Games like He Who Watches
by Bobby Vanden
Portal and Viewfinder play most like He Who Watches. Of the 16 closest games below, most share its puzzle, puzzle platformer and first-person; 1 came out in the last year and 16 are free or under $10. The best known is Portal, with 173,846 Steam reviews.
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Ranked by how similar the games actually are, not by sales. Released and Price are remembered for next time.
Closest matches
Portal
Oct 10, 2007 · Valve
Both: Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer · First-Person
Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.
PuzzlePuzzle PlatformerFirst-Person3D PlatformerSingleplayerSci-fiComedyFemale ProtagonistPhysicsFunny👍 173,846Viewfinder
Jul 18, 2023 · Sad Owl Studios
Both: Puzzle Platformer · First-Person · Puzzle
Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.
Puzzle PlatformerFirst-PersonPuzzleSingleplayerAbstractSurrealPsychologicalAdventurePhysicsAtmospheric👍 12,046Quantum Conundrum
Jun 21, 2012 · Airtight Games
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle · 3D Platformer
Find and rescue your uncle by using his newest invention to work your way through a crazy complex mansion as you switch between dimensions and solve puzzles!
Puzzle PlatformerPuzzle3D PlatformerFirst-PersonPhysicsComedyCasualPlatformerSingleplayerStrategy👍 1,758Supraland
Apr 5, 2019 · Supra Games
Both: Puzzle Platformer · First-Person · Physics
Try the demo! A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, terrible combat, secret upgrades and new abilities that help you reach new places. Playtime 12-25h.
Puzzle PlatformerExplorationMetroidvaniaAdventureFirst-PersonSingleplayerPhysicsPuzzleFPSOpen World👍 12,398The Talos Principle 2
Nov 2, 2023 · Croteam
Both: Puzzle · First-Person · Puzzle Platformer
The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.
PuzzleStory RichPhilosophicalFirst-PersonSci-fiPuzzle PlatformerExplorationWalking Simulator3D PlatformerLore-Rich👍 12,501ChromaGun
Feb 16, 2016 · Pixel Maniacs
Both: Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer · 3D Platformer
Welcome to ChromaTec’s test lab! You’re here to test our state-of-the-art military-grade color-technology: The ChromaGun (patent pending)! Use it to solve our meticulously designed test chambers by painting the walls and droids. Remember how to mix colors from pre-school? Then you qualify!
PuzzlePuzzle Platformer3D PlatformerFirst-PersonSingleplayerColorfulSci-fiComedyScienceDark Humor👍 303Superliminal
Nov 5, 2020 · Pillow Castle
Both: Puzzle · First-Person · Physics
Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.
PuzzleFirst-PersonSurrealPsychologicalPhysicsSingleplayerThrillerStory RichPsychedelicPsychological Horror👍 28,462The Last Cube
Mar 10, 2022 · Improx Games
Both: 3D Platformer · Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer
Cube puzzler and an epic adventure. Stamp stickers to the sides of your cube to imbue each surface with unique powers, which are vital to solving puzzles and finding secrets.
3D PlatformerPuzzlePuzzle PlatformerDifficult3DThird PersonColorfulLogicSci-fiScience👍 130The Ball
Oct 26, 2010 · Teotl Studios
Both: 3D Platformer · Puzzle Platformer · First-Person
As a swashbuckling archaeologist, unlock the mystery of the ancient ruins that have been hidden for centuries and discover a mysterious artifact, a gold and metal shelled Ball.
3D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerFirst-PersonPuzzleStrategyActionIndieSci-fiAdventurePhysics👍 831Frame - Portals on Steroids
Jan 11, 2023 · MechanicsDriven
Both: Puzzle · Physics · Logic
Frames are devices that can stitch two parts in space together. And they can do much more: They can move, change size and gravity of objects and appear in any size or number... All these mechanics are used to provide mind-bending levels in this logic-based physics-puzzler.
PuzzlePhysicsLogicFPSLinearSingleplayerAdventurePuzzle PlatformerAbstractArtificial IntelligenceDARQ: Complete Edition
Aug 15, 2019 · Unfold Games
Both: Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer
DARQ tells the story of Lloyd, a boy who finds himself in the middle of a lucid nightmare. Unable to wake up, Lloyd has to face his fears and decipher the meaning of the dream.
HorrorDarkAdventurePuzzleSingleplayerAtmosphericPsychological HorrorPuzzle PlatformerSide Scroller2.5D👍 3,576Qbeh-1: The Atlas Cube
May 15, 2014 · Liquid Flower
Both: Puzzle · First-Person · Puzzle Platformer
A serene first-person puzzle platformer set across strikingly beautiful worlds. Place and remove cubes to solve handcrafted puzzles, discover hidden secrets, and lose yourself in an atmosphere unlike anything else. Includes a full level editor and Steam Workshop support.
PuzzleFirst-PersonAtmosphericRelaxingPuzzle PlatformerPlatformerExplorationCozyWalking SimulatorLevel Editor👍 608Degeons Project
Mar 6 · Mystery Studios
Both: Puzzle · 3D Platformer · Puzzle Platformer
The abandoned mega-complex of Degeons Laboratory's holds dark secrets. Solve unique puzzles, investigate the cause of the catastrophe, and find out why the mysterious Man in the Crow Suit is watching you. Test your mind in this scientific enigma.
AdventurePuzzlePlatformer3D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerFPSFirst-PersonAtmosphericScienceIndieFace It - A game to fight inner demons
Jun 9, 2017 · Tlön Studios, Ilex Games
Both: Puzzle · 3D Platformer · Puzzle Platformer
Carefuly crafted puzzles in a challenging 3D plaformer take the player on a surrealistic journey through a maze of feelings. In Face It, abstract concepts are shaped into gameplay: darker emotions are monsters and traps, while brighter concepts are the powers you need to beat the levels.
IndieAdventureActionPuzzle3D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerHorrorEarly Access👍 519The Crow's Eye
Mar 20, 2017 · 3D2 Entertainment
Both: Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer · 3D Platformer
In an abandoned medical university, test your intellectual might as you unravel a 20-year-old mystery in this depraved first-person puzzle adventure, doing what it takes to escape your fate as a macabre scientist's human experiment. The ends justify the means in The Crow’s Eye.
PuzzlePuzzle Platformer3D PlatformerFirst-PersonSingleplayerStory RichAdventureIndiePsychological HorrorHorror👍 128
Also worth a look
Share some of the same DNA, but further from the original.
Little Nightmares
Apr 27, 2017 · Tarsier Studios
Both: Puzzle Platformer · Puzzle
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
HorrorAtmosphericAdventureSingleplayerPuzzle PlatformerDarkPuzzleIndieStory RichStealth👍 52,248
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