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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!

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 78% — of 202 reviews
Released: 2017-08-01
Developer: Deceptive Games Ltd.
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac
Median playtime: 2.9 hrs
Mean playtime: 4.5 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 66%

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    Three people awake in adjacent prison cells with no recollection of how they got there. Now, they must work together in order to escape this nightmarish captivity. But can they really trust one another?

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  2. #2 Silent Descent
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    Dev: Deceptive Games Ltd.
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    Silent Decent is a highly-immersive first-person horror game with a rich and engaging atmosphere. Trapped in purgatory, you play as Samuel Harris who roams in an endless loop of anguish, pain and suffering. Can you find a way to save a tormented man's soul?

    Why similar: Adventure 18.3%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Indie 14.1%, Horror 13.9%, Action 12.1%

  3. #3 The Room Three
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 13,034 reviews2018
    Dev: Fireproof Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Lured to a remote island, you find yourself confined within the rooms of an ominous mansion. You must draw upon all your puzzle-solving ability to navigate a series of trials devised by a mysterious figure known only as “The Craftsman”. Do you have what it takes to escape?

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  4. #4 The Guest
    96% matchMostly Positive74% of 945 reviews2016
    Dev: Team GothamPub: 505 Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    '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: Puzzle 23%, Horror 20.3%, Adventure 20%, Indie 17.1%, Atmospheric 10.9%

  5. #5 INFRA
    94% matchVery Positive88% of 3,554 reviews2016
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    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 17.9%, Puzzle 17.8%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Adventure 13.9%, Horror 10.6%

  6. #6 Mists of Aiden
    94% matchVery Positive91% of 1,138 reviews2020
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    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.

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    In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.

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  8. #8 The Room Two
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    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.

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  9. #9 White Night
    92% matchMostly Positive73% of 399 reviews2015
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  10. #10 Trapped
    90% matchVery Positive83% of 156 reviews2019
    Dev: N4bA
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    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

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  11. #11 Kidnapped
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    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Kidnapped is a psychological story-driven horror game, featuring emphasis on exploration, puzzle solving and combat. Kidnapped dynamically changes as the player progresses, and aims to unnerve the player. Traverse a two hundred year old manor, dark damp caves, an eerie forest and more.

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  12. #12 The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
    89% matchVery Positive88% of 880 reviews2022
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    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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  13. #13 House of Caravan
    89% matchMixed67% of 803 reviews2015
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    Windows · Mac
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    Taking place in a single mansion in Candlewood, northeast USA, in the early 20th Century, House of Caravan is a sinister adventure filled with dark secrets and vexing puzzles.

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  14. #14 The Story of Henry Bishop
    88% matchVery Positive83% of 545 reviews2019
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  15. #15 House
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,101 reviews2020
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    Windows
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    Windows
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    The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.

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    Windows
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    Windows
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  24. #24 Ontotis
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    Windows

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    Windows
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    75% matchVery Positive83% of 529 reviews2016
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  37. #37 COLINA: Legacy
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  39. #39 The House of Da Vinci
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    73% matchMostly Positive75% of 103 reviews2021
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    Why similar: Horror 22.2%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Adventure 16.9%, Puzzle 14.2%, Action 10%

  58. #58 Family curse
    65% matchVery Positive91% of 235 reviews2023
    Dev: Stork Game
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Family curse is a mystical horror from the first person with a frightening atmosphere. Immerse yourself in the intricate history of the Crouse family and find out the terrible secret of the people who died in the cursed house.

    Why similar: Horror 23.6%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Puzzle 18.9%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Adventure 11.1%

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