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 41.3%, Adventure 17%, Horror 16.2%, Exploration 13.1%, First-Person 9.6%

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 15.5%, First-Person 12.6%, Atmospheric 7%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.7%, Adventure 22.4%, Exploration 13.1%, Horror 12.3%, First-Person 10.9%

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Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.7%, Adventure 20.7%, Horror 13.6%, Exploration 12.1%, First-Person 10.7%

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Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.6%, Horror 22.8%, Adventure 19.8%, First-Person 14.1%, Exploration 9%

A frightening experience in the Japanese countryside!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.1%, Horror 21.7%, Adventure 19.7%, First-Person 10.4%, Exploration 8%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.9%, Adventure 22.7%, Horror 14.1%, Exploration 12.8%, First-Person 11.2%

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 27.6%, Horror 19.8%, Adventure 17.8%, Exploration 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.4%

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 35.8%, Adventure 18.4%, First-Person 13%, Exploration 12.9%, Horror 6.8%

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 20.7%, Exploration 12.3%, Horror 11.2%, First-Person 10.9%

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 46.8%, Adventure 15.9%, Exploration 14.9%, First-Person 12.2%, Atmospheric 8.6%

A short, atmospheric horror experience about daily life.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.1%, Horror 21.9%, Exploration 13.8%, Adventure 12.8%, First-Person 10.4%

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 42.4%, Adventure 14%, Exploration 13.4%, First-Person 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.8%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.7%, Adventure 16.4%, Horror 15.3%, Exploration 13.7%, First-Person 12.1%

Drawn into a spectral library within the Spirit World, the protagonist seeks a way to escape with guidance from Lisa, a woman trapped within. A horror adventure that uncovers the lingering emotions and hidden truths left behind in the Spirit World

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.2%, Adventure 15.4%, Horror 14.5%, Exploration 12.9%, First-Person 11.4%

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 36.4%, Horror 15.4%, Exploration 15.3%, First-Person 12%, 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 15.4%, First-Person 12.9%, Atmospheric 6.9%

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 37.2%, Horror 19.5%, Exploration 12.2%, First-Person 10.7%, Atmospheric 10.3%

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 16.2%, First-Person 8%, Atmospheric 6.8%

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 41.8%, Adventure 24.7%, Horror 18%, First-Person 14.1%, Singleplayer 1.4%

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 24.5%, Adventure 21%, Horror 17.4%, First-Person 13.4%, Exploration 8.4%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 48.1%, Horror 27.9%, Adventure 21.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Walk Home is a short psychological horror game that puts you in the shoes of a young teenage girl, experiencing deeply unsettling circumstances as she navigates an eerie dirt trail back to her rural home late at night.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.8%, Exploration 15.7%, Horror 15.2%, Adventure 12.9%, First-Person 12.3%

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: Adventure 23.4%, Walking Simulator 23.1%, Horror 17.7%, First-Person 9%, Exploration 8.5%

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 15.6%, Exploration 13.5%, First-Person 11.1%, Horror 10.9%

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 21.1%, Horror 14.6%, Exploration 12.8%, First-Person 11.4%

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 13.2%, Exploration 12.5%, Adventure 9.5%

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 46.1%, Adventure 24.9%, Horror 17.4%, Indie 5.8%, Atmospheric 5.8%

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 40.2%, Horror 20%, Adventure 19.5%, First-Person 8%, Story Rich 4.2%

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 39.2%, Adventure 15.5%, Exploration 13.4%, First-Person 12%, Horror 11.8%

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 20.5%, Exploration 13%, First-Person 11.7%, Horror 10.6%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.5%, Horror 23.9%, Adventure 20.9%, First-Person 12.4%, Singleplayer 1.3%

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%, Adventure 19.9%, Exploration 12.3%, First-Person 11.1%, Horror 11%

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 20.9%, Exploration 12.9%, First-Person 10.6%, Horror 10.4%

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 46.8%, Adventure 20.4%, Horror 15.3%, First-Person 13.8%, Indie 2.2%

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 14.9%, First-Person 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.1%

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 49.8%, Horror 24.9%, Exploration 5.6%, First-Person 5.6%, Adventure 4.9%

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 35.2%, Horror 19%, Adventure 11.3%, Exploration 11.2%, First-Person 9.4%

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 15.7%, First-Person 13.1%, Exploration 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.2%

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 36.8%, Adventure 20.9%, Exploration 12.6%, First-Person 10.2%, Horror 8.9%

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 40.5%, Exploration 18.7%, Adventure 15.7%, First-Person 13.2%, Atmospheric 10.1%

A short first-person anomaly horror game set inside a looping house party. Observe carefully, trust your memory, and escape only when everything feels normal.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.7%, Adventure 20.8%, Exploration 12.9%, First-Person 10.7%, Horror 10.6%

In the gloomy atmosphere of post-Soviet everyday life, routine tasks like cleaning, cooking, and exploring your own room hide something much darker. Survive and uncover the truth before the maniac comes for you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.3%, Horror 21.2%, Adventure 13.8%, Exploration 11.8%, First-Person 8.9%

Descend is a faithful depiction of SCP-087.

Why similar: Horror 27.5%, Adventure 24.5%, Walking Simulator 22.4%, Exploration 14.7%, First-Person 9.2%

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 37.2%, Adventure 20.5%, Horror 17.2%, Exploration 10.9%, Story Rich 7.7%

“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 51.7%, Horror 22.7%, Adventure 21.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%, Indie 1.6%

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: Walking Simulator 24.6%, Adventure 19.1%, Horror 16.6%, Exploration 9.6%, Historical 9.5%

Enter an impossible Library where every book contains a human life. María's book is fading. Explore the quiet island inside her memory and uncover what she could not face.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 39%, Adventure 22%, Exploration 13.3%, First-Person 11.9%, Atmospheric 7%

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 44.2%, Adventure 28.4%, Exploration 14.8%, Atmospheric 11%, Singleplayer 1.6%

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 39.3%, Adventure 20.9%, Exploration 12.9%, First-Person 11.5%, Horror 7.8%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.9%, Adventure 19.4%, Horror 15.2%, Exploration 12.4%, First-Person 8.7%

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 45.6%, Adventure 18.3%, Horror 17.3%, Exploration 15.4%, Indie 2%

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 31.6%, Horror 18.2%, Adventure 14.3%, Exploration 13.3%, First-Person 10.7%

Demersus is a first-person atmospheric walking sim that explores the horrific reality of alcohol addiction through environmental storytelling and puzzles. Navigate the protagonist's fractured psyche, rendered as a beautifully haunting, hand-crafted clay mindscape and see what lies beneath.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.7%, Adventure 15.2%, Exploration 13.3%, Horror 12%, First-Person 11%

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 27.3%, Walking Simulator 25.9%, Horror 11.4%, First-Person 10.6%, Exploration 8.1%

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 18.2%, Exploration 9.7%, First-Person 7.7%

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 39.3%, Horror 24.8%, Adventure 18.8%, First-Person 12.8%, Singleplayer 2.3%

MOBIUS is a true-story walking simulator narrative about the process of development hell, trauma, and emotional growth.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.6%, Adventure 26.1%, Exploration 14%, First-Person 9.9%, Story Rich 5.5%

「隔離病院」は、閉鎖された病院の廊下を歩きながら異変を探す一人称ホラーゲームです。あなたは病棟の一角に閉じ込められ、同じ通路を何度も繰り返し歩くことになります。壁の掲示、扉の位置、天井の照明、耳に届く音。前に通ったときと何かが違っていないか、些細な違和感を見逃さずに進まなければなりません。異変を見つけたら引き返す。何も無ければそのまま進む。判断を誤れば、また最初の廊下へ戻される。静寂に包まれた病院で、あなたはどこまで正しく見極められるでしょうか。

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.6%, Adventure 21.6%, Horror 16.1%, Exploration 8.8%, First-Person 7.9%