Games Like Chernobyl: Origins

Paranormal Night Shift is an observation and spot the anomaly game set in a haunted house in the 1980s.

Why similar: 1980s 26.2%, Psychological Horror 17%, Hidden Object 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Mystery 8.4%

S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored is a science fiction FPS puzzle horror game, which takes place a few months after the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant disaster. Experience a tale about an unexplored area within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone - The S.W.A.N. Institute.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Dark 14.9%, Horror 14.3%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Mystery 10.7%

Chornobyl Liquidators is not a fantastic tale of exploring the Zone. It's a story about real people facing a real threat — the CNPP disaster. Invisible radiation, KGB, difficult moral choices... Do you have enough courage and strength to take on this challenge?

Why similar: 1980s 29.6%, Survival 17.3%, Historical 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Castle of Secrets is a dark psychological adventure with horror elements. Uncover the mystery behind your family's murder as you journey through the world of the dead, meet strange beings, solve puzzles, and make choices that shape the story.

Why similar: Hidden Object 19.9%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Horror 11.5%, Exploration 9.3%

You are the liquidator survived the samosbor in block G-326 of the endless Gigakhrushchyovka. You have to find out what happened in this block, evacuate the residents and find a way out for yourself. But is everything as simple as it seems at first glance?

Why similar: Survival 19.8%, Hidden Object 16%, Horror 14.2%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Atmospheric 9.8%

In Fear I Trust is a critically acclaimed first-person horror adventure. Explore eerie locations, solve puzzles and unravel the dark truth behind a secret soviet experiment in this story-driven psychological thriller.

Why similar: 1980s 22.6%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 14.4%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Puzzle 8.1%

1986. Chernobyl disaster. The story that you will see in the game resembles a delusional dream of a man exhausted by radiation. But whether it is nonsense or the nightmarish reality of the Soviet era – you decide.

Why similar: Atmospheric 72%, 2D 28%

Chernobyl, USSR, 1986. Three nuclear plant workers go on a daring mission to prevent a radioactive fallout that would affect half of Europe. Every moment is permanent, and all is at stake.

Why similar: 1980s 31.4%, Historical 19.2%, Survival 17.1%, Horror 14%, Atmospheric 9.6%

Echoes Of Dread is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mansion, solve puzzles, and uncover the secrets hidden within. Prepare for unexpected encounters with terrifying entities.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.9%, Hidden Object 17.1%, Horror 13.9%, Survival 13.6%, Survival Horror 9.6%

Nuclear Day is a story-based role-playing game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Explore the secrets of this world. Fight monsters. Pass tests and solve puzzles. Become your own in this tragic world.

Why similar: Survival 19.6%, Dark 16.4%, Hidden Object 15.9%, Horror 14.2%, Hand-drawn 13.5%

A mysterious letter calls you back to your abandoned family mansion. Explore its dark rooms, uncover the bloody rituals buried in your family’s past, and escape the presence lurking in the shadows. Shadow Mansion is a story-driven horror game of atmosphere, exploration, and survival.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Horror 10.9%, Dark 10.3%, Survival Horror 9.2%

A scientific research and development facility based in Norilsk, Flow Crop. is attempting to investigate crimes through people's nightmares. The player gets to walk into a virtual world, and investigate the reason for such nightmares. solve puzzles and face enemies.

Why similar: 1980s 22.9%, Hidden Object 18.6%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Historical 11.7%, Dark 10.6%

Developed by Phantomery Interactive, 1953 – KGB Unleashed is a tense and atmospheric First Person Adventure set deep within the bowels of a Soviet bunker during the Cold War. Players must uncover the dark and horrifc secrets buried within, fighting their own paranoia along the way as well as the possibility of all-too-real terrors within...

Why similar: Horror 18.2%, Historical 17.4%, Dark 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Hidden Object 11.1%

Chernobylite is a science-fiction survival horror RPG. Set in the hyper-realistic, 3D-scanned wasteland of Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone, explore a non-linear storyline in your search to uncover the truth of your tortured past.

Why similar: Survival 28.5%, Horror 20.1%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Sci-fi 12.4%

[The Paradixion: Son's Room] is a point-and-click adventure game with a mysterious atmosphere.Solve various puzzles with a unique atmosphere and find the hidden elements in the game to gather clues about the story.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.4%, Hidden Object 17.4%, Horror 13.3%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Mystery 10.1%

Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.3%, Survival 12.9%, Horror 11.8%, Exploration 8.9%, Dark 8.8%

"Quod" unfolds in a 1930s Texas prison. The main character must escape and uncover the truth. Brace yourself for eerie occurrences and solve intricate puzzles to unveil the terrifying secrets of this place.

Why similar: Hidden Object 21.9%, Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Puzzle 9.5%

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

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Horror 17%, Dark 16.6%, Mystery 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.9%

DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.6%, Mystery 20.7%, Horror 19.9%, Exploration 15.9%, Dark 11.7%

Horror puzzle game with spot-the-difference elements for survival. Complete interesting puzzles throughout your home to gain access to more areas and unlock more of the story all while using your modified camera to survive the threat that is lurking.

Why similar: Hidden Object 17.7%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 12.5%, Dark 12.3%, Mystery 10.4%

Tales from Candleforth is a folk horror 2D point and click game with puzzles and escape room mechanics, that narrates the fairy tales from the village. The text contained in this ancient and evil book is now bleeding out, mixing the world of nightmares with the real one through handmade 2D graphics.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 17.6%, Hidden Object 15.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 12.4%, Dark 9.9%

Joyville is a horror-puzzle adventure game set in an abandoned children's camp. Brace yourself for a gripping journey through the shadows, solving puzzles, and trying to survive amidst the hidden horrors that await you.

Why similar: 1980s 24.8%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Survival 11.4%, Horror 10.8%, Survival Horror 9.5%

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: Psychological Horror 47.1%, Horror 29%, Exploration 23.9%

Tormenture is a psychological horror game where you play as a child trapped in a cursed 8-bit game with a dark secret. To survive, you must find four relics and solve reality-blurring puzzles. But beware—some creatures may escape the game and haunt you in the real world. A game within a game.

Why similar: 1980s 25.7%, Dark 15.6%, Horror 12.9%, Mystery 9.5%, Exploration 9.1%

Family curse is a mystical horror from the first person with a frightening atmosphere. Immerse yourself in the intricate history of the Crouse family and find out the terrible secret of the people who died in the cursed house.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27%, Horror 20.5%, Exploration 12.3%, Puzzle 12.2%, Logic 11%

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: Psychological Horror 31.6%, Horror 26%, Dark 25.1%, Exploration 13.7%, Story Rich 3.5%

Immersed into dark and unexplored ancient woods in a search of the almost forgotten "Legend of the Ancients". But not everything goes as planned as the place keeps a never revealed horrifying secret. Hidden is a first person horror point n' click adventure game, with focus on story, puzzles and exploration.

Why similar: Horror 39.4%, Psychological Horror 36.3%, Dark 24.3%

Your task today: Memorize your environment and report any anomalies. Good luck with your shift! "Shift 87" is an observation horror game with subtle anomalies and unsettling occurrences.

Why similar: Hidden Object 24.9%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, Dark 13.3%, Mystery 11.4%, Horror 10.6%

Experience the story of Alexander Green and find out what happened on the day of the accident in this First Person horror Adventure. Follow the development of Alex, solve puzzles around the event and try not to fall into madness as you search for answers.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Dark 13.8%, Atmospheric 9.9%

Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.7%, Puzzle 16.9%, Hidden Object 13.6%, Horror 12.4%, Dark 9.9%

CoRoT is a first-person psychological meta-horror game. Search for cassettes in a transforming house, unraveling its macabre past. A sinister atmosphere surrounds you as you try to understand what's happening and where you really are. Can you discover the truth hidden in its walls?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.1%, Horror 16.4%, Dark 13.8%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Puzzle 10.5%

Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Dark 20.5%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Puzzle 11.4%, Story Rich 9.3%

DYING: Reborn is a first-person Room Escape puzzle game in which players must tackle all kinds of puzzles in a series of dark and eerie environments. Gameplay revolves around collecting, discovering and putting together pieces of a twisted story that will make your hair stand on end...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 54.7%, Puzzle 24.5%, Horror 20.8%

Survive this horror/puzzle adventure. Uncover the secrets of a cursed video game from the '80s while a malevolent entity hunts you. Solve escape room-style puzzles, navigate eerie labyrinths, and see how your actions in the game shape the real world. Stay sharp... and stay alive.

Why similar: 1980s 24.8%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 14%, Hidden Object 12.4%, Mystery 8.8%

What hides in the depths of the forest?!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.6%, Horror 21.2%, Dark 13.9%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Exploration 12.5%

You're working overtime again in your dead-end job, whilst your boss is on vacation. However, strange things are happening throughout the office. Complete your daily work tasks, explore your office, report any anomalies you may find, and you may just find yourself getting a promotion...

Why similar: 1980s 30.5%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Mystery 12.8%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Horror 8.8%

Sector 404 is a first-person anomaly horror game set in a crumbling Soviet housing block. After taking your medicine, your world begins to fracture. Climb from floor to floor, uncovering distorted anomalies and your own unraveling mind. Miss too much, and reality resets. Will you ever make it home?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.8%, Horror 18.9%, Dark 13.4%, Mystery 10.6%, Exploration 9.8%

You play as the son of a restorer, a museum worker who died tragically. While searching for the memorabilia, the door suddenly closes and strange things begin to happen. The hero is waiting for immersion in the world of art and the paranormal.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 45.1%, Horror 36.1%, Atmospheric 18.9%

A chilling psychological horror set in 1980s Kerala. After weeks of silence, you arrive on a remote island to search for your missing wife. Explore an abandoned house, uncover local folklore, survive haunting encounters, and unravel the island’s buried secrets.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18%, Exploration 17.7%, Horror 15.7%, 1980s 13.8%, Mystery 9.4%

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: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Horror 19.8%, Historical 14%, Dark 13.8%, Atmospheric 11%

Welcome in Bad Dream: Coma. A point & click game where unique minimalistic art style creates an unforgettable and atmospheric experience. Travel through the surreal and disturbing dreamland where everything depends on your actions. You can't die but you can suffer greatly...

Why similar: Hand-drawn 16.8%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 14.6%, Hidden Object 14%, Dark 12.7%

"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 17.3%, Dark 17.2%, Mystery 12.6%, Atmospheric 10.8%

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.9%, Horror 18.2%, Puzzle 10.5%, Exploration 10%, Dark 8.3%

Early 90s. You stayed in a quiet hotel for just one night and the next morning you’ve found out that the old world was destroyed. Alien dreams, secrets of your past and other guests that are turning into monsters. This hotel will not let you to check out.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.3%, Horror 21.2%, Dark 15.9%, Exploration 11.9%, Atmospheric 8.7%

A bad incident is like a tangled knot, It sits there, waiting for someone or something to untie it, but until then… scars may be left behind … are you ready for a First person Psychological Horror game based on a true story?!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.9%, Hidden Object 16.6%, Dark 13.6%, Horror 13.2%, Mystery 10%

This is a text-based adventure puzzle game, where you must struggle to survive in a world filled with ghosts and urban legends. While collecting clues, you'll uncover the truth behind the world and find the way out. The game features a wealth of levels, unconventional rules, and a touch of horror.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.6%, Horror 16.1%, Puzzle 15.4%, Exploration 15.4%, Story Rich 9.4%

In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Survival Horror 13.8%, Mystery 10.3%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Sci-fi 9.8%

Explore a wikipedia-like database and solve a small town mystery in Eastern Europe. Step into the shoes of a journalist in the 90s as you sprawl through articles and uncover the secrets that have been laid in front of you.

Why similar: Mystery 28.1%, Interactive Fiction 25%, Puzzle 12.6%, Dark 11.7%, Story Rich 10.2%

In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Dark 18.6%, Horror 12.5%, Exploration 12.1%, Mystery 11.8%

Full tilt surveillance horror. Keep your eyes locked on security cameras for an outrageous collection of horrific anomalies, suspicious movement, and the occasional T-Rex. Observe, detect, survive!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.8%, Hidden Object 18.3%, Horror 12%, Dark 11.6%, Puzzle 7.9%

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.2%, Horror 17.6%, Dark 16.7%, Mystery 13.5%, Atmospheric 12.1%

This is a retro horror game about the war in Ukraine and brutalist architecture in Eastern Europe

Why similar: Horror 26.2%, Exploration 21.6%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Survival Horror 15%, Story Rich 12.5%

Abnormal1999: Sector 49 is a challenging mystery puzzle game. You play as Sam, searching for your daughter in the abandoned Sector 49. Collect 10 consciousnesses to open the portal and escape.

Why similar: 1980s 29.3%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Puzzle 13.4%, Horror 12.2%, Exploration 11.2%

You have to play as the historian-journalist Michael, plunge into the atmosphere of darkness of an abandoned hospital, where you will need to unravel the secrets of the past and try to get out in order to tell the whole world about those terrible events.

Why similar: Hidden Object 30.6%, Historical 16.8%, Exploration 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Atmospheric 10.7%

The ER: Patient Typhon is an atmosphere and exploration horror game where you are a young woman who has lost her arms. You have to use your wits, hide and run to survive this tale of deadly monsters and disturbing, environmental puzzles.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.7%, Dark 11.6%, Horror 10.9%, Hidden Object 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%

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 26.6%, Hidden Object 15.6%, Dark 15%, Survival Horror 10.6%, Horror 10.1%

A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Dark 15.1%, Horror 14.8%, Mystery 10%, Survival Horror 9.9%

Uncover the terrible secret of Siberia as a little boy in the first person.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Dark 14.9%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Horror 14.2%, Survival 11.9%

Schizo Dark is a survival horror game where you play as a detective investigating disappearances, encountering nightmares, monsters, and terrible secrets.

Why similar: Hidden Object 35%, Horror 20.7%, Survival 10.5%, Psychological Horror 8%, Atmospheric 5.7%

Research materials about the explorers of the mysterious underground pyramid. An analog horror game about found footage tapes.

Why similar: Dark 17.7%, Horror 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Hidden Object 14.4%, Atmospheric 11%