Games Like Uncanny Tales: Cold Road

Autumn, 1992. Anton, a 14-year-old boy, moves with his parents to a small town and is left alone in his grandmother's apartment. Meanwhile, children are disappearing across the town — the police are powerless, and no one knows who's behind it…

Why similar: Violent 13.3%, Horror 13.2%, Walking Simulator 13%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Gore 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: As part of the same series, it maintains the consistent tone and focus on grounded, unsettling human stories.

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 26.9%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Horror 14.5%, Dark 10.9%, Story Rich 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply grounded, violent psychological horror game that explores dark family secrets and historical trauma with a focus on realistic, unsettling atmosphere.

2006. You become the new reserve caretaker. Patrol the territory in your rugged 4x4, check the phototraps, and monitor the area using surveillance cameras. But remember: you are not the only one watching.

Why similar: Violent 15.3%, Gore 14%, Horror 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Walking Simulator 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Another entry in the series that continues the exploration of everyday fears through a psychological lens.

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 28.9%, Psychological Horror 25.1%, Dark 11%, Violent 7.2%, First-Person 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers an intense, atmospheric psychological horror experience that excels at making the player feel vulnerable within a familiar, claustrophobic setting.

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: Gore 15.3%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 14.4%, Violent 12.9%, Walking Simulator 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A domestic-focused psychological horror game that excels at building tension through exploration of a haunted family home.

The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21%, Horror 17.7%, Dark 12.2%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, First-Person 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential psychological horror experience that uses shifting environments to reflect the protagonist's deteriorating mental state.

God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.

Why similar: Psychological 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 11.2%, Violent 10.7%, Walking Simulator 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a slow-burn, atmospheric psychological experience that prioritizes narrative depth over jump scares.

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

Why similar: Horror 20.8%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Psychological 18.6%, Dark 11.5%, Story Rich 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This narrative-heavy game explores dark, human-centric themes and psychological trauma with a unique, unsettling visual style.

Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.

Why similar: Horror 27.7%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Dark 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Gore 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Set in a grounded historical context, this game uses psychological horror to explore personal guilt and societal pressures.

A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.

Why similar: Psychological 25.5%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 15.1%, Dark 13.7%, Story Rich 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: An episodic horror series that emphasizes atmosphere and vulnerability, much like the episodic structure of the seed game.

Whispering Fog is a first person psychological horror game set in an ever-changing forest shrouded in fog. A quiet getaway becomes a sinister nightmare as the illusion of safety and solitude slowly crumbles around you.

Why similar: Psychological 14.5%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 13.4%, Dark 11.2%, Walking Simulator 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a dark, atmospheric psychological experience that aligns well with the tone of the seed game.

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: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 15%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Dark 10.7%, Gore 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological walking simulator that emphasizes isolation and a slow-building sense of unease.

Five scary stories, but they all have the same ending. Can you play it? A psychological horror game from the first person, which few will pass.

Why similar: Gore 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 12.6%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Dark 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that focuses on the unsettling nature of modern, everyday life situations.

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: Horror 16.1%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Gore 10.8%, Violent 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the feeling of being trapped in a mundane, yet deeply unsettling, urban environment.

A bad incident is like a tangled knot, It sits there, waiting for someone or something to untie it, but until then… scars may be left behind … are you ready for a First person Psychological Horror game based on a true story?!

Why similar: Psychological 16.8%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Gore 12.1%, Horror 10.6%, Walking Simulator 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A strong indie psychological horror title that focuses on narrative and atmosphere to deliver its unsettling experience.

Paranormal VHS is a horror game that features a VHS tape-inspired aesthetic. The game's story revolves around a popular vlogger who spends a night in haunted locations in search of paranormal activity. Brace for intense jumpscares.

Why similar: Gore 24.5%, Psychological 10.6%, Walking Simulator 10.5%, Horror 9.7%, Psychological Horror 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This indie title utilizes a found-footage aesthetic to ground its horror in a relatable, everyday context.

This is a first-person indie horror game. In 9 Childs Street you will find the terrifying atmosphere of a recently abandoned house, and its captive inhabitants, through the eyes of a curious little boy in a red cap.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 15.7%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Dark 12.7%, First-Person 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric indie horror game that focuses on the curiosity and dread surrounding a mysterious neighborhood house.

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 15.7%, Horror 15.3%, Dark 12.1%, Violent 11.5%, Gore 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a dark, narrative-driven experience that focuses on psychological exploration and environmental storytelling.

A psychological horror experience set in a forgotten apartment filled with dark memories, eerie puzzles, and emotional scars waiting to resurface.

Why similar: Gore 22.2%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Horror 10.7%, 1990's 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at creating a sense of dread within a confined, domestic space, mirroring the seed game's focus.

A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Why similar: Horror 25.8%, Walking Simulator 25.4%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, First-Person 14.2%, Story Rich 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: While set in a cyberpunk future, it focuses heavily on the psychological horror of human memories and domestic decay.

"The Last Visit: 98th" is a psychological indie horror from the first person, in the genre of a walking simulator, in the setting of the post-Soviet winter space. The main focus is on the atmosphere of horror, which is emphasized by realistic 3D graphics.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 13.9%, Walking Simulator 12%, Gore 10.6%, Violent 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A walking simulator that relies on atmosphere and psychological tension to tell its unsettling story.

You wake up in a strange place, not knowing who you are, where you are, or how you got here. Trapped in an environment that twists to break your sanity, your only way out is to delve into the unknown and face the horrors of a past your mind is trying to hide.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Horror 18.1%, Psychological 11.8%, First-Person 10.5%, Walking Simulator 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that focuses on mystery and the unsettling nature of human secrets.

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 22.5%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Horror 18.2%, Violent 10.2%, Atmospheric 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic psychological horror game that excels at creating a sense of dread through its oppressive, grounded atmosphere.

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 21.2%, Psychological Horror 15%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Horror 13.4%, First-Person 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It turns a mundane, everyday location into a site of psychological terror, fitting the seed game's core theme.

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: Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 12.3%, Psychological 10.8%, Dark 10.8%, Walking Simulator 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a surreal, dark psychological adventure that challenges the player's perception of reality.

You're a journalist searching for answers... but beneath the surface lies only terror. The labyrinth you’ve entered to find the missing may never let you leave.

Why similar: Gore 18.2%, Psychological 17.7%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 13.6%, Walking Simulator 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: An indie first-person horror game that utilizes gore and psychological tension to create a disturbing experience.

Delirium is a psychological horror game set in a suburban house. After a mysterious explosion, reality begins to unravel.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 14.1%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Dark 10.6%, Psychological 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological walking simulator that focuses on the breakdown of the protagonist's reality within a domestic setting.

DISTURBING FEARS is an episodic psychological horror game based on true events that immerses players in haunting narratives.

Why similar: Psychological 20.8%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 16%, First-Person 8.5%, Walking Simulator 7.6%

Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.

Why similar: Psychological 17.4%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 13.3%, Walking Simulator 13%, Dark 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror title that leans heavily into psychological themes and atmospheric dread.

Witch's Doll is a first-person psychological horror game with realistic graphics. Beware, something is lurking in the dark. Get ready for intense jumpscares.

Why similar: Gore 17.3%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Horror 11.2%, Psychological 6.8%

It’s an indie horror game where John, a forensic photographer, after an unexpected and exhausting shift, is forced to spend the night away from home. What seemed like a temporary rest soon begins to turn unsettling.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Horror 15.8%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Psychological 9.5%, Dark 9%

Fragments of Dread is an episodic psychological horror series. Each episode tells a self-contained story of dread, fear, and survival.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.9%, Walking Simulator 17%, Horror 16.4%, Dark 10%, Atmospheric 8.7%

Chorus of Carcosa is a first-person psychological horror game about an anxious sculptor who is trapped in a dark and ever-changing building. Stay silent, survive its twisted labyrinths and escape the monsters. Just don’t lose your way in the shadows or within your own mind.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.1%, Gore 12%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Violent 10.7%, Horror 10.6%

Hollowbrook is a stylized horror experience told through multiple episodes. Each chapter immerses you in the life of a new character, blending personal backstories with chilling encounters that react to your decisions.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17%, Psychological 12.5%, Horror 11.8%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, 1990's 8.7%

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: Psychological 16.8%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Horror 12.6%, Dark 7.3%

"Stories to Tell" Is a psychological horror game series developed by a 16 year old were each installment is based on a dream/nightmare that I, the developer, have experienced. This is a game you wouldn't want to miss...

Why similar: Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Psychological 9.9%, Violent 8.7%

Fork Road is a first-person immersive atmospheric game with new gameplay , Be prepared to face fears you've never faced before

Why similar: Psychological 23.1%, Horror 22.6%, Walking Simulator 20.7%, First-Person 10.8%, Atmospheric 7.1%

Silent Still is a first-person psychological horror game that delves into the terrifying experience of sleep paralysis and nightmares. You will feel the true horror that sleep paralysis can bring and the overwhelming fear it instills in a person.

Why similar: Psychological 17%, Horror 14.6%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, First-Person 8.1%

In a remote provincial town, teenagers mysteriously disappear every 25 years. You're a high school student about to turn 18... But what if you become the next victim?

Why similar: Psychological 20.1%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 12.3%, Dark 11.6%, Walking Simulator 9.6%

Cave Crawler is a short horror game where you pilot a drone into a cave and discover something horrible.

Why similar: Horror 21.3%, Walking Simulator 18.3%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, First-Person 9.4%, Dark 6.9%

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: Psychological Horror 16.7%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Horror 14.8%, Psychological 12.7%, Dark 11.3%

Fears to Fathom is an episodic psychological horror game where each episode unveils a short story narrated by the ones who survived.

Why similar: Horror 27.9%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Psychological 16.5%, First-Person 8.6%, Walking Simulator 7%

Dean Holt, popular Urbex vlogger, sets off on another exploration of an abandoned home but this time things aren't going as planned. Something dark is lurking inside and Dean quickly finds himself in over his head

Why similar: Psychological 21.1%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Horror 17%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Atmospheric 8.6%

ColdSide is a psychological horror first-person game. It takes place in an abandoned underground laboratory that studied anomalous phenomena.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.9%, Horror 25.4%, First-Person 14%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Adventure 10.1%

This is a short, first-person psychological horror game with VHS effects. Be careful, you are facing a terrifying being.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.5%, Horror 22%, Walking Simulator 20.9%, Dark 6.9%, First-Person 6.1%

MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.

Why similar: Psychological 18%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Horror 12.6%, Dark 7.8%

Descend deep into the nightmare that seamlessly blends with reality in this uncanny horror escape room game. Can you find your way out of the horrid mansion or will you succumb to your fears? Can you face and overcome your past, or will it break you?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.6%, Gore 13.2%, Horror 12%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Dark 10%

The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 13.8%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Psychological 12.4%, Dark 10.9%

Three short ghost stories. Three everyday locations turned nightmare. Tales of the Forgotten is a PSX-style horror anthology perfect for a single terrifying session. Experience jump scares, uncover multiple endings, and discover why these ghosts can't rest—all in under an hour.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.5%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, 1990's 12.3%, Horror 11.1%, Dark 9.7%

Callus is a story about coldness, overprotection, and indifference. It can turn your soul inside out and crawl under your skin, leaving a lasting mark. Or it may simply pass you by. It all depends on where you choose to look… and what you are willing to see.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.1%, Horror 23%, Dark 12.6%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Realistic 6%

A story-rich psychological horror inspired by real-life experiences. Follow Emily, 23, as she moves to Brooklyn for a fresh start, but finds herself drawn into a slow spiral of obsession and control. Featuring voice acting, this atmospheric and grounded experience is deeply unsettling.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Horror 15%, Dark 11%, Psychological 10.7%

Mr. Red Face, a fictional character created by adults to teach their children, suddenly becomes real..

Why similar: Horror 17.1%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, 1990's 13%, Dark 11.5%

Sins of Sinister is an episodic horror experience inspired by lore stories. Each chapter delivers a short yet intense descent into fear, folklore, and the unknown. A rural village begins to fall victim to mysterious deaths with no medical explanation. As dark whispers of witchcraft spread.

Why similar: 1990's 24.6%, Horror 24.4%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Story Rich 7.3%

The following is a series of tapes recovered near the Overlook National Park where four people were recently reported missing- a family of three and one motorist.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.2%, Violent 15.2%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Horror 14.7%, Gore 9.3%

The Lies We Tell Ourselves is an episodic first person psychological action-adventure game with introspective/horror elements and a focus on subtle storytelling and atmosphere. Explore, solve puzzles, survive and uncover truths buried deep within a castle of lies.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Psychological 16.8%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Horror 12.4%, Dark 11.4%

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 19.1%, Dark 12.9%, Psychological 11.4%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, Gore 8.3%

A first-person psychological horror game set in the remote countryside of South Korea in the 1990s. Over the course of just three days, you will encounter a series of mysterious events and come face-to-face with an unseen, encroaching threat

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 13.3%, 1990's 12.2%, Walking Simulator 10.5%, Dark 9.6%

You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.3%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Psychological 14.9%, Horror 13.8%, First-Person 8.5%

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: Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 14.7%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Psychological 10.8%, Dark 10%

Dark Memories is an episodic psychological horror game based on road thriller, slasher, and survival thriller genres. You are currently viewing the prologue episode of the Dark Memories anthology.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.9%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Horror 15.4%, First-Person 11.5%, Realistic 7%