Games Like Stairs

In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.

Why similar: Horror 40.4%, Psychological Horror 31.3%, Adventure 15.4%, Indie 13%

Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?

Why similar: Horror 41.5%, Psychological Horror 35.4%, Adventure 11.7%, Action 11.5%

Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

Why similar: Horror 54%, Psychological Horror 36.4%, Adventure 4.9%, Indie 3.3%, Action 1.5%

God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.

Why similar: Horror 43.4%, Psychological Horror 37.3%, Adventure 11.3%, Indie 7.9%

Experience terrors only madness can conjure in HEKTOR, a psychological horror game set in a world that literally moves with your every twist and turn.

Why similar: Horror 46.5%, Psychological Horror 24%, Adventure 11%, Action 9.3%, Indie 9.3%

Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.

Why similar: Horror 55.5%, Adventure 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11%, Action 10.1%, Indie 9.5%

Explore and experience this horror story, as you embark on an ghostly adventure unlike anything you have played before. Come face-to-face with terror itself as you look for your missing sister.

Why similar: Horror 34.9%, Adventure 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Action 14.9%, Indie 14.2%

Inmates is a story-driven, atmospheric psychological horror game. Featuring interactive exploration in a suffocating location, mind-bending puzzles and disturbing imagery. You wake up in a run-down prison cell and have no clue how you got there. You’ve convinced yourself this is all just a nightmare...

Why similar: Horror 52.8%, Adventure 27.5%, Indie 19.7%

Wick is a survival horror game where ghost stories are brought to life. Explore a local legend about the long lost children in the woods who can still be seen... but only by those who dare to enter alone by candlelight.

Why similar: Horror 46.8%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Adventure 12.1%, Indie 10.1%, Action 9.8%

Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…

Why similar: Horror 39.8%, Psychological Horror 28.9%, Adventure 12.1%, Action 10.1%, Indie 9.1%

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: Horror 45.8%, Psychological Horror 38.8%, Adventure 8.9%, Indie 6.5%

Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.

Why similar: Horror 47.6%, Psychological Horror 28.9%, Adventure 13.9%, Indie 9.6%

The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.

Why similar: Horror 41%, Psychological Horror 33.4%, Indie 11.4%, Action 7.4%, Adventure 6.9%

Plunge into the atmosphere of fear and horror,investigate the dark house full of mysteries and danger!

Why similar: Horror 64%, Adventure 13.5%, Indie 11.8%, Action 10.7%

In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.6%, Horror 34%, Adventure 20.6%, Indie 10.7%

Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.

Why similar: Horror 42.1%, Psychological Horror 37%, Adventure 10.8%, Action 5.6%, Indie 4.6%

A first-person horror game Incoming Evil, you will explore an unsolved event about 3 missing people. Nobody knows what happened to them, the police could not solve the case. You are an experienced detective; the case handed over to you.

Why similar: Horror 37%, Psychological Horror 31.7%, Adventure 12.3%, Indie 11.9%, Action 7%

The Dark Occult is a psychological driven horror game that puts players in a constant state of anxiety that crescendos into raw panic and terror. You will encounter grotesque creatures, who will take your life at any moment.Your only goal -- survive.

Why similar: Horror 44.1%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Adventure 12.5%, Action 11.1%, Indie 9.3%

Prepare to question what is reality, and what is insanity in one of the scariest psychological horrors in years. The tenants are going missing, screams echo and blood seeps through the walls of Clover Hill.

Why similar: Horror 51.7%, Psychological Horror 41.6%, Action 6.7%

A city under curfew. A killer on the loose. You’re a delivery driver racing to finish your last run before 9 PM in a decaying apartment complex where every knock could be your last, in this PSX-style psychological horror.

Why similar: Horror 46%, Psychological Horror 36.5%, Action 17.5%

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: Horror 38%, Psychological Horror 35.2%, Adventure 10.8%, Indie 9.2%, Action 6.8%

Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.

Why similar: Horror 45.6%, Psychological Horror 35.2%, Indie 9%, Adventure 7%, Action 3.2%

You're a journalist searching for answers... but beneath the surface lies only terror. The labyrinth you’ve entered to find the missing may never let you leave.

Why similar: Horror 41.4%, Psychological Horror 34.7%, Indie 13.3%, Adventure 10.6%

A first-person horror adventure game that will take you on a journey through an ancient castle and that lies beneath. Dangers and forgotten horrors await in the dark...

Why similar: Horror 39.7%, Adventure 24.5%, Indie 18.6%, Psychological Horror 17.2%

Caligo is the darkness everyone descends into one way or another, and to each of us it's something different. For some it's a short but exciting adventure, some will see it as a place to relax. Yet others will be reminded of their worst nightmare, while for a few, it might come as a revelation.

Why similar: Horror 31.5%, Adventure 24.8%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Indie 19.9%

Paranormal VHS is a horror game that features a VHS tape-inspired aesthetic. The game's story revolves around a popular vlogger who spends a night in haunted locations in search of paranormal activity. Brace for intense jumpscares.

Why similar: Horror 44.8%, Psychological Horror 37.8%, Adventure 13.7%, Indie 3.7%

There are 6 depths to descend; the further you go, the more terror you will experience. Uncover mysteries, solve puzzles, and immerse yourself in a dark storyline that Inside Depth 6 has to offer. Journey through all 6 depths to uncover the secrets buried within.

Why similar: Horror 40.8%, Psychological Horror 33.1%, Adventure 14.2%, Action 10.5%, Indie 1.4%

Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth.

Why similar: Horror 43.1%, Psychological Horror 36.7%, Adventure 10.1%, Action 10.1%

Anji【Implication】-Stimulation that gives the mind, unconsciously, certain notions. This game is a first-person walking simulator where you just keep going down the stairs.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 41%, Horror 40.9%, Adventure 12.6%, Indie 5.5%

Get out of the building via the stairway. Observe the levels carefully for a successful exit.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 84.9%, Indie 15.1%

DYING: Reborn is a first-person Room Escape puzzle game in which players must tackle all kinds of puzzles in a series of dark and eerie environments. Gameplay revolves around collecting, discovering and putting together pieces of a twisted story that will make your hair stand on end...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.4%, Horror 23.4%, Adventure 20.6%, Indie 15.5%

Do not even try to close your eyes. You can't let the fear go. It is real. It is more real than you can imagine... "Statues" is a mix of survival-horror and action-adventure developed by Room710Games. The game based on the creepy enemies that only move when you're not looking at them.

Why similar: Horror 52.5%, Adventure 17.6%, Indie 15.3%, Action 14.5%

You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...

Why similar: Horror 46.5%, Psychological Horror 40.8%, Adventure 11%, Indie 1.8%

The Backrooms: 1998 is a first-person found footage psychological horror survival game where it tells the story of a young teen after accidentally falling into the depths of The Backrooms in 1998. Roam freely, mark, explore and try unravel the story - however you are not alone. Don't scream.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 60.3%, Adventure 21.6%, Action 18.1%

Dungeon Nightmares II is a first-person psychological horror that takes you through a journey of discovering what nightmares are.The game is inspired by classic roguelike games which include 100% procedural-generated maps and permadeath.

Why similar: Horror 41.3%, Psychological Horror 28%, Adventure 12%, Action 9.5%, Indie 9.1%

Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh is an Immersive Horror Adventure, featuring a Complex Story and Deep Atmosphere.

Why similar: Horror 37.2%, Psychological Horror 28.4%, Adventure 13.5%, Action 10.8%, Indie 10.1%

First-person psychological horror where the elevator is the only safe place. Each floor is a new reality. Each floor has a new inhabitant. Find it to continue your descent downward.

Why similar: Horror 38.6%, Psychological Horror 38.3%, Indie 14.8%, Adventure 8.3%

Lethe is a first person adventure with survival horror elements. Explore an atmospheric and frightening world and uncover the dark secrets of your origins.

Why similar: Horror 39.5%, Adventure 23.9%, Action 18.7%, Indie 17.8%

An atmospheric horror journey between reality and madness. Three paths lie ahead only one is free of anomalies. Observe closely. Choose wisely. Save the lost souls.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 42%, Horror 41.7%, Adventure 9%, Indie 7.3%

The Familiar Stranger is a 3D psychological horror game where twisted memories and nightmares blur. Uncover dark secrets while evading a relentless entity that watches from the shadows. Can you escape the horrors of the past, or will they consume you?

Why similar: Horror 36.5%, Psychological Horror 29%, Indie 13.6%, Adventure 11.4%, Action 9.4%

Echoes Of Dread is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mansion, solve puzzles, and uncover the secrets hidden within. Prepare for unexpected encounters with terrifying entities.

Why similar: Horror 40.8%, Psychological Horror 34.5%, Action 9.6%, Indie 7.9%, Adventure 7.1%

Investigator is a first-person exploration game with horror elements, where the events take place in a world of extreme weather cataclysms.

Why similar: Horror 56.5%, Adventure 25.1%, Indie 18.4%

Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

Why similar: Horror 62.3%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Adventure 6.6%, Indie 5.1%, Action 3.4%

Paranormal first-person horror, which takes place in an abandoned orphanage. Walk through the corridors of your childhood, but do remember that you're not only one here.

Why similar: Horror 48.8%, Psychological Horror 29.1%, Indie 11.3%, Adventure 6.9%, Action 4%

If hell is a state of the soul, these are the steps that will lead you to its gates. Dark Atlas: Infernum is a disturbing first-person story where an esoteric end of the world meets psychological survival horror with a strong narrative component.

Why similar: Horror 46.9%, Psychological Horror 37.2%, Adventure 16%

A fever-dream-like puzzle horror game. Descend to the depths of a sleeping curse, survive every floor and find your way out of the never ending nightmare.

Why similar: Horror 47.6%, Psychological Horror 41%, Adventure 11.5%

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: Horror 43.9%, Psychological Horror 40.8%, Adventure 15.3%

The Derailed is a first-person psychological horror game. Beneath the dusty arches of a nearly forgotten depot, shadows of the past tremble. Whether you want to or not, you will have to uncover the dark secrets of this place.

Why similar: Horror 43.5%, Psychological Horror 34.7%, Adventure 15.1%, Indie 6.7%

The Guest is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.

Why similar: Horror 38.9%, Psychological Horror 33.4%, Adventure 12.6%, Indie 11.8%, Action 3.4%

Inspired by SCP-087, step into the shoes of an unfortunate student long before the stairwell became legend. Follow the clues left by those who came before, your only choice is to descend.

Why similar: Horror 72.9%, Action 15.3%, Indie 11.8%

Step into an uncanny building trapped in endless loops. Use the elevator, uncover unsettling anomalies, and evade the Entity lurking behind you. Liminal Exit is an immersive game inspired by liminal spaces and Exit 8. Explore 3 liminal space floors and track anomalies to escape, but watch your back!

Why similar: Horror 46.7%, Psychological Horror 41.6%, Adventure 11.8%

Doorways: The Underworld is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.

Why similar: Horror 37.9%, Psychological Horror 27.3%, Adventure 13.6%, Action 11%, Indie 10.2%

Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.

Why similar: Adventure 34.8%, Action 26.6%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 15%, Indie 7.1%

Five scary stories, but they all have the same ending. Can you play it? A psychological horror game from the first person, which few will pass.

Why similar: Horror 39.8%, Psychological Horror 36.5%, Adventure 11.9%, Indie 11.8%

MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.

Why similar: Horror 44.9%, Psychological Horror 35.5%, Adventure 8.5%, Indie 6.3%, Action 4.9%

Lunacy: Saint Rhodes is a first-person psychological horror adventure game. Explore your dark family history, solve puzzles and experience a gut-wrenching feeling of terror. You are being watched; never alone, never safe.

Why similar: Horror 45.1%, Psychological Horror 39.2%, Action 15.7%

Enter a tangibly horrifying Virtual Reality and explore a mansion of horror as an artist falling into the depths of insanity. Will you find the muse for your masterpiece... or madness?

Why similar: Adventure 39.3%, Indie 31%, Horror 18%, Psychological Horror 11.7%

Face the fears lurking in the dark. Obscula is a psychological horror experience that tells the story of someone seeking the truth but finding themselves trapped in a nightmare. There's no escape, only answers… but are you ready for the truth?

Why similar: Horror 42%, Psychological Horror 36.8%, Adventure 12%, Action 9.2%

Experience the psychological horror of being kidnapped by a serial killer. Driven to escape, explore everything around you, use your wits, uncover secrets, and face the unimaginable dread of being in the victim’s place. Inspired by a true story.

Why similar: Horror 41.7%, Psychological Horror 36.4%, Adventure 11%, Action 10.8%