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There’s no way out for Alex Young who wakes up to find herself locked in a strange mansion filled with puzzles, traps, and cameras following her every move. Whether she and her companions live or die, and find the truth behind their abduction, is up to you in this first-person mystery thriller.
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$16.99Escape From Mystwood Mansion
Sep 27 · Lost Sock Studio
Both: Escape Room · Puzzle · Exploration
In this first-person puzzle escape room game, you are trapped in the mysterious Mystwood mansion. Explore the mansion and find hidden compartments while solving puzzles and deciphering codes to find a way out. Will you escape or linger to uncover the mansion's final secret?
Escape RoomPuzzleCozyMysteryExplorationFirst-PersonCasualMultiple EndingsDetectiveController👍 885
-20%$7.99Escape the Backrooms
Oct 23 · Fancy Games, Blackbird Interactive
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
Escape the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Traverse 30+ eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other dangers. Try to escape but be warned: survival isn't guaranteed.
HorrorMultiplayerOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorCo-opSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonEscape RoomExplorationAdventure👍 137,469
$7.99The Inn-Sanity
Jan 9 · Steppe Hare Studio
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Exploration
Early 90s. You stayed in a quiet hotel for just one night and the next morning you’ve found out that the old world was destroyed. Alien dreams, secrets of your past and other guests that are turning into monsters. This hotel will not let you to check out.
HorrorAdventurePsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorWord GameExplorationDialogue HeavyMultiple EndingsChoices MatterStory Rich👍 1,563
$59.99Until Dawn™
Oct 4 · Ballistic Moon
Both: Choices Matter · Horror · Multiple Endings
Rebuilt and enhanced for PC – Until Dawn invites you to relive the nightmare, and immerse yourself in a gripping slasher horror where every decision can make the difference between life and death.
Choices MatterHorrorMultiple EndingsAdventureChoose Your Own AdventureSingleplayerInteractive FictionExplorationStory RichAtmospheric👍 3,566
$1.95The Maze X: The First Chapter
May 1 · Riley Geddes
Both: Horror · Puzzle · Exploration
You return back to the once innocent and carefree escape room on Earth, filled with characters who brought joy to the living children dwelling the mazes walls! Now, it's a blood bath... You must press on! Complete the puzzles, activate the generators and free not just you, but the mazes soul itself.
HorrorCasualPuzzleExplorationFirst-PersonChoices MatterIndieSingleplayer
$14.99Hollow Cocoon
Dec 6 · NAYUTA STUDIO
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Multiple Endings
"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.
HorrorPsychological HorrorAdventureSurvival HorrorDarkMultiple EndingsStealthFirst-PersonIndieAtmospheric👍 865
$19.99The Scourge | Tai Ương
Mar 28 · Rare Reversee, Beaztek
Both: Horror · Multiple Endings · Exploration
Explore the nightmarish lucid dreams of Nhat Huy to solve his family's mystery. Set in 90s Saigon, navigate dilapidated corridors, solve mind-bending puzzles, and uncover sinister secrets. Can you survive the twisting maze and The Scourge?
HorrorSingleplayerSupernaturalMultiple EndingsExplorationFirst-PersonIndieRealisticAdventurePuzzle👍 1,195
$14.99VIDeoPHOBIA
Mar 29 · Beshbarmak games
Both: Psychological Horror · Puzzle · Horror
You are in a room without windows or doors. The TV dimly illuminates the room. What is this, a box? How to open it? After solving the riddle, you find the TV remote control. Click... a door appeared. You step into the darkness and hear laughter... turn around and find out what's behind the screen.
Psychological HorrorPuzzleHorrorPsychedelicPsychologicalAtmosphericRealisticStory RichMultiple EndingsExploration
$2.99The Cost Of Bliss
Jan 5 · Andre David Dev
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · First-Person
Force to spend a month in a psych ward to cure your addiction, you fight yourself going through painful levels of withdrawal. To cope, you make friends with a man who helps ease your pain, in exchange for unsettling favours.
ExplorationFPSPuzzlePvE3DFirst-PersonHorrorPsychological HorrorChoices MatterLinear
$9.99GET 0UT
May 16 · ICE9 Games
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Puzzle
A puzzle-solving horror game about an Unknown person who cannot remember his past and finds himself in a never-ending cycle/loop, trying to find answers about who he is and why he is suffering in this unknown place.
ActionStrategyHorrorPsychological HorrorPuzzleMysteryMultiple EndingsStory RichDarkDemons
$19.99Little Goody Two Shoes
Nov 7 · AstralShift
Both: Horror · Exploration · Choices Matter
Venture into the woods as you play Little Goody Two Shoes, a phantasmagorical horror narrative adventure where all your decisions matter!
AdventureHorrorRPGLGBTQ+Dating Sim2DExplorationChoices MatterFemale ProtagonistMultiple Endings👍 2,215
-30%$2.79The Exit 8
Nov 29 · KOTAKE CREATE
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · Horror
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
ExplorationPuzzleWalking SimulatorHorrorImmersive SimPsychological HorrorUndergroundFirst-Person3DSurreal👍 10,955
$13.99Homicipher
Nov 1 · 八名木Games
Both: Horror · Multiple Endings · Choices Matter
Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
OtomeHorrorVisual NovelFemale ProtagonistAtmosphericMultiple EndingsText-BasedChoices MatterChoose Your Own AdventureWord Game👍 7,822
$9.99Whispers in the Void
May 7 · Anri Khachaturov, Artur Manukyan, Arman Petrosyan
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Puzzle
The main hero John Eikts wakes up in a mysterious room for supernatural creatures. Anomalies escape, wreaking havoc. Eikts must navigate the chaos while uncovering his dark past. As he approaches freedom, a shocking twist reveals that he is not a victim, but one of them.
AdventureHorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorPuzzleWalking SimulatorExplorationHidden ObjectFirst-PersonRealistic
-88%$0.95Dream Cage
Feb 6 · Hitori De Productions
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
Robert battles early Alzheimer's and nightly sleep paralysis. Each night reveals fragments of his past. Uncover the truth and help him solve the mysteries haunting his mind.
HorrorPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonHidden ObjectExplorationPuzzleLogicCinematicAtmospheric👍 298
-80%$0.99Eyes: The Horror Game
May 20 · Fearless Games
Both: Horror · Exploration · Puzzle
You break into the mansion at night. It’s huge and built like a maze. You're trying to escape, but the monster is after you! The chase begins. RUN!!
AdventureHorrorSurvival HorrorExplorationDarkPuzzleSimulationDemonsInteractive FictionFirst-Person👍 932
$9.99True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3
Apr 21 · Goblinz Enterprises Ltd
Both: Exploration · Horror · Puzzle
True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3 is the final chapter of the psychological thriller trilogy. With point-and-click mechanics, intricate puzzles, and cinematic cutscenes, immerse yourself in a dark horror experience that redefines the genre.
ExplorationHidden ObjectCasualHorrorAdventurePoint & ClickPuzzle2DMinimalistFirst-Person👍 650
$11.99The Coffin of Andy and Leyley
Oct 13 · Kit9 Studio
Both: Multiple Endings · Psychological Horror · Choices Matter
Walk-n-talk adventure with light puzzling. Brother and sister practice cannibalism after witnessing a botched satanic ritual.
PsychologicalDark ComedyStory RichMultiple EndingsVisual NovelPsychological HorrorChoices MatterSingleplayerHand-drawnDark👍 36,634
$4.99Tower of Madness
Oct 26 · J6 Games
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · Multiple Endings
A cowboy named John is compelled by an insidious voice in his head to ascend an inverted floating tower. Encounter atmospheric horror, defy gravity, and make impossible choices in this third-person psychological horror game inspired by Stephen King's The Dark Tower.
Psychological HorrorStory RichHorrorMultiple EndingsChoices MatterGothicLovecraftianWesternQuick-Time EventsExploration
$3.99SCP-087
Jul 18 · EerieAdv
Both: Exploration · Horror · Psychological Horror
SCP-087 is a first-person horror game centered on paranormal events. In a seemingly quiet laboratory, players take on the role of truth-seekers, compelled to delve ever deeper into the building. However, escape is not an option, forcing them to endure a personal descent into hell!
AdventureExplorationHorrorPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorPuzzle3DFirst-PersonActionThriller
$4.99Abtos Covert
Dec 8 · Iphigames, Team Abtos
Both: Exploration · Horror · First-Person
You are in a remote military outpost at Mount Abtos and you're tasked to guard it. The only things visible from there are an old shrine and the forest. Many are afraid of this infamous outpost because of the local folklore stories. Actually, too many stories... Will you be safe, all alone?
ExplorationHorrorPvEFirst-PersonLore-RichPsychological HorrorChoices MatterControllerLinearAction
$17.99Dreamcore
Jan 23 · Montraluz
Both: Exploration · Psychological Horror · First-Person
Experience backrooms like never before. Dreamcore is the ultimate psychological exploration game, set in the largest liminal world ever made. No guides, no path—only intuition. Will you keep your bearings in a world designed to make you lose them?
ExplorationWalking SimulatorPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonSurreal3DHorrorNonlinearRelaxingAtmospheric👍 1,881
$4.99HAG
Oct 4 · jason silver
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · Puzzle
Dare you to explore and interact with an innocuous home environment in first person, solving intricate puzzles and a mystery whilst escaping the clutches of a sadistic hag and her morbid son.
Psychological HorrorHorrorMysteryPuzzleExplorationPsychologicalDemons3DFirst-PersonThriller
$9.99Amanda the Adventurer 2
Oct 22 · MANGLEDmaw Games
Both: Puzzle · Horror · Exploration
In Amanda the Adventurer 2, the story continues as Riley encounters a mysterious masked figure after destroying the TV in the attic. Travel to the Kensdale Public Library and dig deeper into the mystery of Amanda the Adventurer.
AdventurePuzzleInteractive FictionPoint & ClickHorrorChoose Your Own AdventureExploration3DColorfulFirst-Person👍 1,438
$1.99All She Wants For Christmas Is YOU
Jan 4 · Costek Games
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · Horror
When the clock strikes midnight, the Christmas demon will be at your door. Trapped at home, you must discover what's around you to survive the night and thwart her terror.
StrategyExplorationHidden ObjectPuzzleHorrorActionMultiple EndingsColorfulStylizedSurvival
$14.99Afterplace
Jul 22 · Evan Kice
Both: Exploration · Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
Made by one person, an open world adventure game filled with silly characters and terrible secrets. Explore the woods, find hidden paths, hack and slash through strange monsters, and try very, very hard not to break reality. Or don't. You do you.
ComedyExplorationStory RichChoices MatterRPGMultiple EndingsHack and SlashPixel GraphicsActionAdventure👍 172
$24.99Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
May 16 · Simogo
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · Horror
The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.
PuzzleAdventureExplorationHorrorActionMysteryStylizedAction-AdventureIndiePsychological👍 3,110
$16.99Hollowbody
Sep 12 · Headware Games
Both: Psychological Horror · Puzzle · Exploration
A tech-noir survival horror short story, set in the urban decay of a long abandoned British city. Solve environmental puzzles, manage limited resources and fight for a way to escape beyond the wall.
Survival HorrorPsychological HorrorThird PersonPost-apocalypticAction-AdventurePuzzleExplorationFemale ProtagonistShooterCyberpunk👍 1,467
-50%$8.99Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Oct 23 · Black Tabby Games
Both: Choices Matter · Psychological Horror · Horror
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Visual NovelChoices MatterPsychological HorrorStory RichHorrorChoose Your Own AdventureRomanceHand-drawnLore-RichPoint & Click👍 31,941
$3.99The Lost Tape - Cellar
Jan 23 · Sardos, Turélie
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Exploration
A psychological horror game in which you wake up in an unknown cellar with a VHS camera and a journal. In the narrated journal, the main character will be recording their thoughts. Your task will be to get out of the cellar.
HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericExplorationHidden ObjectPuzzlePoint & ClickAction-Adventure3DFirst-Person
-30%$2.79Platform 8
May 31 · KOTAKE CREATE
Both: Psychological Horror · Puzzle · Exploration
You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.
Psychological HorrorAdventureWalking SimulatorSimulationPuzzleHidden ObjectExplorationImmersive SimFirst-Person3D👍 2,724
$4.99Writer. Chapter 1
Jan 6 · Beshbarmak games
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · First-Person
You, the legendary writer, the “King of Horror,” find yourself at the center of a nightmare. A mysterious place, frighteningly familiar, hides sinister secrets. Explore locations, solve riddles, escape from the monster, collect a story that will become a new masterpiece... if you survive.
ExplorationPuzzleDetectiveWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorHorrorSimulationControllerLinear
$4.99Underground Blossom
Sep 27 · Rusty Lake
Both: Escape Room · Puzzle · Horror
Underground Blossom is a new adventure game by Rusty Lake. Fulfil various tasks at every station to find the metro that will take you through each important event from Laura Vanderboom's life.
Escape RoomAdventurePuzzlePoint & ClickIndieMysterySingleplayerHorrorStory RichMultiplayer👍 6,768
$2.99Tenshi
Jan 15 · Kuroki Yume
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Exploration
Don’t Blink. They’re Always Watching. Enter the haunting corridors of the Fukushima asylum, a short but intense bodycam-style horror game that will leave you breathless.
HorrorPsychological HorrorExplorationInvestigationRealisticImmersive SimHidden ObjectSurrealFirst-PersonPuzzle
$10.99Lazaret
Feb 20 · Aegon Games
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Exploration
Lazaret is an atmospheric first-person horror game. You play as a member of a rescue team called out to investigate a distress signal coming from a ship that disappeared 4 years ago.
HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericExplorationMysteryPuzzleHidden ObjectWalking SimulatorControllerSailing👍 263
$23.99Back to the Dawn
Jul 17 · Metal Head Games
Both: Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
Back to the Dawn is a story-rich RPG set in a high-security prison ruled by factions and buried secrets. Investigate two conspiracies from the inside, gather evidence, and outsmart a system designed to silence you. Make friends (or foes) with fellow inmates and with their help, break out of prison.
RPGPixel GraphicsStory RichChoices MatterDetectiveMultiple EndingsStrategy RPGAdventureCrimeSingleplayer👍 8,557
$7.99Backrooms Media
Dec 16 · NPK Games
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · First-Person
Backrooms Media is a 1-4 player co-op horror that plunges you into unsettling, hyper-realistic liminal spaces. Navigate eerie environments filled with lurking horrors. Group up with your friends to face the terror of the endless backrooms together and... try to escape.
Co-opMultiplayerCasualPsychological HorrorHorrorOnline Co-OpSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonExplorationSingleplayer👍 546
$29.99Blue Prince
Apr 10 · Dogubomb
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · First-Person
Welcome to Mt. Holly, where every dawn unveils a new mystery. Navigate through shifting corridors and ever-changing chambers in this genre-defying strategy puzzle adventure. But will your unpredictable path lead you to the rumored Room 46?
PuzzleMysteryExplorationInvestigationRogueliteSingleplayerStory RichFirst-PersonIndieAdventure👍 17,523
FreeFatal Falls
Nov 13 · Tripolar Studio
Both: Exploration · Psychological Horror · Puzzle
In Fatal Falls you explore the dark secrets of "The Grand Elysium", a posh luxury hotel in the middle of nowhere. Interact with its guests, drink a cocktail at the bar, peruse the noble premises – the choice is yours! Just make sure you don't get entangled in the hotel's dark deeds...
ExplorationPsychological HorrorPuzzleChoose Your Own AdventureHidden ObjectInteractive FictionHorrorWalking SimulatorPoint & ClickRPG
$7.99No Return
Aug 2 · BlameTech
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
No Return is a first-person psychological horror game set in modern-day China. With a focus on family tragedy, the story unfolds as our protagonist is mysteriously prevented from returning home by an unseen force. Can he navigate a nightmarish maze of hallways and uncover the disturbing truth?
HorrorPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonThrillerAtmosphericSupernaturalPuzzleExplorationWalking SimulatorImmersive👍 412
-50%$2.49Dollmare
Oct 24 · Alex Grade, gonzeek, Oxeren
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
You've accepted a shady job offer at a doll factory. Inspect dolls for defects and anomalies. Follow strange protocols. Don't get fired and stay alive.
SimulationHorror3DPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonSupernaturalControllerWalking SimulatorMultiple EndingsLinear👍 2,047
$9.99Noch
Oct 1 · Fair Games Studio, Noostyche
Both: Exploration · First-Person · Puzzle
Go alone (or with a friend) to find the girl who destroyed the world. An ominous surreal first-person adventure full of dangerous monsters and secrets of the deceased world
AtmosphericExplorationPost-apocalypticStory RichSurvival HorrorGothicAdventureActionFirst-PersonPuzzle👍 253
$2.99Forest Mansion Incident
Mar 5 · ArtarProduction
Both: Horror · Multiple Endings · Choices Matter
An ordinary evening after routine cleaning turns into a nightmare... Will you be able to get out of the mansion, unravel all its secrets and defeat the voracious entity that lives in this unfortunate place without losing the remnants of humanity?
SingleplayerHorrorMultiple EndingsChoices MatterFirst-PersonLogicAtmosphericDarkFunnyPvE
$0.99The Simp - 舔狗
Aug 26 · 肉鸡工作室
Both: Puzzle · Horror · Exploration
A super super hardcore puzzle horror game. The player needs to carefully observe the interactive items in the scene and deduce how to crack them. Wisdom, patience, operation and courage are indispensable! Are you ready to embark on the difficult but self-inspiring road of simp for your loved ones?
PuzzleHorrorMystery DungeonDungeon CrawlerSokobanExplorationLovecraftianRPGFemale ProtagonistPsychological Horror
$9.99PANICORE
May 31 · ZTEK Studio
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
PANICORE is a survival horror game that mixes permadeath, AI monsters and a co-op experience up to 5 players (4 players in demo). Try to escape and don't get caught, but beware: they don't only hear your steps, but also your voice.
HorrorOnline Co-OpSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorCo-opMultiplayerFirst-PersonPvEStealthAtmospheric👍 10,746
$7.99Hospital 666
Mar 5 · Lokin
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Multiple Endings
Hospital 666 is a 1-4 player horror escape game. Traverse through eerie hospital levels while observing the occurrence of anomalies and choosing the correct elevator. Some abnormal bosses will chase you to death, and you must find the right way to escape them.
HorrorOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorMultiplayerRealisticWalking SimulatorMultiple EndingsThrillerSupernaturalAdventure👍 1,203
$5.99Nightmares Mansion: Scary Dreams
Sep 12 · LIVDG LIMITED
Both: Horror · Puzzle · First-Person
Explore a scary mansion in the first-person adventure horror game. Talk to kidnapped souls, collect grimoires, and discover the hidden secret inside the many doors. Your soul was stolen, and you found yourself in the underworld. Can you escape?
HorrorSurvival HorrorPuzzleAtmosphericFirst-PersonDark ComedyPsychological HorrorSingleplayerExplorationMystery
$1.99Horror Prison
Sep 21 · Panzo Games
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Exploration
Uncover the secrets hidden in the shadows, confront the monstrous results of these experiments, and escape with your sanity intact.
HorrorPsychological HorrorJump ScareSingleplayerDarkExplorationPuzzleAdventure3DRealistic
-55%$11.24The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
May 9 · SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Both: Psychological Horror · Multiple Endings · Exploration
Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…
MysteryStory RichPsychological HorrorMultiple EndingsAtmosphericThrillerStealthSurvival HorrorSupernaturalExploration👍 2,497
$24.99ANIMAL WELL
May 9 · Billy Basso
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · Horror
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
MetroidvaniaExplorationPuzzlePixel GraphicsPuzzle PlatformerPlatformerHorror2DAtmosphericAdventure👍 22,819
$2.99Stay
Jan 18 · Spectral Doe
Both: Puzzle · Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
"Stay" follows the experience of a motel maid, Cas, as she becomes entangled in a twisted tale of obsession, love, and terror. Unbeknownst to her, a deranged stalker harbors a dangerous infatuation with Cas, leading to a series of threatening letters and a deadly game of survival.
PuzzleFemale ProtagonistThird Person3DLGBTQ+Lore-RichChoices MatterControllerMultiple EndingsStory Rich
-20%$5.59United Heist: Facility Zero
3 days ago · No more Sleep
Both: Escape Room · Puzzle · Multiple Endings
A co-op puzzle heist for two. One of you breaks into a secret bunker. The other sits in the observation office, watching the bunker. A walkie-talkie is your only link. Talk to each other and find out how good your teamwork really is.
Co-opCo-op CampaignEscape RoomPuzzleAdventureCasualMysteryMultiple EndingsAbstractStylized
$3.99Parasomnum
Oct 15 · Lara the Pitbull
Both: Horror · First-Person · Psychological Horror
Minimalistic horror experience that offers 25-90 minutes of suspenseful gameplay as you try to escape from this unnerving reality.
HorrorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorSingleplayerSupernaturalThrillerSurvival HorrorDarkExplorationAtmospheric
