Games like SEPTEMBER 1999
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A free, VHS styled, first-person found footage horror game, which runs exactly for 5 minutes and 30 seconds.
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Freethe static speaks my name
Aug 10 · the whale husband
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · Short
A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.
Free to PlayPsychological HorrorIndieHorrorDarkShortWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonAdventureSingleplayer
$3.99Psalm 5:9-13
Mar 13 · N4bA, Notex, a1esska
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · Gore
"Psalm 5:9-13" is a first-person psychological horror game with VHS effect. Be careful and attentive, there is something hiding in these rooms, something is watching from the darkness.
Psychological HorrorHorrorIndieExplorationMysteryWalking SimulatorGoreAtmosphericFirst-Person3D👍 1,851
$19.99Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Sep 8 · Frictional Games
Both: Horror · Gore · Psychological Horror
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
HorrorGorePsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorAtmosphericPuzzleFirst-PersonNudityDarkLovecraftian👍 20,429
-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
$24.99Silver Chains
Aug 6 · Cracked Heads Games
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.
HorrorAdventureIndiePsychological HorrorMultiplayerFirst-PersonGoreSurvivalExplorationPuzzle👍 931
-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
Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul
Aug 15 · VRWERX
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Gore
AVAILABLE TO PLAY IN NON-VR (KEYBOARD/MOUSE AND CONTROLLER) VR HEADSET NO LONGER REQUIRED.“PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE LOST SOUL” immerses you in a terrifying realistic environment with haunting atmosphere, and the need to survive.
HorrorVRAdventureRPGSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorGoreSingleplayerIndieMultiplayer👍 729
$9.99Backrooms: Escape Together
Oct 18 · Triiodide Studios
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
A visually lifelike co-op horror game for 1-6 people. Journey through 11 procedurally generated levels, using what's available to survive and progress deeper into the Backrooms.
MultiplayerHorrorOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorCo-opAtmosphericFirst-PersonRealisticEarly Access👍 42,321
$5.99The Fan
May 10 · Ezhaac Studio
Both: Horror · First-Person · Psychological Horror
The Fan is an interactive photo fiction with real locations and actors.The game is a first person thriller with a unique twist. Driven by a creepy and unsettling atmosphere, it will take you deep within the darkest places of Paris underground.
ViolentAdventurePoint & ClickHorrorHidden ObjectFirst-PersonDarkPsychological HorrorShortInteractive Fiction👍 133
$0.99The Lost Souls
Apr 11 · GDNomaD
Both: Horror · First-Person · Short
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
FreeSerena
Jan 30 · Senscape
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Short
How long has it been? A man sits in a distant getaway cabin waiting for his wife Serena. Where is she? Things in the cabin evoke memories, and the husband comes to a disturbing realization... This short point-and-click adventure is the result of a massive collaborative effort between dozens of fans and designers of adventure games.
HorrorFree to PlayIndiePoint & ClickPsychological HorrorStory RichAdventureDarkShortFirst-Person
$4.99123 Slaughter Me Street
Sep 25 · Nate Sanders, John Kolbek
Both: Horror · First-Person · Psychological Horror
Wounded and on the run, trapped in an abandoned building, armed only with a dying flashlight. Navigate darkness, outsmart lurking horrors, and escape before they reach you. A tense, paranoia-driven survival experience where every moment counts.
HorrorIndieActionSingleplayerFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorGoreJump Scare👍 221
$19.99Infliction
Oct 17 · Caustic Reality
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Gore
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
$34.99MADiSON
Jul 7 · BLOODIOUS GAMES
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
HorrorPsychological HorrorDarkSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonPuzzleAtmosphericAdventureSurvivalIndie👍 3,007
$9.99Dread X Collection 2
Aug 21 · DreadXP, David Szymanski, Torple Dook, Lovely Hellplace, Scythe Dev Team, Secret Cow Level, panstasz, Mahelyk, Daniel Mullins Games, Wither Studios, Akabaka, Vidas Salavejus, Wayward Preacher, John Szymanski, Bathysfear Labs, Abbey 'Scruncho' Smith
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
Explore 12 horror games made in 10 days connected by a meta narrative experience you didn't expect. Step into a world of darkness and discover the secrets you didn't know were right beneath the surface. Find the tapes and unlock the mystery inside the Dread X Collection 2.
HorrorLovecraftianPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorAtmosphericSingleplayerPuzzleFirst-PersonStory RichAction👍 573
-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
$4.99The Survey
Oct 27 · Erebus
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · 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
-80%$3.99Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Sep 10 · The Chinese Room
Both: Horror · 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👍 7,240
$3.99Chased by Darkness
Jun 1 · South Blue Moon
Both: Horror · Gore · Psychological Horror
Chased by Darkness is a 1-4 players co-op survival horror. Your mission is to face supernatural entities and banish them to the spiritual plane. Explore, fight enemies and don't let the darkness reach you.
HorrorOnline Co-OpCo-opMultiplayerSurvival HorrorIndieActionGorePsychological HorrorFirst-Person👍 325
-80%$0.99Boogeyman
Nov 2 · Clockwork Wolf
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
Live your childhood nightmare and try to survive against the Boogeyman. Equipped with only your flashlight, survive each night until the morning light.
HorrorIndiePsychological HorrorStrategyActionSurvivalAtmosphericMultiplayerFirst-PersonVR👍 599
$6.99September 7th
Jan 6 · EMIKA_GAMES
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
"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👍 2,740
$7.99Five Nights at Freddy's 4
Jul 23 · Scott Cawthon
Both: Horror · First-Person · Psychological Horror
In this last chapter of the Five Nights at Freddy's original story, you must once again defend yourself against Freddy Fazbear, Chica, Bonnie, Foxy, and even worse things that lurk in the shadows.
HorrorSurvival HorrorSingleplayerFirst-PersonRobotsDarkDifficultPoint & ClickPsychological HorrorSurvival👍 15,488
$4.99Emily Wants To Play
Dec 10 · Shawn Hitchcock
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror
It’s 11pm and the last house on your route. The windows are boarded up, the yard is overgrown, but the lights are on and the front door is open… strange place to deliver a pizza. You’re getting soaked from the rain, so you hesitantly step inside the house. You shouldn’t have done that.
HorrorSurvival HorrorIndieMultiplayerActionVRPsychological HorrorStrategySingleplayerAdventure👍 2,058
$2.99[Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件
Feb 17 · Chilla's Art
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.
HorrorIndiePsychological HorrorAdventureSimulationCasualAtmosphericActionPsychologicalFirst-Person👍 3,053
$1.99MY DAUGHTER IS A CULTIST! SE
Oct 26 · VIRTUA WORLDS, LLC
Both: Horror · First-Person · Psychological Horror
YOU'RE JUST A NORMAL GUY TRYING TO GET SOME SLEEP. YOU HEAR A BUMP IN THE NIGHT. WHAT WAS THAT? WHY IS YOUR DAUGHTER ACTING SO WEIRD? IS IT PARENTHOOD OR A HORRIBLE CURIOSITY THAT COMPELS YOU TO FIND OUT? A Short horror experience.
HorrorExplorationInteractive FictionWalking SimulatorComic BookFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorLovecraftianShortSurreal
$8.99Summer of '58
Jul 21 · EMIKA_GAMES
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · 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👍 4,543
$4.99Abandoned Souls
Jul 14 · JustTomcuk
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.
Walking SimulatorHorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericRealisticSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonExplorationDarkSingleplayer👍 364
$5.99Dementium II HD
Dec 17 · Memetic Games
Both: Horror · First-Person · Gore
The visage of doctors and patients alike fade in and out of these nightmarish visions of tortured memories. This eggshell reality is fractured by experiments conducted in the ward. Blood, flesh and screams surround as you put together the pieces of your story and make your escape from the Bright Dawn Treatment Center while the dark...
HorrorActionAdventureIndieFPSFirst-PersonGoreSurvival HorrorSingleplayerShooter👍 966
$0.99One Wish
Jun 6 · GDNomaD
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
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
$14.99Chasing Static
Oct 14 · Headware Games
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.
HorrorWalking SimulatorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericNarrativeFirst-PersonDarkExplorationSingleplayerCinematic👍 477
$7.99DON'T SCREAM
Oct 28 · Digital Cybercherries
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · First-Person
If you scream, you restart. A jumpscare horror simulator where you walk through a pitch black forest and escape by reaching 8:00 AM.
Psychological HorrorHorrorAtmosphericFirst-PersonWalking SimulatorJump ScareVoice ControlExplorationMysteryRealistic👍 4,507
$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



