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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 42 games similar to Mad Father down to the 13 that fit the “Mobile” category. Detention, Sanitarium and Poppy Playtime top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Mad Father.

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The best games like Mad Father on Mobile

13 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Mad Father. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

#1DetentionClosest overall match

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration2D

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 and visual novel storytelling, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Mad Father: visuals.

Released 5 years after Mad Father.

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorIsometric

Steam👍 93%· 1.3KIGDB92· 1

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

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

≠ Missing: vibe casual.

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

It predates Mad Father by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorMelee

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, visual first person and free to play, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Mad Father: visuals.

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

Released 9 years after Mad Father.

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#4The Walking Dead: Season Two

iRank92

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 vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Mad Father: visuals.

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Steam GOG Epic

#5The Silent AgeClosest on tone

iRank85

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeCasualDarkHorrorExploration2D

Steam👍 93%· 7.2KIGDB70· 1

Year 2013Dev House on FireOn Android · PC · iOS

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, linear, story-driven structure and setting scifi, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Mad Father: setting and visuals.

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

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkCasualHorror2D

Steam👍 96%· 10K

Year 2015Dev Rusty LakeOn Android · PC · iOS

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

≠ Stands apart with visual first person, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Mad Father: visuals.

Released 3 years after Mad Father.

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Steam GOG itch.io

#7The Last Door - Collector's EditionClosest on visuals

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorPixel Art2D

Steam👍 95%· 2.4KRAWG👍 77%· 66MC79

Year 2014Dev The Game Kitchen · Phoenix Online PublishingPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS · Android

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

≠ Missing: survival mechanics.

Feel what it's truly like to be alone in the dark with this low-res, high-suspense point-and-click horror adventure, winner of multiple Best Games of the Year awards.

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

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#8Dredge

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExplorationIsometric

Steam👍 96%· 54KIGDB86· 5OC82· 102

Year 2023Dev Black Salt Games · Team17On Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Both are psychological horror — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, deep simulation and open world exploration, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Mad Father: visuals.

Released 11 years after Mad Father.

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorror2D

Steam👍 97%· 8.7K

Year 2016Dev Rusty LakeOn Android · PC · iOS

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

≠ Missing: survival mechanics.

Where it drifts furthest from Mad Father: visuals.

Released 4 years after Mad Father.

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration

Steam👍 88%· 27KIGDB76· 17OC75· 80

Year 2016Dev Bloober TeamOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings visual first person, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Mad Father: visuals.

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

Released 4 years after Mad Father.

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#11Fran Bow

iRank90

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorror2D

Steam👍 97%· 22KIGDB75· 1

Year 2015Dev Killmonday Games HBOn PS4 · Linux · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Mad Father: visuals.

Released 3 years after Mad Father.

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Steam GOG Xbox

#12I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

iRank89

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorror2D

Steam👍 89%· 3.7K

Year 1995Dev The Dreamers Guild · Acclaim EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, post-apocalyptic world and visual third person, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Mad Father: visuals and setting.

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

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

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Steam GOG Xbox

#13Oxenfree

iRank86

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorror2D

Steam👍 91%· 12KIGDB79· 16OC81· 83

Year 2016Dev Night School StudioOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Both are psychological horror — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Mad Father: setting and visuals.

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

Released 4 years after Mad Father.

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Steam GOG Epic

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