Games Like [Southern Fjords] Veil of Pestilence

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: Narrative 27.2% ★, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Horror 9.1%, Thriller 6.3%

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 23.6% ★, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 14%, Realistic 8.4%, Walking Simulator 7.9%

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 31.2% ★, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 12.7%, Walking Simulator 9.3%, Thriller 8.6%

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 28.2% ★, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Walking Simulator 9.5%, Horror 9.1%, Crime 5.8%

A narrative-driven psychological horror game where a secluded house twists memory into reality. As your sanity deteriorates, uncover a buried truth hidden within its walls before the house reveals what you've tried to forget.

Why similar: Narrative 18.6% ★, Walking Simulator 14%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 8.9%, Thriller 7.7%

CH13: Rest Stop is a 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... Will you find out what awaits at the end of the road?

Why similar: Narrative 25.9% ★, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 11.2%, Thriller 8.8%

You are an engineer maintaining a residential complex on Mars as contact with Earth slowly fades away. But before long, one thing becomes clear: you are not alone in the Martian wasteland. Something familiar - bound to you by unseen ties - already knows how to find you.

Why similar: Narrative 32.6% ★, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 12.9%, Thriller 9.2%, Walking Simulator 8.5%

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 30.7% ★, Psychological Horror 12%, Horror 10.6%, Walking Simulator 9.4%, Thriller 9.3%

"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% ★, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Horror 11.8%, Exploration 5.2%

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 26.8% ★, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 12.7%, Walking Simulator 9.1%, Thriller 8.7%

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 26.7% ★, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Walking Simulator 9.7%, Horror 9.4%, Thriller 8.4%

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% ★, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Walking Simulator 10.5%, Horror 9.8%, Thriller 9.1%

ESKINITA is a short atmospheric Filipino-inspired suspense horror game about working late nights in a small neighborhood lugawan and surviving the walk home through dark alleyways.

Why similar: Narrative 15.8% ★, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Horror 12.5%, Thriller 11.2%

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 34.9% ★, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 11.6%, Thriller 8.5%, Story Rich 6.7%

Michael Clow is a photographer who documents what he sees. But after following his neighbor into the woods, his camera begins capturing things he never witnessed.

Why similar: Narrative 19.9% ★, Horror 16.6%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, Exploration 8.2%, Realistic 7.2%

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 23.8% ★, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 12.3%, Thriller 7.5%

A first person psychological horror experience set in a quiet suburban home. Witness a violent crime, uncover unsettling events, and endure a night where fear slowly takes over familiar spaces. Explore a grounded environment where tension builds through atmosphere and subtle storytelling.

Why similar: Narrative 25.1% ★, Walking Simulator 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Thriller 8.8%, Horror 7.9%

An atmospheric first-person psychological horror game. As a journalist, explore abandoned post-Soviet subway stations. Solve interactive puzzles, collect documents to uncover the true reason behind the subway's closure, and save your life.

Why similar: Narrative 29.4% ★, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 12.9%, Multiple Endings 7.1%, Exploration 6.7%

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%, Horror 15.3%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Narrative 14.2% ★, Multiple Endings 9.2%

A cinematic, story-driven psychological horror game where you play as Naina, a young woman living alone in India, stalked by an unknown stalker while her fiancé is overseas. Fear comes from atmosphere, suspense, and storytelling rather than frequent jump scares.

Why similar: Narrative 18.2% ★, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 10.3%, Thriller 7.8%

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 25.8% ★, Walking Simulator 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 12.3%, Exploration 7.4%

A first-person psychological horror game about the crushing weight of guilt. Live through the aftermath of a devastating tragedy: your wife is dead, and it’s your fault. But when her casket is brought home, something inexplicable and terrifying begins to warp your reality...

Why similar: Narrative 35.4% ★, Horror 13.5%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Story Rich 8.1%, Psychological Horror 7%

A father. A condemned theatre. A son’s voice echoing from the beyond. Step into a narrative horror game about grief, obsession, and the act of holding on as a force older than grief pushes back.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Walking Simulator 18.2%, Thriller 10.7%, Narrative 9.6% ★, Story Rich 8.9%

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 20.1%, Narrative 17.5% ★, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Horror 9.9%, 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 32.2% ★, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 14.2%, Multiple Endings 5.9%

Murmurs of Fear is a psychological horror about those left alone with the unexplainable. It is a self-contained story about fear, isolation, and the struggle to stay sane as reality itself begins to fracture.

Why similar: Narrative 19.8% ★, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Thriller 11.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 10.6%

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 30.7% ★, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 13%, Thriller 7.5%, Multiple Endings 6.7%

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 29.1% ★, Walking Simulator 17.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 9.9%, Exploration 7.9%

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 21.8%, Thriller 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 13.9%, Exploration 8.3%

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 19.4%, Walking Simulator 19.1%, Horror 14.4%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Thriller 6.7%

INVARIANT is a first-person psychological horror game. Step into the shattered mind of a mathematician. Rely on your destructive addiction to bend reality, explore ever-changing environments, and hide from the terrifying manifestations of your grief. Truth and lies are a sip apart.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Psychological Horror 20%, Horror 12%, Story Rich 8.4%, Realistic 7.5%

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 38.2% ★, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 15.3%, Story Rich 9.3%, Multiple Endings 6.1%

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 18.5%, Horror 17.4%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Realistic 9.9%, Thriller 8.8%

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 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17%, Thriller 13.8%, Horror 13.3%, Story Rich 6.8%

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

Why similar: Narrative 25.8% ★, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 13.1%, Multiple Endings 7.1%

In this first-person psychological horror game, visit your ex-girlfriend during a mental breakdown at her childhood home. Uncover the truth behind her crisis by searching for clues, talking to unsettling characters and solving puzzles. Just be ready to run and hide when her nightmares come alive.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.5%, Thriller 14.1%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Horror 13.5%, Realistic 9%

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 14%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Story Rich 9.2%, Exploration 7.1%

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 33.6% ★, Walking Simulator 20.3%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 12.1%, First-Person 6.8%

Pierline is a short first-person psychological horror game about an ordinary night that takes an unexpected turn. You play as Daniel Hayes, a Florida traffic officer who decides to spend the night fishing at an old pier along the coast, after a friend recommends the place.

Why similar: Narrative 20.3% ★, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 13.8%, Thriller 8.6%

Потеряв жену в результате несчастного случая, Алекс остался один в пригородном доме, где каждая мелочь напоминает ему о прошлом. Обычный вечер вскоре превращается в череду странных и тревожных событий.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 17.8%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Thriller 11.6%, Exploration 5.2%

Mysterious murders are happening in the area where Dave lives. In an attempt to draw attention to these horrific events, he decides to make a short film. As his project becomes known, frightening events begin to happen around him.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 13.7%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Thriller 11%, Crime 7.2%

A horror game about escaping from a mysterious place after a chilling encounter in the woods. Explore, stay quiet, and make tough choices as you search for a way out.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 14.3%, Walking Simulator 14%, Thriller 12.7%, Exploration 7.3%

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 14.9% ★, Horror 14.9%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Walking Simulator 9.1%

You’ve got one job: finish your project and don’t fall asleep. Easy... until you realize sleep isn’t the only thing trying to take you. This is a one-of-a-kind Filipino meta psychological horror game. We won’t say much more, anything else might ruin the experience. All we can say is don’t sleep.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Realistic 12.6%, Thriller 11.9%, Horror 10%, Narrative 10% ★

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 18.5%, Narrative 13.5% ★, Walking Simulator 13%, Horror 12.4%, Story Rich 9.1%

A cinematic, story-driven alien horror set in 1999 Ohio. Work the night shift at a remote gas station. A mysterious briefcase from the lake. Stolen uranium fuel. A blood-covered coworker.

Why similar: Narrative 30.2% ★, Walking Simulator 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 10.1%, Thriller 10%

BLOK is an Orwellian psychological horror game set in post-communist Poland. You play as a political exile who fled during the communist regime. Years later, after the system’s collapse, a strange letter from your mother draws you back home. But something is deeply wrong.

Why similar: Narrative 30.3% ★, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 10.7%, Walking Simulator 8.7%, Exploration 7.9%

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 26.3% ★, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 16.2%, Walking Simulator 9.6%, Thriller 8.5%

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 21.1%, Walking Simulator 17.5%, Horror 15.3%, Thriller 7.3%, First-Person 7.1%

Ethan returns to his cousin's old family house, deep in the forest, a place he hasn't set foot in for five years, ever since the family who lived there vanished without a trace.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.6%, Horror 16.7%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Thriller 9.3%, Story Rich 8.8%

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 29.1% ★, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 12.1%, Thriller 11.8%, Walking Simulator 9.2%

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 31.6% ★, Walking Simulator 18.3%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 12.5%, First-Person 6.4%

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 23.7%, Horror 20.7%, Psychological Horror 14%, Exploration 10.7%, Multiple Endings 8%

"Stories to Tell" Is a psychological horror game series developed by a 16 year old were each installment is based on a dream/nightmare that I, the developer, have experienced. This is a game you wouldn't want to miss...

Why similar: Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Walking Simulator 15%, Crime 7.9%, Thriller 7.8%

A single-player moral dilemma simulator where you are judge, jury, and executioner. Investigate subjects through their personal items such as phones, diaries, and voice logs and uncover their darkest secrets. Judge if they fit a mysterious figure's new secret society. Terminate the unworthy.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.7%, Narrative 15% ★, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Thriller 13.1%, Horror 12.9%

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 25.4% ★, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Thriller 8.9%, Horror 7.9%

You stop at a quiet roadside café-but when your payment is declined, you’re forced to work it off. Something about this place isn’t right… and leaving won’t be easy.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Crime 8.5%, Horror 8.4%, Thriller 8.1%

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

Why similar: Narrative 34.8% ★, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Thriller 9%, Multiple Endings 7.7%

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 30.9% ★, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 10.6%, Thriller 7.2%

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 41.6% ★, Walking Simulator 19.5%, Horror 16.1%, First-Person 5.7%, Exploration 4.7%