- #1 Gamebook H. P. Lovecraft: The Haunter of the Dark
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Midworld
Windows
Play, no game. Put on your headphones, listen and imagine what exists in the dark. Did Lovecraft expose the most insidious Outer in his last story? Plunge into the Dormitory of Horror for answers. Oh, not sure if it's a one-way path…
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.5%, Horror 31.4%, Walking Simulator 26.8%, Adventure 6.4%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #2 TransMemory
96% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: BitRockGames
Windows
I woke up in a dimly lit basement. You have no memory of who you are or why you are here. Can you escape from this place?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.9%, Horror 26%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, 3D 11.1%, Adventure 4.9%
- #3 8女
96% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: koinoroi
Windows
This is a horror game where you escape from a Western-style mansion where a monster that eats people lurks.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.2%, Horror 38.8%, 3D 9.7%, Adventure 6.3%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #4 Klasztorna: Lost Within
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rylume Games
Windows
A psychological horror where you're trapped inside your own school, hunted by an unrelenting entity. As you search for an escape, the walls shift around you, and reality begins to distort. Escaping is just as important as keeping your sanity intact.
Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Walking Simulator 28.3%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, 3D 7.1%, Adventure 6%
- #5 御祝呪 -oshukuju-
94% 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 38.6%, Horror 25.3%, Psychological Horror 17%, 3D 9.1%, Adventure 6.8%
- #6 My Friend The Spider
93% matchVery Positive89% of 109 reviews2024
Dev: MCA
Windows
A small "horror" narrative game about isolation and depression.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32%, Walking Simulator 28%, Horror 16.3%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, 3D 8%
- #7 Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
94% matchMixed70% of 12,174 reviews2013
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.5%, Horror 34.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Psychological Horror 6.6%, Adventure 2.2%
- #8 The Old Woman | 無言老婆
92% matchMixed60% of 48 reviews2025
Dev: RAYBIS GAMES
Windows
The Old Woman | 無言老婆 is a psychological horror game set in Japan.To attend university, the protagonist moved to the countryside. However, after starting to frequent a certain public bathhouse, strange and unsettling things began to happen.
Why similar: Horror 27.9%, Walking Simulator 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, 3D 7.9%
- #9 NO LIFE BABY OF THE END
91% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: ILCA LabPub: ILCA, Inc.
Windows
“NO LIFE BABY OF THE END” is a walking simulator set in a school. Pay close attention to your surroundings and aim for the rooftop.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.7%, Horror 31.9%, 3D 10.1%, Adventure 10.1%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #10 Haunted Property
91% matchVery Positive93% of 194 reviews2025
Dev: Yamoto
Windows
A new life begins in a low-cost apartment. Strange occurrences at night and the suspicious behavior of neighbors gradually push the protagonist to the edge.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.7%, Walking Simulator 27.1%, Horror 20.3%, Psychological Horror 10%, 3D 7.4%
- #11 AKAZU Off limits
90% matchMixed65% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: STUDIO DYD
Windows
I found myself lying in a strange place. I had no idea where I was or why I had come here. The only thing I knew was that I had come looking for something.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.8%, Horror 35.1%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Adventure 7.7%, Indie 2%
- #12 The Night Archive - No Service
89% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Warm Milk Games
Windows
The Night Archive is an episodic first-person horror series where each episode tells a story pulled from the darkest corners of true crime. These are the stories of those who lived to tell about it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.6%, Walking Simulator 26.4%, Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 11%, 3D 8.3%
- #13 エスカレーター | Escalator
89% matchMostly Negative39% of 124 reviews2024
Dev: Toyasky
Windows
Escalator is a horror game in which you must find something unusual while riding an escalator and try to escape from an enclosed space.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.9%, Horror 29.9%, 3D 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Adventure 8.7%
- #14 The Laundry That Won’t Open.
88% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: 文さん/bunsan
Windows
A short first-person horror game where strange anomalies slowly begin to appear in a laundromat you casually visit. As you return again and again, you move closer to the ending waiting in this place.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Horror 25%, Walking Simulator 18.6%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, 3D 5.6%
- #15 Frightence
87% matchVery Positive82% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Frightence is a short, intense first-person horror experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 44%, Horror 42.3%, Adventure 10.9%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #16 Within
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Walus Game Studio
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game. Explore a house that feels like it knows you. Uncover dark secrets buried within its walls. Something is watching. Something has been waiting a very long time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Horror 23.9%, Walking Simulator 21.1%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Adventure 9.2%
- #17 Death Motel
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Death Motel is a short, intense first-person horror experience about the paranormal events occurring at abandoned Crimson Motel.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.6%, Horror 35.9%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Adventure 10.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #18 Dream Prison
85% matchMixed59% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: Budai
Windows · Linux
"Dream Prison" is a 3D horror escape game similar to Exit 8. Find the anomalous rooms and escape the cult church.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.2%, Horror 25.9%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, 3D 11.3%, Adventure 5.3%
- #19 The Twisted Zone
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Twist And Scream
Windows
A collection of two short stories filled with mystery and confusion.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.6%, Walking Simulator 27.7%, Horror 14.5%, Adventure 8.7%, 3D 8.4%
- #20 Dark Ride Simulator
84% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: Blue Squid Interactive
Windows
Blue Squid Theme Parks presents the VR simulator of their most popular ride The Dark Zone. No need for long trips, now you can experience this iconic ride from the comfort of your own home.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.3%, Walking Simulator 27.6%, Horror 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, 3D 8.4%
- #21 The Night Archive - Sable's
83% 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 38.1%, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Horror 11.9%, 3D 11%, Adventure 6.8%
- #22 What Remains
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Michael Lapinski
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game set in a childhood home. Explore, uncover four days of missing memory, and survive something that has been listening since you arrived.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Horror 22.8%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Adventure 4.8%
- #23 Overtime Pay
82% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: ObazuPub: Yahaha Studios
Windows
As the clock strikes midnight, you find yourself trapped within the oppressive confines of a desolate office. Your task seems straightforward: Keep putting the correct paper in the correct place and you might find yourself entitled to overtime pay. And will you?
Why similar: Horror 33.7%, Interactive Fiction 30.4%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Adventure 10.1%, 3D 7.2%
- #24 Drowned Grave
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Markus Korda
Windows
It is a psychological horror game and walking simulator. Get chased by monsters. Monsters jumping towards at your screen.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.4%, Horror 26%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, 3D 8.5%, Adventure 7.3%
- #25 Unseasonable Flowering
79% matchVery Positive86% of 77 reviews2026
Dev: KomeFukuro
Windows
"Unseasonable Flowering" is a first-person horror game set in Japan. After moving to a new home, the young protagonist, Mashiro, is met with eerie residents and inexplicable phenomena. Something "sprouting" everywhere quietly erodes her daily life.
Why similar: Horror 42.3%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Walking Simulator 21%, Adventure 7.4%, Indie 4.2%
- #26 呪ショッピング
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TOBON GAME
Windows
You are shopping on a major online store when strange listings gradually begin to appear. The more you look into them, the more clearly the whole picture of a crime comes into view…
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35%, Horror 32.8%, Walking Simulator 20.8%, Adventure 8.4%, Indie 1.7%
- #27 Room 7
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amoor_Art
Windows
Spot the anomalies, choose the right door, and escape the loop before it kills you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.2%, Horror 23.3%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Adventure 7.1%
- #28 Tuya
80% match8 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Taiga
Windows
A frightening experience in the Japanese countryside!
Why similar: Horror 37.5%, Walking Simulator 36.6%, Adventure 11.3%, 3D 8%, Indie 5.1%
- #29 地禍駐車場 -The Cursed Underground Parking Lot-
78% matchMixed63% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Diabonobbu Game
Windows
After finishing work, the protagonist heads to the underground parking lot to retrieve their car. For some reason, their car is nowhere to be found, and as they search, strange events unfold one after another...
Why similar: Horror 36.4%, Walking Simulator 24%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Adventure 9.9%, 3D 5.9%
- #30 Do Not Disturb
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: UppercaseUnderscore
Windows
A short horror walking simulator where you traverse through the endless hallways of a strange hotel, searching for a way out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.1%, Horror 27.3%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, 3D 7.6%, Indie 6.6%
- #31 Late Night Sausage
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Backseat Software
Windows
The stream is over, but the night is still young. Hunger fills your mind, but the fridge is as empty as your belly. There is only one choice left... a Late Night Sausage.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.8%, Horror 26.4%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, 3D 10.6%, Adventure 6.4%
- #32 Hell of a Birthday
76% matchVery Positive96% of 104 reviews2025
Dev: MyGrandfather Games
Windows
IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY!!! and nobody came to celebrate with you… Hell of a Birthday is a First-Person comedic horror game where you play as the Birthday Boy trying to survive your special day. From the maker of Bite Night and Invasion of the Halloween Fiends comes another unique adventure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.5%, Walking Simulator 27.4%, Horror 14.3%, Adventure 9.3%, Psychological Horror 7.5%
- #33 Come Home: Ghost Stories from Bangladesh
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Elomelo GamesPub: Swopbots Ltd.
Windows
Young Saif loved going for walks with his dad in the forests of Bangladesh. On one of these walks, however, they became separated and Saif was left alone. What he encountered that day would reveal secrets about his home that, sooner or later, would need to be confronted.
Why similar: Horror 31.9%, Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Walking Simulator 22.7%, Adventure 10.4%, 3D 6.7%
- #34 Unwilling Host
74% matchVery Positive90% of 73 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 35.1%, Horror 32.9%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Adventure 8.1%, Indie 2.7%
- #35 The Faceless Man
76% matchMixed59% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Skyward Games
Windows
The Faceless Man is a first-person horror game inspired by an old creepypasta about a Tall Thin Man. Brace yourself to confront one of the victims of the ancient legend known as The Faceless Man, whose intentions remain shrouded in mystery.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.9%, Walking Simulator 27.4%, Horror 19.6%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, 3D 8.4%
- #36 Channel 4 Midnight
73% matchVery Positive87% of 185 reviews2026
Dev: foolkien
Windows
A bite-sized psychological horror game about a wayward soul who seeks transformation through a sinister ritual.
Why similar: Horror 37.2%, Interactive Fiction 25.3%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, 3D 10.1%, Adventure 6.4%
- #37 The Company
74% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Crawler Games
Windows
The Company wants you productive. The Company wants you calm. The Company wants you compliant.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.1%, Walking Simulator 28.1%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 15%, 3D 6.5%
- #38 Enthralled
75% match6 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Broncogame
Windows
"Enthralled" is a short game about a man possessed by a demon. It takes place in a desolate world where you balance between looking for a way out, stopping the demon from killing innocent people, and not being completely devoured yourself. Explore the world and find a way to deal with your curse.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38%, Walking Simulator 31.9%, Horror 16.9%, Adventure 10.6%, Indie 1.6%
- #39 The Vanishing Train | ワンマン列車
73% matchMixed63% of 46 reviews2025
Dev: RAYBIS GAMES
Windows
The Vanishing Train | ワンマン列車 is a psychological horror game where you work as a train driver on a rural Japanese railway line.
Why similar: Horror 34.7%, Walking Simulator 23.1%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, 3D 8%
- #40 Lying Souls
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2022
Dev: Troxy Studios
Windows
Lying Souls is an atmospheric, mysterious single player story horror game. You'll dive into a story in which nothing is as it seems. Find out the reasons behind what happened to your family back then. Your decisions will guide the course of the story.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Horror 21.8%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, 3D 7.4%
- #41 不安ごと - Anxieties -
72% match2 user reviews100% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: fmfm-games
Windows
Every day, you trawl the internet for ghost stories and horror tales. After the usual routine, something feels off...?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.1%, Horror 30.6%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Adventure 9.1%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #42 Sprunki Rise of Horror
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Demon Helmet Studios
Windows
A first-person horror adventure game with platforming and collectathon elements, featuring classic indie horror puzzles and a compelling narrative where you must escape the nightmare world of the Sprunkis.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28%, Horror 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, 3D 5.7%
- #43 DREADSHELL
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: .HOLOMANstudio
Windows
DREADSHELL is a first person psychological sci-fi horror game set in an underground drilling facility. You are sent to investigate missing workers and continue the operation
Why similar: Horror 36.7%, Walking Simulator 22.2%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, 3D 12.2%, Adventure 9.1%
- #44 后室:维修工(Backrooms: Maintenance)
72% matchMostly Negative32% of 149 reviews2024
Dev: GAMELAXY
Windows
Welcome to the back office company. I am your manager, Carl. Please complete the task assigned by your superiors. Oh, by the way, be careful, any possible loss will cause damage to the company's property.
Why similar: Horror 38.1%, Walking Simulator 29.4%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, 3D 12.7%, Adventure 3%
- #45 The Lighthouse Whispers
71% 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: Horror 34.6%, Walking Simulator 29.1%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Adventure 10.3%, 3D 7.2%
- #46 ExitApartment
70% 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 38%, Horror 24.3%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Adventure 11.9%, 3D 10.5%
- #47 The Payphone
70% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Kosumic Interactive Studio
Windows
You are an investigator working in a near-bankrupt agency, however a case no-one would take landed on your desk. Disappearances of Ashfield Plains, each case is hauntingly similar, all their final phone calls were traced back to that specific payphone. Short on cash, you took the case.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.2%, Walking Simulator 29.4%, Horror 21.3%, 3D 9.2%, Adventure 4.2%
- #48 Fragments of Dread - False Haven
68% matchVery Positive92% of 254 reviews2025
Dev: Domnaier
Windows
Fragments of Dread is an episodic psychological horror series. Each episode tells a self-contained story of dread, fear, and survival.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Horror 22.9%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, 3D 4.9%
- #49 Selling Souls
71% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Taiga
Windows
Something is wrong with this store
Why similar: Horror 41.5%, Walking Simulator 33.6%, Adventure 11.9%, 3D 8%, Indie 3.5%
- #50 Just a Stay at the Inn
69% 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 46.6%, Horror 27.9%, 3D 13.1%, Adventure 8.7%, Indie 2.1%
- #51 TheSpoiler
70% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Regen
Windows
When you come to your senses, you find yourself trapped in a nightmare. The books scattered around will guide you through your future.
Why similar: Horror 39.8%, Walking Simulator 34.1%, Psychological Horror 21%, Singleplayer 2.8%, Indie 2.3%
- #52 Buried Apparition
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 985 Studio
Windows
You're a horror Vlogger who stumbles into an isolated mountain inn to film paranormal footage. Strange phenomena close in—but you don't care. This is the content you've been chasing. Until you discover your camera captures more than your eyes can see. A multi-ending psychological horror simulation.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.7%, Interactive Fiction 29.5%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 10.8%, 3D 5.5%
- #53 The Rotting Man | 悪臭男
68% matchMixed61% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: RAYBIS GAMES
Windows
The Rotting Man | 悪臭男 is a psychological horror game that depicts a protagonist working as a clerk in a Japanese internet café.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Horror 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, 3D 7.7%
- #54 Geras
69% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Petros Rozakeas
Windows
"Geras" is a psychological horror game that explores themes of aging, mortality, and the fear of the unknown, with its haunting atmosphere and storytelling, But beware – in the world of "Geras" not everything is as it seems, and the line between reality and nightmare blurs with each passing moment.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.6%, Horror 32.6%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, 3D 10.7%, Indie 2.5%
- #55 Darkroom
68% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: BitBorne Games
Windows
A short, experimental horror game about developing increasingly disturbing photographs in a darkroom.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.5%, Horror 30.7%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Adventure 7.8%, Indie 5.6%
- #56 No forgiveness
67% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: VimmGames
Windows
In this psychological horror, you are a guilt-ridden, drunken father who wakes in his dark room, alone. As you search for your missing family, reality twists, and madness takes hold. Something is watching, guiding you—will you uncover the truth, or become its victim?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.6%, Horror 26.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, 3D 10.8%, Adventure 7.6%
- #57 The Deepest Shift
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Friendly Bug Studio
Windows
A psychological horror game about working night shifts in a remote underwater facility, maintaining equipment, completing tasks, and making it through another night.
Why similar: Horror 33.3%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Walking Simulator 22.8%, 3D 12.1%, Adventure 3.5%
- #58 The Walks We Used To Take
65% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: JunebugPub: Junebug Games
Windows · Mac
Hey Dad, this might be a bit strange, but I’ve made a game for you. It’s about you and me, and the walks we used to take. Could you let me know what you think once you’ve finished it? - Junebug
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.3%, Interactive Fiction 31.3%, Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Indie 1.9%
- #59 The Archivist
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DalosaDev
Windows
A psychological horror experience set in the Backrooms. Explore a failed government facility, hack corrupted systems, and descend into a story where memory and reality collapse.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.6%, Walking Simulator 30.8%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Adventure 10.2%, 3D 9.2%
- #60 OKAZU - Fish Counting Chill Game -
66% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: 飯テロ愉悦部
Windows
『OKAZU~Counting Fish Chill Game~』 is a simple adventure game with easy controls that even those unfamiliar with games can play with confidence. Players are tasked with only three things: First, touch key items. Second, count the fish. Third, escape alive from the imprisoned world.
Why similar: Horror 33.8%, Walking Simulator 25.1%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Adventure 7.2%, 3D 7.1%