- #1 DREAM LOGIC
97% matchVery Positive90% of 382 reviews2022
Dev: Teleopsia Games
Windows
DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.1%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Puzzle 10.3%, 1980s 10.2%, Horror 9.2%
- #2 Shifting To The Backrooms
96% matchVery Positive85% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Oopsome Games
Windows
Experience Will's complicated story, find a way out of the nightmare of liminal spaces by solving challenging puzzles and avoiding dangerous entities — all this awaits you in "Shifting To The Backrooms".
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.5%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Cinematic 13.9%, Puzzle 11.5%, First-Person 9.8%
- #3 NMNE
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 78 reviews2021
Dev: AK Studio
Windows
You find yourself inside your dream, which turns into one continuous nightmare.
Why similar: 1980s 25.9%, Hidden Object 24%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, First-Person 9.9%, Dark 8.5%
- #4 Neverending Nightmares
95% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,989 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: Psychological Horror 34.7%, Walking Simulator 30.7%, Horror 21.2%, Adventure 5.7%, Dark 4.8%
- #5 Beyond The Evil
94% matchVery Positive82% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: BlackHawk GamesPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Beyond the Evil is an psychological horror game that places the player to a hard experience to find who created one supposed plague that might doom the world.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, Hidden Object 19%, Investigation 15%, Puzzle 14.5%, Horror 10.1%
- #6 Dream Cage
94% matchMixed67% of 268 reviews2025
Dev: Hitori De Productions
Windows
Robert battles early Alzheimer's and nightly sleep paralysis. Each night reveals fragments of his past. Uncover the truth and help him solve the mysteries haunting his mind.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.7%, Cinematic 19%, Hidden Object 17.5%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Dark 8.5%
- #7 The Backrooms Project
93% matchMostly Positive70% of 143 reviews2022
Dev: 3AM Studios
Windows · Linux
Scientists made a new discovery about the Backrooms. Noclipping out of bounds in normal reality was a myth for long, but now it can be real! Now they are looking for subjects to test it on civil people. There are already scientists inside, so you have nothing to worry about, they say. Or do you?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.2%, Psychological Horror 24.8%, Dark 17.1%, Horror 13.3%, First-Person 11.6%
- #8 Don't Be Afraid 2
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 249 reviews2024
Dev: Eneida Games
Windows
Descend deep into the nightmare that seamlessly blends with reality in this uncanny horror escape room game. Can you find your way out of the horrid mansion or will you succumb to your fears? Can you face and overcome your past, or will it break you?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Emotional 10.8%, Dark 9.2%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #9 Dead Dreams
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: Aiaz Marx
Windows
"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25%, Dark 19.5%, Puzzle 19.5%, Horror 15.8%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #10 Irony Of Nightmare
91% matchVery Positive87% of 701 reviews2017
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 37%
In the Irony of Nightmare things aren't always as they seem. Those who decide to solve all puzzles of the game, not only will unravel true secret of house, but also will open completely different ending of the story.
Why similar: Horror 51.7%, Adventure 21.4%, Story Rich 16%, Singleplayer 10.9%
- #11 In Nightmare
90% matchVery Positive82% of 94 reviews2022
Dev: Magic Fish Games
Windows
In Nightmare is a narrative-driven horror adventure game combining sneak action with diverse puzzles. It follows a young boy in search for the last hope of love who is working out his own salvation by navigating through his fear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Strategy 21.6%, 3D 14.4%, Adventure 13.9%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #12 SCP: Daybreak
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 377 reviews2022
Dev: SquiffyDev
Windows
An open-ended, SCP-based, atmospheric, exploration-focused, survival-horror game with puzzle elements and replayability.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.6%, Cinematic 21.2%, 1980s 16.8%, Puzzle 9.6%, First-Person 7.8%
- #13 Insight
88% matchVery Positive86% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
Windows
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Cinematic 18.4%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Emotional 14.8%, Dark 13.2%, Horror 10.3%
- #14 Christmas Nightmare
87% matchVery Positive89% of 348 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Christmas Nightmare is an atmospheric horror game about New Year's Eve.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.4%, Cinematic 25.9%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, First-Person 9.4%, 3D 7.4%
- #15 Inmates
89% matchMixed60% of 330 reviews2017
Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Inmates is a story-driven, atmospheric psychological horror game. Featuring interactive exploration in a suffocating location, mind-bending puzzles and disturbing imagery. You wake up in a run-down prison cell and have no clue how you got there. You’ve convinced yourself this is all just a nightmare...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 51.1%, Horror 17.3%, Adventure 15.7%, First-Person 11.1%, Story Rich 4.9%
- #16 Project Nightmares Case 36: Henrietta Kedward
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 393 reviews2021
Dev: NC Studio
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Project Nightmares is a survival horror game with a procedural structure, creating unique scares every time you play. A machine will induce you into a dream state, throwing you into a living nightmare firsthand in order to discover the story of Henrietta Kedward, an old woman with a dark past.
Why similar: 1980s 31.5%, First-Person 22.5%, Horror 22%, Dark 19%, Singleplayer 5%
- #17 Nightmare Zapping
86% matchVery Positive99% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: Maldo19
Windows
A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.7%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Dark 15.1%, Horror 12.4%, Investigation 12.4%
- #18 NOCLIP
85% matchMostly Positive71% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: DELIRIUM Labs
Windows
Chapter-based Backrooms experience. Embark on a chilling journey through the unknown. Visuals based on early 2000's camcorders.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.6%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, First-Person 11.9%, Horror 9.8%, 1980s 9.6%
- #19 Amygdala
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 181 reviews2024
Dev: Stigma Studios
Windows
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 22.3%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Horror 13.8%, First-Person 12.6%, 3D 11.1%
- #20 Anomalies Detective
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: ChenGame
Windows
A psychological horror game with a chapter-based plot, thriller and unusual elements! You are a novice paranormal detective, exploring secrets and finding ways to escape in an infinite loop of scenes. Many unusual things happen during this process, as if some strange force wants to devour you...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.3%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, First-Person 12.7%, Horror 9.9%, 3D 7.7%
- #21 Home_0
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Mike Ten
Windows
You are trapped in a memory of your past. Observe your surrounding carefully to end your nightmare.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.9%, Hidden Object 21.9%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Puzzle 8.5%, Horror 7.9%
- #22 MIND CORRIDORS: Paroniria
82% matchVery Positive96% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Heartbyte Studios
Windows
A fever-dream-like puzzle horror game. Descend to the depths of a sleeping curse, survive every floor and find your way out of the never ending nightmare.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Puzzle 11.9%, Dark 11.6%, Horror 9.6%
- #23 White Room Protocol
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 28.6%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Dark 11.8%, Horror 10.9%, First-Person 8.5%
- #24 Midnight: Submersion - Nightmare Horror Story
82% matchVery Positive84% of 139 reviews2021
Dev: Midnight Games
Windows
Nightmare Horror Story an adventure game from the first face in a horror genre provides you to take a trip in a huge and dark city full of dummies. You would have a possibility to figure out in a weird atmosphere when alive people are missed and everything that had remained is the dummies.
Why similar: Hidden Object 23.6%, Psychological Horror 18%, Puzzle 12.2%, Dark 12.1%, First-Person 9.9%
- #25 Afterdream
79% matchVery Positive93% of 339 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.9%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, Emotional 14.8%, Horror 11.7%, Stylized 9.5%
- #26 Paranormal place
81% matchMixed65% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: ASK_GAMES
Windows
Alex is a blogger who explores places with paranormal phenomena. At the request of his subscribers, he goes to an abandoned place where, according to rumors, some creepy things were noticed. What is happening there? You have to find it out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Hidden Object 15.8%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Cinematic 13.9%, Horror 8%
- #27 Dread Flats
77% matchVery Positive85% of 1,372 reviews2025
Dev: Ghostcase
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.7%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Horror 12.3%, Puzzle 10.6%, First-Person 9%
- #28 Beyond the Doors
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: Dream Error
Windows · Linux
An atmospheric horror, exploration and automation game all set in the dim halls of an apartment building
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.8%, Dark 15.8%, Puzzle 14.4%, First-Person 13.2%, Horror 12.7%
- #29 Never Again
80% matchVery Positive80% of 922 reviews2019
Dev: Primary Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Never Again - Horror/first-person Quest. The main essence of the game is research locations and puzzles, plunging in the dramatic story of a little girl suffering from asthma.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.8%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Emotional 12.3%, Historical 10.6%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #30 When the Darkness comes
77% matchVery Positive92% of 8,408 reviews2019
Dev: Sirhaian
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.7%, Psychological Horror 28.5%, First-Person 9.7%, Horror 8.1%, Dark 7.8%
- #31 The Complex: Found Footage
75% matchVery Positive93% of 9,432 reviews2022
Dev: pgWave
Windows
Experience the liminal world of the backrooms through a VHS camera, immersing into a mysterious story and wandering the dream-like structures... Might there be something following you?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Psychological Horror 24%, Horror 15.3%, First-Person 13.3%, Dark 7.2%
- #32 The Nightmare
79% matchMixed50% of 74 reviews2020
Dev: Leakage Games
Windows
The Nightmare is a first-person horror game. Dive into the nightmare and try to get rid of that nightmare...
Why similar: Horror 24.7%, First-Person 21.2%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Puzzle 16.4%, 3D 15.7%
- #33 DeathWatchers
74% matchVery Positive87% of 421 reviews2024
Dev: Swain Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Use the specialized equipment at your disposal to locate & log as many paranormal events as possible. Decipher the ingredients needed for your ritual and try to exorcise any demons within. Any incorrect ingredients and you may never leave! 1-4 Players
Why similar: Hidden Object 27.6%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Investigation 13.4%, Horror 11.1%, Dark 10%
- #34 Inside the Backrooms
73% matchVery Positive81% of 45,968 reviews2022
Dev: MrFatcat
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Inside the Backrooms is a horror multiplayer game mixed with different mechanics that will make you spend an intense night with friends. Explore, think, interact, but be careful, it is rumored that there are several entities wishing to find you...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.3%, Horror 23.5%, Puzzle 16.5%, Dark 10.1%, First-Person 10%
- #35 Who Knocks
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 71 reviews2022
Dev: Daniele Doesn't MatterPub: Doesn't Matter Games
Windows
Who Knocks is a first person psychological horror game that will make your nightmares come true. You have just moved into a new home. Welcome the presences that will knock at your door. Solve puzzles, explore the environment and fight your nightmares.
Why similar: Hidden Object 29.9%, Psychological Horror 26.1%, First-Person 14%, Horror 13.9%, 3D 9.8%
- #36 Dark Fracture: Prologue
74% matchVery Positive83% of 1,356 reviews2020
Dev: Twisted II Studio
Windows
Dark Fracture is a psychological horror experience in which you explore an ever-changing world where reality and nightmares collide. Walk on the edge of madness in the shoes of a tormented soul as you descend into the darkest depths of the human psyche, and question everything you see.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.3%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Dark 14.8%, First-Person 13.7%, Horror 13.7%
- #37 Project Liminal 2
72% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: AquaHeaven StudiosPub: TXC
Windows
Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.
Why similar: Puzzle 23.5%, Adventure 18.6%, Stylized 13.5%, First-Person 13%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #38 Stories of Liane
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 113 reviews2021
Dev: Gearshift Media
Windows
An experimental narrative-focused walking-simulator experience that explores dark settings and stories through multiple perspectives.
Why similar: Cinematic 33.3%, Walking Simulator 22.7%, Dark 19.1%, Investigation 10.3%, Horror 7.3%
- #39 Try To Fall Asleep
75% matchVery Positive90% of 193 reviews2019
Dev: AmberDrop
Windows
John Herrin survived a horrible accident, damaging his brain and memory. Through falling asleep, he can rediscover his unfortunate past in his dreams, but due to his brain damage he'll start to see visions and hallucinations, and falling asleep won't be as easy as it seems at first...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.2%, Emotional 22.5%, Horror 13%, Story Rich 12.4%, First-Person 11.4%
- #40 NightGhast
73% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
NIGHTGHAST is a first-person horror game about wicked witches and sinister widows...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 13.1%, Puzzle 11.2%, Adventure 9.9%
- #41 From The Other Side
72% matchVery Positive85% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Vania Studios
Windows
"From the Other Side" immerses you in a chilling first-person psychological horror game. You are Steve, a security guard on his first night at work, tasked with monitoring security cameras and fixing unsettling anomalies that will make you question reality.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Dark 10.7%, First-Person 9.1%, Horror 9%
- #42 The Signifier Director's Cut
73% matchVery Positive80% of 333 reviews2020
Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Walking Simulator 23%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Emotional 15.4%, Investigation 14%, Dark 11.9%
- #43 Nocturia The Game
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: BrossLab
Windows
Trapped in total darkness, you’re a helpless kid, alone and hunted by something lurking in the shadows. Solve puzzles, navigate shifting rooms, and uncover creepy secrets. Your worst nightmares are real. Can you make it through the night?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.3%, Cinematic 21.2%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Puzzle 10%, First-Person 8.1%
- #44 Liminal City
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: LIGHTWORKER GAMES
Windows
Liminal City is a psychological horror and exploration game based on found footage, set in Backrooms Level 11. Walk through the streets of Level 11, filled with soulless buildings, dynamically moving to different levels and searching for a way out. Once you fall in here will you be able to get out?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.5%, Psychological Horror 26.9%, First-Person 12%, Horror 10.2%, Adventure 6.9%
- #45 Restless Dreams
67% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2026
Dev: Room410
Windows
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 30.4%, Walking Simulator 20.7%, Horror 14.3%, Adventure 11.9%, Dark 9.1%
- #46 The Derailed
68% matchVery Positive84% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Deformed Dreams Studio
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 25.1%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Dark 16.6%, Horror 13.9%, Adventure 8.4%
- #47 Paranormal Night Shift
67% matchVery Positive97% of 187 reviews2025
Dev: Wheeler Whale Games
Windows
Paranormal Night Shift is an observation and spot the anomaly game set in a haunted house in the 1980s.
Why similar: 1980s 26.5%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Hidden Object 20.1%, Puzzle 13.3%, Horror 4.8%
- #48 The Backrooms
71% matchMixed64% of 118 reviews2022
Dev: Ionized Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The Backrooms is a first person survival horror game set in one of the most terrifying environments of the human psyche. Explore an ever evolving nightmare while running from terrifying creatures to stay alive.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Puzzle 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14%, First-Person 13.2%, Dark 12.4%
- #49 Shadow of the School
70% matchMixed67% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: STuNT
Windows
The player finds himself in an abandoned school, which was once a place of study for local schoolchildren. The protagonist is a paranormal researcher who came here to solve the mystery that shrouds this gloomy location.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, Hidden Object 23.1%, Investigation 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, First-Person 8.2%
- #50 NIGHTSLINK
70% matchVery Positive80% of 117 reviews2021
Dev: Noiseminded
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Cinematic 12.6%, First-Person 9.7%, Stylized 8.8%
- #51 Seybul Tech
68% matchVery Positive91% of 130 reviews2023
Dev: Seybul Tech
Windows
Seybul Tech is a walking simulator. Navigate as an office employee, confronting peculiar encounters while in search of an exit from this enigmatic abyss.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35%, Psychological Horror 24%, Dark 15.9%, Horror 9.6%, First-Person 5.1%
- #52 God's Basement
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,314 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 24.1%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Dark 11.7%, Horror 9.2%, First-Person 8.6%
- #53 Nightmare Shift
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 221 reviews2025
Dev: Binary Lunar
Windows
Take on night shifts at a remote motel, handle unsettling guests, and navigate eerie events. Experience Emma’s unnerving apartment life, feel the unease of being watched, and question what’s real as the line between reality and nightmare blurs.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.2%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, First-Person 12.5%, Horror 11.2%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #54 Effugium
69% matchMixed60% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Souporno GhoshPub: Team Glasses
Windows
Explore a cold, abandoned, and dreary facility to piece together its mysteries and find a means for escape from the horror that lurks within.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.8%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 15.6%, First-Person 13.7%, Adventure 5.4%
- #55 Cursed Bet
68% matchMixed59% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: LIGHTWORKER GAMES
Windows
Cursed Bet is a horror game where you play from a body camera perspective. Enter the abandoned preschool, the subject of terrible rumors, in the midnight. Struggle the cursed doll Ebeleen as you investigate the school's dark past. Will you be able to destroy him and his curse?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.5%, Dark 15.7%, Horror 12.6%, First-Person 12.5%, Cinematic 12%
- #56 SILENT BREATH
66% matchMixed69% of 1,156 reviews2024
Dev: EXODIAC STUDIOS
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.4%, Walking Simulator 19%, Horror 17.5%, Dark 16.8%, First-Person 12.6%
- #57 Ahnayro: The Dream World
69% matchVery Positive88% of 281 reviews2016
Dev: Alice & Smith
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Intense Puzzles Game - Explore the twisted and troubling world of Ahnayro, where your dreams are haunted by mysterious figures.
Why similar: Historical 32.7%, Puzzle 21.9%, Strategy 20.5%, Adventure 13.6%, Horror 11.3%
- #58 Jumpscare Simulator: System Breach
65% matchVery Positive91% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: Durultay Games
Windows
Jumpscare Simulator is a sci-fi horror game featuring a story-driven main game and two additional game modes. Pass through doors carefully, battle the simulation, and try to fall from your seat as little as possible!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.3%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Dark 12.4%, Puzzle 10.9%, Horror 9.4%
- #59 Chernobyl: Origins
67% matchVery Positive85% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Nelset
Windows · Linux
"Chernobyl: Origins" - is a quest game with psychological horror elements. You have to solve a lot of puzzles to find out the terrible secret of the catastrophe at the nuclear power plant. The game will take you to 1986, to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
Why similar: 1980s 22.9%, Hidden Object 18.6%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Historical 11.7%, Dark 10.6%