- #1 The Empty Eyes
96% matchVery Positive82% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.9%, Thriller 15.7%, Mystery 13.6%, Horror 11.6%, Survival Horror 7.8%
- #2 Omitted
97% matchMixed47% of 57 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 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Thriller 15.1%, Mystery 10.6%, Horror 9.3%
- #3 Luto
96% matchVery Positive85% of 1,366 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.3%, Psychological 13.6%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Thriller 11.6%, Mystery 10%
- #4 Obfuscation
95% matchMostly Positive75% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: mid1224
Windows
Escaping from a car trunk, you find yourself in the garage of a mysterious house, with no memory of what happened. Step inside this first-person psychological horror experience and uncover the truth hidden inside.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.3%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Mystery 11.3%, Horror 10.7%, Psychological 9.6%
- #5 A Lonely Cabin Trip
94% matchMixed69% of 78 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: Jump Scare 30.6% ★, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Mystery 8.8%, Walking Simulator 8.2%, Horror 6.9%
- #6 From The Other Side
94% matchVery Positive82% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Vania Studios
Windows
"From the Other Side" immerses you in a chilling first-person psychological horror game. You are Steve, a security guard on his first night at work, tasked with monitoring security cameras and fixing unsettling anomalies that will make you question reality.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.3%, Walking Simulator 17%, Horror 12.1%, Mystery 8.9%, Dark 6.9%
- #7 Scream under the house
92% matchVery Positive82% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: 1ne2wozzzPub: Admia
Windows
A psychological first-person horror about a house that hides a disturbing truth beneath its walls. Explore, uncover fragments of the past, and decide whether to confront what lies below… or leave it buried forever.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.9%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Mystery 11.4%, Horror 9.5%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #8 Left Alone
93% matchMostly Positive75% of 646 reviews2016
Dev: SpeedTutor
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Psychological 12.3%, Mystery 9.5%, Horror 8.2%
- #9 DeathOmen
91% matchVery Positive81% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: Jeff WinnerPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
DeathOmen is a short psychological horror Experience that challenges players to maintain their sanity over the nights in a mysterious house that hides mystery and fear, disturbing events and jumpscares.
Why similar: Jump Scare 36.8% ★, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Psychological 9.7%, Thriller 9.3%, Horror 6.7%
- #10 Finnish Cottage 8
91% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Savukivi Games
Windows
You've been trapped in a looping Finnish summer cottage. Use your observation and memory to find anomalies and make the right choice to escape the Finnish Cottage 8.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Thriller 10.5%, Horror 9.4%, Psychological 8.9%
- #11 Reflection
90% matchVery Positive84% of 264 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: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Thriller 10.6%, Mystery 10.3%, Horror 10.1%
- #12 White Room Protocol
89% 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: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Thriller 16.6%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Horror 12%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #13 Home_0
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: Mike Ten
Windows
You are trapped in a memory of your past. Observe your surrounding carefully to end your nightmare.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.2%, Walking Simulator 20.2%, Horror 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Atmospheric 10.3%
- #14 Greenhouse
87% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: 7D Games Studio
Windows
A psychological horror game where you enter the Greenhouse at your own risk to uncover the truth behind the friendly façade. Change the environment and weather to progress, hoping to get out. Switch off the entities to enjoy eerie serenity.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Mystery 14.4%, Horror 12%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #15 MIRROR MIRROR
88% matchMostly Positive70% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: ZeroZeroThirteen
Windows
MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.2%, Psychological 14.1%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Mystery 10.4%, Horror 8.8%
- #16 Don't Be Afraid 2
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 273 reviews2024
Dev: Eneida Games
Windows
Descend deep into the nightmare that seamlessly blends with reality in this uncanny horror escape room game. Can you find your way out of the horrid mansion or will you succumb to your fears? Can you face and overcome your past, or will it break you?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.2%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Mystery 11%, Horror 8.4%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #17 Unanswered
85% matchVery Positive95% of 101 reviews2026
Dev: WhiteRoot Studio
Windows
You wake up in a strange place, not knowing who you are, where you are, or how you got here. Trapped in an environment that twists to break your sanity, your only way out is to delve into the unknown and face the horrors of a past your mind is trying to hide.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.2%, Horror 12.5%, Walking Simulator 9.2%, Psychological 9.1%, Mystery 7.7%
- #18 Witchblood
84% matchVery Positive82% of 133 reviews2026
Dev: Perspektik
Windows
Witchblood is a first-person psychological horror game that draws you into the heart of a dark curse. Explore a decaying house where reality begins to unravel. Uncover the truth behind a forgotten family’s tragedy and face what should have remained buried.
Why similar: Jump Scare 27.5% ★, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Thriller 15.9%, Horror 9.3%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #19 Locked in my Darkness
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: Blusagi TeamPub: indie.io
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A tense, atmospheric descent into psychological horror—trapped in a place where reality fades and fear takes hold.
Why similar: Jump Scare 35.5% ★, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Walking Simulator 9.6%, Mystery 9.3%, Horror 7.2%
- #20 Echoes of Dread
84% matchVery Positive85% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Reaper GSPub: Kazakov Studios
Windows
Wake up inside an abandoned mansion. Uncover the dark fate of a missing family. Survive the presence that stalks you within these walls.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Horror 14%, Thriller 12.2%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Survival Horror 8.7%
- #21 CoRoT
82% matchMixed68% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Azteck Game Studios
Windows
CoRoT is a first-person psychological meta-horror game. Search for cassettes in a transforming house, unraveling its macabre past. A sinister atmosphere surrounds you as you try to understand what's happening and where you really are. Can you discover the truth hidden in its walls?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.8%, Thriller 13.3%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Horror 9.5%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #22 Whispering Lane: Horror
83% matchMixed63% of 171 reviews2024
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the dark secrets of the abandoned house on Whispering Lane in this psychological horror game. Navigate through perilous twists, where each turn reveals a blend of horror and mystery. Can you unearth the truth before darkness consumes you?
Why similar: Psychological 18.5%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Horror 10.4%, Survival Horror 8.3%
- #23 Vesnith Tapes
82% matchVery Positive80% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: KY XEPub: Darks Zone
Windows
A psychological horror game where a police officer investigates a cold case in a decaying house, uncovering a strange and haunting tape recorder that reveals a terrible secret.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.6%, Psychological 12.8%, Mystery 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Horror 8.7%
- #24 The 18th Attic - Paranormal Anomaly Hunting Game
80% matchVery Positive88% of 202 reviews2026
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Psychological 16.8%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Horror 10.2%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #25 MATRESHKA
79% matchVery Positive84% of 122 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: Psychological Horror 13.1%, Psychological 11.6%, Thriller 11.1%, Mystery 10.9%, Walking Simulator 10.8%
- #26 Implements of Hell
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 104 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: Psychological Horror 13.8%, Psychological 13.7%, Thriller 13.6%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Mystery 10.2%
- #27 Unmourned
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 288 reviews2025
Dev: Codebros Studio
Windows
Unmourned is a first-person psychological horror game where Jason moves into a new house only to be haunted by escalating paranormal events. Driven by fear, he must uncover the truth behind the previous owners' disappearance. Can he solve the mystery before it's too late?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Psychological 13%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Mystery 11.2%, Thriller 10.1%
- #28 Pomberito
77% matchVery Positive93% of 461 reviews2024
Dev: Lara the Pitbull
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Survive 5 nights in the heart of northeastern Argentina as a local farmer and reveal the truth behind the haunting tales of the Pombero in a world where folklore meets terror.
Why similar: Jump Scare 34.2% ★, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Thriller 9.3%, Mystery 8.6%, Horror 7.5%
- #29 Whitehaven
81% matchMixed60% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Somnambulist Games
Windows
Uncover the mysteries of Whitehaven Orphanage in this first-person psychological horror game. Explore the place, collect clues and put the pieces together to find out what happened years ago as you delve deep into your mind.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.4%, Thriller 13.1%, Psychological 12.7%, Walking Simulator 9.9%, Horror 8.9%
- #30 Abandoned Souls
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 402 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.6%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Thriller 10.1%, Horror 8.7%, Mystery 8.6%
- #31 Overcome Your Fears - Caretaker
75% matchMixed69% of 2,372 reviews2025
Dev: markuwaaaaa
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Steve Jackson, a 19-year-old guy, is looking after a friends house and encounters eerie events in a small town. Dive into the dark mystery of the events you unwittingly became a part of. Will you be able to uncover the truth?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Thriller 13.7%, Psychological 12.3%, Horror 12.1%
- #32 The Wellmonts Case
74% matchVery Positive95% of 238 reviews2026
Dev: Zakym s. r. o.
Windows
The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.
Why similar: Thriller 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Mystery 10.4%, Psychological 9.6%
- #33 Mists of Aiden
77% matchVery Positive91% of 1,141 reviews2020
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
Why similar: Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Mystery 11.2%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #34 [Chilla's Art] Onryo | 怨霊
79% matchMixed55% of 192 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Onryo | 怨霊 is a survival action horror game set in Japan. Your mission is to lift the curse of a haunted house using your exorcistic camera. As you explore the house and uncover its secrets, you will face enemies and puzzles.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.9%, Psychological 13%, Horror 10.1%, Walking Simulator 9.1%, Mystery 9%
- #35 Greed Stays Home
75% matchVery Positive89% of 258 reviews2025
Dev: Yellow Basement Games
Windows
A horror walking sim that emphasizes atmosphere, tension, fear, and immersive storytelling, all heightened by well-timed jump scares. The game takes place in a village frozen in time, stuck somewhere in the mid-20th century.
Why similar: Jump Scare 24.7% ★, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Mystery 10.1%, Horror 8.9%
- #36 Box of Broken Nails
73% matchVery Positive97% of 208 reviews2025
Dev: Cdodge
Windows
First-person psychological horror about ignorance and attempts. Protect yourself as a lone carpenter, hastily look for materials in your house to board up a door that shouldn’t exist. At any cost.
Why similar: Psychological 20%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Thriller 13.1%, Walking Simulator 9.7%, Horror 8.8%
- #37 Insomnis
76% matchVery Positive91% of 274 reviews2022
Dev: Path Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Insomnis is a first-person horror game focused on story, exploration and solving puzzles to advance through a terrifying atmosphere. Players take control of Joe Castevet, who will have to deal with a mysterious inheritance he has just received. Discover all the secrets of the Castevet mansion!
Why similar: Psychological 17.9%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Mystery 14.5%, Horror 11.4%, Survival Horror 7.1%
- #38 JANITOR BLEEDS
76% matchVery Positive86% of 276 reviews2022
Dev: KorpusPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Enter the abandoned arcade after your car has crashed, and the shelter you were looking for is trying to eat you alive in this dark mystery-horror adventure. Solve mysteries, keep JANITOR satisfied, and always be aware of what's behind your back.
Why similar: Psychological 14.1%, Thriller 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Mystery 10.8%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #39 The Gretlow Tapes
72% matchVery Positive92% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: Aegon Games
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Psychological 13.5%, Horror 11.2%, Mystery 10.2%
- #40 Cloudrooms
72% matchNo user reviews64% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: LIGHTWORKER GAMES
Windows
You are trapped in a corridor suspended above the clouds. Each time you open the door at the end of the corridor, explore the environment that awaits you, find anomalies, use the alarm, and break the loop.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Walking Simulator 18.1%, Mystery 14%, Horror 10%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #41 TRAFFIC
74% matchVery Positive83% of 162 reviews2022
Dev: Laud GamesPub: Laud Publishing
Windows
TRAFFIC is an Atmospheric First-Person Psychological Horror game about a troubled child in a home where he must deal with both internal and external stresses. You will communicate with your parents, do your chores, and stay out of the way.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.1%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Thriller 11%, Horror 10.3%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #42 RESTORER
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
RESTORER is a classic walking simulator set in an old, atmospheric mansion. Something roams the halls… It wants to share its secret—with the price being your sanity.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.2%, Walking Simulator 17.9%, Thriller 13.1%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Horror 8.6%
- #43 Obscula
73% matchMostly Negative36% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Lunafrost Studio
Windows
Face the fears lurking in the dark. Obscula is a psychological horror experience that tells the story of someone seeking the truth but finding themselves trapped in a nightmare. There's no escape, only answers… but are you ready for the truth?
Why similar: Thriller 19.7%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Horror 11.5%, Dark 7.4%
- #44 Empty Gauge
69% matchNo user reviews96% of 71 reviews2026
Dev: BENTCUBE
Windows
A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Mystery 12.8%, Thriller 11.9%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Walking Simulator 8.5%
- #45 Care
70% matchVery Positive95% of 74 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: Mystery 19.8%, Walking Simulator 19.1%, Horror 14.6%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Atmospheric 11.5%
- #46 [SUBJECT]
71% matchVery Positive87% of 94 reviews2023
Dev: RUDZKI
Windows
[SUBJECT] is a first-person psychological horror game. You wake up confused in a dark room, not knowing where you are. The last thing you remember is a robotic voice echoing through you ears. How you got here or why is unclear, but you do know one thing: You're being watched.
Why similar: Thriller 16.3%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Psychological 13.7%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Mystery 9.7%
- #47 CAPTURED
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 694 reviews2024
Dev: Puck RedflixPub: Puck Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Trapped in what appears to be an endless hallway in your home, rooms begin to feel unfamiliar. Capture anomalies on camera and stay away from any sinister entities.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Horror 14.5%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Psychological 10.7%, Mystery 9.5%
- #48 The Hotel
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 93 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: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Horror 10.1%, Mystery 9.9%, Psychological 8.4%
- #49 ELEVATOR: AVICI
67% matchVery Positive92% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: Southern Cross
Windows
"ELEVATOR: AVICI" is a 1st-person psychological horror with a retro, HK lo-fi aesthetic. Trapped in a decaying apartment elevator, your only link to the outside is a strange voice on the intercom claiming to be a repairman. Will you follow his commands, or find your own escape from the darkness?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.3%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Horror 13.5%, Thriller 12.6%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #50 The Guest II
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest II is a first-person psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Psychological 16.8%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 10.9%, Thriller 10.5%, Mystery 9.6%
- #51 House of Lost Souls
69% matchMixed63% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: Arkuda Inc.
Windows
House of Lost Souls is a story-driven horror game about Jack, who returns to his old family home in search of answers. Explore distorted memories, uncover dark secrets, and learn the truth about the tragedy that changed his life forever.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17%, Thriller 13.4%, Walking Simulator 12%, Mystery 11.4%, Horror 9.4%
- #52 Forgot
66% matchVery Positive92% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: Maxwell Whitebaker
Windows
You are trapped at home in an endless loop. Remember your surroundings and watch out for anomalies, if you ever want to leave.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Psychological 17%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Mystery 9.8%, Horror 9.2%
- #53 Charon's Staircase
70% matchMixed60% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Mystery 16.4%, Horror 10.4%, Exploration 10.3%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #54 Ten Bells
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 596 reviews2024
Dev: Hillfort Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
You're trapped in an old English pub. Unravel a chilling tale by identifying anomalies while trying to escape. Confront the horror as you survive the endless loop of Ten Bells.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Walking Simulator 17.2%, Psychological 16.4%, Horror 10.6%, Mystery 9.7%
- #55 Left Behind
68% matchMixed65% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: SolitaryStudios
Windows
LEFT BEHIND is a hyper-realistic psychological horror game where you take on the role of a real estate agent with a client looking to sell you a property. Instead of a straightforward and quick interaction with the client, you find yourself thrust into a deeply unsettling and frightening situation.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.3%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Exploration 11.8%, Horror 11.6%, Thriller 10.6%
- #56 ALONE?
73% matchMixed41% of 191 reviews2016
Dev: Deceptive Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 20.6%, Psychological Horror 20%, Walking Simulator 17.5%, Action 12.2%, Adventure 11.4%
- #57 Saint of Chains
65% matchVery Positive86% of 92 reviews2026
Dev: MystiveDev
Windows
Psychological single-player first-person horror. Explore dark environments, fight with melee and guns, and solve puzzles in this retro 2000s-inspired nightmare where the truth is more terrifying than the monsters.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Psychological 11.9%, Horror 10.7%, Survival Horror 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #58 The Initiate
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 205 reviews2017
Dev: Deceptive Games Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The Initiate is a mystery puzzle game. You awake in a house full of traps and puzzles - This is your trial; complete it, or die!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 15.3%, Adventure 13.8%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Story Rich 11.7%
- #59 Pneumata
68% matchMixed48% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: Deadbolt InteractivePub: Perp Games
Windows
Prepare to question what is reality, and what is insanity in one of the scariest psychological horrors in years. The tenants are going missing, screams echo and blood seeps through the walls of Clover Hill.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.7%, Horror 15.5%, Survival Horror 12.4%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Exploration 9.6%
- #60 THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY
63% matchVery Positive91% of 182 reviews2026
Dev: tweakEra
Windows
The well has gone dry. It's up to you to find out why. Traverse through abandoned tunnels. Discover remnants of a ritual never meant to be seen. Power dying machinery to bring light into darkness. Dig into broken earth and crawl your way out. Down here you’re not exploring... you're trespassing.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.5%, Walking Simulator 11%, Horror 11%, Thriller 9.9%, Story Rich 9.1%