Walking Simulator for PlayStation 5 — top best games in the Walking Simulator genre

Crime Scene Cleaner - a game in the Walking Simulator genre

First-person view, Simulation, Walking Simulator, Action

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 13 June 2025

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 98/100

The main character is cleaning crime scenes at the direction of the mafia in order to earn money for his daughter’s treatment. There is a large...

Mouthwashing

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Old school, Walking Simulator

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 29 October 2026

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Space indie horror in the style of games from the PlayStation One era. The game tells the dark story of the crew of the Tulpar ship, drifting in...

KARMA: The Dark World

Walking Simulator, Adventure, First-person view, Science fiction, Horror, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 27 March 2025

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 75/100

The game takes place in a dystopian world in East Germany in 1984, where the Leviathan corporation rules. She monitors the residents and gives them...

A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead

Adventure, Survival horror, First-person view, Walking Simulator, Action, Stealth, Horror

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 17 October 2024

Players: 5.1/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Adventure survival horror based on the film "A Quiet Place". The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where any sound can attract deadly...

Still Wakes the Deep

First-person view, Horror, Puzzle, Adventure, Walking Simulator

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 18 June 2024

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 78/100

The game takes place in 1975. The main character works on an offshore drilling platform that suffers a disaster in the waters of Scotland. He faces...

Scorn

Action, Horror, First-person view, Exploration, Walking Simulator, Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 3 October 2023

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Scorn is a first-person horror adventure with survival elements inspired by the works of Hans Rüdi Giger and Alien. The game takes place in a...

Cairn

Adventure, Third-person view, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Walking Simulator, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 29 January 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 85/100

A game from the authors Furi and Haven about an experienced climber Aava. You need to climb mountains and maintain balance so as not to fall down...

Mixtape

Adventure, Third-person view, Casual game, Walking Simulator, Music game

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 7 May 2026

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 88/100

This is the story of the last night before parting, transformed into a journey through memories steeped in the spirit of youth and the music of its...

The Invincible

Adventure, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Interactive movie, Combat robots, Science fiction, Exploration, Walking Simulator

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 6 November 2023

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 72/100

An interactive thriller where the main character ends up on a dangerous planet and goes in search of the missing ship crew. The plot, based on...

The Crimson Maid

Adventure, First-person view, Adult game, Fantasy, Walking Simulator, Exploration, Gothic

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 14 July 2026

Steam: 86/100

A curious hybrid of a visual novel, quest, and walking simulator. The plot centers around a future priest named Marius, who returns home to care for...

The Medium

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Walking Simulator, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 3 September 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 74/100

In the center of events is a girl medium named Marianne, who goes to investigate the mysterious murder of a boy. The mystical gift allows the heroine...

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Comedy, Walking Simulator

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 27 April 2022

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 90/100

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an improved version of the office adventure with a first-person view. You will play the role of office plankton...

The End of the Sun

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Detective, Walking Simulator

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 21 April 2026

Players: 8/10

Steam: 98/100

An adventure game inspired by Slavic mythology and ancient culture. By exploring the world during major festivals that change with the seasons, you...

What Remains of Edith Finch

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Walking Simulator, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 28 July 2022

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 89/100

What Remains of Edith Finch is a mystical detective adventure with a first-person view. A collection of short stories awaits you, dedicated to a...

Lake

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Interactive movie, Simulation, Indie, Walking Simulator, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 8 April 2022

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Lake is a story-driven postman simulator about a woman named Meredith Weiss. The heroine is forty years old, she returned home from the big city to...

Iron Lung

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Walking Simulator

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 16 October 2025

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 92/100

The game takes place in a dystopian future where all inhabited planets have disappeared and the remnants of humanity begin to live on space stations...

Death Stranding: Director's Cut

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Simulation, Shooter, Stealth, Open world, Walking Simulator, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 24 September 2021

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 87/100

An expanded and updated version of Death Stranding. The game features even more storylines, new missions, and expanded locations. As you progress...

Copycat

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Exploration, Walking Simulator

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 29 May 2025

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 70/100

An adventure cat simulator where you can explore different locations, hunt birds and interact with the world around you. The plot tells the story of...

REVEIL

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Exploration, Walking Simulator, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 6 March 2024

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A narrative thriller about Walter Thompson and his dark past at the Nelson Brothers Circus. The main character sorts out fragments of memories...

Necrophosis

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Exploration, Demons, Walking Simulator, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 28 May 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

Adventure horror set in a surreal universe where the environment is a nightmare. The story unfolds billions of years after the demise of the...

Keeper

Adventure, Third-person view, Exploration, Fantasy, Puzzle, Walking Simulator

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 3 September 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 81/100

An atmospheric, wordless adventure from the creators of Brutal Legend and Psychonauts. The story centers on an ancient lighthouse awakened by a...

Harold Halibut

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Exploration, Walking Simulator

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 16 April 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 70/100

The events of the game take place on a large spaceship, which, after two hundred years of its journey, has managed to turn into a real retro-utopia...

Baby Steps

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Comedy, Walking Simulator

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 23 September 2025

Players: 9/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Nate is an unemployed loser who has lived a terribly boring life. Until I discovered powers I didn’t even know I had – just by taking one step after...

Salvation: Echoes of War

Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Third-person view, Exploration, Walking Simulator, Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 1 September 2026

Steam: 94/100

An atmospheric adventure with elements of horror, exploration, puzzles, and stealth gameplay. The main character is a bomber pilot from World War II...

Slender: The Arrival

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Walking Simulator, Exploration, Mysticism / Supernatural, Survival horror

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 18 October 2023

Players: 8/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Continuation of the atmospheric horror with a first-person view Slender. The story tells of Slenderman, a paranormal figure who haunts inquiring...

Fort Solis

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Science fiction, Walking Simulator, Space

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 22 August 2023

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 58/100

The game takes place on Mars. Engineer Jack Leary responds to a routine alarm. Upon arriving at the inactive Fort Solis, he becomes nervous due to...

Silent Hill: The Short Message

Horror, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Free game, Walking Simulator

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 1 February 2024

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 52/100

Young 17-year-old Anita is not noticed in her own class, although she has a friend, Maya, who has known her since childhood and still finds time for...

Forever Ago

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Casual game, Exploration, Walking Simulator

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 8 October 2026

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 76/100

After a tragic twist of fate, Alfred heads north in search of redemption. This road adventure becomes a journey through picturesque places...

The Suicide of Rachel Foster

Adventure, First-person view, Stealth, Horror, Walking Simulator, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 12 September 2024

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 61/100

The Suicide of Rachel Foster is an atmospheric adventure with a first-person view and horror elements. The main character ends up in her childhood...

The Exit 8

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Walking Simulator, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 8 August 2024

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 93/100

A short walking simulator inspired by Japanese underground passages, liminal spaces and the atmosphere of Backrooms games. The player finds himself...

Retrieval

Action, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Science fiction, Walking Simulator

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Steam: 33/100

Hana Loshe is the commander of an exploration team on a planet 18.6 billion miles from Earth. The heroine accidentally ends up in an underground...

While We Wait Here

First-person view, Simulation, Post-apocalyptic, Horror, Walking Simulator, Casual game

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 23 October 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

The player controls a roadside cafe and talks to customers. The lives of the guests are threatened by a catastrophe, but there is still time. The...

This Bed We Made

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Walking Simulator, Detective

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 1 November 2023

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 90/100

An adventure detective story in which the main character is a hotel maid. The main action takes place in the 1950s. The heroine spies on hotel guests...

Ratshaker

Action, Horror, First-person view, Comedy, Walking Simulator, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 28 May 2025

Steam: 93/100

An absurd comedy game where solving every problem in life comes down to one thing: shaking rats. The game parodies ads for miracle pest-control...

Curse of the Crimson Stag

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Walking Simulator, Puzzle

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Atmospheric folk chorror with a deep plot, where the player is trying to reveal the gloomy secret of the abandoned Timberline hotel. Young Brit...

WILL: Follow The Light

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Exploration, Walking Simulator

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 7 May 2026

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 62/100

The protagonist sets sail on a yacht to find his missing son and unravel family secrets. He is a lighthouse keeper who abandons his home island after...

Bad Cheese

Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Walking Simulator

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 1 September 2025

Steam: 71/100

A little mouse is left alone in the house, where the usual comfort turns into a nightmare. Mom has disappeared, and dad is behaving more and more...

Mundaun

Horror, First-person view, Walking Simulator, Adventure, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 29 June 2023

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 74/100

An atmospheric horror adventure set in a remote alpine village. The main character, a young man named Kurt, goes there to find out the circumstances...

Chasing Static

Adventure, First-person view, Horror, Futurism (Future), Walking Simulator

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 12 January 2023

Steam: 86/100

Chasing Static is a first-person action-horror adventure in which you will uncover the mystery of an abandoned village and find out what happened to...

SLEEP AWAKE

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Walking Simulator, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 2 December 2025

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Doomed to eternal insomnia, the inhabitants of Earth are trying with all their might to avoid HASH - a strange phenomenon that causes all people to...

Walking Simulator

Best Games in the Walking Simulator genre for PlayStation 5