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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.
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$19.99Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Sep 8 · Frictional Games
Both: Horror · Gore · Psychological 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
$9.99Penumbra Overture
Mar 6 · Frictional Games
Both: Horror · First-Person · Survival Horror
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
HorrorAdventureFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorIndieAtmosphericPsychological HorrorSingleplayerDarkStory Rich👍 3,796
$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
-80%$3.99Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Sep 10 · The Chinese Room
Both: Horror · First-Person · Psychological Horror
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.
HorrorWalking SimulatorStory RichAtmosphericFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorExplorationMysteryInteractive FictionSingleplayer👍 7,240
-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
$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
$13.99Never Again
May 9 · Primary Games
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · Psychological Horror
Never Again - Horror/first-person Quest. The main essence of the game is research locations and puzzles, plunging in the dramatic story of a little girl suffering from asthma.
HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorPuzzleFemale ProtagonistAdventureSingleplayerExplorationWalking SimulatorFirst-Person👍 887
-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
$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
$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
$19.99Syndrome
Oct 6 · Camel 101
Both: Survival Horror · Horror · Psychological Horror
Syndrome, a sci-fi survival horror game that places you in a living hell inside a doomed starship. Find out what happened to your lost crew. Run. Hide. Fight. Survive.
Survival HorrorHorrorStealthPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonAtmosphericSci-fiSpaceFPSShooter👍 248
$5.99Palmyra Orphanage
Sep 24 · Steppe Hare Studio
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror
Paranormal first-person horror, which takes place in an abandoned orphanage. Walk through the corridors of your childhood, but do remember that you're not only one here.
HorrorViolentIndiePsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorDarkGoreFirst-PersonSingleplayerPuzzle👍 624
$19.99Darkwood
Aug 17 · Acid Wizard Studio
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · Psychological Horror
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
HorrorSurvival HorrorAdventurePsychological HorrorActionRPGDarkAtmosphericSurvivalExploration👍 22,253
$34.99MADiSON
Jul 7 · BLOODIOUS GAMES
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Dark
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
HorrorPsychological HorrorDarkSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonPuzzleAtmosphericAdventureSurvivalIndie👍 3,007
$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
-50%$7.49Ikai
Mar 29 · Endflame
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror
Fear and anxiety prevail after the darkest tales from Japanese folklore come to life in this first-person psychological horror game. Set in a feudal era, Ikai revolves around the priestess of a shrine struggling to defeat the spirits of her past and her present.
HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericStory RichSurvival HorrorExplorationWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonAdventureSingleplayer👍 218
-75%$14.99Dead Space
Jan 27 · Motive
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · Sci-fi
The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
HorrorSurvival HorrorThird-Person ShooterSpaceSci-fiSingleplayerPsychological HorrorShooterAtmosphericGore👍 63,050
$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
$4.99Fear Therapy
Dec 24 · Black Flag Studios
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
Fear Therapy, is a multiplayer(1-4) and single player psychological horror game.Try to complete the quests and leave the horror house before it is too late! Satan getting angrier every second and nothing holding it back.
HorrorMultiplayerPsychological HorrorCo-opEarly AccessIndieViolentFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorDark👍 3,629
$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
-80%$5.99Amnesia: Rebirth
Oct 20 · Frictional Games
Both: First-Person · Horror · Exploration
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Action-AdventureFirst-PersonPuzzleStory RichSingleplayerHorrorAdventureExplorationStealthLovecraftian👍 7,898
$4.99The Survey
Oct 27 · Erebus
Both: Horror · Dark · Psychological Horror
In the end, everybody gets what they deserve. The sins of the past always manifest within the minds of the sinners. An eternity of suffering awaits, welcome to The Survey.
HorrorDarkPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorAtmosphericMysteryPuzzleFirst-PersonSingleplayerExploration👍 742
-45%$4.94Murky Divers
Dec 12 · Embers
Both: Horror · First-Person · Exploration
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
$11.99Lost in Vivo
Nov 5 · KIRA
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · Survival Horror
A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.
Psychological HorrorHorrorAtmosphericSurvival HorrorIndiePsychologicalFirst-PersonFPSRetroLovecraftian👍 3,685
$9.99Dread X Collection 2
Aug 21 · DreadXP, David Szymanski, Torple Dook, Lovely Hellplace, Scythe Dev Team, Secret Cow Level, panstasz, Mahelyk, Daniel Mullins Games, Wither Studios, Akabaka, Vidas Salavejus, Wayward Preacher, John Szymanski, Bathysfear Labs, Abbey 'Scruncho' Smith
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror
Explore 12 horror games made in 10 days connected by a meta narrative experience you didn't expect. Step into a world of darkness and discover the secrets you didn't know were right beneath the surface. Find the tapes and unlock the mystery inside the Dread X Collection 2.
HorrorLovecraftianPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorAtmosphericSingleplayerPuzzleFirst-PersonStory RichAction👍 573
-70%$7.49Moons of Madness
Oct 22 · Rock Pocket Games
Both: Horror · Sci-fi · First-Person
Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.
AdventureHorrorLovecraftianSci-fiSpaceFirst-PersonExplorationMarsPsychological HorrorPuzzle👍 2,190
$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
-80%$2.39The Land of Pain
Sep 13 · Alessandro Guzzo
Both: Horror · Exploration · Survival Horror
Something strange appears in the woods. Lost in a dark and unknown place, survive an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and uncover the ancient mystery that’s befallen this land in this Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror adventure.
HorrorExplorationLovecraftianAdventureWalking SimulatorSurvival HorrorMysteryPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival👍 583
$9.99Connection
Oct 25 · FTH GAMES
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · Psychological Horror
Don't lose the signal to get out of here.
HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonAtmosphericDarkExplorationThrillerAdventureHidden Object
$12.99Pathologic Classic HD
Oct 29 · Ice-Pick Lodge, General Arcade
Both: Psychological Horror · Dark · Horror
Pathologic Classic HD is the Definitive Edition of the original Cult Classic Psychological First-Person Survival game. In this unforgettable experience, players control one of three unique characters as they try to save a mysterious town from a deadly plague that cannot be stopped.
AtmosphericStory RichSurvivalPsychological HorrorDarkHorrorFirst-PersonRPGSingleplayerGreat Soundtrack👍 3,929
$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
$9.99Last Floor
Mar 16 · AK Studio
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror
Оne day your life changes dramatically and you become a hostage of your own home. Your task is to survive but to do this you need to get outside.
IndieActionAdventureHorrorPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorAtmosphericDarkFirst-PersonSingleplayer👍 305
$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
$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
$39.99Alien: Isolation
Oct 6 · Creative Assembly, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · Sci-fi
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
HorrorSurvival HorrorSci-fiAliensAtmosphericStealthFirst-PersonSpaceFemale ProtagonistSingleplayer👍 48,603
-80%$1.99Don't Be Afraid
Dec 17 · Limo Games, Broken Arrow Games
Both: First-Person · Horror · Survival Horror
Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…
First-PersonHorrorSurvivalWalking SimulatorSurvival HorrorExplorationGoreStory RichSingleplayerSimulation👍 801
$4.99Malum
Sep 2 · MalumGames
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · Psychological Horror
Malum is the premier C-list horror game. Run from a motely collection of bizarre demons then summon in some guns to turn the tables on them. Best enjoyed with friends.
HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorDarkDemonsOnline Co-OpCo-opAtmosphericActionAdventure👍 400
-85%$1.49CASE: Animatronics
Aug 3 · Walnut LLC
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · First-Person
CASE: Animatronics is a truly scary and challenging first-person stealth horror on PC. Control of the police department is in the hands of anonymous hacker. All exits are locked. Electricity is off. Metallic thumps are getting closer. Will you survive, Detective Bishop?
HorrorRobotsSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonSingleplayerPsychological HorrorIndieStealthSci-fiSurvival👍 3,812
$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
$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
$24.99Silver Chains
Aug 6 · Cracked Heads Games
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.
HorrorAdventureIndiePsychological HorrorMultiplayerFirst-PersonGoreSurvivalExplorationPuzzle👍 931
$1.99They Look Like People
Nov 29 · Aaron Wise
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Sci-fi
A Psychological story game set within a Kubrickian world. A tale of Space & Adventure into the Abyss of your mind, two astronauts come into close encounters with an unknown object during a routine mission.
HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericActionSci-fiPsychologicalWalking SimulatorAliensFirst-PersonMars
$19.99The Solus Project
Jun 7 · Hourences, Grip Games
Both: Exploration · Sci-fi · Survival Horror
The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...
SurvivalAdventureExplorationSci-fiVRSurvival HorrorSingleplayerFirst-PersonAtmosphericSpace👍 2,471
-90%$3.49In Sound Mind
Sep 28 · We Create Stuff
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
In Sound Mind is an imaginative first-person psychological horror with frenetic puzzles, unique boss fights, and original music by The Living Tombstone. Journey within the inner workings of the one place you can’t seem to escape—your own mind.
HorrorPsychological HorrorStory RichPuzzleActionAtmosphericSingleplayerFirst-PersonIndieAction-Adventure👍 5,467
$0.99The Dark Side Of Mars
Jan 24 · The Very Big Fish Games
Both: First-Person · Horror · Sci-fi
Survival horror game where you need to find your way through the maze that is the Red Arc Facility. You need to Find four Key cards and one Space Suit to escape the facility alive. Some enemies run and some relentlessly follow you and all you have is a torch.
SingleplayerFirst-PersonHorrorSci-fiSurvivalSpaceDarkSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorThriller
-70%$2.09Scanner Sombre
Apr 26 · Introversion Software
Both: Exploration · Horror · First-Person
Scanner Sombre is a 3d horror cave exploration game where darkness is your greatest foe. Illuminate the unseen with your LIDAR scanner, revealing the eerie beauty and peril of the abyss. From the creators of Prison Architect, this immersive adventure uses light and shadow for a haunting experience.
ExplorationHorrorWalking SimulatorAtmosphericIndieAdventureFirst-PersonVRSingleplayerShort👍 3,174
$14.99EBOLA 2
Jan 6 · indie_games_studio
Both: Survival Horror · Horror · First-Person
EBOLA 2 is created in the spirit of the great classics of survival horrors. In this game, you will control the main character with a first-person camera which makes you feel like you’re in a real horror movie.
Survival HorrorHorrorFirst-PersonSingleplayerAtmosphericZombiesGorePsychological HorrorActionViolent👍 231
-30%$13.99SIGNALIS
Oct 27 · rose-engine
Both: Survival Horror · Psychological Horror · Sci-fi
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Survival HorrorPsychological HorrorFemale ProtagonistSci-fiAtmosphericLGBTQ+LovecraftianDarkSingleplayerDystopian 👍 30,636
$19.99Layers of Fear (2016)
Feb 15 · Bloober Team SA
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonSingleplayerStory RichIndieAdventureMultiplayer👍 13,178
$8.99Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1
Mar 3 · Andrew Quist
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Exploration
The most relaxing horror game you'll ever play. Anemoiapolis exists in the uncanny valley of American architecture -- endless carpeted floors and lonely malls. Escape for your life, and enjoy the scenery.
HorrorPsychological HorrorExplorationFirst-PersonSingleplayerMysteryRealisticWalking SimulatorProcedural GenerationAtmospheric👍 1,153
$19.99Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
May 28 · Bloober Team SA
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · Dark
A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.
Psychological HorrorHorrorIndieAtmosphericWalking SimulatorDarkStory RichSingleplayerAdventurePsychological👍 2,138
$3.99Chased by Darkness
Jun 1 · South Blue Moon
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · Gore
Chased by Darkness is a 1-4 players co-op survival horror. Your mission is to face supernatural entities and banish them to the spiritual plane. Explore, fight enemies and don't let the darkness reach you.
HorrorOnline Co-OpCo-opMultiplayerSurvival HorrorIndieActionGorePsychological HorrorFirst-Person👍 325
$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
-60%$7.99Dead Space (2008)
Jan 9 · EA Redwood Shores
Both: Horror · Sci-fi · Survival Horror
You are Isaac Clarke, an engineer on the spacecraft USG Ishimura. You're not a warrior. You're not a soldier. You are, however, the last line of defense for the remaining living crew.
HorrorSci-fiActionSpaceSurvival HorrorThird PersonAtmosphericSingleplayerThird-Person ShooterGore👍 22,896