Games Like s.p.l.i.t

Working at a data entry job in the big city, you type up and transcribe the lost mail and letters that have nowhere else to go. But as the days carry on oddities in the mail start to emerge, and cracks begin to appear.

Why similar: Typing 39.3% ★, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 9.9%, Dark 8.7%, Emotional 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A typing-heavy horror experience that captures the same mundane-yet-sinister simulation vibe found in s.p.l.i.t.

Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.

Why similar: Hacking 85% ★, Typing 9% ★, Simulation 2.1%, Sci-fi 1.6%, Atmospheric 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly realistic terminal-based hacking simulation that captures the thrill of unauthorized system access.

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 25.7%, Thriller 24.7%, Horror 18.3%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Sci-fi 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the terminal-based horror aesthetic by using retro computer interfaces to tell a chilling, multi-layered narrative.

KinitoPET is a psychological horror experience that takes place through Kinito, an early 2000s virtual assistant. Kinito is able to walk, talk, browse, adapt, and play games as Kinito is like no other with its adaptive technology!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.3%, Horror 21.6%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Linear 10.2%, Simulation 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This psychological horror game uses your own desktop environment to deliver a meta-narrative experience that feels deeply personal and unsettling.

Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard.

Why similar: Hacking 38.3% ★, Typing 34.8% ★, Horror 7.5%, Puzzle 5.3%, Sci-fi 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: You must navigate derelict spaceships using only a command-line interface, creating an intense atmosphere of isolation and dread.

Welcome to the Game II is an atmospheric horror / strategy / puzzle game that takes you into the world of the deep web in search of the shadow web. Play as an investigative reporter trying to solve a case of a mysterious woman broadcasting for help as masked men are on the hunt to kill her.

Why similar: Hacking 51% ★, Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Simulation 6.2%, Dark 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at combining deep-web hacking mechanics with high-stakes psychological horror and constant surveillance.

A paranoid cybercriminal tries to regain control over an underground marketplace stolen by his former coworkers. You must utilize your hacking and intelligence gathering skills to get rid of hitmen sent by your enemies in a race with worsening mental state and terrifying hallucinations.

Why similar: Hacking 43% ★, Dark 10.4%, Investigation 9.3%, Horror 8.9%, Psychological Horror 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, hacking-focused horror game that shares the same gritty, simulation-heavy aesthetic as s.p.l.i.t.

Midnight Protocol is a tactical narrative-driven RPG with unique keyboard-only controls. Hack into servers, beat security systems and discover encrypted secrets while you try to find answers to why and how you got doxxed.

Why similar: Hacking 44.3% ★, Typing 34.3% ★, Atmospheric 6.3%, Investigation 5%, Sci-fi 5%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical hacking game that uses a keyboard-only interface to immerse you in a gritty, story-rich cyber-thriller.

A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.

Why similar: Thriller 24.6%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Horror 13.5%, Dark 13.2%, Atmospheric 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror experience that emphasizes atmospheric dread and single-player isolation.

A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.7%, Horror 23.6%, Atmospheric 16%, Dark 12.4%, Sci-fi 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully uses limited sensory input and claustrophobic environments to create a sense of overwhelming psychological dread.

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

Why similar: Hacking 35.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 9.5%, Simulation 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric horror game that plays with the idea of abandoned digital spaces and hidden secrets.

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: Investigation 55.7%, Simulation 26.4%, Hacking 10.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 4.1%, Multiple Endings 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the ethics and tension of surveillance, forcing you to sift through personal data to uncover dark truths.

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: Hacking 36.7% ★, Typing 24.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Dark 6.6%, Simulation 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It leans into the mystery and hacking subgenre, focusing on the dark corners of the internet.

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: Thriller 20%, Sci-fi 19.5%, Horror 18.1%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Atmospheric 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: You play as a space station's AI, interacting with systems and cameras to uncover a mystery, mirroring the terminal-interaction feel.

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

Why similar: Thriller 21.2%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 12.5%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Dark 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It simulates a lost phone, using the interface to tell a terrifying story through messages, photos, and apps.

Become a hacker and build your online reputation to the top. Complete contracts, buy new programs, upgrade your computer, crack wifi networks and infiltrate peoples or companies online systems.

Why similar: Hacking 56.6% ★, Typing 26.5% ★, Simulation 8.7%, Atmospheric 4.4%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a straightforward hacking simulation experience that focuses on the technical aspects of cyber-crime.

A collection of 5 short first-person horror games, that revolve around detailed machinery and dread.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Dark 11.3%, Thriller 9.7%, Simulation 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: An anthology of atmospheric, first-person horror games that share the same indie, experimental spirit.

Welcome to DROP, a fast-paced action-strategy hacking simulator. Ready to hack your way to fame and fortune while avoiding getting caught? Use stealth and cunning to maneuver between the ongoing power struggle of corporations and factions to control the fragmented networks in the city.

Why similar: Hacking 54% ★, Simulation 8.1%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Linear 7.1%, Sci-fi 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced hacking game that combines strategy and simulation with a high-stakes cyber-thriller narrative.

Event[0] is a sci-fi narrative exploration game where you build a relationship with a lonely spaceship computer to get home to Earth.

Why similar: Typing 25.7% ★, Sci-fi 22.6%, Atmospheric 18.6%, Multiple Endings 17.8%, Horror 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: The core mechanic involves typing to communicate with a lonely, potentially dangerous AI, creating a unique sense of digital tension.

A digital voyeur simulator where you watch strangers through surveillance cameras. Invade their privacy and witness their most intimate moments, but don’t interact with the subjects – anything could happen if you dare feed the monkeys!

Why similar: Multiple Endings 37.9%, Simulation 29.1%, Atmospheric 23.5%, Singleplayer 7%, Indie 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: A surveillance simulation that forces you to observe the lives of others, perfectly capturing the voyeuristic and dark themes of hacking games.

A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Thriller 15.1%, Simulation 13%, Dark 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation-based horror game that excels at building tension through mundane tasks and a creeping sense of being watched.

A short medical simulation horror game with multiple endings where the imperfect are made HAPPY. Perform tasks and operations on sedated patients to fix their defects before submitting your files to the Ministry of Happiness & Peace!

Why similar: Hacking 41.7% ★, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 11.2%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Simulation 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dystopian medical simulation that incorporates horror elements and multiple endings to keep the player on edge.

Omitted is a first-person psychological horror game. Experience being left alone in an old hospital, discover its secrets and try to survive.

Why similar: Thriller 27.1%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Dark 13.3%, Horror 12.8%, Atmospheric 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological thriller that focuses on atmospheric storytelling and unsettling discoveries.

The year is 1997. You used to be a hacker, but now you have the phage. You made a deal: one hack, one dose. There’s nothing left to lose… except your life.

Why similar: Hacking 76.8% ★, Puzzle 11.4%, Simulation 8.9%, Singleplayer 1.7%, Indie 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: A Zachtronics game that focuses heavily on programming and terminal-based hacking within a dystopian setting.

A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.

Why similar: Thriller 17.9%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Investigation 16.6%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Dark 9.3%

Hack_me is a hacker simulator game. The main objective in game – is to hack big companies's servers to show people that there is nothing in this world that protected on 100%. You’ll need to use your cmd, bruteforce, SQL-injectors and other programs to hack servers.

Why similar: Hacking 61.3% ★, Simulation 13%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Linear 7.3%, Horror 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short, indie hacking simulation that challenges you to break into systems while maintaining a low profile.

Uplink lets you play as a freelance hacker tackling risky contracts for corporations. Break into systems, steal data, sabotage rivals, and upgrade your gear. Support factions or go rogue in this immersive, strategy-driven hacking simulation game where your choices shape the outcome.

Why similar: Hacking 58.6% ★, Typing 19.3% ★, Sci-fi 5.7%, Simulation 5.1%, Atmospheric 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential hacking simulation that captures the feeling of being a rogue hacker operating from the shadows.

A scientific experiment in which no one survives, in a first-person survival horror game made by one developer In the role of a random person who is trapped in an experiment, try to get out and find out what is happening in this abandoned place.

Why similar: Thriller 35.4%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Dark 15%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Puzzle 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy thriller that uses first-person exploration to deliver a psychological horror experience.

WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Thriller 20.8%, Horror 14.9%, Dark 12.9%, Multiple Endings 10.9%

Experience the story of Alexander Green and find out what happened on the day of the accident in this First Person horror Adventure. Follow the development of Alex, solve puzzles around the event and try not to fall into madness as you search for answers.

Why similar: Thriller 23.3%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Horror 10.4%, Dark 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A focused psychological horror game that prioritizes atmosphere and narrative tension.

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: Thriller 24.6%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Dark 14.7%, Horror 12.4%, Puzzle 8%

4 short horror games from different authors and in different genres. Each game is an author's vision on the theme of 'pursuit'.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Simulation 16.5%, Horror 13.5%, Dark 12.3%, Atmospheric 11.2%

A short Psychological Horror Experience for one night that takes you through the dark corridors of a mental asylum. For best experience a dark room and headphones recommended.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Dark 14.7%, Horror 14.5%, Atmospheric 10.7%

Callus is a short psychological horror (~30 minutes) in the walking simulator genre, featuring jump scares and themes of cruelty and overprotection. It was released as a transitional project between larger releases, with an intentionally simple story and concise gameplay.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.5%, Horror 17.7%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Dark 13.4%, Thriller 13.3%

Welcome to the Game is a creepy horror/puzzle game that takes you into the world of the Deep Web. Explore the Deep Web with the sole purpose of trying to find a Red Room, an online service / website that allows you to see and participate in interactive torture and murder.

Why similar: Hacking 51.9% ★, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 11.9%, Simulation 6.7%, Dark 5.9%

You are an Earworm. You are an underworld contractor who hacks memories for a living. Dive into the memories of your victims in order to unlock the security questions to their bank account.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.5%, Thriller 20.6%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Horror 9.5%, Linear 8.2%

Cave Crawler is a short horror game where you pilot a drone into a cave and discover something horrible.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Horror 20%, Thriller 18.8%, Linear 9.3%, Dark 8.9%

Welcome to Netbreak™, a horror-puzzle experience. When a mysterious USB drive arrives on your desk, your curiosity drags you into a nightmare. Piece together clues, watch forbidden videos, and take down an underground SNUFF marketplace, that allows you to see interactive torture and murder.

Why similar: Hacking 38.1% ★, Simulation 16%, Psychological Horror 11%, Dark 8.8%, Horror 8.2%

A short horror about exploring abandoned space stations and collecting junk in order to pay off your S.R.P.O debt.

Why similar: Dark 21.5%, Horror 18%, Atmospheric 15.9%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Linear 14.8%

Subliminal is a psychological horror game inspired by the urban legend of The Backrooms. Bleeding edge lighting and rendering, handcrafted open-ended levels, light and perspective-based puzzles, nostalgic spaces, unfamiliar faces, and a rotting feeling that something is not quite right.

Why similar: Thriller 25%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Investigation 15.8%, Horror 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.6%

Step into the shoes of a skilled Anonymous hacker and embark on a mission to unveil the truth hidden behind a sinister organization's plans to monitor civilian data and enforce mass surveillance.

Why similar: Hacking 58.5% ★, Typing 20.7% ★, Simulation 14.1%, 3D 3%, Horror 2.1%

INPUT6 is a short, fast-paced, first-person horror game. Search through the abandoned robot factory avoiding malfunctioning robot by instantly switching between playing in separate sections of the facility. Figure out what led to the company's collapse. Be quick! You don’t have much time.

Why similar: Thriller 36.2%, Horror 18.3%, Dark 15%, Investigation 7.1%, 3D 6.9%

This is a short, first-person psychological horror game with VHS effects. Be careful, you are facing a terrifying being.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.2%, Horror 21.5%, Thriller 20%, Dark 9.2%, Atmospheric 6.3%

A psychological first-person horror about a house that hides a disturbing truth beneath its walls. Explore, uncover fragments of the past, and decide whether to confront what lies below… or leave it buried forever.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Dark 13.9%, Horror 13.3%, Emotional 12.9%, Multiple Endings 9.7%

HACK_IT presents players with a fully immersive hacking experience, you’ll meet characters and find out things you never imagined. Including interactive apps that will give you the power to shutdown servers and retrieve passwords.

Why similar: Hacking 52.2% ★, Typing 15.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Simulation 9.3%, Atmospheric 3.9%

A short first-person horror game. An accident cripples your submarine while trying to find the wreck of the Titanic. In the darkness, you must restore life-support systems through tense puzzles, only to discover that you are not alone.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Horror 18.6%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Puzzle 10.3%

Implements of Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mysteries, unlock the secrets, and change the outcome in a slow-paced atmospheric, and extremely horrifying experience.

Why similar: Thriller 26.9%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Dark 13.1%, Horror 12%, Atmospheric 9.8%

A short horror game where you dig through the flesh of a giant whale

Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.7%, Horror 21.6%, Dark 15.8%, Atmospheric 14%, 3D 5.4%

A tech-noir survival horror short story, set in the urban decay of a long abandoned British city. Solve environmental puzzles, manage limited resources and fight for a way to escape beyond the wall.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.4%, Dark 15.5%, Puzzle 14.5%, Atmospheric 11%, Horror 11%

This is an indie horror game with first-person puzzles. Terror and fear have enveloped the city. The maniac has returned. You sneak into his lair to try and stop him before he goes too far...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Thriller 19.9%, Horror 13.6%, Linear 9.1%, Simulation 9.1%

An atmospheric, slow-burn psychological horror from a first-person view. Uncover a night that gradually fractures into blurred lines between reality and illusion — and face what should’ve stayed hidden.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 54.1%, Horror 31.5%, Simulation 9%, Indie 2.8%, Action 2.5%

You are wetware, working a mysterious job.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.6%, Horror 19.6%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Simulation 13.5%, Puzzle 12.9%

Bleeding Roots is a free fifteen minute horror game about a man taking care of his plants throughout the seasons.

Why similar: Thriller 20%, Horror 18.2%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Linear 13.2%, Atmospheric 13.1%

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

Why similar: Thriller 21.3%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Horror 10.9%, Dark 9.1%

Trapped in a hallucinatory, liminal-space style underground passageway, explore and unravel the endless "dead-end" paths to find a way forward. "Dead Path is a short ambient horror puzzle game that references Exit 8, but with a completely different core mechanic.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.3%, Thriller 21.6%, Horror 17.1%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Puzzle 11.9%

Replica is an interactive novel game played through a cellphone and social media. The insane experience of peeping into someone's private life through a cellphone will transform you into the state's greatest patriot.

Why similar: Hacking 75% ★, Puzzle 10.8%, Psychological Horror 7.6%, Horror 2.9%, Indie 2.2%

Vigil is a short Narrative Horror Game that takes place in an unsettling underground facility. Your job is to dispose of boxes, however, you’re not alone. A terrifying automaton roams the facility, moving only when you look away or when you blink in real life.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Horror 22.2%, Dark 21.3%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Atmospheric 9.2%

In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.8%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Atmospheric 14.5%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Horror 11.2%

Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.5%, Thriller 18.4%, Dark 15.6%, Horror 14.1%, Multiple Endings 10.5%

A rogue-lite slot machine nightmare. Gamble for your life in a never-ending debt simulator!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.6%, Dark 18.7%, Horror 15.6%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Simulation 10.2%