- #1 Summer of '58
97% matchVery Positive89% of 4,849 reviews2021
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.8%, Cinematic 14.9%, Psychological 9.2%, Realistic 7.6%, Thriller 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at the same slow-burn, narrative-driven psychological horror found in the seed game.
- #2 September 7th
96% matchVery Positive88% of 2,959 reviews2023
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
"September 7th" is a short horror game released for Christmas. The plot of the game is simple to the point of banality, and the gameplay is not delayed.The game also contains some Easter eggs and mentions. The game takes place in 2009.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.4%, 3D Platformer 12.1%, Psychedelic 11.4%, Cinematic 8.5%, Psychological 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same unsettling, realistic atmosphere of being trapped in a domestic space with a creeping sense of dread.
- #3 Platform 8
96% matchVery Positive87% of 2,551 reviews2024
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.8%, Cinematic 14.8%, Simulation 9.2%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Realistic 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It masterfully utilizes the liminal space aesthetic and repetitive exploration mechanics to build intense psychological pressure.
- #4 Father's Day
95% matchVery Positive86% of 1,089 reviews2022
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
"Father's Day" - a psychological thriller that is a spin-off and prequel to the game "Find Yourself". The dream of living happily ever after was destroyed after Phil lost his wife and son. Obsessed with the desire to return them, he develops a plan.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17%, Cinematic 13.1%, 3D Platformer 12.7%, Simulation 7.4%, Psychological Horror 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on a deeply personal, narrative-heavy experience that mirrors the psychological weight of being trapped in a house.
- #5 The Closing Shift
94% matchMixed68% of 109 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: Simulation 20.4%, Psychological 17.1%, Exploration 15.1%, Dark 13.9%, 3D 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the realistic, first-person simulation style that makes the environment feel grounded and terrifyingly authentic.
- #6 April 24th
94% matchVery Positive85% of 914 reviews2024
Dev: NOBODYPub: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 41%
The main character is an experienced journalist who always strives to uncover the truth. He manages to gain access to the house, which is guarded by the police.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16%, Cinematic 14.4%, 3D Platformer 11.1%, Psychedelic 11%, Simulation 7%
Why You'll Like It: A strong indie psychological horror title that focuses on the same walking-simulator mechanics and cinematic presentation.
- #7 The Mortuary Assistant
93% matchVery Positive92% of 8,435 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 19.1%, Simulation 12.2%, First-Person 11.2%, Dark 11.2%, Realistic 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It traps the player in a confined, realistic environment where the mundane becomes supernatural and terrifying.
- #8 Who's at the door?
92% matchVery Positive90% of 1,538 reviews2025
Dev: SKONEC Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
You are trapped in a small house, suffering from psychosis with no memory. Carefully observe your surroundings to distinguish reality from hallucinations, and overcome your illness by taking medication from visitors at the right time.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.3%, 1990's 12.6%, Simulation 10.1%, Realistic 9.4%, First-Person 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a focused, indie horror experience centered on the anxiety of being trapped in a house.
- #9 Luto
91% matchVery Positive85% of 1,226 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Cinematic 18.4%, Psychological 10.4%, Dark 9%, Psychological Horror 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a cinematic, house-based psychological horror experience that is heavily focused on story and atmosphere.
- #10 Layers of Fear
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,582 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.
Why similar: Psychedelic 26.3%, Walking Simulator 16%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, First-Person 9.9%, Dark 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: The shifting architecture and psychedelic visual style directly mirror the surreal, disorienting experience of the seed game.
- #11 Martha Is Dead
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,639 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
Why similar: Cinematic 22.9%, Psychological 17.4%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Dark 9.6%, Thriller 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a cinematic, realistic, and deeply psychological experience that matches the high-fidelity presentation of the seed game.
- #12 PROJECT 13
89% matchVery Positive80% of 196 reviews2024
Dev: VirtualVillainPub: Glacier LTD
Windows
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 21%, Psychedelic 13.3%, Cinematic 12.6%, 1990's 8.2%, Simulation 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the exploration of liminal spaces and psychological puzzles that feel very similar to the seed game's core loop.
- #13 Reflection
89% matchVery Positive84% of 230 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 25.8%, Realistic 12.5%, Dark 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Psychological 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes realistic visuals and psychological tension, making it a great match for fans of the seed game's aesthetic.
- #14 What Remains of Edith Finch
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 49,863 reviews2017
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.4%, First-Person 12.2%, Exploration 11.9%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Adventure 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: While less horror-focused, its masterful use of house exploration and narrative discovery is a perfect companion to the seed game's structure.
- #15 Fears to Fathom - Ironbark Lookout
86% matchVery Positive92% of 5,734 reviews2023
Dev: Rayll Studios
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Jack Nelson, a 24-year-old fire lookout, transferred to a new outpost. As he settled into his new home, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was off, little did he know what was transpiring down in Ironbark State Park.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.1%, Cinematic 15.8%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Exploration 8.2%, Thriller 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This narrative-driven experience excels at building dread through realistic, first-person exploration of an isolated environment.
- #16 Lost in Vivo
86% matchVery Positive92% of 3,869 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: Psychological 25.7%, Psychological Horror 22%, First-Person 15.4%, Horror 13.5%, Atmospheric 13%
Why You'll Like It: It leans into the claustrophobic, psychological horror elements that make being trapped in an old house so effective.
- #17 Unseen
85% matchVery Positive84% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Redsroll
Windows
It’s an indie horror game where John, a forensic photographer, after an unexpected and exhausting shift, is forced to spend the night away from home. What seemed like a temporary rest soon begins to turn unsettling.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.8%, Psychedelic 9.4%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Simulation 8%, Exploration 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on exploration and atmospheric horror, mirroring the pacing and tone of the seed game.
- #18 Cold House
87% matchMixed55% of 133 reviews2022
Dev: Menge Studio
Windows
The protagonist gets into a car accident and is forced to take shelter from the cold in an abandoned house, waiting for warmer temperatures, where it will soon turn out that he is not alone at all..
Why similar: Cinematic 17%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Dark 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10%, First-Person 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It leans into the dark, supernatural elements of being trapped in a house, creating a similar sense of isolation.
- #19 Stay Out of the House
84% matchVery Positive95% of 1,761 reviews2022
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!
Why similar: 1990's 33.1%, Old School 18.3%, First-Person 13.8%, Horror 12.5%, Retro 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the visceral terror of being trapped in a home with an unknown threat, emphasizing stealth and exploration.
- #20 10:59
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 155 reviews2024
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
You wake up with a bad hangover and don’t recognize your home. You see a boy and you understand... that something is wrong with him. Someone's presence causes anxiety, fear and is about to plunge you into the realm of horror. But you don’t lose hope and try to get out of this nightmare.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.6%, Psychological 14.7%, Dark 9.8%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Exploration 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title uses atmospheric, psychological horror to keep the player engaged in a confined, first-person setting.
- #21 AUTO-CRISIS
82% matchVery Positive88% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: The Otherworldly Studios
Windows
You're driving away on a forest road, late at night, under a heavy storm. Your car breaks down. Luckily, there might be a gas station nearby. But a misfortune never comes alone. The storm has brought something else, something otherworldly that oddly smells of spilled diesel oil.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.5%, Cinematic 12.6%, Dark 9.9%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Realistic 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a surreal, dark, and adventurous experience that aligns with the psychedelic and realistic tags of the seed game.
- #22 SNAP SNAP
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
Having collected information about the “unusual corpse” for your journalistic investigation, you return home from the morgue. Something is wrong... The house has changed and there is a creature wandering in it that is afraid of the camera flash. Solve puzzles to get out of the house and survive.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.6%, Psychedelic 14.1%, Realistic 8.7%, Dark 8%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It combines puzzle-solving with exploration and horror, providing a similar gameplay loop to the seed game.
- #23 In My Head
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 131 reviews2024
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You have been sent photographs of a place where, according to rumors, an artifact of an ancient civilization is hidden... Do you dare to go there?!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.5%, Cinematic 13.7%, Psychological 8.9%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, First-Person 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror title that prioritizes the first-person experience and a sense of being trapped.
- #24 The Cursed Tape
81% matchVery Positive81% of 316 reviews2024
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Someone slipped a mysterious videotape under your door... Do you dare watch it?!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.9%, Cinematic 19.4%, Realistic 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, First-Person 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This first-person horror game relies on atmosphere and environmental storytelling to build its tension.
- #25 I'm Still Here
81% matchVery Positive90% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: AIO_Games
Windows
I'M STILL HERE - is a realistic horror game with an interesting plot and horrific screamers.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.6%, Psychedelic 11.6%, Cinematic 11.2%, Psychological 10.1%, Realistic 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the psychological aspects of horror, using atmosphere to create a sense of unease throughout the experience.
- #26 Who am I?
78% matchVery Positive86% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Redsroll
Windows
A man named Mark, who struggles to make ends meet, receives a letter informing him that his aunt has passed away. Despite their troubled past, Mark decides to investigate what happened, hoping to uncover the truth and perhaps find a chance for a better life.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.4%, Psychedelic 13%, Cinematic 10%, Psychological 7.2%, Realistic 6.4%
- #27 TRAPPED
80% matchMostly Negative36% of 459 reviews2025
Dev: Cheap Fun GamesPub: Forthright Indie Games Division
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Something has gone terribly wrong in TRAPPED Alaska. Except for you, and a handful of survivors, the whole town has been emptied. Everywhere, what should be water has been replaced by a black semi-sentient sludge that seems to change everything it touches. And it’s rising...
Why similar: Adventure 90.2%, Indie 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: The title says it all; it is a straightforward, atmospheric indie horror game about being stuck in an unsettling location.
- #28 Find Yourself
79% matchVery Positive84% of 1,285 reviews2021
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Explore the truly frightening subway cars and find out what fears the main character will have to face.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.1%, Psychedelic 14.4%, Cinematic 14.3%, 3D Platformer 13.3%, Simulation 7.8%
- #29 Finnish Cottage 8
78% matchVery Positive94% of 51 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 24.1%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, First-Person 8.9%, Realistic 8.1%, Exploration 7.8%
- #30 The Exit 8
75% matchVery Positive93% of 10,306 reviews2023
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.3%, Exploration 10.9%, First-Person 10.1%, Psychological 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
- #31 Beside Myself
79% matchMixed67% of 342 reviews2021
Dev: ASK_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
You have to play as the historian-journalist Michael, plunge into the atmosphere of darkness of an abandoned hospital, where you will need to unravel the secrets of the past and try to get out in order to tell the whole world about those terrible events.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.4%, 3D Platformer 14.3%, Cinematic 13.8%, Psychedelic 13.7%, Simulation 8%
- #32 Clink
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.7%, Psychedelic 19.9%, Simulation 9.7%, Realistic 8.8%, Exploration 7.6%
- #33 RESTORER
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
RESTORER is a classic walking simulator set in an old, atmospheric mansion. Something roams the halls… It wants to share its secret—with the price being your sanity.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.6%, Psychedelic 22.6%, Realistic 9.8%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Dark 6.8%
- #34 Paranormal place
76% matchMixed65% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: ASK_GAMES
Windows
Alex is a blogger who explores places with paranormal phenomena. At the request of his subscribers, he goes to an abandoned place where, according to rumors, some creepy things were noticed. What is happening there? You have to find it out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.7%, Psychedelic 15.1%, 3D Platformer 10.4%, Cinematic 9.6%, Realistic 6.8%
- #35 Chance at Life
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: Back to Games
Windows
The events unfold in an old house built in 1876. Two friends returning from a party were caught in a storm. They had to stay in an abandoned house to wait out the bad weather. To survive, the friends had to unravel the secrets of the mansion, go after the one who is trying to help.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Psychedelic 19.3%, Simulation 12%, Exploration 9%, Dark 8.5%
- #36 The Renovator: Origins
73% matchVery Positive86% of 235 reviews2024
Dev: Peace_Studio
Windows
You play as the son of a restorer, a museum worker who died tragically. While searching for the memorabilia, the door suddenly closes and strange things begin to happen. The hero is waiting for immersion in the world of art and the paranormal.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, Realistic 16.3%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Thriller 15.7%, Horror 11.5%
- #37 Trucker Horror
74% matchMixed66% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Fireplay Studio
Windows
The main character is a truck driver. Along the way, he finds a road that is not on the map and drives along it. On the road, abandoned cars and abandoned gas stations are a place shrouded in horror, secrets and mysteries. Soon the hero realizes that someone is watching him...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Realistic 18.4%, Dark 14%, First-Person 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #38 Trapped: Family Vacation
73% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: New Forge Games
Windows
You're trapped in a small six-room hotel. The only way to escape is to observe your surroundings and follow the family's rules.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.6%, Psychological 12.4%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, First-Person 8.6%, Simulation 8.4%
- #39 IFU
74% matchMixed67% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Setonika GamesPub: Dark Games DGG
Windows
IFU is a psychological horror about a young guy who is forcibly locked in an abandoned mansion of a dead surgeon along with his restless soul.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.6%, Cinematic 17.3%, Dark 8.6%, Thriller 7.2%, Psychological Horror 6.9%
- #40 Trapped
75% matchVery Positive83% of 156 reviews2019
Dev: N4bA
Windows
You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.4%, Adventure 18.4%, First-Person 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 10.6%
- #41 Prognostic
71% matchVery Positive94% of 487 reviews2022
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
An orphan returns to the house of the deceased fortune-teller to uncover the secret of his family's death. He must accept his legacy and become a prognostic before supernatural madness engulfs people of his town.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.9%, Realistic 14.5%, First-Person 10.6%, Exploration 8.3%, Horror 7.2%
- #42 Uninvited Guest
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 332 reviews2021
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Uninvited Guest is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1930. You play as a villager who was destined to end up in an old mansion.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Dark 14%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Cinematic 12.2%, First-Person 9.3%
- #43 Rose and Cross
72% matchVery Positive81% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: ZV GAMES
Windows
Our main character, absorbed in the study of sects and the occult, made a big mistake by going to an abandoned farm.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.4%, Psychedelic 16.8%, First-Person 12.1%, Simulation 11.5%, Psychological 8.4%
- #44 Don't Be Afraid
72% matchVery Positive83% of 944 reviews2020
Dev: Limo GamesPub: Eneida Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, Realistic 11.8%, First-Person 10.9%, Simulation 9.7%, Exploration 9.3%
- #45 Forgot
69% matchVery Positive91% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: Maxwell Whitebaker
Windows
You are trapped at home in an endless loop. Remember your surroundings and watch out for anomalies, if you ever want to leave.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.5%, Psychological 15.6%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Realistic 10.6%, Exploration 8.4%
- #46 Sector 404
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Empty Studio
Windows
Sector 404 is a first-person anomaly horror game set in a crumbling Soviet housing block. After taking your medicine, your world begins to fracture. Climb from floor to floor, uncovering distorted anomalies and your own unraveling mind. Miss too much, and reality resets. Will you ever make it home?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.3%, Psychological 9.8%, Realistic 9%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, First-Person 7.3%
- #47 Psych
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 340 reviews2022
Dev: MediaTale
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience the story of Alexander Green and find out what happened on the day of the accident in this First Person horror Adventure. Follow the development of Alex, solve puzzles around the event and try not to fall into madness as you search for answers.
Why similar: Realistic 13.5%, Thriller 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Dark 12.7%, Exploration 11.5%
- #48 Infliction
71% matchVery Positive81% of 936 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Realistic 11.4%, Dark 10.4%, Horror 9.7%
- #49 Station 5
71% matchMixed49% of 90 reviews2023
Dev: Raynmakyr
Windows
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 28.2%, Simulation 18.1%, Adventure 10.8%, Exploration 9.4%, Realistic 8.6%
- #50 Unknown Host
68% matchVery Positive82% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Redsroll
Windows
It's a short indie horror game where we step into the shoes of Alex, a student who, in search of more comfort, rents an apartment in the city that, at first glance, seems pretty decent — but upon arrival, he realizes something is not right.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.7%, Realistic 9.2%, Dark 8.5%, Exploration 8.1%, Psychological Horror 8%
- #51 Home_0
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Mike Ten
Windows
You are trapped in a memory of your past. Observe your surrounding carefully to end your nightmare.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.1%, Psychological Horror 13%, Realistic 8.3%, 3D 8.1%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #52 The Wellmonts Case
66% matchVery Positive95% of 184 reviews2026
Dev: Zakym s. r. o.
Windows
The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.5%, Cinematic 12.5%, Dark 8.3%, Realistic 7.7%, Psychological Horror 7.6%
- #53 Kyoto Anomaly
67% matchVery Positive99% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: BiteMe Games
Windows
You find yourself trapped in the endless maze of Kyoto's backstreets, trying to reach the temple of Hōkan-ji before the main tourist rush. Inspect the street for anomalies, choose the right path, and reach your destination... or be trapped forever.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.2%, Realistic 11.2%, Simulation 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Exploration 8.6%
- #54 You Must
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 518 reviews2021
Dev: Thin Line
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
In the social network, the main character plays the quest "Hide and Seek", but this time the organizers decided to move the quest to the real world. They indicate the coordinates of the place where the quest item was hidden, the one who finds it first will receive a cash prize.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 20.2%, Simulation 11%, Psychological 10.1%, Old School 9.3%, Exploration 9%
- #55 SILENT BREATH
68% matchMixed69% of 1,156 reviews2024
Dev: EXODIAC STUDIOS
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness
Why similar: 1990's 17%, Realistic 11.6%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Dark 9.6%
- #56 Night Grove
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 147 reviews2024
Dev: Admia
Windows
This is a first-person indie horror game. A young deliveryman took an unusual order that led him to Night Grove. This place has a dubious reputation among the townspeople, because for many years it has been sent to live with people that society has long since abandoned.
Why similar: Psychedelic 17.7%, Cinematic 12.9%, Psychological 9%, Realistic 8%, Psychological Horror 7.2%
- #57 Locked in my Darkness
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 68 reviews2022
Dev: Blusagi TeamPub: indie.io
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A tense, atmospheric descent into psychological horror—trapped in a place where reality fades and fear takes hold.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.4%, Simulation 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Realistic 11.4%, Exploration 11.3%
- #58 Creepy Shift: Roadside Diner
66% matchVery Positive91% of 240 reviews2024
Dev: Night Shift TeamPub: Red Limb Studio
Windows
A broke young man takes on the night shift at a roadside diner. In the glow of the blood moon, routine tasks turn into a fight for survival. First-person horror based on a dark creepypasta with a set of rescue rules.
Why similar: Psychedelic 28.1%, Walking Simulator 18.6%, Realistic 12.8%, Dark 9.4%, First-Person 8.6%
- #59 Delirium
66% matchVery Positive88% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: IndividualKex
Windows
Delirium is a psychological horror game set in a suburban house. After a mysterious explosion, reality begins to unravel.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Psychedelic 17.6%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Dark 8.3%, Cinematic 7.9%
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65% matchVery Positive85% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: ASK_GAMES
Windows
Thirty minutes to New Year. You’re a train passenger. Something awful is unfolding- stop the train and survive. Look through the camera- it reveals the truth.
Why similar: Psychedelic 27.9%, Walking Simulator 20.3%, Cinematic 15.7%, Realistic 12.1%, First-Person 10.9%