- #1 MADiSON
97% matchVery Positive87% of 3,450 reviews2022
Dev: BLOODIOUS GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 31.5%, Horror 29.5%, Dark 12.7%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Story Rich 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features a central camera mechanic that is essential for uncovering supernatural mysteries and navigating psychological horror.
- #2 The Cursed Tape
96% matchVery Positive80% of 339 reviews2024
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Someone slipped a mysterious videotape under your door... Do you dare watch it?!
Why similar: Supernatural 18%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 13.3%, Realistic 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Employs a similar low-fidelity, found-footage style that emphasizes the feeling of being watched in an abandoned space.
- #3 Chasing Static
96% matchVery Positive87% of 514 reviews2021
Dev: Headware Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 17.8%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 11.6%, Psychological 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on narrative-driven exploration and audio-visual investigation in a lonely, atmospheric setting.
- #4 Paranormal VHS
95% matchMostly Positive71% of 146 reviews2023
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 18.6%, Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Realistic 11%, Psychological 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the found-footage aesthetic and supernatural investigation themes of the seed game.
- #5 Martha Is Dead
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,957 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 20.8%, Psychological 20%, Horror 15.4%, 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.
- #6 Visage
94% matchVery Positive84% of 10,980 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.5 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 31.6%, Psychological Horror 29%, Walking Simulator 8.8%, Dark 8.3%, Realistic 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the same claustrophobic, house-bound dread and psychological exploration found in the best walking-simulator horror titles.
- #7 The Mortuary Assistant
93% matchVery Positive92% of 8,787 reviews2022
Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
Why similar: Supernatural 29.5%, Horror 27%, Mystery 9%, Realistic 7.4%, Atmospheric 7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines intense atmospheric investigation with supernatural elements that require careful observation to survive.
- #8 Luto
92% matchVery Positive85% of 1,366 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 18.8%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Psychological 13%, Dark 8.2%, Realistic 8%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic psychological horror game that excels at environmental storytelling within a confined, domestic environment.
- #9 9 Childs Street
91% 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 16.8%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Horror 14.8%, Supernatural 14%, Dark 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the investigation of a mysterious house through a first-person perspective with a strong emphasis on atmosphere.
- #10 Interior Worlds
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 623 reviews2023
Dev: sodaraptorPub: Raptorsoft Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 26.9%, Hidden Object 19.7%, Horror 19.4%, Atmospheric 13%, Exploration 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the liminal, unsettling feeling of exploring empty, realistic spaces that mirror the vibe of found-footage horror.
- #11 Abandoned Souls
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 402 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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 13.8%, Horror 13.5%, Atmospheric 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes the exploration of eerie, abandoned environments to uncover a dark, psychological mystery.
- #12 Dread Flats
89% matchVery Positive83% of 1,695 reviews2025
Dev: Ghostcase
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 22.2%, Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Investigation 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on supernatural mystery and investigation within a confined, atmospheric setting.
- #13 Summer of '58
89% matchVery Positive89% of 4,953 reviews2021
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 15.5%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Psychological 12%, Realistic 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A short, highly atmospheric horror game that centers on investigating a single, isolated location.
- #14 Lazaret
88% matchVery Positive86% of 283 reviews2024
Dev: Aegon Games
Windows
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 13.1%, Horror 11.7%, Hidden Object 11.3%, Investigation 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy horror game that relies on mystery and psychological tension rather than combat.
- #15 DON'T SCREAM
87% matchMixed65% of 4,873 reviews2024
Dev: Digital Cybercherries
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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 16.5%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Horror 13.9%, Realistic 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a camera-based perspective and short-form gameplay to create high-tension, realistic horror moments.
- #16 Greed Stays Home
86% matchVery Positive89% of 258 reviews2025
Dev: Yellow Basement Games
Windows
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 17.8%, Walking Simulator 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 11.7%, Realistic 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features a strong narrative focus and atmospheric horror elements within a domestic, first-person setting.
- #17 The Closing Shift
86% matchMixed66% of 122 reviews2025
Dev: Bird Box Games
Windows
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 21.6%, Horror 19.8%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Exploration 13.6%, Dark 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a grounded, realistic horror experience that builds dread through mundane tasks and subtle environmental changes.
- #18 Reflection
85% matchVery Positive84% of 264 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: Supernatural 16.5%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 11.2%, Realistic 11%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic, psychological walking simulator that prioritizes atmosphere and story-rich exploration.
- #19 The Wellmonts Case
84% matchVery Positive95% of 238 reviews2026
Dev: Zakym s. r. o.
Windows
The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 12.3%, Investigation 9.7%, Realistic 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven investigation game that leans into psychological horror and atmospheric exploration.
- #20 When The Devil Takes Hold
84% matchMixed67% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: NOVAK STUDIOS
Windows
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 20.9%, Realistic 18.9%, Walking Simulator 18.8%, Horror 17.7%, Atmospheric 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a cinematic and atmospheric psychological horror experience that feels grounded and intense.
- #21 The Anomalous Hour
83% matchVery Positive92% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: Gambir Studio
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 13.3%, Investigation 13%, Hidden Object 12.4%, Horror 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on hidden-object investigation and interactive fiction within a horror-themed setting.
- #22 MIRROR MIRROR
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 74 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: Supernatural 17.1%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Psychological Horror 13%, Realistic 10.6%, Psychological 10%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic psychological horror game that focuses on exploration and the unraveling of a dark narrative.
- #23 In My Head
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 145 reviews2024
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
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 19.1%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 12.8%, Psychological 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that prioritizes environmental storytelling and atmospheric dread.
- #24 Implements of Hell
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 104 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 17.8%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Psychological 12.9%, Realistic 11.8%, Horror 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A pure walking simulator that leans heavily into atmospheric, psychological horror and thriller elements.
- #25 SNAP SNAP
80% matchVery Positive81% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 16.9%, Supernatural 16.9%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 12.7%, Realistic 11%
Why You'll Like It: Uses photography and exploration as the primary mechanics for uncovering horror elements.
- #26 Confabulation
79% matchVery Positive91% of 105 reviews2023
Dev: Authogin
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 14.7%, Supernatural 14.7%, Hidden Object 12.5%, Horror 12.5%, Realistic 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on puzzle-solving and investigation within a first-person horror framework.
- #27 DREAM LOGIC
79% matchVery Positive89% of 409 reviews2022
Dev: Teleopsia Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
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 17.3%, Horror 15.1%, Mystery 10%, Atmospheric 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines exploration and psychological horror to create a surreal, atmospheric experience.
- #28 White Room Protocol
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 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 17.7%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 14.3%, Supernatural 13.8%, Realistic 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A singleplayer walking simulator that emphasizes atmosphere and psychological tension.
- #29 The Last Letter
77% matchVery Positive86% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
The Last Letter is a short VHS-style horror game about a film student who receives mysterious letters containing coordinates that lead to a house deep in the forest, where the truth about his past awaits.
Why similar: Supernatural 19.6%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 12.5%, Psychological 9.4%
- #30 Vesnith Tapes
78% matchVery Positive80% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: KY XEPub: Darks Zone
Windows
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 18.4%, Realistic 11.3%, Investigation 10.7%, Horror 9.1%, Supernatural 8.7%
- #31 For Sale
76% matchVery Positive97% of 270 reviews2025
Dev: Collarpill
Windows · Linux
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 24.8%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 15.6%, Mystery 12%, Exploration 9.8%
- #32 ZahmahreL - Chapter 1
77% matchMixed62% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Farkas Interactive
Windows
As a YouTuber investigating supernatural events, explore the mysterious and terrifying happenings in an abandoned location. Your camera is your only ally, but can you uncover these dark secrets?
Why similar: Supernatural 23.2%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Realistic 14.3%, Horror 13.6%, Walking Simulator 11.2%
- #33 Rehaunted
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 342 reviews2026
Dev: Cauchemar
Windows
Enter a house where every clue feels wrong. Investigate a brutal crime scene, uncover hidden evidence, and use your detective tools to piece together a disturbing truth buried beneath the silence.
Why similar: Supernatural 15.8%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Investigation 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Psychological 10.1%
- #34 The Empty Eyes
75% matchVery Positive82% of 83 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 19.2%, Horror 17.4%, Mystery 10%, Realistic 9.9%, Walking Simulator 7.7%
- #35 FLASH AND DIE
73% matchVery Positive91% of 124 reviews2026
Dev: AtmoPixel
Windows
You've been hired by a real estate agency to photograph their listings at night, giving them a unique look online. Grab your camera, explore dark, quiet homes, and capture every required shot before the property notices you. Uncover the truth: why do these listings need to be photographed at night?
Why similar: Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Mystery 10.6%, Realistic 9%
- #36 House of Lost Souls
76% matchMixed63% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: Arkuda Inc.
Windows
House of Lost Souls is a story-driven horror game about Jack, who returns to his old family home in search of answers. Explore distorted memories, uncover dark secrets, and learn the truth about the tragedy that changed his life forever.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.1%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Supernatural 11.8%, Horror 11%, Realistic 9%
- #37 There Exists Nobody
73% matchVery Positive93% of 931 reviews2024
Dev: HeavyLight Studio
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Supernatural 18.4%, Realistic 13%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #38 Liminal Shroud
71% matchVery Positive91% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: Everdeep Studios
Windows
A different kind of liminal experience. Explore surreal spaces inspired by nostalgia, discover hidden paths, and unravel a mystery that is shaped by your own mind. No monsters, no combat. Just atmosphere, discovery, and dread.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.2%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Horror 16.2%, Realistic 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #39 Dead Take
70% matchVery Positive88% of 844 reviews2025
Dev: Surgent StudiosPub: Pocketpair Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 19.4%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Horror 18.2%, Atmospheric 10%, Psychological 9.8%
- #40 The Curse of Elmwood
74% matchMixed53% of 58 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 16.2%, Hidden Object 14.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Horror 9.2%, Realistic 8.5%
- #41 Angels Cove
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 107 reviews2021
Dev: CG Cowboy Studios
Windows
Investigate an abandoned island and its haunted estate in this first-person psychological horror game. Recover paranormal equipment, unlock new areas, follow environmental clues, and uncover the history behind an escalating supernatural presence.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.5%, Investigation 13.6%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 10.5%, Realistic 8.6%
- #42 The Painscreek Killings
73% matchVery Positive91% of 6,420 reviews2017
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
Why similar: Investigation 17.9%, Supernatural 15%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Horror 9.7%, Mystery 9.4%
- #43 The 18th Attic - Paranormal Anomaly Hunting Game
70% matchVery Positive88% of 202 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 17.1%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Psychological 13.3%, Horror 12.8%, Hidden Object 8.7%
- #44 Paragnosia: Museum
70% matchVery Positive87% of 151 reviews2026
Dev: Sine Coda
Windows
Uncover a disturbing mystery in a haunted museum. Track and exorcise restless spirits using your rail-mounted camera, spot up to 130 anomalies, and photograph them before they take over, with you along.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.3%, Hidden Object 15.7%, Psychological 13.7%, Realistic 13.3%, Horror 12.5%
- #45 Obfuscation
71% 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: Supernatural 16.8%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 11.4%, Realistic 8.4%
- #46 Tales of Fear - Episode Zero
67% matchVery Positive96% of 467 reviews2026
Dev: MediaTale
Windows
Can you tell the difference between truth and tale? Experience three short horror stories and gather clues as to which are true and which are just part of our imagination. Immerse yourself in the protagonist's perspective and discover eerie tales from around the world.
Why similar: Supernatural 18%, Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 14%, Mystery 10.4%, Realistic 9.2%
- #47 Shhh!
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 371 reviews2023
Dev: 616 GAMES
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 35%
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 15.8%, Horror 14.8%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Exploration 10.7%
- #48 Faint Call
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 151 reviews2024
Dev: KY XEPub: Darks Zone
Windows
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 21.2%, Horror 13.9%, Supernatural 13.2%, Investigation 12.2%, Psychological Horror 12%
- #49 Shadow of the School
71% matchMixed67% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: STuNT
Windows
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 15.8%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Hidden Object 14.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 8.9%
- #50 Empty Gauge
68% matchNo user reviews96% of 71 reviews2026
Dev: BENTCUBE
Windows
A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Investigation 17.5%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Horror 11.6%, Mystery 9.9%
- #51 [REC] Desolation
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 134 reviews2025
Dev: Perspektik
Windows
[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 26.8%, Realistic 18.5%, Horror 17.8%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Dark 7.5%
- #52 Tape 101: Liminal Descent
66% matchVery Positive94% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: 2H-Productions
Windows
A psychological horror descending through liminal spaces shaped by the Kübler Ross model - the five stages of grief, where your perception and an RC car are the only tools to grasp what’s real.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 12.8%, Realistic 12.6%, Investigation 11.9%
- #53 Cursed Digicam | 呪われたデジカメ
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 668 reviews2025
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 16.5%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Realistic 14.3%, Horror 13.5%, Hidden Object 11.6%
- #54 Echoes of Dread
68% matchVery Positive85% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Reaper GSPub: Kazakov Studios
Windows
Wake up inside an abandoned mansion. Uncover the dark fate of a missing family. Survive the presence that stalks you within these walls.
Why similar: Supernatural 25.7%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Hidden Object 14.9%, Horror 14.9%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #55 The Gap
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 144 reviews2023
Dev: MV JPL
Windows
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 23.6%, Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Realistic 12%, Atmospheric 9.6%
- #56 The Derailed
66% matchVery Positive83% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: Deformed Dreams Studio
Windows
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 23.6%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 17.8%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Dark 9.7%
- #57 Unwilling Host
65% matchVery Positive90% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: HeZhiQiang
Windows
This is a short, first-person psychological horror game with VHS effects. Be careful, you are facing a terrifying being.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29%, Psychological Horror 26.2%, Horror 23.4%, Exploration 5.8%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #58 [Nightmare Files] Clap Clap
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,355 reviews2024
Dev: Raycastly
Windows
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 25.5%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Supernatural 9.9%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #59 Scream under the house
65% 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: Walking Simulator 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 13%, Realistic 9.9%, Mystery 7.6%
