Games Like Time To Wake Up

A first-person puzzler where light reshapes physics and geometry — a glitch-laced mystery for the people who still keep a portal gun, a camera, and a perspective shift in their library.

Why similar: Psychological 16%, Thriller 13.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13.5%, Surreal 11.5%, 3D Platformer 11.2%

Stolen Life is a first-person psychological horror game. While working late, you hear a sudden scream from a coworker. Rushing to investigate, you find everyone is gone. As you search for answers, you uncover hidden secrets in your home and discover your wife is not home.

Why similar: Psychological 21.8%, Thriller 21%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Puzzle Platformer 9.9%, 3D Platformer 8.6%

Witness a little girl’s distorted memories of the past and her fantasies of a future that never happened. All she wants is a family… this time, of her own choice.

Why similar: Thriller 27.3%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Surreal 17.1%, Horror 11.5%, Atmospheric 8.8%

First-person psychological horror about ignorance and attempts. Protect yourself as a lone carpenter, hastily look for materials in your house to board up a door that shouldn’t exist. At any cost.

Why similar: Psychological 25.3%, Thriller 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Surreal 13.7%, Atmospheric 8.1%

The family lives in isolation, following the strict rules of the father. But the attempt to escape evil turns into a horror that grows from within.

Why similar: Psychological 21%, Thriller 15.8%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Surreal 12.6%, Atmospheric 7.9%

Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

Why similar: Psychological 20.1%, Thriller 17.2%, Surreal 15.9%, Puzzle Platformer 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8.8%

One night, young Lily wakes from a nightmare — unaware that her real nightmares are only just beginning. Uncover the secrets hidden behind closed eyes.

Why similar: Thriller 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Surreal 15%, Horror 9%, Atmospheric 8.6%

Finally, home alone. With your parents and brother away on holiday and not due back for days, you've got the whole place to yourself. Sounds perfect: until you accidentally leak your address online to someone who will turn your curiosity into the biggest regret of your life.

Why similar: Thriller 24.8%, Psychological 20.3%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Story Rich 10.4%, First-Person 10.2%

BrokenLore: FOLLOW is a psychological first-person horror game that immerses players in the haunting narrative of Anne, as she grapples with issues of self-acceptance, bullying, and worthlessness while encountering metaphorical surreal creatures that heighten the terror of her journey.

Why similar: Thriller 21.8%, Surreal 17.9%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Psychological 13.9%, Atmospheric 8.1%

"INHUMAN" is an independent horror game. The story takes place in the conspiracy of an ancient clan, and the protagonist is in a psychedelic state and can't even distinguish herself. With further exploration and confrontation with all kinds of ghosts, the puzzle will be solved step by step...

Why similar: Thriller 21.7%, Psychological Horror 13%, Psychological 12.3%, Puzzle Platformer 8.7%, Horror 7.8%

A short horror observation thriller. Could you tell what's real and what isn't? You stole intel from your company. Now you wake up in a hospital every day with two choices: take your medication if something looks wrong, or hit the call button if you're sure the room is safe.

Why similar: Psychological 19.2%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Thriller 15.5%, Surreal 12.3%, Horror 8.4%

Investigate a disturbing murder case in a world shaped by guilt, trauma and fractured memories. Explore unsettling locations, solve puzzles and uncover a truth your mind desperately tried to bury.

Why similar: Thriller 18.9%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Psychological 17%, Surreal 9.5%, Horror 9.3%

Explore a mysterious place and an atmospheric world filled with horrifying and unusual environments in this first-person psychological horror game. Find hidden objects, solve puzzles, hide from darkness, and enjoy a unique experience in the horror genre.

Why similar: Psychological 20.7%, Thriller 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Surreal 10.2%, Horror 8.4%

You came to this house for a one-night babysitting job. As the night goes on, strange events begin to unfold, and nothing is as it seems. Can you protect the little girl and make it through the night alive?

Why similar: Thriller 26.8%, Psychological 23.6%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Surreal 12.6%, First-Person 7%

Cursed House is a first-person psychological horror game. It can impress you with a realistic and spooky home environment. Can you lift the curse?

Why similar: Thriller 35.8%, Psychological 25.5%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 11%, First-Person 10.9%

A psychological horror game in which you wake up in an unknown cellar with a VHS camera and a journal. In the narrated journal, the main character will be recording their thoughts. Your task will be to get out of the cellar.

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 25.2% ★, Thriller 15.5%, Psychological 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 7.4%

One day, the protagonist begins to have strange dreams. He’s chased by bizarre dolls, and the cozy attic from his childhood feels unrealistically large. He must navigate between dream and reality to understand why this happens. Always treat Teddy with respect; he loves you and remembers everything.

Why similar: Psychological 23.1%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, Surreal 10.7%, 3D Platformer 10%

After accepting the invitation from the Paradise company following the events we've experienced, nothing on our journey may turn out as we expect. You must be very careful to uncover all the mystery and reveal the truth. Learn everything and expose the true face of the Paradise company.

Why similar: Thriller 22.2%, Psychological 20.1%, Surreal 14.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Horror 7.8%

Martin has been given an urgent assignment at work. However, for this he had to go to the house of his Boss. And so Martin found himself alone at home, in the middle of a vast field of sunflowers. Everything was going well until there was a knock on the window.

Why similar: Thriller 16.4%, Psychological 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Surreal 11.5%, Horror 9.5%

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: Dynamic Narration 22% ★, Psychological 21.1%, Thriller 17.3%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Story Rich 6.8%

The Shift is a first-person 3D psychological horror game where you play as a night shift cashier in an isolated gas station, performing routine tasks while uncovering disturbing, unexplained events.

Why similar: Thriller 27.4%, Psychological 21.9%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Horror 8.3%

This is a psychological horror game where you (the player) explore a hospital that appears in your dreams, collecting fragments of memories and experiencing what happened to you. Enjoy the various changes that occur within the recurring dreams.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.6%, Psychological 17.9%, Horror 14.9%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Story Rich 10.6%

Timore Redo is a psychological horror game about sadness.

Why similar: Thriller 21.1%, Psychological 19.1%, Surreal 18.4%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 8.7%

There are two types of test-takers. Those that take and beat it, and those that miserably fail it. Either case, he waits for your attempt.

Why similar: Thriller 22.9%, Psychological 22.5%, Puzzle Platformer 12.9%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Puzzle 7.1%

Unredeemable is a psychological survival horror where you must defeat dark manifestations, and explore the abandoned corners of David Cook’s mind. Where traumas resurface and haunting memories roam the school halls, a beautifully haunting narrative awaits to be uncovered.

Why similar: Psychological 25.7%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Thriller 16.6%, Horror 9.6%, Atmospheric 9.4%

In a fractured medieval world, Chrysalis follows a knight whose fading grip on reality becomes a path to healing, as he learns that the corruption he sees may hold the key to understanding his past and reclaiming hope within himself.

Why similar: Psychological 26.9%, Dynamic Narration 24.6% ★, Psychological Horror 19%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Narration 8.2%

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: Psychological 23.6%, Thriller 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Surreal 13.8%, Horror 8.7%

Welcome to CHEYNE escape game series, this is the first work, of course, this is only the first chapter, the follow-up will soon update the second and third chapters, Please look forward to it.

Why similar: Psychological 31.7%, Thriller 13.7%, 3D Platformer 13%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 10%

Wake up in a dark basement as a victim with no memory of your past. Can you uncover your true identity and solve the mystery of your past by collecting the cryptic notes left by your captor? Face the brutal truths and find a way to escape this nightmare alive.

Why similar: Thriller 27.9%, Psychological 21.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 10.5%, Puzzle 6.7%

The Silent Catalyst is a psychological horror where every room unlocks something. It's a compilation of puzzles that whisper and spaces that remember. Slow quiet dread, eerie comfort, and a story that watches you as closely as you watch it.

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 28.6% ★, Surreal 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Psychological 11.5%, Horror 7.8%

Nightmare: Worlds Collide is a unique horror experience that follows Jessica Redford as she recalls her memories after a horrific event causes her to lose touch with reality. Throughout the experience you will be unravelling the mystery as she tries to escape her dark inner secrets.

Why similar: Psychological 32.5%, Thriller 18.8%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.4%

Put yourself in the shoes of a combat veteran. Can you handle the hardships that come with a life of solitude?

Why similar: Thriller 21.9%, Psychological 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Surreal 11%, Horror 7.6%

It's Just A Prank is a first-person horror game about kids playing pranks on each other until a PRANK GOES WRONG. Experience suspense, fear, and unexpected twists as a simple joke becomes a nightmare.

Why similar: Psychological 21.7%, Thriller 14.9%, Surreal 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 8.5%

Omitted is a first-person psychological horror game. Experience being left alone in an old hospital, discover its secrets and try to survive.

Why similar: Psychological 26%, Thriller 23.8%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 9%, Atmospheric 8.7%

Beyond The Frame is a first-person linear narrative experience about exploring dreams shaped by childhood anxiety. Journey through eerie, liminal spaces where the familiar becomes distorted by dream logic, and uncover your story through the metaphors within them.

Why similar: Psychological 32.3%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Surreal 12.4%, Horror 9.3%

Jeb, going through a difficult time, decides to return to his hometown. Wanting to hide from dark thoughts among friends and family, he starts having nightmares that haunt him not only in sleep but also while awake. Find out what is the source of Jeb's nightmares.

Why similar: Thriller 24.7%, Psychological 23.1%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Horror 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.2%

Henry is an elderly man with regrets. Over the course of his life, he has killed three times. He is about to kill again. Survive a home invasion as you recount his life through a series of dreamy vignettes featuring a thief, a friend, a lover, and mysterious bartender.

Why similar: Thriller 18.4%, Psychological 17.5%, Surreal 17%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Story Rich 7.8%

A psychological horror game where each memory is a trap. Explore a broken world between dreams and nightmares to find your missing brother—before it’s too late.

Why similar: Thriller 16.2%, Psychological 15.1%, Puzzle Platformer 14.4%, Surreal 13.6%, Psychological Horror 13.2%

Dive into the fragmented psyche of a deceased mind filled with shifting realities and hidden dangers to uncover a powerful artifact. With real-time voiced AI dialogue and atmospheric audio and visuals, each moment is a race against time. Will you unlock the secrets before you lose yourself?

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 26.9% ★, Surreal 13%, Thriller 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12%, Psychological 11.2%

KOSHMAR is a psychological horror game, in which you have to face an evil entity that seeks revenge!

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 30.9% ★, Psychological Horror 15%, Psychological 14.2%, 3D Platformer 11.6%, Horror 8.8%

A first-person psychological horror game where a mysterious experimental video game invades reality. Face five increasingly disturbing levels and survive their consequences as Hideo slips toward identity loss.

Why similar: Psychological 25.6%, Thriller 23.7%, Psychological Horror 16%, Surreal 11.3%, Horror 10.3%

Sebastian is a janitor in a nursing home, but in a world of drugs and mysteries, his reality unravels. Under Dr. Malverick's watch, his ordinary life twists into strange experiments, missing patients, and inner turmoil. What is real?

Why similar: Psychological 22.9%, Thriller 21.3%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, 3D Platformer 10%, Surreal 9.2%

Ignorance Is bliss, or is it? Have you ever wondered if living in ignorance is better than to carry trauma? Freja is a first-person psychological thriller exploring this concept. Enter this dark and mysterious world and find out for yourself.

Why similar: Thriller 26.4%, Psychological 23%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.1%

When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 26.2% ★, Psychological Horror 24.7%, Psychological 11.2%, Narration 7.8%, Horror 7.7%

Unfeigned Depths is a first-person psychological thriller where dreams and reality blur. Uncover the dark truth behind your dreams with fully voiced dialogue and dynamic events. Can you unravel the mystery before deception takes hold and your world falls apart?

Why similar: Thriller 22.5%, Psychological 21.4%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 8.5%, Atmospheric 8.4%

A place built from things you almost remember... Inspired by the original unsettling feeling of the Backrooms, Spaces Between is a psychological liminal horror game about loneliness, memory, and losing yourself in impossible places.

Why similar: Psychological 27.8%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Surreal 15%, Thriller 11.7%, Horror 9.9%

In ROOM players find themselves trapped in an unnerving and ever-shifting nightmare where escaping one room only leads to the discovery of another, each more sinister than the last.

Why similar: Psychological 26.9%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Puzzle Platformer 12%, Horror 10.3%, 3D Platformer 9.3%

Where the Walls Breathe is a first-person psychological horror experience with a strong focus on atmosphere and environmental storytelling.

Why similar: Thriller 20.4%, Surreal 17%, Psychological 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 8.9%

A Sci-Fi First Person Horror Indie Game where you explore an abandoned Space Station //

Why similar: Thriller 18.6%, Psychological 17.4%, Surreal 15.2%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 7.1%

Reality and illusion are a thought apart. Switch worlds, solve puzzles, and reshape your perception in the first-person puzzle game Psycholytic.

Why similar: Psychological 24.2%, Surreal 18.4%, Puzzle Platformer 14.4%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, 3D Platformer 7.9%

Escape the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth in this cinematic puzzle platformer. Explore a hauntingly beautiful world, with three playable characters, in one dark, interconnected story.

Why similar: Thriller 21.7%, Psychological 21.4%, Puzzle Platformer 14.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Story Rich 7.9%

Lost In Static is a psychological horror in a liminal space setting. After a day out, your daughter has gone missing. Navigate the backrooms, teleport using malfunctioning TVs, and watch out for creatures lurking.

Why similar: Thriller 21.1%, Psychological 16.2%, Surreal 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 9.5%

In the shadow of a curse that has endured for decades, explore a town haunted by twisted truths and terrifying events. As you search for the remnants of the past, you’ll uncover the darkness around you and within yourself.

Why similar: Thriller 28%, Psychological 23.1%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.5%

Have you ever wondered what happens when we fall into a coma? Why do only some make it back? Aphasia is a first-person horror where you’re trapped inside your own mind, with no memory of who you are. As you explore your fractured memories, your sense of guilt won’t let you escape...

Why similar: Psychological 25.2%, Dynamic Narration 22.1% ★, Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.4%

A phychological horror experience of voices and screams.

Why similar: Thriller 23.3%, Psychological 20.7%, Surreal 17.9%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 8.9%

Parasomnia: No REM is a psychological horror game where sleepwalking pulls you into realities twisted by childhood trauma. Explore two interconnected worlds, solve puzzles, and survive the horrors hidden inside your own mind.

Why similar: Psychological 23.4%, Thriller 19.3%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Surreal 13.8%, Atmospheric 8.5%

Owl Lights is a first-person psychological horror game. You play as 16 year old Paul, who lives in a small town. Your parents are away, leaving you to spend the night alone or so you think. There is something in the wind that night, something unpleasantly quiet.

Why similar: Surreal 20%, Thriller 18%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Psychological 15.2%, Horror 12.9%

Your mind is shattered. Step into a first-person psychological horror where you must relive your deepest trauma, uncover fragments of your past, piece them back together and face the tormentors that haunt your mind.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.6%, Psychological 16.1%, Thriller 14.7%, Horror 10.6%, Story Rich 9.1%

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: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Thriller 20%, Psychological 17.8%, Surreal 15.6%, Atmospheric 10.7%

Official remake of the original Nox Timore, that was released in 2014. A nightmare, that you come back to every night. Mannequins. Darkness. Horror.

Why similar: Thriller 24.2%, Psychological 21.7%, Surreal 21%, Horror 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.4%