- #1 The Painscreek Killings
97% matchVery Positive91% of 6,095 reviews2017
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.3 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 21.4%, Supernatural 14.1%, Mystery 13.3%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #2 The Suicide of Rachel Foster
96% matchMixed68% of 6,800 reviews2020
Dev: ONE-O-ONE GAMESPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Coming back to the family hotel after years, a young woman finds herself trapped with the ghosts from her past and an old cellular telephone as the only way to unveil a terrible truth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.9%, Mystery 17.2%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Story Rich 9.7%, Atmospheric 9.4%
- #3 What Remains of Edith Finch
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,731 reviews2017
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.2%, Story Rich 14.8%, Mystery 11.9%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Female Protagonist 8.4%
- #4 It Happened At Night
95% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Davidcrosdev
Windows
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 17.7%, Mystery 12.4%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9%, Linear 8.7%
- #5 Portrait of a Torn
94% matchVery Positive85% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: Firenut Games
Windows
As a young soldier returning to an eerily deserted home, you'll explore enigmatic rooms and uncover a haunting, tragic story. Experience an atmospheric journey filled with suspense, mysterious encounters, and a deep narrative.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18%, Investigation 13.1%, Mystery 11.9%, Emotional 11.1%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #6 Chasing Static
94% matchVery Positive87% of 504 reviews2021
Dev: Headware Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 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 20.3%, Walking Simulator 19.7%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Mystery 11.5%, First-Person 8.2%
- #7 Forgotten Hope
93% matchVery Positive89% of 93 reviews2021
Dev: Black Hammer StudiosPub: Games by IGE
Windows
Forgotten Hope is a short, single-player narrative-driven video game presented through the eyes of a teenage girl who is trying to reconnect with her past to find answers.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.3%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Investigation 10.5%, Linear 10.3%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #8 The Medium
92% matchVery Positive89% of 9,958 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.1%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Adventure 13%, Atmospheric 12.1%
- #9 The Mortuary Assistant
91% matchVery Positive92% of 8,546 reviews2022
Dev: DarkStone DigitalPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
Why similar: Supernatural 38.1%, Mystery 18.2%, Atmospheric 9.4%, First-Person 8.6%, Female Protagonist 8%
- #10 Never Again
91% matchVery Positive80% of 930 reviews2019
Dev: Primary Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Never Again - Horror/first-person Quest. The main essence of the game is research locations and puzzles, plunging in the dramatic story of a little girl suffering from asthma.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.6%, Emotional 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Mystery 11.1%
- #11 Last Days of Lazarus
90% matchVery Positive88% of 183 reviews2022
Dev: Darkania WorksPub: GrimTalin
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
After their mother's suicide, Lazarus returns home to his sister Lyudmila. But unexplained events make the world and even reality collapse around him. Looming death, a spreading malediction and the supernatural threaten his sanity, yet Lazarus pushes forward to find the truth about his family.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.7%, Supernatural 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Mystery 12.6%, Linear 8.1%
- #12 Ghost on the Shore
89% matchVery Positive84% of 216 reviews2022
Dev: like CharliePub: Application Systems Heidelberg
Windows · Mac
An exploration game about emotional ties that transcend even death. Riley is faced with a headstrong ghost, urging her on an adventure across atmospheric shores, uncovering the island's tragic secret. Choices in dialogue shape the bond between the two, ultimately deciding Riley's fate.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Emotional 14%, Mystery 11.9%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #13 Prognostic
89% matchVery Positive94% of 490 reviews2022
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
An orphan returns to the house of the deceased fortune-teller to uncover the secret of his family's death. He must accept his legacy and become a prognostic before supernatural madness engulfs people of his town.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.5%, Story Rich 12.8%, First-Person 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Exploration 8.7%
- #14 Infliction
88% matchVery Positive81% of 950 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.1%, Walking Simulator 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #15 The Cursed Forest
87% matchVery Positive89% of 881 reviews2019
Dev: KPy3OPub: Grable Team
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Immerse yourself in the obscure and mysterious autumnal forest, where every wrong step could be your last. As you travel uncover the dark story behind this place, where beauty and danger have become as one.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.6%, Supernatural 15.3%, Mystery 11.5%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Exploration 8.9%
- #16 Dead Secret
86% matchVery Positive82% of 591 reviews2016
Dev: Robot Invader
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Dead Secret is a first-person horror mystery set in rural Kansas in 1965. A reclusive professor is dead and it’s up to you to crack the case before you become the next victim. Investigate the murder and explore the story Time Magazine called “captivating” and “deeply creepy” .
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Mystery 20.1%, Story Rich 13.2%, First-Person 8.6%, Atmospheric 7.7%
- #17 Mists of Aiden
85% matchVery Positive91% of 1,140 reviews2020
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.3%, Walking Simulator 16%, Supernatural 15.6%, Mystery 12.3%, First-Person 8.6%
- #18 The Gretlow Tapes
84% matchVery Positive92% of 114 reviews2025
Dev: Aegon Games
Windows
Armed with nothing but your camera, investigate the abandoned Gretlow House in this short, atmospheric horror game. Uncover a chilling mystery through a realistic found-footage lens.
Why similar: Supernatural 21.1%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Investigation 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Mystery 8.5%
- #19 Whitehaven
86% matchMixed62% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: Somnambulist Games
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 21.4%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, First-Person 11.3%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Linear 8.4%
- #20 My Sleeping Girlfriend
82% matchVery Positive95% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Fancy Dog Games
Windows
Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.6%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Mystery 10.9%, Story Rich 8.5%, First-Person 8.3%
- #21 Lake Ridden
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 291 reviews2018
Dev: Midnight Hub
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Lake Ridden is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game! A cozy supernatural adventure where you unravel a mysterious past, trying to find your sister. Luckily, you are not alone...
Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.2%, Mystery 18.6%, Walking Simulator 17.5%, Adventure 16.5%, Indie 11.9%
- #22 The Method of Hiding a Body
82% matchVery Positive92% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: Sea of Ghosts
Windows
A story-driven horror puzzle game where the player takes on the role of a resentful ghost, possessing others in order to search for her own corpse.
Why similar: Mystery 34.9%, Psychological Horror 29.7%, Story Rich 22.6%, Female Protagonist 3%, Adventure 2.9%
- #23 Through the Woods
83% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,669 reviews2016
Dev: AntagonistPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Through the Woods is a third-person Norse horror adventure set in a forest on the western shores of Norway that tells the story of a mother and her missing son.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.1%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Mystery 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.3%
- #24 Faded Grey
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 166 reviews2021
Dev: Derek Golliher
Windows
A short find it game that helps you make sense of a tragic accident as you uncover a piece of the story with each item found.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.7%, Emotional 19.1%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #25 Reflection
78% matchVery Positive84% of 247 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 21.4%, Walking Simulator 20.9%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Mystery 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #26 Family curse
79% matchVery Positive91% of 236 reviews2023
Dev: Stork Game
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Family curse is a mystical horror from the first person with a frightening atmosphere. Immerse yourself in the intricate history of the Crouse family and find out the terrible secret of the people who died in the cursed house.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Investigation 15.8%, First-Person 15.4%, Exploration 14.6%, Atmospheric 12.1%
- #27 The Stalked
78% matchVery Positive92% of 396 reviews2024
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
Escaped from Liam's obsession, Kate seeks refuge in her grandpa's mansion. Strange occurrences raise questions about Liam's presence or another figure. Unraveling mysterious letters, Kate embarks on a journey, seeking peace.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.8%, Mystery 14.3%, Emotional 12.1%, Linear 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #28 Home is Where One Starts...
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 716 reviews2015
Dev: David Wehle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s a story about childhood, hope, and the miracle of memory. You play as a little girl from a broken home somewhere in the American South.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.7%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, First-Person 11.2%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Adventure 8.5%
- #29 Witching Hour
80% matchMixed68% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Vincent Lade
Windows
Witching Hour is a horror story that takes you out of your family home and across the quiet town of Hollow Hills. Your fate depends on making difficult choices, your relationship with your family, and confrontations with the matriarch of the town’s affliction with witchcraft, Lucilia.
Why similar: Emotional 19.2%, Mystery 16.3%, Psychological Horror 16%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Exploration 9.5%
- #30 Fear the Spotlight
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,212 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Game PalsPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…
Why similar: Female Protagonist 18.8%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Linear 14%, Story Rich 13.1%, Atmospheric 12.1%
- #31 Perception
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 627 reviews2017
Dev: The Deep End Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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: Walking Simulator 30.4%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, Atmospheric 11.2%, First-Person 9.2%, Adventure 8.9%
- #32 Cursed Mansion
77% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Dragon Emperors
Windows
Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.
Why similar: Supernatural 23.1%, Mystery 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #33 The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
74% matchVery Positive92% of 3,087 reviews2022
Dev: Cloak and Dagger GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...
Why similar: Female Protagonist 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Emotional 14.8%, Investigation 13.1%, Mystery 12.6%
- #34 The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
75% matchVery Positive88% of 904 reviews2022
Dev: MediaCity Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.8%, Mystery 16.6%, Investigation 13.8%, Exploration 10.7%, First-Person 10.2%
- #35 Haunted Property
74% matchVery Positive93% of 184 reviews2025
Dev: Yamoto
Windows
A new life begins in a low-cost apartment. Strange occurrences at night and the suspicious behavior of neighbors gradually push the protagonist to the edge.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, First-Person 7.9%, Linear 7.5%
- #36 The Signifier Director's Cut
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 340 reviews2020
Dev: PlaymestudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.
Why similar: Investigation 19.5%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Emotional 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Mystery 9.8%
- #37 The Séance of Blake Manor
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,226 reviews2025
Dev: Spooky DoorwayPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Linux
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences.
Why similar: Supernatural 27%, Investigation 19%, Mystery 13.2%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #38 Once Upon A Mind - A Little Too Friendly
72% matchVery Positive91% of 240 reviews2025
Dev: ZealPub: Cardiora Studio
Windows
A story-rich psychological horror inspired by real-life experiences. Follow Emily, 23, as she moves to Brooklyn for a fresh start, but finds herself drawn into a slow spiral of obsession and control. Featuring voice acting, this atmospheric and grounded experience is deeply unsettling.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.3%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Mystery 10%, First-Person 8.5%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
- #39 Draugen
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,125 reviews2019
Dev: Red Thread Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.
Why similar: Mystery 16.6%, Investigation 13.3%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Emotional 12.2%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #40 Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches
77% matchMixed64% of 154 reviews2014
Dev: Arberth StudiosPub: Meridian4
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches is a first-person point-and-click adventure inspired by Welsh mythology, focused on investigation, puzzles, and a dark, atmospheric mystery.
Why similar: Investigation 15.9%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Linear 10.7%, Exploration 9.3%
- #41 Fallow
73% matchVery Positive97% of 139 reviews2021
Dev: Ada Rook
Windows
Clinging to the memory of her vanished sisters, an isolated woman wanders a dying reality.
Why similar: Supernatural 23.5%, Emotional 14.4%, Female Protagonist 14%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #42 The Tavern In the Woods
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Chris J MitchellPub: Motion Forge CG
Windows
"Tavern in the Woods" is a first person, single-player interactive fiction story that blends mystery, storytelling, and supernatural horror. Players explore and investigate an isolated environment as the narrative slowly unfolds, gradually uncovering the truth behind the eerie emptiness.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Supernatural 12.2%, Investigation 9.6%, Mystery 9%
- #43 Befriended Curse
70% matchVery Positive94% of 285 reviews2024
Dev: Yellow Basement Games
Windows
Witches, curses, and fairy tales meet horror in this classic walking sim with an eerie atmosphere and well-paced jumpscares.
Why similar: Supernatural 25.2%, Walking Simulator 18.7%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Mystery 10.3%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #44 The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
69% matchVery Positive94% of 3,064 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENTPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…
Why similar: Supernatural 17.2%, Mystery 15.2%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Investigation 12.4%
- #45 Whispering Willows
73% matchVery Positive82% of 1,867 reviews2014
Dev: Night Light InteractivePub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Interact with the spirits of the dead, solve the puzzles of the mysterious mansion and help Elena find her missing father in the horror/adventure puzzle game: Whispering Willows.
Why similar: Supernatural 22.2%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Mystery 16.1%, Story Rich 12.8%, Atmospheric 11.4%
- #46 Virginia
73% matchMixed64% of 3,360 reviews2016
Dev: Variable StatePub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Virginia is a single-player first-person thriller set in a small town with a secret. Experience a missing person investigation through the eyes of graduate FBI agent Anne Tarver.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.7%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Mystery 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Visual Novel 8%
- #47 The Lost Crown
72% matchVery Positive83% of 520 reviews2014
Dev: Darkling Room
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Embark on an eerie ghost-hunting adventure, featuring real evidence of paranormal activity, to solve the mystery of the Lost Crown. Be warned, to seek advice from the dead can have bitter consequences.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.2%, Supernatural 21.7%, Adventure 18.1%, Indie 10.5%, Mystery 10%
- #48 Marie's Room
70% matchVery Positive93% of 6,648 reviews2018
Dev: Kenny Guillaume
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, Story Rich 15.5%, Female Protagonist 12%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Mystery 10.1%
- #49 Kathy Rain
70% matchVery Positive92% of 3,954 reviews2016
Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.
Why similar: Mystery 23.9%, Female Protagonist 23.6%, Supernatural 12.3%, Adventure 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #50 Graces: Posthumous Wish
68% matchVery Positive97% of 191 reviews2024
Dev: TomoToro
Windows
Aki is haunted by a curse. In search of salvation, she travels into the memories of a dead classmate, where she must witness three eerie mystical stories and figure out how to break the shackles of misfortune.
Why similar: Supernatural 28.5%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Mystery 14.7%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #51 Afterdream
68% matchVery Positive93% of 349 reviews2023
Dev: Jesse MakkonenPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Emotional 13%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Mystery 11%
- #52 God's Basement
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,316 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.3%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Mystery 11.8%, Emotional 10.1%, First-Person 8.7%
- #53 Vesnith Tapes
68% matchVery Positive80% of 80 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 22.4%, Investigation 15.6%, Mystery 9.9%, Supernatural 9.7%, Exploration 8.8%
- #54 Ontotis
69% matchVery Positive83% of 115 reviews2023
Dev: Xenoplasis Games
Windows
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 18.2%, Mystery 17.4%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Story Rich 10.3%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #55 The Last Case of John Morley
66% matchVery Positive84% of 289 reviews2025
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Mystery 12.5%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, First-Person 8.1%
- #56 The Wellmonts Case
65% matchVery Positive95% of 211 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 21.7%, Psychological Horror 16%, Investigation 16%, Mystery 12.9%, Atmospheric 8%
- #57 Dead of Night: Supermarket
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: SilverMoon Studios
Windows
Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21%, Psychological Horror 15%, Linear 11.8%, Mystery 9.5%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #58 Scream under the house
66% matchVery Positive81% of 59 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%, Emotional 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Mystery 10.8%, Linear 9.1%
- #59 The Lies We Tell Ourselves
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: Poopsy
Windows
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 18%, Walking Simulator 17.6%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Emotional 10.7%, Story Rich 8.2%