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Darkness Ahead is an adventure game about a man searching for his little brother. A plateau between mountains holds a dark secret about its past. You have to stay alive and collect everything you need to complete your quest.
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$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
$0.99The Lost Souls
Apr 11 · GDNomaD
Both: Horror · First-Person · Walking Simulator
What does it feel like to find yourself in hell? You don't feel the wind, you don't see the sun. No more hearing child's laughter. No memory of those who once were your friends and family.
IndieHorrorFirst-PersonGothicStory RichPuzzleShortWalking SimulatorExploration3D👍 203
$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
$0.99One Wish
Jun 6 · GDNomaD
Both: Horror · Walking Simulator · Exploration
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
$0.99Despair
May 12 · AGC
Both: Horror · First-Person · Walking Simulator
The main character wakes up in a tunnel of the subway and tries to find out that happened to it and other passengers of the train. To understand that after all it happened to the gone passengers, the player should investigate strange catacombs being deeply underground.
IndieHorrorActionFirst-PersonAdventureAtmosphericWalking SimulatorSingleplayerShort👍 1,398
$0.99Wooden House
Sep 5 · GDNomaD
Both: Walking Simulator · Dark · First-Person
What could be better than relaxing in nature? Taking a break from the hustle and bustle of the city in a small cottage. Spending time reading books by the fireplace. But one night, strange voices began to echo from deep within the basement.
Walking SimulatorShortIndieDarkSurvival HorrorAdventureFirst-PersonSingleplayerPvENature👍 158
$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
$5.99Coma: Mortuary
May 12 · Naga Entertainment
Both: Horror · Walking Simulator · First-Person
Coma:Mortuary is the introduction part of a trilogy about events in the world of the dead. The game`s genre is Adventure-Ambient with Horror-quest element.
HorrorIndieAdventureAtmosphericWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonShort👍 694
$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
-75%$2.49ShadowSide
Aug 17 · AdroVGames
Both: Horror · Walking Simulator · First-Person
ShadowSide is a First Person Exploration game. A policeman Alex Carter has been watching over the tranquility in the town for many years. He protects the people from robbery and crime. Nothing but a routine.
AdventureIndieSimulationHorrorWalking SimulatorAtmosphericFirst-PersonSingleplayer👍 370
$0.99White Mirror
Jan 26 · GDNomaD
Both: Walking Simulator · Horror · First-Person
The main character is a hunter who looks for ancient relics. One day he set off to find a legendary mirror which concluded the great force and so great evil, keeping secrets of a magic artifact. You have a chance to know were is a mirror, but be careful the evil waits for you continually.
Walking SimulatorShortIndieHorrorPsychological HorrorAdventureFirst-PersonSingleplayerPuzzleSimulation👍 228
$29.99The Talos Principle
Dec 11 · Croteam
Both: First-Person · Exploration
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
PuzzlePhilosophicalFirst-PersonSci-fiStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayerGreat SoundtrackRobotsExploration👍 29,240
$3.99IFU
Feb 5 · Setonika Games
Both: Horror · Dark · Walking Simulator
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
$1.99Antihorror
Jul 27 · HFM Games
Both: Horror · Walking Simulator · First-Person
Strange coincidence brought traveler in unfamiliar places. It would be fine, except sinister desolation is starting to embrace the surroundings. There is no another soul around for the tens of kilometers. Or that’s what it seems like? I should probably go deal with that.
ActionIndieHorrorComedyFunnyWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorSingleplayerAdventure👍 212
$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
-80%$0.99Eyes: The Horror Game
May 20 · Fearless Games
Both: Horror · Exploration · Dark
You break into the mansion at night. It’s huge and built like a maze. You're trying to escape, but the monster is after you! The chase begins. RUN!!
AdventureHorrorSurvival HorrorExplorationDarkPuzzleSimulationDemonsInteractive FictionFirst-Person👍 932
$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
$1.99The Witch's Maze
May 26 · friendMaster2000
Both: Horror · First-Person · Exploration
You have been captured by the evil witch and forced to play her sadistic game of cat and mouse. Escape 3 separate mazes while contending with the threat of the evil witch. The jump-scares abound in this creepy and atmospheric horror short.
HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorAdventureThriller3DExplorationWalking SimulatorRealisticSupernatural
FreeWardwell House
Jan 14 · Moolion
Both: Horror · Exploration · Walking Simulator
A storm washed you upon the shore of a mysterious island with a horrific past. A terrifying first-person atmospheric horror game.
HorrorAtmosphericExplorationWalking SimulatorPoint & ClickStory RichPsychological HorrorRealisticFPSFirst-Person
$3.99Kiosk
Jan 29 · Vivi
Both: Horror · First-Person · Walking Simulator
Kiosk is a horror cooking game where you prepare orders for late-night customers who visit your cozy, rain-soaked kiosk. The eerie atmosphere clashes with the mounting tension as you serve your mysterious visitors.
HorrorCookingPsychological HorrorImmersive SimPixel GraphicsFirst-PersonAction-Adventure3DAtmosphericWalking Simulator👍 2,555
$9.99Subway Midnight
Oct 28 · Bubby Darkstar
Both: Horror · Exploration · Walking Simulator
Board the train! Run away from a weirdo! Solve some puzzles! Make friends with some ghosts! Try not to become a ghost yourself!
Psychological HorrorColorfulPsychedelicHorrorAtmosphericHand-drawnMultiple EndingsExplorationWalking SimulatorCute👍 1,156
$2.99Tempter
Jul 31 · Blue Pixel Games
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · First-Person
"Tempter" is a suspenseful first-person horror game that shows how humans can be even more dangerous than demons when they gain power. It centers on the struggle to save one's soul against a demon after breaking a pact.
ExplorationHidden ObjectPuzzleVisual NovelWalking Simulator3DFirst-PersonSurrealHorrorAction
$0.99Cave Escape
3 days ago · Carrotbbit
Both: Walking Simulator · First-Person · Dark
An observation-based 3D thriller game where you must safely escape a dark cave to save a companion trapped under a boulder. Carefully explore the cave: if you spot an anomaly, turn back immediately; if there are no anomalies, keep moving forward to find your way out.
CasualSimulationPuzzleWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonAtmosphericDarkHorrorIndieMystery
$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
$0.99Wickless: the void
Jan 27 · SoSad
Both: Horror · Exploration · Walking Simulator
A gloomy platformer in which you have to get out of the desperate consciousness of the main character. The unique ambient and minimalistic graphics will create a tense atmosphere. Explore the game space and avoid all its aggressive inhabitants.
Pixel GraphicsHorrorAtmosphericActionStealthMinimalistExploration2DWalking SimulatorHidden Object
-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
$15.99Backrooms: Lost Tape
Dec 23 · Cortez Productions
Both: Horror · Dark · 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
Scratches - Director's Cut
Apr 20 · Nucleosys
Both: Horror · First-Person · Dark
Dark Legends surround the old abandoned Blackwood house, secluded far away in the northern wastelands. For writer Michael Arthate, this cold, solitary atmosphere is fodder for his restless imagination. But Michael soon becomes distracted by the mysteries offered up, as he follows a trail exploring and delving into the secrets of the past.
AdventurePoint & ClickHorrorAtmosphericFirst-PersonMysteryStory RichDarkInvestigationPsychological Horror👍 302
$14.99THE LONGING
Mar 5 · Studio Seufz
Both: Walking Simulator · Exploration
An unusual mix of adventure and idle game. In utter loneliness deep below the surface, it's your task to wait for the awakening of your king... for 400 days.
Point & ClickWalking SimulatorChoose Your Own AdventureIdler2DUndergroundMultiple EndingsExplorationAtmosphericChoices Matter👍 6,979
$3.99Parasomnum
Oct 15 · Lara the Pitbull
Both: Horror · First-Person · Dark
Minimalistic horror experience that offers 25-90 minutes of suspenseful gameplay as you try to escape from this unnerving reality.
HorrorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorSingleplayerSupernaturalThrillerSurvival HorrorDarkExplorationAtmospheric
$0.99Village
Sep 25 · STuNT
Both: Exploration · Walking Simulator · First-Person
A young boy has come to a distant village to visit his grandmother. Arriving at the final station, in some wilderness, we find newspaper clippings on the platform. This is where our tangled story begins.
ExplorationHidden ObjectPuzzleDetectiveInvestigationNatureWalking SimulatorFirst-Person3DPsychological Horror
$10.99Dark Forest: The Horror
Nov 4 · Maks Volegov, Gamesforgames
Both: Horror · First-Person · Dark
Dark Forest is an adventure horror game in which you have to find a way out of your prolonged sleep. Otherwise, you risk staying in it forever.
HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorAtmosphericSurvivalAdventurePsychological HorrorSingleplayerActionDark
$5.99Year Walk
Mar 6 · Simogo
Both: Dark · Horror
Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future.
DarkAdventureAtmosphericSupernaturalHorrorPuzzleStory RichSurreal2DShort👍 1,258


