- #1 Level 13
97% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: FlaotSoft Ltd.
Windows
Escape your apartment corridor starting on Level 13. Look closely for anomalies to find the way out and avoid any unpleasant neighbors you find along the way.
Why similar: Investigation 26.4%, Walking Simulator 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Simulation 8.8%, First-Person 8.6%
- #2 Empty Gauge
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Playnova Studio
Windows
VHS-style single-player horror part-time job simulator. Endure the night shift at a remote gas station/convenience store, then return home and collect hidden clues. As the days pass, nightmares bleed into reality—and depending on the clues you uncover, the ending changes.
Why similar: Investigation 22.7%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Mystery 13.5%, First-Person 8.8%, Thriller 7.8%
- #3 ARB: Anomalous Research Bureau - Museum
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Atomic Elk
Windows
Investigate a mysterious old museum as an agent of the Anomalous Research Bureau. Identify strange anomalies, file accurate reports, and endure the nights until your investigation is complete.
Why similar: Investigation 25.1%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Mystery 13.9%, Walking Simulator 10%, First-Person 8.7%
- #4 The Anomalous Hour
95% matchVery Positive92% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: Gambir Studio
Windows
You are alone in a deserted station. Or are you? Take pictures of strange anomalies around the station and you might find a way out.
Why similar: Investigation 21.4%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Mystery 10.2%, Horror 8.6%, Walking Simulator 8.1%
- #5 Shadow of the School
94% matchMixed67% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: STuNT
Windows
The player finds himself in an abandoned school, which was once a place of study for local schoolchildren. The protagonist is a paranormal researcher who came here to solve the mystery that shrouds this gloomy location.
Why similar: Investigation 26.8%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Walking Simulator 9.6%, First-Person 9%, Hidden Object 7.7%
- #6 The Evaluation
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GI
Windows
A first-person horror puzzle game about solving cryptic puzzles and surviving a deadly night inside an abandoned drive-in theater.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21%, Investigation 20.3%, First-Person 12.4%, Horror 11.4%, Mystery 10.8%
- #7 Escape: Mall
93% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent Chandra
Windows
Wake up in a closed mall and you are alone.. or maybe not? With no way out but going down, you must descend using elevator through each floor.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.6%, Investigation 13.2%, Mystery 10.1%, Walking Simulator 9.9%, First-Person 9.9%
- #8 Liar Masks
92% match6 user reviews86% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Minus555
Windows
Two masks guard your escape—one always lies, one sometimes lies. Question both, spot anomalies as clues, and identify the absolute liar to choose the correct door to Escape.
Why similar: Investigation 27%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 11.5%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Simulation 8.2%
- #9 You Were Sent Alone
91% matchNo user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Fractured Echo Games
Windows
Atmospheric first-person horror with exploration, notes, and multiple endings. Discover what lies beneath and what was never meant to be found.
Why similar: Investigation 18.7%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 12.7%, Walking Simulator 10%, Simulation 9.2%
- #10 Beneath the Frost
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Not a Sailor Studios
Windows
Beneath the Frost is a short, single-player, psychological horror game set on a frozen, desolate planet. You take on the role of the sole survivor of a spacecraft crash, using a robot companion to gather parts for an SOS device while uncovering an eerie mystery that suggests they may not be alone.
Why similar: Investigation 27.5%, Psychological Horror 17%, Mystery 14.9%, First-Person 9.1%, Horror 7.3%
- #11 It's John's House
89% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Patrik Macsuga
Windows
Anomaly-Spotting Horror inside a cursed manor ruled by the twisted lawyer Dr. John Ravenwood, his voice following your every step and decision. Time loops, shifting horrors, and cruel games await. Spot anomalies. Sign his contract… and no, you don’t get another lawyer.
Why similar: Investigation 24.8%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Mystery 13.4%, Walking Simulator 8.2%, Horror 7.7%
- #12 Normal Days
90% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: KEK STAR
Windows
Sometimes you encounter anomalies. Find them or none and react correctly to go back to normal days.
Why similar: Investigation 35.4%, Mystery 18.8%, Simulation 12.8%, First-Person 9.4%, 3D 8.2%
- #13 Facility of Dusk
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HALKO Digital
Windows
You are a film student recording a house tour in a quiet town. Somewhere between one room and the next, the world changed.
Why similar: Investigation 17.5%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, First-Person 10.7%, Thriller 9.1%
- #14 PLAYOVER
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: .HOLOMANstudio
Windows
PLAYOVER is a first-person psychological horror game set in an underground drilling facility. You are sent to investigate missing workers and continue the operation
Why similar: Mystery 20.5%, First-Person 17.4%, Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, 3D 10.7%
- #15 Friday Night
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Priskon
Windows
Investigate a family’s gruesome fate, communicate using your microphone to uncover the truth, and hide from the spirit. Film the whole experience in your camcorder for the world to see.
Why similar: Investigation 24.9%, Mystery 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 10.3%, Simulation 9.1%
- #16 River God: Enshrouded Current
86% matchMixed60% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Screations
Windows
Embark on a journey with "River God: Enshrouded Current," where an ancient village battles a curse woven into its very fabric. Uncover the secrets of a malevolent priest whose dark rituals connect the village to a realm beyond life.
Why similar: Investigation 29.7%, Psychological Horror 12%, Walking Simulator 11.3%, First-Person 9.8%, Mystery 8.8%
- #17 Urban Pulse: Nightwatch
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rendrify Interactive
Windows
Monitor the city from your window. Identify anomalies, capture proof, and file reports before Exposure spikes. Miss too much, and what you’re watching starts watching back.
Why similar: Investigation 25.5%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Mystery 15.6%, Horror 10.7%, Thriller 8.5%
- #18 Timber trail
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Diotoons
Windows
An immersive horror set in a forest feared for its disappearances and the Timber Trail murders. Uncover the truth behind your grandfather’s fate.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.2%, First-Person 12.6%, Horror 12%, Walking Simulator 11.5%, Mystery 11.3%
- #19 Abducted
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NoLimitStudios
Windows
Play as the socially rejected host of ETRadio, desperate to discover alien life while being mocked for answering hoax sighting calls - until one turns out to be terrifyingly real. When the call comes in, will it be the air that goes dead - or will it be you?
Why similar: Investigation 28.4%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Mystery 11.9%, Horror 10.3%, First-Person 10%
- #20 Out of Place: Origin
82% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Karma Studio
Windows
Out of Place: Origin is a survival game built on attention and observation. In a diner where reality quietly collapses, notice the anomalies, capture them on camera, and survive… Because sometimes, the thing watching you isn’t a mistake.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, First-Person 16.8%, Thriller 14.2%, Mystery 13.7%, Horror 13.3%
- #21 Cursed Exped
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 44 reviews2022
Dev: Eldstorm Games
Windows
Your mission is to cleanse a cursed item in a haunted house. Use your tools to locate and investigate items. Create a ritual area to mark your location of interest and bring items with energy there to progress. Be careful though, the unknown is always watching you and waiting around every corner.
Why similar: Investigation 21.9%, Simulation 18.3%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Mystery 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.4%
- #22 13层:公寓异常管理员 13 Floors: Anomalies
83% matchMixed65% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: LU
Windows
You get a strange job. Your job is to patrol a 13th-floor apartment, look for anomalies...
Why similar: Simulation 14.8%, First-Person 14.5%, Mystery 14.5%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Walking Simulator 12.8%
- #23 Replace the Lamp: The Last Shift
82% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Penjaga Malam Studio
Windows
Every light you replace makes the house a little brighter. But something inside prefers to live in the dark. And now, it knows you’re here.
Why similar: Investigation 28.2%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, First-Person 10%, Mystery 9.6%
- #24 Unfound Footage
81% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Frixxy Games
Windows
Unfound Footage is a short, atmospheric psychological horror game where you must survive inside a mysterious mansion after a strange disappearance.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 15.1%, Mystery 13.5%, Retro 10.8%, First-Person 8.8%
- #25 HOLLOW EARTH
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MyrhadevPub: Myrhadev (OL Software)
Windows
An experimental found footage horror game set in 2017.
Why similar: Investigation 21.5%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, First-Person 11.4%, Mystery 11.4%
- #26 Who Killed The Streamer?
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bozhidar Petrov ValchevPub: BossyFi
Windows
Investigate the murder of a famous streamer and find out who the killer is, but beware of people who don't like you meddling.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.5%, Mystery 22.7%, Investigation 20.9%, First-Person 13.6%, 3D 6.7%
- #27 Red's Revenge
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel Goat Games
Windows
You've been hired to power wash a recently renovated hospital, however, teenagers are somehow sneaking in at night and putting up graffiti. This job should cover this months rent... but will you live to pay it?
Why similar: Simulation 16%, Investigation 14.2%, Horror 13%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Walking Simulator 10.7%
- #28 The Remains of Dahlia
78% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: STUDIO PUZU
Windows
In the early 2010s, a housewife known as “Dahlia” was reported missing after running away from home. Her husband, Bowo, filed a report with the police, but the investigation yielded no results. With no clear answers, Bowo decided to investigate the case on his own.
Why similar: Investigation 24.9%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 11.4%, Mystery 9.3%, Walking Simulator 8.4%
- #29 Case File: Archived 3:12AM
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Zippy Creative Studio
Windows
At 3:12 AM, someone knocked. The door was locked from the inside. A story-rich psychological horror where you explore and investigate a Kolkata home as reality begins to repeat, change, and remember.
Why similar: Investigation 24.6%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Mystery 11.1%, Thriller 8.3%, First-Person 8.2%
- #30 Nights in Endless Dream
77% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Ikadev Studio
Windows
Nights in Endless Dream is another psychological anomaly game that focuses on the story of our main character and 2D aesthetics. Memorize the rooms and find the anomalies to escape the dream.
Why similar: Investigation 25%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Mystery 17.1%, Simulation 9.2%, Walking Simulator 8.4%
- #31 Mortifera
78% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Ebon Star
Windows
After your family mysteriously disappears, you return to your old house in the middle of nowhere. Your goal is to uncover the mystery behind your family's disappearance and restore the house, but the house's dark past forces you to explore further.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Mystery 17.1%, Thriller 14.2%, Horror 13.6%, Walking Simulator 7.6%
- #32 [Bober Bros] It's Just A Prank
77% matchVery Positive88% of 390 reviews2024
Dev: BOBER BROS
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 28%
It's Just A Prank is a first-person horror game about kids playing pranks on each other until a PRANK GOES WRONG. Experience suspense, fear, and unexpected twists as a simple joke becomes a nightmare.
Why similar: Investigation 22.8%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, First-Person 10.1%, Horror 9.6%, Walking Simulator 9.5%
- #33 Buenos Aires Mirror Line
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Luka Hizo AlgoPub: Rafael Di Carlo
Windows
Carefully observe your sorroundings and come back to your reality by finding what doesn't fit. If something's wrong take the bus back from across the street. A game situated in the haze of Buenos Aires.
Why similar: Investigation 22.7%, First-Person 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 10.7%, Walking Simulator 8.5%
- #34 [Bober Bros] No Means Nothing
74% matchVery Positive94% of 330 reviews2025
Dev: BOBER BROS
Windows
PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR // ANTI-DATING SIM about learning to say NO.
Why similar: Investigation 22%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Horror 11%, First-Person 10.5%, Walking Simulator 9.5%
- #35 The Door at the End of the Hall
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: renolc.games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trapped in a looping hallway, you must study subtle changes to choose the right doors. Each passage resets the hall, but slightly wrong. Observe carefully, make smart choices, and uncover the path that unlocks the mysterious door at the end of the hall.
Why similar: Mystery 18.2%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Simulation 12.4%, Investigation 11.7%, Walking Simulator 9.6%
- #36 IFU
76% matchMixed67% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Setonika GamesPub: Dark Games DGG
Windows
IFU is a psychological horror about a young guy who is forcibly locked in an abandoned mansion of a dead surgeon along with his restless soul.
Why similar: Investigation 17.7%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Thriller 10.2%, Mystery 9.7%, Walking Simulator 8.8%
- #37 FLASH AND DIE
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AtmoPixel
Windows
You’ve been hired by a real estate agency to take photos of their listings at night to give them a unique look online. Grab your camera, step into dark, quiet rooms, and capture every shot before the house notices you. Finish the job or never leave.
Why similar: Mystery 17.9%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 11.7%, Retro 11.4%, Simulation 8.9%
- #38 Anomaly Street
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pinholic
Windows
In Anomaly Street you must look around for anything that doesn't seem quite right. Once you've decided if there's an anomaly or not, continue down the road you think is right.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.3%, Investigation 15.9%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, Horror 10.2%, Hidden Object 9.8%
- #39 Uncanny Tales: 1992
72% matchVery Positive84% of 206 reviews2025
Dev: VYASTUDIO
Windows
Autumn, 1992. Anton, a 14-year-old boy, moves with his parents to a small town and is left alone in his grandmother's apartment. Meanwhile, children are disappearing across the town — the police are powerless, and no one knows who's behind it…
Why similar: Investigation 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Thriller 12.5%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Horror 10.6%
- #40 Nachtschicht
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Totenbetten
Windows
Make coffee. Answer the phone. Hope it stays quiet.
Why similar: Investigation 27%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Mystery 13.5%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Horror 9%
- #41 Forest Keeper Lookout
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kizuna Game Studio
Windows
Take a temporary job as a forest ranger deep in the mountains. Complete daily tasks, maintain equipment, and enjoy the quiet, until strange things start to happen.
Why similar: Simulation 20.3%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Horror 12.6%, First-Person 11.8%, Walking Simulator 9.5%
- #42 Speluncaphobia
75% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: rDev
Windows
A retro-inspired short horror game about caving.
Why similar: Investigation 22.9%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Walking Simulator 12.9%, Mystery 12.6%, Horror 10.4%
- #43 Dark Memories: Investigation
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: visioxr_studio
Windows
Dark Memories is an episodic psychological horror game based on road thriller, slasher, and survival thriller genres. You are currently viewing the second episode of the Dark Memories anthology.
Why similar: Investigation 23.4%, Mystery 14.1%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, First-Person 10.3%
- #44 Unseen
70% matchVery Positive84% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Redsroll
Windows
It’s an indie horror game where John, a forensic photographer, after an unexpected and exhausting shift, is forced to spend the night away from home. What seemed like a temporary rest soon begins to turn unsettling.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.4%, Horror 11.3%, Mystery 11%, Simulation 10.4%, Walking Simulator 10.4%
- #45 The Destiny of Nagari
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kizuna Game Studio
Windows
Embark on an epic adventure to become the greatest magician ever! Master the elements - water, fire, air, and earth. Explore magical worlds, fight with dangerous monsters, gain new elements abilities and solve puzzles.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.9%, Simulation 11.9%, First-Person 11.2%, Mystery 11%, Horror 10.8%
- #46 11 Trials of Raz
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arcanix Studio
Windows
A first-person observation game set in an endless loop. Spot subtle or deceptive anomalies, choose the right direction, and survive increasingly challenging and horrifying difficulty modes as you search for a way out.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.2%, Investigation 18.4%, Mystery 16.6%, Simulation 13.2%, Walking Simulator 8%
- #47 Twisted Toys
69% matchMostly Negative22% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Kizuna Game Studio
Windows
Pack toys. Ship orders. Finish the shift. And repeat. Twisted Toy is a psychological horror game where your nightly routine reveals you’re not alone.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Simulation 17%, Horror 15.2%, 3D 11.5%, First-Person 9.1%
- #48 The Wellmonts Case
67% matchVery Positive95% of 184 reviews2026
Dev: Zakym s. r. o.
Windows
The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.
Why similar: Investigation 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16%, Mystery 12.5%, Thriller 12.1%, Walking Simulator 10.4%
- #49 The Guestlist
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: __Mike Ten
Windows
The Guestlist is a horror game where you play as a traveler who gets trapped in a hotel during a thunderstorm. The eccentric and strange guest is your only company, but as you talk to them, you'll uncover the hotel's dark history.
Why similar: Investigation 27.5%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 13.7%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, First-Person 7.8%
- #50 Security Booth: Director's Cut
71% matchVery Positive90% of 287 reviews2022
Dev: Kyle HorwoodPub: Cloud Colony Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The year is 1996 and you’re employed by a science lab called Nova Nexus. You work as a security guard at the front gate to the lab, inside a guard booth. However, tonight it seems something important is happening inside of Nova Nexus and things are... well... a little strange.
Why similar: Mystery 17.1%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Retro 11%, First-Person 10.8%, Walking Simulator 8.1%
- #51 The Somnus Fracture
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Adhiraj Bhagawati
Windows
A psychological horror adventure where you explore shifting dream worlds, solve immersive environmental puzzles, and unravel the mysteries of your fractured mind inside a surreal facility.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.3%, Investigation 17.3%, Mystery 14.4%, Horror 12.8%, First-Person 12%
- #52 BLIND_SITE
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enigma Forge
Windows
Explore dark corridors, snap photos, and survive hostile entities hunting you. Use your camera's flash to reveal the way, but beware - each flash draws unwanted attention.
Why similar: Investigation 19.7%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, First-Person 11.6%, Mystery 10%
- #53 Escape Exit: Floor 10
67% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: KonaMGames
Windows
You’ve stepped into an office building haunted by an unsolved murder. The elevator traps you in endlessly repeating floors — each one slightly different from the last. Discover all 31 subtle anomalies, avoid deadly supernatural events, and reach the final EXIT to uncover the true ending.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.3%, Simulation 17.7%, Horror 14.2%, First-Person 9.2%, Walking Simulator 8.3%
- #54 Those Who Stayed
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pendul8
Windows
A 60-minute first-person psychological horror game. Your new neighborhood hides a dark secret: previous residents either fled within weeks, or never left at all. Explore eight abandoned homes and discover their fate.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.7%, Thriller 13.8%, Investigation 13.1%, First-Person 11.8%, Horror 11.5%
- #55 Adit 11
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kuszarigama_Games
Windows
You have become a prisoner of the endless mine, but after eleven accident-free days you can step out into the moonlight!
Why similar: Investigation 18.6%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Simulation 11.6%, First-Person 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #56 Don't Remember
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Boo! Games
Windows
In Don’t Remember, some things are better left forgotten. Fight your amnesia in this atmospheric, first person psychological horror game. Solve the mystery of the old mansion in 1900’s England through the use of your lantern’s various colors and face its hidden grotesque visage.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.3%, Investigation 15.9%, Horror 13.6%, Mystery 12.5%, First-Person 9.1%
- #57 Dream Prison
66% matchMixed57% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: Budai
Windows · Linux
"Dream Prison" is a 3D horror escape game similar to Exit 8. Find the anomalous rooms and escape the cult church.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, First-Person 15.5%, Simulation 15%, Horror 12.5%
- #58 Inside The Forest
67% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Stepan Tsokur
Windows
You and a group of friends decide to go on a camping trip in the Darkwood Forest, It starts off smoothly, but unforeseen events occur. and it’s only a matter of time before the true horror reveals itself.
Why similar: Investigation 21.1%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, First-Person 11.5%, Horror 10.4%, Thriller 7.7%
- #59 Toxoplasma
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SimmeringConcrete
Windows
You are trapped on an abandoned space station, developing a bio-weapon that makes the infected hallucinate demonic entities. Spot any anomalous signs of infection before they kill you, complete your research, and unmask the conspiracy that brought you here.
Why similar: Mystery 21%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 13.8%, First-Person 13.5%, Simulation 10.3%
- #60 In to the 029
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 45 reviews2022
Dev: PangdoraSouls
Windows
In to the 029 is a horror game based on live-action 3D graphics. Collect clues through simple puzzle solving and investigation. Face the truth through endlessly repeated investigations amid the growing tension and fear.
Why similar: Investigation 26.2%, Mystery 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Thriller 11%, Horror 10.1%