- #1 A Lonely Cabin Trip
97% matchMixed70% of 76 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 14.3%, Adventure 8.8%, Exploration 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the isolation and cabin-in-the-woods atmosphere that defines the seed game.
- #2 Cold House
96% matchMixed56% of 135 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 29.5%, Horror 28.2%, PvE 15.4%, First-Person 13.1%, Adventure 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a similar blend of psychological horror and survival elements set in a remote, snowy environment.
- #3 Investigator
96% matchMixed69% of 1,049 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 25.1%, Simulation 9.9%, Adventure 9.9%, Indie 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the first-person walking simulator mechanics and the focus on exploring atmospheric, abandoned locations.
- #4 the static speaks my name
95% matchVery Positive82% of 5,796 reviews2015
Dev: the whale husband
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 7%
A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.1%, Horror 29.9%, First-Person 10.7%, Indie 8%, Adventure 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic indie horror experience that mirrors the surreal and unsettling narrative style of the seed game.
- #5 Summer of '58
94% matchVery Positive89% of 4,931 reviews2021
Dev: EMIKA_GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Walking Simulator 34.2%, Horror 25.1%, Historical 18.2%, First-Person 9.6%, Simulation 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-driven horror game that focuses on the eerie feeling of being trapped in a remote, historical setting.
- #6 Autumn Dream
94% matchMixed48% of 236 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 20.9%, Gore 14.7%, Simulation 8.7%, Adventure 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a cinematic, indie-focused horror experience that emphasizes mood over complex gameplay mechanics.
- #7 Wooden House
93% 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 9.1%, First-Person 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the minimalist, short-form horror structure and the focus on a singular, isolated location.
- #8 Kholat
92% matchMixed66% of 6,912 reviews2015
Dev: IMGN.PRO
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The most terrifying journey of your life set in the beautiful winter scenery of the Ural Mountains. Uncover the horrific mystery behind the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Narrated by the famous Sean Bean.
Why similar: Horror 80.2%, Walking Simulator 8.4%, Historical 5.1%, First-Person 2.4%, Adventure 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features a vast, snowy wilderness setting that emphasizes exploration and creeping horror in a first-person perspective.
- #9 The Lost Valley
91% 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 54.4%, Indie 21.7%, Simulation 12.2%, Adventure 9%, Action 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title leans into the walking simulator aspect with a focus on exploration and a quiet, eerie atmosphere.
- #10 The Closing Shift
89% matchMixed66% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: Bird Box Games
Windows
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: Horror 42.2%, Simulation 34.8%, Action 10.6%, Exploration 8.7%, Indie 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the specific brand of low-fi, urban-to-rural indie horror that fans of the seed game often enjoy.
- #11 White Mirror
91% 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 45.1%, Horror 15.3%, First-Person 6.9%, Funny 5.9%, Indie 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is a psychological horror walking simulator that prioritizes atmosphere and tension over action.
- #12 My Bones
90% 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 41.5%, Horror 23.2%, Gore 10.1%, Indie 8.8%, Adventure 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A short, indie-developed horror adventure that fits perfectly into the niche of atmospheric, first-person exploration.
- #13 Chernobyl Trap
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 116 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%, Adventure 12.5%, Gore 9.5%, First-Person 8.5%, PvE 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It combines adventure and walking simulator elements with a focus on exploring a desolate, historical environment.
- #14 Iron Lung
86% matchVery Positive92% of 11,191 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
Why similar: Horror 39.3%, Walking Simulator 29.8%, First-Person 13.1%, Indie 7.8%, Adventure 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a claustrophobic, high-tension experience that relies on limited visibility and environmental storytelling.
- #15 The Night of the Scissors
86% matchVery Positive93% of 477 reviews2022
Dev: Tomás EsconjaureguyPub: selewi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Scrap hunting season has gone wrong, VHS slasher survival horror.
Why similar: Horror 64.1%, Adventure 14.5%, Exploration 9.5%, Action 9.5%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: A tense, short-form horror experience that focuses on atmosphere and survival in a confined, isolated space.
- #16 The Lost Souls
89% matchMixed48% of 290 reviews2016
Dev: GDNomaD
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.5 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 14.2%, Indie 7.1%, Exploration 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a gothic, story-rich horror experience that aligns with the indie, first-person focus of the seed game.
- #17 Paratopic
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,173 reviews2018
Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.
Why similar: Horror 38%, Walking Simulator 26.9%, Indie 11.8%, Adventure 10.1%, First-Person 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its surreal, low-poly aesthetic and fragmented storytelling provide a similar experimental horror experience.
- #18 The Last Visit: 98th
84% matchVery Positive81% of 207 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%, Horror 22.9%, Gore 11.6%, First-Person 9.8%, Adventure 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the psychological aspects of horror within a walking simulator framework.
- #19 Antihorror
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 236 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 21.1%, Funny 14.8%, First-Person 10.1%, Indie 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique, comedic take on the horror genre that aligns with the seed game's occasional absurdity.
- #20 OWLMAN
84% matchMixed64% of 66 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 35.9%, Horror 20.7%, Gore 8.7%, Violent 8%, First-Person 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy horror game that emphasizes the feeling of being watched in a remote, natural environment.
- #21 TRAPPED
82% matchMostly Negative36% of 461 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 29.1%, Violent 24.7%, Indie 22.9%, Action 16.7%, Multiplayer 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward first-person horror game that focuses on the feeling of being stuck in an unfamiliar, dangerous place.
- #22 AKAZU Off limits
82% 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 11.4%, Adventure 9%, Indie 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a first-person psychological horror experience that is well-suited for fans of indie walking simulators.
- #23 Suspicious Downpour
81% matchVery Positive95% of 587 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 31.5%, Funny 20.4%, Walking Simulator 20%, Simulation 12.5%, First-Person 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: It adds a layer of comedy and puzzle-solving to the horror-adventure formula, similar to the seed game's tone.
- #24 A taste of home
79% matchVery Positive93% of 91 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 10.8%, Adventure 8%, Gore 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a psychological horror experience that centers on the themes of home and isolation.
- #25 Despair
83% 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 22.7%, First-Person 12.8%, Adventure 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on first-person exploration and survival in a dark, indie-developed horror setting.
- #26 The Guard
80% matchMixed59% of 123 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 32.3%, Horror 20%, Simulation 14.2%, Adventure 10.1%, First-Person 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends simulation and horror elements in a way that mirrors the experimental nature of the seed game.
- #27 The Inevitability
81% 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 40.9%, Horror 26.6%, Adventure 19.1%, Indie 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: A grim, indie-focused horror title that emphasizes a sense of hopelessness and atmospheric dread.
- #28 ALONE
78% matchVery Positive87% of 223 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 62.1%, Adventure 15.2%, Indie 8.9%, Multiplayer 7.8%, Singleplayer 6%
Why You'll Like It: The title itself reflects the core theme of isolation that drives the gameplay of the seed game.
- #29 Passing Pineview Forest
79% matchMixed65% of 1,698 reviews2014
Dev: VIS-GamesPub: United Independent Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 4.1 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 5.9%, Multiplayer 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features an atmospheric, forest-based horror setting that is highly relevant to the seed game's nature-focused theme.
- #30 Trapped
78% matchVery Positive82% of 168 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 15.1%, Indie 12.3%, First-Person 11.7%
- #31 Great Toilet Simulator
77% matchVery Positive81% of 548 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 32.2%, Simulation 16.2%, Funny 12.1%, First-Person 11.6%, Adventure 10.2%
- #32 СИМУЛЯТОР ОДИНОЧЕСТВА В РУССКОЙ ДЕРЕВНЕ
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,157 reviews2021
Dev: Guilty Pleasure Games
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 10.8 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 8.9%, First-Person 6.9%, Adventure 6.3%
- #33 Rose and Cross
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 88 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 30.8%, Horror 21.9%, First-Person 12.8%, Simulation 10.1%, Violent 8.5%
- #34 Trucker Horror
75% matchMixed66% of 86 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 38.8%, Walking Simulator 34%, First-Person 17.5%, Indie 3.9%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #35 Fat Dude Simulator
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 141 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 19.4%, Funny 18.9%, Adventure 13.3%, Indie 11.4%
- #36 The Family Trip
73% matchVery Positive88% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Fear Scape
Windows
An 13-year-old boy travels with his parents to a cabin in a remote area for a short trip. During their stay, they explore the surroundings, visit a nearby abandoned house, and spend their evenings at the cabin. The trip does not continue as planned.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.8%, Horror 30.9%, Gore 13.2%, First-Person 9.8%, Adventure 9.2%
- #37 The Last Ski Trip
74% matchVery Positive80% of 75 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 42.7%, Horror 31.4%, Adventure 12.6%, First-Person 6.5%, Indie 3.3%
- #38 Project 13: Taxidermy Trails
74% 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 24.1%, Simulation 18.7%, Horror 16.6%, Nature 15.7%, First-Person 12.9%
- #39 The Cursed Forest
73% matchVery Positive89% of 891 reviews2019
Dev: KPy3OPub: Grable Team
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.4 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 11.8%, Funny 11%, Adventure 6.4%
- #40 Hand Simulator: Survival
71% matchVery Positive86% of 9,917 reviews2019
Dev: HFM Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
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 16.4%, First-Person 16.3%, Adventure 10.8%, Shooter 9.6%
- #41 Escape The Glubinka
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 132 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 30.8%, Adventure 24.7%, Shooter 23.5%, Action 11.8%, Exploration 9.2%
- #42 GORE
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 140 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%, Horror 19%, Gore 15.5%, First-Person 9.3%, Adventure 5.3%
- #43 Ghost Buster:Village
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 100 reviews2026
Dev: ZV GAMES
Windows
An extreme blogger travels to an abandoned village that, according to legend, was deserted in a single day. While exploring, he encounters rituals and entities rooted in Slavic mythology. But the truth waiting there is far more terrifying than any legend.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 42%, Horror 27.2%, First-Person 13.9%, Adventure 4.8%, Exploration 3.7%
- #44 Bigfoot Forest
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 187 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 22.6%, First-Person 16.3%, Action 10.6%, Indie 5.5%
- #45 ALONE?
75% matchMixed41% 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 27.6%, Horror 26.2%, Simulation 18.4%, Adventure 12.1%, Indie 9.6%
- #46 Скуф на даче
67% matchVery Positive88% of 715 reviews2025
Dev: KickedMesh
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 37%
A cottage is not just about garden beds! Dacha is primarily a solitude with oneself. Flood the sauna, go mushroom picking, and ride an old bucket over the village potholes in an immersive country simulator.
Why similar: Simulation 31.5%, Adventure 22.8%, First-Person 19.7%, Sandbox 14.4%, Indie 5.6%
- #47 A Liminal Place Remastered
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 109 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 24.6%, Simulation 20.4%, Sandbox 18.4%, Adventure 10.6%, Exploration 9.1%
- #48 ICED
72% 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 36.2%, Adventure 16.2%, Gore 16.2%, Indie 12.3%, Violent 9.4%
- #49 Peaks of Yore
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,772 reviews2023
Dev: Anders Grube JensenPub: TraipseWare
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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%, Nature 20.8%, First-Person 16%, Adventure 11.6%, Indie 5.5%
- #50 Missing Hiker
67% matchVery Positive85% of 3,746 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 35.1%, Horror 34.2%, First-Person 12.5%, Adventure 7.5%, Multiplayer 4.3%
- #51 Exit From
69% matchVery Positive85% of 548 reviews2021
Dev: White Box
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 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 14.7%, Adventure 4.3%, Exploration 3.9%
- #52 Summon
66% matchVery Positive92% of 3,554 reviews2023
Dev: Goosix Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 38%
I wonder who's knocking there?
Why similar: Horror 28.7%, Funny 18.5%, Simulation 14.8%, Nature 14.3%, First-Person 11.5%
- #53 Estranged: The Departure
68% matchVery Positive86% of 2,334 reviews2020
Dev: Alan Edwardes
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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 32.7%, Adventure 24.3%, Indie 17.7%, Action 11.8%, First-Person 5.5%
- #54 Silence In The Cabin
71% 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 13.1%, First-Person 12.5%, Action 10%, PvE 9%
- #55 Ouija Rumours
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 51 reviews2022
Dev: LsGamedev
Windows
Oujia: Rumors provides a first-person thriller-horror survival experience taking in a haunted house. The fictional storyline is set to raise awareness against rumors. The wise do not buy rumors, do you?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37%, Horror 13.5%, Gore 13.3%, Simulation 11.1%, First-Person 8.5%
- #56 Stay in the Light
69% matchMixed61% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: Richard Cowgill
Windows
Beyond the known world there is an ancient temple of great wealth. The treasure you seek is there, you are certain of it. Those who go there forfeit their lives. You have been warned.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.5%, Horror 29.2%, First-Person 10.5%, Adventure 7.4%, Violent 5.4%
- #57 Kach
67% matchVery Positive81% of 295 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%, Horror 29.3%, Adventure 11.9%, First-Person 8.4%, Indie 3.2%
- #58 AUTO-CRISIS
65% matchVery Positive88% of 94 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 11.7%, Adventure 7.3%, Gore 6.6%
- #59 Horror
66% matchMixed68% of 96 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 34.6%, Horror 26.8%, Simulation 10.5%, First-Person 10%, Adventure 4.9%
- #60 Don't Mess With Bober
65% matchVery Positive85% of 224 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 40.8%, Horror 21.5%, Simulation 13.1%, First-Person 11.6%, Gore 8.6%