- #1 Sands
97% matchMixed52% of 314 reviews2023
Dev: Alex Hutkouski
Windows
"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...
Why similar: Sci-fi 13.1%, Walking Simulator 13%, Cinematic 11.7%, Puzzle 9.4%, First-Person 8.9%
- #2 Doll Impostor
96% matchVery Positive93% of 1,019 reviews2024
Dev: David GallardoPub: HeadArrow
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Doll Impostor is a horror game where 1-4 players take on the role of guardians of possessed dolls. Work together to identify the impostor doll before 9 a.m, or face dire consequences. Every hour counts in this tense, fear-filled race against time.
Why similar: Strategy 20.5%, Walking Simulator 19.3%, Cinematic 14.8%, Adventure 9.3%, First-Person 8.8%
- #3 Project: Nova
96% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Fringe Realities
Windows
Solve puzzles in VR, Explore the Nova Aurora, Repair its damaged systems! As the last engineer onboard, experience the isolation of being stranded alone. As you progress through the story you will face puzzles and consequences which will determine the fate of the voyage. How will you proceed?
Why similar: VR 18.7%, Walking Simulator 17.9%, Linear 11.8%, Puzzle 11.5%, Sci-fi 11.4%
- #4 9 To Ashes
95% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Noctavera Creative Works
Windows
Survive an intense horror inspired by Indonesian folklore. Evade the cunning Tuyul and other astral beings, explore eerie, haunted environments, and uncover sinister secrets hidden within the supernatural darkness.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.7%, Puzzle 13.3%, Linear 11.6%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, First-Person 9.9%
- #5 CargoSpace
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Xivek's Toybox
Windows
Deliver packages in a world torn by goddesses. Working for Cargon they guarantee your package will arrive no matter what hazards!
Why similar: Linear 20.3%, First-Person 15.2%, Strategy 13.5%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Exploration 9.2%
- #6 Forest Curse
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bell Studio
Windows
Forest Curse is an adventure game with RPG elements. A gripping adventure awaits you in a mysterious and dangerous world. Your goal is to survive and escape this cursed place at any cost.
Why similar: Action RPG 25.4%, Adventure 13.7%, Linear 13.3%, Casual 11.9%, First-Person 11.3%
- #7 Mysterious House
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ScapeBunny Studio
Windows
A wave of disappearances. A rabbit blamed. As fear turns the apartment into a cage of paranoia, a venomous rumor takes hold. But dig deeper, and you'll find a truth far more sinister than any beast—a reality colder than murder.....
Why similar: Action RPG 17.8%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Adventure 9.7%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #8 Code Red
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shane Siers
Windows
Use speed, wit, and stealth to avoid the horrific creatures roaming the otherwise lifeless Facility.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.6%, Linear 12.7%, Puzzle 11.6%, First-Person 10.8%, Action-Adventure 10%
- #9 The Shrouded
91% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Pulsar Origin
Windows
A short PSX-style horror game. Explore a dark cellar, collect 8 books, and survive a few tense encounters with a lurking presence.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.9%, Linear 17.8%, First-Person 16%, Horror 13%, Exploration 8.6%
- #10 Kandyland
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Goldenlane Studio
Windows
Kandyland is a single player horror game in which you must outwit beloved characters that once brought you joy, in order to escape the park.
Why similar: Cinematic 17.6%, Puzzle 13.8%, Action-Adventure 13.7%, Adventure 13.1%, Horror 12.7%
- #11 Hustle
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ylem Studio
Windows
Hustle is a VR adventure game where you play as a Bounty Hunter taking on various jobs for interplanetary corporations and conspiracy groups. What will you do for a taste of everything?
Why similar: VR 17%, Puzzle 14%, Linear 13.2%, First-Person 13%, 3D 9.2%
- #12 Fish Market
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Raykwaza
Windows
This is a first-person Japanese horror game where you wake up in a nightmare world after being killed at a fish market. Encounter hostile creatures and traverse impossible environments to find a way home.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 19.6%, Exploration 14.5%, First-Person 12.7%, Linear 11.9%, Adventure 10.6%
- #13 Life Before Death
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Liam Van AsperenPub: Attention Deficit Developers
Windows
Life Before Death is a first-person puzzle mystery game where you play as John who abords a subway train heading somewhere, but he can’t seem to remember. All he remembers is that he was on the train with his daughter Vivian, going somewhere.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.6%, Cinematic 17.7%, Puzzle 14.7%, First-Person 14.5%, Adventure 13.4%
- #14 Shadow Cocoon
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 旧是玩儿
Windows
"shadowcocoon": A Chinese horror puzzle game. As cop Chen Han, enter a surreal reality-nightmare world. Hunt clues in decaying settings, solve puzzles to uncover secrets. Choices shape the truth. Uncover the chilling truth?
Why similar: Strategy RPG 18.2%, Action RPG 14.4%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Strategy 10.5%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
- #15 In The Shadows
87% matchMixed59% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Vakant
Windows
Embark on a short yet captivating journey in "In The Shadows". Player must manipulate abstract objects, harnessing the power of light and shadow, to cast silhouettes that form familiar shapes and objects.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.3%, Puzzle 14.4%, Linear 12.2%, First-Person 10.3%, Exploration 10.2%
- #16 Long
86% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Terfilis
Windows
Will you be able to get out of this long corridor? A long road with death on the prowl will stand between you and the exit. There is no other way, you are already inside.
Why similar: Puzzle 22.5%, Adventure 19.4%, Linear 19%, First-Person 18.5%, 3D 12.9%
- #17 Altered Visions
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VR Playground
Windows
As one of the remaining survivors of the collapse, take your final stand and rebel against the AI and their creations who control, manipulate, and rule the Altiverse Project, before it’s too late...
Why similar: Strategy RPG 21.5%, VR 12.4%, Linear 10.7%, Puzzle 10.6%, Sci-fi 9.1%
- #18 Arnie's Maze
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Szymon KrawczakPub: Kinga Żegota
Windows
Relaxing retro-inspired maze game focused on calm, satisfying gameplay. Explore completely unique levels packed with surprises, solve varied challenges, and complete tasks to unlock new stages.
Why similar: Strategy 20.7%, Walking Simulator 16.8%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Adventure 11.7%, Action 10.6%
- #19 Pregnant
85% matchMixed57% of 47 reviews2021
Dev: Pregnant
Windows
In this first-person horror experience you will solve puzzles while navigating the pitch black Reed forest. Armed with only your flashlight you are at the mercy of the forests inhabitants, with limited time to find your way before they find you and end your adventure.
Why similar: First-Person 16.1%, Linear 15.9%, Puzzle 15.7%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Horror 13.9%
- #20 Fault 24
84% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: ELTGAMES
Windows
You are a robot tasked with inspecting a gigantic spaceship. Explore each room, repair systems and solve puzzles to discover the cause of mysterious anomalies.
Why similar: Strategy 24%, Puzzle 12.7%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Adventure 11.8%, First-Person 9.4%
- #21 Backrooms: Lost Signal
83% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: NoSignal Games
Windows
A terrifying 1-4 player co-op horror game. Explore 10+ handcrafted Backrooms maps, survive against 8+ unique entities, and use proximity voice chat to coordinate or panic. Your decisions shape the story with multiple endings. Discover optional lore that reveals the truth behind these Backrooms.
Why similar: Strategy 18.4%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Puzzle 10.9%, Adventure 10.8%, First-Person 9.9%
- #22 Realms of Reverie
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Yichen XiongPub: Ringling College of Art and Design
Windows
Realm of Reverie is a short VR exploration adventure game where you navigate the ruins of a sacred village and restore its lost energy after a disaster, inspired by artifacts from Mexico’s National Museum of Anthropology.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.4%, Puzzle 15.1%, Adventure 13.3%, VR 11.2%, First-Person 10.2%
- #23 Ancient Scroll
82% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Daniel Li
Windows
Ancient Scroll - the game is a mixture of an adventure game and classic quests. You have to go to an abandoned ranch in search of an ancient scroll. Where an exciting adventure awaits you, hiding many mysteries!
Why similar: Puzzle 18.5%, Linear 16%, Adventure 15.1%, Casual 13.3%, First-Person 13%
- #24 Void Echo
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: William Wang
Windows
A psychological horror game where players explore eerie liminal spaces through the lens of an old camera. Solve environmental puzzles, uncover hidden paths, and survive lurking threats in a surreal, non-linear world that blurs the line between reality and dreams.
Why similar: Cinematic 20%, Puzzle 12.3%, First-Person 11.7%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Horror 10.1%
- #25 DeathStairwell99F
80% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: 做阴游的林某
Windows
You are trapped in a stairwell, and as you delve deeper, the stairwell becomes increasingly abnormal and dangerous. Abnormal event, unknown monster, can you escape alive.
Why similar: Linear 19.8%, First-Person 16.7%, Horror 13%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Adventure 9.5%
- #26 Space Rescue
81% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: FaMo4&FaMo5
Windows
Space Rescue is a special space adventure game.You will navigate a tiny spaceship to slip into the puzzle where the Energy Spinels hidden. They have to glide up and down, avoiding a series of obstrucles, and eventually carry the Spinels back to their mother planet.
Why similar: Linear 21.5%, Puzzle 18.4%, Action-Adventure 15.8%, Exploration 13.3%, 3D 11%
- #27 Signal Hill
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aethra Development
Windows
Signal Hill is a psychological multiplayer horror game blending exploration, teamwork, and survival. Decode signals, uncover the truth, and face what’s waiting in the dark.
Why similar: Sci-fi 15.2%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, First-Person 12.9%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Cinematic 11.2%
- #28 Shadowgate VR: The Mines of Mythrok
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 28 reviews2022
Dev: Zojoi LLC.
Windows
The first book in the Shadowgate Saga, Shadowgate VR: The Mines of Mythrok brings the hit adventure series to virtual reality! Step into the fantasy world of Kal Torlin like never before and immerse yourself in this exciting action/adventure game made for PCVR!
Why similar: VR 19.2%, Puzzle 15.9%, Linear 14.6%, First-Person 13.5%, Exploration 11.4%
- #29 Escape from the Village
79% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: Taiga
Windows
You are on your way home from a holiday and your car breaks down and you are stranded in the middle of nowhere. You get out of the car, explore the surroundings, and try to get home. Enjoy this escape game set in a deserted mountain village in modern Japan.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.1%, Linear 20.5%, First-Person 18.3%, Adventure 16.2%, Horror 12.1%
- #30 Tesseract - First Chapter
77% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Fractal Mind Studios
Windows
Journey into the world of Tesseract, a mind-bending VR puzzle adventure through a labyrinth of mysterious realms. Navigate perplexing shifts in gravity, travel through portals bridging dimensions, and activate ancient mechanisms that transform the environment around you.
Why similar: VR 24.1%, Sci-fi 18%, Puzzle 17.1%, Adventure 14.2%, First-Person 9.8%
- #31 Don't Mind Liam
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Barry Knoll
Windows
Seeking to make some easy money, a high school senior decides to babysit a strange little boy... with an even stranger imaginary friend.
Why similar: Cinematic 18.8%, Linear 11.8%, Sci-fi 11.6%, First-Person 11.2%, Action-Adventure 11%
- #32 Entangled
77% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: Tiltfactor
Windows
As a scientist sucked into a conflict playing out across parallel universes, you'll have to solve puzzles to teleport yourself between alternate versions of your lab and stay one step ahead of pursuit.
Why similar: VR 20.1%, Puzzle 18.7%, Linear 15.2%, First-Person 14.6%, Sci-fi 12.3%
- #33 Locked Dream
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SygormPub: Galacticverse
Windows
Locked Dream: Dive into Ethan’s nightmare-fueled mind in a 5-hour psychological adventure. Solve puzzles, evade traps, and make choices that shape the story. Unravel the truth or stay lost in the dream!
Why similar: Action-Adventure 17.6%, Puzzle 17.5%, First-Person 17.1%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Linear 15.7%
- #34 Ocean Desolation
75% matchMixed57% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: BluSkie
Windows
Ocean Desolation is a Free Simple Linear horror game. After falling out of your boat during a thunderstorm you are left stranded in the South Pacific Ocean. Swim your way to different locations and find a way to call for help. But be careful, something lurks at the bottom.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Linear 17.9%, First-Person 15.3%, Horror 10.7%, Exploration 10.6%
- #35 Ether One
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 447 reviews2014
Dev: White Paper Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At its core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.8%, First-Person 18.2%, Puzzle 16.7%, Adventure 13%, Exploration 10.3%
- #36 Signal Lost: The Ping
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mousavi Tech
Windows
Signal Lost: The Ping is a first-person atmospheric horror adventure set in a pitch-black underground facility. Use sonar-like PING pulses to reveal paths for a heartbeat, but each ping raises the Threat and draws the Sentinel closer.
Why similar: Cinematic 16.4%, Puzzle 10.6%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Linear 10.1%
- #37 Go Bananas!
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Aadi PatwaPub: Patwa Studios
Windows
Race through shifting magical terrain in this first-person adventure. Fight off chasing enemies with your stick, then unlock fireballs. Find the right path as routes change each run, grab enchanted bananas for shields, and reach the portal before time runs out.
Why similar: Action RPG 22.4%, Walking Simulator 21.7%, Adventure 11.4%, Action 10.2%, First-Person 10.1%
- #38 Haunting on Howard Hill
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Poor Rolemodel
Windows
Single-player Horror Adventure through the abandoned site of Howard Hill
Why similar: Action RPG 22.4%, Horror 12.4%, Linear 12.1%, First-Person 11.6%, Exploration 9.5%
- #39 Warn
73% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Ryan
Windows
What if, all of a sudden, your routine was turned upside down?In WARN, Josh must choose between duty and heart, but no choice comes without consequences
Why similar: Action-Adventure 19.1%, Linear 18.7%, First-Person 18.6%, Action 15.1%, 3D 13.3%
- #40 Winter Stealth
74% matchMixed63% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: NIK Studios
Windows
Winter Stealth - You have to play as a hired agent who is able to get where the rest can not. Take orders and go on an adventure! Dodge enemies, complete missions and find secret items. Risk everything and go with the hero on a wonderful journey!
Why similar: Action RPG 22.9%, Walking Simulator 21.8%, Puzzle 16%, Adventure 14.4%, Linear 12.3%
- #41 Gravity Sphere
72% matchMixed62% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: DevB0t
Windows
Gravity Sphere is a 3D puzzle game where you use gravity fields to manipulate and guide projectiles through increasingly difficult levels. Strategize, aim, and solve challenging puzzles in a futuristic, physics-based environment.
Why similar: Strategy 21.3%, Linear 18.5%, Puzzle 17.2%, First-Person 14.3%, Sci-fi 10.7%
- #42 The Last Detour
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Sólymos Dávid
Windows
A lone traveler and his drone make a vital detour to a ruined Earth. Navigate haunting, cinematic landscapes and experience a tightly crafted, forward-driven adventure where every step brings you closer to what must be secured, in the hope that this will not be our last detour.
Why similar: Cinematic 21.5%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Linear 10.2%, First-Person 9.1%
- #43 LoopSpace
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: XUZHIHAO
Windows
Enter the mind of the patient. Seek anomalies and uncover the truth. Step into the patient’s mind, explore the mental space, and search for anomalies and memory fragments. Every choice could send you back to the start—can you reach the eighth floor?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.8%, First-Person 21.1%, Horror 13.4%, Puzzle 10.8%, Strategy 9.8%
- #44 Chestnut Grove
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Philip Drobar
Windows · Mac
How do you go about your life when self-isolation has become the new normal? CHESTNUT GROVE is based on my personal experience of quarantine and features 100% real documents and notices.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.1%, Adventure 15.9%, Linear 15.3%, First-Person 14.9%, 3D 10.8%
- #45 Slender: The Arrival VR
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Isle StudiosPub: Perp Games
Windows
Slender: The Arrival returns more terrifying than ever, now in VR.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, VR 20.3%, First-Person 11.3%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Horror 10.7%
- #46 Be Positive!
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IncrediBroPub: Cat Claw Studios
Windows
Move Mr Positve around the arena by converting the cubes around him to reach his goal, Ms. Negative. Play on desktop or in VR.
Why similar: Strategy 28.6%, VR 24.5%, Puzzle 22.2%, 3D 12.4%, Action 4.4%
- #47 SEWERCIDE
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: kyezdev
Windows
Trapped in a bunker connected to an old sewer, you must survive a few days before the creature lurking below finds you. Explore dark tunnels, gather key items, solve environmental puzzles, and uncover what happened underground before “it” finally devours you.
Why similar: Adventure 16.5%, First-Person 13.3%, Walking Simulator 13%, 3D 12.6%, Action 11.2%
- #48 Liminal²
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vilusia
Windows
Enter the World of Liminal² You awaken in a unknown place after entering a strange portal you found in an alley way. Find Recordings, solve puzzles and try to make it to the exit to make it out alive. Can you succeed?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.5%, Adventure 15.5%, Linear 12.7%, First-Person 11.9%, Casual 11.1%
- #49 GhostHunt With Triggered Insaan
72% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Arkesh BharadwajPub: Indian Developers
Windows
A Horror Game Featuring Triggered Insaan (Nischay Malhan) as a Ghost Hunter.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 17.7%, Horror 17%, First-Person 15.6%, Linear 14.3%, Exploration 11.1%
- #50 First
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Quantized BitPub: badd
Windows
In First, you explore liminal spaces, solve puzzles and execute logical actions that open the path ahead. Discover where you are - while something watches your every move.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.5%, Puzzle 13.2%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Adventure 11%, First-Person 10.7%
- #51 My Day Challenge
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: MindlessFinn
Windows
A short, atmospheric horror experience about daily life.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.6%, Linear 16.5%, Horror 15.6%, First-Person 14.5%, Exploration 10.9%
- #52 Paragon Tower
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Lizard Tank
Windows · Linux
A first-person atmospheric horror game. Explore and uncover secrets about the Paragon Corporation, a pharmaceutical on the forefront of innovation.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.3%, Puzzle 15.8%, Linear 14.1%, Horror 13.9%, First-Person 13.3%
- #53 Thin Line
67% matchMixed55% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Zweig Lynn
Windows
A short time before fading away.
Why similar: First-Person 23.7%, Walking Simulator 18.1%, Horror 18%, Linear 14.1%, Adventure 13.5%
- #54 Last Ride
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Susewind Games
Windows · Mac
A Train Ride to ... where exactly? A short atmospheric Horror Game about an unusual Train Ride where you need to find your way through a Train to see what lies behind.
Why similar: Action RPG 28.4%, Puzzle 16.4%, Linear 13%, Casual 11.7%, Adventure 11.5%
- #55 Fallen Spirit
70% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Switchback Studio
Windows
Find the surface, free the Light.
Why similar: VR 23.1%, Walking Simulator 22.5%, Linear 13.7%, Puzzle 12.8%, Exploration 10.7%
- #56 Find Him
68% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Victor Seidel
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 18.4%, Cinematic 12.7%, Sci-fi 11.3%, First-Person 10.7%, Puzzle 9%
- #57 Chior
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DariusPub: Steel Rain Studios
Windows
You had a pretty rough fall. Trying to regain your composure you try to look around before realizing you can't see anything. Hope that your other senses will serve you better.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Puzzle 16.4%, Adventure 14.3%, Casual 10.3%, First-Person 10.2%
- #58 Temple of Steel
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nox Metrica
Windows · Mac
A first person survival horror game where you become trapped in a monumentaly vast place known as the Temple of Steel. Explore and escape it as its chilling abominations attempt to devour your soul, and as you struggle with a personal story of revenge, hatred and guilt.
Why similar: Cinematic 20.8%, Action-Adventure 15.8%, Adventure 15.5%, First-Person 11.8%, 3D 10.2%
- #59 High Pines
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Sapling
Windows
Photograph your way through High Pines Summer Camp and uncover the mystery of the campers’ disappearance.
Why similar: Sci-fi 20.3%, Puzzle 16.1%, Exploration 11.8%, First-Person 11.3%, Horror 9.5%
- #60 Haybale
67% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: SuchapestPub: Pest Control Studio
Windows
Game takes place on a Farm field with Hay Bales everywhere. You enter this place out of curiosity! But little did you know you'll face your greatest fear!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.5%, First-Person 17.9%, Adventure 13.3%, 3D 12.9%, Horror 10.2%