- #1 Fears to Fathom - Home Alone
97% matchVery Positive90% of 10,232 reviews2021
Dev: Rayll
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 14%
Fears to Fathom is an episodic psychological horror game where each episode unveils a short story narrated by the ones who survived.
Why similar: Horror 26%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Psychological 15.9%, Walking Simulator 9.6%, First-Person 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the episodic, relatable horror premise where a seemingly normal situation escalates into a terrifying psychological ordeal.
- #2 The Closing Shift
96% matchMixed68% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: Bird Box Games
Windows
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: Psychological 25.8%, Horror 16.3%, Psychological Horror 16%, Thriller 13.4%, Dark 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at building dread through mundane, first-person gameplay that mirrors the atmospheric tension found in the seed game.
- #3 [Bober Bros] The Hole
96% matchVery Positive86% of 740 reviews2024
Dev: BOBER BROS
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
[Bober Bros] The Hole is a first-person horror game that explores the cracks in domestic life. Your neighbor’s drilling starts the nightmare, but the holes reveal dark secrets far deeper than any wall could hide. No cheap scares, only disturbing reality.
Why similar: Psychological 12%, Investigation 10.9%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Surreal 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: As a title from the same developer, it maintains the specific indie horror style and mechanical simplicity of the seed game.
- #4 Visage
95% 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: Horror 29.2%, Psychological Horror 27.4%, Walking Simulator 9.2%, First-Person 7.7%, Dark 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in psychological horror that emphasizes environmental storytelling and the feeling of being trapped in a hostile, shifting space.
- #5 [Bober Bros] No Means Nothing
94% matchVery Positive94% of 330 reviews2025
Dev: BOBER BROS
Windows
PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR // ANTI-DATING SIM about learning to say NO.
Why similar: Psychological 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Investigation 12%, Horror 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Another entry from the same studio that continues the trend of first-person, narrative-focused psychological horror.
- #6 The Mortuary Assistant
94% matchVery Positive92% of 8,435 reviews2022
Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
Why similar: Horror 31.5%, Surreal 17.4%, Mystery 10.6%, Thriller 9.7%, First-Person 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on investigation and environmental interaction within a confined, high-tension horror setting.
- #7 Summer of '58
93% matchVery Positive89% of 4,849 reviews2021
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.
Why similar: Psychological 14.9%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Thriller 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: This short, narrative-driven horror experience relies on exploration and psychological suspense rather than jump scares.
- #8 9 Childs Street
92% matchVery Positive91% of 759 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 18.7%, Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 15.3%, First-Person 9.4%, Dark 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This indie horror title focuses on the mystery of a neighborhood house, mirroring the investigative nature of the seed game.
- #9 MADiSON
91% matchVery Positive87% of 3,277 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.8%, Horror 26.2%, First-Person 11.7%, Dark 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This psychological horror game features deep investigation mechanics and a heavy focus on uncovering dark secrets through exploration.
- #10 Don't Be Afraid
91% matchVery Positive83% of 944 reviews2020
Dev: Limo GamesPub: Eneida Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.9%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 15.4%, Thriller 12.4%, First-Person 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival horror game that emphasizes exploration and puzzle-solving in a dark, oppressive environment.
- #11 Implements of Hell
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 103 reviews2021
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Implements of Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mysteries, unlock the secrets, and change the outcome in a slow-paced atmospheric, and extremely horrifying experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.6%, Psychological 15.7%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Thriller 11.7%, Horror 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A walking simulator that excels at creating a dark, atmospheric environment through minimal but effective environmental storytelling.
- #12 It Happened At Night
89% 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 19.6%, Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Psychological 9.5%, Thriller 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on exploration and mystery, providing a similar pacing and tension-building experience.
- #13 Lost in Vivo
89% 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 22.5%, Psychological 21.8%, Horror 17.1%, Surreal 14.6%, Atmospheric 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a claustrophobic, surreal psychological horror experience that rewards players for investigating their surroundings.
- #14 White Room Protocol
86% 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 20.2%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 14.6%, Thriller 13.8%, Atmospheric 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a focused, atmospheric horror experience that relies on the player's curiosity to drive the narrative forward.
- #15 Abandoned Souls
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 379 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.3%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 12.6%, Thriller 10%, First-Person 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This walking simulator emphasizes a realistic yet eerie atmosphere that keeps the player on edge throughout the experience.
- #16 Omitted
88% 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: Psychological 19.8%, Psychological Horror 15%, Thriller 12.9%, Horror 11.6%, Walking Simulator 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This psychological horror title focuses on the internal struggle and atmospheric tension common in indie walking simulators.
- #17 The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game
84% matchVery Positive85% of 799 reviews2025
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
The Backrooms: 1998 is a first-person found footage psychological horror survival game where it tells the story of a young teen after accidentally falling into the depths of The Backrooms in 1998. Roam freely, mark, explore and try unravel the story - however you are not alone. Don't scream.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.1%, Thriller 23.8%, Walking Simulator 17.2%, Dark 9.8%, Adventure 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game leans heavily into the found-footage aesthetic, creating a visceral sense of dread through its visual presentation.
- #18 [Chilla's Art] Missing Children | 行方不明
86% matchVery Positive84% of 615 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Missing Children | 行方不明 is a Japanese horror-themed adventure game about a bully detective searching for reported missing children.
Why similar: Horror 17.6%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Psychological 9.2%, Adventure 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic indie horror title that uses a grounded, everyday setting to deliver a deeply unsettling psychological narrative.
- #19 Paranormal VHS
85% matchMostly Positive71% of 138 reviews2023
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Horror 20.8%, Thriller 13.1%, Dark 11.2%, First-Person 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: The found-footage aesthetic and supernatural themes align perfectly with the unsettling, low-budget horror vibe of the seed game.
- #20 Nocturia The Game
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: BrossLab
Windows
Trapped in total darkness, you’re a helpless kid, alone and hunted by something lurking in the shadows. Solve puzzles, navigate shifting rooms, and uncover creepy secrets. Your worst nightmares are real. Can you make it through the night?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Thriller 12.6%, Psychological 11.3%, Horror 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a blend of exploration and horror that rewards players for carefully examining their environment.
- #21 Uncanny Tales: 1992
82% matchVery Positive84% of 206 reviews2025
Dev: VYASTUDIO
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 17.9%, Thriller 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 12.6%, Investigation 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: This walking simulator captures a specific retro-horror aesthetic that complements the tone of the seed game.
- #22 Garten of Banban
83% matchMixed53% of 12,506 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Enter Banban's Kindergarten, and you're sure to make some friends. Explore the mysterious establishment and don't lose your life and sanity. Uncover the horrifying truth behind the place, but be careful, as you are far from alone…
Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Surreal 11.8%, Horror 10.7%, Thriller 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: While more colorful, it shares the first-person, exploration-heavy horror structure that defines the seed game.
- #23 Intruders: Hide and Seek
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 348 reviews2019
Dev: Tessera StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Intruders: Hide and Seek is a first-person stealth game, an intense thriller combining intense psychological terror with the point of view of a defenseless boy.
Why similar: Horror 31.3%, Psychological Horror 30.6%, Adventure 20.9%, Action 17.2%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the vulnerability of the player, requiring stealth and investigation to survive a home-invasion style horror scenario.
- #24 MIRROR MIRROR
81% 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 15.7%, Psychological 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Surreal 11.3%, Horror 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on psychological themes and realistic environments to build a sense of impending doom.
- #25 Obscula
81% matchMostly Negative39% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Lunafrost Studio
Windows
Face the fears lurking in the dark. Obscula is a psychological horror experience that tells the story of someone seeking the truth but finding themselves trapped in a nightmare. There's no escape, only answers… but are you ready for the truth?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Surreal 15%, Thriller 14.6%, Horror 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that prioritizes dark, atmospheric exploration over action-oriented gameplay.
- #26 Invasion of The Halloween Fiends
79% matchVery Positive96% of 117 reviews2024
Dev: MyGrandfather Games
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 18.1%, Thriller 17.3%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 14.3%, First-Person 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends dark themes with a unique, atmospheric presentation that feels distinct yet familiar to fans of indie horror.
- #27 Horror Tale 1: Kidnapper
80% matchVery Positive83% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoria Games
Windows
Uncover the mystery behind a terrifying kidnapper in this story-driven horror adventure. Solve puzzles, explore eerie locations, and help Tom and his friends survive in 1990s America. Horror Tale is a creepy escape game full of twists and suspense.
Why similar: Horror 19.1%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, First-Person 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Mystery 10%
Why You'll Like It: It features a narrative-driven approach to horror that involves investigating a sinister mystery in a small town.
- #28 Grandma, Is That You?
78% 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 20.1%, Surreal 11.7%, Thriller 10.9%, Psychological 10.1%, First-Person 8%
- #29 Don't Mess With Bober
77% matchVery Positive86% of 201 reviews2025
Dev: Peace_StudioPub: DonCorsaire
Windows
One small mistake on vacation can lead to big trouble. Are you ready for it? Are you ready to face the Beaver… who’s out for revenge?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.5%, Horror 27.3%, First-Person 18.9%, Story Rich 8.3%, Singleplayer 2%
- #30 Night Janitor
79% matchVery Positive86% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: batwimp
Windows
A first-person horror game where you clean up after rowdy high school kids while also keeping a lookout for clues as to their disappearance. Scrub, vacuum, clean... die?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.3%, Horror 19.2%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Adventure 14.6%, Atmospheric 13%
Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes a mundane job setting to build a slow-burn horror atmosphere that feels very similar to the seed game.
- #31 Laser Tag Massacre
77% matchVery Positive88% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: Liminal Road
Windows
"Laser Tag Massacre" is a narrative-driven horror game inspired by 80s slasher movies, with a PS1-style aesthetic. On Halloween night, five friends throw a party in an abandoned arcade deep in rural Campinas, Brazil. What begins as a fun game of laser tag quickly spirals into their worst nightmare.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.8%, Horror 22.6%, Atmospheric 12%, First-Person 9.9%, Retro 9.1%
- #32 Silent Nights
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 210 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.5%, Psychological 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14%, Thriller 11.7%, Horror 11.6%
- #33 Imaginary Friend Asylum
75% matchVery Positive100% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Nightmare Emporium
Windows
A psychological horror game about being a child in an insane asylum. You're in a cruel world but your imaginary friends have your back. Here, you will uncover a dark conspiracy where you are to receive a terrible fate.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 12.1%, First-Person 11.6%, Walking Simulator 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #34 Garten of Banban 0
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,977 reviews2025
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Explore the origins of the mysterious Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the dark past of the establishment. Try to make some friends. Uncover the truth behind the place, and who you are…
Why similar: Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, First-Person 9.6%, Surreal 7.7%
- #35 [Chilla's Art] Stigmatized Property | 事故物件
76% matchVery Positive80% of 1,343 reviews2019
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Stigmatized Property, 事故物件 (Jiko bukken) is a horror game inspired by haunted apartment rooms in Japan. These properties are known to have cheap rents and you play to find out the exact reason why.
Why similar: Horror 26.5%, Psychological Horror 16%, Psychological 11.8%, Walking Simulator 9.7%, Adventure 9.5%
- #36 Christmas Nightmare
73% matchVery Positive89% of 348 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Christmas Nightmare is an atmospheric horror game about New Year's Eve.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25%, Surreal 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 10.4%, First-Person 9.9%
- #37 Palmyra Orphanage
74% matchVery Positive89% of 705 reviews2019
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paranormal first-person horror, which takes place in an abandoned orphanage. Walk through the corridors of your childhood, but do remember that you're not only one here.
Why similar: Horror 28.2%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, First-Person 10.4%, Dark 9.9%
- #38 Bad Cheese
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 567 reviews2025
Dev: Simon LukasikPub: Feardemic
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Bad Cheese is a psychological horror inspired by the eerie charm of 1920s animation. Step into the tiny paws of a mouse spending the weekend at home with a dysfunctional Dad while Mom's away. Be on your best behavior and KEEP DADDY HAPPY.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.2%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Horror 14.3%, First-Person 9.7%, Surreal 9.1%
- #39 Among Ashes
71% matchVery Positive95% of 410 reviews2024
Dev: Rat Cliff Games
Windows
Among Ashes is a terrifying first-person survival horror game. Your friend has sent you a link to a game that someone posted online, but as you play you quickly realise that something is terribly wrong. Whatever you do… K̴͉͚̗̅̃̄E̷͓̤̺̊͠E̴̤̰̿̽P̴̠̳̀́ ̴̨̮̭̕̚P̷̠͇̳͐̓̀L̶̹̔Ả̷̧Y̵̘̺͆̓Ï̸̻̏͂N̷͙̯͊G̵͖̹̠̽̿
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.3%, Horror 16.8%, First-Person 11.1%, Dark 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #40 Familiar Stranger
72% matchMixed64% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Duanyang WangPub: Horror engine games
Windows
The Familiar Stranger is a 3D psychological horror game where twisted memories and nightmares blur. Uncover dark secrets while evading a relentless entity that watches from the shadows. Can you escape the horrors of the past, or will they consume you?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.1%, Horror 29.9%, First-Person 10.4%, Adventure 9.2%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #41 Left Alone
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 641 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 16.7%, Psychological 13.1%, Investigation 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Horror 9.6%
- #42 The Empty Eyes
71% matchVery Positive80% of 51 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: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Horror 16.2%, Thriller 15.1%, Mystery 9.2%, Walking Simulator 8%
- #43 NightGhast
71% 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 28.2%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, Horror 22.5%, Adventure 9.7%, First-Person 8.9%
- #44 [Chilla's Art] The Ghost Train | 幽霊列車
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 651 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The Ghost Train | 幽霊列車 is a psychological train horror game.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Surreal 22.7%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 15.2%, First-Person 11.9%
- #45 [Chilla's Art] Night Delivery | 例外配達
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,311 reviews2021
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Night Delivery | 例外配達 is a psychological Japanese horror adventure game.
Why similar: Horror 17.4%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Psychological 15.8%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Thriller 10.2%
- #46 Bad Parenting 1: Mr. Red Face
68% matchVery Positive87% of 2,975 reviews2024
Dev: 2OO2
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 17%
Mr. Red Face, a fictional character created by adults to teach their children, suddenly becomes real..
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.5%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 18.2%, Dark 8.5%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #47 Bite Night
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 573 reviews2024
Dev: MyGrandfather Games
Windows
Bite Night is a comedic first-person horror game that explores the idea of what if the big bad monster was bad at their job of being scary.
Why similar: Horror 38%, Walking Simulator 26.4%, First-Person 13.8%, Retro 12.3%, Adventure 5.2%
- #48 DeathOmen
69% matchVery Positive82% of 107 reviews2025
Dev: Jeff WinnerPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
DeathOmen is a short psychological horror Experience that challenges players to maintain their sanity over the nights in a mysterious house that hides mystery and fear, disturbing events and jumpscares.
Why similar: Psychological 19%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 14.4%, Thriller 13.7%, First-Person 8.6%
- #49 [Nightmare Files] Clap Clap
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,034 reviews2024
Dev: Raycastly
Windows
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 21.3%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Atmospheric 7.6%, First-Person 7%
- #50 Frightence
70% matchVery Positive82% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Frightence is a short, intense first-person horror experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.7%, Horror 34.9%, Adventure 14.4%, Singleplayer 4%
- #51 The Last Job
70% matchMixed66% of 386 reviews2022
Dev: DefinitelyNotScaryGames
Windows
What seemed like an easy job, descends into something horrifying. Explore mysterious house, that holds dark secrets, in this first person horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 35.4%, Psychological Horror 34.9%, First-Person 14.7%, 3D 6.2%, Adventure 5.3%
- #52 Cursed Bet
69% matchMixed59% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: LIGHTWORKER GAMES
Windows
Cursed Bet is a horror game where you play from a body camera perspective. Enter the abandoned preschool, the subject of terrible rumors, in the midnight. Struggle the cursed doll Ebeleen as you investigate the school's dark past. Will you be able to destroy him and his curse?
Why similar: Horror 16.6%, Thriller 15.4%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, First-Person 10.4%, Mystery 9.6%
- #53 [Chilla's Art] Inunaki Tunnel | 犬鳴トンネル
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 603 reviews2019
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Inunaki tunnel (or Inunaki village) is a famous Japanese horror spot where people have been killed or burnt to death.
Why similar: Horror 15.2%, Psychological 12.3%, Walking Simulator 12%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Surreal 9.6%
- #54 Backrooms: Exploration
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 73 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 18%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Investigation 11.5%, First-Person 11.5%
- #55 Jumpscare Simulator: System Breach
66% matchVery Positive91% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: Durultay Games
Windows
Jumpscare Simulator is a sci-fi horror game featuring a story-driven main game and two additional game modes. Pass through doors carefully, battle the simulation, and try to fall from your seat as little as possible!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Thriller 15.8%, Horror 15.1%, Dark 9%
- #56 The Night of the Scissors
67% matchVery Positive94% of 457 reviews2022
Dev: Tomás EsconjaureguyPub: selewi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Scrap hunting season has gone wrong, VHS slasher survival horror.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.4%, Horror 19%, Thriller 15.6%, Atmospheric 10%, Mystery 9.4%
- #57 From The Other Side
66% matchVery Positive85% of 52 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 19.9%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 13.6%, Investigation 13.1%, First-Person 8.7%
- #58 Midnight Shift
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: Shatter Glass games
Windows
A 90's horror inspired first-person game about working the midnight shift at a gas station.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.9%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 13.7%, First-Person 10.4%, Old School 7.1%
- #59 Again and Again
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 134 reviews2022
Dev: Perspektik
Windows
Again and Again is a first-person psychological horror game. How much can a game affect your real life? Enjoy the terrifying moments of being in a realistic home environment and a suspenseful story.
Why similar: Thriller 25.6%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Horror 19.2%, First-Person 11.7%, Walking Simulator 9.6%