Games Like Speluncaphobia

Every light you replace makes the house a little brighter. But something inside prefers to live in the dark. And now, it knows you’re here.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.6%, Investigation 17%, Psychological Horror 11%, Exploration 9.9%, Horror 9.2%

The year is 1998. Step into the shoes of a real estate agent, tasked with photographing a seemingly ordinary house for an upcoming sale. Explore the environment, use your camera to take pictur-- wait, what’s that in the last photo?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.3%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Horror 10.7%, Exploration 10.5%

Investigate a mysterious old museum as an agent of the Anomalous Research Bureau. Identify strange anomalies, file accurate reports, and endure the nights until your investigation is complete.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.8%, Investigation 17%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 10%, Exploration 9.6%

VHS-style single-player horror part-time job simulator. Endure the night shift at a remote gas station/convenience store, then return home and collect hidden clues. As the days pass, nightmares bleed into reality—and depending on the clues you uncover, the ending changes.

Why similar: Investigation 16.1%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Mystery 9.5%

Explore dark corridors, snap photos, and survive hostile entities hunting you. Use your camera's flash to reveal the way, but beware - each flash draws unwanted attention.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Investigation 12%, Horror 10.7%, Exploration 10.6%

You’ve been trapped in a school by a mysterious God. Memorize your surroundings, spot the anomalies, and reach floor 0 to earn your escape.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10%, Exploration 9.3%

As a paranormal investigator, you find yourself taking instruction from a mysterious stranger from a payphone. Chasing the ground breaking coverage to accel your career, you embark to an isolated building in the middle of nowhere.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.6%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Multiple Endings 17%, Horror 15.1%, Dark 6.4%

You're heading home from school. Something feels off. Observe your surroundings carefully to escape the endless street.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.3%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Choices Matter 12%, Horror 11.2%, Multiple Endings 8.5%

50 binary questions. Infinite consequences. Observe every detail... the environment could change. Fail to notice an anomaly, and you fail the test. The further you progress, the more rooms you have to remember. Permadeath.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32%, Exploration 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 10%, Choices Matter 8.5%

A VHS found-footage horror anthology where everyday chores become your worst nightmares. Experience a growing collection of bite-sized analog horror episodes, from a late-night trip to the laundromat to a terrifying walk home. Can you survive the mundane?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29%, Exploration 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 12%, Multiple Endings 9.7%

Try to escape from the office, make your decisions carefully, and keep your cool to get home safe and sound... Do you hear that...? The phone is ringing, and it's for you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.6%, Investigation 14.3%, Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Choices Matter 12.2%

In this atmospheric, slow-burn horror, you must unravel the mystery of the disappearance of your fellow light keepers. Traverse the island's rugged terrain, discover clues, and make your way through the eerie lighthouse to reveal the dark truth.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.9%, Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Exploration 8.8%, Atmospheric 7.9%

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: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 14%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Choices Matter 8.2%

Explore the HOUSE, remember it & spot the changes !

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24%, Investigation 20.4%, Horror 12.8%, Exploration 11.2%, Choices Matter 7.9%

This is the story of curse and blessing hidden under a bloodline. Tamako wakes up to see an unfamiliar ceiling. She seeks an escape from the mansion, through traces of distorted feelings. “Novel-to-Experience” Adventure Horror.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.7%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Horror 15.9%, Exploration 10.9%, 3D 7.9%

An experimental found footage horror game set in 2017.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.1%, Investigation 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 11.8%, Exploration 11.1%

You are a film student recording a house tour in a quiet town. Somewhere between one room and the next, the world changed.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.8%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Investigation 11.9%, Horror 11.3%, Exploration 10.5%

Navigate Stillwater Lake in an ageing patrol boat to solve Grace Harland’s disappearance. Scavenge for supplies, use your radio to find clues, and endure the quiet dread of a fog-choked world. But stay alert: a local cult is desperate to keep the lake's secrets submerged.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Investigation 13%, Horror 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11%, Exploration 10.6%

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 30.4%, Horror 19.4%, Exploration 14%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Multiple Endings 10.5%

Anomaly-Spotting Horror inside a cursed manor ruled by the twisted lawyer Dr. John Ravenwood, his voice following your every step and decision. Time loops, shifting horrors, and cruel games await. Spot anomalies. Sign his contract… and no, you don’t get another lawyer.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.2%, Investigation 17%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 10%, Mystery 9.2%

Investigate a missing content creator in an abandoned kampong in this atmospheric horror game. Explore haunted ruins, uncover dark secrets, and evade the lurking presence of the Pontianak. Will you uncover the truth or become part of the legend?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.8%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Exploration 10.3%, Investigation 9.9%, Horror 9.8%

You and a group of friends decide to go on a camping trip in the Darkwood Forest, It starts off smoothly, but unforeseen events occur. and it’s only a matter of time before the true horror reveals itself.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Investigation 13.7%, Horror 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.9%

The Guestlist is a horror game where you play as a traveler who gets trapped in a hotel during a thunderstorm. The eccentric and strange guest is your only company, but as you talk to them, you'll uncover the hotel's dark history.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Investigation 18.1%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 16.8%, Exploration 7.4%

An atmospheric psychological horror set in an unnerving hotel. Ride the elevator, study each floor, and spot subtle occurrences to uncover the truth. Choose carefully, watch out for Death, and decide whether you wake up or stay forever.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.3%, Walking Simulator 20.3%, Horror 12.5%, Exploration 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.2%

The Offering is a 1-4 player co-op psychological horror. You enter the halls of a roaming evil spirit, and the only way to survive is to gather the haunted artefacts quickly, using the equipment at your disposal. Work together as you explore the halls, where every turn could be your last.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.4%, Psychological Horror 15%, Exploration 13.6%, Horror 13.4%, Multiple Endings 11.9%

You are alone in a deserted station. Or are you? Take pictures of strange anomalies around the station and you might find a way out.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.5%, Investigation 16.1%, Horror 12%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%

You've been hired to keep watch in a mysterious building with an infinite stairwell. Your task is simple: investigate each floor for strange phenomena. If you find an anomaly, be careful. Test your skills on the global leaderboard and in the weekly challenge event.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.3%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Horror 17.2%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Atmospheric 6.2%

Investigate an abandoned Soviet-era building with anomalous properties. As a researcher, you must navigate the eerie, ever-changing corridors to uncover the truth. One wrong move could send you back to the beginning. Explore. Survive. Don’t miss the anomaly.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, Investigation 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Choices Matter 10%

Atmospheric first-person horror with exploration, notes, and multiple endings. Discover what lies beneath and what was never meant to be found.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.2%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 17%, Investigation 13.5%, Exploration 6.6%

Your mission is to cleanse a cursed item in a haunted house. Use your tools to locate and investigate items. Create a ritual area to mark your location of interest and bring items with energy there to progress. Be careful though, the unknown is always watching you and waiting around every corner.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28%, Investigation 15%, Horror 12.5%, Exploration 11.2%, Psychological Horror 11%

A short horror-experience made by a solo developer. Explore the abandoned Fox Pines park in search of your missing brother—but something is out here with you. Follow the trail he left behind, and track him down...if you can survive.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.2%, Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Exploration 13.5%, Mystery 11.5%

The Letter: Classic Edition is the ORIGINAL experience from the classic title "The Letter", with a few changes and additions. Relive the Wii U game that gathered so much hate it became a cult classic. Embark on a creepy narrative driven tale about a boy in search of his missing father.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.4%, Investigation 13%, Horror 9.4%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, 3D 7.9%

Two masks guard your escape—one always lies, one sometimes lies. Question both, spot anomalies as clues, and identify the absolute liar to choose the correct door to Escape.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.8%, Investigation 19.7%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 15.6%, Choices Matter 10.6%

Find a way out before you become a permanent part of the game. Your childhood nightmares have found you. Trapped in the endless, eerie playrooms of the Backrooms.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.7%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Exploration 14.5%, Investigation 8.3%, 3D 6.6%

You are the newest member of a forest cult. Complete assigned rituals, obey their rules, and uncover the forest’s unsettling secrets. Every step is watched.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.7%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 15.4%, Exploration 8.6%, Mystery 7.9%

PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR // ANTI-DATING SIM about learning to say NO.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Investigation 15%, Horror 14%, Choices Matter 13.1%

A psychological horror game with a chapter-based plot, thriller and unusual elements! You are a novice paranormal detective, exploring secrets and finding ways to escape in an infinite loop of scenes. Many unusual things happen during this process, as if some strange force wants to devour you...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.5%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Exploration 12.9%, Horror 12.1%

In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.8%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Multiple Endings 10.1%

A first-person psychological and survival-horror experience. You are lost in the Backrooms and you have to find a way to survive in this dangerous universe. Explore the different levels, meet the Entities and other Explorers, and find clues to reveal the Backrooms’ secrets.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.9%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 11.3%, Exploration 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.9%

A psychological survival horror game where you explore a shifting, haunted forest, uncover rituals, and fight to escape before madness consumes you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.2%, Exploration 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.1%

Secrets of the Silent School is a first-person horror game where players control a drone to investigate an abandoned Japanese school. Collect data to uncover the truth hidden within its haunted halls, while using your camera to capture and destroy vengeful ghosts.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 13.4%, Investigation 12.8%, Multiple Endings 9.8%

NOT your typical simulator! Is it your dream job or are you just working in your dream? Work fast, or face the consequences. Workaholic Simulator: Leaving the Dream is a surreal and dark descent into human psyche, burnout and the horror of the working culture.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.1%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Exploration 11.2%, Horror 10.9%

The colorful lights of the carnival, laughter, and the sound of music. Everything seems ordinary as you serve your customers from your hotdog truck. But as the night grows deeper… the crowd fades, the lights go out and something starts watching you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.6%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Horror 12.4%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Mystery 9%

Explore the halls of the underground cult of The Open Hand. Experience the test rooms setup for your initiation in this psychological horror exploration game. Never forget....they are always watching.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.1%, Investigation 13.1%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 12.5%, Exploration 11.5%

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: Walking Simulator 22%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Horror 16.6%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Exploration 10.1%

The abandoned cemetery always intrigued you. Today you finally entered. While exploring, time distorted. It's midnight now. A chapel appears before you. Inside there's a manual: "Survival Protocol. Follow the rules until dawn or something worse than death awaits you."

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.2%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 17.5%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Exploration 8.7%

In this horror adventure, your only weapons are ink, paper, and will. Explore shifting paths, chart them by hand, and uncover ancient secrets buried beneath root and stone. Every step takes its toll.

Why similar: Horror 25.3%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Exploration 10.9%, Mystery 6.6%

Enter the Crimson Asylum with the means to explore and document it's secrets, only to get lost and trapped inside with the horrors that lie in wait.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 15.7%, Investigation 13.5%, Exploration 10.1%

Backrooms: Reminiscence is a single-player horror game where you experience something unexpected, and now you're left all alone in the cold world of The Backrooms.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.3%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Horror 18.8%, Exploration 8.5%, Investigation 8.3%

An action-adventure blending 3D exploration with 2.5D platforming sections. Overcome obstacles, solve puzzles, and face legendary threats. Experience South American folklore as the Luz Mala—a restless light seeking eternal peace.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.1%, Investigation 16.6%, Exploration 12.6%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.1%

A psychological horror game where you play as Hannibal, a father trapped between two terrifying worlds. After stealing a mysterious compass, he’s pulled into a distorted mansion inhabited by supernatural entities from the jinn realm. Can you survive and save your daughter before it’s too late?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.7%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.5%

The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.1%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 13.2%, Investigation 12.1%, Mystery 8.6%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.9%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Horror 15.3%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.4%

The Accumulation of Evil is an ancient book stating that if enough evil energy is concentrated in a single area, a dark force may be born.Humans can sometimes be very horrible creatures - but sometimes, it is taken a bit too far.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.8%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 14.1%, Mystery 10.3%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

Desolate Roads is a first-person psychological horror vignette. You’ve run out of gas in the middle of nowhere, and all you can see are empty roads, a dark forest, and the endless thick and strangling fog.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.1%, Investigation 18.6%, Horror 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12%, Multiple Endings 9.7%

A deadly search for a grandmother in the village. Can you escape the loop? Unpredictable horror.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.6%, Exploration 12.7%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, 3D 7.7%, Horror 7.5%

Ocean Desolation is a Free Simple Linear horror game. After falling out of your boat during a thunderstorm you are left stranded in the South Pacific Ocean. Swim your way to different locations and find a way to call for help. But be careful, something lurks at the bottom.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Exploration 15.1%, Horror 15%, 3D 8.7%

A psychological horror game, where you answer a survey for a chance to win a cash prize

Why similar: Investigation 17.5%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Mystery 11.3%

A first-person psychological horror game focused on observation, anomaly detection, and meaningful choices that lead to multiple endings inside a house filled with forgotten memories.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.7%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Exploration 9.6%, Horror 8.8%, Mystery 8.7%

A first-person investigative game set in a drowned village. Explore abandoned homes, speak with the last remaining locals, and capture through your lens the destruction left behind by the toxic sludge. Gather evidence, follow every clue, and uncover the truth hidden beneath silence and decay.

Why similar: Investigation 19.3%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 11.4%, Mystery 9.8%