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2026PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck verified9.75 €

A psychological horror puzzler inspired by the Backrooms legend, where you explore eerie, nostalgic spaces. Light and perspective puzzles plus a creeping sense of unease drive the experience.

  • Lavish presentation
  • Lots to discover
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

The closest matches for Subliminal are Visage, Tormented Souls II and Fobia: St. Dinfna Hotel. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Subliminal special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Tormented Souls II

Dark, serious atmosphere

Old-school survival horror where Caroline explores the decaying Villa Hess, solves intricate puzzles, manages scarce resources and fights grotesque creatures to rescue her sister from a cult.

Fobia: St. Dinfna Hotel

Dark, serious atmosphere

A first-person psychological horror game in which you explore a haunted hotel, solve puzzles and manage scarce resources. It blends classic survival horror with an eerie mystery story, made by a Brazilian indie studio.

Tormented Souls

Dark, serious atmosphere

A survival horror throwback to early Resident Evil with fixed camera angles, intricate puzzles and scarce ammo. You guide Caroline through a decaying mansion full of secrets and grotesque creatures.

P.T.

Lavish presentation

A short first-person horror teaser in which you walk the same hallway again and again as it changes in eerie ways, solving cryptic puzzles. Its oppressive atmosphere made it a legend, even though it was later removed from sale.

Pools

Lots to discover

A liminal-space exploration game that favors eerie atmosphere over conventional horror. You wander through endless, near-identical pool rooms, trying to orient yourself and find the way out.

Homesick

Puzzles and brain teasers

An atmospheric first-person puzzle game about exploring an abandoned building, solving puzzles and piecing together what happened to its former residents. The serene yet foreboding mood is broken up by unsettling nightmare sequences.

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.

Madison

Dark, serious atmosphere

A first-person psychological horror game where an instant camera bridges the human world and the beyond. You develop photos yourself to solve disturbing puzzles while surviving a deeply unsettling atmosphere.

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