Games Like Gnome

Trapped in total darkness, you’re a helpless kid, alone and hunted by something lurking in the shadows. Solve puzzles, navigate shifting rooms, and uncover creepy secrets. Your worst nightmares are real. Can you make it through the night?

Why similar: Cinematic 15%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Horror 12.1%, Walking Simulator 10%, Supernatural 7.2%

The doctor said today was my last appointment, I'm healthy. Time to go home, what could go wrong?

Why similar: Immersive Sim 17.7%, Horror 14.7%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Cinematic 13.6%, Exploration 8.3%

When a routine expedition into The Complex goes horribly wrong, you're left alone and lost, wandering the seemingly infinite maze of hallways, otherwise known as the Backrooms. Might there be something following you?

Why similar: Horror 18.7%, Cinematic 16.1%, Immersive Sim 14.1%, Exploration 9.9%, Realistic 8.5%

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: Cinematic 17.9%, Horror 15.1%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Supernatural 8.8%, Realistic 7.1%

You're stuck in an endlessly looping hallway, but every time you enter it, something seems to be different. Try to spot everything that isn't supposed to be there, but most of all, make sure to get out alive.

Why similar: Cinematic 20.8%, Immersive Sim 18.9%, Horror 16.3%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Atmospheric 7.8%

BACKROOMS: LIMINAL ESCAPE is a VHS-style horror game where you explore eerie liminal spaces through a camcorder. BACKROOMS: LIMINAL ESCAPE is More than just a walking sim, it features intense levels that require you to hide, run, stay quite, and survive in a creepy, analog nightmare.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 17.7%, Horror 17.5%, Cinematic 11%, Walking Simulator 9.4%, Realistic 8.8%

A 3D First Person Psychological Horror Game. Discover the anomalies in the house to find Him. This is a very challenging hide and seek game.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 18.1%, Horror 13.8%, Cinematic 12.9%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Exploration 7.9%

Explore haunted locations with your VHS camera—but stay silent! Any noise could be your last. (Microphone required)

Why similar: Immersive Sim 19.8%, Cinematic 19.1%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Horror 11.3%, Exploration 9%

You are inside an endless Highschool but there is a way you can escape. Search in the hallways of the school and find the changes within them to reach Room 14.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 20.1%, Cinematic 18.9%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Horror 9.7%, Exploration 8.9%

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: Immersive Sim 16.8%, Cinematic 13.9%, Horror 13.2%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Exploration 7.5%

"7 Days Shrine" - discovered on a Japanese internet forum, rumored to grant any wish. But this ancient ritual comes with strict rules that must be obeyed. As each day passes, anxiety and fear slowly consume you. Do you dare to undertake the 7 Days Shrine ritual?

Why similar: Immersive Sim 19.8%, Horror 13%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Cinematic 10.5%, Exploration 8.7%

The Last Departure is an atmospheric horror game set aboard the final run of a closing train line. Find your way out or loop forever.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 21.9%, Horror 20.9%, Cinematic 13%, Exploration 10.1%, Psychological Horror 8.7%

First-person psychological horror game set in a Korean PC bang (Internet Cafe). Amid familiar part-time duties, strange phenomena slowly emerge, turning an ordinary night into a nightmare.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 25.2%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Horror 12.4%, Exploration 12.2%, Simulation 6.2%

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

Why similar: Cinematic 18.5%, Horror 15.4%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Supernatural 7.7%, Realistic 7.3%

Forced into working as an Anomaly Observer in a space stockroom, you must explore, observe carefully, and report inconsistencies. Earn Credits to buy upgrades, but beware: hideous horrors are creeping in the dark.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 18.4%, Horror 17.9%, Exploration 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Atmospheric 9.6%

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 18%, Horror 16.7%, Immersive Sim 16%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Exploration 9.1%

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

Why similar: Cinematic 19.6%, Horror 17.4%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Supernatural 9%, Psychological Horror 7.8%

Every archive hides a secret. Every door leads somewhere it shouldn’t.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 15.3%, Horror 14.3%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Cinematic 12.5%, Supernatural 7.5%

Survive for 7 days. As the days progress, the zombies grow stronger, the map becomes more dangerous, and resources are scarce. On the final day, there's one last hope for escape.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 17.1%, Cinematic 16.6%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Exploration 7.8%, Horror 7.6%

Shift realities with the flick of a light switch and plunge into the grotesque to uncover your family's twisted past. A psychological horror game where you must balance the light you need to progress with the terrifying nightmares it summons.

Why similar: Cinematic 17.2%, Horror 15.3%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Supernatural 8.2%, Exploration 8.1%

It’s an indie horror game where a man named Ethan, passionate about collecting VHS tapes, receives a box full of them from a friend. But as he starts watching, he realizes he’s witnessing something deeply disturbing and unsettling.

Why similar: Horror 17.2%, Cinematic 16.7%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Thriller 9.6%, Atmospheric 7.7%

Welcome to the company.Your task is to detect and report any strange occurrences happening around you.If you successfully complete all reports for 8 days without mistakes, you will achieve your goal.Observe carefully and endure until the end.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 25.8%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Exploration 12.5%, Horror 11.9%, Simulation 6.7%

Vow is a mystical game about a cursed village frozen between sunset and night. Explore abandoned houses, read birch bark letters, and observe ancient rituals to uncover the mystery of the disappearance of its inhabitants — and your own fate.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 21.7%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Horror 9.6%, Supernatural 8.5%, Realistic 7.9%

Survive the longest night of your life in a haunted 18th-century orphanage where Christmas becomes a living nightmare. Krampus is hunting you, and only the power of sacred holy gloves will keep you alive.

Why similar: Horror 15.1%, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Cinematic 12.7%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Supernatural 6.9%

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: Horror 16%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Immersive Sim 11.2%, Exploration 8.5%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

It’s an indie horror game where John, a forensic photographer, after an unexpected and exhausting shift, is forced to spend the night away from home. What seemed like a temporary rest soon begins to turn unsettling.

Why similar: Horror 18.2%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Exploration 10%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.2%

Mountain's Memory is a walking simulator horror game where players explore a mountain at night, armed only with a lamp. Inspired by the chilling style of Japanese horror, this game delivers an atmosphere of fear and mystery. Feel the terror unfold in the quiet, desolate mountain.

Why similar: Horror 24.8%, Walking Simulator 20.4%, Cinematic 15.7%, Realistic 9.1%, Exploration 8.3%

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: Horror 15.4%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Immersive Sim 15.1%, Cinematic 14.2%, Exploration 8.1%

You are trapped in a never-ending street loop. Observe your surroundings carefully and identify anomalies. Make the right choice at the end of each street and try to escape the loop.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 22.9%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Exploration 10.2%, Horror 10%, Realistic 7.3%

"God save you if you hear something wandering around nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you.."

Why similar: Cinematic 20.8%, Immersive Sim 18%, Horror 16.1%, Supernatural 11.2%, Exploration 7.4%

You have become a prisoner of the endless mine, but after eleven accident-free days you can step out into the moonlight!

Why similar: Immersive Sim 21.8%, Walking Simulator 16%, Horror 10.5%, Exploration 10%, Simulation 6.9%

Uncover your grandfather's sinister experiments in "Shattered Reflections." Dive into a twisted Mirror Realm, face every-minute terrors, collect Soul Essence, and shape your fate. Are you ready for a psychological descent into darkness?

Why similar: Cinematic 18.6%, Horror 15.2%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Thriller 8.9%, Atmospheric 7.3%

You are trapped in a dangerous undersea ruin. Let’s escape from the deep sea with observation and quick situational judgment.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 21.2%, Walking Simulator 18.5%, Horror 17.7%, Exploration 9.8%, Simulation 7.2%

Paranormal Tales is a next-gen horror game based on found footage built in Unreal Engine 5. You experience and play through each tragic tale of those who went missing from the viewpoint of bodycams, phones, and VHS cameras. Do you have what it takes to play through the end of the footage?

Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Supernatural 12.1%, Cinematic 10%, Immersive Sim 9.7%, Realistic 9.5%

A first-person psychological horror game about detecting anomalies and subtle environmental changes. Work the night shift in a secluded museum, carefully observe your surroundings, and stabilize disturbances before they spread.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 22.6%, Horror 14.1%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Exploration 9.9%, Psychological Horror 8.4%

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: Immersive Sim 20.1%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Thriller 11%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Exploration 9.8%

Soramimi-Inspired Walking Horror GameDecipher the voices. Your survival depends on your ability to listen.

Why similar: Horror 23.5%, Walking Simulator 18.7%, Immersive Sim 15.3%, Realistic 10.1%, Mystery 7.9%

Silent Still 3 is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on sleep paralysis, limited movement, and environmental tension. Fear builds slowly through silence, observation, subtle audio cues, and realistic spaces, creating a lasting sense of unease as control gradually slips away.

Why similar: Cinematic 20.5%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, Simulation 10%, Exploration 9.7%, Horror 9.2%

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: Horror 15.6%, Immersive Sim 15.2%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, Exploration 7.4%

A short horror experience taking place in a dream or a memory.

Why similar: Cinematic 26.3%, Horror 22.9%, Walking Simulator 18.4%, Exploration 10.1%, Atmospheric 8.1%

To save money, you rent an unusually cheap apartment, believing you could coexist with “them” as you always have. But you soon discover that the disturbances here run far deeper—and are far more dangerous—than anything you’ve encountered before.

Why similar: Horror 16.3%, Immersive Sim 16.1%, Supernatural 11.9%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Thriller 9.2%

As a YouTuber investigating supernatural events, explore the mysterious and terrifying happenings in an abandoned location. Your camera is your only ally, but can you uncover these dark secrets?

Why similar: Horror 18.2%, Cinematic 14.4%, Supernatural 11.8%, Walking Simulator 9.8%, Realistic 9.1%

Witch's Doll is a first-person psychological horror game with realistic graphics. Beware, something is lurking in the dark. Get ready for intense jumpscares.

Why similar: Cinematic 20.1%, Horror 17%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Psychological Horror 7.8%, Supernatural 7.1%

Survive the Silence. Uncover the Curse. Hunted. Trapped in the South African bush, a heks—woven from folklore and malice—torments you. She whispers. Waits. Every rustle, every crack of bone, is her call.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 17.4%, Horror 14.8%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Cinematic 9.5%, Thriller 8.7%

A short, story-driven first-person psychological horror game where a quiet forest scouting trip turns into a desperate night escape from a stalking presence. No combat—only movement, light, and fear.

Why similar: Cinematic 19.5%, Horror 19.4%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Immersive Sim 13%, Thriller 10.4%

"Unknown Memoirs" is a short horror game series focusing on distressing tales of horror. "Stormy Night" sets the player in a world where an unnatural storm has been going on for days. As the player explores the world around them, things start to take a turn towards the unnatural.

Why similar: Cinematic 19.7%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Horror 10.2%, Exploration 8.7%, Realistic 6.9%

A psychological horror game where you spend a night in the shoes of an arcade worker named Marcus. Win prizes on the crane machine and shoot some hoops. Just make sure to keep the doors locked.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 25.4%, Horror 16.7%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Exploration 12.4%, Atmospheric 7.7%

You are heading down an endless corridor in search of a missing child. Pay close attention to your surroundings to find clues about the child, and find a way to escape the dark, confined corridor.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 19.5%, Cinematic 15%, Horror 13.4%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Realistic 6.6%

You are inside an endless hotel but there is a way you can escape. Search in the hallways of the hotel and find the changes within them to reach Room 13.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 20.5%, Horror 16.9%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Exploration 9.7%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

A horror game and walking simulator

Why similar: Horror 15.9%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, Supernatural 9.9%, Exploration 8.9%

Trapped in a looping asylum, stalked by something in the dark. Explore, uncover hidden truths, and survive in this first-person psychological horror.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 15.2%, Cinematic 14.6%, Horror 14.4%, Walking Simulator 11%, Thriller 8.5%

Immerse yourself in an atmospheric psychological horror with a haunting VHS aesthetic. As a new FBI agent, you become trapped in a looping anomaly inside a secluded roadside cafe. With every room you explore, the nightmare grows, and something relentlessly follows you. Can you escape?

Why similar: Horror 22%, Immersive Sim 22%, Walking Simulator 16.9%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Atmospheric 7%

Explore a seemingly endless hotel floor where each identical corridor challenges your perception. This horror walking simulator tests your observation skills as you seek the emergency exit.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 17.6%, Horror 16.8%, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Exploration 8%

In Floor 9, you find yourself trapped in a mysterious hotel known as "Hotel Liminal." To escape, you must identify anomalies on each floor. These anomalies can be anywhere - on the ground, in paintings, or even right in front of your eyes.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 22.4%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Horror 11.6%, Exploration 8.7%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

You are here to listen to The Voice, do what he says. But don't listen to other voices...

Why similar: Horror 24%, Cinematic 15.3%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Exploration 10.3%, Atmospheric 9.9%

You are trapped in the new company by Lao Liu, and you need to carefully observe whether there are any abnormalities every day, make the right choice within the limited time, and break the cycle.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 26.9%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Exploration 12.9%, Horror 12.9%, Simulation 6.4%

Wander through dreamscapes woven from memories of the millennium. Use your camera to freeze tender fragments of days gone by, collecting lost shards of childhood. In an atmosphere where Chinese Dreamcore and Liminal Space intertwine, savor a warmth that feels both familiar and strange.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 16.1%, Cinematic 15.7%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Horror 11%, Exploration 8.6%

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 16%, Horror 13.8%, Exploration 9.8%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Supernatural 8.6%

Angstraum is an oppressive horror game that traps you in a threatening, never-ending loop. Observe your surroundings, uncover deviant anomalies, and escape deadly threats to find the exit.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.1%, Immersive Sim 15.2%, Horror 12.2%, Exploration 10.5%, Atmospheric 9.3%

You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 17.6%, Cinematic 14.8%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Horror 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.1%