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 23.3%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Dystopian 11.2%, Atmospheric 9.9%, First-Person 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the exact same core DNA of being trapped in a tiny, claustrophobic submersible vessel while navigating a blind, terrifying abyss.

You are wetware, working a mysterious job.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.9%, Philosophical 13.4%, Dystopian 11.8%, Horror 11.1%, Surreal 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines retro aesthetics and oppressive atmospheric dread to deliver a similarly unsettling, first-person psychological horror experience.

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 22.3%, Horror 17.9%, Retro 14.8%, Dark 11%, Surreal 11%

Why You'll Like It: Traps you within the metallic confines of a submerged vessel where monitoring systems and confronting unseen horrors drive the tension.

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 23.4%, Horror 18.5%, Retro 15.6%, Puzzle 9.3%, Atmospheric 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a similarly dark, retro-styled psychological horror experience steeped in atmospheric unease.

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 22%, Horror 16%, Dark 12%, Surreal 11.6%, Atmospheric 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Immerses you in a claustrophobic submarine environment where keeping systems functioning while facing dread is paramount.

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 19.7%, Horror 16.3%, Puzzle 10.2%, Simulation 10%, First-Person 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Immerses players in a suffocating, lovecraftian psychological horror setting filled with dark mysteries and puzzle elements.

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 30.4%, Psychological Horror 27.9%, First-Person 14.5%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Adventure 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Plunges you into a deep-sea survival horror experience where managing oxygen and psychological stress inside a heavy diving suit mirrors the harrowing descent of the MOLE.

Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.

Why similar: Driving 32.9%, Horror 12.8%, Exploration 10.2%, First-Person 9.8%, Atmospheric 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the intimate, high-stress relationship between a driver and their failing, mechanically complex vehicle in a surreal, hostile environment.

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

Why similar: Dystopian 18.6%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Simulation 8.7%, Dark 8.2%, First-Person 8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a collection of terrifying, atmospheric first-person vignettes that match the industrial horror vibe of deep-sea and underground exploration.

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

Why similar: Dystopian 23.6%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Horror 15.9%, Adventure 7.5%, Dark 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Explores a grim, dystopian world through a lens of surreal, atmospheric psychological horror.

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 18.1%, Puzzle 11.9%, Surreal 11.5%, First-Person 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Tests your observational skills and mental fortitude as you navigate repetitive, surreal corridors under psychological strain.

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 22.3%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 17.8%, Surreal 14.6%, Dark 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Traps you in claustrophobic, high-tension sci-fi environments where survival depends on keeping your wits about you.

"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 17.6%, Horror 15.9%, 1980s 14.2%, Dark 10.2%, Surreal 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features a tense, atmospheric first-person horror journey through confined indoor spaces with a strong retro aesthetic.

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 30%, Dystopian 26.2%, Dark 12.4%, Atmospheric 11%, Puzzle 10%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the same bleak, retro-futuristic, Slavic-influenced dystopian atmosphere and psychological terror.

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 23.9%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Horror 16.5%, Exploration 8.8%, First-Person 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Blends mundane vehicle transit simulation with mounting psychological dread and exploration.

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 29.5%, Dark 14.6%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Simulation 12.3%, First-Person 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a grim, highly atmospheric first-person horror experience with dark, haunting imagery.

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 27.1%, Horror 24.2%, Simulation 16%, First-Person 13.3%, 3D 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Merges simulation elements with unsettling first-person horror inside a confined, eerie setting.

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 17.2%, Surreal 12.4%, Dark 11.5%, Retro 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Uses minimal, atmospheric walking simulation elements to evoke a deep sense of isolation and creeping dread.

"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 19.3%, Psychedelic 15.7%, Horror 15.5%, Simulation 9.4%, Puzzle 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Merges eerie storytelling with simulation and psychological horror mechanics.

The well has gone dry. It's up to you to find out why. Traverse through abandoned tunnels. Discover remnants of a ritual never meant to be seen. Power dying machinery to bring light into darkness. Dig into broken earth and crawl your way out. Down here you’re not exploring... you're trespassing.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 15.5%, Retro 12.3%, Surreal 9.5%, Stylized 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Employs a stylized, deeply unsettling aesthetic to tell a psychological horror story of isolation and dread.

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

Why similar: Dystopian 20.9%, 1980s 15.9%, Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Simulation 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines dystopian simulation elements with heavy, atmospheric horror themes.

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

Why similar: Horror 22.4%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Dark 16.2%, Retro 12.6%, First-Person 10%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on gritty, survival-oriented dark horror within confined spaces.

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 26.2%, Dark 14%, Emotional 13.4%, Puzzle 10.5%, Exploration 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Explores psychological trauma through a suffocating, maze-like indoor walking simulator experience.

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.2%, Horror 11.7%, Simulation 11.3%, Puzzle 10.8%, First-Person 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Follows a similar surreal, confined-space anomaly detection and puzzle structure.

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: Horror 14%, Dystopian 13.7%, Psychedelic 13.2%, Surreal 12.9%, Puzzle 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Pits players against surreal, psychological horrors in a restrictive, dungeon-crawling layout.

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 20.5%, Horror 20.1%, Simulation 14.7%, Retro 14.3%, Action-Adventure 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Mixes mundane retro-styled job simulation with deeply unsettling psychological horror elements.

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.9%, Horror 15.9%, Simulation 13.4%, Dark 12.3%, Emotional 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Utilizes interactive fiction and simulation mechanics to build a tense, atmospheric psychological horror 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 29.3%, Puzzle 14.7%, Simulation 13.5%, Stylized 10.5%, Exploration 10.4%

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

Why similar: Retro 32.5%, Action-Adventure 29.8%, Stylized 23.9%, Adventure 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: Drops players into deep, claustrophobic subterranean environments where horror lurks around every dark corner.

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 24.4%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Dark 15.2%, First-Person 14.2%, Exploration 10%

Why You'll Like It: Immerses you in a dark, atmospheric first-person setting where isolation and mystery breed terror.

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 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 14.2%, Dark 9.7%

[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 25.1%, Horror 21.3%, Surreal 15.1%, First-Person 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.4%

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 21.9%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 14.5%, First-Person 9%, Exploration 8.4%

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 21.6%, Horror 19.8%, Retro 12.5%, Dark 11.3%, Atmospheric 8.3%

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

Why similar: Horror 30.7%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, First-Person 13.1%, Retro 9.3%, Dark 7.8%

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 29.4%, Horror 27.7%, Dark 17.2%, Exploration 12%, Adventure 9.3%

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 16%, Surreal 11.8%, Horror 11%, Emotional 10.7%

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 18.3%, Horror 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Puzzle 8.2%

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 14.4%, Emotional 11.1%, Dark 9.5%

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%, Philosophical 14.7%, Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 14.2%

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 20.6%, Simulation 15%, Puzzle 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Exploration 9.9%

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 16.8%, Horror 15.4%, Exploration 13.3%, Simulation 12%, First-Person 10.6%

"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 20.1%, Retro 16.5%, First-Person 11.5%, 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 19.1%, Horror 16.4%, Retro 15.1%, Puzzle 10.8%, First-Person 9.2%

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 23.5%, Surreal 19.5%, Horror 18.1%, Puzzle 10.5%, First-Person 9.1%

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 26.7%, Horror 20.1%, First-Person 11.2%, Dark 9.2%, Exploration 8.6%

A psychological horror descending through liminal spaces shaped by the Kübler Ross model - the five stages of grief, where your perception and an RC car are the only tools to grasp what’s real.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Horror 17.2%, Surreal 13.4%, Dark 9%, First-Person 8.8%

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 24.9%, Horror 22.1%, Dark 12.2%, Atmospheric 9.4%, 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 27.3%, Horror 17.6%, Retro 13.7%, Surreal 11.4%, Dark 9%

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 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 14%, Surreal 10%, Emotional 9.2%

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 24.5%, Simulation 13%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, First-Person 9.9%, Exploration 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 14.9%, Psychedelic 14.5%, Emotional 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 10.4%

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 39.4%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 11.3%, Dark 9.6%, Surreal 8.9%

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 24.1%, Horror 19%, Dark 12.1%, Surreal 10.7%, First-Person 9.3%

Clock in at TEREBRO INC. for the night shift in 1986. Protect the company's legacy as Risk Assessment Data Processor. Equipped with era-specific technology, navigate through obscured narratives to shape the company's future.

Why similar: 1980s 24.6%, Psychological Horror 21%, Retro 14.8%, Puzzle 10.7%, Simulation 10.3%

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 30.1%, Horror 23%, Exploration 10.4%, First-Person 7.9%, Dark 7.8%

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%, Dystopian 15.7%, Philosophical 15.6%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 10.5%

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

Why similar: 1980s 21.5%, Psychedelic 19.6%, Psychological Horror 10%, Surreal 7.2%, First-Person 7.2%

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 21.5%, Horror 19.3%, Exploration 12.2%, Retro 11.4%, Atmospheric 10.5%

You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure.

Why similar: Dystopian 17.6%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 15.2%, Surreal 13.3%, First-Person 9.1%