- #1 Chernobylite Complete Edition
96% matchVery Positive82% of 15,165 reviews2021
Dev: The Farm 51
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Chernobylite is a science-fiction survival horror RPG. Set in the hyper-realistic, 3D-scanned wasteland of Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone, explore a non-linear storyline in your search to uncover the truth of your tortured past.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.5%, Horror 20.7%, First-Person 13.2%, Exploration 11.2%, Action-Adventure 8.9%
- #2 Left Alone
97% matchMostly Positive75% of 641 reviews2016
Dev: SpeedTutor
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Walking Simulator 16%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Survival Horror 11.7%, Horror 9.9%, Mystery 8.1%
- #3 Chernobyl: Origins
96% matchVery Positive85% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Nelset
Windows · Linux
"Chernobyl: Origins" - is a quest game with psychological horror elements. You have to solve a lot of puzzles to find out the terrible secret of the catastrophe at the nuclear power plant. The game will take you to 1986, to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Dark 14.9%, Horror 14.3%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Mystery 10.7%
- #4 ROUTINE
94% 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: Survival Horror 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Walking Simulator 13%, Dark 11.9%, Horror 9.1%
- #5 The Shore
95% 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: Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 15.8%, FPS 15.7%, Narration 12%, First-Person 9.3%
- #6 Brutalism22
94% matchMixed65% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Marginal act
Windows
This is a retro horror game about the war in Ukraine and brutalist architecture in Eastern Europe
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.6%, Survival Horror 11.9%, Horror 11.6%, First-Person 9.6%, Exploration 9.4%
- #7 Psych
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 340 reviews2022
Dev: MediaTale
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience the story of Alexander Green and find out what happened on the day of the accident in this First Person horror Adventure. Follow the development of Alex, solve puzzles around the event and try not to fall into madness as you search for answers.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.9%, Survival Horror 15.6%, Horror 15.5%, Dark 12.9%, Exploration 8%
- #8 White Room Protocol
92% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 17.3%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 13.4%, Dark 11.4%, FPS 11.2%
- #9 ZERO PROTOCOL
90% matchVery Positive85% of 574 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, FPS 11.1%, Mystery 10%, First-Person 8.2%
- #10 Mirror Forge
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 179 reviews2022
Dev: MystiveDevPub: DreadXP
Windows
Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 11.2%, Dark 10.9%, Walking Simulator 10.4%
- #11 Inner Chains
91% matchMixed48% of 596 reviews2017
Dev: Telepaths TreePub: IMGN.PRO
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
An FPS horror game set in a surreal, dark and deadly biomechanical world never seen before. Humankind is just a small part of a hostile universe. Want to survive? Discover its secrets.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.1%, FPS 13.8%, Dark 12.5%, Horror 12.2%, Surreal 10.1%
- #12 KARMA: The Dark World
88% matchVery Positive92% of 4,144 reviews2025
Dev: POLLARD STUDIO LLCPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
KARMA: The Dark World is a first-person cinematic psychological thriller set in a dystopian world where the Leviathan Corporation is omnipresent. The year is 1984, the place is East Germany, and things are not quite what they seem.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.3%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 13%, Psychedelic 12.2%, First-Person 9.5%
- #13 Summer of '58
89% matchVery Positive89% of 4,849 reviews2021
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.2%, Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 16.7%, Dark 11.3%, Mystery 8.5%
- #14 God's Basement
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,314 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: Walking Simulator 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Dark 13.4%, Horror 13.3%, Mystery 9.4%
- #15 Chasing Static
87% 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 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Horror 10.9%, Dark 10.8%
- #16 The Empty Eyes
86% matchVery Positive80% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
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: Survival Horror 18.7%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 13.8%, Mystery 11.6%, Dark 9%
- #17 CHERNOBYL: The Untold Story
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 288 reviews2019
Dev: Mehsoft
Windows
1986. Chernobyl disaster. The story that you will see in the game resembles a delusional dream of a man exhausted by radiation. But whether it is nonsense or the nightmarish reality of the Soviet era – you decide.
Why similar: Action 67%, Singleplayer 33%
- #18 Witch Hunt
85% matchVery Positive88% of 2,406 reviews2018
Dev: Gua
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Witch Hunt is a challenging horror themed hunting game that takes place in the 18th century. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linearity, and atmosphere.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.9%, Horror 17.2%, FPS 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, First-Person 8.1%
- #19 NEDRA
84% matchMixed68% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: indie.io
Windows
NEDRA is a story-driven, atmospheric action-adventure blending survival horror with cosmic terror. Set in a Soviet-era Antarctic station, all the explorers have vanished without a trace, leaving you to uncover the chilling truth.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14%, FPS 13.2%, Horror 11.4%, Dark 9%
- #20 SOMA
84% 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: Survival Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Horror 11.3%, Dark 9.9%
- #21 Project Liminal 2
81% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: AquaHeaven StudiosPub: TXC
Windows
Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.
Why similar: FPS 19.6%, Puzzle 14.7%, Adventure 12.3%, Exploration 11.5%, First-Person 10.6%
- #22 The Inn-Sanity
80% 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 20.5%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Horror 15.4%, Dark 11.2%, Exploration 8.5%
- #23 Abandoned Souls
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 379 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.5%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 10.9%, Dark 9.3%
- #24 INHUMAN
83% matchMixed63% of 111 reviews2023
Dev: Qiutaixu studio
Windows
"INHUMAN" is an independent horror game. The story takes place in the conspiracy of an ancient clan, and the protagonist is in a psychedelic state and can't even distinguish herself. With further exploration and confrontation with all kinds of ghosts, the puzzle will be solved step by step...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.2%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Horror 11.9%, Mystery 10%, Psychedelic 10%
- #25 ColdSide
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 519 reviews2020
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
ColdSide is a psychological horror first-person game. It takes place in an abandoned underground laboratory that studied anomalous phenomena.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.1%, Horror 26.9%, First-Person 17.7%, Adventure 16.7%, Singleplayer 4.6%
- #26 Everything Is For Humanity
81% matchMixed68% of 118 reviews2022
Dev: Vanquisher Games
Windows
Everything is for Humanity is a story-driven, exploration and puzzle-solving based science fiction horror game which sets in a massive science facility in 2020. You will discover tons of things and find out about the blood-chilling truths with its first-person experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 17.1%, First-Person 12.8%, Story Rich 10.5%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #27 Observer: System Redux
79% matchVery Positive85% of 2,866 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.9%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 15%, Narration 11.6%, Surreal 11.3%
- #28 Silent Nights
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 210 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.1%, Walking Simulator 14%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 10.5%, Dark 9.2%
- #29 Exit From
78% matchVery Positive85% of 548 reviews2021
Dev: White Box
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Exit From - is a first-person horror-stealth game with quest and procedural generation elements where you have to get out of the old Soviet house, which changes every new game.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.4%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Horror 13.4%, Mystery 13.2%, First-Person 8.4%
- #30 Sector 404
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Empty Studio
Windows
Sector 404 is a first-person anomaly horror game set in a crumbling Soviet housing block. After taking your medicine, your world begins to fracture. Climb from floor to floor, uncovering distorted anomalies and your own unraveling mind. Miss too much, and reality resets. Will you ever make it home?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.8%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 14.5%, Dark 10%, First-Person 9.9%
- #31 Necrophosis
75% 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: Walking Simulator 17.5%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Surreal 12.8%, Mystery 11.6%, Horror 10.9%
- #32 Visage
76% matchVery Positive84% of 10,620 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 23.3%, Psychological Horror 23.2%, Survival Horror 17.1%, Dark 10.3%, Walking Simulator 6.8%
- #33 Unspoken
74% matchVery Positive88% of 802 reviews2024
Dev: Weeping studioPub: Weeping Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
You find yourself in the center of inexplicable nightmare. Make your way through the horror, come face to face with terrible events. Immerse yourself in the dark mystery of the events in which you found yourself an unwitting participant.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Horror 18%, Dark 14.5%, Mystery 11.7%, First-Person 6.4%
- #34 Chornobyl Liquidators
77% matchMixed48% of 653 reviews2024
Dev: Live Motion GamesPub: Frozen Way
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Chornobyl Liquidators is not a fantastic tale of exploring the Zone. It's a story about real people facing a real threat — the CNPP disaster. Invisible radiation, KGB, difficult moral choices... Do you have enough courage and strength to take on this challenge?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22%, Narration 20.8%, First-Person 11.4%, Story Rich 11.2%, Exploration 10.9%
- #35 Centralia: Homecoming
78% matchMixed69% of 83 reviews2019
Dev: VikTor
Windows
The story of Henry Nelson is a psychological first-person thriller, based on real events. It is a game in which the player will experience mysterious events and take part in an unbelievable journey.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.9%, Walking Simulator 15%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, FPS 11.1%, Horror 9%
- #36 Scorn
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 17,806 reviews2022
Dev: Ebb SoftwarePub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.
Why similar: Horror 16.3%, Dark 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Survival Horror 9.3%
- #37 The Silent Swan
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: PraenarisPub: Gammera Nest
Windows
The Silent Swan is a contemplative first-person narrative experience across a megalithic, derelict world. Mixing elements from both walking simulator and open levels.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.7%, Dark 16.9%, Narration 14.7%, Mystery 13.8%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #38 Whitehaven
76% matchMixed60% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Somnambulist Games
Windows
Uncover the mysteries of Whitehaven Orphanage in this first-person psychological horror game. Explore the place, collect clues and put the pieces together to find out what happened years ago as you delve deep into your mind.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.2%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Dark 12.1%, Horror 12.1%
- #39 The Guest
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 201 reviews2023
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Dark 13.3%, Horror 13.2%
- #40 The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game
71% matchVery Positive85% of 799 reviews2025
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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: Survival Horror 25.4%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Dark 12.7%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, FPS 8.7%
- #41 Incoming Evil
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: CodelessMan
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 21.7%, Horror 17.2%, FPS 15.5%, Dark 14.1%, First-Person 13%
- #42 Dark Atlas: Infernum
70% matchVery Positive86% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: Night Council StudioPub: Selecta Play
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 11.7%, Narration 10.5%, Dark 9.5%, Mystery 8.9%
- #43 Moons of Madness
72% 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: Horror 19.7%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Adventure 9.4%, Mystery 9.3%
- #44 The Fridge is Red
73% matchMixed56% of 229 reviews2022
Dev: 5WORD TeamPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
What is inside the Red Fridge? Collection of six episodes of psychological analog horror. Tour through liminal spaces filled with surreal events and uncanny strangers. Inspired by retro horrors of the PSX era.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.3%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Mystery 10.4%, Horror 9.8%, Dark 9.5%
- #45 Beyond The Evil
70% matchVery Positive82% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: BlackHawk GamesPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Beyond the Evil is an psychological horror game that places the player to a hard experience to find who created one supposed plague that might doom the world.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18%, Horror 14.9%, Mystery 14.3%, Puzzle 10.5%, Linear 9.3%
- #46 Omitted
72% matchMixed46% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Omitted is a first-person psychological horror game. Experience being left alone in an old hospital, discover its secrets and try to survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.9%, Horror 16.6%, Dark 15.1%, Mystery 13.3%, Walking Simulator 8.8%
- #47 Vesnith Tapes
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: KY XEPub: Darks Zone
Windows
A psychological horror game where a police officer investigates a cold case in a decaying house, uncovering a strange and haunting tape recorder that reveals a terrible secret.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.5%, FPS 15.6%, Horror 10.3%, Mystery 9.3%, Exploration 9.1%
- #48 Chernobyl Trap
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: ZERO5GAMES
Windows · Linux
You are survived pilot of fallen helicopter. Your mission is simple: go to evacuation point. But can you do it and not die?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.8%, Action-Adventure 16%, Adventure 14.9%, First-Person 13%, Action 9.5%
- #49 Curse of Anabelle
71% matchMixed64% of 135 reviews2020
Dev: Rocwise Entertainment
Windows
Curse of Anabelle is a story driven adventure-horror/puzzle game which players can experience in the first person perspective. The storyline is based on real world myths and legends.
Why similar: Adventure 25.2%, Horror 11.5%, Walking Simulator 11%, Action 10.9%, Dark 10.4%
- #50 Luto
65% matchVery Positive85% of 1,226 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.6%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Narration 12.9%, Dark 12.8%, Mystery 9.7%
- #51 Implements of Hell
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 103 reviews2021
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 20%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 12.8%, Dark 12.2%, Mystery 11.6%
- #52 CoRoT
67% matchMixed67% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Azteck Game Studios
Windows
CoRoT is a first-person psychological meta-horror game. Search for cassettes in a transforming house, unraveling its macabre past. A sinister atmosphere surrounds you as you try to understand what's happening and where you really are. Can you discover the truth hidden in its walls?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.5%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Surreal 11.3%, Horror 10.1%, Survival Horror 9.8%
- #53 Anomalies Detective
67% 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 30.4%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Horror 15%, First-Person 12.5%, Exploration 12.3%
- #54 Underwater
69% 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: Survival Horror 18.2%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Mystery 11.2%, Dark 8.4%
- #55 >observer_
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,884 reviews2017
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.7%, Horror 19.1%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Story Rich 8.8%, First-Person 8.6%
- #56 The Hotel
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 92 reviews2022
Dev: Constant ArtPub: Constant_Art
Windows
The Hotel is a psychological horror thriller in which the player will have to face the evil living within the walls of a lonely hotel. But more importantly, the player will have to decide what this evil is to him. Maybe the nature of this evil is deeper than it seems at first glance.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 10.8%, Dark 8.8%, Mystery 7.5%
- #57 ALONE?
71% matchMixed42% of 190 reviews2016
Dev: Deceptive Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 26.6%, Walking Simulator 22%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Adventure 12.5%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #58 Still Wakes the Deep
63% 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: Psychological Horror 18.8%, Walking Simulator 17.5%, Horror 14.9%, Dark 13.6%, First-Person 9%