Games like Metel - Horror Escape

94% positive from 2,427 reviewsReleased 2020Steam Deck Playable

What it is

This is a first-person horror quest game where players must escape a maniac's house. The core loop involves hiding evidence of escape before the maniac returns.

What players liked

Players praise Metel as a puzzle-solving, escape-style horror game, similar to "Schoolboy Runaway" and "Granny."

The catch

Random item spawns and unsolvable puzzles can leave you stuck with no way forward.

Why it is here

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 94% positive, but with 2,427 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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Six games like Metel - Horror Escape

Time Lock VR 1

73% positive from 801 reviews2017Deck Unsupported

This is a single-player VR puzzle game where players manipulate time to solve challenges. It features a sci-fi atmosphere with interactive environments and combat.

What players likedPlayers praise "Time Lock VR 1" as an immersive escape-room-style puzzle game with unique time manipulation mechanics, often compared to Half-Life: Alyx and Superhot.

Both are tagged Hidden Object, 3D and Puzzle.

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Platform 8

87% positive from 2,755 reviews202457% finish itDeck Verified

This is a short walking simulator where players explore a perpetually moving train, searching for anomalies to escape. It evokes a liminal, unsettling atmosphere inspired by Japanese subways.

What players likedPlayers compare it to a horror WarioWare or RE7, praising its varied, interactive anomalies and atmospheric horror.

The catchMost anomalies just require holding forward, not spotting them

Both are tagged Hidden Object, Puzzle and Adventure.

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Dollmare

94% positive from 2,102 reviews202424% finish itDeck Playable

This is a psychological horror game where you inspect dolls for anomalies. It features a dynamic, unscripted experience focused on building dread and unease.

What players likedPlayers praise "Dollmare" as an addicting, replayable, and unique horror game akin to "Chucky's factory" with a tense, unsettling atmosphere.

The catchThe workday loop repeats the same doll checks with too little variety between days.

Both are tagged 3D, First-Person and Horror.

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Dreamcore

89% positive from 1,798 reviews202569% finish itDeck Unsupported

Psychological exploration game featuring liminal spaces. Players use observation and intuition to navigate surreal, unsettling environments.

What players likedPlayers praise "Dreamcore" as the best backrooms/liminal walking simulator, compared to POOLS and The Complex Expedition, for its monster-free psychological horror and immersive exploration.

The catchMaps are huge, empty and samey, so progress means aimless wandering for hours.

Both are tagged 3D, First-Person and Adventure.

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IMMORTALITY

84% positive from 1,942 reviews202234% finish itDeck Verified

An interactive film trilogy where players match cut through footage to solve a mystery, featuring a cinematic teleportation mechanic and a dark, investigative feel.

What players likedPlayers praise its satisfying mystery-solving and discovery, comparing it to Sam Barlow's "Her Story" but with a focus on film reels.

The catchFinding clips means clicking objects at random, which becomes repetitive busywork.

Both are tagged Hidden Object, Horror and Adventure.

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Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek

85% positive from 1,797 reviews201463% finish it

Hidden-object puzzle-adventure game. Investigate a mystery using an Evidence Board to collect clues and solve puzzles.

What players likedPlayers praise its challenging hidden object puzzles and epic mystery story, comparing it to Nancy Drew and Supernatural.

The catchConstant backtracking across the map with no fast travel makes it a slog.

Both are tagged Hidden Object, Horror and Adventure.

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