- #1 The Exit 8
97% matchVery Positive93% of 11,464 reviews2023
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
Why similar: Underground 19.3% ★, Walking Simulator 19%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 10.4%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #2 Everloop
96% matchVery Positive94% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: Infinity Green Game Studio
Windows
You are trapped in an endless hallway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach your destiny.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 11.4%, Surreal 9.3%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #3 Liminal Exit
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 130 reviews2025
Dev: LittleRedDread
Windows
Step into an uncanny building trapped in endless loops. Use the elevator, uncover unsettling anomalies, and evade the Entity lurking behind you. Liminal Exit is an immersive game inspired by liminal spaces and Exit 8. Explore 3 liminal space floors and track anomalies to escape, but watch your back!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.8%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, FPS 12.2%, Horror 9.6%, Nonlinear 9.1%
- #4 Dead end Exit 8
95% matchMostly Positive75% of 132 reviews2024
Dev: Linkup
Windows
This is a thriller game based on memory puzzles that supports PC play and VR mode. The theme is inspired by people's depression and tension while waiting in the hospital.In an infinite loop space, one must carefully observe all abnormal information and strive to escape from the infinite space
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.7%, Walking Simulator 20.3%, Horror 14.4%, Exploration 10.2%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #5 Cloudrooms
94% matchNo user reviews65% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: LIGHTWORKER GAMES
Windows
You are trapped in a corridor suspended above the clouds. Each time you open the door at the end of the corridor, explore the environment that awaits you, find anomalies, use the alarm, and break the loop.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Horror 10.8%, Puzzle 8.9%, Realistic 8.2%
- #6 Unanswered
94% matchVery Positive96% of 91 reviews2026
Dev: WhiteRoot Studio
Windows
You wake up in a strange place, not knowing who you are, where you are, or how you got here. Trapped in an environment that twists to break your sanity, your only way out is to delve into the unknown and face the horrors of a past your mind is trying to hide.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Horror 16.6%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Exploration 9.5%, First-Person 7.1%
- #7 BACKROOMS ANOMALY
93% matchMostly Positive76% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: liminal_games
Windows
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 18% ★, Walking Simulator 17.8%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 9.9%, Surreal 8.4%
- #8 Finnish Cottage 8
92% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Savukivi Games
Windows
You've been trapped in a looping Finnish summer cottage. Use your observation and memory to find anomalies and make the right choice to escape the Finnish Cottage 8.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 12%, Puzzle 8.8%, Thriller 8%
- #9 Kyoto Anomaly
91% matchVery Positive99% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: BiteMe Games
Windows
You find yourself trapped in the endless maze of Kyoto's backstreets, trying to reach the temple of Hōkan-ji before the main tourist rush. Inspect the street for anomalies, choose the right path, and reach your destination... or be trapped forever.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.3%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 11.4%, Thriller 9.9%, Realistic 7.1%
- #10 White Room Protocol
91% 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: Walking Simulator 21.3%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 13.3%, Thriller 11.2%, FPS 9.3%
- #11 Devious Path
90% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: AAD Games
Windows
You are trapped in an endless astral world. Keep a close eye on your surroundings to get out of the astral world.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 53.4%, Walking Simulator 42.2%, Adventure 2.7%, 3D 1.8%
- #12 Twisted Gallery 异馆
89% matchVery Positive86% of 410 reviews2025
Dev: FH Create Inc
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
You're trapped in an endlessly looping art gallery — familiar, yet uncanny. If you can notice the changes, maybe you can find your way out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.7%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Horror 13.4%, Exploration 8.1%, First-Person 6.1%
- #13 ENDLOOP
89% matchMixed65% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: IcehelmPub: Icehelm
Windows
You are trapped in an endless stairway with no end in sight. Solve twisted puzzles and maybe you will escape your fate.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Horror 16.6%, Surreal 12.9%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Walking Simulator 9.4%
- #14 Liminal City
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: LIGHTWORKER GAMES
Windows
Liminal City is a psychological horror and exploration game based on found footage, set in Backrooms Level 11. Walk through the streets of Level 11, filled with soulless buildings, dynamically moving to different levels and searching for a way out. Once you fall in here will you be able to get out?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.6%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Thriller 10.6%, Horror 10.3%, Realistic 8.9%
- #15 MIND CORRIDORS: Paroniria
88% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: Heartbyte Studios
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 21.5%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 12.9%, Surreal 9.1%, Puzzle 9%
- #16 The Liminal Dimension
86% matchVery Positive83% of 116 reviews2024
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're trapped in an endless loop within a liminal dimension, where each loop leads to increasingly unsettling places. Will you find the way out of this psychological horror? The game offers a unique déjà vu experience that blurs the lines between reality and illusion.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.2%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Horror 14.3%, Realistic 9.1%, Surreal 8.8%
- #17 ELEVATOR: AVICI
84% matchVery Positive91% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: Southern Cross
Windows
"ELEVATOR: AVICI" is a 1st-person psychological horror with a retro, HK lo-fi aesthetic. Trapped in a decaying apartment elevator, your only link to the outside is a strange voice on the intercom claiming to be a repairman. Will you follow his commands, or find your own escape from the darkness?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.7%, Walking Simulator 21.8%, Horror 15.8%, Thriller 8.9%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #18 Prison Loop
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Leakage Games
Windows
Embark on a journey of anomalies and repetition in "Prison Loop," a captivating indie puzzle game. Trapped in a mysterious temporal loop within a high-security prison, your objective is to observe anomalies throughout the environment.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.2%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 11%, Surreal 9.4%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #19 The Alley
83% matchVery Positive94% of 227 reviews2026
Dev: AIXLABPub: Smilegate
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game. Explore a maze-like alleyway, using your camera to distinguish between supernatural "Aberrations" and deceptive "Deceptions" while escaping the relentless pursuit of a vengeful ghost.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.4%, Walking Simulator 18%, Horror 14.3%, Thriller 12.6%, Exploration 8.3%
- #20 Exit The Abyss
85% matchMixed68% of 107 reviews2025
Dev: Veloneer Games
Windows
Exit the Abyss is a psychological horror game where you are trapped in an abandoned, haunted hospital. The game focuses on an oppressive atmosphere, exploration, and mysteries, with minimalist puzzle elements. Immerse yourself in a distorted reality, confront your fears, and find the way out!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 11.3%, Puzzle 9.1%, Surreal 8.8%
- #21 Mist
84% 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: Walking Simulator 21.6%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Horror 14.9%, Puzzle 8.4%, Exploration 8%
- #22 Subliminal
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,705 reviews2026
Dev: Accidental StudiosPub: Gone Shootin
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Subliminal is a psychological horror game inspired by the urban legend of The Backrooms. Bleeding edge lighting and rendering, handcrafted open-ended levels, light and perspective-based puzzles, nostalgic spaces, unfamiliar faces, and a rotting feeling that something is not quite right.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Thriller 14.9%, Horror 13.3%, Surreal 11.2%, Realistic 10%
- #23 Cave Crawler
82% matchVery Positive85% of 582 reviews2023
Dev: Technomancy Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Cave Crawler is a short horror game where you pilot a drone into a cave and discover something horrible.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.3%, Horror 19.8%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Thriller 8.6%, Realistic 6.8%
- #24 SKUF BACKROOMS
82% matchMixed57% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: akhsotoen
Windows
SKUF BACKROOMS is a psychological horror game that takes the player to the Backrooms level, consisting of intertwining transition zones of post-Soviet living spaces.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.4%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Thriller 10.5%, Horror 10%, Realistic 8%
- #25 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
81% matchMixed65% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: CGI LAB GAMES
Windows
In the Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket, you find yourself trapped in a labyrinth of endless, flickering aisles. Unearth dark secrets behind every shelf while evading lurking apparitions and supernatural terrors. Can you survive the haunted corridors and escape before the nightmare consumes?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24%, Walking Simulator 22.8%, Horror 18%, Atmospheric 9.6%, First-Person 6.9%
- #26 SUBSUMED
79% matchVery Positive84% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: HazzyPub: adjective noun
Windows
A claustrophobic first-person horror game about crawling through a dark, winding cave system in search of three missing divers.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 17.8%, Underground 13.5% ★, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Exploration 9.3%
- #27 Exit Together
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Çınar's Art
Windows
ANOMALY LOOP ADVENTURE Play solo or with up to 6 players. Spot anomalies, solve puzzles, and escape the loop. Will you reach Room 9 or stay trapped forever?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.4%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 11.2%, Puzzle 7.7%, Thriller 7.1%
- #28 Effugium
80% matchMixed60% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Souporno GhoshPub: Team Glasses
Windows
Explore a cold, abandoned, and dreary facility to piece together its mysteries and find a means for escape from the horror that lurks within.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.9%, Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Atmospheric 12%, Exploration 10.2%
- #29 Platform 8
76% matchVery Positive87% of 2,850 reviews2024
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 45%
You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.4%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Puzzle 9.6%, Horror 9.1%, Exploration 7.8%
- #30 CoRoT
78% matchMixed68% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Azteck Game Studios
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 16.7%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Horror 10.7%, Surreal 10.4%, Thriller 8.9%
- #31 Lost in Anomaly
77% matchMixed63% of 1,301 reviews2024
Dev: Axakal Interactive
Windows
In this single-player experience, you wake up on the 9th floor of an unknown building. The only way out of here is to detect and mark anomalies. One wrong move and you could be trapped forever.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.5%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 14.4%, Puzzle 8%, Surreal 7.7%
- #32 Shifting To The Backrooms
75% matchVery Positive87% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: Oopsome Games
Windows
Experience Will's complicated story, find a way out of the nightmare of liminal spaces by solving challenging puzzles and avoiding dangerous entities — all this awaits you in "Shifting To The Backrooms".
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.8%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 15.3%, Puzzle 10.3%, Surreal 8.8%
- #33 Anomaly Loop
77% matchVery Positive89% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: DidOne
Windows
You woke up and found yourself in an anomalous endless place from which it is not so easy to get out. Carefully observe your surroundings to find a way out of this place.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.6%, Puzzle 16.1%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Adventure 11.1%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #34 Trapped
78% 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: Walking Simulator 23.9%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Horror 18.4%, Puzzle 10.3%, Adventure 10.3%
- #35 Anomalous Railroad Crossing
75% matchVery Positive86% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Liner Studio
Windows
"Anomalous Railroad Crossing" is an escape game where you search for strange happenings, set at Japan's most famous railroad crossing. - You suddenly realize that you're standing on a road leading to a railroad crossing with an ocean view. Escape from a world invaded by strange happenings!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.5%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 11%, Thriller 9.5%, 3D Platformer 8.1%
- #36 见诡录:阴魂街 Haunting Record: Phantom Street
74% matchVery Positive85% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: Gameloop
Windows
You step into a street both strange and familiar, where eerie events unfold one after another. The air is thick with lingering spirits and overwhelming resentment, as if something in the shadows is waiting to drag you into the abyss…
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.7%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Thriller 14.9%, Horror 12.8%, Exploration 8.4%
- #37 Dire Echo
74% matchMixed66% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: TrueGames
Windows
Dire Echo is a psychological horror walking simulator that immerses players in the eerie and oppressive atmosphere of abandoned deep space.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.9%, Thriller 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 10.7%, Realistic 8.8%
- #38 9 Souls
73% matchVery Positive91% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Sandstorm in a BottlePub: DreamStudios
Windows
An atmospheric horror journey between reality and madness. Three paths lie ahead only one is free of anomalies. Observe closely. Choose wisely. Save the lost souls.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.5%, Psychological Horror 24.9%, Horror 16.4%, Puzzle 10.7%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #39 Locked in my Darkness
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: Blusagi TeamPub: indie.io
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A tense, atmospheric descent into psychological horror—trapped in a place where reality fades and fear takes hold.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Horror 13.8%, Puzzle 10.6%, Exploration 9.2%
- #40 Reflection
73% matchVery Positive83% of 260 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 26%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Horror 15.4%, Realistic 9.9%, Thriller 9.7%
- #41 Inferis: Dead Below
72% matchVery Positive87% of 125 reviews2025
Dev: Hemoria Studio
Windows
You're a journalist searching for answers... but beneath the surface lies only terror. The labyrinth you’ve entered to find the missing may never let you leave.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.8%, Walking Simulator 18.8%, Horror 18.8%, Thriller 13.5%, First-Person 7.6%
- #42 Don't Play This
70% matchVery Positive84% of 1,025 reviews2026
Dev: AdmiaPub: Notex
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Five scary stories, but they all have the same ending. Can you play it? A psychological horror game from the first person, which few will pass.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.5%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Horror 13.3%, Thriller 9.9%, Exploration 8.3%
- #43 Brno Transit
70% matchVery Positive86% of 593 reviews2026
Dev: Spytihněv
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A short narrative-driven psychological horror game about a trainee metro driver trapped in the dampest subway east of anything that matters.
Why similar: Underground 22.1% ★, Walking Simulator 21.5%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Horror 12.5%, Exploration 8.2%
- #44 Enter The Backrooms
73% matchVery Positive87% of 1,063 reviews2021
Dev: Justin KrohPub: Cosmic Crow Creations
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
An indie psychological horror experience about surviving infinity. Navigate an endless expanse of rooms, ascend through various levels, gather items and artifacts, avoid going insane, evade corrupted entities, and see just how deep the realm known as The Backrooms goes.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.1%, Psychological Horror 25.2%, Horror 16.6%, Surreal 7.8%, First-Person 6.2%
- #45 Anomalies Detective
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: ChenGame
Windows
A psychological horror game with a chapter-based plot, thriller and unusual elements! You are a novice paranormal detective, exploring secrets and finding ways to escape in an infinite loop of scenes. Many unusual things happen during this process, as if some strange force wants to devour you...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.9%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Horror 14%, Exploration 11.5%, First-Person 7.1%
- #46 Luto
69% matchVery Positive85% of 1,351 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Walking Simulator 25.8%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Thriller 11.3%, Puzzle 8.6%, Exploration 7.8%
- #47 Home_0
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: Mike Ten
Windows
You are trapped in a memory of your past. Observe your surrounding carefully to end your nightmare.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.1%, Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 13.1%, Surreal 11.8%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #48 Dreamcore: Rabbit Hole
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 384 reviews2026
Dev: Ankoku
Windows
Walking simulator. Explore cozy liminal spaces that feel unsettlingly familiar and spark your imagination, like a dream you’ve been in before.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.2%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Nonlinear 9.6%, Exploration 9.5%, Horror 8.4%
- #49 Shellshock
67% matchVery Positive90% of 99 reviews2026
Dev: Man the Barricades Ltd
Windows
You are a British WW1 soldier, trapped in an endless looping trench. Inspect your surroundings and report anything that is out of place. Will you escape? Shellshock is a short anomaly hunting experience (-30 minutes) inspired by liminal spaces and psychological horror.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.5%, Puzzle 11.5%, Exploration 9%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, Horror 8%
- #50 Limoria
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 181 reviews2024
Dev: Farkas Interactive
Windows
Welcome to a world where you are lost between consciousness and dreams. As you wander the dark corridors of an old hotel, face the games your mind plays on you. Your memories linger like a shadow following you. But there's nowhere to escape... Are you ready to confront your darkest fears?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.6%, Walking Simulator 18.6%, Thriller 15.7%, Exploration 8.6%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #51 Museum of Monoliths
70% 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 26.4%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Surreal 12.1%, Thriller 8.3%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #52 Project Liminal 2
68% matchVery Positive82% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: AquaHeaven StudiosPub: TXC
Windows
Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.
Why similar: Puzzle 16.7%, FPS 16.1%, Exploration 11.5%, Adventure 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #53 God's Basement
71% 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: Walking Simulator 23.7%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 14.9%, Atmospheric 7%, Puzzle 7%
- #54 Room 404
67% matchVery Positive90% of 197 reviews2025
Dev: Multimedium
Windows
Room 404 is a first-person Chinese horror game.Players must discern anomalies within an endlessly looping corridor, make decisions,and attempts to unravel the mysteries surrounding themselves and the four floors of the apartment.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.6%, Walking Simulator 26.6%, Exploration 11.8%, Horror 9.3%, Realistic 7.3%
- #55 Forgot
67% matchVery Positive93% of 107 reviews2025
Dev: Maxwell Whitebaker
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 26.4%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Horror 13.5%, Puzzle 10.9%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #56 Chorus of Carcosa
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 203 reviews2025
Dev: Chameleon 42
Windows
Chorus of Carcosa is a first-person psychological horror game about an anxious sculptor who is trapped in a dark and ever-changing building. Stay silent, survive its twisted labyrinths and escape the monsters. Just don’t lose your way in the shadows or within your own mind.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 11.7%, Surreal 9.6%, Exploration 7.2%
- #57 Empty Gauge
66% matchNo user reviews97% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: Playnova Studio
Windows
A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Walking Simulator 18.4%, Horror 13.2%, Thriller 12.8%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #58 Dreamcore
64% matchVery Positive89% of 1,955 reviews2025
Dev: MontraluzPub: Tlön Industries
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Experience backrooms like never before. Dreamcore is the ultimate psychological exploration game, set in the largest liminal world ever made. No guides, no path—only intuition. Will you keep your bearings in a world designed to make you lose them?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.5%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Nonlinear 11.3%, Horror 10.4%, Surreal 9.8%
- #59 Trapped: Family Vacation
66% matchVery Positive91% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: New Forge Games
Windows
You're trapped in a small six-room hotel. The only way to escape is to observe your surroundings and follow the family's rules.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.2%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 12.2%, Surreal 8.8%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #60 LIMINAL SHIFT
65% matchVery Positive81% of 289 reviews2025
Dev: NextPhase Studios
Windows
Liminal Shift is a unique atmospheric suspense game developed using the latest Unreal Engine 5 technologies such as Lumen and Nanite. With every step you take, Liminal Shift pushes you deeper into an eerie, unsettling experience like no other.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Thriller 11.1%, Horror 10.6%, Surreal 8.6%