- #1 The Moon Sliver
97% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,146 reviews2014
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
You are on a bleak, cold, windy island. And you seem to be alone... but fires and candles still burn. As you explore, a story of guilt, loneliness, and faith begins to take shape. And it becomes obvious that something is hunting you...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.8%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 10.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%, First-Person 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same short, atmospheric, and narrative-driven walking simulator DNA as White Mirror.
- #2 The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
96% matchVery Positive88% of 8,931 reviews2014
Dev: The Astronauts
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 47.6%, Horror 11.2%, First-Person 8%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Exploration 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the same style of investigative exploration and eerie, supernatural atmosphere found in the seed game.
- #3 Layers of Fear
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,582 reviews2023
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.2%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 17.5%, First-Person 10.1%, Exploration 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in psychological horror that utilizes first-person exploration to disorient the player, much like the experience in White Mirror.
- #4 Stories Untold
95% matchVery Positive87% of 5,390 reviews2017
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.9%, Horror 27.8%, Indie 10.2%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Adventure 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly compact, narrative-heavy horror experience that relies on atmosphere and mystery rather than combat.
- #5 What Remains of Edith Finch
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 49,863 reviews2017
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 48.9%, First-Person 8.2%, Great Soundtrack 8%, Psychological Horror 7.5%, Atmospheric 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: While less focused on horror, it is the gold standard for first-person exploration and environmental narrative discovery.
- #6 The Park®
94% matchMixed70% of 3,168 reviews2015
Dev: Funcom
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40%, Horror 17.8%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, First-Person 8.6%, Atmospheric 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intense first-person horror experience that focuses on environmental storytelling and psychological tension.
- #7 Paratopic
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,101 reviews2018
Dev: Arbitrary MetricPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.2%, Horror 22.9%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%, Indie 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, short, and experimental horror game that captures the same indie, low-poly, and unsettling vibe as White Mirror.
- #8 INFRA
91% matchVery Positive88% of 3,554 reviews2016
Dev: Loiste Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.4%, First-Person 8.7%, Puzzle 8.6%, Horror 8.4%, Great Soundtrack 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features extensive first-person exploration and puzzle-solving in abandoned, atmospheric locations.
- #9 My Bones
91% matchMixed46% of 402 reviews2015
Dev: GDNomaD
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
It is a short but very interesting horror,about a man who woke up in his own grave,next to his family.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.3%, Horror 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Indie 8.7%, Exploration 5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, indie horror walking simulator that shares the same low-budget, atmospheric focus as White Mirror.
- #10 Lost in Vivo
89% matchVery Positive92% of 3,869 reviews2018
Dev: KIRA
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.3%, Horror 18.5%, Survival Horror 15.8%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%, First-Person 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic, indie psychological horror game that emphasizes exploration and the feeling of being trapped in a nightmare.
- #11 Sylvio
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 146 reviews2015
Dev: Stroboskop
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Sylvio is a psychological horror game set in a tranquil, disturbing atmosphere. Help ghost recorder Juliette Waters face an evil curse and a wicked family cult with her microphone and the voices of the dead.
Why similar: Horror 46.8%, Indie 29.5%, Adventure 23.7%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror title that uses audio-based investigation and first-person exploration to create a deeply unsettling atmosphere.
- #12 SOMA
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,500 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.4%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 14.4%, Survival Horror 10.8%, First-Person 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep, psychological horror experience that balances exploration with a haunting, philosophical narrative.
- #13 Caligo
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,064 reviews2017
Dev: Krealit
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Caligo is the darkness everyone descends into one way or another, and to each of us it's something different. For some it's a short but exciting adventure, some will see it as a place to relax. Yet others will be reminded of their worst nightmare, while for a few, it might come as a revelation.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.5%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Horror 9.6%, Indie 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric walking simulator that prioritizes visual storytelling and an immersive, dark environment.
- #14 The Painscreek Killings
86% matchVery Positive91% of 6,013 reviews2017
Dev: EQ Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.9%, Horror 17%, Puzzle 9.5%, Exploration 8.6%, First-Person 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the investigation and exploration aspects of the walking simulator genre in a lonely, abandoned setting.
- #15 Visage
85% matchVery Positive84% of 10,620 reviews2020
Dev: SadSquare Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
Why similar: Horror 28%, Psychological Horror 25%, Walking Simulator 15.7%, Survival Horror 12.1%, First-Person 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: An intense psychological horror game that relies on environmental interaction and exploration to build terror.
- #16 Autumn Dream
87% matchMixed49% of 234 reviews2016
Dev: GDNomaD
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
You've inherited a small house. The documents say that you will only have a right to own it once you manage to live there for at least few days. But you must not go outside at night and shouldn't open the cellar door. Is there a chance to meet the conditions? Only time will show!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.8%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 15%, Indie 6.1%, Simulation 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A short, indie horror walking simulator that emphasizes a cinematic and atmospheric experience.
- #17 Kona
84% matchVery Positive83% of 3,588 reviews2017
Dev: Parabole
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.5%, Horror 13.3%, First-Person 10.3%, Survival Horror 8.4%, Great Soundtrack 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines exploration and mystery in a cold, isolated setting that mirrors the lonely hunter aesthetic of the seed game.
- #18 UnderDread
86% matchMixed57% of 138 reviews2016
Dev: Bigzur Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A first-person horror adventure game that will take you on a journey through an ancient castle and that lies beneath. Dangers and forgotten horrors await in the dark...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.1%, Horror 16.1%, Indie 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features first-person exploration and horror elements in a mysterious, isolated environment.
- #19 Museum of Monoliths
83% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2023
Dev: Podoba InteractivePub: Marevo Collective
Windows
A slow burn walking sim with an interactive soundtrack and horror vibes. You explore abstract locations and create your own unique sound for each of them by moving around and using Monoliths.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 45.9%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Horror 7.5%, First-Person 6.9%, Atmospheric 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, atmospheric walking simulator that focuses on environmental discovery and psychological themes.
- #20 >observer_
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,884 reviews2017
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.7%, Psychological Horror 23.9%, Horror 19.8%, First-Person 7.7%, Atmospheric 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that uses its atmospheric, dark setting to tell a compelling psychological story.
- #21 Firewatch
81% matchVery Positive91% of 96,852 reviews2016
Dev: Campo SantoPub: Panic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 50.9%, First-Person 8.7%, Great Soundtrack 7.7%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Horror 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the isolation of a lone protagonist in a wilderness setting, emphasizing exploration and narrative discovery.
- #22 Wayward Harbor
82% matchVery Positive83% of 131 reviews2022
Dev: Daniil ShashenkovPub: Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
Windows
Short first-person horror experience with a unique mirror mechanic. Escape from an invisible monster that can be only seen in the reflection.
Why similar: Horror 23.6%, Walking Simulator 21.5%, Survival Horror 17.2%, First-Person 13.3%, Adventure 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror adventure that emphasizes exploration and a dark, isolated atmosphere.
- #23 Darkness Ahead
84% matchMixed52% of 106 reviews2016
Dev: Useless MachinesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Darkness Ahead is an adventure game about a man searching for his little brother. A plateau between mountains holds a dark secret about its past. You have to stay alive and collect everything you need to complete your quest.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.2%, Horror 17.8%, Indie 15.5%, Adventure 10.2%, First-Person 8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, first-person indie horror game that focuses on exploration and building a sense of dread.
- #24 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
80% matchVery Positive95% of 35,239 reviews2010
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
Why similar: Horror 30.9%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Survival Horror 12%, First-Person 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: The foundational first-person horror game that emphasizes puzzle-solving and avoiding threats rather than direct combat.
- #25 Incoming Evil
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: CodelessMan
Windows
A first-person horror game Incoming Evil, you will explore an unsolved event about 3 missing people. Nobody knows what happened to them, the police could not solve the case. You are an experienced detective; the case handed over to you.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24%, Horror 21%, First-Person 13.7%, Indie 9.1%, Puzzle 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: An indie, first-person horror adventure that centers on mystery and psychological tension.
- #26 Last Floor
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 367 reviews2020
Dev: AK Studio
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Оne day your life changes dramatically and you become a hostage of your own home. Your task is to survive but to do this you need to get outside.
Why similar: Indie 16.7%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Adventure 12.6%, Horror 11%, Survival Horror 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A short, indie psychological horror experience that uses a confined setting to build suspense.
- #27 The Hotel
78% matchVery Positive84% of 135 reviews2022
Dev: IL PALA
Windows · Mac
The Hotel is an "old style" survival horror game!! Fight zombies and solve puzzles to try to escape!!
Why similar: Survival Horror 45.8%, Adventure 18%, Indie 13.7%, Horror 13.2%, Singleplayer 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, first-person horror walking simulator that focuses on exploring a singular, creepy location.
- #28 TRAPPED
79% matchMostly Negative36% of 459 reviews2025
Dev: Cheap Fun GamesPub: Forthright Indie Games Division
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Something has gone terribly wrong in TRAPPED Alaska. Except for you, and a handful of survivors, the whole town has been emptied. Everywhere, what should be water has been replaced by a black semi-sentient sludge that seems to change everything it touches. And it’s rising...
Why similar: Indie 44.7%, Adventure 34.9%, Action 20.4%
Why You'll Like It: An indie, first-person horror game that relies on atmosphere and a sense of isolation to engage the player.
- #29 MIRROR MIRROR
77% matchMixed70% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: ZeroZeroThirteen
Windows
MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.7%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Horror 15.1%, First-Person 8.1%, Adventure 4.5%
- #30 Anomalies Detective
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: ChenGame
Windows
A psychological horror game with a chapter-based plot, thriller and unusual elements! You are a novice paranormal detective, exploring secrets and finding ways to escape in an infinite loop of scenes. Many unusual things happen during this process, as if some strange force wants to devour you...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.9%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Horror 12.1%, First-Person 8.7%, Exploration 6.6%
- #31 Mist
76% matchVery Positive81% of 180 reviews2024
Dev: 43N34SPub: Nota Art
Windows
Short atmospheric first person horror game with elements of quest and shooter about being lost in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by weird mist.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.3%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 13.9%, First-Person 6.3%, Indie 6.1%
- #32 One Wish
78% matchMixed58% of 196 reviews2018
Dev: GDNomaD
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Сlassic indie horror for one evening. The game has no tips, you need to solve all the puzzles yourself and avoid the monster that wants to devour your soul. Therefore, you need to be very careful and attentive to escape from the nightmare.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.5%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 15.1%, First-Person 6.6%, Indie 6.1%
- #33 Reflection
74% matchVery Positive84% of 230 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.7%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Horror 17.2%, Atmospheric 5.6%, First-Person 4.6%
- #34 Antihorror
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 231 reviews2016
Dev: HFM Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Strange coincidence brought traveler in unfamiliar places. It would be fine, except sinister desolation is starting to embrace the surroundings. There is no another soul around for the tens of kilometers. Or that’s what it seems like? I should probably go deal with that.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.7%, Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, First-Person 7.4%, Funny 6.4%
- #35 White Room Protocol
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Lefto Studio
Windows
A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.5%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Horror 15.5%, First-Person 6.8%, FPS 5.8%
- #36 The Renovator: Origins
73% matchVery Positive86% of 235 reviews2024
Dev: Peace_Studio
Windows
You play as the son of a restorer, a museum worker who died tragically. While searching for the memorabilia, the door suddenly closes and strange things begin to happen. The hero is waiting for immersion in the world of art and the paranormal.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.8%, Psychological Horror 25.8%, Horror 23.7%, Indie 7.6%, Atmospheric 6.5%
- #37 House of Caravan
75% matchMixed67% of 803 reviews2015
Dev: Rosebud GamesPub: Senpai Industrial Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Taking place in a single mansion in Candlewood, northeast USA, in the early 20th Century, House of Caravan is a sinister adventure filled with dark secrets and vexing puzzles.
Why similar: Horror 37%, Indie 16.9%, First-Person 16.2%, Puzzle 11%, Adventure 10.8%
- #38 In My Head
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 131 reviews2024
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
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 40.6%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 15.9%, First-Person 8.9%, Adventure 5.2%
- #39 Beyond The Evil
73% matchVery Positive82% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: BlackHawk GamesPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Beyond the Evil is an psychological horror game that places the player to a hard experience to find who created one supposed plague that might doom the world.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.1%, Horror 18.2%, Puzzle 10.3%, Indie 7.5%, First-Person 6.5%
- #40 Witch Hunt
71% matchVery Positive88% of 2,406 reviews2018
Dev: Gua
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Witch Hunt is a challenging horror themed hunting game that takes place in the 18th century. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linearity, and atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 19.9%, Survival Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, First-Person 8.1%, FPS 8.1%
- #41 Red Lake
74% matchMixed50% of 1,059 reviews2015
Dev: TalentplacePub: KishMish Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Red Lake - horror shooter with elements of quest.
Why similar: Indie 32.7%, Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%, Survival Horror 6.4%
- #42 ALONE?
75% matchMixed42% of 190 reviews2016
Dev: Deceptive Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore and experience this horror story, as you embark on an ghostly adventure unlike anything you have played before. Come face-to-face with terror itself as you look for your missing sister.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.8%, Horror 18.3%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Simulation 10.2%, Indie 9.9%
- #43 Mortisomem
71% matchVery Positive92% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: David Pateti
Windows · Linux
Donald Barnes is a successful merchant who one day on his way home, starts being stalked by a dangerous demon from the Colonial Times. Now he has to find a way back home or finally defeat Mortisomem.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.5%, Horror 19.5%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Indie 8%, First-Person 7.4%
- #44 Mirror Forge
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 179 reviews2022
Dev: MystiveDevPub: DreadXP
Windows
Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.6%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Horror 16.7%, Survival Horror 15.2%, First-Person 8.7%
- #45 RESTORER
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Beshbarmak games
Windows
RESTORER is a classic walking simulator set in an old, atmospheric mansion. Something roams the halls… It wants to share its secret—with the price being your sanity.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.5%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Horror 11.2%, Indie 6.6%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #46 Vesnith Tapes
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: KY XEPub: Darks Zone
Windows
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 42.5%, Horror 10.7%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, First-Person 8.1%, FPS 7.2%
- #47 VERGE:Lost chapter
72% matchMixed53% of 2,768 reviews2015
Dev: GDNomaD
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Our hero decided to escape from the hustle and bustle of the city and get out into nature to relax in a cabin that was in the mountains.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.9%, Horror 15.2%, First-Person 7%, Indie 5.9%, Funny 5.9%
- #48 The Hotel
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 92 reviews2022
Dev: Constant ArtPub: Constant_Art
Windows
The Hotel is a psychological horror thriller in which the player will have to face the evil living within the walls of a lonely hotel. But more importantly, the player will have to decide what this evil is to him. Maybe the nature of this evil is deeper than it seems at first glance.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.7%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 14.7%, First-Person 8.2%, Puzzle 5.3%
- #49 Trucker Horror
68% matchMixed66% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Fireplay Studio
Windows
The main character is a truck driver. Along the way, he finds a road that is not on the map and drives along it. On the road, abandoned cars and abandoned gas stations are a place shrouded in horror, secrets and mysteries. Soon the hero realizes that someone is watching him...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.6%, Horror 23.2%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, First-Person 11.8%, Atmospheric 4.8%
- #50 Paranormal place
68% matchMixed65% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: ASK_GAMES
Windows
Alex is a blogger who explores places with paranormal phenomena. At the request of his subscribers, he goes to an abandoned place where, according to rumors, some creepy things were noticed. What is happening there? You have to find it out.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.3%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 16.2%, First-Person 5.6%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #51 Trapped
69% matchVery Positive83% of 156 reviews2019
Dev: N4bA
Windows
You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.5%, Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Indie 11.2%, Adventure 8.5%
- #52 Mara
67% matchMixed68% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: Nick Abrams
Windows
You’re a thief! You’ve received a job from a dealer, and now you must steal several artifacts from an ancient tomb recently discovered by archaeologists!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.6%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Horror 14.5%, First-Person 7.6%, Puzzle 5.9%
- #53 Shadow of the School
68% 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: Walking Simulator 38.7%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 11.2%, PvE 8.3%, First-Person 8%
- #54 The Empty Eyes
65% matchVery Positive80% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: 99 Grados Games
Windows
The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.9%, Horror 20.2%, Walking Simulator 17.8%, Survival Horror 16%, Indie 7.5%
- #55 Abandoned Souls
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 379 reviews2023
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.9%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Horror 13.1%, Survival Horror 10.9%, First-Person 6.9%
- #56 Dark Egypt
70% matchMostly Negative33% of 131 reviews2017
Dev: GDNomaD
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
There is a legend about an ancient pyramid, great treasure and mighty emperor who was damned by the gods. Play as an archeologist studying the pyramid. The earthquake during the expedition blocked the entry. Try to find the exit... or search for the treasure of the Pharaoh? It's up to you!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.1%, Horror 15%, Indie 8.5%, Puzzle 8.4%, Exploration 5.9%
- #57 From The Other Side
65% matchVery Positive85% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Vania Studios
Windows
"From the Other Side" immerses you in a chilling first-person psychological horror game. You are Steve, a security guard on his first night at work, tasked with monitoring security cameras and fixing unsettling anomalies that will make you question reality.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.1%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 14.6%, First-Person 8.2%, Adventure 5.1%
- #58 Monument
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 900 reviews2015
Dev: Andrei Ivashentsev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Oldschool FPS. Hardcore classic gameplay action. Huge hordes of monsters. Blood. Horror. Fun. Each level is unique and not similar to the previous. You need to survive in this dangerous world and become the best evil shooter.
Why similar: Horror 27.8%, First-Person 18.6%, FPS 15.8%, Shooter 12.2%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #59 Missing Hiker
63% matchVery Positive85% of 3,592 reviews2023
Dev: Gemezl
Windows
Missing Hiker is a short indie horror game, where your brother Ethan went missing while hiking and you need to find him.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.3%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Horror 20.8%, First-Person 8.7%, Atmospheric 5.6%