Games Like Reminiscence

Driven by a rare neurological affliction plaguing his family, Joshua has to recover his memories by exploring parallel realities through déjà vu. Facing the innermost depths of his past – moments both joyous and painful – seems to be the only way to get his life and family back together.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 28.3% ★, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Atmospheric 9.9%, First-Person 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Explores themes of memory and time-travel through a sci-fi psychological horror lens that feels very similar to the seed game.

The Forgotten City is a narrative-driven time loop adventure in ancient Rome. Discover the ruins of an ancient underground city, travel 2000 years into the past, and unravel the mystery of who destroyed it by cleverly exploiting the power to wind back time. The fate of the city is in your hands.

Why similar: Time Travel 69.3% ★, Atmospheric 9.1%, Adventure 8%, First-Person 7.4%, Exploration 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features a compelling time-loop mechanic where you must solve a mystery while navigating the consequences of your actions.

Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Atmospheric 17.3%, Exploration 13.8%, Adventure 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Centers on a time-loop mechanic within a mysterious, atmospheric universe that rewards exploration and discovery.

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: Dystopian 32.3%, Psychological Horror 32%, Dark 16.2%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Adventure 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in dystopian psychological horror that uses atmospheric dread and surreal narrative structures.

An interactive thriller about a man trapped in a time loop. Featuring James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, and Willem Dafoe.

Why similar: Time Travel 55.4% ★, Time Manipulation 26.3% ★, Adventure 7.5%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Singleplayer 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: A tense, top-down psychological thriller focused entirely on repeating a short time loop to uncover the truth.

You wake to find yourself trapped inside an experimental machine... A machine built to simulate memories. You no longer recall why you entered, but an AI voice guides you. Trying to escape, you face memories from a past you may not want to remember.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 69%, Adventure 31%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on memory and psychological exploration within a sci-fi setting, mirroring the fragmented narrative of the seed.

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: Horror 30.2%, Dystopian 28.4%, Psychological Horror 24.8%, First-Person 9.1%, Surreal 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a dark, dystopian atmosphere combined with psychological horror elements that mirror the intensity of the seed game.

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: Horror 27.3%, Psychological Horror 24.9%, Dark 16.7%, Atmospheric 11.1%, First-Person 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep, atmospheric sci-fi horror experience that challenges the player's perception of reality and time.

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: Horror 25.3%, Psychological Horror 24.1%, Dark 10.9%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Interactive Fiction 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric psychological horror game that captures the dark, claustrophobic feel of the seed game.

Experience the liminal world of the backrooms through a VHS camera, immersing into a mysterious story and wandering the dream-like structures... Might there be something following you?

Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Multiplayer 15.4%, First-Person 6.7%, Dark 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the liminal, unsettling atmosphere found in many modern psychological horror titles.

The Sexy Brutale — a never-ending masked ball featuring intrigue, murder and the (quite possibly) occult! Relive the same mysterious day where the guests at the casino mansion are being murdered by the staff over and over again...

Why similar: Time Travel 49.2% ★, Time Manipulation 36.8% ★, Adventure 6.6%, Atmospheric 3.2%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: A unique time-loop murder mystery game that uses a dark, stylized aesthetic to build tension.

Your task is simple, exterminate all vermin. The sledge hammer you have been provided is capable of destroying almost all office appliances and furniture that may be uncooperative. Your time is running out.

Why similar: Horror 22.7%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Dark 16%, Surreal 7.7%, Atmospheric 7%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, short psychological horror experience that plays with the player's perception of the environment.

Trapped in a nightmarish mannequin factory where reality itself is shattered, unravel the secrets of Mirrored Phantoms. Explore a deeply atmospheric world, solve the mystery of the mirror shards, and survive the terrors that await in this slow-burning, first-person horror experience.

Why similar: Horror 29.3%, Psychological Horror 25.7%, Dark 12.8%, Atmospheric 9.5%, First-Person 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that emphasizes atmospheric tension and singleplayer immersion.

The most relaxing horror game you'll ever play. Anemoiapolis exists in the uncanny valley of American architecture -- endless carpeted floors and lonely malls. Escape for your life, and enjoy the scenery.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Horror 23%, Dark 12%, Atmospheric 8.3%, First-Person 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploration and psychological unease within surreal, dream-like environments.

Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.

Why similar: Horror 36.9%, Atmospheric 24.4%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Adventure 11.5%, Singleplayer 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Uses supernatural time-bending mechanics and dialogue-driven storytelling to create a sense of unease.

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 34.2%, Psychological Horror 26.8%, Dark 10.6%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Atmospheric 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: An intense psychological horror game that relies on atmospheric storytelling and environmental dread.

A free, VHS styled, first-person found footage horror game, which runs exactly for 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

Why similar: Horror 34.5%, Psychological Horror 28.4%, Multiplayer 20.2%, Dark 6.1%, First-Person 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A short, intense psychological horror experience that excels at building atmospheric dread.

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 22.9%, Horror 22.6%, Dark 14.8%, Atmospheric 7.9%, First-Person 7%

Why You'll Like It: Uses puzzle-solving and psychological horror elements to build a sense of mystery and dread.

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 24.3%, Horror 22.7%, Dark 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Atmospheric 9%

Why You'll Like It: Masterfully uses shifting environments and psychological tension to keep the player disoriented.

Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.

Why similar: Horror 36.6%, Psychological Horror 33.9%, Atmospheric 16.4%, Adventure 10.1%, Singleplayer 3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines retro-tech aesthetics with psychological horror to create a uniquely unsettling narrative experience.

Explore the mysterious room by traversing time, while you watch a man succumb to the room syndrome.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 56.2%, Dark 26.4%, Casual 17.3%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy psychological horror game that traps the player in a confined, unsettling space.

We Went Back is a time-looping horror game in which you wake up in an abandoned space station utterly alone. The exit door is locked and you must find a way to escape what lurks within. Find clues, experience dynamically changing environments and confront terror in order to find a way out.

Why similar: Horror 58%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Adventure 7.6%, Atmospheric 6.2%, First-Person 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A time-loop horror game that focuses on exploration and escaping a mysterious, shifting facility.

First Person Psychological Horror. Addicted to virtual ecstasy, trapped in digital hell. Navigate glitchy dreamscapes and a city that never sleeps. Every mission brings you closer to your next dose, but will you follow your protective AI, or the man behind a liberating new drug?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Horror 22.4%, Dark 13.8%, Psychological 10.7%, Atmospheric 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a story-rich psychological horror experience with a strong focus on atmosphere.

ONLY FACES REMAIN is a short psychological horror game focused on exploration and atmosphere. You play as Marlene, a backpacker traveling alone who rents a cheap room to spend the night. What starts as a cheap place to sleep soon turns into a dangerous situation.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.8%, Horror 25.2%, Psychological 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, First-Person 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror title that emphasizes a dark, first-person perspective and atmospheric storytelling.

Joyville 2 is a first-person horror puzzle-adventure game set in an abandoned children's camp. Explore two parallel worlds where the joy of the past meets present horrors. Uncover the camp's dark secrets, face magical yet dangerous creatures, and discover the truth behind events from decades ago.

Why similar: Time Travel 43.4% ★, Horror 19.8%, Dark 12.2%, Atmospheric 5.3%, Adventure 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features time-travel elements within a horror-puzzle framework that mirrors the seed's core mechanics.

Sheriff James Cooper is slowly bleeding to death in an unfamiliar hospital. But the moment his life ends, everything starts over. He has fifteen minutes to break this endless cycle, uncover the truth, and find a way out before it's too late.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32%, Horror 25.8%, Dark 16%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Exploration 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: Directly incorporates time-loop mechanics into a psychological horror setting.

Discover a world unknown to you, becoming the figure before whom the universe itself shudders, the one unacquainted with the confines of time and space, experiencing the lives of different individuals. Transform into someone who fears only one thing: the creature trailing closely behind.

Why similar: Horror 53.4%, Adventure 25.1%, Atmospheric 21.4%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric adventure game that deals with memory and dark, psychological themes.

A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.5%, Horror 25.7%, Dark 17.9%, Multiplayer 7.5%, First-Person 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal psychological horror game that leaves a lasting impression through its unique narrative.

You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure.

Why similar: Dystopian 23.5%, Horror 20.2%, Psychological Horror 20%, Psychological 6.9%, First-Person 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A walking simulator that uses psychological horror to create an unsettling, dream-like journey.

A bite-sized psychological horror game about a wayward soul who seeks transformation through a sinister ritual.

Why similar: Horror 30.7%, Psychological Horror 26.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Dark 7.5%, First-Person 6.9%

A dying reality, a universe that’s fading away. A merciless world thatgets sick and vanishes. No past, no present, no future; only the impending moment of “dead synchronicity” ahead. Will you be able to stop it?Because, otherwise... what will you do when Time dissolves itself?

Why similar: Adventure 35.8%, Post-apocalyptic 35%, Horror 18.1%, Atmospheric 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, post-apocalyptic adventure that shares the dystopian tone of the seed game.

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: Psychological Horror 26.6%, Horror 22%, Psychological 11.4%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Dark 7.6%

Time loop puzzle horror, where you're stuck in a failed experiment and must escape or face being eaten for eternity.

Why similar: Horror 48.3%, Atmospheric 19.1%, Dark 15.7%, First-Person 8.8%, Singleplayer 4.1%

Experience a horrifying time-traveling adventure in Ghost of Tomorrow

Why similar: Time Travel 33.8% ★, Horror 17.4%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Dark 9.3%, Atmospheric 5.8%

This occult item will guide you through a bizarre in-between world and help you to confront past demons as well as piece together former memories that may lead to closure. Seek a better understanding of who you were, who you’ve loved and how much you’ve lost in this 3rd person horror adventure game.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Horror 20.2%, Dark 16.1%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Adventure 7.8%

Ravenous is a psychological horror game in which you play as Louis, a child trapped in a monster's basement. Explore the mysterious abode, solve puzzles to save your little sister and survive the psychological nightmare prepared for you.

Why similar: Horror 32.1%, Psychological Horror 29.3%, First-Person 10.1%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Adventure 7.9%

You're trapped in an endless loop within a liminal dimension, where each loop leads to increasingly unsettling places. Will you find the way out of this psychological horror? The game offers a unique déjà vu experience that blurs the lines between reality and illusion.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.7%, Horror 23.8%, Dark 14.3%, Adventure 9.8%, Realistic 7.9%

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: Psychological Horror 24.7%, Horror 24.2%, Dark 15.4%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Realistic 8.1%

Your Future Self is a 1-2 hour long story-driven experimental text adventure with unique conversational mechanics, time loop based gameplay, and an emotionally gripping time travel mystery set against the backdrop of a darkly realistic vision of our world ravaged by climate change.

Why similar: Dystopian 26.4%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Adventure 14%, Casual 11.7%

A claustrophobic anomaly-horror game where you can only turn, blink, and decide: is it real or not? Survive five endings and uncover Mike’s story.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.4%, Horror 28.2%, Dark 19.8%, Surreal 8.7%, Exploration 6.9%

Sheriff James Cooper is slowly bleeding to death in an unfamiliar hospital. But the moment his life ends, everything starts over. He has fifteen minutes to break this endless cycle, uncover the truth, and find a way out before it's too late.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.3%, Horror 23.6%, Dark 15.3%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Adventure 7.7%

Vigil is a short Narrative Horror Game that takes place in an unsettling underground facility. Your job is to dispose of boxes, however, you’re not alone. A terrifying automaton roams the facility, moving only when you look away or when you blink in real life.

Why similar: Horror 26.9%, Dark 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11%, First-Person 7.5%

'revere' is a psychological found footage horror game where every detail matters. Prepare yourself for an experience where your sanity will be condemned.

Why similar: Horror 25%, Psychological Horror 24.9%, Dark 14.8%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Realistic 9.3%

An atmospheric horror journey between reality and madness. Three paths lie ahead only one is free of anomalies. Observe closely. Choose wisely. Save the lost souls.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.7%, Horror 27.1%, Dark 13.8%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Casual 5.5%

Horror Family - Flight is a time-loop horror game set on an airplane.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.2%, Horror 29.4%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Interactive Fiction 7.4%, First-Person 7.1%

VHS Collection: Goodnight Me is a short horror game where reality blurs with nightmares over five eerie days. Experience strange events, unsettling dreams, and unravel a chilling mystery in a remote house. Can you survive the madness, or will the nightmare consume you?

Why similar: Horror 23.6%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Dark 14.2%, Atmospheric 11%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%

Wander long creepy corridors in search for answers in this short and jumpscare filled game.

Why similar: Horror 33.3%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Dark 13.6%, First-Person 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.1%

Your father needs a beer, and it's your job to get it. He doesn't care what it takes, so do what you must. Be quick though - it's not so safe in the dark.

Why similar: Horror 31.8%, Dark 19%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Adventure 7.8%

Hide Time is a story-driven horror game where you play as new employee of Passion Oasis. Explore that huge complex, do your tasks and uncover mysteries of your past.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.4%, Horror 28.3%, Dark 16%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Exploration 6.2%

Escape a distorted version of your own newly rented apartment in this interactive nightmare.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.3%, Horror 24.3%, Atmospheric 13.7%, First-Person 8.9%, Adventure 8.6%

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: Horror 26.5%, Psychological Horror 26.1%, Dark 15.7%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Realistic 7.9%

The Great Perhaps is a time travel puzzle game about an astronaut returning to Earth destroyed by natural cataclysms. There, among the ruins he finds an unusual artifact — an old lantern, in the light of which you can see glimpses of another time and travel to the past.

Why similar: Time Travel 41.5% ★, Horror 17.1%, Post-apocalyptic 15.9%, Adventure 8.8%, Casual 6.1%

Fears to Fathom is an episodic psychological horror game where each episode unveils a short story narrated by the ones who survived.

Why similar: Horror 29.9%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Multiplayer 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 6.2%, Psychological 5.7%

Step into a Psychological Horror Experience where you live in an apartment complex where the walls between reality and nightmares are crumbling. Run for your life, solve small puzzles and use items to help you survive.

Why similar: Dystopian 28.8%, Horror 19.6%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Dark 15.2%, Surreal 6.3%

Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.

Why similar: Adventure 20.3%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Dark 13.7%, Horror 11.5%, Atmospheric 11.1%

Experience Harry's story of battling multiple personalities and his severe case of schizophrenia. In this First-person horror game, you battle the hallucinations and illusions your mind creates. You misjudge reality and quickly lose control over yourself.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.3%, Horror 23.8%, Dark 13.2%, Psychological 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.7%

Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.

Why similar: Time Travel 35% ★, Time Manipulation 24.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Atmospheric 5.8%

You're a horror content creator, venturing into frightening locations to captivate your audience. You're attempting to attract more viewers by recording paranormal events. However, these horror-filled adventures will one day come back to haunt you, at a high cost.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.8%, Horror 28.5%, Dark 11.3%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Realistic 8.8%

Spend one last afternoon exploring your childhood neighborhood before the world ends at 6:38 PM.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 50.8%, Surreal 17.5%, Exploration 14.3%, Adventure 12.5%, Singleplayer 4.9%

Fragments of Dread is an episodic psychological horror series. Each episode tells a self-contained story of dread, fear, and survival.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Horror 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Dark 11.6%, Atmospheric 10.3%