Games Like THE SCHOOL GRUDGE TAPES

Return to an abandoned hospital you have no memory of. You don't know who you are, but this place remembers you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.5%, Adventure 16.2%, Puzzle 12.1%, Thriller 10%, Exploration 9.1%

Don’t Blink is a first-person psychological horror game. Navigate an abandoned asylum where blinking reshapes your surroundings - sometimes helping you, sometimes unleashing terror. The game blends slow-burn tension, stealth and psychological horror.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.9%, Psychological Horror 14%, Puzzle 11.7%, Adventure 8.9%, First-Person 8.5%

You shouldn't be awake. After watching a late-night show about urban legends, paranoia takes hold: has your favorite toy, Mr. Zippy, come to life? Explore the house and survive this tense narrative-driven mascot horror experience featuring puzzle mechanics.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.2%, Adventure 15.2%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Puzzle 9.6%, Horror 9.2%

You step into a street both strange and familiar, where eerie events unfold one after another. The air is thick with lingering spirits and overwhelming resentment, as if something in the shadows is waiting to drag you into the abyss…

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.3%, Thriller 16.9%, Adventure 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Exploration 9.6%

When heaven is tainted by evil, where shall we find redemption? Or, is this a path to heaven, or a road to hell?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.5%, Adventure 12.3%, Puzzle 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Exploration 10.2%

A surreal psychological horror game where familiar rooms become strange and unpredictable. Explore your home, uncover hidden details, and experience reality changing around you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.4%, Puzzle 12.8%, Adventure 12.2%, Exploration 9.7%, Supernatural 7.3%

Step into the role of a blind boy hunted by a paranormal entity. Can you avoid being kidnapped by navigating the world through echolocation and listening for every rustle?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.6%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Thriller 11.4%, Supernatural 8.6%, Exploration 7.6%

An abandoned inn where lost souls wander, your decision will determine its outcome.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 39%, Adventure 21.4%, Exploration 12.5%, First-Person 9.3%, Horror 7.7%

You've been trapped in a looping Finnish summer cottage. Use your observation and memory to find anomalies and make the right choice to escape the Finnish Cottage 8.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Puzzle 9.9%, Thriller 8.8%, Exploration 7.7%

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 33.1%, Adventure 17.5%, Exploration 10.7%, First-Person 7.8%, Thriller 7.2%

LiDAR Exploration Program is a relaxing atmospheric game with light horror elements, where you explore in complete darkness using a scanner to reveal the world around you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.3%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Adventure 11.7%, Exploration 10.8%, Horror 9.8%

You had a pretty rough fall. Trying to regain your composure you try to look around before realizing you can't see anything. Hope that your other senses will serve you better.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.4%, Adventure 18.4%, Puzzle 13.3%, Exploration 9.8%, Psychological Horror 5.9%

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 35%, Adventure 17.1%, Puzzle 13.8%, Exploration 11.9%, First-Person 10.7%

The Offering is a 1-4 player co-op psychological horror. You enter the halls of a roaming evil spirit, and the only way to survive is to gather the haunted artefacts quickly, using the equipment at your disposal. Work together as you explore the halls, where every turn could be your last.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31%, Exploration 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Supernatural 10.1%, First-Person 8.5%

You're trapped in an endlessly looping art gallery — familiar, yet uncanny. If you can notice the changes, maybe you can find your way out.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Adventure 9%, Supernatural 8.9%, Exploration 8.4%

Wake Inside is a first-person psychological horror game set in a mysterious mansion where something is listening. Explore the house, uncover its secrets, and find a way out without revealing yourself to whatever is inside.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.3%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Stealth 9.1%, Thriller 8.8%, Horror 8.5%

2012. The Arctic research station "Persei" loses contact with the outside world. You are Ethan Miller, a technician sent to the facility to fix the issues. But something here has clearly gone out of control.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.6%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Adventure 13.8%, Thriller 8.2%, Supernatural 8%

Demersus is a first-person atmospheric walking sim that explores the horrific reality of alcohol addiction through environmental storytelling and puzzles. Navigate the protagonist's fractured psyche, rendered as a beautifully haunting, hand-crafted clay mindscape and see what lies beneath.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.9%, Adventure 12.7%, Exploration 10.9%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, First-Person 8.1%

Cases of disappearances have become more frequent in the small town. The tracks lead to an empty house on the outskirts of the city...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.4%, Exploration 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Thriller 10.6%, First-Person 8.4%

You wake up in a strange place, not knowing who you are, where you are, or how you got here. Trapped in an environment that twists to break your sanity, your only way out is to delve into the unknown and face the horrors of a past your mind is trying to hide.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Adventure 11.2%, Horror 10.5%, Exploration 10.4%

Enter Smiley Steel Factory, explore a hidden underground circus beneath Nexora, solve mysteries, and uncover the truth behind an experiment that should have never begun

Why similar: Exploration 14.6%, Puzzle 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12%, Adventure 11.8%, Thriller 11.3%

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 30.2%, Adventure 15.6%, Thriller 10.4%, Exploration 9.8%, Supernatural 9.6%

「隔離病院」は、閉鎖された病院の廊下を歩きながら異変を探す一人称ホラーゲームです。あなたは病棟の一角に閉じ込められ、同じ通路を何度も繰り返し歩くことになります。壁の掲示、扉の位置、天井の照明、耳に届く音。前に通ったときと何かが違っていないか、些細な違和感を見逃さずに進まなければなりません。異変を見つけたら引き返す。何も無ければそのまま進む。判断を誤れば、また最初の廊下へ戻される。静寂に包まれた病院で、あなたはどこまで正しく見極められるでしょうか。

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.2%, Adventure 18.1%, Puzzle 8.9%, Horror 8.8%, Exploration 7.3%

You’ve stepped into an office building haunted by an unsolved murder. The elevator traps you in endlessly repeating floors — each one slightly different from the last. Discover all 31 subtle anomalies, avoid deadly supernatural events, and reach the final EXIT to uncover the true ending.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.7%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 11.1%, Puzzle 10.1%, Exploration 9.6%

This is the story of curse and blessing hidden under a bloodline. Tamako wakes up to see an unfamiliar ceiling. She seeks an escape from the mansion, through traces of distorted feelings. “Novel-to-Experience” Adventure Horror.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.1%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Adventure 12.9%, Horror 10.3%, Exploration 9.6%

This is a short, first-person psychological horror game with VHS effects. Be careful, you are facing a terrifying being.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.6%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Adventure 13.5%, Horror 11.8%, Thriller 8.8%

Enter the patient's inner world. Seek out the abnormal, uncover the truth. You will step into the patient's mental world, explore their psyche, and search for anomalies and fragmented memories. Every wrong choice will send you back to the beginning—can you reach the eighth level?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.6%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, First-Person 12.6%, Horror 11.5%, Exploration 9.7%

You’re invited to Jiege’s house as a guest—but what seems like a friendly visit is actually a carefully planned trap, and you’re already caught inside it.Faced with Jiege’s “hospitality,” will you submit quietly, or fight desperately to escape his clutches?

Why similar: Adventure 17.9%, Thriller 15.4%, Puzzle 13.2%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Stealth 11.7%

A deadly search for a grandmother in the village. Can you escape the loop? Unpredictable horror.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.1%, Adventure 16.4%, Exploration 10.6%, Thriller 8.8%, First-Person 8%

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 33%, Adventure 17.4%, Thriller 12.6%, Exploration 10.6%, First-Person 8.5%

You ignored the whispers, but curiosity trapped you in the Chizzo Tunnel. Now, evade the sinister Cheddar Chizzo in this heart-pounding, claustrophobic horror escape!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.2%, Puzzle 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 13.8%, Thriller 13.4%

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Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.2%, Adventure 20.5%, Exploration 11.9%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, First-Person 9.4%

Spot the anomalies, choose the right door, and escape the loop before it kills you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Adventure 12.1%, Puzzle 10.3%, Supernatural 9.1%

Liminal City is a psychological horror and exploration game based on found footage, set in Backrooms Level 11. Walk through the streets of Level 11, filled with soulless buildings, dynamically moving to different levels and searching for a way out. Once you fall in here will you be able to get out?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27%, Psychological Horror 12%, Thriller 11.7%, Supernatural 9.3%, Exploration 9%

In this first-person horror experience you will solve puzzles while navigating the pitch black Reed forest. Armed with only your flashlight you are at the mercy of the forests inhabitants, with limited time to find your way before they find you and end your adventure.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.6%, Puzzle 13.8%, Horror 12.5%, First-Person 10%, Exploration 9.7%

Sumigami is a walking simulator set in a world of enigmatic creatures. Ranging from wholesome to horrific, each encounter pulls you deeper into a haunting journey with a unique visual style.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.1%, Adventure 15.7%, Exploration 13.1%, Horror 9.7%, Stealth 9.4%

Fee Payment & Cigarettes is a first-person psychological horror anomaly-spotting game. Enter a hospital in first-person, finish all payment checklists. Spot anomalies, then head to the payment counter or retreat to the smoking area to calm down.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.3%, Exploration 14.7%, Puzzle 14.6%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, First-Person 8.6%

Mindbound is a short single-player horror game that revolves around uncovering what has happened. After a business trip, Marty returns home eagerly anticipating seeing his wife and daughter. But, things turn out differently than expected. The game emphasizes a deep atmosphere.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.5%, Thriller 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 11.5%, First-Person 8.7%

You are blind and trapped in an infinite hospital corridor. Use your guide cane and other senses to detect anomalies, question illusions, and find a way out.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.1%, Puzzle 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Exploration 12.6%, First-Person 7.9%

"ELEVATOR: AVICI" is a 1st-person psychological horror with a retro, HK lo-fi aesthetic. Trapped in a decaying apartment elevator, your only link to the outside is a strange voice on the intercom claiming to be a repairman. Will you follow his commands, or find your own escape from the darkness?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.4%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Supernatural 9.8%, Horror 9.5%, Thriller 9.2%

Inspect every compartment, identify anomalies, and survive a mysterious train where every mistake brings you closer to death. Reach the conductor and uncover the truth behind Compartment 666.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.9%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 10.8%, Puzzle 10.6%, Supernatural 8.4%

You are trapped in a never-ending street loop. Observe your surroundings carefully and identify anomalies. Make the right choice at the end of each street and try to escape the loop.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.2%, Puzzle 11.8%, Adventure 11.6%, Thriller 11%, Exploration 9.8%

Immerse yourself in poolcore-inspired vibes as you explore a vast complex of mind-bending liminal architecture straight out of your dreams. Navigate through a facility filled with obstacles and puzzles, venturing into depths that descend far below the rippling, chlorinated waters.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.2%, Adventure 17.1%, Puzzle 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Exploration 10%

Brews & Blood is a Atmospheric Horror game where you manage your uncle's liquor shop for one night in a remote Indian village.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.3%, Thriller 13.5%, Horror 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10%, Adventure 9.8%

Find your way out of a haunted house like a maze. A first-person horror exploration adventure.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 45.6%, Adventure 17.8%, Exploration 13.6%, Horror 11.1%, First-Person 8.9%

Trapped in a loop within old apartment, the only way out is to confront deliberately forgotten memories. Under the chilling atmosphere, you must confront the manifestations of your trauma, and decide the fate of a fractured bond. Every clue matters; every choice leads to a different redemption.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.1%, Thriller 16.2%, Puzzle 10.1%, Horror 9.5%, Psychological Horror 9.5%

Beguiled Egress is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration, environmental storytelling, and puzzle solving.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.1%, Psychological Horror 19%, Puzzle 13%, Horror 12.1%, First-Person 10.8%

Car breakdown, deserted road, the dead of night. The only option is to follow the signs to the gas station. But on this last mile, not everything is as it seems.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.7%, Adventure 21.2%, Puzzle 15.2%, Exploration 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

A cheesy short horror game where you play as an exterminator on a dark and rainy night. The house has rats within its walls, but what if something more sinister lies deep within the home? Survive and complete your job, or face down the wrath of the wererat!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.8%, Exploration 13.8%, Thriller 11.4%, Adventure 11.2%, First-Person 9.2%

Curse Of The Abandoned Floor is a first-person Chinese horror game. It starts with a paranormal video about an urban legend: "Beware the non-existent elevator mezzanine. If you enter it, you will be trapped forever."

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.8%, Thriller 14%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Puzzle 8.7%, Stealth 8%

A first-person psychological stealth thriller set inside a private villa. Infiltrate, gather critical intel, steal what you can, and escape unnoticed where silence is your only protection & every sound you make could be your last.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.2%, Adventure 16%, Puzzle 12.3%, Exploration 9.4%, Thriller 7%

Observe a familiar Japanese elementary school corridor at night. If nothing has changed, go downstairs. If you spot an anomaly, go upstairs. A wrong choice sends you back to 6F. Escape the loop in this short first-person horror game.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35%, Puzzle 15.7%, Adventure 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, First-Person 9%

Return to a house based on the developer’s real childhood home in this first-person psychological horror game. Explore shifting loops, uncover buried memories, and face a presence that reacts to what you notice and what you miss.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.8%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Thriller 9.8%, Horror 9.5%, Exploration 9.3%

A VHS found-footage horror anthology where everyday chores become your worst nightmares. Experience a growing collection of bite-sized analog horror episodes, from a late-night trip to the laundromat to a terrifying walk home. Can you survive the mundane?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.4%, Exploration 13.1%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Adventure 8.8%, First-Person 8.7%

Travel to an isolated island, use your camera to reveal what the naked eye cannot see, and uncover the truth behind a forgotten curse. ARETIAS: Cursed Island is a story-driven first-person horror game focused on exploration, environmental puzzles, and atmospheric tension.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.7%, Thriller 16.4%, Adventure 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 10.3%

You wake up to find yourself standing before an old house. The painful memories buried deep within your heart suddenly return. You don’t remember it well, but you used to live here. This is where it happened.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 11.9%, First-Person 8.9%, Puzzle 6.7%

Oujia: Rumors provides a first-person thriller-horror survival experience taking in a haunted house. The fictional storyline is set to raise awareness against rumors. The wise do not buy rumors, do you?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.6%, Adventure 13.3%, Puzzle 13.1%, Exploration 9.8%, First-Person 7.1%

Explore unsettling, dark locations in a first-person psychological horror adventure. Restore power grids, solve environmental puzzles, and interact with physical objects to navigate through the dark—where sound is your only guide and greatest threat.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.4%, Puzzle 13.2%, Exploration 13%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Female Protagonist 7.1%

Survive an intense horror inspired by Indonesian folklore. Evade the cunning Tuyul and other astral beings, explore eerie, haunted environments, and uncover sinister secrets hidden within the supernatural darkness.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.7%, Puzzle 12.4%, Exploration 12.2%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Adventure 7.3%