- #1 Backward poiesis
97% matchPositive89% of 36 reviews2024
Dev: sur
Windows
A short walking simulator with a horror feel that recreates actual found footage, which can be related to Liminal Space and Backrooms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.7%, Simulation 16%, Exploration 11.8%, First-Person 8.9%, Horror 7.3%
- #2 Biological Incident
96% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: MagistrGames
Windows
Cases of disappearances have become more frequent in the small town. The tracks lead to an empty house on the outskirts of the city...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Simulation 16%, Exploration 11.4%, Thriller 11.2%, First-Person 8.3%
- #3 Yellow
96% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: SolitaryStudios
Windows
YELLOW is a liminal survival horror game. As a M.E.G. inspector in hazmat gear, explore unstable Backrooms zones to document "Undocumented" entities. With zero data available, you must study these lethal threats, uncover their origins, and solve the mystery of why new levels are appearing.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Simulation 21%, Exploration 8.6%, First-Person 7.3%, Thriller 7%
- #4 Reflection Of Sin
95% matchMixed50% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Old Cave Studio
Windows
You'll see a reflection of your past sins here, Jack. For every sin, there is a consequence. Will you surrender?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.5%, Thriller 18.2%, Simulation 16.8%, First-Person 9.2%, Horror 7.3%
- #5 Dead Feed
94% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: SolitaryStudios
Windows
DEAD FEED is a psychological ghost-hunting horror game where you control two friends investigating a haunted house. One explores the darkness while the other monitors the feeds, as something unseen and paranormal slowly turns their investigation into a quiet, creeping nightmare.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.6%, Simulation 21.4%, Realistic 9.2%, First-Person 7.8%, Thriller 6.6%
- #6 Unseen
94% matchVery Positive84% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Redsroll
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 20.3%, Simulation 12.5%, Thriller 12.4%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Exploration 8.7%
- #7 Transit Loop
93% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: HassaanAsif
Windows
Escape from an anomalous looping subway by determining the correct exit.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.2%, Simulation 22.9%, Exploration 12.2%, Realistic 9.9%, First-Person 9.8%
- #8 THE DESCENT
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 144 reviews2024
Dev: Celeritas Games
Windows
The Descent, a horror walking sim in Rockwell Mine, immerses players in miners' harsh life and unsettling mine encounters. Play as an investigator uncovering a hometown mystery.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.7%, Simulation 25.2%, Thriller 11.3%, Realistic 10.7%, First-Person 9.3%
- #9 Last Shift
91% matchMixed69% of 36 reviews2024
Dev: Redsroll
Windows
Mark Thompson accepts a late-night shift in a mysterious office, but what seemed like a routine night quickly turns into a nightmare.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Thriller 15.9%, Realistic 7.8%, Historical 7.5%, Horror 7.2%
- #10 Silent Still 2
91% matchMixed67% of 373 reviews2025
Dev: SolitaryStudios
Windows
Silent Still 2 is a first-person psychological horror that traps you in the paralyzing nightmare of sleep paralysis. Helpless and unable to escape, you’ll face unspeakable entities that watch, whisper, and move when you can’t. Blurring the line between waking and something far worse
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.6%, Simulation 20.2%, Thriller 9.6%, Realistic 8.9%, First-Person 8.1%
- #11 Lost in the Mirrors
90% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Mem-meh
Windows
Enter a mysterious mirror maze. Your cleaning job becomes a survival game as darkness falls. Mirrors reflect your fears, creating eerie illusions. Grasp your cleaning tools and wipe away stains - it's your only escape route. Clear all stains to flee this maze. Dare to face "Lost in the Mirrors"?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.4%, Simulation 25.6%, Thriller 10%, Horror 9.5%, First-Person 8.2%
- #12 EP.9
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
EP.9 is the ninth and final game in the current series of projects. It is a psychological horror anthology featuring six novellas. Different locations. Different characters. Different situations.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.7%, Thriller 16.4%, Simulation 15.3%, Horror 8.2%, Psychological Horror 7.3%
- #13 Summer of '58
89% matchVery Positive89% of 4,849 reviews2021
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.4%, Thriller 15.5%, Horror 8.2%, Simulation 7.6%, Historical 7.5%
- #14 Death On Holly Ridge
87% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: MixoNat
Windows
Christmas Eve, a delivery driver turns onto Holly Ridge & becomes trapped inside a decaying house of death. Reality fractures as something hunts her through rooms that shouldn’t exist. Survive the night, uncover the truth behind the house, & escape the snowy nightmare, if escape is even possible.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.9%, Simulation 29.5%, Exploration 11%, First-Person 9.8%, Horror 8.7%
- #15 Dreadful Death
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: JDF GAMES
Windows
You find yourself in the terrifying house of an unknown maniac. You don’t remember how you got here, but you know one thing—you won’t survive here for long. You must escape within a few days, but it won’t be so easy...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Simulation 24.1%, Thriller 11.8%, Exploration 8.8%, Realistic 7.7%
- #16 Unknown Host
86% matchVery Positive82% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Redsroll
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 21.9%, Thriller 10.7%, Realistic 8.7%, Exploration 8.5%, Horror 8.1%
- #17 Unknown Memoirs: The Rental
86% matchMixed67% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: ZenVision Games
Windows
"Unknown Memoirs" is a short horror game series focusing on distressing tales of horror. "The Rental" centers on the main character moving into a rental that they found online. Little do they know of the horrors that await them.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.4%, Simulation 16.2%, Exploration 12.5%, Thriller 10.1%, Horror 7.9%
- #18 The Destiny of Nagari
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kizuna Game Studio
Windows
Embark on an epic adventure to become the greatest magician ever! Master the elements - water, fire, air, and earth. Explore magical worlds, fight with dangerous monsters, gain new elements abilities and solve puzzles.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.5%, Simulation 14.9%, Thriller 14.2%, Horror 8.2%, First-Person 8%
- #19 C.U.T.S
84% matchMixed70% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: Redsroll
Windows
It’s an indie horror game where a man named Ethan, passionate about collecting VHS tapes, receives a box full of them from a friend. But as he starts watching, he realizes he’s witnessing something deeply disturbing and unsettling.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.7%, Thriller 17.2%, Simulation 11.3%, Horror 8.2%, Realistic 7.5%
- #20 Pizza Delivery [zebaxx]
84% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: zebaxx
Windows
You are a young Spanish woman who has just moved to the outskirts of Venice, and has just found a job in a newly opened pizzeria...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Simulation 22.3%, Realistic 9.3%, Thriller 9.1%, First-Person 8%
- #21 The Unfamiliars
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MixoNat
Windows
A rainy night, unfamiliar figures outside your mobile home and the growing feeling that something is terribly wrong.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.5%, Simulation 30.9%, Exploration 11.3%, Horror 8.3%, 3D 7%
- #22 Escape Exit: Floor 10
82% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: KonaMGames
Windows
You’ve stepped into an office building haunted by an unsolved murder. The elevator traps you in endlessly repeating floors — each one slightly different from the last. Discover all 31 subtle anomalies, avoid deadly supernatural events, and reach the final EXIT to uncover the true ending.
Why similar: Simulation 22.2%, Walking Simulator 16.9%, Horror 10.8%, Thriller 9.9%, Exploration 9.4%
- #23 The Last Gift
81% matchPositive85% of 40 reviews2025
Dev: AIO_Games
Windows
You came for loot on Christmas night, but found someone who has no intention of letting you go.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, Thriller 16%, Simulation 14.3%, Horror 9.1%, Psychological Horror 7.6%
- #24 Father's Day
82% matchVery Positive86% of 1,089 reviews2022
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
"Father's Day" - a psychological thriller that is a spin-off and prequel to the game "Find Yourself". The dream of living happily ever after was destroyed after Phil lost his wife and son. Obsessed with the desire to return them, he develops a plan.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.6%, Thriller 16%, Simulation 13.7%, Psychological Horror 7.7%, Exploration 7.3%
- #25 Fragments of Dread - False Haven
79% matchVery Positive92% of 207 reviews2025
Dev: Domnaier
Windows
Fragments of Dread is an episodic psychological horror series. Each episode tells a self-contained story of dread, fear, and survival.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, Thriller 14.7%, Simulation 10.3%, Horror 7.8%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
- #26 Shellshock
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Man the Barricades Ltd
Windows
You are a British WW1 soldier, trapped in an endless looping trench. Inspect your surroundings and report anything that is out of place. Will you escape? Shellshock is a short anomaly hunting experience (-30 minutes) inspired by liminal spaces and psychological horror.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24%, Simulation 21.3%, Exploration 8.4%, Historical 8.3%, Realistic 7.8%
- #27 13层:公寓异常管理员 13 Floors: Anomalies
81% matchMixed65% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: LU
Windows
You get a strange job. Your job is to patrol a 13th-floor apartment, look for anomalies...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.4%, Simulation 19.5%, Exploration 14.2%, First-Person 10.8%, 3D 8.5%
- #28 r/nosleep: The Night Shift at Paradise Valley Pool
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Du's Game
Windows
r/nosleep is a short horror game series with episodes inspired by and adapted from posts on the r/nosleep subreddit. Night Shift at Paradise Valley Pool episode is the story of a night shift pool maintenance worker and his bizarre experiences during his first day on the job.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.3%, Simulation 12.9%, Thriller 10.5%, Realistic 8.9%, Exploration 7.9%
- #29 10 Feet Under
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: lunaragames
Windows
A psychological horror walking simulator set in an endless flooded pool. Explore liminal corridors, notice subtle anomalies, and endure the growing tension as you search for an escape.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.8%, Simulation 23.5%, Exploration 9.1%, Realistic 7.8%, First-Person 6.6%
- #30 见诡录:阴魂街 Haunting Record: Phantom Street
77% matchVery Positive84% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: Gameloop
Windows
You step into a street both strange and familiar, where eerie events unfold one after another. The air is thick with lingering spirits and overwhelming resentment, as if something in the shadows is waiting to drag you into the abyss…
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.1%, Thriller 21%, Exploration 10%, Horror 8.7%, Realistic 8.7%
- #31 Soviet Village
78% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Ghost_RUS Games
Windows
A deadly search for a grandmother in the village. Can you escape the loop? Unpredictable horror.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.6%, Exploration 10.4%, Thriller 10.2%, Realistic 9.1%, First-Person 8.7%
- #32 Liminal City
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: LIGHTWORKER GAMES
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Thriller 13.9%, Realistic 10.3%, Exploration 8.9%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #33 Cell Servant
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FkjahaPub: Fkjaha Games
Windows
Cell Servant is a short first-person psychological horror game. Serve as a cell servant in a dark underground prison holding dangerous prisoners, and explore a mysterious facility with a unique mix of realism and subtle surrealism.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Simulation 16.8%, Thriller 14.9%, Realistic 10.1%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
- #34 Abandoned Souls
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 379 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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 24.5%, Thriller 11.4%, Realistic 10%, Horror 7.9%, Psychological Horror 7.3%
- #35 Welcome to the Chop House
75% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: WeSummonDemons!
Windows
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 21.8%, Thriller 12.5%, Simulation 10.9%, Exploration 8.9%, Realistic 7.8%
- #36 Finnish Cottage 8
74% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Savukivi Games
Windows
You've been trapped in a looping Finnish summer cottage. Use your observation and memory to find anomalies and make the right choice to escape the Finnish Cottage 8.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, Thriller 10.8%, Simulation 9.7%, First-Person 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8.2%
- #37 Shattered Reflections: The Abyss Within
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Immortal Studios
Windows
Uncover your grandfather's sinister experiments in "Shattered Reflections." Dive into a twisted Mirror Realm, face every-minute terrors, collect Soul Essence, and shape your fate. Are you ready for a psychological descent into darkness?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20%, Thriller 16.1%, Simulation 10.2%, Realistic 8.6%, Horror 7.4%
- #38 You Were Sent Alone
73% matchNo user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Fractured Echo Games
Windows
Atmospheric first-person horror with exploration, notes, and multiple endings. Discover what lies beneath and what was never meant to be found.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.9%, Thriller 13.4%, Simulation 12.9%, Horror 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #39 Silent Still 3
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SolitaryStudios
Windows
Silent Still 3 is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on sleep paralysis, limited movement, and environmental tension. Fear builds slowly through silence, observation, subtle audio cues, and realistic spaces, creating a lasting sense of unease as control gradually slips away.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Simulation 21.6%, Exploration 9.1%, Realistic 7.9%, First-Person 6.6%
- #40 Sector 404
72% 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: Walking Simulator 23.5%, Thriller 11.5%, Realistic 9%, Psychological Horror 8%, First-Person 7.7%
- #41 Until They Burn
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Runebox Studio
Windows
First-person psychological horror, where nightmares have led you to the apartment of a woman who vanished after a fire. Things take a strange turn when you find yourself trapped inside, compelled to burn dolls in a fireplace to escape.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Simulation 23.4%, Thriller 10%, Horror 8.3%, Exploration 8%
- #42 Escape: Mall
71% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent Chandra
Windows
Wake up in a closed mall and you are alone.. or maybe not? With no way out but going down, you must descend using elevator through each floor.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.1%, Thriller 13%, Simulation 11.7%, Realistic 8.9%, Horror 8.3%
- #43 VOW
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Arkuda Inc.
Windows
Vow is a mystical game about a cursed village frozen between sunset and night. Explore abandoned houses, read birch bark letters, and observe ancient rituals to uncover the mystery of the disappearance of its inhabitants — and your own fate.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.3%, Simulation 15.8%, Thriller 11%, Realistic 10.1%, First-Person 8.4%
- #44 Nightfall House
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Wanko Soba
Windows
Nightfall House is a first-person walking simulator game that allows you to feel as if someone is always around.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.6%, Simulation 24.3%, Thriller 10.7%, Exploration 8.9%, Realistic 7.7%
- #45 Office Inspector
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ice Break INQ
Windows
Identify anomalies and dangers in a mysterious office complex and make the right decisions to escape using the elevator.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.7%, Simulation 23%, First-Person 10.7%, 3D 8.2%, Realistic 7.5%
- #46 Prison Alone
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 44 reviews2024
Dev: Gaister StudiosPub: Farmando XP
Windows
A psychological horror game with NO jumpscares. Feel the tension and suspense, get goosebumps, experience strange frightening events, and explore, look for keys, solve puzzles, while thinking hard to find a way to get out of this huge, and maybe not so empty prison.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.4%, Realistic 10.9%, Exploration 9.4%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, First-Person 7.9%
- #47 Regression
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Valgardia
Windows
Your ex-girlfriend called: her parents disappeared, and her mental struggles are back. Go looking for her at her childhood home and uncover a horrible secret in this first-person psychological horror game. Search for clues, talk to strange folks, solve puzzles, run, hide, and improvise to survive.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.5%, Thriller 18.1%, Realistic 10.7%, Horror 8.6%, First-Person 7.8%
- #48 Where the Walls Breathe
69% matchMixed60% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: WeSummonDemons!
Windows
Where the Walls Breathe is a first-person psychological horror experience with a strong focus on atmosphere and environmental storytelling.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.9%, Thriller 13.9%, Simulation 8.6%, Realistic 8.6%, Exploration 8.4%
- #49 Sleep Paralysis: The Uncanny Valley
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 34 reviews2022
Dev: Limited Insight Studios
Windows
Trapped in a relentless cycle of terrifying sleep paralysis, your grip on reality begins to slip. One night, you awaken in a place that feels like home—but something is deeply wrong. Uncover the mystery and shape Thomas' fate through meaningful choices.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.4%, Thriller 13.3%, Simulation 12.2%, Realistic 8.6%, First-Person 7.2%
- #50 Mayonaka 10 chome
69% matchVery Positive93% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: Zw Studio
Windows
Currently, in the town of Mayonaka, anomalous phenomena and terrifying apparitions have been witnessed. If you encounter them, never approach,Please turn left at this road. If there are no abnormalities, please turn right. Will you be able to safely navigate through the eternal road of terror?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.5%, Simulation 25.5%, Realistic 10.9%, First-Person 10.2%, Horror 8.6%
- #51 MITNAL
67% matchNo user reviews90% of 29 reviews2026
Dev: MixoNat
Windows
Play as Emily, drawn to a remote Mayan ruin after her brother insists it’s safe, amazing and beautiful. Explore an ancient Mayan site spanning jungle, temple, and catacombs as it becomes clear that he didn’t understand what he uncovered.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29%, Simulation 28%, Exploration 9.3%, Realistic 8.1%, First-Person 7%
- #52 The Housekeeper
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RatHat Games
Windows
Work a 1900s night shift where routine chores meet an oppressive psychological dread. As a lone caretaker, navigate the heavy silence and unsettling shadows of a dark past. In this atmospheric horror, the terror lies in what remains unseen. Complete your tasks before the shift takes its toll.
Why similar: Thriller 17.5%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Simulation 14.4%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Horror 8%
- #53 The Bookman
68% match9 user reviews60% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Wizard Games
Windows
A reporter uncovers the story, revealing that the hospital staff have fallen victim to a mysterious creature whose face is made of book pages. Traveling through various locations of the hospital, the player will collect clues and solve puzzles to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29%, Thriller 18.2%, Simulation 12.6%, Horror 10%, 3D 8.2%
- #54 Silent Still
68% matchMixed54% of 253 reviews2024
Dev: SolitaryStudios
Windows
Silent Still is a first-person psychological horror game that delves into the terrifying experience of sleep paralysis and nightmares. You will feel the true horror that sleep paralysis can bring and the overwhelming fear it instills in a person.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.2%, Simulation 16.4%, Realistic 9.4%, Horror 9.1%, First-Person 8.9%
- #55 DyingNoise
68% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Asobrect
Windows
Soramimi-Inspired Walking Horror GameDecipher the voices. Your survival depends on your ability to listen.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.5%, Simulation 16.8%, Realistic 13%, Horror 11.6%, First-Person 9.5%
- #56 The Stairwell
66% matchPositive94% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: Hidden Palace
Windows
You've been hired to keep watch in a mysterious building with an infinite stairwell. Your task is simple: investigate each floor for strange phenomena. If you find an anomaly, be careful. Test your skills on the global leaderboard and in the weekly challenge event.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.5%, Simulation 16.4%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 11.2%, Realistic 8.4%
- #57 Forest Keeper Lookout
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kizuna Game Studio
Windows
Take a temporary job as a forest ranger deep in the mountains. Complete daily tasks, maintain equipment, and enjoy the quiet, until strange things start to happen.
Why similar: Simulation 27%, Walking Simulator 20.6%, Horror 10.2%, First-Person 9%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #58 Mindbound
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lazer Games
Windows
Mindbound is a short single-player horror game that revolves around uncovering what has happened. After a business trip, Marty returns home eagerly anticipating seeing his wife and daughter. But, things turn out differently than expected. The game emphasizes a deep atmosphere.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.3%, Thriller 17.7%, Simulation 11.7%, Horror 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.1%