- #1 Liminalcore
97% matchVery Positive83% of 652 reviews2024
Dev: Shadow Owl Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 27.5%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Realistic 14.2%, Mystery 9.2%, Exploration 9.2%
- #2 Sector 404
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 57 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 19.7%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Thriller 11.4%, Realistic 10.2%, Horror 8.5%
- #3 The Complex: Found Footage
95% matchVery Positive93% of 9,432 reviews2022
Dev: pgWave
Windows
Experience the liminal world of the backrooms through a VHS camera, immersing into a mysterious story and wandering the dream-like structures... Might there be something following you?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.5%, Walking Simulator 17.6%, Horror 13.5%, Realistic 10.9%, Exploration 8.5%
- #4 SKUF BACKROOMS
96% matchMixed60% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: akhsotoen
Windows
SKUF BACKROOMS is a psychological horror game that takes the player to the Backrooms level, consisting of intertwining transition zones of post-Soviet living spaces.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Thriller 14.4%, Realistic 11.6%, Horror 7.5%
- #5 Limoria
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 171 reviews2024
Dev: Farkas Interactive
Windows
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 20.8%, Thriller 19.5%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Realistic 8.8%, Exploration 7.9%
- #6 Liminal Exit
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: LittleRedDread
Windows
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 25.1%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Realistic 10.8%, Horror 9.8%, First-Person 8.1%
- #7 The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game
93% matchVery Positive85% of 799 reviews2025
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
The Backrooms: 1998 is a first-person found footage psychological horror survival game where it tells the story of a young teen after accidentally falling into the depths of The Backrooms in 1998. Roam freely, mark, explore and try unravel the story - however you are not alone. Don't scream.
Why similar: Thriller 26.4%, Psychological Horror 26.3%, Walking Simulator 17.2%, Realistic 13.2%, Atmospheric 5.3%
- #8 Dreamcore
92% matchVery Positive89% of 1,505 reviews2025
Dev: MontraluzPub: Tlön Industries
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience liminal spaces 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 20.6%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Realistic 10.9%, Horror 8.6%, Exploration 8.2%
- #9 POOLS
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,027 reviews2024
Dev: Tensori
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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 26%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Realistic 13.6%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Exploration 8.1%
- #10 DREAM LOGIC
91% matchVery Positive90% of 382 reviews2022
Dev: Teleopsia Games
Windows
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 20.6%, Walking Simulator 20%, Mystery 11.1%, Horror 10.9%, Exploration 9.6%
- #11 Reflection
91% matchVery Positive84% of 230 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 18.9%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Supernatural 13.4%, Realistic 11.1%, Thriller 10.4%
- #12 The Nameless City
89% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: Paradnight Studio
Windows · Mac
Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City". Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While you delve deeper into the ancient buildings, reality and visions blend into an indistinct haze.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.7%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Horror 9.5%, Surreal 9.5%
- #13 There Exists Nobody
88% matchVery Positive93% of 865 reviews2024
Dev: HeavyLight Studio
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
You arrive at a deserted street that feels familiar yet is filled with unease. Pick up your camera, capture the hidden anomalies, and break this endless loop.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.5%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Supernatural 11.8%, Realistic 10.4%, First-Person 8.2%
- #14 Project Liminal 2
87% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: AquaHeaven StudiosPub: TXC
Windows
Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.
Why similar: Realistic 21.5%, Exploration 17.8%, Adventure 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, First-Person 13.4%
- #15 Liminal Universe
89% matchMixed60% of 150 reviews2024
Dev: Gvn Games
Windows
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 20.3%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Thriller 13.8%, Realistic 10.3%, Exploration 8.3%
- #16 Hotel 188
86% matchVery Positive88% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Leonn CamayoPub: Andes Interactive
Windows
Dive into a realistic experience of the Backrooms, without jumpscares, getting lost in impossible spaces and feeling like something is watching you. The uncertainty of not knowing where you're going will make you want to quit… Will you be able to make it to the end?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.6%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Realistic 15.7%, First-Person 9.4%, Atmospheric 9.1%
- #17 Kyoto Anomaly
86% matchVery Positive99% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: BiteMe Games
Windows
You find yourself trapped in the endless maze of Kyoto's backstreets, trying to reach the temple of Hōkan-ji before the main tourist rush. Inspect the street for anomalies, choose the right path, and reach your destination... or be trapped forever.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.7%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Thriller 12.8%, Realistic 9.7%, Horror 8.1%
- #18 Dread Flats
84% matchVery Positive85% of 1,372 reviews2025
Dev: Ghostcase
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..
Why similar: Thriller 14.7%, Supernatural 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Horror 9.8%
- #19 Abandoned Souls
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 379 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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 21.3%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Realistic 11.7%, Thriller 11.7%, Horror 9.2%
- #20 Transliminal: Beyond The Backrooms
84% matchVery Positive94% of 119 reviews2022
Dev: Corey JeffriesPub: Spatial Quotient
Windows
An unsettling rogue-lite horror adventure. Iconic Backrooms levels reshape around you. Classic and original entities lurk as greater beings bid for your favor. Collect relics and strange items. Grow stronger. Survive, escape, or claim more uncertain fates. Fall in. Get lost. Go beyond The Backrooms.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Walking Simulator 21.2%, Horror 12.8%, Exploration 11.4%, Surreal 10.1%
- #21 The Complex: Expedition
81% matchVery Positive89% of 2,232 reviews2025
Dev: pgWave
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
When a routine expedition into The Complex goes horribly wrong, you're left alone and lost, wandering the seemingly infinite maze of hallways, otherwise known as the Backrooms. Might there be something following you?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Realistic 15.8%, Horror 13.2%, Mystery 10.5%, Exploration 10.4%
- #22 White Room Protocol
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
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 19.7%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Thriller 15%, Realistic 10.8%, Horror 9.9%
- #23 Enter The Backrooms
83% matchVery Positive88% of 1,041 reviews2021
Dev: Justin KrohPub: Cosmic Crow Creations
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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: Walking Simulator 30%, Psychological Horror 28.9%, Horror 14.8%, First-Person 9.9%, Surreal 6.4%
- #24 The Exit 8
79% matchVery Positive93% of 10,306 reviews2023
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.6%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 10.1%, Exploration 9.6%, Realistic 8.7%
- #25 Within the Backrooms
81% matchVery Positive96% of 190 reviews2023
Dev: Shattered Display
Windows
You don't know how you got here, and you don't know how you'll leave. Wander the depths of the Backrooms in hopes of finding something more.
Why similar: Exploration 21%, Surreal 18.6%, Atmospheric 17.8%, 1990's 10.7%, Adventure 9.6%
- #26 Liminal Lane
80% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Ravenhome Studios
Windows
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 38.1%, Exploration 14.4%, First-Person 11.8%, Atmospheric 8.8%, 1990's 8.1%
- #27 The Liminal Dimension
79% matchVery Positive83% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're trapped in an endless loop within a liminal dimension, where each loop leads to increasingly unsettling places. Will you find the way out of this psychological horror? The game offers a unique déjà vu experience that blurs the lines between reality and illusion.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.4%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Realistic 12.4%, Horror 10.1%, Mystery 6.4%
- #28 Backrooms: Exploration
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: HNStudios
Windows
Backrooms: Exploration is a single-player horror game, which takes place in 2020. Two friends have lost their jobs due to COVID-19, but they still have to bring food to the table. After a failed heist, one of them ends up in the Backrooms. Now your only mission is to survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Realistic 17.8%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, Horror 15.6%, First-Person 11.2%
- #29 Welcome to Kowloon
77% matchVery Positive82% of 1,836 reviews2023
Dev: a1esskaPub: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.9%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 13.1%, Thriller 11.5%, Realistic 10.2%
- #30 The Backrooms
82% matchMostly Negative24% of 58 reviews2019
Dev: WASABAE Studios
Windows
You find yourself in a strange world with no idea how you got there. As you explore more, the world gets increasingly convoluted and unstable. You are now in... The Backrooms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.7%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Exploration 12.3%, Horror 10%, First-Person 9.5%
- #31 RESTORER
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
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 23.1%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Thriller 12.3%, Realistic 12.2%, Horror 7.4%
- #32 NOCLIP
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: DELIRIUM Labs
Windows
Chapter-based Backrooms experience. Embark on a chilling journey through the unknown. Visuals based on early 2000's camcorders.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.2%, Psychological Horror 17%, Exploration 10.2%, Realistic 10.2%, Horror 9.9%
- #33 Backrooms: Found Footage
75% matchVery Positive84% of 280 reviews2024
Dev: HNStudios
Windows
Backrooms: Found Footage is a single-player horror game where you are the main character trying to survive the Backrooms. Curiosity wins and you decide to explore this weird place that you got trapped in. What could go wrong?
Why similar: Realistic 16.9%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Exploration 12.7%, Horror 11%, First-Person 10.8%
- #34 LIMINAL SHIFT
75% matchVery Positive82% of 235 reviews2025
Dev: NextPhase Studios
Windows
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 17.9%, Thriller 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Realistic 9.7%, First-Person 8.8%
- #35 50 Floors: The Paranormal Investigators Prologue
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 457 reviews2024
Dev: Arsonist Studio
Windows
Find a way out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.7%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Supernatural 11.7%, Realistic 10.5%, Horror 8.8%
- #36 Backrooms Doors
77% matchMixed68% of 84 reviews2023
Dev: Performance Artist
Windows
Backrooms Doors - This is an atmospheric first-person horror game. Explore spaces that can't exist in the real world and find your way out before the entities find you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Realistic 18.4%, Horror 17.1%, First-Person 12.8%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #37 APT. 407
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: Jayhyeon Studio
Windows
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 21.5%, Walking Simulator 19.3%, Horror 10.6%, Supernatural 9.5%, Thriller 9%
- #38 Shifting To The Backrooms
72% matchVery Positive85% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Oopsome Games
Windows
Experience Will's complicated story, find a way out of the nightmare of liminal spaces by solving challenging puzzles and avoiding dangerous entities — all this awaits you in "Shifting To The Backrooms".
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.3%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Horror 13.1%, Exploration 9.7%, First-Person 9.6%
- #39 DEAD END
74% matchVery Positive83% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: PHANTOM PIXEL
Windows
Trapped in a hallucinatory, liminal-space style underground passageway, explore and unravel the endless "dead-end" paths to find a way forward. "Dead Path is a short ambient horror puzzle game that references Exit 8, but with a completely different core mechanic.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, Psychological Horror 19%, Thriller 10.6%, Horror 10%, Realistic 8.4%
- #40 Seybul Tech
73% 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 23.9%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 8.7%, Realistic 8.4%, Surreal 8%
- #41 Floor 9
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 175 reviews2024
Dev: Room Games
Windows · Mac
In Floor 9, you find yourself trapped in a mysterious hotel known as "Hotel Liminal." To escape, you must identify anomalies on each floor. These anomalies can be anywhere - on the ground, in paintings, or even right in front of your eyes.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Realistic 9%, Surreal 8.5%, Exploration 8%
- #42 The Backrooms: Lost Tape
72% matchVery Positive84% of 1,325 reviews2022
Dev: Cortez Productions
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
You work in the cinema as an usher and accidentally fell into the Backrooms, now being trapped, needing to unravel the mysteries of the yellow rooms in order to get out of this place, but be careful, there are entities that will be in your way.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19%, Thriller 17.2%, Horror 11.8%, Realistic 10.6%, Mystery 10.3%
- #43 MIND CORRIDORS: Paroniria
73% matchVery Positive96% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Heartbyte Studios
Windows
A fever-dream-like puzzle horror game. Descend to the depths of a sleeping curse, survive every floor and find your way out of the never ending nightmare.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Supernatural 13.3%, Horror 9.5%, Realistic 9.2%
- #44 LIMSCAPE : THE LIMINAL SPACE EXPLORER
71% matchVery Positive87% of 132 reviews2025
Dev: SMOOTHEA
Windows
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 60.5%, Simulation 14.8%, Horror 14.6%, Adventure 4.5%, 3D 4.1%
- #45 Disminal
71% matchVery Positive92% of 131 reviews2024
Dev: Brian Gonnet
Windows · Mac · Linux
wandering into the uncanny concept of liminality, captured in DV tape format you explore what seems to be another dimension, lost in an endless space that looks human-made but isn't.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 52.2%, First-Person 17.7%, Atmospheric 15.7%, Exploration 8.5%, Indie 3.3%
- #46 In My Head
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 131 reviews2024
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You have been sent photographs of a place where, according to rumors, an artifact of an ancient civilization is hidden... Do you dare to go there?!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Psychological Horror 17%, Supernatural 15.2%, Horror 10.2%, First-Person 7.3%
- #47 Subliminal
69% matchVery Positive81% of 236 reviews2026
Dev: Accidental StudiosPub: Gone Shootin
Windows
Subliminal is a psychological horror game inspired by the urban legend of The Backrooms. Bleeding edge lighting and rendering, handcrafted open-ended levels, light and perspective-based puzzles, nostalgic spaces, unfamiliar faces, and a rotting feeling that something is not quite right.
Why similar: Thriller 20.4%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Realistic 14.2%, Mystery 11.2%, Horror 8%
- #48 August Night
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Sahl Ibrahimi
Windows
Escape a distorted version of your own newly rented apartment in this interactive nightmare.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.1%, Supernatural 13.8%, Realistic 12.4%, Horror 9.8%, First-Person 8.7%
- #49 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
70% matchMixed70% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: CGI LAB GAMES
Windows
In the Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket, you find yourself trapped in a labyrinth of endless, flickering aisles. Unearth dark secrets behind every shelf while evading lurking apparitions and supernatural terrors. Can you survive the haunted corridors and escape before the nightmare consumes?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.3%, Walking Simulator 20.5%, Horror 13%, Atmospheric 9.4%, First-Person 9%
- #50 见诡录:阴魂街 Haunting Record: Phantom Street
69% matchVery Positive84% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: Gameloop
Windows
You step into a street both strange and familiar, where eerie events unfold one after another. The air is thick with lingering spirits and overwhelming resentment, as if something in the shadows is waiting to drag you into the abyss…
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.3%, Thriller 19.8%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Realistic 9.4%, Horror 9.3%
- #51 11F
70% matchVery Positive82% of 188 reviews2024
Dev: PUMPKIM
Windows
Go to the 11th floor of a building that doesn't have an 11th floor.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16%, Thriller 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Supernatural 12.3%, Horror 7.4%
- #52 Anomalies Detective
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: ChenGame
Windows
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 34.4%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Exploration 12.3%, Horror 11.1%, First-Person 10.1%
- #53 Lost in Anomaly
68% matchMixed64% of 993 reviews2024
Dev: Aximus Games
Windows
In Lost in Anomaly, you wake up on the 9th floor of an unknown building. The only way out of here is to detect and mark anomalies. One wrong move and you could be trapped forever.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 11.7%, Realistic 8.8%, Exploration 8.3%
- #54 Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1
68% matchVery Positive81% of 1,175 reviews2023
Dev: Andrew Quist
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 16.9%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Realistic 11%, Horror 9.6%, Mystery 8.9%
- #55 Psalm 5:9-13
66% matchVery Positive84% of 1,774 reviews2024
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 19%
"Psalm 5:9-13" is a first-person psychological horror game with VHS effect. Be careful and attentive, there is something hiding in these rooms, something is watching from the darkness.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.4%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Thriller 13.7%, Realistic 8.9%, Horror 8.4%
- #56 墙之恐惧: The Walls Still Stand
67% matchMostly Positive70% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: Starpixel Studios
Windows
Step into the eerie Kowloon Walled City in 墙之恐惧: The Walls Still Stand, an indie horror walking simulator. Complete daily tasks, uncover dark secrets, and explore with 3D spatial sound. Think critically to unlock all six endings in this 1-2 hour journey. Can you escape the city's grip?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.4%, Realistic 12.2%, Thriller 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, First-Person 8.8%
- #57 Find Yourself
67% matchVery Positive84% of 1,285 reviews2021
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Explore the truly frightening subway cars and find out what fears the main character will have to face.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Thriller 12%, Horror 11.8%, Realistic 11.3%
- #58 I'm Still Here
65% matchVery Positive90% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: AIO_Games
Windows
I'M STILL HERE - is a realistic horror game with an interesting plot and horrific screamers.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.5%, Thriller 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Supernatural 13.8%, Realistic 8.7%
- #59 EXPEDITION TO THE BACKROOMS
66% matchMixed68% of 146 reviews2025
Dev: 1_Cutter_1
Windows
You are the exploration team from company Async, you arrive to reported anomaly place and searching for anomalies, but what would you find? Prepare yourself for a gripping and heart-pounding adventure in EXPEDITION TO THE BACKROOMS, where every step could be your last.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.2%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Thriller 14%, Realistic 12.9%, Horror 10.6%
- #60 Museum of Monoliths
67% 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 25.5%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Thriller 11.8%, Surreal 8.8%, Atmospheric 7.6%