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Forced into working as an Anomaly Observer in a space stockroom, you must explore, observe carefully, and report inconsistencies. Earn Credits to buy upgrades, but beware: hideous horrors are creeping in the dark.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 14%, First-Person 12.7%, Immersive Sim 12.2%, Atmospheric 9.8%

You've been hired by a real estate agency to photograph their listings at night, giving them a unique look online. Grab your camera, explore dark, quiet homes, and capture every required shot before the property notices you. Uncover the truth: why do these listings need to be photographed at night?

Why similar: Horror 14.5%, Mystery 13.2%, Retro 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Atmospheric 8.4%

Play as a paranormal investigator and explore dark, atmospheric locations where lost spirits still lurk in the shadows.

Why similar: Horror 18.9%, Simulation 16%, First-Person 13.9%, Mystery 13.2%, Immersive Sim 12.3%

SECTOR GAMMA - an atmospheric horror simulator set in the Soviet Union, 1968. You are an intern at a secret Soviet facility. Your job: dispose of anomalous waste, fight dangerous robots, and survive on a limited budget. Ready to sign the contract?

Why similar: Immersive Sim 15.3%, Simulation 14.7%, Horror 14%, Retro 11%, Survival 10%

A cozy horror game where you own and manage a boba tea shop. Prepare boba teas, serve customers, and expand your menu to grow your business.

Why similar: Horror 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Immersive Sim 12.4%, First-Person 11.1%, Management 10.6%

A free first-person horror game about dream puzzles - unsettling, surreal and built on strange logic.

Why similar: Experimental 19% ★, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 12.7%, Mystery 9.9%, First-Person 9.6%

A 3D First Person Psychological Horror Game. Discover the anomalies in the house to find Him. This is a very challenging hide and seek game.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 11.8%, Sci-fi 9%, First-Person 8.9%

You're playing a platformer on an old CRT TV. At first, it's just a game. Then what happens on-screen no longer stays on-screen. You can't get up. You can't leave the room. All you can do is keep playing.

Why similar: Experimental 23% ★, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 12.5%, First-Person 10.1%, Mystery 9.4%

Clock in at TEREBRO INC. for the night shift in 1986. Protect the company's legacy as Risk Assessment Data Processor. Equipped with era-specific technology, navigate through obscured narratives to shape the company's future.

Why similar: Experimental 26.4% ★, Mystery 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Immersive Sim 9.1%

You're taking care of your friend's house but a garden gnome appears.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 18.6%, Horror 18.5%, Cinematic 9.7%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Simulation 7.5%

Enter the depths of a silent facility as a D-Class subject. Test the limits of SCP-294, a machine that can produce any liquid imaginable. But remember: in this low-poly PS1-style nightmare, every cup has a price. A short, narrative-driven psychological horror experience.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 14.6%, Retro 12.2%, Mystery 9.5%, Walking Simulator 8.7%

Your brother's unexpected death leads you to unsettling locations in search of floppy disks with cursed retro games.

Why similar: Horror 17.1%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Retro 14.4%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Mystery 9%

Enter the minds of people who never let anyone win. Break their defenses, expose protected truths, and decide which memories the Source is allowed to keep in this sci-fi psychological horror game.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 16%, First-Person 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Mystery 9.2%

Take a temporary job as a forest ranger deep in the mountains. Complete daily tasks, maintain equipment, and enjoy the quiet, until strange things start to happen.

Why similar: Simulation 18.3%, Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, First-Person 11.3%, Walking Simulator 8.1%

A first-person psychological horror set in a Japanese train station after the last departure. The station knows your name. Something is watching. What is seen cannot be unseen. 終電後の日本の駅を舞台にした、一人称視点のサイコロジカルホラー。駅は、あなたの名前を知っている。何かが、見ている。一度見たものは、二度と見なかったことにはできない。

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Horror 18%, First-Person 13.9%, Immersive Sim 13.2%, Simulation 11%

You wake up in a cold sweat, paranoid, and unable to move. Is it just another case of sleep paralysis or something else? Check your cameras to ensure you're not having delusions, and, most importantly, try not to panic..

Why similar: Horror 21.6%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Immersive Sim 17.9%, Simulation 13%, Atmospheric 9.4%

Pack toys. Ship orders. Finish the shift. And repeat. Twisted Toy is a psychological horror game where your nightly routine reveals you’re not alone.

Why similar: Horror 20.5%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Simulation 15.4%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, First-Person 8.8%

Exit 13 Gallery Escape is a psychological horror game where you are trapped in a gallery on the 13th floor of a building. Your only hope is to find the exit and reach the 1st floor, but every time you do, you end up in the same gallery again and again.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 13%, Immersive Sim 12.9%, Minimalist 10.5%, First-Person 9.7%

A horror game where you manage a taco stand. Make tacos, serve customers, and get through each night.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Horror 16.3%, First-Person 12.7%, Simulation 12.5%, Immersive Sim 11%

You are trapped in a corridor suspended above the clouds. Each time you open the door at the end of the corridor, explore the environment that awaits you, find anomalies, use the alarm, and break the loop.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 11.7%, Immersive Sim 11.4%, Mystery 10.9%, Walking Simulator 10.1%

Trapped within shifting liminal spaces, you must rely on keen observation to survive. Inspect your surroundings, detect subtle anomalies, and make the right elevator decisions to break the loop and escape.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 15.8%, Mystery 10.5%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Walking Simulator 9.3%

Escape the never-ending hallway of the Hudson: A hotel that doesn’t want its guests to leave. Spot anomalies, explore hidden spaces, collect narrative clues, and uncover the stories of the previous guests.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.5%, Immersive Sim 14.9%, First-Person 11.6%, Horror 11%, Walking Simulator 10.5%

The doctor said today was my last appointment, I'm healthy. Time to go home, what could go wrong?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.3%, Immersive Sim 14.2%, Horror 13.8%, First-Person 10.9%, Walking Simulator 10%

A PSX-style horror game where you operate an elevator, check employees' IDs and information, and detect anomalies among the passengers.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 15.7%, Mystery 14.7%, Simulation 12%, First-Person 11.5%

Haunted by the disappearance of his wife Emily, Thomas returns to an abandoned place where reality and nightmares begin to merge.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 19.3%, First-Person 15%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Atmospheric 10.2%

You're stuck in an endlessly looping hallway, but every time you enter it, something seems to be different. Try to spot everything that isn't supposed to be there, but most of all, make sure to get out alive.

Why similar: Horror 14.8%, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Cinematic 10%, Atmospheric 9.3%

Vadim, a maintenance worker in a decaying post-Soviet apartment, leaves town to care for his sick mother, asking his wife to take over his duties. As she settles into the routine, the building begins to feel off quiet in all the wrong ways.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 14.6%, Immersive Sim 12%, Walking Simulator 9.7%, Mystery 9.6%

No More Pain is a first-person psychological horror adventure driven by atmospheric exploration. Tidy up misplaced objects and search for clues within immersive environments, piece together the truth hidden in leftover notes, and experience a deeply oppressive psychological journey.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 15.3%, First-Person 12.1%, Mystery 9.9%, Retro 9.8%

You find yourself trapped in a haunted VHS rental store, can you survive their twisted games and escape?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.8%, Immersive Sim 13%, Horror 12.9%, First-Person 10.4%, Walking Simulator 9.4%

Descend the infinite office staircase. The Darkness follows you. Squeeze the rubber duck to not be afraid. And never look back. Psychological horror in a dreamcore aesthetic

Why similar: Horror 13.8%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Mystery 12.1%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Walking Simulator 9%

A psychological horror game where you spend a night in the shoes of an arcade worker named Marcus. Win prizes on the crane machine and shoot some hoops. Just make sure to keep the doors locked.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 17.9%, Horror 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, First-Person 11.7%, Walking Simulator 10.7%

You wake up. Everything seems normal. Click. Is something wrong? One anomaly. One chance. One mistake, and it all begins again. A horror experience woven from paranoia, where your attention to detail is the only thing that can save you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 14.5%, Immersive Sim 12.9%, Walking Simulator 9.5%, First-Person 7.6%

"Just Anomaly: Hospital" is a psychological horror/anomaly game where your goal is to reach the 15th floor. With its realistic graphics, it puts you through a test of attention in a terrifying hospital setting. Will you be able to finish this game?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 14.9%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Mystery 11.2%, Walking Simulator 8.7%

You are the night shift supervisor at the warehouse of the postal company. You need to make sure that there is nothing prohibited in the package, but are all parcels worth checking?

Why similar: Horror 18.3%, Immersive Sim 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, First-Person 11.8%, Mystery 11%

Constitución, CABA. 3 AM. You leave a party, feeling defeated because the girl you liked didn't even look at you. You go to wait for the last "39" bus of that night. You try to stop it, but it goes straight away. Tomorrow you have the exam that defines whether you graduate or not. Good luck.

Why similar: Horror 16.9%, First-Person 16.5%, Retro 15.6%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Mystery 7.2%

Before the Backrooms ... before analog horror ... there were the tapes

Why similar: Experimental 25.9% ★, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 12.5%, Retro 11.9%, Atmospheric 7.9%

Unfound Footage is a short, atmospheric psychological horror game where you must survive inside a mysterious mansion after a strange disappearance.

Why similar: Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Retro 13.8%, Mystery 12.2%, First-Person 9.6%

Edith station has been abandoned for a year - an unusually long time to sit derelict. You are a space station engineer sent up to decommission the station in a manual service elevator with the ability to stop between floors. Will you discover the truth or simply follow protocol?

Why similar: Horror 21.4%, Sci-fi 19.2%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, First-Person 10.2%, Mystery 8.7%

A first-person psychological sci-fi horror game about two distant radio observatories in the Jovian system. Scan for faint signals, analyze what you find, and stay in contact with the only other person out there.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Mystery 13.8%, Horror 10.1%, Atmospheric 10%

When a routine expedition into The Complex goes horribly wrong, you're left alone and lost, wandering the seemingly infinite maze of hallways, otherwise known as the Backrooms. Might there be something following you?

Why similar: Horror 18.3%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Mystery 12.6%, Immersive Sim 11.4%, Cinematic 8.1%

Explore a seemingly endless hotel floor where each identical corridor challenges your perception. This horror walking simulator tests your observation skills as you seek the emergency exit.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 14.1%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, First-Person 11.3%, Walking Simulator 10.4%

The corridor looks the same every time. But does it really? Maybe something has changed. Observe your surroundings carefully.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.5%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, Horror 12.7%, Mystery 10.2%, First-Person 9.6%

A short atmospheric walking simulator. Enter the world beyond SCP-093 — a collapsed civilization once ruled by “him.” You are not the first to arrive. A child came before you. Follow what he left behind, and uncover what remains.

Why similar: Simulation 17.2%, Immersive Sim 16.1%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, First-Person 9.1%, Adventure 8.9%

Collect soil on Venus. Photograph the surface. Mark every rock. Log any unusual rock as HARVESTER. Do not keep looking at it

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 18%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Simulation 11.4%, Sci-fi 10%

A first-person horror adventure set in a remote Finnish cabin. Work at a quiet village shop, explore the wilderness, and uncover ancient forces drawn from Finnish mythology.

Why similar: First-Person 13.8%, Simulation 11%, Horror 10.5%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Atmospheric 10.4%

Hollow Meridian is a short atmospheric experience about repetition, control, and quiet collapse. Interact with a mechanical system that keeps running long after its purpose has faded.

Why similar: Experimental 33% ★, Immersive Sim 15.8%, Simulation 9.4%, Horror 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.5%

The Door Factory is a first-person horror game where you inspect mysterious doors before they are sent into production. Step inside, observe the environment, spot anomalies, and decide whether each door should be approved or reported.

Why similar: Horror 15.8%, Immersive Sim 15%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Walking Simulator 10%, Simulation 8.6%

An alien hides among the pigs. Can you spot the imposter before it's too late? A tense observation horror game inspired by The Thing, where every oink could be your last.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 14.3%, Simulation 13.6%, Horror 13.2%, First-Person 11.6%, Atmospheric 10.9%

You're trapped in the seemingly endless corridors of a space station, desperately searching for the evacuation bay 09. But the station is not as empty as it seems; you must observe for subtle, unsettling occurrences and log them if you want to move forward. Can you break the loop and escape?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Horror 15.9%, First-Person 12.3%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, Sci-fi 10.9%

You're trapped in your office after a typical working day. Carefully explore every corner to reach freedom and break the loop.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 20.5%, Horror 14.2%, First-Person 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Walking Simulator 12.2%

Escape rooms are fun! But Escape Knox Manor asks the question what if you were actually kidnapped? And what if you had to escape a mansion? Find out now!

Why similar: Experimental 42% ★, Retro 14.4%, Mystery 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.3%, First-Person 7.7%

"7 Days Shrine" - discovered on a Japanese internet forum, rumored to grant any wish. But this ancient ritual comes with strict rules that must be obeyed. As each day passes, anxiety and fear slowly consume you. Do you dare to undertake the 7 Days Shrine ritual?

Why similar: Immersive Sim 15.4%, Horror 12%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, First-Person 10.2%, Walking Simulator 9.2%

A first-person psychological horror game where you monitor a liminal office space for anomalies from an external observation post. When the power cuts, protocol requires you to enter and continue your work from the inside. You're not alone in there.

Why similar: Horror 21.9%, Psychological Horror 19%, First-Person 13.7%, Mystery 12.2%, Atmospheric 11.9%

Awaken aboard a silent orbital research station. Solve environmental puzzles, uncover the crew's fate, and survive the growing influence of ARGUS, the station's ever-watchful AI.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.4%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Mystery 11.7%, Horror 11%

A first-person puzzle horror game where shifting corridors, challenging puzzles, and dwindling resources stand between you and survival.

Why similar: Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, First-Person 12.4%, Management 12%, Sci-fi 11.7%

A cozy horror game where you run a shave ice shop. Serves customers by serving shaved ice, coffee, milkshakes...

Why similar: Immersive Sim 20.3%, Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Walking Simulator 10%, Retro 9.4%

A first-person psychological horror where you wake, again and again, inside a facility that studies you. Each cycle the rooms change, the pattern deepens, and something begins to take shape. The longer you observe, the harder it becomes to tell where the simulation ends.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 15.8%, First-Person 11.7%, Mystery 11.1%, Atmospheric 9.9%

Messa Anomaly is a first-person psychological horror game set in an endlessly shifting museum. Observe each corridor, spot unsettling changes, and choose the correct path. One mistake can send you deeper into a night shift that refuses to end.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 18.5%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 10.8%, Simulation 10.2%, Walking Simulator 10.1%