Games Like Analog - Skin off

A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

Why similar: Horror 21.9%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Walking Simulator 10.1%, Atmospheric 10%, Dystopian 10%

Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive short-form analog horror experience, focusing on claustrophobic isolation and a grainy, low-fidelity aesthetic.

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

Why similar: Horror 29.7%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Walking Simulator 12%, Indie 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the surreal, low-poly 90s aesthetic and disjointed narrative style found in analog horror.

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

Why similar: Horror 33.9%, Psychological Horror 30.1%, First-Person 10.1%, Indie 8.7%, Walking Simulator 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential short-form horror experience that utilizes a VHS camera perspective to document a descent into madness.

A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror!

Why similar: Horror 40.3%, Psychological Horror 29%, Cinematic 8.7%, Psychological 7.9%, 3D 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the gritty 80s/90s slasher and VHS-tape aesthetic with a focus on intense, first-person exploration.

In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.

Why similar: Thriller 18.6%, Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Walking Simulator 11%, Psychological 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the isolation of a single location and the slow unraveling of a psychological mystery.

First Person Psychological Horror. Addicted to virtual ecstasy, trapped in digital hell. Navigate glitchy dreamscapes and a city that never sleeps. Every mission brings you closer to your next dose, but will you follow your protective AI, or the man behind a liberating new drug?

Why similar: Thriller 16.5%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Psychological 14.2%, Horror 13.8%, Walking Simulator 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a deeply atmospheric and retro-styled psychological horror experience that mirrors the seed game's tone.

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: Thriller 20.3%, Psychological 19.6%, Horror 18.5%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Exploration 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at building slow-burn, domestic dread within a mundane setting, much like the uncle's house in the seed game.

You wake up with a bad hangover and don’t recognize your home. You see a boy and you understand... that something is wrong with him. Someone's presence causes anxiety, fear and is about to plunge you into the realm of horror. But you don’t lose hope and try to get out of this nightmare.

Why similar: Psychological 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Horror 13.3%, Supernatural 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a concise, atmospheric experience that focuses on the psychological toll of an impending, unavoidable event.

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

Why similar: Thriller 18.9%, Horror 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Walking Simulator 9.3%, Linear 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game leans into the isolated exploration and retro atmosphere that defines the analog horror genre.

Autumn, 1992. Anton, a 14-year-old boy, moves with his parents to a small town and is left alone in his grandmother's apartment. Meanwhile, children are disappearing across the town — the police are powerless, and no one knows who's behind it…

Why similar: Thriller 21.3%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, 1990's 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: The 1992 setting and focus on thriller elements make it a strong thematic companion to the seed game.

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.9%, Walking Simulator 15%, Horror 14.6%, First-Person 9.6%, Supernatural 9%

Why You'll Like It: The focus on a cursed VHS tape directly aligns with the broadcast-based nightmare theme of the seed game.

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.2%, Horror 16.6%, First-Person 13.2%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Supernatural 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes first-person exploration and psychological tension within a contained, atmospheric environment.

A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.4%, Horror 23.1%, Psychological 19.8%, First-Person 12.1%, Atmospheric 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: This title combines psychological horror with a distinct retro aesthetic that feels deeply rooted in 90s survival horror.

Paranormal VHS is a horror game that features a VHS tape-inspired aesthetic. The game's story revolves around a popular vlogger who spends a night in haunted locations in search of paranormal activity. Brace for intense jumpscares.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 17.2%, Thriller 14.5%, Supernatural 13.5%, Linear 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: It explicitly uses the VHS aesthetic to frame its supernatural and psychological horror elements.

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: Psychological Horror 15.5%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, Horror 14.1%, Thriller 13.6%, Supernatural 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A walking simulator that prioritizes a realistic, atmospheric approach to psychological horror.

In a remote provincial town, teenagers mysteriously disappear every 25 years. You're a high school student about to turn 18... But what if you become the next victim?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Psychological 15.5%, Horror 13.9%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Atmospheric 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a dark, atmospheric adventure that leans heavily into psychological horror themes.

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

Why similar: Horror 26.2%, Psychological Horror 25.7%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Walking Simulator 8.4%, First-Person 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a dark, atmospheric horror experience that relies on limited visibility and psychological tension.

Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.

Why similar: Horror 41.7%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Psychological 13.3%, First-Person 8.2%, Atmospheric 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic psychological horror game that uses a gritty, low-fidelity look to enhance its oppressive and terrifying atmosphere.

Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.

Why similar: Horror 20.7%, Indie 16.8%, Thriller 16.2%, Adventure 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes analog-style interfaces and a sense of technological dread to tell a compelling, isolated horror story.

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: Psychological Horror 14.8%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Thriller 13.3%, Horror 11.8%, Psychological 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a first-person psychological horror experience that focuses on exploration and building dread.

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: Thriller 17.9%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 14.1%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Linear 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a focused, atmospheric horror experience that relies on a singleplayer, walking-simulator structure.

Delirium is a psychological horror game set in a suburban house. After a mysterious explosion, reality begins to unravel.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 14%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Linear 10.3%, Thriller 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a 3D psychological horror experience that emphasizes atmospheric storytelling and exploration.

You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.2%, Dystopian 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 11.6%, Linear 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A 3D walking simulator that uses a first-person perspective to build a sense of unease and psychological dread.

Cave Crawler is a short, 2D side-scrolling action platformer. Explore caves filled with interesting enemies and fun platforming challenges.

Why similar: Linear 79.3%, Adventure 14.9%, Singleplayer 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: The focus on first-person exploration and psychological horror makes it a solid match for the seed game's mechanics.

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 25.9%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, First-Person 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.5%

Driven by a rare neurological affliction plaguing his family, Joshua has to recover his memories by exploring parallel realities through déjà vu. Facing the innermost depths of his past – moments both joyous and painful – seems to be the only way to get his life and family back together.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.8%, Walking Simulator 22.7%, First-Person 14.1%, Cinematic 12.3%, Atmospheric 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on psychological exploration and atmospheric storytelling, mirroring the seed game's narrative-heavy approach.

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

Why similar: Horror 26.2%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Atmospheric 12.5%, First-Person 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers an immersive mystery with strong psychological horror elements and a heavy atmosphere.

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: Psychological Horror 17%, Thriller 15.1%, Horror 13.4%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, First-Person 7%

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 22%, Horror 20.9%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Atmospheric 13.3%, First-Person 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on atmospheric exploration and first-person horror, keeping the player constantly on edge.

David Hopster, a 15-year-old high school student, has just been left home alone for the weekend while his parents head out of town. At first, everything seemed normal. He had no idea how quickly things would spiral.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.7%, 1990's 19.3%, Horror 15.9%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, First-Person 9%

Backrooms: Found Footage is a single-player horror game where you are the main character trying to survive the Backrooms. Curiosity wins and you decide to explore this weird place that you got trapped in. What could go wrong?

Why similar: 1990's 21.8%, Horror 15%, First-Person 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Exploration 10.7%

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 17.2%, Psychological 12.1%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, First-Person 9.1%

The Gap is a short first-person horror experience taking place in a ghostly abandoned house on a lonely street corner.

Why similar: 1990's 14.6%, Horror 14.3%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Linear 9.7%

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 33.6%, First-Person 12.2%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Indie 10.2%, Atmospheric 7.6%

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: Thriller 27.5%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 17.7%, Atmospheric 9.4%, First-Person 7.6%

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

Why similar: Horror 37.9%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Linear 6.9%, Adventure 6.9%

Steve Jackson, a 19-year-old high schooler, is looking after a friends house and encounters eerie events in a small town. Dive into the dark mystery of the events you unwittingly became a part of. Will you be able to uncover the truth?

Why similar: Thriller 15.5%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 12.8%, Linear 11.3%

The Roach Hotel is a first person analog horror game that drags you into its halls, where every shadow hides a question and every corner dares you to keep following its path.

Why similar: Thriller 31.4%, 1990's 29.3%, Horror 22.7%, First-Person 8%, Adventure 4%

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

Why similar: Horror 18%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Thriller 11.7%, 1990's 9.9%

The Backrooms: 1998 is a first-person found footage psychological horror survival game where it tells the story of a young teen after accidentally falling into the depths of The Backrooms in 1998. Roam freely, mark, explore and try unravel the story - however you are not alone. Don't scream.

Why similar: Thriller 37.2%, Psychological Horror 28.4%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Adventure 5.8%

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: Psychological Horror 14.9%, Walking Simulator 14%, Thriller 12.2%, Horror 11.9%, Linear 9.6%

Use your phone to survive the horrors, capture clues, and solve puzzles in this first-person psychological horror experience. Trapped inside a warped digital nightmare by a mysterious entity, you must navigate a world where technology distorts reality.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.6%, Horror 21.6%, Supernatural 17.2%, First-Person 14.6%, Atmospheric 11%

In "Stories to Tell - Run Away" you are a young Spanish man named Mike who is staying at his grandparents' house since his parents have gone on a trip. One night his grandparents went out to dinner and Mike was all alone, or so he thought...

Why similar: 1990's 22.5%, Walking Simulator 18.3%, Psychological 13.9%, First-Person 10.8%, Exploration 8.5%

"The Stalked 2" is a standalone horror sequel to "The Stalked", where you play as Rachel, an avid hiker. What begins as a relaxing hike to a cabin turns into a nightmare filled with eerie interactions and unsettling events. Will you survive?

Why similar: Thriller 20.9%, Horror 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Linear 10.6%, Walking Simulator 10.5%

A psychological home-invasion horror set in the bleak year of 1992, focusing on tension, atmosphere, and an immersive soundtrack. The story involves elements of a cult, rituals meant to reach the dead, and the haunting presence of those who should have remained in the past.

Why similar: Thriller 16.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 11.1%, Psychological 11.1%, Walking Simulator 10.7%

DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 14.4%, Walking Simulator 13%, 1990's 11.2%, Linear 8.9%

A first person horror game. Fred is stuck in a dead-end job, haunted by hallucinations. A voice on the radio speaks of a green light. It promises peace and freedom. A tale of self-discovery where Fred is willing to find freedom, even at the cost of his life.

Why similar: Thriller 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 12.6%, Psychological 11.8%, Walking Simulator 10.8%

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 19.6%, Psychological 16.6%, Horror 15.9%, Thriller 15.3%, First-Person 10.9%

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 27.2%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Psychological 11.2%, First-Person 10.1%, Walking Simulator 7.1%

Christopher arrives at his grandmother's countryside home late at night for a seemingly ordinary visit. But soon after reuniting, he begins to notice something isn't right. The familiar setting warps into a place of unease, and the mystery that unravels is far more complex than anyone could expect.

Why similar: Thriller 15.3%, 1990's 13.8%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 10.5%, Psychological 9.8%

It's a short indie horror game where we step into the shoes of Alex, a student who, in search of more comfort, rents an apartment in the city that, at first glance, seems pretty decent — but upon arrival, he realizes something is not right.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 14.9%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Thriller 14.6%, First-Person 9.3%

Invasion of The Halloween Fiends is a First-Person Retro horror game that takes place on Halloween Night. Strangers keep visiting you looking for candy. Some of them may not be so friendly. Will you be able to survive Halloween Night?

Why similar: Thriller 20.3%, 1990's 20%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 12.4%, Walking Simulator 11.2%

A psychological horror game where you take the role of Jonah, an 18 year old trying out a new board game, The Ouija Board, with his friend Emily. Little did they know, it was far from a simple board game.

Why similar: Horror 15.2%, Thriller 14.4%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Linear 9.9%, Walking Simulator 8.7%

Some teenagers have gone camping in the woods far out of town after hearing an old folks tale about a monster lurking within the woods. The monster surrounds its habitat with horrifying and distorted siren noises.

Why similar: Horror 23.7%, Psychological 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, First-Person 12.4%, Exploration 10%

You were supposed to have a relaxing cabin trip on a island all alone but after several strange encounters you had a mystery to solve, will you be able to survive a first-person psychological horror game or will you run away?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 16.6%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, Linear 12.9%, First-Person 10.8%

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.4%, Horror 28%, First-Person 14.9%, Exploration 13.5%, 3D 5.2%

Experience the liminal world of the backrooms through a VHS camera, immersing into a mysterious story and wandering the dream-like structures... Might there be something following you?

Why similar: Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, 1990's 15.9%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, First-Person 11.2%

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: Horror 22.8%, Walking Simulator 19.9%, Psychological Horror 10%, First-Person 8.5%, Adventure 7.5%

The Guest is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 17.7%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, First-Person 11.4%, Linear 9.2%

Uninvited Guest is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1930. You play as a villager who was destined to end up in an old mansion.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.7%, Horror 19.1%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, First-Person 9.7%, Atmospheric 9.7%