Similar Horror Games
Every one of the 25 Horror Games we have a similar-games list for, sorted by subgenre. Find the one you played, open its list and you get the games that play most like it, ranked, with the reason for each. The obscure ones are here too — that is the point.
Similar Psychological Horror Games
12 games
Outlast2013
Games like Outlast
Amnesia: The Dark Descent2010
Games like Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Phasmophobia2020
Games like Phasmophobia
Inscryption2021
Games like Inscryption
Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition2009
Games like Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
Silent Hill Homecoming2008
Games like Silent Hill Homecoming
FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction2011
Games like FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction
Anna - Extended Edition2013
Games like Anna - Extended Edition
Smile For Me2019
Games like Smile For Me
Uriel's Chasm2014
Games like Uriel's Chasm
The Walking Dead: Season Two2013
Games like The Walking Dead: Season Two
The Last Door - Collector's Edition2014
Games like The Last Door - Collector's Edition
Similar Action Horror Games
10 games
Alan Wake2010
Games like Alan Wake
Resident Evil 52009
Games like Resident Evil 5
Alan Wake's American Nightmare2012
Games like Alan Wake's American Nightmare
Half-Life: Alyx2020
Games like Half-Life: Alyx
Half-Life: Alyx - Final Hours2020
Games like Half-Life: Alyx - Final Hours
Penumbra Overture2007
Games like Penumbra Overture
Manhunt2003
Games like Manhunt
Cookie Clicker2013
Games like Cookie Clicker
Soma2015
Games like Soma
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Season 12008
Games like Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Season 1
Other similar Horror Games
2 games
Similar Asymmetric Horror Games
1 games
Rankings of the best Horror Games, by subgenre
Not all Horror Games play alike, and sometimes you know exactly which flavour you are after. Each subgenre has its own ranking of the best in that style — open the one that sounds like you and skip sifting through the rest.
Just want the best Horror Games?
If you would rather not go through all 25, there is the short version: the 20 Horror Games rated highest by players and critics, in order, with a line on why each one is there. It is where anyone new to the genre should start.
🏆 The 20 Best Horror Games (2026)