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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Horror, Indie, Simulation, Psychological Horror.

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A psychological horror sim where you play a low-level researcher, who has to banish demonic entities back to where they came from. While having to keep the entitles in your peripheral vision, you must use the Rune Operation Manual to input the right runes, and send them back.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Coming soon
Developer: Mr.Boloney
Genres: Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2023
    Dev: Clockwork Wolf
    Windows

    A child lays awake in the light of the moon, unaware the Halloween curse will be starting soon. The radio crackles to life, a mysterious girl...

    Why similar: Horror 26%, Strategy 25.9%, Simulation 23.9%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Indie 1.4%

  2. #2 ANDROMALIUS
    96% matchMostly Positive77% of 77 reviews2019
    Dev: Unit Zero Studio
    Windows

    Spending the first night in a new apartment can be quite nervewracking. New sounds, and thin walls that seperate you from others in the complex. Do you trust your new surroundings?

    Why similar: Horror 32.2%, Psychological Horror 31.1%, Simulation 30.2%, Indie 4.8%, Singleplayer 1.7%

  3. #3 Spectre
    96% matchMostly Negative29% of 42 reviews2016
    Dev: Proscenium
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Fright or be frightened in Spectre, a haunted new multiplayer horror game with full VR integration. Now with Oculus CV1 Support!

    Why similar: Simulation 33.2%, Strategy 31.3%, Horror 30.5%, Indie 4.9%

  4. #4 Mysteries of Black Hollow
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Red Ash Studios
    Windows

    Set in a sunless town cursed by the Architect, Mysteries of Black Hollow is a shop management and extraction game. Ride your wagon into blighted lands, gather relics, and trade dark heirlooms to restore the church. But beware: every fortune has its price.

    Why similar: Horror 38.8%, Psychological Horror 29.4%, Simulation 26.4%, Singleplayer 3.6%, Indie 1.9%

  5. #5 不帰上 -Fukiage-
    94% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2025
    Dev: 翠星開発
    Windows

    Based on real-life haunted tunnels, this is a first-person horror game. Can you escape the tunnel filled with fear and tension and make it back home safely?

    Why similar: Horror 31.7%, Psychological Horror 30.3%, Simulation 27.5%, 3D 5.9%, Singleplayer 2.9%

  6. #6 [Chilla's Art] Stigmatized Property | 事故物件
    94% matchVery Positive80% of 1,359 reviews2019
    Dev: Chilla's Art
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Stigmatized Property, 事故物件 (Jiko bukken) is a horror game inspired by haunted apartment rooms in Japan. These properties are known to have cheap rents and you play to find out the exact reason why.

    Why similar: Horror 30.8%, Simulation 22.2%, Strategy 20.7%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Indie 3.8%

  7. #7 The Flower Inspector
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Quiet Shell GamesPub: INDIETRUCK
    Windows

    It's time to return that favor. You must inspect flowers and decide where you'll ship them to. There's a long night ahead and some of your choices may haunt you.If you feel you're being watched, turn off the lights and hide.

    Why similar: Simulation 38.5%, Psychological Horror 28.7%, Horror 28.4%, Singleplayer 2.4%, Indie 1.9%

  8. #8 The Sievert Scale
    92% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: WensleyDale Studios
    Windows

    A surveillance horror based inside a nuclear power plant. Monitor CCTV, Identify hazards, document incidents and keep operations running. Report too much and you fail the weekly audit, too little and danger spreads. What’s happening deeper inside the plant was never meant to be monitored.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Simulation 20.3%, Horror 20.1%, Strategy 18%, Choices Matter 7%

  9. #9 nan
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Windows

    Fight against weird purple objects with no end goal!

    Why similar: Simulation 35.8%, Strategy 34.2%, Horror 24.5%, Indie 5.5%

  10. #10 Observe.
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: CollectorDev
    Windows

    Clear out levels full of anomalies. Then they will let you out.

    Why similar: Simulation 35.4%, Strategy 31.7%, Horror 16.4%, First-Person 7.5%, 3D 5.9%

  11. #11 TheSpoiler
    90% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
    Dev: Regen
    Windows

    When you come to your senses, you find yourself trapped in a nightmare. The books scattered around will guide you through your future.

    Why similar: Horror 33.8%, Psychological Horror 31.9%, Simulation 29.5%, Singleplayer 3%, Indie 1.9%

  12. #12 The Stairwell
    89% matchPositive95% of 40 reviews2025
    Dev: Hidden Palace
    Windows

    You've been hired to keep watch in a mysterious building with an infinite stairwell. Your task is simple: investigate each floor for strange phenomena. If you find an anomaly, be careful. Test your skills on the global leaderboard and in the weekly challenge event.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.5%, Horror 26.3%, Simulation 17.8%, Choices Matter 7.3%, Realistic 6.4%

  13. #13 Twisted Toys
    88% matchMostly Negative25% of 20 reviews2025
    Dev: Kizuna Game Studio
    Windows

    Pack toys. Ship orders. Finish the shift. And repeat. Twisted Toy is a psychological horror game where your nightly routine reveals you’re not alone.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.7%, Horror 29.4%, Simulation 24.9%, 3D 7.2%, First-Person 5.5%

  14. #14 Junkyard File
    89% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Aihz
    Windows

    A first-person psychological horror game focused on exploration & environmental interaction, where a mysterious “free” pendrive game begins to affect your surroundings. Try them all while you still can.

    Why similar: Horror 27.4%, Psychological Horror 25.8%, Strategy 24.2%, First-Person 10.7%, 3D 8.1%

  15. #15 Unsettled : NIGHT SHIFT
    86% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2026
    Dev: Bongduck Games
    Windows

    Unsettled: NIGHT SHIFT is a horror game about the terrors of daily life experienced by someone who has moved to a new city to live alone.

    Why similar: Horror 31.5%, Psychological Horror 30.3%, Simulation 20.8%, First-Person 9.2%, 3D 4.1%

  16. #16 Backrooms Untold
    87% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Maritime Games
    Windows

    Backrooms Untold is an atmospheric horror experience where you’re lost in an endless, infinite maze of fluorescent lit corridors, stained carpet, and humming lights. The deeper you go, the more it feels wrong—familiar spaces twisting into something hostile and unknowable.

    Why similar: Horror 26.5%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Simulation 13.8%, Strategy 11.1%, Realistic 10.5%

  17. #17 BeyondThere
    86% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2024
    Dev: Regen
    Windows

    Beyond There is an immersive first-person horror game where you explore the eerie house of a missing friend. As you uncover dark secrets and confront terrifying encounters, your sanity will be tested. Can you uncover the truth behind their disappearance, or will the house consume you too?

    Why similar: Simulation 29.5%, Psychological Horror 27.1%, Horror 26.9%, First-Person 12.6%, Singleplayer 2%

  18. #18 EXIT: Anomalous Zones
    84% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: SXTEEN
    Windows

    You are locked inside a Hotel filled with anomalies, inspired by internet culture and streamer Byilhan. You must find all the anomalies on each floor to escape. The game also features other available environments to explore.

    Why similar: Simulation 35.7%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 16.9%, Realistic 10.4%, First-Person 10%

  19. #19 Pharmacy 24
    85% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: HalfQuiet
    Windows

    Pharmacy 24 is a horror simulator game where you take on the role of a pharmacist, serving customers and taking care of the Pharmacy... Who knows, maybe one day it will accept you.

    Why similar: Simulation 33.2%, Psychological Horror 29.1%, Horror 24.5%, First-Person 5.7%, 3D 4.4%

  20. #20 Santa's Shadow
    83% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: Dillan VictoryPub: Raydillanv
    Windows

    A Christmas Indie Horror Game

    Why similar: Horror 33.9%, Psychological Horror 30.3%, Strategy 22.7%, First-Person 8.4%, Indie 3.2%

  21. #21 Decommission Protocol
    84% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Worldspawn Studios
    Windows

    A short horror game where you control a maintenance space elevator and decommission a derelict space station.

    Why similar: Horror 30.6%, Psychological Horror 27.6%, Sci-fi 19.2%, Simulation 9.7%, First-Person 6.3%

  22. #22 LoopSpace
    82% matchNo user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: XUZHIHAO
    Windows

    Enter the patient's inner world. Seek out the abnormal, uncover the truth. You will step into the patient's mental world, explore their psyche, and search for anomalies and fragmented memories. Every wrong choice will send you back to the beginning—can you reach the eighth level?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.2%, Horror 29%, Strategy 12.9%, First-Person 11.9%, Simulation 10%

  23. #23 Fall Asleep
    81% matchMixed53% of 17 reviews2025
    Dev: Overthrown Interactive
    Windows

    Fall Asleep is a tense first-person climbing game where you’re trapped in a nightmare and the only way out is up. See only the platforms in front of you, make every jump count, and try to escape before the dream swallows you whole.

    Why similar: Strategy 34.7%, Horror 22.9%, Psychological Horror 21%, First-Person 10.3%, Choices Matter 7.4%

  24. #24 Cave Of Evil
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 2HEADSTUDIOS
    Windows

    Cave of Evil is a horror game in which a desperate father becomes obsessed with recovering his daughter who died in an accident through a strange ritual.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 30%, Horror 29.7%, Simulation 15.2%, First-Person 11.7%, 3D 9.6%

  25. #25 The Vessel
    81% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
    Dev: Raman Tarasau
    Windows

    A short, experimental horror experience with bleak and unsettling atmosphere.

    Why similar: Simulation 41.7%, Psychological Horror 26.8%, Horror 19.3%, 3D 8.2%, Indie 2%

  26. #26 Hell Storage
    80% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: Ascend Gaming
    Windows

    A first-person psychological horror game about an ex-con working nights at a self-storage facility, where an old mirror reveals the spirits stalking him.

    Why similar: Horror 29.1%, Psychological Horror 26%, Simulation 19.4%, First-Person 9.5%, Realistic 8.6%

  27. #27 Spookie Dookie
    79% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2025
    Dev: Silly Studioz
    Windows

    Spookie Dookie is a horror bathroom simulator where a simple pit stop goes wrong. Explore a decaying gas station restroom, uncover hidden tapes, survive encounters with what lurks within, and unlock multiple endings. Sometimes… holding it is the smarter choice.

    Why similar: Strategy 32%, Horror 17%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Realistic 9.6%, First-Person 9.1%

  28. #28 Escape Exit: Floor 10
    79% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: KonaMGames
    Windows

    You’ve stepped into an office building haunted by an unsolved murder. The elevator traps you in endlessly repeating floors — each one slightly different from the last. Discover all 31 subtle anomalies, avoid deadly supernatural events, and reach the final EXIT to uncover the true ending.

    Why similar: Horror 28.2%, Psychological Horror 27.6%, Simulation 26.6%, First-Person 5.7%, Realistic 5.6%

  29. #29 Anamnesis
    78% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
    Dev: Isaac Brewster
    Windows

    Anamnesis is a psychological horror game with a heavy focus on tension, you'll never feel truly alone as you explore the vast darkness of the office. Relive a digitized memory of a power cut, with nothing but a box of matches for protection.

    Why similar: Horror 33.3%, Psychological Horror 31.4%, Simulation 31%, Singleplayer 2.4%, Indie 1.9%

  30. #30 0th floor. - The cursed elevator to floor zero -
    78% matchMixed65% of 20 reviews2024
    Dev: Half/Phai
    Windows

    You've been trapped in an elevator that always goes to the 0th floor. Don't overlook any anomalies, and try to move to the designated floors.

    Why similar: Simulation 33.1%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Horror 23.8%, Realistic 11.6%, 3D 4.1%

  31. #31 Boogeyman
    77% matchVery Positive80% of 666 reviews2015
    Dev: Clockwork Wolf
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Live your childhood nightmare and try to survive against the Boogeyman. Equipped with only your flashlight, survive each night until the morning light.

    Why similar: Horror 49.7%, Psychological Horror 28%, Strategy 18.7%, Indie 3.5%

  32. #32 Assessment
    76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: Ignis Byte Studios
    Windows

    Assessment is a short psychological horror experience focused on tension, atmosphere, and player choice. You are trapped in a confined environment where you must read, think, and respond under pressure. As the test progresses, the situation becomes more disturbing, unpredictable, and dangerous.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.4%, Simulation 27.7%, Horror 26.2%, First-Person 7.3%, 3D 3.8%

  33. #33 Insomnia
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Conner Games
    Windows

    You wake up in a cold sweat, paranoid, and unable to move. Is it just another case of sleep paralysis or something else? Check your cameras to ensure you're not having delusions, and, most importantly, try not to panic..

    Why similar: Horror 32.4%, Psychological Horror 31.2%, Simulation 21.9%, First-Person 5.9%, Realistic 5.6%

  34. #34 Knock
    74% 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: Horror 36.3%, Psychological Horror 34.9%, Choices Matter 11.8%, First-Person 10.9%, Singleplayer 3.2%

  35. #35 Stay Sane
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: HalfPasTwo Productions
    Windows

    You stay up until late at night, trying to gather evidence of the anomalies you have been witnessing the last months. The more photos you can capture, the better, but don't forget: you are not alone. There's something with you, constantly watching you, just waiting for you to miss out on an anomaly.

    Why similar: Horror 34.6%, Psychological Horror 27.8%, Realistic 13.3%, Strategy 12.1%, First-Person 6%

  36. #36 Study of Unusual: Forest of Secrets
    75% matchMixed51% of 35 reviews2018
    Dev: EviceGames
    Windows

    In Study of Unusual: Forest of Secrets you are secret agent which went to unusual forest. You need to find out the reason of people disappearing. During the investigation you need to unravel the mystery of the forest, collecting notes and documents of disappeared people and try to stay alive.

    Why similar: Simulation 37.2%, Strategy 36.8%, Horror 20.1%, Indie 5.9%

  37. #37 [Chilla's Art] Missing Children | 行方不明
    73% matchVery Positive84% of 636 reviews2020
    Dev: Chilla's Art
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Missing Children | 行方不明 is a Japanese horror-themed adventure game about a bully detective searching for reported missing children.

    Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Simulation 25.6%, Strategy 24.4%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Indie 4.4%

  38. #38 Blame Him
    75% matchMixed44% of 198 reviews2019
    Dev: Chilla's Art
    Windows

    Blame Him is true first-person survival horror. A game about surreal atmosphere and dark challenges. A bone-chilling experience made by 2 people from Japan. Loved by and scared many YouTubers and Streamers.

    Why similar: Horror 31.4%, Simulation 19.7%, Strategy 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, First-Person 4.4%

  39. #39 New Year Home
    73% matchMostly Positive77% of 35 reviews2025
    Dev: 白金城
    Windows

    "New Year Home" is a horror game set during the New Year. Players explore a familiar yet eerie home, navigating festive yet dangerous spaces. They must solve abnormal events to uncover a terrifying truth.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.9%, Strategy 20.4%, Simulation 20.2%, Horror 17.9%, First-Person 11%

  40. #40 Unclaimed World
    74% matchMixed50% of 216 reviews2016
    Dev: Refactored Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Manage interstellar pioneers and their descendants in this detailed sci-fi colony sim. Centuries after planetfall, colonists are still struggling to gain foothold on their lush and alien planet. You settle on the frontier by carefully managing resources, production and different personalities.

    Why similar: Simulation 43.5%, Strategy 39.1%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Indie 4.9%

  41. #41 Shadow Of The Abyss
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Jimmybear Studios
    Windows

    Shadow Of The Abyss is a psychological horror game where you play through the eyes of a bodycam. As a security guard, your job is to survey an office building during a night shift, until you fall into the hands of fate.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.3%, Horror 30.9%, Realistic 12.7%, First-Person 9.5%, 3D 3.7%

  42. #42 Pandamonium
    72% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2023
    Dev: Black Banshee Studios
    Windows

    Pandamonium is a single-player psychological horror game. You have been taken. The only way out is through three eerie mazes where roaming panda-suited strangers are on the hunt. Escape them, or become them.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.3%, Simulation 26.3%, Horror 22.8%, First-Person 9.8%, 3D 4.3%

  43. #43 こっくりさんのいうとおり
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: hanedaSK.Games
    Windows

    A 3D horror game where movement is prohibited. (Japanese Only) 3D一人称視点「移動禁止」ホラーゲーム。観察・会話・こっくりさんが鍵。

    Why similar: Horror 31.2%, Simulation 27.9%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Realistic 6.8%, First-Person 6%

  44. #44 There was something in that room
    70% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2025
    Dev: Enrique M.
    Windows

    Move through the rooms of the lab in this short but replayable horror game. Debug the computers in each room, watch out for errors, and fix sabotages. Make sure you always know where you are... and where other things are.

    Why similar: Horror 30.4%, Strategy 30.1%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Choices Matter 6.4%, First-Person 5.4%

  45. #45 Ep.家族
    71% matchMixed61% of 18 reviews2023
    Dev: Kutsunasi
    Windows

    A first-person Japanese horror game.

    Why similar: Horror 30.7%, Psychological Horror 29.9%, Simulation 19.6%, Realistic 7.1%, Choices Matter 5.2%

  46. #46 Dream Prison
    70% matchMixed58% of 24 reviews2025
    Dev: Budai
    Windows · Linux

    "Dream Prison" is a 3D horror escape game similar to Exit 8. Find the anomalous rooms and escape the cult church.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.5%, Horror 25.7%, Simulation 23.4%, First-Person 9.9%, 3D 7.3%

  47. #47 Forest Keeper Lookout
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Kizuna Game Studio
    Windows

    Take a temporary job as a forest ranger deep in the mountains. Complete daily tasks, maintain equipment, and enjoy the quiet, until strange things start to happen.

    Why similar: Simulation 31.7%, Horror 26%, Psychological Horror 25%, First-Person 7.6%, 3D 6.3%

  48. #48 Boogeyman 2
    69% matchVery Positive82% of 394 reviews2017
    Dev: Clockwork WolfPub: ClockWorkWolf
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Awoken in the night by your doll. Speaking as if it possesses a mind of its own. The doll warns you of a monster that has come to take you away.

    Why similar: Horror 35.2%, Psychological Horror 33.1%, Strategy 27.1%, Indie 4.7%

  49. #49 Smile
    70% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2020
    Dev: Ecco Studios
    Windows

    A simple trip to the doctor has turned the life of Theodore Caldwell upside down. Unaware of what has really happened, Theo now finds himself in a strange location with hostile entities around every corner. Smile utilizes time management and fear of the unknown to create a truly haunting experience.

    Why similar: Strategy 35.8%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Horror 18.6%, Sci-fi 12.2%, First-Person 6.8%

  50. #50 No Further Instructions
    69% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Apex SevenPub: DEHMAIN
    Windows

    Silent. Foggy. The murmur of an anxious crowd. Only a cheerful voice on the radio keeps you from giving up. Who is to blame? There is no answer. Guess.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.6%, Horror 25.5%, Simulation 23.3%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Indie 5.7%

  51. #51 Carpe Deal 'Em
    69% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2016
    Dev: DDD Wares
    Windows · Linux

    Carpe Deal 'Em is a life simulator / card game hybrid, with elements from the visual novel / CYOA genres.

    Why similar: Simulation 51.6%, Strategy 48.4%

  52. #52 Ironclads 2: War of the Pacific
    68% matchMixed65% of 40 reviews2016
    Dev: Totem GamesPub: Strategy First
    Windows

    Create your fleet and army, hunt the enemy's fleet, hide your weak squadrons in protected ports until reinforcements arrive, blockade enemy trade routes, struggle for dominance over the seas! Command a battle formation and experience the power of iron and steam!

    Why similar: Simulation 51.4%, Strategy 48.6%

  53. #53 Traffic Giant
    67% matchMostly Positive77% of 169 reviews2018
    Dev: QLOCPub: Toplitz Productions
    Windows

    Traffic Giant is an amazing simulation game that brings public transport on the right track.

    Why similar: Simulation 51.4%, Strategy 48.6%

  54. #54 Cosmic Buddies Town
    68% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2018
    Dev: Ghost ClustersPub: Funbox Media Ltd
    Windows

    Part of an Animated Educational series for children between 1 to 7 years old – this time, we need to get straight to work helping the Cosmic Buddies build their town! Collect wood, food and other resources to turn a deserted island into your dream adventure land!

    Why similar: Simulation 51.4%, Strategy 48.6%

  55. #55 The Race for the White House 2016
    67% matchMixed45% of 29 reviews2016
    Dev: Eversim
    Windows

    Play as a real-world candidate and completely immerse yourself into the 2016 presidential election! Travel around the United States, try to woo voters across the country, create your own political agenda, skillfully manage your campaign budget... and perhaps you will be the next White House occupant!

    Why similar: Simulation 51.4%, Strategy 48.6%

  56. #56 Hotel Giant
    66% matchMixed71% of 24 reviews2019
    Dev: QLOCPub: Toplitz Productions
    Windows

    Become the ultimate hotel-mogul! You now have the chance to prove your managerial and planning skills in the hotel industry.

    Why similar: Simulation 50.9%, Strategy 49.1%

  57. #57 Wars of Succession
    66% matchPositive84% of 37 reviews2018
    Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows

    Ageod’s Wars of Succession is a new game designed to cover two major wars that consumed Europe at the eve of the 18th Century.

    Why similar: Simulation 50.8%, Strategy 49.2%

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