- #1 Remorse: The List
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 311 reviews2022
Dev: Ashkandi
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 25.1%, Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, First-Person 9.7%, Dark 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the same thematic focus on psychological unease and first-person exploration found in the seed game.
- #2 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion
96% matchVery Positive93% of 15,419 reviews2015
Dev: Lag Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.
Why similar: Horror 37.6%, First-Person 12.8%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Dark 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This free-to-play title perfectly captures the essence of short, jumpscare-filled indie horror exploration.
- #3 Cry of Fear
96% matchVery Positive89% of 84,143 reviews2013
Dev: Team Psykskallar
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.
Why similar: Horror 53.9%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, First-Person 10.1%, Atmospheric 5.9%, Action 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic free-to-play first-person horror game that shares the intense, gritty atmosphere of indie horror titles.
- #4 Murder House
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,305 reviews2020
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror!
Why similar: Horror 38.1%, Violent 27.5%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, 3D 7.4%, Adventure 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror experience that excels at creating a tense, first-person atmosphere with a focus on survival.
- #5 Amberskull
95% matchVery Positive85% of 93 reviews2018
Dev: Charlie Behan
Windows
Amberskull is a survival horror anthology with several terrifying experiences where you must overcome 4 unique enemies in widely different environments.
Why similar: Violent 42%, Horror 23.8%, First-Person 13.2%, Indie 11.8%, Action 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A direct match in terms of indie, first-person, and violent horror mechanics.
- #6 DEVOUR
94% matchVery Positive91% of 87,391 reviews2021
Dev: Straight Back Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
DEVOUR is a co-op horror survival game for 1-4 players. Stop possessed cultists before they drag you to hell. Run. Scream. Hide. Just don't get caught.
Why similar: Horror 55.3%, VR 9.7%, Violent 8%, Psychological Horror 7.6%, First-Person 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers the same multiplayer horror intensity and frantic, jumpscare-heavy gameplay loop.
- #7 Inside the Backrooms
93% matchVery Positive80% of 46,110 reviews2022
Dev: MrFatcat
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Inside the Backrooms is a horror multiplayer game mixed with different mechanics that will make you spend an intense night with friends. Explore, think, interact, but be careful, it is rumored that there are several entities wishing to find you...
Why similar: Horror 35.2%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, VR 11%, First-Person 9.2%, Exploration 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer horror game that focuses on navigating creepy, confined environments while avoiding threats.
- #8 Phasmophobia
92% matchVery Positive95% of 829,384 reviews2020
Dev: Kinetic Games
Windows
Median: 17.0 hrsMean: 50.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Why similar: Horror 42.5%, VR 18.7%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, First-Person 9.3%, Dark 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for multiplayer first-person horror, focusing on investigation and sudden scares.
- #9 SCP – Containment Breach
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 942 reviews2026
Dev: Undertow GamesPub: SCP-CB Community Preservation Project
Windows
A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?
Why similar: Horror 29.2%, Exploration 13.7%, First-Person 12.1%, Mystery 11.5%, Dark 10%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play indie horror classic that relies on first-person tension and sudden, lethal encounters.
- #10 No Players Online
91% matchVery Positive85% of 625 reviews2025
Dev: Beeswax GamesPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
you find an abandoned fps game on an old computer. you decide to play it.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.1%, Horror 23.2%, First-Person 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Atmospheric 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric indie horror game that captures the eerie, lonely feeling of exploring abandoned digital spaces.
- #11 Death Motel
90% matchMostly Positive80% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Death Motel is a short, intense first-person horror experience about the paranormal events occurring at abandoned Crimson Motel.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.1%, Horror 26.8%, First-Person 13.7%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Adventure 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that focuses on the same 'creepy building' exploration theme.
- #12 Nightmare of Decay
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,291 reviews2022
Dev: Checkmaty
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.
Why similar: Horror 34.1%, Violent 26.8%, First-Person 16.1%, Action 10.6%, Indie 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person indie horror game that emphasizes combat and exploration in a confined, dangerous setting.
- #13 Palmyra Orphanage
89% matchVery Positive89% of 706 reviews2019
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 26.3%, Horror 20.8%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, First-Person 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A violent, indie psychological horror game that shares the seed's focus on disturbing, confined locations.
- #14 Skull Hotel
88% matchVery Positive80% of 900 reviews2025
Dev: James Hall
Windows
Skull Hotel is a horror game where you clean hotel rooms while creatures hide, waiting to kill you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27%, Horror 18.5%, Dark 11.9%, First-Person 11.5%, Psychological Horror 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, first-person horror game that shares the hotel-based setting of the seed.
- #15 The Mortuary Assistant
87% matchVery Positive92% of 8,546 reviews2022
Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
Why similar: Horror 42.5%, Mystery 12%, First-Person 10.8%, Dark 8.3%, Atmospheric 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-tension, first-person horror experience with a focus on atmosphere and sudden scares.
- #16 Lost in Vivo
86% matchVery Positive92% of 3,903 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.
Why similar: Horror 29.6%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Violent 18.9%, First-Person 14.7%, Atmospheric 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that excels at claustrophobic, first-person exploration.
- #17 Greetings
86% matchVery Positive84% of 637 reviews2018
Dev: Charlie Behan
Windows
Explore what is around every corner in hopes for answers to where you're going and why.
Why similar: Horror 74.7%, Indie 17%, Atmospheric 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric, and free-to-play horror game that mirrors the seed's indie roots.
- #18 Iron Lung
84% matchVery Positive92% of 10,709 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
Why similar: Horror 24.8%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, First-Person 10.3%, Atmospheric 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intense horror experience that masterfully uses confinement to build dread.
- #19 Paratopic
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,120 reviews2018
Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.
Why similar: Horror 26.9%, Walking Simulator 14%, Violent 12.6%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Indie 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A short, surreal indie horror experience that prioritizes atmosphere and unsettling imagery.
- #20 Fear in Hospital
84% matchMixed48% of 513 reviews2019
Dev: IO Games
Windows
Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!
Why similar: Horror 20.7%, Violent 19.6%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Dark 10.8%, First-Person 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play horror game that emphasizes survival and psychological tension in a creepy setting.
- #21 Haunted Gas Station
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,201 reviews2019
Dev: JubleLemonSeed
Windows
After a vehicle accident, a man is forced to check a nearby gas station for help, unaware of its ghastly resident.
Why similar: Violent 49.2%, Horror 41.6%, Indie 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play indie horror game that focuses on simple, effective jumpscares in a confined setting.
- #22 Property
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 84 reviews2018
Dev: randomcreations
Windows
Property is a first person horror online game, killer is hunting survivors on different randomly generated environments.
Why similar: Violent 56%, Horror 21.9%, Action 12.4%, Indie 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Matches the indie, multiplayer, and violent horror tags of the seed game.
- #23 Despair
83% matchMostly Negative35% of 1,837 reviews2015
Dev: AGC
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The main character wakes up in a tunnel of the subway and tries to find out that happened to it and other passengers of the train. To understand that after all it happened to the gone passengers, the player should investigate strange catacombs being deeply underground.
Why similar: Horror 26.7%, Indie 20.8%, Walking Simulator 17%, First-Person 15%, Action 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: An indie first-person horror game that focuses on survival and exploration in a dark environment.
- #24 Seek Or Die
81% matchMixed67% of 175 reviews2018
Dev: FlashynuravPub: FLNStudios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 41%
You are an investigator hired to find evidence about the missing children in the manor off the road. Once you enter, the door locks behind you, and you can hear something, lurking...
Why similar: Horror 75.2%, Indie 16.7%, Singleplayer 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play multiplayer horror game that emphasizes the same frantic, indie-style gameplay.
- #25 Wayward Harbor
79% 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: Horror 25.2%, First-Person 15.7%, Violent 15.6%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Dark 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that focuses on atmospheric exploration and survival.
- #26 Narrow Woods Hotel
77% matchVery Positive97% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Hyper Freeze Games
Windows
A retro point-and-click horror adventure game that tests the boundries of the genre! In this "found-footage" horror game you have to navigate the rooms and hallways of the mysterious Narrow Woods Hotel. Collect keys and items and use them to find your way out.
Why similar: Horror 21.1%, First-Person 11%, Dark 9.5%, Exploration 9.2%, Mystery 8.4%
- #27 REALITY
81% matchMixed68% of 106 reviews2016
Dev: Grey Reality Studios
Windows
REALITY is a FREE short First-Person horror game, it uses a graphical style to represent the present mood of the game. It gives the player the ability to choose and get slightly different results. The game has many mysteries you might want to uncover.
Why similar: Horror 66.6%, Adventure 17.1%, Indie 16.3%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play indie horror title that focuses on multiplayer survival and exploration.
- #28 In Passing
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 137 reviews2019
Dev: CelleC Games
Windows
A first-person 3D platforming experience through a broken mind turned against you.
Why similar: Action 35.7%, Adventure 34.4%, Indie 29.9%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play indie horror game that shares the first-person exploration focus of the seed.
- #29 The Hotel
78% matchVery Positive84% of 135 reviews2022
Dev: IL PALA
Windows · Mac
The Hotel is an "old style" survival horror game!! Fight zombies and solve puzzles to try to escape!!
Why similar: Violent 39.9%, Adventure 19.6%, Horror 14.9%, Indie 10.1%, Action 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: An indie survival-horror game that centers on navigating a dangerous, confined hotel environment.
- #30 Smell Of Death
80% matchMixed64% of 58 reviews2016
Dev: Alkame Games
Windows
Smell of Death is a Horror FPS virtual reality game includes action and horror items. The game consists of two game modes including Story and Survival.In story mode you can explore the manor with teleport.You should find magazines and keys.
Why similar: Violent 34.6%, Horror 22.5%, VR 17.2%, First-Person 10%, Action 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: An indie action-horror game that emphasizes gore and violent, first-person encounters.
- #31 The Hotel
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 92 reviews2022
Dev: Constant ArtPub: Constant_Art
Windows
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 21%, Horror 16.9%, First-Person 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Dark 7.9%
- #32 Shadow of Pharos
76% matchMixed69% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: Team Gaivot
Windows
Shadow of Pharos is a short first-person horror game.
Why similar: Horror 25.4%, Walking Simulator 19.7%, Mystery 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #33 Hotel 188
74% matchVery Positive88% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Leonn CamayoPub: Andes Interactive
Windows
Dive into a realistic experience of the Backrooms, without jumpscares, getting lost in impossible spaces and feeling like something is watching you. The uncertainty of not knowing where you're going will make you want to quit… Will you be able to make it to the end?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.6%, Nostalgia 13.7% ★, Psychological Horror 13.2%, First-Person 13.1%, Exploration 7.6%
- #34 Scream under the house
74% matchVery Positive81% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: 1ne2wozzzPub: Admia
Windows
A psychological first-person horror about a house that hides a disturbing truth beneath its walls. Explore, uncover fragments of the past, and decide whether to confront what lies below… or leave it buried forever.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.9%, Horror 15%, First-Person 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Dark 7.8%
- #35 Mist
75% matchVery Positive81% of 187 reviews2024
Dev: 43N34SPub: Nota Art
Windows
Short atmospheric first person horror game with elements of quest and shooter about being lost in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by weird mist.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.2%, Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, First-Person 9.5%, Exploration 8.4%
- #36 The Guest
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 208 reviews2023
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.1%, Horror 16.5%, First-Person 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Dark 9.4%
- #37 Fingerbones
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,593 reviews2015
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 10%
Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18%, Violent 15.6%, Horror 15%, First-Person 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #38 The Tape
78% matchMixed55% of 486 reviews2015
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Tape is a slow and creepy first person horror game, with mystical story and abstract psychological elements.
Why similar: Horror 33.4%, Violent 26.4%, First-Person 17.6%, Indie 11%, Atmospheric 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric first-person horror game that relies on tension and exploration.
- #39 The Roach Hotel
72% matchVery Positive89% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Hawt Combo
Windows
The Roach Hotel is a first person analog horror game that drags you into its halls, where every shadow hides a question and every corner dares you to keep following its path.
Why similar: Horror 45.6%, First-Person 15.4%, Mystery 11%, Action 9.8%, Adventure 8.8%
- #40 Abandoned Souls
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 388 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 23.3%, Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, First-Person 9.4%, Dark 7.9%
- #41 Days Without Incident
70% matchVery Positive94% of 553 reviews2025
Dev: We Create StuffPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows
It has been -̷̯͙̔̈́-̴̱̽̓͝-̷̍̊̕͠ days without incident. Your investigation has brought you to an old metalworks factory, abandoned after a series of mysterious deaths. But something’s been growing in the quiet. A short first-person survival horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 24.6%, Violent 13.2%, Mystery 10.6%, Action 9.1%, Exploration 8.8%
- #42 Unwilling Host
71% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: HeZhiQiang
Windows
This is a short, first-person psychological horror game with VHS effects. Be careful, you are facing a terrifying being.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.1%, Horror 22.2%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, First-Person 7%, Adventure 6.9%
- #43 The Closing Shift
73% matchMixed67% of 117 reviews2025
Dev: Bird Box Games
Windows
A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.
Why similar: Horror 25.1%, Exploration 17.5%, Dark 16%, Action 12.1%, Psychological Horror 12%
- #44 It Happened At Night
73% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Davidcrosdev
Windows
It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.9%, Horror 18.1%, First-Person 10.1%, Mystery 9.6%, Exploration 9.1%
- #45 White Room Protocol
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 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 24.3%, Horror 19.7%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Dark 9.6%, First-Person 9.4%
- #46 Limoria
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 175 reviews2024
Dev: Farkas Interactive
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 21.5%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 11%, Exploration 10.7%, First-Person 8.7%
- #47 Implements of Hell
72% 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 25.1%, Horror 16.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Dark 9.2%, Mystery 8.8%
- #48 Shattered Lights
71% matchVery Positive87% of 432 reviews2019
Dev: Team MorbidPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
Shattered Lights is a VR psychological horror room-scale experience, which focuses on drawing the player into the game with unparalleled immersion.
Why similar: VR 19.1%, Horror 18.1%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Violent 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #49 Project Liminal 2
68% matchVery Positive90% of 63 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: Action 15.5%, Adventure 15.2%, First-Person 14.4%, Exploration 13.7%, 3D 8.5%
- #50 The Empty Eyes
67% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.
Why similar: Horror 22.8%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Mystery 11%, Walking Simulator 10%, First-Person 8.8%
- #51 Effugium
70% matchMixed60% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Souporno GhoshPub: Team Glasses
Windows
Explore a cold, abandoned, and dreary facility to piece together its mysteries and find a means for escape from the horror that lurks within.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.1%, Horror 22.1%, First-Person 11.9%, Exploration 10%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #52 Vigil
65% matchVery Positive86% of 2,103 reviews2025
Dev: Singularity Studios
Windows
Vigil is a short Narrative Horror Game that takes place in an unsettling underground facility. Your job is to dispose of boxes, however, you’re not alone. A terrifying automaton roams the facility, moving only when you look away or when you blink in real life.
Why similar: Horror 31.7%, First-Person 18.4%, Dark 15.2%, Action 8%, Psychological Horror 7.6%
- #53 Reflection
66% matchVery Positive84% of 247 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 25.4%, Horror 19.6%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Dark 10.2%, Mystery 8.1%
- #54 The Guest
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 953 reviews2016
Dev: Team GothamPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.
Why similar: Horror 25.4%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Mystery 14.1%, First-Person 12.2%, Adventure 9%
- #55 [Nightmare Files] Clap Clap
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,142 reviews2024
Dev: Raycastly
Windows
Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.
Why similar: Horror 29.6%, Walking Simulator 20.6%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, First-Person 9.3%, Dark 7.6%
- #56 TEST RE
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 172 reviews2022
Dev: K App.
Windows
A short 5 minute horror game!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.9%, Horror 18.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Dark 10.1%, First-Person 8.3%
- #57 Kach
67% matchVery Positive81% of 292 reviews2022
Dev: Bhargav ModhaPub: BYGames
Windows · Mac
On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.2%, Horror 21.2%, Dark 9.2%, Adventure 7.6%, First-Person 7.6%
- #58 Whisperwind
67% matchVery Positive93% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: Punx Studios
Windows
Whisperwind is a short psychological horror experience featuring puzzles, multiple endings, creepy ambience and deep storytelling.
Why similar: Horror 23.8%, First-Person 13.5%, Exploration 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Dark 8.2%
- #59 Scauage
63% matchVery Positive91% of 815 reviews2024
Dev: KREIDPIX
Windows
Scauage is a short horror experience where you play as a scavenger looting an abandoned house, uncovering its dark secrets and collecting hidden treasures while facing what lurks within.
Why similar: Horror 21.7%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, First-Person 12.8%, Dark 12.2%, Mystery 11.2%
- #60 Silent Nights
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 213 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Horror 17.4%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Dark 8.7%, First-Person 8.2%