Games like PENCILS DOWN™
by Hayden-Fisher Technologies, Inc.
PENCILS DOWN™ is a first-person 3D modern-day psychological horror roguelike: taking exams, answering trivia questions and managing resources. The Test and The Watson-Scott Test play most like PENCILS DOWN™. Of the 12 closest games below, most share its psychological horror, horror and procedural generation.
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The Test
Feb 24, 2020 · Randumb Studios
Both: Multiple Endings · Psychological Horror · Choices Matter
2D psychological horror visual novel, pixel graphics. Answering questions and making choices.
Choose Your Own AdventureSimulationMultiple EndingsStory RichPixel GraphicsPsychological HorrorPsychologicalSingleplayerChoices MatterVisual Novel👍 19,592The Watson-Scott Test
Oct 19, 2018 · Normal Wholesome Games
Both: Psychological Horror · Horror
2D psychological horror interactive fiction, text-based interface. Answering multiple-choice questions and exploring branching narrative.
Psychological HorrorIndieHorrorText-BasedInteractive FictionViolentAtmosphericSingleplayerJump Scare👍 746Baldi's Basics Plus
Jun 11, 2020 · Basically Games
Both: Horror · Procedural Generation
First-person 3D stealth roguelike horror, 90s edutainment parody. Collecting notebooks, avoiding baldi and exploring procedurally generated levels.
RoguelikeHorrorStealthProcedural GenerationFunnyRetroIndieParody 3DExploration👍 10,944Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
Mar 9, 2023 · silver978
Both: Multiple Endings · Mystery · Psychological Horror
First-person 2D modern-day psychological adventure visual novel, hand drawn anime. Exploring, reading story and solving mystery.
AdventurePsychologicalPoint & ClickShortMultiple EndingsAtmosphericAnimeMysteryFemale ProtagonistPsychological Horror👍 3,383Who's Lila?
Feb 23, 2022 · Garage Heathen
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror
2D modern-day point-and-click adventure, dither-punk. Controlling facial expressions, investigating a disappearance and solving a mystery.
HorrorPsychological HorrorChoose Your Own AdventurePoint & ClickDetectiveInteractive FictionVisual NovelExplorationPuzzleSurreal👍 3,441Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
Feb 20, 2023 · Nankidai
Both: Multiple Endings · Mystery
2D psychological horror adventure, anime illustration style. Explore and interact, discuss and vote, play life-and-death games.
Early AccessMultiple EndingsFemale ProtagonistDarkSingleplayerPoint & ClickChoose Your Own AdventureMysteryInteractive FictionPsychological👍 4,131The Classrooms
Oct 28, 2022 · Xefier Games, Hillcrest Games Inc.
Both: Psychological Horror · Procedural Generation · Horror
First-person 3D procedural survival horror, found-footage VHS. Exploration, surviving entities and investigating anomalies.
Early AccessPsychological HorrorProcedural GenerationExplorationSurreal1990'sSurvival HorrorAtmosphericFirst-PersonHorror👍 3,050Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1
Mar 3, 2023 · Andrew Quist
Both: Horror · Psychological Horror · Mystery
First-person 3D psychological horror walking simulator, realistic surrealism. Exploration, puzzle solving and platforming.
HorrorPsychological HorrorExplorationFirst-PersonSingleplayerMysteryRealisticWalking SimulatorProcedural GenerationAtmospheric👍 1,154Enter The Backrooms
Feb 12, 2021 · Justin Kroh
Both: Psychological Horror · Procedural Generation · Horror
First-person 3D survival horror, stylized, low-fidelity. Exploring, evading entities and collecting artifacts.
AdventurePsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorCasualProcedural GenerationHorrorSurvivalExperimentalWalking Simulator3D👍 986Backrooms: Wit's End
Nov 26, 2025 · Augusto Micheli Debard
Both: Procedural Generation · Psychological Horror · Horror
First-person 3D survival horror. Exploration, avoiding entities and solving puzzles.
Early AccessProcedural GenerationPsychological HorrorCo-opHorrorNonlinearMultiplayerExplorationChoices MatterSurvival HorrorBackrooms Society
Jun 19, 2023 · Mikael Bihl
Both: Horror · Procedural Generation · Roguelite
First-person 3D survival horror roguelite, realistic graphics. Scavenging resources, crafting gear and surviving entities.
Early AccessMultiplayerHorrorOnline Co-OpSurvival HorrorLootProcedural GenerationCraftingRoguelitePsychological Horror👍 59114 Minesweeper Variants
Nov 14, 2022 · Alith Games, Artless Games
Both: Procedural Generation
2D logic puzzle, minimalist abstract. Solving minesweeper variants, learning new rule sets and using drawing tools.
PuzzleLogicMinimalistExperimentalCasualDifficultAbstractProcedural GenerationIndieStrategy👍 1,605