- #1 The Exit 8
97% matchVery Positive93% of 10,866 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: Immersive Sim 14.6%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 9.1%, Psychological 8.2%
- #2 Platform 8
96% matchVery Positive87% of 2,690 reviews2024
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.0 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: Psychological Horror 15.1%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Immersive Sim 13%, Hidden Object 8.9%, Exploration 6.9%
- #3 DEAD END
96% matchVery Positive83% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: PHANTOM PIXEL
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Walking Simulator 20.3%, Horror 14.4%, Exploration 10.2%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #4 Everloop
95% matchVery Positive94% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Infinity Green Game Studio
Windows
You are trapped in an endless hallway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach your destiny.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 12.6%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Psychological 11.7%, Horror 8.5%
- #5 Finnish Cottage 8
94% matchVery Positive94% of 53 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: Psychological Horror 15.1%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Horror 10.2%, Immersive Sim 8.2%, Psychological 7.6%
- #6 Subliminal
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,177 reviews2026
Dev: Accidental StudiosPub: Gone Shootin
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Dungeon Crawler 13.2%, Immersive Sim 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12%, Mystery 9.7%, Investigation 9.3%
- #7 Prison Loop
93% 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: Immersive Sim 12.4%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Psychological 10.4%, Horror 8.1%
- #8 Liminal Exit
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 102 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: Immersive Sim 17.5%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Psychological 9.8%, Horror 8.8%
- #9 Exit Together
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 56 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: Immersive Sim 13.4%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 9.3%, Psychological 8.8%
- #10 Twisted Gallery 异馆
90% matchVery Positive86% of 375 reviews2025
Dev: FH Create Inc
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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 20.2%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Horror 12.2%, Exploration 8.8%
- #11 Unable to Exit 8
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 156 reviews2024
Dev: Robot
Windows
You receive an invitation on a "special" dating app, get excited and then get involved in an endless cycle of couples' hotels. You have to watch carefully for any unusual information. Can you solve these puzzles?
Why similar: Immersive Sim 13.8%, VR 13.7%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Dungeon Crawler 10.7%, Walking Simulator 9.7%
- #12 Room 404
89% matchVery Positive91% of 189 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 22.8%, Immersive Sim 20.7%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Exploration 11.4%, Horror 7.6%
- #13 Anomalies Detective
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 74 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 24%, Immersive Sim 20%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Horror 12.6%, Exploration 12.4%
- #14 Kyoto Anomaly
88% matchVery Positive99% of 81 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: Psychological Horror 14.4%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Immersive Sim 11.3%, Horror 9.4%, Mystery 8.7%
- #15 Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 681 reviews2025
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol is a first-person survival horror game inspired by Junji Ito's psychological horror and eerie aesthetics. This work centers on the twisted potential of human nature and fear of the unknown, taking you on a journey of survival where memory and mystery intertwine.
Why similar: Horror 26%, Exploration 20.7%, Psychological Horror 15%, First-Person 12.8%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #16 8-hour Workday
86% matchVery Positive89% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Zonghao Wu
Windows
8-hour Workday is an anomaly search game inspired by Exit 8 and Platform 8. The player needs to explore a creepy, ominous office where dangerous anomalies are lurking around and try to make it through the work hours. There are 27 anomalies in the game. See if you can solve them all!
Why similar: Immersive Sim 22%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Puzzle 8.6%, Horror 8.6%
- #17 Dread Flats
84% matchVery Positive84% of 1,518 reviews2025
Dev: Ghostcase
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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: Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 16.6%, Mystery 13.4%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Investigation 8.8%
- #18 Exit The Abyss
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 79 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 14.8%, Mystery 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 10%, Surreal 8.9%
- #19 POOLS
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,218 reviews2024
Dev: Tensori
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.1%, Walking Simulator 23.7%, Surreal 13.1%, Exploration 10.4%, Realistic 9.3%
- #20 White Room Protocol
84% 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: Psychological Horror 23%, Walking Simulator 22.3%, Horror 18.3%, Realistic 9.4%, First-Person 7.2%
- #21 I'm on Observation Duty 3
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 360 reviews2020
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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: VR 16.6%, Psychological 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Mystery 9.1%, Horror 8.8%
- #22 The Exit 8 VR
83% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: MyDearest Inc.
Windows
The popular indie game “The Exit 8” is reborn and brought to virtual life as “The Exit 8 VR”! Experience the eerie and thrilling atmosphere of Japan's underground passageways, now with new anomalies!
Why similar: VR 26.2%, Walking Simulator 22.6%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Simulation 13.2%, Horror 11.1%
- #23 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
82% matchVery Positive83% of 137 reviews2025
Dev: X1 Games
Windows
Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.2%, Walking Simulator 15%, Horror 12.8%, Mystery 10.1%, Psychological 8.2%
- #24 Forgot
81% matchVery Positive92% of 98 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: Psychological Horror 15.6%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Psychological 14.5%, Hidden Object 11.1%, Horror 10.1%
- #25 Luto
80% matchVery Positive85% of 1,263 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 19.5%, Walking Simulator 18.6%, Psychological 16.5%, Mystery 11.3%, Exploration 8.8%
- #26 Sector 404
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Empty Studio
Windows
Sector 404 is a first-person anomaly horror game set in a crumbling Soviet housing block. After taking your medicine, your world begins to fracture. Climb from floor to floor, uncovering distorted anomalies and your own unraveling mind. Miss too much, and reality resets. Will you ever make it home?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.3%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Psychological 12.1%, Immersive Sim 11.6%, Horror 10.4%
- #27 SCP-3008: Infinite Store
78% matchVery Positive86% of 103 reviews2026
Dev: YAPPub: Yet Another Publisher
Windows · Mac
An observation-driven psychological horror set inside an endless furniture superstore. Spot anomalies, choose the correct path, complete your shopping list — and escape the loop.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14%, Surreal 11.7%, Horror 11.5%, Mystery 11.3%
- #28 Route8
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 125 reviews2024
Dev: PLAY Mephistowaltz
Windows
"You're lost on Route 8. You must find a way to escape. This eerie road is terrifying.""Night falls, the phone rings. Who are you? You find yourself driving along Route 8, repeating endlessly."
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.4%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Immersive Sim 14%, Mystery 12%, Psychological 11%
- #29 ENDLOOP
79% matchMixed66% of 53 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 19.3%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 12.6%, Surreal 11.3%, Hidden Object 9.2%
- #30 Home_0
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Mike Ten
Windows
You are trapped in a memory of your past. Observe your surrounding carefully to end your nightmare.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.4%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Surreal 11.2%, Immersive Sim 10.9%, Horror 10.8%
- #31 Floor 9
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 207 reviews2024
Dev: Room Games
Windows · Mac
In Floor 9, you find yourself trapped in a mysterious hotel known as "Hotel Liminal." To escape, you must identify anomalies on each floor. These anomalies can be anywhere - on the ground, in paintings, or even right in front of your eyes.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Surreal 10%, Horror 7%
- #32 Anomaly Loop
77% matchVery Positive89% of 62 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 22.7%, Immersive Sim 22.7%, Simulation 14.1%, Puzzle 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.6%
- #33 MIRROR MIRROR
76% matchMixed70% of 69 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: Psychological Horror 14.2%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Psychological 12.3%, Horror 9.8%, Immersive Sim 9.8%
- #34 holo8
75% matchVery Positive90% of 163 reviews2025
Dev: frog blendPub: holo Indie
Windows
Escape from the looping office. Observe the office carefully and look for any anomaly to reach the main entrance.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.9%, Psychological Horror 24.3%, Horror 14.7%, Hidden Object 9.9%, Exploration 7.6%
- #35 Who's at the door?
73% matchVery Positive90% of 1,578 reviews2025
Dev: SKONEC Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: Immersive Sim 19.1%, Walking Simulator 17.9%, Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Mystery 10.3%
- #36 MIND CORRIDORS: Paroniria
76% matchVery Positive96% of 70 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: Psychological Horror 15.8%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Horror 12.4%, Surreal 10.1%, Puzzle 8%
- #37 Empty Gauge
73% matchNo user reviews96% of 56 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 19.1%, Investigation 15%, Mystery 14%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Horror 11%
- #38 The Liminal Dimension
74% matchVery Positive82% of 106 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 23.5%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Horror 13.7%, Surreal 9.7%, Simulation 9.6%
- #39 Hospital 666
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,377 reviews2024
Dev: Lokin
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Hospital 666 is a 1-4 player horror escape game. Traverse through eerie hospital levels while observing the occurrence of anomalies and choosing the correct elevator. Some abnormal bosses will chase you to death, and you must find the right way to escape them.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 18.4%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, Realistic 8.3%
- #40 Locked in my Darkness
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Blusagi TeamPub: indie.io
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A tense, atmospheric descent into psychological horror—trapped in a place where reality fades and fear takes hold.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.2%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Horror 11.1%, Mystery 10.5%, Exploration 8.9%
- #41 Shifting To The Backrooms
72% matchVery Positive85% of 68 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: Psychological Horror 17.4%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Horror 14.2%, Surreal 9.5%, Exploration 9.4%
- #42 There Exists Nobody
71% matchVery Positive93% of 884 reviews2024
Dev: HeavyLight Studio
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
You arrive at a deserted street that feels familiar yet is filled with unease. Pick up your camera, capture the hidden anomalies, and break this endless loop.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 24.5%, Walking Simulator 20.2%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Surreal 10.1%, First-Person 7.6%
- #43 Beyond The Evil
74% matchVery Positive82% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: BlackHawk GamesPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Beyond the Evil is an psychological horror game that places the player to a hard experience to find who created one supposed plague that might doom the world.
Why similar: Investigation 13.8%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Horror 12%, Mystery 12%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #44 Hotel 188
71% matchVery Positive88% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Leonn CamayoPub: Andes Interactive
Windows
Dive into a realistic experience of the Backrooms, without jumpscares, getting lost in impossible spaces and feeling like something is watching you. The uncertainty of not knowing where you're going will make you want to quit… Will you be able to make it to the end?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.5%, Walking Simulator 21.1%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Realistic 8.9%, Exploration 8.2%
- #45 LIMINAL SHIFT
70% matchVery Positive82% of 252 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: Psychological 12.6%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Horror 8.8%
- #46 Reflection
70% matchVery Positive84% of 247 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: Psychological Horror 19.4%, Walking Simulator 19.1%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological 11.2%, Mystery 11.1%
- #47 Lost in Anomaly
71% matchMixed64% of 1,146 reviews2024
Dev: Aximus Games
Windows
In Lost in Anomaly, 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: Psychological Horror 14.3%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Horror 11.1%, Immersive Sim 10.9%, Psychological 8.3%
- #48 Mirror Forge
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 183 reviews2022
Dev: MystiveDevPub: DreadXP
Windows
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 19.3%, Psychological 17.1%, Horror 13.7%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Surreal 8.3%
- #49 Liminal City
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 91 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: Psychological Horror 19.8%, Walking Simulator 18.7%, Horror 10.7%, Mystery 10.6%, Exploration 10.1%
- #50 DREAM LOGIC
68% matchVery Positive90% of 394 reviews2022
Dev: Teleopsia Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
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 18.2%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Horror 12.8%, Mystery 12.7%, Exploration 10%
- #51 False Mall
67% matchVery Positive95% of 148 reviews2024
Dev: TenkaiGames
Windows
You have wandered into an infinite looping shopping mall in Japan. If you notice changes within the mall, you might be able to escape.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.6%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Surreal 15.4%, Hidden Object 14.3%, Realistic 10.8%
- #52 Enter The Backrooms
68% matchVery Positive88% of 1,046 reviews2021
Dev: Justin KrohPub: Cosmic Crow Creations
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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: Psychological Horror 24.8%, Walking Simulator 20.7%, Horror 16.7%, Psychological 16.2%, Surreal 9%
- #53 SILENT BREATH
67% matchMixed69% of 1,189 reviews2024
Dev: EXODIAC STUDIOS
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.9%, Horror 21.1%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, Realistic 10%, Exploration 10%
- #54 Dead of Night: Supermarket
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: SilverMoon Studios
Windows
Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.
Why similar: Psychological 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Horror 11.1%, Immersive Sim 8.7%
- #55 HINGE VR
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 202 reviews2020
Dev: Arcadia
Windows
HINGE is a psychological horror VR adventure. You suddenly find yourself in an abandoned skyscraper, devoid of all your senses and memories. The laws of physics are distorted, and time has collapsed. The only way out is to step into the terrifying unknown and piece together the fragmented clues
Why similar: VR 23.2%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Investigation 12.8%, Mystery 12.6%, Horror 12.4%
- #56 SKUF BACKROOMS
68% matchMixed59% of 96 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: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Walking Simulator 18.3%, Horror 10.7%, Exploration 8.4%, Realistic 7.7%
- #57 Shift 87
66% matchVery Positive88% of 208 reviews2024
Dev: PixelsplitPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Walking Simulator 18.6%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Hidden Object 12.4%, Mystery 11%, Horror 8.2%
- #58 The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game
64% matchVery Positive85% of 801 reviews2025
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
The Backrooms: 1998 is a first-person found footage psychological horror survival game where it tells the story of a young teen after accidentally falling into the depths of The Backrooms in 1998. Roam freely, mark, explore and try unravel the story - however you are not alone. Don't scream.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.5%, Walking Simulator 19.3%, Simulation 12%, Realistic 11.4%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #59 Transference™
69% matchMixed70% of 506 reviews2018
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Imagine an escape room set in a deranged mind. Experience a first-person exploration game in a chilling new dimension. Shift between three perspectives of a family and unravel the mystery hiding in this mind-bending psychological thriller.
Why similar: VR 35.6%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, Horror 17.8%, Psychological 17.1%, Adventure 5.8%
- #60 Dreamcore
63% matchVery Positive89% of 1,683 reviews2025
Dev: MontraluzPub: Tlön Industries
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience liminal spaces 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 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Surreal 11.2%, Investigation 10.9%, Horror 10.5%