Games Like Within Skerry

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 30%, Psychological Horror 26.8%, Dark 11.5%, Walking Simulator 7.3%, First-Person 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deeply unsettling, first-person psychological horror experience that mirrors the intense atmosphere and environmental storytelling of the seed game.

This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.

Why similar: Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Realistic 9.2%, Dark 9%

Why You'll Like It: It captures a similar indie, first-person horror vibe with a focus on exploring unsettling, realistic urban environments.

MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.9%, Horror 23.7%, Dark 15.3%, First-Person 8.5%, Puzzle 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game features complex puzzle-solving integrated into a terrifying, first-person psychological narrative.

Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 18%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Realistic 10.1%, Dark 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a haunting, narrative-heavy psychological horror experience within a domestic setting.

There are 6 depths to descend; the further you go, the more terror you will experience. Uncover mysteries, solve puzzles, and immerse yourself in a dark storyline that Inside Depth 6 has to offer. Journey through all 6 depths to uncover the secrets buried within.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 13.1%, Thriller 11.8%, Dark 11.7%, Realistic 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, indie horror title that prioritizes exploration and psychological mystery in a first-person perspective.

Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Horror 15.3%, Thriller 12.8%, Mystery 12.6%, Dark 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a grounded, realistic, and dark psychological horror experience set in a highly detailed, atmospheric environment.

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: Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 13.8%, Mystery 10.1%, Dark 9.9%, Walking Simulator 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential walking-simulator horror game that focuses on shifting environments and psychological unraveling.

God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.3%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Horror 13.3%, Dark 11.6%, Mystery 9%

Why You'll Like It: It features a strong emphasis on psychological puzzles and a dark, oppressive atmosphere.

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 37.9%, Horror 30.2%, First-Person 12.4%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Multiple Endings 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: An indie psychological horror gem that uses surreal, first-person exploration to create a unique sense of dread.

In the end, everybody gets what they deserve. The sins of the past always manifest within the minds of the sinners. An eternity of suffering awaits, welcome to The Survey.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.6%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Horror 13.9%, Dark 12.1%, Mystery 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A focused walking-simulator that relies on atmosphere and environmental cues to build tension.

In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.

Why similar: Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Thriller 11.9%, Realistic 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A short, intense, and atmospheric indie horror experience that focuses on investigative exploration.

When reality is a nightmare, nightmares become real. In this psychological horror game, you fight the terrifying creatures invading your mind. Can you save your sanity?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.1%, Horror 18.5%, Dark 13.6%, First-Person 9.5%, Mystery 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends historical settings with psychological trauma and first-person exploration.

A few months have passed since the death of my son, Simon. Ever since that tragic day, I find myself falling into the darkest emotions I could ever imagine. I am haunted everyday with what I have done; But sometimes, I am haunted by more than just my emotions...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 12.9%, Collectathon 11.9%, Realistic 11.8%, Walking Simulator 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a short, dark, and story-rich psychological horror experience that feels very similar to indie walking simulators.

Among Ashes is a terrifying first-person survival horror game. Your friend has sent you a link to a game that someone posted online, but as you play you quickly realise that something is terribly wrong. Whatever you do… K̴͉͚̗̅̃̄E̷͓̤̺̊͠E̴̤̰̿̽P̴̠̳̀́ ̴̨̮̭̕̚P̷̠͇̳͐̓̀L̶̹̔Ả̷̧Y̵̘̺͆̓Ï̸̻̏͂N̷͙̯͊G̵͖̹̠̽̿

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 14.7%, Dark 12.6%, Realistic 11.2%, Mystery 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A modern psychological horror game that effectively uses meta-narrative and atmospheric tension.

A bad incident is like a tangled knot, It sits there, waiting for someone or something to untie it, but until then… scars may be left behind … are you ready for a First person Psychological Horror game based on a true story?!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 11.2%, Dark 9.8%, Mystery 9.8%, Realistic 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror game that focuses on atmospheric exploration and psychological tension in a confined space.

"Psalm 5:9-13" is a first-person psychological horror game with VHS effect. Be careful and attentive, there is something hiding in these rooms, something is watching from the darkness.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.6%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Horror 11.2%, Mystery 9.9%, Realistic 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: An indie exploration game that uses mystery and psychological horror to keep the player on edge.

Implements of Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mysteries, unlock the secrets, and change the outcome in a slow-paced atmospheric, and extremely horrifying experience.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 11.1%, Realistic 10.4%, Thriller 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A walking-simulator that leans into psychological horror and atmospheric dread.

The Dark Occult is a psychological driven horror game that puts players in a constant state of anxiety that crescendos into raw panic and terror. You will encounter grotesque creatures, who will take your life at any moment.Your only goal -- survive.

Why similar: Horror 39.5%, Psychological Horror 27%, Adventure 10.3%, First-Person 9.5%, Gore 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that emphasizes exploration and survival in a supernatural, dark environment.

As the lights go out, the embers of darkness are stoked in the sleepy town of Dormont. Confront uncomfortable horrors, keep your sanity in check and survive the night in this story-driven first-person psychological-thriller.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 13.4%, Thriller 9.9%, Mystery 9.6%, Multiple Endings 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It features a dark, psychological story with exploration and puzzle elements in a first-person perspective.

12 March 1938, Renée, 16, was ripped out of her world, her only fault was that of not knowing her place in the world.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Horror 20.5%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Mystery 14.2%, Exploration 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic, narrative-driven walking simulator that explores dark psychological themes in an abandoned asylum.

NIGHTGHAST is a first-person horror game about wicked witches and sinister widows...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.4%, Horror 20.4%, Walking Simulator 19.9%, Realistic 10.6%, Adventure 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: An indie adventure that blends puzzle-solving with psychological horror elements.

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: Psychological Horror 15.6%, Walking Simulator 15%, Horror 13.3%, Realistic 12.2%, Dark 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic, atmospheric walking simulator that focuses on the psychological state of its protagonist.

Deep in international waters, Tesla’s Helios stands still. An unbound utopia for scientific research, Rose Archer steps aboard in search of her sister, quickly to discover not all is as it seems. A single word covers the entrance… QUARANTINE!

Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.4%, Horror 24.3%, Adventure 15.8%, First-Person 12.9%, Gore 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers an atmospheric, narrative-focused experience set in a mysterious, isolated location.

Evil Inside is a first-person psychological horror game. After the death of his mother and the arrest of his father for it, Mark decides to contact her using the Spiritual board. But it fades away, and here is when all begins... Mark will face his greatest fears to discover the truth.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.5%, Horror 16.5%, Realistic 15.4%, Mystery 14.4%, First-Person 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on a first-person, psychological narrative centered around a family tragedy.

Don't Knock Twice is a first-person horror game based on a psychologically terrifying urban legend. One knock to wake her from her bed, twice to raise her from the dead. Supports VR on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift for the ultimate horror experience!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25%, Horror 18.6%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, First-Person 11.2%, Puzzle 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that relies on puzzle-solving and exploration to uncover a dark supernatural mystery.

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: Psychological Horror 16%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Horror 14.2%, Realistic 11.6%, Dark 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A singleplayer horror experience that utilizes a confined, atmospheric setting to build tension.

Home Sweet Home is a first-person horror adventure game based on Thai myths and beliefs. The core gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid perilous spirits hunting you. Moreover, few puzzles are added into the game, making gameplay more various.

Why similar: Horror 36.5%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Walking Simulator 8.8%, First-Person 7.6%, Adventure 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title combines stealth, puzzle-solving, and a heavy atmosphere to create a tense, first-person horror experience.

A first-person atmospheric horror-puzzle game that focuses on the narrative to tie together the gruesome world with creative puzzles. Explore the mind of a twisted serial killer who wants nothing else than to show his work of art as well as tell his story to the world.

Why similar: Horror 16.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Thriller 10.7%, Mystery 9.6%, Puzzle 9%

Why You'll Like It: It features a strong focus on narration and puzzle-solving within an atmospheric, dark setting.

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 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 11.7%, Realistic 11.1%, Dark 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a realistic, first-person walking simulator experience with a focus on psychological horror.

Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 16.2%, Realistic 12.2%, Thriller 11.7%, Dark 10.6%

The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.

Why similar: Horror 32.3%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Walking Simulator 10.5%, First-Person 9.2%, Realistic 7.1%

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 17.2%, Horror 15.9%, Mystery 12.7%, Thriller 11.3%, Dark 9%

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 14.8%, Horror 14.7%, Mystery 13.5%, Realistic 11.2%, Thriller 10.9%

Witch's Doll is a first-person psychological horror game with realistic graphics. Beware, something is lurking in the dark. Get ready for intense jumpscares.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.7%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Horror 14.2%, Realistic 11.5%, Dark 9.4%

He doesn’t just hunt to kill. Manivore is not just a murderer, he is an artist. For him, death is not an outcome but a process. Can you uncover the truth within this twisted game, or will you be the next prey?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Realistic 14.6%, Thriller 12.3%, Horror 9.9%, Dark 9.9%

A horror walking sim that emphasizes atmosphere, tension, fear, and immersive storytelling, all heightened by well-timed jump scares. The game takes place in a village frozen in time, stuck somewhere in the mid-20th century.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.7%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Horror 14.4%, Dark 11.6%, Mystery 10.9%

The Demon Within Me is a first-person psychological horror game featuring a dark, lonely, and atmospheric environment that offers an immersive and disturbing experience.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.5%, Horror 19.2%, Dark 15.5%, First-Person 11.6%, Realistic 7.2%

You are here to listen to The Voice, do what he says. But don't listen to other voices...

Why similar: Horror 19%, Dark 14%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Realistic 9.6%, First-Person 6.7%

If hell is a state of the soul, these are the steps that will lead you to its gates. Dark Atlas: Infernum is a disturbing first-person story where an esoteric end of the world meets psychological survival horror with a strong narrative component.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 14.1%, Mystery 10.2%, Dark 10%, Thriller 9.4%

Descend deep into the nightmare that seamlessly blends with reality in this uncanny horror escape room game. Can you find your way out of the horrid mansion or will you succumb to your fears? Can you face and overcome your past, or will it break you?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.8%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Horror 11.7%, Mystery 10.3%, Dark 10.2%

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: Psychological Horror 16.9%, Walking Simulator 16%, Horror 14.8%, Dark 10.5%, Mystery 9.7%

Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.3%, Walking Simulator 14.7%, Horror 13.3%, Thriller 10.2%, Dark 10.1%

A pure terror with a twisted backstory; jumping straight into the horrors surrounding Suite 776.

Why similar: Horror 27.6%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Thriller 15.9%, Adventure 13.9%, First-Person 9.8%

Third-Person horror game . The game contains many puzzles and mysteries. The game contain escaping and hiding from evil entity.

Why similar: Horror 38.2%, Mystery 29.5%, Adventure 19.4%, Gore 8%, Singleplayer 4.8%

Enter the abandoned arcade after your car has crashed, and the shelter you were looking for is trying to eat you alive in this dark mystery-horror adventure. Solve mysteries, keep JANITOR satisfied, and always be aware of what's behind your back.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 12%, Mystery 10.7%, Thriller 10.6%, Dark 8.6%

From the darkness is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an old Soviet abandoned apartment.

Why similar: Horror 25.7%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Dark 13.3%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, First-Person 6.6%

You're a horror content creator, venturing into frightening locations to captivate your audience. You're attempting to attract more viewers by recording paranormal events. However, these horror-filled adventures will one day come back to haunt you, at a high cost.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.3%, Horror 18.5%, Realistic 15.8%, Thriller 15.2%, Dark 9.1%

You're a journalist searching for answers... but beneath the surface lies only terror. The labyrinth you’ve entered to find the missing may never let you leave.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.9%, Horror 17%, Mystery 11.8%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Thriller 10.4%

Sitting on the brink of extinction, you keep doing what you do best: take and survive. But deep down, you know. Something horrible is about to happen.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.1%, Mystery 24.1%, Adventure 10.2%, First-Person 9.1%, Atmospheric 5.6%

"Exanimum: The Silent Call" is a first-person psychological horror game. In this chilling experience, you will find yourself confronting terrifying mysteries and chilling secrets.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.3%, Horror 21.5%, Dark 14.3%, Realistic 14.1%, Thriller 10.6%

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 24.6%, Horror 21.6%, Dark 15.4%, First-Person 12.9%, Puzzle 9.8%

A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.

Why similar: Horror 22.1%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Dark 13.1%, Adventure 12.4%, Walking Simulator 10.6%

Plunge into the world of the bloody tragedy that took place at the boarding school and feel the fear and someone's frightening presence.

Why similar: Horror 25.9%, Dark 21%, Realistic 8.3%, Story Rich 8.1%, First-Person 7.9%

Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.

Why similar: Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Dark 14%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Puzzle 9.3%

You have arrived in a forest where people are rumored to disappear and strange things happen... Locals often see bright flashes and hear strange sounds...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.1%, Walking Simulator 15.9%, Horror 13.8%, Realistic 12.8%, Mystery 10.5%

In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.3%, Dark 15.9%, Mystery 13.6%, Horror 12.6%, Puzzle 10%

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 19.9%, Realistic 13.4%, Horror 11.5%, Mystery 9.9%, Psychological Horror 8.8%

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: Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 14.1%, Dark 11.9%, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Realistic 10.3%

Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.9%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Mystery 14.4%, Horror 14.2%, Puzzle 7.3%

Bleak Haven is a cinematic survival horror where faith is twisted, every shot matters, and survival hangs on what you can build. Explore haunted ruins, abandoned villages, and face a cult preparing the world for a god no one should ever witness.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.5%, Horror 13%, Thriller 12%, Realistic 10.4%, Mystery 9.2%