Games like You Never Knew
Looking for games like You Never Knew? Here are top action recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Remains, He Followed Me or Emily is Away.
- 51%Game Brain Score51% User Score 4 reviews
About this game You play as a broke office worker who’s tired of barely surviving on his monthly paycheck. One night, you get an idea that could finally change your life: Buy abandoned houses. Search them for anything valuable. Sell what you find. Get rich. Simple, right? But the deeper you step into those forgotten properties, the faster you realize you’re not alone in them. Ea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Remains.
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- 49%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:graphics82% User Score 11 reviews
HE FOLLOWED ME"HE FOLLOWED ME" is an episodic psychological horror game BASED ON A TRUE STORY PLOTI never thought something small could turn into something like this. It started with an argument at work. Nothing serious. Just words. But after that… I kept seeing the same car. Outside the restaurant. Across the street from my house. Near the market late at night. At first, I told m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to He Followed Me.
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- 87%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding87% User Score 22,709 reviews
Vote for us in the #gjfest ! http://jams.gamejolt.io/gjfest/games/emily-is-away/124136 Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Emily is Away.
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- 88%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding88% User Score 5,213 reviews
Fears to Fathom is a psychological #horror game which unveils a story narrated by the ones who survived. Fears to Fathom: Home Alone You play as Miles, a 14 years old kid who is home alone while... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fears to Fathom: Home Alone.
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- 95%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding95% User Score 66 reviews
HOMESICKNESS is a point-&-click psychological horror indie game exploring the nuances of nostalgia. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Homesickness.
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- 94%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability94% User Score 119 reviews
https://store.steampowered.com/widget/3690750/ GET IT ON STEAM VOICE ACTING AND GRAPHIC NOVEL UPDATE IS HERE NOW! Once Upon A Mind: A Little Too Friendly A short, story-driven psychological horror experience Emily, 23, moves to Brooklyn in search of a fresh start her own space, her own life. The apartment is cozy, the landlady is kind, and the small café around the corner offers her a quick… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Once Upon A Mind - A Little Too Friendly.
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- 86%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization86% User Score 96 reviews
"Tales Beyond The Tomb" is a chilling episodic horror series that plunges players into the shadows of real-life cases. This is the second episode of the series: Episode 2: The Farm's Secret Dragged into a web of secrets and lies, Samantha seems to be part of a puzzle impossible to solve. What once seemed obvious soon turns into something far more sinister, and the line between villain and victim… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales Beyond the Tomb: The Farm's Secret.
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- 89%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability95% User Score 362 reviewsCritic Score 79%5 reviews
A first-person narrative adventure game about exploring a cult compound in the remote New Mexico desert. Discover the lives of the former inhabitants -- what brought them together, what they believed, and why they ended it all. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sagebrush.
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- 87%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability87% User Score 2,270 reviews
Holly Gardner, a 19 year old on an interstate drive experiences unusual happenings that leads to an unplanned stay at a motel, little did she know what was transpiring down in Norwood Valley. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fears to Fathom: Norwood Hitchhike.
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- 92%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization92% User Score 5,813 reviewsCritic Score 90%1 reviews
Taking around an hour on the first play-through, "When The Darkness Comes" feels like you're wandering around a glitchy hard drive full of abstract dreams and beautiful nightmares. The narrator initially makes it feel like a comedic game, but it soon starts to take a darker tone as you travel down the bizarre broken rabbit hole that explores the darkest themes of the human mind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to When the Darkness comes.
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- 96%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:emotional, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay96% User Score 121 reviews
The world ends in 1 hour. It can't be saved. Wanna chat? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everything Ends In 0.
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- 79%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development79% User Score 1,430 reviews
Story: Mr. Red Face, a fictional character created by adults to teach their children. It's said that he often appears late at night to give gifts to well-behaved kids. But is the story of Mr. Red Face really that simple? Ron, the main character of the game, who will witness the suffering that Mr. Red Face brings to his family. Duration: ~ 20min Control: MovementWASDInteractE/LMBSprintLSH… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bad Parenting 1: Mr Red Face.
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- 79%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability79% User Score 4,604 reviews
It’s March of 2020; you were just sent home from college because of the coronavirus, you have a few small regrets, mainly not telling someone how you really feel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Left on Read.
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- 81%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability94% User Score 4,100 reviewsCritic Score 53%4 reviews
A realistic horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SIMULACRA.
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- 98%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:emotional, humorMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability98% User Score 10,488 reviews
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Test: Hypothesis Rising.
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- 93%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability93% User Score 4,698 reviews
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything... By author Remigiusz Michalski (Harvester Games) this suspenseful psychological horror game features stylized artwork, a simple keyboard control method and English voic… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cat Lady.
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- 98%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:emotional, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability98% User Score 1,368 reviews
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Test: Secrets of the Soul.
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- 82%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability82% User Score 272 reviews
You know, my dear, it isn't safe... To wander and creep while oh so weak. In the abandoned, the rotten, the decayed. Society has forgotten you; it won't lift a finger for that which is tossed away. You're just prey that the true prowlers who lay in shadows await to feast upon. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Haze.
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- 97%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability97% User Score 15,095 reviews
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk.
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- 92%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development92% User Score 177 reviews
Psychological horror/ anti-dating sim about learning to say no. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Means Nothing.
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- 93%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story93% User Score 205 reviews
You receive a dinner invite from an awkward new neighbor and things go great. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Discussion Over Dinner.
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- 81%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability81% User Score 326 reviews
After her mother's unexpected death, Megan receives a call about a mysterious inheritance awaiting her in the town of Pineville. With her work friend, Lenny, she embarks on a journey that should be simple, but quickly turns into a web of danger and deception. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales Beyond the Tomb: Pineville Night Stalker.
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- 94%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:humor, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability94% User Score 2,953 reviews
RATSHAKER is the fun and quirky solution to all your rat problems! Hold on to the RAT, shake your arm, and watch life’s problems disappear! How far can you go? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ratshaker.
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- 96%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics96% User Score 150 reviews
This game is a short narrative experience (60-90 minutes). Perfect to play right before bed! In tonight's episode of Midnight Scenes, Phil’s existence is threatened by his oppressive home environment, intransigent parents, and terrible nightmares that push his sanity close to the precipice. In this dark tale exploring themes of isolation and loneliness, our protagonist confronts terrifying … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place.
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- 93%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability93% User Score 692 reviews
Can you solve the mystery of the Beast of Gozdary? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Krypta FM.
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- 51%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization51% User Score 2,920 reviews
Heartbound is a non-traditional role-playing game about a boy, his dog, secrets, and sanity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heartbound.
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- 92%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding92% User Score 2,730 reviews
Jack Nelson, a 24 year old fire lookout, transferred to a new outpost. As he settled into his new home, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was off, little did he know what was transpiring down in ironbark state park. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fears to Fathom: Ironbark Lookout.
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- 68%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization71% User Score 2,152 reviewsCritic Score 50%1 reviews
Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Park.
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- 84%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability86% User Score 2,676 reviewsCritic Score 75%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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- 96%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, humor96% User Score 4,925 reviews
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a truly daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dagon.
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- 98%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization98% User Score 11,958 reviews
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk.
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- 95%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding95% User Score 126 reviews
A first-person atmospheric horror-puzzle game that focuses on the narrative to tie together the gruesome world with creative puzzles. Explore the mind of a twisted serial killer who wants nothing else than to show his work of art as well as tell his story to the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Partum Artifex.
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- 40%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics40% User Score 538 reviews
Away - is a short game telling about the hero's death experience, performed in a gloomy black and white style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Away.
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- 82%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding91% User Score 1,856 reviewsCritic Score 35%1 reviews
In the third episode of Fears to Fathom you play as Noah Baker, an 18 year old who got a small job offer to house-sit for the COO of a local media company for the weekend, he takes the offer as he had nothing interesting going on for that weekend. It wasn't long before he began experiencing something very unsettling about the place. Little did he know what was about to come. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fears to Fathom: Carson House.
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- 93%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability95% User Score 2,164 reviewsCritic Score 86%1 reviews
A Visual Novel with a twist - improve skills, charm girls, and learn dangerous secrets... by any means necessary. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hush Hush: Only Your Love Can Save Them.
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- 81%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:music, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability81% User Score 2,418 reviews
They may be awkward dimensions, but they're my dreams... Interactive Dream Journal & Diary; Awkward Dimensions Redux is a personal game. Lasts 20 minutes to an hour with less traditional... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Awkward Dimensions Redux.
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- 82%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization82% User Score 4,418 reviews
A dark, sad, funny, weird 1st person exploration game in which you play as a man obsessed with the meaning behind a painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE STATIC SPEAKS MY NAME.
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- 94%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, emotionalMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding94% User Score 991 reviews
Pleh! is a short psychological horror walking simulator which tells the story of a depressed game developer, his intrusive thoughts and his dark mysterious secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pleh!.
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- 90%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, musicMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding94% User Score 101 reviewsCritic Score 70%1 reviews
A branching-path narrative horror RPG set in Vienna, Austria. Guide the Unnamed through the worst night of their life: Harass your neighbours. Debate with birds. Smoke to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to An Outcry.
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- 90%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music90% User Score 59 reviews
Within of Static is an episodic, first-person psychological horror anthology inspired by grounded, human fear. Each episode tells a self-contained story based on those who claim to have lived through it. Episode Two: Northgate MallYou step into the role of Dylan Miller, a night security guard working a late shift at a partially closed shopping mall. Your job is routine: monitor security camer… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Within of Static - Northgate Mall.
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- 88%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:stability95% User Score 43 reviews
Christmas Eve, a delivery driver turns onto Holly Ridge & becomes trapped inside a decaying house of death. Reality fractures as something hunts her through rooms that shouldn’t exist. Survive the night, uncover the truth behind the house, & escape the snowy nightmare, if escape is even possible. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death On Holly Ridge.
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- 37%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere56% User Score 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?.
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- 93%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability93% User Score 9,338 reviews
WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No, I'm not a Human.
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- 87%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability94% User Score 33,296 reviewsCritic Score 80%11 reviews
Re-Discover Little Nightmares, now enhanced in stunning 4K and 60 FPS. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Little Nightmares.
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- 53%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay63% User Score 35 reviews
https://store.steampowered.com/widget/3732190/ IF YOU WANT TO SUPPORT MY PROJECT, YOU CAN PURCHASE THE GAME ON STEAM. Story: It's late at night. It is raining. You are a traveler, tired after a long journey. The only shelter you have is an old motel on the highway. It looks ordinary: dim lights, a shabby reception desk, a polite but strange concierge. He keeps repeating one thing: don't go near… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Guest.
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- 98%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding98% User Score 2,564 reviews
"After falling asleep on the last train, I woke up in a bizarre place called Saihate Station..." An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men. The main characters Haru Akinashi and Shion Tatsunami are both 26 years old and work in the same company. Since Haru joined the company two months earlier, Shion calls him "Senpai.&qu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Saihate Station.
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- 97%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding97% User Score 72 reviews
Harold they're destroying the universe Until Oblivion is a slightly horrific narrative game that follows 17 year old nobody Emma Wilson as she tries to rekindle a dying relationship in a dying world. Join her in an increasingly nightmarish Halloween party and find out if anything (or anyone) is worth anything at all. Featuring an atmospheric hand-crafted world, striking gothic imagery, and teenag… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Until Oblivion.
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- 84%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding84% User Score 109 reviews
Water Delivery is a first person, horror experience where you play as a water delivery boy. Ride along in the delivery truck from house to house. Deliver filled water jugs, find and return empty jugs, and collect all the payments. Will you be able to finish your final route of the evening? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Water Delivery.
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- 96%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability96% User Score 1,501 reviews
Dead Letter Dept. is a short horror game mystery experience, where you use your computer keyboard to type in various prompts, and attempt to decipher damaged images as oddities begin to appear. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DEAD LETTER DEPT..
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- 92%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability92% User Score 952 reviews
Journalist Walter Martins ended his life during the broadcast of “TELEFORUM”, a now-canceled TV program. You’re visiting the apartment of his widow - to console the grieving woman and shine some light on this awful story… But that’s not the main reason why you’re here. It’s all about the tape, isn’t it? Try to find out the truth and, PLEASE, ■■ NOT ■■■■■ ■■■■ ■■■■. This is important.FEATURES… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TELEFORUM.
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