- #1 Fragments of Self: Thoughts
97% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Nothing
Windows
My life has changed drastically: a new country, university, dormitory, work. Drowsiness and fatigue have become a habit, just like the silhouettes I’ve started seeing in my peripheral vision.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.9%, Adventure 15.1%, Emotional 10.8%, Exploration 10.1%, First-Person 8.9%
- #2 Ouija Rumours
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 51 reviews2022
Dev: LsGamedev
Windows
Oujia: Rumors provides a first-person thriller-horror survival experience taking in a haunted house. The fictional storyline is set to raise awareness against rumors. The wise do not buy rumors, do you?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.2%, Adventure 11.3%, Gore 10.2%, Exploration 9.2%, First-Person 8%
- #3 Caution Ahead: Part 3
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ionic Relay
Windows
Descend into darkness as John, a search and rescue officer reaching the final destination of the journey. Explore claustrophobic mines in this horror experience that blends atmospheric exploration with stealth-based survival.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.4%, Adventure 17.4%, Exploration 11.2%, First-Person 10.8%, Mystery 7.3%
- #4 Soviet Village
95% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Ghost_RUS Games
Windows
A deadly search for a grandmother in the village. Can you escape the loop? Unpredictable horror.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.9%, Adventure 14.8%, Exploration 10.5%, First-Person 9.5%, Gore 6.4%
- #5 GhostlyRyokan
94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Taiga
Windows
An abandoned inn where lost souls wander, your decision will determine its outcome.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.4%, Adventure 20.2%, Exploration 12.9%, First-Person 11.6%, Horror 8.4%
- #6 Don't Be Afraid 2
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 249 reviews2024
Dev: Eneida Games
Windows
Descend deep into the nightmare that seamlessly blends with reality in this uncanny horror escape room game. Can you find your way out of the horrid mansion or will you succumb to your fears? Can you face and overcome your past, or will it break you?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.7%, Emotional 10.2%, Gore 8.6%, Survival Horror 8.3%, First-Person 8%
- #7 Insanitorium - Don’t Be Afraid
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fallen LeafPub: Unseen Silence
Windows
Trapped in a psychiatric hospital, you must escape demons lurking in the shadows.Explore Insanitorium only with your flashlight and scarce batteries, defend yourself with a machete and a dart gun, and face the strange patients. Remember, do not listen to the mannequins that whisper inside your head.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.5%, Emotional 9.7%, Adventure 8.6%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, Exploration 7.2%
- #8 The Maid
92% matchVery Positive82% of 165 reviews2025
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Maid is a first-person psychological horror and mystery game that focuses on creating fear and tension in the player.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28%, Adventure 10.8%, First-Person 10.3%, Exploration 10.2%, Horror 8.2%
- #9 The Lighthouse Whispers
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HEADWINDS
Windows
In this atmospheric, slow-burn horror, you must unravel the mystery of the disappearance of your fellow light keepers. Traverse the island's rugged terrain, discover clues, and make your way through the eerie lighthouse to reveal the dark truth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.2%, Adventure 15.8%, Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 9%, Exploration 8.1%
- #10 ❌ M A N D A T O R Y ✅
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Appnormals Team
Windows
- - - - - - - Your participation is NOT OPTIONAL ❌🔒 Productivity is key. 💻 🌣 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - COMPLIANCE is required. 📝 ✅
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.4%, Adventure 19.2%, Exploration 12.2%, First-Person 11.7%, Horror 9.5%
- #11 Recurring Dream
90% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Grow Now!
Windows
Recurring Dream is a short, atmospheric walking simulator where you revisit a cold, majestic mountain lost in memory and longing. Explore the surreal, dreamlike landscapes as you search for a loved one, unravelling a deeply emotional story.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.3%, Adventure 17.2%, Emotional 12%, Exploration 10.9%, First-Person 8.7%
- #12 REliC
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WEM3
Windows
WEM3 presents their debut horror adventure! Wield your camera to materialize invisible entities and reveal the hidden truth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.8%, Adventure 22.3%, Exploration 13.7%, First-Person 12.9%, Horror 10.4%
- #13 obakeyashiki
89% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Gattorocco
Windows
Find your way out of a haunted house like a maze. A first-person horror exploration adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.6%, Adventure 16.8%, Exploration 14%, Horror 12%, First-Person 11.1%
- #14 Just a Stay at the Inn
88% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: 箱庭Prot
Windows
A horror-inspired game set in a Japanese inn, similar to Exit 8. Random anomalies occur as you explore, bringing new scares with each run. Simple controls make it easy to pick up and play.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.5%, Adventure 13.5%, First-Person 13.2%, Horror 10.8%, 3D 8.6%
- #15 Unmixable Syrup
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: asobinuku
Windows
I wolf down a cold, lonely meal. Work's wearing me down, and money's shaky. The syrup I pour into my cold coffee never mixes, no matter how much I stir. So I figure I'll just wander around in my dreams.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.9%, Exploration 14.6%, Adventure 14.3%, First-Person 12.9%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #16 Selling Souls
86% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Taiga
Windows
Something is wrong with this store
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.1%, Adventure 18.9%, Horror 16.3%, First-Person 15.8%, Exploration 9.3%
- #17 Office Inspector
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ice Break INQ
Windows
Identify anomalies and dangers in a mysterious office complex and make the right decisions to escape using the elevator.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.6%, First-Person 12.1%, Adventure 10.6%, Gore 8%, 3D 7.8%
- #18 エスカレーター | Escalator
84% matchMostly Negative38% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: Toyasky
Windows
Escalator is a horror game in which you must find something unusual while riding an escalator and try to escape from an enclosed space.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.7%, Adventure 15.2%, Horror 12.9%, First-Person 10.3%, 3D 7.7%
- #19 Feywing
84% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Dinoleaf LLC
Windows · Linux
Feywing is a short game loosely inspired by classic internet ritual stories. You must memorize and navigate the strange environment of the Crossroads to collect materials for the ritual, and escape the Crossroads. During all of this, the whimsical Feywing will be there to guide you along.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.7%, Survival Horror 15.8%, Adventure 14.9%, Exploration 14.7%, First-Person 8.5%
- #20 Strange Midnight
85% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Red Forest Games
Windows
The plot of the game will tell about the adventures of Alice, about her feelings for her grandfather.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36%, Adventure 19.3%, Exploration 12.5%, First-Person 11.3%, Horror 11%
- #21 Tuya
83% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Taiga
Windows
A frightening experience in the Japanese countryside!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.6%, Adventure 18.8%, Horror 15.4%, First-Person 11.6%, Exploration 8.3%
- #22 Basement
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RealStorm
Windows
You’ve just moved into your new home. The neighbors are quiet. But the basement... isn’t empty. Uncover the tragic truth behind the house’s previous owners in this story-driven psychological horror experience. Explore, and survive the lingering presence of a soul trapped in darkness.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.6%, Adventure 17.8%, Survival Horror 13.8%, Horror 12.1%, Exploration 7.9%
- #23 HOLLOW EARTH
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MyrhadevPub: Myrhadev (OL Software)
Windows
An experimental found footage horror game set in 2017.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.2%, Emotional 12.8%, Exploration 10.5%, First-Person 10%, Horror 8.6%
- #24 Hoiwa Hub
82% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: BeanKing Computer Entertainment
Windows
Horror Game made in Hong Kong. 1st POV walking simulator. Investigating weird case happened to next door. By Unreal Engine 5.2.1.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.6%, Adventure 17.4%, Exploration 11.7%, First-Person 8.7%, 3D 6.8%
- #25 Fox Pines
80% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Smuttheir Studios
Windows
A short horror-experience made by a solo developer. Explore the abandoned Fox Pines park in search of your missing brother—but something is out here with you. Follow the trail he left behind, and track him down...if you can survive.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.2%, Horror 12.7%, Exploration 12.6%, First-Person 12%, Mystery 10.5%
- #26 The Shattered Mind of Lucas Hayes
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ilyandily
Windows
A first-person walking simulator focused on atmosphere and introspection, where players explore surreal spaces, discover memories, and move at their own pace through a calm, dreamlike experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.7%, Adventure 13.2%, First-Person 13%, Exploration 11.4%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #27 Visiting Grandma
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Sysreb Games
Windows
Prepare for a chilling and suspenseful first-person horror journey with a spooky atmosphere. What starts as a warm and welcoming stay at grandma's house soon reveals a tragic story.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.5%, Adventure 15.3%, Exploration 10.7%, Emotional 9.8%, First-Person 8.2%
- #28 House of Saturn
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: XCATHEDRA Games
Windows
Exorcize the demonic in this psychological horror game set in early 1900s England. Navigate a haunted university by solving light puzzles, fueling your lantern, and hiding from a demon that can phase through walls. The gates of hell shall not prevail.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.9%, Horror 11.7%, Adventure 9.5%, First-Person 8.3%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
- #29 13层:公寓异常管理员 13 Floors: Anomalies
79% 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 30.4%, Exploration 15.7%, First-Person 12.9%, Mystery 9.1%, 3D 8.6%
- #30 SCP Studies
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FestiveAltrumPub: AltrumGames
Windows
In this game you explore a SCP Facility, while trying to stay sane and finish objectives by completing everything the SCP's have to offer. Interact with anomalous objects; experience, avoid, destroy, and use them. Learn how the facility operates and try to to keep it running as long as you can.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30%, Adventure 18.2%, Exploration 10.3%, First-Person 8.2%, Gore 7.6%
- #31 Backward poiesis
77% matchPositive89% of 36 reviews2024
Dev: sur
Windows
A short walking simulator with a horror feel that recreates actual found footage, which can be related to Liminal Space and Backrooms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.6%, Exploration 14.8%, First-Person 12%, Horror 9.6%, 3D 7.6%
- #32 Path to Heaven
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OldcoldstonePub: Yahaha Studios
Windows
When heaven is tainted by evil, where shall we find redemption? Or, is this a path to heaven, or a road to hell?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.6%, Adventure 12.9%, Exploration 11.8%, Horror 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #33 Mansion of the Dead
75% matchVery Positive95% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Caicai Studio
Windows
Step into the shoes of Agent Kim, drawn into a chilling mystery deep in the wilderness. Find hidden clues, solve intricate puzzles, and outsmart the relentless zombies that roam the estate. Will you make it out alive, or will you too vanish without a trace?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.4%, Survival Horror 12.2%, Gore 11.7%, Horror 10.1%, Exploration 9.7%
- #34 Fragments of Fear
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pradyum Mistry
Windows
A VHS found-footage horror anthology where everyday chores become your worst nightmares. Experience a growing collection of bite-sized analog horror episodes, from a late-night trip to the laundromat to a terrifying walk home. Can you survive the mundane?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.8%, Exploration 13.9%, First-Person 11.1%, Horror 9.2%, Adventure 8.5%
- #35 Night Clerk
75% matchMixed54% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Arzolath®
Windows
Night Clerk is a first-person psychological horror experience set in a quiet roadside motel. Monitor CCTV cameras, answer late-night calls, and uncover subtle anomalies as long stretches of silence slowly give way to unsettling patterns.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.3%, Adventure 17.1%, Exploration 11.6%, First-Person 10.4%, 3D 6.8%
- #36 LiDAR Exploration Program
74% matchVery Positive91% of 265 reviews2025
Dev: KenForest
Windows
LiDAR Exploration Program is a relaxing atmospheric game with light horror elements, where you explore in complete darkness using a scanner to reveal the world around you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.8%, Adventure 12.1%, Exploration 12.1%, Horror 11.8%, First-Person 10.5%
- #37 Price of theft
73% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Artmonsy
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game about fear, guilt, and obsession. Explore a cursed estate, solve puzzles, find notes, and confront what lurks in the darkness. Atmosphere, suspense, and jump scares will make your heart beat faster.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.4%, Exploration 12%, First-Person 10.7%, Emotional 10.2%, 3D 7%
- #38 Exorcism of Montague Manor
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GraveBound Studios
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game set in a pitch-black mansion where your only tool is a flashlight. Collect clues, make risky light-on or light-off decisions, and survive sudden shock jumpscares in a tense, combat-free experience focused on fear and uncertainty.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.7%, Adventure 12.9%, Exploration 12.1%, First-Person 11.6%, Gore 8.1%
- #39 The Forest Watches
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RanSio
Windows
You are the newest member of a forest cult. Complete assigned rituals, obey their rules, and uncover the forest’s unsettling secrets. Every step is watched.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.4%, Adventure 17.3%, Horror 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, First-Person 9%
- #40 ZAAM
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: Alon ZubinaPub: Alon Zubina
Windows
Step into ZAAM's surreal world, a bone-chilling psychological thriller that will leave you questioning your sanity. Unravel a complex story in search of a missing daughter, with choices determining her fate. A must-play for fans of the genre.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.8%, First-Person 13.3%, Adventure 12.5%, Exploration 10.8%, Mystery 9.3%
- #41 御祝呪 -oshukuju-
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: TENJO GAMES
Windows
This is the story of curse and blessing hidden under a bloodline. Tamako wakes up to see an unfamiliar ceiling. She seeks an escape from the mansion, through traces of distorted feelings. “Novel-to-Experience” Adventure Horror.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 43%, Adventure 13%, Horror 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Exploration 10.6%
- #42 Dream Prison
71% matchMixed57% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: Budai
Windows · Linux
"Dream Prison" is a 3D horror escape game similar to Exit 8. Find the anomalous rooms and escape the cult church.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.2%, First-Person 13.4%, Horror 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Adventure 9.2%
- #43 Destined Corp: Awakening
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Voidspark Studio
Windows
Destined Corp, once a pioneer in AI-driven robotics, sees its creations evolve into self-aware beings who come to believe that humanity is "obsolete." These robots begin developing plans to create a new generation of humans—genetically engineered to be fully under their control.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.5%, Adventure 16.3%, Exploration 11%, First-Person 8.1%, Gore 6.7%
- #44 Yellowstone
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pedro Hertz
Windows
Yellowstone is a first-person survival horror game set in Yellowstone National Park. Explore a hidden cave system where ancient creatures lurk in the shadows. Navigate the ever-changing labyrinth, evading these creatures as you uncover the cave’s dark secrets and struggle to survive.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.7%, Survival Horror 12.1%, First-Person 10.8%, Exploration 10.6%, Horror 10.2%
- #45 Last Sighting
71% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: ArachnisGames
Windows
Wake up to the sound of your neighbors dog outside. Take your trusty lantern and escort him home. With night looming. Use your lantern to guide you on your way. With something lurking in the night and your car broken down you'll have to find a way to defend yourself as you make your way to safety.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.9%, Exploration 15.4%, First-Person 13%, Horror 10.7%, Survival Horror 8.1%
- #46 Mayfly
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Backyard Zoo
Windows
A story-rich quiet horror set aboard a narrowboat in Northern England. Follow Caroline Miller's descent into an increasingly twisted reality as she searches for her missing husband
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, First-Person 10.8%, Mystery 10.7%, Exploration 10%, Adventure 8.5%
- #47 Limirama
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Limirama
Windows
You are a ghost forever trapped in endless worlds you never even knew existed. An atmospheric experience focused on slow pacing, exploration, and deep environmental immersion.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35%, Adventure 18.1%, Exploration 12.2%, First-Person 10.9%, Mystery 7.8%
- #48 Inside SCP-167
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: André Urian
Windows
Inside SCP-167 is a first-person psychological horror game that combines investigation and puzzle-solving. Take on the role of Alex, the most experienced agent of the SCP Foundation, and explore a labyrinth of cubic rooms in order to put an end to a growing evil that is spreading throughout the area
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.7%, Adventure 12.4%, Exploration 11.5%, First-Person 10.6%, Mystery 8%
- #49 ExitApartment
67% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Joseph
Windows
You awaken in an elevator. Something is terribly wrong with this apartment building. Find the scattered notes, follow the clues, and escape—before it's too late.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.1%, Adventure 19.9%, Exploration 12.8%, Horror 10%, 3D 7.4%
- #50 Spectral Sonata
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Feeric Studio
Windows
A first person psychological horror game. Explore an ever-changing mansion in a slow-paced, atmospheric experience that combines hauntingly beautiful melodies with a suffocating environment. Uncover the tragic past, escape or confront the spirit.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.2%, Emotional 12.7%, Survival Horror 9.2%, Horror 8.7%, Mystery 8.2%
- #51 10 Feet Under
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: lunaragames
Windows
A psychological horror walking simulator set in an endless flooded pool. Explore liminal corridors, notice subtle anomalies, and endure the growing tension as you search for an escape.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.6%, Adventure 16.8%, Exploration 10.3%, Simulation 8.2%, First-Person 8.1%
- #52 -256
68% matchVery Positive82% of 213 reviews2023
Dev: CorpsePickle
Windows
The last scenery you faced was a quite unfamiliar hotel office. Leaving all the uncertainties behind, you have to perform significant or insignificant tasks from here on out. -256 is a pixel graphics first-person mystery hotel walking simulator.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.8%, Mystery 12.7%, Exploration 10.6%, Adventure 10.3%, 3D 8.1%
- #53 SIGNAL
70% matchMixed40% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: RPavel
Windows
A game in the genre of horror that tells you the story of the main character named John who works on the space station Atlant. You will find a leisurely gameplay with elements of small puzzles and story narration through the onboard crew records. Welcome to the space station Atlant!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.1%, Adventure 15.8%, First-Person 15.1%, Horror 13.5%, Atmospheric 6.5%
- #54 Don't Play This
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AdmiaPub: Notex
Windows
Five scary stories, but they all have the same ending. Can you play it? A psychological horror game from the first person, which few will pass.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.9%, Gore 11.9%, Mystery 9.6%, Exploration 9.6%, Horror 9.1%
- #55 Foster: Ghost Child | 養小鬼
68% matchMixed43% of 72 reviews2022
Dev: Lsgamedev
Windows
Foster: Ghost Child provides an atmospheric horror that incorporates East Asian elements rarely used in games. The game makes use of Chinese traditional elements to convey a distinct and frightful storyline that incorporates Taoism, Buddhism, and Chinese mythology.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Survival Horror 14%, Horror 13.3%, Exploration 9.7%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
- #56 Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター]
65% matchVery Positive83% of 145 reviews2024
Dev: Notex
Windows
Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター] - this is a New Year's horror game from the first person, in the Japanese style and genre of walking simulator. Collect gifts and make the kids happy on New Year's Eve. But don't forget that Midnight is a time of miracles!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.9%, Gore 12%, Mystery 9.7%, Exploration 9.7%, Horror 9.1%
- #57 The Park®
69% matchMixed70% of 3,168 reviews2015
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.5%, Horror 14.1%, First-Person 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Adventure 7%
- #58 PLAYROOMS
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Winterblood games
Windows · Linux
Find a way out before you become a permanent part of the game. Your childhood nightmares have found you. Trapped in the endless, eerie playrooms of the Backrooms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.8%, Exploration 13.9%, First-Person 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Adventure 7.7%
- #59 Kach
66% matchVery Positive81% of 292 reviews2022
Dev: Bhargav ModhaPub: BYGames
Windows · Mac
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 31.1%, Adventure 15.7%, Horror 13.7%, Exploration 9.1%, First-Person 7.8%