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Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.
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$9.99PANICORE
May 31 · ZTEK Studio
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · Psychological Horror
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
$14.99Hollow Cocoon
Dec 6 · NAYUTA STUDIO
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror
"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
-20%$7.99Escape the Backrooms
Oct 23 · Fancy Games, Blackbird Interactive
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror
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
$2.99Appointment
3 days ago · Omar Jawabreh
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · First-Person
Appointment is a first-person survival horror game set in a dark, abandoned hospital. Explore, solve interconnected puzzles, search for essential items, and stay quiet as a relentless doctor hunts by sight, sound, and even the light of your flashlight.
HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonPuzzleStealthAdventureAtmosphericActionPsychological HorrorExploration
$3.99Paragnosia
Oct 24 · Sine Coda
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · Stealth
Observe every corner of your apartment by moving your camera along a rail that runs through the rooms. Find and take pictures of paranormal anomalies to exorcise them. Locked in your surveillance room, will you survive tonight's 8 rounds?
Psychological HorrorHidden ObjectAtmosphericHorrorStealthPuzzleFirst-Person3DTime ManipulationRealistic👍 229
-50%$4.99Granny: Escape Together
Dec 6 · CreepyToad
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · Stealth
This is a creepy co-op horror game. In which you find yourself locked in a crazy Granny's house. But Granny is not the only danger that awaits you in the house, someone else creepy lives in the basement. You have five days to get out of the house!
HorrorSurvival HorrorMultiplayerAtmosphericHidden ObjectPuzzlePvPStealthLogic3D👍 1,666
$18.99Shadow Corridor 2 雨ノ四葩
Mar 29 · Space Onigiri Game LLC
Both: Horror · Stealth · Psychological Horror
Lost forever in the pitch black! But that's what makes it fun! The vast corridors covered in darkness change with each play. All you can do is run or hide from the frightening Apparitions. Use unique items and Karuta cards with special powers in your desperate search for an escape from the darkness!
HorrorProcedural GenerationStealthRoguelikePsychological HorrorDeckbuildingActionStory RichDarkAdventure👍 855
$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
$9.99Garten of Banban 7
May 10 · Euphoric Brothers
Both: Horror · First-Person · Psychological Horror
Explore the monster-occupied levels of Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the dreads that reside below as you are now completely on your own. Uncover the truth behind the place, and find the whereabouts of your missing child…
HorrorSingleplayerFirst-PersonPuzzlePsychological HorrorCartoonyActionDark3DSurvival Horror👍 1,549
$6.99Nuclear Nightmare
Oct 20 · BG Productions
Both: Survival Horror · Horror · First-Person
Venture forth as part of a specialized team of fellow players tasked with retrieving classified materials, evading the black goo virus, and the nightmarish entities it has spawned. With time running out before the US government initiates a devastating nuclear strike to contain the spreading menace.
Online Co-OpSurvival HorrorHorrorCo-opFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorMultiplayerAtmosphericExplorationOpen World👍 15,409
$7.99Supernormal
Jan 8 · Hitori de Productions
Both: Horror · First-Person · Psychological Horror
Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth.
HorrorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorSupernaturalSurvival HorrorRealisticDetectiveMysteryDarkAtmospheric👍 1,119
$9.99Garten of Banban 6
Dec 20 · Euphoric Brothers
Both: Horror · First-Person · Psychological Horror
Explore the forgotten levels of Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the new terrors that reside below. Uncover the truth behind the place, and find the whereabouts of your missing child…
HorrorSingleplayerFirst-PersonPuzzleCartoonyPsychological HorrorDark3DSurvival HorrorAction👍 1,271
-20%$3.19We Are Sisters
3 days ago · BobaGames
Both: Psychological Horror · First-Person · Horror
We Are Sisters is a psychological horror experience that takes you deep beneath the forests of Eastbane. Solve puzzles and uncover dark secrets as you venture further underground, drawing ever closer to discovering what happened to your childhood friend, Aleks
Psychological HorrorAdventurePuzzleFirst-PersonHorrorLinearStory RichStealthIndieSingleplayer
$6.99Backrooms Rec.
Mar 6 · Liminal Logic
Both: Survival Horror · Horror · First-Person
Dive into the mysteries of the Backrooms with a solo-developed survival game. Explore eerie hallways, uncover secrets alone or in multiplayer (up to 6 players), and take on unique challenges.
MultiplayerOnline Co-OpSurvival HorrorHorrorChoose Your Own AdventureFPSFirst-PersonLocal MultiplayerPsychological HorrorAction-Adventure👍 1,832
$7.99Backrooms Media
Dec 16 · NPK Games
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · Survival Horror
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
$7.99Unplagued
Oct 10 · Euphoric Brothers
Both: Horror · First-Person · Psychological Horror
Play as plague doctors with your friends in this multiplayer co-op medieval horror! Purge the plague. Create the cure. Escape the mutated creatures. Make the queen proud.
HorrorOnline Co-OpMultiplayerFirst-PersonExplorationPsychological HorrorFunnyProcedural GenerationCo-opSurvival Horror
$9.99THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY
Sep 7 · tweakEra
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · Stealth
The well has gone dry. It's up to you to find out why. Traverse through abandoned tunnels. Discover remnants of a ritual never meant to be seen. Power dying machinery to bring light into darkness. Dig into broken earth and crawl your way out. Down here you’re not exploring... you're trespassing.
AdventurePsychological HorrorHorrorStylizedStory RichGoreRetroAtmosphericActionStealth👍 148
$9.99Spectral Scream
Aug 28 · STOIC Ent.
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror
Spectral Scream is a 1-4 player cooperative horror exploration game. Are you ready to face death in the maw of purgatory? Your goal is to find key items in each chapter and retrieve the orb. But be careful! Threatening and vicious creatures await you at every stage.
Online Co-OpCo-opHorrorMultiplayerPsychological HorrorThrillerDemonsSurvival HorrorLogicPuzzle👍 653
$9.99Whispers in the Void
May 7 · Anri Khachaturov, Artur Manukyan, Arman Petrosyan
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · Psychological Horror
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
$19.99WORLD OF HORROR
Oct 19 · panstasz
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
HorrorLovecraftianPixel GraphicsPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorPoint & ClickRogueliteDifficultRPG2D👍 8,992
-50%$14.99The Midnight Walk
May 8 · MoonHood
Both: Horror · Stealth
Follow The Midnight Walk in a dark adventure from the minds behind Lost in Random. Befriend a lost lantern creature and light your way through a world of wonder and terror. Outsmart monsters and marvel at details in a landscape handcrafted with real clay and animated in a stop motion style.
AdventureHorrorAtmosphericDark FantasySingleplayerVRDarkStealthCinematicStory Rich👍 2,691
-45%$4.94Murky Divers
Dec 12 · Embers
Both: Horror · First-Person · Psychological Horror
Solo or up to 8 players. Get rid of your employer's failed experiments in abandoned underwater labs. Navigate your submarine, avoid abyssal terrors, and remove all corpses.
HorrorMultiplayerFunnyOnline Co-OpFirst-PersonUnderwaterExplorationPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorDungeon Crawler👍 3,982
$2.99Inside The Forest
Dec 6 · Stepan Tsokur
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
You and a group of friends decide to go on a camping trip in the Darkwood Forest, It starts off smoothly, but unforeseen events occur. and it’s only a matter of time before the true horror reveals itself.
AdventureHorrorPsychological HorrorStory RichFirst-PersonMultiple EndingsAtmospheric3DExplorationDark
$4.00Zort
Dec 7 · Londer Software
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
Zort is an action, adventure, and horror game that can be played with up to 4 people. Explore maps with your friends and have fun while escaping from various creatures. Experience a realistic horror experience with in-game voice chat with your friends!
Early AccessHorrorOnline Co-OpCo-opFunnyPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonPvEAtmosphericAction👍 11,741
-80%$0.99Eyes: The Horror Game
May 20 · Fearless Games
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · First-Person
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
$9.99HOUND: AUTOMATON
Oct 21 · Uuvana Studios
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · Psychological Horror
In this hyper-realistic multiplayer horror game, one player starts as The Hound, while up to 15 players are human survivors trying to hide. Navigate through hyper-realistic environments, and experience the ultimate survival horror experience in multiplayer.
HorrorSurvival HorrorMultiplayerOnline Co-OpCo-opSurvivalPsychological HorrorStealthRobotsPvP
$2.99Echoes Of The House
Nov 15 · Sordar Studios
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
Christopher arrives at his grandmother's countryside home late at night for a seemingly ordinary visit. But soon after reuniting, he begins to notice something isn't right. The familiar setting warps into a place of unease, and the mystery that unravels is far more complex than anyone could expect.
HorrorStory RichPsychological HorrorExplorationSingleplayerThriller3DMysteryFirst-PersonAdventure👍 153
-30%$2.09Mind the Clown
Sep 19 · Coast City
Both: Horror · First-Person · Survival Horror
Move carefully and hide from the demonic clown stalking you. Burn circus posters to break the curse and save your life.
HorrorSingleplayerFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorDarkJump ScarePsychological HorrorMysterySurvivalIndie
$15.99Code Alkonost: Awakening of Evil
Jan 21 · Alkonost Team
Both: Horror · First-Person · Survival Horror
Code Alkonost is a first-person dark fantasy where Slavic myths come alive. Explore a haunted world, face spirits of the underworld, and meet creatures like Baba Yaga and Leshy. Experience a unique blend of horror, mythology, and atmospheric storytelling.
HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorMythologyAtmosphericPsychological HorrorPuzzleSingleplayerExplorationLinear
$14.99The Complex: Expedition
Jul 18 · pgWave
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror
When a routine expedition into The Complex goes horribly wrong, you're left alone and lost, wandering the seemingly infinite maze of hallways, otherwise known as the Backrooms. Might there be something following you?
HorrorExplorationRealisticSingleplayerPsychological HorrorStory RichActionMysteryAdventureCinematic👍 2,621
-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
$9.99Project Unknown
Oct 10 · PsychoRavens
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror
An online co-op horror game featuring unique playable characters and RPG mechanics. Exorcise ghosts using your special abilities and tools while surviving the supernatural onslaught
HorrorOnline Co-OpMultiplayerPsychological HorrorCo-opSurvival HorrorDarkFirst-PersonInvestigationSupernatural👍 776
$2.99Deep Space Solitude
Oct 31 · 王容克
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · First-Person
"Deep Space Solitude" is a first-person horror game. As a journalist, you investigate the disappearance of a scientist in a remote cabin, tackling puzzles, challenges, and fear to survive.
HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonSingleplayerAtmosphericGoreFPSExploration3D PlatformerSandbox
$7.99The Inn-Sanity
Jan 9 · Steppe Hare Studio
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror
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
$19.99Labyrinth Of The Demon King
May 13 · J. R. Hudepohl
Both: Survival Horror · First-Person · Horror
Venture through the Labyrinth Of The Demon King, solving puzzles and fighting fearsome monsters in an epic quest to track down the demon who betrayed your lord and end its life.
Dungeon CrawlerSurvival HorrorAtmosphericFirst-PersonDark FantasyHorrorActionAdventureAction-AdventureMythology👍 2,118
$9.99SILENT BREATH
Aug 20 · EXODIAC STUDIOS
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness
HorrorPsychological HorrorThriller1990'sRealisticMultiplayerDarkFirst-PersonExplorationEarly Access👍 1,125
$2.99Backrooms: The Deep Dark
Aug 20 · SUDT Games
Both: Stealth · First-Person · Horror
Backrooms: The Deep Dark is a 4-player cooperative horror game where you will survive in a mysterious scary atmospheric world, wander through unknown dark corners and get scared of every nook and cranny!
ExplorationFPSPuzzleStealthPvEWalking Simulator3DFirst-PersonHorrorSimulation
$8.99Psychopomp GOLD
Oct 24 · Fading Club
Both: Psychological Horror · First-Person
Psychopomp is BACK. The catacombs stretch down farther than ever before. Your entire life has been a lie. Delve into the depths, and discover the horrors that lie below. More realms, more modes, more secrets. An ancient voice calls to you from the center of the earth. Will you answer it?
Psychological HorrorSurrealAtmosphericFemale ProtagonistDungeon CrawlerAdventurePsychologicalAnimeFirst-PersonCute👍 4,887
$0.99Don't Look Back
Jun 25 · Damage Control
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Stealth
You've taken what seems like an easy task: find missing clues to unlock doors that will lead you to secrets of the abandoned house. What you don't know is the danger that lurks inside and outside the house!
HorrorPsychological HorrorPuzzleWalking SimulatorActionNonlinearProcedural GenerationPixel GraphicsFantasyStealth
$3.99Psalm 5:9-13
Mar 13 · N4bA, Notex, a1esska
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · First-Person
"Psalm 5:9-13" is a first-person psychological horror game with VHS effect. Be careful and attentive, there is something hiding in these rooms, something is watching from the darkness.
Psychological HorrorHorrorIndieExplorationMysteryWalking SimulatorGoreAtmosphericFirst-Person3D👍 1,851
$5.99Nightmares Mansion: Scary Dreams
Sep 12 · LIVDG LIMITED
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · 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
$9.99Sinister Night 2
Aug 31 · Bug Inventors
Both: Survival Horror · Horror · First-Person
Nine Streamers enter an ancient Chinese mansion, hoping to attract a huge following and become famous through livestreaming. However, two of them are tragically possessed by evil spirits. These possessed will slaughter their companions, and complete a malevolent ritual of a ghostly wedding.
MultiplayerSurvival HorrorHorrorSocial DeductionFirst-PersonPvPAdventureExplorationStrategy RPGStrategy👍 1,800
$3.99Kiosk
Jan 29 · Vivi
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
Kiosk is a horror cooking game where you prepare orders for late-night customers who visit your cozy, rain-soaked kiosk. The eerie atmosphere clashes with the mounting tension as you serve your mysterious visitors.
HorrorCookingPsychological HorrorImmersive SimPixel GraphicsFirst-PersonAction-Adventure3DAtmosphericWalking Simulator👍 2,555
$6.99Dolls
Dec 20 · Fake Fox
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror
Dolls is a first-person horror game in which the player must escape from a dark school inhabited by seemingly lifeless dolls. Confront your fears, unravel the mysteries, and survive this suffocating environment in order to return to reality.
HorrorPsychological HorrorExplorationSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonDarkAction-AdventureDungeon Crawler3DPost-apocalyptic
$4.99Escape from Pine Mountain
Dec 3 · Jessie Carter
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
Escape From Pine Mountain is an online asymmetric horror game where players, as members of the Critical Crime Scene Unit, investigate eerie cases in Pine Mountain. Host players can choose to be the killer, adding suspense. Navigate tense environments, solve mysteries, and fight to survive.
ActionHorrorHack and SlashPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonThird PersonStrategySurvival HorrorThrillerPvP
$8.99The Silent Forests
May 1 · ABMKF Studio
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
🏠 Embark on a captivating journey through the Silent Forests, treacherous sewers, and a mysterious house. Solve puzzles, face monsters, and unravel hidden truths in this adrenaline-packed adventure with a wacky narrator! 🌲🚪✨
ActionAdventureHorrorPuzzlePsychological HorrorExplorationRealisticFirst-PersonSingleplayer1990's
$9.99UNDERWARD
Feb 4 · INTENSE
Both: Horror · Stealth
UNDERWARD is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Investigators must carry «TEST-SUBJECT» monsters from a deadly underground abandoned hospital ward.
HorrorPerma DeathOnline Co-OpMultiplayerStealthFunnyLootExplorationFPSProcedural Generation👍 592
$11.99Despair: Blood Curse
Jan 10 · Crimson Sequence
Both: Horror · Survival Horror
A third-person survival horror game featuring non-linear gameplay, puzzles, and enemies from the depths of hell. When Anna's mother passes away from a sudden illness, she receives a worrying letter from her sister suggesting that not all is as it seems. Will she uncover the truth?
HorrorSurvival HorrorActionFemale ProtagonistThird PersonAtmosphericSingleplayerThird-Person ShooterAdventureInventory Management👍 138
$17.99Dreamcore
Jan 23 · Montraluz
Both: Psychological Horror · First-Person · Horror
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
-25%$5.24Ashworth
3 days ago · MR ROCK
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror
Something has been waiting for you. Explore a forgotten place buried beneath the earth, solve twisted puzzles, and piece together a dark story one clue at a time. But the deeper you go, the more it wakes. Survive what hunts you, or become part of Ashworth's story.
HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorPuzzleIndieAtmosphericAdventureStory RichExplorationWalking Simulator
$3.99The Lost Tape - Cellar
Jan 23 · Sardos, Turélie
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
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
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-67%$9.89The Stone of Madness
Jan 28 · The Game Kitchen
Both: Stealth
The Stone of Madness is a real-time tactical stealth game set in an 18th-century Spanish Monastery. Five prisoners pool their skills and resources to face their phobias, stave off insanity, uncover the mysteries of the Monastery, and find a way to escape.
Story RichTactical RPGStealthRPGStrategyHistoricalChoices MatterPuzzlePsychologicalHand-drawn👍 199
$4.99Writer. Chapter 1
Jan 6 · Beshbarmak games
Both: First-Person · Psychological Horror · Horror
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
