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Games Like The Watching Woods: The Louse

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Psychological Horror, Walking Simulator, Horror, Atmospheric.

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Twelve-year-old Leva, returning to the mining village after the hospital, learns about the mysterious disappearance of his friend, and the familiar rhythms of school life begin to unravel. Soon, his days turn into a terrifying nightmare, accompanied by the relentless stomping of hundreds of insects.

Reviews: Positive — 85% — of 26 reviews
Released: 2026-01-13
Developer: Fleer Art Studio
Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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  1. #1 The Watching Woods: The Friend
    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Fleer Art Studio
    Windows

    Trying to fit in at her new school, Sonechka befriends a group of girls who call themselves the village witches. Completing their dares, she soon finds the tasks becoming increasingly strange, eerie, and cruel. How far will she go to be accepted?

    Why similar: Narration 15.7%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Surreal 11.1%, Horror 10.5%, Walking Simulator 10%

  2. #2 Shifting To The Backrooms
    96% matchVery Positive85% of 55 reviews2026
    Dev: Oopsome Games
    Windows

    Experience Will's complicated story, find a way out of the nightmare of liminal spaces by solving challenging puzzles and avoiding dangerous entities — all this awaits you in "Shifting To The Backrooms".

    Why similar: Narration 16%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Surreal 10.5%, Horror 9.7%

  3. #3 Intown Nightmares
    96% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 0-Game Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A horror almanac that tells the story of events in the city of Intown, built around a science station. The town is caught up by nightmares that in the future will affect the lives of every resident, follow how the impact of the nightmares on Intown will change over time.

    Why similar: Narration 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Walking Simulator 10%, Linear 9.4%, Horror 8.8%

  4. #4 Dead Man's Fault
    95% matchPositive86% of 37 reviews2022
    Dev: Parker BectonPub: Scrunko Games
    Windows

    A short psychological horror game about descending into a cave.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Narration 13.9%, Surreal 13.7%, Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%

  5. #5 Lola Maria
    94% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2025
    Dev: Kallim Studio
    Windows

    Lola Maria is a first-person psychological horror game where everyday tasks take a disturbing turn. Living with your grandmother, you uncover unsettling secrets as the line between family, memory, and the supernatural begins to blur.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.2%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Horror 10.3%, Narration 8.8%, Conversation 8.7%

  6. #6 They See You
    94% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2026
    Dev: MengEXE
    Windows

    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 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Surreal 13.3%, Horror 9.9%, Atmospheric 6.6%

  7. #7 Beer Machine
    93% matchVery Positive81% of 75 reviews2025
    Dev: Crack Creations
    Windows

    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 20.5%, Horror 14.4%, Dark 10.2%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Linear 9%

  8. #8 Framed Fear
    92% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: HunGames
    Windows

    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 23.9%, Surreal 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Horror 9.7%, Exploration 9.2%

  9. #9 NIGHTSLINK
    91% matchVery Positive80% of 117 reviews2021
    Dev: Noiseminded
    Windows

    You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.2%, Surreal 15.1%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Horror 9.8%, Linear 9%

  10. #10 The Gap
    91% matchMostly Positive73% of 142 reviews2023
    Dev: MV JPL
    Windows

    The Gap is a short first-person horror experience taking place in a ghostly abandoned house on a lonely street corner.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.5%, Narration 17.1%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 12.3%, Cinematic 11%

  11. #11 Overcome Your Fears - Caretaker
    89% matchMostly Positive76% of 140 reviews2025
    Dev: markuwaaaaa
    Windows

    Steve Jackson, a 19-year-old high schooler, is looking after a friends house and encounters eerie events in a small town. Dive into the dark mystery of the events you unwittingly became a part of. Will you be able to uncover the truth?

    Why similar: Conversation 16%, Walking Simulator 15.6%, Narration 15.4%, Psychological Horror 12%, Horror 9.3%

  12. #12 Tear Factory
    90% matchVery Positive90% of 83 reviews2022
    Dev: Daddysucc5000
    Windows

    A game about hunting rats, feeding them to your family, and going to bed.

    Why similar: Narration 16%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Surreal 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Old School 10.1%

  13. #13 Undying Flower
    88% matchPositive100% of 32 reviews2025
    Dev: CalcatzPub: indie.io
    Windows

    Would you forgive yourself if you killed someone you love? Enter the traumatic memories of The Flower, experience death as the killer and the killed, and submerge yourself in a dark, interactive adventure of emotions, suffering, and regret - looking for a way to forget.

    Why similar: Narration 13.1%, Surreal 12.7%, Conversation 11.9%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Cinematic 9.1%

  14. #14 S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored
    89% matchMixed68% of 72 reviews2021
    Dev: VolframePub: Art Games Studio S.A.
    Windows

    S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored is a science fiction FPS puzzle horror game, which takes place a few months after the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant disaster. Experience a tale about an unexplored area within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone - The S.W.A.N. Institute.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Narration 11.8%, Horror 9.7%, Surreal 9.4%

  15. #15 NineHells
    86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: caffeineline
    Windows

    Ninehells is a psychological horror first person single player, with an unraveling mystery, enriched with voice acting, and has virtual haunted attraction feeling. You play as Davie a man trying to remember his past while traveling though Hell. Play and find out what in the ninehells is going on!

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.7%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Narration 14%, First-Person 8.9%, Horror 8.7%

  16. #16 Dead on Arrival: Remastered
    87% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2022
    Dev: Lunar Panda Studios
    Windows

    Dead On Arrival: Remastered is an atmospheric horror-puzzle game. Uncover the true consequences of one’s actions. A remastered version of the original classic!

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Narration 12.6%, Cinematic 12.2%, Horror 10.9%

  17. #17 Crimson Snow (2023)
    86% matchVery Positive95% of 1,501 reviews2023
    Dev: Steppe Hare Studio
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Christmas is a joyful time, but this time something dark is hiding behind the holiday decorations. Your actions will determine whether you and your girlfriend survive Christmas night.

    Why similar: Conversation 14.4%, Narration 13.9%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Cinematic 10.2%

  18. #18 AUTO-CRISIS
    84% matchVery Positive88% of 84 reviews2025
    Dev: The Otherworldly Studios
    Windows

    You're driving away on a forest road, late at night, under a heavy storm. Your car breaks down. Luckily, there might be a gas station nearby. But a misfortune never comes alone. The storm has brought something else, something otherworldly that oddly smells of spilled diesel oil.

    Why similar: Surreal 16.2%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 10.7%, Dark 9.2%

  19. #19 Overcome Your Fears - Lighthouse
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: markuwaaaaa
    Windows

    Adam Foster, a 23-year-old office worker whose life is turned upside down after a breakup with his girlfriend. In an attempt to escape from himself, he takes a job as a lighthouse keeper, hoping to clear his mind. He could never have imagined the horror he would have to endure at his new workplace.

    Why similar: Conversation 15.9%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Narration 15.3%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 9.2%

  20. #20 No One Here But Me
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Blue Cat studio
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Surreal 14.7%, Walking Simulator 12%, Narration 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Horror 8.4%

  21. #21 Case Blind: Stolen Route
    83% matchMixed46% of 26 reviews2025
    Dev: Awdric
    Windows

    A horror game about escaping from a mysterious place after a chilling encounter in the woods. Explore, stay quiet, and make tough choices as you search for a way out.

    Why similar: Narration 19.6%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Horror 11.2%, Cinematic 9.6%

  22. #22 Face of Fear: The Forester
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: EvgenoLab
    Windows

    Face of Fear: The Forester is a psychological horror where you become a new forest ranger. A couple of months of silence, a house in the middle of a dense forest and not a soul around, what could go wrong?

    Why similar: Narration 16.7%, Conversation 13.4%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 9.5%

  23. #23 FATHER
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: wetboxteam
    Windows

    The family lives in isolation, following the strict rules of the father. But the attempt to escape evil turns into a horror that grows from within.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.2%, Walking Simulator 14%, Surreal 13.2%, Horror 10.6%, Narration 9.8%

  24. #24 Bedtime Horror Stories
    81% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Arkuda Inc.
    Windows

    Late night. A young man called Sam is home alone. He finds a mystical book that takes him into a world of horror stories that come alive. Start reading, but you must not break the most important rule. Once you have started the book, you must finish it!

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.3%, Narration 12.1%, Cinematic 12%, Horror 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

  25. #25 HOLFACE
    80% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Jonny's Games
    Windows

    Upon visiting his decrepit and dying grandfather, Isaac discovers an ancient evil that has parasitically dwelled within his ancestry for generations. Isaac must stop the parasite's symbiotic cycle from reoccurring or else become its new host.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Surreal 11.5%, First-Person 9.3%

  26. #26 Cognition Method
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team Cognition
    Windows

    Cognition Method is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game inspired by 2001: A Space Odyssey and Solaris. Discover the innovative mechanics of altering gravity and dive into the surreal setting. Find your way within a mysterious artifact and unveil a non-ordinary story.

    Why similar: Narration 15.3%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Surreal 13.5%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Horror 8.3%

  27. #27 [Chilla's Art] Inunaki Tunnel | 犬鳴トンネル
    81% matchMostly Positive77% of 603 reviews2019
    Dev: Chilla's Art
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    Inunaki tunnel (or Inunaki village) is a famous Japanese horror spot where people have been killed or burnt to death.

    Why similar: Horror 15.3%, Narration 14.3%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12%, Surreal 11.3%

  28. #28 Blind Sound
    79% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2023
    Dev: LunarDream GamesPub: Grey Dev
    Windows

    Blind Sound is a Game about, Exploration and Puzzle-solving. This is a Linear Story Based horror game which sets in a science facility. You will discover tons of thing and find about the Creepy history of this facility with Full of Creatures That extremely Dangerous.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Surreal 13.8%, Horror 11.7%, Dark 10.3%

  29. #29 Myosotis
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Matthew
    Windows

    Myosotis is a narrative-driven game following Frank Miller, an elderly man living alone after his wife’s passing. As days blur and nights grow darker, familiar places change, memories twist, and reality itself begins to slip away through conversation and story-driven moments.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 20%, Surreal 13.1%, Conversation 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 10.4%

  30. #30 Lost in Voice
    77% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: beforeyouknowgames
    Windows

    A psychological horror where reality fractures around musician John Hale. Explore a non‑linear story, haunting memories, and immersive sound as you slip between truth, delusion, and the darkness of your own mind.

    Why similar: Surreal 18.4%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, Horror 11.5%, First-Person 9.1%

  31. #31 Urbex Night Security
    78% matchMixed65% of 26 reviews2023
    Dev: Reflective Surfaces
    Windows

    Atmospheric slow-burn indie horror game. Walking simulator interspersed with various events, sometimes simple puzzles and a bit of running away.Student starts working as a security guard in the old abandoned factory that hides a dark secret.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 14%, Narration 14%, Conversation 13.8%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Linear 7.8%

  32. #32 Primavera Lihbor
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ZlakiFM
    Windows

    Immerse yourself in a captivating blend of exploration, puzzle-solving, and otherworldly encounters. Can you navigate through the chaos and unravel the truth?

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.2%, Narration 17%, Surreal 14.2%, Horror 9.2%, Exploration 7.9%

  33. #33 The Rain Spirit : Code Breaker
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Waves and Blaze
    Windows · Linux

    A First Person , Atmospheric Puzzle Exploratory Game. Uncover a huge interactive world filled with codes , clues and puzzles to unlock in different areas . Discover characters and story with an original score.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.3%, Narration 12.5%, Surreal 11.3%, Cinematic 11.2%, Dark 8.5%

  34. #34 Withered Haven
    74% matchPositive80% of 25 reviews2026
    Dev: Dark Snow Games
    Windows

    Withered Haven is a first-person psychological horror game. After the tragic loss of his wife and daughter, a broken man struggles to endure a collapsing reality. Familiar apparitions drift closer, echoing memories that mask a darkness beyond comprehension.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.5%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Surreal 13.1%, Horror 12.9%, Dark 10.8%

  35. #35 Saintless
    75% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Chocho Co.
    Windows

    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 17.9%, Surreal 14.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 10.7%, Linear 8.4%

  36. #36 Glimpse
    76% matchPositive82% of 22 reviews2024
    Dev: Melanzue
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    "Glimpse" is a single-player atmospheric horror game. Get a glimpse of the struggles and fears of a person affected by Alzheimer's Disease.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.6%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 12.1%, Linear 11.6%, Surreal 11.5%

  37. #37 Abode: Definitive Edition
    75% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2024
    Dev: Jordon SelwayPub: JordonGameDev
    Windows

    Abode: Definitive Edition is the updated edition of Abode, it is a short walking simulator horror game, you are stuck in a loop going through a small house, when horror starts happening around you.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14%, Surreal 13.1%, Horror 10.8%, Linear 7%

  38. #38 Phantomware 0
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lumimoth
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    It starts like any other late shift—quiet office, dull glow of the monitor, work dragging on. You think you’re alone. But then the screen flickers. A message pops up. Not from your team. Not from anyone you know. Suddenly the silence feels heavier. Something’s here. And it doesn’t want you to leave.

    Why similar: Narration 14.9%, Conversation 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Linear 8.2%

  39. #39 STILL WATCHING: The Night Caregiver
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 0xFF
    Windows

    Your real smartphone is your only weapon... Sync your phone with the game and pray it doesn't ring while you're hiding in the closet.

    Why similar: Narration 19.1%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Horror 11.4%, Cinematic 9.2%

  40. #40 Once Upon A Mind - A Little Too Friendly
    71% matchVery Positive92% of 228 reviews2025
    Dev: ZealPub: Cardiora Studio
    Windows

    A story-rich psychological horror inspired by real-life experiences. Follow Emily, 23, as she moves to Brooklyn for a fresh start, but finds herself drawn into a slow spiral of obsession and control. Featuring voice acting, this atmospheric and grounded experience is deeply unsettling.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 11.6%, Dark 8.5%, First-Person 7.2%

  41. #41 Unknown Call: Ohio
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Arachnocoder
    Windows

    You wake up in an empty forest in Ohio. A voice calls you. Says you're friends. Says you need to get out. But the signal keeps breaking, and so does your memory. Your friend will guide you from a distance, but he can't save you. Escape the creatures in the dark and find your friend.

    Why similar: Conversation 17.6%, Narration 16.9%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Mystery 8.3%, Horror 7.4%

  42. #42 Animas
    72% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Apamate Studio
    Windows

    Animas is a first-person psychological horror experience that plunges you into the dark secrets of the Blanco family. Explore a cursed house in the Venezuelan mountains, where time unravels to reveal decades of sectarian rituals and familial tragedies.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Narration 14.1%, Horror 9.5%, Dark 9.2%

  43. #43 The Hotel
    73% matchMostly Positive79% of 92 reviews2022
    Dev: Constant ArtPub: Constant_Art
    Windows

    The Hotel is a psychological horror thriller in which the player will have to face the evil living within the walls of a lonely hotel. But more importantly, the player will have to decide what this evil is to him. Maybe the nature of this evil is deeper than it seems at first glance.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.1%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Surreal 11.6%, Horror 11.2%, Dark 7.6%

  44. #44 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
    70% matchMixed70% of 56 reviews2025
    Dev: CGI LAB GAMES
    Windows

    In the Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket, you find yourself trapped in a labyrinth of endless, flickering aisles. Unearth dark secrets behind every shelf while evading lurking apparitions and supernatural terrors. Can you survive the haunted corridors and escape before the nightmare consumes?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 14%, Narration 13.4%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Horror 11.3%, Dark 9.8%

  45. #45 The Interval Bureau: Extension 0
    70% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2026
    Dev: Quiet Den Games
    Windows

    A short psychological audio horror call where every number routes you deeper into a faceless bureau that measures and files you.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.2%, Narration 14.2%, Surreal 13.1%, Horror 12.7%, Story Rich 11%

  46. #46 Silent Nights
    73% matchMostly Positive74% of 210 reviews2023
    Dev: JustTomcuk
    Windows

    Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Cinematic 11.4%, Narration 10.6%, Horror 10.3%

  47. #47 Box of Broken Nails
    70% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2025
    Dev: Cdodge
    Windows

    First-person psychological horror about ignorance and attempts. Protect yourself as a lone carpenter, hastily look for materials in your house to board up a door that shouldn’t exist. At any cost.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Surreal 14.6%, Narration 12.5%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Horror 10.1%

  48. #48 Odd Night
    71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: ShoXx
    Windows

    You're stuck in an endlessly looping hallway, but every time you enter it, something seems to be different. Try to spot everything that isn't supposed to be there, but most of all, make sure to get out alive.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.9%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Cinematic 14.3%, Horror 12.1%, Surreal 10.4%

  49. #49 Akeno's Veil
    69% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2025
    Dev: Gamefan
    Windows

    Spot the anomalies. Escape the loop. Akeno’s Veil is a psychological horror game where spotting anomalies is your only escape—from the relentless demon determined to pull you back.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 18%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Surreal 14.5%, Horror 11.6%, Mystery 7.2%

  50. #50 Kach
    71% matchVery Positive81% of 292 reviews2022
    Dev: Bhargav ModhaPub: BYGames
    Windows · Mac

    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 21.1%, Horror 16.6%, Dark 10.5%, Stylized 9.8%, Psychological Horror 8.1%

  51. #51 Bird Breakout
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Morphing Reality
    Windows

    Bird Breakout is a third person horror adventure game in which you play a corvid trying to find freedom. Explore the place you find yourself trapped in, avoid its security measures, and break free. Bird beware, the facility will not let you go easily.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.5%, Conversation 12.8%, Surreal 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Horror 9.5%

  52. #52 Farewell, Lucia
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: CirilXD
    Windows · Linux

    [Data Expunged], Eastern Bloc, September ██th, 19██A narrative discovery walking game. Slow paced and might get scary at times. (Cozy horror, if you will...) Walk through a soviet hotel. Knock at every door. Hold staring contests with paintings. But don't ever look into a mirror for too long...

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.3%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 10.4%, Dark 10.3%, Linear 8.7%

  53. #53 Hide Time
    68% matchMostly Positive75% of 81 reviews2025
    Dev: Midnight_Games
    Windows

    Hide Time is a story-driven horror game where you play as new employee of Passion Oasis. Explore that huge complex, do your tasks and uncover mysteries of your past.

    Why similar: Narration 20.3%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 11.3%, Mystery 8.6%, Stylized 8.2%

  54. #54 INDIKA
    68% matchVery Positive90% of 7,865 reviews2024
    Dev: Odd MeterPub: 11 bit studios
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.

    Why similar: Surreal 17.4%, Narration 15%, Cinematic 9.5%, Horror 9.3%, Walking Simulator 8%

  55. #55 Where the Walls Breathe
    67% matchMixed60% of 42 reviews2025
    Dev: WeSummonDemons!
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.6%, Surreal 16.5%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Horror 11.2%, Cinematic 7.4%

  56. #56 Memories : Silenced
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Cuddle Storm
    Windows

    A first person psychological horror experience set in a quiet suburban home. Witness a violent crime, uncover unsettling events, and endure a night where fear slowly takes over familiar spaces. Explore a grounded environment where tension builds through atmosphere and subtle storytelling.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.8%, Narration 22.8%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, First-Person 9.7%, Exploration 9.4%

  57. #57 The Hungry Fly
    66% matchVery Positive91% of 115 reviews2024
    Dev: Erupting AvocadoPub: indie.io
    Windows

    Once upon a time, there was a fly. A hungry fly. A fly with razor-sharp teeth, with a taste for dead things. This is the tale of its adventure to find something dead to devour, in a swamp where nothing dies, everything is grotesque, and every choice matters, no matter how surreal.

    Why similar: Surreal 19.9%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 11.9%, Walking Simulator 8.3%, Story Rich 8%

  58. #58 REVEIL
    66% matchVery Positive87% of 895 reviews2024
    Dev: PixelsplitPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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 17.4%, Surreal 15.7%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 10.8%, Dark 8.8%

  59. #59 THRESHOLD
    65% matchVery Positive85% of 1,227 reviews2024
    Dev: Julien EveilléPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.3%, Surreal 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 11.1%, Dark 9.4%

  60. #60 Hotel Overloop
    67% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2024
    Dev: BadTaste Studio
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.9%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Surreal 15.1%, Horror 11.3%, Linear 8.7%

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