13 Games with a horror setting like BABBDI that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 44 games similar to BABBDI down to the 13 that fit the “Horror” category. Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel, Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1 and What Remains of Edith Finch top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to BABBDI.

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The best games with a horror setting like BABBDI

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to BABBDI. Each one has been evaluated across 9 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.

#1Nancy Drew: The Haunted CarouselClosest overall match

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkCasualHorrorExploration

Steam👍 93%· 246RAWG👍 84%· 32MC85

Year 2003Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design and visual 2d, while skipping visual first person

Nancy Drew®: The Haunted Carousel is a first-person perspective, point-and-click adventure game. The player is Nancy Drew and has to solve a mystery. Explore rich environments for clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles and mini-games.

Where it drifts furthest from BABBDI: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for BABBDI.

It predates BABBDI by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1Closest on visuals

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 99%· 599

Dev Cosmo D · Cosmo D StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design and horror tension, while skipping vibe casual

Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1 is set in the same universe as both The Norwood Suite and Off-Peak, Cosmo D’s previous games. It’s a hazy Sunday morning on the corner of July Avenue and Yam Street.

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#3What Remains of Edith Finch

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 51KIGDB87· 21OC88· 121

Year 2017Dev Giant Sparrow · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, horror tension and visual novel storytelling, while skipping vibe casual

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#4Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge

iRank83

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeCasualHorrorExploration

Steam👍 81%· 415RAWG👍 85%· 27

Year 2010Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~8hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and vibe casual

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and horror tension, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Nancy Drew heads for Japan where she’s staying at a traditional ryokan (inn) for a little R&R with Bess and George, but when reports of a vengeful ghost start scaring away the guests, Nancy’s vacation takes a turn for terror!

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for BABBDI.

It predates BABBDI by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5OneShot

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeCasualHorrorExploration

Steam👍 98%· 63KRAWG👍 85%· 189MC84OC85· 18

Year 2016Dev Little Cat Feet · DegicaPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and vibe casual

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, deep RPG systems and horror tension, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Localization Incoming!Great news! OneShot is about to receive a localization into several new languages. We look forward to sharing the additional languages with players new and old! steamcommunity.com/games/420530/announcements/detail/1255787772106545794 About the Gamewww.oneshot-game.

Where it drifts furthest from BABBDI: visuals.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 82%· 1.1KIGDB68· 3

Year 2005Dev Microids · Meridian4On PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and visual third person, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from BABBDI: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for BABBDI.

It predates BABBDI by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeHorrorFirst PersonFree to Play

Steam👍 97%· 10.0K

Year 2020Dev Rusty LakeOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and horror setting

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, horror tension and visual 2d, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from BABBDI: tone.

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

IGDB80· 16OC79· 93

Year 2015Dev Supermassive Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: visual third person, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from BABBDI: visuals.

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#9Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasy

Steam👍 89%· 192

Year 1993Dev Sierra On-LineOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and fantasy world, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from BABBDI: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for BABBDI.

It predates BABBDI by 29 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Somerville

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorMelee

Steam👍 70%· 1.8KIGDB68· 6OC69· 76

Year 2022Dev JumpshipOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and melee combat, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from BABBDI: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for BABBDI.

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#11Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator

iRank77

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloDarkHorror

Steam👍 77%· 57

Year 2017Dev R I MADPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, while skipping vibe casual

Controller supportYou can play SPACE-FRIGHT with a controller if you want. About the GameWelcome to SPACE-FRIGHT. In this game you control a hermaphrodite that has to discover WHAT THE HELL is going on! Most of the demons that you encounter are doing a good job making this game a lot of fun!

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for BABBDI.

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#12Underground Blossom

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeHorror2D

Steam👍 98%· 6.8KRAWG👍 92%· 25

Year 2023Dev Rusty LakePlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and horror setting

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, horror tension and visual 2d, while skipping vibe casual

Descend into the Rusty Lake Underground and travel through the life and memories of Laura Vanderboom! Travel from station to station, each metro stop symbolising a piece of Laura's past and future. Solve various puzzles, find the correct metro to board and uncover one of Laura’s timelines, while simultaneously helping her make sense of her life and escape the corruption of her mind!

Where it drifts furthest from BABBDI: visuals and tone.

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