- #1 Framed Fear
96% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: HunGames
Windows
You must discover the differences between what you see through the camera and with your own eyes to distinguish real floors from fake ones and escape. It is said that ghosts behave the opposite of humans, and taking the elevator is no exception.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.4%, Exploration 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, First-Person 9.5%, Surreal 9.2%
- #2 Unseen: 2002
96% 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 26%, Exploration 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Surreal 10.5%, First-Person 8.3%
- #3 Allophobia
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amel
Windows
17 Horror rooms simulating common phobias. Are you afraid of spiders, cockroaches, snakes, heights, fire, being buried alive? Enter the black doors and conquer your fears!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.9%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Surreal 12.1%, Exploration 11.8%, First-Person 8.2%
- #4 TAMAGORUDO - FLOOR O
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TamagorudoTeam
Windows
TAMAGORUDO - Floor 0 - is an atmospheric psychological horror game. You will find yourself stuck in a parallel floor of the Backrooms, trying to break out of the loop of a chicken-or-the-egg paradox. Will you find the answer to this endless question ?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.9%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Surreal 13.2%, Exploration 11.4%, First-Person 6.8%
- #5 ExitApartment
94% 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 30.7%, Exploration 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Surreal 11.5%, Horror 9.1%
- #6 Saintless
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Chocho Co.
Windows
Explore the halls of the underground cult of The Open Hand. Experience the test rooms setup for your initiation in this psychological horror exploration game. Never forget....they are always watching.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.2%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Surreal 10.8%, Exploration 10.8%, Psychological 8.6%
- #7 Lost in Voice
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: beforeyouknowgames
Windows
A psychological horror where reality fractures around musician John Hale. Explore a non‑linear story, haunting memories, and immersive sound as you slip between truth, delusion, and the darkness of your own mind.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.9%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Surreal 14.3%, First-Person 9.4%, Horror 8.9%
- #8 Too Well Hidden
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 23 reviews2026
Dev: Runebox Studio
Windows
A found footage horror game about two sisters who often play hide and seek in their family home, recording everything with their mother's VHS camera. What begins innocently, soon turns disturbing, when it becomes clear that something is terribly wrong.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Exploration 12%, Horror 11.4%, Psychedelic 9.4%
- #9 Ocean Desolation
91% matchMixed57% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: BluSkie
Windows
Ocean Desolation is a Free Simple Linear horror game. After falling out of your boat during a thunderstorm you are left stranded in the South Pacific Ocean. Swim your way to different locations and find a way to call for help. But be careful, something lurks at the bottom.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.5%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Exploration 14.3%, Horror 9.9%, First-Person 9.7%
- #10 Dead Man's Fault
90% matchPositive86% of 37 reviews2022
Dev: Parker BectonPub: Scrunko Games
Windows
A short psychological horror game about descending into a cave.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Surreal 11.8%, Horror 11.4%, First-Person 7.8%
- #11 Office 8
88% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: ChronoQuill
Windows
"Office 8" is a psychological walking simulator exploring the unsettling nature of liminal office spaces. Pay close attention — your sanity depends on it.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.5%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Surreal 10.9%, Horror 9.2%, First-Person 8.1%
- #12 ALLON3
89% matchMixed50% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: Vidas Salavejus
Windows
A phychological horror experience of voices and screams.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Surreal 13.3%, Psychedelic 10.7%, Horror 8.6%
- #13 Delirium
87% matchVery Positive88% of 89 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 21.3%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Psychedelic 11.8%, Horror 9.3%, Linear 6.9%
- #14 The Hotel
89% 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 20.3%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Psychedelic 10.7%, Surreal 9.1%, Horror 8.7%
- #15 Glimpse
86% matchPositive82% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Melanzue
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Glimpse" is a single-player atmospheric horror game. Get a glimpse of the struggles and fears of a person affected by Alzheimer's Disease.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 9.6%, Surreal 9.2%, Linear 9.2%
- #16 Scary 8 Bits
85% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Daniels Šlosbergs
Windows
A lightweight psychological horror and a walking simulator, where the player needs to carefully observe the surroundings to succesfully flee from this wretched place.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Surreal 10.8%, Horror 9.5%, First-Person 8.4%
- #17 6th Floor
86% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Sombra Games
Windows
Explore a seemingly endless hotel floor where each identical corridor challenges your perception. This horror walking simulator tests your observation skills as you seek the emergency exit.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Surreal 10.9%, Horror 8.9%, Exploration 8.6%
- #18 LiDAR Exploration Program
84% matchVery Positive91% of 265 reviews2025
Dev: KenForest
Windows
LiDAR Exploration Program is a relaxing atmospheric game with light horror elements, where you explore in complete darkness using a scanner to reveal the world around you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Exploration 13%, Horror 11.4%, First-Person 8.6%
- #19 Room 13
84% matchPositive89% of 35 reviews2024
Dev: Tyler L
Windows
You are inside an endless hotel but there is a way you can escape. Search in the hallways of the hotel and find the changes within them to reach Room 13.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Surreal 11.2%, Exploration 10.5%, Horror 9%
- #20 Alone in the house
83% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: D4avd
Windows
"Alone in the house" is a short horror game. In this chilling horror game, you return to an empty house. Your mother has left a message with tasks for you to complete. As you fulfill each task, eerie events unfold around you. Will you uncover the dark secrets, or succumb to the fear?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.2%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Exploration 12.7%, Horror 12.1%, Demons 12.1%
- #21 A Passing in the Night
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: .iris
Windows
In the dead of night, Kai wakes from a dream. Walk aimlessly in a surreal town among apparitions, to escape reality, to pass the time. Time only matters to the living.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.2%, Surreal 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Psychedelic 12.8%, Exploration 10.4%
- #22 Galleries
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Black Gate Studios
Windows
The art you choose is a confession. Enter a gallery that feels slightly off, where every painting you admire, and every prompt you answer, shapes the world around you. A short psychological experience where the system learns your patterns and delivers a final judgement.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.5%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Surreal 12.7%, Exploration 12.5%, First-Person 8.9%
- #23 The Butcher's Village™
81% matchMixed62% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: Murtaza ErrorPub: Massbolt Games
Windows
The Butcher's Village is a psychological slasher horror game that provides a horrifying experience. Explore unsettling environments, solve intricate puzzles, and struggle to survive in a village that is at once eerily familiar and terrifyingly real.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Psychedelic 10.5%, Horror 9.3%, Exploration 8.7%
- #24 VHScape
81% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Cluck Games, LLC
Windows
You find yourself trapped in a haunted VHS rental store, can you survive their twisted games and escape?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.4%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Surreal 12%, Exploration 9.4%, Horror 8.4%
- #25 Visiting Grandma
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Sysreb Games
Windows
Prepare for a chilling and suspenseful first-person horror journey with a spooky atmosphere. What starts as a warm and welcoming stay at grandma's house soon reveals a tragic story.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.6%, Exploration 11.8%, Demons 10.7%, Adventure 7%, First-Person 6.9%
- #26 Hollow Floor
80% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Nosetic Games
Windows
Hollow Floor is a psychological horror walking simulator set in a looping, scorched apartment. Stalked by a restless corpse, you must unravel the truth before you're consumed by it.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Surreal 17.8%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 11.8%, Psychological 6.9%
- #27 Playback Trauma®: The Dog
79% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Undying Joy
Windows
Your dog Marla got lost in the most terrifying forest in New Jersey while on a walk, and now it's up to you to find her. Search the area, clean up Marla's poop, and avoid the creatures that may be lurking in the darkness.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.7%, Walking Simulator 22%, First-Person 14%, Exploration 10.8%, Horror 6.6%
- #28 REVEIL
78% matchVery Positive87% of 895 reviews2024
Dev: PixelsplitPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
REVEIL is a narrative first-person psycho-thriller game that focuses on story, puzzles and exploration. Find out what’s going on inside Walter Thompson and what his dark past at the Nelson Bros Circus has to do with it.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.3%, Psychedelic 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Surreal 12.5%, Exploration 9%
- #29 White Silence
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 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 32.3%, Exploration 13%, First-Person 9.7%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Adventure 8.1%
- #30 The Witch and The Lost Babies
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Montee Games
Windows
As a journalist, you travel to an abandoned village to investigate a dark event that occurred years ago. As you progress through missing babies, hidden diaries, and forbidden rituals, you will be forced to perform a dangerous ritual yourself to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.7%, Exploration 11.8%, Surreal 9.8%, First-Person 8.8%, Demons 8.7%
- #31 御祝呪 -oshukuju-
76% 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 39.1%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 11.9%, Exploration 11.7%, 3D 7.8%
- #32 WANDERSTATE
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Attila I. Hajnes
Windows
You find yourself alone in a place that feels familiar… but not quite right. Wander aimlessly or with purpose, it won’t matter. Is there an end? Has anyone been here before you? Time feels slow. Or maybe it's frozen. Or maybe… you’re not meant to leave.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Exploration 10.5%, Surreal 10%, First-Person 7.7%
- #33 Evac Bay 09
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Agustín Balmer
Windows · Linux
You're trapped in the seemingly endless corridors of a space station, desperately searching for the evacuation bay 09. But the station is not as empty as it seems; you must observe for subtle, unsettling occurrences and log them if you want to move forward. Can you break the loop and escape?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.5%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 10.2%, First-Person 9%, Exploration 8.6%
- #34 Seroutte
77% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Studio Hex
Windows
Seroutte is a short atmospheric experimental horror dreamscape based on the developer's nightmares. It explores themes such as the loss of control, fear of the dark, and the paranoia found within the unknown.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Demons 12.5%, Exploration 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, First-Person 8.4%
- #35 Don't Play This
74% matchNo user reviews
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 20.5%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Exploration 10.5%, Horror 9%, Surreal 7.1%
- #36 Sorrow Asylum 3
75% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Vidas Salavejus
Windows
Sorrow Asylum 3 is a looping horror game, a mix of an abandoned asylum and your mind's prison.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Surreal 12.4%, Exploration 10.2%, Psychedelic 8.8%
- #37 Daddy's Long Milk Run
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: ZoomerDev
Windows
You are a father on a quest for 8 milk cartons. Observe your surroundings carefully to pick up and check out your milk before returning to your family at last.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.2%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Surreal 12.7%, Exploration 9.6%, Horror 9.1%
- #38 SNAP SNAP
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
Having collected information about the “unusual corpse” for your journalistic investigation, you return home from the morgue. Something is wrong... The house has changed and there is a creature wandering in it that is afraid of the camera flash. Solve puzzles to get out of the house and survive.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.4%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Psychedelic 10.1%, Exploration 10%, Horror 9.4%
- #39 Unseen
72% matchVery Positive84% of 68 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: Walking Simulator 22.1%, Psychological Horror 19%, Exploration 11.5%, Horror 10.3%, Psychedelic 7.4%
- #40 Daily Note
73% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Ahmet Yiğitbaşı
Windows
This is a single player, story driven psychological thriller that follows the mental collapse of a character who has lost touch with reality. As the player, you enter the mind of someone trying to escape a world that is falling apart. Remember the past by reading a diary left behind by your family.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.1%, Surreal 15.8%, Exploration 14.5%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Demons 9.9%
- #41 Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター]
72% matchVery Positive83% of 145 reviews2024
Dev: Notex
Windows
Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター] - this is a New Year's horror game from the first person, in the Japanese style and genre of walking simulator. Collect gifts and make the kids happy on New Year's Eve. But don't forget that Midnight is a time of miracles!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.5%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Exploration 10.5%, Horror 9%, Surreal 7.1%
- #42 Exit: Left or Right
73% matchMixed53% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: PE4ENEGI GAMES
Windows
You can go left or right, but remember, a mistake will cost you your life…
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Surreal 12.8%, Exploration 10.9%, Horror 9.4%
- #43 Nocturnomaly
71% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: SignalMutex
Windows
You're heading home from school. Something feels off. Observe your surroundings carefully to escape the endless street.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.8%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Surreal 9.2%, Horror 8.8%, First-Person 6.8%
- #44 Dream Voyage
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Fire Cat
Windows · Linux
Dream Voyage is an Indie Story rich Walking simulator focused on the exploration of introspective surreal levels in the dream world of a 10 years old blind child who's looking for the memories of their late mother. Dream Voyage's hudless experience will immerse you in this emotive searching.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.4%, Surreal 18.4%, Exploration 15.1%, First-Person 9.3%, 3D 8.5%
- #45 LEVEL 0: A Backrooms Experience Prototype
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CyberPunch StudiosPub: Headup
Windows
Reality blurs and turns surreal. You find yourself trapped in a maze of endless twisting hallways and rooms, with nothing but your fading wits to guide you back to freedom. Explore the backrooms and try to survive in this single player adventure - or team up with three friends!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.2%, Psychological Horror 13%, Surreal 12.7%, Exploration 11.6%, Psychedelic 10.8%
- #46 September 7th
71% matchVery Positive88% of 2,959 reviews2023
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
"September 7th" is a short horror game released for Christmas. The plot of the game is simple to the point of banality, and the gameplay is not delayed.The game also contains some Easter eggs and mentions. The game takes place in 2009.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.8%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Psychedelic 10.7%, Exploration 10.5%, Horror 10.3%
- #47 Midnight Snack
70% matchVery Positive86% of 251 reviews2025
Dev: Desborde Games
Windows
A short first-person horror game where you wander through an eerie forest using the dials of a microwave.
Why similar: Surreal 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Horror 9.9%, Exploration 9.8%
- #48 Let's Pray
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
Let's Pray — an atmospheric horror game with a unique mechanic. Pray into your microphone in any language to save lost souls and banish evil, so that God may light your path… Experience the faith of a young nun in a dark forest filled with spirits, temptations, and her own sins.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.1%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Psychedelic 13%, Horror 11.6%, Demons 8.1%
- #49 Don't Blink
68% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Galus
Windows
Don’t Blink is a first-person psychological horror game. Navigate an abandoned asylum where blinking reshapes your surroundings - sometimes helping you, sometimes unleashing terror. The game blends slow-burn tension, stealth and psychological horror.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.7%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Exploration 10.7%, First-Person 9.2%, Horror 6.6%
- #50 Lost in Anomaly
69% matchMixed64% of 993 reviews2024
Dev: Aximus Games
Windows
In Lost in Anomaly, you wake up on the 9th floor of an unknown building. The only way out of here is to detect and mark anomalies. One wrong move and you could be trapped forever.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.1%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Surreal 10.8%, Horror 10.6%, Exploration 10.3%
- #51 Angstraum
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: suspkt
Windows
Angstraum is an oppressive horror game that traps you in a threatening, never-ending loop. Observe your surroundings, uncover deviant anomalies, and escape deadly threats to find the exit.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Exploration 11.9%, Surreal 10.4%, First-Person 8.5%
- #52 From Devil's Womb
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZeroZeroThirteen
Windows
You are a broken ex–police officer haunted by your partner’s disappearance. A mysterious clue drags you into decaying places infected by a devilish presence, breathing, waiting, watching from the dark. Solve cryptic puzzles, face buried guilt, and uncover a truth that was never meant to surface.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Psychological 10.7%, Exploration 10.6%, Horror 9.8%
- #53 Unwilling Host
65% matchPositive97% of 38 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 32.1%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Horror 14%, Exploration 7.8%, Adventure 6.4%
- #54 Swaddle
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: REVVALUTION Studio
Windows
You are a young intern in the maternity ward, and your job is to watch over the newborns on the second floor every night. But something very hungry wants to reach these children and devour them. Stop it immediately. Save the babies.
Why similar: Demons 16.7%, Walking Simulator 16%, Horror 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Surreal 9%
- #55 LIGHT CRY
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dragon Landing
Windows
It was the worst day of his life. The car hit Damon. Damon, in a coma, was on the thin line between life and death. To wake up from his coma, Damon had to win the battle with himself.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.4%, Psychedelic 16.7%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Exploration 9.9%, Horror 9.5%
- #56 The Forest Watches
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RanSio
Windows
You are the newest member of a forest cult. Complete assigned rituals, obey their rules, and uncover the forest’s unsettling secrets. Every step is watched.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 11.4%, Exploration 9.1%, Adventure 8.2%
- #57 Museum of Monoliths
68% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2023
Dev: Podoba InteractivePub: Marevo Collective
Windows
A slow burn walking sim with an interactive soundtrack and horror vibes. You explore abstract locations and create your own unique sound for each of them by moving around and using Monoliths.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.6%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Surreal 17.1%, Exploration 8%, First-Person 6.8%
- #58 The Keyless: Awakening
69% matchMixed57% of 42 reviews2022
Dev: EddysssGames
Windows
The Keyless: Awakening is a journey through a dreamlike and surreal world, witnessing bizarre, metaphorical and surreal scenes as you overcome simple challenges.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Surreal 12.2%, Psychological 9.8%, Exploration 9.2%
- #59 MIND CORRIDORS: Paroniria
68% 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 22.9%, Psychological Horror 15%, Surreal 12.6%, Psychedelic 10.3%, Horror 9.5%