- #1 The Guest
97% matchMostly Positive73% of 953 reviews2016
Dev: Team GothamPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.
Why similar: Puzzle 23.9%, Horror 22.5%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Adventure 12.2%, Indie 12%
- #2 Kach
96% matchVery Positive81% of 292 reviews2022
Dev: Bhargav ModhaPub: BYGames
Windows · Mac
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: Walking Simulator 26.1%, Horror 22.4%, Adventure 12.3%, Puzzle 9.8%, Dark 8.8%
- #3 Echoes Of The House
96% matchVery Positive80% of 184 reviews2024
Dev: Sordar Studios
Windows
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: Horror 29.9%, Story Rich 13.2%, Dark 13%, First-Person 12.9%, Adventure 10.7%
- #4 Tatari: The Arrival
95% matchMixed66% of 307 reviews2023
Dev: Hidden Tower StudiosPub: TheGamesFortress
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Take the role of a detective from Tokyo who tries to solve the mysterious case of the disappearance of a young camper. You will try to follow the trail of evidence to guide you through an enigmatic and paranormal case connected with a Japanese urban legend. Can you help until the end?
Why similar: Point & Click 17.2%, Walking Simulator 17%, Investigation 14.8%, Horror 12.3%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #5 Trapped
94% matchVery Positive83% of 160 reviews2019
Dev: N4bA
Windows
You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.1%, Horror 19.8%, Adventure 16.2%, Indie 14.9%, Puzzle 12%
- #6 Cold House
94% matchMixed55% of 134 reviews2022
Dev: Menge Studio
Windows
The protagonist gets into a car accident and is forced to take shelter from the cold in an abandoned house, waiting for warmer temperatures, where it will soon turn out that he is not alone at all..
Why similar: Horror 20.6%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Survival 16.3%, Dark 10.8%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #7 Prognostic
92% matchVery Positive94% of 490 reviews2022
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
An orphan returns to the house of the deceased fortune-teller to uncover the secret of his family's death. He must accept his legacy and become a prognostic before supernatural madness engulfs people of his town.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.8%, Horror 18.7%, Puzzle 11.4%, First-Person 8.9%, Adventure 8.4%
- #8 Darkness Ahead
93% matchMixed52% of 108 reviews2016
Dev: Useless MachinesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Darkness Ahead is an adventure game about a man searching for his little brother. A plateau between mountains holds a dark secret about its past. You have to stay alive and collect everything you need to complete your quest.
Why similar: Horror 18.2%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Indie 16.1%, Adventure 15.3%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #9 Faint Call
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 143 reviews2024
Dev: KY XEPub: Darks Zone
Windows
Faint Call is a psychological horror game about a police officer investigating a distress call from someone at a notoriously cursed house.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.6%, Investigation 18.1%, Horror 18%, Adventure 9.3%, First-Person 9.1%
- #10 Beyond the Doors
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: Dream Error
Windows · Linux
An atmospheric horror, exploration and automation game all set in the dim halls of an apartment building
Why similar: Horror 25.7%, Puzzle 17.8%, Dark 13%, First-Person 12.2%, Adventure 11.8%
- #11 From The Other Side
90% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Vania Studios
Windows
"From the Other Side" immerses you in a chilling first-person psychological horror game. You are Steve, a security guard on his first night at work, tasked with monitoring security cameras and fixing unsettling anomalies that will make you question reality.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Horror 17.8%, Investigation 15.5%, Adventure 9.2%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #12 The Moon Sliver
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,158 reviews2014
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
You are on a bleak, cold, windy island. And you seem to be alone... but fires and candles still burn. As you explore, a story of guilt, loneliness, and faith begins to take shape. And it becomes obvious that something is hunting you...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.9%, Horror 12.1%, Investigation 11.6%, Point & Click 9.1%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #13 Reflection
88% matchVery Positive84% of 247 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
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 32.5%, Horror 23.7%, Dark 11.1%, Story Rich 7.8%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #14 House of Caravan
89% matchMixed67% of 808 reviews2015
Dev: Rosebud GamesPub: Senpai Industrial Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Taking place in a single mansion in Candlewood, northeast USA, in the early 20th Century, House of Caravan is a sinister adventure filled with dark secrets and vexing puzzles.
Why similar: Horror 36.2%, Indie 16.8%, Puzzle 16.5%, Adventure 15.6%, First-Person 13%
- #15 [Redacted] The Safehouse
85% matchVery Positive100% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: Heartbeast
Windows · Linux
You're a detective. Investigate the haunting events surrounding the murder of Ann Peterson and her boyfriend. Explore an old safehouse for clues, deduce keywords and reveal redacted words as you search Ann's digital journal, and piece together your case report as this unfortunate story unfolds.
Why similar: Investigation 37.3%, Walking Simulator 26.5%, Story Rich 10.4%, First-Person 7.7%, Dark 6.5%
- #16 Left Alone
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 643 reviews2016
Dev: SpeedTutor
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.5%, Investigation 15.2%, Horror 12.5%, Puzzle 11.1%, Survival 10.1%
- #17 OPEN DOOR
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 117 reviews2023
Dev: BraveCat'Studios
Windows
A scientific experiment in which no one survives, in a first-person survival horror game made by one developer In the role of a random person who is trapped in an experiment, try to get out and find out what is happening in this abandoned place.
Why similar: Puzzle 28.9%, Dark 20.6%, First-Person 20.4%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Indie 7%
- #18 Last Day of FEAR
86% matchMixed69% of 117 reviews2017
Dev: Laush Studio
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Last Day of FEAR - the game tells the story about a detective for the County of Rayna. He was not an easy task to deal with the difficult situation. Near highway 66 was the house where it was quite numerous suicide and murder.
Why similar: Horror 30.6%, Indie 25.8%, Puzzle 19.3%, Adventure 12.8%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #19 My Grandparents' Christmas Mystery
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 69 reviews2022
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
Grandma never showed up and Grandpa's tragic passing 3 days later left me in anger, confusion and sadness. I couldn't just let this go like it never happened, so I decided to go and find out what happened on my own. Will you survive a first-person psychological horror game and uncover the mystery?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.5%, Horror 19.1%, Investigation 17.9%, Dark 8.9%, Adventure 7.2%
- #20 Demon Of The Dark
83% matchMixed62% of 122 reviews2024
Dev: Green Stream Studio
Windows
A 3D Survival Horror Game, in which the player has to investigate an abandoned medical research facility, while looking out for whatever danger that resides in the unknown darkness. An indie game made by a 14 year old student.
Why similar: Investigation 29.8%, Horror 23.7%, Puzzle 16%, First-Person 9.3%, Dark 7.7%
- #21 Death Motel
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Death Motel is a short, intense first-person horror experience about the paranormal events occurring at abandoned Crimson Motel.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.9%, Horror 30.6%, Adventure 17.1%, First-Person 11.6%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #22 The Dire
82% matchVery Positive82% of 92 reviews2023
Dev: Grumpi
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 29.6%, Horror 29.3%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Indie 7.4%, 3D 7.1%
- #23 Harts
84% matchMixed54% of 84 reviews2018
Dev: Reglest5 Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Welcome to the house full of secrets and mysteries, the house in which for several years people disappear. Take on the role of a young detective whose idol died here about a year ago.
Why similar: Horror 17.2%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Survival 13.6%, Puzzle 13.4%, Adventure 13.2%
- #24 The House [zebaxx]
81% matchMixed64% of 70 reviews2023
Dev: zebaxx
Windows
You are an 18-year-old Spanish boy called Antonio who one day went shopping, and when he returned home he noticed things that were somewhat strange...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.8%, Adventure 22%, Horror 15.9%, 3D 7.6%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #25 9 Childs Street
78% matchVery Positive91% of 783 reviews2023
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
This is a first-person indie horror game. In 9 Childs Street you will find the terrifying atmosphere of a recently abandoned house, and its captive inhabitants, through the eyes of a curious little boy in a red cap.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, Horror 22.5%, Dark 11.2%, First-Person 9.9%, Indie 9.4%
- #26 Overcome Your Fears - Caretaker
78% matchMixed69% of 1,714 reviews2025
Dev: markuwaaaaa
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Steve Jackson, a 19-year-old guy, 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: Walking Simulator 32%, Horror 22.5%, Investigation 16.7%, Story Rich 8.3%, Dark 5.7%
- #27 Insight
79% matchVery Positive87% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
Windows
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Horror 38.1%, Dark 19.7%, Story Rich 18%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, First-Person 4.1%
- #28 No70: Eye of Basir
81% matchMixed58% of 439 reviews2017
Dev: Oldmoustache GameworksPub: Clock Wizard Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
''No70: Eye of Basir'' is a story based first person perspective adventure game which focused on investigation. Players will help Aras and Erhan to solve the mystery about Basir and the No70 house.
Why similar: Horror 25.6%, Walking Simulator 24.1%, Adventure 17.6%, Puzzle 16.8%, Indie 15.9%
- #29 Fears to Fathom - Carson House
77% matchVery Positive92% of 2,681 reviews2023
Dev: Rayll
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Noah Baker, an 18 year old highschooler experiences unsettling occurrences while house-sitting for a media personality, little did he know what was about to unfold that night.
Why similar: Horror 32.3%, Walking Simulator 27.6%, Adventure 12%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #30 Incoming Evil
80% matchMostly Positive80% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: CodelessMan
Windows
A first-person horror game Incoming Evil, you will explore an unsolved event about 3 missing people. Nobody knows what happened to them, the police could not solve the case. You are an experienced detective; the case handed over to you.
Why similar: Horror 24.9%, Puzzle 15.8%, First-Person 13.3%, Indie 10.9%, Dark 10.5%
- #31 Backrooms: Exploration
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: HNStudios
Windows
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 24.3%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Investigation 14.1%, First-Person 11.1%, Adventure 10.2%
- #32 The Last Case of John Morley
76% matchVery Positive84% of 289 reviews2025
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28%, Puzzle 15.5%, Adventure 10.3%, First-Person 9.9%, Dark 9.4%
- #33 Unseen
76% matchVery Positive81% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Redsroll
Windows
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 32.5%, Horror 26.8%, First-Person 9.8%, Dark 9.6%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #34 Blasfemia
75% matchVery Positive91% of 272 reviews2025
Dev: Nakashima Studios
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 22%, Horror 21.6%, Puzzle 12.2%, Dark 11.7%, Adventure 10%
- #35 The Wellmonts Case
75% matchVery Positive95% of 211 reviews2026
Dev: Zakym s. r. o.
Windows
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 25.8%, Horror 19.4%, Investigation 17.4%, Dark 9.5%, Adventure 9.1%
- #36 Who's at the door?
74% matchVery Positive90% of 1,578 reviews2025
Dev: SKONEC Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
You are trapped in a small house, suffering from psychosis with no memory. Carefully observe your surroundings to distinguish reality from hallucinations, and overcome your illness by taking medication from visitors at the right time.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.9%, Horror 24.2%, First-Person 11.1%, Adventure 11.1%, 3D 7.4%
- #37 The House
79% matchMostly Negative36% of 91 reviews2014
Dev: Konsordo
Windows
Plunge into the atmosphere of fear and horror,investigate the dark house full of mysteries and danger!
Why similar: Horror 54.9%, Walking Simulator 17.6%, Adventure 13.8%, Indie 13.7%
- #38 Welcome to Kowloon
73% matchVery Positive82% of 1,881 reviews2023
Dev: a1esskaPub: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 26%, Walking Simulator 24.7%, Dark 8.7%, First-Person 8.4%, Adventure 8%
- #39 Paranormal Night Shift
73% matchVery Positive97% of 190 reviews2025
Dev: Wheeler Whale Games
Windows
Paranormal Night Shift is an observation and spot the anomaly game set in a haunted house in the 1980s.
Why similar: Puzzle 30.5%, Horror 18.1%, Indie 16.8%, Adventure 8.5%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #40 Shadow of the School
74% matchMixed67% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: STuNT
Windows
The player finds himself in an abandoned school, which was once a place of study for local schoolchildren. The protagonist is a paranormal researcher who came here to solve the mystery that shrouds this gloomy location.
Why similar: Investigation 30.4%, Walking Simulator 27.3%, Horror 15%, First-Person 8.7%, 3D 6.4%
- #41 The Empty Eyes
72% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.
Why similar: Horror 28.5%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Indie 10.7%, Dark 9.5%, Investigation 9.4%
- #42 Anomalies Detective
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: ChenGame
Windows
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 42.6%, Horror 20.9%, First-Person 12.2%, Adventure 8.7%, Indie 7.3%
- #43 MASAGORO
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 62 reviews2021
Dev: DorsalFin Studio
Windows
There is an abandoned Ryokan called "Masagoro" that was closed in the early Showa period. He was locked up in Masagoro where he has got interested to explore. The past of Masagoro has been revealed everytime he found some clues in the residuals.
Why similar: Horror 31.7%, Walking Simulator 21%, Adventure 12.2%, First-Person 11.9%, 3D 8.6%
- #44 Portrait of a Torn
70% matchVery Positive85% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: Firenut Games
Windows
As a young soldier returning to an eerily deserted home, you'll explore enigmatic rooms and uncover a haunting, tragic story. Experience an atmospheric journey filled with suspense, mysterious encounters, and a deep narrative.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.7%, Investigation 18.4%, First-Person 9.6%, Story Rich 9.1%, Dark 7.8%
- #45 Left Behind
71% matchMixed63% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: SolitaryStudios
Windows
LEFT BEHIND is a hyper-realistic psychological horror game where you take on the role of a real estate agent with a client looking to sell you a property. Instead of a straightforward and quick interaction with the client, you find yourself thrust into a deeply unsettling and frightening situation.
Why similar: Puzzle 22.3%, Horror 18.5%, Adventure 13.2%, First-Person 13%, Dark 11.5%
- #46 The Door in the Basement
71% matchVery Positive88% of 183 reviews2021
Dev: Aegon Games
Windows
The Door in the Basement is an atmospheric pixelated horror game set in a mysterious subterranean world.
Why similar: Horror 21.5%, Walking Simulator 17.7%, Survival 15.9%, Dark 11.5%, First-Person 7.6%
- #47 Knock On The Window
69% matchVery Positive91% of 182 reviews2025
Dev: Tropical Games
Windows
Martin has been given an urgent assignment at work. However, for this he had to go to the house of his Boss. And so Martin found himself alone at home, in the middle of a vast field of sunflowers. Everything was going well until there was a knock on the window.
Why similar: Horror 27.8%, Story Rich 10.5%, Dark 10.5%, Puzzle 10.3%, First-Person 10.2%
- #48 Mists of Aiden
69% matchVery Positive91% of 1,140 reviews2020
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
Why similar: Horror 30.8%, Walking Simulator 17.6%, Adventure 11.2%, Indie 9.5%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #49 Coincidences?
67% matchVery Positive90% of 208 reviews2026
Dev: FogTime
Windows
After a sudden rent hike, you move into a suspiciously cheap house deep in the woods. The price is absurdly low and there’s work nearby-it seems like a stroke of luck. But you soon realize something is seriously wrong with the place...
Why similar: Horror 32.6%, Walking Simulator 20.4%, Adventure 16.2%, Atmospheric 8.9%, First-Person 6.9%
- #50 Paranormal place
70% matchMixed65% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: ASK_GAMES
Windows
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 26.4%, Horror 19.7%, Investigation 13.9%, Survival 10%, Adventure 7.4%
- #51 The Painscreek Killings
68% matchVery Positive91% of 6,095 reviews2017
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Investigation 28.9%, Walking Simulator 18.6%, Horror 13.7%, Puzzle 11.7%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #52 Investigator
71% matchMixed69% of 1,029 reviews2016
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Investigator is a first-person exploration game with horror elements, where the events take place in a world of extreme weather cataclysms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.2%, Horror 27.8%, Adventure 14.8%, Indie 12.3%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #53 It Happened At Night
70% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Davidcrosdev
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 34%, Horror 25.3%, First-Person 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Story Rich 7%
- #54 Uninvited Guest
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 337 reviews2021
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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: Horror 22.7%, Walking Simulator 20.9%, Puzzle 13%, Dark 11.4%, Adventure 9%
- #55 The Third Shift
66% matchVery Positive98% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: Teebowah Games
Windows
In this Game Boy styled horror game, uncover the mystery of the Roanoke Museum of History and Wonder. Get lost in its maze-like exhibits, solve peculiar puzzles, and survive being hunted by grotesque creatures from the controversial Human Body Exhibit. Can you leave the museum alive?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Horror 17.6%, Point & Click 16.8%, Investigation 16.3%, Puzzle 12.8%
- #56 God's Basement
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,316 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 25.2%, Horror 19.3%, Dark 9.9%, Puzzle 9.9%, First-Person 8.2%
- #57 From The Darkness
66% matchVery Positive89% of 3,460 reviews2021
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 36%, Walking Simulator 22.4%, Dark 11%, First-Person 8.2%, Indie 7.7%
- #58 Scream under the house
66% matchVery Positive81% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: 1ne2wozzzPub: Admia
Windows
A psychological first-person horror about a house that hides a disturbing truth beneath its walls. Explore, uncover fragments of the past, and decide whether to confront what lies below… or leave it buried forever.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30%, Horror 21.2%, First-Person 10.4%, Dark 10%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #59 When The Devil Takes Hold
66% matchMixed68% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: NOVAK STUDIOS
Windows
When The Devil Takes Hold is a first-person psychological horror game. Step into the shoes of James Davidson, a fearless content creator whose search for views leads him to a cursed location. Explore the haunted grounds and solve puzzles to uncover the dark past.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.5%, Horror 22.9%, Dark 10.5%, Puzzle 9.8%, Adventure 9.1%
- #60 Lost Luminosity
64% matchVery Positive86% of 232 reviews2025
Dev: Ember Wing Games
Windows
The inheritance following his mother’s death turns into a series of mysterious events for Sam. Neighbors are complaining about strange noises and unexplained phenomena in the empty apartment. Intrigued, he decides to investigate what’s going on there himself.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.4%, Horror 17%, First-Person 13.1%, 3D 9.9%, Atmospheric 7.8%