Games Like The Hobo Complex

Narrative-driven psychological horror set in a confined apartment. Explore, interact with everyday objects, and notice increasingly unsettling changes around you. Your small, everyday choices will shape your future and define your ending. A debut title created by a solo developer.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Walking Simulator 17.7%, Action-Adventure 13%, Action 9.7%, Adventure 8.9%

Backrooms: Insane is a single-player psychological horror game with a found footage aesthetic. Explore disturbing levels, solve puzzles, find key items, and escape while timers, unpredictable events, and deadly entity hunts turn every objective into a fight for survival.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Walking Simulator 18.8%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, Action 11%, Adventure 10%

Survive and destroy the devastating Root that is growing and crawling around the cracks and crevasses of the Hotel. Using whatever tools you have to keep your self alive. Find the antidote that will destroy it or die trying.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.4%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, 1990's 12.3%, Action 11.4%, Adventure 10.3%

The Night Archive is an episodic first-person horror series where each episode tells a story pulled from the darkest corners of true crime. These are the stories of those who lived to tell about it.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Exploration 9.6%, First-Person 8.1%, Horror 6.7%

A collection of two short stories filled with mystery and confusion.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, 1990's 13.1%, Adventure 9.8%, Old School 6.2%

At AllRisk Solutions, your mission is to keep our most valued clients happy while boosting company success. Use our powerful software to make smart decisions, settle claims, and climb the ranks. Play it right then enjoy free time at home. Strategy, balance, and rewards, it’s all in your hands!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, 1990's 12.9%, Adventure 9.7%, Stylized 8.8%

One night alone at the campground he loved as a kid. Closed for years, chained at the gate, rotting. A friend arrives at sunrise. Episode 2 of The Night Archive.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, First-Person 10.3%, Action 8.1%, Adventure 7.7%

My life has changed drastically: a new country, university, dormitory, work. Drowsiness and fatigue have become a habit, just like the silhouettes I’ve started seeing in my peripheral vision.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.7%, Adventure 12%, Emotional 11.2%, Exploration 10.4%, First-Person 9%

After his daughter disappears under mysterious circumstances, Liam Henderson takes matters into his own hands to find, investigate and safely bring her back from the depths of a multi-faceted cacophony of rooms known as "The Complex". Will he find her? Only time can tell, but it's unreliable here.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.3%, 1990's 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Horror 9.4%, Psychological 7.9%

The Faceless Man is a first-person horror game inspired by an old creepypasta about a Tall Thin Man. Brace yourself to confront one of the victims of the ancient legend known as The Faceless Man, whose intentions remain shrouded in mystery.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Exploration 9.2%, First-Person 8%

Unable to sleep, you navigate a quiet condo complex. There's no rush - just you, the building, its inhabitants, and the stories they hold.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Emotional 10.9%, Exploration 9.1%, First-Person 8.5%

Playable trailer for the upcoming horror found footage movie "The Children of The Woods"

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, 1990's 12.8%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, First-Person 6.7%

Abode: Definitive Edition is the updated edition of Abode, it is a short walking simulator horror game, you are stuck in a loop going through a small house, when horror starts happening around you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, 1990's 15.4%, Exploration 8.1%, Horror 7.7%

No Signal is a strictly online co-op psychological horror game set in the abandoned Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. Explore decaying towns, solve tasks together, and question everything—because you and your partner may not be seeing the same reality.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.1%, 1990's 12.8%, Action 11.1%, Adventure 10.1%, Exploration 9.5%

RED FATHER is a first-person retro horror game set in December 1980. Explore and solve puzzles across Graham Labs, a mysterious computer research facility, and uncover something you were never meant to find. It calls itself Red. It wants to be your friend.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Action-Adventure 16.7%, Action 13.5%, Adventure 12.3%, Stylized 8.5%

A first-person psychological horror game set in a childhood home. Explore, uncover four days of missing memory, and survive something that has been listening since you arrived.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Emotional 10.5%, Horror 8.5%, Psychological 7.5%

Start your own white screen adventure with "White Screen!"

Why similar: 1990's 18.2%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Emotional 10.1%, Exploration 10%, First-Person 9.6%

One last GPS pin. One final hope. Following a GPS pin to the cabin, she thought she was coming for a rescue. She didn't know she was stepping into a frozen trap. Stranded and hunted by 'The Ice', you must keep the fire alive to survive the night. Uncover the chilling truth before you become his art

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25%, Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Adventure 9.7%, Psychological 8.6%, Exploration 8.3%

An experimental found footage horror game set in 2017.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, Emotional 11.8%, Exploration 9.7%, First-Person 9%, 1990's 8.1%

It Never Leaves You One year after the death of his family, Max is looking for a new beginning. But after an accident in the dense forest, his friend Jack has disappeared. In Chapter 1, explore a dilapidated hospital where reality merges with madness. What is real and what is a hallucination?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Exploration 10.7%, First-Person 6.8%

Immerse yourself in the depressing and atmospheric city of Hlína, where, as a young boy named Oliver, you face the harsh realities of life. Work in a factory, care for your mother, play mini-games, and uncover a deep story in this hand-crafted city.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Emotional 12.8%, 1990's 12.7%, Exploration 8.9%, Walking Simulator 8.5%

A psychological horror anthology inspired by disturbing real-life cases. In No Witnesses, a simple road trip turns into a brutal fight for survival when two sisters cross paths with a ruthless serial killer stalking the highways at night.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.2%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, 1990's 10.4%, Exploration 9.4%, First-Person 8.1%

An immersive storytelling experience that gives you the freedom to roam and explore a large and mysterious building at your own pace while an interwoven narrative plays out around you. Rewind time and watch each story from every angle.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.2%, Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Stylized 10.8%, Emotional 9.6%, First-Person 7.1%

Your old friend you co-founded a game studio with has contacted you 4 years after the studio shut down and you both parted ways following a major controversy. He tells you he's got the studio set back up again and would love to discuss a new game project with you. What could it be?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.5%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, 1990's 10.9%, Horror 8.2%, Exploration 7.9%

You are a night worker who has to clean up after a long day of trading at the local mall. But as the night quickly progresses you start to realize that something isn't quite right.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.6%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, 1990's 12.2%, Exploration 8.6%, Stylized 7.6%

This occult item will guide you through a bizarre in-between world and help you to confront past demons as well as piece together former memories that may lead to closure. Seek a better understanding of who you were, who you’ve loved and how much you’ve lost in this 3rd person horror adventure game.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, 1990's 17.3%, Exploration 10.1%, First-Person 9.2%, Action 7.8%

A missing friend. Her last known location on your phone. A fence you probably shouldn’t cross. Enter the eerie woods, uncover her story, and face the kult that waits in the dark.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.9%, 1990's 20.1%, Adventure 11.3%, Action 7.5%, Horror 7.1%

Survive the graveyard shift as a pizza delivery driver in decaying suburban America. Step out of the safety of your car, serve unpredictable customers, and try to ignore the things watching you from the dark. Your rent is due.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, 1990's 11%, Psychological 8.9%, First-Person 8.5%

Single player simple horror game, inspired by "Iron Lung"

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, First-Person 8.1%, Adventure 7.5%

Backrooms Santa is a singleplayer horror game. Bring back the kids gifts and escape a massive Backrooms maze — while holiday horrors hunt you every step of the way. How fast can you save the kids christmas?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.7%, Action-Adventure 18.2%, Action 13.7%, First-Person 9.9%, Psychological 8.9%

Investigate an abandoned server frozen in time. Explore liminal, blocky spaces, uncover strange anomalies, and piece together what went wrong. The deeper you go, the more the world shifts, watching and reacting to your presence.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 24%, Adventure 10%, Exploration 8.3%, Emotional 7.2%

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 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, 1990's 10.1%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Psychological 8.5%

Alone you find yourself stranded in a dark and mysterious norse forest, tasked by the gods to acitvate the forests magical runestones to open the Serpent-Gate. But you are not alone. A vicious creature lurks in the shadows of the misty forest...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.4%, Action-Adventure 17.3%, Exploration 10.2%, Adventure 9.5%, Stylized 8.8%

Wander through dreamscapes woven from memories of the millennium. Use your camera to freeze tender fragments of days gone by, collecting lost shards of childhood. In an atmosphere where Chinese Dreamcore and Liminal Space intertwine, savor a warmth that feels both familiar and strange.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.6%, 1990's 16%, Emotional 13.2%, Exploration 7.9%, First-Person 7.2%

Office Massacre is a short dark comedic horror thriller. where you play as a janitor in an office. As you complete routine tasks, strange and unsettling events begin to unfold

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, 1990's 15.7%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Stylized 9.3%, First-Person 8.4%

These dark and desolate woods appear abandoned. Can you still hear the whispers of its missing hikers? Unravel their mysteries.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, 1990's 11.7%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Horror 7.9%, Stylized 7.5%

Try to survive on a deserted ship drifting in a foggy ocean. Complete daily tasks, keep your sanity, and uncover the secrets of the missing crew. But be careful-nothing is as simple as it seems. Are you ready for the challenge?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Action-Adventure 10.9%, Stylized 7.3%, Exploration 7.3%

Your neighbor invites you on a double date, setting you up with the new girl from out of town. After sneaking into an abandoned house, your neighbor suggests everyone play a game, 67 Minutes in Heaven.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Adventure 10.9%, Exploration 7.5%, Stylized 7.3%

Run your own toy workshop in this horror-themed crafting simulation game. Chop, saw, paint, pack, and deliver toys for your mysterious customers.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.4%, 1990's 13.9%, Horror 8.7%, Stylized 8.3%, Psychological 8%

You shouldn't be awake. After watching a late-night show about urban legends, paranoia takes hold: has your favorite toy, Mr. Zippy, come to life? Explore the house and survive this tense narrative-driven mascot horror experience featuring puzzle mechanics.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, Adventure 11.5%, 1990's 10.9%, Horror 10.2%, Psychological 7.7%

7 NIGHTS KEEPER is a PS1-inspired psychological horror game following two interconnected stories: a desperate housekeeper trapped inside a decaying mansion, and a detective investigating a child kidnapping tied to the estate’s dark past.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Exploration 8.2%, First-Person 7.3%

Behind the warm aroma of a late-night plate of Mie Nyemek, a dark secret lurks in the shadows. Clock into your convenience store cashier shift, whip up orders at a roadside stall, and help Ogik discover where his parents suddenly vanished after a massive argument. Play for FREE now!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Emotional 8.2%, Stylized 8.2%

Tapes of Entities is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Walking Simulator 24.5%, Exploration 11.6%, First-Person 7.6%, Horror 6.4%

Beyond is a world of the damned and the souls who stray are lost. Beyond dwell violent and wicked spirits that have long been abandoned and those who wish to see you join them. Beyond is where you will go. Beyond, she searches for you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Stylized 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Emotional 8.5%

"Cursed Silence" is a relentless plunge into the abyss of psychological horror. Can you confront unfathomable terrors and uncover the mystery shrouding Emily, or will you succumb to the chilling embrace of the void where reality and dreams collide?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.9%, Action-Adventure 16.5%, Action 13%, Adventure 11.8%, Exploration 9.7%

A small "horror" narrative game about isolation and depression.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.9%, Interactive Fiction 27%, Psychological 9.6%, First-Person 8.9%, Adventure 8.8%

This is a first-person adventure game where you simply make your way through a white room. How did I end up lost in a place like this?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.8%, Action-Adventure 17%, Adventure 12.5%, Exploration 9.2%, Psychological 7.2%

One Last Memory is an emotional story driven exploration game about an old man who re-discovers his own past and lost memories on his journey through the beauty of nature. It is an adventure filled with joy, sadness and breathtaking locations and environments that are waiting to be discovered.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 24%, Exploration 8.7%, Emotional 8.7%, First-Person 8.1%

Insanias is a psychological horror game where you will have to explore what happened to find a hidden truth. To do this, you will have to be able to control your sanity to avoid falling into the madness that lurks in every corner. Are you ready to face your fears and discover the truth?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Emotional 10.8%, Exploration 8.3%, Psychological 8.3%

It is a psychological horror game and walking simulator. Get chased by monsters. Monsters jumping towards at your screen.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.8%, 1990's 20.1%, Adventure 9.9%, Horror 9.8%, Psychological 9.6%

In "Stories to Tell - Run Away" you are a young Spanish man named Mike who is staying at his grandparents' house since his parents have gone on a trip. One night his grandparents went out to dinner and Mike was all alone, or so he thought...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.6%, 1990's 16.3%, Exploration 9.7%, Psychological 9.3%, First-Person 9%

Trapped in a mysterious place, you must uncover the truth. “Outsanity” offers a blend of stealth, puzzle-solving, and exploration. Tread lightly and solve the sparse enigmas to escape, but beware the monsters hear everything. Can you outwit these lurking creatures?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Action-Adventure 13%, Exploration 7.9%, First-Person 6.8%

Play, no game. Put on your headphones, listen and imagine what exists in the dark. Did Lovecraft expose the most insidious Outer in his last story? Plunge into the Dormitory of Horror for answers. Oh, not sure if it's a one-way path…

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.4%, Walking Simulator 28.8%, Horror 14.1%, Adventure 9.1%, Atmospheric 9%

A single-player and multiplayer experience exploring liminal spaces, dreamcore, and Frutiger Aero aesthetics.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.4%, Action-Adventure 14.7%, 1990's 13.2%, Action 12.3%, Adventure 11.2%

Explore endless backrooms complex alone or with friends in the atmospheric horror experience. Survive hostile entities, uncover strange environments, and descend deeper into the unknown.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 15.7%, Action 12.4%, Adventure 11.4%, Emotional 10.3%, Exploration 10.1%

17 Horror rooms simulating common phobias. Are you afraid of spiders, cockroaches, snakes, heights, fire, being buried alive? Enter the black doors and conquer your fears!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.9%, Action-Adventure 14.9%, Exploration 10.9%, First-Person 9.6%, Horror 8%

Inescaped Paranoia is a psychological horror game where paranoia is your worst enemy. As a building inspector sent to assess an abandoned farmhouse, your routine job quickly turns into a descent into fear and uncertainty.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Exploration 7.8%, First-Person 7.4%

The story begins as the protagonist receives a cursed doll and starts suffering from recurring nightmares. Players explore dark environments and face fear through various horror elements. The game offers two different endings and delivers a short but intense horror experience.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.4%, Emotional 12.9%, Adventure 12.5%, Exploration 11%, First-Person 10.4%

You are stuck in an unknown place, completely alone for eternity. Every decision you’ve made, will make, and could have made somehow rattling around your head. The only thing you can understand is a rock, with a gratified picture and some text that reads ‘Kilroy Was Here’!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Exploration 10.1%, Adventure 8.1%

After being stranded in a decaying amusement park, elementary school student Tianyuan and his estranged older brother Tianfang discover that the city they grew up in has been tampered with. Tianfang Funland is a surreal adventure game with retro game visuals that bring players to 2010s Beijing.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Emotional 10.9%, Psychological 9.1%, Stylized 8.3%