Games Like Knock-knock

The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.

Why similar: Surreal 22%, Hand-drawn 15.8%, Puzzle 11%, Platformer 10.1%, Mystery 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This puzzle-platformer features a similarly strange, hand-drawn aesthetic and mysterious, shifting architecture.

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 37.5%, Psychological Horror 32.1%, Atmospheric 10%, Hand-drawn 7.7%, Adventure 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at creating a surreal, nightmare-fueled atmosphere that feels very similar to the Lodger's experience.

In this original and adult psychological survival horror, the masked protagonist must escape from a city ravaged by disease, by any means necessary.

Why similar: Horror 41.3%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Atmospheric 11%, Adventure 9.8%, Side Scroller 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the psychological survival and 2D side-scrolling dread found in Knock-knock.

Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.

Why similar: Horror 24.3%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Survival 18.8%, Story Rich 14%, Atmospheric 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the intense feeling of surviving the night within a dangerous, shifting cabin environment.

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: Side Scroller 19.6%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 15.2%, Surreal 15%, Mystery 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D psychological horror game that emphasizes dreamlike exploration and atmospheric storytelling.

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 30.9%, Puzzle 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Platformer 12.1%, Atmospheric 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a masterclass in 2D atmospheric horror and unsettling, surreal creature design.

You play as a man called Jacob Reeves. A man who has lost his reason to live. He throws himself into a blackness to end his misery, but instead of it being the end he wakes up without a memory of his life before.

Why similar: Horror 27.6%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Puzzle 8.7%, Adventure 8%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological adventure that focuses on the internal struggles of the protagonist through a 2D lens.

DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.2%, Horror 25.7%, Story Rich 9.6%, Side Scroller 7.4%, 2D 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This psychological horror game uses a 2D side-scrolling perspective to deliver a deeply unsettling and cryptic narrative.

Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.7%, Horror 22.8%, Puzzle 21.2%, Story Rich 14.7%, 2D 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It blends surreal horror with 2D exploration, creating a unique sense of unease in a mundane setting.

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: Psychological Horror 25.8%, Horror 16.7%, Story Rich 12.7%, Puzzle 12.7%, Surreal 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game is a quintessential surreal horror experience that relies on psychological themes and 2D puzzle-solving.

You were supposed to have a relaxing cabin trip on a island all alone but after several strange encounters you had a mystery to solve, will you be able to survive a first-person psychological horror game or will you run away?

Why similar: Surreal 23.1%, Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Mystery 13.5%, Story Rich 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It directly mirrors the cabin-in-the-woods horror theme with a focus on psychological tension.

Who Knocks is a first person psychological horror game that will make your nightmares come true. You have just moved into a new home. Welcome the presences that will knock at your door. Solve puzzles, explore the environment and fight your nightmares.

Why similar: Horror 40.8%, Psychological Horror 40.3%, Story Rich 18.9%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that shares the thematic focus on being haunted within a confined space.

You are the Mooseman and you have the ability to see all that is hidden to the mortal eye. You are about to visit three layers of this universe - the first one is the Lower World where dead reside…

Why similar: Atmospheric 29.7%, Adventure 24.3%, Story Rich 17.3%, Puzzle 12.9%, 2D 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: It uses 2D side-scrolling to explore mythology and atmospheric environments, sharing a similar artistic focus.

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 23.7%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Surreal 17.6%, Story Rich 14%, Puzzle 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It explores heavy psychological themes with a dark, surreal art style that resonates with the tone of Knock-knock.

Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.4%, Horror 16%, Story Rich 13.1%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Mystery 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a distinct, eerie art style and a narrative centered on mystery and psychological trauma.

On Christmas Eve, Officer Frederick Hartwell believes he's on a routine call-out to settle a domestic dispute but gets more than he bargained for when he finds that the house is empty, it's unnaturally cold and something seems to be lurking in the darkness.

Why similar: Side Scroller 27.4%, Horror 19.1%, 2D Platformer 18.9%, Platformer 12%, Survival 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D side-scrolling horror game that emphasizes survival and tension in a limited environment.

Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...

Why similar: Horror 24.4%, Difficult 21.1%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Survival 10.9%, Mystery 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the cosmic, surreal dread of the unknown through a retro, menu-driven 2D interface.

Tales from Candleforth is a folk horror 2D point and click game with puzzles and escape room mechanics, that narrates the fairy tales from the village. The text contained in this ancient and evil book is now bleeding out, mixing the world of nightmares with the real one through handmade 2D graphics.

Why similar: Surreal 22.1%, Hand-drawn 16.9%, Horror 15.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Puzzle 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game features hand-drawn, surreal horror elements and puzzle mechanics that feel right at home with the seed game.

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

Why similar: Platformer 21.8%, Puzzle 15.4%, Horror 13.8%, Surreal 10.6%, Side Scroller 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: While more focused on physics, its oppressive atmosphere and 2D puzzle-platforming are foundational to the genre.

It's a story about a skeptical detective John who's investigating the abandoned's house massacre where group of teenagers were killed. On early night Detective John arriving to the abandoned house to find out what has happened there but suddenly he realized that he is not alone...

Why similar: Horror 28.5%, Puzzle 20.5%, Survival 18.8%, Adventure 11.7%, Story Rich 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: This indie title focuses on puzzle-solving and horror elements within a mysterious, confined setting.

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: 2D Platformer 20.8%, Horror 19%, Platformer 17.5%, Story Rich 12.4%, Puzzle 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: A masterfully atmospheric 2D puzzle-platformer that conveys a sense of constant, creeping danger.

Christopher arrives at his grandmother's countryside home late at night for a seemingly ordinary visit. But soon after reuniting, he begins to notice something isn't right. The familiar setting warps into a place of unease, and the mystery that unravels is far more complex than anyone could expect.

Why similar: Horror 24.8%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, Mystery 16.9%, Story Rich 15.8%, Atmospheric 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It centers on exploration and psychological horror, mirroring the house-based mystery of the seed game.

Grimind is a 2D, physics based, adventure, platform game in horror/creepy theme. Grimind casts you into forgotten caves and ancient crypts, without memories. While being there you have to demonstrate great manual skills to pass obstacles and solve non trivial puzzles to get out of scary environment and additionally discover what are you...

Why similar: Platformer 35.1%, Side Scroller 23.2%, Horror 19.3%, Adventure 10.3%, Atmospheric 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D puzzle-platformer that emphasizes physics and an eerie, dark atmosphere.

There is nothing Joe wouldn't do for his wife. But as they try to save their marriage with a romantic getaway, things go from bad to worse, and from worse... to insanity...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.6%, Horror 22%, Story Rich 16.3%, Adventure 10.3%, Surreal 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses a striking 2D art style to depict a nightmarish, surreal world.

The Heilwald Klinikum used to be one of the most renowned medical facilities in Germany. That all changed when that curious loophole appeared...

Why similar: Horror 32.8%, Psychological Horror 31.7%, Puzzle 12%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Adventure 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It uses a unique perspective to create a sense of psychological horror and survival in a looping, dangerous space.

《silen house》 is a scary adventure puzzle game. There is always a strange cry in the deserted old house in the deep mountains. I don't know where I came from. When I approached the old house, a grim burst came.

Why similar: Horror 24.3%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Puzzle 18.7%, Story Rich 11.1%, Mystery 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D puzzle-platformer that leans into horror themes and claustrophobic exploration.

After a sudden rent hike, you move into a suspiciously cheap house deep in the woods. The price is absurdly low and there’s work nearby-it seems like a stroke of luck. But you soon realize something is seriously wrong with the place...

Why similar: Horror 34.8%, Psychological Horror 30.4%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Adventure 12.9%, Story Rich 7.1%

It's 1955, and for unknown reasons, doppelgangers are more common than usual. Therefore, the Department of Doppelganger Detection (D.D.D.) has taken action. You are the doorman of an apartment complex, and you must decide whether to let in those who claim to be your neighbors.

Why similar: Horror 37.6%, Adventure 16.3%, Cartoony 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, 2D 10.9%

Originally released in 1998 on PC, and awarded as the Adventure Game of the Year, The timeless horror point-and-click, Sanitarium, is returning to frighten the bravest adventure game fans.

Why similar: Horror 26.1%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Surreal 14.7%, Adventure 8.8%, Story Rich 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic psychological horror game that excels at surreal, dream-logic storytelling.

Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.

Why similar: Story Rich 21.8%, Horror 17.8%, Mystery 16.7%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Side Scroller 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on atmospheric, supernatural mystery and narrative-driven exploration in a 2D space.

SUFFER THE NIGHT is a first-person survival horror experience. Alone in a secluded cabin during a violent storm, horror illustrator Stacey Linden discovers the true meaning of fear. Explore a constantly changing world and solve puzzles; but above all: survive!

Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Mystery 18.3%, Puzzle 15%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Atmospheric 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game that captures the atmospheric dread and mystery of being trapped in a cabin.

Creepy quest with the atmosphere of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Go through a dangerous adventure filled with puzzles and challenges! Perhaps it is you who will be able to solve all the secrets of forest and save the peaceful creatures?

Why similar: Side Scroller 15.7%, Platformer 14%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Puzzle 9.9%

Clap Clap is a short indie horror game that puts you in the shoes of a house sitter, experiencing strange occurrences in a seemingly ordinary home.

Why similar: Horror 38.9%, Psychological Horror 24.2%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Mystery 9.4%, Adventure 8.1%

Wooden Floor is a first person horror game full of visual trickery ... Not being able to predict what is going to happen next you need to make your way through the haunted house.

Why similar: Mystery 37.2%, Horror 36.5%, Adventure 26.3%

Why You'll Like It: An indie adventure that focuses on mystery and horror within a shifting, unsettling environment.

Martin has been given an urgent assignment at work. However, for this he had to go to the house of his Boss. And so Martin found himself alone at home, in the middle of a vast field of sunflowers. Everything was going well until there was a knock on the window.

Why similar: Horror 20.6%, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Surreal 17.7%, Story Rich 11.2%, Mystery 10.1%

Hello Neighbor is a Stealth Horror Game about sneaking into your neighbor's house and figuring out what he's hiding in the basement. Play against an advanced AI that learns from your actions.

Why similar: Horror 19.8%, Surreal 17.7%, Difficult 17.4%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Survival 10.4%

An atmospheric horror, exploration and automation game all set in the dim halls of an apartment building

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.5%, Horror 25.9%, Puzzle 15.8%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Mystery 10.2%

Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.

Why similar: Horror 39.3%, Psychological Horror 37.7%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Adventure 8.5%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Experience the creepy tension of a brothers Grimm fairy tale in this puzzle adventure game. Follow the young and brave Lars as he embarks on a dangerous journey to save his sisters mind from the clutches of a mysterious evil.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 16.3%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Puzzle 13%, Story Rich 11.8%, Mystery 8.9%

A challenging puzzle platformer inspired by games like Limbo and Badland.

Why similar: Side Scroller 20.1%, Surreal 17.8%, Platformer 15.5%, Difficult 11.2%, Horror 7.9%

How would you like to know that an uninvited guest, about whom you know absolutely nothing, will come to you at night? One thing is clear, he is unlikely to come in peace. What will you do? Prepare for his visit? Will you take a knife or hide in the closet? It's up to you.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.4%, Horror 34.3%, Atmospheric 15.2%, 2D 13.8%, Singleplayer 2.4%

A new life begins in a low-cost apartment. Strange occurrences at night and the suspicious behavior of neighbors gradually push the protagonist to the edge.

Why similar: Horror 41%, Psychological Horror 31.6%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Story Rich 12.3%, Singleplayer 2.7%

MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.

Why similar: Surreal 22.7%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Horror 20.1%, Mystery 13%, Story Rich 7.3%

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 34%, Adventure 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Puzzle 13%, Mystery 11.2%

An old shack deep in a dense forest, a strange computer and a game that's trying to kill you!

Why similar: Horror 26.1%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Mystery 17.5%, Puzzle 16.9%, Adventure 8.8%

You wake up in a strange cabin deep in a mysterious forest, axe in hand, with only one way forward—through. Chop trees, sell logs, purchase and upgrade gear, and uncover the secrets hidden deep in the forest.

Why similar: Cartoony 38.1%, Atmospheric 19.5%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Adventure 18.1%, Singleplayer 5.1%

A psychological first-person horror about a house that hides a disturbing truth beneath its walls. Explore, uncover fragments of the past, and decide whether to confront what lies below… or leave it buried forever.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.7%, Horror 26.5%, Mystery 17.4%, Story Rich 14.8%, Atmospheric 10.9%

The only way to wake up is to die. The player must decide for himself whether he is inside a dream or is in reality.

Why similar: Difficult 19.1%, Horror 14.8%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Survival 13.4%, Mystery 13.1%

Wander through intricate maze under the bed, and discover the secrets hidden in the long, dark tunnels. Document the existence of monsters. Retrieve the stolen treasures and memories.

Why similar: Surreal 24.6%, Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 18%, Mystery 12.4%, Story Rich 8.8%

I wonder who's knocking there?

Why similar: Horror 48.6%, Puzzle 32.3%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Singleplayer 5.3%

Creepy Tale is a mysterious adventure rich in riddles and eerie atmosphere. An autumn morning promised a quiet fishing trip, but events took Martin to "some other place." Find the way home, uncover loads of secrets, and save everyone that you can.

Why similar: Side Scroller 21.1%, Hand-drawn 16.3%, Puzzle 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Mystery 11.1%

Something strange appears in the woods. Lost in a dark and unknown place, survive an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and uncover the ancient mystery that’s befallen this land in this Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror adventure.

Why similar: Surreal 19.2%, Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Survival 12.8%, Mystery 12.7%

The protagonist gets into a car accident and is forced to take shelter from the cold in an abandoned house, waiting for warmer temperatures, where it will soon turn out that he is not alone at all..

Why similar: Horror 23.3%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, Survival 16.4%, Mystery 13.7%, Puzzle 10.5%

You are the Entangled One, a malformed entity. Traverse the flesh wastes under the eye of an eternal eclipse. Delve deep into the planet's guts. Uncover a fleshy ecosystem. Engage in deliberate, challenging combat, using your whiplike arms and collectible sub attacks to augment your combat style!

Why similar: Side Scroller 17.3%, Surreal 14.5%, Difficult 14.3%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, 2D Platformer 9.8%

Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.3%, Story Rich 16.7%, Mystery 16.4%, Puzzle 14.8%, Atmospheric 10%

“Grandma, Is That You?” is a psychological horror game. As we visit our elderly and ill grandmother to help her, the old mansion reveals buried memories and dark secrets. The line between reality and illusion begins to blur.

Why similar: Surreal 32.1%, Horror 17.7%, Mystery 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Adventure 11.7%

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: Horror 26.8%, Psychological Horror 26.2%, Mystery 15%, Story Rich 12.8%, Atmospheric 11.5%

KEEP OUT is a horror puzzle adventure Game. Players explore Devota Hill by manipulating Mr. M in 3d side scrolling views. Survive from all threats. You are the lord of toys. With all your toys paying attention to you, think only about salvaging the world of threatened toys!

Why similar: Side Scroller 25.1%, Horror 17.1%, Survival 14.9%, Puzzle 12.3%, Mystery 12.1%

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

Why similar: Surreal 34.1%, Horror 30.9%, Puzzle 16.7%, Adventure 7.5%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Stay alive in this weird and peculiar horror experience. What begins as a game between friends turns into a race for your life. Take a breath and enter the house.

Why similar: Horror 26.2%, Psychological Horror 25.9%, Story Rich 16.5%, Mystery 15%, Atmospheric 10.9%