- #1 Please, Don’t Touch Anything
97% matchVery Positive89% of 5,501 reviews2015
Dev: Four QuartersPub: ForwardXP
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A brain-racking game about bathroom breaks, screwdrivers and nuclear explosions.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 31.6%, Difficult 25.2%, Indie 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Casual 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic puzzle game centered entirely around the psychological tension of whether or not to interact with a mysterious console.
- #2 The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
96% matchVery Positive94% of 34,321 reviews2022
Dev: Crows Crows Crows
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.1%, Multiple Endings 31%, Choices Matter 28.7%, Casual 3.4%, Singleplayer 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: Explores the consequences of player choice and narrative subversion in a way that perfectly mirrors the temptation of the red button.
- #3 There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 25,066 reviews2020
Dev: Draw Me A Pixel
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
There is no game. So don't go messing things up by clicking everywhere. You don’t want to be kicked out of your video game world, do you? Of course not!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 49.8%, Indie 20%, Casual 16.3%, Simulation 8.1%, Singleplayer 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative puzzle game that constantly breaks the fourth wall and challenges the player's role in the game's existence.
- #4 Stories Untold
95% matchVery Positive87% of 5,390 reviews2017
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 82.4%, Indie 13.6%, Singleplayer 4%
Why You'll Like It: A collection of psychological horror vignettes that rely on minimalist interaction and retro-tech to build intense dread.
- #5 Who's Lila?
94% matchVery Positive95% of 3,515 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.1%, Interactive Fiction 32.6%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Casual 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A unique psychological horror game where your facial expressions and choices dictate the narrative path.
- #6 Inscryption
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 143,157 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Why You'll Like It: A genre-bending psychological horror game that forces you to make difficult choices within a mysterious, claustrophobic setting.
- #7 Buddy Simulator 1984
94% matchVery Positive94% of 4,160 reviews2021
Dev: Not a Sailor Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Thanks to next generation AI technology, BUDDY SIMULATOR 1984 simulates the experience of hanging out with a best buddy! Your buddy learns from you, constantly adapting to your interests and personality. But most importantly, your buddy can play games with you!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 52.8%, Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Simulation 8.6%, Indie 8%, Casual 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-horror experience that simulates a sentient AI trying to be your friend, with dark consequences for your choices.
- #8 The Beginner's Guide
92% matchVery Positive88% of 22,915 reviews2015
Dev: Everything Unlimited Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Psychological Horror 47.8%, Indie 40.9%, Singleplayer 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply introspective meta-narrative that questions the relationship between the player, the creator, and the game itself.
- #9 The Room Syndrome
91% matchVery Positive95% of 362 reviews2019
Dev: Jesse CarradinePub: Jesse Carradine?
Windows
Explore the mysterious room by traversing time, while you watch a man succumb to the room syndrome.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 44%, Multiple Endings 18.1%, Choices Matter 17.2%, Indie 11.3%, Casual 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play psychological horror game that captures the feeling of being trapped in a single, unsettling location.
- #10 Pony Island
91% matchVery Positive95% of 17,910 reviews2016
Dev: Daniel Mullins Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 83.1%, Indie 13.1%, Singleplayer 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A subversive meta-horror game that hides a dark, psychological experience behind a deceptively simple facade.
- #11 OneShot
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 61,459 reviews2016
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Why similar: Choices Matter 30.1%, Psychological Horror 26.5%, Multiple Endings 25.3%, Indie 11.2%, Singleplayer 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative puzzle game where your choices have permanent consequences for the world and its inhabitants.
- #12 The Horrorscope
90% matchVery Positive94% of 1,100 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.3%, Immersive Sim 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Multiple Endings 12%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses simulation elements to create an atmospheric and unsettling experience.
- #13 While We Wait Here
89% matchVery Positive89% of 2,242 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Vices Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Share thoughts and hot food with your last ever clients, as you wait for the world to end.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Multiple Endings 18.1%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Simulation 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven horror game that forces you to make difficult choices while trapped in a confined space.
- #14 Ignited Entry
88% matchVery Positive96% of 310 reviews2024
Dev: JordiBoi
Windows
Ignited Entry is a full length narrative driven psychological horror game with voice acting, dreamish visuals, and horror elements that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Some doors should never be opened. But you must go in.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 78.3%, Indie 11.1%, Casual 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich psychological horror game that focuses on the consequences of your actions in a mysterious environment.
- #15 Doki Doki Literature Club!
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 219,150 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 91.8%, Indie 3.5%, Singleplayer 2.5%, Casual 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror experience that uses the visual novel format to subvert player expectations and break the fourth wall.
- #16 Free Will
86% matchVery Positive97% of 323 reviews2024
Dev: Kipps In A BoxPub: Meowdy
Windows
Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG where the puzzles happen outside of the game. Dig deep into the system code to fix the corruption, and uncover information that might be better off hidden.
Why similar: Choices Matter 43.8%, Multiple Endings 31.9%, Indie 21.8%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy RPG that explores themes of choice and agency through its narrative and mechanics.
- #17 Papers, Please
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 78,508 reviews2013
Dev: Lucas PopePub: 3909
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 28.2%, Indie 21.2%, Simulation 20.9%, Difficult 20.9%, Singleplayer 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dystopian simulation that forces you to make agonizing moral choices under the pressure of a ticking clock.
- #18 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,921 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 11%
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: Psychological Horror 59.4%, Interactive Fiction 36.8%, Indie 2.8%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: A short, surreal psychological horror experience that focuses on the internal struggle of the protagonist.
- #19 The Fridge is Red
86% matchMixed56% of 229 reviews2022
Dev: 5WORD TeamPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
What is inside the Red Fridge? Collection of six episodes of psychological analog horror. Tour through liminal spaces filled with surreal events and uncanny strangers. Inspired by retro horrors of the PSX era.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 78.9%, Indie 15.8%, Singleplayer 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, episodic horror game that uses puzzle mechanics to explore themes of isolation and mystery.
- #20 Superliminal
83% matchVery Positive95% of 32,646 reviews2020
Dev: Pillow Castle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.8%, Puzzle Platformer 39.7%, Minimalist 17.3%, Singleplayer 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A perspective-based puzzle game that plays with reality and the player's perception of the environment.
- #21 For Goodness Sake
84% matchVery Positive91% of 131 reviews2022
Dev: Belief Engine
Windows
In a final attempt to guarantee your place on the nice list, you decide to try and do some chores before midnight. Will Krampus take you? Take the test and find out.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 42.1%, Choices Matter 22.2%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Minimalist 13.1%, Casual 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, philosophical horror game that challenges the player with difficult moral dilemmas.
- #22 THRESHOLD
82% matchVery Positive85% of 1,227 reviews2024
Dev: Julien EveilléPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 49.4%, Choices Matter 22.5%, Multiple Endings 21.3%, Indie 4.8%, Singleplayer 2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses atmosphere and walking-simulator mechanics to build intense dread.
- #23 The Flayed Man
81% 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 52.2%, Multiple Endings 25.1%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Indie 3.7%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click psychological horror game that uses a dark, pixelated aesthetic to tell a disturbing story.
- #24 The Hex
82% matchVery Positive94% of 5,416 reviews2018
Dev: Daniel Mullins Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that there is a murder plot. Six video game protagonists are the only plausible suspects...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 56.6%, Indie 16.3%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Singleplayer 4%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-mystery game that shifts genres and perspectives, challenging the player to uncover the truth behind a series of events.
- #25 Press Any Key
80% matchVery Positive96% of 403 reviews2024
Dev: LostVolBytes
Windows
Just press any key.
Why similar: Difficult 36.9%, Minimalist 33.3%, Casual 15.6%, Indie 11.2%, Singleplayer 3%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, free-to-play game that explores the simple act of interaction and its potential consequences.
- #26 A Place, Forbidden
81% matchVery Positive85% of 442 reviews2020
Dev: Poison The Inkwell
Windows
A Place, Forbidden is a first-person, lo-fi horror-puzzle game set in the Library of Ouroboros, a seemingly innocuous library that, rumor has it, contains knowledge not meant for the eyes of mortal man. We hope you enjoy your visit.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 61%, Minimalist 26.6%, Singleplayer 5.2%, Casual 5%, Indie 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian horror game that uses puzzle elements to explore a mysterious and atmospheric setting.
- #27 THE BUTTON by Elendow
78% matchVery Positive93% of 3,218 reviews2023
Dev: Elendow
Windows · Linux
Every time you press the button you get 1 point. Every time you press the button your odds to lose all your points increases by 1%. Good luck.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 87.2%, Simulation 10.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #28 Red or Blue
78% matchVery Positive95% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Canary
Windows
Red button and blue button. Your choice determines everything.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 34.9%, Psychological Horror 28.1%, Choices Matter 23%, Simulation 9%, Indie 4%
- #29 50 Floors: The Paranormal Investigators Prologue
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 457 reviews2024
Dev: Arsonist Studio
Windows
Find a way out.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 53.1%, Multiple Endings 26.9%, Simulation 10.5%, Indie 7.3%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play horror game that focuses on exploration and the psychological toll of investigating the unknown.
- #30 The Test
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,124 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 23%
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.7%, Immersive Sim 23.2%, Multiple Endings 18.1%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Simulation 8%
- #31 PUSH
79% matchVery Positive87% of 693 reviews2017
Dev: Maciej TargoniPub: Hamster On Coke Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Can you push all the buttons?
Why similar: Minimalist 47.1%, Casual 30.3%, Indie 22.6%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle game that focuses on the satisfying, simple act of pressing buttons to solve complex problems.
- #32 Stairway
77% matchVery Positive94% of 326 reviews2024
Dev: Hungry Games
Windows
Get out of the building via the stairway. Observe the levels carefully for a successful exit.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 44%, Immersive Sim 32.2%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Simulation 8.3%, Indie 3.7%
- #33 A Simple job
76% matchVery Positive96% of 403 reviews2025
Dev: Saturn91Pub: DreamStudios
Windows
💼 A simple task: Don’t press the red button. Sounds easy? 😏 Featuring an annoying voice, absurd endings, and too many achievements. Free. Pointless. Glorious. 🤡🔴
Why similar: Multiple Endings 46.5%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Indie 9.7%, Casual 7.1%
- #34 The Test: Secrets of the Soul
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,554 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.3%, Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Choices Matter 18.3%, Multiple Endings 17.8%, Simulation 8.3%
- #35 Do Not Press The Button (Or You'll Delete The Multiverse)
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Theseus Games
Windows
A first-person, narrative-driven game featuring The Developer, who questions, taunts, and tests you at every turn. You shouldn’t press the button, but you’ll want to. You will have control, and you will have none. Power is in your hands... or is it? Inspired by classic narrative driven games.
Why similar: Choices Matter 52.9%, Multiple Endings 30.6%, Casual 7.4%, Singleplayer 5.9%, Indie 3.2%
- #36 No, I'm not a Human
70% matchVery Positive93% of 26,830 reviews2025
Dev: TrioskazPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 42.5%, Choices Matter 22.2%, Multiple Endings 18.7%, Indie 6.2%, Simulation 4.8%
- #37 The Test: Secrets of the Soul 2
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 681 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer questions that will reveal things deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to once again unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.4%, Interactive Fiction 28.8%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Simulation 7.6%
- #38 The Test: Final Revelation
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,370 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Immersive Sim 23%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Choices Matter 13%, Multiple Endings 12.7%
- #39 Obey the Voice™
72% matchVery Positive89% of 475 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: Psychological Horror 50.1%, Choices Matter 34.3%, Indie 10.5%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #40 BUTTON PRISON
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: daimaGAME
Windows
You find yourself trapped in a mysterious room upon awakening. Surrounding you are sparse pieces of furniture, mannequins, and countless buttons. Can you safely escape this room?
Why similar: Simulation 65.3%, Indie 30.1%, Singleplayer 4.6%
- #41 Nothing
71% matchVery Positive94% of 9,766 reviews2024
Dev: Pixelatto
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 73.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%
A game about doing Nothing
Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.9%, Difficult 23.2%, Faith 13.8% ★, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #42 Red Button
75% matchVery Positive87% of 198 reviews2021
Dev: Токуров Егор (WZRDQQ)
Windows
Get ready to take part in the world war! It depends only on your choice who you will be - a winner or a loser! It's time to press the red button!
Why similar: Multiple Endings 100%
- #43 The Cabin Factory
71% matchVery Positive91% of 3,493 reviews2024
Dev: International Cat StudiosPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 41.3%, Immersive Sim 32.2%, Choices Matter 18.4%, Simulation 6.1%, Indie 1.3%
- #44 The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening
74% matchVery Positive93% of 417 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.2%, Immersive Sim 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Multiple Endings 14.8%
- #45 The Sixth Sorrow
72% matchVery Positive86% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Nezumirra
Windows
The Sixth Sorrow is a short, narrative-driven horror game where your choices impact the story. To what lengths can a mother's love drive her?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.8%, Interactive Fiction 28.6%, Choices Matter 18.2%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #46 The Test: Reimagined
69% matchVery Positive83% of 110 reviews2026
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
The Test: Reimagined is a masterful mix of Personality Test Psychology and Dark Tarot. Answer a series of fully-narrated questions to receive a personalized, unique ending based on your choices. Dive deep into your own psyche and join millions in a social experiment that you will NOT want to miss!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 39%, Choices Matter 24.5%, Multiple Endings 18.4%, Simulation 12.9%, Casual 3.8%
- #47 Haus Of Irndrous
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Ryle AfgarnPub: Ryan Afgarn
Windows
Welcome to the Afgarn Mansion. Don’t ask why it’s empty. Nor why the lights flicker. The more you ask, the more they’ll want to answer. Find your father. If you hear voices, don’t respond. The experiments are still inside. They know you entered. And they’re eager to have you close.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 82%, Indie 11.3%, Singleplayer 6.8%
- #48 The Cursed Tape
70% matchVery Positive81% of 316 reviews2024
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Someone slipped a mysterious videotape under your door... Do you dare watch it?!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 87.9%, Simulation 5.9%, Singleplayer 3.5%, Indie 2.7%
- #49 The Testing Chamber
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 690 reviews2022
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
For every action, there is a reaction... For every choice, a result... Dive deep into your subconscious as you wander the halls of The Testing Chamber & join hundreds of thousands of other players in one of the biggest & most successful social experiments ever performed.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.6%, Choices Matter 21.7%, Multiple Endings 21.3%, Immersive Sim 9.9%, Simulation 9.5%
- #50 The Summoning
73% 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...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.5%, Immersive Sim 25.6%, Choices Matter 18.7%, Simulation 8.7%, Indie 4.6%
- #51 Japan Stigmatized Property -日本事故物件監視協会-
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 343 reviews2025
Dev: 日本事故物件監視協会
Windows · Mac
Can you endure until morning Monitor Japan's stigmatized properties and report any paranormal activity If you miss a report or make repeated mistakes——
Why similar: Psychological Horror 44.8%, Immersive Sim 43.8%, Simulation 6.4%, Casual 3.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #52 Please, Don't Touch Anything 3D
71% matchVery Positive82% of 1,385 reviews2016
Dev: Escalation StudiosPub: ForwardXP
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Now with Vive Support! A cryptic, brain-racking, button-pushing non-linear puzzle game.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 38.1%, Indie 30.3%, Casual 27.8%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #53 Class Escape
68% matchVery Positive95% of 104 reviews2022
Dev: OneMac
Windows
There are two types of test-takers. Those that take and beat it, and those that miserably fail it. Either case, he waits for your attempt.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 40.4%, Psychological Horror 34.6%, Choices Matter 18%, Casual 5.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #54 Little Lighthouse of Horror
67% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Codiwans
Windows
A pixel art psychological horror game inspired by the Flannan Isles mystery. Manage a remote lighthouse, handle limited resources, and confront eerie occurrences as isolation erodes your sanity. Multiple endings await based on your choices and actions. How long can you last?
Why similar: Minimalist 58.1%, Multiple Endings 41.9%
- #55 King of Silence - Prologue
67% matchVery Positive85% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: Onze 8 Degrés
Windows
Embark on a chilling journey in King of Silence, a first-person horror game where silence is survival. Trapped in a dark, abandoned temple, you must quietly uncover its secrets and the eerie legend of the King of Silence to find your escape. Make a sound, and it may be your last.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 72.2%, Multiple Endings 21.8%, Singleplayer 4.4%, Indie 1.6%
- #56 Channel 4 Midnight
66% matchVery Positive85% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: foolkien
Windows
A bite-sized psychological horror game about a wayward soul who seeks transformation through a sinister ritual.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 51%, Interactive Fiction 31.1%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #57 Haunted Property
65% matchVery Positive93% of 180 reviews2025
Dev: Yamoto
Windows
A new life begins in a low-cost apartment. Strange occurrences at night and the suspicious behavior of neighbors gradually push the protagonist to the edge.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.2%, Immersive Sim 28.3%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Casual 7.1%
- #58 The Apocalypse Sacrifice
64% matchVery Positive95% of 247 reviews2024
Dev: FOG GAMESPub: INDIECN
Windows
As an adventurer, you have unintentionally uncovered a horrifying secret hidden in the town for years. Every choice you make will shape the story and become part of your personality test. Will you be the hero who saves the villagers, or will you sacrifice them to create your own legend?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 35.1%, Interactive Fiction 30.6%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #59 Jumpscare Simulator: System Breach
65% matchVery Positive91% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: Durultay Games
Windows
Jumpscare Simulator is a sci-fi horror game featuring a story-driven main game and two additional game modes. Pass through doors carefully, battle the simulation, and try to fall from your seat as little as possible!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 85.1%, Simulation 7.2%, Indie 5.2%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #60 A Lonely Cabin Trip
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 72 reviews2022
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 55.8%, Multiple Endings 25.3%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Indie 2.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%
