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"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.3%, Horror 20.5%, Walking Simulator 18.6%, Dark 18%, First-Person 7%

Why You'll Like It: A strong match for the seed game's focus on Japanese-themed psychological horror and investigative exploration.

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: Horror 26%, Dark 25.8%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Exploration 11.2%, 3D 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar grounded, first-person experience that builds intense psychological horror through mundane, everyday environments.

A slow-burning, psychological horror walking sim set in a haunted Japanese neighborhood.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25%, Psychological Horror 24.3%, Horror 20.4%, Mystery 10.7%, Exploration 7%

Why You'll Like It: A Japanese horror game that emphasizes exploration and puzzle-solving within a haunted, atmospheric environment.

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: Horror 21.3%, Walking Simulator 21.1%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Dark 12.9%, First-Person 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes a similar retro-aesthetic and first-person perspective to build a sense of isolation and mystery.

Can you endure until morning Monitor Japan's stigmatized properties and report any paranormal activity If you miss a report or make repeated mistakes——

Why similar: Psychological Horror 47.8%, Dark 28.8%, Horror 22.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title mirrors the investigative nature of the seed game by tasking the player with uncovering the dark history of a specific location.

A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror!

Why similar: Horror 41.1%, Psychological Horror 29.3%, Retro 15.2%, 3D 6.8%, Mystery 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the classic 90s survival horror feel with a focus on exploration and unsettling narrative discovery.

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: Walking Simulator 30.1%, Horror 24.5%, Mystery 18%, Exploration 9.7%, First-Person 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: While less horror-focused, it is the gold standard for investigative walking simulators where you piece together a mysterious death.

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 23.8%, Horror 19.6%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, 1990's 10.5%, Dark 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game directly taps into the 1990s aesthetic and psychological horror themes present in the seed game.

Coming back to the family hotel after years, a young woman finds herself trapped with the ghosts from her past and an old cellular telephone as the only way to unveil a terrible truth.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.6%, 1990's 19.8%, Dark 18.9%, Mystery 12%, First-Person 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven walking simulator that focuses on uncovering the truth behind a mysterious death in an isolated location.

Experience the liminal world of the backrooms through a VHS camera, immersing into a mysterious story and wandering the dream-like structures... Might there be something following you?

Why similar: Horror 21.3%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, 1990's 12.8%, Dark 7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a raw, first-person horror experience that relies on atmosphere and environmental storytelling.

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 38%, Horror 37.8%, Retro 10.5%, Adventure 4.7%, Indie 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully blends retro technology with psychological mystery, mirroring the investigative feel of the seed game.

You receive a cursed digital camera that captures ghosts from a strange website. The website allows you to liberate your loved ones by uploading images of their spirits using the camera. You decide to go to the nearest park where your girl was last seen.

Why similar: 1990's 20.5%, Walking Simulator 19.6%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 17.1%, Dark 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It uses a 90s-inspired camera mechanic to build tension and mystery in a realistic, grounded setting.

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 40.5%, Horror 34.5%, Retro 10.8%, First-Person 10.3%, Indie 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential retro-styled psychological horror game that prioritizes atmosphere and exploration over combat.

This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..

Why similar: Horror 23.6%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, Dark 12%, Mystery 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a supernatural mystery set in a confined environment, perfect for fans of the seed game.

A psychological horror experience set in a forgotten apartment filled with dark memories, eerie puzzles, and emotional scars waiting to resurface.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.5%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, 1990's 18.4%, Horror 16.6%, Dark 14.1%

Why You'll Like It: This indie title focuses on the psychological horror of exploring a confined, mysterious space.

Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!

Why similar: 1990's 37.3%, Horror 33.4%, Retro 14%, First-Person 9.7%, Indie 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game uses a distinct retro aesthetic to create a terrifying, immersive experience centered on exploration and stealth.

Faint Call is a psychological horror game about a police officer investigating a distress call from someone at a notoriously cursed house.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.1%, Horror 23.8%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, First-Person 9.8%, 3D 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It combines walking simulator mechanics with a dark, mysterious narrative that keeps the player engaged.

Can't revert is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where your wife and son are dead. Discover hidden clues in the house and uncover the secrets of their deaths. Experience the constant tension and fear in the repetitive space.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.9%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 18%, Dark 17.8%, Mystery 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses puzzle elements to drive the narrative forward.

It's a story about a skeptical detective John who's investigating the abandoned's house massacre where group of teenagers were killed. On early night Detective John arriving to the abandoned house to find out what has happened there but suddenly he realized that he is not alone...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.3%, Horror 29.1%, Dark 13.6%, First-Person 8%, 3D 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A short, indie-focused horror experience that relies on puzzle-solving and atmosphere.

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: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 18.1%, Dark 15.3%, Mystery 7.3%

A man named Mark, who struggles to make ends meet, receives a letter informing him that his aunt has passed away. Despite their troubled past, Mark decides to investigate what happened, hoping to uncover the truth and perhaps find a chance for a better life.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.9%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 18%, 1990's 8.5%, Mystery 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title rounds out the list with its focus on first-person exploration and psychological mystery.

Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.3%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 16.6%, 1990's 13.4%, Dark 8.7%

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%, Horror 22%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Mystery 10.6%, First-Person 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the atmospheric exploration of a mysterious location, mirroring the seed game's pacing.

“SHE WAS 98” - you play as a grandson who returns to his elderly grandmother's home to care for her.....

Why similar: Horror 23.5%, Walking Simulator 23.4%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Dark 13.8%, First-Person 7.1%

You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.9%, Psychological Horror 22%, Horror 20.1%, Dark 16.3%, Mystery 7.5%

Take the role of a detective from Tokyo who tries to solve the mysterious case of the disappearance of a young camper. You will try to follow the trail of evidence to guide you through an enigmatic and paranormal case connected with a Japanese urban legend. Can you help until the end?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24%, Horror 19.1%, Dark 15.7%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Mystery 8.2%

A videographer receives the task of filming a wake in an old Soviet apartment. But he soon realizes that something terrible is lurking within these walls. And in the middle of the room there is a closed coffin...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.1%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 17.9%, Dark 15.9%, 1990's 10.1%

Someone slipped a mysterious videotape under your door... Do you dare watch it?!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Horror 20.4%, Dark 13.5%, First-Person 7.8%

Grandma never showed up and Grandpa's tragic passing 3 days later left me in anger, confusion and sadness. I couldn't just let this go like it never happened, so I decided to go and find out what happened on my own. Will you survive a first-person psychological horror game and uncover the mystery?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.3%, Walking Simulator 19.7%, Horror 19.4%, Dark 15.6%, Mystery 8.8%

1992年7月16日，后海湖边槐树下，发现一名女尸，衣着整齐坐在槐树下，颈部缠绕着一根吉他弦，为主要致死原因，双手有被吉他弦勒伤的痕迹，初步判定为自杀。死亡时间约凌晨2点左右，死者叫关雨珑。林警官，请你在错综复杂的线索中，寻找凶案的真相。

Why similar: 1990's 20.4%, Walking Simulator 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Dark 14.1%, Mystery 8.3%

Seybul Tech is a walking simulator. Navigate as an office employee, confronting peculiar encounters while in search of an exit from this enigmatic abyss.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.5%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Dark 15.3%, Horror 13.2%, 1990's 12.6%

The Derailed is a first-person psychological horror game. Beneath the dusty arches of a nearly forgotten depot, shadows of the past tremble. Whether you want to or not, you will have to uncover the dark secrets of this place.

Why similar: Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, 1990's 17.6%, Dark 16%, Walking Simulator 15.4%

You work late at the office not long after the death of a colleague. Throughout the night, all sorts of phenomenon begin to terrorize you, slowly uncovering the death of a fellow colleague. Who killed Joseph Anadam and why must you go through this trial to find out?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.6%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Horror 22.2%, Dark 15.9%, Exploration 3.8%

Navigate 1980s Japan as a schoolgirl in this Junji Ito-inspired horror game. Each choice shapes your fate, leading to safety or deeper into the macabre. Uncover hidden horrors in an urban street filled with sinister details. Will you find your way home, or be consumed by the unknown?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.2%, Horror 15.1%, Dark 15%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, First-Person 8.5%

It’s an indie horror game where John, a forensic photographer, after an unexpected and exhausting shift, is forced to spend the night away from home. What seemed like a temporary rest soon begins to turn unsettling.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.9%, Walking Simulator 20.7%, Horror 19%, Dark 11.8%, Mystery 6.1%

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 36%, Horror 24.6%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, First-Person 8.3%, 3D 7%

Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness

Why similar: Horror 20.5%, 1990's 19.8%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Dark 13.8%, Walking Simulator 10%

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 25.1%, Horror 24%, Dark 16.3%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Mystery 5.3%

Night Security | 夜間警備 is a Japanese psychological horror game about night security.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Horror 18.1%, 1990's 16.9%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Dark 11.1%

A psychological horror game with a chapter-based plot, thriller and unusual elements! You are a novice paranormal detective, exploring secrets and finding ways to escape in an infinite loop of scenes. Many unusual things happen during this process, as if some strange force wants to devour you...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.8%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Horror 17.8%, First-Person 8.5%, Exploration 7.6%

A psychological horror game where a police officer investigates a cold case in a decaying house, uncovering a strange and haunting tape recorder that reveals a terrible secret.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.5%, Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, First-Person 8.8%, Mystery 8.3%

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 21.3%, Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 18.3%, Dark 14.5%, First-Person 7.6%

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 37.3%, Horror 26.3%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, First-Person 10.2%, 3D 4.9%

A mysterious woman is sitting in front of you. Who is she? And who are you? And why are you both there? Case #1472 is mystery information digging interrogation thriller game where there are more things going on than what meets the eye, but are you able to unravel what has happened?

Why similar: Dark 26.3%, Psychological Horror 25.7%, Horror 25.5%, Mystery 10.7%, 3D 5.6%

Highschool student Haneko has forgotten her class assignments and must retrieve them by traversing a world of haunted horrors. Explore the dilapidated halls, find your missing homework, and avoid whatever's lurking around the corner in this bite-sized, retro survival horror experience.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.1%, Horror 22.3%, Dark 13.5%, 1990's 10%, Retro 9.5%

At the end of 1990, there was a murder in Changzhuang community. Both mother and son were killed. The case is full of doubts. According to the clues, you plan to visit the murder scene alone at night, search for evidence, obtain clues, and crack the truth.

Why similar: 1990's 31%, Horror 23.2%, Mystery 12.3%, First-Person 10.5%, Exploration 8.9%

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: Walking Simulator 27%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Dark 17.5%, Mystery 10.6%, First-Person 8.6%

The Closing Shift | 閉店事件 is a Japanese horror game about a girl on a closing shift.

Why similar: 1990's 34.8%, Walking Simulator 34.6%, First-Person 10.7%, Exploration 8.6%, 3D 7.9%

In a remote provincial town, teenagers mysteriously disappear every 25 years. You're a high school student about to turn 18... But what if you become the next victim?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.6%, Dark 19.2%, Horror 19.2%, Walking Simulator 18.5%, Mystery 6.4%

It's a short indie horror game where we step into the shoes of Alex, a student who, in search of more comfort, rents an apartment in the city that, at first glance, seems pretty decent — but upon arrival, he realizes something is not right.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.1%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Horror 18.5%, Dark 15.1%, First-Person 6.7%

The inheritance following his mother’s death turns into a series of mysterious events for Sam. Neighbors are complaining about strange noises and unexplained phenomena in the empty apartment. Intrigued, he decides to investigate what’s going on there himself.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.7%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Horror 15.7%, First-Person 9.9%, Exploration 8.8%

What is inside the Red Fridge? Collection of six episodes of psychological analog horror. Tour through liminal spaces filled with surreal events and uncanny strangers. Inspired by retro horrors of the PSX era.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.6%, 1990's 14.4%, Horror 13.9%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Dark 11.9%

A free, VHS styled, first-person found footage horror game, which runs exactly for 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

Why similar: Horror 37%, Psychological Horror 32.7%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Dark 7.9%, First-Person 6.3%

No Return is a first-person psychological horror game set in modern-day China. With a focus on family tragedy, the story unfolds as our protagonist is mysteriously prevented from returning home by an unseen force. Can he navigate a nightmarish maze of hallways and uncover the disturbing truth?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Psychological Horror 24.2%, Horror 22%, Mystery 9.2%, First-Person 9%

A first-person horror game Incoming Evil, you will explore an unsolved event about 3 missing people. Nobody knows what happened to them, the police could not solve the case. You are an experienced detective; the case handed over to you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.4%, Horror 26.7%, Dark 19.5%, First-Person 11.6%, 3D 6.3%

You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible

Why similar: Horror 24.5%, Walking Simulator 23.5%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Mystery 9.7%, First-Person 8.6%

From the darkness is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an old Soviet abandoned apartment.

Why similar: Horror 29.3%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Dark 15.6%, First-Person 5.4%

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 30.5%, Horror 22%, Mystery 12%, First-Person 9.3%, Dark 9.2%

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 24.5%, Horror 20.8%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, 1990's 16%, Exploration 6.2%

『Japanese House Exploration』is a first-person puzzle horror adventure game set in a traditional Japanese house. You explore a house that is both eerie and nostalgic. To find a dear friend.

Why similar: Horror 47.1%, Dark 28%, 3D 11%, First-Person 10.7%, Indie 2.3%