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2016PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable71 % positive19.99 €

An atmospheric psychological horror adventure set in a Norwegian forest, where a mother searching for her missing son is haunted by Norse myths and folklore. The narrated story and oppressive mood take center stage.

Sneaking and hiding
Dread and tension
Dark, serious atmosphere
Strong, story-driven narrative

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The closest matches for Through the Woods are Among the Sleep, Perception and Silent Hill: The Short Message. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Through the Woods special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Among the Sleep

97 %Match

2014PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck verified88 % positive16.99 €

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.

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Perception

Strong, story-driven narrative

You play Cassie, a blind woman who explores a haunted abandoned estate using echolocation and sound. An atmospheric narrative horror mystery where you hide from a sinister presence while piecing together the history of the house.

Silent Hill: The Short Message

Sneaking and hiding

A short, free Silent Hill spin-off set in a modern German apartment block. It tells a harrowing story about bullying and grief, relying on chase sequences and nightmarish, shifting spaces.

Still Wakes the Deep

Dread and tension

A story-driven horror ride on a collapsing Scottish oil rig in 1975, where you play a rig worker fleeing a fleshy otherworldly creature. Dense atmosphere, strong voice acting and frantic escape sequences instead of combat.

Amnesia: Rebirth

Dread and tension

A first-person horror adventure set in the 1937 Algerian desert, where you play the defenseless Tasi, hiding from monsters, solving puzzles and slowly uncovering a disturbing truth. Its strengths are dense atmosphere and a dark, emotional story.

Home Sweet Home

Sneaking and hiding

A first-person horror game rooted in Thai myths and spirit beliefs. You sneak past hunting ghosts, solve light puzzles and endure a tense, oppressive atmosphere.

Here They Lie

Dread and tension

A surreal first-person psychological horror trip built for PlayStation VR: you wander a nightmarish city full of disturbing creatures and piece together a cryptic story. Fleeing, hiding and oppressive atmosphere matter more than fighting.

Yomawari: Midnight Shadows

Sneaking and hiding

An atmospheric horror game in which a small girl sneaks through a Japanese town at night, hiding from spirits while searching for her lost friend. Helplessness, silence and a miniature diorama look create an oppressive, melancholic mood.

Murdered: Soul Suspect

Strong, story-driven narrative

As a murdered detective, you roam a gloomy Salem as a ghost, possessing the living and piecing together clues to solve your own killing. An atmospheric, story-driven investigation adventure with light stealth encounters against demons.

Gylt

Sneaking and hiding

A dark stealth adventure in which a girl searches for her missing cousin in a nightmarish parallel world. Sneaking, light puzzles and an oppressive, childlike surreal atmosphere take centre stage.

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