Games Like Escape: Malice

You both awaken imprisoned inside the sinister Castle Rock - were you betrayed, or simply not that clever? Find out in the greatest co-op puzzle adventure in the We Were Here Series! Do you and your partner have what it takes to face the dark forces of this realm or will you be trapped… forever?

Why similar: Escape Room 36.2% ★, Online Co-Op 13.1%, Co-op 9.3%, Puzzle 6.3%, Psychological Horror 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for cooperative puzzle-solving, requiring constant communication to navigate complex, atmospheric environments.

The Past Within is the new co-op experience from Rusty Lake! Play together with someone you deem trustworthy: one in The Past, the other in The Future. Observe and communicate what you see around you. Solve the puzzles and uncover Albert Vanderboom’s plan.

Why similar: Escape Room 31.4% ★, Co-op 19.9%, Online Co-Op 14.9%, Puzzle 10.6%, Horror 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully utilizes asymmetric co-op mechanics where two players must share information across different timelines to solve puzzles.

"Escape Memoirs: Mansion Heist" is a co-operative atmospheric reverse escape-room puzzle game. You are a master thief who has been hired to rob a mysterious mansion, filled with various puzzles. Do you think you have what it takes to conquer the challenges that await you in the mansion.

Why similar: Escape Room 43.7% ★, Online Co-Op 14.7%, Logic 9.5%, Co-op 6.9%, Puzzle 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a polished escape-room experience that mirrors the exploration and puzzle-solving flow found in Escape: Malice.

As your final hour approaches, a large structure looms up in the distance, towering above the relentless storm. Discover the truth behind this dark castle in a communication-based, cooperative puzzle adventure.

Why similar: Escape Room 35.4% ★, Online Co-Op 13%, Co-op 9.8%, Horror 7.5%, Psychological Horror 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic entry in the series that emphasizes the same high-pressure, puzzle-heavy co-op gameplay as the seed game.

A two-player co-op horror escape. Trapped in a haunted manor, you’ll need to solve puzzles, work together, and trust each other to make it out alive.

Why similar: Escape Room 30.5% ★, Online Co-Op 11%, Co-op 8.1%, Psychological Horror 7%, Horror 7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a dedicated escape-room horror experience that relies on teamwork to overcome supernatural threats.

Your party finds themselves trapped in a Japanese-themed room. Solve puzzles, crack riddles and discover hidden secrets in your adventure to Escape from Kyoto House!

Why similar: Escape Room 46.6% ★, Online Co-Op 14%, Co-op 10.5%, Mystery 7.6%, Puzzle 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game directly mirrors the Japanese mansion setting and escape-room structure of Escape: Malice.

First-person puzzler you can play solo or in an online co-op. Explore a set of highly interactive escape rooms. Move furniture, pick up and examine everything, smash pots and break locks! Play thousands of community-made rooms through the level editor.

Why similar: Escape Room 46.1% ★, Co-op 16.9%, Puzzle 11.1%, Online Co-Op 10.3%, Mystery 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: While less focused on horror, it provides the most authentic and satisfying escape-room puzzle mechanics available for co-op play.

A co-op horror game like no other... Play with 1-8 players online as you solve puzzles, collect items and run from the horrors that lie within. Follow in the footsteps of Joan in the story mode or tackle procedurally generated maps that scale with your level and bring a fresh experience each game..

Why similar: Supernatural 18.4%, Online Co-Op 17.6%, Horror 13.2%, Co-op 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: It combines cooperative horror exploration with puzzle-solving elements that require players to stick together to survive.

Lost in a frozen wasteland and split up from your partner inside an abandoned castle, the only possession you have left is a walkie-talkie with a familiar voice on the other end. Can the two of you find your way out in time?

Why similar: Escape Room 37.2% ★, Co-op 12.2%, Online Co-Op 8.8%, Horror 8.5%, Psychological Horror 7%

Why You'll Like It: The original title that established the core cooperative communication mechanics essential for this genre.

Hospital 666 is a 1-4 player horror escape game. Traverse through eerie hospital levels while observing the occurrence of anomalies and choosing the correct elevator. Some abnormal bosses will chase you to death, and you must find the right way to escape them.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.5%, Supernatural 16.2%, Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Thriller 12%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on cooperative survival and puzzle-solving within a terrifying, shifting environment.

Inside the Backrooms is a horror multiplayer game mixed with different mechanics that will make you spend an intense night with friends. Explore, think, interact, but be careful, it is rumored that there are several entities wishing to find you...

Why similar: Horror 20.4%, Online Co-Op 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Co-op 12.3%, Puzzle 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the intense, claustrophobic feeling of being trapped in a supernatural space with friends.

Experience a short co-op Escape Room set in the Malum universe. Trapped in an atmospheric horror house, you and your team must solve puzzles to escape. Will you make it out alive?

Why similar: Escape Room 41.8% ★, Online Co-Op 13.2%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Horror 6.8%, Thriller 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A direct take on the escape-room horror genre that focuses on cooperative puzzle-solving in dark, mysterious locations.

Work together to escape the manor in "Trapped Together", a narrative co-op puzzle campaign where logic reigns and death is not an option. Communicate, trade items via dumbwaiter, and solve intricate riddles.

Why similar: Escape Room 33.8% ★, Online Co-Op 10.5%, Co-op 9.7%, Logic 8.1%, Puzzle 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the classic mansion-escape trope, requiring players to uncover dark secrets through cooperative investigation.

Escape the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Traverse 30+ eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other dangers. Try to escape but be warned: survival isn't guaranteed.

Why similar: Escape Room 27.3% ★, Horror 18.8%, Online Co-Op 18.3%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Co-op 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a cooperative exploration experience that emphasizes the feeling of being lost in a nightmarish, puzzle-filled labyrinth.

The House of E. is a story-driven puzzle game with horror elements and a creepy atmosphere.

Why similar: Supernatural 18.5%, Psychological 12.3%, Horror 10.9%, Mystery 9.6%, Dark 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a strong atmospheric horror experience with a heavy emphasis on supernatural mystery and environmental puzzles.

Share the same body with a friend in Split Brain. One of you controls, the other one sees, but the decisions are made together! Face the illusion and uncover the truth to find your way out of Hexarture.

Why similar: Escape Room 37.4% ★, Online Co-Op 14.1%, Co-op 8.7%, Psychological Horror 8%, Horror 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title utilizes unique cooperative mechanics that force players to work together to navigate 3D puzzle environments.

Psycho Fear is a heart-pounding escape room puzzle where players must escape to survive. Solve challenging puzzles, overcome deadly obstacles in an intense atmosphere, nerve-wracking and dark environment will keep players on edge.

Why similar: Escape Room 34.3% ★, Online Co-Op 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Co-op 8.4%, Logic 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It blends psychological horror with escape-room mechanics, forcing players to solve puzzles while under constant threat.

DEVOUR is a co-op horror survival game for 1-4 players. Stop possessed cultists before they drag you to hell. Run. Scream. Hide. Just don't get caught.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 32.8%, Horror 31.8%, Co-op 12.1%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Dark 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: While more action-oriented, it captures the high-tension, cooperative horror atmosphere required to escape a supernatural entity.

FOREWARNED is a 1-4 player co-op survival horror. Delve deep into ancient Egyptian ruins with your team of fellow archaeologists. Investigate phenomena, collect treasure, discover lore, survive danger, and banish the evil that lurks within.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 26.6%, Horror 20.1%, Co-op 17.6%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Dark 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends archaeological exploration with supernatural horror, requiring players to solve puzzles while avoiding ancient threats.

PARANOIA PLACE is a 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. Together or alone, you will need to solve puzzles, find items and run from the bloodthirsty demonic killer.

Why similar: Supernatural 19.5%, Online Co-Op 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Co-op 13.5%, Horror 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes survival-horror elements alongside puzzle-solving, creating a tense experience for two players.

Once a mad scientist's lab, now an abandoned manor haunted by miscreations. Work as a 1-4 player team in this online co-op, psychological horror game and discover what lurks within. Find a cure before it's too late...

Why similar: Online Co-Op 18.1%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Co-op 13%, Horror 12.2%, Dark 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a cooperative horror experience where players must manage resources and solve puzzles to survive a supernatural encounter.

School 666 is a 1-4 Player Co-op Survival Horror. You must escape this endless nightmare. Try to identify the correct path and survive the anomalies in this endless school. Some extremely powerful anomalies will catch you to their dimensions. Explore the reason why you are here... and don't die.

Why similar: Supernatural 18.3%, Online Co-Op 16.5%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 11.4%, Thriller 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a realistic, cooperative horror experience that requires players to navigate a dangerous environment together.

"Escape Memoirs: Mini Stories" is a series of co-operative escape-room style puzzle scenarios. Each one is sure to test your wits as you try to overcome the challenges that stand in the way of your escape.

Why similar: Escape Room 43% ★, Online Co-Op 15.1%, Co-op 9.5%, Puzzle 6.8%, Logic 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A collection of bite-sized escape-room challenges that are perfect for players who enjoy the puzzle-solving loop of the seed game.

The Escape: Together is a 1-3 player Online CO-OP escape horror. The paranormal creature has taken over the house. You must use everything you find to survive and make your runaway.

Why similar: Horror 16.8%, Dark 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Realistic 12.8%, Co-op 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game leans into the immersive-sim side of escape-room horror, offering a more open-ended approach to puzzle-solving.

Your deranged and mysterious Grandfather is dead, and in his last will and testament, he gave his entire fortune and mansion to you. But on one condition. You have to visit his mansion and collect the riches for yourself. But once the door shuts behind you, you realize that this is no easy task.

Why similar: Escape Room 55.1% ★, Puzzle 14.3%, Mystery 11.4%, Co-op 10%, Adventure 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the mystery and exploration aspects of escaping a haunted location through puzzle-solving.

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: Escape Room 35.8% ★, Horror 7.9%, Dark 7.7%, Thriller 6.9%, Psychological Horror 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: While single-player, it is a quintessential escape-room horror game that captures the dark, claustrophobic atmosphere of the genre.

Wake up inside an abandoned mansion. Uncover the dark fate of a missing family. Survive the presence that stalks you within these walls.

Why similar: Supernatural 21.5%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 11.8%, Surreal 9%, Thriller 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a supernatural, first-person horror experience that relies on uncovering hidden objects and solving environmental puzzles.

Co-op horror (1-4 players). You are sent to explore a mysterious building at night. Find the Moon and try to return alive.

Why similar: Escape Room 29.9% ★, Online Co-Op 15.7%, Horror 12.6%, Co-op 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.6%

You're trapped in an apartment with ever-changing rooms. Capture anomalies on camera, survive deadly entities and escape an endless nightmare.

Why similar: Escape Room 34.3% ★, Psychological Horror 12%, Horror 10.7%, Realistic 6.6%, Psychological 6.5%

Trapped and separated across two connected houses, you and your friend must use voice chat to solve puzzles from different perspectives. But beware, a blind presence is listening to your conversations. Your voice is your only way out.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 17.4%, Supernatural 14.7%, Escape Room 14.5% ★, Horror 10.9%, Co-op 10.4%

You and your friend are trapped in a mystical world. As time ebbs away you must solve increasingly complex puzzles to escape. Cooperation is key as neither of you have the full picture! Play on two devices, local or remotely, all you need is a voice connection.

Why similar: Co-op 21.1%, Online Co-Op 20%, Escape Room 19.6% ★, Puzzle 14.6%, Mystery 7%

Why You'll Like It: A brilliant cooperative puzzle game that relies on the same 'two-player communication' mechanic found in the best escape-room titles.

Escaping from a car trunk, you find yourself in the garage of a mysterious house, with no memory of what happened. Step inside this first-person psychological horror experience and uncover the truth hidden inside.

Why similar: Supernatural 17.7%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 11.4%, Dark 10.3%, Mystery 8.2%

Dark Fracture is a psychological horror experience in which you explore an ever-changing world where reality and nightmares collide. Walk on the edge of madness in the shoes of a tormented soul as you descend into the darkest depths of the human psyche, and question everything you see.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.3%, Horror 17.5%, Supernatural 10.5%, Thriller 10.3%, Psychological 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at building a psychological horror atmosphere that feels very similar to the tension found in Escape: Malice.

This is a creepy co-op horror game. In which you find yourself locked in a crazy Granny's house. But Granny is not the only danger that awaits you in the house, someone else creepy lives in the basement. You have five days to get out of the house!

Why similar: Horror 17.6%, Logic 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Thriller 11.7%, Puzzle 10.2%

ANOMALY LOOP ADVENTURE Play solo or with up to 6 players. Spot anomalies, solve puzzles, and escape the loop. Will you reach Room 9 or stay trapped forever?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 11.6%, Psychological 11.2%, Thriller 9.6%, Mystery 9.2%

A psychological horror game where you enter the Greenhouse at your own risk to uncover the truth behind the friendly façade. Change the environment and weather to progress, hoping to get out. Switch off the entities to enjoy eerie serenity.

Why similar: Escape Room 23.5% ★, Supernatural 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 9.8%, Mystery 8%

You and your crew are sent in to assess reality in this 4-player co-op horror game. Memorize the environment. Spot disturbing anomalies. Decide if the timeline is safe. One bad call—and you’re forced to start over.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 16.9%, Psychological 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Co-op 11.6%, Horror 10.4%

Haunted Investigation is a spine-tingling horror game that will test your nerves and keep you on the edge of your seat. Whether you choose to play alone or with another friend (up to 2 players), you'll be immersed in a world of terror and suspense as you explore an abandoned mansion.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 25.4%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Horror 18.6%, Co-op 13.8%, Exploration 8.6%

Explore haunted locations, collect paranormal evidence, and survive the revenge of the former residents still haunting them. Team up with up to 3 friends to figure out the ghost, however, what begins as an investigation quickly turns into a desperate struggle to stay alive.

Why similar: Supernatural 22.2%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Co-op 12.4%, Horror 11.8%, Mystery 7.1%

Confused, you wake up sucked into an empty classroom. You have to try to escape from school by solving puzzles and discovering secrets.

Why similar: Escape Room 35.4% ★, Online Co-Op 20.9%, Horror 10.4%, Co-op 10.3%, Puzzle 9.1%

An online co-op horror game featuring unique playable characters and RPG mechanics. Exorcise ghosts using your special abilities and tools while surviving the supernatural onslaught

Why similar: Supernatural 16%, Online Co-Op 15.3%, Co-op 11.1%, Psychological Horror 11%, Thriller 10.6%

Experience the psychological horror of being kidnapped by a serial killer. Driven to escape, explore everything around you, use your wits, uncover secrets, and face the unimaginable dread of being in the victim’s place. Inspired by a true story.

Why similar: Escape Room 22% ★, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Psychological 10.1%, Thriller 9.9%, Horror 8.9%

Exorcist Simulator is a 1‑4 player online co‑op horror where every play asks the same, terrible question: Will you cast out the Devil —or wear his skin?

Why similar: Supernatural 17.2%, Online Co-Op 13.5%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Co-op 9.6%, Horror 8.7%

A mother and her son uncover the mystery shrouding the manor in which they are imprisoned. To escape, they need to cooperate without letting panic take over, while the manor – or what haunts it – tries to separate them. In this suspenseful game, will you be able to accept the truths revealed to you?

Why similar: Indie 23.8%, Psychological 18.1%, Co-op 17.1%, Thriller 12.4%, Dark 9.6%

Award-nominated escape game. Alone or with up to 5 players, explore 3 unique rooms, solve mind-bending puzzles, and unravel the dark secrets of the Professor Cheshire and his experiments.

Why similar: Escape Room 29.4% ★, Online Co-Op 10.2%, Thriller 9.1%, Surreal 9%, Logic 8.2%

There’s no way out for Alex Young who wakes up to find herself locked in a strange mansion filled with puzzles, traps, and cameras following her every move. Whether she and her companions live or die, and find the truth behind their abduction, is up to you in this first-person mystery thriller.

Why similar: Escape Room 30.8% ★, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Psychological 10.2%, Thriller 9.1%, Horror 7%

A 1-3 player co-op puzzle horror game set in an accursed megastore. Work together to decode the store's twisted logic, and find a way out before the lurking horrors doom you to shop forever.

Why similar: Supernatural 15.2%, Online Co-Op 13.4%, Co-op 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Surreal 9.3%

Haunt Chaser is a 4 Player Co-Op horror game, can be played as a Single-Player too. Chasers need to use all the hunting equipment in order to banish the evil and save the poor souls from torment while uncovering deeply disturbing secrets. Also, there is a 4v1 party game mode.

Why similar: Supernatural 15.1%, Online Co-Op 14.5%, Thriller 10.4%, Psychological 10.3%, Co-op 9.2%

Backrooms Media is a 1-4 player co-op horror that plunges you into unsettling, hyper-realistic liminal spaces. Navigate eerie environments filled with lurking horrors. Group up with your friends to face the terror of the endless backrooms together and... try to escape.

Why similar: Escape Room 29.3% ★, Co-op 12.1%, Online Co-Op 11.2%, Surreal 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.8%

Your party finds themselves trapped in a Dungeon-themed Castle. Solve puzzles, crack riddles, dodge traps and discover hidden secrets in your adventure to Escape from Skull Dungeon!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 22.1%, Co-op 17.9%, Logic 15.3%, Horror 12.5%, Mystery 11.4%

Survive the world's deadliest psychopaths. Experience a unique 2-player co-op experience that puts your teamwork and communication to the test. Complete your duties alone or with a partner in a prison like no other.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 21.6%, Co-op 14.7%, Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, First-Person 8.6%

A mysterious letter calls you back to your abandoned family mansion. Explore its dark rooms, uncover the bloody rituals buried in your family’s past, and escape the presence lurking in the shadows. Shadow Mansion is a story-driven horror game of atmosphere, exploration, and survival.

Why similar: Supernatural 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 11.5%, Mystery 10%, Dark 9.6%

Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.

Why similar: Escape Room 39.9% ★, Mystery 8.4%, Horror 8.1%, Logic 7.8%, Puzzle 6.9%

A 4-person co-op horror game where teamwork is the key as players face malevolent demons in a mysterious mansion. An immersive experience with unpredictable AI that continuously changes and adapts to the players’ behavior. Can you conquer your fears and escape?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.6%, Online Co-Op 14.3%, Horror 14%, Thriller 11.1%, Mystery 9.5%

As the latest prey of a deranged serial killer, you must use your wits and resources to survive in this atmospheric first-person escape room-style horror game. Explore, uncover secrets, and plan your escape... but be quiet, or you'll be his next victim. Inspired by true events.

Why similar: Escape Room 37.1% ★, Thriller 10.3%, Horror 8.1%, Dark 8%, Atmospheric 5.6%

A visually lifelike co-op horror game for 1-6 people. Journey through 11 procedurally generated levels, using what's available to survive and progress deeper into the Backrooms.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 22.1%, Horror 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Co-op 13.9%, Realistic 7.2%

IT Simulator is a co-op horror game where two players attempt to return power to an office building. Take the role of the all-seeing Control Room or the stealthy Repair Technician as you risk everything to d̶i̶s̶c̶o̶v̶e̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶t̶r̶u̶t̶h̶ escape.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 34.6%, Horror 20.5%, Co-op 10.2%, Puzzle 9.7%, First-Person 8.1%

As we explore these frozen wastes, misfortune strikes once again. Through the fierce blizzard, a flare lights the sky, followed by a cry for help over the radio - broken, dying... No one else can come to their rescue. Can we make it back - together?

Why similar: Escape Room 35.3% ★, Online Co-Op 15.2%, Co-op 9.4%, Puzzle 7.5%, Horror 5.5%

A short, unconventional escape room experience. You are the candidate. You must find a way out of this room. Things are not as they seem.

Why similar: Escape Room 36.6% ★, Surreal 12.6%, Psychological Horror 9%, Mystery 8.6%, Psychological 7.5%