Games Like Paragnosia

You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.

Why similar: Hidden Object 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Stealth 11.5%, Modern 8.8%, Realistic 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A highly atmospheric anomaly-spotting game that shares the liminal, unsettling feeling of being trapped in a repeating space.

You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.5%, Psychological 14.8%, Horror 13.4%, Puzzle 10.3%, First-Person 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title defined the modern anomaly-spotting genre, requiring players to carefully observe their surroundings for subtle changes in a looping environment.

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 31.4%, Horror 26.6%, Hidden Object 14%, Puzzle 13.7%, Atmospheric 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational title of the surveillance-horror genre that directly mirrors the core gameplay loop of monitoring rooms for paranormal activity.

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: Hidden Object 19.3%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Mystery 9.1%, First-Person 8.5%, Dark 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on identifying anomalies in a shifting, realistic environment, closely matching the observation-based gameplay of the seed.

Para Eyes is a spot the difference horror game. Flip through security cameras and find anomalies. But be careful not to go insane.

Why similar: Demons 16.3%, Hidden Object 14.6%, Point & Click 10.4%, Logic 9.1%, Psychological 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the hidden-object and surveillance-based gameplay, focusing on identifying demons through a camera lens.

Monitor camera feeds, report valuable info, and hand-deliver shady packages. An hourly quota of reports will test your keen eye to spot the differences, while timed deliveries will force you outside unexpectedly. Until you clock out for the night almost nowhere is safe.

Why similar: Hidden Object 21.5%, Horror 14.9%, Realistic 12.3%, Simulation 11.6%, Puzzle 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines surveillance-based horror with puzzle-solving and realistic anomaly detection in a confined, high-tension setting.

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: Hidden Object 21.3%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 13.5%, Realistic 11.1%, Mystery 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features a strong emphasis on identifying subtle changes within a looping environment, perfect for fans of the observation genre.

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: Hidden Object 19.8%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 13.2%, Psychological 9.3%, Realistic 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive simulation that blends surveillance-style horror with exploration and psychological tension.

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 18.1%, Psychological Horror 16%, Hidden Object 14.4%, Horror 11.1%, Logic 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A polished entry in the series that continues the tradition of intense, room-by-room anomaly monitoring.

Full tilt surveillance horror. Keep your eyes locked on security cameras for an outrageous collection of horrific anomalies, suspicious movement, and the occasional T-Rex. Observe, detect, survive!

Why similar: Hidden Object 17.3%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Psychological 10.4%, Horror 9.6%, Logic 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that relies on the player's ability to spot subtle, disturbing changes in their immediate surroundings.

Your memory is fading. Things around your home keep changing; they are not what they appear to be. Find what is wrong, take pictures to restore your memory. Try to remember. Learn what you have forgotten, learn what has happened. It is not what it seems to be.

Why similar: Demons 16.3%, Hidden Object 14%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 9.6%, Mystery 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a blend of psychological horror and first-person puzzle-solving that captures the same eerie atmosphere as the seed.

Can you survive the night watching the haunted house?

Why similar: Hidden Object 15.6%, Demons 13.3%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Dark 10.1%, Logic 10%

Why You'll Like It: Tasks the player with monitoring a haunted location and identifying paranormal activity through a surveillance lens.

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: Hidden Object 16.9%, Psychological 15.7%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Point & Click 10.6%, Mystery 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A focused surveillance horror experience that emphasizes atmospheric tension and careful observation.

The year is 1996 and you’re employed by a science lab called Nova Nexus. You work as a security guard at the front gate to the lab, inside a guard booth. However, tonight it seems something important is happening inside of Nova Nexus and things are... well... a little strange.

Why similar: Mystery 18%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Dark 15.1%, First-Person 11.9%, Horror 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled surveillance horror game that forces players to monitor their surroundings and make decisions based on what they observe.

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: Hidden Object 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15%, Modern 13.8%, Horror 9.9%, Realistic 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a specific, atmospheric setting to challenge players to identify anomalies within a surveillance-based framework.

Paranormal Night Shift is an observation and spot the anomaly game set in a haunted house in the 1980s.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19%, Hidden Object 17.3%, Mystery 11.8%, Realistic 11.4%, Puzzle 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines the mundane nature of a night shift job with the high-stakes tension of supernatural anomaly detection.

Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.

Why similar: Horror 23.5%, Adventure 21.2%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Puzzle 10.9%, Atmospheric 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A high-fidelity sci-fi game where you play as the station's AI, utilizing cameras to monitor and interact with the environment.

The sun has disappeared from the sky! Darkness chokes the land, depriving it of all things good. Now it’s time for you to figure out how to bring the sun back! Get behind the wheel and find the sun in Night Shift!

Why similar: Adventure 52.6%, Puzzle 47.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the tension of working a surveillance-heavy job while being stalked by supernatural entities.

You've been tasked to observe supposedly haunted locations. Observe and log paranormal events and use the tools at your disposal to gather data on any potential paranormal threats and exterminate them if necessary.

Why similar: Psychological 17.2%, Demons 16.8%, Hidden Object 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A supernatural horror game that centers on the act of monitoring and observing entities in a dark, psychological environment.

Having collected information about the “unusual corpse” for your journalistic investigation, you return home from the morgue. Something is wrong... The house has changed and there is a creature wandering in it that is afraid of the camera flash. Solve puzzles to get out of the house and survive.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 12.2%, Demons 11.5%, Dark 10.7%, Realistic 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features a photography-based mechanic that aligns perfectly with the camera-rail system used to exorcise anomalies in the seed.

Use your phone to survive the horrors, capture clues, and solve puzzles in this first-person psychological horror experience. Trapped inside a warped digital nightmare by a mysterious entity, you must navigate a world where technology distorts reality.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.7%, Realistic 13.2%, Horror 12.7%, Dark 12.6%, Mystery 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror experience that incorporates puzzle-solving and supernatural themes in a first-person perspective.

Ghost Watchers is a co-op online horror game. You will explore and hunt ghosts in abandoned houses

Why similar: Horror 29.9%, Demons 28.7%, Dark 9.7%, Realistic 9.4%, Puzzle 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: An investigation-focused horror game that requires players to identify and exorcise entities using specialized equipment.

A videographer receives the task of filming a wake in an old Soviet apartment. But he soon realizes that something terrible is lurking within these walls. And in the middle of the room there is a closed coffin...

Why similar: Demons 20.4%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Hidden Object 11.6%, Horror 10.4%, Dark 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric psychological horror game that leans into the feeling of isolation and supernatural dread.

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 15.9%, Hidden Object 12.6%, Horror 12.5%, Dark 11.8%, Mystery 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on atmospheric horror and exploration, creating a sense of dread similar to being trapped in a haunted apartment.

A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.

Why similar: Psychological 25%, Dark 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 15.1%, Simulation 14.4%

Why You'll Like It: A job-based horror game that captures the creeping dread of being watched while performing routine tasks.

Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!

Why similar: Stealth 39.2%, Horror 22.4%, Puzzle 13.3%, First-Person 11.7%, Atmospheric 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A stealth and surveillance-based horror game that emphasizes the tension of being trapped in a dangerous, confined environment.

Uncover a disturbing mystery in a haunted museum. Track and exorcise restless spirits using your rail-mounted camera, spot up to 130 anomalies, and photograph them before they take over, with you along.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 14.2% ★, Stealth 8.7%, Demons 8.1%, Hidden Object 7.5%, Modern 7.3%

Judas is an atmospheric psychological horror experience. Accidentally trapped in an apartment complex, you face dark paranormal events that push you to escape as fast as possible; yet, fleeing is not an option.

Why similar: Demons 13%, Hidden Object 12.8%, Stealth 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Point & Click 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, supernatural psychological horror game that shares the seed's focus on first-person mystery and tension.

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: Hidden Object 17%, Psychological 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 11.3%, Mystery 8.5%

Welcome to your new summer job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food! The main attraction is Freddy Fazbear, of course; and his two friends. They are animatronic robots, programmed to please the crowds!

Why similar: Horror 29.5%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Point & Click 17.6%, Dark 13.5%, First-Person 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: The classic surveillance-horror game that established the core mechanic of monitoring cameras to survive the night.

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: Hidden Object 15.4%, Psychological 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Logic 12.2%, Demons 9.7%

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 14.4%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Hidden Object 12.8%, Horror 10.7%, Logic 8.9%

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: Hidden Object 19.1%, Psychological 16.8%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 9.5%, Realistic 8.4%

"8AM" is a suspense game where you find yourself trapped in a room, watching a family through cameras. Without explanations, you must decide if strange events occur night after night. Being correct extends the time, seeking your release by 8:00 a.m.

Why similar: Hidden Object 21.9%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Logic 17.6%, Horror 13.4%, Mystery 12.8%

Horror puzzle game with spot-the-difference elements for survival. Complete interesting puzzles throughout your home to gain access to more areas and unlock more of the story all while using your modified camera to survive the threat that is lurking.

Why similar: Hidden Object 17.9%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Mystery 10.8%, Horror 10.7%, Dark 10%

You receive a cursed digital camera that captures ghosts from a strange website. The website allows you to liberate your loved ones by uploading images of their spirits using the camera. You decide to go to the nearest park where your girl was last seen.

Why similar: Demons 20.5%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Hidden Object 13.3%, Realistic 11.7%, Horror 10.9%

A thrilling psychological horror game. Your job is to look for anomalies in a haunted house. If you see anyhting suspicious (furniture moving, extra objects, intruders), take a photo and send a report. Includes both VR- (windows only) and non-VR (windows, mac, linux)-versions.

Why similar: Psychological 18.4%, Hidden Object 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Mystery 9.9%, Horror 9.8%

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: Hidden Object 20.7%, Horror 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Psychological 8.8%, Puzzle 8.2%

Chaperone is a first-person psychological horror game. The events are completely real. Supernatural events taking place in an atmospheric and constricting closed house, events of unknown cause. You can enjoy being scared to the fullest.

Why similar: Psychological 15.5%, Demons 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12%, Horror 8.6%, Realistic 8.4%

A spot the difference -type of puzzle horror game about monitoring live surveillance camera footage and spotting anomalies. Anomalies range from furniture movement to intruders. Fix anomalies by filing reports. You will need sharp eyes and good memory. The goal is to survive the entire night.

Why similar: Psychological 19%, Psychological Horror 14%, Hidden Object 13.6%, Mystery 10.5%, Horror 10.4%

You are trapped in a small house, suffering from psychosis with no memory. Carefully observe your surroundings to distinguish reality from hallucinations, and overcome your illness by taking medication from visitors at the right time.

Why similar: Horror 15.8%, Realistic 14%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Mystery 11.5%, First-Person 10.8%

MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Horror 17.6%, Dark 12.7%, Demons 10.8%, Stealth 8.9%

UFOPHILIA is a first-person psychological horror game where you explore areas marked by alien phenomena. Use specialized equipment to detect, identify, and photograph aliens—but do so at your own risk... They are watching you too.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.4%, Horror 16.3%, Dark 11.2%, Mystery 10.3%, First-Person 10.1%

Silent Still is a first-person psychological horror game that delves into the terrifying experience of sleep paralysis and nightmares. You will feel the true horror that sleep paralysis can bring and the overwhelming fear it instills in a person.

Why similar: Psychological 14.9%, Demons 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 12.1%, Realistic 10.3%

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 16.2%, Psychological 15.7%, Horror 11%, Realistic 10.7%, First-Person 7.9%

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: Demons 15.4%, Psychological 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Realistic 9.6%, Horror 9.6%

Escape a distorted version of your own newly rented apartment in this interactive nightmare.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.8%, Realistic 14.9%, Horror 14.4%, First-Person 12.1%, Atmospheric 11.1%

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 19.3%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 12.2%, Hidden Object 11.9%, Dark 11.6%

Trapped in a nightmarish mannequin factory where reality itself is shattered, unravel the secrets of Mirrored Phantoms. Explore a deeply atmospheric world, solve the mystery of the mirror shards, and survive the terrors that await in this slow-burning, first-person horror experience.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 15.4%, Psychological 9.4%, Dark 9.3%, Stealth 9.1%

Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth.

Why similar: Stealth 16.2%, Psychological Horror 16%, Realistic 13%, Horror 12.7%, Dark 11.6%

You are an observer tasked with monitoring surveillance footage for suspicious activity. This innocuous job soon takes a turn for the creepy, as anomalies begin to appear, from moving furniture... to them. Experience a real-time horror straight from horror-filled creepypastas!

Why similar: Hidden Object 17.7%, Point & Click 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Dark 11.9%, Horror 11.7%

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: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Puzzle 11.3%, Horror 10.8%, Realistic 10.8%, First-Person 10.2%

Can you survive until dawn? Monitor real Japanese properties and report every anomaly. Miss too many… and you will fail.

Why similar: Hidden Object 20.4%, Point & Click 14.3%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 13.5%, Dark 8.7%

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 16%, Hidden Object 15%, Psychological 14.3%, Realistic 12.9%, Horror 12.5%

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 17.4%, Psychological Horror 17%, Point & Click 15.7%, Hidden Object 12.1%, Realistic 10.9%

Apartment 1406 is an intense horror game, that challenges you to constantly survive in a hostile environment. Collect items to survive against limited ammo and creatures that lurk in the dark. Solve the puzzles and survive in this dark game.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.6%, Dark 13.9%, Horror 13.6%, Realistic 13%, Mystery 11.5%

You're hired to dig up graves at a local church, looting valuables while demonic activity escalates. You must find and return all the burnt bones to stop the demonic activity. Each night you will dig for valuables to find bones, fend off growing corruption, and survive to solve the mystery.

Why similar: Demons 20.8%, Hidden Object 14.6%, Horror 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Mystery 9.9%

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: Dark 24%, Horror 23.6%, Puzzle 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, First-Person 10%

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%, Horror 12%, Psychological 10.9%, First-Person 9.6%, Realistic 9.5%