11 Games with a horror setting like Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven that you should try

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We filtered the 30 games similar to Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven down to the 11 that fit the “Horror” category. Kairo, Paper Lily - Chapter 1 and Ib top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven.

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The best games with a horror setting like Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven

11 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven. Each one has been evaluated across 6 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.

#1KairoClosest overall match

iRank66

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloDarkHorrorFirst PersonNarrative

Steam👍 74%· 1.7KRAWG👍 35%· 48MC76IGDB80· 1

Year 2013Dev Locked Door Puzzle · Lupus StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Shared with Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, strong narrative focus and exploration and discovery

Enter the lost world of Kairo. Explore vast abandoned monuments. Bring strange and ancient machinery back to life. Slowly uncover the true purpose of Kairo and fulfil a great destiny. Kairo is an atmospheric 3D exploration and puzzle solving game.

It predates Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Paper Lily - Chapter 1Closest on tone

iRank99

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloDarkHorrorIsometricPixel Art

Steam👍 99%· 8.3K

Year 2023Dev Leef 6010Playtime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Like Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, visual isometric and visual pixel, while skipping visual first person

Something terrible has happened. You can’t bear to think about it - but you can’t live like this anymore. You stopped attending school, you haven’t left your house in months, you have no reason to get out of bed anymore. There are no choices left. No choice except... that strange golden letter.

Where it drifts furthest from Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven: visuals.

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#3Ib

iRank85

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloDarkHorrorIsometric

OC85· 11

Year 2012Dev kouriOn PC

✓ If you enjoyed Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with visual isometric, while skipping visual first person

Where it drifts furthest from Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven: visuals.

It predates Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

iRank81

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloDarkHorror2D

IGDB81· 12

Year 2013Dev Next Level Games · Nintendo

✓ If you enjoyed Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings visual 2d, while skipping visual first person

Where it drifts furthest from Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven: visuals.

It predates Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloDarkHorrorMeleeNarrative

Steam👍 98%· 5.6K

Dev SmashGamesPlaytime ~7hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ If you enjoyed Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping visual first person

Kindergarten 2 is the long awaited sequel to 2017's Kindergarten! After the events that occurred on Monday, the children have been rezoned to an all new school. Discover all new areas and new characters as you assist the children with their various assignments.

Where it drifts furthest from Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven: visuals.

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#6The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery

iRank89

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloDarkHorrorNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 302IGDB83· 1

Year 1995Dev Sierra On-LineOn PC · Mac

✓ Like Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus and visual third person, while skipping visual first person

Where it drifts furthest from Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven: visuals.

It predates Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven by 30 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloDarkHorrorNarrativeHardcore

Steam👍 97%· 10KRAWG👍 71%· 26

Year 2017Dev Sean Young · SmashGamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ If you enjoyed Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, strong narrative focus and punishing difficulty, while skipping visual first person

Kindergarten is an abstract puzzle adventure game. You play as a student in a school that’s a bit…off. The teacher is trying to get rid of her kids. the janitor is frequently seen cleaning up blood. The cafeteria is serving the same slop over and over again.

Where it drifts furthest from Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven: visuals.

It predates Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Rusty Lake Paradise

iRank95

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloDarkHorrorNarrative2D

Steam👍 95%· 7.2K

Year 2018Dev Rusty LakeOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Shared with Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, strong narrative focus and visual 2d, while skipping visual first person

Where it drifts furthest from Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven: visuals.

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#9Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes

iRank80

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloDarkHorrorRangedNarrative

Steam👍 89%· 3.4KIGDB63· 3

Year 2012Dev rondomedia Marketing & Vertriebs GmbHOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Shared with Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, strong narrative focus and ranged combat, while skipping visual first person

Where it drifts furthest from Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven: visuals.

It predates Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Distraint

iRank84

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloDarkHorrorCasual2D

Steam👍 93%· 13KIGDB65· 2

Year 2015Dev Jesse MakkonenOn PC

✓ Like Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual and visual 2d, while skipping visual first person

Where it drifts furthest from Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven: visuals.

It predates Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Thumper

iRank88

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloDarkHorrorMeleeNarrative

Steam👍 92%· 4.4KIGDB84· 11OC84· 53

Year 2016Dev DroolOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ If you enjoyed Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, strong narrative focus and punishing difficulty, while skipping visual first person

Where it drifts furthest from Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven: visuals and tone.

It predates Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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