Games like SilentDarkness
by NuraStudio
POOLS and Dreamcore play most like SilentDarkness. Of the 18 closest games below, most share its walking simulator, psychological horror and exploration; 2 came out in the last year and 16 are free or under $10. The best known is Layers of Fear (2016), with 13,192 Steam reviews.
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Ranked by how similar the games actually are, not by sales. Released and Price are remembered for next time.
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POOLS
Apr 26, 2024 · Tensori
Both: Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator · Realistic
Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.
Psychological HorrorWalking SimulatorAtmosphericRealisticExplorationFirst-PersonSurrealSingleplayerImmersiveRelaxing👍 6,478Dreamcore
Jan 23, 2025 · Montraluz
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · Psychological Horror
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👍 1,891Find Yourself
Feb 21, 2021 · EMIKA_GAMES
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · First-Person
Explore the truly frightening subway cars and find out what fears the main character will have to face.
SimulationHorrorExplorationWalking Simulator3D PlatformerCinematicFirst-PersonPsychedelicPsychological HorrorRealistic👍 1,213Summer of '58
Jul 21, 2021 · EMIKA_GAMES
Both: Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator · First-Person
In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.
HorrorThrillerAtmosphericPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonCinematicPsychologicalRealisticDark👍 4,543The Exit 8
Nov 29, 2023 · KOTAKE CREATE
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · Walking Simulator
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
ExplorationPuzzleWalking SimulatorHorrorImmersive SimPsychological HorrorUndergroundFirst-Person3DSurreal👍 11,001Tape 101: Liminal Descent
Sep 18 · 2H-Productions
Both: Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator · Realistic
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 SimulatorAtmosphericRealisticFirst-PersonExplorationSingleplayerImmersive SimSurrealAnemoiapolis: Chapter 1
Mar 3, 2023 · Andrew Quist
Both: Psychological 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👍 1,154Layers of Fear (2016)
Feb 15, 2016 · Bloober Team SA
Both: Psychological 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👍 13,192Floor 9
Sep 9, 2024 · Room Games
Both: Exploration · Puzzle · Psychological Horror
Nine floors down to the exit of Hotel Liminal. Some are exactly as they should be. Some hide an anomaly. Everything depends on spotting the difference, and one mistake sends you back to the top.
ExplorationPuzzlePsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorHidden ObjectHorrorFirst-PersonAtmosphericMysterySurreal👍 175Platform 8
May 31, 2024 · KOTAKE CREATE
Both: Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator · Puzzle
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👍 2,731April 24th
Apr 23, 2024 · NOBODY
Both: Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator · Exploration
The main character is an experienced journalist who always strives to uncover the truth. He manages to gain access to the house, which is guarded by the police.
SimulationThrillerPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorCinematic3D PlatformerExploration3DFirst-PersonRealistic👍 924World Alone
Apr 27, 2025 · DCE Projects
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · Realistic
World Alone is a single-player Backrooms experience focused on dreamlike liminal pools. The game features a narrative told through cinematic sequences and immersive environments. Feel the true essence of solitude in World Alone...
ExplorationRelaxingWalking SimulatorNonlinearSingleplayerRealisticImmersive SimAtmosphericFirst-PersonSandboxREVEIL
Mar 6, 2024 · Pixelsplit
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person · Psychological Horror
REVEIL is a narrative first-person psycho-thriller game that focuses on story, puzzles and exploration. Find out what’s going on inside Walter Thompson and what his dark past at the Nelson Bros Circus has to do with it.
AdventureIndieWalking SimulatorHorrorFirst-PersonSingleplayerPsychological HorrorPuzzleExplorationDark👍 753Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Sep 10, 2013 · The Chinese Room
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person · Psychological Horror
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👍 7,252Dreamcore: Rabbit Hole
Apr 24 · Ankoku
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · Psychological Horror
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👍 404September 7th
Jan 6, 2023 · EMIKA_GAMES
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · Psychological Horror
"September 7th" is a short horror game released for Christmas. The plot of the game is simple to the point of banality, and the gameplay is not delayed.The game also contains some Easter eggs and mentions. The game takes place in 2009.
HorrorExplorationWalking SimulatorPsychological HorrorFirst-Person3D Platformer3DSimulationLinearRealistic👍 2,744Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
Feb 14, 2017 · The Chinese Room, Robert Briscoe
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration · Puzzle
Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: 'Dear Esther...' - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
Walking SimulatorExplorationInteractive FictionPuzzleFirst-PersonRelaxingPsychological HorrorHorrorLinearAtmospheric👍 2,463Whispers in the Void
May 7, 2024 · Anri Khachaturov, Artur Manukyan, Arman Petrosyan
Both: Psychological Horror · Puzzle · 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
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