Games Like Facility of Dusk

An experimental found footage horror game set in 2017.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.3%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Investigation 10.4%, Horror 9.7%, Emotional 9%

A filthy, horrific nightmare at sea, haunted by people and things cast away. Friends for Strawberry is a story-driven horror FPS where you are trapped on an island of garbage, held captive by the cannibal castaways dwelling there, and... something in the trash, that won't let anyone or anything go.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 11%, Thriller 10.6%, Surreal 9.9%

Fall into the Mirror Backrooms, alone or with up to 3 friends. Two corridors look identical, but something is always wrong. More than 100 Crawlers and ever-changing room laws make your eyes, your memory—even “identical” itself—impossible to trust. The exit is ahead. Where does it lead?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.2%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 12.1%, Surreal 10.6%, Thriller 9.3%

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 13.9%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Surreal 12.9%, Investigation 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

Las 5 Celdas is a short first-person psychological horror experience. Explore five impossible cells, each based on a different human fear, and face disturbing situations where there may be no perfect answer.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 11.1%, Thriller 10.9%, Surreal 9.2%

Do not forget. It remembers more than it should. What begins as a simple task slowly unravels into something deeply unsettling. Explore the mall's deepest secrets, uncover fragments of forgotten stories, and question reality itself.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.7%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Surreal 12.8%, Exploration 9.3%, Horror 8.5%

POOLIMINAL is an atmospheric liminal space horror game set in endless, procedurally generated poolrooms. A Backrooms-inspired descent into thalassophobia, where the real terror lies in the dark water below.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.1%, Thriller 14.3%, Surreal 12.9%, Exploration 9.6%, First-Person 9.2%

Backrooms walking simulator. No entities lurk here, just the unnerving emptiness and dream-like isolation of the infinite maze. Feel mounting dread and strange nostalgia as you wander deeper into liminal spaces with your VHS camera.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.6%, Surreal 11.9%, Thriller 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9%, Horror 8.1%

You step into a street both strange and familiar, where eerie events unfold one after another. The air is thick with lingering spirits and overwhelming resentment, as if something in the shadows is waiting to drag you into the abyss…

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25%, Thriller 20.9%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 11.8%, Exploration 9.4%

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 19.4%, Thriller 11.3%, Surreal 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Horror 8.2%

The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.6%, Thriller 16.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 10.7%, Investigation 8.7%

Every floor looks normal… until it isn't. Go up if everything is fine, down if something is wrong. One mistake sends you back. The deeper you go, the less the corridor obeys its own rules.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Surreal 12.3%, Horror 11.2%, First-Person 8.5%

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 23.6%, Surreal 18.4%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Thriller 10.8%, First-Person 6.6%

My life has changed drastically: a new country, university, dormitory, work. Drowsiness and fatigue have become a habit, just like the silhouettes I’ve started seeing in my peripheral vision.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.8%, Exploration 10.3%, Emotional 9.4%, First-Person 9%, Thriller 8.7%

A short horror observation thriller. Could you tell what's real and what isn't? You stole intel from your company. Now you wake up in a hospital every day with two choices: take your medication if something looks wrong, or hit the call button if you're sure the room is safe.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.2%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Surreal 11.7%, Thriller 11.2%, Horror 10.8%

You and a group of friends decide to go on a camping trip in the Darkwood Forest, It starts off smoothly, but unforeseen events occur. and it’s only a matter of time before the true horror reveals itself.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 11%, Thriller 10.7%, Investigation 10.5%

Mayfly is an eerie story-based quiet horror set aboard a narrowboat in Northern England. Upon waking alone to find your husband is missing you find yourself weaving through a shifting, unstable reality as you search your confined surroundings in this focussed narrative exploration game.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.8%, Surreal 15.5%, Thriller 14.1%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 9.1%

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: Psychological Horror 13.5%, Investigation 13.5%, Thriller 12.9%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Multiple Endings 10.9%

Step into the role of a blind boy hunted by a paranormal entity. Can you avoid being kidnapped by navigating the world through echolocation and listening for every rustle?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.2%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Thriller 14.2%, Horror 10%, First-Person 8.6%

A 60-minute first-person psychological horror game. Your new neighborhood hides a dark secret: previous residents either fled within weeks, or never left at all. Explore eight abandoned homes and discover their fate.

Why similar: Thriller 19.4%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Horror 12.3%, First-Person 8.9%

Where the Walls Breathe is a first-person psychological horror experience with a strong focus on atmosphere and environmental storytelling.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.8%, Surreal 15.1%, Thriller 13.8%, Horror 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.5%

It's Just A Prank is a first-person horror game about kids playing pranks on each other until a PRANK GOES WRONG. Experience suspense, fear, and unexpected twists as a simple joke becomes a nightmare.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.7%, Surreal 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Investigation 11.8%, Horror 10.5%

Lost in amnesia, face a horrific past rising from nightmares. Uncover the truth hidden in a diary. In this psychological horror where reality and hallucination blur, piece together memories before madness consumes you. When the truth is out, ask yourself: Who was I?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.3%, Surreal 12.3%, Thriller 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 10.2%

Nights in Endless Dream is another psychological anomaly game that focuses on the story of our main character and 2D aesthetics. Memorize the rooms and find the anomalies to escape the dream.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15%, Investigation 13%, Surreal 10.7%, Thriller 8.3%

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 18.5%, Surreal 12.9%, Thriller 12.3%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 10.6%

Upon visiting his decrepit and dying grandfather, Isaac discovers an ancient evil that has parasitically dwelled within his ancestry for generations. Isaac must stop the parasite's symbiotic cycle from reoccurring or else become its new host.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.4%, Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Surreal 11%

A father. A condemned theatre. A son’s voice echoing from the beyond. Step into a narrative horror game about grief, obsession, and the act of holding on as a force older than grief pushes back.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.2%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Thriller 14.5%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, First-Person 8.2%

You are trying to reach classroom 1.09. Nobody is around, and the atmosphere feels wrong. Trapped in looping corridors, your only way out is to observe carefully, spot anomalies, and choose the right door… or remain trapped.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.8%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Surreal 13.4%, Horror 11.3%, First-Person 8.7%

Explore the halls of the underground cult of The Open Hand. Experience the test rooms setup for your initiation in this psychological horror exploration game. Never forget....they are always watching.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21%, Surreal 13.4%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Horror 10.6%, Investigation 9.8%

A retro-inspired short horror game about caving.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24%, Psychological Horror 13%, Investigation 11.8%, Horror 11.4%, Exploration 10.5%

You wake up in an abandoned place, with no memory, trapped in a location that defies logic. As you explore, violent hallucinations stalk you, and a mysterious figure whispers unsettling words. What is real? Only you can uncover the truth before it’s too late.

Why similar: Thriller 19.1%, Walking Simulator 18.5%, Surreal 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 12.9%

Dweller is a psychological walking sim horror game where you're trapped in a rotting sewer system with something watching your every move. You're low on resources, high on tension, and the only voice you hear might be trying to help... or mess with your head. Trust no one. Stay quiet. Stay alive.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.4%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Surreal 11.8%, Thriller 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.6%

Silent Confession is a first-person psychological horror game. Living in a cramped urban village building, You develop a sick obsession with the woman in the opposite building. Voyeurism is your daily routine. But after giving in to your urges one day, something in your room no longer feels right.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.2%, Thriller 16.4%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Emotional 10.6%, First-Person 10.4%

An ordinary home video from 2002 takes a terrifying turn as you get lost in the Backrooms.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.2%, Surreal 13.2%, Exploration 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Horror 10.7%

This is a retro horror game about the war in Ukraine and brutalist architecture in Eastern Europe

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.6%, Thriller 14.5%, Exploration 10.2%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Horror 10.1%

Mnemosyne is an atmospheric psychological horror and anomaly hunting game that pushes your observation skills to their limits. Trapped in a dark, shifting dungeon, use your camera to document subtle changes and trust your memory to break the endless loop.

Why similar: Thriller 17.4%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, Horror 12.8%, Exploration 9.5%

Wake Inside is a short first-person psychological horror game where you explore a mysterious old mansion, investigate its secrets, and try to find a way out without attracting unwanted attention.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 11.9%, Thriller 10.9%, First-Person 9.1%

A Night On The Farm is an atmospheric horror adventure with deep lore and surprising plot twists. Uncover the mystery surrounding your crash and the farm’s inescapable draw. Utilize key items, cryptic notes, and audio logs as you venture deeper and deeper into the unknown.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.7%, Exploration 10.8%, First-Person 10.4%, Investigation 9.7%, Thriller 9.6%

A psychiatric hospital. 1986. The staff are dead. The doors are open. You have no memory of how you got here or why your name is on a patient file. No monsters. No combat. Only the silence of empty corridors, and the slow realization of what was done to you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.8%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Thriller 12.1%, Horror 11%, Surreal 10.5%

You play as jaded police officer Mark Langford in this first-person psychological horror game. An investigation into the case of a missing child draws you to an old apartment complex, uncovering horrors and trauma that refuse to stay buried.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.8%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Surreal 12.2%, Investigation 10.9%, Horror 9.4%

A routine night shift at an old Javanese museum. A fire from 1990 that nobody talks about. And something, or someone that refuses to let the truth stay buried.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.6%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Investigation 11.9%, Thriller 11.6%, Horror 11.2%

You are trapped in the Office. A first-person Observation-Game about walking an endless office, spotting anomalies, and getting off work.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.5%, Surreal 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 9.8%, Exploration 9.5%

A late-night call sends you to the Millers Residence. What begins as a routine investigation turns into a descent through buried records, missing evidence, and a house arranged to hide something far worse.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.4%, Investigation 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 11.9%, Thriller 10.3%

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 15.2%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 11.3%, Surreal 10.4%

A psychological first-person horror about a house that hides a disturbing truth beneath its walls. Explore, uncover fragments of the past, and decide whether to confront what lies below… or leave it buried forever.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.3%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 10.5%, Emotional 9.8%, First-Person 8.1%

This is a single player, story driven psychological thriller that follows the mental collapse of a character who has lost touch with reality. As the player, you enter the mind of someone trying to escape a world that is falling apart. Remember the past by reading a diary left behind by your family.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Surreal 18.1%, Thriller 12.1%, Exploration 11.6%, Horror 10.2%

Based on my childhood. Happy House is a first person psychological horror where you play as a child trapped with a mother who's perfect in public but monstrous behind closed doors.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.2%, Surreal 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Thriller 11.3%, Investigation 11%

Uncover the mystery of an arctic cargo outpost's lost crew in this horror game. Take in the frozen sea and delve into the depths of the facility, finding items and uncovering new paths with each one to learn what really happened here. But be careful, because something else might be here with you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.1%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 15%, Surreal 9.4%, First-Person 9%

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 21.4%, Horror 12.2%, Thriller 11%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Exploration 9.1%

A psychological horror game about Tom, a man consumed by guilt and the traumatic events that defined his life. Unable to move on from his past, he finds himself trapped in an increasingly disturbing nightmare.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.7%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Thriller 16.1%, Horror 12.8%, Exploration 9.7%

A psychological horror experience about returning to a place that never forgot you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.6%, Thriller 12.9%, Surreal 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 10.7%

Atmospheric first-person horror with exploration, notes, and multiple endings. Discover what lies beneath and what was never meant to be found.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.4%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 15.1%, Thriller 13.9%, Investigation 10.6%

A short psychological horror game where your friends invite you to hang out tonight — you have 7 days to think about it.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.7%, Surreal 12.8%, Exploration 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Horror 9%

Trapped within an ancient darkness, Alex faces an unknown force that knows him better than he knows himself. 23 Days is a first-person psychological, atmospheric adventure about survival, choice, and the price of escape. Each day here is a step toward freedom… or a step into the void.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.2%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, First-Person 12.6%, Horror 12.4%, Surreal 11.3%

You’ve got one job: finish your project and don’t fall asleep. Easy... until you realize sleep isn’t the only thing trying to take you. This is a one-of-a-kind Filipino meta psychological horror game. We won’t say much more, anything else might ruin the experience. All we can say is don’t sleep.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.8%, Thriller 15.4%, Surreal 8.8%, Horror 8.7%, Mystery 8.4%

Venture into the Tuscan village of Pietralba to solve the mystery of your brother’s disappearance. Uncover the dark secrets buried within the marble quarries and your own family's past.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.5%, Surreal 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Thriller 9.4%, Horror 9.3%

Surreal horror game. You have been selected by a sinister group to participate in a twisted game of exploration and escape. Wander through colorful, nostalgic environments that feel increasingly disturbing and discover why nobody ever leaves.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.6%, Surreal 14.1%, Horror 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10%, Exploration 8.4%

Five scary stories, but they all have the same ending. Can you play it? A psychological horror game from the first person, which few will pass.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.3%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Thriller 12.7%, Horror 11.2%, Exploration 8.5%

You came for loot on Christmas night, but found someone who has no intention of letting you go.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.6%, Thriller 17.4%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 13.3%, Multiple Endings 7.2%