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by Introversion Software
Scanner Sombre is a 3d horror cave exploration game where darkness is your greatest foe. Illuminate the unseen with your LIDAR scanner, revealing the eerie beauty and peril of the abyss. From the creators of Prison Architect, this immersive adventure uses light and shadow for a haunting experience.
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$17.99Dreamcore
Jan 23 · Montraluz
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · 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
$1.99The Moon Sliver
Oct 28 · David Szymanski
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person · Exploration
You are on a bleak, cold, windy island. And you seem to be alone... but fires and candles still burn. As you explore, a story of guilt, loneliness, and faith begins to take shape. And it becomes obvious that something is hunting you...
Walking SimulatorPsychological HorrorAdventureFirst-PersonExplorationIndieStory RichHorrorShortAtmospheric👍 995
$6.99Left Alone
Apr 28 · SpeedTutor
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · First-Person
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
$14.99Homesick
May 28 · Lucky Pause
Both: Exploration · First-Person · Walking Simulator
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
$14.99MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition
Aug 5 · Pantumaca Barcelona, @CarlosGameDev, Dani Navarro, Luka Nieto
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person · Exploration
MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!
AdventurePuzzleWalking SimulatorIndieSurrealAtmosphericFirst-PersonStrategyExplorationVR👍 855
$4.99The Survey
Oct 27 · Erebus
Both: Horror · Walking Simulator · First-Person
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
$9.99HOST
Jul 1 · Garrett Fuselier
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · 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
$1.99House of Caravan
Apr 16 · Rosebud Games
Both: Horror · First-Person · Exploration
Taking place in a single mansion in Candlewood, northeast USA, in the early 20th Century, House of Caravan is a sinister adventure filled with dark secrets and vexing puzzles.
IndieHorrorAdventureFirst-PersonPuzzleSingleplayerExplorationAtmosphericWalking SimulatorStory Rich👍 708
$8.99Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1
Mar 3 · Andrew Quist
Both: Horror · Exploration · 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
-80%$2.39The Land of Pain
Sep 13 · Alessandro Guzzo
Both: Horror · Exploration · Walking Simulator
Something strange appears in the woods. Lost in a dark and unknown place, survive an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and uncover the ancient mystery that’s befallen this land in this Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror adventure.
HorrorExplorationLovecraftianAdventureWalking SimulatorSurvival HorrorMysteryPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival👍 583
-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
$19.99Layers of Fear (2016)
Feb 15 · Bloober Team SA
Both: Horror · Walking Simulator · First-Person
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
-88%$0.95Dream Cage
Feb 6 · Hitori De Productions
Both: Horror · Walking Simulator · First-Person
Robert battles early Alzheimer's and nightly sleep paralysis. Each night reveals fragments of his past. Uncover the truth and help him solve the mysteries haunting his mind.
HorrorPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonHidden ObjectExplorationPuzzleLogicCinematicAtmospheric👍 298
$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
$29.99SOMA
Sep 21 · Frictional Games
Both: Horror · Exploration · First-Person
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericStory RichDarkSci-fiSurvival HorrorExplorationGoreFirst-Person👍 46,801
-20%$7.99Escape the Backrooms
Oct 23 · Fancy Games, Blackbird Interactive
Both: Horror · First-Person · 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
$0.99Auver
Apr 27 · ZC Games
Both: Horror · Exploration · Walking Simulator
Suzanne Auver was a successful painter once, until her sister went missing. Blaming herself, she was persistent on finding her. But with frequent nightmares involving the disappearance of her sister, this wasn't an easy task.
HorrorExplorationWalking SimulatorPuzzleFirst-PersonStylizedRealisticFantasyLinearAction-Adventure
$6.99The Backrooms: Escape
Nov 1 · QuixM Interactive
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · First-Person
The Backrooms: Escape is an experience in the liminal world of backrooms. Move freely, explore the secrets of the corporation, but remember - you are not alone.
ExplorationWalking SimulatorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorRealisticFirst-PersonAtmosphericMysteryRetroAdventure
$4.99Sorrow Asylum 2
Sep 5 · Vidas Salavejus
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · First-Person
Sorrow Asylum 2 is a looping horror game, a mix of an abandoned asylum and your mind's prison, as well as a sequel to Sorrow Asylum.
ExplorationPuzzleWalking Simulator3DFirst-PersonHorrorPsychological HorrorSurrealLinearStory Rich
FreeInvestigator
Jun 1 · AdroVGames
Both: Horror · Walking Simulator
Investigator is a first-person exploration game with horror elements, where the events take place in a world of extreme weather cataclysms.
AdventureIndieHorrorAtmosphericWalking SimulatorSimulationFree to PlayPost-apocalypticViolentSingleplayer👍 865
$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
-75%$0.99Those Who Crawl VR
Jan 31 · Hush Fin Games
Both: Horror · VR · Exploration
Crawl through tight cave tunnels and avoid monsters in this claustrophobic VR spelunking game. Escape inhuman monsters and deadly environments as the cave walls turn to flesh.
HorrorVRExplorationSurvival Horror3D PlatformerPvEWalking SimulatorAction-AdventureAtmospheric3D
$1.99The Shadow Over Route 80
Nov 23 · the ito project
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration · First-Person
Alone at night, working at a petrol station deep in the American wheat belt. Something feels off... are you sure you're alone? A short 10-15 minute horror game with multiple endings.
AdventureWalking SimulatorExplorationHidden Object3DFirst-PersonMinimalistStylizedAtmosphericDemons
$15.99Backrooms: Lost Tape
Dec 23 · Cortez Productions
Both: 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
$8.99True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1
Oct 19 · Goblinz Enterprises Ltd
Both: Exploration · Horror · First-Person
True Fear: Forsaken Souls takes the best of the psychological thriller, blending in fun and intuitive gameplay mechanics. Episode 1, the first in a trilogy, will long be remembered.
ExplorationHidden ObjectHorrorPsychological HorrorPuzzlePoint & ClickFemale ProtagonistAdventureFirst-Person2D👍 1,108
$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
-15%$8.49Tape 101: Liminal Descent
3 days ago · 2H-Productions
Both: Horror · Walking Simulator · Exploration
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
$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
$4.99Backrooms Abyss
Jul 4 · Chadder Studios
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration · First-Person
Explore and survive levels based on the popular creepypasta lore. Each level offers various escape routes but also introduces perilous obstacles. Players can immerse themselves in the seemingly boundless and unsettling levels of the backrooms, experiencing the game's eerie and intricate mazes.
AdventureCasualRoguelikeWalking SimulatorExplorationFPS3DFirst-PersonRealistic1980s
$14.99Narcosis
Mar 28 · Honor Code, Inc.
Both: Horror · First-Person · VR
Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.
HorrorAdventureUnderwaterIndieFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorAtmosphericMysteryVR👍 1,205
$12.99Shape of the World
Jun 5 · Hollow Tree Games
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration · First-Person
A serene first person exploration game in a surreal, organic world that reacts to your presence. Journey through a psychedelically colorful ecosystem of flourishing flora, rambling waterfalls, burgeoning mountains, glowing monoliths and graceful creatures. A 1-3 hour escape from work, anxiety and stress.
CasualNatureIndieAtmosphericSurrealWalking SimulatorExplorationFirst-PersonRelaxingAdventure👍 263
$2.99Unknown Host
May 9 · Redsroll
Both: Horror · Exploration · Walking Simulator
It's a short indie horror game where we step into the shoes of Alex, a student who, in search of more comfort, rents an apartment in the city that, at first glance, seems pretty decent — but upon arrival, he realizes something is not right.
HorrorAtmosphericPsychological HorrorExplorationWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonDarkIndieRealisticGore
$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
$29.99>observer_
Aug 15 · Bloober Team SA
Both: Horror · First-Person · Walking Simulator
The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale 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.
CyberpunkPsychological HorrorHorrorAtmosphericSci-fiStory RichFirst-PersonWalking SimulatorDetectiveAdventure👍 4,029
$1.99Backrooms: Steps into the abyss
Apr 9 · SUDT Games
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration · First-Person
Try to survive in these endless corridors and mazes, sometimes they seem the same, sometimes they seem completely different, and what if you are already going crazy? Can you survive here? You will need to look for supplies by type of water and food
AdventurePuzzleWalking SimulatorExplorationCollectathonFPSFirst-Person3DAtmosphericSurvival Horror
