Games Like Our Elusive Suffering

A slow burn walking sim with an interactive soundtrack and horror vibes. You explore abstract locations and create your own unique sound for each of them by moving around and using Monoliths.

Why similar: Surreal 29.2%, Walking Simulator 17%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Lovecraftian 10.7%, Horror 9.4%

Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.6%, Surreal 20.9%, Horror 12.1%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

Inner Voices is a dark, non-linear adventure game with a pinch of horror, inspired by works of H. P. Lovecraft and E. A. Poe. Find your way through a procedurally generated maze of rooms and solve the mystery of your past.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.4%, Surreal 15.7%, Horror 13.1%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Walking Simulator 7.4%

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: Horror 32.3%, Walking Simulator 25.1%, Exploration 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, First-Person 9.2%

Exit the Abyss is a psychological horror game where you are trapped in an abandoned, haunted hospital. The game focuses on an oppressive atmosphere, exploration, and mysteries, with minimalist puzzle elements. Immerse yourself in a distorted reality, confront your fears, and find the way out!

Why similar: Surreal 21.2%, Horror 16%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Exploration 10.4%

Chorus of Carcosa is a first-person psychological horror game about an anxious sculptor who is trapped in a dark and ever-changing building. Stay silent, survive its twisted labyrinths and escape the monsters. Just don’t lose your way in the shadows or within your own mind.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.6%, Surreal 20%, Horror 14.3%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.7%

Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.

Why similar: Minimalist 18.8%, Exploration 17.5%, Stylized 16.2%, Puzzle 15.9%, First-Person 9.3%

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: Surreal 25.4%, Horror 21.2%, Walking Simulator 16%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Puzzle 8.1%

Dark Fracture is a psychological horror experience in which you explore an ever-changing world where reality and nightmares collide. Walk on the edge of madness in the shoes of a tormented soul as you descend into the darkest depths of the human psyche, and question everything you see.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 25%, Surreal 19.4%, Horror 17.8%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10%

Longing for light, a sunless world begins devouring itself. Every step shifts the landscape beneath you as you search for what remains of her.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.9%, Surreal 20.3%, Horror 12%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.1%

A highly stylized horror adventure game set in the depths of an ancient dungeon. With torch in hand, explore and find a way to escape before falling prey to the unspeakable horror that lurks within.

Why similar: Surreal 23.5%, Horror 17.9%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Exploration 10.7%, Minimalist 9.6%

A Place, Forbidden is a first-person, lo-fi horror-puzzle game set in the Library of Ouroboros, a seemingly innocuous library that, rumor has it, contains knowledge not meant for the eyes of mortal man. We hope you enjoy your visit.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.6%, Horror 17.8%, Surreal 12.5%, Psychological Horror 7.6%, Stylized 6.9%

When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.8%, Walking Simulator 25.7%, Horror 25.1%, First-Person 9.8%, Indie 3.1%

Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…

Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.5%, Horror 17.1%, Walking Simulator 12%, Surreal 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.5%

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: Horror 33.2%, Walking Simulator 24.1%, Psychological Horror 22%, First-Person 8.4%, 3D 4.4%

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: Horror 28.8%, Walking Simulator 25.4%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Puzzle 9%, First-Person 7%

An immersive and twisted adventure created before the official development of the Doorways saga

Why similar: Horror 33%, Lovecraftian 20.3%, Surreal 14.6%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Walking Simulator 9.6%

Embark on a terrifying adventure of a priest accused of murdering an altar boy. Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.5%, Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Surreal 9.4%, Walking Simulator 9.2%

In Our Parlor is a short, horror walking simulator. The player must make their way through a mysterious manor to unfold the story, find the parlor, and escape this nightmare. Navigate a series of dark set pieces and follow the music to discover the path forward.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.2%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Horror 18.5%, First-Person 14.7%, Exploration 10.9%

Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh is an Immersive Horror Adventure, featuring a Complex Story and Deep Atmosphere.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.2%, Horror 19.9%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, First-Person 6%

A Horror Adventure Game with Multiple Endings

Why similar: Horror 52.6%, Psychological Horror 31.9%, 3D 10.6%, Indie 2.7%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Find a way out.

Why similar: Surreal 25.9%, Horror 19.3%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Psychological Horror 14%, Stylized 12%

Embark on a touching and creepy journey about sacrifice and how sometimes a person pays for the sins of another

Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.3%, Horror 20.4%, Walking Simulator 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Indie 7.1%

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: Horror 37.3%, Psychological Horror 27.2%, Walking Simulator 11.1%, Puzzle 6.7%, First-Person 6.6%

Shadow of Pharos is a short first-person horror game.

Why similar: Horror 39.5%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Walking Simulator 18.4%, Exploration 9.1%, First-Person 6.6%

God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.

Why similar: Horror 28.9%, Walking Simulator 20.9%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, First-Person 8.7%, Exploration 8.7%

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: Horror 23.5%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Exploration 10.9%, Stylized 10.2%

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: Horror 29.3%, Surreal 20.7%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, First-Person 6.4%

Permanent Residence invites players into an episodic journey of psychological horror, where each chapter reveals a sinister short story woven into the eerie legacy of a cursed place.

Why similar: Horror 48%, Psychological Horror 33.1%, First-Person 16.2%, Singleplayer 1.8%, Indie 1%

Andarin Weppes is a first person puzzle experience of a man with ever advancing dementia...

Why similar: Surreal 42.4%, Walking Simulator 17.8%, Puzzle 13%, Exploration 11.1%, First-Person 9.3%

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: Surreal 26.7%, Horror 20.9%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Exploration 10.6%

Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City". Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While you delve deeper into the ancient buildings, reality and visions blend into an indistinct haze.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.9%, Surreal 18.8%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Horror 10.3%

First Person Psychological Horror. Addicted to virtual ecstasy, trapped in digital hell. Navigate glitchy dreamscapes and a city that never sleeps. Every mission brings you closer to your next dose, but will you follow your protective AI, or the man behind a liberating new drug?

Why similar: Surreal 27.8%, Horror 23.4%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Exploration 6.8%

GORE is a Lovecraft-inspired horror experience set deep in the Rocky Mountains. Explore the wilderness and uncover the origins of the fleshy entity.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.5%, Horror 14.2%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Exploration 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.7%

A short first-person horror game where you wander through an eerie forest using the dials of a microwave.

Why similar: Surreal 29%, Horror 19.6%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Stylized 10.7%, Exploration 9.1%

Lunacy: Saint Rhodes is a first-person psychological horror adventure game. Explore your dark family history, solve puzzles and experience a gut-wrenching feeling of terror. You are being watched; never alone, never safe.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.3%, Surreal 17.1%, Horror 11.6%, Walking Simulator 9.3%, Psychological Horror 7.9%

Pleh! is a short psychological horror walking simulator that tells the story of a depressed game developer, his intrusive thoughts and his dark mysterious secrets.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.3%, Psychological Horror 24.2%, Horror 18.8%, Minimalist 11.8%, Puzzle 8.4%

A phychological horror experience of voices and screams.

Why similar: Surreal 32.1%, Horror 22.9%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Exploration 9.4%

The Land of Pain is a Lovecraftian horror adventure. After something strange appears in the woods, you'll have to learn how to survive as you fend off a dark and disturbing evil. Flee from an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and unravel the ancient mystery that's befallen this land.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.8%, Surreal 16.9%, Horror 15.5%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Psychological Horror 9.6%

A tense, atmospheric descent into psychological horror—trapped in a place where reality fades and fear takes hold.

Why similar: Horror 25.9%, Psychological Horror 20%, Walking Simulator 18.8%, Exploration 15.1%, Puzzle 10.8%

In the Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket, you find yourself trapped in a labyrinth of endless, flickering aisles. Unearth dark secrets behind every shelf while evading lurking apparitions and supernatural terrors. Can you survive the haunted corridors and escape before the nightmare consumes?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 36%, Horror 20.7%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, First-Person 6.5%

Sad Satan is a horror and mystery game that takes you on a terrifying journey through dark corridors and locations filled with secrets

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34%, Psychological Horror 31.7%, First-Person 16.2%, 3D 7.2%, Indie 5.1%

You are trapped in an endless hallway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach your destiny.

Why similar: Surreal 24.6%, Horror 17.9%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Exploration 9.6%

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

Why similar: Horror 49.6%, Psychological Horror 29.2%, First-Person 12.2%, 3D 6.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.

Why similar: Horror 24.2%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Exploration 10%, Minimalist 9.7%

Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.4%, Horror 23.6%, Surreal 15.5%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Walking Simulator 8.8%

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: Horror 35.5%, Walking Simulator 27.1%, Psychological Horror 24.4%, First-Person 5.5%, Exploration 3%

Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.5%, Horror 22.1%, Psychological Horror 9%, Walking Simulator 8%, Exploration 7.5%

A first-person puzzle horror game. Solve clues, find hints, discover keys, and use passwords to navigate the haunted Clinic and find a way out.

Why similar: Horror 42.9%, Walking Simulator 28.5%, Puzzle 18.4%, 3D 5.2%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Trapped in an eerie dungeon, you must solve puzzles and evade lurking horrors to find the only chance of survival. Every step could lead you to freedom...or to your demise...

Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.5%, Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Exploration 7%

NIGHTGHAST is a first-person horror game about wicked witches and sinister widows...

Why similar: Horror 36.1%, Walking Simulator 23.8%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Puzzle 9.5%, First-Person 7.3%

"INHUMAN" is an independent horror game. The story takes place in the conspiracy of an ancient clan, and the protagonist is in a psychedelic state and can't even distinguish herself. With further exploration and confrontation with all kinds of ghosts, the puzzle will be solved step by step...

Why similar: Horror 26.9%, Walking Simulator 18.4%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Puzzle 9.6%, Exploration 9%

Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!

Why similar: Horror 36.7%, Psychological Horror 25%, Puzzle 12.1%, Exploration 11.3%, First-Person 7.9%

Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.

Why similar: Horror 28.8%, Walking Simulator 24.4%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Exploration 12.7%, First-Person 8.8%

You are wetware, working a mysterious job.

Why similar: Surreal 23.6%, Horror 16.8%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Exploration 9.1%

An unsettling rogue-lite horror adventure. Iconic Backrooms levels reshape around you. Classic and original entities lurk as greater beings bid for your favor. Collect relics and strange items. Grow stronger. Survive, escape, or claim more uncertain fates. Fall in. Get lost. Go beyond The Backrooms.

Why similar: Surreal 28.5%, Horror 19.9%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Walking Simulator 12%, Exploration 11.4%

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: Horror 22.6%, Walking Simulator 20.6%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Exploration 15%, Puzzle 10.1%

"The Last Visit: 98th" is a psychological indie horror from the first person, in the genre of a walking simulator, in the setting of the post-Soviet winter space. The main focus is on the atmosphere of horror, which is emphasized by realistic 3D graphics.

Why similar: Horror 32.2%, Walking Simulator 21.2%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, First-Person 9%, Exploration 4.3%

The Backrooms: Found Footage is a survival horror game with rogue-lite elements, where you explore 600 million miles of randomly generated office space, contend with entities, collect unique and useful lore- all while attempting to maintain your sanity as you try to escape.

Why similar: Surreal 26.3%, Horror 17.4%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Exploration 11.2%