Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Superliminal (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Superliminal 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: Strobophagia | Rave Horror, which both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle.
- Superliminal is tagged Puzzle, First-Person, Surreal, Psychological, Narration, Physics, Singleplayer, Thriller 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
- 1
Strobophagia | Rave Horror
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Psychedelic, Psychological Horror and Colorful; released around the same time (2020).
An occult forest rave ⸸ Strange rituals ⸸ Enigmatic organisers ⸸ An ancient evil ⸸ Pure Psychedelic Horror
Strobophagia | Rave Horror at a glance Released 2020 Studio Green Tile Digital Player sentiment 83% positive of 110 Price $19.99 PsychedelicPsychological HorrorColorfulSurrealFirst-PersonExplorationThrillerPuzzle
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Layers of Fear (2016)
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Psychological Horror, First-Person and Story Rich; 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 Psychological HorrorFirst-PersonStory RichPsychedelicPuzzleExplorationSurreal
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Psychological Horror, Puzzle and First-Person.
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 Psychological HorrorPuzzleFirst-PersonExplorationPhysicsStory RichSurreal
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What Remains of Edith Finch
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, First-Person 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 Story RichFirst-PersonExplorationNarrationPsychological HorrorPuzzle
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My Beautiful Paper Smile
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Psychological Horror, Story Rich and Puzzle; released around the same time (2021).
Welcome, child, to your new home. Here you shall learn the art of perfection. Here you shall learn to smile. Be sure that smile doesn’t fade into sadness, or you will need to run and hide…
My Beautiful Paper Smile at a glance Released 2021 Studio Two Star Games Player sentiment 84% positive of 424 Price $14.99 Psychological HorrorStory RichPuzzleSurrealPsychologicalPuzzle-Platformer
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The Stanley Parable
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Narration, First-Person and Funny.
The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.
The Stanley Parable at a glance Released 2013 Studio Galactic Cafe Player sentiment 92% positive of 45,775 Price $14.99 NarrationFirst-PersonFunnyPsychologicalExplorationStory RichSurrealPuzzle
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Amnesia: Rebirth
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including First-Person, Puzzle and Story Rich; 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-PersonPuzzleStory RichExplorationPhysicsPsychological Horror
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The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Narration, First-Person and Funny; 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 NarrationFirst-PersonFunnyPsychological HorrorExplorationStory RichDark Humor
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Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Psychological Horror and Dark Humor.
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc at a glance Released 2010 Studio Spike Player sentiment 96% positive of 38,287 Price $19.99 Story RichPsychological HorrorDark HumorPuzzleFunnyExploration
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DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Psychological Horror, Story Rich and Puzzle.
DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.
DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition at a glance Released 2015 Studio Jesse Makkonen Player sentiment 93% positive of 12,901 Price $0.69 Psychological HorrorStory RichPuzzlePsychologicalDark HumorNarration
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Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including First-Person, Narration and Funny.
A 15 minute heist game by Crows Crows Crows & Directed by William Pugh (The Stanley Parable). Slip into the soft-soled shoes of the mastermind responsible for the greatest heist- oh god I can’t do this any more, i’m joining the strike. good luck writing the steam description. -tina
Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist at a glance Released 2015 Studio Crows Crows Crows Player sentiment 93% positive of 10,175 Price Free First-PersonNarrationFunnyStory RichPuzzlePsychological Horror
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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, 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 Story RichFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorExplorationNarrationPuzzle
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MiSide
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 5 player tags including Psychological Horror, Story Rich 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 HorrorStory RichFirst-PersonThrillerPuzzle
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OneShot
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 5 player tags including Story Rich, Puzzle and Exploration; 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 Story RichPuzzleExplorationSurrealPsychological Horror
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Inscryption
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 5 player tags including Story Rich, Puzzle and Psychological; released around the same time (2021).
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Inscryption at a glance Released 2021 Studio Daniel Mullins Games Player sentiment 97% positive of 148,199 Price $19.99 Story RichPuzzlePsychologicalSurrealFirst-Person
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FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 5 player tags including First-Person, Psychological Horror and Puzzle; 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 First-PersonPsychological HorrorPuzzleStory RichFunny
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Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 5 player tags including First-Person, Psychological Horror and Puzzle; 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 First-PersonPsychological HorrorPuzzleStory RichExploration
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The Past Within
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 5 player tags including Puzzle, Psychological Horror and Story Rich; 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 PuzzlePsychological HorrorStory RichThrillerSurreal
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Little Nightmares II
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 5 player tags including Puzzle, Psychological Horror and Story Rich; released around the same time (2021).
Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.
Little Nightmares II at a glance Released 2021 Studio Tarsier Studios Player sentiment 93% positive of 58,455 Price $29.99 PuzzlePsychological HorrorStory RichPuzzle-PlatformerThriller
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We Were Here Forever
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 5 player tags including Puzzle, Exploration and Psychological Horror; 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 PuzzleExplorationPsychological HorrorStory RichFirst-Person
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Bendy and the Ink Machine
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 5 player tags including First-Person, Puzzle and Story Rich; 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 First-PersonPuzzleStory RichPsychological HorrorFunny
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Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 5 player tags including Story Rich, Psychological Horror and Dark Humor; released around the same time (2017).
A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony at a glance Released 2017 Studio Spike Chunsoft Player sentiment 83% positive of 23,187 Price $39.99 Story RichPsychological HorrorDark HumorPuzzleFunny
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We Were Here Together
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 5 player tags including Puzzle, Story Rich and Exploration; released around the same time (2019).
As we explore these frozen wastes, misfortune strikes once again. Through the fierce blizzard, a flare lights the sky, followed by a cry for help over the radio - broken, dying... No one else can come to their rescue. Can we make it back - together?
We Were Here Together at a glance Released 2019 Studio Total Mayhem Games Player sentiment 82% positive of 17,696 Price $4.93 PuzzleStory RichExplorationFirst-PersonPsychological Horror
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Inside the Backrooms
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and puzzle; shares 5 player tags including Puzzle, Psychological Horror and Exploration; 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 PuzzlePsychological HorrorExplorationFirst-PersonStory Rich
Common questions
What game is most like Superliminal?
Strobophagia | Rave Horror, on the evidence we have. It both horror, psychological, story-rich 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 Superliminal" 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 Superliminal. 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.