
An exploration puzzle game inspired by the liminal space aesthetic. Explore a huge unknown facility deep underground and solve puzzles while trying to figure out why you are here, and why there is no one there.
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An exploration puzzle game inspired by the liminal space aesthetic. Explore a huge unknown facility deep underground and solve puzzles while trying to figure out why you are here, and why there is no one there.

True Abstraction: Forbidden
Awakening was only the beginning. RDS is real… consuming anyone who ventures too close.

The Empty Halls
The Empty Halls is a VHS analog horror exploration game inspired by the idea of liminal spaces. Explore eerie Backrooms-style environments, record strange anomalies with your VHS camera, and complete missions assigned by the anonymous higher ups.
Awakening was only the beginning. RDS is real… consuming anyone who ventures too close.
Why similar: Underground 26.1% ★, Walking Simulator 18.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Puzzle 9.1%, Linear 7.6%
The Empty Halls is a VHS analog horror exploration game inspired by the idea of liminal spaces. Explore eerie Backrooms-style environments, record strange anomalies with your VHS camera, and complete missions assigned by the anonymous higher ups.
Why similar: Underground 27.3% ★, Walking Simulator 16.8%, Dystopian 16.5%, Investigation 9.7%, Exploration 8%
Estranged: Arctic Cold follows the story of a fisherman stranded in a mysterious Arctic facility. Experience the rich environments as you venture deeper, and uncover the secrets of the Arctic Cold.
Why similar: Dystopian 22.4%, Underground 22% ★, Walking Simulator 16.5%, FPS 9.8%, First-Person 6.7%
Frog Corner is a single-player horror game where you go to an abandoned arcade looking for the arcade machine "Frog Corner", yet you go too deep inside the building. The deeper you go in the weirder and deadlier it gets.
Why similar: Underground 26.6% ★, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Linear 9.4%, First-Person 7.6%, Puzzle 7.5%
You are Vicente, a night guard that works in Corcovado, taking care of this brazilian tourist spot, christ the redeemer. A first person, singleplayer, walk-simulator experience. Investigate what is happening and try to escape this nightmare.
Why similar: Underground 25.8% ★, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Investigation 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Exploration 6.9%
A first-person psychological horror game where a late-night pizza delivery takes a dark turn. Trapped inside a strange woman’s house, you must explore, survive, and escape. Uncover secrets in an atmospheric, story-rich nightmare where every sound could be your last.
Why similar: FPS 20.1%, Walking Simulator 19.6%, Exploration 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Puzzle 9.4%
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
Why similar: Underground 30.5% ★, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Psychological Horror 11%, Exploration 8.1%, Puzzle 7.7%
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: Walking Simulator 19.3%, Underground 18.9% ★, Psychological Horror 14.1%, FPS 11%, Puzzle 8.2%
A psychological sci-fi narrative experience set aboard a drifting station in Venus' atmosphere. Explore, maintain systems, and follow routine as reality begins to unravel. Perception twists, memories blur. Observe, question, and uncover the truth—if it still exists.
Why similar: Dystopian 22.7%, FPS 16.8%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Investigation 7.8%
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: Walking Simulator 18.1%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, FPS 11.4%, Linear 8.9%, Exploration 8.6%
Stranded on a desolate planet, decode the whispers of the dead to survive in an enthralling atmospheric exploration horror.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, FPS 18.8%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Exploration 9.9%, Puzzle 9.2%
Made in Hong Kong. By Unreal Engine 5.5.4. Escape from Kwun Tong.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, FPS 18.3%, Puzzle 11.3%, Exploration 10%, Investigation 9.7%
The Tall Man Tapes is a found footage inspired horror game. You're a UFO investigator trying to get to the bottom of a mystery. Will you learn the truth and escape with your life?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, FPS 20.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Linear 10.7%, First-Person 9.4%
Isolated in a forgotten Canadian forest, you must unravel the truth behind E.C.H.O. Track down lost cassettes, solve cryptic puzzles, and evade the creatures lurking in the fog. Piece together the secrets of a defunct organization.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.3%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Exploration 9.8%, Investigation 9.7%, First-Person 9.1%
The Backrooms Origins is a first person exploration and psychological horror game about famous creepypasta the backrooms. Explore levels of backrooms and try to keep your sanity.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.8%, FPS 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Investigation 8.5%, Linear 8.1%
Descend into Echoes Beneath, a chilling first-person psychological horror game where your choices leads to multiple ending that reflect your moral compass. Play as Xavier, a sewer inspection leader for Brilliante, crushed by medical debts, facing a deceptively simple job that unravels into terror.
Why similar: Underground 31.9% ★, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Exploration 10.4%, Linear 9.1%, First-Person 8.7%
QUARTER FIVE is a linear, 15-30 minute game about Artificial Intelligence taking jobs and the eerie reality of working in a corporate office. In each stage, find the hidden anomalies before time runs out to impress your boss!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.2%, FPS 18.1%, Dystopian 15.2%, Puzzle 11.2%, Exploration 9.9%
In this first-person horror experience you will solve puzzles while navigating the pitch black Reed forest. Armed with only your flashlight you are at the mercy of the forests inhabitants, with limited time to find your way before they find you and end your adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.3%, Puzzle 12.5%, First-Person 11.7%, Linear 10.9%, Horror 10.4%
A first-person atmospheric horror experience focused on exploration, environmental storytelling, and psychological tension set beneath an abandoned cathedral.
Why similar: Underground 31.9% ★, Exploration 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, First-Person 10.8%, Linear 8.8%
"Frozen Below: Arctic Expedition" is a horror exploration game. Explore an Arctic cave, uncover secrets, and escape a lurking presence. With realistic graphics and immersive sound design, can you survive the frozen terror and escape the darkness?
Why similar: Underground 25.4% ★, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Psychological Horror 10%, Linear 7.9%, Exploration 7.8%
Take control of an urban explorer content creator as you explore and abandoned underground genetics lab. Find items and unlock secrets to escape. Tread carefully however, the horrors of the past still lurk in the shadows here.
Why similar: Underground 35.4% ★, Walking Simulator 25%, Exploration 13.1%, First-Person 10.2%, Horror 7%
A claustrophobic first-person horror game about crawling through a dark, winding cave system in search of three missing divers.
Why similar: Underground 18.2% ★, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Linear 13.1%, Exploration 9.9%, Walking Simulator 9.3%
Every light you replace makes the house a little brighter. But something inside prefers to live in the dark. And now, it knows you’re here.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.3%, Investigation 15%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Exploration 10.5%, Puzzle 9.7%
Search a dark bunker for a missing brother. Solve puzzles, uncover hidden clues, and survive terrifying encounters in a tense, immersive world.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.1%, Underground 18% ★, Puzzle 11.1%, Exploration 9.9%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
A first-person psychological horror game set in a looping hospital, where each cycle changes reality, escalates tension, and brings you closer to something that should not be there.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.1%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, FPS 14.6%, Horror 9.3%, First-Person 9%
Destined Corp, once a pioneer in AI-driven robotics, sees its creations evolve into self-aware beings who come to believe that humanity is "obsolete." These robots begin developing plans to create a new generation of humans—genetically engineered to be fully under their control.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.5%, FPS 19.9%, Exploration 10.9%, Investigation 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
SATORI | 悟り is a game that focuses on feelings of sadness and restlessness. In SATORI | 悟り the player immerses himself in a dream world to go on a inner journey of meditation. Are you ready to begin your journey within?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Linear 14%, First-Person 11.2%, Puzzle 10%
The Government District is rocked by a dark energy surge, leading a resistance agent to a shocking revelation — the PLASTOMORPHOSIS experiment isn't over. It’s time to stop it before it’s POWER spirals out of CONTROL.
Why similar: Dystopian 20.3%, FPS 17.6%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, First-Person 9%, Puzzle 8%
Afterjoy is a psychological horror game where the player explores an abandoned industrial complex haunted by forgotten events. Through oppressive corridors, environmental puzzles, and an unseen presence, each step uncovers a disturbing truth. In Afterjoy
Why similar: FPS 29.2%, Walking Simulator 26%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, First-Person 10.5%, Linear 8.6%
Ocean Desolation is a Free Simple Linear horror game. After falling out of your boat during a thunderstorm you are left stranded in the South Pacific Ocean. Swim your way to different locations and find a way to call for help. But be careful, something lurks at the bottom.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.2%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Exploration 13.8%, Linear 12.4%, First-Person 11.2%
RESIDUUM is a first-person psychological horror game set in a decaying research facility. With only a dwindling flashlight and faulty heartbeat sensor, manage power, seek answers, and escape what hides in the dark.
Why similar: Dystopian 28.3%, First-Person 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, FPS 7.6%
I Can See You is a riveting first-person horror game based on real home invasion stories. With ultra-realistic graphics and a minimalist UI, it offers a heart-racing survival experience. Navigate a terrifying environment, make critical choices, and outwit an unseen enemy.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.7%, FPS 17.4%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Exploration 9.4%, Investigation 9%
Explore a haunted parking garage in this first-person horror adventure. Uncover mysteries and anomalies as you progress through the floors. Reach the 10th floor to find out who or what has been haunting this place.
Why similar: FPS 23.3%, Walking Simulator 17.9%, Psychological Horror 16%, Exploration 13.7%, Puzzle 9.6%
Explore a looping corridor filled with anomalies. Walk through the fluorescent-lit backrooms environment, examine your surroundings, and spot subtle changes in reality.
Why similar: Underground 29.3% ★, Walking Simulator 16.1%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Linear 8.4%, Exploration 7.7%
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: Walking Simulator 18.1%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Exploration 10.4%, Puzzle 8.8%, Linear 7.8%
Trapped inside a narrow pipeline, your only choices are to move forward or backward. Deadly obstacles stand in your way, and a single mistake means starting over. Can you escape?
Why similar: Underground 36.2% ★, Walking Simulator 23%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, First-Person 9.5%, Linear 7.9%
Your first day at the local mine got a hell of a twist when the tunnels caved in. Can you escape when the only way out is going deeper? Avoid the deadly creatures, push through hallucinations and remember: Don't panic.
Why similar: Underground 26.9% ★, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, First-Person 10.1%, Horror 8.7%
Survive an intense horror inspired by Indonesian folklore. Evade the cunning Tuyul and other astral beings, explore eerie, haunted environments, and uncover sinister secrets hidden within the supernatural darkness.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Exploration 13.5%, Puzzle 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Linear 8.8%
Body cam horror game beneath Paris. Navigate claustrophobic catacombs, caves and subway systems while a relentless AI-driven monster stalks you. Can you escape alive?
Why similar: Underground 33% ★, Walking Simulator 20.3%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Exploration 8%, Horror 7.2%
Your old friend you co-founded a game studio with has contacted you 4 years after the studio shut down and you both parted ways following a major controversy. He tells you he's got the studio set back up again and would love to discuss a new game project with you. What could it be?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.7%, FPS 16.9%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Puzzle 9.2%, Exploration 8.8%
Dexton-City is gone. A Class C Anomaly turned its citizens into the possessed before the city vanished. You are a PRISM analyst. To decode a dead agent's recording, you must retrace his exact steps inside a neuro-simulation. Can you uncover the truth without losing your mind?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Investigation 9.6%, First-Person 8.8%, Linear 8.6%
Backrooms: The Deep Dark is a 4-player cooperative horror game where you will survive in a mysterious scary atmospheric world, wander through unknown dark corners and get scared of every nook and cranny!
Why similar: FPS 20.1%, Walking Simulator 19.5%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Exploration 10.5%, Puzzle 9.8%
In "Portens", the subway stops at an unknown station. Solve puzzles and explore the station looking for a way back home, while a creature lurks in the shadows.
Why similar: Underground 25.3% ★, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Linear 8.1%, Exploration 7.6%
Your son had no-clipped into The Backrooms three years ago and you've finally found a way in to get him back. Armed with only a video camera and your determination, you set out on a journey to find him and get him out no matter the cost. Traversing the 12 levels will test your courage and resolve.
Why similar: Underground 23.4% ★, Walking Simulator 15.6%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Investigation 10.6%, Linear 8.7%
Your lantern is your only protection. Something watches from the dark. Will you restore the balance… or unleash what waits below?
Why similar: Underground 28.2% ★, Walking Simulator 19.6%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, First-Person 9%, Exploration 8.6%
Investigate a mysterious old museum as an agent of the Anomalous Research Bureau. Identify strange anomalies, file accurate reports, and endure the nights until your investigation is complete.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Investigation 15.3%, Exploration 10.4%, Puzzle 8.5%
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 19.7%, Walking Simulator 18.7%, Dystopian 14.8%, Horror 10.4%, Story Rich 8.2%
Make coffee. Answer the phone. Hope it stays quiet.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.2%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Investigation 14.6%, Linear 9.6%, Puzzle 7.3%
You are on a service to detect and destroy mimics - creatures capable of taking the form of any object. Your task is to carefully inspect your surroundings, use all your attentiveness and various tools to detect mimics.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.9%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Puzzle 11.6%, Horror 9%, Exploration 8.4%
A psychological horror game where a police officer investigates a cold case in a decaying house, uncovering a strange and haunting tape recorder that reveals a terrible secret.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.3%, FPS 20.4%, Exploration 10.8%, Investigation 10.7%, First-Person 8.9%
Please make your way to the top floor. Bob is waiting for you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25%, Dystopian 21.5%, Puzzle 12%, Exploration 10.6%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
Enter the mind of the patient. Seek anomalies and uncover the truth. Step into the patient’s mind, explore the mental space, and search for anomalies and memory fragments. Every choice could send you back to the start—can you reach the eighth floor?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.1%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, First-Person 15.9%, Exploration 11%, Horror 10.3%
LiDAR Exploration Program is a relaxing atmospheric game with light horror elements, where you explore in complete darkness using a scanner to reveal the world around you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Exploration 12.6%, First-Person 10%, Horror 9.3%
Final Descent is a horror adventure about exploring all floors of a secret abandoned Russian facility which leads deep into the Earth.
Why similar: Underground 24.4% ★, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Investigation 7.6%, Exploration 7.6%
A journey through consciousness, with puzzle and horror elements.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.8%, Investigation 16.9%, Puzzle 15.4%, Exploration 12.8%, Linear 8.1%
Anji【Implication】-Stimulation that gives the mind, unconsciously, certain notions. This game is a first-person walking simulator where you just keep going down the stairs.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, FPS 15.8%, First-Person 9.2%, Linear 8.8%
Trapped in the endless halls of a pharaonic tomb. Watch every change, then choose to step forward or turn back. Each decision shapes six cursed seals: edge closer to freedom or lose them all in a suffocating psychological horror.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.8%, Underground 21.4% ★, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Exploration 9.7%, Horror 7.3%
Despite the tricks her mind plays, Jennifer is trying to put the pieces of her mind back together. It is up to you to help Jennifer on this dark, uncanny and mysterious journey. Be prepared for a story full of terrible secrets and traumas.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.4%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, FPS 14.3%, Puzzle 10.3%, Exploration 9.9%
Unravel the roots of an underground facility entombed deep within a jungle. Feel the dread as you wander the long-forgotten halls while being stalked by a creature of unknown origin. A creature YOU unleashed upon yourself.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.3%, FPS 20%, Puzzle 11.3%, Exploration 10.8%, First-Person 8.8%
Something strange is happening in the newly discovered tomb. One of the archaeologists went missing during the exploration and even a search party was not able to help. Will you find her? What is happening in the dark depths? And are you really the only one here?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.5%, Underground 20.2% ★, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Linear 10.4%, First-Person 7.5%