Games like Daylight
by Zombie Studios
You awake, trapped in an abandoned hospital. Your only source of light is your phone. You hit a dead-end and must turn around, but behind you lurks an eerie presence and strange noises... Experience Daylight, a procedurally generated psychological thriller for your PC.
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-20%$7.99Escape the Backrooms
Oct 23 · Fancy Games, Blackbird Interactive
Both: Horror · Survival 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
$5.99Dreamcore: Rabbit Hole
Apr 24 · Ankoku
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person · Horror
Walking simulator. Explore cozy liminal spaces that feel unsettlingly familiar and spark your imagination, like a dream you’ve been in before.
ExplorationWalking SimulatorPsychological HorrorFirst-Person3DAdventureSurrealNonlinearHorrorRelaxing👍 398
$29.99No More Room in Hell 2
Aug 11 · Torn Banner Studios
Both: Survival Horror · Survival · First-Person
No More Room in Hell 2 is an intense 8 player zombie shooter. Overcome the endless undead. Avoid infection. Survive hell together.
ZombiesMultiplayerOnline Co-OpCo-opSurvival HorrorActionSurvivalFPSFirst-PersonIndie👍 16,843
$0.99Cave Escape
3 days ago · Carrotbbit
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person · Horror
An observation-based 3D thriller game where you must safely escape a dark cave to save a companion trapped under a boulder. Carefully explore the cave: if you spot an anomaly, turn back immediately; if there are no anomalies, keep moving forward to find your way out.
CasualSimulationPuzzleWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonAtmosphericDarkHorrorIndieMystery
$7.99Backrooms Media
Dec 16 · NPK Games
Both: Horror · Survival 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
$9.99Dark Hours
Oct 23 · Piece of Cake studios
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · Survival
Dark Hours is a co-op survival horror game for 1-4 players. Your heist has been disrupted by a supernatural event, and your team of robbers is now trapped with an evil entity. Forget your plan, your mission is to survive. Explore and cooperate to find a way out.
HorrorOnline Co-OpMultiplayerHeistCo-opFunnySurvival HorrorTeam-BasedSurvivalPsychological Horror👍 3,489
-10%$22.49Unmourned VR
4 days ago · Codebros Studio
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · Walking Simulator
Unmourned is a first-person psychological horror game where Jason moves into a new house only to be haunted by escalating paranormal events. Driven by fear, he must uncover the truth behind the previous owners' disappearance. Can he solve the mystery before it's too late?
ActionVRAdventurePsychological HorrorHorrorSurvival HorrorExplorationMystery DungeonAction-AdventureWalking Simulator
$1.99Nightmare Train
Sep 29 · Gaia
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person · Horror
Survival horror on a train racing through endless night. Explore the cars, collect artifacts, keep your sanity, and avoid the monster hunting you in the dark.
ActionSimulationWalking SimulatorHidden Object3DCinematicFirst-PersonRealisticDemonsHorror
-10%$2.69Take Care of My Heifer
6 days ago · REVVALUTION Studio
Both: Walking Simulator · Horror · First-Person
“Take Care of My Heifer” is a short horror game packed with terror and dark humor. You’ve been asked to look after a heifer until morning and follow the owner’s instructions. Just make sure you don’t miss anything.
Walking SimulatorIndieHorrorDarkAtmosphericPsychological HorrorSimulationExplorationThrillerFirst-Person
$9.99SILENT BREATH
Aug 20 · EXODIAC STUDIOS
Both: 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
$2.99Appointment
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
-15%$8.49Tape 101: Liminal Descent
3 days ago · 2H-Productions
Both: Horror · Walking Simulator · First-Person
A psychological horror descending through liminal spaces shaped by the Kübler Ross model - the five stages of grief, where your perception and an RC car are the only tools to grasp what’s real.
HorrorPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorAtmosphericRealisticExplorationFirst-PersonSingleplayerImmersive SimSurreal
$6.99Mournight
Sep 7 · Fround Interactive
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · First-Person
A terrifying 1–4 player co-op horror game set in a cursed mansion. Use flashlights, find clues, and survive the horrors within. Every decision matters. Can you escape before the curse claims you?
HorrorActionThrillerSurvival HorrorSurrealAdventureDarkFPSAction-AdventureFirst-Person
$11.99Collision Course
May 29 · Crynosaurs
Both: Survival · First-Person
An asteroid is hurtling toward the planet! Sneak, scavenge and blast your way through an immersive prehistoric world filled with Humans, Dinosaurs, Droids and Mother Nature’s fury!
AdventureActionIndieDinosaursSurvivalEarly AccessOpen WorldFirst-PersonMultiplayerFPS👍 302
-10%$9.90Poopy's Playland
3 days ago · EmilJoes Games
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · Female Protagonist
Play as a grieving mother whose child went missing in a playland one year ago. Use your trusty flashlight to navigate through the dark, solve replayable puzzles to progress forward, and hide from the unstable killer mascots! Investigate the mysteries and find out the truth...
ExplorationPuzzleHorrorSurvival HorrorAction-AdventureFemale Protagonist3DFirst-PersonColorfulRealistic
$29.99Voidtrain
Nov 7 · HypeTrain Digital
Both: Survival
Become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train! Discover a new world full of mysterious creatures, enemies and places. Upgrade and customize your train, gather new materials and build better weapons. Play solo or online сo-op with up to 4 people.
Open World Survival CraftCo-opTrainsMultiplayerSurvivalBase BuildingOpen WorldCraftingOnline Co-OpAdventure👍 8,715
-50%$12.49Bye Sweet Carole
Oct 9 · Little Sewing Machine
Both: Horror · Female Protagonist · Survival Horror
Bye Sweet Carole is a narrative-horror adventure game completely hand-drawn in the style of classic animated films. Follow the trail of missing Carole Simmons and uncover the dark secrets hidden behind her disappearance from Bunny Hall orphanage.
Dark FantasyHorrorSupernaturalFemale ProtagonistAtmosphericSurvival HorrorCartoonyAdventurePuzzle PlatformerSingleplayer👍 1,041
$16.99No One Survived
Dec 27 · Cat Play Studio
Both: Survival · Survival Horror
This is a multiplayer cooperative open world construction survival sandbox game, where you and your friends must find supplies and build shelters in this world. You have to keep an eye on your character's needs state at all times, a bad state is likely to lead to death.
SurvivalOpen WorldZombiesMultiplayerCraftingSurvival HorrorPost-apocalypticExplorationBuildingCo-op👍 6,970
-25%$5.24Ashworth
3 days ago · MR ROCK
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · Walking Simulator
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
$18.99Winter Survival
Nov 19 · DRAGO entertainment
Both: Survival · First-Person
Winter Survival is a story-driven survival game where trauma turns reality into a reflection of your breaking mind. Battle cold, hunger, hallucinations, and adapt to the wilderness as it adapts to you.
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftCookingOpen WorldAtmosphericExplorationSingleplayerAdventureFirst-PersonBase Building👍 595
$9.99NO BACKUP
May 9 · Serundeox
Both: Horror · First-Person · Survival Horror
Escape together or die alone. A relentless creature is hunting you in this intense co-op bodycam horror experience. Communicate. Stay quiet. Survive. Every move matters. Every sound could be your last. Made by one developer.
HorrorFPSOnline Co-OpMultiplayerPsychological HorrorActionRealisticFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorShooter👍 893
$24.99Bootstrap Island
Mar 12 · Maru VR
Both: Survival
A highly realistic VR survival roguelike adventure set on a ruthless 17th-century tropical island. Shipwrecked and alone, you must survive without guidance as you face wild beasts, nature’s fury, and a mysterious local tribe. Every decision is yours. Your survival is in your own hands!
SurvivalAdventureOpen WorldVRLife SimRoguelikeActionNatureAtmosphericSimulation👍 1,366
$9.99Project Unknown
Oct 10 · PsychoRavens
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · First-Person
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
-10%$4.49The Door Factory
3 days ago · David Gallardo
Both: Horror · Walking Simulator
The Door Factory is a first-person horror game where you inspect mysterious doors before they are sent into production. Step inside, observe the environment, spot anomalies, and decide whether each door should be approved or reported.
HorrorPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorChoices MatterImmersive SimSimulationRealisticActionExplorationAtmospheric
$19.99The Scourge | Tai Ương
Mar 28 · Rare Reversee, Beaztek
Both: Horror · First-Person
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
$2.49Mantra
Apr 2 · BlqGms
Both: Survival Horror · Survival · First-Person
Mantra is a multiplayer (1-4 player) and single-player psychological-horror game with high tension. Do whatever it takes to save your soul that has been possessed by an demonic spirit. If you don't, demon will imprison you in hell for eternity.
ActionSupernaturalPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorSurvivalDemonsSingleplayerDarkMysteryFirst-Person
-20%$3.19CONCRETE BURIAL
4 days ago · Games From The Abyss
Both: First-Person · Horror · Female Protagonist
Equipped only with a weapon that consumes your own blood, explore an ancient brutalist catacomb. Beware the Eyes of The Whispering Crypt. Find the 4 artifacts of desire. Confront God.
ShortFirst-PersonHorrorAtmosphericFemale ProtagonistAdventureFPSPsychological HorrorDark FantasyDystopian
$3.99Five Mysterious Murders
Dec 3 · Silencer
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · Survival
The serial killer simulator. Five teenagers arrive in the rural wilderness to film a horror show for their YouTube channel. You are the maniac waiting for them.
Early AccessHorrorSurvival HorrorStealthOpen WorldSandboxSurvivalExplorationAdventureSimulation
-33%$2.006F: NIGHT SCHOOL LOOP∞
6 days ago · お寿司
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person · Horror
Observe a familiar Japanese elementary school corridor at night. If nothing has changed, go downstairs. If you spot an anomaly, go upstairs. A wrong choice sends you back to 6F. Escape the loop in this short first-person horror game.
PuzzleWalking Simulator3DAdventureFirst-PersonHorrorPsychological HorrorSurrealRealisticMystery
$19.99Survive the Nights
Dec 5 · a2z Interactive
Both: Survival
Hardcore open-world survival where preparation is everything. Scavenge, craft, fortify during the day. When night falls, the infected hunt in numbers. Play solo or with friends in a brutal post-apocalyptic sandbox where survival is earned through smart decisions. How many Nights will you survive?
ZombiesMultiplayerSandboxSurvivalPost-apocalypticAtmosphericRealisticInventory ManagementAdventureShooter👍 4,723
$2.99Backrooms: The Deep Dark
Aug 20 · SUDT Games
Both: Walking Simulator · 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
$4.99Tales of Terror
Sep 1 · BearfoxBear
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · First-Person
Tales of Terror invites you to delve into a chilling co-op horror survival experience. Unite to face unique enemies, navigate through visually stunning and treacherous levels and navigate the unknown. —Your ultimate challenge awaits: escape, if you can!
HorrorOnline Co-OpMultiplayerActionSurvival HorrorAdventurePvEAction-AdventureFirst-PersonShooter
-29%$4.96Warm
3 days ago · OutHereGaming LLC
Both: Survival · Survival Horror · Horror
A wilderness survival game set in an endless Alaskan night. Keep campfires alive, gather wood, craft torches, survive freezing blizzards and wolves, and search abandoned campsites for the cabin that might save you.
SurvivalSurvival HorrorOnline Co-OpOpen WorldAtmosphericHorrorFirst-PersonCo-opCraftingExploration
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