Games like Penumbra Overture
by Frictional Games
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
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$9.99Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
Jan 23 · Frictional Games
Both: Horror · First-Person · Psychological Horror
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.
HorrorAdventureFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorStealthAtmosphericStory RichSingleplayerIndieSurvival Horror👍 2,761
$19.99Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Sep 8 · Frictional Games
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
HorrorGorePsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorAtmosphericPuzzleFirst-PersonNudityDarkLovecraftian👍 20,429
$29.99SOMA
Sep 21 · Frictional Games
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Dark
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericStory RichDarkSci-fiSurvival HorrorExplorationGoreFirst-Person👍 46,801
-20%$27.99Visage
Oct 29 · SadSquare Studio
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorDarkMultiplayerFirst-PersonSingleplayerAtmosphericAdventureIndie👍 8,750
$24.99Amnesia: The Bunker
Jun 6 · Frictional Games
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · First-Person
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
HorrorSurvival HorrorAtmosphericImmersive SimStealthFirst-PersonSingleplayerSurvivalDifficultAction👍 10,361
$9.99Backrooms: Escape Together
Oct 18 · Triiodide Studios
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror
A visually lifelike co-op horror game for 1-6 people. Journey through 11 procedurally generated levels, using what's available to survive and progress deeper into the Backrooms.
MultiplayerHorrorOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorCo-opAtmosphericFirst-PersonRealisticEarly Access👍 42,321
-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
$10.99Dark Forest: The Horror
Nov 4 · Maks Volegov, Gamesforgames
Both: Horror · First-Person · Survival Horror
Dark Forest is an adventure horror game in which you have to find a way out of your prolonged sleep. Otherwise, you risk staying in it forever.
HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorAtmosphericSurvivalAdventurePsychological HorrorSingleplayerActionDark
$14.99Narcosis
Mar 28 · Honor Code, Inc.
Both: Horror · First-Person · Psychological Horror
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.
HorrorAdventureUnderwaterIndieFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorAtmosphericMysteryVR👍 1,205
$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
$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
$7.99Shadow Corridor
Mar 8 · Space Onigiri Game LLC
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
Now on Steam, revamped with brand new content! Immerse yourself in the latest chapter of the popular, Japanese indie horror title, Kageroh: Shadow Corridor. Survive against the onslaught of horrors that lie in wait in eerie, traditional Japanese locales that change with every playthrough.
HorrorIndieActionPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonSingleplayerSurvival HorrorMultiplayerRoguelikeAtmospheric👍 1,996
$15.99Backrooms: Lost Tape
Dec 23 · Cortez Productions
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · Psychological Horror
You work in the cinema as an usher and accidentally fell into the Backrooms, now being trapped, needing to unravel the mysteries of the yellow rooms in order to get out of this place, but be careful, there are entities that will be in your way.
HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorDarkExplorationSingleplayerAtmosphericLore-RichMysteryInvestigation👍 1,334
-80%$3.59Monstrum
May 20 · Team Junkfish
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · First-Person
Monstrum takes the traditional survival horror formula and remixes it completely with procedurally generated levels, permadeath, and AI driven predators, ensuring that nowhere on its derelict cargo ship is ever truly safe.
HorrorSurvival HorrorAction RoguelikeIndieFirst-PersonRoguelikeSurvivalSingleplayerAtmosphericProcedural Generation👍 3,155
$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
$19.99The Evil Within
Oct 13 · Tango Gameworks
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · Psychological Horror
Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.
HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorGoreAtmosphericSingleplayerActionThird PersonSurvivalZombies👍 21,486
$9.99The Backrooms: Survival
Sep 15 · RE:CODE
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · Psychological Horror
Survival horror with roguelike elements. Explore randomized levels with different items and entities while trying to maintain your thirst, hunger, and sanity, ensuring a new experience every time. Play alone or with up to TEN friends online! Cross-platform multiplayer with Nintendo Switch.
HorrorMultiplayerSurvival HorrorOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorCo-opRoguelikeDarkDungeon CrawlerRoguelite👍 881
