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 16.9%, Walking Simulator 13%, Horror 10.8%, Surreal 9.7%, Thriller 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the same claustrophobic, psychological dread and surreal storytelling aboard an isolated vehicle.

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Dark 10.6%, Horror 10.3%, Exploration 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the eerie, repetitive transit-based horror and spatial anomaly themes found in Threshold's shift work.

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 15.4%, Surreal 13.5%, Exploration 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on observant navigation through surreal, repeating environments where subtle changes signal danger.

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

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.6%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11%, Choices Matter 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines mundane service-job tasks with mounting psychological tension and choices that alter your fate.

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 21.9%, Horror 17%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Walking Simulator 10.4%, Retro 10%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers the same low-poly, surreal, and deeply unsettling atmospheric dread through fragmented storytelling.

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 15%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Surreal 10%, Dark 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Immerse yourself in a lonely, isolated job filled with creeping dread and Lovecraftian mystery.

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 16.5%, Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Dark 10.2%, Thriller 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Explores deeply unsettling, cramped urban spaces wrapped in a thick atmosphere of psychological horror.

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

Why similar: Horror 20.5%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Dark 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Plunges you into extreme isolation inside a cramped, claustrophobic vehicle navigating an unnerving void.

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%, Horror 9.9%, Survival Horror 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Builds a heavy, dark atmosphere revolving around psychological tension and shadow-filled exploration.

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 18%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Thriller 10.7%, Surreal 10.1%, Horror 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a hand-drawn, highly atmospheric folk-horror journey steeped in surreal isolation.

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 12.8%, Surreal 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Dark 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Dives deep into surreal psychological investigation and mind-bending narrative choices.

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 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 13.8%, Dark 11.8%, Survival Horror 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Presents a masterclass in philosophical psychological horror and terrifying isolation at the edge of the world.

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 21.7%, Horror 19.9%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Thriller 18.6%, Exploration 15.7%

Why You'll Like It: Blends a routine mundane job with a creeping sense of being watched and targeted by unseen terrors.

The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.

Why similar: Horror 28.2%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Surreal 10.2%, Mystery 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features a routine night shift that slowly devolves into a terrifying psychological ordeal.

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 20.4%, Surreal 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Thriller 9.4%, Atmospheric 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a surreal, atmospheric exploration through quiet and unnerving architectural spaces.

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 16.1%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Surreal 11.1%, Dark 10.7%, Horror 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Matches the quiet, dark walking-simulator style with an oppressive psychological atmosphere.

From the darkness is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an old Soviet abandoned apartment.

Why similar: Horror 23.6%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Dark 13.9%, Survival Horror 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Explores an eerie, abandoned apartment with a suffocating atmosphere of pure dread.

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 13%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Surreal 10.1%, Horror 9.8%, Dark 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines mundane transit and delivery work with a building sense of mystery and horror.

Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.

Why similar: Horror 20.6%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Mystery 10.1%, Walking Simulator 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Traps players in the crushing isolation and claustrophobia of the deep sea with failing resources.

Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.

Why similar: Survival Horror 22.1%, Horror 17.6%, Story Rich 16.4%, Exploration 16.2%, Atmospheric 14.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines lonely vehicle-based journeying with surreal anomalies and atmospheric survival.

Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!

Why similar: Horror 24.7%, Survival Horror 22.8%, Retro 16.5%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Atmospheric 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers intense, claustrophobic survival horror within a sinister, enclosed setting.

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 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Surreal 11%, Horror 10.6%, Dark 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the theme of isolated retreat turning into a chilling psychological nightmare.

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 21.3%, Horror 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Mystery 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Explores bizarre spatial anomalies and uncanny environments during a solitary shift.

THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.

Why similar: Exploration 22%, Atmospheric 20.2%, Walking Simulator 20.2%, First-Person 10.6%, Survival Horror 9%

Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes the brutal, lonely struggle for survival against the elements in a vast, cold wilderness.

Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.7%, Horror 14.4%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Surreal 10.2%, Exploration 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Investigates a lonely, snow-swept northern landscape filled with mystery and eerie isolation.

A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.9%, Thriller 11.1%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Horror 8.8%

A free, VHS styled, first-person found footage horror game, which runs exactly for 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

Why similar: Horror 32.4%, Psychological Horror 30.9%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Dark 8%, Atmospheric 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Presents an ultra-short, highly atmospheric found-footage vignette of isolated dread.

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 25.4%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, Dark 11.3%, Survival Horror 10.2%, Walking Simulator 8%

Why You'll Like It: Explores a shifting, haunted domestic space driven by deep psychological horror and surreal pacing.

The well has gone dry. It's up to you to find out why. Traverse through abandoned tunnels. Discover remnants of a ritual never meant to be seen. Power dying machinery to bring light into darkness. Dig into broken earth and crawl your way out. Down here you’re not exploring... you're trespassing.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Horror 11.1%, Surreal 9.5%, Dark 8.7%

You are a participant in Project Threshold, an experiment designed to force people to confront their deepest fears. Pass through sets of blue and red doors, survive what waits beyond them, and reach the end, if escape is even possible.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.8%, Horror 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Surreal 10.9%, Atmospheric 6.9%

You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.4%, Thriller 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.7%

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 17.7%, Horror 16.7%, Indie 7.1%, Singleplayer 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Traps the player in a lonely, unsettling building where reality bends with every step.

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 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Thriller 13.3%, Dark 12.5%, Horror 10%

Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Horror 17%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Surreal 10.5%, Dark 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Weaves a harrowing tale of domestic tragedy and psychological terror within a dark, ordinary home.

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 18.1%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 13.2%, Dark 12.8%, Surreal 8%

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 17.3%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Atmospheric 7.3%

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 20.1%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 13.4%, Dark 12%, Thriller 11%

A different kind of liminal experience. Explore surreal spaces inspired by nostalgia, discover hidden paths, and unravel a mystery that is shaped by your own mind. No monsters, no combat. Just atmosphere, discovery, and dread.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Thriller 15.6%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 12.3%, Surreal 11.9%

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 17.9%, Thriller 14.5%, Surreal 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Horror 10.7%

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 18.3%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Dark 13.6%, Horror 13.4%, Multiple Endings 11%

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 13.8%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Horror 10.8%, Dark 10.3%, Survival Horror 9%

"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 10.8%, Thriller 10.1%, Horror 10%, Dark 9.5%

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 21.2%, Horror 19.8%, Walking Simulator 19.4%, Dark 18.2%, Exploration 9.9%

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 17.7%, Psychological Horror 14%, Surreal 12.9%, Horror 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8.5%

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 15.5%, Horror 14.7%, Survival Horror 10.7%, Dark 9.5%

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 19.8%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 12.2%, Dark 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.5%

"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 16.5%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Dark 12.1%

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 16.2%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Mystery 9.1%, Horror 8.6%

You are here to listen to The Voice. Do what he says. But don't listen to other voices... Obey the Voice is a pressure-driven psychological horror experience built on constant threats and rule-based challenges, where survival depends on attention, timing, and decision-making under extreme stress.

Why similar: Horror 19.2%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Dark 15.2%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Thriller 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 18.2%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 12.7%, Surreal 10.4%, Dark 10.1%

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 19.5%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 13.6%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Surreal 10%

The train is the only escape.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.8%, Mystery 16.4%, Horror 14.7%, Exploration 11.3%, Atmospheric 9.3%

"Anomalous Railroad Crossing" is an escape game where you search for strange happenings, set at Japan's most famous railroad crossing. - You suddenly realize that you're standing on a road leading to a railroad crossing with an ocean view. Escape from a world invaded by strange happenings!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, Psychological Horror 16%, Thriller 14.3%, Horror 12.8%, Dark 9.8%

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: Walking Simulator 17.2%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 14.2%, Surreal 12.1%, Story Rich 8.6%

You’re on duty at crossing #13. Keep an eye on the tracks, repair the sleepers, open the barriers for trains, cars, and people. Something in the woods is barking… and it’s calling you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 17.4%, Dark 14.7%, Story Rich 9.5%, Survival Horror 9.3%

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 17.2%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 11.2%, Dark 10.8%, Thriller 9.8%

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 19.4%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Horror 11.7%, Thriller 11.2%, Choices Matter 8.4%

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 19.1%, Horror 12.5%, Thriller 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Mystery 7.1%

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 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Thriller 13.2%, Dark 11.8%, Horror 11.6%

First-person psychological horror where the elevator is the only safe place. Each floor is a new reality. Each floor has a new inhabitant. Find it to continue your descent downward.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.1%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Horror 13.7%, Thriller 9.8%, Mystery 9%