Games Like Strange Midnight

Find your way out of a haunted house like a maze. A first-person horror exploration adventure.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.4%, Adventure 16.6%, Horror 16.3%, Exploration 13.2%, First-Person 9.7%

A game in the genre of horror that tells you the story of the main character named John who works on the space station Atlant. You will find a leisurely gameplay with elements of small puzzles and story narration through the onboard crew records. Welcome to the space station Atlant!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.6%, Horror 17.7%, Adventure 15.1%, First-Person 12.8%, Atmospheric 7.1%

An abandoned inn where lost souls wander, your decision will determine its outcome.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.8%, Adventure 21.9%, Exploration 13.3%, Horror 12.4%, First-Person 11.1%

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Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.6%, Horror 22.8%, Adventure 19.4%, First-Person 14.4%, Exploration 9.1%

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Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.8%, Adventure 20.2%, Horror 13.7%, Exploration 12.2%, First-Person 10.9%

A frightening experience in the Japanese countryside!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.1%, Horror 21.7%, Adventure 19.3%, First-Person 10.6%, Exploration 8.1%

WEM3 presents their debut horror adventure! Wield your camera to materialize invisible entities and reveal the hidden truth.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38%, Adventure 22.2%, Horror 14.2%, Exploration 12.9%, First-Person 11.4%

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 27.6%, Horror 19.8%, Adventure 17.3%, Exploration 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At its core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.9%, Adventure 18%, First-Person 13.2%, Exploration 13%, Horror 6.8%

Wasteland Horror Radio: Ep. 2 - The Lighthouse: Back in the late 1890's.. While her friends wait, a young girl re-enters an old derelict lighthouse alone to retrieve a lost heirloom. Moments later, she would vanish forever..

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.3%, Adventure 19.7%, Exploration 12.1%, First-Person 10.8%, Horror 10.1%

Descend into darkness as John, a search and rescue officer, reaches the final destination of his journey. Explore claustrophobic mines in this horror experience that blends atmospheric exploration with stealth-based survival.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.2%, Adventure 20.2%, Exploration 12.4%, Horror 11.2%, First-Person 11.1%

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 42.3%, Adventure 13.7%, Exploration 13.4%, First-Person 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.9%

I wolf down a cold, lonely meal. Work's wearing me down, and money's shaky. The syrup I pour into my cold coffee never mixes, no matter how much I stir. So I figure I'll just wander around in my dreams.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.7%, Adventure 15.5%, Exploration 15%, First-Person 12.4%, Atmospheric 8.7%

A short, atmospheric horror experience about daily life.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.1%, Horror 21.9%, Exploration 13.9%, Adventure 12.4%, First-Person 10.6%

A faint light is your only clue. A branching psychological horror through memory and darkness.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.7%, Adventure 16%, Horror 15.3%, Exploration 13.8%, First-Person 12.3%

Wake up to the sound of your neighbors dog outside. Take your trusty lantern and escort him home. With night looming. Use your lantern to guide you on your way. With something lurking in the night and your car broken down you'll have to find a way to defend yourself as you make your way to safety.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.3%, Horror 15.4%, Exploration 15.4%, First-Person 12.1%, Story Rich 6.8%

A horror-inspired game set in a Japanese inn, similar to Exit 8. Random anomalies occur as you explore, bringing new scares with each run. Simple controls make it easy to pick up and play.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 45.5%, Horror 16.4%, Adventure 15.1%, First-Person 13.1%, Atmospheric 7%

Explore a cold, abandoned, and dreary facility to piece together its mysteries and find a means for escape from the horror that lurks within.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.1%, Horror 19.4%, Exploration 12.2%, First-Person 10.8%, Atmospheric 10.5%

The Witch is a first-person indie game in the genre of adventure with elements of horror. In it you are a journalist who has to solve the mystery of the disappearance of the inhabitants of the village of Hoer Verde.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.6%, Adventure 20.5%, Horror 17.4%, First-Person 13.6%, Exploration 8.4%

An award-winning narrative thriller about a blind woman’s journey to uncover the truth about the mansion from her nightmares, or else become one of its victims.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.9%, Horror 25.5%, Adventure 15.7%, First-Person 8.1%, Atmospheric 6.9%

You are on your way home from a holiday and your car breaks down and you are stranded in the middle of nowhere. You get out of the car, explore the surroundings, and try to get home. Enjoy this escape game set in a deserted mountain village in modern Japan.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 42%, Adventure 24.2%, Horror 18.1%, First-Person 14.3%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Frightence is a short, intense first-person horror experience.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 48.3%, Horror 28%, Adventure 21.4%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Darkness Ahead is an adventure game about a man searching for his little brother. A plateau between mountains holds a dark secret about its past. You have to stay alive and collect everything you need to complete your quest.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.1%, Adventure 22.8%, Horror 17.8%, First-Person 9.1%, Exploration 8.6%

Make pizzas and deliver them. The hardest part of running the shop alone is that the delivery destinations are "liminal spaces." A story-driven 3D horror game. There is a kind of worst possible outcome that can only be born in infinite space. Once you understand it, it is already too late.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.4%, Adventure 15.2%, Exploration 13.6%, First-Person 11.3%, Horror 10.9%

A short PSX-style horror game. Explore a dark cellar, collect 8 books, and survive a few tense encounters with a lurking presence.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.8%, Horror 20.9%, First-Person 13.4%, Exploration 12.5%, Adventure 9.2%

Nothing but the stink of old moist carpet, the madness of mono-yellow, the endless background noise of fluorescent lights at maximum hum-buzz, and approximately six hundred million square miles of randomly segmented empty rooms to be trapped in

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.5%, Adventure 20.6%, Horror 14.7%, Exploration 12.9%, First-Person 11.6%

Montague's Mount is disturbing psychological thriller set in the bleakness of an abandoned Irish island, featuring exploration and challenging puzzle solving. This game is part one of a two part story, some questions are left unanswered and open to interpretation.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.3%, Adventure 24.3%, Horror 17.5%, Atmospheric 6%, Indie 6%

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 39.1%, Adventure 15.1%, Exploration 13.5%, First-Person 12.2%, Horror 11.8%

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: Walking Simulator 40.3%, Horror 20%, Adventure 19.1%, First-Person 8.1%, Story Rich 4.2%

Death Motel is a short, intense first-person horror experience about the paranormal events occurring at abandoned Crimson Motel.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.7%, Horror 24%, Adventure 20.4%, First-Person 12.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%

A Night On The Farm is an atmospheric horror adventure with deep lore and surprising plot twists. Uncover the mystery surrounding your crash and the farm’s inescapable draw. Utilize key items, cryptic notes, and audio logs as you venture deeper and deeper into the unknown.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.6%, Adventure 20%, Exploration 13.1%, First-Person 11.9%, Horror 10.6%

The story begins as the protagonist receives a cursed doll and starts suffering from recurring nightmares. Players explore dark environments and face fear through various horror elements. The game offers two different endings and delivers a short but intense horror experience.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.1%, Adventure 19.4%, Exploration 12.4%, First-Person 11.2%, Horror 11%

Embark on a surreal journey to find answers hidden within a broken home. Explore shifting realities in this low-poly horror game where the truth is the ultimate price. A meta-horror experience that knows its player.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.4%, Horror 18.9%, Adventure 14.5%, First-Person 10.7%, Atmospheric 8.2%

Brews & Blood is a Atmospheric Horror game where you manage your uncle's liquor shop for one night in a remote Indian village.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.1%, Horror 19%, Exploration 11.3%, Adventure 11%, First-Person 9.6%

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 49.7%, Horror 24.8%, First-Person 5.7%, Exploration 5.6%, Adventure 4.8%

Game takes place on a Farm field with Hay Bales everywhere. You enter this place out of curiosity! But little did you know you'll face your greatest fear!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.9%, Adventure 20%, Horror 15.3%, First-Person 14%, Indie 2.2%

My life has changed drastically: a new country, university, dormitory, work. Drowsiness and fatigue have become a habit, just like the silhouettes I’ve started seeing in my peripheral vision.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.6%, Adventure 20.4%, Exploration 13%, First-Person 10.7%, Horror 10.4%

A first-person walking simulator focused on atmosphere and introspection, where players explore surreal spaces, discover memories, and move at their own pace through a calm, dreamlike experience.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.2%, Adventure 15.3%, First-Person 13.3%, Exploration 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.3%

TO:RI is an atmospheric first-person experience set on an abandoned island. Explore a train station that holds dreams and memories of isolated existence. Journey through an ethereal story about the essence of being.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.4%, Exploration 18.8%, Adventure 15.3%, First-Person 13.3%, Atmospheric 10.2%

Atmospheric first-person retro horror. You are a courier — a disposable tool of the System. Sort, deliver, collect archives. Obey… or uncover what lies inside.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.9%, Adventure 20.4%, Exploration 12.7%, First-Person 10.4%, Horror 8.9%

Palmvil Haunted Villa is a 2D top-down survival horror game where you play as Henry, a paranormal enthusiast who got a request from his friend, the owner of the villa, to investigate it in order to experience the paranormal and to provide him with some answers about the afterlife.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.3%, Adventure 20.1%, Horror 17.3%, Exploration 11%, Story Rich 7.7%

Descend is a faithful depiction of SCP-087.

Why similar: Horror 27.6%, Adventure 24%, Walking Simulator 22.4%, Exploration 14.9%, First-Person 9.4%

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: Walking Simulator 24.6%, Adventure 18.6%, Horror 16.6%, Exploration 9.7%, Historical 9.5%

“NO LIFE BABY OF THE END” is a walking simulator set in a school. Pay close attention to your surroundings and aim for the rooftop.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 51.9%, Horror 22.8%, Adventure 21.3%, Singleplayer 2.3%, Indie 1.7%

After crashing in the winter wilderness, you wake up in the middle of a blizzard. The forest is dead, the roads are gone, communication is lost. The only chance of salvation is a village hidden in the snow.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.4%, Adventure 20.4%, Exploration 13%, First-Person 11.7%, Horror 7.8%

Survive a deadly descent from a mountain peak. One wrong step ends it all. Be slow, focused, and patient caution is your only ally in this unforgiving journey. There’s no map, no help just you, your instincts, and the will to make it out alive. One mistake, and it’s all over.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.3%, Adventure 27.8%, Exploration 15%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%

CRYNEGINE Indie Game of 2017. Featuring an incredibly detailed ancient world and a breathtaking soundtrack, Aporia: Beyond the Valley takes open world storytelling to new heights of adventure.

Why similar: Adventure 26.9%, Walking Simulator 26.5%, Horror 11.2%, First-Person 10.6%, Exploration 8%

LiDAR Exploration Program is a relaxing atmospheric game with light horror elements, where you explore in complete darkness using a scanner to reveal the world around you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.2%, Horror 18.2%, Adventure 14%, Exploration 13.4%, First-Person 10.9%

Sumigami is a walking simulator set in a world of enigmatic creatures. Ranging from wholesome to horrific, each encounter pulls you deeper into a haunting journey with a unique visual style.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 45.7%, Adventure 17.9%, Horror 17.3%, Exploration 15.6%, Indie 2%

A short Horror game about navigating a pitch-black urban environment, using limited sources of light.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36%, Adventure 18.9%, Horror 15.2%, Exploration 12.5%, First-Person 8.8%

Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.2%, Adventure 13.3%, First-Person 10.4%, Exploration 10.1%, Story Rich 9.2%

On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.8%, Horror 21.3%, Adventure 17.8%, Exploration 9.7%, First-Person 7.9%

A short time before fading away.

Why similar: Horror 27.6%, Walking Simulator 26%, Adventure 20.6%, First-Person 19.1%, Indie 3.8%

LIMEN: MoonCity is an atmospheric episodic adventure game that allows the player to traverse between memories using a system called Observe OS.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.2%, Adventure 22.1%, First-Person 9.7%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Exploration 7.9%

SCP-087-B UE Remake is a free single-player horror experience which seeks to recreate many aspects of the 2012 game SCP-087-B made by Joonas Rikkonen while keeping the charm and feel of the original.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.4%, Horror 24.9%, Adventure 18.4%, First-Person 13.1%, Singleplayer 2.3%

I found myself lying in a strange place. I had no idea where I was or why I had come here. The only thing I knew was that I had come looking for something.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.2%, Horror 25%, Adventure 16.2%, First-Person 12.8%, Indie 2%

INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.3%, Exploration 15.1%, First-Person 12%, Adventure 11%, Horror 10%

This game is about reliving mysterious tales surrounding the haunted location, 'Lantern House.'

Why similar: Walking Simulator 56.6%, Exploration 16.4%, Adventure 13.6%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Indie 2.2%