Games Like Intake : Anomalous Occurrence Management Training

Marinette is an adventure horror game about a girl who gets trapped inside of a mysterious dollhouse. In her journey she will meet different friends and foes while trying to survive the dangers lurking at every corner. Will she escape alive in time for her birthday?

Why similar: Isometric 20%, Surreal 19%, Horror 11.5%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Puzzle 10%

It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.

Why similar: Surreal 18.6%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Horror 15.4%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Puzzle 9.7%

The Silent Catalyst is a psychological horror where every room unlocks something. It's a compilation of puzzles that whisper and spaces that remember. Slow quiet dread, eerie comfort, and a story that watches you as closely as you watch it.

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 22.9% ★, Surreal 22%, Horror 13.3%, Puzzle 11.2%, Psychological Horror 10.6%

An exploration game set in a surreal dreamscape full of projections. Piece together past recollections and elusive memories. Make a choice as the reality and dreamed world begins to blur...

Why similar: Surreal 33.8%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Puzzle 11.1%

Something Beautiful is an immersive, music-driven point-and-click adventure game. Explore detailed, atmospheric environments, solve intricate puzzles, and experience a compelling story from musician and visual artist Murlo.

Why similar: Isometric 21.3%, Political 20% ★, Surreal 17.6%, Puzzle 13.3%, Horror 10.6%

A 3D RPGMaker Horror game about exploring a weird bunker. The bunker will have different horrors or surreal worlds waiting within it, all depending on how you broke into it! 6 different bunkers! 16 unique endings!

Why similar: Surreal 18.1%, Multiple Endings 17.8%, Horror 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Choices Matter 9.2%

An archival of a strange game that cropped up online. Play as Howlz, explore the hotel's halls, and rescue the captive under the building.

Why similar: Surreal 27.1%, Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Puzzle 9%

Pharmacy 24 is a horror simulator game where you take on the role of a pharmacist, serving customers and taking care of the Pharmacy... Who knows, maybe one day it will accept you.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 22.1%, Horror 20.3%, Simulation 18.4%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, 3D 6.5%

Yus, is searching for someone, a lost loved one, but the world around them keeps shifting, as if it’s a fading memory. He fights shadow-like figures, representing his inner pain and regret. Each step forward takes him deeper into his memories, forcing him to face the emotions he’s been avoiding.

Why similar: Isometric 23.7%, Horror 19.1%, Surreal 17.9%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Puzzle 9.9%

A 2.5D game immersing you in the atmosphere of Soviet perestroika. A grim mystery awaits in the city of M, where a terrifying incident has occurred. You’ll explore locations, solve puzzles, and uncover secrets hidden in the shadows of events that shook this world.

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 26.6% ★, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Horror 13.6%, 1980s 11.6%, Choices Matter 8.9%

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

Why similar: Surreal 28.1%, Horror 15.8%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Puzzle 10%

The Charity Shop is an atmospheric, surreal, first-person puzzle game where you use your camera to capture the essence of a life lived. To this end, you have been delivered to The Charity Shop, the place where people donate unwanted belongings—each carrying an imprint of the time they once shared.

Why similar: Surreal 48.4%, Horror 20.1%, Puzzle 17.7%, Atmospheric 7.3%, 3D 6.4%

No Sleep for Sole is a surreal survival horror game about mental illness and abuse. You play as a young boy named Sole who stays awake at night to protect himself from the monsters he sees around his home.

Why similar: Surreal 29.2%, Multiple Endings 18.4%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Choices Matter 10.9%, 1980s 8.7%

A psychological horror puzzle about an strange VHS tape that captured a disturbingly realistic ritual. Each viewing changes what happens on screen. Notice these changes, figure out what they mean and see if you can rewrite the ending.

Why similar: Horror 20.8%, Puzzle 19.4%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Simulation 13.1%

I am an ordinary cleaner working in an ordinary apartment building. At least, that’s what I thought.

Why similar: Horror 25.2%, Multiple Endings 21%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Puzzle 10.4%, 1980s 8.4%

Pass. Quarantine. Kill. Run a Soviet checkpoint together in co-op after a nuclear meltdown unleashes a viral mutagen. Inspect papers, spot lies, and judge twisted bodies while battling radiation, paranoia, and the deadly cost of every mistake.

Why similar: Political 34.2% ★, Horror 14.3%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Choices Matter 10%

The legend speaks of an illusive temple cursed by the evil wizard Somnus. In this experimental puzzle-adventure game, two explorers uncover the temple and dive deep into its depths, only to find connections to our own future. Will they survive the madness, or will their psyches break them first?

Why similar: Surreal 20.1%, Dynamic Narration 16.4% ★, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Horror 11.8%

An isometric pixel art puzzle-thriller. game set in a cold, desolate bunker. Your goal: find her. This dark journey will test your senses and push the limits of your mind and soul as you navigate eerie corridors. Each step brings you closer to uncovering the truth in a world filled with shadows.

Why similar: Surreal 20.5%, Isometric 14.2%, Multiple Endings 14%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 11%

The protagonist, who has taken a job as a special cleaner, goes to his first cleaning site with his seniors. Witnessing the scene of a gruesome death, he begins to feel something that he has never felt before. He begins to feel the presence of something he has never felt before.

Why similar: Surreal 31.8%, Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Multiple Endings 17.9%, Simulation 8.8%

A surreal survival horror that explores how your unfulfilled desire will manifest as your greatest torment. Explore the ruins of an ancient kingdom, fight monsters, and try to survive in this brutal world. Will you become its savior, or will you seek to destroy it? The choice is yours.

Why similar: Surreal 19.7%, Dynamic Narration 18% ★, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Horror 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%

A short, unsettling anomaly-spotting game where you work the shift at a supermarket—stock 10 boxes, inspect the aisles, and don’t let anything strange slip past you.

Why similar: Surreal 30.3%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Simulation 14%, Puzzle 11.8%, 1990's 8.5%

Soul of Savarog includes four of Twisted Universe's mobile horror thriller games. All of these plays tell the story of Savarog. Play Savarog, Savarog 2, Rule and Savarog 3 respectively.

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 22.8% ★, Surreal 20.8%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Horror 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.3%

Interrogate, investigate, and judge in an authoritarian regime. In Civil Purgatory, real-time AI-generated role-playing dialogue adds depth and dynamism to this narrative simulation full of moral dilemmas, where you decide who walks free… and who doesn’t.

Why similar: Political 55.4% ★, Puzzle 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Simulation 8.2%, Choices Matter 7.7%

You are trapped in a hotel room. Find the anomaly and break free from the loop.

Why similar: Surreal 19.9%, Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, 1980s 12.7%, Puzzle 12%

This is a collection of short and experimental horror experiences, focused on surreal and bizarre plots.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 19.9%, Horror 19.2%, Surreal 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Choices Matter 12.7%

Cerebral is a short psychological horror game where every mistake hurts your memory. Save your mind or surrender it to the system. What remains of you either way?

Why similar: Surreal 27%, Multiple Endings 19%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.1%

Endacopia is a Point-and-Click Puzzle Adventure that is visually reminiscent of early computer edutainment games... with underlying horrors.

Why similar: Surreal 27.2%, Horror 14.8%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Puzzle 11.4%

You came to explore an old castle with your friends. But you ended up trapped inside alone. In this horror game, you must explore the shadows, hide from paranormal creatures, and solve strange puzzles as you search for your friends. Unravel the castle’s sinister past and escape…before it’s too late.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 29.4%, Horror 28.5%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Puzzle 14.6%, 3D 5%

A surreal mind-bending journey into the depths of madness. You assume the role of Tom, a man hopelessly in love with Daisy, who embarks on a psychedelic adventure through a bizarre and unpredictable world.

Why similar: Surreal 22.1%, Dynamic Narration 21.4% ★, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Horror 12.1%, Psychological Horror 9.8%

Clock in at the Dark Magic Federation. As a ritual clerk, you must verify public requests, consult the manual, and process the paperwork for a world of petty hexes. Stamp requests, catch counterfeits, and avoid costly compliance fines. The quota is rising. Work starts now.

Why similar: Political 24.9% ★, Multiple Endings 23.7%, Simulation 16.7%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Puzzle 9.7%

ALARM. Enter the code. Return to the bedroom before it's too late. The gas is coming. You are being watched. Something is inside the closet. A psychological horror about time, control, and survival.

Why similar: Surreal 21.6%, Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Puzzle 10.3%

Panelak is an old socialist-era building where strange things happen. Can you make it to the roof and help the helpless man?

Why similar: Surreal 28%, Multiple Endings 17.3%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.1%

While trying to find a payphone during a powerful storm, Mitch instead finds himself in a library filled with horrors and traps all laid out to end his life. Guide him to sanctuary or his demise in this horror adventure game found on a strange cartridge.

Why similar: Surreal 21%, Multiple Endings 18%, Horror 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Puzzle 10.3%

You are a young intern in the maternity ward, and your job is to watch over the newborns on the second floor every night. But something very hungry wants to reach these children and devour them. Stop it immediately. Save the babies.

Why similar: Horror 22.3%, Surreal 17.8%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Simulation 8.4%

Owl Lights is a first-person psychological horror game. You play as 16 year old Paul, who lives in a small town. Your parents are away, leaving you to spend the night alone or so you think. There is something in the wind that night, something unpleasantly quiet.

Why similar: Surreal 31.5%, Horror 24.9%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, 3D 9.5%

SYNTAXIA is a dream-dark adventure game that allows you to rewrite reality itself by changing the words that describe it. Use your creativity and intuition to escape. Which path will you choose?

Why similar: Surreal 30.3%, Horror 15.4%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.8%

A man living in his new apartment finds himself in the center of something much more sinister.

Why similar: Surreal 37.1%, Horror 29.1%, Puzzle 17.3%, 3D 7.2%, Atmospheric 4.9%

DREAMINAL is a deeply immersive horror experience for 1-4 players. Sent from a megacorp to be the "pioneer" of solving a global problem, but you quickly discover things aren't as they promised. Survive and find your way out of the Backrooms... if escape is even possible.

Why similar: Surreal 30.1%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Dynamic Narration 12.8% ★, Puzzle 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.3%

In Floor 9, you find yourself trapped in a mysterious hotel known as "Hotel Liminal." To escape, you must identify anomalies on each floor. These anomalies can be anywhere - on the ground, in paintings, or even right in front of your eyes.

Why similar: Surreal 30.7%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Puzzle 13.5%, Horror 12.4%, Choices Matter 12.3%

A grave robbery gone wrong sends you tumbling down an absurd rabbit hole.

Why similar: Surreal 25.4%, Political 21.2% ★, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 11.6%

千禧年初西北某地，一起恶性杀人事件轰动一时，行凶者临死前紧紧握着半张佛脸，他强烈的怨念引起了“无者”的注意。随着探究的深入，竟又牵扯出十年前另一起纵火灭门案！相同的一尊佛像，背后暗藏的究竟是天灾还是人祸。在那片由怨念产生的怨秽地之中，种种诡异可怖的表象之下，深埋着未知的秘密。

Why similar: Surreal 26.6%, Horror 17.3%, Multiple Endings 16.3%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Puzzle 12.1%

Once a family home, now stands silent. The past still whispers through every room. You are looking for inspiration for a film, but you will find much more than just a story. Whether the lights are on or off... it doesn't matter. Olivia will find you.

Why similar: Surreal 35.8%, Horror 22.4%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Puzzle 8.6%, Simulation 8.5%

The Exit of Nightmare is a psychological horror game with collection and puzzle elements. You're trapped in nightmare world and your goal is to find your way back to reality.

Why similar: Surreal 34%, Horror 17.7%, Puzzle 17.1%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Multiple Endings 8.8%

You are trapped, unable to walk, only a desk in front of you. The voice you hear is that of a woman on a speaker. Solve puzzles, interact with your surroundings, and make weighty decisions as you uncover a strange and disturbing story in this supernatural single-player horror mystery.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 25.1%, Horror 19.8%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Dynamic Narration 13.3% ★, Psychological Horror 11.7%

“Trapped in a loop, you must capture anomalies and find the red door to escape the house. But beware... something else lurks within these walls. Can you break the cycle?”

Why similar: Surreal 42.7%, Horror 29.9%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, 3D 6%

It's time to return that favor. You must inspect flowers and decide where you'll ship them to. There's a long night ahead and some of your choices may haunt you.If you feel you're being watched, turn off the lights and hide.

Why similar: Horror 27.5%, Multiple Endings 26.9%, Simulation 24.8%, Psychological Horror 20.8%

A surveillance horror based inside a nuclear power plant. Monitor CCTV, Identify hazards, document incidents and keep operations running. Report too much and you fail the weekly audit, too little and danger spreads. What’s happening deeper inside the plant was never meant to be monitored.

Why similar: Horror 19.3%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Multiple Endings 15%, Simulation 13%, Choices Matter 10.6%

A sci-fi roguelike document-inspection game where you approve or deny alien travelers, scan for contraband, and navigate shifting galactic laws across border outposts, with each run shaping the future political climate.

Why similar: Political 54.1% ★, Multiple Endings 20.6%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Simulation 11%

You have been appointed to take care of a lighthouse in the Arctic Circle. Clean out the snow, take out the trash, and do your happy job on this happy and lovely island. Everything is so peaceful and delightful... except there is someone in the basement :D

Why similar: Horror 23.3%, Multiple Endings 23.1%, Simulation 15%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.2%

A computer engineer arrives in a remote mountain village, where tech failures and missing residents put him face to face with an unsettling force lurking behind the screen.

Why similar: Surreal 24.8%, Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Puzzle 11%

An anti escape room game where you explore the depths of a mysterious room.

Why similar: Surreal 30.5%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Horror 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Choices Matter 10.9%

Trapped in a dark mansion, you must solve cryptic puzzles, evade mind-warping horrors, and descend into a PSX-inspired nightmare. Will you escape, or will you spiral into oblivion in SOMNIFUGE?

Why similar: Horror 23.6%, Surreal 20.6%, Puzzle 15.5%, Psychological Horror 11%, 3D 6.9%

20 Doors is an exploration, action and puzzle solving adventure where strange events and environments make you question your sanity.

Why similar: Surreal 31.5%, Horror 17.2%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Puzzle 12.4%, 3D 8.6%

During the pandemic, you're an officer at a checkpoint in a hospital, granting access to a secure area. Review IDs, medical reports, and blood tests; approve or deny requests. Procedures are strict. The decision is yours.

Why similar: Political 58.7% ★, Simulation 14.1%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Puzzle 8.3%, Atmospheric 2.8%

You are sentenced to 30,000 hours in prison. Earn your freedom by identifying and reporting spam.

Why similar: Surreal 27.7%, Horror 15%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Puzzle 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.3%

Imagine being the owner of a factory and going back years later it was abandoned because your brother has recently gone missing? This is a game you wouldn't want to miss...

Why similar: Surreal 25.7%, Puzzle 14.3%, Horror 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, 1990's 10.6%

4 short horror games from different authors and in different genres. Each game is an author's vision on the theme of 'pursuit'.

Why similar: Horror 20.8%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Surreal 16.7%, Simulation 16.1%, Puzzle 13.4%

Sobakistan — the land of dogs, is a darkly satirical narrative immersion in a closed-off totalitarian dog state — where any step could send you to prison.

Why similar: Political 40% ★, Surreal 19.8%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Top-Down 7.6%

Immerse yourself in a first-person psychological horror experience where every choice matters. Confront the echoes of a forgotten past and uncover the truth behind your lost identity.

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 29% ★, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Choices Matter 9.7%

After awakening in a mental hospital, Yuriko’s search for an escape turns into a journey through her disturbing past. With each step forward, normality fades away revealing a surreal world where nothing is as it seems.

Why similar: Dynamic Narration 22% ★, Surreal 17.8%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Horror 11.2%, Puzzle 11%