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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 41 games similar to Phantasmagoria down to the 12 that fit the “Survival” category. Five Nights at Freddy's, Five Nights at Freddy's 2 and Sanitarium top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Phantasmagoria.

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror
Tags
NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 1995Dev Kronos Digital Entertainment

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Within the “Survival” category, the closest game to Phantasmagoria is Five Nights at Freddy's — scoring 84/100 on our similarity scale. Five Nights at Freddy's 2 and Sanitarium follow close behind.

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The best survival games like Phantasmagoria

12 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Phantasmagoria. Each one has been evaluated across 11 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Five Nights at Freddy's
Five Nights at Freddy's
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 94%· 58KIGDB72· 3
Year 2014Dev ScottgamesOn PC

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, punishing difficulty and resource management, while skipping combat magic

Released 19 years after Phantasmagoria.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Tone78Visuals70
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 94%· 26KIGDB70· 1
Year 2014Dev ScottgamesOn PC

✓ Both are psychological horror — sharing horror tension, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation and punishing difficulty, while skipping combat magic

Released 19 years after Phantasmagoria.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Tone74Visuals70
#3Sanitarium
Sanitarium
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorIsometric
Steam👍 93%· 1.3KIGDB92· 1
Year 1998Dev DreamForge Intertainment · ASC GamesOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings visual isometric, while skipping combat magic

Where it drifts furthest from Phantasmagoria: visuals.

Released 3 years after Phantasmagoria.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals0
Detention
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration
Steam👍 96%· 12KIGDB76· 3OC81· 33
Year 2017Dev Red Candle Games · Coconut Island GamesOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Both are psychological horror — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, visual novel storytelling and exploration and discovery, while skipping combat magic

Where it drifts furthest from Phantasmagoria: visuals.

Released 22 years after Phantasmagoria.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals0
Visage
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 84%· 11KIGDB87· 2OC77· 29
Year 2020Dev SadSquare StudioOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, multiplayer gameplay and exploration and discovery, while skipping combat magic

Released 25 years after Phantasmagoria.

Genre100Tone100Setting100Game mode73Visuals70
Mad Father
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorCasual
Steam👍 97%· 6.5K
Year 2012Dev Sen · PLAYISMOn PC · Mac · Switch

✓ Fits the psychological horror cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, setting anime and exploration and discovery, while skipping combat magic

Where it drifts furthest from Phantasmagoria: visuals.

Released 17 years after Phantasmagoria.

Genre100Game mode100Tone90Setting63Visuals0
The Witch's House MV
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorCasual
Steam👍 95%· 3.9KRAWG👍 91%· 45OC80· 5
Year 2018Dev Fummy · DANGEN EntertainmentPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Nintendo

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, vibe casual and setting anime, while skipping combat magic

The Witch’s House, originally released in 2012, falls within the tradition of Japanese horror RPGs with heavy emphasis on puzzle-solving and jump scares. Among other entries in the genre such as Ib and Ao Oni, The Witch’s House surprised fans with pixel-art that conceals truly frightening horror.

Where it drifts furthest from Phantasmagoria: visuals.

Released 23 years after Phantasmagoria.

Genre100Game mode100Setting85Tone71Visuals0
Until Dawn
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 83%· 4.7KIGDB78· 5OC79· 93
Year 2024Dev Ballistic Moon · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs and exploration and discovery, while skipping puzzle design

Released 29 years after Phantasmagoria.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals65
Kholat
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 66%· 6.9KIGDB66· 8OC61· 43
Year 2015Dev IMGN.PROOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Both are psychological horror — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping puzzle design

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Phantasmagoria.

Released 20 years after Phantasmagoria.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals69
Dredge
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorOpen World
Steam👍 96%· 54KIGDB86· 5OC82· 102
Year 2023Dev Black Salt Games · Team17On Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Both are psychological horror — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, deep simulation and open world exploration, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Phantasmagoria: visuals.

Released 28 years after Phantasmagoria.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals0
Blair Witch
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 79%· 7.9KIGDB72· 11OC67· 121
Year 2019Dev Bloober TeamOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are psychological horror — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: multiplayer gameplay, co op and exploration and discovery, while skipping puzzle design

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Phantasmagoria.

Released 24 years after Phantasmagoria.

Genre100Tone100Setting100Game mode70Visuals70
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 94%· 33K
Year 2017Dev ScottgamesOn PC

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, punishing difficulty and resource management, while skipping adventure storytelling

Released 22 years after Phantasmagoria.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Tone77Visuals59

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