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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 28.1%, Drama 11.7%, Linear 10.9%, First-Person 10.3%, Exploration 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares a strong Eastern European setting and a focus on family drama amidst a decaying, atmospheric environment.

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 35.4%, Atmospheric 12.8%, First-Person 10.9%, Exploration 7.7%, Drama 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, it excels at using a specific time and place to drive a deeply personal, narrative-focused experience.

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 33.9%, First-Person 12.4%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Realistic 11.3%, Psychological Horror 8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same grounded, realistic, and atmospheric exploration of a post-Soviet landscape.

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 29.4%, Narration 12.4%, Atmospheric 11.3%, First-Person 8.9%, Story Rich 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title is the gold standard for narrative-driven walking simulators that focus on family history and emotional storytelling.

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%, Atmospheric 13.7%, First-Person 11.2%, Mystery 9.1%, Exploration 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly immersive, atmospheric exploration experience where the environment tells as much of the story as the dialogue.

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 25.9%, Atmospheric 10.2%, First-Person 9.8%, Horror 9.3%, Psychological Horror 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Despite its horror elements, it captures a very specific, nostalgic atmosphere of a Soviet-era setting.

Lost Brothers is a single-player first-person adventure, taking place in an abandoned mine. All you have is a walkie-talkie and a map. Explore a mysterious forest and a labyrinth of underground passages to rescue a mysterious lady.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.3%, Narration 21.3%, Drama 14.7%, First-Person 9.7%, Atmospheric 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers an emotional, first-person narrative experience that prioritizes atmosphere and character connection.

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 25%, Narration 16.1%, First-Person 13.8%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Exploration 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Set in a cold, isolated environment, it mirrors the atmospheric tension and investigative nature of the seed game.

A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.8%, Narration 22.5%, First-Person 14.7%, Horror 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It features a distinct Eastern European aesthetic and a heavy, oppressive atmosphere that resonates with the seed game's tone.

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 58.8%, Atmospheric 12.8%, First-Person 7.6%, Exploration 5.9%, Adventure 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on environmental storytelling and the quiet, emotional exploration of a community in transition.

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%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Horror 11.7%, First-Person 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, atmospheric exploration of a dense urban environment that feels lived-in and historically grounded.

Life on the Hook - is a short story about the life of a lonely fisherman named Hrafn, who lives his life in a small house on a lake with a dock and an old boat.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.3%, Narration 16.2%, Drama 13.3%, First-Person 9.2%, Linear 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the focus on slow-paced, atmospheric, and narrative-heavy exploration in a first-person perspective.

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 45.1%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Exploration 11.8%, First-Person 11.5%, Adventure 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on philosophical, narrative-driven exploration within a highly atmospheric and unique setting.

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 42.2%, Narration 24.2%, First-Person 11.3%, Adventure 7.6%, Mystery 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a retro-futuristic atmosphere that captures a similar sense of isolation and discovery found in the seed game.

As a young soldier returning to an eerily deserted home, you'll explore enigmatic rooms and uncover a haunting, tragic story. Experience an atmospheric journey filled with suspense, mysterious encounters, and a deep narrative.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.3%, Narration 17.3%, Drama 12.2%, First-Person 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the emotional and narrative aspects of exploration, keeping the player grounded in the story.

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 63.4%, Atmospheric 7.8%, First-Person 7.8%, Exploration 7.6%, Story Rich 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the discovery of personal stories through the careful examination of domestic spaces.

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 22.7%, First-Person 11.4%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Realistic 10.4%, Horror 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It combines a realistic setting with a strong narrative focus, creating a compelling sense of place.

"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 28.6%, Linear 11.4%, First-Person 11.1%, Horror 9%, Exploration 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a realistic, domestic setting to build tension and tell a focused, atmospheric story.

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 45.8%, First-Person 11.9%, Exploration 9%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Adventure 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on reconstructing past events through environmental clues, much like the investigative narrative of the seed game.

Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.9%, Narration 18.4%, Drama 9.8%, Psychological Horror 7.8%, Atmospheric 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It uses a domestic setting to explore complex emotional themes through a first-person, narrative-driven lens.

“Pieces of Me” is not a classic horror game with jump scares, but a psychological thriller-drama in the walking simulator genre. It is a spin-off of “September 7th”

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.1%, Drama 15.7%, Linear 8%, First-Person 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the emotional journey of the protagonist within a contained, atmospheric setting.

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 26.3%, Narration 17.8%, Immersive Sim 9.9%, Atmospheric 7.5%, First-Person 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a grounded, simulation-heavy look at the Soviet era, focusing on the harsh realities of the time.

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 26.5%, Linear 10.4%, Atmospheric 10%, First-Person 9.5%, Exploration 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title emphasizes the atmospheric exploration of a mysterious environment, similar to the pacing of the seed game.

Forgotten Hope is a short, single-player narrative-driven video game presented through the eyes of a teenage girl who is trying to reconnect with her past to find answers.

Why similar: Narration 22.6%, Walking Simulator 21.7%, Linear 11.7%, First-Person 11.5%, Atmospheric 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes atmospheric exploration and narrative discovery in a way that feels very similar to the seed game.

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%, 1980s 12.6%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, First-Person 8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a surreal yet grounded narrative experience that prioritizes atmospheric exploration.

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 27.4%, First-Person 10.1%, Immersive Sim 9.3%, Psychological Horror 9%, Realistic 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game maintains a consistent, moody atmosphere that complements its first-person narrative focus.

"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 28.8%, Atmospheric 11.6%, First-Person 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Horror 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures a specific, nostalgic atmosphere through its environmental design and narrative focus.

One apartment, many stories: Witness turning points in the lives of the inhabitants of an apartment in Berlin over the course of a whole century.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.1%, Narration 15.5%, Drama 12.1%, First-Person 10.1%, Atmospheric 8.3%

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 11.8%, Immersive Sim 11.2%, Linear 8.6%, Horror 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a quiet, atmospheric exploration experience that relies on its environment to convey its story.

Driven by a rare neurological affliction plaguing his family, Joshua has to recover his memories by exploring parallel realities through déjà vu. Facing the innermost depths of his past – moments both joyous and painful – seems to be the only way to get his life and family back together.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.1%, Drama 19.1%, First-Person 11.2%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends exploration with a deeply personal narrative, mirroring the emotional weight of the seed game.

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.3%, 1980s 19.2%, Narration 11.7%, First-Person 7%, Linear 6.6%

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 26%, Walking Simulator 25%, Atmospheric 9.6%, First-Person 9.4%, Realistic 8.3%

A first person horror game. Fred is stuck in a dead-end job, haunted by hallucinations. A voice on the radio speaks of a green light. It promises peace and freedom. A tale of self-discovery where Fred is willing to find freedom, even at the cost of his life.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Drama 15.8%, Linear 8.1%, First-Person 7.6%, Psychological Horror 7.5%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.6%, Narration 12.4%, Linear 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Psychological Horror 7.7%

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 35.7%, Atmospheric 12%, Exploration 10.1%, Horror 10.1%, Psychological Horror 8.7%

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 28.2%, Atmospheric 12.7%, First-Person 11.2%, Exploration 10%, Psychological Horror 10%

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 20%, Walking Simulator 19.6%, Drama 10.5%, Immersive Sim 9%, First-Person 7.1%

The Gap is a short first-person horror experience taking place in a ghostly abandoned house on a lonely street corner.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.2%, Narration 17.8%, Linear 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Exploration 7.5%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.2%, First-Person 10.6%, Realistic 8.9%, Exploration 8.9%, Simulation 8.4%

my brother lives in a canyon is a short adventure game about two brothers reminiscing over short-wave radios.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35%, Drama 13.9%, First-Person 12.3%, Adventure 10%, Exploration 9.7%

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 30.1%, Linear 11.5%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Realistic 9.4%

The Longest Walk is a deeply personal biographical walking-simulator game about my father's experience of living with depression.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.2%, Narration 19.8%, First-Person 11.1%, Linear 9.7%, Exploration 9.2%

Russia in the ‘90s. A provincial town at the edge of the crumbling Soviet Empire. A group of kids faces the disturbing horror they are unable to comprehend – the DØM RUSALOK. This is a place where the worst nightmares come true.

Why similar: 1980s 24.8%, Atmospheric 15.7%, Walking Simulator 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13%, Exploration 11.5%

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 29.2%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Realistic 10.1%, Linear 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

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 28.2%, First-Person 12.4%, Linear 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Horror 9.7%

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 33.3%, Simulation 13.3%, First-Person 12.6%, Realistic 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.2%

A woman alone in a house. A mystery and a love story. Explore the present to uncover the past, in a short story of love and loss and a life well-lived. A narrative exploration game that examines a world where memories are constantly fading and jumbled.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.4%, Atmospheric 12%, Exploration 11.2%, First-Person 11%, Emotional 8.5%

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 26.7%, FPS 10.7%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Realistic 8.7%

Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s a story about childhood, hope, and the miracle of memory. You play as a little girl from a broken home somewhere in the American South.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.8%, Narration 12.6%, First-Person 11.7%, Atmospheric 9%, Drama 8.7%

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 33.3%, Atmospheric 11.3%, First-Person 10.3%, Exploration 9.3%, 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 37.8%, First-Person 14.8%, Realistic 10.7%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

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: Walking Simulator 31.6%, Narration 17.4%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, First-Person 10.9%, Horror 6.8%

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 25%, 1980s 20.3%, Narration 19.8%, First-Person 8.3%, Atmospheric 7.7%

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 26.3%, Linear 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Atmospheric 10.4%, First-Person 9.5%

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

Why similar: 1980s 37.6%, First-Person 15%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Horror 11.8%, Simulation 11.3%

The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.9%, Narration 17.7%, Drama 13.7%, First-Person 8.1%, Atmospheric 7.8%

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 27.8%, Immersive Sim 14.1%, First-Person 10.6%, Exploration 10%, Atmospheric 8.4%

it's always monday - is a first person exploration game

Why similar: Adventure 81.7%, Walking Simulator 4.4%, Simulation 2.7%, Drama 2.3%, First-Person 1.9%