- #1 Don't Be Afraid 2
97% matchMostly Positive72% of 269 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: Walking Simulator 15.7%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Gore 14%, Horror 11.1%, Psychological Horror 11%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct sequel, it continues the narrative and gameplay style of the original with improved mechanics and atmosphere.
- #2 Visage
96% matchVery Positive84% of 10,917 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.5 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: Horror 24.6%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Survival Horror 17.1%, Walking Simulator 7.8%, First-Person 7%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deeply atmospheric, house-based psychological horror experience that mirrors the exploration and tension of the seed game.
- #3 MADiSON
96% matchVery Positive87% of 3,425 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Horror 16.3%, Survival Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Survival 9.5%, Violent 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It features a similar focus on puzzle-solving and navigating a disturbing, confined environment while being hunted.
- #4 The Beast Inside
95% matchVery Positive83% of 12,117 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
Why similar: Horror 18.3%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Gore 8.5%, Survival 7.7%, Walking Simulator 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It combines first-person exploration with a gripping narrative and psychological horror elements that feel very similar to the seed game.
- #5 Outlast
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 138,315 reviews2013
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
Why similar: Horror 27.4%, Survival Horror 17%, Gore 14%, Psychological Horror 10%, Survival 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive experience for being trapped in a hostile location with a psychopath, emphasizing stealth and vulnerability.
- #6 Infliction
94% matchVery Positive81% of 962 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
Why similar: Gore 16.6%, Horror 13.7%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Violent 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that focuses on domestic trauma and exploring a haunted house, much like the seed game.
- #7 Amnesia: The Bunker
93% matchVery Positive93% of 12,386 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.3%, Survival 14.9%, Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, First-Person 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the feeling of being trapped in a dangerous, confined space where survival depends on exploration and resource management.
- #8 Layers of Fear
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,706 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 18.3%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, First-Person 13.2%, Story Rich 10%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at environmental storytelling and psychological tension, focusing on exploration within a shifting, confined space.
- #9 Rise of Insanity
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,283 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.8%, Horror 14.8%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Simulation 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a similar blend of psychological horror and first-person exploration, focusing on uncovering dark secrets.
- #10 God's Basement
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,317 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18%, Horror 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Violent 11.7%, Gore 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes walking-simulator mechanics to build psychological tension and tell a dark, mystery-filled story.
- #11 Silver Chains
90% matchMixed69% of 1,357 reviews2019
Dev: Cracked Heads GamesPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.
Why similar: Horror 25.9%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Gore 10.8%, Survival 8.8%, First-Person 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This gothic horror game focuses on puzzle-solving and exploring a large, mysterious house filled with secrets.
- #12 Home Sweet Home
89% matchVery Positive87% of 3,784 reviews2017
Dev: YGGDRAZIL GROUP CO.,LTD
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Home Sweet Home is a first-person horror adventure game based on Thai myths and beliefs. The core gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid perilous spirits hunting you. Moreover, few puzzles are added into the game, making gameplay more various.
Why similar: Horror 25.2%, Survival Horror 16.4%, Gore 15.7%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Walking Simulator 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features a vulnerable protagonist attempting to escape a hostile environment while being pursued by a relentless antagonist.
- #13 9 Childs Street
89% matchVery Positive90% of 815 reviews2023
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
This is a first-person indie horror game. In 9 Childs Street you will find the terrifying atmosphere of a recently abandoned house, and its captive inhabitants, through the eyes of a curious little boy in a red cap.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.5%, Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 17%, First-Person 12%, Realistic 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the essence of exploring a disturbing house with a focus on first-person immersion and psychological dread.
- #14 Find Yourself
88% matchVery Positive84% of 1,326 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 19.7%, Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Violent 9.2%, Thriller 9%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric horror game that relies on exploration and narrative discovery in a confined setting.
- #15 Palmyra Orphanage
87% matchVery Positive89% of 713 reviews2019
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paranormal first-person horror, which takes place in an abandoned orphanage. Walk through the corridors of your childhood, but do remember that you're not only one here.
Why similar: Violent 17.2%, Horror 16%, Survival Horror 13.8%, Gore 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that shares the seed game's focus on exploring a dark, abandoned location.
- #16 Mists of Aiden
86% matchVery Positive91% of 1,141 reviews2020
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
Why similar: Horror 19.6%, Violent 16.5%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Gore 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers an atmospheric, exploration-based horror experience that aligns well with the tone of the seed game.
- #17 Lost in Vivo
86% matchVery Positive91% of 3,974 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.9%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 15.6%, Survival 9.1%, First-Person 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic and surreal horror experience that emphasizes the feeling of being trapped in a hostile, maze-like environment.
- #18 Never Again
85% matchMostly Positive80% of 952 reviews2019
Dev: Primary Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Never Again - Horror/first-person Quest. The main essence of the game is research locations and puzzles, plunging in the dramatic story of a little girl suffering from asthma.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.3%, Walking Simulator 18.7%, Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, First-Person 9%
Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game that features a vulnerable protagonist and a heavy emphasis on puzzle-solving within a confined environment.
- #19 Abandoned Souls
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 402 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.1%, Survival Horror 14.3%, Horror 11%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Realistic 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This walking-simulator horror game focuses on realistic environments and building a sense of unease through exploration.
- #20 The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game
82% matchVery Positive84% of 832 reviews2025
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
The Backrooms: 1998 is a first-person found footage psychological horror survival game where it tells the story of a young teen after accidentally falling into the depths of The Backrooms in 1998. Roam freely, mark, explore and try unravel the story - however you are not alone. Don't scream.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.9%, Gore 15.4%, Thriller 13.6%, Survival 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: It uses a unique aesthetic to create a sense of being trapped and hunted in a confined, maze-like environment.
- #21 Don't Be Afraid - The First Toy
83% matchVery Positive90% of 890 reviews2020
Dev: Broken Arrow GamesPub: Eneida Games
Windows
Don't Be Afraid - The First Toy, is an introduction to the dramatic story of a boy kidnapped by a psychopath. Exploring the giant house of your torturer you will soon discover things worse than your childish nightmares. Take on the role of Jamie and see what phrase “The First Toy” actually means.
Why similar: Horror 36.2%, Violent 20.1%, Gore 18.8%, Adventure 13.2%, Realistic 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This is the official prequel to the seed game, offering a free, bite-sized look at the same world and mechanics.
- #22 Butcherman
81% matchVery Positive94% of 168 reviews2026
Dev: Mounpeak Games
Windows
Experience the psychological horror of being kidnapped by a serial killer. Driven to escape, explore everything around you, use your wits, uncover secrets, and face the unimaginable dread of being in the victim’s place. Inspired by a true story.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.5%, Thriller 11.3%, Horror 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Survival Horror 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, exploration-focused horror game that shares the seed game's gritty, psychopath-themed narrative.
- #23 Silent Nights
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 217 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.3%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Thriller 12.1%, Horror 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game leans heavily into the walking-simulator and psychological horror aspects of the seed game.
- #24 Husk
84% matchMixed46% of 762 reviews2017
Dev: UndeadScoutPub: IMGN.PRO
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Husk is a purebred FPP horror inspired by the most classical representatives of the genre. Discover Shivercliff - a daunting town where you uncover the ominous and tantalizing plot. Face the worst nightmares, solve mysteries and survive the devouring darkness in order to find your family.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.4%, Horror 11.2%, Violent 10.5%, Survival Horror 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar psychological horror experience with a focus on atmosphere, mystery, and first-person exploration.
- #25 Martha Is Dead
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,915 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
Why similar: Thriller 20.4%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 17.5%, Story Rich 11.4%, First-Person 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric and narrative-driven psychological horror game that excels at building tension through exploration.
- #26 White Room Protocol
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 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: Walking Simulator 18.7%, Thriller 13.4%, Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Realistic 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes atmosphere and psychological horror in a confined setting, similar to the seed game's exploration mechanics.
- #27 Uncanny Tales: 1992
78% matchVery Positive85% of 343 reviews2025
Dev: VYASTUDIO
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Autumn, 1992. Anton, a 14-year-old boy, moves with his parents to a small town and is left alone in his grandmother's apartment. Meanwhile, children are disappearing across the town — the police are powerless, and no one knows who's behind it…
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.8%, Thriller 13.3%, Gore 11.2%, Horror 10.9%, Violent 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a retro-styled, exploration-heavy horror experience that feels reminiscent of the seed game.
- #28 Chorus of Carcosa
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 203 reviews2025
Dev: Chameleon 42
Windows
Chorus of Carcosa is a first-person psychological horror game about an anxious sculptor who is trapped in a dark and ever-changing building. Stay silent, survive its twisted labyrinths and escape the monsters. Just don’t lose your way in the shadows or within your own mind.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.6%, Gore 11.5%, Survival Horror 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Horror 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric psychological horror game that focuses on narrative discovery and walking-simulator elements.
- #29 Don't Play This
77% matchVery Positive84% of 1,025 reviews2026
Dev: AdmiaPub: Notex
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Five scary stories, but they all have the same ending. Can you play it? A psychological horror game from the first person, which few will pass.
Why similar: Gore 16.3%, Walking Simulator 16%, Psychological Horror 12%, Horror 11.8%, Thriller 10.5%
- #30 The Empty Eyes
78% matchVery Positive82% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.5%, Horror 14.8%, Thriller 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Walking Simulator 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: An indie psychological horror game that focuses on mystery and survival within a confined, eerie environment.
- #31 Fear in Hospital
81% matchMixed48% of 521 reviews2019
Dev: IO Games
Windows
Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!
Why similar: Survival Horror 14.9%, Gore 12.5%, Thriller 12.4%, Horror 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This survival horror game focuses on escaping a hostile facility, mirroring the core objective of the seed game.
- #32 Psalm 5:9-13
75% matchVery Positive84% of 2,017 reviews2024
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 19%
"Psalm 5:9-13" 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: Walking Simulator 15.4%, Gore 14%, Thriller 12%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Horror 11.1%
- #33 Psalm 2
74% matchVery Positive88% of 671 reviews2026
Dev: NotexPub: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
First-person psychological horror where the elevator is the only safe place. Each floor is a new reality. Each floor has a new inhabitant. Find it to continue your descent downward.
Why similar: Gore 19.3%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Horror 13.1%, Thriller 8.9%
- #34 Left Alone
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 646 reviews2016
Dev: SpeedTutor
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.9%, Survival Horror 11.1%, Inventory Management 10.3%, Horror 10.1%, Survival 9.8%
- #35 Obey the Voice™
72% matchVery Positive86% of 737 reviews2026
Dev: svklmrtPub: Patchwork Interactive
Windows
You are here to listen to The Voice. Do what he says. But don't listen to other voices... Obey the Voice is a pressure-driven psychological horror experience built on constant threats and rule-based challenges, where survival depends on attention, timing, and decision-making under extreme stress.
Why similar: Horror 19.4%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Gore 9.7%, First-Person 8.8%, Realistic 8.4%
- #36 The Guest
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 215 reviews2023
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.6%, Survival Horror 14.8%, Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, First-Person 10.1%
- #37 SANRI
76% matchMixed58% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: LIGHTWORKER GAMES
Windows
SANRI is a first-person psychological horror game where you play a schizophrenic character whose wife disappeared during camp. Face the delusions, solve the mystery and try to find her despite your constantly distorted perception of time-space.
Why similar: Survival Horror 14.6%, Horror 10.4%, Psychological Horror 10%, Thriller 9.9%, Survival 9%
- #38 Anthology of Fear
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 293 reviews2023
Dev: OhDeer StudioPub: 100 GAMES
Windows
Take part in a one-man investigation and solve the mystery of your brother’s disappearance. Find out the truth by exploring unsettling liminal locations. Discover the story chapter by chapter, with each one unveiling their common tragedy.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.9%, Horror 20.2%, Gore 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Survival 11.2%
- #39 Ad Infinitum
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,676 reviews2023
Dev: HekatePub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
When reality is a nightmare, nightmares become real. In this psychological horror game, you fight the terrifying creatures invading your mind. Can you save your sanity?
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.8%, Gore 13.4%, Horror 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Survival 10.8%
- #40 Don't Look
76% matchMixed40% of 60 reviews2020
Dev: DygoDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Don't Look is a horror game where you are being hunted by things that can only move when you see them. With no explanation or recollection of where you came from your only objective is to survive and make it out of that hell and hopefully uncover some secrets on the way.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.6%, Horror 18.8%, Survival 17%, Thriller 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #41 Mirror Forge
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 186 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: Survival Horror 16.3%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Survival 12%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Horror 11.3%
- #42 Exit From
71% matchVery Positive85% of 548 reviews2021
Dev: White Box
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Exit From - is a first-person horror-stealth game with quest and procedural generation elements where you have to get out of the old Soviet house, which changes every new game.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18%, Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Realistic 13.2%, First-Person 9.7%
- #43 File Destined
70% matchVery Positive87% of 444 reviews2023
Dev: Metavision Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Can this last case of Oliver, all be just a small part of a bigger picture? Gather clues, unravel the mystery behind the case and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.6%, Survival Horror 14.5%, Gore 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10%, Violent 9.3%
- #44 Locked in my Darkness
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: Blusagi TeamPub: indie.io
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A tense, atmospheric descent into psychological horror—trapped in a place where reality fades and fear takes hold.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.5%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Gore 11.7%, Horror 11.6%, Violent 9.4%
- #45 Doorways: Prelude
73% matchMixed62% of 636 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 23.7%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Survival 8.4%, Walking Simulator 8.3%, Gore 8%
- #46 Born Into Fear
69% matchVery Positive89% of 282 reviews2022
Dev: Just Sauce Studio
Windows
Born Into Fear is a first-person horror game set in an evacuated neighborhood. You'll have to complete task and avoid enemies to destroy the evil Buffer.
Why similar: Horror 21.4%, Walking Simulator 20.5%, First-Person 11.9%, Realistic 11.5%, Exploration 11%
- #47 From The Darkness
68% matchVery Positive89% of 3,526 reviews2021
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
From the darkness is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an old Soviet abandoned apartment.
Why similar: Horror 23.6%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Survival Horror 12.2%, First-Person 8.4%
- #48 DON'T SCREAM
68% matchMixed65% of 4,869 reviews2024
Dev: Digital Cybercherries
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 50%
If you scream, you restart. A jumpscare horror simulator where you walk through a pitch black forest and escape by reaching 8:00 AM.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Horror 18%, Realistic 11.5%, First-Person 10.4%
- #49 Who's at the door?
66% matchVery Positive90% of 1,632 reviews2025
Dev: SKONEC Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
You are trapped in a small house, suffering from psychosis with no memory. Carefully observe your surroundings to distinguish reality from hallucinations, and overcome your illness by taking medication from visitors at the right time.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.5%, Horror 13.5%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Realistic 10.3%, Thriller 9.9%
- #50 Dread Flats
66% matchVery Positive83% of 1,663 reviews2025
Dev: Ghostcase
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.8%, Horror 15.7%, Thriller 15.4%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%
- #51 Stairs
71% matchMixed70% of 363 reviews2015
Dev: GreyLight EntertainmentPub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
STAIRS is a first-person atmospheric psychological horror game, inspired by real-life events, that takes players through the stories of three missing people as seen through the eyes of journalist Christopher Adams. Start preparing yourself now, for to descend down these steps is to descend into madness...
Why similar: Horror 39.8%, Psychological Horror 28.6%, Adventure 12.3%, Action 10.2%, Indie 9.1%
- #52 Last Floor
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 373 reviews2020
Dev: AK Studio
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Оne day your life changes dramatically and you become a hostage of your own home. Your task is to survive but to do this you need to get outside.
Why similar: Survival Horror 13.7%, Gore 10.6%, Action 10.6%, Adventure 10.6%, Horror 9.4%
- #53 TRAFFIC
69% matchVery Positive82% of 159 reviews2022
Dev: Laud GamesPub: Laud Publishing
Windows
TRAFFIC is an Atmospheric First-Person Psychological Horror game about a troubled child in a home where he must deal with both internal and external stresses. You will communicate with your parents, do your chores, and stay out of the way.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Horror 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Thriller 10.1%
- #54 The Last Visit: 98th
67% matchVery Positive81% of 207 reviews2025
Dev: Union State GamesPub: Union State Games
Windows
"The Last Visit: 98th" is a psychological indie horror from the first person, in the genre of a walking simulator, in the setting of the post-Soviet winter space. The main focus is on the atmosphere of horror, which is emphasized by realistic 3D graphics.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.5%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Gore 10.7%, Thriller 8.6%
- #55 The Park®
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 3,192 reviews2015
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, Horror 18.3%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, First-Person 11%, Thriller 7.7%
- #56 The Maid
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 180 reviews2025
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Maid is a first-person psychological horror and mystery game that focuses on creating fear and tension in the player.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20%, Survival Horror 11.9%, Horror 10.5%, Realistic 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #57 Blasfemia
65% matchVery Positive91% of 283 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: Survival Horror 24.6%, Walking Simulator 19.2%, Horror 17.4%, First-Person 7.6%, Exploration 6.4%
- #58 Psych
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 350 reviews2022
Dev: MediaTale
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Experience the story of Alexander Green and find out what happened on the day of the accident in this First Person horror Adventure. Follow the development of Alex, solve puzzles around the event and try not to fall into madness as you search for answers.
Why similar: Thriller 18.7%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Survival Horror 13.9%, Realistic 10.2%
- #59 SILENT BREATH
65% matchMixed68% of 1,238 reviews2026
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: Horror 18.2%, Thriller 18.1%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Realistic 12.8%, Walking Simulator 10.4%
