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In Newspaper Day, you take on the role of a newspaper delivery person in a seemingly quiet neighborhood. Every morning, you carry out your job, delivering the day's news to your neighbors' doors. However, you soon realize that things are not what they seem.

Why similar: Ambient 33.2% ★, Narrative 18.4% ★, Walking Simulator 7.1%, Psychological Horror 7%, Horror 6%

You play as a pregnant woman kidnapped and trapped in an unknown place. Based on true events, survive a psychological horror journey where every step could cost your life, and your baby. Can you get the best final?

Why similar: Ambient 34.6% ★, Narrative 16.9% ★, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Thriller 8.5%, Horror 8%

Rest Stop is a short narrative-driven psychological horror game set in early 2000s Poland. What begins as a calm drive through the woods turns into something you weren’t prepared for.

Why similar: Narrative 28.8% ★, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 11.3%, Thriller 8.8%

GRANDFATHER is a first-person psychological horror game set in a two-room apartment. One evening, the mother brings home the long-lost father. With his return, the house is filled with oppressive anxiety and fear.

Why similar: Narrative 24% ★, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 13.9%, Realistic 8.2%, Walking Simulator 7.8%

David Lagani is an ordinary Filipino worker whose quiet life turns to dread when a mysterious figure begins breaking into homes and making people disappear. Each night feels longer, every sound closer, and all he can do is pray the footsteps don’t reach his door.

Why similar: Narrative 31.6% ★, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 12.6%, Walking Simulator 9.2%, Thriller 8.7%

A dark, suspenseful, first-person horror game where you play as the executioner of a demonic cult. When you thought your work was over, the evil entity gave you an irrefusable offer. Possess an ancient evil, become the Quiet Reaper once more. Your freedom lies behind one last life to be sacrificed.

Why similar: Narrative 28.5% ★, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Walking Simulator 9.4%, Horror 9%, Crime 5.9%

"They Can Hear Us," the first episode, narrates horror stories that interact with you through the microphone, playing on the fear of whoever is listening.

Why similar: Narrative 35.5% ★, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Horror 11.6%, Exploration 5.2%

An 13-year-old boy travels with his parents to a cabin in a remote area for a short trip. During their stay, they explore the surroundings, visit a nearby abandoned house, and spend their evenings at the cabin. The trip does not continue as planned.

Why similar: Narrative 30.9% ★, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 10.4%, Thriller 9.4%, Walking Simulator 9.3%

Jack Nelson, a 24-year-old fire lookout, transferred to a new outpost. As he settled into his new home, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was off, little did he know what was transpiring down in Ironbark State Park.

Why similar: Narrative 27.4% ★, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 12.2%, Walking Simulator 8.9%, Thriller 8.8%

Whispers of Mexico is a psychological narrative horror game with puzzle elements set in post-revolutionary Mexico in 1930. Follow Manuel as he navigates his mind, where he must recover his memory, unravel the mystery surrounding the town, and redeem his sins.

Why similar: Ambient 38.4% ★, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 10.2%, Walking Simulator 10.1%, Story Rich 7.1%

Bora, a middle-aged teacher, was assigned to a village school. As he settled into his new home, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong; he was unaware of what was happening in Blackwood Village.

Why similar: Narrative 27.1% ★, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Walking Simulator 9.6%, Horror 9.3%, Thriller 8.5%

A young and promising boy applies for a job at a AAA game development company. As he starts working night shifts on probation, he experiences a series of events that could lead to no good. As the story unfolds, you will be able to choose what you would do in his place.

Why similar: Narrative 29.4% ★, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Walking Simulator 10.4%, Horror 9.7%, Thriller 9.1%

Attend to patients and fill out paperwork as 22-year-old Kimora Jackson on her first shift after graduating nursing school. Draw blood, administer medications, and try not to lose your head in the chilling hallways of Coldrock Medical Center.

Why similar: Narrative 35.4% ★, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 11.4%, Thriller 8.5%, Story Rich 6.6%

Silent Wounds is an episodic psychological horror anthology. Each episode offers a compact and intense narrative experience. In this first episode, a man returns home and trades reality for the dangerous, silent obsession with a perfect doll.

Why similar: Narrative 25.2% ★, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Thriller 7.7%

Dean Holt, popular Urbex vlogger, sets off on another exploration of an abandoned home but this time things aren't going as planned. Something dark is lurking inside and Dean quickly finds himself in over his head

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 15.2%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Narrative 14.4% ★, Multiple Endings 9.3%

The Repairing Mantis is a narrative horror game that lets you experience the disturbing, violent (yet absurdly poetic) story of a mantis on a mission to repair a bridge made of flying squirrel flesh.

Why similar: Narrative 26.3% ★, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 12.2%, Exploration 7.3%

Detective horror about a night shift far from the city. Refuel cars, serve customers, keep the gas station running, and investigate why people are disappearing in the area. But most importantly, be careful with visitors - not all of them are human.

Why similar: Narrative 21.3% ★, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 12.3%, Thriller 11.2%, Walking Simulator 10.2%

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: Narrative 30.6% ★, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Horror 10.7%, Walking Simulator 7.8%, Thriller 6.9%

Murmurs of Fear is an episodic psychological horror about those left alone with the unexplainable. Each episode tells a self-contained story of fear, isolation, and the struggle to stay sane when the world around you begins to fracture.

Why similar: Narrative 31.8% ★, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Horror 10.5%, Thriller 9.7%

In the wake of catastrophe find the means to make your family whole again.

Why similar: Ambient 45.3% ★, Narrative 24.8% ★, Multiple Endings 6.7%, Story Rich 6.6%, Atmospheric 3.6%

As always, another ordinary day riding the train home. Yet what awaits beyond the door is a world of chaos, far removed from common sense. Your phone suddenly begins ringing like mad...

Why similar: Ambient 36% ★, Narrative 19.2% ★, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 12.2%, Multiple Endings 6.9%

A tense, story-driven horror experience in the SCP universe. Stealth, survival, and silence may be your only chance against what's loose in Site-32.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20%, Narrative 17.8% ★, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Horror 9.8%, Exploration 7.7%

An amateur TV crew disappeared during a 1997 shoot in Ontario’s deep woods. Step into that frostbitten night in the chilling first case in Entities Declassified, untangle their fate, and learn what silenced the crew.

Why similar: Narrative 32.6% ★, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 14%, Multiple Endings 5.9%

Harper Jones is missing. In a last-ditch attempt to find him, Sheriff Oaklyn heads out to the forest surrounding the infamous Watcher’s Point to investigate. But she soon finds herself experiencing the unsettling nature of the forest, one snapshot at a time, when she discovers an abandoned camera.

Why similar: Narrative 29.6% ★, Walking Simulator 17.7%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 9.8%, Exploration 7.9%

Alex Carter, part of The Abducted UFO group, acts on a tip about nighttime sightings. Unknowingly, he wanders into a top-secret military base, triggering a suspenseful journey.

Why similar: Ambient 45.3% ★, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 7.6%, Exploration 4.3%

DERAIL The Night Shift is a short, intense narrative-driven psychological horror experience where you are the sole night watchman at an isolated, abandoned train station. Uncover the terrifying truth of a decades-old disaster lurking beneath the tracks.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.3%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Narrative 15.7% ★, Horror 14.5%, Thriller 10.1%

James Everhart and his classmates embark on a school trip to the abandoned Tranquil Hills, a forest park shrouded in mysteries and horrors. As they explore the area, they uncover dark secrets and confront malevolent forces that threaten their lives and the truth of the past.

Why similar: Ambient 58.6% ★, Walking Simulator 10.6%, Narrative 10% ★, Crime 4.9%, Psychological Horror 3.7%

A psychological thriller set in Scarlet Orphanage, where every choice shapes the fate of the residents. Nothing is as it seems. Are you facing ghosts… or something far worse?

Why similar: Narrative 38.6% ★, Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 15.1%, Story Rich 9.2%, Multiple Endings 6.1%

You step into a street both strange and familiar, where eerie events unfold one after another. The air is thick with lingering spirits and overwhelming resentment, as if something in the shadows is waiting to drag you into the abyss…

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Thriller 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 13.8%, Exploration 8.4%

A child runs away to fight the monster she thought was causing trouble in her family. What she found was not what she was expecting. Fight your way out and find the truth about this mysterious place. A narrative-driven platform game, told through hand-drawn cutscenes, completely without text.

Why similar: Ambient 51.2% ★, Narrative 30.7% ★, Story Rich 5.5%, Thriller 3.5%, Atmospheric 2.9%

A first-person psychological horror game about the life of a K-pop idol. Explore a luxury apartment, Korean streets, and your agency building as you confront the unsettling truth hidden beneath the surface.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Walking Simulator 19%, Horror 14.4%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Thriller 6.8%

Psychological horror game without any jumpscares. Take care of Samuel, the neighbour’s kid, in this realistic singleplayer walking simulator and uncover family secrets.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Thriller 13.9%, Horror 13.2%, Story Rich 6.8%

Every night, you get a strange call from your father—never missing a day. But one night, he breaks into your house. Can you escape the terror of your own father?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Story Rich 9.2%, Narrative 7.1% ★

Your lantern is your only protection. Something watches from the dark. Will you restore the balance… or unleash what waits below?

Why similar: Narrative 26.2% ★, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 13%, Multiple Endings 7.2%

A missing father, a mysterious murder, paintings depicting missing children. A Short horror game in which the protagonist, who has lost his memory, is forced to get to a horrific truth. Who in the world are you?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Horror 17.4%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Realistic 9.7%, Thriller 8.9%

Myosotis is a narrative-driven game following Frank Miller, an elderly man living alone after his wife’s passing. As days blur and nights grow darker, familiar places change, memories twist, and reality itself begins to slip away through conversation and story-driven moments.

Why similar: Narrative 34.2% ★, Walking Simulator 20.1%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 11.9%, First-Person 6.8%

Your ex-girlfriend called: her parents disappeared, and her mental struggles are back. Go looking for her at her childhood home and uncover a horrible secret in this first-person psychological horror game. Search for clues, talk to strange folks, solve puzzles, run, hide, and improvise to survive.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.6%, Thriller 14.3%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Horror 13.4%, Realistic 8.9%

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

Why similar: Narrative 31.1% ★, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 12.8%, Thriller 7.5%, Multiple Endings 6.8%

Your mind is shattered. Step into a first-person psychological horror where you must relive your deepest trauma, uncover fragments of your past, piece them back together and face the tormentors that haunt your mind.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Narrative 15.2% ★, Horror 14.8%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Walking Simulator 9%

A short psychological horror experience about guilt, memory, and a house that remembers more than it should. Explore a quiet home where reality fractures, sanity fades, and the truth reveals itself only if you’re willing to face it.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 15.3%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Thriller 9.6%, Story Rich 9.4%

A first-person psychological horror set in rural Finland, where isolation and unsettling encounters slowly turn your housekeeping job into something far more disturbing.

Why similar: Narrative 29.5% ★, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 12%, Thriller 11.8%, Walking Simulator 9.1%

Hollow Faces is an atmospheric narrative horror where you step into the role of creators documenting paranormal phenomena. The game blends an intense walking simulator with environmental observation, careful listening, and reacting to threats.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Narrative 13.8% ★, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Horror 12.3%, Story Rich 9.1%

A psychological horror game set in a Korean apartment building. Explore eerie occurrences throughout the complex and uncover the truth behind them.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.3%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Horror 15.2%, Thriller 7.4%, First-Person 7.1%

Marginalia is a first-person horror game that transports you to Kestlebrook, a secluded valley where history becomes enmeshed with a strange present. Weeks ago Eric left. Days ago you got a letter telling you to come to him. Now you're here, but precisely where is here? And better yet, when?

Why similar: Ambient 33% ★, Walking Simulator 18.3%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 11%, Story Rich 7.5%

Explore a looping supermarket aisle in a first-person psychological horror walking simulator. Observe the environment to spot anomalies: turn back when something is wrong, otherwise move forward. Progress reveals a story of guilt and grief, as a man searches for his lost wife and son.

Why similar: Narrative 32.1% ★, Walking Simulator 18.1%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 12.4%, First-Person 6.4%

The Resentment is a psychological horror game that follows Lisa Parker through a traumatic event.

Why similar: Narrative 35.2% ★, Walking Simulator 13%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Thriller 9.1%, Multiple Endings 7.8%

B-Line is a short knowledge-based walking simulator game. Explore different worlds and discover how to get out of the station.

Why similar: Ambient 50.1% ★, Walking Simulator 20%, Exploration 9.8%, Multiple Endings 5.5%, First-Person 4.1%

Play a psychological horror game that turns a night of party with friends into a nightmare. Unravel the mystery and survive the night 🔎

Why similar: Narrative 30.7% ★, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 14.1%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Realistic 7.4%

A haunted projectionist’s room. A shelf of cursed films. Each reel plays a terrifying short story you must live through. Explore twisted worlds from the safety of the projection booth, or so you think...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.6%, Horror 20.6%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Exploration 10.7%, Multiple Endings 8.1%

After a sudden rent hike, you move into a suspiciously cheap house deep in the woods. The price is absurdly low and there’s work nearby—it seems like a stroke of luck. But you soon realize something is seriously wrong with the place...

Why similar: Narrative 26.7% ★, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 15.7%, Walking Simulator 9.8%, Thriller 8.6%

A short piece of horror fiction about honey and lies; entomology and etymology; murky secrets and stark realities. Find out what happened to the moths.

Why similar: Narrative 42.2% ★, Walking Simulator 19.3%, Horror 15.9%, First-Person 5.6%, Exploration 4.7%

Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.

Why similar: Ambient 46.2% ★, Narrative 26.4% ★, Horror 8.7%, Multiple Endings 6.2%, Story Rich 5.7%

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: Narrative 31.2% ★, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 10.4%, Thriller 7.3%

You work late at the office not long after the death of a colleague. Throughout the night, all sorts of phenomenon begin to terrorize you, slowly uncovering the death of a fellow colleague. Who killed Joseph Anadam and why must you go through this trial to find out?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.6%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 13.6%, Thriller 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9%

A psychological Arabic horror short story. You set off toward the Empty Quarter, off-roading deep into the vast desert, a place meant for peace and clarity.

Why similar: Narrative 25.9% ★, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Thriller 9%, Horror 7.9%

A psychological thriller inspired by a disturbing real-life experiment. Handcrafted unsettling ethical dilemmas that will make you question your own morality and test your sanity. Every choice you make brings you closer to a unique ending. Will you sacrifice your own beliefs to obey HIS authority?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.7%, Narrative 15.2% ★, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Thriller 13.1%, Horror 12.7%

Follow Naina’s daily life as it slowly stops belonging to her alone. 🚪 An unseen presence watches 👁️, remembers 📝, and interferes 🕰️ as her sense of safety slowly collapses. 🌑 A deeply atmospheric psychological horror set in India, exploring obsession 💔, fear 😰, and emotional vulnerability.

Why similar: Narrative 19.1% ★, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Walking Simulator 15.6%, Horror 10.1%, Thriller 9%

A first-person psychological horror game where you play as a social worker who obeys a wall socket. Follow its instructions, explore the city’s last inhabited apartment building, and pry secrets from its residents. All to fulfill the terms of the contract.

Why similar: Narrative 17.9% ★, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Horror 9.9%, Thriller 8.5%

Quaso Studio: The Liven Collection is a compilation of two horror games: The To-Do List: Complete tasks, face the killer, escape. Rouge Carmin: Explore the depths of your subconscious, confront your regrets, and find a way out.

Why similar: Narrative 40.5% ★, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 12.8%, Multiple Endings 7%, Exploration 6.3%

You find yourself in the center of inexplicable nightmare. Make your way through the horror, come face to face with terrible events. Immerse yourself in the dark mystery of the events in which you found yourself an unwitting participant.

Why similar: Narrative 37.1% ★, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 13.8%, Thriller 13.5%, Atmospheric 3.9%