Games Like Jacaro: Looming Dread

Investigate the case. Understand the Noise. Find the truth.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.9%, Hidden Object 19.6%, Mystery 12.6%, Psychological 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.8%

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: Hidden Object 24.6%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Psychological 17.1%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Mystery 9.2%

A short Japanese-style horror game in which you explore a ryokan where the proprietress is trapped and sever the forces that bind her.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.3%, Psychological 21.2%, Mystery 14%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Hidden Object 10.6%

A twisted cinema where familiar halls shift each time. Someone may be changing the path. Clues hide in posters, seats, and sounds. Watch closely. Silence, echoes, and the projector’s hum create a tense atmosphere that pulls you in—and keeps you on edge.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.8%, Hidden Object 27.3%, Choices Matter 18.2%, Mystery 15.4%, Horror 5.4%

Observe your surrounding and be confident there is or is not a anomaly to progress.

Why similar: Hidden Object 23.7%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Psychological 18.2%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Mystery 13.3%

Step into the shoes of Subject 35452 in a claustrophobic psychological horror experiment. Navigate a compact testing facility, identify anomalies, and survive the unpredictable environment.

Why similar: Hidden Object 25.3%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Mystery 11.3%, Psychological 11.2%

You came to photograph birds at Kûarasy Park. The deserted park, dead birds, and the locals with secrets suggest something darker lurks in the wilderness. Use your camera to uncover the truth behind the folklore.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.8%, Hidden Object 22.4%, Psychological 21.8%, Mystery 13.3%, Horror 7.7%

Don't miss the slightest sense of unease. In an infinitely looping casino, your observation is the only key to escape.

Why similar: Hidden Object 34.1%, Psychological Horror 27.3%, Mystery 17.3%, Dark 9.2%, Horror 6.9%

Romb is a short psychological horror game set in a mysterious confined room. Follow the voice's instructions each day if you want to make it out alive; no matter how wrong it feels.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.6%, Hidden Object 24.9%, Mystery 16.3%, Retro 7.2%, Psychological 6.7%

Build a time machine to see your deceased mother one last time.

Why similar: Hidden Object 21%, Psychological 16.5%, Mystery 13.6%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Old School 10.1%

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: Hidden Object 25.2%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Mystery 11.2%, Gore 6.8%

You are trapped on an abandoned space station, developing a bio-weapon that makes the infected hallucinate demonic entities. Spot any anomalous signs of infection before they kill you, complete your research, and unmask the conspiracy that brought you here.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.5%, Mystery 20.1%, Hidden Object 13.9%, Psychological 10.3%, Dark 9.5%

In Anomaly Street you must look around for anything that doesn't seem quite right. Once you've decided if there's an anomaly or not, continue down the road you think is right.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.5%, Hidden Object 30.8%, Psychological 10.2%, Mystery 8%, Horror 7%

A variation on classic memory game in horror setting. Cards can change, you have to stay focused, catching replaced card is a life or death situation. Play the cards. Track the changes. Survive the week. Collect your pay check.

Why similar: Card Game 31.2%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Board Game 9.7%, Psychological 9.5%, Horror 7.3%

Lunatix is a funny First Person Horror game where you do work for your horrible boss and solve puzzles in a world that fades into dreams... or dreams that fade into reality?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.7%, Psychological 20.3%, Hidden Object 19%, Mystery 16.2%, Horror 8.2%

A psychological horror game about working the night shift in a store that reacts to your mistakes. Follow procedure. Avoid irregularities.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.8%, Psychological 17.7%, Mystery 13.2%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Horror 7.1%

In this psychological horror puzzle game, test your vigilance in a spooky hidden object challenge. Monitor live cameras across haunted maps, spot spectral anomalies, and survive the night before horror consumes you!

Why similar: Hidden Object 31.4%, Psychological Horror 30.7%, Mystery 16.9%, Psychological 7.5%, Dark 6.4%

A psychological horror puzzle game where forgotten memories, family secrets, and haunting riddles blur the line between reality and madness.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.7%, Psychological 23.1%, Hidden Object 20.4%, Mystery 13.2%, Horror 7.5%

A 3D version of the classic game Mine Sweeper.

Why similar: Board Game 34.2%, Hidden Object 31.9%, Mystery 17.1%, Choices Matter 13.7%, 3D 2.4%

A first-person grindhouse survival horror ride where you photograph randomized trapped souls hidden inside cursed objects from a moving cart inside a cannibal family’s blood-soaked dark attraction, evade monsters and supernatural threats, and survive 3 deadly loops.

Why similar: Hidden Object 34.3%, Psychological Horror 22%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Gore 10.1%, Horror 7%

The Cube summons you. A sentient structure of many floors where every mistake drags you farther from the exit. Detect the bad sectors, climb through the levels… and try to break the cycle.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.1%, Hidden Object 23.3%, Psychological 13.8%, Mystery 13.2%, Horror 8.6%

Take the night shift watching CCTV over a sealed-off site: spot the smallest thing out of place, report it, and last until your shift ends. You can't trust what's on the screens — or the aging terminal showing them to you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.4%, Hidden Object 26.3%, Psychological 21.2%, Horror 7.3%, Mystery 7.2%

In this Easter Horror Game compete in the mini games, solve puzzles, and escape the Easter Bunny. PS1 style survival horror!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.4%, Psychological 20.6%, Gore 12%, Retro 10.3%, Mystery 10.2%

A big secret hidden in a small room. "1K - Small Room -" is a first-person horror adventure game set in a single apartment room. Explore the confined space and uncover the hidden truth.

Why similar: Hidden Object 27.7%, Psychological Horror 27.2%, Mystery 12.8%, Dark 9.7%, Horror 9.6%

A normal story about Charlotte's ex.

Why similar: Card Game 32.7%, Psychological 19.6%, Hidden Object 16%, Mystery 9.4%, Dark 7.2%

Assessment is a short psychological horror experience focused on tension, atmosphere, and player choice. You are trapped in a confined environment where you must read, think, and respond under pressure. As the test progresses, the situation becomes more disturbing, unpredictable, and dangerous.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.4%, Psychological 27.6%, Mystery 10.9%, Horror 9.1%, Dark 8.1%

A first-person dark horror game essentially tells about mental suffering, overcoming fears, and the power of true love.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Hidden Object 20%, Psychological 19.1%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Mystery 8.7%

A PSX-style psychological horror game where rapid-fire microgames become a system of obedience. Read the Panel’s commands, react before time runs out, and survive each room — or face the Executioner.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.3%, Psychological 24.2%, Mystery 15.3%, Retro 10.9%, Old School 8.6%

“What is going on?” is a anomaly detection & survival horror game. Players take the role of a lone resident who must endure five nights, using limited flashlight and CCTV to survive. Strange anomalies and entities invade the home, and the player must detect, defend, and hide to stay alive.

Why similar: Hidden Object 26.8%, Psychological Horror 25.8%, Psychological 18.6%, Mystery 14.5%, Horror 7.9%

WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.6%, Psychological 15.5%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Mystery 10.4%, Gore 8.3%

Your childhood bedroom appears different than you remember. Report all of the anomalies around you to survive the night.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.5%, Psychological 24%, Hidden Object 19%, Mystery 14.8%, Horror 7.8%

This is an anomaly game set inside a mall. Several Jump scares. Fun little "Spot the difference game" with a touch of horror. Get it correct 10 times in a row and you win. You can consider this "Early Release" But the first store is done and if this does well I'll add more in the future :)

Why similar: Hidden Object 41.5%, Psychological Horror 32.8%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Horror 8.8%, First-Person 3.6%

EYES BEHIND is a retro-style FPS survival horror inspired by the classics. Can you survive a deadly game of hide-and-seek with a sinister stranger? Use your wits and courage to stay alive in this tense psychological thriller.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.3%, Psychological 25.2%, Hidden Object 17.6%, Horror 9.2%, Mystery 6.8%

Ten Days Nightmare is a first‑person psychological horror game. Trapped in a closed space within a 10‑day loop, you hunt for random eerie anomalies, choose to shoot or sleep, distinguish dreams from reality, and uncover the truth behind the cycle.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 34%, Psychological 24.5%, Mystery 18.8%, Choices Matter 12.5%, First-Person 4.8%

To escape from a hospital whose roof is underground, you must descend to the deepest level. At every step, you need to endure witnessing the results of horrific experiments. And rest assured, you will never predict the end of the story.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.3%, Psychological 17.7%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Mystery 11.5%, Gore 9.2%

“0.0035%” is a mystery & horror game set in modern Japan. Players piece together fragmented clues and items to uncover hidden truths. No flashy action—only a shocking finale and deep, thought‑provoking exploration with multiple endings.

Why similar: Psychological 23.4%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Mystery 18.9%, Hidden Object 15.2%, Horror 9.1%

A bite-sized psychological horror game about a wayward soul who seeks transformation through a sinister ritual.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 35%, Psychological 15.2%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Horror 12.1%, Mystery 9.8%

Choose your path: play as Detective Mick, determined to uncover the town’s buried secrets, or survive as Alex, focused only on escaping the horror with their life intact. Make Items, solve puzzles, choose to save or abandon the people of this town. Whatever it takes to see the end of this nightmare.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.3%, Hidden Object 20.2%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Psychological 13.3%, Mystery 10.2%

Are you ready to face your nightmares?

Why similar: Hidden Object 20.6%, Psychological Horror 20%, Mystery 12.9%, Psychological 12%, Retro 8.9%

Full tilt surveillance horror. Keep your eyes locked on security cameras for an outrageous collection of horrific anomalies, suspicious movement, and the occasional T-Rex. Observe, detect, survive!

Why similar: Hidden Object 29.2%, Psychological Horror 28.6%, Psychological 13.9%, Mystery 10%, Dark 8.9%

An observation horror where cameras keep you alive—until they kill you. Hunt anomalies, guard your sanity, and survive a night with the Wendigo stalking behind you.

Why similar: Hidden Object 34.5%, Psychological Horror 26.1%, Mystery 15.3%, Horror 8%, Gore 5.9%

An exploration adventure game where you search for a way to escape a building that traps you at dusk.

Why similar: Hidden Object 44.3%, Psychological Horror 36.9%, Horror 9.7%, First-Person 6.2%, Indie 1.8%

Indie anomaly-detection game set in a bleak Eastern-European stairwell. 11 floors, 40+ anomalies, minimal horror, maximal tension.

Why similar: Hidden Object 23.6%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Psychological 21.1%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Dark 8%

Blackjack and a loaded revolver. What can go wrong ? Deal, hit or stay on your card combination ! Choose wisely your life depends on it !!

Why similar: Card Game 40.3%, Psychological Horror 25%, Psychological 17.2%, Strategy 5.7%, Dark 3.3%

The Midnight Biohazard is a first person choice based horror game set in an abandoned mining site. You were sent there to clean the place up and retrieve secret documents in the mines. However the mines have a dark history with a serial killer that was killing in the mines back then.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.3%, Psychological 17.9%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Mystery 13.1%, Retro 7.9%

Desecrated Deck is a dark and occult-inspired card game set in the basement of a cursed house where every move is the difference between life and death. With the help of powerful Item and Perk cards, you forge spiritual pacts to put a stop to malicious souls...

Why similar: Card Game 26.5%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Psychological 14.3%, Choices Matter 10%, Mystery 9.4%

Silent Surveillance is a horror puzzle game where you monitor multiple security cameras to find anomalies. Stay vigilant—you wouldn't want to succumb to the lurking terror waiting for a single moment of distraction. Can you survive the night?

Why similar: Hidden Object 27.3%, Psychological Horror 25.6%, Psychological 16.9%, Mystery 16%, Horror 6.6%

Classic DS horror reborn. Awaken in an abandoned hospital with no memory, no escape and unspeakable horrors lurking in the dark. The horror classic Dementium: The Ward returns, enhanced for 4K display and Steam Deck Verified, where every shadow hides a new threat, and every corridor a new nightmare.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Psychological 19.2%, Gore 12.6%, Old School 10.9%, Retro 9.3%

深夜、あなたは一人、呪われた家にいる。 カメラを設置するだけの簡単な仕事のはずだった。

Why similar: Psychological 28.7%, Psychological Horror 27.7%, Hidden Object 20.3%, Dark 10.5%, Horror 9.4%

A girl. A store. A silence that never ends. The world outside is broken, but the paths within are worse. Every choice feels right. Until it’s too late.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31%, Psychological 20.6%, Mystery 17.1%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Gore 6.4%

You are a broken ex–police officer haunted by your partner’s disappearance. A mysterious clue drags you into decaying places infected by a devilish presence, breathing, waiting, watching from the dark. Solve cryptic puzzles, face buried guilt, and uncover a truth that was never meant to surface.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31%, Psychological 21.8%, Hidden Object 20.6%, Horror 7.7%, Mystery 6.9%

A Horror Story: The Trailer Park is a first-person psychological horror game where players explore a mysterious trailer park, uncover secrets, and face tense, immersive moments driven by narrative and player choice.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32%, Psychological 19%, Retro 11.6%, Old School 9.7%, Horror 8.3%

Five cameras. Five nights. One caretaker who's starting to notice too much. A slow-burn surveillance horror where the building lies to you — and the system does too.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.1%, Mystery 23.2%, Gore 13.1%, Dark 13%, Horror 11.4%

A Russian Roulette duel twisted with Cards and Rock–Paper–Scissors.

Why similar: Card Game 34.2%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Board Game 16.4%, Psychological 8.5%, Strategy 5.6%

Jeremy, No! Is a spot the difference horror game where you are babysitting a poltergeist named Jeremy. Jeremy isn’t allowed to move stuff around or invite any “friends”, so carefully look at the rooms and call him out if anything has changed. Don’t let Jeremy get away with too many shenanigans...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.4%, Psychological 25.5%, Hidden Object 21.6%, Horror 8.3%, Mystery 8.2%

'Veronica' is a first person psychological horror game based on the events that occur after your movie is interrupted by an alert due to sighting reports of a 7 year old girl, Veronica, who went missing 3 years ago. Why does it seem like you know more about it than you're sharing?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.3%, Psychological 21.1%, Mystery 16.8%, Gore 15%, Dark 10.1%

You wake up in your room after being passed out from drug abuse. As you wander the house, you start to find that things aren't what they seem. Your mother is missing and something is in the house with you... Escape the house or get sober before it's too late...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.6%, Psychological 26.1%, Hidden Object 23%, Horror 7.7%, Dark 6.4%

Play a game of luck and strategy against an entity claiming to be a tribal god. Toss tokens, use voodoo magic, ask questions and try to keep your life away from getting snuffed out...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26%, Board Game 24%, Mystery 16.6%, Card Game 15.8%, Horror 7.8%

A real-time surveillance thriller where you control security systems, switch between dozens of camera feeds, and react to anomalies before everything collapses. Observe or perish.

Why similar: Hidden Object 27.2%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Psychological 13.5%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Mystery 9.3%

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: Psychological Horror 27.1%, Psychological 17.8%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Mystery 10.7%, Hidden Object 8.9%