Games Like Tear Factory

Twelve-year-old Leva, returning to the mining village after the hospital, learns about the mysterious disappearance of his friend, and the familiar rhythms of school life begin to unravel. Soon, his days turn into a terrifying nightmare, accompanied by the relentless stomping of hundreds of insects.

Why similar: Narration 16%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Surreal 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Old School 10.1%

Meet colorful characters, discover mysterious secrets, and reassemble the fractured remains of an ethereal crystal as you explore a series of abstract worlds based on dreams, nightmares, and the places in between.

Why similar: Abstract 14.7%, Surreal 12.6%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Retro 9.2%, Horror 9.1%

A first-person psychological horror game focused on observation, anomaly detection, and meaningful choices that lead to multiple endings inside a house filled with forgotten memories.

Why similar: Narration 16%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Retro 10.9%, Mystery 8.2%

The year is 1996 and you’re employed by a science lab called Nova Nexus. You work as a security guard at the front gate to the lab, inside a guard booth. However, tonight it seems something important is happening inside of Nova Nexus and things are... well... a little strange.

Why similar: Retro 12.8%, Old School 11.6%, Mystery 11.1%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Dark 10.5%

A short first-person horror game where you wander through an eerie forest using the dials of a microwave.

Why similar: Surreal 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 12.6%, Dark 12.2%, Walking Simulator 9.2%

You wake up as a test subject. A panel gives orders. Obey them — or be executed. Subject 404 is a fast-paced psychological horror experience.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.2%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Retro 12%, Mystery 10.3%, Old School 10%

Hollow Floor is a psychological horror walking simulator set in a looping, scorched apartment. Stalked by a restless corpse, you must unravel the truth before you're consumed by it.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.8%, Surreal 16.7%, Horror 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Dark 9.2%

Dive into the twisted perceptions of love from two lost souls: Unravel a life torn apart by the desire to love and be loved, and help a mother feed her insatiable child by paying the ultimate price.

Why similar: Narration 13.6%, Abstract 11.9%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Surreal 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.6%

Haramita Renkai is trapped somewhere deep in the underworld after a ritual gone awry. Armed with naught but his wits, his talismans and a burning desire for self-criticism, Renkai attempts to flee the grasp of the ravenous Demon Parade and escape back to the mortal plane.

Why similar: Abstract 14.2%, Horror 12.1%, Old School 11.2%, Retro 10.8%, Surreal 10%

The colorful lights of the carnival, laughter, and the sound of music. Everything seems ordinary as you serve your customers from your hotdog truck. But as the night grows deeper… the crowd fades, the lights go out and something starts watching you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Narration 11.8%, Horror 11.7%, Dark 9.2%

DIRUS Software's lost 1999 cult-classic is back! Explore its confusing and stygian world for yourself in this newly remastered edition, being sure to keep a steely gaze on the mystery of its warped labyrinths and crossroads.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17%, Abstract 13%, Horror 12.2%, Surreal 11.8%, Exploration 8.1%

In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Dark 12.1%, Horror 12.1%, Surreal 10.9%

Persecution - The Elevator is a first-person psychological thriller. Explore an ordinary apartment in a new building, where one night strange things begin to happen.

Why similar: Narration 21.3%, Walking Simulator 20.6%, Abstract 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Exploration 10.4%

An enthralling RPG Maker horror game that explores a dark and twisted rendition of the classic fairy tale, Red Riding Hood.

Why similar: Narration 16.7%, Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Multiple Endings 9%

How might life inside Artificial Intelligence be like? Is it possible to stop this painful routine? This life even real or not? Try your luck...

Why similar: Dark 13.6%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 13.4%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Retro 9.5%

As a paranormal investigator, you find yourself taking instruction from a mysterious stranger from a payphone. Chasing the ground breaking coverage to accel your career, you embark to an isolated building in the middle of nowhere.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 16%, Dark 15.1%, Multiple Endings 10.7%

A short horror-experience made by a solo developer. Explore the abandoned Fox Pines park in search of your missing brother—but something is out here with you. Follow the trail he left behind, and track him down...if you can survive.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.6%, Horror 17.9%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Dark 13%, Mystery 12.4%

Spot anomalies and uncover hidden clues to escape an office where overwork turns strange and experiments happen more often than coffee breaks.

Why similar: Narration 16.4%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Surreal 12.2%, Horror 10.4%

A horror almanac that tells the story of events in the city of Intown, built around a science station. The town is caught up by nightmares that in the future will affect the lives of every resident, follow how the impact of the nightmares on Intown will change over time.

Why similar: Narration 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 11.4%, Dark 11%, Walking Simulator 10.5%

Once upon a time, there was a fly. A hungry fly. A fly with razor-sharp teeth, with a taste for dead things. This is the tale of its adventure to find something dead to devour, in a swamp where nothing dies, everything is grotesque, and every choice matters, no matter how surreal.

Why similar: Surreal 15.8%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 13.3%, Retro 11.3%, Walking Simulator 7.6%

A short psychological audio horror call where every number routes you deeper into a faceless bureau that measures and files you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 14.5%, Narration 14.2%, Surreal 10.7%, Dark 10.3%

It's 3am in your childhood home. Everyone's asleep, but you. Sneak out of your room to do what you always do - "T.W.I.R.L." - whatever that means. A psychological horror inspired by P.T. about a deep, dark secret you've kept since you were 9-years-old.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.4%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Retro 12.9%, Horror 9.7%, Old School 7.6%

The family lives in isolation, following the strict rules of the father. But the attempt to escape evil turns into a horror that grows from within.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.6%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Horror 12.4%, Retro 12.2%, Dark 11.6%

The most important thing in the dark is what you can see and what remains unseen. A first-person point&click about exploring dark forest and chasing the star tower.

Why similar: Narration 20.9%, Walking Simulator 18.2%, Dark 10.4%, Surreal 8.7%, Psychological Horror 8.6%

Your father needs a beer, and it's your job to get it. He doesn't care what it takes, so do what you must. Be quick though - it's not so safe in the dark.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Horror 18.1%, Dark 15.2%, Stylized 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%

No one ever listened to you. Because they never truly knew you. Now the forest whispers, the fire rises, and they all watch you. Could you be innocent, or are you merely a well-hidden disaster?

Why similar: Narration 17.6%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Dark 12.9%, Horror 12%, Walking Simulator 11%

[Data Expunged], Eastern Bloc, September ██th, 19██A narrative discovery walking game. Slow paced and might get scary at times. (Cozy horror, if you will...) Walk through a soviet hotel. Knock at every door. Hold staring contests with paintings. But don't ever look into a mirror for too long...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Psychological Horror 15%, Dark 13.8%, Old School 12.6%, Horror 11.8%

Unfound Footage is a short, atmospheric psychological horror game where you must survive inside a mysterious mansion after a strange disappearance.

Why similar: Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Retro 14.5%, Mystery 10.2%, Walking Simulator 9.9%

Manage your computer club, receive clients and keep order. But be careful who gets out of the elevator.

Why similar: Surreal 12.5%, Narration 12.4%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Dark 10%

Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 13%, Old School 10.9%, Narration 10.6%

Constitución, CABA. 3 AM. You leave a party, feeling defeated because the girl you liked didn't even look at you. You go to wait for the last "39" bus of that night. You try to stop it, but it goes straight away. Tomorrow you have the exam that defines whether you graduate or not. Good luck.

Why similar: Retro 17.1%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 16.1%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, First-Person 9.1%

A computer engineer arrives in a remote mountain village, where tech failures and missing residents put him face to face with an unsettling force lurking behind the screen.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 12.6%, Surreal 12.1%, Mystery 8.9%

On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.4%, Horror 18.8%, Dark 14%, Stylized 13.7%, Psychological Horror 8.1%

You find yourself in a utopian setting, immersed in the matrix of an omnipotent AI that holds all knowledge and wisdom. There is no clarity as to how you got here, but a mission looms before you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.7%, Narration 17.1%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Abstract 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%

Narrative psychological horror in vivid colour. Explore a surreal Icelandic apartment block built by the Devil. Shovel through snow with your bare hands and Converse with other residents while navigating between non-euclidean apartments and gathering money to escape the violence of Grandfather

Why similar: Abstract 16.1%, Walking Simulator 15%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Surreal 13.4%, Stylized 10.3%

A First Person , Atmospheric Puzzle Exploratory Game. Uncover a huge interactive world filled with codes , clues and puzzles to unlock in different areas . Discover characters and story with an original score.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.7%, Narration 13%, Abstract 12.7%, Dark 11.9%, Mystery 9.6%

Highschool student Haneko has forgotten her class assignments and must retrieve them by traversing a world of haunted horrors. Explore the dilapidated halls, find your missing homework, and avoid whatever's lurking around the corner in this bite-sized, retro survival horror experience.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.3%, Old School 14.3%, Horror 14.3%, Retro 14%, Dark 9.5%

An obscure collection of 8 surreal and dark horror games.

Why similar: Abstract 15.3%, Old School 13.9%, Surreal 12.6%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.2%

Seybul Tech is a walking simulator. Navigate as an office employee, confronting peculiar encounters while in search of an exit from this enigmatic abyss.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Surreal 14.4%, Dark 13.8%, Horror 10.9%

Dweller is a psychological walking sim horror game where you're trapped in a rotting sewer system with something watching your every move. You're low on resources, high on tension, and the only voice you hear might be trying to help... or mess with your head. Trust no one. Stay quiet. Stay alive.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Old School 10.5%, Surreal 10.4%, Dark 9%

What is inside the Red Fridge? Collection of six episodes of psychological analog horror. Tour through liminal spaces filled with surreal events and uncanny strangers. Inspired by retro horrors of the PSX era.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 11.5%, Surreal 11.5%, Retro 11.2%, Horror 11%, Walking Simulator 10.8%

The Gray Man is a surreal first-person point-and-click adventure about a serial killer who confronts the player, as the murderer's conscience, with interpretations of his internal conflict.

Why similar: Abstract 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13%, Surreal 12.5%, Horror 10.2%, Mystery 9.2%

Japan, September 12, 1999, at 8:00 p.m., Ms. Keiko Haraeda collapsed in her room and was found dead. Although the police have ruled that there is no case and closed the investigation, many puzzling points remain, and the family is still calling for information.

Why similar: Horror 18.4%, Walking Simulator 18.1%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Dark 16.4%, Mystery 7.8%

The year is 1998. Step into the shoes of a real estate agent, tasked with photographing a seemingly ordinary house for an upcoming sale. Explore the environment, use your camera to take pictur-- wait, what’s that in the last photo?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.8%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Mystery 12.8%, Horror 12.8%, Stylized 9.5%

Aghori is a psychological horror game set in the Himalayan foothills. Unravel dark rituals, cursed forests, and forgotten villages as Rudra searches for his missing friends in a narrative-rich journey through fear, mysticism, and the unknown

Why similar: Narration 26.4%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 16.3%, Mystery 11.8%, Multiple Endings 7.2%

A lightweight psychological horror and a walking simulator, where the player needs to carefully observe the surroundings to succesfully flee from this wretched place.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 14.4%, Surreal 11.6%, Retro 7.5%

Where The Crows Roam is a survival horror game made by a sixth grader in his free time. In this game you will get to explore the now deserted Stunig City and its outer ruins. Watch your back because you never know what is watching you. Can you survive?

Why similar: Abstract 21.8%, Stylized 15.2%, Horror 14.7%, Surreal 13.9%, Walking Simulator 13.1%

The most accurate depiction of the backrooms.

Why similar: Horror 18.3%, Retro 16.8%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Surreal 11.7%

An anomaly horror game with a big twist: YOU hide the anomalies. As the Night Auditor for the Queen Anne's Lace hotel, your job is to keep your guests checked in. Forever.

Why similar: Abstract 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Surreal 14.4%, Walking Simulator 14%, Horror 13%

S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored is a science fiction FPS puzzle horror game, which takes place a few months after the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant disaster. Experience a tale about an unexplored area within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone - The S.W.A.N. Institute.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.7%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Narration 12.6%, Horror 11.7%, Dark 11.7%

Uncover the mystery of an arctic cargo outpost's lost crew in this horror game. Take in the frozen sea and delve into the depths of the facility, finding items and uncovering new paths with each one to learn what really happened here. But be careful, because something else might be here with you.

Why similar: Horror 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Dark 10.4%, Surreal 8.4%

A parody homage to classic RPG Maker horror games where your name will make an impact on the events you encounter as you travel through the abstract environment you have escaped to.

Why similar: Abstract 17.4%, Surreal 14%, Old School 13.4%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Horror 11.9%

EPONYMOUS: In Which a Work Is Known by Its Reading is a short-form narrative about unreliable infrastructures.

Why similar: Abstract 17%, Surreal 14.1%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Old School 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.4%

FoMO is an experimental first-person horror with unpredictable mazes, a suffocating atmosphere, and a decaying retro look. No weapons, only escape, paranoia, and choices that accelerate the horror.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15%, Retro 13.4%, Dark 13.2%, Walking Simulator 13%, Interactive Fiction 10%

Step into the role of a blind boy hunted by a paranormal entity. Can you avoid being kidnapped by navigating the world through echolocation and listening for every rustle?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 12.2%, Narration 11.1%, Abstract 8.7%

You haven't been outside in quite a while. The sky was enveloped by a strange layer of clouds that's been blocking the sunlight for months. Something’s brewing in the air… and now it has found its way into your apartment.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.8%, Dark 16.2%, Narration 13.1%, Horror 13%, Retro 10.8%

Butler Guillotine is an absurdist point & click horror about flesh filled puppets in a mishapen hotel. Follow different characters' intertiwining paths and unearth forgotten events from a time long gone. Bring the ceremony to a halt.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.6%, Narration 13.4%, Surreal 13.1%, Horror 11.3%, Abstract 11.2%

A psychological horror experience where reality twists behind every corner. Explore disturbing rooms, uncover buried memories, and descend into madness. Can you make it through all one hundred doors?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.5%, Old School 10.6%, Stylized 10.1%, Dark 9.4%, FPS 8.5%