Games Like Education

Notorious cult-classic Korean horror. Sneak into school at midnight to return your sweetheart's diary and get caught in a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Explore haunted hallways, solve classic survival horror puzzles and escape the clutches of a killer Janitor who is out for your blood.

Why similar: Horror 31.2%, Nudity 18%, Adventure 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, First-Person 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic survival horror experience set entirely within a school filled with supernatural threats.

Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.

Why similar: Horror 27.6%, Psychological Horror 15%, Puzzle 10.3%, Gore 9.4%, Dark 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of school-based psychological horror that mirrors the theme of confronting traumatic pasts.

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 19.1%, Horror 15.3%, Violent 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Dark 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that deals with domestic trauma and haunting memories.

Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.

Why similar: Horror 52.6%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, First-Person 9.5%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Adventure 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, first-person psychological horror game that explores deep trauma and mental instability.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

Why similar: Horror 27.3%, Gore 16.6%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Nudity 8.9%, First-Person 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for atmospheric, first-person horror focused on vulnerability and psychological dread.

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 32.2%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Dark 10.7%, Violent 8%, First-Person 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: An intense psychological horror game that excels at atmospheric exploration and uncovering dark family histories.

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 20.5%, Horror 18.2%, Gore 14%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Dark 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, first-person horror game that explores institutional trauma and haunting secrets.

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: Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Dark 10.5%, First-Person 10.4%, Mystery 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the psychological breakdown of an artist, utilizing shifting environments similar to the nightmare logic in Education.

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: Horror 25.6%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Violent 14.5%, First-Person 12.3%, Atmospheric 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic, first-person horror game that masterfully translates personal trauma into surreal, terrifying environments.

The tragic fate brings you, a simple night guard, to an abandoned school. Plunge into a horrifying story and get to the bottom of the secret that this spectre of the long-gone Soviet era has in store.

Why similar: Gore 23.6%, Violent 16.5%, Horror 12%, Dark 8.9%, Psychological Horror 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game set in an abandoned school that focuses on exploration and visceral scares.

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: Horror 12.4%, Violent 12%, Gore 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Dark 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses atmospheric, surreal environments to tell a disturbing story.

Plunge into the world of the bloody tragedy that took place at the boarding school and feel the fear and someone's frightening presence.

Why similar: Gore 24.2%, Horror 17.2%, Narration 12.6%, Dark 12.1%, Atmospheric 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric horror game that emphasizes the feeling of being watched in a lonely, haunted space.

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: Narration 15.1%, Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Nudity 11%, Dark 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features visceral gore and a heavy focus on psychological trauma set in a dark, atmospheric historical period.

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: Horror 26.9%, Gore 18.8%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Walking Simulator 9.6%, Atmospheric 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A game specifically designed to replicate the feeling of being trapped in a cycle of dark, psychological nightmares.

Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.

Why similar: Gore 21.6%, Horror 14%, Nudity 10.2%, Violent 9%, Dark 8%

Why You'll Like It: Features heavy gore and a dark, atmospheric world that prioritizes environmental storytelling over combat.

A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...

Why similar: Horror 37.1%, Gore 28.2%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Adventure 8.8%, Dark 8%

Why You'll Like It: An iconic school-based horror title that features intense gore and disturbing supernatural events.

Welcome to Amygdala, seeker of nightmares. In the presence of the Absolute Judge, you are assigned a task that only you can accomplish. Immerse yourself in this place made of emotions. Discover unique creatures called 'lords of nightmares' and uncover the beauties of horror in this unique adventure.

Why similar: Horror 16.9%, Gore 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Violent 10.7%, Adventure 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, first-person psychological horror game that explores the dark corners of the human mind.

In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?

Why similar: Gore 11.2%, Dark 10.9%, Horror 10%, Violent 9.9%, Puzzle 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, detective-style adventure that focuses on uncovering the secrets of a grim past.

You are trapped in a memory of your past. Observe your surrounding carefully to end your nightmare.

Why similar: Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Hidden Object 11.9%, Puzzle 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, psychological walking simulator that focuses on the unsettling nature of domestic spaces.

You wake up at the psychiatric institution Hillstone Asylum and find that you have been given a potent hallucinogen. As you cross the corridors of Hillstone Asylum, you notice that there's something wrong with you: The hallucinogen shows its effects and literally puts you in hell on earth.

Why similar: Gore 24%, Violent 20.7%, Horror 12.4%, Adventure 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that blurs the lines between reality and nightmare through intense first-person exploration.

Scarred is a first-person atmospheric horror puzzle game where you must uncover the truth about one of your schoolmates before it’s too late. Traverse a world of nightmares inspired by nostalgic Singaporean architecture as you fight to survive.

Why similar: Horror 16.9%, Dark 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Adventure 10%, Puzzle 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric adventure game that deals with psychological trauma and haunting memories.

Welcome to the horrific altered memories of my childhood home.

Why similar: Horror 17.9%, First-Person 11.3%, Dark 11.3%, Puzzle 10.9%, Adventure 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that focuses on puzzle-solving and surviving a nightmare-filled environment.

Project Nightmares is a survival horror game with a procedural structure, creating unique scares every time you play. A machine will induce you into a dream state, throwing you into a living nightmare firsthand in order to discover the story of Henrietta Kedward, an old woman with a dark past.

Why similar: Gore 19%, Violent 15.9%, Nudity 13.3%, Horror 12.9%, First-Person 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A violent, first-person horror game that uses procedural elements to keep the scares unpredictable.

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: Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Dark 12.8%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Mystery 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic, atmospheric psychological horror game that focuses on the internal struggle of the protagonist.

What Happened is a nightmarish first-person exploration of anxiety and depression from the perspective of American high school student, Stiles.

Why similar: Gore 26%, Adventure 23.7%, Horror 7.1%, Psychological Horror 7%, Mystery 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological adventure that explores the high school experience through a lens of trauma and mental struggle.

This is an indie horror game with first-person puzzles. Terror and fear have enveloped the city. The maniac has returned. You sneak into his lair to try and stop him before he goes too far...

Why similar: Horror 21.3%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Puzzle 13.2%, First-Person 12%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that focuses on puzzle-solving within a dark, oppressive environment.

You’ve been trapped in a school by a mysterious God. Memorize your surroundings, spot the anomalies, and reach floor 0 to earn your escape.

Why similar: Horror 14.1%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Walking Simulator 10.4%, Hidden Object 9.1%, Dark 9%

Waking up from a nightmare, Jessica finds confirmation to her suspicions. To figure out her past, she goes to an orphanage, where she hopes to find answers to questions that she tried so hard to forget.

Why similar: Violent 22.6%, Gore 19.9%, Adventure 16.6%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Horror 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, indie psychological horror game that leans heavily into violent and disturbing imagery.

A first-person atmospheric horror-puzzle game that focuses on the narrative to tie together the gruesome world with creative puzzles. Explore the mind of a twisted serial killer who wants nothing else than to show his work of art as well as tell his story to the world.

Why similar: Horror 15%, Narration 14%, Adventure 10.1%, Gore 9.7%, Puzzle 9.6%

The player finds himself in an abandoned school, which was once a place of study for local schoolchildren. The protagonist is a paranormal researcher who came here to solve the mystery that shrouds this gloomy location.

Why similar: Horror 13.8%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Hidden Object 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Exploration 11.1%

Welcome to the darkness of the town; here, you walk a fine line between reality and dreams, questioning your sanity. Black Light Kills takes you deep into Aiden’s mind, where nightmares begin as reality fades.

Why similar: Gore 14.5%, Horror 13%, Mystery 12.4%, Violent 12.2%, Dark 11.5%

Daniel wakes up to the same nightmare every night. A girl he cannot escape. When he finds a missing child report tied to his childhood home, he returns to uncover a truth buried in twisted games and shattered memories.

Why similar: Adventure 18.9%, Horror 16.2%, Puzzle 14.5%, Dark 11%, Exploration 9.8%

Solve hidden items and puzzles while avoiding abyssal zombies and traps at school.

Why similar: Nudity 19.3%, Horror 17.4%, Adventure 14%, Puzzle 13.6%, Dark 11%

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: Horror 17.5%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Gore 12.1%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Dark 11.2%

It's your first night as the caretaker of a scary quest. The last visitors have gone home. You need to turn off the lights, check the equipment and not die of horror, because someone or something suddenly starts a nightmarish game. With you in the lead.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.7%, Hidden Object 14.8%, Dark 14.1%, Exploration 13.5%, First-Person 13%

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: Gore 14.6%, Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Violent 9.2%, Dark 9.1%

You find yourself inside your dream, which turns into one continuous nightmare.

Why similar: First-Person 12%, Hidden Object 11.9%, Adventure 11.7%, Exploration 10.8%, Dark 10.3%

Trapped in total darkness, you’re a helpless kid, alone and hunted by something lurking in the shadows. Solve puzzles, navigate shifting rooms, and uncover creepy secrets. Your worst nightmares are real. Can you make it through the night?

Why similar: Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Mystery 10.2%, Walking Simulator 10%, Puzzle 9.9%

The Accumulation of Evil is an ancient book stating that if enough evil energy is concentrated in a single area, a dark force may be born.Humans can sometimes be very horrible creatures - but sometimes, it is taken a bit too far.

Why similar: Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Dark 10.4%, Mystery 10.2%, Adventure 8.2%

"Madness Inside"" immerses you in the dark depths of an abandoned psychiatric hospital, where horrifying experiments were once conducted. Police Lieutenant Vic Voight, in pursuit of a dangerous criminal, unexpectedly finds himself trapped in this nightmarish place.

Why similar: Violent 28.7%, First-Person 17.8%, Horror 17%, Adventure 10.1%, Psychological Horror 8.5%

High School Dirty Secrets is a horror/puzzle adventure where Kasuga wakes up locked inside her high school with no memory of how she got there. As she searches for a way out, strange and unsettling events unfold, leading her to uncover dark secrets hidden within the school's walls.

Why similar: Gore 16.2%, Horror 15.9%, Dark 13.1%, Psychological Horror 13%, Mystery 10.9%

A bone-chilling body-horror game with escape room gameplay. Bad decisions have brought Matthew to this terrifying motel. Now it’s up to you to decide how to escape - will you make it out alive?

Why similar: Gore 22.3%, Horror 15.2%, Nudity 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, First-Person 9.8%

On Halloween night, an 8-year-old boy sneaks onto an elderly woman's property to find her secret homemade treats. Soon he will discover some macabre events that will be repeated in his head forever.

Why similar: Horror 19.5%, Mystery 13.5%, Puzzle 11.7%, Exploration 10.2%, Gore 9.7%

You wake up to a horrible smell, and whispering vents in your apartment. Something's wrong.

Why similar: Gore 19.2%, Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, First-Person 10.3%, Dark 9.6%

Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!

Why similar: Gore 28.5%, Violent 20.6%, Horror 10.8%, Dark 9%, Adventure 8.6%

"Quod" unfolds in a 1930s Texas prison. The main character must escape and uncover the truth. Brace yourself for eerie occurrences and solve intricate puzzles to unveil the terrifying secrets of this place.

Why similar: Horror 16.6%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Puzzle 10.4%, Hidden Object 10%, Psychological Horror 8.7%

Returning to parents' house for Christmas and a regular holiday dinner turns into a bloody hell filled with horror and death.

Why similar: Violent 20.8%, Horror 18%, Dark 14.4%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, First-Person 10.5%

A young police officer arrives at a country house after a disturbing call... This VHS tape captures the horrors that happened to him.

Why similar: Horror 20.8%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Dark 15.6%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Hidden Object 8%

Robert battles early Alzheimer's and nightly sleep paralysis. Each night reveals fragments of his past. Uncover the truth and help him solve the mysteries haunting his mind.

Why similar: Horror 14.6%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Dark 10.8%, Walking Simulator 10.4%, Mystery 10.2%

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: Gore 16.2%, Violent 15.3%, Horror 15.2%, Walking Simulator 10.1%, Psychological Horror 10.1%

Gil's Lucid Dreams is a FPS horror game based on the story and exploration. Gil use lucid dreams to get away from his unsatisfacting life. He will lose the control of his dreams, becoming completely succubus of his nightmares. Will Gil be able to face his Alter Ego?

Why similar: Gore 44.3%, Adventure 22.4%, Horror 17.7%, Puzzle 11.8%, Indie 3.8%

Do you remember the scares that chased you in childhood? How did your limbs shake with fear, take your breath away, and you couldn't do anything about it? I invite you to live it all over again!

Why similar: Horror 21.6%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, First-Person 11.9%, Puzzle 11%

Equipped with supernatural powers, take control of Lucius as he begins his blood filled tour of horror through his own house.

Why similar: Horror 23.7%, Gore 19.9%, Nudity 14.5%, Adventure 8.7%, Puzzle 7.9%

"CRUELTY" is a Japanese-made splatter horror. You were in an accident and lost consciousness. The moment you wake up, you find yourself in a nightmare world, one that is not of this Earth. In an abattoir ruled by madness, horrific scenes unfold, and inescapable terror awaits you.

Why similar: Horror 20.5%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Dark 13.1%, Gore 10.8%, Adventure 10.2%

What seemed like an easy job, descends into something horrifying. Explore mysterious house, that holds dark secrets, in this first person horror experience.

Why similar: Gore 28.2%, Horror 25%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, First-Person 9.7%, Puzzle 9.4%

This is a horror adventure game where the player go back and forth in between the real world and the hallucination world. The purpose of this game is to search items and collect scattered documents while solving mysteries and finding out the truth of the abolished hospital.

Why similar: Horror 18.9%, Adventure 15.9%, Gore 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Hidden Object 11.2%

Having collected information about the “unusual corpse” for your journalistic investigation, you return home from the morgue. Something is wrong... The house has changed and there is a creature wandering in it that is afraid of the camera flash. Solve puzzles to get out of the house and survive.

Why similar: Horror 16.7%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Dark 11.5%, Puzzle 10.3%

The visage of doctors and patients alike fade in and out of these nightmarish visions of tortured memories. This eggshell reality is fractured by experiments conducted in the ward. Blood, flesh and screams surround as you put together the pieces of your story and make your escape from the Bright Dawn Treatment Center while the dark...

Why similar: Horror 61.9%, Adventure 23%, First-Person 10.7%, Indie 4.4%