Games Like Cartonfall

Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

Why similar: Thriller 22.4%, Physics 20.1%, Puzzle 13.8%, First-Person 12.6%, Puzzle Platformer 12%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game that relies heavily on perspective and physics manipulation to navigate surreal environments.

What's better than climbing mountain in a cardboard box? Getting deep frustration every time you fall from it.

Why similar: Physics 32.1%, Adventure 26.7%, Psychological Horror 26.4%, Indie 14.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features similar physics-based movement and a cardboard-themed aesthetic that mirrors the core mechanics of Cartonfall.

Hello Neighbor is a Stealth Horror Game about sneaking into your neighbor's house and figuring out what he's hiding in the basement. Play against an advanced AI that learns from your actions.

Why similar: Horror 30.5%, 3D Platformer 22.5%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, First-Person 15.3%, Puzzle 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines physics-based environmental puzzles with a creepy, persistent antagonist in a domestic setting.

Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.

Why similar: Horror 39.2%, Simulation 18.4%, Thriller 17%, First-Person 11.4%, Adventure 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A workplace-based horror game that requires careful puzzle-solving and attention to detail to survive the night shift.

In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.

Why similar: Simulation 24%, Horror 21.1%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Adventure 14.6%, Indie 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that emphasizes exploration and environmental storytelling.

In Viscera Cleanup Detail, you step into the boots of a space-station janitor tasked with cleaning up after various horrific sci-fi horror events. Instead of machineguns and plasma-rifles, your tools are a mop and bucket. That hero left a mess, and it's up to you to deal with the aftermath.

Why similar: Simulation 42.9%, Physics 21.8%, First-Person 15.6%, Horror 10.3%, Indie 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the physics-based cleanup of a workplace, capturing the mundane yet eerie feeling of working in a strange environment.

The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.5%, 3D Platformer 23.5%, Physics 20.8%, First-Person 16.4%, Puzzle 14.8%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive first-person physics puzzle game that provides the gold standard for environmental manipulation.

You've accepted a shady job offer at a doll factory. Inspect dolls for defects and anomalies. Follow strange protocols. Don't get fired and stay alive.

Why similar: Simulation 24.6%, Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Thriller 17.5%, First-Person 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror experience that leans into the unsettling nature of inanimate objects.

Fears to Fathom is an episodic psychological horror game where each episode unveils a short story narrated by the ones who survived.

Why similar: Horror 38.5%, Psychological Horror 27.2%, First-Person 15.5%, Adventure 9.9%, Indie 9%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the intense, grounded dread of being trapped in a familiar location while a threat looms outside.

You've got a new babysitting job, and things are taking a turn for the weird. Feed him, read him a bedtime story, and try not to fall into his dreams. How long can you stay in control?

Why similar: Dark Comedy 31.9%, Physics 19.6%, Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, First-Person 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features physics-based interaction and puzzle-solving within a horror context that feels both absurd and terrifying.

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.6%, First-Person 33.6%, Adventure 17.2%, Horror 14.7%

Why You'll Like It: Explores the surreal and meta-narrative possibilities of a mundane office environment.

This is an indie horror game with first-person puzzles. Terror and fear have enveloped the city. The maniac has returned. You sneak into his lair to try and stop him before he goes too far...

Why similar: Thriller 15.8%, Psychological Horror 15%, Simulation 15%, Horror 14.6%, Logic 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy horror game that traps the player in a claustrophobic, atmospheric environment.

You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.9%, Horror 22.7%, First-Person 18.4%, Simulation 18.2%, Puzzle 16.8%

Why You'll Like It: A liminal space puzzle-horror game that forces you to navigate a repetitive environment to escape.

As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?

Why similar: Horror 34.2%, Psychological Horror 31.5%, Indie 18%, Puzzle 16.2%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-horror game where you must monitor a workplace environment for anomalies, requiring sharp observation skills.

A first-person puzzler where shadows kill you. Watch your step or be swallowed by the darkness.

Why similar: Logic 29.9%, Dynamic Narration 14.1% ★, Dark Comedy 13.5%, Adventure 13.4%, Indie 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game where light and shadow are the primary mechanics, perfect for fans of environmental logic puzzles.

First-person horror game where you work the night shift at a Mexican convenience store, handling daily tasks while facing eerie and unexpected events.

Why similar: Horror 25.9%, Psychological Horror 25%, Simulation 18%, First-Person 16.3%, Adventure 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Directly taps into the night shift horror trope with a focus on first-person exploration and 3D atmosphere.

You are wetware, working a mysterious job.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.8%, Simulation 17.8%, Horror 16.7%, Logic 14%, First-Person 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric walking simulator that builds tension through environmental storytelling and isolation.

Film your friends doing scary things to become SpöökTube famous! (strongly advised to not go alone)

Why similar: Physics 32.6%, Horror 29.1%, First-Person 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Adventure 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines physics-based movement with workplace horror and the need to document your terrifying surroundings.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32%, Horror 30.3%, First-Person 19%, Puzzle 18.7%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal psychological horror game with unique interaction mechanics that challenge the player's perception.

Grimind is a 2D, physics based, adventure, platform game in horror/creepy theme. Grimind casts you into forgotten caves and ancient crypts, without memories. While being there you have to demonstrate great manual skills to pass obstacles and solve non trivial puzzles to get out of scary environment and additionally discover what are you...

Why similar: Indie 30.4%, Adventure 27.4%, Horror 25.2%, Physics 17%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based platformer that incorporates horror elements and dark, atmospheric environments.

In the Salesman, you play as a recently laid-off employee trying to survive the grind of job applications, debt, and dwindling hope. Trade your belongings for ad-supported replacements as you slowly sell away your life in this psychological horror game

Why similar: Simulation 33.1%, Horror 23%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Adventure 11.5%, First-Person 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled horror game that turns a mundane job into a nightmare scenario.

Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Horror 22.5%, Simulation 17.5%, Logic 12.7%, First-Person 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven horror game that explores the unsettling nature of industrial work environments.

A 90's horror inspired first-person game about working the midnight shift at a gas station.

Why similar: Simulation 25.1%, Psychological Horror 24.3%, Horror 23.5%, First-Person 19.7%, Indie 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A workplace horror game that utilizes first-person perspective to build tension during a shift.

You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Thriller 24.8%, Horror 24.7%, Adventure 10.6%, First-Person 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric horror game that uses realistic environments to create a sense of psychological unease.

As an employee of a night security firm, your first night on the job might be your last, as strange events push your sanity to the limit.

Why similar: Horror 32%, Psychological Horror 27.8%, Indie 21.1%, First-Person 19.1%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person indie horror title that focuses on the psychological dread of a single night.

In Blackbay Asylum, you take on the role of a confused psychopath who finds himself able to leave his cell one day. Explore the hospital grounds, solve mind shattering puzzles, survive relentless horrors and follow the story of Doug Dunheiw as he tries to find some clarity in what goes on at Blackbay Asylum.

Why similar: Adventure 44.1%, Horror 29.1%, Indie 17.2%, Puzzle 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror game that emphasizes exploration and puzzle-solving in a confined, hostile setting.

You wake up tied to an office chair in the middle of an empty room. A mysterious device with a 10-minute timer is attached to you. Explore the office floors, try not to tip over, and find a way to escape!

Why similar: Physics 33.3%, Simulation 23.7%, Puzzle 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, First-Person 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features intentionally awkward physics and retro horror aesthetics that mirror the quirky nature of Cartonfall.

A silly little physics-based game about moving on... or is it? Be neat, be careful, or be a chaos goblin. The choice is yours. But be warned, not all is as it seems in this quiet little house.

Why similar: Thriller 17.4%, Simulation 14.7%, Physics 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Puzzle Platformer 12.7%

You're working overtime again in your dead-end job, whilst your boss is on vacation. However, strange things are happening throughout the office. Complete your daily work tasks, explore your office, report any anomalies you may find, and you may just find yourself getting a promotion...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.8%, Adventure 20.8%, Horror 18.1%, First-Person 16.9%, Puzzle 11.4%

Spot anomalies and uncover hidden clues to escape an office where overwork turns strange and experiments happen more often than coffee breaks.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.5%, Horror 21.1%, Simulation 19.3%, First-Person 18%, Adventure 15%

You are in a room without windows or doors. The TV dimly illuminates the room. What is this, a box? How to open it? After solving the riddle, you find the TV remote control. Click... a door appeared. You step into the darkness and hear laughter... turn around and find out what's behind the screen.

Why similar: Thriller 28%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Horror 18%, Puzzle 12.6%, First-Person 11.6%

Something has gone terribly wrong in TRAPPED Alaska. Except for you, and a handful of survivors, the whole town has been emptied. Everywhere, what should be water has been replaced by a black semi-sentient sludge that seems to change everything it touches. And it’s rising...

Why similar: Adventure 58.6%, Indie 41.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the feeling of being stuck in a dangerous, atmospheric environment with limited resources.

You are a tired office worker who has been working overtime until late at night due to a heavy workload and is trapped in a strange office building. You have to get to the first floor quickly and go home to rest, because you have to go to work tomorrow morning!

Why similar: Simulation 36.6%, Adventure 20.4%, Puzzle 14.8%, Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 13.1%

Locked Fears is a first person puzzle/horror game with platforming elements and creepy atmosphere. You play as Samuel Custer, a late worker at UNIVERS HORIZONS, when things at the office start to drift into a dreadful situation. With the help of an unknown Individual you try to survive and escape this nightmare.

Why similar: Horror 30%, Psychological Horror 28.5%, Adventure 24.8%, Indie 16.7%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror game that focuses on the terror of being trapped in a confined space.

Take a night shift job in a place that runs on habit, not purpose. Restock shelves, take deliveries, clean the mess, and try to make it till morning. Not everything feels right and you’re never quite alone. Something waits in the dark.

Why similar: Thriller 25.4%, Simulation 18.6%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Horror 16.3%, First-Person 12.9%

You find yourself trapped in a mysterious room upon awakening. Surrounding you are sparse pieces of furniture, mannequins, and countless buttons. Can you safely escape this room?

Why similar: Simulation 37%, Thriller 24%, Horror 17.4%, Physics 12.2%, Indie 9.5%

You work late at the office not long after the death of a colleague. Throughout the night, all sorts of phenomenon begin to terrorize you, slowly uncovering the death of a fellow colleague. Who killed Joseph Anadam and why must you go through this trial to find out?

Why similar: Thriller 33.7%, Horror 28.7%, Psychological Horror 27.8%, First-Person 8%, Indie 1.8%

You wake up in a dark warehouse, tasked with packing orders while something lurks in the shadows. Work fast, stay safe, and protect your cat. He’s all you’ve got.

Why similar: Simulation 24%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Horror 19.7%, Logic 19.3%, First-Person 15.7%

You are a young and talented writer. One evening, someone leaves a mysterious box on your doorstep. What’s inside will turn your life into a living nightmare...

Why similar: Horror 27.5%, Psychological Horror 26.5%, Simulation 20%, Dynamic Narration 12.9% ★, First-Person 7.2%

You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible

Why similar: Adventure 24%, Horror 19.3%, Indie 17.5%, Psychological Horror 16%, First-Person 12.8%

Handyman needed—ASAP! The investor’s coming in the morning, and the house still isn’t ready! Take on an extra shift where horror meets simulation. Tackle the chaos, uncover dark secrets, and finish everything before dawn.

Why similar: Simulation 43.3%, Horror 31.4%, First-Person 23.3%, Indie 2.1%

Step into a Psychological Horror Experience where you live in an apartment complex where the walls between reality and nightmares are crumbling. Run for your life, solve small puzzles and use items to help you survive.

Why similar: Indie 27.7%, Horror 21.7%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, First-Person 15.8%, Adventure 13.5%

It's your first night as the caretaker of a scary quest. The last visitors have gone home. You need to turn off the lights, check the equipment and not die of horror, because someone or something suddenly starts a nightmarish game. With you in the lead.

Why similar: Simulation 24%, 3D Platformer 21.2%, Thriller 16.5%, Dynamic Narration 16.2% ★, First-Person 11.1%

You're in a box and you have to climb as high as possible... if you can make it.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 31.7%, Physics 24.4%, Psychological Horror 24.2%, Adventure 11%, Indie 8.7%

DYING: Reborn is a first-person Room Escape puzzle game in which players must tackle all kinds of puzzles in a series of dark and eerie environments. Gameplay revolves around collecting, discovering and putting together pieces of a twisted story that will make your hair stand on end...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.9%, Adventure 22.7%, Puzzle 18.7%, Indie 15.4%, Horror 14.2%

The Derailed is a first-person psychological horror game. Beneath the dusty arches of a nearly forgotten depot, shadows of the past tremble. Whether you want to or not, you will have to uncover the dark secrets of this place.

Why similar: Horror 35.4%, Psychological Horror 33.4%, Adventure 22.3%, Indie 9%

"Madness Inside"" immerses you in the dark depths of an abandoned psychiatric hospital, where horrifying experiments were once conducted. Police Lieutenant Vic Voight, in pursuit of a dangerous criminal, unexpectedly finds himself trapped in this nightmarish place.

Why similar: Simulation 34.8%, Thriller 18.9%, First-Person 13.3%, Horror 10.8%, Adventure 8.1%

Enter the abandoned arcade after your car has crashed, and the shelter you were looking for is trying to eat you alive in this dark mystery-horror adventure. Solve mysteries, keep JANITOR satisfied, and always be aware of what's behind your back.

Why similar: Thriller 28.5%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Horror 17.3%, First-Person 13.8%, Puzzle 12.2%

Jumpscare Simulator is a sci-fi horror game featuring a story-driven main game and two additional game modes. Pass through doors carefully, battle the simulation, and try to fall from your seat as little as possible!

Why similar: Thriller 24.9%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 17%, Puzzle 10.7%, Adventure 10.2%

You are on the night shift at the bank. You hear noises all the time. You need to find out what they are and find your partner. As you pass, you will need to find the keys and open locked rooms.

Why similar: Simulation 29.1%, Horror 26.2%, Psychological Horror 25.3%, First-Person 19.3%

You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.

Why similar: Simulation 24.9%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Adventure 13.9%, Puzzle 13.1%, Horror 13%

A broke young man takes on the night shift at a roadside diner. In the glow of the blood moon, routine tasks turn into a fight for survival. First-person horror based on a dark creepypasta with a set of rescue rules.

Why similar: Horror 29%, First-Person 24.8%, Simulation 20.9%, Adventure 13.6%, Indie 11.8%

Experience the story of Alexander Green and find out what happened on the day of the accident in this First Person horror Adventure. Follow the development of Alex, solve puzzles around the event and try not to fall into madness as you search for answers.

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 26% ★, Thriller 22.7%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Horror 13.8%, Adventure 8.3%

Chorus of Carcosa is a first-person psychological horror game about an anxious sculptor who is trapped in a dark and ever-changing building. Stay silent, survive its twisted labyrinths and escape the monsters. Just don’t lose your way in the shadows or within your own mind.

Why similar: Simulation 21.2%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Horror 18.1%, First-Person 12.4%, Adventure 10.7%

Experience Will's complicated story, find a way out of the nightmare of liminal spaces by solving challenging puzzles and avoiding dangerous entities — all this awaits you in "Shifting To The Backrooms".

Why similar: Horror 21.2%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Logic 18.7%, First-Person 15.1%, Puzzle 13.7%

Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.

Why similar: Thriller 22.3%, Psychological Horror 21.6%, Horror 21%, Adventure 13.4%, First-Person 13.1%

Caught in a strange series of events, you find yourself stuck in a job you never expected. What started as a simple way to earn money for a gift soon spirals into something much darker. As you navigate your new reality, the boundaries between what’s real and what’s not become harder to distinguish.

Why similar: Thriller 33.7%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 20.5%, Adventure 13.9%, First-Person 9.6%

All hell's breaking loose in a mysterious research facility and the only person who can save the day is the night shift security guard in the booth outside. Remotely control systems, guide scientists to safety or just… goof off? You’re not in danger. Yet.

Why similar: Thriller 29.4%, Simulation 19.3%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Horror 15.2%, First-Person 11.9%

Congrats, you're hired! Serve customers and maintain the Happy's Humble Burger Farm restaurant alone on the overnight. But be careful; things fall apart if you mess up! After work, head home and keep your eyes open for a way to escape the Barnyard Buds and their fast food fever-dream.

Why similar: Horror 42.1%, First-Person 31.9%, Adventure 26%

Оne day your life changes dramatically and you become a hostage of your own home. Your task is to survive but to do this you need to get outside.

Why similar: Adventure 35.9%, Indie 26.2%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 14%, First-Person 9.7%