- #1 Beer Machine
97% matchVery Positive82% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: Crack Creations
Windows
Your father needs a beer, and it's your job to get it. He doesn't care what it takes, so do what you must. Be quick though - it's not so safe in the dark.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.1%, Horror 18%, Stylized 12.9%, Dark 11.9%, Surreal 9.6%
- #2 Daardoa
96% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Vidas Salavejus
Windows
Atmospheric and surreal horror game about day and night cycle.
Why similar: Abstract 27.2%, Surreal 20.6%, Horror 16.7%, Walking Simulator 9.5%, Dark 8.5%
- #3 Glimpse
96% matchPositive82% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Melanzue
Windows · Mac · Linux
"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 17.1%, Abstract 15.4%, Horror 14.9%, Surreal 11.9%, Linear 11.5%
- #4 Memento Mori
95% matchVery Positive81% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: Shea KellyPub: WolfWare Studios
Windows
A game for the ones we lost on the way. Memento Mori is a surreal walking simulator that combines a minimalistic art style and a show don't tell story, focused on dealing with loss.
Why similar: Abstract 22.9%, Surreal 22.3%, Walking Simulator 21.3%, Linear 11.5%, Dark 8.8%
- #5 Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 752 reviews2021
Dev: sodaraptorPub: Raptorsoft Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Meet colorful characters, discover mysterious secrets, and reassemble the fractured remains of an ethereal crystal as you explore a series of abstract worlds based on dreams, nightmares, and the places in between.
Why similar: Abstract 25.3%, Surreal 18.4%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Horror 11.2%, Stylized 8%
- #6 Workaholic Simulator: Leaving the Dream
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Chocolatine Studio
Windows · Linux
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: Abstract 24.2%, Surreal 19.5%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, Horror 10.7%, Atmospheric 8%
- #7 NIDANA
93% matchVery Positive86% of 220 reviews2025
Dev: lvl374Pub: PLAYISM
Windows
She continues to dream. A first-person dream simulator where you explore a corner of a dream.
Why similar: Abstract 34.4%, Surreal 24.3%, Walking Simulator 22.1%, First-Person 6.3%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #8 I NEED A NAME
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: Gestmorph Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A parody homage to classic RPG Maker horror games where your name will make an impact on the events you encounter as you travel through the abstract environment you have escaped to.
Why similar: Abstract 26.4%, Surreal 18%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Horror 13.1%, Stylized 10.6%
- #9 Olivia
91% matchPositive95% of 39 reviews2026
Dev: Struggle Games Studio
Windows
Once a family home, now stands silent. The past still whispers through every room. You are looking for inspiration for a film, but you will find much more than just a story. Whether the lights are on or off... it doesn't matter. Olivia will find you.
Why similar: Surreal 20.2%, Abstract 18.2%, Horror 15.2%, Stylized 10.5%, Dark 9.2%
- #10 NOX TIMORE REMAKE
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 194 reviews2022
Dev: Vidas Salavejus
Windows
Official remake of the original Nox Timore, that was released in 2014. A nightmare, that you come back to every night. Mannequins. Darkness. Horror.
Why similar: Surreal 21.4%, Abstract 19.2%, Horror 15.9%, Walking Simulator 12.8%, Dark 11.8%
- #11 Sorrow Asylum 3
90% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Vidas Salavejus
Windows
Sorrow Asylum 3 is a looping horror game, a mix of an abandoned asylum and your mind's prison.
Why similar: Abstract 21.6%, Surreal 16.2%, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Horror 12.2%, Linear 9.3%
- #12 Kach
89% matchVery Positive81% of 295 reviews2022
Dev: Bhargav ModhaPub: BYGames
Windows · Mac
On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.
Why similar: Horror 21.4%, Walking Simulator 20.3%, Stylized 17%, Dark 12.9%, First-Person 7%
- #13 In The Night You Had Bad Dreams
89% matchPositive85% of 34 reviews2024
Dev: ENAB-f
Windows
In the Night You Had Bad Dreams is a first-person horror game. You're trapped inside a strange house that seems to shift and change, waiting for you to solve unconventional puzzles.
Why similar: Abstract 24.1%, Surreal 17%, Walking Simulator 15%, Horror 13.5%, Dark 10.2%
- #14 Apparatus: Exanimus
87% matchPositive97% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: Figglewatts
Windows · Linux
DIRUS Software's lost 1999 cult-classic is back! Explore its confusing and stygian world for yourself in this newly remastered edition, and uncover the mystery of its warped labyrinths and crossroads. Find hidden secrets unknown even to the original developers.
Why similar: Abstract 21.3%, Walking Simulator 18.6%, Surreal 16.3%, Horror 14.4%, Atmospheric 9.1%
- #15 Umbra Halloween
88% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: Vidas Salavejus
Windows
Umbra Halloween is a surreal psychological horror game about the dead ones returning to life on a Halloween night.
Why similar: Abstract 21.1%, Surreal 17.7%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Horror 12.1%, Linear 8.9%
- #16 Flat 207
86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Double R Digital
Windows · Mac
A surrealist exploration of the mind of a man trapped in a room. Part game, part short film, part disaster, Flat 207 is a cursed video game with no traditional game mechanics that takes roughly 40 minutes to finish.
Why similar: Surreal 21.5%, Abstract 20.9%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Linear 11.1%, Atmospheric 10.9%
- #17 Hyakki Yako: OH&S
86% matchPositive89% of 46 reviews2023
Dev: Inhuman Resources
Windows · Mac
Haramita Renkai is trapped somewhere deep in the underworld after a ritual gone awry. Armed with naught but his wits, his talismans and a burning desire for self-criticism, Renkai attempts to flee the grasp of the ravenous Demon Parade and escape back to the mortal plane.
Why similar: Abstract 24.3%, Horror 15%, Surreal 14.5%, Stylized 11.2%, Walking Simulator 8.9%
- #18 Complex 629
84% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: LillexStudios
Windows
Narrative psychological horror in vivid colour. Explore a surreal Icelandic apartment block built by the Devil. Shovel through snow with your bare hands and Converse with other residents while navigating between non-euclidean apartments and gathering money to escape the violence of Grandfather
Why similar: Abstract 25.2%, Surreal 17.9%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Stylized 12.6%, Horror 9.8%
- #19 Queen Anne's Lace
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Pennywhistle Studios
Windows
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: Abstract 23.6%, Surreal 18.6%, Horror 14.3%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Stylized 9.7%
- #20 Circadial
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: undercoverworm
Windows · Linux
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: Abstract 26.4%, Surreal 16.6%, Horror 13.1%, Stylized 11.6%, Walking Simulator 11.6%
- #21 Fibrillation HD
85% matchVery Positive89% of 377 reviews2017
Dev: Egor Rezenov
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Immerse yourself in an adaptation of an old story about Ewan Berrington.
Why similar: Abstract 24%, Walking Simulator 17%, Surreal 16.4%, Horror 13.6%, Dark 10.3%
- #22 Terror in the Kitchen
82% matchPositive88% of 41 reviews2023
Dev: Studio Diakamos
Windows
This is a first person atmospheric horror game. The style of the game is influenced by old graphics trend (PSX games etc). You play as a part timer in a restaurant. You wash dishes, take out trash, pump the toilets and organize the table tops.
Why similar: Horror 18.7%, Stylized 16.6%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Dark 14.7%, Linear 10.6%
- #23 project_Structure_01
81% matchPositive96% of 46 reviews2026
Dev: Vesa Härkönen
Windows
project_Structure_01 is first-person exploration game focusing on atmosphere and exploration of surreal liminal spaces that feature brutalist architecture.
Why similar: Surreal 21.1%, Walking Simulator 19.8%, Abstract 18.1%, Atmospheric 13%, First-Person 11.8%
- #24 Backrooms 95
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DreamVeloper Studio
Windows
Explore eerie liminal spaces in a low-poly Backrooms horror experience inspired by the aesthetics of forgotten 90s technology.
Why similar: Surreal 18.9%, Walking Simulator 18%, Horror 15.6%, Linear 11.8%, Abstract 9.1%
- #25 Tear Factory
82% matchVery Positive91% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: Daddysucc5000
Windows
A game about hunting rats, feeding them to your family, and going to bed.
Why similar: Abstract 21.5%, Horror 14.4%, Stylized 14.3%, Surreal 13.5%, Walking Simulator 12.8%
- #26 With Shining Eyes
79% matchVery Positive94% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: Lucas Fisher
Windows
Uncover secrets, experience history, solve puzzles and understand one another. Immerse yourself and explore a surreal and colorful world in this short, first-person adventure.
Why similar: Abstract 27.4%, Surreal 24.6%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Stylized 9.8%, First-Person 7.1%
- #27 Somnara
78% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Cerulean Bird
Windows
Somnara is a psychological dream experience focused on atmosphere and exploration. No monsters, no jumpscares, just strange environments that shift, distort, and feel increasingly wrong.
Why similar: Abstract 33.3%, Walking Simulator 24.2%, Surreal 13.5%, First-Person 8%, Adventure 7.1%
- #28 Midnight Snack
77% matchVery Positive88% of 303 reviews2025
Dev: Desborde Games
Windows
A short first-person horror game where you wander through an eerie forest using the dials of a microwave.
Why similar: Surreal 22%, Horror 16.4%, Dark 12.6%, Stylized 12.3%, Walking Simulator 10.9%
- #29 DISREPAIR — A Tale Beyond Half-Life
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TEAM-VESTIGE
Windows
DISREPAIR is an atmospheric puzzle horror total conversion mod for Half-Life 2. Descend into the radioactive ruins of Black Mesa, document hidden anomalies, and survive what still lingers beneath the abandoned facility.
Why similar: Abstract 35.7%, Horror 21.6%, Linear 15%, First-Person 7.8%, Stylized 7.6%
- #30 NaissanceE
80% matchVery Positive84% of 4,402 reviews2014
Dev: Limasse Five
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.
Why similar: Abstract 34.5%, Surreal 18.2%, Walking Simulator 18.1%, Atmospheric 10.7%, First-Person 9.4%
- #31 The Patient: After Hours
79% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: Aaron WisePub: Trial By Fire Games
Windows
You are a night worker who has to clean up after a long day of trading at the local mall. But as the night quickly progresses you start to realize that something isn't quite right.
Why similar: Abstract 27.8%, Walking Simulator 18.2%, Stylized 11.4%, Surreal 11.4%, Horror 9.1%
- #32 Bite Size Terrors: eye candy
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: anOVERTHINKER
Windows
The Other Side of the Screen Shows a Truly Disturbing Truth.
Why similar: Abstract 21.9%, Walking Simulator 17.7%, Horror 16.9%, Stylized 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #33 The Elision Effect
76% matchVery Positive94% of 183 reviews2024
Dev: teamakes.games
Windows · Linux
The Elision Effect is a short surreal puzzle game. The last person finds themselves in an empty office. The place seems off, like it shouldn’t exist. Not knowing what made everyone abandon these liminal spaces, they look for an exit.
Why similar: Abstract 20.6%, Surreal 19.9%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Stylized 11.1%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #34 LIMINAL WATERS - ENHANCED EDITION
75% matchVery Positive90% of 126 reviews2025
Dev: DK Productions
Windows
Explore, Listen and Observe. LIMINAL WATERS is a liminal space exploration game. Discover a large facility with diverse rooms and themes and be enchanted by the radiant beauty of Unreal Engine 5.6. Relaxation, anxiety, confusion or familiarity? The mysterious Poolrooms are waiting for you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.8%, Surreal 22.6%, Horror 16.7%, Abstract 13.4%, Dark 11%
- #35 The Charity Shop
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Figglewatts
Windows · Linux
The Charity Shop is an atmospheric, surreal, first-person puzzle game where you use your camera to capture the essence of a life lived. To this end, you have been delivered to The Charity Shop, the place where people donate unwanted belongings—each carrying an imprint of the time they once shared.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.5%, Surreal 20.9%, Horror 13.8%, Atmospheric 11.2%, First-Person 10.4%
- #36 $$$://somnialys i am tired, so i bought a couple of dreams
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Doppeldinder
Windows
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: Abstract 23.1%, Surreal 22.7%, Horror 14.2%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Stylized 8.6%
- #37 The New Apartment
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Paul Thomas Games
Windows
A man living in his new apartment finds himself in the center of something much more sinister.
Why similar: Surreal 25.6%, Horror 25.4%, First-Person 10.6%, Dark 9.9%, Linear 8.6%
- #38 Coagulation Station: Fleshfall
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Big Onion Institute
Windows
A rustpunk sci-fi horror game with a touch of dark corporate humor. Operate a free-hanging elevator and explore the depths of a horrific alien world made of living tissue.
Why similar: Abstract 20.4%, Surreal 18.9%, Horror 13.8%, Linear 9.2%, Stylized 9.1%
- #39 Framed Fear
73% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: HunGames
Windows
You must discover the differences between what you see through the camera and with your own eyes to distinguish real floors from fake ones and escape. It is said that ghosts behave the opposite of humans, and taking the elevator is no exception.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Surreal 14.5%, Horror 14.3%, First-Person 12.1%, Dark 9.9%
- #40 DATAWANDER
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: while
Windows
Embark on a surreal exploration of a digital island. Explore a silent virtual world and discover never-before-seen moments of transformation and hidden paths.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.5%, Abstract 21.1%, Surreal 20.7%, Atmospheric 15.5%, First-Person 5.8%
- #41 Testimonium
71% matchPositive93% of 44 reviews2025
Dev: Andrii SotnykPub: NECRONOMISOFT
Windows
Testimonium is a bite-sized, experimental analog horror game designed to push your psychological limits. PLAY THE TAPE.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.5%, Abstract 17.3%, Horror 17.1%, Surreal 13.1%, Linear 7.5%
- #42 TERPENIE 2
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chugunovkos
Windows
TERPENIE 2 is a story-driven first-person horror game in which you play as a courier trying to pay off their debts. Make night-time deliveries across a gloomy city, and explore and unravel its mysteries.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.7%, Horror 21.3%, Dark 17.3%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Linear 11.3%
- #43 HOLFACE
70% matchPositive86% of 36 reviews2026
Dev: Jonny's Games
Windows
Upon visiting his decrepit and dying grandfather, Isaac discovers an ancient evil that has parasitically dwelled within his ancestry for generations. Isaac must stop the parasite's symbiotic cycle from reoccurring or else become its new host.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.1%, Horror 21.1%, Surreal 13.8%, First-Person 12%, Linear 8.9%
- #44 Room 13
74% matchMixed45% of 42 reviews2021
Dev: Key Realm Studios
Windows
You have just checked in to your motel room, 'Room 13'...unlucky you. A sudden knock on your room door, awakens you from your deep sleep and turns out to become your unluckiest nightmare.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Horror 24.6%, Linear 14.7%, First-Person 12.4%, Dark 9.5%
- #45 NIGHTSLINK
73% matchVery Positive81% of 118 reviews2021
Dev: Noiseminded
Windows
You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure.
Why similar: Surreal 18.7%, Walking Simulator 17.9%, Horror 14.5%, Stylized 11.5%, Linear 10.6%
- #46 The Human Test / Restart
71% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Jesse Aidyn
Windows
Two games in one! - Prove you are not human by completing 9 impossible challenges. - Explore various scenes directly inspired by a poem, solving a few riddles along the way.
Why similar: Abstract 23.3%, Walking Simulator 20.6%, Surreal 17.6%, Linear 9.8%, First-Person 9.4%
- #47 Fragment
71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Wakely Co
Windows
Enter the loop, explore abstract spaces, find and process bad memories to unfold your story and learn your fate. Fragment tells a story of generational trauma and addiction, you decide whether to break the loop or be consumed by it.
Why similar: Abstract 36.6%, Surreal 18.2%, Dark 12%, Stylized 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #48 Lost in Voice
69% matchPositive85% of 39 reviews2026
Dev: Beforeyouknow Games
Windows
A psychological horror where reality fractures around musician John Hale. Explore a non‑linear story, haunting memories, and immersive sound as you slip between truth, delusion, and the darkness of your own mind.
Why similar: Surreal 22.2%, Horror 16.6%, Walking Simulator 13%, Dark 12.2%, First-Person 11.7%
- #49 Barbotine
70% matchVery Positive90% of 176 reviews2024
Dev: Alex Rassloff
Windows
An atmospheric horror micro-game that touches on topics of anxiety, isolation, body image and obsessive habits with a surreal PSX aesthetic.
Why similar: Abstract 23.4%, Surreal 18.2%, Horror 11.9%, Walking Simulator 11%, Stylized 10.8%
- #50 Beyond Acrimony
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cerulean Bird
Windows
Beyond Acrimony is a first-person psychological horror set within the fractured spaces of a grieving mind. Explore shifting liminal environments shaped by emotion, solve cryptic puzzles, and confront what your mind refuses to let go of.
Why similar: Abstract 23.5%, Horror 13.5%, Surreal 13.4%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, Dark 9.1%
- #51 Ominous Obscurity
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CrunchyFlake Games
Windows
Ominous Obscurity is a single-player horror adventure game set in places from the protagonist's childhood. Solve interesting puzzles, while hiding from insidious horrors waiting for you in the shadows.
Why similar: Surreal 20%, Horror 15.3%, Stylized 12.5%, Walking Simulator 10.8%, Dark 9.3%
- #52 Midnight News Report
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lunarbound Games
Windows
You watch a news program in the middle of the night featuring an unsettling reporter. As you watch, the world around you begins to warp and become unrecognizable. This is one broadcast you won't soon forget.
Why similar: Surreal 25.6%, Horror 20.4%, Walking Simulator 20.3%, Dark 10%, Linear 7.6%
- #53 Threshold 15
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EMPTY MESHES
Windows
Threshold 15 is an atmospheric mix of anomaly hunting and escape-room puzzles set in a looping bunker hallway. Identify disturbances and piece together an unsettling story as each loop pulls you deeper into the mystery. You will sign the contract.
Why similar: Abstract 24.1%, Walking Simulator 15.6%, Horror 14.3%, Stylized 13.1%, Dark 11.9%
- #54 Without A Doubt
67% matchNo user reviews100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Benjamin Pilbrow
Windows
First dates are awkward. Last dates are awful. A short first-person narrative experience about the beginning and end of a relationship. It's also cheaper than a real date.
Why similar: Abstract 32.1%, Surreal 17.4%, Stylized 15%, Linear 13%, First-Person 10.1%
- #55 Next Station
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Demcaont
Windows
Next Station: A surreal Survival Horror/Walking Simulator. Trapped in mysterious, lonely rooms, you must solve puzzles, survive monsters, and avoid traps to find the exit. Experience a dark, immersive atmosphere with unique NPCs and creatures reflecting the void. Can you find your way out?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.9%, Horror 20.3%, Surreal 17.6%, Stylized 10.7%, First-Person 10.3%
- #56 Tunnel Baby
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Corbine LLC
Windows · Linux
On one rainy morning, Steve found a baby in a utility tunnel. He is not alone. Navigate eerie locales, solve puzzles, and face bizarre creatures to uncover a cosmic mystery in Tunnel Baby.
Why similar: Abstract 22.2%, Surreal 17.4%, Horror 12.6%, Stylized 10.4%, Linear 9.5%
- #57 Gym Nights
66% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Black Monolith Games
Windows
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: Abstract 21%, Surreal 17.9%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Horror 15%, Dark 8.4%
- #58 block;shift
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: quadape
Windows
3D platformer puzzle game with light horror elements, lonely and surreal atmosphere
Why similar: Abstract 24.8%, Surreal 23.6%, Stylized 20.3%, Dark 16%, Adventure 7.3%
- #59 Night Of Disturbance
68% match9 user reviews22% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: BDR ProductionsPub: BDR Productions
Windows
This game is a short Horror experience, which you as the player will explore and travel through the linear story. This game will challenge you to face your fears and travel through creepy corridors and dark forests. Will you find the secrets lurking in the darkness?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17.8%, Horror 15.2%, Abstract 14.9%, Dark 13.7%, Atmospheric 10%