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Games like Clock Tower

1996PlayStation

You guide Jennifer through an isolated research building while the relentless stalker Scissorman hunts her, relying on puzzles and hiding rather than fighting. Its oppressive atmosphere and point-and-click controls make it an early pioneer of survival horror.

  • Sneaking and hiding
  • Dread and tension
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Puzzles and brain teasers

The closest matches for Clock Tower are Penumbra: Overture, Penumbra: Black Plague and Homebody. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Clock Tower special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Penumbra: Overture

94 %Match

2007PCSteam Deck playable89 % positive9.75 €

Brings what grabs you about Clock Tower: sneaking and hiding, dread and tension as well as a dark atmosphere.

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.

Penumbra: Black Plague

Sneaking and hiding

A claustrophobic first-person horror game set in an underground research facility, where you survive through physics-based puzzles and hiding rather than weapons. Atmosphere and fear of the unknown matter far more than combat.

Homebody

Sneaking and hiding

A retro-styled survival horror puzzler in which you solve puzzles and evade a relentless killer in a haunted house while a group of friends confronts memories of their past.

Fear the Spotlight

Sneaking and hiding

A short horror adventure set in a school at night, where Vivian and Amy sneak around, solve puzzles and evade a sinister spotlight after a séance goes wrong. Its look recalls classic PS1-era horror games.

Mad Father

Strong, story-driven narrative

A short RPG Maker horror adventure in which you play Aya, uncovering the dark secrets of her mad doctor father inside a mansion. Puzzles, chase sequences and multiple endings deliver a macabre yet emotional story.

Alone in the Dark

Puzzles and brain teasers

A pioneer of survival horror: you explore a cursed 1920s mansion, solve puzzles and fight sparingly against monsters. Its 3D characters on pre-rendered backdrops and menacing mood shaped the entire genre.

Welcome to the Game II

Puzzles and brain teasers

A horror puzzle game where you play a reporter delving into the deep web and a trap-filled building to help a woman in danger. Puzzles, surveillance and survival pressure create a tense, unsettling experience.

In Sound Mind

Puzzles and brain teasers

A first-person psychological horror where you dive into the nightmares and memories of a therapist's patients. Inventive environmental puzzles, unusual boss fights and a standout original soundtrack define the experience.

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.

Lamentum

Sneaking and hiding

A pixel-art survival horror set in mid-1800s New England, where you explore a creepy mansion, solve puzzles and decide whom to trust while hostile creatures lurk around every corner.

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