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2019PCSteam Deck playable65 % positive2.99 €

In Okaeri, you come home expecting a warm welcome from your mother and find the familiar house turning eerie, inspired by short Japanese horror films. It leans on a tense atmosphere and small puzzles rather than action.

  • Dark, serious atmosphere

The closest matches for Okaeri are True Fear: Forsaken Souls - Part 1, True Fear: Forsaken Souls - Part 2 and Inunaki Tunnel. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Okaeri special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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True Fear: Forsaken Souls - Part 1

96 %Match

2016PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified92 % positive8.79 €

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Accessible and relaxed
  • Pure single-player experience

A point-and-click horror adventure where you solve puzzles and hunt for hidden objects while unraveling a dark mystery with a missing child. It focuses on atmosphere, suspense and a creepy story rather than combat.

Inunaki Tunnel

Dark, serious atmosphere

You explore a real, notorious site in Japan, where local legends about a tunnel named after howling dogs quickly get under your skin. Its eerie atmosphere and unsettling mood are what make this short horror game stand out.

Among the Sleep

Dark, serious atmosphere

A first-person horror adventure seen through the eyes of a toddler wandering a distorted home and eerie dreamscapes at night with a talking teddy bear. There is no combat, just hiding, light puzzles and a haunting story about comfort and a troubled family.

The White Door

Dark, serious atmosphere

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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Focus on a single character

An early interactive horror movie from Warp: as Laura you explore a creepy hospital in first person, solving puzzles to uncover why your father went on a killing spree. Its pre-rendered CGI cutscenes and disturbing themes like cannibalism made it infamous.

Simulacra

Dark, serious atmosphere

You dig through a missing woman's smartphone, reading messages, using apps and watching videos, to piece together a creepy mystery. A short, story-driven horror experience told through found-footage-style screen interaction.

Unmourned

Dark, serious atmosphere

A first-person psychological horror game where you play Jason, haunted by escalating paranormal events in a new home, and must uncover what happened to the previous owners to lift the curse.

Fear the Spotlight

Dark, serious atmosphere

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

Dark, serious atmosphere

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.

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