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$4.99Daylight
Apr 29 · Zombie Studios
Both: Horror · First-Person · Female Protagonist
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.
HorrorAdventureFirst-PersonIndieFemale ProtagonistActionSurvivalWalking SimulatorSingleplayerSurvival Horror👍 1,038
$19.99Slender: The Arrival
Oct 28 · Blue Isle Studios
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · First-Person
Slender Man returns more terrifying than ever. You're on your own. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Relive the horror all over again with cutting edge visuals for the 10th Anniversary Update and experience survival horror at its finest.
HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonIndieMultiplayerDarkPsychological HorrorSingleplayerAtmosphericWalking Simulator👍 7,916
$4.99Abandoned Souls
Jul 14 · JustTomcuk
Both: Walking Simulator · Horror · Survival Horror
Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.
Walking SimulatorHorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericRealisticSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonExplorationDarkSingleplayer👍 364
$0.99Despair
May 12 · AGC
Both: Horror · First-Person · Walking Simulator
The main character wakes up in a tunnel of the subway and tries to find out that happened to it and other passengers of the train. To understand that after all it happened to the gone passengers, the player should investigate strange catacombs being deeply underground.
IndieHorrorActionFirst-PersonAdventureAtmosphericWalking SimulatorSingleplayerShort👍 1,398
$7.99Shadow Corridor
Mar 8 · Space Onigiri Game LLC
Both: Horror · First-Person · Survival Horror
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
$9.99Backrooms: Escape Together
Oct 18 · Triiodide Studios
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · First-Person
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
$6.99Granny Remake
Jul 19 · FerriteLabs
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · First-Person
Live or die in silence. Granny Remake is a tense first-person survival horror in a reimagined, trap-filled house. Search for keys and tools, stay quiet while Granny reacts to noise, and escape by car, police rescue, the front door — or the hidden UFO route.
HorrorSurvival HorrorAtmosphericStealthPsychological HorrorActionIndieZombiesFirst-PersonFemale Protagonist👍 2,157
$0.99One Wish
Jun 6 · GDNomaD
Both: Horror · Walking Simulator · First-Person
Сlassic indie horror for one evening. The game has no tips, you need to solve all the puzzles yourself and avoid the monster that wants to devour your soul. Therefore, you need to be very careful and attentive to escape from the nightmare.
AdventureIndieHorrorPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorPuzzleExplorationFirst-PersonMinimalistPsychological👍 162
-50%$2.49Dollmare
Oct 24 · Alex Grade, gonzeek, Oxeren
Both: Horror · First-Person · Walking Simulator
You've accepted a shady job offer at a doll factory. Inspect dolls for defects and anomalies. Follow strange protocols. Don't get fired and stay alive.
SimulationHorror3DPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonSupernaturalControllerWalking SimulatorMultiple EndingsLinear👍 2,047
$5.99Dementium II HD
Dec 17 · Memetic Games
Both: Horror · First-Person · Survival Horror
The visage of doctors and patients alike fade in and out of these nightmarish visions of tortured memories. This eggshell reality is fractured by experiments conducted in the ward. Blood, flesh and screams surround as you put together the pieces of your story and make your escape from the Bright Dawn Treatment Center while the dark...
HorrorActionAdventureIndieFPSFirst-PersonGoreSurvival HorrorSingleplayerShooter👍 966
$14.99Outlast
Sep 4 · Red Barrels
Both: Horror · First-Person · Survival Horror
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorAtmosphericPsychological HorrorGoreSingleplayerSurvivalMultiplayerDark👍 104,391
-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
$0.99The Lost Souls
Apr 11 · GDNomaD
Both: Horror · First-Person · Walking Simulator
What does it feel like to find yourself in hell? You don't feel the wind, you don't see the sun. No more hearing child's laughter. No memory of those who once were your friends and family.
IndieHorrorFirst-PersonGothicStory RichPuzzleShortWalking SimulatorExploration3D👍 203
$1.99The Witch's Maze
May 26 · friendMaster2000
Both: Horror · First-Person · Survival Horror
You have been captured by the evil witch and forced to play her sadistic game of cat and mouse. Escape 3 separate mazes while contending with the threat of the evil witch. The jump-scares abound in this creepy and atmospheric horror short.
HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorAdventureThriller3DExplorationWalking SimulatorRealisticSupernatural
-75%$2.49ShadowSide
Aug 17 · AdroVGames
Both: Horror · Walking Simulator · First-Person
ShadowSide is a First Person Exploration game. A policeman Alex Carter has been watching over the tranquility in the town for many years. He protects the people from robbery and crime. Nothing but a routine.
AdventureIndieSimulationHorrorWalking SimulatorAtmosphericFirst-PersonSingleplayer👍 370
$0.99Wooden House
Sep 5 · GDNomaD
Both: Walking Simulator · Survival Horror · First-Person
What could be better than relaxing in nature? Taking a break from the hustle and bustle of the city in a small cottage. Spending time reading books by the fireplace. But one night, strange voices began to echo from deep within the basement.
Walking SimulatorShortIndieDarkSurvival HorrorAdventureFirst-PersonSingleplayerPvENature👍 158
$9.99Claire
Jul 7 · Hailstorm Games
Both: Horror · Female Protagonist · Survival Horror
Claire is alone, lost, and hunted. The world has quickly becomes shrouded in darkness with unseen threats stalking Claire from the shadows. Aided by her dog and armed only with a flashlight, Claire must conquer her fear and find her comatose mother. However, there are others lost in the darkness seeking salvation.
HorrorIndieFemale ProtagonistAdventurePixel GraphicsAction2DSurvival HorrorAtmosphericPsychological Horror👍 294
$14.99Hollow Cocoon
Dec 6 · NAYUTA STUDIO
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · First-Person
"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
$7.99Emily Wants to Play Too
Dec 13 · Shawn Hitchcock
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · First-Person
No one believed the pizza guy. They kept the dolls. A sandwich delivery guy is on his way to Central Evidence. He is not ready for what he finds. Emily and the dolls are back with new friends, scares and more. Use stealth and strategy to survive their unique games in this survival horror.
HorrorIndieActionAdventureStrategySurvival HorrorSimulationMultiplayerFirst-PersonPsychological Horror👍 514
$19.99Evil Nun: The Broken Mask
Dec 7 · Keplerians, Carlos Coronado
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · First-Person
Enter Evil Nun's nightmare. Trapped in a cursed school, escape from Sister Madeline. She's cunning, searching every corner, luring and talking to you depending on your actions. Solve puzzles, craft items, and uncover the mystery in this horror game with different escape routes.
HorrorSurvival HorrorStealthFirst-PersonViolentArtificial IntelligenceAtmosphericPsychological HorrorAdventureVillain Protagonist👍 1,085
$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
$7.99Five Nights at Freddy's 4
Jul 23 · Scott Cawthon
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · First-Person
In this last chapter of the Five Nights at Freddy's original story, you must once again defend yourself against Freddy Fazbear, Chica, Bonnie, Foxy, and even worse things that lurk in the shadows.
HorrorSurvival HorrorSingleplayerFirst-PersonRobotsDarkDifficultPoint & ClickPsychological HorrorSurvival👍 15,488
$34.99MADiSON
Jul 7 · BLOODIOUS GAMES
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · First-Person
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
-70%$5.09Paper Dolls: Original / 纸人
Apr 19 · Beijing Litchi Culture Media Co., Ltd.
Both: Horror · First-Person
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
-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
-90%$1.99Tormented Souls
Aug 26 · Dual Effect, Abstract Digital
Both: Survival Horror · Horror · Female Protagonist
Classic survival horror is back! Inspired by the original Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark series, Tormented Souls modernises with a fresh twist on the fixed perspective adventure - as Caroline Walker investigates the mysterious disappearance of twin girls in a terrifying mansion-turned-hospital.
Survival HorrorHorrorPuzzlePsychological HorrorActionFemale ProtagonistAtmosphericThird-Person ShooterThird PersonSingleplayer👍 6,102
$0.99Darkness Assault
Feb 6 · Black Lime Studio
Both: Female Protagonist · Horror · Survival Horror
The number of missing in the city increased. People talk about the experiments on human beings. And now, only you can figure out if it was true. Especially because you have no choice. Mysteriously, you find yourself in a terrible location 40 meters underground. Your name is Katrine, and you do not remember anything about your past.
IndieActionViolentGoreFemale ProtagonistHorrorSurvival HorrorSingleplayerPsychological HorrorSurvival👍 579
FreeThe Backrooms Game FREE Edition
Jul 25 · Pie On A Plate Productions
Both: Horror · Walking Simulator · Survival Horror
Nothing but the stink of old, moist carpets, the madness of mono-yellow, and the blinding light of fluorescent bulbs at maximum hum-buzz. Over 600 million sq. miles of randomly segmented rooms. God save you if you hear something wandering nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you.
Free to PlayHorrorPsychological HorrorSingleplayerAdventureIndieSimulationWalking SimulatorSurvival HorrorFirst-Person
$4.99Rake
Jul 13 · Konsordo
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · First-Person
Do ghosts exist? What about Bigfoot, Chupacabras,Rake or Skinwalkers? And how will we ever know? You play as Gordon Davis, a scientist,a traveller and an explorer of unknown creatures and unusual events.
HorrorMultiplayerSurvival HorrorSurvivalFirst-PersonHuntingOpen WorldActionIndieCo-op👍 3,794
$5.99Palmyra Orphanage
Sep 24 · Steppe Hare Studio
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · First-Person
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
$1.99A Wolf in Autumn
Oct 27 · David Szymanski
Both: Horror · First-Person · Female Protagonist
A one-armed young girl finds herself locked in a shed in the middle of an idyllic autumn forest, with threats both physical and immaterial drawing closer.
AdventureIndieHorrorPsychological HorrorExplorationStory RichAtmosphericFirst-PersonSingleplayerFemale Protagonist👍 405
$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
$4.99MEGA
Sep 2 · Red Kraken studio
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · First-Person
This is a short story about humanity's last attempt to resist nature. Cities lie in ruins, there are traces of huge claws everywhere - once disturbed by people, giants began to wreak havoc around the world. But is there a solution?...
ActionHorrorPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorFPSFirst-PersonAtmosphericShooterSurvivalDark👍 103
-90%$3.49In Sound Mind
Sep 28 · We Create Stuff
Both: 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
FreeCry of Fear
Apr 25 · Team Psykskallar
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · First-Person
Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.
HorrorFree to PlayPsychological HorrorMultiplayerSurvival HorrorCo-opAtmosphericPsychologicalFirst-PersonAction👍 296
$4.99Kappa's Asylum
Jul 30 · Daniel Henriques
Both: Horror · First-Person · Survival Horror
Kappa's Asylum is a survival horror game in which you control a YouTuber in an abandoned asylum to record a video.
HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorAtmosphericPsychological HorrorAdventureSurvivalSingleplayerDarkSimulation