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Eric Stokes, a 27-year-old office clerk, finally found a new job after a long unemployment. As a new father, he eagerly starts his new job, but quickly finds that something about this office is off. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Next time... I'll work from home.

A short, atmospheric narrative walking simulator about choosing to keep going when you have no proof that it matters. Write letters to The Evaluators, endure their trials, and search for a way forward through a crumbling world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One More Letter.

A short, first-person horror narrative set in the Philippines. While your journalist wife investigates town hall, you start uncovering brutal secrets tying your beloved mayor to local crime. In a place where the powerful control the law, knowing the truth is fatal. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MANDATO.

The restaurant promises every guest an experience that will never be repeated. You’re about to discover what it takes to keep that promise. A short, fully hand-drawn point-and-click horror experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bon Appétit.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

94% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Depths’ Tale is a short first-person cosmic horror experience about a lone fisherman working the night shift. Far from shore, only the waves keep you company... for now. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Depths' Tale.

A quiet, atmospheric slice-of-life narrative inspired by SCP-134. Work the graveyard shift at a lonely convenience store and form a gentle connection with a strange girl who only visits after dark. Fulfill her small requests, watch the store change, and find comfort in the quiet night. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to She Only Visits at Night.

She Was First is a story-driven psychological horror game set in a quiet 1990s home. You play as Anna, a young girl spending an ordinary evening alone: eating food, feeding the cat, cleaning up, and getting ready for bed. But as the house grows darker, small moments begin to feel wrong. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to She Was First.

A short interactive novel. There is no "truth" in this game. This is not an armchair detective story—it is simply about a girl in a stall. You will advise the protagonist, determine how she perceives everything around her, and witness her ending. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ceramic · Stainless Steel · Neurotransmitter.

Welcome to The No Jumpscare Show! Brought to you by Polypaw, this is a narrative comedy short horror game that promises a 100% jumpscare-free experience! ...Hopefully. This release is the first part of the story, offering a playtime of around 30 minutes. In a world where the paranormal is normal, the horror industry has gotten incredibly lazy. Jumpscares have become the most boring cliché on ea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The No Jumpscare Show.

Mike is tired. Tired of work. Tired of his apartment. Tired of dealing with everything on his own. Then Jerry appears. Jerry is huge, purple, strange, incredibly intrusive and, somehow, exactly what Mike needs. A little more help. A little more order. And maybe a little less seriousness in life. [ABERRATION] Yes, Jerry! is a story-driven experience about an unlikely friendship that slowl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to [ABERRATION] Yes, Jerry!.

I AM MILK is a surreal, branching audio-first narrative game played through headphones with one button. Make split-second choices as a 21:30 minute story unfolds in real time, leading to more than 40 endings. DARKFIELD’s award-winning 3D sound transports you into the middle of this strange world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I AM MILK.

Explore a stylized recreation of 1935 Providence in this story-focused adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's final work. Investigate clues and uncover the mystery of a looming black church. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Steeple.

A short psychological-horror narrative in which your choices matter. Journey through the five stages of grief as Liam, a man who just recently lost his wife due to... unknown... circumstances. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rotting Grief.

Hey Dad,  I’ve made a game that I’d like you to play. It’s hopefully not too difficult for you to get through and while you may get a tad lost at times, I’m hoping the path forward should be relatively clear once you find it.  I don’t quite know how best to explain what the game is about, the game says it much better than I could here in this letter, but to put it broadly… It’s about you and me… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Walks We Used To Take.

Axelle spends most of her life inside her room : watching anime, scrolling on forums online and playing video games. She desperately wants a boyfriend. You are her conscience, help her attain that goal. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to How to #### a Man.

THE LAST LOGIN is a psychological hacker thriller where you use GHOST//OS to exploit websites, intercept data, control cameras, and make dangerous choices as the voice in your head pushes you deeper into crime. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE LAST LOGIN.

Step into the shoes of a wage-slave and work the graveyard delivery shift at Vito's! It's not glamorous, but it pays rent. Leave the safety of your car and step into the streets of a decaying suburbia. Deliver to peculiar customers while trying to ignore that feeling of being watched... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to These Roads are Terminal.

A surreal, abstract kinetic visual novel in which two girls go on a date in the middle of a broken world, using down-to-earth intimacy to survive the deteriorating nature and reality surrounding them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Melancholy Lake: Camocipher12 Shorts.

...is an upcoming, oil-drenched psychological horror game with a strong focus on narrative and world-building: Maroon in the Black Sea alongside a doomed crew. Explore a wrecked oil tanker with subnautical drones. Dredge up cursed corpses from a surreal oil spill. Stir up secrets that should have stayed below. Our Gamescom 2025 demo is here: Featuring the first 10-15 minutes of content, it offer… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KEROGEN.

Help Nari and Sena make sense of a cringeworthy drink called Mindfunk that predicts their death. Your choices in this psychological horror visual novel will determine how they deal with this Mind****. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MINDFUNK In 13 Days.

A short, narrative, dystopian office survival game. Ship code to eat. Optimise your nootropics stack. Stay sane. Cope with HR's passive-aggressive pings. Climb the career ladder. Retire early (if you can). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to wageslave.

Uncover the truth behind a broken ritual in Make Moku Proud... a psychological visual novel where guilt and obedience, and what it means to make Moku proud, shape the fate of a witness watching his companions disappear. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Make Moku Proud.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

83% User Score Based on 12 reviews

An abandoned house. A trapped child. And something lurking in the corridors. A short point-and-click horror experience (20–30 minutes). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Meatlock.

Crawl through the darkness in this psychological horror visual novel with multiple endings, where you will traverse a surreal nightmare as you choose your own path and explore strange spaces in an attempt to wake up, if you can... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nightmare Crawler.

Trapped in a frozen dimension of depression, you fight despair and fading sanity as memories of Christmas haunt you. Every step is a battle, every memory a lifeline. Can you survive the season when even hope has frozen over? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Noelle.

OverviewSTILL SPINNING is a short psychological horror/choice-based interactive experience that forces you to keep spinning the slot machine. Player actions are extremely simple: just pull the lever and spin the reels. However, with each spin, the screen, sounds, controls, and “something” gradually change. This is not a game of chance. Continuing to spin is your choice. GameplaySpinning the re… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STILL SPINNING.

SPORELING Urban explorer breaks into an abandoned hospital. At the edge of town lays a hospital, long since abandoned. No one can remember the last time someone’s been inside, but some say you can still hear the wails of the patients. You go to check out these rumours for yourself… Created for "Stuck in the Jam" 2026 Gameplay Guide: Use WASD or the arrow keys to walk around and explore the su… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sporeling.

Inner Rooms is a short, impactful narrative game inspired by dreamcore and liminal spaces. You explore calm, familiar places that seem to stretch beyond what they should be. Valleys that feel endless. Isolated houses wrapped in silence. Empty playrooms, abandoned pools, lifeless school corridors, offices where time appears to have stopped. Nothing in these spaces is explicitly wrong — yet nothin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inner Rooms.

"Sometimes, the hardest part of the day isn't getting out of bed, it's knowing what to do after you get up." You have lived in this room for a long time. The outside world is too loud, too bright, and too dangerous. Your days are measured by the angle of the sunlight hitting the floor and the boiling water for your instant noodles. But you are not entirely alone. Samantha is here. S… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Poor Samantha.

Theme This game was written for GGJ26 University of Montana with the theme: Mask by D3kryption and L0g1cF@11acy About the Game You arrive in a small rural town just as ideas begin to settle. No one is hostile. No one is certain yet. That won’t last. Belief Is Wearing You is a short narrative strategy game about how misinformation spreads, stabilizes, and takes control. You don’t arg… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Belief is Wearing You.

AT THE END OF ALL THINGS... A game/poem from the ODE TO ARTEMIS narrative - the world of my first game, NEVERMINE. ☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾☾ A 5 minute Bitsy experience I created a few months ago but lost confidence in. The text is a mashup of a poem I wrote from ???'s perspective in 2024 and a short film script I never ended up producing.  Bitsty was super fun to mess around i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AFTERBURN.

The Place Where I Lost You The game tells the story of a father consumed by bitterness and regret, who embarks on a journey to seek his daughter's forgiveness. While trying to reconnect with her, he must also confront his own demons, traumas, past choices, and the emotional consequences that distanced him from the one he loved most.Languages: Portuguesept-BR100%Englishen-US100% (may contain … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Place Where I Lost You.

Commutator is an instrument-only horror game set in a dystopian future where human perception is replaced by sensors and code. You are an operator sitting behind a terminal, guiding a remote unit through the darkness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Commutator.

Ashes is a visual novel set in Victoria, Australia, that follows Azar Warren, a 16-year-old skater hiding out at her estranged grandfather’s rural compound after witnessing a gruesome murder. Blending graphic novel panels with interactive puzzles, Ashes sees Azar fight not only to keep herself safe but also to reveal dark truths about people she thought she could trust. A Story of Murder and Su… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ashes.

YOU ARE A SINNER. BUT YOU CAN BE FORGIVEN. I CAN HELP YOU. A documentary filmmaker decided to center his next project around analog horror. While researching, he stumbles upon a VHS tape being sold on an online marketplace that was found at a cult's gathering place after all but one member had suddenly disappeared. He decides to watch the tape and film his live reaction for one of his docum… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spooltape.

Paris’s life changes when she encounters a charming stranger who seems to be watching her. This choice-driven psychological visual novel delivers a tense, intimate story focused on curiosity, trust, and crossing dangerous boundaries. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadow of Paris.

Nightmare in the Shadows ### ️ About the Game Nightmare in the Shadows is a short-form interactive horror fiction game created with Twine, adapted from the short story of the same name in the Warrior Omega series by Ryan Baker. Set in the fog-drenched town of Westwood within the Gothage Kingdom of the dimension Octiviox, the game explores guilt, memory, and justice through branching narrative p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nightmare in the Shadows.

Haunted House — Text-Based Psychological Horror Game Game Overview **Haunted House** is a short, text-based psychological horror game focused on atmosphere, memory, and player choice rather than combat or gore. The game unfolds entirely through descriptive text and branching decisions, allowing players to piece together what happened inside a house that refuses to stay silent. The horror is sub… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The House That Whispers Back.

Lucy Gorbalm, 20, went missing a week ago. There might be clues regarding her whereabouts in her hard disk drive; however, her HDD might have fallen in the wrong hands... Warning: in order to progress and play the game as intended, chat with Sandra, Anna and Jennifer and turn off the computer. There is a bug that skips most of the game. Avoid looking at Lucy's photo gallery in her social media TH… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lucy Gorbalm is Missing.

Play as a postman delivering the words of others over an ancient mountain path. Journal your observations, think on the world around you and consider how your own voice fits into it all. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Letters Past.

Emily Carter, a 25 year old preparing a rented house for New Year’s Eve, arrives one day early. What begins as a quiet night soon becomes something she was never meant to remember. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whispers to Remember - The New Year.

We are counting. I open my eyes. Suction cups. On my chest. On my arms. Everywhere. Seventeen. Eighteen. Voices whisper. Mom is waiting. A short psychological horror visual novel about compulsive counting. A fragmented narrative where the ordinary melts into absurdity. Key features: Short length (5–15 minutes). Stylized pixel and glitch visuals with grunge horror vibes. Psychedelic te… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to We Are Counting.

"Do you believe in monsters?" ” If the person closest to you, the person you trust most, the person you can't be separated from, the person you share a bed with, the person most important to you, the person most beloved to you, the person fused into your very bones and blood, the person most reliable, the person most indispensable, the person as essential as lips to teeth—were replaced.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 我的美味丈夫 My Tasty Husband.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

100% User Score Based on 18 reviews

“Remain on the line. Your presence confirms consent.”The Interval Bureau: Extension 0 is a short psychological horror game played entirely through a workplace hotline. You are an employee of the Interval Bureau. You’ve forgotten your employee ID, and you need to recover it. Call the Bureau. Navigate its extensions. Follow instructions. What begins as a routine administrative problem gradually le… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Interval Bureau: Extension 0.

Life flashes before your eyes when you die. Help Me Fox by finding his memories beyond life and experiencing a touching, cute, and scary tale. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paws and Leaves: A Last Tale.

7 NIGHTS KEEPER is a PS1-inspired psychological horror game following two interconnected stories: a desperate housekeeper trapped inside a decaying mansion, and a detective investigating a child kidnapping tied to the estate’s dark past. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 7 Nights Keeper.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Neve is the ultimate game for fans of interactive fiction and narrative adventures with an engaging and emotionally impactful story. After an unexpected interference in its route, the ship Argo makes a forced landing on the mysterious planet Lemnos. You'll take on the role of Captain Jasmina who, trapped inside a cryogenic capsule, must lead her two crew members, Hilas and Atalanta, to manage … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neve.

After a decline in mental health causes Sunday to take some time off school, she decides to setup her very first social media account. During her short time online you will help Sunday: Make new friends to pass the time and cure her boredom. Come up with post ideas to grow her following. Avoid getting into drama or even worse... being cancelled. Stay safe from creeps and other malicious … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Social Platform.

"People in my time tell each other that they ripped the emotional architecture out of me. But they could see me screaming through the blackness of the screen, and they still let it happen." > Terminal is a text-based escape room. You sit before a black screen, witness to a conversation that exists outside of time. A ghost is embedded within the files, folders, and wires of your mach… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to > Terminal.

WISHLIST NOW ON STEAM  & FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA   In ESSOMENIC, you play a Doctor that performs surgery on the memories of patients. Your task is to keep them alive in order to explore as much of their headspace as possible. For this, the Doctor uses retro, crude machinery to navigate their memories and dreams. SURGERY, MEMORIES, CONSPIRACY Navigate a patient's memories; find their emotio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ESSOMENIC.