- #1 Shieven
97% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: Velicron Innovations
Windows
Venture into the enigmatic Luminora Hospital, where, as an investigator on the brink of ruin, you take on a case that will test your courage. Amidst dark rumors, you'll uncover terrifying secrets that have caused those who ventured too far to disappear.
Why similar: Thriller 24.6%, Investigation 22%, Horror 15.8%, Walking Simulator 10%, Dark 9.4%
- #2 You Were Sent Alone
96% matchNo user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Fractured Echo Games
Windows
Atmospheric first-person horror with exploration, notes, and multiple endings. Discover what lies beneath and what was never meant to be found.
Why similar: Horror 19.9%, Investigation 18.5%, Thriller 17.9%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, Dark 13.4%
- #3 The Wellmonts Case
95% matchVery Positive95% of 217 reviews2026
Dev: Zakym s. r. o.
Windows
The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.
Why similar: Thriller 23.9%, Investigation 16.9%, Horror 15.7%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Dark 11.8%
- #4 House
96% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Yo!Games
Windows
Explore the HOUSE, remember it & spot the changes !
Why similar: Investigation 29.3%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Horror 15.7%, Dark 10.9%, Detective 7.7%
- #5 Shafted
94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Large Lads
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where you explore an abandoned mine, uncover its dark secrets, and survive terrifying creatures lurking in the claustrophobic tunnels.
Why similar: Thriller 28.1%, Horror 20.7%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Dark 16.2%, Adventure 6.2%
- #6 Third Kind
94% matchMixed44% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: StudioETC
Windows
An atmospheric first-person adventure about a reporter investigating a mysterious disappearance, which leads to chilling secrets of hidden government projects and a close encounter with visitors from beyond. Inspired by classic thrillers about aliens and unexplained phenomena.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.7%, Investigation 17.3%, Thriller 11.1%, Horror 10.2%, Space 10.1%
- #7 Inside The Forest
93% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Stepan Tsokur
Windows
You and a group of friends decide to go on a camping trip in the Darkwood Forest, It starts off smoothly, but unforeseen events occur. and it’s only a matter of time before the true horror reveals itself.
Why similar: Investigation 20.7%, Horror 16.3%, Thriller 15.5%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Dark 10.8%
- #8 Curse of the Crimson Stag
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ONE-O-ONE GAMESPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Curse of the Crimson Stag is a story-driven mystery thriller in which you explore a blurred line between supernatural occurrences and past tragedy. Uncover what led to the abandoning of the once luxurious Whiteroot Hotel. Local myth tells of a wrathful spirit known as the Crimson Stag…
Why similar: Investigation 34.4%, Thriller 19.6%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Emotional 6.9%, Horror 5%
- #9 IFU
91% matchMixed67% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Setonika GamesPub: Dark Games DGG
Windows
IFU is a psychological horror about a young guy who is forcibly locked in an abandoned mansion of a dead surgeon along with his restless soul.
Why similar: Thriller 21.2%, Investigation 17.9%, Horror 13.1%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Dark 11.3%
- #10 Facility of Dusk
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HALKO Digital
Windows
You are a film student recording a house tour in a quiet town. Somewhere between one room and the next, the world changed.
Why similar: Thriller 19.6%, Investigation 18.4%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Horror 14.9%, Emotional 8.6%
- #11 異中道-The Other Way
89% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: SanNanGames
Windows
An Exit 8–style game. Judge whether anomalies exist within the time limit and aim for the goal.
Why similar: Thriller 28.4%, Walking Simulator 23%, Horror 13%, Dark 12.4%, Adventure 8.4%
- #12 Crime Podcast: Welcome to the Neighborhood
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Midnight Archive
Windows
Jesse Turner, a 29-year-old employee of an insurance company, moves to a neighboring state after being assigned to a local branch. As he settles into his new place, he encounters unusual events that soon turn his life into a real nightmare.
Why similar: Thriller 22.7%, Investigation 17.3%, Horror 15.5%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Dark 9.7%
- #13 BURN
87% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: Wumbo Workshop LLC
Windows
A short zero-gravity horror game where you investigate a religious research station gone silent.
Why similar: Thriller 18.2%, Space Sim 17.7%, Investigation 14.9%, Space 14.7%, Horror 12.2%
- #14 The Marson Home
89% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Dylan W
Windows
The Marson Home is a single player, mystery-thriller. Explore the home, find the pieces to the ritual, and rid the place of the tormenting spirit. Keep in mind - your not alone...
Why similar: Investigation 36.1%, Horror 22.4%, Dark 9.7%, Adventure 8.9%, Thriller 8.3%
- #15 The Night Jackals Vol. 1
86% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Devilsky
Windows
"The Night Jackal" is a captivating game where you experience tension as you discover someone breaking into your phone through your security camera. In this game, you'll confront your fears with contemporary technology invading privacy.
Why similar: Thriller 23.7%, Investigation 17.7%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Dark 10.9%, Emotional 9.9%
- #16 The Black Within
86% matchVery Positive88% of 124 reviews2024
Dev: waleedzo
Windows
"The Black Within is a single-player first-person psychological horror game that takes players on a chilling journey into the depths of the human psyche. When selling her soul for fame and fortune, Laila Rose faces the consequences of her actions. A tale where greed, fear, and change intertwine.
Why similar: Investigation 19.4%, Thriller 19.1%, Horror 13.6%, Dark 11.4%, Walking Simulator 10.9%
- #17 Bite Size Terrors: see no FEAR
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: anOVERTHINKER
Windows
A roadtrip ends abruptly, causing yourself to go down a spiral of horror.
Why similar: Thriller 31.3%, Horror 23.3%, Dark 15.6%, Emotional 13.7%, Adventure 6%
- #18 Don't Shoot The Humans!
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hidden Faces
Windows
Don’t Shoot the Humans! is a horror-detective game where you must decide friend from foe. One wrong choice will doom you to a fate worse than death. Every shot counts.
Why similar: Horror 21.8%, Investigation 18.7%, Thriller 15.5%, Detective 10.9%, Walking Simulator 8.1%
- #19 Uncanny Tales: 1992
82% matchVery Positive85% of 280 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: Thriller 26.6%, Horror 17.5%, Investigation 16.9%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Dark 6.1%
- #20 Redrum Hotel
83% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: MetalMana Games Ltd.
Windows
Redrum Hotel is a short, first-person horror adventure game. Roam around the haunted hotel, collecting scattered notes and avoiding the evil presence that seeks to rid you of your sanity.
Why similar: Thriller 31.3%, Horror 24.3%, Walking Simulator 23.1%, Dark 8.8%, First-Person 6.9%
- #21 Fragmented Memories - Arc One
84% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: PlatomentiPub: YSY Softworks
Windows · Mac
Immerse yourself in the Psychological horror adventure of James Charouz on his way to find his missing wife and uncover the dark secret of his hometown.
Why similar: Investigation 23%, Thriller 17.4%, Horror 14.2%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Dark 9.8%
- #22 Cave Crawler: Volume 2
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Technomancy Studios
Windows · Linux
Crawl, run, and shimmy your way through this caving experience to survive the horrors lurking through the underground, and discover what would drive a man to go so deep into the bowels of the earth.
Why similar: Investigation 22.9%, Thriller 21.4%, Horror 19.3%, Walking Simulator 17%, Exploration 6%
- #23 Shadow Mansion 2
81% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: NEBULA NOVA GAMES
Windows
The mansion your grandfather left you is more than an inheritance. When the power comes on, not only the lights awaken, but the darkness buried inside. Shadow Mansion 2 is a first-person psychological horror focused on atmosphere, exploration, and stealth.
Why similar: Thriller 25%, Investigation 23.1%, Horror 16.9%, Detective 10.6%, Emotional 6.6%
- #24 Day 22
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MTTLE Games
Windows
You're a cop checking an abandoned barn. Simple assignment. But the longer you're there, the less you can trust what you see — or yourself. A first-person psychological anomaly horror experience built around paranoia and perception.
Why similar: Investigation 25.5%, Thriller 14.8%, Dark 12%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Horror 9.4%
- #25 NIGHT STORE SIMULATOR
80% matchMixed52% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: Ted ZuflePub: TZ
Windows
NIGHT STORE SIMULATOR - is a PSX-style simulation game where you work in a night store. Sell goods and enjoy the process.
Why similar: Investigation 19.3%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Thriller 15.5%, Dark 10.8%, Horror 8.6%
- #26 Through His Eyes
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pablyco
Windows
Through His Eyes is a psychological horror game where a father, trapped in a haunting time loop, must uncover the truth and escape from his house to find his daughter but a dark presence won’t let him go. Unlock doors, solve puzzles and break the cycle.
Why similar: Investigation 21.8%, Thriller 19.7%, Horror 12%, Adventure 11.2%, Dark 10.6%
- #27 Ghost Frequency
78% matchMixed68% of 154 reviews2025
Dev: PIT GAMES
Windows
In Ghost Frequency, you are a ghost hunter from PIT - Paranormal Investigation Team. Your mission is to locate a sinister spirit using the EMF Ghost Detector to track paranormal activity, the IR Thermal Camera to reveal hidden entities, and the EVP Digital Recorder to capture eerie voices.
Why similar: Investigation 26.3%, Thriller 22.6%, Horror 14.9%, Dark 12.5%, Detective 8.2%
- #28 Empty Gauge
77% matchNo user reviews97% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: Playnova Studio
Windows
A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.
Why similar: Investigation 28.2%, Thriller 19.9%, Horror 13.7%, Walking Simulator 11%, Dark 10.4%
- #29 A Night On The Farm
79% matchPositive95% of 41 reviews2024
Dev: Frozen Flame Interactive
Windows
A Night On The Farm is an atmospheric horror adventure with deep lore and surprising plot twists. Uncover the mystery surrounding your crash and the farm’s inescapable draw. Utilize key items, cryptic notes, and audio logs as you venture deeper and deeper into the unknown.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.1%, Investigation 19.8%, Thriller 14.6%, Horror 12.9%, Adventure 11.8%
- #30 Unwelcome Guest
78% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: BalNaurPub: BalNaur Horror Studio
Windows
You find yourself in a house that the owners have long since abandoned. But something lurks in the shadows, watching your every move. Explore the rooms, solve the mysteries, and find a way to banish the evil... Before it gets to you.
Why similar: Thriller 24.6%, Investigation 22.5%, Horror 15.8%, Dark 12.6%, Detective 6.1%
- #31 Unhomely
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio 8-TrackPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
Unhomely is a retro-inspired first person psychological indie horror game. You play a journalist who has 3 days alone in a reclusive tech CEO's cabin to get the exclusive on his new project and save your career.
Why similar: Investigation 23.2%, Thriller 21.7%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Horror 14.1%, Detective 7.6%
- #32 The Alley
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AIXLABPub: Smilegate
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game. Explore a maze-like alleyway, using your camera to distinguish between supernatural "Ghost Traces" and deceptive "Ghost Feints" while escaping the relentless pursuit of a vengeful ghost.
Why similar: Thriller 23%, Horror 17.3%, Investigation 15%, Dark 12.9%, Walking Simulator 12.7%
- #33 Butcher of the North
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Admia
Windows
You never received any New Year's gifts. This year, you decided to take what is yours. After tracking Santa down by his IP address, you head to his lair to take what is rightfully yours.
Why similar: Thriller 28.3%, Horror 20.6%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Space 13%, Dark 8.8%
- #34 The Sewer Job
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
You were on the brink of becoming homeless, but that's when you found a sewer job application, you got accepted. What seemed like a chill work at first turned quickly in to an unsettling experience.
Why similar: Thriller 24.3%, Investigation 21.1%, Horror 16.1%, Dark 12.3%, Walking Simulator 9.1%
- #35 The Voss Clinic
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Broken Frequency
Windows
A psychiatric hospital. 1986. The staff are dead. The doors are open. You have no memory of how you got here or why your name is on a patient file. No monsters. No combat. Only the silence of empty corridors, and the slow realization of what was done to you.
Why similar: Thriller 18.5%, Horror 17.2%, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Investigation 13.7%, Dark 12.7%
- #36 Inside My Mind
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beelze Studio
Windows
Inside My Mind is a first-person psychological horror game set in an abandoned hospital. Explore dark corridors, solve puzzles, and uncover through notes who you are, why you are here, and the hospital’s dark past.
Why similar: Thriller 34%, Horror 25.6%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Dark 8%, First-Person 7.3%
- #37 Embrace of the Downpour
75% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Jonathon Baroi
Windows
"Embrace of the Downpour" is a psychological horror experience set in a lonely apartment, where you face an unexpected series of events. Can you handle the unfolding madness?
Why similar: Investigation 30.2%, Thriller 26.4%, Horror 17%, Dark 13.7%, Mystery 4.7%
- #38 ARB: Anomalous Research Bureau - Museum
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Atomic Elk
Windows
Investigate a mysterious old museum as an agent of the Anomalous Research Bureau. Identify strange anomalies, file accurate reports, and endure the nights until your investigation is complete.
Why similar: Investigation 30.7%, Walking Simulator 18%, Horror 15.5%, Dark 12.2%, Exploration 6.1%
- #39 HOLLOW EARTH
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MyrhadevPub: Myrhadev (OL Software)
Windows
An experimental found footage horror game set in 2017.
Why similar: Investigation 23.8%, Walking Simulator 18.9%, Horror 16.6%, Emotional 11.7%, Exploration 6.4%
- #40 The Cursed Land
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Logan
Windows
While Jonathan is driving, his car suddenly stops. His cell phone doesn't work either. Jonathan doesn't know where he is. He sees a farm nearby. He goes to the farm in hopes of finding someone to ask for help.
Why similar: Thriller 36.5%, Horror 25.4%, Dark 11.9%, Adventure 10.3%, Exploration 6%
- #41 Darkroom
72% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: BitBorne Games
Windows
A short, experimental horror game about developing increasingly disturbing photographs in a darkroom.
Why similar: Thriller 25.2%, Horror 23.4%, Walking Simulator 22.5%, Dark 11.6%, Adventure 8.5%
- #42 Dark Memories: Investigation
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: visioxr_studio
Windows
Dark Memories is an episodic psychological horror game based on road thriller, slasher, and survival thriller genres. You are currently viewing the second episode of the Dark Memories anthology.
Why similar: Investigation 25.4%, Walking Simulator 18.2%, Horror 11.5%, Thriller 10.5%, Detective 8.8%
- #43 Aetherial
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Warm Milk Games
Windows
A park ranger. A missing hiker. An ancient forest that swallows people whole. Find the body before dark — before the compass fails, before the silence takes hold, before she finds you. Psychological horror. No combat. No escape.
Why similar: Investigation 21.3%, Thriller 19.9%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Horror 13.9%, Dark 9.6%
- #44 Have You Seen This Man?
70% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Cosmic Sabbath
Windows
Texas, 1975. He only kills parents. He leaves the children alive. Now he’s waiting for you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.7%, Investigation 14.1%, Thriller 11.4%, Dark 9.7%, Adventure 9.5%
- #45 Papa
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VimmGames
Windows
Years after escaping your childhood home, you return to visit your dying father one last time. As strange events unfold, memories of the past begin to blur with reality.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.2%, Thriller 18.5%, Horror 17.2%, Investigation 16.6%, Emotional 8.3%
- #46 Captive: You Are My Idol
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: TheOdiePub: NightmarePugStudios
Windows
Aylen is a horror let's player who gets kidnapped. One moment, she was shooting the intro for her next video, and the next, she was waking up her biggest fan's basement. There are only two means for escape: examine & plot in secrecy, or use your words to deceive him. Or willingly accept him. (Don't)
Why similar: Thriller 25.7%, Investigation 22.6%, Horror 16.7%, Dark 13.1%, Emotional 9.9%
- #47 DeadNot
69% match4 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: LuckeyLoopyPub: LuckeyLoopy Games
Windows
DeadNot is a first-person psychological horror game where you the terminals to navigate, scan points of interest, manage camera feeds, and piece together what went wrong at this site. But you are not alone. A hostile entity stalks you. Don't look at it for too long.
Why similar: Space Sim 29.1%, Horror 27%, Adventure 11%, Dark 10.2%, Exploration 6.8%
- #48 Gaze of Dread
68% matchPositive100% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: Just Sauce Studio
Windows
Mary Thorne retreats to Valley View Escape to focus on her project while waiting for her friend Carly. What begins as a calm week starts to feel… off.
Why similar: Investigation 26%, Thriller 22.2%, Horror 15%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Dark 5.9%
- #49 Cradle-18
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Bull Studio
Windows
A sci-fi immersive sim with horror elements set on an abandoned orbital station. Manage life support systems, conserve resources, and survive in an atmosphere of mounting pressure where the environment is fully interactive.
Why similar: Space Sim 30.3%, Space 25.7%, Walking Simulator 22.4%, First-Person 5.8%, Adventure 5.3%
- #50 The Painscreek Killings
72% matchVery Positive91% of 6,142 reviews2017
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
Why similar: Investigation 32.8%, Horror 12.8%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Thriller 11.3%, Detective 10.8%
- #51 ESCAPE FROM 8-12
69% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: EineLitschi
Windows
This time, you're trapped in a convenience store, and it’s nighttime! The difficulty has been raised—find every anomaly and escape through the correct door.
Why similar: Thriller 35.7%, Horror 23.8%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Adventure 14.2%, 3D 5.9%
- #52 Last Known Vector
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Burrow Studio
Windows
A short first-person sci-fi game focused on repairing a failing ship. Restore critical systems while avoiding a strange entity that has boarded your vessel.
Why similar: Horror 24.3%, Thriller 23.7%, Dark 15.2%, Space 13.2%, Mystery 6.5%
- #53 DOMUS ABSCONDITA
68% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Elmeryn Studios
Windows
DOMUS ABSCONDITA is single player horror and mystery adventure. Step into the shoes of a private investigator and try to uncover all the secrets of the Manor. Will you escape with the truth, or will you become another lost soul within its haunted halls?
Why similar: Thriller 25.9%, Investigation 25.5%, Horror 16.7%, Dark 11.8%, Detective 9.9%
- #54 Escape: Mall
66% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent Chandra
Windows
Wake up in a closed mall and you are alone.. or maybe not? With no way out but going down, you must descend using elevator through each floor.
Why similar: Thriller 20.8%, Horror 18.4%, Walking Simulator 17.7%, Investigation 15.9%, Dark 7.1%
- #55 Replace the Lamp: The Last Shift
67% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Penjaga Malam Studio
Windows
Every light you replace makes the house a little brighter. But something inside prefers to live in the dark. And now, it knows you’re here.
Why similar: Investigation 32%, Walking Simulator 17.7%, Horror 14.7%, Dark 8.2%, Exploration 6.5%
- #56 HANGAR 8
67% matchPositive92% of 48 reviews2024
Dev: Twin Tail Digital
Windows · Linux
HANGAR 8 is a psychological horror set within the unsettling confines of a derelict space station. Brave the looping corridors to get to level 8, discover all anomalies, collect key items, and escape the nightmare!
Why similar: Investigation 24.2%, Thriller 17.4%, Space 17.2%, Walking Simulator 14%, Horror 12.6%
- #57 The Signifier Director's Cut
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 343 reviews2020
Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.
Why similar: Investigation 26.1%, Thriller 23.6%, Walking Simulator 13%, Dark 12%, Emotional 10.9%
- #58 Dark Memories: Prologue
65% matchMixed65% of 48 reviews2025
Dev: visioxr_studio
Windows
Dark Memories is an episodic psychological horror game based on road thriller, slasher, and survival thriller genres. You are currently viewing the prologue episode of the Dark Memories anthology.
Why similar: Investigation 23.6%, Thriller 17.1%, Walking Simulator 16.9%, Horror 11.2%, Detective 8.4%
- #59 Galaxiwilds
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blake Sherwin
Windows
Explore a collapsing multiverse, make first contact with 75 alien civilizations, and uncover the truth behind reality’s unraveling—one discovery at a time.
Why similar: Investigation 29.8%, Space 17.2%, Space Sim 15.1%, Walking Simulator 9.8%, Exploration 7.8%