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2017USK 16PC63 % positive9.75 €

You explore an eerie prison, examining every object and detail to piece together the stories of those locked inside. Its slow, atmospheric investigation gradually reveals why you ended up there yourself.

  • Lore and world history
  • Dread and tension
  • Emotional impact
  • Lots to discover

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In short: Games like Inmates

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

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Visage

95 %Match

2020USK 18PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable84 % positive29.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Inmates: dread and tension, a deep world history as well as emotional impact.

A slow-burning first-person psychological horror game set in a shifting haunted house full of tragic stories. It relies on sustained dread, puzzles and sanity management rather than combat.

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Desktop Explorer

Lore and world history

You dig through the abandoned profiles of an old PC in a point-and-click mystery, uncovering an eerie secret. Puzzles, cryptic games and outdated software piece together what happened to its previous user.

Gray Dawn

Lots to discover

A psychological horror thriller in which you play a priest accused of murdering an altar boy, wandering through nightmarish, religiously charged scenes. Exploration and puzzles drive a dark, story-focused narrative.

Layers of Fear

Emotional impact

A psychological horror walking sim set in a mad painter's Victorian mansion that rearranges itself whenever you look away. Its shifting rooms and unsettling art slowly piece together a tragic tale of obsession and ruin.

Conarium

Lore and world history

An atmospheric first-person Lovecraftian adventure in which you play Frank Gilman, unraveling the fate of a doomed Antarctic expedition. Puzzles, eerie dreamlike realms and a bleak story take center stage rather than combat.

Lempo

Lots to discover

A psychological horror game inspired by Finnish mythology. You explore the eerie otherworld of Metsänpeitto, solve puzzles and try to find your way back home.

Last Seen Online

Puzzles and brain teasers

You sift through someone's computer files and solve puzzles to uncover the secrets hidden inside the machine. It blends escape-room style brain teasers with psychological horror inspired by early Flash games.

The Crow's Eye

Puzzles and brain teasers

An atmospheric first-person puzzle adventure set in an abandoned medical university, where you solve puzzles and uncover the disappearance of students and faculty two decades ago. It focuses on eerie tension rather than combat.

Transference

Emotional impact

A first-person psychological horror thriller where you wander through the warped digital memories of a broken family. Environmental puzzles and live-action footage drive a dark, compact story.

The White Door

Lore and world history

A dark point-and-click puzzle adventure from Rusty Lake: as an amnesiac patient you follow the clinic's daily routine and dive into dreams to uncover Robert Hill's past. The story is told almost wordlessly.

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