Games Like Karoshi Club

If you're nervous about job searching and interviews, face your fears head-on in "Welcome to the Karoshi Club" a Japanese horror business punk visual novel.

Why similar: Capitalism 19.1%, Visual Novel 15.3%, 1990's 14.5%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Anime 11.8%

It is 1997. Farhad, an investigative journalist, arrives at an abandoned military base to uncover the truth behind a silenced 1986 meteor crash. But as he delves deeper into the forest, he finds that the debris isn't the only thing buried here. Some headlines are better left unwritten.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.7%, 1990's 14.6%, Puzzle 12.2%, Adventure 10.4%, Horror 8.6%

In STARECROWN, a visual-novel merged with a puzzle-based horror experience, your ANGEL whose watched from the distance finally makes himself known. For the worse.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Horror 18.7%, Hand-drawn 17.4%, Puzzle 9.8%, Lore-Rich 8.5%

A first-person atmospheric horror game. Explore and uncover secrets about the Paragon Corporation, a pharmaceutical on the forefront of innovation.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Horror 19.8%, Capitalism 17.3%, Puzzle 12.1%, First-Person 9.2%

Not My Floor is a horror game set in the grim stairwell of a Soviet-era apartment block on the outskirts of Kyiv in the early 1990s. After a long shift at the factory, all you want is to get home—but the elevator and the entire building have their own sinister plans, driven by a mysterious entity.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Immersive Sim 14.3%, Puzzle 10.7%, 1990's 10.5%

一款悬疑解谜的探案游戏，您将扮演负责案件的警探Chen，在犯罪现场搜索物证，利用关联系统层层推理，直到找到案件的真相。当然游戏中还有层层机关需要破解。真相只有一个，速来破案。

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.3%, Immersive Sim 18.9%, 1990's 14%, Puzzle 11.2%, Adventure 10.5%

On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Horror 20.5%, Stylized 12.1%, Dark 10.4%, Adventure 9.5%

Abode: Definitive Edition is the updated edition of Abode, it is a short walking simulator horror game, you are stuck in a loop going through a small house, when horror starts happening around you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, 1990's 16.5%, Immersive Sim 16.4%, Horror 13.7%, Surreal 8.9%

If you scream, it's game over! A death game linked with a microphone. Can you escape from the closed haunted house?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27%, Horror 20.6%, Immersive Sim 14.6%, First-Person 13.3%, Thriller 11.4%

You are trapped in a never-ending street loop. Observe your surroundings carefully and identify anomalies. Make the right choice at the end of each street and try to escape the loop.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.8%, Immersive Sim 20.2%, Puzzle 11.2%, Thriller 9.4%, Horror 8.7%

A first-person adventure horror game where you play as a night security guard exploring an abandoned summer camp, solving environmental puzzles, and surviving a relentless creature while trying to escape.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.2%, 1990's 14.6%, Puzzle 12.3%, Adventure 10.2%, Stylized 9%

A psychological horror game where you spend a night in the shoes of an arcade worker named Marcus. Win prizes on the crane machine and shoot some hoops. Just make sure to keep the doors locked.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.4%, Immersive Sim 22%, Horror 14.3%, First-Person 9.7%, Dark 8%

Your father needs a beer, and it's your job to get it. He doesn't care what it takes, so do what you must. Be quick though - it's not so safe in the dark.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.6%, Horror 19.8%, Dark 11.3%, Stylized 11%, Atmospheric 7.6%

8-hour Workday is an anomaly search game inspired by Exit 8 and Platform 8. The player needs to explore a creepy, ominous office where dangerous anomalies are lurking around and try to make it through the work hours. There are 27 anomalies in the game. See if you can solve them all!

Why similar: Immersive Sim 24.8%, Walking Simulator 24.5%, Puzzle 11.1%, Horror 10.4%, Surreal 8.9%

You are trying to reach classroom 1.09. Nobody is around, and the atmosphere feels wrong. Trapped in looping corridors, your only way out is to observe carefully, spot anomalies, and choose the right door… or remain trapped.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.7%, Horror 14.9%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Surreal 9.9%, First-Person 9.4%

Room 808 is a surreal horror game where you wander endless hotel halls in search of your room. Something feels off. Spot the anomalies, and try to get to your room before the hotel halls trap you forever.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.7%, Immersive Sim 25.7%, Puzzle 11.7%, Horror 11.4%, First-Person 9.1%

Redrum Hotel is a short, first-person horror adventure game. Roam around the haunted hotel, collecting scattered notes and avoiding the evil presence that seeks to rid you of your sanity.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.4%, Horror 21%, Thriller 15.3%, First-Person 12.3%, Atmospheric 8.1%

Inspired by SCP-860, take on the role of a lone Class-D Personnel forced into the mysterious forest behind the blue key. Follow the treacherous path, uncovering remnants of those who came before. With no turning back, your only choice is to push forward.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.3%, Horror 22.8%, Immersive Sim 21.2%, Puzzle 11.7%, First-Person 7.6%

You are a terrifying monster living beneath someone’s house. This is a dark, cruel, twisted interactive novel where you are the main abomination.

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.3%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Horror 14.1%, Anime 11.4%, Dark 9.7%

The Other Side of the Screen Shows a Truly Disturbing Truth.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.9%, Horror 16.1%, Thriller 13.5%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Stylized 9%

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: Walking Simulator 19.5%, Immersive Sim 18.4%, Horror 15.8%, Dark 9.4%, Puzzle 7.9%

You are trapped in a small house, suffering from psychosis with no memory. Carefully observe your surroundings to distinguish reality from hallucinations, and overcome your illness by taking medication from visitors at the right time.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.3%, Immersive Sim 17.7%, 1990's 14.4%, Horror 14.3%, First-Person 8.5%

This is a first person atmospheric horror game. The style of the game is influenced by old graphics trend (PSX games etc). You play as a part timer in a restaurant. You wash dishes, take out trash, pump the toilets and organize the table tops.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.5%, Immersive Sim 18.8%, Horror 18.2%, Stylized 12.2%, Dark 12.1%

A Night On The Farm is an atmospheric horror adventure with deep lore and surprising plot twists. Uncover the mystery surrounding your crash and the farm’s inescapable draw. Utilize key items, cryptic notes, and audio logs as you venture deeper and deeper into the unknown.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.5%, 1990's 18%, Adventure 11.7%, First-Person 11.6%, Horror 11.3%

You are trapped in a hotel room. Find the anomaly and break free from the loop.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.5%, 1990's 18.7%, Immersive Sim 16.6%, Horror 14.2%, Puzzle 9.4%

Step into the eerie Kowloon Walled City in 墙之恐惧: The Walls Still Stand, an indie horror walking simulator. Complete daily tasks, uncover dark secrets, and explore with 3D spatial sound. Think critically to unlock all six endings in this 1-2 hour journey. Can you escape the city's grip?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.1%, Immersive Sim 21.3%, Adventure 10.6%, First-Person 9.8%, Horror 9.5%

You attempt to leave an office building late at night but find yourself trapped in two rooms that repeat endlessly. The office is haunted. Find your way out.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.9%, Capitalism 16.4%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, 1990's 12.2%, Horror 11%

Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Horror 10.7%, Thriller 8.2%, Stylized 8.1%

Nomad Nightmare is a psychological horror where the line between dream and reality blurs. When his car stalls on a remote road at night, a vlogger finds refuge in a motel. But this place is a trap. Explore, solve puzzles, and try to escape the nightmare.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.7%, Immersive Sim 20.4%, Puzzle 11.6%, Adventure 9.5%, First-Person 7.5%

Explore a hauntingly surreal landscape filled with unused characters from a cancelled project in Bad Dream: Purgatory. Will you give them purpose, or will they be doomed to suffer?

Why similar: Hand-drawn 15.3%, Horror 11.9%, Surreal 10.1%, Lore-Rich 9.8%, Walking Simulator 8.6%

Uncover the mystery of an arctic cargo outpost's lost crew in this horror game. Take in the frozen sea and delve into the depths of the facility, finding items and uncovering new paths with each one to learn what really happened here. But be careful, because something else might be here with you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Horror 20.2%, First-Person 10%, Puzzle 8.4%, Dark 7.9%

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 29.3%, Immersive Sim 21.7%, Adventure 10.4%, Horror 10.1%, First-Person 9.8%

Mr. Red Face, a fictional character created by adults to teach their children, suddenly becomes real..

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, 1990's 18.6%, Horror 17.6%, Lore-Rich 10.5%, Dark 9.5%

After the Curtain Call is a first-person, narrative puzzle game, which holds the story of Yujin who thinks her life as a play. She uses a special 'dimension camera' to switch the dimension of objects and solve puzzles. Through the journey, she face the truth that was forgotten...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.2%, Puzzle 14.3%, Adventure 12.5%, First-Person 10.8%, Stylized 10.3%

Bad Cheese is a psychological horror inspired by the eerie charm of 1920s animation. Step into the tiny paws of a mouse spending the weekend at home with a dysfunctional Dad while Mom's away. Be on your best behavior and KEEP DADDY HAPPY.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.4%, Horror 16.6%, Hand-drawn 13%, First-Person 10.5%, Dark 8.9%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.3%, Immersive Sim 16.4%, Horror 13.2%, Surreal 11.1%, Puzzle 10.1%

Explore haunted locations with your VHS camera—but stay silent! Any noise could be your last. (Microphone required)

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.8%, Immersive Sim 19.6%, 1990's 14.1%, Horror 11.1%, Stylized 9.8%

Take a personality test with a definitely-not-clingy demon girl.

Why similar: Capitalism 21.8%, Immersive Sim 17.8%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Lore-Rich 11.5%, Horror 9.8%

From the sunken depths of a quiet lake, your heart pulls you to the surface; a doll awaits your ghostly form on the shore. Who are you? Why are you here? Discover the sleepy town of Tikhiyavoda, its community, and most of all, yourself.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.4%, Capitalism 19.6%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Stylized 9.1%

You are an Earworm. You are an underworld contractor who hacks memories for a living. Dive into the memories of your victims in order to unlock the security questions to their bank account.

Why similar: 1990's 19.4%, Walking Simulator 19.1%, Surreal 12.7%, Horror 10.5%, Thriller 8.8%

In Waiting is a first-person psychological horror game where you explore a haunted manor guided by Eleanor, an AI-powered ghost. Solve puzzles, uncover dark secrets, and experience true AI conversations that run 100% on your device with zero data collection.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Immersive Sim 15.8%, Puzzle 11.1%, Adventure 10.2%

These dark and desolate woods appear abandoned. Can you still hear the whispers of its missing hikers? Unravel their mysteries.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.7%, Immersive Sim 16.9%, Horror 14.5%, 1990's 12.9%, Stylized 8.4%

During your first night together, your girlfriend inexplicably exploded. Now you have to live with it...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.9%, Horror 17%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Anime 14.5%, Stylized 6.8%

What is inside the Red Fridge? Collection of six episodes of psychological analog horror. Tour through liminal spaces filled with surreal events and uncanny strangers. Inspired by retro horrors of the PSX era.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.9%, 1990's 14%, Horror 13%, Surreal 10.1%, Puzzle 9.2%

A short, experimental horror game about developing increasingly disturbing photographs in a darkroom.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.2%, Horror 20.6%, Thriller 12.5%, First-Person 11.8%, Dark 8.6%

GOLOD is an atmospheric visual novel about survival in the pixel-art style, where you will have to fight not only with a lack of food, but also with panic, suffocating idleness, secrets of the past, betrayal and difficult moral choices in a confined space.

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.7%, Anime 15.5%, Horror 13.7%, Thriller 11.9%, Hand-drawn 9.1%

You can go left or right, but remember, a mistake will cost you your life…

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, Immersive Sim 19.5%, Horror 15.6%, Surreal 11.3%, First-Person 10%

An orphan returns to the house of the deceased fortune-teller to uncover the secret of his family's death. He must accept his legacy and become a prognostic before supernatural madness engulfs people of his town.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.4%, Immersive Sim 17.5%, Horror 17.4%, First-Person 10.8%, Puzzle 9.5%

Drawn back to his haunted home, Dave must solve eerie puzzles, uncover forgotten lore, and survive the shadows that stalk every corner of its decaying halls - a past that refuses to let go.

Why similar: Horror 17.2%, Surreal 14.6%, Puzzle 12.8%, Immersive Sim 12.2%, Walking Simulator 11.8%

A game in the genre of horror that tells you the story of the main character named John who works on the space station Atlant. You will find a leisurely gameplay with elements of small puzzles and story narration through the onboard crew records. Welcome to the space station Atlant!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.4%, Horror 22.2%, First-Person 14.9%, Adventure 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.9%

An atmospheric horror journey between reality and madness. Three paths lie ahead only one is free of anomalies. Observe closely. Choose wisely. Save the lost souls.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31%, Horror 19.7%, Puzzle 12.4%, Dark 9.6%, Immersive Sim 8.3%

Embrace the horrors of Banban’s Kindergarten. Delve even deeper into the depths of the establishment that was left suspiciously empty. Try to survive the unexpected residents and continue the search for your child…

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17%, Horror 16.7%, Lore-Rich 12.2%, First-Person 10.5%, Puzzle 10.1%

A first-person psychological horror game where you play as a social worker who obeys a wall socket. Follow its instructions, explore the city’s last inhabited apartment building, and pry secrets from its residents. All to fulfill the terms of the contract.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 16.4%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Horror 11.5%, First-Person 9.1%, Surreal 8.3%

Beneath The Quiet: Where It Ends is a first-person psychological horror game. After a bank ultimatum forces you back to your childhood home in Miskolc, Hungary, you return to pack up the past, only to uncover buried trauma, unsettling memories, and a mind you can no longer trust.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.3%, Immersive Sim 15%, Horror 12.2%, Surreal 9.3%, Dark 9%

Blind Sound is a Game about, Exploration and Puzzle-solving. This is a Linear Story Based horror game which sets in a science facility. You will discover tons of thing and find about the Creepy history of this facility with Full of Creatures That extremely Dangerous.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Horror 16.4%, Thriller 11.8%, Dark 11.6%, Puzzle 10.6%

Continue the story of Banban’s Kindergarten. Delve deeper into the bizarre establishment where the place was left suspiciously empty. Try to survive the unexpected residents, all while uncovering the truth behind the place…

Why similar: Horror 18.9%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, First-Person 10.8%, Puzzle 10.6%

Infinite Innocence is a game about finding anomalies, but it is very easy to see them with lighting. What if we give it a little more difficulty and tension? Will you be able to remember everything until the end?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.4%, Immersive Sim 22.6%, Horror 12.2%, Surreal 11.7%, Puzzle 11.1%

SAIBI is a first-person indie horror game that covers the tragic content caused by the pseudo-religion in a certain village. You must unlock the puzzles that someone in the village made for you and get the truth.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30%, Immersive Sim 27.7%, Horror 25.1%, First-Person 9%, Adventure 8.2%

Spot the anomalies. Escape the loop. Akeno’s Veil is a psychological horror game where spotting anomalies is your only escape—from the relentless demon determined to pull you back.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Horror 16.1%, Anime 11.8%, Surreal 10.8%, Puzzle 10.4%

Explore the Poolrooms as if it were lost media from 1998.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.8%, Immersive Sim 21.6%, 1990's 16.5%, Surreal 12.6%, Horror 9.1%