Games Like True Abstraction: Forbidden

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

Why similar: Underground 25.5% ★, Walking Simulator 16.8%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Surreal 8.5%, Puzzle 7.7%

Explore a looping corridor filled with anomalies. Walk through the fluorescent-lit backrooms environment, examine your surroundings, and spot subtle changes in reality.

Why similar: Underground 23.4% ★, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Surreal 11.2%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Minimalist 7.3%

Frog Corner is a single-player horror game where you go to an abandoned arcade looking for the arcade machine "Frog Corner", yet you go too deep inside the building. The deeper you go in the weirder and deadlier it gets.

Why similar: Underground 24.2% ★, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Horror 8.9%, Linear 8.3%, Puzzle 8.1%

Trapped inside a narrow pipeline, your only choices are to move forward or backward. Deadly obstacles stand in your way, and a single mistake means starting over. Can you escape?

Why similar: Underground 29.6% ★, Walking Simulator 22.5%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, First-Person 8.5%, Horror 8.5%

Short description, huh? Ok - run from IRS, try to find money, don't lose your corporate infested mind.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.6%, Surreal 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Horror 10.5%, First-Person 9.9%

Your son had no-clipped into The Backrooms three years ago and you've finally found a way in to get him back. Armed with only a video camera and your determination, you set out on a journey to find him and get him out no matter the cost. Traversing the 12 levels will test your courage and resolve.

Why similar: Underground 19.5% ★, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Surreal 12.9%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Horror 7.7%

17 Horror rooms simulating common phobias. Are you afraid of spiders, cockroaches, snakes, heights, fire, being buried alive? Enter the black doors and conquer your fears!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Surreal 14.1%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 9.5%, First-Person 8.9%

A lightweight psychological horror and a walking simulator, where the player needs to carefully observe the surroundings to succesfully flee from this wretched place.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.4%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Surreal 12.3%, Horror 11.1%, Puzzle 9.3%

Blind Sound is a Game about, Exploration and Puzzle-solving. This is a Linear Story Based horror game which sets in a science facility. You will discover tons of thing and find about the Creepy history of this facility with Full of Creatures That extremely Dangerous.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Surreal 12.5%, Horror 10.8%, Puzzle 9.6%

An exploration puzzle game inspired by the liminal space aesthetic. Explore a huge unknown facility deep underground and solve puzzles while trying to figure out why you are here, and why there is no one there.

Why similar: Underground 26.1% ★, Walking Simulator 18.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Puzzle 9.1%, Linear 7.6%

You must discover the differences between what you see through the camera and with your own eyes to distinguish real floors from fake ones and escape. It is said that ghosts behave the opposite of humans, and taking the elevator is no exception.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.1%, Surreal 11.6%, First-Person 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Horror 9.8%

A short psychological horror game about descending into a cave.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.4%, Surreal 13.9%, Horror 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, First-Person 8.6%

"Office 8" is a psychological walking simulator exploring the unsettling nature of liminal office spaces. Pay close attention — your sanity depends on it.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.5%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Surreal 12.9%, Horror 11.2%, Puzzle 9.3%

What lies beyond The 4th Wall?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.8%, Surreal 23.2%, Horror 15.9%, Puzzle 8.6%, Minimalist 8.1%

You can go left or right, but remember, a mistake will cost you your life…

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.1%, Surreal 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 11%, Puzzle 9.2%

A first-person atmospheric horror game. Explore and uncover secrets about the Paragon Corporation, a pharmaceutical on the forefront of innovation.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.8%, Horror 16%, Puzzle 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, First-Person 9.5%

CoRoT is a first-person psychological meta-horror game. Search for cassettes in a transforming house, unraveling its macabre past. A sinister atmosphere surrounds you as you try to understand what's happening and where you really are. Can you discover the truth hidden in its walls?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.9%, Surreal 17.3%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 9.7%, Puzzle 9.6%

A computer engineer arrives in a remote mountain village, where tech failures and missing residents put him face to face with an unsettling force lurking behind the screen.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.3%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Surreal 13.6%, Horror 10.4%, Puzzle 8.3%

In this first-person horror experience you will solve puzzles while navigating the pitch black Reed forest. Armed with only your flashlight you are at the mercy of the forests inhabitants, with limited time to find your way before they find you and end your adventure.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.3%, Horror 16.8%, Puzzle 14%, First-Person 12.1%, Linear 10%

You’re a thief! You’ve received a job from a dealer, and now you must steal several artifacts from an ancient tomb recently discovered by archaeologists!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.5%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 13.8%, Puzzle 10.6%, First-Person 9.9%

A horror game about paranoia and endurance predation. You cannot beat the monsters, you can only outrun. They are slow, they aren't smart, but they are patient, they are many, and they are powerful.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Horror 16.1%, Minimalist 15.4%, First-Person 12.3%, Puzzle 7.7%

Your first day at the local mine got a hell of a twist when the tunnels caved in. Can you escape when the only way out is going deeper? Avoid the deadly creatures, push through hallucinations and remember: Don't panic.

Why similar: Underground 24.4% ★, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 13.6%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, First-Person 10.1%

SATORI | 悟り is a game that focuses on feelings of sadness and restlessness. In SATORI | 悟り the player immerses himself in a dream world to go on a inner journey of meditation. Are you ready to begin your journey within?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Linear 12.6%, First-Person 11.3%, Puzzle 10.9%

Haunting Memories is a psychological horror, walking simulator, platforming and puzzle game. You play as a middle aged man that has made a deal with the devil and must now face the consequences. The game takes place in an old mansion with occult themes and a rich story ready to be uncovered.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.3%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Horror 14.4%, Puzzle 12.9%, Story Rich 6.2%

Trapped in a hallucinatory, liminal-space style underground passageway, explore and unravel the endless "dead-end" paths to find a way forward. "Dead Path is a short ambient horror puzzle game that references Exit 8, but with a completely different core mechanic.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, Underground 18.8% ★, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 10.4%, Puzzle 9.7%

Sometimes, regrets come too late. When you're over 40, you start to rethink your life. You remember people and events that completely changed you. I will tell you 7 stories that happened to me in childhood, after which I became a different person.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.4%, Surreal 14.4%, Horror 12%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Puzzle 9.4%

You are an Earworm. You are an underworld contractor who hacks memories for a living. Dive into the memories of your victims in order to unlock the security questions to their bank account.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.2%, Surreal 16.8%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Puzzle 8.2%, Horror 7.6%

You are a father on a quest for 8 milk cartons. Observe your surroundings carefully to pick up and check out your milk before returning to your family at last.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.8%, Surreal 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 10.9%, Puzzle 9.8%

You find yourself in a quiet room with four doors. There's ALWAYS an anomaly. Choose wisely.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22%, Surreal 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Horror 10.5%, Puzzle 9.3%

Echo in Capistrano is an atmospheric horror game with a simple goal - rescue the survivors, escape, and most importantly survive. Use your unique echo ability to find a path through the dizzying cave system of Capistrano, but be careful, there are things that lie in wait and they are hungry...

Why similar: Underground 22.6% ★, Walking Simulator 19%, Surreal 12.2%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Horror 7.9%

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 27.6%, Surreal 19.5%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, First-Person 7.3%, Horror 5.8%

You are inside an endless hotel but there is a way you can escape. Search in the hallways of the hotel and find the changes within them to reach Room 13.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Surreal 13.6%, Horror 11.2%, First-Person 9.2%

Spot the anomalies. Escape the loop. Akeno’s Veil is a psychological horror game where spotting anomalies is your only escape—from the relentless demon determined to pull you back.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.6%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Surreal 13.9%, Horror 11.4%, Puzzle 10.1%

Explore a seemingly endless hotel floor where each identical corridor challenges your perception. This horror walking simulator tests your observation skills as you seek the emergency exit.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Surreal 13.3%, Horror 11.1%, First-Person 9.3%

Memorize the room. Spot the anomaly. Flip the switch. If you miss a detail, the loop resets. A psychological horror where your attention is the only weapon against a shifting reality. Can you break the cycle?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.8%, Surreal 13.5%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Puzzle 10%, Horror 8.9%

Dweller is a psychological walking sim horror game where you're trapped in a rotting sewer system with something watching your every move. You're low on resources, high on tension, and the only voice you hear might be trying to help... or mess with your head. Trust no one. Stay quiet. Stay alive.

Why similar: Underground 24.7% ★, Walking Simulator 23.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Surreal 12.2%, Horror 5.8%

The Wetrooms is a surreal liminal space pools horror game.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.9%, Surreal 19.2%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Horror 12.1%, Puzzle 6.8%

Drawn back to his haunted home, Dave must solve eerie puzzles, uncover forgotten lore, and survive the shadows that stalk every corner of its decaying halls - a past that refuses to let go.

Why similar: Surreal 19.3%, Puzzle 12.8%, Horror 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Walking Simulator 11.2%

"Glimpse" is a single-player atmospheric horror game. Get a glimpse of the struggles and fears of a person affected by Alzheimer's Disease.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.1%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Horror 12.2%, Surreal 11.4%, Linear 11.4%

Upon visiting his decrepit and dying grandfather, Isaac discovers an ancient evil that has parasitically dwelled within his ancestry for generations. Isaac must stop the parasite's symbiotic cycle from reoccurring or else become its new host.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.9%, Horror 15%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, First-Person 11.6%, Surreal 11.6%

Your father needs a beer, and it's your job to get it. He doesn't care what it takes, so do what you must. Be quick though - it's not so safe in the dark.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.6%, Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Surreal 9.5%, Linear 9.4%

You find yourself trapped in a haunted VHS rental store, can you survive their twisted games and escape?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, Surreal 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 10.5%, Puzzle 9%

You are Vicente, a night guard that works in Corcovado, taking care of this brazilian tourist spot, christ the redeemer. A first person, singleplayer, walk-simulator experience. Investigate what is happening and try to escape this nightmare.

Why similar: Underground 26.5% ★, Walking Simulator 17.2%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Puzzle 8.2%, Horror 7.5%

A free short first-person horror game of dream puzzles - unsettling, surreal, with strange logic.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Surreal 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 10.9%, Puzzle 9.7%

You are trying to reach classroom 1.09. Nobody is around, and the atmosphere feels wrong. Trapped in looping corridors, your only way out is to observe carefully, spot anomalies, and choose the right door… or remain trapped.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Surreal 14.1%, Horror 11.6%, Puzzle 9.8%

You are trapped in the new company by Lao Liu, and you need to carefully observe whether there are any abnormalities every day, make the right choice within the limited time, and break the cycle.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25%, Surreal 12.6%, Puzzle 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Horror 8.7%

A psychological horror where reality fractures around musician John Hale. Explore a non‑linear story, haunting memories, and immersive sound as you slip between truth, delusion, and the darkness of your own mind.

Why similar: Surreal 18.5%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Horror 11.8%, First-Person 11.3%

Melancholia Maze is a brief atmospheric horror adventure in a twisted version of home. Complete everyday tasks while avoiding lurking demons, collect clues to piece together a lifeline, and find your way out of the darkness. Escape is just a call away.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.7%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Surreal 14%, First-Person 9.3%, Horror 9%

Survive an intense horror inspired by Indonesian folklore. Evade the cunning Tuyul and other astral beings, explore eerie, haunted environments, and uncover sinister secrets hidden within the supernatural darkness.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.9%, Puzzle 13.2%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Horror 9.1%, First-Person 8.4%

Sneak, create distractions, use parkour and solve puzzles to escape this First-Person survival horror slaughterhouse. Trapped in a factory farm for humans you must survive being hunted by your captors.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.4%, Surreal 14.2%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Puzzle 10.2%, Horror 9%

A haunted projectionist’s room. A shelf of cursed films. Each reel plays a terrifying short story you must live through. Explore twisted worlds from the safety of the projection booth, or so you think...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.2%, Horror 17.9%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, First-Person 10.7%, 3D 8.2%

Infinite Innocence is a game about finding anomalies, but it is very easy to see them with lighting. What if we give it a little more difficulty and tension? Will you be able to remember everything until the end?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Surreal 15.7%, Puzzle 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, First-Person 9.1%

Enter the mind of the patient. Seek anomalies and uncover the truth. Step into the patient’s mind, explore the mental space, and search for anomalies and memory fragments. Every choice could send you back to the start—can you reach the eighth floor?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.9%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Horror 16.4%, First-Person 16.1%, Puzzle 9.8%

An atmospheric horror journey between reality and madness. Three paths lie ahead only one is free of anomalies. Observe closely. Choose wisely. Save the lost souls.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.1%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Horror 14.5%, Puzzle 12.6%, First-Person 6.8%

In Lost in Anomaly, you wake up on the 9th floor of an unknown building. The only way out of here is to detect and mark anomalies. One wrong move and you could be trapped forever.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.3%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 12.9%, Surreal 12.9%, Puzzle 9.4%

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 21.8%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Surreal 11.5%, Horror 11.4%, First-Person 8.6%

You're trapped in the seemingly endless corridors of a space station, desperately searching for the evacuation bay 09. But the station is not as empty as it seems; you must observe for subtle, unsettling occurrences and log them if you want to move forward. Can you break the loop and escape?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.1%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Horror 12.6%, Puzzle 10.4%, First-Person 10.2%

Inside SCP-167 is a first-person psychological horror game that combines investigation and puzzle-solving. Take on the role of Alex, the most experienced agent of the SCP Foundation, and explore a labyrinth of cubic rooms in order to put an end to a growing evil that is spreading throughout the area

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.3%, First-Person 10.1%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%, Psychological Horror 7.9%, 3D 7.7%

You are trapped on the 13th floor of a hotel. Pay close attention to your surroundings as you navigate each floor to reach the next elevator and make your escape in Escape Floor 13.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.8%, Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 14.1%, First-Person 11.7%, Puzzle 11.6%

Carcerem is a realistic first-person horror game. You are sent as punishment for a crime into an ancient labyrinth. Solve puzzles and find mysterious items to escape from this place.

Why similar: Underground 24.3% ★, Walking Simulator 20.1%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 11.2%, First-Person 9.2%