- #1 Walk Home
97% matchPositive86% of 29 reviews2026
Dev: PauraGames
Windows
Walk Home is a short psychological horror game that puts you in the shoes of a young teenage girl, experiencing deeply unsettling circumstances as she navigates an eerie dirt trail back to her rural home late at night.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.1%, Narrative 14% ★, First-Person 11.3%, Linear 11.1%, Adventure 9.4%
- #2 CH13: Rest Stop
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yellow Smile
Windows
CH13: Rest Stop is a psychological horror game set in early 2000s Poland. What begins as a calm drive through the woods turns into something you weren't prepared for... Will you find out what awaits at the end of the road?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.8%, Narrative 19.3% ★, Linear 7.5%, First-Person 6.9%, Thriller 6.6%
- #3 ESKINITA
96% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: Machu
Windows
ESKINITA is a short atmospheric Filipino-inspired suspense horror game about working late nights in a small neighborhood lugawan and surviving the walk home through dark alleyways.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.6%, Narrative 11.3% ★, First-Person 9.8%, Adventure 8.8%, Thriller 8%
- #4 Timber trail
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Diotoons
Windows
You take over as the new ranger overseeing the infamous Timber Trail, a trail known for mysterious disappearances and the Timber Trail Murders.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.4%, First-Person 11.1%, Linear 9.2%, Thriller 6.9%, Horror 6.5%
- #5 The Vanishing Memories
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Faciplay Ab
Windows
Enter an impossible Library where every book contains a human life. María's book is fading. Explore the quiet island inside her memory and uncover what she could not face.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34%, Narrative 18% ★, Adventure 17%, First-Person 11.6%, Atmospheric 6.4%
- #6 Spectral Prison
94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Moonlight Reaper Hien
Windows
Escape a prison that rewrites itself with every loop. Search a shifting house where keys never spawn in the same place, survive the Warden's deadly game zones, and unravel a haunting personal horror in this psychological thriller. How many runs will it take to break the cycle?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Linear 11.4%, First-Person 9.5%, Narrative 9.1% ★, 3D 6.8%
- #7 AFTERLIGHT: The Apartment
93% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: SUPERLIGHTTTT
Windows
Explore an mid-2000s Korean apartment complex in this short first-person psychological horror experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.9%, First-Person 11.6%, Linear 11.4%, Adventure 10%, 3D 8.6%
- #8 Chestnut Grove
92% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Philip Drobar
Windows · Mac
How do you go about your life when self-isolation has become the new normal? CHESTNUT GROVE is based on my personal experience of quarantine and features 100% real documents and notices.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.9%, Adventure 19.5%, Linear 12%, First-Person 11.6%, 3D 8.8%
- #9 Darkroom
91% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: BitBorne Games
Windows
A short, experimental horror game about developing increasingly disturbing photographs in a darkroom.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.8%, First-Person 11.7%, Adventure 11.7%, Linear 8.9%, Thriller 8.4%
- #10 The Letter: Classic Edition
91% matchPositive81% of 43 reviews2022
Dev: TreeFall Studios L.L.C.
Windows
The Letter: Classic Edition is the ORIGINAL experience from the classic title "The Letter", with a few changes and additions. Relive the Wii U game that gathered so much hate it became a cult classic. Embark on a creepy narrative driven tale about a boy in search of his missing father.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.4%, Adventure 15.9%, First-Person 10.7%, 3D 8.1%, Linear 6.3%
- #11 What the House Remembers
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: V.S.Interactive
Windows
A narrative-driven psychological horror game where a secluded house twists memory into reality. As your sanity deteriorates, uncover a buried truth hidden within its walls before the house reveals what you've tried to forget.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.3%, Narrative 14.4% ★, Linear 10.7%, First-Person 7.1%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #12 Nightwatch
89% matchMixed50% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: Ratkiw Studio
Windows
Nightwatch is a first-person mystery game that plays out in the woods of Rivertidecreek, a walking simulator that features choices of dialogues and different puzzles. The artwork will make you feel absorbed in the game.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.1%, Linear 13.5%, First-Person 9.9%, Adventure 9.2%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #13 Escape from the Village
89% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: Taiga
Windows
You are on your way home from a holiday and your car breaks down and you are stranded in the middle of nowhere. You get out of the car, explore the surroundings, and try to get home. Enjoy this escape game set in a deserted mountain village in modern Japan.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 39%, Adventure 20.6%, Linear 16.6%, First-Person 14.7%, Horror 7.1%
- #14 Last Days of Lazarus
88% matchVery Positive88% of 193 reviews2022
Dev: Darkania WorksPub: GrimTalin
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
After their mother's suicide, Lazarus returns home to his sister Lyudmila. But unexplained events make the world and even reality collapse around him. Looming death, a spreading malediction and the supernatural threaten his sanity, yet Lazarus pushes forward to find the truth about his family.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.5%, Narrative 17.1% ★, Linear 8.9%, Thriller 7.6%, First-Person 7.3%
- #15 異中道-The Other Way
86% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: SanNanGames
Windows
An Exit 8–style game. Judge whether anomalies exist within the time limit and aim for the goal.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.9%, Adventure 12.7%, First-Person 12.2%, Thriller 10.4%, 3D 9.1%
- #16 Geppetto's Nightmare
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Geppetto
Windows
Geppetto's Nightmare is a first-person gothic horror. Navigate a nightmare built from a father's regret, using past inventions to overcome distinct challenges. Survive a jarring journey through deepening darkness where every tool is a key to enduring this surreal and haunting struggle.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.8%, Linear 13.4%, First-Person 11.3%, Adventure 9.6%, 3D 8.3%
- #17 Silenus
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Geography of Robots
Windows · Mac
Uncover the secrets of an oil refinery operated by an obscure organization in this short, atmospheric narrative adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 41.1%, Adventure 21.7%, 3D 10.4%, Dark 9.8%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #18 Soviet Village
84% matchMixed47% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Ghost_RUS Games
Windows
A deadly search for a grandmother in the village. Can you escape the loop? Unpredictable horror.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.5%, Adventure 15.6%, First-Person 10.7%, 3D 8%, Dark 6.3%
- #19 TERPENIE 2
84% 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 33.4%, Linear 12.8%, Dark 10.5%, First-Person 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #20 My Little Hell
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Marrit
Windows
This place is his little hell. After everything that was done, he will spend as much time here as his personal devil wishes. The only problem is that his brain turned completely to mush. He doesn’t remember what happened. He doesn’t even remember his own name.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.7%, Adventure 11.1%, Dark 11.1%, Story Rich 9.4%, Linear 9.1%
- #21 Beer Machine
82% 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 32.8%, Linear 12.1%, Adventure 9.7%, Dark 8.8%, Horror 7.8%
- #22 Just a Stay at the Inn
82% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: 箱庭Prot
Windows
A horror-inspired game set in a Japanese inn, similar to Exit 8. Random anomalies occur as you explore, bringing new scares with each run. Simple controls make it easy to pick up and play.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.8%, First-Person 14.2%, Adventure 13.5%, 3D 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #23 9 Childs Street
81% matchVery Positive90% of 815 reviews2023
Dev: N4bA
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
This is a first-person indie horror game. In 9 Childs Street you will find the terrifying atmosphere of a recently abandoned house, and its captive inhabitants, through the eyes of a curious little boy in a red cap.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.4%, First-Person 11.3%, Linear 11%, Dark 9.2%, Adventure 7.6%
- #24 Chiaroscuro Imago
79% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: Howling Stars
Windows
A short piece of horror fiction about honey and lies; entomology and etymology; murky secrets and stark realities. Find out what happened to the moths.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.8%, Narrative 27.7% ★, Linear 11.5%, First-Person 8.6%, Horror 6.8%
- #25 Myosotis
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Matthew
Windows
Myosotis is a narrative-driven game following Frank Miller, an elderly man living alone after his wife’s passing. As days blur and nights grow darker, familiar places change, memories twist, and reality itself begins to slip away through conversation and story-driven moments.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.1%, Narrative 23.3% ★, First-Person 10.7%, Linear 9.4%, Adventure 5.8%
- #26 Iron Roland
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Umberto F.
Windows
Take part in an historic mission that could finally turn the tides of war in favor of humanity. As a prisoner, you are forced to work in the bowels of the Behemoth-class Assault Walker, the Iron Roland, take care of the machinery, discover what brought you here, and, most importantly, follow orders.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.7%, Narrative 15.4% ★, First-Person 12.8%, Adventure 11.1%, Mystery 7.3%
- #27 Ajnabee - The Unknown
76% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Akshat Softwares
Windows
A cinematic, story-driven psychological horror game where you play as Naina, a young woman living alone in India, stalked by an unknown stalker while her fiancé is overseas. Fear comes from atmosphere, suspense, and storytelling rather than frequent jump scares.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25%, Narrative 13.3% ★, First-Person 8.2%, Linear 7.3%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #28 Cave Crawler
78% matchVery Positive85% of 582 reviews2023
Dev: Technomancy Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Cave Crawler is a short horror game where you pilot a drone into a cave and discover something horrible.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32%, Linear 11.9%, First-Person 11.5%, Horror 8.5%, 3D 8.1%
- #29 SIGNAL
80% matchMixed40% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: RPavel
Windows
A game in the genre of horror that tells you the story of the main character named John who works on the space station Atlant. You will find a leisurely gameplay with elements of small puzzles and story narration through the onboard crew records. Welcome to the space station Atlant!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.3%, First-Person 15.5%, Adventure 15.2%, Horror 8.2%, Atmospheric 8%
- #30 Satori | 悟り
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: Black Phoenix Productions
Windows
SATORI | 悟り is a game that focuses on feelings of sadness and restlessness. In SATORI | 悟り the player immerses himself in a dream world to go on a inner journey of meditation. Are you ready to begin your journey within?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.2%, Linear 17.1%, First-Person 12.7%, Dark 8.7%, Psychological Horror 6.3%
- #31 Hoiwa Hub
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2022
Dev: BeanKing Computer Entertainment
Windows
Horror Game made in Hong Kong. 1st POV walking simulator. Investigating weird case happened to next door. By Unreal Engine 5.2.1.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35%, Adventure 17.2%, First-Person 9.2%, 3D 8.3%, Linear 7.6%
- #32 Apple Crumble
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Happy Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
It’s your grandma’s 84th birthday party and nobody is trying to murder her. Stop suspecting your family members, and don’t worry about the strange man in your bedroom. A new creepy-cozy mystery thriller from the creators of Duck Detective.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.3%, Adventure 14.9%, First-Person 11.3%, Story Rich 10.9%, Mystery 9.4%
- #33 The Witch
74% matchMixed57% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: ssma
Windows
The Witch is a first-person indie game in the genre of adventure with elements of horror. In it you are a journalist who has to solve the mystery of the disappearance of the inhabitants of the village of Hoer Verde.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 24%, Adventure 18.3%, First-Person 14.7%, Story Rich 8.3%, Linear 7.7%
- #34 Room 13
77% 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 35.4%, Linear 16.9%, First-Person 13.4%, Adventure 11.8%, Horror 8.9%
- #35 Kach
75% 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: Walking Simulator 31.2%, Adventure 15%, Dark 8.5%, Horror 8.3%, First-Person 8%
- #36 No Path Forward
73% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: keyboard
Windows
Stressed out from life, you decide to take an impromptu weekend hike through the mountains. As you go on your way, it seems like the stresses of life followed you into the woods. Once you get to the trailer home for the night, you should feel a bit better.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 38.9%, Linear 16.3%, First-Person 14%, 3D 10%, Horror 6.9%
- #37 Unwilling Host
72% matchVery Positive91% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: HeZhiQiang
Windows
This is a short, first-person psychological horror game with VHS effects. Be careful, you are facing a terrifying being.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.4%, Adventure 13.3%, Horror 8.5%, First-Person 7.2%, Linear 7%
- #38 Amelia
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Grey Interval
Windows · Linux
In this first-person narrative experience, you step into the shoes of a young girl. Explore a rural farmhouse and witness everyday family life through her eyes. Across 13 consecutive days, you'll realize that your family is not what it seems. Will you notice what everyone else leaves unsaid?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.1%, Narrative 21.5% ★, Adventure 13.9%, Linear 7.5%, Story Rich 7%
- #39 The Forest Watches
71% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: RanSio
Windows
You are the newest member of a forest cult. Complete assigned rituals, obey their rules, and uncover the forest’s unsettling secrets. Every step is watched.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.5%, Adventure 16.7%, First-Person 9.5%, Linear 8%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #40 Silent Wounds - The Doll
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lexip Games
Windows
Silent Wounds is an episodic psychological horror anthology. Each episode offers a compact and intense narrative experience. In this first episode, a man returns home and trades reality for the dangerous, silent obsession with a perfect doll.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25%, Narrative 18.2% ★, First-Person 8.8%, Horror 6%, Adventure 6%
- #41 They Can Hear Us
73% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: VS Entertaiment
Windows
"They Can Hear Us," the first episode, narrates horror stories that interact with you through the microphone, playing on the fear of whoever is listening.
Why similar: Narrative 28% ★, Walking Simulator 22.7%, Adventure 8.7%, First-Person 7.5%, Horror 6%
- #42 Lying Souls
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2022
Dev: Troxy Studios
Windows
Lying Souls is an atmospheric, mysterious single player story horror game. You'll dive into a story in which nothing is as it seems. Find out the reasons behind what happened to your family back then. Your decisions will guide the course of the story.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.3%, Linear 13.2%, First-Person 9.1%, Adventure 8.8%, 3D 6.3%
- #43 INVARIANT
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gorgonize Games
Windows
INVARIANT is a first-person psychological horror game. Step into the shattered mind of a mathematician. Rely on your destructive addiction to bend reality, explore ever-changing environments, and hide from the terrifying manifestations of your grief. Truth and lies are a sip apart.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.3%, Adventure 10.2%, First-Person 8.3%, Story Rich 8.1%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #44 Forgive Me My Love
69% matchPositive95% of 44 reviews2026
Dev: POS
Windows
A first-person psychological horror game about the crushing weight of guilt. Live through the aftermath of a devastating tragedy: your wife is dead, and it’s your fault. But when her casket is brought home, something inexplicable and terrifying begins to warp your reality...
Why similar: Narrative 26.2% ★, Walking Simulator 21.2%, Story Rich 7.9%, Horror 6.3%, First-Person 6.1%
- #45 My Friend, the Wickhorn
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dragon Key Studio
Windows
A first-person psychological horror where you care for your cat, maintain an isolated mountain cabin, and uncover the link between your father’s secret past and the ancient curse that has taken hold of your friend.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.2%, Adventure 15.6%, Linear 14.2%, First-Person 10.1%, Mystery 7.3%
- #46 INTUS
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nahuel Martinez
Windows
Rent an apartment to finish your work and survive a night that grows increasingly strange. A first-person psychological horror game where routine, silence, and paranoia turn an ordinary place into somewhere impossible to leave.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.3%, Linear 11.5%, First-Person 10.5%, Thriller 8.4%, Atmospheric 6%
- #47 POOLIMINAL
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Horrified
Windows · Mac
POOLIMINAL is an atmospheric liminal space horror game set in endless, procedurally generated poolrooms. A Backrooms-inspired descent into thalassophobia, where the real terror lies in the dark water below.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.7%, Adventure 17.2%, First-Person 11.9%, Thriller 8.4%, Linear 7.3%
- #48 The Lighthouse Whispers
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HEADWINDS
Windows
In this atmospheric, slow-burn horror, you must unravel the mystery of the disappearance of your fellow light keepers. Traverse the island's rugged terrain, discover clues, and make your way through the eerie lighthouse to reveal the dark truth.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.1%, Adventure 16.7%, Horror 8.8%, Atmospheric 8.2%, First-Person 8.2%
- #49 After the Curtain Call
68% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Team Curtain Call
Windows
After the Curtain Call is a first-person, narrative puzzle game, which holds the story of Yujin who thinks her life as a play. She uses a special 'dimension camera' to switch the dimension of objects and solve puzzles. Through the journey, she face the truth that was forgotten...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 35%, Adventure 18.9%, First-Person 11.8%, 3D 8.8%, Dark 7.1%
- #50 For Her
69% matchPositive94% of 48 reviews2025
Dev: Matthew
Windows
For Her is a single-player, story-driven psychological horror game that delves into the depths of morality, sacrifice, and the human psyche. You play as David Hill, a dedicated police officer in Dismas City. A loving husband and father, David always puts his family first, no matter the cost.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.1%, Narrative 11.6% ★, First-Person 11.2%, Linear 10.4%, Adventure 10%
- #51 Night Clerk
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 34 reviews2026
Dev: Blackscale Studios
Windows · Mac
Night Clerk is a first-person horror experience set in a quiet roadside motel. Monitor CCTV cameras, answer late-night calls, and uncover subtle anomalies as long stretches of silence slowly give way to unsettling patterns.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 34.8%, Adventure 17%, First-Person 11.1%, 3D 8.3%, Linear 6.1%
- #52 Memories : Silenced
67% matchMixed67% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Cuddle Storm
Windows
A first person psychological horror experience set in a quiet suburban home. Witness a violent crime, uncover unsettling events, and endure a night where fear slowly takes over familiar spaces. Explore a grounded environment where tension builds through atmosphere and subtle storytelling.
Why similar: Narrative 19.3% ★, Walking Simulator 18.2%, Adventure 16.9%, First-Person 7.3%, Thriller 6.8%
- #53 The Shattered Mind of Lucas Hayes
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ilyandily
Windows
A first-person walking simulator focused on atmosphere and introspection, where players explore surreal spaces, discover memories, and move at their own pace through a calm, dreamlike experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.3%, First-Person 14.1%, Adventure 13.4%, Linear 10%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #54 SCP-087-B UE Remake
69% matchMixed66% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: Chris Korth
Windows
SCP-087-B UE Remake is a free single-player horror experience which seeks to recreate many aspects of the 2012 game SCP-087-B made by Joonas Rikkonen while keeping the charm and feel of the original.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.1%, Adventure 15.8%, First-Person 13.6%, Linear 12.4%, Horror 9.9%
- #55 Blinding Oversight
67% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: MustangDev
Windows
You play as Emma, who wakes up in an abandoned house without any prior memory of how she ended up there. Investigate your surroundings, uncover the mysteries of the house and connect memories from your past as you try to escape in this short, first person atmospheric horror game.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.4%, Linear 13.4%, First-Person 10.2%, Thriller 7.6%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #56 White Silence
67% matchMostly Positive70% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: TEStudio
Windows
After crashing in the winter wilderness, you wake up in the middle of a blizzard. The forest is dead, the roads are gone, communication is lost. The only chance of salvation is a village hidden in the snow.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.5%, Adventure 17.8%, Linear 13.1%, First-Person 12.3%, Dark 5.8%
- #57 Ocean Desolation
68% matchMixed56% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: BluSkie
Windows
Ocean Desolation is a Free Simple Linear horror game. After falling out of your boat during a thunderstorm you are left stranded in the South Pacific Ocean. Swim your way to different locations and find a way to call for help. But be careful, something lurks at the bottom.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 36.2%, Linear 15.4%, First-Person 13.1%, 3D 9.4%, Adventure 7.9%
- #58 Hush Wood
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Trellcko
Windows
HushWood is an atmospheric first-person adventure set in a mysterious forest where night never ends. Follow the light, listen to the sounds around you, use your notebook for clues, and help those who live in the forest as you search for a way home—before you forget why you wanted to leave.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.8%, Linear 12.8%, First-Person 11.6%, 3D 8.6%, Adventure 8.5%