- #1 Sparky Marky: Episode 1
97% matchMixed65% of 254 reviews2023
Dev: Clapperheads
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Explore an abandoned children's recreational camp and uncover the dark secrets covered up by its founders. Find clues and apply specific commands in the Discord channel to find out what truly happened. But be careful: Sparky has been activated and the monster inside of it never sleeps…
Why similar: Episodic 27.8% ★, Survival Horror 9.7%, Conspiracy 8.4% ★, Psychedelic 7.9%, Cartoony 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This is the direct predecessor to the seed game and essential for understanding the ongoing narrative and mechanics.
- #2 Garten of Banban 2
96% matchMixed67% of 4,544 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Continue the story of Banban’s Kindergarten. Delve deeper into the bizarre establishment where the place was left suspiciously empty. Try to survive the unexpected residents, all while uncovering the truth behind the place…
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.5%, Horror 15.6%, Cartoony 14%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Walking Simulator 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the colorful mascot horror aesthetic combined with puzzle-solving and exploration in a secret facility.
- #3 Joyville 2
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 217 reviews2024
Dev: KudPlay Games
Windows
Joyville 2 is a first-person horror puzzle-adventure game set in an abandoned children's camp. Explore two parallel worlds where the joy of the past meets present horrors. Uncover the camp's dark secrets, face magical yet dangerous creatures, and discover the truth behind events from decades ago.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.8%, Horror 24.6%, Puzzle 14%, First-Person 12.6%, Exploration 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title features similar episodic mascot horror themes with a heavy emphasis on puzzle-based progression.
- #4 Poppy Playtime
95% matchVery Positive88% of 141,722 reviews2021
Dev: Mob Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught.
Why similar: Horror 28.2%, Survival Horror 21.8%, Thriller 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Puzzle 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: As a pioneer of the mascot horror genre, it offers the definitive experience of exploring a toy-themed facility filled with hidden dangers.
- #5 Garten of Banban
94% matchMixed54% of 13,429 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Enter Banban's Kindergarten, and you're sure to make some friends. Explore the mysterious establishment and don't lose your life and sanity. Uncover the horrifying truth behind the place, but be careful, as you are far from alone…
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.4%, Thriller 14.6%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Horror 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: The first entry in the series that established the colorful mascot horror trend and episodic facility exploration.
- #6 Dollmare
93% matchVery Positive94% of 2,143 reviews2024
Dev: Alex GradePub: Almost Done Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You've accepted a shady job offer at a doll factory. Inspect dolls for defects and anomalies. Follow strange protocols. Don't get fired and stay alive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Horror 21.9%, Walking Simulator 20.6%, Thriller 18.8%, First-Person 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on psychological horror and exploration in a stylized, unsettling environment that feels familiar to fans of mascot horror.
- #7 Bendy and the Ink Machine
94% matchVery Positive89% of 36,854 reviews2017
Dev: Joey Drew Studios
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Bendy and the Ink Machine® is the first person puzzle action horror game that will forever ruin your childhood love of cartoons.
Why similar: Horror 25.6%, Survival Horror 22.2%, Cartoony 17%, First-Person 11.5%, Puzzle 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game established the trope of corrupted, once-beloved mascots and features a strong narrative-driven puzzle focus.
- #8 Amanda the Adventurer
92% matchVery Positive94% of 7,259 reviews2023
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Join Amanda and her pal Wooly on a series of adventures as they explore and learn about our wonderful world! With several NEW play-along, laugh-along, learn-along episodes there's always fun to be had! Just make sure to do everything Amanda says or she might get angry.
Why similar: Horror 29.9%, First-Person 15.1%, Puzzle 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Exploration 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It uses a deceptive, colorful, and nostalgic aesthetic to hide deep psychological horror elements.
- #9 Shift 87
91% matchVery Positive87% of 215 reviews2024
Dev: PixelsplitPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Your task today: Memorize your environment and report any anomalies. Good luck with your shift! "Shift 87" is an observation horror game with subtle anomalies and unsettling occurrences.
Why similar: Thriller 20.2%, Walking Simulator 20.2%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Psychedelic 11.7%, First-Person 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a first-person, puzzle-heavy experience in a confined, atmospheric space.
- #10 My Friendly Neighborhood
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,429 reviews2023
Dev: John SzymanskiPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Something scary is happening with everyone's favorite Saturday morning puppet show, The Friendly Neighborhood! Play as Gordon, a repairman sent to get to the bottom of this disturbing dilemma. Fend off puppets and solve puzzles in this survival horror adventure.
Why similar: Survival Horror 34.7%, Horror 20.5%, First-Person 12.8%, Puzzle 12.6%, Exploration 12%
Why You'll Like It: This survival-horror game features sentient puppets in a colorful setting that mirrors the unsettling vibe of the seed game.
- #11 Forest Asylum 2
90% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Michal Piotrowski
Windows
Forest Asylum 2 - An Indie Psychological Horror Game and the sequel to the well-received first part. Embark on a Therapy that will change your life!
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.5%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Horror 15%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Adventure 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title delivers a similar first-person psychological horror experience with episodic progression.
- #12 Choo-Choo Charles
89% matchVery Positive91% of 17,402 reviews2022
Dev: Two Star Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Navigate an open-world island in an old train, upgrade it over time, and use it to fight an evil spider train named Charles.
Why similar: Survival Horror 39.7%, Horror 21.6%, First-Person 12.2%, Thriller 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It combines a bizarre, colorful entity with survival-horror exploration mechanics in an open-world environment.
- #13 The Man in the Park 2: The Second Man in the Park
89% matchVery Positive91% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: Elliott Dahle
Windows
It's been so long. You've tried to forget, however tonight you must walk through the park again. Now there are two men in the park. Will you help one, or both? Who will you trust?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.2%, Horror 32.9%, First-Person 15.4%, Adventure 12.4%, Indie 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the specific park-themed horror setting and exploration focus found in the seed game.
- #14 Hello Neighbor
88% matchVery Positive86% of 32,448 reviews2017
Dev: Dynamic PixelsPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Hello Neighbor is a Stealth Horror Game about sneaking into your neighbor's house and figuring out what he's hiding in the basement. Play against an advanced AI that learns from your actions.
Why similar: Survival Horror 29.7%, Horror 29%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, First-Person 12.1%, Puzzle 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: The game focuses on puzzle-solving and stealth within a colorful, suburban-style environment that hides a dark secret.
- #15 MUZY
87% matchMostly Positive76% of 241 reviews2024
Dev: Andrew RybisPub: Galactic Crows
Windows
Explore the mystery behind a once-loved and hugely popular children's toy, also known as MUZY, in this terrifying horror adventure game. Several reports detail frightening incidents connected to accidents. Your job is to solve the puzzles and find the cause of these unsettling occurrences.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.4%, Horror 15.7%, Thriller 15.3%, Cartoony 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features indie horror exploration with a focus on unsettling environments and mascot-like entities.
- #16 Garten of Banban 3
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,965 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Embrace the horrors of Banban’s Kindergarten. Delve even deeper into the depths of the establishment that was left suspiciously empty. Try to survive the unexpected residents and continue the search for your child…
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.2%, Horror 14.1%, Cartoony 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Walking Simulator 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: It continues the episodic exploration of the mysterious facility with new mascot-themed threats.
- #17 Garten of Banban 0
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 4,399 reviews2025
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Explore the origins of the mysterious Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the dark past of the establishment. Try to make some friends. Uncover the truth behind the place, and who you are…
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.4%, Horror 16%, Cartoony 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Walking Simulator 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A prequel that fits the episodic nature of the mascot horror genre perfectly.
- #18 Overtime Anomaly
83% matchVery Positive85% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: BiteMe Games
Windows
You're working overtime again in your dead-end job, whilst your boss is on vacation. However, strange things are happening throughout the office. Complete your daily work tasks, explore your office, report any anomalies you may find, and you may just find yourself getting a promotion...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Horror 12.9%, Exploration 11.5%, First-Person 10%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the 'workplace gone wrong' narrative found in the seed game's training simulator setting.
- #19 Duck Season
84% matchVery Positive85% of 1,604 reviews2017
Dev: Stress Level Zero
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The game of your dreams just dropped, DUCK SEASON, a hunter with ridiculous graphics. Luckily, it's summer vacation and Mom just surprised you with a one day rental of it! Unfortunately, as you binge play it becomes apparent that all is not right with Duck Season...
Why similar: Horror 46.9%, Psychological Horror 33.5%, First-Person 8.9%, Adventure 8.1%, Indie 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: It blends nostalgic, colorful media with unsettling, psychological horror in a way that feels very similar to the seed game.
- #20 The Park®
85% matchMostly Positive70% of 3,192 reviews2015
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24%, Horror 22.3%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Thriller 11.4%, First-Person 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A walking simulator that shares the unsettling atmosphere of a park-themed horror setting.
- #21 The Cabin Factory
81% matchVery Positive91% of 3,776 reviews2024
Dev: International Cat StudiosPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.1%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Horror 23.3%, Survival Horror 11.9%, First-Person 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features immersive-sim elements within a psychological horror framework that emphasizes environmental storytelling.
- #22 SNAP SNAP
82% matchVery Positive81% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
Having collected information about the “unusual corpse” for your journalistic investigation, you return home from the morgue. Something is wrong... The house has changed and there is a creature wandering in it that is afraid of the camera flash. Solve puzzles to get out of the house and survive.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.4%, Psychedelic 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 13.8%, Puzzle 8%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines exploration and puzzle-solving with a psychological horror tone in a first-person perspective.
- #23 One Late Night: Deadline
86% matchMostly Negative30% of 203 reviews2014
Dev: Black Curtain Studio
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 25%
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 24.9%, Thriller 24.4%, Horror 24.3%, First-Person 15.5%, Adventure 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar first-person office-based horror experience with puzzle elements and an eerie atmosphere.
- #24 Creepy Waves FM: Bugs Fixer
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 136 reviews2024
Dev: shipscaptainindie
Windows
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: Episodic 40.1% ★, Thriller 13.9%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Walking Simulator 10.5%, Horror 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on narrative-driven horror with an atmospheric, indie feel that complements the seed game's tone.
- #25 Forest Ranger Services: Episode 1
81% matchVery Positive83% of 149 reviews2024
Dev: GuardHouse
Windows
Horror game series about the investigation of missing hikers in the U.S. National Parks. Follow the story of a wannabe reporter who got a job as a ranger to investigate the disappearances - several episodes that tell one story! Based on true events.
Why similar: Episodic 41.2% ★, Conspiracy 15.2% ★, Walking Simulator 12.1%, Horror 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the episodic, workplace-based horror structure and exploration-heavy gameplay.
- #26 The Stalked 2
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 253 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 27.9%, Horror 19.8%, Walking Simulator 17.8%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Exploration 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on atmospheric, first-person psychological horror with a focus on tension.
- #27 Hollowbrook - Apartments
79% matchVery Positive97% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Yetiface Games
Windows
Hollowbrook is a stylized horror experience told through multiple episodes. Each chapter immerses you in the life of a new character, blending personal backstories with chilling encounters that react to your decisions.
Why similar: Episodic 43.7% ★, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Survival Horror 9.9%, Walking Simulator 9.1%, Horror 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It provides an episodic, exploration-based psychological horror experience with a focus on uncovering hidden truths.
- #28 Forest Ranger Services: Episode 2
78% matchVery Positive83% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: GuardHouse
Windows
Horror game series about the investigation of missing hikers in the U.S. National Parks. Follow the story of a wannabe reporter who got a job as a ranger to investigate the disappearances - several episodes that tell one story. Based on true events.
Why similar: Episodic 27% ★, Conspiracy 18.6% ★, Walking Simulator 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12%, Horror 11.7%
- #29 TRAPPED
79% matchMostly Negative36% of 461 reviews2025
Dev: Cheap Fun GamesPub: Forthright Indie Games Division
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Something has gone terribly wrong in TRAPPED Alaska. Except for you, and a handful of survivors, the whole town has been emptied. Everywhere, what should be water has been replaced by a black semi-sentient sludge that seems to change everything it touches. And it’s rising...
Why similar: Adventure 82.1%, Indie 17.9%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that emphasizes atmospheric exploration and survival in a confined space.
- #30 Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd
74% matchVery Positive91% of 1,341 reviews2026
Dev: KanGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Your first day as the new shepherd in the village… and everything is going wrong. The animals are missing. The villagers are strange. And the truth is far more terrifying.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.3%, Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, First-Person 12.2%, Puzzle 11%
- #31 Flesh Water
78% matchVery Positive82% of 925 reviews2021
Dev: Euphoric Bros
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 17%
This is your last day as a worker for a pet feeding service, and depending on how the day goes, your life. Prepare the final meal for a client's odd pet that lives in an abandoned pool all while trying to make it out safely and avoid mistakes.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.3%, Psychological Horror 25.5%, Horror 24.6%, Exploration 11.8%, Adventure 7%
- #32 -256
77% matchVery Positive82% of 226 reviews2023
Dev: CorpsePickle
Windows
The last scenery you faced was a quite unfamiliar hotel office. Leaving all the uncertainties behind, you have to perform significant or insignificant tasks from here on out. -256 is a pixel graphics first-person mystery hotel walking simulator.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.4%, Psychedelic 15.9%, Exploration 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, First-Person 9%
- #33 Funny Park Reawakening
76% matchMixed49% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: RightarDevPub: Ginichi
Windows
Dive into this terrifying adventure as you solve challenging puzzles that will put your skills to the test. Equip your charge crossbow and activate the colored buttons in time. Run and use your wits to survive Funnybear, who will be stalking you in every corner of the park.
Why similar: Thriller 16.4%, Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Exploration 13.1%, Puzzle 11.5%
- #34 Five Nights At Furry's
77% matchMixed64% of 131 reviews2022
Dev: Slippy Floor
Windows
You, in the role of an FBI agent, must investigate the mysterious murders in the amusement park for the fury fans. For five days, watch the cameras looking for clues and unravel this case before it's too late.
Why similar: Psychedelic 36.3%, Survival Horror 27.4%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Horror 14.6%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #35 Unanswered
73% matchVery Positive96% of 91 reviews2026
Dev: WhiteRoot Studio
Windows
You wake up in a strange place, not knowing who you are, where you are, or how you got here. Trapped in an environment that twists to break your sanity, your only way out is to delve into the unknown and face the horrors of a past your mind is trying to hide.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Horror 19%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, First-Person 11.8%, Exploration 10.3%
- #36 Sculpture Hentai Edition
76% matchMixed67% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: Guilty Pleasure Games
Windows
Sculpture Hentai Edition is a classic of the indie horror genre. You are alone, in a dark forest, only a dim flashlight illuminates the way, your goal is to find all the drawings of beautiful girls and get out of here as soon as possible.
Why similar: Survival Horror 40.9%, Horror 25.5%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Adventure 9.1%, Exploration 5.3%
- #37 Trapped
75% matchVery Positive82% of 168 reviews2019
Dev: N4bA
Windows
You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible
Why similar: Horror 21.4%, Walking Simulator 20.7%, Psychological Horror 18%, Adventure 13.8%, First-Person 11.8%
- #38 ESCAPE FROM BOYKISSER
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,343 reviews2024
Dev: akhsotoen
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A terrifying psychological horror where You must explore mysterious Facilities, evade the pursuing Boykisser, and search for the way Outside.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.3%, Horror 20.6%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Exploration 11.6%, Puzzle 11.2%
- #39 Bendy: Secrets of the Machine
71% matchVery Positive82% of 2,140 reviews2024
Dev: Gent CorporationPub: Joey Drew Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Some things are better left forgotten.
Why similar: Horror 19.6%, Walking Simulator 18.4%, Cartoony 18.2%, Puzzle 10.8%, First-Person 10%
- #40 Light Head Hentai Edition
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 127 reviews2021
Dev: Guilty Pleasure Games
Windows
This is a classic indie horror game. You are alone in the middle of a dark forest, help will not come and you can only count on yourself. Explore the location, find all the hentai drawings before the Light Head finds you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 35.7%, Horror 24.9%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Adventure 8.8%, First-Person 6.4%
- #41 Office After Hours
70% matchVery Positive95% of 165 reviews2025
Dev: gameandcode
Windows
Spot anomalies and uncover hidden clues to escape an office where overwork turns strange and experiments happen more often than coffee breaks.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.3%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Horror 16.2%, Survival Horror 11.6%, First-Person 11.5%
- #42 日本事故物件監視協会2 -Japan Stigmatized Property-
71% matchMixed69% of 198 reviews2025
Dev: 日本事故物件監視協会
Windows · Mac
Can you survive until dawn? Monitor real Japanese properties and report every anomaly. Miss too many… and you will fail.
Why similar: Horror 29.6%, Psychological Horror 24.7%, Survival Horror 18.2%, Thriller 15.5%, Adventure 10.4%
- #43 Blackout Hospital
71% matchVery Positive97% of 184 reviews2023
Dev: arcadekitten
Windows
When the power goes out while working night shift in the hospital, the emergency lights come on with an eerie glow...
Why similar: Psychedelic 21.8%, Cartoony 20.7%, Horror 13.7%, Puzzle 13.4%, Stylized 11.5%
- #44 Fear in Hospital
75% matchMixed48% of 521 reviews2019
Dev: IO Games
Windows
Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.5%, Thriller 18.4%, Psychedelic 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 12.9%
- #45 He Needs His Medicine
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,537 reviews2021
Dev: Euphoric Bros
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 10%
You have been dispatched for a 911 call. From the moment you step inside the apartment, you realize something is really wrong with the place. You are gonna make Him the last dosage. He needs his medicine.
Why similar: Horror 28.9%, Walking Simulator 26.1%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, Puzzle 9.5%, Adventure 8.8%
- #46 Sixtieth Kilometer
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,786 reviews2016
Dev: TalentplacePub: KishMish Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
You're going to work by train, but strange things happens on the way: the train stops, the pink fog appears outside and the man who came off the train immediately dies. The main characters turned out to be locked in the train without any clues about what's happening...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.3%, Horror 28.1%, Survival Horror 23.2%, Adventure 12.1%, Indie 4.7%
- #47 Platform 8
68% matchVery Positive87% of 2,850 reviews2024
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 45%
You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Horror 12.6%, Puzzle 11.6%, Exploration 10.2%
- #48 50 Floors: The Paranormal Investigators Prologue
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 487 reviews2024
Dev: Arsonist Studio
Windows
Find a way out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.6%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Horror 20.8%, Stylized 13.7%, First-Person 13%
- #49 The Lar
70% matchVery Positive95% of 1,110 reviews2019
Dev: MarvelSushi
Windows
Become an experiment and flee with friends from this chaotic and amazing place. And as the exploration deepens, the truth gradually emerges...
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Horror 28.3%, Indie 11.9%, Singleplayer 2%
- #50 Japan Stigmatized Property -日本事故物件監視協会-
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 369 reviews2025
Dev: 日本事故物件監視協会
Windows · Mac
Can you endure until morning Monitor Japan's stigmatized properties and report any paranormal activity If you miss a report or make repeated mistakes——
Why similar: Thriller 30.3%, Psychological Horror 28.9%, Survival Horror 26.4%, Horror 14%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #51 Barking from the Dark
67% matchVery Positive87% of 204 reviews2026
Dev: shoftArt
Windows
You’re on duty at crossing #13. Keep an eye on the tracks, repair the sleepers, open the barriers for trains, cars, and people. Something in the woods is barking… and it’s calling you.
Why similar: Horror 19.7%, Survival Horror 19.6%, Conspiracy 19.3% ★, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Stylized 7.9%
- #52 Happy's Humble Burger Farm
69% matchVery Positive88% of 2,905 reviews2021
Dev: Scythe Dev TeamPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Congrats, you're hired! Serve customers and maintain the Happy's Humble Burger Farm restaurant alone on the overnight. But be careful; things fall apart if you mess up! After work, head home and keep your eyes open for a way to escape the Barnyard Buds and their fast food fever-dream.
Why similar: Conspiracy 31.8% ★, Survival Horror 29%, Horror 20.4%, First-Person 12.6%, Adventure 6.3%
- #53 8AM
70% matchMixed57% of 2,314 reviews2024
Dev: David GallardoPub: HeadArrow
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 21%
"8AM" is a suspense game where you find yourself trapped in a room, watching a family through cameras. Without explanations, you must decide if strange events occur night after night. Being correct extends the time, seeking your release by 8:00 a.m.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.3%, Horror 32.6%, First-Person 16.4%, Puzzle 11.6%, Indie 1.7%
- #54 Greenhouse
67% matchVery Positive90% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: 7D Games Studio
Windows
A psychological horror game where you enter the Greenhouse at your own risk to uncover the truth behind the friendly façade. Change the environment and weather to progress, hoping to get out. Switch off the entities to enjoy eerie serenity.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.2%, Walking Simulator 19.9%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 15.8%, Exploration 9.1%
- #55 Dokkaebi Hentai Adventures
73% matchMixed53% of 109 reviews2018
Dev: Nikita "Ghost_RUS"Pub: Ghost_RUS Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 372.9 hrs≥1hr: 14%
You play for anime-girl with an unusual name Dokkaebi, which hit the strange world after watching the anime-title, and you need to get out of this world, along the way, collecting lolly faces. Warning, in the world live chickens.
Why similar: Adventure 64.7%, Hentai 20%, Indie 15.3%
- #56 Exit Lust
66% matchVery Positive83% of 557 reviews2026
Dev: LUST Committee
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 41%
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "EXIT LUST".
Why similar: Walking Simulator 59.6%, Exploration 23.2%, Hentai 15.5%, Indie 1.8%
- #57 Mint's Hints
68% matchVery Positive80% of 285 reviews2024
Dev: Nightmare Emporium
Windows
Mint’s Hints is a cancelled children’s show, and you’ve found yourself on the old set. Find paw-shaped Hints with special ghost-detecting Flashbrights, and discover the secret behind the show’s closure with your Happy-Go-Lucky Notebook, but be careful, the stars of the show are after you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.8%, Walking Simulator 16%, Cartoony 14%, Horror 11.1%, Puzzle 8%
- #58 I'm on Observation Duty
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,249 reviews2019
Dev: Notovia
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
Why similar: Horror 39.8%, Psychological Horror 37.9%, Puzzle 17.8%, Indie 3.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #59 PAGER
67% matchVery Positive88% of 146 reviews2025
Dev: bilge
Windows
You are wetware, working a mysterious job.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.3%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Horror 16.2%, First-Person 10.6%, Exploration 9.6%
- #60 见诡录:色孽 Haunting Record: Sins of Lust
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Gameloop
Windows
This is a walking simulator with elements of horror and suspense. You are trapped in an endless corridor, where eerie events keep unfolding, as if something is trying to stop you from escaping...
Why similar: Thriller 23.8%, Walking Simulator 23.3%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Exploration 11.2%, Horror 11.1%