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 13.2%, Horror 13.1%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Gore 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: As part of the same episodic series, this title shares the exact same unsettling, grounded approach to psychological horror.

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 15.3%, Gore 15.2%, Horror 14.5%, Violent 12.8%, Walking Simulator 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the horrors hidden within a seemingly normal household, matching the psychological intensity of the seed game.

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

Why similar: Horror 29.1%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Psychological 15.7%, Walking Simulator 8.7%, Atmospheric 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the 'everyday horror' vibe of the seed game by turning a mundane workplace into a source of intense psychological dread.

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: Psychological 28.8%, Horror 18.3%, Dark 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Simulation 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It excels at building slow-burn tension through a realistic, first-person perspective that mirrors the grounded fears found in Uncanny Tales.

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 10.9%, Violent 7.1%, First-Person 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Widely considered a gold standard for psychological horror, it offers the same oppressive, atmospheric exploration of a home filled with dark secrets.

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%, Horror 15.7%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Dark 12.8%, First-Person 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: The game excels at building atmospheric tension through a first-person perspective, focusing on the fear of the unknown in a residential setting.

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 27.2%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Horror 14.4%, Dark 11%, Story Rich 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title delivers a deeply disturbing, grounded narrative that explores psychological trauma within a realistic, historical setting.

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 14%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 11.1%, Violent 10.7%, Walking Simulator 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title leans heavily into psychological horror and atmospheric dread, mirroring the tone of the seed game's episodic stories.

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 10.7%, Violent 10%

Why You'll Like It: It captures a unique, gritty atmosphere that makes the exploration of a confined, urban environment feel deeply unsettling.

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 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 13.3%, Dark 11.3%, Walking Simulator 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: It maintains a consistent, dark atmosphere that keeps the player on edge, much like the episodic nature of the seed game.

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 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 12.5%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Dark 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the indie, psychological-horror focus of the seed game, emphasizing exploration and unsettling narrative beats.

MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Horror 20.5%, Dark 12.9%, Violent 11.4%, Gore 9%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a first-person perspective and psychological mechanics to create a claustrophobic and terrifying experience similar to the seed game.

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 15.4%, Dark 12.2%, Violent 11.4%, Gore 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes exploration and psychological tension to create a haunting experience in a confined, atmospheric setting.

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 20.9%, Horror 17.6%, Dark 12.3%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, First-Person 10%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a surreal, narrative-heavy experience that focuses on the mental decline of the protagonist, much like the psychological themes in Uncanny Tales.

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 10.8%, Gore 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on a contained, atmospheric horror experience that aligns well with the psychological themes of the seed game.

Night Security | 夜間警備 is a Japanese psychological horror game about night security.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 17.4%, 1990's 12.1%, Dark 10.1%, Walking Simulator 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Another excellent example of 'everyday horror' that turns a routine job into a terrifying psychological ordeal.

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 11.9%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Horror 10.6%, Violent 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: The game provides a dark, atmospheric experience that prioritizes psychological horror and environmental storytelling.

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 21.4%, Psychological Horror 15%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Horror 13.4%, First-Person 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It turns a familiar, everyday location into a source of horror, which is a core component of the seed game's appeal.

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 20.3%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 12.2%, Dark 11.6%, Walking Simulator 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the psychological aspects of horror, creating a sense of unease through its dark, atmospheric presentation.

In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.

Why similar: Psychological 17.6%, Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Dark 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This indie title focuses on atmospheric storytelling in a confined space, creating a sense of isolation that feels very similar to the seed game.

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 22.8%, Psychological Horror 21.9%, Horror 18%, Violent 10.1%, Atmospheric 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a claustrophobic, psychological horror experience that relies on surreal imagery and intense, dark atmosphere.

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 12.7%, Horror 11.8%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, 1990's 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: As an episodic horror game, it mirrors the structure and focus on apartment-based dread found in the seed game.

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%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Horror 10.7%, 1990's 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes atmospheric exploration in a confined space, matching the tone of the seed game's more unsettling episodes.

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 21.3%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 16.9%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Atmospheric 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a single-player psychological horror experience that relies on atmosphere and multiple endings to build tension.

Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.

Why similar: Horror 39.4%, Psychological Horror 23.3%, Psychological 18.8%, First-Person 6.6%, Atmospheric 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic indie psychological horror game that effectively uses dark, urban environments to convey deep-seated trauma and fear.

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 23.3%, Horror 22.5%, Walking Simulator 20.7%, First-Person 10.9%, Atmospheric 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A simple yet effective indie horror title that uses walking-simulator mechanics to deliver jump scares and psychological tension.

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

Why similar: Psychological 17.6%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 13.2%, Walking Simulator 13%, Dark 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a slow-burn, atmospheric horror experience that focuses on psychological tension rather than overt action.

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: Psychological Horror 27.6%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Horror 12.9%, Psychological 11.1%, First-Person 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This surreal, psychological horror game explores themes of mental states and isolation, similar to the episodic stories in Uncanny Tales.

"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 13.8%, Walking Simulator 12%, Gore 10.6%, Violent 9.9%

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 11%, Dark 10.8%, Walking Simulator 10.5%

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 7%, First-Person 6.1%

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%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Dark 10.7%, Psychological 9.6%

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%, Psychological 17.9%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 13.6%, Walking Simulator 8.1%

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 15.5%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Psychological 9.7%, Dark 9.1%

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 10.1%, Atmospheric 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 16.9%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Walking Simulator 14%, Horror 12.5%, Dark 7.3%

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 18.2%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, First-Person 9.5%, Dark 7%

You are here to listen to The Voice, do what he says. But don't listen to other voices...

Why similar: Horror 18%, Dark 12.8%, Psychological 11.3%, Walking Simulator 10.2%, Gore 8.3%

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: Psychological Horror 16.6%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Horror 14.7%, Psychological 12.9%, Dark 11.4%

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%, Dark 8.1%

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 18.2%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, 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%, Horror 11.9%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Dark 10.1%

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 9.7%

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 27.5%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Psychological 16.7%, First-Person 8.7%, Walking Simulator 7%

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 15.4%, Horror 13.7%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Psychological 12.5%, Dark 11%

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

Why similar: Horror 17%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, 1990's 13%, Dark 11.6%

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: Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 15.5%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Dark 13%, Psychological 11.6%

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 15.2%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Psychological 15.1%, Horror 13.8%, First-Person 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 25.3%, First-Person 14.1%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Adventure 10%

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 9.8%

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 15.3%, Violent 15.1%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Horror 14.7%, Gore 9.2%

"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: Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Dark 12.9%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Psychological 10.7%

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 14.6%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Psychological 10.9%, Dark 10.1%

"Quod" unfolds in a 1930s Texas prison. The main character must escape and uncover the truth. Brace yourself for eerie occurrences and solve intricate puzzles to unveil the terrifying secrets of this place.

Why similar: Psychological 21.2%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 11%, Atmospheric 7.4%

If hell is a state of the soul, these are the steps that will lead you to its gates. Dark Atlas: Infernum is a disturbing first-person story where an esoteric end of the world meets psychological survival horror with a strong narrative component.

Why similar: Psychological 21.4%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 15.2%, Dark 10.5%, First-Person 8.6%

Horror game series about the investigation of missing hikers in the U.S. National Parks. Follow the story of a wannabe reporter who got a job as a ranger to investigate the disappearances - several episodes that tell one story. Based on true events.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.2%, Walking Simulator 17.5%, Horror 17.3%, 1990's 14%, First-Person 8%

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 17.9%, Walking Simulator 15%, Horror 14.9%, Dark 11.1%, Psychological 10.8%

The Dark Occult is a psychological driven horror game that puts players in a constant state of anxiety that crescendos into raw panic and terror. You will encounter grotesque creatures, who will take your life at any moment.Your only goal -- survive.

Why similar: Horror 25.4%, Violent 21.6%, Gore 20.4%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, First-Person 6.7%

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 17%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Horror 12.3%, Dark 11.5%

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: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 13.2%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Gore 10.2%, Dark 9.2%