26 Narrative games like Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic that you should try

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We filtered the 47 games similar to Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic down to the 26 that fit the “Narrative” category. Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions and Gunpoint top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic.

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The best narrative games like Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic. Each one has been evaluated across 8 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.

#1Dishonored: Death of the OutsiderClosest overall match

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SoloStealthNarrativeDarkExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 13KIGDB82· 11OC82· 95

Year 2017Dev Arkane Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of stealth-action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, deep RPG systems and shooter, while skipping horror setting

Where it drifts furthest from Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic: setting.

It predates Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions

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SoloStealthNarrativeDarkExploration

Steam👍 82%· 4.8KIGDB70· 1

Year 1999Dev Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · KonamiOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of stealth-action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design, while skipping horror setting

Hundreds of very short training challenges stripped from the original Metal Gear Solid — sneak past guards, clear a room, solve a weapon puzzle — set in abstract wireframe rooms with no world attached. It is the pure mechanical core of the game and nothing else. There is no story to speak of, and this PC release is a widely criticised port that many players replace with a community fix.

Where it drifts furthest from Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic: setting and visuals.

It predates Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloStealthNarrativeDarkMelee

Steam👍 98%· 13KRAWG👍 85%· 293MC83IGDB88· 5

Year 2013Dev Suspicious DevelopmentsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the stealth-action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, precision platforming and melee combat, while skipping horror setting

Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle game that lets you rewire its levels to trick people. You play a freelance spy who takes jobs from his clients to break into high security buildings and steal sensitive data. To get past security, you'll need to make creative use of your main gadget: the Crosslink.

Where it drifts furthest from Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic: setting and visuals.

It predates Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice

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SoloStealthNarrativeDarkTactical

Steam👍 93%· 4.8KIGDB87· 3

Year 2021Dev Mimimi Productions · Daedalic EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Linux

✓ Same family of stealth-action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, real-time strategy and survival mechanics, while skipping horror setting

A standalone expansion to Shadow Tactics set in the same Edo-period Japan, with the same real-time squad stealth: pause, plan, and execute several characters' actions at once. If you finished the original and want more, this is exactly that. It is also only three real missions long, reuses maps from the base game, and adds nothing mechanically new.

Where it drifts furthest from Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic: setting and visuals.

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#5Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

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SoloStealthNarrativeDarkExploration

Steam👍 92%· 107KIGDB96· 19OC93· 120

Year 2015Dev Kojima Productions · KonamiOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the stealth-action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping horror setting

Where it drifts furthest from Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic: setting and visuals.

It predates Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloStealthNarrativeDarkHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 77%· 14KIGDB63· 10OC63· 112

Year 2018Dev Compulsion Games · Gearbox PublishingOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Shared with Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, shooter and first-person shooting

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic.

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#7Amnesia: The BunkerClosest on setting

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SoloStealthNarrativeDarkHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 12KIGDB85· 4OC77· 97

Year 2023Dev Frictional GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Like Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic, it's known for adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, horror tension and shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic: progression.

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SoloStealthNarrativeDarkHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 132KIGDB83· 12OC83· 173

Year 2019Dev 4A Games · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Like Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic, it's known for adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic: setting.

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#9Resident Evil Village

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloStealthDarkNarrativeHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 147KRAWG👍 91%· 1.1KMC83IGDB87· 15OC84· 216

Year 2021Dev CapcomPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic, expect adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, horror tension and first-person shooting

Experience survival horror like never before in the eighth major installment in the storied Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village.

Where it drifts furthest from Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic: progression.

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#10Thief: Deadly Shadows

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SoloStealthNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 81%· 2.6KRAWG👍 77%· 230MC85IGDB83· 2

Year 2004Dev Ion Storm · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic, expect adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, shooter and horror tension, while skipping exploration and discovery

Thief 3: Deadly Shadows is a stealth-action game developed by Ion Storm Inc. It is the third installment in the Thief franchise. The game is set in a Steampunk world that resembles both the middle ages and the Victorian era. Besides that, there are several fantasy elements in the game.

Where it drifts furthest from Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic: progression and setting.

It predates Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Thief II: The Metal Age

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SoloStealthNarrativeDarkFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 2.1KIGDB90· 1

Year 2000Dev Looking Glass Studios · Eidos InteractiveOn PC

✓ If you enjoyed Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic, expect adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping horror setting

Where it drifts furthest from Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic: setting.

It predates Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Mafia III

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloStealthNarrativeDarkExploration

Steam👍 57%· 63KIGDB68· 23

Year 2016Dev Hangar 13 · 2K GamesOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ If you enjoyed Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic, expect adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and racing gameplay, while skipping horror setting

New Bordeaux and its period soundtrack are exceptional, and the story handles race and its era with more seriousness than the genre usually manages. Driving feels heavy and right. The structure undercuts all of it — the same racket-clearing loop repeats across every district, and the mission variety runs out long before the map does.

Where it drifts furthest from Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic.

It predates Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloStealthNarrativeDarkFirst Person

Steam👍 86%· 5.4KIGDB81· 8OC81· 63

Year 2019Dev Blue Manchu · Humble GamesOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Shared with Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic: strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and stealth mechanics

≠ Stands apart with shooter, first-person shooting and roguelike runs, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic: setting and progression.

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#14Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind HeistClosest on combat

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GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloStealthNarrativeFirst PersonCasual

Steam👍 93%· 10K

Year 2015Dev Crows Crows CrowsOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are stealth-action games — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual and free to play, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic: tone.

It predates Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Hitman

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SoloStealthNarrativeExplorationTactical

Steam👍 83%· 37KIGDB79· 29

Year 2016Dev IO Interactive · Square EnixOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Fits the stealth-action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

The 2016 reboot that rebuilt the series around a handful of enormous sandbox levels — Paris, Sapienza, Marrakesh — designed to be replayed until you know every route, disguise and accident in them. Depth beats quantity here. The frustration is structural: much of the scoring and unlock system requires an online connection in a single-player game, and the trilogy's ownership and content-transfer rules remain a mess.

Where it drifts furthest from Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic: visuals and tone.

It predates Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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