Games Like Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1

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 19.7%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Surreal 14.2%, Realistic 11.8%, First-Person 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the liminal, water-filled aesthetic of empty, surreal spaces with a focus on exploration and atmosphere.

Experience liminal spaces like never before. Dreamcore is the ultimate psychological exploration game, set in the largest liminal world ever made. No guides, no path—only intuition. Will you keep your bearings in a world designed to make you lose them?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.3%, Surreal 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 9.8%, Realistic 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is a direct exploration of the liminal space aesthetic, featuring surreal, dream-like environments that feel both nostalgic and deeply unsettling.

You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.9%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 12.6%, Surreal 11.6%, First-Person 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game defines the 'liminal loop' genre, tasking players with finding anomalies in a repetitive, unsettling subway corridor.

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: Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 15%, Walking Simulator 12%, 1990's 9.4%, First-Person 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It leans heavily into the Backrooms aesthetic, focusing on the dread of navigating endless, repetitive, and realistic interior spaces.

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: Experimental 22.8% ★, Surreal 20.8%, Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Walking Simulator 8%

Why You'll Like It: Its low-poly, surreal, and fragmented narrative style creates a haunting, dream-like atmosphere that mirrors the uncanny nature of Anemoiapolis.

You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.4%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Cinematic 11.1%, Realistic 8.4%, Horror 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: As the spiritual successor to The Exit 8, it offers a similar experience of navigating a mundane, liminal environment that slowly warps into something strange.

A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.4%, Horror 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Surreal 9.6%, Walking Simulator 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a masterclass in isolated, atmospheric horror that relies on environmental tension rather than jump scares.

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 16.9%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Realistic 11%, Horror 9.6%, Mystery 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A walking simulator that focuses entirely on the exploration of empty, realistic urban environments to evoke a sense of isolation.

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 16%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Horror 12%, Mystery 11.2%, Exploration 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends psychological horror with atmospheric exploration, focusing on the surreal nature of the human subconscious.

"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 12%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Surreal 10.5%, 1980s 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A slow-burn psychological horror game that captures the feeling of exploring abandoned, nostalgic Japanese settings with great attention to detail.

Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

Why similar: Surreal 27%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Cinematic 15.9%, First-Person 15.6%, Exploration 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: While more puzzle-focused, its exploration of surreal, shifting architecture and perspective plays heavily into the uncanny valley of physical spaces.

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 21.3%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Realistic 12.6%, Surreal 12.4%, Mystery 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A game explicitly designed to explore the liminal space genre through a first-person, atmospheric walking simulator lens.

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 19.1%, Surreal 17.3%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, First-Person 7%, Horror 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a surreal, atmospheric walking simulator experience that prioritizes visual storytelling over traditional gameplay mechanics.

An android is led through a vast structure by a glitch in his visual system. Lorn's Lure is an atmospheric narrative first-person platformer with novel climb-anything mechanics and modernized retro 3D graphics.

Why similar: Experimental 28.8% ★, Dark 16.3%, Horror 14.4%, Cinematic 10.5%, Exploration 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric climbing game features a lonely, liminal aesthetic that emphasizes the scale and emptiness of its surreal, industrial environments.

Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City". Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While you delve deeper into the ancient buildings, reality and visions blend into an indistinct haze.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.9%, Walking Simulator 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Surreal 13.1%, Horror 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It captures a Lovecraftian, atmospheric sense of dread while focusing on the exploration of lonely, forgotten locations.

Chorus of Carcosa is a first-person psychological horror game about an anxious sculptor who is trapped in a dark and ever-changing building. Stay silent, survive its twisted labyrinths and escape the monsters. Just don’t lose your way in the shadows or within your own mind.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 13%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Lovecraftian 11.8%, Surreal 11.4%, Horror 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric walking simulator that leans into psychological horror and surreal, unsettling environments.

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 15.5%, Surreal 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 11%, First-Person 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its low-poly aesthetic and focus on strange, unsettling environments make it a great fit for fans of surreal, liminal horror.

The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.

Why similar: Horror 26.9%, Psychological Horror 18%, Walking Simulator 9.9%, Surreal 9.6%, Mystery 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at creating a sense of dread within a familiar, everyday environment, mirroring the uncanny feeling of Anemoiapolis.

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: Horror 22.8%, Psychological Horror 22%, Exploration 20.3%, Dark 18.7%, 3D 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Chilla's Art games capture the 'mundane horror' vibe exceptionally well, turning everyday settings into places of deep, quiet anxiety.

Christmas Nightmare is an atmospheric horror game about New Year's Eve.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.6%, Cinematic 15%, Surreal 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Realistic 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It turns a familiar, festive setting into an unsettling, atmospheric walking simulator, playing on the uncanny nature of holiday nostalgia.

Welcome to Amygdala, seeker of nightmares. In the presence of the Absolute Judge, you are assigned a task that only you can accomplish. Immerse yourself in this place made of emotions. Discover unique creatures called 'lords of nightmares' and uncover the beauties of horror in this unique adventure.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 16.2%, First-Person 10%, Realistic 9.5%, Surreal 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game uses surreal, dream-like imagery to create a psychological horror experience that feels disconnected from reality.

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: Lovecraftian 20.3%, Surreal 14.9%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Mystery 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, walking-simulator-heavy experience that focuses on the grotesque and the atmospheric beauty of a dying world.

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Cinematic 14.2%, Horror 12%, Dark 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a tense, atmospheric exploration of quiet, unsettling spaces that rely on psychological dread.

A fever-dream-like puzzle horror game. Descend to the depths of a sleeping curse, survive every floor and find your way out of the never ending nightmare.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Surreal 12.9%, Horror 12.2%, Dark 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy, psychological horror game that uses surreal, shifting corridors to disorient the player.

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 28.1%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Horror 14.8%, Exploration 13%, First-Person 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the exploration of strange, liminal-adjacent environments where the player must identify subtle, unsettling changes.

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 14%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Cinematic 11.9%, Realistic 11.7%, Mystery 10.1%

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: Lovecraftian 17.5%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Horror 10.6%, Mystery 7.8%

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: Experimental 22.4% ★, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Procedural Generation 15.2%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Horror 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes procedural generation to create the feeling of an infinite, inescapable, and uncanny space.

An exploration game that delves into the depths of loneliness. Wander through empty rooms, search for signs of an abandoned world, and listen to the sounds around you. No dangerous chases, just silence and an empty world to explore.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Surreal 13.3%, Cinematic 10.7%, Horror 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a pure exploration experience within a variety of liminal-inspired, 3D environments.

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 16.4%, Surreal 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13%, First-Person 12.4%, Horror 11.4%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.5%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 12.4%, Mystery 10.6%, Cinematic 8%

Chapter-based Backrooms experience. Embark on a chilling journey through the unknown. Visuals based on early 2000's camcorders.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.3%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 11.2%, First-Person 9.2%, Exploration 9.1%

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 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Surreal 13.6%, Horror 9.1%, 1990's 9.1%

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 16.7%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 11.8%, Realistic 9.9%, First-Person 8.4%

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: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Surreal 14%, Horror 12.2%, First-Person 9.5%

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 17.4%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 13.6%, Realistic 11.7%, Mystery 9.5%

In the Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket, you find yourself trapped in a labyrinth of endless, flickering aisles. Unearth dark secrets behind every shelf while evading lurking apparitions and supernatural terrors. Can you survive the haunted corridors and escape before the nightmare consumes?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 16.8%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 11.4%, Walking Simulator 11%, Dark 8.8%

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 23.7%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Realistic 14.9%, First-Person 12%, Exploration 8.1%

LiDAR Exploration Program is a relaxing atmospheric game with light horror elements, where you explore in complete darkness using a scanner to reveal the world around you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Walking Simulator 19.7%, Horror 17.4%, Exploration 11.4%, First-Person 10.7%

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: Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 14.5%, Realistic 13.4%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Cinematic 11.4%

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: Psychological Horror 14.5%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Horror 12.7%, Surreal 11%, First-Person 8.8%

Mr. Red Face, a fictional character created by adults to teach their children, suddenly becomes real..

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.9%, 1990's 15.6%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 14.6%, Dark 8.7%

Welcome to a world where you are lost between consciousness and dreams. As you wander the dark corridors of an old hotel, face the games your mind plays on you. Your memories linger like a shadow following you. But there's nowhere to escape... Are you ready to confront your darkest fears?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.6%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Exploration 10.4%, Realistic 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.5%

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 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Surreal 12.6%, Horror 12.4%, Dark 9.3%

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: Cinematic 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Walking Simulator 10%, Horror 9.3%, 1980s 8%

Implements of Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mysteries, unlock the secrets, and change the outcome in a slow-paced atmospheric, and extremely horrifying experience.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 11%, Cinematic 10.9%, Mystery 9.7%

Hollowbrook is a stylized horror experience told through multiple episodes. Each chapter immerses you in the life of a new character, blending personal backstories with chilling encounters that react to your decisions.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.3%, Walking Simulator 15.9%, 1990's 14.2%, Horror 13.8%, Exploration 10.8%

A Place, Forbidden is a first-person, lo-fi horror-puzzle game set in the Library of Ouroboros, a seemingly innocuous library that, rumor has it, contains knowledge not meant for the eyes of mortal man. We hope you enjoy your visit.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.9%, Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 12%, Surreal 9.9%, First-Person 9%

A photographer enters the Great Pyramids to photograph Pharaoh Rudamon’s remains, but is soon overwhelmed by a sinister curse, as the ancient tomb awakens dark forces that claw at his sanity.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.4%, Horror 14.9%, 1980s 11.4%, Cinematic 11.2%, Dark 10.2%

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: Psychological Horror 17.2%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Horror 14.4%, Surreal 11.7%, First-Person 8.2%

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.9%, Horror 14.9%, Realistic 13.3%, First-Person 12.5%, Atmospheric 8.7%

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 25.6%, Horror 19.7%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, First-Person 11.7%, Exploration 11.4%

Find your way out of BABBDI. A short, first person exploration experience.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.4%, Surreal 17.2%, Exploration 12%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 10.6%

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 17.4%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 12.3%, Realistic 11%, Mystery 8.3%

Snap your own homemade liminal space photos using a mysterious SLR camera as you explore a variety of empty, strange, and familiar spaces.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.8%, Horror 20.3%, Exploration 17.9%, First-Person 11.7%, Atmospheric 11.5%

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 17.1%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Realistic 9.3%, Dark 8.2%

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 16.1%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 13.2%, Dark 9.8%, Mystery 9.1%

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 18.6%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 15.3%, Realistic 11.7%, Dark 9.5%

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 12.5%, Cinematic 12.3%, Mystery 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Surreal 9.8%

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 12.7%, Realistic 12%, Horror 11.2%, First-Person 10.4%, Psychological Horror 10.3%