Games like In the shadows

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

69% User Score Based on 320 reviews

Critic Score 30%Based on 1 reviews

Explore the worlds of Californium, a first person exploration game where you are a writer trapped into shifting realities. Will you find what’s behind the simulacra ? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Californium.

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.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story

86% User Score Based on 63 reviews

Ties is a 3D Adventure and platforming game in which you play Mink, a fearless child, and Gum, a small stretchy creature. After some adventures, they finally reach Gum's birthplace. Seeking to know the truth about their origins, they discover a forsaken land whose nature seems to be hostile... Explore an oniric world and discover all of its secrets during a dangerous and memorable quest. Use… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ties.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story

71% User Score Based on 293 reviews

Depths of Fear :: Knossos is a Greek-themed 1st person adventure game with stealth, action and edge-of-your-seat elements within rogue-like procedurally generated levels. You will run. You will hide. You will fight. You will die. The fate of Athens is in your hands as you step into the role of legendary Greek hero Theseus. Offering yourself for tribute unto the corrupt King Minos, you embark upon… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Depths of Fear: Knossos.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

76% User Score Based on 2,961 reviews

Critic Score 66%Based on 10 reviews

Observer is a first person perspective horror game that focuses on a dark, atmospheric environment and deep story telling. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Observer.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 213 reviews

Ginkgo is a single player 3D horror game set in a dreamlike space inspired by East Asian horror. Armed with a magic needle that can sew parts of the world together, solve puzzles and outsmart monsters as you explore a surreal world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ginkgo.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

83% User Score Based on 102 reviews

Critic Score 77%Based on 3 reviews

For the first time, experience the disturbing universe of Little Nightmares in first person, through your own eyes, in VR. Find out more at PlayStation Store. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

96% User Score Based on 26 reviews

Wishlist on Steam for the full game When playing our game you undertake a very normal life living in a Hotel, you do tasks, listen to the radio and prepare for work. Slowly over time you might notice a few changes, cracks in the walls, sounds you've never heard before and a sense that maybe something unsettling is happening behind the scenes. You take what's called "The Miracle Pill" a new pill … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deceived Of Joy.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Made for VR. Memories feel closer here.Hidden Memories of The Gardens Between is a tranquil single-player adventure-puzzle game about time, memory and friendship.  With twice the content of the original, Hidden Memories invites you to unlock Arina's personal diary and solve 40+ new puzzles — woven seamlessly into a deeper, more intimate journey. WHAT'S NEW IN HIDDEN MEMORIES 40+ New Puzzles – … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hidden Memories of The Gardens Between.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

78% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Nephilim is a student-made isometric combat and exploration game set in a dying fantasy land. As Strider Lazarus, you'll learn to master both Light and Shadow to vanquish the foes standing in your path. Switch between the Light and the Dark worlds to empower your abilities, get over obstacles and solve puzzles.  Fight Angels and Demons alike using all the tools in your arsenal! You'll nee… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nephilim.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

92% User Score Based on 77 reviews

Step into the tangled mind of a dementia patient as he visits the house of his late grandpa, who also suffered from the ethereal embrace of dementia. Witness your perception warp, gravity surrender its grasp and the very essence of space and time tumble into a puzzling dance as your advancing dementia twists your reality into the unfamiliar. Pre-Dementia Play through 6 levels and acquaint yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Andarin Weppes: Pre-Dementia.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

84% User Score Based on 770 reviews

Critic Score 66%Based on 5 reviews

There is an unusual cabin deep in the woods. It had served as a laboratory and a dwelling for three generations of Lodgers. But as of late the latest Lodger has been noticing weird changes in familiar surroundings; things are missing, noises and rattle heard. Something odd is coming out of the woods. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Knock-Knock.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

86% User Score Based on 219 reviews

This VR Journey takes you to the 'behind the scenes' of the Universe. Beyond a door lies a barren landscape inhabited by strange stonefaced beings. Here, the maintenance and heavy lifting required keeps existence stable and temporal. You are a tourist. Don't do anything foolish. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Utility Room.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 77 reviews

Extreme Evolution is an expressive platformer adventure; movement is your power: transform, drive, run, split, tumble, and launch yourself. Discover new forms and evolve as you explore this organic underworld open world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Extreme Evolution: Drive to Divinity.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability

88% User Score Based on 2,285 reviews

Critic Score 63%Based on 17 reviews

A third-person exploratory action/adventure title in which a boy ends up on a mysterious island and makes his way through its highly stylized environments, containing puzzles and slight navigation challenges, to get to the bottom of why he's ended up there and to reach the end of the road he's inadvertently begun to travel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RiME.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

65% User Score Based on 200 reviews

Critic Score 77%Based on 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.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

89% User Score Based on 754 reviews

In this game, you play a copy of a fictional beta test version of the game "Andy's Apple Farm", a game that was supposed to be released in the mid-1980s. The game isn't actually a beta test, however, the game's version is designed to appear as one. The game starts to "glitch" and reveal more of the story behind the game. This game has a lot of secrets to discover so it may require several playthr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Andy's Apple Farm.

45%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

58% User Score Based on 24 reviews

Critic Score 52%Based on 1 reviews

Meet Paperman and the team in a platform adventure to find the lost mail. Explore colorful worlds, uncover secrets and defeat the greedy dragon! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paperman: Adventure Delivered.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 2,542 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

The ultimate thief is back! Tread softly as you make your way through 15 new complex, non-linear levels full of loot to steal and guards to outsmart. Improved enemy AI, new gadgets and a riveting story will draw you into the world of Thief II: The Metal Age, a place of powerful new technologies, fanatical religions and corruption. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thief II: The Metal Age.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

77% User Score Based on 31 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

Inspired by Super Mario World, Super Ubie Island Remix is an adorable platformer. Help Ubie defeat Dr. Terrestrial, discover secrets, repair his ship and escape Climate Island. Run, jump and glide your way through more than 25 insanely fun levels! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Ubie Island REMIX.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

96% User Score Based on 164 reviews

Restore a broken mind to solve a twisted case. Investigate a couple's most intimate moments and piece together the events of a fateful night. Pick what to investigate, deduce awful truths, and solve a dark mystery. But most of all, Mind Diver: find the lost love. Before it's too late. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mind Diver.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

91% User Score Based on 777 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 17 reviews

GNOG is a wondrous journey through a universe of visually stunning and playfully interactive monster heads. Explore a myriad of unique interconnected heads and the worlds they carry within, as you try to decipher each one's quirks and advance to the next. Interact with the outside to change the inside and vice versa to reveal the exit! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gnog.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

56% User Score Based on 240 reviews

Critic Score 55%Based on 1 reviews

Solarix is a science-fiction stealth-horror game featuring open-ended levels for both combative and stealth-focused playstyles. Solarix combines old-school sci-fi horror with next-gen style and graphics. The story follows an electrical engineer desperately fighting for his life after an infection wipes out an interstellar research station. He must contain the disease, battling both the remnants of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solarix.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

92% User Score Based on 1,337 reviews

Delve into the diverse world of horror movies in this 2D action puzzler. Nothing can prepare you for the R-rated challenges you will face! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lakeview Cabin Collection.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

76% User Score Based on 948 reviews

Critic Score 72%Based on 20 reviews

A noir adventure set before, during and after the Big Bang. Explore black holes, primordial Earth, and jazz cafes. Witness the birth and history of mankind. Find comfort in a glass of gin. Search for a way to destroy creation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Genesis Noir.

SUMMARYParanox is a singleplayer survival horror game. As a Paranormal Researcher you find yourself taking an abandoned school as your research project, hoping to uncover the secrets that lay within the shadows. As you explore the haunted school you will find that you are not alone, your goal is to explore the school's twisted labyrinths in search for clues that will maybe lead you to the answers … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paranox.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

87% User Score Based on 16 reviews

"A tall man with a black hat wanders across desolated worlds, stumbling beneath the endless stars." A mysterious wanderer with bright eyes and a tall, black hat traverses these forgotten lands, unraveling their stories and cleansing their darkness. Control strange white weapons and flames to destroy barbed black structures. Discover relics and scant remnants of vanished civilizations. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sidereal.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, gameplay

83% User Score Based on 29 reviews

STORYIn Backrooms Missing Persons, you explore the fates of the lost through a collection of unsettling VHS tapes. Experience their final moments through the warped lens of an old camcorder, piecing together the fate of the lost. Explore yellow halls, hear the hum of flickering lights, and uncover fragments of stories that were never meant to be found. Avalialbe Tapes Office … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms: Missing Persons.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

97% User Score Based on 58 reviews

Football is full of hidden talent, and it’s your job to discover them.Run your own independent football academy, scout and sign young prospects, and guide their development into valuable players. Train with a clear focus, sell at the right moment, and reinvest each transfer to grow your academy and prestige. Key Features Scout and discover young talents Watch youth matches, uncover a player’… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Football Academy Manager.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 23 reviews

+☢️+ An immersive first-person point-and-click exploration game set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland overrun by giant insects and abandoned robots. Embark on a journey to uncover hidden mysteries, guided solely by hand-drawn sketches—no text or dialogue. About the demo: ~ 30 mins gameplay The demo is a standalone adventure separate from the main storyline. It takes place on an island where your … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Back in the Swamp.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

97% User Score Based on 1,020 reviews

Swipe, dodge, grab bananas, and unlock wild skins in a funny 3D runner. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flying Gorilla: Jungle Runner.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

93% User Score Based on 1,752 reviews

Critic Score 66%Based on 4 reviews

Follow The Midnight Walk in an adventure from the minds behind Lost in Random. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Midnight Walk.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

63% User Score Based on 41 reviews

ROADMAP About the GameAbout This GameStep into the eerie, endless corridors of the Backrooms in this intense multiplayer horror experience. With online co-op support for up to 7 players, you and your friends must survive the unsettling labyrinth, solve mysterious puzzles, and evade unspeakable horrors lurking in the shadows. Key Features: Realistic Graphics & Environments: Immerse yoursel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms: Hide Together.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

68% User Score Based on 519 reviews

Critic Score 52%Based on 3 reviews

Bye Sweet Carole is a horrific thriller game inspired by the greatest animation movies and created by Chris Darril. (Remothered series) Be ready to jump into the world of Corolla and meet the rabbits that has infested it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bye Sweet Carole.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

87% User Score Based on 99 reviews

The 2024 true-crime podcast "My Escape from the Slackjaw Killer" took America by storm—with its unflinching interview of his only known surviving victim. Painstakingly recreated from testimony, crime scene photos, and FBI reports, this game puts you in Slackjaw's world and asks: Will you survive? Average playtime: 1 hour Explore the world of a serial killer as his next victim. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SLACKJAW.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 9,503 reviews

Uncover one of history’s greatest mysteries in a first-person, single-player adventure set between the events of Raiders of the Lost Ark™ and The Last Crusade™. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

78% User Score Based on 170 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 21 reviews

SCHiM is a game about jumping through shades in a challenging and lively environment, touch the light and it's over! This fast-paced 3D platformer takes elements of light & animation and adds them directly to the gameplay, delivering an experience that you will only find in SCHiM. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCHiM.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

84% User Score Based on 146 reviews

Basingstoke has been invaded by the Titans, and everyone else is dead. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Basingstoke.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

After years spent in hiding, the Street Cleaner becomes caught up on the trail of a mystery leading to his greatest foe yet, but this time he's not alone! Delinquent high-school brawler Honoko, and rival turned ally Cogex join in on the action, not to mention the trusty blue pup. Fight your way through locations new and remembered and swing back into the vigilante action in an all new 8-bit retro … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Street Cleaner 3.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

96% User Score Based on 8,311 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 49 reviews

Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

76% User Score Based on 420 reviews

You awake and find yourself in a parallel dimension. The year is 2032. All you can remember is that you’ve been participating in some kind of experiment that went horribly wrong. Travel through parallel worlds to get back home and uncover your past in this puzzle game where sci-fi meets surrealism. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability

93% User Score Based on 28 reviews

Who froze the city of NEW ICE YORK? Who did this? That's up to you to find out, Detective... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to New Ice York.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

88% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Step into the mind of Mike and explore the depths of a twisted reality in this heart-pounding psychological horror first-person platformer. Dodge deadly obstacles at every turn and unravel the truth hidden deep within Mike's psych as you navigate his tormented memories. But beware; she is watching your every move. Can you solve the puzzles and escape this nightmarish world before its too late? Sol… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Unknown.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

99% User Score Based on 2,028 reviews

Hidden object adventure set in iconic paintings from James Ensor. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Please, Touch The Artwork 2.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

61% User Score Based on 108 reviews

Is a first-person psychological horror game that tells the chilling story of an overconfident realtor named Pavel.  He thought that he would earn some money before his honeymoon trip, but ended up in a terrible nightmare in which you have to be afraid of every rustle and pray to all the gods so as not to go crazy with horror... The action will unfold in several locations - the entrance of the hou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Please, Forgive Me.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

73% User Score Based on 2,174 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 4 reviews

Lifeless Planet was inspired by Cold War era science fiction stories, posing questions about humankind's desire for space travel. What if you journeyed across the galaxy to another planet, only to find humans had already been there? What kind of person would sign up for a one-way mission, leaving behind planet Earth and everyone they've ever known and love... to go in search of an Earth-like plane… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lifeless Planet Premier Edition.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

84% User Score Based on 300 reviews

Brew magical mixtures for the local adventurers - and get them hooked! Team up with a mushroom-loving witch to restore her run-down shop. Build automated production lines, experiment with exotic ingredients, explore a cozy world - and try not to blow everything up. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Magical Mixture Mill.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

93% User Score Based on 7,556 reviews

You haven't fully experienced the beauty of Nippon until you've seen it on an HD canvas! Okami painted vivid and colorful memories for many. Now it's back to revive those memories, and create new ones for those who have yet to take up the Celestial Brush. Supports PlayStation Move motion controller and includes 51 trophies (with one platinum trophy). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Okami HD.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

93% User Score Based on 80 reviews

A puzzle adventure about light and perception. You are trapped within the perception of a mysterious Eye; everything it sees is a reality for you. But a curious thing happens when its eye closes, the world disappears around you and anything brightly lit up leaves an afterimage burned into the vision of the Eye. To you, these afterimages are solid objects, and you can jump on them to get to un… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blink.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

87% User Score Based on 524 reviews

Critic Score 52%Based on 4 reviews

Fract Osc is a musical exploration game. You arrive in a forgotten place and explore the vast and unfamiliar landscape to discover the secrets of a world built on sound. You rebuild its machinery by solving puzzles and bring the world back to life by shaping sound and creating music in the game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FRACT OSC.