- #1 I'm on Observation Duty 8
97% matchVery Positive96% of 256 reviews2025
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
Why similar: Psychological 17.8%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 11.6%, Hidden Object 9.5%, Logic 6.8%
- #2 Watch and Whisper
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Binary Lunar
Windows
A microphone-based surveillance game. Monitor a magical ball for paranormal anomalies. Draw precise sigils and whisper incantations to banish them. You must keep the cursed mirror sealed until the ritual is complete to finally defeat the lurking demon!
Why similar: Psychological 18.6%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 11.1%, Hidden Object 8.6%, Investigation 6.9%
- #3 Ghost In The Feed
96% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Nuci
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Hidden Object 15%, Puzzle 7.5%, Investigation 7.5%, Psychological 6.8%
- #4 Dream Paralysis
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Javadink
Windows
Your childhood bedroom appears different than you remember. Report all of the anomalies around you to survive the night.
Why similar: Psychological 21.6%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 12.2%, Hidden Object 8.9%, Supernatural 8%
- #5 What Is Going On?
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Genie Games
Windows
“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: Psychological 17%, Psychological Horror 17%, Hidden Object 12.9%, Horror 12.6%, Investigation 9.1%
- #6 Observer The Cat
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Horror Anomaly
Windows
🐾 A 2D anomaly-spotting horror. Watch cozy rooms, memorize every detail, and report anything unusual. Watch. Notice. Report. Survive until 06:00 — and don’t trust the cat.
Why similar: Psychological 19.3%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 11.2%, Hidden Object 10.4%, Investigation 8.9%
- #7 Silent Surveillance
93% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: 8x5y1a
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Psychological 15.4%, Hidden Object 13.1%, Investigation 11.2%, Horror 10.5%
- #8 SEEING THINGS
92% matchVery Positive96% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: Robot Invader
Windows · Mac
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: Psychological Horror 18.9%, Hidden Object 14.1%, Psychological 12.7%, Horror 11.6%, Investigation 8.9%
- #9 S.A.M. - Stasis Asset Management
91% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: MagnumOpus Inc.
Windows
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 20.6%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Hidden Object 13.4%, Horror 12.4%, Investigation 7.5%
- #10 Paranormal Snap Shot
91% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: NewtForge Games
Windows
Trapped in an endless looping school, can you find your way out by photographing all of the anomalies?
Why similar: Psychological 19.8%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Hidden Object 11.6%, Investigation 11.5%, Horror 10.8%
- #11 Midnight Monitor: Anomaly Watch
90% matchVery Positive92% of 114 reviews2023
Dev: Viexi Games
Windows
A "spot the difference" horror game where you have to monitor cameras in a haunted house and report anomalies. You have no choice but to finish the job. Can you spot every anomaly? Can you survive the night?
Why similar: Psychological 16.3%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Hidden Object 11.7%, Supernatural 10%, Investigation 9.9%
- #12 I'm on Observation Duty 7
89% matchVery Positive94% of 444 reviews2024
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.6%, Psychological 16.4%, Horror 12.5%, Hidden Object 12.4%, Investigation 9.2%
- #13 Anomaly Directive
88% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Grewler Games
Windows
Assigned to monitor live surveillance feeds, you must identify and report anomalies before the threat escalates beyond containment.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21%, Hidden Object 20%, Horror 15.4%, Investigation 14%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #14 I'm on Observation Duty 4
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 850 reviews2021
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A spot the difference -type of puzzle horror game about monitoring live surveillance camera footage and spotting anomalies. Anomalies range from furniture movement to intruders. Fix anomalies by filing reports. You will need sharp eyes and good memory. The goal is to survive the entire night.
Why similar: Psychological 19.3%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 10.4%, Investigation 10%, Hidden Object 9.2%
- #15 I'm on Observation Duty 6
86% matchVery Positive94% of 693 reviews2023
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
Why similar: Psychological 17.7%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Hidden Object 12.1%, Horror 10.5%, Logic 10.1%
- #16 Para Eyes
85% matchVery Positive96% of 152 reviews2025
Dev: Shawno Studios
Windows
Para Eyes is a spot the difference horror game. Flip through security cameras and find anomalies. But be careful not to go insane.
Why similar: Hidden Object 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Psychological 12.8%, Investigation 12%, Horror 10.1%
- #17 宿の掟 / Rules of the Inn
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pekomaro
Windows · Linux
The rules do not lie. The guests who obeyed them are still in the ledger, and nowhere else. An inn on the border of the afterlife; each night, another rule. Lower your eyes, cover your ears, judge what slips in. Some nights, what comes wears the name of a thing the rules describe. Obey, or doubt.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Psychological 16.8%, Supernatural 13.7%, Horror 13.4%, Investigation 9%
- #18 The Ministry for Anomaly Observation
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Game Kombinat
Windows
A retro anomaly observation game where a government ministry tasks you with monitoring CCTV feeds and identifying anomalies to construct case files. Missed anomalies corrupt the shift and its case file evidence.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Hidden Object 17.1%, Horror 12.9%, Supernatural 12.8%, Logic 8%
- #19 Anomaly Street
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pinholic
Windows
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 25%, Hidden Object 17.9%, Horror 13.6%, Psychological 11.2%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #20 RECursion
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Vessel StudiosPub: Black Vessels
Windows
RECursion is a horror puzzle game inspired by liminal spaces and the backrooms lore. Can you survive the eerie environments? is there something in the shadows? Its up to you to escape.
Why similar: Psychological 25.1%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Horror 13.8%, Supernatural 13.7%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #21 Midnight Taco
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: FrameField
Windows
Step into the shoes of a young girl who must face solitude and mystery while waiting for her mother at the taco stand where she works. It’s a rainy night, but that won’t stop some unwelcome visitors from showing up...
Why similar: Psychological 31.7%, Psychological Horror 29.4%, Horror 23.3%, Atmospheric 10.7%, First-Person 3.6%
- #22 The Remains of Dahlia
82% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: STUDIO PUZU
Windows
In the early 2010s, a housewife known as “Dahlia” was reported missing after running away from home. Her husband, Bowo, filed a report with the police, but the investigation yielded no results. With no clear answers, Bowo decided to investigate the case on his own.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Horror 15.5%, Hidden Object 14.4%, Investigation 13.1%, Psychological 8.7%
- #23 The Forsaken Tomb
81% match1 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Mashed Pixels
Windows
An endlessly shifting tomb tests your perception. Spot the anomalies, choose correctly, and find your way out.
Why similar: Psychological 23.9%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Horror 14.2%, Investigation 9.1%, Hidden Object 8.8%
- #24 Spectre Vigil
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: KitChaos_
Windows · Linux
Spectre Vigil is an Observation-Duty style horror game with a unique twist: Detecting ghosts! Spot many different abnormalities and handle terrifying entities, all whilst keeping track of what happens and figuring out what ails this location!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.5%, Investigation 14.6%, Horror 14.2%, Supernatural 13.2%, Hidden Object 11.8%
- #25 Still Here
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LordOfTheCat Art
Windows
Investigate a disturbing murder case in a world shaped by guilt, trauma and fractured memories. Explore unsettling locations, solve puzzles and uncover a truth your mind desperately tried to bury.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.9%, Psychological 17.4%, Horror 15.1%, Hidden Object 9.3%, Mystery 7.3%
- #26 Liminal Department
79% matchPositive86% of 44 reviews2025
Dev: Digital Star Games
Windows
Trapped in what seems to be an endless hospital department. Carefully observe your surroundings in each loop to escape the Liminal Department
Why similar: Psychological 17.3%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 11.2%, Investigation 10.4%, Hidden Object 9.3%
- #27 Highway 11
79% match3 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Enter Grip
Windows
Inspired by liminal horror, Highway 11 is a psychological horror anomaly detection game, an evolution of hidden-object titles. You awaken at an intersection. All roads lead back to the start. Observe your surroundings carefully to escape the endless loop and uncover the mystery of why you’re here…
Why similar: Hidden Object 15%, Horror 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Psychological 12.9%, Investigation 9.3%
- #28 St. Agony's Rest
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Huy Ngo
Windows
You were with her. Then you weren't. Push an elderly woman's wheelchair through the shadowed halls of a Croatian monastery turned hospice. She is dying. She sees what you cannot. What do you owe the truth?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.7%, Psychological 22.8%, Horror 17.3%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Supernatural 7.6%
- #29 Dead Stop - The Tenant
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Camel 101
Windows
A new apartment. One tenant who thought his luck had finally changed. One thing certain: some places never let you settle in. A short retro horror about dark secrets and a home that was never meant to be yours.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.6%, Horror 17.8%, Psychological 15.9%, Investigation 10.8%, Supernatural 8.6%
- #30 Birdwatching
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Harpia Lab
Windows · Mac
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 25.6%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 15.7%, Hidden Object 13.8%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #31 The Gretlow Tapes
76% matchVery Positive92% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: Aegon Games
Windows
Armed with nothing but your camera, investigate the abandoned Gretlow House in this short, atmospheric horror game. Uncover a chilling mystery through a realistic found-footage lens.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.5%, Psychological 16.3%, Horror 14.2%, Supernatural 13.9%, Hidden Object 11.5%
- #32 Who Am I
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PantsSmell
Windows
Lost in amnesia, face a horrific past rising from nightmares. Uncover the truth hidden in a diary. In this psychological horror where reality and hallucination blur, piece together memories before madness consumes you. When the truth is out, ask yourself: Who was I?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17%, Psychological 14.9%, Horror 13%, Supernatural 12.3%, Investigation 8.2%
- #33 A Developer Nightmare
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gregorio Antonio CurelloPub: Curello Studios ™
Windows
You’re stuck in a dream and must run a special program on your computer to escape. Anomalies in the house disturb you, increasing your stress. Work with 2 or more Players to clear them before your stress consumes you.
Why similar: Hidden Object 15.9%, Psychological 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Point & Click 11.9%, Horror 10%
- #34 Terminal Lucidity
74% matchVery Positive96% of 94 reviews2026
Dev: Happy Accident Studios
Windows
In a concrete slab beneath the earth, a lone technician is sent for routine maintenance on a network of supercomputers. Each terminal operates on its own hidden rules, and the only way to escape is to learn how to speak their language. Crack the code, unlock the truth.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Psychological 16.5%, Horror 13.7%, Investigation 13.2%, Logic 11.6%
- #35 UNHOST
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lumrak Games
Windows
You are a paranormal detective in an abandoned hospital. Monitor surveillance cameras and use a remote-controlled robot to capture anomalies. Collect evidence, explore your surroundings, make contact with ghosts. Survive seven nights of horror and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Hidden Object 12.9%, Investigation 12.1%, Horror 12%, Logic 9.8%
- #36 I Wish You Well
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AtarioVanix
Windows
A psychological horror puzzle game where forgotten memories, family secrets, and haunting riddles blur the line between reality and madness.
Why similar: Psychological 26.3%, Psychological Horror 25%, Horror 14.8%, Hidden Object 12.2%, Mystery 5.7%
- #37 RE-EXIT
74% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Nullworx
Windows
RE-EXIT is an anomaly horror game that challenges your perception and attention to detail. Your mission is to observe your surroundings carefully, survive, and report any anomalies.
Why similar: Hidden Object 15.4%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Psychological 14.1%, Horror 13.5%, Surreal 9.1%
- #38 Sprint 0
73% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Moody Games
Windows
The rules are simple: watch, remember, report. Keep your eyes sharp—the anomalies are waiting to be found. Fail your task, and you may never escape the office.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Psychological 17.9%, Hidden Object 16.8%, Horror 11.4%, Supernatural 9.7%
- #39 Mom Where Are You
73% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: twins_creators_studio
Windows
"Mom, Where Are You?" is a psychological horror game that tests your observation, memory, and courage. You play as a little girl left alone by her mother, trapped in a familiar yet terrifying room where reality begins to twist.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Horror 16.1%, Hidden Object 14.8%, Point & Click 11.3%, Supernatural 11.1%
- #40 Subject Breach
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dreamfold
Windows
Subject Breach is a hand-drawn psychological thriller about identity, control, and the quiet horror of being observed. Solve surreal puzzles, question self recognition, rethink human connection as reality fractures around you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.1%, Psychological 15.8%, Point & Click 13.7%, Surreal 13.5%, Horror 13.4%
- #41 Don't Fear
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DoGaeJa
Windows
Endure a recurring nightmare and search for scattered fragments of memory. Distinguish between the entities that approach you in different ways, and confront the traces of emotions long kept hidden in this first-person psychological horror game.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.1%, Psychological 24.9%, Horror 16.7%, Supernatural 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #42 THE APARTMENT LIES
71% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: SIENTURE
Windows
The Apartment Lies is a first person anomaly horror game where you must spot altered objects in a seemingly normal apartment. Observe carefully, choose the correct door, and survive psychological tension, sudden jumpscares, and brutal horror.
Why similar: Psychological 19.3%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 14.4%, Supernatural 12.3%, Investigation 11.7%
- #43 Mannequin The Passing
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 28 reviews2022
Dev: Robot Legs Games
Windows
Mannequin The Passing is a single-player psychological horror game. Get through the stages watching the mannequins carefully as some show signs of wanting to stop you. Use patience and observational skills to get through and survive the passing mannequin experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.8%, Psychological 19.7%, Horror 18.8%, Supernatural 12.3%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #44 Forgot
70% matchVery Positive93% of 107 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: Psychological 21.8%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Hidden Object 16.5%, Horror 12.3%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #45 Michael Test
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fancysquare
Windows
This is a test about sin. An audio-driven horror mystery where you reconstruct the hidden timeline inside a painting through sound and expose the sin concealed within.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 12.2%, Hidden Object 11.7%, Investigation 9.5%, Point & Click 9.2%
- #46 Silent Anomalies
70% matchPositive95% of 40 reviews2025
Dev: Pryeyes
Windows
Silent Anomalies is an intense surveillance simulator. You are a monitoring operator whose job is to find anomalies. Switch cameras, analyze changes, and detect things that look strange or out of place.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.9%, Hidden Object 14.4%, Horror 13.5%, Psychological 11.9%, Point & Click 9.9%
- #47 Lost Moment
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Natatem00 Production
Windows
Look for various anomalies happening in your apartment. If you do everything correctly — time will move forward. If not — you will return. Good night.
Why similar: Psychological 20.1%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Hidden Object 14.6%, Investigation 12.9%, Horror 12.2%
- #48 The Hour: Echoes of the Crescent
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Veilbreak Studio
Windows
A narrative supernatural horror set in the enigmatic Meridian Hotel. Players investigate through exploration, puzzles, and encounters with human and supernatural threats.
Why similar: Psychological 18.8%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Supernatural 12.2%, Investigation 11.6%, Horror 11.4%
- #49 Japan Stigmatized Property -日本事故物件監視協会-
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 369 reviews2025
Dev: 日本事故物件監視協会
Windows · Mac
Can you endure until morning Monitor Japan's stigmatized properties and report any paranormal activity If you miss a report or make repeated mistakes——
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Psychological 17.9%, Supernatural 13%, Investigation 12.7%, Point & Click 9.8%
- #50 Escape30DayCircle
69% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: ZHANG YI
Windows
A first person perspective horror game for finding anomalies. This realistic style of 'Escape from 30 Day Cycle' may be suitable for you. You will play the role of a stay at home man. One day, the player is trapped by a mysterious force and needs to explore secrets and find ways to escape
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Psychological 17%, Investigation 16.2%, Supernatural 15.5%, Horror 13.2%
- #51 Absolute Tenebra
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Absolute Tenebra
Windows
Absolute Tenebra is a third-person survival horror game. Play as a mysterious girl trapped in a surreal building, immersed in a living darkness where nightmares come to life. Explore haunted halls, solve puzzles, and evade horrific creatures to uncover the secrets of the Wardheim Museum.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.8%, Horror 17.2%, Psychological 12.3%, Hidden Object 11.6%, Puzzle 11.3%
- #52 IT WATCHES
67% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Alex Le Mesurier
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Hidden Object 16.2%, Psychological 13.6%, Surreal 12.5%, Supernatural 12.1%
- #53 Never wake up
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: ToquiGames
Windows
psychological survival horror
Why similar: Psychological 21.3%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Supernatural 12.2%, Horror 11.7%, Hidden Object 10.5%
- #54 MAZELOVE
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Damian Budzak
Windows
Your family and even the objects have turned into monsters. Survive the nightmare and fight to save them before the infection takes you too. Solve puzzles to uncover the truth behind the failed experiment.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.6%, Psychological 21.8%, Horror 17.3%, Puzzle 9.8%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #55 BAD SECTOR ³
66% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Gine
Windows
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 23.8%, Horror 17.5%, Psychological 16.3%, Hidden Object 14.4%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #56 I'm on Observation Duty 5
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 813 reviews2022
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21%, Psychological 20.1%, Horror 14.8%, Hidden Object 11.9%, Logic 8.5%
- #57 日本事故物件監視協会2 -Japan Stigmatized Property-
65% matchMixed69% of 198 reviews2025
Dev: 日本事故物件監視協会
Windows · Mac
Can you survive until dawn? Monitor real Japanese properties and report every anomaly. Miss too many… and you will fail.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.4%, Hidden Object 18.8%, Horror 18.4%, Point & Click 12.1%, Psychological 10.1%
- #58 Anomaly Mansion
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pinholic Games
Windows
Locked in the main room of a mansion, avoid becoming insane by removing randomly appearing anomalies. You start at 12:00 AM and can leave at 06:00 AM.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Psychological 19.1%, Horror 13.9%, Investigation 11.7%, Supernatural 10.4%