Games Like Tales From Hoia Baciu Forest

Immerse yourself in the obscure and mysterious autumnal forest, where every wrong step could be your last. As you travel uncover the dark story behind this place, where beauty and danger have become as one.

Why similar: Nature 20%, Dark 14%, Exploration 13.2%, Mystery 10.9%, Horror 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same focus on atmospheric, first-person exploration through a dense and terrifying woodland setting.

A first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of the Blair Witch. Explore the haunted grounds of the Black Hills Forest in a harrowing investigation that forces you to confront the evil that resides deep in the woods.

Why similar: Horror 29.2%, Psychological Horror 21%, Dark 16.9%, First-Person 16.1%, Adventure 14.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game is the definitive experience for forest-based horror, featuring a lost protagonist and a malevolent, unseen presence.

Explore a post-pandemic fictional Mediterranean island and confront your fears! Immerse yourself in a seemingly abandoned city and struggle to find a precious Banydebosc red wine bottle to cure your loved ones. But be aware; your Nemesis is hunting you. Indie Jumpscares included! :D

Why similar: Dark 17.2%, Horror 15.4%, First-Person 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Exploration 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar blend of first-person exploration and atmospheric horror within a mysterious, isolated environment.

YOU CONTROL THE FOUND FOOTAGE. An FBI intern leaked special investigation tapes before suddenly disappearing. The first tape of the series contains found footage from O'Brien State Park revealing the true events that were covered up in the 1980s.

Why similar: 1980s 28.1%, Horror 13%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, First-Person 9.3%, Psychological Horror 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title perfectly matches the 1980s aesthetic and the specific theme of investigating a dangerous, remote park.

Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.

Why similar: First-Person 25.8%, Horror 23.3%, Exploration 22.2%, Adventure 16.6%, Mystery 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Set in the 1970s, this mystery game captures the same era-specific, isolated exploration feel found in the seed game.

You've been called into the forest to investigate a wounded deer, but the forest is dark and all you have is a flashlight. Oh bother, what a Tuesday you're having.A retro PSX style horror game

Why similar: Horror 34%, Exploration 27.4%, First-Person 22.7%, Adventure 15.1%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: A strong match for players who enjoy walking-simulator style horror set in deep, lonely forests.

It Lurks in the Woods is a short first-person horror game based on French Canadian folklore.

Why similar: Dark 27.6%, Horror 27.6%, Adventure 21.3%, Exploration 19.5%, Indie 4%

Why You'll Like It: This indie title leans heavily into the dark, claustrophobic feeling of being hunted in a forest.

A park ranger's life is changed forever as they discover what really lurks in their national park. A first-person horror, exploration, and stealth-based game.

Why similar: Horror 22.2%, Nature 17%, Exploration 13.7%, Dark 11.9%, First-Person 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the specific theme of forest-based supernatural horror and atmospheric exploration.

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: Mystery 21.7%, First-Person 18.8%, Exploration 17.1%, Adventure 14.8%, Comedy 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: While less overtly horrific, it is the gold standard for first-person forest exploration and isolation-driven storytelling.

A short first-person horror game where you wander through an eerie forest using the dials of a microwave.

Why similar: Dark 16.2%, Horror 14.8%, Nature 13%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Exploration 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a surreal, dark exploration experience that aligns with the eerie tone of the seed game.

Passing Pineview Forest is a free mini-prequel set in the universe of Pineview Drive. Behind the abandoned house on Pineview Drive lies ominous Pineview Forest...

Why similar: Horror 61.9%, First-Person 17%, Adventure 11%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Indie 1%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential example of the forest-horror subgenre that emphasizes survival and exploration.

What hides in the depths of the forest?!

Why similar: Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Exploration 15.1%, Dark 13.4%, First-Person 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the psychological horror and exploration aspects of being stranded in a dark, mysterious location.

You have arrived in a forest where people are rumored to disappear and strange things happen... Locals often see bright flashes and hear strange sounds...

Why similar: Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 16%, Mystery 15.1%, Dark 11.4%, First-Person 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the psychological horror and atmospheric exploration elements that define the Hoia Baciu experience.

Slender Man returns more terrifying than ever. You're on your own. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Relive the horror all over again with cutting edge visuals for the 10th Anniversary Update and experience survival horror at its finest.

Why similar: Horror 44.1%, Dark 17.2%, First-Person 16.8%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Adventure 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic of the genre that focuses on being stalked by an unseen entity while navigating dark, outdoor environments.

Plunge into the captivating realm of "Horror Inside the Forest," an exhilarating game that tests your bravery. Explore a mysterious forest, confront supernatural forces, uncover secrets, survive the darkness, and escape its shadowy embrace in this immersive horror experience.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 30%, Adventure 19.4%, Exploration 16.3%, First-Person 11.1%, Comedy 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that focuses on survival horror within a dense, dark woodland.

Bigfoot Forest - a first-person indie horror game. While traveling in your car, you run out of gas and find yourself far away from any civilized locations at night, with only woods and a small town nearby.

Why similar: Horror 27.5%, Adventure 25.8%, First-Person 19%, 3D 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: It leans into the urban legend and creature-feature aspect of forest horror exploration.

"Tavern in the Woods" is a first person, single-player interactive fiction story that blends mystery, storytelling, and supernatural horror. Players explore and investigate an isolated environment as the narrative slowly unfolds, gradually uncovering the truth behind the eerie emptiness.

Why similar: Dark 17.8%, Exploration 16.8%, First-Person 15.3%, Nature 14.2%, Mystery 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides an immersive, forest-based adventure that focuses on exploration and narrative mystery.

Horror game series about the investigation of missing hikers in the U.S. National Parks. Follow the story of a wannabe reporter who got a job as a ranger to investigate the disappearances - several episodes that tell one story! Based on true events.

Why similar: Horror 22.8%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Mystery 13.6%, First-Person 11.6%, Adventure 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This title captures the specific niche of forest-themed psychological horror and investigation.

A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.

Why similar: Horror 38.2%, Psychological Horror 34.1%, First-Person 25%, Indie 2.1%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a deeply psychological and claustrophobic horror experience that mirrors the dark, unsettling tone of the seed game.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.

Why similar: Mystery 28.9%, First-Person 18.5%, Exploration 18.3%, Horror 17.8%, Adventure 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on environmental storytelling and exploration in a beautiful but eerie, isolated landscape.

While trying to avoid the dangers of working the night shift at a store deep in the forest, you'll also make decisions that shape the fate of the story.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 21.5%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, First-Person 15.6%, Horror 14.7%, Casual 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a blend of psychological horror and choice-based exploration that complements the seed game's tone.

You're driving away on a forest road, late at night, under a heavy storm. Your car breaks down. Luckily, there might be a gas station nearby. But a misfortune never comes alone. The storm has brought something else, something otherworldly that oddly smells of spilled diesel oil.

Why similar: Dark 19.1%, Horror 16.3%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, First-Person 12.8%, Exploration 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a surreal, dark adventure that fits well with the themes of being stranded and stalked.

As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

Why similar: Horror 44.9%, First-Person 21.8%, Exploration 16.5%, Adventure 15.1%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a more survival-focused take on being stranded in a dangerous, forest-based environment.

Misery Mansion is a first-person survival horror game. After your car broke down you find yourself helpless in a forest. All alone you will search for help in the dark. You will discover and explore a mysterious old mansion. But soon all you want is to escape the horrors within.

Why similar: Dark 18.4%, Horror 18.4%, Action-Adventure 15%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, First-Person 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a strong psychological horror experience that mirrors the dark, unsettling atmosphere of the seed game.

A one-of-a-kind horror shocker – a game aware of your fear!Check out the improvements introduced with Update 2.0!

Why similar: Horror 70.6%, Adventure 19.3%, First-Person 7.8%, Indie 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that relies on atmospheric tension and exploration to build its scares.

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 35.8%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Dark 17.9%, First-Person 11.9%, Exploration 6%

Why You'll Like It: While set indoors, it is the pinnacle of psychological horror and atmospheric dread for those who enjoy the intensity of the seed game.

Embark on a terrifying adventure of a priest accused of murdering an altar boy. Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.2%, Horror 21.6%, Adventure 17.8%, Mystery 12.4%, First-Person 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: It features a strong emphasis on atmospheric, first-person horror and mysterious, dark storytelling.

Backrooms: Found Footage is a single-player horror game where you are the main character trying to survive the Backrooms. Curiosity wins and you decide to explore this weird place that you got trapped in. What could go wrong?

Why similar: Exploration 15.8%, First-Person 14.3%, Adventure 13.9%, Horror 13.9%, Dark 13.5%

Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.

Why similar: Horror 28.3%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, First-Person 19.7%, Mystery 11.8%, Exploration 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-driven horror experience that focuses on the dread of searching through an unsettling environment.

A chilling psychological horror set in 1980s Kerala. After weeks of silence, you arrive on a remote island to search for your missing wife. Explore an abandoned house, uncover local folklore, survive haunting encounters, and unravel the island’s buried secrets.

Why similar: Exploration 17.8%, 3D 11.9%, Horror 11.4%, First-Person 10.8%, 1980s 10.6%

A PSX retro horror game made by a sixth grader. Your car runs out of gas on your way to an abandoned carnival now infested with danger at every corner.

Why similar: 1980s 38.6%, Horror 20%, Dark 9.5%, First-Person 9.1%, Adventure 8.2%

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: Horror 21.1%, Dark 18%, Adventure 13.6%, Exploration 11.4%, First-Person 9.9%

You have to explore the mysterious forest and complete many tasks to get out of there alive.

Why similar: Dark 44.1%, Exploration 27.2%, First-Person 16.3%, 3D 11.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Whispering Fog is a first person psychological horror game set in an ever-changing forest shrouded in fog. A quiet getaway becomes a sinister nightmare as the illusion of safety and solitude slowly crumbles around you.

Why similar: Dark 24.4%, Horror 21.6%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, First-Person 16.7%, Exploration 11.1%

This is a 3D first-person adventure and horror game that lets you plunge deep into your fears. A unique cave system, enemies and screamers. While picking mushrooms in a clearing, you stumble upon an abandoned hut. Exploring it, you find yourself in a cave full of unexpected inhabitants and surprises

Why similar: Horror 22.4%, Dark 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Action-Adventure 14%, Exploration 13.3%

SPIRITS OF BACIU - PROLOGUE is the enigmatic adventure of a mysterious cat-like spirit who suddenly awakens in the dark forest of Baciu. Join him on this strange journey and meet many spirits that inhabit the forest. Help him to solve puzzles and to find his way through the forest.

Why similar: 1980s 51.9%, Adventure 26.8%, Linear 18.5%, Indie 1.8%, Singleplayer 1%

You, a normal working Joe, decide to try to solve the mystery of the missing girl... Will you make it out alive? A horror game filled with mystery!

Why similar: Horror 18.7%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, First-Person 14.7%, Action-Adventure 13%, Adventure 11.2%

A retro point-and-click horror adventure game that tests the boundries of the genre! In this "found-footage" horror game you have to navigate the rooms and hallways of the mysterious Narrow Woods Hotel. Collect keys and items and use them to find your way out.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 15.3%, Horror 15.3%, Dark 13.5%, Exploration 11%, First-Person 10.5%

Tall Poppy is a fun-house horror experience where you must find your wife's purse and a way off the church property before the prankster ghost gets you!

Why similar: Action-Adventure 18.9%, Comedy 18.8%, Exploration 14.1%, Adventure 14.1%, First-Person 13.7%

Horror game series about the investigation of missing hikers in the U.S. National Parks. Follow the story of a wannabe reporter who got a job as a ranger to investigate the disappearances - several episodes that tell one story. Based on true events.

Why similar: Horror 19.1%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Exploration 14.7%, First-Person 13%, Adventure 10%

Play through three VHS tapes, uncovering the mystery of a decrepit facility, eluding tormented beasts, and discovering the truth of the chosen one.

Why similar: Horror 21.3%, Dark 19.5%, First-Person 15.6%, Mystery 13.2%, Psychological Horror 10.4%

There's nothing scarier than waking up in the middle of the forest alone... or so it seems. Taking control of Rachel in this short, story driven, exploration game, you must find out where you are, why you're there, and most importantly, how to get out. What will you uncover when you delve into the unknown?

Why similar: Adventure 49.8%, Casual 44%, Indie 6.2%

An ill-fated hiking trip spirals into a chilling fight for survival in this interactive psychological horror movie, inspired by centuries-old tales of vengeful spirits from Germany’s Black Forest.

Why similar: Dark 27.1%, Horror 22.7%, Mystery 19.5%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Adventure 11.9%

Mortuar is a 1-4 player Online co-op psychological horror game. Delve deep into Hoia Baciu Forest where eerie sightings and paranormal activity have transpired. Make use of various ghost hunting equipment to first identify the ghost's type, then attempt to banish it back to the afterlife.

Why similar: Horror 23.7%, Action-Adventure 17.7%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Casual 10.3%, Exploration 9.5%

Something terrible happened in the forest! Someone frightened all Bugs! What happened? You are the only one who can find it out!

Why similar: Casual 51.2%, Adventure 42.4%, Indie 6.4%

DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.

Why similar: 1980s 12.9%, Horror 12.8%, Mystery 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Exploration 11.5%

In this indie horror game, you must escape the Siren’s Forest! Use multiple means of transportation to aid your escape. Unearth what truly happened in the forest by interacting with certain objects that could provide you with the answers you need. But be careful… There’s something out there!

Why similar: Horror 41%, First-Person 20%, 3D 15.2%, Casual 14.8%, Linear 6.1%

You were supposed to have a relaxing cabin trip on a island all alone but after several strange encounters you had a mystery to solve, will you be able to survive a first-person psychological horror game or will you run away?

Why similar: Dark 17.8%, Horror 15.5%, Mystery 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, First-Person 12.6%

Bushside Rangers® is a first-person survival horror game that forces you to use your wits as you navigate through the dark, dreary depths of an abandoned nature park.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 19%, First-Person 17.1%, Exploration 15.8%, Horror 15.8%, Psychological Horror 10.1%

Siren Head: Awakening is a first-person horror game based on Trevor Henderson's artwork. You're stuck with your car in the middle of a dark forest with nothing but your flashlight. Seek escape by finding items necessary to survive while a terrifying monster lurks the shadows.

Why similar: Horror 21.6%, Dark 18%, Exploration 12.4%, Mystery 12.2%, Action-Adventure 11.9%

An old shack deep in a dense forest, a strange computer and a game that's trying to kill you!

Why similar: Dark 18.9%, Horror 17.8%, First-Person 15.1%, Mystery 14.8%, Psychological Horror 11.9%

Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.

Why similar: 1980s 30.2%, Horror 22%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Dark 11.2%, First-Person 9.1%

Backrooms: Exploration is a single-player horror game, which takes place in 2020. Two friends have lost their jobs due to COVID-19, but they still have to bring food to the table. After a failed heist, one of them ends up in the Backrooms. Now your only mission is to survive.

Why similar: Horror 23.3%, First-Person 18.9%, Dark 16.9%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Adventure 11.6%

December 6, 1994. the village of Glubnkovo. You were driving home after a very difficult day along an abandoned village and did not notice a tree peeking out ahead. In an instant, complete darkness overtook you and you passed out...

Why similar: Comedy 18.2%, Dark 17.9%, Exploration 15.1%, First-Person 14.8%, Psychological Horror 11.8%

Explore the origins of the mysterious Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the dark past of the establishment. Try to make some friends. Uncover the truth behind the place, and who you are…

Why similar: Horror 19.8%, Dark 18.1%, First-Person 16%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Mystery 11.2%

The protagonist gets into a car accident and is forced to take shelter from the cold in an abandoned house, waiting for warmer temperatures, where it will soon turn out that he is not alone at all..

Why similar: Dark 20%, Horror 17.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, First-Person 13.2%, Mystery 12.8%

Something strange appears in the woods. Lost in a dark and unknown place, survive an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and uncover the ancient mystery that’s befallen this land in this Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror adventure.

Why similar: Horror 15.5%, Mystery 13.9%, Dark 13.9%, Exploration 13.2%, First-Person 12.2%

Embark on a chilling journey in King of Silence, a first-person horror game where silence is survival. Trapped in a dark, abandoned temple, you must quietly uncover its secrets and the eerie legend of the King of Silence to find your escape. Make a sound, and it may be your last.

Why similar: Horror 20.8%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Mystery 16.7%, First-Person 16%, Exploration 14.7%

Psychological Horror. The action takes place in forestry, in which a married couple of foresters stopped communicating with city. You were sent to investigate. But once in the forest, not lose your mind - turns out to be a very difficult task

Why similar: Horror 17.4%, Action-Adventure 16.7%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Exploration 12.7%, First-Person 12.1%

Horror Story: Hallowseed is a story-driven psychological horror game. An obscure event causes two of your friends to disappear while you were camping in the woods. Left alone and stranded in an unknown place, you need to seek the answers about what happened, face the horror and find your friends.

Why similar: Horror 21.4%, Dark 19.7%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, First-Person 15.6%, Action-Adventure 14.7%