- #1 Into The Backrooms
97% match9 user reviews22% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Lydo Studios
Windows
Explore and survive levels based on the popular creepypasta lore. Each level offers various escape routes but also introduces perilous obstacles. Players can immerse themselves in the seemingly boundless and unsettling levels of the backrooms, experiencing the game's eerie and intricate mazes.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.4%, 1980s 13.6%, FPS 12.4%, Investigation 9.4%, Realistic 8.1%
- #2 Forever In The Backrooms
96% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Nippos Studios
Windows
Explore and survive levels based on the popular creepypasta lore. Each level offers various escape routes but also introduces perilous obstacles. Players can immerse themselves in the seemingly boundless and unsettling levels of the backrooms, experiencing the game's eerie and intricate mazes.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17%, 1980s 13.8%, FPS 12.9%, Investigation 8.9%, Realistic 8.3%
- #3 Backrooms Abyss
96% match5 user reviews0% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Chadder Studios
Windows
Explore and survive levels based on the popular creepypasta lore. Each level offers various escape routes but also introduces perilous obstacles. Players can immerse themselves in the seemingly boundless and unsettling levels of the backrooms, experiencing the game's eerie and intricate mazes.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.7%, 1980s 13.8%, FPS 12.6%, Investigation 9.1%, Realistic 8.3%
- #4 Bright Lights of Svetlov
95% matchVery Positive93% of 1,402 reviews2021
Dev: Vladimir Cholokyan
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Bright Lights of Svetlov is a short, story-focused first person quest about a Soviet family facing harsh trials. Set in a fictional provincial town, it carefuly recreates the atmosphere and vibe of mid 1980s.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.7%, 1980s 21.7%, FPS 10.9%, First-Person 8.2%, Realistic 7.1%
- #5 Vesnith Tapes
94% matchVery Positive80% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: KY XEPub: Darks Zone
Windows
A psychological horror game where a police officer investigates a cold case in a decaying house, uncovering a strange and haunting tape recorder that reveals a terrible secret.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.3%, FPS 17%, Investigation 10.5%, Realistic 10.1%, Exploration 8.8%
- #6 House Party 8
94% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Pedro Verpha
Windows
A short first-person anomaly horror game set inside a looping house party. Observe carefully, trust your memory, and escape only when everything feels normal.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.9%, Investigation 10.7%, Realistic 10.2%, Exploration 10.1%, Adventure 9.8%
- #7 Night Clerk
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 34 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 27.4%, 1980s 16.3%, Realistic 10.1%, Exploration 10%, Adventure 9.5%
- #8 PIGFACE MASSACRE
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: threeW
Windows
PIGFACE MASSACRE is a survival horror game can be played up-to 4 players. While trying to stay alive, uncover the serial killer PIGFACE's bloodcurdling mystery and find out the truth behind events.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.1%, 1980s 15.2%, FPS 13.2%, Investigation 10.7%, Realistic 8.9%
- #9 隔離病院
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ASINOURA
Windows
「隔離病院」は、閉鎖された病院の廊下を歩きながら異変を探す一人称ホラーゲームです。あなたは病棟の一角に閉じ込められ、同じ通路を何度も繰り返し歩くことになります。壁の掲示、扉の位置、天井の照明、耳に届く音。前に通ったときと何かが違っていないか、些細な違和感を見逃さずに進まなければなりません。異変を見つけたら引き返す。何も無ければそのまま進む。判断を誤れば、また最初の廊下へ戻される。静寂に包まれた病院で、あなたはどこまで正しく見極められるでしょうか。
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.3%, Adventure 10.3%, Horror 9.1%, Realistic 8.5%, Investigation 8.5%
- #10 Destined Corp: Awakening
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Voidspark Studio
Windows
Destined Corp, once a pioneer in AI-driven robotics, sees its creations evolve into self-aware beings who come to believe that humanity is "obsolete." These robots begin developing plans to create a new generation of humans—genetically engineered to be fully under their control.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.4%, FPS 17.9%, Investigation 10.1%, Exploration 9.6%, Adventure 9.2%
- #11 Grunenberg
90% matchMixed59% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Kebabos
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Grunenberg" is a single-player horror game that utilizes the visual and sound design of VHS tapes. The protagonist, Jimmy Solomon, comes to the abandoned area named Grunenberg to find his grandfather and captures everything he sees on the camera as his grandfather's request.
Why similar: 1980s 17.2%, FPS 17.2%, Thriller 15.1%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Horror 8.8%
- #12 Wild Encounters - Cedar Woods Campground
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Celeritas Games
Windows
Wild Encounters is an episodic Wildlife encounter horror game where each episode unveils a short story narrated by the ones who survived.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, FPS 17.7%, Realistic 10.3%, Exploration 9.4%, First-Person 7.6%
- #13 The Backrooms Origins
89% matchMixed50% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Hypnos Games
Windows
The Backrooms Origins is a first person exploration and psychological horror game about famous creepypasta the backrooms. Explore levels of backrooms and try to keep your sanity.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.6%, FPS 12.7%, Thriller 11.3%, Investigation 9.7%, Realistic 9.5%
- #14 Phantom Ten
88% matchMostly Negative36% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: 神戸ルル
Windows
15-meter corridor. Don't miss the anomalies. The game will not end until 10:00.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.9%, Horror 12.5%, Thriller 12%, FPS 11.8%, First-Person 9.8%
- #15 My Day Challenge
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: MindlessFinn
Windows
A short, atmospheric horror experience about daily life.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.6%, Horror 14%, Exploration 12.6%, First-Person 9.6%, Realistic 9.6%
- #16 Through the Chalk Dust
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Billy Jack Medley
Windows
Step into the endless corridors of learning and unease in Through the Chalk Dust — a psychological walking-simulation puzzle inspired by looping-environment horror. You wander from classroom to classroom, each one almost identical to the last. Almost.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.6%, Investigation 18%, Realistic 11.6%, First-Person 8.2%, Casual 6.6%
- #17 见诡录:阴魂街 Haunting Record: Phantom Street
86% matchVery Positive85% of 124 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 28.4%, Thriller 18.2%, Realistic 10.2%, Exploration 10.2%, Horror 9.5%
- #18 BACKROOMS THE COMPANY
85% matchMixed68% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: kc6067
Windows
backrooms horror game
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, 1980s 18.2%, Realistic 11.2%, Exploration 9.5%, First-Person 8.3%
- #19 The Haunted Keepsake
84% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Hazard Digital
Windows
Step into The Haunted Keepsake, a first-person horror game where you investigate an abandoned farmhouse plagued by a dark, vengeful presence. Uncover chilling secrets of a family tragedy, break a curse tied to a haunted doll, and survive the spirits haunting the grounds.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.1%, Realistic 14.2%, Investigation 14%, Adventure 12%, First-Person 10.7%
- #20 Nightfall House
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Wanko Soba
Windows
Nightfall House is a first-person walking simulator game that allows you to feel as if someone is always around.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27%, FPS 19.2%, Adventure 10.2%, Thriller 9.3%, Realistic 9.1%
- #21 Soviet Village
82% 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 29.5%, Exploration 11%, Realistic 10.8%, Adventure 10.1%, First-Person 9.3%
- #22 A Night On The Farm
81% matchPositive95% of 42 reviews2024
Dev: Frozen Flame Interactive
Windows
A Night On The Farm is an atmospheric horror adventure with deep lore and surprising plot twists. Uncover the mystery surrounding your crash and the farm’s inescapable draw. Utilize key items, cryptic notes, and audio logs as you venture deeper and deeper into the unknown.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.6%, Exploration 11.7%, Investigation 11.2%, Adventure 11%, First-Person 10.6%
- #23 Till Checkout Do Us Part
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZealPub: Cardiora Studio
Windows
A young couple stops for the night at a quiet, roadside motel. It's run by a soft-spoken man, Harold, and his wife, Margaret. As a famous saying goes, some guests can check out anytime they want, but can never leave.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.1%, 1980s 15.7%, Thriller 15.3%, Adventure 7.2%, Horror 6.9%
- #24 Tales Beyond The Tomb - The Farm's Secret
80% matchVery Positive87% of 210 reviews2024
Dev: 616 GAMES
Windows
Dragged into a web of secrets and lies, Samantha seems to be part of a puzzle impossible to solve. What once seemed obvious soon turns into something far more sinister, and the line between villain and victim begins to blur.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.7%, 1980s 17.9%, Realistic 10.9%, Exploration 8.9%, First-Person 7.8%
- #25 Night of the Wererat
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: Witchy Cat Studios
Windows
A cheesy short horror game where you play as an exterminator on a dark and rainy night. The house has rats within its walls, but what if something more sinister lies deep within the home? Survive and complete your job, or face down the wrath of the wererat!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.6%, Exploration 14.1%, Thriller 11.9%, First-Person 10.7%, Horror 9.9%
- #26 Facility of Dusk
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HALKO Digital
Windows
You are a film student recording a house tour in a quiet town. Somewhere between one room and the next, the world changed.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.2%, Thriller 12.1%, Investigation 11.1%, Exploration 9.7%, First-Person 8.7%
- #27 Nightmare Medica
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: wayuryo
Windows · Mac
A survival horror game where you explore while escaping from attacking monsters.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.1%, FPS 25.6%, Exploration 14.6%, Horror 7.6%, Adventure 7%
- #28 Day at the Office - Prologue
79% matchPositive90% of 49 reviews2024
Dev: ezCaos
Windows
Try to escape from the office, make your decisions carefully, and keep your cool to get home safe and sound... Do you hear that...? The phone is ringing, and it's for you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.3%, Realistic 14.1%, Investigation 13.5%, FPS 10.3%, Horror 9.8%
- #29 The Third
77% matchMixed47% of 30 reviews2026
Dev: Manas Games
Windows
Two have been reborn. One remains in the shadows. Explore a cursed temple, uncover ancient secrets, and survive a gripping and terrifying journey through forgotten gods and darkness.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, 1980s 16%, Horror 11.2%, Realistic 9.8%, Exploration 9.4%
- #30 Red October
78% matchMixed56% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: Stop-TussiN
Windows
Red October: A scientific thriller in the USSR. Physicist Sokolov is drawn into the race for the energy of the future in the closed city of Oktyabrsk-21. Intrigue, espionage, moral choices. The fate of the world is in your hands!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.4%, 1980s 17.5%, Realistic 11.1%, Investigation 11%, Exploration 8.8%
- #31 Spiral of Regret
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Butchingo
Windows
Unravel the roots of an underground facility entombed deep within a jungle. Feel the dread as you wander the long-forgotten halls while being stalked by a creature of unknown origin. A creature YOU unleashed upon yourself.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.7%, FPS 19.1%, Realistic 11.5%, Exploration 10.1%, First-Person 8.4%
- #32 觀塘 | Kwun Tong
76% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: BeanKing Computer Entertainment
Windows
Made in Hong Kong. By Unreal Engine 5.5.4. Escape from Kwun Tong.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.4%, FPS 19.2%, Investigation 12.1%, Adventure 10.5%, Exploration 10.3%
- #33 Hoiwa Hub
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2022
Dev: BeanKing Computer Entertainment
Windows
Horror Game made in Hong Kong. 1st POV walking simulator. Investigating weird case happened to next door. By Unreal Engine 5.2.1.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.1%, Realistic 14.1%, Exploration 11.7%, Adventure 11.2%, First-Person 8%
- #34 The Witch
75% matchMixed57% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: ssma
Windows
The Witch is a first-person indie game in the genre of adventure with elements of horror. In it you are a journalist who has to solve the mystery of the disappearance of the inhabitants of the village of Hoer Verde.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, First-Person 12.7%, Adventure 11.8%, Horror 11.5%, Thriller 9.4%
- #35 The Burning Owl
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bhartiya Core
Windows
Michael Clow is a photographer who documents what he sees. But after following his neighbor into the woods, his camera begins capturing things he never witnessed.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Horror 13.1%, Exploration 11.5%, Realistic 11.5%, First-Person 9.8%
- #36 Lost Hopes: Day of Betrayal
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: eysPub: Void Night
Windows
19 year old Chloe was left at her grandparents George and Helen's country house for a few days due to her parents' trip abroad. Little did she know that this short vacation would turn into a nightmare where she must pay the price of an old betrayal.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29%, FPS 26.1%, First-Person 10.2%, Thriller 9.8%, Horror 9.2%
- #37 Echoveil : The Last Guest
74% matchMixed42% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Praveen RajPub: Aura Intreactive
Windows
A short, atmospheric first-person horror game set in an abandoned motel where guests vanish without a trace. Explore, uncover secrets, and escape before becoming the next lost soul
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.9%, 1980s 16.7%, Realistic 10.2%, Investigation 9.7%, Exploration 8.2%
- #38 White Room Protocol
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 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 23.5%, FPS 15.3%, Thriller 13.6%, Realistic 11.5%, Horror 9.8%
- #39 Pizza Aunty: One Last Delivery
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BURQX Pub: BURQX
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where a late-night pizza delivery takes a dark turn. Trapped inside a strange woman’s house, you must explore, survive, and escape. Uncover secrets in an atmospheric, story-rich nightmare where every sound could be your last.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, FPS 20.6%, Exploration 10.7%, Realistic 9.4%, First-Person 8.7%
- #40 Appalachia
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NIBIRU RED
Windows
The nightmares of Appalachian folklore haunt these hills but nothing is going to stop you from finding your missing Uncle.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.3%, FPS 17%, Thriller 9.7%, Investigation 9.7%, Exploration 8.9%
- #41 White Silence
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 20 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 34%, Realistic 14.6%, Exploration 11.8%, Adventure 11.5%, First-Person 10.6%
- #42 Liminality
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Liminality Studios
Windows
Liminality sets in the near future, where humanity discovers a liminal hell full with anomalies, explore multiple unique levels with increasing difficulty and teamwork, good luck on your next expedition.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.3%, Realistic 13%, Exploration 10.7%, First-Person 9.4%, Adventure 7.1%
- #43 The Tall Man Tapes
70% matchMixed56% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Brandino Games
Windows
The Tall Man Tapes is a found footage inspired horror game. You're a UFO investigator trying to get to the bottom of a mystery. Will you learn the truth and escape with your life?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.3%, FPS 22.3%, Realistic 10.5%, First-Person 10.2%, Horror 9.2%
- #44 Inside The Forest
71% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Stepan Tsokur
Windows
You and a group of friends decide to go on a camping trip in the Darkwood Forest, It starts off smoothly, but unforeseen events occur. and it’s only a matter of time before the true horror reveals itself.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.5%, Investigation 13.2%, Thriller 10%, Horror 9.5%, First-Person 9.3%
- #45 AFTERLIGHT: The Apartment
68% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: SUPERLIGHTTTT
Windows
Explore an mid-2000s Korean apartment complex in this short first-person psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.2%, 1980s 15.1%, First-Person 11.2%, Horror 10.1%, 3D 8.1%
- #46 Lappelduvide
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Scratch Byte Studios
Windows
A VHS-style found footage, analog, psychological horror game about the experience of one of the extreme cases of the virus that was left untreated.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27%, FPS 20.1%, Realistic 12.1%, Exploration 10.3%, First-Person 8.8%
- #47 Unseen: 2002
69% 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 30.3%, Exploration 13.1%, First-Person 10%, Investigation 10%, Realistic 9.3%
- #48 Anji -Implication-
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 108 reviews2024
Dev: ぶんぶくず
Windows
Anji【Implication】-Stimulation that gives the mind, unconsciously, certain notions. This game is a first-person walking simulator where you just keep going down the stairs.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.8%, FPS 15.6%, Realistic 14.6%, Horror 11.3%, First-Person 9.1%
- #49 I Can See You
70% matchMixed45% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Skyward Games
Windows
I Can See You is a riveting first-person horror game based on real home invasion stories. With ultra-realistic graphics and a minimalist UI, it offers a heart-racing survival experience. Navigate a terrifying environment, make critical choices, and outwit an unseen enemy.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.1%, FPS 18.1%, Investigation 11.2%, Exploration 9.6%, Realistic 8.9%
- #50 DREMA
72% match9 user reviews33% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: SHALDMI
Windows
A journey through consciousness, with puzzle and horror elements.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.5%, Investigation 19.9%, Exploration 12.5%, Realistic 10.6%, Horror 8.6%
- #51 POOLIMINAL
69% 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 32.1%, Thriller 14%, Exploration 11.6%, Adventure 11.3%, First-Person 10.5%
- #52 The Lancaster Leak - O'Brien State Park
69% matchVery Positive82% of 244 reviews2023
Dev: Jeremy FischerPub: Jflyer Games
Windows · Mac
YOU CONTROL THE FOUND FOOTAGE. An FBI intern leaked special investigation tapes before suddenly disappearing. The first tape of the series contains found footage from O'Brien State Park revealing the true events that were covered up in the 1980s.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, 1980s 20.9%, Investigation 10.5%, Horror 9.2%, Realistic 8.5%
- #53 Below The Silence
67% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: ShahbazPub: KT
Windows
What begins as a simple escape room night between two friends turns into a descent into fear, memory, and a cult that was never supposed to be found.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.6%, FPS 25.2%, Exploration 11.5%, First-Person 8.3%, Horror 7.5%
- #54 Screaming In The Basement (2025)
66% matchMixed65% of 26 reviews2026
Dev: Massbolt Games
Windows
Screaming In The Basement is an inspired-by P.T. psychological horror game with an immersive atmosphere. You play as Mike, a fearless journalist determined to expose the truth, as he investigates a family brutally killed by a serial killer.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.3%, Investigation 13.4%, Thriller 12.9%, Realistic 9.1%, Exploration 7%
- #55 HOLLOW EARTH
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MyrhadevPub: Myrhadev (OL Software)
Windows
An experimental found footage horror game set in 2017.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.9%, Investigation 14.2%, 1980s 13.1%, Exploration 10.9%, First-Person 9.7%
- #56 Fragments of Fear
66% match4 user reviews25% of 4 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 32.1%, Exploration 14.2%, First-Person 10.6%, Realistic 10.2%, Horror 9.5%
- #57 Walk Home
65% matchPositive86% of 29 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 34.6%, Exploration 15.2%, First-Person 12%, Horror 10.4%, Adventure 7.4%
- #58 Confession of murder
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: birparaq_team
Windows
A detective transferred to a small town faces a series of murders and a mysterious walkie-talkie that changes the course of the investigation. Search for clues, interrogate witnesses, and solve the case together with your partner.
Why similar: First-Person 18.5%, Realistic 15.3%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Investigation 10.7%, Adventure 10.2%
- #59 9 Hallways: The Anomaly Agent
67% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: I SEE 3D
Windows
"9 Hallways: The Anomaly Agent" is a first-person horror game where you explore cosmic passageways connecting all realities. Investigate eerie disturbances, report anomalies, and survive encounters with malevolent entities in a constantly shifting, otherworldly environment.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.8%, 1980s 14.1%, FPS 13.3%, Horror 8.9%, Realistic 8.8%