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Games Like The Circus That Never Left

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Psychological Horror, Horror, Atmospheric, 3D.

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Step inside a circus performer's quiet home, but don't stop at the surface. In this short-form descent into dread, follow a hidden labyrinth deep beneath the floorboards and watch a simple investigation spiral into a claustrophobic nightmare.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: 2026-10-12
Developer: YS Studios
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: IonianCore
    Windows

    Investigate a cold case by living it. Step into the final delivery of a night-shift rider, experience his report firsthand, then return to your desk and decide: close the case, or leave it open?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 10.3%, Lore-Rich 9.3%, Investigation 8.7%, Detective 8.7%

  2. #2 MALEDICTION
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Oort Studio
    Windows

    MALEDICTION is a first-person psychological horror experience. Explore an eerie, shifting residence where an unspeakable tragedy took place. Search for clues, unlock hidden spaces, and piece together the dark truth behind the curse to reach multiple endings.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 13.4%, Walking Simulator 13%, Investigation 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.6%

  3. #3 Dead Air
    96% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Blue Feather
    Windows

    Isolated in a forgotten Canadian forest, you must unravel the truth behind E.C.H.O. Track down lost cassettes, solve cryptic puzzles, and evade the creatures lurking in the fog. Piece together the secrets of a defunct organization.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 14%, Walking Simulator 9.1%, Investigation 8.8%, Linear 7.4%

  4. #4 Folcroft Monastery
    95% matchPositive91% of 47 reviews2023
    Dev: Black Knife Games
    Windows

    You've been hired by an outfit known as SMS Group to retrieve an artifact lost somewhere inside the abandoned Folcroft Monastery. Locals say the place is haunted by restless spirits, but the pay was too good to pass up. You asked little questions. Find the artifact requested and get out alive.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 13.7%, Dark 12.1%, Detective 8%, Atmospheric 7.9%

  5. #5 Unedited Footage: The Abandoned Factory
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lucitella
    Windows

    YouTuber Junho enters an abandoned factory at night to film his next video. The footage from that night is never uploaded. Explore the dark, three-story factory, complete the shoot, and uncover its secrets in this first-person psychological horror game.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 14.5%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Investigation 8.4%, Atmospheric 7%

  6. #6 The Hauntings: Dark Passenger
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Broken Cuff Studio
    Windows

    Dive into Alex Mercer's twisted reality. Navigate eerie landscapes, solve cryptic puzzles, and uncover the 'Dark Passenger' mystery. Will shadows consume you or will truth emerge?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.9%, Horror 18.4%, Realistic 7.4%, First-Person 6.6%, Linear 6.4%

  7. #7 Don't Remember
    93% matchMostly Positive76% of 72 reviews2022
    Dev: Boo! Games
    Windows

    In Don’t Remember, some things are better left forgotten. Fight your amnesia in this atmospheric, first person psychological horror game. Solve the mystery of the old mansion in 1900’s England through the use of your lantern’s various colors and face its hidden grotesque visage.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Horror 16.8%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Investigation 7.3%, Dark 7.1%

  8. #8 Deeply Dark: Found Footage
    92% matchMixed67% of 210 reviews2023
    Dev: DALESI
    Windows

    WARNING: This is not a game, this software was found on the Deep Web and contains interactive material about the phenomenon of backrooms, we have received numerous reports of fatal accidents after its use, many claim that it is cursed so we cannot guarantee your safety.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 11.8%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Lore-Rich 11.1%, Dark 9.7%

  9. #9 Incident Reports: Millers Residence
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Faint Signal Games
    Windows

    A late-night call sends you to the Millers Residence. What begins as a routine investigation turns into a descent through buried records, missing evidence, and a house arranged to hide something far worse.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 13.5%, Investigation 12%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, Detective 9.9%

  10. #10 Inside The Forest
    91% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
    Dev: Stepan Tsokur
    Windows

    You and a group of friends decide to go on a camping trip in the Darkwood Forest, It starts off smoothly, but unforeseen events occur. and it’s only a matter of time before the true horror reveals itself.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 12.9%, Detective 10.3%, Investigation 9.7%, Dark 9.3%

  11. #11 Where It Happened
    90% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Waycore Studio
    Windows

    You wake up to find yourself standing before an old house. The painful memories buried deep within your heart suddenly return. You don’t remember it well, but you used to live here. This is where it happened.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 18.4%, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Dark 9.1%, First-Person 6.4%

  12. #12 Arctic Grave
    89% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Palerite
    Windows · Linux

    Uncover the mystery of an arctic cargo outpost's lost crew in this horror game. Take in the frozen sea and delve into the depths of the facility, finding items and uncovering new paths with each one to learn what really happened here. But be careful, because something else might be here with you.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 17.1%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Detective 8.8%, Dark 8.6%

  13. #13 Beyond Acrimony
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Cerulean Bird
    Windows

    Beyond Acrimony is a first-person psychological horror set within the fractured spaces of a grieving mind. Explore shifting liminal environments shaped by emotion, solve cryptic puzzles, and confront what your mind refuses to let go of.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 10.9%, Lore-Rich 10.4%, Dark 7.9%, Mystery 7.7%

  14. #14 Separated by Nightmares: Where Duty Dies
    88% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2025
    Dev: Storyly Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Separated by Nightmares: Where Duty Dies merges first-person puzzles with a poignant narrative. A driven lieutenant, haunted by hidden grief, confronts a sudden blackout. Clues force him to face buried truths, while a lurking darkness waits in the shadows.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 12.3%, Lore-Rich 11.5%, Walking Simulator 11%, Mystery 7.8%

  15. #15 The Rake Sees You
    86% matchMostly Positive74% of 84 reviews2026
    Dev: Fireplay Studio
    Windows

    Alex and his friends set out for a camping trip deep in the forest. What starts as a fun escape quickly turns into something far darker. This forest hides secrets… and something is always watching. Survive. Escape. Don’t look back...

    Why similar: Horror 19.7%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Dark 16.2%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Realistic 6%

  16. #16 ENTWINE
    86% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: 196 Studio
    Windows · Mac

    A first-person psychological horror videogame. In St. Agnes’ Forest lay the death of Man, and inside, a tortured mind. Explore disturbingly real environments and solve intricate puzzles in a hand-crafted nightmare. “At the end of my life, I find the devil”.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 13.5%, Dark 11.6%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Linear 7.9%

  17. #17 ClayTown Horror Part One
    87% matchPositive83% of 30 reviews2022
    Dev: The Nightmare Jar
    Windows

    Come, friend, and explore the decaying ruins of this once beautiful home. Overcome relentless monsters, tricky puzzles, and your own mind as you struggle to find a way to escape the estate. Or, perhaps you could look deeper into the horror around you and see if you can untangle its grisly mystery.

    Why similar: Horror 16.6%, Lore-Rich 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Exploration 9.1%, Linear 7.5%

  18. #18 SHE WAS 98
    84% matchVery Positive85% of 511 reviews2026
    Dev: N4bAPub: Notex
    Windows

    “SHE WAS 98” - you play as a grandson who returns to his elderly grandmother's home to care for her.....

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Horror 18.4%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Dark 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.4%

  19. #19 FOTBackrooms
    85% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: SGX Studios
    Windows

    Trapped in the endless liminal spaces of the Backrooms by accident, your only way out is to uncover the truth. Explore over 40 unique locations, unravel the dark experiments of the F.O.T. foundation, and piece together Arthur Penn’s story—all while fighting panic attacks to maintain your sanity.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.2%, Horror 13.9%, Lore-Rich 10.9%, Walking Simulator 10.2%, Exploration 7.9%

  20. #20 Edge Of Evil
    83% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2026
    Dev: WRF Studios
    Windows

    Descend into terror in this first-person psychological horror experience as you follow your lost kitten into an ancient pirate crypt. Explore, shoot and dig for clues…literally, while unravelling a chilling mystery, all in a desperate bid to rescue your helplessly curious pet from this dark tomb.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 13.9%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Dark 11.5%, Atmospheric 7.9%

  21. #21 Saintless
    84% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Chocho Co.
    Windows

    Explore the halls of the underground cult of The Open Hand. Experience the test rooms setup for your initiation in this psychological horror exploration game. Never forget....they are always watching.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 12.5%, Investigation 9.1%, Linear 7.5%

  22. #22 Anomaly Mansion
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Pinholic Games
    Windows

    Locked in the main room of a mansion, avoid becoming insane by removing randomly appearing anomalies. You start at 12:00 AM and can leave at 06:00 AM.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Horror 12.5%, Investigation 10.1%, Dark 9.5%

  23. #23 Off the Clock: 13/F
    81% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
    Dev: Latent Nine
    Windows

    Late at night in an office tower, you are trapped in floors that keep repeating. Some of them have let in things that don't belong to this decade, as if something would rather you stayed. Spot the anomalies, keep going down, and find out what this building really is.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.9%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Horror 13.3%, Investigation 10.7%, Lore-Rich 8.4%

  24. #24 Project Spooky
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team 237Pub: Dojo System
    Windows

    The developer of this game disappeared before finishing it. Explore the reconstruction of his final project: a first-person psychological horror experience where each chapter hides new rules and the house seems to remember those who passed through it.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 11%, Investigation 10.2%, Lore-Rich 10%, Walking Simulator 8.8%

  25. #25 Scream under the house
    78% matchVery Positive82% of 88 reviews2026
    Dev: 1ne2wozzzPub: Admia
    Windows

    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: Psychological Horror 15.3%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Horror 12.3%, Dark 9.6%, Linear 7.8%

  26. #26 Crimson Asylum
    80% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2024
    Dev: Panzo GamesPub: Downmeadowstreet
    Windows

    Enter the Crimson Asylum with the means to explore and document it's secrets, only to get lost and trapped inside with the horrors that lie in wait.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 15.7%, Dark 12.5%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Investigation 9.4%

  27. #27 Pregnant
    82% matchMixed56% of 49 reviews2021
    Dev: Pregnant
    Windows

    In this first-person horror experience you will solve puzzles while navigating the pitch black Reed forest. Armed with only your flashlight you are at the mercy of the forests inhabitants, with limited time to find your way before they find you and end your adventure.

    Why similar: Horror 20.1%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Linear 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.9%

  28. #28 The Guest
    79% matchMostly Positive77% of 217 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 18.2%, Horror 16%, Dark 13.8%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Atmospheric 6.6%

  29. #29 Lost Traces: Genesis
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Stavros TheologouPub: Sitting Ducks Productions
    Windows

    Uncover the terrifying truth behind the Blackwood conspiracy in this first-person psychological horror. Use emerging psychic powers to solve deep, environmental puzzles and survive the secrets of Project GENESIS.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 11%, Investigation 10.7%, Dark 8.3%, Detective 7.8%

  30. #30 9 Childs Street
    79% matchVery Positive90% of 822 reviews2023
    Dev: N4bA
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    This is a first-person indie horror game. In 9 Childs Street you will find the terrifying atmosphere of a recently abandoned house, and its captive inhabitants, through the eyes of a curious little boy in a red cap.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 16.4%, Dark 13.6%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Linear 7.6%

  31. #31 Obfuscation
    76% matchMostly Positive75% of 53 reviews2025
    Dev: mid1224
    Windows

    Escaping from a car trunk, you find yourself in the garage of a mysterious house, with no memory of what happened. Step inside this first-person psychological horror experience and uncover the truth hidden inside.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 14.7%, Walking Simulator 13%, Dark 12.2%, Atmospheric 7.9%

  32. #32 Backrooms: Exploration
    77% matchMostly Positive73% of 108 reviews2025
    Dev: HNStudios
    Windows

    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 19.2%, Psychological Horror 16%, Dark 10.6%, Realistic 9.5%, Walking Simulator 9.3%

  33. #33 Urbex Awakening
    77% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: Braden ReddellPub: 98 Redd Games
    Windows

    It’s 1999. As a detective, you've discovered a set of eerie VHS tapes at a gruesome crime scene. Play as the urban explorer recorded on the tapes, reliving their terrifying journey through abandoned places. Investigate, uncover the truth, and survive the horrors captured on film.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.5%, Detective 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 14.6%, Linear 8.4%

  34. #34 Withered Haven
    75% matchMostly Positive79% of 39 reviews2026
    Dev: Dark Snow Games
    Windows

    Withered Haven is a first-person psychological horror game. After the tragic loss of his wife and daughter, a broken man struggles to endure a collapsing reality. Familiar apparitions drift closer, echoing memories that mask a darkness beyond comprehension.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 15.1%, Dark 13.1%, Walking Simulator 10.2%, Atmospheric 7.9%

  35. #35 The Maid
    76% matchVery Positive80% of 185 reviews2025
    Dev: 99 Grados Games
    Windows

    The Maid is a first-person psychological horror and mystery game that focuses on creating fear and tension in the player.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 12.4%, Dark 9.6%, Realistic 7.5%

  36. #36 [ABERRATION] THE ANALYST
    75% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: FEIGIN ENTERTAINMENT
    Windows

    Dexton-City vanished, leaving a 14.2-meter void. As a PRISM analyst, process Agent Meg Simons' final hours through the EYESYS simulation. Survive the psychological terror and brutal trials of a Class C4 Hive Mind. An [ABERRATION] case by FEIGIN ENTERTAINMENT.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 13%, Walking Simulator 11%, Investigation 9.1%, Dark 7.7%

  37. #37 Last Floor
    73% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Bytale Games
    Windows

    Every floor looks normal… until it isn't. Go up if everything is fine, down if something is wrong. One mistake sends you back. The deeper you go, the less the corridor obeys its own rules.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 13.9%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Dark 11%, Atmospheric 7.9%

  38. #38 Final Outcry
    74% matchMostly Positive77% of 22 reviews2024
    Dev: Andrew KendallPub: Anchorwatch Games
    Windows

    Final Outcry is a first-person horror game that centers on classified government found footage of an urban exploration trip gone wrong. As you venture further into an abandoned prison, do you have what it takes to face the horrors lurking within and reach the end of the V/H/S tape?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 12.1%, Lore-Rich 11.9%, Dark 10.7%, Walking Simulator 10.3%

  39. #39 The Somnus Fracture
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Adhiraj Bhagawati
    Windows

    A psychological horror adventure where you explore shifting dream worlds, solve immersive environmental puzzles, and unravel the mysteries of your fractured mind inside a surreal facility.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.3%, Horror 16.6%, Investigation 8.4%, Exploration 7.8%, Mystery 7.5%

  40. #40 The One Who
    73% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: NUMBLINE
    Windows

    Step into the shoes of a father searching for his missing daughter in a nightmare world. Explore eerie, shifting locations, hide in the dark from unnatural creatures, and follow a mysterious voice to piece together the truth before it's too late.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Horror 14%, Detective 13.1%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Investigation 7.4%

  41. #41 Insider Threat
    74% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2024
    Dev: 99 Grados Games
    Windows

    Insider Threat is a first-person survival horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 15.3%, Dark 13.8%, Walking Simulator 13%, Linear 7.2%

  42. #42 The Final Exhibit
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Jo Gaming
    Windows

    Explore a mysterious museum, restore corrupted works of art and uncover the truth behind the presence lurking within in this psychological horror game.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.9%, Horror 16.4%, Lore-Rich 11.6%, First-Person 8%, Mystery 7.7%

  43. #43 Chernobyl
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Hard Shark Games
    Windows

    Pripyat has been abandoned for decades, but its darkest secrets never left. Walk its silent streets, guided by the uneasy crackle of your Geiger counter. The deeper you go, the harder it becomes to tell what is truly abandoned… and what was never meant to be found.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.9%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Investigation 13.5%, Lore-Rich 11.3%, Detective 8.7%

  44. #44 INTUS
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Nahuel Martinez
    Windows

    You take on extra work over the weekend out of fear of losing your job and rent a cheap apartment so you can work from there. Soon, keeping your job will be the least of your worries.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.6%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Horror 13.8%, Dark 8.5%, Linear 7.9%

  45. #45 Train 113
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Vincent FranzePub: Wake Up Games
    Windows

    Train 113 is a first-person horror game in which you play a passenger who wakes up aboard a seemingly empty subway train. As you move around the train, trying to get from car to car, you'll begin to sense that things around you are not what they appear to be.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 20.6%, Dark 11.1%, Realistic 10.2%, Atmospheric 8.4%

  46. #46 HouseWarming
    69% matchMostly Positive79% of 68 reviews2026
    Dev: Neskorobok GamesPub: Dark Games DGG
    Windows

    Brian Lewis buys an old house, hoping for a quiet and orderly life. But on the very first night, the house begins to behave strangely... What starts as a harmless incident slowly turns into something far more terrifying... What if someone else is inside?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 14.2%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Detective 9.5%, Investigation 8.8%

  47. #47 Let Me In
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Union State Games
    Windows

    Let Me In is a psychological indie horror game with a realistic visual style and intense atmosphere. The main character finds himself in an abandoned house on one of the scariest nights of his life. Will he be able to survive? The answer remains unknown...

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 16.5%, Dark 12.6%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Realistic 8.4%

  48. #48 Escapism: The doll house
    70% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
    Dev: Motazin
    Windows · Linux

    First-person psychological horror escape-room: You're a caregiver in a house where reality fractures and memories melt into the architecture. Read the environment, solve puzzles, and confront the blurred line between truth and illusion.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 15.8%, Detective 7.8%, Mystery 6.5%, Investigation 6.2%

  49. #49 City of Nightmares
    70% matchMostly Positive71% of 28 reviews2025
    Dev: Kizuna Game Studio
    Windows

    You are a detective who wants to investigate how all the inhabitants of a city died due to a virus. It all started in a hotel that was abandoned along with the city, and it was rumored to be haunted. You are on a quest for answers.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.2%, Detective 12.8%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Horror 9.2%, Investigation 8.6%

  50. #50 Abyss Chamber
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: DuskPond
    Windows

    Maintain an underground research facility full of abyss entities. Fulfill their needs and survive long enough to solve all of the mysteries. Abyss Chamber is a lore-rich, first-person psychological Horror game.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Investigation 10.8%, Horror 9.8%, Detective 9.7%

  51. #51 PUREFIRE LIFE STREAM
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NYTRAXPub: Purefire Games
    Windows

    Purefire Life Stream is a first-person psychological horror game. In recent years, livestreaming daily life has become a worldwide phenomenon. Explore a slow-paced world beginning with a livestreamed penthouse tour expanding into unsettling realism and terror.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.5%, Horror 16.9%, Dark 13.3%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Walking Simulator 7%

  52. #52 Darkness in the Forest
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: CORISCO STÚDIOPub: CORISCO STÚDIO
    Windows

    Your car ran out of gas in the wrong place... Escape a bloodthirsty werewolf in an abandoned factory deep in the forest, where darkness is your worst enemy. Survive this night... if you can.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Horror 15.9%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Dark 8.2%, Mystery 7.4%

  53. #53 The Voss Clinic
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Broken Frequency
    Windows

    A psychiatric hospital. 1986. The staff are dead. The doors are open. You have no memory of how you got here or why your name is on a patient file. No monsters. No combat. Only the silence of empty corridors, and the slow realization of what was done to you.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 13.5%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Dark 10.7%

  54. #54 The Spooky Island
    67% matchMixed63% of 32 reviews2026
    Dev: Fireplay Studio
    Windows

    A dark horror game in which the protagonist, Liam, embarks on an expedition to an island to find treasure and earn money. But the island holds secrets and horrors. Over time, the expedition turns into a nightmare from which he must escape...

    Why similar: Horror 16%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Linear 14.4%, Dark 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.8%

  55. #55 In Vino Veritas
    67% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Lesson Not Learned Games
    Windows

    Explore a desecrated cathedral to find your missing wife in this psychological horror adventure. Uncover the dark truth behind the Elohim, solve ancient puzzles, and survive a chilling journey where faith and reality collide. The Bible was mistranslated; the truth is much darker

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 13%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Dark 8.9%

  56. #56 Numinous
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Bremit Studios
    Windows

    Investigate a missing content creator in an abandoned kampong in this atmospheric horror game. Explore haunted ruins, uncover dark secrets, and evade the lurking presence of the Pontianak. Will you uncover the truth or become part of the legend?

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 12.9%, Detective 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 10.7%, Investigation 7.5%

  57. #57 Friday Night
    65% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2026
    Dev: Priskon
    Windows

    Investigate the abandoned mansion where your family died, use your voice to speak to the spirit and collect evidence about the truth. Keep the camera rolling, no matter what you encounter.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 14.6%, Investigation 13%, Lore-Rich 10%, Mystery 9.1%

  58. #58 Cosmic Fear
    64% matchVery Positive86% of 132 reviews2026
    Dev: Alessandro Guzzo
    Windows

    You’ve discovered evidence of a cosmic presence influencing humanity since its origins. Now something born in the depths of the cosmos is calling again. Investigate, uncover forbidden knowledge and survive a disturbing first person Lovecraftian horror adventure.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 12.7%, Lore-Rich 11.1%, Investigation 10.1%, Walking Simulator 9.1%

  59. #59 Sealed In
    66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Basement Key Studio
    Windows

    Explore this haunted mansion as a detective, discover chilling secrets with your UV flashlight and fight to stay sane before the mannequins gets you.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 14.2%, Detective 13.2%, Dark 9.4%, Investigation 9.2%

  60. #60 DECEIVED
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ExtyPub: Skylark Publishing
    Windows

    DECEIVED is a psychological horror game where you find yourself trapped in the endlessly looping left wing of your home. Uncover hidden clues and experience the horror as you peel back the curtain of what truly happened that night at the Walker residence.

    Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.4%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 16%, Walking Simulator 9.8%, Realistic 7.7%

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