Games Like KARMA: The Dark World

A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.1%, Dystopian 19.7%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 14.8%, First-Person 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same intense dystopian, surveillance-focused atmosphere and psychological investigation mechanics found in the seed game.

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

Why similar: Philosophical 17%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 12.1%, Sci-fi 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a profound, philosophical sci-fi narrative paired with psychological horror that challenges the player's perception of reality.

Rethink human’s dominion in The Invincible: a story-driven adventure set in a hard sci-fi world by Stanisław Lem. Discover planet Regis III as scientist Yasna, use atompunk tools looking for a missing crew and face unforeseen threats. Make choices in a philosophical story that’s driven by science.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Sci-fi 16.8%, Story Rich 9.1%, First-Person 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures a similar retro-futuristic aesthetic and slow-burn, narrative-heavy exploration style within a mysterious sci-fi setting.

1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.2%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Cinematic 13.7%, Horror 13%, First-Person 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a claustrophobic, atmospheric, and narrative-focused horror experience that emphasizes cinematic tension.

Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.

Why similar: Psychedelic 23.8%, Psychological 17.8%, Cinematic 15.7%, Horror 11.1%, Walking Simulator 11%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a surreal, thought-provoking narrative experience that blends psychological elements with a unique, unsettling world.

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: Dystopian 27.8%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Cinematic 15.3%, Atmospheric 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It features a haunting, dystopian sci-fi setting with heavy psychological undertones and a distinct, surreal aesthetic.

Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?

Why similar: Psychological 22.7%, Cinematic 17.7%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 11.5%, Story Rich 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply psychological and historical narrative-driven game that uses cinematic presentation to explore dark, unsettling themes.

ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.

Why similar: Cinematic 18.9%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Horror 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi horror game that emphasizes immersion, environmental storytelling, and the dread of an isolated, dystopian setting.

REVEIL is a narrative first-person psycho-thriller game that focuses on story, puzzles and exploration. Find out what’s going on inside Walter Thompson and what his dark past at the Nelson Bros Circus has to do with it.

Why similar: Psychedelic 21%, Walking Simulator 20.1%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 11.3%, First-Person 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on psychological exploration and atmospheric storytelling within a surreal, dream-like environment.

Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17%, Cinematic 14.9%, Psychological 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Emotional 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the psychological trauma of loss through a cinematic, first-person walking simulator experience.

Deep in international waters, Tesla’s Helios stands still. An unbound utopia for scientific research, Rose Archer steps aboard in search of her sister, quickly to discover not all is as it seems. A single word covers the entrance… QUARANTINE!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.6%, Horror 20.1%, First-Person 13.5%, Adventure 12.1%, Indie 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a visually striking, narrative-focused sci-fi horror experience set in a grand, isolated environment.

One-Eyed Likho is a grim first-person horror adventure set in a world inspired by a dark, Slavic fairy tale. Explore an unsettling and twisted land set in 19th-century Russia in your endeavor to escape your own evil fate.

Why similar: Philosophical 16.6%, Psychedelic 15.2%, Psychological 13.9%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a unique, atmospheric psychological horror experience rooted in folklore and surreal exploration.

The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.

Why similar: Horror 28.1%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, First-Person 10.7%, Story Rich 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It combines historical mystery with psychological horror and walking-simulator mechanics to create a tense, story-rich atmosphere.

Deliver Us The Moon is a Sci-Fi thriller set in an apocalyptic near future where Earth's natural resources are depleted. In an effort to solve the energy crisis, global powers created the World Space Agency and secured a promising new source of energy on the moon.

Why similar: Sci-fi 23.8%, Adventure 16.4%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Story Rich 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A strong sci-fi narrative game that focuses on atmospheric exploration and uncovering the secrets of a desolate, dystopian future.

Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

Why similar: Horror 29.5%, Psychological Horror 28.3%, Walking Simulator 10.4%, First-Person 8.3%, Realistic 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is a premier example of atmospheric psychological horror that relies on environmental storytelling and intense, unsettling pacing.

God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.8%, Psychological 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 11.4%, Emotional 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game is a pure psychological horror walking simulator that focuses on unsettling environments and narrative progression.

Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.

Why similar: Horror 16.7%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Psychological 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: It blends sci-fi exploration with cosmic psychological horror, creating a sense of isolation and dread.

Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.7%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 16.6%, Psychological 12.2%, First-Person 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a short, intense, and highly atmospheric psychological horror experience centered on narrative and environmental storytelling.

Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Walking Simulator 16.8%, Horror 15.6%, Realistic 8.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused psychological horror game that emphasizes exploring a domestic space to uncover a dark, tragic history.

In a remote provincial town, teenagers mysteriously disappear every 25 years. You're a high school student about to turn 18... But what if you become the next victim?

Why similar: Psychological 17.4%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Psychedelic 10.5%, Horror 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric psychological horror game that prioritizes narrative discovery and unsettling environments.

Embark on a terrifying adventure of a priest accused of murdering an altar boy. Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Walking Simulator 16%, Horror 12.8%, Psychedelic 11.1%, Story Rich 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich psychological thriller that uses surreal imagery and atmospheric exploration to build tension.

As one of many kidnapped and enslaved Probants of the Project 13 Group... You need to find Anomalies through your Walk. If you not obey and report , you will be stuck in it forever.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.4%, Psychedelic 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Dystopian 11.5%, Cinematic 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: It features a loop-based psychological horror experience that relies on observation and environmental tension.

You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.7%, Dystopian 16.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Psychological 11.9%, Horror 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that uses its atmospheric, surreal setting to build a sense of unease.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.6%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Horror 12.4%, First-Person 10.8%, Exploration 9%

Why You'll Like It: It is a quintessential narrative-driven walking simulator that uses atmosphere and environmental clues to tell a haunting story.

When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.3%, Walking Simulator 23.8%, Horror 10.7%, Psychological 9.8%, First-Person 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title is a surreal, psychological walking simulator that explores the depths of the human mind through abstract environments.

1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.2%, Horror 22.4%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Story Rich 11.4%, Atmospheric 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on investigation, psychological instability, and uncovering dark secrets within an atmospheric, narrative-heavy framework.

Implements of Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mysteries, unlock the secrets, and change the outcome in a slow-paced atmospheric, and extremely horrifying experience.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.6%, Psychological 16.2%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Cinematic 12.1%, Horror 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a focused, atmospheric psychological horror experience that relies on exploration and environmental storytelling.

Thin Threads is a first-person psychological horror game about a family's desperate struggle to survive poverty. Step into the shoes of each family member, witnessing their story unfold from different perspectives, immersing you in a truly haunting and disturbing experience.

Why similar: Cinematic 16.3%, Psychological 15.8%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Realistic 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic, psychological horror game that emphasizes realistic, unsettling atmosphere and narrative mystery.

Christmas Nightmare is an atmospheric horror game about New Year's Eve.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.4%, Cinematic 17.9%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Realistic 9.3%, First-Person 7.6%

Early 90s. You stayed in a quiet hotel for just one night and the next morning you’ve found out that the old world was destroyed. Alien dreams, secrets of your past and other guests that are turning into monsters. This hotel will not let you to check out.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.1%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 13.7%, Realistic 9.4%, First-Person 7.7%

The Hotel is an "old style" survival horror game!! Fight zombies and solve puzzles to try to escape!!

Why similar: Adventure 42%, Horror 27.2%, Indie 17.2%, Singleplayer 13.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title is a classic example of a first-person psychological horror walking simulator with a focus on eerie atmosphere.

Hell Dive is a first-person horror game where you are a Maritime Operative alone aboard a submarine. Sent on a mission to revive an abandoned deep-sea colony, you uncover dark secrets as terrifying and deadly horrors await in its depths

Why similar: Philosophical 16.5%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Cinematic 10.6%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%

RESTORER is a classic walking simulator set in an old, atmospheric mansion. Something roams the halls… It wants to share its secret—with the price being your sanity.

Why similar: Psychedelic 23.7%, Walking Simulator 20.6%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Realistic 9.9%, Horror 8.3%

The Hotel is a psychological horror thriller in which the player will have to face the evil living within the walls of a lonely hotel. But more importantly, the player will have to decide what this evil is to him. Maybe the nature of this evil is deeper than it seems at first glance.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.9%, Psychedelic 17.2%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 11.3%, Psychological 8.9%

You are wetware, working a mysterious job.

Why similar: Philosophical 18%, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Psychological 13.3%, Dystopian 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.7%

Pilot the MOLE, a monstrous post-war drilling machine built to descend deep below the Slavic soil. Fix failing systems, follow voices of the dead, and pray you can survive whatever is sharing your coffin. Will the vessel or your mind break first?

Why similar: Psychedelic 16%, Dystopian 16%, Philosophical 15.6%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 10.3%

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: Walking Simulator 20.8%, Psychological 16.2%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 11.3%, Realistic 9.8%

You are here to listen to The Voice. Do what he says. But don't listen to other voices... Obey the Voice is a pressure-driven psychological horror experience built on constant threats and rule-based challenges, where survival depends on attention, timing, and decision-making under extreme stress.

Why similar: Horror 16.6%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Cinematic 12.1%, Psychological 10.6%, Atmospheric 8%

Chorus of Carcosa is a first-person psychological horror game about an anxious sculptor who is trapped in a dark and ever-changing building. Stay silent, survive its twisted labyrinths and escape the monsters. Just don’t lose your way in the shadows or within your own mind.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.3%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 12.2%, Realistic 10.2%, First-Person 8.1%

Explore the truly frightening subway cars and find out what fears the main character will have to face.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.2%, Psychedelic 17.7%, Cinematic 15.2%, Horror 11%, Psychological Horror 10%

I'M STILL HERE - is a realistic horror game with an interesting plot and horrific screamers.

Why similar: Psychological 14.9%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Psychedelic 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Cinematic 9.8%

[SUBJECT] is a first-person psychological horror game. You wake up confused in a dark room, not knowing where you are. The last thing you remember is a robotic voice echoing through you ears. How you got here or why is unclear, but you do know one thing: You're being watched.

Why similar: Dystopian 17.8%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Psychological 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 9.4%

The Silent Snowfall is a first-person horror game.Embark on a dark Christmas journey where the silence of a winter night hides blood-chilling secrets.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.9%, Psychedelic 24.9%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, First-Person 9.3%, Realistic 9.1%

If hell is a state of the soul, these are the steps that will lead you to its gates. Dark Atlas: Infernum is a disturbing first-person story where an esoteric end of the world meets psychological survival horror with a strong narrative component.

Why similar: Psychological 20.3%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 13.6%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, First-Person 9.6%

Longing for light, a sunless world begins devouring itself. Every step shifts the landscape beneath you as you search for what remains of her.

Why similar: Psychedelic 26.4%, Walking Simulator 21.7%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 11%, First-Person 7.3%

Your task today: Memorize your environment and report any anomalies. Good luck with your shift! "Shift 87" is an observation horror game with subtle anomalies and unsettling occurrences.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.9%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Psychedelic 12.4%, First-Person 10.7%, Horror 8.8%

A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.3%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Horror 15.4%, Realistic 12.2%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Delirium is a psychological horror game set in a suburban house. After a mysterious explosion, reality begins to unravel.

Why similar: Psychedelic 18.4%, Walking Simulator 18.2%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 11.6%, Psychological 8.4%

"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.9%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 14.8%, Realistic 10.9%, First-Person 9.2%

A psychological horror game about being a child in an insane asylum. You're in a cruel world but your imaginary friends have your back. Here, you will uncover a dark conspiracy where you are to receive a terrible fate.

Why similar: Cinematic 17%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Emotional 10.7%, Realistic 9.2%, Psychological Horror 8.2%

it's always monday - is a first person exploration game

Why similar: Adventure 81.3%, Walking Simulator 3.8%, Psychological Horror 3%, Interactive Fiction 2.9%, Emotional 2.8%

Lose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite.

Why similar: Philosophical 19.1%, Dystopian 18.8%, Psychological 14.4%, Walking Simulator 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%

Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.6%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 14.2%, Psychological 11.2%, First-Person 7.2%

Keep in Mind follows Jonas, a man haunted by alcoholism, depression, and grief. One night, he awakens to a shadowy mirror world where beasts lurk and stars don't shine. Lost and scared, Jonas must face the twisted beasts if he ever wishes to return home and learn the truth about his darkness.

Why similar: Psychological 16.6%, Philosophical 13.6%, Emotional 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Walking Simulator 11.7%

Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17%, Cinematic 15.5%, Psychological 14.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 10.5%

When reality is a nightmare, nightmares become real. In this psychological horror game, you fight the terrifying creatures invading your mind. Can you save your sanity?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Horror 22.6%, First-Person 15.3%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Story Rich 7.9%

Experience the psychological horror of being kidnapped by a serial killer. Driven to escape, explore everything around you, use your wits, uncover secrets, and face the unimaginable dread of being in the victim’s place. Inspired by a true story.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.4%, Psychological 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Cinematic 11.7%, Horror 9.8%

Callus is a story about coldness, overprotection, and indifference. It can turn your soul inside out and crawl under your skin, leaving a lasting mark. Or it may simply pass you by. It all depends on where you choose to look… and what you are willing to see.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Cinematic 22%, Horror 18.2%, Realistic 11.5%, Atmospheric 11.1%

Dire Echo is a psychological horror walking simulator that immerses players in the eerie and oppressive atmosphere of abandoned deep space.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.6%, Cinematic 17.2%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Realistic 9.6%, Sci-fi 8.9%

You arrive at a deserted street that feels familiar yet is filled with unease. Pick up your camera, capture the hidden anomalies, and break this endless loop.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.9%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, First-Person 12%, Realistic 11.5%, Atmospheric 7.5%