Games Like The Woods

A short, experimental horror game about developing increasingly disturbing photographs in a darkroom.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.2%, Horror 18%, Thriller 15.3%, First-Person 13.1%, Indie 12.6%

Redrum Hotel is a short, first-person horror adventure game. Roam around the haunted hotel, collecting scattered notes and avoiding the evil presence that seeks to rid you of your sanity.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.5%, Thriller 20.8%, Horror 20.4%, First-Person 15.1%, Atmospheric 7.4%

Nightbell is a first-person Christmas Eve horror told through the eyes of a boy who stayed home with his mother. After a bedtime story about a witch with a bell, he wakes up to that same familiar chime, discovers his mother is missing, and comes face to face with a creature eerily similar to her.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.8%, Hidden Object 15.2%, Horror 13.4%, First-Person 13.1%, Thriller 12.8%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Horror 20.6%, First-Person 12.5%, Thriller 9.5%, Indie 8.1%

As a Stationmaster of a sleepy English station, it is your duty to carry out the nightly tasks and tend to the customers, but can the customers be trusted?

Why similar: Horror 24.7%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Indie 14.2%, Thriller 12.5%, First-Person 9.9%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.5%, Horror 21.7%, Thriller 15%, First-Person 14.2%, Atmospheric 8.5%

Embark on an epic adventure to become the greatest magician ever! Master the elements - water, fire, air, and earth. Explore magical worlds, fight with dangerous monsters, gain new elements abilities and solve puzzles.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.5%, Supernatural 16.2%, Horror 15.9%, Thriller 15.8%, First-Person 12%

This is a first-person indie horror game. In 9 Childs Street you will find the terrifying atmosphere of a recently abandoned house, and its captive inhabitants, through the eyes of a curious little boy in a red cap.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.2%, Horror 18.9%, First-Person 13.6%, Supernatural 11.7%, Dark 10.4%

Departed is an anomaly detection game, where you are stuck inside a looping subway system. Explore the station carefully and spot the differences. Nine consecutive correct decisions will bring you closer to your goal. Can you make your way through the endless platforms or will you get lost forever?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.6%, Hidden Object 13.9%, First-Person 13%, Horror 10.5%, Supernatural 10.4%

Stolen Blood is a first-person mystical horror game inspired by European folklore. Haunted by visions, you uncover a tragic past of family, curses, and death. These visions flow from your very blood—they call to you. Once you understand your past, only one question remains: whose soul will you save?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.7%, Supernatural 26.9%, Horror 17.9%, First-Person 16.8%, Indie 6.5%

If you scream, it's game over! A death game linked with a microphone. Can you escape from the closed haunted house?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.9%, Horror 22%, First-Person 18%, Thriller 17.2%, Dark 8.2%

You wake up to find yourself standing before an old house. The painful memories buried deep within your heart suddenly return. You don’t remember it well, but you used to live here. This is where it happened.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.8%, Horror 22%, First-Person 14.4%, Indie 9.7%, Supernatural 9%

An Exit 8–style game. Judge whether anomalies exist within the time limit and aim for the goal.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.3%, Thriller 21.2%, First-Person 15.2%, Horror 12.3%, Dark 8.4%

Cases of disappearances have become more frequent in the small town. The tracks lead to an empty house on the outskirts of the city...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.6%, First-Person 14.2%, Thriller 14%, Horror 12.6%, Supernatural 10.1%

Lost Verses is a first-person psychological horror game where you face supernatural forces and inner fears, using faith and your mother's teachings as defense. Survive the spiritual battles, PRAY! Resist the enemy, and it will flee from you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.4%, Supernatural 17%, Horror 16%, Thriller 12.3%, First-Person 12.2%

Escape a prison that rewrites itself with every loop. Search a shifting house where keys never spawn in the same place, survive the Warden's deadly game zones, and unravel a haunting personal horror in this psychological thriller. How many runs will it take to break the cycle?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.4%, Thriller 13.9%, Horror 12.9%, Hidden Object 12.2%, First-Person 11.4%

An The Exit 8 inspired anomaly game run through the hallways of a school spotting anomalies, turn back when you spot an anomaly, and level 0 will always be safe.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.9%, Horror 20.9%, First-Person 19.5%, Casual 10.6%, Indie 6.6%

SCP-087-B UE Remake is a free single-player horror experience which seeks to recreate many aspects of the 2012 game SCP-087-B made by Joonas Rikkonen while keeping the charm and feel of the original.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34%, Horror 26.4%, First-Person 16.3%, Supernatural 14.1%, Indie 5.6%

As a journalist, you travel to an abandoned village to investigate a dark event that occurred years ago. As you progress through missing babies, hidden diaries, and forbidden rituals, you will be forced to perform a dangerous ritual yourself to uncover the truth.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.7%, Horror 14.6%, Supernatural 14.3%, Thriller 13.8%, First-Person 13.5%

Explore a mysterious hotel's treacherous corridors to reach the bottom floor and escape. Use your wits to spot anomalies, avoiding traps to progress. Trust your intuition to overcome challenges and find freedom.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.2%, Hidden Object 13.9%, Supernatural 13.7%, First-Person 11.9%, Horror 10.5%

In the darkness, they are approaching. The protagonist is a detective who has come to the location to search for a person who has disappeared at a haunted spot. A horror game played from a first-person perspective. Can you safely escape from the terrifying abandoned house?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.4%, Thriller 16.8%, Hidden Object 15.5%, First-Person 13.8%, Horror 10.8%

“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 28.8%, Supernatural 15.9%, Thriller 15.4%, First-Person 12.9%, Horror 9.4%

To save money, you rent an unusually cheap apartment, believing you could coexist with “them” as you always have. But you soon discover that the disturbances here run far deeper—and are far more dangerous—than anything you’ve encountered before.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Supernatural 19.4%, Thriller 18.5%, Horror 15.8%, First-Person 15%

Inspired by Incantation. The Visit: Mizukawa is a first-person psychological horror game following several perspectives tied by a single curse. In a city haunted by tapes, each story brings the ritual one step closer to its end.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.9%, Horror 18.3%, First-Person 11.9%, Thriller 11.4%, Dark 8.6%

You've accepted a shady job offer at a doll factory. Inspect dolls for defects and anomalies. Follow strange protocols. Don't get fired and stay alive.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.3%, Supernatural 18.3%, Horror 17.7%, First-Person 13.8%, Thriller 12.1%

Minimalistic horror experience that offers 25-90 minutes of suspenseful gameplay as you try to escape from this unnerving reality.

Why similar: Supernatural 17.7%, Thriller 17.4%, Horror 15.5%, First-Person 12.9%, Walking Simulator 9.1%

The Anomaly Protocol – Something is wrong with the building. Floors repeat, reality shifts, and you’ve been assigned to investigate. Use your checklist to track anomalies—but the deeper you go, the more the truth slips away.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.9%, Horror 17.1%, Hidden Object 13%, Thriller 9.6%, Indie 8.9%

You step off the marked trail and a rockfall seals your way back. You begin to follow faint signs through a darkening forest, shadowed by something that knows these woods, and learn why places like this go unreported or why no one returns...

Why similar: Horror 22.3%, Walking Simulator 18.7%, First-Person 17.4%, Dark 13.5%, Indie 8.8%

A psychological horror observation game where you patrol a hospital’s ICU, spot disturbing anomalies, and survive by identifying changes before reality unravels.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.8%, Thriller 21.5%, Horror 18%, Supernatural 9.5%, First-Person 8.1%

A reporter uncovers the story, revealing that the hospital staff have fallen victim to a mysterious creature whose face is made of book pages. Traveling through various locations of the hospital, the player will collect clues and solve puzzles to uncover the truth.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.8%, Thriller 20.3%, Horror 19.5%, First-Person 11.3%, Atmospheric 7.7%

This is a walking simulator game where the story takes place in an abandoned school.You must escape the curse of Hanako and escape alive.Explore the school and collect the materials left behind to uncover what once happened in this school and find a way to escape.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.3%, Horror 20.8%, First-Person 17.7%, Dark 8%, Casual 7%

Echoes of Stella is a first-person horror adventure built around a unique echolocation device. Use it to navigate a distorted mirror world, revealing your surroundings in brief moments of clarity. Time your scans carefully, or risk exposing yourself.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.7%, First-Person 16.8%, Thriller 15.1%, Horror 10.1%, Casual 7.9%

A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Horror 16.9%, Thriller 16.8%, Supernatural 10.8%, First-Person 9.8%

You'll see a reflection of your past sins here, Jack. For every sin, there is a consequence. Will you surrender?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.7%, Thriller 23.4%, Horror 16.3%, First-Person 16.1%, Indie 6.8%

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 44.1%, Horror 19.6%, First-Person 18.3%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Indie 5.8%

Brews & Blood is a Atmospheric Horror game where you manage your uncle's liquor shop for one night in a remote Indian village.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.2%, Horror 21.4%, Thriller 18.1%, First-Person 12.7%, Indie 8.6%

A game in the genre of horror that tells you the story of the main character named John who works on the space station Atlant. You will find a leisurely gameplay with elements of small puzzles and story narration through the onboard crew records. Welcome to the space station Atlant!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.9%, Horror 23.1%, First-Person 19.6%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Indie 6.5%

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.5%, Horror 24.3%, First-Person 14.7%, Thriller 12.5%, Dark 5.4%

The village was alive. The factory was running. Then they found something. Now inside remains only what they believed in… and what their madness became.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.7%, Thriller 19.6%, Horror 16.4%, Supernatural 13.4%, First-Person 11.2%

Relive the lives of a student, teen, and worker in this first-person Japanese horror. With gentle scares, one-hour playtime, and a striking monochrome style, it’s perfect for newcomers. Crafted solo by a 20-year-old, this exploration-driven tale blends beauty with quiet dread.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.3%, Thriller 14.4%, Hidden Object 13.5%, First-Person 10.7%, Horror 9.7%

Invisible fear is a horror game where you will have to go through a nightmare, surviving during the nights, using your camera that is able to show the non-existent to your eyes...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Horror 14.7%, Supernatural 13.6%, Thriller 13.1%, First-Person 11.2%

A strange game disc appears at your door. Every difference you spot changes your apartment while something unknown tries to find a way inside.

Why similar: Supernatural 19.3%, Walking Simulator 17.8%, Horror 16.6%, Hidden Object 10.3%, First-Person 10.3%

Achromatic is a first-person horror puzzle game — Walk around the carnival you have been tasked with repairing and uncover the darker secrets that lie within. Solve puzzles and avoid the carnival workers as you try to escape.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.9%, Horror 23.1%, First-Person 13.7%, Supernatural 13%, Thriller 12.2%

Step into the role of a paranormal agent. It's time for field trials where you’ll identify anomalies firsthand. The trials are held in a partially controlled environment, but stay alert—unexpected threats may arise. Successfully report anomalies multiple times to earn your Field Agent badge.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.7%, Supernatural 18.8%, Horror 16.3%, First-Person 10.8%, Hidden Object 10.6%

Ethan Cole takes on a temporary night shift at the "Ravenhill" warehouse. What begins as a routine package sorting gradually turns into something far more disturbing. Before long, Ethan realizes that some shipments were never meant to be delivered.

Why similar: Supernatural 21%, Thriller 20.2%, Horror 20.2%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, First-Person 10.4%

IMPETUM - horror, thriller, drama with elements of detective fiction. Can you uncover the truth without losing your mind?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, Supernatural 18.5%, Thriller 16.7%, Horror 15.2%, First-Person 9.3%

Winston Bradley is an amateur explorer who is always looking for new adventures. His latest destination is a cave in Algeria, which is known for it famous cave paintings. But the further he goes into the cave, the more he realizes that something is wrong with it.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.3%, Horror 19%, Thriller 19%, Dark 10.3%, First-Person 9.9%

Mindbound is a short single-player horror game that revolves around uncovering what has happened. After a business trip, Marty returns home eagerly anticipating seeing his wife and daughter. But, things turn out differently than expected. The game emphasizes a deep atmosphere.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.9%, Horror 23.1%, Thriller 20.2%, First-Person 15.3%, Indie 9.2%

You have been sent photographs of a place where, according to rumors, an artifact of an ancient civilization is hidden... Do you dare to go there?!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.8%, Horror 18%, Supernatural 17.6%, First-Person 13.5%, Dark 8.4%

A short horror game where you unpack in a new house and experience paranormal occurrences.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.6%, Supernatural 19.4%, Horror 12.7%, Thriller 9.8%, First-Person 7.5%

Rent an apartment to finish your work and survive a night that grows increasingly strange. A first-person psychological horror game where routine, silence, and paranoia turn an ordinary place into somewhere impossible to leave.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31%, Indie 25.6%, Horror 19%, First-Person 16.1%, Atmospheric 8.3%

A psychological horror set in a deserted apartment, where you're trapped in a relentless cycle. Armed with a strange device, you must find and report every anomaly to escape. Can you make it past Flat 9?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.5%, Horror 19%, First-Person 14.8%, Indie 12.7%, Hidden Object 10.6%

You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.9%, Horror 17.7%, Supernatural 17.1%, Thriller 13.1%, Dark 9.2%

You are stuck in an infinite loop. Observe unusual activites and escape the loop.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.2%, Horror 16.7%, First-Person 15.2%, Thriller 10.5%, Hidden Object 10.1%

A frightening experience in the Japanese countryside!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.2%, Horror 28.3%, First-Person 16.2%, Indie 14.9%, 3D 2.3%

The main character wakes up in a tunnel of the subway and tries to find out that happened to it and other passengers of the train. To understand that after all it happened to the gone passengers, the player should investigate strange catacombs being deeply underground.

Why similar: Indie 33.6%, Horror 24.5%, Walking Simulator 18.3%, First-Person 16.6%, Atmospheric 6.4%

You agreed to play three games with the devil to fulfill your wishes. Detect anomalies in environments trapped in a loop and choose the right door. Reign in your fears and move toward your goal!

Why similar: Supernatural 17.4%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Horror 14.3%, Hidden Object 12.9%, Thriller 11.4%

The events unfold in an old house built in 1876. Two friends returning from a party were caught in a storm. They had to stay in an abandoned house to wait out the bad weather. To survive, the friends had to unravel the secrets of the mansion, go after the one who is trying to help.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.2%, Supernatural 13.2%, Hidden Object 12.2%, First-Person 12.2%, Thriller 11.9%

This is a short, first-person psychological horror game with VHS effects. Be careful, you are facing a terrifying being.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.1%, Horror 24.5%, Thriller 12.4%, First-Person 9.3%, Indie 7.9%

You find yourself trapped in a dream. If you capture anomalies in the dream with a camera, you might be able to escape.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.2%, Horror 19.7%, Hidden Object 17.4%, First-Person 13.6%, Indie 6.5%