Games Like Nyctophobia

On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.1%, Horror 17.2%, Adventure 13.9%, Stylized 8.4%, Exploration 8.2%

The Standard Model is a narrative walking simulator/slice-of-life game set in different worlds throughout the multiverse. The player takes on the role of an undergraduate student that gets to explore and experience 5 different worlds on a quantum adventure.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.4%, Collectathon 21.7%, Adventure 15.3%, Exploration 9.9%, First-Person 6.2%

Find your way out of a haunted house like a maze. A first-person horror exploration adventure.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.8%, Horror 16.4%, Adventure 16.1%, Exploration 13.9%, First-Person 8.6%

A short, atmospheric horror experience about daily life.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30%, Horror 19.9%, Exploration 13.2%, Adventure 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.6%

WEM3 presents their debut horror adventure! Wield your camera to materialize invisible entities and reveal the hidden truth.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.5%, Adventure 21.6%, Horror 14.3%, Exploration 13.6%, First-Person 10.1%

An abandoned inn where lost souls wander, your decision will determine its outcome.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 39%, Adventure 20.6%, Exploration 13.6%, Horror 12.1%, First-Person 9.6%

Atmospheric first-person retro horror. You are a courier — a disposable tool of the System. Sort, deliver, collect archives. Obey… or uncover what lies inside.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.5%, Adventure 16.8%, Exploration 11.3%, Dystopian 10.7%, First-Person 7.8%

Something is wrong with this store

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.4%, Horror 22.8%, Adventure 18.6%, First-Person 12.6%, Exploration 9.4%

The plot of the game will tell about the adventures of Alice, about her feelings for her grandfather.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36%, Adventure 18.8%, Horror 15.2%, Exploration 12.5%, First-Person 8.9%

A frightening experience in the Japanese countryside!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.8%, Horror 21.5%, Adventure 18.4%, First-Person 9.2%, Exploration 8.4%

How do you go about your life when self-isolation has become the new normal? CHESTNUT GROVE is based on my personal experience of quarantine and features 100% real documents and notices.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.7%, Adventure 20.4%, Exploration 13.4%, First-Person 9.2%, Dark 7.7%

I wolf down a cold, lonely meal. Work's wearing me down, and money's shaky. The syrup I pour into my cold coffee never mixes, no matter how much I stir. So I figure I'll just wander around in my dreams.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.1%, Exploration 15%, Adventure 14.3%, Atmospheric 10.9%, First-Person 10.4%

The Paranormal Is Happening is a psychological horror experience set in an isolated forest village abandoned after a mysterious event in the 1940s. Sent to investigate its disappearance, you must collect evidence and uncover the truth before something in the woods finds you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.6%, Collectathon 20.3%, Adventure 14.8%, Exploration 8.4%, Horror 6.7%

Unclogged is a puzzle horror escape game. Collect items, solve puzzles, unclog the toilet, and hopefully make an escape.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.2%, Collectathon 19.2%, Horror 17.5%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Adventure 8.2%

After crashing in the winter wilderness, you wake up in the middle of a blizzard. The forest is dead, the roads are gone, communication is lost. The only chance of salvation is a village hidden in the snow.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.8%, Adventure 17.4%, Exploration 12%, First-Person 9.1%, Horror 6.9%

50 binary questions. Infinite consequences. Observe every detail... the environment could change. Fail to notice an anomaly, and you fail the test. The further you progress, the more rooms you have to remember. Permadeath.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.6%, Adventure 13.2%, Exploration 12.8%, Horror 10.7%, First-Person 9.7%

A game in the genre of horror that tells you the story of the main character named John who works on the space station Atlant. You will find a leisurely gameplay with elements of small puzzles and story narration through the onboard crew records. Welcome to the space station Atlant!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.8%, Horror 18.6%, Adventure 15.4%, First-Person 11.9%, Atmospheric 9.8%

A horror-inspired game set in a Japanese inn, similar to Exit 8. Random anomalies occur as you explore, bringing new scares with each run. Simple controls make it easy to pick up and play.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.7%, Horror 15.7%, Adventure 13.9%, First-Person 11%, Atmospheric 8.7%

Mar is a first person low quality small horror game where your only task is to escape monster by searching for specific items to escape each location.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.7%, Collectathon 19.6%, Horror 17.7%, Adventure 10%, Atmospheric 8.9%

A short PSX-style horror game. Explore a dark cellar, collect 8 books, and survive a few tense encounters with a lurking presence.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.6%, Horror 19.2%, Exploration 12%, First-Person 10.8%, Adventure 8.2%

Your father needs a beer, and it's your job to get it. He doesn't care what it takes, so do what you must. Be quick though - it's not so safe in the dark.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.6%, Horror 17.9%, Adventure 10.1%, Dark 9.2%, Atmospheric 9%

You have just checked in to your motel room, 'Room 13'...unlucky you. A sudden knock on your room door, awakens you from your deep sleep and turns out to become your unluckiest nightmare.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.3%, Horror 20.5%, Adventure 12%, First-Person 10.3%, Linear 7.3%

Descend into darkness as John, a search and rescue officer reaching the final destination of the journey. Explore claustrophobic mines in this horror experience that blends atmospheric exploration with stealth-based survival.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.8%, Adventure 19.3%, Exploration 12.8%, Horror 11.1%, First-Person 9.6%

Inside SCP-167 is a first-person psychological horror game that combines investigation and puzzle-solving. Take on the role of Alex, the most experienced agent of the SCP Foundation, and explore a labyrinth of cubic rooms in order to put an end to a growing evil that is spreading throughout the area

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.9%, Adventure 12.2%, Exploration 11.6%, Horror 8.5%, First-Person 8.4%

You are on your way home from a holiday and your car breaks down and you are stranded in the middle of nowhere. You get out of the car, explore the surroundings, and try to get home. Enjoy this escape game set in a deserted mountain village in modern Japan.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.7%, Adventure 22%, Horror 17%, First-Person 11.9%, Linear 7.5%

You are aboard an endless train. Find anomalies, report them, and move on. But be careful—missing just one may cost you the loop.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.1%, Exploration 17.9%, Adventure 16.8%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Dark 8%

In this atmospheric, slow-burn horror, you must unravel the mystery of the disappearance of your fellow light keepers. Traverse the island's rugged terrain, discover clues, and make your way through the eerie lighthouse to reveal the dark truth.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.6%, Horror 19.9%, Adventure 16.8%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Exploration 8.8%

A first-person walking simulator focused on atmosphere and introspection, where players explore surreal spaces, discover memories, and move at their own pace through a calm, dreamlike experience.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.8%, Adventure 13.6%, Exploration 12.1%, Atmospheric 11.2%, First-Person 10.8%

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Why similar: Walking Simulator 39%, Adventure 20.6%, Horror 14.5%, Exploration 13.6%, First-Person 10.2%

Night Clerk is a first-person psychological horror experience set in a quiet roadside motel. Monitor CCTV cameras, answer late-night calls, and uncover subtle anomalies as long stretches of silence slowly give way to unsettling patterns.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.8%, Adventure 17.4%, Exploration 12.2%, First-Person 8.6%, Horror 8.2%

An action-adventure blending 3D exploration with 2.5D platforming sections. Overcome obstacles, solve puzzles, and face legendary threats. Experience South American folklore as the Luz Mala—a restless light seeking eternal peace.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37%, Adventure 16.4%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Exploration 12%, Dark 7.8%

LiDAR Exploration Program is a relaxing atmospheric game with light horror elements, where you explore in complete darkness using a scanner to reveal the world around you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.1%, Horror 17.1%, Exploration 12.7%, Adventure 12.4%, Atmospheric 10.9%

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 37.1%, Horror 18.9%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Exploration 12.4%, First-Person 9.3%

A faint light is your only clue. A branching psychological horror through memory and darkness.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 42%, Adventure 15.5%, Horror 15.4%, Exploration 14.5%, First-Person 10.8%

Alone you find yourself stranded in a dark and mysterious norse forest, tasked by the gods to acitvate the forests magical runestones to open the Serpent-Gate. But you are not alone. A vicious creature lurks in the shadows of the misty forest...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.8%, Adventure 13.9%, Exploration 11.8%, Horror 8.8%, First-Person 7.6%

A short, experimental horror game about developing increasingly disturbing photographs in a darkroom.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.4%, Horror 18%, Adventure 12.9%, First-Person 9.8%, Atmospheric 7.8%

In the quiet dusk of abandoned fields, an endless cycle unfolds. As a solitary figure, you find yourself revisiting the same hushed evening, where spooky shifts emerge with each repetition.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.6%, Adventure 20.3%, Exploration 12.4%, Horror 8.2%, First-Person 7.4%

Discover the far side of the moon and the effects of participating in MK Ultra in this psychological thriller. It will be dark and nothing will tell you what to do next. Find what mystery awaits above and below the moon's surface as you are joined by an unexpected tour guide.

Why similar: Collectathon 21.2%, Walking Simulator 18.5%, Exploration 11%, Horror 10%, Adventure 8%

You are the newest member of a forest cult. Complete assigned rituals, obey their rules, and uncover the forest’s unsettling secrets. Every step is watched.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.8%, Adventure 17.8%, Horror 16.2%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Exploration 8.5%

Survive a deadly descent from a mountain peak. One wrong step ends it all. Be slow, focused, and patient caution is your only ally in this unforgiving journey. There’s no map, no help just you, your instincts, and the will to make it out alive. One mistake, and it’s all over.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.5%, Adventure 25%, Exploration 14.6%, Atmospheric 13.7%, 3D 3.3%

Wander through a variety of eerie liminal spaces whilst completing puzzles and discovering secrets. Each level is designed to be explored to its fullest, packed with hidden details and objectives for true Liminal Explorers.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.5%, Collectathon 22.5%, Exploration 10.5%, Horror 10.4%, First-Person 7.6%

A lo-fi game about photographing aliens so that your employers can turn them into toothpaste. Explore. Photograph. Catalog. Harvest.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.3%, Collectathon 19.3%, Exploration 11.2%, Adventure 10.1%, Horror 6.5%

This game is about reliving mysterious tales surrounding the haunted location, 'Lantern House.'

Why similar: Walking Simulator 53.6%, Exploration 15.7%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Adventure 12%, 3D 3.2%

A first-person psychological horror game set in a pitch-black mansion where your only tool is a flashlight. Collect clues, make risky light-on or light-off decisions, and survive sudden shock jumpscares in a tense, combat-free experience focused on fear and uncertainty.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.6%, Adventure 13.3%, Exploration 12.8%, Horror 9.7%, First-Person 9.7%

A first-person adventure with puzzle and shooter elements. Explore a fantastic dream world, solve simple puzzles and occasionally shoot off monsters.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.1%, Horror 15.7%, Adventure 13.7%, Exploration 11.3%, Stylized 6.8%

A short horror game about wandering through vaguely familiar memories while something endlessly follows you. It moves when you do, and you need to get out before it catches up.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.3%, Exploration 14.6%, Horror 13.4%, Adventure 9.3%, First-Person 9.2%

It is 1997. Farhad, an investigative journalist, arrives at an abandoned military base to uncover the truth behind a silenced 1986 meteor crash. But as he delves deeper into the forest, he finds that the debris isn't the only thing buried here. Some headlines are better left unwritten.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.3%, Adventure 18.4%, Exploration 12%, Horror 8.7%, First-Person 7.6%

The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.5%, Exploration 14.3%, Adventure 13.4%, Atmospheric 11.9%, First-Person 8.5%

Wasteland Horror Radio: Ep. 2 - The Lighthouse: Back in the late 1890's.. While her friends wait, a young girl re-enters an old derelict lighthouse alone to retrieve a lost heirloom. Moments later, she would vanish forever..

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.7%, Adventure 19.8%, Exploration 13.1%, Horror 10.5%, First-Person 9.9%

This is a short, first-person psychological horror game with VHS effects. Be careful, you are facing a terrifying being.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.7%, Horror 20.2%, Adventure 14.2%, Exploration 7.4%, First-Person 5.7%

You’re operating a drill machine beneath an abandoned chemical lab. You’ll feel the ground tremble, hear faint whispers in the dark, and glimpse shadows just beyond your lights. Stay focused—ignore what you see and hear—and keep drilling until your tasks are done.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21%, Adventure 18.6%, Horror 13.7%, Atmospheric 10%, Exploration 8.6%

This is a first person atmospheric horror game. The style of the game is influenced by old graphics trend (PSX games etc). You play as a part timer in a restaurant. You wash dishes, take out trash, pump the toilets and organize the table tops.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.2%, Horror 16.8%, Dark 10.1%, Stylized 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.5%

A horror game about paranoia and endurance predation. You cannot beat the monsters, you can only outrun. They are slow, they aren't smart, but they are patient, they are many, and they are powerful.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.7%, Horror 20.2%, Minimalist 14.1%, First-Person 11.3%, Atmospheric 8.6%

SCP-087-B UE Remake is a free single-player horror experience which seeks to recreate many aspects of the 2012 game SCP-087-B made by Joonas Rikkonen while keeping the charm and feel of the original.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.1%, Horror 23.4%, Adventure 16.7%, First-Person 10.8%, Linear 5.6%

Darkness Ahead is an adventure game about a man searching for his little brother. A plateau between mountains holds a dark secret about its past. You have to stay alive and collect everything you need to complete your quest.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.2%, Adventure 21.4%, Horror 17.3%, Exploration 8.7%, Dark 8.2%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 39%, Adventure 18.3%, Exploration 14.4%, First-Person 12.2%, Horror 6.8%

You must discover the differences between what you see through the camera and with your own eyes to distinguish real floors from fake ones and escape. It is said that ghosts behave the opposite of humans, and taking the elevator is no exception.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 40%, Exploration 14%, Horror 12.6%, First-Person 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.2%

Lost Prototype is a walking simulator in which you have to find your way out of a maze under construction. But be aware, you're not alone in this place. Something is following you and wants to erase all your progress.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 42%, Horror 25.7%, First-Person 11.8%, Adventure 8.6%, Linear 8.5%

My life has changed drastically: a new country, university, dormitory, work. Drowsiness and fatigue have become a habit, just like the silhouettes I’ve started seeing in my peripheral vision.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.2%, Adventure 18.9%, Exploration 13%, Horror 10%, First-Person 9%

A deadly search for a grandmother in the village. Can you escape the loop? Unpredictable horror.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.5%, Adventure 17.1%, Exploration 12.5%, First-Person 8.9%, Horror 7.9%