Games like Buried Tapes: The Cleaner

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

86% User Score Based on 29 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 second episode of these tapes is completely free, more episodes will be coming soon. (BURIED TAPES) The ParkingIn the second episode of BURIED TAPES you play as Monica Jones, a 23 year old… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to (BURIED TAPES) The Parking.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

91% User Score Based on 46 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.

What is Kindawn?A first-person atmospheric horror exploration game. You play as an adult returning to the Siberian town where you grew up as an orphan. As you piece together fractured memories and uncover what happened in your absence, the line between folklore and nightmare begins to dissolve. The game is designed for a single playthrough of approximately 3-5 hours. There is no combat. Explorati… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kindawn: The Parish Remembers.

How far would you go to go viral? Chat is this Real? is a first-person psychological horror game. You play as Alex, who, after receiving a VHS tape linked to a forgotten patient, sees the perfect opportunity: to break into an abandoned hospital and start a live stream. What begins as an impulsive attempt to go viral quickly turns into a nightmare. Explore dark corridors, discover disturbing clue… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chat, Is This Real?.

36%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

57% User Score Based on 14 reviews

ABOUT THE GAME In the quiet town of Morton, Louisiana, rumors of strange occurrences and incidents have been circulating among residents for years. Despite the efforts of the local police department to suppress rumors and reassure the community, rumors of the supernatural continue to spread. When a series of mysterious deaths and disappearances occur in Morton, the police are at a loss to speculat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A SIMPLE REQUEST.

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.

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, 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.

"Mourningwood Lodge2:Hidden Voice" is a full-motion video (FMV) live-action horror mystery game. As the second installment in the "Mourningwood Lodge" series and a prequel to the original title, it introduces an entirely new storyline where players assume the role of a fresh character embarking on an intensely terrifying journey. In the game, players step into the shoes of Qin … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 林葬屋前传：冥声.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

86% User Score Based on 29 reviews

The Night Is Long is a short Lovecraftian inspired horror game and a remake of a previous game jam game called Night is Long. Story In the midst of grief and despair, a man sets out on a journey to escape the pain of his past. But as he drives through the stormy night, he comes face to face with the impossible - his deceased wife standing in the middle of the road. Without hesitation, he follows h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Night Is Long.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere

67% User Score Based on 24 reviews

Story The night shift was meant to be simple. A graveyard covered in snow. A town swallowed by fog. A routine that repeats itself a little differently each time. Memories surface without context. Familiar places feel misremembered. The past presses in quietly, never fully revealing itself. What brought you here becomes harder to recall — and leaving no longer feels guaranteed.  Atmosphere … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VHS COLLECTION: Buried Alive.

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.

28%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

44% User Score Based on 16 reviews

"Thou Shalt Not Kill" is a VHS-style first-person walking simulator horror game. You play as Angel, a girl traveling through the forest who finds a VHS tape lying on the ground. She starts watching it, only to discover that the footage is unsettling and tells a mysterious story. As you watch the entire tape, you realize this is no ordinary VHS footage, and you are shocked by its revelati… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thou Shalt Not Kill.

36%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, graphics

57% User Score Based on 14 reviews

Valley of Shadows is a short psychological horror game. The events take place in an ordinary American suburb, with an ordinary family man, but the events that happen to him are not quite ordinary.  The protagonist returns home to his family late at night after a hard day's work. But the house is empty, the wife and daughter suddenly disappeared somewhere, and a videotape left by a stranger on th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Valley of Shadows.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, music

65% User Score Based on 23 reviews

As you progress, you will need to find keys and open locked doors. Solve puzzles and find passages. A first-person game with elements of horror. Explore the school and its classes, collect batteries for your flashlight. Solve puzzles. The darkness can conceal various secrets. The player finds himself in an abandoned school, which was once a place of study for local schoolchildren. The protago… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadow of the School.

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.

Escape is a platform-adventure game of new weird style. You will be in an uncontrollable research institution, and witness the site being disintegrated by Data Elimination. Seek a gleam of light desperately in the erosion of the darkness. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ESCAPE SITE 13.

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.

Playable demo drops in May 2026.Maledictum is a 1–4 player co-op horror investigation game: identify the entity, uncover the victim/culprit/cause through story evidence, then perform a final ritual to free or condemn the spirit while it reacts to your voice and choices. In Maledictum, you’re not a ghost hunter chasing random apparitions. You’re an Investigator of Guilt. Every haunting is the aft… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maledictum.

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.

You are alone in Wychwood Hollow, Cornwall, to investigate the local legend of Eliza Trewithian the Cornwall Wood Witch. She haunts the ancient oak wood, since her death in 1793, torn apart by the hunting hounds of Trelawney Manor. Does Eliza seek revenge, or just witnesses to remember her story? Armed with a collection of ghost-hunting gadgets, it’s up to you to solve the case. Help is at hand,… 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.

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.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

75% User Score Based on 20 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.

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.

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.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

88% User Score Based on 50 reviews

Play through three VHS tapes, uncovering the mystery of a decrepit facility, eluding tormented beasts, and discovering the truth of the chosen one. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uh Oh!.

As you progress, you will need to find keys and open locked doors. Solve puzzles and find passages. A first-person game with horror elements. Explore the office and its rooms, collect batteries for your flashlight. Solve puzzles. Darkness can hide many secrets. You are Alex, a curious journalist who has decided to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the entire staff of Synergy Soft. Six m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cradle.

Project DINOZ is a tense, fear-driven horror game built around found footage, fragmented testimonies, and the final moments of those trapped on an isolated island owned by UCBC — a corporation that pushed its experiments far beyond ethical limits. When the power failed, the security systems died… and the dinosaurs woke to an open world. You will experience the collapse of the island from three di… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project DINOZ.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization

94% User Score Based on 31 reviews

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

Enter the disturbing world of Backrooms Level X, a first-person narrative survival horror game that immerses you in an endless labyrinth of desolate and liminal spaces. 13 levels and giant enemies await you in this unique experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms Level X.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

85% User Score Based on 39 reviews

A found footage horror game about two sisters who often play hide and seek in their family home, recording everything with their mother's VHS camera. What begins innocently, soon turns disturbing, when it becomes clear that something is terribly wrong. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Too Well Hidden.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

84% User Score Based on 37 reviews

What Is the Secret of Winslow’s Manor?After years of silence, your elderly and ailing grandmother, Martha Winslow, calls for your help. You travel to her remote, crumbling estate expecting a simple visit. But once inside, time feels frozen, and the air is thick with forgotten memories. Martha’s mind is fractured, her grasp on reality slipping. Yet the manor speaks through creaking floors, distant… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grandma, Is That You?.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability

85% User Score Based on 104 reviews

I made this immersive first-person single player ghost investigation sim to bring a new take to the genre. Each time you enter the Manor, things are never the same. Use essential paranormal tools to investigate ghosts. Learn their stories. Release them to the afterlife. With deep replayability. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Among The Whispers - Provocation.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

74% User Score Based on 34 reviews

What hides in the depths of the forest?! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to From The Past.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere

100% User Score Based on 15 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.

24%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, story

35% User Score Based on 20 reviews

"The Children of The Woods - Lost Tape" serves as a playable teaser of what can be expected from the upcoming found footage franchise called "The Children of The Woods". Through this first installment, viewers can explore events following the disappearances and the missing 5 individuals from a fresh viewpoint. It offers an immersive experience that delves deeper into the lore a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Children of The Woods - Lost Tape.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

73% User Score Based on 22 reviews

About the GameImmerse yourself in the eerie, atmospheric world of Silverpine Creek, inspired by Granny and latest Jumpscare games brings you a gripping horror adventure where every step could be your last. You wake up near your car, on the outskirts of a desolate village nestled in a valley surrounded by towering mountains and a rushing river. As a determined reporter, you've come to uncover the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Silverpine Creek.

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.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music

100% User Score Based on 33 reviews

Story: Mary Thorne books a week-long getaway at Valley View Escape with her friend, Carly, to escape family chaos and focus on her project. When Carly is delayed, Mary spends the first few days alone and soon senses an unnerving presence around her. Can she uncover the source of that strange feeling and survive the week, or will she succumb to the Gaze of Dread? Gameplay: Gaze of Dread is a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gaze of Dread.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

75% User Score Based on 32 reviews

Case of the mysterious death of Keiko Haraeda Japan, September 12, 1999, at 8:00 p.m., Ms. Keiko Haraeda collapsed in her room and was found dead. Although the police have ruled that there is no case and closed the investigation, many puzzling points remain, and the family is still calling for information. About this Video This video was recorded on a videotape from an unknown sender that was s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Case of the mysterious death of Keiko Haraeda.

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.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization

87% User Score Based on 40 reviews

CHIYO is a first person, escape room styled, single player, puzzle game set in a Edo era Japan horror background and in the same universe of MALICE. Play as Idate Chiyo, a newly recruited paranormal investigator of the Tokugawa Shogunate's Magical Arcane Division, tasked with her first assignment to investigate some strange occurrences reported to have originated from an abandoned mansion on the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chiyo.

Hannah is a puzzle platformer horror survival game. You play as Hannah, a teenager born in the 80s, who tries to understand her personality by taking an internal journey to her childhood and discovering what went wrong. You will immerse yourself in the depths of this dreamlike reality in which Hannah will have to be cunning, to solve puzzles; use the elements at your disposal to create devices an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hannah.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability

69% User Score Based on 281 reviews

Relive dark footage recorded from the perspective of multiple characters in this unique first person horror. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Final Take.

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.