Games like The Dark Mind
by Michal Deak
Dream Cage and Paragnosia play most like The Dark Mind. Of the 11 closest games below, most share its psychological horror, hidden object and horror; 1 came out in the last year and 10 are free or under $10. The best known is Platform 8, with 2,731 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.
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Dream Cage
Feb 6, 2025 · Hitori De Productions
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator
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👍 302Paragnosia
Oct 24, 2024 · Sine Coda
Both: Psychological Horror · Hidden Object · Horror
Observe every corner of your apartment by moving your camera along a rail that runs through the rooms. Find and take pictures of paranormal anomalies to exorcise them. Locked in your surveillance room, will you survive tonight's 8 rounds?
Psychological HorrorHidden ObjectAtmosphericHorrorStealthPuzzleFirst-Person3DTime ManipulationRealistic👍 234Platform 8
May 31, 2024 · KOTAKE CREATE
Both: Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator · Hidden Object
You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.
Psychological HorrorAdventureWalking SimulatorSimulationPuzzleHidden ObjectExplorationImmersive SimFirst-Person3D👍 2,731Floor 9
Sep 9, 2024 · Room Games
Both: Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator · Hidden Object
Nine floors down to the exit of Hotel Liminal. Some are exactly as they should be. Some hide an anomaly. Everything depends on spotting the difference, and one mistake sends you back to the top.
ExplorationPuzzlePsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorHidden ObjectHorrorFirst-PersonAtmosphericMysterySurreal👍 175I'm on Observation Duty 3
Nov 13, 2020 · Notovia
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror · Hidden Object
A thrilling psychological horror game. Your job is to look for anomalies in a haunted house. If you see anyhting suspicious (furniture moving, extra objects, intruders), take a photo and send a report. Includes both VR- (windows only) and non-VR (windows, mac, linux)-versions.
VRPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychologicalHorrorAdventurePuzzleMysteryHidden ObjectFirst-Person👍 351Dollmare
Oct 24, 2024 · Alex Grade, gonzeek, Oxeren
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
You've accepted a shady job offer at a doll factory. Inspect dolls for defects and anomalies. Follow strange protocols. Don't get fired and stay alive.
SimulationHorror3DPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonSupernaturalControllerWalking SimulatorMultiple EndingsLinear👍 2,058Last Call
Sep 24 · Two Sleepy Cats
Both: Hidden Object · First-Person · Horror
Cover one night shift in a building where every floor feels wrong. Search for anomalies, photograph them with your phone, obey increasingly strange instructions, and find a way out before the building sends you back again.
AdventureExplorationHidden ObjectFirst-PersonRealisticAtmosphericHorrorPsychological HorrorChoices MatterSingleplayerTempter
Jul 31, 2024 · Blue Pixel Games
Both: Hidden Object · Walking Simulator · First-Person
"Tempter" is a suspenseful first-person horror game that shows how humans can be even more dangerous than demons when they gain power. It centers on the struggle to save one's soul against a demon after breaking a pact.
ExplorationHidden ObjectPuzzleVisual NovelWalking Simulator3DFirst-PersonSurrealHorrorActionTrue Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1
Oct 19, 2016 · Goblinz Enterprises Ltd
Both: Hidden Object · Horror · Psychological Horror
True Fear: Forsaken Souls takes the best of the psychological thriller, blending in fun and intuitive gameplay mechanics. Episode 1, the first in a trilogy, will long be remembered.
ExplorationHidden ObjectHorrorPsychological HorrorPuzzlePoint & ClickFemale ProtagonistAdventureFirst-Person2D👍 1,109Tested on Humans: Escape Room
Feb 24, 2021 · mc2games
Both: Hidden Object · Walking Simulator
You are the test subject. In this dark environment escape room, you have to solve various puzzles to escape from the research center where you are trapped. Can you find out how you got there and escape???
Escape RoomPuzzlePoint & ClickHidden ObjectInvestigationAdventureWalking SimulatorDarkPsychologicalStory Rich👍 434Infliction
Oct 17, 2018 · Caustic Reality
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
HorrorPsychological HorrorGoreAdventureIndieViolentAtmosphericSingleplayerWalking SimulatorStory Rich👍 826