Games Like Panelak

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 33.8%, Surreal 25.3%, Horror 19.2%, First-Person 14%, Multiple Endings 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on claustrophobic, first-person exploration of unsettling spaces that mirror the psychological weight of Panelak.

Nine floors down to the exit of Hotel Liminal. Some are exactly as they should be. Some hide an anomaly. Everything depends on spotting the difference, and one mistake sends you back to the top.

Why similar: Surreal 18%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Supernatural 10.1%, Horror 8.4%, First-Person 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the surreal, puzzle-heavy, and choice-driven nature of exploring a mysterious, multi-story building.

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 43.6%, Horror 25.4%, First-Person 16.2%, Stealth 9.6%, Adventure 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features a brutalist, apartment-heavy setting that perfectly captures the oppressive atmosphere of the seed game.

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 45%, Psychological Horror 39.2%, First-Person 12.5%, Adventure 2.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic first-person psychological horror experience that excels at turning urban environments into nightmare landscapes.

Go to the 11th floor of a building that doesn't have an 11th floor.

Why similar: Surreal 15%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Thriller 12.8%, Supernatural 9.4%, Multiple Endings 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A 3D puzzle-horror game that focuses on the atmospheric dread of navigating a confined, dark environment.

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.3%, Point & Click 21.1%, Surreal 17.4%, Horror 16.2%, Realistic 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal psychological adventure that explores themes of isolation and trauma within apartment living.

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: Psychological Horror 21%, Thriller 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Horror 11.2%, First-Person 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: An indie psychological horror game that mirrors the first-person, walking-simulator style of the seed game.

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: Psychological Horror 36.8%, Horror 29%, First-Person 10.8%, Surreal 10.5%, Realistic 6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a deeply atmospheric, first-person exploration of a haunted home that relies on psychological tension.

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

Why similar: Surreal 44.8%, Horror 20.7%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, First-Person 6.2%, Adventure 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a low-poly, surreal aesthetic to deliver a disjointed and unsettling narrative experience similar to Panelak.

Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.

Why similar: Surreal 33%, Psychological Horror 25.6%, Choices Matter 24.9%, First-Person 12%, Adventure 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an incredibly oppressive, brutalist-inspired world where every choice carries heavy psychological consequences.

Exit From - is a first-person horror-stealth game with quest and procedural generation elements where you have to get out of the old Soviet house, which changes every new game.

Why similar: Stealth 16.3%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Horror 8.8%, Realistic 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic, atmospheric horror game that centers on the mystery of escaping a confined, unsettling environment.

Experience the story of Alexander Green and find out what happened on the day of the accident in this First Person horror Adventure. Follow the development of Alex, solve puzzles around the event and try not to fall into madness as you search for answers.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Thriller 21.2%, Horror 13.7%, Realistic 10.1%, Exploration 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A thriller-focused psychological horror game that emphasizes atmospheric exploration and mystery.

A psychological horror game set in a Korean apartment building. Explore eerie occurrences throughout the complex and uncover the truth behind them.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Horror 12.5%, First-Person 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person walking simulator that focuses on the atmospheric dread of apartment-based horror.

Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?

Why similar: Mystery 14.5%, Supernatural 12.8%, Horror 11.1%, Exploration 10.5%, Puzzle 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the investigative and exploration aspects of uncovering secrets within a contained, mysterious location.

Misery Mansion is a first-person survival horror game. After your car broke down you find yourself helpless in a forest. All alone you will search for help in the dark. You will discover and explore a mysterious old mansion. But soon all you want is to escape the horrors within.

Why similar: Stealth 24.1%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 13.2%, First-Person 9.5%, Thriller 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines stealth and psychological horror elements within a confined, mansion-based setting.

A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.6%, Horror 22.7%, First-Person 13.8%, Surreal 11%, Exploration 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the intense, claustrophobic feeling of being trapped in a small, surreal space with nowhere to turn.

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: Surreal 21.9%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Thriller 11.4%, Horror 9.1%, Realistic 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, puzzle-heavy horror game that shares the abstract, dreamlike qualities of Panelak.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Surreal 18.1%, Point & Click 15.4%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, point-and-click psychological horror game that emphasizes choices and multiple, unsettling outcomes.

Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.

Why similar: Surreal 19.4%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Thriller 14.2%, Horror 10.4%, First-Person 10%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a unique, hand-drawn aesthetic to create a surreal, exploration-heavy horror experience.

Can you endure until morning Monitor Japan's stigmatized properties and report any paranormal activity If you miss a report or make repeated mistakes——

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Point & Click 19.7%, Surreal 15.6%, Supernatural 14.8%, Thriller 13.7%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive-sim that focuses on the investigation of haunted properties, similar to the setting of the seed game.

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 27.8%, Thriller 21.3%, Horror 14.8%, Mystery 11.6%, First-Person 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric, first-person psychological horror game that focuses on narrative and environmental storytelling.

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 27.8%, Thriller 15.6%, Realistic 14.2%, Linear 13.3%, Horror 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A psychedelic, atmospheric walking simulator that explores themes of psychological decay.

You have been sent photographs of a place where, according to rumors, an artifact of an ancient civilization is hidden... Do you dare to go there?!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.7%, Supernatural 16%, Horror 14.8%, First-Person 13.5%, Mystery 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person adventure that leans into the psychological and walking-simulator aspects of horror.

HOMESICKNESS is a point-&-click psychological horror indie game exploring the nuances of nostalgia. Play as Theo, trapped in CHILDREEF’s daycare, descending floor by floor; surviving the remnants of time. Use the Kids' multi-tool, listen to obscure tapes, and make your way to the lot. She's waiting.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.2%, Point & Click 24%, Exploration 12.1%, First-Person 12%, Horror 11%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on nostalgia and exploration within a story-rich, experimental horror framework.

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 18.3%, Thriller 14.2%, Horror 11.3%, Realistic 10.7%, Mystery 10%

Evacuated from their hometown due to dangerous bursts of dark energy, the ordinary citizen is trying to overcome and survive a series of events in a new reality where living as a human is no longer possible as it once was. 3rd-person horror with fixed camera angles and retro-styled graphics.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.3%, Surreal 19.1%, Horror 13.5%, Thriller 13.1%, 1990's 9%

Why You'll Like It: An old-school, retro-styled psychological horror game that emphasizes surreal, third-person exploration.

Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?

Why similar: Point & Click 25%, Psychological Horror 24.3%, 1990's 12.6%, Mystery 11.9%, Puzzle 11.1%

A 90s Hong Kong public housing block hides twisted tenants, buried truths, and ghosts. As security guard Lee Shing, your choices shape the story and unlock multiple endings. A mystery full of foreshadowing—some truths can only be uncovered through repeated playthroughs.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 12.9%, Psychological Horror 10%, Horror 9.7%, 1990's 8.6%, Thriller 8.2%

The Hotel is an "old style" survival horror game!! Fight zombies and solve puzzles to try to escape!!

Why similar: Action-Adventure 36.4%, Adventure 34.7%, Horror 25.3%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person, atmospheric horror game that focuses on the isolation of navigating a large, empty building.

This is a retro horror game about the war in Ukraine and brutalist architecture in Eastern Europe

Why similar: Thriller 16.2%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, First-Person 13.3%, Exploration 11.7%, Horror 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the brutalist architectural aesthetic and exploration focus of the seed game.

"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 26.3%, Horror 14.2%, First-Person 13.9%, Supernatural 12.4%, Thriller 11.9%

You're working overtime again in your dead-end job, whilst your boss is on vacation. However, strange things are happening throughout the office. Complete your daily work tasks, explore your office, report any anomalies you may find, and you may just find yourself getting a promotion...

Why similar: Surreal 19.6%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Mystery 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Realistic 8.8%

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 25.1%, Horror 13.8%, First-Person 13.3%, Exploration 9.6%, Stealth 7.3%

You find yourself in a strange place and the only way out is within. Navigate liminal corridors and rooms filled with psychological terrors as you traverse all six floors of this mysterious place in order to save your soul.

Why similar: Surreal 28.4%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, First-Person 17.6%, Horror 15.2%, Supernatural 9.7%

Pilot the MOLE, a monstrous post-war drilling machine built to descend deep below the Slavic soil. Fix failing systems, follow voices of the dead, and pray you can survive whatever is sharing your coffin. Will the vessel or your mind break first?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Surreal 18.6%, Horror 15.1%, First-Person 12%, Puzzle 10.6%

This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.4%, Thriller 14.3%, Stealth 14.1%, Supernatural 12.3%, Horror 11.7%

A short classic point-and-click adventure with a verb-based interface and dialogue choices, where you explore a strange building, meet unsettling characters, and slowly uncover a dark, ancient secret.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.6%, Thriller 19.1%, Horror 11.8%, Puzzle 10.7%, 1990's 10.3%

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%, Surreal 14.6%, Horror 12.2%, Supernatural 9.8%, Mystery 9.4%

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: Psychological Horror 25.8%, Horror 19.6%, First-Person 16.8%, Mystery 13.6%, Puzzle 12.4%

In this single-player experience, 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: Psychological Horror 21%, Surreal 16.8%, Horror 12.7%, First-Person 9.6%, Exploration 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: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Supernatural 14.5%, Horror 13.6%, Thriller 12.9%, Realistic 12.7%

Turning onto an old road, the main character gets into an accident due to thick fog. Now he's trying to find someone who can help him. Forced to enter an old house, the main character finds himself trapped, from which it is not so easy to get out.

Why similar: First-Person 16%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Realistic 14.7%, Exploration 13.8%, 1990's 12.8%

THIEF’S SHELTER is a 3D Point and Click Psychological Adventure where the world mirrors a crumbling mind. Nothing stays still, and even your own thoughts can’t be trusted.

Why similar: Point & Click 27.2%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, First-Person 13.8%, Puzzle 11.7%, Exploration 11.4%

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 18.3%, Supernatural 14.4%, Surreal 13.6%, Horror 11.6%, First-Person 10.6%

Liminal City is a psychological horror and exploration game based on found footage, set in Backrooms Level 11. Walk through the streets of Level 11, filled with soulless buildings, dynamically moving to different levels and searching for a way out. Once you fall in here will you be able to get out?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.4%, Thriller 11.9%, Realistic 9.6%, Supernatural 9.2%, Stealth 8.6%

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 Horror 23.1%, Horror 14.2%, First-Person 10.9%, Realistic 10.8%, Puzzle 10%

Alex is a blogger who explores places with paranormal phenomena. At the request of his subscribers, he goes to an abandoned place where, according to rumors, some creepy things were noticed. What is happening there? You have to find it out.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.6%, Horror 20.3%, Realistic 16.6%, First-Person 11.4%, Exploration 11.3%

The Telephone is a first-person psychological horror game that will transport you to a world governed by anxiety. You will have to explore the house in which you are locked and the mysterious town of Lonely Plain, searching for clues that can help Roberta regain her memory.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.2%, Thriller 22%, First-Person 13.5%, Horror 13.5%, 1990's 10.9%

Faint Call is a psychological horror game about a police officer investigating a distress call from someone at a notoriously cursed house.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27%, First-Person 22.5%, Horror 22.5%, Supernatural 15.4%, Adventure 7.9%

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 16.6%, Surreal 14.9%, Supernatural 11.3%, Realistic 9.3%, Horror 9.1%

Subliminal is a psychological horror game inspired by the urban legend of The Backrooms. Bleeding edge lighting and rendering, handcrafted open-ended levels, light and perspective-based puzzles, nostalgic spaces, unfamiliar faces, and a rotting feeling that something is not quite right.

Why similar: Surreal 16.7%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Thriller 13.4%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Realistic 8.8%

Something is going on in the elevator of your new home.

Why similar: Exploration 28.7%, Horror 28%, Linear 26.2%, Adventure 10.8%, 3D 5.4%

The Derailed is a first-person psychological horror game. Beneath the dusty arches of a nearly forgotten depot, shadows of the past tremble. Whether you want to or not, you will have to uncover the dark secrets of this place.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.5%, Horror 19.1%, Supernatural 18.2%, 1990's 13.5%, Exploration 12.4%

80's horror inspired FPS, a nightmarish scene taking place at an abandoned orphanage.

Why similar: First-Person 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Puzzle 12.1%, Exploration 11.4%, 1990's 10.9%

You are wetware, working a mysterious job.

Why similar: Surreal 23.7%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, First-Person 11.8%, Horror 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.2%

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: Surreal 18.7%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Thriller 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, First-Person 8.8%

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: Psychological Horror 37.2%, Realistic 19.7%, First-Person 19.6%, Exploration 11.5%, Puzzle 5.3%

“Grandma, Is That You?” is a psychological horror game. As we visit our elderly and ill grandmother to help her, the old mansion reveals buried memories and dark secrets. The line between reality and illusion begins to blur.

Why similar: Surreal 19.3%, Thriller 15.2%, Supernatural 13.5%, First-Person 12.1%, Exploration 10.6%

Strange phenomena occur one after another in one apartment. You, an exorcist, are asked to investigate and go to the room, but you are trapped by the spirits living in the room. The only way to escape is to suppress all the spiritual phenomena caused by the spirits.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.7%, Horror 24.4%, Point & Click 20.9%, Realistic 10.7%, Adventure 7.1%