- #1 The Exit 8
97% matchVery Positive93% of 10,306 reviews2023
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.3%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological 12.1%, First-Person 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive anomaly-spotting game that popularized the loop-based horror mechanic found in Ten Bells.
- #2 Platform 8
96% matchVery Positive87% of 2,551 reviews2024
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.1%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Hidden Object 13.6%, Dark 8.3%, Realistic 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: As the official sequel to the genre-defining title, it offers a refined experience of navigating a repetitive, unsettling environment.
- #3 ENDLOOP
96% matchMixed67% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: IcehelmPub: Icehelm
Windows
You are trapped in an endless stairway with no end in sight. Solve twisted puzzles and maybe you will escape your fate.
Why similar: Escape Room 22.6% ★, Psychological 16.5%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Hidden Object 10.1%, Horror 10%
Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the loop-based psychological horror experience with a focus on first-person exploration.
- #4 Everloop
95% matchVery Positive95% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Infinity Green Game Studio
Windows
You are trapped in an endless hallway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach your destiny.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.9%, Psychological 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 10.2%, Realistic 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the psychological horror aspects of being trapped in a repetitive, walking-simulator environment.
- #5 10 Seconds
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: ithinknotM8!
Windows
Time loop puzzle horror, where you're stuck in a failed experiment and must escape or face being eaten for eternity.
Why similar: Horror 27.6%, Walking Simulator 20.1%, Dark 13.5%, First-Person 10.7%, 3D 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the time-sensitive, loop-based horror gameplay that keeps the player on edge.
- #6 Last Term
94% matchVery Positive94% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Jakub.T
Windows
You’ve been trapped in a school by a mysterious God. Memorize your surroundings, spot the anomalies, and reach floor 0 to earn your escape.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Hidden Object 13.9%, Horror 10.8%, Dark 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines walking-simulator elements with psychological horror in a confined setting.
- #7 Twisted Gallery 异馆
92% matchVery Positive85% of 349 reviews2025
Dev: FH Create Inc
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
You're trapped in an endlessly looping art gallery — familiar, yet uncanny. If you can notice the changes, maybe you can find your way out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.1%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Horror 13.3%, First-Person 9.6%, Realistic 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar first-person horror experience in a confined, unsettling space.
- #8 Station 5
93% matchMixed49% of 90 reviews2023
Dev: Raynmakyr
Windows
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 32.6%, Simulation 10%, Psychological Horror 10%, Realistic 9.7%, Adventure 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features excellent atmosphere and precise anomaly-spotting gameplay that mirrors the tension of the seed game.
- #9 Reflection
91% matchVery Positive84% of 230 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 21.3%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 11.9%, Dark 11.4%, Realistic 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes the atmospheric and psychological horror elements that define the seed game.
- #10 Prison Loop
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: Leakage Games
Windows
Embark on a journey of anomalies and repetition in "Prison Loop," a captivating indie puzzle game. Trapped in a mysterious temporal loop within a high-security prison, your objective is to observe anomalies throughout the environment.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.4%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Psychological 14.5%, Horror 10.4%, Realistic 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the claustrophobic feeling of being trapped in a loop with limited escape options.
- #11 Forgot
90% matchVery Positive91% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: Maxwell Whitebaker
Windows
You are trapped at home in an endless loop. Remember your surroundings and watch out for anomalies, if you ever want to leave.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.3%, Psychological 14.5%, Hidden Object 14.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features the same blend of puzzle-solving and psychological horror within a walking-simulator framework.
- #12 Trapped: Family Vacation
89% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: New Forge Games
Windows
You're trapped in a small six-room hotel. The only way to escape is to observe your surroundings and follow the family's rules.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.7%, Psychological 15%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 10.7%, First-Person 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the theme of being trapped in a horror-filled environment that requires careful navigation.
- #13 Finnish Cottage 8
88% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Savukivi Games
Windows
You've been trapped in a looping Finnish summer cottage. Use your observation and memory to find anomalies and make the right choice to escape the Finnish Cottage 8.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.9%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 11.3%, Psychological 9%, First-Person 8.4%
- #14 Kyoto Anomaly
87% matchVery Positive99% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: BiteMe Games
Windows
You find yourself trapped in the endless maze of Kyoto's backstreets, trying to reach the temple of Hōkan-ji before the main tourist rush. Inspect the street for anomalies, choose the right path, and reach your destination... or be trapped forever.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.1%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Hidden Object 13.7%, Horror 11.2%, Realistic 9.2%
- #15 Implements of Hell
89% 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 19.9%, Psychological 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Dark 9.7%, Horror 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a similar atmospheric and psychological horror experience that relies on environmental storytelling.
- #16 Exit Together
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Çınar's Art
Windows
ANOMALY LOOP ADVENTURE Play solo or with up to 6 players. Spot anomalies, solve puzzles, and escape the loop. Will you reach Room 9 or stay trapped forever?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.2%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Hidden Object 11.8%, Psychological 10.8%, Horror 10.5%
- #17 Floor 9
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 175 reviews2024
Dev: Room Games
Windows · Mac
In Floor 9, you find yourself trapped in a mysterious hotel known as "Hotel Liminal." To escape, you must identify anomalies on each floor. These anomalies can be anywhere - on the ground, in paintings, or even right in front of your eyes.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.2%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 10.6%, First-Person 9.3%, Realistic 9%
- #18 CAPTURED
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 526 reviews2024
Dev: Puck RedflixPub: Puck Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Trapped in what appears to be an endless hallway in your home, rooms begin to feel unfamiliar. Capture anomalies on camera and stay away from any sinister entities.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.3%, Hidden Object 17.3%, Horror 15.1%, Psychological 9.5%, Realistic 8.5%
- #19 Home_0
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Mike Ten
Windows
You are trapped in a memory of your past. Observe your surrounding carefully to end your nightmare.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.6%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Hidden Object 16.9%, Horror 12.5%, Realistic 5.9%
- #20 Who's at the door?
82% matchVery Positive90% of 1,538 reviews2025
Dev: SKONEC Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
You are trapped in a small house, suffering from psychosis with no memory. Carefully observe your surroundings to distinguish reality from hallucinations, and overcome your illness by taking medication from visitors at the right time.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Horror 13.5%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Realistic 10.2%, First-Person 8.6%
- #21 Liminal Exit
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: LittleRedDread
Windows
Step into an uncanny building trapped in endless loops. Use the elevator, uncover unsettling anomalies, and evade the Entity lurking behind you. Liminal Exit is an immersive game inspired by liminal spaces and Exit 8. Explore 3 liminal space floors and track anomalies to escape, but watch your back!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.2%, Nonlinear 15.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Psychological 11.1%, Horror 9.3%
- #22 White Room Protocol
83% 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 23.5%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 13.8%, Dark 12.3%, Realistic 10.4%
- #23 The Liminal Dimension
82% matchVery Positive83% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're trapped in an endless loop within a liminal dimension, where each loop leads to increasingly unsettling places. Will you find the way out of this psychological horror? The game offers a unique déjà vu experience that blurs the lines between reality and illusion.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.7%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 10.7%, Dark 9.7%, Realistic 9.1%
- #24 10:59
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 155 reviews2024
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
You wake up with a bad hangover and don’t recognize your home. You see a boy and you understand... that something is wrong with him. Someone's presence causes anxiety, fear and is about to plunge you into the realm of horror. But you don’t lose hope and try to get out of this nightmare.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, Psychological 18.7%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 12.3%, Dark 12.2%
- #25 Anomaly Loop
80% matchVery Positive89% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: DidOne
Windows
You woke up and found yourself in an anomalous endless place from which it is not so easy to get out. Carefully observe your surroundings to find a way out of this place.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.5%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Simulation 12%, Adventure 10.3%, First-Person 10%
- #26 Trapped
81% matchVery Positive83% of 156 reviews2019
Dev: N4bA
Windows
You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.4%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 16.9%, First-Person 10.1%, Mystery 9.2%
- #27 MIRROR MIRROR
79% matchMixed70% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: ZeroZeroThirteen
Windows
MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.9%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Psychological 14.1%, Horror 10.5%, Realistic 9.7%
- #28 Chorus of Carcosa
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 188 reviews2025
Dev: Chameleon 42
Windows
Chorus of Carcosa is a first-person psychological horror game about an anxious sculptor who is trapped in a dark and ever-changing building. Stay silent, survive its twisted labyrinths and escape the monsters. Just don’t lose your way in the shadows or within your own mind.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.6%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Dark 13.2%, Horror 11.5%, Realistic 9.2%
- #29 holo8
78% matchVery Positive90% of 162 reviews2025
Dev: frog blendPub: holo Indie
Windows
Escape from the looping office. Observe the office carefully and look for any anomaly to reach the main entrance.
Why similar: Escape Room 38.7% ★, Walking Simulator 20.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 8.7%, Hidden Object 8.1%
- #30 The Curse of Elmwood
79% matchMixed58% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: STuNT
Windows
You hear quiet whispers from deep inside the house, but no one sees. You begin to feel that you are not alone in this house. Curse of Elmwood is an atmospheric horror where you find yourself trapped in a gloomy 18th century mansion, steeped in mystery and horror.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.1%, Hidden Object 15.6%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Psychological 10.1%, Horror 8.8%
- #31 The 18th Attic - Paranormal Anomaly Hunting Game
75% matchVery Positive90% of 174 reviews2026
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
The 18th Attic is a psychological horror game where you play as a man trapped in the attic with your cat companion, armed only with a camera. Hunt down paranormal anomalies by taking their pictures and detecting their presence to unravel secrets of your past. Each photo unlocks a new memory.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Psychological 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Dark 11.3%, Horror 11.1%
- #32 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
76% matchMixed70% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: CGI LAB GAMES
Windows
In the Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket, you find yourself trapped in a labyrinth of endless, flickering aisles. Unearth dark secrets behind every shelf while evading lurking apparitions and supernatural terrors. Can you survive the haunted corridors and escape before the nightmare consumes?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.7%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Dark 15.2%, Horror 13.9%, First-Person 8.5%
- #33 POOLS
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,027 reviews2024
Dev: Tensori
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Nonlinear 12%, Realistic 10.3%, Escape Room 10.3% ★
- #34 Hotel 188
75% matchVery Positive88% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Leonn CamayoPub: Andes Interactive
Windows
Dive into a realistic experience of the Backrooms, without jumpscares, getting lost in impossible spaces and feeling like something is watching you. The uncertainty of not knowing where you're going will make you want to quit… Will you be able to make it to the end?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.3%, Escape Room 19.8% ★, Nonlinear 16%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Realistic 9%
- #35 Anomalies Detective
76% 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 38.1%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Horror 14.3%, First-Person 11.6%, 3D 6.6%
- #36 One Last Clip
73% matchVery Positive90% of 153 reviews2025
Dev: Struggle Games Studio
Windows
You are locked inside a cinema. Your only way to escape is to follow the instructions of your task: Watch the same film clip repeatedly and search for flaws to break free. But this may sound easier than it is, every wrong decision or death will set you back. So be careful!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Dark 13.4%, Hidden Object 11.1%, Horror 11%
- #37 Omitted
77% 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 19%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 12%, Dark 11.4%, Walking Simulator 8.3%
- #38 God's Basement
77% 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 19.4%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Psychological 13.5%, Dark 12%, Horror 11.5%
- #39 [SUBJECT]
74% matchVery Positive88% of 92 reviews2023
Dev: RUDZKI
Windows
[SUBJECT] is a first-person psychological horror game. You wake up confused in a dark room, not knowing where you are. The last thing you remember is a robotic voice echoing through you ears. How you got here or why is unclear, but you do know one thing: You're being watched.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.2%, Escape Room 15% ★, Psychological 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 9.6%
- #40 The Empty Eyes
71% 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: Psychological Horror 18.9%, Horror 16.2%, Dark 11%, Walking Simulator 9.8%, Mystery 9.7%
- #41 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: Walking Simulator 20.6%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Dark 14.4%, Horror 13.7%, First-Person 8.6%
- #42 DEAD END
72% matchVery Positive83% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: PHANTOM PIXEL
Windows
Trapped in a hallucinatory, liminal-space style underground passageway, explore and unravel the endless "dead-end" paths to find a way forward. "Dead Path is a short ambient horror puzzle game that references Exit 8, but with a completely different core mechanic.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Horror 13.5%, Nonlinear 12.9%, Realistic 7.8%
- #43 August Night
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Sahl Ibrahimi
Windows
Escape a distorted version of your own newly rented apartment in this interactive nightmare.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.7%, Horror 14.7%, Realistic 12.9%, First-Person 11.5%, Walking Simulator 8.1%
- #44 Luto
69% 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 23.6%, Psychological Horror 17%, Psychological 16.1%, Dark 13.6%, Mystery 7.1%
- #45 False Mall
70% matchVery Positive95% of 147 reviews2024
Dev: TenkaiGames
Windows
You have wandered into an infinite looping shopping mall in Japan. If you notice changes within the mall, you might be able to escape.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.3%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Hidden Object 17%, Realistic 13.6%, First-Person 5.9%
- #46 The Stairway 7 - Anomaly Hunt Loop Horror Game
70% matchVery Positive87% of 165 reviews2024
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
The Stairway 7 is an endless loop anomaly hunt and observation "spot the difference" game where you are stuck in a endless loop of stairways with a cat and you have to observe your surroundings carefully to reach the exit. Anomalies are watching, and ready to hunt you down. Don't take them with you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.1%, Psychological Horror 20%, Hidden Object 15.2%, Horror 14.8%, 3D 7%
- #47 The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game
69% 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: Escape Room 29.9% ★, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Walking Simulator 14%, Dark 11.8%, Realistic 8.7%
- #48 SCP-3008: Infinite Store
68% matchVery Positive89% of 97 reviews2026
Dev: YAPPub: Yet Another Publisher
Windows · Mac
An observation-driven psychological horror set inside an endless furniture superstore. Spot anomalies, choose the correct path, complete your shopping list — and escape the loop.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.2%, Dark 13.9%, Horror 12.8%, Realistic 11.7%, First-Person 9.2%
- #49 The Cabin Factory
67% matchVery Positive91% of 3,493 reviews2024
Dev: International Cat StudiosPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.8%, Psychological Horror 20%, Horror 16.1%, First-Person 7.9%, Realistic 7.8%
- #50 It follows you
73% matchMixed50% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Boom Games
Windows
You are all alone in this dark and frightening place. Run and hide, hurry to find a way out, because it follows you...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.2%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Hidden Object 13.2%, Horror 12.7%, Dark 11.4%
- #51 PROJECT 13
70% matchVery Positive80% of 196 reviews2024
Dev: VirtualVillainPub: Glacier LTD
Windows
As one of many kidnapped and enslaved Probants of the Project 13 Group... You need to find Anomalies through your Walk. If you not obey and report , you will be stuck in it forever.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.7%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 14.4%, First-Person 8.7%, Realistic 8.2%
- #52 False Dream
68% matchVery Positive97% of 475 reviews2024
Dev: TenkaiGames
Windows
You find yourself trapped in a dream. If you capture anomalies in the dream with a camera, you might be able to escape.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.4%, Hidden Object 18.9%, Horror 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Realistic 8.6%
- #53 Locked in my Darkness
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 68 reviews2022
Dev: Blusagi TeamPub: indie.io
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A tense, atmospheric descent into psychological horror—trapped in a place where reality fades and fear takes hold.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 13.8%, Realistic 10.3%, Mystery 9%
- #54 BACKROOM LOOP
67% matchVery Positive95% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: N.C Bana
Windows
Backroom Loop is a first-person psychological horror (entertainment) game. You are trapped in a familiar-feeling space, exploring and escaping… only to return to the start. Can you break free from the loop?
Why similar: Horror 34.3%, First-Person 27.3%, Psychological Horror 26.1%, Adventure 5.7%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #55 The Guest
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 945 reviews2016
Dev: Team GothamPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
'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: Horror 21.9%, Walking Simulator 19.8%, Mystery 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12%, First-Person 10.8%
- #56 Ells Tales: Chairbound
66% matchVery Positive82% of 277 reviews2025
Dev: Ells&Pills
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
You wake up tied to an office chair in the middle of an empty room. A mysterious device with a 10-minute timer is attached to you. Explore the office floors, try not to tip over, and find a way to escape!
Why similar: Dark 31%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 10.8%, First-Person 10%, Realistic 9.3%
- #57 Silent Still 2
67% matchMixed67% of 373 reviews2025
Dev: SolitaryStudios
Windows
Silent Still 2 is a first-person psychological horror that traps you in the paralyzing nightmare of sleep paralysis. Helpless and unable to escape, you’ll face unspeakable entities that watch, whisper, and move when you can’t. Blurring the line between waking and something far worse
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Psychological 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 10.2%, Realistic 9.1%
- #58 The Inn-Sanity
64% 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 25.5%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Horror 14.6%, Dark 11.2%, Realistic 9.5%
- #59 Devious Path
66% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: AAD Games
Windows
You are trapped in an endless astral world. Keep a close eye on your surroundings to get out of the astral world.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 47%, Walking Simulator 41.4%, Simulation 3.1%, Adventure 2.4%, Casual 2.4%
- #60 Visage
67% 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 27.6%, Psychological Horror 26.7%, Dark 12.8%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, First-Person 7.2%