Games like The Burning Owl

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

92% User Score Based on 3,124 reviews

Jack Nelson, a 24 year old fire lookout, transferred to a new outpost. As he settled into his new home, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was off, little did he know what was transpiring down in ironbark state park. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fears to Fathom: Ironbark Lookout.

26%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay

50% User Score Based on 2 reviews

Something is wrong in the town of “Frieden.” The stories about the events in the town could be worth gold. If the rumors about the town's priest are true, you are about to step into something big. That's why you should not miss the priest's sermons and pay close attention to what he says. Be careful while doing so because if you can see him, he can also see you. The more you learn about what is… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Puke.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

81% User Score Based on 370 reviews

After her mother's unexpected death, Megan receives a call about a mysterious inheritance awaiting her in the town of Pineville. With her work friend, Lenny, she embarks on a journey that should be simple, but quickly turns into a web of danger and deception. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales Beyond the Tomb: Pineville Night Stalker.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

89% User Score Based on 3,274 reviews

The Painscreek Killings is a first-person, explorable mystery solving game set in a fictional town of United States in the 1990s. As a young and upcoming journalist, you are to uncover the secrets behind the town killings and publish the truth in the city papers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Painscreek Killings.

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.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

86% User Score Based on 96 reviews

"Tales Beyond The Tomb" is a chilling episodic horror series that plunges players into the shadows of real-life cases. This is the second episode of the series: Episode 2: The Farm's Secret Dragged into a web of secrets and lies, Samantha seems to be part of a puzzle impossible to solve. What once seemed obvious soon turns into something far more sinister, and the line between villain and victim… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales Beyond the Tomb: The Farm's Secret.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

61% User Score Based on 2,270 reviews

Critic Score 77%Based on 2 reviews

VIRGINIA is a first person interactive drama. It is the story of a recently graduated FBI agent and her partner as they seek to uncover the mystery surrounding the disappearance of a young boy. In the birthplace of America nothing is quite what it seems. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Virginia.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

85% User Score Based on 78 reviews

Riley Adams moves to Ashburg for a new teaching job and rents a house to get settled. She expected silence. She didn’t expect company. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Within of Static: Ashburg Rental.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

85% User Score Based on 610 reviews

The Ghost Train is a train horror game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ghost Train.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

94% User Score Based on 1,494 reviews

A lovingly hand-pencilled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of the alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory and solve a variety of hand-crafted puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mundaun.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development

85% User Score Based on 322 reviews

Critic Score 67%Based on 3 reviews

RAINSWEPT is an adventure game - A murder mystery dealing with themes of love, relationships and unresolved trauma. The focus is on delivering an emotional story, tied together with charming art style, characters with deep histories, and a moving soundtrack. FEATURES - An emotional story set in an immersive and atmospheric game world - Characters with deep histories, meaningful motivations and di… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rainswept.

About This Game An ordinary laundromat. Something feels slightly wrong. “The Laundry Won’t Open.” is a short first-person exploration horror game set in a laundromat. You visit the laundromat as usual to wash and dry your clothes. However, as you wait, strange events slowly begin to unfold. The sound of the washing machines. The low rumble of the dryers. An empty laundromat. Time p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Laundry That Won’t Open..

FRAGMENTS OF FEAR is an episodic psychological horror anthology that explores the terror hidden in the mundane. Each chapter tells a self-contained, found-footage story of fear and survival, while slowly piecing together a larger, ominous narrative. You know that creeping dread when you walk home alone in the dark, or when you are waiting in an empty room and feel someone watching you? This colle… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fragments of Fear.

A first-person indie horror experience set in an abandoned rural village shrouded in mystery. The place looks frozen in time — homes left open, belongings scattered, and no sign of what happened to the people who once lived here. As you move deeper into the village, strange sounds and subtle movements hint that something is still lurking in the dark. This is a slow-burn, atmospheric horror game f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Little Town Secrets.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

90% User Score Based on 59 reviews

Within of Static is an episodic, first-person psychological horror anthology inspired by grounded, human fear. Each episode tells a self-contained story based on those who claim to have lived through it. Episode Two: Northgate MallYou step into the role of Dylan Miller, a night security guard working a late shift at a partially closed shopping mall. Your job is routine: monitor security camer… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Within of Static - Northgate Mall.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

79% User Score Based on 217 reviews

"Homeless" is a psychological horror game where you play as a man named Albert, a night shift security guard at a Brooklyn subway station. While checking the security cameras, Albert notices a strange figure lurking in the restricted railway are a skinny man in dirty clothes, oddly Tall! Initially, Albert thinks he's dealing with a harmless and vulnerable homeless person, as usual. But as he unco… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Homeless.

35%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere

60% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Happy housewarming, my friend! Happy housewarming! HouseWarming is a first-person psychological thriller about the new owner of an old house, where mysteries and strange stories hide behind ordinary walls. Story Brian Lewis is an ordinary man who has recently bought an old house, hoping to start a quiet life. But on the very first evening, everything goes wrong... During a phone call with his frie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HouseWarming.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

The Last Transmission is a short, first-person psychological horror game built around isolation, atmosphere, and slow, creeping dread. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Transmission.

You are a night watchman in 1996. The shift begins like any other: an isolated post, an industrial perimeter surrounded by pine trees, the checklist, strong coffee, and a silence broken only by a distant car. Cameras. Gates. Patrols. Afterward, you finally head home — but the shift seems to follow you into the dark. Stay Inside: After Shift is a first-person psychological horror game focused on r… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stay Inside: After Shift.

In this game you abstractly follow the narration of a young man who slowly but surely becomes insane. This leads you straight into the middle of an exciting murder case and a murder mystery unfolds while you listen to the testimonies of witness, friends and relatives. The whole game is somewhat Christmas flavored - however, don't get yourself comfortable, the game not going to give you a nice and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Murder Diaries 3: Santa's Trail of Blood.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

80% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Twelve-year-old Leva, returning to the mining village after the hospital, learns about the mysterious disappearance of his friend, and the familiar rhythms of school life begin to unravel. Soon, his days turn into a terrifying nightmare, accompanied by the relentless stomping of hundreds of insects. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Watching Woods: The Louse.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

100% User Score Based on 24 reviews

The Midnight Apartment marks the next chapter in the psychological horror series: CurseEnigma. It's about Franco, a man who recently got divorced and is trying to get used to his new home in an old Italian village. As he settles in, he meets strange neighbors, and a feeling of being watched and followed by an unknown force gets stronger after sunset. The game tells an exciting story, exploring the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cursed Enigma - The Midnight Apartment.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

62% User Score Based on 674 reviews

Overcome Your Fears - is a psychological atmospheric horror game that immerses you in a world of the unknown. In this game you are exploring the story of 19-year-old Steve Jackson, who takes a job house-sitting for friends while they are on vacation. What starts as a simple favor quickly turns into a chilling experience as unsettling events unfold in the quiet town. Little does Steve know, that th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Overcome Your Fears: Caretaker.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

95% User Score Based on 79 reviews

A new life begins in a low-cost apartment. Strange occurrences at night and the suspicious behavior of neighbors gradually push the protagonist to the edge. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haunted Property.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

85% User Score Based on 600 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 6 reviews

This is a story about death. Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Luto.

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 69%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.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

96% User Score Based on 177 reviews

Gameplay revolves around exploration and uncovering the details of the story. Befriended Curse is a horror walking sim game. The average completion time is 1h20m. The game immerses players in a witch-themed atmosphere, blending elements of realism with the allure of dark fantasy. Step into the shoes of Jonathan, a final year psychology student, who accepts what seems to be an enticing job of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Befriended Curse.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 5,618 reviews

Delve into a hyper-cinematic adventure. You are a clone. You live at the world's end. You worship the last surviving human: the Allmother. When a dangerous rumour shatters your faith, you phase through time and memory—to expose a 1000-year-old lie. Relive. Reclaim. Resist. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 1000xResist.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

92% User Score Based on 800 reviews

I have placed a lot of trust in you. Wish I didn't have to, but my hand is forced. --- A scientist, seeking to return to the expedition he had to abandon, hires a sled dog musher to bring him on the last leg of his journey. That Which Gave Chase is an experimental, narrative-driven dog sledding thriller set in the vast, frozen wastes of the arctic. Playing as a sled dog musher, you must… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to That Which Gave Chase.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

87% User Score Based on 334 reviews

Cineris Somnia is a 3D adventure through a beautifully strange and mesmerizing world - and a young girl's cruel and forlorn dreams. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CINERIS SOMNIA.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

87% User Score Based on 2,270 reviews

Holly Gardner, a 19 year old on an interstate drive experiences unusual happenings that leads to an unplanned stay at a motel, little did she know what was transpiring down in Norwood Valley. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fears to Fathom: Norwood Hitchhike.

33%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere

33% User Score Based on 60 reviews

Psychological horror, the action of which takes place in the depths of the mind of the protagonist. Over and over again childhood fears emerge from the subconscious in an adult guise. How long the journey into the depths of the mind will drags on is up to you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blackberry.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

86% User Score Based on 42 reviews

It's 3am in your childhood home. Everyone's asleep, but you. Sneak out of your room to do what you always do - "T.W.I.R.L." - whatever that means. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to T.W.I.R.L..

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

88% User Score Based on 50 reviews

A psychological home-invasion horror set in the bleak year of 1992, focusing on tension, atmosphere, and an immersive soundtrack. The story involves elements of a cult, rituals meant to reach the dead, and the haunting presence of those who should have remained in the past. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to New Face On The Block.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

91% User Score Based on 70 reviews

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU MEET THE REQUIRED PC SPECS You play as Deacon, the son of George, a maintenance man who mysteriously disappeared years ago. Driven by years of unanswered questions, you’ve devoted years to finding him. But the deeper you dig, the darker the truths you uncover, secrets you wish you’d never known, and horrors that will linger long after the game ends.                    … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Butler.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

93% User Score Based on 5,279 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 14 reviews

Routine is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror title set on an abandoned Lunar base designed around an 80’s vision of the future. Curious exploration turns into a need for survival when a lunar base goes completely quiet. Searching for answers puts you face to face with an enemy who is certain the main threat is you. Discoveries lead to deeper unknowns and the only way to go is forward. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ROUTINE.

Remote Position is a story-driven horror mystery about obedience, secrets, and the unseen forces pulling the strings. A remote supervisor issues you strange, unnerving tasks. Each one drags you deeper into a puzzle of hidden motives and fractured truths. Explore a richly interactive environment, solve logic-based challenges woven into the world itself, and uncover the secret legacy your father le… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Remote Position.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

93% User Score Based on 98 reviews

A psychological horror game where you take the role of Jonah, an 18 year old trying out a new board game, The Ouija Board, with his friend Emily. Little did they know, it was far from a simple board game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forbidden Terror: Board Game.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

95% User Score Based on 195 reviews

AVERAGE TIME TO COMPLETE: 1hrs 30m You take on the role of Thomas Myrtle, a World War II veteran, returns from the war with PTSD and struggles with addiction, leading to the collapse of his marriage and a period of homelessness. In 1949, his grandparents take him in, helping him achieve sobriety, but his fragile peace shatters when his grandmother accuses him of stealing her medication. One ni… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ethel.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 131 reviews

Some houses aren’t just homes. They’re shaped by the experiences of their inhabitants, both good and bad. Through love and anger, happiness and despair, some houses become… more. The Cunningham House, formerly home to generations of the family, is one such house, and something is very wrong inside. With most of her family having abandoned the charming home in small-town Oklahoma, Joni Evers mus… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Haunting of Joni Evers.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

57% User Score Based on 1,758 reviews

Critic Score 53%Based on 6 reviews

Post-apocalyptic story about two travelers who set out on a long journey in the wasteland, left by people after the global epidemic. The disaster destroyed much of the world's population, the infrastructure went wrong and the common life remained only in memories. The times when a human has adapted the environment for himself have end and now, in order to survive, he will have to adapt to changes.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 35MM.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

79% User Score Based on 2,679 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 7 reviews

Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Observation.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

89% User Score Based on 57,262 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 4 reviews

Firewatch is a single-player first-person video game where you, as a man named Henry, explore the Wyoming wilderness after taking a summer job as a fire lookout. What is supposed to be a peaceful respite from your complicated life takes a turn when you start to question some of the things that are happening to you. Your only human connection is over a handheld radio, which you’ll use to speak wit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to null.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

88% User Score Based on 5,213 reviews

Fears to Fathom is a psychological #horror game which unveils a story narrated by the ones who survived. Fears to Fathom: Home Alone You play as Miles, a 14 years old kid who is home alone while... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fears to Fathom: Home Alone.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

79% User Score Based on 1,462 reviews

The Moon Sliver is a short narrative-focused non-linear exploration game with horror elements. It features a unique narrative mechanic that blurs the line between story and exploration, where interacting with objects and even simply moving around will reveal fragments of narration. As players piece these fragments together, a story of guilt, loneliness, and faith begins to take shape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Moon Sliver.

43%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

58% User Score Based on 24 reviews

Cyberpunk Horror You stopped at a cyberpunk hotel and late in the evening decided to do some laundry, but then the power went out throughout the entire hotel. After that, strange things start to happen. The administration sends an master, but he behaves inappropriately. It's a first-person horror game with standard controls: keyboard and mouse. Here you need to run away, hide and look for keys i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyberpunk Horror.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability

92% User Score Based on 510 reviews

The WWI story where your goal isn’t to kill, but to survive. In the still trenches, three soldiers learn the harsh truth of war: reckless missions, digging trenches, collecting dog tags and ghostly whispers in the dark. Home before the leaves fall, they thought. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Caribou Trail.

44%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

73% User Score Based on 11 reviews

It’s your first shift as the night receptionist of Dorm 17. The job sounds easy enough: sit behind the desk, check visitors, answer calls, and keep the building quiet until morning. The students are asleep, the halls are empty, and the rules are simple. At least, they were supposed to be... Dorm 17is a first-person psychological horror game with a retro PSX visual style, built around slow ten… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dorm 17.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

100% User Score Based on 71 reviews

Project Looking Glass is an explorative, non-linear, narrative-driven psychological horror game. A cold-war experiment has has opened a door it cannot close. In 1963. A secret government agency runs a classified program called Project Looking Glass: a technology that projects a subject's consciousness into the astral plane, displayed on cold-war cathode monitors. You are Subject 7, a grieving woma… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Looking Glass.

This is a first-person narrative horror game set inside a suburban house, where a normal day slowly starts to feel wrong.The experience focuses on atmosphere, grounded realism, and subtle storytelling. It’s not about constant action or loud scares, it’s about letting unease slowly build, until you realize something is very, very wrong. You follow a quiet household after a strange incident happens… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Memories : Silenced.