Games like The Initiate
by Deceptive Games Ltd.
The Initiate is a mystery puzzle game. You awake in a house full of traps and puzzles - This is your trial; complete it, or die!
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$8.99The Silent Forests
May 1 · ABMKF Studio
Both: Horror · Puzzle · Psychological Horror
🏠 Embark on a captivating journey through the Silent Forests, treacherous sewers, and a mysterious house. Solve puzzles, face monsters, and unravel hidden truths in this adrenaline-packed adventure with a wacky narrator! 🌲🚪✨
ActionAdventureHorrorPuzzlePsychological HorrorExplorationRealisticFirst-PersonSingleplayer1990's
New-15%$5.09The Confined: Basement
Yesterday · Forcell Games
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Puzzle
You are trapped in a dark basement. To find a way out, you must piece together your forgotten past. Survive deadly creatures, collect mysterious notes, and discover who you are before it is too late.
HorrorAdventureThrillerSimulationMysteryPsychological HorrorPuzzleSingleplayerPsychologicalDark
$9.99The Nefargad
Dec 23 · Oriseus Studios
Both: Puzzle · Psychological Horror · Horror
The Nefargad is a thriller, puzzle, storytelling and horror game that offers a true first-person perspective. The game narrates the story of an archaeologist named Mert, who is kidnapped and imprisoned in a dungeon and his efforts to escape.
ThrillerPuzzleStory RichPsychological HorrorAdventureSingleplayerHorrorMysteryAtmosphericSupernatural
-25%$5.24Ashworth
3 days ago · MR ROCK
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Puzzle
Something has been waiting for you. Explore a forgotten place buried beneath the earth, solve twisted puzzles, and piece together a dark story one clue at a time. But the deeper you go, the more it wakes. Survive what hunts you, or become part of Ashworth's story.
HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorPuzzleIndieAtmosphericAdventureStory RichExplorationWalking Simulator
$9.99GET 0UT
May 16 · ICE9 Games
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Puzzle
A puzzle-solving horror game about an Unknown person who cannot remember his past and finds himself in a never-ending cycle/loop, trying to find answers about who he is and why he is suffering in this unknown place.
ActionStrategyHorrorPsychological HorrorPuzzleMysteryMultiple EndingsStory RichDarkDemons
$4.99Writer. Chapter 1
Jan 6 · Beshbarmak games
Both: Puzzle · Psychological Horror · Horror
You, the legendary writer, the “King of Horror,” find yourself at the center of a nightmare. A mysterious place, frighteningly familiar, hides sinister secrets. Explore locations, solve riddles, escape from the monster, collect a story that will become a new masterpiece... if you survive.
ExplorationPuzzleDetectiveWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorHorrorSimulationControllerLinear
$24.99Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
May 16 · Simogo
Both: Puzzle · Horror
The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.
PuzzleAdventureExplorationHorrorActionMysteryStylizedAction-AdventureIndiePsychological👍 3,110
$14.99VIDeoPHOBIA
Mar 29 · Beshbarmak games
Both: Psychological Horror · Puzzle · Horror
You are in a room without windows or doors. The TV dimly illuminates the room. What is this, a box? How to open it? After solving the riddle, you find the TV remote control. Click... a door appeared. You step into the darkness and hear laughter... turn around and find out what's behind the screen.
Psychological HorrorPuzzleHorrorPsychedelicPsychologicalAtmosphericRealisticStory RichMultiple EndingsExploration
$9.99Whispers in the Void
May 7 · Anri Khachaturov, Artur Manukyan, Arman Petrosyan
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Puzzle
The main hero John Eikts wakes up in a mysterious room for supernatural creatures. Anomalies escape, wreaking havoc. Eikts must navigate the chaos while uncovering his dark past. As he approaches freedom, a shocking twist reveals that he is not a victim, but one of them.
AdventureHorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorPuzzleWalking SimulatorExplorationHidden ObjectFirst-PersonRealistic
-20%$7.99Ultradimensional
Aug 19 · VYPXR Studios
Both: Puzzle · Horror
Explore over 40 interconnected levels, evade over 20 unique entities, solve puzzles, manage scarce resources, and survive a nonlinear backrooms horror experience with multiple routes, and extreme replayability.
ActionAdventureStrategyAction-AdventurePuzzle3DFirst-PersonAtmosphericHorrorMystery
$9.99Spectral Scream
Aug 28 · STOIC Ent.
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Puzzle
Spectral Scream is a 1-4 player cooperative horror exploration game. Are you ready to face death in the maw of purgatory? Your goal is to find key items in each chapter and retrieve the orb. But be careful! Threatening and vicious creatures await you at every stage.
Online Co-OpCo-opHorrorMultiplayerPsychological HorrorThrillerDemonsSurvival HorrorLogicPuzzle👍 653
-80%$0.99Eyes: The Horror Game
May 20 · Fearless Games
Both: Horror · Puzzle
You break into the mansion at night. It’s huge and built like a maze. You're trying to escape, but the monster is after you! The chase begins. RUN!!
AdventureHorrorSurvival HorrorExplorationDarkPuzzleSimulationDemonsInteractive FictionFirst-Person👍 932
$14.99Mindlock - The Apartment
Nov 26 · Roof Cut Media
Both: Puzzle · Psychological Horror
Colin’s apartment maze has puzzles, dialogues, and some dry humor waiting for you. A surreal adventure of a special kind.
Point & ClickAdventureDark HumorPuzzleDialogue HeavyStory Rich2DPsychological HorrorDark ComedyLinear👍 629
$2.99Appointment
3 days ago · Omar Jawabreh
Both: Horror · Puzzle · Psychological Horror
Appointment is a first-person survival horror game set in a dark, abandoned hospital. Explore, solve interconnected puzzles, search for essential items, and stay quiet as a relentless doctor hunts by sight, sound, and even the light of your flashlight.
HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonPuzzleStealthAdventureAtmosphericActionPsychological HorrorExploration
-88%$0.95Dream Cage
Feb 6 · Hitori De Productions
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Puzzle
Robert battles early Alzheimer's and nightly sleep paralysis. Each night reveals fragments of his past. Uncover the truth and help him solve the mysteries haunting his mind.
HorrorPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonHidden ObjectExplorationPuzzleLogicCinematicAtmospheric👍 298
$34.99Riven
Jun 25 · Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Both: Puzzle
Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.
PuzzleAdventureExplorationFirst-PersonSingleplayerStory RichAtmosphericMystery3DWalking Simulator👍 2,766
$24.99INDIKA
May 2 · Odd Meter
Both: Puzzle · Horror
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.
SurrealPuzzleHorrorThird PersonStory RichPsychedelicDarkPsychologicalExplorationCinematic👍 7,039
$6.99SCP: Descent
Mar 20 · Pixel Drip Games
Both: Horror · Puzzle
Inspired by SCP-087, step into the shoes of an unfortunate student long before the stairwell became legend. Follow the clues left by those who came before, your only choice is to descend.
HorrorPuzzleLovecraftian1980sAtmospheric3DActionFirst-PersonRealisticConspiracy👍 105