- #1 Scanner Sombre
97% matchVery Positive90% of 4,498 reviews2017
Dev: Introversion Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 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 16.1%, Underground 13.4% ★, Horror 10.8%, Exploration 9.4%
- #2 Those Who Crawl
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 177 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 17.1% ★, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Linear 10.7%, First-Person 10.6%, Horror 10%
- #3 Cave Crawler
96% matchVery Positive85% of 579 reviews2023
Dev: Technomancy Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Cave Crawler is a short horror game where you pilot a drone into a cave and discover something horrible.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.9%, Horror 17.3%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, First-Person 11.1%, Linear 10.4%
- #4 BONEWORKS
95% matchVery Positive92% of 36,335 reviews2019
Dev: Stress Level Zero
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.7 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 49.5%, Physics 12.6%, Realistic 9.4%, First-Person 8.8%, Horror 6.6%
- #5 THE DESCENT
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 145 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%, Realistic 13%, First-Person 12.3%, Horror 10.2%, Simulation 10%
- #6 Into the Radius VR
94% matchVery Positive94% of 11,206 reviews2020
Dev: CM IMMERSIVE
Windows
Median: 3.1 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 44.6%, Horror 12.8%, Realistic 8%, Psychological Horror 7.2%, Exploration 6.9%
- #7 The Exit 8
93% matchVery Positive93% of 10,866 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 28.2% ★, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Horror 7.7%, Immersive Sim 7.6%
- #8 The Exit 8 VR
91% matchVery Positive88% of 64 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 28.3%, Walking Simulator 25.6%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Adventure 10%, Horror 9.1%
- #9 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 63.6%, Adventure 14.5%, Exploration 13%, Indie 8.9%
- #10 POOLS
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,218 reviews2024
Dev: Tensori
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.5 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 22.4%, Immersive 15.2% ★, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Realistic 10.2%, First-Person 8.1%
- #11 Dreamcore: Rabbit Hole
89% matchMixed69% of 263 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 23.2%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Exploration 10.9%, Underwater 10.2% ★, First-Person 9.9%
- #12 Cave Digger VR
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 347 reviews2018
Dev: VRKiwi
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 26%
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 43.4%, Immersive Sim 15.9%, Exploration 14.6%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Adventure 8.2%
- #13 Cassiculus
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 175 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 27.6%, Underground 23.6% ★, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Horror 9.3%, Realistic 8.7%
- #14 墙之恐惧: The Walls Still Stand
88% matchMostly Positive70% of 84 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%, Immersive Sim 11.2%, First-Person 10.1%, Adventure 9.4%, Realistic 9.4%
- #15 White Room Protocol
87% 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 22.2%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 13.2%, Realistic 10.8%, Linear 8.6%
- #16 Idols of Ash
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,081 reviews2026
Dev: Leafy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 22.4%, First-Person 14.6%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Exploration 11.2%, Physics 11.1%
- #17 BrVR Backrooms Virtual Reality
86% matchVery Positive90% of 134 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 41.6%, Horror 17%, Physics 13.3%, Exploration 11.6%, Realistic 9.4%
- #18 Station 5
86% matchMixed49% of 90 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 9.4%, Exploration 9.1%, Immersive Sim 9.1%, Simulation 8.2%
- #19 Subnautica
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 365,018 reviews2018
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.0 hrsMean: 39.3 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 25.6% ★, VR 18.1%, Horror 17.9%, Exploration 13.3%, First-Person 9.8%
- #20 Sub Terra
82% matchVery Positive93% of 81 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 18.2%, Psychological Horror 18%, Realistic 15.1%, First-Person 12.2%, Linear 12.1%
- #21 UnderDread
85% 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 15.8%, Adventure 11.5%, Exploration 10.2%, Mystery 9.8%
- #22 Underwater
83% matchMixed68% 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%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Mystery 11%, First-Person 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #23 Zardy's Cave
81% matchVery Positive82% of 94 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 37.7% ★, Horror 13.2%, Mystery 10%, Exploration 9.8%, First-Person 9.1%
- #24 Metro Awakening
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,353 reviews2024
Dev: Vertigo Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 49.2%, Exploration 14.9%, First-Person 9.9%, Dark 9.8%, Realistic 7.7%
- #25 Narcosis
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,449 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 18.2%, Underwater 17.3% ★, Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12%, First-Person 9.8%
- #26 Mental Hospital VR
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 64 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 32.6%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 12.6%, Exploration 9.3%, Atmospheric 6.4%
- #27 Visage
78% matchVery Positive84% of 10,723 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 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 27.2%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, First-Person 8.9%, Dark 7.2%
- #28 Find Yourself
79% matchVery Positive84% of 1,304 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 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Exploration 12.1%, Realistic 10.8%
- #29 Layers of Fear VR
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 273 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%, VR 24.9%, Indie 17.3%, Horror 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #30 Subside
75% matchVery Positive97% of 470 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 32.1%, Immersive 18.7% ★, Underwater 17.8% ★, Realistic 8.8%, Exploration 7.4%
- #31 NOCLIP
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 55 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 20.7%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Immersive Sim 10.6%, Horror 9.7%, Exploration 9.5%
- #32 Hotel 188
76% matchVery Positive88% of 77 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 25.6%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Realistic 12.5%, First-Person 11%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #33 Scream under the house
75% matchVery Positive81% of 59 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 19.2%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 10.6%, Linear 9.6%, First-Person 9%
- #34 Depths Of Horror: Mushroom Day
78% matchMixed56% of 1,681 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 28.4% ★, Horror 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Linear 8.3%, First-Person 8.2%
- #35 Dreadhalls
77% matchVery Positive93% of 351 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%, Immersive 14.6% ★, Horror 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, First-Person 9.8%
- #36 BONELAB
74% matchVery Positive81% of 19,256 reviews2022
Dev: Stress Level Zero
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 34.5%, Underground 31% ★, Physics 10.2%, First-Person 9.8%, Dark 5.3%
- #37 Rise of Insanity
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,274 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 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 14.4%, Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Exploration 6.6%
- #38 Liminalcore
72% matchVery Positive83% of 688 reviews2024
Dev: Shadow Owl Studios
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 24.1%, Psychological Horror 14%, Realistic 11%, Underwater 9.3% ★, Exploration 9.1%
- #39 Inside Depth 6
74% matchVery Positive85% of 247 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 17.7%, Horror 17%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Realistic 12.1%, Dark 10.4%
- #40 LiDAR Exploration Program
70% matchVery Positive90% of 282 reviews2025
Dev: KenForest
Windows
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%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 13.7%, Exploration 11.2%, First-Person 10.1%
- #41 Rift's Cave
73% matchMixed66% of 117 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 40.1%, Walking Simulator 22.6%, Exploration 12%, First-Person 8.7%, Adventure 6.8%
- #42 God's Basement
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,316 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 21.4%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 12.7%, First-Person 9.3%, Mystery 7.7%
- #43 Afterlife VR
71% matchVery Positive81% of 194 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 26.1%, Horror 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Immersive 9.1% ★, Exploration 8.3%
- #44 Buried Alive: Breathless Rescue
71% 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 19.1%, Realistic 14%, First-Person 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Exploration 12.1%
- #45 Mirror Forge
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 183 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 17.5%, Horror 14.3%, First-Person 10.6%, Realistic 10.5%
- #46 A Fear Of Heights, And Other Things
72% matchVery Positive84% of 62 reviews2016
Dev: Fulby Technologies
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A collection of scenes for demonstrating VR presence to new users. Not a horror game, and has no jump scares.
Why similar: VR 24.4%, Underground 24.1% ★, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Horror 9.3%, First-Person 6.6%
- #47 EVEREST VR™
73% matchMixed52% of 323 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 61.5%, First-Person 12.8%, Simulation 11.9%, Atmospheric 10%, Indie 3.8%
- #48 Dead end Exit 8
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 128 reviews2024
Dev: Linkup
Windows
This is a thriller game based on memory puzzles that supports PC play and VR mode. The theme is inspired by people's depression and tension while waiting in the hospital.In an infinite loop space, one must carefully observe all abnormal information and strive to escape from the infinite space
Why similar: VR 20%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Horror 8.7%, Immersive Sim 8.4%
- #49 Eye of the Temple
68% matchVery Positive93% of 423 reviews2021
Dev: Rune Skovbo Johansen
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Embark on a VR adventure to explore a vast and treacherous temple and uncover the ancient legend of the Eye. Keep your balance as you step between moving blocks, dodging hazardous traps and solving environmental puzzles with just your torch and whip in hand.
Why similar: VR 28.9%, Underground 19.3% ★, Immersive 12.3% ★, Exploration 8.5%, First-Person 8.1%
- #50 Shattered Lights
69% matchVery Positive87% of 432 reviews2019
Dev: Team MorbidPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
Shattered Lights is a VR psychological horror room-scale experience, which focuses on drawing the player into the game with unparalleled immersion.
Why similar: VR 29.4%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Horror 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, First-Person 5.5%
- #51 NineHells
69% matchMixed41% of 330 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 14.7%, First-Person 11.5%, Horror 9.7%, Exploration 8.7%
- #52 The Door in the Basement
68% matchVery Positive88% of 183 reviews2021
Dev: Aegon Games
Windows
The Door in the Basement is an atmospheric pixelated horror game set in a mysterious subterranean world.
Why similar: Underground 28.9% ★, Walking Simulator 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Horror 10%, Exploration 7.5%
- #53 Kraven Manor
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 739 reviews2014
Dev: Demon Wagon Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Turn out the lights, take a deep breath, and prepare yourself. Explore the depths of the immersive, atmospheric world of Kraven Manor. Uncover its secrets, solve its mystical puzzles, and face its growing threat. Face your fears and see if you have what it takes...the doors of Kraven Manor await you.
Why similar: Horror 54.6%, Adventure 19.1%, First-Person 15.2%, Indie 11.1%
- #54 Horror
66% matchMostly Positive70% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: STuNT
Windows
HORROR is a test of your logic in the face of primal fear. You are unarmed. You are vulnerable. All you have is a flashlight with a dying battery and your intellect.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Horror 15.4%, Exploration 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, First-Person 10%
- #55 The Stalked 2
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 244 reviews2025
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
"The Stalked 2" is a standalone horror sequel to "The Stalked", where you play as Rachel, an avid hiker. What begins as a relaxing hike to a cabin turns into a nightmare filled with eerie interactions and unsettling events. Will you survive?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.4%, Horror 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Linear 10.2%, Immersive 9% ★
- #56 Subliminal
64% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,177 reviews2026
Dev: Accidental StudiosPub: Gone Shootin
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 14.1%, Realistic 12.9%, Horror 11.9%, Mystery 10.9%, Immersive Sim 10.4%
- #57 Darkness Under My Bed
68% matchVery Positive91% of 95 reviews2021
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows
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: Underground 29.5% ★, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 11.7%, First-Person 9.7%, Exploration 8.8%
- #58 Hollow Cocoon
65% matchVery Positive93% of 899 reviews2023
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"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: Walking Simulator 17.8%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 13.9%, Realistic 10.5%, First-Person 10%
- #59 Crawlspace
66% matchVery Positive92% of 130 reviews2021
Dev: Kiririn
Windows
You've been tasked with crawling into a crawlspace to retrieve some dolls. what could go wrong? Made exclusively for VR
Why similar: VR 51%, Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Realistic 10.1%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #60 Scamper
66% matchVery Positive91% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: Bezbro Games
Windows
You are a rat. Your fear response will be tested.
Why similar: VR 43.4%, Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Underground 9.3% ★, Adventure 7%