
Into the Liminal is an immersive exploration of liminal spaces. Explore endless eerie rooms, drifting corridors, and surreal dreamlike worlds shaped by ambient sound and dreamscape mystery
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Into the Liminal is an immersive exploration of liminal spaces. Explore endless eerie rooms, drifting corridors, and surreal dreamlike worlds shaped by ambient sound and dreamscape mystery

Forgotten Dreams
The best dreams are to be forgotten, for they will destroy if not. A strange and abstract first person game that explores the forgotten. Navigate through maps and environments while completing objectives critical for survival.

BRUTALISTIKA
BRUTALISTIKA is an immersive and contemplative experience. In this walking simulator, explore mysterious and intriguing liminal spaces with neo-brutalist architecture at your own pace, filled with serene pools and interactive works that invite you to be aware of your emotions.
The best dreams are to be forgotten, for they will destroy if not. A strange and abstract first person game that explores the forgotten. Navigate through maps and environments while completing objectives critical for survival.
Why similar: Cinematic 18%, Walking Simulator 15.6%, Minimalist 14.6%, Realistic 11.1%, Nonlinear 10.5%
BRUTALISTIKA is an immersive and contemplative experience. In this walking simulator, explore mysterious and intriguing liminal spaces with neo-brutalist architecture at your own pace, filled with serene pools and interactive works that invite you to be aware of your emotions.
Why similar: Immersive 29% ★, Walking Simulator 21.3%, Minimalist 11.8%, Relaxing 7.7%, Exploration 7.7%
An emotional story-driven game, where you play as Dr. Olivia, a scientist trying to find a way to cure her daughter. Explore the world and save Jessica from this deadly virus, as you recall some memories.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.8%, Cinematic 20.9%, Immersive 18.4% ★, Relaxing 9.4%, Minimalist 8.2%
A utility worker earns for a ticket to leave the endless Siberian city of panel houses. Permafrost, day/night cycle, dynamic weather and open world. Feel the atmosphere of the northern city, having been in the role of a handyman. Now with multiplayer!
Why similar: Cinematic 19.6%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, 6DOF 13.7% ★, Immersive Sim 8.4%, Open World 6.9%
World Alone: Dreampools is a single-player Backrooms experience focused on dreamlike liminal pools. The game features a narrative told through cinematic sequences and immersive environments. Feel the true essence of solitude in World Alone...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.8%, Cinematic 14.8%, Immersive Sim 14.4%, Nonlinear 12.8%, Realistic 9.2%
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: Immersive 16.9% ★, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Cinematic 15.8%, Immersive Sim 13.5%, Hidden Object 9.1%
A beautiful, 3rd-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a lost sheep trying to find the way home, and a man restoring his life from his dark mistakes. Uncover artifacts from the man's life as he becomes intertwined in The Lost Sheep's journey to his home.
Why similar: Cinematic 25.9%, Immersive Sim 17.8%, Minimalist 13.5%, Hidden Object 11.5%, Exploration 9.1%
Step aboard the RMS Titanic and experience the last moments of the most famous ocean liner to have ever been built. This unique experience provides you with the tragic events in extraordinary detail that caused the Titanic's demise.
Why similar: Immersive 27.5% ★, Cinematic 23.8%, Immersive Sim 17.3%, Walking Simulator 9.8%, Realistic 9.5%
Paradise Nowhere is a Backrooms game that blends abstract concepts with realistic graphics, evoking a feeling of liminality through empty spaces devoid of life. The game isn’t intended as a horror experience, your feelings towards liminal spaces might make it one. Or maybe, it's just the Paradise...
Why similar: Cinematic 19%, Walking Simulator 19%, Immersive Sim 13.8%, Nonlinear 11.7%, Realistic 8.5%
Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.8%, Immersive 24.8% ★, Realistic 10.1%, Exploration 7.7%, Nonlinear 7.4%
DeepStates [VR] - Experiences designed to calm your mind and drift away. Wind down in compelling natural sceneries with dense atmospheres. Please note: Development for DeepStates is discontinued.
Why similar: Immersive 25.6% ★, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Cinematic 15.3%, Immersive Sim 10.7%, Relaxing 8.3%
A first-person psychological horror game. As a patient tethered to a cold, mobile IV pole, you move through silent, haunting liminal spaces. Time feels frozen, and every step tests your rhythm, patience, and courage as you face isolation and psychological terror.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.2%, Immersive Sim 19.5%, Cinematic 17.3%, Exploration 10.2%, Physics 7.6%
Lost August is a single-player open-world walking simulator game based on the concept of liminal spaces and the backrooms. Experience a dream-like world through the lens of a VHS camera as you explore the contents of a recently discovered video tape.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.6%, Cinematic 21.4%, Exploration 10.7%, Realistic 9.9%, Open World 9.2%
Virtual Towers Online, a passion project with over 10+ years in development from a very small team, is a replica of the Alton Towers theme park, designed to be as close to realism as possible allowing players to explore the park, ride and operate the attractions from anywhere across the world.
Why similar: Cinematic 24.1%, Walking Simulator 21.5%, Immersive Sim 15.7%, Exploration 7.8%, Realistic 7.5%
A dreamcore liminal-space exploration game where you wander through beautifully strange environments with cinematic lighting and artful level design. No enemies, no chases, no jump scares—just you getting lost in your own dream
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.3%, Cinematic 22.8%, Immersive Sim 18.2%, Exploration 9.6%, Realistic 7.5%
Experience liminal spaces like never before. A psychological exploration where intuition replaces guidance, environments feel alive, and the fear comes not from monsters, but from being lost, observed, and slowly overwhelmed by the space itself.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.6%, Immersive Sim 15.6%, Cinematic 15.2%, Nonlinear 9.6%, Minimalist 9.1%
Dive into a realistic experience of the Backrooms, without jumpscares, getting lost in impossible spaces and feeling like something is watching you. The uncertainty of not knowing where you're going will make you want to quit… Will you be able to make it to the end?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.9%, Minimalist 12.5%, Nonlinear 12%, Realistic 10.4%, Immersive Sim 10.1%
Your personal holo-deck, escape the stressful real world and take a nice walk!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.2%, Immersive Sim 18.3%, 6DOF 14.2% ★, Exploration 9.8%, Realistic 8.8%
"System Malfunction" is a first-person horror game set in a mysterious building. The player takes on the role of a security guard who witnesses strange occurrences during the night shift. In a fear-inducing environment, the player explores the building to uncover hidden truths.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.9%, Immersive 23.9% ★, Immersive Sim 18.3%, Realistic 6.9%, Multiple Endings 5.8%
You're stuck in an endlessly looping hallway, but every time you enter it, something seems to be different. Try to spot everything that isn't supposed to be there, but most of all, make sure to get out alive.
Why similar: Cinematic 30.5%, Walking Simulator 20.6%, Immersive Sim 17.8%, Dark 8.2%, Exploration 6.8%
The main character enters an abandoned hotel from the 1960s to solve the mystery of his parents' death. Facing dangers and solving puzzles, he must uncover the mystery and survive the hotel!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, Immersive Sim 23.3%, Hidden Object 13.6%, Exploration 13.1%, Immersive 11% ★
At its core, it's not really a game. Rather, a short tour of the authentic post-Soviet courtyard, which has long been abandoned by local residents.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.5%, Cinematic 19.9%, Immersive Sim 15.8%, 6DOF 13.1% ★, Realistic 10.3%
First-person horror game that includes several genres such as stealth, platforming and exploration.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.4%, Cinematic 19.8%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, Hidden Object 10.8%, Dark 9%
Explore haunted locations with your VHS camera—but stay silent! Any noise could be your last. (Microphone required)
Why similar: Cinematic 28%, Walking Simulator 26.8%, Immersive Sim 18.6%, Exploration 9.7%, Realistic 8.5%
Seeking to make some easy money, a high school senior decides to babysit a strange little boy... with an even stranger imaginary friend.
Why similar: Cinematic 28.5%, Immersive Sim 18.9%, Walking Simulator 11%, Realistic 10.2%, Exploration 9.4%
A gorgeous, 3rd-Person adventure game about a lone spirit wolf cub discovering memories of the past. Take control of a spirit wolf as you discover the memories of each unknown spirit realm.
Why similar: Cinematic 17.2%, Immersive Sim 15%, Minimalist 11.9%, Nonlinear 10.4%, Hidden Object 10%
Walking and Swimming Simulator. No monsters. Explore liminal spaces where each level reflects different aspects of your mind. Savor the atmosphere and let your feelings guide you. Relax or feel anxious as you dive underwater. Overcome your fears in uncanny, unnerving, and eerie spaces.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Immersive Sim 16.2%, Cinematic 14.1%, Minimalist 11%, Nonlinear 10.4%
Lose yourself in an immersive story, as you follow a man coming to terms with terminal cancer. Explore a surreal world from a first-person perspective. Revisit both new and old memories and follow along as he discovers The Secrets of Hope
Why similar: Immersive 29.4% ★, Cinematic 21.8%, Walking Simulator 18.6%, Exploration 7.6%, Relaxing 6.6%
A tranquil exploration and photography experience set across a vast selection of faithfully detailed landscapes.
Why similar: Cinematic 19.8%, Walking Simulator 18.4%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Nonlinear 10.9%, Hidden Object 8.4%
Investigate the murder of Sherlock Holmes in an immersive VR adventure. Interact with the world as if it were real, solve clever puzzles, and enjoy a comfortable and accessible experience, perfect for both beginners and seasoned players.
Why similar: 6DOF 20.1% ★, Cinematic 19.6%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, Nonlinear 9.8%
You are inside an endless Highschool but there is a way you can escape. Search in the hallways of the school and find the changes within them to reach Room 14.
Why similar: Cinematic 27.6%, Walking Simulator 25.8%, Immersive Sim 18.9%, Exploration 9.5%, Realistic 9.5%
Wild Isles is a relaxing first person, nature walking simulator. Each Island is procedurally generated, and full of tranquil forests, stunning vistas, spectacular sunsets, and peaceful ocean waves. Lose yourself in the beauty and sounds of nature, explore the island and collect flowers.
Why similar: Cinematic 21.8%, Walking Simulator 19.6%, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Realistic 8.4%, Hidden Object 8%
An atmospheric third person game about a wizard's final quest. The game tells the story of the victories and failures of a wizard who was once considered the best. Now in the twilight years of his life he’s asked by a stranger for a favor. Take control of the wizard and complete his final mission.
Why similar: Cinematic 26.7%, Immersive Sim 17.8%, Minimalist 13.6%, Hidden Object 11.3%, Exploration 9%
You're taking care of your friend's house but a garden gnome appears.
Why similar: Cinematic 31.3%, Immersive Sim 24.4%, Walking Simulator 18.5%, Exploration 11.1%, Realistic 7.4%
A first-person horror puzzle game set in a surreal brutalist prison. Walk, jump, crouch, pick up objects, and interact with the environment as you solve puzzles and evade a stalker. Designed for a one-hour completion — a compact horror experience for the price of a coffee.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.9%, Cinematic 24.9%, Hidden Object 12.2%, Exploration 10.2%, Realistic 8.3%
A slow-burning first-person adventure where a mysterious narrator guides your choices through a dreamlike world of grief, symbols and secrets.
Why similar: Cinematic 31.1%, Walking Simulator 28.7%, Immersive 10.9% ★, Exploration 10.2%, Choices Matter 5.7%
"A walking simulator of Battleship Island before its collapse. A complete recreation of Battleship Island from a time that no longer exists. Explore freely, as if you've time-traveled back to those days. Would you like to take a stroll to this special place filled with nostalgia?"
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.9%, Immersive Sim 22%, Cinematic 20.7%, Open World 12%, Exploration 6.9%
You play as Dylan Miller, a night security guard assigned to watch over the nearly abandoned Northgate Mall. What starts as a quiet shift of cameras and radio calls slowly turns into a night where something inside the mall doesn’t want to stay hidden.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.8%, Cinematic 25.5%, Immersive Sim 17.2%, Exploration 9.3%, Realistic 8.6%
A psychological horror presented as found footage. Trapped in an endless hallway from floor 10 to 0, you must spot anomalies to survive. Move forward if it's clear—turn back if it’s not. Every choice pulls you deeper into the unknown.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, Immersive Sim 23%, Hidden Object 15.4%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Realistic 7.8%
A cinematic horror experience based on exploration.
Why similar: Cinematic 36.5%, Walking Simulator 36.3%, Exploration 12%, Realistic 8.2%, Atmospheric 6.1%
Grow a beautiful island as you build a daily habit of mindfulness and meditation. Experience relaxation and learn ways to care for your mental wellbeing.
Why similar: Immersive 20% ★, Cinematic 19%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Immersive Sim 11.3%, Relaxing 8.8%
There's one rule on the office stairwell: do not look back. The darkness follows – and with every mistake, it draws closer. A surreal horror about the power of rules over the human soul
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24%, Cinematic 19.5%, Immersive Sim 16.2%, Minimalist 11.6%, Exploration 7.3%
Just Keep Waddling is based on the nihilist penguin. 70 kilometers of procedurally generated wilderness, a global leaderboard, and 8 original songs to waddle along to. A simple and laid back walking simulator, to enjoy the journey more than the destination
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.7%, Cinematic 28.1%, Exploration 10.9%, Realistic 8.8%, Adventure 6.4%
You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Cinematic 20.5%, Immersive Sim 15.7%, Hidden Object 11.1%, Realistic 8.5%
Welcome to Level 37, commonly known as the Poolrooms, a psychological horror experience that immerses players in an eerie, otherworldly environment.
Why similar: Immersive 25.1% ★, Walking Simulator 18.7%, Realistic 13.2%, Exploration 8.8%, Nonlinear 8.7%
A calm, dreamlike exploration experience set in a procedurally generated world where shifting landscapes and quiet structures emerge from the haze.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.5%, Immersive Sim 12.3%, Minimalist 11.3%, Exploration 10.5%, Relaxing 9.8%
Do you want to escape reality? Stick your head through one of the various paintings in the "House of Portals" & experience the whole atmosphere behind it. Walk, run, interact or just look around. We are creating the most realistic high-quality VR experiences for you to enjoy!
Why similar: Cinematic 28.3%, Immersive Sim 16.5%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Realistic 10.5%, Visual Novel 7.6%
Chase the dragon in an absurd parody with no goal, no map, and no mercy. A satirical trip through addiction, trees, and your own brain. You might catch him. You might not.
Why similar: Cinematic 23.4%, Walking Simulator 22%, Immersive Sim 16.2%, Hidden Object 10.3%, Realistic 8.3%
A Doctor's Term is a first person, narrative experience with pivotal choices set in an ominous sci-fi government facility: The Ministry of Health — Enter a story of treating menacing medical cases where daily work often defies expectations...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.3%, Cinematic 25.8%, Exploration 10.1%, Realistic 9.2%, Dark 6.3%
Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.4%, Cinematic 23.7%, Immersive Sim 10.7%, Realistic 10.6%, Dark 7.6%
3Tower is a first-person horror adventure experience where you play as a night watchman on the graveyard shift. You might explore what going on here, or you might survive the night shift. It's up to you. This is a dense deep exploration in natural fears of graveyards - but pushed to a new level.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.6%, Immersive Sim 21%, Exploration 11.1%, Realistic 9.2%, Adventure 6.8%
OPEN THE DOOR TO WIN! Welcome to Just More Doors, a place where anything you can dream of might just be a door away from you. Go on, open the door, it is as simple as that!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.9%, Minimalist 15.8%, Hidden Object 13.2%, Exploration 11%, Realistic 8.2%
follow a mysterious cat as it navigates a surreal world of memories, searching for the lost love of its owner. The cat must journey through a variety of environments, from sunny landscapes to dark and mysterious locales, all while uncovering clues and pieces of the lost love story.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.6%, Cinematic 29.4%, Immersive Sim 21%, Exploration 10.7%, Atmospheric 4.5%
You are trapped in a looping hospital corridor. The rules are simple: Turn back if you see an anomaly. Close your eyes if you hear a sound. Do not move if you see an entity. Find the exit.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.9%, Cinematic 19.7%, Immersive Sim 16.5%, Hidden Object 11.6%, Exploration 8.5%
Confined to a wheelchair, explore a hospital pulled into a distorted world beneath reality. A slow psychological horror focused on exploration, tension, and the unsettling atmosphere of this strange place.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.4%, Immersive Sim 22%, Exploration 11.5%, Realistic 10.5%, Dark 7.3%
Dire Echo is a psychological horror walking simulator that immerses players in the eerie and oppressive atmosphere of abandoned deep space.
Why similar: Cinematic 28.2%, Walking Simulator 25.3%, Hidden Object 11.6%, Realistic 10.1%, Exploration 9.3%
You’re torn between a girl who is obsessed with you and a creature. Whose words can lead you out of this endless loop? Trust the right person in the right cycle to get closer to the exit, or be misled by facades, complicating your next loop.
Why similar: Cinematic 22.6%, Walking Simulator 21.8%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Dark 10.5%, Exploration 10%
The Falling Skies is a dark psychological horror walking simulator with survival elements. You play as a forest ranger patrolling a cursed forest where a village mysteriously destroyed itself in a single night. Explore abandoned paths and uncover the echoes of a tragic past.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.9%, Cinematic 31.7%, Exploration 11.3%, Realistic 10.1%, Adventure 6.3%
Angstraum is an oppressive horror game that traps you in a threatening, never-ending loop. Observe your surroundings, uncover deviant anomalies, and escape deadly threats to find the exit.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.5%, Immersive 15.8% ★, Immersive Sim 14%, Realistic 13.1%, Exploration 11%