Games Like Subway Midnight

A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?

Why similar: Psychedelic 36.6%, Horror 19.7%, Cute 10%, Supernatural 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the same blend of cute, psychedelic, and deeply unsettling horror found in Subway Midnight.

This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.1%, Walking Simulator 21.5%, Horror 14.2%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Exploration 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: As a foundational surreal exploration game, it provides the same sense of wandering through abstract, dreamlike spaces.

A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.

Why similar: Psychedelic 32.9%, Psychological Horror 27%, Abstract 12.4%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Horror 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the intense, surreal, and psychedelic psychological-horror atmosphere that defines the seed game.

Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.4%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Supernatural 10.7%, Horror 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It features a distinct hand-drawn aesthetic and a focus on story-rich, atmospheric exploration.

The complete surrealist horror-comedy series! A mysterious world of zines and blood!!

Why similar: Psychedelic 28.5%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Hand-drawn 15.8%, Horror 13.6%, Female Protagonist 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: The game's hand-drawn, surreal style and focus on strange, narrative-driven encounters mirror the feel of the seed game.

A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 14.4%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Choices Matter 10%

Why You'll Like It: This classic surreal horror game features a similar focus on exploration and unsettling, artistic environments.

Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.2%, Multiple Endings 14%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Story Rich 10.6%, Horror 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully blends cute, colorful aesthetics with deep, dark psychological horror and surreal dream sequences.

Stray Cat Crossing is an indie pixel horror game about an encounter with a mysterious little girl named Cat. Explore a surreal world filled with colorful characters, challenging riddles, and dark secrets.

Why similar: Horror 48.8%, Female Protagonist 24.9%, Adventure 15.1%, Puzzle 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: This indie title offers a surreal, story-rich adventure with a unique visual style that feels both cute and eerie.

Weep for the dead! In this short psychological horror story, play as a professional mourner travelling between funerals. Ride a nightmarish bus whose destination depends on how you choose to face your traumas.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Horror 12.6%, Stylized 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is a surreal, narrative-heavy experience that feels like a fever dream, much like the journey in Subway Midnight.

You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.2%, Psychological Horror 28.5%, Horror 12.4%, Puzzle 11.3%, Exploration 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the liminal, repetitive nature of public transport, providing a similar sense of unease in a train setting.

Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Hand-drawn 16.1%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Horror 12.5%, Female Protagonist 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: The game's focus on psychological horror and pixel-based surrealism makes it a strong thematic match.

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 24.1%, Walking Simulator 19.3%, Horror 16.7%, Female Protagonist 12%, Atmospheric 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on atmospheric, dreamlike exploration that blurs the line between reality and the supernatural.

Burnhouse Lane tells a story of Angie Weather, a one foot in the grave agency nurse attempting to complete five impossible tasks in order to win her life back. Solve puzzles, make friends and enemies, run, hide and fight in this dark adventure that'll take you on a trip to another world and back...

Why similar: Psychedelic 28.5%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Horror 9.7%, Multiple Endings 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It features a dark, story-rich adventure with a unique art style and a focus on choices and consequences.

Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20%, Horror 14.6%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Puzzle 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a strong sense of atmospheric, narrative-driven horror that emphasizes exploration.

You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.

Why similar: Psychedelic 30.2%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Horror 8%

Why You'll Like It: It leans into the psychedelic and psychological aspects of horror, mirroring the disorienting feel of the seed game.

CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.6%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Supernatural 11.2%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique, puzzle-heavy exploration experience with a dark, hand-drawn aesthetic.

You have a strange dream where you meet a creature named Glitch Daddy, telling you that the world is ending very soon. Then, you wake up and go to unravel the truth through a wild, abstract psychedelic journey.

Why similar: Psychedelic 22.6%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Abstract 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Multiple Endings 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its surreal, psychedelic, and atmospheric approach to exploration aligns well with the visual identity of Subway Midnight.

Re:Turn - One Way Trip is a 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure horror game. Trapped in a ghostly train, Saki must search the past and present to find and save her friends. More importantly, Saki must use her wits if she is to survive against an unspeakable evil hellbent on avenging unrequited love.

Why similar: Trains 37.1% ★, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 12.1%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Exploration 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: The train setting and focus on puzzle-solving and exploration make it a direct thematic parallel to the seed game.

Explore the truly frightening subway cars and find out what fears the main character will have to face.

Why similar: Psychedelic 28.7%, Walking Simulator 23.3%, Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Exploration 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This walking simulator focuses on exploration and psychological tension, capturing the same sense of isolation.

MOOD is a short visual novel combining horror, dark humor, and dialogues on a wide variety of topics, from old movies to ancient wars. You were the one who summoned your new companion, there is no backing out now!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.3%, Psychedelic 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Horror 10.5%, Female Protagonist 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a dark, atmospheric, and story-rich experience that emphasizes psychological tension.

You are trapped in an underground subway. Observe your surroundings carefully and take the correct trains to reach the 'Station 5' and exit the subway.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.1%, Puzzle 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Exploration 12.2%, Horror 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: The focus on exploration and puzzle-solving within a confined, eerie environment matches the mechanics of the seed game.

Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.3%, Supernatural 24.4%, Horror 19.1%, Exploration 11.1%, Atmospheric 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: The focus on supernatural exploration and first-person psychological horror aligns with the seed game's goals.

Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 35%, Horror 16.4%, Puzzle 11.4%, Story Rich 10.4%, Female Protagonist 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully combines a cute, hand-drawn aesthetic with dark, surreal, and disturbing horror themes.

Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.5%, Choices Matter 15%, Horror 14.8%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Story Rich 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: The game's dark, whimsical, and surreal narrative style is a perfect match for fans of the seed game's tone.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.8%, Horror 18.1%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Exploration 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game features unique, surreal mechanics and a psychological depth that feels very much in line with the seed game.

Meet colorful characters, discover mysterious secrets, and reassemble the fractured remains of an ethereal crystal as you explore a series of abstract worlds based on dreams, nightmares, and the places in between.

Why similar: Abstract 21.9%, Walking Simulator 18.5%, Horror 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Exploration 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the essence of a dreamlike, surreal journey through abstract environments.

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: Psychological Horror 41.2%, Female Protagonist 26.6%, Atmospheric 16.9%, Puzzle 11.8%, Adventure 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, psychological, and surreal horror experience with a distinct, stylized visual presentation.

Re:Turn 2 is a 2D psychological horror adventure game. The game follows on from the events of the first game. Saki and her fiancé, Sen, are trapped on an abandoned train that is haunted by an evil spirit that takes the form of a little girl named Ayumi.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Hand-drawn 17.2%, Horror 16.1%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Atmospheric 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: As a sequel to a train-based horror game, it continues the exploration and puzzle-solving themes of the first title.

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 18.9%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%

A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.3%, Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 17.5%, Exploration 10.7%, Puzzle 8.6%

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.1%, Horror 22.6%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Story Rich 11%, Atmospheric 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep, psychological, and dark narrative experience that is highly atmospheric.

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

Why similar: Horror 29.2%, Psychological Horror 23%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Stylized 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game is a masterclass in surreal, low-poly horror that prioritizes atmosphere and disorienting narrative over traditional mechanics.

A story-rich psychological horror inspired by real-life experiences. Follow Emily, 23, as she moves to Brooklyn for a fresh start, but finds herself drawn into a slow spiral of obsession and control. Featuring voice acting, this atmospheric and grounded experience is deeply unsettling.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Walking Simulator 21%, Horror 14.7%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Exploration 8.5%

Explore, fight, solve puzzles and bend gravity to escape the dream-like world of the Halls! Metro Gravity is a mind-boggling musical adventure with rhythmic combat and compelling lore.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.2%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Exploration 14.2%, Puzzle 11.6%, Atmospheric 11.5%

Adventure through bizarre and intricately made levels in this 2D platformer game.

Why similar: Psychedelic 30.6%, Abstract 21.9%, Hand-drawn 17.2%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Colorful 6.2%

It is a strange high-rise elevator. The objects that appear and the people you board are all strange. Depending on your actions, you will face a variety of consequences.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.5%, Multiple Endings 20.5%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Cute 10.7%, Horror 10.3%

Until Oblivion is an atmospheric narrative game that follows 17 year old nobody Emma Wilson as she tries to rekindle a dying relationship in a dying world. Join her in an increasingly nightmarish Halloween party and find out if anything (or anyone) is worth anything at all.

Why similar: Psychedelic 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Walking Simulator 13%, Abstract 11.6%, Hand-drawn 9.1%

Can you get her home unmolested?

Why similar: Female Protagonist 42.3%, Adventure 29.7%, Multiple Endings 28%

Anant Express is set aboard a haunted sleeper-class indian train. You board the train as an ordinary traveler, but as the journey progresses, strange events begin to unfold. Mysterious passengers. Shifting compartments. Whispers in the dark. Nothing is as it seems.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Psychological Horror 25%, Multiple Endings 17%, Horror 10.3%, Story Rich 8.5%

In this short first-person psychological horror game, falling asleep on the subway takes you to the final station, abandoned and eerie. Explore the area and try to survive the entity chasing you in the darkness. Who is it? Its face looks strangely familiar...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30%, Horror 27.2%, Cartoony 16.4%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Exploration 10.3%

A surreal post-life adventure

Why similar: Psychedelic 32.3%, Abstract 15.8%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Colorful 6.8%

Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.2%, Psychological Horror 25.4%, Horror 19.1%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Story Rich 8.2%

Join Amanda and her pal Wooly on a series of adventures as they explore and learn about our wonderful world! With several NEW play-along, laugh-along, learn-along episodes there's always fun to be had! Just make sure to do everything Amanda says or she might get angry.

Why similar: Horror 25.1%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Puzzle 11.5%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Story Rich 8.6%

All the passengers are dying to ride the Spooky Express! Don’t let them miss their stops: they may be monsters, but they still have places to be and people to eat – er, we mean meet!

Why similar: Trains 38.7% ★, Abstract 18.9%, Cartoony 9.3%, Colorful 8.6%, Cute 8.3%

Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.6%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Horror 9.6%, Supernatural 9.4%, Choices Matter 8.6%

Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.

Why similar: Abstract 23%, Psychological Horror 20%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Adventure 11.4%

Play through loads of hand-crafted fast-paced microgames based on horror tropes, explore the world of the afterlife and help the skelebros live their death to the fullest.

Why similar: Colorful 19%, Horror 15.8%, Exploration 14.5%, Cartoony 12.4%, Stylized 10.4%

Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.1%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Supernatural 13.1%, Horror 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.1%

Navigate an open-world island in an old train, upgrade it over time, and use it to fight an evil spider train named Charles.

Why similar: Trains 49.4% ★, Horror 18.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Hand-drawn 7.4%, Atmospheric 6.1%

select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!

Why similar: Multiple Endings 32.3%, Choices Matter 22.1%, Story Rich 14.4%, Cute 12.1%, Stylized 7.7%

Endless subway rides, void probes, cosmic gardens and the fate of a planet, fiction.colors is a series of short atmospheric experiences to explore at leisure.

Why similar: Psychedelic 22.7%, Walking Simulator 19.2%, Abstract 17.6%, Trains 13% ★, Exploration 8.2%

You are in a room without windows or doors. The TV dimly illuminates the room. What is this, a box? How to open it? After solving the riddle, you find the TV remote control. Click... a door appeared. You step into the darkness and hear laughter... turn around and find out what's behind the screen.

Why similar: Psychedelic 21.6%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Supernatural 10.1%, Walking Simulator 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.2%

The Ghost Train | 幽霊列車 is a psychological train horror game.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.9%, Psychological Horror 27.2%, Horror 21.5%, Cute 14.4%

A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game

Why similar: Horror 30.2%, Exploration 19%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Cute 17.7%, Adventure 7.6%

Lost in a series of endless train station hallways, find your way to the exit Platform in this First-Person Anomaly Spotting game set in the Midnight Monitor universe. Watch out for anomalies - If you see any, turn back immediately! Can you find your way out of Aldercourt Station?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.7%, Psychological Horror 24.3%, Horror 17.3%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Exploration 10.8%

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 29.7%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Multiple Endings 19.2%, Horror 14%, Exploration 11.5%

Welcome to Midnight Special, a point-and-click survival horror game drenched in 16-bit pixel art and 1980s retro dread. On a thunderous night in 1987 in Maine, you awaken in a labyrinthine manor. You must click, explore, and solve puzzles to escape. Will you go gentle into that good night?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Hand-drawn 19.2%, Horror 15.1%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Exploration 9.9%

A redux version of a 2014 Ludum Dare RPG Maker Horror Game. A poor little marshmallow escapes death row into an underground subway system, where they're asked questions by a mysterious game show host. Updated in 2025 with new content.

Why similar: Psychedelic 20.4%, Abstract 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Horror 9.8%

A psychological horror game set in a Korean apartment building. Explore eerie occurrences throughout the complex and uncover the truth behind them.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Walking Simulator 17.2%, Horror 13.9%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Supernatural 8.7%

Thirty minutes to New Year. You’re a train passenger. Something awful is unfolding- stop the train and survive. Look through the camera- it reveals the truth.

Why similar: Psychedelic 44.5%, Walking Simulator 22.2%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Puzzle 6.6%, Multiple Endings 6.6%