Games Like Bleeding Roots

A 10 minute horror experience of a girl walking home alone at night.

Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Linear 11.4%, Atmospheric 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the pixel-art aesthetic and the feeling of a contained, claustrophobic psychological horror experience.

A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.

Why similar: Horror 35.5%, Psychological Horror 32.4%, Dark 16.5%, Atmospheric 4.9%, Indie 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Like Bleeding Roots, this is a short, surreal, and deeply unsettling experience that focuses on the psychological state of a single character.

A free, VHS styled, first-person found footage horror game, which runs exactly for 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

Why similar: Horror 48.8%, Psychological Horror 30%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Dark 5.5%, Indie 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the same 'found-footage' style of short, high-impact horror that leaves the player questioning their surroundings.

Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.

Why similar: Horror 27%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Dark 12.5%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: This title captures the same experimental, short-form horror vibe with a focus on environmental storytelling and atmosphere.

Missing Hiker is a short indie horror game, where your brother Ethan went missing while hiking and you need to find him.

Why similar: Horror 25.2%, Thriller 18.3%, Psychological Horror 17%, Linear 13.6%, Atmospheric 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the atmospheric, low-poly, and free-to-play nature of the seed game while delivering a concise, chilling narrative.

Mimic Search is a short indie horror game, in which you take the role of a police officer investigating a recent mimic attack.

Why similar: Horror 24.3%, Thriller 18.6%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Linear 12.4%, Atmospheric 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar short, free-to-play horror experience that relies on atmosphere and retro-inspired visuals.

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 31.6%, Thriller 20.2%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Dark 16.4%, 3D 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the 'mundane task' horror subgenre, where performing a repetitive job becomes increasingly terrifying.

A short first-person horror game where you wander through an eerie forest using the dials of a microwave.

Why similar: Horror 25.2%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Dark 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Atmospheric 10%

Why You'll Like It: This game leans into the surreal and dark exploration aspects that make short horror games so effective.

Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.

Why similar: Horror 42.3%, Atmospheric 19.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Dark 9.9%, 3D 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on exploration and atmosphere within a confined space, much like the domestic setting of Bleeding Roots.

Pleh! is a short psychological horror walking simulator that tells the story of a depressed game developer, his intrusive thoughts and his dark mysterious secrets.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.9%, Horror 16.7%, Linear 16.2%, Dark 12.6%, Atmospheric 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven, dark psychological horror game that prioritizes story and atmosphere over complex mechanics.

A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

Why similar: Horror 41.3%, Psychological Horror 40.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Adventure 4.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: A short, intense psychological experience that uses unique visual presentation to convey deep unease.

Short atmospheric first person horror game with elements of quest and shooter about being lost in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by weird mist.

Why similar: Horror 23.8%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Linear 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Atmospheric 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: It features a similar pixel-art aesthetic and a focus on building tension through environmental storytelling.

You see a man in the park on your walk home. Will you help him?

Why similar: Horror 64.4%, 3D 11%, Adventure 9%, Singleplayer 8.9%, Indie 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A short, singleplayer horror experience that relies on building dread through a simple, linear narrative.

Shadow of Pharos is a short first-person horror game.

Why similar: Horror 38.7%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Atmospheric 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, 3D 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers an immersive, atmospheric mystery that aligns well with the psychological horror elements of the seed game.

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: Horror 22.7%, Thriller 16.7%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Linear 12.6%, Atmospheric 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a focused, atmospheric walking-simulator experience that mirrors the pacing of the seed game.

Just a game about a friendly fungus. There's nothing wrong, is there?

Why similar: Horror 41%, Psychological Horror 27%, Atmospheric 14.4%, 3D 8.7%, Singleplayer 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game uses a unique, slightly off-putting premise to drive its horror, similar to the plant-care theme of the seed game.

Experience Harry's story of battling multiple personalities and his severe case of schizophrenia. In this First-person horror game, you battle the hallucinations and illusions your mind creates. You misjudge reality and quickly lose control over yourself.

Why similar: Horror 19.5%, Psychological Horror 15%, Thriller 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Cinematic 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A 3D horror game that focuses on exploration and psychological tension within a contained environment.

The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.6%, Horror 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Dark 15%, Atmospheric 13.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, point-and-click psychological horror game that uses pixel art to great effect for building a disturbing atmosphere.

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

Why similar: Horror 23.7%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Thriller 19.1%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Dark 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A walking-simulator that prioritizes atmosphere and psychological tension in a short, free package.

A short horror game where you dig through the flesh of a giant whale

Why similar: Horror 29.4%, Psychological Horror 26.1%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Dark 8.8%, Adventure 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a short, dystopian psychological horror experience that feels both experimental and unsettling.

Callus is a short psychological horror (~30 minutes) in the walking simulator genre, featuring jump scares and themes of cruelty and overprotection. It was released as a transitional project between larger releases, with an intentionally simple story and concise gameplay.

Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Atmospheric 15.1%, Cinematic 10.6%, Dark 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror walking-simulator that emphasizes a slow-burn, atmospheric experience.

Your father needs a beer, and it's your job to get it. He doesn't care what it takes, so do what you must. Be quick though - it's not so safe in the dark.

Why similar: Horror 27.2%, Linear 15.7%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Dark 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric walking-simulator that turns a simple premise into a tense horror experience.

A Horror Adventure Game with Multiple Endings

Why similar: Horror 39.4%, Psychological Horror 26.4%, 3D 11.8%, Dark 10.7%, Adventure 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title provides a short, linear psychological horror experience with multiple endings, similar to the seed game's structure.

It Moves is a horror game that will try to scare you without too many of the typical "screamers", instead relying on atmosphere and suspense. You'll be solving puzzles along the way, and encountering all manner of not-so-friendly creatures.

Why similar: Horror 71.4%, Pixel Graphics 20.3%, Indie 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A short, free-to-play horror game that uses retro-inspired visuals to create a sense of unease.

Cave Crawler is a short, 2D side-scrolling action platformer. Explore caves filled with interesting enemies and fun platforming challenges.

Why similar: Linear 49%, Pixel Graphics 25.8%, Stylized 13.9%, Singleplayer 5.8%, Adventure 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a first-person, walking-simulator horror experience that emphasizes isolation and atmosphere.

Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.

Why similar: Horror 40.8%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Dark 8.8%, Thriller 7%

Sub Terra is a first person psychological horror game set deep underground. As a maintenance worker, your job is to fix a broken water line at the end of tunnel 04-R. Enter the tunnel, repair the pipe, and get out.

Why similar: Horror 35.9%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Linear 20.6%, Cinematic 8.6%, 3D 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a realistic, first-person psychological horror experience that focuses on the feeling of being trapped.

A short 5 minute horror game!

Why similar: Horror 32.1%, Psychological Horror 24.4%, Atmospheric 16.4%, Dark 14.1%, 3D 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It combines survival-horror elements with a short, narrative-driven experience that keeps the player on edge.

Cave Crawler is a short horror game where you pilot a drone into a cave and discover something horrible.

Why similar: Horror 32%, Linear 16%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Thriller 12.1%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!

Why similar: Horror 25.8%, Thriller 22%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Atmospheric 13%, Dark 11%

Why You'll Like It: A classic, free-to-play psychological horror experience that focuses on exploration and survival-horror tropes.

A bite-sized psychological horror game about a wayward soul who seeks transformation through a sinister ritual.

Why similar: Horror 45.1%, Psychological Horror 29.4%, 3D 8.8%, Dark 7.3%, Adventure 5.2%

It Lurks in the Woods is a short first-person horror game based on French Canadian folklore.

Why similar: Horror 42.3%, Atmospheric 19.9%, Dark 17.5%, Indie 10.8%, Adventure 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on exploration and building dread in a dark, isolated setting.

Scauage is a short horror experience where you play as a scavenger looting an abandoned house, uncovering its dark secrets and collecting hidden treasures while facing what lurks within.

Why similar: Horror 21.1%, Thriller 19.1%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Dark 9.7%

A 3D horror game where your only goal is to finish your work… and survive the night. Unnatural anomalies creep into the office as you complete your tasks. Can you make it to the end of your shift alive.

Why similar: Horror 36.9%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Atmospheric 18.5%, Thriller 15.7%, Singleplayer 3.5%

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

Why similar: Horror 20.4%, Thriller 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Linear 14.4%, Atmospheric 10.6%

Permanent Residence invites players into an episodic journey of psychological horror, where each chapter reveals a sinister short story woven into the eerie legacy of a cursed place.

Why similar: Horror 23.3%, Linear 21.7%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Thriller 17.4%, Atmospheric 8.6%

REALITY is a FREE short First-Person horror game, it uses a graphical style to represent the present mood of the game. It gives the player the ability to choose and get slightly different results. The game has many mysteries you might want to uncover.

Why similar: Horror 80%, Adventure 10.8%, Indie 9.2%

Frightence is a short, intense first-person horror experience.

Why similar: Horror 77.4%, Adventure 13.3%, Singleplayer 9.4%

A short Psychological Horror Experience for one night that takes you through the dark corridors of a mental asylum. For best experience a dark room and headphones recommended.

Why similar: Horror 29.6%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Linear 17%, Atmospheric 15.9%, Dark 12.2%

This is a horror game that asks a friend to find out what happened in an abandoned hospital.

Why similar: Horror 37.3%, Psychological Horror 24.2%, Dark 15.2%, Atmospheric 15.2%, 3D 4.4%

Skin Off is an analog horror game where you play as a teenager spending a summer night alone at your uncle’s house. As you wait for your friends to arrive the next day, a strange message is broadcasted on national television, signaling the start of a nightmare you can’t escape.

Why similar: Horror 21.9%, Linear 18.2%, Thriller 17%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Atmospheric 10.7%

The Sixth Sorrow is a short, narrative-driven horror game where your choices impact the story. To what lengths can a mother's love drive her?

Why similar: Horror 26.8%, Thriller 20.6%, Psychological Horror 20%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Dark 7.4%

A PSX retro horror game made by a sixth grader. Your car runs out of gas on your way to an abandoned carnival now infested with danger at every corner.

Why similar: Horror 39.6%, Pixel Graphics 20.6%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Singleplayer 7.8%, Dark 7.8%

Extend your roots, imbibe fresh blood, and expand without end. Roots Devour is a strategic exploration game centered around a card-connecting mechanism. Drive your frenzied roots through swamps and over frozen mountains, invading human cities until the darkness... descends.

Why similar: Horror 29.3%, Psychological Horror 21%, Atmospheric 18%, Dark 14.5%, Stylized 7.7%

Project H is a horror escape room game. Solve various puzzles while being haunted by a spirit that would prefer you not to leave.

Why similar: Horror 43.5%, Pixel Graphics 20.8%, Linear 17%, Dark 10.7%, Indie 5%

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Why similar: Horror 52.7%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Stylized 13%, 3D 5.3%, Singleplayer 3.7%

Explore the mysterious room by traversing time, while you watch a man succumb to the room syndrome.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.6%, Pixel Graphics 22.8%, Dark 17.1%, Indie 10.1%, Stylized 9.4%

Assume the role of a broadcast engineer in a tranquil city. All seems peaceful until the sky above starts to reveal something deeply unsettling.

Why similar: Horror 31.2%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Atmospheric 13%, Linear 11.4%, Thriller 9.7%

When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.6%, Horror 28%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Dark 9.9%, Indie 3.9%

Horror game series about the investigation of missing hikers in the U.S. National Parks. Follow the story of a wannabe reporter who got a job as a ranger to investigate the disappearances - several episodes that tell one story! Based on true events.

Why similar: Horror 29.1%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Linear 17.6%, Cinematic 13.3%, Atmospheric 11.2%

A park ranger's life is changed forever as they discover what really lurks in their national park. A first-person horror, exploration, and stealth-based game.

Why similar: Horror 42.7%, Atmospheric 21.5%, Thriller 11.9%, Dark 9.5%, Singleplayer 5.7%

VHS Collection: Goodnight Me is a short horror game where reality blurs with nightmares over five eerie days. Experience strange events, unsettling dreams, and unravel a chilling mystery in a remote house. Can you survive the madness, or will the nightmare consume you?

Why similar: Horror 25.5%, Thriller 23%, Psychological Horror 19%, Atmospheric 14.5%, Dark 10.3%

Ocean Desolation is a Free Simple Linear horror game. After falling out of your boat during a thunderstorm you are left stranded in the South Pacific Ocean. Swim your way to different locations and find a way to call for help. But be careful, something lurks at the bottom.

Why similar: Horror 27.4%, Linear 22.9%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 13%, 3D 8.2%

Vigil is a short Narrative Horror Game that takes place in an unsettling underground facility. Your job is to dispose of boxes, however, you’re not alone. A terrifying automaton roams the facility, moving only when you look away or when you blink in real life.

Why similar: Horror 43.8%, Dark 17.2%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Singleplayer 6.7%

A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

Why similar: Horror 32.8%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Atmospheric 16%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Dark 7%

Paranormal VHS is a horror game that features a VHS tape-inspired aesthetic. The game's story revolves around a popular vlogger who spends a night in haunted locations in search of paranormal activity. Brace for intense jumpscares.

Why similar: Horror 25.1%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Linear 16.1%, Thriller 12.3%, Dark 11%

This is the game that nurtures “Circle” and adventures in the "Outside" of the room.

Why similar: Horror 28.4%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Dark 13.6%, Adventure 10.7%

Nyctophilia is 2D psychological thriller about bad things in your head.

Why similar: Horror 50.8%, Thriller 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Adventure 11%, Indie 8.8%

Play through a common childhood fear about turning the lights off and going to bed. This time extended, remastered, and re-imagined.

Why similar: Horror 35.3%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Atmospheric 16.3%, Dark 12.3%, Adventure 5%

There is only you and the Forest. In "Rooten" there are no compulsory tasks, time just goes by, and days pass by independently of you. You can explore the Forest, try to get out, or even do nothing at all. The forest has always been here, and always will be. You won't change it no matter what.

Why similar: Horror 40.4%, Atmospheric 21.9%, Dark 19.9%, Stylized 6.6%, Indie 4.9%