Walking Simulator PC Games | Stories Found on Foot, Ranked
No combat, no death, no failure. You walk, look, pick things up and read, and a story rises from that. Some walk you through someone's house to learn their past; in others, the landscape itself narrates. Most end in two to four hours, and that brevity has fuelled the 'not a game' complaint, which is why reviews split — and why the highly rated ones really are. Japanese support changes the reading experience here, so the language filter earns its place. Project Looking Glass and Back to Hearth, for example, hold a steady rating with fewer than 500 reviews.
3,898 titles match. 883 of them hold a steady rating on 10–500 reviews, 1,055 support Japanese, and 607 are free.
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2,289 titles (10–500 reviews, by rating)
Loverowind: A Short, Atmospheric Springtime Journey5/19$0.9964% positive 98casualadventurewalking-simulatorshortexplorationS
Paranormal Place: Explore Abandoned Barracks in Psychological Thriller7/24$6.9965% positive 77horrorpsychological-horrorwalking-simulatoratmosphericadventureS
Lost Hopes: Day of Betrayal - A Psychological Horror Narrative Adventure8/28$4.9972% positive 29fpsactionsimulationwalking-simulatorfirst-personS
Overseas: Explore Digital Poems in an Atmospheric Adventure8/30$2.9973% positive 26simulationindieadventureatmosphericwalking-simulatorS
Red Panda: The Quiet Path - A Serene Forest Adventure10/28$8.9973% positive 26adventurewalking-simulatorcasualnaturecuteS
Snow Scout VR: A Serene Ski Resort Adventure8/16$8.99-70%73% positive 26vrskiingadventurewalking-simulatoraction-adventureS
Shame Legacy: Survive the 19th Century Cultist Hunt5/30$14.9961% positive 180multiplayeraction-adventuresurvival-horrorfirst-personatmosphericS
It Happened At Night: A First-Person Horror Mystery5/10$1.9967% positive 54horroratmosphericexplorationwalking-simulatormysteryS
Shadow of the School: Uncover Dark Secrets in a Haunted Educational Setting5/24$0.9967% positive 54explorationhidden-objectinvestigationpvewalking-simulatorS
Gnome: The Unsettling House-Sitting Horror6/1$7.9974% positive 23horrorimmersive-simexplorationatmosphericcinematicS
Inside the Flesh Engine: A Descent into Industrial Horror12/15$3.9974% positive 23adventurewalking-simulatorexplorationdungeon-crawlermystery-dungeonS
The First Step: A Quick Collectathon Journey9/21Free74% positive 23collectathoncasualexplorationwalking-simulatortop-downS
SCP-087-B UE Remake: Descent into the Unknown12/7Free67% positive 52singleplayeradventurehorrorwalking-simulatorfirst-personS
Dark Memories: Prologue – A Descent into Psychological Horror12/15Free67% positive 52free-to-playsingleplayeradventurewalking-simulatorpuzzleS
The Darkest Island: First-Person Survival Horror Adventure8/25$4.9971% positive 31explorationactionsolitairehorroropen-worldS
Empathy: Path of Whispers - Explore Echoing Memories5/16$19.9960% positive 220adventureindiestory-richatmosphericwalking-simulatorS
Ridge: Uncover Mysteries in a Real-World Walking Simulator7/7$4.9964% positive 85adventureindiefirst-personwalking-simulatorS
No70: Eye of Basir – A Psychological Horror Adventure6/28Free58% positive 447indieadventurehorrorpuzzlewalking-simulatorS
Montague's Mount: Psychological Thriller on a Bleak Irish Island11/19$4.9958% positive 429indieadventurewalking-simulatorhorroratmosphericS
CONTORTED: A First-Person Psychological Horror Experience1/5$5.9975% positive 20horroratmosphericwalking-simulatorpsychological-horrorgothicS
Zone-0: A Rapidly Built Horror Experience Showcasing Unreal Engine6/29Free75% positive 20explorationwalking-simulatorrealisticpsychologicaladventureS
Sylvio: Black Waters - Uncover the Planet's Whispers7/25$12.9970% positive 33explorationfpspuzzleshooterwalking-simulatorS
Where is Mother: A Short, Disturbing Psychological Horror Experience4/26$1.9970% positive 33horrorpsychological-horrorpsychologicaladventurewalking-simulatorS
Holidays in Khrushchevsk: A Psychological Horror Walking Simulator1/18$6.9962% positive 117singleplayerhorrorcinematicpsychological-horror1990'sS
The Forgotten Apartment: A Descent into Psychological Horror5/23$3.9966% positive 56indiegorehorrorpsychological-horroratmosphericS
The Life Of Greather: A Farmer's Medieval Quest for His Wife8/25$1.9961% positive 146singleplayeradventurerpgindieviolentS
A Slit of Joy: A Psychological RPG About Regret and Reincarnation4/4$2.2979% positive 14psychological-horrordarkpixel-graphicsmultiple-endingsemotionalS
UPUPUP: Ascend the Sky in a Challenging Jumping Adventure5/20Free79% positive 14free-to-playmultiplayeractionwalking-simulator3d-platformerS
The Greys: Human Abductions - Uncover Alien Secrets10/1$7.9979% positive 14horroraliensfirst-personexplorationsci-fiS
Town Fall Zombie: Unleash Your Inner Zombie in Open-World Mayhem11/5$0.9979% positive 14simulationzombiesopen-worldfunnystylizedS
Oshukuju: Psychological Horror Adventure in a Nostalgic World11/7$8.9979% positive 14walking-simulatoradventurepsychological-horrorhorror3dS
Lunacy: Saint Rhodes - Uncover Your Family's Dark Secrets in Psychological Horror7/27$19.9960% positive 184lovecraftiansingleplayeractionhorrorexplorationS
AKAZU Off limits: A Short Psychological Horror Adventure3/24Free65% positive 63horroradventurewalking-simulatorpsychological-horrorfirst-personS
Alpha Zylon: Fast-Paced 3D Platform Action7/15$0.79-80%60% positive 177singleplayeractionpsychological-horrorwalking-simulatorfpsS
Reclusive: Arctic Island Survival and Mystery Adventure3/27$6.9965% positive 62horrorhidden-objectdemonspuzzlewalking-simulatorS
Camping Vlog Simulator 2024: Experience Virtual Wilderness Adventures2/16$2.8967% positive 46multiplayercasualfirst-personrelaxingsimulationS
HARTS ISLAND — A Poetic Journey Through a Haunted Past6/3$0.9968% positive 40indieadventurefirst-personwalking-simulatorexplorationS
City of Nightmares: Unravel a Viral Outbreak's Dark Secrets2/4$1.9971% positive 28psychological-horrordetectivewalking-simulatorexplorationhidden-objectS
Altitude's Toll: A Himalayan Walking Simulator Mystery2/23$5.9982% positive 11adventureatmosphericwalking-simulatormysteryexplorationS
Pedros Eggventure: First-Person Action-Adventure Quest5/29Free82% positive 11singleplayeradventureactioncasualwalking-simulatorS
INESCAPED: Psychological Horror in an Abandoned Farmhouse8/5$1.9982% positive 11simulationactioncasualaction-adventureinteractive-fictionS
Tales From The Cache: Explore and Discover in an Open-World Adventure3/6$1.9982% positive 11adventurepuzzlefemale-protagonistexplorationfirst-personS
The Empty House: A Dementia Interactive Experience4/8$9.9982% positive 11casualadventureinteractive-fictionvisual-novelwalking-simulatorS
Delivering Letters: A Chilling Walk Through a Horror Postal Route11/30$0.9982% positive 11walking-simulatoractionfirst-personhorror3dS
HyperBody: Explore Anime & Comic Worlds in Experimental VR Adventure3/28Free82% positive 11adventurevrwalking-simulatorstory-richlgbtq+S
Mom's Collapse: A Japanese Horror Puzzle Adventure7/27$0.9982% positive 11horrorstory-richadventurewalking-simulatorchoose-your-own-adventureS
PigUP (重走西游路): Pig Bajie's Rebellion in a Twisted Journey to the West8/19$3.9982% positive 11actionrpgsingleplayerwalking-simulatorpsychological-horrorS
RED MAN FOLLOWS: Explore the Darkest Places and Uncover Collectibles3/28Free82% positive 11casualwalking-simulatorlinearexplorationdungeon-crawlerS
Room 14: Escape the Endless School in this Liminal Space Puzzle Adventure5/21$0.9982% positive 11adventurepuzzlewalking-simulatorexplorationimmersive-simSShowing 1551-1600 of 2289 items
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