Games Like Pleh!

A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.2%, Walking Simulator 22.5%, Dark 19.3%, Horror 12.2%, First-Person 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A short, unsettling, and deeply psychological experience that captures the same feeling of isolation and dark mental states.

The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.

Why similar: Narration 26.2%, Walking Simulator 25%, Story Rich 10.3%, Psychological 9.7%, Emotional 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This meta-narrative exploration of a game developer's psyche perfectly mirrors the introspective and creative themes found in Pleh!.

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 25%, Walking Simulator 20.1%, Narration 13.9%, Psychological 7.7%, Dark 7%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric walking simulator that explores dark, abstract psychological spaces and emotional themes.

Keep in Mind follows Jonas, a man haunted by alcoholism, depression, and grief. One night, he awakens to a shadowy mirror world where beasts lurk and stars don't shine. Lost and scared, Jonas must face the twisted beasts if he ever wishes to return home and learn the truth about his darkness.

Why similar: Psychological 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Emotional 14%, Walking Simulator 13%, Dark 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game deals directly with the struggles of mental health and alcoholism through a dark, surreal, and symbolic lens.

Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.5%, Narration 16%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Psychological 12.8%, Dark 10%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that focuses on the trauma of loss and the feeling of being trapped in one's own home.

A short interactive story about love, depression and the corporation.

Why similar: Dark 56.1%, Story Rich 21.1%, Adventure 19.1%, Singleplayer 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a raw and unflinching look at depression and the mundane struggles of life, matching the emotional weight of the seed game.

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.1%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Dark 13.9%, Horror 8.8%, First-Person 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A short, free-to-play psychological horror experience that relies on atmosphere and environmental storytelling.

Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.1%, Horror 19.2%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Story Rich 11.2%, Adventure 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative horror experience that uses retro technology to tell a fragmented, psychological story.

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.1%, Horror 16.6%, Story Rich 14.3%, Puzzle 12.4%, First-Person 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A unique psychological horror game that features a meta-narrative focus and requires the player to manipulate the protagonist's facial expressions.

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: Walking Simulator 18%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Psychological 14.1%, Dark 11.6%, Emotional 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that uses atmospheric exploration to tell a story about guilt and regret.

Thanks to next generation AI technology, BUDDY SIMULATOR 1984 simulates the experience of hanging out with a best buddy! Your buddy learns from you, constantly adapting to your interests and personality. But most importantly, your buddy can play games with you!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 41%, Story Rich 18.3%, Horror 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Adventure 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game explores the relationship between a player and a sentient AI, spiraling into psychological horror and meta-commentary.

A short find it game that helps you make sense of a tragic accident as you uncover a piece of the story with each item found.

Why similar: Psychological 16.5%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Narration 14.3%, Emotional 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: An emotional and story-rich psychological game that explores memory and personal trauma.

A few months have passed since the death of my son, Simon. Ever since that tragic day, I find myself falling into the darkest emotions I could ever imagine. I am haunted everyday with what I have done; But sometimes, I am haunted by more than just my emotions...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22%, Walking Simulator 21%, Dark 15%, Story Rich 10.6%, Horror 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, realistic psychological horror game that focuses on tension and narrative discovery.

The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Emotional 14%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Dark 11.7%, Story Rich 9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the deteriorating mental state of an artist, mirroring the creative-focused psychological horror of the seed game.

The Longest Walk is a deeply personal biographical walking-simulator game about my father's experience of living with depression.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35%, Narration 24.1%, Emotional 10.4%, Linear 8%, First-Person 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A walking simulator that provides a personal and emotional look at the experience of living with anxiety and depression.

eat, sleep, work, repeat.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.2%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Psychological 17.2%, Narration 13.3%, Horror 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal psychological horror experience that uses unique visual styles to convey a sense of unease.

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: Walking Simulator 21.6%, Psychological 17.4%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Dark 11%, Horror 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A tense psychological horror experience that focuses on atmospheric dread and environmental storytelling.

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: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Walking Simulator 19.5%, Horror 19.2%, Dark 12.8%, Atmospheric 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal and fragmented psychological horror experience that prioritizes mood and unsettling imagery over traditional gameplay.

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 22.8%, Psychological Horror 20%, Dark 12.7%, Psychological 11.8%, Horror 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic psychological horror game that focuses on the internal struggle of the protagonist.

It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Emotional 9.6%, Psychological 9.5%, Horror 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused walking simulator that builds tension through exploration and atmospheric storytelling.

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.4%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Narration 16.7%, Horror 11.4%, Puzzle 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror adventure that incorporates puzzle elements to drive the narrative forward.

Ignited Entry is a full length narrative driven psychological horror game with voice acting, dreamish visuals, and horror elements that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Some doors should never be opened. But you must go in.

Why similar: Narration 22.4%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Psychological 14.6%, Story Rich 9.9%, Linear 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich psychological horror game that blends adventure elements with an unsettling narrative.

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: Walking Simulator 23.4%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Dark 12.8%, Horror 9.5%, Linear 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that emphasizes a single-player, atmospheric experience in a confined space.

Fragments of Dread is an episodic psychological horror series. Each episode tells a self-contained story of dread, fear, and survival.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Dark 10.7%, Story Rich 9.4%, Horror 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric psychological horror title that focuses on exploration and uncovering dark secrets.

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 36.5%, Psychological 29%, Horror 14.9%, Atmospheric 10.1%, First-Person 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic psychological horror game that explores deep-seated fears and mental instability.

Scanner Sombre is a 3d horror cave exploration game where darkness is your greatest foe. Illuminate the unseen with your LIDAR scanner, revealing the eerie beauty and peril of the abyss. From the creators of Prison Architect, this immersive adventure uses light and shadow for a haunting experience.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.9%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 14.5%, Atmospheric 10%, First-Person 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a unique point-cloud visual mechanic to explore an atmospheric and mysterious environment.

A small "horror" narrative game about isolation and depression.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, Psychological 15.3%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Dark 11.2%, Narration 10.6%

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

Why similar: Adventure 56.5%, Horror 28.9%, Singleplayer 14.6%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that uses a confined setting to build suspense and dread.

A first person horror game. Fred is stuck in a dead-end job, haunted by hallucinations. A voice on the radio speaks of a green light. It promises peace and freedom. A tale of self-discovery where Fred is willing to find freedom, even at the cost of his life.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.9%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Psychological 15.2%, Emotional 14.4%, Dark 8.5%

An uncanny liminal space themed walking-simulator.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.9%, Psychological 18.9%, Emotional 18.4%, Narration 16.1%, Atmospheric 5.6%

Christmas Story is a horror game filled with Christmas warmth and coziness, where every festive light hides darkness, and the sense of comfort fades with every step you take.

Why similar: Game Development 26.8% ★, Walking Simulator 15%, Psychological Horror 11%, Psychological 10.8%, Emotional 8.7%

On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.1%, Dark 14.9%, Horror 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Adventure 6.6%

Your father needs a beer, and it's your job to get it. He doesn't care what it takes, so do what you must. Be quick though - it's not so safe in the dark.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.9%, Dark 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 10.1%, Linear 7.2%

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Psychological 15.1%, Dark 14.8%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Horror 9.5%

Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.2%, Psychological Horror 16%, Psychological 14.6%, Narration 11.9%, Dark 9.9%

A short Psychological Horror Experience for one night that takes you through the dark corridors of a mental asylum. For best experience a dark room and headphones recommended.

Why similar: Narration 22.6%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Dark 14.4%, Horror 10.2%, Puzzle 7.3%

Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.1%, Walking Simulator 23.4%, Horror 16.3%, Dark 12%, Atmospheric 7.3%

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

Why similar: Psychological 26.7%, Walking Simulator 22.8%, Puzzle 10.5%, Dark 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.5%

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: Walking Simulator 20.3%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Dark 10.5%, Psychological 9.3%, Horror 8.2%

This is an indie horror game with first-person puzzles. Terror and fear have enveloped the city. The maniac has returned. You sneak into his lair to try and stop him before he goes too far...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.2%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Psychological 12.2%, Emotional 8.9%, Horror 8.3%

"The Black Within is a single-player first-person psychological horror game that takes players on a chilling journey into the depths of the human psyche. When selling her soul for fame and fortune, Laila Rose faces the consequences of her actions. A tale where greed, fear, and change intertwine.

Why similar: Narration 15.1%, Psychological 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Emotional 11.6%

A short FREE First Person Horror-Adventure on a single Floor. Explore the Floor and try to solve the riddles. But don't get too deep into it. You don't know what you'll find. There are only englisch subtitles. Sorry.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.8%, Narration 16%, Psychological Horror 13%, Psychological 10.4%, Horror 7.5%

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.8%, Walking Simulator 26.4%, Horror 16.7%, Atmospheric 10.8%, First-Person 6.1%

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: Narration 21.3%, Psychological Horror 17%, Walking Simulator 16.8%, Story Rich 8.7%, Horror 8%

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: Walking Simulator 21.3%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Dark 14.1%, Psychological 10.3%, Horror 9%

Missing Hiker is a short indie horror game, where your brother Ethan went missing while hiking and you need to find him.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Walking Simulator 16.8%, Psychological 13.8%, Dark 13.1%, Horror 10.8%

Zemblanity is an atmospheric first-person horror game. What seemed like a little creepy invitation over from an old childhood friend turns into disturbing uncovering of mysterious forces ruling in the mansion. Will you find a way out?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.1%, Emotional 13.5%, Dark 12.6%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Psychological 9.8%

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: Walking Simulator 22.9%, Psychological Horror 17%, Psychological 16%, Dark 9.4%, Horror 9%

ONLY FACES REMAIN is a short psychological horror game focused on exploration and atmosphere. You play as Marlene, a backpacker traveling alone who rents a cheap room to spend the night. What starts as a cheap place to sleep soon turns into a dangerous situation.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Psychological 21.8%, Narration 21.1%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Horror 9.2%

Depression The Game is an interactive game simulating major depression. You are joining a young man on one of his really bad days trying to handle his thoughts and survive that day... Will he?

Why similar: Psychological 20.3%, Walking Simulator 18%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Emotional 14.5%, Story Rich 8.2%

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: Walking Simulator 22.3%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Psychological 13.7%, Dark 11.4%, Horror 8.8%

You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Psychological 12.8%, Linear 7.9%, Horror 7.6%

A short horror game where you dig through the flesh of a giant whale

Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.4%, Dark 14%, Horror 13.7%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Atmospheric 8.2%

"Please, Forgive Me" - is a psychological horror game that tells the creepy story of an overconfident realtor named Pavel. He needs to check the old apartment and rent it to a certain woman. This night will turn into a real nightmare for him.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 34%, Dark 23.5%, Horror 17%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, First-Person 5.4%

Experience Harry's story of battling multiple personalities and his severe case of schizophrenia. In this First-person horror game, you battle the hallucinations and illusions your mind creates. You misjudge reality and quickly lose control over yourself.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Psychological 17.3%, Dark 12.1%, Horror 9.5%, First-Person 6.8%

As a young soldier returning to an eerily deserted home, you'll explore enigmatic rooms and uncover a haunting, tragic story. Experience an atmospheric journey filled with suspense, mysterious encounters, and a deep narrative.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.3%, Narration 19%, Psychological 13.1%, Emotional 11.6%, Dark 9.4%

Callus is a short psychological horror (~30 minutes) in the walking simulator genre, featuring jump scares and themes of cruelty and overprotection. It was released as a transitional project between larger releases, with an intentionally simple story and concise gameplay.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.3%, Dark 16.1%, Horror 15.2%, Atmospheric 11%, 3D 6.4%

The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.6%, Dark 22.9%, Story Rich 12.2%, Horror 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9%

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: Walking Simulator 37.9%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Horror 14.4%, Atmospheric 12.4%, First-Person 8.9%

Steve Jackson, a 19-year-old high schooler, is looking after a friends house and encounters eerie events in a small town. Dive into the dark mystery of the events you unwittingly became a part of. Will you be able to uncover the truth?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Narration 18.8%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Psychological 11.5%, Story Rich 7.3%