- #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 35.4%, Exploration 12.2%, First-Person 10.7%, Surreal 7.9%, Dark 7.4%
- #2 Museum of Monoliths
96% matchVery Positive93% of 113 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 29.3%, Surreal 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Sci-fi 9.6%, First-Person 6.7%
- #3 Dream Voyage
96% match2 user reviews100% of 2 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 39.7%, Surreal 13.9%, Exploration 12.7%, First-Person 9.3%, Adventure 8.9%
- #4 The Edge of the Backrooms
95% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: CosmicArcade
Windows
After discovering a strange anomaly on Jupiter's moon, Europa, you find yourself in the outer reaches of a dangerous, uncanny complex.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.7%, Surreal 11.8%, Adventure 11.5%, Exploration 10.6%, Horror 8.5%
- #5 Inside SCP-167
94% 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 30.7%, Exploration 11%, First-Person 9.3%, Adventure 8.9%, Sci-fi 8.5%
- #6 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 40.3%, Adventure 16.1%, Exploration 13.7%, First-Person 11.2%, 3D 8.4%
- #7 The Lighthouse Whispers
93% 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 27.6%, Horror 12.6%, Adventure 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11%, Exploration 8.4%
- #8 ExitApartment
92% 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 14.4%, Exploration 12.4%, Surreal 10%, Horror 8.9%
- #9 ❌ M A N D A T O R Y ✅
91% 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 15.1%, Exploration 12.9%, First-Person 11.2%, Horror 9.2%
- #10 Chestnut Grove
91% 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 39.5%, Adventure 15.8%, Exploration 13.5%, First-Person 10.7%, Dark 10%
- #11 AEON DIRECTIVE: THE INTERVIEW
90% match8 user reviews75% of 8 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 36.7%, Exploration 12.6%, First-Person 11.1%, Adventure 10%, Dark 9.8%
- #12 Melancholia Maze
89% 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 31.2%, Exploration 13%, Psychological Horror 10%, Surreal 9.4%, First-Person 8.8%
- #13 Backward poiesis
89% matchPositive87% of 37 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 35.3%, Exploration 14.9%, First-Person 10.9%, Horror 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #14 Soviet Village
88% matchMixed47% of 15 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 32.9%, Adventure 12.3%, Exploration 11.6%, First-Person 9.6%, Dark 8.3%
- #15 Walk Home
86% matchPositive86% of 42 reviews2026
Dev: PauraGames
Windows
Walk Home is a short psychological horror game that puts you in the shoes of a young teenage girl, experiencing deeply unsettling circumstances as she navigates an eerie dirt trail back to her rural home late at night.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.3%, Exploration 15.1%, First-Person 11.7%, Horror 9.3%, Adventure 8.5%
- #16 DEEP STRIKE
86% 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 20.2%, Adventure 13.5%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, 3D 8.7%, Horror 8.6%
- #17 Fox Pines
85% 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 33.4%, Exploration 12.9%, Horror 12%, First-Person 11.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
- #18 The Old City: Leviathan
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 746 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 43%, Exploration 13.6%, Adventure 9.8%, Surreal 9.8%, First-Person 9.3%
- #19 御祝呪 -oshukuju-
84% 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 44.1%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 11.1%, Exploration 10.7%, Adventure 9.9%
- #20 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 14.9%, Adventure 13.3%, Horror 11.7%, First-Person 10.7%
- #21 Unmixable Syrup
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: asobinukuPub: Waku Waku Games
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 48%, Exploration 15.4%, First-Person 12.4%, Adventure 11.3%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #22 Darkness Inside
82% 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 27.1%, Dark 14.3%, Horror 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, First-Person 10.2%
- #23 O.M.N.I.S.: Overnight Train
81% 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 41.6%, Exploration 17.8%, Adventure 12.9%, Dark 10.3%, 3D 9.5%
- #24 Kach
82% matchVery Positive81% of 295 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 12.7%, Adventure 11.8%, Dark 11.2%, Exploration 9.1%
- #25 The Night Archive - Sable's
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Warm Milk Games
Windows
One night alone at the campground he loved as a kid. Closed for years, chained at the gate, rotting. A friend arrives at sunrise. Episode 2 of The Night Archive.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.2%, First-Person 11.7%, Adventure 9.1%, 3D 8.8%, Exploration 7.3%
- #26 Unseen: 2002
80% 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 32.7%, Exploration 13.4%, First-Person 10%, Surreal 9.6%, Horror 8.4%
- #27 TAMAGORUDO - FLOOR O
79% matchMixed56% of 39 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 37.2%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Surreal 12%, Exploration 11.5%, Adventure 9.4%
- #28 Seven Scarecrows
79% 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 15.2%, Exploration 12%, First-Person 8.3%, Dark 8.3%
- #29 The Infinite Shift: Backrooms
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: KORY
Windows
The Infinite Shift is a psychological horror exploration game. As a pool cleaner caught in an unending shift, traverse eerie liminal spaces from submerged Poolrooms to Level 0. Solve environmental puzzles, evade lurking entities, and try to escape—before you drown in the depths of the Backrooms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.1%, Adventure 13.8%, Exploration 12.4%, First-Person 11%, 3D 7.1%
- #30 The Halls Remain
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Threshold Echo
Windows
A first-person liminal horror exploration game where you walk endless halls, open doors, encounter 13 anomalies, sink through darker layers, reach Terminal, and wake again—because there is no true exit.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.8%, Psychological Horror 12%, Exploration 11.5%, Horror 11.4%, Surreal 9.4%
- #31 BETWEEN ROOMS
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Viis
Windows
A surreal psychological horror game where familiar rooms become strange and unpredictable. Explore your home, uncover hidden details, and experience reality changing around you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.5%, Exploration 11.5%, Adventure 9.8%, First-Person 8.4%, Dark 7.8%
- #32 Aperture Of Dreams
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mokel Entertainment
Windows
A first-person exploration game about the eerie stillness of liminal spaces. Solve puzzles and navigate surreal environments. Built entirely on atmosphere, with zero jump scares.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.7%, Surreal 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Exploration 10.4%, Adventure 9.5%
- #33 The Maid
76% matchVery Positive80% of 185 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 31.2%, Exploration 11.2%, First-Person 10.3%, Adventure 8.9%, Dark 8.7%
- #34 LiDAR Exploration Program
75% matchVery Positive90% of 318 reviews2025
Dev: KenForest
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 29.8%, Exploration 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 11%, First-Person 10%
- #35 Evac Bay 09
75% 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 32.8%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, First-Person 9.9%, Horror 9.7%, Sci-fi 8%
- #36 Enjoy Your Stay
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SuavePuppy Studios
Windows
Escape the never-ending hallway of the Hudson: A hotel that doesn’t want its guests to leave. Spot anomalies, explore hidden spaces, collect narrative clues, and uncover the stories of the previous guests.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.7%, Psychological Horror 13%, Exploration 11.7%, Surreal 9.9%, First-Person 9.8%
- #37 Night Clerk
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 35 reviews2026
Dev: Blackscale Studios
Windows · Mac
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 34.9%, Adventure 13.2%, Exploration 12%, First-Person 9.8%, Dark 7.6%
- #38 Lights Out Chapter 2 The Unseen Reckoning
74% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Dead Dream Games
Windows
Alone again and abandoned in the house, this time even darker than usual. You return as Jack and set out to search for your missing Friend.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37%, Exploration 12.8%, Adventure 10.1%, First-Person 8.7%, 3D 7.9%
- #39 Fragments of Fear
73% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2026
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 34.6%, Exploration 14.5%, First-Person 10.5%, Horror 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
- #40 Ocean Desolation
73% matchMixed56% of 91 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 36.4%, Exploration 14.4%, First-Person 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Horror 10.1%
- #41 The Forest Watches
71% match9 user reviews89% of 9 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 28.9%, Adventure 13.2%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 10.6%, Dark 8.7%
- #42 Playback Trauma®: The Dog
72% 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 25.8%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, First-Person 15.9%, Adventure 10.4%, Exploration 10.3%
- #43 Next Station
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Demcaont
Windows
Next Station: A surreal Survival Horror/Walking Simulator. Trapped in mysterious, lonely rooms, you must solve puzzles, survive monsters, and avoid traps to find the exit. Experience a dark, immersive atmosphere with unique NPCs and creatures reflecting the void. Can you find your way out?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.7%, Horror 11.2%, Surreal 10.3%, First-Person 9.9%, Exploration 9.5%
- #44 Tuya
72% match8 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 15%, First-Person 11.3%, Exploration 8.9%
- #45 Demersus
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Darklim Studios
Windows
Demersus is a first-person atmospheric walking sim that explores the horrific reality of alcohol addiction through environmental storytelling and puzzles. Navigate the protagonist's fractured psyche, rendered as a beautifully haunting, hand-crafted clay mindscape and see what lies beneath.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37%, Exploration 12.8%, First-Person 10.4%, Adventure 10.1%, 3D 7.9%
- #46 Beer Machine
69% matchVery Positive81% of 97 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 34.6%, Horror 12.4%, Dark 12.1%, Adventure 7.9%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
- #47 Insomnia: Chapter One
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 154 reviews2026
Dev: Melon PolygonsPub: MonkeyFactory Media
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 33.4%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Adventure 11%, First-Person 10.2%, Exploration 8.1%
- #48 ROSE:RUIN
69% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Sirius Air
Windows
Drawn into a spectral library within the Spirit World, the protagonist seeks a way to escape with guidance from Lisa, a woman trapped within. A horror adventure that uncovers the lingering emotions and hidden truths left behind in the Spirit World
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.7%, Exploration 13.5%, First-Person 11.7%, Adventure 11%, Horror 9.6%
- #49 Selling Souls
71% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Taiga
Windows
Something is wrong with this store
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.8%, Horror 16.1%, First-Person 15.4%, Adventure 15.2%, Exploration 10%
- #50 The Rake Sees You
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 84 reviews2026
Dev: Fireplay Studio
Windows
Alex and his friends set out for a camping trip deep in the forest. What starts as a fun escape quickly turns into something far darker. This forest hides secrets… and something is always watching. Survive. Escape. Don’t look back...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.2%, Dark 15.2%, Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Exploration 9.2%
- #51 7 Days To Think About It
66% matchVery Positive93% of 73 reviews2026
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 31.1%, Exploration 13.6%, Surreal 9.4%, First-Person 9.2%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #52 Closer Than Stars
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quiet Den Games
Windows
A first-person psychological sci-fi horror game about two distant radio observatories in the Jovian system. Scan for faint signals, analyze what you find, and stay in contact with the only other person out there.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.1%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Surreal 10.2%, First-Person 8.3%
- #53 Nyctophobia
69% match4 user reviews0% of 4 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 12.9%, Exploration 12%, Horror 9.3%, First-Person 8.3%
- #54 Turn Off the Lights
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Thinking of Z
Windows
In this first person experience, you are returning home after a long day of work. Turn off all of the lights on each floor of the office before you depart. Use the elevator to travel between floors, and be on the lookout for any unusual behavior from your coworkers.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.7%, Adventure 15.9%, First-Person 11.8%, Surreal 11.7%, Horror 9.7%
- #55 Just a Stay at the Inn
67% 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 47.4%, First-Person 13.2%, Adventure 11.1%, Horror 10.9%, 3D 10.1%
- #56 Observation Protocol: The Observed
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Vastlyth
Windows
A first-person psychological horror where you wake, again and again, inside a facility that studies you. Each cycle the rooms change, the pattern deepens, and something begins to take shape. The longer you observe, the harder it becomes to tell where the simulation ends.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.5%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 9.8%, First-Person 9.6%, Surreal 8.7%
- #57 AFTERLIGHT: The Apartment
65% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: SUPERLIGHTTTT
Windows
Explore an mid-2000s Korean apartment complex in this short first-person psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.2%, First-Person 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Horror 9.6%, 3D 8.7%
- #58 POOLIMINAL
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Horrified
Windows · Mac
POOLIMINAL is an atmospheric liminal space horror game set in endless, procedurally generated poolrooms. A Backrooms-inspired descent into thalassophobia, where the real terror lies in the dark water below.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.5%, Adventure 13.7%, Exploration 12.2%, First-Person 10.7%, Surreal 10.2%