- #1 Visage
97% matchVery Positive84% of 10,917 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Horror 26.5%, Psychological Horror 25.3%, Dark 10.1%, Walking Simulator 8%, First-Person 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for first-person psychological horror, focusing on exploration and intense atmospheric tension.
- #2 The Closing Shift
96% matchMixed66% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: Bird Box Games
Windows
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: Thriller 19.3%, Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Dark 16.4%, Exploration 14.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the lo-fi VHS aesthetic and slow-burn psychological dread found in Psalm 5:9-13.
- #3 Summer of '58
96% matchVery Positive89% of 4,931 reviews2021
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.
Why similar: Thriller 16.5%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 11.9%, Realistic 7%
Why You'll Like It: This title utilizes a distinct VHS filter and short, punchy narrative beats that mirror the seed game's style.
- #4 God's Basement
95% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,317 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 10.6%, Dark 8.8%, Gore 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses heavily on environmental storytelling and psychological scares within a confined, atmospheric setting.
- #5 Infliction
94% matchVery Positive81% of 962 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
Why similar: Gore 16.1%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 13%, Walking Simulator 12%, Surreal 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deeply personal and terrifying exploration of a domestic space, much like the claustrophobic rooms in the seed game.
- #6 Murder House
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,337 reviews2020
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror!
Why similar: Horror 27.7%, Gore 24.5%, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Realistic 8.6%, 3D 6%
Why You'll Like It: Puppet Combo games define the VHS-horror genre, offering a raw, retro-slasher experience that feels incredibly authentic.
- #7 Welcome to Kowloon
93% matchVery Positive81% of 1,974 reviews2023
Dev: a1esskaPub: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 13%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Gore 10.2%, Thriller 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a gritty, atmospheric exploration of a dense urban environment that feels both realistic and deeply unsettling.
- #8 9 Childs Street
92% matchVery Positive90% of 815 reviews2023
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
This is a first-person indie horror game. In 9 Childs Street you will find the terrifying atmosphere of a recently abandoned house, and its captive inhabitants, through the eyes of a curious little boy in a red cap.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 13.2%, Dark 10.7%, First-Person 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This indie title excels at building a sense of being watched, mirroring the core tension found in the seed game.
- #9 Fears to Fathom - Ironbark Lookout
91% matchVery Positive92% of 6,366 reviews2023
Dev: Rayll Studios
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Jack Nelson, a 24-year-old fire lookout, transferred to a new outpost. As he settled into his new home, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was off, little did he know what was transpiring down in Ironbark State Park.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Thriller 17.1%, Horror 16.7%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Atmospheric 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This episodic horror series excels at building suspense through realistic, lo-fi environments and unsettling narrative choices.
- #10 [Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件
91% matchVery Positive82% of 3,297 reviews2020
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.
Why similar: Horror 25%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Surreal 8.4%, Mystery 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Another masterclass in Japanese indie horror that uses mundane settings to create overwhelming psychological unease.
- #11 From The Darkness
90% matchVery Positive89% of 3,526 reviews2021
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
From the darkness is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an old Soviet abandoned apartment.
Why similar: Horror 21.6%, Psychological Horror 20%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Dark 10.9%, First-Person 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the essence of lo-fi indie horror with its dark, oppressive atmosphere and focus on simple, effective scares.
- #12 The Mortuary Assistant
89% matchVery Positive92% of 8,717 reviews2022
Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Mystery 12.8%, Surreal 12.2%, Thriller 10.5%, Dark 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: The game combines high-stakes psychological horror with a unique, methodical gameplay loop that keeps the player constantly on edge.
- #13 Paranormal VHS
89% matchMostly Positive70% of 145 reviews2023
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
Paranormal VHS is a horror game that features a VHS tape-inspired aesthetic. The game's story revolves around a popular vlogger who spends a night in haunted locations in search of paranormal activity. Brace for intense jumpscares.
Why similar: Gore 20.7%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Thriller 8.1%, Horror 7%, Psychological Horror 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: As the name suggests, it leans heavily into the found-footage aesthetic to deliver a classic indie horror experience.
- #14 The Cursed Tape
88% matchVery Positive81% of 335 reviews2024
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Someone slipped a mysterious videotape under your door... Do you dare watch it?!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.5%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 13.1%, Realistic 9%, Dark 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It directly evokes the feeling of watching a cursed recording, utilizing the VHS aesthetic to enhance its psychological horror elements.
- #15 Stay Out of the House
86% matchVery Positive94% of 1,875 reviews2022
Dev: Puppet Combo
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!
Why similar: Horror 39.6%, First-Person 17.4%, Atmospheric 15%, Puzzle 14.2%, Indie 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A VHS-style stealth horror game that forces players to navigate a dangerous, claustrophobic environment with limited resources.
- #16 Implements of Hell
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 104 reviews2021
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
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 15.6%, Thriller 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 9.5%, Mystery 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A walking simulator that relies on atmospheric dread and environmental storytelling to deliver its psychological scares.
- #17 Luto
84% matchVery Positive85% of 1,351 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 16.4%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Thriller 13.1%, Dark 9.6%, Mystery 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven psychological horror game that focuses on the grief and trauma of its protagonist through immersive exploration.
- #18 Palmyra Orphanage
86% matchVery Positive89% of 713 reviews2019
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paranormal first-person horror, which takes place in an abandoned orphanage. Walk through the corridors of your childhood, but do remember that you're not only one here.
Why similar: Horror 19.7%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Gore 14.8%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Dark 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a classic indie horror experience with a focus on exploration and uncovering dark, hidden secrets.
- #19 Lost in Vivo
85% matchVery Positive91% of 3,974 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 28.3%, Horror 21.3%, Surreal 15.7%, Atmospheric 10.5%, First-Person 10%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a surreal, claustrophobic experience that prioritizes psychological terror over traditional combat.
- #20 MADiSON
84% matchVery Positive87% of 3,425 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 23%, Horror 20.5%, Dark 12.7%, Gore 10.5%, First-Person 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique camera mechanic that forces players to interact with the environment in ways that heighten psychological tension.
- #21 Layers of Fear
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,706 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 17%, Horror 13.1%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Mystery 10.1%, Dark 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title is a pioneer in the psychological walking-simulator genre, constantly shifting the environment to disorient the player.
- #22 Iron Lung
81% matchVery Positive92% of 11,191 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 18.7%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Atmospheric 8.6%, First-Person 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A short, claustrophobic experience that proves how effective lo-fi visuals can be at creating pure, unadulterated dread.
- #23 Stories Untold
83% matchVery Positive87% of 5,505 reviews2017
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 23.7%, Horror 21.3%, Thriller 20%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Adventure 6%
Why You'll Like It: It uses a retro-tech aesthetic to tell a fragmented, psychological story that feels both nostalgic and deeply disturbing.
- #24 Psalm 2
79% matchVery Positive88% of 671 reviews2026
Dev: NotexPub: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
First-person psychological horror where the elevator is the only safe place. Each floor is a new reality. Each floor has a new inhabitant. Find it to continue your descent downward.
Why similar: Gore 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, Horror 9.8%, Mystery 8.5%
- #25 Martha Is Dead
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,915 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Thriller 18.7%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 12.8%, Mystery 11%, Dark 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It combines a realistic, historical setting with intense psychological horror and visceral, graphic imagery.
- #26 Don't Play This
79% matchVery Positive84% of 1,025 reviews2026
Dev: AdmiaPub: Notex
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Gore 11.8%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Thriller 9.5%, Horror 8.4%
- #27 Cry of Fear
81% matchVery Positive89% of 86,798 reviews2013
Dev: Team Psykskallar
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 46.1%, Psychological Horror 30.2%, First-Person 8.3%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Indie 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational indie psychological horror game that remains one of the most effective at creating a sense of isolation and despair.
- #28 Witch's Doll
78% matchVery Positive86% of 282 reviews2024
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
Witch's Doll is a first-person psychological horror game with realistic graphics. Beware, something is lurking in the dark. Get ready for intense jumpscares.
Why similar: Gore 14.2%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 7.9%, Thriller 7.8%
- #29 The Last Visit: 98th
78% matchVery Positive81% of 207 reviews2025
Dev: Union State GamesPub: Union State Games
Windows
"The Last Visit: 98th" is a psychological indie horror from the first person, in the genre of a walking simulator, in the setting of the post-Soviet winter space. The main focus is on the atmosphere of horror, which is emphasized by realistic 3D graphics.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 10.8%, Thriller 9.6%, Gore 9.6%
- #30 Obey the Voice™
75% matchVery Positive86% of 737 reviews2026
Dev: svklmrtPub: Patchwork Interactive
Windows
You are here to listen to The Voice. Do what he says. But don't listen to other voices... Obey the Voice is a pressure-driven psychological horror experience built on constant threats and rule-based challenges, where survival depends on attention, timing, and decision-making under extreme stress.
Why similar: Horror 16.3%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Dark 11%, Thriller 8.6%, Gore 8.2%
- #31 Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター]
77% matchVery Positive82% of 166 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: Gore 11.8%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Thriller 9.6%, Horror 8.2%
- #32 SHE WAS 98
75% matchVery Positive86% of 492 reviews2026
Dev: N4bAPub: Notex
Windows
“SHE WAS 98” - you play as a grandson who returns to his elderly grandmother's home to care for her.....
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.1%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 14.7%, Thriller 8.9%, Dark 8%
- #33 White Room Protocol
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
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 14.3%, Thriller 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 10.6%, Realistic 7.6%
- #34 Abandoned Souls
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 402 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.9%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Thriller 10.8%, Horror 10.2%, Realistic 8.5%
- #35 Night Shift
80% matchMixed63% of 120 reviews2015
Dev: Brandon Brizzi
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 40.1%, Indie 34.9%, Puzzle 24.9%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the mundane yet terrifying nature of working alone at night, utilizing a retro aesthetic to great effect.
- #36 Reflection
74% matchVery Positive83% of 260 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
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 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 11.4%, Thriller 10.9%, Realistic 9.1%
- #37 Unwilling Host
73% matchVery Positive91% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: HeZhiQiang
Windows
This is a short, first-person psychological horror game with VHS effects. Be careful, you are facing a terrifying being.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 16.2%, Thriller 10.7%, Dark 5.1%
- #38 Uninvited Guest
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 350 reviews2021
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 15.3%, Horror 12.5%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Mystery 10.8%, Dark 10.2%
- #39 Floor 9
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 220 reviews2024
Dev: Room Games
Windows · Mac
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: Walking Simulator 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Surreal 10.5%, Horror 8.8%, Mystery 8.5%
- #40 No, I'm not a Human
69% matchVery Positive93% of 30,435 reviews2025
Dev: TrioskazPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 14.5%, Thriller 13.9%, Gore 13.5%, Mystery 9.2%
- #41 CoRoT
73% matchMixed68% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Azteck Game Studios
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 11.7%, Surreal 10.8%, Walking Simulator 10.5%, Thriller 10.2%, Horror 8%
- #42 Silent Nights
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 217 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.6%, Thriller 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 10.6%, Dark 7.7%
- #43 The Empty Eyes
70% matchVery Positive82% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.
Why similar: Thriller 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 13.4%, Mystery 11.1%, Dark 7.4%
- #44 Chorus of Carcosa
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 203 reviews2025
Dev: Chameleon 42
Windows
Chorus of Carcosa is a first-person psychological horror game about an anxious sculptor who is trapped in a dark and ever-changing building. Stay silent, survive its twisted labyrinths and escape the monsters. Just don’t lose your way in the shadows or within your own mind.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Gore 11.4%, Surreal 9.9%, Horror 8.7%
- #45 The Guest
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 215 reviews2023
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.3%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Horror 13.5%, Dark 11.3%, First-Person 7.8%
- #46 Scream under the house
69% matchVery Positive84% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: 1ne2wozzzPub: Admia
Windows
A psychological first-person horror about a house that hides a disturbing truth beneath its walls. Explore, uncover fragments of the past, and decide whether to confront what lies below… or leave it buried forever.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 10.6%, Mystery 9%, Dark 8.1%
- #47 RESTORER
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 18%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Thriller 11.8%, Realistic 9.1%, Horror 8.5%
- #48 Cave Crawler
71% matchVery Positive85% of 582 reviews2023
Dev: Technomancy Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Cave Crawler is a short horror game where you pilot a drone into a cave and discover something horrible.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.7%, Horror 16.3%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Thriller 10.8%, First-Person 7.7%
- #49 Pieces of me
68% matchVery Positive88% of 620 reviews2025
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
“Pieces of Me” is not a classic horror game with jump scares, but a psychological thriller-drama in the walking simulator genre. It is a spin-off of “September 7th”
Why similar: Thriller 16.3%, Walking Simulator 13%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Dark 8.6%, Mystery 8.6%
- #50 Silence Channel
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 164 reviews2021
Dev: Lexip Games
Windows
A bad incident is like a tangled knot, It sits there, waiting for someone or something to untie it, but until then… scars may be left behind … are you ready for a First person Psychological Horror game based on a true story?!
Why similar: Thriller 11.9%, Gore 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Walking Simulator 10.1%, Horror 8.2%
- #51 The Maid
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 180 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 18.6%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 10.2%, Realistic 9.2%, Dark 7.8%
- #52 Omitted
72% matchMixed47% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Omitted is a first-person psychological horror game. Experience being left alone in an old hospital, discover its secrets and try to survive.
Why similar: Thriller 16.1%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Gore 11.3%, Horror 10.8%, Mystery 8.7%
- #53 DREAM LOGIC
69% matchVery Positive89% of 406 reviews2022
Dev: Teleopsia Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%
DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.2%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Horror 11.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Exploration 7.6%
- #54 Lair of Torment
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 206 reviews2023
Dev: Admia
Windows
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 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Thriller 13.1%, Horror 12.7%, Realistic 9.2%
- #55 SILENT BREATH
66% matchMixed68% of 1,238 reviews2026
Dev: EXODIAC STUDIOS
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness
Why similar: Thriller 19%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 15.1%, Realistic 10%, Dark 9.4%
- #56 Exanimum: The Silent Call
67% matchVery Positive84% of 286 reviews2024
Dev: Perspektik
Windows
"Exanimum: The Silent Call" is a first-person psychological horror game. In this chilling experience, you will find yourself confronting terrifying mysteries and chilling secrets.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 18.7%, Thriller 16.3%, Dark 12%, Realistic 10.7%
- #57 The Wellmonts Case
64% matchVery Positive95% of 233 reviews2026
Dev: Zakym s. r. o.
Windows
The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.
Why similar: Thriller 16.7%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 10.7%, Dark 8.5%
- #58 The Stalked 2
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 253 reviews2025
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
"The Stalked 2" is a standalone horror sequel to "The Stalked", where you play as Rachel, an avid hiker. What begins as a relaxing hike to a cabin turns into a nightmare filled with eerie interactions and unsettling events. Will you survive?
Why similar: Thriller 16.4%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Horror 11.3%, Dark 8.8%
- #59 Blasfemia
65% matchVery Positive91% of 283 reviews2025
Dev: Nakashima Studios
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Horror 18.1%, Dark 15.9%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, Exploration 7%
- #60 Don't Be Afraid 2
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 269 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 13.6%, Gore 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 10.1%, Mystery 9.3%
