- #1 Platform 8
97% matchVery Positive87% of 2,551 reviews2024
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.3%, Cinematic 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 9.8%, Simulation 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same liminal, repetitive dread found in subway-based horror as the seed game.
- #2 September 7th
96% matchVery Positive88% of 2,959 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 17.1%, 3D Platformer 12.8%, Horror 12.4%, Psychedelic 12.3%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title delivers a highly atmospheric and cinematic first-person horror experience that mirrors the tone of the seed game.
- #3 Welcome to Kowloon
96% matchVery Positive82% of 1,836 reviews2023
Dev: a1esskaPub: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.2%, Horror 20.3%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Thriller 9.6%, Realistic 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly grounded yet deeply disturbing urban exploration experience that focuses on psychological immersion.
- #4 The Exit 8
95% matchVery Positive93% of 10,306 reviews2023
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.6%, Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Exploration 12.8%, First-Person 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It masterfully uses the concept of an endless, looping underground space to create intense psychological unease.
- #5 Father's Day
94% matchVery Positive86% of 1,089 reviews2022
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.9 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 17.9%, Cinematic 13.4%, 3D Platformer 12.7%, Thriller 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a short, impactful psychological horror experience that relies on atmosphere rather than jump scares.
- #6 Summer of '58
94% matchVery Positive89% of 4,849 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 17.4%, Cinematic 14.9%, Horror 14.3%, Thriller 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at building tension through environmental storytelling and a slow-burn psychological narrative.
- #7 Visage
93% matchVery Positive84% of 10,620 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 33.8%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Walking Simulator 11.1%, First-Person 7.4%, Violent 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a more intense, high-fidelity psychological horror experience that explores the trauma of the main character.
- #8 The Closing Shift
92% matchMixed68% of 109 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: Simulation 23.2%, Horror 21.9%, Exploration 19.5%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Thriller 15.4%
Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, it uses mundane settings to craft a terrifying, realistic, and claustrophobic experience.
- #9 Rise of Insanity
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,266 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.5%, Horror 18%, Psychedelic 17.9%, Psychological Horror 14%, Simulation 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game delves deep into the psychological state of its protagonist, mirroring the themes of the seed game.
- #10 PROJECT 13
90% matchVery Positive80% of 196 reviews2024
Dev: VirtualVillainPub: Glacier LTD
Windows
As one of many kidnapped and enslaved Probants of the Project 13 Group... You need to find Anomalies through your Walk. If you not obey and report , you will be stuck in it forever.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Psychedelic 12.4%, Cinematic 11.6%, Horror 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the exploration of liminal spaces and psychological anomalies, much like the subway setting of the seed game.
- #11 God's Basement
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,314 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 24.6%, Horror 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Violent 11.1%, First-Person 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It is a strong example of a first-person psychological horror game that relies on atmospheric exploration.
- #12 Layers of Fear
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,582 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Psychedelic 24.3%, Horror 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Exploration 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: The game focuses on the protagonist's crumbling psyche through a shifting, surreal environment.
- #13 April 24th
88% matchVery Positive85% of 914 reviews2024
Dev: NOBODYPub: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 41%
The main character is an experienced journalist who always strives to uncover the truth. He manages to gain access to the house, which is guarded by the police.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.1%, Cinematic 14%, Thriller 11.3%, Psychedelic 10.7%, 3D Platformer 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: It is a tense, cinematic walking simulator that focuses on the psychological breakdown of the main character.
- #14 Beside Myself
89% matchMixed67% of 342 reviews2021
Dev: ASK_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
You have to play as the historian-journalist Michael, plunge into the atmosphere of darkness of an abandoned hospital, where you will need to unravel the secrets of the past and try to get out in order to tell the whole world about those terrible events.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.7%, 3D Platformer 14.7%, Cinematic 14.3%, Psychedelic 14.3%, Simulation 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the walking simulator DNA and focus on psychological exploration found in the seed game.
- #15 [Chilla's Art] Night Security | 夜間警備
86% matchVery Positive89% of 946 reviews2023
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Night Security | 夜間警備 is a Japanese psychological horror game about night security.
Why similar: Horror 25.3%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Walking Simulator 21.7%, Realistic 13.8%, First-Person 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: It uses a solitary, late-night setting to build a sense of isolation and creeping psychological horror.
- #16 [Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件
87% matchVery Positive83% of 3,184 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.
Why similar: Horror 34.1%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Simulation 8.1%, Realistic 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at turning a familiar, everyday location into a source of deep, unsettling dread.
- #17 Lost in Vivo
86% matchVery Positive92% of 3,869 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 33.5%, Psychological Horror 31.7%, First-Person 14.2%, Violent 12.7%, Indie 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: The game creates a claustrophobic, surreal nightmare that feels like a direct evolution of the themes in the seed game.
- #18 The Mortuary Assistant
84% matchVery Positive92% of 8,435 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 43.8%, Thriller 11.6%, Simulation 10.6%, First-Person 9.6%, Realistic 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines atmospheric horror with a grounded, unsettling job simulation that keeps the player on edge.
- #19 Silent Nights
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 210 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.2%, Cinematic 16.9%, Horror 12.9%, Thriller 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a solid, atmospheric horror experience that relies on building tension within a confined setting.
- #20 DEAD END
84% matchVery Positive83% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: PHANTOM PIXEL
Windows
Trapped in a hallucinatory, liminal-space style underground passageway, explore and unravel the endless "dead-end" paths to find a way forward. "Dead Path is a short ambient horror puzzle game that references Exit 8, but with a completely different core mechanic.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, 3D Platformer 13.5%, Exploration 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: The game focuses on the psychological toll of being trapped in an inescapable, surreal environment.
- #21 Amnesia: The Bunker
81% matchVery Positive93% of 11,497 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
Why similar: Horror 30.3%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Exploration 17.9%, First-Person 16.8%, Story Rich 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: The game creates a persistent, claustrophobic threat that forces the player to navigate a confined space with extreme caution.
- #22 SOMA
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,500 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.2%, Horror 21.8%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Exploration 11.6%, First-Person 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep, philosophical, and atmospheric horror experience that is essential for fans of psychological narratives.
- #23 SKUF BACKROOMS
83% matchMixed60% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: akhsotoen
Windows
SKUF BACKROOMS is a psychological horror game that takes the player to the Backrooms level, consisting of intertwining transition zones of post-Soviet living spaces.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.9%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Thriller 12.6%, Horror 12.3%, Realistic 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: It leans heavily into the liminal space aesthetic that makes the subway setting of the seed game so effective.
- #24 I'm Still Here
82% matchVery Positive90% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: AIO_Games
Windows
I'M STILL HERE - is a realistic horror game with an interesting plot and horrific screamers.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.2%, Psychedelic 12.3%, Cinematic 11.8%, Horror 11.6%, Thriller 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title captures the feeling of being watched in a lonely, atmospheric environment.
- #25 SILENT BREATH
80% matchMixed69% of 1,156 reviews2024
Dev: EXODIAC STUDIOS
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness
Why similar: Horror 19.5%, Thriller 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15%, Realistic 11.6%, Walking Simulator 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses realistic graphics to heighten the sense of dread during its atmospheric, first-person exploration.
- #26 Martha Is Dead
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,639 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Cinematic 22.5%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 16.2%, Thriller 15.4%, Exploration 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a dark, mature, and deeply psychological narrative set in a realistic, atmospheric environment.
- #27 Life after Death
81% matchMixed65% of 177 reviews2022
Dev: ASK_GAMES
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 22.4%, Cinematic 15.8%, Thriller 14.4%, Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: It is a straightforward, effective psychological horror game that emphasizes exploration and narrative.
- #28 Observer: System Redux
79% matchVery Positive85% of 2,866 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.8%, Horror 24.8%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, First-Person 13.3%, Story Rich 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It excels at blending atmospheric exploration with intense, surreal psychological horror sequences.
- #29 Lair of Torment
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 183 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 21.7%, Psychedelic 15.4%, Horror 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Thriller 9.6%
- #30 Reflection
76% matchVery Positive84% of 230 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
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 26.6%, Horror 17.5%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Realistic 12.7%, Thriller 10.8%
- #31 Unknown Host
76% matchVery Positive82% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Redsroll
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Horror 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Realistic 8.4%, Exploration 8.3%
- #32 Last Lesson
78% matchMixed67% of 159 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 22.5%, 3D Platformer 17.1%, Cinematic 17%, Simulation 9.1%, Exploration 8.8%
- #33 Paranormal place
77% matchMixed65% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: ASK_GAMES
Windows
Alex is a blogger who explores places with paranormal phenomena. At the request of his subscribers, he goes to an abandoned place where, according to rumors, some creepy things were noticed. What is happening there? You have to find it out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.3%, Psychedelic 16.2%, Horror 11.7%, 3D Platformer 11%, Cinematic 10.2%
- #34 I'm counting to 6...
75% matchVery Positive85% of 729 reviews2024
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 17.1%, Psychedelic 14.4%, Cinematic 14.3%, 3D Platformer 13.3%, Simulation 7.8%
- #35 Don't Be Afraid
77% matchVery Positive83% of 944 reviews2020
Dev: Limo GamesPub: Eneida Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Thriller 9.1%, Violent 9.1%
- #36 Lost Child
75% matchVery Positive82% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: ASK_GAMES
Windows
Are You Lost? Wander endless corridors where shifting environments, sinister voices, and echoes of real events create a chilling atmosphere. Andrey doesn’t remember who he was, but the walls know the truth. It’s time to remember everything.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.3%, Psychedelic 17.2%, Cinematic 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Violent 7.6%
- #37 Pieces of me
73% matchVery Positive88% of 556 reviews2025
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
“Pieces of Me” is not a classic horror game with jump scares, but a psychological thriller-drama in the walking simulator genre. It is a spin-off of “September 7th”
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.3%, Thriller 12.3%, 3D Platformer 12.2%, Cinematic 10.1%, Horror 10%
- #38 White Room Protocol
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
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 24.7%, Horror 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Thriller 13.9%, Realistic 11.1%
- #39 From The Darkness
74% matchVery Positive89% of 3,427 reviews2021
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.8 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 31%, Walking Simulator 21.3%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, First-Person 8.2%, Violent 6.4%
- #40 The Cabin Factory
70% matchVery Positive91% of 3,493 reviews2024
Dev: International Cat StudiosPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.6%, Horror 21.8%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Realistic 9%, First-Person 8.9%
- #41 Obey the Voice™
70% matchVery Positive89% of 475 reviews2026
Dev: svklmrtPub: Patchwork Interactive
Windows
You are here to listen to The Voice, do what he says. But don't listen to other voices...
Why similar: Horror 20.7%, Walking Simulator 17.9%, Cinematic 14.5%, Exploration 10.5%, Realistic 8.3%
- #42 In My Head
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 131 reviews2024
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You have been sent photographs of a place where, according to rumors, an artifact of an ancient civilization is hidden... Do you dare to go there?!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.1%, Horror 17.5%, Cinematic 15.4%, Psychological Horror 15%, First-Person 9.3%
- #43 SNAP SNAP
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 72 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 21.5%, Psychedelic 14.3%, Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Realistic 9%
- #44 The Last Visit: 98th
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 177 reviews2025
Dev: Union State GamesPub: Union State Games
Windows
"The Last Visit: 98th" is a psychological indie horror from the first person, in the genre of a walking simulator, in the setting of the post-Soviet winter space. The main focus is on the atmosphere of horror, which is emphasized by realistic 3D graphics.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Horror 16.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Realistic 10%, Thriller 9.7%
- #45 Cave Crawler
71% matchVery Positive85% of 576 reviews2023
Dev: Technomancy Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Cave Crawler is a short horror game where you pilot a drone into a cave and discover something horrible.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.2%, Horror 23.5%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, First-Person 10%, Thriller 9.8%
- #46 Silent Still
72% matchMixed54% of 253 reviews2024
Dev: SolitaryStudios
Windows
Silent Still is a first-person psychological horror game that delves into the terrifying experience of sleep paralysis and nightmares. You will feel the true horror that sleep paralysis can bring and the overwhelming fear it instills in a person.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Simulation 11.7%, Realistic 10.5%
- #47 Luto
68% matchVery Positive85% of 1,226 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 24.1%, Cinematic 20.5%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Thriller 11.6%, Exploration 8.6%
- #48 Liminal City
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: LIGHTWORKER GAMES
Windows
Liminal City is a psychological horror and exploration game based on found footage, set in Backrooms Level 11. Walk through the streets of Level 11, filled with soulless buildings, dynamically moving to different levels and searching for a way out. Once you fall in here will you be able to get out?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Thriller 12%, Horror 11.8%, Realistic 11.3%
- #49 Infliction
71% matchVery Positive81% of 936 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.8 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 20%, Walking Simulator 19.6%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Violent 11.9%, Realistic 8.9%
- #50 Chorus of Carcosa
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 188 reviews2025
Dev: Chameleon 42
Windows
Chorus of Carcosa is a first-person psychological horror game about an anxious sculptor who is trapped in a dark and ever-changing building. Stay silent, survive its twisted labyrinths and escape the monsters. Just don’t lose your way in the shadows or within your own mind.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.2%, Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Realistic 9.1%, Violent 9%
- #51 Implements of Hell
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 103 reviews2021
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Implements of Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mysteries, unlock the secrets, and change the outcome in a slow-paced atmospheric, and extremely horrifying experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.1%, Cinematic 13.8%, Thriller 12.8%, Horror 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.7%
- #52 APT. 407
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: Jayhyeon Studio
Windows
A psychological horror game set in a Korean apartment building. Explore eerie occurrences throughout the complex and uncover the truth behind them.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.8%, Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 17.3%, First-Person 9.1%, Thriller 7.9%
- #53 Golgotha
69% matchVery Positive81% of 1,031 reviews2023
Dev: Craig LawrencePub: LockleyGames
Windows
Dare to explore the most haunted vicinity in all of England? You will leave no stone unturned as you walk along the eerie grounds of the Black Waters Station and uncover the horror that lies within.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Horror 19.8%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Realistic 12.5%, Simulation 11.5%
- #54 Metro Trip Simulator
73% matchMixed54% of 74 reviews2019
Dev: Metro 2.0.7.7Pub: Kavkaz Sila Games
Windows
Metro trip simulator
Why similar: Simulation 41.8%, Walking Simulator 37%, First-Person 17.4%, Singleplayer 2.2%, Atmospheric 1.6%
- #55 Christmas Nightmare
67% matchVery Positive89% of 348 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Christmas Nightmare is an atmospheric horror game about New Year's Eve.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.2%, Cinematic 18.7%, Simulation 10%, Exploration 9.1%, Realistic 9%
- #56 Station 5
69% matchMixed49% of 90 reviews2023
Dev: Raynmakyr
Windows
You are trapped in an underground subway. Observe your surroundings carefully and take the correct trains to reach the 'Station 5' and exit the subway.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.1%, Simulation 19.6%, Exploration 11.6%, Horror 9.6%, Realistic 9.4%
- #57 The Derailed
65% matchVery Positive84% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Deformed Dreams Studio
Windows
The Derailed is a first-person psychological horror game. Beneath the dusty arches of a nearly forgotten depot, shadows of the past tremble. Whether you want to or not, you will have to uncover the dark secrets of this place.
Why similar: Horror 23.5%, Walking Simulator 23.4%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Exploration 13.3%, Violent 11.8%
- #58 Please, Forgive Me
67% matchMixed68% of 277 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: Horror 20.7%, Cinematic 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, 3D Platformer 11.2%, Walking Simulator 10.2%
- #59 Evil Holiday
65% matchVery Positive80% of 208 reviews2024
Dev: REVVALUTION Studio
Windows
Returning to parents' house for Christmas and a regular holiday dinner turns into a bloody hell filled with horror and death.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.2%, Psychedelic 15.1%, Cinematic 11.9%, Horror 11.9%, Violent 9.2%
- #60 THE DESCENT
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 144 reviews2024
Dev: Celeritas Games
Windows
The Descent, a horror walking sim in Rockwell Mine, immerses players in miners' harsh life and unsettling mine encounters. Play as an investigator uncovering a hometown mystery.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.2%, Simulation 19.5%, Realistic 13%, Horror 12.9%, Thriller 10.7%