
Purgatorial Learning drags you deep into dreams and nightmares that weave through each other, capturing you into its otherworldly web. Explore this nightmare, find the cracks within and escape from a dream that isn't yours!
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Exploration, Psychological Horror, Investigation.

Purgatorial Learning drags you deep into dreams and nightmares that weave through each other, capturing you into its otherworldly web. Explore this nightmare, find the cracks within and escape from a dream that isn't yours!

Amatsuko
A knowledge-based progression game. Explore and solve the strange misteries of the interconnected fantasy worlds trapped inside an esoteric book and discover the roots of a terrible evil. No stats, no log, no savefiles. Only pure knowledge is your progress.

Minerva
first-person exploration game, explore the forbidden exoplanet, uncover the dark secrets.
A knowledge-based progression game. Explore and solve the strange misteries of the interconnected fantasy worlds trapped inside an esoteric book and discover the roots of a terrible evil. No stats, no log, no savefiles. Only pure knowledge is your progress.
Why similar: Nonlinear 18.2%, Mystery 14.2%, Exploration 10.2%, Investigation 10%, Story Rich 9%
first-person exploration game, explore the forbidden exoplanet, uncover the dark secrets.
Why similar: Investigation 21.9%, Psychological Horror 11%, Mystery 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Horror 9.7%
Children have been vanishing while playing with the brand new Room2Room handheld gaming system. You have been contracted to monitor playtest sessions, document any unwanted quirks, and help young testers play safely.
Why similar: Investigation 20%, Nonlinear 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 9.3%
Atmospheric Horror in 90's style low-poly 3D. Open-ended exploration, investigation, hidden items, captivating puzzles and intriguing dark storyline.
Why similar: Investigation 22.3%, Hidden Object 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Horror 10.3%
Monitor the city from your window. Identify anomalies, capture proof, and file reports before Exposure spikes. Miss too much, and what you’re watching starts watching back.
Why similar: Investigation 22.6%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Mystery 11.5%, Horror 11%, Hidden Object 9.4%
Last Visit is a combination of an adventure game and survival horror. Discover a captivating story full of secrets and fear. Dark atmosphere, constant sense of danger and various puzzles will make you never forget this experience.
Why similar: Investigation 20.5%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Mystery 9.3%, Open World 9.3%, Horror 9%
In Don’t Remember, some things are better left forgotten. Fight your amnesia in this atmospheric, first person psychological horror game. Solve the mystery of the old mansion in 1900’s England through the use of your lantern’s various colors and face its hidden grotesque visage.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.5%, Investigation 13.8%, Horror 13.7%, Mystery 9%, Atmospheric 7.5%
A first-person horror puzzle game about solving cryptic puzzles and surviving a deadly night inside an abandoned drive-in theater.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.3%, Investigation 20.4%, Horror 13.3%, Mystery 8.9%, Exploration 8.4%
The player finds himself in an abandoned school, which was once a place of study for local schoolchildren. The protagonist is a paranormal researcher who came here to solve the mystery that shrouds this gloomy location.
Why similar: Investigation 27%, Hidden Object 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, PvE 9.5%, Exploration 9.1%
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: Nonlinear 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13%, Hidden Object 11.3%, Mystery 10.8%, Horror 9.6%
Investigate the murder of a famous streamer and find out who the killer is, but beware of people who don't like you meddling.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.4%, Investigation 19.6%, Mystery 17.7%, Exploration 10.9%, Puzzle 6.8%
Isolated in a forgotten Canadian forest, you must unravel the truth behind E.C.H.O. Track down lost cassettes, solve cryptic puzzles, and evade the creatures lurking in the fog. Piece together the secrets of a defunct organization.
Why similar: Investigation 18%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 12.4%, Exploration 8.9%, Open World 8.5%
It's 1995. The video store is alive. When the last customer leaves, the final rental rewrites reality.
Why similar: Investigation 21.9%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 13.7%, Mystery 12%, Nonlinear 8.7%
S.I.N. Unit puts you into the shoes of a paranormal investigator. Together with other people like you, you will enter haunted locations full of paranormal activity to investigate and catch the entity or ghost that haunts the place. A good entity will also appear to help you. 1-4 Players.
Why similar: Investigation 23%, Nonlinear 19.1%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 9.5%, Mystery 9.3%
Beneath the Frost is a short, single-player, psychological horror game set on a frozen, desolate planet. You take on the role of the sole survivor of a spacecraft crash, using a robot companion to gather parts for an SOS device while uncovering an eerie mystery that suggests they may not be alone.
Why similar: Investigation 27.2%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Mystery 12.2%, Exploration 9.3%, Story Rich 9%
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: Investigation 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Hidden Object 11.7%, Horror 10.5%
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Investigation 28.1%, Mystery 17.1%, Nonlinear 11.4%, Story Rich 10%, Exploration 9.2%
In Anomaly Street you must look around for anything that doesn't seem quite right. Once you've decided if there's an anomaly or not, continue down the road you think is right.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.3%, Hidden Object 15.5%, Investigation 14.9%, Horror 11.1%, Puzzle 7%
Assigned to monitor live surveillance feeds, you must identify and report anomalies before the threat escalates beyond containment.
Why similar: Investigation 27.9%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Hidden Object 19.3%, Horror 13.8%, Puzzle 8.6%
Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: 'Dear Esther...' - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
Why similar: Investigation 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Exploration 9.5%, Open World 8.8%
🧠 BRAINROOMS is a grotesque horror born from a twisted internet: rotten memes, entities laughing at you, rooms that feel all wrong. A trashy, surreal nightmare where you scream, laugh, and lose your mind. Survive… if you can even grasp what’s happening.
Why similar: Investigation 25%, Psychological Horror 21%, Hidden Object 13.1%, Horror 12.8%, Dark 9.3%
You must complete a lunar mission only with the other person on the radio. When you realize that you were not sufficiently informed about the place.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.5%, Investigation 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Horror 12.3%, Story Rich 9%
A HUD-only psychological horror. You are an operator on a night shift that never ends, watching a frozen Arctic station through a dead man's terminal. No body, no camera, no music — only the interface, and the thing learning to use it back. Fully playable text-only.
Why similar: Investigation 19.3%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Horror 10.3%, Mystery 10%
You just want to play a video game in an old game club, but time passes quickly, and strange noises draw you into a dark nightmare! A nightmare that begins with an old video game... Are you ready to experience a 2D platformer game within the heart of a 3D first person psychological horror game?
Why similar: Investigation 19.7%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Metroidvania 13%, Mystery 11%, Horror 10.4%
A psychological horror puzzle game where forgotten memories, family secrets, and haunting riddles blur the line between reality and madness.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.7%, Horror 11.8%, Mystery 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Hidden Object 10.2%
Nowhere is a Nordic inspired Narrative Mystery/Horror game. Telling the tale of what happened to the Norse Gods after Ragnarok when their worship ended. Nowhere features a unique blend of realistic detective gameplay and survival horror in Nordic aesthetics.
Why similar: Nonlinear 17.3%, Investigation 16.1%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Mystery 11%, Open World 10%
A psychological horror game that delves into the lives of the Synclair Family, following a horrible tragedy.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Nonlinear 15.7%, Investigation 11.4%, Horror 10.3%, Story Rich 9%
The Tūn-Gāst of Oakshaw is a top-down 2D pixel art adventure that casts you as the Faceless, a monster hunter drawn to a string of horrific deaths in a rural town. Set in 1744, against the backdrop of the English gin craze, you must unravel Oakshaw's mysteries and grapple with the true face of evil.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.5%, Investigation 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Exploration 7.7%, Mystery 7.6%
Watch the witches.Don't miss the anomalies.Despairing witches slowly lose themselves and become monsters. 12:00 AM – 6:00 AM.Your job is to manage the “witches.” As the caretaker of a facility, monitor the witches who possess dangerous powers and resolve any anomalies that occur within the facility.
Why similar: Investigation 24.2%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Hidden Object 12.9%, Horror 10.9%, Dark 6.8%
Experience the horror puzzle game, Envious, offering both single player and co-op modes. Choose to be Xavier or Xandra where the first is trapped in a house, trying to escape it, while Xandra explores a separate old house to uncover clues facilitating Xavier's escape.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.7%, Investigation 15.3%, Mystery 11.3%, Horror 10.7%, Hidden Object 9.9%
Alone in a dark castle, you must find a way to escape. You will have to explore the castle grounds, find keys, solve puzzles, and if push comes to shove, you will have to use your gun. Be careful however. Your gun only fires one bullet at a time.
Why similar: Investigation 29.7%, Mystery 13.2%, Exploration 10%, Nonlinear 8.5%, Puzzle 8.3%
A psychological horror game, where you answer a survey for a chance to win a cash prize
Why similar: Investigation 24.2%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Mystery 12.9%, Horror 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
Investigate a mysterious old museum as an agent of the Anomalous Research Bureau. Identify strange anomalies, file accurate reports, and endure the nights until your investigation is complete.
Why similar: Investigation 19.8%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Hidden Object 12.9%, Mystery 9.2%, Horror 8.5%
Blackthorne's Manor is a first-person mystery thriller, where logic, puzzles, and the supernatural collide. Search for your missing friend, uncover the secrets of Blackthorne Manor, and escape before the house claims you too.
Why similar: Investigation 16.1%, Hidden Object 13.2%, Exploration 10%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Horror 8.1%
A first-person atmospheric horror experience where hidden clues and impossible spaces draw you deeper into a place that should not exist.
Why similar: Investigation 21.4%, Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 16.2%, Mystery 13.3%, Atmospheric 7.7%
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: Investigation 19.2%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Hidden Object 14.3%, Horror 11.2%, Mystery 7.8%
When Travel plans go awry, the only way out is to face the darkness and find a way to survive to make it home alive. With something Lurking in the Dark. You are not alone.You will Have to Face the Darkness to Survive. The question is - Can you Survive?
Why similar: Nonlinear 19.9%, Investigation 16.8%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Hidden Object 12.1%, Horror 8.4%
Tonight, you are not just helping Serena survive. You are deciding whether she will live, lose her mind, or vanish in this hotel forever.
Why similar: Nonlinear 23.8%, Investigation 18.9%, Horror 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
A first-person Backrooms game where you have to wait for PATROL to rescue you. In the meantime, you try to stay safe.
Why similar: Investigation 27%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Horror 12.4%, Open World 9.7%, Exploration 7.9%
You play as a student named Lisa, who has just moved in with her university friend. But instead of a carefree student life, Lisa faces events full of despair and fear when she is left alone in her apartment number 8...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Nonlinear 15.9%, Investigation 14.8%, Horror 10.1%, Mystery 10%
It is a simple game. Help Chibisi make a pie. Simply collect five apples and the victory is yours. But you must not think if there is something hidden there...
Why similar: Nonlinear 20%, Metroidvania 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Mystery 10.1%, Dark 7.8%
Backrooms: Found Footage is a single-player horror game where you are the main character trying to survive the Backrooms. Curiosity wins and you decide to explore this weird place that you got trapped in. What could go wrong?
Why similar: Investigation 17.7%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Exploration 11.6%, Horror 11.5%, Mystery 8.1%
A psychological horror adventure where you explore shifting dream worlds, solve immersive environmental puzzles, and unravel the mysteries of your fractured mind inside a surreal facility.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.7%, Investigation 16.6%, Horror 14.2%, Mystery 11.4%, Exploration 10.5%
A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.
Why similar: Investigation 25.6%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Mystery 12.6%, Horror 9.1%, Story Rich 6.7%
A game about a house spirit - Houseboy. With the name Nafanya. The player will have to get out of a multi-unit Soviet house, which is run by the Domovoi. To find the way out, you will have to solve riddles from the spirit, and maybe even make friends with him.
Why similar: Investigation 25.9%, Hidden Object 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, PvE 9.2%, Exploration 8.7%
Uncover the terrifying truth behind the Blackwood conspiracy in this first-person psychological horror. Use emerging psychic powers to solve deep, environmental puzzles and survive the secrets of Project GENESIS.
Why similar: Investigation 21.6%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Mystery 10.7%, Horror 9.6%, Hidden Object 7.9%
Embark on a chilling journey into the heart of a desolate town trapped in the clutches of an ancient curse. "After the Flood" is a single-player horror game that combines atmospheric exploration, immersive storytelling, and heart-pounding survival elements.
Why similar: Horror 13.8%, Investigation 11.5%, Mystery 11.1%, Nonlinear 10.5%, Exploration 10.1%
Sentenced to life in prison, you’re offered freedom by joining a trial for a new drug. The experiment is simple: enter the room, observe, and identify what has changed. Complete all tasks, and your sentence is commuted. But, the further you go, the more unsettling your reality becomes.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Investigation 15.4%, Hidden Object 13%, Horror 11.4%, Mystery 11.3%
An action-adventure blending 3D exploration with 2.5D platforming sections. Overcome obstacles, solve puzzles, and face legendary threats. Experience South American folklore as the Luz Mala—a restless light seeking eternal peace.
Why similar: Investigation 25.6%, Metroidvania 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Exploration 10.7%, Dark 9.2%
Trapped in an endless Roman corridor, you must observe carefully, solve eerie puzzles, and survive horrors in this roguelite puzzle-adventure.
Why similar: Investigation 27.6%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Mystery 10.5%, Exploration 7.9%, Horror 7.3%
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: Psychological Horror 15.9%, Investigation 13.5%, Mystery 11.5%, Hidden Object 11.4%, Horror 11.1%
Your editor sent you to explore an abandoned ship graveyard. Photograph the evidence, stay quiet and get out alive.
Why similar: Investigation 21.4%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Hidden Object 14.3%, Exploration 11.2%, Horror 10.2%
Investigate the sleepy town of Lakewood as you follow the trail of numerous missing person cases and the mysterious cause of the disappearances. Unravel the secret of Lakewood and try to survive its tightening grip.
Why similar: Investigation 24%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Mystery 11.2%, Horror 9.9%, Hidden Object 7.9%
House of Wisdom is a first person puzzle game where the protagonist, one of the many creations of a deity, attempts to find out what happened to its creator who recently disappeared, helping the main character’s kins to deal with their distress along the way.
Why similar: Nonlinear 26.6%, Mystery 13.6%, Exploration 11.2%, Story Rich 10.7%, Atmospheric 9.2%
A queer mystery game about book banning. Play as Ruby (they/them), a journalism major on a surreal, after-hours adventure to investigate the disappearance of books from their college library.
Why similar: Investigation 23.4%, Nonlinear 22.2%, Mystery 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Story Rich 8.4%
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 18.6%, Mystery 12.7%, Horror 11.8%, Investigation 10.9%, Exploration 9.5%
Journalist Mustafa, who heard the news of the "jinn" raid in one of the remote villages of Turkey in 1988, immediately got in his car to investigate the incident and set off.
Why similar: Nonlinear 18.5%, Psychological Horror 13%, Investigation 12.7%, Hidden Object 12.6%, Horror 9.1%
Welcome to the mysterious village of "Folk Show"! This is a domestic plot-oriented micro-horror game that will take you into a rural story full of suspense and thriller.
Why similar: Investigation 22%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Mystery 13.7%, Open World 13.1%, Horror 9.8%
This collection is the latest collection of the MeiQi Series, which will include the S09E06 and the 10thSeason.
Why similar: Investigation 19.3%, Nonlinear 17.9%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Mystery 9.9%, Horror 8.6%