxins continually destroying you from the inside If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Phantaruk.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

71% User Score Based on 83 reviews

"Red Valley" is an adventure and horror game inspired by ps1 classics such as: Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Alone in The Dark... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Valley.

43%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

69% User Score Based on 13 reviews

Arrogation: Unlight of Day brings you a mysterious exotic horror adventure. You will play as a lone reporter searching for his lost family in an abandoned village from 80s China. Beyond darkness, you will find nightmarish creatures and secrets from the long lost Imperial Japanese Army. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arrogation: Unlight of Day.

It's your job to keep the cat fed and hydrated so he doesn't die. However it won't be that easy, as monsters will actively hunt the cat, so it's up to you to keep the cat protected. But be wary as the Shadow Lurker is out to hunt you. Can you survive the night and uncover the mystery? Controls!Action - Keyboard/Xbox controller Move - WASD/Left joystick Sprint - Left Shift/RT Rotate Camera -… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadow Lurking.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

51% User Score Based on 43 reviews

Box Clicker is a game in which you break Boxes to get more Boxes. And that's just the beginning! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Box Clicker.

0%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

0% User Score Based on 1 reviews

A rogue detective infiltrates a cult compound to save a kidnapped woman and discovers a dark labyrinth of inhumane experiments and manmade flesh monsters. A tense and unnerving first-person survival horror game, with limited resources, exploration, and puzzle-solving. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Matadouro: Grindhouse.

You are a police officer trying to reveal the truth behind missings of multiple people and their relation with an unkown village with no name. Collect all the evidences and find out a way to escape the mysterious village before 'they' get you. It is an indie horror survival game. Avoid getting caught by the monsters and complete collect all the evidence while completing the ritual to escape the ha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gumnaam.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

85% User Score Based on 26 reviews

CONTORTED - First Person Horror game STORYSomeone close to you has gone missing and you believe the only way to get them back is to take the risk and go look for them yourself. GAMEPLAYEncounter variety of enemies where careful listening and observation is crucial to your survival. if you get attacked, your only options are either to react fast with your camera, or to run away. Use yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CONTORTED.

Explore an ocean of horror and memories in search of the cursed mirror in the abyss. Collect loot to upgrade your equipment, avoid malevolent entities and make sure you have enough rope to resurface safely. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Troubled Waters.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development

91% User Score Based on 68 reviews

Solve the craziest case of your detective career by finding clues, battling zombie-like creatures and hair-raising bosses. Solve mind-challenging puzzles and explore a story of twists and turns. Opt for classic survival horror fixed camera, or over-the-shoulder. In this heart-pounding horror mystery puzzle game, you'll dive headfirst into a world of horror and intrigue, stepping into the twisted m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Connection: The Nightmare Within.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability

90% User Score Based on 70 reviews

Run your bar as a gorilla and hunt down the humans in animal costumes hiding among your customers. Observe them closely, spot the clues that give their disguises away, test their slogans, and blow the imposters away with your shotgun. Choose your targets wisely... or become the hunted. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Animaly Bar: NO HUMANITY!.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

92% User Score Based on 13 reviews

An anomaly horror game with a big twist: YOU hide the anomalies. As the Night Auditor for the Queen Anne's Lace hotel, your job is to keep your guests checked in. Forever. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Queen Anne's Lace.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

87% User Score Based on 158 reviews

Take a night shift job in a place that runs on habit, not purpose. Restock shelves, take deliveries, clean the mess, and try to make it till morning. Not everything feels right and you’re never quite alone. Something waits in the dark. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Corner Shop: NightShift.

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.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

80% User Score Based on 536 reviews

Supermarket simulator meets horror. You’re a clerk at a 24-hour convenience store. During the day - serve customers and hit your sales goals. At night - beware of strange clients. Try to survive 7 days in the Far North. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HELLMART.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

94% User Score Based on 2,757 reviews

Surreal, ethereal, and liminal environments Infinite procedural generation both vertically and horizontally Cities made of plastic, serene fields of grass, and massive abandoned warehouses Fend against fiendful foes like manikins, squishy gels, higher-dimensional beings, and colossal spiders Wield grappling hooks, bee gliders, bombs, ball wands, blades, haze hands, and cute acce… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lucid Blocks.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

86% User Score Based on 58 reviews

You're a journalist searching for answers... but beneath the surface lies only terror. The labyrinth you’ve entered to find the missing may never let you leave. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inferis: Dead Below.

45%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

69% User Score Based on 16 reviews

You’re trapped in a forgotten metro system, haunted by a ghost train that reacts to your every move. Explore dark tunnels, avoid deadly traps, and stay quiet — your survival depends on it. A first-person horror experience where silence is your only weapon. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PLATFORM 0.

YOUR DEBT IS $500,000. HOW MUCH ARE YOU WILLING TO LOSE?You are Lisa, a 1950s advertising executive with a past destroyed by gambling and a sick daughter to save. A demon offers you a way out: clear your debt by overcoming the 10 floors of your agency. But Scary Shadow Spot 3 - All In is not your usual anomaly game. It is a Psychological Roguelite with deep management mechanics. Your goal is not … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scary Shadow Spot - All In.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

93% User Score Based on 5,279 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 5 reviews

ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ROUTINE.

39%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

58% User Score Based on 19 reviews

In Fear Academy, puzzle-solving is woven into the fabric of your unsettling journey through Hillcrest High. As you navigate the darkened halls, a constant sense of being watched keeps you on edge, making even the simplest tasks feel daunting. Each puzzle challenges you to think clearly in an environment filled with tension, where every shadow and distant noise could hide something sinister. You'll… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fear Academy.

Play as a private detective sent on the trail of a missing person. What seemed like a simple case quickly turns into a nightmare. Will you be the one to solve the case... or just another victim of this mystery? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Investigation: Experiment.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

90% User Score Based on 52 reviews

A first-person horror game where you play as Daniel, a Maritime Operative trapped alone aboard a submarine. Sent to investigate an abandoned deep-sea colony, you uncover dark secrets as terrifying horrors await in its depths. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hell Dive.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

76% User Score Based on 34 reviews

Demo Playthrough:  ��15 mins You run a late-night ice cream shop, but your illness makes reality twist. Serve customers who may not be what they seem, and try to separate your mind’s visions from the horrors at your door. The Ice Cream Shop is a cozy simulation with a psychological horror twist. On the surface, it’s a relaxing night-shift job: taking orders, choosing toppings, and handing co… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ice Cream Shop.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

68% User Score Based on 1,078 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame. Psychology plays a huge role within the game: heroes and enemies are atypical and the line between good and evil is blurred. The plot is rich of unpredictable twists, but it is touching at the same time. The development of the game is similar to that of a film narration, where the player perfectly identifies himsel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Remothered: Tormented Fathers.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

82% User Score Based on 169 reviews

Dead Format is a survival horror game set in iconic film eras. It's 1990s Scotland, and your brother has gone missing after becoming obsessed with a mysterious new VHS format. Follow his trail through the tapes and uncover why the government wants to ban "Video Ghastlies". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Format.

Calling the emergency room on the 13th day of every month is no longer a good choice. The 911 emergency system has been hacked and turned into a human resource for a satanic doctor. Satan demands sacrifices and Dr. W, the devil's slave, ruthlessly offers innocent people as a gift to him. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Victim 10 PM.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

64% User Score Based on 14 reviews

Welcome to Stickman’s Bistro. Five Nights at Stickman is a 2D indie horror game inspired by the original FNAF formula. As the new night guard at a stick-figure-themed restaurant, your job is simple: make it through the night without getting… visited. Check the security cameras. Shut the doors. Conserve power. And whatever you do — don’t let them in. Features: Classic FNAF-style gameplay – S… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Five Nights At Stickman.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

94% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Abject Abyss is a first person horror adventure where tension builds, monsters lurk, and help is very, very, far away. What begins as a normal work day at one of the most advanced, and most isolated medical research facilities ever built, quickly spirals into catastrophe. Journey through a collapsing facility, piecing together what went wrong and trying to avoid the horrors hiding in the dark. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abject Abyss.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

60% User Score Based on 20 reviews

The DreadOut Remastered Collection includes the original cult-favourite DreadOut, and DreadOut: Keepers of the Dark. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DreadOut Remastered Collection.