Games Like Homing Instinct

It is a psychological horror game and walking simulator. Take care of a cat and a house. Monsters jumping towards at your screen.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.1%, Psychological 26.2%, Psychological Horror 23%, 1980s 21.1%, Singleplayer 1.6%

An uncanny liminal space themed walking-simulator.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.6%, Psychological 21.6%, Abstract 21%, Emotional 16.8%, Atmospheric 8%

An experimental found footage horror game set in 2017.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Psychological 15.5%, Emotional 13.3%, 1980s 12.7%

You find yourself lost in a place that shouldn’t exist. Everything feels off — the silence, the looping spaces, the emptiness around you. Instinctively, you begin documenting it all. Liminal State is the beginning of something larger, something unknown — and it all starts here.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.9%, Psychological 23.1%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, 1980s 14.1%, Logic 9.7%

It is a psychological horror game and walking simulator. Monsters jumping towards at your screen. Do housework. You get haunted by a monsters.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.4%, Psychological 24.7%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, 1980s 12.9%, Horror 5.3%

It is a psychological horror game and walking simulator. Monsters jumping towards at your screen.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27%, Psychological 25.1%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, 1980s 15.5%, Horror 5.4%

Pit of Despair is a psychological horror game set in a snowbound cabin, isolated in a remote forest. Trapped with no escape, something lurks—within the walls or your mind. A short, intense experience (30–45 min) inspired by P.T. Silent Hills and The Exit 8. Best played in the dark with headphones.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.7%, Psychological Horror 24.8%, Psychological 14.4%, 1980s 12.6%, Atmospheric 10%

Indie anomaly-detection game set in a bleak Eastern-European stairwell. 11 floors, 40+ anomalies, minimal horror, maximal tension.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.6%, Psychological 22.2%, 1980s 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Choices Matter 6.7%

『飢界』は不気味な異界を探索し、脱出を目指すホラーゲーム。異界の住人に食べられてはいけません...。

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.7%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, 3D Platformer 20.6%, Psychological 18.7%, Horror 6.2%

It is a psychological horror game and walking simulator. Explore a haunted apartment. Monsters jumping towards at your screen.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.6%, Psychological Horror 25.9%, 1980s 14.7%, Psychological 13.3%, Horror 5.9%

A radiant journey of life to fulfill Your greatest idea.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.9%, Abstract 21.2%, 3D Platformer 17.3%, Emotional 16.2%, Atmospheric 10%

Your shift aboard the HIS 01 Echo is finally over. The return shuttle awaits you in Compartment 9. All that's left is to walk there. But the corridor to Compartment 9 loops endlessly. Each time, something shifts. Uncover the mystery. Escape the impossible.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.6%, Psychological 19.9%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Logic 9.2%

"Glimpse" is a single-player atmospheric horror game. Get a glimpse of the struggles and fears of a person affected by Alzheimer's Disease.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.2%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Emotional 16%, Abstract 14.2%, Atmospheric 8.6%

A PSX-style psychological horror game. Search for your missing child in a decaying world of memories and dread. No jumpscares. Just a slow descent into something far worse.

Why similar: Abstract 20.6%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Psychological 13.1%, Emotional 10.7%, Survival Horror 9.5%

"D.V. Ex Agent" is a narrative game with elements of horror, telling the dramatic story of the main character. You will have to come face to face with skeletons in the closet along with him. The events unfold in the post-Soviet era.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.2%, Psychological 21.8%, Abstract 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Logic 7.8%

An archaeologist is hired to assess a forgotten castle and uncovers the truth behind the human sacrifices entombed within its walls. Perform rituals, release trapped souls, and explore Gabrielle's most painful memories, corrupted by the castle's spirits.

Why similar: Psychological 28.3%, Emotional 17.2%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Third Person 12.4%, Walking Simulator 11.4%

Something crawled up the kitchen sink drain. Now it is your responsibility. Make choices that will affect its growth in this short disturbing first-person psychological horror walking simulator.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.8%, Psychological 20.7%, 1980s 19%, Psychological Horror 15%, Atmospheric 7.5%

You are trapped on a bizarre bus traveling through the afterlife. Observe everything carefully. If you notice an anomaly, ring the bell; if not, take a seat and proceed to the next stop. Can you reach your destination safely?

Why similar: Psychological 33%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Walking Simulator 20.7%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Atmospheric 4.4%

STIGMA is a truly small indie game. It is a psychological detective horror focused on atmosphere and mystery. Uncover the haunting narrative of an old house and its forgotten past.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Psychological 20.9%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Emotional 13.3%, Choices Matter 10.3%

A short find it game that helps you make sense of a tragic accident as you uncover a piece of the story with each item found.

Why similar: Psychological 27%, Walking Simulator 24.8%, Emotional 17.5%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Atmospheric 6.4%

A psychological horror game with NO jumpscares. Feel the tension and suspense, get goosebumps, experience strange frightening events, and explore, look for keys, solve puzzles, while thinking hard to find a way to get out of this huge, and maybe not so empty prison.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.9%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, 3D Platformer 19.9%, Psychological 13.1%, Atmospheric 9.4%

The Vanishing Train | ワンマン列車 is a psychological horror game where you work as a train driver on a rural Japanese railway line.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.5%, Walking Simulator 22.5%, Psychological 17.5%, Horror 7.6%, Retro 6.1%

You are a dreamseeker. At least, that's what she wants you to believe. Play every role, open every door, and delve into cosmic debates with dolls that seem to know far more than they should. But remember, above all - don't break her heart.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.9%, Psychological 19.5%, Abstract 19.5%, Emotional 15.1%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

A collection of short horror experiences meant to give you horror, disgust, curiosity, dread and much much more

Why similar: Psychological 20.7%, Walking Simulator 19.9%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Abstract 13.7%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Dig up past memories and discover true color from monochrome. Easy-to-use walking simulator

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.7%, 3D Platformer 17.6%, Third Person 15.8%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Retro 7.8%

Escape a twisted facility where reality bends around you. Sneak past The Guardian, use a camera with a reality shifting lens to break the laws of physics, befriend strange entities lurking inside, and uncover the dark truth of Mira Voss's life.

Why similar: Psychological 19.2%, Walking Simulator 18.2%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Emotional 15.7%, Choices Matter 8.2%

Alex Carter, part of The Abducted UFO group, acts on a tip about nighttime sightings. Unknowingly, he wanders into a top-secret military base, triggering a suspenseful journey.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.1%, Emotional 17.6%, Psychological 16%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Atmospheric 10.8%

Your job at Mr. Sandman's Dream Factory is simple: Enter children's nightmares and spot hidden anomalies - known as Night Errors. Make the right decisions to go deeper in the dreams, or start over from the beginning!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.1%, Psychological Horror 20%, Psychological 14.9%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.3%

The Midnight Biohazard is a first person choice based horror game set in an abandoned mining site. You were sent there to clean the place up and retrieve secret documents in the mines. However the mines have a dark history with a serial killer that was killing in the mines back then.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.7%, Psychological 20%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Atmospheric 7.4%

A first-person psychological horror game about fear, guilt, and obsession. Explore a cursed estate, solve puzzles, find notes, and confront what lurks in the darkness. Atmosphere, suspense, and jump scares will make your heart beat faster.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.2%, Psychological 21.8%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Emotional 11.4%, Atmospheric 8.1%

A short psychological horror set in a Japanese school during the Shōwa era. At night in the school, you begin to realize that you are not alone. As you investigate classrooms and hallways, you notice strange occurrences. Your choices shape the story, leading to multiple endings.

Why similar: Psychological 31.7%, 1980s 27.3%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Retro 8.6%

You play as jaded police officer Mark Langford in this first-person psychological horror game. An investigation into the case of a missing child draws you to an old apartment complex, uncovering horrors and trauma that refuse to stay buried.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24%, Psychological 21.6%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Abstract 14.5%, Atmospheric 8.6%

A first-person psychological horror game set in a childhood home. Explore, uncover four days of missing memory, and survive something that has been listening since you arrived.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.1%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Psychological 17.5%, Emotional 13.3%, Atmospheric 8.9%

Husk is a purebred FPP horror inspired by the most classical representatives of the genre. Discover Shivercliff - a daunting town where you uncover the ominous and tantalizing plot. Face the worst nightmares, solve mysteries and survive the devouring darkness in order to find your family.

Why similar: Psychological 24.9%, Walking Simulator 24.7%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Emotional 12%, Atmospheric 8.8%

Investigate an abandoned Soviet-era building with anomalous properties. As a researcher, you must navigate the eerie, ever-changing corridors to uncover the truth. One wrong move could send you back to the beginning. Explore. Survive. Don’t miss the anomaly.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.8%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Emotional 15.3%, Logic 10.3%, Choices Matter 8.9%

Beyond The Frame is a first-person linear narrative experience about exploring dreams shaped by childhood anxiety. Journey through eerie, liminal spaces where the familiar becomes distorted by dream logic, and uncover your story through the metaphors within them.

Why similar: Psychological 33.6%, Psychological Horror 22%, Walking Simulator 21.9%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Horror 5.3%

You will experience the ups and downs and downs and downs and downs and downs and downs and downs and downs and downs and downs and downs and downs and downs and downs and downs

Why similar: Abstract 24.8%, Psychological 21.1%, 3D Platformer 21%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, Third Person 11.6%

A short Japanese-style horror game in which you explore a ryokan where the proprietress is trapped and sever the forces that bind her.

Why similar: Psychological 26.5%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Emotional 18.7%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Choices Matter 7.6%

MATRESHKA is a first-person psychological horror experience, you need find a way to escape from a maze of old soviet building. If you die...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Psychological 16.7%, 1980s 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Emotional 11.4%

A psychological horror experience told through environmental storytelling. Explore a house inhabited by trauma, denial, and fractured memories. Three endings. Multiple interpretations. This is the house that lives inside me.

Why similar: Abstract 25.3%, Walking Simulator 20.8%, Psychological 18.8%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Atmospheric 8.1%

A space where parasites in human form lurk. You are trapped inside this bizarre and unsettling place. Count the number of parasites hidden throughout the corridor, then use the elevator to proceed to the correct floor. Choose the wrong floor, and the elevator will begin to consume you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.8%, Psychological 24.9%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, 3D Platformer 13.1%, Atmospheric 7.8%

Experience Mark’s story through found footage as he becomes stuck in a loop whilst working the late shift at the cinema. Spot the anomalies and survive the night. Ensure that every room is checked...thoroughly.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.4%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Psychological 19.6%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Horror 6.5%

This game is a short Horror experience, which you as the player will explore and travel through the linear story. This game will challenge you to face your fears and travel through creepy corridors and dark forests. Will you find the secrets lurking in the darkness?

Why similar: Psychological 27.3%, Walking Simulator 25.1%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Abstract 12.2%, Atmospheric 9.9%

You're trapped in the seemingly endless corridors of a space station, desperately searching for the evacuation bay 09. But the station is not as empty as it seems; you must observe for subtle, unsettling occurrences and log them if you want to move forward. Can you break the loop and escape?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.6%, Psychological Horror 25.5%, Psychological 18.4%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Horror 5.6%

A routine maintenance job turns into something far more unsettling. Investigate a remote research facility, restore power, and uncover what went wrong. Is anyone still alive? Or are you already too late?

Why similar: 1980s 25.9%, Walking Simulator 21%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Retro 9.4%, Sci-fi 6.6%

Platform and zoom around a dream-like world to discover what happened to the mind of this patient.

Why similar: Psychological 32.1%, 3D Platformer 27.5%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Third Person 7.8%

is a horror game based on a true incident. Dreams distort memories, blending the main character’s guilt into horror. Spatial distortion, unique design, and unsettling sounds induce psychological unease, inviting you into the ‘Aesthetics of Discomfort’.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.3%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Abstract 17.8%, Psychological 15.3%, Survival Horror 7.3%

"September 7th" is a short horror game released for Christmas. The plot of the game is simple to the point of banality, and the gameplay is not delayed.The game also contains some Easter eggs and mentions. The game takes place in 2009.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, 3D Platformer 19.3%, Psychological Horror 18%, Psychological 17.1%, Atmospheric 5.9%

I know, another climbing game that nobody asked for, but this time, you'll control a drunk bald man who wants to find his purpose in life. Climb the ''Mountain of Wishes'', always taking one step at a time.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.3%, Psychological 19.1%, Abstract 17%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Emotional 8.7%

EPONYMOUS: In Which a Work Is Known by Its Reading is a short-form narrative about unreliable infrastructures.

Why similar: Abstract 24.2%, Psychological 23.2%, Walking Simulator 21.2%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Atmospheric 8.4%

PULMO is a casual puzzle game where you control a lone character in a world full of faceless crowds.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.6%, Abstract 20.1%, Psychological 19.7%, Emotional 11%, Logic 8.8%

A Showa-era school, a radio room at night. In a building where you are not alone, you repeat broadcasts. Strange responses return. Records change, unknown logs grow. Reality begins to erode, and the story twists through your choices. Ten endings await.

Why similar: Psychological 32.6%, 1980s 28.7%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Retro 8.7%

You wake up in a locked room The only food is toothpaste. A giant Mouth in the wall eats everything else. Strangers appear. No one trusts anyone. Play quizzes. Win toothpaste! Decorate your room, because you're unsure how long you'll stay here. The Mouth is always hungry.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32%, Walking Simulator 23.5%, Psychological 18.6%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Choices Matter 7%

Descend into the depths of the heroine's subconscious, filled with haunting visions and fractured memories. Explore her inner world and uncover the secrets it hides.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, Psychological 18.4%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Abstract 14.7%, Emotional 13.3%

Explore a familiar world that can never be fully understood.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.9%, Psychological 18.5%, Abstract 17.7%, Emotional 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.3%

Tenfold Loop is a short walking simulator where the player is trapped inside an endless loop. The only way to exit is to find 10 consecutives anomalies.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.1%, Psychological 28.6%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Atmospheric 5.6%, Horror 3.6%

Somnara is a psychological dream experience focused on atmosphere and exploration. No monsters, no jumpscares, just strange environments that shift, distort, and feel increasingly wrong.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.1%, Abstract 29.7%, Psychological 19.7%, Atmospheric 7.4%, 3D 4.3%

ANOMALY HUNTING MEETS EXTREME PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR. You are tasked with the night patrol of a strictly sealed hospital ward where countless lives were once lost. Can you survive the terrifying anomalies that await in the dark?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.8%, 3D Platformer 32.5%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 5.6%, 3D 4.5%

Segment In Space 1985 is a psychological horror game about a person who finds themselves in Milotropia — a strange space made of fractured reality. Using the Second Sight and various consoles, dive into a long journey driven by one goal: to return home.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Psychological 21.3%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.5%

You're working overtime again in your dead-end job, whilst your boss is on vacation. However, strange things are happening throughout the office. Complete your daily work tasks, explore your office, report any anomalies you may find, and you may just find yourself getting a promotion...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.4%, 1980s 21.3%, Psychological 19.9%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Atmospheric 8.3%