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Hong Kong Horror Incident: Yik Sin House is a first-person psychological horror game. You are an ordinary delivery rider living in Yik Sin House. For several consecutive days, you are assigned to deliver food to the same unit. At first, everything seems perfectly normal. However, starting from the second day, things begin to feel wrong. The seemingly friendly male neighbor upstairs often invites y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hong Kong Horror Incident: Yik Sin House.

Forty years of insomnia. Forty years of trying to forget that August. But memory is a trap you can't escape by simply closing your eyes. For Nikita, time stood still long ago. His life has become an endless, exhausting marathon of anxiety, where night brings no rest. Trying to find some peace and escape the haunting nightmares, he suddenly discovers that reality has cracked. Instead of oblivion, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Camp "Burevestnik".

Bhangarh: The Untold Story Bhangarh: The Untold Story is a psychological survival horror experience set in the cursed ruins of India’s most haunted fort. The Real Bhangarh Bhangarh Fort is a real location in Rajasthan - often called the most haunted place in Asia. Built in the 16th century by Raja Madho Singh, the fort now stands abandoned, shrouded in mystery. According to legend, a sor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bhangarh: The Untold Story.

⚠️ Please Note: Locked In My Darkness 2: The Room is a slow-paced, first-person psychological horror game with a focus on atmosphere, exploration, and puzzle-solving. It is not an action or combat-heavy experience. Estimated playtime: 2 to 3 hours. Multiple endings available. ️ About the GameLocked In My Darkness 2: The Room is a first-person psychological horror game that places you in the s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Locked in my Darkness 2: The Room.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, monetization

80% User Score Based on 150 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 8 reviews

The Shattering is a first-person, story-driven, psychological thriller that takes place in the pristine white aesthetic of protagonist John Evans' own dream. Players must piece together the fragments of the past and present, following the voice of the 'Doctor' as he guides them deeper into John’s mind. Players will experience the key moments of John's life that have defined and shaped him - they w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shattering.

In the early 2000s, a series of horrifying incidents shattered countless lives across the world. No one truly understood the purpose behind them. Some called it corruption, others called it power beyond humanity itself. But as the truth slowly surfaced, one terrifying possibility emerged — perhaps the real monsters were never demons, but humans with absolute control over others. For decades, hi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apestin Explorer.

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.

WHAT THE HOUSE REMEMBERSWhat the House Remembers is a narrative-driven psychological horror experience centered on guilt, memory, and the fragile boundary between reality and perception. You arrive at a secluded house to care for the property while its owner is away. At first, everything seems ordinary. Then the house begins to remember. Strange sounds echo through empty rooms. Familiar spaces… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What the House Remembers.

58%Game Brain Score

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73% User Score Based on 30 reviews

Who are you? A question that haunts you as strange events unfold around you. You're trapped in a house that feels eerily familiar, yet it twists and reshapes itself with every cycle. Reality warps, rooms shift, and the boundaries between past and present blur. Your mind fractures with every second spent inside, teetering on the edge of sanity. Will you uncover the truth, or will you be lost to th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MIRROR MIRROR.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

92% User Score Based on 50 reviews

STEAM https://store.steampowered.com/app/3447620/Christmas_Story/ Christmas Story is a horror game that blends the warmth of Christmas evenings with chilling mysteries.    The average completion time is 60 minutes One winter evening, a grandson travels to a quiet, snow-covered village to visit his grandfather. The village house is filled with a cozy Christmas atmosphere: the fire crackles in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Christmas Story.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

91% User Score Based on 854 reviews

Journalist Walter Martins ended his life during the broadcast of “TELEFORUM”, a now-canceled TV program. You’re visiting the apartment of his widow - to console the grieving woman and shine some light on this awful story… But that’s not the main reason why you’re here. It’s all about the tape, isn’t it? Try to find out the truth and, PLEASE, ■■ NOT ■■■■■ ■■■■ ■■■■. This is important.FEATURES… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TELEFORUM.

THE APARTMENT LIESThe Apartment Lies is a first person anomaly horror game that challenges your perception, memory, and nerves. You are trapped inside a seemingly ordinary apartment building, but with each step forward, the environment subtly changes. Your task is simple in theory, yet terrifying in practice: spot what is wrong and choose the correct door to survive. Gameplay Overview The game i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE APARTMENT LIES.

ColdSide: Retro Edition is a reimagined version of the 2020 indie horror game, recreated in the style of classic retro titles. You once again find yourself in an abandoned bunker where research on anomalous phenomena is underway. What’s new in Retro Edition Fully updated visual style: “dirty” textures, vintage noise, and retro color grading. Improved effects and lighting. Minor gameplay and v… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ColdSide: Retro Edition.

61%Game Brain Score

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94% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Plunge into Greenhearth, a small town hiding heavy secrets: take on the role of Ricky Fox and lead an investigation that gradually shifts from an intimate film noir into oppressive Lovecraftian horror. Driven by memorable characters and revelations that will linger long after the credits roll, Echoes delivers a taut narrative where every discovery matters and leads to four distinct endings shaped … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes.

36%Game Brain Score

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36% User Score Based on 11 reviews

You wake up in a locked room with five strangers. Something unknown lurks outside. Will you survive the night? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Room 42.

When you wake up, you suddenly find yourself back in time, you have a vague memory, you don't know why you are here, and in the process of escaping, you may discover the truth hidden behind this place. The game requires players to explore different scenarios to trigger and find out different events and solve the mysteries around them step by step At the same time, it is also necessary to pay… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Before waking up (梦醒边缘).

DWELL is a first-person psychological horror game where players explore a disturbing environment, uncover hidden secrets, solve puzzles, and survive terrifying encounters. The game focuses on tense atmosphere, exploration, and story-driven horror. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dwell.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

82% User Score Based on 17 reviews

CASE RECORDS is a psychological horror game that is part of the universe of the games CASE: Animatronics and CASE 2: Animatronics Survival.. The player has to play as a 17 year old female student and solve missing person mysteries by volunteering at the police station of Crowvale, a suburb of Aurora. Patrol and explore the dark corners of the city to solve its terrifying mysteries. But the most … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CASE RECORDS: Fear of Abduction.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

79% User Score Based on 52 reviews

The second episode in the series follows 14-year-old Anton, caught in a web of family turmoil and his father’s debts. Forced to relocate to an unfamiliar city, Anton faces a chilling encounter with a Soviet serial killer responsible for horrific crimes in the fall of 1992. Uncanny Tales: 1992 Uncanny Tales: 1992 is a narrative adventure game. Play as 14-year-old Anton, who moves to a new city … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uncanny Tales: 1992.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability

94% User Score Based on 119 reviews

https://store.steampowered.com/widget/3690750/ GET IT ON STEAM VOICE ACTING AND GRAPHIC NOVEL UPDATE IS HERE NOW! Once Upon A Mind: A Little Too Friendly A short, story-driven psychological horror experience Emily, 23, moves to Brooklyn in search of a fresh start her own space, her own life. The apartment is cozy, the landlady is kind, and the small café around the corner offers her a quick… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Once Upon A Mind - A Little Too Friendly.

61%Game Brain Score

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100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Alex is persuaded by his childhood friends to reconnect on a fun camping trip together. He feels superfluous in the company of students, and his confusion grows when the buddies venture further into the forest. Alex's fears are well-founded, because in the remote wilderness the carefree travelers await something much more sinister than the usual dangers. Enter a nightmare in the dark caves to sav… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deep Under.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

78% User Score Based on 103 reviews

At the heart of the action are a twelve-year-old Kenneth and his younger sister Esme, children of the Murphy family, who hit the trail of a mysterious monster following series of entangled events. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monsters of Little Haven.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability

95% User Score Based on 362 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 5 reviews

A first-person narrative adventure game about exploring a cult compound in the remote New Mexico desert. Discover the lives of the former inhabitants -- what brought them together, what they believed, and why they ended it all. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sagebrush.

What would you do if someone you lost suddenly returned as if nothing had ever happened?In this short hand-drawn narrative adventure with point-and-click exploration, you follow a girl Yume as she revisits a quiet neighborhood from her past, the place where she once lived with Noah, the partner who mysteriously disappeared years ago. There were no explanations, no goodbye. Time passed, and life s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Too Real.

Play as a private detective sent on the trail of a missing person. What seemed like a simple case quickly turns into a nightmare. Will you be the one to solve the case... or just another victim of this mystery? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Investigation: Experiment.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

85% User Score Based on 13 reviews

A mysterious woman comes back from the dead, and the dusty past surfaces. Between a gloomy student girl and a glamorous ex-girlfriend, the clues are intertwined, who is the mastermind behind the scene? Play as a detective heroine in 1935 London, embark on a journey of love and growth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to London: Echoes of the Past.

Suddenly you wake up, dim lights and familiar corridors. Endless loop. The place is filthy. It's like this place is familiar, but it's worse than you remember. In this game you play as Jack Miller, wandering the corridors in an infinite loop, who knows, maybe later you'll find out why you're here and who you are. - A looping psychological horror experience - Disturbing atmosphere and mind-be… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reflection Of Sin.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development

90% User Score Based on 890 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

Karma: The Dark World's Deluxe Edition contains the following : - Full game of KARMA: The Dark World - The 58 Track Original Soundtrack - The 5 Track 'Into the Mist' EP - The 138 Page Artbook If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KARMA: The Dark World.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 822 reviews

Critic Score 89%Based on 10 reviews

STORY Embark on a thrilling sci-fi journey in a futuristic Asian city with MINDS BENEATH US. In a society fully automated by advanced AI, you find yourself trapped in a foreign body, alongside the subconscious of its original owner. As society evolves, a new industry emerges that replaces the hardware needed to operate AI-automated systems with human brains. Consequently, the most disadvantaged … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Minds Beneath Us.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

75% User Score Based on 60 reviews

A LONELY JOB IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHEREMary is an 18-year-old girl who’s just moved out and taken a night-shift waitress job at a desolate roadside café on the edge of nowhere. Each night, the silence grows deeper. Customers grow stranger. And the feeling that someone is watching becomes impossible to ignore...   This is the first episode of the True Nightmare series — a psychological horror that … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to True Nightmare - Roadside Сafe.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 4 reviews

Immerse yourself in the darkness of an enigmatic apartment where every shadow hides a terrifying secret. Embark on a breathtaking quest to discover the truth behind a sinister presence that stalks you at every step. In this immersive horror game, you play as Joel who wakes up with no memories in an unfamiliar apartment. As you explore the dark and dilapidated rooms, disturbing clues reveal traces… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forget.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

87% User Score Based on 184 reviews

Pieces of me is a psychological thriller drama in the genre of "walking simulator", which is a spin-off to the game "September 7th" If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pieces of me.

96%Game Brain Score

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96% User Score Based on 52 reviews

In the first Cannibal Tales episode, "The Interview", you play the role of a young and ambitious journalist determined to make a career. Your goal is to get a scoop that will allow you to become a partner in the newspaper you work for. You focus on the mystery surrounding a young survivor of a metropolitan cannibal, determined to obtain an interview to unravel the connection between t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cannibal Tales - Episode 1.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

71% User Score Based on 28 reviews

A slow-burning, psychological horror walking sim set in a haunted Japanese neighborhood. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blue Maiden.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

91% User Score Based on 45 reviews

Flower in Us is a short, story-driven mystery adventure that invites players to unravel hidden secrets. The first thing you notice is the darkness of the basement as you awaken, your memory wiped clean by a brutal attack. Nearby, a young woman is tied up, her eyes filled with a familiarity you can’t place – she seems to know who you are, but you don’t remember her. Explore the basement, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flower in Us.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

93% User Score Based on 254 reviews

Haunted by grief and guilt after a tragic accident, you start seeing a house in your dreams. No matter what you do, you can't get its image out of your mind. You feel it calling for you, so you answer it. The Windows Are Gone is a short, psychological horror game made by Scary Cube. It focuses on creating an immersive and disturbing atmosphere through the manipulation of narrative and audiovisual… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Windows Are Gone.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, monetization

92% User Score Based on 48 reviews

As an adaptation of the popular suspecse TV series, Cat's Cradle, this game combines investigation, solving puzzles and reasoning with original stories, which can build a more Immersive experience. Game will build new stories based on original setting and focus on the inner world of the character. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Bad Kids.

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.

Echo’s Inc – OverviewA once-thriving tech company researching A.I. and lucid dreaming has gone dark. You are Melvin, a former employee and horror streamer, returning after a decade of silence. Reality unravels as you explore the facility. Shadows whisper. Something still watches. This is more than horror—it’s a descent into the unknown. GameplayExplore. Observe. Survive. First-person psycholo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echo's Inc.

Every path through the forest leads deeper into the fog…but something in the mist already knows who you are. Whispers in the Fog is a first- and third-person psychological horror experience focused on atmosphere, exploration, and uncovering a deeply personal mystery hidden within a haunted forest. You awaken alone in a rain-soaked wilderness with no memory of who you are or how you arrived. Arme… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whispers in the fog.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

84% User Score Based on 237 reviews

You are a monster under someone's house. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I live under your house..

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

95% User Score Based on 19 reviews

Passenger 23 is a horror game centered around a student working at a rest stop.Your first shift is about to begin, and what awaits you is far more terrifying than you ever imagined. Traces of the Past23 passengers and a dark secret... The Midnight VisitorThe answers are dark, the questions even darker. Your shift has started!No matter what happens late into the night, you must keep m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to S.O.V: Passenger 23.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

95% User Score Based on 544 reviews

Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring a hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art developed by award-winning Finnish solo developer Jesse Makkonen (DISTRAINT -series, Afterdream, Heal). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Without a Dawn.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, humor

91% User Score Based on 447 reviews

Critic Score 63%Based on 11 reviews

Reveil is a narrative first-person psycho-thriller game that focuses on story, puzzles and exploration. Find out what’s going on inside Walter Thompson and what his dark past at the Nelson Bros Circus has to do with it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to REVEIL.

If you want to try the game out, here's a link to the demo: https://kazuki-t126.itch.io/ones-desolation-demo In the esteemed estate of the Cichy mansion, there seems to be a rift within the household. However, one day Adele Cichy tells her daughter Liridona she has set up an arranged marriage with a prince named Nathaniel. Everything seems to be going well between the two of them until Liridona he… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Void Chronicles: One's Desolation.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

81% User Score Based on 227 reviews

A cinematic thriller told through the classic perspective of point & click adventure games. The Night is Grey is about modern storytelling fused together with hand-drawn animated characters, fully animated backgrounds and an original studio recorded music score. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Night is Grey.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization

84% User Score Based on 593 reviews

This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Welcome to Kowloon.

"Every day for me is nothing but discouragement and despair. What is the point of living? For whom to live? I have come to the place where it all began, where I used to live. Maybe this place will answer all my questions." The protagonist comes to his hometown to search for answers. But when he finds the very place where it all began, his worst nightmares get in the way. The protagonist… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LET ME OUT.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

86% User Score Based on 1,588 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 4 reviews

A retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No one lives under the lighthouse.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music

82% User Score Based on 44 reviews

FRAGMENTS is a 2D, psychological, twisted piece of interactive fiction set in the very near future. You play as Evan, a young guy wrestling with his own mind as to whether he did, or did not do a serious crime. Should he fail to get to the bottom of the truth via reconstructions of some of his most traumatizing memories, he risks spending the rest of his life behind bars. Two detectives stand in … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fragments.