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  1. #1 The Rake Sees You
    97% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Fireplay Studio
    Windows

    Alex and his friends set out for a camping trip deep in the forest. What starts as a fun escape quickly turns into something far darker. This forest hides secrets… and something is always watching. Survive. Escape. Don’t look back...

    Why similar: America 19.9%, Horror 18.5%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Dark 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.5%

  2. #2 SHE WAS 98
    96% matchVery Positive85% of 410 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: Horror 19.5%, Walking Simulator 18%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Dark 11.4%, Atmospheric 8.7%

  3. #3 Trucker Horror
    96% matchMixed67% of 81 reviews2025
    Dev: Fireplay Studio
    Windows

    The main character is a truck driver. Along the way, he finds a road that is not on the map and drives along it. On the road, abandoned cars and abandoned gas stations are a place shrouded in horror, secrets and mysteries. Soon the hero realizes that someone is watching him...

    Why similar: Horror 19.1%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Dark 14.5%, America 13%, Realistic 11.9%

  4. #4 The Last Visit: 98th
    95% matchMostly Positive80% of 188 reviews2025
    Dev: Union State GamesPub: Union State Games
    Windows

    "The Last Visit: 98th" is a psychological indie horror from the first person, in the genre of a walking simulator, in the setting of the post-Soviet winter space. The main focus is on the atmosphere of horror, which is emphasized by realistic 3D graphics.

    Why similar: Horror 16.3%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Dark 12.1%, Realistic 8.3%

  5. #5 Welcome to Kowloon
    94% matchVery Positive82% of 1,874 reviews2023
    Dev: a1esskaPub: N4bA
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.

    Why similar: Horror 19.2%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Dark 11.2%, Atmospheric 7.9%

  6. #6 The Backrooms: Expedition
    94% 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 23%, Horror 20.1%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Dark 14%, Realistic 11.5%

  7. #7 Not Alone
    93% matchMixed64% of 14 reviews2024
    Dev: DirectG Games
    Windows

    Not Alone is a first-person mystical horror game where you need to escape from a terrifying house. This house may look familiar to some, but that's only at first glance. Read the notes to understand what happened and search for ways to escape.

    Why similar: America 24%, Horror 20.5%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Dark 11%, First-Person 7.1%

  8. #8 Jorogumo's Cradle
    92% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2024
    Dev: KiriThrills
    Windows

    Jorogumo’s Cradle is a short first person horror game. You are stuck in the woods with a monster that attacks you during the night. Explore the area, build tools to fend off incoming attacks, and most importantly, survive until the very end.

    Why similar: Horror 21.7%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Dark 12.3%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, First-Person 8.2%

  9. #9 Unknown Host
    91% matchMostly Positive80% of 73 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 17.1%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 15.4%, Dark 12.6%, Realistic 8.4%

  10. #10 Withered Haven
    91% matchMostly Positive79% of 34 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: Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 16.9%, Dark 15.3%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Realistic 9.9%

  11. #11 Darkness Inside
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: CodelessMan
    Windows

    Darkness Inside is a first-person atmospheric horror game. The game takes place in an old house. You will be playing the game as James, who is a paranormal investigator.

    Why similar: Horror 21.7%, Psychological Horror 20%, Dark 18.5%, Walking Simulator 17.8%, Atmospheric 10.1%

  12. #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 17.7%, Horror 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Dark 12.7%, Realistic 8.6%

  13. #13 The Guest
    89% matchMostly Positive77% of 205 reviews2023
    Dev: 99 Grados Games
    Windows

    The Guest is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.4%, Horror 18.2%, Walking Simulator 17.8%, Dark 16.3%, First-Person 6.8%

  14. #14 Crimson Asylum
    88% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2024
    Dev: Panzo GamesPub: Downmeadowstreet
    Windows

    Enter the Crimson Asylum with the means to explore and document it's secrets, only to get lost and trapped inside with the horrors that lie in wait.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Horror 17.9%, Dark 14.8%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Realistic 7.4%

  15. #15 What Happened At Sugar Hill?
    86% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: ADirtyDan Games
    Windows

    A First Person Horror Walking Simulator with other Simulator elements set in a fictional town called Sugar Hill. Play as various characters trying to unravel the mystery of What Happened At Sugar Hill.

    Why similar: Horror 19.1%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Gore 14.1%, Dark 10.4%, Walking Simulator 10.1%

  16. #16 From The Darkness
    87% matchVery Positive89% of 3,457 reviews2021
    Dev: N4bA
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    From the darkness is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an old Soviet abandoned apartment.

    Why similar: Horror 27.3%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Dark 14.5%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, First-Person 5.1%

  17. #17 Insider Threat
    86% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2024
    Dev: 99 Grados Games
    Windows

    Insider Threat is a first-person survival horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 17.4%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Dark 16.4%, Atmospheric 6.7%

  18. #18 Just Another Night
    84% matchMixed53% of 17 reviews2025
    Dev: Room13Games
    Windows

    Just Another Night is a first-person psychological horror game. You play as an ordinary office worker who has recently moved to an unfamiliar city. Everything seems normal: a new apartment, new coworkers, and your first day on the job. But the very next day, reality begins to crumble.

    Why similar: Horror 18.2%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Dark 13.1%, Immersive Sim 10%

  19. #19 Geras
    84% 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 23.3%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Horror 21.6%, Dark 15.2%, Realistic 11.9%

  20. #20 Obscure Figures
    82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: Markus Korda
    Windows

    It is a psychological horror game and walking simulator. Only half of the rooms are safe. When you enter an unsafe room, you must leave immediately. Ghosts can be dispelled with a flute or a guitar.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.7%, Horror 21.5%, Dark 19.7%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Atmospheric 9.1%

  21. #21 the static speaks my name
    85% matchVery Positive82% of 5,742 reviews2015
    Dev: the whale husband
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18 minMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 7%

    A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.9%, Horror 21.3%, Dark 19%, Walking Simulator 17.5%, First-Person 5.8%

  22. #22 9 Childs Street
    82% matchVery Positive91% of 780 reviews2023
    Dev: N4bA
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    This is a first-person indie horror game. In 9 Childs Street you will find the terrifying atmosphere of a recently abandoned house, and its captive inhabitants, through the eyes of a curious little boy in a red cap.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Horror 19.1%, Walking Simulator 18.4%, Dark 16.4%, First-Person 6.9%

  23. #23 Stay Sane
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: HalfPasTwo Productions
    Windows

    You stay up until late at night, trying to gather evidence of the anomalies you have been witnessing the last months. The more photos you can capture, the better, but don't forget: you are not alone. There's something with you, constantly watching you, just waiting for you to miss out on an anomaly.

    Why similar: Horror 25.5%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Dark 16.7%, Realistic 15.4%, Atmospheric 10.1%

  24. #24 The Kitchen Knife
    81% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
    Dev: One Hand Studio
    Windows

    The Kitchen Knife is a psychological horror game that throws you into the fragmented mind of a man haunted by memory, guilt, and something much darker. As the world shifts around you, you must uncover the truth about that morning... This house isn't haunted. It’s waiting for you to come home.

    Why similar: Horror 18.1%, Walking Simulator 17.6%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Dark 13.2%, Atmospheric 8.1%

  25. #25 Infliction
    83% matchVery Positive81% of 948 reviews2018
    Dev: Caustic Reality
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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 18.9%, Horror 18.5%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Gore 10.5%, Dark 10.3%

  26. #26 Train 113
    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Vincent FranzePub: Wake Up Games
    Windows

    Train 113 is a first-person horror game in which you play a passenger who wakes up aboard a seemingly empty subway train. As you move around the train, trying to get from car to car, you'll begin to sense that things around you are not what they appear to be.

    Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Realistic 13.4%, Dark 13.1%, Atmospheric 8.1%

  27. #27 The Rite Holds
    79% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: PV Development
    Windows

    In this concise first person horror experience, you are trapped in an infinite corridor with nothing but a flashlight. Explore this liminal space, survive the entities that lurk in the dark and complete the ritual to break the cycle.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Horror 17.9%, Dark 15.6%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Atmospheric 8.4%

  28. #28 9 Souls
    78% matchVery Positive91% of 64 reviews2025
    Dev: Sandstorm in a BottlePub: DreamStudios
    Windows

    An atmospheric horror journey between reality and madness. Three paths lie ahead only one is free of anomalies. Observe closely. Choose wisely. Save the lost souls.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.1%, Walking Simulator 22.9%, Horror 19.3%, Dark 12.6%, Atmospheric 7.9%

  29. #29 THE ANOMALY UNIT
    79% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Middle Way
    Windows

    Forced into working as an Anomaly Observer in a space stockroom, you must explore, observe carefully, and report inconsistencies. Earn Credits to buy upgrades, but beware: hideous horrors are creeping in the dark.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Horror 17.3%, Dark 9.5%, Immersive Sim 9.2%, Atmospheric 9.1%

  30. #30 Mara
    77% matchMixed69% of 74 reviews2025
    Dev: Nick Abrams
    Windows

    You’re a thief! You’ve received a job from a dealer, and now you must steal several artifacts from an ancient tomb recently discovered by archaeologists!

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.6%, Psychological Horror 24.2%, Horror 19.5%, Dark 17.5%, First-Person 6.9%

  31. #31 Don't Blink
    77% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2026
    Dev: Dragon Key Studio
    Windows

    Don’t Blink is a first-person psychological horror game. Navigate an abandoned asylum where blinking reshapes your surroundings - sometimes helping you, sometimes unleashing terror. The game blends slow-burn tension, stealth and psychological horror.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Walking Simulator 20.7%, Dark 12.8%, Horror 10.9%, Atmospheric 8.9%

  32. #32 CATACOMB
    76% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: bananadev.
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Body cam horror game beneath Paris. Navigate claustrophobic catacombs, caves and subway systems while a relentless AI-driven monster stalks you. Can you escape alive?

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.7%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 15.7%, Realistic 9.7%, Immersive Sim 8.2%

  33. #33 Test of Fear | 肝試しの夜に
    76% matchMixed48% of 27 reviews2025
    Dev: Knows Way Studio
    Windows

    The game is a test of courage for players who have come to a secluded shrine in the mountains to explore and try to escape from this unusual place. There are numerous horror gimmick elements to torment the player.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Walking Simulator 22.5%, Horror 19.1%, Dark 10.8%, Realistic 10.6%

  34. #34 Manivore
    75% matchMixed69% of 159 reviews2025
    Dev: Farkas Interactive
    Windows

    He doesn’t just hunt to kill. Manivore is not just a murderer, he is an artist. For him, death is not an outcome but a process. Can you uncover the truth within this twisted game, or will you be the next prey?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.2%, Dark 12.2%, Walking Simulator 12%, Horror 11.9%, Realistic 11.8%

  35. #35 The Last Delivery: Nightmare Courier
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mango x2
    Windows · Mac

    You're a night shift courier. Your job is to deliver packages before dawn. But the further you go, the clearer it becomes—the clients aren’t waiting for the cargo… They’re waiting for you. Will you survive your final shift?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.2%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Dark 12.2%, Narration 10.5%, Atmospheric 9.9%

  36. #36 Neverending Nightmares
    78% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,996 reviews2014
    Dev: Infinitap Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    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: Horror 27.3%, Psychological Horror 26.2%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Gore 10.8%, Atmospheric 7.7%

  37. #37 Mirrored Phantoms
    73% matchMixed69% of 225 reviews2025
    Dev: SMU Guildhall
    Windows · Linux

    Trapped in a nightmarish mannequin factory where reality itself is shattered, unravel the secrets of Mirrored Phantoms. Explore a deeply atmospheric world, solve the mystery of the mirror shards, and survive the terrors that await in this slow-burning, first-person horror experience.

    Why similar: Horror 25.3%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Dark 14.1%, Atmospheric 8.5%, First-Person 8.3%

  38. #38 The Darkest Paths: The House
    74% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2024
    Dev: AtranonStudios
    Windows

    The Darkest Paths - The House is a Psychological Horror Game in which you slip into shoes of Michael Holster, a journalist going back to his old hometown, Ravens Hollow, to investigate weird and mysterious cases, hoping to get fame, money, and maybe even closure.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 20.7%, Dark 14.1%, Realistic 10.5%, Atmospheric 9.4%

  39. #39 Altered Anomalies
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Dwarven Brothers
    Windows

    You are trapped in a nightmare on Mumbai's late-night local train. Shift between horrifying alternate dimensions as reality bends around you. Use your phone to scan, analyze, and solve puzzles in the warped world. Race against time to find your way home before the altered anomalies consume you.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 19.3%, Realistic 12.2%, Stealth 10.1%, Dark 7.5%

  40. #40 As Duty Demands
    73% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Rabbit Bay Games
    Windows

    A first-person narrative psychological horror game focused on exploration and environmental storytelling, set in a decaying naval retirement home ruled by a tyrannical former admiral, where you play as Coral, a newly hired nurse who must navigate shifting environments and uncover hidden truths.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Horror 20.8%, Dark 17.5%, Walking Simulator 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.4%

  41. #41 God's Basement
    75% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,316 reviews2018
    Dev: Erebus
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    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: Walking Simulator 17.5%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 16.1%, Dark 14.4%, Violent 7.5%

  42. #42 Skinwalkers Valley
    70% matchMostly Positive77% of 56 reviews2025
    Dev: Fireplay Studio
    Windows

    The protagonist, Ethan, heads into the forest with his dog, Ranger, for a simple hunting trip. At first, nothing seems out of the ordinary—but as the time goes on, the hunt slowly turns into a nightmare. Something strange and unexplainable lurks deep within the woods...

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.2%, Horror 18%, America 17.4%, Dark 15.5%, Psychological Horror 11.8%

  43. #43 8/8/88 Needle AL
    72% matchVery Positive82% of 186 reviews2023
    Dev: Moolion
    Windows · Mac

    On the ominous date of 8/8/1888, the entire population of Needle, Alabama seemingly vanished, leaving behind only a haunting silence and an eerie sense of dread. A first-person psychological-horror drama.

    Why similar: America 19.9%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Horror 14.7%, Realistic 9.9%

  44. #44 Where It Happened
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Waycore Studio
    Windows

    You wake up to find yourself standing before an old house. The painful memories buried deep within your heart suddenly return. You don’t remember it well, but you used to live here. This is where it happened.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.3%, Horror 22.9%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Dark 11.8%, First-Person 7.5%

  45. #45 Nightwatch: Closer
    70% matchVery Positive87% of 61 reviews2024
    Dev: Studio Quokkariki
    Windows

    "Nightwatch : Closer" is a first-person horror game whose goal is to hold out for 10 minutes by preventing unknown anomalies in a small post. In a dark, narrow post, you have to hold out until the shift worker comes, keeping out the anomalies by yourself.

    Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Dark 15.9%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Immersive Sim 7.6%

  46. #46 The Maid
    69% matchVery Positive81% of 170 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 22.2%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 15.1%, Dark 12.2%, Realistic 10.5%

  47. #47 The Cabin Factory
    68% matchVery Positive91% of 3,615 reviews2024
    Dev: International Cat StudiosPub: Future Friends Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Walking Simulator 20.4%, Horror 20.1%, Immersive Sim 10.2%, Atmospheric 7.1%

  48. #48 Black Room
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: SadOwl Studio
    Windows

    Black Room is a first-person psychological horror game focused on story and experience. What starts as a night in a motel will pull you deep within the human psyche, leaving you grasping for an exit – and not only for yourself.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.7%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 18.2%, Realistic 9.5%, Stealth 7.7%

  49. #49 Putridum Horror
    71% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2023
    Dev: RedLightsStudio
    Windows

    Putridum - Psychological dark horror in which the player will have to explore a large dark hous with only a weak flashlight, look for the right things, not be caught and find a way to escape from there.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 26%, Horror 24.3%, Walking Simulator 15%, Atmospheric 12.7%, First-Person 9.2%

  50. #50 Loop Room
    72% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2021
    Dev: OOPs.K
    Windows

    The loop room is a horror game from the first person point of view, and the goal is to operate 5 panels in 100 repeated rooms and escape to the emergency exit. Run away from the endless room through various equipment and items.

    Why similar: Horror 27.9%, Psychological Horror 24.4%, Dark 23.4%, Realistic 10%, First-Person 8.8%

  51. #51 Leak
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Black Point
    Windows

    Leak is a psychological horror game. Except when you return home your family are missing, and there is a corpse of an unknown man hanging from a ceiling in your study. Explore the house and the area, solve riddles and hide from monsters, for saving your family. Be careful - you are being watched.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Horror 17.4%, Dark 15.8%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Violent 8.2%

  52. #52 Uncanny Tales: Cold Road
    67% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,069 reviews2025
    Dev: VYASTUDIO
    Windows

    Uncanny Tales is an episodic horror series where the real terror comes not from monsters or the supernatural, but from people. Each episode is a new unsettling story inspired by real fears and eerie situations from everyday life.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 17.2%, Dark 13.3%, Walking Simulator 13%, Violent 8.9%

  53. #53 The Old Woman | 無言老婆
    68% matchMixed58% of 45 reviews2025
    Dev: RAYBIS GAMES
    Windows

    The Old Woman | 無言老婆 is a psychological horror game set in Japan.To attend university, the protagonist moved to the countryside. However, after starting to frequent a certain public bathhouse, strange and unsettling things began to happen.

    Why similar: Horror 22.3%, Walking Simulator 21.3%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Immersive Sim 8%, Gore 5.7%

  54. #54 Palmyra Orphanage
    71% matchVery Positive89% of 706 reviews2019
    Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Paranormal first-person horror, which takes place in an abandoned orphanage. Walk through the corridors of your childhood, but do remember that you're not only one here.

    Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Dark 12.2%, Violent 12.2%, Walking Simulator 9.9%

  55. #55 File Destined
    69% matchVery Positive86% of 436 reviews2023
    Dev: Metavision Studio
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Can this last case of Oliver, all be just a small part of a bigger picture? Gather clues, unravel the mystery behind the case and uncover the truth.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.4%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Dark 14.3%, Horror 11.8%, Gore 8%

  56. #56 Cellarboxed
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Frogjuice Studio
    Windows

    Cellarboxed is an immersive first-person Horror game inspired by the Catacombs of Paris. Do you strive for redemption? Can you see the light?

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.5%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 15.1%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, Dark 7.7%

  57. #57 The Site: Night Shift
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: odwar
    Windows

    At night, you're alone in a half-finished building. Your task is simple: patrol the floors, check the rooms, and watch for any signs of intrusion. But as the nights pass, you begin to realize you're not alone.

    Why similar: Horror 21.3%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Realistic 10.5%, Dark 9.1%, Walking Simulator 6.2%

  58. #58 ENTWINE
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 196 Studio
    Windows · Mac

    ENTWINE is a first-person narrative psychological horror game: a slow, suffocating descent into the tortured mind. Explore disturbingly real environments in a hand-crafted story with no weapons, no guidance. Pure isolation. You were expected, Lucas.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Horror 16.8%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Dark 15.1%, Realistic 9.1%

  59. #59 A Service Call
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mike Engler
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Your first assignment alone. An island where no one has lived for thirty years. A lighthouse that stopped shining. The job was only supposed to take a few hours.

    Why similar: Horror 22.6%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Dark 13%, Walking Simulator 9.4%, Narration 9.3%

  60. #60 Lost in Voice
    64% matchPositive81% of 31 reviews2026
    Dev: Beforeyouknow Games
    Windows

    A psychological horror where reality fractures around musician John Hale. Explore a non‑linear story, haunting memories, and immersive sound as you slip between truth, delusion, and the darkness of your own mind.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Horror 16.8%, Dark 14%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Realistic 9.2%

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