60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Walking Simulator, Atmospheric, Singleplayer, Surreal.
Dive into Yuha's nightmares. Bear witness to a glitch apocalypse. Explore the hidden layers of a 3D-dreamscape. Piece together her memories and fears. Experience a true haunting with vanishing staircases, lost voices and time that keeps running out.
The Beginner's Guide
The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.
World Annihilation Operations Parts I-IV
Explore this set of 4 distinct short experimental games and experience impossible worlds filled with audiovisual and narrative contradictions.
The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 23.5%, Experimental 14.6%, Psychological 10.4%, Surreal 10.4%, Abstract 9.7%
Explore this set of 4 distinct short experimental games and experience impossible worlds filled with audiovisual and narrative contradictions.
Why similar: Experimental 26.8%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Surreal 13.1%, Abstract 10%, Game Development 9.6% ★
EPONYMOUS: In Which a Work Is Known by Its Reading is a short-form narrative about unreliable infrastructures.
Why similar: Psychological 16.2%, Surreal 16.1%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Abstract 12.9%, Nonlinear 12.4%
Noclip into the backrooms and never get out =) Explore several infinite levels of the backrooms and survive in an environment inherently hostile to any human. God save you if you hear something wandering around nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you.
Why similar: Psychological 15.4%, Nonlinear 13.6%, Surreal 13%, Walking Simulator 12.3%, Procedural Generation 10.8%
Henry is an elderly man with regrets. Over the course of his life, he has killed three times. He is about to kill again. Survive a home invasion as you recount his life through a series of dreamy vignettes featuring a thief, a friend, a lover, and mysterious bartender.
Why similar: Experimental 20.5%, Surreal 15.6%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Psychological 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.4%
The Tedium and You is an experimental first-person boredom simulator. Getting points is easy: just walk back and forth across a boring hallway. But that likely won't hold your interest. Explore the facility instead to find that the more you see, the less you know.
Why similar: Nonlinear 19.1%, Experimental 15.6%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Psychological 11.4%, Procedural Generation 10.4%
Embark on a procedural liminal journey filled with eerie, unfriendly faces. Walk, explore, and descend to the first floor to escape. No monsters will chase you, but they can watch and appear when you aren't looking. This can evoke a fear of an endless labyrinth and create a sense of anxiety.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.5%, Surreal 16.6%, Psychological 13.1%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Procedural Generation 9.3%
Seybul Tech is a walking simulator. Navigate as an office employee, confronting peculiar encounters while in search of an exit from this enigmatic abyss.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19%, Surreal 17%, Psychological 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Dark 10.2%
A free first-person horror game about dream puzzles - unsettling, surreal and built on strange logic.
Why similar: Experimental 19%, Walking Simulator 15%, Surreal 14.5%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Psychological 11.3%
The art you choose is a confession. Enter a gallery that feels slightly off, where every painting you admire, and every prompt you answer, shapes the world around you. A short psychological experience where the system learns your patterns and delivers a final judgement.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.2%, Surreal 15.5%, Experimental 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Psychological 10%
You find yourself stranded in a forest after your car breaks down. A short psychological horror game.
Why similar: Experimental 24.4%, Psychological 15%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Surreal 14%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
The Memories That Shape Us is a narrative video game that lasts about two hours. Find the Memory Capsules to uncover the story of a person’s life from childhood to adulthood, all the joys, all the struggles, and all the lessons. How much can one take before they’ve had enough?
Why similar: Experimental 17.9%, Psychological 15.3%, Abstract 13%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Surreal 9.9%
The Horologist's Legacy is a deep dive into the absurd to find your mysterious past in this indie first-person psychological horror experience that rips the floor out from under you and takes your mind places you've never brought it before.
Why similar: Experimental 23.7%, Psychological 20.6%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12%, Realistic 7.6%
Paradise Nowhere is a Backrooms game that blends abstract concepts with realistic graphics, evoking a feeling of liminality through empty spaces devoid of life. The game isn’t intended as a horror experience, your feelings towards liminal spaces might make it one. Or maybe, it's just the Paradise...
Why similar: Nonlinear 15.3%, Walking Simulator 15.1%, Psychological 14.9%, Surreal 13.1%, Psychological Horror 8.2%
A game about boredom and self-pity. It's about myself mostly. You walk around and press the 'interact' button. Sorry for making this.
Why similar: Experimental 29.3%, Surreal 19%, Walking Simulator 18.9%, Abstract 13.7%, Dark 10.7%
The most relaxing horror game you'll ever play. Anemoiapolis exists in the uncanny valley of American architecture -- endless carpeted floors and lonely malls. Escape for your life, and enjoy the scenery.
Why similar: Experimental 18.4%, Walking Simulator 13%, Surreal 12.5%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Procedural Generation 9.4%
This VR Journey takes you to the 'behind the scenes' of the Universe. Beyond a door lies a barren landscape inhabited by strange rocky heads. Here, the maintenance and heavy lifting required keeps existence stable and temporal. You are a tourist. Don't do anything foolish.
Why similar: Experimental 22.5%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Surreal 13.5%, Psychological 13.4%, Psychological Horror 7.5%
Explore the halls of the underground cult of The Open Hand. Experience the test rooms setup for your initiation in this psychological horror exploration game. Never forget....they are always watching.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.5%, Psychological 17.1%, Surreal 14.7%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Exploration 8.1%
John, a single father, inherits a collection of arcane objects from his mysterious relative named Mo. Over time, John and his daughter Charlotte begin to realise that these objects have unusual properties: the more they are exposed to them, the more their reality and memories appear to change.
Why similar: Experimental 29.1%, Walking Simulator 21.7%, Nonlinear 20.4%, Indie 8.1%, Exploration 7%
A contemplative experience where you’ll wander through the dreams, memories and fantasies emerging from a dialogue between a grandfather and his grandchild.
Why similar: Experimental 24.5%, Walking Simulator 16.2%, Surreal 15.6%, Psychological 14%, Realistic 5.9%
Welcome to The Backrooms. The hardest part isn't trying to escape. It's resisting the part of yourself that is starting to prefer it here.
Why similar: Psychological 25.7%, Walking Simulator 21.8%, Dark 10.6%, Nonlinear 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.8%
Somnara is a psychological dream experience focused on atmosphere and exploration. No monsters, no jumpscares, just strange environments that shift, distort, and feel increasingly wrong.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.3%, Abstract 17.5%, Psychological 15.2%, Surreal 12.5%, Exploration 9.4%
Sometimes art isn't the product of a grand vision but rather the process. It's hard to know what you are trying to say until you've already said it.
Why similar: Experimental 19.6%, Walking Simulator 17.5%, Game Development 15.2% ★, Surreal 14.3%, Procedural Generation 11.6%
An atmosphere-driven walking simulator where you explore familiar yet unsettling spaces, interact with fragmented conversations, and influence partial changes in the world through small actions, observation, and quiet choices that shape how the experience unfolds.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.3%, Surreal 14.2%, Psychological 13.2%, Nonlinear 12.8%, Abstract 11.1%
You're driving away on a forest road, late at night, under a heavy storm. Your car breaks down. Luckily, there might be a gas station nearby. But a misfortune never comes alone. The storm has brought something else, something otherworldly that oddly smells of spilled diesel oil.
Why similar: Surreal 17.7%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Psychological 10.9%, Dark 10.4%
Once upon a time, there was a miserable girl in a crimson hood. Her mother was unwell, so the girl was sent away to go stay with her grandmother, who lived deep within the woods in a strange house. People say that around those parts there resides a monster called the Gobbler, who preys on the weak...
Why similar: Experimental 23.6%, Walking Simulator 15%, Surreal 13%, Abstract 10.9%, Psychological 9.8%
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
Why similar: Experimental 19.4%, Surreal 17%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Psychological 14.5%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
The Space Between is a surreal short narrative experience in three acts about the walls we build for us.
Why similar: Experimental 27.7%, Walking Simulator 18%, Surreal 16.8%, Psychological 11.1%, Dark 8.5%
StillAsleep is a first-person psychological horror game where you are trapped inside your dreams that slowly begin to break, shifting and distorting as you try to find a way out.
Why similar: Psychological 21.3%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Dark 11.7%, Abstract 11.2%, Surreal 10.6%
What happened during the filming? Stan doesn't remember. Explore the decaying depths of an abandoned subway station, piece together a fragmented reality, and discover the horrifying truth behind his last film. Some memories are better left unmade.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.1%, Psychological 17.1%, Surreal 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Dark 8.1%
An emotional walking simulator / find it game that reveals a dark story following the strained relationship of two brothers.
Why similar: Psychological 19%, Experimental 18.5%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Dark 9.6%
Pleh! is a short psychological horror walking simulator that tells the story of a depressed game developer, his intrusive thoughts and his dark mysterious secrets.
Why similar: Game Development 21.6% ★, Walking Simulator 18.8%, Psychological 17.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Dark 9.8%
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 27.7%, Psychological 13.5%, Realistic 10.6%, Exploration 9.5%, First-Person 8.8%
This game is a short Horror experience, which you as the player will explore and travel through the linear story. This game will challenge you to face your fears and travel through creepy corridors and dark forests. Will you find the secrets lurking in the darkness?
Why similar: Psychological 22%, Walking Simulator 18.6%, Dark 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Abstract 7.5%
CoRoT is a first-person psychological meta-horror game. Search for cassettes in a transforming house, unraveling its macabre past. A sinister atmosphere surrounds you as you try to understand what's happening and where you really are. Can you discover the truth hidden in its walls?
Why similar: Surreal 19.8%, Walking Simulator 15.8%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Experimental 9.6%, Realistic 8%
You find yourself alone in a place that feels familiar… but not quite right. Wander aimlessly or with purpose, it won’t matter. Is there an end? Has anyone been here before you? Time feels slow. Or maybe it's frozen. Or maybe… you’re not meant to leave.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.2%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Surreal 13%, Realistic 10%, Dark 9.2%
Blast your way through millions of particles as you explore someone's dreams in this narrative driven adventure.
Why similar: Experimental 20.3%, Psychological 14.3%, Nonlinear 13.5%, Surreal 13.3%, Walking Simulator 13.2%
Image is a first-person horror game. Explore haunted, ever-changing environments in an atmospheric, confused world and enjoy a truly terrifying gaming experience.
Why similar: Experimental 30.5%, Psychological 17.4%, Psychological Horror 9%, Walking Simulator 8.9%, Surreal 7.1%
Atmospheric and surreal horror game about day and night cycle.
Why similar: Psychological 22.3%, Surreal 22.3%, Abstract 16.7%, Walking Simulator 12%, Dark 8.4%
Immerse yourself in poolcore-inspired vibes as you explore a vast complex of mind-bending liminal architecture straight out of your dreams. Navigate through a facility filled with obstacles and puzzles, venturing into depths that descend far below the rippling, chlorinated waters.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.8%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Surreal 10.7%, Nonlinear 9.8%, Exploration 8.7%
Angstraum is an oppressive horror game that traps you in a threatening, never-ending loop. Observe your surroundings, uncover deviant anomalies, and escape deadly threats to find the exit.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.5%, Psychological Horror 14%, Surreal 13.5%, Realistic 10.3%, Exploration 8.5%
A surrealist indie first-person adventure game based on art and derealization. Explore the idea of a mind losing its grasp with reality, as reality turns into a dream, and that dream turns into a nightmare.
Why similar: Experimental 22%, Surreal 16.4%, Psychological 15.2%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
An atmospheric horror micro-game that touches on topics of anxiety, isolation, body image and obsessive habits with a surreal PSX aesthetic.
Why similar: Psychological 19.1%, Surreal 16.9%, Experimental 16%, Abstract 12.3%, Walking Simulator 12%
A Psychological Horror Backrooms Found Footage Game
Why similar: Psychological 22.8%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Surreal 10.2%, First-Person 7.6%
Where the Walls Breathe is a first-person psychological horror experience with a strong focus on atmosphere and environmental storytelling.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.7%, Surreal 17.8%, Psychological 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Realistic 7.9%
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 17.5%, Psychological 16.7%, Surreal 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Realistic 8.9%
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: Walking Simulator 18.8%, Psychological 16.7%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Dark 10.9%, Surreal 8.3%
Find your way out of BABBDI. A short, first person exploration experience.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.5%, Surreal 22.3%, Experimental 11.9%, Exploration 11.6%, Atmospheric 9.5%
Dreamscape Abyss is a game where you explore the ever-changing and surreal worlds inside of your dreams. Collect items to help you discover even more obscure areas as you delve deeper into your dream world.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.7%, Surreal 17.3%, Psychological 12.5%, Abstract 12.4%, Dark 11.1%
You find yourself in the nonplace. Nonlinear, uncanny, maybe in between worlds or time itself. What is your purpose here? Are you just passing through, or are you an intruder surveying a reality that isn't even real?
Why similar: Surreal 19.4%, Psychological 18%, Nonlinear 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13%, Dark 10.1%
Walking simulator. Explore cozy liminal spaces that feel unsettlingly familiar and spark your imagination, like a dream you’ve been in before.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.5%, Nonlinear 15.7%, Surreal 15%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Exploration 9.4%
NOT YET is a first-person psychological horror experience where silence grows heavier the deeper you go, and hesitation becomes its own consequence.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 17%, Surreal 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Psychological 14.8%, First-Person 8.6%
Tiara is an exploration-focused narrative game where you play through days (and dream through nights) to uncover the story of Tiara's life.
Why similar: Surreal 23.3%, Walking Simulator 20.2%, Psychological 17.5%, Nonlinear 14.3%, Atmospheric 8.6%
Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 22.2%, Surreal 16.2%, Psychological Horror 14%, Nonlinear 10.4%, Realistic 9.1%
Reflections is a real-world adventure game where every action you take has meaningful consequences that radically shape the experience. Each action you take is punctuated by flushing the black and white environment with color, illustrating your progress and providing clues to what your future might hold.
Why similar: Experimental 40.1%, Walking Simulator 19.2%, First-Person 10.2%, Exploration 8.8%, Adventure 5.9%
A mute little thing with borrowed magic. A house that murmurs back. Ask wrong, and you might wake something that remembers your name.
Why similar: Experimental 22.4%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, LGBTQ+ 13.8%, Surreal 13.8%, Dark 7.9%
Whispering Fog is a first person psychological horror game set in an ever-changing forest shrouded in fog. A quiet getaway becomes a sinister nightmare as the illusion of safety and solitude slowly crumbles around you.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 16%, Surreal 15.6%, Psychological 15%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Dark 11.2%
There is one rule in the game. And it needs to be broken. There is one goal. And when you attain it, you die.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.2%, Experimental 20.5%, Surreal 17.5%, Exploration 7.9%, Dark 4.6%
Experience liminal spaces like never before. A psychological exploration where intuition replaces guidance, environments feel alive, and the fear comes not from monsters, but from being lost, observed, and slowly overwhelmed by the space itself.
Why similar: Psychological 17.5%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Surreal 14.2%, Nonlinear 13.3%, Physics 7.1%
