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Navigate the darkness with only your flashlight and your ears.

Why similar: Survival Horror 21.7%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Psychological 10.8%, Dark 8.5%, Exploration 7.4%

A remote mountain cabin, a raging snowstorm, and the line between reality and madness begins to blur. Make difficult choices, explore surreal worlds, and confront what waits in the dark.

Why similar: Psychedelic 19.4%, Walking Simulator 18.8%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Psychological 8.2%, Survival Horror 8.1%

What if you couldn’t wake up from your worst nightmare? BURIED INSIDE ME is a first-person psychological horror experience where you find yourself trapped within your own dream. Explore, solve puzzles, and survive yourself.

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.1%, Walking Simulator 18%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Dark 9.8%, Psychedelic 9.8%

SOMNUS is a first-person indie game in the genre of adventure with elements of horror. The protagonist, a young boy, faces a difficult ordeal: his mother is seriously ill, and in order to pay for her treatment, he takes a job as a night guard.

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.6%, Psychological Horror 20%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Psychological 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%

Zereoton Hauntings 2 is a 2D survival horror game based on the story of a paranormal enthusiast called Mateo who loves to investigate the various haunted locations in the US.

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.5%, Walking Simulator 24.1%, Exploration 8.5%, Dark 7.9%, Top-Down 6.9%

The Haunted Spot 2 is a 2D top-down survival horror game based on the story of a paranormal enthusiast called Jack who arrived at a century-old abandoned haunted house to experience the paranormal.

Why similar: Survival Horror 24.8%, Walking Simulator 23.7%, Exploration 8.5%, Dark 7.9%, Top-Down 7%

A short, linear narrative-driven psychological horror walking simulator set in Malaysia. Play as a traumatized veteran on his first night as a school security guard, where routine patrols quickly reveal that something is wrong within the school.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Survival Horror 15%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Psychological 11.8%, Exploration 8.8%

eat, sleep, work, repeat.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.2%, Psychedelic 24.2%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Psychological 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%

Clara Wraiths 2 is a 2D top-down survival horror game based on the story of a psychic, called Clara, who investigates the various haunted locations in the US in order to help out the spirits to move on or find peace.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Survival Horror 24.1%, Exploration 8.4%, Dark 8.3%, Top-Down 7.2%

"Do you think a house can dream?" Ritual Static is a surreal first-person photography horror game following a young man in his childhood home the day before a big move. Surf the television, sink into static, and rot in the dark.

Why similar: Survival Horror 21.6%, Walking Simulator 17.6%, Psychedelic 16.8%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Atmospheric 6.7%

Uncover the mysteries of Whitehaven Orphanage in this first-person psychological horror game. Explore the place, collect clues and put the pieces together to find out what happened years ago as you delve deep into your mind.

Why similar: Survival Horror 20.5%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Psychological 11.4%, Dark 9.5%

Ashentia Hauntings 2 is a 2D top-down survival horror game based on the story of a paranormal enthusiast called Noah, who decided to investigate the various haunted locations of Ashentia, a place that is surrounded by hills and forests.

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.9%, Walking Simulator 25.7%, Exploration 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Top-Down 7.2%

Koverpark Haunted Subway is a 2D Top-Down Survival Horror game based on the story of an abandoned subway station which is haunted by the spirits of passengers, rail engineers who have lost their lives due to tragic accidents.

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.8%, Walking Simulator 22.5%, Dark 8.3%, Exploration 7.7%, Top-Down 7.3%

Confront your deepest fears in Psychomachia, trapped in a nightmarish loop at the heart of the dorms of mental instability. Explore the intricacies of the human mind, faced with terrifying manifestations of madness.

Why similar: Psychedelic 23%, Walking Simulator 19.7%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Psychological 14.3%, Dark 8%

Zereoton Hauntings 3 is a 2D survival horror game based on the story of a paranormal enthusiast called Mateo who loves to investigate the various haunted locations in the US.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.8%, Survival Horror 25.2%, Exploration 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%, Adventure 5.4%

This is a psychological horror where for 14 days in a row you have to choose either a red door or a blue door. Make even one mistake - you die, and you have to start all over! Welcome to a terrifying puzzle with no room for error. And know this: someone is watching you.

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.5%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Psychological 11.9%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Survival 7.6%

A night shift in a quiet suburb seemed like an easy way to earn some extra cash. You're a regular courier on foot. Deliver the orders and head home. But remember: the darkness hides those who stay awake at night, and someone is watching your route very closely.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, Psychedelic 16.4%, Psychological 8.8%, Exploration 8.2%, Psychological Horror 8%

Trapped inside a house that defies all logic, explore your memories, escape the creatures hunting you, and uncover what truly connects you to the Red Hollow Sanatorium.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.2%, Survival Horror 27.4%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Psychological 9.3%, Exploration 5.2%

You awaken in a hospital with no memory of who you are or what happened to you. Explore the world, recover lost memories, and make choices that will shape your perception of what is happening.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.8%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Psychological 10.4%, Dark 9%, Exploration 8.1%

A first person, horror, exploration, and survival video game. Wander around the treacherous Backrooms with seemingly endless levels, searching for various items, while being hunted by hundreds of entities. Be cautious about what you choose to do, as luck may not always be on your side…

Why similar: Survival Horror 20.3%, Walking Simulator 17%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Psychological 13.3%, Survival 8.5%

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: Survival Horror 29.1%, Walking Simulator 21.5%, Dark 13.9%, Horror 8.9%, Psychological Horror 7.6%

Zereoton Hauntings is a 2D top-down survival horror game based on the story of a paranormal enthusiast called Mateo who loves to investigate the various haunted locations in the US.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.7%, Survival Horror 20.1%, Exploration 8.8%, Horror 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%

Charles Haunted Mansion is a 2D Top-Down Survival Horror game based on the story of a mansion, haunted by the vengeful spirit of a woman and demons.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.9%, Survival Horror 20.3%, Dark 8.1%, Horror 7.8%, Top-Down 7.3%

After a night of extreme drinking and partying, you wake up in a stranger's bed to discover... Nobody's Home.

Why similar: Survival Horror 20.5%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, RPG 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%

A surreal psychological horror game where you cook, serve, and slowly descend into madness. Solve puzzles, interact with strange customers, and try to stay sane as your world unravels.

Why similar: Psychedelic 21.8%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Walking Simulator 16%, Atmospheric 8%, Horror 7.4%

Mei Paranormies 2 is a 2D top-down survival horror game where you play as Mei, the paranormal investigator, who got a call from the owner of a haunted guesthouse to investigate it for proof of the paranormal.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.7%, Survival Horror 26.2%, Exploration 8.1%, Top-Down 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%

Lamentum is a pixel art survival horror game, set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century.

Why similar: Survival Horror 20.7%, Psychedelic 19.3%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Psychological 9.9%, Dark 7.2%

NineHells is a psychological horror first person single player, with an unraveling mystery, enriched with voice acting, and has virtual haunted attraction feeling. You play as Davie a man trying to remember his past while traveling though Hell. Play and find out what in the Ninehells is going on!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.1%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Survival Horror 17.9%, Dark 9.7%, Exploration 8.5%

Explore a city shaped by fragmented memories—relying solely on an old experimental radio to bend reality, repel entities, and fulfill an impossible promise. A psychological first-person survival horror with multiple endings.

Why similar: Survival Horror 27.9%, Psychological Horror 21%, Psychological 18.6%, Dark 10.7%, Atmospheric 9.3%

Mei Paranormies is a 2D top-down survival horror game where you play as Mei, the paranormal investigator, who got a call from the owner of a haunted restaurant to check it out for proof of the paranormal.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.2%, Survival Horror 23%, Exploration 9.1%, Horror 7.5%, Top-Down 5.9%

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: Survival Horror 27.4%, Walking Simulator 20.4%, Dark 13.8%, Horror 9%, Psychological Horror 8.1%

Unwatching -The Seven Dolls- is a first-person survival horror game. Explore a dark mansion, armed with a gun, to find and destroy the 7 dolls.

Why similar: Survival Horror 27.9%, Psychological Horror 20%, Walking Simulator 18.3%, Dark 11.8%, Exploration 9.7%

A mysterious story about the consequences of loneliness and unfulfilled dreams. Help artificial intelligence in the form of a little girl and avoid facing a ruthless monster.

Why similar: Psychedelic 21%, Survival Horror 18.3%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Psychological 11.2%, Dark 7.9%

Monsters hide in the darkness - shoot to light up the room. But be careful - shots attract new enemies. Will you be able to find your way to the light?

Why similar: Survival Horror 28.3%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Dark 10.9%, Walking Simulator 9.5%, Horror 8.9%

Husk is a purebred FPP horror inspired by the most classical representatives of the genre. Discover Shivercliff - a daunting town where you uncover the ominous and tantalizing plot. Face the worst nightmares, solve mysteries and survive the devouring darkness in order to find your family.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.4%, Psychological 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Atmospheric 7.2%

A man who has lost his wife and seeks to escape loneliness and grief begins working as a firewatch in a forest. He meets a girl named Sarah and encounters strange occurrences while uncovering deep family secrets. He learns that not every voice is human and not every farewell signifies an end.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.7%, Psychedelic 23.1%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Psychological 15.5%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Sirenhead: Southpoint, a Survival Horror game that takes place in the 1980's as you, Freddy Anderson try to go camping with your friends when all of a sudden, things go south. Your friends are no where to be seen, you are all alone. Except there is one creature waiting for you in the woods.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.2%, Survival Horror 24%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 9%, Survival 7.9%

The Sin of Ritter is a first-person horror game where the pursuit of justice becomes a journey through guilt, obsession, and consequences. Explore dark and disturbing environments, survive the horrors that await you, and uncover the truth behind the murder of your wife.

Why similar: Survival Horror 28.8%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Horror 9.9%, Atmospheric 7.9%

Mello Haunted House is a 2D Survival horror game based on the story of an old haunted house located in Indiana which is said to be haunted by an angry old man's spirit.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.7%, Survival Horror 16.3%, Dark 10%, Exploration 9.3%, Top-Down 8.6%

Lola Maria is a first-person psychological horror game where everyday tasks take a disturbing turn. Living with your grandmother, you uncover unsettling secrets as the line between family, memory, and the supernatural begins to blur.

Why similar: Survival Horror 25%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Walking Simulator 18.4%, Dark 7.5%, Atmospheric 7.4%

Are You Lost? Wander endless corridors where shifting environments, sinister voices, and echoes of real events create a chilling atmosphere. Andrey doesn’t remember who he was, but the walls know the truth. It’s time to remember everything.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, Psychedelic 21%, Survival Horror 18.7%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Dark 7.8%

Abyssal Trench is a first-person underwater horror game where you play as a lone explorer waking from cryo-sleep after a failed mission. With your pod out of fuel and your crew gone, a mysterious AI voice guides you to collect data from three abandoned drilling sites deep beneath the ocean.

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.4%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Walking Simulator 17.9%, Horror 8.9%, Psychological 7.3%

My Grandpa's Haunted House is a 2D top-down survival horror game based on the story of a girl named Emily who has returned to her grandpa's house from abroad only to find out that her grandpa passed away and his spirit got trapped in the house by a Demon.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27%, Survival Horror 20.2%, Exploration 8.9%, Horror 8.1%, Top-Down 6.9%

A first-person narrative psychological horror game focused on exploration and environmental storytelling, set in a decaying naval retirement home ruled by a tyrannical former admiral, where you play as Coral, a newly hired nurse who must navigate shifting environments and uncover hidden truths.

Why similar: Survival Horror 28.3%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Dark 12.7%, Horror 9%

Emi's Solo Ghost Hunting 2 is a 2D survival horror game based on the story of a solo paranormal investigator called Emi, who got a call from a client in order to investigate a haunted property called The Cold House, located just beside a cemetery in California, for proof of the paranormal.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.8%, Survival Horror 24.2%, Horror 8%, Exploration 6.9%, Top-Down 5.7%

In this first person psychological horror game your concept of what is real will be questioned over and over again while you venture in this old apparently abandoned apartment. Be careful at every corner and every shadow, things may not be what they seem.

Why similar: Survival Horror 22%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Psychological 14.7%, Dark 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.9%

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: Psychedelic 27.6%, Walking Simulator 25.2%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Dark 8%, Atmospheric 7.8%

House Number 666 is a 2D Survival Horror game based on the story of the unrest souls of serial killer and his victims, stuck in the Demon House.

Why similar: Survival Horror 29.9%, Walking Simulator 27.4%, Horror 7.7%, Exploration 6.9%, Dark 6.9%

Have you ever dream to sit in your isolated room and contemplate your broken mind? Yeah... This game won't help you cure it.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.2%, Survival Horror 25.4%, Psychedelic 25.4%, Psychological Horror 7.7%, Dark 6.9%

Let's Pray — an atmospheric horror game with a unique mechanic. Pray into your microphone in any language to save lost souls and banish evil, so that God may light your path… Experience the faith of a young nun in a dark forest filled with spirits, temptations, and her own sins.

Why similar: Psychedelic 21.9%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Dark 11.7%, Horror 8.5%

Ashentia Hauntings is a 2D top-down survival horror game based on the story of a paranormal enthusiast called Noah, who decided to investigate the various haunted locations of Ashentia, a place that is surrounded by hills and forests.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Exploration 9.2%, Horror 7.7%, Dark 7.2%

Melancholia Maze is a brief atmospheric horror adventure in a twisted version of home. Complete everyday tasks while avoiding lurking demons, collect clues to piece together a lifeline, and find your way out of the darkness. Escape is just a call away.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.1%, Psychological Horror 17%, Psychedelic 17%, Exploration 11.8%, Psychological 8.1%

Trapped in a frozen dimension of depression, you fight despair and fading sanity as memories of Christmas haunt you. Every step is a battle, every memory a lifeline. Can you survive the season when even hope has frozen over?

Why similar: Psychedelic 18.1%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Survival Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Psychological 9.8%

The Butcher's Village is a psychological slasher horror game that provides a horrifying experience. Explore unsettling environments, solve intricate puzzles, and struggle to survive in a village that is at once eerily familiar and terrifyingly real.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.5%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Psychedelic 18.6%, Psychological 8.5%, Exploration 7.3%

In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.3%, Psychedelic 17.6%, Survival Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 7.3%

This is not just a walking simulator. This is a new genre: a memory simulator. Explore Ward 7B, survive distorted cycles, collect fragments of memory, and face a truth that changes everything at the end.

Why similar: Psychedelic 19.3%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Psychological 10.5%, Dark 9.2%

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 22.1%, Psychedelic 20.1%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Dark 8.6%, Atmospheric 7.5%