- #1 Christmas Massacre
97% matchVery Positive91% of 1,076 reviews2021
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Christmas is coming and Larry's got a big problem - his Christmas tree is telling him to KILL! Lead him through his murder rampage.
Why similar: Violent 33.2%, Psychedelic 32.1%, Horror 23.9%, 3D 7.2%, Indie 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game leans into the violent, retro-styled holiday horror subgenre with a focus on slasher-inspired gameplay.
- #2 Bad Parenting 1: Mr. Red Face
96% matchVery Positive87% of 3,010 reviews2024
Dev: 2OO2
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 17%
Mr. Red Face, a fictional character created by adults to teach their children, suddenly becomes real..
Why similar: 1990's 22.8%, Walking Simulator 21.5%, Horror 16.4%, Dark 13.8%, Atmospheric 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a similar 1990s aesthetic and psychological horror themes centered around a domestic, family-oriented environment.
- #3 Murder House
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,305 reviews2020
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror!
Why similar: Horror 39.7%, Violent 27.4%, Cinematic 17%, 3D 8.6%, Psychological 4%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the 1990s slasher aesthetic and claustrophobic home-invasion horror found in Evil Holiday.
- #4 September 7th
95% matchVery Positive88% of 2,992 reviews2023
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
"September 7th" is a short horror game released for Christmas. The plot of the game is simple to the point of banality, and the gameplay is not delayed.The game also contains some Easter eggs and mentions. The game takes place in 2009.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19%, Psychedelic 13.9%, Horror 13.6%, 3D Platformer 8.9%, Cinematic 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This walking simulator excels at building dread within a domestic space, mirroring the pacing of Evil Holiday.
- #5 Stay Out of the House
94% matchVery Positive95% of 1,805 reviews2022
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!
Why similar: 1990's 40.4%, Horror 27.1%, First-Person 12.5%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Indie 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a gritty, low-poly horror experience that emphasizes the terror of being trapped in a hostile home.
- #6 Infliction
94% matchVery Positive81% of 950 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Horror 17.1%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Violent 16.3%, Demons 13.7%, Dark 11%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a high-quality, narrative-driven horror experience set within a home, focusing on ghosts and family secrets.
- #7 Father's Day
93% matchVery Positive86% of 1,106 reviews2022
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.8 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 22.5%, Cinematic 13.6%, 3D Platformer 10.1%, Dark 9.7%, Simulation 9%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on psychological horror and domestic trauma, aligning closely with the thematic core of Evil Holiday.
- #8 The Mortuary Assistant
92% matchVery Positive92% of 8,546 reviews2022
Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
Why similar: Horror 28.3%, Demons 27.8%, Dark 10%, Atmospheric 7.2%, First-Person 7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep, atmospheric demonic horror experience that matches the intensity of the supernatural elements in Evil Holiday.
- #9 Summer of '58
91% matchVery Positive89% of 4,888 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 19.7%, Horror 16.1%, Cinematic 13.6%, Dark 11.2%, Atmospheric 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a similar indie horror feel, focusing on exploration and atmospheric storytelling within a confined location.
- #10 Paratopic
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,120 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: Horror 29.4%, Walking Simulator 18.1%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Violent 13.1%, Dark 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the distinct, surreal 1990s low-poly aesthetic that defines the visual style of Evil Holiday.
- #11 Silent Nights
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 213 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.3%, Cinematic 15.1%, Horror 14.1%, Dark 12.8%, Atmospheric 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title directly addresses the holiday horror niche with a focus on survival-horror elements and atmospheric dread.
- #12 The Closing Shift
89% matchMixed67% of 117 reviews2025
Dev: Bird Box Games
Windows
A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.
Why similar: Dark 24.5%, Simulation 21.5%, Horror 21.3%, Psychological 11.2%, 3D 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the slow-paced, unsettling atmosphere and focus on mundane tasks that suddenly turn dangerous.
- #13 Please, Forgive Me
89% matchMixed67% of 283 reviews2023
Dev: REVVALUTION Studio
Windows
"Please, Forgive Me" - is a psychological horror game that tells the creepy story of an overconfident realtor named Pavel. He needs to check the old apartment and rent it to a certain woman. This night will turn into a real nightmare for him.
Why similar: Demons 18.7%, Dynamic Narration 14.6% ★, Horror 13.3%, Dark 12.1%, Cinematic 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the dark, demonic, and psychological horror elements found in the seed game.
- #14 Visage
87% matchVery Positive84% of 10,723 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 36.1%, Dark 16.7%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Violent 9.6%, First-Person 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A premier psychological horror walking simulator that excels at creating a terrifying, ever-changing domestic environment.
- #15 The Dark Gift
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 117 reviews2024
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
The Dark Gift is a horror game about Christmas and New Year.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Cinematic 17.5%, Horror 16.1%, Dark 13.7%, Atmospheric 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a short, atmospheric horror experience that relies on environmental storytelling and psychological tension.
- #16 Night Shift
88% matchMixed63% of 120 reviews2015
Dev: Brandon Brizzi
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The sun has disappeared from the sky! Darkness chokes the land, depriving it of all things good. Now it’s time for you to figure out how to bring the sun back! Get behind the wheel and find the sun in Night Shift!
Why similar: Indie 100%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a classic 90s-style horror experience with a focus on isolation and sudden, violent encounters.
- #17 Krampus is Home
86% matchVery Positive80% of 275 reviews2019
Dev: Regl Studios
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Sebastian is a teenager who is waiting for his parents to come back home on a cold Christmas night. Soon he realizes that there is something evil lurking around. Experience Sebastian 's journey into a surreal world like no other.
Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Dark 21%, First-Person 13.8%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Story Rich 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features a holiday-themed horror premise that focuses on survival and exploration in a dark, atmospheric setting.
- #18 Burial
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 168 reviews2025
Dev: REVVALUTION Studio
Windows
A videographer receives the task of filming a wake in an old Soviet apartment. But he soon realizes that something terrible is lurking within these walls. And in the middle of the room there is a closed coffin...
Why similar: Demons 20.6%, Walking Simulator 18%, Dark 11.6%, Horror 11.2%, 1990's 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the walking-simulator format to deliver a dark, supernatural story centered on demonic themes.
- #19 Holidays in Khrushchevsk
84% matchMixed64% of 112 reviews2024
Dev: ASK_GAMES
Windows
Do you like spontaneous purchases? Do all your purchases bring you happiness? Everything is not as simple as it seems at first glance.
Why similar: 1990's 16.4%, Psychedelic 14.5%, Walking Simulator 14%, Cinematic 12.6%, Horror 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique, retro-styled horror experience that focuses on the eerie atmosphere of a specific time and place.
- #20 Evil Inside
85% matchMixed62% of 331 reviews2021
Dev: JanduSoft
Windows
Evil Inside is a first-person psychological horror game. After the death of his mother and the arrest of his father for it, Mark decides to contact her using the Spiritual board. But it fades away, and here is when all begins... Mark will face his greatest fears to discover the truth.
Why similar: Horror 24.3%, First-Person 14.8%, Psychological 13.2%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Story Rich 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the psychological breakdown of a protagonist within their home, mirroring the themes of Evil Holiday.
- #21 Delirium
82% matchVery Positive88% of 91 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: Walking Simulator 20.2%, Psychedelic 17.5%, Horror 13.9%, Dark 13%, Atmospheric 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title uses atmospheric walking-simulator mechanics to explore psychological horror in a 3D environment.
- #22 Lost in Vivo
82% matchVery Positive92% of 3,903 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: Horror 30.6%, Violent 18.6%, Atmospheric 16.5%, First-Person 14.8%, Psychological 13%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a claustrophobic, surreal horror experience that mirrors the intense, dark atmosphere of Evil Holiday.
- #23 Uninvited Guest
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 337 reviews2021
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Uninvited Guest is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1930. You play as a villager who was destined to end up in an old mansion.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.8%, Dark 17.4%, Horror 17.2%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Demons 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the fear of the unknown within a domestic space, which is a core component of the Evil Holiday experience.
- #24 SNAP SNAP
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 21%, Psychedelic 14.2%, Horror 13.4%, Dark 12.7%, Demons 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: It combines exploration and puzzle-solving with a dark, psychological horror narrative.
- #25 Christmas Nightmare
80% matchVery Positive89% of 349 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Christmas Nightmare is an atmospheric horror game about New Year's Eve.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Cinematic 17.5%, Simulation 10.8%, Horror 10.1%, First-Person 9%
- #26 Hazing - Night Shift
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 210 reviews2024
Dev: REVVALUTION Studio
Windows
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: Demons 18%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Dark 12.2%, Horror 11.8%, Cinematic 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a supernatural horror experience that focuses on the isolation of a night shift, similar to the pacing of Evil Holiday.
- #27 The Holiday Story
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
The Holiday Story is an indie horror game about Christmas and New Year, set in the 80s.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, Cinematic 15.3%, Horror 14.9%, Dark 10.2%, First-Person 8.6%
- #28 Crimson Snow (2023)
79% matchVery Positive95% of 1,509 reviews2023
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Christmas is a joyful time, but this time something dark is hiding behind the holiday decorations. Your actions will determine whether you and your girlfriend survive Christmas night.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25%, Cinematic 17.7%, Horror 16.1%, First-Person 10.3%, Dark 9.9%
- #29 You’ve Got a Package
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 186 reviews2025
Dev: REVVALUTION Studio
Windows
You are a young and talented writer. One evening, someone leaves a mysterious box on your doorstep. What’s inside will turn your life into a living nightmare...
Why similar: Demons 20.5%, Horror 13.5%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Dark 13%, Psychedelic 7.2%
- #30 Christmas Story
77% matchVery Positive92% of 155 reviews2025
Dev: ZV GAMES
Windows
Christmas Story is a horror game filled with Christmas warmth and coziness, where every festive light hides darkness, and the sense of comfort fades with every step you take.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.7%, Psychedelic 16%, 1990's 14%, Horror 10.7%, Cinematic 10.4%
- #31 SHE WAS 98
77% matchVery Positive85% of 420 reviews2026
Dev: N4bAPub: Notex
Windows
“SHE WAS 98” - you play as a grandson who returns to his elderly grandmother's home to care for her.....
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.4%, Horror 19.7%, Dark 13.4%, Violent 11.3%, Atmospheric 10.4%
- #32 Death On Holly Ridge
76% matchVery Positive92% of 52 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 34%, Simulation 20.9%, Horror 16.9%, First-Person 11.9%, Exploration 6.5%
- #33 Last Lesson
78% matchMixed67% of 164 reviews2023
Dev: REVVALUTION Studio
Windows
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 16.6%, Demons 13.8%, Cinematic 10.1%, 3D Platformer 7.9%, Dark 7.6%
- #34 BABULYA
75% matchVery Positive85% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: REVVALUTION Studio
Windows
BABULYA – that’s what grandchildren affectionately call their beloved grandmother. But what if your BABULYA is no longer human, but a bloodthirsty monster? You came to taste her pies… and she wants to taste you instead…
Why similar: Demons 18.4%, Horror 14.8%, Dark 14.4%, Walking Simulator 11.1%, First-Person 8%
- #35 Christmas Mutilator
76% matchMixed64% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: Tarba Paul CornelPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Inspired by 80s slasher films, Christmas Mutilator™ is an immersive horror and home invasion game. Your husband and children are trapped in the storm, you are stuck in a cabin for the holidays. Use every tactic you can to stay alive and get out of your house as a vicious psychopath breaks in.
Why similar: Violent 38.4%, Psychedelic 18.6%, Cinematic 12.1%, Horror 10.4%, First-Person 6.5%
- #36 Too Well Hidden
73% matchVery Positive86% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: Runebox Studio
Windows
A found footage horror game about two sisters who often play hide and seek in their family home, recording everything with their mother's VHS camera. What begins innocently, soon turns disturbing, when it becomes clear that something is terribly wrong.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.7%, Horror 17.2%, Psychedelic 13.7%, Simulation 9.8%, First-Person 8.3%
- #37 The Inn-Sanity
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,572 reviews2025
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Early 90s. You stayed in a quiet hotel for just one night and the next morning you’ve found out that the old world was destroyed. Alien dreams, secrets of your past and other guests that are turning into monsters. This hotel will not let you to check out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, Horror 16.5%, 1990's 16%, Dark 12.5%, First-Person 8.1%
- #38 Prognostic
73% matchVery Positive94% of 490 reviews2022
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
An orphan returns to the house of the deceased fortune-teller to uncover the secret of his family's death. He must accept his legacy and become a prognostic before supernatural madness engulfs people of his town.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.8%, Horror 18.3%, First-Person 11.5%, Dark 10.5%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #39 Palmyra Orphanage
74% matchVery Positive89% of 706 reviews2019
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 27.1%, Horror 22.5%, Dark 14.2%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, First-Person 7.8%
- #40 Find Yourself
74% matchVery Positive84% of 1,304 reviews2021
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Explore the truly frightening subway cars and find out what fears the main character will have to face.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.2%, Psychedelic 15.2%, Horror 11.9%, Cinematic 11.9%, Violent 9.2%
- #41 Uncanny Tales: 1992
71% matchVery Positive85% of 272 reviews2025
Dev: VYASTUDIO
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 22.1%, Violent 16%, Horror 14.7%, 1990's 10.6%, First-Person 8.3%
- #42 Creepy Shift: Roadside Diner
72% matchVery Positive89% of 260 reviews2024
Dev: Night Shift TeamPub: Red Limb Studio
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A broke young man takes on the night shift at a roadside diner. In the glow of the blood moon, routine tasks turn into a fight for survival. First-person horror based on a dark creepypasta with a set of rescue rules.
Why similar: Demons 21.6%, Psychedelic 20.9%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Dark 10.8%, Horror 9.5%
- #43 Family curse
73% matchVery Positive91% of 236 reviews2023
Dev: Stork Game
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Family curse is a mystical horror from the first person with a frightening atmosphere. Immerse yourself in the intricate history of the Crouse family and find out the terrible secret of the people who died in the cursed house.
Why similar: Demons 24.1%, Dynamic Narration 19.5% ★, Psychedelic 14.5%, Horror 14%, First-Person 8.6%
- #44 DON'T LOOK AT GRANDMA
70% matchVery Positive94% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Danger Sauce LLC
Windows
Grandma hasn’t been the same since Grandpa passed. A night in her house spirals into a battle with the Devil. Recover family heirlooms and perform the ritual to save her soul. But whatever you do… DON’T LOOK AT GRANDMA.
Why similar: Demons 23.6%, Walking Simulator 19.1%, 1990's 15.3%, Dark 10.4%, Horror 8.7%
- #45 Creepy Shift: House For Sale
69% matchVery Positive93% of 344 reviews2025
Dev: Night Shift TeamPub: Red Limb Studio
Windows
Handyman needed - ASAP! The investor’s coming in the morning, and the house still isn’t ready! Take on an extra shift where horror meets simulation. Tackle the chaos, uncover dark secrets, and finish everything before dawn.
Why similar: Psychedelic 25.1%, Horror 15.5%, Demons 13.2%, Simulation 10.4%, First-Person 9.8%
- #46 Last Days of Lazarus
71% matchVery Positive88% of 183 reviews2022
Dev: Darkania WorksPub: GrimTalin
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
After their mother's suicide, Lazarus returns home to his sister Lyudmila. But unexplained events make the world and even reality collapse around him. Looming death, a spreading malediction and the supernatural threaten his sanity, yet Lazarus pushes forward to find the truth about his family.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.1%, Demons 14.5%, Dark 13.7%, 1990's 11.1%, Horror 9.1%
- #47 God's Basement
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,316 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: Walking Simulator 21%, Violent 14.9%, Dark 14.9%, Horror 14.3%, First-Person 8%
- #48 From The Darkness
70% matchVery Positive89% of 3,460 reviews2021
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
From the darkness is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an old Soviet abandoned apartment.
Why similar: Horror 29.2%, Walking Simulator 20.4%, Dark 18%, Violent 9.6%, First-Person 8.7%
- #49 Thin Threads
70% matchMixed63% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: SolitaryStudios
Windows
Thin Threads is a first-person psychological horror game about a family's desperate struggle to survive poverty. Step into the shoes of each family member, witnessing their story unfold from different perspectives, immersing you in a truly haunting and disturbing experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.5%, Demons 17.3%, Cinematic 15.3%, Horror 11.8%, Simulation 8.3%
- #50 10:59
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 162 reviews2024
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
You wake up with a bad hangover and don’t recognize your home. You see a boy and you understand... that something is wrong with him. Someone's presence causes anxiety, fear and is about to plunge you into the realm of horror. But you don’t lose hope and try to get out of this nightmare.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.4%, Horror 15.3%, Dark 14.9%, Demons 8.7%, Psychological 8.4%
- #51 Luto
66% matchVery Positive85% of 1,263 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 25.5%, Cinematic 17.6%, Dark 16.9%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Psychological 7.4%
- #52 Cursed Digicam | 呪われたデジカメ
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 651 reviews2025
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
You receive a cursed digital camera that captures ghosts from a strange website. The website allows you to liberate your loved ones by uploading images of their spirits using the camera. You decide to go to the nearest park where your girl was last seen.
Why similar: Demons 21.4%, 1990's 19.6%, Walking Simulator 17.2%, Horror 12.1%, Dark 7.6%
- #53 I'm counting to 6...
67% matchVery Positive85% of 749 reviews2024
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Turning onto an old road, the main character gets into an accident due to thick fog. Now he's trying to find someone who can help him. Forced to enter an old house, the main character finds himself trapped, from which it is not so easy to get out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.4%, Psychedelic 14%, 1990's 12.2%, Cinematic 11%, 3D Platformer 8%
- #54 The Last Ski Trip
67% matchVery Positive83% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Fireplay Studio
Windows
The main character, travels to a remote snowy valley with his brother for a skiing trip. But soon after their arrival, strange events begin to unfold. What was meant to be a peaceful getaway quickly turns into a nightmare. Over time, he realizes that something terrible is live in the valley...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.3%, Dark 23.1%, Horror 22.7%, Atmospheric 7%, First-Person 5.7%
- #55 MATRESHKA
66% matchVery Positive86% of 84 reviews2026
Dev: Megame LLC
Windows
MATRESHKA is a first-person psychological horror experience, you need find a way to escape from a maze of old soviet building. If you die...
Why similar: Demons 18.6%, Walking Simulator 18.2%, 1990's 15.6%, Dark 12.8%, Horror 12.3%
- #56 Lair of Torment
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 191 reviews2023
Dev: Admia
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 26.1%, Psychedelic 18.9%, Horror 17.3%, First-Person 9.9%, Simulation 8.7%
- #57 You Are Grounded
66% matchVery Positive85% of 122 reviews2024
Dev: Romooll
Windows
"You Are Grounded" is a short psychological horror-slasher game from a first-person perspective. A terrifying killer clown terrorizes a teenager and his family on Halloween Eve.
Why similar: Horror 16.9%, Dark 15.4%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Violent 10.3%, Simulation 10%
- #58 TheSilentSnowfall
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: TrueGames
Windows
The Silent Snowfall is a first-person horror game.Embark on a dark Christmas journey where the silence of a winter night hides blood-chilling secrets.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.8%, Psychedelic 31.5%, First-Person 13.1%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Exploration 7%