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Craig Lawrence · 2023 · Windows

Steam: 80 % positive of 1,062 reviews, as of Oct 28

Dare to explore the most haunted vicinity in all of England? You will leave no stone unturned as you walk along the eerie grounds of the Black Waters Station and uncover the horror that lies within.

24 games that play like Golgotha and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Amnesia: The Dark Descent, From The Darkness and Visage.

Player tags

  • Horror
  • Free to Play
  • First-Person
  • Multiplayer
  • Simulation
  • Psychological Horror
  • Atmospheric
  • Realistic
Map region: Psychological Horror
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Steam reviews

What players say

Short free horror walk-through that most players find atmospheric and unsettling, though many feel it is thin on story, gameplay and length.

Many players praise the atmosphere: the sound design and ambience carry the fear, and the game builds dread without jump scares or chases. Reviewers describe the abandoned subway setting and its backstory about a wartime gas attack as creepy and well built, and several say it stays tense for its whole length of roughly 20 to 30 minutes. Criticism centres on how little there is to do: the game is mostly walking, with few puzzles, a thin story, no save option, no achievements and a sparse inventory. Many players also report that the game is very dark, which makes it hard to see where they are going, and some on weaker hardware struggled with frame rate. Recent reviews are more mixed than the older helpful ones, with more complaints about the darkness, controls and bugs, and a few reviewers call it a short but worthwhile freebie.

Praised

  • Atmosphere and sound design

    Reviewers say the eerie sound and ambience create fear and unease without relying on jump scares or chases.

    Many players
  • Short, free and worth a try

    Players find the roughly 20 to 30 minute length fitting for a free game and recommend it as a quick spooky session.

    Many players
  • Creepy setting and story

    The abandoned subway station and its wartime gas-attack backstory are described as eerie and well built.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Little to do

    Reviewers say the game is mostly walking, with few puzzles, sparse interaction and a thin story.

    Many players
  • Too dark to see

    Players say the game is so dark they cannot see where they are going, and some needed brightness changes that hurt performance.

    Some players
  • Controls, bugs and no save

    Reviewers mention awkward controls, getting stuck on invisible objects, freezes, a missing gun and no save or achievements.

    Some players
Who it suits
Players who want a short, atmospheric horror experience without jump scares and do not mind a game with little interaction.
Who should skip it
Players who want story depth, puzzles, combat or a longer game, and anyone who struggles with very dark visuals.

Short vs. long playtime: Players who spent only a few minutes often praise the mood, while a few longer sessions mainly complain about the lack of content and the darkness.

Summarised by AI from 68 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

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At a glance

What games like Golgotha have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Golgotha: Horror (23 of 24), First-Person (23) and Psychological Horror (17).
  • They came out between 2010 and 2026, 9 of them after Golgotha (2023).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Psychopomp (96 % positive of 7,754).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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