Games Like Darkbound

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: 1990's 17.5%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 14%, Dark 12.7%

Tezcatlipoca is inspired by classic retro horror games with tank controls, like Alone in the Dark, Silent Hill, and Resident Evil. However, unlike those titles, while the game features enemies, combat is not a central feature.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 11.6%, Mystery 10.8%, 1990's 7.2%

Evacuated from their hometown due to dangerous bursts of dark energy, the ordinary citizen is trying to overcome and survive a series of events in a new reality where living as a human is no longer possible as it once was. 3rd-person horror with fixed camera angles and retro-styled graphics.

Why similar: Survival Horror 13.8%, 1990's 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 10.6%, Retro 10.2%

Navigate a maze of rivers and streams, avoid The Graft at all cost, and open your way into the unknown to find your missing pet.

Why similar: Survival Horror 14.6%, 1990's 11.3%, Walking Simulator 10.1%, Horror 10%, Psychological Horror 9.7%

With no other option, you take a job as a farmhand on a remote ranch in the interior of Buenos Aires. But as time passes, you begin to uncover the dark secrets buried deep in the fields.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 16.1%, Dark 15.7%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Exploration 9.5%

Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.1%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, 1990's 11.5%, Horror 10.5%

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 15.8%, Survival Horror 14.5%, 1990's 11.1%, Horror 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%

Iris Dissolution is a classic survival horror game where you explore increasingly surreal places, manage scarce resources, and fight for your life against horrid creatures as you struggle to come to terms with loss.

Why similar: Survival Horror 20.1%, 1990's 13.6%, Horror 10.6%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Puzzle 8.3%

"Do you think a house can dream?" Ritual Static is a surreal first-person photography horror game following a young man in his childhood home the day before a big move. Surf the television, sink into static, and rot in the dark.

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Horror 11.2%, 1990's 10.5%

Play three different games in this game compilation! Experience three different adventures filled with colorful characters and various mechanics to solve puzzles and avoid dangers. Maybe what you learn in these games will come in handy somewhere else...

Why similar: 1990's 15.7%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 10.1%, Dark 8.8%

Bleach & Blood is a retro slasher horror game about surviving the night shift at a small-town laundromat while a killer stalks the streets.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.7%, 1990's 12.6%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 10.6%

Dinner With Strangers is a fixed camera style "escape room" game where you have to find a way out of the House of Modesty. You wake up not knowing who you are and why you are there to find everyone in the house dead.

Why similar: Survival Horror 18.3%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Horror 10.7%, Mystery 9.5%

Mr. Red Face, a fictional character created by adults to teach their children, suddenly becomes real..

Why similar: 1990's 17.6%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 12.7%, Dark 10.2%

Highschool student Haneko has forgotten her class assignments and must retrieve them by traversing a world of haunted horrors. Explore the dilapidated halls, find your missing homework, and avoid whatever's lurking around the corner in this bite-sized, retro survival horror experience.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.6%, Retro 12.2%, Horror 11.7%, Third Person 11.1%, Dark 7.9%

What is inside the Red Fridge? Collection of six episodes of psychological analog horror. Tour through liminal spaces filled with surreal events and uncanny strangers. Inspired by retro horrors of the PSX era.

Why similar: 1990's 13%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Retro 9.9%, Mystery 9.4%

A 2000s psychological horror game about a young girl who uncovers a box of cursed 90s VHS cartridges in her new home. Play eerie PSX-style retro games on a CRT monitor while simultaneously managing threats in your dark bedroom. Balance nostalgic retro gameplay with real-time survival.

Why similar: Survival Horror 18.9%, 1990's 17.8%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 10.8%, Retro 10.4%

Unwatching -The Seven Dolls- is a first-person survival horror game. Explore a dark mansion, armed with a gun, to find and destroy the 7 dolls.

Why similar: Survival Horror 21%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 14.5%, Walking Simulator 14%, Dark 12.9%

Blasfemia is a first-person horror game. You are trapped in a seemingly normal apartment but realize early on that you're not alone. Explore a handcrafted, detail rich environment in a tense and terrifying atmosphere and try to find a way out before an ominous entity gets to you.

Why similar: Survival Horror 22.2%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Dark 15.3%, Horror 14.6%, Puzzle 7.8%

A survival horror puzzle game about exploring an abandoned children's toy, stalked by the shambling husks of scrapped concepts that pursue you endlessly throughout the environment as you try to solve the cryptic puzzles left behind by the developers and keep your pet alive.

Why similar: Survival Horror 15.3%, 1990's 14.6%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 9.6%, Third Person 7.6%

Exorcize the demonic in this psychological horror game set in 1920s England. Navigate a haunted university by solving puzzles and hiding from a demon that can phase through walls. The gates of hell shall not prevail.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.4%, Horror 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Mystery 7.6%

Step into the shoes of a wage-slave and work the graveyard delivery shift at Vito's! It's not glamorous, but it pays rent. Leave the safety of your car and step into the streets of a decaying suburbia. Deliver to peculiar customers while trying to ignore that feeling of being watched...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Survival Horror 12.7%, 1990's 11.5%, Horror 11.2%

You’ve just moved into your new home. The neighbors are quiet. But the basement... isn’t empty. Uncover the tragic truth behind the house’s previous owners in this story-driven psychological horror experience. Explore, and survive the lingering presence of a soul trapped in darkness.

Why similar: Survival Horror 20.8%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Dark 15.2%, Horror 14.7%, Adventure 7.4%

A nostalgic 2000s playground hides something dangerous. Investigate toys and rides, collect Joy, avoid Trauma, and uncover who is putting sharp objects inside them.

Why similar: Survival Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Retro 11.1%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, Horror 10.6%

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 14.3%, 1990's 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Retro 9.2%, Horror 9.1%

The once #1 horror game on the Horror list of Itch is back! Join now and use a variety of repair tools to experience life as a handyman in a haunted house, uncover the terrifying past of this old house and face the terrifying demon baby head-on!

Why similar: 1990's 15.9%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Retro 11.1%, Horror 8.8%, Mystery 8.7%

In this terrifying walking simulator, you will meet those virtual pets you once forgot in a drawer, and who now seek revenge, in an atmosphere full of mystery and secrets waiting to be uncovered.

Why similar: Survival Horror 21.6%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Retro 11.5%

Uncover the dark secrets of an abandoned house as you search for your missing kittens in Broken Tails, a psychological horror exploration game. Use your stealth and wit to evade malevolent beings and unravel the disturbing story of animal neglect and other dark themes in this atmospheric experience

Why similar: Cats 30.7%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Third Person 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9%, Puzzle 8.6%

PISO 6 is a first-person psychological horror game with a low-poly aesthetic. After his father’s death, Tomás returns to the apartment where he grew up. What seemed like a simple search for a will turns into a nightmare that pulls him back into the past.

Why similar: 1990's 21.1%, Retro 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Puzzle 10%, Horror 9.7%

A psychological horror game where you play as an unnamed employee of Tervex Industries. Navigate a 2000s-era computer to explore the fragmented memories of Alex Smith, a patient experiencing psychosis. Piece together her distorted memories and uncover disturbing family secrets.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 13.4%, 1990's 10.4%, Exploration 10.2%, Puzzle 9.2%

A dark children's rumor: Mr. Rabbit grants midnight wishes. Strange events haunt this grim old house. Fabric rustles echo, blurry silhouettes flash, lights flicker without warning. A brother and sister face eerie phenomena here. Explore this secret house, inspect clues, seek shadow beings.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.2%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 14.8%, Dark 10.3%, 1990's 7.9%

Play as the Final Girl and explore a haunted children's hospital in this PSX-style fixed-camera survival horror inspired by "Fatal Frame" and "Resident Evil". Hunt anomalies through a CCTV camera loop similar to "I'm on Observation Duty". Unravel an unsettling mystery, and escape a glitching entity.

Why similar: Survival Horror 15.7%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, 1990's 11.4%, Horror 9.9%, Retro 9.9%

Something has been waiting for you. Explore a forgotten place buried beneath the earth, solve twisted puzzles, and piece together a dark story one clue at a time. But the deeper you go, the more it wakes. Survive what hunts you, or become part of Ashworth's story.

Why similar: Survival Horror 20.9%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 15.4%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Puzzle 8.7%

A quiet, third-person cozy horror adventure. Explore a mysterious world as a ghost, solve subtle puzzles, and uncover dark truths in Kirchheim while silently evading danger. No hectic combat, just pure, deep atmosphere.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Horror 17.1%, Cute 10.9%, Puzzle 10.7%, Dark 10.4%

Constitución, CABA. 3 AM. You leave a party, feeling defeated because the girl you liked didn't even look at you. You go to wait for the last "39" bus of that night. You try to stop it, but it goes straight away. Tomorrow you have the exam that defines whether you graduate or not. Good luck.

Why similar: Retro 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 13.8%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Story Rich 7.4%

"The Meaning" is a first-person psychological horror game focused on tense exploration and immersive storytelling. You are Ethen Daniels, a man who is struggling with the loss of his family and is now pursuing the meaning of life once again.

Why similar: 1990's 19%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 11.7%, Dark 10.6%

Ashley: The Emptiness Inside is a third-person psychological horror game. Explore the restaurant that exists on the edge, between dream and reality, and reveal the mysteries of the tragic past events.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.3%, Survival Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 11.5%, Third Person 10.9%

The Haunted Tunnel is a 2D Top-Down Survival Horror Game based on the story of the Haunted Subway tunnel located in Ohio.

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.4%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Retro 12.4%, Horror 10.7%, Story Rich 7.2%

A first-person psychological horror videogame. In St. Agnes’ Forest lay the death of Man, and inside, a tortured mind. Explore disturbingly real environments and solve intricate puzzles in a hand-crafted nightmare. “At the end of my life, I find the devil”.

Why similar: Survival Horror 16.2%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Dark 12%, Horror 11.9%

Step into the world of "Nevermind this", a heart-pumping horror where confusion, chaos, fear, distraction and even fun come together for an unique game experience, in a cursed hut from old Lumberjack. Don't let them mess with your mind.

Why similar: Survival Horror 18.1%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 12.3%, Walking Simulator 12%, 1990's 11.8%

Fear and anxiety prevail after the darkest tales from Japanese folklore come to life in this first-person psychological horror game. Set in a feudal era, Ikai revolves around the priestess of a shrine struggling to defeat the spirits of her past and her present.

Why similar: Survival Horror 16%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 10.7%, Dark 10%

Left alone with the horror of the dungeon, the main character must uncover its secret. It is he who will become not only a test of strength and endurance, but also a guiding thread leading to the unraveling of the unknown forces guarding this secret.

Why similar: Survival Horror 19%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 11.9%, Dark 8.2%

A first-person survival horror game where you play as Riley, a night guard trapped in an abandoned summer camp. Explore, solve puzzles, and uncover the mystery while escaping a relentless creature that hunts you in the dark.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.5%, 1990's 16.4%, Dark 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Mystery 8.9%

A psychological horror game where each descent down a ladder pulls you deeper into depression, shadowed by collapsing worlds and haunting voices.

Why similar: 1990's 18.2%, Third Person 12.3%, Puzzle 11.4%, Exploration 10.3%, Survival Horror 10.2%

An unexpected disaster traps you inside a research station. With the main exit blocked, you must make your way through the darkest and most twisted pits of the complex and survive against all odds while uncovering the secrets that were never meant to see the light of day...

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.5%, 1990's 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Dark 11.6%, Horror 11.1%

A third-person survival horror game styled after early-2000s horror game classics. What was supposed to be a regular inn turned out to be hiding a nightmare inside...

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.9%, Horror 16.2%, Third Person 13.8%, Retro 13.7%, Psychological Horror 10.9%

Descend deep into the nightmare that seamlessly blends with reality in this uncanny horror escape room game. Can you find your way out of the horrid mansion or will you succumb to your fears? Can you face and overcome your past, or will it break you?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.1%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 10.3%, Dark 10.3%

Caroline Walker returns in the sequel to the award-winning survival horror classic. Explore the decaying remains of the secluded Villa Hess, use improvised weapons to confront terrifying creatures, and bend the fabric of reality to save your sister from a twisted cult.

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.4%, 1990's 17.2%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Third Person 8.4%, Horror 8.4%

"Farewell, quiet after-school hours. Welcome to a world where no one remains." Todomeki is a 3D horror adventure game set in a Japanese school during the 2000s. As you gather fragmented records scattered throughout the building, the hidden truth lurking within the school gradually comes to light.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 12.6%, 1990's 10.6%, Survival Horror 7.5%

You shouldn't be awake. After watching a late-night show about urban legends, paranoia takes hold: has your favorite toy, Mr. Zippy, come to life? Explore the house and survive this tense narrative-driven mascot horror experience featuring puzzle mechanics.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.5%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 14.3%, 1990's 12%, Puzzle 8.5%

S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored is a science fiction FPS puzzle horror game, which takes place a few months after the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant disaster. Experience a tale about an unexplored area within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone - The S.W.A.N. Institute.

Why similar: Survival Horror 16.8%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Dark 10.7%, Horror 10.5%

PECADO is a first-person folkloric horror experience set in the “España profunda”. Listen to the word of God.

Why similar: Survival Horror 16.8%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, 1990's 12.4%, Horror 11.2%, Retro 9%

A cat wakes up in a beautiful yet eerie world. In search of an exit, it wanders, beginning its lonely adventure. This is an adventure game featuring a cat influenced by various liminal spaces.

Why similar: Cats 37%, Walking Simulator 20.4%, Cute 7.9%, Psychological Horror 7.9%, Horror 7.1%

The Sweet Spot is a cozy horror game where you work the last shift at an 80s ice cream shop. Make ice cream, serve customers and watch out for strange things.

Why similar: 1990's 17.9%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 11.6%

Alice In Pumpkinland is a third person over-the-shoulder-camera comedy horror game.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.8%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Exploration 10.6%, Puzzle 9.9%, Third Person 9.1%

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 21.8%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 11.1%, Dark 10.1%

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: Walking Simulator 19.8%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 12.7%, Dark 12.3%, Mystery 10.6%

The Haunted Exmone Theatre is a 2D Survival Horror Game based on the story of a paranormal investigator called Omar, who got an urgent call from the owner of the Exmone Theatre to investigate the building for the paranormal evidence.

Why similar: Survival Horror 22%, Walking Simulator 19.3%, Retro 12.5%, Horror 12.2%, Story Rich 8.3%

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 20.9%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, Horror 13.2%, Retro 9.7%