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Games Like School Grounds

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Horror, Indie, Free to Play, Psychological Horror.

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Strange mannequins silently stalk visitors to the school grounds as they piece together the mystery of what is happening at the school.

Reviews: Mixed — 43% — of 82 reviews
Released: 2018-12-14
Developer: JubleLemonSeed
Genres: Casual, Free To Play, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    Median: 30 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 41%

    You are an investigator hired to find evidence about the missing children in the manor off the road. Once you enter, the door locks behind you, and you can hear something, lurking...

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    96% matchMixed55% of 554 reviews2017
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    If one’s imagined world of nightmare and the real world unite…. The hide-and-seek game of death in the world of nightmare begins. Discover hints and save yourself from the nightmare!

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  4. #4 Shadow of the School
    95% matchMixed67% of 54 reviews2024
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    The player finds himself in an abandoned school, which was once a place of study for local schoolchildren. The protagonist is a paranormal researcher who came here to solve the mystery that shrouds this gloomy location.

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  5. #5 Restless Grounds
    94% matchVery Positive87% of 151 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    Why similar: Horror 100%

  6. #6 Azurael's Circle: Chapter 1
    94% matchVery Positive86% of 111 reviews2018
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    Windows

    Azurael's Circle: Chapter 1 is a horror-mystery adventure game where you must find the truth about your mother's death. What evils await you in the depths of the Lancaster farmhouse? The further you go, the more strange things get.

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    92% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2025
    Dev: Byking RooKIESPub: Byking Inc.
    Windows

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  8. #8 Uventa
    93% matchMixed52% of 168 reviews2018
    Dev: BlackRat
    Windows

    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.

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    91% matchVery Positive83% of 183 reviews2018
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    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%

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    91% matchMostly Positive71% of 607 reviews2022
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    Windows

    Experience psychological horror in a large abandoned hospital. Hide, explore and survive from a mysterious creature living in the ruins of this hospital.

    Why similar: Horror 50%, Gore 43%, Indie 7%

  11. #11 SEPTEMBER 1999
    90% matchVery Positive84% of 2,446 reviews2018
    Dev: 98DEMAKE
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    A free, VHS styled, first-person found footage horror game, which runs exactly for 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

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  12. #12 THE DEVIL HAUNTS ME
    89% matchVery Positive92% of 226 reviews2019
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    88% matchMostly Positive76% of 457 reviews2024
    Dev: Arsonist Studio
    Windows

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  14. #14 Hotel Remorse
    89% matchMostly Positive76% of 341 reviews2018
    Dev: Charlie Behan
    Windows

    Wander long creepy corridors in search for answers in this short and jumpscare filled game.

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  15. #15 Harthorn
    87% matchVery Positive85% of 201 reviews2020
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    Windows

    It's winter break 1994 and schools out at Harthorn High School, but not all is silent in its empty classrooms and dark hallways...

    Why similar: Horror 64.2%, Casual 35.8%

  16. #16 Night Janitor
    86% matchVery Positive86% of 64 reviews2022
    Dev: batwimp
    Windows

    A first-person horror game where you clean up after rowdy high school kids while also keeping a lookout for clues as to their disappearance. Scrub, vacuum, clean... die?

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  17. #17 It Moves
    85% matchVery Positive88% of 321 reviews2019
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    Windows

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  18. #18 Mirrored Phantoms
    84% matchMixed68% of 212 reviews2025
    Dev: SMU Guildhall
    Windows · Linux

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    Why similar: Horror 84%, Indie 16%

  19. #19 Greetings
    84% matchVery Positive84% of 632 reviews2018
    Dev: Charlie Behan
    Windows

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    Why similar: Horror 69.3%, Indie 30.7%

  20. #20 Fingerbones
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    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 10%

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  21. #21 Escape From School
    82% matchMixed61% of 1,617 reviews2021
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    Windows

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  22. #22 The Paperman
    82% matchMixed69% of 315 reviews2019
    Dev: Proto1Studios
    Windows

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  23. #23 Presence
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    Windows

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    79% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,198 reviews2019
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    Windows

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  25. #25 The Trud
    81% matchMixed62% of 58 reviews2020
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    Windows

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    Windows

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  27. #27 Scorch
    79% matchVery Positive83% of 317 reviews2018
    Dev: Ellie's Lunchbox
    Windows

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  28. #28 Mist of the Dark
    80% matchMixed45% of 137 reviews2018
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    Windows

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  29. #29 Mysterious School
    78% matchMostly Negative37% of 1,791 reviews2023
    Dev: DuoDuoDog
    Windows

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    Why similar: Casual 100%

  30. #30 Gwan Moon High School : The Ghost Gate
    77% matchMostly Positive80% of 64 reviews2021
    Dev: Studio AWE
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    High school students return well after hours, each with their own agenda and an ominous feeling. Come midnight...The fears deep inside become reality.

    Why similar: Horror 39.6%, Gore 39.6%, Indie 20.9%

  31. #31 Forbidden Ground - Lair of Aooni -
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    Dev: HYDE, Inc.
    Windows

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  32. #32 Fear in Hospital
    78% matchMixed48% of 504 reviews2019
    Dev: IO Games
    Windows

    Fear in Hospital is a short survivor horror in hospital where you should find a occult path to escape alive!

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  33. #33 Effugium
    76% matchMixed60% of 67 reviews2023
    Dev: Souporno GhoshPub: Team Glasses
    Windows

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  34. #34 Garten of Banban 0
    72% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,977 reviews2025
    Dev: Euphoric Brothers
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%

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    Why similar: Horror 79.5%, Casual 20.5%

  35. #35 Days Without Incident
    71% matchVery Positive95% of 484 reviews2025
    Dev: We Create StuffPub: Black Lantern Collective
    Windows

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  36. #36 REALITY
    77% matchMixed68% of 106 reviews2016
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    Windows

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    Why similar: Horror 67.7%, Indie 32.3%

  37. #37 Demented
    74% matchMixed70% of 136 reviews2022
    Dev: VisualTech48Pub: Volens Nolens Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%

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  38. #38 Garten of Banban
    73% matchMixed53% of 12,506 reviews2023
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    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 25%

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    73% matchVery Positive81% of 91 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    73% matchPositive91% of 66 reviews2022
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    Windows

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    74% matchVery Positive88% of 82 reviews2020
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    Windows

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  42. #42 Ann
    71% matchVery Positive94% of 2,703 reviews2021
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    Windows

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    75% matchMixed65% of 81 reviews2017
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%

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    Why similar: Horror 100%

  44. #44 マカブルの残党: Remnants of the Macabre
    72% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
    Dev: Starpixel Studios
    Windows

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  45. #45 Glassy Stare
    69% matchVery Positive90% of 70 reviews2026
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    Windows

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  46. #46 SCP: Ground Zero
    70% matchMostly Positive70% of 731 reviews2022
    Dev: Nikk F.
    Windows

    Infiltrate a secret facility to recover an anomalous object.

    Why similar: Horror 54.9%, Indie 45.1%

  47. #47 Introvert: A Teenager Simulator
    70% matchMostly Positive72% of 869 reviews2021
    Dev: Euphoric Brothers
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 54 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%

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    Why similar: Horror 57.9%, Casual 42.1%

  48. #48 Stay Out Of The Farm: Prologue
    70% matchMixed58% of 66 reviews2023
    Dev: Yasha
    Windows

    Free Prologue to Stay Out Of The Farm, a ps1 styled horror game where you try to escape from a serial killer.

    Why similar: Gore 67%, Horror 23%, Indie 10%

  49. #49 Amarok Dreams Demo
    71% matchMixed58% of 86 reviews2020
    Dev: Kirley Games
    Windows

    The school of St. Alliston reopens, but can it be the same, or will things will get worse this time. Dark times happened in the school before. will dark memories change.

    Why similar: Horror 78.1%, Indie 21.9%

  50. #50 Stanley Says
    67% matchMostly Positive80% of 70 reviews2025
    Dev: Luke Patti
    Windows

    A first-person puzzle horror game set in a defunct children's nursery from 2001. Uncover dark secrets, solve mascot-themed puzzles, and survive the twisted games of Stanley—an animatronic who never stopped playing.

    Why similar: Horror 43.8%, Casual 38.3%, Indie 17.9%

  51. #51 SCARY MAGIC ZOMBIE
    68% matchMostly Positive75% of 52 reviews2024
    Dev: OP37K
    Windows

    EVIL SCIENTISTS have created a SCARY MAGIC ZOMBIE! Play as a top secret spy, who enters the zombie facility, and collects information about the zombie. But be cautious! The zombie is very dangerous!

    Why similar: Horror 83%, Indie 17%

  52. #52 Siren Head: The Horror Experience
    69% matchMostly Positive72% of 374 reviews2022
    Dev: Thomas JC IronmongerPub: Ironmonger Games
    Windows

    Some teenagers have gone camping in the woods far out of town after hearing an old folks tale about a monster lurking within the woods. The monster surrounds its habitat with horrifying and distorted siren noises.

    Why similar: Horror 81.3%, Indie 18.7%

  53. #53 Bleeding Roots
    66% matchVery Positive93% of 421 reviews2024
    Dev: Mechanikoi
    Windows

    Bleeding Roots is a free fifteen minute horror game about a man taking care of his plants throughout the seasons.

    Why similar: Horror 81.9%, Indie 18.1%

  54. #54 Quiet is the Eyes
    66% matchVery Positive96% of 217 reviews2023
    Dev: Rachel PerryPub: USC Games
    Windows

    All your coworkers are gone and the halls are quiet, except for the pitter-patter of rain on the window. Explore a desolate laboratory as a creature stalks you, always watching. Run and hide as you solve puzzles and learn more about what happened to the facility and its secrets.

    Why similar: Horror 50.2%, Casual 30.4%, Indie 19.4%

  55. #55 Skull Hotel
    65% matchVery Positive83% of 737 reviews2025
    Dev: James Hall
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Horror 75.7%, Indie 24.3%

  56. #56 Mannequin
    67% matchVery Positive83% of 219 reviews2023
    Dev: elvismdPub: elvismd, ivangarcia
    Windows

    Play as a clothing store worker who is just finishing up her shift and preparing to go home. However, as you make your way towards the exit, the power suddenly goes out, leaving you trapped inside the store.

    Why similar: Horror 86.7%, Indie 13.3%

  57. #57 KIDS
    67% matchVery Positive83% of 1,986 reviews2019
    Dev: Mario von RickenbachPub: Playables
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 24 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 9%

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    Why similar: Casual 51.2%, Indie 48.8%

  58. #58 Siren Head: The Siren's Forest
    69% matchMixed52% of 544 reviews2020
    Dev: Gwydion LLyr Meredydd
    Windows

    In this indie horror game, you must escape the Siren’s Forest! Use multiple means of transportation to aid your escape. Unearth what truly happened in the forest by interacting with certain objects that could provide you with the answers you need. But be careful… There’s something out there!

    Why similar: Gore 38.6%, Horror 35.5%, Casual 14.7%, Indie 11.1%

  59. #59 Lights Off!
    66% matchVery Positive85% of 1,843 reviews2022
    Dev: TheDollarGameStore
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Horror 90.2%, Casual 9.8%

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