Games Like The Gretlow Tapes

MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.3%, Horror 29.2%, Dark 12.9%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Story Rich 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features a central camera mechanic that is essential for uncovering supernatural mysteries and navigating psychological horror.

Paranormal VHS is a horror game that features a VHS tape-inspired aesthetic. The game's story revolves around a popular vlogger who spends a night in haunted locations in search of paranormal activity. Brace for intense jumpscares.

Why similar: Supernatural 28.4%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 16.1%, Realistic 13.8%, Dark 9%

Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the found-footage aesthetic and supernatural investigation themes of the seed game.

Someone slipped a mysterious videotape under your door... Do you dare watch it?!

Why similar: Supernatural 18.3%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 13.2%, Realistic 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: Employs a similar low-fidelity, found-footage style that emphasizes the feeling of being watched in an abandoned space.

A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.

Why similar: Supernatural 18%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 11.5%, Psychological 8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on narrative-driven exploration and audio-visual investigation in a lonely, atmospheric setting.

Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.7%, Psychological 20.4%, Horror 15.1%, Story Rich 9.8%, Mystery 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a deeply realistic, atmospheric narrative that heavily utilizes photography as a core investigative tool.

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 31.5%, Psychological Horror 28.8%, Walking Simulator 8.9%, Dark 8.2%, Realistic 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the same claustrophobic, house-bound dread and psychological exploration found in the best walking-simulator horror titles.

Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.

Why similar: Supernatural 29.9%, Horror 26.4%, Mystery 9.1%, Realistic 7.3%, Atmospheric 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines intense atmospheric investigation with supernatural elements that require careful observation to survive.

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 19.3%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Psychological 13.8%, Dark 8.5%, Story Rich 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic psychological horror game that excels at environmental storytelling within a confined, domestic environment.

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 16.8%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Horror 14.6%, Supernatural 14.2%, Dark 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the investigation of a mysterious house through a first-person perspective with a strong emphasis on atmosphere.

Snap your own homemade liminal space photos using a mysterious SLR camera as you explore a variety of empty, strange, and familiar spaces.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.6%, Hidden Object 19.7%, Horror 18.9%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Exploration 13%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the liminal, unsettling feeling of exploring empty, realistic spaces that mirror the vibe of found-footage horror.

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: Supernatural 22.5%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Investigation 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on supernatural mystery and investigation within a confined, atmospheric setting.

Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Psychological Horror 16%, Realistic 13.4%, Horror 13.4%, Atmospheric 8%

Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes the exploration of eerie, abandoned environments to uncover a dark, psychological mystery.

In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.4%, Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Psychological 12.2%, Realistic 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A short, highly atmospheric horror game that centers on investigating a single, isolated location.

Lazaret is an atmospheric first-person horror game. You play as a member of a rescue team called out to investigate a distress signal coming from a ship that disappeared 4 years ago.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.8%, Walking Simulator 13%, Horror 11.6%, Hidden Object 11.1%, Investigation 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy horror game that relies on mystery and psychological tension rather than combat.

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: Supernatural 16.8%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 11.1%, Realistic 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic, psychological walking simulator that prioritizes atmosphere and story-rich exploration.

If you scream, you restart. A jumpscare horror simulator where you walk through a pitch black forest and escape by reaching 8:00 AM.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17%, Supernatural 16.9%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Horror 13.6%, Realistic 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a camera-based perspective and short-form gameplay to create high-tension, realistic horror moments.

A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.

Why similar: Psychological 22.1%, Horror 19.6%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Exploration 13.6%, Dark 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a grounded, realistic horror experience that builds dread through mundane tasks and subtle environmental changes.

A horror walking sim that emphasizes atmosphere, tension, fear, and immersive storytelling, all heightened by well-timed jump scares. The game takes place in a village frozen in time, stuck somewhere in the mid-20th century.

Why similar: Supernatural 18.1%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 11.6%, Realistic 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features a strong narrative focus and atmospheric horror elements within a domestic, first-person setting.

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 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 12.2%, Investigation 9.9%, Realistic 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven investigation game that leans into psychological horror and atmospheric exploration.

When The Devil Takes Hold is a first-person psychological horror game. Step into the shoes of James Davidson, a fearless content creator whose search for views leads him to a cursed location. Explore the haunted grounds and solve puzzles to uncover the dark past.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Walking Simulator 18.7%, Realistic 18.5%, Horror 17.6%, Atmospheric 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a cinematic and atmospheric psychological horror experience that feels grounded and intense.

You are alone in a deserted station. Or are you? Take pictures of strange anomalies around the station and you might find a way out.

Why similar: Investigation 13.3%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Hidden Object 12.1%, Horror 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on hidden-object investigation and interactive fiction within a horror-themed setting.

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 17.7%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Psychological 13.2%, Horror 11.7%, Realistic 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A pure walking simulator that leans heavily into atmospheric, psychological horror and thriller elements.

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: Supernatural 17.4%, Walking Simulator 13%, Psychological Horror 13%, Realistic 10.3%, Psychological 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic psychological horror game that focuses on exploration and the unraveling of a dark narrative.

You have been sent photographs of a place where, according to rumors, an artifact of an ancient civilization is hidden... Do you dare to go there?!

Why similar: Supernatural 19.3%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 12.6%, Psychological 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that prioritizes environmental storytelling and atmospheric dread.

Your memory is fading. Things around your home keep changing; they are not what they appear to be. Find what is wrong, take pictures to restore your memory. Try to remember. Learn what you have forgotten, learn what has happened. It is not what it seems to be.

Why similar: Supernatural 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 12.4%, Hidden Object 12.3%, Realistic 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on puzzle-solving and investigation within a first-person horror framework.

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 17.7%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 14.1%, Supernatural 14%, Realistic 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A singleplayer walking simulator that emphasizes atmosphere and psychological tension.

Having collected information about the “unusual corpse” for your journalistic investigation, you return home from the morgue. Something is wrong... The house has changed and there is a creature wandering in it that is afraid of the camera flash. Solve puzzles to get out of the house and survive.

Why similar: Supernatural 17.1%, Walking Simulator 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 12.6%, Realistic 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Uses photography and exploration as the primary mechanics for uncovering horror elements.

The year is 1998. Step into the shoes of a real estate agent, tasked with photographing a seemingly ordinary house for an upcoming sale. Explore the environment, use your camera to take pictur-- wait, what’s that in the last photo?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 15.5%, Mystery 12.1%, Exploration 9.8%

A psychological horror game where a police officer investigates a cold case in a decaying house, uncovering a strange and haunting tape recorder that reveals a terrible secret.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.2%, Realistic 11.1%, Investigation 10.9%, Horror 9%, Supernatural 8.8%

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: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Walking Simulator 17.2%, Horror 14.9%, Mystery 10%, Atmospheric 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines exploration and psychological horror to create a surreal, atmospheric experience.

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: Supernatural 23.6%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Realistic 13.9%, Horror 13.5%, Walking Simulator 11.1%

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 19.1%, Horror 17.2%, Mystery 10.1%, Realistic 9.7%, Walking Simulator 7.7%

You arrive at a deserted street that feels familiar yet is filled with unease. Pick up your camera, capture the hidden anomalies, and break this endless loop.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.1%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Supernatural 18.9%, Realistic 12.8%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.3%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Horror 17.9%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Psychological 10%

Faint Call is a psychological horror game about a police officer investigating a distress call from someone at a notoriously cursed house.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Horror 13.7%, Supernatural 13.4%, Investigation 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12%

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 16.1%, Hidden Object 14.7%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 9.2%, Realistic 8.3%

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 16.9%, Psychological Horror 16%, Psychological 13.6%, Horror 12.7%, Hidden Object 8.5%

The player finds himself in an abandoned school, which was once a place of study for local schoolchildren. The protagonist is a paranormal researcher who came here to solve the mystery that shrouds this gloomy location.

Why similar: Investigation 16.1%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Hidden Object 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 8.8%

Explore haunted locations with your VHS camera—but stay silent! Any noise could be your last. (Microphone required)

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.8%, Realistic 15.5%, Horror 14.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Exploration 10.8%

[REC] Desolation takes you to an abandoned manor as journalist Ethan Carter. Your goal is to investigate its dark past and uncover the truth. But some secrets should remain hidden…

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27%, Realistic 17.9%, Horror 17.7%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Dark 7.6%

It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.5%, Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Realistic 9.4%, Mystery 9.3%

UFOPHILIA is a first-person psychological horror game where you explore areas marked by alien phenomena. Use specialized equipment to detect, identify, and photograph aliens—but do so at your own risk... They are watching you too.

Why similar: Supernatural 25.6%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 15.5%, Investigation 14.7%, Mystery 6.8%

You receive a cursed digital camera that captures ghosts from a strange website. The website allows you to liberate your loved ones by uploading images of their spirits using the camera. You decide to go to the nearest park where your girl was last seen.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.7%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Realistic 14%, Horror 13.5%, Hidden Object 11.4%

Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Horror 16.1%, Investigation 14.4%, Dark 9.5%

What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.8%, Supernatural 12.9%, Hidden Object 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Horror 9.2%

The Lies We Tell Ourselves is an episodic first person psychological action-adventure game with introspective/horror elements and a focus on subtle storytelling and atmosphere. Explore, solve puzzles, survive and uncover truths buried deep within a castle of lies.

Why similar: Supernatural 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Horror 10.1%, Psychological 10%

The Gap is a short first-person horror experience taking place in a ghostly abandoned house on a lonely street corner.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Realistic 11.8%, Atmospheric 9.8%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.9%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 13.2%, Psychological 12.6%, Realistic 9.2%

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 24.3%, Psychological Horror 24.3%, Horror 20.7%, Realistic 11.4%, Atmospheric 9.3%

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: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Walking Simulator 17.2%, Horror 14.2%, Realistic 13.8%, Atmospheric 8.5%

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

Why similar: Horror 24.4%, Psychological Horror 19%, Walking Simulator 17.7%, Supernatural 10.3%, Atmospheric 9.1%

Ontotis is a psychological horror game crafted by a solo developer focusing on atmosphere, mystery and an engaging story. Uncover scattered clues to unveil the chilling fate of the house's residents, while encountering a mysterious humanlike figure seemingly connected to them in their haunting tale.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19%, Psychological 13.6%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Horror 11.5%, Mystery 10.3%

Your task today: Memorize your environment and report any anomalies. Good luck with your shift! "Shift 87" is an observation horror game with subtle anomalies and unsettling occurrences.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.7%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Hidden Object 16.9%, Horror 8.9%, Mystery 8%

Handyman needed—ASAP! The investor’s coming in the morning, and the house still isn’t ready! Take on an extra shift where horror meets simulation. Tackle the chaos, uncover dark secrets, and finish everything before dawn.

Why similar: Horror 22.3%, Realistic 17.4%, Supernatural 15.1%, Mystery 9.6%, Atmospheric 8.5%

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: Supernatural 23.9%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 17.7%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Dark 9.8%

Alex is a blogger who explores places with paranormal phenomena. At the request of his subscribers, he goes to an abandoned place where, according to rumors, some creepy things were noticed. What is happening there? You have to find it out.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.1%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 12.5%, Hidden Object 10.8%, Realistic 10.6%

Uncover the dark secrets of the abandoned house on Whispering Lane in this psychological horror game. Navigate through perilous twists, where each turn reveals a blend of horror and mystery. Can you unearth the truth before darkness consumes you?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.4%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Psychological 16.4%, Horror 14.2%, Realistic 11.3%

Three short ghost stories. Three everyday locations turned nightmare. Tales of the Forgotten is a PSX-style horror anthology perfect for a single terrifying session. Experience jump scares, uncover multiple endings, and discover why these ghosts can't rest—all in under an hour.

Why similar: Supernatural 21.7%, Walking Simulator 17.2%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 9.3%, Atmospheric 6.9%

What hides in the depths of the forest?!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.4%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 12.1%, Realistic 11.4%, Psychological 11.1%