Games like The Anomaly Detective
by GalaVerse Creations
Dream Cage and The Exit 8 play most like The Anomaly Detective. Of the 18 closest games below, most share its walking simulator, psychological horror and puzzle; 1 came out in the last year, 16 are free or under $10 and 1 has co-op. The best known is The Exit 8, with 11,001 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👍 302The Exit 8
Nov 29, 2023 · KOTAKE CREATE
Both: Puzzle · Walking Simulator · Horror
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
ExplorationPuzzleWalking SimulatorHorrorImmersive SimPsychological HorrorUndergroundFirst-Person3DSurreal👍 11,001Off the Clock: 13/F
9 days ago · Latent Nine
Both: Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator · Horror
Late at night in an office tower, you are trapped in floors that keep repeating. Some of them have let in things that don't belong to this decade, as if something would rather you stayed. Spot the anomalies, keep going down, and find out what this building really is.
Psychological HorrorWalking SimulatorHorrorPuzzleExplorationInvestigationAtmosphericMysterySurrealAdventureFloor 9
Sep 9, 2024 · Room Games
Both: Puzzle · Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator
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👍 175The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Sep 25, 2014 · The Astronauts
Both: Mystery · Detective · Walking Simulator
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
MysteryAtmosphericDetectiveWalking SimulatorExplorationFirst-PersonAdventureHorrorStory RichSingleplayer👍 6,863Soul of Savarog
May 28, 2024 · Twisted Universe
Both: Hidden Object · Puzzle · Walking Simulator
Soul of Savarog includes four of Twisted Universe's mobile horror thriller games. All of these plays tell the story of Savarog. Play Savarog, Savarog 2, Rule and Savarog 3 respectively.
ExplorationHidden ObjectPuzzleWalking Simulator3DFirst-PersonDetectiveSurrealHorrorPsychological HorrorSCP: Secret Files
Sep 13, 2022 · GameZoo Studio
Both: Psychological Horror · Mystery · Puzzle
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.
AdventureStory RichPsychological HorrorAtmosphericMysteryPuzzleHorrorWalking Simulator3DSingleplayer👍 3,909Platform 8
May 31, 2024 · KOTAKE CREATE
Both: Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator · Puzzle
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👍 2,731REVEIL
Mar 6, 2024 · Pixelsplit
Both: Walking Simulator · Horror · Psychological Horror
REVEIL is a narrative first-person psycho-thriller game that focuses on story, puzzles and exploration. Find out what’s going on inside Walter Thompson and what his dark past at the Nelson Bros Circus has to do with it.
AdventureIndieWalking SimulatorHorrorFirst-PersonSingleplayerPsychological HorrorPuzzleExplorationDark👍 753The Survey
Oct 27, 2016 · Erebus
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator
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.
HorrorDarkPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorAtmosphericMysteryPuzzleFirst-PersonSingleplayerExploration👍 742Whispers in the Void
May 7, 2024 · 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-PersonRealisticThe Painscreek Killings
Sep 27, 2017 · EQ Studios
Both: Mystery · Detective · Puzzle
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
InvestigationMysteryDetectiveExplorationPuzzleStory RichHorrorAtmosphericWalking SimulatorOpen World👍 5,824Dreamcore
Jan 23, 2025 · Montraluz
Both: Walking Simulator · Psychological Horror · Surreal
Experience backrooms like never before. Dreamcore is the ultimate psychological exploration game, set in the largest liminal world ever made. No guides, no path—only intuition. Will you keep your bearings in a world designed to make you lose them?
ExplorationWalking SimulatorPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonSurreal3DHorrorNonlinearRelaxingAtmospheric👍 1,891Lazaret
Feb 20, 2024 · Aegon Games
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Mystery
Lazaret is an atmospheric first-person horror game. You play as a member of a rescue team called out to investigate a distress signal coming from a ship that disappeared 4 years ago.
HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericExplorationMysteryPuzzleHidden ObjectWalking SimulatorControllerSailing👍 263I'm on Observation Duty 6
Sep 1, 2023 · Notovia, Dreamloop Games
Both: Psychological Horror · Puzzle · Hidden Object
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
Psychological HorrorPuzzleHidden ObjectHorrorMysteryLogicSingleplayerPsychologicalIncrementalLocal Co-Op👍 653MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition
Aug 5, 2014 · Pantumaca Barcelona, @CarlosGameDev, Dani Navarro, Luka Nieto
Both: Puzzle · Walking Simulator · Surreal
MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!
AdventurePuzzleWalking SimulatorIndieSurrealAtmosphericFirst-PersonStrategyExplorationVR👍 855IFU
Feb 5, 2024 · Setonika Games
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator
IFU is a psychological horror about a young guy who is forcibly locked in an abandoned mansion of a dead surgeon along with his restless soul.
HorrorThrillerAdventureDarkPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorAtmosphericHidden ObjectExplorationCinematic
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