Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like The Test (2026)
Every game below overlaps with The Test 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: DREDGE, which both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric.
- The Test is tagged Choose Your Own Adventure, Simulation, Multiple Endings, Story Rich, Pixel Graphics, Psychological Horror, Psychological, 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.
- 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
DREDGE
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Mystery, Psychological Horror and 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 MysteryPsychological HorrorHorrorRPGSimulationSurvival HorrorPsychologicalStory Rich
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Call of Cthulhu
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Detective; released around the same time (2018).
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
Call of Cthulhu at a glance Released 2018 Studio Cyanide Studio Player sentiment 79% positive of 13,871 Price $19.99 HorrorPsychological HorrorDetectiveStory RichMysteryRPGChoices MatterSurvival Horror
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Steins;Gate
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 8 player tags including Visual Novel, Story Rich and Multiple Endings.
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
Steins;Gate at a glance Released 2009 Studio 5pb. Inc. Player sentiment 97% positive of 26,892 Price $29.99 Visual NovelStory RichMultiple EndingsChoices MatterMysteryPsychological HorrorHorrorCasual
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OneShot
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Pixel Graphics and Choices Matter; 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 RichPixel GraphicsChoices MatterMultiple EndingsRPGPsychological HorrorCasual
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The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Multiple Endings, Choices Matter and Psychological Horror; 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 MatterPsychological HorrorStory RichCasualMysteryHorror
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Unheard - Voices of Crime
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Detective, Mystery and RPG; released around the same time (2019).
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
Unheard - Voices of Crime at a glance Released 2019 Studio NEXT Studios Player sentiment 96% positive of 33,900 Price $6.99 DetectiveMysteryRPGSimulationStory RichHorrorInvestigation
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FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Psychological Horror; 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 HorrorPsychological HorrorCasualStory Rich
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Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Survival 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 HorrorSurvival HorrorSimulationStory RichPsychological HorrorPixel Graphics
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The Operator
Why it matched: both psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Detective, Investigation and Mystery; released around the same time (2024).
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
The Operator at a glance Released 2024 Studio Bureau 81 Player sentiment 92% positive of 8,837 Price $13.99 DetectiveInvestigationMysteryImmersive SimSimulationStory RichChoose Your Own AdventureVisual Novel
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Her Story
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 8 player tags including Investigation, Choose Your Own Adventure and Detective.
A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.
Her Story at a glance Released 2015 Studio Sam Barlow Player sentiment 89% positive of 10,394 Price $9.99 InvestigationChoose Your Own AdventureDetectiveVisual NovelPsychological HorrorStory RichSimulationCasual
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Omori
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Psychological Horror, Story Rich and Pixel Graphics; released around the same time (2020).
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Omori at a glance Released 2020 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 97% positive of 88,417 Price $19.99 Psychological HorrorStory RichPixel GraphicsRPGMultiple EndingsHorrorJRPG
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Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and story-rich; shares 8 player tags including Visual Novel, Choices Matter and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2023).
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut at a glance Released 2023 Studio Black Tabby Games Player sentiment 97% positive of 33,774 Price $17.99 Visual NovelChoices MatterPsychological HorrorHorrorChoose Your Own AdventureStory RichSimulationRPG
- 13
The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Visual Novel, Multiple Endings and Story Rich; released around the same time (2024).
He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.
The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty at a glance Released 2024 Studio 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame) Player sentiment 94% positive of 59,944 Price $9.99 Visual NovelMultiple EndingsStory RichRPGPsychological HorrorMysteryCasual
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Prey
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Immersive Sim, Horror and Story Rich; released around the same time (2017).
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.
Prey at a glance Released 2017 Studio Arkane Studios Player sentiment 91% positive of 54,539 Price $29.99 Immersive SimHorrorStory RichSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorRPG
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We Were Here Forever
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Mystery, Psychological Horror and Detective; 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 MysteryPsychological HorrorDetectiveStory RichCasualHorror
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Story Rich; 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 HorrorSurvival HorrorStory RichMysteryPsychological HorrorSimulation
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Changed
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Psychological Horror, Pixel Graphics and Story Rich; released around the same time (2018).
You are trapped in an experiment, trying to find ways to make you still "yourself" , persevere, and survive.
Changed at a glance Released 2018 Studio DragonSnow Player sentiment 86% positive of 18,545 Price $4.99 Psychological HorrorPixel GraphicsStory RichHorrorChoices MatterRPGSurvival Horror
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The Walking Dead: A New Frontier
Why it matched: both survival, horror, story-rich, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Choices Matter and Choose Your Own Adventure; released around the same time (2016).
After society was ripped apart by undead hands, pockets of civilization emerge from the chaos. But at what cost? Can the living be trusted on this new frontier?
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier at a glance Released 2016 Studio Telltale Games Player sentiment 84% positive of 18,555 Price $14.99 Story RichChoices MatterChoose Your Own AdventureHorrorVisual NovelCasual
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Strobophagia | Rave Horror
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Survival Horror, Choices Matter and Multiple Endings; 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 Survival HorrorChoices MatterMultiple EndingsMysteryPsychological HorrorHorror
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We Were Here Together
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Horror and Investigation; 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 Story RichHorrorInvestigationMysteryPsychological HorrorCasual
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Deceit
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Choices Matter and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2017).
Test your instincts at trust and deception in an action-filled, multiplayer first-person shooter. You wake up in unknown surroundings to the sound of the Game Master’s unfamiliar voice, surrounded by five others. A third of your group have been infected with a virus, but who will escape?
Deceit at a glance Released 2017 Studio World Makers Player sentiment 79% positive of 92,193 Price Not listed HorrorChoices MatterPsychological HorrorPsychologicalMysterySurvival Horror
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Blair Witch
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Story Rich; released around the same time (2019).
A first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of the Blair Witch. Explore the haunted grounds of the Black Hills Forest in a harrowing investigation that forces you to confront the evil that resides deep in the woods.
Blair Witch at a glance Released 2019 Studio Bloober Team SA Player sentiment 79% positive of 8,116 Price $29.99 HorrorPsychological HorrorStory RichInvestigationSurvival HorrorPsychological
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Kathy Rain
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Pixel Graphics, Mystery and Detective; released around the same time (2016).
Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.
Kathy Rain at a glance Released 2016 Studio Clifftop Games Player sentiment 92% positive of 4,003 Price $9.99 Pixel GraphicsMysteryDetectiveStory RichPsychological HorrorRPGChoices Matter
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Chinese Parents
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Psychological Horror, Simulation and Casual; 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 Psychological HorrorSimulationCasualRPGSurvival HorrorHorror
Common questions
What game is most like The Test?
DREDGE, on the evidence we have. It both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric. 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 The Test" 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 The Test. 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.