- #1 September 7th
97% matchVery Positive88% of 2,992 reviews2023
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
"September 7th" is a short horror game released for Christmas. The plot of the game is simple to the point of banality, and the gameplay is not delayed.The game also contains some Easter eggs and mentions. The game takes place in 2009.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.8%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 13.1%, Psychological 11.1%, Cinematic 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Like Silent Nights, this game excels at creating a short, highly atmospheric, and unsettling psychological horror experience.
- #2 9 Childs Street
96% matchVery Positive91% of 783 reviews2023
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
This is a first-person indie horror game. In 9 Childs Street you will find the terrifying atmosphere of a recently abandoned house, and its captive inhabitants, through the eyes of a curious little boy in a red cap.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 13.8%, Dark 11.4%, Linear 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same indie, first-person horror vibe with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and psychological dread.
- #3 The Closing Shift
96% matchMixed67% of 117 reviews2025
Dev: Bird Box Games
Windows
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: Psychological 18.8%, Thriller 15.2%, Horror 13.7%, Dark 13%, Psychological Horror 13%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar slow-burn psychological horror experience set in a mundane, realistic environment that slowly turns terrifying.
- #4 Summer of '58
95% matchVery Positive89% of 4,888 reviews2021
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Thriller 13.9%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Cinematic 10.9%, Psychological 10%, Horror 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-heavy horror game that relies on environmental storytelling and realistic settings to build suspense.
- #5 Visage
94% matchVery Positive84% of 10,723 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 24.2%, Psychological Horror 22%, Survival Horror 17.1%, Dark 9.2%, Walking Simulator 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Considered a benchmark for psychological horror, it offers a deep, immersive experience that fans of atmospheric walking simulators will appreciate.
- #6 MADiSON
94% matchVery Positive87% of 3,329 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Horror 20.3%, Survival Horror 20%, Dark 12.9%, First-Person 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a more intense psychological horror experience that maintains the focus on atmospheric exploration and disturbing imagery.
- #7 Abandoned Souls
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 388 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.9%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Thriller 10.3%, Horror 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features realistic graphics and a focus on psychological horror that aligns well with the tone of Silent Nights.
- #8 Martha Is Dead
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,780 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
Why similar: Psychological 16.4%, Thriller 14.8%, Cinematic 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 10%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a deeply cinematic and dark narrative that mirrors the emotional weight found in Silent Nights.
- #9 Layers of Fear
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,635 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 18.8%, Horror 15.1%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Dark 10.7%, First-Person 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential walking-simulator horror game that uses shifting environments to create a constant sense of psychological unease.
- #10 Luto
90% matchVery Positive85% of 1,263 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.1%, Cinematic 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Psychological 11.6%, Thriller 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic psychological horror game that focuses on the grief and trauma of its protagonist in a way that feels very personal.
- #11 Mirror Forge
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 183 reviews2022
Dev: MystiveDevPub: DreadXP
Windows
Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.
Why similar: Survival Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Psychological 12.3%, Walking Simulator 10.1%, Horror 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends psychological horror with survival elements, maintaining a dark and oppressive atmosphere throughout.
- #12 The Mortuary Assistant
89% matchVery Positive92% of 8,546 reviews2022
Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
Why similar: Horror 32.6%, Thriller 13.5%, Dark 9.5%, Mystery 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a contained, atmospheric horror experience that relies on tension and environmental details rather than constant action.
- #13 Whitehaven
89% matchMixed62% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: Somnambulist Games
Windows
Uncover the mysteries of Whitehaven Orphanage in this first-person psychological horror game. Explore the place, collect clues and put the pieces together to find out what happened years ago as you delve deep into your mind.
Why similar: Survival Horror 13.8%, Thriller 13.2%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Psychological 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a grounded, narrative-driven horror experience that emphasizes investigation and atmospheric storytelling.
- #14 Implements of Hell
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 103 reviews2021
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Implements of Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mysteries, unlock the secrets, and change the outcome in a slow-paced atmospheric, and extremely horrifying experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.3%, Thriller 13.3%, Psychological 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Cinematic 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures a similar indie horror aesthetic, prioritizing psychological themes and atmospheric exploration.
- #15 Stories Untold
87% matchVery Positive87% of 5,426 reviews2017
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.7%, Horror 23.9%, Thriller 23%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Adventure 5%
Why You'll Like It: It uses a unique, experimental narrative structure to deliver short, punchy, and highly atmospheric horror segments.
- #16 Lost in Vivo
86% matchVery Positive92% of 3,903 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Survival Horror 24.3%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Psychological 19.3%, Horror 17.4%, Atmospheric 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on claustrophobic, psychological horror that feels both personal and deeply unsettling.
- #17 The Last Visit: 98th
86% matchVery Positive80% of 189 reviews2025
Dev: Union State GamesPub: Union State Games
Windows
"The Last Visit: 98th" is a psychological indie horror from the first person, in the genre of a walking simulator, in the setting of the post-Soviet winter space. The main focus is on the atmosphere of horror, which is emphasized by realistic 3D graphics.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 13.2%, Thriller 12%, Dark 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A short horror game that excels at building suspense through its atmospheric and psychological approach.
- #18 Witch's Doll
84% matchVery Positive87% of 270 reviews2024
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
Witch's Doll is a first-person psychological horror game with realistic graphics. Beware, something is lurking in the dark. Get ready for intense jumpscares.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.3%, Cinematic 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 11.1%, Thriller 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a 3D horror experience that balances adventure elements with a dark, psychological narrative.
- #19 Reflection
84% matchVery Positive84% of 247 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 16.7%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 11.2%, Thriller 10.8%, Dark 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on realistic environments and psychological horror, making it a strong match for fans of the genre.
- #20 Omitted
85% matchMixed46% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Omitted is a first-person psychological horror game. Experience being left alone in an old hospital, discover its secrets and try to survive.
Why similar: Thriller 15.3%, Psychological 15%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 10.1%, Cinematic 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a tense psychological thriller experience that keeps the player on edge through its atmospheric design.
- #21 Dead of Night: Supermarket
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: SilverMoon Studios
Windows
Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.4%, Psychological 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Thriller 11.2%, Horror 11%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a focused, walking-simulator style horror experience that is both psychological and adventure-oriented.
- #22 The Cursed Tape
81% matchVery Positive81% of 324 reviews2024
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Someone slipped a mysterious videotape under your door... Do you dare watch it?!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.5%, Cinematic 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 11%, Dark 7%
Why You'll Like It: This title uses a first-person perspective to build a classic, atmospheric horror experience centered on a mysterious object.
- #23 Don't Knock Twice
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 710 reviews2017
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Don't Knock Twice is a first-person horror game based on a psychologically terrifying urban legend. One knock to wake her from her bed, twice to raise her from the dead. Supports VR on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift for the ultimate horror experience!
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 13.5%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Psychological 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a short, effective first-person horror experience that relies on jump scares and atmospheric tension.
- #24 Christmas Nightmare
80% matchVery Positive89% of 349 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Christmas Nightmare is an atmospheric horror game about New Year's Eve.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.3%, Cinematic 16.7%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Survival Horror 8.8%, Horror 7.4%
- #25 The Dark Gift
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 117 reviews2024
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
The Dark Gift is a horror game about Christmas and New Year.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.9%, Cinematic 12.9%, Thriller 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Horror 9.1%
- #26 The Guest
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 953 reviews2016
Dev: Team GothamPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.
Why similar: Horror 25.7%, Walking Simulator 19.5%, Mystery 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Atmospheric 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, first-person psychological horror game that emphasizes exploration and uncovering a mysterious narrative.
- #27 The Holiday Story
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
The Holiday Story is an indie horror game about Christmas and New Year, set in the 80s.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.4%, Survival Horror 12.5%, Cinematic 11.7%, Thriller 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
- #28 I'm Still Here
78% matchVery Positive90% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: AIO_Games
Windows
I'M STILL HERE - is a realistic horror game with an interesting plot and horrific screamers.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.5%, Thriller 13.8%, Psychological 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Cinematic 10.2%
- #29 It Happened At Night
79% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Davidcrosdev
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 16.7%, Horror 11.4%, Thriller 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Linear 7%
- #30 Frosty Nights
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 270 reviews2017
Dev: ClockWork WolfPub: ClockWorkWolf
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Frosty Nights is a First Person hybrid horror game that focuses on atmosphere and suspense.
Why similar: Survival Horror 33.6%, Horror 25.8%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Action 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: While it includes more survival mechanics, it shares the cold, isolated atmosphere that makes Silent Nights so effective.
- #31 TheSilentSnowfall
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: TrueGames
Windows
The Silent Snowfall is a first-person horror game.Embark on a dark Christmas journey where the silence of a winter night hides blood-chilling secrets.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.6%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Realistic 11.6%, First-Person 10.7%, Exploration 8.5%
- #32 From The Darkness
76% matchVery Positive89% of 3,460 reviews2021
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
From the darkness is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an old Soviet abandoned apartment.
Why similar: Horror 21.1%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Survival Horror 11.4%, Dark 10.7%
- #33 Crimson Snow (2023)
75% matchVery Positive95% of 1,509 reviews2023
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Christmas is a joyful time, but this time something dark is hiding behind the holiday decorations. Your actions will determine whether you and your girlfriend survive Christmas night.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.7%, Cinematic 14.9%, Thriller 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 10.4%
- #34 CALLUS
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 350 reviews2026
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Callus is a short psychological horror (~30 minutes) in the walking simulator genre, featuring jump scares and themes of cruelty and overprotection. It was released as a transitional project between larger releases, with an intentionally simple story and concise gameplay.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.8%, Cinematic 17.5%, Horror 15.4%, Dark 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #35 Pieces of me
74% matchVery Positive88% of 594 reviews2025
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
“Pieces of Me” is not a classic horror game with jump scares, but a psychological thriller-drama in the walking simulator genre. It is a spin-off of “September 7th”
Why similar: Thriller 15.9%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Cinematic 8.9%, Dark 8.4%
- #36 Silent Still
77% matchMixed53% of 259 reviews2024
Dev: SolitaryStudios
Windows
Silent Still is a first-person psychological horror game that delves into the terrifying experience of sleep paralysis and nightmares. You will feel the true horror that sleep paralysis can bring and the overwhelming fear it instills in a person.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.7%, Psychological 12.2%, Horror 12%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Thriller 7.1%
- #37 Christmas Story
72% matchVery Positive92% of 155 reviews2025
Dev: ZV GAMES
Windows
Christmas Story is a horror game filled with Christmas warmth and coziness, where every festive light hides darkness, and the sense of comfort fades with every step you take.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.1%, Thriller 13.7%, Cinematic 12.1%, Psychological 12%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
- #38 The Empty Eyes
73% matchVery Positive80% of 56 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.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.3%, Thriller 16%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 12.6%, Dark 7%
- #39 White Room Protocol
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 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.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.2%, Thriller 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 12.1%, Dark 8.8%
- #40 The Guest
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 208 reviews2023
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Horror 12.9%, Dark 11.1%
- #41 Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター]
71% matchVery Positive82% of 157 reviews2024
Dev: Notex
Windows
Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター] - this is a New Year's horror game from the first person, in the Japanese style and genre of walking simulator. Collect gifts and make the kids happy on New Year's Eve. But don't forget that Midnight is a time of miracles!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Thriller 12.6%, Horror 10.6%, Dark 6.6%
- #42 Psalm 5:9-13
70% matchVery Positive84% of 1,834 reviews2024
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 19%
"Psalm 5:9-13" is a first-person psychological horror game with VHS effect. Be careful and attentive, there is something hiding in these rooms, something is watching from the darkness.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.6%, Thriller 14.4%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 10.5%, Dark 7.7%
- #43 Dread Flats
69% matchVery Positive84% of 1,518 reviews2025
Dev: Ghostcase
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..
Why similar: Thriller 16.5%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Walking Simulator 10.7%
- #44 Whispering Fog
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Dark Snow Games
Windows
Whispering Fog is a first person psychological horror game set in an ever-changing forest shrouded in fog. A quiet getaway becomes a sinister nightmare as the illusion of safety and solitude slowly crumbles around you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.3%, Thriller 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 11.4%, Psychological 10.9%
- #45 The Strange Lights
70% matchVery Positive87% of 123 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 14.6%, Cinematic 13.3%, Thriller 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 9.6%
- #46 God's Basement
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,316 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.5%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Psychological 13.6%, Horror 12.3%, Dark 10.5%
- #47 Chasing Static
72% matchVery Positive87% of 504 reviews2021
Dev: Headware Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.6%, Cinematic 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Survival Horror 10%, Thriller 9.2%
- #48 Unwilling Host
69% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: HeZhiQiang
Windows
This is a short, first-person psychological horror game with VHS effects. Be careful, you are facing a terrifying being.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.4%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 17.3%, Thriller 11.5%, Dark 5.5%
- #49 The Stalked 2
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 244 reviews2025
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
"The Stalked 2" is a standalone horror sequel to "The Stalked", where you play as Rachel, an avid hiker. What begins as a relaxing hike to a cabin turns into a nightmare filled with eerie interactions and unsettling events. Will you survive?
Why similar: Thriller 17%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 11.4%, Dark 9.2%
- #50 Greed Stays Home
68% matchVery Positive91% of 235 reviews2025
Dev: Yellow Basement Games
Windows
A horror walking sim that emphasizes atmosphere, tension, fear, and immersive storytelling, all heightened by well-timed jump scares. The game takes place in a village frozen in time, stuck somewhere in the mid-20th century.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 13.3%, Dark 10.5%, Realistic 7.3%
- #51 Don't Be Afraid
71% matchVery Positive83% of 962 reviews2020
Dev: Limo GamesPub: Eneida Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.3%, Survival Horror 15.8%, Thriller 12.2%, Horror 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
- #52 Fears to Fathom - Home Alone
68% matchVery Positive90% of 10,482 reviews2021
Dev: Rayll
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 14%
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 24.4%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Psychological 12.9%, Walking Simulator 9.2%, Cinematic 9.2%
- #53 Palmyra Orphanage
70% matchVery Positive89% of 706 reviews2019
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paranormal first-person horror, which takes place in an abandoned orphanage. Walk through the corridors of your childhood, but do remember that you're not only one here.
Why similar: Horror 21.3%, Survival Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Dark 11%
- #54 Obey the Voice™
66% matchVery Positive89% of 567 reviews2026
Dev: svklmrtPub: Patchwork Interactive
Windows
You are here to listen to The Voice, do what he says. But don't listen to other voices...
Why similar: Horror 14.7%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Cinematic 10.8%, Dark 10.5%, Thriller 8.4%
- #55 SILENT BREATH
67% matchMixed69% of 1,189 reviews2024
Dev: EXODIAC STUDIOS
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥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: Thriller 20.4%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 15.9%, Dark 10.3%, Walking Simulator 9.3%
- #56 DON'T SCREAM
67% matchMixed65% of 4,826 reviews2024
Dev: Digital Cybercherries
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 50%
If you scream, you restart. A jumpscare horror simulator where you walk through a pitch black forest and escape by reaching 8:00 AM.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Walking Simulator 16.9%, Horror 14.4%, Dark 9%, Linear 7.9%
- #57 The Maid
66% matchVery Positive81% of 170 reviews2025
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Maid is a first-person psychological horror and mystery game that focuses on creating fear and tension in the player.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.2%, Survival Horror 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 10.1%, Dark 7.8%
- #58 Shhh!
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 365 reviews2023
Dev: 616 GAMES
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Explore haunted locations with your VHS camera—but stay silent! Any noise could be your last. (Microphone required)
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.6%, Cinematic 19.6%, Horror 9.8%, Psychological Horror 7.4%, Realistic 7.3%
- #59 RESTORER
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
RESTORER is a classic walking simulator set in an old, atmospheric mansion. Something roams the halls… It wants to share its secret—with the price being your sanity.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Thriller 12.4%, Horror 8.8%, Linear 8%
