- #1 The Suicide of Rachel Foster
97% matchMixed68% of 6,908 reviews2020
Dev: ONE-O-ONE GAMESPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Coming back to the family hotel after years, a young woman finds herself trapped with the ghosts from her past and an old cellular telephone as the only way to unveil a terrible truth.
Why similar: Thriller 18.7%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Mystery 11.8%, Dark 10.7%, 1990's 6.9%
- #2 House of Lost Souls
96% matchMixed63% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: Arkuda Inc.
Windows
House of Lost Souls is a story-driven horror game about Jack, who returns to his old family home in search of answers. Explore distorted memories, uncover dark secrets, and learn the truth about the tragedy that changed his life forever.
Why similar: Thriller 16.6%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Mystery 10.4%, Dark 9%, Supernatural 9%
- #3 Infliction
96% matchVery Positive80% of 968 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Walking Simulator 18%, Horror 14.1%, Dark 12.2%, Demons 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
- #4 Prognostic
94% matchVery Positive94% of 491 reviews2022
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 20.5%, Horror 12.8%, Story Rich 10.7%, First-Person 10%, Realistic 9.9%
- #5 Summer of '58
94% matchVery Positive89% of 4,953 reviews2021
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.
Why similar: Thriller 19.9%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Horror 9.6%, Cinematic 9%, Dark 8.9%
- #6 Lost Luminosity
93% matchVery Positive83% of 258 reviews2025
Dev: Ember Wing Games
Windows
The inheritance following his mother’s death turns into a series of mysterious events for Sam. Neighbors are complaining about strange noises and unexplained phenomena in the empty apartment. Intrigued, he decides to investigate what’s going on there himself.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18%, Thriller 13.1%, Demons 11.7%, Cinematic 10.8%, Supernatural 9.8%
- #7 The Last Letter
92% matchVery Positive86% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
The Last Letter is a short VHS-style horror game about a film student who receives mysterious letters containing coordinates that lead to a house deep in the forest, where the truth about his past awaits.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.9%, Supernatural 15.7%, Thriller 13.7%, Horror 10.3%, Dark 8%
- #8 The Last Case of John Morley
91% matchVery Positive82% of 337 reviews2025
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
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: Narrative 21.2% ★, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Mystery 9.5%, Dark 9.1%
- #9 The Signifier Director's Cut
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 350 reviews2020
Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 25.6%, Walking Simulator 18.8%, Dark 14.9%, Mystery 11.8%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #10 The Quiet Flat
89% matchVery Positive91% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Firzy Games
Windows
The Quiet Flat is a first-person psychological horror game set in an atmospheric Soviet apartment. Uncover the mystery of your father’s death as your familiar home slowly transforms into a nightmare
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.4%, Thriller 13.4%, 1990's 11.6%, Horror 10.4%, Mystery 8.9%
- #11 Family curse
90% matchVery Positive91% of 245 reviews2023
Dev: Stork Game
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Family curse is a mystical horror from the first person with a frightening atmosphere. Immerse yourself in the intricate history of the Crouse family and find out the terrible secret of the people who died in the cursed house.
Why similar: Thriller 29.5%, Demons 20.7%, Horror 13.1%, Exploration 10.4%, First-Person 9.9%
- #12 The Mortuary Assistant
89% matchVery Positive92% of 8,787 reviews2022
Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
Why similar: Supernatural 17.9%, Horror 16.8%, Demons 14.8%, Mystery 11.4%, Thriller 9.9%
- #13 Luto
88% matchVery Positive85% of 1,366 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 18.3%, Thriller 15.6%, Dark 12.8%, Cinematic 11%, Mystery 9.8%
- #14 Portrait of a Torn
87% matchVery Positive86% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: Firenut Games
Windows
As a young soldier returning to an eerily deserted home, you'll explore enigmatic rooms and uncover a haunting, tragic story. Experience an atmospheric journey filled with suspense, mysterious encounters, and a deep narrative.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.7%, Thriller 13.6%, Mystery 12.5%, Dark 10.5%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #15 Burial
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 176 reviews2025
Dev: REVVALUTION Studio
Windows
A videographer receives the task of filming a wake in an old Soviet apartment. But he soon realizes that something terrible is lurking within these walls. And in the middle of the room there is a closed coffin...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.8%, Demons 14.7%, Supernatural 13.3%, Dark 12%, Horror 8.7%
- #16 Echoes Of The House
85% matchMostly Positive80% of 192 reviews2024
Dev: Sordar Studios
Windows
Christopher arrives at his grandmother's countryside home late at night for a seemingly ordinary visit. But soon after reuniting, he begins to notice something isn't right. The familiar setting warps into a place of unease, and the mystery that unravels is far more complex than anyone could expect.
Why similar: Thriller 15.2%, Supernatural 10%, Mystery 8.7%, Dark 8.2%, Cinematic 7.4%
- #17 Bright Lights of Svetlov
84% matchVery Positive93% of 1,415 reviews2021
Dev: Vladimir Cholokyan
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Bright Lights of Svetlov is a short, story-focused first person quest about a Soviet family facing harsh trials. Set in a fictional provincial town, it carefuly recreates the atmosphere and vibe of mid 1980s.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30%, Linear 11.5%, First-Person 10.9%, Exploration 9.1%, Mystery 7.2%
- #18 Rise of Insanity
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,285 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.8%, Horror 17.4%, Dark 15.9%, Exploration 8.8%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #19 Kach
83% matchVery Positive81% of 295 reviews2022
Dev: Bhargav ModhaPub: BYGames
Windows · Mac
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 23.9%, Dark 15.1%, Horror 14.3%, Mystery 8.6%, Adventure 8.2%
- #20 Is Simon There?
82% matchVery Positive84% of 372 reviews2022
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A few months have passed since the death of my son, Simon. Ever since that tragic day, I find myself falling into the darkest emotions I could ever imagine. I am haunted everyday with what I have done; But sometimes, I am haunted by more than just my emotions...
Why similar: Thriller 20.8%, Walking Simulator 18.8%, Dark 15.5%, Horror 12%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #21 Left Alone
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 646 reviews2016
Dev: SpeedTutor
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.2%, Mystery 11.9%, Dark 10.4%, Exploration 10.4%, Horror 10.3%
- #22 Chasing Static
81% matchVery Positive87% of 514 reviews2021
Dev: Headware Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.
Why similar: Narrative 18.8% ★, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Thriller 9.7%, Supernatural 9.4%, Dark 8.7%
- #23 MATRESHKA
79% matchVery Positive84% of 122 reviews2026
Dev: Megame LLC
Windows
MATRESHKA is a first-person psychological horror experience, you need find a way to escape from a maze of old soviet building. If you die...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.8%, Thriller 14.7%, Dark 10.9%, Demons 10.8%, Mystery 10.5%
- #24 The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
80% matchVery Positive87% of 958 reviews2022
Dev: MediaCity Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.5%, Mystery 15.1%, Exploration 10.2%, Horror 10%, First-Person 8.7%
- #25 Reflection
79% matchVery Positive84% of 264 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
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 17.5%, Supernatural 12.8%, Thriller 12.7%, Dark 11.3%, Mystery 9.1%
- #26 My Sleeping Girlfriend
78% matchVery Positive95% of 125 reviews2025
Dev: Fancy Dog Games
Windows
Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.
Why similar: Thriller 21.2%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Horror 9.3%, Mystery 8%, Dark 7.6%
- #27 God's Basement
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,318 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 21.9%, Dark 16.3%, Horror 11.7%, Mystery 11.7%, First-Person 8%
- #28 Night Record: Thin Walls
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: Althera Studio
Windows
Vadim, a maintenance worker in a decaying post-Soviet apartment, leaves town to care for his sick mother, asking his wife to take over his duties. As she settles into the routine, the building begins to feel off quiet in all the wrong ways.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.4%, Thriller 16.9%, Horror 9.9%, Mystery 9.7%, 1990's 9.2%
- #29 Darkness Ahead
82% matchMixed52% of 108 reviews2016
Dev: Useless MachinesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Darkness Ahead is an adventure game about a man searching for his little brother. A plateau between mountains holds a dark secret about its past. You have to stay alive and collect everything you need to complete your quest.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.6%, Dark 14.9%, Horror 13.6%, Adventure 12%, Mystery 11.9%
- #30 The Haunting of Joni Evers
77% matchVery Positive90% of 173 reviews2025
Dev: Causeway Studios
Windows · Mac
The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.9%, Supernatural 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Mystery 12.6%, Linear 8.2%
- #31 The Last Visit: 98th
76% matchVery Positive80% of 214 reviews2025
Dev: Union State GamesPub: Union State Games
Windows
"The Last Visit: 98th" is a psychological indie horror from the first person, in the genre of a walking simulator, in the setting of the post-Soviet winter space. The main focus is on the atmosphere of horror, which is emphasized by realistic 3D graphics.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.7%, Thriller 14.7%, Dark 12.7%, Horror 11%, Mystery 8.1%
- #32 DON'T LOOK AT GRANDMA
76% matchVery Positive94% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Danger Sauce LLC
Windows
Grandma hasn’t been the same since Grandpa passed. A night in her house spirals into a battle with the Devil. Recover family heirlooms and perform the ritual to save her soul. But whatever you do… DON’T LOOK AT GRANDMA.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.1%, Thriller 14.5%, Demons 13.4%, Supernatural 12.6%, Dark 8.6%
- #33 ZahmahreL - Chapter 1
77% matchMixed62% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Farkas Interactive
Windows
As a YouTuber investigating supernatural events, explore the mysterious and terrifying happenings in an abandoned location. Your camera is your only ally, but can you uncover these dark secrets?
Why similar: Thriller 16%, Supernatural 14.2%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, Dark 8.8%, Horror 8.6%
- #34 SHE WAS 98
74% matchVery Positive85% of 511 reviews2026
Dev: N4bAPub: Notex
Windows
“SHE WAS 98” - you play as a grandson who returns to his elderly grandmother's home to care for her.....
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Horror 13.6%, Dark 12.1%, Thriller 12.1%, First-Person 8%
- #35 Untold Memories: Potter's Field
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: Huseyin OnurPub: Tyrosine Games
Windows
After a tragic accident, Mark struggles to recover, battling debt and deep psychological scars. One day, a mysterious job offer appears and seems like hope. As the night begins, everything changes. Is this his chance to start over, or his first step into the heart of darkness?
Why similar: Thriller 14.8%, Demons 10.9%, Dark 8.5%, Cinematic 8.2%, Walking Simulator 8%
- #36 Thin Threads
75% matchMixed63% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: SolitaryStudios
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 15.2%, Cinematic 11.5%, Thriller 11.4%, Demons 10.7%, Supernatural 9.4%
- #37 Inferis: Dead Below
72% matchVery Positive87% of 126 reviews2025
Dev: Hemoria Studio
Windows
You're a journalist searching for answers... but beneath the surface lies only terror. The labyrinth you’ve entered to find the missing may never let you leave.
Why similar: Thriller 16.8%, Supernatural 13.8%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, Mystery 10.7%, Horror 10.3%
- #38 The Wellmonts Case
70% matchVery Positive95% of 238 reviews2026
Dev: Zakym s. r. o.
Windows
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 19.6%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Dark 11.1%, Mystery 9.2%, Horror 8.4%
- #39 When The Devil Takes Hold
73% matchMixed67% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: NOVAK STUDIOS
Windows
When The Devil Takes Hold is a first-person psychological horror game. Step into the shoes of James Davidson, a fearless content creator whose search for views leads him to a cursed location. Explore the haunted grounds and solve puzzles to uncover the dark past.
Why similar: Thriller 18.3%, Demons 13%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Cinematic 10.7%, Dark 9.7%
- #40 Delirium
71% matchVery Positive87% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: IndividualKex
Windows
Delirium is a psychological horror game set in a suburban house. After a mysterious explosion, reality begins to unravel.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.3%, Dark 12.3%, Mystery 11.4%, Horror 9.8%, Thriller 8.3%
- #41 Grandma, Is That You?
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 129 reviews2025
Dev: Montee Games
Windows
“Grandma, Is That You?” is a psychological horror game. As we visit our elderly and ill grandmother to help her, the old mansion reveals buried memories and dark secrets. The line between reality and illusion begins to blur.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.6%, Thriller 17.2%, Supernatural 13.7%, Mystery 8.8%, Exploration 8.5%
- #42 Psych
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 356 reviews2022
Dev: MediaTale
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Experience the story of Alexander Green and find out what happened on the day of the accident in this First Person horror Adventure. Follow the development of Alex, solve puzzles around the event and try not to fall into madness as you search for answers.
Why similar: Thriller 27.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Dark 13.6%, Horror 11.7%, Exploration 8.2%
- #43 The Fall of Lazarus
75% matchMixed64% of 123 reviews2017
Dev: No Wand Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The Fall of Lazarus is first person exploration and puzzle game. A deeply narrative scifi mystery game based on the exploration of an abandoned cargo spaceship about redemption and second chances.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Mystery 21.9%, Exploration 13.3%, Story Rich 11.7%, First-Person 11.5%
- #44 I Saw Black Clouds
73% matchMixed61% of 668 reviews2021
Dev: Ghost Dog FilmsPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
After the unexpected death of a close friend, Kristina returns to her hometown looking for answers, only to unearth a string of dark secrets. I Saw Black Clouds is an interactive psychological thriller with supernatural elements and branching storylines.
Why similar: Narrative 24.3% ★, Dark 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Cinematic 12.6%, Mystery 11.3%
- #45 Project Looking Glass
68% matchVery Positive100% of 92 reviews2026
Dev: MORPH
Windows · Mac
1963. A classified experiment. A grieving mother with unnatural powers. Step into a first-person psychological horror told through the static of a Cold War-era monitor peering into the astral realm and beyond. Find out what happened to you and uncover the conspiracy they tried to bury.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.8%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Exploration 12.8%, First-Person 12.1%, Horror 12.1%
- #46 Lunacy: Saint Rhodes
72% matchMixed60% of 184 reviews2023
Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lunacy: Saint Rhodes is a first-person psychological horror adventure game. Explore your dark family history, solve puzzles and experience a gut-wrenching feeling of terror. You are being watched; never alone, never safe.
Why similar: Thriller 18.2%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Demons 13.5%, Mystery 8.8%, Horror 8%
- #47 Abandoned Souls
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 402 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.7%, Thriller 14.2%, Dark 10.6%, Horror 9%, Mystery 8.9%
- #48 Lazaret
69% matchVery Positive86% of 283 reviews2024
Dev: Aegon Games
Windows
Lazaret is an atmospheric first-person horror game. You play as a member of a rescue team called out to investigate a distress signal coming from a ship that disappeared 4 years ago.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Thriller 16.9%, Mystery 16.5%, Horror 12.4%, Exploration 9.8%
- #49 Sector 404
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Empty Studio
Windows
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 20.5%, Thriller 15.7%, Horror 9.4%, Dark 9%, Mystery 9%
- #50 DEMON COMPASS
69% matchVery Positive88% of 81 reviews2024
Dev: xena-spectralePub: Provoker
Windows · Mac
This occult item will guide you through a bizarre in-between world and help you to confront past demons as well as piece together former memories that may lead to closure. Seek a better understanding of who you were, who you’ve loved and how much you’ve lost in this 3rd person horror adventure game.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Dark 13.8%, 1990's 11.4%, Exploration 9.4%, Horror 8.7%
- #51 One-Eyed Likho
66% matchVery Positive94% of 1,289 reviews2025
Dev: Morteshka
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Thriller 17.9%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Supernatural 11.8%, Mystery 10.4%
- #52 Who am I?
68% matchVery Positive82% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Redsroll
Windows
A man named Mark, who struggles to make ends meet, receives a letter informing him that his aunt has passed away. Despite their troubled past, Mark decides to investigate what happened, hoping to uncover the truth and perhaps find a chance for a better life.
Why similar: Thriller 18.3%, Walking Simulator 17%, Mystery 10.6%, Horror 8.4%, Linear 7.1%
- #53 Paradise Lost
70% matchMixed64% of 2,515 reviews2021
Dev: PolyAmorousPub: Walkabout
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
It's winter, 1980. Szymon, a boy raised in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, finds an abandoned Nazi bunker. Will he find what he’s looking for? Play Paradise Lost and explore an underground world, where Slavic mythology mixes with retrofuturistic technology. Discover the last story on Earth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31%, Mystery 18.7%, Exploration 12.4%, First-Person 11.9%, Story Rich 11.2%
- #54 KARMA: The Dark World
65% matchVery Positive91% of 4,569 reviews2025
Dev: POLLARD STUDIO LLCPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
KARMA: The Dark World is a first-person cinematic psychological thriller set in a dystopian world where the Leviathan Corporation is omnipresent. The year is 1984, the place is East Germany, and things are not quite what they seem.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Cinematic 12.5%, Horror 9.8%, First-Person 8.2%
- #55 The Cursed Forest
69% matchVery Positive89% of 893 reviews2019
Dev: KPy3OPub: Grable Team
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 21.9%, Dark 10.7%, Mystery 10%, Supernatural 9.6%, Exploration 7.9%
- #56 The Green Light
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 135 reviews2026
Dev: waleedzo
Windows
A first person horror game. Fred is stuck in a dead-end job, haunted by hallucinations. A voice on the radio speaks of a green light. It promises peace and freedom. A tale of self-discovery where Fred is willing to find freedom, even at the cost of his life.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.6%, Thriller 13.6%, Mystery 11.5%, Demons 9.1%, Dark 8.7%
- #57 The Sixth Sorrow
67% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Nezumirra
Windows
The Sixth Sorrow is a short, narrative-driven horror game where your choices impact the story. To what lengths can a mother's love drive her?
Why similar: Thriller 18.6%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Mystery 10.4%, Horror 9.5%
- #58 SHADOW MANSION
68% matchMixed68% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: NEBULA NOVA GAMES
Windows
A mysterious letter calls you back to your abandoned family mansion. Explore its dark rooms, uncover the bloody rituals buried in your family’s past, and escape the presence lurking in the shadows. Shadow Mansion is a story-driven horror game of atmosphere, exploration, and survival.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.8%, Thriller 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Mystery 10.7%, Dark 10.5%
- #59 LYSA HORA: The Haunted Hill
65% matchVery Positive82% of 192 reviews2026
Dev: DENYS RUDYI GAMES
Windows
A dark sci-fi horror where ancient rituals intertwine with secret Soviet experiments. Explore atmospheric tunnels, hidden laboratories, and abandoned shrines inspired by real locations—and survive by solving intricate, mind-bending puzzles.
Why similar: Dark 27.8%, Horror 16.1%, Exploration 11.8%, Supernatural 9.7%, First-Person 9%