Games Like The Skin Stapler

Story driven first-person comedy-thriller where you are tasked with guarding a small prison for 7 days.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 27.5%, 1980s 16.1%, Walking Simulator 15.6%, Crime 8.2%, Horror 6.8%

Free Prologue to Organised Crime, a ps1 styled horror game where you try to survive in a cruel world of mafia

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.8%, 1980s 18.8%, FPS 11.4%, Crime 9.8%, Horror 6.5%

A city under curfew. A killer on the loose. You’re a delivery driver racing to finish your last run before 9 PM in a decaying apartment complex where every knock could be your last, in this PSX-style psychological horror.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 26.4%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, FPS 10.1%, Horror 9.9%, Investigation 6.4%

The little ghost that appeared before your eyes seems to want to become a proper evil spirit. He'll scare you in a variety of ways, so rate him on whether he was scary or not.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 46.5%, Walking Simulator 30.9%, Horror 18.4%, 3D 2.2%, Indie 2%

SPACE is an atmospheric horror game set in eerie, abandoned structures floating in space. Explore labyrinthine corridors, face unsettling encounters, and endure the psychological tension of cosmic isolation. Discover the haunting beauty and terror lurking in the unknown

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.8%, Horror 15.3%, 1980s 14.4%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Gore 8.6%

15-meter corridor. Don't miss the anomalies. The game will not end until 10:00.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.1%, Horror 21.5%, Atmospheric 11.2%, FPS 8.6%, First-Person 7.1%

You haven't been outside in quite a while. The sky was enveloped by a strange layer of clouds that's been blocking the sunlight for months. Something’s brewing in the air… and now it has found its way into your apartment.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29%, 1980s 22%, Horror 14%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Retro 8.7%

Your first day as the new shepherd in the village… and everything is going wrong. The animals are missing. The villagers are strange. And the truth is far more terrifying.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 38.3%, Walking Simulator 33.5%, First-Person 6.4%, Action 6.1%, 3D 4.7%

Killer Frequency is a first-person horror puzzle game set in 1987, that puts you in the role of a late-night radio talk show host in small town America whose callers are being stalked by a mysterious killer.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 26.6%, Walking Simulator 20.1%, 1980s 19.5%, Horror 11.4%, Investigation 6.6%

Explore and survive levels based on the popular creepypasta lore. Each level features different ways to escape with dangers along the way. Explore the seemingly infinite expanse of eerily familiar levels in the backrooms for a taste of the game's creepy maze-like twists and turns.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.4%, 1980s 21%, FPS 13%, Horror 10.1%, Investigation 6.9%

Boo's Burgers is a comedic narrative horror game where you work as a nightshift cook and odd jobs in hopes of getting back what you lost.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, 1980s 18.5%, Horror 17.5%, Comedy 9.6%, Stylized 7%

Hunt squirrels, staple them to a corpse, and meet god.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 28.6%, Walking Simulator 20.3%, Horror 11.7%, FPS 9%, Atmospheric 6.2%

PLEASE STOP CRYING: Terrible Twos is a lighthearted horror game about a father yet again struggling to keep up with his baby at a restaurant.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 47.5%, Walking Simulator 20.6%, Horror 19.1%, First-Person 3.9%, Pixel Graphics 3.2%

Short atmospheric first person horror game with elements of quest and shooter about being lost in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by weird mist.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.5%, Horror 17.3%, Atmospheric 9%, FPS 8.7%, Psychological Horror 7%

A PSX retro horror game made by a sixth grader. Your car runs out of gas on your way to an abandoned carnival now infested with danger at every corner.

Why similar: 1980s 34.3%, Horror 24.3%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Atmospheric 5.8%

First person scary game set in an underground parking garage. Find your lost parking card, collect some cash to pay for your parking and get out before Warranty Man finds you and sells you auto insurance.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.9%, Horror 17.3%, FPS 14.9%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Action 7.5%

Invasion of The Halloween Fiends is a First-Person Retro horror game that takes place on Halloween Night. Strangers keep visiting you looking for candy. Some of them may not be so friendly. Will you be able to survive Halloween Night?

Why similar: Dark Comedy 35.6%, Walking Simulator 21.1%, Horror 13.1%, Retro 8.8%, Psychological Horror 4.6%

Investigate a series of brutal crimes in a remote Arctic town in this psychological horror experience steeped in oppressive atmosphere. Step into the shoes of Detective James Northland and face the terrifying beast threatening to shatter your sanity in this chilling tale of mystery.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.6%, 1980s 19.6%, Horror 9.8%, Investigation 9.5%, Gore 8.7%

It is a short but very interesting horror,about a man who woke up in his own grave,next to his family.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.2%, Horror 18.6%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Comedy 7.6%, FPS 6.7%

Sirenhead: Southpoint, a Survival Horror game that takes place in the 1980's as you, Freddy Anderson try to go camping with your friends when all of a sudden, things go south. Your friends are no where to be seen, you are all alone. Except there is one creature waiting for you in the woods.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.3%, Horror 20.2%, 1980s 12.9%, Stylized 7.8%, Action 5.5%

From the sick mind behind Bloodwash, Jordan King, comes his latest experiment in terror. Inspired by the Italian zombie flicks from Lucio Fulci and Bruno Mattei, Night of the Gates of Hell promises to be a blood dripping, neon soaked, flesh rotting experience.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 32.8%, 1980s 14.8%, Horror 11.3%, FPS 8.5%, Gore 8.3%

The most accurate depiction of the backrooms.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.6%, Horror 21.5%, Retro 14.7%, Atmospheric 10.2%, FPS 8.4%

"Grunenberg" is a single-player horror game that utilizes the visual and sound design of VHS tapes. The protagonist, Jimmy Solomon, comes to the abandoned area named Grunenberg to find his grandfather and captures everything he sees on the camera as his grandfather's request.

Why similar: 1980s 22.5%, Walking Simulator 19.9%, Horror 16.5%, FPS 13.6%, Atmospheric 6.9%

Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.

Why similar: 1980s 24%, Walking Simulator 23.9%, Horror 23.5%, Retro 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.2%

A serial killer is terrorizing the city, and Sara's deadbeat boyfriend hasn't done the laundry. Can Sara survive a late-night trip to the laundromat, or will the Womb Ripper perform an early delivery?

Why similar: 1980s 22.4%, Walking Simulator 16%, Horror 14.4%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Gore 8%

Graveyard Shift is an adrenaline-pumping solo zombie shooter about unleashing carnage on your coworkers. Wield office supplies as deadly weapons against endless waves of the blood moon, at a job where dying is above your paygrade.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 39.7%, FPS 18.5%, Horror 11.4%, Action 7.2%, First-Person 6.6%

A horror-inspired game set in a Japanese inn, similar to Exit 8. Random anomalies occur as you explore, bringing new scares with each run. Simple controls make it easy to pick up and play.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 52.5%, Horror 19.4%, Atmospheric 10.2%, First-Person 9.1%, 3D 6.9%

YOU CONTROL THE FOUND FOOTAGE. An FBI intern leaked special investigation tapes before suddenly disappearing. The first tape of the series contains found footage from O'Brien State Park revealing the true events that were covered up in the 1980s.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28%, 1980s 24.3%, Horror 15.3%, Investigation 6.2%, Atmospheric 5.4%

An experimental found footage horror game set in 2017.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.8%, Horror 15.2%, 1980s 15.1%, Investigation 8.3%, Atmospheric 7.8%

A very difficult bridge crossing simulator

Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.2%, Horror 25.9%, Retro 17.4%, Atmospheric 6.4%, First-Person 5.2%

You open your eyes in a dark, unfamiliar room; each door drags you into a new chamber filled with absurd surprises and dark comedy. Will you manage to escape, or will you continue to star in this black comedy?

Why similar: Dark Comedy 53.9%, Horror 17%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Comedy 8.7%, Atmospheric 4.5%

An immersive horror set in a forest feared for its disappearances and the Timber Trail murders. Uncover the truth behind your grandfather’s fate.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.8%, Horror 19.4%, Retro 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.2%, First-Person 7.6%

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 37.8%, Horror 17.8%, Action 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Investigation 8.2%

"9 Hallways: The Anomaly Agent" is a first-person horror game where you explore cosmic passageways connecting all realities. Investigate eerie disturbances, report anomalies, and survive encounters with malevolent entities in a constantly shifting, otherworldly environment.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28%, 1980s 16.6%, Horror 15%, FPS 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.4%

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 34.6%, FPS 14.6%, Horror 12.3%, Action 7.7%, Investigation 7.5%

Devolverland Expo is a first-person 'marketing simulator' set within an abandoned convention center after the annual Devolver Digital game expo was mysteriously canceled.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, FPS 18.4%, Horror 14.4%, Gore 10.2%, Violent 8.5%

You're a traffic cop on endless patrol. Pull over drivers. Shine your flashlight and spot the anomalies. Let the normal ones go... or turn back before it's too late.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.2%, Horror 27.4%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Gore 9%, Action 7.3%

What begins as a simple escape room night between two friends turns into a descent into fear, memory, and a cult that was never supposed to be found.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.1%, FPS 18.1%, Action 13.3%, Horror 12.8%, First-Person 6%

Strange coincidence brought traveler in unfamiliar places. It would be fine, except sinister desolation is starting to embrace the surroundings. There is no another soul around for the tens of kilometers. Or that’s what it seems like? I should probably go deal with that.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.6%, Dark Comedy 19.4%, Horror 16.5%, Comedy 9.1%, Action 6.5%

“SHE WAS 98” - you play as a grandson who returns to his elderly grandmother's home to care for her.....

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34%, Horror 23%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Psychological Horror 7.3%, First-Person 7.1%

A haunted projectionist’s room. A shelf of cursed films. Each reel plays a terrifying short story you must live through. Explore twisted worlds from the safety of the projection booth, or so you think...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.5%, Horror 25.3%, Action 8%, First-Person 7.5%, Atmospheric 5.8%

Office Massacre is a short dark comedic horror thriller. where you play as a janitor in an office. As you complete routine tasks, strange and unsettling events begin to unfold

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.4%, FPS 15%, Horror 7.8%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Action 7.2%

Bright Lights of Svetlov is a short, story-focused first person quest about a Soviet family facing harsh trials. Set in a fictional provincial town, it carefuly recreates the atmosphere and vibe of mid 1980s.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.1%, 1980s 28%, Atmospheric 9%, FPS 8.6%, Horror 7.7%

Your father needs a beer, and it's your job to get it. He doesn't care what it takes, so do what you must. Be quick though - it's not so safe in the dark.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.2%, Horror 22.5%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Stylized 7.4%, Psychological Horror 4.8%

Night Clerk is a first-person psychological horror experience set in a quiet roadside motel. Monitor CCTV cameras, answer late-night calls, and uncover subtle anomalies as long stretches of silence slowly give way to unsettling patterns.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.8%, 1980s 23%, Horror 10.1%, First-Person 7.1%, Atmospheric 7%

The Old Woman | 無言老婆 is a psychological horror game set in Japan.To attend university, the protagonist moved to the countryside. However, after starting to frequent a certain public bathhouse, strange and unsettling things began to happen.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.9%, Horror 22.9%, Psychological Horror 7.5%, Gore 5.9%, Violent 5.7%

A psychological horror game where you explore the mind of a girl trapped in a coma. Avoid disturbing humanoid entities, search for tools, solve environmental challenges, and push deeper into your fractured psyche to wake up.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 42%, Horror 14%, Action 8.1%, First-Person 7.3%, Gore 6.7%

Meet Gordy your very own Feral Human companion. The two of you have become best friends as you wander the woods creating memories of friendship and love amongst the beauty of nature. I really hope nothing bad happens.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 33.2%, Walking Simulator 30.6%, FPS 13.4%, Horror 9.8%, First-Person 5.4%

It is a psychological horror game and walking simulator. Explore a haunted apartment. Monsters jumping towards at your screen.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.9%, Horror 20.3%, 1980s 17.1%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, First-Person 5.4%

Beyond the known world there is an ancient temple of great wealth. The treasure you seek is there, you are certain of it. Those who go there forfeit their lives. You have been warned.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.2%, Horror 25.2%, FPS 17.2%, Action 7.8%, First-Person 6.9%

In "Scary NEW YEAR" you try to escape after waking up in the Dark Hell. StoryYou were just celebrating the New Year with your friends and had a drink too many. Your memory of the day is fuzzy at best, only the strong flavour of your last drink lingers on. You wake up in the middle of nowhere.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.2%, Horror 15.1%, FPS 11.4%, Gore 11%, Violent 9.7%

Cave Crawler is a short horror game where you pilot a drone into a cave and discover something horrible.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.8%, Horror 24.9%, First-Person 7.6%, Retro 6.2%, Psychological Horror 6%

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 55.3%, Horror 28.2%, Atmospheric 5.2%, First-Person 3.8%, Psychological Horror 3.3%

A short horror walking simulator where you traverse through the endless hallways of a strange hotel, searching for a way out.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.7%, Horror 20.4%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Action 9.3%, First-Person 6.7%

A long time ago, my younger sister and I lived together in a house by the sea.And then, one day—I remember meeting her.Was she a good person? I should have asked myself that question sooner."THIS IS KIKO" is an adventure game set in the modern era.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 33.3%, Walking Simulator 26.1%, Horror 10.9%, Retro 8.7%, Atmospheric 6.5%

A first-person psychological horror game set in a looping hospital, where each cycle changes reality, escalates tension, and brings you closer to something that should not be there.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.6%, Horror 22.1%, FPS 11.2%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Psychological Horror 7.5%

Silent home is a psychological horror created by the hands of a single developer. You have to explore your own house, so familiar, but so alien. Door after door, cycle after cycle, the only question haunts: Why am I here? From a fan of P.T., Silent Hill and other horrors.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.6%, Horror 20.3%, FPS 13.3%, Action 9.4%, Psychological Horror 4.9%

Texas, 1975. He only kills parents. He leaves the children alive. Now he’s waiting for you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.6%, Crime 11.8%, Action 10.9%, Horror 8.2%, Atmospheric 7%

Spookshow is a retro horror game where you play solo or with friends as the unlucky stars of a 1990's midnight TV Show. Create your episode by selecting your map, monster, and character, then fight to survive each terrifying tale — or step into the monster’s shoes and make the show a scream.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 37.8%, Horror 14.2%, FPS 12.2%, Retro 9.6%, Investigation 6%

A short PSX-style horror game. Explore a dark cellar, collect 8 books, and survive a few tense encounters with a lurking presence.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 45%, Horror 24.8%, First-Person 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Linear 5.4%