- #1 Visage
97% matchVery Positive84% of 10,620 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Psychological Horror 37.8%, Horror 33.7%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, First-Person 8.7%, Story Rich 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers an intense, first-person psychological horror experience set in a shifting, labyrinthine environment that mirrors the dread of a hospital setting.
- #2 The Town of Light
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,758 reviews2016
Dev: LKA
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
12 March 1938, Renée, 16, was ripped out of her world, her only fault was that of not knowing her place in the world.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.8%, Walking Simulator 23.8%, Horror 20.4%, Mystery 7.9%, Story Rich 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Set in an abandoned mental asylum, this game focuses on narrative-driven exploration and psychological trauma, perfectly matching the hospital-horror theme.
- #3 Layers of Fear
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,582 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Psychological Horror 23.9%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Horror 15.6%, First-Person 10.1%, Story Rich 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at surreal, first-person psychological horror where the environment shifts to reflect the protagonist's deteriorating mental state.
- #4 Cry of Fear
95% matchVery Positive89% of 82,586 reviews2013
Dev: Team Psykskallar
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 48.8%, Psychological Horror 37.3%, First-Person 9.3%, Singleplayer 2.4%, Adventure 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic psychological horror title that features a dark, hospital-heavy atmosphere and a focus on personal trauma.
- #5 White Room Protocol
94% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
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 22.2%, Thriller 19.9%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Horror 13.1%, Linear 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the walking-simulator and psychological horror elements of the seed game in a sterile, mysterious setting.
- #6 Dread Flats
94% matchVery Positive85% of 1,372 reviews2025
Dev: Ghostcase
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..
Why similar: Thriller 22.2%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 14.8%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Puzzle 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar blend of first-person exploration and supernatural mystery within a confined, eerie location.
- #7 Lost in Vivo
93% matchVery Positive92% of 3,869 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 50%, Horror 31.7%, First-Person 15.9%, Singleplayer 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a claustrophobic, surreal horror experience that emphasizes psychological tension and first-person exploration.
- #8 Martha Is Dead
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,639 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Thriller 28.9%, Psychological Horror 27.5%, Horror 16.3%, Story Rich 9.4%, Mystery 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It combines a dark, historical setting with intense psychological horror and first-person investigative gameplay.
- #9 ESCAPE FROM BOYKISSER
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,280 reviews2024
Dev: akhsotoen
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A terrifying psychological horror where You must explore mysterious Facilities, evade the pursuing Boykisser, and search for the way Outside.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.2%, Psychological Horror 22%, Horror 12.5%, Hidden Object 8.9%, Puzzle 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the surreal, psychological, and LGBTQ-inclusive themes found in the seed game's niche aesthetic.
- #10 SIGNALIS
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,986 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37%, LGBTQ+ 36.7%, Puzzle 11.9%, Mystery 9%, Singleplayer 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: It captures a surreal, dreamlike atmosphere with complex puzzles and deep psychological themes that resonate with the seed game's vibe.
- #11 SOMA
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,500 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Walking Simulator 23.3%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Horror 17.2%, Puzzle 9.6%, First-Person 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: While sci-fi themed, it delivers a profound psychological horror narrative that questions the nature of the self in a hostile, confined environment.
- #12 愚人船 NARRENSCHIFF
89% matchVery Positive96% of 218 reviews2025
Dev: Anonymous
Windows
"NARRENSCHIFF" is a psychological horror puzzle game. Players take on the role of an amnesiac man who awakens in a mysterious mental hospital. As they explore, they unravel a story involving their own origins and the conspiracy brewing within the walls of the mental institution.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.7%, Psychological Horror 26.9%, Puzzle 14.3%, RPG 11.5%, Story Rich 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a similar blend of RPG elements, puzzle-solving, and psychological horror within a surreal narrative.
- #13 >observer_
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,884 reviews2017
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.5%, Walking Simulator 25%, Horror 21.4%, First-Person 9.3%, Story Rich 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This first-person psychological thriller explores themes of memory and identity in a decaying, oppressive environment.
- #14 INHUMAN
88% matchMixed63% of 111 reviews2023
Dev: Qiutaixu studio
Windows
"INHUMAN" is an independent horror game. The story takes place in the conspiracy of an ancient clan, and the protagonist is in a psychedelic state and can't even distinguish herself. With further exploration and confrontation with all kinds of ghosts, the puzzle will be solved step by step...
Why similar: Thriller 21.7%, Walking Simulator 18.3%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 11.5%, Puzzle 8%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven horror game that focuses on psychological tension and puzzle-solving in an eerie setting.
- #15 CoRoT
86% matchMixed67% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Azteck Game Studios
Windows
CoRoT is a first-person psychological meta-horror game. Search for cassettes in a transforming house, unraveling its macabre past. A sinister atmosphere surrounds you as you try to understand what's happening and where you really are. Can you discover the truth hidden in its walls?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Walking Simulator 18.7%, Thriller 17.4%, Horror 11.4%, Puzzle 9%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a surreal, puzzle-heavy psychological horror experience that feels very similar to the seed game's design.
- #16 No Return
87% matchMixed43% of 287 reviews2024
Dev: BlameTech
Windows
No Return is a first-person psychological horror game set in modern-day China. With a focus on family tragedy, the story unfolds as our protagonist is mysteriously prevented from returning home by an unseen force. Can he navigate a nightmarish maze of hallways and uncover the disturbing truth?
Why similar: Thriller 21.4%, Walking Simulator 18.7%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 11.2%, First-Person 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that focuses on the tension of being trapped in a familiar yet distorted environment.
- #17 Detention
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,663 reviews2017
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.5%, Horror 29.1%, Thriller 17.6%, Puzzle 12.4%, Story Rich 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A haunting, atmospheric game that uses psychological horror to explore historical and personal trauma through a unique lens.
- #18 Room 404
83% matchVery Positive91% of 179 reviews2025
Dev: Multimedium
Windows
Room 404 is a first-person Chinese horror game.Players must discern anomalies within an endlessly looping corridor, make decisions,and attempts to unravel the mysteries surrounding themselves and the four floors of the apartment.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.1%, Walking Simulator 33.8%, Horror 11.2%, First-Person 8%, 3D 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes exploration and psychological tension in a confined space, fitting the walking-simulator horror subgenre perfectly.
- #19 THE TAG-ALONG OBSESSION
85% matchMixed52% of 161 reviews2024
Dev: LuLuDu Tech Co. Ltd.
Windows
《THE TAG-ALONG OBSESSION》 is a first-person horror puzzle game. You will play Hui Ting and enter the long-abandoned resort to explore the truth of everything. The props survive as much as possible and solve all the mysteries and connections to her own past.
Why similar: Horror 31.3%, Puzzle 22.1%, First-Person 18.7%, RPG 13.2%, Sexual Content 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features a first-person perspective with puzzle and horror elements that align with the seed game's core gameplay loop.
- #20 Omitted
86% matchMixed46% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Omitted is a first-person psychological horror game. Experience being left alone in an old hospital, discover its secrets and try to survive.
Why similar: Thriller 26.3%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Horror 14.7%, Walking Simulator 10.2%, Mystery 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a focused, atmospheric psychological horror experience that prioritizes mystery and thriller elements.
- #21 Paratopic
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,101 reviews2018
Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
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 33.4%, Psychological Horror 28.6%, Walking Simulator 23.2%, First-Person 6.7%, Adventure 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, low-poly first-person horror experience that prioritizes atmosphere and unsettling imagery over traditional mechanics.
- #22 Dead end Exit 8
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 127 reviews2024
Dev: Linkup
Windows
This is a thriller game based on memory puzzles that supports PC play and VR mode. The theme is inspired by people's depression and tension while waiting in the hospital.In an infinite loop space, one must carefully observe all abnormal information and strive to escape from the infinite space
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Walking Simulator 20.8%, Horror 14%, Puzzle 9.6%, Hidden Object 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses immersive-sim elements to create a psychological horror experience centered on exploration and repetition.
- #23 Blackout Hospital
81% matchVery Positive96% of 167 reviews2023
Dev: arcadekitten
Windows
When the power goes out while working night shift in the hospital, the emergency lights come on with an eerie glow...
Why similar: Puzzle 26.5%, Horror 22.2%, RPG 20.4%, Linear 11.1%, Mystery 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy, hospital-themed horror game that utilizes a 2D perspective to explore its dark narrative.
- #24 SKUF BACKROOMS
82% matchMixed60% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: akhsotoen
Windows
SKUF BACKROOMS is a psychological horror game that takes the player to the Backrooms level, consisting of intertwining transition zones of post-Soviet living spaces.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.9%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Thriller 16.1%, Memes 15.4%, Horror 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the walking-simulator horror aesthetic with a focus on atmospheric, stylized environments.
- #25 Missing Hiker
80% matchVery Positive85% of 3,592 reviews2023
Dev: Gemezl
Windows
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 23.4%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Horror 15.7%, Linear 8%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses a retro, atmospheric style to build psychological horror through first-person exploration.
- #26 Exit The Abyss
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Veloneer Games
Windows
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 25%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 12.1%, Puzzle 10.4%, Linear 10%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on exploration and mystery-solving, providing a similar sense of discovery within a dangerous, confined space.
- #27 白昼梦 · 心象病院
79% matchVery Positive84% of 232 reviews2024
Dev: 林檎树Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
This is a pixel style puzzle game, including a certain micro-horror elements. Truth is blind love. Retrieve your memory and escape from this horrible hospital.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.1%, Horror 14.5%, Puzzle 13.1%, Emotional 12%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #28 13层：公寓异常管理员 13 Floors: Anomalies
79% matchMixed65% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: LU
Windows
You get a strange job. Your job is to patrol a 13th-floor apartment, look for anomalies...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, First-Person 13.8%, Horror 11%, Mystery 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a simulation-based approach to horror that focuses on managing anomalies in a confined, multi-floor building.
- #29 廃病院探索
78% matchVery Positive81% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: カニお@VtuberPub: vkanio_game
Windows
This is a horror game that asks a friend to find out what happened in an abandoned hospital.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 51.3%, Horror 41.1%, 3D 4.8%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #30 Hospital 666
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,342 reviews2024
Dev: Lokin
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Hospital 666 is a 1-4 player horror escape game. Traverse through eerie hospital levels while observing the occurrence of anomalies and choosing the correct elevator. Some abnormal bosses will chase you to death, and you must find the right way to escape them.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.4%, Thriller 22.8%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 18.5%, First-Person 4.4%
- #31 AfterHours
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 607 reviews2022
Dev: Runway Studios
Windows
Experience psychological horror in a large abandoned hospital. Hide, explore and survive from a mysterious creature living in the ruins of this hospital.
Why similar: Horror 39.3%, Walking Simulator 26.6%, First-Person 11.7%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, 3D 4.2%
- #32 Fear in Hospital
78% matchMixed48% of 504 reviews2019
Dev: IO Games
Windows
Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!
Why similar: Thriller 29.5%, Psychological Horror 24.4%, Horror 16.8%, Puzzle 10.8%, First-Person 6.9%
- #33 A Random Maze 某个迷宫
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 522 reviews2021
Dev: 幻想博物馆（Utopia Museum）
Windows
一个忘记自己姓名与过去的人，在突然出现的神秘人物的帮助下，从一个空无一人的医院开始探索自己的过去。只有取回真实，才能从这里离开，即使……真相不像你所期待的那样，他也依然盼望着他的未来。
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 45.2%, Puzzle 20.7%, Adventure 18.2%, RPG 15.8%
- #34 What Happened to Lily?
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 142 reviews2025
Dev: Montee Games
Windows
What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19%, Thriller 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Hidden Object 12.1%, Horror 9.3%
- #35 Reflection
73% matchVery Positive84% of 230 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 25.4%, Psychological Horror 21%, Thriller 16.4%, Horror 14.3%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #36 我有一座冒险屋 I have an adventure house
77% matchMixed57% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: 知音动漫
Windows
The boss couple of house of terror of amusement park of jiujiang city of new century is suddenly in some abandoned hospital is missing mysteriously, the relic that police can find has an old Rag Doll and a mysterious black mobile phone only
Why similar: Thriller 25.7%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, RPG 21.9%, Puzzle 18.5%, Adventure 6.1%
- #37 My Sleeping Girlfriend
72% matchVery Positive95% of 105 reviews2025
Dev: Fancy Dog Games
Windows
Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.
Why similar: Thriller 22.6%, Walking Simulator 20.6%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 12.4%, First-Person 6.4%
- #38 Lunar Mirror
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,074 reviews2023
Dev: DSGame
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%
"Lunar Mirror" It is a horror suspense decryption game with the theme of Cthulhu in the research institute. Nishimura Qiren's girlfriend mysteriously disappeared on campus. As the investigation deepened, strange events happened one after another
Why similar: Thriller 24.9%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 14.7%, Sexual Content 13.9%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #39 Escape from the hospital
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 122 reviews2020
Dev: Kiobe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Escape from the hospital is a small quest puzzle. You find yourself in an abandoned hospital for unknown reasons and you have no choice but to start looking for a way out. On your way you will meet various monsters and not difficult puzzles. The playing time is about 30-40 minutes.
Why similar: Puzzle 30.5%, Sexual Content 22.9%, Linear 22.1%, Adventure 12.1%, Singleplayer 8.8%
- #40 Beside Myself
75% matchMixed67% of 342 reviews2021
Dev: ASK_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
You have to play as the historian-journalist Michael, plunge into the atmosphere of darkness of an abandoned hospital, where you will need to unravel the secrets of the past and try to get out in order to tell the whole world about those terrible events.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.2%, Hidden Object 18.9%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, First-Person 10.3%, Horror 7.5%
- #41 Mental Hospital - Child of Evil
75% matchMixed65% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: Igor MigunPub: AGaming+
Windows
Mental Hospital is a truly scary first-person stealth horror game. Discover heart-thumping terror, chase and scary creatures in this atmospheric horror game.
Why similar: Hidden Object 27.5%, Puzzle 20.7%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, First-Person 15%, Horror 7.1%
- #42 Incantation
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,098 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A mother, searching for her lost daughter, stumbles into a strange cult village. "Incantation" is a first-person horror game. It reveals the chilling story behind the "Chen Family Village". What are the consequences of crossing dark boundaries?
Why similar: Thriller 22.8%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 15.3%, First-Person 10.2%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #43 异化之恶〇Abnormal Treatment
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,566 reviews2019
Dev: Eternal Dream
Windows
Strange events occur at a sanatorium for those with unusual abilities. Follow clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth. What will be released when all secrets are revealed? Goodness? Or… pure ”EVIL”?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.2%, Horror 18.4%, Puzzle 14.5%, RPG 12.4%, Story Rich 11%
- #44 Sector 404
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Empty Studio
Windows
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 24.9%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Thriller 17%, Horror 12.6%, First-Person 8.3%
- #45 NightGhast
70% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
NIGHTGHAST is a first-person horror game about wicked witches and sinister widows...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.4%, Psychological Horror 25.2%, Horror 19.2%, Puzzle 9.9%, First-Person 7.4%
- #46 It Happened At Night
71% 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 23.1%, Thriller 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 13.3%, Linear 8.7%
- #47 Disease -Hidden Object-
74% matchMixed60% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: OperaHouse CorporationPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
This is a horror adventure game where the player go back and forth in between the real world and the hallucination world. The purpose of this game is to search items and collect scattered documents while solving mysteries and finding out the truth of the abolished hospital.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29%, Hidden Object 25.3%, Horror 24%, Mystery 8.3%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #48 Ruined Nurse
68% matchVery Positive83% of 568 reviews2024
Dev: eTIRUe
Windows
Explore the hospital by Thwarting the creatures that are trying to stop you and solving puzzles. Successfully install the internet and surprise customer...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.2%, Horror 21.9%, Sexual Content 18.3%, Puzzle 15.4%, First-Person 9.1%
- #49 Letters of Bernard Thorne
67% matchVery Positive98% of 177 reviews2025
Dev: Korean Linguistics Lab
Windows
『Letters of Bernard Thorne』 is a story-driven psychological horror game about trauma. Take a seat in Bernard's motorized wheelchair. Roam around the old man's house. Discover his scarred past. Flee from his sins. Climb up the attic.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.2%, Horror 22.4%, Puzzle 12.2%, Story Rich 11.9%, First-Person 9.4%
- #50 Whitehaven
72% matchMixed60% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Somnambulist Games
Windows
Uncover the mysteries of Whitehaven Orphanage in this first-person psychological horror game. Explore the place, collect clues and put the pieces together to find out what happened years ago as you delve deep into your mind.
Why similar: Thriller 22.2%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Walking Simulator 19.5%, Horror 13.8%, First-Person 8.7%
- #51 Shift 87
68% matchVery Positive88% of 204 reviews2024
Dev: PixelsplitPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Your task today: Memorize your environment and report any anomalies. Good luck with your shift! "Shift 87" is an observation horror game with subtle anomalies and unsettling occurrences.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.2%, Thriller 18.5%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Hidden Object 12.6%, First-Person 7.5%
- #52 筮灵 SHILING
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 270 reviews2024
Dev: WindField GamesPub: Mammorize
Windows
国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪，销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息，将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄，还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索，怪谲的谜题等待揭露。
Why similar: Thriller 31.1%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, Horror 11.8%, Mystery 8.9%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #53 In My Head
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 131 reviews2024
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
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 27.2%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Horror 15.6%, First-Person 9.8%, Thriller 7.5%
- #54 港詭實錄ParanormalHK
67% matchVery Positive90% of 20,031 reviews2020
Dev: Ghostpie Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Paranormal HK is a first person horror game about Urban legends of Hong Kong, China. The story is about a crew of online supernatural channel“Beyond the Invisible” went to Kowloon Walled City to film a short movie for their latest episode and encountered something out of their expectations.
Why similar: Horror 26.8%, Thriller 21.1%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Sexual Content 12.9%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #55 Anomalies Detective
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 70 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 38.6%, Psychological Horror 26%, Horror 14.6%, First-Person 11.7%, 3D 3.8%
- #56 MIRROR MIRROR
67% matchMixed70% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: ZeroZeroThirteen
Windows
MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.4%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Horror 14.7%, First-Person 8.8%, Linear 8.2%
- #57 Grandma, Is That You?
66% matchVery Positive81% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: Montee Games
Windows
“Grandma, Is That You?” is a psychological horror game. As we visit our elderly and ill grandmother to help her, the old mansion reveals buried memories and dark secrets. The line between reality and illusion begins to blur.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.5%, Thriller 23.1%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, First-Person 10.4%, Horror 9.1%
- #58 ARAYA
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 850 reviews2016
Dev: MAD Virtual Reality Studio
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 95.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
ARAYA is a first person horror game. Players will get a new thrilling experience inside a Thai hospital. The story will be told from the perspectives of 3 different characters. Players will explore different areas of the hospital in order to piece together the mysterious murder case of Araya.
Why similar: Horror 61.1%, Thriller 15.2%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, First-Person 8.3%, Adventure 4%
- #59 Abnormal1999:Sector 49
65% matchVery Positive96% of 140 reviews2024
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
Abnormal1999: Sector 49 is a challenging mystery puzzle game. You play as Sam, searching for your daughter in the abandoned Sector 49. Collect 10 consciousnesses to open the portal and escape.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37%, Puzzle 15.9%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 11.8%, Mystery 5.8%
- #60 EXIT KUN
65% matchVery Positive85% of 1,177 reviews2024
Dev: IKUN&KUNPub: AIKUN
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
You are trapped in the IKUN passage. Carefully observe: singing, dancing, rap, and basketball so you can leave here. Look carefully and reach the "Exit Kun ".A meme game inspired by Exit 8.
Why similar: Memes 34.2%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, Sexual Content 8.5%, Horror 7.4%
