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Traverse the sleeper coaches of an apparent empty Indian train—or so it seems. If you see an anomaly, face it and move forward. If not, it may be a trick of the mind—return to the previous coach. But beware, some anomalies will do everything to stop you. Face them or be lost forever.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.1%, Mystery 20.3%, Simulation 20%, Horror 11.8%, Exploration 10.5%

A psychological horror game about managing your own milk store. Keep the store running. Don't make mistakes. Don't break. It's broken. I am broken.

Why similar: Conversation 21.8%, Dystopian 20.6%, Psychological Horror 20%, Simulation 12.4%, Mystery 9.7%

In a world of corrupted memories, you traverse the remains of a once flourishing city. Shadows flicker around you and metallic echoes pulse through your mind. Search for your father's legacy to regain your forgotten past. But beware! Each step takes you deeper into a waking nightmare.

Why similar: Dystopian 31.8%, Mystery 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Destruction 10.1%, Puzzle 9.6%

ALARM. Enter the code. Return to the bedroom before it's too late. The gas is coming. You are being watched. Something is inside the closet. A psychological horror about time, control, and survival.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.4%, Life Sim 16.3%, Conversation 14.4%, Simulation 9.9%, Mystery 9.8%

A compilation of two slow-paced, cosmic horror walking simulators, to be completed in under an hour. Please makes you maintain a power station and ignore the noises from the main engine, while Please Follow has you explore the trenches of a losing war, exposing your mind to visions of another world.

Why similar: Dystopian 23.7%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Mystery 14.8%, Exploration 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%

A collection of 5 short first-person horror games, that revolve around detailed machinery and dread.

Why similar: Dystopian 29.3%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Simulation 11.2%, Puzzle 10.7%

Project Diaspora: Planet Exploration is a game set in a virtual jungle planet called Diaspora, which is a dangerous unknown planet. Do the mission given by exploring planets and ruins, and check out the story that happens to the main character.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.3%, Conversation 17.2%, Exploration 16.6%, Puzzle 14%, Mystery 10%

You overslept at work, and when you woke up, everyone was already gone. The office is eerily empty, and strange anomalies seem to have taken over. Explore the office, gather your 29 items, and go home.

Why similar: Life Sim 22.4%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Simulation 15.2%, Puzzle 13.5%, Mystery 13%

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Why similar: Dystopian 24.3%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Simulation 16%, Puzzle 10.5%, Horror 9.8%

Enter randomized suburban simulations, complete unique objectives, and survive various stalkers as you struggle to obtain citizenship in the Sycronium. A psychological horror experience where you're always being watched.

Why similar: Dystopian 27%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Simulation 10.6%, Mystery 8.8%

Apartment 203: HongKong is a first-person horror adventure game set in the urban landscape of Hong Kong. The story follows a young man who returns from abroad to investigate his sister's mysterious disappearance by moving into her former residence in an old tenement building.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29%, Mystery 22.7%, Puzzle 16.1%, Horror 13.2%, Exploration 9.7%

"urban nightmare" is a first-person psychological horror game with VHS effect. Be careful and attentive, there is something hiding in these rooms, something is watching from the darkness.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.3%, Mystery 22.1%, Simulation 13.8%, Exploration 13.4%, Horror 12.9%

On April Fool’s Day, the protagonist is caught in eerie supernatural events! As you investigate, uncover the truth behind a past tragedy. Explore chilling scenes, solve mysteries, and face unknown fears—can you survive?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.1%, Mystery 22.5%, Puzzle 16.1%, Horror 14.2%, Exploration 9.7%

It starts like any other late shift—quiet office, dull glow of the monitor, work dragging on. You think you’re alone. But then the screen flickers. A message pops up. Not from your team. Not from anyone you know. Suddenly the silence feels heavier. Something’s here. And it doesn’t want you to leave.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.4%, Conversation 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Mystery 12.7%, Puzzle 10.9%

Fragments of Dread is an episodic psychological horror series. Each episode tells a self-contained story of dread, fear, and survival.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.1%, Mystery 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Simulation 9.7%, Horror 9.1%

The Eternal Experiment is a first-person horror game set in a collapsing futuristic lab. A deadly creature hunts in total darkness. Survive by managing your inventory, crafting, and creative problem-solving as you navigate the lab and fight to escape with your life.

Why similar: Destruction 32.2%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Dystopian 20.5%, Puzzle 9%, Atmospheric 7%

You were just the owner of an office, but something piqued your curiosity. Understand what happened to Andy by browsing through his most personal archives and memories. OS: Memories is a short and engaging storyline about the everyday life of a game developer.

Why similar: Life Sim 22%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Simulation 13.2%, Puzzle 12.3%, Mystery 11.6%

You wake up in a silent underground facility with one simple instruction: REMEMBER THE BUTTON. Weird dreams and changing surroundings haunt this place. Explore, observe, and unveil the mystery that envelopes this place in this Retro Psychological Horror Game.

Why similar: Dystopian 24.4%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Mystery 12.8%, Puzzle 11.1%, Simulation 9.8%

The House of Voracity | 噬人之屋 is a horror game about a house keeper. You play as a house keeper who accepts a job to manage a remote house. As you carry out your duties, you gradually notice that a great malevolence targeting you is lurking in the darkness.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.9%, Life Sim 21.4%, Simulation 15.9%, Horror 13.9%, Mystery 10.3%

你收到了祂的邀请，来到这座濒临溺毙的城市，你必须完成那唯一被赋予的目的：穿越城市的残骸，揭开腐化的真相，最终抵达城市中心，与祂相见，做出抉择。

Why similar: Dystopian 23%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Conversation 20.5%, Puzzle 14%, Exploration 12.2%

This is Interesting is a psychological horror mystery based game with roguelite elements. You are being watched, and you aren't really sure why. Delve through the depths of memory to uncover the mystery behind the gray purgatory you find yourself in.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Mystery 18.1%, Puzzle 13.6%, Exploration 12.6%

Play as a paranormal investigator and explore dark, atmospheric locations where lost spirits still lurk in the shadows.

Why similar: Simulation 23%, Mystery 21.7%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 13.7%, Exploration 13.2%

Uncover the mystery of an arctic cargo outpost's lost crew in this horror game. Take in the frozen sea and delve into the depths of the facility, finding items and uncovering new paths with each one to learn what really happened here. But be careful, because something else might be here with you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.5%, Dystopian 14.7%, Mystery 14%, Horror 12.6%, Puzzle 11.2%

A first-person observation game set in an endless loop. Spot subtle or deceptive anomalies, choose the right direction, and survive increasingly challenging and horrifying difficulty modes as you search for a way out.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.5%, Mystery 21%, Dystopian 16.6%, Simulation 16.4%, Puzzle 14.7%

You wake up in a silent white room with no exit—just a voice that follows you through five strange spaces, growing more unsettling as the world twists around you.

Why similar: Life Sim 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Mystery 12.9%, Simulation 12.7%

Dive into Alex Mercer's twisted reality. Navigate eerie landscapes, solve cryptic puzzles, and uncover the 'Dark Passenger' mystery. Will shadows consume you or will truth emerge?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30%, Puzzle 19.3%, Mystery 15%, Horror 13.8%, Exploration 10.8%

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

Why similar: Dystopian 45.4%, Psychological Horror 33.1%, Horror 11.6%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%

You wake up in an empty forest in Ohio. A voice calls you. Says you're friends. Says you need to get out. But the signal keeps breaking, and so does your memory. Your friend will guide you from a distance, but he can't save you. Escape the creatures in the dark and find your friend.

Why similar: Conversation 24.1%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Mystery 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Exploration 9.4%

Investigate the murder of a famous streamer and find out who the killer is, but beware of people who don't like you meddling.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.8%, Mystery 29.8%, Exploration 15.4%, Puzzle 15.2%, Singleplayer 1.7%

A body horror, physics-based sit-n-survive. Prevent abstract threats from twisting your body. Endure nightmares and a reality gone mad. Dive into the kanvas.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Simulation 18.9%, Dystopian 17.5%, Puzzle 12.8%, Exploration 8.7%

Cold Rails is a horror adventure set on a cold train. You work as a bartender, serving drinks to passengers and uncovering a story as a mysterious woman in a dress stalks the train.

Why similar: Conversation 30.1%, Psychological Horror 27.4%, Mystery 17.7%, Puzzle 12.3%, Horror 11.2%

You are an impostor inhabiting the body of a dead crew member. Blend in and live out your days on the ship without raising suspicion. Complete seven daily tasks, even as a strange atmosphere begins to take hold. Can you survive all seven days without being exposed?

Why similar: Conversation 28.9%, Psychological Horror 28.3%, Horror 12.2%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Mystery 9%

VHS Collection: Buried Alive is a psychological horror game set in a foggy, snow-covered town. As graveyard security, David is haunted by disturbing dreams and hallucinations. With VHS-style visuals and eerie NPC encounters, reality begins to slip away.

Why similar: Conversation 19%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Life Sim 18%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Mystery 13.8%

Don't miss the slightest sense of unease. In an infinitely looping casino, your observation is the only key to escape.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.5%, Mystery 23.3%, Simulation 14.8%, Horror 9.5%, Puzzle 8.2%

Welcome to the Whitaker library! You are a young archivist who is invited to enter this mysterious library to explore the truth of those forbidden books. Each book is a key to an unknown world, and every reading may change your destiny... or discover a secret.

Why similar: Simulation 24.1%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Puzzle 17.1%, Mystery 14.2%, Exploration 13.6%

Children have been vanishing while playing with the brand new Room2Room handheld gaming system. You have been contracted to monitor playtest sessions, document any unwanted quirks, and help young testers play safely.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Psychological Horror 18%, Mystery 15.3%, Puzzle 13.2%, Exploration 10.2%

Explore and break the environments of the Backrooms and Poolrooms! Utilize Thor's demolition hammer, firearms, and explosives to carve your way through the walls and entities. This isn't just another mundane walking simulator game. Now the entities are the victims. Overcome your fears with violence.

Why similar: Destruction 37.8%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Simulation 11.1%, Puzzle 10.6%, Exploration 10.4%

The oil is running out. The expedition is doomed. You will never reach the lighthouse. But something worse than death awaits you if you give up. Operate the engine. Explore the ship. Unveil the truth that lies beyond your reality.

Why similar: Dystopian 21.5%, Conversation 16.4%, Life Sim 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%

RESIDUUM is a first-person psychological horror game set in a decaying research facility. With only a dwindling flashlight and faulty heartbeat sensor, manage power, seek answers, and escape what hides in the dark.

Why similar: Dystopian 36.3%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Simulation 13.7%, Horror 9.9%, Puzzle 8%

Solace Creek is a Horror game with a focus on suspense, exploration, stealth & puzzle solving. You wake up in a sinister place, haunted by a monstrous presence. Uncover the mystery of this dark place... or become its prey.

Why similar: Conversation 20.6%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Mystery 18.1%, Puzzle 13.4%, Exploration 11.2%

You just bought a PC, only to discover it once belonged to someone who has mysteriously disappeared. You soon realize that the key to find him may be hidden deep inside your OS, governed by a weird chatbot named Zippy. What will be your first move?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.9%, Mystery 24%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Simulation 15.8%, Horror 10.1%

Explore the ruined world of Evergrow, where echoes of a lost civilization whisper through the remnants of a once-thriving planet. Solve puzzles to piece together the truth of what led to its downfall. Can you restore what was lost, or will the shards of tomorrow shape its fate forever?

Why similar: Dystopian 30.1%, Destruction 24.4%, Puzzle 13.3%, Mystery 12.9%, Exploration 9.8%

Welcome, child, to your new home. Here you shall learn the art of perfection. Here you shall learn to smile. Be sure that smile doesn’t fade into sadness, or you will need to run and hide…

Why similar: Dystopian 44.6%, Psychological Horror 27.2%, Puzzle 16%, Horror 10.8%, Atmospheric 1.1%

A game about finding reasons to say "no." Review resumes, detect inconsistencies, and deliver rejection letters.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.9%, Dystopian 28.1%, Simulation 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%, Puzzle 6.5%

A nonlinear psychological horror game in which you attempt to free yourself from the constantly repeating daily cycle of life. Explore a total of 7 different endings. Will you be brave enough to take the leap, even if there seems to be No Way Out?

Why similar: Dystopian 29.8%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Mystery 15%, Puzzle 12.5%, Exploration 10.7%

Ending it Today is a psychological horror jump map simulator. Climb 20 floors through collapsed staircases and eerie anomalies. If you see something strange, take the left door. If not, go right. Every five floors bring new themes, heightening the tension.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.7%, Mystery 15.8%, Simulation 15.6%, Puzzle 13%, Exploration 9.6%

Immerse yourself in the bone-chilling world of Clausum. With no means to defend yourself, solve puzzles, explore and uncover the true horrors that lurk within the house. Will you survive, or succumb to the malevolent forces that await you? Face your fears in this immersive psychological horror game.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.4%, Mystery 17.1%, Puzzle 14.5%, Horror 13.7%, Exploration 13.3%

Navigate a nightmarish labyrinth, avoid eerie entities, and uncover dark secrets in this liminality based horror game. Explore realistic levels, unravel secrets, and figure out life or death puzzles. Will you escape the madness? Brought to you by a solo 13 year old dev.

Why similar: Simulation 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Puzzle 16.4%, Exploration 12.9%, Mystery 12.8%

A dark delivery adventure through the slums as a state-licensed carrier. Load. Haul. Sell. ——Decide whether to look inside the unknown cargo.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.3%, Mystery 34.3%, Simulation 13.1%, Horror 5.1%, Exploration 4.3%

A psychological exploration through a liminal dreamscape: no guides, no paths, just you and small environmental mysteries.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Exploration 17.4%, Puzzle 16.8%, Simulation 16.2%

The air is poison. A decaying city is enshrouded by toxic fog. Salvage and control what you can. Get her out of here. This is FOGBOUND: an atmospheric psychological horror experience.

Why similar: Dystopian 33%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Mystery 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Horror 8.8%

In Don’t Remember, some things are better left forgotten. Fight your amnesia in this atmospheric, first person psychological horror game. Solve the mystery of the old mansion in 1900’s England through the use of your lantern’s various colors and face its hidden grotesque visage.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 36%, Mystery 16.3%, Puzzle 15.7%, Horror 13%, Atmospheric 9.8%

Control an RC car in an abandoned hospital. Capture eerie anomalies, avoid making noise, and uncover a chilling mystery—before something finds you first.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.7%, Mystery 22.3%, Exploration 15.6%, Horror 13.9%, Simulation 13.5%

Bleakmoor House is a psychological horror game where you navigate a shifting maze of dark rooms, solve puzzles, and uncover the mansion’s secrets. Face terrifying encounters and unravel the twisted history to survive the deadly traps within.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.2%, Simulation 17.4%, Puzzle 15.4%, Exploration 14.2%, Horror 12.9%

Sunset Inferno is a choice-driven narrative adventure where you are a Recycler: a machine built to hunt war deserters. But a targeted explosion shatters your programming. Find the saboteur before your makers decide you've learned too much.

Why similar: Dystopian 33.5%, Mystery 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Conversation 12.8%, Exploration 10.5%

Play as a memorialist and investigate a dystopian city in this 3D adventure game. Collect memories, unlock visions, hack encrypted data, and expose the truth in the face of a regime that manipulates memory.

Why similar: Dystopian 39.3%, Mystery 20%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Exploration 10.4%, Conversation 7.2%

It's 2049, deep space, on a corporate-run prison. An explosion within not only sets you free, but it also sets rolling a series of events that changes everything.

Why similar: Destruction 26.8%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Puzzle 13.2%, Mystery 12.2%, Exploration 9.8%

A psychological-horror puzzle game where after 16 years in prison for a murder you don't remember, you're back at your family's manor as schizophrenia distorts your reality. Manage, or harness, your mental hallucinations to uncover the truth. Will it vindicate you? Or confirm your darkest fears...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.2%, Mystery 19.8%, Puzzle 17.9%, Exploration 11.4%, Horror 8.1%

You’ve stepped into an office building haunted by an unsolved murder. The elevator traps you in endlessly repeating floors — each one slightly different from the last. Discover all 31 subtle anomalies, avoid deadly supernatural events, and reach the final EXIT to uncover the true ending.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.3%, Simulation 22.8%, Puzzle 14.5%, Horror 13.6%, Exploration 13.4%

Alex and Jade, a young couple who just arrived in Mason Ridge, decide to host a friend temporarily. One day, they receive a package intended for him and, when they open it, find something unexpected that transforms their night in unimaginable ways.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Psychological Horror 17%, Simulation 14.1%, Mystery 14.1%, Conversation 11.2%