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2016PC71 % positive7.59 €

An indie first-person adventure set in procedurally generated ruins, where you play a father searching for his lost daughter while dodging traps, solving puzzles and avoiding dangerous enemies.

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The closest matches for Ancient Guardian are Granny, Among the Sleep and Penumbra: Overture. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Ancient Guardian special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Granny

91 %Match

2017PCSteam Deck playable94 % positive7.79 €

Brings what grabs you about Ancient Guardian: sneaking and hiding, a pure single-player experience as well as a focus on a single character.

You are trapped in a house and must escape within five days while an old woman hunts you by sound. Hiding, moving quietly and solving puzzles keep the tension constantly high.

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Among the Sleep

Easy to pick up

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.

Penumbra: Overture

Realistic visuals

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.

Dreadhalls

Focus on a single character

You wake in a barely lit dungeon and must find the way out while staying unseen by the creatures lurking there. Your only light needs a constant supply of oil, and the darkness is always ready to swallow you.

Granny: Chapter Two

Realistic visuals

You have five days to get out of a house run by Granny and Grandpa, and every minute spent searching for items and solving puzzles risks a chase. Its tense, unsettling atmosphere is the main draw.

SCP: Containment Breach

Realistic visuals

You are a test subject trying to escape an SCP Foundation facility while escaped anomalies like the statue SCP-173 hunt you. Blinking as a mechanic, randomly generated corridors and constant dread make for a tense, scary experience.

Stifled

Focus on a single character

In Stifled you can only perceive the world through sound: your footsteps and your own voice into the microphone reveal the darkness, but they also draw the creatures hunting you. The tension comes from constantly weighing seeing against staying silent.

Theseus

Focus on a single character

You play Theseus in virtual reality, sneaking through the labyrinth of an invulnerable Minotaur where fighting is no option. Cunning and hiding carry you through the darkness toward the exit, making every corridor a tense puzzle of timing and observation.

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