- #1 ARB: Anomalous Research Bureau - Museum
97% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Atomic Elk
Windows
Investigate a mysterious old museum as an agent of the Anomalous Research Bureau. Identify strange anomalies, file accurate reports, and endure the nights until your investigation is complete.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, Investigation 13.8%, Puzzle 8.6%, Psychological Horror 8%, Dark 7.8%
- #2 Replace the Lamp: The Last Shift
96% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Penjaga Malam Studio
Windows
Every light you replace makes the house a little brighter. But something inside prefers to live in the dark. And now, it knows you’re here.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.5%, Investigation 14.4%, Puzzle 10.5%, First-Person 7.8%, Horror 6.6%
- #3 Kach
96% matchVery Positive81% of 292 reviews2022
Dev: Bhargav ModhaPub: BYGames
Windows · Mac
On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.3%, Adventure 14.1%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 10.1%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #4 Paragon Tower
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Lizard Tank
Windows · Linux
A first-person atmospheric horror game. Explore and uncover secrets about the Paragon Corporation, a pharmaceutical on the forefront of innovation.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.2%, Puzzle 13.3%, Horror 11.8%, Adventure 9.4%, First-Person 9.1%
- #5 Satori | 悟り
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: Black Phoenix Productions
Windows
SATORI | 悟り is a game that focuses on feelings of sadness and restlessness. In SATORI | 悟り the player immerses himself in a dream world to go on a inner journey of meditation. Are you ready to begin your journey within?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.2%, Puzzle 11.1%, First-Person 11.1%, Dark 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
- #6 Trapped
94% matchVery Positive83% of 160 reviews2019
Dev: N4bA
Windows
You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.6%, Adventure 19.1%, Horror 10.7%, Puzzle 10.6%, First-Person 9.9%
- #7 Where It Happened
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Waycore Studio
Windows
You wake up to find yourself standing before an old house. The painful memories buried deep within your heart suddenly return. You don’t remember it well, but you used to live here. This is where it happened.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.5%, Horror 12.2%, First-Person 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Dark 7.9%
- #8 Echoes of the Museum
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vania Studios
Windows
"Echoes of the Museum" immerses you in a first-person psychological horror set inside a corrupted museum. You are Alicia, a restoration student drawn into a nightmare where collecting souls opens sealed paths, but slowly erodes your sanity and distorts reality.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.7%, Adventure 15.2%, Puzzle 12.5%, Investigation 8.8%, Dark 8.1%
- #9 NO TOMORROW
91% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Abra
Windows
You are stuck in an infinite loop. Observe unusual activites and escape the loop.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, First-Person 10.4%, Horror 8.6%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #10 Anomaly Mansion
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pinholic Games
Windows
Locked in the main room of a mansion, avoid becoming insane by removing randomly appearing anomalies. You start at 12:00 AM and can leave at 06:00 AM.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, Investigation 11.1%, Puzzle 9.7%, First-Person 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8.6%
- #11 9 Souls
89% matchVery Positive91% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Sandstorm in a BottlePub: DreamStudios
Windows
An atmospheric horror journey between reality and madness. Three paths lie ahead only one is free of anomalies. Observe closely. Choose wisely. Save the lost souls.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.3%, Puzzle 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 10.7%, Dark 8.8%
- #12 Mara
89% matchMixed69% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Nick Abrams
Windows
You’re a thief! You’ve received a job from a dealer, and now you must steal several artifacts from an ancient tomb recently discovered by archaeologists!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.4%, Dark 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Puzzle 11%, Horror 10.8%
- #13 The Forest Watches
87% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: RanSio
Windows
You are the newest member of a forest cult. Complete assigned rituals, obey their rules, and uncover the forest’s unsettling secrets. Every step is watched.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.1%, Adventure 16.9%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Horror 10.4%, First-Person 8.3%
- #14 The Lighthouse Whispers
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HEADWINDS
Windows
In this atmospheric, slow-burn horror, you must unravel the mystery of the disappearance of your fellow light keepers. Traverse the island's rugged terrain, discover clues, and make your way through the eerie lighthouse to reveal the dark truth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.6%, Adventure 16.4%, Horror 13.1%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #15 After the Curtain Call
85% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Team Curtain Call
Windows
After the Curtain Call is a first-person, narrative puzzle game, which holds the story of Yujin who thinks her life as a play. She uses a special 'dimension camera' to switch the dimension of objects and solve puzzles. Through the journey, she face the truth that was forgotten...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.1%, Adventure 18.6%, Puzzle 15.1%, First-Person 10.4%, Dark 8.8%
- #16 Darkness Inside
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CodelessMan
Windows
Darkness Inside is a first-person atmospheric horror game. The game takes place in an old house. You will be playing the game as James, who is a paranormal investigator.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.9%, Dark 13.7%, Horror 12.7%, Adventure 11.1%, First-Person 10.2%
- #17 The Guest
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 953 reviews2016
Dev: Team GothamPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.
Why similar: Puzzle 21.3%, Walking Simulator 16.9%, Adventure 14.3%, Horror 12.1%, Mystery 11%
- #18 Fingerbones
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,593 reviews2015
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 10%
Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Investigation 10.1%, Dark 9.7%, First-Person 8.9%, Horror 8.5%
- #19 Pregnant
84% matchMixed57% of 47 reviews2021
Dev: Pregnant
Windows
In this first-person horror experience you will solve puzzles while navigating the pitch black Reed forest. Armed with only your flashlight you are at the mercy of the forests inhabitants, with limited time to find your way before they find you and end your adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20%, Puzzle 14.9%, Horror 13.4%, First-Person 12.4%, Adventure 9.1%
- #20 My Grandparent's House
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Javier González
Windows
A first-person survival horror experience where you must play as a ten years old boy exploring a horrifying house and unraveling the mystery that lies within.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.5%, Adventure 15.7%, Puzzle 13.3%, Investigation 11.2%, First-Person 7.4%
- #21 Just a Stay at the Inn
81% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: 箱庭Prot
Windows
A horror-inspired game set in a Japanese inn, similar to Exit 8. Random anomalies occur as you explore, bringing new scares with each run. Simple controls make it easy to pick up and play.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.9%, Adventure 14%, First-Person 13%, Horror 10.6%, 3D 10.1%
- #22 Crimson Asylum
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Panzo GamesPub: Downmeadowstreet
Windows
Enter the Crimson Asylum with the means to explore and document it's secrets, only to get lost and trapped inside with the horrors that lie in wait.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.3%, Puzzle 12%, Dark 11%, Investigation 10.5%, Horror 10.5%
- #23 Nachtschicht
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Totenbetten
Windows
Make coffee. Answer the phone. Hope it stays quiet.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Investigation 14.4%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Puzzle 8%, Horror 7.6%
- #24 Wittengrad is no more
79% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Faynogames
Windows
Wittengrad is no more is a surreal, narrative walking sim with horror elements. The city's foggy streets will lead you through the story of a single evening in Barnaba’s life. You will encounter the peculiar inhabitants of Wittengrad, though… does it even matter? After all, Wittengrad is gone.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.9%, Adventure 15.7%, First-Person 10.8%, 3D 8.2%, Linear 6.4%
- #25 Behind The Door
83% matchMixed58% of 99 reviews2017
Dev: Dio Alias Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 39%
It's a story about a skeptical detective John who's investigating the abandoned's house massacre where group of teenagers were killed. On early night Detective John arriving to the abandoned house to find out what has happened there but suddenly he realized that he is not alone...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Puzzle 13.5%, Investigation 13.5%, Adventure 12.1%, Horror 10%
- #26 Bump in the Night
79% matchPositive86% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Absolutely Cookage
Windows
You are trapped in a terrible dream. Observe your surroundings carefully and discern whether you are truly in your own home, or if you are experiencing a waking nightmare.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Puzzle 13.3%, Horror 11.7%, Investigation 11.7%, First-Person 7.7%
- #27 Lying Souls
80% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2022
Dev: Troxy Studios
Windows
Lying Souls is an atmospheric, mysterious single player story horror game. You'll dive into a story in which nothing is as it seems. Find out the reasons behind what happened to your family back then. Your decisions will guide the course of the story.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.7%, Puzzle 10.8%, Adventure 8.9%, Horror 8.5%, First-Person 8.2%
- #28 Anomaly Street
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pinholic
Windows
In Anomaly Street you must look around for anything that doesn't seem quite right. Once you've decided if there's an anomaly or not, continue down the road you think is right.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.2%, Puzzle 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Horror 8.9%, Investigation 8.7%
- #29 The Haunted Keepsake
78% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Hazard Digital
Windows
Step into The Haunted Keepsake, a first-person horror game where you investigate an abandoned farmhouse plagued by a dark, vengeful presence. Uncover chilling secrets of a family tragedy, break a curse tied to a haunted doll, and survive the spirits haunting the grounds.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.4%, Adventure 20%, Investigation 12.9%, First-Person 11.8%, 3D 9.2%
- #30 9 Childs Street
77% matchVery Positive91% of 783 reviews2023
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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 25.6%, Dark 12.1%, Horror 11.1%, First-Person 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #31 Engraving
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Raffaele Picca
Windows · Linux
In this horror adventure, your only weapons are ink, paper, and will. Explore shifting paths, chart them by hand, and uncover ancient secrets buried beneath root and stone. Every step takes its toll.
Why similar: Horror 17.2%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Adventure 15.4%, First-Person 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #32 Beer Machine
75% matchVery Positive82% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Crack Creations
Windows
Your father needs a beer, and it's your job to get it. He doesn't care what it takes, so do what you must. Be quick though - it's not so safe in the dark.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.8%, Horror 12.2%, Dark 11.8%, Adventure 10.3%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #33 Camp Hollow
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ThatNerdPunk Games
Windows
A first-person survival horror game where you play as Riley, a night guard trapped in an abandoned summer camp. Explore, solve puzzles, and uncover the mystery while escaping a relentless creature that hunts you in the dark.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.9%, Adventure 16.4%, Puzzle 14.2%, First-Person 8.7%, Dark 8%
- #34 Maze Escape
77% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: zzong
Windows
This game is to escape the maze while avoiding zombies and obstacles. Use the item and remember the way you came to escape from the maze. Good luck.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.4%, Adventure 17%, Puzzle 14.3%, Horror 9.6%, Dark 8.5%
- #35 The Guest
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 208 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 25.4%, Dark 12.4%, Horror 10.9%, First-Person 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #36 You Were Sent Alone
73% matchNo user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Fractured Echo Games
Windows
Atmospheric first-person horror with exploration, notes, and multiple endings. Discover what lies beneath and what was never meant to be found.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.9%, Adventure 14.3%, Horror 12%, Dark 11.5%, Investigation 11.1%
- #37 Ling House: Echoes Within
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Chaotic System
Windows
Reality fractures within a house that feels hauntingly familiar. Ling House: Echoes Within is a first-person psychological horror. Navigate a shifting villa to uncover the tragedy hidden in the walls. In a place that defies logic, the greatest threat may be your own memory.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31%, Puzzle 13%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Adventure 10.8%, Horror 9.7%
- #38 Insider Threat
73% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
Insider Threat is a first-person survival horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Dark 12.3%, Adventure 10.4%, Horror 10.4%, First-Person 9.9%
- #39 From The Other Side
72% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Vania Studios
Windows
"From the Other Side" immerses you in a chilling first-person psychological horror game. You are Steve, a security guard on his first night at work, tasked with monitoring security cameras and fixing unsettling anomalies that will make you question reality.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Adventure 10.4%, Dark 9.8%, Investigation 9.6%, Horror 9.2%
- #40 Uninvited Guest
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 337 reviews2021
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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: Walking Simulator 19.3%, Dark 11.5%, Horror 10.5%, Puzzle 10%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
- #41 DREAM LOGIC
72% matchVery Positive90% of 394 reviews2022
Dev: Teleopsia Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
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 22%, Puzzle 10.4%, Adventure 10%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Horror 9.2%
- #42 The Waiting
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PuzzLab
Windows
Please make your way to the top floor. Bob is waiting for you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.6%, Adventure 17.4%, Puzzle 13.9%, First-Person 8.3%, Dark 8.1%
- #43 Darkness Ahead
75% matchMixed52% of 108 reviews2016
Dev: Useless MachinesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Darkness Ahead is an adventure game about a man searching for his little brother. A plateau between mountains holds a dark secret about its past. You have to stay alive and collect everything you need to complete your quest.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.6%, Adventure 21%, Horror 11.4%, Dark 10.1%, First-Person 9%
- #44 Night Clerk
69% matchMixed65% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Arzolath®
Windows
Night Clerk is a first-person horror experience set in a quiet roadside motel. Monitor CCTV cameras, answer late-night calls, and uncover subtle anomalies as long stretches of silence slowly give way to unsettling patterns.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.3%, Adventure 17.5%, First-Person 10.2%, 3D 7.9%, Dark 7.6%
- #45 Arctic Grave
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Palerite
Windows · Linux
Uncover the mystery of an arctic cargo outpost's lost crew in this horror game. Take in the frozen sea and delve into the depths of the facility, finding items and uncovering new paths with each one to learn what really happened here. But be careful, because something else might be here with you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.5%, Horror 12.1%, First-Person 10%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #46 Ouija Rumours
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 51 reviews2022
Dev: LsGamedev
Windows
Oujia: Rumors provides a first-person thriller-horror survival experience taking in a haunted house. The fictional storyline is set to raise awareness against rumors. The wise do not buy rumors, do you?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.3%, Puzzle 14.4%, Adventure 13.3%, First-Person 9%, Horror 7.2%
- #47 The Last Days of Baltaseth
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Haymaker Game Studios
Windows
In the far future, on a dead planet, there is a cabin where the last survivor left his secrets. Will discovering the truth doom you as well? Solve puzzles to unlock a cosmic mystery in this short, narrative-focused horror game.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Adventure 12.3%, Puzzle 11.6%, Investigation 9.5%, Dark 8.2%
- #48 觀塘 | Kwun Tong
69% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: BeanKing Computer Entertainment
Windows
Made in Hong Kong. By Unreal Engine 5.5.4. Escape from Kwun Tong.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.6%, Adventure 17%, Puzzle 14.3%, Investigation 11%, First-Person 7.9%
- #49 Soviet Village
69% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Ghost_RUS Games
Windows
A deadly search for a grandmother in the village. Can you escape the loop? Unpredictable horror.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.7%, Adventure 16.9%, First-Person 10.3%, Dark 8.6%, 3D 8%
- #50 Finnish Cottage 8
68% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Savukivi Games
Windows
You've been trapped in a looping Finnish summer cottage. Use your observation and memory to find anomalies and make the right choice to escape the Finnish Cottage 8.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.7%, Puzzle 11.6%, First-Person 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Horror 8.9%
- #51 Chestnut Grove
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Philip Drobar
Windows · Mac
How do you go about your life when self-isolation has become the new normal? CHESTNUT GROVE is based on my personal experience of quarantine and features 100% real documents and notices.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.4%, Adventure 21.9%, First-Person 11.6%, Dark 10.4%, 3D 9.1%
- #52 Tatari: The Arrival
68% matchMixed66% of 307 reviews2023
Dev: Hidden Tower StudiosPub: TheGamesFortress
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Take the role of a detective from Tokyo who tries to solve the mysterious case of the disappearance of a young camper. You will try to follow the trail of evidence to guide you through an enigmatic and paranormal case connected with a Japanese urban legend. Can you help until the end?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.9%, Investigation 11.9%, Puzzle 11%, Dark 8.6%, First-Person 8.4%
- #53 Obscure Figures
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Markus Korda
Windows
It is a psychological horror game and walking simulator. Only half of the rooms are safe. When you enter an unsafe room, you must leave immediately. Ghosts can be dispelled with a flute or a guitar.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.9%, Adventure 16.1%, Dark 15%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 12.9%
- #54 Ocean Desolation
68% matchMixed55% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: BluSkie
Windows
Ocean Desolation is a Free Simple Linear horror game. After falling out of your boat during a thunderstorm you are left stranded in the South Pacific Ocean. Swim your way to different locations and find a way to call for help. But be careful, something lurks at the bottom.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.9%, First-Person 12%, Horror 10.4%, 3D 9%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
- #55 Home Invader
65% matchNo user reviews84% of 32 reviews2026
Dev: Damn Boi Studios
Windows
A first-person psychological stealth thriller set inside a private villa. Infiltrate, gather critical intel, steal what you can, and escape unnoticed where silence is your only protection & every sound you make could be your last.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.4%, Adventure 16.2%, Puzzle 13.7%, Investigation 9.1%, First-Person 7.6%
- #56 Path to Heaven
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OldcoldstonePub: Yahaha Studios
Windows
When heaven is tainted by evil, where shall we find redemption? Or, is this a path to heaven, or a road to hell?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.2%, Puzzle 14.7%, Adventure 13.4%, Horror 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #57 Liminal Sick Pizza Blue
65% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: POCKET HORROR BOX
Windows
Make pizzas and deliver them. The hardest part of running the shop alone is that the delivery destinations are "liminal spaces." A story-driven 3D horror game. There is a kind of worst possible outcome that can only be born in infinite space. Once you understand it, it is already too late.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.3%, Adventure 14.2%, First-Person 11.2%, Dark 9.6%, 3D 8.8%
- #58 Afterbright
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: cydisq
Windows
You play as jaded police officer Mark Langford in this first-person psychological horror game. An investigation into the case of a missing child draws you to an old apartment complex, uncovering horrors and trauma that refuse to stay buried.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.7%, Investigation 11.8%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, Horror 7.7%, First-Person 7.7%
- #59 Deep Sorrow
71% matchMixed50% of 93 reviews2017
Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Deep Sorrow is a horror/adventure game which leads you to a bunker and makes you feel desperate to get out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.5%, Adventure 21.2%, Puzzle 9.8%, Dark 9.6%, Horror 9.6%