Games Like The Wetrooms: Liminal Pools

You wake up trapped in a strange swimming pool. A 20-minute psychological horror experience where familiar spaces transform into alien nightmares. There are no monsters. Only you, an endless maze of water, and your slowly dissolving grip on reality.

Why similar: Pool 46.5% ★, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Horror 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Surreal 7.4%

A loner's journey by foot is about to get lonelier and lengthier! Liminal Salvation puts you in a vast labyrinth of pools where finding the exit route will require absolute patience & zeal. Can you make it to the very end... or out of deep conflict, give up the ghost?

Why similar: Pool 44.9% ★, Walking Simulator 22.5%, Horror 10.6%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Adventure 4.9%

Explore and admire while navigate through eerie, surreal environments inspired by the Backrooms lore. Explore this uncanny world lost in time and get lost in the otherworldly architecture in a world where reality bends and your sanity is tested.

Why similar: Pool 37.9% ★, Walking Simulator 23.5%, Surreal 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Exploration 5.2%

'BACKROOMS' is an immersive first-person exploration horror game. Wander through the endless liminal spaces made with procedural generation, try to survive, and find an escape.

Why similar: Pool 33.8% ★, Walking Simulator 18.5%, Horror 14.9%, Surreal 9.1%, Adventure 7.4%

You watch a news program in the middle of the night featuring an unsettling reporter. As you watch, the world around you begins to warp and become unrecognizable. This is one broadcast you won't soon forget.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Surreal 24.1%, Horror 15.8%, Psychological Horror 7.7%, Exploration 5.8%

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 35.1%, Surreal 13.9%, Horror 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9%, Exploration 8.3%

What lies beyond The 4th Wall?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.9%, Surreal 28.4%, Horror 18.8%, Exploration 7.3%, Adventure 5.3%

You awaken in an elevator. Something is terribly wrong with this apartment building. Find the scattered notes, follow the clues, and escape—before it's too late.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.2%, Surreal 17.3%, Horror 13.5%, Adventure 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11%

Hollow Floor is a psychological horror walking simulator set in a looping, scorched apartment. Stalked by a restless corpse, you must unravel the truth before you're consumed by it.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.5%, Surreal 25.2%, Horror 16.5%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Dark 5.3%

You can go left or right, but remember, a mistake will cost you your life…

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.8%, Surreal 17.9%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 13%, Exploration 6.6%

Short description, huh? Ok - run from IRS, try to find money, don't lose your corporate infested mind.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.9%, Surreal 15.8%, Horror 13.1%, Action 13%, Psychological Horror 10.9%

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 34.4%, Surreal 24.7%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Adventure 7.5%, Atmospheric 7.2%

Observe a familiar Japanese elementary school corridor at night. If nothing has changed, go downstairs. If you spot an anomaly, go upstairs. A wrong choice sends you back to 6F. Escape the loop in this short first-person horror game.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34%, Surreal 17.3%, Horror 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11%, Puzzle 8.4%

After discovering a strange anomaly on Jupiter's moon, Europa, you find yourself in the outer reaches of a dangerous, uncanny complex.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.5%, Surreal 21.6%, Horror 13.5%, Adventure 10%, Exploration 7.5%

You are trying to reach classroom 1.09. Nobody is around, and the atmosphere feels wrong. Trapped in looping corridors, your only way out is to observe carefully, spot anomalies, and choose the right door… or remain trapped.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.4%, Surreal 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 13.5%, Exploration 5.3%

In this observation horror game you find yourself stuck in an endlessly looping candy town. Spot the anomalies to break out of the loop… or stay trapped forever… And don't let the candy people bite!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.8%, Surreal 23.5%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 15.8%, First-Person 3.8%

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 37.1%, Surreal 14.7%, Horror 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Exploration 8.8%

Trapped within shifting liminal spaces, you must rely on keen observation to survive. Inspect your surroundings, detect subtle anomalies, and make the right elevator decisions to break the loop and escape.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.1%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 15%, Surreal 14.3%, Puzzle 6.2%

TAMAGORUDO - Floor 0 - is an atmospheric psychological horror game. You will find yourself stuck in a parallel floor of the Backrooms, trying to break out of the loop of a chicken-or-the-egg paradox. Will you find the answer to this endless question ?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.7%, Surreal 20.5%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Exploration 7.6%, Adventure 7.6%

A slow burn walking sim with an interactive soundtrack and horror vibes. You explore abstract locations and create your own unique sound for each of them by moving around and using Monoliths.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.6%, Surreal 23.8%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 6.8%, Atmospheric 4.9%

The Charity Shop is an atmospheric, surreal 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, a place where people donate unwanted belongings—each carrying an imprint of the time they once shared.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.7%, Surreal 22.2%, Horror 11.6%, Exploration 6.3%, Puzzle 6.1%

You’re a thief! You’ve received a job from a dealer, and now you must steal several artifacts from an ancient tomb recently discovered by archaeologists!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.4%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Horror 16.5%, Dark 8.9%, Action 6%

A first-person liminal horror exploration game where you walk endless halls, open doors, encounter 13 anomalies, sink through darker layers, reach Terminal, and wake again—because there is no true exit.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.2%, Horror 17.2%, Surreal 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Exploration 7.6%

"Office 8" is a psychological walking simulator exploring the unsettling nature of liminal office spaces. Pay close attention — your sanity depends on it.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.8%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Surreal 16.6%, Horror 13.8%, Exploration 5.3%

The Daughter is a first-person narrative horror game where the line between reality, dream, and memory slowly fades. You search for your missing daughter in a forest, only to find a house and a silent child who offers to help you… on one condition.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.3%, Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Surreal 10.2%, Dark 9%

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 22.9%, Horror 17.8%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Surreal 11.9%, Adventure 5.7%

Exit Slum 11 is an anomaly observation running simulator with an eerie atmosphere.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.8%, Horror 16.9%, Action 16.8%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Adventure 13%

17 Horror rooms simulating common phobias. Are you afraid of spiders, cockroaches, snakes, heights, fire, being buried alive? Enter the black doors and conquer your fears!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.2%, Surreal 19.1%, Horror 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Exploration 8%

A lightweight psychological horror and a walking simulator, where the player needs to carefully observe the surroundings to succesfully flee from this wretched place.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.6%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Surreal 16.3%, Horror 14.2%, Exploration 5.5%

Exit 8-affected, 'Find the Old Man' departure simulation. The final person to leave must check that no other employees remain before switching off the lights and locking up. Note: This game currently only supports Japanese. English support is planned for a future update.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.3%, Surreal 26.1%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 9.2%, Exploration 7.2%

A first-person horror observation game where you must spot the anomaly to escape. Every platform is randomised, with over 30 anomalies waiting. Every death adds another name to the toll. How many will you sacrifice before you reach Platform 13?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Surreal 14.3%, Horror 13.5%, Exploration 7.4%

You are trapped inside your new home, where doors open up to various liminal spaces and anomalies appear around every corner. Will you manage to find your way out?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.1%, Surreal 17.4%, Horror 14.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Exploration 7.2%

Death Motel is a short, intense first-person horror experience about the paranormal events occurring at abandoned Crimson Motel.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.5%, Horror 22.5%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Adventure 11.6%, Action 5.6%

Face the fears lurking in the dark. Obscula is a psychological horror experience that tells the story of someone seeking the truth but finding themselves trapped in a nightmare. There's no escape, only answers… but are you ready for the truth?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.6%, Surreal 19.2%, Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Dark 7.6%

Melancholia Maze is a brief atmospheric horror adventure in a twisted version of home. Complete everyday tasks while avoiding lurking demons, collect clues to piece together a lifeline, and find your way out of the darkness. Escape is just a call away.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.8%, Surreal 17.1%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 10.6%, Exploration 9.2%

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 23.6%, Surreal 17.1%, Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Dark 8.1%

Find your way out of BABBDI. A short, first person exploration experience.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.1%, Surreal 24.9%, Horror 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Exploration 9.9%

Every floor looks normal… until it isn't. Go up if everything is fine, down if something is wrong. One mistake sends you back. The deeper you go, the less the corridor obeys its own rules.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.8%, Surreal 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 14.2%, Dark 7%

Wander through bright liminal spaces shaped by distant summer memories. Ride a childhood scooter, reveal hidden paths with Dream Vision, and capture surreal moments with your camera. No combat—just calm exploration.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.8%, Surreal 24.6%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Exploration 8.7%, Atmospheric 5.9%

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 22.8%, Walking Simulator 18.6%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 14%, Dark 7%

Ominous Obscurity is a single-player horror adventure game set in places from the protagonist's childhood. Solve interesting puzzles, while hiding from insidious horrors waiting for you in the shadows.

Why similar: Surreal 20.5%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 12.9%, Action 6.1%

This is the story of curse and blessing hidden under a bloodline. Tamako wakes up to see an unfamiliar ceiling. She seeks an escape from the mansion, through traces of distorted feelings. “Novel-to-Experience” Adventure Horror.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.3%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 17.4%, Adventure 8.4%, Exploration 7.4%

A short PSX-style horror game featuring light scares, humor, and a mysterious story. Supports Arabic and English And no Music In This Game

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.9%, Horror 19.5%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Action 8.8%, Exploration 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 33.9%, Horror 18.9%, Surreal 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Dark 8.5%

Escape the never-ending hallway of the Hudson: A hotel that doesn’t want its guests to leave. Spot anomalies, explore hidden spaces, collect narrative clues, and uncover the stories of the previous guests.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.4%, Surreal 17.6%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 10.8%, Exploration 8%

Explore liminal spaces and control world lighting in real-time with the press of a button. Secrets can be revealed by the light or the dark. Search for signs of life and use your radio to catch any stray broadcasts. Learn the secrets of the Drift Halls, or simply take in the sights.

Why similar: Pool 50.8% ★, Walking Simulator 20.4%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Horror 9.1%, Exploration 4.2%

Late at night in an office tower, you are trapped in floors that keep repeating. Some of them have let in things that don't belong to this decade, as if something would rather you stayed. Spot the anomalies, keep going down, and find out what this building really is.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Surreal 14.8%, Horror 13.9%, Exploration 6.3%

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 26.8%, Surreal 17.6%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 13.7%, Exploration 6.4%

The Door Factory is a first-person horror game where you inspect mysterious doors before they are sent into production. Step inside, observe the environment, spot anomalies, and decide whether each door should be approved or reported.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.1%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Surreal 14.1%, Exploration 5.5%

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 27.5%, Surreal 17.5%, Horror 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Exploration 7.5%

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 33.4%, Surreal 12.2%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Adventure 8.2%, Exploration 7.9%

Vellar is a first-person psychological horror game where a family is dead… but the recordings they left behind slowly reveal a version of events that doesn’t match reality. Explore a shifting house filled with impossible rooms, distorted corridors, and uncover a truth that refuses to stay buried.

Why similar: Surreal 19.4%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 15%, Dark 8.1%

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 25.6%, Surreal 18.4%, Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Dark 6.9%

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 25.7%, Surreal 18.6%, Horror 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Dark 6.7%

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: Walking Simulator 20.5%, Surreal 16.3%, Horror 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Dark 8.5%

Next Station: A surreal Survival Horror/Walking Simulator. Trapped in mysterious, lonely rooms, you must solve puzzles, survive monsters, and avoid traps to find the exit. Experience a dark, immersive atmosphere with unique NPCs and creatures reflecting the void. Can you find your way out?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.3%, Surreal 18.1%, Horror 17.2%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Exploration 6.5%

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 37.1%, Surreal 17.6%, Adventure 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Exploration 8.7%

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 33.8%, Surreal 21.5%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Puzzle 6.2%, Adventure 5.6%

TRAFFIC is an Atmospheric First-Person Psychological Horror game about a troubled child in a home where he must deal with both internal and external stresses. You will communicate with your parents, do your chores, and stay out of the way.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.6%, Surreal 18.6%, Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Dark 7.6%