Games Like Scholar's Mate

Scholar's Mate First Move is a first-person horror experience in a psychiatric hospital. Use your wits to escape from this sinister place.

Why similar: Escape Room 53.4% ★, Thriller 8.1%, Mystery 7.2%, Horror 4.9%, Psychological Horror 4.5%

[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: Escape Room 23.3% ★, Thriller 12.9%, Horror 10.6%, Dark 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.1%

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 33.2% ★, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Thriller 8.6%, Horror 7.5%, Female Protagonist 6.2%

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 32.9% ★, Stealth 13.3%, Thriller 8.1%, Dark 7.9%, Horror 7.2%

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: Thriller 18.6%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 16.4%, First-Person 10.5%, Atmospheric 9%

You’re Sophie, a young blind girl who sees through her teddy bear’s eyes. Escape your captors and uncover the evil history of the dark mansion you desperately seek to escape in this unique, atmospheric horror puzzle/adventure game.

Why similar: Stealth 19%, Dark 13.3%, Horror 11.4%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Puzzle 9.2%

CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.

Why similar: Escape Room 39.6% ★, Dark 8%, Female Protagonist 8%, Psychological Horror 8%, Horror 7.1%

Psycho Fear is a heart-pounding escape room puzzle where players must escape to survive. Solve challenging puzzles, overcome deadly obstacles in an intense atmosphere, nerve-wracking and dark environment will keep players on edge.

Why similar: Escape Room 40.6% ★, Dark 9.5%, Horror 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Female Protagonist 7.6%

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: Stealth 16.2%, Horror 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Dark 10.5%, Female Protagonist 10.1%

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: Dark 16.4%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Thriller 14%, Puzzle 9%, Mystery 7.8%

You are the test subject. In this dark environment escape room, you have to solve various puzzles to escape from the research center where you are trapped. Can you find out how you got there and escape???

Why similar: Escape Room 54.2% ★, Hidden Object 11.3%, Puzzle 8.7%, Dark 6.8%, Thriller 5.7%

Inmates is a story-driven, atmospheric psychological horror game. Featuring interactive exploration in a suffocating location, mind-bending puzzles and disturbing imagery. You wake up in a run-down prison cell and have no clue how you got there. You’ve convinced yourself this is all just a nightmare...

Why similar: Horror 44.3%, Adventure 17.4%, First-Person 16.4%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Story Rich 10.1%

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 15.5%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Thriller 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Mystery 9.2%

A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.

Why similar: Horror 20.9%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Dark 14.7%, Atmospheric 9.6%

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: Dark 16.3%, Thriller 16.2%, Horror 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, First-Person 9.2%

Shape your fears… Fear the shapes. Embark on a journey where you face your worst fears and are confronted with the emotional impact of your actions in this narrative adventure game with puzzles, stealth and action.

Why similar: Stealth 19.8%, Horror 14.7%, Hidden Object 13.2%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Puzzle 10.2%

Use poems to solve puzzles and escape the mansion with your life in this horror themed escape room game.

Why similar: Stealth 20.2%, Hidden Object 13.3%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 11.5%, Puzzle 8.4%

You awake, trapped in an abandoned hospital. Your only source of light is your phone. You hit a dead-end and must turn around, but behind you lurks an eerie presence and strange noises... Experience Daylight, a procedurally generated psychological thriller for your PC.

Why similar: Horror 68.6%, First-Person 10.5%, Female Protagonist 10%, Adventure 5%, Psychological Horror 2.6%

Coming back to the family hotel after years, a young woman finds herself trapped with the ghosts from her past and an old cellular telephone as the only way to unveil a terrible truth.

Why similar: Thriller 18.2%, Dark 15.1%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Mystery 10.3%, Atmospheric 9%

A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.

Why similar: Horror 16.2%, Thriller 15.5%, Dark 14.2%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Atmospheric 8.3%

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 41.7% ★, Horror 8.6%, Puzzle 7%, Mystery 5.8%, First-Person 5.7%

'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.

Why similar: Horror 23.5%, Puzzle 23.3%, Mystery 14.6%, Atmospheric 10.9%, First-Person 10.6%

Omitted is a first-person psychological horror game. Experience being left alone in an old hospital, discover its secrets and try to survive.

Why similar: Thriller 16.7%, Horror 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Dark 13.8%, Atmospheric 8.4%

You play as a student named Lisa, who has just moved in with her university friend. But instead of a carefree student life, Lisa faces events full of despair and fear when she is left alone in her apartment number 8...

Why similar: Thriller 14.9%, Dark 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 13.1%, Female Protagonist 9.1%

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

Why similar: Thriller 18.9%, Horror 16.3%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Dark 9.8%, First-Person 7.8%

Puzzle Horror game inspired by PS2 era classics. Navigate environments, tackle threats, and meet other lost characters in the depths of the Gloom.

Why similar: Escape Room 43.7% ★, Thriller 12.8%, Horror 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Puzzle 7.4%

A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.

Why similar: Stealth 20.9%, Horror 11.7%, Puzzle 8.9%, Dark 8.4%, First-Person 8.3%

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

Why similar: Thriller 17.7%, Horror 11.7%, Puzzle 10.7%, Dark 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9.1%

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

Why similar: Horror 28.8%, Dark 10.1%, Mystery 9.2%, Thriller 9.1%, Atmospheric 7.5%

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: Stealth 16.7%, Dark 16.5%, Horror 14.4%, Female Protagonist 11%, Puzzle 9.6%

Judas is an atmospheric psychological horror experience. Accidentally trapped in an apartment complex, you face dark paranormal events that push you to escape as fast as possible; yet, fleeing is not an option.

Why similar: Stealth 14.5%, Dark 13%, Horror 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Hidden Object 11%

Immersed in her nightmares, in a chaotic reality, confused and all alone. The only safe place is her room, but not forever... She wanders through an empty city and strange places while fleeing from creatures lurking in the darkness to find out what's going on. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia.

Why similar: Stealth 20%, Dark 13.1%, Horror 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Female Protagonist 11.2%

A story-driven horror puzzle game where the player takes on the role of a resentful ghost, possessing others in order to search for her own corpse.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 34.1%, Mystery 27.7%, Story Rich 22.5%, Female Protagonist 3.6%, Adventure 3.4%

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: Stealth 18.4%, Dark 11.6%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Horror 9.2%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

Escape from the looping office. Observe the office carefully and look for any anomaly to reach the main entrance.

Why similar: Escape Room 60.2% ★, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Horror 9.6%, Hidden Object 7.7%, First-Person 3.7%

A first-person atmospheric horror-puzzle game that focuses on the narrative to tie together the gruesome world with creative puzzles. Explore the mind of a twisted serial killer who wants nothing else than to show his work of art as well as tell his story to the world.

Why similar: Horror 16%, Thriller 13.7%, Puzzle 11.1%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Psychological Horror 9.4%

13 Candles is an atmospheric horror game where you play as Sara, 13 year old girl who wakes up in an abandoned hospital. Find your way to the light switch and wake up from your nightmare.

Why similar: Stealth 21.6%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Horror 18.1%, Puzzle 15.7%, Exploration 12.8%

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 16%, Dark 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Thriller 11.7%, Atmospheric 8.9%

In Guilty Me, take the role of Lucy on a scary nighttime journey home from the coffee shop. Face psychological terror, explore a dark environment, and uncover hidden secrets. Survive the chase and immerse yourself in a gripping walk simulator of suspense.

Why similar: Stealth 18.7%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 10.9%

"Captive" tells the story of a woman who awakens badly hurt in an unknown cell, without any memories about herself. Will you be able to escape?

Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.1%, Horror 30.4%, Mystery 18.9%, Atmospheric 18.5%

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: Hidden Object 14.7%, Thriller 13.9%, Puzzle 11.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.2%

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: Dark 23.8%, Horror 21.9%, Puzzle 11.5%, First-Person 8%, Psychological Horror 7.1%

Metel - Horror Escape is a first-person 3D game in the quest, horror genre. Welcome to the home of an insane maniac hungry for new blood and suffering! You are a victim in his hands. Be careful trying to find a way out. The maniac should not notice your escape attempt.

Why similar: Horror 18.1%, Hidden Object 16.9%, Puzzle 12.6%, Dark 11.9%, First-Person 10.5%

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 17.7%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Thriller 13.6%, First-Person 9.1%, Female Protagonist 7.9%

Serene Asylum is a first-person psychological horror puzzle game. Solve puzzles as you uncover the dark history of the insane asylum and try to escape before you are stuck in game forever. But don't be scared, it's just a game after all, right? Now... if you can read this, you need to wake up!

Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.1%, Puzzle 25.8%, Exploration 20.4%, Story Rich 16.7%, Singleplayer 4%

Experience the story of Alexander Green and find out what happened on the day of the accident in this First Person horror Adventure. Follow the development of Alex, solve puzzles around the event and try not to fall into madness as you search for answers.

Why similar: Thriller 18%, Horror 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Dark 13%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Escaped from Liam's obsession, Kate seeks refuge in her grandpa's mansion. Strange occurrences raise questions about Liam's presence or another figure. Unraveling mysterious letters, Kate embarks on a journey, seeking peace.

Why similar: Thriller 17.3%, Horror 15.9%, Dark 15.1%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.7%

The Initiate is a mystery puzzle game. You awake in a house full of traps and puzzles - This is your trial; complete it, or die!

Why similar: Horror 22.4%, Puzzle 18.3%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Atmospheric 14.5%, Adventure 14.2%

This is not a typical corridor horror, but a game in a semi-open world with horror elements. You will have to perform a reverse ritual in a psychiatric clinic in order to banish the creepy Doctor back to Hell! Especially in the Nightmare mode, a real hardcore awaits you!

Why similar: Dark 14.6%, Horror 13.8%, Hidden Object 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11%, Puzzle 9.4%

In this game, you play as Alice, an girl trapped in a twisted, ever-changing world. Survive a frozen orphanage filled with lurking horrors, eerie classical music, and unsolved mysteries. Scavenge, evade monsters, and uncover the truth. But can you face the brutal reality—or remain trapped forever?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.3%, Female Protagonist 20.1%, Horror 19.5%, Puzzle 12.1%, Atmospheric 10.8%

A PSX Inspired horror game where you must work and cook at a shop late at night and the horrors that comes with it.

Why similar: Horror 27.4%, Thriller 25.2%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, First-Person 8.7%

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 22.8%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Dark 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Story Rich 10.6%

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: Horror 15%, Dark 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Mystery 8.6%

Fear and anxiety prevail after the darkest tales from Japanese folklore come to life in this first-person psychological horror game. Set in a feudal era, Ikai revolves around the priestess of a shrine struggling to defeat the spirits of her past and her present.

Why similar: Horror 11.6%, Dark 11.2%, Thriller 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Female Protagonist 8.3%

High School Dirty Secrets is a horror/puzzle adventure where Kasuga wakes up locked inside her high school with no memory of how she got there. As she searches for a way out, strange and unsettling events unfold, leading her to uncover dark secrets hidden within the school's walls.

Why similar: Dark 16.3%, Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Mystery 8.4%

An immersive first-person horror adventure where you play the role of LIANA - a young girl who arrives home after major surgery and is met with a strange mannequin claiming to be her mother.

Why similar: Dark 19.6%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Female Protagonist 16%, Horror 15.8%, Atmospheric 11.4%

A short, unconventional escape room experience. You are the candidate. You must find a way out of this room. Things are not as they seem.

Why similar: Escape Room 50.7% ★, Dark 11%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Puzzle 8.2%, Mystery 7.9%

"Exanimum: The Silent Call" is a first-person psychological horror game. In this chilling experience, you will find yourself confronting terrifying mysteries and chilling secrets.

Why similar: Horror 21.5%, Psychological Horror 18%, Dark 17%, Thriller 14.3%, Realistic 8%

Insomnis is a first-person horror game focused on story, exploration and solving puzzles to advance through a terrifying atmosphere. Players take control of Joe Castevet, who will have to deal with a mysterious inheritance he has just received. Discover all the secrets of the Castevet mansion!

Why similar: Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Puzzle 13.4%, First-Person 12%, Mystery 11.5%