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 22.7%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Dystopian 11.6%, Atmospheric 9.9%, First-Person 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Like MOLE, this game forces you into a claustrophobic, decaying vessel where you must navigate blind through a hostile, lightless environment.

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 54.3%, Simulation 29.9%, Psychological Horror 15.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the intense, high-pressure maintenance of a submarine in a hostile underwater world, mirroring the vessel-management mechanics of MOLE.

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 29.1%, Dystopian 26.8%, Dark 12.4%, Atmospheric 11%, Puzzle 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It shares a distinct retro-tech aesthetic and a heavy, psychological atmosphere deeply rooted in Eastern European surrealism and dread.

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 21.6%, Horror 15.6%, Dark 12%, Surreal 11.8%, Atmospheric 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric submarine horror game that mirrors the claustrophobic, dark, and mechanical focus of the seed game.

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 23.7%, Horror 23%, First-Person 13.2%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Atmospheric 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: The focus on managing limited resources and maintaining a fragile, claustrophobic environment while being hunted creates a similar level of tension.

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

Why similar: Dystopian 21.3%, 1980s 16.1%, Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Simulation 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This simulation-heavy horror game shares the dystopian, retro-industrial aesthetic and puzzle-solving elements found in MOLE.

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 22.9%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Horror 17.2%, Surreal 14.8%, Dark 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the feeling of being trapped in a dangerous, shifting environment where survival depends on quick reactions and system management.

Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.

Why similar: Dystopian 24.7%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Surreal 17.4%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Dark 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title perfectly captures the bleak, Slavic-inspired psychological horror and oppressive atmosphere found in the seed game.

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 18.9%, Horror 17.9%, Philosophical 15.4%, Dark 10.6%, Puzzle 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully blends underwater exploration with deep psychological horror and questions about the nature of consciousness.

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 18.4%, Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Puzzle 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror experience that draws heavily from Slavic folklore, mirroring the cultural and thematic roots of the seed game.

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 28.1%, Horror 27.5%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Puzzle 12.1%, Atmospheric 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: You play as the AI of a failing space station, requiring you to manage systems and navigate the vessel to survive a mysterious catastrophe.

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 20.1%, Horror 19.6%, Simulation 15.2%, Retro 14.3%, Action-Adventure 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled simulation horror game that shares the same focus on mundane tasks being subverted by psychological terror.

"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 17.2%, Horror 15.5%, 1980s 14.5%, Dark 10.1%, Surreal 10%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly atmospheric, first-person exploration experience set in a remote, unsettling location.

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 22.8%, Exploration 18.4%, Horror 18%, Simulation 10.7%, Atmospheric 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It combines vessel maintenance and exploration with an underlying sense of eldritch, psychological horror that grows as you venture deeper.

You are wetware, working a mysterious job.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.5%, Philosophical 13.4%, Dystopian 12%, Horror 10.6%, Surreal 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror walking simulator that focuses on the isolation of the protagonist in a confined, retro-tech setting.

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 22.7%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 13.9%, First-Person 8.9%, Exploration 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar first-person exploration experience with a heavy emphasis on atmospheric dread and isolation.

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 14%, Horror 13.5%, Psychedelic 13.1%, Surreal 12.9%, Puzzle 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, dungeon-crawling exploration game that shares the dark, mysterious, and puzzle-heavy nature of the seed game.

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

Why similar: Dystopian 24.2%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 15.4%, Adventure 7.5%, Dark 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a dystopian, psychological horror experience that aligns with the dark, industrial tone of the seed game.

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 19.5%, Horror 16.6%, Surreal 12.6%, Dark 11.5%, Retro 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on atmospheric, dark, and psychological themes that mirror the slow-burn horror of the seed game.

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%, Horror 27.2%, Dark 17.2%, Exploration 12.5%, Adventure 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the horror of being trapped in a moving, isolated vehicle, much like the drilling machine in MOLE.

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 28.5%, Dark 14.5%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Simulation 13.1%, First-Person 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the dark, atmospheric, and first-person horror elements that make the seed game so immersive.

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 24.9%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 15.7%, Exploration 9%, First-Person 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It uses a driving-based simulation mechanic to explore psychological horror, similar to the vehicle-based gameplay in MOLE.

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 26.6%, Horror 23.6%, Simulation 16.6%, First-Person 13.4%, 3D 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation-based horror game that uses first-person exploration to build a sense of unease and psychological tension.

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 17.8%, Psychedelic 17.1%, Philosophical 14.9%, Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 14%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror title that shares the subterranean, claustrophobic, and visceral themes of the seed game.

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 26.7%, Horror 21.2%, Retro 13.8%, Surreal 12.6%, Atmospheric 10%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at creating a claustrophobic, psychological nightmare through tight, oppressive corridors and surreal exploration.

Cave Crawler is a short, 2D side-scrolling action platformer. Explore caves filled with interesting enemies and fun platforming challenges.

Why similar: Retro 31.7%, Action-Adventure 29.9%, Stylized 24.9%, Adventure 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that focuses on the dangers of deep-underground exploration and isolation.

[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 24.7%, Horror 20.7%, Surreal 15.5%, First-Person 11%, Atmospheric 9.5%

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.7%, Horror 17.5%, Puzzle 12.1%, Surreal 11.6%, First-Person 10.6%

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 25.7%, Dark 14%, Emotional 13.4%, Puzzle 10.7%, Exploration 9.3%

Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.

Why similar: Horror 32.4%, Psychological Horror 24.1%, First-Person 12.6%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Adventure 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: The physics-based interaction and claustrophobic underground setting provide a similar sense of vulnerability and isolation.

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

Why similar: Horror 22%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Dark 16.2%, Retro 12.6%, First-Person 10.1%

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

Why similar: Horror 30.1%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, First-Person 13.3%, Retro 9.4%, Dark 7.9%

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.6%, Simulation 11.7%, Horror 11.3%, Puzzle 10.8%, First-Person 8.4%

STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.

Why similar: Horror 23.8%, 1980s 21%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Retro 9.8%, Adventure 8%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi horror game that focuses on the isolation and decay of a vessel, mirroring the themes of mechanical failure and psychological breakdown.

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 15.2%, Psychedelic 14.5%, Emotional 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 10.1%

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 19.4%, Dystopian 18%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 13.7%, Dark 9.6%

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 24.5%, Horror 23.2%, Dark 11.6%, Puzzle 9%, First-Person 8.8%

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

Why similar: Dystopian 19.1%, Psychological Horror 16%, Simulation 9%, Dark 8.2%, First-Person 8%

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Horror 15.6%, Simulation 13.9%, Dark 12.2%, Emotional 11.6%

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 23.8%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Dark 15.2%, First-Person 14.4%, Exploration 10.4%

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 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 14.1%, Emotional 10.9%, Dark 9.5%

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 23.5%, Horror 18.5%, Dark 12.1%, Surreal 10.8%, First-Person 9.4%

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 15.3%, Puzzle 13%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Exploration 10.1%

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 18.8%, Horror 16%, Retro 15.1%, Puzzle 11%, Exploration 9.5%

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

Why similar: Horror 20.3%, Surreal 19.7%, Retro 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Atmospheric 8.1%

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 16.9%, Horror 14.8%, Surreal 11.5%, Simulation 9.3%, Dark 9.1%

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 22.9%, Surreal 19.9%, Horror 17.6%, Puzzle 10.6%, Exploration 9.4%

A rogue-lite slot machine nightmare. Gamble for your life in a never-ending debt simulator!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Horror 15.7%, Surreal 13.6%, Dark 11.1%, Retro 10.9%

KARMA: The Dark World is a first-person cinematic psychological thriller set in a dystopian world where the Leviathan Corporation is omnipresent. The year is 1984, the place is East Germany, and things are not quite what they seem.

Why similar: Psychedelic 16.1%, Dystopian 16.1%, Philosophical 15.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 10.2%

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 26.2%, Horror 19.6%, First-Person 11.3%, Dark 9.1%, Exploration 8.9%

You find yourself inside your dream, which turns into one continuous nightmare.

Why similar: 1980s 21.8%, Psychedelic 19.6%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Surreal 7.3%, First-Person 7.2%

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 16.8%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 13.6%, Surreal 10.1%, Emotional 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 23.9%, Simulation 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, First-Person 9.8%, Exploration 9.2%

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: Horror 33.1%, Psychological Horror 29.9%, Dark 10.2%, First-Person 7.4%, Surreal 5.3%

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 29.5%, Horror 22.4%, Exploration 10.7%, First-Person 8.1%, Dark 7.9%

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 24.4%, Horror 21.5%, Dark 12.3%, Atmospheric 9.5%, First-Person 9.1%

HORROR is a test of your logic in the face of primal fear. You are unarmed. You are vulnerable. All you have is a flashlight with a dying battery and your intellect.

Why similar: Horror 20.5%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Psychedelic 11.8%, Simulation 11.2%, Exploration 10.7%

GORE is a Lovecraft-inspired horror experience set deep in the Rocky Mountains. Explore the wilderness and uncover the origins of the fleshy entity.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 18.6%, Exploration 12.7%, Retro 11.4%, Atmospheric 10.6%

'Noosphere' is a first person psychological horror puzzle game about 'Personalities'. Vincent survived a car accident but only to find out that another entity is living within him.

Why similar: Psychedelic 21.8%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 11.3%, Surreal 9.9%, Dark 7.9%

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%, Horror 19.2%, Retro 12.4%, Dark 11.3%, Atmospheric 8.4%