Games Like Nightfall: Escape

Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!

Why similar: Gore 38.5%, Violent 28.7%, Horror 11.8%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Adventure 6.6%

The number of missing in the city increased. People talk about the experiments on human beings. And now, only you can figure out if it was true. Especially because you have no choice. Mysteriously, you find yourself in a terrible location 40 meters underground. Your name is Katrine, and you do not remember anything about your past.

Why similar: Gore 30.4%, Violent 28.1%, Horror 12.9%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Indie 9.7%

Open the doors between your everyday reality and a dark unholy world to unveil the mystery of the disappearance of your child. Explore both worlds to find clues, solve puzzles, decide whether you infiltrate or fight brutal enemies and stand up to an aberrant establishment.

Why similar: Gore 24.4%, Violent 22%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Horror 12.6%, First-Person 9.6%

You're a journalist searching for answers... but beneath the surface lies only terror. The labyrinth you’ve entered to find the missing may never let you leave.

Why similar: Gore 42.6%, Horror 21.7%, First-Person 13.2%, Violent 9%, Indie 7.9%

You have lost your memory and are looking for a way out of the castle. The power of the nightmare magic has put the castle into an infinite loop. Carefully observing all possible abnormalities is the only way to crack the secrets of the vampire castle

Why similar: Gore 59.5%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, First-Person 15.8%, Adventure 8.6%

Wounded is a first-person survival horror game, bringing you the old-school indie horror vibe through a detailed and eerie environment.

Why similar: Violent 24.9%, Gore 21.7%, Horror 16.3%, Survival 11.3%, First-Person 9.2%

A third person survival horror game. Search for key objects, solve puzzles and face dangers in order to escape. Inspired by the old survival horror, with two playable characters and modern mechanics delve into the narrative story of Selene's Unbearable night.

Why similar: Horror 44%, Female Protagonist 28.8%, Adventure 16.6%, Indie 10.6%

It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.

Why similar: Horror 40.8%, Female Protagonist 29.4%, First-Person 22.1%, Adventure 6.3%, Indie 1.4%

Inspired by old and classic survival horror games, THE MUTE HOUSE combines exploration, management, puzzles and a touch of action. As Emily investigates about her sister's vanishing, she finds herself trapped in a mysterious mansion.

Why similar: Gore 27.8%, Violent 24%, Horror 20%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Adventure 6.8%

You awaken to whispers of an ancient cult and their unholy rite. As the veil to the dead unravels, explore, solve puzzles, and escape - before you become part of the ritual.

Why similar: Horror 33.1%, Gore 28.4%, Female Protagonist 21.7%, Adventure 9.2%, Indie 7.5%

Step into the shoes of Agent Kim, drawn into a chilling mystery deep in the wilderness. Find hidden clues, solve intricate puzzles, and outsmart the relentless zombies that roam the estate. Will you make it out alive, or will you too vanish without a trace?

Why similar: Gore 35.7%, Violent 24%, Horror 22%, First-Person 11%, Adventure 4.5%

𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵. 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯. 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘴. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵, 𝘙𝘶𝘯. Play as Abigail in her quest to find her grandmother in a cursed forest. Use your spellcasting abilities to hide from various dangers. Will you survive the night?

Why similar: Gore 37.1%, Horror 26.7%, Survival 15.2%, First-Person 10.2%, Female Protagonist 8.3%

The tragic fate brings you, a simple night guard, to an abandoned school. Plunge into a horrifying story and get to the bottom of the secret that this spectre of the long-gone Soviet era has in store.

Why similar: Gore 32.6%, Violent 23.5%, Horror 13.4%, Survival 11.2%, First-Person 8.7%

Explore dark locations, solve puzzles, and uncover a gripping story. Fight or evade bloodthirsty zombies using wit and agility. Immerse yourself in a tense adventure with a charming blonde heroine in a chilling, atmospheric world.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 48%, Violent 21.9%, Horror 20.4%, Adventure 9.6%

Explore and experience this horror story, as you embark on an ghostly adventure unlike anything you have played before. Come face-to-face with terror itself as you look for your missing sister.

Why similar: Horror 35%, Simulation 30.6%, Adventure 18.4%, Indie 16%

Eldervale is a Third-Person Survival Horror Adventure game, made in the style of early 2000's classics. Explore a large, interconnected level, solve puzzles, uncover the story and survive the horrors by strategic use of your resources and fight or flight decisions.

Why similar: Gore 22.9%, Violent 19.8%, Horror 18%, Survival 15.9%, Female Protagonist 15.8%

The Descent, a horror walking sim in Rockwell Mine, immerses players in miners' harsh life and unsettling mine encounters. Play as an investigator uncovering a hometown mystery.

Why similar: Simulation 40.4%, Horror 27.5%, First-Person 25%, Indie 7.1%

Work to expose the numerous criminal degenerates that plague your quiet town. Use citizen-issued reports, police records, social media accounts, text conversations, and more to determine who’s an actual threat and who’s harmless, all while avoiding the killers trying to infiltrate your home.

Why similar: Horror 36.4%, Simulation 26.8%, Survival 25.8%, Indie 6.6%, Female Protagonist 4.4%

Your girlfriend’s sleepwalking is getting worse each night. Find her and bring her back to bed safely.

Why similar: Horror 33.8%, Gore 26.7%, First-Person 16.6%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Adventure 9.8%

BlackShadows is a survival horror game where you'll assume the role of a young scientist who is fighting against her worst nightmare... You'll have to escape from a strange and creepy place in order to survive. You think it's easy? Be careful : Black Shadows are never friendly!

Why similar: Horror 42.3%, Adventure 29.8%, Indie 27.9%

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 43.8%, First-Person 20.1%, Simulation 16.6%, Adventure 10.8%, Female Protagonist 5.8%

Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?

Why similar: Horror 44.1%, First-Person 23.6%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Adventure 13.7%

Investigator is a first-person exploration game with horror elements, where the events take place in a world of extreme weather cataclysms.

Why similar: Horror 30.4%, Violent 23.7%, Simulation 15%, Adventure 13.7%, Indie 11.2%

Hegis' Grasp is a story-driven, atmospheric survival horror game. Play as Henry Wood, a curious journalist investigating rumors of what is happening to the once peaceful village, Hegis. It will be up to you how this story ends, but first, you must survive the insanity of the natives within this damned place.

Why similar: Gore 35%, Violent 31%, Horror 11.2%, Survival 9.4%, Adventure 7.5%

An award-winning narrative thriller about a blind woman’s journey to uncover the truth about the mansion from her nightmares, or else become one of its victims.

Why similar: Horror 39.4%, Female Protagonist 22.4%, Adventure 13.5%, Indie 13%, First-Person 11.7%

A third-person survival horror game featuring non-linear gameplay, puzzles, and enemies from the depths of hell. When Anna's mother passes away from a sudden illness, she receives a worrying letter from her sister suggesting that not all is as it seems. Will she uncover the truth?

Why similar: Gore 29.1%, Horror 25.2%, Female Protagonist 19.9%, Violent 19%, Adventure 6.8%

《THE TAG-ALONG OBSESSION》 is a first-person horror puzzle game. You will play Hui Ting and enter the long-abandoned resort to explore the truth of everything. The props survive as much as possible and solve all the mysteries and connections to her own past.

Why similar: Horror 38.9%, Female Protagonist 29.6%, First-Person 22.2%, Adventure 9.3%

Uncover the mystery of Archdale Castle in this Indie Action Survival Horror when an explosion threatens to expose a family curse and a new epidemic

Why similar: Horror 52.1%, Female Protagonist 43.7%, Adventure 4.2%

You, a normal working Joe, decide to try to solve the mystery of the missing girl... Will you make it out alive? A horror game filled with mystery!

Why similar: Horror 43%, First-Person 24.9%, Adventure 18.4%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Indie 5%

A young woman returns back to her home in a rural Japanese village - but something is very wrong. Find items, solve puzzles, fight monsters and traverse between dimensions. Help Kario Ito reveal hidden mysteries and stay alive in this retro-styled survival horror!

Why similar: Gore 32%, Violent 20.2%, Horror 17%, Female Protagonist 14%, Survival 11.6%

In this first-person horror mystery game, you set out to bury the horrible past of a tyrannical government. Retrieve and destroy the documents that unravel the secrets that lie beneath Oack Grove. Will you discover the terrifying truth and find your way out?

Why similar: Gore 29.8%, Violent 27%, Horror 22%, Adventure 13.5%, Indie 7.8%

Take on night shifts at a remote motel, handle unsettling guests, and navigate eerie events. Experience Emma’s unnerving apartment life, feel the unease of being watched, and question what’s real as the line between reality and nightmare blurs.

Why similar: Horror 34%, First-Person 22.5%, Female Protagonist 17%, Simulation 15.5%, Adventure 10.9%

A story about discovering anomalies, finding strange energy sources, and the intertwining of peculiar spaces. Get ready to uncover hidden stories, delve into a horrifying narrative and unveil the most fundamental truth!

Why similar: Gore 45.9%, Horror 25.1%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, Adventure 7.7%

Are you ready to embark on a spine-chilling adventure? Step into the shoes of the protagonist and experience the terror of being "Buried Alive" in a crypt. Your mission is clear: Escape the confines of your coffin, find the key to unlock the door, and unveil the dark secrets that lie within.

Why similar: Violent 28.9%, Horror 22.7%, Survival 17%, Simulation 13%, First-Person 11.1%

After a life threatening accident, a young girl is thrown into a surreal world that may not be as beautiful as it seems.

Why similar: Simulation 24.2%, Adventure 17.7%, Gore 16.9%, Indie 15.4%, Violent 15%

GORE is a Lovecraft-inspired horror experience set deep in the Rocky Mountains. Explore the wilderness and uncover the origins of the fleshy entity.

Why similar: Gore 42.8%, Horror 26.7%, First-Person 15.8%, Adventure 8.5%, Indie 6.2%

Take part in a one-man investigation and solve the mystery of your brother’s disappearance. Find out the truth by exploring unsettling liminal locations. Discover the story chapter by chapter, with each one unveiling their common tragedy.

Why similar: Horror 31.4%, Gore 25.2%, Violent 21.3%, Survival 13.6%, First-Person 8.5%

Witching Hour is a horror story that takes you out of your family home and across the quiet town of Hollow Hills. Your fate depends on making difficult choices, your relationship with your family, and confrontations with the matriarch of the town’s affliction with witchcraft, Lucilia.

Why similar: Violent 43.8%, Horror 27.3%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Indie 9.6%

Never Again - Horror/first-person Quest. The main essence of the game is research locations and puzzles, plunging in the dramatic story of a little girl suffering from asthma.

Why similar: Horror 33.9%, Female Protagonist 27.2%, First-Person 19.3%, Adventure 11.5%, Indie 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: Horror 51.6%, First-Person 31.8%, Adventure 8.5%, Indie 8.1%

Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…

Why similar: Horror 42.8%, Female Protagonist 39%, Adventure 18.2%

Escape Amazon forest, solve puzzles, find hidden clues, survive the curse! Set on the journey and explore dozens of locations; forest, old temples, forgotten villages and much more. Use your surviving skills and techniques to escape the inevitable.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 38.1%, First-Person 24.6%, Adventure 20.4%, Indie 16.9%

You're hired to dig up graves at a local church, looting valuables while demonic activity escalates. You must find and return all the burnt bones to stop the demonic activity. Each night you will dig for valuables to find bones, fend off growing corruption, and survive to solve the mystery.

Why similar: Horror 49.4%, First-Person 32.7%, Simulation 13.9%, Adventure 4%

Abducted with only four hours to live… Learn about your captor, use your knowledge to escape, end the cycle.

Why similar: Horror 36.5%, Female Protagonist 26.9%, First-Person 17.2%, Adventure 11.9%, Indie 7.5%

Scarred is a first-person atmospheric horror puzzle game where you must uncover the truth about one of your schoolmates before it’s too late. Traverse a world of nightmares inspired by nostalgic Singaporean architecture as you fight to survive.

Why similar: Horror 46.1%, Adventure 19.1%, First-Person 18.5%, Violent 8.9%, Gore 4%

A brutal murder has taken place. To that, you find yourself investigating what has happened through cameras set up in the house. Upon investigating you find yourself determining that not everything is as it seems. In the end, you are faced with an important decision to truly understand what happened to the girls with the fabric face.

Why similar: Violent 28.1%, Horror 24.3%, Adventure 18.4%, Indie 15.6%, First-Person 13.6%

Uncover the mysteries of Whitehaven Orphanage in this first-person psychological horror game. Explore the place, collect clues and put the pieces together to find out what happened years ago as you delve deep into your mind.

Why similar: Horror 30.4%, Survival 21.4%, Violent 20%, First-Person 18.3%, Female Protagonist 5.9%

A survival horror mixed with found footage elements. Unveil the secrets of a dark satanic cult and solve the Solomon Manor puzzles while hiding from the deadly Goat Face.

Why similar: Gore 34.8%, Violent 32%, Horror 21.2%, Adventure 8.3%, Female Protagonist 2.2%

Play as Vera the gifted detective who can dive into nightmares of deceased to resolve their death mysteries, But.. Things don't always go your way, You're not alone. the threats are greater than your capabilities, are they? 3D Psychological Horror Game Project by the one-person studio "Horrawr".

Why similar: Horror 27.3%, First-Person 20.7%, Female Protagonist 20.2%, Adventure 19.5%, Indie 12.3%

As a YouTuber investigating supernatural events, explore the mysterious and terrifying happenings in an abandoned location. Your camera is your only ally, but can you uncover these dark secrets?

Why similar: Horror 41.6%, Gore 18.6%, Violent 16.5%, First-Person 12.1%, Adventure 8%

Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.

Why similar: Horror 32.2%, First-Person 17.2%, Gore 16.3%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Adventure 11.4%

Experience an immersive and horrifying episodic single-player survival horror nightmare. Trapped alone in a desolate manor and hunted by monstrous foes, you will need to scrounge for supplies, manage your resources, solve puzzles and battle the undead to survive.

Why similar: Horror 52.1%, Female Protagonist 47.9%

In first-person horror game "Cursed Feed," players embark on a chilling journey with the Thornvale family as they confront a malevolent force unleashed by their own patriarch's archaeological discoveries.

Why similar: Horror 31.5%, Gore 28.4%, Violent 25.2%, Adventure 15%

Drawing heavily from classic survival horror tropes, Carnival Massacre takes players on a haunting quest in a cursed theme park. Explore your surroundings, manage your messy inventory, solve puzzles and kill the four ringleaders of the park!

Why similar: Horror 40.7%, Female Protagonist 27.9%, Survival 19.5%, Adventure 11.9%

Project Nightmares is a survival horror game with a procedural structure, creating unique scares every time you play. A machine will induce you into a dream state, throwing you into a living nightmare firsthand in order to discover the story of Henrietta Kedward, an old woman with a dark past.

Why similar: Gore 29.8%, Violent 25.6%, Horror 16.4%, Survival 12.9%, First-Person 10%

Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.

Why similar: Horror 52.9%, First-Person 13.1%, Simulation 12.2%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Adventure 6.1%

Curse of Anabelle is a story driven adventure-horror/puzzle game which players can experience in the first person perspective. The storyline is based on real world myths and legends.

Why similar: Adventure 36.4%, Indie 31.7%, Horror 14.9%, Survival 8.9%, First-Person 8.2%

Explore a post-pandemic fictional Mediterranean island and confront your fears! Immerse yourself in a seemingly abandoned city and struggle to find a precious Banydebosc red wine bottle to cure your loved ones. But be aware; your Nemesis is hunting you. Indie Jumpscares included! :D

Why similar: Violent 26.9%, Gore 26.6%, Horror 20.8%, First-Person 13.3%, Adventure 6.8%

A mother, searching for her lost daughter, stumbles into a strange cult village. "Incantation" is a first-person horror game. It reveals the chilling story behind the "Chen Family Village". What are the consequences of crossing dark boundaries?

Why similar: Gore 23.2%, Horror 22.3%, Violent 21.2%, First-Person 14.3%, Female Protagonist 13.4%