Games Like Christmas Nightmare

"September 7th" is a short horror game released for Christmas. The plot of the game is simple to the point of banality, and the gameplay is not delayed.The game also contains some Easter eggs and mentions. The game takes place in 2009.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Cinematic 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Horror 9.1%, Exploration 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This short, atmospheric horror experience mirrors the realistic, first-person exploration and slow-burn dread found in Christmas Nightmare.

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 20.6%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Survival Horror 12%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, First-Person 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for psychological walking-simulator horror, offering deep immersion and a constant sense of unease.

Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.3%, Cinematic 16.7%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Survival Horror 8.8%, Horror 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that utilizes the holiday season to craft a claustrophobic and psychological horror experience.

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: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Cinematic 17%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Horror 9.5%, Realistic 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A highly atmospheric, narrative-driven walking simulator that focuses on environmental storytelling and psychological tension.

The Holiday Story is an indie horror game about Christmas and New Year, set in the 80s.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.6%, Cinematic 14.7%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, Survival Horror 8%, Realistic 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the specific holiday-themed horror niche while maintaining the walking-simulator mechanics of the seed game.

A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.

Why similar: Simulation 27.6%, Exploration 21.1%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 15.5%, 3D 13.9%

Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, this title blends mundane simulation elements with creeping, atmospheric horror in a confined, relatable setting.

Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?

Why similar: Cinematic 28.2%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 11.8%, Exploration 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features a realistic, cinematic approach to psychological horror with a heavy focus on atmosphere and exploration.

Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.

Why similar: Horror 26%, Surreal 17.6%, Simulation 10.4%, First-Person 9.9%, Realistic 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that excels at building tension through environmental interaction and unsettling, ritualistic gameplay.

MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22%, Horror 19.4%, Survival Horror 15.7%, First-Person 12.5%, Atmospheric 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: An intense psychological horror experience that relies on exploration and atmospheric puzzles to keep the player on edge.

It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.6%, Horror 9.9%, Exploration 9.9%, Realistic 8.9%, Psychological Horror 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A focused horror experience that prioritizes exploration and mystery within an atmospheric, night-time setting.

Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.2%, Realistic 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Survival Horror 9.9%, Horror 9%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic, first-person walking-simulator that emphasizes isolation and psychological horror.

The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 12.5%, First-Person 11.9%, Exploration 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric walking-simulator that excels at warping the environment to reflect the protagonist's deteriorating mental state.

Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.8%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 15%, First-Person 11.9%, Exploration 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic first-person walking-simulator that focuses entirely on narrative and atmospheric dread in a singular, unsettling location.

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.8%, Cinematic 18.5%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Realistic 9.7%, Horror 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the same first-person, atmospheric horror style, emphasizing environmental discovery and psychological tension.

Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 12.8%, Surreal 10.5%, Realistic 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply personal and terrifying psychological horror game that excels at environmental storytelling.

Returning to parents' house for Christmas and a regular holiday dinner turns into a bloody hell filled with horror and death.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Cinematic 17.5%, Simulation 10.8%, Horror 10.1%, First-Person 9%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, simulation-based horror game that captures the unsettling essence of a holiday gone wrong.

The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.

Why similar: Horror 21.1%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11%, First-Person 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines realistic, first-person exploration with a gripping, multi-layered horror narrative.

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.8%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Realistic 11.9%, Horror 9%, Simulation 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric psychological horror game that mirrors the narrative-heavy approach of the seed game.

Take on night shifts at a remote motel, handle unsettling guests, and navigate eerie events. Experience Emma’s unnerving apartment life, feel the unease of being watched, and question what’s real as the line between reality and nightmare blurs.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.8%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, First-Person 10.1%, Horror 9.9%, Simulation 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich, first-person psychological horror game that keeps the player engaged through constant environmental tension.

Delirium is a psychological horror game set in a suburban house. After a mysterious explosion, reality begins to unravel.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.1%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 9.7%, Cinematic 9.1%, First-Person 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A 3D atmospheric walking-simulator that focuses on psychological horror and environmental discovery.

The most terrifying journey of your life set in the beautiful winter scenery of the Ural Mountains. Uncover the horrific mystery behind the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Narrated by the famous Sean Bean.

Why similar: Horror 66.1%, Walking Simulator 10.1%, Psychological Horror 4.7%, Survival Horror 4.7%, First-Person 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric exploration horror game that relies on environmental storytelling and a sense of isolation to build fear.

I'M STILL HERE - is a realistic horror game with an interesting plot and horrific screamers.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.7%, Cinematic 13.4%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Realistic 8.7%, Horror 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses atmospheric, first-person exploration to build a sense of constant unease.

Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.8%, Surreal 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Horror 9.5%, Realistic 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses a mundane setting to create a tense, exploration-heavy experience.

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 27.1%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Realistic 13.1%, Horror 11.2%, First-Person 8%

Why You'll Like It: A single-player, atmospheric psychological horror game that emphasizes a confined, first-person perspective.

The Nightmare is a first-person horror game. Dive into the nightmare and try to get rid of that nightmare...

Why similar: Horror 29.4%, First-Person 23.1%, 3D 16.9%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Exploration 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, first-person horror experience that relies on narration and atmosphere to deliver its scares.

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Surreal 14.5%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Survival Horror 10.8%, Horror 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric horror game that leans into the holiday theme with a focus on psychological dread.

The Dark Gift is a horror game about Christmas and New Year.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.4%, Cinematic 18.9%, Realistic 11%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Horror 8.3%

Christmas is a joyful time, but this time something dark is hiding behind the holiday decorations. Your actions will determine whether you and your girlfriend survive Christmas night.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Cinematic 19.8%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Realistic 9.3%, Horror 8.5%

Typical Nightmare is a narrative adventure horror game based on real cases from psychological practice. It tells the story of an ordinary guy named John that is trapped in his nightmares. Find out what force keeps him there and do everything to rescue John from his Typical Nightmare!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Simulation 14.6%, Horror 12.9%, First-Person 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: An indie psychological horror title that explores the boundaries of reality through a first-person perspective.

Christmas Story is a horror game filled with Christmas warmth and coziness, where every festive light hides darkness, and the sense of comfort fades with every step you take.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.9%, Cinematic 18.3%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, First-Person 9.7%, Realistic 8.9%

Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター] - this is a New Year's horror game from the first person, in the Japanese style and genre of walking simulator. Collect gifts and make the kids happy on New Year's Eve. But don't forget that Midnight is a time of miracles!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Exploration 9.6%, Horror 9.2%, First-Person 7.9%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.1%, Horror 19.2%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, First-Person 8.8%, Survival Horror 8.5%

Fears to Fathom is an episodic psychological horror game where each episode unveils a short story narrated by the ones who survived.

Why similar: Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Cinematic 11.6%, First-Person 10.2%

The Silent Snowfall is a first-person horror game.Embark on a dark Christmas journey where the silence of a winter night hides blood-chilling secrets.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.1%, Exploration 12.3%, Realistic 12%, First-Person 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.3%

Escape a distorted version of your own newly rented apartment in this interactive nightmare.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.4%, Realistic 15.1%, First-Person 12.7%, Horror 11.2%, Atmospheric 9.5%

Explore the truly frightening subway cars and find out what fears the main character will have to face.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.3%, Cinematic 18.7%, Simulation 10%, Exploration 9.1%, Realistic 9.1%

Immerse yourself in an atmospheric psychological horror with a haunting VHS aesthetic. As a night-shift waitress at a secluded roadside café, serve strange patrons and feel mounting dread. Each night, the nightmare becomes more real, and someone is watching from the darkness. Can you survive?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18%, Cinematic 15.3%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Survival Horror 10%, Simulation 9.1%

A psychological horror game where you spend a night in the shoes of an arcade worker named Marcus. Win prizes on the crane machine and shoot some hoops. Just make sure to keep the doors locked.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.5%, Exploration 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, First-Person 9.9%, Horror 9.3%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 13.4%, Realistic 13.1%, First-Person 11.8%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.1%, Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Survival Horror 12%, First-Person 8.8%

Turning onto an old road, the main character gets into an accident due to thick fog. Now he's trying to find someone who can help him. Forced to enter an old house, the main character finds himself trapped, from which it is not so easy to get out.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.1%, Cinematic 18.3%, Simulation 9.6%, Realistic 8.7%, Exploration 7.7%

Nightbell is a first-person Christmas Eve horror told through the eyes of a boy who stayed home with his mother. After a bedtime story about a witch with a bell, he wakes up to that same familiar chime, discovers his mother is missing, and comes face to face with a creature eerily similar to her.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.8%, Simulation 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, First-Person 12.2%, Horror 10.1%

Uninvited Guest is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1930. You play as a villager who was destined to end up in an old mansion.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.1%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 13.6%, Cinematic 12.8%, First-Person 9.9%

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 25%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 10.4%, First-Person 8.8%, Realistic 7.6%

This is a first-person indie horror game. In 9 Childs Street you will find the terrifying atmosphere of a recently abandoned house, and its captive inhabitants, through the eyes of a curious little boy in a red cap.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.8%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 12.6%, First-Person 11.1%, Realistic 7.8%

The main character is an experienced journalist who always strives to uncover the truth. He manages to gain access to the house, which is guarded by the police.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.4%, Cinematic 20.3%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Simulation 9.7%, Realistic 7.9%

Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.9%, Realistic 10.7%, Survival Horror 10.3%, First-Person 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9.3%

Christmas Eve, a delivery driver turns onto Holly Ridge & becomes trapped inside a decaying house of death. Reality fractures as something hunts her through rooms that shouldn’t exist. Survive the night, uncover the truth behind the house, & escape the snowy nightmare, if escape is even possible.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.1%, Simulation 21.8%, Exploration 11.8%, First-Person 10.8%, Horror 10%

This is an indie horror game with first-person puzzles. Terror and fear have enveloped the city. The maniac has returned. You sneak into his lair to try and stop him before he goes too far...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Realistic 12.2%, Horror 10.3%, Simulation 9.2%

Witch's Doll is a first-person psychological horror game with realistic graphics. Beware, something is lurking in the dark. Get ready for intense jumpscares.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.3%, Cinematic 20.2%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Realistic 10.3%, Horror 8.9%

ColdSide is a psychological horror first-person game. It takes place in an abandoned underground laboratory that studied anomalous phenomena.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24%, Adventure 23.2%, Horror 19.6%, First-Person 18.3%, Atmospheric 11.2%

Sebastian is a teenager who is waiting for his parents to come back home on a cold Christmas night. Soon he realizes that there is something evil lurking around. Experience Sebastian 's journey into a surreal world like no other.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.3%, Surreal 13.7%, Horror 11.9%, Survival Horror 11.2%, First-Person 10.7%

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 15.8%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Survival Horror 11%, Realistic 9.4%, Surreal 9.3%

First-person horror game where you work the night shift at a Mexican convenience store, handling daily tasks while facing eerie and unexpected events.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 17.9%, First-Person 14.8%, Simulation 10.7%, 3D 9.8%

Silent Still is a first-person psychological horror game that delves into the terrifying experience of sleep paralysis and nightmares. You will feel the true horror that sleep paralysis can bring and the overwhelming fear it instills in a person.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Simulation 12.3%, Realistic 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 10.5%

Five scary stories, but they all have the same ending. Can you play it? A psychological horror game from the first person, which few will pass.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.8%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Exploration 9.5%, Horror 9.3%, First-Person 7.8%

Night Delivery | 例外配達 is a psychological Japanese horror adventure game.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Adventure 10.3%, First-Person 8.3%

"The Last Visit: 98th" is a psychological indie horror from the first person, in the genre of a walking simulator, in the setting of the post-Soviet winter space. The main focus is on the atmosphere of horror, which is emphasized by realistic 3D graphics.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.9%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Realistic 12.8%, Horror 11.8%, First-Person 9.4%

If you scream, you restart. A jumpscare horror simulator where you walk through a pitch black forest and escape by reaching 8:00 AM.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.9%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 11.6%, Realistic 11.3%, First-Person 8.9%