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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Psychological Horror, Horror, First-Person, Adventure.

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Instead of a traditional flashlight, a camera flash – a brief, flickering, blinding light that reveals dark secrets and leaves you in total darkness when it fades. Every step is a fight for survival, and the use of the flash completely redefines the way you explore dark locations.

Reviews: Mixed — 55% — of 73 reviews
Released: 2025-02-14
Developer: Airem
Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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  1. #1 Apartament 1406: Horror
    97% matchMostly Positive76% of 698 reviews2023
    Dev: Airem
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Apartment 1406 is an intense horror game, that challenges you to constantly survive in a hostile environment. Collect items to survive against limited ammo and creatures that lurk in the dark. Solve the puzzles and survive in this dark game.

    Why similar: Photo Editing 31.1%, Video Production 24.5%, Walking Simulator 10%, Psychological Horror 7.4%, Survival Horror 6%

  2. #2 The Liminal Dimension
    96% matchVery Positive83% of 98 reviews2024
    Dev: Airem
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You're trapped in an endless loop within a liminal dimension, where each loop leads to increasingly unsettling places. Will you find the way out of this psychological horror? The game offers a unique déjà vu experience that blurs the lines between reality and illusion.

    Why similar: Photo Editing 28.5%, Video Production 22.5%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Realistic 5.4%

  3. #3 MADiSON
    96% matchVery Positive87% of 3,277 reviews2022
    Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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 25.4%, Horror 18.2%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Survival 11.1%, First-Person 8.3%

  4. #4 Dreamcore
    94% matchVery Positive89% of 1,505 reviews2025
    Dev: MontraluzPub: Tlön Industries
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Experience liminal spaces like never before. Dreamcore is the ultimate psychological exploration game, set in the largest liminal world ever made. No guides, no path—only intuition. Will you keep your bearings in a world designed to make you lose them?

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.2%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Surreal 13.3%, Minimalist 10.8%, Realistic 10.7%

  5. #5 Implements of Hell
    95% matchMostly Positive75% of 103 reviews2021
    Dev: PsychoRavens
    Windows

    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 19.9%, Cinematic 16.1%, Psychological 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Realistic 10.4%

  6. #6 White Room Protocol
    94% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 reviews2025
    Dev: Lefto Studio
    Windows

    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 27.9%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Realistic 15.4%, Horror 13.7%, Atmospheric 9.4%

  7. #7 The 18th Attic - Paranormal Anomaly Hunting Game
    93% matchVery Positive90% of 174 reviews2026
    Dev: Steelkrill Studio
    Windows

    The 18th Attic is a psychological horror game where you play as a man trapped in the attic with your cat companion, armed only with a camera. Hunt down paranormal anomalies by taking their pictures and detecting their presence to unravel secrets of your past. Each photo unlocks a new memory.

    Why similar: Cinematic 17%, Walking Simulator 17%, Psychological 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 7.8%

  8. #8 Heart attack
    92% matchMixed67% of 126 reviews2023
    Dev: LilMemes Production
    Windows

    There are ghosts in the dark, in order to survive you need to light your way, but all the items for this are limited.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.6%, Psychological 21.5%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Survival Horror 12%, Horror 9.4%

  9. #9 Abandoned Souls
    91% matchMostly Positive73% of 379 reviews2023
    Dev: JustTomcuk
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    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 24%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Realistic 13.2%, Survival Horror 12.1%, Horror 10.1%

  10. #10 Dark Fracture: Prologue
    91% matchVery Positive83% of 1,356 reviews2020
    Dev: Twisted II Studio
    Windows

    Dark Fracture is a psychological horror experience in which you explore an ever-changing world where reality and nightmares collide. Walk on the edge of madness in the shoes of a tormented soul as you descend into the darkest depths of the human psyche, and question everything you see.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.9%, Psychological 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Survival Horror 11.4%, Surreal 10.8%

  11. #11 Liminalcore
    89% matchVery Positive83% of 652 reviews2024
    Dev: Shadow Owl Studios
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Explore and admire while navigate through eerie, surreal environments inspired by the Backrooms lore. Explore this uncanny world lost in time and get lost in the otherworldly architecture in a world where reality bends and your sanity is tested.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.1%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Realistic 15.1%, Surreal 11.9%, Atmospheric 9.3%

  12. #12 Mirror Forge
    90% matchMostly Positive73% of 179 reviews2022
    Dev: MystiveDevPub: DreadXP
    Windows

    Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.

    Why similar: Psychological 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Survival Horror 11.4%, Survival 9.4%

  13. #13 MADiSON VR
    89% matchMostly Positive76% of 208 reviews2024
    Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
    Windows

    MADiSON VR now plunges you even deeper into its immersive and terrifying world. With the utilization of an instant camera in your virtual hands, bridge the gap between our world and the unknown. Snap photos, develop them by yourself to solve puzzles, explore the shadows and above all, survive.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Survival Horror 19.3%, Psychological 19%, Horror 14.1%, Survival 10.6%

  14. #14 Zardy's Maze
    88% matchVery Positive91% of 1,570 reviews2021
    Dev: Full Trek Media
    Windows · Mac

    Zardy's Maze is an extremely challenging horror game where you must enter a corn maze in the dead of night. Your goal? Cut down the giant plants that have started to grow there. Equipped with a flashlight and an axe, you must brave the unknown... And avoid what lurks in the darkness.

    Why similar: Horror 29.5%, Survival 23%, Survival Horror 17.5%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, First-Person 9.4%

  15. #15 Project Liminal 2
    86% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2026
    Dev: AquaHeaven StudiosPub: TXC
    Windows

    Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.

    Why similar: Minimalist 21.1%, Realistic 17.8%, Exploration 12.6%, Adventure 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.6%

  16. #16 Shhh!
    87% matchMostly Positive71% of 362 reviews2023
    Dev: 616 GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 37%

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

    Why similar: Cinematic 23.3%, Walking Simulator 22.4%, Realistic 9.4%, Exploration 7.1%, Horror 6.8%

  17. #17 POOLS
    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,027 reviews2024
    Dev: Tensori
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.9%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Realistic 13%, Surreal 12.6%, Atmospheric 8.2%

  18. #18 SNAP SNAP
    86% matchMostly Positive79% of 72 reviews2024
    Dev: Beshbarmak games
    Windows

    Having collected information about the “unusual corpse” for your journalistic investigation, you return home from the morgue. Something is wrong... The house has changed and there is a creature wandering in it that is afraid of the camera flash. Solve puzzles to get out of the house and survive.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.7%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Realistic 12.1%, Horror 10.9%, Psychological 8.7%

  19. #19 Project 13: Taxidermy Trails
    84% matchVery Positive91% of 53 reviews2024
    Dev: DRYBREADPub: GlacierLTD
    Windows

    Project 13: Taxidermy Trails, a Walking Simulator set in a mesmerizing Taxidermy Museum. In this immersive experience, you assume the role of an kidnapped Probant forced to find a way to escape. Complete all 13 Walks to get out of this Nightmare.

    Why similar: Cinematic 23.2%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Realistic 11%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Simulation 8.5%

  20. #20 Nocturia The Game
    82% matchMostly Positive75% of 51 reviews2025
    Dev: BrossLab
    Windows

    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 19.8%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Psychological 9.9%, Realistic 9.9%

  21. #21 123 Slaughter Me Street
    85% matchMixed69% of 392 reviews2015
    Dev: Nate SandersPub: Impulse Game Studios, LLC.
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 97.0 hrs≥1hr: 23%

    Wounded and on the run, trapped in an abandoned building, armed only with a dying flashlight. Navigate darkness, outsmart lurking horrors, and escape before they reach you. A tense, paranoia-driven survival experience where every moment counts.

    Why similar: Horror 78.6%, Action 16.3%, Singleplayer 5.1%

  22. #22 Whispering Lane: Horror
    83% matchMixed65% of 156 reviews2024
    Dev: Airem
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Uncover the dark secrets of the abandoned house on Whispering Lane in this psychological horror game. Navigate through perilous twists, where each turn reveals a blend of horror and mystery. Can you unearth the truth before darkness consumes you?

    Why similar: Cinematic 16%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Psychological 14.1%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Survival Horror 9.9%

  23. #23 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
    81% matchMixed70% of 56 reviews2025
    Dev: CGI LAB GAMES
    Windows

    In the Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket, you find yourself trapped in a labyrinth of endless, flickering aisles. Unearth dark secrets behind every shelf while evading lurking apparitions and supernatural terrors. Can you survive the haunted corridors and escape before the nightmare consumes?

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Psychological Horror 19%, Survival Horror 15%, Horror 12.2%, Atmospheric 9.4%

  24. #24 DEAD END
    82% matchVery Positive83% of 59 reviews2024
    Dev: PHANTOM PIXEL
    Windows

    Trapped in a hallucinatory, liminal-space style underground passageway, explore and unravel the endless "dead-end" paths to find a way forward. "Dead Path is a short ambient horror puzzle game that references Exit 8, but with a completely different core mechanic.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 11.2%, Realistic 9.6%, Surreal 8.9%

  25. #25 CoRoT
    79% matchMixed67% of 52 reviews2025
    Dev: Azteck Game Studios
    Windows

    CoRoT is a first-person psychological meta-horror game. Search for cassettes in a transforming house, unraveling its macabre past. A sinister atmosphere surrounds you as you try to understand what's happening and where you really are. Can you discover the truth hidden in its walls?

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 18%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Surreal 15.5%, Realistic 11.5%, Horror 9.1%

  26. #26 Chorus of Carcosa
    79% matchMostly Positive79% of 188 reviews2025
    Dev: Chameleon 42
    Windows

    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 19.9%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Surreal 12.2%, Realistic 10%, Survival Horror 8.9%

  27. #27 The Gretlow Tapes
    77% matchVery Positive92% of 109 reviews2025
    Dev: Aegon Games
    Windows

    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 21%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Realistic 14.9%, Psychological 14.9%, Horror 11.5%

  28. #28 SILENT BREATH
    78% matchMixed69% of 1,156 reviews2024
    Dev: EXODIAC STUDIOS
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    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 24.1%, Realistic 18.4%, Horror 17.8%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Exploration 8.2%

  29. #29 Omitted
    80% matchMixed46% of 56 reviews2022
    Dev: PsychoRavens
    Windows

    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 21.7%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Cinematic 15.3%, Horror 10.6%, Walking Simulator 8.8%

  30. #30 Paranormal VHS
    78% matchMostly Positive71% of 138 reviews2023
    Dev: Elite Lords Studios
    Windows

    Paranormal VHS is a horror game that features a VHS tape-inspired aesthetic. The game's story revolves around a popular vlogger who spends a night in haunted locations in search of paranormal activity. Brace for intense jumpscares.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.5%, Realistic 21.4%, Horror 19.1%, Cinematic 9.1%, First-Person 8.3%

  31. #31 MIRROR MIRROR
    76% matchMixed70% of 67 reviews2025
    Dev: ZeroZeroThirteen
    Windows

    MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Psychological 15.4%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Realistic 12.2%, Surreal 10.2%

  32. #32 Blinding Dark
    81% matchMostly Negative32% of 62 reviews2014
    Dev: Games HutPub: BulkyPix
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 12 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 28%

    Blinding Dark is a First Person Adventure horror game. Complete puzzles, collect items and power-ups, fight enemies and do your best to manage the very thin resources you have at your disposal to uncover terrible secrets.

    Why similar: Horror 50%, First-Person 17%, Adventure 16.6%, Action 16.3%

  33. #33 Unseen
    75% matchVery Positive84% of 68 reviews2025
    Dev: Redsroll
    Windows

    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: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 10.6%, Cinematic 9.4%, Psychological 8%

  34. #34 ZahmahreL - Chapter 1
    75% matchMixed65% of 53 reviews2025
    Dev: Farkas Interactive
    Windows

    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: Cinematic 19.6%, Psychological Horror 17%, Realistic 16.6%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Horror 12.3%

  35. #35 Locked in my Darkness
    77% matchMostly Positive72% of 68 reviews2022
    Dev: Blusagi TeamPub: indie.io
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    A tense, atmospheric descent into psychological horror—trapped in a place where reality fades and fear takes hold.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.1%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Realistic 13.1%, Horror 11.9%, Exploration 9.4%

  36. #36 Doorways: Prelude
    76% matchMixed62% of 634 reviews2013
    Dev: Saibot Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.

    Why similar: Horror 21.9%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Psychological 11.5%, Walking Simulator 11%, Survival 8%

  37. #37 Face of Another
    70% matchVery Positive97% of 144 reviews2025
    Dev: MadBug Studio
    Windows

    Use your phone to survive the horrors, capture clues, and solve puzzles in this first-person psychological horror experience. Trapped inside a warped digital nightmare by a mysterious entity, you must navigate a world where technology distorts reality.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.4%, Realistic 24.4%, Horror 18.5%, Atmospheric 13.8%, First-Person 12.6%

  38. #38 CAPTURED
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 526 reviews2024
    Dev: Puck RedflixPub: Puck Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    Trapped in what appears to be an endless hallway in your home, rooms begin to feel unfamiliar. Capture anomalies on camera and stay away from any sinister entities.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.4%, Surreal 13.6%, Horror 12.4%, Realistic 10.4%, Psychological 10%

  39. #39 MIND CORRIDORS: Paroniria
    72% matchVery Positive96% of 70 reviews2022
    Dev: Heartbyte Studios
    Windows

    A fever-dream-like puzzle horror game. Descend to the depths of a sleeping curse, survive every floor and find your way out of the never ending nightmare.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.9%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Surreal 14%, Horror 11.3%, Realistic 11.2%

  40. #40 The Backrooms Footage
    73% matchMixed67% of 75 reviews2022
    Dev: Untold Backrooms Stories
    Windows · Linux

    You have found a camera with a footage in it. For some reason you can't rewind the video, and as soon as you try winding it forward you find yourself in the Backrooms. Figure out whats in the footage and try to ESCAPE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE!

    Why similar: Cinematic 26.6%, Walking Simulator 17.6%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.2%

  41. #41 Left Alone
    74% matchMostly Positive75% of 641 reviews2016
    Dev: SpeedTutor
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    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 21.8%, Psychological 14%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Survival Horror 8.7%, Horror 8.6%

  42. #42 Silverpine Creek
    71% matchMostly Positive73% of 51 reviews2025
    Dev: PHANTOM TOAST
    Windows

    Explore the chilling village of Silverpine Creek, trapped in fog and fear. Unravel its dark history as a reporter trapped within, facing the malevolent witch Korana. Realtime Physics gameplay, immersive VHS-style visuals, and reactive AI heighten the suspense in this harrowing tale of survival.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Horror 16.7%, Realistic 13.9%, Simulation 9.1%

  43. #43 [Chilla's Art] Onryo | 怨霊
    74% matchMixed54% of 186 reviews2020
    Dev: Chilla's Art
    Windows

    Onryo | 怨霊 is a survival action horror game set in Japan. Your mission is to lift the curse of a haunted house using your exorcistic camera. As you explore the house and uncover its secrets, you will face enemies and puzzles.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.6%, Psychological 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 9.9%, Realistic 9.7%

  44. #44 Visage
    70% matchVery Positive84% of 10,620 reviews2020
    Dev: SadSquare Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    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: Psychological Horror 25.4%, Horror 21.3%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Walking Simulator 9.8%, Realistic 6%

  45. #45 Psychopathy Assessment
    71% matchMostly Positive71% of 137 reviews2024
    Dev: Tarba Paul CornelPub: Galactic Crows
    Windows

    Psychopathy Assessment is a retro-80s V.H.S PS1 style analog horror game that blurs the line between reality and delusion. Step into a universe where you're not just playing a game; you're taking a psychopathy test, but the stakes are considerably higher than a straightforward diagnosis.

    Why similar: Cinematic 20%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Minimalist 10.6%, Realistic 10.1%, Survival Horror 10%

  46. #46 Forest Horror
    72% matchMixed55% of 53 reviews2023
    Dev: Neki4 Electronics
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Realistic 31.2%, Survival 23%, Exploration 17.9%, Atmospheric 10%, First-Person 9.9%

  47. #47 Buried Alive: Breathless Rescue
    71% matchMixed56% of 57 reviews2023
    Dev: EchoVerse CorePub: Midnight Games S.R.L
    Windows

    Are you ready to embark on a spine-chilling adventure? Step into the shoes of the protagonist and experience the terror of being "Buried Alive" in a crypt. Your mission is clear: Escape the confines of your coffin, find the key to unlock the door, and unveil the dark secrets that lie within.

    Why similar: Cinematic 17.5%, Psychological 15.2%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Realistic 8.3%, Horror 8.3%

  48. #48 The Walking Evil
    73% matchMixed55% of 131 reviews2020
    Dev: VikTor
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    The Walking Evil takes you to the great classic of the survival horror of the 90s, where you guide the main character with a fixed system of cameras, which enhances the feeling of being in a real horror movie.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.1%, Survival Horror 15.8%, Psychological 15.5%, Realistic 13.3%, Survival 11.7%

  49. #49 Reflection
    68% matchVery Positive84% of 230 reviews2025
    Dev: JustTomcuk
    Windows

    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 25%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Realistic 14.7%, Psychological 12.3%, Horror 11.7%

  50. #50 Husk
    73% matchMixed46% of 743 reviews2017
    Dev: UndeadScoutPub: IMGN.PRO
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    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: Walking Simulator 18.9%, Psychological 17.7%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 9%, Survival Horror 7.4%

  51. #51 The Voidness - Lidar Horror Survival Game
    68% matchVery Positive83% of 322 reviews2023
    Dev: Steelkrill Studio
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    The Voidness is a SCI-FI psychological horror game where it takes place inside the void where it's filled with just gloom - the only way to see is by scanning the environment with your range finder device, however you are not alone. Don't breathe ... as they are listening.. and watching.

    Why similar: Cinematic 21.6%, Walking Simulator 18.6%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Survival Horror 12.2%, Realistic 10.7%

  52. #52 Fork Road
    67% matchMostly Positive76% of 931 reviews2024
    Dev: Simon Au Yeung
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 39%

    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 27.7%, Psychological 17.7%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Horror 14.2%, First-Person 8.1%

  53. #53 Obscula
    69% matchMostly Negative39% of 61 reviews2025
    Dev: Lunafrost Studio
    Windows

    Face the fears lurking in the dark. Obscula is a psychological horror experience that tells the story of someone seeking the truth but finding themselves trapped in a nightmare. There's no escape, only answers… but are you ready for the truth?

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.9%, Psychological Horror 16%, Surreal 13.7%, Realistic 11.2%, Horror 10.3%

  54. #54 Black Light Kills
    67% matchMostly Positive74% of 84 reviews2025
    Dev: Fatih Atacan PRODUCTIONSPub: TallGrass Tapes Interactive
    Windows

    Welcome to the darkness of the town; here, you walk a fine line between reality and dreams, questioning your sanity. Black Light Kills takes you deep into Aiden’s mind, where nightmares begin as reality fades.

    Why similar: Psychological 20.4%, Surreal 19.7%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Horror 10.1%

  55. #55 THE_ABYSS_HAS_WALLS
    69% matchMixed59% of 56 reviews2022
    Dev: James Madsen Digital Enterprises
    Windows

    THE_ABYSS_HAS_WALLS takes you into Ad Infinitum (also known as "The Backrooms") like never seen before. Review footage. Document fate.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 36%, Horror 21.9%, Atmospheric 16.8%, Exploration 9.9%, Action 8.3%

  56. #56 It follows you
    69% matchMixed50% of 50 reviews2022
    Dev: Boom Games
    Windows

    You are all alone in this dark and frightening place. Run and hide, hurry to find a way out, because it follows you...

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.9%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Survival Horror 14.9%, Horror 11%, First-Person 7.6%

  57. #57 There Exists Nobody
    64% matchVery Positive93% of 865 reviews2024
    Dev: HeavyLight Studio
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    You arrive at a deserted street that feels familiar yet is filled with unease. Pick up your camera, capture the hidden anomalies, and break this endless loop.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.4%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Surreal 13.4%, Realistic 12.1%, First-Person 8.4%

  58. #58 Wayward Harbor
    67% matchVery Positive83% of 131 reviews2022
    Dev: Daniil ShashenkovPub: Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
    Windows

    Short first-person horror experience with a unique mirror mechanic. Escape from an invisible monster that can be only seen in the reflection.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 23.7%, Horror 22.4%, Walking Simulator 16.8%, First-Person 14.6%, Atmospheric 10.1%

  59. #59 Christmas Story
    64% matchVery Positive92% of 151 reviews2025
    Dev: ZV GAMES
    Windows

    Christmas Story is a horror game filled with Christmas warmth and coziness, where every festive light hides darkness, and the sense of comfort fades with every step you take.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.3%, Cinematic 19.1%, Psychological 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 8.8%

  60. #60 UNHEIM
    66% matchVery Positive90% of 58 reviews2024
    Dev: Lovely Bytes
    Windows

    UNHEIM is a psychological horror surveillance game of exceptional difficulty in which you must not only report anomalies, but also learn to survive paranormal attacks. Every night is a fight for survival against lurking horrors.

    Why similar: Cinematic 31.5%, Psychological 24%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Surreal 9.1%, Survival Horror 8.3%

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