- #1 Welcome to Kowloon
97% matchVery Positive81% of 1,989 reviews2023
Dev: a1esskaPub: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.
Why similar: Horror 14.2%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Gore 7.8%, Dark 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Captures a similar gritty, claustrophobic urban atmosphere often found in Eastern European-inspired indie horror.
- #2 From The Darkness
96% matchVery Positive89% of 3,540 reviews2021
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
From the darkness is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an old Soviet abandoned apartment.
Why similar: Horror 23.6%, Psychological Horror 19%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Dark 11.3%, First-Person 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a highly realistic, atmospheric experience that mirrors the unsettling isolation of the seed game.
- #3 Summer of '58
96% 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 15.1%, Thriller 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Realistic 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential psychological horror walking simulator that excels at building tension through environmental detail.
- #4 Visage
95% 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 28.9%, Psychological Horror 24.3%, Dark 10.5%, Walking Simulator 8%, First-Person 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Sets the gold standard for psychological horror, focusing on deep, oppressive atmosphere and realistic domestic settings.
- #5 Infliction
94% matchVery Positive80% of 968 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 14.9%, Horror 14.8%, Gore 12.8%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Violent 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: An intense psychological horror experience that excels at turning ordinary domestic spaces into sources of terror.
- #6 9 Childs Street
94% 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: Walking Simulator 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 15.6%, Dark 12%, First-Person 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a slow-burn, atmospheric approach to horror that aligns perfectly with the pacing of the seed game.
- #7 The Beast Inside
93% matchVery Positive83% of 12,171 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
Why similar: Horror 27.5%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, Gore 9.1%, First-Person 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features realistic visuals and a gripping psychological thriller narrative that keeps the player constantly on edge.
- #8 Martha Is Dead
91% 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 19.3%, Horror 15.7%, Thriller 15%, Dark 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines hyper-realistic graphics with a dark, psychological narrative that feels grounded and disturbing.
- #9 God's Basement
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,318 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 15.2%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 12.3%, Dark 9.8%, Violent 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic psychological walking simulator that focuses on disturbing narrative beats and atmospheric tension.
- #10 The Maid
90% matchVery Positive80% of 185 reviews2025
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Maid is a first-person psychological horror and mystery game that focuses on creating fear and tension in the player.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.7%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Horror 11.7%, Realistic 10.2%, Dark 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on first-person exploration and atmospheric dread, mirroring the pacing of the seed game.
- #11 Silent Nights
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 220 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 13.4%, Thriller 11.9%, Dark 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a bleak, atmospheric setting to build psychological tension in a way that feels very similar to the seed game.
- #12 Abandoned Souls
89% 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 18.1%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 12.5%, Realistic 10.1%, Thriller 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated walking simulator that prioritizes a dark, realistic atmosphere to deliver its psychological horror elements.
- #13 SOMA
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 53,096 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Why similar: Horror 14.7%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Gore 11.4%, Dark 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: While sci-fi, it remains the pinnacle of psychological horror, focusing on existential dread and immersive environmental storytelling.
- #14 Exit From
89% matchVery Positive85% of 549 reviews2021
Dev: White Box
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Exit From - is a first-person horror-stealth game with quest and procedural generation elements where you have to get out of the old Soviet house, which changes every new game.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.2%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 13.9%, Realistic 11.4%, Atmospheric 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic, atmospheric horror title that emphasizes exploration and the feeling of being trapped in a mysterious space.
- #15 MADiSON
87% 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: Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Dark 12.6%, Violent 8.1%, Gore 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a terrifying, puzzle-heavy psychological horror experience that relies on atmosphere rather than jump scares.
- #16 Reflection
86% 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: Walking Simulator 17.7%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 13.5%, Realistic 10.5%, Dark 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Matches the realistic, grounded aesthetic of the seed game while delivering a focused psychological horror narrative.
- #17 Amnesia: The Bunker
84% matchVery Positive93% of 12,671 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
Why similar: Horror 24.6%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, Atmospheric 13.6%, First-Person 13.4%, Story Rich 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on immersive, atmospheric horror where the environment itself is the primary source of psychological pressure.
- #18 Lost in Vivo
86% matchVery Positive91% of 4,007 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Psychological Horror 29.1%, Horror 25.2%, Atmospheric 13.3%, First-Person 10.5%, Violent 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a claustrophobic, psychological horror experience that emphasizes isolation and surreal, dark environments.
- #19 Exanimum: The Silent Call
84% matchVery Positive84% of 286 reviews2024
Dev: Perspektik
Windows
"Exanimum: The Silent Call" is a first-person psychological horror game. In this chilling experience, you will find yourself confronting terrifying mysteries and chilling secrets.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 21.1%, Dark 12.9%, Thriller 12.1%, Realistic 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a realistic and dark horror experience that focuses on psychological discovery through exploration.
- #20 Implements of Hell
85% 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%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Thriller 11.7%, Horror 11.2%, Realistic 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological walking simulator that uses its atmospheric setting to slowly unravel a disturbing narrative.
- #21 Obey the Voice™
81% matchVery Positive86% of 777 reviews2026
Dev: svklmrtPub: Patchwork Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You are here to listen to The Voice. Do what he says. But don't listen to other voices... Obey the Voice is a pressure-driven psychological horror experience built on constant threats and rule-based challenges, where survival depends on attention, timing, and decision-making under extreme stress.
Why similar: Horror 19%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Dark 12.3%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Realistic 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Uses atmospheric exploration to build a sense of dark, psychological mystery throughout the game.
- #22 The Wellmonts Case
80% 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 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Thriller 12.7%, Horror 12.5%, Dark 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A thriller-focused walking simulator that emphasizes psychological tension and investigative exploration.
- #23 Lair of Torment
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 215 reviews2023
Dev: Admia
Windows
This is an indie horror game with first-person puzzles. Terror and fear have enveloped the city. The maniac has returned. You sneak into his lair to try and stop him before he goes too far...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 16.2%, Realistic 11.4%, Thriller 11%
Why You'll Like It: Combines puzzle-solving with a walking simulator format to deliver a dark, psychological horror experience.
- #24 Left Alone
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 646 reviews2016
Dev: SpeedTutor
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.2%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 13.6%, First-Person 8.7%, Dark 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploration and atmospheric puzzle-solving, capturing the quiet dread of a solitary horror experience.
- #25 Inside Depth 6
82% matchVery Positive85% of 252 reviews2021
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
There are 6 depths to descend; the further you go, the more terror you will experience. Uncover mysteries, solve puzzles, and immerse yourself in a dark storyline that Inside Depth 6 has to offer. Journey through all 6 depths to uncover the secrets buried within.
Why similar: Thriller 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 14.5%, Dark 12%, Realistic 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological horror title that excels at creating a sense of unease through its oppressive environment.
- #26 Greed Stays Home
79% 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: Walking Simulator 19.4%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 14.6%, Dark 10.8%, Realistic 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich walking simulator that uses its atmospheric environment to deliver a grounded, psychological horror tale.
- #27 SHE WAS 98
78% matchVery Positive85% of 511 reviews2026
Dev: N4bAPub: Notex
Windows
“SHE WAS 98” - you play as a grandson who returns to his elderly grandmother's home to care for her.....
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.3%, Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15%, Dark 8.1%, Atmospheric 8%
- #28 Last Guest
79% matchMixed64% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: Room13Games
Windows
Last Guest is a first-person psychological horror game. You are a tired traveler who stops at a creepy roadside motel. The motel on the highway seems normal at first glance, but only at first glance. Strange staff and rumors about room 8 will make you question the reality of what is happening.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Horror 16.8%, First-Person 9.3%, Atmospheric 9%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person atmospheric horror game that emphasizes the feeling of being watched in an isolated environment.
- #29 Omitted
81% matchMixed47% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Omitted is a first-person psychological horror game. Experience being left alone in an old hospital, discover its secrets and try to survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 13%, Thriller 12.7%, Gore 9.6%, Dark 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on psychological depth and atmospheric storytelling, making it a strong companion to the seed game.
- #30 Sector 404
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Empty Studio
Windows
Sector 404 is a first-person anomaly horror game set in a crumbling Soviet housing block. After taking your medicine, your world begins to fracture. Climb from floor to floor, uncovering distorted anomalies and your own unraveling mind. Miss too much, and reality resets. Will you ever make it home?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.3%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 12.6%, Realistic 9.5%, Thriller 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that relies on its isolated setting to create a tense, atmospheric experience.
- #31 Psalm 5:9-13
77% matchVery Positive84% of 2,048 reviews2024
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 19%
"Psalm 5:9-13" is a first-person psychological horror game with VHS effect. Be careful and attentive, there is something hiding in these rooms, something is watching from the darkness.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 10.8%, Gore 9.7%, Thriller 9.6%
- #32 The Quiet Flat
76% matchVery Positive91% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Firzy Games
Windows
The Quiet Flat is a first-person psychological horror game set in an atmospheric Soviet apartment. Uncover the mystery of your father’s death as your familiar home slowly transforms into a nightmare
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.6%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Horror 14.6%, Realistic 9.9%, Thriller 8.2%
- #33 The Guest
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 217 reviews2023
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 15.3%, Dark 12.2%, First-Person 7.9%
- #34 White Room Protocol
76% 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 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 12.8%, Thriller 10.7%, Realistic 8.8%
- #35 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 17%, Horror 16.9%, Thriller 13.7%, Dark 8.8%, Mystery 7.9%
- #36 The Guest II
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest II is a first-person psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Dark 12%, Thriller 10.8%, Realistic 10.3%
- #37 Don't Play This
73% matchVery Positive84% of 1,106 reviews2026
Dev: AdmiaPub: Notex
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Five scary stories, but they all have the same ending. Can you play it? A psychological horror game from the first person, which few will pass.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 11.6%, Gore 11.5%, Thriller 8.6%
- #38 Witch's Doll
74% matchVery Positive86% of 284 reviews2024
Dev: Elite Lords Studios
Windows
Witch's Doll is a first-person psychological horror game with realistic graphics. Beware, something is lurking in the dark. Get ready for intense jumpscares.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.2%, Gore 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 10.3%, Realistic 8.7%
- #39 Luto
72% 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 19.1%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Dark 11.4%, Thriller 10.7%, Atmospheric 6.4%
- #40 Palmyra Orphanage
75% matchVery Positive89% of 713 reviews2019
Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paranormal first-person horror, which takes place in an abandoned orphanage. Walk through the corridors of your childhood, but do remember that you're not only one here.
Why similar: Horror 19.5%, Violent 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Gore 10.3%, Walking Simulator 9.8%
- #41 MATRESHKA
72% matchVery Positive84% of 122 reviews2026
Dev: Megame LLC
Windows
MATRESHKA is a first-person psychological horror experience, you need find a way to escape from a maze of old soviet building. If you die...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 12.4%, Thriller 10.3%, Dark 9.9%
- #42 The Story of Henry Bishop
73% matchVery Positive83% of 549 reviews2019
Dev: Blazes Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The story of Henry Bishop is a first-person psychological thriller, where the player will have to fight, guess riddles, immerse into a mystical plot and an incredible story.
Why similar: Horror 21.5%, Violent 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Gore 10.4%, Dark 8.5%
- #43 Witchblood
70% matchVery Positive82% of 133 reviews2026
Dev: Perspektik
Windows
Witchblood is a first-person psychological horror game that draws you into the heart of a dark curse. Explore a decaying house where reality begins to unravel. Uncover the truth behind a forgotten family’s tragedy and face what should have remained buried.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Thriller 15%, Horror 14.7%, Walking Simulator 8.8%, Dark 7.7%
- #44 The Dark Gift
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 121 reviews2024
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
The Dark Gift is a horror game about Christmas and New Year.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.8%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 13.3%, Thriller 11.5%, Realistic 10.5%
- #45 Uninvited Guest
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 353 reviews2021
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Uninvited Guest is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1930. You play as a villager who was destined to end up in an old mansion.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 16.5%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Dark 12.8%, Atmospheric 9%
- #46 New Face On The Block
70% matchVery Positive83% of 140 reviews2026
Dev: Yellow Basement Games
Windows
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 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 12.3%, Thriller 12.3%, Realistic 10.3%
- #47 Don't Be Afraid
71% matchVery Positive82% of 1,016 reviews2020
Dev: Limo GamesPub: Eneida Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.5%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Gore 10.7%, Realistic 8.6%
- #48 Psalm 2
67% matchVery Positive88% of 723 reviews2026
Dev: NotexPub: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
First-person psychological horror where the elevator is the only safe place. Each floor is a new reality. Each floor has a new inhabitant. Find it to continue your descent downward.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.1%, Gore 13.8%, Horror 13.3%, Walking Simulator 13%, Thriller 7.3%
- #49 Christmas Nightmare
69% matchVery Positive89% of 357 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Christmas Nightmare is an atmospheric horror game about New Year's Eve.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.9%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Realistic 12.9%, Horror 12%, First-Person 9.3%
- #50 The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game
68% matchVery Positive84% of 838 reviews2025
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
The Backrooms: 1998 is a first-person found footage psychological horror survival game where it tells the story of a young teen after accidentally falling into the depths of The Backrooms in 1998. Roam freely, mark, explore and try unravel the story - however you are not alone. Don't scream.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Thriller 16.1%, Gore 15.7%, Walking Simulator 12%, Dark 10.5%
- #51 Last Lesson
71% matchMixed67% of 166 reviews2023
Dev: REVVALUTION Studio
Windows
It's your first night as the caretaker of a scary quest. The last visitors have gone home. You need to turn off the lights, check the equipment and not die of horror, because someone or something suddenly starts a nightmarish game. With you in the lead.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34%, Dark 14%, Thriller 13.3%, Horror 10.8%, First-Person 10.6%
- #52 Paranormal VHS
70% 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: Gore 20.1%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Horror 9.7%, Psychological Horror 7.5%, Thriller 7.4%
- #53 Vesnith Tapes
68% 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 24.6%, Horror 12.2%, Realistic 12%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, First-Person 8.6%
- #54 Necrophosis
67% matchVery Positive90% of 909 reviews2025
Dev: Dragonis AresPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Horror 16.9%, Mystery 10.1%, First-Person 8.4%
- #55 The Last Letter
67% 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: Walking Simulator 17.8%, Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Thriller 9.6%, Realistic 8.1%
- #56 Apartament 1406: Horror
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 744 reviews2023
Dev: Airem
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Apartment 1406 is an intense horror game, that challenges you to constantly survive in a hostile environment. Collect items to survive against limited ammo and creatures that lurk in the dark. Solve the puzzles and survive in this dark game.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.2%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 11.9%, Dark 10%, Realistic 8.8%
- #57 ColdSide
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 538 reviews2020
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
ColdSide is a psychological horror first-person game. It takes place in an abandoned underground laboratory that studied anomalous phenomena.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.9%, Horror 24.6%, Adventure 14%, First-Person 13%, Atmospheric 11.4%
- #58 Pieces of me
65% matchVery Positive88% of 636 reviews2025
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
“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 15.7%, Thriller 14%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 11%, Dark 10.6%
- #59 Brutalism22
67% matchMixed64% of 70 reviews2023
Dev: Marginal act
Windows
This is a retro horror game about the war in Ukraine and brutalist architecture in Eastern Europe
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.1%, Horror 14.6%, Thriller 13.8%, First-Person 9.7%, Psychological Horror 8.2%
- #60 Christmas Story
63% matchVery Positive92% of 170 reviews2025
Dev: ZV GAMES
Windows
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 19.9%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 12.7%, Thriller 11.8%, Dark 8.2%
