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24 alternatives to Layers of Fear

Horror reimagined

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Layers of Fear launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Layers of Fear▲77
A psychedelic horror game
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
2
Layers of Fear▲3
A psychedelic horror
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
3
The Park▲82
Horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
4
Stairs▲62
A first-person atmospheric horror game based on real events
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
5
Investigator▲67
First-person horror in a world of extreme weather cataclysms
2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
6
Amnesia: The Dark Descent▲65
An experience that will chill you to the core.
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
7
A Chair In A Room▲70
A VR horror game like no other
2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
8
Half-Life▲62
The legendary Sci-Fi-Horror FPS
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
9
Corpse of Discovery▲64
A first-person surreal exploration game
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
10
Agony▲66
First-person survival horror currently in development
2016 · agonygame.com · its alternatives →
11
Don't Sh*t Your Pants▲65
A text-based survival horror game
2015 · onemorelevel.com · its alternatives →
12
Notion Adventure - Halloween Edition▲205
Try to survive this horror game built completely in Notion
2022 · neon4notion.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
13
P.A.M.E.L.A.▲62
An open-world scifi horror
2015 · its alternatives →
14
The Music Machine▲60
A visually striking narrative horror adventure
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
15
Scream▲56
Chilling adventures in the science of fear
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
16
Vertigo▲55
1st person story-based shooter VR game on Steam for HTC
2017 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
17
ScaryStories Live▲275
We’re launching a platform that lets you turn any scenario—your basement, your city, your office—into an interactive POV horror video, powered by a state-of-the-art real-time video generation model (think LTXV, Sora, or whatever the AI gods just dropped on arXiv). You type a prompt, upload a photo, and seconds later you’re watching (and shaping) your own nightmare unfold. It’s not just a video generator. It’s an experience: dynamic, interactive, and game-like. Tweak the fear level, swap images, change the story on the fly. Export to TikTok, share, remix, collaborate. All runs are saved for…
Oct 2025 · scarystories.live · its alternatives →
18
Whispering Willows▲68
Indie horror-themed adventure game
2016 · nightlightinteractive.com · its alternatives →
19
The Guest▲68
A spooky first person exploration and puzzle game
2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
20
Ghost Shadow videogame▲2
shooter, puzzle, psychedelic, horror, fps. videogame,
2022 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
21
Malebolgia▲54
A cel-shaded horror adventure
2015 · malebolgia-game.tumblr.com · its alternatives →
22
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition▲72
Immerse yourself in a stunningly realised world
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
23
Lore - 19: Bite marks▲60
Lore explores the history of scary stories
2015 · lorepodcast.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
24
Immersive - 1: The Train to El Dorado, with Joe Radak of Eerie Bear Games▲55
Discussions with the folks making the future of games
2016 · thosenames.com · its alternatives →

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