- #1 Overtime Anomaly
97% matchVery Positive84% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: BiteMe Games
Windows
You're working overtime again in your dead-end job, whilst your boss is on vacation. However, strange things are happening throughout the office. Complete your daily work tasks, explore your office, report any anomalies you may find, and you may just find yourself getting a promotion...
Why similar: Immersive Sim 22%, Walking Simulator 20.4%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Surreal 11.6%, First-Person 6.1%
- #2 Liminal Exit
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: LittleRedDread
Windows
Step into an uncanny building trapped in endless loops. Use the elevator, uncover unsettling anomalies, and evade the Entity lurking behind you. Liminal Exit is an immersive game inspired by liminal spaces and Exit 8. Explore 3 liminal space floors and track anomalies to escape, but watch your back!
Why similar: Immersive Sim 22.1%, Walking Simulator 19.3%, Surreal 9.6%, Puzzle 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #3 Office After Hours
96% matchVery Positive95% of 152 reviews2025
Dev: gameandcode
Windows
Spot anomalies and uncover hidden clues to escape an office where overwork turns strange and experiments happen more often than coffee breaks.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.8%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Surreal 15%, First-Person 9.7%, Horror 9.4%
- #4 Platform 8
95% matchVery Positive87% of 2,690 reviews2024
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 45%
You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.2%, Immersive Sim 17.3%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Puzzle 9.2%, Simulation 6.8%
- #5 異ノ故リ-Isolated Hours-
94% matchVery Positive89% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Byking RooKIESPub: Byking Inc.
Windows
A 3D horror game where your only goal is to finish your work… and survive the night. Unnatural anomalies creep into the office as you complete your tasks. Can you make it to the end of your shift alive.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 15.4%, Thriller 7.6%, First-Person 7.4%
- #6 The Exit 8
94% matchVery Positive93% of 10,866 reviews2023
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
Why similar: Immersive Sim 19.8%, Walking Simulator 19.2%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Puzzle 9%, Surreal 8.4%
- #7 Anomalies Detective
93% matchMostly Positive75% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: ChenGame
Windows
A psychological horror game with a chapter-based plot, thriller and unusual elements! You are a novice paranormal detective, exploring secrets and finding ways to escape in an infinite loop of scenes. Many unusual things happen during this process, as if some strange force wants to devour you...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.5%, Immersive Sim 23.7%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, First-Person 10%, Horror 9.3%
- #8 holo8
92% matchVery Positive90% of 163 reviews2025
Dev: frog blendPub: holo Indie
Windows
Escape from the looping office. Observe the office carefully and look for any anomaly to reach the main entrance.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.6%, Psychological Horror 23%, Horror 13.4%, Simulation 8.6%, First-Person 7.6%
- #9 Dead end Exit 8
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 128 reviews2024
Dev: Linkup
Windows
This is a thriller game based on memory puzzles that supports PC play and VR mode. The theme is inspired by people's depression and tension while waiting in the hospital.In an infinite loop space, one must carefully observe all abnormal information and strive to escape from the infinite space
Why similar: Immersive Sim 22%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Puzzle 8.6%, Horror 8.6%
- #10 Anomaly Loop
91% matchVery Positive89% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: DidOne
Windows
You woke up and found yourself in an anomalous endless place from which it is not so easy to get out. Carefully observe your surroundings to find a way out of this place.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.8%, Immersive Sim 20.5%, Simulation 11.9%, Puzzle 11.1%, Psychological Horror 6.8%
- #11 Shift 87
90% matchVery Positive88% of 208 reviews2024
Dev: PixelsplitPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Your task today: Memorize your environment and report any anomalies. Good luck with your shift! "Shift 87" is an observation horror game with subtle anomalies and unsettling occurrences.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.2%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Puzzle 10.6%, Thriller 10.4%, First-Person 10.1%
- #12 PAGER
89% matchVery Positive87% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: bilge
Windows
You are wetware, working a mysterious job.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.2%, Immersive Sim 17.2%, Surreal 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #13 Lost in Anomaly
89% matchMixed64% of 1,146 reviews2024
Dev: Aximus Games
Windows
In Lost in Anomaly, you wake up on the 9th floor of an unknown building. The only way out of here is to detect and mark anomalies. One wrong move and you could be trapped forever.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Immersive Sim 15.2%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 9.5%, Surreal 9.4%
- #14 Finnish Cottage 8
88% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Savukivi Games
Windows
You've been trapped in a looping Finnish summer cottage. Use your observation and memory to find anomalies and make the right choice to escape the Finnish Cottage 8.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.4%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Immersive Sim 10.6%, Puzzle 9.4%, Horror 8.2%
- #15 I'm on Observation Duty 8
86% matchVery Positive96% of 219 reviews2025
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.8%, Horror 21.2%, Puzzle 18.3%, Surreal 18%, 3D 4.8%
- #16 Floor 9
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 207 reviews2024
Dev: Room Games
Windows · Mac
In Floor 9, you find yourself trapped in a mysterious hotel known as "Hotel Liminal." To escape, you must identify anomalies on each floor. These anomalies can be anywhere - on the ground, in paintings, or even right in front of your eyes.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 19%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Surreal 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #17 The Anomalous Hour
86% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: Gambir Studio
Windows
You are alone in a deserted station. Or are you? Take pictures of strange anomalies around the station and you might find a way out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 14.1%, First-Person 10.8%, Simulation 8.7%
- #18 Kyoto Anomaly
84% matchVery Positive99% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: BiteMe Games
Windows
You find yourself trapped in the endless maze of Kyoto's backstreets, trying to reach the temple of Hōkan-ji before the main tourist rush. Inspect the street for anomalies, choose the right path, and reach your destination... or be trapped forever.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.5%, Immersive Sim 14%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 7.3%, Surreal 7.1%
- #19 Prison Loop
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Leakage Games
Windows
Embark on a journey of anomalies and repetition in "Prison Loop," a captivating indie puzzle game. Trapped in a mysterious temporal loop within a high-security prison, your objective is to observe anomalies throughout the environment.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.8%, Immersive Sim 16.8%, Surreal 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #20 Stairway
84% matchVery Positive94% of 351 reviews2024
Dev: Hungry Games
Windows
Get out of the building via the stairway. Observe the levels carefully for a successful exit.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.4%, Immersive Sim 21.7%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Simulation 7.9%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #21 PEXIT 8
83% matchVery Positive92% of 235 reviews2025
Dev: lemorion_1224
Windows
Penguin × Exit 8 : A unique combination Escape from the endlessly looping hallway. If you find an anomaly, choose YES PEN. If there is no anomaly, choose NO PEN. All anomalies contain penguin elements. Penguins are after you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.5%, Horror 22.1%, Puzzle 14.3%, Adventure 9.7%, 3D 7.7%
- #22 In Our Parlor
82% matchVery Positive84% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Justin WoottenPub: Wickwire Game Studio
Windows
In Our Parlor is a short, horror walking simulator. The player must make their way through a mysterious manor to unfold the story, find the parlor, and escape this nightmare. Navigate a series of dark set pieces and follow the music to discover the path forward.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 27%, Walking Simulator 24.6%, First-Person 11.1%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Linear 9.3%
- #23 Night at the Office
82% matchVery Positive81% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
You work late at the office not long after the death of a colleague. Throughout the night, all sorts of phenomenon begin to terrorize you, slowly uncovering the death of a fellow colleague. Who killed Joseph Anadam and why must you go through this trial to find out?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.8%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 14.2%, Thriller 10.9%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #24 NO.8 High School
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: MakeThings Group
Windows
You've returned to your high school classroom, where time seems to stand still. You need to look around and find something unusual to get through the last 30 days of school.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 21.7%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Simulation 7.5%, First-Person 7.2%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #25 Shifting To The Backrooms
79% matchVery Positive85% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Oopsome Games
Windows
Experience Will's complicated story, find a way out of the nightmare of liminal spaces by solving challenging puzzles and avoiding dangerous entities — all this awaits you in "Shifting To The Backrooms".
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Surreal 12.8%, Puzzle 12.8%, Horror 12.2%
- #26 Effugium
81% matchMixed60% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Souporno GhoshPub: Team Glasses
Windows
Explore a cold, abandoned, and dreary facility to piece together its mysteries and find a means for escape from the horror that lurks within.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.9%, Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 16%, First-Person 13.3%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #27 Sector 404
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Empty Studio
Windows
Sector 404 is a first-person anomaly horror game set in a crumbling Soviet housing block. After taking your medicine, your world begins to fracture. Climb from floor to floor, uncovering distorted anomalies and your own unraveling mind. Miss too much, and reality resets. Will you ever make it home?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.1%, Immersive Sim 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 8.7%, First-Person 7.8%
- #28 SCP-3008: Infinite Store
77% matchVery Positive86% of 103 reviews2026
Dev: YAPPub: Yet Another Publisher
Windows · Mac
An observation-driven psychological horror set inside an endless furniture superstore. Spot anomalies, choose the correct path, complete your shopping list — and escape the loop.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 21.1%, Surreal 14.6%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Thriller 9.7%, Horror 9.1%
- #29 Seybul Tech
78% matchVery Positive91% of 135 reviews2023
Dev: Seybul Tech
Windows
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 31.9%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Surreal 19.1%, Horror 10.6%, Realistic 5.3%
- #30 SCP: Daybreak
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 392 reviews2022
Dev: SquiffyDev
Windows
An open-ended, SCP-based, atmospheric, exploration-focused, survival-horror game with puzzle elements and replayability.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.9%, Puzzle 14.5%, First-Person 11.4%, Simulation 11%, Horror 8.4%
- #31 The Cubicle.
80% matchVery Positive87% of 620 reviews2016
Dev: Roel van BeekPub: Pelican Party Studios
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 18%
The Cubicle is a short VR experience about your regular everyday job in an office, or is it?
Why similar: Horror 44.9%, Simulation 34.2%, Adventure 14.6%, Indie 6.3%
- #32 Blueman
75% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Ankoku
Windows
Blueman — a grim intern simulator set inside a hellish corporation. On each floor, a new mini-game awaits you, reflecting everyday office life.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 22.8%, Surreal 11.5%, Puzzle 11%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Horror 8.7%
- #33 Employee of The Month
76% matchVery Positive95% of 175 reviews2022
Dev: Projeckt Skeleton
Windows
An atmospheric retro inspired survival horror game. Enjoy the late shift at 'The Month' in an abstract and unsettling night of terror, spooks and convenience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 49.9%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Puzzle 11.9%, Atmospheric 6.2%, First-Person 5.8%
- #34 50 Floors: The Paranormal Investigators Prologue
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 477 reviews2024
Dev: Arsonist Studio
Windows
Find a way out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Surreal 14.3%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 10%, First-Person 9.1%
- #35 DEAD END
76% matchVery Positive83% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: PHANTOM PIXEL
Windows
Trapped in a hallucinatory, liminal-space style underground passageway, explore and unravel the endless "dead-end" paths to find a way forward. "Dead Path is a short ambient horror puzzle game that references Exit 8, but with a completely different core mechanic.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Puzzle 11.4%, Horror 10.4%, Surreal 8.7%
- #36 Empty Gauge
73% matchNo user reviews96% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Playnova Studio
Windows
A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, First-Person 10.8%, Thriller 10.4%, Horror 10.3%
- #37 The Backrooms: Unbounded
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 678 reviews2023
Dev: BluSkie
Windows
The Backrooms: Unbounded is a Free Simple Linear single player first person body camera horror game based on the backrooms. You take the role of a police officer who noclips out of reality while on duty. Will you make it out alive?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.9%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 10.6%, Puzzle 10.1%, First-Person 9.4%
- #38 Abnormal1999:Sector 49
73% matchVery Positive96% of 140 reviews2024
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
Abnormal1999: Sector 49 is a challenging mystery puzzle game. You play as Sam, searching for your daughter in the abandoned Sector 49. Collect 10 consciousnesses to open the portal and escape.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.5%, Immersive Sim 23.2%, Puzzle 15.3%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Adventure 7.8%
- #39 Hotel 188
73% matchVery Positive88% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Leonn CamayoPub: Andes Interactive
Windows
Dive into a realistic experience of the Backrooms, without jumpscares, getting lost in impossible spaces and feeling like something is watching you. The uncertainty of not knowing where you're going will make you want to quit… Will you be able to make it to the end?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.1%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Immersive Sim 16.6%, First-Person 11%, Realistic 8.2%
- #40 Jumpscare Simulator: System Breach
72% matchVery Positive91% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: Durultay Games
Windows
Jumpscare Simulator is a sci-fi horror game featuring a story-driven main game and two additional game modes. Pass through doors carefully, battle the simulation, and try to fall from your seat as little as possible!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.4%, Psychological Horror 15%, Puzzle 11.5%, Horror 11.3%, Thriller 10.8%
- #41 13层:公寓异常管理员 13 Floors: Anomalies
74% matchMixed66% of 125 reviews2024
Dev: LU
Windows
You get a strange job. Your job is to patrol a 13th-floor apartment, look for anomalies...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.5%, Psychological Horror 15%, First-Person 14.7%, Simulation 14.3%, 3D 11.4%
- #42 Liminal City
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: LIGHTWORKER GAMES
Windows
Liminal City is a psychological horror and exploration game based on found footage, set in Backrooms Level 11. Walk through the streets of Level 11, filled with soulless buildings, dynamically moving to different levels and searching for a way out. Once you fall in here will you be able to get out?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.4%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Thriller 9.5%, Horror 8.8%, First-Person 8.6%
- #43 Room 404
70% matchVery Positive91% of 189 reviews2025
Dev: Multimedium
Windows
Room 404 is a first-person Chinese horror game.Players must discern anomalies within an endlessly looping corridor, make decisions,and attempts to unravel the mysteries surrounding themselves and the four floors of the apartment.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 25.7%, Walking Simulator 22.8%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Simulation 7.8%, Horror 5.9%
- #44 Liminalcore
71% matchVery Positive83% of 688 reviews2024
Dev: Shadow Owl Studios
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Explore and admire while navigate through eerie, surreal environments inspired by the Backrooms lore. Explore this uncanny world lost in time and get lost in the otherworldly architecture in a world where reality bends and your sanity is tested.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.9%, Immersive Sim 23%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Surreal 12.5%, Realistic 7.8%
- #45 Dollmare
69% matchVery Positive94% of 2,064 reviews2024
Dev: Alex GradePub: Almost Done Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You've accepted a shady job offer at a doll factory. Inspect dolls for defects and anomalies. Follow strange protocols. Don't get fired and stay alive.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.7%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 12.1%, First-Person 10.6%, Simulation 9.9%
- #46 POOLS
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,218 reviews2024
Dev: Tensori
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.1%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Surreal 16.6%, First-Person 10.2%, Realistic 8.4%
- #47 The Closing Shift
71% matchMixed67% of 117 reviews2025
Dev: Bird Box Games
Windows
A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.
Why similar: Simulation 26.3%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Horror 20.1%, 3D 16.3%, Thriller 15%
- #48 Mimic Search
70% matchVery Positive88% of 1,002 reviews2024
Dev: Gemezl
Windows
Mimic Search is a short indie horror game, in which you take the role of a police officer investigating a recent mimic attack.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Immersive Sim 14.8%, Horror 14.3%, Thriller 12.7%
- #49 Exit Together
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Çınar's Art
Windows
ANOMALY LOOP ADVENTURE Play solo or with up to 6 players. Spot anomalies, solve puzzles, and escape the loop. Will you reach Room 9 or stay trapped forever?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.3%, Immersive Sim 20.1%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Puzzle 9.1%, Horror 8.6%
- #50 The Cabin Factory
68% matchVery Positive91% of 3,623 reviews2024
Dev: International Cat StudiosPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.8%, Immersive Sim 19.6%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 10.8%, Choices Matter 7.7%
- #51 One Late Night: Deadline
77% matchMostly Negative30% of 200 reviews2014
Dev: Black Curtain Studio
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 25%
One Late Night: Deadline continues the story of One Late Night, a horror/mystery game where you play the role of an office worker caught in the middle of the paranormal activity that has broken out in a seemingly ordinary office building. Freely explore the 5 story office complex that houses several different companies.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Surreal 14%, Horror 13.5%, First-Person 12.5%, Thriller 9.5%
- #52 I'm on Observation Duty 7
67% matchVery Positive95% of 432 reviews2024
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.9%, Immersive Sim 22.4%, Horror 17.5%, Puzzle 17.1%, Realistic 7.4%
- #53 Enter The Backrooms
69% matchVery Positive88% of 1,046 reviews2021
Dev: Justin KrohPub: Cosmic Crow Creations
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
An indie psychological horror experience about surviving infinity. Navigate an endless expanse of rooms, ascend through various levels, gather items and artifacts, avoid going insane, evade corrupted entities, and see just how deep the realm known as The Backrooms goes.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.7%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Procedural Generation 14.7%, Horror 11.5%, Surreal 9.8%
- #54 Midnight Shift
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: Shatter Glass games
Windows
A 90's horror inspired first-person game about working the midnight shift at a gas station.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, First-Person 11.2%, Horror 11%, Linear 10.5%
- #55 Exit The Abyss
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Veloneer Games
Windows
Exit the Abyss is a psychological horror game where you are trapped in an abandoned, haunted hospital. The game focuses on an oppressive atmosphere, exploration, and mysteries, with minimalist puzzle elements. Immerse yourself in a distorted reality, confront your fears, and find the way out!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.1%, Surreal 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Puzzle 10.8%, First-Person 8.8%
- #56 The Night Cleaner
66% matchVery Positive86% of 113 reviews2026
Dev: Yamoto
Windows
Night shift office cleaning. All that greets you, a new hire, is a dirty floor… and a formless sense of unease. In the silent floors above, something is unmistakably moving.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.5%, Immersive Sim 26.8%, Psychological Horror 10%, First-Person 9.2%, Horror 8.1%
- #57 Subliminal
65% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,177 reviews2026
Dev: Accidental StudiosPub: Gone Shootin
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Subliminal is a psychological horror game inspired by the urban legend of The Backrooms. Bleeding edge lighting and rendering, handcrafted open-ended levels, light and perspective-based puzzles, nostalgic spaces, unfamiliar faces, and a rotting feeling that something is not quite right.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 20.7%, Surreal 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Thriller 10.5%, Horror 9%
- #58 LIMINAL SHIFT
66% matchVery Positive82% of 252 reviews2025
Dev: NextPhase Studios
Windows
Liminal Shift is a unique atmospheric suspense game developed using the latest Unreal Engine 5 technologies such as Lumen and Nanite. With every step you take, Liminal Shift pushes you deeper into an eerie, unsettling experience like no other.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.7%, Immersive Sim 15%, Surreal 9.6%, First-Person 8.9%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #59 Museum of Monoliths
68% matchVery Positive92% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: Podoba InteractivePub: Marevo Collective
Windows
A slow burn walking sim with an interactive soundtrack and horror vibes. You explore abstract locations and create your own unique sound for each of them by moving around and using Monoliths.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28%, Surreal 17.2%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, First-Person 7.2%, Thriller 6.8%
- #60 White Room Protocol
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 11.6%, Thriller 10.1%, First-Person 7.6%