- #1 Liminal Sick Pizza Blue
97% matchPositive100% of 17 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 30.6%, Exploration 11%, First-Person 9.4%, Adventure 8.6%, Sci-fi 8.5%
- #2 The Maid
96% matchVery Positive81% of 170 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 25.3%, Exploration 9.5%, First-Person 9.2%, Dark 7.5%, Adventure 7.4%
- #3 Seven Scarecrows
96% 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 29.7%, Adventure 13.2%, Dark Fantasy 11%, Exploration 10.6%, First-Person 7.8%
- #4 The Lighthouse Whispers
95% matchNo user reviews2026
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 24.6%, Adventure 11.2%, Horror 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #5 Soviet Village
94% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 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 29.3%, Adventure 11.2%, Exploration 10.9%, First-Person 9.4%, Dark 7.8%
- #6 The Forest Watches
94% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: RanSio
Windows
You are the newest member of a forest cult. Complete assigned rituals, obey their rules, and uncover the forest’s unsettling secrets. Every step is watched.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Adventure 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Horror 9%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #7 Fox Pines
92% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Smuttheir Studios
Windows
A short horror-experience made by a solo developer. Explore the abandoned Fox Pines park in search of your missing brother—but something is out here with you. Follow the trail he left behind, and track him down...if you can survive.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.8%, Exploration 12%, First-Person 11.1%, Mystery 11%, Horror 10.5%
- #8 Kach
93% matchVery Positive81% of 292 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 27.9%, Horror 11%, Adventure 10.7%, Dark 10.5%, Exploration 8.4%
- #9 Night Clerk
91% matchMixed65% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Arzolath®
Windows
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 30.7%, Adventure 11.9%, Exploration 11.1%, First-Person 9.5%, 3D 7.2%
- #10 Fragments of Self: Thoughts
90% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Nothing
Windows
My life has changed drastically: a new country, university, dormitory, work. Drowsiness and fatigue have become a habit, just like the silhouettes I’ve started seeing in my peripheral vision.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.8%, Adventure 13%, Exploration 11.8%, First-Person 10%, 3D 7.7%
- #11 Chestnut Grove
91% 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%, Adventure 15.3%, Exploration 13.3%, First-Person 11.1%, Dark 9.9%
- #12 Fragments of Fear
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pradyum Mistry
Windows
A VHS found-footage horror anthology where everyday chores become your worst nightmares. Experience a growing collection of bite-sized analog horror episodes, from a late-night trip to the laundromat to a terrifying walk home. Can you survive the mundane?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.3%, Exploration 13.7%, First-Person 10.5%, 3D 7.9%, Horror 7.8%
- #13 Possession
89% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Taleon
Windows
The story begins as the protagonist receives a cursed doll and starts suffering from recurring nightmares. Players explore dark environments and face fear through various horror elements. The game offers two different endings and delivers a short but intense horror experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.8%, Adventure 12.5%, Exploration 11.4%, First-Person 10.6%, Mystery 8%
- #14 AEON DIRECTIVE: THE INTERVIEW
88% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: KiesFiesDev
Windows
50 binary questions. Infinite consequences. Observe every detail... the environment could change. Fail to notice an anomaly, and you fail the test. The further you progress, the more rooms you have to remember. Permadeath.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.6%, Exploration 12.5%, First-Person 11.6%, Dark 9.8%, Adventure 9.7%
- #15 Unmixable Syrup
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: asobinuku
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 44.5%, Exploration 14.9%, First-Person 12.6%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Adventure 10.7%
- #16 Reel Horror
86% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Snarkle Studios
Windows
A haunted projectionist’s room. A shelf of cursed films. Each reel plays a terrifying short story you must live through. Explore twisted worlds from the safety of the projection booth, or so you think...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.1%, Exploration 13.4%, Horror 12.4%, First-Person 10.5%, 3D 8%
- #17 Hoiwa Hub
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2022
Dev: BeanKing Computer Entertainment
Windows
Horror Game made in Hong Kong. 1st POV walking simulator. Investigating weird case happened to next door. By Unreal Engine 5.2.1.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33%, Adventure 12.9%, Exploration 11.9%, First-Person 8.4%, 3D 7.7%
- #18 House of Saturn
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: XCATHEDRA Games
Windows
Exorcize the demonic in this psychological horror game set in early 1900s England. Navigate a haunted university by solving light puzzles, fueling your lantern, and hiding from a demon that can phase through walls. The gates of hell shall not prevail.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29%, Horror 10.1%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Mystery 8.2%, Psychological Horror 8%
- #19 The Guest
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 208 reviews2023
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Dark 12.2%, First-Person 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Horror 9.7%
- #20 Where It Happened
84% 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 30.2%, Horror 11.4%, First-Person 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Dark 8.2%
- #21 Engraving
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Raffaele Picca
Windows · Linux
In this horror adventure, your only weapons are ink, paper, and will. Explore shifting paths, chart them by hand, and uncover ancient secrets buried beneath root and stone. Every step takes its toll.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16%, Horror 15.4%, Adventure 11.1%, First-Person 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10%
- #22 Framed Fear
82% 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 35.8%, Exploration 12.9%, First-Person 11.9%, Dark 7.9%, 3D 7.7%
- #23 Backward poiesis
82% matchPositive89% of 36 reviews2024
Dev: sur
Windows
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 33.5%, Exploration 14.8%, First-Person 11.5%, 3D 8.5%, Horror 8.3%
- #24 Chior
81% 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 31.5%, Adventure 13.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%, Exploration 11%, First-Person 7.6%
- #25 O.M.N.I.S.: Overnight Train
80% 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 38.7%, Exploration 17.3%, Adventure 12.3%, Dark 10.2%, Atmospheric 9.9%
- #26 The Paranormal is Happening
79% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Stevri Games
Windows
The Paranormal Is Happening is a psychological horror experience set in an isolated forest village abandoned after a mysterious event in the 1940s. Sent to investigate its disappearance, you must collect evidence and uncover the truth before something in the woods finds you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.9%, Action 11.6%, Adventure 11.2%, Exploration 8.4%, First-Person 7.4%
- #27 GhostlyRyokan
81% 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 39.6%, Adventure 16.3%, Exploration 14.1%, First-Person 12.2%, 3D 9.1%
- #28 The Cradle
79% matchMixed67% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: GiBarPub: RoBot
Windows
You are Alex, a curious journalist who has decided to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the entire staff of Synergy Soft. Six months ago, all the employees went mad at once, staging a bloody massacre. The official version is mass psychosis. But the truth is much more terrifying.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.6%, Adventure 11.5%, Exploration 10.3%, Action 10%, First-Person 7.7%
- #29 LiDAR Exploration Program
78% matchVery Positive90% of 282 reviews2025
Dev: KenForest
Windows
LiDAR Exploration Program is a relaxing atmospheric game with light horror elements, where you explore in complete darkness using a scanner to reveal the world around you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.3%, Exploration 12.3%, Atmospheric 10.4%, First-Person 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #30 20 Floors
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KORY
Windows
You are left alone on the top floor of an apartment. Your only goal is to reach the ground. But as you descend, the corridor you once knew begins to warp into something grotesque. There’s no telling what horror awaits. Just don't stop. Keep going down.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.6%, Adventure 13.2%, Exploration 11.2%, First-Person 10.4%, Mystery 7.8%
- #31 Liminality
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Liminality Studios
Windows
Liminality sets in the near future, where humanity discovers a liminal hell full with anomalies, explore multiple unique levels with increasing difficulty and teamwork, good luck on your next expedition.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.9%, Exploration 10.8%, First-Person 9.8%, Dark 8.5%, Adventure 8.1%
- #32 SCP-093
76% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: blackcloud3772
Windows
A short atmospheric walking simulator. Enter the world beyond SCP-093 — a collapsed civilization once ruled by “him.” You are not the first to arrive. A child came before you. Follow what he left behind, and uncover what remains.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29%, Adventure 12%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Exploration 10.4%, First-Person 7.6%
- #33 Insider Threat
77% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
Insider Threat is a first-person survival horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.1%, Dark 12.2%, First-Person 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Horror 9.3%
- #34 Edge Of Evil
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WRF Studios
Windows
Prepare for terror as you follow your tiny lost kitten into an ancient crypt where a protected coven of pirates lie buried. Dig for clues... literally, while unraveling a chilling mystery, all in a desperate bid to rescue your curious pet from this dark tomb.(First-Person psychological horror game)
Why similar: Exploration 17.8%, Walking Simulator 15%, Dark 10.1%, Adventure 10%, Action 9.9%
- #35 Tisis
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dimitris Risis
Windows
Tisis is a first-person psychological horror game focused on exploration, environmental storytelling, and sanity management as you navigate the thin boundary between light, darkness, and madness.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, First-Person 11.6%, Exploration 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #36 PLAYROOMS
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Winterblood games
Windows · Linux
Find a way out before you become a permanent part of the game. Your childhood nightmares have found you. Trapped in the endless, eerie playrooms of the Backrooms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.1%, Exploration 13.7%, First-Person 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, 3D 6.7%
- #37 Black Room
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SadOwl Studio
Windows
Black Room is a first-person psychological horror game focused on story and experience. What starts as a night in a motel will pull you deep within the human psyche, leaving you grasping for an exit – and not only for yourself.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.9%, Exploration 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Mystery 9.3%, Horror 9.2%
- #38 Hollow Rock
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlackCore Games
Windows
A horror game set in an abandoned mine full of dark secrets and deadly puzzles. Explore underground tunnels, uncover the story, and hide from an unknown monster that hunts you. Will you survive and find a way out?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.5%, Adventure 11.8%, Exploration 11%, First-Person 10.3%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%
- #39 False Exit
72% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2026
Dev: Hassan SherifPub: Halal Games Studio
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game set in a looping hospital, where each cycle changes reality, escalates tension, and brings you closer to something that should not be there.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.8%, Horror 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, First-Person 9.6%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #40 Echoes of the Museum
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vania Studios
Windows
"Echoes of the Museum" immerses you in a first-person psychological horror set inside a corrupted museum. You are Alicia, a restoration student drawn into a nightmare where collecting souls opens sealed paths, but slowly erodes your sanity and distorts reality.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.8%, Adventure 11.7%, Exploration 10%, Dark 8.6%, First-Person 8.1%
- #41 INVARIANT
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gorgonize Games
Windows
INVARIANT is a first-person psychological horror game. Step into the shattered mind of a mathematician. Rely on your destructive addiction to bend reality, explore ever-changing environments, and hide from the terrifying manifestations of your grief. Truth and lies are a sip apart.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.4%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Horror 7.7%, Adventure 7.6%
- #42 Nyctophobia
72% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Archmagnificent
Windows
A short Horror game about navigating a pitch-black urban environment, using limited sources of light.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32%, Adventure 12.2%, Exploration 11.6%, Horror 8.5%, First-Person 8.4%
- #43 Iron Roland
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Umberto F.
Windows
Take part in an historic mission that could finally turn the tides of war in favor of humanity. As a prisoner, you are forced to work in the bowels of the Behemoth-class Assault Walker, the Iron Roland, take care of the machinery, discover what brought you here, and, most importantly, follow orders.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.4%, First-Person 12%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Mystery 10.8%, Horror 9%
- #44 Darkness Inside
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CodelessMan
Windows
Darkness Inside is a first-person atmospheric horror game. The game takes place in an old house. You will be playing the game as James, who is a paranormal investigator.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.7%, Dark 14.3%, Horror 12%, Atmospheric 10.8%, First-Person 10.7%
- #45 At the Summit of Mount Rojerya
70% 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 39.7%, Adventure 18.1%, Exploration 14%, Atmospheric 13.1%, 3D 8.9%
- #46 Animas
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Apamate Studio
Windows
Animas is a first-person psychological horror experience that plunges you into the dark secrets of the Blanco family. Explore a cursed house in the Venezuelan mountains, where time unravels to reveal decades of sectarian rituals and familial tragedies.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, Dark 10.6%, First-Person 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Mystery 8.7%
- #47 Obfuscation
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 48 reviews2025
Dev: mid1224
Windows
Escaping from a car trunk, you find yourself in the garage of a mysterious house, with no memory of what happened. Step inside this first-person psychological horror experience and uncover the truth hidden inside.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Dark 11%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Mystery 9.2%, Horror 9.1%
- #48 Shafted
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Large Lads
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where you explore an abandoned mine, uncover its dark secrets, and survive terrifying creatures lurking in the claustrophobic tunnels.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.4%, Dark 13.2%, Mystery 10.8%, Horror 10.7%, Adventure 7.7%
- #49 The Letter: Classic Edition
71% matchPositive83% of 40 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 32.4%, Adventure 13%, First-Person 10.6%, Dark 8.7%, 3D 8.2%
- #50 It Happened At Night
69% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Davidcrosdev
Windows
It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.1%, Mystery 11.2%, Exploration 10.4%, Horror 8.9%, First-Person 8.8%
- #51 The Offering
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tainted Mask
Windows
The Offering is a 1-4 player co-op psychological horror. You enter the halls of a roaming evil spirit, and the only way to survive is to gather the haunted artefacts quickly, using the equipment at your disposal. Work together as you explore the halls, where every turn could be your last.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.7%, Exploration 13.2%, First-Person 11.3%, Horror 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
- #52 The Presence Ritual
67% match8 user reviews13% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: AbsolemGames
Windows
Delve into a dark tale marked by an ancient curse. Explore a forgotten cabin, uncover the truth behind Henrietta Morrigan, and confront a presence that should never have been awakened. Every secret revealed brings you closer to the darkness… and to your destiny.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, First-Person 10.8%, Exploration 9.4%, Horror 9.3%
- #53 DEEP STRIKE
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Meshal Al-MuhammadyPub: OFF BOX Studios
Windows
You’re operating a drill machine beneath an abandoned chemical lab. You’ll feel the ground tremble, hear faint whispers in the dark, and glimpse shadows just beyond your lights. Stay focused—ignore what you see and hear—and keep drilling until your tasks are done.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.5%, Adventure 13.4%, Atmospheric 9.5%, 3D 9.2%, First-Person 8.9%
- #54 My Day Challenge
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: MindlessFinn
Windows
A short, atmospheric horror experience about daily life.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.5%, Exploration 14.3%, Horror 13.5%, First-Person 11.2%, Atmospheric 10.4%
- #55 Lying Souls
69% 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 26.1%, Mystery 9.2%, First-Person 8.4%, Dark 8.1%, Horror 8%
- #56 Caution Ahead: Part 3
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ionic Relay
Windows
Descend into darkness as John, a search and rescue officer, reaches the final destination of his journey. Explore claustrophobic mines in this horror experience that blends atmospheric exploration with stealth-based survival.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.7%, Adventure 14.5%, Exploration 12.8%, First-Person 11.8%, Mystery 9.1%
- #57 White Silence
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: TEStudio
Windows
After crashing in the winter wilderness, you wake up in the middle of a blizzard. The forest is dead, the roads are gone, communication is lost. The only chance of salvation is a village hidden in the snow.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.5%, Adventure 13.4%, Exploration 12.2%, First-Person 11.3%, Dark 7.5%
- #58 Worker 42
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sheyper
Windows
Worker 42 is a single-player first-person exploration game. Use your scanner to find your way in the interstellar darkness of space. Repair the various systems of the station, complete your tasks and return to Earth. But something seems wrong on this planet.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.2%, Exploration 11.2%, First-Person 10.6%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Mystery 9.2%
- #59 ARB: Anomalous Research Bureau - Museum
65% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Atomic Elk
Windows
Investigate a mysterious old museum as an agent of the Anomalous Research Bureau. Identify strange anomalies, file accurate reports, and endure the nights until your investigation is complete.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.2%, Mystery 11%, Exploration 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Dark 9.1%