Games Like SIMULACRA: Pipe Dreams

An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

Why similar: Simulation 35.6%, Horror 26.4%, Psychological Horror 25.5%, Adventure 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is the original title in the series and provides the foundational found-phone gameplay that defines the franchise.

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: Simulation 37.6%, Horror 32.3%, Psychological Horror 30.1%

Why You'll Like It: A direct sequel that expands on the investigative mechanics and live-action storytelling of the original.

The town of Stonecreek is haunted. People keep disappearing into thin air, leaving nothing but an eerie symbol behind. With the townsfolk gripped with fear, use a missing victim's phone to unlock the truth in the third entry of the acclaimed horror series, SIMULACRA.

Why similar: Simulation 32.4%, Psychological Horror 25.4%, Horror 24.3%, Adventure 11.3%, Indie 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: The latest entry in the series, refining the interface-based horror and deep-web investigation elements.

First Person Psychological Horror. Addicted to virtual ecstasy, trapped in digital hell. Navigate glitchy dreamscapes and a city that never sleeps. Every mission brings you closer to your next dose, but will you follow your protective AI, or the man behind a liberating new drug?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.1%, Horror 32.5%, Indie 18.1%, Adventure 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror experience that leans into the unsettling nature of digital interactions and therapy-based narratives.

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 28.8%, Horror 28.7%, Adventure 24.3%, Indie 18.2%

Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of interface-based horror that uses retro technology and text-based commands to create intense psychological tension.

YOU CONTROL THE FOUND FOOTAGE. Another tape has been leaked, this time a cover-up of a tragic mass casualty event.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 49%, Horror 46.8%, Indie 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A found-footage style horror game that aligns with the 'cursed media' theme found in Pipe Dreams.

Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.

Why similar: Simulation 56.9%, Indie 24.3%, Adventure 18.7%

Why You'll Like It: This surveillance thriller forces you to monitor digital communications to solve a mystery, capturing the same feeling of digital investigation.

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: Psychological Horror 46.2%, Horror 22.3%, Indie 17.5%, Adventure 14.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal psychological horror game that mirrors the dream-like, unsettling dread of the Pipe Dreams narrative.

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 52.5%, Horror 47.5%

Why You'll Like It: An unsettling psychological horror game that features a unique, interactive interface that forces the player to manipulate the game world directly.

John Herrin survived a horrible accident, damaging his brain and memory. Through falling asleep, he can rediscover his unfortunate past in his dreams, but due to his brain damage he'll start to see visions and hallucinations, and falling asleep won't be as easy as it seems at first...

Why similar: Simulation 37.2%, Psychological Horror 25.7%, Horror 20.3%, Adventure 16.8%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that focuses on surreal, dream-like sequences and narrative-heavy exploration.

Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.

Why similar: Adventure 39.8%, Indie 32.6%, Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: You play as a space station's AI, navigating cameras and computer systems to uncover a mystery, which provides a similar 'trapped in a system' experience.

Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!

Why similar: Simulation 73.9%, Indie 13.9%, Adventure 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: While less horror-focused, its deep commitment to a 90s-era desktop interface provides a similar sense of digital immersion.

Experience the liminal world of the backrooms through a VHS camera, immersing into a mysterious story and wandering the dream-like structures... Might there be something following you?

Why similar: Horror 41.4%, Psychological Horror 38.2%, Adventure 15.2%, Indie 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A horror game that utilizes a voyeuristic, found-footage perspective to build tension and unease.

One Late Night: Deadline continues the story of One Late Night, a horror/mystery game where you play the role of an office worker caught in the middle of the paranormal activity that has broken out in a seemingly ordinary office building. Freely explore the 5 story office complex that houses several different companies.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.6%, Horror 28.7%, Adventure 24%, Indie 16.6%

Why You'll Like It: An office-based horror game that captures the feeling of being trapped at a computer terminal while something sinister watches.

A short psychological horror game, where you attempt to gain root access into an unethical superstructure.

Why similar: Simulation 46.4%, Psychological Horror 28%, Horror 20.2%, Indie 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A hacking-focused psychological horror game that fits perfectly into the niche of digital-interface terror.

Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.

Why similar: Simulation 62.8%, Indie 27.5%, Adventure 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A chat-based narrative game that captures the specific intimacy and anxiety of digital communication.

Award-winning, innovative puzzle-adventure. By communicating through your PC, you must help a kidnapped man escape captivity - in real-time. While you sleep, he is alone. When you return to your PC he has hope. Your encouragement and advice will be the difference between his salvation or despair.

Why similar: Adventure 36.4%, Indie 32.1%, Horror 31.5%

Why You'll Like It: A real-time interactive narrative where your communication with a trapped character directly impacts their survival.

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

Why similar: Simulation 30.2%, Psychological Horror 25.9%, Horror 21.9%, Adventure 11.5%, Indie 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric psychological horror game that emphasizes digital isolation and environmental storytelling.

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 29%, Horror 27%, Adventure 20.3%, Simulation 16.9%, Indie 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the 'cursed software' trope, where the game itself feels like a malicious entity on your machine.

You're trapped in an endless loop within a liminal dimension, where each loop leads to increasingly unsettling places. Will you find the way out of this psychological horror? The game offers a unique déjà vu experience that blurs the lines between reality and illusion.

Why similar: Simulation 36.8%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Adventure 19.7%, Horror 15.8%, Indie 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A walking-simulator horror game that shares the surreal, psychological tone and sense of being lost in a digital space.

"DEAD DREAMS" is a 2D psychological horror game focused on puzzle-solving and atmosphere with a complex non-linear story in which every element has a meaning...

Why similar: Horror 39.8%, Psychological Horror 36.9%, Adventure 23.4%

Why You'll Like It: Explores the 'dream' theme with a dark, narrative-heavy approach that complements the psychological focus of the seed game.

You venture through your mind, trying desperately to wake up from your nightmares. Will you make it out?

Why similar: Horror 61.4%, Adventure 15.7%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Indie 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror title that focuses on the psychological toll of digital exploration and the fear of the unknown.

ABE VR is an intense experience that recreates the horrifying story about a misguided robot seeking the unconditional love of humans…at whatever cost.

Why similar: Adventure 61.3%, Horror 38.7%

Why You'll Like It: A short, intense psychological horror experience that shares the 'trapped' narrative style common in the genre.

Heaven... should feel better than this shouldn't it?

Why similar: Simulation 39.6%, Adventure 22.9%, Indie 18.7%, Psychological Horror 18.7%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that focuses on narrative discovery through an unsettling, minimalist interface.

HOMESICKNESS is a point-&-click psychological horror indie game exploring the nuances of nostalgia. Play as Theo, trapped in CHILDREEF’s daycare, descending floor by floor; surviving the remnants of time. Use the Kids' multi-tool, listen to obscure tapes, and make your way to the lot. She's waiting.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 48.4%, Horror 29.6%, Adventure 16.1%, Indie 5.9%

Experience Will's complicated story, find a way out of the nightmare of liminal spaces by solving challenging puzzles and avoiding dangerous entities — all this awaits you in "Shifting To The Backrooms".

Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.4%, Horror 37.4%, Adventure 16.7%, Indie 7.5%

Gil's Lucid Dreams is a FPS horror game based on the story and exploration. Gil use lucid dreams to get away from his unsatisfacting life. He will lose the control of his dreams, becoming completely succubus of his nightmares. Will Gil be able to face his Alter Ego?

Why similar: Adventure 47.1%, Indie 29.2%, Horror 23.7%

A first person horror game. Fred is stuck in a dead-end job, haunted by hallucinations. A voice on the radio speaks of a green light. It promises peace and freedom. A tale of self-discovery where Fred is willing to find freedom, even at the cost of his life.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.8%, Horror 24%, Simulation 21.5%, Adventure 16.7%, Indie 12%

A story about escapism.

Why similar: Adventure 31.8%, Indie 28.5%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Horror 16.9%

The Bellows is a VR Horror experience designed to play like an interactive movie. Plunge yourself into a world of nightmares and fear, and discover just how frightening the past can really be.

Why similar: Simulation 51.4%, Adventure 28.3%, Horror 20.2%

『Letters of Bernard Thorne』 is a story-driven psychological horror game about trauma. Take a seat in Bernard's motorized wheelchair. Roam around the old man's house. Discover his scarred past. Flee from his sins. Climb up the attic.

Why similar: Simulation 31.9%, Psychological Horror 25.8%, Horror 22.1%, Adventure 18.4%, Indie 1.9%

The popular indie game “The Exit 8” is reborn and brought to virtual life as “The Exit 8 VR”! Experience the eerie and thrilling atmosphere of Japan's underground passageways, now with new anomalies!

Why similar: Simulation 43.2%, Adventure 23.1%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 10.9%, Indie 6.5%

Sub Terra is a first person psychological horror game set deep underground. As a maintenance worker, your job is to fix a broken water line at the end of tunnel 04-R. Enter the tunnel, repair the pipe, and get out.

Why similar: Simulation 33.4%, Horror 29.8%, Psychological Horror 29.1%, Indie 7.8%

Before you realize it, dreams have become a curse. Wander through a darkened room and descend into the depths of her mind. A story-driven first-person horror game that leads you into an abyss of anguish and despair. Dedicated to those who once pursued their dreams—and to those who still do.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.8%, Adventure 27%, Horror 24.8%, Indie 17.4%

A boy. A laptop. A dream. In this game, you search through a young teenager's laptop, trying to find out his story. Solve hidden puzzles and read between the lines that he wrote in your quest to unravel the mystery of Jay Zhang.

Why similar: Adventure 67.5%, Simulation 22.2%, Indie 10.3%

Groundbreaking research is encrypted on a computer from the 80's. Look through the computer and search the internet to crack the encryption in this augmented reality puzzle game.

Why similar: Simulation 51.9%, Adventure 20.2%, Indie 20%, Horror 7.9%

An eerie horror game set in a weird hotel plagued with bizarre beings and interesting characters. The game utilizes a never-used before environment alongside brand new horror mechanics, one of a kind graphics/art style, and an unnerving story with rich lore to create a unique experience for players.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.8%, Horror 30.5%, Adventure 27.6%

Psi Project Legacy - is a new part of the hardcore 2D shooter with elements of horror. It all starts again. You have to go back to the very unfortunate complex to endure the horror.

Why similar: Simulation 50.6%, Adventure 27.6%, Indie 21.8%

Dark Fracture is a psychological horror experience in which you explore an ever-changing world where reality and nightmares collide. Walk on the edge of madness in the shoes of a tormented soul as you descend into the darkest depths of the human psyche, and question everything you see.

Why similar: Simulation 27.4%, Horror 22.6%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Adventure 17%, Indie 12.9%

Timore 5 is an indie horror game, 5th one in Timore series. A scientist named Frank has done a lot inventing new things, but his experiments aren't without the consequences. In this game Frank will try to record his dreams and convert them to computer data, allowing him to review his dreams later, but the experiment might not go as...

Why similar: Indie 63.8%, Horror 36.2%

Crawl through pipes, navigate the maze, listen carefully and get out before Rodland finds you.

Why similar: Horror 100%

A brand‑new bundle from the creators of the short‑form horror hit Violent Horror Stories. This time the collection revolves around one chilling theme: confinement.

Why similar: Simulation 47.8%, Psychological Horror 26.1%, Horror 18.1%, Indie 8%

An unsettling rogue-lite horror adventure. Iconic Backrooms levels reshape around you. Classic and original entities lurk as greater beings bid for your favor. Collect relics and strange items. Grow stronger. Survive, escape, or claim more uncertain fates. Fall in. Get lost. Go beyond The Backrooms.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.3%, Horror 34%, Adventure 28.7%

They may be awkward dimensions, but they're my dreams...

Why similar: Adventure 32.6%, Horror 30.4%, Indie 21.4%, Simulation 9.6%, Psychological Horror 6%

Welcome to Stay Still 2, a spine-chilling first-person survival horror game. Based of the Vietnamese culture, this game unfolds as a daring experiment in which survival seems nearly impossible. Engage in a story gameplay, where puzzles are your key to progress, while surviving various threats.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.4%, Horror 38.9%, Adventure 15.9%, Indie 3.8%

Find a way out.

Why similar: Simulation 36.3%, Psychological Horror 26.6%, Horror 23.1%, Indie 14%

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: Simulation 49.8%, Adventure 21%, Horror 15.5%, Indie 13.8%

Ignited Entry is a full length narrative driven psychological horror game with voice acting, dreamish visuals, and horror elements that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Some doors should never be opened. But you must go in.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.5%, Horror 25.6%, Adventure 22.6%, Indie 18.3%

Typical Nightmare is a narrative adventure horror game based on real cases from psychological practice. It tells the story of an ordinary guy named John that is trapped in his nightmares. Find out what force keeps him there and do everything to rescue John from his Typical Nightmare!

Why similar: Simulation 35.6%, Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 19.4%, Indie 14.3%, Adventure 9.6%

you find an abandoned fps game on an old computer. you decide to play it.

Why similar: Simulation 38.1%, Horror 22.3%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Adventure 18%

Play through a common childhood fear about turning the lights off and going to bed. This time extended, remastered, and re-imagined.

Why similar: Horror 36.3%, Psychological Horror 35.2%, Adventure 28.6%

A psychological horror game where you take the role of Jonah, an 18 year old trying out a new board game, The Ouija Board, with his friend Emily. Little did they know, it was far from a simple board game.

Why similar: Horror 40.7%, Psychological Horror 38.1%, Adventure 21.2%

The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

Why similar: Simulation 72.5%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Indie 3.8%

In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.

Why similar: Simulation 30.9%, Horror 19.3%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Adventure 16.8%, Indie 14.3%

VHS Collection: Goodnight Me is a short horror game where reality blurs with nightmares over five eerie days. Experience strange events, unsettling dreams, and unravel a chilling mystery in a remote house. Can you survive the madness, or will the nightmare consume you?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.8%, Horror 32.5%, Adventure 19.3%, Indie 13.4%