Games Like Ian's Eyes

Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.

Why similar: Horror 60.7%, Adventure 13.9%, Indie 13.4%, Puzzle 8.1%, Singleplayer 4%

Why You'll Like It: You play as a toddler in a terrifying world, capturing the same sense of vulnerability and helplessness found in Ian's Eyes.

Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.

Why similar: Horror 43.1%, Puzzle 24%, Adventure 19.3%, Singleplayer 7%, Indie 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game heavily features a protective dynamic where you must guide and assist a companion through dangerous, puzzle-filled environments.

Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.

Why similar: Horror 43.6%, Puzzle 21.5%, Adventure 18.5%, Indie 9.7%, Singleplayer 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: The game focuses on stealth and puzzle-platforming in a dark, atmospheric world that mirrors the tension of navigating school hallways.

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

Why similar: Puzzle 28.3%, Horror 21.5%, Indie 19.6%, Difficult 12.8%, Adventure 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic puzzle-platformer that uses a dark, monochromatic aesthetic to convey the danger of being a small, vulnerable child in a lethal environment.

Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history.

Why similar: Adventure 41.5%, Horror 31.3%, Puzzle 16.5%, Singleplayer 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: The core gameplay revolves around protecting a younger, vulnerable sibling while navigating stealth-based horror scenarios.

Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.

Why similar: Horror 33.2%, Puzzle 25.2%, Adventure 18.3%, Indie 16.1%, Singleplayer 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric puzzle-platformer captures a similar sense of dread and isolation as you navigate a dark, hostile world.

In Nightmare is a narrative-driven horror adventure game combining sneak action with diverse puzzles. It follows a young boy in search for the last hope of love who is working out his own salvation by navigating through his fear.

Why similar: Adventure 53.1%, Puzzle 22%, Horror 12.4%, Singleplayer 7.6%, Indie 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven horror game that follows a young boy through a dark, dreamlike world filled with puzzles and stealth challenges.

Bramble The Mountain King is a grim adventure set in a world inspired by dark, Nordic fables. Explore the beautiful yet dangerous and twisted land of Bramble in your endeavour to rescue your sister. Traverse a wondrous landscape and survive deadly encounters with Bramble's many hideous creatures.

Why similar: Horror 59.2%, Adventure 31.8%, Singleplayer 9%

Why You'll Like It: You navigate a dark, folklore-inspired world as a young child, balancing puzzle-solving with intense, frightening encounters.

Insomnis is a first-person horror game focused on story, exploration and solving puzzles to advance through a terrifying atmosphere. Players take control of Joe Castevet, who will have to deal with a mysterious inheritance he has just received. Discover all the secrets of the Castevet mansion!

Why similar: Horror 34.6%, Puzzle 25.9%, Adventure 20%, Indie 17%, Singleplayer 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric horror game focuses on puzzle-solving within a claustrophobic, shifting environment that feels very similar to school-based horror.

Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

Why similar: Horror 34%, Puzzle 30.6%, Adventure 16.8%, Indie 13.7%, Singleplayer 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, child-focused adventure game that relies on surreal puzzle-solving to navigate a terrifying reality.

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: Puzzle 30.9%, Adventure 26.8%, Indie 22.2%, Horror 20.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated puzzle-horror game that emphasizes room-based exploration and logic-driven progression.

Don't Look is a horror game where you are being hunted by things that can only move when you see them. With no explanation or recollection of where you came from your only objective is to survive and make it out of that hell and hopefully uncover some secrets on the way.

Why similar: Horror 56.9%, Adventure 26%, Indie 12.1%, Singleplayer 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: This survival-horror game requires careful navigation and puzzle-solving to avoid being caught by lurking threats.

Black Sheep" is a 2D story-driven adventure game, you will play a high school student who explores the flooded school ruins, trace the shadow of the past, and unveil the evil those buried in the bottom of the river to see the light of day.

Why similar: Horror 41.7%, Adventure 25.4%, Puzzle 17.6%, Indie 12.3%, Singleplayer 3%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, psychological horror game that emphasizes exploration and uncovering dark secrets in a school setting.

Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.

Why similar: Horror 47.9%, Puzzle 21.6%, Indie 17.3%, Adventure 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: Set in a school, this atmospheric game uses puzzle-solving and stealth to explore deep, psychological horror themes.

Test of Courage is a horror game where you have to explore an abandoned school in search of your two friends. The only hint you have is the "Courage Test" in which you have to find 10 objects around the academy while maintaining your sanity.

Why similar: Horror 35.6%, Puzzle 24.9%, Adventure 21%, Indie 17.6%, Singleplayer 1%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror exploration game that focuses on navigating dark, unsettling environments to complete objectives.

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: Horror 37.7%, Difficult 30.2%, Adventure 17.6%, Indie 14.5%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that focuses on atmospheric exploration and the struggle to find a way out of a confined space.

A first-person horror game where you clean up after rowdy high school kids while also keeping a lookout for clues as to their disappearance. Scrub, vacuum, clean... die?

Why similar: Adventure 47.8%, Horror 41.1%, Singleplayer 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a slow-burn, atmospheric exploration experience that captures the feeling of being alone in a large, dark building.

This is a nerve-wracking horror game that puts you in a dark, claustrophobic cave with a relentless creature. Survive by flashing your dying flashlight at the right moments, too soon or too late, and it’s over. You must keep an eye on the creature, but beware: staring too long is just as deadly.

Why similar: Horror 68.9%, Indie 17.5%, Singleplayer 13.6%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival-horror game that emphasizes stealth and environmental awareness to survive.

You break into the mansion at night. It’s huge and built like a maze. You're trying to escape, but the monster is after you! The chase begins. RUN!!

Why similar: Horror 43.5%, Puzzle 26.3%, Adventure 26.2%, Singleplayer 4%

Why You'll Like It: A stealth-focused horror game where you must navigate a dangerous building while avoiding supernatural threats.

Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.

Why similar: Horror 60%, Indie 19.6%, Adventure 14%, Singleplayer 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: The game explores the psychological trauma of a vulnerable protagonist through a dark, hand-drawn art style and intense horror sequences.

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

Why similar: Horror 42.7%, Adventure 21%, Indie 15.9%, Puzzle 15.8%, Singleplayer 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological horror adventure that focuses on narrative and puzzle-solving in a bleak, unsettling world.

Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.

Why similar: Horror 36.7%, Adventure 22.8%, Indie 22.3%, Puzzle 11%, Singleplayer 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a young child navigating a dark world, focusing on narrative choices and environmental puzzles.

Halflight is a 3D adventure game with classic puzzles. Players follow in the steps of the young boy Xi-sheng as he strays into an extraordinary phantom world -- a world where Memories intertwine with Nightmares, Hope casts its lot with Destiny, and any semblance of self-identity will be tested.

Why similar: Adventure 53.7%, Indie 46.3%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy horror game that uses a unique art style to depict a child's journey through a dangerous, surreal world.

Don't Be Afraid - The First Toy, is an introduction to the dramatic story of a boy kidnapped by a psychopath. Exploring the giant house of your torturer you will soon discover things worse than your childish nightmares. Take on the role of Jamie and see what phrase “The First Toy” actually means.

Why similar: Horror 55.7%, Adventure 38.4%, Singleplayer 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This horror game centers on a child's perspective, emphasizing the fear of the unknown and environmental puzzles.

Keep the Lights On is an atmospheric horror game where you step in the shoes of Edmund Rosental, a private detective, who is tasked with investigating an old abbey and the mystery surrounding it. Will he be able to keep the lights on or will he succumb to the darkness

Why similar: Horror 37.1%, Adventure 35.7%, Puzzle 13.8%, Indie 9.2%, Singleplayer 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D atmospheric horror game that uses light and shadow mechanics to create a tense, puzzle-filled experience.

Night Reverie: Prologue is the first act of a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.

Why similar: Puzzle 59.9%, Adventure 19.8%, Indie 12.9%, Singleplayer 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-adventure game that focuses on exploration and uncovering the mysteries of a strange, dreamlike world.

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 28.8%, Adventure 28.2%, Horror 26.6%, Puzzle 12.6%, Singleplayer 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror adventure that emphasizes the tension of navigating dark, unknown spaces.

Trapped in total darkness, you’re a helpless kid, alone and hunted by something lurking in the shadows. Solve puzzles, navigate shifting rooms, and uncover creepy secrets. Your worst nightmares are real. Can you make it through the night?

Why similar: Horror 38.9%, Puzzle 30.8%, Adventure 22.6%, Singleplayer 7.6%

PSX style horror game about a boy looking for his dog, kidnapped by an evil corporation that runs experiments with pets.

Why similar: Horror 62.1%, Indie 19.2%, Adventure 12.1%, Singleplayer 6.7%

Like Clay is a story driven adventure game with horror elements. Find out what happened to a friend of yours by reading messages and listening to audio files. Search for hidden doors and items, solve light puzzles and survive deadly foes and lethal traps.

Why similar: Horror 36.2%, Indie 36.2%, Adventure 27.6%

You’re Sophie, a young blind girl who sees through her teddy bear’s eyes. Escape your captors and uncover the evil history of the dark mansion you desperately seek to escape in this unique, atmospheric horror puzzle/adventure game.

Why similar: Horror 40%, Puzzle 36.1%, Adventure 23.8%

You venture through your mind, trying desperately to wake up from your nightmares. Will you make it out?

Why similar: Horror 74.3%, Adventure 12.5%, Indie 9.6%, Singleplayer 3.6%

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: Adventure 33.6%, Puzzle 30.1%, Horror 23.1%, Indie 9.1%, Singleplayer 4.1%

Cast into an ancient crypt, survive the horrors that dwell below, and ascend from despair with your unexpected companion in this short 2D puzzle platformer. Take risks to evade the petrifying gaze from beyond the dark.

Why similar: Puzzle 33.9%, Adventure 26.9%, Horror 23%, Indie 11.1%, Singleplayer 5%

Adventure horror with many puzzles and an interesting story.

Why similar: Adventure 34.3%, Indie 26.2%, Horror 22.7%, Puzzle 16.8%

Why You'll Like It: This indie adventure game combines puzzle-solving with horror elements, requiring careful navigation to survive.

Baby Blues Nightmare - Prologue is a small taste of the horrors that awaits in this survival horror game where you play as a toddler going into a little adventure with your tricycle which you can fix, maintain and customize. Paddle, hide and survive but remember; try not to cry when you are scared..

Why similar: Horror 43.8%, Puzzle 31.9%, Adventure 24.3%

Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

Why similar: Horror 51%, Indie 16.7%, Adventure 13.3%, Puzzle 11.6%, Singleplayer 7.4%

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: Horror 43.4%, Puzzle 35.6%, Adventure 21%

Probably the most colorful horror game you've ever played. Hide from moaning disembodied eyeballs while facing existential dread, ambient music, and alternative medicine.

Why similar: Adventure 43.8%, Indie 35.7%, Horror 20.5%

''No70: Eye of Basir'' is a story based first person perspective adventure game which focused on investigation. Players will help Aras and Erhan to solve the mystery about Basir and the No70 house.

Why similar: Horror 30.3%, Adventure 26.2%, Indie 22.9%, Puzzle 20.6%

Let’s deliver the cake. To reach your goal, you must cross a space crawling with monstrous creatures. If fear makes you tremble or you panic and drop the cake, it’s all over. This challenge isn’t for cowards. Only the brave and composed will make it through. Are you up for it?

Why similar: Horror 55.6%, Adventure 26.6%, Indie 12.6%, Singleplayer 5.2%

Your truck is wrecked, your flashlight is dimming and darkness surrounds you. Your fears come alive. Get to the generator and bring back the light before “The Keeper” finds you.

Why similar: Indie 36%, Horror 34.4%, Adventure 29.6%

Find your way through a puzzle filled manor while barely dodging human-eating monsters. You wake up in a dark room with one objective: escape those sharpened teeth. However, you should not worry; you will meet friends along the way.

Why similar: Puzzle 55.6%, Adventure 38.9%, Singleplayer 5.5%

This is a first-person indie horror game. In 9 Childs Street you will find the terrifying atmosphere of a recently abandoned house, and its captive inhabitants, through the eyes of a curious little boy in a red cap.

Why similar: Horror 48.9%, Indie 24.8%, Adventure 20.1%, Singleplayer 6.2%

One night can feel like a lifetime of pain, suffering and horror to a child...do you have what it takes to survive the night? Play as an 8 year old child who is tormented by monsters in his house. Your choices make his future which lives can be saved or ended.

Why similar: Horror 46.9%, Adventure 26.4%, Indie 21.4%, Singleplayer 5.3%

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: Puzzle 37%, Horror 22.7%, Adventure 20.6%, Indie 14%, Singleplayer 5.7%

💀🧩🕹️ Beyond The Darkness is a horror adventure game with puzzles where you help little girl Milly battle nightmares in the darkness to find her missing family. You will find yourself in bizarre worlds of memories, distorted by fears, and your only weapon will be the light of a small lamp...

Why similar: Horror 58.8%, Puzzle 20.3%, Adventure 15.3%, Singleplayer 5.6%

Keep your eyes on the exam... Study the environment, answer the questions before time runs out, find secrets in the classroom and don't even think about looking directly at that... thing.

Why similar: Horror 46.8%, Puzzle 36.8%, Indie 9.2%, Singleplayer 7.2%

The little ghost that appeared before your eyes seems to want to become a proper evil spirit. He'll scare you in a variety of ways, so rate him on whether he was scary or not.

Why similar: Horror 47%, Adventure 28.4%, Indie 16.7%, Singleplayer 7.9%

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 27.6%, Horror 26.7%, Indie 24.5%, Puzzle 16.7%, Singleplayer 4.6%

Insane Decay of Mind: The Labyrinth is a first person horror game. You play the role of Katherine, a young girl lost in the eerie hallways of a building she believes to be her school.

Why similar: Adventure 36.7%, Indie 33.1%, Horror 30.2%

Play through a common childhood fear about turning the lights off and going to bed. This time extended, remastered, and re-imagined.

Why similar: Horror 62%, Adventure 32.2%, Singleplayer 5.8%

The Silence After is a first-person atmospheric horror game where you play as a blind sole survivor following a distress signal through an apocalyptic reality, interacting with the environment and using your synesthetic ability to perceive sound as color to progress and avoid death.

Why similar: Horror 87.2%, Singleplayer 12.8%

Play through a common childhood fear about turning the lights off and going to bed.

Why similar: Horror 56%, Adventure 21.3%, Puzzle 18%, Singleplayer 4.8%

You’ve been trapped in a school by a mysterious God. Memorize your surroundings, spot the anomalies, and reach floor 0 to earn your escape.

Why similar: Horror 43.5%, Puzzle 27.1%, Adventure 22.7%, Indie 3.5%, Singleplayer 3.3%

One gloomy night, Bulb Boy wakes suddenly from a frightening nightmare to discover that evil has overshadowed the Bulbhouse. His family has disappeared and there are horrid monsters lurking in the shadows. Gather the courage and use his glass head to save everything he loves.

Why similar: Horror 35.1%, Adventure 25.2%, Indie 18%, Puzzle 16%, Singleplayer 5.8%

A first-person puzzle horror game set in a defunct children's nursery from 2001. Uncover dark secrets, solve mascot-themed puzzles, and survive the twisted games of Stanley—an animatronic who never stopped playing.

Why similar: Puzzle 30.3%, Horror 27.7%, Adventure 27.3%, Indie 11%, Singleplayer 3.7%

A highly punishing 3D precision platformer about a goat bouncing up a beautiful mountain to save its scared baby goat. Can you handle the challenge and endure all obstacles that you will face on your way up the mountain?

Why similar: Difficult 57.8%, Adventure 24.8%, Singleplayer 8.9%, Indie 8.5%