Games Like The Hat Man: Shadow Ward

Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.

Why similar: Horror 71.4%, First-Person 8.9%, Atmospheric 5%, Survival Horror 4.3%, Psychological Horror 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A definitive first-person asylum horror game that mirrors the intense, vulnerable exploration found in The Hat Man.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

Why similar: Horror 71.4%, First-Person 8.2%, Atmospheric 5.3%, Survival Horror 4.3%, Psychological Horror 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title set the standard for atmospheric, first-person survival horror where hiding and managing fear are your primary tools.

Slender Man returns more terrifying than ever. You're on your own. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Relive the horror all over again with cutting edge visuals for the 10th Anniversary Update and experience survival horror at its finest.

Why similar: Horror 70.1%, First-Person 8.6%, Survival Horror 4.5%, Atmospheric 3.6%, Walking Simulator 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same indie, jump-scare-heavy DNA and minimalist survival mechanics as The Hat Man.

Wick is a survival horror game where ghost stories are brought to life. Explore a local legend about the long lost children in the woods who can still be seen... but only by those who dare to enter alone by candlelight.

Why similar: Horror 61%, First-Person 10.5%, Survival Horror 6%, Atmospheric 5.7%, Indie 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: This indie horror title focuses on survival and atmospheric tension in a dark, confined environment.

Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.

Why similar: Horror 71.9%, First-Person 7.9%, Atmospheric 5.5%, Indie 3.9%, Adventure 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person indie horror game that uses a unique perspective to heighten the sense of vulnerability and fear.

12 March 1938, Renée, 16, was ripped out of her world, her only fault was that of not knowing her place in the world.

Why similar: Horror 59.6%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Indie 6.3%, Walking Simulator 5.6%, Adventure 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Set in a real-world asylum, this game offers a grounded, psychological horror experience that matches the setting and tone of the seed game.

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 71.5%, First-Person 7.6%, Psychological Horror 5%, Survival Horror 4.8%, Atmospheric 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: An intense psychological horror game that captures the dread of being trapped in a haunted environment.

The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.

Why similar: Horror 57.8%, First-Person 15.6%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Adventure 5.6%, Psychological Horror 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric first-person walking simulator that excels at distorting the environment to create psychological dread.

Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.

Why similar: Horror 69.1%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Indie 5.5%, Psychological Horror 5.5%, Walking Simulator 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses disturbing, atmospheric imagery to convey a sense of hopelessness.

Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.

Why similar: Horror 73.8%, First-Person 5.9%, Survival Horror 5.3%, Atmospheric 4.1%, Psychological Horror 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, indie first-person horror game that emphasizes psychological struggle and survival in a dark city.

A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.

Why similar: Horror 56.8%, First-Person 11.9%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Survival Horror 7.5%, Psychological Horror 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: An indie first-person horror game that masterfully builds claustrophobic atmosphere and psychological tension.

You awake, trapped in an abandoned hospital. Your only source of light is your phone. You hit a dead-end and must turn around, but behind you lurks an eerie presence and strange noises... Experience Daylight, a procedurally generated psychological thriller for your PC.

Why similar: Horror 82.5%, First-Person 5.6%, Adventure 2.3%, Indie 2.2%, Walking Simulator 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: A procedurally generated first-person horror game featuring a female protagonist and a focus on exploration.

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: Horror 57.4%, First-Person 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Adventure 6%, Psychological Horror 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game featuring a female protagonist and a heavy focus on narrative and atmosphere.

An award-winning narrative thriller about a blind woman’s journey to uncover the truth about the mansion from her nightmares, or else become one of its victims.

Why similar: Horror 61.4%, First-Person 7.9%, Indie 7.3%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Walking Simulator 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A unique first-person horror game featuring a female protagonist who must navigate a dark house using sound.

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: Horror 60.1%, First-Person 10.9%, Atmospheric 5.9%, Survival Horror 5.6%, Psychological Horror 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that relies on exploration and intense jump scares to keep the player on edge.

STAIRS is a first-person atmospheric psychological horror game, inspired by real-life events, that takes players through the stories of three missing people as seen through the eyes of journalist Christopher Adams. Start preparing yourself now, for to descend down these steps is to descend into madness...

Why similar: Horror 71.9%, Indie 9.3%, Adventure 8%, Action 6%, Psychological Horror 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: An indie psychological horror game that focuses on exploration and uncovering a dark, narrative-driven mystery.

It’s 11pm and the last house on your route. The windows are boarded up, the yard is overgrown, but the lights are on and the front door is open… strange place to deliver a pizza. You’re getting soaked from the rain, so you hesitantly step inside the house. You shouldn’t have done that.

Why similar: Horror 80.2%, Survival Horror 5.6%, First-Person 3.7%, Indie 3%, Action 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: An indie survival-horror game that pits the player against supernatural entities in a confined space.

Home Sweet Home is a first-person horror adventure game based on Thai myths and beliefs. The core gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid perilous spirits hunting you. Moreover, few puzzles are added into the game, making gameplay more various.

Why similar: Horror 70.4%, First-Person 7.4%, Survival Horror 4.5%, Atmospheric 3.8%, Adventure 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that emphasizes stealth and exploration while navigating a terrifying, supernatural environment.

Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.

Why similar: Horror 61.6%, First-Person 13.8%, Walking Simulator 7.6%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Psychological Horror 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric walking simulator that uses a dark, abandoned setting to build tension and tell a haunting story.

The visage of doctors and patients alike fade in and out of these nightmarish visions of tortured memories. This eggshell reality is fractured by experiments conducted in the ward. Blood, flesh and screams surround as you put together the pieces of your story and make your escape from the Bright Dawn Treatment Center while the dark...

Why similar: Horror 77.5%, First-Person 5.8%, Adventure 5.7%, Indie 5.6%, Action 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game with action elements that features a dark, confined setting similar to an asylum.

Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.

Why similar: Horror 63.4%, First-Person 11.8%, Atmospheric 5.7%, Adventure 4.6%, Psychological Horror 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic first-person horror game that focuses on physics-based puzzles and atmospheric survival.

Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.

Why similar: Horror 64.8%, First-Person 8.1%, Adventure 4.7%, Indie 4.5%, Atmospheric 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person indie horror game that emphasizes puzzle-solving and atmospheric exploration.

Short first-person horror experience with a unique mirror mechanic. Escape from an invisible monster that can be only seen in the reflection.

Why similar: Horror 56.2%, First-Person 14.7%, Survival Horror 6.3%, Atmospheric 5.9%, Adventure 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric first-person horror game that focuses on exploration and uncovering a dark, local mystery.

A first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of the Blair Witch. Explore the haunted grounds of the Black Hills Forest in a harrowing investigation that forces you to confront the evil that resides deep in the woods.

Why similar: Horror 58.6%, First-Person 10.4%, Adventure 6%, Indie 5.6%, Atmospheric 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival horror game that focuses on psychological tension and environmental exploration.

Plunge into the atmosphere of fear and horror,investigate the dark house full of mysteries and danger!

Why similar: Horror 81.9%, Indie 6.1%, Adventure 5%, Action 4.2%, Walking Simulator 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror game that relies on jump scares and atmospheric exploration to create a tense experience.

Wounded and on the run, trapped in an abandoned building, armed only with a dying flashlight. Navigate darkness, outsmart lurking horrors, and escape before they reach you. A tense, paranoia-driven survival experience where every moment counts.

Why similar: Horror 85%, Indie 8.1%, Action 5.9%, Singleplayer 1%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person indie horror game that focuses on survival and avoiding supernatural threats.

Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.

Why similar: Horror 66.8%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Indie 7.4%, Adventure 7.1%, Psychological Horror 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: An experimental indie horror game that uses atmosphere and narrative to create a deeply unsettling experience.

A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Why similar: Horror 67.7%, First-Person 17.8%, Walking Simulator 9.5%, Psychological Horror 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game with a heavy focus on atmosphere, investigation, and dark, confined environments.

Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.

Why similar: Horror 69.1%, First-Person 8.6%, Adventure 5.9%, Indie 5.7%, Psychological Horror 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game set in a dark, atmospheric mansion that focuses on investigation and survival.

Experience the psychological horror of being kidnapped by a serial killer. Driven to escape, explore everything around you, use your wits, uncover secrets, and face the unimaginable dread of being in the victim’s place. Inspired by a true story.

Why similar: Horror 50.3%, First-Person 15.2%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Walking Simulator 6.4%, Survival Horror 4.7%

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: Horror 57.8%, First-Person 11.7%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Walking Simulator 7.9%, Psychological Horror 5%

Find your missing daughter in the Hospital of Madness. Collect items, fight enemies, and do whatever it takes to reach her!

Why similar: Horror 60%, First-Person 14.6%, Atmospheric 5.6%, Adventure 5.2%, Psychological Horror 5.1%

The Guest is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.

Why similar: Horror 51%, First-Person 13.1%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Indie 6.3%, Walking Simulator 6.2%

Mental Hospital VR is a truly scary first-person stealth horror game. Discover heart-thumping terror, chase and scary creatures in this atmospheric horror game.

Why similar: Horror 55.9%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Survival Horror 8.1%, First-Person 7.2%, Action 5.6%

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: Horror 58.5%, First-Person 11.6%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Walking Simulator 7.4%, Psychological Horror 5.2%

Based on the real Left By Angels Mansion! After your wife vanishes, a strange sighting draws you to an abandoned mansion. Trapped inside, haunted by the past, and hunted by truth, you must survive a looping nightmare where light is your only ally. She’s here—and she remembers everything.

Why similar: Horror 67.3%, First-Person 14.2%, Adventure 6.9%, Psychological Horror 5.3%, Indie 3.5%

Explore and experience this horror story, as you embark on an ghostly adventure unlike anything you have played before. Come face-to-face with terror itself as you look for your missing sister.

Why similar: Horror 59.6%, Indie 9.8%, Adventure 9%, Action 7.9%, Atmospheric 5.3%

You venture through your mind, trying desperately to wake up from your nightmares. Will you make it out?

Why similar: Horror 82.3%, Survival Horror 4.3%, First-Person 3.1%, Adventure 2.6%, Indie 2.6%

Mental Hospital is a truly scary first-person stealth horror game. Discover heart-thumping terror, chase and scary creatures in this atmospheric horror game.

Why similar: Horror 29.7%, First-Person 26.1%, Adventure 14.1%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Action 12.1%

Hospital 666 is a 1-4 player horror escape game. Traverse through eerie hospital levels while observing the occurrence of anomalies and choosing the correct elevator. Some abnormal bosses will chase you to death, and you must find the right way to escape them.

Why similar: Horror 71.6%, Walking Simulator 7.3%, First-Person 7.1%, Psychological Horror 5%, Adventure 4.3%

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

Why similar: Horror 47.2%, First-Person 18.5%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Adventure 8.4%, Action 7.5%

"Hatch is a single-player, first-person horror game. You find a hatch in your room and strange things start to happen to you. You are the target of psycho killers. You have to find the truth behind the hatch and escape from the crazy world.

Why similar: Horror 44.6%, First-Person 16.6%, Walking Simulator 9.3%, Survival Horror 7.5%, Adventure 7.2%

Your daughter was gone at a research of the abandoned bunker. Having gone to find her, you meet the horrors living in these walls, solve puzzles, discover what has happened in this place and to find the daughter. Everything that you have, is a lamp which charge constantly decreases also the radio.

Why similar: Horror 61.9%, First-Person 11.4%, Indie 7.3%, Adventure 6.8%, Action 6.3%

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

Why similar: Horror 45.8%, First-Person 15.2%, Walking Simulator 8.4%, Adventure 7%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Trapped in a nightmarish mannequin factory where reality itself is shattered, unravel the secrets of Mirrored Phantoms. Explore a deeply atmospheric world, solve the mystery of the mirror shards, and survive the terrors that await in this slow-burning, first-person horror experience.

Why similar: Horror 64.7%, First-Person 14.6%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Psychological Horror 5%, Indie 2.9%

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: Horror 60.6%, First-Person 9.8%, Survival Horror 7.4%, Indie 6.8%, Psychological Horror 5.1%

Uncover the mysteries of Whitehaven Orphanage in this first-person psychological horror game. Explore the place, collect clues and put the pieces together to find out what happened years ago as you delve deep into your mind.

Why similar: Horror 52.3%, First-Person 13.7%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Survival Horror 7.1%, Walking Simulator 6%

The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is a Korean survival horror-adventure. Venture from your deserted school to survive the horrors of the night. Explore the surrounding Sehwa district and uncover the shadow realm's dark secrets. Use everything at your disposal to avoid a demoness hellbent on killing you!

Why similar: Horror 64.8%, Adventure 6.2%, Survival Horror 6.2%, Indie 6%, Atmospheric 3.7%

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: Horror 54.2%, First-Person 17.4%, Walking Simulator 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Psychological Horror 4.3%

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: Horror 57.2%, First-Person 13.5%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Walking Simulator 8%, Female Protagonist 3.9%

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

Why similar: Horror 77.6%, First-Person 8.3%, Atmospheric 6.2%, Indie 2.8%, Adventure 2.6%

In this psychological survival horror your daughter was kidnapped and whole building is overrun by dark monsters and crazy cultist for whom you are a prey. Survive and save your family in a face of danger from the mysterious black mist that covered entire city and changes human into vile creatures.

Why similar: Horror 60%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Survival Horror 9.1%, Adventure 6.8%, Action 6.2%

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

Why similar: Horror 58%, First-Person 12.2%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Walking Simulator 6.7%, Indie 6%

Don't Knock Twice is a first-person horror game based on a psychologically terrifying urban legend. One knock to wake her from her bed, twice to raise her from the dead. Supports VR on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift for the ultimate horror experience!

Why similar: Horror 46.4%, First-Person 14.2%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Survival Horror 6.1%, Adventure 5.2%

The Familiar Stranger is a 3D psychological horror game where twisted memories and nightmares blur. Uncover dark secrets while evading a relentless entity that watches from the shadows. Can you escape the horrors of the past, or will they consume you?

Why similar: Horror 64.7%, Indie 9.8%, First-Person 9.2%, Adventure 5.9%, Psychological Horror 5.3%

A storm washed you upon the shore of a mysterious island with a horrific past. A terrifying first-person atmospheric horror game.

Why similar: Horror 52.3%, First-Person 12.4%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Walking Simulator 7.7%, Survival Horror 4.7%

The Dark Occult is a psychological driven horror game that puts players in a constant state of anxiety that crescendos into raw panic and terror. You will encounter grotesque creatures, who will take your life at any moment.Your only goal -- survive.

Why similar: Horror 69.6%, First-Person 8.6%, Indie 5.9%, Adventure 5.7%, Action 5.4%

Curse of Anabelle is a story driven adventure-horror/puzzle game which players can experience in the first person perspective. The storyline is based on real world myths and legends.

Why similar: Horror 29.1%, Indie 22.3%, Adventure 20.4%, Action 11.3%, First-Person 7%

A first-person horror game Incoming Evil, you will explore an unsolved event about 3 missing people. Nobody knows what happened to them, the police could not solve the case. You are an experienced detective; the case handed over to you.

Why similar: Horror 54.8%, First-Person 16.6%, Indie 7.2%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Adventure 5.3%

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

Why similar: Horror 58.8%, First-Person 12.6%, Walking Simulator 7.9%, Survival Horror 7.4%, Psychological Horror 5.2%