Games Like Rat`s Lair

You've been trapped in a mine. You'll need to use your tools to dig your way to the exit in a fully destructible 3D voxel terrain. Manage your oxygen and equipment, and uncover the dark mystery buried deep within the mine.

Why similar: Sandbox 23.7%, Loot 15.6%, Exploration 11%, Adventure 10.3%, First-Person 10.3%

A mysterious frequency is being transmitted from the Radio Tower. You the Technician, must repair the tower, and uncover what happened to the previous engineer.

Why similar: Sandbox 23.3%, Dark 10.5%, Exploration 10.4%, First-Person 10.2%, Horror 9.6%

An immersive survival crafting adventure game set on an alien planet. Explore the surroundings and build an understanding of the world around you. Create tools, devices, and structures to overcome the limitations of the harsh environment and unravel the mysteries of the unknown signals.

Why similar: Sandbox 26.1%, Stylized 12.6%, Exploration 12.1%, First-Person 11.7%, Adventure 8.5%

Nevada, 2011. As Emma Carter, doubt your own mind and face a domestic nightmare that breathes the same air as you. In this immersive psychological horror, every shadow hides a twisted secret. Question your sanity and uncover the chilling truth.

Why similar: Stylized 15%, Exploration 14.7%, First-Person 13.5%, Dark 10.7%, Horror 9%

You awaken, trapped in a dark, blood-stained house. A terrifying puppet hunts you. Solve puzzles, find tools, and unlock the front door to escape. But be quiet, it hears everything. Uncover the house's dark secrets before the Evil Doll finds you.

Why similar: Sandbox 28%, Loot 20.6%, First-Person 13.4%, Adventure 12.5%, Dark 10.9%

A co-op psychotic experience with tycoon and horror elements.

Why similar: Loot 19.8%, Sandbox 18.4%, Stylized 10.3%, Dark 9.1%, First-Person 9%

Explore endless backrooms complex alone or with friends in the atmospheric horror experience. Survive hostile entities, uncover strange environments, and descend deeper into the unknown.

Why similar: Adventure 12.6%, Exploration 12.3%, Stylized 12.3%, First-Person 10.9%, Dark 9.6%

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 18.8%, Stylized 16.6%, Dark 13.5%, Adventure 12.5%, Exploration 10.4%

Navigate through various levels as you search for artifacts. But you must listen to your surroundings, for an invisible entity draws ever closer...

Why similar: Surreal 21.2%, Exploration 15.1%, Dark 14.2%, Horror 14.1%, First-Person 11.1%

Astral Dusk is a first-person, crafting horror survival game following a lone astronaut marooned on the edge of a deep, dark moon crater. Scavenge various resources, debris, and alien plant life to craft tools to venture further into the void, to fix your damaged rocket, and blast off into space.

Why similar: Sandbox 26.5%, First-Person 12.1%, Exploration 11.9%, Dark 10.9%, Horror 9.5%

LUXVYR is an atmospheric, psychological tale about not what light is, but who it sees. In this labyrinth, locks yield not to keys, but to testimony.

Why similar: Stylized 20.7%, First-Person 18.8%, Dark 12.9%, Mystery 12.3%, 3D 11.8%

DIRUS Software's lost 1999 cult-classic is back! Explore its confusing and stygian world for yourself in this newly remastered edition, and uncover the mystery of its warped labyrinths and crossroads. Find hidden secrets unknown even to the original developers.

Why similar: Surreal 14.7%, Exploration 13.4%, Horror 12.9%, Nonlinear 11.6%, First-Person 11.2%

Shorten your journey to the castle by digging a tunnel through the mountain. Use magic and craft: swing your pickaxe, cast spells, blow up obstacles, and light your path with glowing slimes. Trade resources with the Goose, unlock new tools, and uncover the mountain's secrets.

Why similar: Sandbox 26.7%, Loot 17.6%, Adventure 12.2%, Exploration 11.7%, Stylized 11%

Feed and raise your little baby. Watch it grow and feed on every and anything. In Full Bloom is a Tamagotchi inspired Katamari-like about a creature with never-ending hunger for the world around it. There is only one way.

Why similar: Surreal 24.1%, Horror 16.2%, Exploration 16.2%, Dark 12.1%, Adventure 11.4%

A Survival-Crafting Game combining all of your favourite mechanics from different games and genres. Fill your Item Collections, Max out your Weapons and Skills, Complete all Quests, Defeat Bosses, Increase your Stats, or just Build your Island.

Why similar: Sandbox 26.6%, Loot 16.4%, Adventure 13.3%, Exploration 11.7%, Stylized 11.4%

LIMB: Origins is a dark sci-fi horror game where you must survive in a mysterious parallel world following the disappearance of a research team. Unravel the mysteries of your missing colleagues, explore the world, repair the teleporter, and find your way home.

Why similar: Sandbox 21.2%, Horror 14.2%, Dark 13.1%, First-Person 12.9%, Exploration 12.5%

Byte & Brew is an upcoming dystopian exploration game about making coffee, learning about your customers, the city, and influencing it through your actions.

Why similar: Sandbox 24.3%, Stylized 12.6%, Exploration 11.1%, First-Person 11.1%, Dark 8.6%

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 30.6%, Horror 16%, First-Person 14.4%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Exploration 10.7%

Imagine Wind - an atmospheric first-person adventure about exploring the underground world beneath Antarctica. Gather resources, set up camp, study amber artifacts, and uncover the mystery of your own memory.

Why similar: Loot 21.4%, Sandbox 17.2%, First-Person 11.9%, Exploration 11.9%, Mystery 11.9%

Surf the dunes of a strange desert, discover secrets hidden in plain sight, and unravel the story behind the sudden disappearance of your boyfriend in this surreal, open world mystery.

Why similar: Surreal 19.8%, Exploration 17.4%, Mystery 16%, Nonlinear 12.9%, Adventure 12.1%

A short first-person horror game where you wander through an eerie forest using the dials of a microwave.

Why similar: Surreal 19.7%, Horror 14.6%, Dark 13.4%, Stylized 12.5%, Exploration 10.8%

Dig to China Simulator, is a game about digging a hole in your back yard, until you get to China. Find ores in the holes you dig, sell them, upgrade your equipment to dig faster.

Why similar: Loot 20.5%, Sandbox 13.4%, Adventure 9.7%, First-Person 9.6%, Horror 9.2%

Sanguis Luna is a first person Horror video game that catapults you into a frightening Mansion. Your main objective is to escape the infested Mansion, finding objects and challenging riddles while exploring incredible scenarios.

Why similar: First-Person 14.6%, Exploration 14.4%, Dark 12.9%, Horror 11.5%, Adventure 10.4%

Test Physics Through Multiple Labs And Push The Limits Of What Physics Can Do In A Sandbox Environment!

Why similar: Sandbox 29.7%, Stylized 15.8%, Nonlinear 13.2%, First-Person 12.7%, Atmospheric 11.1%

In this horror adventure, your only weapons are ink, paper, and will. Explore shifting paths, chart them by hand, and uncover ancient secrets buried beneath root and stone. Every step takes its toll.

Why similar: Horror 26.7%, First-Person 14.8%, Adventure 13.3%, Exploration 12.5%, Dark 10.7%

Uncle's Basement is a survival horror game with puzzle solving elements. In it you will have to go through all the difficulties and find a way out of the place of confinement.

Why similar: Horror 23.5%, Exploration 15.1%, Dark 14.4%, Adventure 11.7%, First-Person 10.2%

Explore the infinite world! Play with the fully destructible voxel terrain! Craft and split items! Build and customize a house or any building! And many more! This is the ultimate sandbox survival game where you can do almost anything you can dream!

Why similar: Sandbox 33.6%, Adventure 14.8%, Exploration 14.6%, Stylized 14.3%, First-Person 13.8%

An atmospheric mini game that let's you explore a snowcapped yard in which you build your very own snowman.

Why similar: Sandbox 43.7%, First-Person 18.7%, 3D 12.1%, Adventure 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.2%

Fort Oasis is no paradise—it's a decaying nightmare where reality crumbles. The creator of Turbo Overkill unleashes survival-horror stacked with mysteries and monstrosities. Scavenge to craft weapons, while a voice on your walkie-talkie guides you into the island's depths.

Why similar: Loot 20.9%, Horror 11.4%, Surreal 11.3%, First-Person 10.2%, Dark 10.1%

A young girl, suffering from sensory abnormalities, finds herself in a thrilling adventure fighting with her imagination.

Why similar: Stylized 16.2%, Surreal 16.1%, Exploration 13.1%, Mystery 9.9%, Dark 9.5%

You will have to survive the cold New Year's Eve, look for food in the trash in the world where no one cares about you. This is an adventure where you have to survive Christmas, a holiday that has never been so cold before...

Why similar: Sandbox 18.4%, Surreal 13.4%, Exploration 10.7%, First-Person 9.7%, Dark 9%

Selenetrope is a survival horror game where you play as a lab grown homunculus struggling to survive in a base below the surface of an exoplanetary moon. Battle your insane and misbegotten brothers and stave off a raging fever that threatens to destroy you from within.

Why similar: Nonlinear 18.7%, Horror 18.1%, Exploration 14.3%, First-Person 13.5%, Adventure 9.3%

Lantern Light is an action horror puzzle game where you explore a decrepit manor and face twisted monsters. While clinging to the fragile glow of your lantern, the only thing keeping you from madness. Keep the light alive, preserve your sanity, and confront your deepest fears in Lantern Light.

Why similar: Stylized 26%, Adventure 15.2%, First-Person 12.3%, Horror 10.9%, Atmospheric 8.2%

Escape your nightmares. Explore the Backrooms and other dreams. Solve puzzles to find your way out. Don't get caught.

Why similar: First-Person 16.5%, Stylized 15.8%, Exploration 15.7%, Sandbox 12%, 3D 9.9%

What is inside the Red Fridge? Collection of six episodes of psychological analog horror. Tour through liminal spaces filled with surreal events and uncanny strangers. Inspired by retro horrors of the PSX era.

Why similar: Surreal 14.5%, Horror 11.9%, Mystery 11.1%, Stylized 10.9%, Dark 10.8%

Clock in and discover the dark secret behind one of the world’s favorite canned meat brand in Beef, a surreal horror experience like no other.

Why similar: Horror 18.1%, Stylized 12.5%, Adventure 12.3%, Exploration 11.9%, First-Person 9.9%

Above The Horizon is terraformation survival crafting game where you crash landed above the planet "Lunaris". The rest of your colonization team landed safely on the planet... so it's up to you to get back to the planet and terraform it along the way!

Why similar: Sandbox 36.3%, Adventure 16.2%, Exploration 15.9%, First-Person 13.3%, 3D 9.4%

A late-90s retro 3D horror where you feed the Biomass Core to escape. No keys. No doors.

Why similar: Horror 17.8%, First-Person 14.8%, Exploration 11.9%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Dark 10.6%

The roads are comfortably quiet at night. The only sound to keep you company is the medical equipment rattling behind you. You turn on the radio, but instead of music you hear a growl behind you. A strange being has appeared in the back, eyes pleading for help. It reminds you of someone.

Why similar: Stylized 19.9%, First-Person 18.5%, Horror 16.5%, Surreal 14.3%, 3D 11.3%

Noclipped is a Survival Horror Adventure game located in the Backrooms. Explore infinite levels, collect resources, fight or flee from dangerous beings and survive in the harsh environments of the Backrooms.

Why similar: Sandbox 19.5%, Loot 19.3%, First-Person 12.5%, Exploration 12.1%, Horror 10%

SCOOMART is a INDIE-HORROR game created from an inside joke about a pet! As the protagonist, you get stuck working the night shift at a local gas station. What begins as a normal shift quickly turns into a very confusing night.

Why similar: Exploration 19.9%, First-Person 16.7%, Horror 15.6%, 3D 10.5%, Adventure 9.9%

Welcome to Inuyo Academy, an all-ages school once filled with joy. Something terrible happened after the school’s mascot staff was revealed to the public, and it’s your job as an officer to investigate the abandoned building, in search of evidence to figure out the truth.

Why similar: Horror 21.1%, First-Person 17.7%, Dark 14%, Mystery 13%, Adventure 9.2%

Strange noises echo through empty rooms, shadows seem to shift, and it feels like you’re never truly alone. To feel safer, you’ve installed a smart monitoring system, allowing you to watch every room. But in a place like this, will that be enough?

Why similar: Surreal 18.9%, Horror 14.5%, Mystery 13%, First-Person 12.1%, Dark 10.7%

You woke up in a cell in the basement. What now?

Why similar: First-Person 17%, Dark 15.4%, Horror 14.1%, Mystery 12.7%, Adventure 11.1%

Backrooms: Found Footage is a single-player horror game where you are the main character trying to survive the Backrooms. Curiosity wins and you decide to explore this weird place that you got trapped in. What could go wrong?

Why similar: Exploration 16.6%, First-Person 15.8%, Adventure 14.8%, Horror 14.3%, Dark 11.7%

Paragrowth is Survival RPG game placed in giant dark forest. Scavenge and explore countryside areas overgrown by trees and mysterious living roots. Find hideout to survive nights full of paranormal activities. Hunt mutating prey for ingredients to inject enemies abilities into yourself.

Why similar: Sandbox 20.4%, Surreal 12.8%, First-Person 10.3%, Horror 10.2%, Dark 9.9%

Washout is a single-player first-person horror game where the player must escape a flooded maze inspired by the Bathroom Maze aesthetic while avoiding an irrational threat — a Washing Machine whose behavior defies logic and reason.

Why similar: Surreal 20.8%, First-Person 15.7%, Stylized 14%, Horror 13.2%, Dark 11.4%

Developed by a solo developer, this atmospheric horror mystery tasks you with investigating a school where everyone vanished without a trace. Navigate untouched corridors and find notes to uncover the backstory. No difficult puzzles...just the truth waiting in the dark.

Why similar: Stylized 27.2%, Exploration 26.7%, Horror 25.4%, Adventure 19.3%, Singleplayer 0.8%

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

Why similar: Surreal 23.9%, Horror 23.6%, First-Person 15.2%, Dark 11%, Adventure 9.4%

A chilling psychological horror set in 1980s Kerala. After weeks of silence, you arrive on a remote island to search for your missing wife. Explore an abandoned house, uncover local folklore, survive haunting encounters, and unravel the island’s buried secrets.

Why similar: Exploration 23.5%, First-Person 14.9%, Horror 14.8%, 3D 14%, Adventure 12.3%

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: First-Person 19.1%, Exploration 16.4%, Surreal 15%, Adventure 13.1%, Atmospheric 11.8%

Where The Crows Roam is a survival horror game made by a sixth grader in his free time. In this game you will get to explore the now deserted Stunig City and its outer ruins. Watch your back because you never know what is watching you. Can you survive?

Why similar: Stylized 20.1%, Surreal 17.7%, Horror 15.9%, First-Person 12.7%, Dark 12.3%

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

Why similar: Surreal 19.8%, First-Person 14.2%, Horror 13.6%, Exploration 10.1%, Mystery 10%

An action-adventure blending 3D exploration with 2.5D platforming sections. Overcome obstacles, solve puzzles, and face legendary threats. Experience South American folklore as the Luz Mala—a restless light seeking eternal peace.

Why similar: Dark 15.9%, Exploration 15.4%, Adventure 14.6%, Stylized 13.7%, Atmospheric 12.7%

Grab your metal detector and hunt for buried treasure across a quiet countryside village. Drive your pickup between locations. Take jobs from neighbors and get permission to search their land. Sell what you uncover and upgrade your gear as you get closer to an ancient treasure buried beneath.

Why similar: Sandbox 31.1%, Loot 18.7%, Adventure 14.8%, Exploration 13.7%, Stylized 13.1%

Horror puzzle game with spot-the-difference elements for survival. Complete interesting puzzles throughout your home to gain access to more areas and unlock more of the story all while using your modified camera to survive the threat that is lurking.

Why similar: Horror 13%, Surreal 12%, Dark 11.8%, Mystery 11.5%, Nonlinear 10.7%

Navigate an underground warehouse, approve special items, and eliminate anomalies over a tense 7-day contract or face termination.

Why similar: Stylized 17.2%, First-Person 14.8%, Dark 13.9%, Surreal 13.7%, Horror 12.1%

A co-op survival game for 1–6 players. Enter corrupted timelines as time janitors, scavenging resources, solving objectives, and surviving collapse. Every jump is different.

Why similar: Loot 19.6%, Exploration 15.6%, First-Person 12.9%, PvE 12.5%, Horror 11.4%

An online co-op game where you and your friends play greedy gobblins invading human houses to steal and gobble loot. Climb, stretch, and manage your stamina to survive chaotic heists and feed your Gobblin King.

Why similar: Loot 19%, Exploration 17.1%, First-Person 13.6%, PvE 13.5%, Horror 10.4%

Make pizzas and deliver them. The hardest part of running the shop alone is that the delivery destinations are "liminal spaces." A story-driven 3D horror game. There is a kind of worst possible outcome that can only be born in infinite space. Once you understand it, it is already too late.

Why similar: Exploration 17%, First-Person 15.8%, Surreal 13.5%, Dark 12.9%, Adventure 12.6%