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The Skin Stapler is a retro-styled PSX grindhouse horror adventure set in the rotting, crime-soaked sprawl of Carrion City. Players follow jaded detective Dick Slater and his eager rookie partner Robbie Knox as they hunt a mysterious serial killer known only as The Skin Stapler.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 27.4%, 1980s 16.2%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Crime 8.2%, Horror 6.8%

The Prophet Abraham has named you his successor. Use his special mask to track down and kill the five chosen ones, as it is the only way to achieve world peace.

Why similar: Thriller 26.8%, Crime 19.9%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Gore 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%

Night Delivery | 例外配達 is a psychological Japanese horror adventure game.

Why similar: Thriller 15.5%, Gore 14.5%, Violent 13.3%, Crime 12.7%, Horror 10.9%

Geppetto's Nightmare is a first-person gothic horror. Navigate a nightmare built from a father's regret, using past inventions to overcome distinct challenges. Survive a jarring journey through deepening darkness where every tool is a key to enduring this surreal and haunting struggle.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.1%, Thriller 18.3%, Linear 12.4%, Cinematic 12.3%, Gore 11.1%

Welcome to a retro horror anthology containing four distinct stories. With a macabre, undead host and his twisted sense of humor leading the way, you'll experience stories inspired by classic horror tropes: from bloody slashers and Japanese body horror, to mascot horror and pulp terror.

Why similar: Dark Humor 18.7%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Cinematic 16.8%, Violent 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.8%

After losing his wife in an accident, Alex is left alone in a suburban house where every little detail reminds him of the past. An ordinary evening quickly turns into a series of strange and unsettling events.

Why similar: Thriller 21.4%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Crime 12.5%, Horror 11.2%

No weapons. No backup. Just you, a meat cleaver, and the closing shift from hell. Uncover the theater's dark secrets, and survive the night or become the BOOTH BUTCHER'S next attraction.

Why similar: 1980s 22.2%, Thriller 20.3%, Gore 16.4%, Violent 13.2%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

2006. You become the new reserve caretaker. Patrol the territory in your rugged 4x4, check the phototraps, and monitor the area using surveillance cameras. But remember: you are not the only one watching.

Why similar: Thriller 24.6%, Gore 19.5%, Violent 16.5%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Psychological Horror 9.8%

You open your eyes in a dark, unfamiliar room; each door drags you into a new chamber filled with absurd surprises and dark comedy. Will you manage to escape, or will you continue to star in this black comedy?

Why similar: Dark Comedy 45.5%, Dark Humor 16.7%, Comedy 10.2%, Horror 9.6%, Funny 8.2%

Emo Simulator

Why similar: Gore 21.3%, Violent 16.7%, Dark Comedy 16.7%, Dark Humor 9.2%, Walking Simulator 8%

A horror game about escaping from a mysterious place after a chilling encounter in the woods. Explore, stay quiet, and make tough choices as you search for a way out.

Why similar: Thriller 24.3%, Crime 17.8%, Cinematic 15.9%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.9%

Investigate a series of brutal crimes in a remote Arctic town in this psychological horror experience steeped in oppressive atmosphere. Step into the shoes of Detective James Northland and face the terrifying beast threatening to shatter your sanity in this chilling tale of mystery.

Why similar: 1980s 18.1%, Walking Simulator 17.5%, Gore 16.9%, Cinematic 13%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

Christmas is coming and Larry's got a big problem - his Christmas tree is telling him to KILL! Lead him through his murder rampage.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.7%, 1980s 18%, Thriller 15.2%, Gore 13.6%, Violent 12.3%

An urban legend says there are alligators living in the sewers of New York. Go down there… and see for yourself.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 20.5%, Cinematic 19.8%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Horror 9.9%, Dark Humor 8.2%

Jim and his three friends head to an abandoned house in the forest, hoping to escape the pressure of upcoming exams and break free from their mundane routine. But none of them realizes that this night will prove to be fateful.

Why similar: Thriller 24%, Cinematic 15.7%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Violent 9.8%, Gore 9.7%

"Grunenberg" is a single-player horror game that utilizes the visual and sound design of VHS tapes. The protagonist, Jimmy Solomon, comes to the abandoned area named Grunenberg to find his grandfather and captures everything he sees on the camera as his grandfather's request.

Why similar: Thriller 27.7%, 1980s 20.7%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Horror 9.4%

Mysterious murders are happening in the area where Dave lives. In an attempt to draw attention to these horrific events, he decides to make a short film. As his project becomes known, frightening events begin to happen around him.

Why similar: Thriller 21.3%, Crime 19%, Cinematic 15.9%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11%

He doesn’t just hunt to kill. Manivore is not just a murderer, he is an artist. For him, death is not an outcome but a process. Can you uncover the truth within this twisted game, or will you be the next prey?

Why similar: Thriller 27.8%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Gore 12.6%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Violent 9.9%

The Works of Mercy is a psychological thriller inspired by the classics of the genre. The game’s plot revolves around mysterious killings committed on seemingly random victims. Only this time it’s the player who becomes the murderer.

Why similar: Gore 24%, Violent 21.5%, Thriller 16.3%, Horror 10.1%, Simulation 8%

The Holiday Story is an indie horror game about Christmas and New Year, set in the 80s.

Why similar: 1980s 18.1%, Thriller 16.4%, Cinematic 15.8%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Psychological Horror 9.4%

Backrooms Project: The Lost File - it's a horror exploration game, with many puzzles

Why similar: Cinematic 28.3%, Thriller 21.5%, Gore 14.2%, Violent 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.3%

Welcome to Kindergarten! Have fun trying to learn and share...and not die. That's important too. In a school that's just not quite right, it's important to be friendly...and take out those that aren't.

Why similar: Gore 25.5%, Dark Comedy 23.2%, Dark Humor 17.5%, Violent 15.8%, Funny 10.4%

Stay Out Of The Farm is a ps1 styled horror game where you try to escape from a serial killer.

Why similar: 1980s 23.3%, Gore 18.1%, Thriller 17.1%, Violent 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.4%

The Snare is a single-player crime and horror game. Atlas follows clues sent by the masked man to rescue his wife, Samira. As he attempts to uncover the reason behind Samira's abduction, he encounters startling truths, plunging into a labyrinth of deceit and danger.

Why similar: Crime 25.6%, Thriller 24.5%, Gore 16.8%, Violent 16.1%, Psychological Horror 7.8%

I Witness is a 2-player online co-op psychological horror game that follows a sibling whose curiosity leads them to investigate a neighbor suspected of being a serial killer who, unbeknownst to them, hides a disturbing desire.

Why similar: Thriller 24%, Crime 18.7%, 1980s 13.1%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

Discover a mystery, understand the danger you are living in, and find the true culprit of a series of disturbing crimes that have occurred around you.

Why similar: Gore 18.8%, Violent 16.1%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Nudity 12.4%, Thriller 10.5%

This title is a horror adventure game. The story unfolds mainly through line messages on smartphones. Just like real time, the in-game time is also ticking away, and messages arrive in real time. The player must use mysterious videos and messages as clues to unravel the mystery of the incidents.

Why similar: Thriller 24.1%, Walking Simulator 20.9%, Gore 16.3%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 9.6%

From the sick mind behind Bloodwash, Jordan King, comes his latest experiment in terror. Inspired by the Italian zombie flicks from Lucio Fulci and Bruno Mattei, Night of the Gates of Hell promises to be a blood dripping, neon soaked, flesh rotting experience.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 31.3%, Gore 16.3%, 1980s 15.1%, Violent 12.9%, Psychological Horror 9.1%

Suddenly alone in a snowstorm, a camper is haunted by strange visions. A short, cinematic, mind-bending psychological horror nightmare. Beware the rifleman.

Why similar: Thriller 28.4%, Cinematic 16.8%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Walking Simulator 13%, Gore 9.8%

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

Why similar: Thriller 27.7%, Walking Simulator 17.9%, Gore 16.2%, Violent 14.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

First-person psychological horror where the elevator is the only safe place. Each floor is a new reality. Each floor has a new inhabitant. Find it to continue your descent downward.

Why similar: Gore 25.2%, Thriller 16%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, Horror 10.2%

Only Good Babysitters Go To Heaven is a First-Person comedy horror game about being stuck babysitting while the news is expressing that the world around you is ending.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 32.1%, Dark Humor 13.8%, Thriller 13.4%, Walking Simulator 11%, Horror 10.2%

While tasked with disposing of bodies for the mafia, you carry a mutilated corpse without question. However, as time passes, the secrets of the body you carry slowly begin to surface.

Why similar: Crime 24%, Thriller 22.3%, Cinematic 14.9%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Psychological Horror 10.6%

Step inside Crowpoint Manor, where every guest harbours a dark secret. As an undercover detective, you’ll solve bizarre puzzles, navigate dangerous traps, and witness hilariously tragic accidents. Can you uncover the “truth” before you become the next victim?

Why similar: Dark Comedy 34.1%, Crime 19.5%, Dark Humor 16.6%, Linear 11%, Comedy 7.8%

Roombo: First Blood is a comedic, top-down, stealth-action game about being a robot vacuum cleaner and fending off burglars from your home. A short, experimental game and the first in the JUSTICE SUCKS series.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 28.7%, Violent 16.2%, Dark Humor 15.9%, Gore 14.3%, Funny 6.9%

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

Why similar: Dark Comedy 33.2%, Thriller 24.5%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Linear 8.5%

Jeb, going through a difficult time, decides to return to his hometown. Wanting to hide from dark thoughts among friends and family, he starts having nightmares that haunt him not only in sleep but also while awake. Find out what is the source of Jeb's nightmares.

Why similar: Thriller 27.2%, Walking Simulator 14%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 11.2%, Gore 10.1%

Den is a short survival horror slasher game, in which you play as a person who rented a small cabin for a weekend getaway, deep inside the woods.

Why similar: Gore 26%, Violent 21.4%, Cinematic 13.7%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Cozy 10.3%

Your first day as the new shepherd in the village… and everything is going wrong. The animals are missing. The villagers are strange. And the truth is far more terrifying.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 35.3%, Dark Humor 17.1%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, Funny 7%

16-bit love letter towards survival horror past and present. Chloe and her two children will embark on a journey to find her missing husband before the whole town descends into hell.

Why similar: Gore 25.8%, Violent 21.2%, Nudity 17.7%, Thriller 13.2%, Simulation 5.9%

A ritual-based psychological horror inspired by Anatolian jinn folklore. Explore dark, shifting rooms, interact with cursed objects, trigger terrifying events, and uncover the truth behind a ritual that should never have been completed.

Why similar: Thriller 27%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Gore 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Violent 11.9%

Psychological horror, which is part of the games CASE: Animatronics and CASE 2: Animatronics Survival.

Why similar: Crime 21.7%, 1980s 18.4%, Thriller 17.1%, Cinematic 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.6%

Explore the truly frightening subway cars and find out what fears the main character will have to face.

Why similar: Cinematic 18.6%, Walking Simulator 18.2%, Thriller 15.2%, Violent 10.4%, Horror 9.6%

It’s an indie horror game where a man named Ethan, passionate about collecting VHS tapes, receives a box full of them from a friend. But as he starts watching, he realizes he’s witnessing something deeply disturbing and unsettling.

Why similar: Thriller 28.8%, Cinematic 17.3%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Horror 10%

A first-person psychological horror game where you throw glowing orbs to navigate a collapsing mine — and uncover the dark truth behind your missing father.

Why similar: Thriller 30%, Crime 28.4%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 11.5%, Walking Simulator 10.3%

Embark on a terrifying adventure of a priest accused of murdering an altar boy. Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience.

Why similar: Thriller 25.1%, Gore 15.9%, Violent 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12%, Nudity 10.9%

You are Donathan, a comedian orphan trapped in the haunted apartment of your idol, now filled with rifts born from narcissism and spite. Will you muster the courage to crawl through those horrific butt holes and save what's left of your childhood hero's soul... or will their past consume you?

Why similar: Dark Comedy 26.1%, Thriller 21.6%, Cinematic 14%, Dark Humor 13%, Walking Simulator 11.4%

Addictive and vicious retro-styled comedy puzzler chock full of profanity, abuse, unfairness and warped logic. Will You: Go North? Find Light Switch? Cower and whimper like a beaten swine? Make your decision and escape The Dark Room! Just remember - YA DIE! YA DIE! YA DIE! YA DIE!

Why similar: Dark Comedy 34.1%, Gore 27.2%, Violent 22.3%, Comedy 9.9%, Atmospheric 3.5%

In TRAILCAM, you are a wildlife investigator called to the Appalachian Mountains to solve mysterious missing person cases. Using trail cameras from your watchtower, you’ll uncover a sinister truth, navigating a non-linear plot full of twists. Can you solve the mystery?

Why similar: Crime 30%, Thriller 26.4%, Cinematic 14.5%, Horror 11.3%, Walking Simulator 7.9%

A war veteran, haunted by the scars of combat, struggles with tormenting hallucinations that revive the guilt of his darkest memories while trying to prepare everything for family dinner.

Why similar: Thriller 21.1%, Walking Simulator 17.2%, Cinematic 16.1%, Gore 13.7%, Psychological Horror 11.9%

A young couple stops for the night at a quiet, roadside motel. It's run by a soft-spoken man, Harold, and his wife, Margaret. As a famous saying goes, some guests can check out anytime they want, but can never leave.

Why similar: Thriller 28.1%, Walking Simulator 19.5%, 1980s 18.9%, Psychological Horror 11%, Linear 8.4%

The Dark Gift is a horror game about Christmas and New Year.

Why similar: Thriller 22.7%, Cinematic 19.7%, Walking Simulator 18.2%, Linear 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.7%

"My Bloody Weekend" is a survival horror in Quick Time Events, set in a mansion where a killer with a cleaver tries to kill a girl ... can you survive? Real actors, real terror!

Why similar: 1980s 24.5%, Thriller 23.2%, Cinematic 20.5%, Gore 10.5%, Horror 10.2%

EP.9 is the ninth and final game in the current series of projects. It is a psychological horror anthology featuring six novellas. Different locations. Different characters. Different situations.

Why similar: Thriller 25.7%, Walking Simulator 20.9%, Cinematic 16.8%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 9.3%

Psychopathy Assessment is a retro-80s V.H.S PS1 style analog horror game that blurs the line between reality and delusion. Step into a universe where you're not just playing a game; you're taking a psychopathy test, but the stakes are considerably higher than a straightforward diagnosis.

Why similar: Gore 30.2%, Violent 24.8%, 1980s 14.3%, Cinematic 10.2%, Psychological Horror 7.5%

Step into the world of Prison Simulator VR to assume the role of a prison guard, managing the complex inner workings behind bars and uncovering secrets of this cutthroat world. Respect is a gain given only to those with a strong hand, but what kind of a guard you'll be depends only on you!

Why similar: Gore 30.1%, Violent 24.7%, Crime 13.8%, Walking Simulator 9.7%, Nudity 7.6%

This is a first‑person psychological walking simulator about guilt, memory, and the quiet horrors we carry with us.

Why similar: Crime 31.6%, Walking Simulator 19.3%, Thriller 11.9%, Linear 9.3%, Psychological Horror 8%

A lonely night shift at a remote gas station turns into a nightmare. Strange customers arrive, unease grows, and the line between reality and hallucination begins to blur.

Why similar: Thriller 20%, Crime 18.6%, Violent 13.1%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Walking Simulator 10.5%

《Horror Dungeon》 is a first-person survival horror game developed by an indie developer. In this game, you play as an investigator sent to survey an unknown location. During the investigation, you become trapped and must explore the area, find tools, and gradually locate the exit to escape.

Why similar: Thriller 30.7%, Gore 20.5%, Violent 13.3%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Horror 8.4%

The main character is an experienced journalist who always strives to uncover the truth. He manages to gain access to the house, which is guarded by the police.

Why similar: Thriller 30.5%, Cinematic 21%, Walking Simulator 19%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Simulation 5.8%