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%, Walking Simulator 10.5%, Horror 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, 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 8.3%, Realistic 7.8%

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 8.3%, 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 10.3%, Supernatural 9.4%

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 7.9%

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%

Parasomnia: No REM is a psychological horror game where sleepwalking pulls you into realities twisted by childhood trauma. Explore two interconnected worlds, solve puzzles, and survive the horrors hidden inside your own mind.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 12.7%, Supernatural 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Survival Horror 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.3%

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 10.7%, Investigation 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Mystery 9%, Survival Horror 8.5%

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%, Exploration 8.3%

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 16.5%, Walking Simulator 13%, Investigation 8.8%, Exploration 8.1%

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

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Surreal 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Realistic 7.9%

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

Why similar: Supernatural 17.5%, Investigation 15.6%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Horror 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

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 13.8%, 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 15.2%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Investigation 10.8%, Survival Horror 8.7%, Realistic 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 11.4%, Realistic 9.3%, Horror 9%

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 16.4%, Investigation 12.5%, Realistic 10.2%, Exploration 8.3%, First-Person 7.4%

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 18.8%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Mythology 11.9%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Exploration 8.3%

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 9.2%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

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 15.3%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Horror 9.8%

EXITRANCE is a single-player psychological horror game set in a constantly shifting loop. Explore a confined environment where each cycle subtly changes, altering objects, sounds, and events. Observe your surroundings, uncover anomalies, and solve environmental puzzles to break the loop and escape.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Survival Horror 9.3%

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 16%, Supernatural 14%, Horror 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Mystery 10%

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 14.1%, Supernatural 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Horror 9%

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 9.7%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.5%, Supernatural 14.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Surreal 10.9%, Horror 9.2%

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 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Realistic 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.9%

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 12.3%, Investigation 11.4%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Walking Simulator 10.8%

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 9.3%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

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 15.3%, Investigation 12.4%, Surreal 10.5%, Horror 9.1%, Exploration 8.5%

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 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Realistic 11.5%, Mystery 8%

Your neighbor invites you on a double date, setting you up with the new girl from out of town. After sneaking into an abandoned house, your neighbor suggests everyone play a game, 67 Minutes in Heaven.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Adventure 7.8%, Exploration 6.7%

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 14.1%, Survival Horror 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Mystery 8.2%

Manage your computer club, receive clients and keep order. But be careful who gets out of the elevator.

Why similar: Surreal 11.5%, Supernatural 11.2%, Survival Horror 11%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.1%

VAGUE is a first person psychological horror inspired by early 2000s classic horror titles. Experience the unsettling atmosphere as you follow Raymond K. Fisher in his search for his missing family.

Why similar: Investigation 13.7%, Supernatural 12.6%, Survival Horror 11.8%, Surreal 9.1%, Psychological Horror 8.8%

The Apartment Lies is a first person anomaly horror game where you must spot altered objects in a seemingly normal apartment. Observe carefully, choose the correct door, and survive psychological tension, sudden jumpscares, and brutal horror.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Supernatural 14.7%, Investigation 14.2%, Horror 9.6%, Logic 8.7%

Immerse yourself in a world of psychological horror in ETERNAL PUPPET! Complete the pending tasks and survive the paranormal events in an immersive warehouse. But be careful, you are not alone in the warehouse. Get ready to face your worst fears!

Why similar: Supernatural 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Survival Horror 11.5%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, Mythology 10.4%

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 13.6%, Survival Horror 11.7%, Investigation 10.9%, Surreal 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 9%

Investigate a second-hand laptop in this first-person psychological horror experience, uncovering files, messages, and anomalies that don’t match reality.

Why similar: Investigation 14.1%, Realistic 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Horror 8.9%

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 19.9%, Investigation 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Horror 8.5%

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 15.4%, Investigation 13.8%, Supernatural 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 9.2%

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 11.2%, Mystery 10.3%, Horror 8.5%

Eliza Trewithian haunts the old Wychwood Hollow, the largest ancient oak woodland in Cornwall. A place of myth and legend. You are dispatched alone to investigate the case, with help from some local Ghost-Hunters. Gather evidence, decipher the clues in old documents and explore the Hollow.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Investigation 12.7%, Mythology 11.1%, Realistic 11%, First-Person 8.1%

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 14.4%, Surreal 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Survival Horror 8.9%, Horror 8.8%

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 16.5%, Mythology 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Supernatural 11.5%, Horror 9.6%

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 18.6%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 11%

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 22.4%, Investigation 12%, Mythology 11.7%, Realistic 9.5%, Adventure 8%

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 17.2%, Investigation 13.3%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Realistic 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

A first-person psychological horror game. Explore a house that feels like it knows you. Uncover dark secrets buried within its walls. Something is watching. Something has been waiting a very long time.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 10.9%, Adventure 8.2%

Enter at night in an abandoned place in the middle of the forest.Realize that you are trapped inside.Trying to escape to survive ...

Why similar: Supernatural 12.7%, Investigation 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 10.5%, Realistic 9.6%

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 12.6%, Survival Horror 12.5%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Supernatural 11.1%, Horror 8.9%

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 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Logic 12.1%, Walking Simulator 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10%

Traverse this never-ending hospital as you discover clues of where and who you are. As each day passes by, the world around you decays, and you can’t help but wonder what is real. Utilize your time and resources as you roam these collapsing halls, but be careful; you may not be alone after all...

Why similar: Survival Horror 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Supernatural 12.2%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.6%

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 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

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

Why similar: Supernatural 14.7%, Investigation 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Mystery 8%

Don't trust your eyes. A spot-the-difference horror with photography and a mysterious story. Explore 3 levels, find 100+ anomalies, and manage your sanity — mistakes warp reality. Uncover the truth of Project 404!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.1%, Surreal 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Realistic 9.5%, Mystery 8.7%

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16%, Supernatural 16%, Realistic 12.8%, Horror 10.9%, First-Person 10.4%

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 19.2%, 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 18.4%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Surreal 11.9%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Horror 9.1%

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 10%, 3D 9.6%, Realistic 9.1%

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 16.7%, Investigation 13%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Realistic 9.2%, Exploration 9%

Delve into a dark tale marked by an ancient curse. Explore a forgotten cabin, uncover the truth behind Henrietta Morrigan, and confront a presence that should never have been awakened. Every secret revealed brings you closer to the darkness… and to your destiny.

Why similar: Supernatural 13.6%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Horror 11%, First-Person 9.1%