Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED, which both horror, atmospheric, strategy, puzzle, relaxing and difficult.
- Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle is tagged Free to Play, Puzzle, Horror, Gore, Violent, Blood, Casual, Singleplayer by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 5 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
- 1
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
Why it matched: both horror, atmospheric, strategy, puzzle, relaxing and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Casual and Difficult; released around the same time (2019).
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe. Experience the horror in flat (non-VR) mode or VR. Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are supported. A VR Headset is NOT required to play.
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED at a glance Released 2019 Studio Steel Wool Studios Player sentiment 96% positive of 13,118 Price $29.99 HorrorCasualDifficultPuzzleIndieStrategyFunny
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Baba Is You
Why it matched: both atmospheric, strategy, puzzle, relaxing and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Puzzle, Indie and Difficult; released around the same time (2019).
Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!
Baba Is You at a glance Released 2019 Studio Hempuli Oy Player sentiment 98% positive of 24,536 Price $14.99 PuzzleIndieDifficultCuteCasualStrategyFunny
- 3
Chinese Parents
Why it matched: both horror, strategy, puzzle and relaxing; shares 8 player tags including Simulation, Casual and Indie; released around the same time (2018).
In this casual sim set in China, you step into the shoes of an average kid from birth towards the end of your high school. Study hard, have fun, make friends and face your ultimate challenge, the “Gaokao”. What will your life be after that? And when you have a child, will you be a Tiger Parent?
Chinese Parents at a glance Released 2018 Studio 墨鱼玩游戏 Player sentiment 91% positive of 27,000 Price $9.99 SimulationCasualIndieFunnyCuteStrategyHorrorPuzzle
- 4
World of Goo
Why it matched: both atmospheric, strategy, puzzle, relaxing and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Puzzle, Indie and Casual.
World of Goo is a multiple award winning physics based puzzle / construction game made entirely by two guys.
World of Goo at a glance Released 2008 Studio 2D Boy Player sentiment 94% positive of 6,589 Price $14.99 PuzzleIndieCasualCuteFunnyDifficultStrategy
- 5
The Legend of Bum-Bo
Why it matched: both strategy, puzzle, relaxing and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Indie, Strategy and Puzzle; released around the same time (2019).
A puzzle based deck building rogue-like prequel to The Binding of Isaac... Made of cardboard!
The Legend of Bum-Bo at a glance Released 2019 Studio Edmund McMillen Player sentiment 81% positive of 5,934 Price $14.99 IndieStrategyPuzzleFunnyDifficultCasualTurn-Based Strategy
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Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Why it matched: both strategy, puzzle, relaxing and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Puzzle, Casual and Indie; released around the same time (2015).
Find yourself trapped alone in a room with a ticking time bomb. Your friends have the manual to defuse it, but they can't see the bomb, so you're going to have to talk it out – fast!
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes at a glance Released 2015 Studio Steel Crate Games Player sentiment 97% positive of 17,112 Price $14.99 PuzzleCasualIndieDifficultFunnySimulationStrategy
- 7
Ultimate Custom Night
Why it matched: both horror, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Free to Play, Horror and Difficult; released around the same time (2018).
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Ultimate Custom Night at a glance Released 2018 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 95% positive of 62,777 Price Free Free to PlayHorrorDifficultStrategyIndieFunnySimulation
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Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation
Why it matched: both horror, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Difficult, Simulation and Horror; released around the same time (2018).
A roguelite monster-management simulation inspired by the likes of the SCP Foundation, Cabin in the Woods, and Warehouse 13. Order your employees to perform work with the creatures and watch as it unfolds; harness greater energy, and expand the facility
Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation at a glance Released 2018 Studio ProjectMoon Player sentiment 94% positive of 56,811 Price $24.99 DifficultSimulationHorrorGoreIndieStrategyCute
- 9
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
Why it matched: both horror, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Free to Play, Horror and Simulation; released around the same time (2017).
Start your own Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with Freddy Fazbear Pizzeria Simulator!
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator at a glance Released 2017 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 94% positive of 33,261 Price Free Free to PlayHorrorSimulationDifficultIndieStrategyFunny
- 10
PICO PARK
Why it matched: both horror, puzzle, relaxing and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Casual, Cute and Funny; released around the same time (2021).
PICO PARK is a cooperative local/online multiplay action puzzle game for 2-8 players.
PICO PARK at a glance Released 2021 Studio TECOPARK Player sentiment 91% positive of 29,932 Price $4.99 CasualCuteFunnyPuzzleIndieHorrorDifficult
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
Why it matched: both horror, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Difficult and Strategy; released around the same time (2016).
Welcome to Circus Baby's Pizza World, where family fun and interactivity go beyond anything you've seen at those *other* pizza places! Now hiring: Late night technician. Must enjoy cramped spaces and be comfortable around active machinery. Not responsible for death or dismemberment.
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location at a glance Released 2016 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 90% positive of 12,642 Price $7.99 HorrorDifficultStrategyIndieSimulationFunnyGore
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Papers, Please
Why it matched: both atmospheric, strategy, puzzle, relaxing and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Indie, Simulation and Puzzle.
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
Papers, Please at a glance Released 2013 Studio Lucas Pope Player sentiment 97% positive of 80,337 Price $9.99 IndieSimulationPuzzleStrategyCasualDifficult
- 13
Liar's Bar
Why it matched: both horror, strategy, puzzle and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Casual, Indie and Funny.
Dive into this multiplayer online experience set in a sketchy bar where the games are as dangerous as the patrons. Join a table of 4 and test your skills in Liar's Dice and Liar's Deck, where lying and bluffing are key to victory. Ready for a night at Liar's Bar?
Liar's Bar at a glance Released 2024 Studio Curve Animation Player sentiment 90% positive of 56,220 Price $6.99 CasualIndieFunnyPuzzleHorrorStrategyGore
- 14
Only If
Why it matched: both horror, atmospheric, puzzle and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Free to Play, Horror and Puzzle; released around the same time (2014).
Only If is a surreal first person adventure-puzzle game. It takes idiom into reality.
Only If at a glance Released 2014 Studio Creability Player sentiment 62% positive of 5,953 Price Free Free to PlayHorrorPuzzleIndieSimulationCasualFunny
- 15
Dread Hunger
Why it matched: both horror, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Strategy and Gore; released around the same time (2022).
A game of survival and betrayal. Eight Explorers path their ship through the unforgiving Arctic. Among the crew, two traitors call on dark powers to undermine them. Note: Official server support ends 2024-01-01
Dread Hunger at a glance Released 2022 Studio Dread Hunger Team Player sentiment 60% positive of 46,126 Price Not listed HorrorStrategyGoreIndieFunnyDifficultBlood
- 16
Mini Metro
Why it matched: both strategy, puzzle, relaxing and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, Puzzle and Simulation; released around the same time (2015).
Mini Metro is a strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep them efficient. Decide where to use your limited resources. How long can you keep the city moving?
Mini Metro at a glance Released 2015 Studio Dinosaur Polo Club Player sentiment 96% positive of 16,729 Price $9.99 StrategyPuzzleSimulationIndieCasualDifficult
- 17
Bendy and the Dark Revival
Why it matched: both horror, atmospheric, strategy, puzzle and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Horror, Indie and Puzzle; released around the same time (2022).
Bendy and the Dark Revival® is a first-person survival horror game set in the creepiest cartoon studio to ever exist. Discover the truth. Escape the studio. Above all, fear the Ink Demon…and survive.
Bendy and the Dark Revival at a glance Released 2022 Studio Joey Drew Studios Player sentiment 92% positive of 16,194 Price $5.99 HorrorIndiePuzzleStrategyCasual
- 18
100% Orange Juice
Why it matched: both horror, strategy, relaxing and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Cute, Strategy and Indie; released around the same time (2014).
100% Orange Juice is a digital multiplayer board game populated by developer Orange Juice's all-star cast. Characters from Flying Red Barrel, QP Shooting, Suguri and Sora come together with all-new characters to duke it out... with dice.
100% Orange Juice at a glance Released 2014 Studio Orange_Juice Player sentiment 91% positive of 30,159 Price $6.99 CuteStrategyIndieCasualFunnyDifficult
- 19
Neighbours from Hell
Why it matched: both horror, atmospheric, strategy, puzzle and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Casual, Funny and Puzzle.
INTRODUCING THE GAME OF NEIGHBOURHOOD NASTINESS AND COMMUNITY COMMOTION! Living next door to you is a real Neighbour From Hell and it's now time to have your revenge! This compilation includes the original Neighbours From Hell and it's sequel Neighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation.
Neighbours from Hell at a glance Released 2003 Studio JoWooD Entertainment Player sentiment 98% positive of 3,150 Price Not listed CasualFunnyPuzzleStrategyIndie
- 20
Bomber Crew
Why it matched: both atmospheric, strategy, relaxing and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Simulation, Strategy and Indie; released around the same time (2017).
Chocks away! Bomber Crew is a strategic simulation game, where picking the right crew and keeping your bomber in tip top shape is the difference between completing your mission or losing it all! USAAF DLC NOW AVAILABLE! FLY THE ICONIC AMERICAN BOMBER!
Bomber Crew at a glance Released 2017 Studio Runner Duck Player sentiment 88% positive of 15,506 Price $15.99 SimulationStrategyIndieDifficultCasualCute
- 21
Zuma
Why it matched: both strategy, puzzle, relaxing and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Puzzle, Strategy and Funny.
Deep in the jungle lie hidden temples bursting with traps and trickery, and it's up to you to uncover their treasures. Fire magical balls from your stone frog idol to make matches of three or more and clear the deadly chain before it reaches the golden skull.
Zuma at a glance Released 2003 Studio Oberon Media Player sentiment 96% positive of 6,806 Price $4.99 PuzzleStrategyFunnyCasualCuteIndieDifficult
- 22
Lucius
Why it matched: both horror, atmospheric, puzzle and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Gore and Puzzle.
Equipped with supernatural powers, take control of Lucius as he begins his blood filled tour of horror through his own house.
Lucius at a glance Released 2012 Studio Shiver Games Player sentiment 81% positive of 10,912 Price $1.99 HorrorGorePuzzleIndieViolentDifficultFunny
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Iron Snout
Why it matched: both relaxing and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Free to Play, Funny and Gore; released around the same time (2016).
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Iron Snout at a glance Released 2016 Studio SnoutUp Player sentiment 98% positive of 17,480 Price Free Free to PlayFunnyGoreIndieBloodViolentCasualCute
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Artifact
Why it matched: both atmospheric, strategy, relaxing and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy and Difficult; released around the same time (2018).
Artifact now features two games: Artifact Classic, the original Dota 2 trading card game, and Artifact Foundry, a special edition with streamlined gameplay, new cards, new single-player content, and an improved new player experience.
Artifact at a glance Released 2018 Studio Valve Player sentiment 47% positive of 24,768 Price Free StrategyTurn-Based StrategyDifficultCasualFunnyViolent
Common questions
What game is most like Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle?
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED, on the evidence we have. It both horror, atmospheric, strategy, puzzle, relaxing and difficult. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.