Games like Metel - Horror Escape

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.

94% positive from 2,427 · 2020 · Steam Deck Playable · Lowest ever $0.39 (2022-12-22)

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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.

The catchThe whole game is over in about half an hour and plays like a tech demo.

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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Anomaly Exit

90% positive from 1,251 reviews202463% finish itDeck Playable

A memory-based horror game in which your train keeps stopping at what looks like the same station. Study it and leave only if nothing has changed, or get back on board, alone or with up to five other passengers.

What players likedPlayers praise it as a fun, unique co-op anomaly horror game, best enjoyed with friends for about an hour.

The catchAnomalies lean on lights going out and cheap jump scares far too often.

Both are tagged Hidden Object, Horror and Puzzle.

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True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1

92% positive from 1,235 reviews201669% finish itDeck Verified

This is a psychological thriller adventure game with hidden object elements. It features an oppressive atmosphere and a story-driven mystery.

What players likedPlayers praise its creepy horror, engaging story, amazing puzzles, and realistic environments, similar to classic adventure games.

The catchPuzzle logic is contrived, making you hunt odd tools for things anyone could do by hand.

Both are tagged Hidden Object, Horror and Puzzle.

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Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood

97% positive from 1,090 reviews201361% finish itDeck Playable

This is a hidden object adventure game with a horror theme. Players solve puzzles and find clues to unravel a mystery in a spooky park.

What players likedPlayers praise it as a polished hidden object adventure, on par with Mystery Case Files, with clever puzzles and refined visuals.

The catchThe puzzles offer almost no challenge, even on the hardest difficulty setting.

Both are tagged Hidden Object, Horror and Puzzle.

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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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More about Metel - Horror Escape

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.

Reviews: 94% positive from 2,427
Released: 2020
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Playable
Price: Lowest ever $0.39 (2022-12-22)
Play: Single-player

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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