Games like When The Devil Takes Hold
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When The Devil Takes Hold is a first-person psychological horror game. Step into the shoes of James Davidson, a fearless content creator whose search for views leads him to a cursed location. Explore the haunted grounds and solve puzzles to uncover the dark past.
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$9.99iBLiS
Apr 16 · Bulut ULU
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · Thriller
Demon is a first-person psychological horror game. How much can a game affect your real life? Enjoy a realistic home environment and terrifying moments of being immersed in a real-life story.
Psychological HorrorHorrorPsychologicalThrillerSupernaturalDemonsMysteryRealisticExplorationInvestigation👍 687
$7.99Cursed Digicam | 呪われたデジカメ
Jan 9 · Chilla's Art
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · Realistic
You receive a cursed digital camera that captures ghosts from a strange website. The website allows you to liberate your loved ones by uploading images of their spirits using the camera. You decide to go to the nearest park where your girl was last seen.
Psychological HorrorHorrorCrimeRealistic1990'sDemonsImmersive SimWalking SimulatorAdventureCasual👍 611
$39.99Alone in the Dark
Mar 20 · Pieces Interactive
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · Cinematic
Return to Derceto Manor in this reimagination of Alone in the Dark, a love letter to the 90’s cult classic horror game.
Psychological HorrorLovecraftianHorrorActionAdventureNoirDarkCinematicThird PersonRealistic👍 3,329
$6.99Family curse
Mar 31 · Stork Game
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Thriller
Family curse is a mystical horror from the first person with a frightening atmosphere. Immerse yourself in the intricate history of the Crouse family and find out the terrible secret of the people who died in the cursed house.
HorrorPuzzlePsychological HorrorIdlerExplorationThrillerFirst-PersonDemonsAlternate HistoryLogic👍 222
$4.99Is Simon There?
May 6 · Stanislaw Truchowski
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Realistic
A few months have passed since the death of my son, Simon. Ever since that tragic day, I find myself falling into the darkest emotions I could ever imagine. I am haunted everyday with what I have done; But sometimes, I am haunted by more than just my emotions...
HorrorPsychological HorrorStory RichRealisticDarkPuzzleWalking SimulatorThrillerCollectathonAtmospheric👍 286
$13.99The haunted hospice
Aug 1 · NH-Productions
Both: Horror · Thriller · Psychological Horror
The Haunted Hospice, You got yourself stuck in the hospital while you where searching for your friend. Are you capable and smart enough to escape from the hospital and save your friend? Remember that you are not alone in the hospital there is always danger lurking.
HorrorThrillerPsychological HorrorSingleplayerHidden ObjectAdventureRealisticDemonsAction-AdventurePuzzle
$9.99Spectral Scream
Aug 28 · STOIC Ent.
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Thriller
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
$9.99Backrooms: Escape Together
Oct 18 · Triiodide Studios
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Realistic
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
$2.99Kidnapped
Aug 4 · Deceptive Games, Gavin Powell
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Demons
Kidnapped is a psychological story-driven horror game, featuring emphasis on exploration, puzzle solving and combat. Kidnapped dynamically changes as the player progresses, and aims to unnerve the player. Traverse a two hundred year old manor, dark damp caves, an eerie forest and more.
AdventureIndieActionHorrorFPSPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorSci-fiDemonsStory Rich👍 220
$12.99Locked Up
Apr 23 · EMIKA_GAMES
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Demons
The game “Locked Up" is the first project developed in 2020 by the studio EMIKA_GAMES consisting of one person.
IndieViolentHorrorPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonSingleplayerAtmosphericWalking SimulatorDemonsDark👍 1,323
$4.99Horror Squad
Feb 26 · Cheesecake Dev
Both: Horror · Thriller · Psychological Horror
Horror Squad is a 1-4 player online co-op horror game. Assemble your squad to clear the areas cursed by terrifying creatures.
HorrorMultiplayerCo-opSurvival HorrorThrillerActionPsychological HorrorOnline Co-OpIndieAdventure👍 518
$8.99Silent Descent
Feb 6 · Deceptive Games Ltd.
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Demons
Silent Decent is a highly-immersive first-person horror game with a rich and engaging atmosphere. Trapped in purgatory, you play as Samuel Harris who roams in an endless loop of anguish, pain and suffering. Can you find a way to save a tormented man's soul?
ActionAdventureIndieHorrorPsychological HorrorPuzzleSingleplayerAtmosphericDemonsFirst-Person👍 107
$14.99MetaPhysical
Dec 9 · Paper Promises Programming
Both: Horror · Demons · Psychological Horror
Supernatural phenomena are on the rise. In MetaPhysical you and up to 5 other friends can go on the hunt for eerie creatures to put an end to their sinister activities! Whether it's an ordinary ghost or a demon, your task is to identify the rumbling creature and then finish it off.
SupernaturalDetectiveHorrorDemonsOnline Co-OpFirst-PersonDarkAtmosphericPsychological HorrorCharacter Customization👍 288
-80%$0.99Eyes: The Horror Game
May 20 · Fearless Games
Both: Horror · Demons
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
$1.99Panic
Apr 21 · Clauzen Entertainment
Both: Psychological Horror · Realistic · Demons
Panic is a single-player, horror game that puts you in the shoes of David, a young man who struggles with mental disorders. As you join him on his journey you will discover an immersive narrative experience that will stay with you long after you finish your journey.
Psychological HorrorRealisticDynamic NarrationShooterFirst-PersonFPSDemonsExplorationHero ShooterZombies
$6.99No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
Apr 21 · Marevo Collective
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Retro
A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.
IndieHorrorAdventureLovecraftianAtmosphericPsychological HorrorRetroDarkMysteryFirst-Person👍 2,338
$29.99SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
Oct 31 · Protocol Games
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Cinematic
A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.
Third PersonAction-AdventureSingleplayerStory RichHorrorPsychological HorrorDarkPsychologicalLovecraftianCinematic👍 1,933
-70%$5.09Paper Dolls: Original / 纸人
Apr 19 · Beijing Litchi Culture Media Co., Ltd.
Both: Horror · Thriller
Paper Dolls Original is a first-person horror adventure game steeped in Eastern culture. You act a man who is separated from his daughter after a car accident. When he awakes, he finds himself in a deserted Asian mansion. Find your daughter and unveil a terrifying story buried for a hundred years
HorrorAdventureThrillerActionPuzzleIndieMultiplayerFirst-PersonDating SimSingleplayer👍 4,451