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2026PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck verified74 % positive9.75 €

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.

  • Dread and tension
  • Lavish presentation
  • Lots to discover
  • Puzzles and brain teasers

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

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Madison

94 %Match

2022PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified87 % positive34.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Subliminal: dread and tension, a dark atmosphere as well as puzzles to figure out.

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.

Tormented Souls

Lots to discover

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.

Visage

Lavish presentation

A slow-burning first-person psychological horror game set in a shifting haunted house full of tragic stories. It relies on sustained dread, puzzles and sanity management rather than combat.

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.

Poppy Playtime

Puzzles and brain teasers

A horror puzzle adventure set in an abandoned toy factory, where you use the GrabPack to manipulate circuits and flee from creepy toy monsters. Environmental puzzles mixed with chase sequences deliver short, intense scares.

Tormented Souls II

Lavish presentation

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

Puzzles and brain teasers

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.

Welcome to the Game II

Puzzles and brain teasers

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.

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.

Conarium

Puzzles and brain teasers

An atmospheric first-person Lovecraftian adventure in which you play Frank Gilman, unraveling the fate of a doomed Antarctic expedition. Puzzles, eerie dreamlike realms and a bleak story take center stage rather than combat.

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