Games Like The Moon Sliver

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.9%, First-Person 9.6%, Horror 9.2%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same focus on uncovering a haunting mystery through environmental clues in a beautifully desolate, isolated setting.

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.3%, Story Rich 13.7%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, First-Person 8.5%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for short, narrative-driven exploration games that focus on the emotional weight of a family's history.

Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.9%, First-Person 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, Horror 11.3%, Exploration 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the cold, isolated atmosphere of being stranded in a remote, snowy location while piecing together a narrative.

Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: 'Dear Esther...' - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.6%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Exploration 8.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%, First-Person 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: As a foundational walking simulator, it shares the same commitment to poetic, atmospheric storytelling in a lonely, evocative landscape.

Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Story Rich 10.5%, First-Person 9.8%, Atmospheric 9%

Why You'll Like It: The game excels at building a sense of isolation and unease in a vast, natural environment where you are largely alone.

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: Walking Simulator 19.8%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 12.3%, First-Person 8.5%, Dark 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully blends psychological horror with a deep, philosophical narrative that questions the nature of existence and loneliness.

Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Investigation 17.9%, Horror 9.9%, Exploration 9.3%, Story Rich 8%

Why You'll Like It: This title emphasizes pure investigation and exploration in a deserted town, rewarding players who pay close attention to environmental details.

The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Walking Simulator 16%, Horror 12.4%, First-Person 10.4%, Exploration 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the psychological deterioration of the protagonist through a first-person perspective, mirroring the internal struggle found in The Moon Sliver.

Montague's Mount is disturbing psychological thriller set in the bleakness of an abandoned Irish island, featuring exploration and challenging puzzle solving. This game is part one of a two part story, some questions are left unanswered and open to interpretation.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 47.7%, Horror 16%, Adventure 14.4%, Indie 9.4%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the specific theme of being stranded on a desolate, mysterious island where the environment is key to the narrative.

Featuring a beautiful, detailed open-world and a haunting soundtrack, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture is non-linear storytelling at its best.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.3%, Great Soundtrack 20.1%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Post-apocalyptic 5.9%, Story Rich 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: The game creates a powerful sense of melancholy and mystery as you explore a deserted village to uncover what happened to its inhabitants.

The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.4%, Exploration 11.7%, First-Person 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on philosophical exploration and atmospheric storytelling in a decaying, abandoned world.

INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.3%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Exploration 10.4%, First-Person 9.9%, Puzzle 8%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes exploration and environmental observation in a series of decaying, industrial locations that tell a story of neglect.

A one-armed young girl finds herself locked in a shed in the middle of an idyllic autumn forest, with threats both physical and immaterial drawing closer.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 13%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Investigation 7.8%, Horror 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This indie horror title mirrors the short, atmospheric, and psychological nature of the seed game's narrative delivery.

Concluse is an atmospheric horror game which features puzzles, outstanding cutscenes, and something a little twisted..

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.8%, Horror 27.1%, Atmospheric 12.5%, First-Person 10.1%, Adventure 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This surreal, low-poly horror game captures a similar feeling of being watched in a strange, isolated environment.

The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Walking Simulator 21.9%, Horror 15.7%, Atmospheric 9%, First-Person 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a dense, atmospheric psychological horror experience that relies on exploration and uncovering dark secrets in a confined space.

June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 60.1%, Exploration 8.2%, First-Person 7.3%, Great Soundtrack 6.3%, Atmospheric 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is a quintessential exploration game that uses environmental storytelling to reveal a deeply personal and emotional narrative.

Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.7%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 9.6%, First-Person 8.2%, Investigation 8%

Why You'll Like It: It is a short, experimental horror game that relies on environmental storytelling to convey a dark and mysterious narrative.

Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At its core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.7%, First-Person 14%, Exploration 11.4%, Adventure 9.7%, Puzzle 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It allows for deep exploration of a fractured mind, focusing on puzzle-solving and narrative discovery in a surreal setting.

12 March 1938, Renée, 16, was ripped out of her world, her only fault was that of not knowing her place in the world.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.8%, Walking Simulator 19%, Horror 13.7%, Exploration 12.1%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a harrowing, psychological look at a historical setting through a first-person perspective that prioritizes story over traditional mechanics.

The Fidelio Incident is a single-player, first-person thriller set off the coast of Iceland. Inspired by Beethoven's only opera Fidelio. After a violent plane crash, Stanley must search a desolate frozen island in search of his wife Leonore while covering up any traces of their bloody Irish past.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.7%, Great Soundtrack 20%, First-Person 8.3%, Exploration 7.1%, Adventure 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the emotional aftermath of a disaster, using a cold, isolated landscape to drive the narrative forward.

Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.8%, Story Rich 12.4%, First-Person 11%, Exploration 9.6%, Adventure 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It uses augmented reality recordings to piece together a narrative in a lonely, abandoned space station, much like uncovering the past in The Moon Sliver.

Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.8%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Horror 15.3%, First-Person 10.6%, Great Soundtrack 6%

Why You'll Like It: It is a short, intense psychological horror experience that focuses on a mother's search in an abandoned, eerie amusement park.

A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 11.7%, First-Person 9.7%, Dark 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This narrative-driven horror game uses a unique audio-based mechanic to uncover secrets in a remote, atmospheric setting.

Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.9%, First-Person 12.1%, Story Rich 10.3%, Horror 9.6%, Investigation 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Set in a remote Norwegian coastal town, this game focuses on the isolation and mystery of a character searching for their missing sister.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

Why similar: Horror 28%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, First-Person 10%, Walking Simulator 9.9%, Dark 7%

Why You'll Like It: It is a seminal horror experience that emphasizes vulnerability and the psychological toll of being hunted in a dark, confined space.

Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24%, Horror 20.4%, First-Person 15%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Atmospheric 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: The game traps you in a claustrophobic, isolated environment where the psychological pressure is as dangerous as the physical threats.

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 23.3%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 11.6%, Dark 8.9%, First-Person 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This psychological horror game uses a first-person perspective to explore themes of guilt and trauma in a series of unsettling, confined environments.

Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.4%, Horror 23.7%, First-Person 9.2%, Walking Simulator 8.3%, Adventure 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a classic gothic horror atmosphere with a heavy focus on exploration and uncovering the dark history of a location.

Empathy: Path of Whispers is an atmospheric and story-driven adventure game where you explore a seemingly abandoned world through the emotions and memories of the people who once inhabited it, trying to restore the world’s lost balance by journeying through its past.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.1%, Great Soundtrack 24%, Adventure 10.9%, Story Rich 10.7%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: The game allows you to explore the emotions and memories of others in a surreal, abandoned world, echoing the themes of guilt and loneliness.

'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: Walking Simulator 19.3%, Horror 18.1%, Puzzle 14.7%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, First-Person 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on mystery and puzzle-solving within a single, isolated location that feels both welcoming and deeply wrong.

Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues to discover what happened, as you try to escape in both your nightmares and the waking world. Be immersed in the hauntingly beautiful 3D atmosphere in this puzzle exploration mystery game.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.6%, Great Soundtrack 16.1%, First-Person 10%, Exploration 9.7%, Atmospheric 9.5%

A teenage girl and the vengeful ghost possessing her stumble onto horrors of cosmic proportions as the latter searches for a way to murder the former.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.2%, Great Soundtrack 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 8.2%, First-Person 7.5%

A slow burn walking sim with an interactive soundtrack and horror vibes. You explore abstract locations and create your own unique sound for each of them by moving around and using Monoliths.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.7%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, First-Person 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Exploration 6.8%

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 23.3%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Horror 14%, First-Person 11.9%, Exploration 9.7%

Explore a cold, abandoned, and dreary facility to piece together its mysteries and find a means for escape from the horror that lurks within.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Atmospheric 10.8%, First-Person 10.6%

Alone on a remote island, you're tasked with keeping a lighthouse. But the horrific events that claimed the lives of previous keepers still whisper through the air. Each day, the line between reality and delusion fades and something in the dark is waiting for the last keeper

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.4%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 12.7%, Investigation 10.9%, Dark 10.1%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.3%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 11.5%, First-Person 9.3%, Dark 7.2%

LiDAR Exploration Program is a relaxing atmospheric game with light horror elements, where you explore in complete darkness using a scanner to reveal the world around you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 13.2%, Exploration 10.2%, First-Person 9.9%

Fragments of Dread is an episodic psychological horror series. Each episode tells a self-contained story of dread, fear, and survival.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.6%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 11.3%, First-Person 7.9%, Story Rich 7.3%

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 22.6%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Investigation 9.2%, Horror 9%, First-Person 9%

2012. The Arctic research station "Persei" loses contact with the outside world. You are Ethan Miller, a technician sent to the facility to fix the issues. But something here has clearly gone out of control.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.6%, Psychological Horror 22%, First-Person 10.1%, Horror 9.1%, Story Rich 7.7%

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%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 12.2%, Adventure 12.1%, First-Person 9.7%

A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 16.9%, First-Person 8.1%, Dark 8.1%

Investigator is a first-person exploration game with horror elements, where the events take place in a world of extreme weather cataclysms.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35%, Horror 19.7%, Post-apocalyptic 12.5%, Adventure 10.3%, Atmospheric 10%

The main character is a hunter who looks for ancient relics. One day he set off to find a legendary mirror which concluded the great force and so great evil, keeping secrets of a magic artifact. You have a chance to know were is a mirror, but be careful the evil waits for you continually.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.8%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 10.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%, First-Person 7.6%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.6%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Horror 16.8%, Adventure 8.7%, First-Person 8.4%

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 25.7%, Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Dark 8.4%, Adventure 7.7%

Longing for light, a sunless world begins devouring itself. Every step shifts the landscape beneath you as you search for what remains of her.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 10.4%, First-Person 8.1%, Exploration 8%

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 22.9%, Horror 12.1%, Investigation 11.6%, Point & Click 9.1%, Puzzle 7.6%

Caligo is the darkness everyone descends into one way or another, and to each of us it's something different. For some it's a short but exciting adventure, some will see it as a place to relax. Yet others will be reminded of their worst nightmare, while for a few, it might come as a revelation.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.5%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Horror 7.6%, First-Person 7.3%

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 24.4%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 11.9%, Investigation 9.1%, Dark 8.7%

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 20.2%, Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 10.9%, Exploration 8.7%, First-Person 7.6%

"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 24.1%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 11.4%, First-Person 9.2%, Investigation 8.4%

You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.9%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 12.5%, First-Person 11.5%, Story Rich 7.7%

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 28.4%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Horror 13.5%, Dark 9.4%, Atmospheric 7.7%

In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Horror 11.7%, Dark 5.9%

You were supposed to have a relaxing cabin trip on a island all alone but after several strange encounters you had a mystery to solve, will you be able to survive a first-person psychological horror game or will you run away?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.8%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 12.2%, First-Person 9.9%, Dark 9.5%

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 20.9%, Horror 14.3%, Adventure 11.8%, First-Person 9.3%, Indie 8.8%

You have arrived in a forest where people are rumored to disappear and strange things happen... Locals often see bright flashes and hear strange sounds...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.9%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Horror 14.4%, Atmospheric 8.3%, First-Person 8%

The winds of the frozen wasteland are calling in this atmospheric horror game. Operate an aging vehicle to locate the missing driver of the previous expedition. Be careful not to stray from the path...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.8%, Post-apocalyptic 14.3%, Horror 11.4%, First-Person 10.8%, Exploration 9.9%