Games Like VERISMO

A story about a woman who lives alone near the forest.

Why similar: Supernatural 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Lore-Rich 9.5%

A first-person psychological horror game set in a childhood home. Explore, uncover four days of missing memory, and survive something that has been listening since you arrived.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.5%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Psychological 11.9%, Horror 10%

You wake up with a bad hangover and don’t recognize your home. You see a boy and you understand... that something is wrong with him. Someone's presence causes anxiety, fear and is about to plunge you into the realm of horror. But you don’t lose hope and try to get out of this nightmare.

Why similar: Supernatural 18.3%, Psychological 17.8%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Dark 11.3%

Explore the beginning of a new horrifying story in this mixture of a text-based and a 2D game. Emily's world is about to turn upside down, maybe in more ways than anyone is able to realize yet.

Why similar: Supernatural 17.9%, Psychological 14.2%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Horror 9.1%, Emotional 9%

A narrative supernatural horror set in the enigmatic Meridian Hotel. Players investigate through exploration, puzzles, and encounters with human and supernatural threats.

Why similar: Supernatural 17.4%, Lore-Rich 15.7%, Psychological 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Dark 10.1%

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

Why similar: Psychological 17.9%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Supernatural 13.8%, Dark 13.3%, Walking Simulator 10.7%

Explore your new Vert-X 64 in this four-part horror puzzle adventure. Play games, connect to a local BBS, and solve your cutting-edge computer's technical problems with the help of strangers. And maybe help some folks along the way. Just don't get lost in this strange new world of technology.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 13.5%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Dark 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%

Escaping from a car trunk, you find yourself in the garage of a mysterious house, with no memory of what happened. Step inside this first-person psychological horror experience and uncover the truth hidden inside.

Why similar: Supernatural 19.5%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Walking Simulator 14%, Dark 13.1%, Horror 11.1%

A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question?

Why similar: Psychological 16.8%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Emotional 10.6%, Dark 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%

Every town is unique. Liddy's town has a lot of supernatural activity and it is her job to find and free entities stuck on our realm. Join her and her friends on their adventures, finding clues and ways to banish the creatures that shouldn't be here.

Why similar: Supernatural 24.7%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Horror 10.1%

DECEIVED is a psychological horror game where you find yourself trapped in the endlessly looping left wing of your home. Uncover hidden clues and experience the horror as you peel back the curtain of what truly happened that night at the Walker residence.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 20%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Horror 11.7%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%

Investigating the mysterious death of his grandmother, a detective breaks into her home to discover the truth, but the dwelling begins to play tricks on him. The space breaks, fears become flesh, and there is still no way out. Every step, every new room, every cycle is a chance to go mad.

Why similar: Psychological 17.4%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Supernatural 14%, Dark 13.7%, Walking Simulator 10.2%

.HEADSPACE is a 2D adventure game that combines pixel art and hand drawn styles to immerse the player in a psychological adventure through a fractured landscape. Alone and unsure of who you are, gain clarity, confidence and connection to reawaken yourself and recall your true purpose.

Why similar: Psychological 20.6%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Hand-drawn 13%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Dark 10%

Fear is real. Sometimes tragedy needs nothing more than that. 💀 A short visual novel based on the story of the same name — about the silence that lets something shuffling into your home. 👁️👁️

Why similar: Supernatural 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Dark 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Horror 10.3%

The Devil's Face is an impressive first-person horror game with a gripping storyline. You play as Jonathan, who embarks on a journey to the afterlife. There, he will face judgment for his actions and endure the hell he has created for himself.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 14.5%, Supernatural 14.4%, Dark 11.2%, Psychological 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%

While trying to plan a party that’s to die for, a high school queen bee finds she has an uninvited guest that is much scarier than your average teenage girl.

Why similar: Supernatural 17.5%, Lore-Rich 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Dark 9.1%, Hand-drawn 9%

Last Report is a dark horror game where you play as a night shift park ranger. While monitoring the camera footage, you start noticing strange events. Uncover the terrifying secret of the National Park. Something moved in the window, but don’t worry it’s probably just another deer, right?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.7%, Psychological 14.2%, Supernatural 14%, Horror 13.1%, Dark 12.4%

Final Outcry is a first-person horror game that centers on classified government found footage of an urban exploration trip gone wrong. As you venture further into an abandoned prison, do you have what it takes to face the horrors lurking within and reach the end of the V/H/S tape?

Why similar: Supernatural 18.7%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Dark 11.8%, Walking Simulator 11.5%

7Days Origins is a single-player story game where the storyline changes based on the player's choices. For 7 days, you will meet various characters in the world of the dead. You may become allies and embark on adventures together or become enemies and fight.

Why similar: Supernatural 14.1%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Psychological 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

A first-person supernatural horror inspired by the legends of Bhangarh Fort. Explore India’s most haunted place, uncover your brother’s disappearance, and survive the ancient curse that still haunts the ruins.

Why similar: Supernatural 26.6%, Lore-Rich 21%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 10.8%, Dark 10.3%

THOHH is a first-person narrative game in which you play a food delivery guy. Through a series of vignettes, you cross paths with the residents of a beautiful house on Holland Hill road, where you make frequent deliveries. In the wake of tragedy, something ominous looms behind their front door.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Emotional 8.4%

You return to your hometown but no one recognizes you. But that doesn’t matter, because you are not here for them. You are here for her. Midgårdsormen, singer and artist, pervert and goddess, a being truly out of this world.

Why similar: Psychological 18.6%, Lore-Rich 11.3%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Supernatural 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%

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: Supernatural 19.5%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Dark 12.2%, Horror 11%

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: Supernatural 16.5%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Psychological 12.5%, Dark 11%

Nightmare: Worlds Collide is a unique horror experience that follows Jessica Redford as she recalls her memories after a horrific event causes her to lose touch with reality. Throughout the experience you will be unravelling the mystery as she tries to escape her dark inner secrets.

Why similar: Psychological 24.8%, Supernatural 20.2%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 10.8%, Walking Simulator 7.9%

A short narrative-driven horror game made in RPGmaker featuring hand-drawn graphics and animated cutscenes. Players navigate the house and its backyard, interacting with the environment and collecting key items to progress the story.

Why similar: Supernatural 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Lore-Rich 10.7%, Walking Simulator 9%

Don’t Forget is a 3D singleplayer story and exploration game inspired by dementia. Recollect your memories by looking for clues and playing brain-stimulating minigames whilst battling the effects of dementia. Explore three different key events of your life to figure out what has happened.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Hand-drawn 13%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Emotional 12.2%

Panoptia is a narrative-driven atmospheric exploration game about a strange building called Panoptia that has mysteriously appeared in town. No one knows what secrets hides in its depths. Uncover these secrets if you hope to ever escape...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.3%, Lore-Rich 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Horror 9%

A horror game and walking simulator

Why similar: Supernatural 19.5%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Horror 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%

Meet Nemesis; Ascendent being and terminally bored. Until the shimmer at the end of Creation, known as the Void, becomes her fixation - and her undoing. A short linear visual novel with gorgeous hand-painted illustrations; a mythic tale of curiosity and consequences.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Lore-Rich 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Linear 13%, Hand-drawn 9.9%

A son returns to his childhood home to find his mother. The door is open. The house is frozen. Where is Mother is a harrowing horror walking simulator, oppressive… with every step pulling you further from reality.

Why similar: Supernatural 20.3%, Psychological 20.2%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Horror 12.4%

Manage your computer club, receive clients and keep order. But be careful who gets out of the elevator.

Why similar: Psychological 16.1%, Supernatural 14.1%, Walking Simulator 11%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Dark 10.2%

A boy regains his hope and a girl finds herself in solitude. A kinetic novel that will take you through their darkest days and immerse you in their deepest emotions.

Why similar: Psychological 17.1%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Emotional 10.3%, Visual Novel 10.3%

The Last Letter is a short VHS-style horror game about a film student who receives mysterious letters containing coordinates that lead to a house deep in the forest, where the truth about his past awaits.

Why similar: Supernatural 22.7%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Psychological 14.5%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Horror 12.1%

Midnight watch: When night falls, creepy shadows creep through the halls and unseen spirits roam. Take up your watch and expose the disturbing truths hidden in the darkness. Will you survive the night, or will the midnight terrors consume you?

Why similar: Supernatural 24.5%, Psychological 17%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Dark 12.4%, Horror 9.8%

Shame & choices = possible apocalypse. You need to figure out what’s causing the apocalypse to happen, so that you can prevent it. 2 playable characters with different relations to shame → 2 unique perspectives of the same story. Complicated families, branching choices and unforgiving consequences.

Why similar: Psychological 17.1%, Supernatural 16.3%, Lore-Rich 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Hand-drawn 8.9%

In Silent Walls: Origins is a narrative psychological horror game where you investigate an abandoned mansion through disturbing visions and mysterious objects linked to the past.

Why similar: Supernatural 27.7%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological 14.3%, Walking Simulator 10.1%

Evil Spirits is a nonlinear psychological horror visual novel inspired by Slavic folklore. Uncover the secrets of a forgotten village, trust no one, and remember: true evil sometimes hides not in the shadows of a hut, but in the darkness of the human soul.

Why similar: Supernatural 16.1%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Dark 10.1%

You’ve ignored the hallucinations for years. But after visiting a shrine in search of answers, a stranger claims she sees them too. Ashen Reverie is a visual novel about the consequences of chasing a myth too far.

Why similar: Supernatural 18.6%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Psychological 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Visual Novel 9.5%

Lola Maria is a first-person psychological horror game where everyday tasks take a disturbing turn. Living with your grandmother, you uncover unsettling secrets as the line between family, memory, and the supernatural begins to blur.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.1%, Supernatural 14.1%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Horror 10.6%, Dark 9.4%

Armed with nothing but your camera, investigate the abandoned Gretlow House in this short, atmospheric horror game. Uncover a chilling mystery through a realistic found-footage lens.

Why similar: Supernatural 21.8%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Walking Simulator 13%, Psychological 12.9%, Horror 10.8%

《残秽的我们》是一款本土手绘写实风格的恐怖冒险游戏，以真实事件为蓝本改编。在游戏中，玩家将跟随女主“无者”的脚步，深入由亡者怨念而产生的“怨秽地”，利用“刻印”的力量，探究隐藏其中的一段真实往事。

Why similar: Supernatural 17.6%, Hand-drawn 14%, Dark 11.5%, Horror 10.2%, Psychological Horror 8.9%

A narrative psychological horror settled in dreamlike spaces. Explore, observe, and listen as strange entities, cryptic clues, and discoveries pull you deeper. Inspired by Backrooms and Dreamcore. No jumpscares or chases, only the empty feeling that the world is a dream that you forgot to wake up.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.9%, Psychological 15.2%, Supernatural 11.3%, Lore-Rich 10.9%, Story Rich 9.5%

Memories swirl all around you...Or are these memories? Familiar faces and places you think you remember but somehow now seem so different. Why are you here? Where is here?

Why similar: Psychological 16.5%, Dark 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Horror 8.4%

[Data Expunged], Eastern Bloc, September ██th, 19██A narrative discovery walking game. Slow paced and might get scary at times. (Cozy horror, if you will...) Walk through a soviet hotel. Knock at every door. Hold staring contests with paintings. But don't ever look into a mirror for too long...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.5%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Dark 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Horror 9.7%

A first-person folk horror game set on a cursed farm where the wheat shifts each time you enter. Search for your car keys, uncover the family’s dark ritual, and beware—something ancient walks between the stalks.

Why similar: Supernatural 17.4%, Lore-Rich 17%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Horror 11.4%

You are the last operator of a remote radio station. A storm is distorting reality. You monitor transmissions. You file reports. Then a voice cuts through the static. Not yours. Not possible. Something is listening back. You answered. You shouldn’t have.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Supernatural 12%, Dark 10.5%

A delivery job turns into a nightmare as you enter a two-story haunted mansion where something hunts you from the shadows. A short, intense first-person horror experience with jump scares, atmosphere, and a relentless enemy.

Why similar: Supernatural 19.2%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Psychological 17.1%, Dark 12.2%, Horror 11.9%

A psychiatric hospital. 1986. The staff are dead. The doors are open. You have no memory of how you got here or why your name is on a patient file. No monsters. No combat. Only the silence of empty corridors, and the slow realization of what was done to you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.2%, Lore-Rich 15.5%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Psychological 12.8%, Dark 11.9%

You have been sent photographs of a place where, according to rumors, an artifact of an ancient civilization is hidden... Do you dare to go there?!

Why similar: Supernatural 20.8%, Walking Simulator 16%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Psychological 13.2%, Horror 11.6%

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 15.3%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Supernatural 12.9%, Psychological 12.3%, Walking Simulator 10.2%

You are the only maid working a night shift at an old hotel. Your duties are simple, clean the rooms, fill in reports and survive the night.

Why similar: Supernatural 24.3%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 13.4%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Dark 8.6%

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 17.3%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Dark 15.7%, Supernatural 15.1%, Horror 13.3%

A short horror game where you unpack in a new house and experience paranormal occurrences.

Why similar: Supernatural 23%, Walking Simulator 18.9%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Lore-Rich 10.8%, Dark 8.4%

Nav is a first-person horror game set in an abandoned village in Eastern Europe. Nav is the word used to denote the souls of the dead in Slavic mythology. Confront your deepest fears to rectify the sins of the past.

Why similar: Psychological 18.1%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Supernatural 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Dark 10.6%

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: Supernatural 19.7%, Psychological 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Horror 9.5%

"When the graves stop whispering in your ear, it’s time for you to surrender to eternal silence". So says the Agreement, and so it must be fulfilled. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.

Why similar: Supernatural 24.5%, Dark 12.5%, Psychological 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Emotional 10.2%

How far would you go to undo death? Marked Souls is a psychological horror visual novel about five orphans trapped in an isolated manor. Uncover the shelter's dark history, perform a forbidden ritual, and try to survive the consequences.

Why similar: Psychological 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Supernatural 13.5%, Visual Novel 10.4%

A first-person psychological horror game. Explore a house that feels like it knows you. Uncover dark secrets buried within its walls. Something is watching. Something has been waiting a very long time.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Horror 12.1%, Supernatural 10%

Haunted by the ability to read minds, Suteru embarks on a journey of revenge against those who wronged him. Uncovering the secrets of his tormentors, he must confront his demons in a story that explores the depths and darkness of the human mind.

Why similar: Supernatural 15.3%, Psychological 13.9%, Lore-Rich 12%, Dark 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%