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Games like Missing Hiker

2023PC84 % positivefree

You search for your missing brother Ethan in this short indie horror game set on an eerie hiking trail. Tension comes mostly from atmosphere and slow exploration rather than combat.

  • Dread and tension
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

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In short: Games like Missing Hiker

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

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Someday You'll Return

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2020PC86 % positive

Brings what grabs you about Missing Hiker: dread and tension, a strong story as well as a dark atmosphere.

A psychological horror adventure in which a father searches the Czech woods for his missing daughter. Its story of guilt and a troubled past takes center stage, supported by exploration, puzzles and a few stealth moments.

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Anatomy

Accessible and relaxed

You explore an eerie suburban house from a first-person view, collecting cassette tapes and piecing together a disturbing story from fragments. The game thrives on its quiet, unsettling atmosphere and the curiosity about what lurks within its walls.

Nightmare Files: Clap Clap

Calm and deliberate

You play a house sitter who notices stranger and stranger events in what looks like an ordinary home. This short indie horror game relies on an uneasy atmosphere and slow-building tension rather than action.

Black Rose

Easy to pick up

You explore a supposedly haunted funeral home with nothing but a flashlight, piecing together what happened to its former staff. The bleak, eerie atmosphere is the heart of the experience.

Phantasmagoria

Strong, story-driven narrative

A 1990s point-and-click horror adventure with live-action video footage: as Adrienne you explore a sinister mansion and uncover its dark secret. Notorious for its graphic scenes and full-motion-video style.

Gray Dawn

Strong, story-driven narrative

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.

Fingerbones

Accessible and relaxed

A short psychological horror game where you wander an abandoned building and piece together a disturbing story from notes you find. It leans on atmosphere and mystery rather than combat.

Layers of Fear

Strong, story-driven narrative

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.

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