Games Like LiDAR Exploration Program

Scanner Sombre is a 3d horror cave exploration game where darkness is your greatest foe. Illuminate the unseen with your LIDAR scanner, revealing the eerie beauty and peril of the abyss. From the creators of Prison Architect, this immersive adventure uses light and shadow for a haunting experience.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.7%, Horror 17.6%, Exploration 12.8%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive experience for LiDAR-based exploration, using the exact same point-cloud visualization mechanic to reveal a dark, subterranean world.

Snap your own homemade liminal space photos using a mysterious SLR camera as you explore a variety of empty, strange, and familiar spaces.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.3%, Horror 15.4%, Exploration 13.5%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Hidden Object 9%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the liminal, unsettling atmosphere of empty, mundane spaces that makes the seed game so effective.

Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.6%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Exploration 10.1%, First-Person 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on high-fidelity, surreal exploration of empty, water-filled environments that evoke a similar sense of isolation.

Experience backrooms like never before. Dreamcore is the ultimate psychological exploration game, set in the largest liminal world ever made. No guides, no path—only intuition. Will you keep your bearings in a world designed to make you lose them?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.2%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 13.3%, Exploration 10.4%, First-Person 9%

Why You'll Like It: This title captures the surreal, dream-like aesthetic of liminal spaces, emphasizing exploration in a first-person, atmospheric setting.

A slow burn walking sim with an interactive soundtrack and horror vibes. You explore abstract locations and create your own unique sound for each of them by moving around and using Monoliths.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Horror 8.1%, Exploration 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: The game provides a surreal and atmospheric exploration experience that prioritizes mood and environmental discovery over traditional mechanics.

The most relaxing horror game you'll ever play. Anemoiapolis exists in the uncanny valley of American architecture -- endless carpeted floors and lonely malls. Escape for your life, and enjoy the scenery.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.2%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 17.1%, Exploration 11.5%, First-Person 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a masterclass in liminal horror, focusing on the dread of navigating vast, empty, and uncanny architectural spaces.

An exploration game that delves into the depths of loneliness. Wander through empty rooms, search for signs of an abandoned world, and listen to the sounds around you. No dangerous chases, just silence and an empty world to explore.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 12.3%, Exploration 10.5%, First-Person 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is a dedicated exploration of unsettling, empty spaces that mirrors the psychological horror and walking-simulator feel of the seed game.

DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Walking Simulator 17.8%, Horror 14.4%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Exploration 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on psychological exploration within surreal, shifting environments that challenge the player's perception.

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 22.5%, Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 16.7%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Thriller 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the psychological horror and intense isolation found within the seed game's exploration loop.

Explore a cold, abandoned, and dreary facility to piece together its mysteries and find a means for escape from the horror that lurks within.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Horror 18.2%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Exploration 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: The game provides a strong emphasis on atmospheric walking and environmental tension in a first-person perspective.

Liminal Shift is a unique atmospheric suspense game developed using the latest Unreal Engine 5 technologies such as Lumen and Nanite. With every step you take, Liminal Shift pushes you deeper into an eerie, unsettling experience like no other.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 11.4%, First-Person 10.4%, Atmospheric 8%

Why You'll Like It: This title directly explores the liminal space aesthetic through first-person navigation and atmospheric dread.

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 32.9%, Atmospheric 15.7%, Horror 14.2%, Exploration 11.5%, First-Person 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at environmental storytelling, using a beautiful, haunting landscape to guide the player through a mystery.

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: Walking Simulator 25.9%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 12.3%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Linear 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes psychedelic and atmospheric elements to create an unsettling, dream-like exploration experience.

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

Why similar: Horror 28%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Adventure 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It uses a low-poly, surreal aesthetic to create a fragmented and deeply unsettling horror experience focused on atmosphere.

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 35.1%, Atmospheric 16.8%, Exploration 11.6%, First-Person 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for environmental storytelling, encouraging players to explore every corner of a space to uncover its history.

Welcome to a world where you are lost between consciousness and dreams. As you wander the dark corridors of an old hotel, face the games your mind plays on you. Your memories linger like a shadow following you. But there's nowhere to escape... Are you ready to confront your darkest fears?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.9%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Exploration 10.1%, Thriller 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: The game focuses on immersive, atmospheric exploration with psychological undertones that keep the player on edge.

Explore and admire while navigate through eerie, surreal environments inspired by the Backrooms lore. Explore this uncanny world lost in time and get lost in the otherworldly architecture in a world where reality bends and your sanity is tested.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.4%, Psychological Horror 25.5%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Exploration 13.1%, Adventure 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is dedicated to the exploration of liminal spaces, providing a familiar, unsettling vibe for fans of the genre.

Cave Crawler is a short, 2D side-scrolling action platformer. Explore caves filled with interesting enemies and fun platforming challenges.

Why similar: Linear 50.8%, Adventure 32.8%, Indie 9.4%, Singleplayer 7%

Why You'll Like It: It matches the dark, claustrophobic exploration feel of the seed game, emphasizing the tension of being in an unknown, lightless space.

It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.1%, Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Exploration 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers an atmospheric horror experience focused on exploration and mystery in a dark, first-person setting.

A psychological horror game with a chapter-based plot, thriller and unusual elements! You are a novice paranormal detective, exploring secrets and finding ways to escape in an infinite loop of scenes. Many unusual things happen during this process, as if some strange force wants to devour you...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.4%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 14%, Exploration 12.4%, First-Person 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines exploration with the discovery of strange, unsettling phenomena in a first-person walking-simulator format.

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 20.6%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 17%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Exploration 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: The game provides a tense, atmospheric exploration experience in a confined, mysterious setting.

Shadow of Pharos is a short first-person horror game.

Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Walking Simulator 19.8%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Atmospheric 13.7%, First-Person 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is an atmospheric horror game that emphasizes mystery and environmental discovery in a lonely, first-person world.

Caligo is the darkness everyone descends into one way or another, and to each of us it's something different. For some it's a short but exciting adventure, some will see it as a place to relax. Yet others will be reminded of their worst nightmare, while for a few, it might come as a revelation.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.7%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 13.3%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Adventure 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric walking simulator that relies on sound and mood to create a memorable, dream-like journey.

The Door in the Basement is an atmospheric pixelated horror game set in a mysterious subterranean world.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 18.6%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Exploration 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on dark, claustrophobic exploration and psychological tension, mirroring the seed game's horror elements.

Walking simulator. Explore cozy liminal spaces that feel unsettlingly familiar and spark your imagination, like a dream you’ve been in before.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, Psychological Horror 19%, Exploration 12.4%, Horror 10.3%, First-Person 9.4%

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: Exploration 23.4%, Atmospheric 21.1%, First-Person 20.7%, Adventure 14.6%, 3D 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on immersive, first-person exploration of abstract, surreal worlds that feel disconnected from reality.

A first-person exploration game where you walk through eerie and realistic spaces, searching for an exit. Powered by Unreal Engine's Lumen, it's perfect for those who enjoy quiet walks or simple games. Use the sandbox feature to create your own space! Requires a DirectX12-compatible GPU.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 59.6%, Horror 21.2%, 3D 10.2%, Adventure 7.1%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Investigator is a first-person exploration game with horror elements, where the events take place in a world of extreme weather cataclysms.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.3%, Horror 27.1%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Adventure 13.3%, Indie 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy horror game that relies on atmosphere and environmental cues rather than combat.

Explore, Listen and Observe. LIMINAL WATERS is a liminal space exploration game. Discover a large facility with diverse rooms and themes and be enchanted by the radiant beauty of Unreal Engine 5.6. Relaxation, anxiety, confusion or familiarity? The mysterious Poolrooms are waiting for you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.2%, Horror 19.9%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Adventure 8.7%, Relaxing 8.6%

There's Nothing Down There is a short undersea horror exploration game. Descend into a sinkhole at the bottom of the ocean and discover the remains of a lost, yet not dead, civilization.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.5%, Horror 21.9%, Exploration 12.4%, First-Person 11.4%, Linear 8.6%

Cave Crawler is a short horror game where you pilot a drone into a cave and discover something horrible.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.1%, Horror 20.8%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, First-Person 9.6%, 3D 6.4%

Probably the most colorful horror game you've ever played. Hide from moaning disembodied eyeballs while facing existential dread, ambient music, and alternative medicine.

Why similar: Adventure 47.6%, Horror 30.3%, Indie 22.1%

Why You'll Like It: An indie exploration game that emphasizes atmosphere and first-person discovery in a quiet, mysterious environment.

A first-person horror adventure game that will take you on a journey through an ancient castle and that lies beneath. Dangers and forgotten horrors await in the dark...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Horror 19.6%, Adventure 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Exploration 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: It features exploration-based horror in a dark, mysterious setting that rewards careful observation.

Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.

Why similar: Adventure 21.2%, Exploration 17.4%, First-Person 13%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Atmospheric 11.3%

Welcome to Liminal Space. We have been expecting you. Choose your map and try to escape. It's up to you if you want monsters chasing you or if you want a peaceful experience with no threats. With an unsettling soundtrack and fun graphic options, you'll have a good time for a cheap price.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.1%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 13.9%, Exploration 13.4%, Hidden Object 10.9%

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 22.2%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 11.8%, Exploration 9.7%, Thriller 9.3%

A claustrophobic first-person horror game about crawling through a dark, winding cave system in search of three missing divers.

Why similar: Horror 19.8%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Exploration 11.1%, Walking Simulator 10.6%

A "Blind" simulator that lets you experience a new perspective and immersive sensory journey. Step into a world of darkness using your guide cane.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.8%, Atmospheric 18.6%, Exploration 17.2%, Linear 9.8%, Indie 4.4%

Explore an unknown and abandoned world. Each step, each puzzle, brings you closer to discovering the history and secrets of a lost civilization. Can you find the light?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.8%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Exploration 11.9%, Relaxing 9.4%, First-Person 8.8%

Welcome to Liminal Lane. A short, single player, first person, atmospheric walking simulator. A nostalgic, surreal experience exploring Liminal Spaces. Uncover the secrets of Liminal Lane and escape the Lucid Dreams and Haunting Nightmares.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36%, Exploration 16.1%, First-Person 13.1%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Adventure 10.7%

You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 16%, Exploration 11.8%, First-Person 10.1%

Liminal City is a psychological horror and exploration game based on found footage, set in Backrooms Level 11. Walk through the streets of Level 11, filled with soulless buildings, dynamically moving to different levels and searching for a way out. Once you fall in here will you be able to get out?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Horror 12.1%, Exploration 10.3%, Atmospheric 9.6%

You are trapped in a corridor suspended above the clouds. Each time you open the door at the end of the corridor, explore the environment that awaits you, find anomalies, use the alarm, and break the loop.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.7%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 12.9%, Exploration 10.5%, Atmospheric 10%

An atmospheric exploration game set in a Dark Fantasy world. Explore the ruins of an ancient civilisation and uncover it's forgotten past through a short nonlinear story with timeless retro graphics.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36%, Exploration 16.1%, Adventure 15.4%, First-Person 11%, Atmospheric 9.7%

A psychological horror game where you enter the Greenhouse at your own risk to uncover the truth behind the friendly façade. Change the environment and weather to progress, hoping to get out. Switch off the entities to enjoy eerie serenity.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.1%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 17.5%, Exploration 11.3%, Atmospheric 10%

Explore a looping corridor filled with anomalies. Walk through the fluorescent-lit backrooms environment, examine your surroundings, and spot subtle changes in reality.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.2%, Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 15.3%, Exploration 11%, First-Person 9.5%

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: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 14.6%, Exploration 9.9%, Atmospheric 8.8%

INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.5%, Exploration 15.4%, Atmospheric 14.8%, First-Person 11.7%, Horror 11%

An experimental narrative-focused walking-simulator experience that explores dark settings and stories through multiple perspectives.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.6%, Thriller 20%, Horror 19.1%, Exploration 14.9%, Atmospheric 10.1%

Short atmospheric first person horror game with elements of quest and shooter about being lost in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by weird mist.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.7%, Walking Simulator 20%, Horror 16.3%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Exploration 9.4%

The Voidness is a SCI-FI psychological horror game where it takes place inside the void where it's filled with just gloom - the only way to see is by scanning the environment with your range finder device, however you are not alone. Don't breathe ... as they are listening.. and watching.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.9%, Psychological Horror 27.5%, Exploration 13.4%, First-Person 11.9%, Adventure 9.3%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 15.7%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Thriller 7.6%

She continues to dream. A first-person dream simulator where you explore a corner of a dream.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.8%, Relaxing 11%, Atmospheric 10.9%, First-Person 10.2%, Adventure 9.3%

A short psychological horror game where your friends invite you to hang out tonight — you have 7 days to think about it.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.7%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Exploration 12.8%, Horror 11.4%, Hidden Object 11.2%

A psychological horror game set in a Korean apartment building. Explore eerie occurrences throughout the complex and uncover the truth behind them.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.1%, Walking Simulator 20.3%, Horror 16.6%, Atmospheric 10.8%, First-Person 9.4%

An uncanny liminal space themed walking-simulator.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 54.1%, Atmospheric 20%, Adventure 12.5%, 3D 8.9%, Indie 2.8%

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 24.8%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 15%, Exploration 13.3%, First-Person 9.9%

Step into an uncanny building trapped in endless loops. Use the elevator, uncover unsettling anomalies, and evade the Entity lurking behind you. Liminal Exit is an immersive game inspired by liminal spaces and Exit 8. Explore 3 liminal space floors and track anomalies to escape, but watch your back!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.5%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Horror 17%, First-Person 11.2%, Atmospheric 9%

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 25.5%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Horror 18%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Thriller 6.1%