Games Like Em-A-Li

Dread Neighbor is a first-person, multi-perspective psychological horror game. Play as a young woman living alone in an unusually cheap apartment. As the days pass, combat the overwhelming sense of unease, malice, and the unshakable feeling that you’re being watched from every crack in the room.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.1%, Thriller 16%, Text-Based 12.7%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Female Protagonist 9.3%

It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.1%, Thriller 15.7%, Horror 14.8%, Mystery 14.3%, Female Protagonist 13.1%

A first-person psychological horror game. Explore a maze-like alleyway, using your camera to distinguish between supernatural "Aberrations" and deceptive "Deceptions" while escaping the relentless pursuit of a vengeful ghost.

Why similar: Thriller 18.7%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 11.8%, Investigation 8.5%

Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.

Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 17.9%, Horror 13.8%, Thriller 12.7%, Adventure 11.9%, Psychological Horror 9%

A story about a dead lamb walking.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Thriller 14%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 12.7%

Take on night shifts at a remote motel, handle unsettling guests, and navigate eerie events. Experience Emma’s unnerving apartment life, feel the unease of being watched, and question what’s real as the line between reality and nightmare blurs.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.4%, Thriller 21.5%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 12.2%, Female Protagonist 7.4%

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 18.5%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 13.8%, Thriller 13.4%, Female Protagonist 11.5%

A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.

Why similar: Thriller 16.1%, Investigation 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Mystery 11.7%

Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Mystery 16.2%, Horror 14.4%, Visual Novel 11.4%

A story-rich psychological horror inspired by real-life experiences. Follow Emily, 23, as she moves to Brooklyn for a fresh start, but finds herself drawn into a slow spiral of obsession and control. Featuring voice acting, this atmospheric and grounded experience is deeply unsettling.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.6%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 16.6%, Mystery 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.1%

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: Horror 21.3%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Puzzle 11.2%, Story Rich 11%

An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

Why similar: Thriller 22.1%, Horror 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Mystery 11.3%, Immersive Sim 10.5%

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

Why similar: Thriller 25%, Walking Simulator 21.6%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 13.9%, Mystery 8.8%

A new life begins in a low-cost apartment. Strange occurrences at night and the suspicious behavior of neighbors gradually push the protagonist to the edge.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.3%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Immersive Sim 11.4%

Memories swirl all around you...Or are these memories? Familiar faces and places you think you remember but somehow now seem so different. Why are you here? Where is here?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.2%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 15.6%, Puzzle 11%, Story Rich 9.5%

Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Text-Based 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Mystery 12%, Female Protagonist 11.7%

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 30.4%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Artificial Intelligence 14.4%, Horror 13.9%, Mystery 11.3%

Step into an uncanny building trapped in endless loops. Use the elevator, uncover unsettling anomalies, and evade the Entity lurking behind you. Liminal Exit is an immersive game inspired by liminal spaces and Exit 8. Explore 3 liminal space floors and track anomalies to escape, but watch your back!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.7%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 14.7%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, Mystery 11.1%

Okaeri is a VHS Japanese psychological horror game about a middle school girl and her mother who recently moved to a new house.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.1%, Horror 17.9%, Thriller 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Female Protagonist 9.2%

DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.8%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Mystery 15%, Horror 15%, Investigation 8.5%

The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.

Why similar: Thriller 23.7%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 16.2%, Mystery 13.9%, Walking Simulator 9%

Virginia is a single-player first-person thriller set in a small town with a secret. Experience a missing person investigation through the eyes of graduate FBI agent Anne Tarver.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.5%, Thriller 17.2%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Mystery 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%

Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.

Why similar: Thriller 23.6%, Text-Based 16.4%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 15.2%, Female Protagonist 10.6%

A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.

Why similar: Text-Based 27.1%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Horror 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.2%

A different kind of liminal experience. Explore surreal spaces inspired by nostalgia, discover hidden paths, and unravel a mystery that is shaped by your own mind. No monsters, no combat. Just atmosphere, discovery, and dread.

Why similar: Thriller 25.7%, Walking Simulator 25.3%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 14.6%, Puzzle 7.5%

Satellite Odyssey: Prologue is a short first-person story-driven adventure with horror elements. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of classic science fiction and retro-futurism inspired by Soviet sci-fi films. Your partner is Zarya, the artificial intelligence.

Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 21.4%, Walking Simulator 20.1%, Thriller 17.9%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Psychological Horror 8.5%

A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.6%, Thriller 25.5%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 17%, Story Rich 4.8%

"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 28.4%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Horror 14.7%, Mystery 11.2%

The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.6%, Investigation 15.6%, Mystery 12.1%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%

Navigate 1980s Japan as a schoolgirl in this Junji Ito-inspired horror game. Each choice shapes your fate, leading to safety or deeper into the macabre. Uncover hidden horrors in an urban street filled with sinister details. Will you find your way home, or be consumed by the unknown?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.3%, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Horror 13.4%, Puzzle 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13%

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 26.4%, Thriller 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 15.9%, Mystery 11.9%

You are wetware, working a mysterious job.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.5%, Psychological Horror 20%, Horror 17.2%, Immersive Sim 11.6%, Puzzle 9.7%

In Guilty Me, take the role of Lucy on a scary nighttime journey home from the coffee shop. Face psychological terror, explore a dark environment, and uncover hidden secrets. Survive the chase and immerse yourself in a gripping walk simulator of suspense.

Why similar: Investigation 22.5%, Female Protagonist 18%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 14.3%, Story Rich 8%

Dark Memories is an episodic psychological horror game based on road thriller, slasher, and survival thriller genres. You are currently viewing the prologue episode of the Dark Memories anthology.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.4%, Thriller 15.9%, Investigation 15.4%, Mystery 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.8%, Investigation 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Horror 12.7%, Mystery 12.6%

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: Walking Simulator 32.8%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Horror 21.3%, Thriller 12.1%, Adventure 7.5%

Watch your back in the small peaceful town of Crystalpine Grove, as it is haunted by The Infamous Rainman.

Why similar: Mystery 21.9%, Horror 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Female Protagonist 14%, Visual Novel 7.7%

A horror game about a needy female ghost. A trio of close-knit occult club girls gather late at night to enjoy telling ghost stories. Little do they know that Miss Choker, a ghost that targets girls, is just dying to appear...

Why similar: Thriller 20.3%, Female Protagonist 20.2%, Horror 15.5%, Mystery 12.1%, Visual Novel 9.9%

You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.9%, Text-Based 15.1%, Horror 13.6%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.8%

She was created for one purpose: to make sure everyone in the world enjoys Halloween. At all costs. A short, fully-voiced horror visual novel exploring instrumental convergence.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.7%, Female Protagonist 22.1%, Horror 21.2%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Story Rich 7.4%

An atmospheric horror, exploration and automation game all set in the dim halls of an apartment building

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.5%, Horror 25.1%, Puzzle 13.6%, Mystery 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%

An anomaly-spotting horror game set in Level 0 of the Backrooms. Study the looping corridor and identify changes ranging from subtle details to terrifying entities. Decide to turn back if something has changed, or continue ahead if everything seems normal.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.6%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 15.5%, Mystery 14.7%, Immersive Sim 11.8%

it's always monday - is a first person exploration game

Why similar: Adventure 83.3%, Walking Simulator 4.3%, Psychological Horror 2.9%, Interactive Fiction 2.6%, Mystery 2.2%

A psychological horror game with a chapter-based plot, thriller and unusual elements! You are a novice paranormal detective, exploring secrets and finding ways to escape in an infinite loop of scenes. Many unusual things happen during this process, as if some strange force wants to devour you...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 41%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Horror 16.6%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Adventure 4.8%

This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.2%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Horror 15.7%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%

This is a psychological horror in which we play as a girl who has psychological health problems, and her mother has sent her to the store. Our task is to help her buy groceries.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Text-Based 17.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%

A.I.L.A is a first-person horror game set in a near-future filled with immersive technology. Play as the sole game tester for a revolutionary new fictional AI. Survive intense horror experiences that prey on your deepest fears as the lines between virtual and reality begin to blur…

Why similar: Thriller 38.3%, Psychological Horror 26.8%, Horror 24.5%, Story Rich 8.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Liminal Shift is a unique atmospheric suspense game developed using the latest Unreal Engine 5 technologies such as Lumen and Nanite. With every step you take, Liminal Shift pushes you deeper into an eerie, unsettling experience like no other.

Why similar: Thriller 26.6%, Walking Simulator 26.5%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 14.2%, Immersive Sim 9.8%

Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.6%, Thriller 16.3%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 13.7%, Mystery 8.6%

A story-driven psychological horror game filled with puzzles and humorous moments. In this world where reality and fantasy intertwine, nothing will ever be as it seems.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.7%, Female Protagonist 20.2%, Immersive Sim 14.6%, Puzzle 11.4%, Story Rich 9.3%

Kirin plays the elevator game and disappears. Will her girlfriend, Asahi, be able to find her? The Elevator Game with Catgirls is a horror visual novel with point-and-click elements, inspired by the Korean urban legend, Elevator to Another World.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.8%, Horror 23.3%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Mystery 12.5%

An immersive first-person horror adventure where you play the role of LIANA - a young girl who arrives home after major surgery and is met with a strange mannequin claiming to be her mother.

Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 36.3%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Horror 12.5%

Subliminal is a psychological horror game inspired by the urban legend of The Backrooms. Bleeding edge lighting and rendering, handcrafted open-ended levels, light and perspective-based puzzles, nostalgic spaces, unfamiliar faces, and a rotting feeling that something is not quite right.

Why similar: Thriller 24.6%, Investigation 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14%, Mystery 13.6%, Horror 12.2%

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: Thriller 36.8%, Horror 18.2%, Psychological Horror 17%, Story Rich 9.8%, Walking Simulator 9.4%

Akai Onna | 赤い女 is a psychological J-horror game featuring a student.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.9%, Horror 21.8%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Casual 6%, Immersive Sim 5.8%

An uncanny liminal space themed walking-simulator.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 68.9%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Adventure 10.3%, Story Rich 4.6%, Indie 2.3%

In Elevator Zero, a first-person exploration and puzzle game, you find yourself trapped in an otherworldly dimension. Escape is possible only through the elevator.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.5%, Horror 19%, Mystery 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Casual 10.5%

A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.

Why similar: Mystery 17.1%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Horror 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%

A 10 minute horror experience of a girl walking home alone at night.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.7%, Horror 37.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Adventure 8.3%, Indie 2.2%

“Mayoi Shoutengai” is a first-person horror game where you must escape from a terrifying shopping district. You are the protagonist. Once you start, there’s no turning back.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.8%, Female Protagonist 21.9%, Horror 18.6%, Immersive Sim 18.2%, Indie 1.3%