Games Like The Path

This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.8%, Surreal 16%, Experimental 14.8%, Horror 10%, Female Protagonist 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This surreal exploration game mirrors the dreamlike, non-linear psychological journey found in The Path.

The Graveyard is a very short computer game. You play an old lady who visits a graveyard. You walk around, sit on a bench and listen to a song. It's more like an explorable painting than an actual game. An experiment with poetry and storytelling but without words.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 78.9%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Indie 4.9%, Horror 2.9%, Atmospheric 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developers, this short, atmospheric experience shares the same melancholic, experimental spirit as The Path.

Only brought to life by scarce sparks of Color, the bleak, grey Void is a peculiar place. The player gets to explore it, get to know the Sisters, Brothers, and other weird creatures inhabiting it, and learn the ways of Color, harvesting it and drawing sigils that change the world around them.

Why similar: Surreal 41.8%, Horror 21%, Dark 9.7%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Adventure 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply surreal and philosophical game that matches the artistic, atmospheric intensity of The Path.

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

Why similar: Surreal 22.7%, Experimental 20.3%, Horror 17%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Indie 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: An experimental, surreal horror game that prioritizes mood and fragmented narrative over traditional mechanics.

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

Why similar: Horror 23.1%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Surreal 15.3%, Psychological Horror 7.3%, Exploration 7%

Why You'll Like It: This dark, psychological horror game features a strong female protagonist navigating a surreal and haunting world.

Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future.

Why similar: Surreal 30.7%, Horror 23.6%, Dark 10.7%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Adventure 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully blends folklore and atmospheric dread, capturing the same eerie, fairy-tale quality as The Path.

Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

Why similar: Horror 22.2%, Surreal 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Dark 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, psychological adventure that uses a young female protagonist to explore themes of trauma and dark fantasy.

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: Walking Simulator 23.6%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Horror 17.1%, Exploration 12.1%, Psychological Horror 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A grounded yet haunting psychological exploration game that focuses on the internal trauma of its female protagonist.

Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.8%, Horror 32.3%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Indie 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply personal and psychological horror game that uses surreal imagery to represent mental distress.

The little she had was taken away, but Lorelai refuses to give up, she will fight. And not even death will stop her from getting it all back...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.8%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Horror 15.2%, Gothic 10.4% ★, Psychological Horror 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological adventure that follows a female protagonist through a surreal and often disturbing narrative.

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 43.9%, Horror 24.2%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, Exploration 6.9%, Atmospheric 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric horror game that focuses on a mother's psychological journey through a surreal setting.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Surreal 34.5%, Horror 28.1%, Exploration 15.8%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Third Person 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: An experimental, surreal adventure that challenges the player's perception through unique mechanics and a dark atmosphere.

A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

Why similar: Experimental 41.4%, Horror 25.4%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Adventure 5.6%, Surreal 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A highly experimental and surreal psychological experience that focuses on the internal state of its protagonist.

NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.2%, Surreal 18.9%, Exploration 15.5%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Horror 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: An abstract, atmospheric exploration game that emphasizes the feeling of being small and lost in a surreal environment.

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 23.2%, Surreal 14.7%, Horror 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12%, Exploration 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A short, psychological horror game that captures a sense of dread and isolation in a domestic setting.

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 20.7%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Walking Simulator 17.9%, Adventure 10.3%, Psychological Horror 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses a dual-reality mechanic to explore themes of trauma and the supernatural.

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 51.9%, Exploration 14.2%, Adventure 10.4%, Horror 8.7%, Indie 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A thoughtful exploration game that delves into the fragile nature of memory and human psychology.

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 48%, Surreal 14%, Exploration 11.5%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Adventure 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A slow-paced, atmospheric walking simulator that focuses on philosophical exploration and environmental storytelling.

Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.8%, Surreal 16%, Horror 13.9%, Exploration 8%, Psychological Horror 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: This hand-penciled horror game captures a unique, folk-horror atmosphere that feels both grounded and deeply unsettling.

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 41%, Horror 14.1%, Exploration 9.9%, Psychological Horror 6.9%, Great Soundtrack 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric exploration game that focuses on uncovering a narrative through environmental clues.

Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.

Why similar: Horror 24.4%, Female Protagonist 22.9%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Adventure 8.1%, Indie 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal adventure that explores heavy themes through the eyes of a child, much like the fairy-tale subversion in The Path.

Relax, empty your mind, activate your senses and step into the hypnotic adventure of the Path to Mnemosyne in the quest for the lost memories.

Why similar: Surreal 26.1%, Female Protagonist 20%, Horror 18.8%, Adventure 7.8%, Psychological Horror 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, puzzle-heavy adventure that uses a unique visual style to create a dreamlike, hypnotic experience.

A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.

Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Surreal 25.3%, Psychological Horror 13%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic, surreal psychological horror game that excels at creating an oppressive and dreamlike atmosphere.

Through the Woods is a third-person Norse horror adventure set in a forest on the western shores of Norway that tells the story of a mother and her missing son.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.9%, Horror 18.9%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Adventure 7.6%, Exploration 6%

Why You'll Like It: A third-person horror game rooted in Norse mythology that captures the feeling of exploring a dark, atmospheric forest.

There is nothing Joe wouldn't do for his wife. But as they try to save their marriage with a romantic getaway, things go from bad to worse, and from worse... to insanity...

Why similar: Horror 27.1%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Adventure 11.7%, Surreal 9.4%, Indie 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A grim, psychological horror game that shares the dark, symbolic narrative style of other indie experimental titles.

Imagine a world where death is no longer final, where precious memories are saved to enjoy forever, where your soul is immortal. Master Reboot is a haunting first-person sci-fi adventure.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.2%, Surreal 15.2%, Horror 14.5%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Exploration 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric adventure set in a digital afterlife that emphasizes exploration and discovery.

Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.

Why similar: Horror 47.2%, Walking Simulator 21.3%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Adventure 5.9%, Indie 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A horror game that uses a child's perspective to turn mundane environments into surreal, frightening landscapes.

Lucid Dream is Point and Click horror game. The girl dream of being trapped in a weird place even though you fell asleep as always. Collect the item and Find clues! Escape and wake up from the dream!

Why similar: Horror 62.4%, Adventure 20.7%, Indie 16.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, point-and-click adventure that takes the player through a vibrant yet unsettling dream world.

A first-person psychological horror game. Explore a maze-like alleyway, using your camera to distinguish between supernatural "Aberrations" and deceptive "Deceptions" while escaping the relentless pursuit of a vengeful ghost.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.1%, Horror 16.5%, Surreal 13%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Exploration 9.3%

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 31.9%, Horror 14.3%, Female Protagonist 13%, Exploration 8.8%, Great Soundtrack 6.5%

An award-winning narrative thriller about a blind woman’s journey to uncover the truth about the mansion from her nightmares, or else become one of its victims.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36%, Horror 24.9%, Female Protagonist 17%, Adventure 6.9%, Indie 6.6%

Before you realize it, dreams have become a curse. Wander through a darkened room and descend into the depths of her mind. A story-driven first-person horror game that leads you into an abyss of anguish and despair. Dedicated to those who once pursued their dreams—and to those who still do.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.1%, Female Protagonist 20.4%, Surreal 18.7%, Adventure 9.2%, Indie 6.5%

After months of chatting online, she invites you over. A quiet house in the middle of the woods seems like the perfect place for a romantic encounter. But the longer you stay inside, the more you realize something is wrong with this place.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 48.1%, Horror 14.9%, Exploration 11.5%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Adventure 7.3%

It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.1%, Horror 18%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Exploration 10.7%, Atmospheric 6.1%

MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 47.4%, Surreal 25.6%, Adventure 7.5%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Indie 5.3%

An atmospheric horror journey between reality and madness. Three paths lie ahead only one is free of anomalies. Observe closely. Choose wisely. Save the lost souls.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 47.6%, Horror 21.8%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Dark 6.1%

The Repairing Mantis is a narrative horror game that lets you experience the disturbing, violent (yet absurdly poetic) story of a mantis on a mission to repair a bridge made of flying squirrel flesh.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.1%, Horror 16.7%, Surreal 16.6%, Exploration 10.6%, Psychological Horror 6.4%

You're trapped in a small six-room hotel. The only way to escape is to observe your surroundings and follow the family's rules.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.2%, Surreal 15.6%, Horror 14.1%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Exploration 8.1%

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 39.8%, Surreal 22.3%, Horror 8%, Exploration 6.8%, Psychological Horror 6.7%

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 44.1%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Exploration 8.9%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Story Rich 6%

This game is about bed rotting. You lie in the bed for 20 days trying to survive.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.1%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Exploration 11.3%, Horror 11.3%, Adventure 10.6%

A first-person psychological horror game set in the remote countryside of South Korea in the 1990s. Over the course of just three days, you will encounter a series of mysterious events and come face-to-face with an unseen, encroaching threat

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.2%, Horror 20.6%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Dark 6.8%

You are a participant in Project Threshold, an experiment designed to force people to confront their deepest fears. Pass through sets of blue and red doors, survive what waits beyond them, and reach the end, if escape is even possible.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 45.8%, Horror 16%, Surreal 13.1%, Adventure 9.7%, Psychological Horror 5.2%

A girl crashed into a dark forest not knowing where to go, curiosity drives her to open a Pandora’s box that was never meant to be opened.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.2%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Horror 14.5%, Surreal 13.9%, Adventure 6.5%

A psychological horror of seeking satisfaction on the border of two intertwining worlds. An intriguing plot with erotic and occult themes guides the player's character through the Yelvertons' Victorian mansion and a perverse land inspired by Lovecraft's works and paintings of Zdzisław Beksiński.

Why similar: Horror 37.8%, Walking Simulator 29.7%, Psychological Horror 7.9%, Adventure 7.8%, Indie 5.2%

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 33.6%, Horror 16.6%, Surreal 14%, Exploration 7.2%, Psychological Horror 6.4%

"I hope that someday, you'll dream of me." -- CINERIS SOMNIA is a 3D adventure through a beautifully strange and mesmerizing world - and a young girl's cruel and forlorn dreams.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 40%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 6.5%, Third Person 4.4%

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%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Surreal 9.1%, Psychological Horror 7%, Atmospheric 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 46.2%, Horror 12.3%, Adventure 8%, Indie 7%, Great Soundtrack 6.6%

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 34.3%, Horror 16.4%, Surreal 16.3%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Psychological Horror 6.4%

Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.

Why similar: Surreal 24.1%, Walking Simulator 19.4%, Horror 15.5%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Exploration 8.1%

Trapped in a hallucinatory, liminal-space style underground passageway, explore and unravel the endless "dead-end" paths to find a way forward. "Dead Path is a short ambient horror puzzle game that references Exit 8, but with a completely different core mechanic.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 41%, Horror 17.7%, Surreal 12.4%, Exploration 10.2%, Psychological Horror 7.7%

The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.1%, Experimental 14.1%, Surreal 12.4%, Atmospheric 5.4%, Indie 4.6%

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 71.4%, Exploration 7.8%, Female Protagonist 7.7%, Atmospheric 3.8%, Indie 3.3%

You are trapped in a corridor suspended above the clouds. Each time you open the door at the end of the corridor, explore the environment that awaits you, find anomalies, use the alarm, and break the loop.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.2%, Surreal 15.7%, Horror 14.4%, Exploration 10.6%, Psychological Horror 7.4%

A wandering soul mistakenly enters a world of strange tales and odd rules. Beware! This place is fraught with danger. To complete reincarnation, you must toe the line. Any soul that dares to go against the system will face correction. Will you comply—or defy?

Why similar: Horror 27.5%, Female Protagonist 26.7%, Surreal 23.2%, Adventure 8.2%, Psychological Horror 5.9%

Find your way back home before Metsänpeitto, an otherworldly plane of existence, consumes you. Lempo is a psychological horror game inspired by Finnish mythology with an emphasis on exploration.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 45.7%, Horror 26.2%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Dark 9.1%, Adventure 4.6%

Сlassic indie horror for one evening. The game has no tips, you need to solve all the puzzles yourself and avoid the monster that wants to devour your soul. Therefore, you need to be very careful and attentive to escape from the nightmare.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.2%, Horror 21.4%, Exploration 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Adventure 7.5%

You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".

Why similar: Walking Simulator 41%, Horror 17.9%, Surreal 16.3%, Exploration 12%, Psychological Horror 7.1%