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Fingerbones Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.

Similarity 85%
Price Free to play
Rating 7.7
Release 03 Aug 2015
the static speaks my name A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.

Similarity 83%
Price Free to play
Rating 7.9
Release 10 Aug 2015
9 Childs Street This is a first-person indie horror game. In 9 Childs Street you will find the terrifying atmosphere of a recently abandoned house, and its captive inhabitants, through the eyes of a curious little boy in a red cap.

Similarity 75%
Price -50% 3.44€
Rating 8.5
Release 16 Feb 2023
Layers of Fear (2016) Layers of Fear is a first-person psychedelic horror game with a heavy focus on story and exploration. Players take control of a painter whose sole purpose is to finish his Magnum Opus. The player must navigate a constantly changing Victorian-era mansion and ghastly visions of the painter’s psyche.

Similarity 74%
Price -86% 2.99€
Rating 8.7
Release 15 Feb 2016
Apartament 1406: Horror Apartment 1406 is an intense horror game, that challenges you to constantly survive in a hostile environment. Collect items to survive against limited ammo and creatures that lurk in the dark. Solve the puzzles and survive in this dark game.

Similarity 74%
Price 4.99€
Rating 7.2
Release 24 Aug 2023
Awkward Dimensions Redux They may be awkward dimensions, but they're my dreams...

Similarity 74%
Price Free to play
Rating 7.8
Release 21 Oct 2016
The Moon Sliver You are on a bleak, cold, windy island. And you seem to be alone... but fires and candles still burn. As you explore, a story of guilt, loneliness, and faith begins to take shape. And it becomes obvious that something is hunting you...

Similarity 73%
Price -40% 1.21€
Rating 7.2
Release 28 Oct 2014
Blair Witch Inspired by the cinematic lore of Blair Witch, experience a new story-driven psychological horror game that studies your reactions to fear and stress.

Similarity 73%
Price -98% 0.84€
Rating 7.7
Release 30 Aug 2019
From The Darkness From the darkness is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an old Soviet abandoned apartment.

Similarity 73%
Price -30% 3.98€
Rating 8.6
Release 30 Mar 2021
Kholat The most terrifying journey of your life set in the beautiful winter scenery of the Ural Mountains. Uncover the horrific mystery behind the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Narrated by the famous Sean Bean.

Similarity 72%
Price -97% 0.65€
Rating 6.6
Release 09 Jun 2015
Serena How long has it been? A man sits in a distant getaway cabin waiting for his wife Serena. Where is she? Things in the cabin evoke memories, and the husband comes to a disturbing realization... This short point-and-click adventure is the result of a massive collaborative effort between dozens of fans and designers of adventure games.

Similarity 72%
Price Free to play
Rating 7.5
Release 30 Jan 2014
The Music Machine A teenage girl and the vengeful ghost possessing her stumble onto horrors of cosmic proportions as the latter searches for a way to murder the former.

Similarity 72%
Price -61% 1.95€
Rating 8.3
Release 06 May 2015
Psychopomp Your entire life has been a lie. There are catacombs under every home and building, stretching down for miles. Something calls you deeper into the labyrinth. Delve into the depths, and discover the monstrosities below.

Similarity 71%
Price Free to play
Rating 9.5
Release 30 Jan 2024
[Nightmare Files] Clap Clap Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.

Similarity 71%
Price Free to play
Rating 9.2
Release 03 Jun 2024
Layers of Fear 2 (2019) Layers of Fear 2 is a first-person psychological horror game with an emphasis on exploration and story. Players control a Hollywood actor who heeds the call of an enigmatic director to take on the lead role in a film shot aboard an ocean liner. Beware, for all may not truly be what it seems.

Similarity 70%
Price 16.79€
Rating 7.0
Release 28 May 2019
SEPTEMBER 1999 A free, VHS styled, first-person found footage horror game, which runs exactly for 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

Similarity 70%
Price Free to play
Rating 8.2
Release 10 Oct 2018
The Backrooms Game FREE Edition Nothing but the stink of old, moist carpets, the madness of mono-yellow, and the blinding light of fluorescent bulbs at maximum hum-buzz. Over 600 million sq. miles of randomly segmented rooms. God save you if you hear something wandering nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you.

Similarity 70%
Price Free to play
Rating 7.8
Release 25 Jul 2019
Off-Peak You're stranded at a cathedral-like train station in the near future, searching for a ticket out of town. Explore the secret passageways, interact with strangers, dig for records, and get hypnotized by the soundtrack – a batch of original music courtesy of the band, Archie Pelago.

Similarity 70%
Price Free to play
Rating 8.5
Release 21 Oct 2016
Welcome to Kowloon 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.

Similarity 70%
Price 6.89€
Rating 7.9
Release 01 Aug 2023
The Backrooms: Unbounded The Backrooms: Unbounded is a Free Simple Linear single player first person body camera horror game based on the backrooms. You take the role of a police officer who noclips out of reality while on duty. Will you make it out alive?

Similarity 69%
Price Free to play
Rating 7.2
Release 25 Dec 2023
REVEIL 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.

Similarity 69%
Price -66% 6.90€
Rating 8.4
Release 06 Mar 2024
Shattered Lights Shattered Lights is a VR psychological horror room-scale experience, which focuses on drawing the player into the game with unparalleled immersion.

Similarity 68%
Price Free to play
Rating 8.1
Release 11 Jun 2019
Fibrillation HD Immerse yourself in an adaptation of an old story about Ewan Berrington.

Similarity 68%
Price -79% 1.06€
Rating 8.2
Release 11 Apr 2017
The Paperman Not a single jumpscare. Pure psychological terror.Unique horror experience.The kids of the neighbourhood tells a story about a man made out of paper that lives inside the forest. Solve the mystery. Find the truth about that “Paperman”.

Similarity 68%
Price Free to play
Rating 6.6
Release 20 Dec 2019