- #1 Reflection
96% 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 55%, Horror 23.1%, Adventure 17.3%, Indie 4.6%
- #2 The Lost Souls
97% matchMixed47% of 286 reviews2016
Dev: GDNomaD
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
What does it feel like to find yourself in hell? You don't feel the wind, you don't see the sun. No more hearing child's laughter. No memory of those who once were your friends and family.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.6%, Indie 34.3%, Horror 21.2%
- #3 Locked in my Darkness
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Blusagi TeamPub: indie.io
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A tense, atmospheric descent into psychological horror—trapped in a place where reality fades and fear takes hold.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 52.7%, Indie 24.2%, Horror 23.2%
- #4 Limoria
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 175 reviews2024
Dev: Farkas Interactive
Windows
Welcome to a world where you are lost between consciousness and dreams. As you wander the dark corridors of an old hotel, face the games your mind plays on you. Your memories linger like a shadow following you. But there's nowhere to escape... Are you ready to confront your darkest fears?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 45.6%, Adventure 23.1%, Indie 18.7%, Horror 12.6%
- #5 Descent - Silence of Mind
95% matchMixed57% of 106 reviews2017
Dev: LaboryPub: SA Industry
Windows
Hypnosis, memories, delusions and a disturbing secret revolve around silence of mind.
Why similar: Indie 56%, Adventure 29.4%, Horror 14.7%
- #6 Trapped
94% matchVery Positive83% of 160 reviews2019
Dev: N4bA
Windows
You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible
Why similar: Indie 36.8%, Adventure 27.3%, Walking Simulator 23.3%, Horror 12.6%
- #7 Deep Sorrow
93% matchMixed50% of 93 reviews2017
Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Deep Sorrow is a horror/adventure game which leads you to a bunker and makes you feel desperate to get out.
Why similar: Indie 37.3%, Adventure 29.3%, Walking Simulator 22.4%, Horror 10.9%
- #8 Caligo
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,064 reviews2017
Dev: Krealit
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Caligo is the darkness everyone descends into one way or another, and to each of us it's something different. For some it's a short but exciting adventure, some will see it as a place to relax. Yet others will be reminded of their worst nightmare, while for a few, it might come as a revelation.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.4%, Indie 30.2%, Adventure 22.4%, Horror 9%
- #9 UnderDread
92% matchMixed57% of 138 reviews2016
Dev: Bigzur Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A first-person horror adventure game that will take you on a journey through an ancient castle and that lies beneath. Dangers and forgotten horrors await in the dark...
Why similar: Indie 28.9%, Adventure 22.7%, Walking Simulator 22%, Historical 14.8%, Horror 11.6%
- #10 Clink
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 56.5%, Adventure 30.8%, Horror 8.1%, Indie 4.5%
- #11 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
90% matchVery Positive95% of 35,384 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
Why similar: Horror 46%, Indie 20%, Walking Simulator 18.5%, Adventure 15.4%
- #12 Whispering Fog
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Dark Snow Games
Windows
Whispering Fog is a first person psychological horror game set in an ever-changing forest shrouded in fog. A quiet getaway becomes a sinister nightmare as the illusion of safety and solitude slowly crumbles around you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 53.7%, Horror 28.7%, Indie 10%, Adventure 7.7%
- #13 MATRESHKA
88% matchVery Positive86% of 84 reviews2026
Dev: Megame LLC
Windows
MATRESHKA is a first-person psychological horror experience, you need find a way to escape from a maze of old soviet building. If you die...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 51.8%, Adventure 25.7%, Horror 22.5%
- #14 Infliction
89% 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: Walking Simulator 33.6%, Indie 24.8%, Horror 21.7%, Adventure 19.9%
- #15 RESTORER
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
RESTORER is a classic walking simulator set in an old, atmospheric mansion. Something roams the halls… It wants to share its secret—with the price being your sanity.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.9%, Indie 29.5%, Adventure 13%, Horror 12.6%
- #16 The Forgotten Apartment
86% matchMixed67% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Umbra Games
Windows
A psychological horror experience set in a forgotten apartment filled with dark memories, eerie puzzles, and emotional scars waiting to resurface.
Why similar: Indie 52.7%, Walking Simulator 33.3%, Horror 14%
- #17 White Room Protocol
86% 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 48.9%, Horror 21.5%, Indie 16.3%, Adventure 13.2%
- #18 10:59
85% matchMostly Positive70% of 162 reviews2024
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
You wake up with a bad hangover and don’t recognize your home. You see a boy and you understand... that something is wrong with him. Someone's presence causes anxiety, fear and is about to plunge you into the realm of horror. But you don’t lose hope and try to get out of this nightmare.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 66.5%, Horror 26.8%, Adventure 6.7%
- #19 When the Darkness comes
83% matchVery Positive92% of 8,425 reviews2019
Dev: Sirhaian
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.6%, Indie 26.2%, Horror 14.5%, Adventure 12.7%
- #20 MIND CORRIDORS: Paroniria
84% matchVery Positive96% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Heartbyte Studios
Windows
A fever-dream-like puzzle horror game. Descend to the depths of a sleeping curse, survive every floor and find your way out of the never ending nightmare.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 57.3%, Horror 24.2%, Adventure 18.5%
- #21 Lost Child
82% matchVery Positive82% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: ASK_GAMES
Windows
Are You Lost? Wander endless corridors where shifting environments, sinister voices, and echoes of real events create a chilling atmosphere. Andrey doesn’t remember who he was, but the walls know the truth. It’s time to remember everything.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 65.7%, Indie 20.8%, Adventure 13.5%
- #22 Judas
84% matchMixed69% of 150 reviews2017
Dev: Studio48
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Judas is an atmospheric psychological horror experience. Accidentally trapped in an apartment complex, you face dark paranormal events that push you to escape as fast as possible; yet, fleeing is not an option.
Why similar: Adventure 51.7%, Horror 48.3%
- #23 Chorus of Carcosa
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 196 reviews2025
Dev: Chameleon 42
Windows
Chorus of Carcosa is a first-person psychological horror game about an anxious sculptor who is trapped in a dark and ever-changing building. Stay silent, survive its twisted labyrinths and escape the monsters. Just don’t lose your way in the shadows or within your own mind.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.3%, Indie 23.4%, Adventure 16.9%, Horror 16.4%
- #24 Greed Stays Home
80% matchVery Positive91% of 235 reviews2025
Dev: Yellow Basement Games
Windows
A horror walking sim that emphasizes atmosphere, tension, fear, and immersive storytelling, all heightened by well-timed jump scares. The game takes place in a village frozen in time, stuck somewhere in the mid-20th century.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 45%, Historical 30.2%, Horror 18.6%, Indie 3.1%, Adventure 3.1%
- #25 My Sleeping Girlfriend
79% matchVery Positive95% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Fancy Dog Games
Windows
Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 54%, Horror 24.1%, Adventure 21.9%
- #26 Marginalia
82% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2019
Dev: Connor Sherlock
Windows
Marginalia is a first-person horror game that transports you to Kestlebrook, a secluded valley where history becomes enmeshed with a strange present. Weeks ago Eric left. Days ago you got a letter telling you to come to him. Now you're here, but precisely where is here? And better yet, when?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 53.5%, Horror 17.8%, Adventure 14.7%, Indie 13.9%
- #27 Hollow Cocoon
78% matchVery Positive93% of 899 reviews2023
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.7%, Indie 23.9%, Adventure 21.5%, Horror 20%
- #28 Paranormal Torment
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
Paranormal Torment is a psychological horror game in the spirit of P.T., where you're trapped in a loop of memory and guilt, forced to relive a tragedy over and over again. He's still waiting for you to come back...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 57.8%, Adventure 31.9%, Horror 6.2%, Indie 4.1%
- #29 Restless Dreams
77% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: Room410
Windows
Before you realize it, dreams have become a curse. Wander through a darkened room and descend into the depths of her mind. A story-driven first-person horror game that leads you into an abyss of anguish and despair. Dedicated to those who once pursued their dreams—and to those who still do.
Why similar: Indie 30%, Adventure 28.1%, Walking Simulator 23.3%, Horror 18.6%
- #30 Presence
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 108 reviews2021
Dev: VLADIMIR GUSSAKOVPub: H.Studio
Windows
Plunge into the world of the bloody tragedy that took place at the boarding school and feel the fear and someone's frightening presence.
Why similar: Indie 42.8%, Horror 38.7%, Adventure 18.5%
- #31 Eclipsium
73% matchVery Positive91% of 3,055 reviews2025
Dev: HousefirePub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Longing for light, a sunless world begins devouring itself. Every step shifts the landscape beneath you as you search for what remains of her.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 57%, Adventure 23%, Horror 20%
- #32 Dead of Night: Supermarket
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: SilverMoon Studios
Windows
Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.8%, Indie 22.9%, Adventure 19.1%, Horror 17.2%
- #33 Dreamless
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: Setone GamesPub: Limansia Fears
Windows
In a remote provincial town, teenagers mysteriously disappear every 25 years. You're a high school student about to turn 18... But what if you become the next victim?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 43%, Adventure 26%, Horror 23.1%, Indie 7.9%
- #34 Gone In November
77% matchMixed63% of 400 reviews2016
Dev: FlorastaminePub: Sometimes You
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Coming home after visiting your doctor for the last time, you are told that you only have three more days to live. A sequence of short memory fragments flashing through as you try to run away from what you have done.
Why similar: Indie 69.9%, Adventure 30.1%
- #35 Is Simon There?
74% matchVery Positive85% of 368 reviews2022
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A few months have passed since the death of my son, Simon. Ever since that tragic day, I find myself falling into the darkest emotions I could ever imagine. I am haunted everyday with what I have done; But sometimes, I am haunted by more than just my emotions...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 55%, Horror 28.9%, Adventure 9.5%, Indie 6.6%
- #36 Unwilling Host
73% 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 40%, Adventure 22.5%, Indie 19.7%, Horror 17.8%
- #37 It Happened At Night
74% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Davidcrosdev
Windows
It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 58.7%, Horror 25.1%, Adventure 12.1%, Indie 4.2%
- #38 The Empty Eyes
72% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.
Why similar: Indie 38.6%, Horror 26.2%, Walking Simulator 21.3%, Adventure 13.9%
- #39 The Renovator: Origins
72% matchVery Positive86% of 236 reviews2024
Dev: Peace_Studio
Windows
You play as the son of a restorer, a museum worker who died tragically. While searching for the memorabilia, the door suddenly closes and strange things begin to happen. The hero is waiting for immersion in the world of art and the paranormal.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.6%, Indie 35.5%, Horror 27.9%
- #40 Despair
76% matchMostly Negative35% of 1,837 reviews2015
Dev: AGC
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The main character wakes up in a tunnel of the subway and tries to find out that happened to it and other passengers of the train. To understand that after all it happened to the gone passengers, the player should investigate strange catacombs being deeply underground.
Why similar: Indie 61.1%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Horror 12.9%, Adventure 10.9%
- #41 The Tape
75% matchMixed55% of 486 reviews2015
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Tape is a slow and creepy first person horror game, with mystical story and abstract psychological elements.
Why similar: Indie 66.7%, Horror 33.3%
- #42 Sands
73% matchMixed52% of 315 reviews2023
Dev: Alex Hutkouski
Windows
"The sands have no pity." The inhabitants of Zetta-115 often say that. The same they instill in their children from an early age. And this is what they whisper about, sitting in their dilapidated shacks, waiting for the impending storm...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 48.5%, Adventure 29.7%, Horror 21.8%
- #43 Silent Still 2
71% matchMixed67% of 383 reviews2025
Dev: SolitaryStudios
Windows
Silent Still 2 is a first-person psychological horror that traps you in the paralyzing nightmare of sleep paralysis. Helpless and unable to escape, you’ll face unspeakable entities that watch, whisper, and move when you can’t. Blurring the line between waking and something far worse
Why similar: Walking Simulator 62.4%, Horror 21.6%, Indie 16%
- #44 Sector 404
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Empty Studio
Windows
Sector 404 is a first-person anomaly horror game set in a crumbling Soviet housing block. After taking your medicine, your world begins to fracture. Climb from floor to floor, uncovering distorted anomalies and your own unraveling mind. Miss too much, and reality resets. Will you ever make it home?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.4%, Indie 25%, Horror 16.8%, Adventure 13.8%
- #45 The Lightkeeper
68% 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: Walking Simulator 48.1%, Adventure 27.7%, Horror 24.1%
- #46 Never Again
70% matchVery Positive80% of 930 reviews2019
Dev: Primary Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Never Again - Horror/first-person Quest. The main essence of the game is research locations and puzzles, plunging in the dramatic story of a little girl suffering from asthma.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.3%, Historical 23.2%, Indie 16.2%, Adventure 15%, Horror 14.3%
- #47 The Black Within
69% matchVery Positive91% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: waleedzo
Windows
"The Black Within is a single-player first-person psychological horror game that takes players on a chilling journey into the depths of the human psyche. When selling her soul for fame and fortune, Laila Rose faces the consequences of her actions. A tale where greed, fear, and change intertwine.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 50%, Horror 25.4%, Adventure 24.6%
- #48 SILENT BREATH
68% 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: Horror 35.4%, Walking Simulator 33.2%, Indie 18.7%, Adventure 12.8%
- #49 The Derailed
68% matchVery Positive83% of 126 reviews2025
Dev: Deformed Dreams Studio
Windows
The Derailed is a first-person psychological horror game. Beneath the dusty arches of a nearly forgotten depot, shadows of the past tremble. Whether you want to or not, you will have to uncover the dark secrets of this place.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.9%, Adventure 24.5%, Horror 22.3%, Indie 18.3%
- #50 I Can't Escape: Darkness
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 74 reviews2015
Dev: Fancy Fish Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
I Can't Escape: Darkness is a quicksand trap for the senses - the more you listen and look for clues, the deeper you fall into a damp, living dungeon. Plunge into the depths and scrape together whatever tools you can find, then try to escape one of the most diabolical puzzles of all time!
Why similar: Indie 38.3%, Horror 31.2%, Adventure 30.5%
- #51 Who's at the door?
64% 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 49.7%, Adventure 24.7%, Horror 20.3%, Indie 5.3%
- #52 Inferis: Dead Below
66% matchVery Positive86% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Hemoria Studio
Windows
You're a journalist searching for answers... but beneath the surface lies only terror. The labyrinth you’ve entered to find the missing may never let you leave.
Why similar: Indie 34.4%, Walking Simulator 28.8%, Horror 20.3%, Adventure 16.5%
- #53 Dark Night
71% matchMostly Negative38% of 64 reviews2016
Dev: NighthoodGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Welcome home Amelia, familiar eyes are watching you, and they want to play. Home alone you can feel them. You can hear their footsteps. You need to move. You have limited visibility. Light a matchstick to see in the dark. Close your eyes. Start begging for your life.
Why similar: Indie 54.7%, Adventure 30.4%, Horror 15%
- #54 墙之恐惧: The Walls Still Stand
67% matchMostly Positive70% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: Starpixel Studios
Windows
Step into the eerie Kowloon Walled City in 墙之恐惧: The Walls Still Stand, an indie horror walking simulator. Complete daily tasks, uncover dark secrets, and explore with 3D spatial sound. Think critically to unlock all six endings in this 1-2 hour journey. Can you escape the city's grip?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.1%, Adventure 33.6%, Indie 13.7%, Horror 9.6%
- #55 Montague's Mount
70% matchMixed58% of 430 reviews2013
Dev: PolyPusher Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Montague's Mount is disturbing psychological thriller set in the bleakness of an abandoned Irish island, featuring exploration and challenging puzzle solving. This game is part one of a two part story, some questions are left unanswered and open to interpretation.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.4%, Indie 32.7%, Adventure 23.9%, Horror 9.9%
- #56 Delirium
66% matchVery Positive88% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: IndividualKex
Windows
Delirium is a psychological horror game set in a suburban house. After a mysterious explosion, reality begins to unravel.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 56%, Horror 24.9%, Adventure 19.1%
- #57 Anomalies Detective
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: ChenGame
Windows
A psychological horror game with a chapter-based plot, thriller and unusual elements! You are a novice paranormal detective, exploring secrets and finding ways to escape in an infinite loop of scenes. Many unusual things happen during this process, as if some strange force wants to devour you...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 50.7%, Indie 19.4%, Adventure 15.7%, Horror 14.3%
- #58 Finnish Cottage 8
66% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Savukivi Games
Windows
You've been trapped in a looping Finnish summer cottage. Use your observation and memory to find anomalies and make the right choice to escape the Finnish Cottage 8.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 57.1%, Adventure 21.9%, Horror 21%
- #59 Rise of Insanity
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,274 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.1%, Indie 29.2%, Adventure 20.6%, Horror 17.1%