- #1 Kach
97% matchVery Positive81% of 295 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 25.2%, Horror 13.1%, Exploration 9.4%, Puzzle 8.1%, Stylized 7.8%
- #2 Phonophobia
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moon In The Halves
Windows
Explore unsettling, dark locations in a first-person psychological horror adventure. Restore power grids, solve environmental puzzles, and interact with physical objects to navigate through the dark—where sound is your only guide and greatest threat.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Exploration 15.3%, Puzzle 12.7%, First-Person 7.5%, Horror 7.5%
- #3 Camp Hollow
95% matchPositive94% of 34 reviews2026
Dev: Deadsignal Studios
Windows
A first-person survival horror game where you play as Riley, a night guard trapped in an abandoned summer camp. Explore, solve puzzles, and uncover the mystery while escaping a relentless creature that hunts you in the dark.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.9%, Puzzle 12.7%, Exploration 12%, First-Person 7.8%, Adventure 7.4%
- #4 Pregnant
96% matchMixed58% of 48 reviews2021
Dev: Pregnant
Windows
In this first-person horror experience you will solve puzzles while navigating the pitch black Reed forest. Armed with only your flashlight you are at the mercy of the forests inhabitants, with limited time to find your way before they find you and end your adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18%, Horror 14.5%, Puzzle 13.8%, Exploration 11.9%, First-Person 11.3%
- #5 Walk Home
94% matchPositive86% of 28 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 31.8%, Exploration 17.3%, First-Person 11.2%, Horror 10.5%, Linear 9.2%
- #6 Ether One
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 450 reviews2014
Dev: White Paper Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At its core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.6%, Exploration 15.4%, Puzzle 14.7%, First-Person 12.8%, Adventure 8.2%
- #7 Read of Mask
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: temmkainc
Windows
A first-person psychological puzzle game set in Eastern Europe, 1999. Explore a surreal black-and-white world, decipher an invented alphabet using a reality-altering mask, and unlock the story letter by letter.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.4%, Exploration 15.9%, Puzzle 13.2%, First-Person 9.1%, Linear 8.5%
- #8 INFRA
92% matchVery Positive88% of 3,708 reviews2016
Dev: Loiste Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27%, Exploration 16%, Puzzle 14.9%, First-Person 10.4%, Mystery 6.8%
- #9 Nightwatch
91% matchMixed50% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: Ratkiw Studio
Windows
Nightwatch is a first-person mystery game that plays out in the woods of Rivertidecreek, a walking simulator that features choices of dialogues and different puzzles. The artwork will make you feel absorbed in the game.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Horror 10.7%, Linear 10.3%, First-Person 9%, Exploration 8.9%
- #10 My Day Challenge
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: MindlessFinn
Windows
A short, atmospheric horror experience about daily life.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.2%, Exploration 16.5%, Horror 16.4%, First-Person 10.3%, Linear 9.9%
- #11 Plantiquarian
89% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Six Goblins
Windows
Plantiquarian is a First-Person 3D Exploration and Puzzle Game, in which you can collect a myriad of mysterious and magical plants - each with their own quirks and abilities! Consult your trusty Encyclopedia to first find, and then figure out how to uproot each specimen.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.5%, Exploration 18%, Puzzle 14.7%, Nature 10.1%, 3D 7.6%
- #12 Memoria Altera
89% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Indistractable Studios
Windows
Wake up in a dark, futuristic lab with no memories of who you are or why you're there. Explore the lab with your fellow amnesiac Lenny as you complete puzzles to unlock more of the facility and regain more memories of your past. Will you like who you turn out to be?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.4%, Puzzle 15.5%, Exploration 9.8%, Stylized 8.4%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #13 High Pines
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Sapling
Windows
Photograph your way through High Pines Summer Camp and uncover the mystery of the campers’ disappearance.
Why similar: Exploration 18.1%, Puzzle 14.6%, Walking Simulator 11.1%, Horror 10.1%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #14 Ouija Rumours
87% matchMostly Positive76% of 51 reviews2022
Dev: LsGamedev
Windows
Oujia: Rumors provides a first-person thriller-horror survival experience taking in a haunted house. The fictional storyline is set to raise awareness against rumors. The wise do not buy rumors, do you?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.6%, Puzzle 14%, Exploration 12.8%, First-Person 8.6%, Horror 8.2%
- #15 GhostlyRyokan
85% 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 38.9%, Exploration 17.3%, First-Person 11.9%, Adventure 11%, Horror 10.2%
- #16 Chestnut Grove
86% 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 37.2%, Exploration 16.6%, First-Person 11%, Adventure 10.5%, Linear 9.5%
- #17 Homesick
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,452 reviews2015
Dev: Lucky Pause
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues to discover what happened, as you try to escape in both your nightmares and the waking world. Be immersed in the hauntingly beautiful 3D atmosphere in this puzzle exploration mystery game.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Puzzle 15.2%, Exploration 15.2%, First-Person 10.8%, Horror 9.9%
- #18 Floor Glitch
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Spectrum Ostrich
Windows
Escape from an anomalous 8-storey apartment building where every floor presents a new challenge. You cannot simply walk downstairs or take the elevator. The building will keep bringing you back until you complete the main task on each floor...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28%, Exploration 16.7%, Puzzle 13.2%, First-Person 9.8%, Horror 8.2%
- #19 Palehollow Hospital | 灰谷医院
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HeZhiQiang
Windows
This is a first-person indie horror game. You play as a video blogger exploring an abandoned hospital, uncovering the dark secrets hidden within its walls.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.3%, Horror 17.8%, Exploration 15.1%, First-Person 10.9%, Linear 10.1%
- #20 The Shrouded
82% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Pulsar One
Windows
A short PSX-style horror game. Explore a dark cellar, collect 8 books, and survive a few tense encounters with a lurking presence.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.6%, Horror 15.4%, Exploration 14.6%, First-Person 12.8%, Linear 11.9%
- #21 The Letter: Classic Edition
84% matchPositive83% of 42 reviews2022
Dev: TreeFall Studios L.L.C.
Windows
The Letter: Classic Edition is the ORIGINAL experience from the classic title "The Letter", with a few changes and additions. Relive the Wii U game that gathered so much hate it became a cult classic. Embark on a creepy narrative driven tale about a boy in search of his missing father.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.9%, Puzzle 14.7%, First-Person 10.2%, Adventure 8.6%, 3D 7.9%
- #22 Escape Escape
82% matchVery Positive86% of 90 reviews2023
Dev: LuuuLuuuL
Windows
You awaken in a mysterious room and promptly clear items from the desk. The individual behind this watches in surprise on the monitor. "Hey! What are you doing? Let me play my game!" "Escape Escape" is an adventure where you explore, interact, and advance through maps and characters.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20%, Exploration 12.4%, Puzzle 12%, First-Person 10.9%, Comedy 9.9%
- #23 9 To Ashes
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Noctavera Creative Works
Windows
Survive an intense horror inspired by Indonesian folklore. Evade the cunning Tuyul and other astral beings, explore eerie, haunted environments, and uncover sinister secrets hidden within the supernatural darkness.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28%, Exploration 16.1%, Puzzle 13.4%, Horror 8.1%, First-Person 8.1%
- #24 Broken Aperture
80% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Dinobyte Softworks LLC
Windows
In Broken Aperture, players explore Freya's emotional journey through beautifully crafted environments, solving puzzles to uncover hidden memories. This narrative-driven game delves into themes of grief, memory, and self-discovery,
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.5%, First-Person 11.4%, Exploration 11%, Puzzle 10.6%, Stylized 7.8%
- #25 Ocean Desolation
81% matchMixed56% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: BluSkie
Windows
Ocean Desolation is a Free Simple Linear horror game. After falling out of your boat during a thunderstorm you are left stranded in the South Pacific Ocean. Swim your way to different locations and find a way to call for help. But be careful, something lurks at the bottom.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.3%, Exploration 17.1%, Horror 12%, First-Person 11.6%, Linear 11.4%
- #26 Spiral of Regret
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Butchingo
Windows
Unravel the roots of an underground facility entombed deep within a jungle. Feel the dread as you wander the long-forgotten halls while being stalked by a creature of unknown origin. A creature YOU unleashed upon yourself.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.6%, Exploration 12.8%, Puzzle 12.7%, First-Person 8.8%, Horror 6.6%
- #27 Anachroma
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gravity Box GamesPub: Gravity Box Games
Windows
Anachroma is a first-person adventure and puzzle game where you play Ana, the young princess of the Mag Mell isles. She seeks to restore colors to a black-and-white world using a mysterious artifact, the Eye of Re.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.2%, Exploration 14.4%, Puzzle 12.3%, First-Person 10.8%, Linear 8.2%
- #28 Lying Souls
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2022
Dev: Troxy Studios
Windows
Lying Souls is an atmospheric, mysterious single player story horror game. You'll dive into a story in which nothing is as it seems. Find out the reasons behind what happened to your family back then. Your decisions will guide the course of the story.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.5%, Puzzle 11%, Horror 10.2%, Linear 9.9%, First-Person 8.2%
- #29 Paragon Tower
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Lizard Tank
Windows · Linux
A first-person atmospheric horror game. Explore and uncover secrets about the Paragon Corporation, a pharmaceutical on the forefront of innovation.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.6%, Horror 15.4%, Puzzle 14.8%, First-Person 10%, Linear 8.9%
- #30 No Path Forward
77% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: keyboard
Windows
Stressed out from life, you decide to take an impromptu weekend hike through the mountains. As you go on your way, it seems like the stresses of life followed you into the woods. Once you get to the trailer home for the night, you should feel a bit better.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.6%, First-Person 12.7%, Horror 12.6%, Linear 12.4%, 3D 9.3%
- #31 Alone in the Grey
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Roxra
Windows
Alone in the Grey is a first person adventure puzzle game where the player must escape from a UFO they have mysteriously awoke in. Uncover clues and solve puzzles to escape and find out the reason for your capture. Hack terminals and find batteries to obtain freedom.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Exploration 14%, Puzzle 12.3%, Linear 9.5%, Horror 9.1%
- #32 Chior
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DariusPub: Steel Rain Studios
Windows
You had a pretty rough fall. Trying to regain your composure you try to look around before realizing you can't see anything. Hope that your other senses will serve you better.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.8%, Puzzle 15.4%, Exploration 13.8%, Adventure 9.6%, First-Person 7.7%
- #33 House Party 8
74% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Pedro Verpha
Windows
A short first-person anomaly horror game set inside a looping house party. Observe carefully, trust your memory, and escape only when everything feels normal.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.9%, Exploration 15.2%, First-Person 10.4%, Adventure 9.1%, 3D 7.9%
- #34 obakeyashiki
75% 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 44.6%, Exploration 18.5%, Horror 14.5%, First-Person 11.2%, Adventure 9%
- #35 Jotunn - Day of Judgement
76% matchPositive87% of 46 reviews2022
Dev: Wetterfest
Windows
Alone you find yourself stranded in a dark and mysterious norse forest, tasked by the gods to acitvate the forests magical runestones to open the Serpent-Gate. But you are not alone. A vicious creature lurks in the shadows of the misty forest...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.5%, Exploration 14.1%, First-Person 8.9%, Horror 6.9%, Adventure 6.9%
- #36 Liminal Sick Pizza Blue
72% matchPositive100% of 30 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 36.3%, Exploration 16.3%, First-Person 11.1%, 3D 8.4%, Horror 8.3%
- #37 Unmixable Syrup
73% 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 45.9%, Exploration 19.2%, First-Person 13%, Adventure 7.6%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #38 DREAM LOGIC
74% matchVery Positive89% of 406 reviews2022
Dev: Teleopsia Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%
DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.8%, Exploration 13.1%, Horror 11%, Puzzle 10.6%, First-Person 7.8%
- #39 Framed Fear
73% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: HunGames
Windows
You must discover the differences between what you see through the camera and with your own eyes to distinguish real floors from fake ones and escape. It is said that ghosts behave the opposite of humans, and taking the elevator is no exception.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.7%, Exploration 16.5%, First-Person 12.2%, Horror 9.8%, 3D 7.9%
- #40 Campanion
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hidden Toggle
Windows
Team up with your robotic pet camera "Cammy" and use special photo filters to take photos that reveal hidden clues in your surroundings. Explore your grandpa's abandoned house and uncover the reason behind his disappearance.
Why similar: Exploration 18.4%, Puzzle 17.9%, Linear 13.2%, Stylized 11%, 3D 9.8%
- #41 After the Curtain Call
70% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Team Curtain Call
Windows
After the Curtain Call is a first-person, narrative puzzle game, which holds the story of Yujin who thinks her life as a play. She uses a special 'dimension camera' to switch the dimension of objects and solve puzzles. Through the journey, she face the truth that was forgotten...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.2%, Puzzle 16.1%, First-Person 10.8%, Adventure 9.8%, 3D 8.3%
- #42 Where It Happened
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Waycore Studio
Windows
You wake up to find yourself standing before an old house. The painful memories buried deep within your heart suddenly return. You don’t remember it well, but you used to live here. This is where it happened.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.3%, Horror 15.5%, First-Person 11.2%, Puzzle 7.5%, Exploration 7.4%
- #43 Darkness Ahead
75% matchMixed52% of 108 reviews2016
Dev: Useless MachinesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Darkness Ahead is an adventure game about a man searching for his little brother. A plateau between mountains holds a dark secret about its past. You have to stay alive and collect everything you need to complete your quest.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.4%, Horror 13.6%, Adventure 10.6%, Exploration 10.3%, First-Person 9%
- #44 Echoes From The Threshold 2
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Holojet
Windows
Welcome to the Threshold, a place where reality is altered, and memories become disturbing, dark reflections of what once was. Find items to help escape, and explore an almost fully interactive environment!
Why similar: Puzzle 22.9%, Exploration 21.2%, First-Person 14.3%, Horror 13.7%, 3D 10.9%
- #45 SHADOW PUPPET
71% match9 user reviews100% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: ADHDev
Windows
A short horror game about wandering through vaguely familiar memories while something endlessly follows you. It moves when you do, and you need to get out before it catches up.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.1%, Exploration 17.4%, First-Person 10.8%, Horror 10.6%, Linear 9.9%
- #46 Akeno's Veil
70% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Gamefan
Windows
Spot the anomalies. Escape the loop. Akeno’s Veil is a psychological horror game where spotting anomalies is your only escape—from the relentless demon determined to pull you back.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Exploration 11.5%, Puzzle 11.1%, Horror 10.8%, First-Person 8.5%
- #47 DEADLIST
69% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: sirpatch
Windows
A psychological survival horror game where you explore a shifting, haunted forest, uncover rituals, and fight to escape before madness consumes you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.7%, Exploration 16.9%, Puzzle 13.9%, First-Person 8.7%, Horror 8.5%
- #48 Strange Midnight
73% 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 36.8%, Exploration 16.4%, Horror 13.2%, First-Person 11.4%, Adventure 10.3%
- #49 Echoes From Ciudadela
68% matchNo user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Kronos Interactive
Windows
Wield your Balearic sling in a first-person puzzle narrative adventure through ancient ruins. Uncover a lost civilization and reactivate forgotten machines to reveal the secrets buried beneath Ciudadela.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19%, Puzzle 17.4%, Exploration 15.7%, First-Person 11.8%, Adventure 8.1%
- #50 Altitude's Toll
70% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: corrox
Windows
Altitude's Toll is a short walking simulator mystery set in Himalayas. Deliver packages as sherpa and uncover possibly the biggest Himalayan secret in history.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.9%, Exploration 12.7%, Nature 9.3%, First-Person 8.3%, Mystery 8.2%
- #51 Finnish Cottage 8
68% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Savukivi Games
Windows
You've been trapped in a looping Finnish summer cottage. Use your observation and memory to find anomalies and make the right choice to escape the Finnish Cottage 8.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.4%, Puzzle 11.9%, Exploration 11.3%, Horror 10.6%, First-Person 10.3%
- #52 They See You
67% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2026
Dev: MengEXE
Windows
A computer engineer arrives in a remote mountain village, where tech failures and missing residents put him face to face with an unsettling force lurking behind the screen.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.1%, Horror 10.3%, Puzzle 9.4%, Exploration 9.3%, First-Person 7.9%
- #53 Auver
69% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: ZC Games
Windows
Suzanne Auver was a successful painter once, until her sister went missing. Blaming herself, she was persistent on finding her. But with frequent nightmares involving the disappearance of her sister, this wasn't an easy task.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, Exploration 12.7%, Puzzle 11.4%, Horror 11.1%, First-Person 9.5%
- #54 Night Clerk
66% 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 33.3%, Exploration 15%, First-Person 10.3%, Adventure 8.9%, 3D 7.8%
- #55 🎧 Yellowcake - The Audio Game 🎧
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Schackmann's
Windows
A first-person audio game, telling the tale of a blind yet gifted hero. Make your way through a 3D environment without receiving any visual cues. Put all your faith in your ears and help our hero in his quest to uncover the sinister secrets of these twisty uranium mines, which he calls his home.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.9%, Exploration 13.4%, First-Person 12.4%, Comedy 9.1%, Horror 8.8%
- #56 The Maid
66% matchVery Positive80% of 178 reviews2025
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Maid is a first-person psychological horror and mystery game that focuses on creating fear and tension in the player.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30%, Exploration 14%, First-Person 10.9%, Horror 10.3%, 3D 7.1%
- #57 Inside SCP-167
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: André Urian
Windows
Inside SCP-167 is a first-person psychological horror game that combines investigation and puzzle-solving. Take on the role of Alex, the most experienced agent of the SCP Foundation, and explore a labyrinth of cubic rooms in order to put an end to a growing evil that is spreading throughout the area
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.3%, Exploration 14.6%, First-Person 10.4%, 3D 7.8%, Horror 7.1%
- #58 Selling Souls
68% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Taiga
Windows
Something is wrong with this store
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.1%, Horror 19.8%, First-Person 16.1%, Exploration 12.4%, Adventure 10.2%
- #59 The Shattered Mind of Lucas Hayes
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ilyandily
Windows
A first-person walking simulator focused on atmosphere and introspection, where players explore surreal spaces, discover memories, and move at their own pace through a calm, dreamlike experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.5%, Exploration 15%, First-Person 13.1%, Linear 7.7%, Atmospheric 7.3%