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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Horror, Indie, Free to Play, Singleplayer.

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Not a single jumpscare. Pure psychological terror.Unique horror experience.The kids of the neighbourhood tells a story about a man made out of paper that lives inside the forest. Solve the mystery. Find the truth about that “Paperman”.

Reviews: Mixed — 69% — of 315 reviews
Released: 2019-12-20
Developer: Proto1Studios
Genres: Free To Play, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchMixed67% of 174 reviews2018
    Dev: FlashynuravPub: FLNStudios
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 41%

    You are an investigator hired to find evidence about the missing children in the manor off the road. Once you enter, the door locks behind you, and you can hear something, lurking...

    Why similar: Horror 52.7%, Indie 47.3%

  2. #2 Exanimum: The Silent Call
    96% matchVery Positive84% of 278 reviews2024
    Dev: Perspektik
    Windows

    "Exanimum: The Silent Call" is a first-person psychological horror game. In this chilling experience, you will find yourself confronting terrifying mysteries and chilling secrets.

    Why similar: Horror 35%, Psychological Horror 33.4%, Indie 31.5%

  3. #3 Shattered Lights
    96% matchVery Positive87% of 430 reviews2019
    Dev: Team MorbidPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
    Windows

    Shattered Lights is a VR psychological horror room-scale experience, which focuses on drawing the player into the game with unparalleled immersion.

    Why similar: VR 32.3%, Horror 24.3%, Indie 22.1%, Psychological Horror 21.3%

  4. #4 REALITY
    95% matchMixed68% of 106 reviews2016
    Dev: Grey Reality Studios
    Windows

    REALITY is a FREE short First-Person horror game, it uses a graphical style to represent the present mood of the game. It gives the player the ability to choose and get slightly different results. The game has many mysteries you might want to uncover.

    Why similar: Horror 50.3%, Indie 49.7%

  5. #5 Siren Head: The Horror Experience
    94% matchMostly Positive72% of 374 reviews2022
    Dev: Thomas JC IronmongerPub: Ironmonger Games
    Windows

    Some teenagers have gone camping in the woods far out of town after hearing an old folks tale about a monster lurking within the woods. The monster surrounds its habitat with horrifying and distorted siren noises.

    Why similar: Horror 48.4%, Psychological Horror 28.5%, Indie 23.1%

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    94% matchMostly Positive75% of 51 reviews2025
    Dev: natamigame
    Windows

    Escape from creepy and irrational enemies. Fight your fear!

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  7. #7 The Complex: Found Footage
    91% matchVery Positive93% of 9,432 reviews2022
    Dev: pgWave
    Windows

    Experience the liminal world of the backrooms through a VHS camera, immersing into a mysterious story and wandering the dream-like structures... Might there be something following you?

    Why similar: Horror 48.5%, Psychological Horror 42.2%, Indie 9.4%

  8. #8 AFFECTED: The Manor - The Complete Edition
    93% matchMostly Positive78% of 186 reviews2017
    Dev: Fallen Planet Studios
    Windows

    AFFECTED: The Manor achieves its final form! Experience horror unlike anything you’ve known before as you try to escape The Manor. Terror lurks around every corner as you venture deeper into the abandoned house and find that the only thing keeping you alive is your sanity. Or lack thereof...

    Why similar: VR 43.5%, Indie 35.5%, Horror 21%

  9. #9 La Villa de la Muerte
    92% matchMixed64% of 85 reviews2022
    Dev: Ottercide Studio
    Windows

    La Villa de la Muerte is a looping psychological horror game where players will progress through an ever-changing environment in pursuit of the truth behind a family disappearance.

    Why similar: Horror 50%, Psychological Horror 50%

  10. #10 Fungiman
    90% matchVery Positive91% of 496 reviews2022
    Dev: svinoman
    Windows

    Just a game about a friendly fungus. There's nothing wrong, is there?

    Why similar: Horror 52.9%, Psychological Horror 47.1%

  11. #11 White Noise Online
    91% matchMixed66% of 710 reviews2014
    Dev: Milkstone Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    A fully cooperative horror experience like never before! On White Noise Online, a team of up to 4 investigators has to explore an area looking for clues, while avoiding being devoured by a supernatural creature. Will you be able to uncover the truth behind the mysterious events?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 41%, Horror 40.6%, Indie 18.4%

  12. #12 The Flayed Man
    89% matchVery Positive92% of 363 reviews2025
    Dev: Snoring Dog Games
    Windows

    The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 46.8%, Horror 32.5%, Indie 20.7%

  13. #13 Passing Pineview Forest
    89% matchMixed65% of 1,695 reviews2014
    Dev: VIS-GamesPub: United Independent Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 18%

    Passing Pineview Forest is a free mini-prequel set in the universe of Pineview Drive. Behind the abandoned house on Pineview Drive lies ominous Pineview Forest...

    Why similar: Horror 67.7%, Indie 15.6%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, VR 5.2%

  14. #14 Mirrored Phantoms
    88% matchMixed68% of 212 reviews2025
    Dev: SMU Guildhall
    Windows · Linux

    Trapped in a nightmarish mannequin factory where reality itself is shattered, unravel the secrets of Mirrored Phantoms. Explore a deeply atmospheric world, solve the mystery of the mirror shards, and survive the terrors that await in this slow-burning, first-person horror experience.

    Why similar: Horror 43.9%, Psychological Horror 38.9%, Indie 17.3%

  15. #15 AfterHours
    87% matchMostly Positive71% of 607 reviews2022
    Dev: Runway Studios
    Windows

    Experience psychological horror in a large abandoned hospital. Hide, explore and survive from a mysterious creature living in the ruins of this hospital.

    Why similar: Horror 68.1%, Indie 19.8%, Psychological Horror 12%

  16. #16 The Empty Eyes
    85% matchVery Positive80% of 51 reviews2026
    Dev: 99 Grados Games
    Windows

    The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.

    Why similar: Horror 34.1%, Indie 33.4%, Psychological Horror 32.5%

  17. #17 It Moves
    86% matchVery Positive88% of 321 reviews2019
    Dev: SnowOwlPub: Kodama Games
    Windows

    It Moves is a horror game that will try to scare you without too many of the typical "screamers", instead relying on atmosphere and suspense. You'll be solving puzzles along the way, and encountering all manner of not-so-friendly creatures.

    Why similar: Horror 50.2%, Indie 49.8%

  18. #18 [Nightmare Files] Clap Clap
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,034 reviews2024
    Dev: Raycastly
    Windows

    Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.

    Why similar: Horror 52.7%, Psychological Horror 35.3%, Indie 12%

  19. #19 50 Floors: The Paranormal Investigators Prologue
    83% matchMostly Positive76% of 457 reviews2024
    Dev: Arsonist Studio
    Windows

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    Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.1%, Horror 33.2%, Indie 30.7%

  20. #20 Mortuar
    84% matchMostly Negative40% of 83 reviews2024
    Dev: Dan-Rareș CraiPub: mortuargame
    Windows · Mac

    Mortuar is a 1-4 player Online co-op psychological horror game. Delve deep into Hoia Baciu Forest where eerie sightings and paranormal activity have transpired. Make use of various ghost hunting equipment to first identify the ghost's type, then attempt to banish it back to the afterlife.

    Why similar: Horror 44.8%, Psychological Horror 38.3%, Indie 17%

  21. #21 Layers of Fear VR
    84% matchMostly Positive71% of 273 reviews2019
    Dev: Incuvo S.A.Pub: Bloober Team SA
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    Enter a tangibly horrifying Virtual Reality and explore a mansion of horror as an artist falling into the depths of insanity. Will you find the muse for your masterpiece... or madness?

    Why similar: Indie 65.2%, VR 15.8%, Horror 10.8%, Psychological Horror 8.2%

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    82% matchVery Positive84% of 2,446 reviews2018
    Dev: 98DEMAKE
    Windows · Mac

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    80% matchVery Positive89% of 95 reviews2025
    Dev: LIAR MANNEQUIN
    Windows · Mac

    (BURIED TAPES) is a collection of psychological horror stories recorded on VHS. Each story features paranormal incidents narrated from the perspective of the survivors of these supernatural encounters.

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  24. #24 The Permanent Residence : Souls Kept
    81% matchMostly Positive80% of 99 reviews2024
    Dev: Rizzvix
    Windows

    Permanent Residence invites players into an episodic journey of psychological horror, where each chapter reveals a sinister short story woven into the eerie legacy of a cursed place.

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  25. #25 The Summoning
    81% matchMostly Positive71% of 77 reviews2019
    Dev: Randumb Studios
    Windows

    This experience can be classified as a psychological and atmospheric horror game. However... This isn't a game... Remember all of the urban legends from your childhood? Imagine if it was all real, but we just weren't performing the right rituals to summon these beings from another realm... Well, now you can...

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    Dev: Domnaier
    Windows

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

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    78% matchVery Positive81% of 91 reviews2024
    Dev: Notick
    Windows

    VHS Collection: Goodnight Me is a short horror game where reality blurs with nightmares over five eerie days. Experience strange events, unsettling dreams, and unravel a chilling mystery in a remote house. Can you survive the madness, or will the nightmare consume you?

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  28. #28 Boogeyman
    79% matchVery Positive80% of 664 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 45.9%, Indie 29.2%, Psychological Horror 24.8%

  29. #29 Glassy Stare
    75% matchVery Positive90% of 70 reviews2026
    Dev: ghost funeralPub: Nikita Kryukov
    Windows

    A story-driven psychological experience where memory fades, silence deepens, and something waits in the dark.

    Why similar: Indie 57.2%, Psychological Horror 42.8%

  30. #30 School Grounds
    79% matchMixed43% of 82 reviews2018
    Dev: JubleLemonSeed
    Windows

    Strange mannequins silently stalk visitors to the school grounds as they piece together the mystery of what is happening at the school.

    Why similar: Indie 65.5%, Horror 34.5%

  31. #31 The House of E.
    76% matchVery Positive91% of 68 reviews2023
    Dev: Gamenastica Studios
    Windows

    The House of E. is a story-driven puzzle game with horror elements and a creepy atmosphere.

    Why similar: Horror 67.5%, Indie 32.5%

  32. #32 The Wendigo
    78% matchMostly Positive75% of 59 reviews2017
    Dev: warkaPub: Warka Development
    Windows

    The Wendigo - is a first person investigation horror game set in a Victorian era mansion, located in the heart of a forest. You must rely on your instinct and intuition to survive the horrors that lie within. With tools to aid you, you will seek answers, but will you survive?

    Why similar: Indie 100%

  33. #33 The Bellows
    77% matchVery Positive86% of 244 reviews2016
    Dev: BOT Jungle Productions
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 35%

    The Bellows is a VR Horror experience designed to play like an interactive movie. Plunge yourself into a world of nightmares and fear, and discover just how frightening the past can really be.

    Why similar: VR 63.6%, Horror 36.4%

  34. #34 [Stories to Tell] Greyville Stay
    72% matchVery Positive86% of 229 reviews2025
    Dev: zebaxx
    Windows

    "Stories to Tell" Is a psychological horror game series developed by a 15 year old kid were each installment is based on a dream/nightmare me the developer has had. This is a game you wouldn't want to miss...

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.6%, Horror 39.3%, Indie 21.1%

  35. #35 Fear in Hospital
    76% matchMixed48% of 504 reviews2019
    Dev: IO Games
    Windows

    Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 38.4%, Horror 37.7%, Indie 23.9%

  36. #36 It Lurks in the Woods
    75% matchMostly Positive74% of 77 reviews2017
    Dev: Olivier Leclair
    Windows

    It Lurks in the Woods is a short first-person horror game based on French Canadian folklore.

    Why similar: Indie 68.7%, Horror 31.3%

  37. #37 Insanity VR: Last Score
    74% matchVery Positive83% of 179 reviews2017
    Dev: Threevol
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 35%

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  38. #38 The Nightmare
    74% matchMixed50% of 74 reviews2020
    Dev: Leakage Games
    Windows

    The Nightmare is a first-person horror game. Dive into the nightmare and try to get rid of that nightmare...

    Why similar: Horror 53.5%, Indie 24.1%, Psychological Horror 22.4%

  39. #39 FORGOTTEN: THE GAME
    73% matchMixed67% of 155 reviews2022
    Dev: Vasilis LouvrisPub: Out of Body Experience
    Windows

    Experience all the stages of dementia in this mood-swinging psychological horror game that we call FORGOTTEN. Travel as a fox through progressively disturbing stages searching for memories explaining the protagonist's life. Pay close attention to what the fox is trying to offer before it's too late

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 67.8%, Indie 32.2%

  40. #40 Fears to Fathom - Home Alone
    69% matchVery Positive90% of 10,232 reviews2021
    Dev: Rayll
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 14%

    Fears to Fathom is an episodic psychological horror game where each episode unveils a short story narrated by the ones who survived.

    Why similar: Horror 45.5%, Psychological Horror 31.8%, Indie 22.8%

  41. #41 Moonlight Mansion
    73% matchMixed63% of 51 reviews2020
    Dev: Monocarpic GamePub: UQAT - Création et nouveaux médias
    Windows

    A mother and her son uncover the mystery shrouding the manor in which they are imprisoned. To escape, they need to cooperate without letting panic take over, while the manor – or what haunts it – tries to separate them. In this suspenseful game, will you be able to accept the truths revealed to you?

    Why similar: Indie 100%

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    73% matchMostly Negative39% of 64 reviews2021
    Dev: B7H team
    Windows

    An exploration horror game set in a typical 1850 house which revolve around the myth of Bonhomme 7 Heures, an urban legend from Quebec.

    Why similar: Horror 68.9%, Indie 31.1%

  43. #43 DON'T FACE UP
    71% matchMostly Positive72% of 142 reviews2024
    Dev: tesakiza
    Windows · Mac

    DON'T FACE UP is a first-person horror game. Never make eye contact with them. They may appear and disappear. They may be standing in the direction you suddenly turn your eyes. Even in such a situation, you must proceed with your search for the building. Therefore, "DON'T FACE UP."

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  44. #44 THANATOS
    70% matchVery Positive85% of 59 reviews2024
    Dev: Angela NguyenPub: WahooCat Productions
    Windows · Mac

    THANATOS is a first-person psychological horror mystery game that involves finding clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering secrets to prevent a friend from taking their own life.

    Why similar: Horror 55.2%, Psychological Horror 44.8%

  45. #45 Lights Off!
    69% matchVery Positive85% of 1,843 reviews2022
    Dev: TheDollarGameStore
    Windows

    Play through a common childhood fear about turning the lights off and going to bed.

    Why similar: Horror 63.1%, Psychological Horror 36.9%

  46. #46 Mental Hospital VR
    72% matchMostly Positive71% of 63 reviews2021
    Dev: Igor MigunPub: AGaming+
    Windows

    Mental Hospital VR is a truly scary first-person stealth horror game. Discover heart-thumping terror, chase and scary creatures in this atmospheric horror game.

    Why similar: VR 36.4%, Psychological Horror 24%, Horror 22%, Indie 17.7%

  47. #47 Have a Nice Dream
    68% matchVery Positive93% of 4,858 reviews2021
    Dev: 榭季生
    Windows

    A story about dreams. Explore a weird house and find the truth. A short game with mild puzzles and some psychological horror elements.

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  48. #48 DeathOmen
    68% matchVery Positive82% of 107 reviews2025
    Dev: Jeff WinnerPub: CreativeForge Games
    Windows

    DeathOmen is a short psychological horror Experience that challenges players to maintain their sanity over the nights in a mysterious house that hides mystery and fear, disturbing events and jumpscares.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.3%, Horror 36.3%, Indie 26.3%

  49. #49 The Visitor
    71% matchMostly Positive76% of 210 reviews2016
    Dev: Stephen Long
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 27%

    The Visitor is a VR horror experience about an unexpected visitor calling to your door in the middle of the night. The game relies heavily on atmosphere, utilizing a dark environment to make the player both as nervous and uncomfortable as possible.

    Why similar: VR 57.3%, Indie 42.7%

  50. #50 ABE VR
    71% matchMixed61% of 313 reviews2016
    Dev: Hammerhead VR
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 27%

    ABE VR is an intense experience that recreates the horrifying story about a misguided robot seeking the unconditional love of humans…at whatever cost.

    Why similar: VR 63.6%, Horror 36.4%

  51. #51 Krypta FM
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,929 reviews2024
    Dev: Under The Sink Studio
    Windows

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    Why similar: Horror 52.2%, Indie 47.8%

  52. #52 The Strange Lights
    66% matchVery Positive91% of 109 reviews2026
    Dev: JustTomcuk
    Windows

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    Why similar: Psychological Horror 47.9%, Horror 46.7%, Indie 5.5%

  53. #53 Lights Off: Director's Cut
    67% matchVery Positive91% of 162 reviews2024
    Dev: Insanctum Games
    Windows

    Play through a common childhood fear about turning the lights off and going to bed. This time extended, remastered, and re-imagined.

    Why similar: Horror 52.2%, Psychological Horror 47.8%

  54. #54 Albino Lullaby: Episode 1
    70% matchMostly Positive70% of 382 reviews2015
    Dev: Ape Law
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Albino Lullaby is a horror adventure game that doesn't rely on jump scares or gore. Escape from a surreal psychological nightmare as the world dynamically twists and contorts around you.

    Why similar: Indie 37.9%, Horror 28.4%, VR 19.9%, Psychological Horror 13.8%

  55. #55 The Alchemist's House
    69% matchMixed69% of 270 reviews2019
    Dev: Angry Bunny
    Windows

    An invitation from a stranger... There's something evil in this house... Will you survive?

    Why similar: Horror 53.4%, Indie 46.6%

  56. #56 Obscula
    67% matchMostly Negative39% of 61 reviews2025
    Dev: Lunafrost Studio
    Windows

    Face the fears lurking in the dark. Obscula is a psychological horror experience that tells the story of someone seeking the truth but finding themselves trapped in a nightmare. There's no escape, only answers… but are you ready for the truth?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 50.7%, Horror 49.3%

  57. #57 HINGE VR
    68% matchMostly Positive70% of 202 reviews2020
    Dev: Arcadia
    Windows

    HINGE is a psychological horror VR adventure. You suddenly find yourself in an abandoned skyscraper, devoid of all your senses and memories. The laws of physics are distorted, and time has collapsed. The only way out is to step into the terrifying unknown and piece together the fragmented clues

    Why similar: VR 43.5%, Psychological Horror 28.8%, Horror 27.6%

  58. #58 Paper Dolls VR
    70% matchMixed49% of 114 reviews2018
    Dev: Beijing Litchi Culture Media Co., Ltd.
    Windows

    PaperDolls VR is a first-person VR horror game with oriental features. Explore the ancient ruins of the late Qing dynasty and search for your daughter . A complete story line goes through the whole game

    Why similar: Indie 57.4%, VR 42.6%

  59. #59 The Hotel
    67% matchMostly Positive79% of 92 reviews2022
    Dev: Constant ArtPub: Constant_Art
    Windows

    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: Psychological Horror 35.4%, Horror 35.1%, Indie 29.4%

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