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We filtered the 48 games similar to Alone in the Dark down to the 25 that fit the “Puzzle” category. The Walking Dead: Michonne, The Walking Dead: The Final Season and The Walking Dead: A New Frontier top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Alone in the Dark.

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Within the “Puzzle” category, the closest game to Alone in the Dark is The Walking Dead: Michonne — scoring 96/100 on our similarity scale. The Walking Dead: The Final Season and The Walking Dead: A New Frontier follow close behind.

#1The Walking Dead: Michonne96 #2The Walking Dead: The Final Season96 #3The Walking Dead: A New Frontier95 #4Bendy and the Ink Machine94 #5Penumbra Overture91

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The best puzzle games like Alone in the Dark

25 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Alone in the Dark. Each one has been evaluated across 10 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1The Walking Dead: Michonne

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The Walking Dead: Michonne

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 81%· 8.1KIGDB68· 4

Year 2016Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with post-apocalyptic world

#2The Walking Dead: The Final Season

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The Walking Dead: The Final Season

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 95%· 21KIGDB71· 5OC78· 30

Year 2018Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings post-apocalyptic world

#3The Walking Dead: A New Frontier

95

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 83%· 18KIGDB75· 13

Year 2016Dev Telltale Games · Skybound GamesOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Same family of action horror games: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with post-apocalyptic world

#4Bendy and the Ink Machine

94

Bendy and the Ink Machine

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 89%· 35KIGDB87· 2OC69· 25

Year 2017Dev TheMeatly Games, Ltd. · Rooster Teeth GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Same family of action horror games: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel, fantasy world and setting cartoon, while skipping visual third person

#5Penumbra Overture

91

Penumbra Overture

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 91%· 4.1KRAWG👍 74%· 237MC73IGDB74· 4

Year 2007Dev Frictional GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of action horror games: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics and visual first person, while skipping visual third person

#6Shoppy Mart: Steam Edition

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Shoppy Mart: Steam Edition

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloNarrativeHorrorCasualCozy

Steam👍 70%· 92

Year 2015Dev PezomiPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Same family of action horror games: horror tension, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, vibe casual and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

#7Tea Party Simulator 2015

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Tea Party Simulator 2015

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeHorrorCasual

Steam👍 69%· 669RAWG👍 4%· 25

Year 2015Dev Power Up to MaximumPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, survival mechanics and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, vibe casual and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

#8Amnesia: Rebirth

90

Amnesia: Rebirth

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror

Steam👍 77%· 9.2KIGDB82· 9OC78· 92

Year 2020Dev Frictional GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, fantasy world and exploration and discovery, while skipping visual third person

90

Soma

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror

Steam👍 96%· 51KIGDB81· 15OC83· 94

Year 2015Dev Frictional GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping visual third person

#10Alone in the Dark

90

Alone in the Dark

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 439IGDB60· 1

Year 1992Dev Infogrames · ImotionOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping strong narrative focus

#11Silent Hill Homecoming

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Silent Hill Homecoming

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 48%· 3.9KRAWG👍 43%· 256MC64IGDB67· 3

Year 2008Dev Konami Digital Entertainment · KonamiPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics.

#12Poppy Playtime

54

Poppy Playtime

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror

Steam👍 88%· 138K

Year 2021Dev Mob EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Like Alone in the Dark, it's known for horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: visual first person and free to play, while skipping visual third person

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#13Five Nights at Freddy's 3

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Five Nights at Freddy's 3

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 90%· 11KIGDB75· 1

Year 2015Dev ScottgamesOn PC

✓ If you enjoyed Alone in the Dark, expect horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, punishing difficulty and visual first person, while skipping visual third person

53

Daylight

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror

Steam👍 50%· 1.6KRAWG👍 22%· 45MC51IGDB50· 10OC50· 57

Year 2014Dev Atlus U.S.A · Zombie StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS

✓ Like Alone in the Dark, it's known for horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, procedural generation and exploration and discovery, while skipping visual third person

53

Cold Fear

GenreHorrorSubgenreSurvival Horror

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 84%· 1.5KRAWG👍 81%· 131MC66IGDB67· 3

Year 2005Dev GOG · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Alone in the Dark, expect horror tension, survival mechanics and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, shooter and ranged combat

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