- #1 Quern - Undying Thoughts
97% matchVery Positive91% of 4,065 reviews2016
Dev: Zadbox EntertainmentPub: Blue Brain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.6%, Surreal 11.9%, Point & Click 10.1%, Mystery 10%, Hidden Object 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A deep first-person exploration game that features complex environmental puzzles in a mysterious, isolated setting.
- #2 The Room
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 31,729 reviews2014
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.
Why similar: Puzzle 25.3%, Point & Click 19.8%, Mystery 14.7%, Escape Room 13.4% ★, Hidden Object 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for tactile, first-person escape room puzzles that reward close observation and interaction.
- #3 Discolored 2
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Godbey Games
Windows
All the colors have gone missing from the world. While on a mission to bring them back you discover you are being hunted by those who would see the colors banished. Your only hope is a woman in red who may be holding the key to preventing the world from becoming discolored.
Why similar: Surreal 19.7%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 11.2%, Puzzle 11%, Exploration 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel that continues the color-restoration puzzle mechanics and surreal atmosphere of the original.
- #4 Viewfinder
95% matchVery Positive94% of 12,998 reviews2023
Dev: Sad Owl StudiosPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.
Why similar: Surreal 28.9%, Puzzle 16%, First-Person 15.2%, Exploration 11.9%, Atmospheric 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Surreal, perspective-based puzzles that mirror the reality-bending nature of the color-restoration mechanics in Discolored.
- #5 Rusty Lake Hotel
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,529 reviews2016
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.3 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: Point & Click 23.8%, Puzzle 15.8%, Surreal 14.5%, Horror 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the surreal, unsettling atmosphere and point-and-click puzzle mechanics perfectly through a series of cryptic rooms.
- #6 Superliminal
94% matchVery Positive95% of 33,950 reviews2020
Dev: Pillow Castle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.
Why similar: Surreal 24.2%, Puzzle 15.2%, First-Person 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Minimalist 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal first-person puzzle game that plays with perception and environment to create a dreamlike experience.
- #7 Palindrome Syndrome: Escape Room
93% matchVery Positive82% of 549 reviews2020
Dev: mc2games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
You wake up in a spaceship with no memories. In this escape room with a sci-fi setting you will have to investigate your past solving different puzzles. Will you be able to discover what happened to you and how did you get there?
Why similar: Escape Room 35.4% ★, Hidden Object 13.2%, Point & Click 12.4%, Mystery 7.1%, Detective 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A focused, first-person escape room experience with a mysterious, isolated vibe and logical puzzle progression.
- #8 Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery
92% matchVery Positive87% of 869 reviews2021
Dev: Kiary Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Everybody are missing in a town. Find the answers of town mystery in a point and click adventure game with escape the room mechanics
Why similar: Detective 21.3%, Point & Click 17.3%, Hidden Object 14.4%, Mystery 11.2%, Puzzle 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Isometric puzzle-solving that captures the hidden object and investigative feel of a small-town mystery.
- #9 Call of the Sea
91% matchVery Positive88% of 6,354 reviews2020
Dev: Out of the Blue GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.4%, Puzzle 14.2%, Surreal 13.4%, First-Person 11.4%, Mystery 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person narrative adventure with beautiful, isolated environments and satisfying environmental puzzles.
- #10 The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
91% matchVery Positive88% of 8,976 reviews2014
Dev: The Astronauts
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Walking Simulator 20.8%, Mystery 12.3%, Horror 7.4%, First-Person 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on atmospheric exploration and investigative puzzle-solving within a hauntingly beautiful, surreal landscape.
- #11 Return of the Obra Dinn
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 35,035 reviews2018
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
Why similar: Detective 40.6%, Mystery 18.2%, Puzzle 12.2%, Story Rich 8.2%, Atmospheric 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in deduction and investigation that shares the detective-like curiosity and unique visual style of the seed game.
- #12 Follow the meaning
89% matchVery Positive94% of 1,035 reviews2024
Dev: HiKing Mind StudioPub: Second Maze
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…
Why similar: Point & Click 18.3%, Detective 17.4%, Surreal 14.3%, Puzzle 10.9%, Hidden Object 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, hand-drawn adventure that emphasizes atmosphere and cryptic, logic-based puzzle-solving.
- #13 Memorrha
90% matchMixed65% of 153 reviews2019
Dev: StickyStoneStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Go on a voyage of discovery following the traces of a mysterious culture. Discover diverse landscapes, investigate abandoned artifacts, and wake strange machines from their slumber.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.9%, Puzzle 12.2%, Mystery 10%, Exploration 9.4%, First-Person 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game centered on exploring ancient, mysterious ruins and deciphering complex mechanisms.
- #14 Gorogoa
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,667 reviews2017
Dev: Buried SignalPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.
Why similar: Puzzle 35.3%, Point & Click 21.6%, Mystery 10.5%, Atmospheric 9%, Story Rich 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A highly surreal, visually striking puzzle game that relies on shifting perspectives and layered storytelling.
- #15 The Anomalous Hour
87% matchVery Positive92% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Gambir Studio
Windows
You are alone in a deserted station. Or are you? Take pictures of strange anomalies around the station and you might find a way out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Hidden Object 19.2%, Horror 13%, Psychological Horror 12%, Exploration 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric exploration game that leans into the unsettling, 'off' feeling of a world that doesn't quite make sense.
- #16 Manifold Garden
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,512 reviews2020
Dev: William Chyr Studio
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
Why similar: Surreal 23.7%, Puzzle 13%, Minimalist 12.8%, First-Person 10.3%, Exploration 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Surreal, physics-defying exploration with a strong emphasis on spatial puzzles and infinite geometry.
- #17 Through The Fragmentation
86% matchVery Positive97% of 236 reviews2021
Dev: Máté PribelszkyPub: Crow Bar
Windows
Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.
Why similar: Mystery 22%, Exploration 20%, First-Person 19.6%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Adventure 8%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive, first-person exploration game with a dreamlike, surreal quality that rewards curiosity.
- #18 The Witness
85% matchVery Positive84% of 21,284 reviews2016
Dev: Thekla, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
Why similar: Puzzle 25.6%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Exploration 13.7%, First-Person 12.7%, Colorful 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Open-world exploration combined with intricate, logic-based environmental puzzles that require keen observation.
- #19 Regular Factory: Escape Room
84% matchVery Positive91% of 234 reviews2022
Dev: mc2games
Windows
You don't work in a regular assembly line. In this escape room, you will investigate what is really being manufactured in a secret factory, explore mysterious places and solve puzzles. Will you discover the truth?
Why similar: Escape Room 34.7% ★, Hidden Object 12.1%, Point & Click 11.7%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Mystery 7%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, puzzle-heavy escape room experience with a distinct, industrial aesthetic.
- #20 Confabulation
84% matchVery Positive91% of 104 reviews2023
Dev: Authogin
Windows
Your memory is fading. Things around your home keep changing; they are not what they appear to be. Find what is wrong, take pictures to restore your memory. Try to remember. Learn what you have forgotten, learn what has happened. It is not what it seems to be.
Why similar: Surreal 16.3%, Hidden Object 16.2%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 11.9%, Mystery 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological, first-person puzzle game that emphasizes investigation and environmental storytelling in a confined space.
- #21 Museum of Monoliths
83% matchVery Positive92% of 106 reviews2023
Dev: Podoba InteractivePub: Marevo Collective
Windows
A slow burn walking sim with an interactive soundtrack and horror vibes. You explore abstract locations and create your own unique sound for each of them by moving around and using Monoliths.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.1%, Surreal 20.5%, Psychological Horror 14%, Sci-fi 9.2%, First-Person 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric walking simulator that prioritizes visual storytelling and quiet, contemplative exploration.
- #22 Machinarium
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 20,605 reviews2009
Dev: Amanita Design
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!
Why similar: Point & Click 24.5%, Surreal 20.9%, Puzzle 13.9%, Linear 11.7%, Sci-fi 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click adventure with a unique, surreal art style and clever, non-verbal puzzle design.
- #23 What Remains of Edith Finch
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 52,461 reviews2017
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.6%, Story Rich 15.4%, Mystery 11.8%, First-Person 9.4%, Exploration 9%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the atmospheric, first-person exploration and surreal storytelling that makes Discolored so memorable.
- #24 Tested on Humans: Escape Room
82% matchVery Positive86% of 506 reviews2021
Dev: mc2games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You are the test subject. In this dark environment escape room, you have to solve various puzzles to escape from the research center where you are trapped. Can you find out how you got there and escape???
Why similar: Escape Room 44.1% ★, Point & Click 14.2%, Hidden Object 13.3%, Walking Simulator 9.5%, Puzzle 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A solid, first-person escape room experience that focuses on logic and environmental interaction in a mysterious facility.
- #25 Disminal
81% matchVery Positive90% of 165 reviews2024
Dev: Brian Gonnet
Windows · Mac · Linux
wandering into the uncanny concept of liminality, captured in DV tape format you explore what seems to be another dimension, lost in an endless space that looks human-made but isn't.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 52.2%, First-Person 21.9%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Exploration 9.5%, Adventure 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A moody, atmospheric walking simulator that shares the isolated, investigative tone of the seed game.
- #26 Shift 87
80% matchVery Positive87% of 215 reviews2024
Dev: PixelsplitPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Your task today: Memorize your environment and report any anomalies. Good luck with your shift! "Shift 87" is an observation horror game with subtle anomalies and unsettling occurrences.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.2%, Hidden Object 19.7%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, First-Person 9.8%, Mystery 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: An observational, first-person puzzle game that requires keen attention to detail in a shifting, uncanny environment.
- #27 Desktop Explorer
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,696 reviews2026
Dev: Recurring Dream
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Point & Click 18.3%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Mystery 11%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #28 The Elision Effect
79% matchVery Positive94% of 183 reviews2024
Dev: teamakes.games
Windows · Linux
The Elision Effect is a short surreal puzzle game. The last person finds themselves in an empty office. The place seems off, like it shouldn’t exist. Not knowing what made everyone abandon these liminal spaces, they look for an exit.
Why similar: Surreal 23.8%, Walking Simulator 23.6%, Puzzle 11.9%, Minimalist 11.4%, Exploration 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric puzzle game that captures the surreal, dreamlike quality of Discolored's world.
- #29 CoRoT
79% matchMixed68% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Azteck Game Studios
Windows
CoRoT is a first-person psychological meta-horror game. Search for cassettes in a transforming house, unraveling its macabre past. A sinister atmosphere surrounds you as you try to understand what's happening and where you really are. Can you discover the truth hidden in its walls?
Why similar: Surreal 19.1%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 10%, Puzzle 9%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, psychological-horror puzzle game that emphasizes atmosphere and environmental mystery.
- #30 The Talos Principle
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 33,014 reviews2014
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
Why similar: Puzzle 31.7%, Sci-fi 15.9%, First-Person 15.6%, Story Rich 11.4%, Atmospheric 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A philosophical, first-person puzzle game with deep environmental exploration and surreal, thought-provoking undertones.
- #31 Escape from Mutation Station
77% matchVery Positive97% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: Jay Marksman
Windows
A short, unconventional escape room experience. You are the candidate. You must find a way out of this room. Things are not as they seem.
Why similar: Escape Room 31.7% ★, Surreal 13.6%, Detective 10.9%, Walking Simulator 8.8%, Point & Click 8.4%
- #32 LiDAR Exploration Program
76% matchVery Positive90% of 307 reviews2025
Dev: KenForest
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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: Walking Simulator 20.4%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 12.8%, Exploration 10.1%, First-Person 8.7%
- #33 Faded Grey
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 168 reviews2021
Dev: Derek Golliher
Windows
A short find it game that helps you make sense of a tragic accident as you uncover a piece of the story with each item found.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Hidden Object 19.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 9.6%, Story Rich 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused, psychological walking simulator that deals with memory and atmosphere in a minimalist setting.
- #34 The Incident at Galley House
72% matchVery Positive94% of 3,745 reviews2026
Dev: William RousPub: Evil Trout Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In 1936, something terrible happened at Galley House. Decades later, with a strange contraption that reveals echoes of the past, you must uncover the truth behind this grisly mystery.
Why similar: Detective 32.8%, Mystery 21.3%, Puzzle 15.7%, Story Rich 9.2%, Horror 8.3%
- #35 Green Pond Town
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
You've received a strange letter, and inside, a chilling black and white photograph – the people in the picture are eerily faceless! A powerful intuition compels you to journey to the location in the photo: Greenwater Town...
Why similar: Point & Click 24%, Hidden Object 19.5%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Puzzle 14.2%, Exploration 11.7%
- #36 The Strange Lights
74% matchVery Positive87% of 133 reviews2026
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You have arrived in a forest where people are rumored to disappear and strange things happen... Locals often see bright flashes and hear strange sounds...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.5%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 14.6%, Mystery 11.5%, Linear 9.6%
- #37 Hitchhiker - A Mystery Game
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 230 reviews2021
Dev: Mad About PandasPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.
Why similar: Surreal 19.2%, Mystery 18.8%, First-Person 14.5%, Story Rich 12.9%, Walking Simulator 12.8%
- #38 no signal
74% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: exodrifter
Windows · Linux
An emotional point-and-click hard sci-fi adventure game about exploring an abandoned space station. Follow messages left by the long-gone staff to learn the outcome of the research team and the secrets they left behind.
Why similar: Escape Room 31.9% ★, Hidden Object 11.8%, Point & Click 10.9%, Mystery 8.1%, Linear 7.2%
- #39 DINNERDINNNER
75% matchVery Positive81% of 191 reviews2024
Dev: LuuuLuuuL
Windows
"DINNERDINNNER" is a horror adventure game set in the modern era. You become a diner staff member and encounter strange events – customers with bizarre stories, engaging in trivial conversations, and discussing incomprehensible matters.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.2%, Exploration 14.9%, First-Person 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Relaxing 10.9%
- #40 Exiled
73% matchVery Positive90% of 249 reviews2024
Dev: John Szymanski
Windows · Mac · Linux
Charlotte is missing. Decode an ancient language, investigate a mystery, and stay away from ancient monsters in this compact puzzle thriller.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.5%, Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Mystery 13.4%, Puzzle 12.6%
- #41 What Happened to Lily?
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 151 reviews2025
Dev: Montee Games
Windows
What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.6%, Hidden Object 15.2%, Surreal 14.2%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Horror 8.4%
- #42 PAGER
71% matchVery Positive88% of 146 reviews2025
Dev: bilge
Windows
You are wetware, working a mysterious job.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.3%, Surreal 18.4%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 11.2%, First-Person 9.2%
- #43 The Room Two
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,748 reviews2016
Dev: Fireproof Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.
Why similar: Puzzle 20.5%, Point & Click 17.2%, Hidden Object 14.4%, Mystery 13.8%, Escape Room 10.4% ★
- #44 DARKLIGHT
72% matchVery Positive87% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: polytely games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Are you ready to investigate a mysterious occurrence at a remote lighthouse? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game.
Why similar: Escape Room 36.7% ★, Point & Click 20.8%, Puzzle 13.7%, Horror 10.6%, Mystery 8.2%
- #45 The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
71% matchVery Positive88% of 940 reviews2022
Dev: MediaCity Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.
Why similar: Escape Room 37.2% ★, Walking Simulator 15%, Mystery 8.1%, Puzzle 7.7%, Horror 7.7%
- #46 Hotel 188
70% matchVery Positive89% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Leonn CamayoPub: Andes Interactive
Windows
Dive into a realistic experience of the Backrooms, without jumpscares, getting lost in impossible spaces and feeling like something is watching you. The uncertainty of not knowing where you're going will make you want to quit… Will you be able to make it to the end?
Why similar: Escape Room 25.8% ★, Walking Simulator 18.4%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Minimalist 9.4%, First-Person 7.4%
- #47 Liminal Lane
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Ravenhome Studios
Windows
Welcome to Liminal Lane. A short, single player, first person, atmospheric walking simulator. A nostalgic, surreal experience exploring Liminal Spaces. Uncover the secrets of Liminal Lane and escape the Lucid Dreams and Haunting Nightmares.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.7%, Puzzle 16.2%, Exploration 14.2%, First-Person 12.9%, Colorful 10.1%
- #48 Within of Static - Northgate Mall
68% matchVery Positive90% of 115 reviews2026
Dev: 616 GAMES
Windows
You play as Dylan Miller, a night security guard assigned to watch over the nearly abandoned Northgate Mall. What starts as a quiet shift of cameras and radio calls slowly turns into a night where something inside the mall doesn’t want to stay hidden.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.9%, Exploration 13.5%, First-Person 11.2%, Mystery 10.3%, Horror 9%
- #49 Overtime Anomaly
69% matchVery Positive85% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: BiteMe Games
Windows
You're working overtime again in your dead-end job, whilst your boss is on vacation. However, strange things are happening throughout the office. Complete your daily work tasks, explore your office, report any anomalies you may find, and you may just find yourself getting a promotion...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.9%, Surreal 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Mystery 11.5%, Exploration 7.7%
- #50 Greenhouse
68% matchVery Positive90% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: 7D Games Studio
Windows
A psychological horror game where you enter the Greenhouse at your own risk to uncover the truth behind the friendly façade. Change the environment and weather to progress, hoping to get out. Switch off the entities to enjoy eerie serenity.
Why similar: Escape Room 23% ★, Walking Simulator 16.9%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 9.7%, Surreal 9.2%
- #51 BACKROOMS ANOMALY
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: liminal_games
Windows
Explore a looping corridor filled with anomalies. Walk through the fluorescent-lit backrooms environment, examine your surroundings, and spot subtle changes in reality.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.8%, Surreal 14.5%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Minimalist 9.6%, Horror 8.6%
- #52 Sinking Inn
70% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: Open Alpha
Windows · Mac
A small, lonely boy on a hopeful quest navigates through a dark and dreary motel. Dive into its mysterious, eerie atmosphere and find your way through the motel's strange puzzles, as it becomes increasingly clear that reality is not as it seems.
Why similar: Point & Click 37.3%, Puzzle 20.7%, Exploration 17.5%, Mystery 9.3%, Surreal 9%
- #53 Paranormal place
69% matchMixed66% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: ASK GAMES
Windows
Alex is a blogger who explores places with paranormal phenomena. At the request of his subscribers, he goes to an abandoned place where, according to rumors, some creepy things were noticed. What is happening there? You have to find it out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25%, Hidden Object 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 14.9%, Exploration 8.3%
- #54 The Backrooms
73% matchMostly Negative23% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: WASABAE Studios
Windows
You find yourself in a strange world with no idea how you got there. As you explore more, the world gets increasingly convoluted and unstable. You are now in... The Backrooms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25%, Hidden Object 17.9%, Exploration 12%, Horror 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #55 Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 611 reviews2020
Dev: Cosmo DPub: Cosmo D Studios LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
On the corner of July Avenue and Yam Street, all is not what it seems. What role will you play in a city's fate?
Why similar: Surreal 22.7%, Walking Simulator 19.4%, First-Person 10.8%, Mystery 9.6%, Exploration 9.6%
- #56 DREAM LOGIC
67% matchVery Positive89% of 406 reviews2022
Dev: Teleopsia Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%
DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 10.6%, Mystery 10.1%, Exploration 8.6%
- #57 For Sale
65% matchVery Positive97% of 268 reviews2025
Dev: Collarpill
Windows · Linux
The year is 1998. Step into the shoes of a real estate agent, tasked with photographing a seemingly ordinary house for an upcoming sale. Explore the environment, use your camera to take pictur-- wait, what’s that in the last photo?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.4%, Psychological Horror 16%, Mystery 13.4%, Horror 12.2%, Exploration 11.6%
- #58 Project Looking Glass
63% matchVery Positive100% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: MORPH
Windows · Mac
1963. A classified experiment. A grieving mother with unnatural powers. Step into a first-person psychological horror told through the static of a Cold War-era monitor peering into the astral realm and beyond. Find out what happened to you and uncover the conspiracy they tried to bury.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.4%, Hidden Object 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Point & Click 12.9%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #59 Dr Livingstone, I Presume? Reversed Escape Room
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 172 reviews2021
Dev: VulpesoftPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience the reversed escape room game. Solve many different types of puzzles and venture deeper and deeper into the mansion's heart. Investigate what lies behind the mysterious letter from your dearest friend.
Why similar: Escape Room 35.7% ★, Detective 16.6%, Walking Simulator 9.2%, Puzzle 7%, Mystery 6.8%
- #60 There The Light
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 108 reviews2019
Dev: CasualBebop
Windows · Mac
Explore an unknown and abandoned world. Each step, each puzzle, brings you closer to discovering the history and secrets of a lost civilization. Can you find the light?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.5%, Mystery 15.4%, Relaxing 11.5%, Puzzle 9.3%, Linear 9%