- #1 A Lonely Cabin Trip
97% matchMostly Positive71% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
You were supposed to have a relaxing cabin trip on a island all alone but after several strange encounters you had a mystery to solve, will you be able to survive a first-person psychological horror game or will you run away?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.1%, Horror 28.6%, First-Person 14.4%, Adventure 8.7%, Exploration 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the seed game's premise of a solitary retreat into nature that quickly turns into a psychological horror experience.
- #2 Kona
96% matchVery Positive83% of 3,624 reviews2017
Dev: Parabole
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.1%, Horror 22.9%, First-Person 15.7%, Adventure 10.1%, Indie 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a similar isolated, snowy cabin setting combined with mystery-solving and atmospheric exploration.
- #3 The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
96% matchVery Positive88% of 8,955 reviews2014
Dev: The Astronauts
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 53.7%, Horror 18.9%, First-Person 12.1%, Adventure 6.2%, Exploration 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a high-quality, atmospheric walking simulator experience set in a beautiful, lonely natural environment.
- #4 Firewatch
95% matchVery Positive91% of 97,344 reviews2016
Dev: Campo SantoPub: Panic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 52%, First-Person 12%, Horror 9.6%, Adventure 9.4%, Funny 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: While less focused on horror, it captures the essence of isolated cabin living and environmental storytelling in the wilderness.
- #5 Wooden House
94% matchMixed60% of 320 reviews2016
Dev: GDNomaD
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
What could be better than relaxing in nature? Taking a break from the hustle and bustle of the city in a small cottage. Spending time reading books by the fireplace. But one night, strange voices began to echo from deep within the basement.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.6%, Nature 11.2%, Horror 9.6%, PvE 9.3%, First-Person 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, dark indie walking simulator that shares the claustrophobic cabin-in-the-woods aesthetic.
- #6 The Park®
94% matchMostly Positive70% of 3,178 reviews2015
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.9%, Horror 29.4%, First-Person 12.7%, Adventure 5.1%, Gore 3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intense first-person horror walking simulator that focuses on atmospheric dread and narrative discovery.
- #7 Layers of Fear
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,635 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Walking Simulator 33.6%, Horror 32.1%, First-Person 16.7%, Adventure 9.4%, Exploration 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at the psychological horror walking simulator format, keeping the player trapped in an unsettling, shifting environment.
- #8 White Mirror
93% matchMixed53% of 375 reviews2016
Dev: GDNomaD
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The main character is a hunter who looks for ancient relics. One day he set off to find a legendary mirror which concluded the great force and so great evil, keeping secrets of a magic artifact. You have a chance to know were is a mirror, but be careful the evil waits for you continually.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 45%, Horror 15.3%, First-Person 7%, Funny 5.8%, Indie 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror walking simulator that focuses on short, impactful narrative beats in a confined space.
- #9 What Remains of Edith Finch
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,731 reviews2017
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 60.6%, First-Person 13.6%, Horror 7.7%, Adventure 6.8%, Indie 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for narrative-driven walking simulators that use exploration to uncover dark, personal histories.
- #10 Cold House
91% matchMixed55% of 134 reviews2022
Dev: Menge Studio
Windows
The protagonist gets into a car accident and is forced to take shelter from the cold in an abandoned house, waiting for warmer temperatures, where it will soon turn out that he is not alone at all..
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.4%, Horror 28.1%, PvE 15.7%, First-Person 13.2%, Singleplayer 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: It leans into the survival-horror elements of being trapped in a remote cabin during a harsh winter.
- #11 The Painscreek Killings
89% matchVery Positive91% of 6,095 reviews2017
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 46%, Horror 26.7%, First-Person 12%, Adventure 7.2%, Exploration 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes exploration and investigation in an isolated setting, rewarding players who pay close attention to their surroundings.
- #12 Autumn Dream
90% matchMixed48% of 234 reviews2016
Dev: GDNomaD
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
You've inherited a small house. The documents say that you will only have a right to own it once you manage to live there for at least few days. But you must not go outside at night and shouldn't open the cellar door. Is there a chance to meet the conditions? Only time will show!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.9%, Horror 20.8%, Gore 14.5%, Simulation 8.8%, Adventure 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a cinematic, indie horror experience that prioritizes the walking simulator gameplay loop.
- #13 My Bones
89% matchMixed46% of 403 reviews2015
Dev: GDNomaD
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
It is a short but very interesting horror,about a man who woke up in his own grave,next to his family.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.6%, Horror 23.2%, Gore 10%, Indie 8.9%, Adventure 7%
Why You'll Like It: A short, indie-focused horror experience that relies on first-person exploration to deliver its scares.
- #14 Gone Home
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 18,283 reviews2013
Dev: Fullbright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 81.5%, First-Person 7.5%, Indie 4.6%, Exploration 2.7%, Adventure 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational walking simulator that focuses on uncovering a story through the exploration of an isolated house.
- #15 Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
86% matchVery Positive89% of 8,178 reviews2014
Dev: Krillbite Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.
Why similar: Horror 51.2%, Walking Simulator 19%, First-Person 10.9%, Adventure 6.8%, Indie 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that relies on atmosphere and a sense of vulnerability to build tension.
- #16 The Lost Valley
88% matchMostly Negative37% of 378 reviews2015
Dev: AndrewDrumov, Sanke BerdochanPub: AndrewDrumov
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
"The Lost Valley" is a small game where you will play as a cyclist who will get in an accident. The protagonist finds himself in a great valley called "The Lost Valley". The bicycle is broken as a result of cliff falling and the protagonist has to move further on foot.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 54.3%, Indie 21.8%, Simulation 12.4%, Adventure 8.9%, Action 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: This indie title focuses on the walking simulator aspect of exploring a remote, natural environment.
- #17 Sylvio
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 146 reviews2015
Dev: Stroboskop
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Sylvio is a psychological horror game set in a tranquil, disturbing atmosphere. Help ghost recorder Juliette Waters face an evil curse and a wicked family cult with her microphone and the voices of the dead.
Why similar: Horror 50.7%, Adventure 27.6%, Indie 21.7%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror title that uses unique audio-based mechanics and a lonely, eerie atmosphere to unsettle the player.
- #18 Despair
86% matchMostly Negative35% of 1,837 reviews2015
Dev: AGC
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The main character wakes up in a tunnel of the subway and tries to find out that happened to it and other passengers of the train. To understand that after all it happened to the gone passengers, the player should investigate strange catacombs being deeply underground.
Why similar: Horror 28.3%, Walking Simulator 24%, Indie 22.8%, First-Person 12.9%, Adventure 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a gritty, first-person indie horror experience that fits the tone of the seed game.
- #19 Investigator
84% matchMixed69% of 1,029 reviews2016
Dev: AdroVGames
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Investigator is a first-person exploration game with horror elements, where the events take place in a world of extreme weather cataclysms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.6%, Horror 25%, Simulation 10.1%, Adventure 9.7%, Indie 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror walking simulator that emphasizes atmosphere and exploration in a mysterious location.
- #20 The Last Visit: 98th
81% matchVery Positive80% of 189 reviews2025
Dev: Union State GamesPub: Union State Games
Windows
"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: Walking Simulator 34.2%, Horror 22.8%, Gore 11.6%, First-Person 9.9%, Adventure 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a focused, atmospheric horror experience that relies on walking simulator mechanics.
- #21 Antihorror
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 235 reviews2016
Dev: HFM Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Strange coincidence brought traveler in unfamiliar places. It would be fine, except sinister desolation is starting to embrace the surroundings. There is no another soul around for the tens of kilometers. Or that’s what it seems like? I should probably go deal with that.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.4%, Horror 21%, Funny 14.8%, First-Person 10.2%, Indie 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A comedic indie horror game that subverts expectations while keeping the first-person exploration style.
- #22 AKAZU Off limits
81% matchMixed65% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: STUDIO DYD
Windows
I found myself lying in a strange place. I had no idea where I was or why I had come here. The only thing I knew was that I had come looking for something.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.6%, Horror 28.5%, First-Person 11.5%, Adventure 8.9%, Indie 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that emphasizes exploration and psychological dread in an isolated setting.
- #23 The Inevitability
82% matchMixed58% of 117 reviews2017
Dev: VaNyuHa
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 99%
The main hero of the game was alone. All of his family died. He continued to cling to the life... but Death... seems trying to pick him up... Throughout the game something have been chasing and wants to send you to the other world to meet his family... and as if you were trying to hide it finds you...
Why similar: Gore 40.7%, Horror 26.8%, Adventure 18.9%, Indie 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short indie horror adventure that focuses on building a dark, oppressive atmosphere.
- #24 Silence In The Cabin
82% matchMostly Negative31% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: RedRockGameStudios
Windows
"Silence In The Cabin" is an Open Map Survival Horror Game, where you must survive Dark linear story sections in order to unlock more areas of the world.
Why similar: Horror 40.9%, Shooter 13%, First-Person 12.6%, Action 9.9%, PvE 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that combines cabin-based horror with first-person exploration.
- #25 Exit From
80% matchVery Positive85% of 548 reviews2021
Dev: White Box
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Exit From - is a first-person horror-stealth game with quest and procedural generation elements where you have to get out of the old Soviet house, which changes every new game.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.2%, Horror 30.5%, First-Person 14.8%, Adventure 4.2%, Exploration 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic, atmospheric horror game that focuses on mystery and psychological tension.
- #26 Suspicious Downpour
79% matchVery Positive95% of 579 reviews2021
Dev: Sugoi Yellow
Windows
Suspicious Downpour is a very short single-player comedy horror experience about getting stuck in a storm while out camping. Sit in your tent with your trusty flashlight in the calm rain and just relax. Just be warned If you look for trouble you might find it.
Why similar: Horror 31.4%, Funny 20.3%, Walking Simulator 20%, Simulation 12.7%, First-Person 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the quirky, slightly humorous side of indie horror games while maintaining a focus on adventure.
- #27 GORE
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: CosmicArcade
Windows
GORE is a Lovecraft-inspired horror experience set deep in the Rocky Mountains. Explore the wilderness and uncover the origins of the fleshy entity.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.7%, Horror 19.3%, Gore 13.9%, First-Person 9.5%, Adventure 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric walking simulator that explores dark, Lovecraftian themes in a first-person perspective.
- #28 TRAPPED
78% matchMostly Negative36% of 459 reviews2025
Dev: Cheap Fun GamesPub: Forthright Indie Games Division
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Something has gone terribly wrong in TRAPPED Alaska. Except for you, and a handful of survivors, the whole town has been emptied. Everywhere, what should be water has been replaced by a black semi-sentient sludge that seems to change everything it touches. And it’s rising...
Why similar: Adventure 28.8%, Violent 24.6%, Indie 23.3%, Action 16.6%, Multiplayer 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward indie horror game that focuses on the feeling of being stuck in an atmospheric, first-person environment.
- #29 ALONE
78% matchVery Positive88% of 220 reviews2021
Dev: DakeCraftPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
You have to help a guy named Yeongchul trapped inside his home, navigate the house to protect himself from suspicious person.
Why similar: Horror 62.2%, Adventure 14.9%, Indie 9%, Multiplayer 7.9%, Singleplayer 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of isolation and psychological tension common in low-budget indie horror walking simulators.
- #30 Chernobyl Trap
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 112 reviews2022
Dev: ZERO5GAMES
Windows · Linux
You are survived pilot of fallen helicopter. Your mission is simple: go to evacuation point. But can you do it and not die?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.1%, Adventure 12.3%, Gore 9.4%, First-Person 8.6%, PvE 8.1%
- #31 Rose and Cross
76% matchVery Positive81% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: ZV GAMES
Windows
Our main character, absorbed in the study of sects and the occult, made a big mistake by going to an abandoned farm.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.7%, Horror 21.9%, First-Person 12.9%, Simulation 10.2%, Violent 8.4%
- #32 Trapped
77% matchVery Positive83% of 160 reviews2019
Dev: N4bA
Windows
You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.3%, Horror 24.8%, Adventure 14.8%, Indie 12.4%, First-Person 11.8%
- #33 A taste of home
74% matchVery Positive94% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: KuroGameMaker
Windows
"A taste of home" is a short 3D exploration horror game set in the Japanese countryside.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.5%, Horror 22.8%, Simulation 11.1%, Adventure 7.9%, Gore 6.5%
- #34 Great Toilet Simulator
76% matchVery Positive82% of 537 reviews2019
Dev: Kiddy
Windows
Great Toilet Simulator is a first-person indie horror telling you the story of a man who has his car broken on his way home, in the middle of a thick forest. What makes the situation even worse is that the main character is really in need of a toilet.
Why similar: Horror 32.1%, Simulation 16.5%, Funny 12.1%, First-Person 11.6%, Adventure 10%
- #35 СИМУЛЯТОР ОДИНОЧЕСТВА В РУССКОЙ ДЕРЕВНЕ
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,157 reviews2021
Dev: Guilty Pleasure Games
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 21%
An old Russian hut, endless forests, and not a single person for hundreds of miles around.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.3%, Nature 22.8%, Simulation 9%, First-Person 7%, Adventure 6.2%
- #36 Fat Dude Simulator
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 136 reviews2019
Dev: Kiddy
Windows
Fat Dude Simulator is a third-person indie horror. The main character is a guy called Jack. He really likes eating a lot and is constantly eating something. This time he came to a forest to spend a couple of days far away from the city, out in the open air.
Why similar: Horror 26.7%, Simulation 19.7%, Funny 18.9%, Adventure 13.1%, Indie 11.4%
- #37 The Cursed Forest
73% matchVery Positive89% of 881 reviews2019
Dev: KPy3OPub: Grable Team
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Immerse yourself in the obscure and mysterious autumnal forest, where every wrong step could be your last. As you travel uncover the dark story behind this place, where beauty and danger have become as one.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.1%, Nature 19.4%, Horror 11.7%, Funny 11%, Adventure 6.3%
- #38 The Last Ski Trip
71% matchVery Positive83% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Fireplay Studio
Windows
The main character, travels to a remote snowy valley with his brother for a skiing trip. But soon after their arrival, strange events begin to unfold. What was meant to be a peaceful getaway quickly turns into a nightmare. Over time, he realizes that something terrible is live in the valley...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.8%, Horror 31.5%, Adventure 12.4%, First-Person 6.6%, Indie 3.4%
- #39 Project 13: Taxidermy Trails
71% matchVery Positive91% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: DRYBREADPub: GlacierLTD
Windows
Project 13: Taxidermy Trails, a Walking Simulator set in a mesmerizing Taxidermy Museum. In this immersive experience, you assume the role of an kidnapped Probant forced to find a way to escape. Complete all 13 Walks to get out of this Nightmare.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24%, Simulation 18.9%, Horror 16.6%, Nature 15.7%, First-Person 13%
- #40 Passing Pineview Forest
73% matchMixed65% of 1,697 reviews2014
Dev: VIS-GamesPub: United Independent Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 18%
Passing Pineview Forest is a free mini-prequel set in the universe of Pineview Drive. Behind the abandoned house on Pineview Drive lies ominous Pineview Forest...
Why similar: Horror 53%, Walking Simulator 21.3%, First-Person 9%, Adventure 5.8%, Multiplayer 3.7%
- #41 Hand Simulator: Survival
70% matchVery Positive86% of 9,917 reviews2019
Dev: HFM Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Wild island. Thirst and hunger. Dangerous animals and insects. The perfect place to test your survival skills, especially if you only have empty hands, especially if it is a hand simulator.
Why similar: Funny 23.4%, Simulation 16.6%, First-Person 16.3%, Adventure 10.6%, Shooter 9.5%
- #42 OWLMAN
72% matchMixed63% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: MV JPL
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 36%, Horror 20.8%, Gore 8.6%, Violent 7.9%, First-Person 6.9%
- #43 The Lost Souls
74% matchMixed47% of 286 reviews2016
Dev: GDNomaD
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
What does it feel like to find yourself in hell? You don't feel the wind, you don't see the sun. No more hearing child's laughter. No memory of those who once were your friends and family.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.6%, Horror 25.9%, First-Person 14.3%, Indie 7.1%, Exploration 3.3%
- #44 Trucker Horror
71% matchMixed67% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Fireplay Studio
Windows
The main character is a truck driver. Along the way, he finds a road that is not on the map and drives along it. On the road, abandoned cars and abandoned gas stations are a place shrouded in horror, secrets and mysteries. Soon the hero realizes that someone is watching him...
Why similar: Horror 38.7%, Walking Simulator 34%, First-Person 17.6%, Indie 3.9%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #45 The Guard
72% matchMixed59% of 122 reviews2023
Dev: STuNT
Windows
You are on the night shift at the mall. While you were taking your post, your partner went missing. All the time you hear some kind of noise. You need to find out their origin and find your partner. As you pass, you will need to find the keys and open locked rooms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.2%, Horror 19.9%, Simulation 14.5%, Adventure 9.9%, First-Person 7.7%
- #46 Peaks of Yore
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,672 reviews2023
Dev: Anders Grube JensenPub: TraipseWare
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Travel around The Great Gales to climb challenging peaks in this physics-based climbing adventure set in 1887. Meet like-minded mountaineers, unlock helpful climbing gear, and become a pioneer of mountaineering.
Why similar: Historical 34.1%, Nature 20.8%, First-Person 16.1%, Adventure 11.4%, Indie 5.5%
- #47 Escape The Glubinka
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 123 reviews2023
Dev: blevsoft
Windows
December 6, 1994. the village of Glubnkovo. You were driving home after a very difficult day along an abandoned village and did not notice a tree peeking out ahead. In an instant, complete darkness overtook you and you passed out...
Why similar: First-Person 31.2%, Adventure 24.4%, Shooter 23.4%, Action 11.7%, Exploration 9.3%
- #48 ALONE?
73% matchMixed42% of 190 reviews2016
Dev: Deceptive Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore and experience this horror story, as you embark on an ghostly adventure unlike anything you have played before. Come face-to-face with terror itself as you look for your missing sister.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.5%, Horror 26.2%, Simulation 18.7%, Adventure 11.9%, Indie 9.6%
- #49 Bigfoot Forest
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 183 reviews2021
Dev: Kiddy
Windows
Bigfoot Forest - a first-person indie horror game. While traveling in your car, you run out of gas and find yourself far away from any civilized locations at night, with only woods and a small town nearby.
Why similar: Horror 38.5%, Adventure 22.3%, First-Person 16.5%, Action 10.7%, Indie 5.6%
- #50 A Liminal Place Remastered
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: Mirage Entertainment
Windows
A Liminal Place RMSTER is a solitary game, and relaxing on some levels. ALPR Uses Body-Cam, Analog Horror and Found Footage style. Including realistic Liminal Spaces, and "Backrooms" levels.
Why similar: First-Person 24.7%, Simulation 20.6%, Sandbox 18.5%, Adventure 10.3%, Exploration 9.1%
- #51 Missing Hiker
66% matchVery Positive85% of 3,664 reviews2023
Dev: Gemezl
Windows
Missing Hiker is a short indie horror game, where your brother Ethan went missing while hiking and you need to find him.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.2%, Horror 34%, First-Person 12.7%, Adventure 7.4%, Multiplayer 4.2%
- #52 Kach
68% matchVery Positive81% of 292 reviews2022
Dev: Bhargav ModhaPub: BYGames
Windows · Mac
On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.1%, Horror 29.3%, Adventure 11.8%, First-Person 8.5%, Indie 3.3%
- #53 Summon
65% matchVery Positive93% of 3,493 reviews2023
Dev: Goosix Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 38%
I wonder who's knocking there?
Why similar: Horror 28.6%, Funny 18.4%, Simulation 15%, Nature 14.3%, First-Person 11.5%
- #54 Estranged: The Departure
67% matchVery Positive86% of 2,329 reviews2020
Dev: Alan Edwardes
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Estranged: The Departure follows the story of a fisherman, stranded on a mysterious island during a violent storm. Little does he know his adventure has just begun, and the island is home to more than it first seems.
Why similar: Horror 32.8%, Adventure 24%, Indie 18%, Action 11.6%, First-Person 5.5%
- #55 ICED
69% matchMixed68% of 184 reviews2017
Dev: AneaGames
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
The protagonist goes winter fishing on a lake and is caught in a snowstorm. He decides to wait it out in a tent and falls asleep. When the cold wakes him up, he finds his burner empty, his tent cold, and the ice outside broken, leaving him with no way back to the shore.
Why similar: Simulation 36.8%, Gore 16%, Adventure 15.9%, Indie 12.4%, Violent 9.3%
- #56 Horror
66% matchMostly Positive70% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: STuNT
Windows
HORROR is a test of your logic in the face of primal fear. You are unarmed. You are vulnerable. All you have is a flashlight with a dying battery and your intellect.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.8%, Horror 25.5%, Simulation 11%, First-Person 10.5%, Adventure 5%
- #57 AUTO-CRISIS
65% matchVery Positive89% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: The Otherworldly Studios
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 35.5%, Horror 24.2%, First-Person 11.8%, Adventure 7.2%, Gore 6.6%
- #58 Don't Mess With Bober
65% matchVery Positive86% of 207 reviews2025
Dev: Peace_StudioPub: DonCorsaire
Windows
One small mistake on vacation can lead to big trouble. Are you ready for it? Are you ready to face the Beaver… who’s out for revenge?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.7%, Horror 21.4%, Simulation 13.2%, First-Person 11.7%, Gore 8.5%
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63% matchVery Positive90% of 361 reviews2026
Dev: Dominik BraunPub: tayoDEV
Windows
Play as Nikolas, a 20-year-old guy who found himself lost in an abandoned city... or so he thought it was at first. Explore the city, defend yourself from monsters, and find answers to what is really going on.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.3%, Horror 18.3%, Indie 10.7%, Adventure 10.6%, Gore 9.4%