Games Like Dead Tapes: Fading Father

Unfound Footage is a short, atmospheric psychological horror game where you must survive inside a mysterious mansion after a strange disappearance.

Why similar: Horror 25.2%, Psychological Horror 25.1%, Retro 14.4%, Adventure 13.3%, Dark 7.1%

It is a psychological horror game and walking simulator. Only half of the rooms are safe. When you enter an unsafe room, you must leave immediately. Ghosts can be dispelled with a flute or a guitar.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.5%, Horror 23.5%, Dark 18%, Adventure 12.9%, Atmospheric 7.4%

The railroad crossing I walk by every day… something’s off.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.5%, Horror 26.6%, Dark 18.8%, Adventure 11.9%, 3D 4.8%

A night shift at a remote lake turns into something unsettling. Explore the area, log data, and uncover what lurks in the darkness.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.3%, Horror 31.1%, Adventure 10.9%, Dark 8%, Atmospheric 3.9%

Your sister has recently gone missing at the nearby metro station. After several more reports of weird occurrences, it is agreed to abandon and close the platform. From hearing the news of losing your sister, every night you have been searching the platform for any clues on her disappearance.

Why similar: Horror 22.7%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, 1990's 18.2%, Stylized 10%, Adventure 9.1%

"Oniwaki Village" is a first-person Japanese horror adventure game set in a Japanese village that has been abandoned due to an incident. Players endure horror as they explore the village and pursue the mystery of the incident....

Why similar: Horror 28.3%, Psychological Horror 26.7%, Dark 20.8%, Adventure 20.4%, Indie 2%

Spori is a short story-driven psychological horror game, where you play as a janitor in the early 2000s.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.4%, Horror 18.6%, Adventure 18.5%, Dark 18.3%, Retro 12.8%

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: Horror 24.1%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, Dark 16.2%, 1990's 15.5%, Retro 8%

Atmospheric first-person horror game where you carry an old Polaroid camera. Take the right picture and a way forward emerges.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Horror 19.1%, Adventure 9.6%, Retro 9.3%, 1990's 9%

In 'Stranger Watch' players step into the shoes of an elementary school student in a town plagued by recent sightings of suspicious figures. As they make their way home, it’s up to them to spot and report these lurking dangers

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.3%, Horror 25.7%, Dark 23.2%, Adventure 21.1%, Indie 1.9%

Wake up alone in the grand Colorado Hotel, a place where memories fade and reality distorts. Explore oppressive hallways, solve puzzles, and try to understand why you are here. Will you find the exit before the hotel forgets you?

Why similar: Horror 26.1%, Psychological Horror 25.8%, Retro 17.3%, Stylized 10.2%, Adventure 8.2%

Dive deep into a chilling and emotionally charged short horror experience that tells a story about a girl living with her abusive mother.

Why similar: Horror 27.7%, Psychological Horror 27.2%, Dark 11.7%, Adventure 10.1%, Retro 8.6%

A terrifying VHS-style horror game. You're trapped in a cursed house haunted by a failed ritual. Stay silent, your microphone is always listening. Speak, and something will hear you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.9%, Horror 19.8%, Adventure 14%, 1990's 11.4%, Retro 8.5%

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

Why similar: Horror 20.5%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, 1990's 14.6%, Dark 12.4%, Adventure 7.9%

Darkness Inside is a first-person atmospheric horror game. The game takes place in an old house. You will be playing the game as James, who is a paranormal investigator.

Why similar: Horror 26.1%, Psychological Horror 24.2%, Dark 18.5%, Adventure 10%, Atmospheric 9%

You're trapped in an abandoned bunker with no way out. Collect items and solve puzzles to escape, but be careful, because The Bunker Freak is always watching...

Why similar: Horror 22.8%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, 1990's 15.6%, Retro 15.2%, Adventure 8.1%

The dead linger in the CRT glow, their wails rippling through the screen like disembodied echoes. And now… you’re drifting with them...

Why similar: Horror 33.6%, Psychological Horror 32.6%, Retro 14%, Adventure 9.4%, Atmospheric 9%

A 10 minute horror experience of a girl walking home alone at night.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.6%, Horror 29.7%, Retro 14%, Adventure 9.1%, Atmospheric 6.7%

A chilling psychological horror experience. Alone at home, you receive a cryptic message: "Congratulations! You got a haunted service." What starts as a prank quickly turns into a terrifying night as sinister events unfold. Will you survive until your parents return?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.8%, Horror 26.1%, Dark 12.4%, Linear 9.2%, First-Person 5.8%

A first-person horror game dealing with sleep paralysis. You are lying in bed, unable to move, experiencing creepy phenomena and having to survive until morning from ghosts.

Why similar: Horror 34%, Psychological Horror 31.8%, Dark 24.4%, Adventure 4.2%, Indie 3.6%

You work as a delivery driver/package handler for "Fed-ups". You're loading the packages into your truck as usual when someone next to tells you, they're being stalked.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.5%, Retro 20.8%, Horror 17.1%, Adventure 14.7%, 3D 8.8%

"CircusTime" combines circus nostalgia with horror. As Olive, explore eerie levels and puzzles to uncover dark secrets in a haunting, immersive journey.

Why similar: Horror 30.3%, Psychological Horror 29.8%, Dark 20.3%, Adventure 12.8%, 3D 3.5%

A first-person psychological horror game where you explore an abandoned industrial facility, solve environmental puzzles, unlock sealed maintenance routes, and use hands-on interactions as the building reacts to your presence.

Why similar: Horror 30.7%, Psychological Horror 30.2%, Dark 11.9%, Adventure 9%, First-Person 7.1%

Hide and Sink is a VHS horror game that tells a story about a group of elementary kids whose after-school hide-and-seek becomes uncanny terror.

Why similar: Horror 30%, Psychological Horror 25.2%, Adventure 16.8%, Retro 12.5%, Atmospheric 7.6%

One night, your plushies whisper a warning: Three monsters from under the bed will come for you before dawn. The only way to survive is to play their games… and win. Fail, and you won’t live to see the morning.

Why similar: Horror 25.9%, Psychological Horror 25.8%, Dark 16.4%, Adventure 13.5%, Atmospheric 6.8%

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: Psychological Horror 20.4%, 1990's 17.5%, Retro 16.8%, Horror 15.6%, Adventure 10%

A sick mother and her young son move into the home of a lonely old woman. A tragic story inspired by the dark puppet animations of the 80s and 90s.

Why similar: Horror 25.2%, Psychological Horror 24%, Adventure 13.5%, Dark 12.4%, Stylized 5.5%

In this horror adventure, your only weapons are ink, paper, and will. Explore shifting paths, chart them by hand, and uncover ancient secrets buried beneath root and stone. Every step takes its toll.

Why similar: Horror 35.2%, Psychological Horror 24.1%, Adventure 13.9%, Dark 11.1%, Atmospheric 5.7%

Rumors of a serial killer stalking your local town are all over the news, and you have a meeting with your counselor in an hour. The problem is, the walk there is long and dark.

Why similar: Horror 25.6%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Retro 14.6%, Dark 11.6%, Adventure 10.6%

You live alone. Work from home. You haven't been out for days, trapped by endless rain. Every day your phone rings, it's an unknown number. “Possible fraud” is what you read on the screen. You think it's just spam.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.1%, Horror 29.5%, Adventure 24.2%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Indie 2.2%

A short horror game where you dig through the flesh of a giant whale

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.8%, Horror 22.5%, Adventure 12.7%, Dark 10.8%, Atmospheric 6.7%

「心霊旅館」は廃旅館から脱出する3Dホラーゲーム。 謎を解き、恐怖を乗り越え脱出を目指しましょう！

Why similar: Horror 33%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Retro 23%, Adventure 16.9%, Indie 1.9%

A challenging first-person psychological horror game where you play as Vera, trapped in a nightmare tied to her family’s tragic past. Burn the cursed teddies, restore lost memories, and break sealed doors to survive The Mare.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.1%, Horror 26.7%, Dark 19.8%, Adventure 8.2%, Atmospheric 7.9%

Forbidden Tapes is a game consisting of three different horror stories. In the first episode, discover Jeremy Winterroad's recording, an urban exploration enthusiast searching for abandoned places full of stories. He won't be disappointed when he explores the old McNale house.

Why similar: Horror 28%, Psychological Horror 27.6%, Dark 17.3%, Adventure 14.8%, First-Person 3.8%

Your aunt sure was a strange one. She was some sort of witch or something. A good witch though, practicing only good spells and magic. In fact, she was working on a potion just before she was killed. Now the secret will go to the grave with her... unless you can find the missing ingredients.

Why similar: Horror 38.9%, Psychological Horror 25.4%, Dark 15.4%, Adventure 14.8%, First-Person 4.5%

This is a short, first-person psychological horror game with VHS effects. Be careful, you are facing a terrifying being.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.4%, Horror 27.4%, Adventure 12.6%, Retro 9.3%, Dark 7.6%

Experience a unique psychological horror set in the 90s with retro style. Solve complex puzzles and uncover ominous rituals of a secret society. Immerse yourself in someone else's past and feel deep emotional pain and fears. Face your own demons and uncover dark secrets that will keep you on edge.

Why similar: Horror 20.9%, Psychological Horror 19%, 1990's 16.4%, Retro 15.9%, Dark 10.5%

Experience the arrival of The Last Tape's protagonist in this short horror adventure that reveals what happened before the main events. Explore Lurmont’s abandoned facilities, avoid the mysterious creature, and descend step by step into a hell you might not escape from

Why similar: Psychological Horror 39%, Horror 37.5%, Adventure 17.2%, Indie 3.6%, Singleplayer 2.8%

Following the last of the Salem Witch Trials, a Puritan father claims to have had a vision showing a place where his missing son might be, and suspects a witch is behind his abduction.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.7%, Horror 23.5%, Dark 18.1%, Adventure 10.8%, First-Person 5.8%

In the Salesman, you play as a recently laid-off employee trying to survive the grind of job applications, debt, and dwindling hope. Trade your belongings for ad-supported replacements as you slowly sell away your life in this psychological horror game

Why similar: Horror 25%, Psychological Horror 24%, Retro 15.9%, Dark 8.3%, Adventure 7.9%

A first-person psychological horror game built around attention, perception, and fear.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.7%, Horror 25.6%, Adventure 15.1%, Atmospheric 10.4%, First-Person 10.3%

Trapped in a dark mansion, you must solve cryptic puzzles, evade mind-warping horrors, and descend into a PSX-inspired nightmare. Will you escape, or will you spiral into oblivion in SOMNIFUGE?

Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Retro 16.1%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Dark 13.7%, Adventure 10.6%

ColdSide is a psychological horror first-person game. It takes place in an abandoned underground laboratory that studied anomalous phenomena.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.9%, Horror 27%, Adventure 21.5%, Atmospheric 7.9%, First-Person 6.9%

Before you realize it, dreams have become a curse. Wander through a darkened room and descend into the depths of her mind. A story-driven first-person horror game that leads you into an abyss of anguish and despair. Dedicated to those who once pursued their dreams—and to those who still do.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.2%, Horror 23.4%, Retro 17.4%, Adventure 12.9%, Dark 8.6%

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: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Horror 23%, Retro 19.1%, Adventure 9.9%, First-Person 7.7%

このホラーゲームでは、プレイヤーは先端恐怖症になった看護師として、病院内で業務を進めながら彼女の先端恐怖症の原因を探ります。 しかし、深く掘り下げるにつれ、驚くべき事実が明らかになり、衝撃的なラストへと導かれます。 小規模ながらもプレイヤーを引き込む深いストーリーと、緻密な演出による臨場感あふれる恐怖体験を提供しています。

Why similar: Horror 27.8%, Psychological Horror 26.9%, Dark 15.5%, Adventure 14.7%, Retro 7.9%

A man hides in a remote building deep in a silent forest, where uncertain memories resurface and reality begins to slip. As you uncover the reasons behind his retreat, you’ll gather scrap, buy equipment, and try to survive an intruder who grows more unpredictable each night.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.9%, Horror 28%, Dark 19.1%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Stylized 5.1%

The loop room is a horror game from the first person point of view, and the goal is to operate 5 panels in 100 repeated rooms and escape to the emergency exit. Run away from the endless room through various equipment and items.

Why similar: Horror 33.3%, Psychological Horror 29.2%, Dark 23.2%, First-Person 7%, 3D 3.5%

Your father needs a beer, and it's your job to get it. He doesn't care what it takes, so do what you must. Be quick though - it's not so safe in the dark.

Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Dark 16.7%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Adventure 9.8%, Stylized 9.7%

From the darkness is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an old Soviet abandoned apartment.

Why similar: Horror 34.5%, Psychological Horror 27.8%, Dark 15.3%, Adventure 5.1%, Atmospheric 4.6%

Cave Crawler is a short horror game where you pilot a drone into a cave and discover something horrible.

Why similar: Horror 28.8%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, 1990's 8.4%, Dark 8.1%, Retro 7.6%

Your brother's unexpected death leads you to unsettling locations in search of floppy disks with cursed retro games.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.6%, Horror 24.2%, Retro 18.8%, Adventure 9.6%, Atmospheric 7.7%

Strange phenomena occur one after another in one apartment. You, an exorcist, are asked to investigate and go to the room, but you are trapped by the spirits living in the room. The only way to escape is to suppress all the spiritual phenomena caused by the spirits.

Why similar: Horror 30.2%, Psychological Horror 27%, Dark 21.9%, Adventure 12.5%, 3D 5%

Try to survive in the desert for at least a few more moments and let neither thirst, nor jackals, nor death stop you...

Why similar: Horror 29.6%, Psychological Horror 29.3%, Dark 17.5%, Atmospheric 8.5%, First-Person 4%

How far are you willing to go?

Why similar: Horror 27.6%, Psychological Horror 27.2%, Dark 18.5%, Adventure 13.2%, Atmospheric 7.6%

As an employee of a night security firm, your first night on the job might be your last, as strange events push your sanity to the limit.

Why similar: Horror 34.2%, Psychological Horror 31.3%, Dark 19.4%, First-Person 7.3%, Indie 5.6%

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: Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 16.2%, Retro 12.9%, 1990's 11.7%, Dark 11.6%

Disappeared is a horror game focused on exploration and stealth progression. As Axel, in a dark forest, you must uncover what happened to Deb, your missing wife, and find a way to save her while being hunted by powerful entities.

Why similar: Horror 29.5%, Psychological Horror 29%, Dark 18.2%, Adventure 11.9%, First-Person 6.8%

A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 35%, Horror 26.6%, Dark 19.8%, Adventure 7.1%, First-Person 4.8%