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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 47 games similar to Panicore down to the 9 that fit the “Mobile” category. Slender: The Arrival, Sanitarium and Detention top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Panicore.

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror
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DarkNarrativeSoloMultiplayer
Year 2024Dev ZTEK Studio
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Within the “Mobile” category, the closest game to Panicore is Slender: The Arrival — scoring 65/100 on our similarity scale. Sanitarium and Detention follow close behind.

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The best games like Panicore on Mobile

9 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Panicore. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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.

#1Slender: The Arrival
Slender: The Arrival
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 88%· 9.3KIGDB61· 7OC57· 30
Year 2013Dev Blue Isle Studios · Midnight CityOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

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

≠ Missing: roguelike runs.

Where it drifts furthest from Panicore: combat and game mode.

It predates Panicore by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Visuals100Tone88Game mode45Combat43
Sanitarium
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorIsometric
Steam👍 93%· 1.3KIGDB92· 1
Year 1998Dev DreamForge Intertainment · ASC GamesOn Android · PC · iOS

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and visual isometric, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Panicore: visuals and game mode.

It predates Panicore by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Tone91Game mode22Visuals0
Detention
HorrorPsychological 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 survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, deep RPG systems and visual novel storytelling, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Panicore: visuals and game mode.

Genre100Setting100Tone90Game mode21Visuals0
#4Rusty Lake Hotel
Rusty Lake Hotel
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkCasualHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 10K
Year 2015Dev Rusty LakeOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design and visual 2d, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Panicore: game mode.

It predates Panicore by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Setting100Visuals84Game mode22
Layers of Fear
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 88%· 27KIGDB76· 17OC75· 80
Year 2016Dev Bloober TeamOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and exploration and discovery, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Panicore: game mode.

It predates Panicore by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Visuals100Tone89Game mode21
Rusty Lake: Roots
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorror2D
Steam👍 97%· 8.7K
Year 2016Dev Rusty LakeOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design and visual 2d, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Panicore: visuals and game mode.

It predates Panicore by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Tone90Game mode22Visuals0
The Last Door - Collector's Edition
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorPixel Art
Steam👍 95%· 2.4KRAWG👍 77%· 66MC79
Year 2014Dev The Game Kitchen · Phoenix Online PublishingPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, visual pixel and visual 2d, while skipping 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.

Where it drifts furthest from Panicore: visuals and game mode.

It predates Panicore by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Tone90Game mode22Visuals0
Fran Bow
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasy
Steam👍 97%· 22KIGDB75· 1
Year 2015Dev Killmonday Games HBOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Fits the psychological horror cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, fantasy world and visual 2d, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Panicore: visuals and game mode.

It predates Panicore by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone91Setting79Game mode22Visuals0
Oxenfree
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasy
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 survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Panicore: visuals and game mode.

It predates Panicore by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone91Setting60Game mode22Visuals0

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