- #1 SUBSUMED
97% matchVery Positive83% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: HazzyPub: adjective noun
Windows
A claustrophobic first-person horror game about crawling through a dark, winding cave system in search of three missing divers.
Why similar: Underground 17.9% ★, Horror 12.4%, Linear 12%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Walking Simulator 8.4%
- #2 Scanner Sombre
96% matchVery Positive89% of 4,576 reviews2017
Dev: Introversion Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Scanner Sombre is a 3d horror cave exploration game where darkness is your greatest foe. Illuminate the unseen with your LIDAR scanner, revealing the eerie beauty and peril of the abyss. From the creators of Prison Architect, this immersive adventure uses light and shadow for a haunting experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.2%, VR 16.6%, Underground 13.3% ★, Horror 10.8%, Exploration 9.2%
- #3 Cave Crawler
96% matchVery Positive85% of 585 reviews2023
Dev: Technomancy Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Cave Crawler is a short horror game where you pilot a drone into a cave and discover something horrible.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, Horror 17.4%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, First-Person 10.9%, Linear 10.4%
- #4 Those Who Crawl
95% matchMostly Positive74% of 184 reviews2022
Dev: Hush Fin Games
Windows · Linux
Escape an ever-shrinking cave tunnel in this tense spelunking horror. As the stone walls transform into flesh, you'll face perilous claustrophobic spaces, flooded passages, and twisted inhuman creatures.
Why similar: Underground 16.8% ★, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Linear 10.8%, First-Person 10.5%, Horror 10.3%
- #5 BONEWORKS
94% matchVery Positive92% of 36,479 reviews2019
Dev: Stress Level Zero
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
BONEWORKS is an Experimental Physics VR Adventure. Use found physics weapons, tools, and objects to fight across dangerous playscapes and mysterious architecture.
Why similar: VR 50.6%, Physics 12.1%, Realistic 9.5%, First-Person 8.5%, Horror 6.6%
- #6 POOLS
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,717 reviews2024
Dev: Tensori
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19%, Immersive 13.8% ★, Psychological Horror 11.7%, VR 9.9%, Realistic 8.2%
- #7 Into the Radius VR
93% matchVery Positive93% of 11,310 reviews2020
Dev: CM IMMERSIVE
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Into the Radius is a single-player survival shooter in VR. Explore the Pechorsk zone filled with surreal landscapes and dangerous anomalies. Defend yourself with realistic firearms, recover strange artifacts, scavenge for loot, and uncover the mysteries of this unforgiving dystopian environment.
Why similar: VR 46%, Horror 12.7%, Realistic 8%, Psychological Horror 6.9%, Exploration 6.7%
- #8 The Exit 8
91% matchVery Positive93% of 11,657 reviews2023
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
Why similar: Underground 27.5% ★, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Horror 8%, Immersive Sim 7.4%
- #9 THE DESCENT
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 149 reviews2024
Dev: Celeritas Games
Windows
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 28.1%, Realistic 13.3%, First-Person 12.2%, Horror 10.4%, Simulation 9.7%
- #10 Echo Grotto
92% matchVery Positive88% of 68 reviews2017
Dev: Gaugepunk Games
Windows
Echo Grotto is a virtual reality experience that lets you explore unique and intricate cave systems using a range of caving gear and tools!
Why similar: VR 64.4%, Adventure 14.5%, Exploration 12.6%, Indie 8.5%
- #11 BACKROOMS ANOMALY
90% matchMostly Positive76% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: liminal_games
Windows
An anomaly-spotting horror game set in Level 0 of the Backrooms. Study the looping corridor and identify changes ranging from subtle details to terrifying entities. Decide to turn back if something has changed, or continue ahead if everything seems normal.
Why similar: Underground 24.9% ★, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, Linear 7.6%, Horror 7.3%
- #12 The Exit 8 VR
89% matchVery Positive86% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: MyDearest Inc.
Windows
The popular indie game “The Exit 8” is reborn and brought to virtual life as “The Exit 8 VR”! Experience the eerie and thrilling atmosphere of Japan's underground passageways, now with new anomalies!
Why similar: VR 29%, Walking Simulator 25.3%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Adventure 10.1%, Horror 9.4%
- #13 The Cave Diver
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 136 reviews2026
Dev: Ovsko
Windows
A brutally challenging physics-horror caving game. Using only your hands, drag yourself down a suffocating cave system where every hold pulls you further into the darkness. Equal parts rage-game, claustrophobic nightmare, and descent into a forgotten folktale...
Why similar: Underground 55.6% ★, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 7.4%, Dark 5.5%, Physics 5.5%
- #14 Visage
87% matchVery Positive84% of 10,980 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 26%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Walking Simulator 9.6%, First-Person 8.2%, Dark 6.9%
- #15 Cave Digger VR
88% matchMostly Positive76% of 348 reviews2018
Dev: VRKiwi
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Cave Digger VR is a virtual reality mining game in an alternative western setting. Gear up with numerous unique tools and explore the town and the depths of the mountain. Discover secrets, easter eggs and multiple endings!
Why similar: VR 44.6%, Immersive Sim 15.5%, Exploration 14.3%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Adventure 8.3%
- #16 Dreamcore: Rabbit Hole
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 420 reviews2026
Dev: Ankoku
Windows
Walking simulator. Explore cozy liminal spaces that feel unsettlingly familiar and spark your imagination, like a dream you’ve been in before.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.1%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Exploration 11%, First-Person 9.6%, Underwater 9.6% ★
- #17 Cassiculus
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 185 reviews2024
Dev: Craig LawrencePub: LockleyGames
Windows
This terrifying first-person horror experience immerses the player into a world of isolation, fear, paranoia and claustrophobia as you make your way through the Oberon Cave. Throughout the game, you will experience atmospheric environments, disturbing audio and horrifying visuals.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.3%, Underground 24.5% ★, Immersive Sim 11.6%, Horror 9.4%, Realistic 8.6%
- #18 White Room Protocol
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
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 22.1%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 13.4%, Realistic 10.9%, Linear 8.6%
- #19 墙之恐惧: The Walls Still Stand
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: Starpixel Studios
Windows
Step into the eerie Kowloon Walled City in 墙之恐惧: The Walls Still Stand, an indie horror walking simulator. Complete daily tasks, uncover dark secrets, and explore with 3D spatial sound. Think critically to unlock all six endings in this 1-2 hour journey. Can you escape the city's grip?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.1%, Immersive Sim 11.1%, First-Person 9.9%, Adventure 9.7%, Realistic 9.6%
- #20 BrVR Backrooms Virtual Reality
84% matchVery Positive88% of 164 reviews2023
Dev: Paul WallacePub: LakesideCentral LLC
Windows
Explore 120+ Backrooms levels in a massive single‑player survival adventure. Build, craft, fight, or just wander endless liminal spaces shaped by the community.
Why similar: VR 42.6%, Horror 16.9%, Physics 12.7%, Exploration 11.3%, Realistic 9.4%
- #21 Subnautica
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 380,795 reviews2018
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 39.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
Why similar: Underwater 25.3% ★, VR 18.8%, Horror 18%, Exploration 13.2%, First-Person 9.7%
- #22 Metro Awakening
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,600 reviews2024
Dev: Vertigo Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Metro Awakening is a story-driven first person adventure built for VR that blends atmospheric exploration, stealth and combat in the most immersive Metro experience yet. Don your gas mask, brave the crippling radiation and venture into the depths of the Metro where threats haunt your every step.
Why similar: VR 49.9%, Exploration 14.5%, First-Person 9.6%, Dark 9.5%, Realistic 7.7%
- #23 Station 5
82% matchMixed50% of 92 reviews2023
Dev: Raynmakyr
Windows
You are trapped in an underground subway. Observe your surroundings carefully and take the correct trains to reach the 'Station 5' and exit the subway.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.7%, Adventure 9.7%, Exploration 9.1%, Immersive Sim 9%, Simulation 8%
- #24 Sub Terra
80% matchVery Positive92% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: artescape
Windows
Sub Terra is a first person psychological horror game set deep underground. As a maintenance worker, your job is to fix a broken water line at the end of tunnel 04-R. Enter the tunnel, repair the pipe, and get out.
Why similar: Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Realistic 15.4%, Linear 12.1%, First-Person 12%
- #25 Idols of Ash
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,529 reviews2026
Dev: Leafy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Grapple, clamber and fall thousands of meters down into a dark and ancient place in this first-person horror climbing game. You are being hunted.
Why similar: Horror 23.3%, First-Person 14%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Physics 11.2%, Exploration 10.9%
- #26 UnderDread
83% matchMixed57% of 138 reviews2016
Dev: Bigzur Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 22.1%, Horror 15.9%, Adventure 11.8%, Exploration 10.2%, Mystery 9.7%
- #27 Underwater
81% matchMixed67% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Andreev WorldsPub: Gamesforfarm
Windows
Dive into a world of despair in the world of Underwater. Take the role of an unknown inmate entering the a deep sea prison where mutants roam and barely any traces of human life remain. You will have to use all your ingenuity to escape and avoid becoming the meal of the hideous denizens.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Mystery 10.9%, First-Person 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #28 Zardy's Cave
78% matchVery Positive82% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Full Trek Media
Windows
Beneath the farm something terrible awaits. You fell down a giant hole into a dark world full of terrifying scarecrows and monsters. Now you must make your way through the tunnels deep underground while watching your back. Solve puzzles, find tools, and most importantly… Stay alive!
Why similar: Underground 37.2% ★, Horror 13.4%, Mystery 10%, Exploration 9.9%, First-Person 9%
- #29 Below, Rusted Gods
76% matchVery Positive88% of 381 reviews2026
Dev: FromSouthGames
Windows
You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.8%, Psychological Horror 14%, Realistic 12.3%, Horror 12.2%, First-Person 10.4%
- #30 Mental Hospital VR
79% matchMixed69% of 67 reviews2021
Dev: Igor MigunPub: AGaming+
Windows
Mental Hospital VR is a truly scary first-person stealth horror game. Discover heart-thumping terror, chase and scary creatures in this atmospheric horror game.
Why similar: VR 33.5%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 12.6%, Exploration 9.1%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #31 Narcosis
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,469 reviews2017
Dev: Honor Code, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.
Why similar: VR 18.9%, Underwater 17% ★, Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, First-Person 9.6%
- #32 Subside
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 532 reviews2024
Dev: A2D Software
Windows
Subside is an immersive aquatic VR experience with multiple areas to explore and lifelike aquatic creatures to interact with. Crafted with unparalleled realism, it aims to replicate the nuances of real-life swimming and diving in shallow waters
Why similar: VR 33%, Immersive 18.6% ★, Underwater 17.4% ★, Realistic 8.9%, Exploration 7.3%
- #33 Cralon
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 209 reviews2026
Dev: Pithead StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
The shaft is your only escape. Explore a vast underground world and unravel the mysteries hidden in the darkness below. Inspired by classic dungeon crawlers and RPGs, CRALON is an immersive first-person adventure that tests your resolve as you face the demons around you, and within.
Why similar: Underground 34.5% ★, Realistic 13.7%, Immersive Sim 13.2%, First-Person 12.1%, Dark 7.7%
- #34 Layers of Fear VR
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 276 reviews2019
Dev: Incuvo S.A.Pub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Enter a tangibly horrifying Virtual Reality and explore a mansion of horror as an artist falling into the depths of insanity. Will you find the muse for your masterpiece... or madness?
Why similar: Adventure 28.3%, VR 25.6%, Indie 16.8%, Horror 10.8%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #35 NineHells
77% matchMixed42% of 434 reviews2024
Dev: caffeineline
Windows
NineHells is a psychological horror first person single player, with an unraveling mystery, enriched with voice acting, and has virtual haunted attraction feeling. You play as Davie a man trying to remember his past while traveling though Hell. Play and find out what in the Ninehells is going on!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.1%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, First-Person 11.4%, Horror 9.9%, Exploration 8.7%
- #36 Subliminal
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,794 reviews2026
Dev: Accidental StudiosPub: Gone Shootin
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Subliminal is a psychological horror game inspired by the urban legend of The Backrooms. Bleeding edge lighting and rendering, handcrafted open-ended levels, light and perspective-based puzzles, nostalgic spaces, unfamiliar faces, and a rotting feeling that something is not quite right.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.2%, Realistic 13.1%, Horror 12.1%, Mystery 10.8%, Immersive Sim 10.3%
- #37 Find Yourself
75% matchVery Positive84% of 1,332 reviews2021
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Explore the truly frightening subway cars and find out what fears the main character will have to face.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.4%, Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Exploration 12.1%, Realistic 11%
- #38 Dreadhalls
76% matchVery Positive93% of 353 reviews2017
Dev: White Door Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
You are trapped deep inside a massive dungeon. Explore it, survive it and find a way to escape. Your only weapons will be stealth, your own courage, and a faint light. Dreadhalls is an intense and scary experience, not for the faint of heart. You have been warned!
Why similar: VR 28.9%, Immersive 14.6% ★, Horror 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, First-Person 9.6%
- #39 Hotel 188
73% matchVery Positive90% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Leonn CamayoPub: Andes Interactive
Windows
Dive into a realistic experience of the Backrooms, without jumpscares, getting lost in impossible spaces and feeling like something is watching you. The uncertainty of not knowing where you're going will make you want to quit… Will you be able to make it to the end?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.7%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Realistic 12.7%, First-Person 10.9%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #40 BONELAB
72% matchVery Positive82% of 20,528 reviews2022
Dev: Stress Level Zero
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
BONELAB is an experimental physics action game. Explore a mysterious lab filled with weapons, enemies, challenges and secrets. Escape your reality, or wreak havoc. No wrong answers.
Why similar: VR 36.2%, Underground 30% ★, Physics 9.9%, First-Person 9.7%, Dark 5.2%
- #41 Scream under the house
71% matchVery Positive82% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: 1ne2wozzzPub: Admia
Windows
A psychological first-person horror about a house that hides a disturbing truth beneath its walls. Explore, uncover fragments of the past, and decide whether to confront what lies below… or leave it buried forever.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.3%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 10.7%, Linear 9.6%, First-Person 8.9%
- #42 Dire Echo
71% matchMixed67% of 79 reviews2026
Dev: TrueGames
Windows
Dire Echo is a psychological horror walking simulator that immerses players in the eerie and oppressive atmosphere of abandoned deep space.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.8%, Realistic 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Linear 8.7%, First-Person 8.1%
- #43 Greenhouse
71% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: 7D Games Studio
Windows
A psychological horror game where you enter the Greenhouse at your own risk to uncover the truth behind the friendly façade. Change the environment and weather to progress, hoping to get out. Switch off the entities to enjoy eerie serenity.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.3%, Immersive 17.3% ★, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 11.5%, Exploration 8.8%
- #44 NOCLIP
73% matchMixed70% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: DELIRIUM Labs
Windows
Chapter-based Backrooms experience. Embark on a chilling journey through the unknown. Visuals based on early 2000's camcorders.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.8%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Immersive Sim 10.5%, Horror 9.8%, Exploration 9.5%
- #45 Depths Of Horror: Mushroom Day
74% matchMixed55% of 2,049 reviews2021
Dev: TakeThem.GamesPub: TakeThem.Games (Creative)
Windows
This is a 3D first-person adventure and horror game that lets you plunge deep into your fears. A unique cave system, enemies and screamers. While picking mushrooms in a clearing, you stumble upon an abandoned hut. Exploring it, you find yourself in a cave full of unexpected inhabitants and surprises
Why similar: Underground 28% ★, Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Linear 8.5%, First-Person 8.3%
- #46 Liminal Shroud
69% matchVery Positive91% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: Everdeep Studios
Windows
A different kind of liminal experience. Explore surreal spaces inspired by nostalgia, discover hidden paths, and unravel a mystery that is shaped by your own mind. No monsters, no combat. Just atmosphere, discovery, and dread.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.2%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 13.9%, Exploration 10.9%, First-Person 9.5%
- #47 Rise of Insanity
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,285 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.2%, VR 14.9%, Horror 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Exploration 6.5%
- #48 Inside Depth 6
70% matchVery Positive85% of 252 reviews2021
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
There are 6 depths to descend; the further you go, the more terror you will experience. Uncover mysteries, solve puzzles, and immerse yourself in a dark storyline that Inside Depth 6 has to offer. Journey through all 6 depths to uncover the secrets buried within.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 17.2%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Realistic 12.3%, Dark 10.3%
- #49 Liminalcore
68% matchVery Positive84% of 760 reviews2024
Dev: Shadow Owl Studios
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Explore and admire while navigate through eerie, surreal environments inspired by the Backrooms lore. Explore this uncanny world lost in time and get lost in the otherworldly architecture in a world where reality bends and your sanity is tested.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Realistic 11.2%, Underwater 9.2% ★, Exploration 9.1%
- #50 SILENT BREATH
67% matchMixed68% of 1,268 reviews2026
Dev: EXODIAC STUDIOS
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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 17.3%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Realistic 13.2%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, First-Person 9.5%
- #51 Blair Witch VR
70% matchMixed68% of 213 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team NA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Blair Witch: VR Edition is a story-driven psychological horror game from the creative minds behind the critically acclaimed The Medium. Experience first-hand the toll that fear can take on the mind in an original story inspired by the cinematic lore of Blair Witch, designed for Virtual Reality.
Why similar: VR 17.5%, Realistic 12.8%, First-Person 11.1%, Exploration 10.6%, Horror 10.4%
- #52 Afterlife VR
68% matchVery Positive82% of 196 reviews2022
Dev: Split Light Studio
Windows
Afterlife VR is a deeply immersive horror game. As Adam Bernhard, a young rookie police officer on a night patrol, you receive a call that will change your life forever. Uncover secrets hidden deep within the Black Rose mental hospital walls, where most of the patients pose a great danger.
Why similar: VR 26.8%, Horror 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Immersive 9.1% ★, Exploration 8.2%
- #53 Rift's Cave
69% matchMixed66% of 118 reviews2021
Dev: Volens Nolens Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Rift's Cave is an adventure/puzzle solving Virtual Reality game for the Oculus Rift. You will live an epic adventure exploring fantasy environments, solving mysteries and using your magic skills to defend yourself from what lies within.
Why similar: VR 41.1%, Walking Simulator 22.3%, Exploration 11.8%, First-Person 8.4%, Adventure 6.9%
- #54 God's Basement
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,318 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.5%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 13%, First-Person 9.2%, Mystery 7.6%
- #55 LiDAR Exploration Program
65% matchVery Positive90% of 318 reviews2025
Dev: KenForest
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 22.3%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 13.8%, Exploration 11.1%, First-Person 10%
- #56 There's Nothing Down There
64% matchVery Positive84% of 404 reviews2026
Dev: Tim Trankle
Windows
There's Nothing Down There is a short undersea horror exploration game. Descend into a sinkhole at the bottom of the ocean and discover the remains of a lost, yet not dead, civilization.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.5%, Underground 15.1% ★, Horror 12.9%, Linear 10.5%, First-Person 9.2%
- #57 Mirror Forge
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 186 reviews2022
Dev: MystiveDevPub: DreadXP
Windows
Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.6%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 14.5%, Realistic 10.7%, First-Person 10.4%
- #58 Buried Alive: Breathless Rescue
68% matchMixed56% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: EchoVerse CorePub: Midnight Games S.R.L
Windows
Are you ready to embark on a spine-chilling adventure? Step into the shoes of the protagonist and experience the terror of being "Buried Alive" in a crypt. Your mission is clear: Escape the confines of your coffin, find the key to unlock the door, and unveil the dark secrets that lie within.
Why similar: Horror 19.3%, Realistic 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, First-Person 12.2%, Exploration 12%
- #59 EVEREST VR™
70% matchMixed52% of 325 reviews2016
Dev: Sólfar Studios
Windows
Experience what it feels like to climb Mount Everest through a sequence of immersive first person locations as you strive to reach the top of the world. Incomparable visual fidelity combined with player agency in a VR journey that feels both real and emotionally stunning.
Why similar: VR 62.9%, First-Person 12.4%, Simulation 11.3%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Indie 3.7%
- #60 Scamper
66% matchVery Positive88% of 102 reviews2023
Dev: Bezbro Games
Windows
Move with quick steps through fear or excitement
Why similar: VR 44.4%, Horror 18.5%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Underground 9% ★, Adventure 7.1%