- #1 The Gap
97% matchMostly Positive73% of 142 reviews2023
Dev: MV JPL
Windows
The Gap is a short first-person horror experience taking place in a ghostly abandoned house on a lonely street corner.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Narration 17%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Exploration 10.1%, Horror 9.3%
- #2 Ocean Desolation
96% matchMixed55% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: BluSkie
Windows
Ocean Desolation is a Free Simple Linear horror game. After falling out of your boat during a thunderstorm you are left stranded in the South Pacific Ocean. Swim your way to different locations and find a way to call for help. But be careful, something lurks at the bottom.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.1%, Exploration 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, First-Person 10.6%, Horror 9.9%
- #3 LiDAR Exploration Program
96% matchVery Positive90% of 280 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 25.5%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Exploration 13.5%, Horror 11.3%, First-Person 9.6%
- #4 Dead Man's Fault
95% matchPositive86% of 37 reviews2022
Dev: Parker BectonPub: Scrunko Games
Windows
A short psychological horror game about descending into a cave.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.4%, Narration 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 11.6%, First-Person 8.6%
- #5 The Longest Walk
94% matchVery Positive96% of 401 reviews2022
Dev: Alexander TarvetPub: Somewhat Unsettling
Windows
The Longest Walk is a deeply personal biographical walking-simulator game about my father's experience of living with depression.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.5%, Narration 20.5%, Exploration 13.4%, First-Person 10.3%, Linear 7.8%
- #6 9 To Ashes
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Noctavera Creative Works
Windows
Survive an intense horror inspired by Indonesian folklore. Evade the cunning Tuyul and other astral beings, explore eerie, haunted environments, and uncover sinister secrets hidden within the supernatural darkness.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.1%, Narration 15.1%, Exploration 14.7%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, First-Person 7.9%
- #7 Framed Fear
93% 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 34.7%, Exploration 14.7%, First-Person 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 8.5%
- #8 Static Grain - Quiet a Night
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Helmold Games
Windows
Anna, an 18-year-old university freshman in a different city. Together with her friend, she rented a small apartment in the station district. They had no idea what would happen during their very first week in the new place.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.5%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Exploration 12.7%, Horror 12.1%, First-Person 11.7%
- #9 Don't Blink
91% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: Dragon Key Studio
Windows
Don’t Blink is a first-person psychological horror game. Navigate an abandoned asylum where blinking reshapes your surroundings - sometimes helping you, sometimes unleashing terror. The game blends slow-burn tension, stealth and psychological horror.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.2%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Exploration 10.9%, First-Person 10%, Linear 6.8%
- #10 Persecution - The Elevator
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Climbing Cats
Windows
Persecution - The Elevator is a first-person psychological thriller. Explore an ordinary apartment in a new building, where one night strange things begin to happen.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.8%, Narration 23.3%, Exploration 16.1%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, 3D 7.8%
- #11 御祝呪 -oshukuju-
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: TENJO GAMES
Windows
This is the story of curse and blessing hidden under a bloodline. Tamako wakes up to see an unfamiliar ceiling. She seeks an escape from the mansion, through traces of distorted feelings. “Novel-to-Experience” Adventure Horror.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.2%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Exploration 12.4%, Horror 12.3%, 3D 8.2%
- #12 LoopSpace
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: XUZHIHAO
Windows
Enter the patient's inner world. Seek out the abnormal, uncover the truth. You will step into the patient's mental world, explore their psyche, and search for anomalies and fragmented memories. Every wrong choice will send you back to the beginning—can you reach the eighth level?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, First-Person 16.1%, Horror 13.7%, Exploration 12.6%
- #13 Office Kurobaito
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: goenhatsu
Windows
An atmospheric psychological horror about exploring an abandoned late-90s office tower. Uncover the fate of Kurobaito Systems by investigating the building, its forgotten technology, and signs of an unseen presence.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.4%, Narration 19.2%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, 1990's 11.8%, Exploration 11.7%
- #14 Reel Horror
88% 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 32.5%, Exploration 15.9%, Horror 15%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, First-Person 10.7%
- #15 Too Well Hidden
86% matchVery Positive87% of 77 reviews2026
Dev: Runebox Studio
Windows
A found footage horror game about two sisters who often play hide and seek in their family home, recording everything with their mother's VHS camera. What begins innocently, soon turns disturbing, when it becomes clear that something is terribly wrong.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.5%, Psychological Horror 15%, Exploration 13.5%, Horror 12.8%, First-Person 9.4%
- #16 Playback Trauma®: The Dog
87% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Undying Joy
Windows
Your dog Marla got lost in the most terrifying forest in New Jersey while on a walk, and now it's up to you to find her. Search the area, clean up Marla's poop, and avoid the creatures that may be lurking in the darkness.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.3%, Walking Simulator 23.8%, First-Person 16.3%, Exploration 11.7%, Horror 7%
- #17 Purpose 1951
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Tonguç Bodur
Windows
"Purpose 1951" is an almost pure walking simulator set in the United States of 1951. You play as a retired doctor whose life falls apart.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.7%, Narration 18.5%, Drama 16.6%, Linear 12.2%, Exploration 10.7%
- #18 My Day Challenge
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: MindlessFinn
Windows
A short, atmospheric horror experience about daily life.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31%, Exploration 16.5%, Horror 15.9%, First-Person 11%, Linear 9.5%
- #19 A Deep Rest
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: David Wilkie
Windows
A Deep Rest is a collection of short stories about men and their relationship with mental health and depression. Taking control of a different character in each story, you will experience life from their perspective. See the problems and issues they face and help them find ways to be alright again.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27%, Narration 17.8%, Drama 12.6%, Exploration 11.6%, First-Person 10.3%
- #20 Backward poiesis
84% 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 34.2%, Exploration 17.7%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, First-Person 11.8%, Horror 10.1%
- #21 Unseen: 2002
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: First Impact Group
Windows
An ordinary home video from 2002 takes a terrifying turn as you get lost in the Backrooms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.9%, Exploration 15.6%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, First-Person 10.5%, Horror 9.4%
- #22 Melancholia Maze
82% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Angus Fenton
Windows
Melancholia Maze is a brief atmospheric horror adventure in a twisted version of home. Complete everyday tasks while avoiding lurking demons, collect clues to piece together a lifeline, and find your way out of the darkness. Escape is just a call away.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.5%, Exploration 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, First-Person 9.6%, 3D 7.8%
- #23 The Offering
82% 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 31.6%, Exploration 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, First-Person 11.4%, Horror 10.4%
- #24 Drowned Grave
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Markus Korda
Windows
It is a psychological horror game and walking simulator. Get chased by monsters. Monsters jumping towards at your screen.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Horror 11.7%, 1990's 11.3%, First-Person 7.4%
- #25 I'm Not Happy
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Comforts Ltd
Windows
A singleplayer, post-horror exploration game that gives you the opportunity to unravel the events that've taken place in a seemingly normal home.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.9%, Narration 24.5%, First-Person 11.8%, Linear 11.5%, 3D 9%
- #26 Effugium
81% matchMixed60% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Souporno GhoshPub: Team Glasses
Windows
Explore a cold, abandoned, and dreary facility to piece together its mysteries and find a means for escape from the horror that lurks within.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.1%, Exploration 14.2%, Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, First-Person 11.1%
- #27 A Service Call
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mike Engler
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your first assignment alone. An island where no one has lived for thirty years. A lighthouse that stopped shining. The job was only supposed to take a few hours.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Narration 16.4%, Horror 13.8%, Exploration 12.7%, Walking Simulator 12.5%
- #28 Where It Happened
78% 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 31.4%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 14.2%, First-Person 11.4%, Exploration 7%
- #29 Aberrant Nights
78% matchMixed66% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: Popoco Studio
Windows
Aberrant Nights is a first-person psychological horror game. The protagonist will travel to a suburban gas station in the middle of the night to become a part-time gas station worker.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.5%, Drama 18%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 12.2%, First-Person 10.1%
- #30 TAMAGORUDO - FLOOR O
76% matchMixed59% of 37 reviews2026
Dev: TamagorudoTeam
Windows
TAMAGORUDO - Floor 0 - is an atmospheric psychological horror game. You will find yourself stuck in a parallel floor of the Backrooms, trying to break out of the loop of a chicken-or-the-egg paradox. Will you find the answer to this endless question ?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.8%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Exploration 13.7%, First-Person 8.7%, Linear 8.4%
- #31 TERPENIE
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 883 reviews2025
Dev: Chugunovkos
Windows
In the gloomy atmosphere of post-Soviet everyday life, routine tasks like cleaning, cooking, and exploring your own room hide something much darker. Survive and uncover the truth before the maniac comes for you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.8%, Horror 13.7%, Exploration 13.2%, Narration 13.1%, First-Person 8.8%
- #32 Akai Onna
77% matchVery Positive88% of 232 reviews2024
Dev: Yamoto
Windows
Akai Onna | 赤い女 is a psychological J-horror game featuring a student.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.4%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, First-Person 12.8%, Horror 12.3%, Linear 10.1%
- #33 Echoes of Stella
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chill Studio
Windows
Echoes of Stella is a first-person horror adventure built around a unique echolocation device. Use it to navigate a distorted mirror world, revealing your surroundings in brief moments of clarity. Time your scans carefully, or risk exposing yourself.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.4%, Narration 17.1%, Exploration 13.4%, First-Person 12.8%, 3D 7.4%
- #34 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 34.1%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Exploration 16.6%, First-Person 12.2%, 3D 6.9%
- #35 The Shrouded
74% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Pulsar Origin
Windows
A short PSX-style horror game. Explore a dark cellar, collect 8 books, and survive a few tense encounters with a lurking presence.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.3%, Horror 14.8%, Exploration 14.4%, First-Person 13.6%, Linear 11.4%
- #36 Corporate 0
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hushed Cat
Windows
You're trapped in your office after a typical working day. Carefully explore every corner to reach the freedom and break the loop.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.6%, Exploration 16.3%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, First-Person 11.8%, Horror 9.8%
- #37 Liminal Sick Pizza Blue
73% matchPositive100% of 13 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 37.1%, Exploration 15.7%, First-Person 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, 3D 8.7%
- #38 Unwilling Host
72% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: HeZhiQiang
Windows
This is a short, first-person psychological horror game with VHS effects. Be careful, you are facing a terrifying being.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.5%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Horror 14.7%, Exploration 8.5%, First-Person 6.8%
- #39 ExitApartment
73% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Joseph
Windows
You awaken in an elevator. Something is terribly wrong with this apartment building. Find the scattered notes, follow the clues, and escape—before it's too late.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.8%, Exploration 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 10.7%, 3D 8.5%
- #40 Cave Crawler
73% matchVery Positive85% of 579 reviews2023
Dev: Technomancy Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Cave Crawler is a short horror game where you pilot a drone into a cave and discover something horrible.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.7%, Horror 15%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, First-Person 11.1%, Linear 8.7%
- #41 Fragments of Fear
72% 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 33.3%, Exploration 17.2%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, First-Person 11.3%, Horror 10%
- #42 The Forest Watches
70% match7 user reviews86% of 7 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 28.1%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Horror 12.2%, Exploration 10%, First-Person 9.2%
- #43 Biological Incident
71% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: MagistrGames
Windows
Cases of disappearances have become more frequent in the small town. The tracks lead to an empty house on the outskirts of the city...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.8%, Exploration 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, First-Person 11.4%, 3D 8.6%
- #44 GhostlyRyokan
71% 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 41.7%, Exploration 17.5%, First-Person 12.9%, Horror 10%, 3D 9.6%
- #45 Enjoy Your Stay
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kristian Kelloway
Windows
"Welcome to the Hudson Hotel, where our guests are our top priority." — This is not the hotel you remember. This is not the hallway you know. Something here is trying to lead you astray. Observe your surroundings, spot irregularities, and choose the right path. That is, if you really want to leave.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.9%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Exploration 14%, First-Person 10.6%, Horror 8.1%
- #46 Apart
68% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Hushed Cat
Windows
Run your own toy workshop in this horror-themed crafting simulation game. Chop, saw, paint, pack, and deliver toys for your mysterious customers.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.7%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 10.6%, Linear 9.2%, First-Person 8.4%
- #47 One Wish
74% matchMixed58% of 196 reviews2018
Dev: GDNomaD
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Сlassic indie horror for one evening. The game has no tips, you need to solve all the puzzles yourself and avoid the monster that wants to devour your soul. Therefore, you need to be very careful and attentive to escape from the nightmare.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.1%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Narration 14.5%, Horror 12.2%, Exploration 11.4%
- #48 ❌ M A N D A T O R Y ✅
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Appnormals Team
Windows
- - - - - - - Your participation is NOT OPTIONAL ❌🔒 Productivity is key. 💻 🌣 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - COMPLIANCE is required. 📝 ✅
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.6%, Exploration 16.2%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, First-Person 12.7%, Horror 11.1%
- #49 零点夜巡
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DaVinci No Games
Windows
I’m a night guard in these old alleys. Every day is the same: patrolling, punching the clock, and waiting for 6 AM. But tonight, the clock stands still at midnight. Can I make it home on time?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.3%, Exploration 18%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Drama 13.5%, First-Person 12.4%
- #50 Dream Prison
69% matchMixed58% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Budai
Windows · Linux
"Dream Prison" is a 3D horror escape game similar to Exit 8. Find the anomalous rooms and escape the cult church.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.2%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, First-Person 13.7%, Horror 12.4%, 3D 10%
- #51 Satori | 悟り
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: Black Phoenix Productions
Windows
SATORI | 悟り is a game that focuses on feelings of sadness and restlessness. In SATORI | 悟り the player immerses himself in a dream world to go on a inner journey of meditation. Are you ready to begin your journey within?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.4%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Linear 12.6%, First-Person 12.5%, 3D 6.1%
- #52 Anomalies Detective
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: ChenGame
Windows
A psychological horror game with a chapter-based plot, thriller and unusual elements! You are a novice paranormal detective, exploring secrets and finding ways to escape in an infinite loop of scenes. Many unusual things happen during this process, as if some strange force wants to devour you...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.7%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Exploration 15%, First-Person 11.3%, Horror 9.7%
- #53 Pregnant
71% matchMixed57% of 47 reviews2021
Dev: Pregnant
Windows
In this first-person horror experience you will solve puzzles while navigating the pitch black Reed forest. Armed with only your flashlight you are at the mercy of the forests inhabitants, with limited time to find your way before they find you and end your adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.2%, Horror 15.6%, First-Person 13.5%, Exploration 13.2%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
- #54 Scary 8 Bits
67% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Daniels Šlosbergs
Windows
A lightweight psychological horror and a walking simulator, where the player needs to carefully observe the surroundings to succesfully flee from this wretched place.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.8%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 10.9%, First-Person 10.6%, Exploration 9.9%
- #55 Allophobia
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amel
Windows
17 Horror rooms simulating common phobias. Are you afraid of spiders, cockroaches, snakes, heights, fire, being buried alive? Enter the black doors and conquer your fears!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.5%, Exploration 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, First-Person 10.7%, Horror 9.6%
- #56 The Lighthouse Whispers
67% matchNo user reviews
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 28.8%, Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 15.5%, Exploration 10.8%, First-Person 7.9%
- #57 The First Friend
70% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2020
Dev: Alexander Westwater
Windows · Mac · Linux
A majestic, first person exploration game that delves you into the personal story of you and Zack as you traverse beautiful terrains and discover the forgotten truth that is buried away deep inside.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.8%, Narration 17.4%, Exploration 15%, First-Person 12%, Atmospheric 5.5%
- #58 Condominium
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MatteoLippera
Windows · Mac · Linux
Atmospheric and calm horror, set in an disturbing Italian condominium. A story-driven adventure into the past traumas of Cesare. No hiding or running from monsters! Follow the dreamy shadows of your childhood trough the liminal spaces of your grandma's apartment.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.3%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Exploration 12.9%, First-Person 11.4%, Drama 11.3%
- #59 Unmixable Syrup
66% 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 48.1%, Exploration 19%, First-Person 13.7%, Atmospheric 7.5%, 3D 6.4%