Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Strobophagia | Rave Horror (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Strobophagia | Rave Horror 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: Layers of Fear (2016), which both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle.
- Strobophagia | Rave Horror is tagged Psychedelic, Adventure, Survival Horror, Choices Matter, Multiple Endings, Mystery, Psychological Horror, Atmospheric 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.
- 1 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
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Layers of Fear (2016)
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 9 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and First-Person; released around the same time (2016).
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
Layers of Fear (2016) at a glance Released 2016 Studio Bloober Team SA Player sentiment 88% positive of 27,676 Price $1.99 HorrorPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonPsychedelicPuzzleExplorationMysterySurreal
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Inside the Backrooms
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Puzzle; released around the same time (2022).
Inside the Backrooms is a horror multiplayer game mixed with different mechanics that will make you spend an intense night with friends. Explore, think, interact, but be careful, it is rumored that there are several entities wishing to find you...
Inside the Backrooms at a glance Released 2022 Studio MrFatcat Player sentiment 80% positive of 46,767 Price $6.99 HorrorSurvival HorrorPuzzlePsychological HorrorExplorationFirst-Person3DMystery
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Amnesia: Rebirth
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including First-Person, Puzzle and Exploration; released around the same time (2020).
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Amnesia: Rebirth at a glance Released 2020 Studio Frictional Games Player sentiment 77% positive of 9,326 Price $29.99 First-PersonPuzzleExplorationHorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorMystery
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Survival Horror.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent at a glance Released 2010 Studio Frictional Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 35,674 Price $1.99 HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorPuzzleFirst-PersonExplorationSurreal
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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Psychological Horror.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs at a glance Released 2013 Studio The Chinese Room Player sentiment 70% positive of 12,114 Price $19.99 HorrorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorExplorationMysterySurvival HorrorPuzzle
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Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and First-Person; released around the same time (2017).
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard at a glance Released 2017 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 95% positive of 126,252 Price $19.99 HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorPuzzleExploration
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Bendy and the Ink Machine
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Puzzle; released around the same time (2017).
Bendy and the Ink Machine® is the first person puzzle action horror game that will forever ruin your childhood love of cartoons.
Bendy and the Ink Machine at a glance Released 2017 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 89% positive of 36,934 Price $5.99 HorrorFirst-PersonPuzzleSurvival HorrorMysteryPsychological Horror
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I'm on Observation Duty 3
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and puzzle; shares 9 player tags including Psychological Horror, Survival Horror and Horror; released around the same time (2020).
A thrilling psychological horror game. Your job is to look for anomalies in a haunted house. If you see anyhting suspicious (furniture moving, extra objects, intruders), take a photo and send a report. Includes both VR- (windows only) and non-VR (windows, mac, linux)-versions.
I'm on Observation Duty 3 at a glance Released 2020 Studio Notovia Player sentiment 77% positive of 368 Price $2.99 Psychological HorrorSurvival HorrorHorrorPuzzleMysteryFirst-PersonExploration3D
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DREDGE
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Exploration, Mystery and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2023).
DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.
DREDGE at a glance Released 2023 Studio Black Salt Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 56,620 Price $10.79 ExplorationMysteryPsychological HorrorHorrorStylizedSurvival Horror3D
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The Past Within
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Puzzle, Horror and Mystery; released around the same time (2022).
The Past Within is the new co-op experience from Rusty Lake! Play together with someone you deem trustworthy: one in The Past, the other in The Future. Observe and communicate what you see around you. Solve the puzzles and uncover Albert Vanderboom’s plan.
The Past Within at a glance Released 2022 Studio Rusty Lake Player sentiment 95% positive of 16,814 Price $5.99 PuzzleHorrorMysteryPsychological HorrorThrillerSurreal3D
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We Were Here Forever
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Puzzle, 3D and Mystery; released around the same time (2022).
You both awaken imprisoned inside the sinister Castle Rock - were you betrayed, or simply not that clever? Find out in the greatest co-op puzzle adventure in the We Were Here Series! Do you and your partner have what it takes to face the dark forces of this realm or will you be trapped… forever?
We Were Here Forever at a glance Released 2022 Studio Total Mayhem Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 18,807 Price $17.99 Puzzle3DMysteryExplorationPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonHorror
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Backrooms: Escape Together
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Survival Horror; released around the same time (2022).
A visually lifelike co-op horror game for 1-6 people. Journey through 11 procedurally generated levels, using what's available to survive and progress deeper into the Backrooms.
Backrooms: Escape Together at a glance Released 2022 Studio Triiodide Studios Player sentiment 89% positive of 48,808 Price $9.99 HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonExplorationPuzzle3D
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Poppy Playtime
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Puzzle and First-Person; released around the same time (2021).
You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught.
Poppy Playtime at a glance Released 2021 Studio Mob Entertainment Player sentiment 88% positive of 141,927 Price Free HorrorPuzzleFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorMysteryPsychological HorrorThriller
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GhostWire: Tokyo
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including First-Person, Horror and Surreal; released around the same time (2022).
Tokyo's population has vanished, and deadly supernatural forces prowl the streets. Use an arsenal of elemental abilities to unravel the truth behind the disappearance and save Tokyo.
GhostWire: Tokyo at a glance Released 2022 Studio Tango Gameworks Player sentiment 83% positive of 21,047 Price $59.99 First-PersonHorrorSurrealMysteryExplorationPsychological HorrorSurvival Horror
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Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Puzzle, Psychological Horror and Mystery; released around the same time (2016).
Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma at a glance Released 2016 Studio Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 82% positive of 4,898 Price $19.99 PuzzlePsychological HorrorMysteryChoices MatterHorrorMultiple EndingsThriller
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FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 5 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and First-Person; 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 HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorPuzzle
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Superliminal
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Puzzle, First-Person and Surreal; released around the same time (2020).
Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.
Superliminal at a glance Released 2020 Studio Pillow Castle Player sentiment 95% positive of 34,024 Price $7.99 PuzzleFirst-PersonSurrealThrillerPsychedelicExplorationPsychological HorrorColorful
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The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Multiple Endings, Choices Matter and First-Person; released around the same time (2022).
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe at a glance Released 2022 Studio Crows Crows Crows Player sentiment 94% positive of 36,046 Price $24.99 Multiple EndingsChoices MatterFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorExploration3DMysteryHorror
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Outer Wilds
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Exploration, Mystery and Puzzle.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
Outer Wilds at a glance Released http Studio Mobius Digital Player sentiment 96% positive of 107,214 Price $14.99 ExplorationMysteryPuzzleHorrorFirst-PersonPsychological Horror3D
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
Why it matched: both survival, horror, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Multiple Endings; released around the same time (2021).
In Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach, play as Gregory, a young boy who’s been trapped overnight inside of Freddy Fazbear’s Mega Pizzaplex. With the help of Freddy himself, Gregory must uncover the secrets of the Pizzaplex, learn the truth, and survive until dawn.
Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach at a glance Released 2021 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 86% positive of 69,950 Price $39.99 HorrorSurvival HorrorMultiple EndingsFirst-PersonExploration3DThrillerColorful
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MiSide
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Psychological Horror, Horror and First-Person; released around the same time (2024).
Let's imagine that you have a game in which you care for a character. But could you imagine one day getting into that game yourself?
MiSide at a glance Released 2024 Studio AIHASTO Player sentiment 98% positive of 141,903 Price $14.99 Psychological HorrorHorrorFirst-Person3DThrillerPuzzle
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OneShot
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Puzzle, Choices Matter and Multiple Endings; released around the same time (2016).
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
OneShot at a glance Released 2016 Studio Future Cat LLC Player sentiment 98% positive of 64,849 Price $9.99 PuzzleChoices MatterMultiple EndingsExplorationSurrealPsychological Horror
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The Test
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Multiple Endings, Psychological Horror and Choices Matter; released around the same time (2020).
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The Test at a glance Released 2020 Studio Randumb Studios Player sentiment 97% positive of 20,122 Price $1.19 Multiple EndingsPsychological HorrorChoices MatterHorrorMysterySurvival Horror
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What Remains of Edith Finch
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including First-Person, Mystery and Exploration; released around the same time (2017).
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
What Remains of Edith Finch at a glance Released 2017 Studio Giant Sparrow Player sentiment 96% positive of 52,603 Price $4.99 First-PersonMysteryExplorationPsychological HorrorPuzzleHorror
Common questions
What game is most like Strobophagia | Rave Horror?
Layers of Fear (2016), on the evidence we have. It both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle. 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 Strobophagia | Rave Horror" 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 Strobophagia | Rave Horror. 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.