- #1 Framed Fear
97% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: HunGames
Windows
You must discover the differences between what you see through the camera and with your own eyes to distinguish real floors from fake ones and escape. It is said that ghosts behave the opposite of humans, and taking the elevator is no exception.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.1%, Exploration 12.2%, First-Person 10.8%, Surreal 7.8%, Dark 7.5%
- #2 Museum of Monoliths
96% matchVery Positive91% of 94 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 29.1%, Surreal 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Sci-fi 9.6%, First-Person 6.8%
- #3 Dream Voyage
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Fire Cat
Windows · Linux
Dream Voyage is an Indie Story rich Walking simulator focused on the exploration of introspective surreal levels in the dream world of a 10 years old blind child who's looking for the memories of their late mother. Dream Voyage's hudless experience will immerse you in this emotive searching.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.6%, Surreal 13.9%, Exploration 12.8%, First-Person 9.4%, Adventure 8.6%
- #4 Inside SCP-167
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: André Urian
Windows
Inside SCP-167 is a first-person psychological horror game that combines investigation and puzzle-solving. Take on the role of Alex, the most experienced agent of the SCP Foundation, and explore a labyrinth of cubic rooms in order to put an end to a growing evil that is spreading throughout the area
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.6%, Exploration 11%, First-Person 9.4%, Adventure 8.6%, Sci-fi 8.5%
- #5 GhostlyRyokan
94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Taiga
Windows
An abandoned inn where lost souls wander, your decision will determine its outcome.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.2%, Adventure 15.7%, Exploration 13.8%, First-Person 11.4%, 3D 8.6%
- #6 The Lighthouse Whispers
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HEADWINDS
Windows
In this atmospheric, slow-burn horror, you must unravel the mystery of the disappearance of your fellow light keepers. Traverse the island's rugged terrain, discover clues, and make your way through the eerie lighthouse to reveal the dark truth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.5%, Horror 12.6%, Adventure 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Exploration 8.4%
- #7 ExitApartment
93% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Joseph
Windows
You awaken in an elevator. Something is terribly wrong with this apartment building. Find the scattered notes, follow the clues, and escape—before it's too late.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.3%, Adventure 14%, Exploration 12.5%, Surreal 10%, Horror 8.9%
- #8 Melancholia Maze
91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Angus Fenton
Windows
Melancholia Maze is a brief atmospheric horror adventure in a twisted version of home. Complete everyday tasks while avoiding lurking demons, collect clues to piece together a lifeline, and find your way out of the darkness. Escape is just a call away.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.1%, Exploration 13.1%, Psychological Horror 10%, Surreal 9.4%, First-Person 8.9%
- #9 Chestnut Grove
92% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Philip Drobar
Windows · Mac
How do you go about your life when self-isolation has become the new normal? CHESTNUT GROVE is based on my personal experience of quarantine and features 100% real documents and notices.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.4%, Adventure 15.4%, Exploration 13.6%, First-Person 10.8%, Dark 10.1%
- #10 Backward poiesis
91% matchPositive89% of 36 reviews2024
Dev: sur
Windows
A short walking simulator with a horror feel that recreates actual found footage, which can be related to Liminal Space and Backrooms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35%, Exploration 14.9%, First-Person 11%, Horror 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #11 ❌ M A N D A T O R Y ✅
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Appnormals Team
Windows
- - - - - - - Your participation is NOT OPTIONAL ❌🔒 Productivity is key. 💻 🌣 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - COMPLIANCE is required. 📝 ✅
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.8%, Adventure 14.7%, Exploration 13%, First-Person 11.4%, Horror 9.2%
- #12 Soviet Village
89% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Ghost_RUS Games
Windows
A deadly search for a grandmother in the village. Can you escape the loop? Unpredictable horror.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.8%, Adventure 11.9%, Exploration 11.7%, First-Person 9.7%, Dark 8.4%
- #13 AEON DIRECTIVE: THE INTERVIEW
89% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: KiesFiesDev
Windows
50 binary questions. Infinite consequences. Observe every detail... the environment could change. Fail to notice an anomaly, and you fail the test. The further you progress, the more rooms you have to remember. Permadeath.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.6%, Exploration 12.7%, First-Person 11.2%, Dark 9.9%, Adventure 9.7%
- #14 DEEP STRIKE
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Meshal Al-MuhammadyPub: OFF BOX Studios
Windows
You’re operating a drill machine beneath an abandoned chemical lab. You’ll feel the ground tremble, hear faint whispers in the dark, and glimpse shadows just beyond your lights. Stay focused—ignore what you see and hear—and keep drilling until your tasks are done.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Adventure 13.1%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, 3D 8.8%, Horror 8.6%
- #15 Fox Pines
86% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Smuttheir Studios
Windows
A short horror-experience made by a solo developer. Explore the abandoned Fox Pines park in search of your missing brother—but something is out here with you. Follow the trail he left behind, and track him down...if you can survive.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.3%, Exploration 12.9%, Horror 11.9%, First-Person 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%
- #16 御祝呪 -oshukuju-
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: TENJO GAMES
Windows
This is the story of curse and blessing hidden under a bloodline. Tamako wakes up to see an unfamiliar ceiling. She seeks an escape from the mansion, through traces of distorted feelings. “Novel-to-Experience” Adventure Horror.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 44%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 11.1%, Exploration 10.8%, Adventure 9.6%
- #17 Unmixable Syrup
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: asobinuku
Windows
I wolf down a cold, lonely meal. Work's wearing me down, and money's shaky. The syrup I pour into my cold coffee never mixes, no matter how much I stir. So I figure I'll just wander around in my dreams.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 47.9%, Exploration 15.5%, First-Person 12.5%, Adventure 10.9%, Atmospheric 6%
- #18 The Old City: Leviathan
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 744 reviews2014
Dev: PostMod Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.9%, Exploration 13.7%, Surreal 9.8%, Adventure 9.5%, First-Person 9.5%
- #19 obakeyashiki
84% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Gattorocco
Windows
Find your way out of a haunted house like a maze. A first-person horror exploration adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.8%, Exploration 15%, Adventure 13%, Horror 11.7%, First-Person 10.9%
- #20 Darkness Inside
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CodelessMan
Windows
Darkness Inside is a first-person atmospheric horror game. The game takes place in an old house. You will be playing the game as James, who is a paranormal investigator.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.9%, Dark 14.4%, Horror 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, First-Person 10.3%
- #21 O.M.N.I.S.: Overnight Train
82% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: NOIR1987
Windows
You are aboard an endless train. Find anomalies, report them, and move on. But be careful—missing just one may cost you the loop.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.5%, Exploration 17.9%, Adventure 12.5%, Dark 10.4%, 3D 9.6%
- #22 Kach
84% matchVery Positive81% of 292 reviews2022
Dev: Bhargav ModhaPub: BYGames
Windows · Mac
On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.5%, Horror 12.6%, Adventure 11.4%, Dark 11.3%, Exploration 9.1%
- #23 Unseen: 2002
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: First Impact Group
Windows
An ordinary home video from 2002 takes a terrifying turn as you get lost in the Backrooms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.6%, Exploration 13.4%, First-Person 10.2%, Surreal 9.6%, Horror 8.4%
- #24 TAMAGORUDO - FLOOR O
81% matchMixed59% of 37 reviews2026
Dev: TamagorudoTeam
Windows
TAMAGORUDO - Floor 0 - is an atmospheric psychological horror game. You will find yourself stuck in a parallel floor of the Backrooms, trying to break out of the loop of a chicken-or-the-egg paradox. Will you find the answer to this endless question ?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.1%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Surreal 12%, Exploration 11.6%, Adventure 9.1%
- #25 Seven Scarecrows
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Two Cypresses
Windows
In the quiet dusk of abandoned fields, an endless cycle unfolds. As a solitary figure, you find yourself revisiting the same hushed evening, where spooky shifts emerge with each repetition.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.1%, Adventure 14.8%, Exploration 12.1%, First-Person 8.5%, Dark 8.4%
- #26 PLAYROOMS
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Winterblood games
Windows · Linux
Find a way out before you become a permanent part of the game. Your childhood nightmares have found you. Trapped in the endless, eerie playrooms of the Backrooms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.3%, Exploration 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, First-Person 11.6%, 3D 6.6%
- #27 The Maid
79% matchVery Positive81% of 170 reviews2025
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Maid is a first-person psychological horror and mystery game that focuses on creating fear and tension in the player.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.1%, Exploration 11.2%, First-Person 10.4%, Dark 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
- #28 Enjoy Your Stay
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kristian Kelloway
Windows
"Welcome to the Hudson Hotel, where our guests are our top priority." — This is not the hotel you remember. This is not the hallway you know. Something here is trying to lead you astray. Observe your surroundings, spot irregularities, and choose the right path. That is, if you really want to leave.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.5%, Psychological Horror 13%, Exploration 11.7%, Surreal 9.9%, First-Person 9.9%
- #29 LiDAR Exploration Program
78% matchVery Positive90% of 280 reviews2025
Dev: KenForest
Windows
LiDAR Exploration Program is a relaxing atmospheric game with light horror elements, where you explore in complete darkness using a scanner to reveal the world around you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.5%, Exploration 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 11%, First-Person 10.2%
- #30 Night Clerk
77% matchMixed68% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Arzolath®
Windows
Night Clerk is a first-person horror experience set in a quiet roadside motel. Monitor CCTV cameras, answer late-night calls, and uncover subtle anomalies as long stretches of silence slowly give way to unsettling patterns.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.8%, Adventure 12.8%, Exploration 12.1%, First-Person 9.9%, Dark 7.7%
- #31 Evac Bay 09
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Agustín Balmer
Windows · Linux
You're trapped in the seemingly endless corridors of a space station, desperately searching for the evacuation bay 09. But the station is not as empty as it seems; you must observe for subtle, unsettling occurrences and log them if you want to move forward. Can you break the loop and escape?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.6%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, First-Person 10.1%, Horror 9.7%, Exploration 8%
- #32 Fragments of Fear
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pradyum Mistry
Windows
A VHS found-footage horror anthology where everyday chores become your worst nightmares. Experience a growing collection of bite-sized analog horror episodes, from a late-night trip to the laundromat to a terrifying walk home. Can you survive the mundane?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.5%, Exploration 14.6%, First-Person 10.7%, Horror 8.7%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
- #33 Ocean Desolation
77% matchMixed55% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: BluSkie
Windows
Ocean Desolation is a Free Simple Linear horror game. After falling out of your boat during a thunderstorm you are left stranded in the South Pacific Ocean. Swim your way to different locations and find a way to call for help. But be careful, something lurks at the bottom.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.2%, Exploration 14.4%, First-Person 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Horror 10.1%
- #34 Playback Trauma®: The Dog
76% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Undying Joy
Windows
Your dog Marla got lost in the most terrifying forest in New Jersey while on a walk, and now it's up to you to find her. Search the area, clean up Marla's poop, and avoid the creatures that may be lurking in the darkness.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.7%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, First-Person 16.1%, Exploration 10.3%, Adventure 10%
- #35 The Forest Watches
74% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: RanSio
Windows
You are the newest member of a forest cult. Complete assigned rituals, obey their rules, and uncover the forest’s unsettling secrets. Every step is watched.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.8%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Adventure 13.1%, Horror 10.6%, Dark 8.7%
- #36 Selling Souls
74% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Taiga
Windows
Something is wrong with this store
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.8%, Horror 16.1%, First-Person 15.7%, Adventure 14.7%, Exploration 10.1%
- #37 Beer Machine
72% matchVery Positive82% of 84 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 34.2%, Dark 12.4%, Horror 12.3%, Psychological Horror 8%, Adventure 7.8%
- #38 Tuya
75% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Taiga
Windows
A frightening experience in the Japanese countryside!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.5%, Horror 15.2%, Adventure 14.6%, First-Person 11.5%, Exploration 8.9%
- #39 Insomnia: Chapter One
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Melon Polygons
Windows
2012. The Arctic research station "Persei" loses contact with the outside world. You are Ethan Miller, a technician sent to the facility to fix the issues. But something here has clearly gone out of control.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.9%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Adventure 10.9%, First-Person 10.5%, Exploration 7.9%
- #40 Nyctophobia
73% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Archmagnificent
Windows
A short Horror game about navigating a pitch-black urban environment, using limited sources of light.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.6%, Adventure 12.5%, Exploration 12.1%, Horror 9.3%, First-Person 8.4%
- #41 7 Days To Think About It
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mankind GamesPub: viviON Lab
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 30.9%, Exploration 13.9%, First-Person 9.5%, Surreal 9.3%, Psychological Horror 7.7%
- #42 Reel Horror
71% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Snarkle Studios
Windows
A haunted projectionist’s room. A shelf of cursed films. Each reel plays a terrifying short story you must live through. Explore twisted worlds from the safety of the projection booth, or so you think...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.6%, Exploration 14.3%, Horror 13.9%, First-Person 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #43 Unwilling Host
70% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: HeZhiQiang
Windows
This is a short, first-person psychological horror game with VHS effects. Be careful, you are facing a terrifying being.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.6%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 13.2%, Adventure 10.4%, Exploration 7.3%
- #44 Just a Stay at the Inn
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: 箱庭Prot
Windows
A horror-inspired game set in a Japanese inn, similar to Exit 8. Random anomalies occur as you explore, bringing new scares with each run. Simple controls make it easy to pick up and play.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 47.3%, First-Person 13.4%, Horror 10.9%, Adventure 10.8%, 3D 10.3%
- #45 Static Grain - Quiet a Night
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Helmold Games
Windows
Anna, an 18-year-old university freshman in a different city. Together with her friend, she rented a small apartment in the station district. They had no idea what would happen during their very first week in the new place.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.7%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, First-Person 12.1%, Exploration 11.6%, Horror 11.5%
- #46 AUTO-CRISIS
69% matchVery Positive89% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: The Otherworldly Studios
Windows
You're driving away on a forest road, late at night, under a heavy storm. Your car breaks down. Luckily, there might be a gas station nearby. But a misfortune never comes alone. The storm has brought something else, something otherworldly that oddly smells of spilled diesel oil.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Surreal 11.9%, Dark 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Horror 8.8%
- #47 Lost in Voice
68% matchPositive81% of 31 reviews2026
Dev: Beforeyouknow Games
Windows
A psychological horror where reality fractures around musician John Hale. Explore a non‑linear story, haunting memories, and immersive sound as you slip between truth, delusion, and the darkness of your own mind.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.2%, Surreal 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, First-Person 11.6%, Dark 10.2%
- #48 Angstraum
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: suspkt
Windows
Angstraum is an oppressive horror game that traps you in a threatening, never-ending loop. Observe your surroundings, uncover deviant anomalies, and escape deadly threats to find the exit.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.4%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Exploration 11.2%, First-Person 9.6%, Surreal 8.8%
- #49 Strange Midnight
73% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Red Forest Games
Windows
The plot of the game will tell about the adventures of Alice, about her feelings for her grandfather.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.4%, Adventure 15.2%, Exploration 13.6%, First-Person 11.3%, Horror 10.9%
- #50 Spooky Shelter
71% matchMixed63% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: STuNT
Windows
A girl named Sarah stood in front of the old abandoned orphanage where she had spent her childhood. The building had been empty for years and looked decrepit and troubled. As she approached the entrance, she heard a faint whispering voice that seemed to be calling her name.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.4%, Exploration 14.4%, First-Person 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Horror 8.8%
- #51 White Silence
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: TEStudio
Windows
After crashing in the winter wilderness, you wake up in the middle of a blizzard. The forest is dead, the roads are gone, communication is lost. The only chance of salvation is a village hidden in the snow.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.3%, Adventure 13.7%, Exploration 12.7%, First-Person 11.2%, Dark 7.8%
- #52 Fragments of Self: Thoughts
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Nothing
Windows
My life has changed drastically: a new country, university, dormitory, work. Drowsiness and fatigue have become a habit, just like the silhouettes I’ve started seeing in my peripheral vision.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37%, Adventure 13.9%, Exploration 12.8%, First-Person 10.5%, 3D 8%
- #53 The Witch and The Lost Babies
67% match8 user reviews81% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Montee Games
Windows
As a journalist, you travel to an abandoned village to investigate a dark event that occurred years ago. As you progress through missing babies, hidden diaries, and forbidden rituals, you will be forced to perform a dangerous ritual yourself to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.1%, Adventure 12.1%, Exploration 11.5%, First-Person 10.3%, Surreal 8.6%
- #54 Hollow Floor
69% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Nosetic Games
Windows
Hollow Floor is a psychological horror walking simulator set in a looping, scorched apartment. Stalked by a restless corpse, you must unravel the truth before you're consumed by it.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.4%, Surreal 15.6%, Horror 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Dark 8.3%
- #55 Visiting Grandma
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Sysreb Games
Windows
Prepare for a chilling and suspenseful first-person horror journey with a spooky atmosphere. What starts as a warm and welcoming stay at grandma's house soon reveals a tragic story.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.2%, Adventure 12%, Exploration 11.6%, Dark 8.3%, First-Person 8.2%
- #56 Don't Blink
66% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: Dragon Key Studio
Windows
Don’t Blink is a first-person psychological horror game. Navigate an abandoned asylum where blinking reshapes your surroundings - sometimes helping you, sometimes unleashing terror. The game blends slow-burn tension, stealth and psychological horror.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.9%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, First-Person 10.4%, Exploration 10.2%, Dark 9.8%
- #57 Engraving
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Raffaele Picca
Windows · Linux
In this horror adventure, your only weapons are ink, paper, and will. Explore shifting paths, chart them by hand, and uncover ancient secrets buried beneath root and stone. Every step takes its toll.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.8%, Horror 17.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Adventure 11.8%, First-Person 11.1%
- #58 Apollo Cosmic
66% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Leo Dawn
Windows
Discover the far side of the moon and the effects of participating in MK Ultra in this psychological thriller. It will be dark and nothing will tell you what to do next. Find what mystery awaits above and below the moon's surface as you are joined by an unexpected tour guide.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19%, Exploration 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Surreal 9.4%, Dark 9.1%
- #59 LoopSpace
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: XUZHIHAO
Windows
Enter the patient's inner world. Seek out the abnormal, uncover the truth. You will step into the patient's mental world, explore their psyche, and search for anomalies and fragmented memories. Every wrong choice will send you back to the beginning—can you reach the eighth level?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.5%, First-Person 16.5%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 12.9%, Exploration 11.5%