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Explore a sealed hospital where staff and patients vanished overnight. Uncover dark secrets through puzzles and survive sudden scares—some brief, others leading to relentless chases. Dive into a single-player psychological horror experience and uncover a secret no one was meant to find.

Why similar: Escape Room 48.6% ★, Horror 12.1%, First-Person 7.2%, Puzzle 6.5%, Dark 4.4%

Sphenoid is a first-person horror escape game set in a dark, oppressive prison. Explore, uncover clues, solve challenging puzzles, and survive the terrifying secrets that lurk around every corner.

Why similar: Escape Room 44% ★, Horror 10.9%, Dark 8%, Psychological Horror 7.5%, Puzzle 7%

Explore this mysterious cabin and solve how to escape from that place.

Why similar: Escape Room 59.1% ★, Puzzle 9.1%, First-Person 5.5%, Psychological Horror 5%, Horror 4.4%

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: Escape Room 43.3% ★, Horror 9.2%, Dark 7.7%, Puzzle 6.8%, First-Person 5.9%

Black Omens: House of Crimson Silk is a first-person, single-player, escape room puzzle horror game set in a fictional Edo Japan. Assume the role of Idate Chiyo, a paranormal investigator, tasked with investigating an abandoned mansion and unveiling a family's dark and horrifying secret.

Why similar: Escape Room 52% ★, Horror 9.1%, Psychological Horror 7.1%, Story Rich 7%, Puzzle 6.4%

You’re the sole employee at the Kharnym Isle post office, stamping, sorting, and delivering mail. But the job hides secrets, and the office itself holds mysteries you must uncover. This will be the only job you’ll ever need to work… unless you can escape.

Why similar: Escape Room 36% ★, Lovecraftian 17.8%, Horror 10.3%, Dark 8.5%, Story Rich 6.6%

Enter the twisted world of Forgotten Hill in a new third dimension

Why similar: Escape Room 51.5% ★, Horror 10.8%, Surreal 7.5%, First-Person 6.1%, Puzzle 5.9%

You're locked in a dream and you need to wake up. Unravel the mysteries of this surreal exploration game and immerse yourself in a dreamlike, strange and solitary universe.

Why similar: Escape Room 43.1% ★, Lovecraftian 14.4%, Surreal 10.3%, Puzzle 6.7%, Dark 5.2%

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: Escape Room 33.6% ★, Puzzle 12.7%, First-Person 11.5%, Surreal 9.7%, Atmospheric 6.8%

Did you really believe a wardrobe is just a piece of furniture? Not in Forgotten Hill! Uncover the evil within the 5 twisted chapters of this new point-and-click adventure. Will you survive?

Why similar: Escape Room 38.4% ★, Lovecraftian 20.3%, Horror 8.9%, Puzzle 8.1%, First-Person 5.4%

Embark on a surreal journey through a world of living paintings in this first-person puzzle game. Draw symbols on canvases to uncover secrets and solve challenging puzzles. Use your wit and creativity to progress!

Why similar: Escape Room 41.6% ★, Surreal 14.2%, Puzzle 10.4%, First-Person 9.9%, Mystery 5.6%

A group of mediums is trapped in a cursed apartment. Explore the environment, find your comrades, and solve logic puzzles. Lift the curse, and escape before it’s too late.

Why similar: Escape Room 52.8% ★, Puzzle 9.3%, First-Person 7.1%, Dark 7%, Story Rich 5.7%

You woke up in a Mysterious place you have never seen before. Can you Find a way out? Solve Puzzles and find Hidden objects to uncover the Dark Story of the place you are trapped in.

Why similar: Escape Room 39.3% ★, Horror 8.6%, Puzzle 7.7%, Dark 7.4%, Psychological Horror 5.7%

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: Escape Room 34.2% ★, Lovecraftian 13.6%, Psychological Horror 7.8%, Horror 7.5%, First-Person 5.5%

Trapped on the roof of a deserted building, you must solve puzzles on each floor to escape. With every locked door, new secrets unfold. Can you figure out what you must do to descend, or will you be trapped forever?

Why similar: Escape Room 50.3% ★, Horror 11.6%, Puzzle 9.1%, Psychological Horror 7.9%, First-Person 7.4%

You're locked in a dream and you need to wake up. Unravel the mysteries of this surreal exploration series and immerse yourself in a dreamlike, strange and solitary universe.

Why similar: Escape Room 51.1% ★, Puzzle 8.1%, Surreal 6.8%, First-Person 6.8%, Dark 6.7%

The disappearance of an ambitious engineer and his high-society wife provokes a hunt for a precious artefact. The trail leads you to the attic of their home, and the discovery of an old, peculiar dollhouse. What secrets lie within these walls?

Why similar: Escape Room 34.2% ★, Lovecraftian 17.7%, Puzzle 16.2%, Mystery 6.7%, Horror 6.1%

You have woken up inside of an escape room, however, you are not by yourself in here, for a demon lies inside of these rooms waiting for your arrival. Can you escape? 5 rooms, 1 escape.

Why similar: Escape Room 51.8% ★, Horror 12.4%, Puzzle 8.3%, First-Person 7.7%, Dark 5.2%

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

Why similar: Escape Room 46% ★, Horror 10.4%, Dark 7.9%, Puzzle 7.5%, First-Person 7.4%

You're locked in a dream and you need to wake up. Unravel the mysteries of this surreal exploration game and immerse yourself in a dreamlike, strange and solitary universe.

Why similar: Escape Room 50.7% ★, Surreal 10.3%, Puzzle 8%, Dark 6.9%, First-Person 5.4%

It was supposed to be just a funny escape room experience... until you realize the incredible truth. In this tense horror puzzle-adventure, solve complex mechanisms, navigate deadly corridors and evade terrifying entities lurking in the dark, while trying to find the true exit.

Why similar: Escape Room 40.3% ★, Horror 9.8%, Surreal 8.8%, Psychological Horror 7%, Puzzle 6.8%

Philosophical horror where every mirror reveals a past sin. Solve puzzles, evade what hunts you, and navigate a non-linear path toward one of five unique endings in Satan's Dungeon.

Why similar: Escape Room 40.7% ★, Horror 7.1%, Dark 7%, Surreal 6.6%, Psychological Horror 6.4%

You're trapped in an apartment with ever-changing rooms. Capture anomalies on camera, survive deadly entities and escape an endless nightmare.

Why similar: Escape Room 41.8% ★, Horror 12.6%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Story Rich 6.8%, Surreal 5.8%

Begin your new job as a servant at the mysterious Vanderboom estate. Solve puzzles, serve the family and uncover their dark alchemical secrets in Servant of the Lake, a new upcoming single-player point-and-click adventure in the Rusty Lake series.

Why similar: Escape Room 49.7% ★, Puzzle 11%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Mystery 6.3%, Surreal 6.1%

A woman killed herself. Uncover her motive in 3 surreal, hexagon rooms. Set in the aftermath of a tragic incident, Trance, Trauma is a point-and-click puzzle game where you play as the soul of the victim.

Why similar: Escape Room 45% ★, Surreal 10.3%, Horror 7.9%, Psychological Horror 5.9%, Dark 5.9%

Welcome to one of the scariest old-school horror games. Here, you're not the predator, but the prey. Any mistake will cost you your life. Hide, solve puzzles, explore, and embrace the inevitable terror. The Ancient horror lurks, awaiting you. Based on true events.

Why similar: Escape Room 30.1% ★, Lovecraftian 15.8%, Horror 11.4%, First-Person 8.5%, Puzzle 8%

Escape: Malice is a two-player co-op escape room-style puzzle horror game. Swallowed by a sinkhole, you find yourself trapped in a nightmarish Japanese mansion haunted by a sinister presence. Solve twisted puzzles, uncover dark secrets, make unforgiving choices, and descend deeper to escape Malice…

Why similar: Escape Room 39.7% ★, Horror 8.6%, Surreal 8.3%, Dark 6.6%, Puzzle 6.4%

Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.

Why similar: Escape Room 46.4% ★, Horror 9.1%, Puzzle 7.9%, First-Person 7.2%, Story Rich 5.7%

-OFFICIAL DEMO COMING VERY SOON- "The Patient - can you escape?" is an escape game in ego perspective where you find yourself in a German Sanatorium in the 1930s. Explore the mysterious location with subtile horror elements and solve cunning Puzzles. But stay alert, you are not alone!

Why similar: Escape Room 57.9% ★, Horror 13.4%, Puzzle 11%, First-Person 7.7%, Exploration 4.2%

You are trapped inside a masterpiece of madness. Unravel the chilling mystery of H.H. Holmes Murder Castle. In this atmospheric true crime escape simulator, every room is a puzzle and every document a shocking discovery. Can you escape the architect of death?

Why similar: Escape Room 55.5% ★, Horror 9.2%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, Puzzle 7.9%, Atmospheric 5.3%

Who are you...and what happened at the Hawthorne Estate? Escape the room to find the answers in this psychological horror adventure.

Why similar: Escape Room 50.7% ★, Puzzle 7.5%, First-Person 7.5%, Dark 6.9%, Story Rich 5.5%

Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…

Why similar: Lovecraftian 25%, Horror 12.6%, Dark 10%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Surreal 6.8%

TALESCAPE - ONOOW is an escape room game for single player. Explore in the story-rich tales and find out what the truth hidden in the mysterious story. Get items and use or combine them for escape from the story!

Why similar: Escape Room 64.4% ★, Puzzle 8.3%, Adventure 7.1%, Horror 6%, Mystery 5.9%

Ajar is a point-and-click escape room, where every puzzle tells a story. Crawling with psychological horror and hand-drawn art, you’ll play as an ill-fated girl haunted by death, determined to find your missing brother - even if it kills you.

Why similar: Escape Room 48.7% ★, Surreal 8.8%, Horror 8.3%, Psychological Horror 7.4%, Puzzle 6.8%

The Night Is Long is a short first-person horror game where a grieving man follows a ghostly vision into an abandoned mansion. Uncover dark secrets, survive atmospheric horrors, and face your past through exploration, puzzles, and subtle scares.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.9%, Horror 12.2%, Surreal 10.1%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Puzzle 8.2%

As the latest prey of a deranged serial killer, you must use your wits and resources to survive in this atmospheric first-person escape room-style horror game. Explore, uncover secrets, and plan your escape... but be quiet, or you'll be his next victim. Inspired by true events.

Why similar: Escape Room 43.9% ★, Horror 9.2%, Dark 7.9%, First-Person 6.4%, Puzzle 6%

Underground Blossom is a new adventure game by Rusty Lake. Fulfil various tasks at every station to find the metro that will take you through each important event from Laura Vanderboom's life.

Why similar: Escape Room 71.8% ★, Puzzle 11%, Horror 4.7%, Adventure 4.5%, Mystery 3.7%

Shadow Tale is a 2D first-person point-and-click adventure with escape the room mechanics. Solve puzzles, meet remarkable NPCs, escape multiple rooms and unwrap a story for eventually to know about mysterious disappearances in a world which is now filled with powerful forces and entities.

Why similar: Escape Room 59.9% ★, Puzzle 9.3%, Dark 8%, Adventure 6.2%, Story Rich 4.9%

1985. Your friend has vanished into Professor Kharzov's fog-filled estate. Stalking monsters. Escape-room puzzles. Mysterious lore. Now get him out alive.

Why similar: Escape Room 39.4% ★, Horror 9.8%, Psychological Horror 7.1%, Puzzle 7.1%, First-Person 7.1%

Embark on an epic adventure to an ancient, mysterious island where your escape room puzzle skills will be put to the test. In Venari, uncover the secrets hidden on the island and discover the legendary Venari artefact.

Why similar: Escape Room 58.1% ★, Puzzle 9.3%, First-Person 7.6%, Mystery 5.7%, Atmospheric 4.8%

You're trapped in hell for all eternity - at least, that's what the paperwork says. Can you escape by snooping around the private office of The Devil himself? Or will you get caught by his watchful eye?

Why similar: Escape Room 46.4% ★, Lovecraftian 16.2%, Puzzle 8.2%, First-Person 7.3%, Dark 6.4%

Escape game from a classic mansion

Why similar: Escape Room 62.9% ★, First-Person 8.3%, Horror 6.7%, Adventure 5.3%, Atmospheric 4.3%

Explore the mansion and escape in this 3D horror game. Solve the riddles and escape from the ghosts that roam the mansion!

Why similar: Escape Room 63.7% ★, Horror 16.1%, First-Person 8.5%, Exploration 4.4%, Adventure 4.3%

Embark on this Lovecraft-inspired tale and discover the mysteries that await you on this island. Explore the island, solve challenging puzzles, and most importantly: try not to lose your sanity.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.9%, Puzzle 10.6%, Horror 9.7%, First-Person 9.6%, Psychological Horror 8.7%

Escape an enchanted witch's cottage by mastering ancient magic. Discover forgotten spells, brew potions, craft magical wands, and solve interconnected point-and-click escape-room puzzles before Grimazel returns.

Why similar: Escape Room 52% ★, Puzzle 8.5%, First-Person 8.3%, Dark 8.2%, Horror 7.2%

Chroam is an Escape Room style adventure game, where you will be asked to try your hand at numerous and original puzzles. Explore the rooms, look for clues, solve the puzzles until you reach the flag at the top. It won't be easy!

Why similar: Escape Room 71.6% ★, Puzzle 10.3%, First-Person 6.4%, Adventure 5.6%, 3D 4.6%

More than just an anomaly hunt, this is a knowledge-based game. Uncover the truth behind the anomalies and confront a massive narrative. Countless documents will be your guide toward the singular truth. Experience unique mechanics and deep puzzles.

Why similar: Escape Room 48.6% ★, Puzzle 9.2%, Horror 8.4%, Story Rich 6.9%, Atmospheric 4.8%

In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology you follow the path of Dale and Laura and other famous Rusty lake characters such as Mr. Crow and Mr. Owl. The series will be updated, preserved and bundled to survive the end of the Flash Games era.

Why similar: Escape Room 35.8% ★, Puzzle 15.3%, Horror 10.6%, Psychological Horror 7.6%, Mystery 6.5%

The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.

Why similar: Escape Room 39.3% ★, Puzzle 20.6%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Horror 8%, Mystery 5%

“The Hallway - Escape Room” is a story-based single player puzzle adventure game that will take you on a mind-bending journey to uncover the mysteries of a long-forgotten civilisation and their gods discovered during an expedition. Will you face them?

Why similar: Escape Room 54.4% ★, Puzzle 8.7%, Dark 7.4%, Story Rich 5.9%, First-Person 5.3%

Shroud of Gloom is a point-and-click horror adventure. Investigate an old manor, gather items and clues to solve environmental puzzles and discover dark secrets. Can you uncover the mystery… and make it out alive?

Why similar: Escape Room 41.3% ★, Horror 10.1%, Puzzle 8.1%, Dark 7.3%, Psychological Horror 7.2%

A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.6%, Horror 15.6%, Surreal 9.3%, Dark 7.8%, Psychological Horror 7.7%

Heralded by a comet, seen as a harbinger of doom, the Black Death arrived in Florence in 1348. Wander through the woods to escape the plague, face various riddles and encounter mysterious creatures.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.4%, Horror 12%, Dark 10.5%, Puzzle 8.8%, Psychological Horror 7.8%

A ship came down on a world that keeps what falls into it. You are R-04, a maintenance unit with one order: find the ship's missing definitions and bring them back. Capacity here is finite — resolving one place means letting another come apart. Nothing is consumed. Everything is reversible.

Why similar: Escape Room 33.1% ★, Horror 9.6%, Puzzle 8.7%, First-Person 8.3%, Dark 7.3%

This is the sequel to Mountain's Memory. Mountain's Secret is an adventure game where you must escape from mysterious ruins while evading enigmatic dolls. Uncover the secrets left unresolved in the previous story, and reveal the true nature of the mountain.

Why similar: Escape Room 51.7% ★, Horror 12.2%, Story Rich 7.4%, First-Person 6.8%, 3D 4.1%

year 2123. The earth is filled with corrosive gases, the atmosphere is spoiled. Humans have created habitable conditions on the moon. To become an inhabitant of the New Earth (not everyone can do this), you need to pass tests, a number of quests.

Why similar: Escape Room 51.6% ★, Puzzle 16.8%, First-Person 13.6%, 3D 8.5%, Horror 5.7%

Atramentum is a horror puzzle game with different locations where you have to solve tasks. In a creepy atmosphere some tricky mysteries are waiting for you....

Why similar: Escape Room 67.5% ★, Horror 16.4%, Puzzle 13.5%, Indie 2.6%