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  1. #1 Memento Mori
    97% matchVery Positive82% of 71 reviews2024
    Dev: Shea KellyPub: WolfWare Studios
    Windows

    A game for the ones we lost on the way. Memento Mori is a surreal walking simulator that combines a minimalistic art style and a show don't tell story, focused on dealing with loss.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.8%, Surreal 25.5%, Abstract 17.7%, Emotional 13.8%, Dark 10.9%

  2. #2 Loneliness
    96% matchVery Positive88% of 144 reviews2021
    Dev: Jordan Magnuson
    Windows

    An experimental, minimalistic microgame about loneliness. Originally released as a Flash game in 2010 that was featured by Extra Credits.

    Why similar: Experimental 32.9%, Abstract 19.8%, Emotional 18.5%, Walking Simulator 16.8%, Dark 12%

  3. #3 TOMORROW DON'T COME - Puzzling Depression
    96% matchVery Positive82% of 192 reviews2018
    Dev: Peace & Love Games
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%

    TOMORROW DON'T COME is a contextual puzzle game about depression and how it feels to be stuck.

    Why similar: Experimental 42.8%, Surreal 25.1%, Dark 17.2%, Indie 8.1%, Psychological Horror 6.8%

  4. #4 ABEL
    94% matchVery Positive88% of 180 reviews2023
    Dev: CNAM-ENJMIN
    Windows

    An uncanny liminal space themed walking-simulator.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.2%, Emotional 27.4%, Abstract 23.5%, Surreal 8.7%, Dark 6.6%

  5. #5 Depression The Game
    95% matchMixed69% of 310 reviews2018
    Dev: DeepWorks Studios
    Windows

    Depression The Game is an interactive game simulating major depression. You are joining a young man on one of his really bad days trying to handle his thoughts and survive that day... Will he?

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.9%, Emotional 42.6%, Psychological Horror 14.5%

  6. #6 the static speaks my name
    94% matchVery Positive82% of 5,722 reviews2015
    Dev: the whale husband
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18 minMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 7%

    A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.7%, Dark 29.6%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Surreal 12.1%, Indie 10.4%

  7. #7 When the Darkness comes
    93% matchVery Positive92% of 8,408 reviews2019
    Dev: Sirhaian
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.8%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Dark 16.2%, Emotional 14%, Indie 8.5%

  8. #8 Pleh!
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,337 reviews2023
    Dev: Jester Games
    Windows

    Pleh! is a short psychological horror walking simulator that tells the story of a depressed game developer, his intrusive thoughts and his dark mysterious secrets.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 35%, Emotional 31.1%, Dark 22.2%, Psychological Horror 11.8%

  9. #9 The Most Boring Game Ever
    92% matchVery Positive90% of 220 reviews2021
    Dev: Virtual Sky Interactive
    Windows · Mac

    Clicker Simulator experiment to give you the feeling of being bored. Spacebar away and zone out.

    Why similar: Experimental 100%

  10. #10 The Longest Walk
    90% matchVery Positive96% of 398 reviews2022
    Dev: Alexander TarvetPub: Somewhat Unsettling
    Windows

    The Longest Walk is a deeply personal biographical walking-simulator game about my father's experience of living with depression.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 66.1%, Emotional 24.2%, Indie 9.7%

  11. #11 everybody's sad
    91% matchVery Positive85% of 160 reviews2019
    Dev: Aubrey IsaacmanPub: puncta
    Windows

    Interact with sad, alive objects! Throw away a rotten apple; pet a stubborn cactus; sit on a grumpy chair; bond with your pet roomba. Explore your studio apartment, discover how to set boundaries, and use the power of saying "no" to discover happiness!

    Why similar: Indie 100%

  12. #12 "LIFE" not found;
    89% matchVery Positive94% of 330 reviews2022
    Dev: BerCh1n
    Windows

    This small Narrative Point & Click (Puzzle) game is about the mental health struggles of a adolescent high school dropout who's lost at life. Find out what they're struggling with, you might even recognize some things from your own life.

    Why similar: Emotional 52.5%, Dark 21%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Indie 12.1%

  13. #13 My Friend The Spider
    89% matchVery Positive88% of 101 reviews2024
    Dev: MCA
    Windows

    A small "horror" narrative game about isolation and depression.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 58.6%, Dark 31%, Psychological Horror 10.4%

  14. #14 FOR GOD'S SAKE, HELP HIM!
    87% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2025
    Dev: Noah Kuhn Games
    Windows

    FOR GOD'S SAKE, HELP HIM! is a tiny, surreal first-person art "game" about what it's like. your goal is singular and simple: try to help him, however you can... if you can. that's a tall order considering you're both in a blank void and he's being crushed over and over.

    Why similar: Surreal 41.3%, Abstract 30%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Dark 11.8%, Indie 2.7%

  15. #15 Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy
    88% matchMostly Positive80% of 83 reviews2024
    Dev: Lunsemo Studio
    Windows · Linux

    You will have to survive the cold New Year's Eve, look for food in the trash in the world where no one cares about you. This is an adventure where you have to survive Christmas, a holiday that has never been so cold before...

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.3%, Surreal 36.5%, Dark 22.2%

  16. #16 blank_01
    86% matchVery Positive94% of 219 reviews2025
    Dev: ln404
    Windows

    eat, sleep, work, repeat.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 72.8%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Indie 6.8%

  17. #17 Titanic II: Orchestra for Dying at Sea
    85% matchVery Positive88% of 91 reviews2023
    Dev: Flan Falacci
    Windows · Mac

    A downloadable tragedy for Windows and macOS

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.2%, Surreal 28.3%, Dark 17.1%, Emotional 13.3%, Indie 6.8%

  18. #18 Tear Factory
    84% matchVery Positive90% of 83 reviews2022
    Dev: Daddysucc5000
    Windows

    A game about hunting rats, feeding them to your family, and going to bed.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.4%, Abstract 24.3%, Surreal 22.6%, Dark 20.4%, Psychological Horror 8.4%

  19. #19 Depression Quest
    86% matchMixed61% of 3,931 reviews2014
    Dev: The Quinnspiracy
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 75.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    Depression Quest is an interactive fiction game where you play as someone living with depression. You are given a series of everyday life events and have to attempt to manage your illness, relationships, job, and possible treatment.

    Why similar: Indie 38.1%, Emotional 31.7%, Dark 19.9%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

  20. #20 Zamboni Simulator 2019
    84% matchVery Positive88% of 266 reviews2020
    Dev: Stay Small Studios
    Windows · Mac

    Zamboni Simulator 2019 is a game about existential nihilism, depression, family, love, and ice resurfacing. It is an almost all original game including original art and music, but with recycled junk philosophy.

    Why similar: Indie 83.7%, Psychological Horror 16.3%

  21. #21 UnHappy Place
    83% matchVery Positive94% of 78 reviews2022
    Dev: XAMK
    Windows

    UnHappy Place is a game that concentrates on depression. The main goal of the state is to better the main character's mental health by doing simple things, such as cleaning the apartment.

    Why similar: Emotional 100%

  22. #22 Yume Nikki
    81% matchVery Positive94% of 9,908 reviews2018
    Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 72.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.

    Why similar: Experimental 29.1%, Surreal 24.9%, Walking Simulator 20.5%, Dark 12.5%, Psychological Horror 7.4%

  23. #23 CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,249 reviews2025
    Dev: Bastinus RexPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    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: Experimental 36.5%, Walking Simulator 22.4%, Surreal 21.6%, Dark 14.7%, Indie 4.8%

  24. #24 Our Elusive Suffering
    82% matchMixed65% of 86 reviews2022
    Dev: 👁️Pub: ⚰️
    Windows

    🩸🌌💀🌫️⛪️

    Why similar: Surreal 55.2%, Walking Simulator 29.3%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Indie 5.4%

  25. #25 Museum of Monoliths
    81% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2023
    Dev: Podoba InteractivePub: Marevo Collective
    Windows

    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 36.9%, Surreal 34.9%, Dark 12%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Indie 6%

  26. #26 nothing_matters
    80% matchVery Positive83% of 229 reviews2023
    Dev: Ka Hin Yuen
    Windows

    A short point & click narrative adventure inspired by the real life experience of a struggling solo indie game developer. A story about everything and hence nothing at all. Discover what truly matters to you.

    Why similar: Surreal 33.8%, Abstract 31.6%, Dark 25%, Psychological Horror 9.6%

  27. #27 EMPORIUM
    82% matchMostly Positive70% of 141 reviews2017
    Dev: Tom Kitchen
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Emporium is a short interactive vignette. Exploring notions of escapism, loss and a fragmented sense of self in the wake of a personal tragedy.

    Why similar: Experimental 36.5%, Surreal 20.7%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Dark 12.1%, Indie 9.4%

  28. #28 The Space Between
    79% matchVery Positive84% of 62 reviews2021
    Dev: Christoph Frey
    Windows

    The Space Between is a surreal short narrative experience in three acts about the walls we build for us.

    Why similar: Experimental 33.1%, Walking Simulator 20.2%, Surreal 19.4%, Emotional 14.7%, Dark 11.6%

  29. #29 I am Sorry
    78% matchMixed68% of 50 reviews2024
    Dev: Futuregen Games
    Windows

    "I am Sorry" is a game where you investigate objects and solve puzzles to uncover the story. Become a janitor, clean the house, and uncover the hidden truths of the story.

    Why similar: Dark 57%, Indie 25%, Psychological Horror 18%

  30. #30 DOOMER SIMULATOR
    76% matchMostly Positive71% of 238 reviews2025
    Dev: Sebasa Games TaganrogPub: Sebasa Games
    Windows

    Immerse yourself in the bleak world of a doomer, lost within the gray walls of a post-Soviet Khrushchyovka. Work, bad habits, and endless self-reflection define his reality

  31. #31 Whale Flesh
    77% matchMostly Positive72% of 64 reviews2025
    Dev: SUPERita
    Windows

    A short horror game where you dig through the flesh of a giant whale

    Why similar: Surreal 24.5%, Dark 23.6%, Walking Simulator 21%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Indie 11.3%

  32. #32 Little Man Has a Day
    75% matchVery Positive97% of 410 reviews2023
    Dev: Mosman
    Windows

    A personal, short and silly handwritten game about a little man feeling a little 'eh'.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 77.8%, Indie 22.2%

  33. #33 Indecision.
    77% matchVery Positive84% of 636 reviews2018
    Dev: bilge
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%

    A haiku platformer. It's short and vague.

    Why similar: Experimental 44%, Surreal 26.1%, Emotional 23.7%, Psychological Horror 6.2%

  34. #34 you're just imagining it
    74% matchVery Positive97% of 442 reviews2024
    Dev: npckc
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A chronic illness simulator. You think you have a chronic illness, but you don't know what. All you know is you are always in some state of pain. You've been to too many doctors to count... but you still have to live your life.

    Why similar: Emotional 82.5%, Indie 17.5%

  35. #35 Is Simon There?
    76% matchVery Positive85% of 368 reviews2022
    Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.8 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: Walking Simulator 45.7%, Dark 35.7%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Indie 2%

  36. #36 Blind Touch
    73% matchNo user reviews91% of 64 reviews2026
    Dev: Flygogo Games
    Windows

    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: Experimental 36.7%, Walking Simulator 30.4%, Emotional 28%, Indie 4.9%

  37. #37 Deep Sorrow
    78% matchMixed51% of 92 reviews2017
    Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 28%

    Deep Sorrow is a horror/adventure game which leads you to a bunker and makes you feel desperate to get out.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.9%, Dark 26.9%, Indie 22.9%, Psychological Horror 11.3%

  38. #38 Midnight Snack
    73% matchVery Positive86% of 251 reviews2025
    Dev: Desborde Games
    Windows

    A short first-person horror game where you wander through an eerie forest using the dials of a microwave.

    Why similar: Surreal 39.2%, Dark 24.1%, Walking Simulator 22%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Indie 4.2%

  39. #39 Itchy Scratchy
    75% matchMostly Positive77% of 93 reviews2022
    Dev: phosfine
    Windows

    A person approaches you with a simple request: "Friend! I have itch, scratch for me?" How can you resist? They seem so nice, so itchy, and oh so scratchable. WARNING: This game is way too short and will leave you dissatisfied. But, hey, it's free. Play at your own risk.

    Why similar: Surreal 66.9%, Emotional 33.1%

  40. #40 Doomer
    74% matchMostly Positive77% of 104 reviews2023
    Dev: Doomers TeamPub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows

    Step into the melancholic world of a Russian doomer, living in the bleak confines of a typical post-Soviet Khrushchev. Your life is a cycle of addictions, mundane work, and endless introspection, set against the backdrop of a provincial town that time forgot.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 100%

  41. #41 White Middle Class Guy Simulator
    72% matchVery Positive80% of 167 reviews2023
    Dev: Bazookafriend
    Windows

    The most boring game ever made.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 87.5%, Indie 12.5%

  42. #42 Pineapple on pizza
    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 25,576 reviews2023
    Dev: Majorariatto
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Can a video game convey a flavor?

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 48.8%, Emotional 40.2%, Psychological Horror 11%

  43. #43 Self-Isolation
    71% matchVery Positive86% of 491 reviews2020
    Dev: Dymchick1
    Windows

    This game is a simulation of self-isolation. You need to support your family, not to lose your job and finally not to go crazy.

    Why similar: Dark 75.7%, Indie 24.3%

  44. #44 Unemployment Simulator 2018
    69% matchVery Positive86% of 85 reviews2026
    Dev: Samuel LehikoinenPub: turbolento publishing
    Windows

    Social welfare survival horror based on real events. Endure emotional pain and societal pressure. Stay entertained. Survive the routine and become the hero of your studio apartment—battle inner demons, hide skeletons in the closet, and most importantly… keep the bathroom clean.

    Why similar: Surreal 64.6%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Indie 16.1%

  45. #45 The Forgotten Apartment
    70% matchMixed67% of 55 reviews2025
    Dev: Umbra Games
    Windows

    A psychological horror experience set in a forgotten apartment filled with dark memories, eerie puzzles, and emotional scars waiting to resurface.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.8%, Dark 25.4%, Indie 22.3%, Psychological Horror 12.5%

  46. #46 Consume Me
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 922 reviews2025
    Dev: Jenny Jiao HsiaPub: Hexecutable
    Windows · Mac

    did you feel stupid, fat, lazy, and ugly in high school? well i did...but at least i made a life-simulation RPG about it!

    Why similar: Emotional 100%

  47. #47 DOOMER'S ADVENTURE
    71% matchVery Positive85% of 75 reviews2021
    Dev: deadworld games
    Windows

    An platformer game about collecting stuff to bear with reality. Just like life, this game is short and meaningless, filled with existential questions of being.

    Why similar: Indie 100%

  48. #48 Beer Machine
    69% matchVery Positive81% of 75 reviews2025
    Dev: Crack Creations
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.5%, Dark 23.1%, Surreal 16.5%, Emotional 11%, Psychological Horror 7.1%

  49. #49 Away
    73% matchMixed50% of 1,213 reviews2018
    Dev: NipoBoxPub: NipoBox Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Away — is a short game telling about the hero's death experience, performed in a gloomy black and white style.

    Why similar: Abstract 33.7%, Walking Simulator 23.2%, Dark 23%, Indie 12.1%, Psychological Horror 8%

  50. #50 Answer Knot
    69% matchVery Positive89% of 734 reviews2019
    Dev: Naraven Games
    Windows

    A short narrative and exploration game about Zach, June, and a strange phenomenon. You're Zach and, stuck in your home, you will do everything to keep hearing June's voice messages. What is happening out there?

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.9%, Surreal 27.6%, Emotional 23.4%, Indie 17.1%

  51. #51 Life is Pointless
    71% matchVery Positive86% of 94 reviews2019
    Dev: Will deManbey
    Windows

    Earn points in an attempt to find meaning in your normally pointless existence.

  52. #52 Metro Trip Simulator
    72% matchMixed54% of 74 reviews2019
    Dev: Metro 2.0.7.7Pub: Kavkaz Sila Games
    Windows

    Metro trip simulator

    Why similar: Experimental 63.2%, Walking Simulator 36.8%

  53. #53 Seybul Tech
    68% matchVery Positive91% of 130 reviews2023
    Dev: Seybul Tech
    Windows

    Seybul Tech is a walking simulator. Navigate as an office employee, confronting peculiar encounters while in search of an exit from this enigmatic abyss.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.5%, Surreal 26.3%, Dark 18.7%, Abstract 11.9%, Psychological Horror 8.8%

  54. #54 it's always monday
    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 291 reviews2016
    Dev: Alon Zubina
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 32%

    it's always monday - is a first person exploration game

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.7%, Emotional 26.9%, Dark 18.3%, Indie 17.1%, Psychological Horror 9%

  55. #55 Please, Forgive Me
    68% matchMixed68% of 277 reviews2023
    Dev: REVVALUTION Studio
    Windows

    "Please, Forgive Me" - is a psychological horror game that tells the creepy story of an overconfident realtor named Pavel. He needs to check the old apartment and rent it to a certain woman. This night will turn into a real nightmare for him.

    Why similar: Dark 45.8%, Walking Simulator 25.6%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Indie 7.4%

  56. #56 Imagine Lifetimes
    70% matchMixed66% of 138 reviews2020
    Dev: Frycandle
    Windows

    Satirical, short and simple point-and-click "simulation" game about the meaninglessness of life.

    Why similar: Experimental 89.9%, Indie 10.1%

  57. #57 Andarin Weppes: Pre-Dementia
    66% matchVery Positive92% of 184 reviews2024
    Dev: MötivPub: Next in Game
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 24%

    Andarin Weppes is a first person puzzle experience of a man with ever advancing dementia...

    Why similar: Abstract 33.8%, Surreal 30.9%, Walking Simulator 23.6%, Dark 11.7%

  58. #58 SEPTEMBER 1999
    67% matchVery Positive84% of 2,446 reviews2018
    Dev: 98DEMAKE
    Windows · Mac

    A free, VHS styled, first-person found footage horror game, which runs exactly for 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.6%, Psychological Horror 28.5%, Indie 24.2%, Dark 18.6%

  59. #59 THE CORRIDOR
    65% matchVery Positive94% of 3,475 reviews2020
    Dev: Thomas Mackinnon
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    THE CORRIDOR is a 20-30 minute experience about the relationship between player and game.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.6%, Surreal 35%, Emotional 25.4%

  60. #60 Darold The Doomer: Psychedelic Lucid Dreams
    66% matchVery Positive93% of 100 reviews2022
    Dev: Vice Tycho
    Windows · Mac

    The weird and somewhat unsettling trip of a doomer

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 53.6%, Indie 46.4%

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