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It is 1997. Farhad, an investigative journalist, arrives at an abandoned military base to uncover the truth behind a silenced 1986 meteor crash. But as he delves deeper into the forest, he finds that the debris isn't the only thing buried here. Some headlines are better left unwritten.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.3%, 1990's 13%, Puzzle 10.6%, Exploration 8.5%, Adventure 8.4%

'Mother's Embrace' - indie horror game set in a remote Latvian town, where the unforgiving winter serves as the backdrop to a harrowing story. You return here only to find your childhood home eerily deserted, its once welcoming streets now shrouded in a deafening silence.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, FPS 14.4%, 1990's 13.4%, Exploration 7.4%, Dark 7.4%

Unravel the roots of an underground facility entombed deep within a jungle. Feel the dread as you wander the long-forgotten halls while being stalked by a creature of unknown origin. A creature YOU unleashed upon yourself.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.6%, FPS 15.4%, Puzzle 9.4%, Exploration 8.2%, Dark 7.2%

A story-rich quiet horror set aboard a narrowboat in Northern England. Follow Caroline Miller's descent into an increasingly twisted reality as she searches for her missing husband

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.8%, 1990's 9.3%, Mystery 9%, Dark 8.5%, First-Person 8.4%

A first-person adventure horror game where you play as a night security guard exploring an abandoned summer camp, solving environmental puzzles, and surviving a relentless creature while trying to escape.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.9%, 1990's 13%, Puzzle 10.8%, Exploration 8.8%, Adventure 8.3%

A psychological horror game where a police officer investigates a cold case in a decaying house, uncovering a strange and haunting tape recorder that reveals a terrible secret.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, FPS 16.5%, Exploration 8.7%, Psychological 8%, First-Person 7.6%

"The Meaning" is a first-person psychological horror game focused on tense exploration and immersive storytelling. You are Ethen Daniels, a man who is struggling with the loss of his family and is now pursuing the meaning of life once again.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.2%, 1990's 16.4%, Psychological 8.9%, Dark 8.8%, Horror 8.4%

You've been trapped in a looping Finnish summer cottage. Use your observation and memory to find anomalies and make the right choice to escape the Finnish Cottage 8.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.6%, Puzzle 8.8%, First-Person 8.4%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, Horror 8%

"9 Hallways: The Anomaly Agent" is a first-person horror game where you explore cosmic passageways connecting all realities. Investigate eerie disturbances, report anomalies, and survive encounters with malevolent entities in a constantly shifting, otherworldly environment.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.6%, FPS 10.8%, 1990's 10%, Supernatural 9.1%, Horror 7.7%

Reality unravels.Every floor reflects your mind.Tales of Ancients: Hollow Apartments a dark, atmospheric journey through psychological horror and inner collapse.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 12.8%, FPS 11.6%, Psychological 8.9%, Mystery 8.2%, Dark 8.1%

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: Walking Simulator 19.9%, Dark 10.5%, Supernatural 9.7%, Horror 9.3%, Psychological Horror 8.1%

After the events of Lost Alone EP.1 - Little Sister, George continues his nightmare, awakening in a house unknown to him. The horrors he experienced and tried to drown in alcohol are coming back to the surface.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.9%, Philosophical 13.3%, Puzzle 8.2%, Dark 7.5%, Exploration 7.2%

A first-person psychological horror experience focused on atmosphere, tension, and clever environmental puzzles. Explore the abandoned Morwain Mansion, solve occult mysteries, and uncover a dark truth that relentlessly hunts you in the shadows.

Why similar: Psychological 16.8%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, FPS 12.6%, Horror 11.3%, Puzzle 10.1%

"I am Sorry" is a game where you investigate objects and solve puzzles to uncover the story. Become a janitor, clean the house, and uncover the hidden truths of the story.

Why similar: FPS 14.9%, 1990's 13.9%, Exploration 11%, First-Person 10.7%, Adventure 9.2%

Locked in the main room of a mansion, avoid becoming insane by removing randomly appearing anomalies. You start at 12:00 AM and can leave at 06:00 AM.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.2%, Psychological 9.8%, Dark 8.3%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Horror 8%

A psychological horror experience where reality twists behind every corner. Explore disturbing rooms, uncover buried memories, and descend into madness. Can you make it through all one hundred doors?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.2%, FPS 16.3%, 1990's 13.1%, Exploration 9%, First-Person 6.8%

The Letter: Classic Edition is the ORIGINAL experience from the classic title "The Letter", with a few changes and additions. Relive the Wii U game that gathered so much hate it became a cult classic. Embark on a creepy narrative driven tale about a boy in search of his missing father.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.6%, Puzzle 11.8%, Adventure 9.2%, First-Person 9%, Dark 8.4%

Atmospheric first-person horror game where you carry an old Polaroid camera. Take the right picture and a way forward emerges.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 13.3%, 1990's 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, First-Person 10.1%, Horror 9.3%

A short, single player, first person horror experience based on living in the middle of nowhere and the horrors that can happen out there. Walk around, talk to people, pick up items, explore the places that are out there. Discover the locals stories. And try to protect them.

Why similar: 1990's 17.3%, Walking Simulator 17.2%, FPS 12.6%, Horror 11.5%, Mystery 10.6%

A first-person psychological horror game set in a looping hospital, where each cycle changes reality, escalates tension, and brings you closer to something that should not be there.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.2%, FPS 12.7%, Horror 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, First-Person 8.2%

You're an average-joe in a 1950's like aesthetic, working at a diner while taking out the trash. Each night has different events as you play through, so keep your eyes open for anything... off...

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.8%, FPS 16.3%, Puzzle 8.6%, Horror 8.6%, First-Person 7.6%

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: Walking Simulator 19.6%, Supernatural 11.1%, Psychological 9.9%, Horror 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8%

Japan, September 12, 1999, at 8:00 p.m., Ms. Keiko Haraeda collapsed in her room and was found dead. Although the police have ruled that there is no case and closed the investigation, many puzzling points remain, and the family is still calling for information.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.9%, 1990's 18.1%, Dark 12.5%, Horror 11.9%, Psychological Horror 9.6%

Derek Morgan is a 29-year-old watchman who works at a garage complex. One night, he enters an abandoned carpenter's workshop. Inside, he comes across an old wooden puppet. But soon he realizes that his curiosity has brought nothing good with it.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.3%, 1990's 15.6%, Psychological 10%, Mystery 9%, Psychological Horror 7.7%

It is a psychological horror game and walking simulator. Explore a haunted apartment. Monsters jumping towards at your screen.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.9%, 1990's 11.2%, Psychological Horror 11%, Horror 10.5%, Psychological 7.2%

Night At The Mall is a first-person, psychological horror game where you take night shift inside an abandoned shopping mall that refuses to stay still.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 12.4%, 1990's 11.3%, Psychological 10.2%, Supernatural 9.2%, Puzzle 7.8%

Backrooms walking simulator. No entities lurk here, just the unnerving emptiness and dream-like isolation of the infinite maze. Feel mounting dread and strange nostalgia as you wander deeper into liminal spaces with your VHS camera.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19%, Psychological 8.7%, 1990's 8.6%, Exploration 7.9%, First-Person 7.1%

In Dark Sleep is a first-person psychological horror game where you play as someone struggling with disturbing hallucinations and insomnia.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.1%, FPS 17.5%, Puzzle 11%, Psychological 8.4%, Dark 7%

Your old friend you co-founded a game studio with has contacted you 4 years after the studio shut down and you both parted ways following a major controversy. He tells you he's got the studio set back up again and would love to discuss a new game project with you. What could it be?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.7%, FPS 14.7%, 1990's 10.8%, Puzzle 8.6%, Horror 8.6%

As a journalist, you travel to an abandoned village to investigate a dark event that occurred years ago. As you progress through missing babies, hidden diaries, and forbidden rituals, you will be forced to perform a dangerous ritual yourself to uncover the truth.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.4%, Exploration 9.4%, First-Person 8.8%, Supernatural 8.6%, Adventure 8.5%

My life has changed drastically: a new country, university, dormitory, work. Drowsiness and fatigue have become a habit, just like the silhouettes I’ve started seeing in my peripheral vision.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.5%, Exploration 10.4%, Adventure 9.7%, First-Person 9%, Psychological 8.8%

Backrooms: Glitchfield is a cooperative horror game for 1–4 players. You have to explore this level by yourself or with the help of your friends and complete it, have you ever encountered crashes? and if they have flooded the whole world will you be able to complete the game?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.3%, FPS 15%, Puzzle 8.7%, Exploration 7.8%, First-Person 7.5%

You are the newest member of a forest cult. Complete assigned rituals, obey their rules, and uncover the forest’s unsettling secrets. Every step is watched.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.7%, Horror 10.3%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Adventure 9.4%, Dark 8.4%

A Night On The Farm is an atmospheric horror adventure with deep lore and surprising plot twists. Uncover the mystery surrounding your crash and the farm’s inescapable draw. Utilize key items, cryptic notes, and audio logs as you venture deeper and deeper into the unknown.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.3%, 1990's 16.5%, Exploration 10.8%, First-Person 10.2%, Adventure 9.7%

A short horror walking simulator where you just head from the workroom to the exit. Something may happen along the way, but don't worry, just keep going.Your goal is to return.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21%, FPS 15.1%, Psychological 10.3%, Horror 8.5%, Dark 8.3%

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: Walking Simulator 20.3%, Psychological 14.5%, Horror 10.3%, Supernatural 10.1%, Psychological Horror 8.4%

Take part in a dangerous ritual game that requires you to travel between reality and the "Spiritual Realm"

Why similar: FPS 19.5%, Puzzle 12.1%, Exploration 10.5%, Adventure 9.3%, Dark 8%

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: Walking Simulator 21.8%, Psychological 13.8%, Supernatural 9.8%, Dark 9.7%, Horror 8.9%

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: Walking Simulator 22.1%, Supernatural 10.1%, Horror 9.5%, Psychological 9.3%, Dark 9%

Lying Souls is an atmospheric, mysterious single player story horror game. You'll dive into a story in which nothing is as it seems. Find out the reasons behind what happened to your family back then. Your decisions will guide the course of the story.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.9%, Puzzle 8.9%, Horror 8.4%, Dark 7.9%, Mystery 7.6%

Sector 404 is a first-person anomaly horror game set in a crumbling Soviet housing block. After taking your medicine, your world begins to fracture. Climb from floor to floor, uncovering distorted anomalies and your own unraveling mind. Miss too much, and reality resets. Will you ever make it home?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.6%, Psychological 10.6%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Horror 8.2%, First-Person 7.8%

The game is a narrative-driven horror experience inspired by the Silent Hill and Fears to Fathom franchises. Live through two terrifying stories: a man’s summer getaway turns into a nightmare at a shady hotel, and a child grows up knowing something watches from the forest—always waiting.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.5%, 1990's 19%, Horror 9.5%, Supernatural 8.6%, Psychological Horror 8.4%

Explore a haunted parking garage in this first-person horror adventure. Uncover mysteries and anomalies as you progress through the floors. Reach the 10th floor to find out who or what has been haunting this place.

Why similar: FPS 20.7%, Walking Simulator 18.4%, Exploration 12%, Horror 9.9%, Puzzle 9.2%

A Psychological Horror Backrooms Found Footage Game

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.7%, Psychological 14.6%, Mystery 9.5%, First-Person 8.3%, Psychological Horror 8.2%

r/nosleep is a short horror game series with episodes inspired by and adapted from posts on the r/nosleep subreddit. Night Shift at Paradise Valley Pool episode is the story of a night shift pool maintenance worker and his bizarre experiences during his first day on the job.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.1%, 1990's 14.9%, Dark 8.5%, Exploration 7.8%, First-Person 7.5%

An experimental found footage horror game set in 2017.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.3%, Exploration 9.5%, Psychological 9.2%, First-Person 8.8%, Horror 8.3%

Winston Bradley is an amateur explorer who is always looking for new adventures. His latest destination is a cave in Algeria, which is known for it famous cave paintings. But the further he goes into the cave, the more he realizes that something is wrong with it.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, Psychological 12.9%, Dark 11.1%, Horror 10.1%, Exploration 9.6%

Uncover the dark secrets of an abandoned village in this tense, atmospheric horror adventure. Explore shadowy streets, solve eerie mysteries, and fight to stay alive.

Why similar: FPS 24.4%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Horror 11.2%, 1990's 9.4%, 3D 8.1%

Artificial Fright is a tense horror survival game where you play as an assistant robot in an old, abandoned warehouse. Explore your surroundings, conserve your battery power, and manage your systems using a Unix-like terminal.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.8%, FPS 15.5%, Puzzle 8.9%, Dark 8.1%, Exploration 8%

You have done some things you're not proud of. Now you must enter your own mind to come to terms with the things you've done. Loop around rooms, solve puzzles and hide from different monsters as you uncover your own truth.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 23%, FPS 16.4%, Puzzle 10%, Exploration 8.8%, Dark 7.8%

A deadly search for a grandmother in the village. Can you escape the loop? Unpredictable horror.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.8%, Exploration 10.3%, First-Person 9%, Adventure 9%, Dark 8.5%

Nightmare Within - Immerse yourself in the dark and unsettling atmosphere of psychological horror. Explore shifting locations, uncover fragments of memories, and reveal a story where reality fractures under the weight of guilt.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.2%, Dark 11.4%, Horror 9.6%, First-Person 8.9%, Psychological Horror 8.4%

Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.8%, Philosophical 15.1%, Dark 9.9%, Horror 8.6%, First-Person 8.1%

Indie anomaly-detection game set in a bleak Eastern-European stairwell. 11 floors, 40+ anomalies, minimal horror, maximal tension.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.8%, Psychological 12.8%, 1990's 12.8%, Horror 8.7%, Dark 8.5%

Missing Texture is a psychological horror experience told in chapters. Download the free Launcher and access all main chapters at no cost. The full story expands through additional games.

Why similar: FPS 16.2%, Puzzle 10.8%, Exploration 9.4%, Psychological 8.8%, Adventure 8.4%

You are trapped in a never-ending street loop. Observe your surroundings carefully and identify anomalies. Make the right choice at the end of each street and try to escape the loop.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.8%, Puzzle 10.8%, Exploration 9.4%, First-Person 8%, Psychological 7.6%

Despite all the warnings, you are not afraid to enter the old Hastings Mansion. You put up with supernatural encounters to explore another of your beloved lost places. Once there, you discover things you never thought possible.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.3%, FPS 16.8%, Supernatural 11.9%, Horror 9.2%, Psychological Horror 8.7%

2012. The Arctic research station "Persei" loses contact with the outside world. You are Ethan Miller, a technician sent to the facility to fix the issues. But something here has clearly gone out of control.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, First-Person 9.4%, 1990's 8.1%, Adventure 8%

Read the streets, follow the signals, and survive what your mistakes awaken.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 15.4%, Puzzle 10.4%, Horror 10.1%, Psychological Horror 10%, First-Person 9.5%

First person scary game set in an underground parking garage. Find your lost parking card, collect some cash to pay for your parking and get out before Warranty Man finds you and sells you auto insurance.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.8%, FPS 19%, 1990's 14.1%, Horror 9.9%, First-Person 9.3%