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Games Like Eclipsium

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Psychological Horror, Adventure, First-Person, Horror.

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Longing for light, a sunless world begins devouring itself. Every step shifts the landscape beneath you as you search for what remains of her.

Reviews: Very Positive — 92% — of 2,740 reviews
Released: 2025-09-19
Developer: Housefire
Publisher: CRITICAL REFLEX
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 3.4 hrs
Mean playtime: 3.4 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 77%

Overview

Eclipsium is a haunting, surreal experience that blends dreamlike exploration with psychological horror and a distinct, stylized aesthetic. These recommendations focus on titles that prioritize atmosphere, surrealist storytelling, and the unsettling, introspective nature of the walking simulator genre.

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  1. #1 Paratopic
    97% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,101 reviews2018
    Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 54 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

    Why similar: Surreal 26.3%, Horror 13.6%, Retro 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Walking Simulator 9.7%

    Why You'll Like It: It captures the same low-poly, surreal, and fragmented narrative style that makes Eclipsium feel like a fever dream.

  2. #2 The Fridge is Red
    96% matchMixed56% of 229 reviews2022
    Dev: 5WORD TeamPub: tinyBuild
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    What is inside the Red Fridge? Collection of six episodes of psychological analog horror. Tour through liminal spaces filled with surreal events and uncanny strangers. Inspired by retro horrors of the PSX era.

    Why similar: Psychedelic 15%, Surreal 11.9%, Walking Simulator 10.1%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Mystery 8%

    Why You'll Like It: This episodic psychological horror game shares the same unsettling, surreal atmosphere and experimental design.

  3. #3 Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 716 reviews2021
    Dev: sodaraptorPub: Raptorsoft Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Meet colorful characters, discover mysterious secrets, and reassemble the fractured remains of an ethereal crystal as you explore a series of abstract worlds based on dreams, nightmares, and the places in between.

    Why similar: Surreal 21.7%, Walking Simulator 17%, Retro 9.8%, Horror 9.4%, Psychological Horror 7.9%

    Why You'll Like It: It offers a dreamlike, exploration-heavy experience that mirrors the psychedelic and surreal landscapes of the seed game.

  4. #4 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
    95% matchVery Positive87% of 2,402 reviews2020
    Dev: Marevo Collective
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.1%, Surreal 9.6%, Horror 9.4%, Walking Simulator 9.2%, Psychological Horror 8.6%

    Why You'll Like It: It provides a slow-burn, atmospheric horror experience that relies on isolation and psychological tension.

  5. #5 Who's Lila?
    94% matchVery Positive95% of 3,515 reviews2022
    Dev: Garage Heathen
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

    Why similar: Surreal 29.9%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Horror 16.8%, Puzzle 10.9%, Exploration 10.6%

    Why You'll Like It: This title utilizes unique pixel-art aesthetics and psychological depth to create a deeply unsettling, surreal experience.

  6. #6 Mundaun
    94% matchVery Positive93% of 1,419 reviews2021
    Dev: Hidden FieldsPub: Annapurna Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.4%, Surreal 12%, Thriller 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Mystery 7.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Its hand-penciled art style and surreal, folk-horror atmosphere provide a similarly unique and stylized visual experience.

  7. #7 Iron Lung
    93% matchVery Positive92% of 10,453 reviews2022
    Dev: David Szymanski
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Horror 16.3%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Atmospheric 7.8%

    Why You'll Like It: It excels at creating an intense, claustrophobic atmosphere through minimalist, exploration-based gameplay.

  8. #8 POOLS
    92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,027 reviews2024
    Dev: Tensori
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.7%, Surreal 19.9%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Exploration 7.7%, Atmospheric 7.3%

    Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on liminal, surreal spaces that prioritize atmosphere and exploration over traditional mechanics.

  9. #9 JANITOR BLEEDS
    91% matchVery Positive87% of 265 reviews2022
    Dev: KorpusPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Enter the abandoned arcade after your car has crashed, and the shelter you were looking for is trying to eat you alive in this dark mystery-horror adventure. Solve mysteries, keep JANITOR satisfied, and always be aware of what's behind your back.

    Why similar: Silent Protagonist 35.6%, Surreal 10.6%, Thriller 10.1%, Psychological Horror 7.3%, Mystery 5.6%

    Why You'll Like It: It blends exploration and puzzle elements with a retro-horror aesthetic that feels both nostalgic and deeply unsettling.

  10. #10 Necrophosis
    90% matchVery Positive90% of 752 reviews2025
    Dev: Dragonis AresPub: Dragonis Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.9%, Surreal 17%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Mystery 8.9%

    Why You'll Like It: This game features surreal, post-apocalyptic environments that emphasize the same sense of dread and exploration found in Eclipsium.

  11. #11 Lost in Vivo
    91% matchVery Positive92% of 3,869 reviews2018
    Dev: KIRA
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 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: Lovecraftian 23.4%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Surreal 15.5%, Horror 13%, Retro 9.6%

    Why You'll Like It: This game leans heavily into psychological horror and surreal, claustrophobic environments that feel deeply personal and disturbing.

  12. #12 The Nameless City
    89% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2024
    Dev: Paradnight Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City". Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While you delve deeper into the ancient buildings, reality and visions blend into an indistinct haze.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.8%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Surreal 13.2%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Dark 6.3%

    Why You'll Like It: It delivers a focused, atmospheric walking-simulator experience rooted in psychological horror and surreal discovery.

  13. #13 Dread Delusion
    88% matchVery Positive90% of 4,890 reviews2024
    Dev: Lovely HellplacePub: DreadXP
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices.

    Why similar: Exploration 24.3%, First-Person 22.7%, Stylized 22.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.4%, Adventure 12.3%

    Why You'll Like It: The retro-aesthetic and surreal, otherworldly world-building align perfectly with the exploration-focused nature of Eclipsium.

  14. #14 Afterdream
    89% matchVery Positive93% of 339 reviews2023
    Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
    Windows

    Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Surreal 15.7%, Horror 12.3%, Mystery 9.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A surreal 2D adventure that explores the boundaries between dreams and reality through atmospheric, puzzle-driven gameplay.

  15. #15 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
    87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,921 reviews2020
    Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 24 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 11%

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.5%, Horror 24.4%, Retro 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Surreal 6.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A short, intense psychological experience that prioritizes surreal narrative and a distinct, stylized visual identity.

  16. #16 Chorus of Carcosa
    86% matchMostly Positive79% of 188 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 16.7%, Lovecraftian 16.2%, Surreal 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 8.3%

    Why You'll Like It: It provides a dark, atmospheric walking-simulator experience that focuses on psychological dread and surreal environments.

  17. #17 Luto
    85% matchVery Positive85% of 1,226 reviews2025
    Dev: Broken Bird Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.6%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Thriller 16%, Dark 10.6%, Mystery 9.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A cinematic psychological horror game that emphasizes exploration and the feeling of being trapped in a shifting, surreal home.

  18. #18 Chasing Static
    86% matchVery Positive87% of 501 reviews2021
    Dev: Headware Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.8%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Thriller 12.2%, Horror 10%, Dark 9%

    Why You'll Like It: It offers a narrative-driven walking simulator experience that uses atmosphere and sound to build psychological tension.

  19. #19 Museum of Monoliths
    84% matchVery Positive92% of 90 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 19.8%, Surreal 18.5%, Psychological Horror 13%, Thriller 10.4%, Lovecraftian 6.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A surreal, sci-fi walking simulator that prioritizes atmosphere and the exploration of strange, monolithic spaces.

  20. #20 CoRoT
    84% matchMixed67% of 52 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 18.7%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Thriller 13.2%, Horror 8.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric puzzle-horror game that emphasizes the feeling of isolation in a strange, shifting environment.

  21. #21 THRESHOLD
    82% matchVery Positive85% of 1,227 reviews2024
    Dev: Julien EveilléPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.3%, Surreal 12.9%, Thriller 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Horror 8.6%

    Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on creating a dark, atmospheric environment that keeps the player in a state of constant psychological unease.

  22. #22 RESTORER
    83% matchMostly Positive78% of 54 reviews2025
    Dev: Beshbarmak games
    Windows

    RESTORER is a classic walking simulator set in an old, atmospheric mansion. Something roams the halls… It wants to share its secret—with the price being your sanity.

    Why similar: Psychedelic 24%, Walking Simulator 20%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Thriller 12.1%, Horror 7.3%

    Why You'll Like It: This title leans into the psychedelic and psychological aspects of horror, offering a disorienting, exploration-heavy experience.

  23. #23 WORLD OF HORROR
    81% matchVery Positive90% of 9,731 reviews2023
    Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.1%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Mystery 10%

    Why You'll Like It: Its pixel-art style and cosmic, surreal horror themes make it a perfect companion for fans of stylized psychological dread.

  24. #24 MIND CORRIDORS: Paroniria
    82% matchVery Positive96% of 70 reviews2022
    Dev: Heartbyte Studios
    Windows

    A fever-dream-like puzzle horror game. Descend to the depths of a sleeping curse, survive every floor and find your way out of the never ending nightmare.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.3%, Surreal 14.1%, Psychedelic 13.8%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 9%

    Why You'll Like It: It combines puzzle elements with psychological horror to create a surreal, dream-like exploration experience.

  25. #25 Seybul Tech
    80% matchVery Positive91% of 130 reviews2023
    Dev: Seybul Tech
    Windows

    Seybul Tech is a walking simulator. Navigate as an office employee, confronting peculiar encounters while in search of an exit from this enigmatic abyss.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Surreal 19.9%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Dark 10.7%, Horror 9%

    Why You'll Like It: It offers a dark, surreal experience that fits well within the niche of indie psychological horror walking simulators.

  26. #26 Dead Take
    78% matchVery Positive88% of 794 reviews2025
    Dev: Surgent StudiosPub: Pocketpair Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.

    Why similar: FMV 26.8%, Walking Simulator 14%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Horror 9.3%, Surreal 7.3%

  27. #27 Liminal City
    79% 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 20.9%, Thriller 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Mystery 8.9%, Horror 8.4%

    Why You'll Like It: This game captures the feeling of navigating surreal, empty spaces, which is a core component of the Eclipsium experience.

  28. #28 NIGHTSLINK
    81% matchVery Positive80% of 117 reviews2021
    Dev: Noiseminded
    Windows

    You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Surreal 17.8%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 9.8%, Stylized 7.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A 3D walking simulator that uses its environment to tell a psychological horror story through exploration.

  29. #29 Effugium
    79% matchMixed60% of 67 reviews2023
    Dev: Souporno GhoshPub: Team Glasses
    Windows

    Explore a cold, abandoned, and dreary facility to piece together its mysteries and find a means for escape from the horror that lurks within.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.1%, Horror 17.3%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Exploration 10.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror experience that relies on atmosphere and exploration to build a sense of dread.

  30. #30 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
    77% matchVery Positive82% of 136 reviews2025
    Dev: X1 Games
    Windows

    Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 23%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Horror 9.1%, Surreal 8.2%

  31. #31 Obscula
    78% matchMostly Negative39% of 61 reviews2025
    Dev: Lunafrost Studio
    Windows

    Face the fears lurking in the dark. Obscula is a psychological horror experience that tells the story of someone seeking the truth but finding themselves trapped in a nightmare. There's no escape, only answers… but are you ready for the truth?

    Why similar: Thriller 18.2%, Surreal 16.4%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 9.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A dark, exploration-heavy psychological horror game that focuses on building tension through its unsettling environment.

  32. #32 Delirium
    76% matchVery Positive88% of 89 reviews2025
    Dev: IndividualKex
    Windows

    Delirium is a psychological horror game set in a suburban house. After a mysterious explosion, reality begins to unravel.

    Why similar: Psychedelic 17.2%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 9.5%, Mystery 8.6%

  33. #33 The Elision Effect
    76% matchVery Positive94% of 175 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 17.5%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Psychedelic 14.9%, Retro 8.1%, Stylized 6.7%

  34. #34 ROUTINE
    73% matchVery Positive93% of 6,281 reviews2025
    Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.4%, Thriller 17.2%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Dark 10.8%, Horror 9.1%

  35. #35 Our Elusive Suffering
    77% matchMixed65% of 86 reviews2022
    Dev: 👁️Pub: ⚰️
    Windows

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    Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.9%, Surreal 20.3%, Horror 12%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.1%

  36. #36 Escape from Mutation Station
    74% matchVery Positive97% of 99 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: Silent Protagonist 40%, Surreal 14.8%, Walking Simulator 9.1%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Mystery 8.4%

  37. #37 Dark Fracture: Prologue
    75% matchVery Positive83% of 1,356 reviews2020
    Dev: Twisted II Studio
    Windows

    Dark Fracture is a psychological horror experience in which you explore an ever-changing world where reality and nightmares collide. Walk on the edge of madness in the shoes of a tormented soul as you descend into the darkest depths of the human psyche, and question everything you see.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 17.8%, Surreal 13.9%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Horror 9.8%

  38. #38 Dreamcore
    71% matchVery Positive89% of 1,505 reviews2025
    Dev: MontraluzPub: Tlön Industries
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Experience liminal spaces like never before. Dreamcore is the ultimate psychological exploration game, set in the largest liminal world ever made. No guides, no path—only intuition. Will you keep your bearings in a world designed to make you lose them?

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.5%, Surreal 18.9%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 9.3%, Mystery 9.2%

  39. #39 Reflection
    72% matchVery Positive84% of 230 reviews2025
    Dev: JustTomcuk
    Windows

    You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.4%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Thriller 13.9%, Horror 12.2%, Dark 10.2%

  40. #40 Lunacy: Saint Rhodes
    75% matchMixed59% of 172 reviews2023
    Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Lunacy: Saint Rhodes is a first-person psychological horror adventure game. Explore your dark family history, solve puzzles and experience a gut-wrenching feeling of terror. You are being watched; never alone, never safe.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 25%, Surreal 12.5%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Thriller 11.7%, Psychological Horror 8.6%

  41. #41 Liminalcore
    71% matchVery Positive83% of 652 reviews2024
    Dev: Shadow Owl Studios
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Explore and admire while navigate through eerie, surreal environments inspired by the Backrooms lore. Explore this uncanny world lost in time and get lost in the otherworldly architecture in a world where reality bends and your sanity is tested.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.8%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Surreal 16.8%, Mystery 11.2%, Exploration 8.6%

  42. #42 The Land of Pain
    74% matchMostly Positive75% of 737 reviews2017
    Dev: Alessandro Guzzo
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    The Land of Pain is a Lovecraftian horror adventure. After something strange appears in the woods, you'll have to learn how to survive as you fend off a dark and disturbing evil. Flee from an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and unravel the ancient mystery that's befallen this land.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.1%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Surreal 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10%, Mystery 8.6%

  43. #43 Mouthwashing
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 36,133 reviews2024
    Dev: Wrong OrganPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Surreal 13%, Thriller 11.5%, Horror 9.4%

  44. #44 Marginalia
    73% matchVery Positive82% of 60 reviews2019
    Dev: Connor Sherlock
    Windows

    Marginalia is a first-person horror game that transports you to Kestlebrook, a secluded valley where history becomes enmeshed with a strange present. Weeks ago Eric left. Days ago you got a letter telling you to come to him. Now you're here, but precisely where is here? And better yet, when?

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.2%, Walking Simulator 21.7%, Psychological Horror 12%, Horror 9.4%, Exploration 7.3%

  45. #45 Hollow Cocoon
    69% matchVery Positive92% of 886 reviews2023
    Dev: NAYUTA STUDIO
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    "Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.

    Why similar: Thriller 14.7%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Surreal 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 10.3%

  46. #46 The Moon Sliver
    73% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,146 reviews2014
    Dev: David Szymanski
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    You are on a bleak, cold, windy island. And you seem to be alone... but fires and candles still burn. As you explore, a story of guilt, loneliness, and faith begins to take shape. And it becomes obvious that something is hunting you...

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 10.3%, First-Person 8.1%, Exploration 8.1%

  47. #47 Clink
    70% matchMostly Positive75% of 106 reviews2025
    Dev: Beshbarmak games
    Windows

    You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?

    Why similar: Psychedelic 23.1%, Walking Simulator 19.9%, Thriller 8.9%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Dark 7.1%

  48. #48 My Sleeping Girlfriend
    68% matchVery Positive95% of 105 reviews2025
    Dev: Fancy Dog Games
    Windows

    Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.

    Why similar: Thriller 20%, Walking Simulator 18.9%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 11%, Retro 8%

  49. #49 Underwater
    72% matchMixed68% of 75 reviews2021
    Dev: Andreev WorldsPub: Gamesforgames
    Windows

    Dive into a world of despair in the world of Underwater. Take the role of an unknown inmate entering the a deep sea prison where mutants roam and barely any traces of human life remain. You will have to use all your ingenuity to escape and avoid becoming the meal of the hideous denizens.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.4%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Mystery 12%, Dark 7.4%

  50. #50 Insight
    69% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2024
    Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
    Windows

    Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.7%, Thriller 18.2%, Surreal 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Horror 9%

  51. #51 The Signifier Director's Cut
    71% matchVery Positive80% of 333 reviews2020
    Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.

    Why similar: Thriller 18.5%, Surreal 17.8%, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Dark 8.9%

  52. #52 Restless Dreams
    67% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2026
    Dev: Room410
    Windows

    Before you realize it, dreams have become a curse. Wander through a darkened room and descend into the depths of her mind. A story-driven first-person horror game that leads you into an abyss of anguish and despair. Dedicated to those who once pursued their dreams—and to those who still do.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.7%, Surreal 16.6%, Horror 14.3%, Retro 13.9%, Walking Simulator 13.7%

  53. #53 Stars Die
    70% matchVery Positive90% of 158 reviews2020
    Dev: Eric Juvi
    Windows

    A giant cathedral of flesh has appeared in the middle of the ocean on a dying world. A small group of scientists are secretly investigating it when a mysterious woman appears, facing an impossible task.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.5%, Walking Simulator 20.8%, Psychological Horror 15%, Mystery 9.6%, Horror 6.7%

  54. #54 One-Eyed Likho
    66% matchVery Positive94% of 1,090 reviews2025
    Dev: Morteshka
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    One-Eyed Likho is a grim first-person horror adventure set in a world inspired by a dark, Slavic fairy tale. Explore an unsettling and twisted land set in 19th-century Russia in your endeavor to escape your own evil fate.

    Why similar: Psychedelic 19.4%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Thriller 13.9%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Horror 8.3%

  55. #55 The Lightkeeper
    66% matchVery Positive82% of 889 reviews2025
    Dev: Darkphobia Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Alone on a remote island, you're tasked with keeping a lighthouse. But the horrific events that claimed the lives of previous keepers still whisper through the air. Each day, the line between reality and delusion fades and something in the dark is waiting for the last keeper

    Why similar: Thriller 16.4%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 10.3%, Surreal 10.1%

  56. #56 Strobophagia | Rave Horror
    70% matchVery Positive82% of 107 reviews2020
    Dev: Green Tile Digital
    Windows

    An occult forest rave ⸸ Strange rituals ⸸ Enigmatic organisers ⸸ An ancient evil ⸸ Pure Psychedelic Horror

    Why similar: Psychedelic 20%, Surreal 13.8%, Thriller 13.1%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Mystery 8.2%

  57. #57 The Light Remake
    68% matchVery Positive88% of 1,488 reviews2020
    Dev: Носков Сергей
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    There is only you, the abandoned remains of a former life and the flourishing nature that feels great in the absence of man. This world is both gloomy and empty, but so incredibly beautiful.

    Why similar: FMV 25.7%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Psychedelic 14.9%, Surreal 14.2%, Psychological Horror 9.6%

  58. #58 CINERIS SOMNIA
    68% matchVery Positive89% of 808 reviews2018
    Dev: NAYUTA STUDIOPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    "I hope that someday, you'll dream of me." -- CINERIS SOMNIA is a 3D adventure through a beautifully strange and mesmerizing world - and a young girl's cruel and forlorn dreams.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.3%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 15.2%, Mystery 12.6%, Dark 9.2%

  59. #59 Liminal Universe
    67% matchMixed60% of 150 reviews2024
    Dev: Gvn Games
    Windows

    An exploration game that delves into the depths of loneliness. Wander through empty rooms, search for signs of an abandoned world, and listen to the sounds around you. No dangerous chases, just silence and an empty world to explore.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.4%, Surreal 18.2%, Thriller 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 8.9%

  60. #60 Rise of Insanity
    69% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,266 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: Psychedelic 17.4%, Walking Simulator 16.9%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Surreal 12.5%, Horror 11.7%

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