Games Like Bright Lights of Svetlov

Panel houses, snow, overcast sky, tiny kitchen, shabby staircase… It's Winter is an indie game which genre could be classified as sandbox, post-soviet, sad 3d, russian sadness. Nothing awaits you: there is no chance to get out, no room for adventures and breathtaking plot.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 46%, Atmospheric 19.5%, Simulation 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Indie 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the same bleak, mundane, and deeply atmospheric post-Soviet indoor isolation.

After their mother's suicide, Lazarus returns home to his sister Lyudmila. But unexplained events make the world and even reality collapse around him. Looming death, a spreading malediction and the supernatural threaten his sanity, yet Lazarus pushes forward to find the truth about his family.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30%, Linear 11.5%, First-Person 10.9%, Exploration 9.1%, Mystery 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Explores heavy domestic drama within a grim Eastern European setting.

Motherland (A sad fairytale for adults) is an indie-game that allows you to immerse in the atmosphere of a provincial town during the epidemic.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.1%, First-Person 12.2%, Realistic 11.4%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Psychological Horror 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar slow-paced, realistic walking simulator experience steeped in atmospheric exploration.

Chornobyl Liquidators is not a fantastic tale of exploring the Zone. It's a story about real people facing a real threat — the CNPP disaster. Invisible radiation, KGB, difficult moral choices... Do you have enough courage and strength to take on this challenge?

Why similar: 1980s 32.6%, Immersive Sim 11.7%, First-Person 9.1%, Atmospheric 9%, Exploration 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the exact 1980s Soviet aesthetic and historical backdrop of facing severe systemic trials.

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: Walking Simulator 26.1%, Atmospheric 10%, First-Person 9.7%, Horror 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a similarly paced, story-focused first-person experience with a nostalgic period setting.

Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38%, Atmospheric 13.3%, First-Person 11.5%, Exploration 8.1%, Mystery 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on narrative-driven exploration and deeply personal human stories told through a first-person perspective.

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.8%, Atmospheric 13.2%, First-Person 10.8%, Story Rich 8.4%, Exploration 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a poignant, story-focused exploration of family histories and emotional hardships.

June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 65.2%, First-Person 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Exploration 7.7%, Story Rich 3%

Why You'll Like It: Immerses you in a narrative-rich exploration of a family home uncovering intimate personal truths.

Satellite Odyssey: Prologue is a short first-person story-driven adventure with horror elements. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of classic science fiction and retro-futurism inspired by Soviet sci-fi films. Your partner is Zarya, the artificial intelligence.

Why similar: 1980s 28.3%, Walking Simulator 25.9%, First-Person 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Realistic 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features a slow-paced, atmospheric narrative exploration from a first-person perspective.

The most terrifying journey of your life set in the beautiful winter scenery of the Ural Mountains. Uncover the horrific mystery behind the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Narrated by the famous Sean Bean.

Why similar: Horror 62.2%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Atmospheric 5.1%, First-Person 4.9%, Psychological Horror 4%

Why You'll Like It: Features a bleak, atmospheric winter exploration experience driven by eerie isolation and a strong sense of place.

One-Eyed Likho is a grim first-person horror adventure set in a world inspired by a dark, Slavic fairy tale. Explore an unsettling and twisted land set in 19th-century Russia in your endeavor to escape your own evil fate.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.1%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Horror 10.2%, Exploration 9.9%, Psychological Horror 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Incorporates dark, atmospheric mythology and narrative-driven walking exploration.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.4%, Atmospheric 13.4%, First-Person 11.1%, Mystery 9.1%, Exploration 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes environmental storytelling and narrative-driven exploration in a heavy atmosphere.

Featuring a beautiful, detailed open-world and a haunting soundtrack, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture is non-linear storytelling at its best.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 58.9%, Atmospheric 12.3%, First-Person 7.6%, Exploration 5.8%, Adventure 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A contemplative narrative walking simulator centered on quiet provincial isolation and human stories.

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 36.7%, First-Person 13.4%, Horror 10.9%, Exploration 10.4%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Captures a similar period-specific 1990s Eastern European nostalgic aesthetic and atmospheric storytelling.

INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.7%, First-Person 12.9%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Exploration 11.8%, Mystery 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines first-person exploration of realistic, decaying infrastructure with atmospheric storytelling.

The Quiet Flat is a first-person psychological horror game set in an atmospheric Soviet apartment. Uncover the mystery of your father’s death as your familiar home slowly transforms into a nightmare

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.4%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Atmospheric 10.9%, First-Person 10.6%, Realistic 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Explores confined domestic environments with a heavy focus on atmospheric tension and narrative depth.

The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 45.6%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Exploration 11.7%, First-Person 11.4%, Adventure 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A philosophical walking simulator focused on deep environmental storytelling and introspection.

A short one-room-horror which takes place on a livestock train in a dystopian Soviet state

Why similar: 1980s 38%, First-Person 14.9%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Horror 11.9%, Simulation 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: Shares a dystopian, atmospheric aesthetic heavily tied to Soviet-era thematic elements.

Rethink human’s dominion in The Invincible: a story-driven adventure set in a hard sci-fi world by Stanisław Lem. Discover planet Regis III as scientist Yasna, use atompunk tools looking for a missing crew and face unforeseen threats. Make choices in a philosophical story that’s driven by science.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 51.4%, First-Person 13.3%, Adventure 9.1%, Exploration 8.8%, Mystery 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features a retro-futuristic, story-driven atmosphere with a strong focus on narrative pacing.

Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.6%, First-Person 15.9%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Exploration 10.6%, Horror 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Blends a cold, atmospheric setting with narrative-driven investigation of a quiet provincial mystery.

RESTORER is a classic walking simulator set in an old, atmospheric mansion. Something roams the halls… It wants to share its secret—with the price being your sanity.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.4%, Linear 11.5%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Realistic 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Dives into psychological exploration and surreal domestic spaces through a first-person lens.

Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.1%, First-Person 11.8%, Exploration 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Adventure 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a story-rich, first-person exploration of grounded human drama and recorded memories.

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: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Linear 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Atmospheric 10.1%, First-Person 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Immerses the player in an atmospheric, story-driven indie experience with heavy psychological overtones.

Christmas Nightmare is an atmospheric horror game about New Year's Eve.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.5%, First-Person 10.5%, Realistic 9%, Exploration 8.8%, Simulation 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Shares a narrative-driven, first-person exploration framework focused on a specific seasonal setting.

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: Walking Simulator 25.7%, Exploration 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Atmospheric 12%, Horror 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Explores heavy psychological and historical themes through a grounded, story-focused walking simulator.

THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.6%, First-Person 19.5%, Atmospheric 18.9%, Exploration 17.6%, Adventure 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Immerses players in a harsh, cold wilderness survival atmosphere that mirrors the unforgiving climate of Svetlov.

Frozen Shelter is an indie first-person walking simulator game made in realistic 3D graphics. As a location, the player will be presented with a bunker built during the Cold War of the USSR. The fascinating atmosphere of loneliness will put pressure on the player throughout the game.

Why similar: 1980s 42.1%, First-Person 13.8%, Realistic 10.4%, Horror 9.9%, Exploration 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a bleak, survival-adjacent exploration experience framed within a cold, isolated setting.

Explore an mid-2000s Korean apartment complex in this short first-person psychological horror experience.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.6%, 1980s 17.6%, First-Person 11%, Linear 9.4%, Psychological Horror 7.2%

Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.

Why similar: Horror 26.2%, Walking Simulator 19.5%, First-Person 14.6%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Adventure 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused first-person exploration game dealing with heavy domestic themes through a unique perspective.

Vadim, a maintenance worker in a decaying post-Soviet apartment, leaves town to care for his sick mother, asking his wife to take over his duties. As she settles into the routine, the building begins to feel off quiet in all the wrong ways.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.6%, Immersive Sim 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, First-Person 9%, Atmospheric 8.6%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, 1980s 21.9%, First-Person 7.8%, Linear 7.4%, Atmospheric 7%

Something strange appears in the woods. Lost in a dark and unknown place, survive an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and uncover the ancient mystery that’s befallen this land in this Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror adventure.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.1%, First-Person 11.8%, Exploration 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Atmospheric 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers an atmospheric, story-driven first-person exploration experience within a mysterious environment.

An orphan returns to the house of the deceased fortune-teller to uncover the secret of his family's death. He must accept his legacy and become a prognostic before supernatural madness engulfs people of his town.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, First-Person 11.3%, Immersive Sim 10.5%, Realistic 10.5%, Horror 8.2%

LiDAR Exploration Program is a relaxing atmospheric game with light horror elements, where you explore in complete darkness using a scanner to reveal the world around you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29%, Atmospheric 12.4%, First-Person 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10%, Exploration 9.9%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.2%, Linear 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, First-Person 8.1%

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 26.7%, Linear 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.7%, First-Person 9.4%, Exploration 8.3%

"September 7th" is a short horror game released for Christmas. The plot of the game is simple to the point of banality, and the gameplay is not delayed.The game also contains some Easter eggs and mentions. The game takes place in 2009.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.9%, Linear 11.4%, First-Person 11.1%, Horror 9.2%, Psychological Horror 8.8%

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 27.7%, First-Person 10%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Immersive Sim 9.1%, Realistic 8.5%

MATRESHKA is a first-person psychological horror experience, you need find a way to escape from a maze of old soviet building. If you die...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.8%, 1980s 21%, Realistic 8%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Psychological Horror 7.2%

DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.1%, 1980s 12.8%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, First-Person 7.9%

"The Last Visit: 98th" is a psychological indie horror from the first person, in the genre of a walking simulator, in the setting of the post-Soviet winter space. The main focus is on the atmosphere of horror, which is emphasized by realistic 3D graphics.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.9%, Atmospheric 11.3%, First-Person 11%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Horror 9.7%

Midnight Prowl is a horror exploration game set in a Japanese town, where you will experience the horror that takes place there.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.6%, First-Person 11.6%, Immersive Sim 10.7%, Linear 8.6%, Horror 8.5%

The Descent, a horror walking sim in Rockwell Mine, immerses players in miners' harsh life and unsettling mine encounters. Play as an investigator uncovering a hometown mystery.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.4%, Simulation 12.7%, First-Person 12.4%, Realistic 10.4%, Linear 8.1%

A psychological horror game where you spend a night in the shoes of an arcade worker named Marcus. Win prizes on the crane machine and shoot some hoops. Just make sure to keep the doors locked.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, First-Person 10.5%, Exploration 9.8%, Atmospheric 8.1%

This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.2%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Horror 11.8%, First-Person 11%, Psychological Horror 10.9%

Years after a tragic expedition, investigator Aleksei Morozov returns to the frozen mountains to uncover the truth. But some trails should never be followed...

Why similar: 1980s 22.6%, Walking Simulator 22%, Immersive Sim 9.8%, First-Person 7.9%, Realistic 7.1%

Step into the shoes of a researcher in the depths of the antarctic and uncover the mysteries behind Project Hailstorm.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.4%, 1980s 19.5%, Linear 11.3%, First-Person 10.1%, Realistic 7.9%

A utility worker earns for a ticket to leave the endless Siberian city of panel houses. Permafrost, day/night cycle, dynamic weather and open world. Feel the atmosphere of the northern city, having been in the role of a handyman. Now with multiplayer!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.6%, First-Person 15.2%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Immersive Sim 12.2%, Exploration 9.4%

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: 1980s 29.1%, Walking Simulator 21.5%, Horror 12%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Psychological Horror 8.5%

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 28.4%, First-Person 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Linear 10.5%, Horror 9.7%

A psychological home-invasion horror set in the bleak year of 1992, focusing on tension, atmosphere, and an immersive soundtrack. The story involves elements of a cult, rituals meant to reach the dead, and the haunting presence of those who should have remained in the past.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.4%, First-Person 11%, Linear 10.6%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Realistic 9.8%

A walking simulator about dear memories, overcoming obstacles, and finding your path. Experience a story inspired by finno-karelian folklore.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.7%, First-Person 12.4%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Exploration 10.3%, Linear 9.3%

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 26.8%, FPS 10.8%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Realistic 8.8%

You have arrived in a forest where people are rumored to disappear and strange things happen... Locals often see bright flashes and hear strange sounds...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.4%, Realistic 10.2%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Linear 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9.4%

A first-person adventure game with a storyline. You are about to travel on a passenger train along the Trans-Siberian Railway. You can walk around cities, ride a train and watch nature change, talk to passengers and much more.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.6%, Atmospheric 11%, First-Person 10.2%, Exploration 9.2%, Linear 9.2%

There is only you, the abandoned remains of a former life and the flourishing nature that feels great in the absence of man. This world is both gloomy and empty, but so incredibly beautiful.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.2%, First-Person 14.6%, Realistic 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Atmospheric 10.1%

Ashwood Creek, 1985. A child disappears without a trace. A local policeman is drawn into a national park, seeking the truth. Mysterious radio signals beckon him further and further. Investigate, survive and face the unknown in Radiolight— an '80s thriller by solo dev Krystof Knesl.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.4%, 1980s 25.5%, First-Person 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Exploration 8.8%

A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.1%, Horror 13.6%, Atmospheric 12.6%, First-Person 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.4%

Step into a quiet, abandoned Ukrainian village, left empty after the Calamity. In this short, meditative, and melancholic journey, you’ll rekindle the hearths of deserted homes, restoring warmth and hope to the families who once lived here.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.9%, Atmospheric 17.8%, First-Person 16.3%, Exploration 14.4%, Adventure 5.8%