Games Like Whispering Shadows

Ayla's Dollhouse is a psychological game that tells the unfortunate story of Ayla, a girl tormented by the disorder of time, and her own demons.

Why similar: Psychological 25.8%, Solitaire 20.2% ★, Narration 19.2%, Drama 17.4%, Linear 5.7%

Players will transform into the male protagonist Lin Feng, meet three beautiful women with vastly different appearances and personalities, and embark on an exciting love journey with them, becoming their heroes in the process.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 30.7%, Simulation 20.7%, Drama 20.7%, Narration 18.6%, Linear 5.4%

After enhancing your weapons, sell them in the shop to earn money, and reinvest those funds to further increase your weapon enhancement success rates. This is a simulation game where you gradually raise your probabilities step by step and challenge the final stage of weapon enhancement.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 35.4%, Simulation 24.2%, Drama 19%, Casual 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%

Endure the gaze inside the elevator.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 30%, Psychological 26.5%, Simulation 22.4%, Life Sim 12.4%, Casual 6.9%

A short narrative visual novel about procrastination, family, and the inner dialogue of a creative person. A story about how delaying decisions slowly erodes a life.

Why similar: Psychological 33.7%, Narration 33.5%, Drama 19.1%, Minimalist 5%, Atmospheric 4.8%

A 2D psychological horror-puzzle where time moves on its own and the house continues to live without you. Explore, observe, and decide who you are - a therapy subject, or the protagonist of someone else’s show.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 29.8%, Psychological 28.3%, Narration 27.7%, Atmospheric 8.5%, 2D 2.1%

Explore the story of Kale Vortex in a world where nature thrives — until every step begins to change it.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 26.9%, Narration 23.5%, Psychological 19.1%, Drama 12.2%, Simulation 7.5%

This is a short visual novel that immerses the player in the inner world of the main character, who suffers from social anxiety and is afraid even of a simple phone call. Experience with her the anxiety, procrastination, and constant struggle with herself.

Why similar: Psychological 38.1%, Drama 23.4%, Narration 16.3%, Atmospheric 8.5%, 2D 6.1%

Megalophobia is an atmospheric, narrative experience driven by your powerless feeling. You cannot fight. You cannot win. You can only hide in the shadows of colossal, impossible entities that have claimed our world, trying to survive in a landscape that shifts with every deafening footstep.

Why similar: Psychological 40%, Narration 33.3%, Immersive Sim 20.1%, Linear 3.7%, Atmospheric 2.1%

36 people. 36 questions designed to make them fall in love. One virtual park dedicated to this moment in time.

Why similar: Psychological 26%, Immersive Sim 24.1%, Narration 20.2%, Drama 9%, Simulation 6.6%

This is a story about Iris, a nobody who didn't have a Happy Ending and now suffers the consequences of their own (lack of) actions all alone in the most northern city in the world. A depressing story and a melancholic lesson teached in life's hard way awaits you.

Why similar: Psychological 35.4%, Drama 27%, Narration 12.3%, LGBTQ+ 11%, Atmospheric 4.4%

Memoria utilizes virtual reality to immerse healthy individuals in the experience of dementia symptoms, aiming to foster empathy and awareness regarding the challenges faced by people living with dementia.

Why similar: Psychological 34.5%, Immersive Sim 27.5%, Narration 17.6%, Simulation 10.7%, Atmospheric 6.1%

This is a beautiful paradise on the sea. The white sand beach is breathtaking, the sea is Tiffany blue and the water is as clear as a mirror. You can walk, run, swim and enjoy the sunrise on the beach at any time. There is no work and no worries here. You can just immerse yourself in this beauty.

Why similar: Psychological 34.4%, Immersive Sim 30.2%, Simulation 12.7%, Life Sim 10%, Atmospheric 7.9%

Within this fully voice-acted Visual Novel, meet Elliot, and the vortex of conflicting truths he has become trapped in. Reach each ending to discover reality for yourself.

Why similar: Psychological 40.9%, Narration 25.3%, Drama 25.2%, Atmospheric 5.3%, 2D 2.8%

"Enigma Code: Prologue" - a small science fiction game where you act as an artificial intelligence. Help CEO uncover the mystery of catastrophic failure in the most protected part of the virtual environment.

Why similar: Narration 27.7%, Psychological 25.7%, Drama 17.6%, Linear 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.7%

Four little letters that can turn your whole day upside down – ADHD. Think it’s nothing? That everyone has it? Then watering a few plants, walking the dog, or writing one simple email shouldn’t be a problem... right?

Why similar: Immersive Sim 30.4%, Simulation 20.8%, Psychological 19.4%, Narration 12.8%, Life Sim 12.4%

You are a photographer in a Japanese Classroom armed with only your camera and wits trying to capture photos of anomalies using your good memory and attention to detail. Capture photo's of anomalies to escape CLASSROOM 9.

Why similar: Psychological 32%, Simulation 30%, Immersive Sim 26.4%, Atmospheric 7%, Indie 3.7%

You are Snitcher who has broken into a mansion in search of a invaluable thing. Your guide on this journey will be Keykeeper, who has lost all the keys to the rooms in the mansion. Help her find the keys, and in return she will help you find what you are looking for.

Why similar: Narration 33.7%, Psychological 33.7%, Drama 25.3%, 2D 5.3%, Indie 1.4%

Will.exe, a game whose character no longer wants to be played. Not anymore.

Why similar: Psychological 39.6%, Narration 34.4%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Simulation 6.1%, 2D 4.4%

You are a traveler with a cracked soul and a house on wheels. Your mission is to listen to those standing on the edge and find the right words before strangers fall silent forever.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 35.8%, Drama 25.1%, Psychological 13.7%, Simulation 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 5%

Iris (31), an office worker with eight years of experience. After meeting the mysterious magical girl Gregory, she becomes a magical girl herself. As the dark truths of this world slowly come to light, can Iris save the Earth?

Why similar: Psychological 37.8%, Narration 37.5%, Simulation 14.2%, Casual 3.7%, Atmospheric 3.2%

A simulation game that immerses you in the real group chat dynamics of indie developers during a 21-day game jam.

Why similar: Narration 30.8%, Immersive Sim 25.9%, Life Sim 11.5%, Drama 10.8%, Simulation 8.7%

这是一款由制作者真实人生经历和感悟衍生而来的游戏。主角来到一座古旧小镇，在阴森大宅中遭遇了古怪的灵异事件。最终发现，自己和宅子的人事物，有很深的联系……

Why similar: Immersive Sim 33.5%, Narration 32.6%, Drama 15.7%, Atmospheric 8%, 2D 6.6%

This is a pixel-art AVG game that combines fortune-telling with a sci-fi theme! Players will take on the role of a diviner at the "Cosmic Lighthouse" airport, providing fortune-telling services to travelers and answering their questions as a way to make a living and strive to survive.

Why similar: Psychological 25.6%, Immersive Sim 24.3%, Drama 18.3%, Simulation 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%

"Trust Me, I am a banker" is a banking game that combines operation simulation, plot selection and black humor. You will handle 9 types of daily banking business. In addition to daily operations, players will also talk with all kinds of customers and feel their emotions and stories.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 37.7%, Simulation 25.8%, Drama 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, 2D 7%

Narrative experience from the mind of Thomas Hunt. Skateboarding Cows? Sentient boxes? A deep, emotional melodrama about the video games industry? Yep, it's got it all! NOT FOR YOU is a collection of short experiences, which you can play in any order you would like!

Why similar: Psychological 42.2%, Narration 36.7%, Drama 11.1%, Atmospheric 4%, Casual 3.9%

You know the feeling of struggling to get out of bed? In A Heavy Morning, you will play as a young girl battling with her own mind. Your only objective? Get out of bed and get to work on time.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 28.2%, Narration 23.9%, Psychological 17.9%, LGBTQ+ 11.6%, Drama 10.7%

This experience can be classified as a psychological and atmospheric horror game. However... This isn't a game... Remember all of the urban legends from your childhood? Imagine if it was all real, but we just weren't performing the right rituals to summon these beings from another realm... Well, now you can...

Why similar: Psychological 27.3%, Immersive Sim 20.5%, Narration 20%, Simulation 11.6%, Atmospheric 7.2%

A psychological horror game that takes place in an aging desktop where you have to monitor surveillance feeds. Your job is to report any feeds that show unnatural activity while restarting the cameras to keep them active. Become the best employee.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 44.9%, Simulation 26%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Casual 9.7%, 2D 8.4%

Bad Week is a retro-style first-person narrative-driven immersive life simulator. Survive the brutal life of an alcoholic living in a Belgrade block in the early 2000s. The world is crumbling around you, and it's on you to stay calm and sane.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 40.8%, Psychological 18.6%, Life Sim 13.8%, Simulation 11.3%, Atmospheric 9%

Forgetter is a destructive journey of pain, memory and artistry. In the future, creative minds can be inherited by clients’ newborns. You're hired to destroy unhealthy memories in the minds of deceased artists. Remember to smash everything. Don't let the artists’ remaining consciousness stop you.

Why similar: Narration 28.8%, Psychological 23.6%, Immersive Sim 22.7%, Drama 17.1%, Atmospheric 5.7%

An uncanny liminal space themed walking-simulator.

Why similar: Psychological 37%, Narration 24.6%, Immersive Sim 16.4%, Simulation 11.5%, Atmospheric 8.6%

Pradera is a first-person psychological horror. You play as Clarice, an ambitious lawyer taking on an impossible case. Nine people were decapitated. The bodies remain. The heads are gone. A gamble for fame becomes a real nightmare.

Why similar: Narration 37.3%, Psychological 26.9%, Immersive Sim 15.2%, Solitaire 14.1% ★, Atmospheric 5.1%

Manage a bailiff in Foreclosure Simulator. Do business, earn money, buy new houses and vehicles. Decorate your home and garden according to your imagination. Enjoy the open world.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 58.4%, Simulation 28.1%, Casual 10.1%, Indie 2%, Singleplayer 1.4%

A distant relative and NEET girl suddenly becomes your family. Together, you’ll begin a heartwarming and redemptive life together in this cohabitation sim.

Why similar: Simulation 28.5%, Immersive Sim 23.7%, Drama 22.5%, 2D 7.2%, Atmospheric 6.8%

In buone mani is a narrative game following community nurse Maria through five home visits. Balance medical expertise and empathy as you treat patients and uncover the stories behind their care.

Why similar: Narration 44.6%, Simulation 19.2%, Drama 16.3%, Linear 9.7%, Minimalist 8.5%

NSG tells a story about Hugo, on his last year as a high school student, while he confronts the great dilemma of choosing a career. He dreams about making a movie and needs to decide between his dream and financial stability.

Why similar: Drama 33.3%, Immersive Sim 27.5%, Narration 26.1%, 2D 6.3%, Casual 4.7%

It's a story of a small-town girl with no name. You're going on a one-person journey with a camera, find the right angle, then press the shutter. Look closely, solve the puzzles, and see each different side of her.

Why similar: Narration 44.4%, Psychological 24.4%, Drama 15%, Atmospheric 5.7%, Casual 4.9%

Can you heal a mind while racing against time? Psychologist Life is a strategic simulation game where you experience the life of a psychologist. Carefully plan your appointments, use your knowledge to treat patients, and prove your time management skills.

Why similar: Psychological 42%, Simulation 22%, Drama 20.1%, Life Sim 14%, Indie 1.2%

Vestige is a third‑person narrative adventure where you explore a mysterious island to piece together the fragments of a forgotten past. Discover buried memories and confront the emotions that shaped Paul’s life.

Why similar: Narration 40.7%, Psychological 27.5%, Drama 17.2%, Atmospheric 9%, Linear 4.6%

A first-person psychological horror game about a child in a broken home. Under the watchful eyes of a strict mother, your only friend is a fish in an aquarium. Do your daily tasks and experience a heavy, emotional story where the only thing you want is to be free.

Why similar: Drama 35.9%, Narration 29.7%, Simulation 28.7%, Casual 3.1%, Indie 1.7%

ONLY FACES REMAIN is a short psychological horror game focused on exploration and atmosphere. You play as Marlene, a backpacker traveling alone who rents a cheap room to spend the night. What starts as a cheap place to sleep soon turns into a dangerous situation.

Why similar: Psychological 39.2%, Narration 29.6%, Immersive Sim 25%, Casual 4.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.

Why similar: Psychological 30.7%, Narration 21.7%, Drama 14.8%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Minimalist 6.7%

A funny drag and drop puzzle game. You don't need a controller or to learn a lot of keys, you only need your mouse and some out of the box (or bag) thinking.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 54.2%, Simulation 20.1%, 2D 8.8%, Casual 7.7%, Atmospheric 6.7%

The gunfire had long ceased, but the conflict still echoes in your mind. Every fragment of memory holds a name buried by time. Brass Lament leads you through fractured remnants of war, piecing together a concealed truth from four intimate recollections.

Why similar: Narration 45.9%, Immersive Sim 19%, Simulation 18.6%, 2D 8.6%, Linear 4.8%

A brief narrative-driven psychological horror experience in first person (no jumpscares, story and dialogue-focused). You play as Danny, who is unexpectedly summoned to receive a break from his daily routine... However, things start to look out of place once you get deeper into the forest.

Why similar: Psychological 37.1%, Solitaire 21.8% ★, Immersive Sim 19.6%, Narration 13.8%, Linear 4.4%

Enjoy Horror with a breathtaking atmosphere with an emphasis on quality sound processing. Feel the fear through ubiquitous pitfalls and through questions about your own life. The game is based on well-known horror elements such as inventory, batteries and loss of life.

Why similar: Psychological 41.7%, Drama 21.2%, Narration 18.2%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Casual 5.2%

The moment you throw something into the trash can is an exciting moment in your daily life. Through this game, you can enjoy the exciting moments of your life over and over again! You might discover something new by staring at the trash can in the room.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 50.7%, Life Sim 17.9%, Simulation 13.9%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Casual 5.3%

Bright Lights of Svetlov is a short, story-focused first person quest about a Soviet family facing harsh trials. Set in a fictional provincial town, it carefuly recreates the atmosphere and vibe of mid 1980s.

Why similar: Narration 30.9%, Drama 21.4%, Immersive Sim 19.6%, Simulation 9%, Atmospheric 8.7%

Dream On is a very short, atmospheric walking simulator (5-10 minutes) about making a wish. Walk through a symbolic dreamscape, explore your thoughts and feelings, and make a quiet, meaningful choice at the end of the journey.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 34.3%, Psychological 25.2%, Simulation 15.4%, Minimalist 10.5%, 2D 6.7%

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 33.6%, Narration 31.8%, Drama 21.8%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Pixel Graphics 3.6%

Point is a mouse-only precision rogue-lite where one mistake can end your run. Navigate a branching map, complete escalating mini-games, and collect powerful items and upgrades to shape your build. Lou, your learning partner, will guide you through the POINT program.

Why similar: Narration 41.6%, Psychological 30.9%, Minimalist 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%, Casual 4.6%

Red button and blue button. Your choice determines everything.

Why similar: Psychological 35.3%, Immersive Sim 34.1%, Simulation 14.8%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Linear 3.7%

The sound of a pickup truck starting. A hammering headache. And this locked room. What happened to Cathy? Cathy And The Others offers a narrative experience where the player must escape a strange house.

Why similar: Narration 34.5%, Psychological 31.4%, Drama 24.2%, Linear 6.5%, Casual 2.8%

Your Forever Friend™ is the solution to never feeling alone again! Play video games, listen to music together, reminisce about buried memories... And there's absolutely nothing wrong with it. NOTHING ! <3

Why similar: Psychological 34.1%, Narration 28.6%, Immersive Sim 15.4%, Atmospheric 6.4%, 2D 5.6%

Find delicious food in the dark kitchen. But you have to move as carefully as possible. My mom may wake up.

Why similar: Psychological 41.4%, Immersive Sim 39.3%, Simulation 11.9%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Explore space, empathy, diversity. Feel how it is to be somebody else. Humanity transports you into the body of the first woman to go into space.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 22.6%, Psychological 21.1%, Narration 20.9%, Drama 14.1%, Simulation 9.3%

Do you miss life pre covid? The fantastic yet boring 9-5 of our existence? Then this is NOT the game for you. This boring game involves you clicking your way through the day during quarantine as you go by living life with covid in this endless experience.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 41.2%, Simulation 30.3%, Life Sim 18%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Singleplayer 1%

An archaeology student is sent to do his summer training in a place far away from civilization. There he meets three beautiful girls who share his passion for cinema and art. What can possibly go wrong?

Why similar: Psychological 36.3%, Narration 24.8%, Drama 20.3%, Casual 7.4%, Atmospheric 3.7%

A cozy horror game where you work the night shift at a donut shop. Prepare the orders and serve them to the customers who arrive.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 32.2%, Simulation 20.6%, Psychological 16.7%, Drama 16%, Casual 7.6%