Games Like KRAMPEN

Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future.

Why similar: Dark 23.4%, Horror 19.2%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Story Rich 12.7%, Atmospheric 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This title shares a similar dark, supernatural, and atmospheric tone rooted in folklore and exploration.

Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?

Why similar: Detective 29.3%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Thriller 12.5%, Horror 12.1%, Story Rich 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, investigative experience that rewards players for exploring a dark, abandoned setting to uncover a hidden story.

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: Detective 32.9%, Walking Simulator 25.5%, Horror 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Exploration 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the atmospheric, forest-based exploration and mystery-solving found in KRAMPEN.

Immerse yourself in the obscure and mysterious autumnal forest, where every wrong step could be your last. As you travel uncover the dark story behind this place, where beauty and danger have become as one.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.2%, Dark 15.8%, Horror 11.9%, Exploration 10.8%, Atmospheric 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the same sense of isolation and dread while navigating a dense, atmospheric wilderness.

The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.

Why similar: Horror 17.9%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Walking Simulator 15.6%, Dark 15.1%, Story Rich 11%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential psychological horror walking simulator that focuses on shifting environments and a fractured narrative.

Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.

Why similar: Horror 25.2%, Thriller 14.5%, Point & Click 12.7%, Dark 11.6%, Story Rich 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in atmospheric, story-rich horror that utilizes a unique visual style to convey deep, unsettling themes.

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

Why similar: Horror 18.6%, Detective 17%, Point & Click 16.5%, Dark 12.6%, Story Rich 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a raw, dark, and deeply emotional narrative experience that resonates with the psychological weight of KRAMPEN.

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32%, Story Rich 21.6%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Exploration 8.7%, Dark 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: An essential narrative-focused walking simulator that excels at telling a poignant, mysterious story through environmental interaction.

Can you solve the mystery of the Beast of Gozdary?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.9%, Detective 21.2%, Horror 16.5%, Story Rich 9.8%, Exploration 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A moody, exploration-heavy game that prioritizes atmosphere and mystery over traditional combat.

A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.

Why similar: Horror 48.4%, Atmospheric 23.4%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Indie 9.2%, Singleplayer 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: This indie title delivers a claustrophobic and surreal psychological horror experience that feels both personal and terrifying.

In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.6%, Thriller 15.5%, Dark 12.2%, Horror 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the walking-simulator mechanics and dark, atmospheric focus that define the core experience of KRAMPEN.

There is only you and the Forest. In "Rooten" there are no compulsory tasks, time just goes by, and days pass by independently of you. You can explore the Forest, try to get out, or even do nothing at all. The forest has always been here, and always will be. You won't change it no matter what.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.2%, Dark 16.6%, Horror 15.5%, Story Rich 8.6%, Choices Matter 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror walking simulator that leans into a dark, unsettling aesthetic and environmental storytelling.

Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.

Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Point & Click 18.1%, Horror 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Choices Matter 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: This point-and-click horror game features a strong detective narrative and meaningful choices that impact the story.

You were supposed to have a relaxing cabin trip on a island all alone but after several strange encounters you had a mystery to solve, will you be able to survive a first-person psychological horror game or will you run away?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Dark 16.1%, Horror 15.5%, Multiple Endings 15%, Story Rich 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A short, effective psychological horror experience that mirrors the intimate, isolated feeling of KRAMPEN.

Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.4%, Story Rich 15.2%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Thriller 10.3%, Exploration 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: While less horror-focused, it is the gold standard for atmospheric, narrative-driven exploration in a secluded, natural setting.

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: Horror 18.9%, Multiple Endings 18.7%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Story Rich 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic indie horror game that relies on exploration and atmosphere rather than jump scares to tell its story.

Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.

Why similar: Thriller 24.8%, Horror 22.7%, Point & Click 18.5%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Story Rich 8%

Why You'll Like It: An experimental, narrative-heavy horror game that uses unique mechanics to build tension and mystery.

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: Thriller 29.8%, Horror 17.7%, Dark 16.4%, Story Rich 13.1%, Atmospheric 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological thriller that explores heavy themes through a lens of intense, atmospheric realism.

Graham’s alone in a forest filled with strange wolves. While he’s fleeing for his life he finds a lost girl in an abandoned lodge that won’t survive without his help. Try to find their way to safety in this slow-burning cinematic thriller filled with puzzles, hand-drawn animation and lots of mystery

Why similar: Thriller 29.7%, Point & Click 26.6%, Story Rich 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Adventure 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven adventure that blends point-and-click mechanics with a haunting, psychological horror undertone.

There are 6 depths to descend; the further you go, the more terror you will experience. Uncover mysteries, solve puzzles, and immerse yourself in a dark storyline that Inside Depth 6 has to offer. Journey through all 6 depths to uncover the secrets buried within.

Why similar: Thriller 25.1%, Dark 14.5%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Horror 13.8%, Walking Simulator 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological thriller that keeps the player on edge through its dark, oppressive atmosphere and mystery.

Missing Hiker is a short indie horror game, where your brother Ethan went missing while hiking and you need to find him.

Why similar: Thriller 27.9%, Horror 19.7%, Walking Simulator 17%, Dark 15.3%, Atmospheric 8%

Why You'll Like It: This psychological horror game excels at building tension through its atmospheric, retro-inspired exploration.

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: Detective 27%, Walking Simulator 23.8%, Horror 16.8%, Multiple Endings 12%, Choices Matter 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It combines detective-style investigation with intense, dark psychological horror in a highly detailed environment.

Award-winning, innovative puzzle-adventure. By communicating through your PC, you must help a kidnapped man escape captivity - in real-time. While you sleep, he is alone. When you return to your PC he has hope. Your encouragement and advice will be the difference between his salvation or despair.

Why similar: Thriller 18.6%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Dark 9.7%, Horror 9.7%, Multiple Endings 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich, choice-driven game that focuses on the psychological connection between the player and a trapped character.

A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Horror 16%, Dark 15.6%, Point & Click 12.8%, Story Rich 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that utilizes a distinct pixel-art style to deliver a surreal and unsettling horror story.

Demons Never Lie is a creepy graphic adventure made with voxel and low-poly where even your soul is at stake! An incredible and dark story with elements of the classic point&click and visual novels. An exciting interactive experience with a unique atmosphere.

Why similar: Point & Click 16.9%, Horror 14.7%, Dark 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Adventure 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: An indie adventure that weaves a dark, supernatural narrative with point-and-click exploration.

UNFORGOTTEN – a story-driven, non-linear visual novel, where you can immerse in the ethnic ambience of Northern myths and horrors. Can you solve the riddles of the past - without ever losing yourself in the present? Your fate is in your hands!

Why similar: Visual Novel 14.8%, Horror 13.9%, Dark 13.1%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Choices Matter 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A visual-novel-inspired adventure that relies on its atmospheric setting to tell a compelling, mysterious story.

HOME is a feel-good walking simulator experience in which you create your own poem and music. Embark on a poetic and musical heartwarming journey about what home means to you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.9%, Multiple Endings 18.5%, Choices Matter 16%, Exploration 11.6%, Atmospheric 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A short, indie horror experience that focuses on player choice and the power of suggestion in its narrative.

You were on the brink of becoming homeless, but that's when you found a sewer job application, you got accepted. What seemed like a chill work at first turned quickly in to an unsettling experience.

Why similar: Thriller 22.8%, Horror 13%, Dark 12.8%, Walking Simulator 11%, Choices Matter 9%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric thriller that focuses on mystery and the tension of exploring an unsettling, confined space.

An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

Why similar: Detective 19%, Thriller 14.2%, Point & Click 11.5%, Horror 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.9%

Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.

Why similar: Thriller 23.2%, Detective 22.8%, Dark 12.3%, Horror 12%, Multiple Endings 9.2%

Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.9%, Horror 14%, Dark 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.7%

What hides in the depths of the forest?!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.3%, Horror 20.4%, Dark 13.3%, Exploration 10.9%, Atmospheric 10.2%

You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.

Why similar: Thriller 17.2%, Point & Click 14.4%, Dark 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Noir 10.2%

Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.

Why similar: Noir 26.6%, Detective 21.8%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Dark 10.3%, Story Rich 7.2%

An adventure about searching for a missing hunter and meeting with alien beings! Explore wild nature, climb on a rock, lure out a boar, meet a wolf, survive in a rockfall. Heal a deer and trick a creature! Meet the Unknown and find mystery!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.6%, Point & Click 18.5%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Story Rich 11.2%, Exploration 8.3%

You have arrived in a forest where people are rumored to disappear and strange things happen... Locals often see bright flashes and hear strange sounds...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.2%, Thriller 25.4%, Horror 18.5%, Dark 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.1%

Will you be able to uncover your raison d'être and solve the mysteries that await in this suspenseful thriller?

Why similar: Visual Novel 33%, Exploration 17.5%, Adventure 14.6%, Story Rich 14.2%, Multiple Endings 9.5%

A mute little thing with borrowed magic. A house that murmurs back. Ask wrong, and you might wake something that remembers your name.

Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Dark 11.9%, Horror 11.4%, Choices Matter 10%

The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.

Why similar: Thriller 26.8%, Walking Simulator 21.3%, Horror 15.1%, Dark 14.6%, Atmospheric 6.6%

Take the role of a detective from Tokyo who tries to solve the mysterious case of the disappearance of a young camper. You will try to follow the trail of evidence to guide you through an enigmatic and paranormal case connected with a Japanese urban legend. Can you help until the end?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.3%, Point & Click 20.5%, Horror 15.9%, Dark 14.8%, Exploration 9.2%

You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.6%, Thriller 18.6%, Horror 17%, Dark 15.8%, Story Rich 8.7%

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 46.5%, Exploration 16.2%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Adventure 9.3%

It's a mystery game that reveals the truth through an autopsy. Be a forensic doctor and find out why the dead died.

Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Point & Click 16.7%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Visual Novel 12%, Multiple Endings 6.4%

Home is a unique horror adventure set in a beautifully-realized pixel world. It’s a murder mystery with a twist—because you decide what ultimately happens.

Why similar: Horror 16.3%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Thriller 13.1%, Walking Simulator 12%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%

You've been called into the forest to investigate a wounded deer, but the forest is dark and all you have is a flashlight. Oh bother, what a Tuesday you're having.A retro PSX style horror game

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35%, Horror 29.7%, Exploration 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Adventure 6.8%

This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.

Why similar: Thriller 23.2%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Dark 13%, Choices Matter 9.9%

"Tavern in the Woods" is a first person, single-player interactive fiction story that blends mystery, storytelling, and supernatural horror. Players explore and investigate an isolated environment as the narrative slowly unfolds, gradually uncovering the truth behind the eerie emptiness.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.8%, Dark 25.3%, Exploration 17.4%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Adventure 9.4%

Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness

Why similar: Thriller 28.8%, Horror 19.9%, Dark 15.3%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Walking Simulator 11.3%

Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths

Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Dark 19.4%, Story Rich 14%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Atmospheric 9.6%

You are here to listen to The Voice, do what he says. But don't listen to other voices...

Why similar: Horror 19.4%, Dark 16.9%, Walking Simulator 16%, Thriller 12.7%, Atmospheric 8.4%

Midnight Swamp is a dark point-and-click adventure where you will dive into a world of eerie fairy tales. Play as a tourist who must find a way out of a mysterious swamp, where every corner hides a riddle.

Why similar: Dark 15.8%, Point & Click 15.7%, Detective 13.8%, Horror 13.1%, Side Scroller 12.5%

Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 22.1%, Choices Matter 18.5%, Exploration 17.6%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Adventure 8.7%

In TRAILCAM, you are a wildlife investigator called to the Appalachian Mountains to solve mysterious missing person cases. Using trail cameras from your watchtower, you’ll uncover a sinister truth, navigating a non-linear plot full of twists. Can you solve the mystery?

Why similar: Thriller 37.7%, Horror 26.4%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Multiple Endings 7.2%, Choices Matter 6.4%

Siberian Way is a detective thriller novel. Follow the dark non-linear story and decide how it can end! For all fans of snowy Siberia, Murder on the Orient Express and twisted plots, seasoned with mysticism.

Why similar: Detective 22.6%, Dark 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Horror 12.4%, Choices Matter 11%

Two souls are drawn into a mysterious otherworld—and torn apart. In a realm filled with danger and restless spirits, each searches for the other while uncovering hidden truths. A suspenseful multi-ending adventure where every choice shapes their fate.

Why similar: Thriller 27.8%, Horror 15.1%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Dark 9.9%, Story Rich 8.7%

IMPETUM - horror, thriller, drama with elements of detective fiction. Can you uncover the truth without losing your mind?

Why similar: Thriller 24%, Walking Simulator 21%, Detective 17.3%, Horror 14.7%, Dark 8.6%

Creepy quest with the atmosphere of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Go through a dangerous adventure filled with puzzles and challenges! Perhaps it is you who will be able to solve all the secrets of forest and save the peaceful creatures?

Why similar: Dark 25.9%, Side Scroller 24.9%, Horror 14.9%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Adventure 7.5%

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 34.6%, Horror 23.1%, Dark 17.3%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Casual 5.4%

Creepy Tale is a mysterious adventure rich in riddles and eerie atmosphere. An autumn morning promised a quiet fishing trip, but events took Martin to "some other place." Find the way home, uncover loads of secrets, and save everyone that you can.

Why similar: Point & Click 22.8%, Side Scroller 22.6%, Dark 21.3%, Atmospheric 10.8%, 2D 7.7%

Keep the Lights On is an atmospheric horror game where you step in the shoes of Edmund Rosental, a private detective, who is tasked with investigating an old abbey and the mystery surrounding it. Will he be able to keep the lights on or will he succumb to the darkness

Why similar: Horror 32%, Atmospheric 15%, Adventure 14.9%, Story Rich 12.5%, 2D 10.5%