Games Like Layers of Fear VR

MADiSON VR now plunges you even deeper into its immersive and terrifying world. With the utilization of an instant camera in your virtual hands, bridge the gap between our world and the unknown. Snap photos, develop them by yourself to solve puzzles, explore the shadows and above all, survive.

Why similar: Adventure 35.2%, VR 27.9%, Horror 18.2%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, First-Person 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a deeply unsettling psychological experience with high-fidelity VR mechanics that mirror the shifting environments of the seed game.

Explore your surroundings as the protagonist of your own horror story as you immerse yourself in this tense VR thriller set in America’s Deep South. Navigate your way through your memories, piecing together the clues and puzzles, to solve the mystery of how you have awoken in the sinister Greenwater Institute, known only as Patient No.

Why similar: VR 29.4%, Adventure 27%, Indie 19.5%, Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic VR psychological horror title that uses environmental storytelling and slow-burn dread to mirror the descent into madness.

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 35.7%, Psychological Horror 24.4%, Adventure 18.2%, Indie 11.8%, First-Person 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: While not natively VR, it is widely considered the gold standard for psychological horror, focusing on exploration and a crumbling domestic setting.

HINGE is a psychological horror VR adventure. You suddenly find yourself in an abandoned skyscraper, devoid of all your senses and memories. The laws of physics are distorted, and time has collapsed. The only way out is to step into the terrifying unknown and piece together the fragmented clues

Why similar: Adventure 33%, VR 30.1%, Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Atmospheric 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Set in a surreal, art-deco inspired environment, this game excels at creating a disorienting and terrifying atmosphere similar to the seed game.

Imagine an escape room set in a deranged mind. Experience a first-person exploration game in a chilling new dimension. Shift between three perspectives of a family and unravel the mystery hiding in this mind-bending psychological thriller.

Why similar: Adventure 34.5%, VR 25.8%, Indie 14.9%, Horror 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological thriller that blurs the lines between reality and digital consciousness, offering a unique VR experience that feels very similar to the seed game.

You died in a mysterious seance and have become a Wraith, one of the restless undead. In this VR horror game, use your supernatural abilities to solve the mystery behind your death. But beware of the sinister Spectres lurking in the shadows...

Why similar: VR 39.3%, Adventure 28.8%, Horror 23.9%, Psychological Horror 5.5%, First-Person 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on stealth and psychological exploration within a haunting, atmospheric mansion, perfectly capturing the feeling of being trapped.

Enter the Yelvertons’ Victorian mansion and discover the perverse reality of Lusst’ghaa - now in Virtual Reality! Inspired by the works of Lovecraft and Zdzisław Beksiński, this psychological horror guides you through an intriguing plot filled with erotic and occult themes.

Why similar: Adventure 30.8%, VR 27.2%, Horror 18.7%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Atmospheric 5%

Why You'll Like It: This title combines occult themes with psychological horror in a way that feels both surreal and deeply unsettling in virtual reality.

Blair Witch: VR Edition is a story-driven psychological horror game from the creative minds behind the critically acclaimed The Medium. Experience first-hand the toll that fear can take on the mind in an original story inspired by the cinematic lore of Blair Witch, designed for Virtual Reality.

Why similar: Adventure 42.3%, VR 17.8%, Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 11%, First-Person 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of being lost in a psychological nightmare where the environment itself feels like an antagonist.

AFFECTED: The Manor achieves its final form! Experience horror unlike anything you’ve known before as you try to escape The Manor. Terror lurks around every corner as you venture deeper into the abandoned house and find that the only thing keeping you alive is your sanity. Or lack thereof...

Why similar: Indie 42.7%, VR 40.7%, Horror 16.6%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential VR horror experience that focuses on jump scares and atmospheric exploration within a haunted house.

Organ Quarter is a VR survival horror game built from the ground-up for hand-tracked virtual reality. Explore labyrinthine environments, engage in tense combat, carefully manage your resources and solve horrifying puzzles in this homage to the slow, methodical survival horror experiences of the '90s

Why similar: Adventure 36.3%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 18.1%, Atmospheric 9.4%, VR 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, body-horror-infused VR experience that prioritizes atmosphere and psychological tension over pure action.

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: Adventure 31%, Indie 24.9%, Horror 14.4%, VR 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: This indie title focuses heavily on the psychological state of the protagonist, mirroring the descent into madness found in the seed game.

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: Adventure 31.7%, Indie 22.4%, Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Atmospheric 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that masterfully uses a domestic setting to explore themes of grief and madness.

The iconic supernatural mystery, The 7th Guest, has been brought back to life with cutting-edge VR technology, that delivers an atmospheric story like no other. Explore the foreboding mansion, solve challenging puzzles, and uncover its dark secrets.

Why similar: Adventure 48.6%, VR 37.4%, Horror 9.2%, First-Person 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title blends gothic atmosphere with intricate puzzle-solving, creating a hauntingly beautiful experience in VR.

AVAILABLE TO PLAY IN NON-VR (KEYBOARD/MOUSE AND CONTROLLER) VR HEADSET NO LONGER REQUIRED.“PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE LOST SOUL” immerses you in a terrifying realistic environment with haunting atmosphere, and the need to survive.

Why similar: VR 34.8%, Adventure 27.8%, Horror 21.6%, Indie 9%, Psychological Horror 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a slow-paced, exploration-heavy VR horror experience that relies on environmental cues to build terror.

You are trapped deep inside a massive dungeon. Explore it, survive it and find a way to escape. Your only weapons will be stealth, your own courage, and a faint light. Dreadhalls is an intense and scary experience, not for the faint of heart. You have been warned!

Why similar: VR 25.9%, Adventure 24.1%, Horror 14.8%, Indie 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the pure, primal fear of being trapped in a dark, shifting labyrinth, which is a core element of the seed game.

Trapped inside the Paradise Hotel, you are desperate to find your sister. Explore dark surroundings, gather resources, and survive terrifying encounters. This intense single-player VR survival horror game with great storytelling will get your adrenaline pumping.

Why similar: VR 33.7%, Adventure 33.2%, Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Atmospheric 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A high-tension VR horror game that excels at making the player feel vulnerable in a claustrophobic, decaying setting.

Nevermind ushers you into dark and surreal worlds within the minds of trauma patients. When played with supported biofeedback technology, Nevermind picks up on indications of fear—lashing out if you allow your feelings of anxiety to get the better of you.

Why similar: Adventure 40.3%, Indie 26.7%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 12.5%, Atmospheric 3%

Why You'll Like It: A unique psychological horror game that uses biofeedback to adapt to the player's stress levels, creating a personalized experience.

Descend deep into the nightmare that seamlessly blends with reality in this uncanny horror escape room game. Can you find your way out of the horrid mansion or will you succumb to your fears? Can you face and overcome your past, or will it break you?

Why similar: Adventure 41.7%, Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Atmospheric 9.1%, First-Person 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title emphasizes puzzle-solving and psychological dread within a first-person perspective, much like the seed game.

Mental Hospital VR is a truly scary first-person stealth horror game. Discover heart-thumping terror, chase and scary creatures in this atmospheric horror game.

Why similar: VR 28.8%, Indie 18%, Adventure 16.7%, Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.9%

Why You'll Like It: A direct and intense VR horror experience that focuses on surviving a terrifying, abandoned location.

Afterlife VR is a deeply immersive horror game. As Adam Bernhard, a young rookie police officer on a night patrol, you receive a call that will change your life forever. Uncover secrets hidden deep within the Black Rose mental hospital walls, where most of the patients pose a great danger.

Why similar: Adventure 33.5%, VR 28.4%, Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, First-Person 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a blend of exploration and psychological horror that keeps the player on edge throughout the experience.

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: Horror 47.9%, Psychological Horror 34.4%, First-Person 17.6%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team as the seed game, this title offers a deep, psychological narrative set in a dark, cyberpunk world.

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: Adventure 29.6%, Indie 21.5%, Horror 19.7%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Atmospheric 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: While not a VR title, its profound psychological narrative and oppressive atmosphere make it a must-play for fans of the genre.

Albino Lullaby is a horror adventure game that doesn't rely on jump scares or gore. Escape from a surreal psychological nightmare as the world dynamically twists and contorts around you.

Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Indie 28.3%, Horror 14%, VR 11.6%, Psychological Horror 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal and disturbing horror game that avoids traditional jump scares in favor of a deeply unsettling, dream-like atmosphere.

Insomnis is a first-person horror game focused on story, exploration and solving puzzles to advance through a terrifying atmosphere. Players take control of Joe Castevet, who will have to deal with a mysterious inheritance he has just received. Discover all the secrets of the Castevet mansion!

Why similar: Adventure 36.5%, Indie 26.8%, Horror 16.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, First-Person 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-driven horror game that uses a shifting, haunted house setting to tell a compelling, dark story.

A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.

Why similar: Horror 61.8%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Adventure 11.1%, Indie 8.3%, Atmospheric 4%

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: Adventure 41.3%, Horror 21.9%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, First-Person 8.2%, Atmospheric 8.1%

STAIRS is a first-person atmospheric psychological horror game, inspired by real-life events, that takes players through the stories of three missing people as seen through the eyes of journalist Christopher Adams. Start preparing yourself now, for to descend down these steps is to descend into madness...

Why similar: Adventure 39.3%, Indie 31%, Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: An indie psychological horror game that focuses on the mystery and dread of exploring a dark, forgotten location.

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: Adventure 30.5%, Horror 27.3%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, First-Person 8.5%, Atmospheric 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric walking simulator that focuses on psychological horror and a mother's descent into despair.

A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.

Why similar: Adventure 28.1%, Indie 25.8%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 16.7%, Atmospheric 6.8%

Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

Why similar: Horror 36.5%, Adventure 21.8%, Indie 16%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.

Why similar: Adventure 29%, Indie 19.4%, VR 15.5%, Horror 15.4%, Psychological Horror 10.8%

Explore a haunted mansion, uncover a killers madness, and enter surreal paintings to relive the twisted mind of a killer. Danger and mystery are lurking behind the screaming walls of this fascinating and frightening horror adventure.

Why similar: Adventure 59.3%, Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Atmospheric 6%

Insanity VR combines an immersive and intuitive locomotion system in VR, a compelling horror story and escape the room like puzzles with stealth mechanics. As the new intern at a futuristic institute for mental illnesses you get transported into the mind of a patient to reconstruct his memories.

Why similar: Adventure 32.3%, VR 24.4%, Indie 18.3%, Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 7.4%

A Victorian mansion. A cult worshipping an otherworldly erotic deity. Among all that - you. Explore a world inspired by the works of Lovecraft, Giger, and Beksiński. See for yourself that there are no limits to dark ecstasy.

Why similar: Horror 41%, Adventure 23.1%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Indie 12.9%, First-Person 4.7%

Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.

Why similar: Adventure 35.6%, Indie 25.1%, Horror 20.7%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, First-Person 4%

The British Institute of Archaeology, London, 1908: The disappearance of an esteemed Egyptologist prompts a Police investigation into the unknown. Explore cryptic locations, examine fantastic gadgets and uncover an otherworldly discovery which blurs the line between reality and illusion.

Why similar: Adventure 54%, VR 29.1%, Indie 8%, Horror 5.6%, Atmospheric 3.3%

Stocksynd House offers a narrative-driven VR experience, redefining the 'escape the room' genre. Eschewing jump scares for psychological intensity, it immerses players in an unsettling atmosphere of isolation, testing the limits of your psyche

Why similar: VR 31%, Adventure 23.4%, Indie 20.5%, Psychological Horror 15%, Atmospheric 5.7%

Insane Decay of Mind: The Labyrinth is a first person horror game. You play the role of Katherine, a young girl lost in the eerie hallways of a building she believes to be her school.

Why similar: Adventure 42.9%, Indie 33.4%, VR 14.3%, Horror 9.4%

MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.

Why similar: Adventure 26%, Horror 24.3%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Indie 18.3%, First-Person 6.2%

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: Adventure 32.8%, Horror 27%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Atmospheric 9.5%, First-Person 7.3%

An indie psychological horror experience about surviving infinity. Navigate an endless expanse of rooms, ascend through various levels, gather items and artifacts, avoid going insane, evade corrupted entities, and see just how deep the realm known as The Backrooms goes.

Why similar: Adventure 50%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Horror 21.2%, First-Person 7.2%

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: Indie 32.7%, Adventure 25.3%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 13.8%, Atmospheric 8.1%

Fractured Minds is an immersive artistic short game, exploring anxiety and mental health issues. Embark on a journey through the human psyche to experience the everyday challenges associated with these conditions.

Why similar: Indie 63.3%, Adventure 24%, Psychological Horror 7%, First-Person 5.7%

Echoes Of Dread is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mansion, solve puzzles, and uncover the secrets hidden within. Prepare for unexpected encounters with terrifying entities.

Why similar: Indie 22.6%, Horror 21.7%, Adventure 21.4%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, First-Person 8%

Directionless is an experimental Virtual Reality horror game. It tries out a variety of ways of using Virtual Reality to unnerve and disorient the player, with carefully crafted audio working with an interactive environment to pull you into a nightmarish world where you can't trust anything.

Why similar: Indie 65.6%, VR 34.4%

Welcome to Amygdala, seeker of nightmares. In the presence of the Absolute Judge, you are assigned a task that only you can accomplish. Immerse yourself in this place made of emotions. Discover unique creatures called 'lords of nightmares' and uncover the beauties of horror in this unique adventure.

Why similar: Adventure 44.5%, Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Indie 14.5%, First-Person 6.4%

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: Adventure 25%, Horror 22.8%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Indie 17.5%, Atmospheric 8.6%

Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes is a dark atmospheric adventure‑puzzle game where you embody Dark Six, a mysterious figure with the shape of a little girl. Navigate in a disturbing world, solve intricate puzzles, and escape terrifying giant foes in a desperate search to become whole again.

Why similar: Adventure 53.2%, VR 16.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 8.3%, Atmospheric 6.3%

Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.

Why similar: Adventure 34%, Horror 24%, Indie 22.1%, VR 7.1%, Psychological Horror 4.8%

"Madness Inside"" immerses you in the dark depths of an abandoned psychiatric hospital, where horrifying experiments were once conducted. Police Lieutenant Vic Voight, in pursuit of a dangerous criminal, unexpectedly finds himself trapped in this nightmarish place.

Why similar: Adventure 34.8%, Indie 32.2%, Horror 14.9%, First-Person 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8.5%

Experience the unknown world of utility rooms through a VHS camera, you will have to feel all the fear and anxiety of loneliness, plunging deeper and deeper into the world of utility rooms behind the scenes In search of that very, cherished, last room

Why similar: Indie 61.6%, Psychological Horror 24.4%, Horror 14%

SAW meets ICO in this haunting and intimate VR title. Players must work together with a mysterious girl who speaks a foreign language to escape a mansion full of hidden dangers.

Why similar: Adventure 26.5%, VR 23.8%, Indie 21.1%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 8.7%

Step into a Psychological Horror Experience where you live in an apartment complex where the walls between reality and nightmares are crumbling. Run for your life, solve small puzzles and use items to help you survive.

Why similar: Indie 50.1%, Adventure 23.2%, Horror 12%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, First-Person 4.5%

Misery Mansion is a first-person survival horror game. After your car broke down you find yourself helpless in a forest. All alone you will search for help in the dark. You will discover and explore a mysterious old mansion. But soon all you want is to escape the horrors within.

Why similar: Adventure 35.7%, Horror 26.9%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, First-Person 7.8%, Atmospheric 6.5%

MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.

Why similar: Adventure 37.3%, Horror 17.9%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Indie 14.8%, First-Person 6.2%

Out of Sight VR pulls you into a chilling nightmare where you see through the eyes of a child’s only comfort: her teddy bear. Guide Sophie through a sinister mansion and evade the lurking horrors that stalk her every move. The shadows are watching. And Sophie is counting on you.

Why similar: Adventure 52.5%, VR 20.8%, Indie 12.2%, Horror 9.7%, First-Person 4.9%

A tense, atmospheric descent into psychological horror—trapped in a place where reality fades and fear takes hold.

Why similar: Indie 31.8%, Psychological Horror 30.3%, Horror 30.2%, First-Person 3.9%, Atmospheric 3.7%

This is an indie horror game with first-person puzzles. Terror and fear have enveloped the city. The maniac has returned. You sneak into his lair to try and stop him before he goes too far...

Why similar: Adventure 30.1%, Horror 29.1%, Psychological Horror 25.7%, First-Person 10%, Indie 5.1%

Dive into a bone-chilling horror experience with PS1-style graphics. Step into the shoes of a Neural Net Solutions employee testing a virtual reality vacation system. Brace yourself for an immersive journey into terror, where the past meets cutting-edge fear.

Why similar: Adventure 32.6%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, Horror 21.9%, Indie 16.4%, First-Person 5.8%