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Games Like How Deep Is the Dark Water?

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  1. #1 O.M.N.I.S.: Overnight Train
    97% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: NOIR1987
    Windows

    You are aboard an endless train. Find anomalies, report them, and move on. But be careful—missing just one may cost you the loop.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.3%, Exploration 17%, Adventure 16.4%, Dark 11%, 3D 9.2%

  2. #2 Silenus
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Geography of Robots
    Windows · Mac

    Uncover the secrets of an oil refinery operated by an obscure organization in this short, atmospheric narrative adventure.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.2%, Adventure 23.3%, Dark 14.8%, 3D 9.8%, Story Rich 5.3%

  3. #3 Chestnut Grove
    96% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
    Dev: Philip Drobar
    Windows · Mac

    How do you go about your life when self-isolation has become the new normal? CHESTNUT GROVE is based on my personal experience of quarantine and features 100% real documents and notices.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.3%, Adventure 21.8%, Exploration 13.9%, Dark 11.5%, 3D 8.6%

  4. #4 DOORS : Haunted Tales of Lantern House
    95% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2025
    Dev: Gattorocco
    Windows

    This game is about reliving mysterious tales surrounding the haunted location, 'Lantern House.'

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 54.8%, Exploration 16%, Adventure 12.6%, 3D 8.8%, Atmospheric 4.4%

  5. #5 At the Summit of Mount Rojerya
    94% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: Selçuk Çetiner
    Windows

    Survive a deadly descent from a mountain peak. One wrong step ends it all. Be slow, focused, and patient caution is your only ally in this unforgiving journey. There’s no map, no help just you, your instincts, and the will to make it out alive. One mistake, and it’s all over.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.7%, Adventure 26.3%, Exploration 14.9%, 3D 9.1%, Atmospheric 4.5%

  6. #6 The Undying Sea
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Devi Metric LLCPub: DeviMetric LLC
    Windows

    The Undying Sea is a first-person exploration title about dealing with death, exploring a city in decline, and reaching out a hand to those who need it on a long-decaying oceanic city filled with once immortal beings now way too aware that they aren't immortal anymore...

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, Alternate History 24.4%, Noir 23.1%, Adventure 10.2%, Exploration 9.3%

  7. #7 Corpse of Discovery
    94% matchMixed64% of 187 reviews2015
    Dev: Phosphor Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    A first-person Walking Simulator exploring the deeper meaning of family, life goals, and personal choices (with a bit of humor and old-school sci-fi homage mixed in) – set on beautiful and lonely alien worlds.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 45%, Adventure 30.4%, Exploration 14%, Indie 10.5%

  8. #8 A friend called Loneliness
    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Givit Game Studios (Pty) Ltd
    Windows

    A friend called Loneliness is a third-person exploration game based on the song from The Beatles, Eleanor Rigby. Uncover the truth of our main character Norra, as she will leave you clues through her poems that she has written.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.3%, Adventure 21%, Exploration 14%, Dark 10%, 3D 8.5%

  9. #9 Eternally Departed
    91% match4 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2026
    Dev: Quokka StudiosPub: Quentin Blanchard
    Windows

    A single player anomaly horror experience inspired by Exit 8 and P.T. Search, light candles, and survive The Knight as you explore this haunted manor. Make wise decisions and remember the details of the manor as things can change when next you see them.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.6%, Noir 22.2%, Adventure 16.1%, Exploration 11.4%, Dark 7.6%

  10. #10 GhostlyRyokan
    91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: Taiga
    Windows

    An abandoned inn where lost souls wander, your decision will determine its outcome.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 45.7%, Adventure 24.7%, Exploration 15.8%, 3D 9.8%, Indie 2.7%

  11. #11 MOBIUS
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Jack K.
    Windows

    MOBIUS is a true-story walking simulator narrative about the process of development hell, trauma, and emotional growth.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.5%, Adventure 24.9%, Exploration 14.5%, 3D 9%, Story Rich 5%

  12. #12 Fear Is In The Mind
    89% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2024
    Dev: Wrong Way GamesPub: Liquid Heart
    Windows

    Immerse yourself in Fear Is In The Mind, a psychological horror game that blurs the lines between reality and the mind's darkest corners. Face your fears, decipher the truth, and explore a world where every word can alter your fate.

    Why similar: Noir 33.2%, Walking Simulator 31%, Adventure 10.4%, Exploration 7.1%, Story Rich 5.5%

  13. #13 Liminal Sick Pizza Blue
    88% matchPositive100% of 31 reviews2026
    Dev: POCKET HORROR BOX
    Windows

    Make pizzas and deliver them. The hardest part of running the shop alone is that the delivery destinations are "liminal spaces." A story-driven 3D horror game. There is a kind of worst possible outcome that can only be born in infinite space. Once you understand it, it is already too late.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.5%, Adventure 15.3%, Exploration 14.4%, Dark 11.6%, 3D 9%

  14. #14 Condo
    87% matchVery Positive97% of 230 reviews2025
    Dev: FlubbedMachina
    Windows · Mac

    Unable to sleep, you navigate a quiet condo complex. There's no rush - just you, the building, its inhabitants, and the stories they hold.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.1%, Noir 23.6%, Exploration 11.7%, Adventure 9.8%, 3D 6.6%

  15. #15 Strange Midnight
    89% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2020
    Dev: Red Forest Games
    Windows

    The plot of the game will tell about the adventures of Alice, about her feelings for her grandfather.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 42%, Adventure 22.5%, Exploration 14.5%, Historical 9.6%, Story Rich 5.1%

  16. #16 Static Sky: And Yet It █████
    86% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: Rhett TsaiPub: Allfather Productions
    Windows

    "Static Sky: And Yet It █████" is a literary computer game based on the fear of and resistance to artificial intelligence. It imagines a future dominated by the generative AI "Sekai", where reality and hallucination blend and become indistinguishable.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.9%, Adventure 23.4%, Exploration 14.7%, 3D 9.1%, Story Rich 5.5%

  17. #17 Unmixable Syrup
    86% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: asobinukuPub: Waku Waku Games
    Windows

    I wolf down a cold, lonely meal. Work's wearing me down, and money's shaky. The syrup I pour into my cold coffee never mixes, no matter how much I stir. So I figure I'll just wander around in my dreams.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 53.3%, Exploration 17.2%, Adventure 16.9%, 3D 6.6%, Atmospheric 4%

  18. #18 Into The Soup
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rogo Digital
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A portal to another dimension; A world abandoned. Journey Into The Soup and uncover the mysteries of a strange new reality in this atmospheric first-person puzzle adventure game.

    Why similar: Alternate History 29.2%, Walking Simulator 23.5%, Adventure 21.5%, Exploration 8.8%, Indie 8.5%

  19. #19 Liminal²
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Vilusia
    Windows

    Enter the World of Liminal² You awaken in a unknown place after entering a strange portal you found in an alley way. Find Recordings, solve puzzles and try to make it to the exit to make it out alive. Can you succeed?

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 41%, Adventure 23.7%, Exploration 14.1%, 3D 8.7%, Retro 8.6%

  20. #20 A Doctor's Term
    84% matchPositive84% of 25 reviews2025
    Dev: Council of Pure Sanity
    Windows · Linux

    A Doctor's Term is a first person, narrative experience with pivotal choices set in an ominous sci-fi government facility: The Ministry of Health — Enter a story of treating menacing medical cases where daily work often defies expectations...

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.2%, Political 18.1%, Adventure 16.7%, Exploration 11%, Dark 8.6%

  21. #21 LIMEN: MoonCity
    83% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MADKEV Studio
    Windows

    LIMEN: MoonCity is an atmospheric episodic adventure game that allows the player to traverse between memories using a system called Observe OS.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.7%, Adventure 22%, Experimental 10.1%, Exploration 8.3%, Indie 7.9%

  22. #22 死娩花-SHIMENKA
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: FlowerMelonGames
    Windows

    “SHIMENKA” is a first-person adventure horror game. Escape from the various monsters closing in on you and uncover the full story.

    Why similar: Alternate History 34%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Historical 12.2%, Adventure 12%, Retro 11.2%

  23. #23 Dream Voyage
    81% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: Fire Cat
    Windows · Linux

    Dream Voyage is an Indie Story rich Walking simulator focused on the exploration of introspective surreal levels in the dream world of a 10 years old blind child who's looking for the memories of their late mother. Dream Voyage's hudless experience will immerse you in this emotive searching.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 48.5%, Exploration 15.7%, Adventure 14.7%, 3D 9.8%, Story Rich 5.5%

  24. #24 ReHash
    81% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2024
    Dev: ReHarmony Games
    Windows

    In this extraordinary realm, where time itself bends to the will of speed, your agility is the key to survival. Unleash your inner cheetah and sprint through this ephemeral landscape, leaving the constraints of time in your dust.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 45.2%, Adventure 25.7%, Exploration 15%, 3D 9.2%, Indie 3.4%

  25. #25 a Museum of Dubious Splendors
    82% matchMostly Positive77% of 174 reviews2018
    Dev: Studio Oleomingus
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%

    a Museum of Dubious Splendors, is a storybook from the world of Somewhere. A quiet game about prosaic objects and spurious histories, it is an irreverent rumination on the nature of an archive and forms of recollection.

    Why similar: Adventure 27.7%, Alternate History 25.9%, Walking Simulator 22.8%, Experimental 12.5%, Indie 11.2%

  26. #26 Soviet Village
    80% matchMixed47% of 15 reviews2025
    Dev: Ghost_RUS Games
    Windows

    A deadly search for a grandmother in the village. Can you escape the loop? Unpredictable horror.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.6%, Adventure 19.5%, Exploration 13.8%, Dark 11%, 3D 8.7%

  27. #27 Sumigami
    79% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: kakukaku_works
    Windows

    Sumigami is a walking simulator set in a world of enigmatic creatures. Ranging from wholesome to horrific, each encounter pulls you deeper into a haunting journey with a unique visual style.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 49.2%, Adventure 18.5%, Exploration 16.9%, 3D 10.5%, Indie 3.5%

  28. #28 Graverobber
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: batwimp
    Windows

    Graverobber is a digger game about opening graves for profit while avoiding patrolling guards, traps, and whatever might be buried beneath the soil.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.7%, Adventure 22.4%, Exploration 13.7%, Dark 9.9%, 3D 8.5%

  29. #29 Leaving school story
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: THE FOOL CREATE
    Windows

    Walk home from school — and step into a different story every time. Talk to the people you pass in town, or take a closer look at the things around you, and a new tale begins.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.4%, Adventure 23.7%, Exploration 14.2%, Retro 8.9%, 3D 8.8%

  30. #30 Seven Scarecrows
    76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Two Cypresses
    Windows

    In the quiet dusk of abandoned fields, an endless cycle unfolds. As a solitary figure, you find yourself revisiting the same hushed evening, where spooky shifts emerge with each repetition.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.7%, Adventure 23.8%, Exploration 14.1%, Dark 10.8%, 3D 7.5%

  31. #31 Foul Deeds of Iblis
    76% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
    Dev: DarkDomainUniverse
    Windows

    Museum renovation forces a curator, your grandpa in moving biblical relics intracity. His civilian chopper is purposely brought down by wicked Iblis. Relics are snatched for unholy rituals, while Grandpa is taken hostage. Can his grandson walk inside the mysterious temple to pull off a rescue?

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.8%, Adventure 14.9%, Dark 14.4%, 3D 9.4%, Story Rich 7.1%

  32. #32 Paws and Soul: First Step
    78% matchMixed59% of 81 reviews2020
    Dev: ELECTROSTALIN ENTERTAINMENTPub: Games Operators
    Windows

    Paws and Soul: First Step is a story introduction to Paws and Soul. Adventure game about reincarnation. Turn yourself into a wolf, explore mysterious forest and reveal every secret of your past life!

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.7%, Adventure 28.1%, Exploration 14.8%, Indie 10.4%, Story Rich 6.8%

  33. #33 Chesnakisnak
    77% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2020
    Dev: Schirwindt
    Windows

    A first-person choose-your-own adventure set in an anachronistic city.

    Why similar: Alternate History 27.9%, Walking Simulator 21.8%, Noir 21.7%, Experimental 11.2%, Exploration 7.6%

  34. #34 After Life - Story of a Father
    77% matchMostly Positive70% of 44 reviews2016
    Dev: Green Sawdust
    Windows · Linux

    After Life is a short interactive story with a lot of atmosphere and little gameplay. Immerse yourself with the story of Rick Dennehy, a soul who explores the memories of his loved ones after he dies in an accident.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 51%, Adventure 42%, Indie 7%

  35. #35 Dreams of Telmahre
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lantern Tower Games
    Windows

    Explore the intertwined dreams of a king, a merchant, and an archaeology intern across two time periods. Connect memories and confront echoes of the past in this brand new narrative puzzle adventure game.

    Why similar: Alternate History 27%, Adventure 23.7%, Exploration 15.5%, Story Rich 9.5%, Historical 9%

  36. #36 ArchWilio
    74% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2024
    Dev: ReHarmony Games
    Windows

    Our protagonist finds themselves stranded in a dense forest, desperately seeking your guidance to escape this verdant labyrinth.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 57.8%, Adventure 21.9%, 3D 13.4%, Indie 4.5%, Singleplayer 2.4%

  37. #37 Lights Out Chapter 2 The Unseen Reckoning
    73% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Dead Dream Games
    Windows

    Alone again and abandoned in the house, this time even darker than usual. You return as Jack and set out to search for your missing Friend.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 43%, Adventure 15.8%, Exploration 15%, Dark 9.7%, 3D 9.4%

  38. #38 The Derailed
    72% matchVery Positive83% of 134 reviews2025
    Dev: Deformed Dreams Studio
    Windows

    The Derailed is a first-person psychological horror game. Beneath the dusty arches of a nearly forgotten depot, shadows of the past tremble. Whether you want to or not, you will have to uncover the dark secrets of this place.

    Why similar: Alternate History 32.1%, Walking Simulator 21.4%, Dark 13.7%, Exploration 10.8%, Adventure 10.5%

  39. #39 Demand Dial Exorcist
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Tvejzer Games
    Windows

    In Demand-Dial Exorcist, you play a demon hunter solving eerie puzzles. Investigate clues, place ritual items on the pentagram, and banish demons before they claim you as their next victim.

    Why similar: Noir 42.3%, Adventure 29.2%, Exploration 17.7%, 3D 10.9%

  40. #40 obakeyashiki
    72% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2025
    Dev: Gattorocco
    Windows

    Find your way out of a haunted house like a maze. A first-person horror exploration adventure.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 55.7%, Adventure 21.4%, Exploration 17.9%, Indie 3.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%

  41. #41 A SECOND BEFORE US
    75% matchMixed57% of 106 reviews2017
    Dev: DimleTeam
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    They have no names, only serial numbers. They have no freedom, no memories from the past. You are one of them. Explore the last center of civilization on a shattered Earth to understand what is really going on.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.1%, Adventure 26.3%, Exploration 18.1%, Indie 9.5%, Atmospheric 4%

  42. #42 Night Clerk
    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 34 reviews2026
    Dev: Blackscale Studios
    Windows · Mac

    Night Clerk is a first-person horror experience set in a quiet roadside motel. Monitor CCTV cameras, answer late-night calls, and uncover subtle anomalies as long stretches of silence slowly give way to unsettling patterns.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.8%, Adventure 20.9%, Exploration 14.2%, Dark 10.1%, 3D 8.9%

  43. #43 Drowning
    73% matchMixed56% of 25 reviews2018
    Dev: Polygonal WolfPub: Sometimes You
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Walk in the shoes of this teenage boy who learns to live with his inner demon.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 51.3%, Adventure 34.9%, Indie 13.8%

  44. #44 Aemaso 1: Containment Breached
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: EWOfficial
    Windows

    A short, dark story about a man who has lost everything after an accident and is faced with a choice.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.5%, Dark 27.2%, Adventure 25.6%, Indie 3.7%, Singleplayer 2%

  45. #45 Any way out
    70% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2024
    Dev: Distant Games
    Windows

    Explore a mysterious hotel's treacherous corridors to reach the bottom floor and escape. Use your wits to spot anomalies, avoiding traps to progress. Trust your intuition to overcome challenges and find freedom.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.8%, Adventure 16.3%, Exploration 15.2%, Dark 12.1%, 3D 8.7%

  46. #46 Walden, a game
    71% matchVery Positive84% of 117 reviews2019
    Dev: USC Game Innovation LabPub: USC Games
    Windows · Mac

    Take on Henry David Thoreau’s classic adventure in living simply in nature as you explore this epic open world game based on the story of Thoreau’s life in the woods alone at Walden Pond.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.6%, Adventure 25%, Historical 13.5%, Experimental 13.1%, Indie 10.6%

  47. #47 The Lighthouse Whispers
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: HEADWINDS
    Windows

    In this atmospheric, slow-burn horror, you must unravel the mystery of the disappearance of your fellow light keepers. Traverse the island's rugged terrain, discover clues, and make your way through the eerie lighthouse to reveal the dark truth.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.3%, Adventure 20.6%, Exploration 10.6%, Dark 10.3%, 3D 6.6%

  48. #48 Walk Home
    67% matchPositive86% of 29 reviews2026
    Dev: PauraGames
    Windows

    Walk Home is a short psychological horror game that puts you in the shoes of a young teenage girl, experiencing deeply unsettling circumstances as she navigates an eerie dirt trail back to her rural home late at night.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.1%, Exploration 18.6%, Adventure 14%, Dark 10.4%, 3D 9.3%

  49. #49 Light of the Mountain
    71% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2018
    Dev: Songhouse Games
    Windows

    A puzzle solving adventure game that tells the story of a dying man stranded on a mysterious island. Alone he must explore the island's various locations and even the deepest depths of his dreams to uncover the island's secrets and mysteries, and come to terms with what may be the end of his life.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 58.4%, Adventure 41.6%

  50. #50 The Wickie : Journey of a Lighthouse Keeper
    68% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: Crispian RobsonPub: Cheese Tax Productions
    Windows

    The Wickie is a first-person thriller set in the 1930s Outer Hebrides. Explore handcrafted islands, uncover cosmic horrors, and survive deadly dangers. With no weapons or maps, rely on wit and courage to solve mysteries. Rich in story,art, and Lovecraftian dread, Will you uncover the truth?

    Why similar: Alternate History 26.9%, Noir 21.3%, Walking Simulator 19.8%, Exploration 9.8%, Historical 8.5%

  51. #51 The Night Archive - Sable's
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Warm Milk Games
    Windows

    One night alone at the campground he loved as a kid. Closed for years, chained at the gate, rotting. A friend arrives at sunrise. Episode 2 of The Night Archive.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 48.2%, Adventure 14.7%, 3D 10.8%, Dark 9.3%, Exploration 8.8%

  52. #52 The Painted Forest
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Victor Schmitt
    Windows

    You wash ashore as a castaway to come upon the painted forest, a fossil forest in a distant world, and the lost temples of the people that once worshiped it.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.5%, Adventure 24.2%, Experimental 16%, Exploration 12.6%, Indie 8.9%

  53. #53 Tombeaux
    69% matchMostly Positive79% of 34 reviews2018
    Dev: Dave Beck
    Windows · Mac

    A short, interactive historical experience set in a historically accurate 3D environment. Explore the convergence between cultures and the environment across a few hundred years of American history.

    Why similar: Alternate History 26.2%, Walking Simulator 21.1%, Adventure 19.9%, Historical 9.7%, Exploration 7.9%

  54. #54 夏まつり零
    66% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
    Dev: MeteorWing
    Windows

    とある夏の日、二人の少女と村で遊ぶことに 的あて、水鉄砲、虫相撲、縄跳び、鬼ごっこ、花火… しかし夜になると、突然一人だけいなくなってしまい… いろんな遊び満載の、とある夏の日の出来事

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.6%, Adventure 26%, Exploration 13.8%, 3D 7.5%, Story Rich 5.2%

  55. #55 ExitApartment
    65% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
    Dev: Joseph
    Windows

    You awaken in an elevator. Something is terribly wrong with this apartment building. Find the scattered notes, follow the clues, and escape—before it's too late.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 45.7%, Adventure 24.4%, Exploration 15.8%, 3D 9.8%, Indie 3.1%

  56. #56 Palmvil Haunted Villa
    66% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Anamik Majumdar
    Windows · Linux

    Palmvil Haunted Villa is a 2D top-down survival horror game where you play as Henry, a paranormal enthusiast who got a request from his friend, the owner of the villa, to investigate it in order to experience the paranormal and to provide him with some answers about the afterlife.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.6%, Adventure 22%, Exploration 12.7%, Dark 9.4%, Story Rich 7.8%

  57. #57 CATAPHILIA
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: maxcry
    Windows

    Explore the forbidden catacombs of Paris, immersive and authentic experience of pure discovery and fascination.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.2%, Adventure 21.6%, Exploration 12.5%, Dark 9.3%, Historical 8.3%

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