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  1. #1 Memento Mori
    97% matchVery Positive82% of 72 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 27.9%, Surreal 25.5%, Abstract 17.8%, Emotional 13.6%, Dark 10.9%

  2. #2 Loneliness
    96% matchVery Positive88% of 146 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 33.1%, Abstract 19.9%, Emotional 18.2%, Walking Simulator 16.8%, Dark 11.9%

  3. #3 Pleh!
    96% matchVery Positive95% of 1,346 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 34%, Emotional 29.7%, Dark 21.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Indie 3.5%

  4. #4 TOMORROW DON'T COME - Puzzling Depression
    95% 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 43.1%, Surreal 24.9%, Dark 17.1%, Indie 8.1%, Psychological Horror 6.8%

  5. #5 Depression The Game
    94% 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 43.3%, Emotional 42.2%, Psychological Horror 14.5%

  6. #6 The Most Boring Game Ever
    94% 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%

  7. #7 ABEL
    93% matchVery Positive87% of 183 reviews2023
    Dev: CNAM-ENJMIN
    Windows

    An uncanny liminal space themed walking-simulator.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.4%, Emotional 27.1%, Abstract 23.6%, Surreal 8.7%, Dark 6.6%

  8. #8 When the Darkness comes
    92% matchVery Positive92% of 8,425 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 43.1%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Dark 16.2%, Emotional 13.8%, Indie 8.5%

  9. #9 the static speaks my name
    91% matchVery Positive82% of 5,749 reviews2015
    Dev: the whale husband
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18 minMean: 15.1 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 31.9%, Dark 29.6%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Surreal 12%, Indie 10.3%

  10. #10 The Longest Walk
    90% matchVery Positive96% of 402 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 66.5%, Emotional 23.9%, Indie 9.6%

  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 331 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 52.3%, Dark 21.2%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Indie 12%

  13. #13 A House Inside Me
    88% matchVery Positive86% of 95 reviews2026
    Dev: Ctrl HorrorPub: Skull Queens Games
    Windows

    A psychological horror experience told through environmental storytelling. Explore a house inhabited by trauma, denial, and fractured memories. Three endings. Multiple interpretations. This is the house that lives inside me.

    Why similar: Abstract 30.1%, Walking Simulator 24.2%, Surreal 22%, Emotional 12.7%, Psychological Horror 7.7%

  14. #14 My Friend The Spider
    89% matchVery Positive88% of 103 reviews2024
    Dev: MCA
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 58.8%, Dark 30.9%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

  15. #15 Beneath the Cardboard: Be Happy
    87% matchVery Positive80% of 85 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 41.4%, Surreal 36.4%, Dark 22.2%

  16. #16 FOR GOD'S SAKE, HELP HIM!
    86% matchVery Positive95% of 56 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 29.9%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Dark 12%, Indie 2.6%

  17. #17 Generic Untrademarked Ice Resurfacing Vehicle & Depression Simulator 2019.
    86% matchVery Positive88% of 267 reviews2020
    Dev: Stay Small Studios
    Windows · Mac

    Generic Untrademarked Ice Resurfacing Vehicle & Depression 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%

  18. #18 OFFERING APP
    85% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2026
    Dev: KESHA WHITEPub: Polden Publishing
    Windows

    I DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE THE "OFFERING APP" SORRY 😭😭😭 NEMO ORDERED ME TO DO THAT SORRY 😭😭😭

    Why similar: Surreal 44.5%, Walking Simulator 42%, Psychological Horror 13.5%

  19. #19 blank_01
    84% matchVery Positive94% of 230 reviews2025
    Dev: ln404
    Windows

    eat, sleep, work, repeat.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 73%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Indie 6.8%

  20. #20 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: Abstract 24.4%, Walking Simulator 24.4%, Surreal 22.5%, Dark 20.3%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

  21. #21 Titanic II: Orchestra for Dying at Sea
    82% matchVery Positive88% of 92 reviews2023
    Dev: Flan Falacci
    Windows · Mac

    A downloadable tragedy for Windows and macOS

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.4%, Surreal 28.3%, Dark 17.1%, Emotional 13.1%, Indie 6.7%

  22. #22 Indecision.
    82% matchVery Positive85% of 640 reviews2018
    Dev: bilge
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 36%

    A haiku platformer. It's short and vague.

    Why similar: Experimental 43.2%, Surreal 25.3%, Emotional 22.7%, Psychological Horror 6%, Indie 2.9%

  23. #23 Depression Quest
    83% matchMixed61% of 3,934 reviews2014
    Dev: The Quinnspiracy
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 78.1 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 37.3%, Emotional 32%, Dark 20.3%, Psychological Horror 10.4%

  24. #24 UnHappy Place
    81% 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%

  25. #25 MONOPHOBIA
    78% matchVery Positive98% of 53 reviews2026
    Dev: Z-xian
    Windows

    Follow a recluse who is the only being left in the world as she struggles with little things in her everyday life. This game was made entirely out of scanned traditional watercolor art.

    Why similar: Surreal 32.6%, Abstract 18.6%, Emotional 13.3%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Dark 10.1%

  26. #26 CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,511 reviews2025
    Dev: Bastinus RexPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    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 36.8%, Walking Simulator 22.4%, Surreal 21.5%, Dark 14.7%, Indie 4.7%

  27. #27 Museum of Monoliths
    79% matchVery Positive92% of 95 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 37.1%, Surreal 34.9%, Dark 12%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Indie 6%

  28. #28 Our Elusive Suffering
    81% matchMixed66% of 88 reviews2022
    Dev: 👁️Pub: ⚰️
    Windows

    🩸🌌💀🌫️⛪️

    Why similar: Surreal 55.1%, Walking Simulator 29.5%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Indie 5.3%

  29. #29 nothing_matters
    79% 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 33.7%, Abstract 31.8%, Dark 25%, Psychological Horror 9.5%

  30. #30 Yume Nikki
    77% matchVery Positive94% of 10,100 reviews2018
    Dev: kikiyamaPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 71.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%

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

    Why similar: Experimental 29.5%, Surreal 24.7%, Walking Simulator 20.5%, Dark 12.4%, Psychological Horror 7.4%

  31. #31 EMPORIUM
    80% 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 36.8%, Surreal 20.6%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Dark 12%, Indie 9.3%

  32. #32 I am Sorry
    77% 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 57.1%, Indie 24.9%, Psychological Horror 18%

  33. #33 Whale Flesh
    75% 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 21.2%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Indie 11.2%

  34. #34 DOOMER SIMULATOR
    74% matchMostly Positive71% of 286 reviews2025
    Dev: Sebasa Games TaganrogPub: Sebasa Games
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    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

  35. #35 The Space Between
    76% matchVery Positive84% of 63 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 33.4%, Walking Simulator 20.3%, Surreal 19.4%, Emotional 14.5%, Dark 11.5%

  36. #36 Deep Sorrow
    78% matchMixed50% of 93 reviews2017
    Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 29%

    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 39.1%, Dark 26.8%, Indie 22.8%, Psychological Horror 11.3%

  37. #37 Little Man Has a Day
    73% matchVery Positive97% of 422 reviews2023
    Dev: Mosman
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 78%, Indie 22%

  38. #38 you're just imagining it
    71% matchVery Positive96% of 454 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%

  39. #39 Is Simon There?
    73% matchVery Positive85% of 368 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: Walking Simulator 45.9%, Dark 35.6%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Indie 1.9%

  40. #40 THE WELL
    72% matchMostly Positive78% of 54 reviews2025
    Dev: Creeps LTD.
    Windows

    Isolation. Hopelessness. Starvation. By the will of an unknown force, you find yourself isolated from the outside world. Now you are doomed to starve to death. No one will come to your aid. No one will hear your prayers.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 79.1%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Indie 8.2%

  41. #41 Hotel Remorse
    74% matchMostly Positive77% of 345 reviews2018
    Dev: Charlie Behan
    Windows

    Wander long creepy corridors in search for answers in this short and jumpscare filled game.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 52.9%, Dark 24.2%, Indie 13.6%, Psychological Horror 9.4%

  42. #42 Itchy Scratchy
    73% 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 67.1%, Emotional 32.9%

  43. #43 Blind Touch
    70% matchNo user reviews90% of 69 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 37%, Walking Simulator 30.5%, Emotional 27.6%, Indie 4.9%

  44. #44 Doomer
    72% 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%

  45. #45 THE CORRIDOR
    69% matchVery Positive94% of 3,525 reviews2020
    Dev: Thomas Mackinnon
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%

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

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.8%, Surreal 30.4%, Emotional 21.9%, Abstract 12.9%

  46. #46 Midnight Snack
    69% matchVery Positive87% of 264 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 22.2%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Indie 4.2%

  47. #47 White Middle Class Guy Simulator
    70% matchVery Positive80% of 167 reviews2023
    Dev: Bazookafriend
    Windows

    The most boring game ever made.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 87.6%, Indie 12.4%

  48. #48 Pineapple on pizza
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 25,784 reviews2023
    Dev: Majorariatto
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Can a video game convey a flavor?

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 49.2%, Emotional 39.8%, Psychological Horror 11%

  49. #49 Sometimes to Deal with the Difficulty of Being Alive, I Need to Believe There Is a Possibility That Life Is Not Real.
    71% matchVery Positive87% of 114 reviews2019
    Dev: Jeremy CouillardPub: Akupara Games
    Windows

    Wander through a shifting simulation that feels both tragic and hilarious. Observe, interact, or simply exist as the world reshapes around you — a meditative, overstimulated reflection on what it means to keep going when everything’s falling apart.

    Why similar: Surreal 30.5%, Abstract 30%, Walking Simulator 27.8%, Psychological Horror 5.9%, Indie 5.7%

  50. #50 Unemployment Simulator 2018
    67% matchVery Positive87% of 103 reviews2026
    Dev: Samuel LehikoinenPub: turbolento publishing
    Windows · Linux

    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 64.7%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Indie 16.1%

  51. #51 Self-Isolation
    68% 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 75.8%, Indie 24.2%

  52. #52 DOOMER'S ADVENTURE
    69% 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%

  53. #53 The Honours Project
    67% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2025
    Dev: Scott CambellPub: ScottCambellAudio
    Windows

    The Honours Project is an autobiographical walking simulator. Enjoy a narrative experience, adventuring through dream-like levels, solving an occasional puzzle and listening to the dark and sometimes comical dialogue that acts as a commentary about being a student and game development.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 65.1%, Emotional 20.1%, Surreal 14.9%

  54. #54 Away
    71% matchMixed49% of 1,276 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 33.8%, Walking Simulator 23.2%, Dark 22.9%, Indie 12%, Psychological Horror 8%

  55. #55 The Black Whale
    66% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2026
    Dev: Marrit
    Windows

    The factory chip began to malfunction. Your horrible headaches don’t bother anyone in this dystopian world. “Black Whale”, the attractive white powder, is the only thing that can stop the pain. And show you the life without the horrors of harsh reality.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 67.4%, Psychological Horror 23.2%, Indie 9.4%

  56. #56 The Forgotten Apartment
    68% 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 40%, Dark 25.4%, Indie 22.1%, Psychological Horror 12.5%

  57. #57 Beer Machine
    66% matchVery Positive82% of 85 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 38.7%, Dark 23.1%, Surreal 16.5%, Emotional 10.9%, Psychological Horror 7.1%

  58. #58 Consume Me
    63% matchVery Positive92% of 1,015 reviews2025
    Dev: Jenny Jiao HsiaPub: Hexecutable
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    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%

  59. #59 Metro Trip Simulator
    70% matchMixed55% of 75 reviews2019
    Dev: Metro 2.0.7.7Pub: Kavkaz Sila Games
    Windows

    Metro trip simulator

    Why similar: Experimental 63.4%, Walking Simulator 36.6%

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