Games like Lost in the playground

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

93% User Score Based on 15 reviews

Jolly JunctionYou amble along the halls of Nutcase inc. a long-abandoned children’s television studio. Only to uncover the true horrors that hid behind its closed doors. Navigate your surroundings and fight off the monsters that sent this place to closure. Try to piece together its horrific past, and discover the mystery of this once beloved studio. You only have to do one thing, destroy Jolly Jun… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jolly Junction: Static Screams.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, music

85% User Score Based on 26 reviews

"I'm writing to myself so they won't find my words..." Notes To Myself is a first-person horror game where you must navigate and escape from the embodiments of your worst fears. Pull switches, collect flashlights and run from demons in an unsettling world that exists between reality, your nightmares and your OS. So, you want to escape from the control of your keepers? Maybe the inspect… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Notes To Myself.

You wake up from a nightmare. You can't count how many times you've had a nightmare this month. But this time, after waking up, you find some strange phenomena in your house. You want to go out to see, but the door is locked... In this game, you play as an ordinary man living in an apartment and trying his best to escape this nightmare. The main focus of the game is puzzle exploration, follow… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dream Night.

30%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

50% User Score Based on 10 reviews

SCP: CONTROL ERROR is a short psychological horror game where you take part in a live experiment inside a restricted underground facility. The test begins. You're observed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP: Control Error.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story

81% User Score Based on 16 reviews

This is an indie-student made found footage style game where you are a Free-Running, parkour expert who finds themselves lost in a city. Upon trying to find your way out, you find very disturbing body horror around different corners. By using your knowledge of free running, you hope that you can escape from this urban nightmare. How fast can you make it out of each level? HOW TO PLAY Mouse … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Urban Nightmare.

23%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

36% User Score Based on 14 reviews

My Friend Aki is a puzzle-based exploration game focusing on the use of improvised tools to make your way through the hallways of an abandoned mall. What remnants were left behind by the building's previous curators? What bright and glowing secrets now lie nestled away? Make use of the game's novel dynamic lighting system to illuminate gloomy corners and dusty hallways as you slowly turn parts of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Friend Aki.

35%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

60% User Score Based on 10 reviews

StoryYou play as a security guard working the night shift at a game console store inside a nearly abandoned mall. It was supposed to be a quiet night—lock the doors, clean up, and organize the shelves. But as the hours passed, an eerie feeling settled in. The flickering neon lights, the old CCTV cameras, and the distant hum of the mall's ventilation system created an unsettling atmosphere. First,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Customers Left.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

85% User Score Based on 71 reviews

Barking from the Dark - is a first-person horror game about a lonely night shift worker at a remote railway crossing.At first, the routine seems simple: tighten the bolts, raise the barriers, let trucks and heavy freight trains from the mines pass through. But the previous operator disappeared after answering the call of a strange barking coming from the forest. All that remains is a note — and th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Barking from the Dark.

39%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

39% User Score Based on 349 reviews

Ten minutes. That’s how long the average mass shooting lasts, and in this school, it’s also how long you have to escape. Set in an American high school, The Final Exam places players in students' shoes to experience a choice-driven survival game that mirrors the real-life decisions students must make during a mass shooting. As players navigate through emotionally charged scenarios like classroom… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Final Exam.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

74% User Score Based on 19 reviews

Obfuscation is a first-person psychological horror game. In Obfuscation, you’ll explore a vast, eerie house that’s constantly trying to devour you. The house doesn’t stay still - it shifts and changes, with more and more unexplainable phenomena appearing the deeper you go toward the truth. Atmospheric environment that lets you immerse in the game. Exploration-focused, with the house con… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Obfuscation.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

67% User Score Based on 55 reviews

The Holiday Story is an indie horror game about Christmas and New Year, set in the 80s. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Holiday Story.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere

85% User Score Based on 33 reviews

100 DAYS IN GAME DEV: MY PAIN & RESULTS SANITY LOOPS FULL VERSION IS OUT! PLAY ON STEAM! If you enjoyed the Demo, please leave your comments / review / ratings / suggestions - it will help us to improve the future product! Game info Length: 20 minLanguage: English | Russian | Spanish | French | GermanSubtitles: English | Russian | Spanish | French | German Story Sanity Loops puts you in t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sanity Loops.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

82% User Score Based on 57 reviews

Stuck in a failed experiment with no memory, find a way out of the lab or face eternity being eaten. Controls: W A S D or Arrows to move Mouse to look around E to interact Left Control to crouch Left Shift to Run M2 to throw items M1 to fire gun(if you have it) F to turn on a flashlight(if you have it) Mention bugs and any feedback in the comments please If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 10 Seconds.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

78% User Score Based on 64 reviews

Important note: The game takes place inside a house, where you will have to discover the hidden mystery that lies in this fast-paced horror story. The Maid is a first-person psychological horror game.. Environment Feel the terror in my first person and live the experience of feeling loneliness and fear in your own skin. The game guides you through the interior of a Victorian h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Maid.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

60% User Score Based on 20 reviews

"I am forced into speech because men of science have refused to follow my advice without knowing why." - H. P. LovecraftAn indie adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness where you will assume the role of geologist William Dyer, leader of the Miskatonic University Expedition to the antarctic continent. Experience rising tension when all contact is lost with the advanced camp foll… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mountains of Madness.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

64% User Score Based on 447 reviews

Cakey’s Twisted Bakery is a stealth survival horror where you must bake to survive. Trapped inside a deranged bakery crawling with sweet-toothed mascot monsters, you play as a lost child searching for your brother. Sneak through candy-colored corridors, gather bizarre ingredients, and craft color-coded pies that can stun and destroy your enemies. Hide under tables, time your moves, and uncover the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cakey's Twisted Bakery.

Step into a whimsical world where Christmas cheer meets spine-tingling thrills in 'Brownie's Haunted Christmas'! Immerse yourself in a first-person perspective adorned with vibrant and cozy graphics, blending the warmth of holiday hues with a touch of eerie delight. As you take control of Brownie, an aspiring chef determined to turn his barren house into a festive haven, you'll embark on a heartwa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Brownie's Haunted Christmas.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

87% User Score Based on 55 reviews

NOCLIP is a chapter-based liminal exploration game.Story 1: "Rescue" March 27th, 2002 Dr. Oscar Andersen, a scientist working for the state-funded 'Icarus Research' organization embarks on a rescue mission, what happened to the group of 4 that got lost? More chapters are to come in the form of free updates. Authentic Camcorder Aesthetic: Immerse yourself in the atmospheric setti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NOCLIP.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:stability, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

62% User Score Based on 94 reviews

Explore an abandoned children's recreational camp and uncover the dark secrets covered up by its founders. Find clues and apply specific commands in the Discord channel to find out what truly happened. But be careful: Sparky has been activated and the monster inside of it never sleeps… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sparky Marky.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

89% User Score Based on 2,943 reviews

The Painscreek Killings is a first-person, explorable mystery solving game set in a fictional town of United States in the 1990s. As a young and upcoming journalist, you are to uncover the secrets behind the town killings and publish the truth in the city papers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Painscreek Killings.

45%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

65% User Score Based on 20 reviews

The infection is spreading. Cases of outbreak are being reported across the globe! As a highly skilled agent, working for Harmond Intl, you are assigned with taking on the outbreaks head on. You must travel to various locations, from camp grounds to caves, and wipe the areas clean. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CONTRACTED.

27%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

27% User Score Based on 159 reviews

HALLOWEEN EDITION v1.03 - NEW UPGRADE!v1.03 is now live, with extra sound effects and a new memento that unlocks a new part of the story! Get lost in the hedge maze returning the mementos to free the orphans, escape the Huntsman as he walks the same dark pathways... hunting for you! HUNTSMAN HUNTING YOU! NOW WITH SHORTER STORIES, 30 TO 60 SECONDS EACH FULL-LENGTH STORIES STILL IN THERE IF … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Huntsman: The Orphanage Steam Key GLOBAL.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

89% User Score Based on 53 reviews

Throw yourself into an exciting adventure! Live Adventure is a 2nd person game where you follow the journey of two young explorers, Lence and Reel in search of their parents. Solve the mysteries of a lost civilization while exploring a lush forest littered with mysterious ruins. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Live Adventure.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

77% User Score Based on 120 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 2 reviews

The old Castevet manor has just been abandoned, countless mysteries await you in the creepy walls of this old dwelling. Unravel the secrets of Insomnis and fight against your own destiny in a story full of intrigue and horror If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Insomnis.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

59% User Score Based on 202 reviews

Evil Inside - Prologue it's a shorter version. Just to have a first contact and a clear idea of what you will be facing. It's a first-person psychological horror game. After the death of his mother and the arrest of his father for it, our protagonist Mark tries to contact her through the Spiritual board, which explodes mysteriously and causes Mark to fade away. That's where it all began: a series… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evil Inside - Prologue.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

96% User Score Based on 550 reviews

Interior Worlds is an ambient first-person exploration game where you take pictures of liminal spaces. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Interior Worlds.

A first-person horror set in a locked mansion the size of a city block. Carry three scrolls out of a 200-metre labyrinth while a man with an axe walks its corridors. Your flashlight is the only thing he will not walk into. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Labhorror.

They call it the "Bermuda Triangle of Transylvania." You are Alex, a man carrying a grief he can't escape and a guilt he can't name. When your dead lover's voice haunts your dreams and calls your name from the depths of the world's most haunted forest, you don't run away. You walk right in. But something ancient waits between the trees. A cult is hunting, to please its evil master. And… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Urban Legends: Hoia Baciu.

You find yourself trapped in an abandoned school classroom, where space is warped, and anomalies lurk in the most unexpected places. Find them to escape — but beware: every choice leads to unpredictable consequences. Psychological tension, hidden threats, and a growing sense of dread will haunt you until the very end. Game Features Attention and Memory Challenge: Memorize the room’s details to sp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anomaly Rooms.

37%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

56% User Score Based on 18 reviews

THE GAME FRAYED is a survival horror game set on a rural corn farm in the early 20th century. You play as George, a farmer who wakes up in a tool shed with no memories of how he got there.  Your task is to complete the ritual and end the curse. CONTROLS MOUSE AND KEYBOARDX-BOX / PLAYSTATION CONTROLLERACTIONW, A, S, DLEFT-STICKMoveMOUSERIGHT-STICKLookSHIFTLEFT-STICK TOGGLESprintLEFT-CLICKRIGH… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FRAYED.

42%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

42% User Score Based on 4 reviews

Kojouji is a sci-fi survival-horror puzle game that takes place in an abandoned factory. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KOJOUJI.

Survival in a Silent WorldALONE: NO SIGNAL is a realistic single-player survival game set in a world where humanity has suddenly disappeared. You wake up to find the roads empty, homes abandoned, and every communication channel silent. The world has not been destroyed by war or consumed by monsters. It has simply been left behind. Explore abandoned locations, gather supplies, manage your physica… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ALONE: NO SIGNAL.

Post-apocalyptic survival simulator set after an asteroid (or asteroids) impact. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sticks and Stones.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

83% User Score Based on 30 reviews

Psychological story-driven horror game If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Who Are You!?.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

100% User Score Based on 56 reviews

Project Looking Glass is an explorative, non-linear, narrative-driven psychological horror game. A cold-war experiment has has opened a door it cannot close. In 1963. A secret government agency runs a classified program called Project Looking Glass: a technology that projects a subject's consciousness into the astral plane, displayed on cold-war cathode monitors. You are Subject 7, a grieving woma… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Looking Glass.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

92% User Score Based on 37 reviews

SUBSUMED is a short to mid-length horror game about cave diving. Crawl through a dark, wet, winding cave as you look for 3 missing divers. Find scattered remnants of their descent as you find yourself pushing further and further into the unknown. You never know what's hiding behind each turn. WHAT TO EXPECT A linear, slowly paced horror experience. Auditory focused psychological horror. Clau… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SUBSUMED.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

94% User Score Based on 71 reviews

The Store looks familiar.That’s the problem. You enter a brightly lit furniture superstore made of showrooms, aisles, and corridors. Everything is clean. Orderly. Normal. Then it repeats. The rooms return in the same order, with the same layout — but not always in the same state. Something may be wrong. Or nothing may be wrong at all. And knowing the difference is the only way forward. Observatio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP-3008: Infinite Store.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

85% User Score Based on 78 reviews

Riley Adams moves to Ashburg for a new teaching job and rents a house to get settled. She expected silence. She didn’t expect company. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Within of Static: Ashburg Rental.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

Once a family home, now stands silent. The past still whispers through every room. You are looking for inspiration for a film, but you will find much more than just a story. Whether the lights are on or off... it doesn't matter. Olivia will find you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Olivia.

37%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

56% User Score Based on 18 reviews

You wake up in an abandoned hospital, with no memory of who you are. The silence is heavy. Shadows move. Something—or someone—might be watching you. Trapped between reality and nightmare, the only way out is to piece together the truth hidden in your surroundings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Who Is Ethan?.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization

58% User Score Based on 36 reviews

I Sell LemonadeA summer without screens. A sidewalk. A kid with a sign. You're 10 years old. It's the 1980s. Your dad just sold your console, and your mom told you to go outside and “do something useful.” So you grab a pitcher, a few cups, and start selling lemonade on the curb.Not to get rich.But because it’s the only thing that feels like yours. What begins as a way to pass time becomes a summer… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Sell Lemonade.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development

88% User Score Based on 514 reviews

In the thrilling conclusion of the Amanda the Adventurer trilogy, follow Riley as they uncover the ultimate secrets behind Amanda, Hameln, and mysteries that have plagued Kensdale for decades. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Amanda the Adventurer 3.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

93% User Score Based on 61 reviews

Valeria, a high school student, has been taking care of her chronically ill mother by herself after her father passed away. Little by little, the medicine her mother usually takes is running out. Down on her luck, she's contemplating dropping out of school and look for a job and earn enough money to buy medicine. But, as luck would have it, Mr. Arya, her father's friend and neighbor, offered her a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Obsessed : Night Shift.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

84% User Score Based on 58 reviews

In 2001, you were taken. And somehow, you survived. Over two decades later, you return to the place that should have stayed buried: Stanley’s World.Once a cheerful drop-off nursery for children—where parents left their kids while they ran errands or went to work—it was abruptly shut down in 2001, just days after a string of mysterious disappearances... and the world changed forever. Now it’s quie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stanley Says.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

79% User Score Based on 56 reviews

Every dungeon you step into presents its own set of challenges. To stand a chance against the odds, your equipment selection is key. Choose wisely, for your survival depends on it. Set off on exciting adventures through randomly generated dungeons. Each trip brings fresh surprises. Seek the most valuable hidden treasures and overcome different challenges while wandering through twisting pa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Treasure Hunters: Prologue.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story

84% User Score Based on 528 reviews

In this online horror co-op, you play as a scrappy goblin, scavenging dungeons, dodging traps, and fleeing monsters to feed the Goblin King. Team up with goblin pals, or go rogue, as you dive deep and cause chaos! Fail to feed him, and you might be the next meal! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PIT OF GOBLIN.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

73% User Score Based on 30 reviews

Who are you? A question that haunts you as strange events unfold around you. You're trapped in a house that feels eerily familiar, yet it twists and reshapes itself with every cycle. Reality warps, rooms shift, and the boundaries between past and present blur. Your mind fractures with every second spent inside, teetering on the edge of sanity. Will you uncover the truth, or will you be lost to th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MIRROR MIRROR.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

79% User Score Based on 56 reviews

"The Last Visit: 98th" is a psychological indie horror from the first person, in the genre of a walking simulator, in the setting of the post-Soviet winter space. The main focus is on the atmosphere of horror, which is highlighted by realistic 3D graphics and immersive 3D sounds. In 1998, the main character returns to his native area, where he spent his childhood. A year after his par… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Visit: 98th.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

90% User Score Based on 34,196 reviews

A co-op adventure about driving your Recreational Vehicle home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RV There Yet?.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

91% User Score Based on 140 reviews

Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3951680/The_Floor_Above/ You wake up strapped to a chair in a looping room. You can only rotate, blink, and choose. Narrators interact with you - guiding at times, scaring at others. Each cycle, the room repeats one floor higher, with small or large changes. Your task is to tell reality from hallucination, survive, and eventually break the loop. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Floor Above.