Games like Descending I - House of Nightmares
by Dungeon Games
Descending is a VR horror game with puzzle elements. You play as the new owner of a house and your goal is to break the curse that was cast upon the estate.
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$0.99Buried Alive VR
Apr 3 · Mobigrow
Both: VR · Horror · Puzzle
Your worst nightmare just became reality - you are buried alive! There is no room for panic, you need to act quickly in order to survive. The coffin is full of different riddles and puzzles you need to solve to find your way out.
AdventureVRHorrorPuzzleExplorationSurvival HorrorChoices MatterSingleplayerEscape RoomGore
-50%$2.99Escape First 2
Jun 20 · OnSkull Games
Both: Puzzle · Horror · VR
"Escape First 2" is the second installment of a multiplayer escape room puzzle game for virtual reality or desktop PC! It includes 3 different escape rooms to choose from and can be played competitively, co-op or solo.
AdventurePuzzleCasualCo-opHorrorVRExplorationHidden ObjectFirst-Person3D👍 259
$2.99I'm on Observation Duty 3
Nov 13 · Notovia
Both: VR · Psychological Horror · Horror
A thrilling psychological horror game. Your job is to look for anomalies in a haunted house. If you see anyhting suspicious (furniture moving, extra objects, intruders), take a photo and send a report. Includes both VR- (windows only) and non-VR (windows, mac, linux)-versions.
VRPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychologicalHorrorAdventurePuzzleMysteryHidden ObjectFirst-Person👍 351
$19.99Gorilla Tag
Jan 1 · Another Axiom Inc.
Both: VR · Psychological Horror · First-Person
Run, jump, and climb using only your hands. Play tag or infection with people online. Run away from the infected players, or outmaneuver the survivors to catch them. Embrace your inner ape.
VRPsychological HorrorMultiplayerFirst-PersonParkourFunnyHorror3DAction3D Platformer👍 52,684
-50%$12.49A Chair in a Room : Greenwater
Mar 30 · Wolf & Wood Interactive Ltd
Both: Horror · VR · Puzzle
Explore your surroundings as the protagonist of your own horror story as you immerse yourself in this tense VR thriller set in America’s Deep South. Navigate your way through your memories, piecing together the clues and puzzles, to solve the mystery of how you have awoken in the sinister Greenwater Institute, known only as Patient No.
HorrorVRAdventureIndieSimulationPuzzleStory RichGreat SoundtrackGothicPsychological Horror👍 598
-40%$11.99DeMagnete VR
Jul 27 · BitCake Studio
Both: VR · Interactive Fiction · Puzzle
Step into a new puzzle adventure designed for virtual reality. Armed with magnetic gloves, you’ll solve unique and evolving puzzles deep within a mysterious underground cavern.
AdventureVRPhysicsInteractive FictionPuzzleExplorationPuzzle Platformer3DMysteryUnderground
-50%$2.99Escape First
May 10 · OnSkull Games
Both: Puzzle · Horror · VR
"Escape First" is a multiplayer escape room puzzle game for virtual reality or desktop PC! It includes 3 different escape rooms to choose from and can be played competitively, co-op or solo.
AdventurePuzzleMultiplayerCasualCo-opHorrorVRSimulationOnline Co-OpExploration👍 381
$19.99Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Sep 8 · Frictional Games
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Puzzle
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
-80%$0.99Eyes: The Horror Game
May 20 · Fearless Games
Both: Horror · Exploration · Puzzle
You break into the mansion at night. It’s huge and built like a maze. You're trying to escape, but the monster is after you! The chase begins. RUN!!
AdventureHorrorSurvival HorrorExplorationDarkPuzzleSimulationDemonsInteractive FictionFirst-Person👍 932
Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul
Aug 15 · VRWERX
Both: Horror · VR · Psychological Horror
AVAILABLE TO PLAY IN NON-VR (KEYBOARD/MOUSE AND CONTROLLER) VR HEADSET NO LONGER REQUIRED.“PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE LOST SOUL” immerses you in a terrifying realistic environment with haunting atmosphere, and the need to survive.
HorrorVRAdventureRPGSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorGoreSingleplayerIndieMultiplayer👍 729
-20%$7.99Escape the Backrooms
Oct 23 · Fancy Games, Blackbird Interactive
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
Escape the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Traverse 30+ eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other dangers. Try to escape but be warned: survival isn't guaranteed.
HorrorMultiplayerOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorCo-opSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonEscape RoomExplorationAdventure👍 137,469
$0.99One Wish
Jun 6 · GDNomaD
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Puzzle
Сlassic indie horror for one evening. The game has no tips, you need to solve all the puzzles yourself and avoid the monster that wants to devour your soul. Therefore, you need to be very careful and attentive to escape from the nightmare.
AdventureIndieHorrorPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorPuzzleExplorationFirst-PersonMinimalistPsychological👍 162
-70%$4.49Forbidden Art
Mar 25 · AIXLAB
Both: VR · Horror · Puzzle
Forbidden art is a VR room escape puzzle game where you escape from the killer’s secret hideout. Use all your abilities to escape the dangerous and terrifying hideout created by a psychopathic killer who thinks killing is an art, without being discovered by the killer.
3DVRHorrorPuzzleSingleplayerFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorThrillerLinearPhysics
-75%$6.24The Room VR: A Dark Matter
Mar 26 · Fireproof Games
Both: Puzzle · VR · Horror
The British Institute of Archaeology, London, 1908: The disappearance of an esteemed Egyptologist prompts a Police investigation into the unknown. Explore cryptic locations, examine fantastic gadgets and uncover an otherworldly discovery which blurs the line between reality and illusion.
AdventurePuzzleVRMysteryInvestigationSingleplayerAtmosphericLovecraftianEscape RoomHorror👍 3,866
$6.99Family curse
Mar 31 · Stork Game
Both: Horror · Puzzle · Psychological Horror
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
$0.99Down is Relative
May 17 · Bret Swearengen
Both: Puzzle · Psychological Horror · Interactive Fiction
A first-person story-based puzzle game with an emphasis on subverting your current familiarity to gravity. The perfect game for those that enjoy interesting twists and unique puzzle elements.
PuzzleStrategyPuzzle PlatformerPsychological HorrorSci-fiPhysicsInteractive FictionHorrorSpaceAliens
$4.99Emily Wants To Play
Dec 10 · Shawn Hitchcock
Both: Horror · VR · Psychological Horror
It’s 11pm and the last house on your route. The windows are boarded up, the yard is overgrown, but the lights are on and the front door is open… strange place to deliver a pizza. You’re getting soaked from the rain, so you hesitantly step inside the house. You shouldn’t have done that.
HorrorSurvival HorrorIndieMultiplayerActionVRPsychological HorrorStrategySingleplayerAdventure👍 2,058
$24.99Silver Chains
Aug 6 · Cracked Heads Games
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.
HorrorAdventureIndiePsychological HorrorMultiplayerFirst-PersonGoreSurvivalExplorationPuzzle👍 931
FreeFatal Falls
Nov 13 · Tripolar Studio
Both: Exploration · Psychological Horror · Puzzle
In Fatal Falls you explore the dark secrets of "The Grand Elysium", a posh luxury hotel in the middle of nowhere. Interact with its guests, drink a cocktail at the bar, peruse the noble premises – the choice is yours! Just make sure you don't get entangled in the hotel's dark deeds...
ExplorationPsychological HorrorPuzzleChoose Your Own AdventureHidden ObjectInteractive FictionHorrorWalking SimulatorPoint & ClickRPG
$29.99Blue Prince
Apr 10 · Dogubomb
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · First-Person
Welcome to Mt. Holly, where every dawn unveils a new mystery. Navigate through shifting corridors and ever-changing chambers in this genre-defying strategy puzzle adventure. But will your unpredictable path lead you to the rumored Room 46?
PuzzleMysteryExplorationInvestigationRogueliteSingleplayerStory RichFirst-PersonIndieAdventure👍 17,523
$8.99Silent Descent
Feb 6 · Deceptive Games Ltd.
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Puzzle
Silent Decent is a highly-immersive first-person horror game with a rich and engaging atmosphere. Trapped in purgatory, you play as Samuel Harris who roams in an endless loop of anguish, pain and suffering. Can you find a way to save a tormented man's soul?
ActionAdventureIndieHorrorPsychological HorrorPuzzleSingleplayerAtmosphericDemonsFirst-Person👍 107
$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
-30%$13.99Ancient Dungeon
Nov 3 · Eric Thullen
Both: VR
Ancient Dungeon VR is a fast-paced roguelite dungeon crawler built for VR. Explore procedurally generated dungeons, slash enemies, collect loot, and unlock upgrades in immersive physics-based combat. Play solo or co-op with up to 4 players.
VRDungeon CrawlerAdventureRoguelikeActionIndieRogueliteRPGVoxelEarly Access👍 1,612
$4.99Decay: The Mare
Feb 13 · Shining Gate Software
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Puzzle
Sam is an addict who ends up in an institution named “Reaching Dreams”, hoping to kick his drug problem and sort out his miserable life. But during the first night, something goes horribly wrong and he gets stuck in an endless nightmare…
AdventureHorrorIndiePoint & ClickPsychological HorrorPuzzleSingleplayerMultiplayerFirst-PersonPsychological👍 1,674
$0.99The Lost Souls
Apr 11 · GDNomaD
Both: Horror · First-Person · Puzzle
What does it feel like to find yourself in hell? You don't feel the wind, you don't see the sun. No more hearing child's laughter. No memory of those who once were your friends and family.
IndieHorrorFirst-PersonGothicStory RichPuzzleShortWalking SimulatorExploration3D👍 203
-55%$11.24Until You Fall
Oct 27 · Schell Games
Both: VR · First-Person
Fantasy and synthwave collide in this physically active VR sword fighting game. Grow stronger as you battle through an awesome neon environment and strike down magic-infused monstrosities in this hack-and-slash roguelite. Fight. Fall. Rise Again.
VRSwordplayRogueliteHack and SlashArcadeFightingCombatActionFirst-PersonSoundtrack👍 2,884
-56%$2.63Into The Gloom
Apr 7 · earrgames
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · First-Person
It's a retro horror game featuring eerie black, white, and red visuals. Embark on an exciting adventure across 18 suspenseful levels while evading "The Shadow" and discovering five possible endings. Immerse yourself in a chilling atmosphere with haunting environments and unsettling sounds.
Psychological HorrorStory RichHorrorFirst-PersonSingleplayer3DAtmosphericThrillerAdventurePuzzle👍 235
$4.99Writer. Chapter 1
Jan 6 · Beshbarmak games
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · 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
-86%$0.69ThrounnelVR
Sep 15 · Sunnyview
Both: VR · Puzzle · Psychological Horror
ThrounnelVR is a tetris-like puzzler with a first-person view. The goal of ThrounnelVR is to fit the shape of blocks into a distant hole. You control the movement of the blocks by your HMD, and the rotation by game controller or keyboard.
CasualVRPuzzleArcadeFlightMinimalistPsychological HorrorQuick-Time EventsSingleplayerController
$9.99AFFECTED: The Manor - The Complete Edition
Oct 3 · Fallen Planet Studios
Both: VR · Horror
AFFECTED: The Manor achieves its final form! Experience horror unlike anything you’ve known before as you try to escape The Manor. Terror lurks around every corner as you venture deeper into the abandoned house and find that the only thing keeping you alive is your sanity. Or lack thereof...
IndieCasualVRHorror👍 179
-50%$3.49Escape First 3
Mar 21 · OnSkull Games
Both: Puzzle · VR · Exploration
"Escape First 3" is the third installment of a multiplayer escape room puzzle game for virtual reality or desktop PC! It includes 3 different escape rooms to choose from and can be played competitively, co-op or solo.
AdventureIndieCasualCo-opPuzzleMultiplayerMysteryVRCompetitiveExploration👍 193
$9.99Backrooms: Escape Together
Oct 18 · Triiodide Studios
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
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
$3.99Neverout
May 18 · Gamedust
Both: Puzzle · VR · Horror
Neverout is a 'Escape Room' game with quantum physic and reality bending. Packed with dozens of levels, difficult puzzles, eerie atmosphere and unreal immersion. Every action creates reaction. Nothing is certain, but one thing is known - every lock has a key. And in Neverout, the key - is YOU.
AdventurePuzzleVRMysteryInvestigationAtmosphericSingleplayerLovecraftianHorrorIndie
$4.99Euclidean
Sep 25 · Alpha Wave Entertainment
Both: First-Person · Horror · VR
Euclidean; a game of geometric horror; a slow descent into the dark, into madness, futility, and despair, where Things greater than you watch and wait and dream. Struggle for every second of life you have left… Even knowing you’re better off dead.
IndieActionLovecraftianAtmosphericFirst-PersonHorrorVRCasualAbstractSingleplayer👍 188
$6.99Silent Mansion : Part2
Dec 4 · MINO ENTERTAINMENT INC
Both: VR · Puzzle · Horror
Silent Mansion is a mystery place with a beautiful atmosphere. This game is a puzzle adventure game. You will find clues in this historic mansion and chase a witch!
AdventureVRActionPuzzleHorrorDark FantasySurvival HorrorMysterySurvivalAction-Adventure
$18.99Spider Queen cave
Feb 4 · 帅宅快乐屋
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · First-Person
The student sister who has been secretly in love for a long time has been missing for three months. Tonight, my sister suddenly called and asked me to go to an abandoned villa in the suburbs. I have no choice but to prepare for departure. It is said that the villa is a famous and dangerous house.
PuzzleExplorationFemale ProtagonistRealisticAction RoguelikePuzzle PlatformerFirst-PersonHorrorDungeon CrawlerThird Person👍 159
$6.99CAVE VR
Jun 3 · XJennyo, Tooth Lee, Yue, Nari
Both: Puzzle · Exploration · First-Person
CAVE is the original VR puzzle game, looking for a journey of exploration in the ancient mysterious cave ruins, the ruins of the ancient inhabitants are from the exit ruins in layers, and the horse-hunting treasure hunt on the road seems to imply on.
CasualAdventurePuzzle3D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerExploration3DRealisticFirst-PersonVR
$4.99We're Here, Papa
Dec 17 · EXLIX
Both: Horror · VR · Psychological Horror
We're Here, Papa is a VR horror game. In the dark depths of the sewer, you must find your way and escape on your own. But you are not alone down there. Something is pursuing you. You don’t know what it is, but one thing is certain… you must not let it catch you.
HorrorVRSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorActionAtmosphericDarkDemonsAdventureMystery
$4.99ENKI
Jul 31 · Storm in a Teacup
Both: Puzzle · First-Person · Horror
ENKI is a repeatable horror experience about escaping, featuring multiple endings that will ensure you that every playthrough will be a bit different from the previous one. In only 30 minutes find your way to freedom through occult symbolism, mysteries and discoverable secrets... Survive or die!
IndieAdventurePuzzleFirst-PersonSingleplayerHorrorPsychological HorrorControllerEscape Room👍 119
$29.99In Death
Oct 2 · Sólfar Studios
Both: VR · Horror
Created exclusively for VR, In Death is a Roguelite Shooter set in the godless afterlife. Battle through procedurally generated levels and dungeons in intense ranged combat, coupled with a unique locomotion system perfectly attuned to your fighting style.
VRActionIndieRogueliteAction RoguelikeViolentHorrorShooterArcheryRoguelike👍 928
-20%$27.99Visage
Oct 29 · SadSquare Studio
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
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
$6.99SCP: Descent
Mar 20 · Pixel Drip Games
Both: Horror · Puzzle · First-Person
Inspired by SCP-087, step into the shoes of an unfortunate student long before the stairwell became legend. Follow the clues left by those who came before, your only choice is to descend.
HorrorPuzzleLovecraftian1980sAtmospheric3DActionFirst-PersonRealisticConspiracy👍 105
-80%$0.99Boogeyman 2
Feb 7 · Clockwork Wolf
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · VR
Awoken in the night by your doll. Speaking as if it possesses a mind of its own. The doll warns you of a monster that has come to take you away.
IndieStrategyHorrorPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorAtmosphericSurvivalMultiplayerVRFirst-Person👍 344
$9.99Spectral Scream
Aug 28 · STOIC Ent.
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Puzzle
Spectral Scream is a 1-4 player cooperative horror exploration game. Are you ready to face death in the maw of purgatory? Your goal is to find key items in each chapter and retrieve the orb. But be careful! Threatening and vicious creatures await you at every stage.
Online Co-OpCo-opHorrorMultiplayerPsychological HorrorThrillerDemonsSurvival HorrorLogicPuzzle👍 653
$4.99The Great Below
Dec 5 · Dobra Studios
Both: Puzzle · Psychological Horror · Exploration
Immerse yourself in a haunting map-based horror experience, reminiscent of the iconic PS1 era. Navigate between 2D and 3D perspectives to break free from the loop in a mysterious mansion. Solve challenging puzzles to unveil the secrets hidden beneath it all.
PuzzlePsychological HorrorAtmosphericExplorationNoirFirst-PersonMysteryHorrorTop-DownRetro
Fade Out
May 21 · PlaySys
Both: VR · First-Person
This is a mystical escape room experience created in VR for real fans of this genre. Find the clues, solve the puzzles and escape the room. Actually many rooms. After all, is our journey a true escape or a mutated perception fooled by our fantasies? Find a new answer behind every new door.
VRMystery DungeonInvestigationImmersive SimHidden Object3DFirst-PersonWalking SimulatorDetectiveAlternate History
$15.99Backrooms: Lost Tape
Dec 23 · Cortez Productions
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Exploration
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
$34.99The Tale of Onogoro
Sep 28 · AMATA Games
Both: VR · Puzzle · First-Person
An action adventure game that can only be experienced in VR. Haru has summoned you to Onogoro Island in a parallel world.Together, You must solve sprawling puzzles and defeat giant beasts called "Kami" that are blocking your path. It is up to you to save the world!
ActionAdventureVRPuzzleSteampunkCuteAnimeFirst-PersonPuzzle Platformer3D
$9.99HOST
Jul 1 · Garrett Fuselier
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · First-Person
When your spacecraft crashes on an unknown planet, you navigate your way through its dark and puzzling corridors. Using only your hands and your wits, will you discover your parasitic power before it's too late?
Early AccessExplorationPuzzleWalking Simulator3DFirst-PersonVRSurrealUndergroundLinear




