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Games Like Archimedes

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Horror, Psychological Horror, Puzzle, Story Rich.

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After you purchase and install Archimedes, an old operating system appears to be running, and a strange man asks for your help as you start to discover the terrible secrets behind the game.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 78% — of 216 reviews
Released: 2016-10-06
Developer: Joshua Hughes
Genres: Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 2.7 hrs
Mean playtime: 4.0 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 92%

Overview

Archimedes is a chilling meta-horror experience that blurs the line between the game world and your own computer interface. These recommendations focus on titles that utilize simulated operating systems, hacking mechanics, and psychological dread to create an immersive and deeply unsettling atmosphere.

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    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    Welcome to the Game is a creepy horror/puzzle game that takes you into the world of the Deep Web. Explore the Deep Web with the sole purpose of trying to find a Red Room, an online service / website that allows you to see and participate in interactive torture and murder.

    Why similar: Indie 44.4%, Gore 31.2%, Psychological Horror 24.5%

    Why You'll Like It: This title pioneered the desktop-based hacking horror experience, forcing players to navigate dangerous websites while avoiding real-world threats.

  2. #2 Welcome to the Game II
    96% matchVery Positive84% of 3,417 reviews2018
    Dev: Reflect Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    Welcome to the Game II is an atmospheric horror / strategy / puzzle game that takes you into the world of the deep web in search of the shadow web. Play as an investigative reporter trying to solve a case of a mysterious woman broadcasting for help as masked men are on the hunt to kill her.

    Why similar: Indie 54.3%, Psychological Horror 28.7%, Gore 17%

    Why You'll Like It: It expands on the hacking and deep-web horror mechanics that make the desktop-simulation genre so tense.

  3. #3 Pony Island
    96% matchVery Positive95% of 17,910 reviews2016
    Dev: Daniel Mullins Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.

    Why similar: Indie 64%, Psychological Horror 28.5%, Gore 7.5%

    Why You'll Like It: Like Archimedes, this game presents itself as a simple program that hides a sinister, meta-narrative layer beneath its surface.

  4. #4 Stories Untold
    95% matchVery Positive87% of 5,390 reviews2017
    Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.

    Why similar: Indie 70.1%, Psychological Horror 29.9%

    Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully uses a retro computer interface to deliver a series of interconnected, unsettling psychological horror stories.

  5. #5 98xx
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    Windows

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    Why similar: Indie 58.5%, Psychological Horror 41.5%

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  6. #6 Dingir OS
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    Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
    Windows

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  7. #7 KinitoPET
    92% matchVery Positive93% of 14,022 reviews2024
    Dev: troy_en
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    KinitoPET is a psychological horror experience that takes place through Kinito, an early 2000s virtual assistant. Kinito is able to walk, talk, browse, adapt, and play games as Kinito is like no other with its adaptive technology!

    Why similar: Indie 60.3%, Psychological Horror 39.7%

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  8. #8 SIMULACRA
    93% matchVery Positive90% of 4,596 reviews2017
    Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 100%

    Why You'll Like It: The game takes place entirely within a found smartphone interface, mirroring the desktop-horror feel of Archimedes through a different device.

  9. #9 s.p.l.i.t
    91% matchVery Positive93% of 3,199 reviews2025
    Dev: Mike Klubnika
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 54 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%

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    Why similar: Psychological Horror 58.3%, Indie 41.7%

    Why You'll Like It: It combines hacking simulation with psychological horror, focusing on the tension of manipulating digital systems under pressure.

  10. #10 GAME.exe
    91% matchVery Positive84% of 464 reviews2021
    Dev: Punx Studios
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 36 min≥1hr: 16%

    You bought a PC that belonged to a suicidal developer, do you dare to run "Game.exe"?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 100%

    Why You'll Like It: It utilizes the 'cursed software' trope to deliver a short, sharp shock of psychological horror.

  11. #11 Buddy Simulator 1984
    90% matchVery Positive94% of 4,160 reviews2021
    Dev: Not a Sailor Studios
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    Why similar: Indie 68.2%, Psychological Horror 31.8%

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  12. #12 XXX_CYBERRAT_XXX
    89% matchVery Positive94% of 144 reviews2023
    Dev: Nocturne Studio
    Windows

    A paranoid cybercriminal tries to regain control over an underground marketplace stolen by his former coworkers. You must utilize your hacking and intelligence gathering skills to get rid of hitmen sent by your enemies in a race with worsening mental state and terrifying hallucinations.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 100%

    Why You'll Like It: It leans heavily into the hacking and dark-web aesthetic, creating a gritty and unsettling atmosphere.

  13. #13 Among Ashes
    88% matchVery Positive95% of 410 reviews2024
    Dev: Rat Cliff Games
    Windows

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    Why similar: Indie 51%, Psychological Horror 26.9%, Gore 22.1%

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    87% matchVery Positive95% of 3,515 reviews2022
    Dev: Garage Heathen
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%

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    Why similar: Psychological Horror 100%

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  15. #15 Inscryption
    85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 143,157 reviews2021
    Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    Windows
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    Windows

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  20. #20 EarWorm
    82% matchVery Positive96% of 149 reviews2025
    Dev: TOR2
    Windows

    You are an Earworm. You are an underworld contractor who hacks memories for a living. Dive into the memories of your victims in order to unlock the security questions to their bank account.

    Why similar: Indie 66.7%, Psychological Horror 33.3%

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  21. #21 God's Basement
    84% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,314 reviews2018
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    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%

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    Why similar: Indie 39.9%, Gore 32.8%, Psychological Horror 27.3%

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  22. #22 Psych
    83% matchMostly Positive78% of 340 reviews2022
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    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%

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    Why similar: Indie 53%, Psychological Horror 47%

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    Windows

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    Why similar: Indie 47.4%, Gore 43%, Psychological Horror 9.6%

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    Windows

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  25. #25 Irony Of Nightmare
    79% matchVery Positive87% of 701 reviews2017
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    Windows
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows
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    78% matchMostly Negative40% of 53 reviews2016
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    Windows

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    77% matchMixed67% of 58 reviews2018
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    Windows

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    76% matchMostly Positive73% of 125 reviews2016
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    73% matchVery Positive84% of 278 reviews2024
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    Why similar: Indie 68.3%, Psychological Horror 31.7%

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    74% matchMixed70% of 136 reviews2022
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    Why similar: Indie 100%

  38. #38 Locked Fears
    76% matchMixed67% of 66 reviews2016
    Dev: dekoga.d
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%

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    Why similar: Indie 44.5%, Gore 40.3%, Psychological Horror 15.3%

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    73% matchMixed64% of 429 reviews2020
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    Windows

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    69% matchMostly Positive77% of 174 reviews2025
    Dev: REVVALUTION Studio
    Windows

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    74% matchMixed65% of 85 reviews2015
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    71% matchMostly Positive75% of 103 reviews2021
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    Windows

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