- #1 The Exit 8
97% 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: Immersive Sim 15.9%, Walking Simulator 15%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Surreal 11.8%, Puzzle 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive anomaly-detection game that established the core loop of identifying changes in a repeating environment.
- #2 Platform 8
96% 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: Psychological Horror 15.3%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Puzzle 7.3%, Surreal 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A direct spiritual successor to The Exit 8 that maintains the same high-tension, first-person anomaly-spotting gameplay.
- #3 PROJECT 13
96% 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 19.4%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Horror 8.5%, Puzzle 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A highly polished anomaly-detection experience that blends psychological horror with a realistic, liminal office setting.
- #4 Lost in Anomaly
95% matchMixed64% of 993 reviews2024
Dev: Aximus Games
Windows
In Lost in Anomaly, you wake up on the 9th floor of an unknown building. The only way out of here is to detect and mark anomalies. One wrong move and you could be trapped forever.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.1%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Surreal 13%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Horror 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a similar walking-simulator experience where the environment subtly shifts to create a sense of unease.
- #5 Anomalies Detective
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: ChenGame
Windows
A psychological horror game with a chapter-based plot, thriller and unusual elements! You are a novice paranormal detective, exploring secrets and finding ways to escape in an infinite loop of scenes. Many unusual things happen during this process, as if some strange force wants to devour you...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Immersive Sim 19.2%, Exploration 10%, First-Person 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the investigative aspect of identifying supernatural shifts within a confined, atmospheric space.
- #6 Liminal Exit
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: LittleRedDread
Windows
Step into an uncanny building trapped in endless loops. Use the elevator, uncover unsettling anomalies, and evade the Entity lurking behind you. Liminal Exit is an immersive game inspired by liminal spaces and Exit 8. Explore 3 liminal space floors and track anomalies to escape, but watch your back!
Why similar: Immersive Sim 17.8%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Surreal 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Puzzle 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines the classic anomaly-detection loop with immersive-sim mechanics and a high-stakes perma-death mode.
- #7 CAPTURED
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 526 reviews2024
Dev: Puck RedflixPub: Puck Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Trapped in what appears to be an endless hallway in your home, rooms begin to feel unfamiliar. Capture anomalies on camera and stay away from any sinister entities.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Immersive Sim 17.2%, Surreal 15.5%, Horror 8.8%, Puzzle 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Uses atmospheric, first-person exploration to build psychological horror through environmental storytelling and anomaly identification.
- #8 I'm on Observation Duty
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,187 reviews2019
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.6%, Horror 24.7%, Puzzle 18%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Hidden Object 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: The original game that popularized the concept of monitoring static environments for subtle, unsettling anomalies.
- #9 Anomaly Loop
91% matchVery Positive89% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: DidOne
Windows
You woke up and found yourself in an anomalous endless place from which it is not so easy to get out. Carefully observe your surroundings to find a way out of this place.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.2%, Immersive Sim 19.3%, Puzzle 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Simulation 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the surreal, repetitive nature of the genre while adding unique puzzle elements to the anomaly-spotting loop.
- #10 Home_0
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Mike Ten
Windows
You are trapped in a memory of your past. Observe your surrounding carefully to end your nightmare.
Why similar: Surreal 17.9%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Immersive Sim 10%, Horror 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, hidden-object style horror game that forces players to scrutinize their surroundings for disturbing changes.
- #11 Twisted Gallery 异馆
89% matchVery Positive85% of 349 reviews2025
Dev: FH Create Inc
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
You're trapped in an endlessly looping art gallery — familiar, yet uncanny. If you can notice the changes, maybe you can find your way out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.8%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Horror 8.4%, First-Person 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: An adventure-focused horror game that uses the 'spot-the-difference' mechanic to progress through a surreal, shifting gallery.
- #12 Everloop
90% matchVery Positive95% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Infinity Green Game Studio
Windows
You are trapped in an endless hallway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach your destiny.
Why similar: Surreal 14.7%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Puzzle 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features a tight, single-player loop that emphasizes the psychological dread of being trapped in an endless, shifting corridor.
- #13 11F
89% matchVery Positive82% of 188 reviews2024
Dev: PUMPKIM
Windows
Go to the 11th floor of a building that doesn't have an 11th floor.
Why similar: Surreal 16.7%, Psychological Horror 16%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Puzzle 8.9%, Horror 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric puzzle game that centers on identifying anomalies within a claustrophobic, multi-floor building.
- #14 Overtime Anomaly
87% matchVery Positive84% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: BiteMe Games
Windows
You're working overtime again in your dead-end job, whilst your boss is on vacation. However, strange things are happening throughout the office. Complete your daily work tasks, explore your office, report any anomalies you may find, and you may just find yourself getting a promotion...
Why similar: Immersive Sim 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Surreal 12.7%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Investigation 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Blends mystery and atmospheric exploration with the familiar anomaly-spotting mechanics in an office environment.
- #15 Prison Loop
88% matchMostly Positive74% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: Leakage Games
Windows
Embark on a journey of anomalies and repetition in "Prison Loop," a captivating indie puzzle game. Trapped in a mysterious temporal loop within a high-security prison, your objective is to observe anomalies throughout the environment.
Why similar: Surreal 14.9%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Puzzle 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Applies the anomaly-detection formula to a grim, first-person prison setting that requires careful observation to escape.
- #16 Hotel 188
86% matchVery Positive88% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Leonn CamayoPub: Andes Interactive
Windows
Dive into a realistic experience of the Backrooms, without jumpscares, getting lost in impossible spaces and feeling like something is watching you. The uncertainty of not knowing where you're going will make you want to quit… Will you be able to make it to the end?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.2%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Immersive Sim 12%, Realistic 9.9%, First-Person 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic, first-person walking simulator that focuses on the psychological tension of navigating a liminal hotel.
- #17 Liminal City
86% 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 19.6%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Realistic 9%, Surreal 8.5%, Exploration 8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the exploration of vast, empty, and realistic spaces where the environment itself feels like the primary antagonist.
- #18 9 Souls
84% matchVery Positive91% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Sandstorm in a BottlePub: DreamStudios
Windows
An atmospheric horror journey between reality and madness. Three paths lie ahead only one is free of anomalies. Observe closely. Choose wisely. Save the lost souls.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.6%, Walking Simulator 23%, Horror 11.3%, Puzzle 10.9%, Immersive Sim 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A casual yet unsettling puzzle game that utilizes anomaly detection to progress through its dark, surreal narrative.
- #19 Sector 404
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Empty Studio
Windows
Sector 404 is a first-person anomaly horror game set in a crumbling Soviet housing block. After taking your medicine, your world begins to fracture. Climb from floor to floor, uncovering distorted anomalies and your own unraveling mind. Miss too much, and reality resets. Will you ever make it home?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.9%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Horror 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: An indie first-person horror game that forces players to identify anomalies in a sterile, liminal facility.
- #20 Trapped: Family Vacation
83% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: New Forge Games
Windows
You're trapped in a small six-room hotel. The only way to escape is to observe your surroundings and follow the family's rules.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Surreal 14.3%, Immersive Sim 7.4%, Puzzle 7.2%
- #21 Kyoto Anomaly
82% matchVery Positive99% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: BiteMe Games
Windows
You find yourself trapped in the endless maze of Kyoto's backstreets, trying to reach the temple of Hōkan-ji before the main tourist rush. Inspect the street for anomalies, choose the right path, and reach your destination... or be trapped forever.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.2%, Walking Simulator 14%, Immersive Sim 10.7%, Surreal 9.6%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #22 The Hotel
84% matchVery Positive84% of 135 reviews2022
Dev: IL PALA
Windows · Mac
The Hotel is an "old style" survival horror game!! Fight zombies and solve puzzles to try to escape!!
Why similar: Adventure 63.4%, Horror 33.1%, Singleplayer 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic atmospheric horror walking-simulator that shares the same claustrophobic hotel theme as the seed game.
- #23 Last Term
81% matchVery Positive94% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Jakub.T
Windows
You’ve been trapped in a school by a mysterious God. Memorize your surroundings, spot the anomalies, and reach floor 0 to earn your escape.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.8%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Horror 8.4%, Exploration 7.2%
- #24 Finnish Cottage 8
82% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Savukivi Games
Windows
You've been trapped in a looping Finnish summer cottage. Use your observation and memory to find anomalies and make the right choice to escape the Finnish Cottage 8.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.2%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Immersive Sim 9.1%, Puzzle 8.8%, First-Person 8.2%
- #25 Psalm 5:9-13
80% matchVery Positive84% of 1,774 reviews2024
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 19%
"Psalm 5:9-13" is a first-person psychological horror game with VHS effect. Be careful and attentive, there is something hiding in these rooms, something is watching from the darkness.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.9%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Surreal 15.2%, Horror 8.6%, First-Person 7.1%
- #26 Exit Together
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Çınar's Art
Windows
ANOMALY LOOP ADVENTURE Play solo or with up to 6 players. Spot anomalies, solve puzzles, and escape the loop. Will you reach Room 9 or stay trapped forever?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.3%, Immersive Sim 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Puzzle 7.3%, Horror 7.2%
- #27 Room 404
79% matchVery Positive91% of 179 reviews2025
Dev: Multimedium
Windows
Room 404 is a first-person Chinese horror game.Players must discern anomalies within an endlessly looping corridor, make decisions,and attempts to unravel the mysteries surrounding themselves and the four floors of the apartment.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.1%, Immersive Sim 20%, Walking Simulator 17.5%, Exploration 9.3%, Realistic 6%
- #28 Stairway
78% matchVery Positive94% of 326 reviews2024
Dev: Hungry Games
Windows
Get out of the building via the stairway. Observe the levels carefully for a successful exit.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.8%, Walking Simulator 21.6%, Immersive Sim 18.2%, Choices Matter 8.2%, Puzzle 6.9%
- #29 Visage
78% 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: Psychological Horror 32.8%, Horror 22.6%, Walking Simulator 9.6%, Surreal 9.3%, First-Person 8%
- #30 The Hotel
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 92 reviews2022
Dev: Constant ArtPub: Constant_Art
Windows
The Hotel is a psychological horror thriller in which the player will have to face the evil living within the walls of a lonely hotel. But more importantly, the player will have to decide what this evil is to him. Maybe the nature of this evil is deeper than it seems at first glance.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.4%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Surreal 15%, Horror 9.8%, First-Person 8.3%
- #31 The Inn-Sanity
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,530 reviews2025
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 20.2%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Horror 10.5%, Exploration 8.3%
- #32 Supernormal
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,081 reviews2024
Dev: Hitori de Productions
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.6%, Investigation 13.5%, Horror 12.3%, Realistic 11.8%, First-Person 11.5%
- #33 The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game
75% matchVery Positive85% of 799 reviews2025
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
The Backrooms: 1998 is a first-person found footage psychological horror survival game where it tells the story of a young teen after accidentally falling into the depths of The Backrooms in 1998. Roam freely, mark, explore and try unravel the story - however you are not alone. Don't scream.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.2%, Walking Simulator 18.9%, Realistic 11.9%, Puzzle 10.8%, Simulation 8.4%
- #34 APT. 407
76% 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: Psychological Horror 22.3%, Walking Simulator 17%, Immersive Sim 10.6%, Horror 10%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #35 Who's at the door?
73% matchVery Positive90% of 1,538 reviews2025
Dev: SKONEC Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
You are trapped in a small house, suffering from psychosis with no memory. Carefully observe your surroundings to distinguish reality from hallucinations, and overcome your illness by taking medication from visitors at the right time.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.2%, Immersive Sim 18.6%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Horror 9.6%, First-Person 8.2%
- #36 Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel
76% matchVery Positive84% of 2,268 reviews2022
Dev: Pulsatrix StudiosPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Explore a decadent hotel across different timelines and uncover the dark history of a fanatical cult and your role in their plans.
Why similar: Puzzle 22.3%, First-Person 17.2%, Horror 16.1%, Exploration 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.5%
- #37 The Cabin Factory
73% 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: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Immersive Sim 15.7%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Horror 9.9%
- #38 Station 5
77% 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 19.6%, Immersive Sim 15.4%, Puzzle 10.4%, Simulation 8.6%, Psychological Horror 8.2%
- #39 50 Floors: The Paranormal Investigators Prologue
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 457 reviews2024
Dev: Arsonist Studio
Windows
Find a way out.
Why similar: Surreal 19.2%, Walking Simulator 18.4%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 8.7%, First-Person 8.1%
- #40 MIRROR MIRROR
74% matchMixed70% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: ZeroZeroThirteen
Windows
MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.3%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Surreal 14.3%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Realistic 7.9%
- #41 Ten Bells
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 549 reviews2024
Dev: Hillfort Games
Windows · Mac
You're trapped in an old English pub. Unravel a chilling tale by identifying anomalies while trying to escape. Confront the horror as you survive the endless loop of Ten Bells.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.2%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 10.6%, First-Person 9.3%, Realistic 9%
- #42 Reflection
72% 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 23.7%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Horror 12.1%, Realistic 11.3%, Atmospheric 8%
- #43 The Stairway 7 - Anomaly Hunt Loop Horror Game
73% matchVery Positive87% of 165 reviews2024
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
The Stairway 7 is an endless loop anomaly hunt and observation "spot the difference" game where you are stuck in a endless loop of stairways with a cat and you have to observe your surroundings carefully to reach the exit. Anomalies are watching, and ready to hunt you down. Don't take them with you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Immersive Sim 16.5%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Horror 8.1%
- #44 False Mall
71% matchVery Positive95% of 147 reviews2024
Dev: TenkaiGames
Windows
You have wandered into an infinite looping shopping mall in Japan. If you notice changes within the mall, you might be able to escape.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.6%, Surreal 23.4%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Realistic 11%, First-Person 5.8%
- #45 Forgot
70% matchVery Positive91% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: Maxwell Whitebaker
Windows
You are trapped at home in an endless loop. Remember your surroundings and watch out for anomalies, if you ever want to leave.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.7%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Puzzle 9.3%, Horror 7.8%
- #46 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
71% matchMixed70% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: CGI LAB GAMES
Windows
In the Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket, you find yourself trapped in a labyrinth of endless, flickering aisles. Unearth dark secrets behind every shelf while evading lurking apparitions and supernatural terrors. Can you survive the haunted corridors and escape before the nightmare consumes?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25%, Walking Simulator 19.4%, Horror 13.1%, First-Person 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #47 Limoria
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 171 reviews2024
Dev: Farkas Interactive
Windows
Welcome to a world where you are lost between consciousness and dreams. As you wander the dark corridors of an old hotel, face the games your mind plays on you. Your memories linger like a shadow following you. But there's nowhere to escape... Are you ready to confront your darkest fears?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.8%, Immersive Sim 17.9%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Exploration 8.5%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #48 There Exists Nobody
68% matchVery Positive93% of 865 reviews2024
Dev: HeavyLight Studio
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
You arrive at a deserted street that feels familiar yet is filled with unease. Pick up your camera, capture the hidden anomalies, and break this endless loop.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 20.3%, Walking Simulator 18.4%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Surreal 14.5%, First-Person 7.5%
- #49 August Night
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Sahl Ibrahimi
Windows
Escape a distorted version of your own newly rented apartment in this interactive nightmare.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.2%, First-Person 11%, Horror 10.4%, Realistic 10.1%, Atmospheric 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: Surreal 17.7%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 7.7%, Realistic 6.8%
- #51 The Backrooms: Lost Tape
69% matchVery Positive84% of 1,325 reviews2022
Dev: Cortez Productions
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
You work in the cinema as an usher and accidentally fell into the Backrooms, now being trapped, needing to unravel the mysteries of the yellow rooms in order to get out of this place, but be careful, there are entities that will be in your way.
Why similar: Surreal 18%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Investigation 10.6%, Horror 9.9%, Exploration 7.8%
- #52 The Anomalous Hour
68% matchVery Positive92% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: Gambir Studio
Windows
You are alone in a deserted station. Or are you? Take pictures of strange anomalies around the station and you might find a way out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Investigation 11.1%, Horror 9.4%, Exploration 8.1%
- #53 White Room Protocol
67% 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 23.3%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Horror 12.5%, Realistic 10.4%, First-Person 8.3%
- #54 SCP-3008: Infinite Store
65% matchVery Positive89% of 97 reviews2026
Dev: YAPPub: Yet Another Publisher
Windows · Mac
An observation-driven psychological horror set inside an endless furniture superstore. Spot anomalies, choose the correct path, complete your shopping list — and escape the loop.
Why similar: Surreal 18.6%, Immersive Sim 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Realistic 7.6%, Horror 7.6%
- #55 7th Floor
65% matchVery Positive98% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Vörös GergelyPub: IGT Games
Windows
Find your missing daughter in the Hospital of Madness. Collect items, fight enemies, and do whatever it takes to reach her!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.7%, Horror 17.1%, Puzzle 17.1%, First-Person 13.7%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #56 The Liminal Dimension
66% matchVery Positive83% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're trapped in an endless loop within a liminal dimension, where each loop leads to increasingly unsettling places. Will you find the way out of this psychological horror? The game offers a unique déjà vu experience that blurs the lines between reality and illusion.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.4%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Surreal 15.9%, Horror 9.3%, Realistic 8.7%
- #57 POOLS
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,027 reviews2024
Dev: Tensori
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.8%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Surreal 19.1%, Realistic 9.3%, First-Person 7.9%
- #58 Project Liminal 2
64% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: AquaHeaven StudiosPub: TXC
Windows
Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.
Why similar: Puzzle 21.6%, Exploration 14.1%, Adventure 13.5%, Realistic 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.2%
- #59 The Guest
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 945 reviews2016
Dev: Team GothamPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.
Why similar: Puzzle 21.9%, Horror 15.1%, Walking Simulator 15%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, First-Person 10.1%
- #60 The 18th Attic - Paranormal Anomaly Hunting Game
63% matchVery Positive90% of 174 reviews2026
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
The 18th Attic is a psychological horror game where you play as a man trapped in the attic with your cat companion, armed only with a camera. Hunt down paranormal anomalies by taking their pictures and detecting their presence to unravel secrets of your past. Each photo unlocks a new memory.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.3%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Surreal 13.7%, Horror 9.2%, Exploration 6.9%