- #1 Deeply Dark: Found Footage
97% matchMixed67% of 210 reviews2023
Dev: DALESI
Windows
WARNING: This is not a game, this software was found on the Deep Web and contains interactive material about the phenomenon of backrooms, we have received numerous reports of fatal accidents after its use, many claim that it is cursed so we cannot guarantee your safety.
Why similar: 1990's 12.9%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Realistic 10.5%, Horror 9.1%
- #2 The Complex: Found Footage
96% matchVery Positive93% of 9,931 reviews2022
Dev: pgWave
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Experience the liminal world of the backrooms through a VHS camera, immersing into a mysterious story and wandering the dream-like structures... Might there be something following you?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 14.2%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Realistic 10.5%, 1990's 10.4%
- #3 Backrooms: Exploration
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: HNStudios
Windows
Backrooms: Exploration is a single-player horror game, which takes place in 2020. Two friends have lost their jobs due to COVID-19, but they still have to bring food to the table. After a failed heist, one of them ends up in the Backrooms. Now your only mission is to survive.
Why similar: Realistic 16%, Horror 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, First-Person 11.7%, Walking Simulator 10.5%
- #4 Static Grain - Quiet a Night
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Helmold Games
Windows
Anna, an 18-year-old university freshman in a different city. Together with her friend, she rented a small apartment in the station district. They had no idea what would happen during their very first week in the new place.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.4%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Horror 13.6%, 1990's 12.2%, First-Person 11.1%
- #5 r/nosleep: The Night Shift at Paradise Valley Pool
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Du's Game
Windows
r/nosleep is a short horror game series with episodes inspired by and adapted from posts on the r/nosleep subreddit. Night Shift at Paradise Valley Pool episode is the story of a night shift pool maintenance worker and his bizarre experiences during his first day on the job.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.6%, 1990's 13.9%, Realistic 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, First-Person 8%
- #6 The Quiet Flat
94% matchVery Positive91% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Firzy Games
Windows
The Quiet Flat is a first-person psychological horror game set in an atmospheric Soviet apartment. Uncover the mystery of your father’s death as your familiar home slowly transforms into a nightmare
Why similar: 1990's 17.2%, Psychological Horror 17%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Horror 11.9%, Realistic 11.8%
- #7 Backrooms: Found Footage
93% matchVery Positive82% of 396 reviews2024
Dev: HNStudios
Windows
Backrooms: Found Footage is a single-player horror game where you are the main character trying to survive the Backrooms. Curiosity wins and you decide to explore this weird place that you got trapped in. What could go wrong?
Why similar: Realistic 14.7%, 1990's 13.8%, Horror 10.9%, Exploration 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #8 Insomnia: Chapter One
92% matchMostly Positive76% of 154 reviews2026
Dev: Melon PolygonsPub: MonkeyFactory Media
Windows
2012. The Arctic research station "Persei" loses contact with the outside world. You are Ethan Miller, a technician sent to the facility to fix the issues. But something here has clearly gone out of control.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.3%, Psychological Horror 19%, First-Person 9.8%, Realistic 9.3%, Horror 9.2%
- #9 Withered Haven
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 39 reviews2026
Dev: Dark Snow Games
Windows
Withered Haven is a first-person psychological horror game. After the tragic loss of his wife and daughter, a broken man struggles to endure a collapsing reality. Familiar apparitions drift closer, echoing memories that mask a darkness beyond comprehension.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.5%, Realistic 13.5%, Horror 12.4%, Walking Simulator 12%, Dark 9.4%
- #10 Edge Of Evil
91% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: WRF Studios
Windows
Descend into terror in this first-person psychological horror experience as you follow your lost kitten into an ancient pirate crypt. Explore, shoot and dig for clues…literally, while unravelling a chilling mystery, all in a desperate bid to rescue your helplessly curious pet from this dark tomb.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Horror 11.6%, Exploration 9.1%, Dark 8.3%
- #11 FOTBackrooms
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SGX Studios
Windows
Trapped in the endless liminal spaces of the Backrooms by accident, your only way out is to uncover the truth. Explore over 40 unique locations, unravel the dark experiments of the F.O.T. foundation, and piece together Arthur Penn’s story—all while fighting panic attacks to maintain your sanity.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.8%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Horror 11.8%, Realistic 11.3%, First-Person 11.1%
- #12 They See You
89% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2026
Dev: MengEXE
Windows
A computer engineer arrives in a remote mountain village, where tech failures and missing residents put him face to face with an unsettling force lurking behind the screen.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.2%, Walking Simulator 15%, Horror 10.4%, Realistic 8.8%, First-Person 7.4%
- #13 All Alone
89% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: sur
Windows
A missing father, a mysterious murder, paintings depicting missing children. A Short horror game in which the protagonist, who has lost his memory, is forced to get to a horrific truth. Who in the world are you?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 15.1%, Realistic 15.1%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, First-Person 7%
- #14 Unedited Footage: The Abandoned Factory
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucitella
Windows
YouTuber Junho enters an abandoned factory at night to film his next video. The footage from that night is never uploaded. Explore the dark, three-story factory, complete the shoot, and uncover its secrets in this first-person psychological horror game.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.8%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Horror 12.8%, Realistic 10.9%, First-Person 10.5%
- #15 Lost August
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Varrukt
Windows
Lost August is a single-player open-world walking simulator game based on the concept of liminal spaces and the backrooms. Experience a dream-like world through the lens of a VHS camera as you explore the contents of a recently discovered video tape.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.5%, 1990's 14%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Realistic 12.1%, First-Person 9.9%
- #16 INVARIANT
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gorgonize Games
Windows
INVARIANT is a first-person psychological horror game. Step into the shattered mind of a mathematician. Rely on your destructive addiction to bend reality, explore ever-changing environments, and hide from the terrifying manifestations of your grief. Truth and lies are a sip apart.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Realistic 11.5%, Horror 10.6%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #17 Night Record: Thin Walls
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: Althera Studio
Windows
Vadim, a maintenance worker in a decaying post-Soviet apartment, leaves town to care for his sick mother, asking his wife to take over his duties. As she settles into the routine, the building begins to feel off quiet in all the wrong ways.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, 1990's 14%, Horror 11.7%, First-Person 8%
- #18 The Maid
85% matchVery Positive80% of 185 reviews2025
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Maid is a first-person psychological horror and mystery game that focuses on creating fear and tension in the player.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.9%, Realistic 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 10.5%, First-Person 10.4%
- #19 Sycamore End
84% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: donnlaa
Windows
A short story-driven horror game with a worn VHS finish. Move into the last house on Sycamore Street, unpack, meet the neighbor, and find out why the dog won't go near the attic. After dark, hide in the wardrobe, watch through the slats, and try to get a phone signal.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 15.9%, 1990's 12.1%, Realistic 10.1%, Exploration 8.8%
- #20 Case of the mysterious death of Keiko Haraeda
86% matchMixed57% of 149 reviews2023
Dev: sur
Windows
Japan, September 12, 1999, at 8:00 p.m., Ms. Keiko Haraeda collapsed in her room and was found dead. Although the police have ruled that there is no case and closed the investigation, many puzzling points remain, and the family is still calling for information.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18%, 1990's 17.9%, Walking Simulator 17.8%, Horror 15.6%, Dark 10.5%
- #21 Soviet Village
83% matchMixed47% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Ghost_RUS Games
Windows
A deadly search for a grandmother in the village. Can you escape the loop? Unpredictable horror.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.7%, Realistic 11.7%, Exploration 10%, First-Person 10%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #22 Fragments of Fear
82% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Pradyum Mistry
Windows
A VHS found-footage horror anthology where everyday chores become your worst nightmares. Experience a growing collection of bite-sized analog horror episodes, from a late-night trip to the laundromat to a terrifying walk home. Can you survive the mundane?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.1%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Exploration 12.1%, Horror 11.2%, First-Person 10.7%
- #23 Lost in Voice
81% matchPositive85% of 40 reviews2026
Dev: Beforeyouknow Games
Windows
A psychological horror where reality fractures around musician John Hale. Explore a non‑linear story, haunting memories, and immersive sound as you slip between truth, delusion, and the darkness of your own mind.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Realistic 11.7%, Horror 11.6%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, First-Person 11.3%
- #24 Abandoned Souls
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 402 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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 17.4%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Realistic 13.3%, Horror 11.2%, First-Person 8.1%
- #25 Last Floor
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bytale Games
Windows
Every floor looks normal… until it isn't. Go up if everything is fine, down if something is wrong. One mistake sends you back. The deeper you go, the less the corridor obeys its own rules.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Horror 11.9%, Realistic 10.6%, First-Person 9.7%
- #26 Haunted Property
81% match8 user reviews25% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Markus Korda
Windows
It is a psychological horror game and walking simulator. Explore a haunted apartment. Monsters jumping towards at your screen.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.9%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Horror 13.9%, 1990's 11.2%, Realistic 7.9%
- #27 Animas
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Apamate Studio
Windows
Animas is a first-person psychological horror experience that plunges you into the dark secrets of the Blanco family. Explore a cursed house in the Venezuelan mountains, where time unravels to reveal decades of sectarian rituals and familial tragedies.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.2%, Walking Simulator 15%, First-Person 10.2%, Horror 10.2%, Dark 8.9%
- #28 Seybul Tech
79% matchVery Positive91% of 136 reviews2023
Dev: Lucas Rackliffe
Windows
Seybul Tech is a walking simulator. Navigate as an office employee, confronting peculiar encounters while in search of an exit from this enigmatic abyss.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.4%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, 1990's 11.2%, Horror 9.4%, Dark 9.1%
- #29 The Jester
78% matchMixed70% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: Psycho
Windows
"The Jester" is a first-person psychological horror game with VHS effect. Something lives in the shadows and feeds on your fear. Are you ready to dive into insanity?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.8%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Horror 11.4%, Realistic 10.7%, Exploration 8.8%
- #30 WEB STORIES: Graveyard Protocol
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Andes Interactive
Windows
The abandoned cemetery always intrigued you. Today you finally entered. While exploring, time distorted. It's midnight now. A chapel appears before you. Inside there's a manual: "Survival Protocol. Follow the rules until dawn or something worse than death awaits you."
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 15.3%, Walking Simulator 13%, First-Person 10.4%, Realistic 8.9%
- #31 Angstraum
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: suspkt
Windows
Angstraum is an oppressive horror game that traps you in a threatening, never-ending loop. Observe your surroundings, uncover deviant anomalies, and escape deadly threats to find the exit.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.8%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Realistic 14.8%, First-Person 9.6%, Exploration 9.2%
- #32 The Last Match
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Montee Games
Windows
Her profile looked perfect. The woman sitting across from you is anything but. What begins as an ordinary date soon turns into a disturbing fight for survival. Watch her behavior, choose your words carefully, and uncover the terrifying truth behind your last match.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.2%, Realistic 14%, First-Person 10.3%, Exploration 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #33 Something Awful: Static
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 29 reviews2026
Dev: rspyz (Mohammed Aljohani)Pub: rspyz
Windows
Ahmed, an unemployed man in his mid-20s, finally receives the call he’s been waiting for. A job. A place to stay. A fresh start. But as the rain grows heavier and the silence deepens, small details begin to feel wrong. And whatever happened in that place… didn’t start with him.
Why similar: 1990's 19.3%, Realistic 16.9%, Drama 15.3%, First-Person 12.4%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #34 Still Rain: The Arrival
75% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Stefan Popescu Studio
Windows
Ethan returns to his cousin's old family house, deep in the forest, a place he hasn't set foot in for five years, ever since the family who lived there vanished without a trace.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 14.4%, First-Person 11.8%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Story Rich 8%
- #35 The One I Saw
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GG Interactive
Windows
Return to a house based on the developer’s real childhood home in this first-person psychological horror game. Explore shifting loops, uncover buried memories, and face a presence that reacts to what you notice and what you miss.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.5%, Walking Simulator 18.5%, Horror 13.2%, First-Person 9.3%, Exploration 8.7%
- #36 Within Skerry
78% matchVery Positive81% of 307 reviews2022
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Accumulation of Evil is an ancient book stating that if enough evil energy is concentrated in a single area, a dark force may be born.Humans can sometimes be very horrible creatures - but sometimes, it is taken a bit too far.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.3%, Realistic 13.9%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Horror 12.4%, Dark 8.1%
- #37 PUREFIRE LIFE STREAM
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NYTRAXPub: Purefire Games
Windows
Purefire Life Stream is a first-person psychological horror game. In recent years, livestreaming daily life has become a worldwide phenomenon. Explore a slow-paced world beginning with a livestreamed penthouse tour expanding into unsettling realism and terror.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 14.3%, Realistic 10.1%, Dark 9.7%, Walking Simulator 8.5%
- #38 Late Night with Ken Hayes
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SludgePup Games
Windows
Host the graveyard shift at a small-town radio station in 1998. Callers keep describing the same pale man—and every time someone talks about him on air, he seems to get closer.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 14.9%, 1990's 14.6%, First-Person 10.2%, Walking Simulator 9.5%
- #39 Black Room
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SadOwl Studio
Windows
Black Room is a first-person psychological horror game focused on story and experience. What starts as a night in a motel will pull you deep within the human psyche, leaving you grasping for an exit – and not only for yourself.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.3%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 13%, Realistic 12.7%, First-Person 9.1%
- #40 Backrooms: Reminiscence
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: HNStudios
Windows
Backrooms: Reminiscence is a single-player horror game where you experience something unexpected, and now you're left all alone in the cold world of The Backrooms.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 16.5%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Realistic 9.2%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #41 Dear Lamb
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chameleon 42
Windows
Dear Lamb is a cinematic first-person psychological horror about two souls trapped on opposite sides of the same nightmare. Survive a reality built from fear, perform forbidden rituals, and uncover what binds them before one world consumes the other.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Horror 12.9%, Realistic 10.5%, First-Person 10.5%
- #42 Ghostprint
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DevRoids
Windows
Atmospheric first-person horror game where you carry an old Polaroid camera. Take the right picture and a way forward emerges.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Horror 12.9%, First-Person 12%, Realistic 11.3%, Walking Simulator 10.8%
- #43 BLIND_SITE
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enigma Forge
Windows
Explore dark corridors, snap photos, and survive hostile entities hunting you. Use your camera's flash to reveal the way, but beware - each flash draws unwanted attention.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.4%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Realistic 11%, Horror 10.6%, First-Person 9.9%
- #44 Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1
73% matchVery Positive81% of 1,207 reviews2023
Dev: Andrew Quist
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The most relaxing horror game you'll ever play. Anemoiapolis exists in the uncanny valley of American architecture -- endless carpeted floors and lonely malls. Escape for your life, and enjoy the scenery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.6%, 1990's 11.8%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Realistic 10.4%, Horror 9.9%
- #45 8/8/88 Needle AL
72% matchVery Positive81% of 191 reviews2023
Dev: Moolion
Windows · Mac
On the ominous date of 8/8/1888, the entire population of Needle, Alabama seemingly vanished, leaving behind only a haunting silence and an eerie sense of dread. A first-person psychological-horror drama.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.7%, Walking Simulator 14%, Realistic 13.4%, Drama 12.4%, Horror 10.7%
- #46 Sate
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neon Raven
Windows
As a paranormal investigator, you find yourself taking instruction from a mysterious stranger from a payphone. Chasing the ground breaking coverage to accel your career, you embark to an isolated building in the middle of nowhere.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 14.6%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Dark 10.5%
- #47 House of Lost Souls
70% matchMixed63% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: Arkuda Inc.
Windows
House of Lost Souls is a story-driven horror game about Jack, who returns to his old family home in search of answers. Explore distorted memories, uncover dark secrets, and learn the truth about the tragedy that changed his life forever.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Horror 11.6%, Realistic 10.9%, First-Person 9.8%
- #48 MALEDICTION
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oort Studio
Windows
MALEDICTION is a first-person psychological horror experience. Explore an eerie, shifting residence where an unspeakable tragedy took place. Search for clues, unlock hidden spaces, and piece together the dark truth behind the curse to reach multiple endings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.9%, Walking Simulator 17.6%, Horror 12.7%, First-Person 9.9%, Exploration 7.8%
- #49 The Way Home | 집으로 가는 길
68% matchVery Positive96% of 82 reviews2026
Dev: DeepDarkSpot
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game set in the remote countryside of South Korea in the 1990s. Over the course of just three days, you will encounter a series of mysterious events and come face-to-face with an unseen, encroaching threat
Why similar: 1990's 18.7%, Psychological Horror 17%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Horror 12.2%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #50 Mayfly
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Backyard Zoo
Windows
Mayfly is an eerie story-based quiet horror set aboard a narrowboat in Northern England. Upon waking alone to find your husband is missing you find yourself weaving through a shifting, unstable reality as you search your confined surroundings in this focussed narrative exploration game.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.7%, 1990's 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 9.5%, Realistic 7.9%
- #51 The Forest Watches
68% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: RanSio
Windows
You are the newest member of a forest cult. Complete assigned rituals, obey their rules, and uncover the forest’s unsettling secrets. Every step is watched.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.5%, Walking Simulator 18.1%, Horror 13.9%, First-Person 8.9%, Adventure 7.8%
- #52 The Lighthouse Whispers
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HEADWINDS
Windows
In this atmospheric, slow-burn horror, you must unravel the mystery of the disappearance of your fellow light keepers. Traverse the island's rugged terrain, discover clues, and make your way through the eerie lighthouse to reveal the dark truth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.4%, Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Adventure 7.8%, Exploration 7.7%
- #53 Playback Trauma®: The Dog
69% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Undying Joy
Windows
Your dog Marla got lost in the most terrifying forest in New Jersey while on a walk, and now it's up to you to find her. Search the area, clean up Marla's poop, and avoid the creatures that may be lurking in the darkness.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27%, First-Person 16.5%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, Realistic 10.1%, Exploration 8.8%
- #54 The Rake Sees You
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 84 reviews2026
Dev: Fireplay Studio
Windows
Alex and his friends set out for a camping trip deep in the forest. What starts as a fun escape quickly turns into something far darker. This forest hides secrets… and something is always watching. Survive. Escape. Don’t look back...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Horror 17.8%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Dark 12.7%, Realistic 11.5%
- #55 Backward poiesis
68% matchPositive87% of 37 reviews2024
Dev: sur
Windows
A short walking simulator with a horror feel that recreates actual found footage, which can be related to Liminal Space and Backrooms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, Exploration 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 12.1%, First-Person 11.9%
- #56 MIRROR MIRROR
67% matchMostly Positive70% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: ZeroZeroThirteen
Windows
MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Realistic 12.9%, Horror 10.4%, First-Person 7.7%
- #57 REVEIL
67% matchVery Positive87% of 980 reviews2024
Dev: PixelsplitPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
REVEIL is a narrative first-person psycho-thriller game that focuses on story, puzzles and exploration. Find out what’s going on inside Walter Thompson and what his dark past at the Nelson Bros Circus has to do with it.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.2%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 10.8%, Drama 9.3%, First-Person 9.2%
- #58 AUTO-CRISIS
66% matchVery Positive89% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: The Otherworldly Studios
Windows
You're driving away on a forest road, late at night, under a heavy storm. Your car breaks down. Luckily, there might be a gas station nearby. But a misfortune never comes alone. The storm has brought something else, something otherworldly that oddly smells of spilled diesel oil.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.4%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Horror 11.4%, Realistic 9.7%, Dark 8.8%
- #59 The Backrooms: Expedition
67% matchMixed68% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Sylvester
Windows
Explore the world of backrooms from this solo developed game. explore creepy and eerie levels, and also calm and liminal levels, but be careful, you're not the only one there.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.8%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Realistic 17.2%, Horror 16.3%, First-Person 11.1%
- #60 She Was First
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixels & Waves
Windows
She Was First is a story-driven psychological horror game set in a quiet 1990s home. You play as Anna, a young girl spending an ordinary evening alone: eating food, feeding the cat, cleaning up, and getting ready for bed. But as the house grows darker, small moments begin to feel wrong.
Why similar: 1990's 20%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Realistic 14.8%, Horror 14.4%, Walking Simulator 10.3%