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Survival Horror hidden gems on Steam
Every game here is tagged Survival Horror on Steam, sits between 1,000 and 5,000 reviews, is rated at least 80% positive, and carries a catch drawn from its own negative reviews. All 46 of them. How these pages are made.
Tattletail95% positive from 4,985 reviews201637% finish itDeck Playable
A first-person horror game where you manage a demanding virtual pet while avoiding its dangerous mother. The core loop involves caring for the pet and stealthily navigating its environment.
What players likedPlayers praise this mascot horror game for its simple, tension-building resource management, comparing it to a "Furby game."
The catchConstantly grooming, feeding and charging the toy turns the horror into tedious chores.
Games like Tattletail →
This is a first-person survival horror game focused on exploration and puzzle-solving to escape a dangerous environment. It offers a terrifying, immersive experience with photorealistic graphics.
What players likedPlayers praise its extreme horror and stunning graphics, comparing it to great VR horror experiences despite being flatscreen.
The catchThe true ending hinges on obscure unhinted steps that basically require a walkthrough.
Games like Resident Evil 7 Teaser: Beginning Hour →
This is a stealth horror game where you sneak into a neighbor's house. Its core loop involves outsmarting an AI that learns your tactics.
What players likedPlayers praise its nostalgic Alpha style and peak gameplay, reminiscent of earlier versions, with multiple ways to reach the basement.
The catchIt is buggy, with objects falling through the map and scripted events repeating.
Games like Hello Neighbor Alpha 2 →
SCP: Labrat81% positive from 4,449 reviews20223% finish itDeck Playable
This is a singleplayer/multiplayer horror survival game where players escape SCPs, find items, and manage resources. It features VR support and improved assets over the original SCP - Containment Breach.
What players likedPlayers praise the fun and engaging horror experience, reminiscent of other SCP games.
The catchItems vanish from inventory, saves break, and softlocks force runs to restart.
Games like SCP: Labrat →
First-person horror action game. Investigate crime scenes and engage in brutal melee combat with found objects.
What players likedPlayers praise its Silent Hill and Seven-like atmosphere, tension, and unique first-person melee combat against disturbing enemies.
The catchThe PC port often drops to a slideshow after ten minutes, and the usual fixes fail.
Games like Condemned: Criminal Origins →
This is a stealth horror game where you sneak into a neighbor's house. Its core loop involves an AI learning your tactics to counter your exploration.
What players likedPlayers praise Alpha 1 as the peak of Hello Neighbor, offering improved puzzles, a scary neighbor, and a unique art style.
The catchThe build is buggy and glitchy, so hours of play can end with little progress.
Games like Hello Neighbor Alpha 1 →
This is a survival horror game where you use a tablet to monitor security cameras and hide from animatronics. The core loop involves stealthily navigating a dark police station to survive the night.
What players likedNo recurring points about comparisons or praise can be extracted from the provided text.
The catchBugs disrupt play constantly, with animatronics stuck in doorways and dead flashlights.
Games like CASE: Animatronics →
This is a first-person survival horror game focused on physics-based environmental interaction and puzzle-solving. It offers an immersive, atmospheric experience with a focus on exploration and discovery.
What players likedPlayers praise its masterful tension, atmosphere, and sound design, comparing it to other gripping survival horror games.
The catchClunky melee combat against repeated dog enemies wears down the horror fast.
Games like Penumbra Overture →
Lost in Vivo91% positive from 3,936 reviews201829% finish itDeck Playable
Claustrophobic horror set in the sewers. A storm washes your service dog down a broken drain, and chasing it underground leads you past others crippled by fears of their own.
What players likedPlayers praise its psychological horror, oppressive atmosphere, and striking PS1-style visuals, often comparing it to Silent Hill.
The catchThe story lurches into unrelated territory halfway through and never resolves anything.
Games like Lost in Vivo →
This is a Thai horror stealth game where players solve puzzles and investigate to survive a vengeful spirit. The core loop involves evading a female spirit in a mysterious, unsettling house.
What players likedPlayers praise the game's overall quality and experience, finding it a worthwhile and enjoyable horror title.
The catchThe same schoolgirl ghost stalks nearly every chapter, making it repetitive stealth.
Games like Home Sweet Home →
Monstrum91% positive from 3,719 reviews201512% finish itDeck Verified
Procedural survival horror with permadeath and AI predators. Players must outwit or outrun a unique monster on a shifting ship.
What players likedPlayers praise Monstrum as a classic, replayable horror game where escaping terrifying monsters on a ship remains thrilling.
The catchHunting randomly placed items in a huge ship of identical corridors gets stale fast.
Games like Monstrum →
Survival horror game with stealth and crafting. Explore a twisted school and district, evading a relentless pursuer.
What players likedPlayers praise this 2D survival horror game, comparing it to Clock Tower, for its awesome art, worldbuilding, and Korean folklore.
The catchOne long fetch quest with heavy backtracking that turns repetitive within a few hours.
Games like The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters →
This is a live-action horror game where you play as Maya, using a ghost receiver to uncover a psychopath's secret and save her friends. It blends film and gameplay for an immersive, spooky experience.
What players likedPlayers praise its unique live-action, point-and-click horror, comparing it to classic adventure and horror games.
The catchHiding from the same stalker in samey corridors gets repetitive within a few hours.
Games like At Dead Of Night →
MADiSON87% positive from 3,354 reviews20225% finish itDeck Verified
MADiSON is a first-person psychological horror game where players use an instant camera to solve puzzles and survive. It features a dark narrative and unsettling atmosphere with randomly generated events.
What players likedPlayers praise MADiSON as a terrifying horror game with smooth controls and puzzles, comparable to Visage, Silent Hill, and Hereditary.
The catchObscure puzzles and no direction mean constant backtracking and looking up guides.
Games like MADiSON →
Obscure96% positive from 3,183 reviews201424% finish itDeck Unsupported
Survival horror game where players control a group of students solving puzzles and fighting monsters in a locked-down high school. Features co-op gameplay and unique student abilities.
What players likedPlayers praise Obscure as a fun, co-op survival horror game with a teen horror movie tone, reminiscent of classic PS2 titles.
The catchFixed camera angles hide enemies while clumsy aiming makes fights frustrating.
Games like Obscure →
A walking simulator with puzzle elements, this Japanese psychological horror game features a VHS aesthetic and an immersive, unsettling atmosphere. The core loop involves navigating a closing shift while experiencing escalating dread.
What players likedPlayers praise its realistic horror and unsettling storylines, comparing it to Sally Face and FNAF for its impactful, suspenseful scares without relying on jump scares.
The catchMost of the runtime is repetitive coffee making with only cheap jumpscares for horror.
Games like [Chilla's Art] The Closing Shift | 閉店事件 →
Emissary Zero84% positive from 3,036 reviews202536% finish itDeck Playable
Co-op survival horror exploration game with resource management and voice chat. Players explore a changing building at night, completing tasks and avoiding monsters.
What players likedPlayers say Emissary Zero is like Among Us on drugs, praised for its unique co-op horror, fun puzzles, and creepy monsters.
The catchGame breaking bugs lose quest items and softlock progress, forcing full restarts.
Games like Emissary Zero →
Endoparasitic94% positive from 3,023 reviews202224% finish itDeck Verified
Tactical survival horror with manual actions like reloading and movement. Players manage health, stealth, and combat against mutated monsters.
What players likedPlayers praise its unique one-handed mouse controls, tense survival horror, and immersive atmosphere, feeling like a challenging yet rewarding experience.
The catchGrabbing weapons and reloading often fail, so deaths feel like fighting the controls.
Games like Endoparasitic →
This is a retro-style mystery and horror adventure game with puzzle-solving and stealth mechanics. Players explore a castle, interact with characters, and make choices that lead to different endings.
What players likedPlayers say it's like a playable fairy tale, praised for its unsettling atmosphere and quality despite being a shorter first game.
The catchThe character cannot run, and the crawling walk speed makes every trip a slog.
Games like The Count Lucanor →
First-person survival horror game. Explore a manor, fight zombies and cultists with limited resources.
What players likedPlayers praise this first-person survival horror as a charming, affordable homage to classic Resident Evil and Silent Hill, offering engaging puzzles and combat.
The catchPlays as a bare bones Resident Evil homage with little identity of its own.
Games like Nightmare of Decay →
This is a 4v1 asymmetric horror game where players are either investigators or a creature. Investigators explore and collect tapes while the creature hunts them, with ghosts aiding survivors after death.
What players likedPlayers praise the active multiplayer servers and wish for updates, comparing it to a potential "W" (White Noise 3).
The catchThe multiplayer playerbase is dead, leaving only repetitive matches against bots.
Games like White Noise 2 →
Single-player exploration adventure with survival elements. Players uncover alien planet mysteries through exploration and puzzle-solving in a dynamic, atmospheric environment.
What players likedPlayers praise its intriguing survival and mystery, often compared to games with strong exploration and story.
The catchLong stretches of slow, tedious walking through repetitive rocks and caves pad it out.
Games like The Solus Project →
Stealth horror game. Sneak into a neighbor's house against an AI that learns your tactics.
What players likedPlayers praise its scary, aggressive AI and realistic art style, often calling it better than the full release.
The catchThe neighbor spots you instantly and never stops chasing, so sneaking is impossible.
Games like Hello Neighbor Pre-Alpha →
Top-down survival horror blending resource management and methodical combat in a grim WWI setting. Players search for a lost brother amidst brutal trench warfare.
What players likedPlayers praise its immersive WWI survival horror atmosphere, often comparing it to classic top-down Resident Evil.
The catchLong stretches are spent backtracking across a huge map hunting keys and items.
Games like CONSCRIPT: Director’s Cut →
Witch Hunt88% positive from 2,426 reviews201817% finish itDeck Playable
This is a challenging 18th-century horror exploration game focused on hunting witches with weapons and magic. It features non-linear gameplay, RPG elements, and a suspenseful, creepy atmosphere.
What players likedPlayers praise its immersive atmosphere, rewarding exploration, and satisfying achievement hunting, similar to games that offer freedom and hidden secrets.
The catchBosses flee after every hit, so hunts become long repetitive searches of the same woods.
Games like Witch Hunt →
Murder House95% positive from 2,328 reviews202046% finish itDeck Verified
This is a PS1-style survival horror game with tank controls and limited saves, focusing on a slasher plot and intense stalking. It simulates a retro 5th gen experience with gore and voice acting.
What players likedPlayers praise its classic horror atmosphere, PS1-style controls, and effective scares, often comparing it to early Resident Evil games.
The catchClumsy tank controls and fixed cameras make simply moving around a fight.
Games like Murder House →
Survival horror in a decaying hotel where a journalist finds a camera that shows the same rooms in other timelines, using it to solve puzzles and dodge a cult and its experiments.
What players likedNo substantive recurring points about comparisons or praise can be extracted from the provided review.
The catchAlmost all of it is puzzles and key hunting with constant backtracking.
Games like Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel →
The Upturned99% positive from 2,159 reviews202242% finish itDeck Verified
A first-person trip up through the floors of an inn for the dead, where hopping and hurling furniture is how you deal with each of its ten-plus monstrous residents.
What players likedPlayers praise The Upturned as a charming and engaging horror-comedy adventure-platformer, even comparing it favorably to other Zeekerss games.
The catchSlippery platforming and repetitive level structure wear the joke thin fast.
Games like The Upturned →
This is an action-adventure horror game where you fend off mutated puppets and solve puzzles. It offers solid scares without relying on gore.
What players likedPlayers praise this Resident Evil meets Sesame Street survival horror for its fun atmosphere, unique concept, and engaging exploration.
The catchBacktracking through maze-like areas where enemies respawn every time you leave a room.
Games like My Friendly Neighborhood →
This is a first-person dungeon crawler with challenging combat and exploration. Players navigate a dark, retro-styled world inspired by feudal Japan.
What players likedPlayers praise its PSX-style horror atmosphere and combat, often comparing it to King's Field, Silent Hill, Resident Evil, and early FromSoft RPGs.
The catchCombat is sluggish and repetitive, and enemies respawn every time you re-enter a room.
Games like Labyrinth Of The Demon King →
Granny Remake82% positive from 2,111 reviews20235% finish itDeck Playable
This is a survival horror game where players solve puzzles and use stealth to escape a house stalked by an adaptive AI enemy. The core loop involves exploration, item gathering, and evading Granny.
What players likedPlayers praise "Granny Remake" as an immersive and creepy revamp of the original, featuring new escapes, puzzles, and improved jumpscares.
The catchThe visuals improved but the gameplay, model and scares are worse than the original.
Games like Granny Remake →
This is a survival horror game where players explore cult movie scenarios. Players use found items to survive slasher-themed challenges.
What players likedPlayers praise this fun horror game's unique "movie" levels, reminiscent of classic horror films, with bonus modes adding replayability.
The catchThere are no tutorials or hints, so progress means trial and error or a walkthrough.
Games like Lakeview Cabin Collection →
This is a 2D side-scrolling horror game focused on stealth and evasion. Players must hide from a sentient toy rabbit while navigating a house.
What players likedPlayers praise its eerie atmosphere and good spooks, reminiscent of classic horror games.
The catchSoft locks and getting stuck in walls force a full restart partway through.
Games like Mr. Hopp's Playhouse →
Kidnapped in a cannibal butcher's house, you creep through its rooms for tools and clues, choosing whether to free the other captives or turn his own traps on him while he hunts you by sound.
What players likedPlayers praise the intense chases, puzzles, and graphics, finding it a great game with much to do.
The catchBugs and softlocks are frequent, forcing constant save reloads and full restarts.
Games like Stay Out of the House →
Underwater survival horror shooter with wave-based combat against a mind-controlling kraken. Explore, upgrade weapons, and survive escalating tension in a treacherous open world.
What players likedPlayers praise its intense underwater horror, comparing it to Subnautica, for its beautiful yet terrifying atmosphere and engaging shooting gameplay.
The catchEvery dive repeats the same shooting gallery loop until it turns boring.
Games like Death in the Water 2 →
This is a survival horror game with fixed cameras and arcade shooting. Players manage resources and use a "Third Eye" mechanic to find weak points and solve puzzles.
What players likedPlayers praise its unique queer aesthetic and story about love, often comparing it to Silent Hill, Persona 5, Resident Evil, and Catherine.
The catchCombat is trivially easy and never evolves, so the horror never builds tension.
Games like Sorry Were Closed →
Survival horror co-op game with teen movie themes, featuring character switching and puzzle-solving against monsters. Players explore a college campus overrun by dangerous, dream-inducing flowers.
What players likedPlayers praise its improved mechanics, impactful character abilities, and heightened tension, making it a darker horror experience.
The catchAreas demand specific characters, forcing constant backtracking to swap the party.
Games like Obscure II (Obscure: The Aftermath) →
CONVRGENCE88% positive from 1,610 reviews20242% finish itDeck Unsupported
Single-player extraction shooter with a companion dog, procedurally generated locations, and diegetic UI. Scavenge, survive, and upgrade gear in a mysterious anomaly zone.
What players likedPlayers praise CONVRGENCE as an immersive VR extraction shooter, often compared to STALKER, Into the Radius, and Metro, with excellent gunplay and atmosphere.
The catchEnemy AI barely reacts, with bandits standing still or getting stuck on scenery.
Games like CONVRGENCE →
It Steals98% positive from 1,601 reviews2020Deck Playable
This is a stealth survival horror game where players learn to overcome unpredictable monsters through trial and error. Its core loop involves inferring enemy patterns and improvising survival tactics within a maze.
What players likedPlayers praise "It Steals" as an incredibly scary horror game that effectively uses sound and quick scares to create intense fear.
The catchEvery mode is the same repetitive orb hunt through samey mazes.
Games like It Steals →
Hollowbody86% positive from 1,590 reviews202430% finish itDeck Verified
Survival horror adventure game. Explore, manage resources, and fight to escape a dangerous exclusion zone.
What players likedPlayers say Hollowbody is like Silent Hill 3, praised for its atmosphere and improved PS2-era combat.
The catchCombat is clunky and imprecise, with no reliable lock on and swings that miss.
Games like Hollowbody →
Alisa89% positive from 1,532 reviews202117% finish itDeck Playable
Survival horror action-adventure with pre-rendered backgrounds, featuring challenging combat against doll-like enemies in a 1920s fantasy setting. Players explore a mansion, manage inventory, and upgrade gear to survive.
What players likedPlayers praise "Alisa" as a fantastic take on classic survival horror, reminiscent of old Resident Evil games.
The catchCombat sours it, with fiddly manual aiming and enemies that stunlock you to death.
Games like Alisa →
This is a first-person atmospheric puzzle exploration game. Players solve logic puzzles and find details to uncover a philosophical story with two endings.
What players likedPlayers praise this walking sim for its profound, heartfelt discussion of nuclear annihilation, reminiscent of a short, impactful experience.
The catchSeveral puzzle solutions are so obtuse that finishing means looking them up online.
Games like The Light Remake →
Cold Fear™84% positive from 1,493 reviews2008Deck Playable
Survival horror game with intense combat and environmental hazards. Players use a variety of weapons and traps to fight mutated enemies.
What players likedPlayers praise its "The Thing on a boat" atmosphere and ship movements, comparing it to Resident Evil 4 and a creative gem from a peak gaming era.
The catchThe PC port often fails to launch or breaks on alt tab, needing fan patches to run.
Games like Cold Fear™ →
This is a third-person shooter with a post-apocalyptic setting where players fight infected enemies. The core loop involves endless action against relentless attackers.
What players likedPlayers praise it as a surprisingly deep strategy RPG akin to Fire Emblem, with engaging waifu collection.
The catchAmmo runs out on the single tiny map with no way to restock, so runs just end.
Games like The Last of Waifus →
This is a photorealistic walking simulator with a mystery narrative, featuring exploration of liminal spaces and puzzle-solving. Players uncover story through collectible tapes while avoiding entities.
What players likedPlayers praise its strong "Level 0" and balanced mix of unsettling liminal spaces, chases, and jumpscares, offering a smooth experience even on lower-end PCs.
The catchA recent engine update wrecked performance, dropping players to single digit frame rates.
Games like Backrooms: Lost Tape →
Bloodwash92% positive from 1,376 reviews202160% finish itDeck Verified
This is a first-person, low-poly horror game with a giallo-inspired narrative. Players navigate a laundromat to survive a serial killer, experiencing gore and a retro aesthetic.
What players likedPlayers praise its immersive retro horror aesthetic and engaging story, comparing it to classic 80s slasher films and other Puppet Combo games.
The catchMost of the runtime is spent waiting around a laundromat with no sense of danger.
Games like Bloodwash →
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