Games Like Rental

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

Why similar: Horror 36.2%, Retro 14.7%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Indie 8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, low-poly horror experience that mirrors the unsettling, fragmented narrative style of Rental.

A 10 minute horror experience of a girl walking home alone at night.

Why similar: Horror 41.7%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Retro 12.4%, Adventure 6%

Why You'll Like It: A short, free-to-play psychological horror game that shares the indie, exploration-heavy DNA of the seed game.

A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.

Why similar: Horror 32.5%, Exploration 22.3%, Dark 17.4%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, 3D 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in atmospheric, job-based horror that builds tension through mundane tasks and creeping, subtle threats.

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: Horror 40.3%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Atmospheric 18.5%, Retro 14.3%, Indie 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic, first-person exploration horror game that captures the same sense of dread found in confined, mysterious spaces.

Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?

Why similar: Atmospheric 20.5%, Exploration 16.3%, Mystery 14.9%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Story Rich 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, story-rich walking simulator that excels at environmental storytelling within a domestic setting.

A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

Why similar: Horror 35.3%, Atmospheric 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Mystery 8.4%, Exploration 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short, intense, and highly atmospheric horror game that relies on environmental isolation to create profound terror.

Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.

Why similar: Horror 49.7%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Cute 8.9%, Dark 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines a cute aesthetic with genuine, escalating horror, echoing the visual contrast found in Rental.

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: Horror 30.6%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Mystery 10%, Dark 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-driven horror game set in a house that perfectly matches the 'unknown place' exploration vibe of the seed game.

Mimic Search is a short indie horror game, in which you take the role of a police officer investigating a recent mimic attack.

Why similar: Horror 30.5%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Retro 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Dark 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric, and free-to-play horror title that centers on the tension of searching through dark, unknown environments.

Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.

Why similar: Horror 46%, Mystery 14.8%, Atmospheric 10%, Dark 7.5%, Exploration 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric, job-based horror game that focuses on investigation and mystery within a single, unsettling location.

Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.

Why similar: Horror 29.9%, Dark 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Exploration 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic, short indie horror experience that focuses on atmosphere and discovery over complex mechanics.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Horror 44.7%, Exploration 21.3%, Psychological Horror 20%, 3D 8.1%, Story Rich 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, mystery-focused horror game with a unique, retro-styled presentation that rewards deep exploration.

Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.

Why similar: Horror 54.4%, Cute 10.9%, Adventure 10.8%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Indie 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A charming yet spooky RPGMaker-style horror game that balances a cute aesthetic with unsettling themes.

This is a recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process, and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....

Why similar: Horror 51.4%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Cute 8.9%, Female Protagonist 7.8%, Indie 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play indie horror game that captures the specific fear of being isolated in a domestic space.

It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.

Why similar: Horror 26.4%, Mystery 16%, Exploration 13.2%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Female Protagonist 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A walking-simulator horror game that excels at building a sense of unease through environmental storytelling.

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 29.4%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Retro 12.7%, Dark 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled, atmospheric horror game that utilizes a lo-fi aesthetic to enhance its psychological impact.

A dimly lit room, her first time stay home.... Do you gently watch over little Anna? Or....

Why similar: Horror 30.4%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Cute 15.9%, Retro 11.3%, Female Protagonist 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short, point-and-click horror game that uses a cute, deceptive art style to deliver its psychological scares.

Shadow of Pharos is a short first-person horror game.

Why similar: Horror 36.2%, Mystery 18.2%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Psychological Horror 11%, Exploration 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric mystery game that focuses on immersive, first-person exploration in an unsettling environment.

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: Exploration 27.7%, Atmospheric 26.1%, Psychological Horror 25.7%, 3D 10.8%, Story Rich 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that emphasizes exploration and uncovering dark mysteries in a narrative-heavy environment.

On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.

Why similar: Horror 34.6%, Dark 12.7%, Exploration 11.2%, Mystery 9.6%, Adventure 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A stylized, dark walking simulator that focuses on atmospheric exploration and psychological dread.

A short first-person horror game where you wander through an eerie forest using the dials of a microwave.

Why similar: Horror 29.2%, Dark 13.7%, Exploration 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Atmospheric 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, short-form horror game that prioritizes atmosphere and exploration in a dark, dreamlike setting.

Scauage is a short horror experience where you play as a scavenger looting an abandoned house, uncovering its dark secrets and collecting hidden treasures while facing what lurks within.

Why similar: Horror 26.6%, Mystery 15.7%, Dark 12.6%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Exploration 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short, psychological survival-horror game that emphasizes supernatural mystery and exploration.

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: Horror 25.7%, Mystery 16.1%, Exploration 13.8%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: An adventure-focused psychological horror game that encourages exploration and rewards curiosity with mystery.

It's a short indie horror game where we step into the shoes of Alex, a student who, in search of more comfort, rents an apartment in the city that, at first glance, seems pretty decent — but upon arrival, he realizes something is not right.

Why similar: Horror 27.5%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Exploration 13.5%, Dark 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric walking simulator that focuses on the mystery of an unknown, potentially hostile location.

Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.

Why similar: Horror 39.5%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Retro 10.2%, Dark 8.6%

Explore what is around every corner in hopes for answers to where you're going and why.

Why similar: Horror 75.9%, Indie 12.7%, Atmospheric 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A short, free-to-play indie horror game that relies on atmosphere and pacing to deliver its scares.

The House of E. is a story-driven puzzle game with horror elements and a creepy atmosphere.

Why similar: Horror 34.3%, Mystery 20.5%, Atmospheric 15.7%, Dark 13.7%, Adventure 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy, atmospheric horror game that centers on uncovering the secrets of a mysterious house.

Rhome is a first-person dark atmospheric exploration game made by students at SMU Guildhall. Players navigate an increasingly chaotic and psychologically unnerving environment to reveal the fate of Hailey Rhome. Proceeds from your purchase on Steam go to support student development.

Why similar: Horror 30.8%, Adventure 17.6%, Indie 16.2%, Dark 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, free-to-play horror exploration game that fits perfectly into the 'short, spooky adventure' category.

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: Horror 38.9%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Mystery 17.2%, Exploration 8.1%, Adventure 7%

There's nothing scarier than waking up in the middle of the forest alone... or so it seems. Taking control of Rachel in this short, story driven, exploration game, you must find out where you are, why you're there, and most importantly, how to get out. What will you uncover when you delve into the unknown?

Why similar: Adventure 52.9%, Indie 47.1%

Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play, indie adventure game that captures the feeling of exploring a mysterious, potentially dangerous environment.

This is the game that nurtures “Circle” and adventures in the "Outside" of the room.

Why similar: Horror 28.2%, Adventure 14%, Dark 13.9%, Indie 12.5%, Atmospheric 12%

Why You'll Like It: A short, indie horror adventure that emphasizes environmental discovery and a sense of isolation.

This is a short, first-person psychological horror game with VHS effects. Be careful, you are facing a terrifying being.

Why similar: Horror 37%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Exploration 9.2%, Adventure 8%, Retro 7.9%

Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.

Why similar: Horror 21.5%, Mystery 12.9%, Dark 10.2%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9.4%

In this game, you’ll encounter puzzles which require you to use your environment in order to solve them. Take note of every detail, they can help you in uncovering Sofia’s story.

Why similar: Horror 33.2%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Dark 6.4%

Riley Adams moves to Ashburg for a new teaching job and rents a house to get settled. She expected silence. She didn’t expect company.

Why similar: Horror 31.2%, Exploration 19.8%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Psychological Horror 14%, 3D 7.3%

REALITY is a FREE short First-Person horror game, it uses a graphical style to represent the present mood of the game. It gives the player the ability to choose and get slightly different results. The game has many mysteries you might want to uncover.

Why similar: Horror 73.7%, Indie 13.2%, Adventure 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, indie horror adventure that focuses on the mystery of its environment and the tension of the unknown.

You awaken to whispers of an ancient cult and their unholy rite. As the veil to the dead unravels, explore, solve puzzles, and escape - before you become part of the ritual.

Why similar: Horror 35.5%, Exploration 17.5%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, 3D 5.6%

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: Horror 24.1%, Exploration 16.5%, Mystery 10.1%, Dark 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.8%

The Last Letter is a short VHS-style horror game about a film student who receives mysterious letters containing coordinates that lead to a house deep in the forest, where the truth about his past awaits.

Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Exploration 10.3%, Mystery 10%

After a sudden rent hike, you move into a suspiciously cheap house deep in the woods. The price is absurdly low and there’s work nearby-it seems like a stroke of luck. But you soon realize something is seriously wrong with the place...

Why similar: Horror 41.7%, Atmospheric 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Adventure 9.3%, Exploration 5.3%

It Lurks in the Woods is a short first-person horror game based on French Canadian folklore.

Why similar: Horror 33.9%, Dark 14.5%, Exploration 14.3%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Indie 13.5%

A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game

Why similar: Horror 27.7%, Exploration 14.4%, Mystery 12.5%, Dark 11.1%, Cute 9%

"I can't sleep." A cute and possibly just a little bit scary puzzle platformer game. Move stickers to the right positions in order to get rid of the monsters and complete the sticker book.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.6%, Atmospheric 20.7%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Cute 16.5%, Horror 12%

Highschool student Haneko has forgotten her class assignments and must retrieve them by traversing a world of haunted horrors. Explore the dilapidated halls, find your missing homework, and avoid whatever's lurking around the corner in this bite-sized, retro survival horror experience.

Why similar: Horror 27.3%, Retro 13.1%, Exploration 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Female Protagonist 10.3%

Prologue to Children of Silentown, a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a young girl growing up in a village deep into a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon in the village, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.

Why similar: Horror 35.1%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Cute 11.3%, Mystery 8.4%

HOUSE CALL is a short 20 to 30-minute experience heavily inspired by Adobe Flash point-and-click games of the late 2000s, including THE HOUSE by Sinthai. Use your mouse to explore the environment, solve puzzles, and proceed through the house to find what lies within.

Why similar: Horror 39.2%, Retro 15.5%, Exploration 14.7%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12%

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

Why similar: Horror 31.9%, Exploration 12.8%, Mystery 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Dark 9%

The Gap is a short first-person horror experience taking place in a ghostly abandoned house on a lonely street corner.

Why similar: Horror 36.9%, Exploration 17.5%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, 3D 5.1%

Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!

Why similar: Horror 32.1%, Dark 14.1%, Psychological Horror 14%, Atmospheric 14%, Exploration 9.4%

Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…

Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Exploration 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Retro 11.3%

A story about dreams. Explore a weird house and find the truth. A short game with mild puzzles and some psychological horror elements.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 44.4%, Adventure 18.9%, Horror 18.4%, Indie 10.3%, Singleplayer 8%

My Light In The Dark is a short story about a girl who lives with her abusive mother. The girl finds out some dark secrets about her mother, and she has to find a way to escape the house.

Why similar: Horror 23.6%, Dark 14.4%, Exploration 12.7%, Retro 10.2%, Psychological Horror 10%

A retro point-and-click horror adventure game that tests the boundries of the genre! In this "found-footage" horror game you have to navigate the rooms and hallways of the mysterious Narrow Woods Hotel. Collect keys and items and use them to find your way out.

Why similar: Horror 25.5%, Retro 12.5%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Mystery 11.6%, Exploration 10.9%

Armed with nothing but your camera, investigate the abandoned Gretlow House in this short, atmospheric horror game. Uncover a chilling mystery through a realistic found-footage lens.

Why similar: Horror 30.4%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Mystery 12.7%, Exploration 12.1%

Something is going on in the elevator of your new home.

Why similar: Horror 40.7%, Exploration 28.7%, Adventure 10.7%, 3D 9.4%, Indie 7.1%

Missing Hiker is a short indie horror game, where your brother Ethan went missing while hiking and you need to find him.

Why similar: Horror 29.9%, Retro 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Dark 10.9%

Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!

Why similar: Horror 45.8%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Dark 16.3%, Adventure 5.9%, Indie 5.7%

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: Horror 30.2%, Exploration 14.3%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Atmospheric 10.1%

Permanent Residence invites players into an episodic journey of psychological horror, where each chapter reveals a sinister short story woven into the eerie legacy of a cursed place.

Why similar: Horror 36%, Mystery 17.9%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Dark 10.8%

The Backroom - Lost and Found is a story rich adventure game with some horror elements. Why is there an orphaned room hidden away in the depths of a strange liminal space? Is it "the backrooms" or something else? CYOA? SCP? Weirdcore? No clipping? And what's with the cute paintings?

Why similar: Horror 22.4%, Mystery 13.6%, Exploration 12.6%, Dark 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.9%