- #1 Tsugunohi -Pocky dog’s adventure-
97% matchVery Positive82% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
"Tsugunohi" and the video game play-by-play artist, Pocky, have collaborated. "Tsugunohi -Pocky dog’s adventure-," created in conjunction with Pocky's 10th anniversary event, is now available on Steam. Lured by a white butterfly, Pocky the dog's "little adventure" now begins.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.1%, Side Scroller 24%, Adventure 16.6%, Horror 9.1%, Psychological Horror 5.9%
- #2 Perception
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 626 reviews2017
Dev: The Deep End Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
An award-winning narrative thriller about a blind woman’s journey to uncover the truth about the mansion from her nightmares, or else become one of its victims.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.2%, Horror 22.9%, Adventure 15.8%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #3 SIGNAL
96% matchMixed40% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: RPavel
Windows
A game in the genre of horror that tells you the story of the main character named John who works on the space station Atlant. You will find a leisurely gameplay with elements of small puzzles and story narration through the onboard crew records. Welcome to the space station Atlant!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 45.6%, Horror 18.5%, Adventure 17.8%, Story Rich 7.2%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #4 Frightence
95% matchVery Positive82% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Frightence is a short, intense first-person horror experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 49.7%, Horror 25.6%, Adventure 21.9%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #5 NO LIFE BABY OF THE END
94% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: ILCA LabPub: ILCA, Inc.
Windows
“NO LIFE BABY OF THE END” is a walking simulator set in a school. Pay close attention to your surroundings and aim for the rooftop.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 53.1%, Adventure 21.7%, Horror 20.7%, Singleplayer 2.8%, Indie 1.6%
- #6 Montague's Mount
94% matchMixed58% of 429 reviews2013
Dev: PolyPusher Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Montague's Mount is disturbing psychological thriller set in the bleakness of an abandoned Irish island, featuring exploration and challenging puzzle solving. This game is part one of a two part story, some questions are left unanswered and open to interpretation.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 47.8%, Adventure 25%, Horror 16%, Indie 5.9%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #7 My Exit
93% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: ツノウサギの家
Windows
Everyone is on the train heading home. You are waiting for the train to arrive at a certain station. Will you make it home safely?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.4%, Adventure 22.3%, Side Scroller 20.5%, Horror 14.6%, Indie 1.7%
- #8 Death Motel
92% matchVery Positive82% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Death Motel is a short, intense first-person horror experience about the paranormal events occurring at abandoned Crimson Motel.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 44%, Horror 22.4%, Adventure 21.5%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #9 The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION
91% matchPositive90% of 42 reviews2023
Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
"Tsugunohi" creator ImCyan's former 3D dungeon horror film is now available on Steam. The game also features a battle mode against monsters, and if you complete the hard mode, which is new to the Steam version, a later story will appear. Can you escape safely from the "world of death"?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.3%, Side Scroller 25.2%, Adventure 11.9%, Horror 10.4%, Psychological Horror 6.6%
- #10 Scare Girl
91% matchMixed67% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: PartyGaming
Windows
A Scary game In The Forest And Your Trying To Collect 10 Treasure Chest To Open A Door
Why similar: Walking Simulator 50.2%, Adventure 28.7%, Horror 18.5%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #11 AKAZU Off limits
90% 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 43.5%, Horror 22.8%, Adventure 16.7%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #12 ❌ M A N D A T O R Y ✅
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Appnormals Team
Windows
- - - - - - - Your participation is NOT OPTIONAL ❌🔒 Productivity is key. 💻 🌣 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - COMPLIANCE is required. 📝 ✅
Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.3%, Adventure 24.3%, Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #13 Scare Girl 2
89% matchMixed68% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: PartyGaming
Windows
A game at a haunted house and you're trying to collect 10 radio to open an escape door from a killer.
Why similar: Adventure 39%, Walking Simulator 33.3%, Horror 24.7%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #14 御祝呪 -oshukuju-
88% 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 49.9%, Horror 17.5%, Adventure 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Indie 1.8%
- #15 8女
87% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: koinoroi
Windows
This is a horror game where you escape from a Western-style mansion where a monster that eats people lurks.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 52.6%, Horror 27.1%, Adventure 14.7%, Singleplayer 3.3%, Indie 2.3%
- #16 Blind Phobia
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Flygogo Games
Windows
You are blind and trapped in an infinite hospital corridor. Use your guide cane and other senses to detect anomalies, question illusions, and find a way out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 50.2%, Adventure 19%, Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Indie 1.9%
- #17 Opening Up
86% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2020
Dev: SM
Windows
A short story about explaining the unexplainable.
Why similar: Adventure 37.1%, Walking Simulator 34.4%, Horror 16.7%, Psychological Horror 11.7%
- #18 Tsugunohi
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 579 reviews2021
Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
One of the most terrifying J-horror games of all time is coming to Steam at long last. What's more, all you have to do is make the player walk to the left!? This collection includes the seven initial works of the popular Tsugunohi series, as well as an entirely new episode.
Why similar: Adventure 22%, Walking Simulator 19.1%, Horror 18.6%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
- #19 Wagon 00
84% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Past ProgressPub: Memory404 Games
Windows
Observation game about anomalies in a train car: spot changes, choose back or forward, advance by a streak of correct choices. No HUD; focus on attention and memory.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.4%, Side Scroller 37.9%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, 2D 7.3%, Atmospheric 3.7%
- #20 TransMemory
83% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: BitRockGames
Windows
I woke up in a dimly lit basement. You have no memory of who you are or why you are here. Can you escape from this place?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 53.6%, Horror 18.7%, Psychological Horror 12%, Adventure 11.8%, Indie 2%
- #21 Strange Midnight
84% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Red Forest Games
Windows
The plot of the game will tell about the adventures of Alice, about her feelings for her grandfather.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.7%, Adventure 24.3%, Horror 16.8%, Story Rich 6.6%, Atmospheric 5.4%
- #22 The Lighthouse Whispers
82% 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: Walking Simulator 32.8%, Horror 20.9%, Adventure 20.5%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #23 Night Janitor
82% matchVery Positive86% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: batwimp
Windows
A first-person horror game where you clean up after rowdy high school kids while also keeping a lookout for clues as to their disappearance. Scrub, vacuum, clean... die?
Why similar: Adventure 29.6%, Walking Simulator 28.8%, Horror 18.7%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #24 Palmvil Haunted Villa
81% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Anamik Majumdar
Windows · Linux
Palmvil Haunted Villa is a 2D top-down survival horror game where you play as Henry, a paranormal enthusiast who got a request from his friend, the owner of the villa, to investigate it in order to experience the paranormal and to provide him with some answers about the afterlife.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.5%, Adventure 21.7%, Horror 16.6%, Story Rich 9.1%, 2D 5.5%
- #25 Unwilling Host
80% 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 40.9%, Horror 20.5%, Adventure 16.7%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Atmospheric 3.4%
- #26 Afterdream
79% matchVery Positive93% of 339 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.1%, Side Scroller 20.7%, Horror 13%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Adventure 9.4%
- #27 Inmates
81% matchMixed60% of 330 reviews2017
Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Inmates is a story-driven, atmospheric psychological horror game. Featuring interactive exploration in a suffocating location, mind-bending puzzles and disturbing imagery. You wake up in a run-down prison cell and have no clue how you got there. You’ve convinced yourself this is all just a nightmare...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 45.2%, Adventure 21.3%, Horror 19.9%, Story Rich 5.2%, Indie 4.4%
- #28 Exit Slum 11
79% matchMixed60% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Exit Slum 11 is an anomaly observation running simulator with an eerie atmosphere.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.9%, Adventure 25.7%, Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 11.4%
- #29 NOMANUAL
77% 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 42.9%, Adventure 23.3%, Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #30 obakeyashiki
77% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Gattorocco
Windows
Find your way out of a haunted house like a maze. A first-person horror exploration adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 54.9%, Adventure 22%, Horror 19.1%, Indie 2.1%, Singleplayer 2%
- #31 Light of the Mountain
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2018
Dev: Songhouse Games
Windows
A puzzle solving adventure game that tells the story of a dying man stranded on a mysterious island. Alone he must explore the island's various locations and even the deepest depths of his dreams to uncover the island's secrets and mysteries, and come to terms with what may be the end of his life.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 57.4%, Adventure 42.6%
- #32 Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
78% matchMixed70% of 11,878 reviews2013
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 54.9%, Horror 24.3%, Psychological Horror 5.3%, Adventure 5.2%, Story Rich 4.6%
- #33 エスカレーター | Escalator
76% matchMostly Negative38% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: Toyasky
Windows
Escalator is a horror game in which you must find something unusual while riding an escalator and try to escape from an enclosed space.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 49.5%, Horror 20.4%, Adventure 19.7%, Psychological Horror 6.8%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #34 Just a Stay at the Inn
74% 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 54.1%, Adventure 17.8%, Horror 17.3%, Atmospheric 7%, Indie 2%
- #35 Tuya
75% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Taiga
Windows
A frightening experience in the Japanese countryside!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.5%, Horror 24.4%, Adventure 24.3%, Indie 5%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #36 Klasztorna: Lost Within
74% 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: Walking Simulator 38.5%, Horror 22.6%, Psychological Horror 19%, Adventure 14.4%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #37 Parasite Tunnel
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: TAYUTA CREATE
Windows
A creepy tunnel inhabited by a gigantic creature. You are trapped inside this tunnel. Escape the giant creature, search for the tunnel's exit, and make your escape. This is a short horror game that envelops the player in a sense of unease and tension.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 47.2%, Horror 16.7%, Adventure 15.6%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Atmospheric 3.9%
- #38 After Life - Story of a Father
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 44 reviews2016
Dev: Green Sawdust
Windows · Linux
After Life is a short interactive story with a lot of atmosphere and little gameplay. Immerse yourself with the story of Rick Dennehy, a soul who explores the memories of his loved ones after he dies in an accident.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 51.6%, Adventure 44.1%, Indie 4.3%
- #39 NOSTALGIC TRAIN
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 192 reviews2018
Dev: Tatamibeya 畳部屋
Windows
The jury selection of the 22nd Japan Media Arts Festival. I woke up alone in the countryside, where people had disappeared and I lost my memory.What is the truth that I see at the end of my journey through the memories of Natsugiri? ...... A Novel / Walking simulator.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 49.9%, Adventure 35.7%, Indie 7.6%, Atmospheric 6.8%
- #40 NightGhast
72% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
NIGHTGHAST is a first-person horror game about wicked witches and sinister widows...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.4%, Horror 21.6%, Adventure 19.4%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #41 Looping Art Museum
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nekko
Windows
"Looping Art Museum" is a single-player adventure game where you wander through an infinitely-looping art museum, finding changes in the paintings to progress. Interact with a talking "Mr.Cat" and uncover the mysteries of the strange art museum.
Why similar: Side Scroller 31.8%, Adventure 14.2%, Horror 11.9%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Psychological Horror 7.5%
- #42 REliC
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WEM3
Windows
WEM3 presents their debut horror adventure! Wield your camera to materialize invisible entities and reveal the hidden truth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 51.2%, Adventure 29.7%, Horror 16.9%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #43 Jackie: Descend Into Madness
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Narrabyss
Windows
Play as Jackie, a lost rabbit, as you descend deeper into a strange world with even stranger sights. Uncover your dark past and traverse a land of endless joys and sorrows.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33%, Adventure 20%, Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 12%, Female Protagonist 7.3%
- #44 Emi's Solo Ghost Hunting
70% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Anamik Majumdar
Windows · Linux
Emi's Solo Ghost Hunting is a 2D top-down survival horror game based on the story of a solo paranormal investigator called Emi, who got a call from a client in order to investigate the property located in Pennsylvania for proof of the paranormal.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.2%, Adventure 21%, Horror 16.6%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, 2D 4.9%
- #45 不安ごと
69% match2 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: fmfm-games
Windows
インターネット上で怪談や怖い話を読み漁ることを日課にするあなた。いつもの日課の後、何か異様な気配を感じた気が...?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.7%, Horror 19.5%, Adventure 19.4%, Psychological Horror 16%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #46 Finding Annie
71% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Lennox Makori Nyaoga
Windows
A Open-World based Horror game in a deserted world where a small girl named Annie is missing, you need to find her and be careful not to trigger teleportation that moves her elsewhere, and have to search for her again in location you had left. it is a FPS game that has scary figures and monsters.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 51.5%, Adventure 16.2%, Horror 15.1%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Indie 1.8%
- #47 Caligo
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,064 reviews2017
Dev: Krealit
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Caligo is the darkness everyone descends into one way or another, and to each of us it's something different. For some it's a short but exciting adventure, some will see it as a place to relax. Yet others will be reminded of their worst nightmare, while for a few, it might come as a revelation.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.4%, Adventure 18.5%, Horror 11.5%, Story Rich 7.2%, Psychological Horror 6.7%
- #48 Doll
70% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2019
Dev: Braisque
Windows · Linux
Doll is a visual novel of horror and exploration.With the Jeudille doll, you will be free to explore the city of Lorgna. Talk to the inhabitants, and compare their speeches to succeed in answering the questions raised by this experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.6%, Horror 16%, Story Rich 10.2%, Adventure 9.6%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
- #49 DISTRAINT 2
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,739 reviews2018
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
You are Price, a man who sold his humanity to get a partnership from a leading company: McDade, Bruton & Moore. DISTRAINT 2 follows on from the events of the first game. It's a sinister tale about restoring hope and finding your purpose.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.4%, Side Scroller 22.6%, Horror 13%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Adventure 7.7%
- #50 Trapped
70% 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: Walking Simulator 30.3%, Adventure 25.9%, Horror 18.5%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #51 Silenus
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Geography of Robots
Windows · Mac
Uncover the secrets of an oil refinery operated by an obscure organization in this short, atmospheric narrative adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 51.8%, Adventure 29.7%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Story Rich 8%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #52 ア異-Love
67% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: SanNanGames
Windows
This is an Exit 8–style game presented as a short story, with love as its central theme.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 50.1%, Adventure 29.1%, Horror 16.6%, Indie 2.1%, Singleplayer 2%
- #53 Chior
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DariusPub: Steel Rain Studios
Windows
You had a pretty rough fall. Trying to regain your composure you try to look around before realizing you can't see anything. Hope that your other senses will serve you better.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.3%, Adventure 24.7%, Horror 9.6%, 2D 6.2%, Psychological Horror 5.8%
- #54 Escape from the Village
69% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: Taiga
Windows
You are on your way home from a holiday and your car breaks down and you are stranded in the middle of nowhere. You get out of the car, explore the surroundings, and try to get home. Enjoy this escape game set in a deserted mountain village in modern Japan.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 50.1%, Adventure 28.7%, Horror 19.1%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #55 ExitApartment
66% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Joseph
Windows
You awaken in an elevator. Something is terribly wrong with this apartment building. Find the scattered notes, follow the clues, and escape—before it's too late.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.2%, Adventure 25.7%, Horror 15.8%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Indie 1.9%
- #56 Resignation Agency
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SnakeTone
Windows
After starting a job at a “Resignation Agency,” the protagonist gradually becomes entangled in unsettling incidents as the work unfolds. Resignation Agency × Walking Simulator
Why similar: Walking Simulator 48.1%, Horror 18.6%, Adventure 17.9%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #57 Investigator
67% matchMixed69% of 1,025 reviews2016
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Investigator is a first-person exploration game with horror elements, where the events take place in a world of extreme weather cataclysms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.4%, Horror 23.2%, Adventure 21.1%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Indie 4.5%
- #58 Late Night Sausage
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Backseat Software
Windows
The stream is over, but the night is still young. Hunger fills your mind, but the fridge is as empty as your belly. There is only one choice left... a Late Night Sausage.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 50%, Horror 17.7%, Adventure 14.2%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Atmospheric 5%
- #59 GhostlyRyokan
65% 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 52.2%, Adventure 29.3%, Horror 14.7%, Singleplayer 1.9%, Indie 1.8%