Games Like God's Basement

Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 13.8%, Walking Simulator 13%, Gore 11.2%, Violent 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same feeling of exploring a dark, domestic space while uncovering a tragic and terrifying narrative.

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: Horror 27.1%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, Dark 11.8%, Walking Simulator 8.5%, First-Person 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deeply unsettling, first-person psychological horror experience that mirrors the intense, surreal atmosphere of God's Basement.

The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 11.8%, Mature 10.6%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, Dark 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: As a pioneer of the walking-simulator horror genre, it masterfully uses shifting environments to tell a haunting, personal story.

This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.5%, Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Dark 9.3%, Violent 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric walking-simulator captures a similar sense of isolation and dread within a claustrophobic, detailed environment.

MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.6%, Horror 19.3%, Dark 14.2%, Violent 9.8%, First-Person 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title delivers high-intensity psychological horror through a first-person perspective with a heavy focus on narrative discovery.

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 17.3%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Psychological 13.1%, Dark 11.6%, Mystery 7%

Why You'll Like It: This psychological walking simulator focuses on cinematic tension and the feeling of being trapped in a mysterious, shifting home.

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 13.1%, Dark 11.4%, Gore 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: While more sci-fi oriented, it provides an unparalleled existential narrative experience that fans of psychological horror will appreciate.

Embark on a terrifying adventure of a priest accused of murdering an altar boy. Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Violent 12.2%, Horror 11.6%, Gore 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich, atmospheric horror game that explores religious and psychological themes through a first-person lens.

Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.

Why similar: Horror 24.8%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Gore 7%, First-Person 6.8%, Mature 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a classic atmospheric horror experience with a strong emphasis on exploration and uncovering dark secrets.

Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?

Why similar: Psychological 20.7%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 13.1%, Dark 11.8%, Mystery 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A mature, narrative-driven psychological horror game that excels at building a dark, oppressive atmosphere.

12 March 1938, Renée, 16, was ripped out of her world, her only fault was that of not knowing her place in the world.

Why similar: Psychological 22.6%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 14.6%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Mystery 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on psychological exploration within a realistic, atmospheric setting, emphasizing story over combat.

The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.

Why similar: Horror 26.7%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Violent 9.5%, First-Person 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It blends first-person exploration with a gripping psychological thriller plot that keeps players on edge throughout.

ColdSide is a psychological horror first-person game. It takes place in an abandoned underground laboratory that studied anomalous phenomena.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.5%, Horror 24.6%, First-Person 14.3%, Adventure 11.4%, Atmospheric 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that excels at building tension through its eerie, abandoned environments.

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 20.7%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 12.8%, Dark 10.7%, Mystery 7%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic, atmospheric walking-simulator that prioritizes psychological horror and environmental immersion.

This is a first-person indie horror game. In 9 Childs Street you will find the terrifying atmosphere of a recently abandoned house, and its captive inhabitants, through the eyes of a curious little boy in a red cap.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 14.4%, Dark 13.7%, First-Person 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: An indie psychological horror title that focuses on building dread through a confined, first-person narrative.

Paranormal first-person horror, which takes place in an abandoned orphanage. Walk through the corridors of your childhood, but do remember that you're not only one here.

Why similar: Violent 16.4%, Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 13%, Dark 9.7%, Mature 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title delivers a classic psychological horror experience with a strong focus on exploration and uncovering a dark past.

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 17.2%, Psychological 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 10.2%, Dark 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This walking-simulator horror game focuses on atmospheric storytelling and psychological unease in a dark, mysterious setting.

Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.9%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 17.5%, Psychological 10.2%, First-Person 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-focused walking horror game that relies on atmosphere and psychological storytelling to unsettle the player.

A bad incident is like a tangled knot, It sits there, waiting for someone or something to untie it, but until then… scars may be left behind … are you ready for a First person Psychological Horror game based on a true story?!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.7%, Psychological 11.9%, Horror 10.6%, Dark 10.5%, Gore 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: An indie psychological horror game that effectively uses atmosphere and first-person exploration to create a sense of terror.

Uninvited Guest is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1930. You play as a villager who was destined to end up in an old mansion.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 15.2%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Dark 14.6%, Mystery 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric adventure game focuses on building psychological tension through its mysterious, first-person narrative.

There are 6 depths to descend; the further you go, the more terror you will experience. Uncover mysteries, solve puzzles, and immerse yourself in a dark storyline that Inside Depth 6 has to offer. Journey through all 6 depths to uncover the secrets buried within.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.6%, Dark 16.3%, Horror 16%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, Realistic 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that emphasizes exploration and a tense, dark atmosphere throughout its narrative.

The most terrifying journey of your life set in the beautiful winter scenery of the Ural Mountains. Uncover the horrific mystery behind the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Narrated by the famous Sean Bean.

Why similar: Horror 72.9%, Walking Simulator 6.4%, Psychological Horror 4.9%, Mystery 2.6%, Atmospheric 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a haunting, atmospheric exploration experience that emphasizes mystery and environmental storytelling.

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.1%, Dark 14.1%, Horror 13.8%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Psychological 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: This exploration-based horror game focuses on building a dark, mysterious atmosphere through its first-person perspective.

Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.

Why similar: Horror 38.5%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, First-Person 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Dark 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a unique perspective to build an atmospheric, first-person horror experience that relies on tension rather than combat.

Omitted is a first-person psychological horror game. Experience being left alone in an old hospital, discover its secrets and try to survive.

Why similar: Psychological 16.8%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 10.5%, Gore 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological thriller that uses atmosphere and environmental cues to keep players engaged in its dark story.

Deep in international waters, Tesla’s Helios stands still. An unbound utopia for scientific research, Rose Archer steps aboard in search of her sister, quickly to discover not all is as it seems. A single word covers the entrance… QUARANTINE!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29%, Gore 16%, Horror 15.9%, Violent 13.8%, First-Person 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person narrative horror game that delivers a tense, story-driven experience within a unique, isolated setting.

Home Sweet Home is a first-person horror adventure game based on Thai myths and beliefs. The core gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid perilous spirits hunting you. Moreover, few puzzles are added into the game, making gameplay more various.

Why similar: Horror 31.9%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Gore 10.3%, Walking Simulator 9.9%, First-Person 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It features a strong, atmospheric horror setting that relies on stealth and exploration to drive its psychological narrative.

Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.

Why similar: Horror 25.2%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Dark 11.2%, Atmospheric 9%, Story Rich 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: While 2D, it is a masterclass in atmospheric, story-rich horror that deals with heavy psychological and historical themes.

Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.5%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 13%, Dark 12.8%, Violent 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric indie horror game that relies on environmental storytelling to convey its unsettling narrative.

Remorse: The List is a classic survival horror game where the player must figure out what is happening in the little hungarian town of Hidegpuszta, and your only clue is a list that doesn't make much sense. Exploring will be the key to unveiling its secrets and get out of there alive.

Why similar: Violent 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Gore 13.2%, Horror 12.4%, Dark 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: This first-person horror game provides a challenging, atmospheric experience that rewards players for exploring its dark world.

Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.

Why similar: Horror 17.1%, Violent 13.8%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, Mature 8.5%

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 18.3%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 12.6%, Dark 11.3%, Psychological 9.2%

"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 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 10.9%, Dark 9.4%, Gore 9.3%

You're a journalist searching for answers... but beneath the surface lies only terror. The labyrinth you’ve entered to find the missing may never let you leave.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.7%, Psychological 14.4%, Gore 13.5%, Horror 13%, Walking Simulator 11.2%

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 19.4%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 14%, Dark 11.8%, Atmospheric 6.6%

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

Why similar: Horror 16.8%, Dark 14.1%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Psychological 9%, Atmospheric 7.6%

"The Last Visit: 98th" is a psychological indie horror from the first person, in the genre of a walking simulator, in the setting of the post-Soviet winter space. The main focus is on the atmosphere of horror, which is emphasized by realistic 3D graphics.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 12%, Dark 9.9%, Violent 7.8%

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 18.1%, Psychological Horror 12%, Psychological 11.9%, Horror 10.4%, Dark 7.5%

Welcome to Amygdala, seeker of nightmares. In the presence of the Absolute Judge, you are assigned a task that only you can accomplish. Immerse yourself in this place made of emotions. Discover unique creatures called 'lords of nightmares' and uncover the beauties of horror in this unique adventure.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 14.3%, Psychological 9.9%, Dark 8.7%, Walking Simulator 8.4%

“SHE WAS 98” - you play as a grandson who returns to his elderly grandmother's home to care for her.....

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 15.9%, Dark 10.3%, Atmospheric 7.9%

Blasfemia is a first-person horror game. You are trapped in a seemingly normal apartment but realize early on that you're not alone. Explore a handcrafted, detail rich environment in a tense and terrifying atmosphere and try to find a way out before an ominous entity gets to you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.7%, Dark 19%, Horror 18.3%, Psychological Horror 7.8%, First-Person 6.5%

The Guest is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.7%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 14.5%, Dark 14.3%, First-Person 8.2%

Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.3%, Psychological 16.9%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 12.6%, First-Person 6.4%

You have to play as the historian-journalist Michael, plunge into the atmosphere of darkness of an abandoned hospital, where you will need to unravel the secrets of the past and try to get out in order to tell the whole world about those terrible events.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.2%, Psychological Horror 11%, First-Person 10.2%, Horror 8.2%, Realistic 8%

In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?

Why similar: Dark 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 10.5%, Violent 9.4%, Mystery 9.4%

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 22.3%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Dark 13.2%, First-Person 6.3%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.6%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Psychological 13.9%, Horror 12.4%, Dark 10.7%

Can this last case of Oliver, all be just a small part of a bigger picture? Gather clues, unravel the mystery behind the case and uncover the truth.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14%, Dark 11.9%, Violent 10.1%, Horror 8.8%

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 16.9%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 11.9%, Dark 11.2%, Psychological 9.1%

Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.8%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 12.6%, Dark 12.3%, Psychological 7.9%

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 17.3%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 12.4%, Dark 10%, Psychological 7.8%

The Accumulation of Evil is an ancient book stating that if enough evil energy is concentrated in a single area, a dark force may be born.Humans can sometimes be very horrible creatures - but sometimes, it is taken a bit too far.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.3%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Horror 13.3%, Dark 11.6%, Mystery 9%

Descend deep into the nightmare that seamlessly blends with reality in this uncanny horror escape room game. Can you find your way out of the horrid mansion or will you succumb to your fears? Can you face and overcome your past, or will it break you?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 9.7%, Dark 9.6%, Gore 8.3%

STAIRS is a first-person atmospheric psychological horror game, inspired by real-life events, that takes players through the stories of three missing people as seen through the eyes of journalist Christopher Adams. Start preparing yourself now, for to descend down these steps is to descend into madness...

Why similar: Horror 43.3%, Psychological Horror 37.5%, Adventure 11.2%, Indie 8%

An orphan returns to the house of the deceased fortune-teller to uncover the secret of his family's death. He must accept his legacy and become a prognostic before supernatural madness engulfs people of his town.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.9%, Horror 13.5%, Mature 8.7%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, First-Person 8%

Explore the truly frightening subway cars and find out what fears the main character will have to face.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.6%, Horror 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Violent 11.1%, First-Person 8.3%

Zemblanity is an atmospheric first-person horror game. What seemed like a little creepy invitation over from an old childhood friend turns into disturbing uncovering of mysterious forces ruling in the mansion. Will you find a way out?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.3%, Dark 12.3%, Horror 12%, Walking Simulator 9.4%, Psychological 8.4%

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: Walking Simulator 15.6%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Dark 10.5%, Horror 9.7%, Violent 8.8%

In the end, everybody gets what they deserve. The sins of the past always manifest within the minds of the sinners. An eternity of suffering awaits, welcome to The Survey.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 12.8%, Dark 12.6%, Psychological 8.3%

Uncover the mysteries of Whitehaven Orphanage in this first-person psychological horror game. Explore the place, collect clues and put the pieces together to find out what happened years ago as you delve deep into your mind.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.2%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Psychological 13.2%, Horror 12.3%, Dark 12.1%