- #1 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
97% matchVery Positive95% of 35,384 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
Why similar: Horror 37.5%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Walking Simulator 9.3%, Puzzle 8.7%, First-Person 8%
Why You'll Like It: This foundational title perfectly captures the blend of stealth-based monster avoidance and environmental puzzle-solving found in One Wish.
- #2 Lost in Vivo
96% matchVery Positive92% of 3,903 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 34.2%, Horror 26.8%, Psychological 21.8%, First-Person 10.4%, Indie 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply unsettling indie horror game that excels at claustrophobic exploration and complex, non-linear puzzle design.
- #3 Layers of Fear
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,635 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.4%, Horror 20.5%, Walking Simulator 18.1%, First-Person 10.3%, Exploration 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in psychological horror walking simulators that uses shifting environments to keep the player constantly off-balance.
- #4 White Mirror
96% matchMixed53% of 375 reviews2016
Dev: GDNomaD
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The main character is a hunter who looks for ancient relics. One day he set off to find a legendary mirror which concluded the great force and so great evil, keeping secrets of a magic artifact. You have a chance to know were is a mirror, but be careful the evil waits for you continually.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.6%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 15.1%, First-Person 6.6%, Puzzle 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A short, minimalist psychological horror game that mirrors the pacing and atmospheric focus of One Wish.
- #5 Penumbra Overture
94% matchVery Positive91% of 4,100 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Why similar: Horror 41.6%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, First-Person 12.3%, Adventure 10.5%, Puzzle 7%
Why You'll Like It: An early pioneer of physics-based puzzles and stealth-focused horror that shares the same minimalist, isolated DNA as One Wish.
- #6 Visage
94% matchVery Positive84% of 10,723 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
Why similar: Horror 36.9%, Psychological Horror 33.5%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, First-Person 7.3%, Exploration 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers an intense, high-fidelity psychological horror experience that relies heavily on investigative puzzle-solving within a confined space.
- #7 Infliction
92% matchVery Positive81% of 950 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.5%, Horror 24%, Walking Simulator 22.7%, First-Person 7.8%, Adventure 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person exploration game that focuses on uncovering a dark history through environmental storytelling and puzzle-solving.
- #8 The Mortuary Assistant
91% matchVery Positive92% of 8,546 reviews2022
Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
Why similar: Horror 63%, First-Person 12.6%, Exploration 9%, Adventure 7.9%, Indie 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines meticulous investigative tasks with sudden, terrifying psychological horror elements that require careful observation.
- #9 UnderDread
93% matchMixed57% of 138 reviews2016
Dev: Bigzur Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A first-person horror adventure game that will take you on a journey through an ancient castle and that lies beneath. Dangers and forgotten horrors await in the dark...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.3%, Horror 19.3%, Adventure 13.1%, Psychological 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: An indie exploration-heavy horror game that emphasizes atmosphere and the constant threat of a stalking entity.
- #10 A Lonely Cabin Trip
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
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 26.4%, Psychological Horror 24.9%, Horror 21.3%, First-Person 10.3%, Adventure 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on isolation and atmospheric dread, providing a tight, focused horror experience similar to One Wish.
- #11 DREAM LOGIC
90% matchVery Positive90% of 394 reviews2022
Dev: Teleopsia Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
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: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Walking Simulator 22%, Horror 17.1%, Exploration 9.4%, Puzzle 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal psychological horror game that relies on exploration and environmental clues to progress through a nightmare world.
- #12 Summer of '58
89% matchVery Positive89% of 4,888 reviews2021
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 24.8%, Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Psychological 15.8%, First-Person 8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric indie horror experience that captures the same 'one evening' playstyle and minimalist narrative approach.
- #13 The Guest
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 953 reviews2016
Dev: Team GothamPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.
Why similar: Horror 23.2%, Puzzle 18.7%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Adventure 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy horror game that rewards players for being attentive and observant in a mysterious, locked-room setting.
- #14 NightGhast
87% matchVery Positive91% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
NIGHTGHAST is a first-person horror game about wicked witches and sinister widows...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Horror 19.4%, Narration 12.3%, Adventure 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, indie walking-simulator horror game that fits the exact niche of One Wish's pacing and tone.
- #15 SOMA
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 51,186 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.4%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Horror 20.1%, Puzzle 8.6%, Exploration 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: While more narrative-driven, it excels at atmospheric exploration and psychological tension in a first-person perspective.
- #16 9 Souls
86% matchVery Positive91% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Sandstorm in a BottlePub: DreamStudios
Windows
An atmospheric horror journey between reality and madness. Three paths lie ahead only one is free of anomalies. Observe closely. Choose wisely. Save the lost souls.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.4%, Psychological Horror 26.2%, Horror 19.4%, Puzzle 10.4%, First-Person 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror walking-simulator that focuses on atmosphere and environmental puzzles.
- #17 Don't Knock Twice
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 710 reviews2017
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Don't Knock Twice is a first-person horror game based on a psychologically terrifying urban legend. One knock to wake her from her bed, twice to raise her from the dead. Supports VR on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift for the ultimate horror experience!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.1%, Horror 17%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Psychological 9.7%, First-Person 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror title that centers on environmental interaction and solving puzzles to escape a supernatural threat.
- #18 Cry of Fear
85% matchVery Positive89% of 84,143 reviews2013
Dev: Team Psykskallar
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.
Why similar: Horror 44.6%, Psychological Horror 27.6%, Psychological 13.6%, First-Person 6.6%, Adventure 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, indie psychological horror game that emphasizes survival, exploration, and uncovering the truth in a hostile environment.
- #19 Forest Asylum
84% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Michal Piotrowski
Windows
A short Psychological Horror Experience for one night that takes you through the dark corridors of a mental asylum. For best experience a dark room and headphones recommended.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.3%, Horror 21.2%, Narration 20.3%, Puzzle 10.7%, Exploration 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that integrates puzzle-solving and exploration within a dark, isolated setting.
- #20 Martha Is Dead
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,780 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.7%, Psychological 23%, Horror 19%, Adventure 7.6%, Nudity 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that blends historical setting with intense, exploration-based narrative discovery.
- #21 Mist
83% matchVery Positive81% of 187 reviews2024
Dev: 43N34SPub: Nota Art
Windows
Short atmospheric first person horror game with elements of quest and shooter about being lost in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by weird mist.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Walking Simulator 24.3%, Horror 19.2%, Puzzle 8.8%, Exploration 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: An indie psychological horror game that uses pixel-art aesthetics to create a unique and atmospheric exploration experience.
- #22 >observer_
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,906 reviews2017
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.5%, Horror 25%, Walking Simulator 24%, First-Person 8.4%, Adventure 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that focuses on investigation and uncovering secrets in a dark, dystopian setting.
- #23 Unwilling Host
80% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: HeZhiQiang
Windows
This is a short, first-person psychological horror game with VHS effects. Be careful, you are facing a terrifying being.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.3%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Horror 21.2%, Adventure 9.3%, Exploration 5.4%
- #24 The Park®
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 3,178 reviews2015
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.9%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Horror 21.3%, Psychological 9.5%, First-Person 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-driven walking simulator that focuses on building tension and atmosphere through exploration.
- #25 Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
81% matchMixed70% of 11,982 reviews2013
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.6%, Horror 27.9%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, First-Person 4.8%, Exploration 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on atmosphere and narrative progression, offering a more streamlined experience than its predecessor.
- #26 The Hotel
81% matchVery Positive84% of 135 reviews2022
Dev: IL PALA
Windows · Mac
The Hotel is an "old style" survival horror game!! Fight zombies and solve puzzles to try to escape!!
Why similar: Adventure 48.4%, Horror 26.1%, Indie 19.4%, Singleplayer 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, first-person horror game that relies on exploration and environmental storytelling to build tension.
- #27 One-Eyed Likho
77% matchVery Positive94% of 1,155 reviews2025
Dev: Morteshka
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
One-Eyed Likho is a grim first-person horror adventure set in a world inspired by a dark, Slavic fairy tale. Explore an unsettling and twisted land set in 19th-century Russia in your endeavor to escape your own evil fate.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.9%, Psychological 18%, Horror 16.1%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Puzzle 8.7%
- #28 Horror
78% matchMostly Positive70% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: STuNT
Windows
HORROR is a test of your logic in the face of primal fear. You are unarmed. You are vulnerable. All you have is a flashlight with a dying battery and your intellect.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.1%, Horror 19.5%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Exploration 10.4%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #29 Trapped
79% matchVery Positive83% of 160 reviews2019
Dev: N4bA
Windows
You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.2%, Horror 18.7%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Adventure 14.1%, Indie 9.8%
- #30 Obey the Voice™
75% matchVery Positive89% of 567 reviews2026
Dev: svklmrtPub: Patchwork Interactive
Windows
You are here to listen to The Voice, do what he says. But don't listen to other voices...
Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Walking Simulator 21.6%, Psychological 10.5%, Exploration 10.3%, Adventure 10.1%
- #31 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 28.8%, Narration 25%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, First-Person 11.9%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #32 The Guest
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 208 reviews2023
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.4%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Horror 21.2%, First-Person 10.2%, Adventure 7.6%
- #33 WAIFU HORROR: The Eight Pictures
77% matchMixed60% of 264 reviews2020
Dev: Konnichiwa Games
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Find all of the 8 pictures before a Hentai Monster finds you. Remember this: do NOT look back!
Why similar: Horror 21.2%, Adventure 17.4%, Nudity 15.7%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Indie 12%
- #34 Darkness Ahead
78% matchMixed52% of 108 reviews2016
Dev: Useless MachinesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
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 22.3%, Horror 21.9%, Adventure 17%, Indie 13.7%, First-Person 8.5%
- #35 One Last Clip
73% matchVery Positive88% of 166 reviews2025
Dev: Struggle Games Studio
Windows
You are locked inside a cinema. Your only way to escape is to follow the instructions of your task: Watch the same film clip repeatedly and search for flaws to break free. But this may sound easier than it is, every wrong decision or death will set you back. So be careful!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.1%, Psychological Horror 24.4%, Horror 17.4%, Puzzle 11.5%, Adventure 8.8%
- #36 The Hotel
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 92 reviews2022
Dev: Constant ArtPub: Constant_Art
Windows
The Hotel is a psychological horror thriller in which the player will have to face the evil living within the walls of a lonely hotel. But more importantly, the player will have to decide what this evil is to him. Maybe the nature of this evil is deeper than it seems at first glance.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Horror 17.1%, First-Person 8.3%, Psychological 8.2%
- #37 Don't Play This
72% matchVery Positive85% of 628 reviews2026
Dev: AdmiaPub: Notex
Windows
Five scary stories, but they all have the same ending. Can you play it? A psychological horror game from the first person, which few will pass.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.2%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Horror 17.9%, Exploration 9.4%, First-Person 7.9%
- #38 August Night
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Sahl Ibrahimi
Windows
Escape a distorted version of your own newly rented apartment in this interactive nightmare.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.1%, Horror 22.1%, First-Person 13.2%, Adventure 11.4%, Walking Simulator 9.9%
- #39 Nocturia The Game
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 52 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 22.4%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Horror 15.7%, Psychological 10.4%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #40 Strange Night
76% matchMixed60% of 474 reviews2016
Dev: LaboryPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
As an employee of a night security firm, your first night on the job might be your last, as strange events push your sanity to the limit.
Why similar: Horror 35.1%, Psychological Horror 34.6%, First-Person 14.5%, Indie 13.4%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #41 White Room Protocol
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 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 30.9%, Psychological Horror 25.3%, Horror 22.2%, First-Person 8.3%, Adventure 4.7%
- #42 Anomalies Detective
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 74 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 33%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Horror 15.2%, Exploration 10.5%, First-Person 9.4%
- #43 Blasfemia
69% matchVery Positive91% of 272 reviews2025
Dev: Nakashima Studios
Windows
Blasfemia is a first-person horror game. You are trapped in a seemingly normal apartment but realize early on that you're not alone. Explore a handcrafted, detail rich environment in a tense and terrifying atmosphere and try to find a way out before an ominous entity gets to you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Horror 23.3%, Puzzle 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Adventure 9.9%
- #44 MATRESHKA
70% matchVery Positive86% of 84 reviews2026
Dev: Megame LLC
Windows
MATRESHKA is a first-person psychological horror experience, you need find a way to escape from a maze of old soviet building. If you die...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Horror 16.1%, Psychological 13.5%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #45 It Happened At Night
71% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Davidcrosdev
Windows
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 29.6%, Horror 20.6%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Exploration 10.5%, Psychological 9%
- #46 Omitted
73% matchMixed46% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
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 25.6%, Psychological 22.3%, Horror 20.4%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Puzzle 5.5%
- #47 Lair of Torment
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 191 reviews2023
Dev: Admia
Windows
This is an indie horror game with first-person puzzles. Terror and fear have enveloped the city. The maniac has returned. You sneak into his lair to try and stop him before he goes too far...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.2%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 18.2%, Psychological 11.2%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #48 Last Lesson
70% matchMixed67% of 164 reviews2023
Dev: REVVALUTION Studio
Windows
It's your first night as the caretaker of a scary quest. The last visitors have gone home. You need to turn off the lights, check the equipment and not die of horror, because someone or something suddenly starts a nightmarish game. With you in the lead.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.5%, Psychological 18.1%, Exploration 13.6%, Horror 12.1%, First-Person 11.1%
- #49 Reflection
67% matchVery Positive84% of 247 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.1%, Psychological Horror 24.3%, Horror 20.5%, Psychological 11.5%, Adventure 5.4%
- #50 Hotel 188
68% matchVery Positive88% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Leonn CamayoPub: Andes Interactive
Windows
Dive into a realistic experience of the Backrooms, without jumpscares, getting lost in impossible spaces and feeling like something is watching you. The uncertainty of not knowing where you're going will make you want to quit… Will you be able to make it to the end?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.1%, Psychological Horror 25.1%, Minimalist 12.8%, First-Person 9.8%, Exploration 7.4%
- #51 Midnight Crane
67% matchVery Positive86% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Dekaizen Studios LLC
Windows
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 29.3%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 17.1%, Exploration 11.8%, First-Person 9.6%
- #52 World of One
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 96 reviews2017
Dev: Grimwood Team
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
You are about to get on a journey around small planet-like worlds as if you were in the Little Prince's world. However, these ones are filled with monsters that are striving to kill you, deadly traps and riddles, which require you to be quick-witted and attentive.
Why similar: Horror 24.2%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Minimalist 14.5%, Puzzle 13%, Exploration 12.2%
- #53 Uninvited Guest
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 337 reviews2021
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Uninvited Guest is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1930. You play as a villager who was destined to end up in an old mansion.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.1%, Horror 22.5%, Walking Simulator 22%, Puzzle 9.8%, First-Person 8.6%
- #54 Neverending Nightmares
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,996 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 31.2%, Horror 30.1%, Walking Simulator 23.2%, Indie 5.7%, Adventure 5.1%
- #55 Deep Sorrow
71% matchMixed50% of 93 reviews2017
Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Deep Sorrow is a horror/adventure game which leads you to a bunker and makes you feel desperate to get out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Horror 17.3%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Adventure 16.1%, Indie 10.6%
- #56 MIND CORRIDORS: Paroniria
67% 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 27.8%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Horror 19.1%, Puzzle 11%, First-Person 8.6%
- #57 Care
66% matchVery Positive96% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: The Pocket Dimension
Windows
Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39%, Horror 28.5%, Puzzle 16.2%, Exploration 11.2%, Adventure 5.1%
- #58 Sinister Entity
66% matchVery Positive87% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: Spooky Hand Games
Windows
Third-Person horror game . The game contains many puzzles and mysteries. The game contain escaping and hiding from evil entity.
Why similar: Horror 53.9%, Adventure 32.2%, Indie 10.6%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #59 Whispering Fog
65% matchMostly Positive72% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Dark Snow Games
Windows
Whispering Fog is a first person psychological horror game set in an ever-changing forest shrouded in fog. A quiet getaway becomes a sinister nightmare as the illusion of safety and solitude slowly crumbles around you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Horror 20%, Psychological 14.1%, First-Person 9.2%
- #60 Implements of Hell
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 103 reviews2021
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Implements of Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mysteries, unlock the secrets, and change the outcome in a slow-paced atmospheric, and extremely horrifying experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Psychological 15.8%, Horror 15.7%, Puzzle 7.4%