- #1 Behind The Door
97% matchMixed58% of 99 reviews2017
Dev: Dio Alias Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 39%
It's a story about a skeptical detective John who's investigating the abandoned's house massacre where group of teenagers were killed. On early night Detective John arriving to the abandoned house to find out what has happened there but suddenly he realized that he is not alone...
Why similar: Point & Click 17.2%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Investigation 14.7%, Horror 12.3%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #2 Insight
96% matchVery Positive87% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: GravelRoadPub: PaperPixel Games
Windows
Insight is a single-player horror story game shrouded in mystery. You'll take control of different characters to solve crimes and unveil the dark secrets behind them.
Why similar: Horror 28%, Dark 25.2%, Story Rich 14.1%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13%
- #3 The Guest
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 960 reviews2016
Dev: Team GothamPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.
Why similar: Puzzle 20.6%, Horror 19.6%, Mystery 17.1%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, First-Person 9.6%
- #4 Andarin Weppes: Pre-Dementia
94% matchVery Positive93% of 191 reviews2024
Dev: MötivPub: Next in Game
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Andarin Weppes is a first person puzzle experience of a man with ever advancing dementia...
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.8%, Walking Simulator 17.8%, Puzzle 12.6%, First-Person 8.9%, Dark 7.7%
- #5 Incoming Evil
95% 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: Horror 21.9%, First-Person 16.1%, Dark 16%, Puzzle 13.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%
- #6 Mimic Search
93% matchVery Positive88% of 1,023 reviews2024
Dev: Gemezl
Windows
Mimic Search is a short indie horror game, in which you take the role of a police officer investigating a recent mimic attack.
Why similar: Horror 21.1%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Dark 14.6%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, First-Person 9.7%
- #7 Kach
94% matchVery Positive81% of 292 reviews2022
Dev: Bhargav ModhaPub: BYGames
Windows · Mac
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 22%, Horror 16.8%, Dark 11.4%, Puzzle 7.2%, Exploration 7.2%
- #8 The Painscreek Killings
92% matchVery Positive91% of 6,162 reviews2017
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
Why similar: Investigation 23%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Mystery 13%, Horror 10.1%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #9 DETECTIVE - Rainy night
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: k148 Game StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Detective Rainy Night is a narrative adventure with elements of deduction. Violent crimes, mature stories, and a touch of psychological horror await you at the Motel Holiday. Grab a pencil and paper because solving this case won’t be easy.
Why similar: Point & Click 18%, Horror 16.9%, Mystery 16.4%, First-Person 11.4%, Exploration 11.3%
- #10 The Complex: Found Footage
90% matchVery Positive93% of 9,843 reviews2022
Dev: pgWave
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Experience the liminal world of the backrooms through a VHS camera, immersing into a mysterious story and wandering the dream-like structures... Might there be something following you?
Why similar: Horror 17.8%, Walking Simulator 17.6%, Multiplayer 13%, First-Person 9.7%, Exploration 9.1%
- #11 Case of the mysterious death of Keiko Haraeda
91% matchMixed59% of 145 reviews2023
Dev: sur
Windows
Japan, September 12, 1999, at 8:00 p.m., Ms. Keiko Haraeda collapsed in her room and was found dead. Although the police have ruled that there is no case and closed the investigation, many puzzling points remain, and the family is still calling for information.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.1%, Horror 19.2%, Dark 15.6%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Mystery 8.2%
- #12 Japan Stigmatized Property -日本事故物件監視協会-
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 359 reviews2025
Dev: 日本事故物件監視協会
Windows · Mac
Can you endure until morning Monitor Japan's stigmatized properties and report any paranormal activity If you miss a report or make repeated mistakes——
Why similar: Investigation 28.3%, Point & Click 28%, Dark 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 10.5%
- #13 Krypta FM
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,010 reviews2024
Dev: Under The Sink Studio
Windows
Can you solve the mystery of the Beast of Gozdary?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.1%, Horror 19.1%, Exploration 12.4%, Mystery 11%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #14 Joy Land
88% matchMixed68% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: MK Creations
Windows
Lewis, an intelligent detective, finds himself on a mission to uncover the truth behind the many disappearances including his sister's. With the help of Joy, Lewis is going to explore what lies behind these walls. only to realize that there's much more to discover than he initially thought.
Why similar: Horror 23%, Mystery 15.3%, Puzzle 14.7%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Exploration 9.6%
- #15 Anomalies Detective
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 75 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 34.7%, Horror 15.1%, Exploration 13.6%, First-Person 12.1%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #16 Unanswered
86% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: WhiteRoot Studio
Windows
You wake up in a strange place, not knowing who you are, where you are, or how you got here. Trapped in an environment that twists to break your sanity, your only way out is to delve into the unknown and face the horrors of a past your mind is trying to hide.
Why similar: Horror 17%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, First-Person 11.3%, Exploration 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #17 File Destined
86% matchVery Positive87% of 439 reviews2023
Dev: Metavision Studio
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Can this last case of Oliver, all be just a small part of a bigger picture? Gather clues, unravel the mystery behind the case and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.4%, Dark 15.5%, Horror 12.7%, Exploration 9.8%, First-Person 9.6%
- #18 THANATOS
85% matchVery Positive83% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Angela NguyenPub: WahooCat Productions
Windows · Mac
THANATOS is a first-person psychological horror mystery game that involves finding clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering secrets to prevent a friend from taking their own life.
Why similar: Puzzle 19.5%, Horror 19.1%, Exploration 16.1%, First-Person 15%, Adventure 13.6%
- #19 The Last Case of John Morley
83% matchVery Positive83% of 310 reviews2025
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.5%, Mystery 11.7%, Dark 11.2%, Puzzle 10.4%, Exploration 9.9%
- #20 DARKLIGHT
84% matchVery Positive86% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: polytely games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Are you ready to investigate a mysterious occurrence at a remote lighthouse? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.8%, Puzzle 18.6%, Horror 16.3%, Mystery 11.5%, Adventure 9.2%
- #21 DREAM LOGIC
84% matchVery Positive90% of 400 reviews2022
Dev: Teleopsia Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%
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: Walking Simulator 16.9%, Horror 12.5%, Mystery 10.8%, Exploration 8.9%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #22 Dread Flats
82% matchVery Positive84% of 1,586 reviews2025
Dev: Ghostcase
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..
Why similar: Horror 16.3%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Mystery 11.5%, Investigation 11.5%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #23 The Wellmonts Case
81% matchVery Positive95% of 222 reviews2026
Dev: Zakym s. r. o.
Windows
The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21%, Horror 14%, Investigation 13.3%, Dark 11.9%, Mystery 9.8%
- #24 Narin: The Orange Room
81% matchVery Positive81% of 97 reviews2026
Dev: RedSensationGamesPub: Urnique Studio
Windows
Narin: The Orange Room is a third-person adventure horror game. Play as Narin, a young girl whose sister mysteriously disappeared. Help her find her sister in the twilight dimension, solve the mystery, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Investigation 18.8%, Horror 12.6%, Mystery 10.7%, Puzzle 9.8%, Dark 9.8%
- #25 DESOLATIUM: Prologue
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 120 reviews2021
Dev: SUPERLUMEN
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 40%
DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.1%, Mystery 13.7%, Horror 12.1%, Investigation 11%, Exploration 10.5%
- #26 Forest Ranger Services: Episode 1
80% matchVery Positive83% of 144 reviews2024
Dev: GuardHouse
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 20.8%, Investigation 18.4%, Horror 16.4%, Mystery 9.1%, Linear 8.5%
- #27 Overcome Your Fears - Caretaker
79% matchMixed69% of 2,046 reviews2025
Dev: markuwaaaaa
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Steve Jackson, a 19-year-old guy, is looking after a friends house and encounters eerie events in a small town. Dive into the dark mystery of the events you unwittingly became a part of. Will you be able to uncover the truth?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Horror 16.8%, Investigation 13%, Linear 10.3%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
- #28 The Tavern In the Woods
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Chris J MitchellPub: Motion Forge CG
Windows
"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 17.2%, Exploration 16.3%, Investigation 16.2%, First-Person 14.4%, Mystery 14%
- #29 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
76% matchVery Positive88% of 6,076 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Mystery 19.8%, Point & Click 18.2%, Horror 16%, Exploration 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.3%
- #30 KRAMPEN
78% matchVery Positive91% of 443 reviews2023
Dev: GMD13
Windows
Immerse yourself in the winter forest and help a lost soul to find a piece of itself. What is awaiting you there.. or who?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.4%, Point & Click 20.5%, Horror 15.9%, Dark 14.8%, Exploration 9.2%
- #31 MIND CORRIDORS: Paroniria
78% matchVery Positive96% of 71 reviews2022
Dev: Heartbyte Studios
Windows
A fever-dream-like puzzle horror game. Descend to the depths of a sleeping curse, survive every floor and find your way out of the never ending nightmare.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.7%, Horror 13.5%, Dark 11.4%, Puzzle 10.1%, Investigation 9.7%
- #32 50 Floors: The Paranormal Investigators Prologue
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 483 reviews2024
Dev: Arsonist Studio
Windows
Find a way out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.9%, Horror 16.9%, Mystery 11.7%, First-Person 11.5%, Multiplayer 11%
- #33 The Third Shift
75% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: Teebowah Games
Windows
In this Game Boy styled horror game, uncover the mystery of the Roanoke Museum of History and Wonder. Get lost in its maze-like exhibits, solve peculiar puzzles, and survive being hunted by grotesque creatures from the controversial Human Body Exhibit. Can you leave the museum alive?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.1%, Point & Click 17.2%, Horror 15.7%, Investigation 15.4%, Puzzle 11.3%
- #34 CoRoT
75% matchMixed67% of 55 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: Walking Simulator 19.3%, Horror 13.5%, Puzzle 10.7%, Dark 9.9%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
- #35 Shifting To The Backrooms
74% matchVery Positive86% of 71 reviews2026
Dev: Oopsome Games
Windows
Experience Will's complicated story, find a way out of the nightmare of liminal spaces by solving challenging puzzles and avoiding dangerous entities — all this awaits you in "Shifting To The Backrooms".
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.7%, Horror 15%, Puzzle 10.7%, First-Person 9.6%, Exploration 8.9%
- #36 Missing Hiker
74% matchVery Positive85% of 3,703 reviews2023
Dev: Gemezl
Windows
Missing Hiker is a short indie horror game, where your brother Ethan went missing while hiking and you need to find him.
Why similar: Horror 17.6%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Dark 11.8%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #37 Reflection
73% matchVery Positive84% of 255 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, Horror 16.8%, Dark 13.7%, Mystery 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #38 The Hotel
76% 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 20%, Horror 13.4%, Dark 9.8%, First-Person 8.5%, Mystery 8.4%
- #39 Welcome to Kowloon
73% matchVery Positive81% of 1,920 reviews2023
Dev: a1esskaPub: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Horror 20.3%, Dark 11.9%, First-Person 9.1%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #40 No70: Eye of Basir
77% matchMixed58% of 440 reviews2017
Dev: Oldmoustache GameworksPub: Clock Wizard Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
''No70: Eye of Basir'' is a story based first person perspective adventure game which focused on investigation. Players will help Aras and Erhan to solve the mystery about Basir and the No70 house.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.1%, Horror 22.6%, Puzzle 14.7%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Adventure 11.2%
- #41 The Empty Eyes
71% matchVery Positive81% of 62 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: Horror 18.1%, Mystery 13.7%, Dark 10.5%, Walking Simulator 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #42 The Murder Hotel
71% matchVery Positive95% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Wegenbartho Games
Windows
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Mystery 45.2%, Story Rich 20.9%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Adventure 10.2%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #43 Escape from Mutation Station
70% matchVery Positive97% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: Jay Marksman
Windows
A short, unconventional escape room experience. You are the candidate. You must find a way out of this room. Things are not as they seem.
Why similar: Point & Click 18%, Walking Simulator 17.2%, Mystery 15.3%, Dark 13.1%, Puzzle 11.9%
- #44 The Strange Lights
70% matchVery Positive88% of 128 reviews2026
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 26.4%, Horror 16.8%, Mystery 12.1%, Psychological Horror 9%, Linear 8.6%
- #45 Mystery of the Malign
70% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Gameplay Supremacy
Windows
Investigate. Interrogate. Descend into a world of intrigue to untangle the Mystery of the Malign.
Why similar: Investigation 26.3%, Mystery 19.9%, Puzzle 15.1%, Exploration 11.8%, Story Rich 9%
- #46 My Grandparents' Christmas Mystery
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 69 reviews2022
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
Grandma never showed up and Grandpa's tragic passing 3 days later left me in anger, confusion and sadness. I couldn't just let this go like it never happened, so I decided to go and find out what happened on my own. Will you survive a first-person psychological horror game and uncover the mystery?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.1%, Horror 12.6%, Investigation 12.6%, Dark 10.2%, Mystery 9.9%
- #47 The Devilry Reservation
72% matchVery Positive93% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: GentFish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the role of a faceless detective investigating creatures from Slavic folklore. Explore dialogue-driven mysteries, solve puzzles, and uncover post-Soviet occult secrets in a pixel art housing block full of bizarre residents and hidden truths
Why similar: Dark 27.3%, Puzzle 21.6%, Story Rich 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Exploration 12.7%
- #48 Blameless
72% matchVery Positive84% of 5,098 reviews2016
Dev: Vaclav HudecPub: Blameless Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Blameless is a mysterious first-person adventure with primary focus on puzzle solving and short story. The player will appear in a role of an architect trying to investigate strange happenings, after discovering evidence of an act of violence.
Why similar: Horror 34.6%, Multiplayer 18.4%, Puzzle 14.1%, Mystery 10%, First-Person 9.9%
- #49 The Occult Detective
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 330 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Puzzle 26.1%, Mystery 23.7%, Story Rich 18.1%, Exploration 16.5%, Adventure 8.5%
- #50 The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
67% matchVery Positive94% of 3,132 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENTPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.1%, Mystery 16.7%, Investigation 14.8%, Horror 9.1%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #51 Exiled
69% matchVery Positive90% of 248 reviews2024
Dev: John Szymanski
Windows · Mac · Linux
Charlotte is missing. Decode an ancient language, investigate a mystery, and stay away from ancient monsters in this compact puzzle thriller.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.6%, Horror 15.8%, Mystery 12.5%, Dark 12.1%, Puzzle 11.3%
- #52 Night at the Office
68% matchVery Positive81% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
You work late at the office not long after the death of a colleague. Throughout the night, all sorts of phenomenon begin to terrorize you, slowly uncovering the death of a fellow colleague. Who killed Joseph Anadam and why must you go through this trial to find out?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.3%, Horror 19.5%, Dark 13.9%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #53 Luto
65% matchVery Positive85% of 1,290 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 23.5%, Dark 13.3%, Mystery 10.3%, Puzzle 9%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #54 SIMULACRA
69% matchVery Positive90% of 4,658 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.3%, Horror 19.2%, Mystery 12%, Puzzle 11.3%, Dark 10.1%
- #55 ZahmahreL - Chapter 1
67% matchMixed64% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Farkas Interactive
Windows
As a YouTuber investigating supernatural events, explore the mysterious and terrifying happenings in an abandoned location. Your camera is your only ally, but can you uncover these dark secrets?
Why similar: Horror 20.6%, Walking Simulator 20.1%, Dark 13.7%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Mystery 9.2%
- #56 From The Other Side
66% matchVery Positive81% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Vania Studios
Windows
"From the Other Side" immerses you in a chilling first-person psychological horror game. You are Steve, a security guard on his first night at work, tasked with monitoring security cameras and fixing unsettling anomalies that will make you question reality.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.8%, Horror 12.8%, Investigation 11.7%, Dark 10.7%, First-Person 8.1%
- #57 The Signifier Director's Cut
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 344 reviews2020
Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.
Why similar: Investigation 22.2%, Walking Simulator 20%, Dark 12.9%, Mystery 10.2%, Psychological Horror 7.9%
- #58 Darkness Ahead
71% matchMixed52% of 108 reviews2016
Dev: Useless MachinesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
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 17.3%, Horror 16.1%, Dark 11.3%, Adventure 9.8%, Mystery 9%
- #59 Phantom Project
67% matchVery Positive83% of 235 reviews2021
Dev: Astravelari LLC
Windows
Phantom Project is a psychological horror game that encourages you to put your deerstalker on and unravel the supernatural mysteries around you. This game is a prototype and is subject to major changes and improvements.
Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Mystery 16.8%, Investigation 15.4%, Dark 11.4%, Psychological Horror 8.2%
- #60 NineHells
67% matchMixed42% of 392 reviews2024
Dev: caffeineline
Windows
Ninehells is a psychological horror first person single player, with an unraveling mystery, enriched with voice acting, and has virtual haunted attraction feeling. You play as Davie a man trying to remember his past while traveling though Hell. Play and find out what in the ninehells is going on!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.3%, Horror 12.2%, Dark 11.8%, First-Person 11.5%, Exploration 9.4%