Games Like FEAR OF BUGS

A facility run by a mysterious director conducting research into quantifying fear. The user will be a test subject there, undergoing terrifying experiences. It's a simple game in which the player must simply endure the terror of cockroaches without being scared.

Why similar: VR 21.8%, Thriller 14.3%, Simulation 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Psychological Horror 8%

Fear of Neighbours is a psychological horror game that puts you in the shoes of a resident in a quiet Finnish neighbourhood.

Why similar: VR 32%, Horror 17.5%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Simulation 12.3%, Thriller 10.2%

This is a psychological thriller survival horror game full of suspense and jump-scares.

Why similar: VR 34.8%, Thriller 23.4%, Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Exploration 3.5%

Explore a mysterious labyrinth of rooms and hallways, but be careful - for you are not alone in the Hallway of Horrors. Made with Unreal Engine 5 for Steam VR.

Why similar: VR 39.1%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 16.1%, Realistic 11.7%, Thriller 11.6%

In 2008, a girl named Kimmy disappeared strangely. Her parents searched for her for a long time but failed to find her, so they left this sad land. Twelve years later, you found this uninhabited house during an accidental trip.

Why similar: VR 38%, Thriller 20.5%, Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 13.4%, Exploration 7.3%

You've been tasked with crawling into a crawlspace to retrieve some dolls. what could go wrong? Made exclusively for VR

Why similar: VR 40.1%, 6DOF 16.8% ★, Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Realistic 6.9%

Walk the Plank is a next gen VR plank walking simulator set high up in New York City. Bring family and friends together for this intense intro to VR experience!

Why similar: VR 39.2%, Simulation 15.6%, 6DOF 11.8% ★, Horror 9.5%, Thriller 8.6%

Blue Squid Theme Parks presents the VR simulator of their most popular ride The Dark Zone. No need for long trips, now you can experience this iconic ride from the comfort of your own home.

Why similar: VR 29.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Thriller 12.1%, Horror 8.7%

You died in a mysterious seance and have become a Wraith, one of the restless undead. In this VR horror game, use your supernatural abilities to solve the mystery behind your death. But beware of the sinister Spectres lurking in the shadows...

Why similar: VR 57.4%, Horror 30%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Exploration 2.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Peril in the Pines is a short & simple first-person horror game where the player is trapped on an island with strange creatures. The player must collect the resources to fix their boat before being caught and getting trapped forever.

Why similar: Thriller 36.8%, Horror 25.3%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Simulation 7.8%, 3D 4.1%

The game of your dreams just dropped, DUCK SEASON, a hunter with ridiculous graphics. Luckily, it's summer vacation and Mom just surprised you with a one day rental of it! Unfortunately, as you binge play it becomes apparent that all is not right with Duck Season...

Why similar: VR 52.3%, Horror 25.9%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%

You play as the son of a restorer, a museum worker who died tragically. While searching for the memorabilia, the door suddenly closes and strange things begin to happen. The hero is waiting for immersion in the world of art and the paranormal.

Why similar: Thriller 36%, Psychological Horror 25%, Horror 23.1%, Realistic 11.8%, Simulation 4.1%

You find yourself in a dollhouse - can you escape, or will you meet your fate? Navigate through the escape room-style puzzles, and avoid being caught by the creatures who exist in this place, and gain your freedom from the dollhouse!

Why similar: VR 46.5%, Horror 19.1%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 7.6%, Exploration 6%

Your objective is to cleanse the house of 6 body parts. Armed with your flashlight and crucifix, you search for these body parts while evading and cleansing the unholy spirits of the house. The more body parts you cleanse, the angrier the spirits get.

Why similar: VR 50.5%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Horror 22.7%, Singleplayer 2.9%

Escape into the haunting beauty of the Canadian wilderness — but be careful, the forest doesn’t want you to leave.

Why similar: Thriller 32.6%, Psychological Horror 23%, Horror 22%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Exploration 5.5%

Players find themselves in a small room with a telephone switchboard. They must complete the correct cord circuits to connect calls. In doing so they can listen in on the different conversations and uncover the unsettling secrets that make up a larger mystery.

Why similar: VR 36.8%, Thriller 22.4%, Psychological Horror 16%, Simulation 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%

A first-person psychological horror set in a remote Japanese mountain onsen. As the new caretaker, survive by following the memo: wear visible clothes, stay on the path, don’t turn when called, no women here, flee if you smell something. Obey—or never escape!

Why similar: Thriller 24.8%, VR 19.9%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 16%, Simulation 9.4%

“Psalm VR” is a psychological horror in VR where you find yourself in an eerie world seen through the lens of an old camera. The darkness hides something unseen..... Look around, listen... it's already watching you. Will you dare to look into the shadows?

Why similar: VR 32.6%, Thriller 19.6%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 15.1%, Exploration 5.2%

You're a horror content creator, venturing into frightening locations to captivate your audience. You're attempting to attract more viewers by recording paranormal events. However, these horror-filled adventures will one day come back to haunt you, at a high cost.

Why similar: Thriller 33.6%, Psychological Horror 28.9%, Horror 21.4%, Realistic 13.7%, Singleplayer 2.4%

An immersive bedtime experience where you lay in bed and fight to make it through the night. As time goes on and bad omens occur, you must emerge from the safety of your blanket to right them - but beware, you aren't always alone.

Why similar: VR 35.3%, Thriller 22.4%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Simulation 8%, Realistic 7.8%

Deserving Life is a room-scale virtual reality escape game for the HTC Vive and was developed by students in the Media Technology and Design program at the Hagenberg Campus of the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria. Can you find a way out of your misery?

Why similar: VR 66.6%, Horror 33.4%

Imagine an escape room set in a deranged mind. Experience a first-person exploration game in a chilling new dimension. Shift between three perspectives of a family and unravel the mystery hiding in this mind-bending psychological thriller.

Why similar: VR 51.5%, Psychological Horror 26.4%, Horror 22.1%

The Cubicle is a short VR experience about your regular everyday job in an office, or is it?

Why similar: VR 60.2%, Horror 24.2%, Simulation 15.6%

On April 6th 2009 the Carson family disappeared from their home in Richmond, and were never heard from again. The last known communication with the family came when Mr.Carson contacted local police to report the occurrence of a series of unexplained phenomena.

Why similar: VR 55.9%, Horror 23%, Psychological Horror 21.1%

1972, Texas. One night, you had a car accident near the Stafford farm. You wanted to get help, so you went there. But it was your worst decision of your life. What after came...it was the real CURSED NIGHT for you.

Why similar: VR 33.2%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 16.4%, Realistic 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%

You’ve stepped into an office building haunted by an unsolved murder. The elevator traps you in endlessly repeating floors — each one slightly different from the last. Discover all 31 subtle anomalies, avoid deadly supernatural events, and reach the final EXIT to uncover the true ending.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.9%, Horror 22.6%, Simulation 18.6%, Thriller 16.6%, Realistic 7.8%

Descending is a VR horror game with puzzle elements. You play as the new owner of a house and your goal is to break the curse that was cast upon the estate.

Why similar: VR 39.6%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Horror 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Exploration 4.3%

It's a VR-style room escape game that immerses the mystery and horror atmosphere, acquiring items and performing gimmicks and quizzes to escape this place..

Why similar: VR 41.4%, Simulation 22.4%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 16.5%, Singleplayer 1.8%

We're Here, Papa is a VR horror game. In the dark depths of the sewer, you must find your way and escape on your own. But you are not alone down there. Something is pursuing you. You don’t know what it is, but one thing is certain… you must not let it catch you.

Why similar: VR 33.5%, Thriller 20.6%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 16.5%, Realistic 7.4%

Forget about other roller-coasters rides and experience real Thrills & Chills with this Virtual Reality coaster. Continuously updated with new tracks and environments, this is a must have for every roller coaster fan!

Why similar: VR 73.9%, Simulation 22.9%, Singleplayer 3.2%

AVAILABLE TO PLAY IN NON-VR (KEYBOARD/MOUSE AND CONTROLLER) VR HEADSET NO LONGER REQUIRED.“PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE LOST SOUL” immerses you in a terrifying realistic environment with haunting atmosphere, and the need to survive.

Why similar: VR 56.4%, Horror 30.1%, Psychological Horror 12%, Singleplayer 1.5%

The Descent VR is a psychological horror walking sim set in Rockwell Mine. Play as an investigator uncovering dark secrets buried deep underground.

Why similar: VR 48.9%, Horror 20.1%, Thriller 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Exploration 4.1%

Phantom of the Lily is a psychological horror game with a dark narrative. Solve mind-bending puzzles, piece together clues in an eerie atmosphere, and reveal the truth in a terrifying world. Can you preserve your sanity and wake up from this nightmare?

Why similar: Thriller 37.1%, Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 18.2%, Simulation 12.1%, Realistic 6.8%

In a world where robots have replaced all human jobs, step into the "Job Simulator" to learn what it was like 'to job'.

Why similar: VR 46.4%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Horror 16.3%, Simulation 13.1%, Realistic 3.6%

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: VR 33.9%, Thriller 24.3%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 10.6%, Realistic 10.5%

Again and Again is a first-person psychological horror game. How much can a game affect your real life? Enjoy the terrifying moments of being in a realistic home environment and a suspenseful story.

Why similar: Thriller 40.8%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Horror 21%, Realistic 12.1%, Singleplayer 2.5%

Light all eight candles. Ignite the candles hidden in a haunted midnight maze and escape the sealed space.

Why similar: Thriller 33.3%, Horror 21%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Simulation 12.2%, Exploration 6.4%

Explore a vast home in the late 1970's, while being hunted by a mysterious fiend. First-person exploration with no HUD for a more immersive experience.

Why similar: VR 28.6%, Thriller 23.9%, Horror 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Realistic 11%

Produced exclusively from real recordings of 911 calls, witness trial testimony, and architectural drawings. One Dark Night tells the story of the day teenager Travyon Martin was shot and killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman.

Why similar: VR 56%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Simulation 21.9%

The popular indie game “The Exit 8” is reborn and brought to virtual life as “The Exit 8 VR”! Experience the eerie and thrilling atmosphere of Japan's underground passageways, now with new anomalies!

Why similar: VR 39.1%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Simulation 21.5%, Horror 14.3%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Go back in time over 500 years to Hieronymus Bosch's studio and explore his masterpiece - The Garden of Earthly Delights

Why similar: VR 70.6%, Simulation 29.4%

Lost in Abyss is a first-person VR horror game about a man trapped in a twisted and terrifying dream. Warm memories and terrible realities are intertwined and tragedy unfolds as you explore a long-forgotten nightmare.

Why similar: VR 26.4%, Thriller 21.3%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, 6DOF 14.6% ★, Horror 12%

Ethan Cole takes on a temporary night shift at the "Ravenhill" warehouse. What begins as a routine package sorting gradually turns into something far more disturbing. Before long, Ethan realizes that some shipments were never meant to be delivered.

Why similar: Thriller 29.4%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Horror 20.9%, Simulation 12.8%, Realistic 6.8%

Wiped Clean VR is a story-driven crime scene cleaning game where you play as an undercover agent piecing together a dangerous conspiracy. Use specialized tools to scrub away evidence, discover secrets, and navigate dark, gritty environments in your search for the hitman, Victor Kane.

Why similar: VR 25.5%, Thriller 19.6%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Horror 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%

The Bellows is a VR Horror experience designed to play like an interactive movie. Plunge yourself into a world of nightmares and fear, and discover just how frightening the past can really be.

Why similar: VR 55%, Horror 22.9%, Simulation 22.1%

Experience a magic fraternity initiation ritual first hand.

Why similar: VR 68.9%, Simulation 31.1%

The next victim is you. Mother Ghoul is a horror and thriller game in which you try to survive against a cursed ghost to whom you are offered as a sacrifice. To escape the curse, you must find and destroy her stillborn children through a ritual. This is the only way...

Why similar: Thriller 32%, Horror 20.7%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Simulation 12.5%, Realistic 10.5%

Cosmic Sugar is an elegant, GPU driven simulation space. Vive wands become attractors or repulsors which allow you to craft nebulas. The controls are very simple, but it takes some time to explore all of the possibilities. Thanks to East Forest for the trailer music.

Why similar: VR 66.5%, Simulation 33.5%

Explore what was out of reach before - travel to mesmerizing real world places and discover their stories!

Why similar: VR 73.4%, Simulation 20.7%, Exploration 5.9%

Virnap is a 3D horror game planned to release in 2023 made primarily for VR that will get you into a nightmare especially chosen for you from your fears.

Why similar: VR 33.3%, Thriller 26.3%, Horror 14.2%, Realistic 11.8%, Simulation 11.1%

Enter "Weird Corridor"! Escape horror-filled halls by spotting clues: bloodstains, shadows, eerie sounds. Strategize routes, use resources wisely. Find the exit before terror engulfs you.

Why similar: Thriller 31.6%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Horror 18.7%, Simulation 12.1%, VR 11.9%

Explore your surroundings as the protagonist of your own horror story as you immerse yourself in this tense VR thriller set in America’s Deep South. Navigate your way through your memories, piecing together the clues and puzzles, to solve the mystery of how you have awoken in the sinister Greenwater Institute, known only as Patient No.

Why similar: VR 51%, Horror 24.7%, Simulation 12.2%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Exploration 2.2%

The Obsessive Shadow is a Survival Horror Game about a stalker you can't exactly Identify. With nothing but your eyes and a flashlight at your disposal, it's up to you to survive whatever horrific person or thing is out there watching you...

Why similar: VR 28.4%, Thriller 20.4%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, 6DOF 13.5% ★, Horror 13.4%

Go on Safari and explore a tropical island filled with awe-inspiring and dangerous Dinosaurs. Discover their secrets and experience first-hand how these wonders of a bygone world lived and died right before your very eyes!

Why similar: VR 65.6%, Simulation 34.4%

Hakuei University, Paranormal Research Club. As a second-year student, I investigate haunted spots and write articles. My next assignment is Building No. 0, a campus location rumored to be untouchable. Soon, events beyond the rumors begin to unfold. This place should never have been investigated.

Why similar: Thriller 29.9%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Horror 21.4%, Realistic 11.9%, Simulation 10.3%

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: Thriller 37.2%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Horror 19.3%, Realistic 10.9%, Exploration 7.1%

Join Will as he interviews interesting people from the world of games, virtual reality, film, television, and more in an interactive, 3D-rendered, virtual reality talk show. This week's episode features Firewatch. You can explore the tower!

Why similar: VR 64.7%, Simulation 35.3%

In Fear I Trust is a critically acclaimed first-person horror adventure. Explore eerie locations, solve puzzles and unravel the dark truth behind a secret soviet experiment in this story-driven psychological thriller.

Why similar: Thriller 25.7%, VR 23.2%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 14.8%, Realistic 6.7%

Set in a sunless town cursed by the Architect, Mysteries of Black Hollow is a shop management and extraction game. Ride your wagon into blighted lands, gather relics, and trade dark heirlooms to restore the church. But beware: every fortune has its price.

Why similar: Horror 37.1%, Psychological Horror 30.5%, Simulation 22%, Exploration 5.3%, Singleplayer 5.1%

City VR allows you to discover new perspectives to look upon cities like never have before. Touch and feel the skyscrapers, teleport around, walk like a giant, take snapshots of favorite views and moments, or simply enjoy the sunset from the top of the world.

Why similar: VR 65.1%, Simulation 34.9%