Prepare for a terrifying April with the release of several exciting indie horror games! From psychological horror to survival challenges, April 2025 promises a diverse range of chilling experiences. Explore haunted mansions, escape relentless cyborgs, and confront vengeful spirits in these upcoming indie titles. Fans of atmospheric horror and suspenseful gameplay, get ready to update your wishlists with these new releases!
OVERDOSE
Plunge into the heart of psychological terror in OVERDOSE, a first-person horror game set within a nightmarish asylum. As the night shift attendant, you must administer experimental drugs to the volatile patients while evading a relentless killer lurking in the shadows. The ghost of a tormented woman seeks vengeance, her screams echoing through the halls. Your mission: deliver the meds, prevent escapes, and send camera recordings to a mysterious entity. Every choice carries deadly consequences. Can you survive until dawn?
Release Date: 4 Apr, 2025
Developer: For Fun Games
Publisher: Cheesecake Dev
Evil Lurks Below
Plunge into the unsettling world of Evil Lurks Below, a psychological horror where you play paranormal detective Harry Walters. Drawn to the abandoned Gilman residence by whispers of supernatural occurrences, you’ll find yourself entangled in a chilling mystery four years after the family’s disappearance. Explore unsettling environments, solve intricate puzzles, and confront terrifying entities in a desperate fight for survival. With its retro PSX-style graphics and immersive atmosphere, Evil Lurks Below promises a harrowing 2-hour journey into the depths of fear and forgotten memories. Uncover the truth, if you dare.
Release Date: 16 Apr, 2025
Developer: Kraken Ink.
Publisher: Kraken Ink.
The Flayed Man
Prepare for a disturbing dive into the abyss with The Flayed Man, a chilling, narrative-driven point-and-click horror experience. Awaken in a decaying, otherworldly house as the Flayed Man himself, stripped of skin and memory. Uncover the sins of the past through evocative pixel art, confront psychosexual demons, and navigate mature, disturbing themes. Your choices dictate your fate, leading to multiple endings in this macabre, atmospheric adventure, underscored by an original, moody soundtrack. Perfect for a pre-bedtime descent into nightmare.
Release Date: 17 Apr, 2025
Developer: Snoring Dog Games
Publisher: Snoring Dog Games
Scarred
Delve into the haunting world of Scarred, a first-person atmospheric horror puzzle game set in a nightmarish version of Singapore. As you navigate twisted locales, you must piece together a terrifying story involving your friends and classmates before it’s too late. Evade a lurking ghostly presence, solve chilling puzzles, and explore dream-like landscapes. Determine who your enemies are and escape their grasp. Face nightmares, unearth tragedies, and fight to survive in this story-rich thriller where multiple endings await. Can you save yourself before you are consumed?
Release Date: 17 Apr, 2025
Developer: KOEX studio
Publisher: The Iterative Collective
Biodacity: The Mansion
In the ruins of a world ravaged by biological mutants, Biodacity: The Mansion throws players into a desperate search for answers. Inspired by genre classics, explore a twisted mansion teeming with horrific creatures. Scavenge for resources, upgrade your arsenal, and steel yourself for intense combat. Each difficulty setting offers unique enemy placements and loot variations, ensuring no two playthroughs are the same. Unravel the mansion’s secrets, manage your inventory, and unlock new features with each successful run. Can you survive the Biomutant onslaught and uncover the truth?
Release Date: 18 Apr, 2025
Developer: FreshedPotato
Publisher: FreshedPotato
Downware
Lucy is missing. Awakening in her apartment after a nap, John finds himself trapped by a malfunctioning security system and hunted by a relentless cyborg enforcer, the Mark-13. This cycloptic figure patrols the building, upholding the city’s oppressive martial law. Explore the labyrinthine apartments, uncover hidden secrets, and utilize your wits to survive. Can you outsmart the Mark-13, escape the building’s deadly traps, and discover Lucy’s fate? Every choice matters in this tense, first-person cyberpunk horror adventure.
Release Date: 25 Apr, 2025
Developer: Aridide Production
Publisher: Aridide Production
Unprotected
Delve into the terrifying world of Unprotected, where a twisted scientist’s pursuit of immortality threatens humanity’s existence. Unravel his dark secrets and force him to confront the consequences of his actions in this story-rich horror adventure. Your mission: locate the scientist, presumed dead, and desperately search for the antidote he may have left behind. Navigate through a landscape of chilling puzzles, heart-pounding horror, and intense action as you fight to save the human race from impending doom. Prepare for a gripping narrative filled with unexpected twists and turns.
Release Date: 25 Apr, 2025
Developer: Manas Games
Publisher: Manas Games
The Jester
Delve into the unsettling world of “The Jester,” a psychological horror walking simulator where your deepest fears manifest in the shadows. Explore a photorealistic, atmospheric environment through a VHS lens, heightening the sense of dread and paranoia. Unravel a chilling narrative as you navigate the darkness, knowing something sinister is always watching, always feeding. Your choices matter as you strive for one of two possible endings. Can you maintain your sanity, or will you succumb to the lurking madness? Prepare to confront your darkest anxieties.
Release Date: 27 Mar, 2025
Developer: Psycho
Publisher: Psycho
Here some games with tentative “April 2025” windows rather than specific release dates. Keep these titles on your wishlist to receive notifications when developers announce their exact launch dates.
Eternal Hell
Dare to venture into the forbidden? In Eternal Hell, trespassers face a chilling gauntlet in a psychological horror experience inspired by liminal spaces and classics like ‘P.T.’ Escape the clutches of a relentless monster as you navigate a hellscape filled with eerie rooms echoing the stories of past inhabitants. Uncover the secrets within each building, and perhaps even the grand secret connecting them all. Will you find one of the two endings, or become another lost soul in this nightmarish realm? Prepare for a short but intense anomaly experience.
Release Date: April 2025
Developer: ULARI
Publisher: ULARI
Mental Harm
Venture into the unsettling depths of Mental Harm, a first-person psychological horror experience steeped in mystery. As Sasha, you’re drawn to your grandparents’ long-abandoned garden, now a source of disturbing rumors and unsettling sounds that have the neighbors on edge. Armed with only a flashlight, you must confront the darkness and unravel the secrets hidden within this place. Prepare for a descent into madness as you question reality and confront horrors that defy imagination. What truly lurks in the shadows?
Release Date: April 2025
Developer: a1esska
Publisher: a1esska
Domovoy
Delve into the unsettling world of “Domovoy,” a psychological horror experience set in a late 1980s Soviet apartment. More than just a guardian, the Domovoy can be a vengeful spirit when disrespected. Explore the seemingly ordinary dwelling, but be warned, the deeper you venture, the more sinister its true nature becomes. This first-person walking simulator emphasizes atmosphere and puzzle-solving as you uncover the secrets within these walls. Prepare yourself for a tense journey steeped in Slavic mythology and realistic graphics. Are you ready to confront the Domovoy?
Release Date: April 2025
Developer: Babrov Studio
Publisher: Babrov Interactive
Kafkaesque: The Nightmare Trial
Plunge into Kafkaesque: The Nightmare Trial, a psychological survival horror where bureaucratic nightmares become reality. Trapped in a twisted system, solve intricate puzzles and scavenge scarce resources to survive. Confront monstrous embodiments of authority, from the cryptic Inspector to the ominous Magistrate, within a labyrinthine, early 20th-century bureaucracy. Unravel a dark conspiracy that challenges your grip on justice and reality, leading to one of three distinct endings. Can you prove your innocence and expose the corruption before it consumes you?
Release Date: April 2025
Developer: Dawn Fades
Publisher: Dawn Fades
Don’t Play This
What starts as a curious venture quickly spirals into a terrifying descent in Don’t Play This. Explore a collection of found-footage scenarios, each depicting the final moments of ill-fated individuals. Traverse diverse and unsettling locations, brought to life with stunning graphics and immersive 3D sound. Can you stomach the psychological horrors that await? Don’t Play This offers a disturbing narrative for those brave enough to witness its grim conclusion. But be warned: this walking simulator contains intense visual and auditory elements that may trigger seizures. Dare to play?
Release Date: April 2025
Developer: Admia, a1esska, Notex
Publisher: Admia, a1esska, Notex
The Night Museum
Welcome to The Night Museum, where you’re the new night clerk. Your tasks seem simple at first: sell tickets, manage unruly guests, and keep the place tidy. But as the nights wear on, the museum’s exhibits become disturbingly animated. Navigate blood pools, unsettling oddities, and increasingly strict rules to survive your shift. With retro-inspired visuals and multiple endings, one wrong move could make you the next exhibit. Can you endure five nights of escalating terror, or will you become another artifact?
Release Date: 25 Apr, 2025
Developer: John Adams
Publisher: John Adams
April 2025 is set to be a thrilling month for horror fans with a diverse lineup of Indie Horror Games. Whether you prefer psychological horror, survival challenges, or narrative-driven experiences, there’s something to satisfy every horror craving. Be sure to wishlist these titles and prepare for some sleepless nights!
