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An interactive visual experience at the intersection of psychological horror and art installation. Explore fractured spaces, collect symbolic objects, and uncover a multi-layered truth. Episode 1 of a planned trilogy, built by a solo developer.

Why similar: Surreal 21.9%, Horror 16.1%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Psychological 10.7%, Atmospheric 8.8%

The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.

Why similar: Horror 33.8%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Surreal 13.3%, Psychological 10.9%, Atmospheric 6.5%

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: Horror 26.5%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Surreal 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Psychological 8.9%

You're trapped in a small six-room hotel. The only way to escape is to observe your surroundings and follow the family's rules.

Why similar: Surreal 17.4%, Horror 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Psychological 13.2%, Walking Simulator 8.8%

Funeral is a first-person horror game that creates a terrifying atmosphere and powerful tension. Solve mild puzzles, explore different worlds, and escape from the demon's trap.

Why similar: Surreal 15.9%, Horror 15.8%, Psychological 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Female Protagonist 9.4%

Beyond The Frame is a first-person linear narrative experience about exploring dreams shaped by childhood anxiety. Journey through eerie, liminal spaces where the familiar becomes distorted by dream logic, and uncover your story through the metaphors within them.

Why similar: Psychological 21.1%, Horror 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Surreal 15.5%, Atmospheric 12.9%

It's Just A Prank is a first-person horror game about kids playing pranks on each other until a PRANK GOES WRONG. Experience suspense, fear, and unexpected twists as a simple joke becomes a nightmare.

Why similar: Surreal 18.6%, Horror 16%, Psychological 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Walking Simulator 8.3%

Explore the halls of the underground cult of The Open Hand. Experience the test rooms setup for your initiation in this psychological horror exploration game. Never forget....they are always watching.

Why similar: Surreal 18.3%, Horror 16.1%, Psychological 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Walking Simulator 9.8%

Hollow Floor is a psychological horror walking simulator set in a looping, scorched apartment. Stalked by a restless corpse, you must unravel the truth before you're consumed by it.

Why similar: Surreal 28.4%, Horror 21.9%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Psychological 10.5%, Walking Simulator 10.5%

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: Surreal 22.5%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 13.9%, Psychological 11.5%, Walking Simulator 10.1%

You're driving away on a forest road, late at night, under a heavy storm. Your car breaks down. Luckily, there might be a gas station nearby. But a misfortune never comes alone. The storm has brought something else, something otherworldly that oddly smells of spilled diesel oil.

Why similar: Surreal 21.8%, Horror 16.5%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Psychological 8.7%, Dark 8.2%

Every floor looks normal… until it isn't. Go up if everything is fine, down if something is wrong. One mistake sends you back. The deeper you go, the less the corridor obeys its own rules.

Why similar: Horror 17.7%, Surreal 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Mystery 8.7%

A free first-person horror game about dream puzzles - unsettling, surreal and built on strange logic.

Why similar: Surreal 19.2%, Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Psychological 9.7%, Atmospheric 8.9%

A place built from things you almost remember... Inspired by the original unsettling feeling of the Backrooms, Spaces Between is a psychological liminal horror game about loneliness, memory, and losing yourself in impossible places.

Why similar: Surreal 18.9%, Horror 18.7%, Psychological 18.3%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Walking Simulator 7.1%

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: Surreal 17.9%, Horror 16.9%, Psychological 16%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Walking Simulator 9.2%

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

Why similar: Surreal 25.4%, Horror 18.2%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Psychological 11.1%, Dark 8.5%

The family lives in isolation, following the strict rules of the father. But the attempt to escape evil turns into a horror that grows from within.

Why similar: Surreal 17.7%, Horror 16.4%, Psychological 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Atmospheric 9%

In the end, everybody gets what they deserve. The sins of the past always manifest within the minds of the sinners. An eternity of suffering awaits, welcome to The Survey.

Why similar: Horror 20.1%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Surreal 11.8%, Walking Simulator 10%, Dark 9.6%

What happened during the filming? Stan doesn't remember. Explore the decaying depths of an abandoned subway station, piece together a fragmented reality, and discover the horrifying truth behind his last film. Some memories are better left unmade.

Why similar: Horror 16%, Surreal 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Psychological 13.8%, Walking Simulator 9%

BrokenLore: FOLLOW is a psychological first-person horror game that immerses players in the haunting narrative of Anne, as she grapples with issues of self-acceptance, bullying, and worthlessness while encountering metaphorical surreal creatures that heighten the terror of her journey.

Why similar: Surreal 24.7%, Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Psychological 10%, Atmospheric 9.2%

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

Why similar: Surreal 19.9%, Horror 15.2%, Psychological 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Walking Simulator 9.1%

Okaeri is a VHS Japanese psychological horror game about a middle school girl and her mother who recently moved to a new house.

Why similar: Horror 24.4%, Surreal 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Psychological 10.5%, Walking Simulator 8.1%

Endure a recurring nightmare and search for scattered fragments of memory. Distinguish between the entities that approach you in different ways, and confront the traces of emotions long kept hidden in this first-person psychological horror game.

Why similar: Horror 20.4%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Psychological 16.9%, Surreal 14%, Atmospheric 9.9%

You came to photograph birds at Kûarasy Park. The deserted park, dead birds, and the locals with secrets suggest something darker lurks in the wilderness. Use your camera to uncover the truth behind the folklore.

Why similar: Horror 19.6%, Psychological 17.7%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Surreal 12.3%, Atmospheric 9.2%

Don't trust your eyes. A spot-the-difference horror with photography and a mysterious story. Explore 3 levels, find 100+ anomalies, and manage your sanity — mistakes warp reality. Uncover the truth of Project 404!

Why similar: Surreal 20.6%, Horror 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Psychological 11.4%, Walking Simulator 9.8%

Official remake of the original Nox Timore, that was released in 2014. A nightmare, that you come back to every night. Mannequins. Darkness. Horror.

Why similar: Surreal 26.8%, Horror 19.2%, Psychological 14.4%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Dark 8.6%

Desperate for work, 27-year-old George signs up for the remote lighthouse job. What starts as beautiful and peaceful scenery slowly turns unsettling day by day. Is it just your mind playing tricks on you? Or is someone else here...?

Why similar: Surreal 19.5%, Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Psychological 12.1%, Atmospheric 9.5%

Atmospheric and surreal horror game about day and night cycle.

Why similar: Surreal 27.8%, Horror 21.7%, Psychological 18.1%, Dark 6.7%, Atmospheric 6.7%

Kizuyami is an atmospheric psychological horror game. You find yourself in a never-ending Japanese street that you cannot leave no matter where you go. You stumble upon the same house over and over again, which calls for you in inexplicable ways. Will you be able to find your way out?

Why similar: Horror 20.1%, Psychological 16.1%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Surreal 14.3%, Walking Simulator 9.4%

A short horror observation thriller. Could you tell what's real and what isn't? You stole intel from your company. Now you wake up in a hospital every day with two choices: take your medication if something looks wrong, or hit the call button if you're sure the room is safe.

Why similar: Horror 17.6%, Surreal 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16%, Psychological 14.1%, Walking Simulator 10.6%

Spot the anomalies. Escape the loop. Akeno’s Veil is a psychological horror game where spotting anomalies is your only escape—from the relentless demon determined to pull you back.

Why similar: Surreal 19.4%, Horror 17.7%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Walking Simulator 10%, Female Protagonist 8.9%

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 18.1%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Psychological 13.5%, Surreal 10.2%, Walking Simulator 9.3%

You play as jaded police officer Mark Langford in this first-person psychological horror game. An investigation into the case of a missing child draws you to an old apartment complex, uncovering horrors and trauma that refuse to stay buried.

Why similar: Surreal 17.5%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological 14.5%, Psychological Horror 14%, Walking Simulator 9.1%

A psychological horror experience about returning to a place that never forgot you.

Why similar: Surreal 18.3%, Horror 16.8%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Psychological 12.3%, Atmospheric 8.6%

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: Horror 18%, Surreal 16.1%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Walking Simulator 9.4%, Atmospheric 9.3%

The rules do not lie. The guests who obeyed them are still in the ledger, and nowhere else. An inn on the border of the afterlife; each night, another rule. Lower your eyes, cover your ears, judge what slips in. Some nights, what comes wears the name of a thing the rules describe. Obey, or doubt.

Why similar: Horror 18.3%, Surreal 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Psychological 12.6%, Mystery 9.2%

StillAsleep is a first-person psychological horror game where you are trapped inside your dreams that slowly begin to break, shifting and distorting as you try to find a way out.

Why similar: Psychological 17.7%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 15.8%, Surreal 13.5%, Atmospheric 12%

A Psychological Horror Backrooms Found Footage Game

Why similar: Psychological 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Surreal 12.7%, Horror 10.9%, Mystery 10.1%

Delirium is a psychological horror game set in a suburban house. After a mysterious explosion, reality begins to unravel.

Why similar: Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Surreal 10.9%, Walking Simulator 9.6%, Atmospheric 9.5%

Welcome to Amygdala, seeker of nightmares. In the presence of the Absolute Judge, you are assigned a task that only you can accomplish. Immerse yourself in this place made of emotions. Discover unique creatures called 'lords of nightmares' and uncover the beauties of horror in this unique adventure.

Why similar: Horror 22.4%, Psychological Horror 16%, Surreal 14.3%, Psychological 11.2%, Mystery 6.8%

Do not forget. It remembers more than it should. What begins as a simple task slowly unravels into something deeply unsettling. Explore the mall's deepest secrets, uncover fragments of forgotten stories, and question reality itself.

Why similar: Surreal 19.7%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Horror 14.6%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Psychological 9%

A psychological horror where reality fractures around musician John Hale. Explore a non‑linear story, haunting memories, and immersive sound as you slip between truth, delusion, and the darkness of your own mind.

Why similar: Surreal 25.6%, Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 18.4%, Atmospheric 11%, Dark 8.2%

"Fire in the Dark" is a psychological meta-horror where the eerie game on the heroine’s computer and her room merge into one world, revealing each trauma through your actions.

Why similar: Surreal 17.3%, Horror 15%, Psychological 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Las 5 Celdas is a short first-person psychological horror experience. Explore five impossible cells, each based on a different human fear, and face disturbing situations where there may be no perfect answer.

Why similar: Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Surreal 14.3%, Psychological 12.5%, Walking Simulator 10.5%

You have arrived at a research facility to rescue your younger sister. You’ve received information that she is on the 10th floor of the facility, but will you be able to reach her?

Why similar: Surreal 24.3%, Horror 21%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Walking Simulator 10.4%, Psychological 9.8%

Withered Haven is a first-person psychological horror game. After the tragic loss of his wife and daughter, a broken man struggles to endure a collapsing reality. Familiar apparitions drift closer, echoing memories that mask a darkness beyond comprehension.

Why similar: Horror 20.5%, Surreal 18.1%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Dark 10%

You are a woman exploring liminal spaces as if wandering through a dream, searching for those you lost. Uncover the mystery connecting these ever-shifting realities. No jumpscares or chases. Inspired by Dreamcore and the Backrooms.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.5%, Surreal 15.8%, Horror 13.9%, Psychological 13.7%, Atmospheric 11%

A girl crashed into a dark forest not knowing where to go, curiosity drives her to open a Pandora’s box that was never meant to be opened.

Why similar: Surreal 16.7%, Horror 16.4%, Psychological 13.2%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9%

A phychological horror experience of voices and screams.

Why similar: Surreal 23.4%, Horror 17.5%, Psychological 14.2%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Atmospheric 9.3%

Uncover the mystery of an arctic cargo outpost's lost crew in this horror game. Take in the frozen sea and delve into the depths of the facility, finding items and uncovering new paths with each one to learn what really happened here. But be careful, because something else might be here with you.

Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Surreal 13.7%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Walking Simulator 8.9%

A restless spirit twists the town around you. Luna Anomaly is a psychological horror game where only those who spot the anomalies can escape.

Why similar: Surreal 17.9%, Horror 17%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Psychological 10.5%, Walking Simulator 9.3%

The protagonist, who has taken a job as a special cleaner, goes to his first cleaning site with his seniors. Witnessing the scene of a gruesome death, he begins to feel something that he has never felt before. He begins to feel the presence of something he has never felt before.

Why similar: Surreal 27.2%, Horror 19.8%, Psychological Horror 19%, Psychological 17.9%, Walking Simulator 7.1%

Investigate the case. Understand the Noise. Find the truth.

Why similar: Horror 20.6%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Psychological 9.7%, Mystery 8.9%

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: Surreal 17.2%, Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Psychological 13.7%, Walking Simulator 8.9%

[Bober Bros] The Hole is a first-person horror game that explores the cracks in domestic life. Your neighbor’s drilling starts the nightmare, but the holes reveal dark secrets far deeper than any wall could hide. No cheap scares, only disturbing reality.

Why similar: Surreal 18.3%, Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Psychological 13.8%, Atmospheric 8.3%

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: Surreal 20.6%, Psychological 19.9%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 16.4%, Atmospheric 10%

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: Horror 20.9%, Surreal 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Psychological 10.9%, Walking Simulator 10.1%

Inunaki tunnel (or Inunaki village) is a famous Japanese horror spot where people have been killed or burnt to death.

Why similar: Horror 26%, Surreal 16.1%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Psychological 11.9%, Walking Simulator 7.5%

Psychopomp is BACK. The catacombs stretch down farther than ever before. Your entire life has been a lie. Delve into the depths, and discover the horrors that lie below. More realms, more modes, more secrets. An ancient voice calls to you from the center of the earth. Will you answer it?

Why similar: Surreal 28.3%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Psychological 14.6%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.6%