Games like Mind the rules
Looking for games like Mind the rules? Here are top puzzle recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with STAY, The Shattering or Fractured Minds.
1 69%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayreplayability, grinding71% User Score 112 reviewsCritic Score 65%8 reviewsStay is a nail-biting tale of abduction and isolation, where every single second counts. A pixel-art adventure game with multiple routes and endings, your computer is tethered to a PC inside an abandoned house... where an abducted man finds himself trapped and in desperate need of help.
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75%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsoptimization, monetization80% User Score 150 reviewsCritic Score 60%8 reviewsThe Shattering is a first-person, story-driven, psychological thriller that takes place in the pristine white aesthetic of protagonist John Evans' own dream. Players must piece together the fragments of the past and present, following the voice of the 'Doctor' as he guides them deeper into John’s mind. Players will experience the key moments of John's life that have defined and shaped him - they w…
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88%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storystability, monetization88% User Score 260 reviewsFractured Minds is an immersive artistic short game, exploring anxiety and mental health issues. Winner of the BAFTA Young Game Designers Award, Fractured Minds is a game created by 17-year-old Emily Mitchell, with the hope of aiding understanding and awareness of mental illness. Embark on a journey through the human psyche and experience six atmospheric and thought-provoking chapters, each symb…
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61%Game Brain Scorestory, atmospheregameplay, music70% User Score 229 reviewsCritic Score 52%25 reviewsThose Who Remain is a psychological thriller that takes place in Dormont, a small town in the US. Dormont appears to be a regular and typical American town at first glance. However, it is cursed...
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Your goal is to escape the space station by navigating its decaying corridors, solving its forgotten systems, and surviving the twisted creatures that lurk within—all to reach the last functioning ship, your only hope of returning to Earth. You wake up. You're human again. But for how long? In Twice Dead, a story-rich, first-person survival horror game, you awaken in a decaying facility…
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67%Game Brain Scorestory, atmospheregameplay, replayability68% User Score 1,136 reviewsCritic Score 70%16 reviewsThe Bunker is a completely live action experience with point-and-click interactivity. Filmed on location in a decommissioned government nuclear bunker, it features a plot crafted by writers and designers behind titles like The Witcher, SOMA and Broken Sword, and incredible cast including Adam Brown (The Hobbit) and Sarah Greene (Penny Dreadful, Assassin’s Creed 3).
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96%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayreplayability, grinding96% User Score 303 reviewsElsinore is a time-looping adventure game set in the world of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Elsinore combines strong social simulation elements, a dynamic story that reacts immediately to player decisions, and a world full of diverse characters with secrets to uncover. Can Ophelia prevent the tragedy that lies before her?
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87%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsgameplay, character development88% User Score 137 reviewsCritic Score 90%3 reviewsWhile its predecessor, Spirit Hunter: Death Mark, found its spirits in distinct, horrifying locales, Spirit Hunter: NG weaves fear seamlessly into the mundane. Face down monsters in quiet residential streets, neighborhood parks, and even the protagonist’s own home. Be careful—terror lurks behind every corner.
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89%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsgrinding, character development96% User Score 1,070 reviewsCritic Score 71%3 reviewsYou are Price, a man who sold his humanity to get a partnership from a leading company: McDade, Bruton & Moore. Distraint 2 follows on from the events of the first game. It's a sinister tale about restoring hope and finding your purpose.
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92%Game Brain Scorehumor, storygraphics, gameplay92% User Score 122 reviewsShut In is a short comedy/horror adventure game which explores depression and isolation by trapping you inside your own house.
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