Games like It Hides in the Dark
Looking for games like It Hides in the Dark? Here are top puzzle recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Silver Chains, Indika or Impasto.
1 View Game60%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsgameplay, grinding63% User Score 338 reviewsCritic Score 58%11 reviewsIn "Silver Chains," you explore a foreboding mansion to uncover its dark history, while avoiding supernatural entities. Solve puzzles and uncover secrets as you try to escape the mansion's grasp. The game features a tense atmosphere and relies on psychological horror, rather than jump scares.
View Game2 View Game83%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayreplayability, grinding90% User Score 2,614 reviewsCritic Score 76%16 reviews"Indika" is a single-player Horror-Adventure game with an interesting plot and good gameplay, featuring perfect visuals and a spectacular soundtrack. Join a young nun, Indika, on her journey of self-discovery with the devil as her unlikely travel companion. Explore surreal landscapes and uncover Indika's troubled past in 2D pixel art mini-games, tackling unique puzzle elements in this third-person, story-driven game. With its dark sense of humor, "Indika" will make you laugh while immersing you in a wholesome and immersive atmosphere.
View Game3 View Game87%Game Brain Scoregraphics, gameplaystability, replayability87% User Score 154 reviewsImpasto is a first-person horror adventure game inspired by the works and legacy of Francisco Goya, the revered yet tortured Spanish painter. Set within a world irreversibly altered by his fraying sanity, the player must use both stealth and wits to survive.
View Game4 View Game62%Game Brain Scorestory, musicgraphics, gameplay79% User Score 29 reviews"Lucie" is a single-player, violent horror role-playing game where players navigate a lucid dream as the protagonist, Lucie. The game features a bleak atmosphere with a tense, punishing puzzle system and draws inspiration from creepypasta stories, famous horror movies, and RPGs. Lucie must overcome evil beings while searching for her body and uncovering plot twists to return to reality before her body is stolen.
View Game5 View Game83%Game Brain Scoremusic, graphicsatmosphere, gameplay83% User Score 52 reviewsMirrored Phantoms is a first-person psychological horror set in a decaying mannequin factory where reality fractures and fear consumes you. Navigate eerie corridors, uncover dark secrets hidden in shattered mirror shards, and face relentless phantoms that blur the line between imagination and reality. Survival depends on your wits as the factory’s sinister past unfolds.
View Game6 View Game89%Game Brain Scorestory, optimizationgrinding, replayability89% User Score 562 reviewsDead Take is a tense mystery set in a mansion where you search for a missing friend after a glamorous party turns eerie. Explore an abandoned film set, piece together corrupted video files, and uncover hidden secrets while navigating a haunting atmosphere. Every clue brings you closer to the truth behind the silence.
View Game7 View Game88%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, grinding94% User Score 12,056 reviewsCritic Score 82%66 reviewsIn Little Nightmares II, players control Mono, a boy trapped in a disturbing world filled with grotesque creatures. Aided by Six, a girl with a bag over her head, Mono must solve puzzles and evade horrifying enemies to uncover the truth behind the Signal Tower. This atmospheric horror-adventure game encourages stealth and exploration, providing a chilling and suspenseful experience.
View Game8 View Game87%Game Brain Scoreatmosphere, gameplaygrinding, music87% User Score 238 reviews"Lazaret is a single-player, first-person horror adventure game with light puzzle elements and impressive graphics. As a rescue team member, you explore a long-lost ship filled with eerie stone statues of its missing crew. To survive and uncover the mystery of the ship's disappearance 4 years ago, you must hide, run, and solve puzzles while avoiding the supernatural dangers lurking below deck."
View Game9 View Game90%Game Brain Scorestory, atmospheregameplay, grinding90% User Score 108 reviews"The Whispering Valley" is a narrative-driven adventure game set in a mystical valley filled with secrets and supernatural phenomena. Players will uncover the valley's past and present by interacting with its inhabitants, solving puzzles, and exploring the beautiful hand-drawn environments. The game explores themes of nature, spirituality, and the passage of time.
View Game10 View Game90%Game Brain Scoreatmosphere, storygrinding, replayability90% User Score 1,968 reviews"From the Darkness" is a frightening first-person horror game, where you must navigate your deceased grandfather's dark, abandoned apartment to find an old family album. As you explore, you'll encounter supernatural occurrences and must eventually confront the mysterious inhabitant of darkness to escape. The game is short, lasting around an hour, but makes for a tense, nerve-wracking experience. However, be warned as the game contains flashes of light that can trigger epileptic seizures.
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