Games like Why don't they laugh?
by Cornfield Games
Why don't they laugh? is a first-person 3D modern-day psychological horror walking simulator: exploration, performing tasks and uncovering family history. What Remains of Edith Finch and Gone Home play most like Why don't they laugh?. Of the 12 closest games below, most share its walking simulator, psychological horror and horror.
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What Remains of Edith Finch
Apr 24, 2017 · Giant Sparrow
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person · Exploration
First-person 3D modern-day walking simulator adventure, stylized and atmospheric. Exploring, searching for stories and experiencing family history.
Story RichAtmosphericWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonMysteryExplorationAdventureSingleplayerFemale ProtagonistIndie👍 47,113Gone Home
Aug 15, 2013 · Fullbright
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration · First-Person
First-person 3D modern-day exploration walking simulator, realistic 3D. Exploring a house, examining objects and uncovering a story.
Walking SimulatorShortIndieExplorationAtmosphericFirst-PersonStory RichNarrativeLGBTQ+Female Protagonist👍 13,631The Suicide of Rachel Foster
Feb 19, 2020 · ONE-O-ONE GAMES
Both: Walking Simulator · Thriller · Exploration
First-person 3D modern-day mystery thriller adventure, atmospheric and dark. Exploration, investigating mystery and unravelling secrets.
Walking SimulatorMysteryAtmosphericAdventureThrillerExplorationStory RichDarkFemale ProtagonistSingleplayer👍 5,326The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Sep 25, 2014 · The Astronauts
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration · First-Person
First-person 3D story-driven mystery adventure, photorealistic environments. Exploration, discovery and communicating with the dead.
MysteryAtmosphericDetectiveWalking SimulatorExplorationFirst-PersonAdventureHorrorStory RichSingleplayer👍 6,863Layers of Fear (2016)
Feb 15, 2016 · Bloober Team SA
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator
First-person 3D historical psychological horror walking simulator. Exploring and story discovery.
HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonSingleplayerStory RichIndieAdventureMultiplayer👍 13,192Is Simon There?
May 6, 2022 · Stanislaw Truchowski
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator
First-person 3D modern-day psychological horror walking simulator. Exploring, solving puzzles and interacting with environment.
HorrorPsychological HorrorStory RichRealisticDarkPuzzleWalking SimulatorThrillerCollectathonAtmospheric👍 288Nightmare Shift
Jul 15, 2025 · Binary Lunar
Both: Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator · Horror
First-person 3D modern-day psychological horror walking simulator, photo-realistic graphics. Working night shifts, solving puzzles and exploring.
Psychological HorrorWalking SimulatorStory RichHorrorFirst-PersonAtmosphericThrillerDialogue HeavyAdventureSimulation👍 209Summer of '58
Jul 21, 2021 · EMIKA_GAMES
Both: Horror · Thriller · Psychological Horror
First-person 3D historical psychological thriller walking simulator, realistic and dark. Walking, exploring and finding hidden objects.
HorrorThrillerAtmosphericPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonCinematicPsychologicalRealisticDark👍 4,543Layers of Fear
Jun 15, 2023 · Anshar Studios, Bloober Team
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · First-Person
First-person 3D psychological horror adventure, realistic next-gen visuals. Exploration, environmental puzzles and storytelling.
Psychological HorrorHorrorFirst-PersonAdventureStory RichPsychedelicExplorationAtmosphericSingleplayerMultiple Endings👍 1,423Pieces of me
May 21, 2025 · EMIKA_GAMES
Both: Thriller · Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator
First-person 3D modern-day walking simulator psychological thriller, 2000s-inspired aesthetic. Explore, read notes and piece together fragments.
ThrillerPsychological HorrorDarkAtmosphericWalking SimulatorHorrorMysteryExploration3D PlatformerFirst-Person👍 595The Tartarus Key
May 31, 2023 · Vertical Reach
Both: Psychological Horror · Exploration · Multiple Endings
First-person 3D psychological horror adventure thriller. Solve puzzles, explore mansion and rescue captives.
AdventurePsychological HorrorExplorationSingleplayerChoices MatterEscape RoomMultiple EndingsHorrorPuzzleFirst-Person👍 237Mists of Aiden
Nov 10, 2020 · Steppe Hare Studio
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
First-person 3D story driven horror adventure. Exploring a mansion, solving riddles and puzzles, uncovering secrets.
HorrorAdventureIndieViolentActionPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonMysteryAtmosphericWalking Simulator👍 982