Games like Under The Surface

GRINNEL: A Psychological Horror Experiment Darkness is not merely an absence of light; it is an entity waiting for you to look back. In this living nightmare that tracks your every move, you must find hidden clues to survive. Wake Up from the Dream: Find the Hidden Code: The only way to escape this nightmare is to search and find hidden codes and objects scattered throughout the facility. Every… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grinnel.

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.

Your goal is to escape the space station by navigating its decaying corridors, solving its forgotten systems, and surviving the twisted creatures that lurk within—all to reach the last functioning ship, your only hope of returning to Earth. You wake up. You're human again. But for how long? In Twice Dead, a story-rich, first-person survival horror game, you awaken in a decaying facility… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Twice Dead.

The House Below is a short, first-person psychological horror game where atmosphere, tension, and subtle storytelling drive the experience. You awaken in a place that doesn’t feel real — a maze of dark rooms and crumbling hallways beneath the surface of something familiar. There’s no clear direction, no weapons, and no escape in sight. All you know is that you need to keep going… and that somethin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The House Below.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

82% User Score Based on 17 reviews

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

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.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

89% User Score Based on 98 reviews

Left By Angels - Based on the real Left By Angels MansionA descent into guilt, grief, and the unknown. After your wife vanishes without explanation, her face resurfaces—captured in the shattered window of a long-abandoned mansion by urban explorers. The footage makes national headlines. You follow the only lead you have. But something is wrong. The building isn’t in ruins… It’s pristine. Aliv… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Left By Angels.

The Valley of the Unknown – A Psychological and Survival First-Person Horror Game Release Date: September 15, 2024  Platform: PC (Windows) (Released)  Mac (Coming soon) Engine: Unreal Engine 5.4 Trigger Warning: This game contains graphic violence, disturbing imagery, and themes of psychological horror that may be unsettling to some players. Sensitive Content Warning: Themes of disappearance, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Valley of the Unknown.

Lightless is a first-person psychological horror game set in the depths of an abandoned mine. You descend into the darkness to search for your missing father — but what you find is something far more disturbin The mine swallows light, leaving you vulnerable. Your only means of navigating the void are glowing orbs of light that you can throw into the darkness, illuminating the path ahead and revea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lightless.

Quiet Soul is a first-person cooperative psychological horror where the house itself is the enemy. Built in UE5 with a focus on atmosphere, the game transforms communication and perception into sources of pure dread. TRUST NO ONE—NOT EVEN YOUR SENSESIn Blackwood Manor, reality is subjective. Each player experiences the haunting differently. What you hear, see, or discover may not be real—or it … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quiet Soul.

EN KISA ZAMANDA İNGİLİZCE DİL DESTEĞİ EKLENECEKTİR. HERKESE MERHABA! Bağımsız bir oyun geliştirme ekibi olarak, tutkuyla geliştirdiğimiz oyunumuz " Without Salvation "ı Steam'de yayınlamanın son aşamalarındayız . ✨ Bu süreçteki oyun desteği bizim için gerçekten paha biçilemez. Hayallerini dönüştüren bağımsız oyunlara ve geliştiricilere destek olmak isterseniz, bize bir kahve ismarlayarak bu yol… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Without Salvation.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

76% User Score Based on 34 reviews

In the Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket, you find yourself trapped in a labyrinth of endless, flickering aisles. Unearth dark secrets behind every shelf while evading lurking apparitions and supernatural terrors. Can you survive the haunted corridors and escape before the nightmare consumes? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms: Exit from Supermarket.

“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.

17%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

24% User Score Based on 21 reviews

Obscula is a first-person psychological horror game that drags players into the depths of the mind, blending psychological terror with an oppressive atmosphere. Forgotten memories, distorted realities, and an overwhelming sense of dread lurk in every shadow. As you search for the truth, you must face the horrors that hide within the walls of this forsaken place. Story:You were once a servant in t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Obscula.

In the silence of the night, the door creaks... You are an uninvited guest in a house that the owners have long since abandoned. But you are not alone here. A dark silhouette watches from the shadows, following your every step. Who is he? And why does this house not let go of those who cross its threshold? Explore rooms full of secrets and terrible finds. Read the notes of the former owner, who t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unwelcome Guest.

The Horrible Inside is a terrifying first-person horror game that puts you in the heart of darkness. Embark on your own terrifying adventure, wandering through eerie corridors and labyrinths, encountering unimaginable horrors and solving diabolical puzzles. You have to plunge into the depths of madness and uncover the dark secrets that lurk within. With every step you take, you will encounter pa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The horrible inside.

Torn Veil is a psychological horror game that immerses you in a chilling tale of moral decay in a deeply unsettling atmosphere to deliver a haunting experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Torn Veil.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

82% User Score Based on 11 reviews

EACH DIVE GETS WORSE A routine deep-sea recovery job turns into a descent you may not survive. Descend from the safety of your diving bell into a dark shipwreck zone on the ocean floor. Search for sunken gold, navigate broken wrecks, and return before the trench changes again. With every successful dive, familiar routes grow stranger, the wrecks feel more hostile, and something in the deep beg… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Dive: Echo Trench.

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.

In the middle of the countryside lies an isolated religious community—oppressive, strict, and hiding secrets behind the façade of a simple farmhouse. When Melissa returns after receiving a single phone call from her sister, she quickly realizes this isn’t just a “missing person” case: the house lets you in… but it doesn’t let go easily. Blending survival horror and psychological tension with expl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UNAWAKEN.

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.

43%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

67% User Score Based on 15 reviews

✅ Game Info Headphones are highly recommended for the best experience. Estimated playtime: Short game of around 25 to 35 minutes for first-time players. Completionists or returning players may finish faster. Please note: there is no save system. (but there is ending replay system) ✅ Controls:WASD - Move Shift - Run Interact - G ESC - Options Endings: There are two endings ✅ Abo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to APT. 407.

About the Game: Beyond The Illusions Beyond The Illusions is a psychological horror game developed as a prototype in just 50 hours, delivering an eerie blend of puzzle-solving, atmospheric terror, and psychological twists. This first-person experience drags you into the depths of a cursed and near-deserted forest, where reality blurs and nothing is as it seems. You play as Dan, a heartbroken teen… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beyond The Illusions - Original.

Alright, you absolute legends—or degenerates, depending on the day—welcome to Beyond the Illusions, a 10-minute shitshow where one dude’s birthday goes from “my ex dumped me” to “am I tripping balls or is that lava?” I’m dVlpr, the sleep-deprived lunatic who puked this mess into existence over 55 hours of caffeine and regret, then “remastered” it with 25 more hours of “why the hell am I doing this… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beyond The Illusions.

DREADCELL is a first-person psychological horror experience where reality doesn’t break… it repeats. 2 to 3 hours of gameplay with multiple endings (good, bad, and secret) Each cycle evolves based on your actions and perception Hidden secrets, anomalies, and details to uncover with every exploration An experience designed for players who enjoy psychological horror, exploration, and e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DREADCELL.

Backrooms: Last Chance is a single-player horror and puzzle game in first-person perspective. Inspired by the Backrooms universe, the game takes place across three different levels. In the first level, you are trapped in maze-like corridors and must collect 25 keys to reach the exit. In the second level, you need to find one keycard to progress. In the third and most intense stage, you try to esca… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms: Last Chance.

36%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

58% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Aokigahara :The Death ForestCan you survive the horrors of the Suicide Forest? Deep within a remote forest where the trees stretch endlessly and shadows dance with forgotten memories, fear becomes your only companion. Here, the boundary between reality and nightmare begins to dissolve. A Descent into MadnessIn The Death Forest, you are alone — or so it seems. Whispers haunt the wind. Shadows s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aokigahara :The death forest.

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.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, story

94% User Score Based on 50 reviews

In this short first-person psychological horror game, falling asleep on the subway brings you to the final station abandoned and eerie. Explore and try to survive the entity chasing you in the darkness. Who is it? Its face seems familiar... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Train: Baquedano.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

88% User Score Based on 25 reviews

A psychological horror experience created by a team of 5 developers over the course of 4 months, featuring puzzles, immersion, and a unique hand-drawn art style.  In this game, you navigate a snowy cabin. Following a story between a Husband and Wife. Uncovering environmental clues and experiencing an unsettling atmosphere, and quickly realize something is very wrong. The game leverages tense so… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What Lies Frozen.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

88% User Score Based on 32 reviews

You're trapped in an endless loop within a liminal dimension, where each loop leads to increasingly unsettling places. Will you find the way out of this psychological horror? The game offers a unique déjà vu experience that blurs the lines between reality and illusion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Liminal Dimension.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

67% User Score Based on 39 reviews

You wake up to a horrible smell, and whispering vents in your apartment. Something's wrong. Hollow Head is a first person horror adventure game with PS1-style graphics. Experience a dark, intensely oppressive atmosphere and theme - not just a jump scare maze, this one may stick with you after playing. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hollow Head.

43%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

48% User Score Based on 21 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 1 reviews

Hidden Shelter is a first-person horror game, focused on exploration, developed by the White Vortex studio. It is under development on the Unreal Engine for Windows PC. Explore the area in search of clues and escape from a bloodthirsty being who wants to kill all those who approach the place. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hidden Shelter.

Devil's Toy is a first person horror game, is set in the middle of a cornfield, with you as the protagonist of a terrifying experience where you face the role of a child who is alone at home with a doll of unknown origin and does not give a good vibes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Devil's Toy.

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.

In the age of Enlightenment, Damien, husband and father, is returning to his home village of Blackmill after receiving a letter from his wife. Upon arrival he discovers that everything seems... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Seek: Light Through Darkness.

S.N.A.P. is a first-person survival horror hidden-object game set inside a rotting roadside dark ride built by a cannibal carnival family. It starts the way bad things always do: with a road you should have never taken, a house that should have burned years ago, and the feeling that something inside is already waiting for you. A simple job, that is how traps like this always sound. Search the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to S.N.A.P..

PLAY THE DEMO About the GameYou wake in an abandoned psychiatric ward. The halls loop endlessly, the lights fail without warning, and something in the dark remembers you. Explore a handcrafted, looping asylum in this first-person psychological horror. Use your flashlight to search for clues, unlock new areas, and survive the entity that stalks you. Every step forward brings you closer to un… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward.

Step into the Shadows Enter the haunting halls of Whisper Manor, where the boundaries between past and present blur in a tale of unspeakable horror and hidden secrets. As a seasoned investigator, you are drawn to this cursed mansion by its dark reputation, but what lies within its walls is far beyond anything you could ever imagine. Explore the eerie rooms, uncover long-buried truths, and follow … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whisper.

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.

Step into a nightmarish world where the boundaries of humanity have been shattered. In this first-person survival horror experience, you are a wrongly accused prisoner trapped in a high-security prison. Behind these bars, the government has conducted sinister, illegal experiments that have unleashed a deadly disease, turning inmates into mutated zombies. Explore the dark corridors of the prison a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Rebirth.

Haunted House — Text-Based Psychological Horror Game Game Overview **Haunted House** is a short, text-based psychological horror game focused on atmosphere, memory, and player choice rather than combat or gore. The game unfolds entirely through descriptive text and branching decisions, allowing players to piece together what happened inside a house that refuses to stay silent. The horror is sub… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The House That Whispers Back.

Fight. Solve. Survive. Dreadarion is a PC VR survival horror game built in Unreal Engine 5 for players who demand more than jump scares. Explore a derelict villa, solve physical puzzles with your own hands, manage scarce resources, and fight to survive a nightmare rooted in an ancient story. ️ The StoryNight after night, the same dream. A suffocating forest where the trees seem to watch. A dere… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dreadarion VR.

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.

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.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

85% User Score Based on 41 reviews

In Hotel 188, there are no monsters chasing you or cheap jumpscares. The fear comes from somewhere else: the atmosphere, the silence, the sound of your own footsteps… and that constant feeling that something doesn’t quite fit. You wake up in a place you don’t recognize. Time doesn’t move forward, the rooms feel the same but different each time you return to them, and the only path is forward...… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hotel 188.

35%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

44% User Score Based on 32 reviews

Light The Way is a first-person horror adventure game. It takes place in a storage house after your character is kidnapped by a stranger. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Light The Way.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

69% User Score Based on 29 reviews

⚠️ Please Note: Locked In My Darkness is a short, narrative-driven walking sim with puzzle elements. It must be completed in a single sitting, and does not include a save system. Estimated playtime is between 40 minutes and 1 hour. ️ About the GameLocked In My Darkness is a first-person psychological horror game set within the claustrophobic walls of a haunting apartment complex. You awaken in … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Locked in my Darkness.

Guilty is a first-person psychological horror game. Play with Peter and discover what your past hides. Access your unconscious to remember your traumas and the scariest memories that are hidden. A traumatic past that gives you a feeling of guilt. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GUILTY.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

84% User Score Based on 224 reviews

It's winter break 1994 and schools out at Harthorn High School, but not all is silent in its empty classrooms and dark hallways... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Harthorn.