- #1 Mara
96% matchMixed70% of 83 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: Psychological Horror 23.7%, Dark 17.9%, Horror 17.5%, Walking Simulator 15.6%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #2 Maze Escape
97% 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: Zombies 22.6%, Horror 13.9%, Walking Simulator 13%, Dark 11.1%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #3 Static Grain - Quiet a Night
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Helmold Games
Windows
Anna, an 18-year-old university freshman in a different city. Together with her friend, she rented a small apartment in the station district. They had no idea what would happen during their very first week in the new place.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25%, Horror 18%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, First-Person 10.3%, 1990's 10.2%
- #4 9 Souls
95% 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: Psychological Horror 23.8%, Horror 17.5%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Dark 13%, Puzzle 10.4%
- #5 Case of the mysterious death of Keiko Haraeda
94% matchMixed57% of 149 reviews2023
Dev: sur
Windows
Japan, September 12, 1999, at 8:00 p.m., Ms. Keiko Haraeda collapsed in her room and was found dead. Although the police have ruled that there is no case and closed the investigation, many puzzling points remain, and the family is still calling for information.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 19.7%, Dark 18.1%, 1990's 14.3%, Walking Simulator 12.9%
- #6 Circustime
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: moncage
Windows
"CircusTime" combines circus nostalgia with horror. As Olive, explore eerie levels and puzzles to uncover dark secrets in a haunting, immersive journey.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Horror 24%, Dark 21.9%, Puzzle 11.7%, Adventure 7.4%
- #7 Obscure Figures
93% 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: Psychological Horror 28.6%, Dark 21.3%, Horror 20.4%, Walking Simulator 9.3%, Adventure 8.1%
- #8 weekdays
92% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: na3_anykey
Windows
Black-and-White Style: Immerse yourself in a unique atmosphere where light and shadow play a crucial role.Variety of Locations: Explore strange corridors with rooms, a forest with a witch's hut, an old cemetery, an abandoned house on a wasteland, and more.
Why similar: Zombies 21%, Dark 17.1%, Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #9 DING DONG PITCH
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Fashion Gradebook LLC
Windows
Ding Dong Pitch is holiday horror at your doorstep. Sound is deadly, and perfect pitch is your only defense. Unsettling carolers sing while you must match their notes to keep them from breaking in.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19%, Zombies 18.1%, Horror 16.7%, Puzzle 13.2%, First-Person 11.1%
- #10 Darkness Inside
91% 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: Psychological Horror 21.8%, Horror 21.7%, Dark 21%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, First-Person 9.6%
- #11 Deep in the Fields
90% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Del Campo Studio
Windows
With no other option, you take a job as a farmhand on a remote ranch in the interior of Buenos Aires. But as time passes, you begin to uncover the dark secrets buried deep in the fields.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.3%, Horror 22.6%, Dark 22.3%, Walking Simulator 8.3%, Puzzle 6.7%
- #12 Visceral Fear
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Syphon Games
Windows
Visceral fear is a found footage, psychological horror game. As a private investigator, explore an abandoned school in the search of finding a missing young girl. Your search will lead you to unravel a macabre and disturbing mystery. Can you survive long enough to expose the truth?
Why similar: Dark 26.2%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Horror 20.2%, Walking Simulator 11%, 1990's 9.7%
- #13 Don't Blink
89% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Dragon Key Studio
Windows
Don’t Blink is a first-person psychological horror game. Navigate an abandoned asylum where blinking reshapes your surroundings - sometimes helping you, sometimes unleashing terror. The game blends slow-burn tension, stealth and psychological horror.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Walking Simulator 16.9%, Puzzle 12.2%, First-Person 11.1%, Dark 10.4%
- #14 The Deepest Shift
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Friendly Bug Studio
Windows
A psychological horror game about working night shifts in a remote underwater facility, maintaining equipment, completing tasks, and making it through another night.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.5%, Horror 21.6%, 1990's 13.5%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, First-Person 10.3%
- #15 Knock
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: shanethehippoPub: Shanethehippo Productions
Windows
A short story psychological horror game about answering visitors at the door while being home alone after your brother goes out to buy pizza. During a time of a record-breaking number of serial home break-ins, you must decide whether or not to answer the knock at the door.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.9%, Horror 26.3%, Choices Matter 14%, First-Person 13.4%, Adventure 7.5%
- #16 Engraving
86% 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 29.1%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Dark 12.5%, First-Person 10.1%, Adventure 8.3%
- #17 Nightwatch: Closer
84% matchVery Positive86% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Quokkariki
Windows
"Nightwatch : Closer" is a first-person horror game whose goal is to hold out for 10 minutes by preventing unknown anomalies in a small post. In a dark, narrow post, you have to hold out until the shift worker comes, keeping out the anomalies by yourself.
Why similar: Horror 21.5%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Dark 17.3%, Walking Simulator 9.7%, First-Person 8.2%
- #18 the static speaks my name
86% matchVery Positive82% of 5,796 reviews2015
Dev: the whale husband
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 7%
A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.1%, Dark 21.5%, Horror 21.1%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, First-Person 8.3%
- #19 The Railroad Crossing
83% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Garu
Windows
The railroad crossing I walk by every day… something’s off.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.9%, Horror 23.9%, Dark 23.2%, First-Person 8.5%, Adventure 7.8%
- #20 Crimson Asylum
84% 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: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Horror 18.3%, Dark 17.2%, Puzzle 10.7%, Walking Simulator 10.5%
- #21 Loop Room
85% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: OOPs.K
Windows
The loop room is a horror game from the first person point of view, and the goal is to operate 5 panels in 100 repeated rooms and escape to the emergency exit. Run away from the endless room through various equipment and items.
Why similar: Horror 26.8%, Dark 25.5%, Psychological Horror 25.4%, First-Person 12.1%, 3D 4.1%
- #22 Dark Return
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Wally7Pub: Wally seven studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in a dark journey filled with secrets and horror, as John returns home after receiving a mysterious letter from a family member stating that he must return home after traveling for treatment. Discover terrifying facts and uncover buried secrets in an exciting and fun experience
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.7%, Horror 22.2%, Zombies 21.5%, Dark 17.2%, Adventure 8.1%
- #23 Edge Of Evil
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: WRF Studios
Windows
Descend into terror in this first-person psychological horror experience as you follow your lost kitten into an ancient pirate crypt. Explore, shoot and dig for clues…literally, while unravelling a chilling mystery, all in a desperate bid to rescue your helplessly curious pet from this dark tomb.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.5%, Horror 16.3%, Dark 16%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #24 DROWSE
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MILKY COCO GAMES
Windows
Dive into the harrowing experience of DROWSE. One evening, one call. In this indie psychological horror game, step back into the 90s. Wander through the various rooms and places you’ll uncover. Observe, you only have a few copies to print, after all. Strange. Was that object really there before?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.9%, 1990's 18.8%, Horror 17.3%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Puzzle 9.3%
- #25 Last Presence
80% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: DUS
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where you explore your childhood home, solve symbolic puzzles, and uncover a family curse that slowly takes control of your actions.
Why similar: Horror 23.1%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Dark 15.8%, Puzzle 14%, First-Person 11.3%
- #26 Haunted Property
81% match8 user reviews25% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Markus Korda
Windows
It is a psychological horror game and walking simulator. Explore a haunted apartment. Monsters jumping towards at your screen.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.1%, Horror 18.8%, Walking Simulator 17.1%, Dark 11.2%, 1990's 9.5%
- #27 Tales of the Uncanny
79% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: DDL Studios
Windows
A horror game featuring standalone stories filled with eerie atmospheres and unsettling mysteries. Each chapter reveals a new, chilling narrative where your choices shape the outcomes. Dive into the unknown and embrace the uncanny.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.8%, Horror 18.2%, Dark 15%, First-Person 10%, Adventure 9.5%
- #28 Experiment 404
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lost Input Game
Windows
Room 404 repeats. Identify anomalies, file reports, and stay alive—some anomalies might hurt you. Nurture the plants, listen to the overlord, end the loop, and unlock multiple unique endings.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 14.1%, Zombies 13.7%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #29 Drowned Grave
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Markus Korda
Windows
It is a psychological horror game and walking simulator. Get chased by monsters. Monsters jumping towards at your screen.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.2%, Walking Simulator 19.8%, Horror 18.3%, 1990's 17%, Adventure 7%
- #30 Last Half of Darkness
78% matchVery Positive91% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: WRF Studios
Windows
Your aunt sure was a strange one. She was some sort of witch or something. A good witch though, practicing only good spells and magic. In fact, she was working on a potion just before she was killed. Now the secret will go to the grave with her... unless you can find the missing ingredients.
Why similar: Horror 32.4%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Dark 17.5%, Adventure 9%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #31 Ghostprint
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DevRoids
Windows
Atmospheric first-person horror game where you carry an old Polaroid camera. Take the right picture and a way forward emerges.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.7%, Horror 17.1%, First-Person 11.2%, Dark 9.3%, 1990's 9.1%
- #32 The Backrooms: Expedition
77% matchMixed68% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Sylvester
Windows
Explore the world of backrooms from this solo developed game. explore creepy and eerie levels, and also calm and liminal levels, but be careful, you're not the only one there.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.2%, Horror 21.6%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Dark 17.1%, First-Person 10.3%
- #33 Where It Happened
76% 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: Psychological Horror 24%, Horror 22.2%, Walking Simulator 16%, Dark 13%, First-Person 10.6%
- #34 Night Alley : ตรอกลวง ดวงดับ
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SupKai
Windows
Every night in this narrow alley is never the same. Light all 10 candles before something in the dark decides you shouldn't. One mistake... and the flame goes out for good.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Walking Simulator 17.6%, Horror 17.3%, Puzzle 15.1%, First-Person 11.6%
- #35 INSOMNIC
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quickly Games Studio
Windows
Insomnia is a prison built by your own mind. Set in the early 2000s within the walls of a decaying apartment, you struggle to hide from a killer terrorizing the city. But as sleep fades, reality turns into a nightmare, and the line between victim and predator begins to blur.
Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Dark 21.8%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, First-Person 13.8%, Puzzle 13.5%
- #36 Labyrinth: Veins of the Machine
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beyond Illusion Studios
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game. You were sent into an abandoned facility to retrieve something — but it's not as empty as you were told. No combat. No rescue. Just what's waiting inside.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.2%, Horror 26.4%, Dark 14%, First-Person 13.2%, Puzzle 6.6%
- #37 Ritual
75% matchMixed53% of 36 reviews2023
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
Ritual is a first-person psychological horror game. Immerse yourself in this sinister experience of terror, where everything familiar becomes strange to you, find the necessary elements to complete the ritual and solve the mystery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.7%, Dark 19.3%, Horror 18.5%, Puzzle 10.8%, Walking Simulator 9.4%
- #38 AonTheVoid Nevaeh
73% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: AonTheVoid
Windows
Investigate the case. Understand the Noise. Find the truth.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Horror 17.9%, Dark 12.5%, Puzzle 11.1%, First-Person 10.1%
- #39 True Nightmare - Diner Loop
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Frost Fox Studios
Windows
Immerse yourself in an atmospheric psychological horror with a haunting VHS aesthetic. As a new FBI agent, you become trapped in a looping anomaly inside a secluded roadside cafe. With every room you explore, the nightmare grows, and something relentlessly follows you. Can you escape?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.3%, Horror 20%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Choices Matter 12.3%, First-Person 7.5%
- #40 In These Hallowed Halls
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MPlant Games
Windows
In These Hallowed Halls is a first person, psychological horror puzzle game. Make your way through a decrepit, abandoned mental Institution as you solve puzzles and unravel the story behind what lurks in the darkest corners of the building.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Puzzle 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Dark 10.6%
- #41 Paragon Tower
72% 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: Horror 22.9%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Puzzle 13.1%, First-Person 9.7%
- #42 Left By Angels
71% matchVery Positive85% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: Street Art Studios
Windows
Based on the real Left By Angels Mansion! After your wife vanishes, a strange sighting draws you to an abandoned mansion. Trapped inside, haunted by the past, and hunted by truth, you must survive a looping nightmare where light is your only ally. She’s here—and she remembers everything.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.7%, Horror 23.9%, Dark 14%, First-Person 10.5%, Adventure 7.1%
- #43 APARTMENT 001
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pythonidae Studio
Windows
You awaken inside an unknown facility and must explore its mysterious spaces in order to recover your lost memories. Gather clues, follow the records and procedures left behind by the Bureau, and overcome the threatening anomalies that stand in your way.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.1%, Horror 21.4%, Dark 19.9%, Puzzle 9.8%, First-Person 7.3%
- #44 Bring the Book back
70% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Struggle Games Studio
Windows
You wake up on the floor of a library, guilt-ridden for forgetting to return your borrowed book. Now, you find yourself trapped in an endless loop of bringing it back to ease your conscience, forced to check for anomalies to work off your debt.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.5%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Puzzle 11.6%, Horror 9.6%
- #45 Playback Trauma®: The Dog
71% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Undying Joy
Windows
Your dog Marla got lost in the most terrifying forest in New Jersey while on a walk, and now it's up to you to find her. Search the area, clean up Marla's poop, and avoid the creatures that may be lurking in the darkness.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34%, First-Person 15.7%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Horror 11.4%, Dark 11.1%
- #46 Unanswered
68% matchVery Positive96% of 91 reviews2026
Dev: WhiteRoot Studio
Windows
You wake up in a strange place, not knowing who you are, where you are, or how you got here. Trapped in an environment that twists to break your sanity, your only way out is to delve into the unknown and face the horrors of a past your mind is trying to hide.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.4%, Horror 20.8%, First-Person 12.1%, Walking Simulator 8.9%, Dark 7.8%
- #47 Night Errors
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Insomnia Interactive
Windows
Your job at Mr. Sandman's Dream Factory is simple: Enter children's nightmares and spot hidden anomalies - known as Night Errors. Make the right decisions to go deeper in the dreams, or start over from the beginning!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 17.9%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Dark 10.8%
- #48 Incoming Evil
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: CodelessMan
Windows
A first-person horror game Incoming Evil, you will explore an unsolved event about 3 missing people. Nobody knows what happened to them, the police could not solve the case. You are an experienced detective; the case handed over to you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.9%, Horror 20.7%, Dark 17.2%, First-Person 13.1%, Puzzle 11%
- #49 Dead Tapes: Fading Father
69% matchPositive89% of 46 reviews2025
Dev: Nektogone
Windows
Fading father is a man consumed by addiction and memories
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.7%, Horror 23.9%, Dark 18.4%, 1990's 12.1%, Adventure 9%
- #50 STOP THE TRAIN(열차 막기)
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: After School Vtuber
Windows
"The tip for this game is: you just have to stop the train."
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.8%, Dark 21.7%, Horror 20.3%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, First-Person 9.4%
- #51 The Rite Holds
69% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: PV Development
Windows
In this concise first person horror experience, you are trapped in an infinite corridor with nothing but a flashlight. Explore this liminal space, survive the entities that lurk in the dark and complete the ritual to break the cycle.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.2%, Horror 18.4%, Dark 18.3%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, First-Person 9.3%
- #52 NO TOMORROW
70% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Abra
Windows
You are stuck in an infinite loop. Observe unusual activites and escape the loop.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.3%, Horror 16%, Walking Simulator 15.9%, First-Person 10.6%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #53 Grinny’s Playhouse
67% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Abnormal Studios
Windows
Enter Grinny’s Playhouse, a once‑lively children’s fun centre now abandoned after its mysterious shutdown. Explore the dark party rooms and uncover what happened here. But be careful… the mascot who once entertained families hasn’t fully powered down.
Why similar: Dark 20.9%, Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, First-Person 15.2%, Puzzle 14%
- #54 Beguiled Egress
67% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Gregory Montoya
Windows
Beguiled Egress is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration, environmental storytelling, and puzzle solving.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.9%, Horror 23.4%, First-Person 13.3%, Puzzle 12.9%, Walking Simulator 11.5%
- #55 Expired Meds
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sinister Cinema Studios
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where you play as a female protagonist, traversing creepy & atmospheric liminal spaces, solving mind-bending puzzles and ever shifting maze environments to uncover the truth about who you are and how you came to be here
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.3%, Horror 24.7%, Dark 15.2%, First-Person 12.3%, Puzzle 11.9%
- #56 The Cabin Factory
66% matchVery Positive91% of 3,776 reviews2024
Dev: International Cat StudiosPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Horror 20.3%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Choices Matter 12%, First-Person 8.3%
- #57 Shadows of Absence
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dark Harbor Studio
Windows
After years of missing out on life, the journeys, the friendships, the experiences, you are prescribed an experimental medication to help you reclaim your life. The side effects were supposed to be minor, but as you drift off to sleep, you wake up in your childhood home.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.7%, Horror 26.2%, Dark 21.7%, First-Person 10.8%, Adventure 7.6%
- #58 Shards of Dread
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Markus Korda
Windows
It is a psychological horror game and walking simulator. Get chased by monsters. Monsters jumping towards at your screen.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.7%, Horror 18.3%, Walking Simulator 17.2%, 1990's 17%, Adventure 7.9%
- #59 AFTERLIGHT: The Apartment
65% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: SUPERLIGHTTTT
Windows
Explore an mid-2000s Korean apartment complex in this short first-person psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.7%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 17%, First-Person 11.4%, 1990's 9.1%