- #1 Memento Mori
97% matchVery Positive82% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: Shea KellyPub: WolfWare Studios
Windows
A game for the ones we lost on the way. Memento Mori is a surreal walking simulator that combines a minimalistic art style and a show don't tell story, focused on dealing with loss.
Why similar: Surreal 32.2%, Abstract 19%, Minimalist 18.3%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Dark 6%
- #2 For Goodness Sake
96% matchVery Positive89% of 132 reviews2022
Dev: Belief Engine
Windows
In a final attempt to guarantee your place on the nice list, you decide to try and do some chores before midnight. Will Krampus take you? Take the test and find out.
Why similar: Philosophical 29.7%, Abstract 20.5%, Psychological 17%, Minimalist 12.9%, Dark 9.5%
- #3 Beer Machine
95% matchVery Positive82% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: Crack Creations
Windows
Your father needs a beer, and it's your job to get it. He doesn't care what it takes, so do what you must. Be quick though - it's not so safe in the dark.
Why similar: Surreal 29%, Walking Simulator 23.4%, Atmospheric 17.8%, Dark 16.9%, First-Person 7.8%
- #4 Our Elusive Suffering
96% matchMixed66% of 88 reviews2022
Dev: 👁️Pub: ⚰️
Windows
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Why similar: Surreal 50.1%, Minimalist 20.8%, Walking Simulator 9.4%, Exploration 8.5%, First-Person 6.5%
- #5 BABBDI
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,313 reviews2022
Dev: Sirius LemaitrePub: Lemaitre Bros
Windows · Mac · Linux
Find your way out of BABBDI. A short, first person exploration experience.
Why similar: Surreal 45%, Atmospheric 16.7%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Exploration 11%, First-Person 9.5%
- #6 the static speaks my name
94% matchVery Positive82% of 5,762 reviews2015
Dev: the whale husband
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 7%
A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.
Why similar: Dark 25.1%, Surreal 23.5%, Walking Simulator 21.9%, First-Person 14.3%, Atmospheric 6.4%
- #7 The Beginner's Guide
93% matchVery Positive88% of 23,113 reviews2015
Dev: Everything Unlimited Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.
Why similar: Surreal 19.6%, Abstract 18.7%, Walking Simulator 15%, Philosophical 13.1%, Psychological 10.4%
- #8 Frame of Mind
92% matchVery Positive94% of 939 reviews2021
Dev: [SAMPLE TEXT] Studios ltd
Windows
In Frame of Mind, you are placed in a world where logic is escaping you. Each area of the game defies reason, requiring you to think outside the box in order to solve the illogical and escape madness.
Why similar: Surreal 31.1%, Minimalist 18.3%, Psychological 13.2%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, First-Person 7.7%
- #9 ABEL
91% matchVery Positive87% of 183 reviews2023
Dev: CNAM-ENJMIN
Windows
An uncanny liminal space themed walking-simulator.
Why similar: Abstract 28.2%, Psychological 20.2%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Surreal 12.4%, Atmospheric 10.6%
- #10 Depression The Game
91% matchMixed69% of 310 reviews2018
Dev: DeepWorks Studios
Windows
Depression The Game is an interactive game simulating major depression. You are joining a young man on one of his really bad days trying to handle his thoughts and survive that day... Will he?
Why similar: Psychological 36.5%, Atmospheric 18.9%, Walking Simulator 18.4%, First-Person 11.2%, Simulation 6.4%
- #11 Hatch
90% matchVery Positive94% of 90 reviews2019
Dev: Rubeki Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Born into a punishing environment with no bearings, there is nowhere to go but up.
Why similar: Surreal 27.7%, Abstract 17.2%, Minimalist 13.8%, First-Person 8.5%, Walking Simulator 8.3%
- #12 Pleh!
88% matchVery Positive95% of 1,353 reviews2023
Dev: Jester Games
Windows
Pleh! is a short psychological horror walking simulator that tells the story of a depressed game developer, his intrusive thoughts and his dark mysterious secrets.
Why similar: Psychological 24.5%, Minimalist 20%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Dark 13.7%, Atmospheric 10.3%
- #13 Andarin Weppes: Pre-Dementia
87% matchVery Positive93% of 191 reviews2024
Dev: MötivPub: Next in Game
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Andarin Weppes is a first person puzzle experience of a man with ever advancing dementia...
Why similar: Surreal 26.6%, Abstract 24.7%, Psychological 14.9%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Walking Simulator 7.2%
- #14 SORE
89% matchMixed66% of 351 reviews2017
Dev: Bazitov Mikhail
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Mystical puzzle quest game in a gloomy minimalism style will tell you a story of a person who's got himself into a camera, and from which there is no way out it seems. Experimental gameplay diluted with a pinch of a philosophy, that's what SORE is.
Why similar: Minimalist 57.2%, Atmospheric 24.4%, Exploration 10.3%, Indie 4.2%, Singleplayer 4%
- #15 THE WELL
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Creeps LTD.
Windows
Isolation. Hopelessness. Starvation. By the will of an unknown force, you find yourself isolated from the outside world. Now you are doomed to starve to death. No one will come to your aid. No one will hear your prayers.
Why similar: Minimalist 35.1%, Walking Simulator 28.3%, Exploration 13.5%, First-Person 12.6%, 3D 7.1%
- #16 Fingerbones
85% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,597 reviews2015
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 10%
Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.
Why similar: Philosophical 27.2%, Minimalist 17.3%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Dark 11.3%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #17 Away
86% matchMixed49% of 1,302 reviews2018
Dev: NipoBoxPub: NipoBox Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Away — is a short game telling about the hero's death experience, performed in a gloomy black and white style.
Why similar: Psychological 34.1%, Abstract 29.7%, Dark 10.4%, Walking Simulator 8.7%, Atmospheric 6.4%
- #18 Disoriented
84% matchVery Positive82% of 402 reviews2016
Dev: BrickCream
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A first-person puzzle game. Simply walk to the door.
Why similar: Surreal 29.3%, Abstract 27.4%, Minimalist 24.9%, First-Person 9.4%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #19 The Elision Effect
82% matchVery Positive94% of 177 reviews2024
Dev: teamakes.games
Windows · Linux
The Elision Effect is a short surreal puzzle game. The last person finds themselves in an empty office. The place seems off, like it shouldn’t exist. Not knowing what made everyone abandon these liminal spaces, they look for an exit.
Why similar: Surreal 26%, Abstract 15.4%, Minimalist 12.4%, Psychological 12.3%, Walking Simulator 8.5%
- #20 un/FRAGMENT.
82% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: izakiko paradox
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short 10 minute visual novel about being a fragment in the universe and trying to find a way out of the ****.
Why similar: Surreal 34.2%, Philosophical 30.4%, Psychological 17.3%, Dark 9.8%, Atmospheric 8%
- #21 When the Darkness comes
81% matchVery Positive92% of 8,425 reviews2019
Dev: Sirhaian
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.5%, Psychological 19.7%, First-Person 17.1%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Dark 13.7%
- #22 Homeless Simulator
84% matchMixed58% of 243 reviews2019
Dev: Kiddy
Windows
Homeless Simulator is a homeless person simulator. Homeless persons are those who find themselves living on the streets because of family conflicts, somebody’s fraud, loss of the job or health problems. They are those who need help.
Why similar: First-Person 24.7%, Atmospheric 23.1%, Simulation 21.8%, Exploration 17.5%, Indie 7.7%
- #23 He Needs His Medicine
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,535 reviews2021
Dev: Euphoric Bros
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 10%
You have been dispatched for a 911 call. From the moment you step inside the apartment, you realize something is really wrong with the place. You are gonna make Him the last dosage. He needs his medicine.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 50.9%, Dark 39.3%, Indie 9.9%
- #24 Fear in Hospital
83% matchMixed48% of 517 reviews2019
Dev: IO Games
Windows
Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!
Why similar: Atmospheric 31.3%, Dark 30.4%, First-Person 17.3%, Exploration 12.7%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #25 nothing_matters
80% matchVery Positive83% of 229 reviews2023
Dev: Ka Hin Yuen
Windows
A short point & click narrative adventure inspired by the real life experience of a struggling solo indie game developer. A story about everything and hence nothing at all. Discover what truly matters to you.
Why similar: Surreal 24.4%, Abstract 19.4%, Philosophical 19.4%, Psychological 16.5%, Dark 7.9%
- #26 50 Floors: The Paranormal Investigators Prologue
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 480 reviews2024
Dev: Arsonist Studio
Windows
Find a way out.
Why similar: Surreal 36.3%, Psychological 19.1%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Atmospheric 9.9%, First-Person 9.3%
- #27 Dream on
76% matchVery Positive98% of 235 reviews2025
Dev: Alice Karaush
Windows
Dream On is a very short, atmospheric walking simulator (5-10 minutes) about making a wish. Walk through a symbolic dreamscape, explore your thoughts and feelings, and make a quiet, meaningful choice at the end of the journey.
Why similar: Minimalist 23.6%, Surreal 19.1%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Psychological 15.1%, First-Person 8.8%
- #28 Sometimes to Deal with the Difficulty of Being Alive, I Need to Believe There Is a Possibility That Life Is Not Real.
79% matchVery Positive87% of 118 reviews2019
Dev: Jeremy CouillardPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Wander through a shifting simulation that feels both tragic and hilarious. Observe, interact, or simply exist as the world reshapes around you — a meditative, overstimulated reflection on what it means to keep going when everything’s falling apart.
Why similar: Surreal 26.6%, Abstract 22%, Philosophical 18.8%, Psychological 12.5%, Walking Simulator 8.6%
- #29 Answer Knot
78% matchVery Positive89% of 741 reviews2019
Dev: Naraven Games
Windows
A short narrative and exploration game about Zach, June, and a strange phenomenon. You're Zach and, stuck in your home, you will do everything to keep hearing June's voice messages. What is happening out there?
Why similar: Surreal 51.6%, Walking Simulator 21.2%, First-Person 20.2%, Indie 7.1%
- #30 Hitchhiker - A Mystery Game
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 228 reviews2021
Dev: Mad About PandasPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.
Why similar: Philosophical 26.4%, Surreal 22.5%, Psychological 12.8%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Dark 9.3%
- #31 Missing Hiker
75% matchVery Positive85% of 3,687 reviews2023
Dev: Gemezl
Windows
Missing Hiker is a short indie horror game, where your brother Ethan went missing while hiking and you need to find him.
Why similar: Psychological 23.7%, Atmospheric 18.6%, Dark 17.1%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, First-Person 13.3%
- #32 Life Tastes Like Cardboard
77% matchVery Positive95% of 327 reviews2019
Dev: Demensa
Windows
A game about boredom and self-pity. It's about myself mostly. You walk around and press the 'interact' button. Sorry for making this.
Why similar: Surreal 41.3%, Abstract 30%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Dark 12%, Indie 2.6%
- #33 Ocean Desolation
77% matchMixed56% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: BluSkie
Windows
Ocean Desolation is a Free Simple Linear horror game. After falling out of your boat during a thunderstorm you are left stranded in the South Pacific Ocean. Swim your way to different locations and find a way to call for help. But be careful, something lurks at the bottom.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.5%, First-Person 23.3%, Exploration 21.1%, 3D 11.2%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #34 Clean Break
74% matchVery Positive95% of 126 reviews2025
Dev: Benjamin Pilbrow
Windows
Explore a quiet house. Destroy any furniture that seems... off. This is just a bit of decluttering. Probably.
Why similar: Surreal 43.4%, Psychological 23.6%, Abstract 13.4%, First-Person 6.9%, Exploration 5.7%
- #35 For the Fish in the Bottle
73% matchVery Positive99% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: makina game
Windows
In the vast desert, you discover a tiny fish sealed inside a small bottle. It seems to want something. Solve the puzzles to collect the items the fish desires.
Why similar: Surreal 41.8%, Philosophical 40.4%, Atmospheric 9.1%, First-Person 6.4%, Indie 1.4%
- #36 God's Basement
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,316 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.
Why similar: Psychological 20.8%, Surreal 19.4%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Dark 13%, Atmospheric 12%
- #37 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 33,616 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Abstract 39.7%, Psychological 27.1%, Philosophical 23.8%, Surreal 7.5%, Singleplayer 1%
- #38 My Friend The Spider
73% matchVery Positive88% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: MCA
Windows
A small "horror" narrative game about isolation and depression.
Why similar: Psychological 31.3%, Walking Simulator 26.7%, Dark 17.3%, First-Person 15.2%, 3D 7.4%
- #39 7th Chance
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: Drewid GamesPub: Stasis Booth Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
7th Chance is a short (20-30 minute) story-based exploration adventure game. Waking up from a night of heavy drinking ... something isn't right.
Why similar: Surreal 30%, Philosophical 14.9%, Walking Simulator 13%, Psychological 8.8%, Exploration 7.9%
- #40 The Man in the Park
71% matchVery Positive84% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Elliott Dahle
Windows
You see a man in the park on your walk home. Will you help him?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.6%, First-Person 33.4%, 3D 12%, Singleplayer 7.7%, Indie 7.2%
- #41 Seybul Tech
72% matchVery Positive91% of 136 reviews2023
Dev: Seybul Tech
Windows
Seybul Tech is a walking simulator. Navigate as an office employee, confronting peculiar encounters while in search of an exit from this enigmatic abyss.
Why similar: Surreal 33.3%, Psychological 14.1%, Abstract 12.8%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Dark 10.3%
- #42 Museum of Monoliths
72% matchVery Positive92% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: Podoba InteractivePub: Marevo Collective
Windows
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: Surreal 44.6%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Atmospheric 12.3%, First-Person 7.5%, Dark 6.7%
- #43 Effugium
73% matchMixed60% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Souporno GhoshPub: Team Glasses
Windows
Explore a cold, abandoned, and dreary facility to piece together its mysteries and find a means for escape from the horror that lurks within.
Why similar: Atmospheric 31.7%, Walking Simulator 31.3%, First-Person 17.4%, Exploration 14.7%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #44 Unanswered
69% matchVery Positive96% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: WhiteRoot Studio
Windows
You wake up in a strange place, not knowing who you are, where you are, or how you got here. Trapped in an environment that twists to break your sanity, your only way out is to delve into the unknown and face the horrors of a past your mind is trying to hide.
Why similar: Psychological 21.5%, First-Person 21.3%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Exploration 15.7%, Dark 9.5%
- #45 Mango
71% matchVery Positive91% of 128 reviews2021
Dev: Sad Mask PartyPub: NILWARE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A surrealist indie first-person adventure game based on art and derealization. Explore the idea of a mind losing its grasp with reality, as reality turns into a dream, and that dream turns into a nightmare.
Why similar: Surreal 30.8%, Philosophical 23.1%, Psychological 15.2%, Walking Simulator 8.8%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #46 Fatum Betula
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,143 reviews2020
Dev: Bryce Bucher
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Placed in a world without change, you must create fate by watering an ancient plant. Determine a future and live with it.
Why similar: Surreal 54.2%, Atmospheric 17.9%, First-Person 11.5%, Indie 6%, Walking Simulator 5.8%
- #47 Deep Sorrow
74% matchMixed50% of 93 reviews2017
Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Deep Sorrow is a horror/adventure game which leads you to a bunker and makes you feel desperate to get out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.5%, Dark 21.7%, Atmospheric 21.3%, First-Person 18.9%, Indie 9.3%
- #48 Escape from Mutation Station
69% matchVery Positive97% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: Jay Marksman
Windows
A short, unconventional escape room experience. You are the candidate. You must find a way out of this room. Things are not as they seem.
Why similar: Surreal 49.3%, Psychological 16.1%, Dark 11.5%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, Atmospheric 6%
- #49 In Our Parlor
69% matchVery Positive84% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Justin WoottenPub: Wickwire Game Studio
Windows
In Our Parlor is a short, horror walking simulator. The player must make their way through a mysterious manor to unfold the story, find the parlor, and escape this nightmare. Navigate a series of dark set pieces and follow the music to discover the path forward.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.2%, First-Person 23.9%, Dark 15.8%, Exploration 9%, Simulation 8.7%
- #50 THE SOUL OF TOO BIRDS GAME
70% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: magicdweedooPub: Nonsense Machine
Windows
Destroy all art. Free the soul.
Why similar: Abstract 30.3%, Walking Simulator 18.2%, First-Person 12.8%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Exploration 9.8%
- #51 BACK*SPACE
67% matchVery Positive93% of 81 reviews2026
Dev: Mostly Farmless Games
Windows
You have found yourself in a space that reminds you of nothing, and everything. A space of rooms, that are both comfortingly familiar, yet strangely unknown. A space of quiet and loneliness. You have found the BACK*SPACE. You aren't sure if you are alone. You aren't sure if you want to leave.
Why similar: Surreal 20%, Minimalist 19%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Psychological 12.9%, Simulation 7.4%
- #52 Perfect Vermin
67% matchVery Positive93% of 3,839 reviews2020
Dev: Talia bob MairPub: ItsTheTalia
Windows
Your task is simple, exterminate all vermin. The sledge hammer you have been provided is capable of destroying almost all office appliances and furniture that may be uncooperative. Your time is running out.
Why similar: Surreal 54.5%, Dark 14.9%, First-Person 11.3%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Exploration 3.3%
- #53 SEPTEMBER 1999
68% matchVery Positive84% of 2,484 reviews2018
Dev: 98DEMAKE
Windows · Mac
A free, VHS styled, first-person found footage horror game, which runs exactly for 5 minutes and 30 seconds.
Why similar: First-Person 25.3%, Walking Simulator 21.4%, Atmospheric 20.9%, Dark 17.2%, Indie 10.8%
- #54 Interactivity: The Interactive Experience
70% matchVery Positive80% of 51 reviews2019
Dev: Aetheric GamesPub: Pixeljam
Windows
A short and surreal meta-narrative experience. Explore the gallery and find a way to push The Button...
Why similar: Surreal 38.6%, Psychological 22.6%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Dark 11.2%, Atmospheric 11%
- #55 Sisyphus Reborn
68% matchVery Positive93% of 1,095 reviews2016
Dev: Edwin MontgomeryPub: Myshkin Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 18%
A short atmospheric adventure game about finding meaning in a meaningless world.
Why similar: Philosophical 72.6%, Atmospheric 21.6%, Indie 3.1%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #56 With Shining Eyes
66% matchVery Positive95% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: Lucas Fisher
Windows
Uncover secrets, experience history, solve puzzles and understand one another. Immerse yourself and explore a surreal and colorful world in this short, first-person adventure.
Why similar: Surreal 40.6%, Abstract 25.9%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Exploration 6.3%, First-Person 6.1%
- #57 異ノ故リ-Isolated Hours-
65% matchVery Positive89% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Byking RooKIESPub: Byking Inc.
Windows
A 3D horror game where your only goal is to finish your work… and survive the night. Unnatural anomalies creep into the office as you complete your tasks. Can you make it to the end of your shift alive.
Why similar: Abstract 27.5%, Walking Simulator 24.4%, Atmospheric 19.3%, First-Person 9.3%, Exploration 9%
- #58 Alveole
68% matchVery Positive82% of 71 reviews2021
Dev: Emil IsmaylovPub: North Lab
Windows · Mac
Alveole is a minimalistic puzzle where the player must understand how to run and why does he do it?
Why similar: Minimalist 29.2%, Abstract 23.1%, Surreal 13.6%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Atmospheric 6.8%
- #59 Stairway
64% matchVery Positive93% of 365 reviews2024
Dev: Hungry Games
Windows
Get out of the building via the stairway. Observe the levels carefully for a successful exit.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 47.8%, First-Person 20.4%, Simulation 13.9%, 3D 10.1%, Indie 4%