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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, First-Person, Psychological Horror, Exploration.

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"The sands have no pity." The inhabitants of Zetta-115 often say that. The same they instill in their children from an early age. And this is what they whisper about, sitting in their dilapidated shacks, waiting for the impending storm...

Reviews: Mixed β€” 52% β€” of 314 reviews
Released: 2023-03-07
Developer: Alex Hutkouski
Genres: Action, Adventure, Free To Play, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,146 reviews2014
    Dev: David Szymanski
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.7 hrsβ‰₯1hr: 61%

    You are on a bleak, cold, windy island. And you seem to be alone... but fires and candles still burn. As you explore, a story of guilt, loneliness, and faith begins to take shape. And it becomes obvious that something is hunting you...

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Post-apocalyptic 14.3%, Horror 11.2%, First-Person 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.4%

  2. #2 Starsand
    96% matchMixed66% of 1,227 reviews2022
    Dev: Tunnel Vision StudioPub: Toplitz Productions
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrsβ‰₯1hr: 85%

    Starsand is a mystic survival game set among the dunes of an arcane desert. An open-world full of danger, vast environments and mysterious happenings await you! Explore, hunt, craft, build – and SURVIVE.

    Why similar: Sci-fi 18.9%, Realistic 15.9%, Survival 15.3%, First-Person 13.6%, Exploration 10.6%

  3. #3 ROUTINE
    95% matchVery Positive93% of 6,281 reviews2025
    Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrsβ‰₯1hr: 80%

    ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.

    Why similar: Cinematic 16.1%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Horror 9.3%, Puzzle 6.9%

  4. #4 SHIATH
    94% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2025
    Dev: theJameskrik
    Windows

    Sitting on the brink of extinction, you keep doing what you do best: take and survive. But deep down, you know. Something horrible is about to happen.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.7%, Adventure 15%, First-Person 14.3%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Story Rich 9%

  5. #5 The Strange Lights
    93% 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 20.3%, Cinematic 17.3%, Horror 14%, Realistic 10.5%, Psychological Horror 8.4%

  6. #6 Left Alone
    94% matchMostly Positive75% of 641 reviews2016
    Dev: SpeedTutor
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrsβ‰₯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 20.3%, Horror 11.9%, Puzzle 10.3%, First-Person 9.5%, Exploration 8.2%

  7. #7 Project Liminal 2
    92% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2026
    Dev: AquaHeaven StudiosPub: TXC
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Puzzle 17.1%, Adventure 14.5%, Action 12.7%, Realistic 10.9%, First-Person 10.2%

  8. #8 Hidden Shelter
    91% matchMixed56% of 61 reviews2021
    Dev: White Vortex Games
    Windows

    Death lurks in every corner of this journey filled with tension and despair. The brave may not be the smartest here and those who know the time to retreat are more likely to make it out alive in the end ... Find your lost friend in a house that holds unimaginable secrets.

    Why similar: Cinematic 18.1%, Horror 14.1%, Linear 8.5%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Story Rich 8.2%

  9. #9 When the Darkness comes
    90% matchVery Positive92% of 8,408 reviews2019
    Dev: Sirhaian
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrsβ‰₯1hr: 65%

    When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.8%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 16.7%, First-Person 12.9%, Atmospheric 5.7%

  10. #10 Everything Is For Humanity
    91% matchMixed68% of 118 reviews2022
    Dev: Vanquisher Games
    Windows

    Everything is for Humanity is a story-driven, exploration and puzzle-solving based science fiction horror game which sets in a massive science facility in 2020. You will discover tons of things and find out about the blood-chilling truths with its first-person experience.

    Why similar: Horror 16%, First-Person 11.9%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Puzzle 9.2%, Story Rich 9.1%

  11. #11 The Voidness - Lidar Horror Survival Game
    89% matchVery Positive83% of 322 reviews2023
    Dev: Steelkrill Studio
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 1.7 hrsβ‰₯1hr: 74%

    The Voidness is a SCI-FI psychological horror game where it takes place inside the void where it's filled with just gloom - the only way to see is by scanning the environment with your range finder device, however you are not alone. Don't breathe ... as they are listening.. and watching.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.5%, Cinematic 14%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Realistic 7.9%

  12. #12 From The Past
    88% matchMostly Positive71% of 112 reviews2025
    Dev: JustTomcuk
    Windows

    What hides in the depths of the forest?!

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  13. #13 White Room Protocol
    86% 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.

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  14. #14 A SECOND BEFORE US
    89% matchMixed58% of 106 reviews2017
    Dev: DimleTeam
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrsβ‰₯1hr: 98%

    They have no names, only serial numbers. They have no freedom, no memories from the past. You are one of them. Explore the last center of civilization on a shattered Earth to understand what is really going on.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.1%, Adventure 23%, Exploration 19.4%, Atmospheric 13.5%

  15. #15 Void Whispers
    86% matchVery Positive92% of 412 reviews2024
    Dev: Eduardo Scarpato
    Windows

    Assume the role of a broadcast engineer in a tranquil city. All seems peaceful until the sky above starts to reveal something deeply unsettling.

    Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Sci-fi 21.2%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Atmospheric 8.7%

  16. #16 S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored
    87% matchMixed68% of 72 reviews2021
    Dev: VolframePub: Art Games Studio S.A.
    Windows

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  17. #17 In The Backrooms
    85% matchMixed57% of 154 reviews2022
    Dev: BLOCK 211
    Windows

    "God save you if you hear something wandering around nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you.."

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  18. #18 Silent Nights
    82% matchMostly Positive74% of 210 reviews2023
    Dev: JustTomcuk
    Windows

    Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.

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    81% 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.

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  20. #20 Inner Chains
    84% matchMixed48% of 596 reviews2017
    Dev: Telepaths TreePub: IMGN.PRO
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrsβ‰₯1hr: 67%

    An FPS horror game set in a surreal, dark and deadly biomechanical world never seen before. Humankind is just a small part of a hostile universe. Want to survive? Discover its secrets.

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    83% matchMixed61% of 185 reviews2022
    Dev: Enigmatic MachinesPub: tinyBuild
    Windows

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    Why similar: Cinematic 15.6%, Horror 13.1%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Survival 9.8%

  22. #22 Fragments of Dread - False Haven
    79% matchVery Positive92% of 207 reviews2025
    Dev: Domnaier
    Windows

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

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  23. #23 SILENT BREATH
    81% matchMixed69% of 1,156 reviews2024
    Dev: EXODIAC STUDIOS
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.8 hrsβ‰₯1hr: 51%

    Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness

    Why similar: Horror 27.5%, Realistic 16.7%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, First-Person 12.7%

  24. #24 Autumn Dream
    84% matchMixed49% of 234 reviews2016
    Dev: GDNomaD
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrsβ‰₯1hr: 86%

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  25. #25 Investigator
    82% matchMixed69% of 1,025 reviews2016
    Dev: AdroVGames
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrsβ‰₯1hr: 94%

    Investigator is a first-person exploration game with horror elements, where the events take place in a world of extreme weather cataclysms.

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  26. #26 Reminiscence
    79% matchVery Positive85% of 1,502 reviews2021
    Dev: Reminiscence Project
    Windows

    You've only precious moments before time collapses onto itself to save your family. Warp, jump and rewind through time and space - and pray that whatever lives between it doesn't notice you.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.7%, Horror 25.1%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Adventure 8.2%

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    78% matchVery Positive94% of 373 reviews2023
    Dev: Antonio FreyrePub: Merlino Games
    Windows

    A short, minimalist, experimental open-world adventure about guilt and grief. Explore, shoot, scavenge and bring a specimen to The Sanctuary. Beware PERMADEATH.

    Why similar: Futuristic 17.8%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Sci-fi 13%, Cinematic 12.4%, Post-apocalyptic 12.2%

  28. #28 Our Elusive Suffering
    78% matchMixed65% of 86 reviews2022
    Dev: πŸ‘οΈPub: ⚰️
    Windows

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  29. #29 All Is Dust
    80% matchMixed45% of 1,324 reviews2015
    Dev: Mannequin Games LLC
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 3.4 hrsβ‰₯1hr: 17%

    All Is Dust is a first-person horror game for PC and Oculus Rift. Experience the terror of a dust storm in the 1930s and unravel the mystery surrounding your decaying farm.

    Why similar: Horror 41.5%, Walking Simulator 18.1%, First-Person 15.6%, Survival 15.4%, Adventure 6.6%

  30. #30 Mortal Decay
    77% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2020
    Dev: Roger Kaffer
    Windows

    You are a veteran, in a post World War 3 apocalyptic world. Starving and alone, you fight to keep your sanity in the hell that this world has decayed into. In a desperate attempt to find food, you stumble your way into an abandoned prison, but you find out it is not as abandoned as you believed...

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    76% matchMostly Positive74% of 377 reviews2022
    Dev: SquiffyDev
    Windows

    An open-ended, SCP-based, atmospheric, exploration-focused, survival-horror game with puzzle elements and replayability.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.1%, Cinematic 15.6%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%, Puzzle 8.7%, Realistic 8.3%

  32. #32 Amnesia: Rebirth
    75% matchMostly Positive77% of 9,173 reviews2020
    Dev: Frictional Games
    Windows Β· Linux
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.0 hrsβ‰₯1hr: 75%

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  33. #33 The Inn-Sanity
    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,530 reviews2025
    Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrsβ‰₯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.

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  34. #34 Scarred
    74% matchMixed57% of 120 reviews2025
    Dev: KOEX studioPub: The Iterative Collective
    Windows

    Scarred is a first-person atmospheric horror puzzle game where you must uncover the truth about one of your schoolmates before it’s too late. Traverse a world of nightmares inspired by nostalgic Singaporean architecture as you fight to survive.

    Why similar: Horror 20.6%, Puzzle 13%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Adventure 9.4%, Walking Simulator 9.2%

  35. #35 MUZY
    74% matchMostly Positive77% of 215 reviews2024
    Dev: Andrew RybisPub: Galactic Crows
    Windows

    Explore the mystery behind a once-loved and hugely popular children's toy, also known as MUZY, in this terrifying horror adventure game. Several reports detail frightening incidents connected to accidents. Your job is to solve the puzzles and find the cause of these unsettling occurrences.

    Why similar: Horror 16.9%, Adventure 11.5%, Action 11%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Survival 9%

  36. #36 Ad Infernum
    73% matchVery Positive94% of 88 reviews2024
    Dev: Glass Knuckle Games
    Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux

    Stranded at an abandoned gas station in the middle of the desert. Losing your grip on reality. Dark rituals. Demonic pursuers. No escape.

    Why similar: Horror 15.1%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Survival 9%, Exploration 8.5%

  37. #37 Backrooms Descent: Multiplayer Horror
    75% matchMixed46% of 106 reviews2023
    Dev: Sushi Studio
    Windows

    If you are not careful enough, you may end up in that place, the place some call The Backrooms. The Backrooms of existence, a hellish dimension of infinite maze-like constructs, each level pushing deeper into the despair. Could you, a normal person find the way out? Dive deeper into the horror

    Why similar: Horror 10.9%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Puzzle 8.8%, Realistic 8.1%

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    77% matchMixed53% of 158 reviews2016
    Dev: Butterflyware
    Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux

    Experience an immersive sci-fi adventure. Walk in the footsteps of the ill-fated crew members of the Miranda station. Explore a world cloaked in mystery and danger, solve clever puzzles to help discover the questions that...

    Why similar: Sci-fi 17.9%, First-Person 12.2%, Adventure 11.8%, Puzzle 11.7%, Horror 10.7%

  39. #39 Northern Lights
    76% matchMixed48% of 60 reviews2019
    Dev: DimleTeam
    Windows

    While the Great Stargazer is deeply sleeping, the Celestial Guardians protect the equilibrium of the forgotten world…

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Horror 12.3%, Puzzle 9.7%, Adventure 9.5%

  40. #40 Liminal Universe
    73% matchMixed60% of 150 reviews2024
    Dev: Gvn Games
    Windows

    An exploration game that delves into the depths of loneliness. Wander through empty rooms, search for signs of an abandoned world, and listen to the sounds around you. No dangerous chases, just silence and an empty world to explore.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.2%, Futuristic 11.5%, Cinematic 11.1%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Horror 9.6%

  41. #41 Trapped
    73% 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 22.3%, Horror 20.2%, Adventure 15.4%, First-Person 12.4%, Puzzle 12%

  42. #42 Haus Of Irndrous
    70% matchMostly Positive72% of 53 reviews2025
    Dev: Ryle AfgarnPub: Ryan Afgarn
    Windows

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    Why similar: Horror 17.5%, Action-Adventure 15.9%, Puzzle 12.7%, First-Person 11.2%, Psychological Horror 8.2%

  43. #43 SnowBot
    68% matchVery Positive91% of 137 reviews2026
    Dev: inoutofit
    Windows

    Silence, cold, solitude… What lies ahead? A small atmospheric adventure about a robot lost in a frozen wasteland.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.4%, Walking Simulator 18.8%, Adventure 11.5%, Exploration 11.4%, Atmospheric 9.7%

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    72% matchMostly Positive74% of 53 reviews2021
    Dev: Lost Frame Development
    Windows

    SafeZoneVR is an interactive survival psychological horror game utilizing next-gen graphics. You will scavenge the map trying to escape a fallen SafeZone. Hide, scavenge, survive, and escape a fallen SafeZone fleeing to the tunnels, you might just meet a friend along the way.

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  45. #45 NightGhast
    69% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2024
    Dev: Playstige Interactive
    Windows

    NIGHTGHAST is a first-person horror game about wicked witches and sinister widows...

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  46. #46 Uh Oh!
    68% matchVery Positive86% of 90 reviews2025
    Dev: Wumbo Workshop LLC
    Windows Β· Mac

    Play through three VHS tapes, uncovering the mystery of a decrepit facility, eluding tormented beasts, and discovering the truth of the chosen one.

    Why similar: Horror 22.2%, Puzzle 14%, First-Person 13%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Survival 9%

  47. #47 Whispering Lane: Horror
    70% matchMixed65% of 156 reviews2024
    Dev: Airem
    Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux

    Uncover the dark secrets of the abandoned house on Whispering Lane in this psychological horror game. Navigate through perilous twists, where each turn reveals a blend of horror and mystery. Can you unearth the truth before darkness consumes you?

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  48. #48 Effugium
    70% matchMixed60% of 67 reviews2023
    Dev: Souporno GhoshPub: Team Glasses
    Windows

    Explore a cold, abandoned, and dreary facility to piece together its mysteries and find a means for escape from the horror that lurks within.

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    69% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,891 reviews2019
    Dev: Rock Pocket GamesPub: Funcom
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrsβ‰₯1hr: 91%

    Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.

    Why similar: Horror 18.4%, Sci-fi 17.7%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Adventure 10.8%, First-Person 8.5%

  50. #50 Stairs
    71% matchMostly Positive70% of 361 reviews2015
    Dev: GreyLight EntertainmentPub: Digital Tribe
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrsβ‰₯1hr: 90%

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  51. #51 NIGHTSLINK
    69% matchVery Positive80% of 117 reviews2021
    Dev: Noiseminded
    Windows

    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.

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  52. #52 POOLS
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,027 reviews2024
    Dev: Tensori
    Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrsβ‰₯1hr: 62%

    Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.2%, Realistic 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, First-Person 12.1%, Exploration 9.9%

  53. #53 AUTO-CRISIS
    66% matchVery Positive88% of 84 reviews2025
    Dev: The Otherworldly Studios
    Windows

    You're driving away on a forest road, late at night, under a heavy storm. Your car breaks down. Luckily, there might be a gas station nearby. But a misfortune never comes alone. The storm has brought something else, something otherworldly that oddly smells of spilled diesel oil.

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    66% matchMostly Positive78% of 111 reviews2025
    Dev: ithinknotM8!
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Horror 28.9%, Puzzle 19.3%, Walking Simulator 16.8%, First-Person 11.5%, Atmospheric 11%

  55. #55 In My Head
    67% 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 22.7%, Horror 16.2%, Cinematic 13.6%, First-Person 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.5%

  56. #56 The Desolate Hope
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 1,763 reviews2014
    Dev: Scott Cawthon
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 17.5 hrsβ‰₯1hr: 39%

    On a distant edge of an unknown planet, an abandoned structure sits in silence. Constructed by an unmanned research vessel sent from Earth, the Lun Infinus station was designed to run simulations for a five year period, exploring possibilities of human colonization in the case that Earth became uninhabitable.

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  57. #57 The Shore
    67% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,945 reviews2021
    Dev: Ares DragonisPub: Dragonis Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrsβ‰₯1hr: 67%

    THE SHORE is a first person story driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations, You will encounter mysterious creatures and unravel the secrets behind them. Strong elements of horror, struggle to survive an unknown world that will make you question your own sanity.

    Why similar: Horror 19.9%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, First-Person 11.6%, Exploration 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.3%

  58. #58 ALONE?
    71% matchMixed42% of 190 reviews2016
    Dev: Deceptive Games
    Windows Β· Mac Β· Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrsβ‰₯1hr: 93%

    Explore and experience this horror story, as you embark on an ghostly adventure unlike anything you have played before. Come face-to-face with terror itself as you look for your missing sister.

    Why similar: Horror 24.8%, Walking Simulator 21.5%, Adventure 14.3%, Action 13.6%, Puzzle 11.5%

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