Games Like Eternal Escape: castle of shadows

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

Why similar: Immersive Sim 25.7%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Puzzle 13.6%, Exploration 13%, First-Person 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game is the definitive experience for the abnormality-detection loop mechanic found in the seed game.

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: Psychological Horror 38.9%, Puzzle 25.2%, Hidden Object 18.5%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Singleplayer 4%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the core gameplay loop of carefully monitoring a space for subtle, supernatural abnormalities.

Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 46.6%, First-Person 15.6%, Realistic 12.7%, Exploration 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric first-person horror game that features a shifting, claustrophobic house environment similar to the castle.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

Why similar: Gore 36.6%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Puzzle 14.1%, First-Person 11.7%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential gothic castle horror game that heavily emphasizes puzzle-solving and vulnerability.

The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.8%, Exploration 15.4%, First-Person 15.2%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Puzzle 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features a constantly changing environment that mirrors the disorienting, loop-like nature of the seed game.

MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.5%, Gore 22.4%, Puzzle 15.1%, First-Person 13.3%, Atmospheric 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that relies on intricate puzzle-solving to progress through a haunted setting.

A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.

Why similar: Puzzle 52.9%, Hidden Object 23.2%, Atmospheric 10.6%, First-Person 5.5%, Adventure 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactile, complex puzzle-solving that rewards careful observation of your surroundings.

You woke up and found yourself in an anomalous endless place from which it is not so easy to get out. Carefully observe your surroundings to find a way out of this place.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 28.7%, Puzzle 18.5%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Adventure 11.1%, First-Person 10%

Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the loop-based abnormality detection gameplay found in the seed title.

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

Why similar: Gore 32.2%, Psychological Horror 18%, Puzzle 12.3%, Exploration 12.2%, First-Person 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive sim that balances deep narrative exploration with psychological horror elements.

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

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.5%, First-Person 24.8%, Puzzle 15.8%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Adventure 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: Combines physics-based puzzles with a dark, confined atmosphere that feels very similar to the seed game.

You are trapped in an endless stairway with no end in sight. Solve twisted puzzles and maybe you will escape your fate.

Why similar: Hidden Object 21.5%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, First-Person 14.4%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Atmospheric 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the psychological horror of being trapped in a repeating, atmospheric environment.

A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.8%, First-Person 26.3%, Choices Matter 21.4%, Multiple Endings 18.5%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive sim that focuses on investigation and uncovering secrets within a dark, oppressive environment.

A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.5%, Gore 21.1%, First-Person 17.4%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Multiple Endings 7%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, claustrophobic first-person horror game that excels at creating a sense of dread through exploration.

You are trapped in an endless hallway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach your destiny.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 21.2%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Realistic 13.8%, Puzzle 11.7%, Exploration 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that centers on the concept of being trapped in a loop.

Your memory is fading. Things around your home keep changing; they are not what they appear to be. Find what is wrong, take pictures to restore your memory. Try to remember. Learn what you have forgotten, learn what has happened. It is not what it seems to be.

Why similar: Hidden Object 21.6%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Puzzle 13.3%, Realistic 11.9%, First-Person 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that emphasizes puzzle-solving and atmospheric tension.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.

Why similar: Exploration 23.9%, First-Person 20.7%, Atmospheric 20.3%, Puzzle 13.8%, Psychological Horror 10%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on environmental storytelling and mystery-solving in a realistic, atmospheric setting.

Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?

Why similar: Thriller 28%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Female Protagonist 16%, Exploration 9.9%, Atmospheric 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, narrative-heavy psychological horror game that emphasizes realistic exploration and investigation.

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 30.9%, Exploration 18.9%, Dark Fantasy 17.4%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Adventure 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A complex, puzzle-heavy adventure game that rewards deep observation and exploration.

Rose must escape the Cursed Mansion - a demonic space that preys and feeds on fear and despair. In this horror RPG you'll solve puzzles and learn the mansion’s history. Mystery, malignant spirits, and misery everywhere. Cursed Mansion brings an eerie atmosphere which leaves one with goosebumps.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Choices Matter 13%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Puzzle 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A gothic horror game that focuses on exploration and uncovering the secrets of a haunted estate.

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: Hidden Object 14.7%, Thriller 13.9%, Puzzle 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: An escape-room style horror game that requires careful puzzle-solving to survive a dark environment.

1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.3%, First-Person 13.6%, Atmospheric 12.8%, RPG 12.1%, Gore 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an RPG-lite investigation experience with strong cosmic horror themes and puzzle elements.

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: Psychological Horror 15.9%, Thriller 15.9%, Exploration 11.4%, Puzzle 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy horror game that traps the player in a mysterious, hostile location.

Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 55.2%, First-Person 19.9%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Adventure 6.6%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic first-person psychological horror game that captures the same sense of isolation and dread.

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 24.1%, Realistic 22.5%, Thriller 22.3%, Atmospheric 10.8%, First-Person 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic, atmospheric horror game that focuses on psychological tension and exploration.

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

Why similar: Hidden Object 22.3%, Immersive Sim 18.6%, Puzzle 12%, Exploration 11.7%, Realistic 10%

Why You'll Like It: Combines exploration and puzzle-solving in a dark, mysterious setting.

Welcome to a world where you are lost between consciousness and dreams. As you wander the dark corridors of an old hotel, face the games your mind plays on you. Your memories linger like a shadow following you. But there's nowhere to escape... Are you ready to confront your darkest fears?

Why similar: Thriller 22.8%, Immersive Sim 18.2%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Exploration 10.3%, Realistic 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive sim that blends psychological horror with exploration and environmental storytelling.

You are trapped at home in an endless loop. Remember your surroundings and watch out for anomalies, if you ever want to leave.

Why similar: Hidden Object 22.8%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Puzzle 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Realistic 10.5%

Wander a castle built of bitter memories in LOVE ETERNAL, a psychological horror platformer with devious trials and an unsettling, experimental narrative. Find a way out - or live in Shelter forever more.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 35.1%, Psychological Horror 28.7%, Atmospheric 20.6%, Adventure 11%, Singleplayer 4.6%

Relax, empty your mind, activate your senses and step into the hypnotic adventure of the Path to Mnemosyne in the quest for the lost memories.

Why similar: Puzzle 17.7%, Hidden Object 17.3%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Dark Fantasy 15.6%, Female Protagonist 14.7%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal puzzle-adventure game that explores themes of memory and psychological horror.

Castle of Secrets is a dark psychological adventure with horror elements. Uncover the mystery behind your family's murder as you journey through the world of the dead, meet strange beings, solve puzzles, and make choices that shape the story.

Why similar: Hidden Object 24.1%, Psychological Horror 13%, Exploration 12.9%, Puzzle 12.8%, Female Protagonist 11.5%

You've been trapped in a looping Finnish summer cottage. Use your observation and memory to find anomalies and make the right choice to escape the Finnish Cottage 8.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.3%, Thriller 14.1%, Puzzle 12.3%, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Realistic 10.6%

I Can't Escape: Darkness is a quicksand trap for the senses - the more you listen and look for clues, the deeper you fall into a damp, living dungeon. Plunge into the depths and scrape together whatever tools you can find, then try to escape one of the most diabolical puzzles of all time!

Why similar: First-Person 40.4%, Atmospheric 37.1%, Adventure 22.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic first-person horror experience that focuses on navigating a dark, shifting dungeon.

"Endless Escape" is a maze game that lets you escape from a castle full of mazes, dodging traps. Look around while moving yourself, as there are traps that will come out from nowhere. Life or death depends on your choices.

Why similar: Puzzle 21.5%, Exploration 19.4%, Dark Fantasy 18.3%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, 3D 10.1%

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: Gore 20.8%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Exploration 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.7%

You are trapped in a memory of your past. Observe your surrounding carefully to end your nightmare.

Why similar: Hidden Object 21.7%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, Puzzle 9.6%, Multiple Endings 7.7%

A mother, searching for her lost daughter, stumbles into a strange cult village. "Incantation" is a first-person horror game. It reveals the chilling story behind the "Chen Family Village". What are the consequences of crossing dark boundaries?

Why similar: Thriller 16%, Gore 15.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Exploration 11.4%, First-Person 8.8%

Navigate 1980s Japan as a schoolgirl in this Junji Ito-inspired horror game. Each choice shapes your fate, leading to safety or deeper into the macabre. Uncover hidden horrors in an urban street filled with sinister details. Will you find your way home, or be consumed by the unknown?

Why similar: Hidden Object 20.1%, Immersive Sim 19.7%, Puzzle 11.8%, Realistic 11.4%, Exploration 10.6%

Out of Sight VR pulls you into a chilling nightmare where you see through the eyes of a child’s only comfort: her teddy bear. Guide Sophie through a sinister mansion and evade the lurking horrors that stalk her every move. The shadows are watching. And Sophie is counting on you.

Why similar: Puzzle 27.3%, Exploration 23.1%, First-Person 17.5%, Adventure 16.1%, Female Protagonist 13.7%

You find yourself trapped in the endless maze of Kyoto's backstreets, trying to reach the temple of Hōkan-ji before the main tourist rush. Inspect the street for anomalies, choose the right path, and reach your destination... or be trapped forever.

Why similar: Hidden Object 15.6%, Thriller 13.8%, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Realistic 9.8%

Explore the mysterious castle full of monsters and secrets in a quest to collect all the treasures (that will also protect you from the curses on your way) and crush the main boss. The game won't let you exit the castle, no matter how you try. Technically you can win, but there is no end.

Why similar: RPG 56.8%, Atmospheric 22.6%, Adventure 13.7%, Singleplayer 6.9%

This is a thriller game based on memory puzzles that supports PC play and VR mode. The theme is inspired by people's depression and tension while waiting in the hospital.In an infinite loop space, one must carefully observe all abnormal information and strive to escape from the infinite space

Why similar: Immersive Sim 24%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Hidden Object 12.8%, Exploration 12.8%, Puzzle 11.2%

Nightfall: Escape puts you in the shoes of a field journalist who is on a mission to investigate the mysterious disappearances in a remote area. Explore the place, search for leads and use your wits to survive the hidden terrors of the cursed place. Tread carefully, for curiosity may come at a price.

Why similar: Gore 60%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, First-Person 15.7%, Adventure 8.4%

This is an escape adventure game. Within a building full of traps and mechanisms, your goal is to find the exit. Players will play as Alice, navigating through sealed rooms using click-based interactions to find items and solve the mechanisms to advance to the next stage.

Why similar: Gore 38.8%, Dark Fantasy 11%, Puzzle 10.6%, RPG 9.9%, Female Protagonist 7.8%

You're trapped in an endlessly looping art gallery — familiar, yet uncanny. If you can notice the changes, maybe you can find your way out.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Immersive Sim 20%, Exploration 13.1%, First-Person 12.6%, Realistic 11.2%

You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.4%, Multiple Endings 18.3%, Choices Matter 18.1%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Adventure 9.3%

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

Why similar: Hidden Object 18.8%, Immersive Sim 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Puzzle 10.8%, Realistic 10.3%

Abducted with only four hours to live… Learn about your captor, use your knowledge to escape, end the cycle.

Why similar: Thriller 27.5%, Puzzle 15.2%, Hidden Object 14.7%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Exploration 7.4%

The number of missing in the city increased. People talk about the experiments on human beings. And now, only you can figure out if it was true. Especially because you have no choice. Mysteriously, you find yourself in a terrible location 40 meters underground. Your name is Katrine, and you do not remember anything about your past.

Why similar: Gore 54.7%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Puzzle 11.3%, Singleplayer 2.5%

You’re torn between a girl who is obsessed with you and a creature. Whose words can lead you out of this endless loop? Trust the right person in the right cycle to get closer to the exit, or be misled by facades, complicating your next loop.

Why similar: Choices Matter 14.8%, Thriller 14.1%, Exploration 13.3%, Realistic 13.1%, First-Person 10.1%

Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!

Why similar: Gore 51.7%, Puzzle 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Adventure 6.4%

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: Immersive Sim 27.3%, Puzzle 14%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Realistic 11.2%, First-Person 9.6%

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: Medieval 26%, Hidden Object 24.3%, Puzzle 20.6%, Fantasy 13.7%, Atmospheric 7.9%

A dark tale of survival and conscience, blending platforming, puzzles, and haunting beauty. Journey through surreal lands where every choice shapes the fate of a world on the edge of ruin will you restore the light or embrace the darkness?

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 22.1%, Psychological Horror 21.5%, Puzzle 18.5%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Atmospheric 11.8%

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: Exploration 22.7%, Puzzle 22.5%, Female Protagonist 19.9%, First-Person 15.4%, Adventure 9.2%

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: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Puzzle 20.9%, First-Person 18.8%, Adventure 18.2%, Atmospheric 13.1%

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: Psychological Horror 42.5%, Female Protagonist 24.9%, Atmospheric 18.1%, Adventure 11.6%, Singleplayer 2.8%

Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, RPG 11.7%, Fantasy 10.4%

In this game, you’ll encounter puzzles which require you to use your environment in order to solve them. Take note of every detail, they can help you in uncovering Sofia’s story.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.4%, Puzzle 25.1%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, 3D 10%, Atmospheric 6.8%

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: Psychological Horror 16.4%, Realistic 16.3%, Thriller 15.8%, Puzzle 14.4%, Hidden Object 13.2%