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by Robot Invader
Dead Secret is a first-person horror mystery set in rural Kansas in 1965. A reclusive professor is dead and it’s up to you to crack the case before you become the next victim. Investigate the murder and explore the story Time Magazine called “captivating” and “deeply creepy” .
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$2.99Sally Face - Episode One
Dec 14 · Portable Moose
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · Dark
An unsettling adventure following a boy with a prosthetic face. After a string of mysterious murders, Sal and his three friends discover something truly sinister casting shadows over their small town.
Story RichPsychological HorrorIndieHorrorDarkPuzzleAdventureMysteryAtmosphericPoint & Click👍 27,546
Scratches - Director's Cut
Apr 20 · Nucleosys
Both: Point & Click · Horror · First-Person
Dark Legends surround the old abandoned Blackwood house, secluded far away in the northern wastelands. For writer Michael Arthate, this cold, solitary atmosphere is fodder for his restless imagination. But Michael soon becomes distracted by the mysteries offered up, as he follows a trail exploring and delving into the secrets of the past.
AdventurePoint & ClickHorrorAtmosphericFirst-PersonMysteryStory RichDarkInvestigationPsychological Horror👍 302
$2.99I'm on Observation Duty 3
Nov 13 · Notovia
Both: VR · Psychological Horror · Horror
A thrilling psychological horror game. Your job is to look for anomalies in a haunted house. If you see anyhting suspicious (furniture moving, extra objects, intruders), take a photo and send a report. Includes both VR- (windows only) and non-VR (windows, mac, linux)-versions.
VRPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychologicalHorrorAdventurePuzzleMysteryHidden ObjectFirst-Person👍 351
$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
$4.99Dark Fall: The Journal
Dec 3 · Darkling Room
Both: Point & Click · Horror · Mystery
This Myst-style horror-adventure game will bring fear into your heart. From the very beginning you are exposed to an overwhelming but invisible ghost presence – strange calls, footsteps, voices from nowhere. In order to help your brother and survive you will need to solve the mystery of this abandoned, haunted place. And remember!
AdventurePoint & ClickHorrorMysteryAtmosphericPuzzleFirst-PersonSupernaturalSingleplayer👍 258
$10.99Dark Fall: Lost Souls
Apr 21 · Darkling Room
Both: Horror · Point & Click · Psychological Horror
Travel to the old train station and hotel, abandoned since 1947, following the 'disappearances'. Unravel the mystery that binds this place, by communicating with the ghosts of the long since dead, both in your time and theirs.
AdventureIndieHorrorPoint & ClickPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonPuzzleAtmospheric👍 207
$8.99True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1
Oct 19 · Goblinz Enterprises Ltd
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Point & Click
True Fear: Forsaken Souls takes the best of the psychological thriller, blending in fun and intuitive gameplay mechanics. Episode 1, the first in a trilogy, will long be remembered.
ExplorationHidden ObjectHorrorPsychological HorrorPuzzlePoint & ClickFemale ProtagonistAdventureFirst-Person2D👍 1,108
$4.99Noise
Oct 13 · Talentplace
Both: Horror · VR · Mystery
The USSR era is coming to its end – it is 1988. The radio amateur catches a strange signal that emits incomprehensible noises. It is broadcast around the clock and only sometimes a human voice makes its way through the air. You will have to uncover terrifying secrets about this enigmatic signal.
AdventureIndieHorrorVRMysteryAtmosphericCold WarEarly AccessFirst-PersonSurreal👍 153
FreeDESOLATIUM: Prologue
Jun 22 · SUPERLUMEN
Both: Mystery · Point & Click · First-Person
DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
ExplorationMysteryPoint & ClickAdventureFirst-PersonVRHorrorLovecraftianDetectiveChoose Your Own Adventure
-85%$1.19Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
Nov 13 · Stormling Studios
Both: Horror · Point & Click · Psychological Horror
Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult.
AdventureHorrorPoint & ClickLovecraftianIndiePsychological HorrorPuzzleAtmosphericDetectiveFirst-Person👍 559
$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
-50%$4.99The Secret of Retropolis
Jul 21 · Peanut Button
Both: VR · Point & Click
The Secret of Retropolis is a VR narrative game of a new kind, a blend of classic point-and-click adventure with immersive cinematography. Embody the witty protagonist of a film noir plot. Meet unforgettable characters. Solve puzzles. Lose yourself in the retro-futuristic atmosphere.
VRPoint & ClickDetectiveNoirAdventureStory RichPuzzle6DOFInteractive FictionRetro👍 162
$8.99The Lost Crown
Jun 6 · Darkling Room
Both: Point & Click · Horror · Psychological Horror
Embark on an eerie ghost-hunting adventure, featuring real evidence of paranormal activity, to solve the mystery of the Lost Crown. Be warned, to seek advice from the dead can have bitter consequences.
AdventureIndiePoint & ClickHorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericSupernaturalStory RichMysterySingleplayer👍 408
$9.99Loco Parentis / 孤女咒怨
Sep 19 · Fair Games Studio
Both: Horror · Dark · VR
Surreal survival horror, where you alone or with a friend have to solve puzzles and try to survive in the endless entrance among the monsters
IndieAdventureHorrorCo-opActionMassively MultiplayerRPGDarkVRPsychological Horror👍 403
-75%$6.24The Room VR: A Dark Matter
Mar 26 · Fireproof Games
Both: VR · Mystery · Horror
The British Institute of Archaeology, London, 1908: The disappearance of an esteemed Egyptologist prompts a Police investigation into the unknown. Explore cryptic locations, examine fantastic gadgets and uncover an otherworldly discovery which blurs the line between reality and illusion.
AdventurePuzzleVRMysteryInvestigationSingleplayerAtmosphericLovecraftianEscape RoomHorror👍 3,866
$15.99Backrooms: Lost Tape
Dec 23 · Cortez Productions
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Dark
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
$4.99Within Skerry
Feb 8 · Stanislaw Truchowski
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Mystery
The Accumulation of Evil is an ancient book stating that if enough evil energy is concentrated in a single area, a dark force may be born.Humans can sometimes be very horrible creatures - but sometimes, it is taken a bit too far.
HorrorAdventurePsychological HorrorSingleplayerRealisticMysteryDarkPuzzleFirst-PersonWalking Simulator👍 226
Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul
Aug 15 · VRWERX
Both: Horror · VR · Psychological Horror
AVAILABLE TO PLAY IN NON-VR (KEYBOARD/MOUSE AND CONTROLLER) VR HEADSET NO LONGER REQUIRED.“PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE LOST SOUL” immerses you in a terrifying realistic environment with haunting atmosphere, and the need to survive.
HorrorVRAdventureRPGSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorGoreSingleplayerIndieMultiplayer👍 729
-20%$7.99Escape the Backrooms
Oct 23 · Fancy Games, Blackbird Interactive
Both: Horror · Psychological 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
-50%$12.49A Chair in a Room : Greenwater
Mar 30 · Wolf & Wood Interactive Ltd
Both: Horror · VR · Psychological Horror
Explore your surroundings as the protagonist of your own horror story as you immerse yourself in this tense VR thriller set in America’s Deep South. Navigate your way through your memories, piecing together the clues and puzzles, to solve the mystery of how you have awoken in the sinister Greenwater Institute, known only as Patient No.
HorrorVRAdventureIndieSimulationPuzzleStory RichGreat SoundtrackGothicPsychological Horror👍 598
$19.99Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Sep 8 · Frictional Games
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
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
-20%$27.99Visage
Oct 29 · SadSquare Studio
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Dark
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
$24.99Silver 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
$9.99The Devourer: Hunted Souls
Oct 26 · ZTEK Studio
Both: Horror · VR · Psychological Horror
Play as a paranormal investigator in our hybrid between first person survival and psychological horror story game. Investigate a haunted forest with up to 5 players CO-OP, try to lift the curse, experience a tragic story and take decisions together. Will you survive or will you lose your soul?
Early AccessHorrorMultiplayerSurvival HorrorOnline Co-OpVRCo-op CampaignPsychological HorrorRealisticInvestigation👍 506
$3.99The Lost Tape - Cellar
Jan 23 · Sardos, Turélie
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Point & Click
A psychological horror game in which you wake up in an unknown cellar with a VHS camera and a journal. In the narrated journal, the main character will be recording their thoughts. Your task will be to get out of the cellar.
HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericExplorationHidden ObjectPuzzlePoint & ClickAction-Adventure3DFirst-Person
$8.99Summer of '58
Jul 21 · EMIKA_GAMES
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.
HorrorThrillerAtmosphericPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonCinematicPsychologicalRealisticDark👍 4,543
$15.99At Dead Of Night
Nov 19 · Baggy Cat Ltd.
Both: Horror · Point & Click · First-Person
At Dead Of Night is part horror film, part horror game and part ghost hunt. It blends live-action and graphics to create a unique immersive horror experience like no other.
Survival HorrorHorrorStrategyInvestigationSupernaturalPoint & ClickFirst-PersonTacticalIndieFMV👍 3,290
-80%$0.99Eyes: The Horror Game
May 20 · Fearless Games
Both: Horror · Dark · First-Person
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
$9.99The Last Door - Collector's Edition
May 20 · The Game Kitchen
Both: Point & Click · Horror
Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark.
Pixel GraphicsPoint & ClickStory RichHorrorLovecraftianGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerAdventurePuzzleIndie👍 1,859
$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 · First-Person
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
$9.99SILENT BREATH
Aug 20 · EXODIAC STUDIOS
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Dark
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
$19.99The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Sep 25 · The Astronauts
Both: Mystery · First-Person · Horror
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
MysteryAtmosphericDetectiveWalking SimulatorExplorationFirst-PersonAdventureHorrorStory RichSingleplayer👍 6,860
$7.99City Legends: The Ghost of Misty Hill Collector's Edition
Jun 6 · Do Games Limited
Both: Mystery · Point & Click · First-Person
The most gruesome incidents often occur in medical institutions, the doors of which hide terrible secrets and unexplained incidents. Can you handle the darkest secrets of Misty Hill?
ThrillerInvestigationHidden ObjectPuzzleMysteryPoint & ClickFirst-PersonHorrorCasualNoir
$5.99Adam Wolfe
Oct 7 · Mad Head Games
Both: Mystery · Point & Click · Horror
Acting as Adam Wolfe, an investigator of the paranormal, you will discover a hidden world under the modern San Francisco. In this city, ghosts, artifacts, secret orders and curses are just some of the things that Adam will come across working on his most important case.
AdventureCasualHidden ObjectPuzzleMysteryPoint & ClickSupernaturalDetectiveDemonsHorror👍 844

