similar game to this?

[heime2003]

a walking simulator with a bit horror elements

[Xenomurphy]

"The Vanishing of Ethan Carter"
"Gone Home"
"What remains of Edith Finch"
"Firewatch"

[Rook_]

Few recommendations:
1) 'The Painscreek Killings' - you play as a journalist trying to solve old murder case. There's a lot of running around, looking for clues (like journals, old newspapers and documents etc). It's not a horror game, but there are few jumpscares and the atmosphere can be really creepy sometimes.

2) 'Layers of Fear'* - it's an actual horror, so not sure if you'll be interested. It's not scary (sadly), but just creepy and weird (in a positive way), so I still think you should still check it out. Just quick look at some YouTube gameplays from 1st chapter of the game should give clear answer if it's for you.

3) 'The Vanishing of Ethan Carter' - fantastic walking sim with very interesting (and, by the way, very dark) story, but horror elements are very limited (it's basically just one horrorish location/level). Definitely worth checking out.

4) 'Kholat' - a walking sim about Dyatlov Pass incident with a lot of horror elements. Atmosphere is incredibly creepy and since you can be killed by something (don't want to spoil anything), there's also a constant feeling of danger which is really cool.

*I'm talking about 2016 version, just to clarify. Remake it's just not worth it.

EDIT:
There's also 'Town of Light' which is in my opinion absolutely amazing game, but the problem is, there are no horror elements whatsoever in it. On the other hand, the overall 'theme' of the game is incredibly dark and heavy, so I don't know. It's still worth mentioning, though.

[KajFlo]

There are a few (all of them better then TSORF in my opinion)

Soma
Chasing Static
Paradise Lost
The Backrooms - Lost Tape
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Titan Station (not much horror)
INFRA (many puzzles and not much horror but great game)

[zaphodikus]

I made a list, a few actually - but these 2 lists fit?

1. Hugs needed (slightly sad ones)
   https://store.steampowered.com/curator/41773079-EmpathyGames/list/91358/
   
2. Physical pain or distressing games
   https://store.steampowered.com/curator/41773079-EmpathyGames/list/91748/

[heime2003]

thx for all suggestions

[excelsior]

there are many much better better than this one
one example : try the game 'KONA'

[thagenesis]

there's a steam group dedicated to WS:
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/walkingsimulator
there's a quite big list there but when I think of my steam library this less ppular one perhaps fits best with the "a walking simulator with a bit horror elements" theme:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/402020/The_Park/

Layers of Fear is certainly good too but a lot more Horror-heavy. I played the 2016 version, not the current 2023 one (yet) but I can't imagine that it's dramatically different

[Silver]

Gone Home is probably the closest experience to TSORF, with an even greater atmosphere and a spookier house, but is a lot more wholesome.

[zaphodikus]

Also look at, What remains of Edith Fitch

[Arthur Bomb]

Pineview Drive its like this game. You have to stay on Mansion for days to come, but its more Terror/horror then dramatic.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/288880/Pineview_Drive/

[trevorkrause]

Originally posted by heime2003:

a walking simulator with a bit horror elements

Firewatch is amazing and i loved it all.

[trevorkrause]

Originally posted by excelsior:

there are many much better better than this one
one example : try the game 'KONA'

Kona i thought started better than the long dark but alas turned out to be illogical and frustrating. I was glad when it ended.

[zaphodikus]

I actually though of Kona as a psychological thriller, that element of alien (to us at least) supernatural activity, much like To the Rapture, which is on the other hand altogether not a horror title though.
But TLD, although some alien or supernatural component, is completely about natural enough forces which are in a way alien/supernatural to us, but really to me was a pure survival game. TLD is frustrating in the cave and bear puzzle though.

[trevorkrause]

Originally posted by zaphodikus:

I actually though of Kona as a psychological thriller, that element of alien (to us at least) supernatural activity, much like To the Rapture, which is on the other hand altogether not a horror title though.
But TLD, although some alien or supernatural component, is completely about natural enough forces which are in a way alien/supernatural to us, but really to me was a pure survival game. TLD is frustrating in the cave and bear puzzle though.

Hows about some sherlock games most are amazing.