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RETRIEVAL is a first-person psychological horror game where you explore a looping house, collect scattered memory fragments, and search extracted keywords in an old computer terminal to uncover a tragic truth.
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-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
$17.99Dreamcore
Jan 23 · Montraluz
Both: Walking Simulator · Psychological Horror · First-Person
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
$4.99The Survey
Oct 27 · Erebus
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator
In the end, everybody gets what they deserve. The sins of the past always manifest within the minds of the sinners. An eternity of suffering awaits, welcome to The Survey.
HorrorDarkPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorAtmosphericMysteryPuzzleFirst-PersonSingleplayerExploration👍 742
$4.99Writer. Chapter 1
Jan 6 · Beshbarmak games
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person · Psychological 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
-30%$2.79The Exit 8
Nov 29 · KOTAKE CREATE
Both: Walking Simulator · Horror · Psychological 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
$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
$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
$9.99Enter The Backrooms
Feb 12 · Justin Kroh
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · Walking Simulator
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
-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
$6.99Left Alone
Apr 28 · SpeedTutor
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person · Horror
Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?
ExplorationPuzzleWalking SimulatorFirst-Person3DHorrorStory RichPsychological HorrorActionLogic👍 592
$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
$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
$7.99Hospital 666
Mar 5 · Lokin
Both: Horror · Psychological 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
$8.99Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1
Mar 3 · Andrew Quist
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
The most relaxing horror game you'll ever play. Anemoiapolis exists in the uncanny valley of American architecture -- endless carpeted floors and lonely malls. Escape for your life, and enjoy the scenery.
HorrorPsychological HorrorExplorationFirst-PersonSingleplayerMysteryRealisticWalking SimulatorProcedural GenerationAtmospheric👍 1,153
$5.99Dreamcore: Rabbit Hole
Apr 24 · Ankoku
Both: Walking Simulator · Psychological Horror · First-Person
Walking simulator. Explore cozy liminal spaces that feel unsettlingly familiar and spark your imagination, like a dream you’ve been in before.
ExplorationWalking SimulatorPsychological HorrorFirst-Person3DAdventureSurrealNonlinearHorrorRelaxing👍 398
$1.99The Hotel
Jun 17 · Constant Art
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator
The Hotel is a psychological horror thriller in which the player will have to face the evil living within the walls of a lonely hotel. But more importantly, the player will have to decide what this evil is to him. Maybe the nature of this evil is deeper than it seems at first glance.
HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonIndieSingleplayerStory RichDarkPuzzle
-30%$2.79Platform 8
May 31 · KOTAKE CREATE
Both: Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator · First-Person
You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.
Psychological HorrorAdventureWalking SimulatorSimulationPuzzleHidden ObjectExplorationImmersive SimFirst-Person3D👍 2,724
-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
$13.99Never Again
May 9 · Primary Games
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator
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
$3.99SCP-087
Jul 18 · EerieAdv
Both: Horror · Psychological 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
$12.99Locked Up
Apr 23 · EMIKA_GAMES
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
The game “Locked Up" is the first project developed in 2020 by the studio EMIKA_GAMES consisting of one person.
IndieViolentHorrorPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonSingleplayerAtmosphericWalking SimulatorDemonsDark👍 1,323
-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
-15%$8.49Tape 101: Liminal Descent
3 days ago · 2H-Productions
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator
A psychological horror descending through liminal spaces shaped by the Kübler Ross model - the five stages of grief, where your perception and an RC car are the only tools to grasp what’s real.
HorrorPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorAtmosphericRealisticExplorationFirst-PersonSingleplayerImmersive SimSurreal
$2.99Echoes Of The House
Nov 15 · Sordar Studios
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Thriller
Christopher arrives at his grandmother's countryside home late at night for a seemingly ordinary visit. But soon after reuniting, he begins to notice something isn't right. The familiar setting warps into a place of unease, and the mystery that unravels is far more complex than anyone could expect.
HorrorStory RichPsychological HorrorExplorationSingleplayerThriller3DMysteryFirst-PersonAdventure👍 153
$3.99IFU
Feb 5 · Setonika Games
Both: Horror · Thriller · Psychological Horror
IFU is a psychological horror about a young guy who is forcibly locked in an abandoned mansion of a dead surgeon along with his restless soul.
HorrorAdventureThrillerDarkPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorAtmosphericHidden ObjectExplorationCinematic
$0.99One Wish
Jun 6 · GDNomaD
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator
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
$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
$12.99Liminal Shroud
Sep 3 · Everdeep Studios
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · Walking Simulator
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
-75%$7.49Observer: System Redux
Nov 10 · Bloober Team, Anshar Studios
Both: Horror · Walking Simulator · First-Person
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
HorrorInvestigationCyberpunkHackingStealthWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonStory RichAction-AdventureAlternate History👍 2,468
-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
$9.99Whispers in the Void
May 7 · Anri Khachaturov, Artur Manukyan, Arman Petrosyan
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator
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
-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
-90%$0.99The Guest
Mar 10 · Team Gotham
Both: Horror · First-Person · Walking Simulator
'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.
PuzzleIndieAdventureHorrorMysteryAtmosphericFirst-PersonWalking SimulatorPsychological HorrorShort👍 852
-33%$2.006F: NIGHT SCHOOL LOOP∞
6 days ago · お寿司
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person · Horror
Observe a familiar Japanese elementary school corridor at night. If nothing has changed, go downstairs. If you spot an anomaly, go upstairs. A wrong choice sends you back to 6F. Escape the loop in this short first-person horror game.
PuzzleWalking Simulator3DAdventureFirst-PersonHorrorPsychological HorrorSurrealRealisticMystery
$14.99Homesick
May 28 · Lucky Pause
Both: First-Person · Walking Simulator · Horror
Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues to discover what happened, as you try to escape in both your nightmares and the waking world. Be immersed in the hauntingly beautiful 3D atmosphere in this puzzle exploration mystery game.
AtmosphericPuzzleExplorationFirst-PersonIndieWalking SimulatorAdventureHorrorMysteryGreat Soundtrack👍 1,282
$4.99Daylight
Apr 29 · Zombie Studios
Both: Horror · First-Person · Walking Simulator
You awake, trapped in an abandoned hospital. Your only source of light is your phone. You hit a dead-end and must turn around, but behind you lurks an eerie presence and strange noises... Experience Daylight, a procedurally generated psychological thriller for your PC.
HorrorAdventureFirst-PersonIndieFemale ProtagonistActionSurvivalWalking SimulatorSingleplayerSurvival Horror👍 1,038