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Games like Ancient Guardian

2016PC71 % positive7.59 €

An indie first-person adventure set in procedurally generated ruins, where you play a father searching for his lost daughter while dodging traps, solving puzzles and avoiding dangerous enemies.

  • Sneaking and hiding

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In short: Games like Ancient Guardian

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Ancient Guardian special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Granny

89 %Match

2017PC, Steam Deck playable94 % positive7.79 €

Brings what grabs you about Ancient Guardian: sneaking and hiding, progress without grind as well as vast, open spaces.

You are trapped in a house and must escape within five days while an old woman hunts you by sound. Hiding, moving quietly and solving puzzles keep the tension constantly high.

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Ladra

Sneaking and hiding

Ladra is a small indie stealth game where you play a thief, using shadows, secret passages and tunnels to stay unseen and keep one step ahead of the guards.

Theseus

Sneaking and hiding

You play Theseus in virtual reality, sneaking through the labyrinth of an invulnerable Minotaur where fighting is no option. Cunning and hiding carry you through the darkness toward the exit, making every corridor a tense puzzle of timing and observation.

Granny: Chapter Two

Realistic visuals

You have five days to get out of a house run by Granny and Grandpa, and every minute spent searching for items and solving puzzles risks a chase. Its tense, unsettling atmosphere is the main draw.

Penumbra: Overture

Realistic visuals

A first-person survival horror set in a desolate Greenland mine, where you're nearly defenseless and rely on physics-based puzzles and hiding to survive. Its oppressive atmosphere and mouse-driven object interaction define the experience.

Dreadhalls

Pure single-player experience

You wake in a barely lit dungeon and must find the way out while staying unseen by the creatures lurking there. Your only light needs a constant supply of oil, and the darkness is always ready to swallow you.

Saiko no Sutoka

Sneaking and hiding

In this small horror game you flee from Saiko-chan, a playfully sadistic yandere who toys with you before she tries to kill you. The chase thrives on tension, hiding and light puzzles that keep you narrowly escaping.

Medusa's Labyrinth

Sneaking and hiding

In Medusa's Labyrinth you explore an ancient Greek island in first person, slipping past threats through dark catacombs. Familiar myths woven into a creeping horror atmosphere make every corridor feel tense.

Lucius

Realistic visuals

You play Lucius, a child Antichrist who uses demonic powers to stage 'accidents' and murder everyone in his family manor one by one without raising suspicion. A macabre horror puzzle game inspired by The Omen.

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