Games Like Almost Home Now

Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.

Why similar: Horror 41.8%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Retro 12.3%, Adventure 6.1%

This is a recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process, and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....

Why similar: Horror 41.8%, Psychological Horror 41.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Adventure 5.1%, Indie 2.7%

Fears to Fathom is an episodic psychological horror game where each episode unveils a short story narrated by the ones who survived.

Why similar: Horror 40.3%, Psychological Horror 31.2%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Adventure 3.9%

A free, VHS styled, first-person found footage horror game, which runs exactly for 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

Why similar: Horror 40.2%, Psychological Horror 36.9%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Atmospheric 4.4%, Indie 3.7%

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 27.2%, Horror 24.3%, Retro 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Third Person 11.4%

It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.

Why similar: Horror 35.5%, Psychological Horror 28%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Linear 11.4%, 3D 6.9%

Play through a common childhood fear about turning the lights off and going to bed.

Why similar: Horror 44.5%, Psychological Horror 28.8%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Adventure 7.7%, 3D 3.8%

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.4%, Horror 26.8%, Retro 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.

Why similar: Horror 39.3%, Psychological Horror 29.1%, Retro 12.9%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Adventure 6.4%

A casual healing rpg that takes players on a journey around the house from the perspective of a young girl, what does she do when she's home alone? What strange things will you come across in the process, and while exploring, perhaps... What other strange secrets might you discover?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.1%, Horror 33.8%, Pixel Graphics 19.7%, Adventure 3.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Frightence is a short, intense first-person horror experience.

Why similar: Horror 74.2%, Adventure 21.2%, Singleplayer 4.6%

Shadow of Pharos is a short first-person horror game.

Why similar: Horror 37.6%, Psychological Horror 30.2%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 8%, 3D 4.7%

Bleeding Roots is a free fifteen minute horror game about a man taking care of his plants throughout the seasons.

Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Linear 11.4%, Atmospheric 11.1%

Escape a distorted version of your own newly rented apartment in this interactive nightmare.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 42.3%, Horror 26.9%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Adventure 8.6%, 3D 4.3%

Alone at night, working at a petrol station deep in the American wheat belt. Something feels off... are you sure you're alone? A short 10-15 minute horror game with multiple endings.

Why similar: Horror 34.9%, Psychological Horror 26.5%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Adventure 12.2%, 3D 10.9%

Play through a common childhood fear about turning the lights off and going to bed. This time extended, remastered, and re-imagined.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.2%, Horror 36.7%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Adventure 8.6%, 3D 4.5%

ONLY FACES REMAIN is a short psychological horror game focused on exploration and atmosphere. You play as Marlene, a backpacker traveling alone who rents a cheap room to spend the night. What starts as a cheap place to sleep soon turns into a dangerous situation.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 47.3%, Horror 37.1%, Adventure 8.5%, 3D 3.1%, Singleplayer 2.6%

A bite-sized psychological horror game about a wayward soul who seeks transformation through a sinister ritual.

Why similar: Horror 41.7%, Psychological Horror 40.7%, Adventure 8.1%, 3D 7.5%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Where home feels wrong, and you're anything but welcome

Why similar: Psychological Horror 43.9%, Horror 39.3%, 3D 7.9%, Adventure 6.6%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Play as a clothing store worker who is just finishing up her shift and preparing to go home. However, as you make your way towards the exit, the power suddenly goes out, leaving you trapped inside the store.

Why similar: Horror 23.1%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Adventure 14.7%, Linear 13.6%

Short first-person horror experience with a unique mirror mechanic. Escape from an invisible monster that can be only seen in the reflection.

Why similar: Horror 60.6%, Adventure 14%, Atmospheric 13.6%, 3D 5.1%, Singleplayer 4.1%

Step into the shoes of a young girl who must face solitude and mystery while waiting for her mother at the taco stand where she works. It’s a rainy night, but that won’t stop some unwelcome visitors from showing up...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 42.2%, Horror 41.9%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Indie 2.2%

You’re just trying to get home. It’s only a quarter mile. One street. What could go wrong.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 74.8%, Linear 13.3%, 3D 8.8%, Indie 1.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%

A PSX Inspired horror game where you must work and cook at a shop late at night and the horrors that comes with it.

Why similar: Horror 38.2%, Psychological Horror 34.8%, Retro 16.2%, Adventure 7.2%, Indie 1.8%

In Guilty Me, take the role of Lucy on a scary nighttime journey home from the coffee shop. Face psychological terror, explore a dark environment, and uncover hidden secrets. Survive the chase and immerse yourself in a gripping walk simulator of suspense.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.7%, Horror 32.1%, Linear 16.8%, 3D 6.2%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 37%, Horror 33.1%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Linear 10.8%, Adventure 5%

A horror walking sim that emphasizes atmosphere, tension, fear, and immersive storytelling, all heightened by well-timed jump scares. The game takes place in a village frozen in time, stuck somewhere in the mid-20th century.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.6%, Horror 34.2%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Linear 9.5%, 3D 3.4%

A Horror Adventure Game with Multiple Endings

Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.2%, Horror 38%, 3D 10.4%, Adventure 9.9%, Indie 1.8%

A short 5 minute horror game!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.3%, Horror 33.7%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Adventure 8.2%, 3D 8%

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: Horror 39.1%, Psychological Horror 34.7%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Multiplayer 7.4%, 3D 3.4%

Experience psychological horror in a large abandoned hospital. Hide, explore and survive from a mysterious creature living in the ruins of this hospital.

Why similar: Horror 66.4%, Psychological Horror 13%, Adventure 9.6%, 3D 6.5%, Singleplayer 2.7%

A PSX retro horror game made by a sixth grader. Your car runs out of gas on your way to an abandoned carnival now infested with danger at every corner.

Why similar: Horror 45.4%, Pixel Graphics 23.6%, Adventure 9%, Atmospheric 7.5%, 3D 5.1%

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.9%, Horror 31.5%, Retro 13.8%, Linear 7.2%, Adventure 6.2%

Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 35%, Horror 31.1%, Linear 11.6%, Adventure 7.5%, Atmospheric 7.4%

VHS Collection: Goodnight Me is a short horror game where reality blurs with nightmares over five eerie days. Experience strange events, unsettling dreams, and unravel a chilling mystery in a remote house. Can you survive the madness, or will the nightmare consume you?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.3%, Horror 29.9%, Retro 16.2%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Adventure 5.3%

Welcome home Amelia, familiar eyes are watching you, and they want to play. Home alone you can feel them. You can hear their footsteps. You need to move. You have limited visibility. Light a matchstick to see in the dark. Close your eyes. Start begging for your life.

Why similar: Horror 59.6%, Adventure 26.1%, Indie 14.3%

Callus is a short psychological horror (~30 minutes) in the walking simulator genre, featuring jump scares and themes of cruelty and overprotection. It was released as a transitional project between larger releases, with an intentionally simple story and concise gameplay.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.5%, Horror 33.7%, Atmospheric 13.2%, 3D 6.3%, Retro 2.1%

Fragments of Dread is an episodic psychological horror series. Each episode tells a self-contained story of dread, fear, and survival.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.6%, Horror 33%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Adventure 5.2%, 3D 4.6%

Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.9%, Horror 27.8%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Linear 8%

A dimly lit room, her first time stay home.... Do you gently watch over little Anna? Or....

Why similar: Psychological Horror 46.4%, Horror 29.9%, Retro 14%, Adventure 6.2%, Singleplayer 1.8%

A recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process? and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....

Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.4%, Horror 33.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Adventure 9.2%, Indie 3.4%

A Prologue to Almost My Floor, an upcoming horror-themed point'n'click adventure. Alex is a real fan of creepy stuff and horror movies, but he never expected to experience it himself just by taking the elevator back home! Can he avoid the madness and deal with the evil he's up against?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.7%, Horror 36.4%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Adventure 8.9%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Explore and experience this horror story, as you embark on an ghostly adventure unlike anything you have played before. Come face-to-face with terror itself as you look for your missing sister.

Why similar: Horror 42.5%, Psychological Horror 28.2%, Adventure 15.1%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Indie 6%

Before you realize it, dreams have become a curse. Wander through a darkened room and descend into the depths of her mind. A story-driven first-person horror game that leads you into an abyss of anguish and despair. Dedicated to those who once pursued their dreams—and to those who still do.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.5%, Horror 28.9%, Retro 16.9%, Adventure 9.4%, Atmospheric 3.2%

Short atmospheric first person horror game with elements of quest and shooter about being lost in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by weird mist.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.4%, Horror 26.4%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Linear 8.1%

It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.

Why similar: Horror 30.1%, Psychological Horror 30%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Retro 10.6%, Adventure 7.1%

From the darkness is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an old Soviet abandoned apartment.

Why similar: Horror 39.3%, Psychological Horror 32.9%, Multiplayer 8.5%, Atmospheric 5.7%, Linear 4.3%

Rhome is a first-person dark atmospheric exploration game made by students at SMU Guildhall. Players navigate an increasingly chaotic and psychologically unnerving environment to reveal the fate of Hailey Rhome. Proceeds from your purchase on Steam go to support student development.

Why similar: Horror 28.5%, Psychological Horror 26.4%, Adventure 20.6%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Indie 8.1%

Immersed in her nightmares, in a chaotic reality, confused and all alone. The only safe place is her room, but not forever... She wanders through an empty city and strange places while fleeing from creatures lurking in the darkness to find out what's going on. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.1%, Horror 24.3%, Retro 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Atmospheric 8.8%

Missing Hiker is a short indie horror game, where your brother Ethan went missing while hiking and you need to find him.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.9%, Horror 27.7%, Retro 14.6%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Multiplayer 7.9%

A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 46.5%, Horror 34%, Multiplayer 6%, Adventure 5.4%, Indie 3.5%

A girl who has lost her memory must collect five scattered memory fragments in the school to remember the events of that day.

Why similar: Horror 55.2%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Adventure 12.3%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Indie 2.5%

A thirty-minute childhood-horror walking-sim about toys and a giant rat. A short, single-sitting experience.

Why similar: Horror 41.1%, Psychological Horror 35%, Adventure 16.7%, Indie 7.2%

Take on night shifts at a remote motel, handle unsettling guests, and navigate eerie events. Experience Emma’s unnerving apartment life, feel the unease of being watched, and question what’s real as the line between reality and nightmare blurs.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 43%, Horror 33.2%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Adventure 7.2%, 3D 4.6%

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 30.5%, Horror 28.9%, Retro 15.4%, Atmospheric 10%, Linear 6.8%

A short Psychological Horror Experience for one night that takes you through the dark corridors of a mental asylum. For best experience a dark room and headphones recommended.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.4%, Horror 34.8%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Linear 9.2%, Adventure 4.1%

There's nothing scarier than waking up in the middle of the forest alone... or so it seems. Taking control of Rachel in this short, story driven, exploration game, you must find out where you are, why you're there, and most importantly, how to get out. What will you uncover when you delve into the unknown?

Why similar: Adventure 72.4%, Indie 27.6%

Closer To Home is a dialogue-focused surreal horror exploration game. Navigate connections between reality and dreams, look for weird stuff and make friends. There is no reason to fear death.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 47%, Horror 36.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Indie 0.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Death Motel is a short, intense first-person horror experience about the paranormal events occurring at abandoned Crimson Motel.

Why similar: Horror 46.9%, Psychological Horror 36.2%, Adventure 15%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Home is a unique horror adventure set in a beautifully-realized pixel world. It’s a murder mystery with a twist—because you decide what ultimately happens.

Why similar: Horror 43.9%, Pixel Graphics 22.8%, Adventure 11.9%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Indie 5.4%