Games Like Scary Game

Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.

Why similar: Horror 32.8%, Dark Humor 24.5%, Funny 9.3%, Comedy 7.2%, First-Person 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines cute aesthetics with genuine horror and comedy in a way that mirrors the seed game's tone.

Trapped in a public restroom. You’re not alone. You make bad decisions. Horror-comedy with multiple endings.

Why similar: Dark Humor 27.1%, Comedy 22.2%, Funny 16.1%, Horror 10.3%, First-Person 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A perfect match for the seed game, featuring absurd humor, multiple endings, and a surreal horror setting.

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.

Why similar: Comedy 28.7%, Funny 16.1%, Dark Humor 15%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, First-Person 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: An essential meta-comedy experience that excels at subverting player expectations through exploration.

Killer Frequency is a first-person horror puzzle game set in 1987, that puts you in the role of a late-night radio talk show host in small town America whose callers are being stalked by a mysterious killer.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 39.7%, Horror 14.2%, Comedy 13.7%, Funny 11%, Walking Simulator 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A clever comedy-horror game that uses a unique premise to deliver both laughs and tension.

SHUT IN is a dark comedy/psychological horror adventure game which explores depression and isolation by trapping you inside your own house. Explore a hostile home, solve puzzles, and withstand sarcasm from a rude and unreliable narrator. Idiot.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 47.8%, Dark Humor 21%, Horror 14%, Funny 10.5%, Atmospheric 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: A dark comedy that blends psychological horror with exploration and narration.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Horror 69.2%, First-Person 19.8%, Casual 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply unsettling and surreal psychological horror game with a dark, experimental narrative.

Can a video game convey a flavor?

Why similar: Dark Comedy 45.2%, Dark Humor 23%, Funny 11.1%, Walking Simulator 7.1%, First-Person 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A short, dark, and absurdly funny experience that focuses on exploration and dark humor.

You are a man in a room. Something feels off. Or maybe it's on. A short existential comedy point-and-click non-adventure about the limitations and imitations of human existence – or, really, whatever you want it to be about.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 47.4%, Dark Humor 25.4%, Funny 12.7%, Comedy 8.9%, Casual 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click dark comedy that focuses on bizarre interactions in a confined space.

Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

Why similar: Horror 64.7%, Dark 19.5%, First-Person 11.3%, Adventure 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, meta-narrative horror game that constantly shifts its mechanics to keep the player off-balance.

Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

Why similar: Horror 47.2%, Dark 19.2%, First-Person 16.7%, Singleplayer 8.9%, Indie 8%

Why You'll Like It: A tense, dark, and absurdly atmospheric game that captures the feeling of being trapped in a dangerous room.

Strange coincidence brought traveler in unfamiliar places. It would be fine, except sinister desolation is starting to embrace the surroundings. There is no another soul around for the tens of kilometers. Or that’s what it seems like? I should probably go deal with that.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 20%, Comedy 16.1%, Horror 14.2%, Funny 12.4%, Dark Humor 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Directly blends comedy and horror elements in a way that feels very similar to the seed game.

Find all the pictures before Floppa finds you.

Why similar: Dark Humor 27.1%, Comedy 21.4%, Horror 18.5%, Funny 17.5%, Dark 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A meme-heavy comedy horror game that leans into the absurdity of its premise.

A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.

Why similar: Horror 40.5%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Dark 13.5%, First-Person 9.4%, Indie 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal and dark psychological horror experience that is both short and deeply memorable.

You find yourself trapped in a mysterious room upon awakening. Surrounding you are sparse pieces of furniture, mannequins, and countless buttons. Can you safely escape this room?

Why similar: Action-Adventure 27%, Comedy 26.3%, Horror 24.3%, Funny 14.6%, Indie 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: An indie exploration game that focuses on hidden objects and absurd mechanics.

Social welfare survival horror based on real events. Endure emotional pain and societal pressure. Stay entertained. Survive the routine and become the hero of your studio apartment—battle inner demons, hide skeletons in the closet, and most importantly… keep the bathroom clean.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 44.9%, Dark Humor 26.4%, Comedy 9.4%, Horror 9.1%, Singleplayer 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features the same brand of dark humor and simulation-based storytelling as the seed game.

The little ghost that appeared before your eyes seems to want to become a proper evil spirit. He'll scare you in a variety of ways, so rate him on whether he was scary or not.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 59.7%, Horror 19.8%, Walking Simulator 9.4%, Adventure 4.9%, Singleplayer 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A walking-simulator that blends adventure and dark comedy in a horror setting.

You awaken in a mysterious room and promptly clear items from the desk. The individual behind this watches in surprise on the monitor. "Hey! What are you doing? Let me play my game!" "Escape Escape" is an adventure where you explore, interact, and advance through maps and characters.

Why similar: Comedy 28%, Horror 13.9%, Funny 10.1%, Walking Simulator 9.7%, First-Person 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A comedy-focused adventure game that emphasizes exploration and puzzle-solving.

Backroom Loop is a first-person psychological horror (entertainment) game. You are trapped in a familiar-feeling space, exploring and escaping… only to return to the start. Can you break free from the loop?

Why similar: Horror 27.8%, Comedy 26.8%, Funny 24.3%, First-Person 11.2%, Adventure 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A funny, first-person horror game featuring multiple endings and surreal exploration.

You have no weapons. You have no means of defending yourself. Some will chase you, some will outsmart you. If you are in danger, run and hide.

Why similar: Horror 40.1%, Action-Adventure 16%, Walking Simulator 14.8%, Adventure 7.4%, First-Person 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward horror exploration game that captures the feeling of being trapped in a strange environment.

Death awaits you in Dark Deception, a story-driven first-person horror maze game. There's nowhere to hide & nowhere to catch your breath. Run or die - it's your choice. Trapped in a realm of nightmarish mazes with a mysterious woman, your only hope of survival is to find a way to escape.

Why similar: Horror 48.4%, Dark Humor 27.7%, First-Person 8.1%, Singleplayer 5.1%, Dark 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that incorporates arcade-like action and comedic elements.

An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world

Why similar: Dark Humor 82.9%, First-Person 17.1%

Why You'll Like It: An intensely surreal and dark experience that pushes the boundaries of absurd horror gaming.

[SUBJECT] is a first-person psychological horror game. You wake up confused in a dark room, not knowing where you are. The last thing you remember is a robotic voice echoing through you ears. How you got here or why is unclear, but you do know one thing: You're being watched.

Why similar: Horror 40.4%, Walking Simulator 20.1%, Dark 12.5%, Atmospheric 11.5%, First-Person 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that emphasizes atmosphere and narrative discovery.

A heartbroken clown, wayward souls, and juicy mechanical lips. As “The Big Event" draws near, help the troubled residents of the Habitat and de-mask the mysterious Doctor Habit... before it's too late.

Why similar: Horror 29%, Funny 27.5%, Comedy 27.1%, First-Person 11.2%, Casual 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: An unsettling and surreal adventure game that uses dark humor to mask its underlying creepiness.

Explore what is around every corner in hopes for answers to where you're going and why.

Why similar: Horror 78.7%, Indie 14.2%, Atmospheric 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric, and indie horror experience that fits the seed game's vibe.

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 52.6%, Atmospheric 13%, Dark 12.6%, Adventure 9.1%, Singleplayer 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a dark, atmospheric, and puzzle-heavy experience that feels like a more polished version of the seed's exploration.

Find your way through a puzzle filled manor while barely dodging human-eating monsters. You wake up in a dark room with one objective: escape those sharpened teeth. However, you should not worry; you will meet friends along the way.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 44.8%, Adventure 19.9%, Dark 17.3%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Singleplayer 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy exploration game that offers a dark and mysterious atmosphere.

Tall Poppy is a fun-house horror experience where you must find your wife's purse and a way off the church property before the prankster ghost gets you!

Why similar: Comedy 18.8%, Dark Comedy 18.1%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Horror 11.6%, Dark Humor 9%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person comedy adventure that focuses on exploration and lighthearted horror.

Play through a common childhood fear about turning the lights off and going to bed.

Why similar: Horror 52.5%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Walking Simulator 11%, Adventure 8.1%, Dark 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: An adventure-focused horror game that fits the casual, indie nature of the seed game.

After a long time in isolation, something appears inside your fridge. Satisfy the meat, or resist it.

Why similar: Dark Humor 30.3%, Comedy 20.8%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, Walking Simulator 10.7%, Horror 10.4%

You are in a room without windows or doors. The TV dimly illuminates the room. What is this, a box? How to open it? After solving the riddle, you find the TV remote control. Click... a door appeared. You step into the darkness and hear laughter... turn around and find out what's behind the screen.

Why similar: Horror 37.3%, Walking Simulator 15.3%, Dark 12%, First-Person 11%, Atmospheric 10.8%

Something has gone terribly wrong in TRAPPED Alaska. Except for you, and a handful of survivors, the whole town has been emptied. Everywhere, what should be water has been replaced by a black semi-sentient sludge that seems to change everything it touches. And it’s rising...

Why similar: Adventure 53.2%, Indie 46.8%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric indie horror game that focuses on the feeling of being confined.

You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible

Why similar: Horror 34.1%, Adventure 14.3%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Indie 13%, First-Person 10.4%

In this horror, comedy, and puzzle game, you will play as a demon summoned by an old woman to fix her television, sending you on an adventure beyond all reason.

Why similar: Horror 47.2%, Comedy 13.8%, Adventure 13.1%, First-Person 12.9%, Singleplayer 7.5%

Skull Hotel is a horror game where you clean hotel rooms while creatures hide, waiting to kill you.

Why similar: Horror 30.3%, Walking Simulator 18.2%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Dark 11.5%, First-Person 10%

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: Dark Humor 35.2%, Horror 18.8%, Action-Adventure 14.7%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, First-Person 7.3%

A short and surreal meta-narrative experience. Explore the gallery and find a way to push The Button...

Why similar: Dark Comedy 50.1%, Comedy 18.1%, Walking Simulator 8.7%, Adventure 6.7%, Indie 5.9%

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 39.2%, Walking Simulator 20.5%, Dark 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.8%, First-Person 6%

Addictive and vicious retro-styled comedy puzzler chock full of profanity, abuse, unfairness and warped logic. Will You: Go North? Find Light Switch? Cower and whimper like a beaten swine? Make your decision and escape The Dark Room! Just remember - YA DIE! YA DIE! YA DIE! YA DIE!

Why similar: Dark Comedy 62.2%, Comedy 21.5%, Adventure 6.1%, Indie 5.4%, Atmospheric 4.9%

FREE DUROV – Dive into the most meme-worthy horror game. Experience the hardships of prison life and try to escape by securing the encryption keys. Save anonymity!

Why similar: Dark Humor 27.2%, Comedy 18.7%, Horror 15.6%, Funny 13%, Action-Adventure 11.8%

Simulator of lying on a bed. Or lying to a bed. Or maybe the bed is lying. Is your bed lying to you?

Why similar: Dark Comedy 39.3%, Dark Humor 21.3%, Comedy 12.3%, Funny 9.9%, Casual 7.1%

A horror game that tests your wits, courage and dark sense of humor. Solve puzzles to survive in a world full of dark secrets, but beware - there could be something waiting around every corner!

Why similar: Dark Humor 43.1%, Funny 19.1%, Horror 14.3%, Walking Simulator 8.6%, Atmospheric 5.9%

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: Horror 37%, Adventure 17%, First-Person 16.3%, Dark 11.3%, Atmospheric 9.2%

You've got a new babysitting job, and things are taking a turn for the weird. Feed him, read him a bedtime story, and try not to fall into his dreams. How long can you stay in control?

Why similar: Dark Comedy 38.2%, Dark Humor 20.5%, Horror 11.9%, Comedy 11.7%, Action-Adventure 8%

Bite-sized surreal horror with multiple choices. Make your own way through the claymation madness!

Why similar: Dark Humor 43.5%, Horror 19.6%, Funny 8.3%, Casual 5.5%, Adventure 5.3%

Jumpscare Simulator is a sci-fi horror game featuring a story-driven main game and two additional game modes. Pass through doors carefully, battle the simulation, and try to fall from your seat as little as possible!

Why similar: Horror 38.3%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Dark 13.3%, First-Person 9.6%, Adventure 7.7%

Trapped in what appears to be an endless hallway in your home, rooms begin to feel unfamiliar. Capture anomalies on camera and stay away from any sinister entities.

Why similar: Dark Humor 33.6%, Horror 30.7%, Action-Adventure 17%, Atmospheric 9.3%, First-Person 8.5%

You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 33.9%, Comedy 24.2%, Funny 17.8%, Walking Simulator 8.8%, First-Person 6.3%

A Horror Adventure Game with Multiple Endings

Why similar: Horror 61.2%, Adventure 14.4%, Dark 11.9%, Singleplayer 6.7%, Indie 5.9%

Jack Is Missing is a prototype for one room based horror game.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 37.1%, Horror 26%, Comedy 15.2%, First-Person 6.6%, Adventure 5.3%

Bite Night is a comedic first-person horror game that explores the idea of what if the big bad monster was bad at their job of being scary.

Why similar: Horror 36.4%, Comedy 35.6%, Walking Simulator 9.1%, First-Person 6.6%, Singleplayer 5.5%

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 47.1%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Atmospheric 8.5%, First-Person 7.8%, Dark 7.3%

Find out the scary secrets of the neighbor.

Why similar: Horror 31.6%, Action-Adventure 23.6%, First-Person 14.5%, Comedy 14.3%, Adventure 10.9%

You woke up in a dusty room, in an unknown place, with no memory of how you got here. Your pockets are empty, and there is something outside the door producing frightening sounds.

Why similar: Horror 60.5%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, First-Person 9.6%, Adventure 8%, Singleplayer 7.8%

Riddlewood Manor is a point & click adventure set in a haunted house that will try to kill you each step of your way. Overcome eerie logic puzzles to uncover a maze of mysterious rooms filled with dark secrets, spooky encounters, and hidden pathways. Optional jump scare warning is available.

Why similar: Dark Humor 32%, Comedy 18%, Horror 16.6%, Funny 15.2%, First-Person 4.8%

Trapped in total darkness, you’re a helpless kid, alone and hunted by something lurking in the shadows. Solve puzzles, navigate shifting rooms, and uncover creepy secrets. Your worst nightmares are real. Can you make it through the night?

Why similar: Horror 36.3%, Walking Simulator 18.5%, First-Person 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Adventure 8.6%

Beware of Balbazar in this horror/psychological thriller adventure. Evade the enigmatic Balbazar, use your wits and homemade sleuth kit to capture proof that something ominous is happening, and make it out alive. Do not get caught. The cops aren't doing anything... perhaps there's a reason.

Why similar: Dark Comedy 44.1%, Horror 13.3%, Funny 11.8%, Comedy 11%, Action-Adventure 8%

Vigil is a short Narrative Horror Game that takes place in an unsettling underground facility. Your job is to dispose of boxes, however, you’re not alone. A terrifying automaton roams the facility, moving only when you look away or when you blink in real life.

Why similar: Horror 38.8%, Action-Adventure 17.1%, First-Person 11.8%, Dark 10.9%, Singleplayer 7.6%

Blasfemia is a first-person horror game. You are trapped in a seemingly normal apartment but realize early on that you're not alone. Explore a handcrafted, detail rich environment in a tense and terrifying atmosphere and try to find a way out before an ominous entity gets to you.

Why similar: Horror 37.5%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, Dark 13.2%, Adventure 8.9%, First-Person 7.5%

This is a small free prequel to the Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?. An old cabin deep in the dense forest, a strange computer, and a game that's trying to kill you!

Why similar: Horror 34.8%, Action-Adventure 23.6%, Dark 11.1%, First-Person 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.6%

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: Horror 36.6%, Walking Simulator 16.3%, Dark 12.4%, First-Person 11.8%, Atmospheric 10.5%