Games Like Amenti

MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.

Why similar: Horror 38.7%, Dark 25.8%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Adventure 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features a central photography mechanic used to solve puzzles and interact with supernatural entities in a psychological horror setting.

Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

Why similar: Horror 40.2%, Dark 16.1%, Walking Simulator 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9%, Realistic 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Provides an intense, exploration-heavy psychological horror experience that mirrors the atmospheric dread found in Amenti.

The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.

Why similar: Horror 23.5%, Dark 17.4%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Exploration 10.5%, Atmospheric 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic walking simulator that excels at shifting environments and psychological storytelling.

Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Dark 15.2%, Cinematic 14.9%, Psychological 10.5%, Exploration 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror walking simulator that focuses on atmospheric storytelling and claustrophobic environments.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

Why similar: Horror 49%, Dark 14.3%, Walking Simulator 10%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Psychological Horror 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for sanity-based horror set within ancient, oppressive architecture.

A cursed legacy awakens something ancient, revealing a terrifying reality never meant for human eyes. Follow your missing uncle’s trail, uncover forbidden secrets, and face a Lovecraftian cosmic horror in this first‑person adventure.

Why similar: Horror 20.6%, Walking Simulator 20.4%, Exploration 10.6%, Realistic 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features Lovecraftian exploration and atmospheric investigation within mysterious, otherworldly locations.

Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.

Why similar: Horror 25.4%, Walking Simulator 20%, Dark 14.1%, Realistic 10.7%, Atmospheric 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply unsettling psychological horror game that relies on exploration and environmental clues to build tension.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38%, Horror 19.1%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Exploration 12%, Adventure 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines high-fidelity exploration and photography with a haunting, narrative-driven mystery.

Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?

Why similar: Horror 19.3%, Cinematic 17.8%, Psychological 16.8%, Dark 15.6%, Atmospheric 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, realistic psychological thriller that heavily utilizes photography as a core gameplay mechanic.

A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.8%, Horror 15%, Dark 13.3%, Cinematic 13.1%, Exploration 7%

Why You'll Like It: Captures a distinct retro aesthetic while delivering a narrative-focused, atmospheric horror experience.

Conarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s novella "At the Mountains of Madness", but largely set after the original story.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.7%, Horror 31.8%, Adventure 13.8%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Psychological Horror 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploring ancient, Lovecraftian ruins with a strong emphasis on atmospheric tension.

1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.

Why similar: Horror 36.3%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Dark 10.9%, Adventure 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: An investigative horror game that captures the feeling of uncovering forbidden knowledge in ancient settings.

God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Horror 18.1%, Dark 16.3%, Psychological 10.5%, Atmospheric 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror experience that relies on environmental storytelling and a dark, oppressive atmosphere.

You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.6%, Horror 17.8%, Dark 14.5%, Realistic 12.2%, Atmospheric 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror title that emphasizes realistic visuals and atmospheric exploration.

Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, Horror 18.4%, Dark 14%, Realistic 13.2%, Atmospheric 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic walking simulator that focuses on building tension through isolation and psychological horror.

Alone on a remote island, you're tasked with keeping a lighthouse. But the horrific events that claimed the lives of previous keepers still whisper through the air. Each day, the line between reality and delusion fades and something in the dark is waiting for the last keeper

Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.3%, Horror 13.1%, Dark 12.2%, Cinematic 12%, 1980s 10%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric horror game that centers on exploration and uncovering dark secrets in an isolated location.

ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.7%, Cinematic 14.2%, Dark 13.4%, Aliens 11.9%, Horror 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic, atmospheric horror game that emphasizes immersion and environmental storytelling.

You have been sent photographs of a place where, according to rumors, an artifact of an ancient civilization is hidden... Do you dare to go there?!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.5%, Horror 17.2%, Dark 12.7%, Cinematic 10.2%, Psychological 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that prioritizes exploration and narrative discovery.

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 33.5%, Walking Simulator 18.5%, Dark 17.9%, Psychological Horror 7.2%, Realistic 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short, intense atmospheric horror game that focuses on exploration and building dread in a dark environment.

Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.

Why similar: Horror 31.5%, 1980s 24.3%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Adventure 10.1%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a retro 1980s aesthetic to deliver a series of psychological horror vignettes that feel grounded yet surreal.

The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.7%, Horror 15.8%, Dark 13.5%, Cinematic 9.8%, Realistic 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven walking simulator that focuses on psychological horror and investigative elements.

Guarding the graveyard shift is often considered one of the most terrifying jobs globally, but night guarding at Whispering Winds Cemetery surpasses any other cemetery in horror! Being Night Security in this place will turn into a nightmare for you that you may never forget.

Why similar: Horror 19.6%, Dark 18.4%, Cinematic 14.8%, Realistic 12.6%, Exploration 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric horror game that focuses on dark, investigative gameplay and exploration.

A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.

Why similar: Dark 24.1%, Horror 24.1%, Cinematic 11.2%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Exploration 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric investigation game that emphasizes the vulnerability of the protagonist against an ancient, stalking presence.

DreadOut is a third person supernatural horror game where you play as Linda, a high school student trapped in an old abandoned town. Equipped with her trusty smart-phone, she will battle against terrifying encounters and solve mysterious puzzles which will ultimately determine her fate.

Why similar: Horror 73.1%, Adventure 10.7%, Atmospheric 5.5%, Supernatural 3.6%, Psychological Horror 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique photography mechanic used to battle and document supernatural entities.

The 18th Attic is a psychological horror game where you play as a man trapped in the attic with your cat companion, armed only with a camera. Hunt down paranormal anomalies by taking their pictures and detecting their presence to unravel secrets of your past. Each photo unlocks a new memory.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.6%, Horror 15%, Dark 13.2%, Cinematic 12%, Psychological 10.3%

What hides in the depths of the forest?!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18%, Horror 14.4%, Cinematic 13.2%, Realistic 9.6%, Psychological 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric exploration game that focuses on uncovering historical mysteries through a horror lens.

You receive a cursed digital camera that captures ghosts from a strange website. The website allows you to liberate your loved ones by uploading images of their spirits using the camera. You decide to go to the nearest park where your girl was last seen.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Horror 17%, 1980s 13%, Realistic 12.6%, Dark 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a 1990s aesthetic and photography-based gameplay to deliver a focused psychological horror experience.

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

Why similar: Horror 21.8%, Walking Simulator 20.2%, Dark 17.1%, Exploration 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A masterfully atmospheric game that blends deep psychological themes with exploration and survival.

Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.

Why similar: Horror 49.2%, Dark 14.5%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Adventure 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on physics-based exploration and sanity management within a dark, underground facility.

Beneath the dazzling lights of New York, a sinister darkness lurks. In the hour when the whole city is sleeping, a strange and terrifying man emerges from the darkness, intent on shattering your mind and spirit

Why similar: Horror 22.2%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Dark 13.1%, Adventure 11%, Realistic 8.9%

It’s an indie horror game where John, a forensic photographer, after an unexpected and exhausting shift, is forced to spend the night away from home. What seemed like a temporary rest soon begins to turn unsettling.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Horror 19.5%, Dark 12.2%, Exploration 9.9%, Atmospheric 8.5%

As a YouTuber investigating supernatural events, explore the mysterious and terrifying happenings in an abandoned location. Your camera is your only ally, but can you uncover these dark secrets?

Why similar: Horror 19.3%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Realistic 14.2%, Dark 12.8%, Cinematic 11.3%

Alex is a blogger who explores places with paranormal phenomena. At the request of his subscribers, he goes to an abandoned place where, according to rumors, some creepy things were noticed. What is happening there? You have to find it out.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Horror 16.9%, Realistic 10.2%, Cinematic 10%, Dark 9.3%

A.I.L.A is a first-person horror game set in a near-future filled with immersive technology. Play as the sole game tester for a revolutionary new fictional AI. Survive intense horror experiences that prey on your deepest fears as the lines between virtual and reality begin to blur…

Why similar: Horror 25%, Cinematic 23.8%, Realistic 16.5%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Psychological Horror 7.4%

When a routine expedition into The Complex goes horribly wrong, you're left alone and lost, wandering the seemingly infinite maze of hallways, otherwise known as the Backrooms. Might there be something following you?

Why similar: Horror 25.7%, Realistic 17%, Cinematic 16.1%, Exploration 12.4%, Psychological Horror 6.1%

Research materials about the explorers of the mysterious underground pyramid. An analog horror game about found footage tapes.

Why similar: Horror 20.7%, Dark 18.5%, Walking Simulator 17.9%, Cinematic 11.4%, Atmospheric 9.4%

Early 90s. You stayed in a quiet hotel for just one night and the next morning you’ve found out that the old world was destroyed. Alien dreams, secrets of your past and other guests that are turning into monsters. This hotel will not let you to check out.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.5%, Horror 19%, Dark 12.4%, Realistic 10%, Exploration 8.9%

Cave Crawler is a short horror game where you pilot a drone into a cave and discover something horrible.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.6%, Horror 26.6%, Realistic 9.9%, Dark 9.3%, 3D 6.6%

Backrooms: Exploration is a single-player horror game, which takes place in 2020. Two friends have lost their jobs due to COVID-19, but they still have to bring food to the table. After a failed heist, one of them ends up in the Backrooms. Now your only mission is to survive.

Why similar: Horror 25.5%, Realistic 16.3%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Dark 14.7%, Adventure 7.9%

Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Horror 19.7%, Dark 17.5%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Realistic 7.4%

The Door in the Basement is an atmospheric pixelated horror game set in a mysterious subterranean world.

Why similar: Horror 17.1%, Dark 15.9%, Underground 14.5% ★, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Exploration 8.3%

Someone slipped a mysterious videotape under your door... Do you dare watch it?!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21%, Horror 17.2%, Cinematic 14.4%, Dark 11.4%, Realistic 10.2%

In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.

Why similar: Horror 25.4%, Walking Simulator 25.1%, Dark 15%, Adventure 8.5%, Atmospheric 8.3%

You are here to listen to The Voice, do what he says. But don't listen to other voices...

Why similar: Horror 19.9%, Dark 14.9%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Cinematic 9.2%, Exploration 7.7%

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 34.5%, Realistic 17.1%, Exploration 12.3%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Dark 8.5%

Witches, curses, and fairy tales meet horror in this classic walking sim with an eerie atmosphere and well-paced jumpscares.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.8%, Horror 18.2%, Dark 14.5%, Realistic 9.6%, Atmospheric 8.2%

Blasfemia is a first-person horror game. You are trapped in a seemingly normal apartment but realize early on that you're not alone. Explore a handcrafted, detail rich environment in a tense and terrifying atmosphere and try to find a way out before an ominous entity gets to you.

Why similar: Horror 25.2%, Dark 23.7%, Walking Simulator 22.7%, Adventure 8.5%, Exploration 8.3%

There is a legend about an ancient pyramid, great treasure and mighty emperor who was damned by the gods. Play as an archeologist studying the pyramid. The earthquake during the expedition blocked the entry. Try to find the exit... or search for the treasure of the Pharaoh? It's up to you!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.4%, Horror 25.6%, Exploration 12.8%, Adventure 10.2%, Atmospheric 9.8%

In 2015, three scientists at the Antarctic research station "Zarya" drilled into the ice to a depth of 2 kilometers and took samples for study... It seems that what they found was not at all what they were looking for...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16%, Horror 15.2%, 1980s 11.5%, Aliens 10.6%, Realistic 9%

Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.1%, Horror 25.2%, Exploration 13%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, 3D 7.5%

This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.

Why similar: Horror 24.9%, Walking Simulator 20.9%, Dark 14.6%, Realistic 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.9%

Dean Holt, popular Urbex vlogger, sets off on another exploration of an abandoned home but this time things aren't going as planned. Something dark is lurking inside and Dean quickly finds himself in over his head

Why similar: Horror 21.9%, Walking Simulator 19.6%, Psychological 12.7%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Exploration 8.7%

A videographer receives the task of filming a wake in an old Soviet apartment. But he soon realizes that something terrible is lurking within these walls. And in the middle of the room there is a closed coffin...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, Horror 18.1%, Dark 16.2%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Realistic 7.3%

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 23.4%, Horror 20.2%, Dark 15.4%, Realistic 12.4%, Atmospheric 8.3%

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: Walking Simulator 23.3%, Horror 18.9%, Dark 15.8%, Realistic 10.6%, Atmospheric 8.4%

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: Horror 25.4%, Realistic 20.6%, Exploration 12.8%, Atmospheric 12.6%, 3D 8.2%

You work in the cinema as an usher and accidentally fell into the Backrooms, now being trapped, needing to unravel the mysteries of the yellow rooms in order to get out of this place, but be careful, there are entities that will be in your way.

Why similar: Horror 19.2%, Dark 16.9%, 1980s 12.3%, Cinematic 11%, Realistic 9.7%

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%, Realistic 16.8%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Exploration 11%, Psychological Horror 8.1%

The most relaxing horror game you'll ever play. Anemoiapolis exists in the uncanny valley of American architecture -- endless carpeted floors and lonely malls. Escape for your life, and enjoy the scenery.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.4%, Horror 15.1%, 1980s 11.4%, Cinematic 11.1%, Dark 10.1%

You play as the son of a restorer, a museum worker who died tragically. While searching for the memorabilia, the door suddenly closes and strange things begin to happen. The hero is waiting for immersion in the world of art and the paranormal.

Why similar: Horror 35.4%, Walking Simulator 23.7%, Realistic 18.1%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Psychological Horror 9.6%