Games Like Appalachia

You’re a detective tracking a brutal murder. The forest holds the documents. The warehouse hides the body. Evidence in hand, you head back—but the forest has changed. The path is gone. Something’s watching. And it doesn’t want you to leave.

Why similar: Collectathon 19.3%, Detective 13.7%, Thriller 9.1%, Action-Adventure 7.6%, Psychological Horror 7.5%

Explore dark corridors, snap photos, and survive hostile entities hunting you. Use your camera's flash to reveal the way, but beware - each flash draws unwanted attention.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.7%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Exploration 8.7%, Investigation 8.7%

The Accumulation of Evil is an ancient book stating that if enough evil energy is concentrated in a single area, a dark force may be born.Humans can sometimes be very horrible creatures - but sometimes, it is taken a bit too far.

Why similar: Collectathon 15.8%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Horror 9.3%, Realistic 8.5%

Dark Memories is an episodic psychological horror game based on road thriller, slasher, and survival thriller genres. You are currently viewing the second episode of the Dark Memories anthology.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.9%, Detective 14.4%, Investigation 10.5%, Exploration 7.6%, Psychological Horror 6.8%

You and a group of friends decide to go on a camping trip in the Darkwood Forest, It starts off smoothly, but unforeseen events occur. and it’s only a matter of time before the true horror reveals itself.

Why similar: Detective 13.8%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Investigation 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.1%

A dive into the memories horror game about a painter who paints his drowned sister.

Why similar: Collectathon 15.6%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, FPS 8.4%, Horror 8.3%

YouTuber Junho enters an abandoned factory at night to film his next video. The footage from that night is never uploaded. Explore the dark, three-story factory, complete the shoot, and uncover its secrets in this first-person psychological horror game.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 10.3%, Investigation 8.6%, Exploration 8.5%

A psychological horror game where a police officer investigates a cold case in a decaying house, uncovering a strange and haunting tape recorder that reveals a terrible secret.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, FPS 16.7%, Investigation 9.1%, Exploration 8.8%, Realistic 8%

Investigate a cold case by living it. Step into the final delivery of a night-shift rider, experience his report firsthand, then return to your desk and decide: close the case, or leave it open?

Why similar: Detective 13.5%, Thriller 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Walking Simulator 10.5%, Investigation 9.8%

Dark Memories is an episodic psychological horror game based on road thriller, slasher, and survival thriller genres. You are currently viewing the prologue episode of the Dark Memories anthology.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.9%, Detective 13.9%, Investigation 9.9%, Thriller 9%, Psychological Horror 7.2%

A late-night call sends you to the Millers Residence. What begins as a routine investigation turns into a descent through buried records, missing evidence, and a house arranged to hide something far worse.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.4%, Detective 13.7%, Investigation 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Horror 9.5%

A simple horror collection game set in a warehouse outside of space and time

Why similar: Collectathon 23.1%, Detective 13.3%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Exploration 8.1%, Investigation 8.1%

A forgotten asylum. A missing daughter. A man with nothing left to lose. In Asylum 1966, descend into a decaying institution where reality bends and shadows whisper secrets. What you uncover will test your sanity and your choices will shape your fate.

Why similar: FPS 15.1%, Thriller 11.9%, Investigation 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Horror 9.2%

Borneo: A Jungle Nightmare is a 3D horror adventure game, with the direction and the original script by Ruggero Deodato. Take control of different characters in a desperate expedition to the virgin jungles of Borneo.

Why similar: Detective 15.5%, Thriller 11.3%, Investigation 9.4%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Action-Adventure 8%

The Backrooms Origins is a first person exploration and psychological horror game about famous creepypasta the backrooms. Explore levels of backrooms and try to keep your sanity.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.4%, FPS 12%, Thriller 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10%, Investigation 8.1%

Do you believe in ghosts? As a skeptical video blogger, you will travel to France to one of the most cursed places - the abandoned Lagarde psychiatric hospital. Will you be able to capture something. or someone.

Why similar: Detective 16.4%, Thriller 11.8%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Investigation 8.2%, Realistic 7.1%

“Reality” is a first-person action horror game featuring a complex and mysterious story. Use stealth and shooting to overcome a wide variety of formidable enemies. Freely roam the grounds of a large school and uncover a shocking truth connected to a certain female student.

Why similar: FPS 16.8%, Collectathon 15.6%, Walking Simulator 14%, Horror 8.1%, Psychological Horror 7.2%

Step into the shoes of a father searching for his missing daughter in a nightmare world. Explore eerie, shifting locations, hide in the dark from unnatural creatures, and follow a mysterious voice to piece together the truth before it's too late.

Why similar: Detective 17.8%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 9.6%, Thriller 9.5%

Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?

Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Investigation 14.6%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Mystery 7.9%, Exploration 7.5%

I Can See You is a riveting first-person horror game based on real home invasion stories. With ultra-realistic graphics and a minimalist UI, it offers a heart-racing survival experience. Navigate a terrifying environment, make critical choices, and outwit an unseen enemy.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16%, FPS 15.6%, Investigation 8.5%, Exploration 8.4%, Psychological Horror 7.8%

A short horror walking simulator where you just head from the workroom to the exit. Something may happen along the way, but don't worry, just keep going.Your goal is to return.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.4%, FPS 15.1%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Thriller 9.7%, Horror 9%

This is a retro horror game about the war in Ukraine and brutalist architecture in Eastern Europe

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.5%, Thriller 12.6%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Exploration 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.4%

You'll witness unprecedentedly chilling events as you try to uncover the dark secrets lurking within a cursed mansion alongside Alexia. This village has never returned any of its visitors. Will you be able to escape the clutches of this cursed village?

Why similar: Detective 17.5%, Thriller 14.9%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Horror 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8.4%

A home invasion thriller where your phone is your main enemy. The everyday routine, office work, and chores turn into a trap when an unknown person starts tracking every step you take. Lock the doors, call the police, and try to survive the final game of hide-and-seek with the stalker.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.2%, Detective 15.8%, Thriller 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Multiple Endings 8.5%

You wake up on a cold floor in an unknown house, missing a kidney, and realize you’ve been kidnapped. Your one goal is to escape at any cost. Choose where to go, where to hide, and how to build your path to freedom. Every decision brings you one step closer to escape.

Why similar: Detective 14.1%, FPS 12.5%, Thriller 10.8%, Psychological Horror 7.6%, Investigation 7.4%

Maintain an underground research facility full of abyss entities. Fulfill their needs and survive long enough to solve all of the mysteries. Abyss Chamber is a lore-rich, first-person psychological Horror game.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.6%, Detective 13.1%, Thriller 10.6%, Investigation 10.6%, Psychological Horror 7.7%

Investigate a missing content creator in an abandoned kampong in this atmospheric horror game. Explore haunted ruins, uncover dark secrets, and evade the lurking presence of the Pontianak. Will you uncover the truth or become part of the legend?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.5%, Detective 16.8%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Exploration 8.7%, Investigation 7.3%

Veil of Sanity: Echoes of the Carnival (Chapter 1) combines psychological horror with intense gameplay. Keep your sanity intact as you explore a forsaken carnival. More chapters coming soon!

Why similar: Thriller 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Horror 10.3%, Exploration 10.1%

15th Prison is a horror escape game. There is no exit from this prison. But examine your surroundings carefully and do not ignore any abnormalities. Take the envelope in each block and move on. Your carelessness may result in death.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.1%, FPS 14.2%, Thriller 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Action-Adventure 9.6%

StillWake is an atmospheric first-person survival horror. Explore an abandoned psychiatric hospital, uncover its dark secrets, solve puzzles, and survive terrifying creatures. Stay quiet—your microphone picks up your voice, and enemies can hear you

Why similar: Detective 14.7%, FPS 14%, Thriller 10.7%, Investigation 9.8%, Horror 9.2%

Backrooms: The Silence is a cooperative horror game for 1-4 players, where you have to explore and fight the game master on your own, use your own abilities to survive in this complex world, play with your friends to get the full range of emotions!

Why similar: Collectathon 22.1%, FPS 16.2%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Exploration 8.3%, Survival 7.8%

Unhomely is a retro-inspired first person psychological indie horror game. You play a journalist who has 3 days alone in a reclusive tech CEO's cabin to get the exclusive on his new project and save your career.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.3%, Detective 13.8%, Thriller 12.6%, Investigation 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.8%

The mansion your grandfather left you is more than an inheritance. When the power comes on, not only the lights awaken, but the darkness buried inside. Shadow Mansion 2 is a first-person psychological horror focused on atmosphere, exploration, and stealth.

Why similar: Detective 19.8%, Thriller 15.1%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Investigation 10.4%, Horror 9.5%

Backrooms: Final Exam is a cooperative horror game for 1-4 players, Where you will explore this complex and intricate dimension with your friends or alone, trying to figure out what to do, wandering around and being scared by every sound, you will need to pass your final exam!

Why similar: Collectathon 22.1%, FPS 16.2%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Exploration 8.3%, Survival 7.8%

A psychological horror game where you play as Hannibal, a father trapped between two terrifying worlds. After stealing a mysterious compass, he’s pulled into a distorted mansion inhabited by supernatural entities from the jinn realm. Can you survive and save your daughter before it’s too late?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.5%, FPS 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Horror 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.3%

Mnemosyne is an atmospheric psychological horror and anomaly hunting game that pushes your observation skills to their limits. Trapped in a dark, shifting dungeon, use your camera to document subtle changes and trust your memory to break the endless loop.

Why similar: Thriller 15.3%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Horror 10.8%, Exploration 9.5%

Backrooms: The True Level is a cooperative horror game for 1–4 players. Together or alone, you will explore this level trying to understand whether it is real, but can the darkness in this world be peaceful?

Why similar: Collectathon 21.5%, FPS 15.6%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Exploration 8%, Survival 7.6%

"Funny Face Apartment" is a first-person slot stealth horror game where you, as a caretaker, manage tasks and investigate residents who turn into funny faces. Isolated in danger, you encounter an entity that reveals the mystery behind these transformations, unraveling your chaotic life.

Why similar: Collectathon 22%, Walking Simulator 17%, Thriller 9.2%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Action-Adventure 8.3%

Ethan returns to his cousin's old family house, deep in the forest, a place he hasn't set foot in for five years, ever since the family who lived there vanished without a trace.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.6%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Horror 11.9%, Thriller 10.4%, First-Person 9.2%

Step into the shoes of a detective trapped in a chilling psychological nightmare. Investigate dark corridors, examine cryptic clues, and crack intricate puzzles while an unseen tension hunts your every move. Can you uncover the truth before your sanity shatters?

Why similar: Detective 19%, Thriller 14.6%, Psychological Horror 11%, Investigation 10.8%, Walking Simulator 10%

IFU is a psychological horror about a young guy who is forcibly locked in an abandoned mansion of a dead surgeon along with his restless soul.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.3%, Thriller 13.1%, Detective 13%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Investigation 8.8%

It’s 1999. As a detective, you've discovered a set of eerie VHS tapes at a gruesome crime scene. Play as the urban explorer recorded on the tapes, reliving their terrifying journey through abandoned places. Investigate, uncover the truth, and survive the horrors captured on film.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.6%, Detective 22.3%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 10.5%, Exploration 9%

The Exorcist is a first-person horror game. It can scare you with its dark atmosphere, which is realistic and frightening. Can you destroy the demon?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.8%, FPS 13%, Thriller 13%, Psychological Horror 9%, Realistic 7.6%

Backrooms: Noise is a cooperative horror game for 1-4 players. Explore a dimension where even silence doesn't sound right. The world doesn't explain itself - and the more you try to understand it, the further you feel from the answers.

Why similar: Collectathon 22.2%, FPS 16.2%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Exploration 8.4%, Psychological Horror 7.7%

Backrooms: No Level is a cooperative horror game for 1–4 players. You think you can complete anything, but what if you can't? What if nothing is real and you can't complete anything, even with friends, it will be extremely difficult to complete this game!

Why similar: Collectathon 21.1%, Walking Simulator 18%, FPS 14.8%, Exploration 7.9%, Realistic 7.8%

You step into a street both strange and familiar, where eerie events unfold one after another. The air is thick with lingering spirits and overwhelming resentment, as if something in the shadows is waiting to drag you into the abyss…

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.4%, Thriller 19.5%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 10.5%, Exploration 10%

Backrooms: Forgotten Floors is a cooperative horror game for 1–4 players. Descend into levels no one remembers, through spaces that shouldn't exist. You're here now — and the only thing worse than being lost is being noticed.

Why similar: Collectathon 22.2%, FPS 16.2%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Exploration 8.4%, Psychological Horror 7.7%

Are you ready to witness the adventure of the Exorcist, a master of magic and exorcism, and exorcise the most powerful dark being, the crow demon?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.6%, Thriller 13.3%, FPS 13.2%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Horror 7.8%

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 18.7%, FPS 13.8%, Thriller 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 10.1%

A survival horror game where you explore while escaping from attacking monsters.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, FPS 23.9%, Exploration 13.8%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.1%

Explore and survive levels based on the popular creepypasta lore. Each level features different ways to escape with dangers along the way. Explore the seemingly infinite expanse of eerily familiar levels in the backrooms for a taste of the game's creepy maze-like twists and turns.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.3%, FPS 17.1%, Thriller 9.7%, Investigation 9.6%, Exploration 8.9%

A first-person supernatural thriller where you explore a manor overtaken by darkness. Wield a mysterious power to confront an ancient evil, unravel the truth, and save your brother.

Why similar: Detective 15.9%, FPS 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Horror 9.3%, Investigation 8.5%

A VHS found-footage horror anthology where everyday chores become your worst nightmares. Experience a growing collection of bite-sized analog horror episodes, from a late-night trip to the laundromat to a terrifying walk home. Can you survive the mundane?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.1%, Exploration 12.7%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Horror 9.6%, First-Person 8.5%

A first-person psychological horror game set in a looping hospital, where each cycle changes reality, escalates tension, and brings you closer to something that should not be there.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.8%, Psychological Horror 14%, FPS 13.6%, Horror 12.9%, First-Person 7.6%

CONCRETE is an atmospheric first-person exploration game presented with modernised retro 3D visuals. Explore large distinct environments packed with hidden secrets, collectables, puzzles, and physics objects to interact with.

Why similar: Collectathon 17.6%, Walking Simulator 17.6%, Thriller 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Exploration 8.2%

Embark on a journey with "River God: Enshrouded Current," where an ancient village battles a curse woven into its very fabric. Uncover the secrets of a malevolent priest whose dark rituals connect the village to a realm beyond life.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.8%, Investigation 15.6%, Action-Adventure 10%, Exploration 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9%

A storm washed you upon the shore of a mysterious island with a horrific past. A terrifying first-person atmospheric horror game.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.9%, FPS 13.6%, Thriller 12.4%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Horror 9%

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: Investigation 13.5%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Thriller 12%, Multiple Endings 10.7%

Left all alone, with only the presence of a monster. That is all. Perhaps what is truly terrifying is the abyss of human existence. I’ve been wondering all along... "Can this game truly be called 'horror'?"

Why similar: Collectathon 20.6%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Action-Adventure 8.6%