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Looking for games like The Scary Square? Here are top survival strategy recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Backrooms Game FREE Edition, Dark Pals: The 1st Floor or Budget Backrooms.

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  1. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    83% User Score Based on 2,292 reviews

    Explore the infinite cosmic horror of The Backrooms! The Backrooms Game FULL Edition currently in development, releasing into Early Access soon™!3 SIMPLE RULES Venture as deep into The Backrooms as possible without going insane Check your watch every 30 seconds to "Remind yourself who you are and where you come from" D̴̨̤͉̻̀̈́̽͗O̵̪̬̍̈́̀N̸̞̆̚'̴̢̰̫̈́T̸͈̥̤̊̏͒ ̷̺̋͑͋͝L̶̝̝͠Ö̴̬Ò̸̃̄͜K̸̲̐ ̸͔̅A… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Backrooms Game FREE Edition.

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  2. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 410 reviews

    Step into Dark Pals’ abandoned children’s mental health facility. Once bright, cheerful, and welcoming, it now stands warped by time, neglect, and forgotten memories. Armed with your Ink Blaster, you’ll explore unsettling spaces, solve environmental and logic-based puzzles, and evade the facility’s disturbing mascots. But the more you explore, the clearer it becomes: this place knows you. Do yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Pals: The 1st Floor.

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  3. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    90% User Score Based on 174 reviews

    Welcome to Budget Backrooms, a free-to-play game set in the classic Backrooms creepy pasta, this time keeping it low-budget. You find yourself in a mysterious place, somehow you noclipped into the Backrooms, you get up, pick up your flashlight and start exploring the corners of the so-called 'Level 0' best known as "The Lobby". LevelsThe levels in this game have a unique and linear l… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Budget Backrooms.

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  5. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, optimization
    54% User Score Based on 7,729 reviews

    Enter Banban's Kindergarten, and you're sure to make some friends. Explore the mysterious establishment and don't lose your life and sanity. Uncover the horrifying truth behind the place, but be careful, as you are far from alone If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Garten of Banban.

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  6. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 2,676 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    SCP: Secret Files is a collection of paranormal cases from the SCP Foundation, an organization tasked with containing dangerous anomalies. You join as an assistant researcher for Dr. Raymond Hamm and complete a strenuous induction program that will make you question everything you know. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP: Secret Files.

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  7. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    96% User Score Based on 16,315 reviews

    Welcome to Indigo Park Indigo Park is an immersive first-person exploration game that takes you on a thrilling journey through the eerie remnants of an abandoned amusement park. As the protagonist, you will step into the shoes of an adventurous soul eager to uncover the mysteries hidden within this once vibrant and lively attraction. Explore a desolate world where time has stood still, and natur… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Indigo Park: Chapter 1.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    73% User Score Based on 232 reviews
    Critic Score 95%Based on 3 reviews

    Araya is a first person horror game. Players will get a new thrilling experience inside a Thai hospital. The story will be told from the perspectives of 3 different characters. Players will explore different areas of the hospital in order to piece together the mysterious murder case of Araya. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ARAYA.

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  12. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 6,680 reviews

    Digging through your attic you found a box set of an old children's TV show, Amanda the Adventurer, starring a brave girl named Amanda and a cowardly sheep named Wooly. You don't recall any... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Amanda the Adventurer.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 3,144 reviews

    "I need a Heart in order to open it" Imscared is a metahorror game that protagonizes the player, putting him in a surreal first-person experience. Find keys, open doors and search for the exit to this nightmare. But I need to let you know, it will try to deceive You as many times as it can. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to IMSCARED.

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  15. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    75% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Nightmare Zone is an Indie Horror Game made by two people. Run Away from your Nightmares, explore all the areas of the dream World and find the doors to escape. Can you wake up? Something is looking for you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nightmare Zone.

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  16. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    55% User Score Based on 983 reviews

    Losing his parents during the holocaust to a mad man of a doctor. You're to play as Grobuskna Vladinov, 20 years after the incident that changed his life dramatically. Grobuskna receives an unknown phone call that'll start a journey that'll twist your mind... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Forgotten Ones.

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    44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    44% User Score Based on 792 reviews

    All Is Dust is a first-person horror game for PC and Oculus Rift. Experience the terror of a dust storm in the 1930s and unravel the mystery surrounding your decaying farm. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All Is Dust.

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  18. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 7,362 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 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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  19. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    92% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    KEEP LOOKING is a nerve-wracking horror game that puts you in a dark, claustrophobic cave with a relentless creature. Survive by flashing your dying flashlight at the right moments, too soon or too late, and it’s over. You must keep an eye on the creature, but beware: staring too long is just as deadly. You are face-to-face with a creature that only moves when you can't see it. Occasionally, th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KEEP LOOKING.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    83% User Score Based on 639 reviews

    In the Salesman, you play as a recently laid-off employee trying to survive the grind of job applications, debt, and dwindling hope. Trade your belongings for ad-supported replacements as you slowly sell away your life in this psychological horror game If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Salesman.

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  21. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 729 reviews

    Hello Everyone! I am the Developer of this Game, and let me just tell you a few things about it. It is a First Person Shooter with Bombastic Action, High-Scale Set Pieces, Fun Shooting Mechanics, along with a Deeply Layered Story. Before you leave to check out my amazing game, I would just like to shout-out my Game Manager (#2694) — without him, this game wouldn't have been p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to INSERT GAME HERE.

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    64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    64% User Score Based on 351 reviews

    Investigator is a first-person horror where the events take place in a world of extreme weather cataclysms. The main character used to be a private investigator, but now he is but a mere stranger forced to roam from house to house in search of food and an overnight stay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Investigator.

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  23. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 12,310 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 6 reviews

    Bendy and the Dark Revival is a first-person survival horror game set in the creepiest cartoon studio to ever exist. Discover the truth. Escape the studio. Above all, fear the Ink Demon…and survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bendy and the Dark Revival.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    86% User Score Based on 3,609 reviews

    We Went Back is a sci-fi time-looping horror game located on an abandoned lunar station. Explore, deduce, and unleash terror in order to find a way out. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to We Went Back.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    83% User Score Based on 172 reviews

    On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kach.

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  26. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    89% User Score Based on 417 reviews

    The first chapter of an unforgettable survival horror experience. Solve puzzles and work your way through this terrifying place. You may be more familiar with it than you initially think. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Designer's Curse.

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  27. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    83% User Score Based on 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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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 590 reviews

    Lucid Dream Lucid Dream is Point and Click horror game. Even though the little girl fell asleep as always she dream of being trapped in a weird place. It was a laboratory where terrible experiments took place. She tries to wake up but she couldn’t. The little girl decides to look around the place. Things that are out of common sense get in her way. She search for items, solves puzzles, and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lucid Dream.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    73% User Score Based on 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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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    81% User Score Based on 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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  32. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    88% User Score Based on 61,842 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Poppy Playtime.

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  33. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 3,032 reviews

    In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Summer of '58.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    80% User Score Based on 1,221 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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  35. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    94% User Score Based on 1,352 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

    This ghost hunting simulation is a first-person single player experience. You’re equipped with an EMF Meter, Thermometer, Audio Recorder, Camera, and a Flashlight collecting evidence to satisfy homeowners concerns. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Conrad Stevenson's Paranormal P.I..

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  36. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 497 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Supernormal.

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  39. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, monetization
    81% User Score Based on 494 reviews

    You have been dispatched for a 911 call. From the moment you step inside the apartment, you realize something is really wrong with the place. You are gonna make Him the last dosage. He needs his medicine. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to He Needs His Medicine.

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  40. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    78% User Score Based on 712 reviews

    Case 2: Animatronics Survival is a horror game that is available in two modes. Online mode lets one or more players take on the role of animatronics, ready to crush everyone and everything. Play online with friends as the three survivors - try to avoid their terrible fate. How did this happen? You'll have to find out! Solve new puzzles, but look out... they are watching you. Your mission is to sur… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CASE 2: Animatronics Survival.

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  41. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 5,030 reviews
    Critic Score 95%Based on 1 reviews

    A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost in Vivo.

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  42. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 1,578 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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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    62% User Score Based on 4,542 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Only If is a surreal first person adventure-puzzle game. You play as Anthony Clyde, who, after a heavy night of partying, wakes up to find himself in an unfamiliar bed with no memory of the previous night's events. Unfortunately, escaping these unfamiliar, opulent surroundings will prove to be no easy task, as an unseen, menacing, radio-bound antagonist will stop at nothing to block Anthony's path… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Only If.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 1,327 reviews

    Price is a free puzzle game. Ivry woke up from nightmare, finding himself in a wierd chamber. He had to seek for truth as well as his sister Iva so as to escape from darkness and get out of terror. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PRICE.

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  45. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 51,622 reviews

    You've fallen into the backrooms and now need to find a way to escape. Traverse through eerie procedurally generated levels while avoiding entities and other danger. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape the Backrooms.

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  46. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 793 reviews

    You return to your old apartment one last time, in search of a sickened raven. You must speak to him, and discover the cause behind the calamity that has spread across the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Friend is a Raven.

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  47. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 2,050 reviews

    Scare or be scared in this fun Halloween multiplayer game full of hijinks and mischief! Set traps, cast spells, and scare the living hell out of your opponent to win! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hide and Shriek.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 768 reviews

    In the end, everybody gets what they deserve. The sins of the past always manifest within the minds of the sinners. An eternity of suffering awaits, welcome to The Survey. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Survey.

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  49. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 1,088 reviews

    Ever dreamt of working a cash register with no pay or real-life customer interaction? Look no further! This simulation game brings a fresh-take to the notoriously dull tasks of customer service, introducing you to a cast of wacky characters and the baggage they carry. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Check it Out!.

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