- #1 SIMULACRA
97% matchVery Positive90% of 4,689 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: FMV 21.9% ★, Detective 19.1%, Immersive Sim 13.2%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Horror 8.3%
- #2 SIMULACRA 2
96% matchVery Positive86% of 1,691 reviews2020
Dev: Kaigan GamesPub: Soft Source
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.
Why similar: Hacking 26.2% ★, FMV 17.5% ★, Detective 14.9%, Immersive Sim 10.9%, Horror 6.4%
- #3 s.p.l.i.t
95% matchVery Positive93% of 4,075 reviews2025
Dev: Mike Klubnika
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 49%
A short psychological horror game, where you attempt to gain root access into an unethical superstructure.
Why similar: Hacking 37.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Investigation 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Horror 6.7%
- #4 The Painscreek Killings
96% matchVery Positive91% of 6,420 reviews2017
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
Why similar: Detective 31.7%, Investigation 30%, Horror 10.3%, Puzzle 9.6%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #5 CaseCracker3
94% matchVery Positive86% of 433 reviews2026
Dev: BlackRobe
Windows · Mac
Confronted with fragmented narratives and deceptive persons of interest, you must isolate crucial evidence. Shatter logical loopholes from testimonies and reconstruct the crime scene from subtle clues. Can you survive this immersive battle of wits?
Why similar: Detective 28.8%, Immersive Sim 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #6 Welcome to the Game III
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 695 reviews2026
Dev: Reflect Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Navigate the internet's dark net, searching for pieces of a puzzle that once combined will clear your outstanding debt. Scan strange websites for info, hack into PCs while defending your own, and buy/sell goods & services, all while avoiding threats in this strategic, suspenseful horror game.
Why similar: Hacking 55.9% ★, Horror 16.4%, Puzzle 14.3%, Simulation 11.7%, Indie 1%
- #7 Sinheritance
93% matchVery Positive93% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: STIM GAMES
Windows
Sinheritance is a terrifying and mind-bending puzzle game. Explore every corner in an intensely oppressive atmosphere to piece together a chilling story. Every step must be taken with caution, for the deepest fears often stem from your own choices and your gradually crumbling sanity.
Why similar: Detective 28.6%, Investigation 23.7%, Immersive Sim 14.9%, Puzzle 9.5%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #8 Desktop Explorer
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,312 reviews2026
Dev: Recurring Dream
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Detective 22.2%, Investigation 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Immersive Sim 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11.8%
- #9 Dreamless
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 140 reviews2024
Dev: Setone GamesPub: Limansia Fears
Windows
In a remote provincial town, teenagers mysteriously disappear every 25 years — and it is happening again. You are a high school student about to turn 18… But what if you become the next victim?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.9%, Horror 27.2%, Story Rich 12.9%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Simulation 9.6%
- #10 Heaven Does Not Respond
89% matchVery Positive90% of 565 reviews2026
Dev: Rise Studios
Windows
Heaven Does Not Respond is a psychological and analog horror game set in an alternate 2005 timeline. Play as an intelligence agent, exploring a retro computer interface to decipher secret files, watch mysterious videos, and uncover the dark secrets behind a young man's death.
Why similar: Detective 18.5%, Investigation 16.9%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #11 SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,092 reviews2019
Dev: Protocol Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.
Why similar: Investigation 31.1%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Horror 16.5%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #12 The Casting of Frank Stone™
90% matchMixed62% of 6,021 reviews2024
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across families, generations, and the very fabric of reality itself.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Investigation 13%, Horror 13%
- #13 Subliminal
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,794 reviews2026
Dev: Accidental StudiosPub: Gone Shootin
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Subliminal is a psychological horror game inspired by the urban legend of The Backrooms. Bleeding edge lighting and rendering, handcrafted open-ended levels, light and perspective-based puzzles, nostalgic spaces, unfamiliar faces, and a rotting feeling that something is not quite right.
Why similar: Investigation 22.3%, Immersive Sim 19.8%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
- #14 Observer: System Redux
88% matchVery Positive85% of 3,032 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Hacking 34.2% ★, Investigation 17.2%, Detective 17.1%, Horror 8.5%, Psychological Horror 7.9%
- #15 Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins
87% matchVery Positive89% of 726 reviews2021
Dev: Maze Theory
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Uncover the dark secrets of Wester Drumlins and confront a new evil in a thrilling found-phone mystery from the award-winning creators of Sara Is Missing and SIMULACRA.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, FMV 17.3% ★, Investigation 14.5%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
- #16 背后3:阴戏
85% matchVery Positive96% of 185 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
《Back3:Spooky》 is a moderately horror-themed FMV.As the third game in the Back series, the story unfolds after protagonists Ren Xing and Gao Yan survive their escape from the strange realm in the previous Back2. embarking on a brand-new adventure.
Why similar: FMV 29.8% ★, Immersive Sim 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 9.9%
- #17 CASE RECORDS: Fear of Abduction
86% matchMostly Positive70% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: Walnut LLC
Windows
Psychological horror, which is part of the games CASE: Animatronics and CASE 2: Animatronics Survival.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.3%, Horror 27.8%, Story Rich 15.4%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Simulation 5.6%
- #18 Silverpine Creek
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: PHANTOM TOAST
Windows
Explore the chilling village of Silverpine Creek, trapped in fog and fear. Unravel its dark history as a reporter trapped within, facing the malevolent witch Korana. Realtime Physics gameplay, immersive VHS-style visuals, and reactive AI heighten the suspense in this harrowing tale of survival.
Why similar: Horror 26.1%, Multiple Endings 23.9%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Simulation 12%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #19 SILENT BREATH
84% matchMixed68% of 1,268 reviews2026
Dev: EXODIAC STUDIOS
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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: Psychological Horror 34.6%, Horror 34.3%, Multiple Endings 18.3%, Simulation 8.2%, Adventure 2.1%
- #20 Killer Frequency
84% matchVery Positive93% of 6,238 reviews2023
Dev: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Killer Frequency is a first-person horror puzzle game set in 1987, that puts you in the role of a late-night radio talk show host in small town America whose callers are being stalked by a mysterious killer.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Investigation 20.5%, Horror 11.9%, Puzzle 10%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #21 Dead Take
83% matchVery Positive88% of 844 reviews2025
Dev: Surgent StudiosPub: Pocketpair Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.
Why similar: FMV 38.9% ★, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 16.2%, Puzzle 11%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #22 Breakout 13
82% matchVery Positive88% of 7,495 reviews2023
Dev: ALT Lab
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Breakout 13 is a thrilling narrative game with interactive cinematic experience. Based on true stories. Embark on a revealing journey as you attempt to break free from a negligent correctional institute and carve out your own path to justice. Each decision you make shapes the story.
Why similar: FMV 22.2% ★, Detective 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Immersive Sim 12.4%, Psychological Horror 7.6%
- #23 The Séance of Blake Manor
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,052 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
Why similar: Detective 29.2%, Investigation 20.5%, Psychological Horror 10%, Puzzle 9.3%, Horror 8.6%
- #24 SUBSUMED
80% matchVery Positive83% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: HazzyPub: adjective noun
Windows
A claustrophobic first-person horror game about crawling through a dark, winding cave system in search of three missing divers.
Why similar: Horror 24.3%, Psychological Horror 23.2%, Investigation 22.4%, Multiple Endings 16.9%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #25 The Lost Crown
82% matchVery Positive83% of 525 reviews2014
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Embark on an eerie ghost-hunting adventure, featuring real evidence of paranormal activity, to solve the mystery of the Lost Crown. Be warned, to seek advice from the dead can have bitter consequences.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.8%, Horror 32.2%, Adventure 14.3%, Story Rich 7.6%, Indie 5.6%
- #26 Chasing Static
81% matchVery Positive87% of 514 reviews2021
Dev: Headware Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 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: Psychological Horror 36.3%, Horror 31.8%, Story Rich 13.4%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Adventure 4.7%
- #27 The Test: Final Revelation
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,373 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Investigation 15.6%, Immersive Sim 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
- #28 I'm on Observation Duty 3
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 370 reviews2020
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 51%
A thrilling psychological horror game. Your job is to look for anomalies in a haunted house. If you see anyhting suspicious (furniture moving, extra objects, intruders), take a photo and send a report. Includes both VR- (windows only) and non-VR (windows, mac, linux)-versions.
Why similar: Investigation 30.1%, Psychological Horror 25.9%, Horror 21%, Puzzle 17.4%, Adventure 4.1%
- #29 The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
75% matchVery Positive94% of 3,327 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENTPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…
Why similar: Investigation 22.8%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Multiple Endings 17.4%, Horror 10.9%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #30 Green Pond Town
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Cotton Game
Windows · Mac
You've received a strange letter, and inside, a chilling black and white photograph – the people in the picture are eerily faceless! A powerful intuition compels you to journey to the location in the photo: Greenwater Town...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.5%, Puzzle 31.6%, Adventure 8.7%, Story Rich 7.8%, Horror 6%
- #31 TRAILCAM
77% matchMixed65% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: NiceSoup
Windows
In TRAILCAM, you are a wildlife investigator called to the Appalachian Mountains to solve mysterious missing person cases. Using trail cameras from your watchtower, you’ll uncover a sinister truth, navigating a non-linear plot full of twists. Can you solve the mystery?
Why similar: Investigation 40.5%, Horror 27%, Simulation 14.1%, Choices Matter 6.9%, Multiple Endings 6.3%
- #32 Mirages
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 300 reviews2023
Dev: 漫森游戏工作室Pub: East2West Games
Windows
Mirages is a 3D narrative and horror game with folk stories. One night, seven brides headed to the Captain Mansion but strayed into a place full of ghosts - Regret City. Horror haunts the small town. Due to destiny, actors, warlords, and offspring of the town are drawn in. They are closer to truth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24%, Detective 18.5%, Horror 17.9%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #33 Empty Gauge
74% matchNo user reviews96% of 71 reviews2026
Dev: BENTCUBE
Windows
A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.
Why similar: Investigation 25.5%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Horror 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #34 I Saw Black Clouds
78% matchMixed61% of 668 reviews2021
Dev: Ghost Dog FilmsPub: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
After the unexpected death of a close friend, Kristina returns to her hometown looking for answers, only to unearth a string of dark secrets. I Saw Black Clouds is an interactive psychological thriller with supernatural elements and branching storylines.
Why similar: FMV 33.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Horror 10.2%
- #35 White Room Protocol
75% 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: Psychological Horror 33.8%, Horror 30.2%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Story Rich 9.5%, Puzzle 7%
- #36 A Salem Witch Trial - Murder Mystery
78% matchMixed66% of 68 reviews2018
Dev: Digital Bento
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 32%
When a murdered family is discovered in 17th Century Salem, at the height of a witch hysteria, people start to suspect something supernatural to blame. An atmospheric murder mystery. Connect the evidence and see if you can deduce the secrets behind the mystery.
Why similar: Detective 32%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 10.1%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #37 The Coma 3: Bloodlines
73% matchVery Positive87% of 421 reviews2026
Dev: Dvora Studio Co., Ltd.Pub: Headup
Windows
Welcome to the world of The Coma 3: Bloodlines. In this realm of shadows rumors and urban legends become reality, and danger lurks around every corner. If a living intruder dies here, their body will be severed from their spirit and never wake again ...
Why similar: Horror 40%, Psychological Horror 27.6%, Story Rich 10.9%, Adventure 9.3%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #38 Rehaunted
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 342 reviews2026
Dev: Cauchemar
Windows
Enter a house where every clue feels wrong. Investigate a brutal crime scene, uncover hidden evidence, and use your detective tools to piece together a disturbing truth buried beneath the silence.
Why similar: Detective 32.8%, Investigation 27.6%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 13.7%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #39 Saint Kotar
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 293 reviews2021
Dev: The-Mark EntertainmentPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
Why similar: Detective 27.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Horror 10.2%
- #40 Backseat
72% matchMixed70% of 116 reviews2026
Dev: HOGO Games
Windows
A psychological taxi horror game where every passenger may be dangerous. Drive through the night, question criminals, read their behavior, hack for clues, and survive each ride to save your kidnapped wife.
Why similar: Hacking 27.9% ★, Detective 16.6%, Investigation 15.1%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Horror 7.3%
- #41 Scrutinized
73% matchVery Positive89% of 1,392 reviews2020
Dev: Reflect Studios
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Work to expose the numerous criminal degenerates that plague your quiet town. Use citizen-issued reports, police records, social media accounts, text conversations, and more to determine who’s an actual threat and who’s harmless, all while avoiding the killers trying to infiltrate your home.
Why similar: Hacking 44.8% ★, Detective 30.2%, Horror 13.7%, Simulation 7.3%, Psychological Horror 2.6%
- #42 Still Wakes the Deep
71% matchVery Positive87% of 13,247 reviews2024
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.6%, Horror 32.3%, Story Rich 14.9%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Adventure 4.4%
- #43 True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3
70% matchVery Positive93% of 678 reviews2025
Dev: Goblinz Enterprises LtdPub: The Digital Lounge
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3 is the final chapter of the psychological thriller trilogy. With point-and-click mechanics, intricate puzzles, and cinematic cutscenes, immerse yourself in a dark horror experience that redefines the genre.
Why similar: Detective 32.6%, Horror 21.7%, Puzzle 16.3%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Atmospheric 5.5%
- #44 Project DeepWeb
74% matchVery Positive81% of 138 reviews2020
Dev: NightCat Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
This is a deep web exploration simulator. Discover hundreds of websites and files around the Web to get to the Silent House and save your friend. Find out creepy stories from the Web and meet its inhabitants. It's showtime!
Why similar: Hacking 36.9% ★, FMV 15.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #45 The Telephone
72% matchVery Positive90% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: Daniele Doesn't MatterPub: Doesn't Matter Games
Windows
The Telephone is a first-person psychological horror game that will transport you to a world governed by anxiety. You will have to explore the house in which you are locked and the mysterious town of Lonely Plain, searching for clues that can help Roberta regain her memory.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 24.8%, Investigation 24.5%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Horror 15.6%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #46 The Haunting of Joni Evers
70% matchVery Positive90% of 173 reviews2025
Dev: Causeway Studios
Windows · Mac
The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.
Why similar: Investigation 29.8%, Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Story Rich 9.1%, Immersive Sim 6.9%
- #47 Confabulation
71% matchVery Positive91% of 105 reviews2023
Dev: Authogin
Windows
Your memory is fading. Things around your home keep changing; they are not what they appear to be. Find what is wrong, take pictures to restore your memory. Try to remember. Learn what you have forgotten, learn what has happened. It is not what it seems to be.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Investigation 20.4%, Horror 19.9%, Puzzle 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 10%
- #48 Amanda the Adventurer 3
68% matchVery Positive87% of 750 reviews2025
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In the thrilling conclusion of the Amanda the Adventurer trilogy, follow Riley as they uncover the ultimate secrets behind Amanda, Hameln, and mysteries that have plagued Kensdale for decades.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34%, Horror 17%, Puzzle 16.9%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #49 The Empty Eyes
69% matchVery Positive82% of 83 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: Psychological Horror 27.9%, Horror 25.9%, Immersive Sim 19.1%, Investigation 11.5%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #50 The Signifier Director's Cut
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 350 reviews2020
Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.
Why similar: Investigation 33.3%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #51 Forgotten Hill The Third Axis
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 112 reviews2023
Dev: FM Studio
Windows · Mac
Enter the twisted world of Forgotten Hill in a new third dimension
Why similar: Horror 41.9%, Puzzle 25.9%, Adventure 14.7%, Story Rich 12.8%, Indie 2.5%
- #52 The Horror at Highrook
67% matchVery Positive90% of 492 reviews2025
Dev: Nullpointer Games
Windows
The Horror at Highrook is an occult card crafting narrative RPG. Explore a haunted mansion with your team of investigators, summon dark entities, craft powerful protections, uncover the fate of the missing family, and choose your own path through the darkness.
Why similar: Investigation 50.3%, Horror 26.1%, Story Rich 11.4%, Simulation 6.3%, Atmospheric 4.8%
- #53 IMPETUM
69% matchMixed64% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: TrueGames
Windows
IMPETUM - horror, thriller, drama with elements of detective fiction. Can you uncover the truth without losing your mind?
Why similar: Detective 30.3%, Psychological Horror 25.4%, Horror 20.6%, Story Rich 9.7%, Simulation 8.2%
- #54 Greed Stays Home
67% matchVery Positive89% of 258 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: Psychological Horror 37.4%, Horror 32.6%, Story Rich 16.8%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Adventure 0.9%
- #55 Faint Call
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 151 reviews2024
Dev: KY XEPub: Darks Zone
Windows
Faint Call is a psychological horror game about a police officer investigating a distress call from someone at a notoriously cursed house.
Why similar: Investigation 35.6%, Horror 25.9%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Adventure 6%
- #56 Bloody Ink
68% matchVery Positive85% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Daniele Doesn't MatterPub: Doesn't Matter Games
Windows
Dive into a realm where time twists and shadows whisper secrets. Solve enigmatic puzzles, unearth Luca's past, and confront your deepest fears. Engage vocally to shape your destiny. Stay in the light, stay quiet, and survive the relentless pursuit of the Time Man.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 31.8%, Psychological Horror 23.4%, Horror 19.2%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #57 Prognostic
67% matchVery Positive94% of 491 reviews2022
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
An orphan returns to the house of the deceased fortune-teller to uncover the secret of his family's death. He must accept his legacy and become a prognostic before supernatural madness engulfs people of his town.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 23.7%, Horror 18.1%, Puzzle 12.1%, Detective 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #58 The Operator
64% matchVery Positive92% of 8,890 reviews2024
Dev: Bureau 81
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Detective 23.4%, Investigation 19.3%, FMV 18.7% ★, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 7.1%
- #59 Jumpscare Simulator: System Breach
66% matchVery Positive90% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Durultay Games
Windows
Jumpscare Simulator is a sci-fi horror game featuring a story-driven main game and two additional game modes. Pass through doors carefully, battle the simulation, and try to fall from your seat as little as possible!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.9%, Horror 28%, Puzzle 21.8%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Adventure 4.9%