Games like The Path
by Tale of Tales
There is one rule in the game. And it needs to be broken. There is one goal. And when you attain it, you die.
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$17.99Dreamcore
Jan 23 · Montraluz
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · Surreal
Experience backrooms like never before. Dreamcore is the ultimate psychological exploration game, set in the largest liminal world ever made. No guides, no path—only intuition. Will you keep your bearings in a world designed to make you lose them?
ExplorationWalking SimulatorPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonSurreal3DHorrorNonlinearRelaxingAtmospheric👍 1,881
-30%$2.79The Exit 8
Nov 29 · KOTAKE CREATE
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · Horror
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
ExplorationPuzzleWalking SimulatorHorrorImmersive SimPsychological HorrorUndergroundFirst-Person3DSurreal👍 10,955
$19.99Crow Country
May 9 · SFB Games
Both: Exploration · Horror · Female Protagonist
The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…
Survival Horror1990'sExplorationHorrorFemale ProtagonistThird-Person ShooterRetroIndiePsychological HorrorAction👍 7,754
$24.99INDIKA
May 2 · Odd Meter
Both: Surreal · Horror · Exploration
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.
SurrealPuzzleHorrorThird PersonStory RichPsychedelicDarkPsychologicalExplorationCinematic👍 7,039
$13.99Homicipher
Nov 1 · 八名木Games
Both: Horror · Female Protagonist
Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
OtomeHorrorVisual NovelFemale ProtagonistAtmosphericMultiple EndingsText-BasedChoices MatterChoose Your Own AdventureWord Game👍 7,822
$7.99The Inn-Sanity
Jan 9 · Steppe Hare Studio
Both: Horror · Walking Simulator · Exploration
Early 90s. You stayed in a quiet hotel for just one night and the next morning you’ve found out that the old world was destroyed. Alien dreams, secrets of your past and other guests that are turning into monsters. This hotel will not let you to check out.
HorrorAdventurePsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorWord GameExplorationDialogue HeavyMultiple EndingsChoices MatterStory Rich👍 1,563
$3.99Psalm 5:9-13
Mar 13 · N4bA, Notex, a1esska
Both: Horror · Exploration · Walking Simulator
"Psalm 5:9-13" is a first-person psychological horror game with VHS effect. Be careful and attentive, there is something hiding in these rooms, something is watching from the darkness.
Psychological HorrorHorrorIndieExplorationMysteryWalking SimulatorGoreAtmosphericFirst-Person3D👍 1,851
-50%$3.99迷离诡夜 blurred weird night
Nov 16 · QSN
Both: Horror · Exploration · Walking Simulator
I thought it was a comedy, but it turned out to be a tragedy. If there's a chance to go back in time and change something that would cause lifelong regret, would you fight with all you have? (Including story mode and zombie mode)
3DSexual ContentHorrorExplorationFPSDating SimAdventureNudityImmersive SimWalking Simulator👍 313
$1.34迷路会社 | Maze Company
Dec 12 · Coward_Watson
Both: Horror · Walking Simulator
A short horror walking simulator where you just head from the workroom to the exit. Something may happen along the way, but don't worry, just keep going.Your goal is to return.
HorrorWalking SimulatorPsychological Horror3DFPSMultiple EndingsMysteryDarkPsychologicalRealistic
$8.99Psychopomp GOLD
Oct 24 · Fading Club
Both: Surreal · Female Protagonist
Psychopomp is BACK. The catacombs stretch down farther than ever before. Your entire life has been a lie. Delve into the depths, and discover the horrors that lie below. More realms, more modes, more secrets. An ancient voice calls to you from the center of the earth. Will you answer it?
Psychological HorrorSurrealAtmosphericFemale ProtagonistDungeon CrawlerAdventurePsychologicalAnimeFirst-PersonCute👍 4,887
$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
-10%$2.69Take Care of My Heifer
6 days ago · REVVALUTION Studio
Both: Walking Simulator · Horror · Exploration
“Take Care of My Heifer” is a short horror game packed with terror and dark humor. You’ve been asked to look after a heifer until morning and follow the owner’s instructions. Just make sure you don’t miss anything.
Walking SimulatorIndieHorrorDarkAtmosphericPsychological HorrorSimulationExplorationThrillerFirst-Person
-50%$2.49Dollmare
Oct 24 · Alex Grade, gonzeek, Oxeren
Both: Horror · Walking Simulator
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
$4.99Writer. Chapter 1
Jan 6 · Beshbarmak games
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · Horror
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
$3.99SCP-087
Jul 18 · EerieAdv
Both: Exploration · Horror · Walking Simulator
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
-40%$0.59The Butterfly Collector
Feb 9 · Wicky Yu
Both: Horror · Female Protagonist
investigate the evidence left by a stalker and kidnapper and track the fate of a college girl. The player advances and watches the plot by clicking to make choices for the heroine at key moments, with different choices leading to different endings.
Visual NovelWord GameAdventureHorrorPsychological HorrorFemale ProtagonistSingleplayerFirst-PersonText-BasedGore👍 936
-50%$34.99Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land
Mar 20 · KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Both: Exploration · Female Protagonist
"Atelier Yumia" is a story about “memory”. Explore the field to gather materials and synthesis items. The items you create can be key to advancing the story and can also be used in battles and exploration. Additionally, you can create your own base with “Building" in the field.
ExplorationFemale ProtagonistJRPGCollectathonHack and SlashAnimeParty-Based RPGAction RPGOpen WorldAction👍 2,535
$19.99Little Goody Two Shoes
Nov 7 · AstralShift
Both: Horror · Exploration · Female Protagonist
Venture into the woods as you play Little Goody Two Shoes, a phantasmagorical horror narrative adventure where all your decisions matter!
AdventureHorrorRPGLGBTQ+Dating Sim2DExplorationChoices MatterFemale ProtagonistMultiple Endings👍 2,215
$14.99Hollow Cocoon
Dec 6 · NAYUTA STUDIO
Both: 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
$10.99Lazaret
Feb 20 · Aegon Games
Both: Horror · Exploration · Walking Simulator
Lazaret is an atmospheric first-person horror game. You play as a member of a rescue team called out to investigate a distress signal coming from a ship that disappeared 4 years ago.
HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericExplorationMysteryPuzzleHidden ObjectWalking SimulatorControllerSailing👍 263
$69.99SILENT HILL 2
Oct 7 · Bloober Team SA
Both: 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
$9.99Whispers in the Void
May 7 · Anri Khachaturov, Artur Manukyan, Arman Petrosyan
Both: Horror · Walking Simulator · Exploration
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
$19.99Cabernet
Feb 20 · Party for Introverts
Both: Female Protagonist · Horror
Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?
SingleplayerFemale ProtagonistVampiresChoices MatterStory RichSimulationHorrorMultiple EndingsVisual NovelChoose Your Own Adventure👍 2,028
$7.99Hospital 666
Mar 5 · Lokin
Both: Horror · Walking Simulator
Hospital 666 is a 1-4 player horror escape game. Traverse through eerie hospital levels while observing the occurrence of anomalies and choosing the correct elevator. Some abnormal bosses will chase you to death, and you must find the right way to escape them.
HorrorOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorMultiplayerRealisticWalking SimulatorMultiple EndingsThrillerSupernaturalAdventure👍 1,203
$2.99Inside The Forest
Dec 6 · Stepan Tsokur
Both: Horror · Exploration
You and a group of friends decide to go on a camping trip in the Darkwood Forest, It starts off smoothly, but unforeseen events occur. and it’s only a matter of time before the true horror reveals itself.
AdventureHorrorPsychological HorrorStory RichFirst-PersonMultiple EndingsAtmospheric3DExplorationDark
-20%$7.99Escape the Backrooms
Oct 23 · Fancy Games, Blackbird Interactive
Both: Horror · Exploration
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
$12.99Liminal Shroud
Sep 3 · Everdeep Studios
Both: Horror · Walking Simulator · Exploration
A different kind of liminal experience. Explore surreal spaces inspired by nostalgia, discover hidden paths, and unravel a mystery that is shaped by your own mind. No monsters, no combat. Just atmosphere, discovery, and dread.
Psychological HorrorHorrorMystery DungeonWalking SimulatorExplorationDungeon CrawlerRelaxingAdventureThriller3D
$9.99Noch
Oct 1 · Fair Games Studio, Noostyche
Both: Exploration · Gothic
Go alone (or with a friend) to find the girl who destroyed the world. An ominous surreal first-person adventure full of dangerous monsters and secrets of the deceased world
AtmosphericExplorationPost-apocalypticStory RichSurvival HorrorGothicAdventureActionFirst-PersonPuzzle👍 253
FreeForest Ranger Services: Episode 1
Nov 29 · GuardHouse
Both: Horror · Surreal · Walking Simulator
Horror game series about the investigation of missing hikers in the U.S. National Parks. Follow the story of a wannabe reporter who got a job as a ranger to investigate the disappearances - several episodes that tell one story! Based on true events.
HorrorFree to PlayCasualPsychological HorrorAdventure1990'sSurrealCinematicWalking SimulatorDriving






