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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 27.5%, Exploration 17.9%, Puzzle 13.3%, Simulation 12.4%, Psychological Horror 9.7%

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 26.8%, Walking Simulator 22.4%, Exploration 14.9%, Puzzle 10.7%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

"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 38.3%, Exploration 16%, Puzzle 14.8%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, First-Person 9.5%

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 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Exploration 11.4%, Realistic 8.3%

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 29.3%, Simulation 17.9%, Exploration 12.6%, Puzzle 11.5%, Cinematic 9.1%

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 30.8%, Exploration 18.5%, Simulation 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, First-Person 9.4%

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

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28%, Walking Simulator 21.7%, Simulation 16.9%, Puzzle 10.2%, Exploration 9.6%

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

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.1%, Walking Simulator 23.2%, Exploration 15.7%, Puzzle 11.1%, Psychological Horror 6.6%

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 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Exploration 11.5%, 1990's 8.2%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.1%, Exploration 17.6%, Simulation 17%, First-Person 9.6%, Realistic 8.3%

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 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Linear 10.6%, First-Person 10.3%

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 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Exploration 7.9%, Simulation 7.6%

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%, Exploration 14.9%, Simulation 13.4%, Puzzle 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13.2%

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 11.7%, Puzzle 10.3%, Cinematic 9.9%, Simulation 9.8%

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 26.5%, Simulation 17%, Puzzle 12.4%, Exploration 12.3%, First-Person 6.3%

"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 27.6%, Exploration 17.6%, Puzzle 13.2%, Simulation 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

"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%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Exploration 9.9%, Puzzle 9.9%, Simulation 9.4%

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 23.9%, Walking Simulator 21.1%, Exploration 10.8%, Simulation 10.2%, Puzzle 9.7%

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 22.9%, Walking Simulator 20.2%, Simulation 10.4%, Exploration 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8%

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 28.7%, Walking Simulator 25.2%, Simulation 16.9%, Realistic 6.9%, First-Person 6.7%

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 24.7%, Walking Simulator 22%, Exploration 13%, Psychological Horror 11%, Puzzle 10.6%

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 26.3%, Exploration 14.8%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Simulation 12.2%, First-Person 7.8%

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 29.9%, Walking Simulator 26.3%, Exploration 12%, Puzzle 11%, Cinematic 7.7%

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 25.4%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Exploration 11.4%, Puzzle 10.9%, First-Person 8.5%

A psychological horror walking simulator set in an endless flooded pool. Explore liminal corridors, notice subtle anomalies, and endure the growing tension as you search for an escape.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.5%, Simulation 17.4%, Exploration 13.1%, Puzzle 12%, Realistic 6.5%

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 38.9%, Exploration 15.1%, Simulation 14.8%, First-Person 10.7%, Linear 6.9%

Christmas Nightmare is an atmospheric horror game about New Year's Eve.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Exploration 13.1%, Simulation 11.7%, Cinematic 11.4%, Psychological Horror 8.7%

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: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Walking Simulator 24.9%, Exploration 12.9%, Puzzle 10.1%, Psychological Horror 8.8%

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 26.3%, Simulation 17.5%, Puzzle 12.6%, Exploration 12.1%, Psychological Horror 7.1%

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 21.6%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Exploration 14.8%, Simulation 12.9%, Puzzle 11.6%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Simulation 11.2%, Puzzle 11%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, Simulation 17.2%, Exploration 12.8%, Puzzle 12.5%, Realistic 6.3%

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 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Puzzle 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Linear 9.1%

In this game you explore a SCP Facility, while trying 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 28.3%, Exploration 13.7%, Puzzle 13.7%, Simulation 13.4%, 1990's 7.4%

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 30.5%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Linear 12.4%, Puzzle 11.5%, First-Person 10.1%

Play as Emily, drawn to a remote Mayan ruin after her brother insists it’s safe, amazing and beautiful. Explore an ancient Mayan site spanning jungle, temple, and catacombs as it becomes clear that he didn’t understand what he uncovered.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30%, Simulation 20.9%, Exploration 13.5%, Realistic 6.9%, First-Person 6.8%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Exploration 12.7%, Puzzle 9%, Cinematic 8.2%

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 25.5%, Exploration 17.2%, Puzzle 12.2%, Simulation 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

Enter a world where the lines between reality are blurred. Like Daniel, you came here in search of the truth, but found yourself trapped in a terrifying mind game. Your only key to freedom and understanding is an ancient Polaroid camera, capable of capturing the invisible.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Simulation 18.9%, Puzzle 12.7%, Exploration 11.7%, First-Person 6.9%

You're trapped in an endlessly looping art gallery — familiar, yet uncanny. If you can notice the changes, maybe you can find your way out.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.4%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Exploration 13.1%, Simulation 10.6%, First-Person 9.2%

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 27.1%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Exploration 10.4%, Puzzle 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%

Unhomely is a retro-inspired first person psychological indie horror game. You play a journalist who has 3 days alone in a reclusive tech CEO's cabin to get the exclusive on his new project and save your career.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Walking Simulator 19.8%, Exploration 11.6%, Puzzle 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9%

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 22.8%, Walking Simulator 20.2%, Exploration 12.4%, Puzzle 9.3%, Psychological Horror 8.6%

It is 1997. Farhad, an investigative journalist, arrives at an abandoned military base to uncover the truth behind a silenced 1986 meteor crash. But as he delves deeper into the forest, he finds that the debris isn't the only thing buried here. Some headlines are better left unwritten.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.5%, Exploration 15%, Puzzle 14.7%, 1990's 8.2%, Psychological Horror 7.9%

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 25.2%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Exploration 11.1%, Simulation 9.7%, Puzzle 8.2%

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 27.2%, Walking Simulator 25.2%, Exploration 14%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, First-Person 7.8%

Nightmare Getaway is a first-person psychological horror where Ethan is trapped in a twisted house. Alone, he must survive, uncover dark secrets, and face nightmares that blur with reality. Will he escape or be consumed forever?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Walking Simulator 22.7%, Exploration 14.4%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, First-Person 7.6%

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 25.8%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Exploration 10.7%, Simulation 9.4%, Puzzle 8.8%

You wake up in an endless loop within a mystery room, and you must pay attention to the signals given to you by the changes in each room in order to find the right way out.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.9%, Simulation 16.6%, Puzzle 16.3%, First-Person 10.8%, 3D 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 25.5%, Walking Simulator 23.2%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Linear 9.6%, Realistic 7.6%

Alex and Jade, a young couple who just arrived in Mason Ridge, decide to host a friend temporarily. One day, they receive a package intended for him and, when they open it, find something unexpected that transforms their night in unimaginable ways.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Walking Simulator 23.3%, Exploration 11.8%, Simulation 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9%

Callus is a short psychological horror (~30 minutes) in the walking simulator genre, featuring jump scares and themes of cruelty and overprotection. It was released as a transitional project between larger releases, with an intentionally simple story and concise gameplay.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.6%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Simulation 13.5%, Exploration 9.9%, Cinematic 8.3%

After a robbery, you find yourself trapped in a stranger's apartment and must escape without being seen by the police. To do this, you will need to gain the help of its strange resident and unravel the mysteries surrounding her.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.7%, Exploration 15.7%, Puzzle 14.8%, Realistic 7.7%, Linear 7.7%

The Gap is a short first-person horror experience taking place in a ghostly abandoned house on a lonely street corner.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Exploration 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Cinematic 9.8%, Linear 8.4%

You get a strange job. Your job is to patrol a 13th-floor apartment, look for anomalies...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.1%, Exploration 21.2%, Simulation 15%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, First-Person 10.9%

You’ve stepped into an office building haunted by an unsolved murder. The elevator traps you in endlessly repeating floors — each one slightly different from the last. Discover all 31 subtle anomalies, avoid deadly supernatural events, and reach the final EXIT to uncover the true ending.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.4%, Simulation 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Exploration 14.4%, Puzzle 11.3%

The Company wants you productive. The Company wants you calm. The Company wants you compliant.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 26%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Exploration 14.7%, First-Person 6%

The year is 1991. You board a rickety bus in a forgotten Soviet village, heading home after another bleak day. But something’s wrong. The same station keeps appearing—or does it? The signs are familiar, the streets look identical… yet something lurks behind the veil...

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Walking Simulator 17.2%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Exploration 10.2%, Simulation 8.3%

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 25.2%, Exploration 16.8%, Puzzle 12%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Linear 8%

Don’t Blink is a first-person psychological horror game. Navigate an abandoned asylum where blinking reshapes your surroundings - sometimes helping you, sometimes unleashing terror. The game blends slow-burn tension, stealth and psychological horror.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.1%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Exploration 13.1%, First-Person 9.1%, Linear 7.6%