Games like Palimpsest

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

94% User Score Based on 71 reviews

The Store looks familiar.That’s the problem. You enter a brightly lit furniture superstore made of showrooms, aisles, and corridors. Everything is clean. Orderly. Normal. Then it repeats. The rooms return in the same order, with the same layout — but not always in the same state. Something may be wrong. Or nothing may be wrong at all. And knowing the difference is the only way forward. Observatio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP-3008: Infinite Store.

"There Exists Nobody" is a spot-the-difference anomaly horror game. You dream of returning to the streets of your childhood, but find yourself trapped in a loop with no way out. Here, you will encounter various surreal anomalies—observe carefully and find them! Anomaly-Hunting Horror GameIn "There Exists Nobody," your task is to carefully look for anomalies on the street. Wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to There Exists Nobody.

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).

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.

With only 5 minutes left until the deadline, the real nightmare has just begun.You play as Jian Xun, a 25-year-old scriptwriter drowning in deadline anxiety. Every time you wake up in your cramped, cyberpunk-style room, the piercing mechanical alarm clock is dead set at 11:55. This is not just high-pressure occupational anxiety; it's a life-and-death struggle for the dominance of consciousness. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to INFINITY DEADLINE.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

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.

Circular Fallacy is a card-based narrative puzzle game with 3D scene perspective switching. The story is set in an unknown space where you wake up, having forgotten why you came here, and begin your journey to find yourself... But as the story unfolds, the interwoven layers of time and space make the world increasingly elusive. Can you uncover your original self? Perspective switching bring… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Circular Fallacy.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

89% User Score Based on 36 reviews

Your beloved employee is back! Before Exit: Gas Station is the next game in the franchise. You clean up your workplace, take care of the last customers, and make sure everything is closed. If every task is complete, you are safe. Otherwise, your boss will not be pleased! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Before Exit: Gas Station.

Manus Sors is a story-driven 2D adventure with elements of мистicism and psychological horror. After her grandmother's death, Kristina returns to her apartment to sort through the family's remaining affairs. Surrounded by familiar belongings, old photographs, and fading memories, she begins to notice things that should not be there. Cryptic notes draw her deeper into her family's past, while the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Manus Sors.

Dr. Crimson suggests a different approach. He believes the key lies in prolonging the induced state, pushing the subject deeper into the convergence points. “Let them linger,” he wrote in his latest notes. “Let them witness.” What if the monsters you feared... were born from your own memories? Crimson Theory is a psychological horror game that blends mystery, survival, and dream logic in a surre… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crimson Theory.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

69% User Score Based on 29 reviews

A tense, atmospheric descent into psychological horror—trapped in a place where reality fades and fear takes hold. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Locked in my Darkness.

Movement through the Interstice Facility is dangerous by design. Floors can give way, paths can shift, and environments may not behave as expected. Traversal requires careful timing, awareness, and restraint — rushing forward can leave you exposed or trapped. Sound plays a critical role in survival. Footsteps carry. Objects creak. Distant echoes may signal danger, or something drawing closer. Eve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interstitial.

What would you do… if someone entered your home, changed things quietly, and left before you could ever see them? AJNABEE THE UNKNOWNAjnabee – The Unknown is a story-driven psychological horror game which focuses on atmosphere, tension, and immersive storytelling. You play as Naina, a young woman living a quiet, everyday life that slowly begins to fall apart when something unseen starts interfer… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ajnabee - The Unknown.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 11 reviews

GHOST CAM is a haunting ghost photography VR and PC experience where you search for spirits to capture—but what happens if a ghost captures you? Armed with a paranormal-detecting camera and a torch, you’ll explore an abandoned bedroom that twists into a shifting labyrinth of secrets. Hunt for ghosts and capture them on film. Piece together a hidden story lurking beneath the surface. Beware… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GHOST CAM.

About UsX：@mugui_cinnamon Publisher's Homepage: Click on the publisher “Eternal Dream” to visit our homepage. Follow us to get more updates on the game! About the Game It feels like just another ordinary day: the familiar room, the habitual conversations, and the gentle presence of your sister by your side. Yet you find yourself unable to move forward—the unspoken shadow never lifts from yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nobody Hears.

What if solving a murder meant diving into the killer’s mind? In Project Enceladus, a first-person sci-fi puzzle platformer, you play as Detective Darren, tasked with uncovering the truth behind a brutal massacre aboard a deep-space research station. To do that, you’ll enter the mind of the man responsible — scientist Dr. Noah Valen — and explore his fractured psyche through a simulated reality … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Enceladus.

“Subject 33” is a psychological horror game focused on exploration, tension, and atmosphere. Inside an abandoned asylum, every file and every room hides traces of unauthorized experiments. As you dig deeper, reality and memory begin to overlap. Ephraim, an archivist sent on a banal mission, ended up living a nightmare. Sent to retrieve patient records from an asylum that had been closed… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SUBJECT 33.

The Faith of Sin is a point-and-click escape room game. One night, you wake up and realize you're no longer in the real world. As you explore your home, you'll uncover clues and piece together hazy fragments of your past. And when you finally remember everything you've done — you'll understand what the 'faith of sin' truly means.Features A combination of point-and-click adventure and escape room … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Faith of Sin.

⚠️ 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.

35%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

50% User Score Based on 20 reviews

In a neighborhood plagued by news of kidnappings and murders, a woman who must care for her elderly grandmother takes a job at a roadside motel to work as night manager. While serving the motel's customers, she also witnesses their stories. At the end of these events, reality and delusions intermingle. Are you ready to be alone with the silence and solitude of the night? Go back to the past with… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VARDIA.

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.

AwakeAwake is a first-person psychological horror game that combines emotional storytelling, exploration, environmental puzzles, and psychological tension with occasional moments of dark humor. You play as a person struggling to distinguish reality from illusion. As you explore familiar places, your perception slowly begins to break apart. Ordinary environments become unsettling, intrusive though… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Awake.

A place built from things you almost rememberJennifer wakes alone in an endless maze of quiet, uncanny spaces with no memory of how she arrived there. Yellow rooms stretch impossibly into the distance. Forgotten hallways blur together into strange nostalgic places that feel welcoming, yet profoundly wrong. Familiar patterns repeat where they shouldn't. Not a single other person in sight. Somethi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spaces Between.

Demo Available Now Prologue: The Awakening Step in the shoes of Leia Burgess who has been disoriented and cut off from anything familiar. With her memories unreliable and answers scarce, the world around her becomes the only guide forward. Explore your surroundings, solve puzzles, and try to escape. Will you be able to save Leia? The Prologue centers on exploration, environmental puzzles,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hour: Echoes of the Crescent.

Step into the shoes of Calvin Merrick, a film student drawn to an abandoned house on the outskirts of Millhaven long shrouded in a chilling urban legend. What begins as a simple documentary project quickly spirals into a descent of first-person narrative driven psychological horror. Blending found-footage realism, tense exploration, and immersive, slow burn terror. Uncover dark truths buried in co… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Red Window.

Mukhota is a 2.5D psychological mystery with elements of stealth, narrative puzzle-solving, and atmospheric storytelling. You play as a boy drawn into a disturbing mystery surrounding a series of disappearances in his neighbourhood. Driven by a need to prove himself, he sets out to investigate — not by chasing danger, but by studying it, recreating it, and placing himself at the centre of it. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to temp.

Call of the Lake focuses on atmosphere, sound design, and storytelling rather than frequent jumpscares. This is a short story-driven experience that takes around 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete. The game also features atmospheric video sequences created специально for the project — the same ones you can see below on the Steam page. They are seamlessly integrated into the narrative and enhance… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Call of the Lake.

Hey everyone, i'm a solo developer working on this game called DREADCORE: Locked Unit which is a narrative-driven first-person psychological horror game set in a dystopian cyberpunk world. In this game, players explore a mysterious storage facility where reality and technology intertwine, uncovering dark secrets hidden within forgotten rooms and malfunctioning systems. The game focuses on atmos… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DREADCORE : Locked Unit.

Feel free to check out the demo of the game, which is available here on Steam! Share your thoughts and feedback on the Discord server, or in the Steam Community Hub! The Vanished Soul is a first-person, psychological horror game developed entirely by one person. Set in 2016 in the fictional town of Novazenica, it weaves subtle references to Bosnia and Herzegovina into a haunting narrative. As… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Vanished Soul.

"Come to work. The rules are simple: stare at the monitors, and before dawn, don’t let 'those things' wandering around at night get into the security booth..." In the sweltering summer of 2002, you take on a night shift security job at Sunshine Residential Compound. A cramped, dilapidated guardhouse, a CRT monitor flickering with heavy snow static, nine surveillance cameras riddled with… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Watch.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

91% User Score Based on 104 reviews

Dread Neighbor is a first-person psychological horror experience inspired by modern Chinese horror. Multi-Perspective Storytelling Based on real-life elements, explore the hidden fears and anxieties of urban solitude through the perspective of multiple victims. Start as a young woman working and living alone in the city. To cut costs, you move into an old apartment building that is cheap, but unne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dread Neighbor.

Echoes Lie A first-person psychological horror game where you explore a haunted house, uncover memories, and face the consequences of Joe’s guilt and fading sanity. Every sound hides a lie. Every choice changes his fate. GAMEPLAY A first-person psychological horror experience. Explore, interact, and uncover hidden memories within the house. Your choices shape Joe’s fate and the story’s e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes of the Rest.

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.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, character development

66% User Score Based on 58 reviews

WHAT IF HIDE AND SEEK WAS LIFE AND DEATH? It’s 1986, and you're stranded on a ship in the Bermuda Triangle. Everyone is missing — but you’re not alone. You’re trapped in a terrifying loop with a monster, and you’ll have to stay one step ahead to survive. Ready or not, here it comes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ire: A Prologue.

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.

这是一部根据真实人物改编的心灵惊悚解密游戏。讲述了上世纪90年代，发生在我们身边的故事。　　 主人公杨树是个27岁的颓丧医生，对每天的生活并不怎么积极。这都是因为小时候经历过的一件往事深深改变了他……某天，接到老同学的电话，说有一个神秘的女人高额在聘请随身家庭医生，杨树决定独自前往女人家中面试。后来，杨树调查到了女人奇怪的身世竟然和自己也有关系，你们决定一起去一个地方，在那里，恐怖世界的大门已经打开…… 游戏特色 美术设计 这是发生在中国本土的故事，在制作初期，为了表现剧本里的年代感以及真实感，采用了真实场景实拍后期+写实立绘的设计。这是一个大胆的决定，为了找到剧本里描述的场景，做了上千公里的勘景和实地拍摄。因为实景是不可控的，中间发生了许多惊险和惊喜。 剧情之中 这不是一个恋爱青春的故事，这是一个发生在中国的一个普遍但又光怪离奇的故事。想通过这个故事，通过… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 当火车鸣笛三秒.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

60% User Score Based on 53 reviews

The Journey Back is a first person exploration experience. You gain consciousness after being involved in a car crash. Explore a colorful, stylized 3d world, solve puzzles and find out what happened along the way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Journey Back.

Awakeness – Steam Description (Revised)Awakeness is a first-person psychological horror game set within Barzakh — a higher layer of reality that exists between states of being, where familiar spaces obey unfamiliar rules. You awaken as Yalda, alone inside an immense, distorted environment that feels unsettlingly close to reality, yet fundamentally wrong. There are no explanations, no guidance, an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Awakeness: YALDA Night.

SILENCE MEANS DANGER You are a supernatural detective assigned to investigate Hawthorne Residences, a sealed complex tied to a series of disturbing incidents on the Cunningham property. What begins as a routine case quickly unravels into something far more unstable, where the environment shifts, perception breaks down, and the truth is buried beneath layers of distortion. The Remnants is a first… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Remnants.

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.

Trapped Together is a co-op puzzle game about two friends on the brink of financial ruin who accept a mysterious offer: participate in the Neural Link Interface Experiment. Promising a “perfect body” and a safe test environment, the experiment quickly reveals its true nature. The participants are forced in robotic bodies and send through a series of extreme, high-stakes puzzle trials designed to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trapped Together.

Twenty years ago, a chilling silence fell over the idyllic suburban town of Ridgewater. For months prior, the Ridgewater Ripper had carved a bloody page into the community's history, a nightmare of escalating brutality that culminated in the unsolved murder of your own mother. Then, without explanation, the killings simply stopped. Ridgewater has endured twenty uneasy years since, every day oversh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ridgewater Ripper.

Don’t Wake Up is a psychological horror game where you play as Eli, a young boy trapped inside dreams that refuse to let him go. Each night pulls you deeper into unstable dreamscapes where familiar places twist into cages, corridors fold into impossible spaces, and unseen presences stalk the silence. To escape, you must navigate these nightmares, solve their warped logic, and uncover the meaning … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Don't wake up.

ABOUT THIS GAMENamiko is a PSX-inspired psychological horror game focused on atmosphere, restraint, and emotional storytelling. You play as Namiko, a young girl navigating spaces shaped by ritual, belief, and unresolved trauma. Horror in Namiko is not loud or constant — it lingers in silence, distorted memory, and the unseen presence of something watching. This is a slow-burn experience where vu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Namiko.

You don't remember how you got here. The room is cold. The walls are damp. A single lamp flickers on a desk where a typewriter sits waiting. You don't touch it. It doesn't matter. The keys start moving on their own. It has a question for you. "Do you want to play a game?" Welcome to The Quiet Room — a psychological horror deckbuilder where your words are your only weapon and the room… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Quiet Room.

About this gameNightmare Getaway is a first-person psychological horror game where escape is your only hope. What begins as a curious adventure quickly spirals into terror when a mysterious entity abducts you and traps you inside its twisted house. Alone in the dark, you must navigate chilling corridors, solve puzzles, and confront horrors that blur the line between nightmare and reality. Will y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nightmare Getaway.

Experience a first-person psychological journey told through recovered VHS footage. Explore eerie liminal spaces otherwise known as the backrooms, and uncover fragments of a larger national mystery—where those who disappear are never found, and the environment itself holds the answers. FRAMEWORK: Found Footage is designed to deliver its full visual and atmospheric experience on higher-end syste… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FRAMEWORK: Found Footage.

Operation Stutter is a first-person psychological horror game set in the shadow of the Cold War, where the line between reality and delusion begins to blur. As nuclear annihilation looms, you descend into a haunting, fractured narrative, uncovering a top-secret operation, unraveling your identity, and confronting the paranoia that threatens to consume you. You wake up in a cold, dimly lit room de… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Operation Stutter.

Four friends gather under cloudy skies in a forgotten gravesite, united by a shared past and the memory of a man who vanished from their lives a decade ago. His name was Avoir Cafard. All he left behind was a Blue Book, filled with fragments of his past. Avoir lived in the decaying Soviet port city of Tishgorod, a place where sorrow clung to the air and life moved in a slow, unrelenting rhythm… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Eternal Fool.

If you're looking for good jumpscares and a rich story... you’ve come to the wrong kitchen. But if you like your horror slow, personal, and quietly disturbing—come closer. The oven’s still warm. About This Game:The Kitchen Knife is a psychological horror game that throws you into the fragmented mind of a man haunted by memory, guilt, and something much darker. As the world shifts around you, yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Kitchen Knife.