Games Like CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs

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 31.1%, Dark 13.9%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, First-Person 8.6%, Surreal 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a terrifying, house-based exploration experience that mirrors the atmospheric tension found in CARIMARA.

The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.

Why similar: Horror 13.2%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Mystery 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Dark 11%

Why You'll Like It: The shifting architecture and surreal psychological narrative align closely with the exploration-heavy horror of the seed game.

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 25.8%, Story Rich 17.5%, Mystery 14%, Atmospheric 10.5%, First-Person 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: While less overtly horrific, its focus on exploring a house filled with dark, lingering memories is a thematic cornerstone for this genre.

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: Horror 29.7%, Surreal 29%, Atmospheric 17.4%, First-Person 16%, Indie 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic and surreal horror experience that emphasizes psychological instability and strange, shifting environments.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Detective 21.6%, Surreal 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Horror 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, psychological mystery that forces players to engage with its strange world through unique investigative mechanics.

The Repairing Mantis is a narrative horror game that lets you experience the disturbing, violent (yet absurdly poetic) story of a mantis on a mission to repair a bridge made of flying squirrel flesh.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.3%, Surreal 14.7%, Horror 12.5%, Exploration 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy horror game that uses surreal imagery to create a deeply uncomfortable atmosphere.

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 20.6%, Cinematic 18.9%, Dark 12.9%, Mystery 11.7%, Story Rich 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic, psychological horror game that traps the player in a domestic nightmare, focusing on grief and mystery.

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.4%, Dark 20.8%, Horror 20.7%, First-Person 9.9%, Surreal 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This short, experimental title captures the same sense of surreal, unsettling mystery found in CARIMARA.

Once upon a time, there was a fly. A hungry fly. A fly with razor-sharp teeth, with a taste for dead things. This is the tale of its adventure to find something dead to devour, in a swamp where nothing dies, everything is grotesque, and every choice matters, no matter how surreal.

Why similar: Surreal 20.9%, Horror 12.9%, Walking Simulator 9.5%, Story Rich 9.2%, First-Person 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game leans heavily into surrealism and psychological horror, mirroring the unsettling tone of the seed game.

Longing for light, a sunless world begins devouring itself. Every step shifts the landscape beneath you as you search for what remains of her.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.4%, Surreal 19.5%, Mystery 13%, Horror 10.8%, Dark 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A silent-protagonist walking simulator that focuses on psychedelic and surreal horror elements.

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

Why similar: Experimental 27% ★, Surreal 22.3%, Horror 14.1%, Walking Simulator 8.8%, Atmospheric 7%

Why You'll Like It: Its low-poly, disjointed narrative style creates a unique sense of unease and surrealism that fans of atmospheric horror will appreciate.

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.7%, Mystery 17.9%, Cinematic 17.4%, Dark 16.5%, Atmospheric 12%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply psychological and surreal horror game that excels at environmental storytelling and atmospheric dread.

The Space Between is a surreal short narrative experience in three acts about the walls we build for us.

Why similar: Experimental 25% ★, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Surreal 13.8%, Mystery 10.3%, Dark 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This experimental walking simulator blends mystery and surrealism in a way that feels very similar to CARIMARA.

A slow burn walking sim with an interactive soundtrack and horror vibes. You explore abstract locations and create your own unique sound for each of them by moving around and using Monoliths.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, Surreal 20.1%, Choices Matter 8%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Dark 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a surreal, atmospheric exploration experience that emphasizes the feeling of being lost in an alien environment.

Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.9%, Surreal 17.9%, Horror 17.1%, Mystery 14.8%, Story Rich 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric adventure that blurs the lines between dreams and reality, perfect for fans of psychological horror.

Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.

Why similar: Horror 34.4%, Atmospheric 20.9%, Story Rich 13.3%, Adventure 12.4%, Indie 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This experimental anthology uses retro aesthetics and mystery to build an incredibly tense, atmospheric experience.

In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.6%, Surreal 13.2%, Dark 11%, Horror 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric walking simulator that focuses on psychological horror and environmental storytelling.

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 21.2%, Mystery 14.2%, Story Rich 10.3%, Dark 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric walking simulator focuses on exploration and uncovering a dark, personal history.

The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.

Why similar: Detective 24.8%, Mystery 13.8%, Dark 10.5%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Horror 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A supernatural detective game that focuses on atmosphere and puzzle-solving within a mysterious, isolated location.

Your memory is fading. Things around your home keep changing; they are not what they appear to be. Find what is wrong, take pictures to restore your memory. Try to remember. Learn what you have forgotten, learn what has happened. It is not what it seems to be.

Why similar: Surreal 17.8%, Mystery 15.7%, Horror 14.2%, Dark 13.4%, First-Person 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that relies on puzzle-solving and environmental clues to uncover a dark mystery.

Immerse yourself in the winter forest and help a lost soul to find a piece of itself. What is awaiting you there.. or who?

Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Dark 11.9%, Horror 11.4%, Choices Matter 10%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-rich horror game that features multiple endings and a heavy emphasis on atmosphere.

You were supposed to have a relaxing cabin trip on a island all alone but after several strange encounters you had a mystery to solve, will you be able to survive a first-person psychological horror game or will you run away?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.4%, Surreal 13.5%, Mystery 11.5%, Dark 11%, Horror 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror experience that uses isolation and a confined setting to build tension.

The Horror at Highrook is an occult card crafting narrative RPG. Explore a haunted mansion with your team of investigators, summon dark entities, craft powerful protections, uncover the fate of the missing family, and choose your own path through the darkness.

Why similar: Card Game 32.8%, Mystery 25.6%, Horror 21%, Story Rich 12.3%, Atmospheric 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: An investigation-heavy horror game that blends mystery and Lovecraftian themes in a compelling way.

"I hope that someday, you'll dream of me." -- CINERIS SOMNIA is a 3D adventure through a beautifully strange and mesmerizing world - and a young girl's cruel and forlorn dreams.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Cinematic 14.6%, Horror 13.4%, Mystery 12%, Dark 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal walking simulator with a strong focus on atmosphere and a mysterious, dream-like narrative.

Immerse yourself in the obscure and mysterious autumnal forest, where every wrong step could be your last. As you travel uncover the dark story behind this place, where beauty and danger have become as one.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.6%, Surreal 17%, Mystery 10.3%, Dark 9.6%, Exploration 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at building an atmospheric, nature-based horror experience through exploration and mystery.

Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.

Why similar: Detective 18.7%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Mystery 10.3%, Dark 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A noir-inspired detective game that emphasizes exploration and puzzle-solving in a dark, mysterious setting.

Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories.

Why similar: Surreal 19.4%, Mystery 14.2%, Horror 14%, Dark 11.9%, First-Person 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A supernatural, first-person horror game that focuses on exploration and uncovering hidden secrets.

Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Mystery 13.5%, Horror 11.9%, Dark 11.4%

Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Horror 13.4%, Dark 13.4%, Mystery 12.3%, Surreal 9.9%

A narrative horror game set in the daily lives of Indonesian society. Interact with various mystical objects as you explore haunted places, unravel their lingering mysteries, and experience how Indonesian myth, taboo and culture, combined with your choices, shape the course of your nights.

Why similar: Horror 27.4%, Adventure 17.2%, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Story Rich 13.4%, Indie 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich horror game that focuses on cultural mystery and atmospheric exploration.

On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.1%, Horror 17.2%, Dark 13.2%, Mystery 8.7%, Adventure 7.7%

The Heilwald Klinikum used to be one of the most renowned medical facilities in Germany. That all changed when that curious loophole appeared...

Why similar: Horror 19.2%, Walking Simulator 19.2%, Dark 17.3%, First-Person 13.9%, Exploration 10.4%

Experience Will's complicated story, find a way out of the nightmare of liminal spaces by solving challenging puzzles and avoiding dangerous entities — all this awaits you in "Shifting To The Backrooms".

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.1%, Surreal 13.1%, Horror 12.5%, Cinematic 10.4%, Story Rich 9.1%

Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.

Why similar: Mystery 20.5%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Exploration 13.9%, First-Person 13.8%, Atmospheric 11.2%

“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 25%, Surreal 15.2%, Mystery 10.8%, Exploration 10.4%, First-Person 9.6%

UNFORGOTTEN – a story-driven, non-linear visual novel, where you can immerse in the ethnic ambience of Northern myths and horrors. Can you solve the riddles of the past - without ever losing yourself in the present? Your fate is in your hands!

Why similar: Card Game 17.6%, Mystery 14.6%, Horror 13.2%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Dark 12.3%

You are here to listen to The Voice, do what he says. But don't listen to other voices...

Why similar: Horror 15.5%, Walking Simulator 14%, Dark 13.3%, Cinematic 12.3%, Exploration 8.2%

You are a monster under someone's house.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.4%, Horror 20.8%, Exploration 14.5%, Choices Matter 11.2%, First-Person 10.6%

Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.2%, Mystery 15.7%, Horror 12.5%, Exploration 10.5%, First-Person 9.5%

Snap your own homemade liminal space photos using a mysterious SLR camera as you explore a variety of empty, strange, and familiar spaces.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29%, Horror 17%, Exploration 15.9%, Atmospheric 12.5%, First-Person 9.7%

Darkness Ahead is an adventure game about a man searching for his little brother. A plateau between mountains holds a dark secret about its past. You have to stay alive and collect everything you need to complete your quest.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.9%, Horror 14.4%, Dark 11.4%, Mystery 10.7%, Adventure 9.9%

A small "horror" narrative game about isolation and depression.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Dark 12.9%, Horror 10.5%, First-Person 9.5%

Taking place in a single mansion in Candlewood, northeast USA, in the early 20th Century, House of Caravan is a sinister adventure filled with dark secrets and vexing puzzles.

Why similar: Horror 39.8%, First-Person 20.8%, Adventure 14%, Indie 12.1%, Exploration 9.9%

KARMA: The Dark World is a first-person cinematic psychological thriller set in a dystopian world where the Leviathan Corporation is omnipresent. The year is 1984, the place is East Germany, and things are not quite what they seem.

Why similar: Experimental 22.4% ★, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Cinematic 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Horror 8.4%

Delirium is a psychological horror game set in a suburban house. After a mysterious explosion, reality begins to unravel.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Horror 13.1%, Mystery 13%, Dark 11.9%, Surreal 8.6%

An experimental narrative-focused walking-simulator experience that explores dark settings and stories through multiple perspectives.

Why similar: Experimental 19.1% ★, Surreal 16.4%, Cinematic 14.5%, Mystery 12%, Dark 11.5%

An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Horror 15.3%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Mystery 12.8%, Story Rich 9.5%

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 18.9%, Surreal 14.1%, Mystery 11.8%, Horror 11.7%, Dark 8.7%

You're driving away on a forest road, late at night, under a heavy storm. Your car breaks down. Luckily, there might be a gas station nearby. But a misfortune never comes alone. The storm has brought something else, something otherworldly that oddly smells of spilled diesel oil.

Why similar: Surreal 15%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Dark 10.7%, Horror 10.2%, Cinematic 9.7%

A first-person horror adventure game that will take you on a journey through an ancient castle and that lies beneath. Dangers and forgotten horrors await in the dark...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.8%, Horror 16.6%, Mystery 14.5%, Adventure 10%, Exploration 9.4%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Choices Matter 12%, Horror 11.6%, Mystery 10.8%

Placed in a world without change, you must create fate by watering an ancient plant. Determine a future and live with it.

Why similar: Surreal 25%, Horror 14.1%, Adventure 13.5%, Atmospheric 11.8%, First-Person 11.1%

7th Chance is a short (20-30 minute) story-based exploration adventure game. Waking up from a night of heavy drinking ... something isn't right.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Surreal 13.5%, Exploration 8.6%, Choices Matter 8.4%

Locals whisper of a roadside diner that’s lost its color. You are sent to investigate.

Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Surreal 15.3%, Mystery 10.2%, Horror 9.5%

The most relaxing horror game you'll ever play. Anemoiapolis exists in the uncanny valley of American architecture -- endless carpeted floors and lonely malls. Escape for your life, and enjoy the scenery.

Why similar: Experimental 16.8% ★, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Cinematic 10.5%, Surreal 10.4%, Mystery 8.9%

Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.7%, Horror 16.2%, Surreal 12.3%, Dark 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9%

You are alone in a deserted station. Or are you? Take pictures of strange anomalies around the station and you might find a way out.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Horror 13.7%, Mystery 12.4%, Exploration 9.5%

You don't know how you got here, and you don't know how you'll leave. Wander the depths of the Backrooms in hopes of finding something more.

Why similar: Surreal 35.7%, Exploration 17.2%, Atmospheric 15%, Adventure 9.1%, Walking Simulator 6.9%

A short interactive story for room-scale VR: Become Caliban, the scion of a broken lineage struggling to understand your dark inheritance. Explore the ruins of the family estate, and the incredible realm below seeking clues to your past, and to the events that severed you from your family long ago.

Why similar: Horror 36.2%, Mystery 20.5%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Adventure 10.9%, Story Rich 10.4%

A new life begins in a low-cost apartment. Strange occurrences at night and the suspicious behavior of neighbors gradually push the protagonist to the edge.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 27%, Horror 14.6%, First-Person 8.8%, 3D 7%