Games Like Welcome To The Survey

Stuck in an outpost deep in a sea of toxic fog, your crew has been decimated, you're cut off from the outside world, and oxygen is running out. Use limited bandwidth to coordinate unstable crewmates, conduct esoteric research that could change the world, and interpret strange signals from the deep.

Why similar: Investigation 15.6%, Mystery 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Horror 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%

The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across families, generations, and the very fabric of reality itself.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, Horror 10.8%

Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual Social Media! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.

Why similar: Investigation 18.3%, Mystery 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Horror 10%

You have been appointed to take care of a lighthouse in the Arctic Circle. Clean out the snow, take out the trash, and do your happy job on this happy and lovely island. Everything is so peaceful and delightful... except there is someone in the basement :D

Why similar: Horror 16.1%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.2%

A short, single-sitting VHS-style psychological horror game. Work the night shift at a remote gas station, return home to uncover disturbing clues, and reach one of three endings.

Why similar: Investigation 19.1%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Mystery 13.3%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Horror 10.1%

After foreseeing your own death, an unknown colour grants you ten more days to live and the power of Mind-Intrusion. Investigate mysteries and intrude into the minds of locals. When the ten days are up, will you hold on to your sanity and humanity, or become a living mutation?

Why similar: Investigation 23.7%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Mystery 17%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Choices Matter 8.4%

The Sixth Sorrow is a short, narrative-driven horror game where your choices impact the story. To what lengths can a mother's love drive her?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.6%, Lore-Rich 13%, Horror 12.5%, Multiple Endings 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%

In 1999, a young woman disappears in a nearby forest. Her whereabouts remain unknown to this day. The only trace of her is a VHS recording. Relive the last hours of her in an adventure of psychological terror, the decisions we make can have different results

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.5%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Mystery 12.2%, Horror 11.3%

Christmas lights, winter snow, and a serial killer on the loose. Follow a gifted detective through a twisted holiday night in this story-driven, interactive horror game. Your choices determine who lives, and who dies. Can you outsmart the killer?

Why similar: Horror 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Investigation 14.5%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.9%

A horror visual novel where you take on the role of a spy delving into the memories of others to find dirt on a sinister biocorporation. Not for children or the easily disturbed.

Why similar: Investigation 14.3%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Lore-Rich 12.1%, Mystery 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%

Night shift at the municipal morgue. Bodies arrive with paperwork, and the paperwork has to match the body. Weigh it, measure it, take its temperature — listen to its chest. The rulebook gains a page every night, and some of what you sign in does not stay signed in.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.5%, Investigation 17.5%, Horror 15.2%, Point & Click 12.2%, Dark 8.3%

Investigate an abandoned farm where mysterious accidents have brought the construction of a luxury resort to a halt. Explore, solve puzzles, and uncover secrets buried beneath decades of silence.

Why similar: Investigation 28.3%, Mystery 17.4%, Dark 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 11.3%

A psychological horror you never see — you read it. Blind and deaf, you sense an arctic station through a neural implant: text, smell, touch. Quarantine rules say only one person may leave their cabin at a time. You are out. Five bodies are found by morning.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.3%, Investigation 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Horror 12.4%, Mystery 11.4%

A retro-inspired short horror game about caving.

Why similar: Investigation 17.5%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 13.7%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Mystery 11.3%

Aylen is a horror let's player who gets kidnapped. One moment, she was shooting the intro for her next video, and the next, she was waking up her biggest fan's basement. There are only two means for escape: examine & plot in secrecy, or use your words to deceive him. Or willingly accept him. (Don't)

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.3%, Investigation 15.8%, Dark 13.1%, Horror 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.1%

A text-based adventure where you're tasked to exorcise your friend’s Inner Demon. Explore an ever-reshaping palace to analyze objects filled with memories, discover which one is the reason for her possession and sacrifice it. Do not deviate from your mission. Save your friend no matter the cost.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.9%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Investigation 10.7%

Wake up inside the nightmare world you created in this standalone, hand-drawn dark fantasy point-and-click adventure with psychological horror elements. Explore islands, solve puzzles, and make morally ambiguous choices that lead to multiple endings. Inspired by H.R. Giger and Zdzisław Beksiński.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.2%, Dark 12.5%, Horror 12%, Point & Click 11.3%, Mystery 10.9%

Tale of serendipity is a third person survival horror with multiple endings, in which the search of your lost feline will make you question yourself the limits of reality and obsession When facing danger is not an option, the only thing left is survive.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17%, Investigation 16.6%, Mystery 13.9%, Horror 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%

A detective is interviewing a survivor about a night that doesn't add up. Step into their fading memory, swap between survivor and detective to find what doesn't match the evidence, and help them remember what really happened. Something is keeping the night buried, and it knows you're looking.

Why similar: Investigation 20.7%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 14.8%, Dark 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.9%

You wake up on a red chair in the waiting room of a closed psychiatric hospital. You know this place. Clothes that aren't yours. A file with your name you don't remember reading. Your heartbeat rises. The memories come back. Not all of them want to be remembered. St. Mary's, 1985.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.9%, Lore-Rich 16.7%, Dark 11.2%, Mystery 10.5%, Horror 10.1%

RUNT is a rural gothic visual novel mystery where you follow the story of Runt, the youngest of five brothers, surviving a monstrous post-apocalypse.

Why similar: Investigation 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Dark 11%

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: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Horror 12.1%, Dark 11.1%, Mystery 10.4%

In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.

Why similar: Investigation 19%, Mystery 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Horror 11.6%, Lore-Rich 10%

Remedy for Personality is a visual novel that blends genres: a comedy horror with elements of detective. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of mysticism, mystery, and hidden threats, spiced up with a generous dose of witty humor.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.9%, Investigation 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Lore-Rich 11.4%, Horror 11.3%

Gather your strength and find information about your whereabouts. Explore the area. Find and assemble all the puzzle pieces. This way you will learn about the dark past.

Why similar: Investigation 24.6%, Horror 19.1%, Lore-Rich 15.5%, Mystery 11.8%, Multiple Endings 9.8%

The Hollow Path VR is a psychological horror game where you play as a curious journalist who finds himself trapped in a nightmarish place while investigating the mysterious disappearance of five people.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Dark 16.8%, Horror 15.3%, Mystery 15.2%, Multiple Endings 10.8%

You play as a student named Lisa, who has just moved in with her university friend. But instead of a carefree student life, Lisa faces events full of despair and fear when she is left alone in her apartment number 8...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Dark 13.4%, Horror 12.2%, Investigation 12.1%

You are trapped, unable to walk, only a desk in front of you. The voice you hear is that of a woman on a speaker. Solve puzzles, interact with your surroundings, and make weighty decisions as you uncover a strange and disturbing story in this supernatural single-player horror mystery.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 17.5%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Horror 15%, Psychological Horror 14%, Mystery 13.3%

Immerse yourself in the Psychological horror adventure of James Charouz on his way to find his missing wife and uncover the dark secret of his hometown.

Why similar: Investigation 17.3%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Mystery 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Horror 11.6%

Investigate the strange town of Nightfall Hollow, and see if you can get to the truth. Enjoy the opening chapter of our game, meet some of the residents, solve a selection of puzzles, and have your first glimpse into Nightfall Hollow. There's plenty to discover, and the odd Easter-egg or two as well

Why similar: Investigation 19.1%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 13.5%, Mystery 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.2%

NEXUS CORP, sub-basement 7-A. Stamp the forms. Ask nothing. Since 1952, forty-six clerks have vanished at this desk - you are the forty-seventh. Cross-check every claim on your terminal, rule APPROVED or REJECTED, and try not to wonder what the paperwork is really sealing.

Why similar: Investigation 19.9%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 12.7%, Mystery 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%

In the infamous haunted building "Changrong Tower," security guard Li Cheng has come to understand the true nature of ghosts and their purposes. This time, he embarks on another adventure to help vengeful spirits, driven by a desire to uphold his deepest values.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.3%, Horror 12.9%, Mystery 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.6%

A psychological horror story set in the town of Blackthorn; a place that lives in constant fear of a witch. The two main suspects? Levi’s mom and sister! His only lifelines to the outside world. Can they live a peaceful life? Or will they be dragged down by the dying town?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Horror 13.2%, Choices Matter 10.3%

A gardener gets hired for maintenance work over the weekend. A simple task, but strangely some tools are missing… The owner of the garden isn't around, and their house is off-limits. Perhaps new tools can be found in the mysterious town, or maybe some of the reserved townsfolk have seen them?

Why similar: Investigation 17.1%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Horror 15.8%, Mystery 14.5%, Choices Matter 11.6%

Step inside a circus performer's quiet home, but don't stop at the surface. In this short-form descent into dread, follow a hidden labyrinth deep beneath the floorboards and watch a simple investigation spiral into a claustrophobic nightmare.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 15.5%, Dark 14.5%, Investigation 14.1%, Lore-Rich 14%

Pink Noise is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, immersing you in the retro atmosphere of the '90s. It tells the tale of a group of teenagers who unknowingly set off a chain of terrifying events. What secrets lie within the mysterious VHS tape they should’ve never played?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Horror 11.8%, Mystery 11.2%

The Void Calls, and you will answer. Explore the mysteries and secrets of Reprieve, a town stitched together from the dark past of its bizarre inhabitants in this horror-filled point-and-click adventure.

Why similar: Lore-Rich 15.3%, Dark 14.9%, Horror 14.5%, Point & Click 13.1%, Mystery 11.8%

Children have been vanishing while playing with the brand new Room2Room handheld gaming system. You have been contracted to monitor playtest sessions, document any unwanted quirks, and help young testers play safely.

Why similar: Investigation 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Horror 13.1%, Mystery 11.2%

A realistic first-person horror deduction game. Identify NON-HUMAN entities and navigate critical decisions within the Zone. Earn your survival, upgrade your booth, and-above all-don't let the NON-HUMANS in.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.9%, Investigation 15.6%, Dark 13.5%, Horror 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.8%

A text-based psychological horror experience set inside a hospital where something is deeply wrong — and death may not be the end.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15%, Investigation 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Mystery 10.8%

Nippon Island is a first-person story adventure that begins on a flight to Japan. What starts as a peaceful trip slowly turns surreal. Reality shifts, memories stir... and somewhere, a cat begins to care. The journey is just beginning.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.6%, Mystery 18%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Horror 12.8%, Lore-Rich 11%

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

Why similar: Investigation 17.3%, Lore-Rich 15.3%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Dark 12.5%, Mystery 11.5%

Welcome to the Kabaret - where monsters from Southeast Asian myths and folklores dwell. Perform tea ceremonies, play traditional games, and question your humanity.

Why similar: Investigation 18.9%, Lore-Rich 17.1%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.5%

An explorative horror point-and-click adventure game where your decisions seal the fates of your companions. Explore the world to uncover what happened at Dawnhall village. Listen to the messages in Avan's dreams to determine your choices. Become what you were born to be.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.3%, Investigation 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, Horror 11%

The colorful lights of the carnival, laughter, and the sound of music. Everything seems ordinary as you serve your customers from your hotdog truck. But as the night grows deeper… the crowd fades, the lights go out and something starts watching you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 13.9%, Mystery 12.8%, Dark 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%

You were with her. Then you weren't. Push an elderly woman's wheelchair through the shadowed halls of a Croatian monastery turned hospice. She is dying. She sees what you cannot. What do you owe the truth?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.2%, Horror 17.7%, Mystery 11.2%, Investigation 11%, Multiple Endings 9.8%

Descend into terror in this first-person psychological horror experience as you follow your lost kitten into an ancient pirate crypt. Explore, shoot and dig for clues…literally, while unravelling a chilling mystery, all in a desperate bid to rescue your helplessly curious pet from this dark tomb.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Dark 15.4%, Horror 15.2%, Mystery 14.1%, Multiple Endings 10.2%

You have been dispatched for a 911 call. From the moment you step inside the apartment, you realize something is really wrong with the place. You are gonna make Him the last dosage. He needs his medicine.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 15.8%, Lore-Rich 14.3%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Mystery 11.7%

In this first-person horror-lite game, investigate your way through different locales such as the theatre, forests, and urban areas. Solve puzzles and unravel the story behind what happened at the community theatre.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.7%, Lore-Rich 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Investigation 16.1%, Dark 6.9%

Investigate the abandoned mansion where your family died, use your voice to speak to the spirit and collect evidence about the truth. Keep the camera rolling, no matter what you encounter.

Why similar: Investigation 21.4%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Mystery 16.2%, Horror 15.3%, Lore-Rich 11.3%

A psychological horror interactive fiction focused on atmosphere, investigation, and player choices. Explore an unsettling environment where every decision shapes the story and the truth behind a disturbing presence.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.1%, Investigation 20.2%, Horror 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Choices Matter 9.7%

Every soul seeks absolution, yet not each deserves it. SALVARE is a psychological horror game where you step into the worn cassock of a young Catholic priest, burdened with hearing the confessions of those who come seeking God's mercy.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.6%, Dark 17.5%, Multiple Endings 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Horror 13.1%

You are a terrifying monster living beneath someone’s house. This is a dark, cruel, twisted interactive novel where you are the main abomination.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Dark 15.2%, Horror 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11.1%

Charlotte is missing. Decode an ancient language, investigate a mystery, and stay away from ancient monsters in this compact puzzle thriller.

Why similar: Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Mystery 14.6%, Dark 14%, Point & Click 11.8%

Witness the resurrection of the foretold nemesis of the Jurnal Risa family, which was never revealed before. Unveil its dark destiny within this horror-adventure game. This is all about family. Tale of Jurnal Risa, as recounted to me by Risa herself.

Why similar: Investigation 16.8%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Mystery 12.2%, Horror 11.1%, Multiple Endings 11%

Take the Role of a persistent therapist trying to find their client who has gone off the rails before the police do. can she catch the Paranoid Hunter before being Hunted herself? it is a Weird Journey with many twists turns. but can you save him from himself? or is he not even crazy.

Why similar: Investigation 24.8%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Lore-Rich 18.8%, Horror 17.8%, Mystery 14.2%

A first-person atmospheric horror experience where hidden clues and impossible spaces draw you deeper into a place that should not exist.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.8%, Horror 20.6%, Investigation 18.5%, Mystery 16.2%, Dark 13.7%

A bite-sized psychological horror game about a wayward soul who seeks transformation through a sinister ritual.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.3%, Horror 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Choices Matter 10%, Mystery 9.3%

On a rainy night, three ghost stories are told in an old-fashioned café. As a writer for an occult magazine, you listen to three people recount their experiences. A psychological horror visual novel that slowly builds a sense of dread—Kyofu Yawa: Second Night.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Horror 15.8%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Choices Matter 10.6%

A psychological horror game that delves into the lives of the Synclair Family, following a horrible tragedy.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Horror 13.4%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Dark 10.8%