Games Like The Holiday Story

Christmas Nightmare is an atmospheric horror game about New Year's Eve.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.5%, Cinematic 14.8%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Survival Horror 7.9%, Realistic 7.6%

The Dark Gift is a horror game about Christmas and New Year.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.3%, Cinematic 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Thriller 11.2%, Horror 10.2%

Christmas Story is a horror game filled with Christmas warmth and coziness, where every festive light hides darkness, and the sense of comfort fades with every step you take.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.1%, Cinematic 14.6%, Thriller 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 11.9%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.4%, Survival Horror 12.5%, Cinematic 11.8%, Thriller 10.1%, Psychological Horror 10%

The Silent Snowfall is a first-person horror game.Embark on a dark Christmas journey where the silence of a winter night hides blood-chilling secrets.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.2%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Realistic 12.6%, First-Person 12.4%, Exploration 9.3%

"September 7th" is a short horror game released for Christmas. The plot of the game is simple to the point of banality, and the gameplay is not delayed.The game also contains some Easter eggs and mentions. The game takes place in 2009.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18%, Horror 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Cinematic 9.6%, Realistic 6.9%

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 17.7%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Horror 10.2%, Thriller 9.2%

Returning to parents' house for Christmas and a regular holiday dinner turns into a bloody hell filled with horror and death.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, Cinematic 17.1%, Horror 16.6%, First-Person 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.7%

Bright Lights of Svetlov is a short, story-focused first person quest about a Soviet family facing harsh trials. Set in a fictional provincial town, it carefuly recreates the atmosphere and vibe of mid 1980s.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.3%, 1980s 19.2%, Narration 11.7%, First-Person 7%, Linear 6.6%

RESTORER is a classic walking simulator set in an old, atmospheric mansion. Something roams the halls… It wants to share its secret—with the price being your sanity.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.5%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Thriller 11.3%, Realistic 10.4%, Horror 9.7%

"The Last Visit: 98th" is a psychological indie horror from the first person, in the genre of a walking simulator, in the setting of the post-Soviet winter space. The main focus is on the atmosphere of horror, which is emphasized by realistic 3D graphics.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.2%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 15%, Thriller 11.3%, Realistic 9.8%

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 14.4%, Thriller 13.5%, Cinematic 12.3%, Horror 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11%

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 18.1%, Cinematic 13.3%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Narration 11.1%

"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.

Why similar: Survival Horror 14.2%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Thriller 10.5%, Horror 10.4%

Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター] - this is a New Year's horror game from the first person, in the Japanese style and genre of walking simulator. Collect gifts and make the kids happy on New Year's Eve. But don't forget that Midnight is a time of miracles!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.7%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 12.8%, Thriller 12.6%, First-Person 7%

Invasion of The Halloween Fiends is a First-Person Retro horror game that takes place on Halloween Night. Strangers keep visiting you looking for candy. Some of them may not be so friendly. Will you be able to survive Halloween Night?

Why similar: Thriller 15.3%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 11.2%, Old School 9.6%

This is a retro horror game about the war in Ukraine and brutalist architecture in Eastern Europe

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.2%, Thriller 14.3%, Horror 11.8%, Survival Horror 11.4%, First-Person 9%

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 19.7%, Horror 12.9%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Thriller 9.8%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Christmas is a joyful time, but this time something dark is hiding behind the holiday decorations. Your actions will determine whether you and your girlfriend survive Christmas night.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.2%, Cinematic 14.2%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Narration 10.4%, Horror 10.3%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.3%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Survival Horror 14.8%, Horror 14.6%, First-Person 8.5%

A psychological home-invasion horror set in the bleak year of 1992, focusing on tension, atmosphere, and an immersive soundtrack. The story involves elements of a cult, rituals meant to reach the dead, and the haunting presence of those who should have remained in the past.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.3%, Thriller 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 11.8%, Realistic 10.2%

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 19.7%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Thriller 14.1%, Horror 13.3%, Realistic 9.5%

Paranormal Night Shift is an observation and spot the anomaly game set in a haunted house in the 1980s.

Why similar: 1980s 31.9%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Realistic 12.9%, Horror 9.1%, Survival Horror 9%

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: Walking Simulator 24.1%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 15.2%, Realistic 9.9%, Atmospheric 8.2%

Scrap hunting season has gone wrong, VHS slasher survival horror.

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.3%, 1980s 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 11.6%, Thriller 10.7%

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: Survival Horror 18.7%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Thriller 15.7%, Horror 14.8%, Walking Simulator 7.9%

Satellite Odyssey: Prologue is a short first-person story-driven adventure with horror elements. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of classic science fiction and retro-futurism inspired by Soviet sci-fi films. Your partner is Zarya, the artificial intelligence.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.6%, 1980s 13.1%, Thriller 12.7%, Cinematic 12.6%, Psychological Horror 8.4%

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 18.2%, Thriller 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 12%, Cinematic 11.3%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.5%, Survival Horror 11.9%, Thriller 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Horror 9.2%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.2%, Horror 17.7%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Realistic 8.9%

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: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 19.1%, Realistic 13.6%, Thriller 13.5%, Linear 9.6%

What hides in the depths of the forest?!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.5%, Cinematic 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 10.9%, Realistic 8.5%

Christmas Eve, a delivery driver turns onto Holly Ridge & becomes trapped inside a decaying house of death. Reality fractures as something hunts her through rooms that shouldn’t exist. Survive the night, uncover the truth behind the house, & escape the snowy nightmare, if escape is even possible.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.1%, Simulation 16.4%, Horror 15.7%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, First-Person 10.9%

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 19.1%, 1980s 18.9%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Retro 8.4%

Do you like spontaneous purchases? Do all your purchases bring you happiness? Everything is not as simple as it seems at first glance.

Why similar: Cinematic 18.3%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 11.9%, Realistic 7.6%

A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror!

Why similar: 1980s 20.2%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Horror 14.1%, Old School 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.6%

Psychological horror, which is part of the games CASE: Animatronics and CASE 2: Animatronics Survival.

Why similar: 1980s 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 10.6%, Cinematic 10.1%, Thriller 9.5%

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: Walking Simulator 22%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 14.1%, Thriller 11.4%, Realistic 11.3%

The Hotel is a psychological horror thriller in which the player will have to face the evil living within the walls of a lonely hotel. But more importantly, the player will have to decide what this evil is to him. Maybe the nature of this evil is deeper than it seems at first glance.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.4%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 16.3%, First-Person 9.6%, Atmospheric 8.8%

Inspired by 80s slasher films, Christmas Mutilator™ is an immersive horror and home invasion game. Your husband and children are trapped in the storm, you are stuck in a cabin for the holidays. Use every tactic you can to stay alive and get out of your house as a vicious psychopath breaks in.

Why similar: Cinematic 14.6%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Thriller 12.9%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Horror 10%

It’s a story about an 8-year-old boy Kevin who was left alone at home at Christmas. Protect your house from a crazy robber and wait for your parents. Can you handle with it? We’ll find out.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.9%, Thriller 17.8%, Psychological Horror 13%, Cinematic 11.3%, Realistic 8.9%

You play as the son of a restorer, a museum worker who died tragically. While searching for the memorabilia, the door suddenly closes and strange things begin to happen. The hero is waiting for immersion in the world of art and the paranormal.

Why similar: Thriller 22.7%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 18.8%, Walking Simulator 16.1%, Realistic 11.2%

"Laser Tag Massacre" is a narrative-driven horror game inspired by 80s slasher movies, with a PS1-style aesthetic. On Halloween night, five friends throw a party in an abandoned arcade deep in rural Campinas, Brazil. What begins as a fun game of laser tag quickly spirals into their worst nightmare.

Why similar: 1980s 22%, Cinematic 18.4%, Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Retro 10.6%

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: Walking Simulator 22%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Horror 16.7%, First-Person 9.5%, Linear 7.4%

Cave Crawler is a short horror game where you pilot a drone into a cave and discover something horrible.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.8%, Horror 17.3%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Thriller 9.4%, First-Person 8.2%

A psychological horror experience set in a forgotten apartment filled with dark memories, eerie puzzles, and emotional scars waiting to resurface.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.9%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Horror 16.7%, Linear 11.8%, Atmospheric 9.7%

Callus is a short psychological horror (~30 minutes) in the walking simulator genre, featuring jump scares and themes of cruelty and overprotection. It was released as a transitional project between larger releases, with an intentionally simple story and concise gameplay.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Cinematic 18.5%, Horror 16.8%, Realistic 9.7%, Atmospheric 9.5%

I'M STILL HERE - is a realistic horror game with an interesting plot and horrific screamers.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18%, Thriller 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Cinematic 11.7%, Horror 11.1%

Psychopathy Assessment is a retro-80s V.H.S PS1 style analog horror game that blurs the line between reality and delusion. Step into a universe where you're not just playing a game; you're taking a psychopathy test, but the stakes are considerably higher than a straightforward diagnosis.

Why similar: 1980s 14.6%, Cinematic 12.4%, Survival Horror 12%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Old School 9.1%

A 90's horror inspired first-person game about working the midnight shift at a gas station.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Survival Horror 11.8%, Horror 11.2%, Old School 9.1%

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: Walking Simulator 18.9%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 13.9%, 1980s 9.9%, Atmospheric 8.6%

Nightbell is a first-person Christmas Eve horror told through the eyes of a boy who stayed home with his mother. After a bedtime story about a witch with a bell, he wakes up to that same familiar chime, discovers his mother is missing, and comes face to face with a creature eerily similar to her.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.7%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Thriller 13.5%, Horror 13.1%, First-Person 10%

"INDICTED" is a first-person psychological horror game exploring the fears of Arthur, a police investigator with a dark past. With immersive graphics and environments, and a touch of horror from the 80s and 90s. Thus bringing a unique experience of horror and survival.

Why similar: Survival Horror 21.7%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Realistic 10.5%, 1980s 10.4%

NIGHTGHAST is a first-person horror game about wicked witches and sinister widows...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Horror 18.8%, Narration 11%, Realistic 8.5%

“Pieces of Me” is not a classic horror game with jump scares, but a psychological thriller-drama in the walking simulator genre. It is a spin-off of “September 7th”

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.4%, Thriller 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Cinematic 8.9%, Horror 8.5%

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: Cinematic 15.1%, Thriller 13%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Horror 9.9%

When the clock strikes midnight, the Christmas demon will be at your door. Trapped at home, you must discover what's around you to survive the night and thwart her terror.

Why similar: Horror 27.3%, 1980s 19.9%, Exploration 13.6%, Colorful 11.7%, Atmospheric 10.4%

It’s an indie horror game where John, a forensic photographer, after an unexpected and exhausting shift, is forced to spend the night away from home. What seemed like a temporary rest soon begins to turn unsettling.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.8%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 12.2%, Thriller 11.5%, Atmospheric 6.3%

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: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Walking Simulator 24.9%, Horror 24.4%, Exploration 9.3%, Adventure 6.8%