Games Like Close Your Eyes [Old Version]

You start the game, you wake up, and eventually you will close the game. One day, you may even start the game again. That's the game.

Why similar: Surreal 18.2%, Psychedelic 17.3%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Psychological 13.6%, Horror 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: Shares a similar indie RPG Maker aesthetic and focus on psychological horror and surreal encounters.

This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.

Why similar: Surreal 19%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Psychological 14%, Walking Simulator 10.2%, Horror 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive surreal exploration game that heavily influenced the dreamlike, abstract nature of the genre.

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Surreal 14.5%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Horror 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic RPG Maker horror title that excels at environmental storytelling and puzzle-solving within a surreal setting.

Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Horror 11%, Puzzle 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A modern, high-quality RPG Maker horror game with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and character-driven mystery.

Board the train! Run away from a weirdo! Solve some puzzles! Make friends with some ghosts! Try not to become a ghost yourself!

Why similar: Psychedelic 20.4%, Abstract 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the same claustrophobic, surreal feeling of being trapped in an endless, shifting subway system.

Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Exploration 8.2%, Dark 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential RPG Maker horror game that balances exploration, puzzle-solving, and a dark, compelling story.

A horror exploration game that takes place in an underground labyrinth. Avoid malicious creations that are hungry for your soul. Depart from the nightmares that constantly haunt you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Psychological 14.9%, Dark 12.4%, Puzzle 9.9%, Horror 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines cute, stylized visuals with dark, psychological horror elements to create a unique, unsettling experience.

A branching-path narrative horror RPG set in Vienna, Austria. Guide the Unnamed through the worst night of their life: Harass your neighbours. Debate with birds. Smoke to survive.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Psychological 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Dark 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply psychological and atmospheric RPG that explores themes of isolation and dread in a 2D space.

Explore a school plagued by unnatural phenomena in this horror-adventure game revolving around the missing girl Misao. Improving upon 2017's "Definitive Edition" with refreshed graphics and support for HD resolutions, you can now experience the terror in a new form.

Why similar: Surreal 16.5%, Psychological 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 10.6%, Puzzle 8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a classic 2D horror experience with multiple endings and a focus on uncovering the truth behind a school tragedy.

A young girl, Viola, is drawn inexorably to a mysterious manor that seems to change behind her back. It is a place of pain, turmoil and death. Plumb its detestable depths and abominable history. Untangle riddles that bar your perilous path. And flee the hellish halls of The Witch’s House.

Why similar: Horror 38.5%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 12%, 2D 7.3%, Puzzle 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a masterclass in tension and puzzle-based horror within a confined, supernatural environment.

Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 15.9%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Dark 12.3%, Exploration 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A brief, experimental horror experience that prioritizes atmosphere and psychological impact over complex mechanics.

A surreal post-life adventure

Why similar: Surreal 22.5%, Psychedelic 22%, Abstract 15.2%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Story Rich 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on surreal, abstract storytelling that challenges the player's perception of reality, much like the seed game.

Cat in the Box is a horror adventure game. Help the poor girl explore the mansion and escape from unknown entities that are pursuing her. Use a variety of tools and your wits to overcome any challenges you face. At times, you'll even have to wake yourself from nightmares to survive.

Why similar: Horror 35.7%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Multiple Endings 7%, Adventure 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A short, impactful RPG Maker horror game that relies on mystery and exploration to build its unsettling tone.

Memories swirl all around you...Or are these memories? Familiar faces and places you think you remember but somehow now seem so different. Why are you here? Where is here?

Why similar: Surreal 13.4%, Psychological 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%, Dark 8%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-rich RPG Maker game that focuses on psychological horror and puzzle-solving.

Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.9%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Horror 13.4%, Dark 10.2%, Exploration 8%

Why You'll Like It: Features a branching narrative with multiple endings that rewards careful exploration and decision-making.

A long-form, choice-driven psychological horror and depression game in which the protagonist’s ending changes based on the choices made by “you,” the voice he hears in his head.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Horror 14.9%, Dark 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art psychological horror game that emphasizes dark, story-driven gameplay.

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 22.3% ★, Surreal 14.9%, Psychological 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12%, Horror 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Explores the fear of the unknown through a focus on exploration and supernatural, psychological horror.

If you were given another chance, would you take it? Or leave it in the hands of a little girl? Play as Roh, a young girl stuck in a bizarre nightmare of dark and eerie creatures.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 14.7%, Dark 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Walking Simulator 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A short, story-driven horror game that uses simple mechanics to explore dark, surreal themes.

Closer To Home is a dialogue-focused surreal horror exploration game. Navigate connections between reality and dreams, look for weird stuff and make friends. There is no reason to fear death.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Horror 15.9%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Puzzle 10.3%, Story Rich 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, story-driven psychological horror game that deals with themes of trauma and surreal environments.

You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.

Why similar: Psychedelic 22.3%, Psychological 15.8%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A visual-novel-adjacent horror game that explores the fractured psyche through surreal, psychedelic imagery.

Delve into the enthralling world of Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum, the acclaimed RPG Maker gothic horror game that'll take you on a moving journey of self-discovery.

Why similar: Horror 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Puzzle 10.4%, Dark 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A polished, surreal adventure that emphasizes puzzle-solving and a mysterious, gothic atmosphere.

"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 14.8%, Horror 14.6%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Dark 10.9%, Puzzle 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D horror game that leans into the surreal and dreamlike qualities of RPG Maker storytelling.

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Why similar: Surreal 30.9%, Horror 21.3%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Exploration 12.7%, Walking Simulator 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal horror experience that prioritizes exploration and a haunting, stylized aesthetic.

There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile... This is the first title in the series known as The Strange Man, developed by Uri Games. Experience the myriad horrors awaiting David as he moves into his new house.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 16.9%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Story Rich 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational RPG Maker horror game known for its heavy psychological themes and exploration-based gameplay.

This is a pixel style puzzle game, including a certain micro-horror elements. Truth is blind love. Retrieve your memory and escape from this horrible hospital.

Why similar: Surreal 16.4%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Psychological 14.8%, Horror 8.8%, Multiple Endings 8.1%

You woke up in a mysterious room you have never seen before. Can you find another way out? Samsara Room is a remake of the praised predecessor of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.

Why similar: Puzzle 27.2%, Surreal 17.6%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 10.7%, Adventure 9.3%

When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.6%, Walking Simulator 18.7%, Horror 13.9%, Psychological 11.1%, Dark 8.2%

A bite-sized psychological horror game about a wayward soul who seeks transformation through a sinister ritual.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.3%, Horror 28.7%, Psychological 18.2%, Story Rich 8.2%, Dark 7.8%

Trapped in a hallucinatory, liminal-space style underground passageway, explore and unravel the endless "dead-end" paths to find a way forward. "Dead Path is a short ambient horror puzzle game that references Exit 8, but with a completely different core mechanic.

Why similar: Underground 21.1% ★, Psychological Horror 16%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Horror 12.1%, Surreal 10.5%

Play through a common childhood fear about turning the lights off and going to bed. This time extended, remastered, and re-imagined.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Horror 21.1%, Multiple Endings 16.9%, Dark 12.2%, Atmospheric 9%

After waking from a terrifying dream of your own untimely death, you attempt to make your way to the Finnigan Brothers' Fun Park for its last day then back home again. It's like playing Russian roulette with five chambers loaded, but more frustrating.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 42.7%, Horror 26%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Adventure 8.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%

The hero Ivry wakes up from a nightmare and finds himself in a weird room. To escape from fear and darkness, he has to search and explore on his own until he discovers the truth and finds his sister Iva.A puzzle game 《PRICE》

Why similar: Puzzle 33.8%, Horror 30.6%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Story Rich 5.9%, Adventure 5.2%

Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG where the puzzles happen outside of the game. Dig deep into the system code to fix the corruption, and uncover information that might be better off hidden.

Why similar: Psychological 32.3%, Puzzle 14.6%, Story Rich 11.6%, Horror 9.6%, Multiple Endings 8.4%

Play as a farmer who struggles to manage a failing farm. You come to a point where there is no more hope, and you must do something.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.1%, Horror 17%, Dark 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11%, Puzzle 10.3%

A story-driven psychological experience where memory fades, silence deepens, and something waits in the dark.

Why similar: Psychedelic 31.1%, Surreal 29.6%, Dark 11.9%, Psychological Horror 7.5%, Story Rich 7.1%

When the power goes out while working night shift in the hospital, the emergency lights come on with an eerie glow...

Why similar: Psychedelic 23.3%, Puzzle 17.4%, Horror 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, 2D 9.4%

A PSX retro horror game made by a sixth grader. Your car runs out of gas on your way to an abandoned carnival now infested with danger at every corner.

Why similar: Horror 32.1%, Pixel Graphics 19.4%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Dark 10.5%, Exploration 8.5%

You venture through your mind, trying desperately to wake up from your nightmares. Will you make it out?

Why similar: Horror 74.3%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Adventure 5.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%, Atmospheric 2.1%

Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.9%, Story Rich 22.4%, Exploration 14.8%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Puzzle 7.4%

A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.

Why similar: Horror 21.1%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Exploration 15%, Puzzle 12.9%

An immersive and twisted adventure created before the official development of the Doorways saga

Why similar: Horror 34.8%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Surreal 17.2%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Atmospheric 7.4%

The Door in the Basement is an atmospheric pixelated horror game set in a mysterious subterranean world.

Why similar: Underground 25.1% ★, Psychological Horror 11%, Surreal 10.8%, Horror 10%, Psychological 8.5%

Set over the course of roughly a week, you play as a young girl who has been living in a shelter all her life. The outside world is infected with a deadly disease. Society is in chaos. Fortunately, your papa is protecting you.

Why similar: Psychological 21.1%, Psychological Horror 21%, Dark 13.9%, Horror 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%

The train is the only escape.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.8%, Horror 18.5%, Exploration 17.5%, Adventure 11.6%, Atmospheric 10.6%

Mystical puzzle quest game in a gloomy minimalism style will tell you a story of a person who's got himself into a camera, and from which there is no way out it seems. Experimental gameplay diluted with a pinch of a philosophy, that's what SORE is.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.1%, Puzzle 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Exploration 11.7%

A game about hunting rats, feeding them to your family, and going to bed.

Why similar: Abstract 16.1%, Surreal 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 12.2%, Walking Simulator 9.7%

A story about dreams. Explore a weird house and find the truth. A short game with mild puzzles and some psychological horror elements.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.9%, Puzzle 24.2%, Pixel Graphics 23%, Adventure 7.6%, Horror 5.7%

A short first-person horror game where you wander through an eerie forest using the dials of a microwave.

Why similar: Surreal 21.1%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 13%, Psychological 12.4%, Dark 9.7%

The NADI Project it is a free-to-play, first person graphic adventure, in which you will face various obstacles to escape from your destiny.

Why similar: Exploration 25.4%, Horror 24.4%, Adventure 16.2%, Story Rich 12.8%, Puzzle 8%

A story about a dead lamb walking.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.8%, Horror 19.2%, Multiple Endings 18.3%, Psychological 9.8%, 2D 9.1%

A Horror Adventure Game with Multiple Endings

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.6%, Horror 27.2%, Multiple Endings 22.8%, Dark 12.2%, Adventure 7.4%

This is Interesting is a psychological horror mystery based game with roguelite elements. You are being watched, and you aren't really sure why. Delve through the depths of memory to uncover the mystery behind the gray purgatory you find yourself in.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.2%, Psychological 14.1%, Exploration 13%, Puzzle 12.3%, Horror 11.3%

Until Oblivion is an atmospheric narrative game that follows 17 year old nobody Emma Wilson as she tries to rekindle a dying relationship in a dying world. Join her in an increasingly nightmarish Halloween party and find out if anything (or anyone) is worth anything at all.

Why similar: Psychedelic 18.9%, Abstract 18.8%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Story Rich 11%

First Person Psychological Horror. Addicted to virtual ecstasy, trapped in digital hell. Navigate glitchy dreamscapes and a city that never sleeps. Every mission brings you closer to your next dose, but will you follow your protective AI, or the man behind a liberating new drug?

Why similar: Psychological 17%, Surreal 16%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 12%, Walking Simulator 10.5%

An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.9%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Horror 15.4%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Story Rich 8.2%

A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Horror 16.1%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Dark 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11%

An eerie horror game set in a weird hotel plagued with bizarre beings and interesting characters. The game utilizes a never-used before environment alongside brand new horror mechanics, one of a kind graphics/art style, and an unnerving story with rich lore to create a unique experience for players.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Horror 16.4%, Dark 15.8%, Story Rich 12%, Exploration 11.6%

The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.7%, Multiple Endings 17.6%, Dark 14.6%, Horror 13%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%

A claustrophobic anomaly-horror game where you can only turn, blink, and decide: is it real or not? Survive five endings and uncover Mike’s story.

Why similar: Surreal 18.4%, Psychedelic 18%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 12.2%, Dark 9.5%

Play as Alice who has just had an unsettingly life-like dream about the end of the world, and is retelling it to her friend. A single play-through might take as little as 20 minutes, but experiencing all the possible paths Alice can take through the ruins of her city will take you many hours.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 82.1%, Horror 17.9%