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Games Like Why? - Chapter 1

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

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Why? is a horror game where you are trapped inside a magical mansion where a series of dreadful events took place. Its hallways twist into shifting labyrinths, while a relentless monster hunts you down. It’s up to you to hide… and survive.

Reviews: Mixed — 69% — of 13 reviews
Released: 2026-01-10
Developer: Orchalys
Genres: Indie, Free To Play
Platforms: Windows

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  2. #2 Daddy Comes Home
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    Dev: LikeGames
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    You will play as a father who, in a nightmare, sees his wife and son smiling at him bizarrely. When you wake up, you find that reality is even more cruel.

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    96% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

    Can you tell the difference between truth and tale? Experience three short horror stories and gather clues as to which are true and which are just part of our imagination. Immerse yourself in the protagonist's perspective and discover eerie tales from around the world.

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    95% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    94% matchNo user reviews2027
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    94% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    93% matchPositive90% of 48 reviews2025
    Dev: WRF Studios
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    Your aunt sure was a strange one. She was some sort of witch or something. A good witch though, practicing only good spells and magic. In fact, she was working on a potion just before she was killed. Now the secret will go to the grave with her... unless you can find the missing ingredients.

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    Dev: MokazarPub: Yahaha Studios
    Windows

    As night falls, you find yourself alone at home, where strange events begin to unfold, revealing an evil entity. Survive the night in a desperate struggle with your worst nightmares. In this four-chapter journey, every shadow hides peril, and every noise could spell your demise.

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    91% matchPositive86% of 29 reviews2024
    Dev: team laeDI
    Windows

    Welcome to IDeal, a 3D horror game where you have to escape from a school with unknown anomalies. Follow the peculiar guidelines and rules of conduct, and never forget to approach everything with caution.

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  11. #11 TAMU
    90% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
    Dev: CORUMDEV
    Windows

    TAMU Open your eyes to a dark world and confront your deepest fears. TAMU drags you into a terrifying adventure where nightmares reign and reality blurs with dreams. In this mansion filled with horror and uncertainty at every corner, are you ready to fight for survival?

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    89% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2022
    Dev: Electrical Eagle Studio LTD
    Windows

    Deadly Nightmare is an exciting and engaging Horror/Survival game where you play the role of a boy living in a big manor. You need to use all the tools at your disposal in order to explore the world, find mysteries and explore a variety of challenging, scary and supernatural locations.

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    89% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
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    Windows

    Investigate morally grey crimes in this fantasy thriller in where magic and science, chaos and order, are two sides of the same coin.

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    88% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Latest Past
    Windows

    Alchemystic is a Lovecraftian RPG where you gather bizarre ingredients, experiment with alchemy, and run a potion shop in a fog‑shrouded village. Trade with locals, unravel their secrets, and rely on your own brews to survive eldritch horrors after dark.

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    87% matchVery Positive89% of 2,162 reviews2019
    Dev: IDEA FRUITION
    Windows

    A town flourished with woodworking and mining, "Babel's Hill Top". A Ruggles family who contributed greatly to the development of this town several centuries ago. The tragedy that happened at the residence of them. In this residence where blood and hatred are ingrained, their nightmare begins.

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    86% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
    Dev: Ravar Shikin
    Windows

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    86% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: DTF Studio
    Windows

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    Dev: VRT Imagination
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    72% matchPositive83% of 29 reviews2025
    Dev: Omnia Ludus
    Windows

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    72% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2023
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    Windows

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    71% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    Why similar: Magic 19.7%, Horror 17.2%, Dark 17.1%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, Adventure 9.6%

  45. #45 Mysterious Night (The First Night)
    73% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2021
    Dev: THung
    Windows

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    71% matchPositive93% of 40 reviews2021
    Dev: Daniel HoodPub: Dhood Gaming
    Windows

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    69% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2026
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    Windows

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    70% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ashdev Studio
    Windows

    Control an RC car in an abandoned hospital. Capture eerie anomalies, avoid making noise, and uncover a chilling mystery—before something finds you first.

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    67% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: BlackNoise Games
    Windows

    The Asodium is a bite-sized atmospheric horror experience focused on exploration, tension, and survival. Navigate a decaying asylum, avoid unseen threats, and uncover fragmented truths hidden within its walls while struggling to escape an unsettling reality

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    69% matchMixed66% of 131 reviews2022
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    67% matchVery Positive89% of 98 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    Why similar: Horror 42.1%, Drama 20.3%, Dark 17.3%, Mystery 10.1%, Exploration 4%

  53. #53 Small Nights
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Xio-Fret Games
    Windows

    Set in a desolate forest in rural Shreveport Louisiana, a 16 year old teenager and experienced abandoned building explorer "Riley" finds himself exploring a school with a darker history than meets the eye

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    68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: Otadanku Productions
    Windows

    Reconnect a fragmented world by switching between two perspectives – one for exploration and another for manipulating the fragmented world. Overcome intermediate levels where you'll need to employ lateral thinking and make decisions. Can you once again unite a decadent and broken world?

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  55. #55 Sunflower Code
    70% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2020
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    Windows · Mac

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    69% matchVery Positive89% of 8,096 reviews2014
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    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.

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    65% matchPositive92% of 38 reviews2026
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  58. #58 ShutEye
    67% matchNo user reviews
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    68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
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    66% matchMixed70% of 30 reviews2023
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    "Night Escape" is a tense and strategic multiplayer game. Uncover the hidden assassin, solve puzzles, and escape the mysterious mansion before it's too late. Survive the night or become a victim. Embark on this deadly race for survival.

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