- #1 Golden Gear
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lajong
Windows · Mac · Linux
First-person atmospheric horror mystery with retro-inspired visuals. Spend several days on a small isolated island in the North Atlantic, settle in an old cabin, explore an abandoned observatory, and operate rustic equipment to do one final reading and uncover what lurks in the dark... and beyond.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Old School 10%, Retro 9%
- #2 Vellar
96% matchNo user reviews59% of 41 reviews2026
Dev: SHADOW
Windows
Vellar is a first-person psychological horror game where a family is dead… but the recordings they left behind slowly reveal a version of events that doesn’t match reality. Explore a shifting house filled with impossible rooms, distorted corridors, and uncover a truth that refuses to stay buried.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Surreal 12.8%, Horror 12.1%, Walking Simulator 8.8%
- #3 Sleepover at Sam’s
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 0xp Games
Windows
You’re invited to a birthday sleepover in May 1985. But when the laughter fades, the nightmare begins. Explore, solve puzzles, and survive the night in this psychological horror inspired by MADiSON and Stranger Things.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.2%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 12.7%, Lore-Rich 11.8%, Demons 8.8%
- #4 Ashworth
95% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: MR ROCK
Windows
Something has been waiting for you. Explore a forgotten place buried beneath the earth, solve twisted puzzles, and piece together a dark story one clue at a time. But the deeper you go, the more it wakes. Survive what hunts you, or become part of Ashworth's story.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.7%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 14.1%, Lore-Rich 10.6%, Walking Simulator 9.9%
- #5 Hyakki Yako: OH&S
94% matchPositive89% of 46 reviews2023
Dev: Inhuman Resources
Windows · Mac
Haramita Renkai is trapped somewhere deep in the underworld after a ritual gone awry. Armed with naught but his wits, his talismans and a burning desire for self-criticism, Renkai attempts to flee the grasp of the ravenous Demon Parade and escape back to the mortal plane.
Why similar: Demons 14.2%, Surreal 10.9%, Horror 10.6%, Retro 9.5%, Old School 9.4%
- #6 [Nightmare Files] Stoned
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Raycastly
Windows
In this short horror game, you take on the role of the ship’s mechanic, recruited for an expedition led by an ambitious archaeologist who claims to have found a map to a forgotten island.
Why similar: Survival Horror 12.7%, Surreal 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Walking Simulator 9.6%, Horror 8.9%
- #7 Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket
93% matchMixed65% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: CGI LAB GAMES
Windows
In the Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket, you find yourself trapped in a labyrinth of endless, flickering aisles. Unearth dark secrets behind every shelf while evading lurking apparitions and supernatural terrors. Can you survive the haunted corridors and escape before the nightmare consumes?
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.9%, Lovecraftian 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 10.8%, Walking Simulator 10.3%
- #8 Dark Colors
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Thomas Bartko
Windows
Dark Colors is a psychological horror adventure set within an abandoned research facility. You follow your character as you find out what exactly happened here years prior, tasked with gathering information, you start to suspect that you may not be alone in this facility...
Why similar: Survival Horror 14.2%, Surreal 12.3%, Demons 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Lore-Rich 11.2%
- #9 Melancholia Maze
91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Angus Fenton
Windows
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 17.2%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Surreal 12%, Demons 9.9%, Exploration 9.2%
- #10 The Pact
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Revus
Windows · Mac
The Pact is a story-rich psychological horror game about family secrets, where you experience a tragic tale of morality, justice, and consequence. Navigate unsettling environments, escape threats, solve puzzles, and run for your life as you slowly discover your family's dark secret and its origins.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.3%, Lore-Rich 12.8%, Retro 9.6%, Horror 9.1%, Linear 8.4%
- #11 Infinite Candy Town
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Damon Fernandez
Windows
In this observation horror game you find yourself stuck in an endlessly looping candy town. Spot the anomalies to break out of the loop… or stay trapped forever… And don't let the candy people bite!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Surreal 17.3%, Walking Simulator 16.8%, Horror 13.3%, First-Person 8%
- #12 Chorus of Carcosa
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 207 reviews2025
Dev: Chameleon 42
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 12.6%, Surreal 12.3%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Survival Horror 12%, Lovecraftian 11.2%
- #13 Helltown
90% matchMostly Positive80% of 114 reviews2017
Dev: WildArts Games
Windows
Deliver packages to the weirdly happy folk of Little Vale and discover the terrifying secrets they hide. Are you brave enough to face the many monsters and sinister locations of this first-person horror adventure game? There's only one way to find out...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 14.2%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 9.2%, Retro 8.9%
- #14 Lost in Voice
87% matchPositive85% of 40 reviews2026
Dev: Beforeyouknow Games
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Surreal 16.2%, Horror 11.4%, Walking Simulator 10.1%, First-Person 9.6%
- #15 Lake Facade: Director's Cut
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rexoto Games
Windows
Explore, Fish and discover the mysteries hidden within Lake Facade. A short narrative puzzle/adventure game with multiple endings and secrets to find.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 14.2%, Lore-Rich 13.6%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Surreal 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
- #16 The Sin of Ritter
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ritter
Windows
The Sin of Ritter is a first-person horror game where the pursuit of justice becomes a journey through guilt, obsession, and consequences. Explore dark and disturbing environments, survive the horrors that await you, and uncover the truth behind the murder of your wife.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.4%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 16.1%, First-Person 9.3%, Walking Simulator 8%
- #17 Plushy's Playground: Into the Slide
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sushi Studio
Windows
Plushy's Playground: Into the Slide is a story-driven analog horror game about exploring a strange playground, solving puzzles, and following hidden clues. They say there is a place on the other side, built by kids for kids, where no one is supposed to grow up. But you're not a kid anymore.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.3%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 12.5%, Lore-Rich 12.5%, First-Person 8.6%
- #18 Your Friend Wiggles
84% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: BOC Studio
Windows
In this terrifying walking simulator, you will meet those virtual pets you once forgot in a drawer, and who now seek revenge, in an atmosphere full of mystery and secrets waiting to be uncovered.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.1%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 14%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Retro 10.6%
- #19 Dark Fracture: Prologue
85% matchVery Positive84% of 1,380 reviews2020
Dev: Twisted II Studio
Windows
Dark Fracture is a psychological horror experience in which you explore an ever-changing world where reality and nightmares collide. Walk on the edge of madness in the shoes of a tormented soul as you descend into the darkest depths of the human psyche, and question everything you see.
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.3%, Lovecraftian 11.7%, Surreal 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Horror 10.2%
- #20 FOTBackrooms
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SGX Studios
Windows
Trapped in the endless liminal spaces of the Backrooms by accident, your only way out is to uncover the truth. Explore over 40 unique locations, unravel the dark experiments of the F.O.T. foundation, and piece together Arthur Penn’s story—all while fighting panic attacks to maintain your sanity.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.6%, Lore-Rich 12.3%, Horror 12%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, First-Person 9.8%
- #21 Streamer's Revenge
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RailToad
Windows
Feel like a famous streamer determined to put an end to the insults. You set out to take down the main offender and then go into hiding in a sketchy place...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 14.8%, Surreal 11.1%, Horror 10.9%, Survival Horror 10.6%, Walking Simulator 10.6%
- #22 Martyrdom
83% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Vidas Salavejus
Windows
Martyrdom is a psychological horror game about torture.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.8%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Surreal 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Horror 10.4%
- #23 Karakam: Call of The Dark Manor
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 146 Production
Windows
Karakam: Call of the Dark Manor is a first person psychological horror game where you explore a cursed manor of a long forgotten bloodline. Solve riddles, explore the grounds and discover the horror stories hidden within the horror story. Dark Manor summons you, how will you answer it?
Why similar: Survival Horror 13.9%, Lovecraftian 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Lore-Rich 11.6%, Walking Simulator 11%
- #24 Enjoy Your Stay
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SuavePuppy Studios
Windows
Escape the never-ending hallway of the Hudson: A hotel that doesn’t want its guests to leave. Spot anomalies, explore hidden spaces, collect narrative clues, and uncover the stories of the previous guests.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Surreal 12.6%, Horror 8.9%, First-Person 8.5%
- #25 TIMORE NARHELMA
81% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Vidas Salavejus
Windows
Timore Narhelma is a surreal experience about human mind and horrors within.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 13.7%, Surreal 13.4%, Survival Horror 12%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
- #26 The Nameless City
80% matchVery Positive88% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Paradnight Studio
Windows · Mac
Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City". Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While you delve deeper into the ancient buildings, reality and visions blend into an indistinct haze.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.7%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Surreal 13.6%, Retro 8.3%
- #27 Grim Fate: Cloverleaf Bay
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GW2Games
Windows
Immerse yourself in a polished VHS style psychological horror experience, with an atmospheric first person view, branching dialogues, environmental clues, a mystery to uncover and some things that aren't quite right that will keep you questioning what's real and what's not.
Why similar: Crime 21.3%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 11.7%, Walking Simulator 11.1%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #28 Nevermind This
79% matchMixed65% of 31 reviews2023
Dev: Flat Surface Studio
Windows
Step into the world of "Nevermind this", a heart-pumping horror where confusion, chaos, fear, distraction and even fun come together for an unique game experience, in a cursed hut from old Lumberjack. Don't let them mess with your mind.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.2%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Demons 12.1%, Horror 12.1%, Walking Simulator 9.7%
- #29 Marmorea
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Burning Farmhouse Studios
Windows
Venture into the Tuscan village of Pietralba to solve the mystery of your brother’s disappearance. Uncover the dark secrets buried within the marble quarries and your own family's past.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.8%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Lore-Rich 12%, Surreal 11%, Lovecraftian 10.4%
- #30 My Grandparents' Christmas Mystery
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
Grandma never showed up and Grandpa's tragic passing 3 days later left me in anger, confusion and sadness. I couldn't just let this go like it never happened, so I decided to go and find out what happened on my own. Will you survive a first-person psychological horror game and uncover the mystery?
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.1%, Surreal 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Walking Simulator 11%, Horror 10.6%
- #31 INURE
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: KoolKat
Windows
Wrong man, in the wrong place, at the wrong time. Explore a hostile Dreamscape, manage scarce resources, and use whatever weapons you can find to survive a world shaped by cosmic dread.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.6%, Lovecraftian 16.2%, Lore-Rich 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Surreal 9.2%
- #32 The Holiday Story
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 110 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
The Holiday Story is an indie horror game about Christmas and New Year, set in the 80s.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Old School 10.2%, Horror 9.9%
- #33 Ryo The Haunted Office
77% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Anamik Majumdar
Windows · Linux
Ryo The Haunted Office is a 2D Top-Down Survival Horror game where you play as a Paranormal enthusiast who have to investigate the haunted office for the proof of the paranormal.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.9%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Horror 11.3%, Retro 11%, Old School 10.9%
- #34 No One Here But Me
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Cat studio
Windows
Work as a night administrator at a computer club, check visitors, detect anomalies, and survive nightmare-filled nights full of monsters and mysteries.
Why similar: Surreal 15.5%, Survival Horror 15%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Walking Simulator 10.5%, Horror 8.9%
- #35 HOLFACE
74% matchPositive87% of 39 reviews2026
Dev: Jonny's Games
Windows
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 17.1%, Horror 15%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Surreal 10.5%, First-Person 10.2%
- #36 Friends for Strawberry
75% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: KC Amber
Windows
A filthy, horrific nightmare at sea, haunted by people and things cast away. Friends for Strawberry is a story-driven horror FPS where you are trapped on an island of garbage, held captive by the cannibal castaways dwelling there, and... something in the trash, that won't let anyone or anything go.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 12.3%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Surreal 10.3%
- #37 Devil Inside Us: Roots of Evil
76% matchVery Positive96% of 67 reviews2021
Dev: Fernando TittzPub: Mr.Skull Game Studio
Windows
In this story focused horror game, you are a priest! And you need to help a family with their cursed house, explore, follow your visions, find the root, and exorcize it!
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Demons 12.1%, Horror 11.1%, Walking Simulator 8.5%
- #38 Garten of Banban 3
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,977 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Embrace the horrors of Banban’s Kindergarten. Delve even deeper into the depths of the establishment that was left suspiciously empty. Try to survive the unexpected residents and continue the search for your child…
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Horror 12.2%, Walking Simulator 10.2%
- #39 Ominous Obscurity
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CrunchyFlake Games
Windows
Ominous Obscurity is a single-player horror adventure game set in places from the protagonist's childhood. Solve interesting puzzles, while hiding from insidious horrors waiting for you in the shadows.
Why similar: Surreal 15%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 10.8%, Walking Simulator 8.6%
- #40 CoRoT
72% matchMixed68% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Azteck Game Studios
Windows
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: Surreal 16.4%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Survival Horror 10.6%, Horror 10.1%
- #41 Not Alone at Midnight
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IT Games
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game set in a haunted house at midnight. Uncover shifting anomalies, read prayers and burn holy incense, solve ritual-based puzzles, and manipulate light and darkness to survive the demonic presence stalking you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.3%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Horror 14.5%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Demons 9.7%
- #42 As Duty Demands
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Rabbit Bay Games
Windows
A first-person narrative psychological horror game focused on exploration and environmental storytelling, set in a decaying naval retirement home ruled by a tyrannical former admiral, where you play as Coral, a newly hired nurse who must navigate shifting environments and uncover hidden truths.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.8%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 15.1%, First-Person 9.3%, Walking Simulator 8.3%
- #43 Egghead Gumpty
73% matchMixed67% of 69 reviews2022
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Explore an infinite procedurally-generated abandoned juvie as you try to survive a monstrous egg with legs named Egghead Gumpty that’s hiding in the building. He can watch you from anywhere, so catch him stalking you before it’s too late in this unique horror experience.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Surreal 11.5%, Walking Simulator 10.8%
- #44 ENTWINE
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 196 Studio
Windows · Mac
A first-person psychological horror videogame. In St. Agnes’ Forest lay the death of Man, and inside, a tortured mind. Explore disturbingly real environments and solve intricate puzzles in a hand-crafted nightmare. “At the end of my life, I find the devil”.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.4%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Walking Simulator 13%, Horror 11.9%, Linear 8.3%
- #45 My Sleeping Girlfriend
69% matchVery Positive95% of 125 reviews2025
Dev: Fancy Dog Games
Windows
Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.8%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Horror 11.3%, Old School 9.1%
- #46 Midnight Laundry
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Polymoon Games
Windows
Midnight Laundry is a short first-person horror game where a long night at the laundromat takes an unexpected turn.
Why similar: Crime 19.4%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Old School 11.7%, Horror 10.2%, Walking Simulator 9.5%
- #47 Lust from Beyond: M Edition
72% matchMixed65% of 369 reviews2022
Dev: Movie Games LunariumPub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Descend into madness in a first-person survival horror inspired by Lovecraft and Giger. Solve the mystery of esoteric cults. Cross the gate to the blasphemous land of Lusst’ghaa. Play the new M-rated cut of the fan-favorite Lust from Beyond.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 14.8%, Survival Horror 14.5%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Walking Simulator 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #48 Abandoned Souls
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 402 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.2%, Walking Simulator 16%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 11.4%, First-Person 7.1%
- #49 Garten of Banban 2
70% matchMixed67% of 4,562 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Continue the story of Banban’s Kindergarten. Delve deeper into the bizarre establishment where the place was left suspiciously empty. Try to survive the unexpected residents, all while uncovering the truth behind the place…
Why similar: Survival Horror 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 13.9%, Lore-Rich 12.7%, Walking Simulator 10.6%
- #50 Garten of Banban 4
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,937 reviews2023
Dev: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Explore the abandoned levels of Banban’s Kindergarten. Survive the residents of the establishment that was left suspiciously empty. Uncover the truth behind the place, and find the whereabouts of your missing child…
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.7%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 13.1%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Walking Simulator 10.6%
- #51 Andrew's Nightmare
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Daniel Octavio Herrera
Windows
Andrew's Nightmare is an argentine psychological horror video game. Play as Andrew, a young man haunted by a mysterious event from his past, who decides to begin therapy sessions with Dr. Braun to confront the fragments of an increasingly unstable mind.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.6%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 12.2%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Surreal 10.7%
- #52 Circadial
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: undercoverworm
Windows · Linux
You've been invited to participate in a study for the newly developed Circadial pills, a medicine designed to remedy your life-long insomnia. Explore the empty halls of the facility and the landscapes of your dreams to uncover the source of your night terrors. You will never be the same.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 13.9%, Lovecraftian 13.5%, Surreal 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Walking Simulator 10%
- #53 Phantoms
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 45 reviews2023
Dev: Solitude SoftwarePub: TheGamePublisher.com
Windows
"Phantoms" is a retro-styled first-person horror game that takes place on a strange train. Fix an electric box to escape from a level that is random every time... but you're not alone in here. And these "things" will do anything to stop you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 15.3%, Demons 12.6%, Surreal 12%, Old School 11.5%, Horror 9.7%
- #54 NineHells
68% matchMixed42% of 434 reviews2024
Dev: caffeineline
Windows
NineHells is a psychological horror first person single player, with an unraveling mystery, enriched with voice acting, and has virtual haunted attraction feeling. You play as Davie a man trying to remember his past while traveling though Hell. Play and find out what in the Ninehells is going on!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.6%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Horror 10.4%, First-Person 10.4%
- #55 Scary 8 Bits
67% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Daniels Šlosbergs
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Walking Simulator 17.7%, Surreal 12.3%, Horror 12.3%, First-Person 8.8%
- #56 The Guest
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 217 reviews2023
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Guest is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.2%, Survival Horror 16.6%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Horror 14.1%, First-Person 9.4%
- #57 TAMAGORUDO - FLOOR O
66% matchMixed56% of 39 reviews2026
Dev: TamagorudoTeam
Windows
TAMAGORUDO - Floor 0 - is an atmospheric psychological horror game. You will find yourself stuck in a parallel floor of the Backrooms, trying to break out of the loop of a chicken-or-the-egg paradox. Will you find the answer to this endless question ?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.3%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Surreal 15.9%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Exploration 8.4%
- #58 SCP-294: The Coffee Machine
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BlindEyeGames
Windows
Enter the depths of a silent facility as a D-Class subject. Test the limits of SCP-294, a machine that can produce any liquid imaginable. But remember: in this low-poly PS1-style nightmare, every cup has a price. A short, narrative-driven psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Horror 12.6%, Retro 12.3%, Lore-Rich 8.5%
- #59 Fear the Spotlight
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,323 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Game PalsPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.8%, Surreal 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Old School 10.3%, Horror 8.9%
- #60 Panic Files: Buried Sanity
64% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: LTuomio
Windows
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: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Survival Horror 20.2%, Horror 14.3%, First-Person 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.5%