Games Like MOLE

A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

Why similar: Horror 22.9%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Dystopian 11.4%, Atmospheric 9.9%, First-Person 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the exact essence of claustrophobic, vessel-based horror where you must navigate a dangerous environment from within a sealed, retro machine.

Operate an oil-drilling submarine while taking instructions from a mysterious voice. Fail your quota, and they’ll cut your oxygen. This is deep-sea horror. Obey or drown.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Horror 15.7%, Dark 12%, Surreal 11.7%, Atmospheric 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title mirrors the atmospheric, submarine-focused horror and the feeling of being trapped in a dark, pressurized environment.

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 18.2%, Philosophical 15.2%, Dark 10.6%, Puzzle 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully combines underwater exploration with deep psychological horror and existential dread in a decaying, industrial setting.

You are wetware, working a mysterious job.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.8%, Philosophical 13.3%, Dystopian 12%, Horror 10.8%, Surreal 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its focus on retro technology and psychological horror creates a similar feeling of isolation and dread.

Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.

Why similar: Adventure 27.7%, Horror 27.6%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Puzzle 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: You play as the station's AI, requiring you to manage complex systems and interact with the environment to uncover a psychological mystery.

A short one-room-horror which takes place on a livestock train in a dystopian Soviet state

Why similar: Dystopian 21.3%, 1980s 15.7%, Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 10%, Simulation 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It blends simulation and horror within a dystopian setting, mirroring the industrial and puzzle-heavy nature of the seed game.

Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!

Why similar: Horror 54.5%, Simulation 29.3%, Psychological Horror 16.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers intense submarine management and survival-horror elements that require constant system maintenance while navigating a hostile, alien abyss.

Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, 1980s 21.9%, Horror 21.4%, Retro 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes retro-tech and simulation mechanics to deliver a series of psychological horror vignettes that feel very similar to the 1980s aesthetic.

"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: Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 15.7%, 1980s 14.1%, Dark 10.2%, Surreal 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a strong sense of atmospheric, retro-horror exploration within a confined, eerie environment.

The winds of the frozen wasteland are calling in this atmospheric horror game. Operate an aging vehicle to locate the missing driver of the previous expedition. Be careful not to stray from the path...

Why similar: Driving 22.2%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 14.2%, First-Person 9%, Exploration 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: The focus on driving and exploration within a horror-themed, first-person perspective aligns well with the seed game's mechanics.

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.6%, Dystopian 26.6%, Dark 12.4%, Atmospheric 11%, Puzzle 10%

Why You'll Like It: It features a distinct retro-tech aesthetic and a heavy, psychological atmosphere rooted in Eastern European-inspired dystopian themes.

Void Crawler is a horror game set in a dystopian future, where you pilot a vehicle nicknamed 'The Mole' into a mysterious void deep within the Earth to collect an extremely valuable material for a company dedicated to solving the world's energy crisis.

Why similar: Dystopian 22.7%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Horror 17.4%, Surreal 14.7%, Dark 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a high-stakes survival-horror experience that emphasizes the psychological strain of exploration.

A collection of 5 short first-person horror games, that revolve around detailed machinery and dread.

Why similar: Dystopian 19%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Simulation 8.9%, Dark 8.2%, First-Person 8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the simulation-heavy, atmospheric, and first-person psychological horror elements found in the seed game.

Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.

Why similar: Horror 30.1%, Psychological Horror 27.8%, First-Person 14.7%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Adventure 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the psychological toll of survival in a claustrophobic, underwater environment with limited resources.

Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24%, Horror 23.3%, First-Person 13.1%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Atmospheric 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: The focus on resource management and navigating a confined, terrifying space makes it a perfect companion for fans of claustrophobic horror.

In the Salesman, you play as a recently laid-off employee trying to survive the grind of job applications, debt, and dwindling hope. Trade your belongings for ad-supported replacements as you slowly sell away your life in this psychological horror game

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.4%, Horror 19.8%, Simulation 15%, Retro 14.2%, Action-Adventure 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It combines simulation mechanics with a retro, horror-filled narrative that feels grounded in a similar era.

"Do you think a house can dream?" Ritual Static is a surreal first-person photography horror game following a young man in his childhood home the day before a big move. Surf the television, sink into static, and rot in the dark.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Psychedelic 15.7%, Horror 15.3%, Simulation 9.6%, Puzzle 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game leans heavily into the simulation and story-rich horror aspects, creating an unsettling experience through its unique mechanics.

You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 17.8%, Puzzle 11.9%, Surreal 11.5%, First-Person 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on puzzle-solving and atmospheric observation within a confined, repetitive space.

You've accepted a shady job offer at a doll factory. Inspect dolls for defects and anomalies. Follow strange protocols. Don't get fired and stay alive.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.9%, Horror 23.8%, Simulation 16.3%, First-Person 13.4%, 3D 6%

Why You'll Like It: The simulation and psychological horror elements create a disorienting, first-person experience.

Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.7%, Puzzle 14.5%, Simulation 13.8%, Stylized 10.8%, Exploration 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: The investigation and puzzle-solving mechanics offer a different but equally psychological approach to horror.

Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.1%, Dark 14%, Emotional 13.3%, Puzzle 10.5%, Exploration 9%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes psychological horror and exploration, focusing on the breakdown of the protagonist's mind.

It started in your foot. Now it’s in your head. All that remains is the command: GO UP. Meet strange neighbors. Make bad trades. Every ascent teaches you what you should have done differently.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.1%, Horror 18.3%, Retro 15.7%, Puzzle 9.3%, Atmospheric 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the atmospheric and narrative-driven exploration style found in the seed game.

A horror game where you play a hand-held console in the backseat during a long drive home.

Why similar: Horror 22.1%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Dark 16.2%, Retro 12.5%, First-Person 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a dark, story-rich survival-horror experience that keeps the player focused on their immediate, dangerous surroundings.

You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Simulation 11.6%, Horror 11.4%, Puzzle 10.7%, First-Person 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar experience of navigating a confined, puzzle-filled environment with a heavy psychological tone.

A lonely cloaked being called Mole services instructions from what he believes is the voice of God. As he wanders a desolate, otherwordly underground his faith is tested as he must deliver a baby.

Why similar: Adventure 17.6%, Psychedelic 17.1%, Philosophical 14.7%, Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 14.2%

Why You'll Like It: The title and themes of deep-earth exploration and visceral horror make it a thematic match for the seed game.

DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.3%, Horror 18.3%, Exploration 18.1%, Simulation 10.6%, Atmospheric 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It features vessel-based exploration and atmospheric horror, focusing on the dread of the unknown deep.

One-Eyed Likho is a grim first-person horror adventure set in a world inspired by a dark, Slavic fairy tale. Explore an unsettling and twisted land set in 19th-century Russia in your endeavor to escape your own evil fate.

Why similar: Psychedelic 21.2%, Philosophical 18.2%, Horror 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Puzzle 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its focus on mythology and psychological adventure provides a unique, atmospheric exploration experience.

Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.

Why similar: Horror 38.7%, Surreal 14.2%, Simulation 9.4%, Dark 8.6%, Atmospheric 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It uses simulation mechanics as a core part of its horror experience, requiring careful attention to detail while under psychological pressure.

You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.5%, Horror 16%, Puzzle 10.2%, Simulation 10.2%, First-Person 9.5%

Descend into Lovecraftian horror aboard a claustrophobic military submarine. Assign tasks as a captain’s right hand, analyze sonar signals, make hard decisions, and keep the crew from madness. Dark horrors lurk both within… and beyond the hull.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Horror 17.7%, Retro 14.9%, Surreal 11%, Dark 11%

Grapple, clamber and fall thousands of meters down into a dark and ancient place in this first-person horror climbing game. You are being hunted.

Why similar: Horror 28.7%, Dark 14.6%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Simulation 12.8%, First-Person 12.4%

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: Simulation 18%, Horror 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, Dark 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: It uses simulation mechanics to build tension and psychological horror in a grounded, everyday setting.

[Bober Bros] The Hole is a first-person horror game that explores the cracks in domestic life. Your neighbor’s drilling starts the nightmare, but the holes reveal dark secrets far deeper than any wall could hide. No cheap scares, only disturbing reality.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25%, Horror 20.9%, Surreal 15.3%, First-Person 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.5%

A short narrative-driven psychological horror game about a trainee metro driver trapped in the dampest subway east of anything that matters.

Why similar: Driving 24.2%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Horror 16.1%, Exploration 8.9%, First-Person 8.7%

In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.8%, Horror 16.9%, Surreal 12.5%, Dark 11.5%, Retro 10.3%

A short psychological horror game, where you attempt to gain root access into an unethical superstructure.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.8%, Horror 15.7%, Simulation 13.7%, Dark 12.3%, Emotional 11.7%

A short horror game where you dig through the flesh of a giant whale

Why similar: Dystopian 24%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 15.6%, Adventure 7.4%, Dark 6.7%

Cave Crawler is a short horror game where you pilot a drone into a cave and discover something horrible.

Why similar: Horror 30.3%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, First-Person 13.3%, Retro 9.3%, Dark 7.8%

A dark and surreal puzzle adventure set in a decaying town where veins pulse through ruined structures and the night hums with unfamiliar life.

Why similar: Dystopian 13.9%, Horror 13.7%, Psychedelic 13.1%, Surreal 12.9%, Puzzle 8.6%

Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!

Why similar: Psychedelic 19.3%, Dystopian 17.8%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 13.9%, Dark 9.6%

You’re on duty at crossing #13. Keep an eye on the tracks, repair the sleepers, open the barriers for trains, cars, and people. Something in the woods is barking… and it’s calling you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 19.5%, Retro 12.5%, Dark 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.4%

You're hired to dig up graves at a local church, looting valuables while demonic activity escalates. You must find and return all the burnt bones to stop the demonic activity. Each night you will dig for valuables to find bones, fend off growing corruption, and survive to solve the mystery.

Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Dark 15.2%, First-Person 14.3%, Exploration 10.2%

A first-person, PSX-style horror game about living with a monster. Do as you're told... or don't. Just be ready for the consequences.

Why similar: Psychedelic 19.6%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Surreal 11.9%, Horror 10.8%, Emotional 10.6%

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: Psychological Horror 29.3%, Horror 27.4%, Dark 17.2%, Exploration 12.2%, Adventure 9.3%

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 24.9%, Horror 23.3%, Dark 11.5%, Puzzle 8.9%, First-Person 8.9%

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: 1980s 16.8%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 14.3%, Emotional 11%, Dark 9.5%

The year is 1997. Pilot a small submersible into the depths of the Pacific to investigate a massive sonar anomaly. Navigate by instruments, scan targets, and uncover something far older than it should be.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 15.1%, Exploration 13.4%, Simulation 12.2%, First-Person 10.7%

Mold is a beautifully haunting exploration game. Scurry around the decaying sewers as a bug in a dying colony. Collect corpses of your kin to bring to your infected queen, as it is your only purpose.

Why similar: Dystopian 20.8%, Simulation 15.2%, Puzzle 13%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Exploration 10%

Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Surreal 19.7%, Horror 17.8%, Puzzle 10.5%, Exploration 9.2%

"ELEVATOR: AVICI" is a 1st-person psychological horror with a retro, HK lo-fi aesthetic. Trapped in a decaying apartment elevator, your only link to the outside is a strange voice on the intercom claiming to be a repairman. Will you follow his commands, or find your own escape from the darkness?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.4%, Horror 19.9%, Retro 16.5%, First-Person 11.6%, Puzzle 9.3%

Travel back to 16th-century France and delve into the mysterious depths of a seemingly abandoned alchemist's tower. Do you dare brave the horrors that beckon you below... deeper still?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 16.2%, Retro 15%, Puzzle 10.8%, First-Person 9.3%

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: Psychological Horror 26.5%, Horror 19.8%, First-Person 11.3%, Dark 9.1%, Exploration 8.7%

Working at a data entry job in the big city, you type up and transcribe the lost mail and letters that have nowhere else to go. But as the days carry on oddities in the mail start to emerge, and cracks begin to appear.

Why similar: Dystopian 16.7%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 13.8%, Surreal 10%, Emotional 9.1%

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: Psychological Horror 24.7%, Horror 21.7%, Dark 12.3%, Atmospheric 9.5%, First-Person 9.1%

The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.2%, Horror 17.4%, Retro 13.7%, Surreal 11.5%, Dark 9.1%

A gardener gets hired for maintenance work over the weekend. A simple task, but strangely some tools are missing… The owner of the garden isn't around, and their house is off-limits. Perhaps new tools can be found in the mysterious town, or maybe some of the reserved townsfolk have seen them?

Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Simulation 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, First-Person 10%, Exploration 9.1%

Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.9%, Horror 18.7%, Dark 12.1%, Surreal 10.7%, First-Person 9.4%

A brutally challenging physics-horror caving game. Using only your hands, drag yourself down a suffocating cave system where every hold pulls you further into the darkness. Equal parts rage-game, claustrophobic nightmare, and descent into a forgotten folktale...

Why similar: Philosophical 39.7%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 11.1%, Dark 9.6%, Surreal 8.9%

Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…

Why similar: Surreal 15.1%, Psychedelic 14.5%, Emotional 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Horror 10.3%

Water Delivery is a first person, horror experience where you play as a water delivery boy. Ride along in the delivery truck from house to house. Deliver filled water jugs, find and return empty jugs, and collect all the payments. Will you be able to finish your final route of the evening?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 15%, Surreal 11.5%, Simulation 9.2%, Dark 9.1%