- #1 Visage
97% matchVery Positive84% of 10,723 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.2%, Dark 15.9%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, Horror 7%, Atmospheric 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive spiritual successor to P.T., featuring the same intense domestic dread and surreal environmental shifts found in Luto.
- #2 Infliction
96% matchVery Positive81% of 950 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.3%, Walking Simulator 20.8%, Dark 12.5%, Story Rich 8.3%, Realistic 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the essence of domestic horror by forcing players to explore a haunted home while uncovering a tragic, fractured history.
- #3 MADiSON
95% matchVery Positive87% of 3,329 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.4%, Dark 20.8%, Puzzle 9.8%, Atmospheric 7.6%, First-Person 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes a camera mechanic to solve puzzles and uncover psychological trauma within a confined, shifting home environment.
- #4 God's Basement
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,316 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.9%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Psychological 12.7%, Dark 11.3%, Mystery 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It shares a similar focus on domestic horror, using environmental storytelling and puzzles to build tension in a confined space.
- #5 Layers of Fear
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,635 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Dark 11.4%, Emotional 9.8%, Mystery 9%
Why You'll Like It: It excels at the same surreal, reality-bending exploration that makes Luto's environments feel so unpredictable and menacing.
- #6 Martha Is Dead
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,780 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
Why similar: Psychological 17%, Cinematic 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Thriller 12.9%, Dark 9%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply narrative-driven psychological horror game that explores dark family secrets through a grounded yet hauntingly atmospheric lens.
- #7 Chasing Static
93% matchVery Positive87% of 504 reviews2021
Dev: Headware Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.2%, Cinematic 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Dark 9.8%, Thriller 9%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric narrative horror game that emphasizes exploration and the use of unique tools to uncover a dark, unfolding mystery.
- #8 POOLS
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,218 reviews2024
Dev: Tensori
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.5 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 29.7%, Psychological Horror 24%, Realistic 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Exploration 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the unsettling nature of liminal spaces, mirroring the surreal and lonely exploration found in Luto.
- #9 Lost in Vivo
92% matchVery Positive92% of 3,903 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.7%, Psychological 31.7%, Atmospheric 13%, First-Person 7.8%, Horror 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a claustrophobic, surreal journey into the psyche that mirrors the disorienting and dark exploration mechanics of Luto.
- #10 Welcome to Kowloon
91% matchVery Positive82% of 1,881 reviews2023
Dev: a1esskaPub: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 19%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Dark 11.3%, Thriller 11.2%, Atmospheric 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a claustrophobic, atmospheric exploration of a dark and dense urban environment that feels both grounded and surreal.
- #11 Reflection
89% matchVery Positive84% of 247 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 19.1%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Dark 11%, Thriller 10.1%, Psychological 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that prioritizes atmosphere and realistic, unsettling environments to keep the player on edge.
- #12 The Town of Light
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,772 reviews2016
Dev: LKA
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
12 March 1938, Renée, 16, was ripped out of her world, her only fault was that of not knowing her place in the world.
Why similar: Psychological 24.6%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Walking Simulator 15.6%, Exploration 9.7%, Mystery 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A powerful psychological experience that focuses on exploration and narrative depth within a confined, historically-inspired setting.
- #13 Implements of Hell
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 103 reviews2021
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Implements of Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mysteries, unlock the secrets, and change the outcome in a slow-paced atmospheric, and extremely horrifying experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.4%, Psychological 11.9%, Thriller 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Cinematic 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror experience that leans heavily into surreal imagery and atmospheric exploration.
- #14 Observer: System Redux
88% matchVery Positive85% of 2,923 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.7%, Psychological Horror 27.8%, Story Rich 15.8%, First-Person 9.4%, Horror 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines atmospheric, first-person exploration with surreal, psychological sequences that challenge the player's perception of reality.
- #15 The Lightkeeper
85% matchVery Positive82% of 952 reviews2025
Dev: Darkphobia Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Alone on a remote island, you're tasked with keeping a lighthouse. But the horrific events that claimed the lives of previous keepers still whisper through the air. Each day, the line between reality and delusion fades and something in the dark is waiting for the last keeper
Why similar: Cinematic 14.7%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Thriller 11.6%, Dark 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric adventure that uses isolation and environmental storytelling to build a sense of psychological mystery.
- #16 Silent Nights
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 213 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.1%, Cinematic 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Psychological 11.6%, Thriller 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This survival-horror game emphasizes psychological dread and atmospheric exploration in a confined, dark setting.
- #17 Omitted
87% matchMixed46% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Omitted is a first-person psychological horror game. Experience being left alone in an old hospital, discover its secrets and try to survive.
Why similar: Psychological 16.3%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Thriller 13.9%, Dark 9.6%, Cinematic 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on psychological tension and atmospheric exploration, creating a sense of unease that persists throughout the game.
- #18 [Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件
86% matchVery Positive82% of 3,227 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.9%, Psychological 15.2%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Mystery 7.5%, Horror 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the mundane-turned-horror aesthetic, focusing on the vulnerability of being trapped in a familiar, isolated location.
- #19 Summer of '58
84% matchVery Positive89% of 4,888 reviews2021
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.1%, Thriller 13.7%, Cinematic 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Psychological 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intense experience that relies on atmosphere and domestic isolation to deliver its psychological scares.
- #20 Fears to Fathom - Home Alone
82% matchVery Positive90% of 10,482 reviews2021
Dev: Rayll
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 14%
Fears to Fathom is an episodic psychological horror game where each episode unveils a short story narrated by the ones who survived.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Psychological 15.3%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Cinematic 10.9%, First-Person 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at building dread through the vulnerability of being trapped in one's own home, much like the premise of Luto.
- #21 Silver Chains
84% matchMixed70% of 1,340 reviews2019
Dev: Cracked Heads GamesPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.5%, Walking Simulator 9.1%, Psychological 8.4%, Adventure 7.6%, Horror 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features a hauntingly atmospheric exploration of a dark, abandoned home filled with puzzles and psychological tension.
- #22 Lair of Torment
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 191 reviews2023
Dev: Admia
Windows
This is an indie horror game with first-person puzzles. Terror and fear have enveloped the city. The maniac has returned. You sneak into his lair to try and stop him before he goes too far...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.1%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Thriller 12.3%, Psychological 11.6%, Puzzle 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It combines puzzle-solving with a dark, confined setting to create a tense and claustrophobic horror experience.
- #23 White Room Protocol
80% 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 21.3%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Thriller 15.9%, Dark 12%, Realistic 7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, singleplayer horror game that focuses on the psychological strain of being trapped in a confined space.
- #24 ROUTINE
77% matchVery Positive92% of 7,023 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
Why similar: Cinematic 17.4%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Thriller 12.1%, Dark 11.2%
- #25 [SUBJECT]
81% matchVery Positive88% of 92 reviews2023
Dev: RUDZKI
Windows
[SUBJECT] is a first-person psychological horror game. You wake up confused in a dark room, not knowing where you are. The last thing you remember is a robotic voice echoing through you ears. How you got here or why is unclear, but you do know one thing: You're being watched.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.5%, Thriller 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Psychological 12.4%, Dark 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological thriller that relies on walking-simulator mechanics to immerse the player in a tense, unsettling narrative.
- #26 Inside Depth 6
81% matchVery Positive85% of 247 reviews2021
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
There are 6 depths to descend; the further you go, the more terror you will experience. Uncover mysteries, solve puzzles, and immerse yourself in a dark storyline that Inside Depth 6 has to offer. Journey through all 6 depths to uncover the secrets buried within.
Why similar: Thriller 19.9%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Dark 14.5%, Walking Simulator 9.9%, Puzzle 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological journey that focuses on narrative and atmospheric tension within a mysterious, confined space.
- #27 Left Alone
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 643 reviews2016
Dev: SpeedTutor
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.3%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Psychological 13%, Dark 7.8%, Mystery 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person exploration game that uses puzzles and a haunting atmosphere to tell its story in a confined environment.
- #28 The Closing Shift
79% matchMixed67% of 117 reviews2025
Dev: Bird Box Games
Windows
A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.
Why similar: Psychological 22.1%, Dark 17.4%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Thriller 15.1%, Exploration 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: It builds slow-burn tension in a confined space, focusing on the psychological impact of isolation and mundane routines.
- #29 The 18th Attic - Paranormal Anomaly Hunting Game
77% matchVery Positive89% of 186 reviews2026
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
The 18th Attic is a psychological horror game where you play as a man trapped in the attic with your cat companion, armed only with a camera. Hunt down paranormal anomalies by taking their pictures and detecting their presence to unravel secrets of your past. Each photo unlocks a new memory.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.5%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Psychological 13.7%, Cinematic 13.3%, Dark 10%
- #30 Exit Together
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Çınar's Art
Windows
ANOMALY LOOP ADVENTURE Play solo or with up to 6 players. Spot anomalies, solve puzzles, and escape the loop. Will you reach Room 9 or stay trapped forever?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.9%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Cinematic 12.5%, Psychological 9.7%, Thriller 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes exploration-heavy psychological horror, forcing players to navigate surreal and unsettling environments.
- #31 Thin Threads
78% matchMixed63% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: SolitaryStudios
Windows
Thin Threads is a first-person psychological horror game about a family's desperate struggle to survive poverty. Step into the shoes of each family member, witnessing their story unfold from different perspectives, immersing you in a truly haunting and disturbing experience.
Why similar: Cinematic 16.4%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Psychological 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Thriller 8%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic, psychological horror game that prioritizes narrative and atmosphere to create a deeply unsettling experience.
- #32 Scream under the house
76% matchVery Positive81% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: 1ne2wozzzPub: Admia
Windows
A psychological first-person horror about a house that hides a disturbing truth beneath its walls. Explore, uncover fragments of the past, and decide whether to confront what lies below… or leave it buried forever.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Cinematic 12.6%, Dark 9.5%, Emotional 8.9%
- #33 The Hotel
78% matchVery Positive84% of 135 reviews2022
Dev: IL PALA
Windows · Mac
The Hotel is an "old style" survival horror game!! Fight zombies and solve puzzles to try to escape!!
Why similar: Adventure 63.7%, Indie 16.1%, Singleplayer 10.3%, Horror 10%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes first-person horror mechanics to build a sense of dread within a confined, atmospheric setting.
- #34 Obey the Voice™
74% matchVery Positive89% of 567 reviews2026
Dev: svklmrtPub: Patchwork Interactive
Windows
You are here to listen to The Voice, do what he says. But don't listen to other voices...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.6%, Dark 13.8%, Cinematic 12.5%, Psychological 9.2%, Thriller 8.2%
- #35 The Stalked 2
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 244 reviews2025
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
"The Stalked 2" is a standalone horror sequel to "The Stalked", where you play as Rachel, an avid hiker. What begins as a relaxing hike to a cabin turns into a nightmare filled with eerie interactions and unsettling events. Will you survive?
Why similar: Thriller 15.8%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Dark 11.4%, Mystery 7.8%
- #36 Unseen
75% matchVery Positive81% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Redsroll
Windows
It’s an indie horror game where John, a forensic photographer, after an unexpected and exhausting shift, is forced to spend the night away from home. What seemed like a temporary rest soon begins to turn unsettling.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Walking Simulator 17.2%, Thriller 12%, Dark 8.6%, Psychological 6.9%
- #37 CoRoT
75% matchMixed67% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Azteck Game Studios
Windows
CoRoT is a first-person psychological meta-horror game. Search for cassettes in a transforming house, unraveling its macabre past. A sinister atmosphere surrounds you as you try to understand what's happening and where you really are. Can you discover the truth hidden in its walls?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Thriller 13.1%, Dark 9.6%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #38 Butcherman
73% matchVery Positive94% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: Mounpeak Games
Windows
Experience the psychological horror of being kidnapped by a serial killer. Driven to escape, explore everything around you, use your wits, uncover secrets, and face the unimaginable dread of being in the victim’s place. Inspired by a true story.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Psychological 11%, Cinematic 10.9%, Thriller 10.6%
- #39 Dead Take
72% matchVery Positive88% of 807 reviews2025
Dev: Surgent StudiosPub: Pocketpair Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.3%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Psychological 10.4%, Story Rich 8.8%, Thriller 8%
- #40 The Wellmonts Case
71% matchVery Positive95% of 211 reviews2026
Dev: Zakym s. r. o.
Windows
The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.5%, Thriller 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Cinematic 10.1%, Dark 9.5%
- #41 SILENT BREATH
73% matchMixed69% of 1,189 reviews2024
Dev: EXODIAC STUDIOS
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Thriller 20%, Dark 13.6%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Realistic 8.2%
- #42 Psalm 2
71% matchVery Positive89% of 171 reviews2026
Dev: NotexPub: N4bA
Windows
First-person psychological horror where the elevator is the only safe place. Each floor is a new reality. Each floor has a new inhabitant. Find it to continue your descent downward.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Walking Simulator 16%, Thriller 10%, Mystery 9.9%, Cinematic 8.9%
- #43 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
72% matchVery Positive83% of 137 reviews2025
Dev: X1 Games
Windows
Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.4%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Dark 13.2%, Psychological 8.9%, Mystery 8.7%
- #44 Don't Play This
70% matchVery Positive85% of 628 reviews2026
Dev: AdmiaPub: Notex
Windows
Five scary stories, but they all have the same ending. Can you play it? A psychological horror game from the first person, which few will pass.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.2%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Thriller 11.8%, Mystery 9.7%, Dark 8.3%
- #45 Left Behind
74% matchMixed63% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: SolitaryStudios
Windows
LEFT BEHIND is a hyper-realistic psychological horror game where you take on the role of a real estate agent with a client looking to sell you a property. Instead of a straightforward and quick interaction with the client, you find yourself thrust into a deeply unsettling and frightening situation.
Why similar: Cinematic 21.4%, Dark 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9%, Emotional 9%, Puzzle 8%
- #46 The Green Light
70% matchVery Positive82% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: waleedzo
Windows
A first person horror game. Fred is stuck in a dead-end job, haunted by hallucinations. A voice on the radio speaks of a green light. It promises peace and freedom. A tale of self-discovery where Fred is willing to find freedom, even at the cost of his life.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12%, Psychological 11.8%, Cinematic 11.4%, Thriller 9.2%
- #47 Nocturia The Game
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: BrossLab
Windows
Trapped in total darkness, you’re a helpless kid, alone and hunted by something lurking in the shadows. Solve puzzles, navigate shifting rooms, and uncover creepy secrets. Your worst nightmares are real. Can you make it through the night?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.8%, Cinematic 13.3%, Thriller 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Psychological 8.3%
- #48 The Hotel
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 92 reviews2022
Dev: Constant ArtPub: Constant_Art
Windows
The Hotel is a psychological horror thriller in which the player will have to face the evil living within the walls of a lonely hotel. But more importantly, the player will have to decide what this evil is to him. Maybe the nature of this evil is deeper than it seems at first glance.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Dark 10.7%, Psychological 8.9%, Mystery 7.8%
- #49 The Last Visit: 98th
69% matchVery Positive80% of 189 reviews2025
Dev: Union State GamesPub: Union State Games
Windows
"The Last Visit: 98th" is a psychological indie horror from the first person, in the genre of a walking simulator, in the setting of the post-Soviet winter space. The main focus is on the atmosphere of horror, which is emphasized by realistic 3D graphics.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Dark 11.6%, Thriller 11%, Atmospheric 6.5%
- #50 Blasfemia
68% matchVery Positive91% of 272 reviews2025
Dev: Nakashima Studios
Windows
Blasfemia is a first-person horror game. You are trapped in a seemingly normal apartment but realize early on that you're not alone. Explore a handcrafted, detail rich environment in a tense and terrifying atmosphere and try to find a way out before an ominous entity gets to you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.3%, Dark 21.6%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Puzzle 8.8%, Exploration 7.3%
- #51 Everloop
69% matchVery Positive94% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Infinity Green Game Studio
Windows
You are trapped in an endless hallway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach your destiny.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20%, Psychological 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Mystery 9.4%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #52 Ontotis
70% matchVery Positive83% of 115 reviews2023
Dev: Xenoplasis Games
Windows
Ontotis is a psychological horror game crafted by a solo developer focusing on atmosphere, mystery and an engaging story. Uncover scattered clues to unveil the chilling fate of the house's residents, while encountering a mysterious humanlike figure seemingly connected to them in their haunting tale.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.6%, Psychological 13.9%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Thriller 11.8%, Mystery 10.3%
- #53 SHE WAS 98
67% matchVery Positive85% of 420 reviews2026
Dev: N4bAPub: Notex
Windows
“SHE WAS 98” - you play as a grandson who returns to his elderly grandmother's home to care for her.....
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.1%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Dark 11.8%, Thriller 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #54 The Stalked
67% matchVery Positive92% of 396 reviews2024
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
Escaped from Liam's obsession, Kate seeks refuge in her grandpa's mansion. Strange occurrences raise questions about Liam's presence or another figure. Unraveling mysterious letters, Kate embarks on a journey, seeking peace.
Why similar: Thriller 14.2%, Walking Simulator 13%, Psychological 11.2%, Dark 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.2%
- #55 Who's at the door?
65% matchVery Positive90% of 1,578 reviews2025
Dev: SKONEC Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
You are trapped in a small house, suffering from psychosis with no memory. Carefully observe your surroundings to distinguish reality from hallucinations, and overcome your illness by taking medication from visitors at the right time.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Thriller 13.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Mystery 10%, Realistic 8%
- #56 Pieces of me
66% matchVery Positive88% of 594 reviews2025
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
“Pieces of Me” is not a classic horror game with jump scares, but a psychological thriller-drama in the walking simulator genre. It is a spin-off of “September 7th”
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.5%, Thriller 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Dark 11%, Cinematic 10.1%
- #57 Don't Be Afraid 2
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 257 reviews2024
Dev: Eneida Games
Windows
Descend deep into the nightmare that seamlessly blends with reality in this uncanny horror escape room game. Can you find your way out of the horrid mansion or will you succumb to your fears? Can you face and overcome your past, or will it break you?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.4%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Dark 10.8%, Emotional 8.7%, Mystery 8.6%
- #58 IFU
69% matchMixed67% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Setonika GamesPub: Dark Games DGG
Windows
IFU is a psychological horror about a young guy who is forcibly locked in an abandoned mansion of a dead surgeon along with his restless soul.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.6%, Cinematic 13.8%, Thriller 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Dark 9.7%
- #59 Psalm 5:9-13
66% matchVery Positive84% of 1,834 reviews2024
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.7 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 14.8%, Thriller 13.3%, Dark 9.6%, Mystery 8.8%
- #60 IN THE FACADE WE TRUST™
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 171 reviews2025
Dev: svklmrtPub: Patchwork Interactive
Windows
You’re torn between a girl who is obsessed with you and a creature. Whose words can lead you out of this endless loop? Trust the right person in the right cycle to get closer to the exit, or be misled by facades, complicating your next loop.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.8%, Cinematic 13.2%, Dark 13.1%, Psychological 9.9%, Thriller 8.5%