Games like CANDLE

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, stability

85% User Score Based on 82 reviews

WHERE HOME FEELS WRONG, AND YOU’RE ANYTHING BUT WELCOME PSX Style12 NPCsStealth & SurvivalMultiple Endings Download the installer OR the zipped package.Run installer and follow the instructions OR unpack the zip folder.Run the executable and enjoy the game! NOTICE: Update 1.1a released on 2025-01-23. Contains bugfixes.Update 1.1 released on 2025-01-20. Contains bugfixes and an improve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Welcome Home.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

92% User Score Based on 62 reviews

Note: THIS IS A DEMO. Full game available on Steam! A DIRTY JOB BUT SOMEONE HAS TO DO IT Whispers of a shadowy satanic cult connected to dozens of missing people have ignited a firestorm of rumors. Some believe the tales are true, while others dismiss them as a hoax. In the wake of a brutal wave of journalist layoffs, Sarah is ready to chase the story no one else dares touch. But as she digs dee… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fear Business.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

86% User Score Based on 229 reviews

Sequel of "Hospital 666" You can try the Demo Version of School 666 HERE or ON STEAM!!! Full Release will be on Steam, Wishlist!!! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2802820/School_666/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- You must stay alive in this horror endless school. Try to find the correct way to survive the anomalies in the endless school. Use your brain to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to School 666.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

86% User Score Based on 72 reviews

[Media 2293963] PRE-ORDER LENIN - THE LION RIGHT NOW Patreon Page - Support the project and get access to exclusive content and rewards Attention - In order to have a better immersive experience... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lenin: The Lion.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

93% User Score Based on 2,692 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 4 reviews

A short psychological horror game, where you attempt to gain root access into an unethical superstructure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to s.p.l.i.t.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere

95% User Score Based on 40 reviews

Fear of the Light is a stealth-based survival horror game where light is scarier than darkness and where surveying monsters keep you on edge. You’re the lone survivor on a spaceship infested by moths and other dangerous creatures. Explore the ship, override quarantine lockdowns, and find a way to escape. Use your radar and other tools to avoid enemies, keep out of the light, sneak around da… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fear of the Light.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

97% User Score Based on 128 reviews

A pro cycling turn-based tactics and strategy game. Create your own rider and manage your team throughout career mode, or compete in customizable single races and tours. Manage your resources wisely and outsmart the competition to ride to the top. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cyclist: Tactics.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, music

79% User Score Based on 124 reviews

Creature by Antonino Truisi About the GameAmygdala | Synopsis Welcome to the haunting world of Amygdala, an horror experience that explores the dark depths of the nightmare realm, manifested through incredible and terrifying creatures. Confront your deepest fears and uncover what lies behind the Amygdala. Prepare to immerse yourself in the sinister beauty of horror. Wellcome to Amygdala | S… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Amygdala.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

94% User Score Based on 1,146 reviews

David Hoover decides to move into a new apartment during a rough time in his life. After some odd occurrences, he decides to ask about the room's former owner, but learns little.So he sets off in search of him, strangely compelled to know more about this man... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Crooked Man.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

84% User Score Based on 9,550 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 81 reviews

HORROR REIMAGINED If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Layers of Fear.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

93% User Score Based on 61 reviews

Philophobia is a platformer in which love is literal Hell and all of the enemies are hearts. The game is fast-paced and the player needs to navigate the bowels of Hell and escape the torment of love. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Philophobia: The Fear of Love.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

81% User Score Based on 3,086 reviews

Startup Company is a business simulation sandbox game where you’re the CEO of a new company. Your job is to build your very own website and compete against the largest tech giants on the planet! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Startup Company.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

91% User Score Based on 85 reviews

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? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Initiate 2: The First Interviews.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

86% User Score Based on 486 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 6 reviews

Corpse Party: Book of Shadows is a survival horror adventure game and the sequel to Corpse party BloodCovered: ...Repeated Fear. Corpse Party: Book of Shadows adds new twists and backgrounds for the characters who were barely touched upon in Corpse Party and mostly plays as a prequel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Corpse Party: Book of Shadows.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

92% User Score Based on 3,218 reviews

Unlock the Cube Escape Collection and the mysteries of the Rusty Lake universe! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cube Escape Collection.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

91% User Score Based on 1,008 reviews

The Princess of the Flower Kingdom has vanished! She was taken by the Ghulibas of the north, and it is up to brave Zee Tee to rescue her. On his quest, he - and you - will discover the hidden lands behind the peaceful kingdom, and come face to face with secrets that will set you on edge! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to eversion.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

82% User Score Based on 142 reviews

You are Pandora, the mastermind behind a death game in which you must find the traitor while concealing your identity. Six hours, one school, six deaths. Nine participants fight for survival: it's kill or be killed, trust or deceive, escape or die. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Birth ME Code.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

82% User Score Based on 272 reviews

You know, my dear, it isn't safe... To wander and creep while oh so weak. In the abandoned, the rotten, the decayed. Society has forgotten you; it won't lift a finger for that which is tossed away. You're just prey that the true prowlers who lay in shadows await to feast upon. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Haze.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

80% User Score Based on 10 reviews

You are a doll who wakes up on the day of her owner's first period. How will you navigate the unfamiliar and increasingly surreal situation? Navigate immersive psychological environments. As the girl's mental state deteriorates, how does your environment change? Solve puzzles to help your owner. Look for solutions in your environment to the problems she's facing. Discover journal pages and g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Doll Parts.

[Media 2373982] It Will Find You is a first person narrative driven horror experience, utilising a reactive narrative system that alters narrative elements based on player actions. With a focus... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to It Will Find You.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

84% User Score Based on 51 reviews

What is a home? The safest place — or at least, that is what it is for Camila… In this psychological horror and interactive narrative experience, you play as Camila, a child wandering through a house shaped by memories, cracks, and scars that are not always visible. The story unfolds through exploration, symbolism, and environmental narrative, inviting the player to interpret events and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A House Inside Me.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability

90% User Score Based on 133 reviews

Don’t Go Looking For Evil, You May Find The Likho… One-Eyed Likho is a mystical first-person horror adventure in which you have to find Likho and escape your own evil fate. Features Folk horror – Explore a game world inspired by a Slavic fairy-tale recorded in the early 19th century Story-focused exploration – Progress through the game to uncover secrets and learn the whole truth Unique style - A … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One-Eyed Likho.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

78% User Score Based on 607 reviews

A 1-3 co-op horror game. Play as ordinary shoppers trapped in an accursed megastore. Find the exit together at all costs before the employees catch you. Find your way through a shopping complex that was never meant for you. During opening hours, lights flicker across deserted halls, inviting exploration. When closing time comes, employees roam the aisles looking to "assist" you. Silence, teamwork,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Storebound.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, character development

84% User Score Based on 58 reviews

Happy Holidays! Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story is a point & click puzzle adventure with hand-drawn 2D graphics that tells the first part of a new story set in the Tales from Candleforth universe. Look, someone has left a present at your door! What could it be? Get ready to dive into this little preview of the next chapter of the story that surrounds Candleforth combining cozy a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth short story.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

98% User Score Based on 361 reviews

Baionlenja is a first-person metroidvania with an extreme movement focus. Explore the vast and interconnected research facility, where a mysterious fossil grants you unimaginable power and mobility. B-hop, rocket jump and air strafe to uncover the secrets of the Baionlenja corporation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BAIONLENJA.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

84% User Score Based on 55 reviews

You Are Grounded" is a short psychological horror-slasher game from a first-person perspective. A terrifying killer clown terrorizes a teenager and his family on Halloween Eve. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You Are Grounded.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

89% User Score Based on 36 reviews

Blackthorne’s Manor is a first-person puzzle-horror experience that plunges you into the unsettling depths of a long-abandoned estate. Your friend vanished after attending a party at the manor, and no one has seen them since. Armed with little more than your wits and a faintly glowing lantern, you step inside, not knowing what you'll find on the other side. Shadowed rooms, cryptic puzzles, and fr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blackthorne's Manor.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story

75% User Score Based on 28 reviews

In Mononeko, players seamlessly weave button presses into the game’s musical beat, creating an immersive dance of attack and movement. With rhythmic precision, players hone their aim to vanquish foes and chain together an endless sequence of commands, but a single misstep can unravel your progress. Along your journey, you’ll revive fallen kittens to bolster your ranks and gain boons for increas… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mononeko: A Rhythm Adventure.

SummaryA story about the mystery of a boarding room inhabited by a supernatural being, where its caretaker is required to perform a mourning ritual. Rocky, who has just returned from work, is asked by his grandfather to look after the boarding house. However, the haunted room forces Rocky to carry out the ritual on his own. The ghost, known as “The Girl”, wants to share something she has been ke… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grieving (Berduka).

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 73 reviews

Blankspace is an escape room visual novel with point-and-click elements. Interact with Beryl, investigate your surroundings, solve puzzles, and find your way out of a strange-looking room! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blankspace.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization

87% User Score Based on 40 reviews

CHIYO is a first person, escape room styled, single player, puzzle game set in a Edo era Japan horror background and in the same universe of MALICE. Play as Idate Chiyo, a newly recruited paranormal investigator of the Tokugawa Shogunate's Magical Arcane Division, tasked with her first assignment to investigate some strange occurrences reported to have originated from an abandoned mansion on the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chiyo.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

95% User Score Based on 195 reviews

AVERAGE TIME TO COMPLETE: 1hrs 30m You take on the role of Thomas Myrtle, a World War II veteran, returns from the war with PTSD and struggles with addiction, leading to the collapse of his marriage and a period of homelessness. In 1949, his grandparents take him in, helping him achieve sobriety, but his fragile peace shatters when his grandmother accuses him of stealing her medication. One ni… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ethel.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story

86% User Score Based on 572 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 8 reviews

Create & Play the dungeons of your dreams Create and share your very own dungeons, then play a nearly infinite number of highly creative, trap-ridden dungeons made by other creators from all over the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Dungeon Maker.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

91% User Score Based on 56 reviews

                  Every time you die, a new story begins. You are the nighttime security guard at a hospital. Your job is to monitor the hospital and fix problems when they happen. Every night, a new horror tale will unfold. If you can survive enough nights, you will learn the truth behind all the horror. You get 4 stories in this version, and most people take about an hour to an hour and a ha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Security: The Horrible Nights.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

79% User Score Based on 19 reviews

Victim Complex: Part 1 is an early Demo for the upcoming full game release, scheduled for Q4 2025. Search Steam for Victim Complex to add the Full Game to your wishlist, see more demos, and get updates on progress! Victim Complex is a first person, narrative-driven horror experience. Play as hack medium Jack Lognare, who has stumbled on his first legitimate haunting. Will you try to help the sp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Victim Complex: Part 1.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 25 reviews

Step into the shoes of Everlyn Sterling, a new grad undertaking a temp job in a small town in dead winter. Little does she know this seemingly ordinary task will soon unveil a mysterious tale of a disturbed spirit. Solve a series of brain teasers, booby traps, and ciphers set by the ghost. Can you unravel why a once beautiful mansion now harbors a dark, ugly secret? FEATURES Simple point-… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Winter Haunting.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

97% User Score Based on 168 reviews

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 its secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quiet is the Eyes.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

73% User Score Based on 71 reviews

Embark on a haunting journey in Ontotis, where chilling secrets of the past shape a story that blurs reality and nightmare in this psychological horror experience. Key Features ❖ Engage in an immersive gameplay experience that blends an atmospheric environment with chilling horror elements. ❖ Solve intricate puzzles to progress the story and unlock secrets. ❖ Piece together the mystery … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ontotis.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

67% User Score Based on 134 reviews

On Dark Terms is an online 1-4 player co-op open-world horror set in a post-apocalyptic world where you have signed a contract with Bwonsombdi – Loa of the Dead – to acquire protection in the form of a cat to look over your spirit while you attempt to investigate and discover a way to push back the Darkness. You’ll scour the open-world for materials that you can use to craft consumables and Bio Fu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to On Dark Terms.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

72% User Score Based on 92 reviews

Critic Score 30%Based on 1 reviews

This game lets you try on the role of a Supernatural Newspaper Agency boss and editor. The world it takes place in is a dark and haunted one, with ghosts, zombies, monsters and even shapeshifting murderers, pretending to be human after they have stolen their victims' bodies or infiltrated the humanity. It was inspired heavily by the works of H.P.Lovecraft and it builds on the atmosphere of uncerta… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Daily Chthonicle.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story

91% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Join Juul, a youth whose mind has been altered by a terrible curse, and Glasswalker, an Elder Pilgrim of a spiritually evolved people, as they travel across the world to seek treatment for the horrible curse of anxiety. On your journey you will travel through colorful landscapes, meet beautiful and dangerous creatures, and seek guidance from great beings made purely from thought. Each level pres… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Müll Littoral.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

82% User Score Based on 142 reviews

Escape the underground research facility and discover the truth of your origin. ShadowBringer is a 3D stealth game where you take on the role of a shadowy monster. Awakened with no recollection of the past, a voice in your head whispers softly to you: "Get out of this place". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ShadowBringer.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

99% User Score Based on 3,378 reviews

Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Kat: Paper Lily Prologue.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

86% User Score Based on 66 reviews

Chased by the spirits of the cursed Noh mask, you must do everything you can to escape. Set in traditional Japanese locales, Shadow Corridor provides a unique survival horror experience. Randomly generated maps filled with a variety of items make every playthrough different. Immerse yourself in the darkness, for only the determined will survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadow Corridor.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

71% User Score Based on 1,371 reviews

Neverending Nightmares is a psychological horror game inspired by the developer's actual battle with mental illness. In the game, you take on the role of Thomas who awakens from a terrible nightmare only to find that he is still dreaming. As he descends deeper through the layers of hellish dreamscapes, he must hide from horrifying apparitions and outrun his inner demons. He must discover which of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neverending Nightmares.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

42% User Score Based on 601 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Darkout is a sandbox action-game with survival and strategy components. You are the only survivor after your escape pod crashes on a strange planet. The environment is full of mysterious and hostile shadow creatures, and the only way to survive will be to gather resources used to craft and researching new weapons and technologies.The world is sunk in permanent darkness and the shadow creatures sur… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darkout.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability

83% User Score Based on 4,732 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 6 reviews

Zero Time Dilemma is the third and final entry in the Zero Escape series. It is a story focused mystery/thriller visual novel with multiple endings that involves player choices and puzzle rooms. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

92% User Score Based on 52 reviews

Tiny Thor is a classic Jump'n'Run that cleverly combines elements of action, puzzles and skill. The unique hammer-throwing action spellbinds players right from the start and acquires special superhuman abilities and upgrades as the game progresses. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiny Thor's Revenge.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

91% User Score Based on 926 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 8 reviews

After performing a charm that would supposedly unite them as friends, a group of students are teleported to the mysterious Heavenly Host Elementary School where they are visited by the spirits of the school's murdered students. Featuring the voice talent of Aqua Voices, Lindsey Vachon,  Byron Rodrigues, and many more talented voice actors. The English version of the first two chapters are playab… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Corpse Party.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

91% User Score Based on 594 reviews

A mystery-adventure game set in the solitary "Shironagasu Island". Become detective “Sen Ikeda” and explore the secrets of “Shironagasu Island” with your assistant “Neneko Izumozaki”. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Return to Shironagasu Island.