- #1 The Ladder
97% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: RunG215
Windows
A first-person psychological horror with walking simulator elements, where every decision has consequences. Ascend a staircase of memories, reliving key moments of a life shaped by guilt, fear, and inner judgment in a dark, surreal world with multiple endings.
Why similar: Philosophical 21.4%, Psychological 11%, Walking Simulator 9.6%, Supernatural 9.4%, Thriller 8.6%
- #2 One-Eyed Likho
96% matchVery Positive94% of 1,289 reviews2025
Dev: Morteshka
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
One-Eyed Likho is a grim first-person horror adventure set in a world inspired by a dark, Slavic fairy tale. Explore an unsettling and twisted land set in 19th-century Russia in your endeavor to escape your own evil fate.
Why similar: Philosophical 16.5%, Psychological 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Thriller 11%, Supernatural 9.2%
- #3 One More Letter
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pati Games
Windows
A short, atmospheric narrative walking simulator about choosing to keep going when you have no proof that it matters. Write letters to The Evaluators, endure their trials, and search for a way forward through a crumbling world.
Why similar: Philosophical 24.2%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Psychological 13.2%, Emotional 12%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
- #4 The LIK
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mad Alice
Windows
Your daughter is sick. Hoping to alleviate her condition, you go to a distant temple. But your daughter disappears, your mind too, and the inhabitants of the church are not in the best mood for you. Will you be able to learn all the secrets of the Temple and get out of there alive?
Why similar: Thriller 14.2%, Philosophical 13.4%, Psychological 11.6%, Supernatural 10.2%, Dark 7.4%
- #5 Late Night Mystery
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Angel Hidalgo
Windows
A terrifying story that immerses you in a dark world full of horrific surprises that will leave the player frozen in fear.
Why similar: Psychological 17.1%, Thriller 15%, Supernatural 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Visual Novel 7.5%
- #6 What Remains
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Michael Lapinski
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game set in a childhood home. Explore, uncover four days of missing memory, and survive something that has been listening since you arrived.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Psychological 12.1%, Emotional 10.5%, Psychological Horror 7.5%
- #7 The Last Letter
93% matchVery Positive86% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
The Last Letter is a short VHS-style horror game about a film student who receives mysterious letters containing coordinates that lead to a house deep in the forest, where the truth about his past awaits.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.3%, Psychological 13.4%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Thriller 11.2%, Horror 7.3%
- #8 All Songs Are From The King
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Taigha Games
Windows
"All Songs are from the King," a haunting psychological horror experience that transcends traditional gaming boundaries.
Why similar: Philosophical 20.7%, Psychological 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Emotional 9.8%, Visual Novel 8.7%
- #9 Bleeding Nightmare | 血に染まる悪夢
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Darkania Works
Windows
Descend into the fever dreams of a traumatized young man in a first-person psychological horror game about grief, trauma, and fractured memories. Confront the horrors of your past and find a way back home from Hell. KNOCK, AND THEY WILL ANSWER.
Why similar: Supernatural 15.5%, Thriller 12.6%, Psychological 12.5%, Walking Simulator 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%
- #10 Insanias
91% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Federico Serafini
Windows
Insanias is a psychological horror game where you will have to explore what happened to find a hidden truth. To do this, you will have to be able to control your sanity to avoid falling into the madness that lurks in every corner. Are you ready to face your fears and discover the truth?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15%, Thriller 13.1%, Psychological 12.8%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Emotional 10.4%
- #11 Not My Son
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Antantic
Windows
A psychological horror game where a stepfather is left alone with a disturbing child. Explore a quiet house, face growing nightmares, and piece together the truth behind the boy’s behavior.
Why similar: Supernatural 14%, Thriller 13.3%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Psychological 10.8%, Emotional 7.9%
- #12 Moon and Away
89% matchNo user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Reya Games
Windows
A short, atmospheric, story-driven experience about a young woman searching for meaning in a world that no longer feels familiar.
Why similar: Philosophical 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Emotional 9.4%, Thriller 8.6%
- #13 I'm Still Here
89% matchVery Positive91% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: AIO_Games
Windows
I'M STILL HERE - is a realistic horror game with an interesting plot and horrific screamers.
Why similar: Psychological 16.1%, Thriller 14.2%, Supernatural 13.8%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Philosophical 7.6%
- #14 Pages of Tomorrow
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Doksa
Windows · Linux
Challenge fate in this psychological visual novel about a juvenile psych ward patient who discovers a book that can predict the future.
Why similar: Psychological 17.7%, Philosophical 14%, Emotional 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Thriller 8.6%
- #15 Las 5 Celdas
86% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Kurtys
Windows
Las 5 Celdas is a short first-person psychological horror experience. Explore five impossible cells, each based on a different human fear, and face disturbing situations where there may be no perfect answer.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.8%, Psychological 13.3%, Philosophical 12.2%, Thriller 11.9%, Psychological Horror 7.9%
- #16 Oh man, a Train.
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TABLEAUX THEORY
Windows
A short modern visual novel in which a young woman wanders into a [theoretically] abandoned train station, only to find people from her past waiting inside.
Why similar: Philosophical 20.4%, Psychological 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Emotional 10.4%
- #17 Good Children Say Grace
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Denis Morozov
Windows · Linux
My parents adopted an orphan who burned down her house. I haven't slept since my girlfriend disappeared. Now everything looks like eggs. Good Children Say Grace.
Why similar: Philosophical 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Emotional 11.8%, Psychological 9.7%, Supernatural 9.5%
- #18 Hitchhiker - A Mystery Game
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 230 reviews2021
Dev: Mad About PandasPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.
Why similar: Philosophical 22.7%, Psychological 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Emotional 9.8%, Mystery 8.1%
- #19 Demersus
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Darklim Studios
Windows
Demersus is a first-person atmospheric walking sim that explores the horrific reality of alcohol addiction through environmental storytelling and puzzles. Navigate the protagonist's fractured psyche, rendered as a beautifully haunting, hand-crafted clay mindscape and see what lies beneath.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.3%, Psychological 11.7%, Thriller 10.1%, Emotional 10%, Exploration 9.3%
- #20 Invisible Wall
84% matchPositive98% of 46 reviews2025
Dev: Right Hand Lab
Windows · Linux
An interactive horror story based on a reality everyone eventually faces. Make choices to confront someone trying to enter your home - and uncover who they are.
Why similar: Philosophical 23.3%, Psychological 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Thriller 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
- #21 Fragments of Self: Thoughts
83% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Nothing
Windows
My life has changed drastically: a new country, university, dormitory, work. Drowsiness and fatigue have become a habit, just like the silhouettes I’ve started seeing in my peripheral vision.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.2%, Emotional 12.3%, Psychological 12.2%, Adventure 10.2%, Thriller 9.3%
- #22 The Destiny of Nagari
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kizuna Game Studio
Windows
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: Supernatural 15.9%, Thriller 15.8%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Simulation 9%, Horror 7.1%
- #23 Lost Souls
82% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: D9MP entertainment
Windows
Lost souls is a short first-person indie horror game where you solve puzzles, encounter creepy scares, and uncover the tragedy that befell your family, all in a sinister yet compelling atmosphere which traps you in the home of the Ambrus.
Why similar: Psychological 16.2%, Supernatural 11.8%, Emotional 11%, Walking Simulator 10.1%, Thriller 9.3%
- #24 wishbound
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MyShell GamesPub: Americode
Windows
At 3am, an app called tally installs itself on your phone and starts granting wishes. All of them. A psychological horror story told entirely through a phone screen. 5 nights, 3 routes, 18 endings, some you can only reach by losing on purpose. Every wish is granted. Every wish is owed.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Emotional 10.1%, Psychological 9.4%, Adventure 8.5%
- #25 No More Pain
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CubiX
Windows
No More Pain is a first-person psychological horror adventure driven by atmospheric exploration. Tidy up misplaced objects and search for clues within immersive environments, piece together the truth hidden in leftover notes, and experience a deeply oppressive psychological journey.
Why similar: Psychological 15.4%, Thriller 10.9%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Emotional 8.2%, Simulation 7.9%
- #26 KAVERNUM
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: Buennyo
Windows
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: Psychological 17.8%, Thriller 17.5%, Walking Simulator 15%, Dark 8.4%, Exploration 8.4%
- #27 You Are Grounded
79% matchVery Positive85% of 128 reviews2024
Dev: Romooll
Windows
"You Are Grounded" is a short psychological horror-slasher game from a first-person perspective. A terrifying killer clown terrorizes a teenager and his family on Halloween Eve.
Why similar: Thriller 19.7%, Psychological 19.2%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Simulation 8.2%, Walking Simulator 7.6%
- #28 Proper Citizen
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zeroth Games
Windows
Enter randomized suburban simulations, complete unique objectives, and survive various stalkers as you struggle to obtain citizenship in the Sycronium. A psychological horror experience where you're always being watched.
Why similar: Psychological 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Thriller 13.4%, Walking Simulator 9.4%, Simulation 6.9%
- #29 Last Copy
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Casdera Labs
Windows
Last Copy is a first-person psychological horror game where an unlabeled VHS tape follows you home, turning familiar places into something impossible to trust.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.4%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Simulation 12.7%, Psychological 10.4%, Adventure 8.6%
- #30 Feed the Boss
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SilentRoom Games
Windows
Feed the Boss is a first-person psychological horror game where a simple job serving meals to your boss slowly turns into a trap.
Why similar: Thriller 13.1%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Psychological 11.7%, Supernatural 11.5%, Psychological Horror 8.9%
- #31 Thing-in-Itself
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 127 reviews2017
Dev: Party for Introverts
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 20%
“Thing-in-Itself” is a short interactive story about the struggles of understanding another human being. Using Immanuel Kant’s concept as a framework, it leads the player through stages of a relationship, exploring how perceptions may clash and surroundings can alter.
Why similar: Philosophical 23.2%, Psychological 15.4%, Emotional 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Walking Simulator 10.3%
- #32 The Last Frame
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NULLMIND STUDIOSPub: BOTFORCE s.r.o.
Windows
The Last Frame is a psychological horror game about a father who disappeared. As you walk through the locations he documented, you discover that watching and recording them changed the place itself — and not for the better.
Why similar: Psychological 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Thriller 13.5%, Mystery 7.9%, Horror 7.6%
- #33 Modern Fear
77% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Nava Dev
Windows
A horror game and walking simulator
Why similar: Thriller 17.1%, Supernatural 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Exploration 7.1%
- #34 Winter’s Embrace
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ayden Games
Windows
Winter's Embrace is a first-person single-player narrative horror game about discovering the story around the main character, Arthur. Explore the cabin, gather items, and prepare for the Winter Solstice while uncovering clues of your past secrets.
Why similar: Emotional 15%, Thriller 13.9%, Supernatural 9.5%, Psychological 8.3%, Horror 8%
- #35 Wake Up The House
75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: SDK Studio
Windows
A first-person horror puzzle game where you explore a haunted house, solve puzzles, and evade deadly ghosts.
Why similar: Philosophical 17.9%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, Psychological 11%, Supernatural 7.6%, Exploration 7.2%
- #36 The Hobo Complex
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iron Interactive Games
Windows
The Hobo Complex is a first-person psychological horror game delving into drug addiction, homelessness and the reasons that might have caused it. Traverse varied, eerie settings while uncovering the truth behind where your girlfriend went after leaving you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Emotional 10.9%, Psychological 9%, Stylized 8.1%
- #37 Below the Underworld
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nick van 't End
Windows
Below the Underworld is a story-driven, artistic walking simulator where you play as Jing, a boy shaped by childhood bullying and trauma. Guided by light, you explore surreal dreamscapes, confront symbolic inner shadows, on a journey of fear, memory, and healing.
Why similar: Philosophical 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, Emotional 9.7%, Psychological 9.5%
- #38 Shell Inside
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lavanda Studio
Windows
Shell Inside is a psychological horror game with stylized graphics. Dive into the depths and confront your fears. Explore dark locations, search for items, and solve intricate puzzles while hiding from the terrifying ghosts of your own mind.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.9%, Psychological 11.9%, Philosophical 10.7%, Supernatural 9.1%, Adventure 8.1%
- #39 7 Deaths 1 Life
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Davter17
Windows · Mac · Linux
A serial killer named Karma has kidnapped 8 criminals and will force you to choose the order in which they are executed. Will you be able to decide who deserves salvation... and who deserves death?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Psychological 11.9%, Emotional 11.6%, Simulation 9.6%
- #40 False Normality
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kaan Bartu Bozkurt
Windows
False Normality is a short first-person psychological horror game built around a rule-driven system that watches how you move. Some rules keep you safe. Some are lying. You won't know which until you act.
Why similar: Psychological 17%, Thriller 15.4%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Psychological Horror 7.6%, Dark 7.3%
- #41 Fragmented Memories - Arc One
76% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: PlatomentiPub: YSY Softworks
Windows · Mac
Immerse yourself in the Psychological horror adventure of James Charouz on his way to find his missing wife and uncover the dark secret of his hometown.
Why similar: Psychological 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Thriller 12.4%, Walking Simulator 8.8%, Supernatural 6.7%
- #42 The Witch and The Lost Babies
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Montee Games
Windows
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 16.9%, Supernatural 13.9%, Thriller 13.7%, Adventure 9.2%, Psychological 9%
- #43 In Waiting
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CynicalMonkeys
Windows
In Waiting is a first-person psychological horror game where you explore a haunted manor guided by Eleanor, an AI-powered ghost. Solve puzzles, uncover dark secrets, and experience true AI conversations that run 100% on your device with zero data collection.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, Adventure 8.9%, Emotional 8.4%
- #44 The Last Transmission
71% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: Hidden Veil Studios
Windows
You are the last operator of a remote radio station. A storm is distorting reality. You monitor transmissions. You file reports. Then a voice cuts through the static. Not yours. Not possible. Something is listening back. You answered. You shouldn’t have.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Thriller 13.5%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Supernatural 9.4%, Psychological Horror 7.1%
- #45 The Water Calls
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: God Light Games
Windows
Welcome to The Backrooms. The hardest part isn't trying to escape. It's resisting the part of yourself that is starting to prefer it here.
Why similar: Psychological 24.6%, Walking Simulator 16%, Thriller 15.5%, Emotional 9.1%, Dark 8.2%
- #46 Pentimento
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fool Bloom Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cast Into A Boundless White Void. Paintings Hunger For Your Story. What Will You Answer?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Psychological 14.6%, Thriller 10.8%, Simulation 9.4%
- #47 Pradera
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: itandfeel Pub: itandfeel
Windows
Pradera is a first-person psychological horror. You play as Clarice, an ambitious lawyer taking on an impossible case. Nine people were decapitated. The bodies remain. The heads are gone. A gamble for fame becomes a real nightmare.
Why similar: Thriller 19%, Psychological 15.1%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Supernatural 10.3%, Horror 9%
- #48 Not Yet
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: outwinder
Windows · Linux
NOT YET is a first-person psychological horror experience where silence grows heavier the deeper you go, and hesitation becomes its own consequence.
Why similar: Thriller 14.7%, Psychological 13.6%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
- #49 River Secret
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hard2Scream
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story about a beautiful river that hides deadly secrets beneath its calm surface.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.4%, Thriller 13%, Psychological 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Emotional 9%
- #50 Midnight Scenes: Among Graves
68% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: White Blanket GamesPub: Octavi Navarro
Windows
"When the graves stop whispering in your ear, it’s time for you to surrender to eternal silence". So says the Agreement, and so it must be fulfilled. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
Why similar: Supernatural 18.5%, Emotional 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Psychological 11.1%, Thriller 9.8%
- #51 Lobotomy
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Twiluna Studio
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game where you explore an abandoned mental hospital, solve puzzles, evade terrifying entities, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Psychological 21.6%, Thriller 19.5%, Supernatural 11.8%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, Simulation 7%
- #52 SUBJECT 404
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BESK Entertainment
Windows
A PSX-style psychological horror game where rapid-fire microgames become a system of obedience. Read the Panel’s commands, react before time runs out, and survive each room — or face the Executioner.
Why similar: Psychological 21.6%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, Mystery 7.5%
- #53 Veil of Mist
67% matchMixed59% of 46 reviews2026
Dev: Ember Wing Games
Windows
Life ends… but the story doesn’t. After death, you find yourself in a strange, distorted place where normal logic no longer applies. Explore, hide, solve puzzles, and try to figure out exactly where you’ve ended up.
Why similar: Psychological 13%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Supernatural 11.1%, Thriller 11%, Emotional 8.1%
- #54 The Wrong Floor
68% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: MIDI Studio
Windows
Trapped in a mysterious hotel, you must observe, decide, and take risks. Use your points and abilities to descend faster… if you dare.
Why similar: Philosophical 26.6%, Psychological 19.5%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Simulation 7.4%, Horror 7.4%
- #55 Nietzsche's Shadow
68% matchMixed58% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Philosophica Games
Windows
A philosophical horror experience in the Alps: As Friedrich Nietzsche confronts his own shadow, he becomes lost between layers of reality.
Why similar: Philosophical 30.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Emotional 8.9%, Exploration 8%, Psychological 7.2%
- #56 Fragments of Dread - False Haven
67% matchVery Positive92% of 254 reviews2025
Dev: Domnaier
Windows
Fragments of Dread is an episodic psychological horror series. Each episode tells a self-contained story of dread, fear, and survival.
Why similar: Thriller 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Psychological Horror 7.5%, Horror 7.1%
- #57 un/FRAGMENT.
69% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: izakiko paradox
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short 10 minute visual novel about being a fragment in the universe and trying to find a way out of the ****.
Why similar: Philosophical 28.2%, Psychological 17.5%, Emotional 14.1%, Supernatural 12.6%, Dark 8.3%
- #58 The Housekeeper
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RatHat Games
Windows
Work a 1900s night shift where routine chores meet an oppressive psychological dread. As a lone caretaker, navigate the heavy silence and unsettling shadows of a dark past. In this atmospheric horror, the terror lies in what remains unseen. Complete your tasks before the shift takes its toll.
Why similar: Thriller 19.4%, Psychological 11.3%, Walking Simulator 10.5%, Simulation 8.6%, Dark 8.1%
- #59 Hlína
65% matchPositive81% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: Omnia Ludus
Windows
Immerse yourself in the depressing and atmospheric city of Hlína, where, as a young boy named Oliver, you face the harsh realities of life. Work in a factory, care for your mother, play mini-games, and uncover a deep story in this hand-crafted city.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Thriller 15.1%, Emotional 14.2%, Exploration 8%, Horror 7.2%
- #60 Still With Me
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: merius
Windows
A psychological horror experience about returning to a place that never forgot you.
Why similar: Supernatural 15.6%, Psychological 14.2%, Thriller 14%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Mystery 6.9%