Games like Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?

This is a first-person horror puzzle game where in-game actions affect reality. It features a cabin setting and a meta-game loop with deadly consequences.

95% positive from 1,517 · 2024 · Steam Deck Verified · Lowest ever $6.74 (2026-03-19)

AdventureHorrorEscape RoomPuzzleFirst-PersonDark

Six games like Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?

The Inheritance of Crimson Manor

88% positive from 919 reviews202245% finish itDeck Playable

A gothic horror exploration game with logic puzzles and non-linear progression. It features a dark narrative and classic Resident Evil-style unlockable level design.

What players likedPlayers praise this puzzle-exploration mystery game as an engaging "escape room puzzlesque" experience, reminiscent of House of Da Vinci.

The catchmovement and object interaction feel clunky and awkward

Both are tagged Escape Room, First-Person and Horror.

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Yesterday

83% positive from 1,017 reviews2012

A point-and-click adventure game with a dark, somber mystery. Players investigate disappearances and a strange scar, uncovering John Yesterday's forgotten past.

The catchIt runs about four hours and the plot races past its ideas without developing them.

Both are tagged Escape Room, Dark and Puzzle.

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Escape From Mystwood Mansion

93% positive from 1,303 reviews202366% finish itDeck Verified

First-person puzzle escape room game. Solve puzzles and decipher codes to explore rooms and find secrets.

What players likedPlayers praise its polished, well-designed escape room puzzles, reminiscent of MYST, for being engaging and appropriately challenging.

The catchProgress cannot be saved mid-room, so leaving a puzzle room means redoing all of it.

Both are tagged Escape Room, First-Person and Puzzle.

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Unboxing the Cryptic Killer

90% positive from 2,662 reviews20235% finish itDeck Playable

A 2-player cooperative puzzle game where players see different halves of puzzles and must communicate to solve them. It's a tense, collaborative experience to escape a killer.

What players likedPlayers praise its cooperative puzzle-solving, comparing it to "Tick Tock: A Tale for Two" for its engaging, shared experience.

The catchIt is over in about two hours, which feels thin for the price.

Both are tagged Escape Room, Puzzle and Adventure.

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Agent A: A puzzle in disguise

95% positive from 1,975 reviews2019Deck Unsupported

This is a point-and-click adventure game where players solve logic puzzles in a stylish retro-futuristic setting. The core loop involves exploration, observation, and using collected items to overcome challenges.

What players likedPlayers praise this spy-themed point-and-click puzzle game for its clever puzzles, immersive experience, and escape room-like feel.

The catchConstant backtracking between screens eats most of the playtime and turns tedious.

Both are tagged Escape Room, Puzzle and Adventure.

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Underground Blossom

97% positive from 1,388 reviews2023Deck Verified

This is a point-and-click puzzle adventure game where players solve puzzles at distinct metro stations to uncover a character's life story. It offers a mysterious and atmospheric experience with a 2-hour playtime.

What players likedPlayers praise its weird mystery and escalating puzzles, reminiscent of a unique escape room experience.

The catchPuzzles are far too easy and it ends quickly, closer to a demo than a full game.

Both are tagged Escape Room, Puzzle and Adventure.

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More about Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?

What players liked

Players describe it as a fun puzzle/escape room game with helpful in-game hints.

The catch

It is over in two to three hours, which feels thin at the full asking price.

Reviews: 95% positive from 1,517
Released: 2024
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Verified
Price: Lowest ever $6.74 (2026-03-19)
Play: Single-playerFull controller support

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 95% positive, but with 1,517 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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