Games Like The Red Valve

In Anomalist’s story, you and Finn chase an anomaly on a planet, experiencing the mood swings of a mysterious entity that devours victims with mind games and imprisons them in its own dimension. Your choices lead to different endings

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Game Development 17.7% ★, Comedy 11.8%, Psychological 11.7%, Surreal 8.1%

You are the Chosen One, destined to slay the dragon. The narrator orders you to deliver the killing blow. But what if you refuse?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.4%, Comedy 18.4%, Game Development 11.1% ★, Adventure 9.1%, Multiple Endings 9%

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: Walking Simulator 27.1%, Comedy 17.4%, Game Development 13.6% ★, Multiple Endings 10.6%, First-Person 9.6%

"Ogiri Adventure Game" is a quest to gather and donate items to please the Goddess. Find theme-based items highlighted in red, donate within the budget, and raise the emotion meter. A high meter brings joy, while a low one may cause anger. Keep trying!

Why similar: Game Development 59.1% ★, Adventure 21.4%, Comedy 17.3%, Indie 1.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%

808 explores the memories that define us and what happens when they're taken away. It's a surreal game about love, loss, and a difficult choice: the pain of authenticity, or the peace of self forgetfulness.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.1%, Comedy 12.8%, Psychological 11.2%, First-Person 10%, Adventure 9.2%

The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.9%, Comedy 23.5%, Psychological 14.7%, First-Person 10.9%, Adventure 6%

Was it Worth it? is a first person story driven walking simulator. You play as Subject 105 and you do as you're told. DO NOT explore. DO NOT get tempted to stray from the path. DO build your new reality and enjoy your new life on earth.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31%, Comedy 11.9%, First-Person 11.1%, Surreal 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.3%

Her profile looked perfect. The woman sitting across from you is anything but. What begins as an ordinary date soon turns into a disturbing fight for survival. Watch her behavior, choose your words carefully, and uncover the terrifying truth behind your last match.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34%, Adventure 18%, Psychological 12.7%, First-Person 12.2%, Mystery 10.1%

Pleh! is a short psychological horror walking simulator that tells the story of a depressed game developer, his intrusive thoughts and his dark mysterious secrets.

Why similar: Game Development 36.9% ★, Walking Simulator 26.6%, Psychological 14.9%, First-Person 7.1%, Adventure 6.9%

The Dungeon Experience is a comedy first-person adventure about a low-level mudcrab chasing his dream of helping YOU experience the true bliss of Financial Freedom*

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Comedy 18%, Surreal 11.5%, Mystery 10.6%, Adventure 10.3%

After waking up in the facilities of a once-successful tech company, you must find your way out and uncover the mysteries of InterNULL with your only tool being a Virtual Reality Headset.

Why similar: Game Development 41.8% ★, Walking Simulator 22.6%, Mystery 8.6%, First-Person 6.3%, Adventure 5.7%

💼 One simple task. Countless choices. But what if your job was never the real objective? 😏 Experience absurd humor, discover bizarre endings, unlock achievements, and uncover what's really hiding behind it all.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.6%, Comedy 19.5%, Adventure 14.7%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, First-Person 6.8%

A first-person psychological horror set in an abandoned hospital. Explore dark corridors, face unpredictable jump scares, and uncover the origin of a deadly infection—before you become its next victim.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.1%, Adventure 20.6%, Psychological 14.3%, First-Person 12.3%, Mystery 10%

A fourth-wall-breaking narrative adventure. It’s interview day, and you really need this job—enough to ignore the talking printer, the anomaly corridor, and the ridiculous life-or-death trials your interviewer keeps putting you in. But deep down, you know... something here is very, very wrong.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.1%, Comedy 17.3%, First-Person 10.2%, Game Development 9.9% ★, Multiple Endings 9.1%

At AllRisk Solutions, working in insurance has never been so fun! Your new computer assistant will help you sort out clients, making your job totally addictive. Maximize efficiency, earn the best bonus, and spend it online. We are at the dawn of the Internet!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33%, Adventure 17.5%, Comedy 12.2%, First-Person 11.9%, Psychological 10.5%

Welcome to the Unfinished Game™ Testing facility! As our new tester, you will have to make your way through a series of unexpected experiments in this first-person adventure. Small puzzles, platforming, meta gameplay and a group of silly NPC awaits you in this unpredictable factory.

Why similar: Game Development 44.4% ★, Walking Simulator 24.7%, Comedy 15%, First-Person 8.6%, Adventure 4.5%

THE CORRIDOR is a 20-30 minute experience about the relationship between player and game.

Why similar: Game Development 30.7% ★, Walking Simulator 21.7%, Psychological 14.9%, Comedy 14.5%, Surreal 8.6%

Christmas Story is a horror game filled with Christmas warmth and coziness, where every festive light hides darkness, and the sense of comfort fades with every step you take.

Why similar: Game Development 45.1% ★, Walking Simulator 23.1%, Psychological 11.4%, First-Person 8.9%, Adventure 5.6%

You ponder the meaning of the world—and of humanity.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 45.1%, Adventure 26.5%, Psychological 25.5%, Indie 1.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Bit Lost is a single-player atmospheric first-person game set inside a broken digital space. Explore fragments of consciousness to uncover what happened and find a way out. +You can now explore Bit Lost in a special split-screen co-op mode.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.1%, Psychological 22.2%, First-Person 14.1%, Adventure 13.6%, Multiple Endings 10.2%

Enter an impossible Library where every book contains a human life. María's book is fading. Explore the quiet island inside her memory and uncover what she could not face.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.9%, Adventure 22%, First-Person 14.1%, Mystery 11.2%, Surreal 6.6%

A short horror observation thriller. Can you tell what's real and what isn't? You stole intel from your company. Now you wake up in a hospital every day with two choices: take your medication if something looks wrong, or hit the call button if you're sure the room is safe.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31%, Psychological 15.7%, Mystery 11.1%, First-Person 10.1%, Surreal 9.4%

"EYE TO ME" is a modern-era adventure game. I am creating your "video game" and showing it while eating fries at a store. I wanted a place to share memories with you. You stare at me with big eyes.

Why similar: Game Development 33% ★, Walking Simulator 18.4%, Psychological 13.3%, First-Person 10.1%, Comedy 10%

wandering into the uncanny concept of liminality, captured in DV tape format you explore what seems to be another dimension, lost in an endless space that looks human-made but isn't.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 47.9%, Psychological 26.5%, First-Person 18.5%, Adventure 4.9%, Indie 2.2%

Dream Voyage is an Indie Story rich Walking simulator focused on the exploration of introspective surreal levels in the dream world of a 10 years old blind child who's looking for the memories of their late mother. Dream Voyage's hudless experience will immerse you in this emotive searching.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 47.5%, Surreal 16.2%, Adventure 15.1%, First-Person 13.1%, Story Rich 5.8%

Explore an abandoned forest reserve in a first-person psychological horror game. Investigate dark locations, find clues, solve puzzles, and uncover disturbing events while a mysterious presence watches your every move.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.6%, First-Person 15.1%, Psychological 14.1%, Adventure 9.9%, Multiple Endings 7.7%

It’s a game. It’s called Paako. It’s A Game Called Paako. It’s a game called A Game Called Paako. It’s about Paako, but also about A Game Called Paako. It’s only about Paako, but it’s not only about Paako. You’ll finish A Game Called Paako, but you won’t finish A Game Called Paako.

Why similar: Game Development 42.6% ★, Walking Simulator 20%, Comedy 13.3%, Surreal 9.1%, Adventure 8%

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 40.1%, Adventure 14.1%, Mystery 13.8%, First-Person 12.4%, Story Rich 9.2%

"Intuitive Level Design" is an interactive course designed for aspiring game developers. Find and activate commentary nodes scattered throughout the game to learn about the core principles of intuitive level design, illustrated with dozens of practical examples. Learn while having fun!

Why similar: Game Development 65.2% ★, Walking Simulator 27.6%, Adventure 5.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%, Indie 1.1%

You participate in an experiment with your memory lost. You have to determine if you are dreaming or if you are back to reality. The only way to wake up from your dream is to take the given medicine and collapse. Complete the experiment successfully.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.7%, Psychological 21.3%, Adventure 15.4%, First-Person 14.1%, Mystery 7.3%

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Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.9%, Adventure 25%, First-Person 15.3%, Multiple Endings 7.7%, Story Rich 5.6%

“I hope she’s ok” is a single-player first-person atmospheric mystery inspired by Nordic folklore. Set around a beautiful lakeside cabin in the heart of Finland during the midsummer solstice, the idyllic scene takes a turn for the worse when you discover that your friend is missing.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.4%, First-Person 12.4%, Psychological 12.3%, Mystery 11.7%, Adventure 10.5%

Inmates is a story-driven, atmospheric psychological horror game. Featuring interactive exploration in a suffocating location, mind-bending puzzles and disturbing imagery. You wake up in a run-down prison cell and have no clue how you got there. You’ve convinced yourself this is all just a nightmare...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.9%, Adventure 20.9%, Psychological 16.7%, First-Person 10.1%, Story Rich 4.4%

My life has changed drastically: a new country, university, dormitory, work. Drowsiness and fatigue have become a habit, just like the silhouettes I’ve started seeing in my peripheral vision.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.7%, Adventure 22.3%, First-Person 13.3%, Psychological 12.8%, Mystery 9.1%

Nightwatch is a first-person mystery game that plays out in the woods of Rivertidecreek, a walking simulator that features choices of dialogues and different puzzles. The artwork will make you feel absorbed in the game.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.2%, Mystery 13.4%, Comedy 13%, First-Person 12.4%, Adventure 12.4%

In this first person experience, you are returning home after a long day of work. Turn off all of the lights on each floor of the office before you depart. Use the elevator to travel between floors, and be on the lookout for any unusual behavior from your coworkers.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.3%, Adventure 25.2%, First-Person 15.5%, Surreal 12.6%, Indie 1.6%

The workday is over. It's time to go home. But a familiar way out begins to lead somewhere unfamiliar. After Work is a short, atmospheric first-person journey into increasingly strange and dreamlike places.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36%, Psychological 16.3%, Mystery 13.6%, First-Person 11.9%, Surreal 10.4%

164 Floors. The ultimate test of mind and body. The ascent is simple, mechanical, yet unforgiving. Every step brings you closer to the summit… or your own annihilation. 164: Fragile Ascent is a first-person rhythm challenge where the certainty of the machine clashes with the fragility of the mind.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.6%, Psychological 16.9%, Mystery 13.3%, Adventure 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10%

Somnara is a psychological dream experience focused on atmosphere and exploration. No monsters, no jumpscares, just strange environments that shift, distort, and feel increasingly wrong.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.4%, Adventure 23.3%, Psychological 14.7%, First-Person 10.7%, Surreal 9.1%

Unnamed Project is a game about playtesting. You are the player, who’s job is to explore a game developer’s projects and touch everything possible. Touching any and everything will help the game developer in every way possible, so don’t listen to their concerns. Thanks ahead of time.

Why similar: Game Development 25.6% ★, Walking Simulator 25.2%, Psychological 17.5%, Comedy 17.4%, First-Person 8.9%

As a journalist, you travel to an abandoned village to investigate a dark event that occurred years ago. As you progress through missing babies, hidden diaries, and forbidden rituals, you will be forced to perform a dangerous ritual yourself to uncover the truth.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.8%, Adventure 19.6%, First-Person 13.2%, Surreal 9.3%, Psychological 9.2%

Disharmonia is a first person exploration game. Your decision will play a big role in the development of the whole game. You will play as Tony, you will explore and discover special places beyond your reality. You will try to find an end, but the game will never end.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.5%, First-Person 12%, Comedy 11%, Psychological 10.7%, Surreal 10.1%

After living in your new house for a few months, you discover the previous owners have left behind some items that were never meant to be found.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.7%, Comedy 21.1%, Mystery 17.1%, Adventure 13.1%, Story Rich 6%

Welcome To Eden is a narrative driven adventure RPG set in a utopian city, Eden. Take on quests to help your fellow residents, while learning about the more secretive side of Eden in this psychological adventure. And maybe, just maybe, everything isn't as it seems...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.1%, Psychological 17.2%, Adventure 13.5%, Mystery 13.4%, First-Person 8.8%

Welcome to The Fabled Woods, a dark and mysterious narrative short story. Despite the picturesque beauty, ugly and terrible secrets lurk among the shifting boughs, darkness that no amount of dappled sunlight can erase. Take the first step, and experience an unforgettable journey.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.2%, Adventure 33.5%, First-Person 12.7%, Mystery 8.9%, Indie 5.6%

The Midnight Biohazard is a first person choice based horror game set in an abandoned mining site. You were sent there to clean the place up and retrieve secret documents in the mines. However the mines have a dark history with a serial killer that was killing in the mines back then.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.9%, Psychological 15.8%, First-Person 13.4%, Mystery 10.5%, Multiple Endings 8.8%

Wild West, ancient magic, non-linear plot, puzzles and colorful characters are all waiting for you in “The Dancing Bones”! Deep drama and humor intertwine in a unique world where every choice you make changes the story. Are you ready to uncover secrets, break curses, and change your destiny?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.1%, Comedy 13.2%, Mystery 12.8%, Adventure 12.1%, First-Person 11.4%

Following the events of his "Bad Omen", Juglio arrives in the fallen city of Gettysburg to search for his friend Lenny.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.7%, Comedy 26.5%, Adventure 16.8%, First-Person 8%, Mystery 7.8%

They say you’re a monster who destroyed five star systems. Now you’re trapped in a futuristic prison, facing warped puzzles, absurd therapy, and ethical trials — all to prove you’re still human. Good luck surviving your psychological evaluation!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.2%, Comedy 18.5%, Psychological 15.8%, Mystery 11.1%, Multiple Endings 8.3%

A short first-person anomaly horror game set inside a looping house party. Observe carefully, trust your memory, and escape only when everything feels normal.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.4%, Adventure 22.4%, First-Person 13.6%, Psychological 12.1%, Mystery 8.6%

After school today, I talk with her again. Through the window, I see the sunset and someone playing in the schoolyard. We simply watch the scene or share memories from the past."TABLE GAME END" is an adventure game.

Why similar: Game Development 41.6% ★, Walking Simulator 21%, Psychological 13.1%, First-Person 9.2%, Adventure 8.6%

💼 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: Walking Simulator 34%, Comedy 19.9%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, First-Person 11.6%, Adventure 11%

my brother lives in a canyon is a short adventure game about two brothers reminiscing over short-wave radios.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.4%, Adventure 24.2%, First-Person 15.1%, Mystery 11.6%, Story Rich 4.7%

A Poolcore atmospheric exploration game. Wander freely, drift in thought, until you're ready to wake and carry this rain back into the real world.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.8%, Psychological 16.3%, Adventure 15.5%, First-Person 10.7%, Surreal 9.5%

Spot anomalies and uncover hidden clues to escape an office where overwork turns strange and experiments happen more often than coffee breaks.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.3%, Surreal 12.2%, First-Person 11.9%, Comedy 10.5%, Psychological 9.9%

This is the first downloadable entry in the Town of Nowhere series. This game was made with the intention of being playable and enjoyable regardless of if you know the back story of the larger surrealist horror series. Largely inspired by CGA DOS adventure games TTON:EotL is in full first person 3D.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 50.7%, Surreal 20.8%, Adventure 18%, Story Rich 9.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%

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 35.5%, Adventure 18.8%, Psychological 15.4%, First-Person 12.8%, Surreal 7.7%

A puzzle solving adventure game that tells the story of a dying man stranded on a mysterious island. Alone he must explore the island's various locations and even the deepest depths of his dreams to uncover the island's secrets and mysteries, and come to terms with what may be the end of his life.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 57.1%, Adventure 42.9%

POOLIMINAL is an atmospheric liminal space horror game set in endless, procedurally generated poolrooms. A Backrooms-inspired descent into thalassophobia, where the real terror lies in the dark water below.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.4%, Adventure 22.1%, First-Person 14.4%, Surreal 11.3%, Mystery 9.9%

Zugaran is a casual first-person horror. You rent an apartment in Dreamtown for a business trip, but get trapped in a looping nightmare. Each night, you wake up to pee and face a new terror.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.4%, Adventure 21.8%, Psychological 16.5%, First-Person 14.9%, Story Rich 4.3%