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  1. #1 Lihiman
    97% matchVery Positive97% of 89 reviews2026
    Dev: FaithbullsPub: Kiwi Dreams
    Windows

    <3 Bond with your Family, but there's something wrong going on in this house........

    Why similar: Simulation 36.3%, Mystery 25.1%, Horror 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Indie 1.7%

  2. #2 ANDROMALIUS
    96% matchMostly Positive77% of 77 reviews2019
    Dev: Unit Zero Studio
    Windows

    Spending the first night in a new apartment can be quite nervewracking. New sounds, and thin walls that seperate you from others in the complex. Do you trust your new surroundings?

    Why similar: Simulation 40.5%, Horror 25.9%, Psychological Horror 25.9%, Indie 5.9%, Singleplayer 1.7%

  3. #3 Sleeper S9
    96% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2025
    Dev: Nimmen Studios
    Windows

    Traverse the sleeper coaches of an apparent empty Indian train—or so it seems. If you see an anomaly, face it and move forward. If not, it may be a trick of the mind—return to the previous coach. But beware, some anomalies will do everything to stop you. Face them or be lost forever.

    Why similar: Simulation 33%, Mystery 22.8%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 20.8%, Indie 1.6%

  4. #4 The Flower Inspector
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Quiet Shell GamesPub: INDIETRUCK
    Windows

    It's time to return that favor. You must inspect flowers and decide where you'll ship them to. There's a long night ahead and some of your choices may haunt you.If you feel you're being watched, turn off the lights and hide.

    Why similar: Simulation 50%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Horror 22.2%, Singleplayer 2.4%, Indie 2.2%

  5. #5 Invocation: Ghost Photography
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: echochvmberPub: Haunted Publishing Syndicate
    Windows

    Play as a paranormal investigator and explore dark, atmospheric locations where lost spirits still lurk in the shadows.

    Why similar: Simulation 34.3%, Mystery 22%, Horror 21.7%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Retro 7.9%

  6. #6 Mysteries of Black Hollow
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Red Ash Studios
    Windows

    Set in a sunless town cursed by the Architect, Mysteries of Black Hollow is a shop management and extraction game. Ride your wagon into blighted lands, gather relics, and trade dark heirlooms to restore the church. But beware: every fortune has its price.

    Why similar: Simulation 36.4%, Horror 32.2%, Psychological Horror 25.2%, Singleplayer 3.8%, Indie 2.4%

  7. #7 CONCLUSE
    93% matchMostly Positive75% of 544 reviews2018
    Dev: concluse_dev
    Windows · Mac

    Concluse is an atmospheric horror game which features puzzles, outstanding cutscenes, and something a little twisted..

    Why similar: Horror 24.8%, Mystery 21.4%, Simulation 19.1%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Retro 10.7%

  8. #8 FLASH AND DIE
    92% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: AtmoPixel
    Windows

    You've been hired by a real estate agency to photograph their listings at night, giving them a unique look online. Grab your camera, explore dark, quiet homes, and capture every required shot before the house notices you. Uncover the truth: why do these listings need to be photographed at night?

    Why similar: Mystery 24.1%, Retro 20.5%, Horror 18%, Simulation 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15.4%

  9. #9 Pharmacy 24
    91% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: HalfQuiet
    Windows

    Pharmacy 24 is a horror simulator game where you take on the role of a pharmacist, serving customers and taking care of the Pharmacy... Who knows, maybe one day it will accept you.

    Why similar: Simulation 43%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Horror 19%, Retro 11.2%, Indie 1.7%

  10. #10 不帰上 -Fukiage-
    91% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2025
    Dev: 翠星開発
    Windows

    Based on real-life haunted tunnels, this is a first-person horror game. Can you escape the tunnel filled with fear and tension and make it back home safely?

    Why similar: Simulation 39.7%, Horror 27.6%, Psychological Horror 27.2%, Singleplayer 3.2%, Indie 2.3%

  11. #11 SIMULACRA: Pipe Dreams
    90% matchVery Positive82% of 832 reviews2018
    Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
    Windows

    A spin-off of the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA, Pipe Dreams tells a brand new story, with a new interface, live-action cast and horrors to unravel. Follow the story of Teddy as he tries desperately to break free from the hold of a cursed video game.

    Why similar: Simulation 59.9%, Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Indie 7.3%

  12. #12 TheSpoiler
    89% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
    Dev: Regen
    Windows

    When you come to your senses, you find yourself trapped in a nightmare. The books scattered around will guide you through your future.

    Why similar: Simulation 40%, Horror 27.6%, Psychological Horror 26.9%, Singleplayer 3.1%, Indie 2.4%

  13. #13 Assessment
    89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: Ignis Byte Studios
    Windows

    Assessment is a short psychological horror experience focused on tension, atmosphere, and player choice. You are trapped in a confined environment where you must read, think, and respond under pressure. As the test progresses, the situation becomes more disturbing, unpredictable, and dangerous.

    Why similar: Simulation 35.8%, Psychological Horror 26.8%, Horror 20.3%, Mystery 15.1%, Indie 1.9%

  14. #14 Where Is Mommy
    88% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: Calm Hyena Interactive
    Windows

    Trapped in a bazaar that twists with every turn, you are a lost child searching for your mother. Watch for subtle anomalies in the shifting environment to survive the loop. In this retro-inspired world, nothing is as it seems. Can you find her before the cycle swallows you whole?

    Why similar: Simulation 26.2%, Mystery 24.6%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Retro 14%, Horror 12.5%

  15. #15 Urban Nightmare
    87% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2026
    Dev: MaxdevPub: Maxdev creations
    Windows

    "urban nightmare" is a first-person psychological horror game with VHS effect. Be careful and attentive, there is something hiding in these rooms, something is watching from the darkness.

    Why similar: Mystery 25.2%, Simulation 23.1%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Horror 23.1%, Indie 3.8%

  16. #16 Dorm 17
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Armudu Games
    Windows · Mac

    Dorm 17 is a PSX-style first-person psychological horror game about your first night as a dormitory receptionist, where routine tasks slowly turn into disturbing late-night events.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.1%, Simulation 21.7%, Retro 18.8%, Horror 17.9%, Mystery 16.4%

  17. #17 Vineyard
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Sitting Elephant
    Windows

    A short, first-person horror game where you play as a desperate man seeking a cure for his sick wife in a mysterious vineyard. Harvest, crush and ferment grapes as you uncover the secret beyond the basement doors.

    Why similar: Mystery 23.5%, Simulation 19.9%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 18.6%, Retro 14.8%

  18. #18 The Salesman
    84% matchVery Positive82% of 728 reviews2025
    Dev: Backstab IndustriesPub: Bad Ideas Productions
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In the Salesman, you play as a recently laid-off employee trying to survive the grind of job applications, debt, and dwindling hope. Trade your belongings for ad-supported replacements as you slowly sell away your life in this psychological horror game

    Why similar: Simulation 32.3%, Horror 22.1%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Retro 20.8%, Indie 2%

  19. #19 The Dolls: Reborn
    85% matchMixed57% of 386 reviews2016
    Dev: HUSH InteractivePub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    In the darkness they sing in the darkness they sway. The toys that had been swept away want to play, And you are now the toy...

    Why similar: Simulation 56.5%, Horror 34.1%, Indie 9.4%

  20. #20 Anamnesis
    84% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
    Dev: Isaac Brewster
    Windows

    Anamnesis is a psychological horror game with a heavy focus on tension, you'll never feel truly alone as you explore the vast darkness of the office. Relive a digitized memory of a power cut, with nothing but a box of matches for protection.

    Why similar: Simulation 41.8%, Horror 27%, Psychological Horror 26.3%, Singleplayer 2.5%, Indie 2.3%

  21. #21 The Vessel
    83% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
    Dev: Raman Tarasau
    Windows

    A short, experimental horror experience with bleak and unsettling atmosphere.

    Why similar: Simulation 56.8%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Horror 15.8%, Indie 2.6%, Singleplayer 2.1%

  22. #22 CARGO:HUMAN
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ENDROLL
    Windows

    A dark delivery adventure through the slums as a state-licensed carrier. Load. Haul. Sell. ——Decide whether to look inside the unknown cargo.

    Why similar: Mystery 37.3%, Psychological Horror 27.4%, Simulation 21%, Horror 8.7%, Singleplayer 3.4%

  23. #23 Insomnia
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Conner Games
    Windows

    You wake up in a cold sweat, paranoid, and unable to move. Is it just another case of sleep paralysis or something else? Check your cameras to ensure you're not having delusions, and, most importantly, try not to panic..

    Why similar: Simulation 29.8%, Horror 26.5%, Psychological Horror 26.3%, Mystery 14.2%, Singleplayer 3.1%

  24. #24 Twisted Toys
    81% matchMostly Negative25% of 20 reviews2025
    Dev: Kizuna Game Studio
    Windows

    Pack toys. Ship orders. Finish the shift. And repeat. Twisted Toy is a psychological horror game where your nightly routine reveals you’re not alone.

    Why similar: Simulation 35.5%, Psychological Horror 26.2%, Horror 25.2%, Mystery 9.1%, Indie 2.6%

  25. #25 After Hours
    80% matchMostly Positive71% of 75 reviews2018
    Dev: Petter Malmehed
    Windows

    Groundbreaking research is encrypted on a computer from the 80's. Look through the computer and search the internet to crack the encryption in this augmented reality puzzle game.

    Why similar: Simulation 62.5%, Horror 13.9%, Retro 12.8%, Indie 8.7%, Singleplayer 2%

  26. #26 The Perfect Concept
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Unit Zero Studio
    Windows

    This is a short horror game, that delves into the mind of a indie game developer, making his second game.

    Why similar: Simulation 72.6%, Indie 9.9%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Horror 7.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  27. #27 W4RR-i/o-RS
    79% matchMostly Negative35% of 40 reviews2017
    Dev: Xitilon
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 20%

    Semi-automatic micro-sandbox with a console interface. You decide the fates, but don't see anything actually going on. Imagine your purpose is just to simulate a human's decision making system, in a lack of information beyond the spreadsheet numbers.

    Why similar: Simulation 68.2%, Retro 19.9%, Indie 9.3%, Singleplayer 2.6%

  28. #28 No Further Instructions
    78% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Apex SevenPub: DEHMAIN
    Windows

    Silent. Foggy. The murmur of an anxious crowd. Only a cheerful voice on the radio keeps you from giving up. Who is to blame? There is no answer. Guess.

    Why similar: Simulation 30.8%, Psychological Horror 25.2%, Horror 20.3%, Retro 15.4%, Indie 6.9%

  29. #29 Insert Paper
    78% matchMixed44% of 52 reviews2017
    Dev: StartremingPub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows

    You don't know who or where you are. The papers are there and the computers are asking you to insert paper. Your job here is simple: find the documents considering the information required by the reader machines.

    Why similar: Simulation 31.8%, Retro 29.7%, Horror 24.6%, Indie 13.9%

  30. #30 Unsettled : NIGHT SHIFT
    76% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2026
    Dev: Bongduck Games
    Windows

    Unsettled: NIGHT SHIFT is a horror game about the terrors of daily life experienced by someone who has moved to a new city to live alone.

    Why similar: Simulation 29.9%, Horror 27.2%, Psychological Horror 27%, Retro 11.2%, Singleplayer 2.7%

  31. #31 Unfound Footage
    76% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2025
    Dev: Frixxy Games
    Windows

    Unfound Footage is a short, atmospheric psychological horror game where you must survive inside a mysterious mansion after a strange disappearance.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.2%, Horror 26.1%, Retro 22%, Mystery 20.4%, Indie 5.4%

  32. #32 Convenience Store
    77% matchMostly Positive74% of 27 reviews2019
    Dev: ChaoYe LiuPub: Happy Home Company
    Windows

    "Convenience Store" is a classic convenience store operating simulation game. The original version was released in 2005 and re-launched on Steam in 2019.

    Why similar: Simulation 70.9%, Retro 29.1%

  33. #33 Department of Missing Persons
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: CosmoJão
    Windows

    In this GeoGuessr-like game, work at Mili Co. using GeoFinder to track missing persons. Stay safe inside the office, cooperate with coworkers, and survive in a world where only the workplace offers security.

    Why similar: Retro 21.8%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 21%, Simulation 19.8%, Mystery 10.4%

  34. #34 "Ta"
    74% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2025
    Dev: Lnx Studios
    Windows

    "Ta" is a first-person realistic horror game. When your online friend "Ashfall" suddenly goes silent while revealing the secrets of Linwood Academy, you decide to venture to this abandoned school alone—searching for Ashfall and "her," uncovering the dark truth buried within.

    Why similar: Mystery 38.1%, Psychological Horror 28.5%, Horror 27.6%, Indie 4.2%, Singleplayer 1.6%

  35. #35 Toxoplasma
    75% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: SimmeringConcrete
    Windows

    You are trapped on an abandoned space station, developing a bio-weapon that makes the infected hallucinate demonic entities. Spot any anomalous signs of infection before they kill you, complete your research, and unmask the conspiracy that brought you here.

    Why similar: Mystery 30.8%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, Horror 23.1%, Simulation 21.7%, Indie 1.1%

  36. #36 Toilet Tycoon
    75% matchMostly Positive71% of 224 reviews2015
    Dev: Anvil-Soft
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Toilet Tycoon is an unusual economic simulation in which you can prove your skills as a leader of the sanitarian installations of a whole town! On your way to the top, you have calculate wisely and should always keep an eye on your opponents - else you simply will be flushed...

    Why similar: Simulation 76.9%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Indie 9.8%

  37. #37 Speak Lies
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: The Silent Clowns
    Windows · Mac

    Life is perfect in Vistine Academy, a high tech boarding school for talented young ladies. Perfect, as long as the 10 rules are never broken. Speak Lies is a mystery adventure game. Unravel secrets and solve murders in this text message simulation.

    Why similar: Simulation 55.4%, Mystery 20.7%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Indie 7.6%

  38. #38 SCP-294: The Coffee Machine
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: BlindEyeGames
    Windows

    Enter the depths of a silent facility as a D-Class subject. Test the limits of SCP-294, a machine that can produce any liquid imaginable. But remember: in this low-poly PS1-style nightmare, every cup has a price. A short, narrative-driven psychological horror experience.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.8%, Retro 21.5%, Horror 18.8%, Mystery 17.8%, Simulation 16.8%

  39. #39 Red Room
    73% matchMostly Positive73% of 43 reviews2019
    Dev: Cheong TV (Cheongil TV, Jangfolk)
    Windows

    I am a YouTuber and developer who specializes in exploring the Deep WebThe red room was fictional but I made up my imagination.Deep Web's Red Room is now... Wouldn't you experience it?

    Why similar: Simulation 55.3%, Horror 18.3%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Indie 8.9%

  40. #40 Forest Keeper Lookout
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Kizuna Game Studio
    Windows

    Take a temporary job as a forest ranger deep in the mountains. Complete daily tasks, maintain equipment, and enjoy the quiet, until strange things start to happen.

    Why similar: Simulation 43.9%, Horror 21.7%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Mystery 8.9%, Indie 2.6%

  41. #41 Reason Unfound
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Tissue Inu
    Windows

    Your brother's unexpected death leads you to unsettling locations in search of floppy disks with cursed retro games.

    Why similar: Retro 25.4%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Horror 22%, Mystery 17%, Simulation 9.9%

  42. #42 CLASSROOM 9
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: EclipseArt
    Windows

    You are a photographer in a Japanese Classroom armed with only your camera and wits trying to capture photos of anomalies using your good memory and attention to detail. Capture photo's of anomalies to escape CLASSROOM 9.

    Why similar: Simulation 55.7%, Mystery 20.8%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Indie 5.1%, Singleplayer 2.1%

  43. #43 Awesome Metal Detecting
    71% matchMixed65% of 461 reviews2017
    Dev: Nikita Markin
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    The best treasure hunter game.

    Why similar: Simulation 75.4%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Indie 8%

  44. #44 Abandoned Hospital
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ashdev Studio
    Windows

    Control an RC car in an abandoned hospital. Capture eerie anomalies, avoid making noise, and uncover a chilling mystery—before something finds you first.

    Why similar: Mystery 25.2%, Horror 24.6%, Psychological Horror 23.2%, Simulation 22.5%, Singleplayer 2.7%

  45. #45 Eternal Hell
    69% matchMixed46% of 28 reviews2025
    Dev: ULARI
    Windows

    You'll die if you enter a site that you're never supposed to enter. You have to run away from the monster. This game is horror game, you go to the hell and you adventure hell Each building is filled with eerie rooms with traces and stories of past residents. You have to escape hell

    Why similar: Simulation 34.8%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Horror 24.4%, Mystery 13.4%, Indie 1.8%

  46. #46 The Missing Rune
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Mr.Boloney
    Windows

    A psychological horror sim where you play a low-level researcher, who has to banish demonic entities back to where they came from. While having to keep the entitles in your peripheral vision, you must use the Rune Operation Manual to input the right runes, and send them back.

    Why similar: Simulation 42.7%, Horror 26.6%, Psychological Horror 26.5%, Singleplayer 2.1%, Indie 2.1%

  47. #47 Banana Town
    71% matchMixed57% of 37 reviews2017
    Dev: Joseph MacDonald
    Windows

    Be who you were meant to be. Be a Banana!

    Why similar: Simulation 64.1%, Psychological Horror 35.9%

  48. #48 BRIDGE
    69% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: zanwuyu
    Windows

    A very difficult bridge crossing simulator

    Why similar: Simulation 37%, Retro 30.7%, Horror 29.2%, Singleplayer 3.2%

  49. #49 Lobotrypo
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Skaar Game Productions
    Windows

    Rumors of a serial killer stalking your local town are all over the news, and you have a meeting with your counselor in an hour. The problem is, the walk there is long and dark.

    Why similar: Mystery 29.4%, Horror 25%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Retro 21.1%, Indie 1.8%

  50. #50 Sunray OS
    68% matchPositive93% of 30 reviews2024
    Dev: sykold
    Windows

    You just bought a PC, only to discover it once belonged to someone who has mysteriously disappeared. You soon realize that the key to find him may be hidden deep inside your OS, governed by a weird chatbot named Zippy. What will be your first move?

    Why similar: Mystery 27.5%, Simulation 26.6%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Horror 18.2%, Indie 2.5%

  51. #51 Fearful Injection
    68% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
    Dev: Low Oxygen Games
    Windows

    Find anomalies, talk to ghosts and survive the night.

    Why similar: Mystery 38.5%, Horror 31%, Psychological Horror 27.8%, Indie 2.7%

  52. #52 The Sinkhole
    69% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: SolitaryStudios
    Windows

    Experience claustrophobic cave horror powered by your webcam. In this psychological nightmare, a massive underground sinkhole hides a sinister entity. Ditch the mouse—your real head movements control your view, and your actual hands are used to climb, grab, and scramble through the dark.

    Why similar: Mystery 48.5%, Horror 26.7%, Psychological Horror 20%, Indie 2.7%, Singleplayer 2.1%

  53. #53 Boogeyman 3
    68% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2023
    Dev: Clockwork Wolf
    Windows

    A child lays awake in the light of the moon, unaware the Halloween curse will be starting soon. The radio crackles to life, a mysterious girl...

    Why similar: Simulation 43.4%, Horror 28.4%, Psychological Horror 25.8%, Indie 2.4%

  54. #54 Professional Lumberjack 2015
    70% matchMostly Negative22% of 120 reviews2015
    Dev: PlayWay S.A.Pub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Face the hard work of real lumberjacks as you control and operate various small and large machinery at your disposal. From huge Feller Buncher and Harvesters that debranch and cut up the trunks, to tractors, cranes, trucks and trailers for the transportation of the chopped logs.

    Why similar: Simulation 95.8%, Singleplayer 4.2%

  55. #55 MaLaTang
    66% matchMixed66% of 29 reviews2025
    Dev: AlienCats Nest
    Windows

    MaLaTang is a horror cooking game. In the late night cafeteria, players have to cook delicious food for customers in a cozy late night snack shop. Little do you know, the local urban legends have become your nightmare...

    Why similar: Retro 28.3%, Mystery 24.6%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, Horror 19.6%, Singleplayer 2.1%

  56. #56 Voidshift
    67% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Retro Ripple Studios
    Windows

    A psychological horror game about working the night shift in a store that reacts to your mistakes. Follow procedure. Avoid irregularities.

    Why similar: Simulation 23.4%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Mystery 21%, Horror 18.2%, Retro 12.6%

  57. #57 Exit Casino
    66% match4 user reviews0% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: Stellra Pixel Game
    Windows · Mac

    Don't miss the slightest sense of unease. In an infinitely looping casino, your observation is the only key to escape.

    Why similar: Mystery 28.1%, Simulation 26.3%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Horror 18.1%, Singleplayer 2%

  58. #58 At Night : Freakshow
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Limeless
    Windows

    You are not here to watch the Freakshow. You are one of its acts. A freak. Pretend to be mute, speak through your parrot, train with freaks, learn their ways, and participate in the Freakshow to deliver a spectacular performance they will never forget.

    Why similar: Simulation 32%, Horror 21.6%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Retro 12.6%, Mystery 11.7%

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