Games Like Of Dead Earth

Narrative-driven psychological horror set in a confined apartment. Explore, interact with everyday objects, and notice increasingly unsettling changes around you. Your small, everyday choices will shape your future and define your ending. A debut title created by a solo developer.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Walking Simulator 20.6%, Adventure 10.1%, Realistic 9.3%, Exploration 7.5%

Explore a surreal dream world built from one man’s memories in this remastered story-rich first-person mystery/adventure.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Walking Simulator 22.7%, Realistic 10.8%, Dark 8.4%, Exploration 8.1%

A first-person psychological horror game set in a childhood home. Explore, uncover four days of missing memory, and survive something that has been listening since you arrived.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Emotional 10.3%, Dark 8.9%, Mystery 7.1%

Deep dive into space and explore the story of Robert and Catriona. You will discover the catastrophic events that happened on the station and get to know mysterious RESONANCES while being confronted with a tragic past.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Realistic 10%, Exploration 9.3%, Female Protagonist 7%

Run, hide, and solve puzzles in this psychological, first-person mystery thriller where the player must use limited abilities to search and locate lost memories while navigating dangerous environments in which dark entities are hunting them down.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Realistic 11.9%, Emotional 10.5%, Dark 9.3%

A Doctor's Term is a first person, narrative experience with pivotal choices set in an ominous sci-fi government facility: The Ministry of Health — Enter a story of treating menacing medical cases where daily work often defies expectations...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Adventure 10.4%, Realistic 10.3%, Exploration 9.3%

Investigate an abandoned server frozen in time. Explore liminal, blocky spaces, uncover strange anomalies, and piece together what went wrong. The deeper you go, the more the world shifts, watching and reacting to your presence.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Adventure 10%, Exploration 8.7%, Emotional 7.1%

Embark down the small path of a girl named Abby as she goes back home and digs through her childhood, reliving the past to help reveal the secrets of what actually happened. What will you uncover? Will the family mystery end with you, or will it be just another legend. REIMAGINED VERSION OUT NOW!!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Realistic 10.1%, Emotional 9.5%, Exploration 8.7%

In Café New York, Step into the life of Sameer, a Pakistani American living in NYC during the week of 9/11. Sameer must navigate rising tensions, protect his family, and make impossible choices. Decisions that will shape his future and the fate of those around him in a city forever changed.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Realistic 12%, Third Person 9.9%, Emotional 7.8%

"This horror game is inspired by elements of Little Nightmares 2 and SCP. Players must solve puzzles and complete tasks (e.g., entering a password) while being chased by a clown. If you’re looking for a thrill, this game is for you."

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.6%, Third Person 14.6%, Zombies 10.6%, Adventure 9.9%, 3D 8.3%

Play, no game. Put on your headphones, listen and imagine what exists in the dark. Did Lovecraft expose the most insidious Outer in his last story? Plunge into the Dormitory of Horror for answers. Oh, not sure if it's a one-way path…

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.3%, Walking Simulator 28.7%, Atmospheric 10%, Dark 9.5%, Adventure 8.9%

[Data Expunged], Eastern Bloc, September ██th, 19██A narrative discovery walking game. Slow paced and might get scary at times. (Cozy horror, if you will...) Walk through a soviet hotel. Knock at every door. Hold staring contests with paintings. But don't ever look into a mirror for too long...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Dark 11.9%, Emotional 7.8%, Exploration 5.9%

Immerse yourself in the depressing and atmospheric city of Hlína, where, as a young boy named Oliver, you face the harsh realities of life. Work in a factory, care for your mother, play mini-games, and uncover a deep story in this hand-crafted city.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Emotional 12.7%, Exploration 9.5%, Dark 9.5%, Mystery 8.9%

HOW WE KNOW WE'RE ALIVE is an award winning, hour long melancholy, point-and-click narrative mystery set in the bible belt of Sweden.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.3%, Interactive Fiction 28.3%, Emotional 11.6%, Adventure 11.3%, Mystery 7.1%

7th Chance is a short (20-30 minute) story-based exploration adventure game. Waking up from a night of heavy drinking ... something isn't right.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Walking Simulator 24.7%, Exploration 11%, Emotional 8.7%, Dark 6.4%

Zemblanity is an atmospheric first-person horror game. What seemed like a little creepy invitation over from an old childhood friend turns into disturbing uncovering of mysterious forces ruling in the mansion. Will you find a way out?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Realistic 12.7%, Emotional 12%, Dark 11.9%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.3%, Realistic 12.1%, Adventure 12%, Exploration 11.6%, Dark 9.4%

Lying Souls is an atmospheric, mysterious single player story horror game. You'll dive into a story in which nothing is as it seems. Find out the reasons behind what happened to your family back then. Your decisions will guide the course of the story.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Dark 8.8%, Mystery 8.7%, Adventure 6.5%

A parallel narrative exploring the life of an Otter leading animals to a healing tree, and Aaron a man trying to love himself again.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Realistic 10.4%, Third Person 8.6%, Emotional 8.6%

You find yourself alone in a place that feels familiar… but not quite right. Wander aimlessly or with purpose, it won’t matter. Is there an end? Has anyone been here before you? Time feels slow. Or maybe it's frozen. Or maybe… you’re not meant to leave.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Realistic 14.8%, Dark 9.8%, Exploration 9.5%

Night Clerk is a first-person 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 32%, Realistic 12.5%, Adventure 12.5%, Exploration 11.6%, Dark 8.3%

Mia Lorenson, wakes up in an abandoned hospital full of questions. What happened to her? What happened to the world? Edengate: The Edge of Life is an interactive experience reflecting on feelings of uncertainty, isolation and hope in the face of devastation.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.5%, Third Person 11.7%, Emotional 10.8%, Dark 10.4%, Exploration 9%

A friend called Loneliness is a third-person exploration game based on the song from The Beatles, Eleanor Rigby. Uncover the truth of our main character Norra, as she will leave you clues through her poems that she has written.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.4%, Adventure 13.9%, Exploration 12.7%, Third Person 11.2%, Dark 9.2%

Evernoth is a psychological horror game where you explore mysterious locations filled with chilling secrets. Navigate distorted corridors, face terrifying monsters, and unlock new abilities as you unravel haunting mysteries across dark worlds.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Emotional 11.7%, Dark 8.5%, Mystery 7.3%

A story-driven interactive game about a sweet old lady and a mysterious figure. Follow her daily routine by completing a simple task list, until it’s time to make an unusual deal with the One Who’s Waiting. And please, do not say “goodbye.”

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Walking Simulator 26.3%, Adventure 11.7%, Realistic 11.2%, Emotional 9.8%

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 39%, Exploration 17.5%, Adventure 12.4%, Dark 11.5%, 3D 9.7%

Horror Game made in Hong Kong. 1st POV walking simulator. Investigating weird case happened to next door. By Unreal Engine 5.2.1.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.5%, Realistic 15.6%, Adventure 13.1%, Exploration 12.1%, 3D 7.8%

As a father, you explore the empty home of your estranged daughter, Amy, after her death. Piece together the life you missed…one memory at a time. Follow the journey of regret and reconciliation as you try to comprehend the world she built without you.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Walking Simulator 22%, Realistic 10.1%, Exploration 9.7%, Emotional 9.4%

Horror engine-based exploration game that takes place in an abandoned subway station that has experienced strange occurrences. The graffiti artist starts exploring an old subway station and finds more than he expected. His experiences include mysterious figures, strange sounds, and happenings.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Realistic 15.8%, Dark 12.9%, Mystery 8.7%

Imprint is an atmospheric adventure which traps you inside a decaying family computer. Navigate forgotten photo albums and abandoned programs from the past. Solve puzzles in binary and hexadecimal; think like the machine. Can you find your way out? Or will you be trapped forever in the files?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.3%, Walking Simulator 28.4%, Third Person 10.3%, Female Protagonist 8.1%, 3D 6.6%

In Waiting is a first-person psychological horror game where you explore a haunted manor guided by Eleanor, an AI-powered ghost. Solve puzzles, uncover dark secrets, and experience true AI conversations that run 100% on your device with zero data collection.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.3%, Walking Simulator 22%, Adventure 11.5%, Emotional 8.1%, Exploration 8.1%

Set off on an adventure set in a sprawling world that blends satisfying, mechanical puzzles with a rich narrative. Explore a stunning pixel-art world, repair intricate machines & meet unforgettable characters in a story about connection, resilience, and life that clings on in a world left to ruin.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 24.3%, Emotional 10.1%, Exploration 9.1%, Adventure 6.9%

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 29.7%, Realistic 14.5%, Exploration 11.1%, Dark 9.9%, Adventure 8.7%

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: Walking Simulator 22%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Third Person 12.2%, Emotional 8.7%, Exploration 7.6%

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

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.8%, Adventure 16%, Exploration 14.1%, Dark 11.5%, 3D 9.1%

Unable to sleep, you navigate a quiet condo complex. There's no rush - just you, the building, its inhabitants, and the stories they hold.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Exploration 13%, Emotional 10%, Atmospheric 8.8%

It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Mystery 11.1%, Exploration 10.5%, Realistic 10.2%, Emotional 8%

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 36.1%, Realistic 16.5%, Adventure 13.6%, Exploration 12.4%, Dark 8.6%

Embark on a heartrending journey into a brutal, breathtaking world, and discover the cost of saving those you love in a desperate struggle for survival. Strike from the shadows or unleash hell with a variety of weapons, tools and unearthly powers.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Realistic 11.4%, Emotional 10.9%, Third Person 10.5%, Dark 9.2%

You are the last operator of a remote radio station. A storm is distorting reality. You monitor transmissions. You file reports. Then a voice cuts through the static. Not yours. Not possible. Something is listening back. You answered. You shouldn’t have.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 24%, Realistic 12.7%, Dark 9.6%, Atmospheric 6.9%

WARNING: This is not a game, this software was found on the Deep Web and contains interactive material about the phenomenon of backrooms, we have received numerous reports of fatal accidents after its use, many claim that it is cursed so we cannot guarantee your safety.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Walking Simulator 18.4%, Realistic 13.4%, Dark 11%, Mystery 9.4%

We Stay Behind is a single-player third-person mystery between dreams and reality. A comet is on course to destroy a small town but its inhabitants refuse to leave. Interview the people of Laburnum Creek, explore a beautiful national park and unravel the secrets of this picturesque town.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Emotional 11.1%, Mystery 9.6%, Third Person 8.2%

You play as Emma, who wakes up in an abandoned house without any prior memory of how she ended up there. Investigate your surroundings, uncover the mysteries of the house and connect memories from your past as you try to escape in this short, first person atmospheric horror game.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.7%, Realistic 12%, Emotional 11.5%, Exploration 8.3%, Female Protagonist 8.2%

Inescaped Paranoia is a psychological horror game where paranoia is your worst enemy. As a building inspector sent to assess an abandoned farmhouse, your routine job quickly turns into a descent into fear and uncertainty.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Realistic 12.2%, Dark 9.2%, Exploration 8.7%

A psychological exploration through a liminal dreamscape: no guides, no paths, just you and small environmental mysteries.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.1%, Walking Simulator 28.7%, Exploration 14.6%, Realistic 9.3%, 3D 7.2%

You are that penguin in the middle of nowhere. Turning your back on the colony, walking toward the mountains... No fish, no purpose, no turning back. A minimalist, atmospheric journey into the endless white void, centered around one heavy question. But Why?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.7%, Walking Simulator 28.6%, Adventure 12.3%, Third Person 8.8%, Exploration 8.8%

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 35.5%, Adventure 14.1%, Exploration 12.8%, Emotional 12.8%, 3D 8.3%

You investigate a secluded rural home of an old friend that's gone missing, abandoned under mysterious circumstances. You begin to uncover a haunting trail left behind by a man consumed by paranoia, isolation, and something far more disturbing.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.9%, Walking Simulator 32.6%, Realistic 13.2%, Dark 9.4%, Atmospheric 6%

A psychological horror game about being a child in an insane asylum. You're in a cruel world but your imaginary friends have your back. Here, you will uncover a dark conspiracy where you are to receive a terrible fate.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Realistic 12.4%, Emotional 10.3%, Exploration 9.3%, Dark 9%

Step into ZAAM's surreal world, a bone-chilling psychological thriller that will leave you questioning your sanity. Unravel a complex story in search of a missing daughter, with choices determining her fate. A must-play for fans of the genre.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.4%, Realistic 16%, Exploration 11.3%, Mystery 10.5%, Adventure 9.7%

Trapped in a mysterious place, you must uncover the truth. “Outsanity” offers a blend of stealth, puzzle-solving, and exploration. Tread lightly and solve the sparse enigmas to escape, but beware the monsters hear everything. Can you outwit these lurking creatures?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24%, Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Realistic 10.7%, Exploration 9%, Dark 7.5%

Recurring Dream is a short, atmospheric walking simulator where you revisit a cold, majestic mountain lost in memory and longing. Explore the surreal, dreamlike landscapes as you search for a loved one, unravelling a deeply emotional story.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.2%, Adventure 14.2%, Emotional 12.6%, Exploration 12.3%, Mystery 8.5%

You are a ghost forever trapped in endless worlds you never even knew existed. An atmospheric experience focused on slow pacing, exploration, and deep environmental immersion.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.7%, Adventure 14%, Realistic 13.8%, Exploration 12.9%, Mystery 8.8%

A gorgeous 3rd person casual adventure game centred around a dying soldier wondering through the elysian field witnessing the final moments of those already gone before leaving his own final mark. Uncover memories and a final conversation before laying to rest.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Emotional 15.9%, Adventure 11.4%, Atmospheric 10.6%

The Veiled Ones is a horror stealth game about a Muslim exorcist trying to save his son from a jinn possession. In this game players will reveal the story behind their son's possession, while avoiding the jinn that haunts them.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Realistic 10.4%, Exploration 9.9%, Dark 7.9%

You play as Aisla, a woman who wakes up with no memories in a complex on Mars. Your objective is to explore the environments and discover who the character is and what situation she is in.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Realistic 11.6%, Third Person 9.8%, Emotional 9.6%

The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Emotional 12.2%, Mystery 9.8%, Exploration 8.3%

A story-driven exploration game. The protagonist takes a break from work to deliver packages for a distant relative in his home city at his mother’s request. Through the eyes of the protagonist, explore the city’s transformation and the lives of its people, uncovering hidden secrets and past stories

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.4%, Realistic 14%, Emotional 11.8%, Exploration 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%

A first-person psychological horror game. Explore a house that feels like it knows you. Uncover dark secrets buried within its walls. Something is watching. Something has been waiting a very long time.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Walking Simulator 22.5%, Adventure 12.6%, Realistic 9.9%, Atmospheric 8.2%

The story begins as the protagonist receives a cursed doll and starts suffering from recurring nightmares. Players explore dark environments and face fear through various horror elements. The game offers two different endings and delivers a short but intense horror experience.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.7%, Adventure 13.6%, Emotional 13.6%, Exploration 12.5%, Mystery 8.6%