- #1 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
97% matchVery Positive95% of 35,239 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
Why similar: Horror 38%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Dark 11.1%, Walking Simulator 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive experience for waking up in a dark, subterranean environment with no memory and a desperate need to escape.
- #2 Visage
96% matchVery Positive84% of 10,620 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 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 29.6%, Psychological Horror 27.5%, Dark 11.8%, Walking Simulator 9.8%, Realistic 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deeply unsettling, claustrophobic psychological horror experience set within a shifting, haunted home.
- #3 Infliction
96% matchVery Positive81% of 936 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Psychological Horror 20.7%, Horror 18.2%, Walking Simulator 18.1%, Realistic 10.4%, Dark 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A haunting, story-driven psychological horror game that traps the player in a domestic setting turned nightmare.
- #4 Layers of Fear
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,582 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 17.7%, Horror 14%, Supernatural 13.2%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Dark 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in psychological walking simulators that uses shifting, surreal environments to mirror the protagonist's mental state.
- #5 MADiSON
94% matchVery Positive87% of 3,277 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.2 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 29.5%, Horror 27.1%, Dark 18.1%, Atmospheric 8.6%, First-Person 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on being trapped in a confined space while solving supernatural mysteries through a first-person perspective.
- #6 God's Basement
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,314 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 18.3%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 12.6%, Dark 11.3%, Psychological 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that focuses on psychological horror and atmospheric exploration in a confined, mysterious location.
- #7 Luto
93% matchVery Positive85% of 1,226 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 19.5%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Dark 11.3%, Thriller 10.5%, Psychological 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the feeling of being trapped in a home with supernatural occurrences and psychological tension.
- #8 Penumbra Overture
92% matchVery Positive91% of 4,061 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Why similar: Horror 37.2%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Dark 12.1%, Atmospheric 9.9%, First-Person 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the feeling of waking up in a mysterious, dark facility and having to navigate its dangers with limited resources.
- #9 Lost in Vivo
91% matchVery Positive92% of 3,869 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 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 33.5%, Horror 25.7%, Psychological 18.9%, Atmospheric 14%, First-Person 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply claustrophobic psychological horror game that excels at making the player feel small and vulnerable in a dark, labyrinthine setting.
- #10 The Beast Inside
91% matchVery Positive83% of 11,932 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
Why similar: Horror 34.1%, Psychological Horror 17%, Walking Simulator 15%, Realistic 7.7%, Story Rich 7%
Why You'll Like It: This title blends realistic, atmospheric environments with a compelling psychological narrative that keeps you guessing until the end.
- #11 [SUBJECT]
90% matchVery Positive88% of 92 reviews2023
Dev: RUDZKI
Windows
[SUBJECT] is a first-person psychological horror game. You wake up confused in a dark room, not knowing where you are. The last thing you remember is a robotic voice echoing through you ears. How you got here or why is unclear, but you do know one thing: You're being watched.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.1%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Thriller 13.6%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror walking simulator that focuses on the mystery of being trapped in a controlled, dark environment.
- #12 White Room Protocol
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 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 17%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 11.7%, Thriller 10.6%, Supernatural 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game leans heavily into the walking simulator and psychological horror tags, focusing on atmospheric dread.
- #13 SOMA
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,500 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.4%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 16.7%, Dark 13.1%, Atmospheric 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a masterfully atmospheric and psychological experience centered on isolation and existential dread.
- #14 Martha Is Dead
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,639 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Psychological 14.2%, Thriller 13.8%, Horror 13%, Dark 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, realistic, and deeply psychological narrative horror game that focuses on uncovering traumatic mysteries.
- #15 Mirror Forge
88% matchMostly Positive73% of 179 reviews2022
Dev: MystiveDevPub: DreadXP
Windows
Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.4%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Horror 13.2%, Dark 11.6%, Psychological 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: It combines psychological horror with survival elements in a dark, atmospheric world that feels very similar to Reflection.
- #16 10:59
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 155 reviews2024
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
You wake up with a bad hangover and don’t recognize your home. You see a boy and you understand... that something is wrong with him. Someone's presence causes anxiety, fear and is about to plunge you into the realm of horror. But you don’t lose hope and try to get out of this nightmare.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.1%, Supernatural 16%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 11.4%, Psychological 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric horror experience that uses time-based tension to enhance its psychological mystery.
- #17 The Cursed Tape
86% matchVery Positive81% of 316 reviews2024
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Someone slipped a mysterious videotape under your door... Do you dare watch it?!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.7%, Supernatural 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 12.2%, Realistic 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a first-person, atmospheric horror experience that relies on psychological tension.
- #18 Observer: System Redux
84% matchVery Positive85% of 2,866 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.4%, Horror 23.6%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Story Rich 10.8%, First-Person 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a claustrophobic, high-tension atmosphere with deep psychological themes and a focus on investigative mystery.
- #19 The Park®
85% 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 23.9%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Horror 18.1%, Psychological 7.3%, Thriller 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intense walking simulator that uses atmosphere and psychological dread to tell a focused, unsettling story.
- #20 Dreamless
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 119 reviews2024
Dev: Setone GamesPub: Limansia Fears
Windows
In a remote provincial town, teenagers mysteriously disappear every 25 years. You're a high school student about to turn 18... But what if you become the next victim?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.4%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Supernatural 10.9%, Dark 10.3%, Horror 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that emphasizes dark, atmospheric exploration and adventure elements.
- #21 Cry of Fear
82% matchVery Positive89% of 82,586 reviews2013
Dev: Team Psykskallar
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.6 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 44.1%, Psychological Horror 27.8%, Psychological 12.1%, Atmospheric 7.7%, First-Person 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic psychological horror title that focuses on mental instability and navigating dark, hostile environments.
- #22 Omitted
84% matchMixed46% of 56 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: Psychological Horror 15.7%, Thriller 13.1%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological 12.1%, Dark 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that focuses on atmospheric storytelling and thriller elements.
- #23 Abandoned Souls
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 379 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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 19.7%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 11.6%, Realistic 11.2%, Thriller 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game is a strong match for those looking for a realistic, atmospheric walking simulator with psychological horror elements.
- #24 Is Simon There?
81% matchVery Positive85% of 368 reviews2022
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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: Walking Simulator 17.1%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 14%, Realistic 13%, Thriller 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich psychological horror game that focuses on realistic, dark themes and unsettling mystery.
- #25 Who's at the door?
77% matchVery Positive90% of 1,538 reviews2025
Dev: SKONEC Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
You are trapped in a small house, suffering from psychosis with no memory. Carefully observe your surroundings to distinguish reality from hallucinations, and overcome your illness by taking medication from visitors at the right time.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.5%, Horror 14.4%, Realistic 12%, Psychological Horror 11%, Thriller 9.6%
- #26 Silent Still
81% matchMixed54% of 253 reviews2024
Dev: SolitaryStudios
Windows
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 18.1%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 12%, Realistic 9.5%, Supernatural 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a story-rich, first-person horror experience that fits well with the walking simulator genre.
- #27 The Hotel
80% matchVery Positive84% of 135 reviews2022
Dev: IL PALA
Windows · Mac
The Hotel is an "old style" survival horror game!! Fight zombies and solve puzzles to try to escape!!
Why similar: Adventure 42.2%, Horror 41.1%, Singleplayer 12.8%, Indie 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at building tension in a confined, atmospheric space, mirroring the isolation found in Reflection.
- #28 Buried
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 402 reviews2023
Dev: Authogin
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 11%
You wake up buried alive. You are running out of oxygen and you can't remember how you got here. There must be a way out, can you figure it out in time?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Horror 17.6%, Thriller 13.8%, Realistic 13.6%, Mystery 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, exploration-focused game that captures the feeling of being trapped in a mysterious, dark location.
- #29 Home Sweet Home
79% matchVery Positive87% of 3,748 reviews2017
Dev: YGGDRAZIL GROUP CO.,LTD
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Home Sweet Home is a first-person horror adventure game based on Thai myths and beliefs. The core gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid perilous spirits hunting you. Moreover, few puzzles are added into the game, making gameplay more various.
Why similar: Horror 39.6%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Dark 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A tense, stealth-focused horror game that traps the player in a mysterious and hostile environment.
- #30 MIRROR MIRROR
78% matchMixed70% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: ZeroZeroThirteen
Windows
MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.
Why similar: Supernatural 15.1%, Walking Simulator 15%, Psychological Horror 13%, Realistic 9.9%, Horror 9.7%
- #31 The Exit 8
75% matchVery Positive93% of 10,306 reviews2023
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.6%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 14.4%, Realistic 9.4%, Psychological 8.9%
- #32 RESTORER
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 54 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 21.1%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Realistic 11.5%, Thriller 9.2%, Horror 9.2%
- #33 Find Yourself
77% matchVery Positive84% of 1,285 reviews2021
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Explore the truly frightening subway cars and find out what fears the main character will have to face.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.6%, Horror 17.5%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Realistic 12.7%, Thriller 10.8%
- #34 Finnish Cottage 8
75% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Savukivi Games
Windows
You've been trapped in a looping Finnish summer cottage. Use your observation and memory to find anomalies and make the right choice to escape the Finnish Cottage 8.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.9%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 10.8%, Supernatural 8.6%, Realistic 8%
- #35 Trapped
78% matchVery Positive83% of 156 reviews2019
Dev: N4bA
Windows
You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.2%, Horror 19.6%, Psychological Horror 19%, Mystery 11.8%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #36 In My Head
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 131 reviews2024
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
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 17.1%, Supernatural 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 11.4%, Dark 8.4%
- #37 The Renovator: Origins
74% matchVery Positive86% of 235 reviews2024
Dev: Peace_Studio
Windows
You play as the son of a restorer, a museum worker who died tragically. While searching for the memorabilia, the door suddenly closes and strange things begin to happen. The hero is waiting for immersion in the world of art and the paranormal.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Thriller 19.9%, Horror 19.2%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, Realistic 13.3%
- #38 The Strange Lights
72% matchVery Positive91% of 109 reviews2026
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You have arrived in a forest where people are rumored to disappear and strange things happen... Locals often see bright flashes and hear strange sounds...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.1%, Supernatural 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 10.4%, Realistic 9.7%
- #39 Limoria
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 171 reviews2024
Dev: Farkas Interactive
Windows
Welcome to a world where you are lost between consciousness and dreams. As you wander the dark corridors of an old hotel, face the games your mind plays on you. Your memories linger like a shadow following you. But there's nowhere to escape... Are you ready to confront your darkest fears?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Thriller 17.7%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Realistic 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #40 Silent Nights
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 210 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.8%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 11.2%, Thriller 11%, Dark 8.8%
- #41 Unseen
71% matchVery Positive84% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Redsroll
Windows
It’s an indie horror game where John, a forensic photographer, after an unexpected and exhausting shift, is forced to spend the night away from home. What seemed like a temporary rest soon begins to turn unsettling.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Walking Simulator 17.5%, Horror 13%, Thriller 10.4%, Dark 8.1%
- #42 Forgot
70% matchVery Positive91% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: Maxwell Whitebaker
Windows
You are trapped at home in an endless loop. Remember your surroundings and watch out for anomalies, if you ever want to leave.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.5%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 11.6%, Psychological 11.2%, Realistic 9.6%
- #43 The Guest
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 945 reviews2016
Dev: Team GothamPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.
Why similar: Horror 24.5%, Walking Simulator 19%, Mystery 18.8%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Atmospheric 11.3%
- #44 Summer of '58
70% matchVery Positive89% of 4,849 reviews2021
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Walking Simulator 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Thriller 12.6%, Horror 12.5%, Realistic 8.7%
- #45 Rise of Insanity
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,266 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 23.8%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 19.7%, Dark 11.6%, Atmospheric 8%
- #46 Obey the Voice™
67% matchVery Positive89% of 475 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...
Why similar: Horror 16.7%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, Dark 12.8%, Realistic 8.6%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #47 Twisted Gallery 异馆
68% matchVery Positive85% of 349 reviews2025
Dev: FH Create Inc
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
You're trapped in an endlessly looping art gallery — familiar, yet uncanny. If you can notice the changes, maybe you can find your way out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.1%, Psychological Horror 21%, Supernatural 15.8%, Horror 14%, Realistic 8.7%
- #48 The Hotel
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 92 reviews2022
Dev: Constant ArtPub: Constant_Art
Windows
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 17.9%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Supernatural 13%, Horror 12.2%, Dark 8.9%
- #49 Welcome to Kowloon
69% matchVery Positive82% of 1,836 reviews2023
Dev: a1esskaPub: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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: Walking Simulator 16.6%, Horror 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Realistic 9.3%, Dark 9.2%
- #50 Inmates
73% matchMixed60% of 330 reviews2017
Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Inmates is a story-driven, atmospheric psychological horror game. Featuring interactive exploration in a suffocating location, mind-bending puzzles and disturbing imagery. You wake up in a run-down prison cell and have no clue how you got there. You’ve convinced yourself this is all just a nightmare...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.4%, Horror 23.4%, Psychological 13.4%, Adventure 7.5%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #51 Psalm 5:9-13
67% matchVery Positive84% of 1,774 reviews2024
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 19%
"Psalm 5:9-13" is a first-person psychological horror game with VHS effect. Be careful and attentive, there is something hiding in these rooms, something is watching from the darkness.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.1%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 11.3%, Thriller 11.1%, Realistic 9%
- #52 Chasing Static
69% matchVery Positive87% of 501 reviews2021
Dev: Headware Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.4%, Supernatural 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 10.4%, Dark 9.2%
- #53 August Night
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Sahl Ibrahimi
Windows
Escape a distorted version of your own newly rented apartment in this interactive nightmare.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Supernatural 17%, Horror 13.4%, Realistic 12.9%, Atmospheric 9.4%
- #54 Left Alone
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 641 reviews2016
Dev: SpeedTutor
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.8%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 12.5%, Psychological 9.8%, Dark 8.1%
- #55 The Empty Eyes
66% matchVery Positive80% of 51 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: Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 16%, Thriller 14.5%, Mystery 10.7%, Dark 9.3%
- #56 Implements of Hell
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 103 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 17.2%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Thriller 11.1%, Horror 9.7%, Realistic 9.3%
- #57 The Inn-Sanity
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,530 reviews2025
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Early 90s. You stayed in a quiet hotel for just one night and the next morning you’ve found out that the old world was destroyed. Alien dreams, secrets of your past and other guests that are turning into monsters. This hotel will not let you to check out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.8%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 15.3%, Realistic 10.9%, Dark 10%
- #58 SHE WAS 98
64% matchVery Positive85% of 364 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 18.6%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 15.1%, Dark 8.9%, Realistic 8.8%
- #59 VIDeoPHOBIA
66% matchVery Positive80% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
You are in a room without windows or doors. The TV dimly illuminates the room. What is this, a box? How to open it? After solving the riddle, you find the TV remote control. Click... a door appeared. You step into the darkness and hear laughter... turn around and find out what's behind the screen.
Why similar: Supernatural 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Walking Simulator 11%, Thriller 9.9%, Realistic 9.3%
- #60 Uninvited Guest
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 332 reviews2021
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 19.2%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Horror 16.1%, Dark 14%, Mystery 10.9%