Games Like No Players Online

A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.

Why similar: Horror 22.6%, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Retro 13.3%, Atmospheric 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a thick, atmospheric horror experience with a distinct retro visual style that feels like a lost classic.

A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

Why similar: Horror 21.5%, Abstract 19.6%, Psychological Horror 19%, Walking Simulator 13%, Atmospheric 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a claustrophobic, retro-tech simulation experience that mirrors the intense, isolated dread found in No Players Online.

An old shack deep in a dense forest, a strange computer and a game that's trying to kill you!

Why similar: Horror 21.8%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Retro 15.7%, Puzzle 13.3%, First-Person 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: Directly plays with the concept of a haunted game file that interacts with the player in dangerous ways.

Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

Why similar: Horror 35.1%, Story Rich 26.1%, Puzzle 18.4%, First-Person 10.3%, 3D 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A brilliant meta-horror game that presents itself as a simple title before spiraling into a dark, reality-bending narrative.

Among Ashes is a terrifying first-person survival horror game. Your friend has sent you a link to a game that someone posted online, but as you play you quickly realise that something is terribly wrong. Whatever you do… K̴͉͚̗̅̃̄E̷͓̤̺̊͠E̴̤̰̿̽P̴̠̳̀́ ̴̨̮̭̕̚P̷̠͇̳͐̓̀L̶̹̔Ả̷̧Y̵̘̺͆̓Ï̸̻̏͂N̷͙̯͊G̵͖̹̠̽̿

Why similar: FPS 18.4%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 16.8%, Story Rich 9.2%, First-Person 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features a 'game-within-a-game' structure that perfectly captures the meta-horror vibe of playing something you shouldn't.

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

Why similar: Horror 25.5%, Retro 20.2%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Atmospheric 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a surreal, low-poly aesthetic and fragmented storytelling to create a haunting, dreamlike experience.

Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

Why similar: Horror 28.4%, First-Person 16.9%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, FPS 11.7%, Puzzle 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes, cursed-feeling game that relies on minimalist, gritty aesthetics to build tension.

The 98xx is an old computer OS from the 90s that’s recently been discovered after many years of being lost. There are still a few working files within the OS that can be explored.

Why similar: Abstract 28.7%, Horror 21.5%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Simulation 16.5%, Puzzle 12%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled simulation that leans into the feeling of exploring forgotten, eerie digital spaces.

You are alone in a deserted station. Or are you? Take pictures of strange anomalies around the station and you might find a way out.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Supernatural 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploration and interactive fiction to build a sense of wrongness in a seemingly normal environment.

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 17.7%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 13.4%, FPS 13.2%, Supernatural 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror experience that mirrors the isolated, experimental feel of No Players Online.

A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.5%, Horror 21%, FPS 19.6%, Retro 14.1%, Atmospheric 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that utilizes retro FPS mechanics to explore themes of claustrophobia and mental decay.

In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.

Why similar: FPS 19.6%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Story Rich 11.3%, Horror 11.1%, Atmospheric 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival horror game that emphasizes atmosphere and exploration in a hostile, retro-inspired setting.

An atmospheric retro survival horror game. Your first night on the job as a mall cop gets rudely interrupted, and you must survive somehow.

Why similar: Horror 16.4%, Retro 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, 1980s 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, stylized horror experience that excels at creating a sense of unease in a retro setting.

You arrive at a deserted street that feels familiar yet is filled with unease. Pick up your camera, capture the hidden anomalies, and break this endless loop.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.2%, Immersive Sim 19.4%, Psychological Horror 15%, Supernatural 13.5%, First-Person 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive-sim that uses a walking-simulator framework to deliver a deeply psychological and lonely horror experience.

You bought a PC that belonged to a suicidal developer, do you dare to run "Game.exe"?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.3%, Story Rich 26.3%, First-Person 14.7%, 3D 11.1%, Singleplayer 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-horror title that directly addresses the 'cursed software' trope through its narrative and gameplay.

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 17.4%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 14.5%, 1980s 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Uses atmospheric exploration and psychological horror to create a surreal, unsettling digital dreamscape.

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

Why similar: Hacking 35.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 9.6%, Simulation 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy horror game that uses hacking and interactive fiction to build a unique, unsettling narrative.

A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37%, Horror 18.9%, Simulation 18.3%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, 3D 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A Chilla's Art title that excels at turning mundane simulation tasks into a source of genuine, creeping dread.

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 46.8%, Atmospheric 23%, Puzzle 17.8%, Adventure 7.4%, Singleplayer 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines retro-aesthetic survival horror with a deep, psychological narrative that feels both nostalgic and profoundly disturbing.

A 90's horror inspired first-person game about working the midnight shift at a gas station.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20%, FPS 19%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 12.6%, Story Rich 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that uses a mundane setting to build tension through atmospheric storytelling.

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

Why similar: Horror 17.7%, Supernatural 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14%, Story Rich 13.7%, Retro 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich survival horror game that focuses on dark, atmospheric environments and psychological tension.

It has been -̷̯͙̔̈́-̴̱̽̓͝-̷̍̊̕͠ days without incident. Your investigation has brought you to an old metalworks factory, abandoned after a series of mysterious deaths. But something’s been growing in the quiet. A short first-person survival horror experience.

Why similar: Horror 34.8%, Puzzle 16.6%, Psychological Horror 16%, First-Person 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Blends puzzle elements with mystery and exploration to create a compelling, eerie atmosphere.

Chapter-based Backrooms experience. Embark on a chilling journey through the unknown. Visuals based on early 2000's camcorders.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21%, Immersive Sim 17.9%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 12.5%, First-Person 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy immersive sim that captures the feeling of wandering through liminal, unsettling digital spaces.

Paranormal Night Shift is an observation and spot the anomaly game set in a haunted house in the 1980s.

Why similar: Supernatural 19.6%, 1980s 19.6%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Immersive Sim 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses 1980s aesthetics to ground its supernatural, puzzle-driven gameplay.

Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Immersive Sim 18.1%, Puzzle 11.1%, Simulation 9.3%

Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.6%, Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 18.2%, Atmospheric 10.4%, First-Person 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic, atmospheric walking simulator that focuses on the psychological impact of exploring a haunted environment.

You're working overtime again in your dead-end job, whilst your boss is on vacation. However, strange things are happening throughout the office. Complete your daily work tasks, explore your office, report any anomalies you may find, and you may just find yourself getting a promotion...

Why similar: 1980s 18.6%, Walking Simulator 16.9%, Immersive Sim 15%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Atmospheric 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses mystery and atmospheric design to keep the player on edge.

A new life begins in a low-cost apartment. Strange occurrences at night and the suspicious behavior of neighbors gradually push the protagonist to the edge.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Walking Simulator 19.9%, Immersive Sim 15.9%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: An interactive-fiction walking simulator that focuses on the slow-burn dread of exploring a haunted space.

Sector 404 is a first-person anomaly horror game set in a crumbling Soviet housing block. After taking your medicine, your world begins to fracture. Climb from floor to floor, uncovering distorted anomalies and your own unraveling mind. Miss too much, and reality resets. Will you ever make it home?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 15%, Immersive Sim 13.4%, First-Person 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person walking simulator that leans heavily into psychological horror and indie-style atmospheric dread.

Look through someone else’s computer. Inspired by early “escape room” flash games.

Why similar: Horror 31.3%, Puzzle 20.3%, Story Rich 16.2%, Simulation 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.2%

ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 13.8%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Story Rich 9.2%

You log on to a computer having no clue of what lies within. Explore its files, solve puzzles to recover missing pieces, and decipher passwords to enter otherwise prohibited folders. As you delve deeper into its content, you’ll find that there is a greater mystery to be solved.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39%, Simulation 17.1%, Puzzle 16.4%, Horror 9.9%, Retro 9.2%

Explore the Poolrooms as if it were lost media from 1998.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.1%, Immersive Sim 22.2%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.7%

WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times.

Why similar: Horror 23.1%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Story Rich 12.9%, Retro 11.8%, Atmospheric 10.7%

80's horror inspired FPS, a nightmarish scene taking place at an abandoned orphanage.

Why similar: 1980s 21.6%, FPS 19.9%, Horror 11.4%, Puzzle 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.7%

Grapple, clamber and fall thousands of meters down into a dark and ancient place in this first-person horror climbing game. You are being hunted.

Why similar: Horror 36.4%, Atmospheric 19.8%, First-Person 15.7%, Simulation 14.3%, Adventure 7.2%

You’re stuck inside an abandoned video game, haunted by its own digital decay. In oneway.exe, uncover the mystery of UNTITLED.exe, its three developers, and the evolving Internet eras that once shaped their love. How does your story end? How did it ever begin?

Why similar: Game Development 33.8% ★, Horror 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Puzzle 9.6%, Story Rich 8.6%

backrooms horror game

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.6%, 1980s 24.3%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, First-Person 10.2%, Adventure 7.8%

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: Horror 24.2%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Walking Simulator 21.1%, First-Person 11.2%, Atmospheric 7%

"Laser Tag Massacre" is a narrative-driven horror game inspired by 80s slasher movies, with a PS1-style aesthetic. On Halloween night, five friends throw a party in an abandoned arcade deep in rural Campinas, Brazil. What begins as a fun game of laser tag quickly spirals into their worst nightmare.

Why similar: 1980s 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Horror 12.8%, Retro 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%

The year is 1997. Pilot a small submersible into the depths of the Pacific to investigate a massive sonar anomaly. Navigate by instruments, scan targets, and uncover something far older than it should be.

Why similar: Horror 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Simulation 13%, First-Person 12.8%, Retro 12.8%

Groundbreaking research is encrypted on a computer from the 80's. Look through the computer and search the internet to crack the encryption in this augmented reality puzzle game.

Why similar: Simulation 41%, Horror 21.2%, Adventure 19.5%, Retro 14.8%, Singleplayer 3.6%

Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.

Why similar: Horror 19.1%, 1980s 17.5%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Retro 9.2%

Snap your own homemade liminal space photos using a mysterious SLR camera as you explore a variety of empty, strange, and familiar spaces.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.7%, Horror 20.1%, Retro 15%, Atmospheric 13.6%, First-Person 9%

Explore and experience this horror story, as you embark on an ghostly adventure unlike anything you have played before. Come face-to-face with terror itself as you look for your missing sister.

Why similar: Horror 22.6%, Walking Simulator 18.9%, Simulation 18.6%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Adventure 10.9%

Emergency Protocol activated: Dark Energy Particle Synthesis failed. Now you – late and alone – must navigate a facility where science and sanity have collapsed. Face entities born from the corruption of dark energy in this atmospheric FPS-horror hybrid, where human ambition meets primal terror.

Why similar: Supernatural 19%, FPS 17.8%, Horror 15.3%, Retro 9.9%, First-Person 8.6%

IT Simulator is a co-op horror game where two players attempt to return power to an office building. Take the role of the all-seeing Control Room or the stealthy Repair Technician as you risk everything to d̶i̶s̶c̶o̶v̶e̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶t̶r̶u̶t̶h̶ escape.

Why similar: Horror 42.4%, Puzzle 17.5%, First-Person 15.9%, Adventure 15.4%, 3D 8.8%

Armed with nothing but your camera, investigate the abandoned Gretlow House in this short, atmospheric horror game. Uncover a chilling mystery through a realistic found-footage lens.

Why similar: Supernatural 24.3%, Walking Simulator 18.7%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 15.8%, Story Rich 9.3%

Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.9%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 18%, First-Person 10.2%, Atmospheric 8.5%

In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.7%, Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Retro 8.6%

When a routine expedition into The Complex goes horribly wrong, you're left alone and lost, wandering the seemingly infinite maze of hallways, otherwise known as the Backrooms. Might there be something following you?

Why similar: Horror 21.2%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Immersive Sim 14.2%, Story Rich 11.3%, Simulation 7.2%

In a concrete slab beneath the earth, a lone technician is sent for routine maintenance on a network of supercomputers. Each terminal operates on its own hidden rules, and the only way to escape is to learn how to speak their language. Crack the code, unlock the truth.

Why similar: Supernatural 17.2%, Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Puzzle 9.9%

Backrooms: Found Footage is a single-player horror game where you are the main character trying to survive the Backrooms. Curiosity wins and you decide to explore this weird place that you got trapped in. What could go wrong?

Why similar: Horror 22.6%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, First-Person 15.1%, Adventure 14.5%, Atmospheric 11.4%

The 18th Attic is a psychological horror game where you play as a man trapped in the attic with your cat companion, armed only with a camera. Hunt down paranormal anomalies by taking their pictures and detecting their presence to unravel secrets of your past. Each photo unlocks a new memory.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 14.3%, Retro 11.1%, Story Rich 9.8%

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

Why similar: FPS 26.1%, Puzzle 17.2%, Adventure 14.7%, First-Person 10.1%, Psychological Horror 8.9%

You were supposed to have a relaxing cabin trip on a island all alone but after several strange encounters you had a mystery to solve, will you be able to survive a first-person psychological horror game or will you run away?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.2%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 18.1%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Story Rich 10%

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 22.5%, Horror 20.3%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, First-Person 6%

This is a deep web exploration simulator. Discover hundreds of websites and files around the Web to get to the Silent House and save your friend. Find out creepy stories from the Web and meet its inhabitants. It's showtime!

Why similar: Hacking 35.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Immersive Sim 10.3%, Puzzle 7.8%, Simulation 7.6%

An exploration game that delves into the depths of loneliness. Wander through empty rooms, search for signs of an abandoned world, and listen to the sounds around you. No dangerous chases, just silence and an empty world to explore.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.6%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 16.6%, First-Person 11.1%, Atmospheric 8.7%

A psychological horror game where you spend a night in the shoes of an arcade worker named Marcus. Win prizes on the crane machine and shoot some hoops. Just make sure to keep the doors locked.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Immersive Sim 18.7%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 13.5%, First-Person 8.4%