Games Like I Have Been Here Before?

Find the anomalies aboard an old commuter train and escape.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.2%, Exploration 17%, Simulation 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, First-Person 8.2%

Fee Payment & Cigarettes is a first-person psychological horror anomaly-spotting game. Enter a hospital in first-person, finish all payment checklists. Spot anomalies, then head to the payment counter or retreat to the smoking area to calm down.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.6%, Exploration 17.9%, Puzzle 13.5%, Simulation 12.2%, Psychological Horror 9.7%

This multi-ending psychological thriller simulator lets you play a new excavator graduate taking a high-paying haunted construction job, where buried antiques promise extra profit. Strange paranormal events follow your digging, and a deadly conspiracy hides under the site’s sacred dragon vein.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Simulation 12.8%, Exploration 7.9%

A first-person liminal space escape game where exploration, observation, and trial and error are the keys to uncovering hidden rules. With no combat and no sudden jump scares, experience an oppressive atmosphere filled with mystery and fear of the unknown.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Realistic 9.2%, First-Person 8.8%, Simulation 8.8%

"Trapped in an endless nightmare, explore a house that changes every time you wake. Face anomalies, collect clues, and try to escape... before 7:00 AM."

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.4%, Exploration 16%, Puzzle 15%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, First-Person 9.5%

Tapes of Entities 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: Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Walking Simulator 22.5%, Exploration 14.9%, Puzzle 10.9%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

You find yourself alone in a place that feels familiar… but not quite right. Wander aimlessly or with purpose, it won’t matter. Is there an end? Has anyone been here before you? Time feels slow. Or maybe it's frozen. Or maybe… you’re not meant to leave.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Exploration 11.4%, Realistic 8.5%

Welcome to the Shark Tunnel. Please remain on the walkway and do not tap the glass. Irregularities have been reported. If you observe one, exit the way you came. If you do not, continue forward.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.9%, Exploration 17.2%, Simulation 11.3%, Linear 10.2%, First-Person 9.2%

A first-person livestream horror game where you explore abandoned locations, survive terrifying encounters, and experience dynamic audience interactions through realtime chat and donation systems.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Walking Simulator 19.5%, Simulation 16.6%, Puzzle 12.7%, Exploration 9.9%

Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: 'Dear Esther...' - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Exploration 12.9%, Puzzle 10%, Psychological Horror 8.7%

Late night. A young man called Sam is home alone. He finds a mystical book that takes him into a world of horror stories that come alive. Start reading, but you must not break the most important rule. Once you have started the book, you must finish it!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Exploration 11.6%, Puzzle 10.4%, Cinematic 9.8%, Simulation 9.6%

Navigate a nightmarish labyrinth, avoid eerie entities, and uncover dark secrets in this liminality based horror game. Explore realistic levels, unravel secrets, and figure out life or death puzzles. Will you escape the madness? Brought to you by a solo 13 year old dev.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.1%, Simulation 17.7%, Exploration 12.6%, Puzzle 11.8%, Cinematic 9.2%

Escape from an anomalous looping subway by determining the correct exit.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.3%, Exploration 17.6%, Simulation 16.8%, First-Person 9.6%, Realistic 8.5%

"Unknown Memoirs" is a short horror game series focusing on distressing tales of horror. "The Rental" centers on the main character moving into a rental that they found online. Little do they know of the horrors that await them.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.7%, Exploration 17.6%, Puzzle 13.5%, Simulation 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

You are trapped in an underground subway. Observe your surroundings carefully and take the correct trains to reach the 'Station 5' and exit the subway.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.6%, Simulation 16.7%, Puzzle 12.7%, Exploration 12.3%, First-Person 6.3%

Abode: Definitive Edition is the updated edition of Abode, it is a short walking simulator horror game, you are stuck in a loop going through a small house, when horror starts happening around you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Exploration 11.5%, 1990's 8.2%

A portal back to August, Friday the 13th, 2021.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.8%, Walking Simulator 21.8%, Simulation 16.7%, Puzzle 10.4%, Exploration 9.6%

A short walking simulator with a horror feel that recreates actual found footage, which can be related to Liminal Space and Backrooms.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31%, Exploration 18.5%, Simulation 12.7%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, First-Person 9.4%

What if the game console you’ve been playing for ten years has been quietly rewriting reality?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.8%, Walking Simulator 23.3%, Exploration 15.7%, Puzzle 11.3%, Psychological Horror 6.5%

Liminull is an atmospheric journey through liminal spaces. Explore, find secrets, solve puzzles, and interact with the world if you want - or simply keep moving forward, toward a place where everything feels so familiar, yet long forgotten.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.6%, Exploration 19%, Simulation 13.6%, First-Person 9.2%, Linear 8.9%

When heaven is tainted by evil, where shall we find redemption? Or, is this a path to heaven, or a road to hell?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.2%, Exploration 14.9%, Puzzle 13.5%, Simulation 13.2%, Psychological Horror 13.1%

The Night Archive is an episodic first-person horror series where each episode tells a story pulled from the darkest corners of true crime. These are the stories of those who lived to tell about it.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Walking Simulator 24.8%, Exploration 14.6%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, First-Person 7.9%

You are blind and trapped in an infinite hospital corridor. Use your guide cane and other senses to detect anomalies, question illusions, and find a way out.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.3%, Exploration 17.2%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Puzzle 13.8%, First-Person 8.4%

You are trapped in the Office. A first-person Observation-Game about walking an endless office, spotting anomalies, and getting off work.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.2%, Exploration 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Puzzle 11.3%, Linear 8.6%

Inescaped Paranoia is a psychological horror game where paranoia is your worst enemy. As a building inspector sent to assess an abandoned farmhouse, your routine job quickly turns into a descent into fear and uncertainty.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Walking Simulator 20.4%, Exploration 10.4%, Simulation 10.3%, Psychological Horror 8%

In Our Parlor is a short, horror walking simulator. The player must make their way through a mysterious manor to unfold the story, find the parlor, and escape this nightmare. Navigate a series of dark set pieces and follow the music to discover the path forward.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Linear 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, First-Person 10.3%

If you get startled, you go back to Number 0. A Japanese-style horror anomaly-spotting game that uses your microphone to detect your reactions. Eerie shrines, schools, and cult-like locations await, filled with all kinds of horror and anomalies.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Walking Simulator 26.5%, Exploration 12.5%, Puzzle 11.2%, Cinematic 8.4%

Trapped in a mysterious place, you must uncover the truth. “Outsanity” offers a blend of stealth, puzzle-solving, and exploration. Tread lightly and solve the sparse enigmas to escape, but beware the monsters hear everything. Can you outwit these lurking creatures?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Walking Simulator 21.2%, Exploration 10.8%, Simulation 10.1%, Puzzle 9.9%

Help solve the mystery of the moonlit mansion in this classic fixed camera horror puzzle game inspired by the art styles of Resident Evil and Silent Hill. The Lunar Effect takes its protagonist on a dark and unfamiliar path but be warned, sometimes when one stares into the moon, the moon stares back

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Walking Simulator 22.1%, Exploration 13%, Psychological Horror 11%, Puzzle 10.8%

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 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Puzzle 10.4%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Linear 9.1%

Hey Dad, this might be a bit strange, but I’ve made a game for you. It’s about you and me, and the walks we used to take. Could you let me know what you think once you’ve finished it? - Junebug

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.2%, Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Exploration 13.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, First-Person 8%

Fragments of Dread is an episodic psychological horror series. Each episode tells a self-contained story of dread, fear, and survival.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Psychological Horror 13%, Exploration 7.9%, Simulation 7.5%

A found footage horror game about two sisters who often play hide and seek in their family home, recording everything with their mother's VHS camera. What begins innocently, soon turns disturbing, when it becomes clear that something is terribly wrong.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27%, Exploration 14.8%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Simulation 12%, First-Person 7.8%

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 28%, Exploration 17.7%, Puzzle 13.6%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Linear 8.5%

"Office 8" is a psychological walking simulator exploring the unsettling nature of liminal office spaces. Pay close attention — your sanity depends on it.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.1%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Puzzle 10.1%, Exploration 9.9%, Simulation 9.3%

I Can See You is a riveting first-person horror game based on real home invasion stories. With ultra-realistic graphics and a minimalist UI, it offers a heart-racing survival experience. Navigate a terrifying environment, make critical choices, and outwit an unseen enemy.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Walking Simulator 20.3%, Exploration 12.4%, Puzzle 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.6%

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 35.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, First-Person 10.2%, Exploration 9.2%, 3D 8.5%

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 39.2%, Exploration 15.1%, Simulation 14.6%, First-Person 10.7%, Linear 7%

A drunk man returns home, but the familiar stairwell turns into an endless, distorted maze. Floors repeat themselves, doors disappear, and every wrong step takes you back to the beginning. Can you make it to your apartment?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.4%, Simulation 17.2%, Puzzle 12.8%, Exploration 12.1%, Psychological Horror 7%

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 25.5%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Exploration 11.4%, Puzzle 11.1%, First-Person 8.5%

A first-person psychological horror game where a late-night pizza delivery takes a dark turn. Trapped inside a strange woman’s house, you must explore, survive, and escape. Uncover secrets in an atmospheric, story-rich nightmare where every sound could be your last.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.4%, Exploration 14.1%, Puzzle 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Linear 9.3%

Backrooms: Insane is a single-player psychological horror game with a found footage aesthetic. Explore disturbing levels, solve puzzles, find key items, and escape while timers, unpredictable events, and deadly entity hunts turn every objective into a fight for survival.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Walking Simulator 21.4%, Puzzle 11.6%, Exploration 10.5%, Realistic 6%

AFTER 9PM — a game where reality and nightmare merge into one. Your parents left you home alone. It’s already late. Every time they left you like this, you had strange nightmares. Each time, they became more and more real. And now you’re not sure… if it’s just a dream anymore.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.1%, Simulation 17.7%, Exploration 12.2%, Puzzle 12.2%, Cinematic 9.8%

Set against the backdrop of a Japanese-style townscape reminiscent of Gion, this exploration-based horror game involves searching for “anomalies” and offering prayers. A work dedicated to those who feel bored with their daily lives.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.6%, Walking Simulator 26.5%, Exploration 12%, Puzzle 11.2%, Cinematic 7.7%

Spot the anomalies, choose the right door, and escape the loop before it kills you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.2%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Puzzle 11.2%, Simulation 11%

A story-driven interactive game about a sweet old lady and a mysterious figure. Follow her daily routine by completing a simple task list, until it’s time to make an unusual deal with the One Who’s Waiting. And please, do not say “goodbye.”

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.5%, Walking Simulator 25.4%, Simulation 16.7%, Realistic 7%, First-Person 6.7%

Bleakmoor House is a psychological horror game where you navigate a shifting maze of dark rooms, solve puzzles, and uncover the mansion’s secrets. Face terrifying encounters and unravel the twisted history to survive the deadly traps within.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Exploration 14.8%, Simulation 12.7%, Puzzle 11.8%

Explore a SCP Facility set in 1992, try to stay sane and finish objectives by completing everything the SCP's have to offer. Interact with anomalous objects; experience, avoid, destroy, and use them. Learn how the facility operates and try to to keep it running as long as you can.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.4%, Puzzle 14%, Exploration 13.7%, Simulation 13.2%, 1990's 7.4%

One last GPS pin. One final hope. Following a GPS pin to the cabin, she thought she was coming for a rescue. She didn't know she was stepping into a frozen trap. Stranded and hunted by 'The Ice', you must keep the fire alive to survive the night. Uncover the chilling truth before you become his art

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.2%, Walking Simulator 26.4%, Exploration 12.2%, Linear 7.6%, 3D 5.4%

The doctor said today was my last appointment, I'm healthy. Time to go home, what could go wrong?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.4%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Exploration 12.7%, Puzzle 9.1%, Cinematic 8.1%

The bus to the suburbs suddenly exploded, the scene was a mess, the sales staff, including all 10 people on board died. Lin Shanhai led the scene investigation team to conduct a detailed investigation and visited all the families and friends of the deceased, but the case is still no clue.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Walking Simulator 20.3%, Exploration 9.6%, Puzzle 8.9%, Simulation 8.8%

You are trapped in the new company by Lao Liu, and you need to carefully observe whether there are any abnormalities every day, make the right choice within the limited time, and break the cycle.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Exploration 17.2%, Puzzle 12.4%, Simulation 10%, Psychological Horror 9.1%

SATORI | 悟り is a game that focuses on feelings of sadness and restlessness. In SATORI | 悟り the player immerses himself in a dream world to go on a inner journey of meditation. Are you ready to begin your journey within?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.7%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Linear 12.4%, Puzzle 11.7%, First-Person 10.1%

Trapped in an endlessly-looping underpass, you must stay alert for changes - large or small - to escape.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.1%, Simulation 16.9%, Exploration 12.7%, Puzzle 12.7%, Realistic 6.4%

The Faceless Man is a first-person horror game inspired by an old creepypasta about a Tall Thin Man. Brace yourself to confront one of the victims of the ancient legend known as The Faceless Man, whose intentions remain shrouded in mystery.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27%, Walking Simulator 25.4%, Exploration 14%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, First-Person 7.8%

Explore a seemingly endless hotel floor where each identical corridor challenges your perception. This horror walking simulator tests your observation skills as you seek the emergency exit.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.9%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Exploration 10.7%, Simulation 9.3%, Puzzle 9%

“If you find an anomaly, remember it.” Welcome to Hotel The Memory, an anomaly-hunting x memory-matching escape game. Match pairs of rooms with the exact same anomaly to escape from this strange hotel.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.9%, Exploration 17.5%, Puzzle 12.6%, Simulation 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8.5%

As one of many kidnapped and enslaved Probants of the Project 13 Group... You need to find Anomalies through your Walk. If you not obey and report , you will be stuck in it forever.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Exploration 11.1%, Simulation 9.6%, Puzzle 8.4%

You are trying to reach classroom 1.09. Nobody is around, and the atmosphere feels wrong. Trapped in looping corridors, your only way out is to observe carefully, spot anomalies, and choose the right door… or remain trapped.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.2%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Exploration 10.4%, Puzzle 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%

You are the last operator of a remote radio station. A storm is distorting reality. You monitor transmissions. You file reports. Then a voice cuts through the static. Not yours. Not possible. Something is listening back. You answered. You shouldn’t have.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Walking Simulator 23.4%, Psychological Horror 13%, Linear 9.7%, Realistic 7.7%