Games Like High Pines

Welcome to the Threshold, a place where reality is altered, and memories become disturbing, dark reflections of what once was. Find items to help escape, and explore an almost fully interactive environment!

Why similar: Puzzle 20.9%, Exploration 20%, Horror 14.3%, First-Person 10.8%, Story Rich 10.7%

Team up with your robotic pet camera "Cammy" and use special photo filters to take photos that reveal hidden clues in your surroundings. Explore your grandpa's abandoned house and uncover the reason behind his disappearance.

Why similar: Exploration 17.9%, Puzzle 16.9%, Story Rich 13.7%, Stylized 11.9%, Adventure 8.7%

Start your journey to meet your fears and new knowledge. You are forced to become an adult and learn the truth.

Why similar: Horror 22.9%, Story Rich 18.9%, Exploration 16.2%, Puzzle 11.6%, First-Person 11.4%

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: Exploration 17.6%, Puzzle 16.1%, Story Rich 10.8%, Walking Simulator 10.6%, First-Person 9.2%

Welcome to the Oracle-Fields. You are AL-1, a droid tasked with assisting research across space stations on the edge of the galaxy. But now, the 'Time-Event' has changed something. Everyone has disappeared. Locate the others. Face the horrors of space. Solve puzzles. Find your way home.

Why similar: Puzzle 19.7%, Horror 18.8%, Exploration 17.9%, Story Rich 15.7%, Adventure 15.7%

Lapso is a single player first-person exploration game, with particular attention paid to the environmental narrative and sound. It develops through the figure of a scientific illustrator camping near a lake, documenting a special assignment.

Why similar: Sci-fi 23.5%, Exploration 21.7%, Puzzle 17%, Mystery 13.1%, Atmospheric 6.7%

On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.

Why similar: Horror 18%, Exploration 11.8%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Stylized 10.6%, Adventure 10.2%

Wield your Balearic sling in a first-person puzzle narrative adventure through ancient ruins. Uncover a lost civilization and reactivate forgotten machines to reveal the secrets buried beneath Ciudadela.

Why similar: Puzzle 17.4%, Exploration 16.2%, Story Rich 13.8%, Adventure 10.3%, First-Person 9.7%

In The Greys: Human Abductions, you discover top-secret documents and unsettling alien evidence. As you explore, encounter strange noises, bizarre events, and the chilling possibility of abduction. Will you uncover the truth or become the next victim?

Why similar: Sci-fi 15.2%, Horror 14%, Exploration 13.1%, Puzzle 10.4%, Story Rich 10.2%

Project Lexa is a sci-fi language mystery. Crash-landing on a mysterious planet, you find that everything is written in an alien language. Use your handy translator to decipher unknown glyphs, explore a strange world, and – hopefully – return home.

Why similar: Sci-fi 20.9%, Story Rich 20.7%, Puzzle 17%, Stylized 11.9%, Exploration 11.5%

Explore a small open world in first-person, solving environmental puzzles across five distinct biomes. Observe, experiment, and uncover secrets at your own pace in this calm, discovery-focused indie experience.

Why similar: Exploration 16.8%, Story Rich 14.5%, Mystery 11.6%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Puzzle 10.6%

Cradle is a sci-fi first-person-view quest designed for the player to explore the surrounding world. The story is built around the relations of the protagonist and a mechanical girl who by quirk of fate found themselves amidst the desert.

Why similar: Sci-fi 22.6%, Exploration 13.1%, Puzzle 11.6%, Adventure 11.3%, Story Rich 10.6%

THANATOS is a first-person psychological horror mystery game that involves finding clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering secrets to prevent a friend from taking their own life.

Why similar: Puzzle 20.3%, Exploration 20.2%, Adventure 16%, Horror 15.7%, Story Rich 12%

Go on a voyage of discovery following the traces of a mysterious culture. Discover diverse landscapes, investigate abandoned artifacts, and wake strange machines from their slumber.

Why similar: Puzzle 13.4%, Exploration 12.5%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Story Rich 9.4%, Walking Simulator 9.3%

A knowledge-based progression game. Explore and solve the strange misteries of the interconnected fantasy worlds trapped inside an esoteric book and discover the roots of a terrible evil. No stats, no log, no savefiles. Only pure knowledge is your progress.

Why similar: Exploration 19%, Story Rich 16.5%, Puzzle 13.7%, Mystery 13.1%, Adventure 8.8%

Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At its core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace.

Why similar: Exploration 18.3%, Puzzle 16.8%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, First-Person 12.2%, Adventure 11.9%

"Echoes Of Despair" plunges players into the horror of an abandoned hospital, where Sarah, an investigative journalist, must survive supernatural forces while uncovering the dark secrets of the past.

Why similar: Exploration 21.6%, Puzzle 21.2%, Adventure 17.3%, Horror 14.4%, First-Person 13%

In this first-person horror experience you will solve puzzles while navigating the pitch black Reed forest. Armed with only your flashlight you are at the mercy of the forests inhabitants, with limited time to find your way before they find you and end your adventure.

Why similar: Horror 19.4%, Puzzle 16.3%, Exploration 14.5%, First-Person 11.1%, Story Rich 8%

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: Horror 16.1%, Adventure 14%, Exploration 11.1%, Story Rich 10.8%, Puzzle 9.1%

What is inside the Red Fridge? Collection of six episodes of psychological analog horror. Tour through liminal spaces filled with surreal events and uncanny strangers. Inspired by retro horrors of the PSX era.

Why similar: Story Rich 11.3%, Horror 10.8%, Puzzle 10.6%, Exploration 10.3%, Mystery 8.6%

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: Exploration 17.1%, Puzzle 16.6%, Horror 12.3%, Walking Simulator 10.3%, First-Person 9.7%

A retrieved obscure software from the late 90's that supposedly "renders anomalies in signals’ frequency spectra as 3D simulations".

Why similar: Exploration 21.3%, Puzzle 17.3%, Horror 14.8%, Story Rich 14.3%, First-Person 11.3%

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: Exploration 14.2%, Horror 13.1%, Puzzle 11.1%, Mystery 9.5%, Story Rich 8.9%

Uncover ancient truths in the mystical, intriguing and often dangerous alpine heights. Solve puzzles, explore ancient, beautiful and forgotten locations while you awaken the secrets of the Emerald Tablets.

Why similar: Puzzle 23.7%, Exploration 21%, Adventure 14.8%, First-Person 11.2%, Story Rich 10.2%

The Fall of Lazarus is first person exploration and puzzle game. A deeply narrative scifi mystery game based on the exploration of an abandoned cargo spaceship about redemption and second chances.

Why similar: Sci-fi 19.2%, Exploration 14.3%, Story Rich 12.1%, Mystery 10.1%, Puzzle 10%

Shadows of Elsewhen is an alchemy-inspired, murder mystery-themed 1st-person puzzle game. Explore the cryptic Temple Elsewhen and solve your way through the many ancient machinations, arcane devices, and puzzles which hold the secret to the ghost of young Arriel's mysterious and untimely demise.

Why similar: Exploration 19.5%, Puzzle 19%, Story Rich 15.9%, Adventure 14.8%, First-Person 11.5%

A first-person survival horror game where you play as Riley, a night guard trapped in an abandoned summer camp. Explore, solve puzzles, and uncover the mystery while escaping a relentless creature that hunts you in the dark.

Why similar: Puzzle 15.4%, Exploration 14.6%, Walking Simulator 11.6%, Adventure 11.1%, 1990's 9.2%

Tezcatlipoca is inspired by classic retro horror games with tank controls, like Alone in the Dark, Silent Hill, and Resident Evil. However, unlike those titles, while the game features enemies, combat is not a central feature.

Why similar: Horror 15.1%, Story Rich 13.6%, Puzzle 11.1%, Exploration 10.9%, Mystery 10.9%

Journey into the world of Tesseract, a mind-bending VR puzzle adventure through a labyrinth of mysterious realms. Navigate perplexing shifts in gravity, travel through portals bridging dimensions, and activate ancient mechanisms that transform the environment around you.

Why similar: Sci-fi 17.9%, Puzzle 17.7%, Exploration 16.4%, Adventure 13.3%, Mystery 9.4%

In Broken Aperture, players explore Freya's emotional journey through beautifully crafted environments, solving puzzles to uncover hidden memories. This narrative-driven game delves into themes of grief, memory, and self-discovery,

Why similar: Story Rich 14.4%, Exploration 12.4%, Puzzle 11.5%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, First-Person 10.3%

First-person horror game set in an abandoned Soviet-era school. You play as a Russian father whose son vanished years ago. Explore the decaying building, read forgotten letters, follow clues, and uncover a dark and disturbing truth.

Why similar: Exploration 20%, Puzzle 18.6%, 1990's 15.8%, Story Rich 15.8%, First-Person 12.2%

Immerse yourself in a captivating blend of exploration, puzzle-solving, and otherworldly encounters. Can you navigate through the chaos and unravel the truth?

Why similar: Exploration 14.4%, Puzzle 12.2%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Story Rich 10.5%, Horror 10.4%

Hide Time is a story-driven horror game where you play as new employee of Passion Oasis. Explore that huge complex, do your tasks and uncover mysteries of your past.

Why similar: Story Rich 14.1%, Horror 13.9%, Exploration 13.3%, Puzzle 11.8%, Stylized 10.1%

Project ROSS is a horror/puzzle game where you play as Jason who is struggling to overcome the absence of his father. Explore the abandoned testing facility where he was supposedly last located and uncover the mystery of what really happened all those years ago. Just try to keep your head on!

Why similar: Horror 21.2%, Story Rich 12.4%, Puzzle 12.4%, First-Person 11.2%, Exploration 8.5%

A psychological horror game about descent through grief.

Why similar: Exploration 21.3%, Puzzle 20.1%, Horror 18.1%, Adventure 10.4%, 3D 9.1%

Oujia: Rumors provides a first-person thriller-horror survival experience taking in a haunted house. The fictional storyline is set to raise awareness against rumors. The wise do not buy rumors, do you?

Why similar: Puzzle 15.7%, Exploration 14.9%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Horror 10.5%, Adventure 9.1%

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 21.8%, Exploration 15.7%, Horror 13.4%, Mystery 10.4%, Adventure 10.3%

Deranged is a single player puzzle and psychological horror video game. Find a way to escape the O'Connor mansion before things get tough. Remember that in order to escape you must complete challenging puzzles against the clock ... Will you be able?

Why similar: Horror 28.4%, Exploration 21.4%, Story Rich 18.7%, Adventure 12.5%, 3D 10.5%

Escape The Complex is a first-person, 3D, puzzle game set in an abandoned and dilapidated complex. Your goal is to explore the complex, solving puzzles to advance through each area until you escaping the complex entirely.

Why similar: Puzzle 25.1%, Exploration 21.9%, Sci-fi 21.6%, Adventure 15.9%, 3D 9%

Make pizzas and deliver them. The hardest part of running the shop alone is that the delivery destinations are "liminal spaces." A story-driven 3D horror game. There is a kind of worst possible outcome that can only be born in infinite space. Once you understand it, it is already too late.

Why similar: Exploration 18.3%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Horror 10.3%, First-Person 10%

On April Fool’s Day, the protagonist is caught in eerie supernatural events! As you investigate, uncover the truth behind a past tragedy. Explore chilling scenes, solve mysteries, and face unknown fears—can you survive?

Why similar: Horror 20.6%, Puzzle 15.1%, Adventure 12.1%, Exploration 11.9%, Mystery 11.4%

Welcome to Inuyo Academy, an all-ages school once filled with joy. Something terrible happened after the school’s mascot staff was revealed to the public, and it’s your job as an officer to investigate the abandoned building, in search of evidence to figure out the truth.

Why similar: Horror 19.6%, Puzzle 17%, First-Person 11.5%, Mystery 10.3%, Exploration 8.5%

At the end of 1990, there was a murder in Changzhuang community. Both mother and son were killed. The case is full of doubts. According to the clues, you plan to visit the murder scene alone at night, search for evidence, obtain clues, and crack the truth.

Why similar: Exploration 13.3%, Puzzle 12.4%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Horror 10.8%, 1990's 10.4%

Aether-07 is a space-bending, first person puzzle game set in a retro-futuristic sci-fi universe. Solve challenges with dual-purpose puzzle elements while uncovering the mystery plaguing the Aether mission.

Why similar: Sci-fi 21.1%, Puzzle 21%, Adventure 12.8%, First-Person 12.2%, Exploration 10.2%

Have you ever dreamed of being inside the paintings of great artists? Change them? Illusionary Manor is waiting for you. Explore a mysterious manor where every painting leads to a new world. Solve puzzles, uncover secrets, and discover the story behind the art.

Why similar: Puzzle 19.5%, Exploration 17.9%, First-Person 12.3%, Story Rich 10.9%, Adventure 10.2%

You play as an adventurer on the lookout for puzzles. Relive the maze as it was built. As the character you play in First Person where you have to find the key to unlock what you hope will be the escape. Dodge traps and have a good sense of direction.

Why similar: Exploration 23.8%, Puzzle 22.7%, First-Person 17%, Adventure 13.1%, Story Rich 10.3%

A surreal sci-fi horror RPG. Play as two protagonists, trapped in two doomed realities. Uncover secrets, solve puzzles, and survive industrial nightmares in a haunting journey through the Twilight Zone.

Why similar: Sci-fi 18%, Horror 14.7%, Exploration 14.1%, Puzzle 13.9%, Story Rich 13.2%

Explore a dystopian sci-fi world in KIRILMA: Helix Horizon, solve environmental puzzles, and uncover the truth behind a collapsed world.

Why similar: Exploration 18.5%, Story Rich 16.2%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Puzzle 12.5%, Adventure 9.1%

Behind The Backrooms: Lost Levels is survival horror game where you explore eerie, hidden levels filled with terrifying entities, cryptic puzzles, and relentless dangers. survive deadly encounters, and find your way out—before you become another lost soul trapped forever.

Why similar: Exploration 18.8%, Puzzle 18.2%, Horror 10.9%, Story Rich 10.4%, First-Person 10.3%

Evil Spirit is a third-person, single-player psychological horror exploration game. As a psychiatrist drawn into a disturbing mystery, players will investigate a friend's disappearance by exploring eerie environments, collecting clues, and confronting unsettling visions to uncover the dark truth.

Why similar: Exploration 21%, Puzzle 20.6%, Horror 16.4%, Adventure 16.4%, 1990's 10.2%

In this realistic first person puzzle game, you truly created Artificial Consciousness. Why it disappears just after creation with a simple goodbye is your obsessing mystery. Will you solve it within your shattered memories, even if they are altered by something not quite human?

Why similar: Puzzle 18.3%, Sci-fi 18%, Story Rich 15.3%, Exploration 11.7%, First-Person 11.6%

写真と霊のちょっぴりホラーな紅葉狩り

Why similar: Exploration 22.8%, Horror 19.3%, Story Rich 17%, Mystery 14.6%, Adventure 10.7%

House of Wisdom is a first person puzzle game where the protagonist, one of the many creations of a deity, attempts to find out what happened to its creator who recently disappeared, helping the main character’s kins to deal with their distress along the way.

Why similar: Exploration 17.7%, Story Rich 16.8%, Puzzle 15.2%, Mystery 10.7%, Atmospheric 8.2%

CRYNEGINE Indie Game of 2017. Featuring an incredibly detailed ancient world and a breathtaking soundtrack, Aporia: Beyond the Valley takes open world storytelling to new heights of adventure.

Why similar: Puzzle 17.1%, Adventure 17%, Exploration 10.7%, Horror 10.5%, Walking Simulator 9.7%

Yoko no Hanashi is a first-person survival horror game where you need to survive in an abandoned college with one of your chosen yandere: Yoto (male version) and Yoko (female version)

Why similar: Story Rich 17.9%, Horror 17.9%, Exploration 17.2%, Puzzle 14.7%, First-Person 10.1%

A 90s Hong Kong public housing block hides twisted tenants, buried truths, and ghosts. As security guard Lee Shing, your choices shape the story and unlock multiple endings. A mystery full of foreshadowing—some truths can only be uncovered through repeated playthroughs.

Why similar: Horror 15.7%, Story Rich 13.9%, Puzzle 13.5%, Exploration 13.5%, 1990's 13.3%

The release of 'Perfect Meat' is finally here! This will solve the problem of food shortages. Be sure to pick it up at your local store!

Why similar: Exploration 25.5%, Horror 20.6%, Sci-fi 20.1%, Story Rich 19.7%, Adventure 7.8%

Inside SCP-167 is a first-person psychological horror game that combines investigation and puzzle-solving. Take on the role of Alex, the most experienced agent of the SCP Foundation, and explore a labyrinth of cubic rooms in order to put an end to a growing evil that is spreading throughout the area

Why similar: Exploration 16.6%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, First-Person 9.4%, Adventure 8.9%