Games Like Tear Factory

The Repairing Mantis is a narrative horror game that lets you experience the disturbing, violent (yet absurdly poetic) story of a mantis on a mission to repair a bridge made of flying squirrel flesh.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.2%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 15.4%, Surreal 13.3%, Exploration 8.9%

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

Why similar: Surreal 14.5%, Horror 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Dark 12%, Walking Simulator 9.1%

TRAFFIC is an Atmospheric First-Person Psychological Horror game about a troubled child in a home where he must deal with both internal and external stresses. You will communicate with your parents, do your chores, and stay out of the way.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Dark 14.2%, Horror 14.2%, Surreal 13.3%

A short horror game where you dig through the flesh of a giant whale

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.7%, Horror 19.6%, Dark 12.3%, Stylized 9.9%, Surreal 9.4%

Once upon a time, there was a fly. A hungry fly. A fly with razor-sharp teeth, with a taste for dead things. This is the tale of its adventure to find something dead to devour, in a swamp where nothing dies, everything is grotesque, and every choice matters, no matter how surreal.

Why similar: Surreal 16.9%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 14.2%, Retro 12.1%, Walking Simulator 8.1%

You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.4%, Surreal 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 12.3%, Stylized 8.9%

You come home for an annual family reunion, only to find your family missing with an eerie note left by your father. After you discover what has happened you SEEK REVENGE!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.1%, Horror 20.3%, Stylized 14.7%, Exploration 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%

The Door in the Basement is an atmospheric pixelated horror game set in a mysterious subterranean world.

Why similar: Dark 14.4%, Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Mystery 10.9%, Surreal 10.8%

Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 14.2%, Old School 12%, Retro 10.1%

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 18%, Surreal 17.2%, Horror 17%, Dark 14%, Mystery 12.9%

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 18.5%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 16%, Dark 15.6%, Mystery 10.2%

Hunt squirrels, staple them to a corpse, and meet god.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.5%, Horror 17.8%, Psychological Horror 12%, Stylized 11.5%, FPS 9.6%

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 21.3%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Mystery 14.9%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Dark 11.7%

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: Surreal 21%, Horror 18.2%, Retro 15.1%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Stylized 9.4%

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 19.2%, Horror 18.6%, Dark 13.8%, Stylized 13.3%, Psychological Horror 8%

The Derailed is a first-person psychological horror game. Beneath the dusty arches of a nearly forgotten depot, shadows of the past tremble. Whether you want to or not, you will have to uncover the dark secrets of this place.

Why similar: Horror 22.2%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Dark 20.3%, Walking Simulator 17.7%, Exploration 10.4%

Bad Cheese is a psychological horror inspired by the eerie charm of 1920s animation. Step into the tiny paws of a mouse spending the weekend at home with a dysfunctional Dad while Mom's away. Be on your best behavior and KEEP DADDY HAPPY.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.7%, Horror 19.4%, Walking Simulator 19%, Dark 15.2%, Surreal 10.3%

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 19.6%, Horror 17.8%, Retro 16.1%, Mystery 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%

You've woken up in this magnificent cake factory, but soon realize that a crazy chef is after you… Get ready to bake cakes in this stressful First-person Horror game!

Why similar: Old School 41%, Horror 30.2%, First-Person 11.7%, Exploration 8.3%, Adventure 5.2%

A psychological first-person horror about a house that hides a disturbing truth beneath its walls. Explore, uncover fragments of the past, and decide whether to confront what lies below… or leave it buried forever.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.2%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 14.6%, Dark 13%, Mystery 11.1%

A dark comedy horror game with a N64 aesthetic.

Why similar: Retro 16.9%, Stylized 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Horror 14.4%, First-Person 14.2%

You just want to play a video game in an old game club, but time passes quickly, and strange noises draw you into a dark nightmare! A nightmare that begins with an old video game... Are you ready to experience a 2D platformer game within the heart of a 3D first person psychological horror game?

Why similar: Dark 13.2%, Horror 13%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Old School 11.4%, Mystery 10.9%

Horns of Fear is a third-person psychological horror game set in a mysterious mansion...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Horror 20.2%, Dark 16.4%, Retro 14.8%, Mystery 13.1%

A short, 3D narrative-driven horror platformer. Journey deep into the meat tunnel and talk with survivors to uncover the grim truth.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Exploration 13.6%, Multiple Endings 8.2%

Scrap hunting season has gone wrong, VHS slasher survival horror.

Why similar: Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 16%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Old School 11.5%, Mystery 11%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.3%, Horror 29.4%, Exploration 13.3%, First-Person 8.7%, Adventure 7.1%

Trapped in total darkness, you’re a helpless kid, alone and hunted by something lurking in the shadows. Solve puzzles, navigate shifting rooms, and uncover creepy secrets. Your worst nightmares are real. Can you make it through the night?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.8%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 18.4%, Mystery 14.5%, Exploration 10.2%

In first-person horror game "Cursed Feed," players embark on a chilling journey with the Thornvale family as they confront a malevolent force unleashed by their own patriarch's archaeological discoveries.

Why similar: Horror 29%, Psychological Horror 27.7%, Dark 20.4%, Mystery 14%, Adventure 8.9%

HOMESICKNESS is a point-&-click psychological horror indie game exploring the nuances of nostalgia. Play as Theo, trapped in CHILDREEF’s daycare, descending floor by floor; surviving the remnants of time. Use the Kids' multi-tool, listen to obscure tapes, and make your way to the lot. She's waiting.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.1%, Abstract 21.3%, Horror 16.7%, Exploration 13.3%, First-Person 8.6%

Dark Fear is a pixel horror game with RPG and adventure game elements. Explore a diverse landscape filled with forests, mountains, lakes and deserts. Make allies in the local village, upgrade your weapon and armor, go hunting/fishing and fight your way to the truth by slaying your foes, solving puzzles and helping people with their...

Why similar: Horror 50.7%, Pixel Graphics 25.2%, Adventure 24.1%

A first-person atmospheric horror-puzzle game that focuses on the narrative to tie together the gruesome world with creative puzzles. Explore the mind of a twisted serial killer who wants nothing else than to show his work of art as well as tell his story to the world.

Why similar: Horror 27.8%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Mystery 14.9%, Dark 11.7%, Exploration 8.7%

A psychological horror game about being a child in an insane asylum. You're in a cruel world but your imaginary friends have your back. Here, you will uncover a dark conspiracy where you are to receive a terrible fate.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Dark 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 11.1%, Mystery 10%

Willie's Nightfall is a first-person horror game. Explore the eerie offices of Willie's Company in search of secret documents. But you're not alone. The sinister company mascot, Willie—a distorted, murderous mouse—is hunting you down.

Why similar: Dark 20.2%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 20%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, FPS 9%

80's horror inspired FPS, a nightmarish scene taking place at an abandoned orphanage.

Why similar: Horror 17.6%, Mystery 14.9%, FPS 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Exploration 13.8%

Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.1%, Horror 14.2%, Dark 13.2%, Mystery 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%

It's 2016. Explore through your house in the middle of the night and complete your chores before the water you put on the stove starts boiling. Sounds easy, right? If only you hadn't seen things you were not supposed to see.

Why similar: Horror 25.7%, Psychological Horror 25.3%, Dark 12.7%, Exploration 11.9%, First-Person 10.6%

Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.1%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 17.7%, Dark 15.1%, Mystery 8.3%

DEAD FEED is a psychological ghost-hunting horror game where you control two friends investigating a haunted house. One explores the darkness while the other monitors the feeds, as something unseen and paranormal slowly turns their investigation into a quiet, creeping nightmare.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.2%, Dark 16.2%, Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Mystery 11.4%

A short pixel psychological survival horror and gruelling story told with no words.

Why similar: Horror 26.8%, Psychological Horror 24.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.1%, Walking Simulator 17%, Exploration 6.5%

Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.3%, Horror 20.1%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Dark 12.2%, Surreal 11.1%

Enter the abandoned arcade after your car has crashed, and the shelter you were looking for is trying to eat you alive in this dark mystery-horror adventure. Solve mysteries, keep JANITOR satisfied, and always be aware of what's behind your back.

Why similar: Surreal 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 11.8%, Mystery 10%, Dark 9.6%

A 90's horror inspired first-person game about working the midnight shift at a gas station.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Old School 15%, Horror 14.3%, Dark 11.1%

NIGHTGHAST is a first-person horror game about wicked witches and sinister widows...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.4%, Horror 28%, Psychological Horror 27.1%, Adventure 8.1%, First-Person 7.4%

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: Surreal 18.8%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Horror 14.5%, Dark 11.6%

Grapple, clamber and fall thousands of meters down into a dark and ancient place in this first-person horror climbing game. You are being hunted.

Why similar: Horror 38.6%, Dark 29%, First-Person 13.5%, Exploration 13.3%, Adventure 5.5%

PSX style horror game about a boy looking for his dog, kidnapped by an evil corporation that runs experiments with pets.

Why similar: Horror 29.7%, Retro 22.9%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, First-Person 11%, Multiple Endings 9.5%

Short atmospheric first person horror game with elements of quest and shooter about being lost in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by weird mist.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.3%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Horror 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Stylized 8.8%

An atmospheric retro survival horror game. Your first night on the job as a mall cop gets rudely interrupted, and you must survive somehow.

Why similar: Surreal 15.6%, Old School 14.9%, Retro 13.9%, Horror 13.6%, Stylized 13%

Kiosk is a horror cooking game where you prepare orders for late-night customers who visit your cozy, rain-soaked kiosk. The eerie atmosphere clashes with the mounting tension as you serve your mysterious visitors.

Why similar: Horror 20.5%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Mystery 9.1%

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 22.1%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 19.1%, Dark 15.8%, FPS 8.8%

Blasfemia is a first-person horror game. You are trapped in a seemingly normal apartment but realize early on that you're not alone. Explore a handcrafted, detail rich environment in a tense and terrifying atmosphere and try to find a way out before an ominous entity gets to you.

Why similar: Dark 24.4%, Horror 23.9%, Walking Simulator 21.6%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Exploration 8.4%

Horror puzzle game with spot-the-difference elements for survival. Complete interesting puzzles throughout your home to gain access to more areas and unlock more of the story all while using your modified camera to survive the threat that is lurking.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 14.8%, Dark 13.9%, Mystery 13.3%, Surreal 11.6%

The Dark Gift is a horror game about Christmas and New Year.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 17.7%, Dark 14.2%, Mystery 10.9%

In the Salesman, you play as a recently laid-off employee trying to survive the grind of job applications, debt, and dwindling hope. Trade your belongings for ad-supported replacements as you slowly sell away your life in this psychological horror game

Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Retro 19%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Dark 10.1%

Mr. Red Face, a fictional character created by adults to teach their children, suddenly becomes real..

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17%, Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Dark 12.9%, Stylized 9.5%

This is a retro horror game about the war in Ukraine and brutalist architecture in Eastern Europe

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.9%, Horror 16.3%, Exploration 11.9%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9.1%

A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.

Why similar: Horror 18.1%, Dark 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Retro 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%

Thin Threads is a first-person psychological horror game about a family's desperate struggle to survive poverty. Step into the shoes of each family member, witnessing their story unfold from different perspectives, immersing you in a truly haunting and disturbing experience.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.9%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Horror 21.2%, Mystery 12.9%, First-Person 8.5%

"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 15%, Dark 14.2%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Surreal 11.5%

Alibaba, the caretaker of the Medieval Grow your Business Game notices a Glitch or Virus of some sort called Snafu has infiltrated the game files. NPCs begin to act strangely, textures look off, and I think - I think something is trying to hunt me down?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.7%, Dark 16%, Horror 15.4%, Retro 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%