Games Like GANGSTALK

Run, hide, adapt and survive in a mansion of endless night and bizarre brain-twisting phenomena in this 2D hand-drawn psychological horror title.

Why similar: Perma Death 16.3%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, Nonlinear 11.9%, Psychological Horror 9.5%

A giant cathedral of flesh has appeared in the middle of the ocean on a dying world. A small group of scientists are secretly investigating it when a mysterious woman appears, facing an impossible task.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.3%, Nonlinear 17.5%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Multiple Endings 10.1%

In this puzzle-adventure horror game you must find an exit in a dreamscape-like maze. An all seeing creature watches over this environment, stay quiet and out of its sight. Solve puzzles, stay alive, and wake up.

Why similar: Nonlinear 20%, Lore-Rich 17.6%, Abstract 13.2%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Horror 9%

Step into the role of a blind boy hunted by a paranormal entity. Can you avoid being kidnapped by navigating the world through echolocation and listening for every rustle?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Nonlinear 12.2%, Thriller 9.5%, Horror 9.1%

Experimental, None Linear, Cosmic Horror Game.

Why similar: Nonlinear 17.6%, Lovecraftian 17%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.2%

When a grocery list becomes a struggle to survive against cosmic horrors, will you make it through the door? Stay alive, solve the mystery and make your offerings - or end up on a missing person poster in this first-person, non-linear nightmare. But you'd better hurry, the store's closing soon.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.6%, Lore-Rich 16.1%, Nonlinear 15.1%, Psychological Horror 10%, Horror 8.3%

Help a rogue A.I bring about the end of humanity in this short psychological horror game.

Why similar: Transhumanism 22.2% ★, Lore-Rich 15.4%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Abstract 11.3%, Lovecraftian 9.9%

You've been invited to participate in a study for the newly developed Circadial pills, a medicine designed to remedy your life-long insomnia. Explore the empty halls of the facility and the landscapes of your dreams to uncover the source of your night terrors. You will never be the same.

Why similar: Abstract 16.9%, Lore-Rich 16.3%, Lovecraftian 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Walking Simulator 11.2%

First-person atmospheric horror mystery with retro-inspired visuals. Spend several days on a small isolated island in the North Atlantic, settle in an old cabin, explore an abandoned observatory, and operate rustic equipment to do one final reading and uncover what lurks in the dark... and beyond.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.5%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Multiple Endings 7.9%

The objective marker IS the monster. Play as Tom, a very obedient boy, and teach him how to disobey. Leave the playable area, break the rules, and fight back against a game that wants you to stay on script.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Walking Simulator 19.2%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Exploration 10.3%, Story Rich 9.5%

Deep Copy is a top down point-and-click literary adventure set in a hand-painted science fiction world. Awakened with no memory, you must solve puzzles and navigate a branching story to piece together the dense, interconnected mystery at the heart of the lab.

Why similar: Nonlinear 19.9%, Transhumanism 19% ★, Lore-Rich 14.6%, Horror 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

Psychological horror puzzle. Control 16 unique camera feeds to spot escapees, open doors, and trigger sounds, guiding a person through a lab breach where a mistake is not permitted.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 29.9%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 12.3%, Stylized 9.3%, Puzzle 8.2%

BARK is a psychological/survival horror experience from the perspective of a small, innocent Jack-Russel Terrier living in an abusive household. Maintain your instinctual needs and desires as you try desperately to escape the house in which you have been forced to call home.

Why similar: Nonlinear 16.5%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Lore-Rich 12.2%, Open World 9.7%, Horror 8.9%

From H.P. Lovecraft's work, this walking simulator sends you to the frozen wastes of Antarctica. Use your tools to navigate the frozen galleries untouched by millennia. Unearth evidence of a dreadful truth while you search for a madman whose ill fate lies somewhere beneath these Mountains of Madness

Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.4%, Lore-Rich 17.2%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 8.1%

The story of a young anthropologist who sets out on an expedition to investigate the disappearance of a group of scientists at an ancient excavation site. Creepy atmosphere and a constant sense of persecution will not let him go the rest of the way.

Why similar: Perma Death 24.9%, Walking Simulator 18.1%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Exploration 11%, Puzzle 10.4%

Explore the randomly segmented structures of your nightmares in this roguelike psychological horror game. Be strategic and efficient while completing randomized objectives with very limited oxygen, all while being hunted by whatever is down there with you. Many mysteries await your presence.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.5%, Nonlinear 17.5%, Perma Death 14.7%, Lovecraftian 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.9%

In Tenebris is a dark, first-person sci-fi horror game where echolocation is the only way to find your way out. You see while you make sound, but you can also be heard by those you don't want to be around. Explore the corridors of a research facility, avoid enemies, and try to survive.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.1%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Horror 10.1%, Exploration 8.2%

Escape the clutches of a decadent cult of aristocrats and the demon that haunts their retreat. Stay quiet, stick to the shadows, uncover the dark secrets of the sadistic Empire and of the mysterious Plightswoman who claims to want to help you. A story-rich horror game with immersive stealth.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.2%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Stealth 9.7%, Horror 9.5%

You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 17.5%, Lore-Rich 16.8%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Thriller 9.5%

To the now sleeping self...welcome back. Face the horrors only a sleeping mind can conjure in this first-person psychological horror adventure where dreams become reality and death leaves a permanent scar.

Why similar: Nonlinear 16.9%, Perma Death 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15%, Walking Simulator 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.5%

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: Lovecraftian 22.2%, Lore-Rich 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Horror 10.5%

A horror anthology about people working along a remote highway in Labrador, Canada. Try to remain balanced and lucid at your normal job. Also, there's a bear.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.6%, Lore-Rich 17.1%, Nonlinear 15.7%, Psychological Horror 11%, Open World 8.3%

Explore, Fish and discover the mysteries hidden within Lake Facade. A short narrative puzzle/adventure game with multiple endings and secrets to find.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.9%, Lore-Rich 18.1%, Walking Simulator 15%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Horror 8.7%

Deep Into Darkness is a horror game about a guy living in an average city, with dark secrets hiding beneath. Explore the town and its surroundings, do whatever you want, while keeping in mind that every action leads to different paths, each one unique and strange.

Why similar: Nonlinear 19.5%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Open World 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Horror 9.2%

This is highly difficult horror game. Please find one key, and playing. Don't be afraid , please be brave. Finally, hope you bravely a live

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.3%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Abstract 13.2%, Thriller 12.2%, Horror 11.5%

Nightmare Tale is an interactive horror novel with dark secrets and intricate puzzles. Take control of the fate of the main character named Tom, who inherited an old hotel. You will have to keep your sanity while discovering the horrifying secrets of the hotel.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.9%, Nonlinear 21.2%, Horror 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.8%

You are a Class D personnel on an experimental mission for the Foundation to investigate SCP-479. The facility is linked to anomalies affecting the human psyche, gradually driving them insane. Please remember to take your pills.

Why similar: Nonlinear 16.6%, Lore-Rich 16.4%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11%, Psychological Horror 10.6%

A cave-diving body horror game

Why similar: Transhumanism 29% ★, Nonlinear 21.4%, Lovecraftian 17.4%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Horror 8.7%

Venture into the Tuscan village of Pietralba to solve the mystery of your brother’s disappearance. Uncover the dark secrets buried within the marble quarries and your own family's past.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.7%, Lore-Rich 16%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Lovecraftian 13.8%, Horror 9.7%

Stranded on a desolate island with Earth's remaining researchers, you investigate a strange celestial body. The day before departure, your only means of transportation gets mysteriously damaged, leaving you stranded. Is someone sabotaging the team, or is there something more sinister going on…

Why similar: Lovecraftian 17.2%, Abstract 14.4%, Psychological Horror 12%, Thriller 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8.9%

Resonant is an open world, audiovisual experience. Explore a world that breathes with sound, choosing your musical path to discover all that the landscape has to reveal.

Why similar: Abstract 22.1%, Nonlinear 21.5%, Walking Simulator 19.5%, Open World 14.4%, Stylized 8.2%

This is an multi-perspective detective story and you are the centerpiece. With a narrator watching everything you do, bending his story to what you've uncovered, and failed experimental creatures hunting for new meat, will you survive to find the truth of what happened to your brother?

Why similar: Nonlinear 19.6%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Horror 8.9%

What's beyond the areas you know? Venture into unexplored regions. Curiosity is the key to hidden spaces. Discover a non-linear liminal experience but be careful: not every path leads to an exit. Will you be able to face the challenge of traversing and mentally surviving a colossal-scale Backroom?

Why similar: Nonlinear 33.6%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Open World 17.3%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Exploration 13.2%

Threshold 15 is an atmospheric mix of anomaly hunting and escape-room puzzles set in a looping bunker hallway. Identify disturbances and piece together an unsettling story as each loop pulls you deeper into the mystery. You will sign the contract.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 22%, Abstract 16.3%, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Lovecraftian 10.9%, Horror 10.5%

Vermilion Arcade is a collection of 8+ horror games inside a surreal and mysterious arcade.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.7%, Walking Simulator 15%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Abstract 13.4%, Open World 10.4%

Explore a desecrated cathedral to find your missing wife in this psychological horror adventure. Uncover the dark truth behind the Elohim, solve ancient puzzles, and survive a chilling journey where faith and reality collide. The Bible was mistranslated; the truth is much darker

Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.2%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Lovecraftian 15.4%, Horror 11.4%

Narrative psychological horror in vivid colour. Explore a surreal Icelandic apartment block built by the Devil. Shovel through snow with your bare hands and Converse with other residents while navigating between non-euclidean apartments and gathering money to escape the violence of Grandfather

Why similar: Abstract 18.2%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Lovecraftian 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 7.8%

HYPNOS is a first-person adventure and exploration game, set in a lovecraftian megastructure fever dream. Enter the Nameless City at the edge of Dreams. Follow the trail into the shadow of the Holy Mountain. Embrace your destiny.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.9%, Nonlinear 16.6%, Open World 14.1%, Horror 11.1%, Walking Simulator 9.4%

The well has gone dry. It's up to you to find out why. Traverse through abandoned tunnels. Discover remnants of a ritual never meant to be seen. Power dying machinery to bring light into darkness. Dig into broken earth and crawl your way out. Down here you’re not exploring... you're trespassing.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Lovecraftian 14.9%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Horror 11.1%, Stealth 9.5%

Alibaba, the caretaker of the Medieval Grow your Business Game notices a Glitch or Virus of some sort called Snafu has infiltrated the game files. NPCs begin to act strangely, textures look off, and I think - I think something is trying to hunt me down?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.9%, Thriller 12.8%, Horror 12.8%, Lore-Rich 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.3%

A 3rd person narrative horror game with modernized retro 3D graphics, and unique floating mechanics. Travel past The Habitat walls into the deep megastructure in search of your missing friend Seija, and find out why he left.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.2%, Lore-Rich 19%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 9.2%

The Other Side of the Screen Shows a Truly Disturbing Truth.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.9%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Abstract 15.5%, Thriller 14.8%, Horror 13.1%

The Flux is not keen on giving away its secrets, and you’re one of them. Sail a vast planet under a blanket of stars and use your tools and wits to remind yourself of what was lost and what could come next. An open world mystery about understanding the end of the world.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.2%, Nonlinear 18.6%, Walking Simulator 17%, Open World 8.9%, Exploration 8.6%

The Heilwald Klinikum used to be one of the most renowned medical facilities in Germany. That all changed when that curious loophole appeared...

Why similar: Nonlinear 24.2%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 12.4%, Walking Simulator 12%, Stealth 11.9%

You Have Been Deleted is a first-person survival horror inspired by the early internet and the 90s, all packaged in a surreal retro art style. Trapped within a corrupted virtual reality made by the company you work for, you must Uncover, Hack, and Survive if you ever wish to free yourself from hell.

Why similar: Transhumanism 18.9% ★, Lore-Rich 13.9%, Horror 13.1%, Stealth 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.7%

Go to the 11th floor of a building that doesn't have an 11th floor.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 16.3%, Abstract 14.9%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Thriller 10.2%

A survival horror in striking HD-2D, Workplace Malice blends exploration, puzzles, and tense combat with scarce resources and grotesque threats, where every choice shapes Theo’s descent into a workplace nightmare.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.4%, Lore-Rich 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14%, Stealth 10%, Horror 9.6%

A father. A condemned theatre. A son’s voice echoing from the beyond. Step into a narrative horror game about grief, obsession, and the act of holding on as a force older than grief pushes back.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.7%, Walking Simulator 21.1%, Thriller 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Story Rich 10.3%

A nonlinear psychological horror set in a watermill. You were a simple miller with a loving family, but now you are branded as possessed by a demon. Overcome the trials, figure out what happened, and find the one responsible for all your misfortunes.

Why similar: Nonlinear 22.1%, Walking Simulator 20%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Exploration 9.1%

RADIOSOL is a journey through a desolate world burned by a planetary cataclysm. In search of answers, you will have to navigate through the ruins of megastructures and abandoned cities, avoiding the scorching rays of the Sun.

Why similar: Transhumanism 25.7% ★, Lore-Rich 15.2%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Open World 11.4%, Multiple Endings 7.4%

A frightening singleplayer survival horror game where you have to find and collect a certain amount of bills spread randomly over several specific areas. Then once you have all the bills, you need to run to the exit.

Why similar: Perma Death 23.9%, Nonlinear 18%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Open World 9.9%

A retro-inspired horror game where you, as a scientist, will explore the local flora, desperately trying to find a semi-mythical plant that promises a better life. In these hazy landscapes your loneliness is only an illusion.

Why similar: Transhumanism 21.1% ★, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Horror 10.3%

Explore and survive a twisted Hundred Acre Wood while being hunted by an old childhood friend, Winnie-the-Pooh. Rescue Christopher Robin with the help of Eldritch Beasts that were once familiar faces. Discover what took place and has changed a once beautiful land into something dark and dangerous.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 27%, Nonlinear 22.8%, Horror 11.7%, Lore-Rich 10.8%, Story Rich 8.2%

A Place, Forbidden is a first-person, lo-fi horror-puzzle game set in the Library of Ouroboros, a seemingly innocuous library that, rumor has it, contains knowledge not meant for the eyes of mortal man. We hope you enjoy your visit.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.5%, Transhumanism 19% ★, Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Puzzle 9%

Every lightspeed jump is instant for you, but not for the world. Explore the crumbling colony of the Small Magellanic Cloud, intrude on lonely survivors, and outlive everyone you've met.

Why similar: Transhumanism 24.9% ★, Lore-Rich 16.1%, Nonlinear 15.7%, Open World 8.7%, Multiple Endings 8.1%

A knowledge-based progression game. Explore and solve the strange misteries of the interconnected fantasy worlds trapped inside an esoteric book and discover the roots of a terrible evil. No stats, no log, no savefiles. Only pure knowledge is your progress.

Why similar: Nonlinear 23.8%, Exploration 13.4%, Lovecraftian 12.7%, Story Rich 11.8%, Puzzle 11.2%

A dialogue sim about eternity and our minds.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.3%, Nonlinear 17.1%, Abstract 14.9%, Open World 13.2%, Walking Simulator 12.1%

A titanic complex. An insignificant man. A grim horror thriller where you aren't the savior of the world — you are a prisoner, classified as a DEAD UNIT. Hide. Unearth the truth. Find a way out. Fight for every minute of life while you still breathe.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.1%, Thriller 16.6%, Lore-Rich 12%, Horror 12%, Walking Simulator 11.4%

Motherland (A sad fairytale for adults) is an indie-game that allows you to immerse in the atmosphere of a provincial town during the epidemic.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.2%, Open World 17.3%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 11.2%, Lore-Rich 9.5%