Games Like Wail of Despair

A girl named Hailey struggles to remember the face of her dead sister for a paintings as a suicidal bunny plush & a shadowy hare monster infiltrate her life.

Why similar: Surreal 12.3%, Dark Humor 12.2%, Psychological Horror 9%, Abstract 8.9%, Horror 8.5%

As the world is seen through a hungry lens, so does it's next victim see what they desire in their very own childish eyes. Burger Station is a tiny, spooky yet cute game about trying to get a single piece of candy.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 22.4%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Abstract 11.1%, Psychedelic 10.8%, Horror 9.9%

Clown Is Hungry is a comedy horror game about delivering a pizza to a hungry clown.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 18.7%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Surreal 11.8%, Abstract 9.3%, Psychological Horror 8.8%

Alice In Pumpkinland is a third person over-the-shoulder-camera comedy horror game.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.8%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Surreal 10.8%, Exploration 9.3%, Puzzle 8.6%

First-person anomaly horror. Play as Amelia Jalisco, a fashion designer investigating her gallery the night before a big exhibition. After months of exhausting work and a series of troubled business relationships, she may be starting to lose her mind.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.7%, Dark Humor 14.2%, Surreal 12.7%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Abstract 9.2%

SHUT IN is a dark comedy/psychological horror adventure game which explores depression and isolation by trapping you inside your own house. Explore a hostile home, solve puzzles, and withstand sarcasm from a rude and unreliable narrator. Idiot.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 24.8%, Dark Humor 14.6%, Surreal 12.9%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Horror 10.1%

In Anomalist’s story, you and Finn chase an anomaly on a planet, experiencing the mood swings of a mysterious entity that devours victims with mind games and imprisons them in its own dimension. Your choices lead to different endings

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.9%, Dark Humor 17.1%, Surreal 16.6%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Horror 8.9%

Follow Chiharu as she explores an unknown and surreal location, while she tries to figure out what’s going on. -- An exploration-heavy, magical girl themed, eerie adventure game, where two girls fight about poor Chiharu.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17%, Surreal 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Exploration 7.5%

Protect your family. Protect your coworkers. Verify today. Office 5 is a short analog indie horror experience where the player can never be certain who is human or who is unverified.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.4%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 10.9%, Third Person 10.8%, Exploration 9.7%

Board the train! Run away from a weirdo! Solve some puzzles! Make friends with some ghosts! Try not to become a ghost yourself!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 12.6%, Psychedelic 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Abstract 9.4%, Horror 8.9%

Sorrow Asylum 3 is a looping horror game, a mix of an abandoned asylum and your mind's prison.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.5%, Surreal 15.3%, Abstract 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Horror 9.5%

"I'm Not a Robot" is an atmospheric horror with old-school 3D and dark humor, telling the story of quickly making $300 in a shady alley. Sounds safe, right? Grab an easy payday or uncover all the secrets of the dark cult that has taken over your small town.

Why similar: Dark Humor 22%, Walking Simulator 16.5%, Surreal 13.2%, Psychedelic 11.2%, Horror 11.2%

A horror game where you must identify anomalies in the environment. You’re trying to leave the building, but the 1st floor never comes.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18%, Surreal 17.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Horror 7.5%

A slimy, psychedelic adventure about a girl attending a warehouse rave party with her friends, where she'll go to experience a long, profound bad (?) trip.

Why similar: Surreal 15.9%, Dark Comedy 15.4%, Psychedelic 14.4%, Abstract 10.9%, Female Protagonist 10.6%

An anthology of 7 horror tales within a connected universe. Join a murderous marshmallow bound by their past down an atmospheric descent, brought into question by an odd game show host. Follow a Witch trying to seduce her love with sweet things. Plus 5 other surprisingly twisted yet emotional tales.

Why similar: Surreal 15.4%, Abstract 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Psychedelic 11.2%, Horror 10.3%

My name is Luzia and this story is about my big sister, Sombria. Are you ready to hear it?

Why similar: Dark Comedy 22%, Dark Humor 15.6%, Surreal 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Horror 10.2%

An adventure game about exploring dreams purchased by an office worker who can no longer dream. Using the “Somnialys” dream console, explore surreal/weirdcore worlds that loop endlessly and solve the puzzles to wake up.

Why similar: Surreal 20.7%, Psychedelic 15.5%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Abstract 11.9%, Horror 10.7%

Parasomnia Verum 2 is a psychological horror game about Maddy's repeating nightmares crawling into reality.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.3%, Horror 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Surreal 11.5%, Psychological Horror 8.8%

hitogata is a story driven adventure game about dolls, electricity, and ending the world with your friends.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 19.7%, Abstract 14.3%, Surreal 12%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Psychedelic 9.1%

Enter a psychological horror experience where a young psychologist must navigate a surreal world shaped by forgotten memories and fears – both her own and those she once tried to heal. Face what was buried. Reclaim what was lost. Escape – before it’s too late.

Why similar: Surreal 20%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Walking Simulator 14%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Third Person 8.4%

Infinite Crosswalk is a psychedelic walking simulator and horror game in retro 3D style. You get hit on a zebra crossing and trapped in limbo. Uncover the victims' tragic stories to escape — or pay with parts of your own body.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.8%, Surreal 20.9%, Psychedelic 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 7.4%

Sorrow Asylum 2 is a looping horror game, a mix of an abandoned asylum and your mind's prison, as well as a sequel to Sorrow Asylum.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.2%, Surreal 14.9%, Abstract 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Horror 9%

Umbra Halloween is a surreal psychological horror game about the dead ones returning to life on a Halloween night.

Why similar: Surreal 17.5%, Walking Simulator 15%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Abstract 11.8%, Horror 9.9%

After Dark is a horror adventure game filled with monsters, oddities, and more! Traverse a strange, other-worldly forest to rescue your sister and bring her back home! There will be many dangers along the way, can you survive?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.4%, Surreal 17.5%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Linear 9.2%, Horror 8.3%

Dye The Bunny is an Easter horror game about little Ellie going on an Easter Egg Hunt down a rabbit hole.

Why similar: Surreal 14.4%, Walking Simulator 13%, Abstract 12.1%, Psychedelic 10.3%, Psychological Horror 9.9%

You are trapped in the Office. A first-person Observation-Game about walking an endless office, spotting anomalies, and getting off work.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.7%, Surreal 18%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Horror 10.7%, Linear 9.2%

Psychological horror with a true immersion into the nightmares of the main character. You are the caretaker of an old abandoned gym, but what is this place hiding? Immerse yourself in this nightmare to deal with it all forever...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.5%, Surreal 16.1%, Psychedelic 13.3%, Horror 11.1%, Abstract 10.7%

Immerse yourself in the depths of addiction and explore the surreal world of XYLOMETAZOLINE.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.7%, Surreal 17.7%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Abstract 11.2%, Psychedelic 10.9%

Cognition Method is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game inspired by 2001: A Space Odyssey and Solaris. Discover the innovative mechanics of altering gravity and dive into the surreal setting. Find your way within a mysterious artifact and unveil a non-ordinary story.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.2%, Surreal 15.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Psychedelic 10.2%, Horror 9.3%

A eulogy for happiness, and a lament for connection that never was.

Why similar: Dark Humor 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Surreal 14.4%, Horror 10.8%, Female Protagonist 9.3%

A first-person, PSX-style horror game about living with a monster. Do as you're told... or don't. Just be ready for the consequences.

Why similar: Surreal 17.2%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Psychedelic 13.1%, Dark Humor 10.6%

A computer engineer arrives in a remote mountain village, where tech failures and missing residents put him face to face with an unsettling force lurking behind the screen.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.9%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Surreal 15.7%, Horror 11.6%, Multiple Endings 7.3%

A slow-paced, story-driven, first-person game that offers an abstract and surrealistic exploration of a troubled mind in its journey towards acceptance.

Why similar: Surreal 17.2%, Walking Simulator 15.6%, Abstract 14.5%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9.4%

Step into a vanishing world. Make it whole again. Cyrurgia is a surreal first person narrative game centered around a tragedy, and what it takes to fix it, if that is even possible.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.7%, Surreal 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Dark Humor 11.4%, Female Protagonist 11.3%

YOU CANNOT ESCAPE - I made sure of that. Solve puzzles, gather clues, don’t crawl into ventilation shafts, and realize how trapped you are in this comedy-horror escape room, my magnum opus.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 19.8%, Dark Humor 15.3%, Surreal 15%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 8.9%

An anomaly horror game with a big twist: YOU hide the anomalies. As the Night Auditor for the Queen Anne's Lace hotel, your job is to keep your guests checked in. Forever.

Why similar: Surreal 18.3%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Abstract 13.1%, Horror 11.6%

A sci-fi puzzle adventure for all non-smooth brains. Solve mind-bending spatial puzzles in a sprawling corporate labyrinth as a disembodied brain in a jar, paired with a digital AI companion.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 24%, Dark Humor 13.8%, Surreal 12.8%, Abstract 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.9%

Spot the anomalies. Escape the loop. Akeno’s Veil is a psychological horror game where spotting anomalies is your only escape—from the relentless demon determined to pull you back.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.3%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Surreal 15.9%, Horror 12.4%, Female Protagonist 10.1%

In the dead of night, Kai wakes from a dream. Walk aimlessly in a surreal town among apparitions, to escape reality, to pass the time. Time only matters to the living.

Why similar: Surreal 21.6%, Walking Simulator 17%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Psychedelic 13.1%, Third Person 8.3%

In a Bit of Tales is an episodic "kind of" horror game. Featuring 7 unorthodox stories delivered in an omakase-style experience. While each is untangled, They all feature unique experiences.

Why similar: Abstract 16.7%, Surreal 16.6%, Psychedelic 14.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 11.2%

Embark on a surreal, psychedelic adventure to travel back and forth through time and rescue young Alice, helping her escape the uncanny, macabre and treacherous world of Styx. Unravel the metaphysical mystery of the grandchild cult and find out why they call you the monster!

Why similar: Dark Comedy 17.9%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Dark Humor 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12%, Surreal 9.9%

Waking up at night, the main character realizes that he cannot move. A terrible sense of panic gradually overtakes his mind, and the imagination begins to paint frightening pictures.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 23.4%, Surreal 14.6%, Dark Humor 14.5%, Psychedelic 12.3%, Horror 9.6%

You are Price, a man who sold his humanity to get a partnership from a leading company: McDade, Bruton & Moore. DISTRAINT 2 follows on from the events of the first game. It's a sinister tale about restoring hope and finding your purpose.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.5%, Surreal 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 11.3%, Dark Humor 10.8%

A redux version of a 2014 Ludum Dare RPG Maker Horror Game. A poor little marshmallow escapes death row into an underground subway system, where they're asked questions by a mysterious game show host. Updated in 2025 with new content.

Why similar: Surreal 15.3%, Abstract 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Psychedelic 10.8%, Horror 9.4%

Spend time with your new best friend! Have fun as it takes you through digital worlds to solve puzzles and collect Perfect Stars! After all, it knows what's best! It knows what's best! It knows what's best.

Why similar: Surreal 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Dark Humor 13.6%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Horror 9.6%

Do not forget. It remembers more than it should. What begins as a simple task slowly unravels into something deeply unsettling. Explore the mall's deepest secrets, uncover fragments of forgotten stories, and question reality itself.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.9%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Surreal 16.1%, Horror 10.3%, Exploration 9.6%

The Hotel is a psychological horror thriller in which the player will have to face the evil living within the walls of a lonely hotel. But more importantly, the player will have to decide what this evil is to him. Maybe the nature of this evil is deeper than it seems at first glance.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.3%, Psychological Horror 15%, Surreal 13.3%, Horror 12.7%, Psychedelic 11.7%

Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.

Why similar: Surreal 20.9%, Psychedelic 13.9%, Horror 10.8%, Third Person 9.8%, Walking Simulator 9.7%

NOT your typical simulator! A surreal and dark descent into human psyche, burnout and the horror of the working culture. Work fast while escaping the monsters roaming these eerie spaces. There are no texts or dialogs in this game, putting raw feelings, abstraction and environment storytelling first.

Why similar: Surreal 20.7%, Walking Simulator 17.2%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Abstract 14.6%, Multiple Endings 9.7%

Use your wits to solve puzzles and escape from an abstract world in this hand-drawn atmospheric horror game

Why similar: Surreal 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Abstract 10.2%, Horror 8.7%

The Memphis Chronicles is a first-person tragicomedy set in a world between worlds. Explore a mysterious city layered with stories and connections, in which memories creep up on you. No one there to hold your hand. The only way is forward. This is the trip of a lifetime.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.1%, Dark Humor 18.9%, Surreal 14.7%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Dark Comedy 13.9%

Learn what a hostile workplace truly feels like on this ever-changing haunted train. Can you trust yourself to make the right decisions? Will you figure out the train's dark secrets on this journey or the next?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 16.9%, Dark Humor 16.9%, Surreal 15.4%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 9.5%

Poor girl, sweet thing. Licked like a lollipop. This world is going to consume her. She's just too tasty for her own good. Run, run for your life, you poor unfortunate girl! Wash in the colors, break through your walls! You're my favorite flavor, I'm gonna' catch you~

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.3%, Surreal 13.6%, Horror 10.6%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.4%

Immerse yourself in an adaptation of an old story about Ewan Berrington.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.9%, Surreal 16.5%, Abstract 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Psychedelic 12.1%

Prologue to Children of Silentown, a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a young girl growing up in a village deep into a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon in the village, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.

Why similar: Surreal 17.2%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 13%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Multiple Endings 8.3%

"Glimpse" is a single-player atmospheric horror game. Get a glimpse of the struggles and fears of a person affected by Alzheimer's Disease.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.1%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 13.7%, Surreal 13.2%, Linear 11.9%

A surreal psychological horror game where you cook, serve, and slowly descend into madness. Solve puzzles, interact with strange customers, and try to stay sane as your world unravels.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.5%, Horror 14.1%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Psychedelic 13.4%, Puzzle 8%

Your first day as the new shepherd in the village… and everything is going wrong. The animals are missing. The villagers are strange. And the truth is far more terrifying.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 28%, Dark Humor 20.2%, Walking Simulator 16.9%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Horror 9.8%

Explore unsettling, dark locations in a first-person psychological horror adventure. Restore power grids, solve environmental puzzles, and interact with physical objects to navigate through the dark—where sound is your only guide and greatest threat.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.2%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Exploration 12.2%, Psychological Horror 12%, Puzzle 11.1%

Capture animals, splice them together, enter them into beauty pageants!

Why similar: Dark Comedy 26.8%, Surreal 16.8%, Dark Humor 13.5%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Horror 10.1%