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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Puzzle, Adventure, First-Person, Indie.

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Doors is a short, atmospheric first person logic game created by a one-man-team. Taking inspiration from Limbo and The Stanley Parable, Doors attempts to bring something new to the puzzle genre.

Reviews: Mixed — 63% — of 309 reviews
Released: 2016-02-12
Developer: Calvin Weibel
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Mac
Median playtime: 3.0 hrs
Mean playtime: 3.3 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 93%

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  1. #1 Beyond the Doors
    97% matchMostly Positive73% of 62 reviews2026
    Dev: Dream Error
    Windows · Linux

    An atmospheric horror, exploration and automation game all set in the dim halls of an apartment building

    Why similar: Logic 34.6%, Puzzle 26.4%, Atmospheric 21.4%, Adventure 14.3%, Indie 3.3%

  2. #2 Backrooms Doors
    96% matchMixed68% of 84 reviews2023
    Dev: Performance Artist
    Windows

    Backrooms Doors - This is an atmospheric first-person horror game. Explore spaces that can't exist in the real world and find your way out before the entities find you.

    Why similar: Puzzle 51.8%, Atmospheric 27%, Adventure 21.3%

  3. #3 Liminal
    96% matchMixed60% of 70 reviews2018
    Dev: Suspicious Box
    Windows

    Liminal is a mind-bending puzzle game where every door is a change in perspective and destination.

    Why similar: Puzzle 59.2%, Indie 22.2%, Adventure 18.6%

  4. #4 Seven Doors
    95% matchMixed65% of 100 reviews2020
    Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: SOEDESCO
    Windows

    Solve challenging puzzles and experience seven different atmospheres. Each one is unique, special and surprising and will test your mind and awaken your wits. Stay alive until you reach the last door, but beware, as some doors could lead to your demise.

    Why similar: Puzzle 42.3%, Atmospheric 25.9%, Indie 19.6%, Adventure 12.2%

  5. #5 The Guest
    94% matchMostly Positive74% of 945 reviews2016
    Dev: Team GothamPub: 505 Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.

    Why similar: Puzzle 32.7%, Walking Simulator 20.4%, Indie 19.6%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Adventure 13.6%

  6. #6 Doorways: Prelude
    94% matchMixed62% of 634 reviews2013
    Dev: Saibot Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.6%, Indie 22.5%, Adventure 19.7%, Puzzle 17.1%, Atmospheric 16.1%

  7. #7 Door
    93% matchMixed65% of 161 reviews2018
    Dev: SVGames
    Windows

    You will have to face hundreds of different doors, and decide which one you should go to in order to get to the main secret. You have to open the doors in many locations of this world, each of which is dedicated to its type of doors.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.1%, Indie 23.7%, Puzzle 22.5%, Adventure 18.2%, Atmospheric 10.5%

  8. #8 Door2:Key
    92% matchMostly Positive72% of 53 reviews2019
    Dev: SVGames
    Windows

    Door2:Key - breathtaking and mysterious door-puzzle game in which any little thing could be a key to the solution

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.5%, Indie 28.6%, Adventure 22.6%, Puzzle 18.4%

  9. #9 Liminal Exit
    90% matchMostly Positive78% of 90 reviews2025
    Dev: LittleRedDread
    Windows

    Step into an uncanny building trapped in endless loops. Use the elevator, uncover unsettling anomalies, and evade the Entity lurking behind you. Liminal Exit is an immersive game inspired by liminal spaces and Exit 8. Explore 3 liminal space floors and track anomalies to escape, but watch your back!

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 49.1%, Puzzle 29.6%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Adventure 7.6%

  10. #10 Disoriented
    91% matchVery Positive82% of 401 reviews2016
    Dev: BrickCream
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    A first-person puzzle game. Simply walk to the door.

    Why similar: Puzzle 55.1%, Indie 31.6%, Atmospheric 13.2%

  11. #11 Deep Sorrow
    91% matchMixed51% of 92 reviews2017
    Dev: QuickSavePub: SA Industry
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 28%

    Deep Sorrow is a horror/adventure game which leads you to a bunker and makes you feel desperate to get out.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 27.4%, Indie 25.7%, Adventure 20.3%, Puzzle 15.2%, Atmospheric 11.4%

  12. #12 DREAM LOGIC
    87% matchVery Positive90% of 382 reviews2022
    Dev: Teleopsia Games
    Windows

    DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.1%, Puzzle 21.1%, Atmospheric 19.1%, Adventure 12.6%, Indie 12.1%

  13. #13 MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition
    89% matchMixed65% of 1,417 reviews2014
    Dev: Pantumaca BarcelonaPub: Talking About Media
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 35.1%, Puzzle 21.5%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Indie 11.5%, Adventure 10.9%

  14. #14 ALONE?
    89% matchMixed42% of 190 reviews2016
    Dev: Deceptive Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Explore and experience this horror story, as you embark on an ghostly adventure unlike anything you have played before. Come face-to-face with terror itself as you look for your missing sister.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.1%, Indie 24.4%, Adventure 18.7%, Puzzle 17.4%, Atmospheric 10.3%

  15. #15 Mist
    86% matchVery Positive81% of 180 reviews2024
    Dev: 43N34SPub: Nota Art
    Windows

    Short atmospheric first person horror game with elements of quest and shooter about being lost in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by weird mist.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.5%, Puzzle 21.8%, Indie 19.1%, Atmospheric 18.7%

  16. #16 Darkness Ahead
    88% matchMixed52% of 106 reviews2016
    Dev: Useless MachinesPub: SA Industry
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    Darkness Ahead is an adventure game about a man searching for his little brother. A plateau between mountains holds a dark secret about its past. You have to stay alive and collect everything you need to complete your quest.

    Why similar: Indie 30.5%, Walking Simulator 25.9%, Adventure 19.7%, Puzzle 13.1%, Atmospheric 10.8%

  17. #17 Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh
    86% matchMostly Positive79% of 460 reviews2016
    Dev: Saibot Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh is an Immersive Horror Adventure, featuring a Complex Story and Deep Atmosphere.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.7%, Puzzle 22.9%, Indie 18%, Adventure 14.3%

  18. #18 CrossCells
    85% matchVery Positive83% of 887 reviews2017
    Dev: Matthew Brown
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    CrossCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.

    Why similar: Puzzle 38.2%, Strategy 24.2%, Indie 23.4%, Logic 14.1%

  19. #19 Shadow of Pharos
    84% matchMixed69% of 90 reviews2024
    Dev: Team Gaivot
    Windows

    Shadow of Pharos is a short first-person horror game.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 49.4%, Atmospheric 31.3%, Indie 12.2%, Adventure 7.1%

  20. #20 Frightence
    83% matchVery Positive82% of 50 reviews2023
    Dev: Playstige Interactive
    Windows

    Frightence is a short, intense first-person horror experience.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 74.6%, Adventure 25.4%

  21. #21 Shutter
    84% matchMostly Positive74% of 218 reviews2015
    Dev: Cosmic Logic
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Re-live a dark and haunting tale in this fixed camera puzzle-horror game RE-miniscent of the first generation of survival horror games.

    Why similar: Indie 34.2%, Adventure 26.2%, Puzzle 22.6%, Atmospheric 17%

  22. #22 INFRA
    82% matchVery Positive88% of 3,554 reviews2016
    Dev: Loiste Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 37.3%, Puzzle 25.4%, Atmospheric 18%, Indie 9.8%, Adventure 9.5%

  23. #23 DEAD END
    81% matchVery Positive83% of 59 reviews2024
    Dev: PHANTOM PIXEL
    Windows

    Trapped in a hallucinatory, liminal-space style underground passageway, explore and unravel the endless "dead-end" paths to find a way forward. "Dead Path is a short ambient horror puzzle game that references Exit 8, but with a completely different core mechanic.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 47.9%, Puzzle 25.2%, Atmospheric 16.7%, Adventure 10.1%

  24. #24 Jumpscare Simulator: System Breach
    80% matchVery Positive91% of 87 reviews2025
    Dev: Durultay Games
    Windows

    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: Walking Simulator 41.8%, Puzzle 26.2%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Adventure 11.9%, Indie 6.6%

  25. #25 POOLS
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,027 reviews2024
    Dev: Tensori
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 60.9%, Atmospheric 23.8%, Adventure 8.1%, Indie 7.2%

  26. #26 The White Door
    78% matchVery Positive94% of 6,552 reviews2020
    Dev: Rusty LakePub: Second Maze
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Enter The White Door and discover Rusty Lake’s universe in a new game with a unique style! Explore Robert Hill’s dreams and help him to find his lost memories. Can you survive the strict daily routine and bring back color to Robert's life?

    Why similar: Puzzle 35.9%, Indie 32.4%, Adventure 23.5%, Atmospheric 8.2%

  27. #27 Doorways: The Underworld
    82% matchMixed69% of 405 reviews2014
    Dev: Saibot Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Doorways: The Underworld is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.

    Why similar: Indie 31.2%, Adventure 25%, Atmospheric 23.5%, Puzzle 20.3%

  28. #28 Lucid Cycle
    81% matchMostly Positive74% of 74 reviews2021
    Dev: Tonguç Bodur
    Windows

    Lucid Cycle offers a set of short but unique experiences.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 50.7%, Atmospheric 19.3%, Adventure 13.7%, Indie 9%, Puzzle 7.2%

  29. #29 Liminal Lane
    78% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2025
    Dev: Ravenhome Studios
    Windows

    Welcome to Liminal Lane. A short, single player, first person, atmospheric walking simulator. A nostalgic, surreal experience exploring Liminal Spaces. Uncover the secrets of Liminal Lane and escape the Lucid Dreams and Haunting Nightmares.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.8%, Puzzle 26.3%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Adventure 13.3%

  30. #30 Trapped
    79% matchVery Positive83% of 156 reviews2019
    Dev: N4bA
    Windows

    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: Walking Simulator 27.5%, Indie 24.5%, Adventure 18.2%, Puzzle 16.5%, Atmospheric 13.3%

  31. #31 Doors: Paradox
    76% matchVery Positive92% of 1,894 reviews2022
    Dev: Big Loop StudiosPub: Snapbreak
    Windows
    Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    A relaxing puzzle escape game! Make your way through a variety of hand-crafted 3D dioramas, look for useful objects, find hidden clues and solve fun puzzles! Unravel this mysterious adventure about chaos, order and the surreal.

    Why similar: Puzzle 40%, Atmospheric 26.2%, Indie 17.3%, Adventure 16.5%

  32. #32 Museum of Monoliths
    77% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2023
    Dev: Podoba InteractivePub: Marevo Collective
    Windows

    A slow burn walking sim with an interactive soundtrack and horror vibes. You explore abstract locations and create your own unique sound for each of them by moving around and using Monoliths.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 51.9%, Atmospheric 19.2%, Indie 13.4%, Puzzle 8%, Adventure 7.5%

  33. #33 ROOMS: The Toymaker's Mansion
    79% matchVery Positive89% of 127 reviews2015
    Dev: HandMade Game
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    «ROOMS: The Toymaker's Mansion» is a unique puzzle game inspired by sliding puzzles and platformer games. In a twisted mansion made of rooms that slide like sliding puzzle, player should find a way to the exit by moving rooms and using what's inside them.

    Why similar: Indie 42%, Adventure 32.2%, Puzzle 25.7%

  34. #34 Shifting To The Backrooms
    74% matchVery Positive85% of 55 reviews2026
    Dev: Oopsome Games
    Windows

    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: Walking Simulator 34.7%, Puzzle 23.8%, Logic 19.6%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Adventure 6.2%

  35. #35 LIMINAL SHIFT
    73% matchVery Positive82% of 235 reviews2025
    Dev: NextPhase Studios
    Windows

    Liminal Shift is a unique atmospheric suspense game developed using the latest Unreal Engine 5 technologies such as Lumen and Nanite. With every step you take, Liminal Shift pushes you deeper into an eerie, unsettling experience like no other.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 48.4%, Atmospheric 19.6%, Adventure 18.4%, Indie 13.6%

  36. #36 OPEN DOOR
    75% matchMostly Positive79% of 116 reviews2023
    Dev: BraveCat'Studios
    Windows

    A scientific experiment in which no one survives, in a first-person survival horror game made by one developer In the role of a random person who is trapped in an experiment, try to get out and find out what is happening in this abandoned place.

    Why similar: Puzzle 45.7%, Atmospheric 40.9%, Indie 13.3%

  37. #37 Stairs
    77% matchMostly Positive70% of 361 reviews2015
    Dev: GreyLight EntertainmentPub: Digital Tribe
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    STAIRS is a first-person atmospheric psychological horror game, inspired by real-life events, that takes players through the stories of three missing people as seen through the eyes of journalist Christopher Adams. Start preparing yourself now, for to descend down these steps is to descend into madness...

    Why similar: Indie 58.1%, Adventure 41.9%

  38. #38 White Room Protocol
    73% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 reviews2025
    Dev: Lefto Studio
    Windows

    A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 52.3%, Atmospheric 20.8%, Indie 9.8%, Puzzle 9%, Adventure 8%

  39. #39 Doorways: Old Prototype
    74% matchVery Positive86% of 670 reviews2016
    Dev: Saibot Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 24%

    An immersive and twisted adventure created before the official development of the Doorways saga

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 40.7%, Indie 20.4%, Adventure 20.2%, Atmospheric 18.6%

  40. #40 Toby: The Secret Mine
    75% matchMostly Positive70% of 725 reviews2015
    Dev: Lukas Navratil
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    A challenging puzzle platformer inspired by games like Limbo and Badland.

    Why similar: Indie 33.3%, Puzzle 23.3%, Adventure 21.9%, Atmospheric 21.4%

  41. #41 Fork Road
    70% matchMostly Positive76% of 931 reviews2024
    Dev: Simon Au Yeung
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 39%

    Fork Road is a first-person immersive atmospheric game with new gameplay , Be prepared to face fears you've never faced before

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 43.6%, Puzzle 18.3%, Indie 18.1%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Adventure 8%

  42. #42 LIMBO
    71% matchVery Positive92% of 60,454 reviews2011
    Dev: Playdead
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

    Why similar: Puzzle 37.6%, Indie 26.5%, Atmospheric 24.5%, Adventure 11.4%

  43. #43 Homesick
    72% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,436 reviews2015
    Dev: Lucky Pause
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues to discover what happened, as you try to escape in both your nightmares and the waking world. Be immersed in the hauntingly beautiful 3D atmosphere in this puzzle exploration mystery game.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.8%, Puzzle 24.8%, Atmospheric 21.5%, Indie 11.5%, Adventure 8.4%

  44. #44 Implements of Hell
    71% matchMostly Positive75% of 103 reviews2021
    Dev: PsychoRavens
    Windows

    Implements of Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mysteries, unlock the secrets, and change the outcome in a slow-paced atmospheric, and extremely horrifying experience.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.4%, Puzzle 18.3%, Atmospheric 17.4%, Indie 11.7%, Adventure 8.2%

  45. #45 Project Liminal 2
    67% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2026
    Dev: AquaHeaven StudiosPub: TXC
    Windows

    Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.

    Why similar: Puzzle 35.4%, Adventure 25.9%, Logic 16.6%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Indie 8.8%

  46. #46 Lingo
    68% matchVery Positive94% of 754 reviews2021
    Dev: Brenton Wildes
    Windows
    Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 30.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Lingo is a first person word puzzle game with a large, abstract world to explore. With its epiphany-driven gameplay and impossible geometry, Lingo provides a unique and nonlinear experience.

    Why similar: Puzzle 39.4%, Indie 23.8%, Logic 16.9%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Adventure 9.1%

  47. #47 The Door in the Basement
    70% matchVery Positive89% of 177 reviews2021
    Dev: Aegon Games
    Windows

    The Door in the Basement is an atmospheric pixelated horror game set in a mysterious subterranean world.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 39.7%, Atmospheric 28.2%, Indie 17.8%, Adventure 14.4%

  48. #48 Subliminal
    66% matchVery Positive81% of 236 reviews2026
    Dev: Accidental StudiosPub: Gone Shootin
    Windows

    Subliminal is a psychological horror game inspired by the urban legend of The Backrooms. Bleeding edge lighting and rendering, handcrafted open-ended levels, light and perspective-based puzzles, nostalgic spaces, unfamiliar faces, and a rotting feeling that something is not quite right.

    Why similar: Puzzle 41.3%, Atmospheric 40.4%, Adventure 18.3%

  49. #49 it's always monday
    71% matchMostly Positive79% of 291 reviews2016
    Dev: Alon Zubina
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 32%

    it's always monday - is a first person exploration game

    Why similar: Adventure 91.2%, Walking Simulator 3.2%, Indie 3%, Puzzle 1.5%, Atmospheric 1.1%

  50. #50 The Elision Effect
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 175 reviews2024
    Dev: teamakes.games
    Windows · Linux

    The Elision Effect is a short surreal puzzle game. The last person finds themselves in an empty office. The place seems off, like it shouldn’t exist. Not knowing what made everyone abandon these liminal spaces, they look for an exit.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.6%, Puzzle 26.3%, Atmospheric 20.6%, Adventure 8.6%

  51. #51 Coma: Mortuary
    73% matchMixed57% of 1,010 reviews2014
    Dev: Naga Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Coma:Mortuary is the introduction part of a trilogy about events in the world of the dead. The game`s genre is Adventure-Ambient with Horror-quest element.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.5%, Indie 30.6%, Adventure 22.5%, Atmospheric 14.4%

  52. #52 LiDAR Exploration Program
    66% matchVery Positive91% of 265 reviews2025
    Dev: KenForest
    Windows

    LiDAR Exploration Program is a relaxing atmospheric game with light horror elements, where you explore in complete darkness using a scanner to reveal the world around you.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 45.7%, Atmospheric 24.1%, Adventure 16%, Indie 14.3%

  53. #53 Hotel 188
    67% matchVery Positive88% of 73 reviews2025
    Dev: Leonn CamayoPub: Andes Interactive
    Windows

    Dive into a realistic experience of the Backrooms, without jumpscares, getting lost in impossible spaces and feeling like something is watching you. The uncertainty of not knowing where you're going will make you want to quit… Will you be able to make it to the end?

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 51.2%, Atmospheric 20.2%, Adventure 11%, Puzzle 8.8%, Indie 8.8%

  54. #54 Inmates
    72% matchMixed60% of 330 reviews2017
    Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: Iceberg Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Inmates is a story-driven, atmospheric psychological horror game. Featuring interactive exploration in a suffocating location, mind-bending puzzles and disturbing imagery. You wake up in a run-down prison cell and have no clue how you got there. You’ve convinced yourself this is all just a nightmare...

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 50.4%, Indie 21.9%, Adventure 18.4%, Atmospheric 9.3%

  55. #55 Lair of Torment
    68% matchMostly Positive73% of 183 reviews2023
    Dev: Admia
    Windows

    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: Walking Simulator 45.5%, Puzzle 25.8%, Logic 20.4%, Adventure 6.4%, Indie 1.9%

  56. #56 MIND CORRIDORS: Paroniria
    68% matchVery Positive96% of 70 reviews2022
    Dev: Heartbyte Studios
    Windows

    A fever-dream-like puzzle horror game. Descend to the depths of a sleeping curse, survive every floor and find your way out of the never ending nightmare.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 46.1%, Puzzle 26.9%, Atmospheric 18.7%, Adventure 8.4%

  57. #57 VR: Vacate the Room (Virtual Reality Escape)
    70% matchVery Positive84% of 252 reviews2016
    Dev: hOSHI
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    VR: Vacate the Room is a short Escape the Room game.It is a VR Experience where you need to find clues to solve puzzles and find your way out.

    Why similar: Puzzle 42.4%, Adventure 29.9%, Indie 27.7%

  58. #58 9 Souls
    65% matchVery Positive91% of 64 reviews2025
    Dev: Sandstorm in a BottlePub: DreamStudios
    Windows

    An atmospheric horror journey between reality and madness. Three paths lie ahead only one is free of anomalies. Observe closely. Choose wisely. Save the lost souls.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.5%, Puzzle 23.3%, Atmospheric 15.8%, Indie 9.5%, Adventure 7%

  59. #59 The Spectrum Retreat
    69% matchMostly Positive76% of 296 reviews2018
    Dev: Dan Smith StudiosPub: Ripstone
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    Check-in to The Spectrum Retreat for a stay you won’t forget. Manipulate your way to the truth in this captivating narrative-driven puzzler.

    Why similar: Puzzle 40.7%, Strategy 22.1%, Indie 20.7%, Adventure 16.4%

  60. #60 Penumbra Overture
    67% matchVery Positive91% of 4,061 reviews2009
    Dev: Frictional Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.

    Why similar: Atmospheric 28.1%, Adventure 24.4%, Puzzle 24.2%, Indie 23.3%

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