Games Like The Shortest Night

In the early 2010s, a housewife known as “Dahlia” was reported missing after running away from home. Her husband, Bowo, filed a report with the police, but the investigation yielded no results. With no clear answers, Bowo decided to investigate the case on his own.

Why similar: Investigation 15.1%, Walking Simulator 10.5%, Horror 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Realistic 7.5%

You are alone in a deserted station. Or are you? Take pictures of strange anomalies around the station and you might find a way out.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Investigation 14.4%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Horror 8.2%, Realistic 7.7%

You are locked in a quiet apartment room. The only way out of the tightly closed door is to get to the truth of the case. Overcome your fear and try to escape.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Survival Horror 9.3%, Realistic 8.2%, Investigation 7.5%

A VHS cassette was found showing someone playing the "Dead Apples Dare". Watch the video to the end to discover what happened. And remember: if offered pie, refuse. This is a short (20-30 minutes) walking simulator with creepy elements.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.9%, Nature 14%, Horror 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Supernatural 9.5%

Survive deadly traps, solve environmental puzzles, and navigate the twisting corridors and tunnels of a long-forgotten underground temple. But beware: there's a monstrous Cyclops creature lurking around. Stay out of it's sight long enough to find your way out in this first-person horror game.

Why similar: Mythology 17.8%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Surreal 9.7%, Survival Horror 8%, Psychological Horror 8%

BABAVA's Playspace is a horror puzzle adventure game. In your search for the answer you will have to go through puzzles, difficult moral choices and slip past monsters lurking in the shadows. Are you ready to play outside the rules and win?

Why similar: Investigation 14.2%, Survival Horror 11.2%, Walking Simulator 10.4%, Logic 9.2%, Surreal 9%

Nightmare Getaway is a first-person psychological horror where Ethan is trapped in a twisted house. Alone, he must survive, uncover dark secrets, and face nightmares that blur with reality. Will he escape or be consumed forever?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Walking Simulator 13%, Investigation 8.8%, Exploration 8.1%

The Company wants you productive. The Company wants you calm. The Company wants you compliant.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Walking Simulator 15%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Exploration 8.3%

USE PSYCHIC POWERS in ATAMA to see through the eyes of your pursuers to avoid detection as you investigate a cursed rural Japanese village. You can't fight back; you must rely only on your abilities and your wits to avoid your enemies. Inspired by Forbidden Siren and Junji Ito.

Why similar: Surreal 10.8%, Investigation 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Mystery 9%, Survival Horror 8.5%

A fever-dream-like puzzle horror game. Descend to the depths of a sleeping curse, survive every floor and find your way out of the never ending nightmare.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.7%, Supernatural 13.4%, Surreal 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Horror 9.2%

In this game, players will play the role of Afdal, a person whose fate is the opposite of Rahmad's, so one night Rahmad asks Afdal to help look after the house, but unfortunately, everything is not fine, because of the terror that Afdal is experiencing.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Investigation 10.8%, Survival Horror 8.6%, Realistic 8.3%

Use an instant camera to reveal hidden realities and shape the house itself. Not everything stays where it belongs.

Why similar: Supernatural 17.6%, Investigation 15.6%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Horror 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%

A psychological horror game where a police officer investigates a cold case in a decaying house, uncovering a strange and haunting tape recorder that reveals a terrible secret.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.3%, Investigation 12.6%, Realistic 10.1%, Exploration 8.3%, First-Person 7.3%

Trapped in an endless Roman corridor, you must observe carefully, solve eerie puzzles, and survive horrors in this roguelite puzzle-adventure.

Why similar: Investigation 18%, Supernatural 11.9%, Surreal 10.5%, Walking Simulator 9.1%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

The Faceless Man is a first-person horror game inspired by an old creepypasta about a Tall Thin Man. Brace yourself to confront one of the victims of the ancient legend known as The Faceless Man, whose intentions remain shrouded in mystery.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Mythology 11.9%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Exploration 8.3%

Use your wits and iconic ghost hunting equipment to uncover the mystery of what happened to the residents of an abandoned apartment complex in this narrative-driven horror experience.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Supernatural 16.2%, Investigation 11.5%, Realistic 9.2%, Horror 9%

Veil of Sight is a first-person psychological horror game. After disturbing eye experiments, blinking is no longer natural. Explore an abandoned hospital, solve puzzles and survive the doctor who turned your body against you.

Why similar: Supernatural 15.4%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Survival Horror 13%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Horror 9.8%

Shizuoka Curse is the story of a desprete young Japanese vlogger , who goes to an abandoned school in the woods in hopes of recording footage that would make him internet famous but it all goes wrong...

Why similar: Mythology 16.3%, Survival Horror 14%, Supernatural 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Horror 9%

You’ve stucked into a loop in the mysterious hotel. Find anomalies to escape the hotel’s loop.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.4%, Supernatural 14.9%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Surreal 10.9%, Horror 9.2%

Prepare to explore an abandoned mall from the 90’s in this first-person, psychological horror! Tackle puzzles and come face to face with the haunting creatures that lurk inside. Will you be able to make it out alive, or will you suffer the same fate as those who came before you…?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Supernatural 12.4%, Investigation 11.5%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Walking Simulator 10.8%

Dr. Yaga Lost House is a first-person horror game where you play as a Video Content Creator exploring a haunted, abandoned house. Uncover dark secrets, solve puzzles, and survive the paranormal horrors left behind by Dr. Yaga. Can you escape the nightmare?

Why similar: Supernatural 17%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Realistic 10.4%, Psychological Horror 10%

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 15.9%, Supernatural 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Realistic 11.5%, Mystery 8.1%

Don't Turn Back is a first-person, single-player psychological horror game. You play Bethany, A young woman who has just inherited her grandfather's mansion. Get immersed in the deeply emotional story of Bethany's family, and experience everything there is inside this home...good and evil.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Investigation 12%, Realistic 9.2%, Psychological Horror 8.4%

Explore the halls of the underground cult of The Open Hand. Experience the test rooms setup for your initiation in this psychological horror exploration game. Never forget....they are always watching.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.2%, Investigation 12.4%, Surreal 10.6%, Horror 9.1%, Exploration 8.5%

Loch Ness is a 1-4 Player Co-Op Horror Hunter. You and your team must navigate precarious waters, use your equipment to hunt for Nessie’s feeding ground and lay bait to lure her out. But be careful, for lurking deep beneath the lake is a creature more ancient than all mankind…

Why similar: Mythology 17.5%, Investigation 14.2%, Survival Horror 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Mystery 8.2%

You awaken in a cold unfamiliar building crawling with grotesque creatures. Stave off terror using your wits and anything you can find, then try to make it out alive in this highly atmospheric environmental horror game.

Why similar: Supernatural 13.7%, Survival Horror 11.6%, Investigation 11%, Surreal 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 9%

A narrative supernatural horror set in the enigmatic Meridian Hotel. Players investigate through exploration, puzzles, and encounters with human and supernatural threats.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Investigation 12.8%, Supernatural 10.6%, Logic 8.9%, Realistic 8.3%

VAGUE is a first person psychological horror inspired by early 2000s classic horror titles.

Why similar: Investigation 13.8%, Supernatural 12.6%, Survival Horror 11.8%, Surreal 9.2%, Psychological Horror 8.8%

Explore a dark reality, discover a forgotten ritual, interact with the world around you, solve ancient puzzles, platform treacherous underground chambers, and feel the terror. Survive the night in this interactive haunted house narrative adventure from a first-person perspective.

Why similar: Supernatural 20%, Investigation 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Horror 8.4%

Locked in the main room of a mansion, avoid becoming insane by removing randomly appearing anomalies. You start at 12:00 AM and can leave at 06:00 AM.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.3%, Investigation 13.9%, Supernatural 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 9.1%

Investigate a mysterious old museum as an agent of the Anomalous Research Bureau. Identify strange anomalies, file accurate reports, and endure the nights until your investigation is complete.

Why similar: Investigation 18.7%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Mystery 10.3%, Horror 8.5%

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 14.3%, Surreal 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Survival Horror 8.8%, Horror 8.7%

Navigate through claustrophobic, completely dark world illuminated only by scans you manage to create; listen carefully to sounds coming from the darkness, and don’t let dread and paranoia get to you.

Why similar: Supernatural 18.7%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 11%

Trapped in the endless halls of a pharaonic tomb. Watch every change, then choose to step forward or turn back. Each decision shapes six cursed seals: edge closer to freedom or lose them all in a suffocating psychological horror.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.4%, Mythology 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Supernatural 11.6%, Horror 9.6%

Armed with nothing but your camera, investigate the abandoned Gretlow House in this short, atmospheric horror game. Uncover a chilling mystery through a realistic found-footage lens.

Why similar: Supernatural 17.3%, Investigation 13.3%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Realistic 11.5%, Psychological Horror 10.4%

The old Kilminorth Manor Farm is said to be haunted! A mysterious sealed box was discovered - Inside were old letters and a few glass photographic plates. A terrible crime happened nearly 200 years ago. Using deduction and paranormal investigation, do you have the skill to solve the case?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Investigation 12.1%, Mythology 11.7%, Realistic 9.4%, Supernatural 8%

Survive the longest night of your life in a haunted 18th-century orphanage where Christmas becomes a living nightmare. Krampus is hunting you, and only the power of sacred holy gloves will keep you alive.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Survival Horror 12.5%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Supernatural 11.2%, Horror 8.9%

Grandma never showed up and Grandpa's tragic passing 3 days later left me in anger, confusion and sadness. I couldn't just let this go like it never happened, so I decided to go and find out what happened on my own. Will you survive a first-person psychological horror game and uncover the mystery?

Why similar: Survival Horror 12.5%, Surreal 12.1%, Investigation 11.3%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.3%

Dark Observations is a first person bodycam horror game where every discovery gives the darkness in the house more power. Search a decaying mansion, recover lost evidence, and uncover the truth behind a growing paranormal threat.

Why similar: Investigation 19.3%, Supernatural 13%, Horror 10.6%, Survival Horror 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%

Help solve the mystery of the moonlit mansion in this classic fixed camera horror puzzle game inspired by the art styles of Resident Evil and Silent Hill. The Lunar Effect takes its protagonist on a dark and unfamiliar path but be warned, sometimes when one stares into the moon, the moon stares back

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Surreal 12%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Horror 9.1%

Survive in a haunted colonial mansion in Bengal. Complete daily chores to keep order by day, then face supernatural anomalies at night. Explore, uncover secrets, and fight for your sanity in this first-person survival horror experience.

Why similar: Investigation 14.7%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Supernatural 10.3%, Horror 9.6%

Escape a distorted version of your own newly rented apartment in this interactive nightmare.

Why similar: Supernatural 16.1%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Realistic 12.8%, Horror 10.9%, First-Person 10.4%

A chilling psychological horror set in 1980s Kerala. After weeks of silence, you arrive on a remote island to search for your missing wife. Explore an abandoned house, uncover local folklore, survive haunting encounters, and unravel the island’s buried secrets.

Why similar: Exploration 14.8%, Supernatural 11.7%, Horror 9.9%, 3D 9.7%, Realistic 9.1%

A first-person psychological horror game where you wake up in a remote cabin. Survive paranormal events, explore the forest to find sacred tools to defend yourself from the dark secrets hidden within, and escape the cursed woods before they consume you.

Why similar: Investigation 18%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Logic 12%, Walking Simulator 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10%

A computer engineer arrives in a remote mountain village, where tech failures and missing residents put him face to face with an unsettling force lurking behind the screen.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.4%, Supernatural 13%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Surreal 11%, Horror 9.3%

Explore dark corridors, snap photos, and survive hostile entities hunting you. Use your camera's flash to reveal the way, but beware - each flash draws unwanted attention.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.6%, Investigation 13.1%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Realistic 9.2%, Exploration 9%

Three friends known as The Ghost Hunters are documenting abandoned locations. What begins as a normal episode suddenly turns into a nightmare inside The Holloway Mansion. Something terrifying happens, leaving Jack to survive alone in the mansion and face the horrors.

Why similar: Survival Horror 15.9%, Supernatural 14.1%, Horror 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Mystery 10%

In the thrilling conclusion of the Amanda the Adventurer trilogy, follow Riley as they uncover the ultimate secrets behind Amanda, Hameln, and mysteries that have plagued Kensdale for decades.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Horror 9.5%, Supernatural 9.3%, Psychological Horror 8.6%

The Maid is a first-person psychological horror and mystery game that focuses on creating fear and tension in the player.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.9%, Realistic 11.8%, Survival Horror 10.3%, Horror 9.3%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

The main hero John Eikts wakes up in a mysterious room for supernatural creatures. Anomalies escape, wreaking havoc. Eikts must navigate the chaos while uncovering his dark past. As he approaches freedom, a shocking twist reveals that he is not a victim, but one of them.

Why similar: Survival Horror 13%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Investigation 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Realistic 9%

White Room: Mind's Prison is a psychological horror game. Choose your own story in the White Room. You have 100 days to survive! Survive as long as possible.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Horror 9.6%, Supernatural 9.4%

The Hauntings is a 1-4 player online co-op investigation and exorcism game. Using a wide range of paranormal investigation equipment your group must try and successfully discover the source of the haunting and proceed to remove the threat from the area!

Why similar: Investigation 15.7%, Supernatural 15%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Realistic 9.8%, Mystery 8.5%

Strashna 2 is a first-person psychological horror game where players control a painting restorer who has received an invitation from the artist to visit his mansion. Solve puzzles and escape the evil that lives in this ancient estate. Can you survive the descent into madness?

Why similar: Supernatural 15.1%, Survival Horror 13.9%, Walking Simulator 12%, Horror 10%, Psychological Horror 9.4%

You find yourself alone in a place that feels familiar… but not quite right. Wander aimlessly or with purpose, it won’t matter. Is there an end? Has anyone been here before you? Time feels slow. Or maybe it's frozen. Or maybe… you’re not meant to leave.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Realistic 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Surreal 9.4%

MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.

Why similar: Supernatural 15.8%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Realistic 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Surreal 9.6%

Where the Walls Breathe is a first-person psychological horror experience with a strong focus on atmosphere and environmental storytelling.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.3%, Surreal 12.6%, Realistic 9.7%, Horror 9.6%, Supernatural 9%

Secrets of the Silent School is a first-person horror game where players control a drone to investigate an abandoned Japanese school. Collect data to uncover the truth hidden within its haunted halls, while using your camera to capture and destroy vengeful ghosts.

Why similar: Survival Horror 14%, Investigation 12.8%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Horror 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.4%

Faint Call is a psychological horror game about a police officer investigating a distress call from someone at a notoriously cursed house.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.2%, Investigation 14.7%, Horror 11%, Supernatural 10.9%, First-Person 9.4%

A first-person psychological horror that evolves based on your behavior. Uncover the atrocities within this mansion as you struggle to hold onto your sanity. Something is stirring inside the walls. If you hear eerie laughter, run as fast as you can. You are not safe

Why similar: Investigation 13.4%, Supernatural 12.8%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Walking Simulator 8.7%

Explore a dark & unknown Venice in this point-and-click adventure. Your goal? Find a way to reunite your soul & body. Gather information & solve puzzles in your spectral form to make your way into this world despite the shenanigans of a troublesome demon!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Investigation 13.5%, Realistic 9.9%, Supernatural 7.7%