Games Like Nocturnal Watch

"Escape the psychological nightmare by solving ingenious puzzles. Every object you touch hides secrets. Every code you crack brings you closer to freedom… or to final destruction."

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.3%, Adventure 17.9%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, First-Person 11.1%, 3D 8.4%

DO NOT OPEN is a terrifying short and paced first-person escape-room experience, based on randomness in puzzle combinations, and classic survival-horror mechanics. Each game will contain different rooms and puzzle combination, being different to solve.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Adventure 17.2%, Survival Horror 16.6%, Horror 12.6%, First-Person 11.1%

A mascot survival horror game where you turn detective and learn the truth about disappearances within a local shopping mall. Evade and outwit the Nutcracker whilst finding out what happened to the missing.

Why similar: Survival Horror 21.9%, Dark Fantasy 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Horror 13.1%, First-Person 9.3%

A childhood friend has been missing for as long as you can remember. You decide to investigate the abandoned town in which he used to live only to find something truly unexpected and even more so unexplainable. Have you got what it takes to find out what happened to Chris Williams?

Why similar: Survival Horror 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Adventure 15.3%, Horror 13%, First-Person 12%

As the clock strikes midnight, you find yourself trapped within the oppressive confines of a desolate office. Your task seems straightforward: Keep putting the correct paper in the correct place and you might find yourself entitled to overtime pay. And will you?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.6%, Adventure 19.5%, Horror 16.6%, Gore 9.3%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

After coming home from work, the usual atmosphere is different. Suddenly, someone appears and starts giving you terrifying and strange tasks.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38.3%, Adventure 21.9%, Survival Horror 13.8%, First-Person 11.1%, 3D 9.6%

Take care of your ailing father while facing a disturbing presence that distorts reality around you in this short psychological horror experience. Your choices matter, and opening the wrong door might be your last.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.5%, Adventure 19%, First-Person 12%, 3D 9%, Gore 7.6%

Live-stream Japan’s most haunted ruins. Capture ghosts, grow your channel… and survive.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Adventure 21.6%, Horror 18.6%, First-Person 11.3%, 3D 10.6%

On a night when the moon seems different, an individual ventures into a silent but oppressive environment. Very quickly, a strange feeling takes hold… as if something is watching him, lurking in the shadows.

Why similar: Adventure 17.9%, Dark Fantasy 14.9%, First-Person 13%, Stylized 12.2%, Survival Horror 10.2%

You go to sleep one night, only to wake up in an unfamiliar cave-like place! Try to escape the strange cave and get back to "reality" in this horror/puzzle adventure game, but beware, for you... are... not... alone....

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.2%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Adventure 13.7%, First-Person 10.3%, Horror 8%

You arrive at a quaint beach house in a small New Jersey town for an idyllic weekend getaway with friends, but little do you know what horrors await... First person survival horror experience in a stylized PS1 / VHS-era aesthetic.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Horror 13.3%, First-Person 13.1%, Adventure 11.1%, Stylized 11.1%

A first person flat/VR survival horror game where you have to escape the dark farm where you are being kept against your will after finding out the package you were delivering contained a human hand. Use stealth to avoid The hand collector while unraveling the reason he collects hands.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Survival Horror 14.4%, First-Person 11.5%, Horror 11.3%, 3D 8.2%

Dark Moonlight is a survival horror game with an action set in the near future that allows the player to control the fate of Dave Kellerman who suffers from various fears and phobias. The game is inspired by a number of modern sci-fi series.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30%, Adventure 17%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Horror 11.2%, First-Person 8.8%

After years of being dormant the myth is put to the test and unfortunately it is true. Explore the forest, piece together the past of this cursed place and put the myth to rest once and for all. This task won't be easy as you are not the only one within the forest. Based on character by Eric Knudsen

Why similar: Adventure 23.1%, Survival Horror 20.9%, First-Person 20.5%, Horror 17.7%, 3D 16.6%

This is the Last Time is a minimalist first-person narrative game with a dark and heavy atmosphere.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 43.2%, Adventure 25.1%, First-Person 14.9%, 3D 11%, Exploration 5%

You finally get home from a stressful day. It's late so you decide to go to sleep, but first, you watch a few shorts. Nothings out of the ordinary until... you come across a live stream of someone lying in a bed on their phone.... It's you.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Survival Horror 14.5%, Retro 13.2%, 3D 10.7%, Horror 10.2%

Your years of hard work have finally paid off. Your promotion has led you to overlook the project at Hotel Limbo. Featuring never before heard tracks from Rats of Mars, your nightmarish descent has only just begun in this survival horror game.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Survival Horror 23.4%, First-Person 12.3%, Horror 12.2%, 3D 10.7%

Racing against time, a guy wanders around a graveyard on the middle of nowhere, searching for something that may break a deadly curse. Among murders and secrets, only darkness is certain.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.9%, First-Person 15.1%, Horror 14.4%, 3D 10.5%, Adventure 9.6%

You are an investigator working in a near-bankrupt agency, however a case no-one would take landed on your desk. Disappearances of Ashfield Plains, each case is hauntingly similar, all their final phone calls were traced back to that specific payphone. Short on cash, you took the case.

Why similar: Adventure 26%, First-Person 16.9%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Horror 14.5%, Gore 12.7%

Explore a PSX-style horror game where your senses are your tools for survival. Sacrifice one sense for another to detect threats and make it out alive. Experience the sensory deprivation as you sneak throughout the warehouse, doing your last tasks for the night.

Why similar: Adventure 27.6%, First-Person 17.1%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Horror 14.2%, 3D 13%

A bite-sized psychological horror game about a wayward soul who seeks transformation through a sinister ritual.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Horror 19.2%, First-Person 14%, Adventure 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%

Attachment Error is a psychological horror experience where emotional attachment becomes a system failure. Test a VR build inside your own apartment while memories, messages, and a presence you can’t ignore push back. The closer you feel, the harder it is to survive.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 41.5%, Adventure 24.1%, First-Person 15.2%, 3D 11.5%, Psychological Horror 7%

You are a father trying to guide his children to safety through a terrifying, creature-infested world.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39.9%, Adventure 23.4%, First-Person 15.9%, Gore 10.3%, Horror 9.6%

"Enthralled" is a short game about a man possessed by a demon. It takes place in a desolate world where you balance between looking for a way out, stopping the demon from killing innocent people, and not being completely devoured yourself. Explore the world and find a way to deal with your curse.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38%, Adventure 21.7%, Dark Fantasy 16.7%, First-Person 14%, Horror 8.9%

A regular night shift turns into a chilling fight for survival. Explore a bustling rest stop, uncover dark secrets, and face the haunting legacy of a tragic accident in PASSENGER 23.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Horror 13.3%, Retro 12.9%, Mystery 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.6%

A first-person psychological horror game about identity and what you give up to keep going. You wake up somewhere you don't remember. You go through different rooms. Each one wants something from you. You make choices, and the game watches you back.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33%, Adventure 19.4%, First-Person 13.3%, 3D 11.2%, Psychological Horror 7.9%

The Unknown Fear is about a prisoner, sentenced to death, that had his memory deleted. His only chance of changing his life is by retrieving a file on the main computer of a secret settlement. Will you be able to get a new life or will the imprisoned creature in the settlement devour your body?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.2%, Adventure 19.1%, Stylized 10.5%, First-Person 9.9%, Gore 8.1%

My Dear Neighbor, edition 404 is a survival horror game that tells the story of your neighbor. Go to your neighbor's house and end up in a glitchy nightmare. Fight your way out of this glitched nightmare amid bugs and nightmarish visions in this psychological horror game.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Survival Horror 16.5%, Adventure 12.6%, Horror 12.2%, First-Person 11.3%

A narrative horror experience about fear, abandonment, and survival. Trapped inside a distorted home, you’re hunted by a smiling presence that turns escape into a game. Guided by a talking teddy bear who knows too much, your choices decide the truth — or your fate.

Why similar: Horror 17.7%, First-Person 16.2%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Adventure 12.1%

The Final Stay - Chapter 1 is a psychological horror experience that immerses players in a dark and unsettling world filled with mystery and fear. You arrive at an abandoned hotel, but something is wrong. The deeper you explore, the more the environment begins to change.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.3%, Adventure 18%, First-Person 9.3%, 3D 7.3%, Gore 6.9%

Beyond is a world of the damned and the souls who stray are lost. Beyond dwell violent and wicked spirits that have long been abandoned and those who wish to see you join them. Beyond is where you will go. Beyond, she searches for you.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Dark Fantasy 20.2%, Stylized 13.9%, Horror 11.3%, Adventure 9.8%

You wake up in an unfamiliar building. You have to get out of here. You go down the stairs and go down the corridor to reach the same stairs again. The world repeats itself over and over, but each time it repeats itself, something changes. Eternal return. Can you escape from this looping world?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 44.1%, Adventure 17.8%, First-Person 12%, 3D 10.3%, Horror 9.7%

Alex Miller, a writer seeking inspiration, rented a remote cabin in the woods. It was supposed to be the perfect retreat: peace, nature, no distractions. But soon he notices strange things - objects move, mysterious notes appear. Someone seems to be sharing his presence without him knowing it.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 41.5%, First-Person 14.7%, Horror 12.4%, Adventure 11.4%, 3D 11%

Dive into a bone-chilling horror experience with PS1-style graphics. Step into the shoes of a Neural Net Solutions employee testing a virtual reality vacation system. Brace yourself for an immersive journey into terror, where the past meets cutting-edge fear.

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.8%, Retro 14.5%, Stylized 14%, Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%

Explore a sinister world with environments based on Vietnam culture and a storyline inspired by Vietnam myths and folklore.

Why similar: Adventure 27.3%, Survival Horror 24.2%, Horror 18.3%, First-Person 15.4%, Gore 13.2%

Play as a detective investigating his wife's disappearance. Suspecting the asylum she was researching, he infiltrates it, only to uncover a realm of horror. Solve puzzles, maintain sanity, and confront monsters as you unravel the asylum's secrets.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Survival Horror 17.1%, Gore 12%, Horror 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

“Welcome to Hanwoon Museum.”Within the Hanwoon Museum, where eerie entities lurk in the shadows, you take on the role of search agent Kang Min-su. Your mission is to uncover the truth behind the fire and discover a way to escape.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.1%, Adventure 14%, First-Person 10.9%, Stylized 10.5%, 3D 8.1%

Your neighbor invites you on a double date, setting you up with the new girl from out of town. After sneaking into an abandoned house, your neighbor suggests everyone play a game, 67 Minutes in Heaven.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.4%, Adventure 19.6%, Stylized 10.5%, First-Person 9.8%, 3D 7.3%

Travel back to 16th-century France and delve into the mysterious depths of a seemingly abandoned alchemist's tower. Do you dare brave the horrors that beckon you below... deeper still?

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 18.1%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Medieval 11.5%, Retro 10.5%, First-Person 10.5%

Alpa is a narrative adventure game blending atmospheric exploration, emotional storytelling, and puzzle-solving across the journey of three intertwined souls.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30%, Dark Fantasy 18.3%, Stylized 12.6%, Adventure 12.2%, 3D 9.8%

In 1978, the clinic was closed due to the sudden disappearance of the director. Ten years later, a phone call to an investigator sets the story in motion. What happened to the director? The investigators go to the abandoned clinic to track down the disappearances that occurred in the past.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Adventure 19%, Horror 17%, Mystery 11.8%, Gore 8.2%

A dark fantasy exploration and puzzle game.Explore your mind and emotions through the inhabitant of this place and put a end to all of their problems.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 28.4%, Interactive Fiction 27.4%, Adventure 18.3%, First-Person 11%, Mystery 7.5%

A hyper-realistic bodycam survival horror experience. Navigate through eerie, abandoned locations where the line between reality and nightmare blurs. Built on Unreal Engine, every sound, shadow, and step immerses you deeper into a world of terror. Will you survive what lies behind the veil?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.7%, Survival Horror 16.2%, First-Person 13.8%, Horror 11.5%, Psychological Horror 7.8%

The Fold: Ingression is a thriller adventure with Lovecraftian horror elements set on the Telemark coast of Norway. You are a young temp exterminator at the ancient Eikherad stave church; tread carefully and stay vigilant as you unearth the dark secrets of this place and face unexpected horrors.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Dark Fantasy 15.2%, Mythology 15.1%, Survival Horror 12%, Medieval 8.6%

The old Kilminorth Manor Farm is said to be haunted! A mysterious sealed box was discovered - Inside were old letters and a few glass photographic plates. A terrible crime happened nearly 200 years ago. Using deduction and paranormal investigation, do you have the skill to solve the case?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.4%, Adventure 20.3%, Mythology 11.2%, First-Person 11.1%, 3D 9.1%

Step into a 2000s-inspired horror experience with gritty, VHS-style low-poly graphics. Uncover the dark secrets behind your brother’s disappearance.

Why similar: Survival Horror 20.5%, First-Person 20.4%, Retro 16.6%, Horror 15.1%, Gore 9.9%

Shizuoka Curse is the story of a desprete young Japanese vlogger , who goes to an abandoned school in the woods in hopes of recording footage that would make him internet famous but it all goes wrong...

Why similar: Survival Horror 18.2%, Dark Fantasy 17.8%, Mythology 16.2%, Horror 12%, Adventure 11.2%

Forgotten Depths is a PS1-inspired stealth-horror game. You find yourself trapped within ancient catacombs, but escaping won't be easy... you have awakened the CURSED PRISONER of these depths.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 20.2%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Retro 12.8%, Gore 10.3%, Horror 10.3%

Nippon Island is a first-person story adventure that begins on a flight to Japan. What starts as a peaceful trip slowly turns surreal. Reality shifts, memories stir... and somewhere, a cat begins to care. The journey is just beginning.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.3%, Adventure 13.4%, Mystery 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Horror 11.2%

Seek: Light Through Darkness is a first-person indie survival horror experience where you solve unsettling puzzles, navigate treacherous environments, and evade lurking horrors. Find your path through the unknown and uncover the truth buried in darkness.

Why similar: Adventure 19.2%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, First-Person 10.8%, Medieval 9.6%, Horror 8.2%

Rescue cats, and only cats. Play cat and mouse with a monster that can mimic the very cats that follow you. A dreadful game of spot-the-difference determines your life.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.3%, Survival Horror 22.9%, Horror 14.3%, Adventure 9%, First-Person 8.9%

All in your head is a single-player first-person horror game. You find yourself in a cabin alone and your goal is to finish what you and your friends came here to do, but alone. Beware of Miley, a girl who roams the areas, because all you have is your phone's light.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Survival Horror 16.2%, First-Person 15%, Horror 14.8%, Mystery 10.6%

In the thrilling conclusion of the Amanda the Adventurer trilogy, follow Riley as they uncover the ultimate secrets behind Amanda, Hameln, and mysteries that have plagued Kensdale for decades.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.4%, Adventure 14.5%, Horror 12.2%, First-Person 12%, 3D 8.6%

Honey Time with Pooh is a game about survival and escape. Pooh has invited you for honey. He recently went through the trouble of gathering it all for you. Please come by and show your appreciation.

Why similar: First-Person 18.1%, Survival Horror 18%, Horror 14.9%, Adventure 14.6%, 3D 11.8%

A request takes you into a weird forest to investigate. There is someone in the forest and you are caught and locked in an old mansion. Avoid and hide from dangers in the mansion, survive, defeat them, and escape!

Why similar: Adventure 27.2%, Dark Fantasy 24.4%, First-Person 20.3%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Horror 11.8%

Nightmare Halls is a short psychological horror game set in a mansion where you have to find your way out.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38%, Adventure 21.5%, First-Person 13.8%, Gore 10.1%, Horror 9.4%

You can’t fight what hunts you. Build makeshift hideouts to evade the cursed monsters of Radu Castle. As Dorinela, a survivor returning to face her abuser’s curse, rely on your wits, courage, and determination to stay alive.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Survival Horror 17%, First-Person 12.8%, Horror 11.9%, Adventure 9.8%

Experience this first-person horror game in a tiny Guatemalan home. As a journalist, you investigate a mysterious villa after your long-lost friend Eddie calls. Grim halls, monsters, and rusty mailbox blood await. The four chapters include spooky stories, jump scares, and difficult riddles.

Why similar: Adventure 23.4%, First-Person 14.5%, Horror 14%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Gore 9.7%

Hands UP Experience a classic first-person horror in pixel graphics Use your shovel to clear the debris and reach the lowest level Do not tear wrist tendons.

Why similar: Horror 20.3%, Survival Horror 20.2%, First-Person 19.4%, Adventure 16.3%, Psychological Horror 12.2%