- #1 Little Nightmares
97% matchVery Positive95% of 115,101 reviews2017
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.9%, Horror 20.8%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Puzzle 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This puzzle-platformer perfectly captures the dark, atmospheric, and unsettling tone found in the seed game.
- #2 INSIDE
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 73,507 reviews2016
Dev: Playdead
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 47.5%, Horror 17.6%, Atmospheric 16.4%, Puzzle 12.6%, Indie 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in environmental puzzle-solving and dark, psychological storytelling that mirrors the seed game's immersive nature.
- #3 Fran Bow
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,826 reviews2015
Dev: Killmonday Games AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.4%, Horror 13.9%, Psychological 12.2%, Puzzle 11.8%, Hidden Object 9%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at blending dark humor with psychological horror and intricate puzzle-solving.
- #4 Riddlewood Manor
95% matchVery Positive93% of 132 reviews2025
Dev: Peanut Button
Windows · Mac
Riddlewood Manor is a point & click adventure set in a haunted house that will try to kill you each step of your way. Overcome eerie logic puzzles to uncover a maze of mysterious rooms filled with dark secrets, spooky encounters, and hidden pathways. Optional jump scare warning is available.
Why similar: Dark Humor 35.8%, Hidden Object 13.3%, Funny 12.9%, Horror 9.4%, Exploration 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features a strong blend of dark humor, story-rich exploration, and challenging puzzles within a horror setting.
- #5 The Exit 8
94% matchVery Positive93% of 10,306 reviews2023
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
Why similar: Immersive Sim 14.8%, Walking Simulator 14%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 7.1%, Exploration 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric exploration game that uses repetitive logic and subtle horror to keep players on edge.
- #6 Rusty Lake Hotel
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,008 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.7%, Puzzle 18.2%, Dark Humor 18.1%, Horror 14.6%, Hidden Object 12%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and dark puzzle game that leans heavily into the strange, humorous, and unsettling aesthetic.
- #7 Platform 8
93% matchVery Positive87% of 2,551 reviews2024
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Hidden Object 14.7%, Immersive Sim 12.4%, Realistic 9%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the same psychological horror and puzzle-solving loop found in the seed game.
- #8 Scary Game
92% matchVery Positive94% of 409 reviews2025
Dev: KanGames
Windows
You open your eyes in a dark, unfamiliar room; each door drags you into a new chamber filled with absurd surprises and dark comedy. Will you manage to escape, or will you continue to star in this black comedy?
Why similar: Dark Humor 43.1%, Funny 19.1%, Horror 14.3%, Walking Simulator 8.6%, Atmospheric 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Directly captures the dark-comedy and funny horror elements that define the seed game's personality.
- #9 Inscryption
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 143,157 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Why similar: Psychological 33.4%, Horror 33.1%, Puzzle 20.5%, First-Person 13%
Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully combines dark, meta-narrative horror with deep puzzle mechanics and a cynical sense of humor.
- #10 The Devil is in the Details
91% matchVery Positive98% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: HideWorks
Windows
A survival horror spot-the-difference game set in a twisted Hell gameshow. Demons will distract you, torment you, or try to kill you. The Arbiter is your mysterious guide—sometimes helpful, sometimes...not so much. Spot the anomalies or suffer the consequences.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 17.4%, Realistic 14.6%, Funny 12.3%, Hidden Object 12.3%, Psychological 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A humorous and realistic horror experience that focuses on immersive-sim elements.
- #11 The Devil's Face
90% matchVery Positive89% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: Tzavis StudioPub: Tzavis Bros Games
Windows
The Devil's Face is an impressive first-person horror game with a gripping storyline. You play as Jonathan, who embarks on a journey to the afterlife. There, he will face judgment for his actions and endure the hell he has created for himself.
Why similar: Hidden Object 24.6%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Psychological 11.5%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Horror 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy psychological horror game that emphasizes atmosphere and dark, hidden secrets.
- #12 Who's Lila?
89% matchVery Positive95% of 3,515 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.9%, Choices Matter 21%, Horror 15.6%, Exploration 12.8%, Puzzle 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game where your choices matter and the logic-based puzzles are deeply tied to the narrative.
- #13 Liminal Exit
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 90 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: Dark Humor 20.5%, Immersive Sim 15.5%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Realistic 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive-sim that utilizes puzzle mechanics and perma-death to heighten the sense of dread.
- #14 DYING: Reborn
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 216 reviews2018
Dev: NEKCOM EntertainmentPub: Coconut Island Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
DYING: Reborn is a first-person Room Escape puzzle game in which players must tackle all kinds of puzzles in a series of dark and eerie environments. Gameplay revolves around collecting, discovering and putting together pieces of a twisted story that will make your hair stand on end...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 53.6%, Puzzle 21%, Horror 14.5%, Indie 11%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated puzzle-horror experience that tests your wits in a dark, confined environment.
- #15 Unemployment Simulator 2018
86% matchVery Positive86% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Samuel LehikoinenPub: turbolento publishing
Windows
Social welfare survival horror based on real events. Endure emotional pain and societal pressure. Stay entertained. Survive the routine and become the hero of your studio apartment—battle inner demons, hide skeletons in the closet, and most importantly… keep the bathroom clean.
Why similar: Dark Humor 38.7%, Immersive Sim 18.2%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 6.8%, Puzzle 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the cynical dark-humor and simulation aspects of the seed game in a unique way.
- #16 Mirror Forge
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 179 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 18.5%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Psychological 10.8%, Realistic 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on psychological horror and survival, providing a tense atmosphere similar to the seed game.
- #17 Locked in my Darkness
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 68 reviews2022
Dev: Blusagi TeamPub: indie.io
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A tense, atmospheric descent into psychological horror—trapped in a place where reality fades and fear takes hold.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.5%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Realistic 11.4%, Horror 9.2%, Exploration 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines exploration and puzzle-solving with a heavy dose of psychological horror.
- #18 DARK NIGHT WITH FLOPPA
84% matchVery Positive90% of 540 reviews2023
Dev: BLOCK 211
Windows
Find all the pictures before Floppa finds you.
Why similar: Dark Humor 30.6%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Funny 15%, Immersive Sim 10.9%, Horror 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A funny, meme-centric horror game that balances dark themes with comedic relief.
- #19 Beyond The Evil
85% 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: Logic 15.2%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Hidden Object 12.2%, Thriller 10%, Realistic 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-driven horror game that relies on puzzle-solving to uncover dark secrets.
- #20 PAGER
83% matchVery Positive88% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: bilge
Windows
You are wetware, working a mysterious job.
Why similar: Dark Humor 18%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Immersive Sim 10.1%, Logic 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that prioritizes exploration and dread.
- #21 Moving Houses
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 251 reviews2024
Dev: Gordon Little
Windows
A silly little physics-based game about moving on... or is it? Be neat, be careful, or be a chaos goblin. The choice is yours. But be warned, not all is as it seems in this quiet little house.
Why similar: Dark Humor 16.7%, Puzzle Platformer 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Thriller 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses exploration and simulation to create a sense of unease.
- #22 SIGNALIS
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,986 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 60.6%, Atmospheric 24.3%, Puzzle 15.1%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric psychological horror game with complex puzzles and a haunting, realistic aesthetic.
- #23 Find Yourself
82% matchVery Positive84% of 1,285 reviews2021
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Explore the truly frightening subway cars and find out what fears the main character will have to face.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.7%, Dark Humor 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Realistic 11.2%, Horror 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: An exploration-focused horror game that emphasizes the psychological state of the player.
- #24 Implements of Hell
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 103 reviews2021
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Implements of Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mysteries, unlock the secrets, and change the outcome in a slow-paced atmospheric, and extremely horrifying experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Realistic 12.2%, Thriller 12.1%, Psychological 11%
Why You'll Like It: A walking-simulator that focuses on building a thick, horror-filled atmosphere through environmental storytelling.
- #25 WORLD OF HORROR
79% matchVery Positive90% of 9,731 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 49.5%, Horror 34.9%, Atmospheric 15.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, puzzle-heavy horror game that rewards logic and exploration in a surreal, unsettling world.
- #26 When The Devil Takes Hold
81% matchMixed67% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: NOVAK STUDIOS
Windows
When The Devil Takes Hold is a first-person psychological horror game. Step into the shoes of James Davidson, a fearless content creator whose search for views leads him to a cursed location. Explore the haunted grounds and solve puzzles to uncover the dark past.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.4%, Realistic 16.5%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Thriller 15.2%, Horror 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic and atmospheric horror experience that aligns with the dark tone of the seed game.
- #27 Care
80% matchVery Positive96% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: The Pocket Dimension
Windows
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.8%, Choices Matter 18%, Immersive Sim 17.2%, Horror 13.3%, Atmospheric 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-horror game that keeps the player engaged through interactive mystery.
- #28 Lair of Torment
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 183 reviews2023
Dev: Admia
Windows
This is an indie horror game with first-person puzzles. Terror and fear have enveloped the city. The maniac has returned. You sneak into his lair to try and stop him before he goes too far...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.9%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, Logic 12%, Realistic 10.8%, Horror 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses puzzles and walking-simulator mechanics to build tension.
- #29 The Stanley Parable
78% matchVery Positive92% of 45,432 reviews2013
Dev: Galactic Cafe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.4%, Psychological 16.4%, Funny 15.7%, Choices Matter 11.5%, First-Person 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: While less horror-focused, it perfectly matches the dark-humor and meta-exploration elements of the seed game.
- #30 White Room Protocol
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 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 19.4%, Walking Simulator 17.9%, Realistic 13.4%, Thriller 12.1%, Horror 10.7%
- #31 9 Souls
77% 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 27%, Walking Simulator 22.8%, Horror 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #32 Echoes of Dread
77% matchVery Positive85% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: Reaper GSPub: Kazakov Studios
Windows
Echoes Of Dread is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mansion, solve puzzles, and uncover the secrets hidden within. Prepare for unexpected encounters with terrifying entities.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Hidden Object 19.6%, Horror 11.2%, First-Person 8.2%, Thriller 8.1%
- #33 Jumpscare Simulator: System Breach
75% matchVery Positive91% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: Durultay Games
Windows
Jumpscare Simulator is a sci-fi horror game featuring a story-driven main game and two additional game modes. Pass through doors carefully, battle the simulation, and try to fall from your seat as little as possible!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Walking Simulator 18%, Thriller 14.9%, Horror 11.8%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #34 Whispering Lane: Horror
76% matchMixed65% of 156 reviews2024
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the dark secrets of the abandoned house on Whispering Lane in this psychological horror game. Navigate through perilous twists, where each turn reveals a blend of horror and mystery. Can you unearth the truth before darkness consumes you?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Walking Simulator 17.2%, Psychological 13.2%, Realistic 11.5%, Horror 10%
- #35 The Devilry Reservation
76% matchVery Positive93% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: GentFish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths
Why similar: Dark Humor 28.7%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Logic 20.7%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #36 The Test: Reality Check
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 632 reviews2025
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
The Test: Reality Check is one of multiple installments in an ongoing social experiment that can be classified as an atmospheric, psychological-simulation with horror elements. Dive deep into your own psyche to find answers to questions you've kept locked away, hidden from yourself for far too long.
Why similar: Dark Humor 28.2%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Immersive Sim 15.6%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Funny 10.4%
- #37 Dark Atlas: Infernum
73% matchVery Positive86% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: Night Council StudioPub: Selecta Play
Windows
If hell is a state of the soul, these are the steps that will lead you to its gates. Dark Atlas: Infernum is a disturbing first-person story where an esoteric end of the world meets psychological survival horror with a strong narrative component.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Psychological 14.2%, Thriller 13%, Horror 12.3%, Realistic 11.8%
- #38 Sector 404
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 57 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 14.4%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Immersive Sim 9.4%, Realistic 9.2%, Choices Matter 9%
- #39 Deceived Of Joy
73% matchVery Positive86% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: LevelBound Studios
Windows
Step into a Psychological Horror Experience where you live in an apartment complex where the walls between reality and nightmares are crumbling. Run for your life, solve small puzzles and use items to help you survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.2%, Horror 22.6%, Indie 20.1%, First-Person 17.1%
- #40 Almost My Floor
74% matchVery Positive92% of 244 reviews2021
Dev: Potata Company
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Almost My Floor - point & click detective in a frightening atmosphere of sinister nightmares. Each step may end up fatal. Solve the mystery of the house #9 residents or go crazy. Labyrinth of endless floors will not let go of their victim without a fight.
Why similar: Dark Humor 26.7%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Funny 9.8%, Psychological 9.4%
- #41 Blasfemia
70% matchVery Positive92% of 262 reviews2025
Dev: Nakashima Studios
Windows
Blasfemia is a first-person horror game. You are trapped in a seemingly normal apartment but realize early on that you're not alone. Explore a handcrafted, detail rich environment in a tense and terrifying atmosphere and try to find a way out before an ominous entity gets to you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25%, Horror 19.1%, Psychological Horror 13%, Exploration 10.7%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #42 Don't Be Afraid 2
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 249 reviews2024
Dev: Eneida Games
Windows
Descend deep into the nightmare that seamlessly blends with reality in this uncanny horror escape room game. Can you find your way out of the horrid mansion or will you succumb to your fears? Can you face and overcome your past, or will it break you?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Walking Simulator 18.4%, Horror 11%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Hidden Object 9.2%
- #43 SILENT BREATH
71% matchMixed69% of 1,156 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%, Realistic 16.2%, Thriller 16%, Horror 14%, Walking Simulator 9.7%
- #44 Circus of Pain
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: ZV GAMES
Windows
Immerse yourself in the terrifying world of Circus of Pain, where you become the main participant in a deadly circus show. Solve dangerous puzzles to survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 49.5%, Horror 23.8%, Simulation 9.3%, Walking Simulator 6.7%, Indie 4.8%
- #45 The Derailed
70% matchVery Positive84% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Deformed Dreams Studio
Windows
The Derailed is a first-person psychological horror game. Beneath the dusty arches of a nearly forgotten depot, shadows of the past tremble. Whether you want to or not, you will have to uncover the dark secrets of this place.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.7%, Walking Simulator 24.1%, Horror 20.9%, Exploration 15.6%, Indie 3.7%
- #46 Unwelcome
73% matchVery Positive82% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows
Stay alive in this weird and peculiar horror experience. What begins as a game between friends turns into a race for your life. Take a breath and enter the house.
Why similar: Dark Humor 26.5%, Hidden Object 17.3%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Exploration 7.9%
- #47 Doorways: Prelude
75% matchMixed62% of 634 reviews2013
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 28.6%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Psychological 10.3%, First-Person 10%
- #48 Poltergeist Watcher
69% matchVery Positive95% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: DuckGod
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can you survive the night watching the haunted house?
Why similar: Hidden Object 22.3%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Logic 17%, Horror 11.8%, Realistic 11.4%
- #49 Office After Hours
67% matchVery Positive95% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: gameandcode
Windows
Spot anomalies and uncover hidden clues to escape an office where overwork turns strange and experiments happen more often than coffee breaks.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Walking Simulator 18.3%, Funny 11.5%, Realistic 11.2%, Horror 8.6%
- #50 [Chilla's Art] The Night Way Home | 帰り道
71% matchMixed66% of 300 reviews2021
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
The Night Way Home is a Japanese survival horror game.
Why similar: Dark Humor 32.8%, Hidden Object 23.4%, Realistic 17%, Atmospheric 9.1%, First-Person 9%
- #51 I'm Still Here
68% matchVery Positive90% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: AIO_Games
Windows
I'M STILL HERE - is a realistic horror game with an interesting plot and horrific screamers.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Psychological 12.3%, Thriller 11.8%, Realistic 11.1%
- #52 The Gravedigger
68% matchVery Positive86% of 121 reviews2024
Dev: Authogin
Windows
You're hired to dig up graves at a local church, looting valuables while demonic activity escalates. You must find and return all the burnt bones to stop the demonic activity. Each night you will dig for valuables to find bones, fend off growing corruption, and survive to solve the mystery.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 19.7%, Hidden Object 18.4%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Realistic 11.3%, Horror 11%
- #53 Anomalies Detective
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 70 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 25.5%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Immersive Sim 19.3%, Exploration 11.3%, Horror 9.8%
- #54 Witch's Doll
67% 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: Psychological Horror 22.5%, Walking Simulator 20.7%, Realistic 14.8%, Horror 11.9%, First-Person 7.9%
- #55 The Demon Within Me
70% matchMixed67% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
The Demon Within Me is a first-person psychological horror game featuring a dark, lonely, and atmospheric environment that offers an immersive and disturbing experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.9%, Horror 15.8%, First-Person 13.6%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Linear 11.3%
- #56 Dead Take
65% matchVery Positive88% of 794 reviews2025
Dev: Surgent StudiosPub: Pocketpair Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.5%, Walking Simulator 17%, Horror 11.8%, Dark Humor 11.5%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #57 SLACKJAW
66% matchVery Positive83% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: Nostromo Interactive
Windows
As the latest prey of a deranged serial killer, you must use your wits and resources to survive in this atmospheric first-person escape room-style horror game. Explore, uncover secrets, and plan your escape... but be quiet, or you'll be his next victim. Inspired by true events.
Why similar: Thriller 19.1%, Realistic 15.8%, Horror 14.4%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Exploration 14%
- #58 Sad Satan
69% matchMixed44% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: DVGamix
Windows
Sad Satan is a horror and mystery game that takes you on a terrifying journey through dark corridors and locations filled with secrets
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.7%, Walking Simulator 31.2%, First-Person 14.4%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Indie 6.3%
- #59 VIDeoPHOBIA
67% matchVery Positive80% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
You are in a room without windows or doors. The TV dimly illuminates the room. What is this, a box? How to open it? After solving the riddle, you find the TV remote control. Click... a door appeared. You step into the darkness and hear laughter... turn around and find out what's behind the screen.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.7%, Realistic 12%, Psychological 11.2%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Thriller 10.5%
- #60 Visage
65% matchVery Positive84% of 10,620 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.9%, Horror 24.9%, Walking Simulator 9.5%, Realistic 7.8%, First-Person 7.5%