Games like Ikai
by Endflame
Fear and anxiety prevail after the darkest tales from Japanese folklore come to life in this first-person psychological horror game. Set in a feudal era, Ikai revolves around the priestess of a shrine struggling to defeat the spirits of her past and her present.
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$13.99Never Again
May 9 · Primary Games
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · Psychological Horror
Never Again - Horror/first-person Quest. The main essence of the game is research locations and puzzles, plunging in the dramatic story of a little girl suffering from asthma.
HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorPuzzleFemale ProtagonistAdventureSingleplayerExplorationWalking SimulatorFirst-Person👍 887
-80%$3.99Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Sep 10 · The Chinese Room
Both: Horror · Walking Simulator · First-Person
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.
HorrorWalking SimulatorStory RichAtmosphericFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorExplorationMysteryInteractive FictionSingleplayer👍 7,240
$9.99Whispers in the Void
May 7 · Anri Khachaturov, Artur Manukyan, Arman Petrosyan
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · Psychological Horror
The main hero John Eikts wakes up in a mysterious room for supernatural creatures. Anomalies escape, wreaking havoc. Eikts must navigate the chaos while uncovering his dark past. As he approaches freedom, a shocking twist reveals that he is not a victim, but one of them.
AdventureHorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorPuzzleWalking SimulatorExplorationHidden ObjectFirst-PersonRealistic
$19.99Layers of Fear (2016)
Feb 15 · Bloober Team SA
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonSingleplayerStory RichIndieAdventureMultiplayer👍 13,178
$14.99Hollow Cocoon
Dec 6 · NAYUTA STUDIO
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror
"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.
HorrorPsychological HorrorAdventureSurvival HorrorDarkMultiple EndingsStealthFirst-PersonIndieAtmospheric👍 865
$14.99God's Basement
Oct 16 · Erebus
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator
God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.
HorrorPsychological HorrorDarkWalking SimulatorAtmosphericFirst-PersonStory RichViolentPsychologicalAdventure👍 1,175
-20%$27.99Visage
Oct 29 · SadSquare Studio
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorDarkMultiplayerFirst-PersonSingleplayerAtmosphericAdventureIndie👍 8,750
$4.99Corridors
Jan 31 · Latent Malice
Both: Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator · Survival Horror
A first person horror survival game. You control four drones in separate locations to diffuse a cataclysmic situation. Armageddon is in your hands.
Psychological HorrorWalking SimulatorSurvival HorrorMultiple EndingsHorrorFirst-PersonExplorationPost-apocalypticMythologyMystery Dungeon
$3.99SCP-087
Jul 18 · EerieAdv
Both: Exploration · Horror · Psychological Horror
SCP-087 is a first-person horror game centered on paranormal events. In a seemingly quiet laboratory, players take on the role of truth-seekers, compelled to delve ever deeper into the building. However, escape is not an option, forcing them to endure a personal descent into hell!
AdventureExplorationHorrorPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorPuzzle3DFirst-PersonActionThriller
-25%$5.24Ashworth
3 days ago · MR ROCK
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror
Something has been waiting for you. Explore a forgotten place buried beneath the earth, solve twisted puzzles, and piece together a dark story one clue at a time. But the deeper you go, the more it wakes. Survive what hunts you, or become part of Ashworth's story.
HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorPuzzleIndieAtmosphericAdventureStory RichExplorationWalking Simulator
$9.99Backrooms: Escape Together
Oct 18 · Triiodide Studios
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror
A visually lifelike co-op horror game for 1-6 people. Journey through 11 procedurally generated levels, using what's available to survive and progress deeper into the Backrooms.
MultiplayerHorrorOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorCo-opAtmosphericFirst-PersonRealisticEarly Access👍 42,321
$4.99Within Skerry
Feb 8 · Stanislaw Truchowski
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
The Accumulation of Evil is an ancient book stating that if enough evil energy is concentrated in a single area, a dark force may be born.Humans can sometimes be very horrible creatures - but sometimes, it is taken a bit too far.
HorrorAdventurePsychological HorrorSingleplayerRealisticMysteryDarkPuzzleFirst-PersonWalking Simulator👍 226
$9.99Enter The Backrooms
Feb 12 · Justin Kroh
Both: Psychological Horror · Survival Horror · Horror
An indie psychological horror experience about surviving infinity. Navigate an endless expanse of rooms, ascend through various levels, gather items and artifacts, avoid going insane, evade corrupted entities, and see just how deep the realm known as The Backrooms goes.
AdventurePsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorCasualProcedural GenerationHorrorSurvivalExperimentalWalking Simulator3D👍 985
$19.99Darkwood
Aug 17 · Acid Wizard Studio
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · Psychological Horror
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
HorrorSurvival HorrorAdventurePsychological HorrorActionRPGDarkAtmosphericSurvivalExploration👍 22,253
$19.99Infliction
Oct 17 · Caustic Reality
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
HorrorPsychological HorrorGoreAdventureIndieViolentAtmosphericSingleplayerWalking SimulatorStory Rich👍 826
$10.99Tsugunohi
Aug 12 · ImCyan
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator
One of the most terrifying J-horror games of all time is coming to Steam at long last. What's more, all you have to do is make the player walk to the left!? This collection includes the seven initial works of the popular Tsugunohi series, as well as an entirely new episode.
HorrorPsychological HorrorAdventureStory RichWalking Simulator2DSide ScrollerCasualAtmosphericDark👍 519
$19.99Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Sep 8 · Frictional Games
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
HorrorGorePsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorAtmosphericPuzzleFirst-PersonNudityDarkLovecraftian👍 20,429
$34.99MADiSON
Jul 7 · BLOODIOUS GAMES
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
HorrorPsychological HorrorDarkSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonPuzzleAtmosphericAdventureSurvivalIndie👍 3,007
$19.99Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
May 28 · Bloober Team SA
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · Walking Simulator
A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.
Psychological HorrorHorrorIndieAtmosphericWalking SimulatorDarkStory RichSingleplayerAdventurePsychological👍 2,138
$4.99Is Simon There?
May 6 · Stanislaw Truchowski
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator
A few months have passed since the death of my son, Simon. Ever since that tragic day, I find myself falling into the darkest emotions I could ever imagine. I am haunted everyday with what I have done; But sometimes, I am haunted by more than just my emotions...
HorrorPsychological HorrorStory RichRealisticDarkPuzzleWalking SimulatorThrillerCollectathonAtmospheric👍 286
$3.99V696
Jan 11 · Veysel Çınar
Both: First-Person · Psychological Horror · Exploration
V696 is a first-person horror-thriller game. It contains a cult subject of veiled beings. Even if everything seems clear at first glance, it has a gripping story that will throw you a curve.
First-PersonPsychological HorrorThrillerHidden ObjectExplorationPsychologicalFPSStory RichInteractive FictionHorror👍 115
-21%$5.52Mists of Aiden
Nov 10 · Steppe Hare Studio
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
HorrorAdventureIndieViolentActionPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonAtmosphericMysteryWalking Simulator👍 981
$1.99MY DAUGHTER IS A CULTIST! SE
Oct 26 · VIRTUA WORLDS, LLC
Both: Horror · Exploration · Walking Simulator
YOU'RE JUST A NORMAL GUY TRYING TO GET SOME SLEEP. YOU HEAR A BUMP IN THE NIGHT. WHAT WAS THAT? WHY IS YOUR DAUGHTER ACTING SO WEIRD? IS IT PARENTHOOD OR A HORRIBLE CURIOSITY THAT COMPELS YOU TO FIND OUT? A Short horror experience.
HorrorExplorationInteractive FictionWalking SimulatorComic BookFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorLovecraftianShortSurreal
$4.99Umbra Halloween
Oct 30 · Vidas Salavejus
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · Walking Simulator
Umbra Halloween is a surreal psychological horror game about the dead ones returning to life on a Halloween night.
SurrealPsychological HorrorHorrorAtmosphericPuzzleWalking Simulator3DFirst-PersonLinearStory Rich
-50%$2.49Dollmare
Oct 24 · Alex Grade, gonzeek, Oxeren
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
You've accepted a shady job offer at a doll factory. Inspect dolls for defects and anomalies. Follow strange protocols. Don't get fired and stay alive.
SimulationHorror3DPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonSupernaturalControllerWalking SimulatorMultiple EndingsLinear👍 2,047
$15.99Backrooms: Lost Tape
Dec 23 · Cortez Productions
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · Psychological Horror
You work in the cinema as an usher and accidentally fell into the Backrooms, now being trapped, needing to unravel the mysteries of the yellow rooms in order to get out of this place, but be careful, there are entities that will be in your way.
HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorDarkExplorationSingleplayerAtmosphericLore-RichMysteryInvestigation👍 1,334
HugeHead
Dec 29 · ribbongames
Both: Survival Horror · Psychological Horror · Horror
You are driving home to your parents' house. Suddenly, a human-like shadow jumps out and he slams on the brakes in a panic. But he fails to do so in time, and runs over the shadow. He gets out of the car and checks the road, but only a pool of blood continues to the mountain road.
Survival HorrorPsychological HorrorMultiple EndingsHorrorWalking Simulator3DAdventureInteractive Fiction1980sExploration
$69.99SILENT HILL 2
Oct 7 · Bloober Team SA
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · Survival Horror
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
Psychological HorrorHorrorStory RichSurvival HorrorAtmosphericPsychologicalGreat SoundtrackRemakeSingleplayerThird Person👍 43,461
SCP: Secret Files
Sep 13 · GameZoo Studio
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · Walking Simulator
SCP: Secret Files is a collection of paranormal cases from the SCP Foundation, an organization tasked with containing dangerous anomalies. You join as an assistant researcher for Dr. Raymond Hamm and complete a strenuous induction program that will make you question everything you know.
AdventureStory RichPsychological HorrorAtmosphericMysteryPuzzleHorrorWalking Simulator3DSingleplayer👍 3,912
$7.99Shadow Corridor
Mar 8 · Space Onigiri Game LLC
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
Now on Steam, revamped with brand new content! Immerse yourself in the latest chapter of the popular, Japanese indie horror title, Kageroh: Shadow Corridor. Survive against the onslaught of horrors that lie in wait in eerie, traditional Japanese locales that change with every playthrough.
HorrorIndieActionPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonSingleplayerSurvival HorrorMultiplayerRoguelikeAtmospheric👍 1,996
$4.99Writer. Chapter 1
Jan 6 · Beshbarmak games
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · First-Person
You, the legendary writer, the “King of Horror,” find yourself at the center of a nightmare. A mysterious place, frighteningly familiar, hides sinister secrets. Explore locations, solve riddles, escape from the monster, collect a story that will become a new masterpiece... if you survive.
ExplorationPuzzleDetectiveWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorHorrorSimulationControllerLinear
-90%$3.49In Sound Mind
Sep 28 · We Create Stuff
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
In Sound Mind is an imaginative first-person psychological horror with frenetic puzzles, unique boss fights, and original music by The Living Tombstone. Journey within the inner workings of the one place you can’t seem to escape—your own mind.
HorrorPsychological HorrorStory RichPuzzleActionAtmosphericSingleplayerFirst-PersonIndieAction-Adventure👍 5,467
$9.99ToruTaru
Sep 21 · hiddenVisions
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · Exploration
Delve into the infinitely AI-generated, ghastly haunted mansion of TORUTARU. Use talismans, maps, your wits, and the friends you make along the way to fight off the angered spirits and survive. Every playthrough is a unique experience.
Early AccessHorrorProcedural GenerationPixel GraphicsSurvival HorrorExplorationDungeon CrawlerRoguelikeFirst-PersonPsychological Horror
$6.99Family curse
Mar 31 · Stork Game
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Exploration
Family curse is a mystical horror from the first person with a frightening atmosphere. Immerse yourself in the intricate history of the Crouse family and find out the terrible secret of the people who died in the cursed house.
HorrorPuzzlePsychological HorrorIdlerExplorationThrillerFirst-PersonDemonsAlternate HistoryLogic👍 222
$12.99Stairs
Sep 28 · GreyLight Entertainment
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
STAIRS is a first-person atmospheric psychological horror game, inspired by real-life events, that takes players through the stories of three missing people as seen through the eyes of journalist Christopher Adams. Start preparing yourself now, for to descend down these steps is to descend into madness...
IndieAdventureHorrorActionPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonWalking Simulator👍 292
