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Games Like The Outer Islands

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Mystery, Investigation, Atmospheric.

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Explore a quarantined island chain and an automated hospital abandoned for twenty years. Investigate a returning signal, read the evidence left behind, solve mechanical systems, and evade machines that still believe they have patients.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Coming soon
Developer: Ancient Clockwork Games
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Windows

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  2. #2 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
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    Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Nacon
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    A mining station in the Pacific abyss is no longer responding. As an investigator of the occult, unravel the mysteries of the deep. Test your wits and sanity in this lovecraftian thriller.

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    95% matchVery Positive82% of 3,016 reviews2023
    Dev: Frogwares
    Windows
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    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Stavros TheologouPub: Sitting Ducks Productions
    Windows

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    Why similar: Investigation 18.3%, Mystery 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Conspiracy 10.7% ★, Detective 8.8%

  5. #5 Shadows on the Walls
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Bowl of Tentacles
    Windows

    Shadows on the Walls is an immersive game of psychological horror, exploration and puzzles that takes place in the Crystal Palace Museum of London. Put yourself in the shoes of a security guard in charge of watching the new and mysterious exhibit of the museum known as the “Cursed Loot”.

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  6. #6 The Occultist
    93% matchMostly Positive76% of 372 reviews2026
    Dev: DALOARPub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows

    The Occultist is a first-person narrative thriller. You play as Alan Rebels, a paranormal investigator who travels to an abandoned British island after his father's disappearance. Explore Godstone island, face supernatural entities, and uncover long-buried occult rituals.

    Why similar: Investigation 23.8%, Detective 16.3%, Lovecraftian 11.9%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Mystery 9.1%

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    93% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Keyhole Studio
    Windows

    FoldLoop is a detective game that emphasizes logical reasoning. To escape the curse of endless cycles, you'll observe the sandbox from a higher dimension, analyze the rulebook, and deduce the secrets of the real world.

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  8. #8 The Final Witness
    92% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Gamalone
    Windows

    The Final Witness is a first-person psychological horror detective game where every case tells a different story. Explore a haunted family mansion, uncover hidden truths, analyze conflicting evidence, and identify the true killer before the darkness consumes your sanity.

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  9. #9 Who Killed The Streamer?
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Bozhidar Petrov ValchevPub: BossyFi
    Windows

    Investigate the murder of a famous streamer and find out who the killer is, but beware of people who don't like you meddling.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.3%, Mystery 22.3%, Investigation 18.2%, First-Person 8.8%, Exploration 7.7%

  10. #10 PROJE ARAF
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: obscuradev
    Windows

    Step into the shoes of a detective trapped in a chilling psychological nightmare. Investigate dark corridors, examine cryptic clues, and crack intricate puzzles while an unseen tension hunts your every move. Can you uncover the truth before your sanity shatters?

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  11. #11 Lucidus Mortem
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive Stories
    Windows

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  12. #12 Hoton
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: AvvAG
    Windows

    Hoton is a horror game with various mechanics that will make you feel fear. Run, hide, survive.

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  13. #13 The Ratline
    87% matchVery Positive83% of 339 reviews2026
    Dev: Owlskip Games
    Windows · Mac

    A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.

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  14. #14 Folcroft Monastery
    88% matchPositive91% of 47 reviews2023
    Dev: Black Knife Games
    Windows

    You've been hired by an outfit known as SMS Group to retrieve an artifact lost somewhere inside the abandoned Folcroft Monastery. Locals say the place is haunted by restless spirits, but the pay was too good to pass up. You asked little questions. Find the artifact requested and get out alive.

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  15. #15 Eye 4 Eye
    88% matchVery Positive98% of 83 reviews2023
    Dev: Team Eye 4 EyePub: Yi Dai
    Windows

    Embark on a mission to unveil the truth behind a missing daughter case. Utilize the search engine to gather clues and uncover the dark secrets of TempleTech. Experience a suspenseful journey through the eyes of Hazel.

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    86% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2025
    Dev: Gameplay Supremacy
    Windows

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    85% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: GexagonVR
    Windows

    Nevrosa 2025 is a meticulously crafted VR puzzle/escape room game where players must solve numerous puzzles, battle mysterious creatures, and uncover a new Misty World.

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    84% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
    Dev: Motazin
    Windows · Linux

    First-person psychological horror escape-room: You're a caregiver in a house where reality fractures and memories melt into the architecture. Read the environment, solve puzzles, and confront the blurred line between truth and illusion.

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    86% matchMostly Positive76% of 107 reviews2021
    Dev: CG Cowboy Studios
    Windows

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    82% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2026
    Dev: Priskon
    Windows

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    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    81% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    80% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    Dev: HorrorTheory
    Windows

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    78% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Quantum Division
    Windows

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    Dev: Setonika GamesPub: Dark Games DGG
    Windows

    IFU is a psychological horror about a young guy who is forcibly locked in an abandoned mansion of a dead surgeon along with his restless soul.

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    79% matchMostly Positive70% of 202 reviews2020
    Dev: Arcadia
    Windows

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    76% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    77% matchMixed57% of 352 reviews2024
    Dev: HeR Interactive
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    Windows · Linux

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    Windows

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    75% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    74% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    71% matchVery Positive86% of 132 reviews2026
    Dev: Alessandro Guzzo
    Windows

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    73% matchMostly Negative36% of 11 reviews2025
    Dev: WeSummonDemons!
    Windows

    Dread: The Cold Case: First-person psychological horror blending investigation and intense melee combat. Scavenge, improvise, and survive using everything at your disposal against unimaginable horrors.

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  40. #40 When eyes close
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Escapismogames
    Windows

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    73% matchPositive86% of 42 reviews2024
    Dev: Nuci
    Windows

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    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Picky Bits
    Windows · Mac

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    71% matchPositive85% of 46 reviews2025
    Dev: O'Saurus Studios
    Windows · Mac

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    70% matchVery Positive91% of 158 reviews2025
    Dev: ArnauPub: Companyia Catalana d'Orient
    Windows

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    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: AIXLAB
    Windows

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    74% matchMostly Positive76% of 55 reviews2021
    Dev: RVL Games
    Windows

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    68% matchMostly Positive80% of 44 reviews2026
    Dev: ONE-O-ONE GAMESPub: Entalto Publishing
    Windows

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    68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: Cateia Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    67% matchVery Positive91% of 380 reviews2026
    Dev: Out of the Blue GamesPub: Kwalee
    Windows

    Journey to the far corners of the Earth and unearth ancient horrors in this Lovecraftian narrative puzzle adventure and sequel to 2020’s critically acclaimed Call of the Sea.

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    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: IonianCore
    Windows

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    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ludotronics
    Windows

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  52. #52 Distant
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Snow Peaks Studio
    Windows

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  53. #53 HINGE
    67% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    69% matchMostly Positive76% of 72 reviews2022
    Dev: Boo! Games
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    70% matchMixed54% of 23 reviews2022
    Dev: Michael Thorson
    Windows

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    67% matchNo user reviews
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    66% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: SEJUSTUDIO
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    70% matchMixed67% of 75 reviews2021
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