Games Like Don't Read It

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 17.6%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 11.7%, Walking Simulator 9.9%, Mystery 8.5%

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 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Horror 10.7%, Mystery 8.7%

Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター] - this is a New Year's horror game from the first person, in the Japanese style and genre of walking simulator. Collect gifts and make the kids happy on New Year's Eve. But don't forget that Midnight is a time of miracles!

Why similar: Gore 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Horror 10.5%, Mystery 8.8%

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: Gore 18.2%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, Horror 10%, Mystery 8.3%

“Psalm VR” is a psychological horror in VR where you find yourself in an eerie world seen through the lens of an old camera. The darkness hides something unseen..... Look around, listen... it's already watching you. Will you dare to look into the shadows?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.6%, Gore 14.3%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Horror 11.1%, Mystery 8.9%

It's a short indie horror game where we step into the shoes of Alex, a student who, in search of more comfort, rents an apartment in the city that, at first glance, seems pretty decent — but upon arrival, he realizes something is not right.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.7%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Gore 13.4%, Horror 12.2%, Exploration 7.4%

"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: Psychological Horror 14.2%, Gore 13.4%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Horror 10.5%, Mystery 8.2%

"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: Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 13.6%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Gore 12.2%, Thriller 6.7%

You wake up in a strange place, not knowing who you are, where you are, or how you got here. Trapped in an environment that twists to break your sanity, your only way out is to delve into the unknown and face the horrors of a past your mind is trying to hide.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.5%, Horror 15.5%, Walking Simulator 9.4%, Exploration 9%, Indie 8.1%

After a tragic event changed his life forever, Ethan moves to Rottenpine with his mother. As strange occurrences begin to shake the town, the boundary between reality and nightmare slowly starts to crumble.

Why similar: Gore 26.5%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 11.4%, Indie 8.7%, Mystery 8%

A deadly search for a grandmother in the village. Can you escape the loop? Unpredictable horror.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.9%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Gore 10.1%, Exploration 9.1%, Adventure 7.9%

Paranormal VHS is a horror game that features a VHS tape-inspired aesthetic. The game's story revolves around a popular vlogger who spends a night in haunted locations in search of paranormal activity. Brace for intense jumpscares.

Why similar: Gore 26.2%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Horror 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Indie 7.8%

This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 16%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Gore 12.6%, Thriller 6.5%

Ethan returns to his cousin's old family house, deep in the forest, a place he hasn't set foot in for five years, ever since the family who lived there vanished without a trace.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Horror 15.1%, Walking Simulator 10.2%, Mystery 7.9%, Thriller 7%

Mysteries of Hoia Baciu Forest is a first-person horror game inspired by the real Romanian legend, and the first chapter in the Dark Realms series, developed by a Romanian solo dev.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Horror 16.9%, Mystery 12.4%, Gore 10.5%, Exploration 6.4%

Wake Inside is a short first-person psychological horror game where you explore a mysterious old mansion, investigate its secrets, and try to find a way out without attracting unwanted attention.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Stealth 14.5%, Horror 13.1%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Mystery 7.3%

The Kitchen Knife is a psychological horror game that throws you into the fragmented mind of a man haunted by memory, guilt, and something much darker. As the world shifts around you, you must uncover the truth about that morning... This house isn't haunted. It’s waiting for you to come home.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 14.6%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Gore 12.9%, Mystery 7.3%

October: Survivor's Guilt is an first-person psychological horror game where you explore an unsettling house, interact with objects, and try to survive a terrifying night after a simple favor goes wrong.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Horror 15.6%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Stealth 9.8%, Exploration 7.3%

Rent an apartment to finish your work and survive a night that grows increasingly strange. A first-person psychological horror game where routine, silence, and paranoia turn an ordinary place into somewhere impossible to leave.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Horror 12.8%, Thriller 9.4%, Mystery 8%

Dear Lamb is a cinematic first-person psychological horror about two souls trapped on opposite sides of the same nightmare. Survive a reality built from fear, perform forbidden rituals, and uncover what binds them before one world consumes the other.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Horror 14%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Gore 11.3%, Exploration 6.3%

He doesn’t just hunt to kill. Manivore is not just a murderer, he is an artist. For him, death is not an outcome but a process. Can you uncover the truth within this twisted game, or will you be the next prey?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.3%, Thriller 11.6%, Gore 11.1%, Walking Simulator 9.6%, Horror 9.5%

A missing father, a mysterious murder, paintings depicting missing children. A Short horror game in which the protagonist, who has lost his memory, is forced to get to a horrific truth. Who in the world are you?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.6%, Horror 17.3%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, Thriller 7.3%, Atmospheric 6.1%

A VHS found-footage horror anthology where everyday chores become your worst nightmares. Experience a growing collection of bite-sized analog horror episodes, from a late-night trip to the laundromat to a terrifying walk home. Can you survive the mundane?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.3%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 12.5%, Exploration 11.6%, Stealth 10.5%

Fight to keep your mind in the shadow of crime and the unknown. Crime & Anomaly is an indie psychological horror that drags you through the dark corridors of 1860s Saint Petersburg. Inspired by Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment, every creaking floorboard and flicker of light can shatter your sanity.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.4%, Stealth 16%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Horror 8.8%, Exploration 8.7%

In this atmospheric, slow-burn horror, you must unravel the mystery of the disappearance of your fellow light keepers. Traverse the island's rugged terrain, discover clues, and make your way through the eerie lighthouse to reveal the dark truth.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.4%, Horror 19.1%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Adventure 8.6%, Exploration 7.2%

Delve into a dark tale marked by an ancient curse. Explore a forgotten cabin, uncover the truth behind Henrietta Morrigan, and confront a presence that should never have been awakened. Every secret revealed brings you closer to the darkness… and to your destiny.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 14.2%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Mystery 8.5%, Gore 8.3%

You're a journalist searching for answers... but beneath the surface lies only terror. The labyrinth you’ve entered to find the missing may never let you leave.

Why similar: Gore 20.2%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 12.9%, Walking Simulator 8.8%, Mystery 8%

"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 21.2%, Horror 17.9%, Mystery 12.1%, Gore 11.4%, Walking Simulator 9.9%

From the creator of Don't Be Afraid. You are a little girl trapped inside a nightmarish mansion, where twisted residents, dark secrets, and a conspiracy far greater than it first appears await behind every closed door.

Why similar: Gore 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Horror 11.6%, Stealth 7.6%

You wake up to find yourself standing before an old house. The painful memories buried deep within your heart suddenly return. You don’t remember it well, but you used to live here. This is where it happened.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Walking Simulator 18.6%, Horror 18.2%, Mystery 7.8%, Indie 7.6%

This is a short, first-person psychological horror game with VHS effects. Be careful, you are facing a terrifying being.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Walking Simulator 20.1%, Horror 18.6%, Adventure 7%, Thriller 6.7%

Black Room is a first-person psychological horror game focused on story and experience. What starts as a night in a motel will pull you deep within the human psyche, leaving you grasping for an exit – and not only for yourself.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Horror 14.4%, Stealth 11%, Mystery 9.2%

A short horror-experience made by a solo developer. Explore the abandoned Fox Pines park in search of your missing brother—but something is out here with you. Follow the trail he left behind, and track him down...if you can survive.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.2%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 17.5%, Mystery 11.5%, Exploration 10.6%

False Normality is a short first-person psychological horror game where a rule-driven system watches how you move. Some rules keep you alive. Some are lying. Break enough rules, and the game starts taking control away from you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Horror 13%, Thriller 9.1%, Mystery 9%

INVARIANT is a first-person psychological horror game. Step into the shattered mind of a mathematician. Rely on your destructive addiction to bend reality, explore ever-changing environments, and hide from the terrifying manifestations of your grief. Truth and lies are a sip apart.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.6%, Walking Simulator 18.4%, Horror 12.1%, Thriller 6%, Atmospheric 6%

It’s an indie horror game where John, a forensic photographer, after an unexpected and exhausting shift, is forced to spend the night away from home. What seemed like a temporary rest soon begins to turn unsettling.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.2%, Horror 14.4%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Exploration 8.7%, Thriller 8.7%

A first-person psychological horror game set inside a mysterious mountain hotel. Explore the dark halls of Reaven Wood Hotel and uncover the terrifying secrets hidden behind Room 207.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Walking Simulator 17.5%, Horror 14.2%, Mystery 12.7%, Indie 12.1%

A psychological horror game about Tom, a man consumed by guilt and the traumatic events that defined his life. Unable to move on from his past, he finds himself trapped in an increasingly disturbing nightmare.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 14.5%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Thriller 10.1%, Exploration 9.2%

A first-person horror puzzle game about solving cryptic puzzles and surviving a deadly night inside an abandoned drive-in theater.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Horror 16%, Gore 10.8%, Exploration 8.3%, Mystery 8.1%

You are the newest member of a forest cult. Complete assigned rituals, obey their rules, and uncover the forest’s unsettling secrets. Every step is watched.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Horror 15.4%, Adventure 8.9%, Mystery 8.1%

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: Psychological Horror 20.6%, Walking Simulator 17%, Horror 16%, Exploration 10.3%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Alex and his friends set out for a camping trip deep in the forest. What starts as a fun escape quickly turns into something far darker. This forest hides secrets… and something is always watching. Survive. Escape. Don’t look back...

Why similar: Horror 19.6%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Walking Simulator 18.2%, Dark 8.2%, Exploration 7.4%

Don’t Blink is a first-person psychological horror game. Navigate an abandoned asylum where blinking reshapes your surroundings - sometimes helping you, sometimes unleashing terror. The game blends slow-burn tension, stealth and psychological horror.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Walking Simulator 20.8%, First-Person 7%, Stealth 6.8%, Horror 6.7%

Liminal City is a psychological horror and exploration game based on found footage, set in Backrooms Level 11. Walk through the streets of Level 11, filled with soulless buildings, dynamically moving to different levels and searching for a way out. Once you fall in here will you be able to get out?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Horror 10.4%, Thriller 9%, Exploration 8.4%

Feed the Boss is a first-person psychological horror game where a simple job serving meals to your boss slowly turns into a trap.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.5%, Horror 14.8%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Mystery 8.3%, Thriller 8%

The well has gone dry. It's up to you to find out why. Traverse through abandoned tunnels. Discover remnants of a ritual never meant to be seen. Power dying machinery to bring light into darkness. Dig into broken earth and crawl your way out. Down here you’re not exploring... you're trespassing.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.7%, Gore 15.8%, Horror 12.1%, Stealth 11.6%, Walking Simulator 9.9%

You take over as the new ranger overseeing the infamous Timber Trail, a trail known for mysterious disappearances and the Timber Trail Murders.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Walking Simulator 16.8%, Horror 15.8%, Thriller 8.9%, Mystery 8.1%

Потеряв жену в результате несчастного случая, Алекс остался один в пригородном доме, где каждая мелочь напоминает ему о прошлом. Обычный вечер вскоре превращается в череду странных и тревожных событий.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.6%, Horror 17.8%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Thriller 9.6%, Gore 9.1%

Ready to survive the eternal nightmare? Dead man's nightmares is a psychological first-person horror game in which you will explore an unknown place as Emma and learn the truth about who you used to be collecting different memories in this mysterious place.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.4%, Stealth 15.5%, Gore 14.9%, Horror 13.6%, Thriller 10.6%

“SHE WAS 98” - you play as a grandson who returns to his elderly grandmother's home to care for her.....

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.6%, Horror 18.5%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Atmospheric 7%, Indie 6.9%

Oujia: Rumors provides a first-person thriller-horror survival experience taking in a haunted house. The fictional storyline is set to raise awareness against rumors. The wise do not buy rumors, do you?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.8%, Gore 18.1%, Horror 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Exploration 9%

A short story-driven horror game with a worn VHS finish. Move into the last house on Sycamore Street, unpack, meet the neighbor, and find out why the dog won't go near the attic. After dark, hide in the wardrobe, watch through the slats, and try to get a phone signal.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.7%, Horror 18.4%, Exploration 8.8%, Adventure 8.1%, Mystery 7.2%

Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.2%, Horror 22.6%, Gore 19.7%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Indie 6.5%

Animas is a first-person psychological horror experience that plunges you into the dark secrets of the Blanco family. Explore a cursed house in the Venezuelan mountains, where time unravels to reveal decades of sectarian rituals and familial tragedies.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19%, Walking Simulator 14%, Horror 11.6%, Mystery 8.8%, Exploration 6.9%

A First Person Horror Walking Simulator with other Simulator elements set in a fictional town called Sugar Hill. Play as various characters trying to unravel the mystery of What Happened At Sugar Hill.

Why similar: Gore 27.1%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 16.7%, Walking Simulator 8.9%, First-Person 6.7%

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: Psychological Horror 21.5%, Horror 19.3%, Walking Simulator 19.2%, Mystery 7.1%, First-Person 6.6%

Purefire Life Stream is a first-person psychological horror game. In recent years, livestreaming daily life has become a worldwide phenomenon. Explore a slow-paced world beginning with a livestreamed penthouse tour expanding into unsettling realism and terror.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Horror 16.3%, Indie 8.8%, Walking Simulator 7.9%, Mystery 7.4%

With no other option, you take a job as a farmhand on a remote ranch in the interior of Buenos Aires. But as time passes, you begin to uncover the dark secrets buried deep in the fields.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Horror 19.8%, Exploration 10.9%, Walking Simulator 10.4%, Dark 8.4%

Mnemosyne is an atmospheric psychological horror and anomaly hunting game that pushes your observation skills to their limits. Trapped in a dark, shifting dungeon, use your camera to document subtle changes and trust your memory to break the endless loop.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.9%, Horror 15.1%, Thriller 11.3%, Walking Simulator 11.1%, Exploration 9.3%

Sneak, create distractions, use parkour and solve puzzles to escape this First-Person survival horror slaughterhouse. Trapped in a factory farm for humans you must survive being hunted by your captors.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Stealth 11.2%, Horror 10.3%, Exploration 8.5%