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2020PC

You wander alone through a seemingly endless forest, trying to figure out what is going on. The game lives on atmosphere, unease, and the feeling that the woods will not let you leave.

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The closest matches for The House in the Woods are Fears to Fathom: Carson House, Anatomy and Slender: The Arrival. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The House in the Woods special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Fears to Fathom: Carson House

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2023PCSteam Deck playable92 % positive4.99 €

Brings what grabs you about The House in the Woods: dread and tension, a dark atmosphere as well as easy-to-grasp systems.

A short first-person horror game where you play house-sitter Noah spending a weekend in an eerie mansion as the threat slowly escalates. Tension comes from atmosphere, mundane tasks turning sinister, and sudden scares.

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Anatomy

Lots to discover

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.

Slender: The Arrival

Dread and tension

A short first-person horror trip where you gather clues through dark forests and abandoned buildings, weaponless, while the Slender Man closes in. Tension comes from darkness, a flickering flashlight and sudden jump scares.

The Suicide of Rachel Foster

Lots to discover

An atmospheric narrative adventure in which you explore a deserted family hotel during a snowstorm, uncovering the dark truth behind Rachel Foster's death through phone calls with a helpful FEMA agent. It focuses on family secrets, grief and abuse rather than combat.

Missing Hiker

Dread and tension

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.

Nightmare Files: Clap Clap

Dread and tension

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.

The Complex: Found Footage

Lots to discover

A walking-simulator horror game viewed through a VHS camera, in which you wander endless dreamlike Backrooms-style spaces. Its cryptic story raises more questions than it answers.

Black Rose

Lots to discover

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.

Dread Flats

Dread and tension

You explore a murder building from a first-person view in 1990s China, piecing together the truth behind the killings and the missing people. Claustrophobic spaces and carefully placed scares make the eerie, twisted entities feel close.

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