Games like Buried Tapes: The Cleaner

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

91% User Score Based on 53 reviews

(BURIED TAPES) is a collection of psychological horror stories recorded on VHS. Each story features paranormal incidents narrated from the perspective of the survivors of these supernatural encounters. The first episode of these tapes is completely free, more episodes will be coming soon. (BURIED TAPES) The Cleaner The first episode of BURIED TAPES puts you in the shoes of a young woman … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to (BURIED TAPES) The Cleaner.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere

83% User Score Based on 35 reviews

Monica Jones, a 23 year old on an underground parking lot has lost her car keys, she didn't know what I was going to discover that night. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to (BURIED TAPES) The Parking.

Kindawn: The Parish Remembers is a first-person psychological horror game set in Yakutia in the early 2000s. You return to a hometown still scarred by the post-Soviet crisis. But something else has taken hold there - and the longer you stay, the harder it becomes to leave. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kindawn: The Parish Remembers.

Chat is this Real? is a first-person psychological horror game. Play as a streamer in an abandoned hospital during a livestream. Uncover the hospital's dark past, follow the clues in the chat, and survive a nightmare that should have remained buried. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chat, Is This Real?.

Sleepover at Sam’s is a first-person psychological horror game inspired by cult hits like MADiSON and Visage, with a nostalgic twist drawn from Stranger Things and the creeping dread of Stephen King’s IT. You’re invited… to the Sleepover at Sam’s. It’s May 1985, and you’ve been invited to a birthday sleepover at your friend Sam’s new house. But when you wake up in the middle of the night, th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sleepover at Sam’s.

Uncover the chilling secrets of Goldridge Hollow, a hidden object puzzle adventure where the past refuses to stay buried. The once-prosperous mining town now exists in a liminal haze, its people trapped between worlds. Guided by Sarah, an ethereal figure with a tragic past, you must untangle the threads of a story woven from greed, pride, and poisoned earth. Explore the Blackwood Manor, dig throu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spectra Beneath the Stain.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

85% User Score Based on 13 reviews

Final Outcry is a first-person horror game that centers on classified government found footage of an urban exploration trip gone wrong. As you venture further into an abandoned prison, do you have what it takes to face the horrors lurking within and reach the end of the V/H/S tape? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Final Outcry.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

You bought a box of VHS tapes at a flea market. Now you need to look through them and select those on which there are supernatural, scary, violent events, in general, everything that may be interesting to the viewer. Get the full version on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3501370/BANNED_TAPES/ Maximum playtime: 10 minutes Follow me if you liked the game there will be game updates i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BANNED TAPES.

What Happens After Midnight is an action-adventure horror FPS where you play as Lucy, a paranormal investigator sent to check out the small town of Nightvale. Things are not as they seem. The people are strange here and an ominous feeling grows as the clock gets closer to midnight. Then ensues a journey through other worlds to save our own. Explore mysterious worlds. Collect resources and u… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What Happens After Midnight?.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

73% User Score Based on 73 reviews

About This GameFaint Call is a psychological horror game about a police officer investigating a distress call from someone at a notoriously cursed house.StoryIn 2010, a family moved into a suburban house. Their joy turned to terror on the first night when they were brutally murdered by an unknown assailant. The police investigated, but each victim was found hanging in the bathroom with a mysteriou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Faint Call.

Last Copy is a first-person psychological horror game where an unlabeled VHS tape follows you home, turning familiar places into something impossible to trust. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Copy.

Paranormal Footages is a psychological horror anthology built around recorded incidents and recovered materials. Each tape explores a standalone case tied to unexplained events that were never meant to surface. You are viewing Tape #1 - Supervisor Paranormal Footages : SupervisorEthan Cole takes on a temporary night shift at the Ravenhill warehouse. What begins as a routine package sorting g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paranormal Footages : Supervisor.

"Survivor's Notes" is an FMV . Players control two protagonists, using choices and QTEs to unlock different branches and endings. Follow a girl who foresees disaster and acolonel from the future as their stories reveal the outbreak's origins. Trust,rescue, or walk away. Survival is onlyone of them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Survivor's Notes.

The Skin Stapler is a retro-styled PSX grindhouse horror adventure set in the rotting, crime-soaked sprawl of Carrion City. Players follow jaded detective Dick Slater and his eager rookie partner Robbie Knox as they hunt a mysterious serial killer known only as The Skin Stapler. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Skin Stapler.

In Maledictum (1–4 co-op), you’re not a ghost hunter you’re an Investigator of Guilt. Identify the entity, uncover the victim/culprit/cause, and decide a final ritual to free or condemn a spirit that reacts to your voice. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maledictum.

⚠️ Early Playtest NoticeThe playtest is for a very early prototype. Access is granted in small waves as I actively develop the game. Expect bugs, missing features, and placeholder content. Daughter of Voodoo is a first person, single player narrative horror experience where ancestral Voodoo rituals intersect with the unseen world of the dead. You play as Marie Laurette, a clairvoyant priestess wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Daughter of Voodoo.

The Shade:A first-person psychological horror set in rural Finland, where isolation and unsettling encounters slowly turn your housekeeping job into something far more disturbing. Story:You play as Arthur Bell, a young man who takes a job opportunity in the Finnish countryside. Travel deeper into the countryside, find the employer and get further information about the job. The Manor:Your job… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shade.

Eliza Trewithian haunts the old Wychwood Hollow, the largest ancient oak woodland in Cornwall. A place of myth and legend. You are dispatched alone to investigate the case, with help from some local Ghost-Hunters. Gather evidence, decipher the clues in old documents and explore the Hollow. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wychwood Hollow.

As a journalist, you made headlines back in 2006 with a groundbreaking story. Years later, an anonymous call tied to that very event leads you to an horror house. But this house may belong to the Antichrist believed to appear at the end of days. You’re chasing a story… but it might be your last. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Antichrist.

Main story Step into the shoes of a police officer assigned to investigate an earthquake at the renowned "Santa Margarita" school at year 2003. Your mission is to uncover the truth behind the incident and reveal the school's dark, hidden history. Throughout your investigation, you'll encounter various paranormal events that defy explanation. Or can you unravel the mys… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Earthquake: Margarita School - Definitive Edition.

24%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

40% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Introduction: One morning, I woke up and was about to go to work, but upon leaving, I found myself in a strange place filled with dangerous monsters, You must find a way to escape here and return to the real world, but before that, you need to collect materials, food, and weapons to ensure that you can survive here. Gameplay: The game is a 3D horror survival game… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Floating Life Record.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

89% User Score Based on 27 reviews

The Horror Occultist You were never meant to find this place.And it was never meant to wake up. About This GameThe Horror Occultist is a first-person psychological horror game focused on atmosphere, tension, and slow-burning dread. Set in a forgotten forest consumed by darkness, you will explore the ruins of an abandoned monastery where an ancient force was once sealed — and later awakened. Thi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Horror Occultist.

What if the tapes you found weren’t just recordings... but warnings? Playback is a first-person psychological horror experience that blurs the line between reality and memory. Dive into a disturbing mystery as you uncover the fate of the tenants in a cursed building—all through a haunted collection of VHS tapes. You play as an investigator drawn to a seemingly abandoned apartment complex. As you … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Playback.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music

94% User Score Based on 33 reviews

The Family Trip is a psychological horror narrative game. You play as an 13-year-old boy who travels with his parents to cabin. The trip is meant to be a quiet getaway, but soon the sense of isolation becomes unsettling. Everything starts quietly, just a family trip. But someone is watching them from the woods. What was meant to be a few peaceful days away from home turns into a trip they wil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Family Trip.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere

100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

Lost & Found Collection is an immersive, PSX-style horror game where each VHS tape you discover unveils a unique story within the same eerie universe. Set in different but interconnected locations and timelines, each tape offers a fresh narrative and new mysteries to explore, drawing you deeper into the dark secrets of the world. Features: Multiple Stories: Every VHS tape contains a self… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost & Found Collection.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

75% User Score Based on 20 reviews

Ramona is a first-person psychological horror set in the 1970s. Use a camera to reveal the invisible, follow Ramona’s rules, and explore rooms filled with puzzles and disturbing memories in a house haunted by secrets and remorse. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ramona.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

80% User Score Based on 25 reviews

"C.U.T.S" is a first-person thriller with psychological horror elements, featuring a linear narrative and a playtime of approximately 50 to 60 minutes. StoryA man named Ethan, passionate about collecting VHS tapes, receives a box full of them from a friend. But as he starts watching, he realizes he’s witnessing something deeply disturbing and unsettling. GameplayThe game is primarily a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to C.U.T.S.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

84% User Score Based on 19 reviews

Unsealed: The Mare is a first-person psychological horror game set in a nightmare rooted in memory and trauma. Players explore dark, oppressive environments while uncovering fragmented messages and hidden memories that subtly alter the world around them. The experience emphasizes tension, sound awareness, and atmosphere, encouraging players to move carefully, listen closely, and piece together m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unsealed: The Mare.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

89% User Score Based on 18 reviews

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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RESTORER.

From the hidden pages of Jurnal Risa comes a visual novel where the boundary between the living and the unseen begins to blur. Step into Jurnal Risa's world where each shadow holds a story, and every whisper leads you deeper into the unknown. Witness the resurrection of the foretold nemesis of the Jurnal Risa crew, which was never revealed before. Unveil its dark destiny within this horror-advent… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jurnal Risa: Dark Destiny.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

You are being imprisoned. Nouschóra is a short, narrative-driven semi-horror game about exploring a strange land full of twists, turns, monsters and the past. Don't let them notice you. There are... other things here with you. You'll need to be slow, methodical, and constantly on edge in order to evade them. This place doesn't take kindly to recklessness. Something is trying to contact you. T… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nouschóra.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

80% User Score Based on 10 reviews

This first-person horror detective adventure! Go to the abandoned mental hospital and photograph spirits, collect notes, build a chain of events and at the end of the game answer questions related to the events that occurred in this hospital. In this game you have to walk, take pictures, collect notes, it is a horror walking simulator with the ability to take pictures of hidden objects. FEAUTURES:… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SPIRITGRAPHER: THE ASYLUM 99.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

94% User Score Based on 1,352 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

This ghost hunting simulation is a first-person single player experience. You’re equipped with an EMF Meter, Thermometer, Audio Recorder, Camera, and a Flashlight collecting evidence to satisfy homeowners concerns. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Conrad Stevenson's Paranormal P.I..

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

The Descent VR is a psychological horror walking simulator set in the eerie coal mining town of Rockwell. Step into the boots of an investigative journalist returning to their hometown, determined to uncover the truth buried deep beneath the earth. Once a thriving mine, Rockwell has become infamous for a string of accidents, disappearances, and unexplained deaths. The mine has long been sealed, t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE DESCENT VR.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

81% User Score Based on 43 reviews

DON'T MISS THIS HORROR GAME About the GameTHE STORY OF A REAL EVENT In 2009, two young girls living in Apartment No 129 in Turkey perform satanic rituals with candles late at night. According to allegations, the girls, who lived on the top floor of the building, mysteriously lost their lives that night. According to residents of the building, there was a very violent earthquake that night. Al… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apartment No 129.

35%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

60% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Every scene is a foreshadowing. This is more than just a “ghost story.” By unlocking different endings, your expectations will be overturned—twice—and your understanding of the truth will shift in completely unexpected ways. “The Haunted Building: The Locksmith on the First Floor” is a uniquely styled horror adventure set in the public housing block Cheung Wing House. You play as Lee Shing, a you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Haunted Building.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

95% User Score Based on 122 reviews

A first-person exploration game based on the actual memories of a 92-year-old grandmother, told to players in her own voice. Take pictures of what remains of her abandoned childhood home to uncover the dark, traumatic events that she had to fight through as a teenage girl. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Brukel.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

72% User Score Based on 65 reviews

Morph Girl is an FMV Point And Click/Visual Novel developed as a homage to 90/00's low-fi Japanese horror movies. Inspired by home VHS tapes, Morph Girl intends to evoke the most personal fears surrounding the presence of the unknown within one's home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Morph Girl.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

71% User Score Based on 132 reviews

Wander long creepy corridors in search for answers in this short and jumpscare filled game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hotel Remorse.

Mama is a first-person psychological horror game focused on atmosphere, exploration, and story. Years after the events that left the fifth floor abandoned, you return to an old Soviet apartment building to collect documents left behind by your parents. What should have been a simple visit quickly turns into something far more disturbing. The floor has been empty for years, but its apartments … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MAMA.

A first-person psychological horror game set in 1990s rural Mexico. Investigate a child disappearance through exploration, environmental puzzles, and shifting realities as every run uncovers a deeper truth and reveals a limitless hell. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to El Velo: Hell Has No Limits.

Bleeding Nightmare | 血に染まる悪夢 is a first-person psychological horror game about grief, trauma, and fractured memories, infused with unsettling religious symbolism. Each chapter is a new nightmare to escape from. Explore an abandoned chapel that slowly transforms into surreal dreamscapes, forgotten hospital wards, and impossible places where painful memories refuse to stay buried. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bleeding Nightmare | 血に染まる悪夢.

Investigate an abandoned farm where mysterious accidents have brought the construction of a luxury resort to a halt. Explore, solve puzzles, and uncover secrets buried beneath decades of silence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Inquiry - Profane Soil.

The sun's down, the school is dead silent, and everyone's long gone. All you have to do is grab the groceries and make it home. Simple, right? Too bad the streets outside aren't quite as empty as they look. Don't Talk To Strangers is a psychological horror game about the terrifying vulnerability of being small in a world full of hidden threats. a dynamic sanity system, every choice and every conv… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Don’t Talk to Strangers.

StoryYou are a horror Vlogger, heading to a remote mountain village to film paranormal legends. But your navigation fails, and you get lost in the mountains. You stumble upon an old inn that looks like it's been there for ages. With no other choice, you stay the night. But as the night unfolds, strange phenomena begin to occur. An eerie presence starts to cling to you—yet you're thrilled. This is … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Buried Apparition.

A cursed TV holds you captive. To break free, survive the dark entity's programs of mind-bending puzzles, terror, and impossible choices, as reality and the broadcast slowly bleed into one another. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tuned In.

A first-person horror game about a detective investigating an abandoned research facility, a missing girl named Carla, and the sealed room at the center of it all. Recover VHS tapes, follow the tracks left behind, and avoid what's left inside. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Room 0.

Anomalous Veil is a psychological horror experience that can be completed in 30–90 minutes and features branching endings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anomalous Veil.

You came to this house for a one-night babysitting job. As the night goes on, strange events begin to unfold, and nothing is as it seems. Can you protect the little girl and make it through the night alive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Something Strange Tonight - The Lurker.

Step into the mind of a disgraced ex-cop, once a servant of a powerful cult that controls society from the shadows. Now hunted, betrayed, and haunted by sins too dark to name, you must hide the truth before it devours you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whispers of the Requiem.