- #1 Turn It Off
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unlit Studios
Windows
A first-person psychological horror set in a decaying hotel that does not want to let you leave. Explore a dark, interconnected environment where sound, lighting, and subtle details drive a slow, relentless sense of dread. You are moving forward, whether you want to or not.
Why similar: Horror 15.3%, Cinematic 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Adventure 10.2%
- #2 Darkness Inside
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CodelessMan
Windows
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 16%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Adventure 10.6%
- #3 The Lighthouse Whispers
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HEADWINDS
Windows
In this atmospheric, slow-burn horror, you must unravel the mystery of the disappearance of your fellow light keepers. Traverse the island's rugged terrain, discover clues, and make your way through the eerie lighthouse to reveal the dark truth.
Why similar: Horror 16.5%, Adventure 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Atmospheric 10.6%
- #4 LiDAR Exploration Program
94% matchVery Positive91% of 265 reviews2025
Dev: KenForest
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 16%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Horror 14.1%, Adventure 11.6%, Atmospheric 11.6%
- #5 Putridum Horror
95% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: RedLightsStudio
Windows
Putridum - Psychological dark horror in which the player will have to explore a large dark hous with only a weak flashlight, look for the right things, not be caught and find a way to escape from there.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 16.8%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Indie 11.6%, Walking Simulator 11%
- #6 Obscure Figures
93% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Markus Korda
Windows
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 22.2%, Horror 16.1%, Adventure 15.2%, Walking Simulator 11%, Atmospheric 10.8%
- #7 ColdSide
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 519 reviews2020
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
ColdSide is a psychological horror first-person game. It takes place in an abandoned underground laboratory that studied anomalous phenomena.
Why similar: Adventure 22.4%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Indie 17.8%, Horror 16.4%, Atmospheric 10.2%
- #8 Engraving
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Raffaele Picca
Windows · Linux
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 22.3%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Adventure 15.1%, Walking Simulator 9.4%, First-Person 8.7%
- #9 Trapped
92% matchVery Positive83% of 156 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: Adventure 19.9%, Indie 16.8%, Horror 14.6%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%
- #10 The Train Station
91% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Sitting Elephant
Windows
As a Stationmaster of a sleepy English station, it is your duty to carry out the nightly tasks and tend to the customers, but can the customers be trusted?
Why similar: Horror 19.3%, Indie 14.9%, Cinematic 14.2%, Atmospheric 12.5%, 3D 9.1%
- #11 Backrooms: Reminiscence
90% matchMostly Positive70% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: HNStudios
Windows
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 17.7%, Horror 16.7%, Adventure 14.7%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Cinematic 10.5%
- #12 The Railroad Crossing
89% match9 user reviews80% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Garu
Windows
The railroad crossing I walk by every day… something’s off.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 18.3%, Indie 17%, Adventure 14.1%, Dark 10.5%
- #13 Tuya
89% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Taiga
Windows
A frightening experience in the Japanese countryside!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.1%, Horror 20.1%, Adventure 19.4%, Indie 14.3%, First-Person 9.4%
- #14 Unwilling Host
87% matchPositive97% of 38 reviews2026
Dev: HeZhiQiang
Windows
This is a short, first-person psychological horror game with VHS effects. Be careful, you are facing a terrifying being.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.7%, Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 17.2%, Adventure 13.6%, Indie 7.5%
- #15 Obey the Voice™
86% matchVery Positive89% of 475 reviews2026
Dev: svklmrtPub: Patchwork Interactive
Windows
You are here to listen to The Voice, do what he says. But don't listen to other voices...
Why similar: Horror 16.5%, Adventure 11.7%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Cinematic 10%
- #16 OBSCURIA
86% matchMixed57% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: ARANJA GAMESPub: ARANJA STUDIO
Windows
After the largest cruise ship in the world suffered a shipwreck and was invaded by ghosts, you must find Captain Blackhood after he disappeared, enter the great Nocturne and investigate all the secrets and mysteries.
Why similar: Indie 25%, Adventure 20%, Horror 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, First-Person 10.7%
- #17 Caffeine
88% matchVery Negative19% of 53 reviews2015
Dev: Incandescent Imaging
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Caffeine is a quirky first person adventure game with environmental puzzles and a dab of psychological horror. You awaken aboard one of these caffeine mining stations alone. Before long you realize that you are a young boy with no memory of what has transpired on this seemingly empty space station.
Why similar: Adventure 27.7%, Indie 21.4%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 12.1%
- #18 The Forest Watches
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RanSio
Windows
You are the newest member of a forest cult. Complete assigned rituals, obey their rules, and uncover the forest’s unsettling secrets. Every step is watched.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Adventure 17.6%, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Horror 14.2%, Atmospheric 10.4%
- #19 Where's Oswald
85% matchMixed56% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: MV JPL
Windows
A short horror experience taking place in a dream or a memory.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.7%, Cinematic 17.9%, Horror 16.3%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #20 The Guest
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 201 reviews2023
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Horror 14.5%, Adventure 9.3%, Indie 9.1%
- #21 NOMANUAL
82% matchMostly Negative30% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: RIPLEY Studio
Windows
NOMANUAL is a first-person single-player horror game. You are a security guard at a hotel and must complete all your duties safely. Refer to the daily rulebook and properly deal with unpredictable abnormalities. As long as you follow the rules, the hotel is safe.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Adventure 19.2%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Horror 11.3%
- #22 Selling Souls
81% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Taiga
Windows
Something is wrong with this store
Why similar: Horror 21.8%, Adventure 20.1%, Walking Simulator 19%, First-Person 13.1%, Indie 9.7%
- #23 Don't Blink
79% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Galus
Windows
Don’t Blink is a first-person psychological horror game. Navigate an abandoned asylum where blinking reshapes your surroundings - sometimes helping you, sometimes unleashing terror. The game blends slow-burn tension, stealth and psychological horror.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Walking Simulator 17%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Indie 8.8%, First-Person 8.5%
- #24 Unanswered
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: WhiteRoot Studio
Windows
You awaken in an impossible place with no memory of who you are, where you are, or how you got here. Trapped in a world that twists and bends to break your mind, your only escape is to step into the unknown and face the horrors of a past you are desperately trying to forget.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Horror 15.5%, Indie 11.5%, Adventure 11.2%, Walking Simulator 10.1%
- #25 Darkness Ahead
83% matchMixed52% of 106 reviews2016
Dev: Useless MachinesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Darkness Ahead is an adventure game about a man searching for his little brother. A plateau between mountains holds a dark secret about its past. You have to stay alive and collect everything you need to complete your quest.
Why similar: Adventure 21.1%, Indie 20.5%, Horror 15.1%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #26 Unfound Footage
79% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Frixxy Games
Windows
Unfound Footage is a short, atmospheric psychological horror game where you must survive inside a mysterious mansion after a strange disappearance.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 18.3%, Adventure 16.5%, Indie 12.9%, Walking Simulator 9.1%
- #27 Insider Threat
80% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
Insider Threat is a first-person survival horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.2%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Horror 13.9%, Adventure 10.6%, Indie 9.7%
- #28 Deep Sorrow
82% matchMixed51% of 92 reviews2017
Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Deep Sorrow is a horror/adventure game which leads you to a bunker and makes you feel desperate to get out.
Why similar: Adventure 21.1%, Indie 16.8%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Horror 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12%
- #29 Labyrinth: Veins of the Machine
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Beyond Illusion Studios
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 20.4%, First-Person 11.4%, Adventure 10.3%, Exploration 8.7%
- #30 御祝呪 -oshukuju-
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: TENJO GAMES
Windows
This is the story of curse and blessing hidden under a bloodline. Tamako wakes up to see an unfamiliar ceiling. She seeks an escape from the mansion, through traces of distorted feelings. “Novel-to-Experience” Adventure Horror.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.4%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 15.5%, Adventure 13.5%, 3D 9.5%
- #31 9 Childs Street
77% matchVery Positive91% of 759 reviews2023
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
This is a first-person indie horror game. In 9 Childs Street you will find the terrifying atmosphere of a recently abandoned house, and its captive inhabitants, through the eyes of a curious little boy in a red cap.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.9%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Horror 15.1%, Indie 9.6%, First-Person 8.8%
- #32 地禍駐車場 -The Cursed Underground Parking Lot-
76% matchMixed63% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Diabonobbu Game
Windows
After finishing work, the protagonist heads to the underground parking lot to retrieve their car. For some reason, their car is nowhere to be found, and as they search, strange events unfold one after another...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 20.3%, Adventure 17.7%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, First-Person 11.3%
- #33 Effugium
77% 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 21.3%, Horror 17.2%, Atmospheric 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, First-Person 9.2%
- #34 All Alone
76% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: sur
Windows
A missing father, a mysterious murder, paintings depicting missing children. A Short horror game in which the protagonist, who has lost his memory, is forced to get to a horrific truth. Who in the world are you?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 16.9%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Adventure 12.3%, Atmospheric 11.1%
- #35 Tiny Misery
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tropical Games
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 17%, Adventure 15.7%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, First-Person 8.7%
- #36 The Visit: Mizukawa
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NOVAK STUDIOS
Windows
Inspired by Incantation. The Visit: Mizukawa is a first-person psychological horror game following several perspectives tied by a single curse. In a city haunted by tapes, each story brings the ritual one step closer to its end.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 14.3%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Indie 8.1%
- #37 GhostlyRyokan
74% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Taiga
Windows
An abandoned inn where lost souls wander, your decision will determine its outcome.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, Adventure 23.5%, Horror 12.2%, 3D 10.8%, First-Person 10.5%
- #38 Tuun
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Voltage Games
Windows
Horror set in the dark and mysterious Yakutia. Explore abandoned villages, uncover Soviet-era secrets, and face unexplained phenomena that threaten your sanity.
Why similar: Indie 21.8%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Horror 18%, Atmospheric 14.2%, First-Person 12.4%
- #39 Static Grain - Quiet a Night
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Helmold Games
Windows
Anna, an 18-year-old university freshman in a different city. Together with her friend, she rented a small apartment in the station district. They had no idea what would happen during their very first week in the new place.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Horror 15.8%, Adventure 10.4%, First-Person 10.2%
- #40 Jorogumo's Cradle
73% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: KiriThrills
Windows
Jorogumo’s Cradle is a short first person horror game. You are stuck in the woods with a monster that attacks you during the night. Explore the area, build tools to fend off incoming attacks, and most importantly, survive until the very end.
Why similar: Horror 18.1%, Adventure 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, First-Person 11%, Walking Simulator 9.7%
- #41 Kach
73% matchVery Positive81% of 292 reviews2022
Dev: Bhargav ModhaPub: BYGames
Windows · Mac
On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.4%, Horror 17.9%, Adventure 16.3%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Dark 8.2%
- #42 Vollun
75% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: Mauricio Scherer
Windows
Vollun is a first-person with great focus on story, puzzles and exploration. You wake up in a strange place full of mysteries. Something happened in this place and you're not alone.
Why similar: Adventure 30.6%, Indie 24.3%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Horror 15.5%, Atmospheric 11.2%
- #43 El 39
70% matchVery Positive80% of 337 reviews2025
Dev: Bohemian Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 16.1%, Horror 15%, First-Person 12.1%, Adventure 11.1%, Cinematic 10.6%
- #44 Just a Stay at the Inn
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: 箱庭Prot
Windows
A horror-inspired game set in a Japanese inn, similar to Exit 8. Random anomalies occur as you explore, bringing new scares with each run. Simple controls make it easy to pick up and play.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27%, Horror 15%, Adventure 15%, 3D 12%, First-Person 11.4%
- #45 Static
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Suraj M.
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game built around attention, perception, and fear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.1%, Adventure 17%, Horror 16.8%, First-Person 16.3%, Atmospheric 14.6%
- #46 You Were Sent Alone
70% matchNo user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Fractured Echo Games
Windows
Atmospheric first-person horror with exploration, notes, and multiple endings. Discover what lies beneath and what was never meant to be found.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 16.6%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Adventure 14.9%, Dark 8.4%
- #47 The Gap
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 142 reviews2023
Dev: MV JPL
Windows
The Gap is a short first-person horror experience taking place in a ghostly abandoned house on a lonely street corner.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.4%, Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Cinematic 13%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #48 The Butcher's Village™
69% matchMixed62% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: Murtaza ErrorPub: Massbolt Games
Windows
The Butcher's Village is a psychological slasher horror game that provides a horrifying experience. Explore unsettling environments, solve intricate puzzles, and struggle to survive in a village that is at once eerily familiar and terrifyingly real.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 12.7%, Cinematic 12%, Adventure 9.1%
- #49 9 Souls
68% 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: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Walking Simulator 19.6%, Horror 15.6%, Atmospheric 10%, Dark 6.8%
- #50 Soviet Village
69% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Ghost_RUS Games
Windows
A deadly search for a grandmother in the village. Can you escape the loop? Unpredictable horror.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Adventure 17.4%, Psychological Horror 10%, 3D 9%, First-Person 8.7%
- #51 AKAZU Off limits
70% matchMixed66% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: STUDIO DYD
Windows
I found myself lying in a strange place. I had no idea where I was or why I had come here. The only thing I knew was that I had come looking for something.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.2%, Horror 21.1%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Adventure 14.9%, First-Person 10.3%
- #52 Path to Heaven
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OldcoldstonePub: Yahaha Studios
Windows
When heaven is tainted by evil, where shall we find redemption? Or, is this a path to heaven, or a road to hell?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.2%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Adventure 13.8%, Horror 12.9%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #53 Witch's Doll
68% matchVery Positive87% of 266 reviews2024
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
Witch's Doll is a first-person psychological horror game with realistic graphics. Beware, something is lurking in the dark. Get ready for intense jumpscares.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Cinematic 14.3%, Horror 12.7%, Adventure 9.7%
- #54 the static speaks my name
71% matchVery Positive82% of 5,722 reviews2015
Dev: the whale husband
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 7%
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 24.2%, Horror 17.3%, Walking Simulator 15%, Indie 10.7%, Dark 10.4%
- #55 The Offering
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tainted Mask
Windows
The Offering is a 1-4 player co-op psychological horror. You enter the halls of a roaming evil spirit, and the only way to survive is to gather the haunted artefacts quickly, using the equipment at your disposal. Work together as you explore the halls, where every turn could be your last.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 13.3%, 3D 9.7%, First-Person 9.6%
- #56 The Cursed Tape
67% matchVery Positive81% of 316 reviews2024
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Someone slipped a mysterious videotape under your door... Do you dare watch it?!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Cinematic 14.6%, Horror 13.6%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #57 The Last Tale Told: Spam
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zignus
Windows
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: Adventure 28.4%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 20.1%, Atmospheric 17.3%, Indie 7.6%
- #58 In My Head
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 131 reviews2024
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You have been sent photographs of a place where, according to rumors, an artifact of an ancient civilization is hidden... Do you dare to go there?!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 13.6%, Adventure 10.9%, Cinematic 10.3%
- #59 Fox Pines
66% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Smuttheir Studios
Windows
A short horror-experience made by a solo developer. Explore the abandoned Fox Pines park in search of your missing brother—but something is out here with you. Follow the trail he left behind, and track him down...if you can survive.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Horror 17.4%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, First-Person 10.2%, Exploration 9.1%
- #60 Klasztorna: Lost Within
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rylume Games
Windows
A psychological horror where you're trapped inside your own school, hunted by an unrelenting entity. As you search for an escape, the walls shift around you, and reality begins to distort. Escaping is just as important as keeping your sanity intact.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.5%, Horror 19.9%, Walking Simulator 19.5%, Adventure 12.3%, 3D 7.8%