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  1. #1 SOMA
    97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,500 reviews2015
    Dev: Frictional Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.9%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Horror 7.7%

  2. #2 Still Wakes the Deep
    96% matchVery Positive88% of 10,965 reviews2024
    Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.6%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Horror 7.7%

  3. #3 Eclipsium
    96% matchVery Positive92% of 2,740 reviews2025
    Dev: HousefirePub: CRITICAL REFLEX
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Longing for light, a sunless world begins devouring itself. Every step shifts the landscape beneath you as you search for what remains of her.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.5%, Walking Simulator 20.8%, Psychological Horror 15%, Mystery 9.6%, Horror 6.7%

  4. #4 Conarium
    95% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,240 reviews2017
    Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Conarium is a chilling Lovecraftian game, which follows a gripping story involving four scientists and their endeavor to challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s novella "At the Mountains of Madness", but largely set after the original story.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.1%, Walking Simulator 17.5%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 7.7%, Adventure 4.6%

  5. #5 Hell Dive
    94% matchVery Positive94% of 67 reviews2025
    Dev: Teacup Games
    Windows

    Hell Dive is a first-person horror game where you are a Maritime Operative alone aboard a submarine. Sent on a mission to revive an abandoned deep-sea colony, you uncover dark secrets as terrifying and deadly horrors await in its depths

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.6%, Walking Simulator 18.7%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Multiple Endings 8.2%, Sci-fi 8%

  6. #6 The Echo Paradox
    94% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 reviews2025
    Dev: Virtuzilla
    Windows

    The Echo Paradox is a first-person psychological horror game. Humanity stands on the brink of an unsettling revelation – alternate dimensions are real, but eerily without signs of life.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.4%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Aliens 15.2%, Mystery 8.5%, Horror 7.8%

  7. #7 Observation
    93% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,063 reviews2020
    Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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: Sci-fi 22.3%, Adventure 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Lovecraftian 12.6%, Horror 10.9%

  8. #8 Mouthwashing
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 36,133 reviews2024
    Dev: Wrong OrganPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.5%, Walking Simulator 21.9%, Story Rich 10.6%, Horror 10.3%, Mystery 8.2%

  9. #9 The Station
    92% matchVery Positive86% of 1,108 reviews2018
    Dev: The Station Game ltd
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    The Station is a first-person sci-fi mystery set on a space station sent to study a sentient alien civilization. Assuming the role of a recon specialist, players must unravel a mystery which will decide the fate of two civilizations.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.1%, Sci-fi 23.9%, Story Rich 15%, Mystery 9%, Adventure 8.4%

  10. #10 Transient: Extended Edition
    91% matchMostly Positive70% of 333 reviews2020
    Dev: Stormling StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    H.P. Lovecraft meets Cyberpunk. Delve deep into a dystopian world and investigate what is happening to you and your friends in a domed city. Solve puzzles, hack systems and plug in to explore other dimensions. Discover a truth that might tear apart your sanity and question your very existence.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.5%, Walking Simulator 15%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Mystery 7%

  11. #11 The Alien Cube
    90% matchVery Positive81% of 550 reviews2021
    Dev: Alessandro Guzzo
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Worlds collide as your cursed inheritance throws you into the middle of a series of mysterious events. Discover terrifying secrets as you follow your uncle’s disappearance, and confront a terrible truth that will change your life forever in this cosmic horror first-person adventure.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.9%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Sci-fi 8%, Mystery 8%

  12. #12 Museum of Monoliths
    89% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2023
    Dev: Podoba InteractivePub: Marevo Collective
    Windows

    A slow burn walking sim with an interactive soundtrack and horror vibes. You explore abstract locations and create your own unique sound for each of them by moving around and using Monoliths.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.1%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Sci-fi 14%, Lovecraftian 10.7%, Choices Matter 7.5%

  13. #13 Underwater
    89% matchMixed68% of 75 reviews2021
    Dev: Andreev WorldsPub: Gamesforgames
    Windows

    Dive into a world of despair in the world of Underwater. Take the role of an unknown inmate entering the a deep sea prison where mutants roam and barely any traces of human life remain. You will have to use all your ingenuity to escape and avoid becoming the meal of the hideous denizens.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.1%, Walking Simulator 19%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Mystery 12%, Story Rich 9.3%

  14. #14 Iron Lung
    87% matchVery Positive92% of 10,453 reviews2022
    Dev: David Szymanski
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%

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

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.9%, Walking Simulator 17.5%, Horror 15%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Atmospheric 8%

  15. #15 Moons of Madness
    88% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,891 reviews2019
    Dev: Rock Pocket GamesPub: Funcom
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.3%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Horror 8.7%

  16. #16 SIGNALIS
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,986 reviews2022
    Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.1%, Psychological Horror 23.6%, Sci-fi 18.1%, Mystery 11.2%, Atmospheric 6.3%

  17. #17 Strangeland
    86% matchVery Positive93% of 953 reviews2021
    Dev: Wormwood StudiosPub: Wadjet Eye Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    You wake in a surreal carnival, where a woman cries out to you before leaping to her death. Can either of you be saved? The denizens and devices of Strangeland answer with riddles, puzzles, and warnings of a Dark Thing lurking at the park’s peak. A new adventure from the creators of Primordia.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.3%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Story Rich 14.5%, Horror 11.4%, Conversation 10.9%

  18. #18 Necrophosis
    84% matchVery Positive90% of 752 reviews2025
    Dev: Dragonis AresPub: Dragonis Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 32%, Walking Simulator 18%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Mystery 9%, Multiple Endings 7.7%

  19. #19 Close To The Sun
    85% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,270 reviews2020
    Dev: Storm in a TeacupPub: Wired Productions
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Deep in international waters, Tesla’s Helios stands still. An unbound utopia for scientific research, Rose Archer steps aboard in search of her sister, quickly to discover not all is as it seems. A single word covers the entrance… QUARANTINE!

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 58.6%, Horror 17.9%, Adventure 14.9%, First-Person 4.6%, Atmospheric 3.6%

  20. #20 The Inn-Sanity
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,530 reviews2025
    Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Early 90s. You stayed in a quiet hotel for just one night and the next morning you’ve found out that the old world was destroyed. Alien dreams, secrets of your past and other guests that are turning into monsters. This hotel will not let you to check out.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Conversation 8.8%

  21. #21 Vessels
    84% matchVery Positive95% of 119 reviews2020
    Dev: Local Space Survey CorpsPub: Local Space Survey Corps, LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Quarantined inside an airlock. No memories. No way out. The remaining crew thinks there’s something wrong with you, but the Voice says it’ll help you escape. Navigate volatile conversations & unravel mysteries in this narrative adventure about trust, self-destruction, & shifting identities.

    Why similar: Mystery 17%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Conversation 14.1%, Choices Matter 12.7%

  22. #22 Whale Flesh
    83% matchMostly Positive72% of 64 reviews2025
    Dev: SUPERita
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 40.9%, Horror 17.1%, Walking Simulator 17%, Adventure 10%, Atmospheric 8.9%

  23. #23 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
    81% matchVery Positive94% of 2,911 reviews2024
    Dev: SimogoPub: Annapurna Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.

    Why similar: Mystery 29.6%, Horror 20%, Exploration 18.6%, Adventure 15.3%, Story Rich 14.1%

  24. #24 Under The Waves
    82% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,801 reviews2023
    Dev: Parallel StudioPub: Spotlight by Quantic Dream
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Stan, a professional diver in the North Sea, is struggling to overcome a life-changing loss during an extended mission underwater. Stuck in his self-imposed solitude, he starts to experience strange events and will have to make the most significant choice of his life...

    Why similar: Sci-fi 26.3%, Story Rich 21.8%, Exploration 19.6%, Adventure 14.9%, Atmospheric 12.7%

  25. #25 ROUTINE
    79% matchVery Positive93% of 6,281 reviews2025
    Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.8%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Aliens 13.6%, Story Rich 7.3%

  26. #26 CRUSH DEPTH
    80% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2025
    Dev: Earth Giant
    Windows

    CRUSH DEPTH is first-person sci-fi horror game set at the bottom of the ocean. A salvage operation that would set you up for life goes sideways when you realize you're not alone down there. You'll solve puzzles and run from danger as you uncover the mysterious fate of Eclipse Station.

    Why similar: Sci-fi 35.1%, Horror 19.3%, Story Rich 16.1%, Exploration 15.5%, Atmospheric 7.2%

  27. #27 No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
    81% matchVery Positive87% of 2,402 reviews2020
    Dev: Marevo Collective
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.1%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Walking Simulator 14%, Horror 10.1%, Mystery 7.9%

  28. #28 Void Whispers
    78% matchVery Positive92% of 412 reviews2024
    Dev: Eduardo Scarpato
    Windows

    Assume the role of a broadcast engineer in a tranquil city. All seems peaceful until the sky above starts to reveal something deeply unsettling.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.9%, Aliens 20.7%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Horror 12.9%, Multiple Endings 8.7%

  29. #29 In Other Waters
    79% matchVery Positive87% of 2,454 reviews2020
    Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 54 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 45%

    Play as an Artificial Intelligence guiding a stranded xenobiologist through a beautiful and mysterious alien ocean. A non-violent sci-fi story, enter a world of wonder, fear and vulnerability, unraveling the history and ecology of an impossible planet. What will you discover together?

    Why similar: Story Rich 16.7%, Aliens 15.3%, Exploration 15.2%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Mystery 14.1%

  30. #30 Voyager-19
    77% matchVery Positive88% of 941 reviews2024
    Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A short horror game where you control a decaying spacecraft exploring distant star systems.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.7%, Sci-fi 22.9%, Horror 13.7%, Retro 10%, Aliens 9.1%

  31. #31 Our Elusive Suffering
    78% matchMixed65% of 86 reviews2022
    Dev: 👁️Pub: ⚰️
    Windows

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    Why similar: Lovecraftian 43.3%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 13.2%, Exploration 8.6%

  32. #32 SIMULACRA
    76% matchVery Positive90% of 4,596 reviews2017
    Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%

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

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Multiple Endings 16.9%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Mystery 10.6%

  33. #33 Anomalies Detective
    76% matchMostly Positive77% of 70 reviews2024
    Dev: ChenGame
    Windows

    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 33.1%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Multiple Endings 20.7%, Exploration 9.1%, Horror 8.6%

  34. #34 Overtime Anomaly
    75% matchVery Positive84% of 75 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 21.7%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Mystery 12.8%, Nonlinear 11.1%, Choices Matter 8.3%

  35. #35 Care
    75% matchVery Positive96% of 68 reviews2024
    Dev: The Pocket Dimension
    Windows

    Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.8%, Walking Simulator 17.9%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Mystery 10.1%, Choices Matter 8.8%

  36. #36 Afterdream
    73% matchVery Positive93% of 339 reviews2023
    Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
    Windows

    Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.7%, Walking Simulator 25.5%, Mystery 12.7%, Horror 12.2%, Story Rich 10.1%

  37. #37 STASIS
    74% matchVery Positive82% of 2,332 reviews2015
    Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.

    Why similar: Sci-fi 29.7%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Horror 16.4%, Story Rich 11.8%, Atmospheric 7.3%

  38. #38 THRESHOLD
    71% matchVery Positive85% of 1,227 reviews2024
    Dev: Julien EveilléPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    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 20.1%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Mystery 8.2%

  39. #39 1000xRESIST
    70% matchVery Positive95% of 6,166 reviews2024
    Dev: sunset visitor 斜陽過客Pub: Fellow Traveller
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    1000xRESIST is a thrilling sci-fi adventure. The year is unknown, and a disease spread by an alien invasion keeps you underground. You are Watcher. You dutifully fulfil your purpose in serving the ALLMOTHER, until the day you discover a shocking secret that changes everything.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.5%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Sci-fi 13%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Aliens 11.7%

  40. #40 The Signifier Director's Cut
    73% matchVery Positive80% of 333 reviews2020
    Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Mystery 10.1%

  41. #41 Stories of Liane
    73% matchMostly Positive75% of 113 reviews2021
    Dev: Gearshift Media
    Windows

    An experimental narrative-focused walking-simulator experience that explores dark settings and stories through multiple perspectives.

    Why similar: Sci-fi 25.8%, Walking Simulator 24.1%, Mystery 21.3%, Story Rich 13.1%, Horror 8.2%

  42. #42 Starless
    72% matchPositive94% of 50 reviews2022
    Dev: Petr Sapozhnikov
    Windows

    In Starless, navigate a space Ark infested with terrifying monsters in this stealth-action game inspired by classic sci-fi. Can you help the colonists survive, or will they be doomed to roam the endless void of space forever?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.1%, Multiple Endings 23%, Sci-fi 19.6%, Horror 11.1%, Story Rich 10.1%

  43. #43 The Sirena Expedition
    72% matchVery Positive81% of 123 reviews2023
    Dev: Giraffe Cat
    Windows

    The Sirena Expedition is a short PSX-style horror-platformer in which you explore a mysterious underwater facility.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.3%, Horror 11.8%, Mystery 11.6%, Retro 8.6%, Multiple Endings 8.4%

  44. #44 Hollowbody
    70% matchVery Positive86% of 1,556 reviews2024
    Dev: Headware Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    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 46.4%, Exploration 15.8%, Horror 10.4%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.4%

  45. #45 The Old City: Leviathan
    74% matchMostly Positive72% of 740 reviews2014
    Dev: PostMod Softworks
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 51.5%, Exploration 13.1%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Story Rich 9.2%, Adventure 7.8%

  46. #46 Chasing Static
    71% matchVery Positive87% of 501 reviews2021
    Dev: Headware Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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: Walking Simulator 24.9%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Mystery 10.8%, Horror 9.3%

  47. #47 Outlying Islands
    69% matchVery Positive96% of 91 reviews2025
    Dev: 九指画尸Pub: 2P Games
    Windows

    A story about discovering anomalies, finding strange energy sources, and the intertwining of peculiar spaces. Get ready to uncover hidden stories, delve into a horrifying narrative and unveil the most fundamental truth!

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.2%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Horror 11.1%, Story Rich 10.8%, Exploration 10.5%

  48. #48 Return of the Obra Dinn
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,398 reviews2018
    Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

    Why similar: Mystery 35.9%, Story Rich 17.3%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Walking Simulator 10%

  49. #49 Endless Dark
    68% matchVery Positive99% of 111 reviews2024
    Dev: Little Light Studios, LLC
    Windows · Linux

    An existential horror game in which you are tasked with keeping a sleeper colony ship intact. No enemies or NPCs share the ship with you - only creaking metal echoes and endless dark. Overcome random events, system failures, and the downward spiral of your sanity to see your mission through.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.8%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Story Rich 13%, Conversation 10.2%

  50. #50 What Remains of Edith Finch
    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 49,863 reviews2017
    Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.8%, Story Rich 19%, Mystery 13.5%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.4%

  51. #51 Zarya-1: Mystery on the Moon
    71% matchVery Positive90% of 170 reviews2017
    Dev: Your Story Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Text based quest, mix of Sci-Fi and horror in the veins of Alien and Dead Space.

    Why similar: Sci-fi 48.9%, Adventure 28.4%, Horror 22.7%

  52. #52 Call of Cthulhu®
    69% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,295 reviews2018
    Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.1%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 7.5%, Walking Simulator 6.8%, Mystery 6.7%

  53. #53 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
    67% matchVery Positive82% of 136 reviews2025
    Dev: X1 Games
    Windows

    Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.3%, Walking Simulator 17.6%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Mystery 8.1%, Horror 7.4%

  54. #54 DYSTHANASIA
    66% matchVery Positive90% of 301 reviews2025
    Dev: Madowaku KoboPub: Eroge Japan
    Windows

    You awaken in a cold unfamiliar building crawling with grotesque creatures. Stave off terror using your wits and anything you can find, then try to make it out alive in this highly atmospheric environmental horror game.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.3%, Walking Simulator 25.6%, Horror 13.9%, Mystery 13.1%, Atmospheric 8%

  55. #55 The Moon Sliver
    70% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,146 reviews2014
    Dev: David Szymanski
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    You are on a bleak, cold, windy island. And you seem to be alone... but fires and candles still burn. As you explore, a story of guilt, loneliness, and faith begins to take shape. And it becomes obvious that something is hunting you...

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.5%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Story Rich 9.8%, Horror 9.3%, Exploration 8.6%

  56. #56 Ambrosia Sky: Act One
    66% matchVery Positive93% of 214 reviews2025
    Dev: Soft Rains
    Windows

    You left. Now they’re dead. Ambrosia Sky: Act One is an immersive sim about exploring an asteroid colony devastated by an unknown contamination. Survive and harvest strains of hostile alien fungi, explore treacherous environments, and find meaning and beauty in so much death—the first of two acts.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.3%, Sci-fi 23.4%, Story Rich 13.5%, Exploration 10.8%, Atmospheric 8.3%

  57. #57 PAGER
    66% matchVery Positive88% of 124 reviews2025
    Dev: bilge
    Windows

    You are wetware, working a mysterious job.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.2%, Psychological Horror 24.1%, Horror 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Exploration 8.7%

  58. #58 The Nameless City
    67% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2024
    Dev: Paradnight Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City". Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While you delve deeper into the ancient buildings, reality and visions blend into an indistinct haze.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.1%, Walking Simulator 21.4%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 5.5%, Retro 4.9%

  59. #59 The Shore
    68% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,945 reviews2021
    Dev: Ares DragonisPub: Dragonis Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    THE SHORE is a first person story driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations, You will encounter mysterious creatures and unravel the secrets behind them. Strong elements of horror, struggle to survive an unknown world that will make you question your own sanity.

    Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.2%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 9.4%, Exploration 7.1%, Multiple Endings 7%

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