- #1 Office After Hours
97% matchVery Positive95% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: gameandcode
Windows
Spot anomalies and uncover hidden clues to escape an office where overwork turns strange and experiments happen more often than coffee breaks.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.8%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Surreal 14.3%, Psychological 9.4%, Realistic 7.4%
- #2 Dead of Night: Supermarket
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: SilverMoon Studios
Windows
Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.
Why similar: Psychological 15.9%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Surreal 10.7%, Immersive Sim 7.9%
- #3 Night at the Office
96% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
You work late at the office not long after the death of a colleague. Throughout the night, all sorts of phenomenon begin to terrorize you, slowly uncovering the death of a fellow colleague. Who killed Joseph Anadam and why must you go through this trial to find out?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.5%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Horror 11.3%, Realistic 10.1%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #4 PAGER
95% matchVery Positive88% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: bilge
Windows
You are wetware, working a mysterious job.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13%, Psychological 13%, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Surreal 12.3%
- #5 Lost in Anomaly
94% matchMixed64% of 993 reviews2024
Dev: Aximus Games
Windows
In Lost in Anomaly, you wake up on the 9th floor of an unknown building. The only way out of here is to detect and mark anomalies. One wrong move and you could be trapped forever.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.9%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Immersive Sim 11.1%, Surreal 10%, Psychological 9.6%
- #6 Anomalies Detective
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 70 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 29.1%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Immersive Sim 19.8%, Exploration 10.2%, First-Person 8.2%
- #7 I'm on Observation Duty 7
92% matchVery Positive95% of 421 reviews2024
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.9%, Psychological 15.2%, Investigation 15.2%, Mystery 11.3%, Immersive Sim 10%
- #8 Kyoto Anomaly
91% matchVery Positive99% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: BiteMe Games
Windows
You find yourself trapped in the endless maze of Kyoto's backstreets, trying to reach the temple of Hōkan-ji before the main tourist rush. Inspect the street for anomalies, choose the right path, and reach your destination... or be trapped forever.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Immersive Sim 11.4%, Mystery 10.2%, Surreal 8.3%
- #9 Seybul Tech
91% matchVery Positive91% of 130 reviews2023
Dev: Seybul Tech
Windows
Seybul Tech is a walking simulator. Navigate as an office employee, confronting peculiar encounters while in search of an exit from this enigmatic abyss.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Surreal 15.3%, Psychological 13.1%, Mystery 8.9%
- #10 Backrooms: Exploration
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: HNStudios
Windows
Backrooms: Exploration is a single-player horror game, which takes place in 2020. Two friends have lost their jobs due to COVID-19, but they still have to bring food to the table. After a failed heist, one of them ends up in the Backrooms. Now your only mission is to survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.3%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Realistic 13%, Investigation 11.7%, Horror 10.7%
- #11 Midnight Crane
89% matchVery Positive88% of 72 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 22.4%, Immersive Sim 21.3%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Exploration 10%, Horror 7.6%
- #12 One Late Night: Deadline
93% matchMostly Negative30% of 198 reviews2014
Dev: Black Curtain Studio
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 25%
One Late Night: Deadline continues the story of One Late Night, a horror/mystery game where you play the role of an office worker caught in the middle of the paranormal activity that has broken out in a seemingly ordinary office building. Freely explore the 5 story office complex that houses several different companies.
Why similar: Investigation 15%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Psychological 12.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Surreal 10.7%
- #13 Sector 404
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Empty Studio
Windows
Sector 404 is a first-person anomaly horror game set in a crumbling Soviet housing block. After taking your medicine, your world begins to fracture. Climb from floor to floor, uncovering distorted anomalies and your own unraveling mind. Miss too much, and reality resets. Will you ever make it home?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Psychological 12.8%, Immersive Sim 10.7%, Mystery 7.8%
- #14 I'm on Observation Duty 8
86% matchVery Positive96% of 207 reviews2025
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
Why similar: Psychological 21.7%, Psychological Horror 21%, Investigation 13.3%, Surreal 10.9%, Horror 8.9%
- #15 Floor 9
88% matchMostly Positive74% of 175 reviews2024
Dev: Room Games
Windows · Mac
In Floor 9, you find yourself trapped in a mysterious hotel known as "Hotel Liminal." To escape, you must identify anomalies on each floor. These anomalies can be anywhere - on the ground, in paintings, or even right in front of your eyes.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Surreal 12.7%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Investigation 7.5%
- #16 The Anomalous Hour
87% matchVery Positive92% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: Gambir Studio
Windows
You are alone in a deserted station. Or are you? Take pictures of strange anomalies around the station and you might find a way out.
Why similar: Investigation 19.3%, Walking Simulator 17.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Mystery 11.2%, Realistic 8.4%
- #17 Shift 87
86% matchVery Positive88% of 204 reviews2024
Dev: PixelsplitPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Your task today: Memorize your environment and report any anomalies. Good luck with your shift! "Shift 87" is an observation horror game with subtle anomalies and unsettling occurrences.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.4%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Mystery 14.2%, First-Person 8.3%, Realistic 6.3%
- #18 Liminal Exit
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: LittleRedDread
Windows
Step into an uncanny building trapped in endless loops. Use the elevator, uncover unsettling anomalies, and evade the Entity lurking behind you. Liminal Exit is an immersive game inspired by liminal spaces and Exit 8. Explore 3 liminal space floors and track anomalies to escape, but watch your back!
Why similar: Immersive Sim 15.6%, Walking Simulator 15%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Psychological 10%, Surreal 9.7%
- #19 The Backrooms: Lost Tape
84% matchVery Positive84% of 1,325 reviews2022
Dev: Cortez Productions
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
You work in the cinema as an usher and accidentally fell into the Backrooms, now being trapped, needing to unravel the mysteries of the yellow rooms in order to get out of this place, but be careful, there are entities that will be in your way.
Why similar: Investigation 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, 1980s 11.8%, Surreal 11.7%, Mystery 10.9%
- #20 DREAM LOGIC
84% matchVery Positive90% of 382 reviews2022
Dev: Teleopsia Games
Windows
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 15.8%, Walking Simulator 15%, Mystery 12.7%, 1980s 9.2%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #21 Corner Shop: NightShift
81% matchVery Positive90% of 171 reviews2026
Dev: Live Motion Games
Windows
Take a night shift job in a place that runs on habit, not purpose. Restock shelves, take deliveries, clean the mess, and try to make it till morning. Not everything feels right and you’re never quite alone. Something waits in the dark.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 20.9%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Realistic 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Exploration 8.8%
- #22 Anomaly Loop
82% matchVery Positive89% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: DidOne
Windows
You woke up and found yourself in an anomalous endless place from which it is not so easy to get out. Carefully observe your surroundings to find a way out of this place.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.9%, Immersive Sim 22.8%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Adventure 10.9%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #23 The Sewer Job
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
You were on the brink of becoming homeless, but that's when you found a sewer job application, you got accepted. What seemed like a chill work at first turned quickly in to an unsettling experience.
Why similar: Investigation 17.7%, Mystery 15.4%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Realistic 9.8%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #24 Employee of The Month
82% matchVery Positive97% of 173 reviews2022
Dev: Projeckt Skeleton
Windows
An atmospheric retro inspired survival horror game. Enjoy the late shift at 'The Month' in an abstract and unsettling night of terror, spooks and convenience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.5%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Exploration 13.7%, Nonlinear 7.2%
- #25 Sanity Loops
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: 375 Games
Windows
Caught in a strange series of events, you find yourself stuck in a job you never expected. What started as a simple way to earn money for a gift soon spirals into something much darker. As you navigate your new reality, the boundaries between what’s real and what’s not become harder to distinguish.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.7%, Psychological 22.4%, Horror 13.2%, Atmospheric 13%, Adventure 8.1%
- #26 Paranormal Night Shift
79% matchVery Positive97% of 187 reviews2025
Dev: Wheeler Whale Games
Windows
Paranormal Night Shift is an observation and spot the anomaly game set in a haunted house in the 1980s.
Why similar: 1980s 26.3%, Psychological Horror 19%, Mystery 13.9%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Realistic 9.2%
- #27 Finnish Cottage 8
79% matchVery Positive94% of 51 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: Walking Simulator 19.5%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Psychological 9.2%, Immersive Sim 8.7%, Realistic 7%
- #28 Reflection
78% matchVery Positive84% of 230 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 20.5%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Mystery 11.3%, Psychological 11.2%, Realistic 10.6%
- #29 異ノ故リ-Isolated Hours-
78% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Byking RooKIESPub: Byking Inc.
Windows
A 3D horror game where your only goal is to finish your work… and survive the night. Unnatural anomalies creep into the office as you complete your tasks. Can you make it to the end of your shift alive.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Investigation 14.6%, Horror 10.8%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #30 Dollmare
76% matchVery Positive94% of 2,009 reviews2024
Dev: Alex GradePub: Almost Done Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
You've accepted a shady job offer at a doll factory. Inspect dolls for defects and anomalies. Follow strange protocols. Don't get fired and stay alive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.1%, Walking Simulator 24.5%, Horror 12.9%, First-Person 11.1%, Realistic 10%
- #31 Nightmare Shift
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 221 reviews2025
Dev: Binary Lunar
Windows
Take on night shifts at a remote motel, handle unsettling guests, and navigate eerie events. Experience Emma’s unnerving apartment life, feel the unease of being watched, and question what’s real as the line between reality and nightmare blurs.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Psychological 11.8%, Immersive Sim 10.9%, Horror 7.1%
- #32 Anomaly Company
74% matchVery Positive87% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: Kekdot
Windows
You and your crew are sent in to assess reality in this 4-player co-op horror game. Memorize the environment. Spot disturbing anomalies. Decide if the timeline is safe. One bad call—and you’re forced to start over.
Why similar: Psychological 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Mystery 10.4%, Surreal 10.2%
- #33 13层:公寓异常管理员 13 Floors: Anomalies
76% matchMixed65% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: LU
Windows
You get a strange job. Your job is to patrol a 13th-floor apartment, look for anomalies...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.5%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Mystery 16.9%, Exploration 15.5%, First-Person 11.1%
- #34 The Night Cleaner
73% matchVery Positive88% of 92 reviews2026
Dev: Yamoto
Windows
Night shift office cleaning. All that greets you, a new hire, is a dirty floor… and a formless sense of unease. In the silent floors above, something is unmistakably moving.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33%, Immersive Sim 27%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, First-Person 8.8%, Horror 7.9%
- #35 The motel
74% matchVery Positive86% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: Aura studios
Windows
Work the late-night shift at The Motel, an old roadside stop near Oakhill Grove. Complete simple tasks until a news broadcast reveals a dangerous killer is nearby. Can you survive the night?
Why similar: Exploration 19.2%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Horror 18%, Atmospheric 17.3%, Adventure 12.5%
- #36 Hotel 188
73% matchVery Positive88% of 73 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 20.8%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Realistic 10.1%, Immersive Sim 10.1%, Nonlinear 9.6%
- #37 Midnight Shift
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: Shatter Glass games
Windows
A 90's horror inspired first-person game about working the midnight shift at a gas station.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.5%, Psychological Horror 24.2%, Horror 11.5%, First-Person 11.4%, Atmospheric 9.4%
- #38 Interference: Dead Air
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 84 reviews2023
Dev: Fear of CornPub: V Publishing
Windows
All hell's breaking loose in a mysterious research facility and the only person who can save the day is the night shift security guard in the booth outside. Remotely control systems, guide scientists to safety or just… goof off? You’re not in danger. Yet.
Why similar: Psychological 18.8%, Immersive Sim 15.7%, 1980s 15.1%, Investigation 13%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #39 Liminalcore
71% matchVery Positive83% of 652 reviews2024
Dev: Shadow Owl Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Explore and admire while navigate through eerie, surreal environments inspired by the Backrooms lore. Explore this uncanny world lost in time and get lost in the otherworldly architecture in a world where reality bends and your sanity is tested.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.8%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Immersive Sim 13%, Surreal 10.2%, Mystery 10%
- #40 THRESHOLD
70% matchVery Positive85% of 1,227 reviews2024
Dev: Julien EveilléPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Surreal 13.3%, Mystery 10.4%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #41 Mystic Rest Stop
73% matchMixed65% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Catire Games Studio
Windows
Welcome to your new summer job. Arthur Brooks, a 22 year old, starts a night job at Moon Gas Station. As he settles in, he experiences strange events that unsettle him. The urban legends about the gas station seem to come to life. Dealing with customers at night is deeply unsettling.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.7%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Horror 10%, Exploration 9.2%
- #42 Everloop
71% matchVery Positive95% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Infinity Green Game Studio
Windows
You are trapped in an endless hallway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach your destiny.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.5%, Psychological 12.3%, Immersive Sim 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Surreal 10.3%
- #43 The Cabin Factory
68% matchVery Positive91% of 3,493 reviews2024
Dev: International Cat StudiosPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Immersive Sim 16.9%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Horror 9.3%
- #44 The Shadow Over Route 80
72% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: the ito project
Windows
Alone at night, working at a petrol station deep in the American wheat belt. Something feels off... are you sure you're alone? A short 10-15 minute horror game with multiple endings.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.6%, Psychological 14.3%, Mystery 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Exploration 9.2%
- #45 The Backrooms
77% matchMostly Negative24% of 58 reviews2019
Dev: WASABAE Studios
Windows
You find yourself in a strange world with no idea how you got there. As you explore more, the world gets increasingly convoluted and unstable. You are now in... The Backrooms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.9%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Exploration 12.6%, First-Person 9.4%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #46 Midnight Monitor: Anomaly Watch
71% matchVery Positive92% of 108 reviews2023
Dev: Viexi Games
Windows
A "spot the difference" horror game where you have to monitor cameras in a haunted house and report anomalies. You have no choice but to finish the job. Can you spot every anomaly? Can you survive the night?
Why similar: Investigation 20.3%, Psychological 19.2%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Mystery 14.8%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #47 The Cemetery Shift | 墓地の夜勤
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: KIKIPub: KM Studios
Windows
You are a young college student working the night shift as a security guard at a remote cemetery deep in the Arkansas woods. What starts as routine surveillance quickly turns into something far more unsettling.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Psychological Horror 22%, Immersive Sim 13.5%, Horror 11.7%, Exploration 9%
- #48 INFRA
72% matchVery Positive88% of 3,554 reviews2016
Dev: Loiste Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.3%, Mystery 14.3%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Exploration 10.7%, First-Person 7.9%
- #49 From The Other Side
70% matchVery Positive85% of 52 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: Walking Simulator 22.5%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Investigation 14.7%, Horror 8.9%, Mystery 8.8%
- #50 Abnormal1999:Sector 49
69% matchVery Positive96% of 140 reviews2024
Dev: QZQ Studio
Windows
Abnormal1999: Sector 49 is a challenging mystery puzzle game. You play as Sam, searching for your daughter in the abandoned Sector 49. Collect 10 consciousnesses to open the portal and escape.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, 1980s 16.7%, Immersive Sim 14.7%, Mystery 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
- #51 I'm on Observation Duty 6
68% matchVery Positive94% of 669 reviews2023
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
Why similar: Psychological 19.7%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Investigation 17.1%, Mystery 15.3%, Horror 7.9%
- #52 Obsessed : Night Shift
67% matchVery Positive89% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: arydkPub: Akhir Hayat Studio
Windows
A PSX Inspired horror game where you must work and cook at a shop late at night and the horrors that comes with it.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.3%, Horror 23.8%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Adventure 10.7%, First-Person 10.7%
- #53 DEAD LETTER DEPT.
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,622 reviews2025
Dev: Mike MonroePub: Belief Engine
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Working at a data entry job in the big city, you type up and transcribe the lost mail and letters that have nowhere else to go. But as the days carry on oddities in the mail start to emerge, and cracks begin to appear.
Why similar: Mystery 21.8%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Surreal 20.8%, Horror 11.9%, Atmospheric 11.1%
- #54 Anomaly Exit
66% matchVery Positive91% of 1,158 reviews2024
Dev: ExamlGuy
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
On your way home on the train, you weren't paying attention. Until you realised the train had been stopping at the same station over, and over again. Watch out for anomalies, and avoid the Anomaly Exit! Made for singleplayer and 2-6 co-operative multiplayer.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.1%, Psychological Horror 23%, Psychological 11.5%, Horror 9.9%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #55 JANITOR BLEEDS
69% matchVery Positive87% of 265 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: Investigation 16.2%, Psychological 15.2%, Surreal 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13%, Mystery 11.1%
- #56 I'm on Observation Duty 5
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 785 reviews2022
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.8%, Psychological 21.1%, Mystery 16.5%, Horror 10.5%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #57 Shifting To The Backrooms
66% matchVery Positive85% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Oopsome Games
Windows
Experience Will's complicated story, find a way out of the nightmare of liminal spaces by solving challenging puzzles and avoiding dangerous entities — all this awaits you in "Shifting To The Backrooms".
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.6%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Surreal 12.9%, Horror 8.6%, Mystery 7.8%
- #58 Vesnith Tapes
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 76 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 20.3%, Investigation 13.3%, Psychological 11.1%, Mystery 9.2%, Realistic 8.7%
- #59 Forgot
65% matchVery Positive91% of 87 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: Walking Simulator 17.6%, Psychological 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Mystery 8.8%