Games Like THRESHOLD

The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.6%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Horror 10.5%, Surreal 9.8%, Thriller 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric and surreal psychological horror game that mirrors the narrative intensity of THRESHOLD.

You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Dark 10.8%, Horror 10.2%, Exploration 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same liminal, walking-simulator dread found in isolated, repetitive environments.

A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.4%, Horror 20%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Dark 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Like THRESHOLD, it focuses on claustrophobic, shift-based survival in a confined, atmospheric environment.

You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 14.8%, Surreal 13.8%, Exploration 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the 'anomalous' exploration style that makes the mundane feel deeply unsettling.

Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.6%, Horror 20.4%, Thriller 17.1%, Atmospheric 12%, Retro 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully blends mundane tasks with escalating psychological horror and a strong narrative focus.

Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.

Why similar: Horror 29.8%, Surreal 15.5%, Mystery 11.8%, Thriller 10.8%, Dark 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the core loop of performing specific, repetitive tasks while being hunted by supernatural psychological threats.

Share thoughts and hot food with your last ever clients, as you wait for the world to end.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.3%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It features a shift-based setting with heavy emphasis on dialogue, choices, and multiple endings.

Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.7%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Thriller 10.9%, Surreal 10.1%, Dark 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn, atmospheric psychological horror game that emphasizes exploration and surreal, unsettling encounters.

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

Why similar: Surreal 22%, Horror 16.8%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Walking Simulator 9.8%, Retro 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its surreal, low-poly aesthetic and fragmented storytelling create a similar sense of unease and mystery.

This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.

Why similar: Thriller 13.2%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Surreal 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Dark 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, investigation-heavy game that explores the psychological depths of its characters.

A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.

Why similar: Dark 21.8%, Horror 19.5%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Thriller 18.7%, Exploration 15.8%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly replicates the feeling of performing a lonely, shift-based job that slowly descends into a nightmare.

This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.3%, Horror 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Dark 10.4%, Thriller 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a dense, atmospheric walking-simulator experience in a claustrophobic, dark urban setting.

Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

Why similar: Horror 25.2%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, Dark 11.2%, Survival Horror 9.9%, Walking Simulator 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, psychological horror experience that relies on atmosphere and environmental storytelling to build tension.

Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.9%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Horror 10.6%, Dark 10.4%, Survival Horror 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines psychological horror with dark, atmospheric exploration and survival elements.

As the lights go out, the embers of darkness are stoked in the sleepy town of Dormont. Confront uncomfortable horrors, keep your sanity in check and survive the night in this story-driven first-person psychological-thriller.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 11.6%, Surreal 11.5%, Thriller 11.1%, Horror 9.7%, Survival Horror 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a psychological horror experience centered on exploration and dark, atmospheric storytelling.

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 20.1%, Surreal 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Thriller 9.5%, Atmospheric 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric walking simulator that focuses on discovery and psychological unease.

You were supposed to have a relaxing cabin trip on a island all alone but after several strange encounters you had a mystery to solve, will you be able to survive a first-person psychological horror game or will you run away?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Surreal 10.9%, Dark 10.7%, Horror 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the isolation and dark, atmospheric dread of being trapped in a remote location.

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 13.6%, Dark 12%, Survival Horror 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in atmospheric, sci-fi psychological horror that explores deep existential themes in an isolated setting.

Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.

Why similar: Horror 19.1%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Thriller 13.1%, Adventure 12.1%, Indie 9%

Why You'll Like It: Set in a lonely station, it focuses on mystery and atmosphere through a unique, constrained perspective.

"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 11.2%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Thriller 10.3%, Horror 9.8%, Dark 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, first-person psychological horror game that focuses on investigation and survival.

You are alone in a deserted station. Or are you? Take pictures of strange anomalies around the station and you might find a way out.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21%, Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Mystery 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes exploration and multiple endings within a surreal, mysterious setting.

Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.4%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 16.8%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Atmospheric 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It features a mix of immersive-sim elements and psychological horror in a lonely, isolated setting.

There are 6 depths to descend; the further you go, the more terror you will experience. Uncover mysteries, solve puzzles, and immerse yourself in a dark storyline that Inside Depth 6 has to offer. Journey through all 6 depths to uncover the secrets buried within.

Why similar: Thriller 18.5%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Dark 13.7%, Horror 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological horror game that focuses on tension and exploration in a mysterious environment.

A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Horror 17.1%, Surreal 13.8%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Atmospheric 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic psychological horror game that excels at making the player feel trapped and vulnerable.

The Station is a first-person sci-fi mystery set on a space station sent to study a sentient alien civilization. Assuming the role of a recon specialist, players must unravel a mystery which will decide the fate of two civilizations.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.7%, Story Rich 17.7%, Atmospheric 14.9%, Mystery 9.6%, Adventure 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi mystery game that relies on environmental storytelling and atmosphere to build tension.

Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.5%, Thriller 17.2%, Horror 13.3%, Dark 12.2%, Mystery 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-rich psychological horror game that uses atmosphere and mystery to drive its narrative.

Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.9%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 13%, Dark 13%, Surreal 8%

ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Thriller 13.5%, Dark 12.7%, Horror 9.7%

Implements of Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mysteries, unlock the secrets, and change the outcome in a slow-paced atmospheric, and extremely horrifying experience.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Thriller 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 11.3%, Dark 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A walking simulator that leans heavily into atmospheric, psychological horror and surreal imagery.

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 19.8%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 13.2%, Dark 12.1%, Thriller 11.1%

The Hotel is an "old style" survival horror game!! Fight zombies and solve puzzles to try to escape!!

Why similar: Survival Horror 53.1%, Adventure 17.3%, Horror 16.7%, Indie 7.3%, Singleplayer 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a classic, atmospheric walking-simulator experience with a focus on psychological dread.

You are here to listen to The Voice, do what he says. But don't listen to other voices...

Why similar: Horror 17.9%, Dark 15.4%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Thriller 9%

Water Delivery is a first person, horror experience where you play as a water delivery boy. Ride along in the delivery truck from house to house. Deliver filled water jugs, find and return empty jugs, and collect all the payments. Will you be able to finish your final route of the evening?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Surreal 10.1%, Horror 9.6%, Dark 8.8%

The Derailed is a first-person psychological horror game. Beneath the dusty arches of a nearly forgotten depot, shadows of the past tremble. Whether you want to or not, you will have to uncover the dark secrets of this place.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 19.5%, Walking Simulator 19.2%, Dark 18.5%, Exploration 10%

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 15.9%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Surreal 11.1%, Dark 10.8%, Horror 10.4%

In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.3%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Mystery 9.1%, Horror 8.4%

You’ve been trapped in a school by a mysterious God. Memorize your surroundings, spot the anomalies, and reach floor 0 to earn your escape.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.4%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 12%, Dark 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.5%

The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.1%, Thriller 15.8%, Horror 14.4%, Survival Horror 10.4%, Mystery 9.6%

Sector 404 is a first-person anomaly horror game set in a crumbling Soviet housing block. After taking your medicine, your world begins to fracture. Climb from floor to floor, uncovering distorted anomalies and your own unraveling mind. Miss too much, and reality resets. Will you ever make it home?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 11.5%, Thriller 11.3%, Choices Matter 8.6%

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 18%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 12.5%, Surreal 10.4%, Dark 10.3%

Alone on a remote island, you're tasked with keeping a lighthouse. But the horrific events that claimed the lives of previous keepers still whisper through the air. Each day, the line between reality and delusion fades and something in the dark is waiting for the last keeper

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Thriller 13.3%, Dark 11.9%, Horror 11.3%

Can this last case of Oliver, all be just a small part of a bigger picture? Gather clues, unravel the mystery behind the case and uncover the truth.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.6%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Dark 12.5%, Surreal 10.6%, Survival Horror 10%

Liminal Shift is a unique atmospheric suspense game developed using the latest Unreal Engine 5 technologies such as Lumen and Nanite. With every step you take, Liminal Shift pushes you deeper into an eerie, unsettling experience like no other.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.6%, Thriller 14.7%, Surreal 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 10.5%

You find yourself trapped in the endless maze of Kyoto's backstreets, trying to reach the temple of Hōkan-ji before the main tourist rush. Inspect the street for anomalies, choose the right path, and reach your destination... or be trapped forever.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.2%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Thriller 12%, Horror 10.4%, Surreal 8.4%

"The Stalked 2" is a standalone horror sequel to "The Stalked", where you play as Rachel, an avid hiker. What begins as a relaxing hike to a cabin turns into a nightmare filled with eerie interactions and unsettling events. Will you survive?

Why similar: Thriller 16.7%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 12.9%, Dark 12.3%

Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.3%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 10.5%, Thriller 9.8%, Dark 8.9%

A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.9%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 11%, Dark 10.9%, Thriller 9.9%

You're working overtime again in your dead-end job, whilst your boss is on vacation. However, strange things are happening throughout the office. Complete your daily work tasks, explore your office, report any anomalies you may find, and you may just find yourself getting a promotion...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Surreal 13.3%, Mystery 10.4%, Choices Matter 7.8%

It's difficult to know how many locomotives have been swallowed by the suffocating blizzards of the Widow's Run. Cursed with creeping tales of things that lurk in the dark and overshadowed by frequent casualties, it now stands as your only path forward. Will you be able to survive?

Why similar: Horror 26.4%, Dark 19.3%, Story Rich 14.2%, Atmospheric 12%, First-Person 9.6%

Board the train! Run away from a weirdo! Solve some puzzles! Make friends with some ghosts! Try not to become a ghost yourself!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.9%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%

A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.

Why similar: Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Surreal 10.2%, Thriller 9.3%

Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 13.2%, Surreal 12.9%, Thriller 11.6%

Step into an uncanny building trapped in endless loops. Use the elevator, uncover unsettling anomalies, and evade the Entity lurking behind you. Liminal Exit is an immersive game inspired by liminal spaces and Exit 8. Explore 3 liminal space floors and track anomalies to escape, but watch your back!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.7%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Surreal 14.9%, Horror 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.3%

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: Walking Simulator 15.2%, Surreal 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Dark 12.6%, Horror 12%

Spot anomalies and uncover hidden clues to escape an office where overwork turns strange and experiments happen more often than coffee breaks.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.2%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Surreal 13.5%, Horror 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9%

You are trapped in a small house, suffering from psychosis with no memory. Carefully observe your surroundings to distinguish reality from hallucinations, and overcome your illness by taking medication from visitors at the right time.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.9%, Horror 12.4%, Thriller 10%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Mystery 7.2%

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 20.3%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Thriller 15.8%, Horror 14.3%, Dark 12.2%

Take on night shifts at a remote motel, handle unsettling guests, and navigate eerie events. Experience Emma’s unnerving apartment life, feel the unease of being watched, and question what’s real as the line between reality and nightmare blurs.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.8%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Thriller 17.2%, Horror 13.1%, Story Rich 8.6%

Lost in a series of endless train station hallways, find your way to the exit Platform in this First-Person Anomaly Spotting game set in the Midnight Monitor universe. Watch out for anomalies - If you see any, turn back immediately! Can you find your way out of Aldercourt Station?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.6%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Horror 18.3%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Exploration 11.1%

Your task today: Memorize your environment and report any anomalies. Good luck with your shift! "Shift 87" is an observation horror game with subtle anomalies and unsettling occurrences.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.6%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Thriller 17.8%, Dark 10.9%, Mystery 9.2%