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2017 PC 7.79 € 👍 93 % Very positive, 5,481 reviews on Steam

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.

What defines Granny:

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Lots to discover

The closest matches for Granny are Emily Wants to Play, Ao Oni and Penumbra: Overture. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Granny special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Emily Wants to Play

92 %

2015 PCPlayStationXbox 4.99 € 👍 78 % Mostly positive, 2,191 reviews on Steam

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Focus on a single character

You play a pizza delivery guy trapped in an abandoned house, trying to survive hour after hour as another of Emily's toys comes to life and hunts you. Tense survival horror built on hiding, barricading and managing your resources.

Ao Oni

Puzzles and brain teasers

A cult Japanese indie horror game in which you solve tricky puzzles in an abandoned mansion while fleeing the blue monster Ao Oni, which can ambush you at any moment.

Penumbra: Overture

Focus on a single character

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.

Alone in the Dark 3

Puzzles and brain teasers

Detective Carnby explores a Wild West ghost town overrun by zombie outlaws, solving puzzles and fighting back with revolvers and rifles. It is classic early-3D survival horror with fixed camera angles.

Welcome to the Game II

Focus on a single character

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.

SCP: Containment Breach

Lots to discover

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.

DreadOut

Focus on a single character

Indonesian ghost horror in the vein of Fatal Frame: as schoolgirl Linda you explore an abandoned town and fend off spirits from local folklore using nothing but your smartphone camera.

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.

Alone in the Dark 2

Puzzles and brain teasers

Detective Edward Carnby hunts through a gloomy mansion full of zombie pirates to rescue a kidnapped girl. It blends early survival horror with item puzzles, 3D characters over pre-rendered backdrops, and enemies that often must be beaten through trickery.

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