Games Like The Waiting

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 26.7%, Adventure 17.4%, Casual 13.6%, Puzzle 12.9%, Exploration 8.9%

Do not forget. It remembers more than it should. What begins as a simple task slowly unravels into something deeply unsettling. Explore the mall's deepest secrets, uncover fragments of forgotten stories, and question reality itself.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, Puzzle 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Exploration 9.2%, Surreal 7.6%

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 29.3%, Adventure 19.5%, Puzzle 14.3%, Exploration 10%, Surreal 7.6%

「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 28.9%, Adventure 17.6%, Casual 9.7%, Puzzle 8.9%, Exploration 6.8%

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 28.4%, Adventure 16.4%, Puzzle 12%, Exploration 9.2%, Psychological Horror 8.2%

Descend into terror in this first-person psychological horror experience as you follow your lost kitten into an ancient pirate crypt. Explore, shoot and dig for clues…literally, while unravelling a chilling mystery, all in a desperate bid to rescue your helplessly curious pet from this dark tomb.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.2%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Exploration 9.4%, Dark 9.4%, Puzzle 8.5%

Shell Inside is a psychological horror game with stylized graphics. Dive into the depths and confront your fears. Explore dark locations, search for items, and solve intricate puzzles while hiding from the terrifying ghosts of your own mind.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24%, Adventure 13.7%, Casual 12.7%, Puzzle 11.5%, Exploration 8.3%

A first-person atmospheric exploration game set in dreamlike liminal spaces, with no monsters, combat, or jump scares.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.5%, Adventure 16.9%, Casual 13.3%, Exploration 8.7%, Dark 6.4%

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 28.3%, Puzzle 13.7%, Adventure 12.6%, Exploration 9.7%, Dark 7.1%

In These Hallowed Halls is a first person, psychological horror puzzle game. Make your way through a decrepit, abandoned mental Institution as you solve puzzles and unravel the story behind what lurks in the darkest corners of the building.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.8%, Puzzle 13%, Adventure 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Exploration 6.2%

Settled At Sea is a first-person mystery set on a remote Scottish island. You are a lighthouse keeper grieving your wife's death-but the island doesn't feel as isolated as it should.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.3%, Adventure 13.3%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Casual 8.6%, Atmospheric 8.4%

Make pizzas and deliver them. The hardest part of running the shop alone is that the delivery destinations are "liminal spaces." A story-driven 3D horror game. There is a kind of worst possible outcome that can only be born in infinite space. Once you understand it, it is already too late.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.6%, Adventure 13.7%, Exploration 11.2%, Dark 8.6%, First-Person 8.5%

Exploration. Silence. Echoes. Wander a shifting pyramid where rooms change and reality bends. No monsters, just atmosphere, isolation, and subtle unease. Uncanny, immersive, and unsettling. Solve light environmental puzzles across 8 levels. Experience the pyramid alone - empty, yet somehow present.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.9%, Puzzle 11.1%, Surreal 10%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Adventure 8.7%

You must discover the differences between what you see through the camera and with your own eyes to distinguish real floors from fake ones and escape. It is said that ghosts behave the opposite of humans, and taking the elevator is no exception.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.4%, Casual 12%, Exploration 11.5%, First-Person 9.5%, Dark 7.5%

Graverobber is a digger game about opening graves for profit while avoiding patrolling guards, traps, and whatever might be buried beneath the soil.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.9%, Adventure 19.2%, Casual 15%, Exploration 10.2%, Dark 7%

The Letter: Classic Edition is the ORIGINAL experience from the classic title "The Letter", with a few changes and additions. Relive the Wii U game that gathered so much hate it became a cult classic. Embark on a creepy narrative driven tale about a boy in search of his missing father.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30%, Adventure 17.5%, Puzzle 13.9%, First-Person 8.2%, Dark 8%

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 32.1%, Adventure 19.1%, Exploration 11%, First-Person 9.1%, Mystery 7.7%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.7%, Adventure 16.9%, Exploration 10.5%, First-Person 8.1%, Dark 8%

Realm of Reverie is a short VR exploration adventure game where you navigate the ruins of a sacred village and restore its lost energy after a disaster, inspired by artifacts from Mexico’s National Museum of Anthropology.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.6%, Adventure 19%, Casual 14.9%, Puzzle 13.9%, Exploration 9.8%

Recurring Dream is a short, atmospheric walking simulator where you revisit a cold, majestic mountain lost in memory and longing. Explore the surreal, dreamlike landscapes as you search for a loved one, unravelling a deeply emotional story.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.2%, Adventure 18.8%, Casual 14.7%, Exploration 10.4%, First-Person 7.1%

A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.6%, Adventure 17.4%, Puzzle 15.9%, Exploration 11.6%, Mystery 8.9%

"Static Sky: And Yet It █████" is a literary computer game based on the fear of and resistance to artificial intelligence. It imagines a future dominated by the generative AI "Sekai", where reality and hallucination blend and become indistinguishable.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.7%, Dystopian 21.6%, Adventure 21.5%, Exploration 11.8%, 3D 6.7%

A first-person survival horror game where you play as Riley, a night guard trapped in an abandoned summer camp. Explore, solve puzzles, and uncover the mystery while escaping a relentless creature that hunts you in the dark.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.4%, Adventure 16.9%, Puzzle 13.4%, Exploration 9.7%, Dark 7.8%

Walk home from school — and step into a different story every time. Talk to the people you pass in town, or take a closer look at the things around you, and a new tale begins.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.8%, Adventure 20.6%, Casual 16.1%, Exploration 10.8%, First-Person 7.2%

A first-person exploration game about the eerie stillness of liminal spaces. Solve puzzles and navigate surreal environments. Built entirely on atmosphere, with zero jump scares.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.3%, Adventure 12.8%, Surreal 12.6%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Atmospheric 9.5%

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 30.7%, Adventure 18.1%, Exploration 10.6%, First-Person 8.7%, Surreal 8.6%

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 25.5%, Puzzle 12.1%, Exploration 10.5%, Surreal 9.7%, First-Person 7.8%

A psychological horror walking simulator set in an endless flooded pool. Explore liminal corridors, notice subtle anomalies, and endure the growing tension as you search for an escape.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.6%, Adventure 16.6%, Puzzle 11.6%, Exploration 8.9%, Dark 6.3%

50 binary questions. Infinite consequences. Observe every detail... the environment could change. Fail to notice an anomaly, and you fail the test. The further you progress, the more rooms you have to remember. Permadeath.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.6%, Adventure 14.1%, Exploration 11.6%, Dark 9.6%, First-Person 9.6%

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 33.7%, Adventure 18.3%, Puzzle 15.2%, Exploration 12.2%, First-Person 11.4%

Wield your Balearic sling in a first-person puzzle narrative adventure through ancient ruins. Uncover a lost civilization and reactivate forgotten machines to reveal the secrets buried beneath Ciudadela.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.6%, Adventure 16.4%, Puzzle 16.2%, Exploration 11.2%, First-Person 9.4%

Uncover the mystery of an arctic cargo outpost's lost crew in this horror game. Take in the frozen sea and delve into the depths of the facility, finding items and uncovering new paths with each one to learn what really happened here. But be careful, because something else might be here with you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.8%, Psychological Horror 10%, Adventure 9.4%, Puzzle 8.9%, First-Person 8%

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 38.5%, Adventure 13.2%, Surreal 13.1%, Exploration 12.3%, First-Person 8.5%

MOBIUS is a true-story walking simulator narrative about the process of development hell, trauma, and emotional growth.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35%, Adventure 23.3%, Casual 11.9%, Exploration 11.9%, First-Person 7.7%

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 32.2%, Puzzle 14%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Adventure 10.3%, First-Person 9.8%

One night alone at the campground he loved as a kid. Closed for years, chained at the gate, rotting. A friend arrives at sunrise. Episode 2 of The Night Archive.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.1%, Adventure 12.5%, First-Person 9.9%, Casual 8.8%, 3D 7.3%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.7%, Adventure 20.1%, Casual 11%, Exploration 11%, First-Person 9.3%

You are a ghost forever trapped in endless worlds you never even knew existed. An atmospheric experience focused on slow pacing, exploration, and deep environmental immersion.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.3%, Adventure 18.9%, Exploration 11.1%, First-Person 8.5%, Mystery 6.9%

The Charity Shop is an atmospheric, surreal, first-person puzzle game where you use your camera to capture the essence of a life lived. To this end, you have been delivered to The Charity Shop, the place where people donate unwanted belongings—each carrying an imprint of the time they once shared.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.6%, Puzzle 14.2%, Exploration 12.9%, Surreal 10.9%, First-Person 8.6%

On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.5%, Adventure 16.3%, Dark 10.8%, Puzzle 9.2%, Exploration 8.2%

"to the" is a "one-way philosophical walking adventure" where no two players will have the same experience. Extend your path through your “choices” and make your way to 10,000 meters. Then, uncover the “truth” hidden within this game.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.1%, Adventure 14.4%, Casual 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, First-Person 9.6%

After the Curtain Call is a first-person, narrative puzzle game, which holds the story of Yujin who thinks her life as a play. She uses a special 'dimension camera' to switch the dimension of objects and solve puzzles. Through the journey, she face the truth that was forgotten...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.6%, Adventure 20.3%, Puzzle 15.3%, Dark 8.9%, First-Person 8.8%

Spot anomalies through endless corridors in an experiment known only as 'Hallway 41'. Successfully traverse them 10 times to complete the trial!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.9%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, First-Person 11.5%, Casual 11.5%, Adventure 10.3%

INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.9%, Puzzle 15.5%, Exploration 12.7%, Adventure 9.9%, First-Person 9.2%

The most important thing in the dark is what you can see and what remains unseen. A first-person point&click about exploring dark forest and chasing the star tower.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.3%, Puzzle 12%, Exploration 10.2%, Adventure 8.9%, Dark 8.8%

This is a 3D first-person walking simulator, where you'll take a leisurely stroll through a world of poolcore and bloomcore aesthetics. The goal of this game is to provide a pleasant and relaxing experience—no monsters, no jump scares, and no mandatory objectives.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.4%, Adventure 19.2%, Casual 18%, Exploration 11.1%, First-Person 7.3%

How do you go about your life when self-isolation has become the new normal? CHESTNUT GROVE is based on my personal experience of quarantine and features 100% real documents and notices.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.9%, Adventure 22.6%, Exploration 12.6%, Dark 9.9%, First-Person 9.4%

“Grandma, Is That You?” is a psychological horror game. As we visit our elderly and ill grandmother to help her, the old mansion reveals buried memories and dark secrets. The line between reality and illusion begins to blur.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.3%, Casual 14.9%, Adventure 11.1%, Exploration 10.2%, Surreal 8.2%

You are aboard an endless train. Find anomalies, report them, and move on. But be careful—missing just one may cost you the loop.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38%, Adventure 18%, Exploration 16.3%, Dark 10.1%, Atmospheric 8.2%

Loverowind is a very short experience about the wind of spring.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.3%, Casual 16.5%, Adventure 14.9%, Exploration 10.9%, First-Person 6.9%

Enter the World of Liminal² You awaken in a unknown place after entering a strange portal you found in an alley way. Find Recordings, solve puzzles and try to make it to the exit to make it out alive. Can you succeed?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.8%, Adventure 22.2%, Casual 17.2%, Exploration 11.5%, First-Person 7.5%

You're heading home from school. Something feels off. Observe your surroundings carefully to escape the endless street.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.7%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Casual 7.3%, Dark 6.8%, Surreal 6.8%

A nonlinear psychological horror game in which you attempt to free yourself from the constantly repeating daily cycle of life. Explore a total of 7 different endings. Will you be brave enough to take the leap, even if there seems to be No Way Out?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Dystopian 15.1%, Puzzle 9.7%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Exploration 8.1%

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 29.7%, Puzzle 14.1%, Adventure 14%, Exploration 9.9%, First-Person 7.4%

An atmospheric horror journey between reality and madness. Three paths lie ahead only one is free of anomalies. Observe closely. Choose wisely. Save the lost souls.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.7%, Puzzle 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Casual 9.2%, Dark 9.2%

Navigate the never-ending hallway of the Hudson: A hotel that doesn’t want its guests to leave. Observe your surroundings, spot irregularities, and choose the correct path to escape.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Exploration 10.6%, Surreal 8.8%, First-Person 8.4%

77th: The Game is an abstract representation of the experience of joining an online community. Walk through the community and solve the puzzles to progress as a community member.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.3%, Adventure 20.6%, Puzzle 14.3%, First-Person 9.7%, Surreal 8.5%

HushWood is an atmospheric first-person adventure set in a mysterious forest where night never ends. Follow the light, listen to the sounds around you, use your notebook for clues, and help those who live in the forest as you search for a way home—before you forget why you wanted to leave.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.7%, Puzzle 14.8%, Exploration 13.7%, Adventure 9.2%, First-Person 8.7%

REVEIL is a narrative first-person psycho-thriller game that focuses on story, puzzles and exploration. Find out what’s going on inside Walter Thompson and what his dark past at the Nelson Bros Circus has to do with it.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, Adventure 9.9%, Puzzle 9.4%, Surreal 9.3%, Dark 9.1%