Games Like From The Past

Someone slipped a mysterious videotape under your door... Do you dare watch it?!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.4%, Cinematic 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 11.1%, Realistic 8.7%

You have arrived in a forest where people are rumored to disappear and strange things happen... Locals often see bright flashes and hear strange sounds...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.4%, Cinematic 15%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 10.3%, Realistic 9.5%

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 17.1%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 11.1%, Cinematic 10.9%, Psychological 9.3%

The Last Letter is a short VHS-style horror game about a film student who receives mysterious letters containing coordinates that lead to a house deep in the forest, where the truth about his past awaits.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 12.8%, Psychological 11.4%, Supernatural 8.8%

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 24.2%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Walking Simulator 17.8%, Dark 8.9%, First-Person 6.5%

Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16%, Cinematic 15.2%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Psychological 11.3%, Horror 10.4%

Immerse yourself in the obscure and mysterious autumnal forest, where every wrong step could be your last. As you travel uncover the dark story behind this place, where beauty and danger have become as one.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.9%, Realistic 12.6%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Exploration 9.2%, Horror 9.1%

Whispering Fog is a first person psychological horror game set in an ever-changing forest shrouded in fog. A quiet getaway becomes a sinister nightmare as the illusion of safety and solitude slowly crumbles around you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 12.4%, Psychological 11.3%, Realistic 9.7%

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 19.2%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 12.2%, Realistic 11.2%, Psychological 8.7%

You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.4%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 11.8%, Psychological 10.6%, Cinematic 10%

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 14.7%, Cinematic 13.6%, Horror 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Psychological 11.3%

Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.4%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 12.3%, Realistic 11.8%, Atmospheric 7.1%

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: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Walking Simulator 19.1%, Horror 18.5%, Dark 10.7%, Supernatural 10.7%

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 Horror 21.2%, Horror 15.9%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Exploration 9.1%, First-Person 8.9%

A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.3%, Cinematic 14.6%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 10%, Psychological 8%

Stranded in the depths of an eerie forest after your car breaks down, you set out in search of help. But as you navigate the darkness, an unseen presence stalks you—until it finally strikes. The adventure begins. First-person horror that will introduce you to Hoia Baciu lore.

Why similar: Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Exploration 15.1%, Dark 13.2%, First-Person 12.9%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Cinematic 13.7%, Horror 11.1%, Realistic 7.9%

Patrol a haunted forest as a lone medieval guard in this short psychological horror experience. Leave the safety of your watchtower, listen for threats in the dark, and uncover what's lurking beyond the trees—before paranoia consumes you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.6%, Psychological 14.7%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 8.7%, Supernatural 8.6%

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: Psychological Horror 21.3%, Horror 20.4%, Realistic 15.4%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Dark 9.3%

RESTORER is a classic walking simulator set in an old, atmospheric mansion. Something roams the halls… It wants to share its secret—with the price being your sanity.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Realistic 13.1%, Horror 10.7%, Atmospheric 8.5%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.5%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Cinematic 11.8%, Horror 11.4%, Psychological 8.6%

A first-person horror adventure game that will take you on a journey through an ancient castle and that lies beneath. Dangers and forgotten horrors await in the dark...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.2%, Horror 17.8%, Psychological 13.5%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Adventure 9.8%

You have to explore the mysterious forest and complete many tasks to get out of there alive.

Why similar: Realistic 29.2%, Dark 23.7%, Exploration 19.5%, First-Person 10.3%, Atmospheric 9.6%

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 19.1%, Psychological Horror 15%, Psychological 13.3%, Horror 12.8%, Dark 7.9%

The Dark Gift is a horror game about Christmas and New Year.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.3%, Cinematic 15.9%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 10.7%, Realistic 10.1%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 12.8%, Exploration 7.9%, Realistic 6.8%

Armed with nothing but your camera, investigate the abandoned Gretlow House in this short, atmospheric horror game. Uncover a chilling mystery through a realistic found-footage lens.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 12.3%, Realistic 11.7%, Psychological 10.9%

If you scream, you restart. A jumpscare horror simulator where you walk through a pitch black forest and escape by reaching 8:00 AM.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.6%, Walking Simulator 17.5%, Horror 14.2%, Realistic 9.7%, Supernatural 7.4%

Before the Backrooms ... before analog horror ... there were the tapes

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Horror 14.6%, Dark 8.6%, Atmospheric 8.4%

A short first-person horror game where you wander through an eerie forest using the dials of a microwave.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 14%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Psychological 11.7%, Dark 8.4%

Something strange appears in the woods. Lost in a dark and unknown place, survive an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and uncover the ancient mystery that’s befallen this land in this Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror adventure.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.8%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 14.4%, Exploration 8.9%, First-Person 7.3%

Immersed into dark and unexplored ancient woods in a search of the almost forgotten "Legend of the Ancients". But not everything goes as planned as the place keeps a never revealed horrifying secret. Hidden is a first person horror point n' click adventure game, with focus on story, puzzles and exploration.

Why similar: Horror 35.1%, Psychological Horror 28.9%, Adventure 20.5%, Dark 13%, Singleplayer 2.5%

Escaping from a car trunk, you find yourself in the garage of a mysterious house, with no memory of what happened. Step inside this first-person psychological horror experience and uncover the truth hidden inside.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.5%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 12.2%, Realistic 8.4%, Psychological 8.2%

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 19.8%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 13.1%, Psychological 8%, Atmospheric 7.3%

The Door in the Basement is an atmospheric pixelated horror game set in a mysterious subterranean world.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 12.9%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Psychological 9.7%, Dark 8.2%

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 18.4%, Cinematic 16.8%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Psychological 12.5%, Dark 7.1%

The Quiet Flat is a first-person psychological horror game set in an atmospheric Soviet apartment. Uncover the mystery of your father’s death as your familiar home slowly transforms into a nightmare

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Walking Simulator 17.5%, Horror 14%, Realistic 11.2%, Cinematic 9.7%

You've been called into the forest to investigate a wounded deer, but the forest is dark and all you have is a flashlight. Oh bother, what a Tuesday you're having.A retro PSX style horror game

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.6%, Horror 20.6%, Cinematic 15.2%, Exploration 12.1%, First-Person 8.7%

A psychological horror game where a police officer investigates a cold case in a decaying house, uncovering a strange and haunting tape recorder that reveals a terrible secret.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.3%, Realistic 11.2%, Psychological 10.6%, Horror 9.6%, Exploration 8.6%

When The Devil Takes Hold is a first-person psychological horror game. Step into the shoes of James Davidson, a fearless content creator whose search for views leads him to a cursed location. Explore the haunted grounds and solve puzzles to uncover the dark past.

Why similar: Cinematic 19.8%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 11.9%, Realistic 11.9%

Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.3%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Psychological 13.2%, Horror 11.9%, Exploration 9%

Forest Asylum 2 - An Indie Psychological Horror Game and the sequel to the well-received first part. Embark on a Therapy that will change your life!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.6%, Walking Simulator 16.8%, Horror 15.5%, Dark 8.2%, Adventure 8.1%

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 21.1%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 14.2%, Realistic 11.5%, Dark 7.4%

The Holiday Story is an indie horror game about Christmas and New Year, set in the 80s.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.8%, Cinematic 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12%, Horror 10.5%, Realistic 8.3%

You were supposed to have a relaxing cabin trip on a island all alone but after several strange encounters you had a mystery to solve, will you be able to survive a first-person psychological horror game or will you run away?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.9%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 14.8%, Dark 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.5%

The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Horror 20.7%, Realistic 10.9%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Dark 8.4%

Experience the liminal world of the backrooms through a VHS camera, immersing into a mysterious story and wandering the dream-like structures... Might there be something following you?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 18.2%, Walking Simulator 18.1%, Realistic 10.9%, Exploration 8.5%

"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: Walking Simulator 18.8%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 12.8%, Realistic 10%, Exploration 7.4%

Can you solve the mystery of the Beast of Gozdary?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.7%, Horror 20.9%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Exploration 12.4%, Adventure 6.3%

Alex and his friends set out for a camping trip deep in the forest. What starts as a fun escape quickly turns into something far darker. This forest hides secrets… and something is always watching. Survive. Escape. Don’t look back...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, Horror 17.9%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Dark 10.6%, Realistic 9.3%

"From the Other Side" immerses you in a chilling first-person psychological horror game. You are Steve, a security guard on his first night at work, tasked with monitoring security cameras and fixing unsettling anomalies that will make you question reality.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.3%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 15.3%, Dark 8.9%, First-Person 8%

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 18.4%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 11.9%, Cinematic 11.7%, Realistic 9.6%

Darkness Ahead is an adventure game about a man searching for his little brother. A plateau between mountains holds a dark secret about its past. You have to stay alive and collect everything you need to complete your quest.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.3%, Horror 21.3%, Adventure 13.4%, Dark 10.3%, First-Person 8.9%

You’ve discovered evidence of a cosmic presence influencing humanity since its origins. Now something born in the depths of the cosmos is calling again. Investigate, uncover forbidden knowledge and survive a disturbing first person Lovecraftian horror adventure.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.4%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 16%, Realistic 8.9%, Exploration 8.7%

A different kind of liminal experience. Explore surreal spaces inspired by nostalgia, discover hidden paths, and unravel a mystery that is shaped by your own mind. No monsters, no combat. Just atmosphere, discovery, and dread.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Horror 14.6%, Realistic 9.5%, Exploration 9.1%

Witches, curses, and fairy tales meet horror in this classic walking sim with an eerie atmosphere and well-paced jumpscares.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.5%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 12.6%, Supernatural 10%, Realistic 8.8%

This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..

Why similar: Horror 17.8%, Psychological Horror 17%, Walking Simulator 15%, Supernatural 11.3%, Exploration 6.9%

Fork Road is a first-person immersive atmospheric game with new gameplay , Be prepared to face fears you've never faced before

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.9%, Horror 20.8%, Psychological 17.7%, First-Person 9.6%, Atmospheric 7%

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 18.4%, Psychological 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Cinematic 12.4%, Horror 10.1%