Games Like 13 Candles

A girl abandoned in the basement of a hospital for some reason. Escape the hospital avoiding the doctor who abandoned the girl in the basement! Complete the story through hidden foreshadowings and various devices throughout the map and find out why the doctor abandoned the girl in the basement.

Why similar: Horror 38.1%, Puzzle 26.2%, Adventure 17.8%, 3D 13.6%, Indie 2.7%

Within a Victorian manor, wake up as Yu, a porcelain doll, modeled to look like The Mother’s perfect daughter. Solve puzzles with the help of a detachable hand, hide from grievous threats, explore the manor, and search for your past to reclaim pieces of your soul and claim your freedom.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.6%, Exploration 21%, Puzzle 16.4%, Horror 15.6%, Stealth 10.2%

A girl who has lost her memory must collect five scattered memory fragments in the school to remember the events of that day.

Why similar: Horror 25.5%, Female Protagonist 23.6%, Exploration 21.6%, Puzzle 17.7%, Adventure 8.7%

Rental is a short and spooky adventure game about the dangers of renting a house in an unknown place.

Why similar: Horror 33.9%, Exploration 25.3%, Female Protagonist 19.4%, 3D 7.8%, Adventure 7.5%

Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…

Why similar: Stealth 21.1%, Female Protagonist 20.2%, Exploration 15.4%, Horror 15.1%, Puzzle 14.4%

Scholar's Mate is an immersive first-person horror Escape Room experience that puts you in the shoes of Judith, a young woman who wakes up in the gloomy facilities of a psychiatric hospital.

Why similar: Stealth 21.6%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Horror 18.1%, Puzzle 15.7%, Exploration 12.8%

You awaken to whispers of an ancient cult and their unholy rite. As the veil to the dead unravels, explore, solve puzzles, and escape - before you become part of the ritual.

Why similar: Horror 23.1%, Female Protagonist 22.1%, Exploration 21.2%, Puzzle 14.3%, 3D 8.8%

You awake, trapped in an abandoned hospital. Your only source of light is your phone. You hit a dead-end and must turn around, but behind you lurks an eerie presence and strange noises... Experience Daylight, a procedurally generated psychological thriller for your PC.

Why similar: Horror 74.1%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Adventure 7.6%, Indie 2.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%

It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.4%, Horror 27.9%, Exploration 26.1%, 3D 11.3%, Adventure 4.4%

Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.

Why similar: Horror 34.8%, Exploration 21.8%, Female Protagonist 19.7%, 3D 11.3%, Adventure 10.4%

Short first-person horror experience with a unique mirror mechanic. Escape from an invisible monster that can be only seen in the reflection.

Why similar: Horror 28.6%, Stealth 25.9%, Female Protagonist 16%, Puzzle 10.1%, Adventure 10.1%

In this game, you play as Alice, an girl trapped in a twisted, ever-changing world. Survive a frozen orphanage filled with lurking horrors, eerie classical music, and unsolved mysteries. Scavenge, evade monsters, and uncover the truth. But can you face the brutal reality—or remain trapped forever?

Why similar: Female Protagonist 27.2%, Horror 19.1%, Exploration 16.7%, Puzzle 14.4%, Multiple Endings 14.1%

The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.

Why similar: Puzzle 26.2%, Exploration 19.3%, Horror 17.4%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Adventure 11.6%

💀🧩🕹️ Beyond The Darkness is a horror adventure game with puzzles where you help little girl Milly battle nightmares in the darkness to find her missing family. You will find yourself in bizarre worlds of memories, distorted by fears, and your only weapon will be the light of a small lamp...

Why similar: Horror 45%, Puzzle 16.9%, Exploration 14.1%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Adventure 8.1%

Never Again - Horror/first-person Quest. The main essence of the game is research locations and puzzles, plunging in the dramatic story of a little girl suffering from asthma.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.6%, Stealth 18.7%, Horror 18.5%, Exploration 15.8%, Puzzle 15.1%

High School Dirty Secrets is a horror/puzzle adventure where Kasuga wakes up locked inside her high school with no memory of how she got there. As she searches for a way out, strange and unsettling events unfold, leading her to uncover dark secrets hidden within the school's walls.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.3%, Horror 18.5%, Exploration 17.6%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Puzzle 10.4%

This stand-alone prologue puts you in the tiny shoes of Grace Saunders – an 11-year-old girl delivering a letter, when things go horribly wrong… Experience the unique 1920s horror atmosphere of Alone in the Dark and prepare for the terror that awaits in Derceto Manor

Why similar: Exploration 29.5%, Horror 23.9%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, 3D 15.3%, Adventure 13.2%

Play through a common childhood fear about turning the lights off and going to bed.

Why similar: Horror 54.6%, Puzzle 19.1%, Adventure 14.4%, 3D 9.7%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!

Why similar: Horror 35.4%, Puzzle 26.2%, Exploration 19.3%, Adventure 12.9%, Indie 3.5%

You’re Sophie, a young blind girl who sees through her teddy bear’s eyes. Escape your captors and uncover the evil history of the dark mansion you desperately seek to escape in this unique, atmospheric horror puzzle/adventure game.

Why similar: Stealth 20%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Horror 16.2%, Puzzle 15.9%, Exploration 14.2%

Shape your fears… Fear the shapes. Embark on a journey where you face your worst fears and are confronted with the emotional impact of your actions in this narrative adventure game with puzzles, stealth and action.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.6%, Horror 15.7%, Stealth 15.7%, Exploration 13.8%, Puzzle 13.3%

Survive a macabre world conjured up by the tortured memories of Angelica.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.5%, Horror 18.2%, Adventure 12.9%, Stealth 12.2%, Exploration 9%

Scholar's Mate First Move is a first-person horror experience in a psychiatric hospital. Use your wits to escape from this sinister place.

Why similar: Puzzle 20.1%, Exploration 19.2%, Horror 18.8%, 3D 18%, Female Protagonist 17.4%

En route to a scare game, Lumi realizes that she is suddenly alone. Then, appears the old abandoned hospital... Explore throughout the tragedy-stricken hospital. Search for the student IDs of Lumi's classmates. And find out what really happened. Maybe all you need is the courage to "flee?"

Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.1%, Horror 28.8%, Exploration 26.3%, Adventure 11.7%

In a desolate and ominous world, a young girl faces dark creatures that lurk in every shadow. With each step, the danger grows. But there is only one rule: stay awake.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.9%, Puzzle 24.5%, Stealth 22.2%, 3D 13.6%, Adventure 6.1%

A third person survival horror game. Search for key objects, solve puzzles and face dangers in order to escape. Inspired by the old survival horror, with two playable characters and modern mechanics delve into the narrative story of Selene's Unbearable night.

Why similar: Horror 35.2%, Female Protagonist 33.3%, Adventure 13.7%, 3D 11.6%, Indie 4.1%

CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 24%, Exploration 20.3%, Puzzle 17.8%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Horror 15.3%

Immersed in her nightmares, in a chaotic reality, confused and all alone. The only safe place is her room, but not forever... She wanders through an empty city and strange places while fleeing from creatures lurking in the darkness to find out what's going on. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.9%, Stealth 21%, Horror 17.2%, Exploration 15.4%, Puzzle 14.2%

Find your way through a puzzle filled manor while barely dodging human-eating monsters. You wake up in a dark room with one objective: escape those sharpened teeth. However, you should not worry; you will meet friends along the way.

Why similar: Puzzle 30.4%, Exploration 25.7%, Stealth 22.4%, Adventure 13.5%, 3D 6.8%

On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.

Why similar: Horror 34%, Exploration 20.7%, Puzzle 16.8%, Adventure 16.3%, 3D 8.9%

Bushside Rangers® is a first-person survival horror game that forces you to use your wits as you navigate through the dark, dreary depths of an abandoned nature park.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.1%, Exploration 23.5%, Horror 20.8%, Puzzle 20.3%, Adventure 4.3%

There's nothing scarier than waking up in the middle of the forest alone... or so it seems. Taking control of Rachel in this short, story driven, exploration game, you must find out where you are, why you're there, and most importantly, how to get out. What will you uncover when you delve into the unknown?

Why similar: Adventure 71.6%, Indie 28.4%

Play as a clothing store worker who is just finishing up her shift and preparing to go home. However, as you make your way towards the exit, the power suddenly goes out, leaving you trapped inside the store.

Why similar: Exploration 30%, Female Protagonist 24%, 3D 15.4%, Horror 14.3%, Adventure 13.9%

Flicker of Hope is a suspense thriller where you play as a small candle in the ruins of a dark cathedral. Though the halls are littered with victims of a mysterious plague, you are not the only soul left. Use the properties of a candle, and a trusty douter to prevent yourself from being discovered.

Why similar: Stealth 39.9%, Horror 31.9%, 3D 13.4%, Adventure 8%, Indie 4.7%

"I can't sleep." A cute and possibly just a little bit scary puzzle platformer game. Move stickers to the right positions in order to get rid of the monsters and complete the sticker book.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 44.5%, Puzzle 34.1%, Adventure 10%, Horror 9.8%, Indie 0.9%

Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?

Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.8%, Exploration 28.8%, Puzzle 12.5%, Adventure 10.5%, Indie 6%

An award-winning narrative thriller about a blind woman’s journey to uncover the truth about the mansion from her nightmares, or else become one of its victims.

Why similar: Horror 41.5%, Female Protagonist 34.5%, Adventure 14.7%, Indie 6.7%, Singleplayer 2.6%

A 3D Survival Horror Game, in which the player has to investigate an abandoned medical research facility, while looking out for whatever danger that resides in the unknown darkness. An indie game made by a 14 year old student.

Why similar: Horror 35.3%, Exploration 31.6%, Puzzle 27%, Indie 2.3%, Adventure 2.1%

An immersive first-person horror adventure where you play the role of LIANA - a young girl who arrives home after major surgery and is met with a strange mannequin claiming to be her mother.

Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 33.3%, Female Protagonist 26.9%, Horror 19.3%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, 3D 9.4%

Jurig Escape is a 15-minute Free Third-Person Survival Horror game. You will play as the unnamed high-schooler trapped in a looping nightmare: An "empty" school with a revolver in your hand. Shoot the ghost and collect lost souls and escape this never-ending nightmare.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 37.4%, Horror 34.5%, Adventure 22.3%, Indie 3.3%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Play through a common childhood fear about turning the lights off and going to bed. This time extended, remastered, and re-imagined.

Why similar: Horror 37.4%, Multiple Endings 25%, Adventure 13.5%, Exploration 12.8%, 3D 9.6%

The Candle - Rated R. As night falls and a storm rises over the annual county carnival, you are visited by a mysterious spirit. Tasked with laying his soul to rest, you must brave his long dilapidated manor and avoid the horrifying remnants of his estate staff.

Why similar: Exploration 36.4%, Horror 26.9%, Multiple Endings 21%, 3D 15.7%

Exit the Abyss is a psychological horror game where you are trapped in an abandoned, haunted hospital. The game focuses on an oppressive atmosphere, exploration, and mysteries, with minimalist puzzle elements. Immerse yourself in a distorted reality, confront your fears, and find the way out!

Why similar: Exploration 21.7%, Stealth 21.5%, Horror 18.9%, Puzzle 18.7%, 3D 10.2%

A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 35.8%, Horror 32.5%, Adventure 20.4%, Puzzle 8.1%, Singleplayer 1.9%

My Light In The Dark is a short story about a girl who lives with her abusive mother. The girl finds out some dark secrets about her mother, and she has to find a way to escape the house.

Why similar: Exploration 22.7%, Horror 22.6%, Female Protagonist 21.7%, Puzzle 20.6%, Adventure 10.9%

Inspired by old and classic survival horror games, THE MUTE HOUSE combines exploration, management, puzzles and a touch of action. As Emily investigates about her sister's vanishing, she finds herself trapped in a mysterious mansion.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.2%, Horror 26.3%, Exploration 20.5%, 3D 9.2%, Adventure 9.2%

A 10 minute horror experience of a girl walking home alone at night.

Why similar: Horror 60.9%, Adventure 16.9%, 3D 16%, Indie 3.7%, Singleplayer 2.5%

Test of Courage is a horror game where you have to explore an abandoned school in search of your two friends. The only hint you have is the "Courage Test" in which you have to find 10 objects around the academy while maintaining your sanity.

Why similar: Stealth 20.7%, Horror 18.6%, Exploration 18.4%, Puzzle 14.2%, Artificial Intelligence 9.8%

Uncover the mysteries of Whitehaven Orphanage in this first-person psychological horror game. Explore the place, collect clues and put the pieces together to find out what happened years ago as you delve deep into your mind.

Why similar: Horror 45.2%, Exploration 32%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Adventure 6.1%, Singleplayer 3.8%

Devil's Hideout is a horror point and click adventure. Lauren learns from a mystic that her young sister is still alive, with cultists staging her death. Traveling to the hospital where her sister received care, Lauren plunges headfirst into a nightmare.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.4%, Horror 29%, Adventure 11.8%, Puzzle 11.8%, Exploration 11.6%

2D side scrolling, adventure, horror game where you avoid monsters and solve puzzles.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.5%, Exploration 22.7%, Horror 18.7%, Puzzle 18.7%, Multiple Endings 13.6%

A story driven cryptid horror game featuring survival horror elements where you come face to face with a Midwest cryptid dubbed "the Wolfman". Play as Jane and fight to survive the full moon while uncovering dark secrets in the Wolfman's territory.

Why similar: Horror 34.5%, Female Protagonist 23.1%, Puzzle 18.9%, 3D 11.2%, Adventure 8.8%

This is a horror game that asks a friend to find out what happened in an abandoned hospital.

Why similar: Horror 60.4%, Multiple Endings 20.2%, 3D 13.6%, Indie 3.9%, Singleplayer 1.9%

A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game

Why similar: Horror 41.7%, Exploration 40.6%, Adventure 17.8%

Highschool student Haneko has forgotten her class assignments and must retrieve them by traversing a world of haunted horrors. Explore the dilapidated halls, find your missing homework, and avoid whatever's lurking around the corner in this bite-sized, retro survival horror experience.

Why similar: Horror 25.3%, Female Protagonist 24.2%, Exploration 21.3%, Puzzle 12.1%, Adventure 8.9%

Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.

Why similar: Horror 41.4%, Female Protagonist 41%, Adventure 15.3%, Singleplayer 2.2%

It's Sara's first day of work. However, when she takes the elevator to go to the office, she suddenly finds herself on a mysterious floor. What truth lies behind these weird rooms? Will you be able to move on? Or rather... will you want to move on?

Why similar: Female Protagonist 43.3%, Multiple Endings 22%, Horror 17.2%, Adventure 16.1%, Indie 0.8%

Use poems to solve puzzles and escape the mansion with your life in this horror themed escape room game.

Why similar: Stealth 21.9%, Exploration 17.7%, Horror 17.2%, Artificial Intelligence 15.1%, Puzzle 15%

Care is an atmospheric first person horror game with puzzle elements, where your choices have consequences. Be observant with your surroundings and unravel the horrific secrets that hide within these walls.

Why similar: Horror 27.4%, Puzzle 23.2%, Exploration 19.6%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, 3D 7.5%

ONLY FACES REMAIN is a short psychological horror game focused on exploration and atmosphere. You play as Marlene, a backpacker traveling alone who rents a cheap room to spend the night. What starts as a cheap place to sleep soon turns into a dangerous situation.

Why similar: Horror 48.7%, Exploration 18.9%, Adventure 17%, 3D 8.4%, Singleplayer 4.1%