Games Like Nevermind

Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.8%, Horror 25.9%, Gore 13.8%, Indie 6.4%, Adventure 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Like Nevermind, this game explores the dark, surreal manifestations of mental illness and trauma through a haunting, dream-like lens.

Imagine an escape room set in a deranged mind. Experience a first-person exploration game in a chilling new dimension. Shift between three perspectives of a family and unravel the mystery hiding in this mind-bending psychological thriller.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 47.1%, Horror 26.9%, Adventure 18.7%, Indie 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This experimental psychological thriller uses a surreal, shifting environment to explore the fractured memories of a troubled family.

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: Psychological Horror 40.2%, Horror 30.8%, Surreal 7.6%, Violent 6.2%, Adventure 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: An intense psychological horror game that centers on exploring a home filled with traumatic memories and supernatural manifestations.

Descend into an eerie world made of scattered memories and unresolved traumas and explore a nightmarish landscape where you will come face to face with childhood fears and nightmares.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31%, Adventure 24%, Thriller 15.8%, Indie 15%, Puzzle 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This surreal adventure takes you through the nightmarish landscape of a child's subconscious, mirroring the trauma-exploration themes of Nevermind.

From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.

Why similar: Horror 25.9%, Story Rich 20.5%, Violent 18%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Adventure 14.6%

Why You'll Like It: A masterful depiction of mental health struggles and trauma that uses immersive audio and visual design to represent the protagonist's internal battles.

In Sound Mind is an imaginative first-person psychological horror with frenetic puzzles, unique boss fights, and original music by The Living Tombstone. Journey within the inner workings of the one place you can’t seem to escape—your own mind.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.5%, Horror 24.1%, Puzzle 12.8%, Story Rich 10.4%, Atmospheric 6%

Why You'll Like It: A creative psychological horror game where you explore the fractured minds of various patients through surreal, puzzle-filled environments.

The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.5%, Horror 18.2%, Mystery 14.6%, Adventure 9%, Story Rich 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game features shifting, surreal environments that reflect the deteriorating mental state of an artist, much like the patient worlds in Nevermind.

Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.

Why similar: Horror 47.6%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Adventure 10.7%, Indie 8%, Atmospheric 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: You experience a world of childhood trauma and surreal fear from a first-person perspective, emphasizing vulnerability and atmosphere.

Albino Lullaby is a horror adventure game that doesn't rely on jump scares or gore. Escape from a surreal psychological nightmare as the world dynamically twists and contorts around you.

Why similar: Surreal 24.3%, Horror 24%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Adventure 16.5%, Indie 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, psychological horror experience that relies on atmosphere and unsettling environments rather than traditional jump scares.

Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Horror 15.8%, Gore 15%, Violent 11.2%, Surreal 11%

Why You'll Like It: A domestic psychological horror game that centers on uncovering the tragic, traumatic history of a family through exploration and puzzle-solving.

A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.2%, Surreal 26.4%, Horror 24.1%, Story Rich 10.1%, First-Person 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a unique mechanic where you dive into the broken, surreal minds of suspects to uncover their deepest secrets and traumas.

In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.6%, Horror 19%, Surreal 15.3%, Adventure 10.7%, Puzzle 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This psychological horror title focuses on a doctor exploring the mind of a patient, mirroring the clinical premise of Nevermind.

Quico’s best friend, Monster, is a huge beast with razor-sharp teeth, but that doesn’t scare Quico away from playing with him. That said, Monster does have a very dangerous problem: an addiction to poisonous frogs.

Why similar: Surreal 33.2%, Puzzle 19.8%, Adventure 16.6%, Story Rich 11.7%, Indie 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A poignant puzzle-adventure that uses surreal imagery to metaphorically explore the trauma of growing up with an abusive, addicted parent.

Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.6%, Horror 15.2%, Thriller 14.1%, Mystery 13.6%, Adventure 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological thriller that deals heavily with trauma and mental instability in a realistic yet deeply unsettling setting.

Fractured Minds is an immersive artistic short game, exploring anxiety and mental health issues. Embark on a journey through the human psyche to experience the everyday challenges associated with these conditions.

Why similar: Indie 38.7%, Psychological Horror 34.5%, Adventure 16.3%, First-Person 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A short, poignant experience designed to represent the daily struggles of living with anxiety and mental health issues.

When reality is a nightmare, nightmares become real. In this psychological horror game, you fight the terrifying creatures invading your mind. Can you save your sanity?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.2%, Horror 16.6%, Gore 14.2%, Mystery 7.4%, Violent 7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the psychological toll of war and trauma, utilizing surreal horror elements to represent the protagonist's fractured psyche.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.

Why similar: Mystery 29.4%, Horror 16.8%, Psychological Horror 11%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Adventure 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric mystery game uses surreal, dream-like sequences to piece together a tragic story of a missing boy.

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 25.4%, Horror 16.7%, Gore 14.5%, Mystery 9.1%, Puzzle 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: While sci-fi themed, it excels at psychological horror and existential dread, forcing players to confront the fragility of the mind.

Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.

Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Psychological Horror 22%, Puzzle 13%, Adventure 12.9%, Atmospheric 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, metaphorical horror game that captures the feeling of helplessness and childhood trauma through its grotesque and imaginative world.

A psychological first-person horror experience. Set in California, USA, blurring the line between game and reality. Confront the events which completely changed Zane Zaminsky´s life.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.8%, Horror 18%, Thriller 12.9%, Puzzle 12.5%, Indie 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends psychological horror with puzzle-solving, focusing on the protagonist's struggle with their own dark, surreal memories.

Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.3%, Horror 13.5%, Puzzle 10.3%, Surreal 9.4%, Gore 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror point-and-click game that delves into the traumatic experiences of a young girl navigating a surreal, shifting reality.

You wake up at the psychiatric institution Hillstone Asylum and find that you have been given a potent hallucinogen. As you cross the corridors of Hillstone Asylum, you notice that there's something wrong with you: The hallucinogen shows its effects and literally puts you in hell on earth.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.3%, Gore 18%, Violent 16.4%, Adventure 12.2%, Horror 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that traps the player in a surreal, dream-like reality filled with mystery and trauma.

The Dark Occult is a psychological driven horror game that puts players in a constant state of anxiety that crescendos into raw panic and terror. You will encounter grotesque creatures, who will take your life at any moment.Your only goal -- survive.

Why similar: Horror 23.9%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, Gore 17.2%, Violent 16.1%, Adventure 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, first-person horror game that relies on psychological tension and surreal environments to keep the player on edge.

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.2%, Horror 20.8%, Surreal 15.1%, Adventure 10%, Story Rich 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A mature, psychological horror game that explores themes of depression and trauma through a dark, surreal, and highly narrative-driven experience.

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

Why similar: Mystery 21.6%, Story Rich 19.7%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Adventure 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: While less horror-focused, it is a masterclass in exploring family trauma and the surreal nature of death through interactive storytelling.

DYING: Reborn is a first-person Room Escape puzzle game in which players must tackle all kinds of puzzles in a series of dark and eerie environments. Gameplay revolves around collecting, discovering and putting together pieces of a twisted story that will make your hair stand on end...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 43%, Puzzle 16.7%, Adventure 16.7%, Horror 12.8%, Indie 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy horror game that traps players in surreal, claustrophobic environments designed to test their mental fortitude.

Inner Voices is a dark, non-linear adventure game with a pinch of horror, inspired by works of H. P. Lovecraft and E. A. Poe. Find your way through a procedurally generated maze of rooms and solve the mystery of your past.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24%, Surreal 14%, Horror 11.9%, Gore 10.2%, Mystery 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that forces you to navigate a surreal, shifting labyrinth while listening to the voices of your own fractured mind.

First Person Psychological Horror. Addicted to virtual ecstasy, trapped in digital hell. Navigate glitchy dreamscapes and a city that never sleeps. Every mission brings you closer to your next dose, but will you follow your protective AI, or the man behind a liberating new drug?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.1%, Surreal 14.8%, Horror 12.6%, Gore 12.2%, Thriller 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric psychological horror game that focuses on the clinical setting of therapy and the dark secrets hidden within.

Omitted is a first-person psychological horror game. Experience being left alone in an old hospital, discover its secrets and try to survive.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.3%, Horror 14.6%, Thriller 13.6%, Mystery 12.2%, Gore 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that emphasizes atmospheric storytelling and the exploration of a troubled, surreal psyche.

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 30.5%, Horror 18.6%, Thriller 14.8%, Gore 9.8%, Atmospheric 5.5%

Welcome to Amygdala, seeker of nightmares. In the presence of the Absolute Judge, you are assigned a task that only you can accomplish. Immerse yourself in this place made of emotions. Discover unique creatures called 'lords of nightmares' and uncover the beauties of horror in this unique adventure.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.8%, Horror 17.5%, Surreal 11.2%, Adventure 10.5%, Mystery 9.8%

Insanity VR combines an immersive and intuitive locomotion system in VR, a compelling horror story and escape the room like puzzles with stealth mechanics. As the new intern at a futuristic institute for mental illnesses you get transported into the mind of a patient to reconstruct his memories.

Why similar: Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Gore 17.9%, Violent 15.6%, Adventure 11.7%

Before you realize it, dreams have become a curse. Wander through a darkened room and descend into the depths of her mind. A story-driven first-person horror game that leads you into an abyss of anguish and despair. Dedicated to those who once pursued their dreams—and to those who still do.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.9%, Horror 17%, Surreal 14.8%, Adventure 11.9%, Violent 7.9%

Enter a tangibly horrifying Virtual Reality and explore a mansion of horror as an artist falling into the depths of insanity. Will you find the muse for your masterpiece... or madness?

Why similar: Adventure 40%, Indie 26.9%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 12.4%, Atmospheric 3%

Welcome to the darkness of the town; here, you walk a fine line between reality and dreams, questioning your sanity. Black Light Kills takes you deep into Aiden’s mind, where nightmares begin as reality fades.

Why similar: Surreal 18.8%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Thriller 13.4%, Mystery 13.3%, Horror 10.2%

You're a journalist searching for answers... but beneath the surface lies only terror. The labyrinth you’ve entered to find the missing may never let you leave.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Gore 16.5%, Horror 13.6%, Mystery 10.4%, Thriller 9.3%

Doorways: The Underworld is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.9%, Horror 17.1%, Gore 13.2%, Violent 11.4%, Adventure 9%

Mental Hospital VR is a truly scary first-person stealth horror game. Discover heart-thumping terror, chase and scary creatures in this atmospheric horror game.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.3%, Horror 20.7%, Violent 16.5%, Adventure 6.1%, Indie 5.9%

The Demon Within Me is a first-person psychological horror game featuring a dark, lonely, and atmospheric environment that offers an immersive and disturbing experience.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.4%, Horror 21.9%, Atmospheric 7.3%, First-Person 6.6%, Thriller 6%

Subliminal is a psychological horror game inspired by the urban legend of The Backrooms. Bleeding edge lighting and rendering, handcrafted open-ended levels, light and perspective-based puzzles, nostalgic spaces, unfamiliar faces, and a rotting feeling that something is not quite right.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Mystery 15%, Surreal 14.9%, Thriller 14.6%, Horror 10.9%

This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.2%, Surreal 20.2%, Thriller 14.7%, Mystery 11.9%, Adventure 5.6%

MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.5%, Surreal 17.3%, Horror 15.6%, Mystery 13.7%, Adventure 8.5%

Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At its core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace.

Why similar: Adventure 26.6%, Puzzle 22.3%, Indie 14.6%, Horror 11.7%, First-Person 9.7%

Directionless is an experimental Virtual Reality horror game. It tries out a variety of ways of using Virtual Reality to unnerve and disorient the player, with carefully crafted audio working with an interactive environment to pull you into a nightmarish world where you can't trust anything.

Why similar: Indie 100%

Immerse yourself in the terrifying world of Circus of Pain, where you become the main participant in a deadly circus show. Solve dangerous puzzles to survive.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.6%, Horror 18.9%, Gore 16.5%, Violent 12.3%, Adventure 9.6%

Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!

Why similar: Gore 21.8%, Violent 16.6%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 10.8%, Surreal 10.5%

God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Horror 14.7%, Violent 11.4%, Mystery 10.9%, Gore 9.6%

Delirium is a psychological horror game set in a suburban house. After a mysterious explosion, reality begins to unravel.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.4%, Horror 16.4%, Mystery 14.1%, Surreal 9.9%, Adventure 5.9%

"Madness Inside"" immerses you in the dark depths of an abandoned psychiatric hospital, where horrifying experiments were once conducted. Police Lieutenant Vic Voight, in pursuit of a dangerous criminal, unexpectedly finds himself trapped in this nightmarish place.

Why similar: Violent 21.1%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Thriller 16.3%, Horror 15.4%, Adventure 9.4%

Organ Quarter is a VR survival horror game built from the ground-up for hand-tracked virtual reality. Explore labyrinthine environments, engage in tense combat, carefully manage your resources and solve horrifying puzzles in this homage to the slow, methodical survival horror experiences of the '90s

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.8%, Surreal 22.4%, Horror 14.4%, Violent 8.8%, Gore 8.7%

Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Horror 13.6%, Gore 12.7%, Thriller 12.6%, Violent 9.2%

Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

Why similar: Horror 30.7%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Gore 14.2%, Puzzle 8.2%, Surreal 7.1%

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 37.7%, Horror 20.3%, Surreal 18%, Thriller 11.8%, Story Rich 7.3%

Step into a Psychological Horror Experience where you live in an apartment complex where the walls between reality and nightmares are crumbling. Run for your life, solve small puzzles and use items to help you survive.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.5%, Surreal 20.3%, Mystery 16%, Horror 14.6%, Indie 14.3%

STAIRS is a first-person atmospheric psychological horror game, inspired by real-life events, that takes players through the stories of three missing people as seen through the eyes of journalist Christopher Adams. Start preparing yourself now, for to descend down these steps is to descend into madness...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.7%, Horror 31.1%, Adventure 17.7%, Indie 12.6%

Afterlife VR is a deeply immersive horror game. As Adam Bernhard, a young rookie police officer on a night patrol, you receive a call that will change your life forever. Uncover secrets hidden deep within the Black Rose mental hospital walls, where most of the patients pose a great danger.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.8%, Horror 26.8%, Adventure 14.1%, Puzzle 9.7%, Atmospheric 5.5%

HINGE is a psychological horror VR adventure. You suddenly find yourself in an abandoned skyscraper, devoid of all your senses and memories. The laws of physics are distorted, and time has collapsed. The only way out is to step into the terrifying unknown and piece together the fragmented clues

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.8%, Surreal 13.9%, Mystery 13.6%, Horror 13.2%, Thriller 11.5%

Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.

Why similar: Adventure 33.2%, Puzzle 26.4%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, First-Person 6.9%, Atmospheric 6.8%

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 32.2%, Horror 21%, Violent 9.5%, Puzzle 8.5%, Gore 8.4%