- #1 Layers of Fear
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,635 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 22.1%, Horror 20.6%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, First-Person 11.3%, Mystery 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the same focus on shifting environments and psychological unraveling through a first-person walking simulator perspective.
- #2 Visage
96% matchVery Positive84% of 10,723 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
Why similar: Horror 38.7%, Psychological Horror 30.4%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, First-Person 8.4%, Atmospheric 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly intense, claustrophobic psychological horror experience that relies on atmosphere and environmental storytelling.
- #3 Blair Witch
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 7,941 reviews2019
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team NA
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of the Blair Witch. Explore the haunted grounds of the Black Hills Forest in a harrowing investigation that forces you to confront the evil that resides deep in the woods.
Why similar: Horror 26.9%, Psychological Horror 24%, Walking Simulator 18%, First-Person 9.7%, Psychological 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at building psychological dread through exploration in a confined, atmospheric setting.
- #4 Infliction
95% matchVery Positive81% of 950 reviews2018
Dev: Caustic Reality
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
Why similar: Horror 24.2%, Psychological Horror 23.2%, Walking Simulator 20.7%, First-Person 8.7%, Atmospheric 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This is a domestic psychological horror game that focuses on uncovering dark secrets through exploration.
- #5 What Remains of Edith Finch
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,731 reviews2017
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 32.9%, First-Person 10.2%, Story Rich 9.6%, Atmospheric 9%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: While less overtly horrific, it is the gold standard for narrative-driven, first-person exploration games with deep emotional resonance.
- #6 God's Basement
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,316 reviews2018
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 22%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 17.5%, Psychological 10.1%, First-Person 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A pure psychological horror walking simulator that focuses on uncovering a mystery through environmental cues.
- #7 Welcome to Kowloon
93% matchVery Positive82% of 1,881 reviews2023
Dev: a1esskaPub: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.
Why similar: Horror 23%, Walking Simulator 20.9%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, First-Person 8.6%, Atmospheric 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of exploring a claustrophobic, unsettling environment with a focus on atmosphere and discovery.
- #8 Observer: System Redux
92% matchVery Positive85% of 2,923 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story 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: Walking Simulator 33.2%, Horror 25.7%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, First-Person 13.7%, Story Rich 6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deeply unsettling psychological horror experience with a heavy emphasis on narrative and atmospheric world-building.
- #9 Silver Chains
91% matchMixed70% of 1,340 reviews2019
Dev: Cracked Heads GamesPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Horror 34.1%, Psychological Horror 24.1%, First-Person 8.7%, Walking Simulator 7.5%, Adventure 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines gothic horror with exploration and puzzle-solving in a mysterious, abandoned location.
- #10 Rise of Insanity
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,274 reviews2018
Dev: Red Limb Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 24.6%, Horror 23%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Atmospheric 5.6%, Great Soundtrack 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a narrative-heavy psychological horror experience that emphasizes atmosphere and first-person exploration.
- #11 Martha Is Dead
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,780 reviews2022
Dev: LKAPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 18.2%, Psychological 15.7%, Thriller 10.6%, Mystery 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a dark, mature psychological horror story set in a grounded, atmospheric environment.
- #12 The Cursed Forest
89% matchVery Positive89% of 881 reviews2019
Dev: KPy3OPub: Grable Team
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Immerse yourself in the obscure and mysterious autumnal forest, where every wrong step could be your last. As you travel uncover the dark story behind this place, where beauty and danger have become as one.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.4%, Horror 15.6%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Mystery 8.7%, First-Person 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on atmospheric exploration in a dark, isolated environment, much like the park setting of the seed game.
- #13 The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
88% matchVery Positive88% of 8,955 reviews2014
Dev: The Astronauts
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 31.7%, Horror 14.7%, Mystery 11.7%, First-Person 9.9%, Atmospheric 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the mystery-solving and exploration-heavy gameplay of The Park within a beautifully haunting landscape.
- #14 The Land of Pain
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 754 reviews2017
Dev: Alessandro Guzzo
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Something strange appears in the woods. Lost in a dark and unknown place, survive an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and uncover the ancient mystery that’s befallen this land in this Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.2%, Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, First-Person 9.7%, Mystery 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a strong Lovecraftian atmosphere and relies on exploration to build tension in a mysterious setting.
- #15 SOMA
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 51,186 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 20.9%, Horror 20.8%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, First-Person 9.3%, Atmospheric 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It is a premier example of psychological horror that uses a strong narrative to explore existential themes in a first-person perspective.
- #16 The Survey
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 832 reviews2016
Dev: Erebus
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In the end, everybody gets what they deserve. The sins of the past always manifest within the minds of the sinners. An eternity of suffering awaits, welcome to The Survey.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, Horror 19.1%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, First-Person 7.9%, Mystery 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, focused psychological horror experience that relies on atmosphere and a sense of unease.
- #17 Caligo
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,064 reviews2017
Dev: Krealit
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 31.7%, Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Psychological 9.6%, First-Person 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, surreal walking simulator that prioritizes atmosphere and a dreamlike, unsettling tone.
- #18 The Moon Sliver
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,158 reviews2014
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
You are on a bleak, cold, windy island. And you seem to be alone... but fires and candles still burn. As you explore, a story of guilt, loneliness, and faith begins to take shape. And it becomes obvious that something is hunting you...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.8%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Horror 15.3%, First-Person 10.6%, Great Soundtrack 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused exploration game that uses a haunting atmosphere to tell a fragmented story.
- #19 Moons of Madness
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,907 reviews2019
Dev: Rock Pocket GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.
Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, First-Person 9.1%, Psychological 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title blends sci-fi with psychological horror, focusing on narrative-driven exploration in a hostile environment.
- #20 Homesick
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,438 reviews2015
Dev: Lucky Pause
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 25.8%, Horror 17.3%, First-Person 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Mystery 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It features first-person exploration with a focus on atmosphere and environmental puzzles in a mysterious, abandoned world.
- #21 Implements of Hell
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 103 reviews2021
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Implements of Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mysteries, unlock the secrets, and change the outcome in a slow-paced atmospheric, and extremely horrifying experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.1%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 15.1%, Psychological 10.8%, Thriller 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that emphasizes atmospheric exploration and a sense of impending dread.
- #22 Reflection
79% matchVery Positive84% of 247 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
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 24%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Horror 18.2%, Psychological 7.2%, Thriller 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric psychological horror game that prioritizes realism and a slow-burn sense of mystery.
- #23 Home Sweet Home
81% matchVery Positive87% of 3,762 reviews2017
Dev: YGGDRAZIL GROUP CO.,LTD
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Home Sweet Home is a first-person horror adventure game based on Thai myths and beliefs. The core gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid perilous spirits hunting you. Moreover, few puzzles are added into the game, making gameplay more various.
Why similar: Horror 43.8%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, First-Person 9.4%, Atmospheric 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers an intense psychological horror experience with a strong focus on stealth and environmental narrative.
- #24 The Guest
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 953 reviews2016
Dev: Team GothamPub: 505 Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.
Why similar: Horror 28.2%, Walking Simulator 18.9%, Mystery 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, First-Person 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused exploration game that uses a dark, atmospheric setting to drive its narrative.
- #25 The Last Visit: 98th
79% matchVery Positive80% of 189 reviews2025
Dev: Union State GamesPub: Union State Games
Windows
"The Last Visit: 98th" is a psychological indie horror from the first person, in the genre of a walking simulator, in the setting of the post-Soviet winter space. The main focus is on the atmosphere of horror, which is emphasized by realistic 3D graphics.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.4%, Horror 19.7%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, First-Person 9%, Thriller 7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a short, atmospheric psychological horror experience that focuses on exploration and narrative discovery.
- #26 UnderDread
82% matchMixed57% of 138 reviews2016
Dev: Bigzur Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A first-person horror adventure game that will take you on a journey through an ancient castle and that lies beneath. Dangers and forgotten horrors await in the dark...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.2%, Horror 20.2%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Psychological 8.5%, Mystery 7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides an atmospheric horror experience that relies on exploration and a sense of constant unease.
- #27 Left Alone
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 643 reviews2016
Dev: SpeedTutor
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 24.7%, Horror 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, First-Person 10.2%, Psychological 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes first-person exploration and puzzle-solving within a creepy, isolated setting.
- #28 Death Park
80% matchVery Positive81% of 187 reviews2019
Dev: Euphoria Games
Windows
Survive a deadly clown in a haunted amusement park. Solve puzzles, search for items, and make choices that shape your escape. Death Park is a first-person horror game with multiple endings, tense stealth, and terrifying moments.
Why similar: Horror 26.6%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Walking Simulator 19.1%, First-Person 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the amusement park setting and focuses on survival-horror elements within a creepy, abandoned environment.
- #29 EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
78% matchVery Positive83% of 137 reviews2025
Dev: X1 Games
Windows
Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.8%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 19.7%, First-Person 7.7%, Mystery 7.1%
- #30 The Hotel
78% matchVery Positive84% of 135 reviews2022
Dev: IL PALA
Windows · Mac
The Hotel is an "old style" survival horror game!! Fight zombies and solve puzzles to try to escape!!
Why similar: Horror 37.1%, Adventure 31.9%, Gore 15%, Singleplayer 12.1%, Indie 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: This first-person psychological horror game focuses on exploring a confined, unsettling space to uncover its secrets.
- #31 Obey the Voice™
76% matchVery Positive89% of 567 reviews2026
Dev: svklmrtPub: Patchwork Interactive
Windows
You are here to listen to The Voice, do what he says. But don't listen to other voices...
Why similar: Horror 26.2%, Walking Simulator 19.4%, First-Person 9.4%, Psychological Horror 7.7%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #32 Layers of Fear (2016)
76% matchVery Positive88% of 27,473 reviews2016
Dev: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
Why similar: Horror 60.3%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, First-Person 4.1%, Atmospheric 3.2%
- #33 The Wellmonts Case
74% matchVery Positive95% of 211 reviews2026
Dev: Zakym s. r. o.
Windows
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 22.4%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 17.5%, Thriller 10.7%, Psychological 7.2%
- #34 The Hotel
77% 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: Walking Simulator 23.2%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 18.3%, First-Person 9.7%, Psychological 6.2%
- #35 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
75% matchVery Positive95% of 35,384 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 43.3%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, First-Person 10.1%, Walking Simulator 9.6%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #36 The Strange Lights
74% matchVery Positive87% of 123 reviews2026
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
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 24.2%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 18%, Thriller 8.6%, Mystery 6.8%
- #37 The Complex: Found Footage
73% matchVery Positive93% of 9,623 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 24.1%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Walking Simulator 20.1%, First-Person 11%, Mystery 6.4%
- #38 The Guest
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 208 reviews2023
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Horror 22.6%, First-Person 11.8%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #39 The Last Letter
72% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
The Last Letter is a short VHS-style horror game about a film student who receives mysterious letters containing coordinates that lead to a house deep in the forest, where the truth about his past awaits.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Horror 19.8%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Psychological 9.8%, Thriller 7%
- #40 Delirium
73% matchVery Positive88% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: IndividualKex
Windows
Delirium is a psychological horror game set in a suburban house. After a mysterious explosion, reality begins to unravel.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 18.9%, First-Person 7.8%, Mystery 7.4%
- #41 Husk
77% matchMixed46% of 749 reviews2017
Dev: UndeadScoutPub: IMGN.PRO
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Husk is a purebred FPP horror inspired by the most classical representatives of the genre. Discover Shivercliff - a daunting town where you uncover the ominous and tantalizing plot. Face the worst nightmares, solve mysteries and survive the devouring darkness in order to find your family.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.6%, Horror 17.5%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Psychological 12.9%, First-Person 9.2%
- #42 Silent Nights
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 213 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.7%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 16.8%, Psychological 10.2%, Thriller 9%
- #43 Firewatch
71% matchVery Positive91% of 97,344 reviews2016
Dev: Campo SantoPub: Panic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 33%, First-Person 10.5%, Mystery 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Horror 8%
- #44 Abandoned Souls
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 388 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 17.5%, First-Person 8.7%, Thriller 7.3%
- #45 In My Head
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 141 reviews2024
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You have been sent photographs of a place where, according to rumors, an artifact of an ancient civilization is hidden... Do you dare to go there?!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Horror 18.9%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, First-Person 10%, Psychological 8.8%
- #46 White Room Protocol
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.4%, Horror 20.2%, Psychological Horror 20%, Thriller 10.2%, First-Person 8.3%
- #47 The Derailed
69% matchVery Positive83% of 126 reviews2025
Dev: Deformed Dreams Studio
Windows
The Derailed is a first-person psychological horror game. Beneath the dusty arches of a nearly forgotten depot, shadows of the past tremble. Whether you want to or not, you will have to uncover the dark secrets of this place.
Why similar: Horror 28.2%, Psychological Horror 26.3%, Walking Simulator 24.4%, Exploration 7.4%, Adventure 5%
- #48 Don't Play This
68% matchVery Positive85% of 628 reviews2026
Dev: AdmiaPub: Notex
Windows
Five scary stories, but they all have the same ending. Can you play it? A psychological horror game from the first person, which few will pass.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.9%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 16.3%, First-Person 7.8%, Mystery 7.5%
- #49 Whispering Fog
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Dark Snow Games
Windows
Whispering Fog is a first person psychological horror game set in an ever-changing forest shrouded in fog. A quiet getaway becomes a sinister nightmare as the illusion of safety and solitude slowly crumbles around you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.2%, Horror 19.5%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, First-Person 9.8%, Psychological 9.8%
- #50 Don't Be Afraid
70% matchVery Positive83% of 962 reviews2020
Dev: Limo GamesPub: Eneida Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.4%, Horror 18.3%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, First-Person 11%, Thriller 7.7%
- #51 The Stalked 2
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 244 reviews2025
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
"The Stalked 2" is a standalone horror sequel to "The Stalked", where you play as Rachel, an avid hiker. What begins as a relaxing hike to a cabin turns into a nightmare filled with eerie interactions and unsettling events. Will you survive?
Why similar: Horror 19.4%, Walking Simulator 18.4%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Thriller 11.3%, Mystery 6.9%
- #52 The Beast Inside
69% matchVery Positive83% of 12,010 reviews2019
Dev: Illusion Ray
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
Why similar: Horror 36.8%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, First-Person 10.7%, Atmospheric 4.2%
- #53 Dead of Night: Supermarket
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: SilverMoon Studios
Windows
Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 16.8%, Psychological 12.2%, First-Person 7.9%
- #54 Omitted
71% matchMixed46% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: PsychoRavens
Windows
Omitted is a first-person psychological horror game. Experience being left alone in an old hospital, discover its secrets and try to survive.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 18.3%, Psychological 14.2%, Thriller 10.8%, Walking Simulator 9.4%
- #55 The Medium
67% matchVery Positive89% of 9,958 reviews2021
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.
Why similar: Horror 26.2%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Walking Simulator 14%, Psychological 8.7%, Adventure 8.1%
- #56 The Dire
68% matchVery Positive82% of 92 reviews2023
Dev: Grumpi
Windows
Dean Holt, popular Urbex vlogger, sets off on another exploration of an abandoned home but this time things aren't going as planned. Something dark is lurking inside and Dean quickly finds himself in over his head
Why similar: Horror 22.3%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Walking Simulator 21.6%, Psychological 12.7%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #57 Horror
67% matchMostly Positive70% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: STuNT
Windows
HORROR is a test of your logic in the face of primal fear. You are unarmed. You are vulnerable. All you have is a flashlight with a dying battery and your intellect.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Horror 23%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, First-Person 9.9%, Exploration 7.2%
- #58 Butcherman
66% matchVery Positive94% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: Mounpeak Games
Windows
Experience the psychological horror of being kidnapped by a serial killer. Driven to escape, explore everything around you, use your wits, uncover secrets, and face the unimaginable dread of being in the victim’s place. Inspired by a true story.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.1%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 15.4%, First-Person 9.5%, Psychological 9.2%
- #59 Luto
65% matchVery Positive85% of 1,263 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Bird Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.2%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Psychological 11.5%, Thriller 8.6%, Mystery 6.8%
- #60 Death Motel
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Playstige Interactive
Windows
Death Motel is a short, intense first-person horror experience about the paranormal events occurring at abandoned Crimson Motel.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.4%, Horror 27.4%, Psychological Horror 19%, First-Person 12%, Adventure 6.5%
