Games like Cold House
Looking for games like Cold House? Here are top survival simulation recommendations with a horror and mystery focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Left Alone, Horror Story: Hallowseed or Visage.
- 73%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding73% User Score 738 reviews
Left alone is a psychological horror game set in multiple believable interior and exterior environments. The game has a unique, old school, high octane atmosphere which means you'll feel like you're truly beginning an adventure you'll never quite forget. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Left Alone.
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- 73%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability71% User Score 222 reviewsCritic Score 80%2 reviews
Horror Story: Hallowseed is a story-driven psychological horror game. An obscure event causes two of your friends to disappear while you were camping in the woods. Left alone and stranded in an unknown place, you need to seek the answers about what happened, face the horror and find your friends If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Horror Story: Hallowseed.
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- 85%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding87% User Score 7,362 reviewsCritic Score 77%4 reviews
Each death has its visage. How will you face them? Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Visage.
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- 89%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability89% User Score 876 reviews
The game "Find Yourself" - psychological horror from the first person in a closed space. Explore the truly frightening subway cars and find out what fears the main character will have to face. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Find Yourself.
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- 90%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:stability90% User Score 862 reviews
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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mists of Aiden.
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- 72%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability72% User Score 385 reviewsCritic Score 69%2 reviews
Something disturbing appears in the woods. What can it be? You find yourself in a creepy and unknown place where something terrible happened. Dead bodies, blood, and people who died horribly. Who or what could have done all that? You will have to learn to survive as you face mysterious and disturbing events in a Lovecraftian atmosphere. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Land of Pain.
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- 81%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability80% User Score 163 reviewsCritic Score 85%1 reviews
The Initiate is a mystery puzzle game with horror elements. This is your trial; complete it, or die! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Initiate.
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- 63%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, music63% User Score 268 reviews
For Desktop or VR! In this 3 chapter story, you play as a modern day legend, Detective Thomas Moore. He has solved more cases than one can count, where others hit dead-ends, he gets to work. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Curious Cases.
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- 70%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding78% User Score 3,038 reviewsCritic Score 60%7 reviews
A single player exploration and survival experience, played in first person and developed in Unreal Engine 4. Set on a mysterious and uninhabited alien planet. With Earth on the brink of destruction, as mankind's last hope, and stranded on a deserted alien planet, the player has to survive the harsh environment and find a way to send a signal back home. Confronted with merciless weather, and dan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Solus Project.
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- 83%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization83% User Score 800 reviews
You work in the cinema as an usher and accidentally fell into the Backrooms, now being trapped, needing to unravel the mysteries of the yellow rooms in order to get out of this place, but be careful, there are entities that will be in your way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Backrooms: Lost Tape.
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- 78%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization79% User Score 297 reviewsCritic Score 70%1 reviews
A disturbing reality is about to be unveiled, something that mankind should never know. After a mysterious finding, unexplainable facts occur and strange happenings will lead you to doubt the world around you. Uncover an otherworldly secret and explore forbidden places to find out the truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Alien Cube.
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- 68%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability68% User Score 225 reviews
Never Again - Horror/first-person Quest. The main essence of the game is research locations and puzzles, plunging in the dramatic story of a little girl suffering from asthma. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Never Again.
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- 90%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability91% User Score 736 reviewsCritic Score 90%2 reviews
True Fear: Forsaken Souls takes the best of the psychological thriller, blending in fun and intuitive gameplay mechanics. Episode 1, the first in a trilogy, will long be remembered. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1.
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- 68%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:music, stability68% User Score 160 reviews
Astray is a first-person horror/puzzle game set in an abandoned museum based on unusual cultures, legends, and supernatural themes; but something more sinister lurks beneath the surface.. Playing as the nephew of the museum’s missing curator, you must survive as you make your way through the abandoned building, interacting with objects, and completing puzzles along your way to unravelling the mys… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astray.
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- 80%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability80% User Score 1,092 reviews
A photographer enters the Great Pyramids to photograph Pharaoh Rudamon’s remains, but is soon overwhelmed by a sinister curse, as the ancient tomb awakens dark forces that claw at his sanity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Amenti.
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- 82%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding93% User Score 1,179 reviewsCritic Score 68%8 reviews
Your dream is about to become a reality as you just landed a brand new job at the latest iteration of the Happy's Humble fast food franchises, Happy's Humble Burger Farm. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Happy's Humble Burger Farm.
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- 68%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay68% User Score 258 reviews
In the social network, the main character plays the quest "Hide and Seek", but this time the organizers decided to move the quest to the real world. They indicate the coordinates of the place where the quest item was hidden, the one who finds it first will receive a cash prize. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You_Must.
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- View Game72%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability72% User Score 572 reviews
Sam is an addict who ends up in an institution named “Reaching Dreams”, hoping to kick his drug problem and sort out his miserable life. But during the first night, something goes horribly wrong and he gets stuck in an endless nightmare… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Decay: The Mare.
- 80%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization80% User Score 726 reviews
Escape first Alchemist: Prologue is the demo for a first person escape room / adventure game, where you play as the apprentice of the reclusive sorceror-alchemist "Trismegistus". Your benevolent master managed to trap himself in a prison of his own making, and has bestowed upon you the challenge of releasing him. Of course, to make sure you don't just run away from his cunning riddles, he deigned… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape First Alchemist Prologue.
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- 90%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability90% User Score 1,968 reviews
From the darkness is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an old Soviet abandoned apartment. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to From The Darkness.
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- 78%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding84% User Score 9,550 reviewsCritic Score 73%81 reviews
HORROR REIMAGINED If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Layers of Fear.
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- 74%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability76% User Score 352 reviewsCritic Score 68%2 reviews
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology, you will discover the gloomiest parts of human's brain. Overcome your fear and get to know what has really happened to your family. Where will the insanity lead you? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rise of Insanity.
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- 77%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability77% User Score 4,232 reviews
The Beast Inside is a gripping new twist on thriller and survival horror genres, telling a multi-layered story about cryptanalyst discovering a hundred-year-old murder-mystery that not only remains unresolved, but also puts his very life at risk. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Beast Inside.
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- 81%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability81% User Score 2,292 reviews
Blameless is a mysterious first-person adventure with primary focus on puzzle solving and short story. The player will appear in a role of an architect trying to investigate strange happenings, after discovering evidence of an act of violence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blameless.
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- 72%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, replayabilityMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, music77% User Score 266 reviewsCritic Score 50%1 reviews
Last Will is a digital Escape Room experience, where the players need to infiltrate a grand old mansion, where it's deceased owner has filled it with cryptic riddles and weird puzzles, to keep away intruders. They need to work together, to solve the puzzles in time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Will.
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- 75%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability78% User Score 1,163 reviewsCritic Score 65%2 reviews
Kidnapped for no clear reason to a dazzling yet mysterious island on the Mediterranean Sea, a young girl has to find a way to escape. Armed with only her wits, agility, and the will to survive, she must make her getaway or Die Young. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Die Young.
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- 54%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding54% User Score 1,172 reviews
Dream’s gameplay is strongly based around exploration with games such as Yume Nikki and LSD being the initial inspiration for the concept. On top of this we have been inspired by the narrative elements in Dear Esther and Deus Ex’s non-linear story telling and environments, the resulting gameplay maintains aspects of all 4 games. There will be many puzzles to solve, horror sections and some more na… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dream.
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- 58%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, emotional59% User Score 110 reviewsCritic Score 50%1 reviews
Roots of Insanity is a fps/tps, survival/horror game designed and developed in Unreal Engine. Demo of Roots of Insanity which, on one hand subjects the doctor of the August Valentine Hospital, Riley McClein's struggle caused by his epileptic attacks and on another hand his survival through an unknown maelstrom, is expected to be released this summer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Roots of Insanity.
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- 69%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding87% User Score 6,654 reviewsCritic Score 50%8 reviews
You're on your own. No one to come for you. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Slender: The Arrival is the official videogame adaption of Slender Man, developed in collaboration with Eric "Victor Surge" Knudson, creator of the paranormal phenomenon that has been terrifying the curious-minded around the world since its inception, with Mark Hadley and Blue Isle Studios. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slender: The Arrival.
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- 52%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding51% User Score 100 reviewsCritic Score 54%4 reviews
The Fridge is Red is an anthology of different first person horror stories. Each episode explores a specific theme and experiments with gameplay ideas. Liminal spaces, surreal encounters and uncanny strangers. You will see a completely mundane settings spiraling down into distorted psychological terror. Experience the dreadful trip inspired by the retro analogue and PS1-era horrors. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fridge is Red.
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- 76%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability87% User Score 4,157 reviewsCritic Score 65%18 reviews
Among the Sleep is a first person horror adventure, in which you play a two year old child. After being awoken abruptly by some strange force you explore the eerie house while looking for comfort. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Among the Sleep.
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- 61%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability73% User Score 480 reviewsCritic Score 49%12 reviews
Don't Knock Twice is a first-person horror game based on a psychologically terrifying urban legend. To save her estranged daughter, a guilt-ridden mother must uncover the frightening truth behind the urban tale of a vengeful, demonic witch. One knock to wake her from her bed, twice to raise her from the dead. Explore a grand manor house and interact with almost every object you see. To find and s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Don't Knock Twice.
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- 73%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability73% User Score 365 reviews
Kraven Manor challenges you to explore an expansive manor and discover the mysteries that lurk in its dark corners. You have the power to dynamically alter the layout of your environment by interacting with a miniature scale model of the manor, located in its extravagant entryway. Dynamically build the manor around you. Find miniature room models and carry them back to an increasingly elaborate s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kraven Manor.
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- 74%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, music77% User Score 186 reviewsCritic Score 60%2 reviews
Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities in an immersive storyline where your choices matter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mirror Forge.
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- 84%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization84% User Score 593 reviews
This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Welcome to Kowloon.
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- 51%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability51% User Score 274 reviews
**Indie Physiological Adventure Horror Game Preview May 10, 2014 – South Wales, UK** – Deceptive Games Ltd. has announced its first game “Kidnapped” starting with Windows desktop PCs.... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kidnapped.
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- 46%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay46% User Score 194 reviews
The Tape is a slow and creepy first person horror game, with mystical story and abstract psychological elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Tape.
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- 66%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability66% User Score 508 reviews
Okaeri is a Japanese horror game about a middle school girl and her mother who recently moved to a new house. It's 6:00 pm, coming back home expecting a welcome from your mom, instead, she finds unexpected things happening before her eyes. The game is inspired by short omniverse Japanese horror films. Key Features: Immersive experience: An atmospheric photo-realistic graphics intensifies the hor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Okaeri.
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- 68%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization65% User Score 200 reviewsCritic Score 77%3 reviews
STAIRS is a first-person atmospheric psychological horror game, inspired by real-life events, that takes players through the stories of three missing people as seen through the eyes of journalist Christopher Adams. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stairs.
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- 80%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability80% User Score 262 reviews
You will play a telepath named James. He has the ability to connect with the soul thus he can understand their past. He was hired to explore what happened in the previous 20 years in a haunted house This is the puzzle game! Gameplay uses the first person perspective, your mission searching for items and solve puzzles in order to connect with the souls of those who died in the house and listen t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Root Of Evil: The Tailor.
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- 87%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization87% User Score 1,344 reviews
Arid is a gritty, exploration-survival experience that challenges players in surviving the most arid place in the world. By using your skills and adaptation, you must face the loneliness, the extreme temperatures, and mysteries of the Atacama Desert. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arid.
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- 68%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability78% User Score 3,366 reviewsCritic Score 50%3 reviews
When twilight fades. Where darkness reigns.DreadOut is a third person supernatural horror game where you play as Linda, a high school student trapped in an old abandoned town. Equipped with her trusty smart-phone, she will battle against terrifying encounters and solve mysterious puzzles which will ultimately determine her fate.Help her overcome the challenges that will stand before her. Survive t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DreadOut.
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- 74%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability75% User Score 514 reviewsCritic Score 70%1 reviews
Discolored is a first-person puzzle adventure game where all the colors have gone missing. It's up to you to bring them back. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Discolored.
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- View Game72%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding82% User Score 212 reviewsCritic Score 55%18 reviews
Someday You'll Return is a story-driven psychological horror game about a desperate search for a missing daughter deep in the woods where you swore you'd never return, brought to you by the creative duo behind J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Someday You'll Return.
- 68%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability72% User Score 1,160 reviewsCritic Score 64%46 reviews
In the wake of catastrophe find the means to make your family whole again. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Somerville.
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- 66%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability71% User Score 1,798 reviewsCritic Score 53%3 reviews
The Shore is a first person story driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations, You will encounter mysterious creatures and unravel the secrets behind them. Strong elements of horror, struggle to survive an unknown world that will make you question your own sanity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shore.
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- 76%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability76% User Score 471 reviews
Step back into Hanwell and discover the world beyond it. Set in the deeper parts of London, explore Westminster and uncover the truth about yourself. Explore a rich, atmospheric take on Westminster and it's various Locations. Filled with lore and secrets to discover. All new dual control melee combat system, land each hit and combo with satisfying intensity. Scavenge scarce but available weapons … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beyond Hanwell.
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- 60%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization60% User Score 968 reviews
Tales of Escape is a series of multiplayer, VR (also playable on nonVR computers), escape room adventures. Cold as Ice is the first story, which puts you, and up to 5 friends (VR or not) in an abandoned butcher shop late in the last millennium. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales of Escape.
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- 84%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story84% User Score 292 reviews
In Locked in Mind, you are trapped in a virtual escape room full of puzzles. Use your wits to solve them at your own pace without the pressure of a time limit. Perfect for players of all skill levels. Start your adventure today! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Locked In Mind.
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- 41%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, music41% User Score 162 reviews
Alone is a Psychological horror game that changes around you as you play. When Sam receives a letter from his sister Michelle, asking for help, he ventures back to the hostel where he grew up. Little did he know, what he was about to encounter. Can you track down your missing sister, and discover the strange occurrences happening at the home where he grew up? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ALONE?.
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