- #1 Backward poiesis
97% matchPositive89% of 36 reviews2024
Dev: sur
Windows
A short walking simulator with a horror feel that recreates actual found footage, which can be related to Liminal Space and Backrooms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.1%, Horror 16.1%, First-Person 11.7%, Exploration 9.3%, Realistic 8.6%
- #2 Last Sighting
96% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: ArachnisGames
Windows
Wake up to the sound of your neighbors dog outside. Take your trusty lantern and escort him home. With night looming. Use your lantern to guide you on your way. With something lurking in the night and your car broken down you'll have to find a way to defend yourself as you make your way to safety.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34%, Horror 18.4%, First-Person 13%, Realistic 11.3%, Exploration 10%
- #3 One More Dream
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MV JPL
Windows
A cinematic horror experience based on exploration.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.9%, Horror 16.6%, Cinematic 15.9%, Realistic 8.8%, Exploration 7.8%
- #4 My Day Challenge
95% matchMostly Positive74% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: MindlessFinn
Windows
A short, atmospheric horror experience about daily life.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31%, Horror 26.9%, First-Person 11.6%, Realistic 10.2%, Exploration 9.3%
- #5 Delivering Letters
94% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2022
Dev: V.A.H
Windows
Just deliver 10 letters that's easy, right?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.2%, Horror 19.9%, Realistic 15.1%, First-Person 13.5%, Dark 7.5%
- #6 Smile and Play
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Screaming Potato Games
Windows
After a fun weekend at Smile Land, you realise you’ve left your wallet behind. Returning after hours to grab it feels harmless at first, until you discover this place is far from normal.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.2%, Realistic 18.6%, Horror 15.9%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #7 Room 13
94% matchMixed45% of 42 reviews2021
Dev: Key Realm Studios
Windows
You have just checked in to your motel room, 'Room 13'...unlucky you. A sudden knock on your room door, awakens you from your deep sleep and turns out to become your unluckiest nightmare.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.1%, Horror 25.9%, Realistic 13.9%, First-Person 13.3%, Dark 5.6%
- #8 Anomaly 13
92% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Wizard Games
Windows
Anomaly 13 is a psychological horror walking simulator with puzzle elements. As Cooper Evans, a house buyer, you’ll explore a mysterious home to uncover its secrets. The game features four distinct locations that you’ll traverse to progress through the storyline.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30%, Horror 17%, Realistic 14.7%, Cinematic 12.2%, First-Person 8.5%
- #9 Obey the Voice™
91% matchVery Positive89% of 475 reviews2026
Dev: svklmrtPub: Patchwork Interactive
Windows
You are here to listen to The Voice, do what he says. But don't listen to other voices...
Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Walking Simulator 19.6%, Realistic 9.4%, Cinematic 9.4%, First-Person 9.2%
- #10 Where's Oswald
91% matchMixed56% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: MV JPL
Windows
A short horror experience taking place in a dream or a memory.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.8%, Horror 23%, Cinematic 16.6%, First-Person 7.3%, Exploration 7%
- #11 DyingNoise
90% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Asobrect
Windows
Soramimi-Inspired Walking Horror GameDecipher the voices. Your survival depends on your ability to listen.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.5%, Horror 23.5%, Realistic 15.9%, First-Person 11.5%, Simulation 4.2%
- #12 The Visit: Mizukawa
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NOVAK STUDIOS
Windows
Inspired by Incantation. The Visit: Mizukawa is a first-person psychological horror game following several perspectives tied by a single curse. In a city haunted by tapes, each story brings the ritual one step closer to its end.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, Horror 19.8%, Realistic 11.8%, First-Person 9.8%, Dark 7.3%
- #13 The Cursed Tape
88% matchVery Positive81% of 316 reviews2024
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Someone slipped a mysterious videotape under your door... Do you dare watch it?!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.5%, Horror 18.7%, Cinematic 13.3%, Realistic 11.8%, First-Person 10.9%
- #14 Don't look back
87% matchMixed50% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Spaced Out
Windows
You must walk through dark alleys, lightless fields, and pitch-black forests. There are no monsters chasing you. But never look back. A psychological horror experienced only with the mouse and W, A, S, D.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.1%, Horror 22.7%, First-Person 15.9%, Realistic 10.1%, Dark 9.5%
- #15 SIGNAL
89% matchMixed40% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: RPavel
Windows
A game in the genre of horror that tells you the story of the main character named John who works on the space station Atlant. You will find a leisurely gameplay with elements of small puzzles and story narration through the onboard crew records. Welcome to the space station Atlant!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.2%, Horror 24.6%, First-Person 16%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #16 The Backrooms: Expedition
86% matchMixed63% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Sylvester
Windows
Explore the world of backrooms from this solo developed game. explore creepy and eerie levels, and also calm and liminal levels, but be careful, you're not the only one there.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.3%, Horror 24%, Realistic 16.4%, First-Person 12.1%, Dark 8.4%
- #17 Prognostic
86% matchVery Positive94% of 487 reviews2022
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
An orphan returns to the house of the deceased fortune-teller to uncover the secret of his family's death. He must accept his legacy and become a prognostic before supernatural madness engulfs people of his town.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, Horror 19.3%, Realistic 15%, First-Person 11.5%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #18 Mayonaka 10 chome
85% matchVery Positive93% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: Zw Studio
Windows
Currently, in the town of Mayonaka, anomalous phenomena and terrifying apparitions have been witnessed. If you encounter them, never approach,Please turn left at this road. If there are no abnormalities, please turn right. Will you be able to safely navigate through the eternal road of terror?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.6%, Horror 18.3%, Realistic 13.9%, First-Person 12.9%, Simulation 6.6%
- #19 Backrooms: Exploration
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: HNStudios
Windows
Backrooms: Exploration is a single-player horror game, which takes place in 2020. Two friends have lost their jobs due to COVID-19, but they still have to bring food to the table. After a failed heist, one of them ends up in the Backrooms. Now your only mission is to survive.
Why similar: Horror 25.3%, Walking Simulator 18.4%, Realistic 17.2%, First-Person 14.4%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #20 IN THE FACADE WE TRUST™
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 166 reviews2025
Dev: svklmrtPub: Patchwork Interactive
Windows
You’re torn between a girl who is obsessed with you and a creature. Whose words can lead you out of this endless loop? Trust the right person in the right cycle to get closer to the exit, or be misled by facades, complicating your next loop.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.8%, Horror 20.6%, Cinematic 10.2%, Realistic 10.1%, First-Person 9.2%
- #21 Christmas Nightmare
83% matchVery Positive89% of 348 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Christmas Nightmare is an atmospheric horror game about New Year's Eve.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.8%, Cinematic 14.3%, Realistic 12.1%, Horror 11.8%, First-Person 10.1%
- #22 House of Guilt
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Polygon Titan
Windows
House of Guilt is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, find out what is tormenting you and choose you fate.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.9%, Horror 20.1%, Realistic 18.4%, First-Person 15.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #23 Just a Stay at the Inn
82% 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 46.1%, Horror 21.2%, First-Person 15.1%, Atmospheric 6.2%, 3D 4.8%
- #24 Backrooms: Reminiscence
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: HNStudios
Windows
Backrooms: Reminiscence is a single-player horror game where you experience something unexpected, and now you're left all alone in the cold world of The Backrooms.
Why similar: Horror 24.9%, Walking Simulator 23%, Cinematic 10.4%, Realistic 9%, First-Person 8.3%
- #25 Mary's House
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Naht Studio
Windows
A psychological horror walking simulator where you uncover the dark secrets of your mother’s descent into madness inside a haunted family home.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.7%, Horror 24.4%, Realistic 13.9%, Dark 9.1%, First-Person 8.3%
- #26 The Maid
79% matchVery Positive82% of 165 reviews2025
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Maid is a first-person psychological horror and mystery game that focuses on creating fear and tension in the player.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.2%, Horror 16.6%, Realistic 13.7%, First-Person 12.1%, Exploration 7.7%
- #27 The Butcher's Village™
78% 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 29%, Horror 17.9%, Cinematic 11.2%, Realistic 9%, First-Person 7.8%
- #28 SHE WAS 98
77% matchVery Positive85% of 364 reviews2026
Dev: N4bAPub: Notex
Windows
“SHE WAS 98” - you play as a grandson who returns to his elderly grandmother's home to care for her.....
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.2%, Horror 24.7%, First-Person 11.4%, Realistic 11.3%, Dark 7.2%
- #29 Reel Horror
78% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Snarkle Studios
Windows
A haunted projectionist’s room. A shelf of cursed films. Each reel plays a terrifying short story you must live through. Explore twisted worlds from the safety of the projection booth, or so you think...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.2%, Horror 27.4%, First-Person 12.3%, Exploration 9.7%, Story Rich 5.1%
- #30 夢隠し - Dreamed Away
79% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: SnowCable
Windows
A walking simulator in which you control a mentally ill hero. You must escape the ``something'' you encounter and return to the original world as you know it. Explore the map while running away from "something" and find a way to escape.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.5%, Horror 24.2%, First-Person 13.2%, Exploration 7.4%, Simulation 5.7%
- #31 Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
81% matchMixed70% of 11,878 reviews2013
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 16.5 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 47.6%, Horror 30.3%, First-Person 6.2%, Story Rich 3.7%, Exploration 3.7%
- #32 Prison Alone
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 44 reviews2024
Dev: Gaister StudiosPub: Farmando XP
Windows
A psychological horror game with NO jumpscares. Feel the tension and suspense, get goosebumps, experience strange frightening events, and explore, look for keys, solve puzzles, while thinking hard to find a way to get out of this huge, and maybe not so empty prison.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.2%, Horror 15%, Realistic 14.3%, First-Person 10.2%, Exploration 7.4%
- #33 obakeyashiki
75% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Gattorocco
Windows
Find your way out of a haunted house like a maze. A first-person horror exploration adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 48.2%, Horror 24.2%, First-Person 12.9%, Exploration 10.6%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #34 The Bookman
76% match9 user reviews60% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Wizard Games
Windows
A reporter uncovers the story, revealing that the hospital staff have fallen victim to a mysterious creature whose face is made of book pages. Traveling through various locations of the hospital, the player will collect clues and solve puzzles to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33%, Horror 21.6%, First-Person 9.5%, Realistic 9.3%, Cinematic 8.2%
- #35 Pregnant
77% matchMixed57% of 47 reviews2021
Dev: Pregnant
Windows
In this first-person horror experience you will solve puzzles while navigating the pitch black Reed forest. Armed with only your flashlight you are at the mercy of the forests inhabitants, with limited time to find your way before they find you and end your adventure.
Why similar: Horror 27.2%, Walking Simulator 21.9%, First-Person 14.6%, Realistic 8.1%, Exploration 7.7%
- #36 Silent Still 3
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SolitaryStudios
Windows
Silent Still 3 is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on sleep paralysis, limited movement, and environmental tension. Fear builds slowly through silence, observation, subtle audio cues, and realistic spaces, creating a lasting sense of unease as control gradually slips away.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30%, Cinematic 14%, Realistic 10.6%, Horror 9.9%, First-Person 8.8%
- #37 Geras
75% 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 35%, Horror 25.3%, Realistic 16.7%, Dark 8.9%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #38 Lost August
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Varrukt
Windows
Lost August is a single-player open-world walking simulator game based on the concept of liminal spaces and the backrooms. Experience a dream-like world through the lens of a VHS camera as you explore the contents of a recently discovered video tape.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.6%, Realistic 12.6%, First-Person 12%, Cinematic 11.1%, Horror 10.9%
- #39 Flat 9
73% matchPositive100% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: Alessandro Arcangeli
Windows
A psychological horror set in a deserted apartment, where you're trapped in a relentless cycle. Armed with a strange device, you must find and report every anomaly to escape. Can you make it past Flat 9?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.4%, Horror 20.7%, Realistic 14.6%, First-Person 12.3%, Simulation 3.8%
- #40 Bedtime Horror Stories
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Arkuda Inc.
Windows
Late night. A young man called Sam is home alone. He finds a mystical book that takes him into a world of horror stories that come alive. Start reading, but you must not break the most important rule. Once you have started the book, you must finish it!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.9%, Horror 16.1%, Cinematic 13.2%, Realistic 11.4%, First-Person 9.4%
- #41 Death On Holly Ridge
71% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: MixoNat
Windows
Christmas Eve, a delivery driver turns onto Holly Ridge & becomes trapped inside a decaying house of death. Reality fractures as something hunts her through rooms that shouldn’t exist. Survive the night, uncover the truth behind the house, & escape the snowy nightmare, if escape is even possible.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.1%, Horror 20.3%, First-Person 13.6%, Exploration 9.2%, Simulation 8.4%
- #42 Selling Souls
73% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Taiga
Windows
Something is wrong with this store
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.3%, Horror 32.6%, First-Person 18.3%, Exploration 7%, 3D 3%
- #43 Shattered Reflections: The Abyss Within
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Immortal Studios
Windows
Uncover your grandfather's sinister experiments in "Shattered Reflections." Dive into a twisted Mirror Realm, face every-minute terrors, collect Soul Essence, and shape your fate. Are you ready for a psychological descent into darkness?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.6%, Horror 16.6%, Cinematic 12.7%, Realistic 11.6%, First-Person 8.9%
- #44 Echoes in The White
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RiseBirds Studio
Windows
«Echoes in the White» is a psychological horror from the first person. Return to the apartment of your childhood to uncover the dark secret of the family. The action takes place 10 years later. A creepy and tense atmosphere, a deep plot and riddles - all this awaits you in this game.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.5%, Horror 12.5%, Realistic 11.9%, First-Person 11.1%, Exploration 8%
- #45 The Gap
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 142 reviews2023
Dev: MV JPL
Windows
The Gap is a short first-person horror experience taking place in a ghostly abandoned house on a lonely street corner.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29%, Horror 20.7%, Cinematic 12.6%, Realistic 9.8%, First-Person 8.7%
- #46 Birth Of X
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
Birth Of X is an atmospheric psychological horror about the pain of loss. A mysterious box left at your doorstep sets off a chain of terrifying events. Solve symbolic puzzles and face what crawls behind you…
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.5%, Horror 24.5%, Realistic 16.8%, Dark 6.3%, First-Person 5.8%
- #47 C.U.T.S
70% matchMixed70% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: Redsroll
Windows
It’s an indie horror game where a man named Ethan, passionate about collecting VHS tapes, receives a box full of them from a friend. But as he starts watching, he realizes he’s witnessing something deeply disturbing and unsettling.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24%, Horror 19%, Cinematic 11.7%, Realistic 10.5%, First-Person 8.9%
- #48 Flick
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Inqdrop Studios
Windows
Shift realities with the flick of a light switch and plunge into the grotesque to uncover your family's twisted past. A psychological horror game where you must balance the light you need to progress with the terrifying nightmares it summons.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, Horror 17.1%, Cinematic 12.1%, Realistic 11.5%, Dark 7.9%
- #49 Fragments of Fear
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pradyum Mistry
Windows
A VHS found-footage horror anthology where everyday chores become your worst nightmares. Experience a growing collection of bite-sized analog horror episodes, from a late-night trip to the laundromat to a terrifying walk home. Can you survive the mundane?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.4%, Horror 17.9%, First-Person 12.6%, Realistic 10.8%, Exploration 10.3%
- #50 Unknown Host
69% matchVery Positive82% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Redsroll
Windows
It's a short indie horror game where we step into the shoes of Alex, a student who, in search of more comfort, rents an apartment in the city that, at first glance, seems pretty decent — but upon arrival, he realizes something is not right.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27%, Horror 19%, Realistic 12.3%, First-Person 10.5%, Dark 7.7%
- #51 Parasite Tunnel
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: TAYUTA CREATE
Windows
A creepy tunnel inhabited by a gigantic creature. You are trapped inside this tunnel. Escape the giant creature, search for the tunnel's exit, and make your escape. This is a short horror game that envelops the player in a sense of unease and tension.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.8%, Horror 21.3%, Realistic 16.3%, First-Person 7.9%, Simulation 5.1%
- #52 White Silence
67% 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 38.7%, Realistic 15.8%, First-Person 13.1%, Horror 9.8%, Exploration 8.8%
- #53 From Day To Day
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
The game "From Day To Day" is a psychological thriller in the first person. You bought a seemingly ordinary abandoned house to start life with a clean slate after the tragic events in your family.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.7%, Horror 21.8%, Cinematic 10.3%, Realistic 8.9%, Exploration 7.6%
- #54 Withered Haven
66% matchPositive80% of 25 reviews2026
Dev: Dark Snow Games
Windows
Withered Haven is a first-person psychological horror game. After the tragic loss of his wife and daughter, a broken man struggles to endure a collapsing reality. Familiar apparitions drift closer, echoing memories that mask a darkness beyond comprehension.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.2%, Horror 20.9%, Realistic 14.6%, First-Person 10.3%, Dark 9.5%
- #55 BACKROOMS LIMINAL ESCAPE
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 37 reviews2025
Dev: kc6067
Windows
BACKROOMS: LIMINAL ESCAPE is a VHS-style horror game where you explore eerie liminal spaces through a camcorder. BACKROOMS: LIMINAL ESCAPE is More than just a walking sim, it features intense levels that require you to hide, run, stay quite, and survive in a creepy, analog nightmare.
Why similar: Horror 20.6%, Walking Simulator 19.2%, Realistic 16.4%, First-Person 12.1%, Cinematic 8.2%
- #56 Turn It Off
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unlit Studios
Windows
A first-person psychological horror set in a decaying hotel that does not want to let you leave. Explore a dark, interconnected environment where sound, lighting, and subtle details drive a slow, relentless sense of dread. You are moving forward, whether you want to or not.
Why similar: Horror 25.8%, Walking Simulator 23.6%, Cinematic 16%, First-Person 13.7%, Exploration 5.6%
- #57 Tuya
69% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Taiga
Windows
A frightening experience in the Japanese countryside!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.5%, Horror 31.1%, First-Person 13.6%, Exploration 6.3%, Indie 4%
- #58 The Third
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Manas Games
Windows
Two have been reborn. One remains in the shadows. Explore a cursed temple, uncover ancient secrets, and survive a gripping and terrifying journey through forgotten gods and darkness.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Horror 22.3%, Realistic 10.9%, Cinematic 10.4%, Dark 10%
- #59 The Stairwell
66% matchPositive94% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: Hidden Palace
Windows
You've been hired to keep watch in a mysterious building with an infinite stairwell. Your task is simple: investigate each floor for strange phenomena. If you find an anomaly, be careful. Test your skills on the global leaderboard and in the weekly challenge event.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.9%, Horror 24.8%, Realistic 11.3%, First-Person 8.4%, Atmospheric 5.6%
- #60 Soviet Village
67% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Ghost_RUS Games
Windows
A deadly search for a grandmother in the village. Can you escape the loop? Unpredictable horror.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.8%, Realistic 12.6%, First-Person 12%, Horror 10.4%, Exploration 8.6%