Games Like Confabulation

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

Why similar: Hidden Object 14.2%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Mystery 10.3%, Horror 10.2%, Surreal 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: As a direct follow-up, this title shares the exact mechanics and atmosphere that made the original game so compelling.

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 22.5%, Horror 20.9%, Dark 14.2%, Demons 11%, First-Person 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features a central photography mechanic used to solve puzzles and interact with a terrifying, shifting environment.

Having collected information about the “unusual corpse” for your journalistic investigation, you return home from the morgue. Something is wrong... The house has changed and there is a creature wandering in it that is afraid of the camera flash. Solve puzzles to get out of the house and survive.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 13%, Supernatural 12.3%, Dark 10.8%, Demons 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the photography mechanic to reveal hidden horrors within a confined, puzzle-heavy space.

You are trapped at home in an endless loop. Remember your surroundings and watch out for anomalies, if you ever want to leave.

Why similar: Hidden Object 19.6%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 11.8%, Puzzle 9.3%, Mystery 9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the struggle to piece together a forgotten past through puzzle-solving and atmospheric exploration.

In Don’t Remember, some things are better left forgotten. Fight your amnesia in this atmospheric, first person psychological horror game. Solve the mystery of the old mansion in 1900’s England through the use of your lantern’s various colors and face its hidden grotesque visage.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Horror 16.3%, Mystery 9.5%, Puzzle 9.3%, Dark 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the same sense of fragmented memory and psychological dread found in the seed game.

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 30.1%, Psychological Horror 27.7%, Dark 12.3%, First-Person 7.9%, Surreal 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a deeply claustrophobic experience within a house that is constantly changing, perfect for fans of 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: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Horror 14.6%, Mystery 11.3%, Dark 11.1%, Supernatural 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: Masterfully executes the concept of a home environment that physically changes as you explore, mirroring the surreal nature of the seed game.

Use your phone to survive the horrors, capture clues, and solve puzzles in this first-person psychological horror experience. Trapped inside a warped digital nightmare by a mysterious entity, you must navigate a world where technology distorts reality.

Why similar: Supernatural 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 12.4%, Mystery 12.1%, Dark 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that emphasizes surreal puzzles and identity-based mystery.

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: Psychological Horror 18.9%, Horror 16.8%, Demons 12.3%, Surreal 10.7%, Dark 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: An intense psychological horror game that uses a familiar domestic setting to build dread and uncover a tragic history.

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: Psychological Horror 22.9%, Horror 16.7%, Mystery 14.4%, Dark 13.8%, First-Person 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Uses photography as a core gameplay element to uncover dark, psychological truths in a grounded yet disturbing setting.

You are trapped in a memory of your past. Observe your surrounding carefully to end your nightmare.

Why similar: Hidden Object 18.3%, Surreal 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 12.5%, Puzzle 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a similar experience of exploring a domestic space that hides dark, psychological secrets.

You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.5%, Supernatural 15.3%, Horror 14.6%, Dark 12.2%, Mystery 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the psychological toll of memory and perception in a realistic, atmospheric setting.

Robert battles early Alzheimer's and nightly sleep paralysis. Each night reveals fragments of his past. Uncover the truth and help him solve the mysteries haunting his mind.

Why similar: Demons 14.7%, Hidden Object 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Supernatural 11.5%, Horror 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines first-person exploration with hidden-object mechanics to create a surreal, dream-like horror experience.

Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?

Why similar: Mystery 15.8%, Investigation 15.3%, Supernatural 12.6%, Horror 11%, Puzzle 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: While less supernatural, it shares the investigative, photography-based approach to uncovering a dark mystery.

You are alone in a deserted station. Or are you? Take pictures of strange anomalies around the station and you might find a way out.

Why similar: Hidden Object 16%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Investigation 10.6%, Mystery 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique, reality-bending premise that forces players to carefully observe their surroundings for changes.

Observe every corner of your apartment by moving your camera along a rail that runs through the rooms. Find and take pictures of paranormal anomalies to exorcise them. Locked in your surveillance room, will you survive tonight's 8 rounds?

Why similar: Demons 16.3%, Hidden Object 14%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 9.6%, Mystery 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Blends hidden-object puzzles with psychological horror to create a tense, investigative atmosphere.

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

Why similar: Hidden Object 19.1%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Mystery 10.9%, First-Person 9.5%, Dark 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal observation-based horror game where noticing subtle changes in your environment is the key to survival.

Based on the real Left By Angels Mansion! After your wife vanishes, a strange sighting draws you to an abandoned mansion. Trapped inside, haunted by the past, and hunted by truth, you must survive a looping nightmare where light is your only ally. She’s here—and she remembers everything.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Demons 19.2%, Horror 18.5%, Dark 9.8%, First-Person 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a dark, atmospheric journey through a mysterious environment that challenges the player's perception.

Trapped in what appears to be an endless hallway in your home, rooms begin to feel unfamiliar. Capture anomalies on camera and stay away from any sinister entities.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.1%, Hidden Object 16.8%, Horror 13.5%, Surreal 12.9%, Puzzle 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive psychological horror game that emphasizes exploration and the feeling of being trapped in a shifting reality.

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

Why similar: Supernatural 14.7%, Hidden Object 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 11.9%, Surreal 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Uses first-person exploration and hidden-object mechanics to build a sense of supernatural unease.

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.8%, Horror 15.1%, Mystery 12.6%, Dark 12.4%, Surreal 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the psychological breakdown of the protagonist through atmospheric, walking-simulator style gameplay.

Armed with nothing but your camera, investigate the abandoned Gretlow House in this short, atmospheric horror game. Uncover a chilling mystery through a realistic found-footage lens.

Why similar: Supernatural 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Hidden Object 12.4%, Horror 12.3%, Realistic 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a realistic, found-footage aesthetic to build a sense of dread and supernatural mystery.

Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.5%, Dark 15.8%, Mystery 13.2%, Puzzle 9.5%, Realistic 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic psychological horror game that focuses on the grief and memory of a character trapped in their own home.

You receive a cursed digital camera that captures ghosts from a strange website. The website allows you to liberate your loved ones by uploading images of their spirits using the camera. You decide to go to the nearest park where your girl was last seen.

Why similar: Demons 18.9%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Hidden Object 11.9%, Horror 11.7%, Realistic 9%

Why You'll Like It: Centers on the use of a camera to uncover supernatural threats, aligning perfectly with the photography mechanics of the seed game.

Zemblanity is an atmospheric first-person horror game. What seemed like a little creepy invitation over from an old childhood friend turns into disturbing uncovering of mysterious forces ruling in the mansion. Will you find a way out?

Why similar: Hidden Object 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 12.4%, Dark 11.7%, Mystery 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric puzzle-horror game that emphasizes exploration and uncovering hidden truths.

Uncover a disturbing mystery in a haunted museum. Track and exorcise restless spirits using your rail-mounted camera, spot up to 130 anomalies, and photograph them before they take over, with you along.

Why similar: Demons 16.2%, Hidden Object 14.4%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 9.6%, Mystery 8.7%

Judas is an atmospheric psychological horror experience. Accidentally trapped in an apartment complex, you face dark paranormal events that push you to escape as fast as possible; yet, fleeing is not an option.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.3%, Supernatural 12.3%, Demons 12.2%, Hidden Object 11.7%, Horror 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, supernatural adventure that leans heavily into psychological horror and mystery.

A fever-dream-like puzzle horror game. Descend to the depths of a sleeping curse, survive every floor and find your way out of the never ending nightmare.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.3%, Surreal 12.2%, Horror 11.3%, Supernatural 11.3%, Dark 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Explores the surreal nature of dreams and memory through a first-person, puzzle-heavy lens.

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

Why similar: Surreal 17.8%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 12%, Dark 9%, Puzzle 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal puzzle game that uses atmospheric horror to explore the boundaries of the player's perception.

UFOPHILIA is a first-person psychological horror game where you explore areas marked by alien phenomena. Use specialized equipment to detect, identify, and photograph aliens—but do so at your own risk... They are watching you too.

Why similar: Supernatural 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 15.1%, Investigation 10.4%, Dark 9.8%

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

Why similar: Horror 18.4%, Demons 16.6%, Supernatural 14.4%, Surreal 9.7%, Mystery 9.1%

Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth.

Why similar: Supernatural 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 11.8%, Mystery 10.8%, Dark 10.2%

DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.7%, Horror 15.8%, Mystery 15.3%, Puzzle 9.8%, First-Person 8.7%

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.7%, Supernatural 15.3%, Hidden Object 12.9%, Mystery 10.6%, Puzzle 8.9%

As a YouTuber investigating supernatural events, explore the mysterious and terrifying happenings in an abandoned location. Your camera is your only ally, but can you uncover these dark secrets?

Why similar: Supernatural 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 13.8%, Realistic 10.5%, Dark 9.4%

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: Supernatural 15.2%, Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Mystery 11.6%, Dark 7.6%

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: Psychological Horror 15.4%, Supernatural 14.3%, Surreal 11.7%, Horror 11.6%, Mystery 9.8%

You're hired to dig up graves at a local church, looting valuables while demonic activity escalates. You must find and return all the burnt bones to stop the demonic activity. Each night you will dig for valuables to find bones, fend off growing corruption, and survive to solve the mystery.

Why similar: Demons 20%, Hidden Object 13.5%, Horror 11.7%, Mystery 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.7%

What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.

Why similar: Hidden Object 14.6%, Surreal 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Horror 9.1%, Supernatural 8.9%

Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.2%, Horror 20.4%, Surreal 17.9%, Mystery 14.9%, Atmospheric 9%

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

Why similar: Demons 23.5%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 15%, Puzzle 10.1%, First-Person 9.8%

You are trapped in a small house, suffering from psychosis with no memory. Carefully observe your surroundings to distinguish reality from hallucinations, and overcome your illness by taking medication from visitors at the right time.

Why similar: Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Mystery 14.2%, First-Person 12.5%, Realistic 12.4%

“Grandma, Is That You?” is a psychological horror game. As we visit our elderly and ill grandmother to help her, the old mansion reveals buried memories and dark secrets. The line between reality and illusion begins to blur.

Why similar: Supernatural 17%, Surreal 15.1%, First-Person 11%, Mystery 10.7%, Dark 9.5%

Can't revert is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where your wife and son are dead. Discover hidden clues in the house and uncover the secrets of their deaths. Experience the constant tension and fear in the repetitive space.

Why similar: Supernatural 27.6%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Mystery 11.3%, Dark 10.8%, Horror 10.6%

A thrilling psychological horror game. Your job is to look for anomalies in a haunted house. If you see anyhting suspicious (furniture moving, extra objects, intruders), take a photo and send a report. Includes both VR- (windows only) and non-VR (windows, mac, linux)-versions.

Why similar: Hidden Object 14.3%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Mystery 11.1%, Horror 11.1%, Surreal 8.4%

You have been sent photographs of a place where, according to rumors, an artifact of an ancient civilization is hidden... Do you dare to go there?!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Supernatural 16.7%, Horror 15.7%, Dark 11.9%, First-Person 10.1%

You find yourself trapped in a dream. If you capture anomalies in the dream with a camera, you might be able to escape.

Why similar: Hidden Object 31.2%, Horror 19.9%, Psychological Horror 18%, First-Person 11.8%, Realistic 11%

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

Why similar: Hidden Object 19.7%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Horror 13.2%, Dark 11.4%, Puzzle 9.9%

Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…

Why similar: Surreal 27.4%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Puzzle 13.4%, Horror 13.4%, Dark 13.1%

An atmospheric, slow-burn psychological horror from a first-person view. Uncover a night that gradually fractures into blurred lines between reality and illusion — and face what should’ve stayed hidden.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 50.9%, Horror 38.1%, Indie 8.2%, Adventure 2.7%

[SUBJECT] is a first-person psychological horror game. You wake up confused in a dark room, not knowing where you are. The last thing you remember is a robotic voice echoing through you ears. How you got here or why is unclear, but you do know one thing: You're being watched.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 14.6%, Dark 12.3%, Mystery 10.8%, Hidden Object 9.3%

Welcome to the horrific altered memories of my childhood home.

Why similar: Horror 15.1%, Supernatural 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Dark 11.6%, First-Person 10.3%

This occult item will guide you through a bizarre in-between world and help you to confront past demons as well as piece together former memories that may lead to closure. Seek a better understanding of who you were, who you’ve loved and how much you’ve lost in this 3rd person horror adventure game.

Why similar: Dark 15.8%, Horror 15.1%, First-Person 12.4%, Demons 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%

Step into a Psychological Horror Experience where you live in an apartment complex where the walls between reality and nightmares are crumbling. Run for your life, solve small puzzles and use items to help you survive.

Why similar: Surreal 17.5%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Mystery 14.7%, Dark 14.1%, Horror 13.8%

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: Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 16.3%, Dark 12.7%, Supernatural 11.2%, Realistic 10.4%

The 18th Attic is a psychological horror game where you play as a man trapped in the attic with your cat companion, armed only with a camera. Hunt down paranormal anomalies by taking their pictures and detecting their presence to unravel secrets of your past. Each photo unlocks a new memory.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 14.2%, Dark 12.7%, Surreal 11.5%, Hidden Object 11.5%

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: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Demons 17.9%, Horror 14.1%, Dark 12.6%, Surreal 11.4%

You find yourself in the center of inexplicable nightmare. Make your way through the horror, come face to face with terrible events. Immerse yourself in the dark mystery of the events in which you found yourself an unwitting participant.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Horror 18.4%, Dark 13.5%, Mystery 11.9%, Atmospheric 7.9%

Para Eyes is a spot the difference horror game. Flip through security cameras and find anomalies. But be careful not to go insane.

Why similar: Demons 19.4%, Hidden Object 16.7%, Psychological Horror 11%, Investigation 10.5%, Horror 9.8%

Dark Fracture is a psychological horror experience in which you explore an ever-changing world where reality and nightmares collide. Walk on the edge of madness in the shoes of a tormented soul as you descend into the darkest depths of the human psyche, and question everything you see.

Why similar: Demons 14.5%, Horror 12%, Surreal 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Supernatural 11.2%