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We filtered the 46 games similar to Five Nights at Freddy's down to the 35 that fit the “Puzzle” category. Five Nights at Freddy's 2, Five Nights at Freddy's 3 and Poppy Playtime top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Five Nights at Freddy's.

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Within the “Puzzle” category, the closest game to Five Nights at Freddy's is Five Nights at Freddy's 2 — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Five Nights at Freddy's 3 and Poppy Playtime follow close behind.

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The best puzzle games like Five Nights at Freddy's

35 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Five Nights at Freddy's. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

#1Five Nights at Freddy's 2

97

Five Nights at Freddy's 2

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloDarkHardcoreNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 26KIGDB70· 1

Year 2014Dev ScottgamesOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: horror tension, puzzle design and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: resource management.

#2Five Nights at Freddy's 3

97

Five Nights at Freddy's 3

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloDarkNarrativeHardcoreHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 11KIGDB75· 1

Year 2015Dev ScottgamesOn PC

✓ Fits the psychological horror cluster, with horror tension, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, while skipping resource management

#3Poppy Playtime

95

Poppy Playtime

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 138K

Year 2021Dev Mob EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: melee combat and free to play, while skipping deep simulation

Steam Epic Xbox

#4Among the Sleep

95

Among the Sleep

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 8.2KIGDB66· 11OC66· 42

Year 2014Dev Krillbite StudioOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

95

Sanitarium

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorIsometric

Steam👍 93%· 1.3KIGDB92· 1

Year 1998Dev DreamForge Intertainment · ASC GamesOn Android · PC · iOS

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

≠ Where it differs: brings visual isometric, while skipping deep simulation

#6Silent Hill Homecoming

95

Silent Hill Homecoming

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorMelee

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

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

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with melee combat and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

#7Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition

94

Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 2.9KRAWG👍 81%· 124MC78IGDB80· 2

Year 2009Dev Frictional GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

94

Pony Island

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorCozy

Steam👍 95%· 18KIGDB92· 3OC85· 17

Year 2016Dev Daniel Mullins GamesOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, puzzle design and deep simulation

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, visual 2d and visual pixel, while skipping survival mechanics

#9Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

94

Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 70%· 12KIGDB73· 8

Year 2013Dev The Chinese Room · Frictional GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, melee combat and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep simulation

#10Amnesia: The Dark Descent

94

Amnesia: The Dark Descent

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 35KRAWG👍 70%· 1.2KMC85IGDB89· 2

Year 2010Dev Frictional GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, stealth mechanics and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep simulation

#11The Walking Dead: Season Two

93

The Walking Dead: Season Two

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorRanged

Steam👍 97%· 34KIGDB81· 5

Year 2013Dev Telltale Games · Skybound GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, melee combat and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping deep simulation

93

Detention

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration

Steam👍 96%· 12KIGDB76· 3OC81· 33

Year 2017Dev Red Candle Games · Coconut Island GamesOn PS4 · Linux · Android

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

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, visual novel storytelling and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep simulation

Steam PS Nintendo

92

Iron Lung

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 92%· 11K

Year 2022Dev David SzymanskiOn PC · PS5 · Switch

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

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, exploration and discovery and visual pixel, while skipping survival mechanics

92

Daylight

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

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

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

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

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, procedural generation and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

92

MiSide

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 98%· 138KRAWG👍 84%· 137

Year 2024Dev AIHASTO · IndieArkPlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Fits the psychological horror cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, cozy, relaxing feel and setting anime, while skipping survival mechanics

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