- #1 Layers of Fear
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,706 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Horror 55.8%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Adventure 12.9%, Atmospheric 8.4%, First-Person 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game is the gold standard for atmospheric, first-person psychological horror that utilizes environmental shifts to create tension.
- #2 Inmates
97% matchMixed60% of 332 reviews2017
Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Inmates is a story-driven, atmospheric psychological horror game. Featuring interactive exploration in a suffocating location, mind-bending puzzles and disturbing imagery. You wake up in a run-down prison cell and have no clue how you got there. You’ve convinced yourself this is all just a nightmare...
Why similar: Horror 44.5%, Walking Simulator 20.8%, Adventure 16.1%, Indie 11%, First-Person 4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deeply unsettling psychological horror experience set in a confined, atmospheric location similar to the seed game.
- #3 Conarium
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,272 reviews2017
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Conarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s novella "At the Mountains of Madness", but largely set after the original story.
Why similar: Horror 47.4%, Walking Simulator 18%, Adventure 16.2%, Indie 8.1%, First-Person 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality Lovecraftian adventure that excels at building atmosphere through exploration and environmental storytelling.
- #4 God's Basement
95% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,317 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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: Horror 50.2%, Walking Simulator 20.6%, Adventure 9%, Atmospheric 7.7%, First-Person 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses heavily on psychological dread and environmental puzzles within a first-person perspective.
- #5 Stairs
94% matchMixed70% of 363 reviews2015
Dev: GreyLight EntertainmentPub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
STAIRS is a first-person atmospheric psychological horror game, inspired by real-life events, that takes players through the stories of three missing people as seen through the eyes of journalist Christopher Adams. Start preparing yourself now, for to descend down these steps is to descend into madness...
Why similar: Horror 67.6%, Adventure 18%, Indie 14.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic indie horror title that shares the same era and mechanical feel, focusing on uncovering dark secrets in a first-person view.
- #6 ColdSide
94% matchMostly Positive80% of 533 reviews2020
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
ColdSide is a psychological horror first-person game. It takes place in an abandoned underground laboratory that studied anomalous phenomena.
Why similar: Horror 47.4%, Adventure 22.5%, Indie 16.4%, Atmospheric 6.8%, First-Person 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A modern indie horror game that captures the same sense of isolation and mystery found in early walking-simulator horror projects.
- #7 Doorways: Prelude
93% matchMixed62% of 636 reviews2013
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 65.8%, Adventure 11.4%, Indie 7.5%, Walking Simulator 6.7%, First-Person 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: An early indie horror title that prioritizes exploration and unsettling environments over combat.
- #8 Montague's Mount
92% matchMixed58% of 430 reviews2013
Dev: PolyPusher Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Montague's Mount is disturbing psychological thriller set in the bleakness of an abandoned Irish island, featuring exploration and challenging puzzle solving. This game is part one of a two part story, some questions are left unanswered and open to interpretation.
Why similar: Horror 37.2%, Walking Simulator 22.9%, Adventure 19.6%, Indie 15.4%, Atmospheric 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A moody, atmospheric adventure game that relies on environmental storytelling to guide the player through its mystery.
- #9 Investigator
91% matchMixed69% of 1,049 reviews2016
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Investigator is a first-person exploration game with horror elements, where the events take place in a world of extreme weather cataclysms.
Why similar: Horror 48%, Walking Simulator 17.6%, Adventure 14.7%, Indie 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A direct match for the low-budget, atmospheric walking-simulator style that defines the seed game.
- #10 Lethe - Episode One
91% matchVery Positive85% of 407 reviews2016
Dev: KoukouStudiosPub: Faber Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Lethe is a first person adventure with survival horror elements. Explore an atmospheric and frightening world and uncover the dark secrets of your origins.
Why similar: Horror 50.3%, Adventure 20.8%, Indie 14.8%, Atmospheric 7.3%, First-Person 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the first-person, puzzle-solving, and horror elements that define the core gameplay loop of the seed game.
- #11 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
89% matchVery Positive95% of 35,628 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
Why similar: Horror 74.9%, Adventure 5.5%, Walking Simulator 5.5%, Atmospheric 5.4%, First-Person 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive first-person horror experience that established the mechanics of exploration-based survival horror.
- #12 Kholat
90% matchMixed66% of 6,912 reviews2015
Dev: IMGN.PRO
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 93.6%, Walking Simulator 2.5%, Adventure 1.1%, Atmospheric 1.1%, Indie 1%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric walking simulator that uses a vast, lonely environment to build a sense of mystery and terror.
- #13 House of Caravan
89% matchMixed67% of 814 reviews2015
Dev: Rosebud GamesPub: Senpai Industrial Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Taking place in a single mansion in Candlewood, northeast USA, in the early 20th Century, House of Caravan is a sinister adventure filled with dark secrets and vexing puzzles.
Why similar: Horror 63%, Adventure 15.7%, Indie 14.3%, First-Person 7%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person mystery horror game that mirrors the seed game's focus on puzzle-solving within a contained, creepy setting.
- #14 The Park®
88% matchMostly Positive70% of 3,192 reviews2015
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Horror 56.7%, Walking Simulator 21.3%, Adventure 7.8%, First-Person 6.9%, Atmospheric 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-focused walking simulator that uses a dark, unsettling setting to deliver its horror experience.
- #15 Shutter
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 218 reviews2015
Dev: Cosmic Logic
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Re-live a dark and haunting tale in this fixed camera puzzle-horror game RE-miniscent of the first generation of survival horror games.
Why similar: Horror 48.7%, Adventure 25.2%, Indie 18.9%, Atmospheric 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A short indie horror game that uses photography mechanics to build tension and reveal hidden threats.
- #16 Death Motel
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Death Motel is a short, intense first-person horror experience about the paranormal events occurring at abandoned Crimson Motel.
Why similar: Horror 54.3%, Walking Simulator 21.9%, Adventure 17.5%, First-Person 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the classic indie horror walking simulator formula with a focus on psychological tension.
- #17 Lost in Vivo
84% matchVery Positive91% of 3,974 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.
Why similar: Horror 70%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Indie 10.6%, First-Person 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric and psychological indie horror game that excels at building dread through its surreal environment.
- #18 My Bones
86% matchMixed46% of 403 reviews2015
Dev: GDNomaD
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
It is a short but very interesting horror,about a man who woke up in his own grave,next to his family.
Why similar: Horror 47.3%, Walking Simulator 21.2%, Indie 13.3%, Adventure 11.3%, Atmospheric 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A short, indie walking simulator that aligns perfectly with the seed game's length, tone, and mechanical simplicity.
- #19 Frightence
84% matchVery Positive82% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Frightence is a short, intense first-person horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 59.2%, Walking Simulator 23.7%, Adventure 17.1%
Why You'll Like It: A short, single-player horror experience that emphasizes atmosphere and environmental storytelling in a confined space.
- #20 Summer of '58
82% matchVery Positive89% of 4,931 reviews2021
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Horror 59.9%, Walking Simulator 20.5%, Atmospheric 8.9%, First-Person 6.5%, Indie 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A short, effective indie horror experience that focuses on atmosphere and narrative pacing over action.
- #21 Deep Sorrow
85% matchMixed49% of 94 reviews2017
Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Deep Sorrow is a horror/adventure game which leads you to a bunker and makes you feel desperate to get out.
Why similar: Horror 37.5%, Adventure 21.9%, Indie 16%, Walking Simulator 14%, Atmospheric 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, first-person horror game that mirrors the indie, experimental nature of the seed game.
- #22 The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
82% matchVery Positive88% of 8,976 reviews2014
Dev: The Astronauts
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
Why similar: Horror 39.1%, Walking Simulator 27.8%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Adventure 10.2%, First-Person 7%
Why You'll Like It: While less focused on traditional horror, its emphasis on atmospheric exploration and mystery is a perfect thematic match.
- #23 Darkness Ahead
83% matchMixed52% of 108 reviews2016
Dev: Useless MachinesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Darkness Ahead is an adventure game about a man searching for his little brother. A plateau between mountains holds a dark secret about its past. You have to stay alive and collect everything you need to complete your quest.
Why similar: Horror 40.8%, Adventure 19.8%, Indie 17.7%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Atmospheric 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, first-person adventure that captures the same indie horror aesthetic and pacing.
- #24 Cry of Fear
79% matchVery Positive89% of 86,798 reviews2013
Dev: Team Psykskallar
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.
Why similar: Horror 83.5%, Atmospheric 4.5%, Adventure 4.3%, Indie 4.1%, First-Person 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, psychological indie horror game that shares the dark, oppressive tone and first-person perspective of the seed.
- #25 Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
79% matchVery Positive94% of 2,966 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.
Why similar: Horror 69.2%, Adventure 12.1%, First-Person 7%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Indie 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational indie horror title that emphasizes puzzle-solving and a heavy, oppressive atmosphere.
- #26 Don't Knock Twice
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 725 reviews2017
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Don't Knock Twice is a first-person horror game based on a psychologically terrifying urban legend. One knock to wake her from her bed, twice to raise her from the dead. Supports VR on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift for the ultimate horror experience!
Why similar: Horror 50.3%, Adventure 13.5%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, First-Person 8.3%, Indie 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that relies on exploration and jump scares within a confined, atmospheric house setting.
- #27 Narcosis
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,466 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: Horror 56.4%, Adventure 13%, Indie 8.8%, Walking Simulator 7.4%, Atmospheric 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic, atmospheric survival horror game with a strong focus on narrative and environmental tension.
- #28 The Tape
81% matchMixed55% of 493 reviews2015
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Tape is a slow and creepy first person horror game, with mystical story and abstract psychological elements.
Why similar: Horror 67%, Indie 16.8%, Atmospheric 8.2%, First-Person 8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric indie horror game that relies on environmental clues and audio to build mystery.
- #29 TRAPPED
78% matchMostly Negative36% of 461 reviews2025
Dev: Cheap Fun GamesPub: Forthright Indie Games Division
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Something has gone terribly wrong in TRAPPED Alaska. Except for you, and a handful of survivors, the whole town has been emptied. Everywhere, what should be water has been replaced by a black semi-sentient sludge that seems to change everything it touches. And it’s rising...
Why similar: Adventure 57.1%, Indie 42.9%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that focuses on escaping a confined, atmospheric environment through exploration.
- #30 Trapped
77% matchVery Positive82% of 168 reviews2019
Dev: N4bA
Windows
You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible
Why similar: Horror 40.6%, Adventure 19.2%, Indie 14.9%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #31 NightGhast
76% matchVery Positive91% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
NIGHTGHAST is a first-person horror game about wicked witches and sinister widows...
Why similar: Horror 56.6%, Walking Simulator 21.3%, Adventure 17.2%, First-Person 4.9%
- #32 Coffin Mall
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 81 reviews2021
Dev: O. KayaPub: OKSoft
Windows
An atmospheric retro survival horror game. Your first night on the job as a mall cop gets rudely interrupted, and you must survive somehow.
Why similar: Horror 50.5%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, Adventure 11.8%, Indie 9.7%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #33 Bad Dream: Coma
75% matchVery Positive91% of 2,222 reviews2017
Dev: Desert Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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: Horror 63.6%, Adventure 16.6%, Indie 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #34 Despair
78% matchMostly Negative35% of 1,837 reviews2015
Dev: AGC
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The main character wakes up in a tunnel of the subway and tries to find out that happened to it and other passengers of the train. To understand that after all it happened to the gone passengers, the player should investigate strange catacombs being deeply underground.
Why similar: Horror 44.9%, Indie 26.6%, Walking Simulator 9.6%, Adventure 8.3%, First-Person 5.7%
- #35 Mist
74% matchVery Positive81% of 193 reviews2024
Dev: 43N34SPub: Nota Art
Windows
Short atmospheric first person horror game with elements of quest and shooter about being lost in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by weird mist.
Why similar: Horror 53.5%, Walking Simulator 20.1%, Indie 11.6%, Atmospheric 8.7%, First-Person 6.1%
- #36 Caligo
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,072 reviews2017
Dev: Krealit
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Caligo is the darkness everyone descends into one way or another, and to each of us it's something different. For some it's a short but exciting adventure, some will see it as a place to relax. Yet others will be reminded of their worst nightmare, while for a few, it might come as a revelation.
Why similar: Horror 31.8%, Walking Simulator 24.7%, Adventure 17.3%, Indie 13.3%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #37 Christmas Nightmare
73% matchVery Positive89% of 353 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Christmas Nightmare is an atmospheric horror game about New Year's Eve.
Why similar: Horror 37.8%, Walking Simulator 27.3%, Adventure 17.4%, First-Person 8%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #38 UnderDread
76% 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: Horror 43.5%, Adventure 18.5%, Walking Simulator 15%, Indie 13.5%, Atmospheric 5.5%
- #39 Silent Nights
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 217 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Horror 54.2%, Walking Simulator 23.1%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Adventure 8.2%, First-Person 5.8%
- #40 Night Janitor
72% matchVery Positive86% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: batwimp
Windows
A first-person horror game where you clean up after rowdy high school kids while also keeping a lookout for clues as to their disappearance. Scrub, vacuum, clean... die?
Why similar: Horror 48.7%, Adventure 25.9%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Atmospheric 10%
- #41 It Happened At Night
71% matchMixed68% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Davidcrosdev
Windows
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: Horror 53.9%, Walking Simulator 23%, Atmospheric 9.5%, First-Person 6.9%, Adventure 5.7%
- #42 White Room Protocol
70% 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: Horror 52.4%, Walking Simulator 21.7%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Adventure 7%, First-Person 5.7%
- #43 ALONE?
74% matchMixed41% of 190 reviews2016
Dev: Deceptive Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore and experience this horror story, as you embark on an ghostly adventure unlike anything you have played before. Come face-to-face with terror itself as you look for your missing sister.
Why similar: Horror 50.5%, Adventure 18.1%, Indie 13.6%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Atmospheric 4.4%
- #44 The Coma 3: Bloodlines
68% matchVery Positive87% of 406 reviews2026
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows
Welcome to the world of The Coma 3: Bloodlines. In this realm of shadows rumors and urban legends become reality, and danger lurks around every corner. If a living intruder dies here, their body will be severed from their spirit and never wake again ...
Why similar: Horror 73.1%, Adventure 21.8%, Indie 5.1%
- #45 The Guest
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 968 reviews2016
Dev: Team GothamPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.
Why similar: Horror 49%, Adventure 15.3%, Indie 12.7%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Atmospheric 6.8%
- #46 Unwilling Host
69% matchVery Positive91% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: HeZhiQiang
Windows
This is a short, first-person psychological horror game with VHS effects. Be careful, you are facing a terrifying being.
Why similar: Horror 51%, Walking Simulator 20.9%, Adventure 14%, Indie 7.1%, First-Person 3.6%
- #47 The Mortuary Assistant
67% matchVery Positive92% of 8,717 reviews2022
Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
Why similar: Horror 78.7%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Adventure 6.1%, Indie 4.7%, First-Person 4.5%
- #48 From The Darkness
68% matchVery Positive89% of 3,526 reviews2021
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
From the darkness is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an old Soviet abandoned apartment.
Why similar: Horror 65.2%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Indie 6.7%, Adventure 5.7%, First-Person 4.7%
- #49 The House
73% matchMostly Negative36% of 91 reviews2014
Dev: Konsordo
Windows
Plunge into the atmosphere of fear and horror,investigate the dark house full of mysteries and danger!
Why similar: Horror 73%, Adventure 10.7%, Indie 8.9%, Walking Simulator 7.4%
- #50 it's always monday
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 291 reviews2016
Dev: Alon Zubina
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 32%
it's always monday - is a first person exploration game
Why similar: Adventure 95.5%, Indie 1.8%, Walking Simulator 1.6%, First-Person 0.6%, Atmospheric 0.5%
- #51 The Last Visit: 98th
68% matchVery Positive81% of 207 reviews2025
Dev: Union State GamesPub: Union State Games
Windows
"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: Horror 49.6%, Walking Simulator 18.5%, Adventure 10.7%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Indie 7.1%
- #52 Welcome to Kowloon
67% matchVery Positive81% of 1,974 reviews2023
Dev: a1esskaPub: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.
Why similar: Horror 54.5%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Adventure 9.6%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Indie 5.8%
- #53 Shadow of Pharos
69% matchMixed68% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Team Gaivot
Windows
Shadow of Pharos is a short first-person horror game.
Why similar: Horror 60.8%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Adventure 4.8%, Indie 4.8%
- #54 Mists of Aiden
67% matchVery Positive91% of 1,141 reviews2020
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
Why similar: Horror 59.6%, Adventure 12.3%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, Indie 8.8%, First-Person 4.4%
- #55 Away
70% matchMixed49% of 1,343 reviews2018
Dev: NipoBoxPub: NipoBox Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Away — is a short game telling about the hero's death experience, performed in a gloomy black and white style.
Why similar: Adventure 37.5%, Walking Simulator 24%, Indie 23.4%, Atmospheric 8.3%, First-Person 6.8%
- #56 Museum of Monoliths
67% matchVery Positive92% of 106 reviews2023
Dev: Podoba InteractivePub: Marevo Collective
Windows
A slow burn walking sim with an interactive soundtrack and horror vibes. You explore abstract locations and create your own unique sound for each of them by moving around and using Monoliths.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.6%, Horror 30.6%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Indie 10%, Adventure 9.8%
- #57 The Renovator: Origins
66% matchVery Positive86% of 239 reviews2024
Dev: Peace_Studio
Windows
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: Horror 65%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Indie 10.3%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #58 Comatose
63% matchVery Positive97% of 406 reviews2026
Dev: Lucky DartPub: The Bueno Interactive
Windows
Explore your decaying mind in this story driven retro survival horror FPS. Manage scarce resources, solve puzzles, and fight your way back to the living.
Why similar: Horror 66.8%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Adventure 10.6%, First-Person 9.9%
- #59 Descent - Silence of Mind
69% matchMixed57% of 107 reviews2017
Dev: LaboryPub: SA Industry
Windows
Hypnosis, memories, delusions and a disturbing secret revolve around silence of mind.
Why similar: Horror 48%, Indie 22.9%, Adventure 21%, Atmospheric 8.1%